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. THE WEATHER. ,
Cleariug and icolder Saturday,
Kunday fair brisk ' and high
northwest winds. .
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS.
Mr. Dooley says it occasional
ly smashes in the door -talc a
look over' the Business ' Local
columns of today's paper.
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VOL. IiXXXV NO. 123.
AVILMINGTOX, K. C, SATXJRDAX OKNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.
; WHOLE NTJMBEB 13,210.
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156 PERSONS
DIE
III SEA
PassengerStcamerFoundered
on Reefs ib Mediterra
nean Sea. -
SOLE SURVIVOO OF WRECK
Eighty-Seven Passengers and 70 Com
posed Crew News of Wreck
Causes Consternation at
Marseilles.
Palraa, Island of Majorca, Feb. 11.
Driven helplessly from her course, in
one of the wildest storma that has
swept the Mediterranean Sea in 40
years, the Frencfi"Tfansatlantio
Steamship Conlpany'A steamer Gener
al Chanzey chased - at full , speed, in
the dead of night." oft the-treacherous
reefs near the Island Minorca, and
all but one of the 15? souls on board
perished. '.','' .t .a?.:'
The sole survivor is an Algerian
customs official, Martel - Rodel, who
was rescued .by a fisherman and who.
lies tonight -)n the hospital at Ciuda
dela raving as a result of the torturesf
through which he passed and unable
to give an account of the disaster.
In the ship's company were 87 pas
sengers, of whom 30 were in the first
cabin. The crew numbered 70J It is
not thought that any Americans were
aboard the linei4. ' The ship was in'
command of Captain Cayol, one of the
most careful officers of the line. In
his long experience, he has never be
fore met with an accident. He "had
intended to retire from the service in
the near future. ; 1
The passengers of the Chanzey were
mostly French officers and officials re
turning to their posts in Algeria ac
companied by their wives and child?
ren; a few soldiers, some Italians and
Turks, and one priest. The only An-gla-Saxon
names on the passenger list
were Green and Stakely. They were
members Of an opera troupe of 11 which
had been engaged to sing at the Casi
no in Algiers. ., '".- v v .
Tha. lfeaerai' Chanaejaailfftilftonii
Marseille Wednesday at noon and
was due to arrive at Algiers-Thursday
afternoon. ;, 'Vl -t " : .; i
The Chnzy'ls'a total wreck. Steam
ers have been despatched from Spain
and from, points in the Blearis is
lands to the scene of the catastrophe.
Among the victims was the celebrat
ed Parisian music hall singer, Francis
DuFor. as wety as other prominent
music hall favorites. . .
The General Chanzy struck at 9 o'
clock Thursday night, after Capt Ca
yol, with all his experience, had been
unable to cope with the tempest of
almost unprecedented violence. Other
ships in the neighborhood had safely
ridden out the storm but the Chanzy
fell prey to the elements, was drifted
off her course through the Balearic
archipelago, and brought up on tho
coast of Minorca, in the vicinity of
Coudadela. Fishermen at day break
picked up Rodel clinging to a piece of
wreckage. . -
Marseilles, Feb. 11. When the
Chanzy sailed "from this port, accord
ing to the details reaching here to
night, instead " of heading direct for
Algiers, she hugged the coast as far as
Barcelona in order to avoid the storm,
and finally ran under the shelter of the
islands of Minorca and Majorca. The
engines broke down, however, and the
vessel was rendered powerless The
storm hurled her against the rocks on
the north coast of the Island of Mi
norca, in the vicinity, of Ciudadela,
and she went dowa almost immedi
ately. The! sole survivor, Marcel Ro
del. brought the news to Pal ma.
According to the steamship compa
ny s sailing list, the, steamer Mare
hal Bugeaud should have sailed on
-Wednesday, but was replaced' by the
Chanzy. Many passengers for Al
giers had waited to go by the Chanzy,
ecause of the great confidence they
felt in her captai. '
The French line authorities say that
they have hopes that some of the pas
sengers have escaped and landed on
other parts of the island of Minorca.
It is now believed that three Ameri
can vaudeville players, hailing from
San Francisco, were on , board the
steamer. Their names are Elsie Hen
'7 and Messrs. Drenda and Delym. :
Relatives and Friends Aboard.
Marseiles, Feb. 11. The news of the
wreck of the General Chanzey caused
consternation in this city, whence the
vessel sailed Wednesday-for Algiers,
relatives and friends of the passen
gers and crew rushed to the steamship
office, imploring details of the acci
dent. Pathetic scenes were enacted
when they were informed that, with
the exception of one passenger all on
"oard had perished.
