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cm '..'.ri-; "''-',. '.i-.; Y -v"'-- ". 4 ' i. '' '7'r. . ' , - .-. . ' r:-i.: V,; v r iTi n h Tcg Cents the Copy. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL. THINGS.: Subscription Price, $ 1.00 Per Year in Advance. COLUMBIA N. C., THCRSDAy, DECEMBER 7, 1905. NO. 2H; leaking Body Organizes and Gets to Work IlLIAMS DEMOCRATIC LEADER i ;- : ' ' '' tyaker Canncn is Re-elected and jules of Last Congress Are Adopt e After Humorous Speech in Op position by Mr. Williams. Washington, Speoial-rConrcss con- uinstance i otber days, ine . v ,if l'i miith -fiKU find flnWPVS n - . . i ji i 1 J..H:ctetl with t lie uioa.oi me erernai .:.- of Ihinirs entertained by the ,w statesmen. Hence, the J formal V i.f t he ooenin? session nas Deeomc . . - i i voniewhat less spectacular atXair i.wever. much fine raiment in the jlleries relieved the sombre aspect of e iloor, where flowers were bare, d the event proved as interesting in :;ny inspects as ot yore. The following caucus nominations isi-re elected: . . - Clerk Alexander. McDowell, Penn ,!vania. . - S"nreant-at-Arms Henry Cassoin, iVisconsm. Doorkeeper F. B. Lvon, New York Postmaster Joseph C. McElroy, j CiiapIain-'-Rev. Jlenry N. Conden, Xlicbiuaii. The rales of the Fifty-eighth Con .irs. . including 'the standing orders relating -to the consideration of pen sion and claim bills on Fridays, on motion of Mr. Dalzell, of 'Pennsyl vania, were ordered continued during i he Fifty-ninth. Congress. This reso lution will be ofTered by Mr. Dalzell, rvLi'ii 'the House is organized next Monday. 4 Very little besides the organization 4.t' tin House will be accomplished the first week of the session, although it is IMwsihle that an emergency appropria i'wzi for the Panama Canal may be passed the last of this week. Until h? committees are apointed, such a hill would-have .to be considered by unanimous consent, or under a special rder. It will depend upon the nieeds 'the canal finances -whether the em et;'ii'y appropriation will be rushed ihrough-this week or go over until the week following. Wiliians Minority Leader. 'Yrashiiurton, Special.1 For two hours Saturday the Democratic mem bers !' the House of Representatives Hsei ssed party policies and procedure with a view to solidifying the minor ity 'ami acting harmoniously upon'all juatters of a partisan character that may come before the House. John S.'iarpt Williams was unanimously rhesfu as the nominee for Speaker - iiti.l .this action of the caucus makes him the minority leader for the en siiin Congress to succ3ed himself. Washington, Special .-r" The Amer ican people have selected the Speaker f the House for the "fifty-ninth Con fess; it only, remains for us to ratify their choice.-1 will not call for a for mal nomination' hut simply name -Joseph (i. Cannon, of Illinois." Tlu' statement made by Chairman Hepburn Saturday to the Republican iiieinlnvrs of the House of Representa tives was reecived by hearty cheers, and Mr. Cannon was immediately de Hared the nominee for Speaker. Wil liam l Hepburn, of Iowa, was re elected chairman of the caucus for the session and Henry C. Loudenslag t, of New Jersey, secretary. Mr: 'Cannon, sprang a surprise on his as sociates by pulling out of his pocket a typewritten SDeech, which he read irom berinnin2 to end. .-Mr.. (J.irinon said he would stand vith his associates in upholding the policies of the Republican party, un der which all the people have pros pe rod. Referring to railway legisl a Hon, he said that "bv the operation of competitive. forces, that matters of difference between the. corporations, the carrier, and the people they serve, would be adjusted to all. "The concensus, of opinion of the people, 'however, is that Congress has the powerr, by amendment to the law, to provide better remedies for real abuses existing," so "that ; the 'producer and xtopsumer can find a more speedy and less expensive remedy than we now have. In this opinion, I, for one, concur. The burden is upon Congress, and our party, having power, is pri marily responsible. Mr. Cannon urged that justice be done both to corporation and people, and in conclusion referred to the desir ability of a short session. Several New Senators Sworn In. Washington, Special-In' the Senate MVmda'v several new Senators were sworn in, including Mr. Frabler, of nnessee. lne credentials oi oena tor Taliaferro, of Florida, were pre t i i j . 