»1-00 A YEAR.
VOL. 111.
ARMIES ARE FACING
Varfte Arraafnaeats iaSaatfc Kmtt
■l- % *
ka.
. wmics AT lAfiCEK POINTS.
■Sfstoea Thesssaad Mea Ussder Arms
aad Cssfikt Iwalaewt-A Tempest
la a Tea pat. .
Marcaibo. Venezuela. By Cable.—A
rsrisqinadint of the Associated Press
has Just had aa interview with Gen en I
Vrbe-Pribe. He found the general
atraatfr eacamped In the Cordillera
Moaanlaa oa the frontier line betwtea
the Veassuelnn State Tarblra aad
the Coiombiaa province of Ssatender.
Hie heedauartera were at a hamlet call
ed of Louisianv. half a day'a ride from
■aa Cristobal, the capital of Tachlra.
Hla command. numbering eeveral
thouaaad Colombian Liberala. was
holding the extreme left of the Vene
snelsa Uas of defence covering the
appronch of Sea Cristobal and Encen
trndca Railroad from the direction of
ChraU. General Cbalbant Cordon*
held the centre with General Modesto
Castro at the extreme right On th*
Colnmiaa side. General Walencln. a
fanner minister, nnd Junn Bert and
Mangel Garibraa. the Venezuelan reb
el. ere la command. Altogether, aome
lC.tce aold ers stsnd face to face on the
frontier. Skirmish's and raida across
the frontier are of daily, or rather, ot
alghtly. occurrence.
ALABAMA ELECTION.
Caasthntiaanl Amendment Carried
tyß*fta|eHtjrr
Montgomeiy, Ala., Special.—Alabama
voted Monday on the qneetlon of the
adoptloa or ratification of the constitu
tion framed by the recent conventiea
" aad from the retuma so far received It
Is evldeat that the new Instrument haa
carried by a majority ranging between
Z5.0C9 aad SS.OOO. The negroes voted
la much larger numbers than bad l>e.n
expected, but were nnable to control
the result. This was the laet opp >;tn
alty they win have to vote and in mauy
coantlcn they turned oat en The
electloa passed off quietly, no troub'e
helng repected up to this hour.
Cwe' Between Farmers.
Mscoa. Gs.. Bp9clal.—John Ooolsby
aad Charlie Fallerton. two prominent
farmers ot Hllshoro. in Jsvper coun
ty. near here, emptied their pistols into
each ether at close range Mondny after
aooa. Fallen jn was killed Instantly
aad Gocisby is dying. Tfccy hal
anarrelled about a piece of land. Goolt
hy csis'd ha ahot-gnn and Fuilertou
aalxed It Each held It with b'a lalt
haad and drew their platots. Thus they
fought until Fullerton fell dead and
G*»slsby ctagegred a few paces, fell and
Ihea raised up on his elbow nnd ?mpted
both barrels cf the gun Into th? dead
body near him..
The Tarpeatlae Industry.
Washington. D. C-. Special.—A pre
lis-iaccy report on the turpentine and
iw:a Industry of the United Rtat's
was Issued by the Census Bureau
ahowing the exteat of the Industry In
t>e ctnsua year cf 19C0 aa compare!
with ISM. According to thla eta'i
w.-nt the total value of these two pro
ducts for 1900 was $20,344,888, ng.nozt
H WJTi for ISM. The number of es
tablishments was I.SOI, against C7J In
1890. the capital employed $11.83!,845,
against $4jK2.275: the average number
of wage earners 41.8*4 avalnst 15 2(8:
the totnl wagre paid $8,290,622. agalntt
53.906.547 and the coat of materia!*
wed $6,196,596. against $6.874. M.
Dead Maa Comes to L'fe.
Ixnisville. Special.—Newell C. Rath
haa. who was supposed to bsve been
dead In Jeffersonvllle, Ind.. hotel U«t
Thmsday. waa arreated In Louisville
Tuesday. According to Rathbun the
eorpse which wrs shipped to Uttli
Mock for burial as the body of Ralh
haa wee the body of W. L. Tea Ryke.
.. The police say Rathbun has confeseed
to (Tescrtioa from the United States
army sad to having formed a plan to
" frarocleatly collect $4,000 Insurance
ac hit life, but that be denies having
hilled the maa who died la the Jefler
acaviHe hotel.
KMed His Lever.
EHzabethtcwn Teaa . Bperisl.— Frank
Kidwell. aged 23. ahot and killed his
aweetheart. Ada Tbompeoa. aged It,
aad then committed suicide. Ths
eaase of the tragedy la said to be the
■ iifassl of ths girl's father to allow
Kidwell ta visit hie daughter aad her
declination to marry him. Beth ate
■Maabeta of promlaeat families.
Na More APpalntmeats.
Washington. Special. President
Kooecveß haa decided not to make aay
asore appolatmeata of Importance aatll
Coagrem. ateeta. All aecesaary ap
polateei mast be appelated on the as
aembUag of Coagreaa aad the Praji
eat thiaks that all the large appoint
ments should be held up until he ran
aead the asmes directly to the Senate.
Ka Immediate action, therefore, still be
tahea hi the eaae of the appralaenhlp
aad coOuctonhlp at ths port of New
Tort. Such action na will be taken has
mot beea detemlaed definitely, but If
the ptsiat laciinatioa of the Presldeat
prevails hath Appraiser \fakemaa aad
CoOeetor Bid well win be succeeded by
.
