The Weather Today RAIN, The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO. 110. LeadsaßNorthCarolina Bailies in Mews and Gradation M MRFEMERT US TO PARTY POLICIES Reached by the Democratic Steering Committee SECRECY IS OBSERVED Steering Committee to Report to Full Democratic Caucus. HOUSE TRANSACTS ROUTINE BUSINESS The Bill Appropriating $90,000 For Govern ment Exhibit at Charleston is Passed. Root Urges Sale of H e Friars’ Lands in Philippines. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18—The House of Representatives Mas in sesion less than an hour today. Only routine business ua transacted, the most important fea ture of which was the reporting by Mr. Cannon, chairman of the committee on appropriations, of an urgency bill. The bill will be called up for consideration next Monday. The Senate amendments to the House bill appropriating $90,000 for a govern ment exhibit and tioor space at the Char leston Exposition was agreed to and the bill passed Agree on a Line of Policy. Washington, Jan. 18.—The Democratic Steering Committee of the House of Representatives reached a decision today on a line of policy to be recommended to the caucus of the minority in the House. The committee also agreed to n quest. .Representative. -Hay, of Vir ginia, chairman of the Democratic cau cus, to call a caucus for next Friday ninht for the purpose of passing upon the report of the Steering Committee. Mr. Hay said later, however, that a|> Friday night Mas a bad one for a cau cus, many members being out of town, he Mould call the caucus for one Meek from next Wednesday night, January 29. The Steering Committee' is made up of Iwt lve Democratic members of the House- They Mere appointed soon after tin present session began to take under consideration various resolutions which Mere proposed declaratory of the atti tude of the Democratic party and its Representatives in Congress. Unusual secrecy was observed as to the agree ment reached today, a resolution being pased binding each member to silence. The only announcement authorized by Chairman Rishardson was that an agree ment had been reached and that pend ing its submission to the caucus it would not be made'public. it is understood that the agreement is to ihe effect that all questions shall he referred to the full caucus so that the latter body Mill have an opportunity to discuss the various questions of par ty policy which have been under con sideration. To Destroy the Friars’ Power. Washington, Jan. 18, —Secretary Root Mas heard on the question of the friar lands in the Philippines before the House Committee on Insular Affairs U)- day. He began his statement by explaining the enormous power which the religious orders had long exercised in the Philip pines. They Mere represented at Mad rid, and the archbishop was quite as powerful as the governor general of the islands. The orders had largely supplanted the native priests. As a result of the great political power of the orders, the friars became the medium of communication between the local parishes and the cen tral government- They held large tracts of the best land, amounting to about 400,000 acres at the time of American occupation- The people rented the lands and thus a landlord and tenant system Mas noM in operation. This Caused in tense hatred, and Mr. Root' said the feeling of the tenant classes Mas not equalled in bitterness by anything .iu Ireland Aguinaldo had taken advantage of this intense feeling of the tenants against the friar landlords and the movement had become very popular. The Secretary said that about the most important thing to be done at this time Mas to dis pose of the friar question, as it Mas felt that when landed proprietorship Mas brought to an end most of the agitation Mould be disposed of. The friars had been driven from the land in many cases, he said, and if thpy returned the people Mould kill them. Appeals had been made to the War Department to collect the rents due but the Secretary said this could not be done without the use of troops. Mr. Root said that no religious ques tion Mas involved, as it Mas simply a condition that existed and was fully re cognized. The friars themselves Mere so fully alive to th conditions that they would doubtless be ready to depose of the lands. Urgent Deficiency Fill Reported, Washington, Jan. 18.