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' -- CHARLOTTE I)ATl.Y 013SERVER, JAXUAItY i, 1903. 4. P. CAI.IVFM. D. A. TOAU'JU.YS- -"' - Publishers. very Cay in the Year. bl'BiitlPTIOX PRICE: Dolly Tne year .... Mx months Tt-reo months .....Jj .. fMlll-WH'kljr Oa ear ' hix rrcrtbs Three tionths ..H.00 .. 4 CO 3.W .AM . .w) .. .'Jo PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT. Na 31 South Tryon street. Telephone numbers: Business oftice. I'-ed 'phone 7S; city editors office, Bell 'phone 134; news editor's ofllce. Eell 'phone 234. . A ut riber in oidenng the address of lus paper charged, dl please In " clicate the address to which it is. try ing at the time he asks for the clu.nt;e to be nit do. Advertising rutin are turnlsUeJ on application. Advertisers mr.y fed sure that through the columns of ihl pan they may reach all Charlotte mi r portion of the best people in this fctate and tipper South Carolina. Tills paper gives correspondents as wide latitude as" It thinks public pol icy permits, but It Is in no case re- sponsible for their views. It is much preferred that, correspondents sin their names to their articles, especial ly in cages where they attack persosf s or Institutions,, though this ts not de manded. Tho editor reserves the right to Rive the names of corn spon dents when tticy are dermindd for the purpose of personal satisfaction. To reeelv consideration ft communi cation must be "aceorVipcnled by the. true nams cf the correspondent. Saturday. January 4, iboh. MME "--CONDITIONS WHICH THE roads had ro- r.ui:. According to a table compiled by Th New York Journal cf Commerce new securities to the amount of t?. .102,552,000 were authorized by rail roads 'and large Industrial corpora tion" during 1907,. but owing to the money market's unresponsiveness on ly $1,393,913,300 was actually Issued. The table eho that Among Southern, railroads the Southern Railway Issued $1,900,000 In bonds and $15,000,000 la note. The .Seaboard Air Line au thorised $18,000,000 In bonds. Issu ing only $7,000 000, besides $1,300. 000 in certificates; while In note It Issued H, 635.000. "In their anxiety t raise, capital at any cost." says the table maker,' "many corporations re sorted to short-term notes, which were offered on a basis to yield from 6 to 10 per cent, interest., But even this class of borrowing came to be regarded -with distrust, and after some $3300.00.000 had bee,, placed th output ceased. Honda . and Hocks nlike being unsalable, ' there, remained the unpleasant . alternative of curtailing expenditure, and during the final rrunrter of the year: many ambitious projects, railroad and In dustrial, were' either abandoned , or postponed, a course counseled;,.' also by a marked falling off In tratllu and general business. December was the lightest month in years,; tho aggre gate offering, being tinder -$28, 000, 001. November's authorizations were heavy but a large percentage have not yet been offered." The desperate straits reached by corporations wide ly regarded as" so Immeasurably pow erful that they are Independent of all ordinary economic laws and can, en dure unlimited harsh treatment by Legislatures are hero strongly net forth. Southern ;ailroad. were, of course, the mot necessitous; and the Seaboard, it appear from the figures obtained by The Journal of Com merce, was much less able to obtain sorely needed funics than, the South ern. These data possess obvious Im portance. AVHhout them, current events now largely filling the public mind cannot bo adequately compre-" bended,, andwe accordingly submit them as worthy of very thoughtful consideration. The South Atlantic Quarterly, puh lished at Durham and edited by Drs. Kdwln illms and W. H. Cllasson, of the- Trinity Colleee faculty, has Just entered upon Its seventh, tar, the Januaryi number belnj the first -if the seventh volume. It was TT'-di'ted when this magazine was s'arte.J in January. 