Itaaejr Mm
Plttsbcrg. Special —A fire which
«if laaiiil ta a atahie ot the ICoaoa-
L sahela Blear Co—nWdatad Caal Com
paay. Jast below Howasfaad. proaUaec
to do mach dsmege At midpicht the
lame see treatle ot the cool company
aad ha dock, covering 900 yards
it Mem the river froat arc la flames
aad will ha a total ioaa. The loea can
art ,• .»>
THE ENTERPRISE.
Iff VETEIAHS DINED.
OM 3 sidle rs Fare Swft««utl) A 1
CMmMOhMf.
A mptmu dinner to 7 Rtglmnt
wteiM* was given by Capt J. J.
Thomas In Doraett's cafe at ReleigU.
but Thuisday. at which fifteen of ttiew
valiant veteran* were present.
The special object of the mesilng
was to draw op reaolntlonl regarding
the original of the Regimental General
Orders of Col. O. H. Faribault a-d Ad.
Jataat T. C. Powell of ths Portr-wv
with, under date of Mar 17. 1S«:. and
thanking Mr. B. R. Hyatt of New York
for than. Mr. A. C. Green waa made
chairman aad Mr. J. Rowan Rogers
secretary Reaolntiona prepared by
Capt. J. J. Thomas were adopted, atd
Mr. Rogers waa relocated to prepcre
aa article incorporating the resalu
tioas aad (Ivtac the names of the vet
erans present. When all bos'a MS
had been disposed of and a motion to
adjoora was declared to be la order.
Captain Thoasas arose and extended
nn Invitation to his comrades to ia\e
dinner with him. Of course there »U
unanimous aad very hearty consent,
and the compaay then proceeded ta
Dorsctt's cafe. wher-> Captain Thomas
h«d previously left aa order for the
very beat aad most complete dinner
and elegant service that Mr. Dorsetl
could provide. Aad this la calling for
a "whole lot.** so to express It, for
Doraett cafe has a moat enviable repu
tation for aervlag these special din
•era.
The spread was in the private din
tag room, aad the veterans seemed to
enjoy the repast moat heartily.
After the regular courses there
were brief and In several Instances
feeling remarks by various guests
preeent notably Mr. Oreen. Captain
Thomas aad Mr. Rogers.
A note waa read from Dr. Lankford
of Wake Forest, who waa also a mem
ber of the old Forty-aeventh. regret
ting that he was unable to attend the
bieetmg: "**
Staggers In Horses.
New Bern. Special.—According to
the October bulletin of the Board of
Health, the "staggers" among horseii
prevails In bat two counties' of th>-
State. H would seem that the board
might get some nearer to the facts in
this matter, and U they had noticed
the reports sent by your correspon
dent from time to time regarding the
disease among the horses they might
have learned more about It. in thst
way. If In no other.
The Board of Health is hereby In
formed that the disease now prevails
in the counties of Craven. Pamlico,
Carteret. Onslow and Duplin. Horses
have died In several of these counties
of the diseaae within a few daya. It
alao probably exists In several other
counties, namely Dare. Hyde. Beau
fort and Pender. There was a spa*
modlc effort to locate and furnish a
remedy for the disease. but It due.
not seem to have been very Effectual
or well planned. Appeala have been
made in the press from several points
for aid and advice, but the farmers
complaia that little baa been done to
help them in their extremity
The talk of a rallraM from New
Bern to Waahlngton wftS a branch
line to Aurora Is creating considerable
lntereat. The promoters of the eater
prise are from Plttaburg. Pa., and It
ia atated that they have purchased
large bodies of timbered land la Beau
fort and Craven counties. The dis
tance would be about thirty miles the
courae the road would run, and the
spur to Aurora would be near twenty
miles. If the road Is built It will great
ly benefit Washington, but it would
grently damage the traffic of the A.
and N. C. railroad. Our people want to
see the road built
A Ntgro ia Her Room
What may have been an attempt at
a most dastardly crime took place in
Raleigh Friday night. Thin was the
finding of a negro In her bed room ny
a young lady. who. fortunately wei.t
to her room at aa early hour and l>y
her sudden appearance frightened the
scoundrel away. The occur rei.ee
took place at the home of Mrs. Siun
kel. who resides on West HargcU
street, near Harrington, next to tic
residence of Mr. It. L. l.umsden. Mrs.
Btunkel Is n widow and there res dfs
with her three children. On* of
these, her daughter, Min Msrie. *l6
ia about twenty years of age. hcird
a noise la her room and went Into It
about > o'clock. As she entered the
room she saw a negro man. who. as
she acreamed. made a break for th«
open window, out of which he leaped
and ran off In the darkness.
Carnegie Honored.
London. By Cable.—Vice Chancel'or
Donaldaon. of the University of St.
Andrawa. has announced the unanl
moua election of Andrew Carnegie a*
lord rector. The students greeted the
announcement with cheering and alng
ing of "Ha'a a Jolly good fellow." The
vice chancellor remarked that Mr.
Carnegie's election would meet the ap
proval of the whole nation.