The government is arranging to as
K,st the families of the crew who all
Wee members of the merchant ma
i me.
THE " RIVER SEINE.
Rose Only Few Inches During Night.
Relief Measures. .
Haris, Feb. 11. The Seine rose only
a tew inches last night, and the hydro
rfraphic authorities predicted today
iat the high level which would be
leached tomorrow would be about
'''inches less than anticipated. Th,
namber of deputies today unanlmoua-
voted the $4,000,000 for the aid of
ne flood victims, which had been ask
ed for b ythe cabinet.
The government contemplates 're
"et loans amounting to $20,000,000, :
DISASTER
CONFESSED TRAUI ROBBERY
Ibelton Declared He Held Up Missou.
-, - ri pacific Train and Vindicates
Jwo Others Guilty of
Mail Robbery Also.
, St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 11. Following
his confession that he took part in
the robbery of a Missouri Pacific train
at Eureka, Mo., on the night of Janu
ary 21st, George Ebeling pleaded guil
ty this .afternoon to a charge of rob
bing the mails; ' ' ;;
Ebeling was arrested yesterday at
Hot Springs. Ark. W. ,W. Lowe, who
is Implicated by Ebeling'a confession,
his brother, James Lowe, and S. W.
Emerson, were arrested here Wednes
day. Arrests of the four men was kept
secret until Ebelin was brought here
today. . :. ';. : - . : ,
. The Lowes and Emerson, when ar
raigned before United States, Commis
sioner Morsey, . pleaded not guilty to
a charge of robbing the mails, and
were ordered held in $20,000 bond
each until next Friday. Ebeling's
bond Was fixed at the same amount.
Emerson declared he could prove he
was not outside of the city of St. Louis
on the night of the robbery. Ebeling,
in his confession to the postoffice in
spector, said James Ijowe and Emer
son had no part in the hold up and
robbery. W. vW. Lowe,, according to
the postoffice inspectors, was in the
train robbery at Blue , Cut, near Kan
sas City, in 1898. . s
They said he confessed his part and
turned State's evidence.
The robbery near Eureka according
to Ebeling, netted $600. The Missou
ri Pacific Railroad Wednesday an
nounced the rubbers obtained $155.
GUNNERS ON BATTLESHIP HURT.
Explosion on Virginia While Vessel
s Was Firing a Salute. ,
.Washington, Feb. 1L Two gunners
mates were injured In an explosion
which occurred on the battleship Vir
ginia yesterday while thai vessel was
engaged in firing a salute off Guan
tanamo. Cuba. - v .
A charge which was being hoisted
into one of the Virginia's guns ex
ploded as it was being placed In the
breech. Third class gunners' ..mate, J.
Irban. who was working at the Run.
had his rignt hand badly mutilated by jwith having shared with Allds the $6.
the explosion "and. the surgeons found 000 sent from Gorton to Albany by
it necessary to amputate the arm 'Frank Conger on behalf of the Ameri
above the wrist" T. W Brunner, ano
ther third-class gunners', jate,'i was
severely ; burned about . the face, Both
the mea were'traMf erred 'tthgeeTitX&tfe
Hospital ship. Solace, where tnelr in?
juries are being cared for. W.-
Rear Admiral Schroeder, command
er in-chief of the fleet, has ordered
an investigation Into the cause of the
accident. The Virginia with the other
battleships of . the Atlantic fleet, - are
engaged in maneuvers in the West In
dies with Guantanoma as . headquar
ters.
MADAME PERIWINKLE DEAD.
Removes-Unique and Pathetic Figure
From American - Stage.
Cincinnati, O., Feb 11. Death re
moved today one of the most pathetic
and unique figures of the American
stage, "Madame Periwinkle" has pass
ed away, convinced to the end that the
jeering audiences which greeted her
a generation ago, really acclaimed her
the greatest actress of her time.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Susanne
Martin (Madame Periwinkle) her
mind unbalanced by the acts of her
husband, conceived the idea that she
was a great, actress. A cynical man
ager, foreseeing a unique future for
his . house, encouraged the belief ' and
Madame Periwinkle appeared in vau
deville. She could neither sing nor dance
and her costume was made up of
Weird, ill-fitting odds and ends, but
again . and again she appeared before
crowded houses and received the jeer
ing plaudits as genuine appreciation.
The novelty at last wore off, and her
feeble brain gave way entirely. She
was 61 years old.
FOUR PERISHED IN FIRE.