1.fli o M uiea . oy senator ivxauory. oena ltrs Allison and Morgan were appoint ed as. a committee to wait upon .the President,-.together with a similar committee from the house. MR. BROWN IN CHARLOTTE Discusses the Cotton Situation With an Official of the Manufacturers', Body. V Charlotte, Special. J. A. lirown, of Chadbounie, X. C, a member of the national executive committee of the Souther Cotton Association, and an official representative' of that organi zation, was 'in this city Saturday to. confer With Mr. It.' M. Miller, Jr., president of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. At the meeting of the executive oommittee in Memphis, Tcnn., on the liJth of last June, a resolution was in troduced by Mr. Brown, which, among otfter things, enumerated that "the prosj)erity of the cotton grower was bound up with the well-being of the spinner," and hence the, association desired to place itself on record as favoring co-operation between pro ducer and manufacturer and a com mittee "was-named to take up the mat ter with the American and New Eng land Manufacturers' associations. The conference was a lengthy one. With reference to the specific ideas discussed Mr. Brown would not talk. He expressed himself, however, as very highly pleased with the meeting stating that the cotton grower and the coton spinner regarded the situation in the same light and that both were in a large measure naturally depen dent one on the other. '"Negotiations are now pending for a community of, interest," said Mr. Brown. It is said that the scheme which is being talked of is the formation of a gigantic corporation with sufficient capital to build warehouses at the cot- ton centres of : this country and Europe and then buy lip enough of power was but thinly disguised, hold the yearly, crop to hold the balance of ing that the real purpose was moiiey power in the market and regulate ! values. $2,000,000 Timber Deal. Asheville, Special. It was learned recently that eGorge W. Yanderbilt has sold to W. S. and W. L. Alexander of Charlotte, and associates from oth er points -the standing timber of his famous Pissrah forest -reserve." The reserve contains 81,000 acres of vir gin forest, with 3,000,000 feet of mar ketable timber. The consideration will aggregate nearly $2;000,000 in the fi nal consummation. It is said that 20 vears will be required to remove the I lumber. The deal was consummated by B. F. A. SayloT, of Rome, Georgia, and Lentz & Cutting, of this city. In addition to the three million feet of lumber, the boundary 4-contains", one million feet of tannic acid, and pulp woods, and 40,000 cords of tan-bark. The deal is the largest ever consum mated in this section. It is said that as a result of the transfer a furniture factory and tannic acid plant will be erected. Chair Factory Burned. Lexington, Special About 5 o 'clock Friday morning fire completely des troyed the plant and contents of the Central Manufacturing Company, . of this place. The loss is estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000, with insur ance only $10,000. It is not known exactly how the fire originated, but it came from the direction of the en gine room, and when discovered, had made such headway that it was a mat ter of impossibility for the building or contents to be saved. The News of the State. Mr. James 'Young,- a prominent citi zen f Caroleen, was killed Satur day at his saw mill, a mile from town, by. the falling ' of a smokestack. Death was almost instantaneous. Mr. John A. Rone died at Caroleen Saturday morning, of paralysis. He was an excellent old gentleman. Mrs. Lucinda Lee, of Palmtree, a nearby town, . was buried Saturday. Her death was the result of injuries received in being thrown from a bug- Charles Olsen defeated James Parry in Asheville Thanksgiving night, for the middleweight .championship of the world,, and a side bet of $1,000. The bout was the fastest ever seen in the city, and Olsen 's staying powers,, gave : TTi won the hrst i "11 o's - ?nA ( 'eMMfaYfte& Szfoy niht hefore Judge fall in 23 minutes and 10 seconds ana , racnc Tl7ia Q the second bout in 10 minutes and 45 seconds. ''' - ; . Mrs. Ruburtus G. Rhyne died at Mt. Holly Wednesday night, after a very brief illness. She became ill Sunday and, with all that medical skill could do, she did not improve Her death was a great shock to the community. The number 01 ner friends, shown by th0ir presence : at the funeral, shows the 'high esteem in which she was held. She was a devot ed wife,-a loving mother, and a conse crated Christian She. was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Rore, of Mt. Pleasant. A husband and three small children survive her. She was laid to rest in the city cemetery, Rev W. J, Boger pyeaching the funeral. . - TAX ON DISPENSARY South CaroMna Institution Will Not Be Exempt U. S. SUPREME, COURTS OPINION Pretense That the Institution is Con ducted as a Branch of the Police Power of the State is But Thinly Disguised, Says the Court in Affirm ing the Action of the Court of Claims on'J'etition for Recovery of $20,000 Paid Since 1893. ' Washington, Special. The