1 902, that It would not live more than a year, but by able man agement and puro nn-rit it has (ttemmed the billowy tides iimt cvi'rv new magazine encounters and Is to day, from many standpoints, the best ma'gazirro In the South and -one of the best in the country. Ka'h number Is filled with strong articles on timely literary, economic and scientific sub Jects. from the pens of the best 'writ j era of the entire, country. Tho lead ing contribution to the current Issue la by Dean W. P. Few, of Trinity, who. writing under the title of "The Standardizing of .Southern Colleges," gives a splendid survey the devel opment of educational standards In the Fouth, together ,wi-h a discussion of the work of the Carnegie board. The oth r articles a'rV-of equal merit and should be read especially by ev ery North Carol!. .Ian. The news that a bank having $1. 000,000 capital will .toori be Char lotte's Is -xt rem -!' gratifying. To possess a banking SnstitBllon of larg er proportions than any . between Jlfchmond ' and P.irmlngham Will 4 greatly enhante"th!s city's already high rn-sfiK' ' centre naturally entitled 'to command the largest and be-'t pHTt" r.f the Industrial South. Affer all. 'the currc-n,. y reform -i.ian proposed by 'trje If anna-Frirj com-m!K.-ion ome years jiso ha not been improved upon and would he aS right for adoption now. ' . - " ' One of .the thir.gs abcut.ihe Pen "eeard A'.r Line receivership which we like least is the fact that both re ceivers pait their Dairies' in the mld- nasi iv a new role. That Impromptu scrap in which Count Boni d'e Castellan and a titled relative engaged oa a Tarls street the other day- should go far to redeem Trench affairs oT honor fro.n. tha re--preach under whjch they have Ion? rested. It will be a great pfty If a conventional "duel" follows to mar, th'o effect. In any . event, Boni has acquired reputation in a form which he cn profitably' uttrijse. Though cut loose from the . Gould millions, he" need neither go into vaudeville nor become a head waiter. It la .in the International fistic arpna as a contest ant for the bantam-weight champion ship that bis brightest future lies. Who. would not let go a good-sUed sjjm any time to sea Boni do battle with some capable artist of the ting? y.A would not Aily '-ja'n gold, iind 8'. ry for himself but ehed lustre -upon his beloved France. The present French custom of making ring battles a contest tp" determine-which of the pugilists can first kiclc the other In the solar plexus ..would undirgo a happy change; Indeed, refining Influ ences would speedily make themselves felt throughout the realm of pugilism and far beyond. No already eminent fighter can respond to his challenge with a demand that lie "go and get a -reputation," for he has. already gone and gotten one; so this path is as open as It is promUIng. All Boni needs la a good manager, and If he fails to enter a calling of which -he could easily become the brightest or nament we shall not restrain our dls appointment. . . During the holiday , recess of Coa gress, The New York Evening Post Is trying to prevent- unbearable dullness. 4t has the following to say of the whole scheme of things; Who will say that the. Filipinos nre not rapidlv assimilating the true prin ciple! of democratic trovernmentT The 'shooting of the Governor of Hollo Is cer tainly pioof that they ar rapidly P proacring tli level of Kentucky and Idcl-o. It is true that in the latter H;ate It was un ex-Oovtrnor who was killed, and that dynaniilo was used as n mors np-to-dute method of removal.. 1" Ken tucky, too, the aim was more deadly, fin the dispatches report that Hollo's Gov ernor Is reroverlnir. That the assailant was a tflsiippolnted office-seeker sliow. too, that the ex;inplu "f (iulteau has al rendv made Itself felt in the orchlpeUigo. Meanwhile, however, we confess to a nolne disHpjiolntment In tho nfvv I'hil Ipplne AsKrtnbly. It has n-iw been In eesKli n for nearly two months, on not a single flst-tiiiht has Wvn reported. I'lalnly, the nmnlier virtues are still lacking: We would, 'then-fore, honest that' those two elegant ""d brllllijnt -rx-emplnrs of Anglo-Snxon mil tire. John Khdip WllllHtns nnd Haxid A. DeArmond. be sent to Wiudrste en the floor of 'the. J'hllipiiine Arsemhlv Just how we soitle lrsoniil (tlffrreiiocs in a thoroughly scientific mid B'-nllf manlv wav. Mr. Williams Is eKneiially tilti'd for the task; he is thoroughly eonvlneefl of tho menial, moral, and physical sureriorlty of ..the white nmn over, nnv one with a shade of hrc wn In bis- skin! ., 7 . President FInley has announced publicly that the Southern Ns.ilr.iad will voluntHrlly reduce tho passenger rate In South Carolina to two nnd a half cents. Although