North State I teats
An announced the Corporation Com
mlaalon haa adopted a new freight
tariff to be effective over the entire
Qonboard Air Line system. The re
duction made In general freight rates
averages about H per cent. The great
est redaction la on the Carolina Cen
tral road, the reduction there being
fully aa average of M per cent
Scott Parker, a convict, waa fataljy
shot la the Wlteoa Jail by the sect
dental discharge of a Wlnchster rifle.
The convicta were lined np In the Jail
enclosure when the guard accidentally
dropped hie gun. It rolled down the
steps aad while tumbling waa dis
charged. the ban entering the aide of
Parker.
The MlDartown Homes Co.. of
Charlotte, haa been organised with
John W. Miller as preetdent; R M.
Miller. Sr., rice-preeident, aad R M
Miller. Jr.. secietory Usnsurfr: capi
tal stock la SIOO,OOO Thle company
haa purchased Mftacree ct land la the
suburbs of Charlotte, which wfll be
developed aa a manufacturing town
aad ia aa exteaaion of the plans that
have established the ZUtabeth Mills,
the *IOO 000 cotton mIU about com
pletad. '
Trw, I* Omntlm, Onr MfMmi Cmmmlr, mmd Oar M
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 15,1901.
TO CRUSH IT OUT.
WasMaftea Atttariiies Ta Hake a
Vigoraas Effort Agaiastlasarreclba
WILL hISI VAK ENERGETICALLY.
The Present Arrange nseuts Are For
a Campaign Against thehuwrgewts
that WUI Stay Their Activity.
m
Wahlngton, D. C„ Special.—On th«
recommendation of General Chaffee,
commanding the Division of the Phil
ippines. the Secretary of War has
leaned ordens for a reorganisation of
that division, lip to this time the di
vision haa comprised fonr military de
partments aa follows: Department of
Northern Luaon. commanded by Ma
jor General Uoyd Wheal on; Depart
ment of Southern Luaon. command?]
by Brigadier General J. F. Wade; Dlj
partment of the Yiscnyas. com man Jed
by Brigadier General R- P. Hashes;
Department of Miudanno and Jcio.
commanded by Brigadier Geaeral G.
W. Davis.
In accordance with the action of the
War Department, the division will be
divided into only two military depart
part menu, to include within '.heir
limits the entire Philippine archipel
ago. They wll be known aa the De
partments of North and Ssuth Phil p
plnee. The. Northern Department will
be commanded by Major General
Wheaton and will include the islands
Of Luson, Minders and Masbate. aad
all the Intervening territory.
The Southern Department, which
will be commanded by Brigadier (Jen
eral Wade, will embrace the remiiudv r
of the archipelago aad include the
large islanda of Bamar. Panay, Minda
nao, the Vlacayas nnd Jolo.
The consolidation of thoae depart
ments 1s In accordance with General
Chaffee's plaaa to iastltnte a vlgurcus,
aggressive campaign ngainat the in nr
rectionists recently havt beroaie
active aad troublesome la the Islands
of Samar, Leyte and in the extrbtni
southern portions of Lason. It Is
understood that large bodies of troops
are to be concentrated in the distri ts
where outbreaks hsVe occurred, under
the command of olfcvrs of high rank,
with the full purpose of promptly
stamping out the spirit of the lusne
rectlon. It la aaid furthermore ' that
the reduction In the number of th«i
departments. In ndditlon to making
the military forces more compart and
efficient. wIU result in a reduction of
expenses.
• The Canal Project.
Washington. Special.—The isth
mlan canal commission will tntet
next Tuesday, to add the finishing
touch to its report. It can be stated
by authority that the commission has
not reported, up to this time. In favor
of either the Nicaraguan or of the
Panama project, consequently, the
question has not figured before the
cnblnet and the administration has
not expressed n preference for either
route. It is expected that the com
mission will not undertake either to
adopt or to reject the proposition of
President llutin. looking to the ae.
qulsltion by this government of the
canal concessions. However. It will
lay the proposition before the Presi
dent and Congress. It can be stated
also by 'authority, that In view of the
well-understood favor with which
Congress heretofore has regard «(l 'he
Nicaraguan route, the declaioa of the
Kxecutlve Departments will be In
favor of thai project.
A Big Warehouse Company.
Mexico City. Special —A new T>m
pany known an the Mexico and Vera
Crux General Deposit and Warehouse
Compaay, has be»n Incorporated hare
with a capital of $2,000,000 and $1,009,-
000 paid np. The compsny haa acquir
ed a large wsrehous" here and w:il
proceed to erect a new edifice in Ve-a
Crux. Among the director* are En*l
que Creel, of Chihuahua. Volney W.
Foster, of Chicago, and the governor
of the Federal diatrict lands of this
city. The company will/do a bonded
warehouse business The plan haa m' t
with some local oppoeltion In Vera
Crux, where the commission merchants
see In it a formidable rival.
sio,ooo,aoo Cigar Trust.
Columbus. 0.. Special-—The Ameri
caa Cigar Compaay. a trust organised
under the lawn of New Jersey, was
qualified by Secretory of State Laylln
to do business la Ohio. The trust
has a capital stock of $10,000,000 nnd
win have Us Ohio headquarters In
Ctacianatl. James B. Dnkc la at the
head of this trust.
m DHalc. ,-L
For wife murder Otis Greene of
Des Moines. Jowa.. waa aenteared to
life imprisonment
Indepeadeat cracker bakers will
meet la Oaelaaatl. 0., aeatt Moa lay
to combine against the Biscuit Trust
One million in gold from Japan and
$1,100,000 la silks from China reached
Baa Francisco. CaL. la one day.
