t-Tnrrir ' .. .1 - ...... . - .iLsnr r " " " iii immii immiii iaa a a i i M , , , r T-aaiwara-rr m PSTABJLI SHED 1870. Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES 45 CENTS. VOL. XXXIV, NO.- 84. LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1003. WHOLE NO. 1888. ASK THE MAN FOR Ii THE ff IJACOBlJ v axe! STANDARD FOR QUALITY BEST AXE MADE. FOR SALB BY TUB LEADING MER CHANTS OP ROBESON COUNTY. Sargent's Cam Food Chopper CHOPS FOOD JJoth cooked and on cooked, reduces kitchen drudgery, less eni household labor. Takes the place of chopping bowl and knife : useful in prepar ing all kinds of dishes. N. Jacob! Hardware Co.. WUmlntMi. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. K.A. MoLmb: A . W. MoLeaa J. 0. MoOonntok. IcLEII, IcLEU A KcCORIICK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, - LUMBERTON, - N C OFFICE OVER BANK. Prompt attention given to all bneinees. Brar-asa MoUtti. a. o. lawskcb Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lumberton, - N. O. W. 8. NORMENTj Attomeyi At Law, LUMBfiHTqWJtpy Practices in all the Courts iu iM State. R. E. LEE, ATTORNEY AT LAWt, THE RACE QUESTION Dodging Rtmirks Id a Negro Contention. .,-IHASUHDBDlIARINESl HW flay BulUr Coast One of America's forem traction, Helen May Butlsr and hr Udifai' Military Brasa Band. in .oon t. h.r. Th.nk. to Colombian Troops Art Reported arroial frffarta of Mr French. Lam I ' r barton will bs favored with a rare mutioal trat. He bit secured Helen May Batler aod ber Ladies' Military Brass Bsod nf aixtoeu Ml M All .Ll J. A. V . J - 1.1 J TDCre Vera Uinor 1 IlI0oS 10 VWtf IB lady artists. Tlnyare to appear at tot Opera IIoae, Friday aod Satordav Do. 18 and 10. Prices 50 and 75o. Tiekete (or sale at 8. B. Lewia. Helen May Butler's Lid ies' Mili tary Baud at the Opera House Fn- the UoptrlltmsDUr j Proceedings Po lies; Keep tta Puce. Washington, Do, 14. The Na tional Ho ff ran- League of Colored Man convened this mormon- in the 47 and Saturday night ta the on Is a s . t I a . J Metropolitan Baptist ehnrob to ij nana in tne woria oomposea en- disensi the raca nnsation aod nass tirely of womeu. Jbi la trnly Near Pimm, Dslted SUtes Iirlasj Proceed From CoIob Toitrd Pui2tBiJBiB of Goerrllli fir PrthMj letr. A press dispatoh Ifom Colou, dated December 14tb atya : A company of naarioee from U. 8. S. Prarie waa landed here to-day Oa a Kaned EAf. fcWonl. Deo. 14 The Japaoeeo s lauded man dm at Mok rbeyoater- aay io aappress a strike amouft laborers. It ta reported that thei fired opon the mob, killing aarvei- al people. Tbe atrike waa a moo a: oooliee employed in tbe foreiu ooucessioii bioh preoipttated elasbee amoiii tbn Ooreaoa aud Japaueee. Tbe affair, U i thought, may caoiel kcal complication!, aud it ii pot- tt'ls Kassia may eeod a warship should tbe Ooreau coverumeut rk-l quasi tbe lauding of marines b) Japan. Mok rbe ia a town ou the aoutb- west ooast of Corea. It hat about rixumr resolotions on the euHjMt. After an hour and a baff ot aomewbat unparliamentary debate the polio reserves were called out and pre served order until adjournment. The oicitemeut waa due to tbe fact that some of the delegate! would pata reaolotioai endorsing President Roosevelt's attitude ou the negro question while others wanted tbeoooTentiontodenouuoe Booker Waahington for bis otter- anoeon aistrancnisemeot. mere was a mighty warm time for a while. Tbe convention waa luppoaed to begin at 11 o'clock this morning Moat of tbe delegate! wore frock i. .a. I .1 a novelty mat appeals io an music loviug people. Tbe ladies individually are talented aod well trained muaiciaua. Tbe leader ia from en old aud aristocratic N-w Eugland family. Her father. Mr. Batler, i now mastor mechanic m a m STW on toe new xorr, new iiaveu ouder the oommaud of Captain 9,000 inoabitaula. Smedlev u. Butler and entrain ed for Pacama. Thii itep waa