It Is not known how far Tils actio n In warranted by the ilnuncl.'il condition of the road, since President FInley may be ciioos Ing between two evlli, It seems- to be a wis, step. Much ,.jtif the -trouble that the railroads have experienced In the Inst months has arisen from the lack of sympathetic understand ing between them - and this people. All right-minded men will approve of President Firiley's attempt to remove this misunderstanding. And out 'of all the troubles we " are pnssing through, experience: will teach what might have been learned before pres ent rato laws In several States we're made, -If legislators hart taken time to Investigate dispassionately The Observer jyitos v with much pleasure the return to Viewspuper work of Mr. W. I. Underwood, well remembered hereabouts as city edit or of The Evening Chronicle. Mr. T'nderwond 'assumes tho editorship of The Oreensbriro Patriot. In announc ing Its capture Th Patriot weli says that "he was horn with the newspa per Instinct, and" will never'he able to rid himself of Its Influence." He Is, Indeed, a capit.il newspaper mfiri and mnKf'estlmable -gentleman. "ilnd for the profession's Hake, we also con gratulate both Mr. Underwood arid Tlie Patriot. The artion of the Hank of Kngbrud In reducing; Its discount rte ..1.1 six tier cent. Is orin t of the slronet among recent Indications' that tho world's money markets are f.i.t p proucblug normal conditions mice m''!TP: ,f tn fnn' Ame.rlcan banks still obstinately pursuing narrow and grossly unlawful practices (as if t!i whole co'arMj3r insolvent) could be reached 'VI th some nort of big stick the pur.iy financial aspect of the trouble would speedily flluarlpear al most altogether. ' tsTVn; caxxot sr:iJj it. Mwrlff of tieorgla County fsltM k (f j.iior ami Ua an l-lcphanl on Ills JiamU. ' -AtUn'v-t. Oa., Jan. ! Thp prohi bition law has already brought forth an Interesting question. f ' A saloon .k i't Hi jirnpk county early in. iKx-i-mher gave ai mortgage on his .fixtures and his stock of li'juoyi to st-curt- 'a debt. When .he failed to p.iy tha debt the holder of th. H'orttfage forec!sed arid th sheriff of Urooks county Immediate ly advertised the ilxturrs anl liquors for' sale.. This raised the,..u-stioft ii Jo wh".'!ir such a sale would be le gal. A t !vo 171 ey fi f ne rai J,,t n V Hart! opitil .n to I this morning rendenn; an i rhe .f-rfert- that nen proceedings w ould iol-u the law lnnmuch tis tiie j.roliibitioa act speciti any .rohibi's the rotate;. Its of"i!U!. or uKents. sell Ibg w hbiey in. 'the fa f'onsttpstio'l sn- ml I'lped j,n tninm. 'fill fJ" pie itH-h by ln fi: .ip l,t. n ,y. Holllwt. l. KV Moi'lit;,in T.- T 'i.-ves c.nviipsfinn i"d bied blips',. 7'. i T Tai'.eta. H. 11. Jordan & Co. . WAYS OF II 1)1 AN 31ISDS . Llrtle Joseph Scott, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Q.LG. " Scott, became pos sessed of a elnidter. spirit as he stroll ed with two companions tiu South Tryon street yesterday morning, and it required brave efforts to bring nun back to a normal condition of tern - perament. Just.before.the trio reach ed The Observer Building. Joseph took-a notion that he wanted to see the moving.--picture shown and he balked. Ills associates', a little girl and a-little boy, both of almost simi lar sizes,- and neither over ive.J.e.ars, used undry arguments in order to dissuade 'nim from the course tfkc 'held In mind. Hut their tiny bits of philosophy availed them nothing. No amount of suavity of speech, no kind liness of facial -or verbal expression struck the right spit in the little fellow's make-up. It was all soon re garded as useless," and so thecompan ions resorted ,,to other avenues of approach. one caught him by the shoulders and the ither by tne legs, and they made as if to carry him off bodily when Joseph" ;-uddenly became aware of thiir intentions, ami planned for. the --conflict., lie simply threw himself tu the pavement and lay on the flat of his stomach, oponing not his mouth. It was a pure case of balkineas. lie kicked at the two little friends, and growled, and-mustered to his" face a look of determination not to be undermined. Hy thia time he had attracted the ptissera-by, who at once became interestod.. They stopped and looked at him ' wonderingly, for not. many could understand the rmal trouble. Some