Su preme Court of the United States de cided that the national government may properly tax the State liquor dis pensaries of South Carolina. The op inion was delivered by Justice Brewer in the case of the State of South Carolina vs. the United States. This action was instituted by the State! of South Carolina to recover $20,000 paid to the revenue officers of the national government on account i of the sale of liquors by the State1 arid county, dispensaries under the dispen sary law. The State took the posi tion that as the dispensaries sold liquors without profit thev should not be taxed by the government, but the tax has been collected since 1893. This is said to have been the first case in which the State unites in one undertaking the exercise of its police power together with the prosecution of a commercial business. The Court of Claims dismissed the petition on the ground that the exercise of police making and this decision was affirmed COUNTING VOTES AS CAST, Upon Argument hy Alton B. Parker Justice Amend Rules That He Estopped From'Questionening Va lidity of Any Ballots Counted by Election Inspectors, and Recount Begins. New York," Special. The recount of ballots in five ballot boxes used m New York's mayoralty election" coh test was ordered to be begun. Friday by Justice Amend in the Supreme Courts , j The original order to open these five boxes was granted a lew days ago. Jutsice Amend, in ordering the recount ' to begin, modified his original order so as to limit the canvassing to the candidates for mayor, comptroller and president of the board of alder men, and also to eliminate 'from the recount the void and protested ballots. Counsel for W. R. Hearst, j Mayor McClellan and Assistante Corporation Counsel Butts engaged in a heated ar gument before the boxes were opened. Alton B. Parker, for Mayor McClel lan, and Mr. Butts contended that the court had no right to make av re-canvass of the votes or to reconsider the result, but could compel the election inspectors correctly to state the result they reached on election night. "You mean, then," said Austin G. Fox, for Mr. Hearst, "that you do not want the true vote ascertained,' and that if a vote for Hearst has been counted for McClellan you don't want it known?" "I "mean," retorted Mr. Butts, "that I want the true vote ascertain ed according to law." '" And how mav that be done if" m- ouired Mr. Fox. ! Jy quo warranio piucccunips, was the renlv. ! "And such proceedings can only be - x . . , , undertaken after January, comment ed Mr. Fox. "I see." Mt. Parker disclosed that the court had no right to throw out any ballot .which had been counted by the eiec tion inspectors.'' Justice Amend ruled that he is estopped from questionin the validity of the; ballots! and they must be counted as cast. The first ballot box was then open ed by inspectors in the court room and the recount was begun, with the rep resentatives of the newspapers occu ;pying the seats intended j for jury men. - - ;-u : , The openeing of four ballot; boxes and 'the;recounting of the ballots' was Amend. The net results was a gam of seventeen votes in the four dis tricts for Hearst," and of these being -gained in three 'districts. Henry M. Younge, of counsel for Mr. Hearst, said: v' : ".v -: -J'.-'' -,::''" : "The results thus far have shown that the inspectors miscounted the split .ballots, to the gain of McClel- lan and the loss of Mr. Hearst. If it turns out in other districts . as it has in those examined Mr. Heart is elected on the recount." 1 , "'-.. . V Mexico's Vice President. Mexico City v Special. Vice Presi dent Corral continues gravelyill with typhus fever. His physicians hope for the best and rely 011 ' his great vitality. -There, is much -public anx iety regarding his condition. NORTH STATE NEWS ' V-'- - .-y-: v -. .' r, - -. & -" ' ' 1 ''it- ' ' N Items of Interest Gleaned From ; Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the-Week of Interest to Tar Heels Told in Para graphs. ' -"l' ' Charlotte Cotton Market. The cotton market steady. poor iov n ll1! 11 demand. . Low middling. . . . . . . . Strict low middling. . . '; Middling. . . . :. .... . . . . . . .-: Strict middling-. . . . . .' i1.. . . . Good middling . 1 . . . .... General Cotton Market. April. . . . . . May .'. .. . . . June ; . .... , , July : . . . November. ... December. . . . January.. ... February. ...'.. March.. .... 