Negress, Two Nieces and Infant Hem
med in by the Flames.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 11. Hemmed by,
flames .in - the upper portion- of their
home, near, Lands 'Station, on Prin
cess Anne' county, the wife of Ernest
Forbes, colored, her two nieces, and
two months old infant, were burned
to death about 7, o'clock this morning.
Forbes built a fire in a stove down
stairs soon after arising and went into
the yard. - Soon j thereafter his wife,
who was still Upstairs with the child
ren, observed that smoke was coming
up .into the. second story from .below,
and went down stairs to ifiVestigate.
: Finding the lower portion of the
house in-flames, she rushed back up
stairs to get the children out of dan
ger,, but before she could do -so. found
her own means of escape , cut off and
she and the. . children perished to
gether, .a
. SNOWING IN VIRGINIA. .
Fleecy White Holds Parts of-Virginia
, and Maryland in Grasp.
Winchester, Va., Feb. 11. Northern
and Western Virginia and Maryland
are fast in the grasp of a heavy snow
storm. The fall began at 9. o'clock
this morning and has reached a depth
of more than six inches on the levels
with no signs of abatement. . '
. Lynchburg. Va.. ' -Feb. - 11. John
Goodykoontz, of Roanoke, trainmaster
of the Norfolk division of. the Norfolk
and Western" Railway, was probably
fatally injured ate today when a blast
went off. prematurely as a work train
an which he was ridlne. was oassing
He sustained f ai compound depressed
fracture of the slcull. among other in
juries: He will bV operated upon here
BRIBERY CHARGE
: IS SENSATIONAL
Accuser . Jotham P. Allds
Testifies in New York ;
State Senate.
ADJOURNED FOR WEEK-END
Skillful Maneuvering on Part 'of Coun
sel For Prosecution Alleged .
' Transaction Given in Detail
Before Legislture.
Albany, N. Y.,.Feb. 11. Skilful ma
nouvering by Senator Benn Conger's
attorneys, sent , the members of the
State Senate home for the. week-end
recess this afternoon with the. personal
testimony of Senator Jotham P. -Allds,
accuser, ringing in his ears.
Conger's affidavit, charging Allds
with taking a $1,000 bribe from the
bridge building company was read be
fore the Senate when it began this in
vestigation last Wednesday as a com
mittee of the , whole but its cold legal
phrases could not carry the weight of
Conger's accusations voiced on r the
witness stand today. -
Conger not only confirmed the story
of Moe, the Groton bank cashier and
church deacon, but he went back or
Moe's story and , related the incidents
preceding the actual delivery of the
alleged bribe. He told how Allds said
to him:';. "You better get your men up
here and see the rules committee (of
which Allds was a member) so that
bill will come out." , ,
He recited. in detail how Allds bar
gained with the witness , brother,
Frank Conger; the vice president of
the bridge company until Allds finally
consented w protect the bridge inter
ests for $1,000.
The investigation today went one
step further t toward identifying the
other men charged by Conger and Moo
can Bridge Company, Ccnger assert
ed. that neither of these men .-was a
member bf,the leigslatureav the pres-
SENTENCE AULD AND ROBNETT.
Decision of Assistant Secretary Win-
; Vthrop Reduced in Grade.-
Washington, Feb. 11 Assistant Sec
retary Winthrop, of the Navy Depart
ment," has passed upon the cases of
Paymaster George P. Auld, U. S. N.,
and Past Assistant Surgeon Ausey H.
Robnett, who were charged at a ball
recently given in Boston by a naval
officer with conduct unbecoming offi
cers and gentlemen In assaulting Dr.
Cowles,' a civilian. In the case of
Auld the loss of numbers adjudged by
the court Is remitted and he is ordered
released from arrest and restored to
duty. The findings of the court and
sentence, however, are approved.
In the case of Robnett. the sentence
is mitigated to a loss of two numbers
in his grade, and he is ordered releas
ed from arrest and restored to duty.
The sentence of the court was that
each officer should lose, five numbers
in his grade.
"Boston; Mass., Feb. 11. While the
naval officers at the Charlestown yard
immediately concerned in the court
martial proceedings declined to com
ment on the action of Assistant Sec
retary Winthrop in remitting the loss
of , numbers adjudged by the court in
the case of Paymaster Auld, the news
was hailed with satisfaction in uavj
yard circles generally. The finding of
guilty by the court in both cases oc
casioned no surprise,, as it had been
expected by the accused, and their
friends. -v .:
Boston, Mass., Feb. 11. "The rever
sal - of the verdict and disregard, for
the recommended sentence in the case
of Auld together with the reduction of
Robnett s sentence, verifies the belief
that Influence was brought to bear in
the Navy Department at Washington,"
said Dr. Edward S. Cowles, after , he
had been Informed of the decision.
