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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
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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
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ABOUT THE FIRE
IT GRIMFSLAND
Losers There Have Asked tor
An Investigation.
AND THIS WILL BE MADE
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Fanners Are Annoyed by Anonymon*
Letters to Their Negro Tenants,
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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.
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