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GOLDSBORO.. N. C. THUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1903.
NO 170
M WORK YESTERDAY.
TWO SPECIAL ORDER BILLS
WE US DISPOSED OF
IX THE HOUSE.
Farmers Protective Association Bill
"Was Passed The Audubon
Bill Gets Through On
the Second Bead
ing Detail
Work.
Raleigh Post, Feb. 11.
The two special order bills were
disposed of in the House yesterday
without much time being consumed.
The 11 o'clock special order was
the bill to incorporate the North
Carolina Farmers Protective Associa
tion, lltlfoUUl. bJiCai .u.jn
Mr. liiagiitiug of Edgecombe. It
was previously examined by the
committee on agriculture and recom
mended favorably. Mr. Daughtridge
asked its immediate passage, but
several gentlemen seemed to think it
of sufficient importance, from the
large powers granted, to be made a
special order. Mr. Daughtridge did
not object and the bill was made
special order for 11 o'clock yester
day. When it was called up Mr. Daught
ridge explained tiie objects and pur
poses of the bill, and with his state
ment it passed its several readings
and was sent to the Senate.
The other special order was the
Audubon bill, incorporating the Au
dubon Society of North Carolina, j
having for ita object the protection of
birds in North Carolina. The ime
was set for 3 2 o'clock and at that
hour, Mr. Roberson of Guilford,
moved that the House take a rcc??s
for twenty minutes and invite Prof.
T. Gilbert Pearson of Greensboro to
address the merVbers on the bill.
The motion was opposed by Messrs.
Abell of J-.htotoa and Curtis, of Bun
combe. Mr. Daniel of Warren fa
vored the tiioti.'.-u. lur. 1 leNt. .1 of
Scotland aid tiie member-! woul 1
consume t vei.-ly ai mutes tiit-ieivts
disscus:3in tiie motion, ar.d n peJ
the gentletn- n fn mi Guhtord would
call thi:
Orson
'heard LI
motii M.
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or. -vi' 'i 'p-t ;-ti' -a. ;.!.r. noiv-
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ii' :i!t'i i" 'ii l'.' i.iia !'?(; .- S.lii'.i tt I
lr :. I'ai-s:n .vas gracefuily intro
duced w . y- 'a' :rr:-T.T.d.
!, ." c;:-r. n WHS 'TOlld 0
stand bffor and address the General
Asembly of North Carolina. He
made' an eloquent plea for the pro
tection of tLe state's song and game
birds, al-o the sea birds, fornier'y
so ' V,: :.'.o:.- o ir c Ir i
displayed wonderful familiarity with
and knowledge of the different spec
ies of birds that inhabit our fields,
yards and forests, and told of their
value to the farmer and the interests
of the state generally. It was an in
teresting and instructive speech, and
one on which Professor Pearson was
heartily congratulated.
Mr. Etheridge sent up an amend
ment to exempt Dare county, and
Mr. Britain did the same ior Ran
dolph. Both amendments were over
whelmingly voted down, and the
bill passed second reading. Notice
was given, that other amendments
will be introduced when the bill
comes up on third reading. The
vote on second reading was: ayes G2,
noes 10. In pleading for the bill to
become a state law and urging that
no county be exempted, Mr. Rober
son, of Guilford, surpassed even him
self in making a good speech.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
An Attempt to Legislate Against It
In New Hampshire
Defeated.
The Concord (N. H.) Patriot:
"Some days ago Representative
Abbot of Manchester, introduced a
bill in the New Hampshire Legisla
ture, the purpose of which was to
prohibit the healing of physical ail
ments by Christian Scientists. The
bill imposed a penalty of $50 for the
first offence; $100 for the second of
fence, and if the party further perse
vered in violating the law, he w7as to
be sent to jail.
"By the action of the House the
! bill was referred to the judiciary
committee, and yesterday, by a vote
of 11 to 1, the committee refused to
report the measure.
"It is needless to say that the be
lievers in Christian Science are very
much pleased with the result. They
are proud to know that the members
of the Legislature declined to ctS-r
this insult and do this great injustice
to the people of this State, who have
an abiding faith in the tenets and
doctrines of Christian Science.
"The Patriot feels free to say, that
in its views, it represents the intelli
gence and integrity of Concord, when
it commends the Legislature for re
fusing to even recognize so unjust and
discriminating a bill.
"The founder of Christian Science,
Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, makes
her home in Concord; she has done
and is doing much for Concord, in
everything looking to the upbuilding
of the city and its interests; she has
been willing to contribute in every
way that good citizenship can de
mand or expect.
"The people of Concord who be
lieve with her, are not proselyting;
they are not urSing others to accept
the things that they believe and
practice; their mission clearly is to
do what good they can for their fei
lowmen; they are all good citizens,
peace loving and law-abiding.