thought he was sud denly taken III, oth'-rs that he was simply playing. Hut- he dissolved such thoughts when he turned his face toward the c.rowd and exhibited visibly the fart that he had a mind of his own about some things. He wal lowed around 011 tke pavement with the earns ease thtt a setting hen would flutter her ftvthcrs In a dust ;p"i,Ie. A fine coat df ermine- white ness had y thl.s tlie suffered from the dirt of the stret. He had brok en his belt, and tthe'r parts of his harness had beeomV disarranged. And Mill "he wallowed Itoward and fro ward, alternately kiVklng at the little girl. and the little loy companions. .Mr. Stuart. W. Cf,imer, who was standing in front of The Observer Building., uifer watcning the multi form nuino. TtVr.-H of :he chlki, decided that he could nt.i.nd it no longer, and ho rushed to the ce.ne. Without ft word, of warning he picked up the. little fellow and carried him to the Inner side of the pavement and sat him down -tigalnst the wall. He began coaxing him. telling him stories and offering all sorts of amenities. The child braced up, desired no longer the 'dirt of the stroet nor his "aforetime method of1 exhibiting his determina tion, but sat stolidly in the forced seat, not yet having uttered a word. Mr. Cramer walked away, satisfied that hi; had taken the child from the Pavement. An Observer reporter walked up to him nnd being ' unused to parental .methods of control, be felt awkward as he stooped his shoulders to" the stupendous task of bringing Joseph back to' a good humor. Hut he hap pened V remember one thing1 that al ways brought him around in his In fant days and he pulled out a nickel. "Say, J.i.scph, how does this strike you?" : The little fellow looked tip. better' pleased with the situation. Ho seem ed satisfied that he had forced hla op ponents to a monetary profTer for the desired armistice.' He reached out his little hand and took the coin from the man's tinkers, 'deliberately got up and walked away with his companions, still a little fretful, but altogether pleased with his accom plishments. . ' The ineidsnt was striking for the reason that It manifested the srtenglh of Joseph', .powers of resistance, and his. Incredibly strong antipathy to be ing led Into any other "path than that, he willed. His ugliness, If such it! pleased some to term it, was not alto gether blamable. His power of will fulness was not a thing to be discred ited. And though. It is admitted that Joseph cho.se the wrong place In which to declare himself a free-brn American citizen, with the rights of a sovereign power, and the prerogative of an absolute vol'tlon, It is .not nd mltteil that the chill exhibited any Inhuman characteristic, nor that h 11e11vere.it titmseir m any other than a childish way the most human thing In tho world. What business Is It of the world that he threw himself on the street! lie was battling for his own desire. anil two fo onu at that. At his feet trudged -a little girl, who Was his su perior, ami at his shoulders, a little boy, who was his eo,ual, laid tiny, but intending hands upm his person. There, was no chance for him to yln by mi open conflict: thorn was a chance In the course he pursued throwing' himself supine at th'eir feet and challenging their muscular pow er to conquer him In that attitude. Ha played the nart at the man when he resisted' no longer the re straining hands of Mr. Cramer. There Was no use In contending any further for victory by lying on the flat of his bin k or his xt cach as .he .dUl alter nately cont'-niing with a full-grown man like Mr. Cramer. Joseph yielded at once and did all which the man's muscular . force demanded sat quiet and still oil the side of the pavement. Hut lie still battled. When Mr. Cra mer walked away and left thti two comrianloti to ilnlsh the victory, Jo tieph prolonged tho struggle. He meant to show them that ho was the 'master sllll of the -lluatlon. And precisely at Iftils strategic mij rmnt the ne.vspaper man came along and declared tho conflict ended, be. causa he had thovarht upon the sub tlest, but at once he meanest meth od of ending the warfare. He had of fered to buy Joseph out and, Mill true to. humanity, Joseph accepted tb proposition. He sold out for -a nickel, gave up the fiaht for that paltry sum and bears now the "truth In his heart that he lot the fight, becnuse of a mercenary treaty .