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The News and Observer.
VOL. LI. NO. 00.
Leads all Norfh Carolina Bailies in Mows, and Circulation
GREAT SYNDICATE
IN DIFFICULTIES.
Seven Bankers Take Charge
of the Everett-Moore.
BELIEVED TO BE SOLVENT.
Temporarily Embarrassed by the
T ight Money Market.
CONTROLS 1,200 MILES ELECTRIC ROAD.
The Capitalization of the Various Properties
Owned or Controlled by the Syndicate
is Said to b; Abiut
$130,000,000.
(.By the Assoeiaetd Press.)
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2.—The financial
affairs of the Everett-Moore syndicate
. owning and controlling a number of
urban and inter-urban electric railways
and an extensive system of local and
long distance telephone lines in Ohio and
Michigan, passed into the control of a
committee composed of seven prominent
bankers of this city today- This action
was taken, it is stated, as the result of
temporary financial embarrassment on
the part of the syndicate, which has for
some time past been affected by the
stringency on the money market.
The committee chosen has been at
work investigating the affairs of the
syndicate and express the firm belief
that the concern is entirely solvept and
that its embarrassment will be only
temporary.
The Everett-Moore Syndicate is ac
credited with controlling more than
1,200 miles of urban and inter-urban
electric lines in Ohio and Michigan,
with many new extensions still in
course of construction.
Among the telephone properties owned
outright or controlled by the syndicate
are the Cuyahoga Telephone Company,
of this city, with upward of 10,000 sub
scribers United States Telephone Com
pany (long distance); the Federal Tele
phone Company, the Stark County
(Ohio) Telephone Company; the Colum
biana County (Ohio) Telephone Com
pany: the People’s Telephone Company
of Detroit; the Wood County (Ohio)
Telephone Company, and a number of
others in which the Federal Telephone
Company is the controlling factor.
Among the more important electric
street railroad properties in which the
syndicate is largely interested, are the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company,
the Detroit United Railway Company, the
Toledo Railway and Light Company, the
Northern Ohio Traction company, the
Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Rail
way Company, the Detroit and Toledo
Shore Line Railroad Company and the
Lakeshore Electric Railroad Company.
All of these lines are declared by the
committee, to be, with scarcely an ex
ception, in good physical condition, per
fectly solvent and in no wise embarrass
ed.
The aggregate capitalization of ail the
various properties owned or controlled
by the syndicate, is said to be about $130,-
000,000.
Expert accountants have been employed
by the committee in charge to examine
and report upon the condition of, all
the constituent companies No statement
has. as yet. been given out. indicating the
liabilities of the syndicate.
Run on Dime Savings Bank.
W.
(By the Associated Press.)
Cleveland. 'Jan. 2.—As a result of the
announcement o fthe financial embar
rassment of the Everett-Moore Syndicate,
a run was started on the Dime Savings
and Banking Company, of which Messrs.
Everett and Moore arc directors, late
this afternoon. All demands were
promptly met and President Watterson
said the bank had ample funds on hand
to pay all depositors who desired then
money.
The institution is one of the city de
positories. When its last report was is
sued in October, the bank’s total re
sources were placed at $5,762.007, in
cluding a surplus fund of $335,000.
HUNT ON CABE OF IOLESIAS.
A Law Forbidding Labor to Organize Bhould
Be Wiped Out
(By Hie Associated Press.)
San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 2.—Governor
Hunt's message to the legislature of
Porto Rico was read at 11 o’clock this
morning before a joint session of that
body held in the theatre of San Juan.
In his message Governor Hunt says:
“Tranquility and contentment prevail
in Porto Rico; schools have multiplied;
railroads arc being constructed; the
commerce of the island has been devel
oped and exports have increased; agri
culture has become more profitable, roads
are being built and debts arc being paid.
Tolerance of pinion has become more
common, former antagonism being forgot
ten.’’
Concerning the case of Santo Iglesias
(>he representative of the American Fed
eration of Labor, who was sentenced hero
on December 11 to three years and four
months’ imprisonment on a charge of con
spiracy), the Governor referred to the
ambiguities of the existing law and said
that the remedy therefor was in the
hands of the legislature.