"If there is a healer among them,
he is not advertising nor proclaim
ing his powers of combating sickness; j
lie is not urging others to accept him
as their physician; he goes when he
eis called j
, , ' i
maimer-.
is called, and only when he
and s urely A .icerican men a
icari women are endowed with suffi
cient ppprtciation and intelligence
j to be permitted to select such physi
cal healers an their judgment cr de
sires may advise or suggest.
"Like bills with similar intent, j
have been introduced in other legis- j
iative bodies, in other states at other j
tine, bt with the yreat mnjo-ity of!
them the purpose was niore or ler j
i.'DliCt-itn.M. J his iti'ipoi mm hi
the ipe:!-ur? imposed by Mr. Ab'xnt:
in this, there was neither conceai-1
.-lent ,'. deception.
!i?e?.t:yl a?'aic?t Ch
iiiu out was i
1 JL w MS j
cience, ;
c, .
and the practice ot Christian Science
iiil
i:id the judiciary committee,
ip tne mmos ot an overv
ntiMority of the good ieople of New
Hampshire, did what was fair and
right, when it rufused to permit even
the consideration of a bill so mani
festly unjust.
"This paper is not advocating the
can5 nor proclaiming the virfues of
Christian Science, any more than of
any other religion. It bespeaks for
all, at the hands of our lawmakers,
liberal and just treatment; the Cons
titution of every State of the Union,
recognizes the right of the individual
to worship God after the dictates of
his heart and con science, and any ef
fort on the part ot religions bigots to
interfere with their clearly defined
right is palpably wrong; wrong in
theory, wrong In law, and wrong in
fact.
"If the believers in the Roman
Catholic Church were being discrimi
nated against, or a proposition look
ing to discrimination were proposed
in the Legislature, we would say,
Don't do it.' If such a bill were di
rected against Congregationaliss,
Methodists, Baptists, Unitarians,
Adventists, Wesleyans, or Episcopa
lians we would say, 'Don't do it,"
and when the members of the Legis
lature should refuse to recognize such
arbitrary measures, we with thous-
ands would say, 'Thank you.' "
A DESTRUCTIVE Mil
A. D.
BROWN'S LARGE DRY
GOODS HOUSE
BURNED.
A Fifty-Five Thousand Dollar Fire
Breaks Out in Early Morning
Hours at Wilmington
One Fireman Re
ceives Painful
Injuries.
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 11. Fire
which broke oat in one of the prin
cipal business blocks of the city at
2:30 o'clock this morning totally de
stroyed the large dry goods establish
ment of A. D. Brown and damaged
adjoining buildings sufficient to run
tli ., losd up to about &5,CG0. The
hre originated in the basement of the
Brown establishment and spread to
the clothing store of A. David Com
pany. The basement of the Consoli
dated Railways Light and Power
Company's office, containing a large
stock of gas and electrical supplies j
was flooded, causing a loss of $1,000;
fully covered by insurance.
The stock of A. D. Brown was
valued at $30,000 and was insured for
$17,500. The building belonging to
the Vollers estate was valued at $ -000
and is covered by insurance.
The damage to A. David Com
pany's stock amounted to $15,000
and is about half covered by insur
ance. During the conflagration Fire
man T. B. Jackson fell through a
trap door and was severely cut by
broken glass and otherwise injured.
RECEIVED A SETBACK.
Committee on Commerce Rejected
the Nomination of Dr. W.
Washington, Feb. 12. The presi-
lent'8 m'gro policy received a severe j
setback to-dav when the Senate com- !
,. i
mi nee on commerce rejecieu me ;
nomination of Dr. W. T. Cruiii, col-
orod. as collector of customs at i
Charleston, as the result of a combi- j
natioa betweeii Democratic and Ik- i.
toucan senile rs.
presideut is j
iu tit all pieartfcu with tiiis action, j
He announced to a news'-aper man
that he would not withdraw the !
nomination until the Lenuie took j
nuul aptkm on -j way or the other.
! Senator Jones of Nevada and I'er-
tous oi v.aiirei nm are taextepuoncans j
who voted with the 3en!:cratie t
. . . . .
members of the committee, but the ?
t ie liiiU UOtj OxrUtiLOi UiSUii ll Jllu- t
nesota absented himself from the
committee merlin;;
As it Wits, the
vote stood 8 to 7 against confirma
tion. There was no discussion of the
Cram case before the committee, and
it was not reached until a few min
utes before adjournment when the
roll was called.