-ffected through tile overture of an unknowing news paper man. Terr to one that Joseph would have conquered but. '-for - that nickel's brightness! M. om-:v pi:rmisiox to coxdkmx IVlt I.hn 3'nr TlKimnsvllle. VH1 He Completed as (J.iilcklv Possible .. Scarlet IVtcf (Jnnrniitlnc to lie Raised Monday Mun.lnrtt Chair Comimnv Oeliinc Many Order PctmhuiI Xutc-. Src'Rl to The Observer. Tlinmasvlile, Jan: 3. The corpora tion commission hss granted the Southern Railway pe;rmif:din to .con demn" piopcrry along the line of the belt line now In course of ennstruc tjon. and o . soon ai matters-can be adjusted the bell line will be" rushed to. completion a!on the. entire thre mile route and Avt-ll open up tninj very desirable faelory and. manufac turing Kite and a good 'water course thaf wl'l be valli)ie fe J,he niann fa.-.uring plants -ilong the line.- .CrpTTs r. 4 0. Tne hu-ine.-s of the of- (he uumplftlon e.f tills line the town will have some very attractive, prop- ositlwns to offer proposed investors. Already tne steel rails have betn KUd on. the belt line far as the stand ard Chair Factory. .The outlook for business this yearf is VeTy bright. Among the manu facturers, however. It is not expect t ed that everything Increases by leaps l ana . bounds, out a good substantial 1 business is anticlmrryd all Jhe year and orders are a-is'adv coiiilffgln nice Jy. Wlien the factories are making good time, every department of "bus iness in town is good. A large delegation of Masons from here will attend the meeting bf the grund lode In lialeigh.the lth of January. .-Heverul of the manufacturers here will attend the furniture exposition in Chicago, the 15th of this 'month. On account of the scarlet fever quarantine t'.ie Sunday fchool will not meet until the 12th.- Tne quar antine wJU be 'raised Monday, Jun uary th, on which date the graded nchool will be opened and school will be resumed after' - about two months' suspension on account of the fever. It is very . gratifying to the entire community to know that there Is not a case of fever in the town and that the scourge has ut last been stamped out. There have been about fifty cases .in all, with only one fa tallty. thus showing the excellent treatment by the health officer. Dr, J. W. Peacock, the city health of ficer, who has- had entire charge of the situation, at -.first; did not receive the proper support he should have had, but later upon realizing the se riousness of the situation every one rallied to him., supporting him and carrying out hU-rdem. The people of the entire town are very t.iankrui to every physiolaii In town for the valuuble services rendered. Mr. Laurence B. Thomaa. a native born Thomasvllllan bit for the past eight years a citizen of Greensboro In the totton mill business, has come back to this town and will have charge of the reed and nattan department of the Cramer Furniture Company. - Miss Ellen Sklnnell left this week for Greenville, N. C, where she goes to take charge of the Postal Tele graph Company's office at the that place. Mr. Is. L.' Sloop, thfl efficient regis tered pharmacist t the store of the Thomasvillo Drug Company, has re signed and accepted position In a 'drug store at Southern Pines. Hi wuccesa ir here has not been chosen. Miss Clara Conner, of Central Falls, spent the holidays with the family of Mr. C. C. Prltchard. Miss Ava Jordan, of Central Falls, will spend the winter here with her Ulster, Mrs. C. C. Prltchard. She will enter the graded school. Hev. Wlllt A. Lam beth, after spending the ' holidays with his parents. In the city, '.ias gone back to his work at Wa'kertown, where he Is pastor .ef the Methodist church of that village. Mr.fJohn W. Lambeth "spent two days this week in Greensboro attetj.llrig .-the meeting' of the directors of the Nort'.i Caro lina Railroad Company, of wlilch he IS a member. The Standard Chair" Company ship ped' three car loads of chains, yester day and during the holidays receiv ed orders for fifteen car leds to be shipped as soon as 'possible. The company In in a very prosperous con dition and the business; vutlook for the next year Is very encouraging. VOTK SHOWS IIAKDIX WINS. Hit Mnjerlty Is Only Klght. However Xcgro) WImi AllemplMl t") Knlrr Ifomci Htm Dirwii by Illoodlioiiml.