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VOL. LI. NO. 128.
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WASHINGTON HAS
A DISASTROUS FIRE
Atlantic Coast Line Freight
Depot Burned.
SEVEN CARS DESTROYED
The Losses Will Reach s7i>,ooo, Par
tially Insured.
COLORED DRAYMAN CRUSHED BY A WALL
He Belonged to the Solamander Fire Company.
But For a CHange in the Wind the
Destruction Wou'd Have
Been Greater.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, X. C*. Feb. B.—Fire broke
out at live o’clock this eveening in the
Atlantic Coast Line freight depot, and
immediately got beyond control. The
fire department could not cope with it.
The loss on the buildings destroyed Is
$50,000 and on the goods inside $20,000, a
total of $70,000.
The E. Peterson Company lost $24,000
on stock with $9,000 insurance.
Mrs. Margaret Hoyle, owner of Peter
son's store $5,000, with SI,OOO insurance.
W. C. Dudley’s bar $2,000, not insured.
Taylor’s pharmacy SI,OOO loss, insurance
not ascertained.
A. J. Mitchell’s bar S4OO.
E. R. Mixon $250.
J B. Moore <fc Sou, damage to office.
In the shed of the Coast Line were
eight cars, and but one was saved. The
freight depot was totally destroyed. The
fire company are now throwing water on
the coals.
There was a strong northwest wind
•when the fire broke out, but it shifted
to the north aud increased. This saved
a greater section of the town.
Kegs of powder blew up while the
Coast Line building was burning, but no
one was injured.
Sub Agent Bland says that while lie was
sitting in the office about five o’clock, he
saw fire up in the ceiling, but did not
know how it started. “Before 1 could get
out to call for help,” he said, “the whole
side of the room was in flames.”
One Old Dominion steamer moved up
to the dock and helped to get out the
goods. The explosion caused them to
move off. The men of this line threw a
stream on the building.
Telegrams were sent to Rocky Mount,
Turboro aud Greenville to send lire en
gines. They were put on special trains
aud were ready to start when the home
engines got the fire under control.
This lire takes in the section that was
not devastated by the fire of 1900. Good
order was kept during, the conflagration
and no arrests were made.
Later—At 9:25 the last falling wall of
the Peterson building fell three minutes
ago and killed Ed Peed, a. colored dray*
nnm. Peed belonged to Ule Salamander
Fire Company and was on duty at the
time of the accident. He was terribly
crushed and died instantly. The fire is
now dying down.
Elections Committee
Considers the force Bill
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. B.—The bill support
ed by a number of Southern Republican
Representatives, proposing a strong
Federal election law against intimida
tion, ballot box frauds, etc., was consid
ered today by the House Committee on
Election- of President and, Vice-Press
dent.
Bessrs. Barthold, of Missouri, and
\ Gibson, of Tennessee, who have assisted
in framing the proposed bill, were heard
on the extent of election irregularities
in their States and elsewhere in the
South. They explained the alleged parti
sanship of election boards as made up
by the Governors, aud also cited recent
decisions of the courts, which showed,
they contended, that, the judicial branch
took a rather lenient, view of ballot box
irrogulari ties.
Mr. Gibson said it wa sbal enough to
deny the franchise to the negro, but
when the white man also was denied the
franchise, the situation became intoler
able. This drew a spirited rejoinder
from Representative Sulloway, of New
Hampshire, who maintained that black
aad white alike were entitled to protec
tion In exercising the franchise.
The hearings will continue next Thurs
day
BHOP SUPERINTENDENT SHOT
Machinist Quarreled With Him About Em
ploying a Non-Union Man.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fernandinu, Fla., Feb. S.—Edward Bar
ton, Superintendent of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway shops here, was shot nnd
killed in his office this morning by D. M.
Sylvester, a machinist who had until a
few minutes previous to the tragedy been
working for the company. Burton, it
seenii, placed a non-union man at work
iu the shops yesterday, to which Sylves
ter aud one or two other union men ob
jected.
Sylvester leading in the matter, ocin
plained to Burton in person late yester
day afternoon and a wordy dispute en-
sued. When time was culled this morn
ing, Sylvester again 'began a dispute with
the superintendent and the latter dis
charged him on the stmt and ordered him
ftym the shops. A short interchange of
angry words followed, and Sylvester pull
ing his pistol fired five times at the Sup
erintendent, all of the shots taking effect.
Burton fell back, groaned and expired
suddenly without speaking. Sylvester
surrendered to the sheriff.
Burton was very prominent in social
circles. He was 40 years, of age. Sylves
ter is a young man aud had always a
good reputation.
