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J4+4444444 44444444444 ♦ T HEWEATHER TO-DAY ♦ For North Carolina: Fair Cooler. VOL. LI. NO. .103. — [} j f) r ~ Leads all Morth Carolina Dailies in Mews ana. Circulation PERM CENSUS BUREAU IS FAVORED Employes Should he Under Civil Service, HOPKINS BILL IN HOUSE It Makes No Provisions For so Pro tecting Employes. ERGO IT IS SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE A Bill is Passed Giving Mrs. McKinley the Free Mailing Privilege During Life. The House Then Adjourns Un til Monday. (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 10. —The House spent the day considering the Hopkins bill to create a permanent Census Bureau. While the general sentiment was in fa vor of a permanent bureau there was strong opposition, to the bill as drawn on the ground that it was not well ma tured. There also was an overwhelm ing demand for a provision to place the present employes of the Census Bureau i nder the protection of the Civil Ser vice law, and the bill was finally recom mitted with Instructions to report back a bill containing a plan for a detailed or ganization of a permanent Census Bu reau to include piso a projgsicu to place the present employes unner the Civil Service rules. The fight to recommit was made under the leadership of Mr. Bur kett, of Nebraska, the new member of the Appropriations Committee. A bill was unanimously passed to give Mrs. McKinley the free mailing privilege during the remainder of her life. The House then adjourned until Monday. In the discussion of the Census bill, Mr. Hopkins (Ills.), said that 3,480 clerkg had been employed in the bureau, 3,700 b'-ing still employed. If the pending bill passed, ho said, the force would be re duced this year to 800; next year to 750, in 1905 to 240 and thereafter until 1910 to 200. He was beseiged by members who wanted to know tl)e status of the present clerks in the event of the pas sage of the bill. He said that if the bill passed it was hoped the other depart ments could absorb the present tempor ary clerks. They could then be placed under the protection of the Civil Ser vice rules. Mr. Burkett. (Neb.), opposed the bill, saying it had not been matured. He pointed out that a salary of $7,500 was' voted to the Director of Census on the ground of the temporary character of the • mployment and the great responsibility. This bill proposed to continue this sal ary. He pointed out that the exports whose services it was claimed it was so necessary to retain had been detailed Horn the various departments. Mr. Maddox (Ga.), opposed in toto the 1 lan of a permanent Census Bureau. Mr. Fleming (Ga.), and others dis ussed the bill, and Mr. Hemenway (Ind.), offered an amendment to provide that persons now employed in the Census Bu reau, not including janitors, shall be eligible to appointment in other depart ments without, examination or certification by the Civil Service Commission upon the recommendation of the head of such department. The Hemenway amendment was adopt ed. The bill was then recommitted and the House adjourned. The Schley Resolution. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 10. —When the House Committee on Naval Affairs met today for organization Representative Rixey, of Virginia, proposed that the various measures relating to Admiral Schley be considered by the Committee as a whose instead of awaiting the considera tion of a sub-committee. The sentiment of th« committee wasbgalnst the prop osition and it was determined to allow these measures to take the usual course. There are ten resolutions and bills bear ing on the Schley case, and they will be in charge of the regular sub-committee on organizations, rank and pay, con sisting of Representatives Watson. Day ton, Cousins, Taylor, Meyer, Cummings and Wheeler- Working on the Ship Subsidy Bill. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, Jan. 10.—The sub-Com mittee on oCmmerce having in charge the Ship Subsidy 1 011 spent about three hours today in going over the report on that bill which has been prepared by Senator Frye. The report is a very vol uminous document, und the sub-commit tee decided to have it printed before acting upon it. it is expected that it will be held early next week and Sena tor Frye hopes to secure the favorable action of the full committee when it meets next Thursday. The report, in cludes a careful analysis of the bill and explains in great detail the effects of its various provisions- A Salary For Ex-Presidents. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, Jan. 10.