-t In Slioi-t Order. special to Tho Observer. , Uaffney, S. C, Jan. 3. Tho agony is over in Cherokee county and ail are breathing easier since the re turns, are all in In the election for the nominating of a successor to 'till the unexpired term 01 the lato VV. F. AlcArthur in the Legislature. Not a great deal of nuerest was at tached to the race unit not "many thought lhat uuch more would be aroused, but the closeness of the running caused all interested, the least bit to "sit up arid take notice." The race wax"d fast and furious before the polls had been ojion iong and first on candidate and then another would forge to the"front. The final count showed Mr.. N. W. Hardin, of Blacksburg, winner by i majority of H votes mor W. .S. Hull, Jr., who was next in line. The total vote was as follows: N. W. liardin, of Blacksburg. 3R3; W.-S. Hall, Jr., of (laffney. 345: W. I. Klrby. of Giff ney, 27; Klmscy . o. Husky, of Or i.ssy Pond. 1 3 S . . The home of Mrs. L. M. Cook was the-scene of 'considerable excite ment about 7 o'clock Wednesday ev ening. Mrs4 Cook wns disturbed by a polae at her window nnd on In vestigation discovered a negro man attempting to effect an entrance. When the would-be burgrar found thnt be was discovered, he ran, but was met at the gate by a little negro whom was Just entering Mrs. Cook's yard. He told this little negro to say nothing about havng seen hltn, but the negro was very much terri fied and ran in at -once with the In formation". Mrs. Coojc at once dis patched this negro in fie residence of Chief of Police T. H. Lockhart ond Deputy Sheriff 11. Jt . Iickhart. who live near. Just ns the bearer of the alarming nws entered the front yard-of tne Messrs. Lookhart. the same regro who wns the cans of the confusion was entering the rear. Mr. H. If. Locuhart. with the nsflslonce of Jils lifoodhounils. soon picked tip the neirro's frail and be was r-on Indeed in the city lock up. The story he tells )s that he Is employed by local contractor. Mr. Joe Sparke, and thnt lie -Jfenf to .the, home of Mr. Fpnrke to feed thnt night but found Mr. Soarke away nnd. Inquiring, looqfed rhe I.ockhi'rt home as bis place of whereabouts and went there in search f.f.hlm. REVEXIK RECK! ITS INCREASE. Wctern PMrlct of North Carolina Has Recipts of S20S.1ofi.is pe. reii'tr X'otwlf Ittiiullne the Wave on Prohibition. SiH-cinl to Tlie tbsirVer. Ftatesville, Jan. 3. Cashier Rob rUs. of the Internal reve-uue collect or's oitlce, rep.)f1;i the following col lections durlnt December. 1 07:. L!st.s, IS. 424. 55; spirits, 74. 549.20: cigars. "". I""",- o.i.in.n, special , taxes. 172.22; total, $205,108.15. nd Vrs. if. W. Helo. erTifoun' A.ry' The receipts of the oRice ontisuflia sister of the deceased. The funeral was to grow and there was a big Increase J '"niim ted fmm the late r-si.n ?n mj there was a big Increase J brr of the ssme period last I lH-cember !. the collec-' mnted to imiiit m fV, i i lr, Decemb Oar. In l!,,n. m Hint ."'"L " ' irea-B. Xne pasi necemoor Ling IS I.-1 tribute. Tlie funeral wr.s la reel v attend 273.05. oNtwUhstanding the advance fed. The tnteomeiit was made n roene and victories of the prohibition wave, ill fnnc tcrv. the p.il!-ti-sreri .-Vine the greatest increa.se neemii to be inL''rjM' " (: r;leih, A. spirits and more lax is paid on liquor , in tne iorty-nne counties- composing the western dislrlct of North Carolina now than ever- he.fore. The tax ' on spirits! last rounth exceed the atooiint paid in December. 190S. by Jifi; 30.9. Four of five .years ago the co'Jectlons on Sr.irif In any one monih rare-Jy reached- I40.QQQ. Now th, i mount has increased nearly 75 per rent. : The tofT amount of revenue collect ed siBi'e- Mr. O'l-'irge IK Hrojvn h been collector, from July ,lth. I?0te. to Decenrrier 31st. 197. m'jnte,J to flc,. Is in fine condition. Iri pire of the j veeent nr.amiii n:turiances, PEACE WAKRAXT DISMISSED. Fuirlvtlv FVoin Justice Arrested In the Tobacco City Firemen Arjwer lie-lion Aekrd Kedatlng to Animal TouriiunK'nt Victims of ApjieiidJ- eiUs Recovering Other News Note. Speclul to The Observer. Durham. Jan; i--Th peace warrant against M. F. Warren was dismissed till. morning by Justice of tho Peace R. C. Cox. This matter "grew out of a fight In the pool and billiard rooms of S. A Qulfierley. Qiriiierley was not