, A dispute betvreea Noah Bardea aad
Pearl-Starkey. of Glenn. Ifleh.. caused
the murder of Da* den by Starkey.
Badly eatea by aalmals. the of
! a two-year-old child of Jfr- aad Mrs.
Louis Kimball, of Brfcabley. Mich
was fouad ia the woods where ths
child had besa lost
K CoWstaa ee Seeheeiri Ah-Ue* *
Corxlsia, oe-. it
teratfda » Beffboard Air |4ae fntfatt
txata rap (pto a% opm beta ana
dibd ta three boats. VMaaa HeCoa
nell was injured. It la beßaved urn
i telly, aad Brahemaa Julian Wolf was
serioaaiy iajore*- AB thnpe hart were
aboasd the freight The ataw of the
I Jumped ia time to eevs
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New biteiyilMlM AM EaricMag
Oar Hwwi StcliM.
TfetCharfcdM r.n*ln
On October M. ISM. the bowl of di
rectors of the talk Owoßm. later
itate and Went Indian finilllin p>«
iaatractioaa that work itaU torn cn
A* ex position balldlag Ttot wark kM
been steadily poshed, and within the
rear forty One MMlnp Inn tona
started, and ataay of tkm are aaw all
but completed. In an tatervlew mat
week Mr. Bradford L Gilbert, the arch
itect-ln-chief of the ex portion, said
that he was eanMtnt thnt bo coo Id
have the exposition giuaads and halld
laga la order by Ifcnntor IS. aad thnt
whoa the araafc was naphlU there
wonld to ao cans* (or compUlai. ea
peclally as It had been dons at lens ei
penne than wna origlaally calcalated
upon. Wlthla Cm weeks the npa tloa
will bo opsaed. aad the an of Ckailea
ton who bare farthered Its plant are
confident thnt darias the six aoaihi
of the exposltioa Ha perpoata—the-ral
tlratlon of closer trade retatioaa te-
Iween tba I'aited Stst-s aad Ike West
Indies —will to Mlly reillzed.
Ik; Sowth's Cllastr.
In aa interview at Kaaxvllle ant l:N
i|» Mr. W. R. Browa of Bxtus. spaak
int of the possibility of Ned England
print mills movlag in the cotton flelda.
ssld that print gooda say to wuiM
fully manufactured la the Soath. bat
that the day woalC nerer tat when
line blescbed domestic aiy to tarnel
out by Southern mills, btranss of cli
matic or atmospheric coaditloaa. Cli
matic or atmospheric e alitloas hsM
beea a great standby for half a cen
tury In argameata lateaded ta prove th
llmttilTbn of the Sonth la eottan miau
facturiag. Bat the Sonth. with use In
terrupt ios. has gone oa maaafactsrlag
cotton, passing from lower to higher
grades, going Into »be print baalaesa.
snd even daring to try Meacblag. As a
matter of fact. the Sooth haa the aa «t
superior climsts In the coaatry. ss fjr
ss catton is concerned. especially ««'-
ton-growing.
Brick Works nt Wlalnjlw
The msnnfactnre of brcka by a i'»
snd economical process Is aboat to be
undertaken at Wilmington. Jf. C. An
drew Smith Is orgsnizlag the compe">*
for this purpose, and will laearpora:*
as the Hydraulic White Press* i Brick
Co.. with capital stork of fSd.tof. Stile
has been purchased, snd arraarem nts
to baild the works are aow be at msde
ss sufficient capital lo ensure the ca
lerprlsc hs-t The pl»nl
1 will hate a djlly Tttflaiitr .f SMO"
bricks, snd bulldlag oraa«fc*BU will s-
so be produced. The process •M3»p.-:» *
the use or sand nnd chemlci!* as n
ventwl by a Ocraun inrrst'gatcr. sn I
it Is claimed the product has many su
perior merits that have been demon
strated in practice la Europe.
Textile Information.
It Is snnouared thai a aew company
will be orgnnixed to reballd nnd re-ea
tsblish the Rxadlemas IN. C.) Hosiery
Mills, recently buraed.
Chathsm Manufacturing Co.. of El
kin. N. C.. has completed ike Insola
tion la lis woolea mills of sn equip
ment for producing ration blanket i.
The Business Men's Clan of San An
tonio. Texas. Is in corresponded e with
Eastern parting relative to the e«tnV
Ushment of a large eauoa farto-y.
The Extract Wool A Meriao Cx. of
Chattanoogn. Tcnn.. hss found the de
mand for Its product ao Inereasag that
a doubling of Us production Is n~-ea
sary. The force of emMoyaa'wlll to dn
plicnted and n night Ml of hands will
be operated.
Endeavors are being made at Vle'aa
burg. Miss., for the organisation of a
company to bnild a cotton factory. It
Is proposed to laiercat Eastern capi
talist*. snd nae of the local promoters
hr j rone North for the laat-earned par
pose.
The scholarship presented ly Mr.
Plrtb to the New England Cattoa
Manufacturers' Aaaarlatloa will he tea
able at the New Bedford Masai Tex
tile School, which already has drawn
studeals from all parts of the Called
States. .