Session of the House.
•.By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. B.—The House today
devoted an hour to the transaction of
minor business and the remainder of
the day io eulogies on the life and pub
lic services of the late Representative
Burke (Texas).
Among the bills passed was one to au
thorize the construction of a light, sta
tion at Bluff Shoals, Pamlico Sound, N.
C., at a cost of $30,000.
In No Immediate Danger.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 8. —Advices received
early this evening at the White House
say that Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is doing
well. He is suffering front a treacherous
form of pneumonia, but is not considered
in immediate danger.
THEY us I GOLD
Gang of Bank Burglary Put
to Flight by a Brave
Watchman.
(I’y the Associated Press.)
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. B.—About 2:30
o'clock this morning an attempt was
made to rob tlie Gap National Rank, at
Gap. Pa., sixteen miles east of this city,
endiu? it! a lively exchange of shots be
tween the towns watchman, David
Stamix and the burglars.
Stamix heard an explosion in the direc
tion of the bank and upon proceeding
there found three or four men standing
in front of the bank built!U**,. II de
manded to know what they were doing
there and was promptly ordered to hold
up hi,s hands. Stamix complied, but
with a revolver in his hand, and he op
ened tire on the burglars, wounding at
least one, as there were blood, marks
whore they had been standing.
The robbers returned the fire, Stamix
acking away towards the home of the
cashier with the view of getting assist
ance.
When the shooting began, two or three
other men ran out of the bank building,
and joitiing their comrades disappeared
in the darknes.
An examination of the bank disclosed
the fact that the men had made an in
effectual effort to enter the front of the
vault, and then attacked the rear end.
They had bored a hole into the rear
plating and had attempted to blow the
vault open with dynamite or nitro gly
cerine, but also without success
tine of the supposed bank robers,
whose wounds was dressed at Atgieu
was subsequently arrested at Parkers
burg lie was brought to Lancaster this
afternoon. He had a bad wound in the
face.
DEATH OF MR. S- P GOODWIN
ONE OF WAKE’S OLDEBT CITIZENS
Passed Away Yesterday at His Moms Near the
City and Will Be Laid to Best To day.
Mr. S. P. Goodwin, aged eighty-three,
died at the home of his son. Mr. C. J.
Goodwin, near Raleigh, about two o’clock
yesterday morning. He was a well known
citizen of Wake county, in which he had
resided all his life. He had been mar
ried over sixty years.
There survive him a wife, seven sous
and two daughters. Among his sons are:
C. A. and Dr. A. W. Goodwin, of Raleigh,
and Prof. E. McK. Goodwin, of Morgan
tou, who arrived yesterday, one of his
grand-sons being Mr. Earl Goodwin, on
the staff of the Raleigh Times. He has
a large number of descendants.
The funeral will be held at Endwood
church today and the interment * will be
in the family burial plot near the church.
The Cook County Democracy.
(By the Associated Press.)
Newport News, Va., Feb. B.—The
county Democracy of Cook county and
Chicago were met at Old Point by Mayor
Moss, State Committeeman James Cur
tis and City Attorney Massle from New
port News. After visitiug Fort Monroe
they were brought to this city aud made
an inspection of the plant of the Newport
News Shipbuilding aud Drydock Com
pany. Before leaving for Richmond, at
10:30 am., Mayor Moss was voted an
honorary member of the club, and Sec
retary Robert E. Burke decorated him
with his badge of membership.
Master Mechanic Killed.
(By the Associated Press,)
Fernandina, Fla., Feb. B.—E. Burton,
master mechanic of the Seaboard Air
Line shops here, was shot and killed to
day by William Sylvester, a discharged
em ployc.
The Southern Car and Foundry Com
pany, of Knoxville, Tenu., has booked
an order for one thousand box cars aud
750 coal cars for the Norfolk and Wes
tern Railway.
RALEIGH. NOKTIi CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY !>, 1902.
FOR ill AUDITORIUM
Plans and Figures Asked For
by Aldermen.
Durham Will Build it in Connection With a
Market House. Dr. Tyree’s Mother
Paraliyz d.
( Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., Feb. B.—At au adjourn
ed meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
held last night, the chairman of the
market committee was empowered to
get out sketches embodying plans, as
outlined, and figures for the erection on
the city’s lot on Corcoran street. Alder
man McCabe will at once ask for plans
and designs from architects and hopes
to have the matter so that he can report
at the next meeting of the board to bo
held on Monday night week- .
The Durham tobacco market was right
lively this week.
A stag dinner was given at Hotel Car
rolina this evening by the A. T- O. fra
ternity of Trinity College.