Dr. Cowles is the' civilian, who, as a
guest at " the memorable "hop" in the
Charlestown navy yard,' was the sub
ject of the alleged assault by Paymas
ter Auld and discourtesy subsequent
ly, by Dr, Robnett. , ;
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
Secretary Hester's Statement Shows
' . 4,693,368 Bales for Week.
' New .. Orleans, Feb." ll.-f-Secretary
Hester's statement of the World's visi
ble, supply of cotton issued? today
shows; ' The total -.visible supply to
be ; 4.693,368 against 4,793,731 last
week and 5,607,484 last year. ' Of this
the total of American cotton is 3,421,
368 against 3,594,731 flast week and ,4,
482,484 -last year., and , of .all other
kinds, Including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc., 1,272.000 ; against 1,269,000 last
week and 1.125,000 last year. . Of the
wrorld's visible supply of cotton there
is now afloat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 1 2,547,000
against 3.17L000 last year; in Egypt
202,000 against. 305,000 last year; in
India 1 584,000 against 474,000, and in
the United States 1,340,000 against 1,
657,000 last year.
Passengers arriving on the. Seaboard-train
early this morning stated
that; it began snowing in -Charlotte at
10 o'clock yesterday morning and at
5 o'clock had reached a depth of six
inches and was still falling; i Snow
was , noticed as far down as-Monroe.
The day was extremely cold in Char
lotte; "",--' -,-:'
RIVERS PpBORS BILL
Carries Total '- Appropriation of Over
:t $42,000,000 Wlt.,; be . Taken Up
. Monday Some. . of the Pro-
. j jects Included.
I , Washington, Fibt; , Waterway
projects at a cost of $42,355,276, of
which' $7,206,430 is,for ..continuing con
tracts, are provided for In the Rivers
and Harbors Appropriation Mil which
was reported to, the--House today by
the Committee on jttlvers and Harbors.
The bill will be called up in the House
Monday in an effort to. press the meas
ure to expeditiousassage.-'
The bill provide for harbor projects
for greater depth 'at Norfolk, Va., and
Mobile, Ala., besides a host of big pro
jects' for the Mississippi riyer' the
Great Lakes New "jfork harbor and Pa
cific coast waterway improvements.
The projects, already under 'improve
ment aggros? 2.017,400, including
the Mississippi river from Cairo to the
head of the passes.f Souther:" propects
of $20,000. or more i ollow;
Virginia.. Norfolk harbor and its ap
proacues, general improvement $45,000.
removal of Thimbte suoal $300,000;
Cape Charles City harbor $20,000;
York, Mattaponi aifil Pamunkey rivers
and Occoquan andCartef Creek, $50,-
000; James Yiver, 5100,000; Appomat
tox river, maintenance and improve
ment $28 000, at Petersburg $5,000.
North Calrolina: iNieuse and Trent
rivers $36,000; Newf river including in
land waterways between eaufort har
bor and New riven , and Swahsboro,
$23,700; Cape Fearjriver at and below
Wilmington $200,000;" Bay ' river - $21,-
ouo. :.V',v
South Carolina:" Winyaw Bay $150,-
000; Cnarieston $150,000; Little - Pee
uee river $20,000; Great Pee Dee river
$30,000; Santee Wateree and Congaree
rivers and ' Ether ville-Minim Creek ca
nal .$95,000,. ;"ZVJ';'- J.-- ' -;? ...!,-. '
STEAMER IS RECAPTURED
Managua Abandoned, By paptors in
v ;'-m" Managua.' V--w -:
Managua, Nica., x Feb. ll.-The
steamer Managua, which was forcibly
taken at her wharf, by a group of 30
young men of. . the .conservative party
yesterday, was recaptured', today V at
San Ramon on the Northern shore of
Lake Managua, accordinj to . an an
nouncement .by lh Government to-
tne capiorsr- a ne ooay or. nercomman-
der, Capt. Lornno; was found aboard ;
The Managua was apparently . un
damaged, her captors having run her
into a cove at San Ramon and aband
oned her. - No particulars are availa
ble as to how Capt. Loruno met his
death. y-
The pursuit of the Mangua as she
steamed out of this port in the hands
of her captors yesterday afternoon
created great excitement : among the
inhabitants, but was a good deal of
an opera bouffe affair. ,j
Cavalry clattered through the
streets to the wharf but arrived only
in time to see the Managua put on full
steam and draw rapidly away to the
northward. General Porter Carrero
reported today a skirmish with the In
surgents at Sebaco, in wnicn he was
wounded. The insurgents, according
to the report were' repulsed.