The Orient Mills of Charlotte. K. C
is now completing the Installation cf
the 7600 spindles nad ICa dohby laoma
decided oa some lime ago far its new
addition. As aooa as this machinery la
In operation naother 7MO spied! cs aad
180 looms will to pauhaaed aad pat a
position, thus brlaging the plaat ap U>
20.400 spindles aad 520 looms (the oM'
portion of the plaat having Ctto «»f
these spindles and IM of the doiihy
looms). The total iavestaaeat for these
Improvements will to
The Itasca (Texas) Cottoa Maaa
factoring Co. wrßl use Beaamoat oil
for fuel. Three tasks are being con
structed under ground, aad the acces
sary equipment 1s being Installed
Tba Waxahacbie I Texas) Cottoa
Mills has discarded coal aa fael for
Its furnaces aad now haras 'Jean
mont natural oil. Tha chaage la saH
to give entire catiafactloa ta tha coa»
paay.
The- Maarheater Cottoa Mill C>_. of
Rock Hill, S. C., Is reported as coate*
plating the intallatlon of aiditloaai
machinery, to laeladeaMt apiadlea and
240 loams. This corny—jfk plaat new
operates 15.240 produelag sp a4.es
]HO twisting spindles aad *• looms ia
the manufacture of browa shetiag-
Tfce recent annoaacemest that tha
Mary Loataa Mill of Cowpens. R C.. is
to Increase capital from OMB fc» ISOe
-000 la followed fc j a report that the
plant -will to materially ealarged. and
possibly doubled It now has IM4 spta
d!"s. J__
Meaara. 8. O. Fiaiey af Spartan bug.
g. C-. aad S. M. Wet more af Cahnabia.
S. C.. have Incorporated tfce Wee'more
Development Co.. with capital of l»M.
to taannCMtara aad bliuiam a s op
motion tor drawing-framee Thfr artf
K4ILIOA& WILMNi IN TK STATE
A Stawiat Thai Will fWt . 5v
|-~* TTn'i ii i
_Ttore la more activity 1a tha prajer-
Uoa sad eaastractloas of railroads la
Kavtb Carolina aow tkaa la a loag
while.
The ftaraa af the Corparatioa Caa
mlaakia ahowiag the amoaat of rail-
Way coaatnartloaa foe the year are aot
yet complete, bat Secretary H. a
Browa aaya there la naasaal activity la
railway pro>cctioa aad caastractlea.
We have attend as aearly aa poe
alhle a list at railroads that are be tag
Maaaed aad are la actual coarse of
coaatlactioa. It is a remarkably large
Bat aad gives -rideace of the tact that
Xorth Carol tan la movlag aloag at a
rapid pace tadaatrlally.
Interest la railroad matteta tor tba
past few days has ceatered la the re
port that the Seaboard Air Liae was
eoatempiatlag an lnvaaioa of Ash»
vilie. While this baa brew aa of| te
peated atory. crrdality was glvea ta lbs
report by reasoa of Ihe fart that Vic
President V. E Mcßee. at the Bcahca-d
Air Llae. reteaily made a trip throagh
the coaatry over Ihe proposed roate »a
company with Mr. PVaak Cos and otker
Askeville geatteaaea. The Seaboard has
traversed the greater part o the Slate
aad stopped slaMet at Aakevllle'e
galea It baa beea a matter of aarpr'ae
for years thai the Seaboard d d aot
apaa the rap between Rutherford: ia
aad Aahevilie. which la only nbnt fl*-
ty miles. Mr. Mcßee's recent trip ovnr
the proposed Seaboard exteaa!oa to th-
Laad of the Sky Is very sigalßraat at
this time. it to known tknt tke new
management of the Seaboard A'r L'ae
has many big pisaa oa foot.
One of t*> mo*t Import aat railroad
de*rloaaic»t, „ the state to Ui.u- H
tension of the Ohio River sad Charles
toa. which Is la operation from Jaba
atoa City la Tenneaste ta llaaladale ia
Yaacry coanty The rompany la mak
•ag big preparations fo, the extra > oa.'
| 114 coavicta from Ihe prlsna at Rale gk
| bar.ng tP|e lo Van. tjr onily aal
, tbere ar» or.i. rs for as many more as
[4he ptalteaiUry caa apase. These e -a-
Vlcls hav • i-c?n put la work a fear
miles this sit- of Hualsisle. The o'.»-
Jenire polat o? the new exteaa!oa .s
m«rv spccaiatlon. • report la that :t
will be puj»h"d to i >mpleii >a aa far as
Marioa. wher* r-marctloa caa be hid
! with the Seaboard at Rutherf.irdtoa
There Is another r-part tha* th ex
leaalon will go direct ta Morgantou
with tfce fit I mat • obj-ct of.
to Wilmlßgtaa. feh'riKe :s a'aa re
| farred to a* a po*slble I rcau of tie
i road However, the peopl- of Taac«y
aad Mileheli sre iatisCel w;t"i tfce
fart that tfc.e tallroxd "sb ing ba 'l 'n
, lt s :r m-dsl. a» »«a si the pr t a
crept are kin.itri >:ip- r.nt alr n'
Mann will dlspalik another *qnxd of
convicts to the scene of lonilru tloa
The Washingten aad Piymaaih rail
road has twenty miles In opernt on
from Plvmoiilh. and !s building thfr-
I'en mil's aior lo complete Ik 1 rail
to Washington. N- C. The road will
be rompiel d by Jaauary Ist. K A.