“There is no room for lawlessness in
Forto Rico,” said Governor Hunt, “but it
is perfectly lawful to organize to secure
better wages by peaceable measures. The
ambition to better one’s condition is in
tensely American and where the purpose
of organization is merely to increase the
profits of labor or to dignify its Avorth,
through peaceful means, a law susceptible
to a ‘construction forbidding the execu
tion of such a purpose Is unworthy the
American Government and should be
wiped out, no matter hew unworthy the
particular individual may be who initiates
the organization. The law knows no dis
tinction between individual?.”
Profits and Losses at Fall River.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fall River, Mass., Jan. 2.—Figures huve
been prepared, based upon the reports to
the Secretary of State, showing the prof
its and losses of Fall River corporations
during the year just closed. Eight corpo
rations have not yet reported. Nine in
creased their net indebtedness in a year
and five increased their surplus; three
decreased their indebtedness and six de
creased their surplus.
The American Linen mill cut down its
surplus account $17,204: Flint, $31,522;
King Philip, $68,057; Sagamore, $6,305;
Narragansett, $3,766; Mechanic, $38,587.
The Teeumseh decreased its debt $5,003;
Border City, $18,691; Parker. $66,392.
The Union increased its surplus, $36,-
534; Chace, $3,284: Cornell. $522; Granite,
$37,049; Richard Borden, $31,843. The Ark
wright increased its debt, $62,719; Barn
ard. $39,697; Bourne, $434,633; Hargraves,
$7,150, Merchants, $96,258; Laurel Lake,
$9769; Zacconnet $85,560; Wanpanoag,
$121,442.
The Stafford changed a surplus account
of $70,160 into a debt of $156,469. Many
of the debt increases are direct results of
purchases of new machinery or the build
ing of additions, and others came out of
the curtailment of production and the
large sales of print cloths last year at the
lowest prevailing prices.
Jerome Takes Oath of Office
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 2.—Wm. T. Jerome took
the oatli of office as district attorney of
New York county today.
A DANGEROUS POLICY
New York Chamber of Com
merce Disapproves Re
ciprocity as Advocated
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 2—A meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held here to
day. The Committee on Foreign Com
merce and the revenue laws presented
a report and resolutions disapproving
the action taken by the reciprocity con
vention held in Washington. This report
and the resolutions were adopted after
considerable debate. The resolutions
wA>re as follows:
“Whereas, this Chamber has consist
ently favored the establishment through
reciprocal concessions in tariff rates of
closer trade relations between the United
States and the commercial countries of
the world; and,
“Whereas, the National reciprocity
convention, in its recent session in Wash
ington, D. C., adopted a resolution rec
ommending reciprocity through tariff
modifications, where it can be done with
out injury to any of our home interests
of manufacturing, commerce or farming,
thereby rendering an application of re
ciprocal tariff concessions impracticable;
and,
“Whereas, the National Reciprocity
Convention, in a second resolution rec
ommended the establishment of a new
commission, to which shall be referred
the consideration of all reciprocal trade
agreements, thereby nullifying and dis
regarding the valuable and beneficial
work successfully accomplished by the
present commissioner plenipotentiary in
the negotiation of important treaties,
whereby a great part of the trade of
these countries would be thrown open to
us; therefore, be it,
“Resolved, that this chamber hereby
expresses its disapproval of the action
taken by the National Reciprocity Con
vention in Washington, on November
20th, as subversive of all attempts to
bring about closer trade relations with
our sister nations, and to open new and
wider markets for our products; and be
it further—
“ Resolved, That the chamber views
with apprehension the policy advocated
by the reciprocity convention as likely
to invite hostile legislation on the part
of the oiher nations against this coun
try to the great detriment of its com
mercial interests.”
The following substitute for the re
port of the committee was offered, but
was rejected:
“Resolved, That this body recommend
reciprocity in our trade with foreign
countries where it can bo done without
injuring any of our own products or
manufactures.”
The committee report and resolutions
were then adopted.
Postoffices Robbed.
'By the Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2.—lnspector
in charge, Williams, was not ified today of
the robbery of the postoffice at Mystic,
Ga. The assistant postmaster was as
saulted and all the stamps in the office,
money-order blanks and keys taken. The
postoffice at Smallwood, S. C., was robbed
last night and stamps stolen.