—Representative Lovering, of Massachusetts, today in troduced a bill providing a salary for ex-Presidents of the United States. The ! The News and Observer. I l i salary is to be at the rate of $25,000 an nually from the date of retirement from the Presidency, and the bill is to apply to any ex-President living at the time the law was enacted. Bills For Public Buildings. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, Jan. 10. —The Senate Com mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds today authorized favorable reports on public building bills as follows: Dallas. Texas, $150,000; Huntington, W. Va.. $120,000; Blucfield, W. Va., $7,0,000; Wheeling, W. Va., $400,000- BAB “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN ” A False Picture of Southern Life That Should Not be Presented. (By the Associated Press.) Lexington, Ky., Jan.- 10.—Lexington Chapter United Daughters of the Con federacy has sent a written petition to Charles B- Scott, Manager of the Lex ington Opera House, asking that the play ‘ Uncle Tom's Cabin” never be played again at the opera house here. They gave as reasons that the best clti ens and old families living in and about Lexington were once slave owners, that the Incidents of Uncle Tom’s Cabin are not typical of slave life in the South, but of isolated cases; that the produc tion and its advertisement with blood hounds and pictures of an old negro in chains and a slave owner with a whip in j hand present a false idea of the history of the times to the children of the city and are in disrespect to the southern gentlemen and good citizen*! and their families in this part of the country. The petition is signed by four of the most prominent women of the Chapter and is indorsed unanimously by the members. It has created a sensation here. OHIO BANK ASSIGNS The Euclid Avenue Directors Say no Customer Will Lose a Dollar. (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 10.—The Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company, at 84 and 86 Euclid Avenue, made an as signment today to Attorney Frank H. Ginn. The latter's bond was fixed at $250,000 hv Judge Bloch; of the Insolvency cor "t. The assignee stated that tin* bank “lias been unable to realize upon its assets rapidly enough to meet the unusual de- I mauds, which have been made upon it ] recently. The directors state that no j depositor and no customer of the bank j will lose a dollar, and that the bank is solvent, and that its present embarrass ment arises from the fact that its pa trons have been unable to meet their obligations to the bank with sufficient | rapidity to take care of the unusual withdrawals.” According to the last published state ment of the bank, issued October Ist, 1901, the capital stock paid in amounted to $500,000; total resources $2,964,002, in dividual deposits $2,197,773; surplus funds $65,000. It is stated the bank carried about $120,000 in the securities of the Detroit and Toledo line, which recently passed into the hands of receivers. As a result of the financial embarrassment of the Eveiyilt-Moore Syndicate, it is under stood that the bank‘found, it impossible * realize upon these securities. AS GOOD AS CUBAN TOBACCO. Experiments Have Shown That Tobacco Grown Here is Second to None. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, Jan. 10. —At the Cabinet meeting today Secretary Wilson ex plained what had been done by his De partment in the way of experiments in raising tobacco. He stated that it had lain fully demonstrated that we could raise in this country all the wrapper to bacco necessary for domestic use, and of a quality second to none. In every ' particular it was as fine as couiil be grown in Cuba or any other country. Last year ten acres of filler tobacco had been successfully raised in Penn sylvania of a very high grade, and dur ing the coming season extensive experi ments, would be made in raising high grade filler In Ohio, Texas, North Caro lina and California- Last year the im ports of wrapper tobacco into the United \ States amounted to $6,000,000 and of filler $8,000,000. In a short time, the sc rotary said, we would he able to sup ply our own wrapper and filler of a grade would challenge the best grown anvwhere in the world. A few prospective appointments were talked over and it is understood that the only one decided upon was that of Mr. Elliott, Collector of Customs at New port News, aV., the present occupant of that office. Charleston Modifies Port Rules. (By the Associated Press.) Charleston, S. C.. Jan. 10.