Arautrong is presideat and S. Parker
la general manager
The Cartkagc railroad from Hamlt
to Carthage is nlsa eoasidorej aa ex
teaslon to Greensboro. Mr. W. C.
Petty Is president of this road.
Tbe East Carolina, from Taibon
to Maccl-bHd. propas's an eilrasiia
to Snow Hill, a distance of about twen
ty mile*
The Aberdeen and Bockksh Is bul'd -
ing aa extension to conned with Ik*
Atlantic Coast Uge at Hope MiKa. Tb-
Rotklih road Is now forty mi'et la
eagtb.
The Cape Fear aad N trtbera prapoa
ea an e>teaa!oa to IJlllagtoa anl
Fay-ttevllle
The Carolina aad North Western ia
belag mad" standard gauge from
Cheater. S. C.. to I-enolr. 109 miles. A
branch twelve miles to a point la Lia
cola has be.->a contract el for aad a
thirty-are mill extension Birth cf
L«eao!r Is projected.
The Charlotte. Monroe aad Colambia
from Mcßee. 8. C.. to Monroe, has tea
miles completed. Work U progressing
oa tkls road, of whirls Mr. Cbas. E.
lobason la presideat
The East Teasessee aad West era
North Carollaa has completed twelve
miles of aa exteasloa via a proposed
roate through Mont-mr a nad Mor
ganlon to Ldaeolaloa. a total dlataaee
of iliiy-lre miles.
Tha Baleigh aad Western is grated
to Harper's, a distance of Mteea mi es
aad there la talk of aa altlaaata est n
aloa to Aahboro.
The Appalachla Short Liae. at Ap -
tacbla, N. C.. has tea miles of railroad
la opetatloa aad ta building three
miles.
The Atlaaia. Knoxvllle aad NoriS
era haa a tea mile branch from North
Town to Appnlackla nearly coaplftH.
Tba Atlantic aad North Caro'.lsa is
sarveyiag a branch of flfteen mil a
from laCraage to Snow Hill.
The Caldwell aad Northern haa s ir
veyed aa extension from CallettavilSe.
alaea mllea went to Haack.
The Elisabeth City aad Weatera. a
aew line from Elisabeth City oa tke
Norfolk aad Southern aboat fo ty
miles ta tha Seaboard, has btea surrey
ad.
Tha Esyetteville aad Albemarle from,
Bowtkera Plaes to Fhyetttvllle. thirty
three mllea. Eight miles have beea
ended aaatward J. C. Browa. o.'
Sowthera Piaea is presided.
Tha rreach Broad aad Southern has
jregtufd aa exttaalOß from Ttaawiy
to a polat aear Wslkalla. & C.
The Great Eastern la projected IST
-n-t via Treat, Saow Hill lo Do* las
Bap. oa Pamlico Soaad. The gradiag
baa beea partly done from Frneaacat ta
how Hill- Tke promoters cf til's
road expeat altimaf-y ta extend it oa
from ntfiat to RaUlgh. Mr. J. W.
Lynch, of Kington. -• pr«s-£wt.
Tha gad Wegtani !a balli
iag thrsa brgac&M ia tie State Tie
•rat branch is from a point ona mi>
this side of Oraysaa Va~ where thi
Korth Carolina divlaion crca»ea N a
River to extend ap
Gottoa fartorlea and other iadaatr.ca
are ta to reaahad there, tha branch
to ta |e aboat atxty-toar mllea iau»
WerthfarsHas Aaother hraaeh la
lag bailt IMB Ckesaat Tail Vs.. swa
th ta the Mae baa ere la Aahe Coes
ty-
The Suae Miisatala Ballraad ca
Beariag liver, ta raa aortheast via
ffitaa Toaalnla ta the ml fle.d* cf
Vlrgtala. la protected. It la from K
to m salle*
The BaMk aad Carollaa exteaaka
from fljlaafl K. C . aoatb aereate-a
mOea via Cealer HIU ta UntM. U
''ww Blki aad Atlantic (raa Tolls
tab PUls. 8 C. to Praaklls H. C. ltd
■ties, la projected.
aad North Carolina from
Newport. UM. —«h—m. "hoot s'ltr
allies to Wayasarille la plaaaed. -
The Wlaataa aad Wadiahm II ia be
lag —i i eyed from Wlaatoa ta Wadc*-
horo. a distance of ala sty mllea.
The Beaufort Lamher Compaay to
hulldlag from Oreewriße south ea si
about Iweaty-flre mllea ta Vaarahoro-
The ITawl a I snbti Compaay of
Passaic. X. J_ la building from Marb'e
to timber land* The coatract has btea
let fbr ssvea mile*
The McMußes lamb r Compaay la
projecting n read him Bowdeaa to
Newtoa Grose, aereateca miles.
The Ohio. Teaatm a aad Carallaa.
from a >slat aaar Jeilico. T*nn. to
Kaoxruie aad tbea la Mom Carolina
at Little Hirer.
"There are two limes projected to
Southport. Oae of theae Is the Sooth
port aad West era Railroad This road
has beea iacorporated with the priv -
l %» at huildlag a railroad from South
sort to Wllmlagtoa aad thence aortb
aest an osa the Slate to the Teaneu'e
lae.