Dr. Tyree, the pastor of this church,
who was called to Washington on ac
count of the sickness of his mother,
writes that she is paralyzed.
Claud Lyon, a young negro man, was
fined $lO this morning for contempt of
court. ’Squire G. A. Barbee had jut*t
heard the evidence in au affray ease in !
which two defendants were bound over j
to court, when Lyon, who was merely a !
spectator, spoke up in tones loud enough |
to be heard by every one present: that j
the bonds ought uot to have been any- j
tiling.
The Trinity Park High School baseball
team have ordered new uniforms and
caps, and will begin practice iu a few j
days. R. B- Boone, Jr., is pitcher for
the team. Already several games of in- j
terest have been scheduled- The outlook i
for the team this season is brighter than j
ever before in its history.
Prof. L. L. Hendren, who taught math
ematics in tiie fall term, has gone to
New York to take a place as assistant
teacher in chemistry at Columbia Cni
versity. He is succeeded in the Hugh
School by Prof. Hines, who is a graduate
nf the same class as Prof. Hendren.
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE BLIND
The American Association Meets in Raleigh
on Jnly 9. 10«nd 11
The Executive Committee of the
American Association of Instructors for
the Blind has decided to hold the next
meeting with the Institution of the Blind
in Raleigh on the 9tli-, 10th., and 11th. of
July- This body is composed of uhe most
distinguished educators of the blind in
the world, embracing teachers uot only
in North, but also South America, Pan
ada and Mexico. Superintendent Ray,
who holds a high position In the asso
ciation, is gratified at the acceptance of
the invitation to come to Raleigh. The
people of the city will be glad to wel
come these distinguished educators to
the capital of North Carolina.
VANDERBILT BUYING LAND
President Hays’ Son Gives 100 Volumes to
Buncombe’s County Schools.
) (Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C.. Feb- B.—George W.
Vanderbilt’s estate in Buncombe is be
ing increased by the purchase of land in
the western section of the county. Kope
Elias has gone to Washington on busi
ness connected with the Appalachian
Park. He will attend a banquet of the
Manhattan Club in New York later-
Rutherford B. Hayes, son of former
President Hayes, has donated n hundred
volumes of choice )>ooks to the county
schools of Buncombe.
To Study British Trolley Systems.
(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, a., Feb. 8- —It- Lancaster
Williams, of the firm of J. L. Williams
K- Sons, of this city, will leave New
York at the end of the month for Eng
land, will, study the trolley situation
there, and on his report will depend tbs
future investments of the Great Britain
Railway Development Company, incor
porated yesterday iu Trenton, N. J- Mr.
Williams is interested in many roads all
over the South and Southwest, and is a
brother of Dir. John Skelton W illiams.
President of the Seaboard Air Line, and
one of the directors of the new company.
State S. S. Convention
The annual convention of the North
Carolina Sunday School Association, com
posed of all denominations in the State,
will meet in Fayetteville March 18th to
20th inclusive.
The officers of the association are as
follows: Presidin'. Prof. Geo. H. Crow
ell, of High Point: general secretary.
Prof. P. M. Smith, Elon College; statis
tical secretary, H. M. Moore. Out ham.
treasurer. J. H. Weathers, Raleigh.
The executive committee is composed of
X. B. Broughton, Raleigh, chairman.
Geo. W. Watts, Durham; J. H. Southgate,
Durham; J. R. Mendenhall, Greensboro;
Prof. F. S. Blair, Guilford College. Rev.
B. W. Spllmau, Nashville. Teun.; Charles
Ross, Chapel Hill; Hon. B. R. Lacy. Ral
eigh; T. P. Johnston, Salisbury; S. G.
Neville, Charlotte: J. H. Tucker, Ashe
ville; Geo. Hackney, Wilson; Rev. C. It.
Blackwell, D. D.. Wilmington; R- A.
Southerland, Fayetteville; J. W. Bryan,
Goldsboro: Rev. A. D. Thaeler, Bethle
hem, Pa.: T. B. Parker. Hillsboro.
This convention will afford a most ex-
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cellent opportunity for the Sunday School
workers of the State to become better in
formed along the various lines of work.
A program is being arranged now and
will be announced later. The speakers
during this convention will be the lead
ing Sunday School workers of the State.
Mr. Marion Lawrence, of Toledo, Ohio,
international secretary, will be present
aud on the program every day. Mr. Law
rence is possibly the leading Sunday
School worker in America today.
The railroads of the State will give re
duced rates and the town of Fayetteville
free entertainment to all delegates. The
organized counties of the State should see
that delegates are appointed to represent
the county. Individual schools also may
send delegates.