Inspector Conant yesterday caused the
arrest of Charley Harrow at Macon, Ga.,
on the charge or breaking into and rob
bing a postofflee.
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 3. 1902.
TREY ARM CANINBALS
ID BUTCHER NATIVES
Belgians Hand Over Men to
Be Eaten.
FORCED LABOR PREVAILS.
Conditions in the Congo Free State
Disgrace Civilization.
LEOPOLD’S REFORMS ARE A MERE SHAM.
The Greed of Men Engaged in the Rubbeo
Trade Has Inaugurated a Reign of
Terror in This Portion of Africa,
(By the Associated Press.)
London. Jan. 2.—Captain Guy Burrow.?,
who has just retired from the employ of
the Congo Free State Government aftm’
six years’ service, declared in an inter
view Aoday with a representative of the
Associated Press, that the conditions
prevailing in the Congo Free State are
CELEBRATION OF LANDING
OF FIRST ELGLISH COLONY
Memorial to Congress Graphically Describing the
Significance of the Great Historical
Event.
The petition to Congress asking for kfH
appropriation of $250,000 to commemorate
on Roanoke Island the birth of the first
English child and the planting of the
first English colony in America was
agreed upon yesterday at a meeting of
the various Roanoke island celebration
committees.
The petition, which was prepared by
Dr. George T. Winston, is a graphic de
scription of the significance of the cele
bration and is as follows:
To the Honorable Senate of the United
States:
On August 18, 1587, the first child of
the Anglo-Saxon race to be born in the
Western Hemisphere was given birth on
Roanoke Island by Eleanor Dare, mem
ber of the colony which Walter Raleigh
had sent across the seas, “to plant an
English nation in America.”
The colonies of Raleigh, all planted on
Roanoke Island- were the first deliberate
and systematic efforts for English colo
nization. They were the real begin
ning of the struggle by the Anglo-Saxon
'race for possession of the new world-
Their failure was due not to lack of
courage, or patriotism, or fortitude, but
to the life and death battle then waging
in English waters between Spaniard and
Saxon. The ships and heroes that would
have brought salvation to the English
colonies on Roanoke Island were de
tained at home for the destruction of
the Spanish Armada. Roanoke Island
was sacrificed that England might be
saved But Raleigh’s efforts at coloniza
tion were not in vain: he sowed the seed
whose immediate harvest was James
town and Plymouth, whose latest fruits
are Santiago and Manila. He was the
Father of Anglo-Saxon expansion, plant
ing In the new world not only English
men but English law' and English liber
ty- His letters patent from the crown
secured for the first English colony
in America rights and privileges,
whose denial two centuries later
brought on the American revolution:
•‘all the privileges of free denizens and
♦
a disgrace to civilization and far worse
than ever before. He pictured atrocities
of the most horrible character, perpe
trated on the natives by officials, and
whites who had concessions of rubber
land.
As a typical instance of the means em
ployed by the Free State Government.
Captain Burrows corroborated the state
ment of an American missionary to the
effect that the officials employed 500
cannibals, to whom they issued rifles to
“massacre and rapture unarmed natives
who had rebelled against their brutal
methods.”
“I have sworn testimony,” said Cap
tain Burrows, “of the Belgians handing
over natives to cannibal tribes for the
express purpose of being eaten. Forced
labor prevails everywhere, and ‘shot
gun rule’ is the truest description of the
present administration, he companies
deriving wealth from the collection of
rubber arc all more or less State enter
prises. as a third or half of the shares
in them are invariably held by the Gov
ernment.
“Latterly King Leopold and the gov
ernment have made some show of action
against the agents of some of the upper
Congo companies, but only minor offi
cials arc ever touched, and the so-called
reforms arc merely intended to throw
dust in the eyes of the public, whose in
dignation has been aroused by the
stories of this reign of terror. Will the
present, systems of the collecting of rub
ber and recruitment of natives continue,
♦he Congo Free State will remain a dis
grace to the white man’s work iu Africa.
SNYNAM BAYS BOERS WILL
APPEAL TO OUR CONGRESS.