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
—*
At The NaUeaal Capital.
It la reported that the Dancer Km
prtsa of China haa become dlapliaa il
with the popolartty of Mlatater »s
Ting-fang
Secretary Unc has determiaad to
Increase the ««claney of the nary by
aaaignlng Jaalor ilrm to the eagifl
eering depnrtmeat.
In his annual report Second AmU
taat POstsaasterCeacrnl W 3. Sua!
lenberger recommends faster mail ser
riee lo the Orient aad the re eatabhab
meat of the pa emlli- tabe arrrice.
Sis breweries of Loaiarllle. Ky .
hare comhiaed. slih tIjN.IM capi
tal.
Tk« Industrial Ccmmiaakm ce*i
If rata! oa Dcc«atber 13 by operation
of law.
The election of Gorman to tbe
| Coiled States Senate from Maryland
ia aaaared.
Cruile rubber has dropped It c~nt«
a posad.4 bat the maaufactured go>ls
will aot be reduced
Several of the largest sardine tae
tcries la llaiae will CIOH becance of
low prices prtrailing for their pro
dart.
The Saaay Saaath.
A aoa cf et Judge Merrimon «aa
shot aad serlooaJy wounded at Asbe
rllle. S. C. Wednesday by a IS-year
oid girl that he had rained.
The rigar-aaakera who were ar
reeled ha reaaecthm with Moaday's
dlaturbaaca ia liars aa. ara still In
JaiL A number of workmen wl| sail
for Tampa.
Prof. Joeeph H. Ketroa. who found
ed Kiagnley Seminary at Blooming
dale, near the Virgiaia-Teaaeaaee lin".
N year* ago. and had beea ila presi
dent ever aiace. died ThsraJay night,
aged C 4 yearv
A freight wreck ocrsned oa the Nor
folk aad Western road pi Ironrill -.
juat east of Blae Ridge Spriagv. ySatur
day. About IK freight cars >adea with
coal were smaahed sp. The wreck oc
curred ia a deep cut aai all trains
were tied ap. The wreck was caua d
by the flaago of a wheel breaking. So
one waa injured, but the damage is
very great.
Robert Jacobs la believed to be fa
tally lajared as the result of aa acci
dent at the Suflolk Clay
plaat. He fell oa a revolving shaft,
the bolls at which caught la hia cloth
lag Jest below the belt aad carrie I
him orer rapidly. Whea Jacobs was
ft sally daahed to the groaad most of
hia rlothiag waa gone aad he waa bad
ly lacerated.
At The Nartla-
Tea p«4>le were baraed to death
la s theatre Are la a Wiaroaain town.
The Immense plaat at IMlwortii
Porter aad Co, maaaCnctwrera of
steei rods aad spikes, st Pittsburg,
waa daauged by Are Wednesday
eight to the estent at nboat $250,000
At least IS persons were billed and
a property fans of «« an*
talaed by a Are ia Haat. Wilkinson
nad Co.'s furnMare warehouse. Pbila
dclpbia.
The laterstate Comaierce Commla
floD pve m bctriM ta Ke* York on
comsiaiata that ssjust discrimination
waa pi at Heed ta taror of Bsltimore a
grata trade. .« .>'
Tie Stra-lard Oil Compaay baa de
clared a dividend of M per share, pay
able December W. making |«
share tor the calendar year, which la
the we amount as last year.
Nasfa'lite (Tsa*) Woolsa XiU Co
has completed the Isaproremrnts tlist
convert Ha pUst from a Jea»saiiH to
a casaimce mill. The diacarded looms
numbered auresty-eight aad new
loom ta that cuot »ore Installed.
The Capelsie Cotton Mills at Troy,
y. C. 4s BOW computed, aad win start
operation* This plat '■j'«'i. g
bu H'.ag aflxTlfl fe«t. with fc* foot
trslae room, and the machinery will
inclsd* SJSM spindle* The company
m T^ f *tlted at AMN,
The rooster is a Js4y iii' He al
ways fairies a ctaA.
5156U8 CoruM 5 Cms.
NO. 8.
GROWTH OF TRADE.
Statistics Sfcwmf Ifee lactase «f
IT IAS KH MTAKf HIS TEAK
Utile flwclbw S Per CcM. «f the
Ciatry-a fi—itr» U fiifctPy
Aaokia Vcwrit
Waaklngtoa. SprtkL-TW lepmt
that Ike pM hnl jtar has k«a the
third iTft—ln jpar of nmsbh proa
Peritj sad (rank la iawltaa ship
ping. m«flai (fee two piula—
rear*. TW meat aad nbn at
work snder way or protected fea ship
growth for the omit tail year.
AatrkM tooatr baa mow «ltalw4
practically the lan auina at
lbCl. The tcun tf IMI. raafwrf
»hk IKI. aku« aa iactraar la caaat-
Itf trade vessels (roa ti*UM ton
to 1,U2.(n toas ilrnHkM of this
increase betas oa Ike Great Lakes),
a decrease la foreign trade vessels
from MHjOl toas to KiJ&b toas aad
a decresae la whaUag aad flaking
from to CI>M toas.
Of oar total toawg l.djtl toas
are voodea irsttb. aad oaly I.MI.