in tl? fight but bad tho sUerirf to srve no tice 011 Mr. "Warren, wr.o was in the fight, to keep out of Ills place of busi ness. Wtu-ren went back and there was a case against hl.ra a few days ago in wbich he was charKl with tresrass. P-e- kig ;ineu h appealed the matter to the tiiue court. In the mtantime-Mr. QulneKey had beard e,f threats that he was told' were n ade by Warren and be bad hlru arrest ed on tho peaca warrant charve. , This was set for a hearing before Justlco of the I'ewa J. E. Owens but was sworn sway lroiu blm aner1" et before Justlco cox. This evening Dallas Thomas, colored. as takex trom here" to Iulsburg. where be is wanted on two charges, on for carrying a concealed weapon, nnd the t'her for usgault wlili intent to kill, lie bad been a fugltivw from Justice for nore than a year. The nesro wasliked up here by tiergennt Penriergraph. , He came lu-Te ff-oin West Virginia and had leen at work In a tobacco stemmery Just one day when he was arrested by the officer. The authorities -net Louisburg were notirted.und sei:ta man to get the tiisoneT. ' ' At a Joint meeting of the firemen the teurnament eiuehtion was -considered last rliht. The mutter is this way: At the wm tournament 111 Wilmington me ques tion of time and place for the next toiw-namc-nt was left to the executive com- roittce, this committee luring composed of the officers of the association, frefddent James it. McNeill, i f FayettcviMe, has sent to the chiefs of the various de partments throughout the State u letter in which he asks certri In- quesi Ions te bs uaxwereo vy 111c members ot the depart ment, this for tho enlistment of the executive committee. - Thts was the ob ject of the meeting last night. Hrestdent McNeill will call the nxeVuttve commit tee together some time this month at which time the whole matter will be de cided. One question askeel relates to the tbolishrne nt of ttio tournament fetura altogether and 'this tho Durham firemen, to a man, oPimjs. They decided on what to recommend to the committee and'this decision will be forwnrUtsi to the presi dent. ' ln tho irwyor's court this morning was the fust whiskey selling eilne for the new year. The defendant, Walter KdwHrds, wns sent to the higher court under bond of $Hi0. which he could not g.ve and was committed to Jul). On an averaK the police ret sevr:il esses each, week, but the arrest of Edwards was tho first o this character sines thj beginning of the yeer. Dr. J. M. O'Kclly. .who has been tuf ferlrg from rheumatism for some weeks, left this wfternoon for Hot Springs, Ark. Ho expects to be rbeent form tho city a Month or six weaks. J. 1-. Cherry, a well-known drugelst. pnd W. Herbert Lawrencs. son of Con tractor I. G. iJiwreiice, Ijota of whom are tn the hospital from an opet. ion fpr appendicitis, are reported as Improving. They expect to be aide to leave the hoc lital within a few days. Angl. r B. Duke ami rurty have ro tiirii.il from fartaret lodre. In the east ern part of the state. This property Is owned by tne ijukcs ana ouie-rs nwi an gler Duke entertained a number of .'his friends there for several days. It was on this property two years agr that Mr. Duke lort n hand form a gunshot wound, inrllelii l.v accident vi lle hunting. Last e vening a New Year's dance was given In the city armory, thU being At tended by twenty-seven couples. . The Durham Orchestra furnished the 'music for the occasion. It wus a. very enjoy able uft'iir. Gen. Julian H. Carr has gone to Rich mond, where he will serve as one Of tho honorary fall-bearers at the fmral and I urial of Mrs Heath, wife of the late Ocn. Harry I tenth. Geiseral fair hlso served as pnll-bciirer Htthe funeral and burial or Gereral Heath, something like one year neo. - I.est evenlrir Mr. Alphonso Cobb, pro prletcr of H,t(l Corcoran, tils city, gave a fliof sut.ner eo.npllmenfary to the t ccrs of the Krwin Cotton Vfil. It was a tlve-counwi affiilr und there were twelve peijple present In addition to Mr. tobb. ' RAililiOAD DIRECTORS MKET. I'sual 7 IVr Cent. Semi Annual Dlvl dcivl lleclared Hurlingfon .Hotel 'Matter Ix-rt In HamN or Attorney i:ociitlve Oiiimlttcei Stale SublwUli : - A.H-latloii MccU to DIwiism- Iiir portaiit Matter Many Relallves Trom 'Distance .VJlcnd 1 'mural of Miss 1niilit I.lndsav. Special to The Observer. YJreensbi ro. Jsn. X The semi-annual .meeting ft the board of directors of the North Carolina ltailrOud Company was held In this ciiv .to-day. The meeting was called to order ' ly Preeiucnt 11. G. Chntham. of Klkln. nt Ki o'clock this niornrng in tlie pallor of the Guilford Henbow. s'cretaiy and Treasurer A. It. K.