MODEL LICENSE LEAGUE
President to Address South Carolina
Legislative Committee. -
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 1L T. M. Gil
more, president of the National. Mod
el License league, today accepted an
invitation from J. T, Black, president
of the South Carolina Senate commit
tee on regulations, to address the com
mittee next Tuesday on the subject of
a model license law. V . - -
! The . Senate . has rejected one Statvj
wide bill this session, but may have
to vote on another recently introduc
ed in the house. The dispensary sys
tem prevails in the six wet counties
of tne State. -
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11. The com
mon council, the lower House of the
governing body of Richmond tonight
by a vote of 22 to 11, adopted an ordi
nance providing for the' consolidation
of Richmond and Manchester. The
board of aldermen, the u upper body,
will act on the proposition next Tues
day
OUTLINES.
One hundred and 33 lives were lost
in the wreck cf the steamer General
Chanzey which foundered in the Med-
eterranean Sea Friday night. :, There
was only one survivor and be was res
cued by a fisherman The Rivers
and Harbors bill, carrying appropria
tions of over $42,000,000, was report
ed to the House yesterday and will
be taken ur Monday -The bearing
with reference to exchanges,, before a
committee of the House, was in prog
ress throughout yesterday In the
cotton review for the week the rise
was baed on the activity in the act
ual cotton -Geofge Ebling yester
day, confessed that the held-up " and
robbed a Missouri ' Pacific train and
also plead guilty to robbing the mails;
he vindicated two others held on. the
charge .Assistant "; Secretary - Win
throp, of the Navy, yesterday passed
on the court " martial of Allds and
Robnett, two army officers.
V, New : YorkT,!manIiets ; Money on ; call
easy 2 12 to 3 per- cent., ruling rate
2 7-8, closing J bid , 2 1 2, offered at
3; Spot cotton closed quiet ten potpts
lower, middling uplands 15.15, . mid
dling i gulf rlo.40;, flour steady -with
quiet trade ; wheat- spot easy, No. 2
red 1.29 nominal elevator ., domestic
and f. o. b. afloat; corn spot firm, No.
2,. 72 1-2 elevator, domestic and 73
delivered and 71 -f-' o. b. .ifloat nomi
nal;' oats spot quiet mixed .nominal;
rosia steady, turpentine quiet. .
GREAT. PROGRESS
111 E. CAROLINA
Railroad Develbpmeiit in
Many a Sections of State
. is Reported. ;
DAY'S 001SGS Ifi: KRALE
Licensed to Practice-Law Big Cot
ton Mill Chartered Sales' of To
baccoMeredith College News
... Other Notes;
(Special Star Corresopndence.)'
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. ll.--Corpora
tion Commissioner i9. L. Rogers just
back , from an inspection trip over a
number of the Eastern Carolina rail
roads, declares that any man who 'can
survey the conditions and progress in
Eastern - Carolina ' and contemplate
the possibilities in the, immediate fu
ture and not grow enthusiastic to the
highest degree is. devoid of commer
clal and industrial appreciation. The
steady development at this time, he
says is simply wonderful and the peo
ple, are sanguine .and in the best of
spirits.. - ' .
Mr. 'Rogers inspected the -railroad
facilities and service about Oriental,
Plymouth, Elizabeth City, . went ovei
the new million, dollar bridge across
the Albemarle Sound on the Norfolk
& Southesn and came by Weldon
where he , looked ; into the improve
ments under way by the ' Atlantic
Coast" Line and the Seaboard Air Line.
He1 also spent a while at Newbem
looking into the situation as. to. the.
union passenger' station there. He
found ' that' tbe Atlantic Coast Line
and the Norfolk & Southern have pro
eured -a , very desirable . site for ' the
station and that the Norfolk & South
ern has jprepared and submitted to
the Atlantic Coast Line plans for. an
adequate station He . thinks that the
preliminary arrangements "will be per
fected, very . soon 4 now so; that, possi
bly ' within "a year. -Nfe wbern will have
ample UBtc'tat3on-farflQlekJ
As a result of his inspection he will
recommend, to the cpmmlssion r thht
two new stations be established -on
the Oriental branch line together with
improved passenger facilities along
with improvements " in the service
Edenton to Suffolk and Elizabeth City
to Suffolk. '
Mr. Rogers found that the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line
have, about agreed on' immense, im
provements at Weldon that , include
a fine new double deck bridge across
the Roanoke and a two story passen
ger station adapted especially to the
double bridge over which the ap
proach to the station will be made.