—The urgent defic it iwy appropriation bill was completed by 1 lie Appropriation committee today I and reported to the House. It carries i *16.701,4*45 distributed among the differ ent departments. The naval items in clude $4,000,000 for armor on ships now under construction. The bill contains an item of $3,150,000 for the payment of re bates on tobacco manufacturers as pro ' ided in the War Revenue reduction act. r Substitute Philippine Tariff Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18. —The Democratic members of the Senate Committee on the Philippines were in consultation for several hours today over their proposed substitute proposition for the Philippine tariff bill. They are agreed on all the es sential features of their position. In general they say they will recommend that in ’he end. psoviison should be made giving the Filipinos their independence, but in the meantime providing for free trade between the United States and the Philippine archipelago such a.s is main tained between the United States proper .and "other territories. HE DIED EOR HIS HONOR- Shot in a Duel by the lothario Who Wrecked His Home. (By the Associated Press.) Hanover, Prussia. Jan. 18.—Horr von Bennegsen. Landrath, of Hanover, and son of the noted politician Rudolph von Bennegsen* died during the night as the result of a bullet wound in the breast sustained in a duel fought Thursday last with Herr Falkenhagen, a tenant of the Royal estate near Springe. The duel was the outcome of the in timacy of Herr Falkenhagen with Frau von Bennegsen. The club to which Herr von Bennegsen belonged informed him of the stories in circulation. On Monday Frau von Bennegsen visited Hanover and returned to Springe in the evening, ac companied by Herr Falkenhagen. The next morning Herr von Bennegsen or dered his wife to leave his house and then challenged Herr Falkenhagen. The conditions of the duel were three rounds pistols at ten paces. Herr von Ben negsen. who is •short-sighted, was shot in the.first round. His brother witnessed the duel. HANDS UP^SPORTS! Gamblers Robbed by Men Who Claimed to Have Been Fleeced. (By the Associated Press.) Omaha, Xeb., Jan. 18.—Two robbers held up a dozen men in a gambling room over the saloon of Cliff Cole, at Four teenth and Douglass streets early today and secured the cash box and S2OO in money from the customers of the place. They were /captured ten minutes later, however, by a squad of policemen and lotked up. They gave the names of Frank Williams and Frank Jones. The robbery was a bold one, having taken place in the heart of the city. Neither of th? men was masked. They draw revolvers and ordered the men in the room to hold up their hands. After securing their money and ihe cash box. they rushed down stairs into Douglass street where a policeman gave chase, firing several shots. A call was turned into the police station and a wagon load of officers rushed to the scene. One of Dm robbers ran out of an alley and into the arms of a policeman and the other was found in a hallway. At the station both men admitted their identity and said they had lost their money in the place and that they thought their game was as fair as that of the gambling house. All of the stolen money was found on the men. the cash box having been emptied its contents thrown into the street. The men are sti angers in Omaha. The police think tbey are the men who a week ago held up a Kansas City pool room and escaped with $1,500. They arc said to answer the description given by the Kansas City police, with whom the local authorities will communicate. Ridiculed By Boers. (By the Associated Press.) London, Jan. 18.—Dr. Loyds, the rep resentative in Europe of the Transvaal, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam to Reuters Telegram Company held a conference today with the Boor delega tion at The Hague at the house of Mr. WolmaranS. \o official statement has been given out but there is the best au thority for asserting that the conference Mas merely a periodical meeting. The dispatch says the reports of a strong peace movement nr - ridiculed by the Boers themselves, who say that, such stories tre simply fabricated by P.ritish agents, with a view to British publica tion. subsequently turning them to ad vantage in South Africa. The Boers cienv,that any negotiations are in prog ress. Dr* Loyds left tonight for Utrecht. Sharkey and Maher Discharged. I By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 18. —Peter Maher and “Tom” Sharkev. who were attested yesterday at th<* instance, it is alleged, of the law and order society, and held in s'.ooo bail to keep the peace, apjpearcd at th<> Magistrates office this morning and were discharged. James H. McFarland, the promoter of last night's bout. •■’ho was also under bond, was re b ed. Th'- magistrate l announced that as- t’w' ru n had not committed any overt nit which might he construed as a viola t -o,i of the stutc prohibit ing prize fight ing. there was no complaint against .hem. ’ RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 10, 1902. RAPID GROWTH OF PUR SMALL TOWNS % Rural Districts in the South Filling Up. DETAILS OF THE CENSUS Population of the North Congests the Large Cities. THEY NOW SHOW A MOST RAPID GROWTH But This is Balanced by the Extremely High Rate of Increase of Southern Rural Population. Report on Cotton Seed Manufacture. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18.—The Director of the Census today gave out a statement regarding the growth of urban population North and South, which shows the fol lowing facts: The large citns, taken collectively, arc* growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the country. The per cent of the population of Northern States living in large cities is nearly three times as great as the cor responding per cent in the South; the North has a rate oi increase no great er than that of the Souih. The large cities of the North are grow ing much faster than those of the same size in the South, but this difference is balanced by an extremely rapid growth of small towns and cities in the South and (•speciality by the high rate of increase of Southern rural population. The statement says these results seem paradoxical but are correct. Director Merriam’s statement is de signed to explain how the deduction that the South tor the first time is now grow.-* mg as rapidly as the North harmonizes Mith the well known facts that in the North the proportion of inhabitants liv ing in cities is larger than it is in the South and that as a rule cities increase in population much more rapid ly than country restricts. The statements shows that in tin* North the proportion of the population living in large cities is more than three times a.s great a.s it in the South. The popu lation living in cities of over 25.000 in habitants increased !1 per cent between 1890 and 1900 partly by the growth of the 126 gities of that size in 1890 and partly bv the addition during the follow ing ten years of 36 other cities to the list. The population of the country out side these cities increased between 1890 and 1900 14.9 per cent. The 160 cities of the United States, each of .vhich had over 25,000 inhabitants in 1900 increased ni population 32.5 pei cent between 1890 an 1 1900. The rest of the United Stater., excluding Alaska and i lie recent jnsular accessions increased 17.8 per cent. Os ’he total population of 75.994,579 in continental United States 19.748,312, or 25.9 per cent live in cities of 25,000 in habitants or more. The proportion of in habitants of the three sections. the North, South and West, into which the census divides the United States fol lows: North, total population. 17.379.699; population of cities of 25.000 or more 16,- 1:6,580, or 31 per cent; South, total 24.- 523.527; cities of 25.000 or mere 2,188.553, or 10 per cent. West, 4,091.349; cities of 25.000 or more 1,033,179, or 25 per cent. The per cent of increase of population living in places of sizes indicated from 1890 to 1900. bv sections follows; 25.000 and over. North. 12.2; South. 31.0; West. 47.3; in United States, 11 1. 8,000 to 25.000. North. 22.9; South. 20.9: West, 17.9; in United States 23.1. 1.000 to 8,- 000, North. 27.0; South. 57.3; West. 50.7: iu United Slates, 36.7. In certiorated places of loss than 4.000, North. 27.9: South. 44.4: West. 46.5: in United States. 33.0. Rural. North. 1.2: South. 17.9; West. 22.0; in United States. 9.1. These figures, concludes the statement, show that the present growth of popu lation is a resultant in the North of a very rapid growth of large cities, a slower growth of small cities, and a very slight growth in the country: and a resultant in the South of a rate of growth of large cities below (be average for the country, balanced by a striking growth of small cities and an increase of rural population as fast a* the average l'cr the United States. The Cotton Seed Manufacture. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18.—The report on cotton seed manufacture in 1900 shows that there were 357 establishments en gaged in the extraction of cotton seed oil in the United States, using 2,479.386 tons of cotton seed, costing $28,632,616. an average cost of $11.55 per ton. The to al value of the products Mas $12,411.- 835 The quantity crushed Mas 53 per cent of that produced- The latter ag gregated 4.668.346 tons, valued at $54.