Calls to Thank the President for Foi
warding Money to His Wife in
South Africa.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan- 2.—Commandant W-
D. Snyman, who was a member of Gen.
Do Wet’s staff in South Africa up to a
year ago and who for some time has
represented the Boer cause in West,
called upon President Roosevelt today.
Commandant Snyman is a tall, fine
looking Boer and talks English with a
silghtly broken accent.
“I called upon President Rooseveltta
“I caled upon the President,” said he,
“ to thank him for/having sent to my
wife, who is in South Africa, some
money I desired her to have. I shall
always feel grately to President Roose
velt. I saw my wife’s signature today
for the first time in months.”
“How did your wife get the money?”
“Through the United States Consul at
Cape Town, and her answer to my let
ter was returned through the same
channel.”
Commandant Snyman did not talk
with the President about the war in
South Africa. He did not consider it a
proper subject to discuss with the
President of the United States. He
simply wanted to thank him for get
ting the money to his wife
“ The Boers,” said he, “can see easily
that the President can do nothing to
stop the war, even if he were so dis
yosed. But we will appeal to Congress
for an expression of opinion. We hope
that both political parties in this coun
try will unite in such expression. We
native of England, in such
ample manner as if they \tefe born and
personally resident in England,” and
especially the right to be governed by
such laws as they might make for
themselves. Soldier and sailor, states
man and philosopher; poet and histo
rian; patriot and martyr; greatest hero
in the' greatest age of the world, the
name of Raleigh stands foremost among
all who sought to “plant an English
nation in America ”
The long struggle with Spain for pos
session of the American continent is at
last ended. The Spanish flag floats no
where in the Western World. Liberty
and law are today the heritage of every
child born in America. The tree that
Raleigh planted on Roanoke Island has
grown until now it covers a continent.
Its branches are spreading across Bal
boa’s ocean. Beneath its shadow sits
the oldest empire in the world, crying
for help to the youngest republic. Its
power has shifted the center of gravity
of the universe, and shaken the founda
tions of injustice and oppression even to
the ends of the earth. The “Wilds of
America” are become today the center
of the world’s activities. The infant
wail of Virginia Dare is grown into the
voice of a mighty nation that now de
cides the destinies of humanity.
Fitly to celebrate the beginning of
these great events, honorably to com
memorate the life and character of him
who deserves to be called the father of
the English colonization, reverently to
see the hand of God upon the desert
shore and hear His voice in the wave
that breaks upon the sand where the
first born American came to life, were
alike the sacred duty and the glorious
privilege of the people of the United
States-
Wherefore your petitioners humbly
pray that suitable provision may be
made by your honorable body for the
celebration on Roanoke Island during
the months of July and August, 1902.
of the birth of the first English child
and the planting of the first English
colony in America.
do not want the matter made a party
question or to embarrass the United
States in any way. I believe the Eng
lish people would welcome an interfer
ence sufficient to cause the authorities
to drop the war- We are willing to
make some concessions.
COX LEADS ANTI-HANNA MEN,
The Contest Eotweon the Factions is Still in
Doubt
(By the Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2.—Thq contest
between Republican factions over the
organization of the Legislature Is still in
doubt so far as the House is concerned.
The claims of either faction would in
dicate that one element is confident of
of Price becoming Speaker and the
other of McKinnon w inning, but the re
ports of both show that there are yet
“votes to get” by the one who is to be
come Speaker. The list of unpledged
members has, however, been reduced
today to a half dozen —Crist, Pool, Mc-
Neil. Nihart. Foster and Loehery. This
does not include any who are said to
have pledged themselves —some in writ
ing—to both sides. These six are asid
to have made no pledges to either side
and it is conceded that they hold the
balance of power.
Owing to the confusion over lists,
there is talk of a “round robin.” There
arc five lists: “Those pledged to Price,”
“those pledged to McKinnon,” “those
pledged to both,” “those still unpodged,”
“those listed as doubtful, which list iu-
eludes those pledged to both, as well as
those who arc unpledged.”