S-ngilsii fcspwvLn jblriemsnt remoTes
n SL&r.j. S-e'i o? C& Housed ?.iimpj ad
l;3(eiv.isc trm. horses, Bio oil Sp&v
ius, Curbs, Saints, 8wrecej, "Ritng
Sons, fcStifrft-u Spr&ip?. all 8woolen
T&ro&ts, CeiuS; W. Bava f0 by uto
oi one botiis Vrt&nte the "mosc
wonderful Blemish Gare ever known
So VI bVH. E, F-oMtisoti A Pro. , flrug
rriote. P-oldsb''uf. ?4. O.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 14. The
Senate to-day passed the child labor
bill as agreed to by advocates of the
bill and mill men.
New York, Feb, 14. The Even
ing Telegram printed to-day an in
terview with William J. Bryan, in
which Mr. Bryan said he would not
be a candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination next year.
S. W. Isler, Esq., owing to having
to attend Snow -Hill court next week
will not be, at. his law office in Golds-
boro until the xzeek followino. TTia
clients in this city will take notice
' accordingly.
GREAT MASS MEETING.
A Large Concourse of Citizens As
semble In the Messenger Opera
House: Some Earnest
Speeches Made: Reso
lutions Adopted.
Last night's called mass meeting
of Goldsboro's citizens in the Mes
senger Opera House resulted in the
spacious building being thronged to
standing room and gave unmistak
able evidence of the deep earnestness
ot this people in their demand for
the enactment of the London Bill.
The meeting was presided over by
Capt. J. E. Peterson, chairman of
the Anti-Saloon League Executive
Committee, and Mr. Junius Slocumb
acted as secretary.
On the rostrum with these sat
Rev. M. Bradshaw, Dr. M. E. Rob
iiiooii, Roy. F. W. Farries, Dr. J. F.
Miller anu Rev. C. A. Jenkins, all
of whom, in the order named, made
earnest speeches in behalf of temper
ance legislation and unequivocally for
the London Bill.
Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, in
the audience, was roundly called for,
and in response he made a charcter
istic speech, eloquent and forceful;
after which, by a unanimous rising
vote, the following resolutions were
adopted, and the meeting adjourned:
Resolved 1st, That we, the citi- :
x.otis of Goldsboro, in mass meeting I
this Sabbath night, February 15th, j
1903, desire to express our unquali- j
fied endorsement of the London Bill, j
Resolved 2nd, That we request
our Representatives in the General
Assembly, now in session in Raleigh,
to use their utmost influence to se
cure the passage of the London Bill.
Resolved 3rd, That we believe
that the best element of Wayne
county, including philanthropists,
ministers, lawyers, farmers, median- .
ivs, laborers, women and children, )
desire the passage of the aforesaid j
London Bill !
. . .
liesolvea 4th, Tiiat we believe
that the best interests of education, j
business, moral ty and religion, de-j
maud the eaactmant of tiie London j
Bdi. j
Resolved oth, That a copy of j
the-e resolutions be offered to the lo- j
Cal press, and that a copy be sent!
oh member of the Legislature
fi0;n Wayne county. j
G. Pirricusox,
Ch'm Mass Meeting
Setrretaty.
$50,000
I R.t oreaeuiuU ve The
:a us Secures $!,
Ob'O Auditional For
New Posoffice.
Our
Just as we go to pre.-s this after
noon a telegram is received by Mr.
Geo. C. Royal! , President of the
Chamber of Commerce, from Hon.
C. R. Thomas, announcing that he
has secured an additional $15,000
from the Public Building Commit
tee, of which he is a member, for
the Goldsboro Postoffie, making a
total of $50,000.
This is, indeed, good news, and
shows that Mr. Thomas is alive to
the needs of Goldsboro in this re
gard. We go forward.
GALLOWAY-SKINNER.
Friends have received this invita
tion: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Skinner re
quest the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their neice, Louise
Monteiro Latham, to Mr. Harry
Grey Galloway, on' Tuesday after
noon, the twenty-fourth of February,
nineteen hundred and three,
' o'clock, Greenville , North (
at five
Carolina.
JUNIORS MIH POINT.
TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVEX
. TION OF TIIE JUNIOR
ORDER.
Address of Welcome by Mayor Cox
Response by State Vice
Councilor, Mayor Geo.
E. Hood, of Golds
boro, N. C.
High Point, Feb. 17. The twelfth
annual session of the State Council
Junior Order United American Me
chanics began here this afternoon
with exercises in the opera house. A
crowded house was present. On the
rostum was a number of boys and
girls, from the school, Mayor J. J.
Cox, State Councilor, Mr. C. E.
Bennett, of Winoton-Saiem; Sca-e
Vice Councilor, Mayor G. E. Hood,
of Goldsboro; Junior Past State
Councilor, C. B, "Webb, of States
ville, and other distinguished men
in the order.
The addresses of welcome was de
livered by Mayor J. J. Cox and the
response by State Vice Councilor,
Major Geo. II Hood, of Goldsboro.
At 9 o'clock the State Council re
paired to the lodge room, where the
first business session is being held at
this writing.