- 345.677, and the former 2,479,386 tons, costing at the mills $28,632,616. The available and te actual value of the crude manufactured products are SBO,- 371.37 and $42,411,835 respectively. The estimated value of the lint cotton pro duced during tin* census year is $638,- 836.921. The combined value of the li%’ and seed produced is $393,182,598. and the value of th<* entire cotton crop, in cluding the value of th<* available crude manufactured products from the seed SIXTEEN PAGES— SECTION ONE—Pages 1 to 8, $419,208,296. The quantity by tons and cost of cotton seed crushed and quantity and total value of products by States follows: Alabama, cotton seed 172,093 tons: cost $2,019,085; products $2,952.25. Arkansas, 190,051 tons; cost $2,245,710; products $3,188,812. Georgia, 271,833 tons: cost $3,246,814; products $4,787,100. Indian Territory, 26,415 tons; cost $297,- 739; products $446,078. Louisiana, $250,983 tons: cost $2,833,767; produc ts $4,397,891. Mississippi, 394,768 tons; cost $4,577.- 995: products $6,671,031. North Carolina, 107,660 tons; cost sl,- 313,663; products $1,880,015. Oklahoma. 26,425 tons; cost $247,520: products $410,063. South Carolina, 156,642 tons; cost $2.- 186.408; products $3,043,547- Ten nossoe, 168.307 tons; cost $1,848,829; products $2,737,038- Texas, 692,604 tons: cost $7,560,661; products $11,519,656. All other States. 21,731 tons; cost $254,- 225; products $378,350. STATE ENGINEERS ASKED TO COME. The State Board of Education Decides to In stall Capt- Mcßae in the Capitol- Thc State Board of Education met yes terday and instructed the Superintendent of Public Instruction to write to Capt. J. H. Mcßae. State Engineer, inviting him to brine all his maps* and other in struments to Raleigh and make his head quarters here. it was ordered, more over. that a room be provided for Capt. Mcßae in the Capitol Building. 'titer? were present at the meeting Governor Aycock, Auditor Dixon. Treas urer Lacy and Secretary of State Grimes. Raper For Superior Court Judge. (Lexington Dispatch.) E. E. Raper. Esq., of Lexington, was here Saturday on legal business before the justice’s court. He is an excellent, lawyer and the News would be pleased to see him nominated for Superior Court judge for this district. DECISION RESERVED Governor Hears the Petition in Gorham Case. Southern Railway Ajrent Claims the Evidence Was Not Sufficient to Convict Him of Cjntempt. Governor Aycock yesterday morning heard the petition of Jas. A. Gorham, of Asheville, legal agent of the Southern railway, for commutation of his sentence of twenty days imprisonment in jail and line of SSO, imposed by Judge Brown at the spring term of Iredell Superior Court. The charge against Gorham Mas contempt of court in attempting to in fluence the verdict of one of the jurors in the case of Long against the Southern railway for amages, tried at Statesville. Hon. Locke Craig, of Asheville, coun sel for Air. Gorham, presented the ease before the Governor, Mho listened to the entire matter carefully and reserved hi£ decision. Air. Craig’s speech in support of his client’s petition Mas a masterful effort, in fact, one of the stronest presenta tions of a case ever hear in the execu tive chamber, being an exhaustive treatment of the law on contempt in all its phases. Gorham contended before the Gover nor that he Mas not guilty of any at tempt to corrupt the juror, and that the evidence Mas not sufficient to con vict him of contempt of court; that the only power the court had to punish for contempt was by virtue of the statutes of 1869 and 1871 brought fprward in the Code - that there mss no evidence that he had been guilty of any of the of fenses prescribed by these statutes, and the court could punish for contempt only as provided for by the statute law - . He reminded the Governor that he ex pected to be tried by a jury for this same act at the approaching term of the Iredell court, and asked that the judgment upon him be suspended until a jury should pass upon his guilt or in no* ensc. Referring to the question as to wheth er the Governor has the power to remit a sentence for contempt, a distinguished lawyer Mho has M - orn the ermine for a number of years, in a note yesterday said: ’’Noting your allusion to the sugges tion of pardon of Gorham for contempt the question occurs as to whether the Governor can pardon for contempt. The Constitution, article 3, section 6, pro vides that the Governor shall have pow er to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all of fences (except impeachments), etc- Then it is further provided that the Governor shall communicate to the Gen eral Assembly, stating the name of the convict, the crime for Mhich he was convicted..etc. “Contempt is not a crime. “The writer is quite sure that Gover nor Fowle once refused to pardon in a case of contempt even when the court recommended it, but thinks Governor 