The report to the full commission
will also treat needed adjustment In
the Fayetteville and j3,elma - connec
tion and the connections at Plymouth
with, the Atlantic Coast Line fori the
Roanoke river.. . v , .
A big cotton mill corporation for
Chapel Hill, having $100,000 capital
authorized and $75,000 subscribed.
was chartered today. It was the T. F.
Lloyd Manufacturing Co. Ty F. Lloyi
and-1. F. Pritchard are the principal
incorporators. The - charter- specifies
the manufacture of a variety of cot
ton fabrics. - :t
Gov. Kitchin spent this afternoon at
Wake Forest, his beloved alma mater,
attending a debate in which represen
tatives of both the literary societies
paticpated. - : ' ' ;
Winston-iSalem' led North Carolina
tobacco markets again during January
in the amount of leaf tobacco sold on
the warehouse floors, her sales aggre
gating 203,122 pounds, with Wilson
second, although far ' behind, with
846.035. The total sales on the Caro
lina markets was 10,302,168 pounds
first hand ofr the farmers and 11,259,
485 pounds including resales. ' .
The Raleigh High School has just
selected its team of debaters to take
part in the triangular debate to be
held next month between the Raleigh,
Durham and Greensboro High (Schools
the ouery to be; "Resolved: That the
commission plan of city government
would be the best for our, North Car
olina cities." . 'V 'v i ; V
Only 34 of the 53 applicants .for
law licenses examined before the Su
preme Court Monday passed. They
follow: W. B. Hampton.- Surry coun
ty; J. W. VanHoy. Iredell; J. R. Stew
art. Davis; C. L. Station; Halifax;
A. L. Ouskins.. Craven;( C. . T, Bell,
Carteret: W. C. Berry. Mitchell; J.
C. McBeem, McDowell ; A. . p. " Clark,
Halifax: H. C. Benton. Mecklenburg;
J. E. Kinlaw, Robeson 4, F'T. Ben
nett, Sampson! W R. Dalton, Rock
ingham ; G. - M.' Fountain. Edgecombe ;
Donnell Gilliam, Edgecombe; W. B.
R. Guion, Craven, Jv D; McLean, Scot
land; R. G. Parker, Northampton; II.
L. Perry, Vance : M. H. Sehulken. Cv
inmhiis: J. C. M. Vann. Union:" E.i L.
iWtooten, Robeson ; r J. H. Taylor. Hall
fax ; E. C. Biyins. Union ; C.: E. ! Car
penter. Gaston; J. H. Bonner, 'Bean
fort: T H. Gorgam. Carteret: W. H.
ISiwlft, Guilford; J. B. Barbee. Durnam;
D. J. Bost Carteret; H. G. Whitaker.
Surry; W. B. Todd. Ashe: J. F. Flow
ers, Mecklenburg; P. E. Powell,- Flor
ida. : r; ..v-; ;:.r c .-,-v-;.
Preparations ' are being made ror
the annual meeting of ther presidents
of the colleges for women in . North
and South Carolina v to be Iheld at
Meredith College March 30th to April
isTi KresiaenL . n.. -i. uu- iu.,vhs
fniUv of Meredith to be the . hosts.
Miss Leatherman, expert 'librariant
COMI MET COIIDITIOilS
Rise of Past Week Causeef.by Activity
' in Actual Staple -Spot Sales In
' ' ; South 'IncreasedThe 'v
General Situation. . "
New York, Feb. 11. The rise of the
past, week In cotton was based on the
activity Jn the actual cotton not only
in this country, but also in Europe,
where Lancashire and the Continent
havo;bought with avidity. Liverpool's
dally' spot sales have ranged from 10,
000 to 22,000 bales , a day, averaging
about 12,000.' Also at some points in
the South the spot sales have noticea
bly increased. .
The . recent - large purchases of
March and May here by prominent in
terests; are ' supposed to have been
with "a view of accepting delivery of
considerable : quantities of the New
York stock.: East India crop estimates
have been reduced' about 250,000 bales.