io oonaqaeuce of tbe receipt of in formation that Colombian troopa bad landed in that direction with the object of marching on Pana ma. If this is confirmed it will mean the beginning ox a long oampaign of guerrilla warfare oo aud Hartford Ry., an iu van tor ot man? of the new devicea on tbe the tathmoa. The deatination of railroada; a tbirt-two degree tbe marioee ia raid to be Yavira, Maaon aud geuerally reooguiaed op the San Miguel Gulf aud Taira as one of the leading oitizena River. of Providence, R. I. Waahington, Dae. 14 The Miss Butler ie a wonderfully Navy Department today Yeoeivtd veraatile performer aod aa director two cablegrams from Admiral ebe bas become famoua. Her Coghlau, both dated OjIoo, the teachers were the best of tbiacrun- 18 h, aa follows: ooata and high hats.and all of them try nd Europe, among them Ber- Mafl3wer today teportaCar- ii ,snnk .rri.H hn. .nH Shepardeon, and Philipa, and com- with about 800 men. Tjok in it became neoeesary to -appoint a The State Department at Wash ington baa received tbe following cablegram from Uuited Statu Minister Allen, dated Seous, Co rea, December lotbt "Japanese foroee landed yester day to protect Japanese eubj cts from Corean riotera. Tfiia has uo siguiflsaooe, aa the trouble i purely local." chairman, the delegates laid aaide meet of their calmness aod all of their dignity, and became anima ted. Alter aome general talk W. Calvin Chase, 4 Washington edi tor and lawyer aod cbairn,an of tbe executive committee of tbe lo cal suffrage league, who atand aix teet four,' and weighs over two hundred pounds attempted to call the delegates to order and intro daoe Rev. R. J. Nelson, president of the suffrage league of Pennsyl vania, wbeu he was interrupted by Rev. J. W. Scott of this oity and a dczm or so of faithful followers pleted her band course under Maoy. aome supplea. Sailed 8th and Tbe Beaming impossible lack of or- supposed te have landed the troops ganizing a ladies' band waa aoUatUandi. Atlanta however, waa oompusnea. . ine rame oi nwr at uanai yen ana got opposite in novel organization spread and Miss j formation and Uuited States Oou- Batler waa perauaded by tbo man-1 sal Cartageua reports Cartagena ager of the Buffalo Jxpoaition to returned there tkh. a j doubt ves- Tbe Peae Seos Mr. Bryan. William Jennings Bryan, ac aotnpanied by his eon, was receiv ed in.'private audieuoeby tbe,Pop. Sunday, aaya a Rome dispatch. Mr. Bryan waa presented by Mar Kennedy, reotor of tbe Americau College, who acted at interpreter Hie Holiness spoke with great 'in- tMreat of the Catholioa in the United States. After the audi ence Mr. Bryau expressed himself as highly pleaaed with tbe Pope' kindly bearing. Before going to tbe Vatican Mr Bryan visited aeveral of tbe inter HOLI D AY Pot tbe awai v dars will offer for sale the most p-to day llae of good ia town at grCy re duced pfice. Rrmevjbrr iht life is too abort for yoo to deUy taking advaaiage of oar Urmrr prices anil bigger values taaa Sby other place la low.. Ours are bargains that bring lb. biggeM and bualeet barer back for snore, becaaat wa treat them rtgbt. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I We will open up this week a nice line of Maaical Instruments, such as Organs, GaiUrs, Violins, Mandolins, Anto lUrpa, &tnjoe, Flntes. etc. FURNITURE! FURNITURE! We hare the nicest line In town. Jest cotne tad are. We sell cheap for ch or on iosUUment. OVERCOATS I OVERCOATSI We ar to daf opening np nice line of up tc-date Overcoata. Don't forget to call atxl look at them. CLOTHINO I CLOTHINO I Well. It is useless for ui to mention it. for everv bodv knows we carry tbe moat tip-to-date fine snd style In town, and remember we will save yon m-uer oa everything In our line. Space will not allow us to apeak of our nice lia of Shx. but cotne and seo them. - . Yours for business, BLACKER