1 Russell pardoned the Sampson county school board (Populists), w*ho were ad judged guilty of contempt and fined. The courts Mould be helpless if the Governor could pardon as fast as par ties Mere dealt Mith for contempt*” President Roosevelt has decided to de cline all invitations to deliver public speeches until Congress has completed its work for th<* session. Exceptions will ctily be made in cases like the Charles ton exposition where circumstances seem to require his presence in his official capacity. STATE'S REVENUE AND ITS EXPENSES The Surplus of Last Year Was $53,786.66. RECEIPTS $1,744,659.39 White There Was Spent For All Pur poses $1,690,872,73. FROM DECEMBER 1, 1900 TO NOV. 30,1901 The State Treasurer Yesterday Issued a Full Statement Showing Our Financial Standing and the Ob’iga tions Met. v The revenues of the State of North Carolina and money, which came into the Treasury mss spent, must be interesting reading to the people who pay the taxes. Yesterday State Treasurer B. R. Laey issued the following statement, showing that the receipts were $1,744,659.30, the expenses $1,690,872.73, the'surplus being $53,756.66. The statement in full is as follows: Statement of General and Specific Re ceipts from December 1, 1900 to No vember 30, 1901, and the Sources from which they ere received. Additional State Taxes $ 1,225.18 Alexander county bonds 1.000.00 Banks, license tax on 2,904.83 Banks, tax on stock in, gen- i eral purposes 12.630.31 Banks tax on stock in fo^ - pensions 2,405.72 Building and Loan Associa tions, tax on stock in, gen eral purposes 1,268.76 Building and Loan Associa tions, tax on stock in. pension* 241.58 Contingencies, refunded 163.50 Corporation .property tax. gen eral purposes 6,290.66 CaTporationj property tax, • pensions 1.198.19 Corporation tax. State De partment 4,551.00 Corporation tax, Treasury Department 4,300.00 Disabled soldiers, appropria tion to, refunded 190.00 Express Companies, proper ty tax, general purposes 398.11 Express Companies, property tax, pensions 75.82 Express Comuanies, 2 per cent tax on gross earn ings 1,799.50 Fees from Corporation Com mission 153.00 Fees from Insurance De partment 9,564.50 Fees from Executive Depart ment 1,179.90 Fees from State Department.. 1,149.15 Fees from Treasury Depart ment 366.00 General Assembly, refunded.. 59.00 Inheritance tax 237.07 Indigent pupils 5.110.61 Interest on deposit, and cash items 117.00 Interest on 4 per cent Con solidated debt, refunded .... 24.00 Insurance Companies, licenses, 28,511.81 Insurance Companies 2- per cent tax 77,209.26 Laws and Journals, sales of.. 311.53 Legal services and expenses, refunded 2,171.77 Mercantile agencies 455.00 N. C. A. & M. College, (col ored) U. S. approbation.... 8.250.00 N. C. Institution for Deaf. Dumb and Blind, earnings.. 1.186.15 N. C. College of A. & M. Arts. U. S. appropriation 16,750.00 N. C. Corporation Commis sion. refunded 13.71 N. C. Experiment Station, U. S. approriation 15,000.00 N. C. Railroad, dividends.... 195,013.00 N. C. School for Deaf and Dumb, earnings 4,111.08 Postage from land grants 37.50 Public printing, refunded 6.00 Privilege tax on railroads.... *10,838.29 Railroad, property tax, gen eral purposes 125,987.74 Railroad property tax. pen sions 22,573.38 Refund of freight charges.... 6,613.06 Roster, North Carolina troops, sale, of 12.25 Seal tax. Executive Depart ment 1,221.73 Seal tax. State Department... 636.90 Sewing machine licenses 3,246.50 Shell Fish Commission 8,560.30 Sketch** North Carolina Regi ments of Confederate sol diers, sale of 233.70 Sleeping Car Companies, prop erty tax. general purposes. 381.62 Sleeping Car Companies, prop erty tax. pensions 72.68 State and Colonial records. sale of 3.i)0 State Library, refunded 1.50 State Guard, special 9,794.56 State's Prison, earnings 156,490.13 State's Prison. earnings, Martin defalcation 16,060.04 State's Prison, interest on Farm bonds 2,400.00 Steamboats and Canals, prop erty tax, general purposes. 411.0 S Steamboats and Canals, prop erty tax, pensions 78.86 Supreme Court Reports, sale of 3,315.34 Taxes from the Counties, PRICK Jr /E CUNTS. for general purposes 615,960.57 Taxes from the Counties, for interest, on incomes.... 4,850.43 Taxes from the counties, for interest, on merclAnts 18,165.23 Taxes from the Counties, for interest, on liquor 5,801.44 Taxes from the Counties, for Pensions, property 81,818.39 Taxesjfrom The Counties, *for pensions, poll 22,919.96 Telegraph and Telephone tax. on gross earnings 3.249.80 Telephone and Telegraph prop erty tax, general 2,262.94 Telephone and Telegraph property tax, pensions 434.08 Tonnage tax on fertilizer.... 