—The Health Department of Charleston has amended the port rules concerning the quarantine of vessels from South and Central American ports, so as to permit entries without detention of vessels from clean ports. Heretofore, in order to avoid de tention. vessels jjn the trade between' here and trooical ports were required to ■ carry a physician, who could give acer- j tifleate for each voyage. The modiflea- ' tion was made for the benefit of the ! fruit trade. RALEIGH. NORTH' CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 11. 1902. SLUMP LAST YEAR 111 COTTON MILLS Number Chartered in the State Only 15, BEHIND RECORD OF 1900 Past Year the Worst Financially Mills Ever Experienced. COMPARATIVELY FEW M\DE A PROFiT Such Was the Statement of a Prominent Mill Man Yesterday. List of the New Mills Irorp.rated by Stcrelary of State. Number Increased Capital. Fifteen nesA cotton mills were eharter ' ed in North Carolina last year. The cotton mill industry did not keep pace with the growth of the textile industry in 1900, which was the most remarkable in the history of the State. The past year has been the worst tin cotton mills of this State have ever ex perienced, and a gentleman who is in terested in a number of Targe mills, re marked yesterday that comparatively few of the cotton mills in th<? State made money. The erratic price of cot ton and bad trade were alike responsi ble for the bad conditions with which the mills had to contend. Os the fifteen mills incorporated by the Secretary of State last year at least one failed to succeed. A gentleman here yesterday stated that this particular mill sold out before it was ready for operation. Still a great deal of money was invested in the textile industry in the State in 1901. More than half a dozen mills in the State amended their charters for the purpose of increasing capital stock. Then again there were a number incorporated in 1900, which were completed last year. The Iyibor Commissioners report last year showed that there were 224 mills in the course of construction, and eigh teen more authorized or chartered. The new mills which were incorpor ated by the Secretary of State last year i are as follows: The Tarboro Knitting Mills of Tar j boro. I The Enfield Knitting Company of En field. x. c. Cliffslde Mills of Rutherford. Lockland Mills of Halifax. Piedmont. Cotton Company of Guilford. I Chronicle Mills of Gaston. Elizabeth Mills of Mecklenburg. Mary Etta Mills of Cleveland. Lenoir Cotton Mills of Caldwell. Holt Granite Manufacturing Company i of Haw River. Cameron Cotton Mills of Cameron. Raleigh Hosiery Company of Raleigh. Travora Manufacturing Company of Graham. Southern Hosiery Mills Company of New Bern. Uorhees Manufacturing Compainy of Graham. PREPARE FOR SCHLEY'S VISIT. An Elaborate Program is Arranged by the Hamilton Club of Chicago (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 10.—At a meeting of the Hamilton Club today details of the en tertainment of Admiral Schley during his visit to Chicago, January 25, 26 and 27 were arranged. The features of the programme ar ranged are a banquet on the night of the 25th and a public reception on the af ternoon of the 27th. Sunday the 26th, the Admiral will attend church and give up the remainder of the day to rest. A | committee will meet the Admiral on the train and escort him into the city. At the Auditorium annex ho will occupy what is known as the presidential suite. On his visits to Chicago, this suite of rooms was always-occupied by the late President McKinley. The banquet will be hold in the raas- Ihe Training Ship Essex. (By the Associated Press) Washington, ajn. 10.—The Navy De partment lias changed the itinerary of the training ship Essex so that she will leave Kingston, Jamaica on February 5 for Key West on February 22 and ar rive at Bermuda on March the first. On March lltli she will sail for Yorktown, arriving there on the 16th of that month- A Descendant of Washington Dead. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Jan. 10.—Colonel William Lewis Washington, a descendant of the' lamily of George Washington, is dead at his home here, having succumbed to heart disease. He was 57 years of age. CoB - Washington was born in NashvlV. where he will be buried. He was a sot dlor in the Confederate army. Winchester, Va., Jan. 10.