There are some 250 juniors here !
irom an parts oi tne estate, it is a
fine-looking, intelligent body of
men.
ADAMS' GRANDDAUGHTER.
She Is 95 Years Old and Is Feeble
and Irrational. -
Confined to her bed in an upper
room of Quincy's oldest house, near
Boston, lies Miss Alizabeth Coombs
Adams, granddaughter of President
John Adams. She is ninety five
years old. Time has made its im
pression upon her intellect, and the
bright and spry old lady of a month
ago is to-day irrational and in feeble
health. She is not expected to out
live the winter. Her only compan
ion is her attendant and house
keeper. Miss Adams was born on the old
Adams estate, Quincy, Mass., Feb. 9,
1308. At the age of twenty-one she
moved to the old Smith home, which
wi s then 188 years old, and with the
exception of the four years thai; she
sp-nt in the White Mouse in Wash
ington and for seven years when she
traveled with her uncle, President
Adams, abroad, the famous oid house
lias been her home from that day un
til this.
Miss Adams has always been a
very charitable woman and has
friends without number.
BO WEN PRAISED.
News of the Raising of the Blockade
Has Been Cabled President
Castro by Mr. Bowen.
Caracas. Feb. 14. News of the
raising of the blockade was received
by President Castro this morning
in a cablegrm from Mr. Bowen who
said:
"The protocols have been signed.
Blockade wdll be raised to-morrow.
Congratulations."
To this message President Castro
replied as follows:
"Bowen, Washington, D. C:
"In the name of Venezuela and in
my own name, I offer you expres
sions of my eternal gratitude for the
decided spontaneousness with which
you have served the cause of justice,
which is the cause of the humanity
that distinguishes superior minds.
(Signed,) , "Castro."
TIE LiiOHIl! 01.
AND NEITHER SIDE GAINS
THE DECISIONS.
Messrs. Guion and Curtis For Watts
Bill, and Messrs. Thompson,
Smith, Grant and Mor
ton Against
The Night
Session.
Raleigh News & Observer Feb. 18.
Another round of the great liquor
fight in the House was pulled off yes
terday. Neither side gained the decision,
and a rest was taken until 8 o'clock
last night.
Mr. Thompson, of Onslow, opened
the debate yesterday morning with a
speech of great eloquence and fervor,
pleading that his people be not de
nied the right to vote on this ques
tion, in accordance with their resolu
tion in the Onslow county Conven
tion. He paid a grand tribute to the
patriotism and heroism of the people
of Onslow, which wras liberally ap
lauded. Mr. Guion, of Craven, spoke next
on the other side, and made a mag
nificent, learned and convincing
speech for the Watts bill as the meas
ure that met the requirements of the
hour, both from a political and a
moral standpoint.
Then Mr. Smith, of Gates, made a
powerful, extended and able argu
ment for his substitute, eloquently
defending the right of the people to
decide these matters for themselves.
He was deeply in earnest, and was
often applauded.
Mr. Grant, Republican member
from Davie, followed Mr. Smith tell
ing how the measure would ruin the
distillers in his county, Democrats
and Republicans alike.
Mr. Morton then made another
speech for his amendment to leave
the question to a vote of the people.
Mr. Curtis rpoke last, and paid las
respects to the gentleman from
Wilkes, General Bryan, in. a way
that s t the House roaring. He also
took a shot at the gentleman from
Yadkin and from New Hanover.
A HEARING.
Washington, Feb. 17. The Inter
state Commerce Commission will
hear the case of the Clut.-iuue Ship
pers Association against the South
ern and the Seaboard Air Line Rail
ways at Washington, February 24.
5.
Secretary Hiy for tho United
States, and Mr. Bowea for Venezue
la, have s!g?i2d a protocol pr.-,vidng
for the adjustment of United states
claims against Venezuela by a com
mission to meet at Caracas.
Don't let your baby suffer when a
bottle of Anway's Croup Syrrp will
cure his cough or croup. J V-'i't risk
the "cure-all" cough remedies. An
ways is made for babies and is safe
to give them. 25 cts. at Goldsboro
Drug Co.
TERRIBLE STORM.
Roof of Wells-Whitehead Factory
Blown Off.
Wilson, Feb. 16. Wilson is in the
midst of the most severe storm for
years. For the past hour the gale
has been terriffic. The roof i of the
Wells-Whitehead Tobacco Company
has been blowrn off and their stock
damaged to the extent of several
thousand dollars. At this time we
are unable to learn of other damages.
SlOO Dr. K. JDetchon's Anti
Diuretic may be worth to you more
than 100 if you havo a child who
soils bedding from incontinence of
water daring sleep. Cures old and
young alike. Ifc arrests the trouble
at once $1. Sold by M. E. Robin
eon & Bro. druggists, Qolieboro.
yce.