67,988.24 Water, lighting and sewer property tax. general .. .. 1.832.18 Water lighting and sewer property tax, pensions .. .. 318.98 Weights and measures .. .. 198.37 Balance Board of Educa tion from fiscal year end ing November 30, 1900.... 23,219.50 Receipts Board of v Educa tion for fiscal year ending November 30, 1901 17.620.10 Balance from fiscal year end ing November 30, 1900.. .. 101,143.22 Total receipts $1,744,650.30 «j. .j. ❖ FAVOR PANAMA OFFER. 4» 4* 4* 4* (By the Associated Press.) 4* 4* 4* ❖ Wasington, Jan. 18. —The sup- 4* 4* plemcntal report of the Isthmian 4* ❖ Canal Commission on the propo- 4* ❖ sition of the Panama Canal Com- 4* ❖ pany to ispose of its property to 4* ❖ the United States for $40,000,000 4* ❖ was delivered to President 4* ❖ Roosevelt this evening. The 4* 4* members of the commission re- 4* 4* fuse to discuss the nature of the 4* 4* report and like reticence was 4* 4* maintained at the White House, 4* & but it was statqd on excellent 4* 4* authority that the report unani- 4* 4* mously recommends that the of- 4* 4* fer of the Panama Company be 4* 4* accepted. The report, it is stated. 4* 4* is very voluminous, going into 4* 4* all phases of the question and 4* 4* attempting to meet the ob.iec- 4* 4* tions that any legal complica- 4» 4* tions will arise. 4* 4* 4* <»4 > 4‘4' 4* 4*4*4 4*4*4 , 4 t 4 > 4 , 4-4 < 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 > 4 > 4*4*4 > 4 > 4» THESE WILL SEE THE PRINCE- People of New York, Washington. Niagara Falls and Chicago. (By Assoiated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18.—The committee charged with the arrangements for the reception and entertainment of Prince Henry today decided that it would be im possible to yield to the requests of many Cties to have the Prince visit them. It is likely besides New York, Washington and Niagara Fails the Journey will in clude Chicago only of the large cities. It also was decided, owing to the tide, to have the launch occur on the original date, February 25. This will necessi tate two trips on the part of th*o Prince between New York and Washington. The Prince will come to Washington from New York, arriving here on the morning of the 24th. He will be met at the station by a handsome military es cort and. conveyed to the German Em bassy. He will next visit the President at the White House and the President will return his call at the German Em bassy. Some time Monday evening the [ Presidential party and the Prncc will I 1< ave Washington for New York and they v ill see the launch at half past ten Tuesday morning/ This plan involves a return to Wash ington and it is likely that on the 25th the Prince will be entertained a! dinner at the White House. On the 27th. he it to he one of tin company present at the Capitol when Secretary Hay delivers the McKinley Memorial address to Con gress. After a few social exchanges the Prince, ?n charge of Reception com mittee will start on a short tour wind ing up at New York in time to sail on the Columbia on March 8 for Germany. It is part of the plan to have the en tertainment afforded the Prince thor oughly national in character; and th<* participants shall not be limited to any one strain of blood, or race. One means of attaining this result will be to make the reception as formal as possible so that it will be drawn upon official lines and there will be a considerable appearance of the military element where feasible. DISTINGUISHED MEN COMINO Dupes of the Ames Owens Cheriy Tree Com pany NumberOv r 2.313 (Special to the News and Observer.) Winston-Salem. N. C., Jan. IS- —A special to the Sentinel this afternoon from Washington says: “The Chinese minister. Wu Ting Fault, granted an hour's interview to the Win ston-Salem committee this morning and promised to attend the Salem Academy Centennial if possible. Secretaries Hong and Wilson, Attorney General Knox, Mr. James Beck aud Captain Richmond | Pearson Hobson have accepted invita tiens to attend.” Governor Candler, of Georgia, accepts an invitation to attend the Salem Acade my’s Centennial celebration in May. He ; writes that only official duties will pre vent him from being present on that oc casion. The books of the Amos Owen Cherry (Tree Company are in the hands of Dis ' trict Attorney Holton- They show that > up to November 25 last 2,313 agents had sent in sl2 for cherry trees. Mr. Hol | ton is of the opinion that the names of a number of parties who sent in their | money were not recorded. Postoffice . Inspector C. E. Entomann lias been here | this week assisting Mr. Holton itt-'gel ting the papers in shape for the proso [cutiou ot the cherry tree people-