—At a called meeting of the Winchester Presbytery, I tie pastoral relations existing between j the Falling Water (W. Va.), and Rev. j E. 5!. I yburn wore dissolved and he was ‘dismissed to Orange (N. C.) Presbytery, i Rev. Mr. Lyburn having accepted a call •to the Durham Presbyterian church. sive banquet Hall of the Auditorium, and it is announced that the number ot guests will be limited strictly to the seating capacity of the tables. The set programme oF speakers, aside from Ad miral Schley follows: “H. W. Price, President of the Main land Society of Chicago- Maryland. Hon. ('lark E. Carr, of Galesburg, Ills., former Minister to Copenhagen— “ Achievements of the American Navy.” Fred A. Bangs, former President of the Hamilton Club —“Our Club and its Guests." E- A. Munger, President of the Hamil ton Club, will be toast-master. The programme has been made brief in order to allow for impromptu speeches. Monday morning the Admiral will visit the Winfield Scott Schley school and meet the school children and members of the Board of Education. The public reception, which follows this visit will be held in the parlors of the Auditorium. A magnificent, souvenir of the banquet will be placed at each plate. It will be a bas-reltef showing the Admiral’s head and shoulders on i background of iho United States flag. It will be inscribed, “Follow the Flag." TO DISMISS THE RECEIVERS Motion in Circuit Court in tho Worth Muuu i factoring Company Case. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. (’., Jan. 10. —A motion was made in the Circuit court today for the dismissal of the receivers recently appointed for the Worth uMnufacturing Company., The motion was continued till February 3rd- Attorneys for the re spondents say the refuest for dissolu tion of the order appointing the receiv ers is joined in by persons holding slßl.- 000 of stock, trustees of SIO,OOO of re maining $18,500 of stock, and all credi tors. REVOLT WjMUAY Presidential -Succession Now Threatens to Plunge the Country into War (By the Associated Press.) Buenos Ayres. Jan. 10.—(Via Galves tc n.) —The rumor cjreulatod here of a revolution in the republic of Paraguay turn out to be well founded. The revolt, which broke out at Azuncion, the capital, was caused by the question of the presi dential succession; the term of President Aceval expiring in November of this year. The revolutionary junta was composed of Geneva! Caballero, General Escobar, Colonel J. A. Eseurra, the Ministt r of War, Senor Marro, a Cabinet minister, and Senator Freitas. President Aceval resigned (he presi dency and Congress accepted Ills resigna tion. A collision occurred in the Cham ber of Deputies during which Senator Facando Insfran. President of the Hy gienic Council, was killed and General Caballero, Senators Miguel and Corbalan and Deputy Fernando Carreras were se verely wounded. The Congress of Paraguay has placed the reins of government in the hands of the vice-president, Senor Hector Carvai lo. Great excitement prevails at Azuncion. HE MARCHES ACROSS SAMAR Waller Completes a Daring Journey Through a Hostile Country. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 10.—The Navy De partment today received the following cablegram from Rear Admiral Rodgers, at Cavite: “Waller reports haviiig completed ten days' march across Samar from Lunaeeg to Bahev. The column endured great hardships Killed thirteen insurgents, captured captain, lieutenant and four men.” Major Littleton, W. T. Waller, of the Marine Corps, rendered gallant service with the marines in China during the march of the allied forces from the sea to Pekin. The island of Samar is one of the several islands which is still mak ing a strenuous though desultory opposi tion to American sovereignty. It was Balangige rn this island that the massa cre of Company 0, Ninth infantry oc curred. in view of the belligerent spirit manifested bv the natives of Samar on ’his and other occasions, and the physical character of the country traversed, the march of ajor Waller and bis count/ml was a feat of more than ordinary daring. Lunaeeg is situated cn the east and Ha hey on (he west coast of Samar in the southern part of the island. Dewey’s Decision Endorsed. (By the Associated Press.) Jackson. Miss-, Jan. 10. —The State Senate today passed a joint resolution endorsing the decision of Admiral Dewey in the Schley Court of Inquiry and de claring that no text books should be used in the schools in this State "that give to any other officer than Admiral Schley credit for tho victory off Santi ago.” The resolution goes to the House for concurrence. A Po3toftico Burned. (lly the Associated Press.) Chattanooga, Tenn., ajn. 10.