If the caucus shall nominate by secret
ballot, there will be no way of verify
ing these lists even after the caucuses
are held, and for that reason viva voce
voting in caucus is being advocated-
There was much done today from the
homes of Senator Hanna in Washington,
Senator Foraker in Cincinnati, Con
gresman Dick in Akron, Congressman
Taylor in Columbiana and others, and
especially at Toledo, where Represen
tative Deman is still considered by
some as doubtful. There was much
communication with all the counties in
which doubtful members reside.
The most prominent arrival was that
of Goo. B. Cox, the Cincinnati leader,
who insists that he is “as good a friend
of Senator Hanna as ever,” but that he
was pledged to Price for Speaker before
the Junior Ohio Senator broke with
Price, and that he is here now to do
all he can for Price, and this includes
the support of candidates for clerk and
other places who can bring strength to
Price.
The leadership of the anti-Hanna side
was conceded to Cox on his arrival.
MIBB BTONE RELEASED.
A Report from Sofia to Vienna That Lack* Con
firmation
(By the Associated Pres?.)
LONDON, JAN. 2.—A DISPATCH TO
THE CENTRAL NEWS FROM VIENNA.
SAYS A REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED
THERE VIA SOFIA TO THE EFFECT
THAT MISS ELLEN M. STONE, THE
CAPTIVE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE REPORT
LACKS CONFIRMATION.
Vaughan the Broker Bankrupt.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Jan- 2.—Chas. L. Vaughan,
a broker of No. “0” Broad street, filed
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy to
day in the clerk’s office of the United
States District Court. The liabilities
were stated to be $75,000, of which $30,-
000 was secured. There were no assets.
The principal creditor is Mary A. Bani
gan, of Providence, to whom $20,000 is
due as endorser on a note.
SHATTERED BY BOMB
Windowsof Grand Duke Con
stantine’s Palace Broken.
A Panic Fellows,
(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, Jan. 2. —A dispatch to the Patrie
from Kiev. European Russia, under to
day’s date, says a bomb was exploded
last night under the balcony of the pal
ace of the Grand Duke Constantine. The
explosion occurred at a moment when
the salons were thronged with guests-
A great panic followed: but nobody was
injured, though the damage done was
considerable. All the windows near
the scene of the explosion were shat
tered Nihilist students are suspected of
committing the outrage. Fifteen stu
dents have been arrested-
THE REPORT DECLARED UNFOUNDED
Paris, Jan. 2. —The report of the explo
sion of a bomb last night, under the
balcony of the palace of the Grand Duke
Constantine at Kiev, European Russia,
contained in a dispatch to the Patrie,
dated Kiev, January 2, now proves, upon
investigation, to be entirely unfounded.
Successfully Decked at New Orleans.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 2.—Rear Admiral
Endicott, Chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, has received a telegram from
Captain Converse, President of the Naval
Board in charge of the test of the new
floating dry-dock at New Orleans, saying
that the big collier Sterling wa,s very
successfully docked in a strong wind and
current.
Telegraphic Briefs.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the failed First National Bank
of Austin, Texas, to resume business on
condition that the re-organizing commit
tee pay into the bank $133,000, the amount
of the impairment of the bank’s capital.
As this condition previously had been
agreed to, it is expected that the bank
will re-open its doors for business in a
day or two.
H. Pearson, of the Pearson Syndicate,
of Philadelphia, yesterday gave out the
statement that out of the 75,000 shares of
common stock of the New Orleans City
Railway Company, the syndicate has se
cured 50,060, and would enter into the
lease by January loth. The dissolution
of the Louisville pool yesterday, which
held 25,083 shares of stock and would
not sell, is considered to have brought
about the deal.
In the United States court at Savannah.
Ga., yesterday, Marion Erwin, special
assistant to the Attorney General of the
United States, filed a new bill in the
case of the Government vs. Oberlin M.
Carter. The bill socks to prevent the
Savannah Brewing, the Savannah Light
erage and Transfer Company, and the
Propeller Tow-Boat Company, in which
Carter held large blocks of stocks, from
paying the interest accruing to either
the agent or the receiver for Captain
Carter's property. It orders Thomas
Martin, who owes Carter $6,000 on a note,
to pay the money to the receiver, and
•John K. Garnett, who, for $6,000 bought
Carter’s stock in the port of Savannah
Company, which bought, up Hunting
Island to turn that money over to the
Government.