BROTHERS, LUalBBRTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Rooms, Nos. i and a. McLeod XulIdAg, Revereud Scott and bit adherents Remember the date, Dec. Wth and LUMBERTON. K f;- tried to take proseesion of tbe mb- . J? e E. J;1 BRITTr-'-j ATTORNEY AT LAW, LUMBERTON ... N. Office in the McLeod Building. Wade WishaT. D. P. Shaw, WISHART & SHAW, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON. N. C. Office over Pope's Drag Store. Practice in. all the Courts. JOHN D. SHAW. JOHN Y. SMITH. SHAW & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Vampill Building, on Fifth Street, LUMBERTON. - - N. C. . T. AIXKN, F. D CASTI.KBVRY. Drs. Allen & Castlebury, Dentists, LUMBERTON, N, C. Office ovk BANK OF LUMBERION. Phonea Office, 4$ ; Residence, 94. Dr. W. M. Robey, Dentist, RED SPRINGS, N. 0. C. H. LENNQN, D.D.S., DENTIST, ' Rowland. - - N. 0. DR. J. D. REGAN, DENTIST, Lumberton, - - N. C. 11 or by otbar than parliamentary means. Rev. Chase cot his intro duction abort and with the asU- janoe of bis friends turned in to repel oparaere. nis enorts were successful, and for a few minutes parliamentary practice was resum ed while the delegates got their second wind- Editor Chase had not been in tbe chair very long, however, be fore au impatient suffragist at tracted his attention by throwing a leather seat cushion at bis head, and there was more tronble. In terested spectators who had at tended the convention to learn something about the race problem bad considerable difficulty in dudging tbe remarks and other things that wore passed merrily back nd forth by the delegates, and finally selected the choir gal lery as tbe safest plaoefrom which to view the proceedings. It soou became apparent that Lawyer Chase and tbe Rev. Scott were the leaders of the two fac tions in tbe convention, but as abont twenty of their adherents were expressing their views in re vival tones simultaneously it was difficult to find out what the trouble was all about. Finally, however, the Rev. Nelson was se lected as cbairniiD, and it became known that the Soott faotiou wanted to Cass resolotions endors ing President Roosevelt in bis at titude toward the" negro race,, while the Chase followers were di- accept an engagement with the aela aud troops were at Turbo the 1" sights of Rome, including Exposition company for th en- 8th, that information " reliable. I tne voiiseum auu me tvomau Jo tire aeaaou. Atlanta returns today to eulf for rum- He took particular interest After lengthy parleying, person- further search." fIQ the spot from which Cicer al and over tbe long distance The second dispatch reads: thundsred his invectives against nhone. Mr. French induced thair "Atlanta arrivnd vnatnrdav Cataline, agent to sign a contract for two Started San Bias Point Gaodi. not Liter Mr. Bryan lunched with days, Friday aud Saturday. The having seen or heard any thing of Ambassador Meyer. troops or vessel. Communicated with shore at the principal points Indians suspicions of strangers Found trails. Sao Bias Point Bello passable foc.sm'xH parties but hone leading inland. Atlanta to cruise to Cape dor Wormser, of the well known Tiburou and Uulf of Danen." Ibere is do reason to believe Saturday special is an inducement I for people of the faotorv district. Curious Bualooaa rrecauttoa Lonis Wormser, firotber of Isi- leaves today Wall street firm of I. and S. Wormser, says tbo New York Commercial, died suddenly yester day morning of heart disease. Mr. Wormser was born Bavaria. He and his two brothers came to this country when young men. It was at the time when the gold ex citement was raging in California, and the thred weut to seek their fortunes there. They eugaged in that any large force is under or-j ders to march on Panama from Cauca. The opinion seems to prevail that tbe few Colombian soldiers een were probably scouts who were