—Postal Inspector Williams, of the Chattanooga Division, was notified today of the burn ing of the post office and contents at Chickamauga, Ga-, last night. He was also informed of the robbery of the post office at New Brooklyn, S. <’., where about S3‘JO is believed to have Eh en stolen. DEMAND EOR CARS IS LESS PRESSING Labor Controversies Few and Unimportant, COTTON MILLS ACTIVE Buying of Staple Commodities cn a Large Scale. URGENT DEMANDS FOR IRON AND STEEL Reports of Unfavorable Weather in Winter Wheat Regions Stimulate Prices of That Cereal and Com is Strong Sympathetically. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 10.- R. G. Dun Com pany’s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: With the unprecedented holiday busi ness ended, transporting facilities are more nearly adequate for regular re* | quirements. Merchandise moves to con sumers more promptly, npd In the iron region there is less interruption to work because of insufficient fuel. Nor mal conditions have by no means re turned, however, and it will be some time before shippers can safely guaran tee deliveries on a specified date. Buy- j ing of staple commodities is on a large scale, fully sustaining quotations at a high level, except in the few instances where efforts were made to hold prices above the point warranted by the ratio of needs to supplies. Labor controversies are few and unimportant, while the new year has brought advances in the rate of wages at many points. Holiday Idleness, inventories and an nual overhaulings were all cut down to the lowest possible limit at iron and steel plants in the effort to meet urgent demands from customers. Although rail ways largely augmented supplies of rolling stock during *l9Ol, contracts tor this year’s delivery already aggregate many months full capacity of shops. Activity continues a» cotton mills, al though domestic buying is on a'moderate scale. Exporters are bidding freely for heavy goods, but as a rule fall short of holders’ views, and little new business is recorded. Reports of unfavorable weather in winter wheat regions stimulated prices, and there was further support in the general resumption of activity at flour mills, together with 'added inquiry for foreign account. Corn was fairly well held iu sympathy with wheat, but some soft spots develop ed, as was natural in view of the fact (hat the price is now more than 50 per cent higher than a year ago- Cotton was depressed by liberal receipts, though foreign conditions have Improved, and the quotation Is almost $lO a bale lower than at this time last year. Failures for the week numbered 573 in the United States, against 324 last year, and 27 In Canada against 37 lasi year. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. New York, Jan. 10.—For the week end ing Friday, January 10th, 1002: Net re ceipts at all United States ports during week, 275,910; net receipts at all United States ports during same week last year, 174,874; total receipts to this date since September Ist, 5,137,819; total receipts to same date last year, 4,803,713; exports for the week, 218,848; exports for same week last year, 254,707; total exports to this date since September Ist, 3,791,221; total exports to same date last year. 3,531,666; stock at all United States ports, 1,038,270; stock at ail United States ports same time last year, 866,101 stock at all interior towns, 654,456; stock at all interior towns same time lust year, 776,- 320; stock at Liverpool, 943,000; stock at Liverpool same time last year, 680,000; stock of American afloat for Great Brit ain, 278,000; stock of American afloat for Great Britain same time last year. 227.000. TOTAL NET RECEIPTS. New York, Jan- 10. —The following are •the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1901: Galveston 1,476,419 bales; New Orleans 1,456,416; Mobile 125,372; Savannah 864,325; Char leston 211,533; Wilmington 223,685; 'Nor folk 317,043; Baltimore 50,213; New York 103,919; Boston 58,202; Newport News 10,354; Philadelphia 17,522; Fernandina 2,000; Brunswick 82,523; Port Arthur 27,- 375; Pensacola 110,918. Total 5,137,819 bales. TOTAL BANK CLEARNIGS. New York. .Tan- 10.—Total bank clear ings, week ended January 9. ‘52,816,461,897, increase 6.4 per cent.; outside New. York $917,735,191, increase 16.5 per cent. HESTER’S COTTON STATEMENT. N< w Orleans, Jan. I(L—Secretary Hos ier's weekly statement issued today shows for the ten days of January an in crease in the movement into sight over last year of 163,000, and an increase over the some period year before last of 169,000. For tD.»