' Texas rains have been deficit thus
far this winter, v The total deficit in
December and January as compared
with the nqrmal amounts to- 11-2
inches. The Interest" of this lies in
the fact "that it seems to be Necessary
in ; Texas i to have a copious Winter
rainfall in -order that the sub-soil jnay
store up what is known as a good "sea
son", to enable the cotton, area of the
State to withstand the effects of Sum
mer droughts. The crops from 1899
1900 to 1903-1904, both inclusive, rang
ed from 9,436,000 bales to 10,727,000
bales, and was inadequate as in the
meantime the world's' consumption
had taken a big leap forward. Partly
for the reason a good deal has been
said of late '.about the deficiency thus
far in the"Winter"rains in Texas. Lat
er rains may put a good "season in
the soil. -The acreage, it is contend
ed, will, be . increased in Texas and
wherever else it' may be possible. But
many are . sceptical as to "the possibili
ty of inaugurating another bull cam
paign, this season. "- ' v ; ; -
The general public is ignoring cot
ton after the severe punishment which
it received-some time ago. Of late
there has been, growing feeling that
a reaction is due,-After a rise of about
three-quarters of a ; cent, the stock
market was one time a disturbing fac
tor.. It Is also contended that curtail
ment auring the rest . of the season
will be so marked that the effects of
a bullish -.statistical situation will be
largely If. not . wholly . neutralised.' In
any; lease., it is ; felt.-. that spit ;. trade
wlthnhefflirbf-thi' wdrfd NHir'flf
the priee and not speculation, whether
quotations fall as some prophecy or
rise as still others predict. . .
GOOD TRADE CONDITIONS.
Liberal Buying for Spring Noted and
Buyers at Leading Markets.
New York, Feb. 11. Bradstreets to
morrow will say: Trade still maintains
the quiet undertone previously noted.
Buyers are gathering at leading mar
kets in preparation of the impending
Spring campaign. Reports of; buy?
ers being numerous, but of buying, be
ing ' conservative, come largely from
the leading. northern and central west
ern markets. In the Northwest, South
west, outh and on the Pacific coast
reports are still highly optimistic, and
liberal buying for Spring is noted.
Among the k leading industries it
might be noted that iron and steel
are quieter, that there is weakness
in pig iron and that high prices of
some kinds of cotton goods depress
dealings. In other lines of cotton,
however,-, and in; woolen goods there
Isa good movement. In the lumber
trade for export, southern reports are
of unsatisfactory conditions. Good .re
ports as to the shoe trade and in rub
ber goods come from the West gen
erally. . .
Fears of a coaFstrike in the bitu
menoiis regions . have , led to ; heavy
buying by railroads and manufactur
ers. Depressing of railway buying of
material is reported based on a de
sire to see the course of legislation
at Washington.
Business failures ;. in the 4 United
States for the week ending with Feb
ruary 10th, were 249. against 232 last
week and 211 in the like week Of
.1900. '
WHITE SLAVE BILL PASSED.
Bennett Measures Goes Through the
Senate Congress.
Washington, Feb. irThe diplo
matic and Consular bill was passed
by the House today. It carried an
appropriation of more than $3,700,000.
While this measure was before th:
House, Representatives' Harrison and
Fitzgerald, of New York, made at
tacks upon the State Department sug
gesting that the activity of he De
partmen in he interest of American
trade involved the use of coercion up
on weaker governments and resulted
in favor of bankers receiving these
benefits of loans directed . toward this
country:"'-.- v .:- ' ,
The Senate today passed the Ben
nett 'white slave" bill which had Pre
vously received the sanction of the
House. The measure was so amende I
as to eliminate the interstate regula
tions ' originally - contained in , the bill,
the object of the Senate being to di
vorce . the . immgration feature of the
question from all others. , .
The House was In session about six
hours ' today, the . Senate adjourning
after, beingv in session a little more
than two hours, Z'''-.- -v
Neither House will meet, again un
til Monday on account of tomorrow
being Lincoln's birthday,
Secretary, of the State Library Com
mission, has been . engaged, by Mere
dith College Uo re-arrange and thor
oughly, systematize the college libra
ry which is an exceptionally exten
sive one, especially for so young a col
COTTON II1QUIRY
STILL UNDER W
Vice President Marsh Resents V i V :
Imputation of Fraud on ' J t t
Exchange.
SEHATCD . SMITH IN CLASH
J. E. Latham, of Greensboro, Tettlflet
Farmers' Union Representative
Asks Questions Gambling i
: - Phase of Question.
Washington, Feb. 11. 'I . regard
that question as an insult to me and
to every member of the Cotton Ex
change," declared Vice President Ar- ,
thur R. Marsh, of the New York Cot-
ton Exchange, at today's hearing be-
fore the House Committee on AgrlcuZ'
ture on the anti-option' bill."