-ler, of Wlrston-Sakin. was present. The usual 7 per cent, dividend payablS semi-annually was declared. The Imard discussed the Burlineton hotel matter and empowered the attorney. Sir. H. A. r-oiifrhtoli. of Alleghany county, to look Into lh; Kituntion and close It up finally neenrdir-g to a previous agreement.' The bosrd considered a imm'oer of matters of a ronllne natiii". but nothing of a pub lic nature was done." Alt cf the mem bers cf the Ix.iiid were present except Messrs. linifli Mcfttie. of Wilmington, ?nd Alb-n ItiifTIn of Hllh'boro. A meeting t.f 'he executive comeiiitoe of the North Carolina Sal. bath AsV-c'a-tior. wis h'ld to-night In the oW'-i cf F'trmer Jiflg Thonuis J. Shaw fo. ae pun oso of considering importsnt matters With reference to the work of the asso ciation during. the coming year and espe cially the work of the field secretary. Rev. W. II. McMaMer. Hev. Mr. Mi Muster was present and made a rrporUof 1 the s'i'His of the work of the field secre- I tary during the ra si year. The execniive I rnuvmlUi ei Intends to broaden the scope I l of the work nlontr -all lines durina the next twelve Mcnths and plans looking I towant 1li.1t en.i were Inrmulati-d t to rUrht's mmtipg. - The numbers' of ti e enorntivo con oiitteo nre: He v. Or. . H. Turrentine, of Ornensborn, chairman: Re'.'. J. AV. GHit.i.-in, f Orecnsboro. we relary; Kimer .Ii.Jue Themes J. Slmw Revs. C. K. Maddry. S. It. Guifnard, of tireenslKo-o; Jrefilci't L. L. H.iobs. of Oullfonl CIlere; KeV. John A. S-wth and Pr . H. r. Holland, of Chirl -!. aad Itrv. K. K. McLarlv. of ftihshury. Aicong Die relatives fr .m a distance here to nltenit the funeml of Miss Loiia l.ledsiy this monlrir at pi o'clock: w-re: Messrs. Gcorce K., John A. ond M. ami Mrs. K. T '1st- of Chci loite; Messrs. rirv nnd A'ee "lunn. M'ss Annii Sloan end' Mrs. j." IV Watt, rif Kel.r.ville; Mn. Pstton. of l'Finvflle.- Va.: Mrs. A. H Parlrl.orst? oH Mninfiel.t. N. j.: jr. B,i rv. Xameei ttlnan. of lr,in,,.i... '""n'i'H ted fmm the late r-si.n ?n Sl,lh Oreenp street Y Miss Mmfsay s Vv, lh T ? C,n.rt- rf.t" y,T J re-sMlflan church, wno made a most Ms - smiful tslk In p.iylng her a lvinr W'. McAllalei- f'v V'1? ?,"r. 1 V '" Fry. Harry X. J. ,M. llenurlx and Neil i;ilingtn. , !onhle Hanging In Misslselppl. .Tunica: M:s., Jan. 3. Two' negroj j were legal'y harce-I here to-day f.r murder. They were' Will .Washington. snci rami iiopuns, notn or whom had killed other negroes. Two Tramps Killed, Monroe. La.. Jan. 3 Twar tra-mps were re..nte.J killed to-day In a i wreck on th" Iron Mountain Railroad, at Swart-. Five cars of a freight train fell through a trestle brii$ ovcr a lake. - fr4r4 - :4'rJ: - - f' - fi Although' a portion "of our n n HitlitfCiP . have arrived, but after, consideration we have de cided rather than pay traveling expenses -ve would close out our entire stock Hats and Caps at 'a big discount in the house. Insead of giving regular discount of 7 per cent, we shall sell same grade of Hats, same brands, etc., and give on Fur Hats 25 Per Gent Discount , payable in 30 days and All $9.00 Hats will net AH $12.00 ILats will net . . .... AH $18.00 Hats will net ...... All $2J.OO Hats wUl net...... 33 1-3 Per Cent Discount On all Straw Hats except Malagas. 25 Per Cent Discount On all Men's and' Boys' Ca ps from f2.00 to $1.50 " " ' ' RailroadEare Small Matter "When you count what you will save on a bill of Hats . and Caps. If" you can't come, write yo'iff' wants. BiESIBES The Hats and. Caps wc have stocks of Notions, Under-. wear, Men's and Bovs' -Work and Negligee Shirts, i ' ' ' ' " St a fle Goods, eic. in the wholesale departmc '' that the price would, interest any merchant. ; Thi3 will be a Quick Cleaning 'Up Sale. Don't Wait. 7 - . ' . - . Jrv.j' ? 1! . . : j . -. , 4: TRUE - Ci spring purchases of Hat's no longer time. . . .$6.75. . . .$9.00 ..$13.50 .. . . ft.-1 . IT ... ....$18.00 - ." V . . ' - 4 if
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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