- 132 days of the season that haye elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 132 davs of last year 203,000 and ahead of the same days year before last of 856,000. The amount of cotton brought into sight during the past week hns been 356,303 bales, against 229,273 for the same seven days last year and 198,267 year before last. The movement since September Ist shows: Receipts at all United States ports to be 5,221.829. against 4,801,75! last year; overland across the Mississip pi. Ohio and Potomac Rivers to North ern mills and Canada 626,042. against 746,052 last year; interior stocks in ex cess of those held at the close of the commercial year 501.125, against 699,636 last year, and Southern mill takings 735,000, against 633,318 last year. The total movement since September Ist, is 7,083,997, against 6,880,787 last year and 6,227,984 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 281351, against 231,871 last year, making the total thus far for the season 3,874,365, against 3,506,309 last year. The total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far lor the season have been 1,866,32-5. against 1,835,173 last year. Stocks at. the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 1,751 bales, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 89.889. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop, and the number of bales brought into sight, thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 7,443,684, against 7,003,321 for the same period last year. Secretary Hester’s statement of tho world’s visible supply of cotton issued today, shows the total visible to be 1,448,462, against 4,362,723 last year and ■f,087,277 last year. Os this the total of American cotton is 3,710,162, against 3,688,723 last week, and 3,335,277 last year and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India etc., 738,000, against 674,000 last w«Sek and 752,000 last year. Os tho world’s visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,227,000, against 1,925,000 Inst year; in Egypt 229,000, against 175,000 last year; in India 254,000, against 317,000 last year, and in the United States 1,738,000, against 1,670,000 last year. WAR SHIPSJO MOV Going to Venezuelan Water! to Guard Against an Out break of Anarchy. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 10.—It is probable that Admiral Higginson, with his ttag •ship Kearsarge, and several other ves ( .‘lk of the North Atlantic squadron, will shortly repair to Venezuelan waters, making his headquarters at LaGuara. The ships which Admiral Higginson will take with him on this cruise will have an unusually large complement of marines aboard. These precautions are taken, not with any offensive intent., towards Venezuela, hut merely to guard against an outbreak of anarchy and rioting in the event that the revolutionists should prevail over Castro s forces in the field. Owing to Admiral Higginson’s high rank he nat urally would command any joint opera tions that might be incident to the land ing of naval forces of various natlonali • lea. y OLABS OFFERS TO REBIGN, The Convention Refuses to Accept It. Dr Me llwaino Apologizes to Mr Glass, (By the Associated Press.) Richmond. Va., Jan. 10.—The feature of today s session of the Constitutional Convention was an incident which board ed close on the sensational being the unqualified resignation of Senator Carter Glass, of Lynchburg, from the Commit tee on Public Education, and the flat, re fusal of the convention to accept it. The incident grew out of the contro versy between Senator Glass and Chair man Mcllwainf, of the Educational Com mittee, on the floor of the convention when the latter used language to which the Lynchburg leader took exception. Mr. Glass begged the convention to ac cent his resignation, declaring that if the contentions of Dr. Mcllwaine, on yes terday were correct, he felt that ho could be of no further use to the com mittee. Mr. Thom, of Norfolk, presented a res ; olution declining to accept ihc resigna i Bon of Mr. Glass, and made an eloquent speech in favor of its adoption. Only one member voted against the resolution. Dr. Melhvaine made a feeling address In which he said lhat in the heat of debate men were liable to ur;e language which they afterwards regretted, und he sin cerely trusted that whatever in his re marks Mr. Glass construed as offensive I would be considered an gladly withdrawn and expunged from the record. The ii.eidcnt was deeply regretted on all hands, and while it Is now thought to be closed, the convention demonstrated the high esteem in which it holds