•17 toas are Iroa or ttrri. la 1M
Oreat Britain laaacked I.IW.HM toas
of Mtrl iwailUHkank registered
American vessels increased C.IK
toas during tkr rev. Amerlcaa rsn-
Svla carrit-ti onlv V- per teal, of oar
expoits sad import* Ike smallest per
finUgf ia oar binary
Oar Beet of oeeaa Meiam la for
Hpi trade, the lapurt says, la too
small to ke compared arllfc that of
foreign nalioes. It is compared wttk
the Sets of four large British aad
Gc-naas it«a»'>iii 'trporaiiosa. each
of which fi. f ih the Asmia fleet
In tonnage. Riku* aad Ixislaeas.
Tht- tonnage built ae! documented In
the l'nlte.l State* daring the past
flscal ybar r«apnx>l «rsatli
and 113,10 gross tows. The sleei res
sell oader « •m-tlrurtloa or aader roa
j tract during Ike current flsral year
J *11! much etrwd slaailar toaaage
built in any prrvioaa year. The bureau.
ils adv'aed of »> ivk aHitkaats ve*
Sflj of g: t«.n*. to be
rained at a boot Besides
! Ihene. il naval v-saels at 251.146 toas
' dlsptarement are taildiag at coatiae*
' prlmr of ITUta.tMl la this work 14
plant* with a capital at abort SCS.IMM.-
•«» so>l empßovia* about W.aN ara
' arc rifatnl The l-uilding of tea
, trans Allan*i- a'earners presuannbly
■ rt-»t* on aalHpaini s -tislatia by
| Cunirftii S!i lor the Attaatac Traa*
pert IJb«* W ImiMiat Ins the taav
plans UM-I la bniMtog: tlesairi ia
: Kaglami for Itf same jnn;. The
coat il a steaoer of the "Miaaehaha"
! type w!U be IJHCjm. the British
rtrßo ttCMM»rs will be for
vhlrh the l?rti:*b pvVe nisei froai
; «i.tl..»K> to »|«*.n.«»
I The differ ear ela wages oa Aairi
j 'an and foreiga uraeh Is considered
ia detail. ID illus-iratlon. Ifcr KIT roll,
| t excluding master t of P* men oa the
| steamer St. l_oais i SIIJW*: of 4li
j «n tfce V.. itUh «!«sacr Uteaak is
j |S>rt, ai l of oa the Grnaaa
j Kaiser Wilheta Iker Grossse. $7.71 k.
j The Gorman is the fastest steaaashlp
| and ihe American is the saanllesL. The
report ron'ain? a detailed statement
of the f»r« ;en of Americas
vesseb last rear. **M>wiag thai the
American lax was seen marh oftener
oa (be Xortk Atfcantie dariag Presi
dent Jeflereon's embargo ll£M| or
during the rrntm of the Alabama
than at present. Foreiga shipping la
our Pactfi" lr»*> has doubled ia three
reara.
The r" r * *a«e tt the 1- land I jae is
• oasMrml as evidence that American
capital Is willing to invert la oeeaa
steamships. I'i>( tfcere Is aa advan
tage t« Ar.i»r! in evpncters la Amerl
can control of ocean steamships. erea
if not under ihe Amerwna flag aad
that in the coming d«-ve|opsneat of
our ocean tcansoortatkoa facilities Ihe
union of Hunk railroad line* aad the
fctesmsMP * orporatloa wIU be aa tan
portant fa' tor. IncS"i.liae the larylaad
Purchase American capital owas fully
r.74,im toa* of sicaacers under for
eign Bars, jyfclfb in actual carryiag
power c*cee»l all Amertcaa rrarli
por.cnrKH in foreign trade. The
War anl Nary I>.--«:imeals a"=o awn
115.M7 gross lon* at foreiga bsdlt
transports and «oilier*. Br rarioos
special act*. M foreign bailt Teasels
of 152.1*7 gross tons hare beea ad
mitted to ie*iil*. American naoaey
accordingly «-f lan" 'ears has par
rhax'-l Wl.tW* of foreign bailt
steel »uam' fs. wh3e tia«e I''l - there
have been 1-oUt In the CnH'-d States
i.rWMI.MIA toss of steel steam vrasel* of
all kln:
Oor««a*s Ret ara ta Ik Scaatc
, Baltimore. BpeclaL—Chalnaaa Mar
ray Vandivere. of the PtaanHh-
State central committee, la aa later
Tie* Saturday, said " Arthur Pue
Gorman «U1 be the aeit Called States
Senator from Mary land. He will be
the oolr candidate before the Demo
cratio rancaa." TSe oaly other aaa
Hi«l has bet* ia coaaec
tion wltk th»- candsdacy Ibr the It t a lie
la Gorerno- Smith. A doae friea4 at
the Coveraar rhM that be woald no:
permit tis name to he 1C e seated to
the rarH*u« y
.*> > •
TEatoaJtwt 3 1 fl- *
Nev fork. Special —PhiHp Sctaitt
aad Joe J. Kaefgar are aader arras;,
charged wfth inMßu Thoaaa T.
Graacen. a wboitsals akae daalar at
New Tort, out of flnoda rataad at mp
ward of tll.M Hacfaer Ip a trarotia*
salesman aMployad by Greacea. aad
accardins ta the police, he liaartarrad
large atpoints 3f goods ta IMnskl aa
tr
tammHMm flatsd hack *r ■>• I«M