endeavoring to learn what preventive and protootive measures were being taken by the Republio of Panama It is more likely that tbe move ment of marines to Yaviza is in the clothiue business in a small way. They were very successful couformity with the polioy of tbe and their business crew raoidlv. naval authorities to concentrate Pope io Poor health Rome, A vagus rumor which is acquiring form is to tbe effect that the pope a health ia not ao good as it should be. His heart is weak and he suffers for a lack of a ofaauge of air and sceue. His hoi ness is perfectly resigned, but his sisters are very mooh worried over bis condition. They are anxious to advice him 10 abdicate and re turn to Venice, It is improbable that the pope will agree to bis sisters' wish to abdicate, but it iw noteworthy that a successor to bim as patriarch of Venice has not been named. Ouly a vicar has been appoiuted. During the Civil War they made a fortune. Isidor and Simon Wormser branched oat and went iuto banking aud real estate. Af ter making another fortune in tie banking husiueBs, they came to New York and founded the well known Wall street boose. Tbo firm of I. & S. Wormser is now one of the most influential private banking booses in the conntry forces at points wbioh offer the beet facilities for getting immedi ate information of any movement by Colombian Panama. The with them all requisites for camp life aud. also a number of machine gone. Oklahoma Humor. South Carolina Ships Tin. What is said to be the first ship ment of tin ore ver made from this country to, Europe is now at troops towards (Jauney, S. 0., awaiting shipment marines carried to Liverpool, via. New York. Thn tin deposits were found on the place of Capt. S. S. Ross, of Cher okee couDty. Io three mouths, in a very crude manuer, he has mined 20 tons of the ore, from which, it is said, he will realize $800 a ton A book-agent took refoge under There are three members of the a haystack daring a thunder-storm He bas not sufficient capital to firm, and they make it rule never and the lightning struck him on I Office in Shaw building, drug store. Dr. F. H. PITMAN, DENTIST, ASH POLE, " to travel 00 the same train to gether. They come down to the office each morning on different elevated trains, and return home in the afteruoon on different trains. This ia done to guard against the possibility of all three members of the firm being killed in au acoident. By 'traveling on different trains, in the event of au acoident, there will be two mem bers left to carry on the business of the firm. Killed oa the Rail. Winston-Salem, N. C, Dec. 14. N. C.I Meyer " The farmer needs we mate a specialty-of handling. It's in our line; it's our business to keep farm sup plies of all kinds and we strive to kep our stock fresh and equal to, all demands. We still continue agents for the celebrated IMory Wagons, - Which fo" wears have given such general satisfaction in this and other sections, and unhesitatingly aay that for farm and road purposes it ia not excelled. Besides Having a supply of these on hand we have recently received a full line of Cart and Wagon Wheels and Open and Top Baggies. We ere the originators of the buggy business in this town, and think our past experience enables aa to give especial attention to all who purchase of us. We can sap ply you with Harness, Bridles, Col far Whips, &c. &c Accept our thanks for yonr past patronage, and give us a share of your future favors. ' W Very Ulv yours, ; v 0. C. HORMENT S CO. over Pope's recti y opposed. In the go-as-you- please debate some of tbe dele gates, charged that the couveutiOu had been called at the instance 01 Booker T. Washington, who they .II1 .ion Aaaimna nf tmllirurifc. A i.nmber of the del. J?ukin" J- Hooker, of -Kings, " - ..... I Uf rlraaa AAnnftr as eeaA rTl naa Tei rm a m egates referred slightingly to " u u V I tr 1 ! lAf h a annf h hAnnri naaanrrra Booker Washington's recent otter- V., ances to tbe effeot that disfran chisement 4! the South placed premium on intelligence, wealth,. character, and thrift of the negro, in tbe endeavor to destroy nis in- ftaeoca in the convention. An other faction in tbe convention intends to petition Congress to enfolrce the provisions of the fif teenth amendment to?tke consti tution. , , . - ' ,K:"' It is probable that the couven Hon will divide and that there will be two conventions m session tomorrow one pro-Booker Wash ington, one anti-WasbiDgton, and Roosevelt with "pro" and "anti' factions within each one List of Letters Remaining in. the Lumberton, N. C, postoffice, Deo. tb, 19Q8. If Bot called for in one week, will be aent to the Dead Letter office, Washington, D. CV Parties call ing will please say advertised: Miss Loler Cox, Misa Martha Dean, Mrs! Kefsnfer, Miss Malsie Moore. J-H- McLean, J. F. Par ker, Mrs. Victoria Smith, J. Jr Sampsoot tt. A. Wells. Ed. White, - . . U. . oirJWT, .- . - PpttBJMetT, the cheek, and glanced off, and killed a mole a buudred yards away. We know a young man who at- his banda an tiirht. dnrintr nravor ' . a . -11- n r--J M . that he can t get them open when the contribotion box comes around. "How muoh do yoo charge for weighing hogs?" asked a gentle man of oar bog buyer. Walker Moore.. ' Oh, just get on, I will weigh yon for nothing," was tbo bliod reply. A young girl named Mary Ann Aldridge had occasion to send a note to a geutleman and put two r's in her first name in tbe signature, thus: Marry Ann Aldridge. Tbe man was a bachelor and acoepted the proposal at once. build a smelter; henoe the ship ment to England. Boy Trappers Doing a Oood Business. The boys ou the farms are mak ron on tbe steel traps Minks are thick on tbe creeks aud branches and the skins are selling at fo apiece. Uue boy bought trap from Mr. Lse Setzer the other day and tbe next day bronght iu a skin and invested in three dollars worth of traps, and it is a common thing for tbe hardware stores to sell a half-dozen traps at a clip. Prices Cut to the Hilt Until January 1, 1904. A SUIT or an OVERCOAT Is just what you need for the Christmas Holidays. We'd like to show you what is correct in Clothing and Overcoats, and we'll prove to you at the same time that the price you pay here buys more in quality than it has ever bought Never knew a season to open up with such a rush as this fall season has with us. Are you men buying earlier, or are more men convinced of A. Weinstein's supremacy? Supremacy means in value as well as in qualityr--with us. The best way to get an Overcoat or Suit is to go to a good place. A good way to get the BEST Overcoat or Suit is to go to IA A. WEIHSTEIN, tbe king clothier. tram on the Atlantic and- Yadkin Railroad near Germanton at 10 15 today. His body was horribly mangled. The engineer says Hook er waa walking near the track A special from Qreensboro to when be first saw bWn, that when Wilmington Messenger says: The . . - . . t f ; ' i . . i . t" . . tne engine was witniu a iew teet of him the man stepped upon the track, making it impossible to stop the train in time to save Hooker's life. No reaspn is assigned for his strange action. , The deceased waa Good Roads laflauM. It is stated that Maine for the first time leads the United States as ft grauite producing state. The greatest increase for the year 1901 oyer that of 1900 was iu limestone. Oae of the chief factors of tbe in dustry during the year was the in- Massee incident in the Baptist creased . valae of crushed stone. Uonveotjon in Uhaflotte Saturday which covers granite, limestone ias been: tbe subject ot mooh com ment here. The reply made by Rev. Dr. H. W. Battle, pastor of the First Baptist chorch here to and sandstone. Tbis is attribut ed largely to the increase