Mr. Glass by absolutely and by an almost unanimous vote declining to accept his resignation. The report of the Committee on Cities and Towns was presented and ordered printed. The report of the Education Com- S mitt.ee was referred to the convention lor final action. The convention fixed next Tuesday as the day for the final consideration of (he report of the Committee on Legislative Department. The report of the Commit tee on County Government was then ta ken up ami much progress was made with j its final consideration. Numerous air.end ■ ments were offered, but none of itnpbr > lance were adopted. | The body adjourned at 2p. m. pending . the consideration of the report. Hanged for Killing a Farmer’s Wife. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 10.—Anderson Nor ris, a negro, was hanged iu the McClel lan county jail at Waco today for the j murder of the wife of a white farmer ■ a year arro- ►44444444446 *444*4444^ ► THE WEATHER TO-DAY 4 ► For Raleigh: 4 | fai!r. j ►4444444444>444444444* PRICE FIVE CENTS ABOUT THE FIRE IT GRIMFSLAND Losers There Have Asked tor An Investigation. AND THIS WILL BE MADE —f- ■ Fanners Are Annoyed by Anonymon* Letters to Their Negro Tenants, / • POSTAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOW ACT Information is That There Was No Connection Between the Midnight Fire, and the Anonymous • Letters. The matter of the fire which occurred I.IKI Tin sday night at Grimeslatid is un (K'cnri »■'nee that will most probably he investigated. This is became there are minors that the the was not caused by an accident, Int that it was of incendiary origin, and thui perhaps this origin can bo traced to the animosity of certain parties against some of the losert in the con flagration. The lire began in the store of W. S. Holloway & Co. This was situated in the heart of the business community on the north side of Main street, where the con tiguous buildings are frame structures. The Haines spread so rapidly that, every building tm the block was consumcp cx icpt two dwelling houses and *he Chris tian church. Tho buildings across the street wore in danger, but. escaped. The entire loss will approximate $25,000, with perhaps $0,500 insurance. Certain farmers on the large farms on Tar Itiver in this neighborhood have been very much annoyed of late by their i negro tenants receiving anonymous let ters, threatening these negroes with whipping, hanging, burning end other t if they did not leave, in a dently by the same party, ns they are in the same handwriting and have been mailed from neighboring pout offices. The t art of Crimesland, that was burned ad joins the stock law lands and certain evil disposed persons are taking Hdvan- ' tage of the recent fire by frying to create a belief among the negroes, who are al ready very much excited by those anony mous letters, that this is the beginning of the thratened visitation of punish ment. and this ie adding to their panic, thereby working a great injury to the farmers on whose lands these negroes live. It is said by those in a position to know that there Is no possible connec tion between this lire and the threats of the anonymous letters, yet It is pitia ble that these negroes are being excited unduly in this way, by a miscreant who should be apprehended and punished. The sending of these anonymous let in's'is a violation of tho United States Postal Laws, and as complaint has been made to the proper authorities, it is to ho exported that the party guilty ot this violation will be apprehended and brought t , justice. Such an action Is demanded in order to protect those whose internets* are being put In Jeopardy because of these anonymous letters. WHEAT ACREAGE INCREASED. The Increase Over 1900 Estimated at Five and Six Tenths Per Cent (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 10.—The statistician of the Department of Agriculture esti mates the average yield per ucro ot wheat, in the United States In 1901 nf U.s bushels, ns compared with 12.fi bush ids in 1000, 12.3 bushels in 1890, 15,3 bushels in 1808, and 13.3 bushels, the mean of the averages of the last ten years. The newly seeded area of winter wheat is provisionally estimated at 32,000 000 acres, an increase of 5.6 per cent upon the urea estimated to have been sown in the fall of 1000. Elizabeth City Street Railway, I w> News and Lygrifl c jot gjjam t : id • §m _ ".-'pfC. , subsc I sUS f jjfl Elizabeth n- , • m J iv ■ ■'Vff <„ m J|i * the Louisfl Company H S wan and iH H ’-"CfSeSv
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