. 61%r"" VLVE CKNTS.
I'VE TRIUMPED,
DECLARES EftSTRO
Cables That the Revolution
is Crushed.
FERNANDEZ IS DEFEATED
And Pietri is a Prisoner, Wires the
President.
AN EXPEDITION FROM PORT DE FRANCE
Gen, Sets Out for the Venezuelan Coast,
Callmg on the People to Take Up
Arms President
Castro.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Jan. 2.—The Venezuelan
Consul in this city today received the
following cablegram: /
“Caracas, Jan. 2.—-Fernandez defeated.
Pietri prisoner. Revolution crushed.
(Signed.) “CASTRO.”
Matos Pets Out for Venezuela.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fort do France, Island of Martinique,
Jan. 2.—(Via Haytian Cable.)—The
steamer Ban Righ, recently renamed the
Libertador, has left this port for ilie
Venezuelan coast. She carries among
her passengers Senor Matos, who is now
referred to as General Matos, and sev
eral generals and other important per
sonages of Venezuela, who joined Gen
eral Matos here. Besides the leaders of
the expedition, the Libertador has on
board three hundred volunteers, and it
is understood that she will embark a
number of other volunteers while on her
way to the coast of Venezuela.
The behaviour of General Matos and
his adherents while they were at this
port was most correct, and when they
left here they had the sympathy of the
whole population. General Matos is
well known at Fort de France, where he
has many friends. The local newspapers
have published articles expressing hopes
for the prompt success of the expedition,
and the downfall of President Castro,
whose attitude, the papers add, has earn
ed for him the enmity of the whole world.
Previous to his departure from‘Fort
de France, General Matos issued a man
ifesto. calling on all his fellow-country
men to take ud arms.
While the Libertador was at this port
her sides were strengthened by light
armor, and her gun positions were pro
tected. Her armament is of the mod
ern type.
Details of the conversion of the steam
er Banrigh into a war vessel, show r that
her vital parts have been protected by
thick plates of steel. The work was
done here at the works of the General
Trans-Atlantic Company. The Ban
Righ’s armament consists of several
guns capable of firing 300 shots per min
ute and four 10-centimctre rapid five
guns.
The officer in charge of the Ban Righ's
guns is a European. The vessel's crew
is composed of Englishmen and natives
of the Island of Martinque.
The reinforcements of the 300 volun
teers now on board the Ban Righ will
reach the war steamer in sloops and
schooners, which arc to be met at vari
ous points, if the plans of the revolu
tionists are carried out.
The departing volunteers appeared to
be very determined men. Previous to
sailing they had learned of the decree
issued by President Castro, declaring the
Ban Righ to be a pirate, and offering a
reward of SIO,OOO for her capture, but
they declared the vessel will not be cap
tured and insist that the revolution will
triumph.
The volunteers said that their landing
on the coast of Venezuela was planned
to coincide with a forward movement on
the nart of (he Colombian troops, and
the landing in Venezuela of other revo
lutionists who had concentrated at the
islands of Trinidad and Curacoa.
THE FLOOD AT CHATTANOOGA
The City Almost Surrounded. A Hundred
Families Camping on Knolls
(By the Associated PreSf.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2.—A hun
dred families living In the flats and low
lands around Chattanooga camped on (he
knolls last night because of the high
water. Suburban, street car traffic is
crippled and many houses are submerged.
A trap containing President Pritchard,
of the Chattanooga -Hunting Club, Col.
\V. P. Henderson, H. H. Matlock, of
Athens, Tenn., and Hon. Gordon Lee, of
Georgia, while returning last night from
the New Year’s meet of the hunt club
went ir.lo a washout near Eastlake and
was overturned. Col. Henderson suffered
two broken ribs and the others were
slightly injured. Twenty-seven miles of
track are under water on the Western
and Atlantic road. Chattanooga is almost
srrounded by water. By noon today the
riverjiad fallen two inches. Most of the
damage has been due to back water.
Littleton. N. C., Jan. 2.—Mr. O. Royal
Norman has taken charge of the Bon Air
Hotel here. Mr. E. E. Norman, his
brother, will assist him lu the couduct
of the hotel.