11.85 11.92 11.97 1197 11.27 11.37 11.55 11.66 11.81 - ; ' " - '4 - 1 : His Purity" Was Beastiality. Lenoir, Special. At 1 the recent term of Superior Court of Mitchell county, there was developed one. of the most remarkable eaiges ever tried in this State, One J. B. Naugle, who hnd been a minister of the Gospel and was still a teacher and: the author of a phamphlet entitled 1 The Key of Li fey V promulgated floctrine called jKVity. His teachings ! are 'too shoek fh to be mentioned. They culminted .ihis being indicted and convicted of 'crrmnal intimacy with" one of his pu :p.ils, continued for fifteen months in the same room with his wife and daughter, and with tteir knowledge. TSe good people of the county were irmignant almost to the point of viol ence when the facts , -became known. Naugleis now servinpr. a term of two years on the chain-gang of Iredell county, two years being the limit. ' ,.- - . .,:-.'- ' ' The Ray. Elam Under Bond. Durham, Special. Thursday after-' noon at 3 :30 o 'clock, Justice .Ow'ens tried Rev. Elam, a negTO preacher, on .the charge of shooting at Dave Lyon, former member 01 Elam s church. He was sent over tc court under bond. Two other cases will grow out of this difficulty, as the negro parson is to be charged., with - earning concealed weapon and the LyojiV negro with at tempting to use a kliite on the black parson. ' -W: The News of fthe State. The Postmaster general has noti fied Congressman E.fY. Webb that ru ral free delivery routes for Mourit Holly, Gaston County, and Connelly Springs, Burke County, will be es tablished, commencing February 1st, 1906. -Congresman iWebb left Shel- by for Wsishiugtohfio attend the op ening of Congress'. 4 - $ ' --" - ' Dr. II. J. Thomai; one of the most popular and suceeful physieians of Winston-Salem, died Thursday after several attacks ofJlpneumonia which developed last week, this being the direct cause of his death, though the deceased had been-in bad health for some time. il- Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 o 'clock, Justice Owens, ot" Durham, tried Rev. Elam, a negro preacher on the charge of shooting at Dave Lyon; a former member of Elam s church. He was sent to court under bond. The secretary of . state has issued a commission to the Benettsville Gro cery Company, topbe capitalized at $25,000. The .corporators are W. S. -Mo wry, Throop Crosland , and C. E. Exum. ; ";-- ' A. W. - Gibbs, known to many as "Jud" Gibbs, met with a fatal ac cident at Barnardsville Monday morning. , He was working in a, com- bination saw. miU and machine shop, when he was struck by a plank ad ' knocked ain'iit;flyh:eei.' lhe iop of his head wasjtorn off, and he was otherwise cut aid mangled. Gibbs was a widower frith several children. He has many relatives in Burke. It is- learned from a most reliable authority : that f Rutherfordton 1 will shortly have a new bank, which will make the third 'institution of the kind for our growing and progressive town. The capital of the new enter prise will be $20,000, the majority of the" stock having already been Bub- scribed by leading business men in different parts l the county. ' The annual conference of the A. M. E Zion church!1 convened in Newbem and will continue in session until Monday. Bishop Lomax, of Charlotte is the presiding officer, and. is as- sisted hy riistiop uimion, aiso 01 Charlotte. " . -: i " Railway in the Desert.' ( A recent report by the German com mercial attache at Constantinople gives some particulars of the railway, now In course of construction, which will ultimately connect Damascus "and Mecca.. The Hedjaz Railway Is being made primarily on religious grounds. Were it not for the certain prcspect of attracting an enormous pilgrim traffic the undertaking woull never have been , entered upon, lor by far the greater portion of the twelve hundred miles of railway track A ill be laid In deserts and unproductive lands. The "building is being carried out under German supervision, and as Turkish troops have been largely employed as laborers, the cost of the work will be comparatively small, -' The line from Damascus to Maan about one-third of the total length was cpened to traf fic last, autumn. From a commercial standpoint the only benefit likely to be derived from the line will be the opening up to cultivation of certain districts near the Jordan, which have hitherto been neglected for lack of means to transport the crops. Some branch lines, however, are' to 'be con structed for industrial purposes. One of these, from Haiffa to Deraat, would have been completed in May but for damage caused by heavy foods This will increase the trade of Haiffa at the expense of Beirut Pall Mall Ga zette. ; .'.., HARD ON, HIM. "I can tell at a glance what people are thinking of me." "No wonder you are a misanthrope 1st." Clevelaad Leader. . t 30 DAYS Wo will send l 1 tfasiaiDO 'Qoidiqe on thirty days' free it. All mechanism handkerchief to quilt... You can pay for Write to-day for our proposition, mentioning this paper, to O , SPOTLESS WASHING MACHINE CO., Inc., CYLINDER & either as to quality or price. Write for Oil. 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