Representative Sims, of Tennessee,'
had asked Mr. Marsh if there was any '
way of eliminating transactions which
did not. contemplate actual delivery,1
causing in effect, business in contra
vention of the regular .rules of the ex
change. ' Mr. Marsh, with livid. face, emphatl-. i
cally resented any imputation , that . .
the members of the exchange counte
nanced fraud or cheating. Mr. Sims
explained that what he meant Was
whether -the business could not be so
conducted as to eliminate gambling.
"not that Mr. Marsh or other members
are consciously guilty of such prac- '
tices." ' ..
"I am against all iniquity," declared ,
Mr. Marsh. "I pronounce all undertak
ings enteredUnto byany human be-,
inga with the intent of not fulfilling r
that which he undertakes to do as ini
quitous." .
Mr. Marsh admitted that there were .
some speculative . transactions on the .
exchange. He insisted that the pres
ent system of transactions' amounted ;
to actual delivery., .:':. , , . ;
'.'The world isnot producing enough
cotton for its . needs", he declared. . ,
"This year "it s producing 3,000.000 to .
.600,000. bIea Jess Mthan U consumed" ;
last: yekr -'Tfiere'vfiaaT'neyerlleii'. "
time in the history of the cotton in"
dustry when there has. been more un
easiness regarding the .price of cotton, v ;
than there is now. This will continue
until ' the world normally produces
enough for its needs or the. needs are .
brought, down to the production."
Chairman Scott asked if there was
much speculation in cotton on 'change
of its members by entering into con
tracts for purchase or sale of cotton
with the hope of profit.
"There 4s no member of the ex- '
change," was Mr. Marsh's reply,"whose
jentire fortune is not responsible for
his contracts with, fellow members. . .
Mr: Scott read a letter from H. L..
-Scales, of a New York firm, character
izing the cotton exchange contract as
a menace. Mr. Marsh agreed that r
spinners could not afford to buy fu
ture contracts on the New York Cot
ton Exchange unless they . exercise
mercantile functions. -
"Then how can the New York mer
chants furnish the spinners with cot-
ton?" risked Mr. Scott.
"The spinner", replied ' Mr. Marsh, '
' pets It from the merchant, who has
the true New York Btdck scattered .
from one part of the world to anoth-
er. The New York stock is all the .
cotton in the world against which con
tracts have been sold to buyers in
New York. Every contract on the
New York Cottdn - Exchange," he in- '..
sisted, "is enforcible and legal." '
Mr. Marsh characterized the Scott ,
bill to regulate cotton exchange tran-'..
sactions as .futile and'unconstitutlon-'
al. ' ':.'; -i--.. . ' -Smith
and Mandelbaum Clash. . .
A 'clash between Senator Smith, of ..
South Carolina, and L. Mandelbaum,'-
a member of the New York Cotton Ex- .
change, enlivened today's proceedings. ,
J. E. Latham, of Greensboro, N. C, a
cotton manufacturer, who was the on- ,
ly witness during the" forenoon ses- '
sion, declined to assent to Chairman
Scott's suggestion that the elimina
tion of exchanges, if - they depressed
prices to the producers, might also .
have the effect of causlng a decline in
the price of goods to the consumer.
Senator Smith sought, to show that
the violent fluctuations In cotton were
due to manipulation, that the men on
Charge got together and compared
sheets, arbitrarily fixed prices and
effected a clean-Up. Mr. Mandelbaum
excitedly, demanded that Mr. Smith be
put under oath the same, as any wit-'
ness, adding that the other side could .
show the statements were s untrue.
. , Mr. Smith vehemently" asserted his
knowledge . of . such manipulation and ,
by ., allegory referred ; to , the govern- -ment's
abolishing the Louisiana lotte- .
ry. Chairman Scott poured oil on the"
troubled waters by explaining that a ,
member of the Senate or House is al
ways under oath and that if the state- "
ments were challenged the other side
would have opportunity to reply. ,
Mr. Latham endeavored to explain .
that the gains in Wall Street were
really at somebody else's loss, that, the
profits were made much on the same. '
basis as .In" real estate : without any
real losers, and when asked how it
happened that there were sometimes,
failures in cotton business suggested
that there were failures In all lines of
business activity. : He contended that '
elimination of the exchanges, would
depress . prices to the producers ' and '
force the weaker brokers to quit " the
business and leave matters in' the '
hands of only the very: large firms and '
then, conceded that abolishment of the
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