io build ing better roads. . ' awell, known farmer. He leaves the declaration: ot the Ohio preach a wifeatad several children. Made a Big Mistake. The teachings of Prof. Bassett ire dangerous and we believe the trustees of Trinity College, made a great mistake in retaining Ibim as er that the government woold soon have to curtail the privileges of the press, bas been enthusias tically commended by all classes of people. Since coming bere. Dr. Battle has been foremost in every good work', civic as well ai reli gions. He is regarded as one of a member of its faculty. Some of the good Methodist ot the State the city's very best and most val- have already declared thai Jtbey uable citizens, independent of bis will pot permit their sous to te taughtliistory by a man who be lieves that Booker Washington is the greatest man boru in the Sooth in a bondred (ears, except Robt. E. Lee. 'San ford Express. ' Learn to greet yoor friends with a smiie. iney carry too maoy frowns ro their own hearts to be bothered with any of jonrt, . . msgmfiaent spiritual and forensic equipment. Were it -possible, he would have risen higher in the es timation of hia people and -friends here for, his brave and noble de fense of tbe liberty of the press aud of conscience i The social -status of mors peo ple than realise. V it established by their fataijj Mh, . ,. The Methodist cborch is afflicted with a Bassett and the Baptist church with a Massee. Bot these two men do not correctly repre sent the attitude of these great churches.' In fact their views are onoffcially repudiated by the members. Here in Rbamkatte tbe Methodists wouldn't send their boys to school to the profeaaqraud the Baptists wouldn't go to hear the preacher. We want old fash ioned fo)ks to teach aod preach here. Rbamkatte Roaster. Some people coo Id be happy on ly in jil if tbe law said the1 must not go there. THE BANK OP JjUMBERTON, LUMBERTON, N. C. Capital Stock paid In Cash, - - $20,00 0 00 aaifidaal Liability oi stocuoiaers io addition to Capital. 20.000 00 Surplus and Profits, 23.671 ill Total Deposits December 3rd, 1903, .... 276,32611 Vnimi rj.flAnaAA rtAm1ta OmA JAAS ataiA .Aft uuu aoauuiwoa, youcuiuw am, isvo, - - - vMU,dJf Da Offers to tbe people ot Robeson County and the public generally every accommodation consistent with safe banking. We solicit the accounts of individuals, firms, corporations and trustee. PB01PTIESS, SECURITY AID ACCDRiCY GtJiRUTEED. officers: A. W. McLKAN, President, C. B. TOWKSBND, Cashier. JOHN T directors: HENRV D. LEDBBTTER, C. B. TOWNSEND, S. A. EDMUND, WALTER F. L. STEELE. GEORGE S. STEELE. R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-President. ALEX. P. McLEAN, Asst. Caahier. ST ANSEL, Teller. R. D. CALDWELL, A. W. McLEAN, H. B JENNINGS, BBRRT GODWIN. LITTLE THINGS ! r T a Strongest In the World. THE Equitable life, OF NEW YORK. A woman meane what ebe eaje till ebe 1171 i, , Its the little things In life that seem to count moat. Yonr druggist who is not patient In little things ia not reliable. Care, patience, consideration we try to make basic principles ia our business. We believe we can serve your need in the drug line, aa well aa anyone, and shall at all times, endeavor to protect your in terest should yon see fit to give aa yow patronage. We invite an- inspection of prices and quality of gooda, then we feel sure yoa will see it to yonr advantage to patron- ll T R. O, &OZKJL, DmoieC v rf ' ' ' Outstanding Assurance. i, 179,276,785 00 Amu 33t,e39.7 34 Liabilities .. 259,910,678 aS Surplus 71,19,043 06 Latest cash settlements given to policy holders. Death claims paid in futl and at once. Strongest, Safest, Beat, and prompt paying company on earth. 31 . B. L. PAGE. Agent Gaddysville, N. C. B. E. Page. Lumberton. N. C. a w. McQueen, The Lumberton Barber. 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