Any further information may be had by
addessing the president, secretary or
chairman of executive* committee.
THE RECEIVERSHIP CASE
Motion Denied to Vacate Order- Appointing
Receivers Por Worth M’f’g- Co.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, X. C., Feb. 8. —Judge Boyd
denies the motion to vacate the order
appointing receivers for the Worth Man
ufacturing Company. The hearing was
concluded this afternoon after able argu
ments by C. B. Watson, Col. John N.
Staples, Charles Price and Judge A. O.
Harris, of Kentucky, so the complainants,
and James H. Pou, K. R. King and Col.
James T. Morehead for the defense. The
defense gave notice that the case would
be carried to the Circuit Court of Ap
peals.
THEODORE IS BETTER
Mrs, Roosevelt at His Side.
President Will Not go to
Charleston.
(By the Associated Press.)
Groton. Mass., Feb. B.—Mrs. Roosevelt
and maid reached here just after ten
o’clock today. At the school Mrs. Roose
velt was received by President Peabody,
and a few moments later was at her boy’s
bedside. Subsequently an attempt was
made to obtain from Mrs. Roosevelt n
statement for publication regarding the
il'oeas of young Theodore, but through
President Peabody sh.* declined to depart
! from the course approved by President
Roosevelt. According to this plan, all
necessary information concerning the
lad's condition will be transmitted to
President Roosevelt, who will determine
what news shall be made public.
It. was learned late this afternoon that
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was a little bet
ter today than yesterday. His tempera
ture this morning was 105, but during the
afternoon it dropped to 102. The pres -
eriee of Mrs. Rocsevtlt. is said to have
had a beneficial effect upon the lad, and
he has brightened considerably since her
coining.
Washington, Feb. S.—The following
statement was issued at the White
House at noon today:
"The condition of the President's son
jis favorable. The doctors say that the
| President should not go to Charleston, as
at any time within six days the disease
may take a sudden turn for the worse.
The President also is asked not to go to
Groton, as his visit might excite the
boy, who is not in immediate danger.”
Owing to the request of the doctors the
i President has abandoned his trip to
Charleston.
There is absolutely no change in tbe
condition of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., to
night acording to the physicians in at
tendance and there ai e no new develop
ments in connection with th% boy’s ill
ia ss and ;lie closing of the Groton school.
President Goes to Groton
Washington, Feb. S.—President Roose
velt and Secretary Cortelyou will leave
for Broton, Mass., at 12:10 by the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Two Large Lumber Companies.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, X. C., Feb. B.—Wiley, Har
ner Ai Co., of New York, have recently
acquired an interest in the Cain* Fear
Lumber Company at Wilmington, by pur
chasing the stock formerly held by Robt.
R. Sizer & Co., J. Y. Stevens and others.
The company has been reorganized aud
E. M. Wiley elected president. The com
pany owns from from five to six hun
dred millions of stumpage iu the State
I aud is one of North Carolina’s largest
J mills.
The Petersburg Lumber Company,
! which was recently organized here by
Pennsylvania capitalists, has purchased
a complete plaining mill outfit, to be op
trated in connection with Its extensive
saw mills, which Ltgau sawing about two
weks ago A portion of tbe machinery
has already arrived and Is now being in
stalled. It is also proposed to add a lit
tle later a complete plant for manufac
turing such, doors and blinds.
Rev. W. F. Hull, D. D., of tbe Presby
terian Theological Seminary, at Colum
bia. S. C., arrived today and is the guest
of Mr. B. F. Hall.
Suit Against Register of Deeds.
Suit has been entered in Durham by
[ Mr- W. T. Oak.s, of this city, through his
j attorney, Mr. Robert N- Simms, against
Mr- J. E. Smith, Register of Deeds of
Durham county. Mr. Oaks’ daughter,
fifteen years old, ran away from home
and was married last November, the li
cense being issued by Mr. Smith. The
action is brought to recover damages
from the Register of Deeds and his
boudsmen, on the ground that reasonable
inquiries were not made before the li
cense was issued.
THE HANDSOMEST
MAN IH CONGRESS
Brilliant Career Opening Be
fore Bailey of Texas.
SOMETHING OF HIS LIFE
Might Aspire to Presidency Were He
Not a Southerner.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN NEXT HOUSE
Signs Multiply That This Will bs the Result of
the Congressional Elections. Judge
Walter Clark and the Chief
Justicesh ; p.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Washington. D. C., Feb. 8. —A Senato
rial career just beginning which promises
io be exceedingly brilliant is that of
Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, who had pre
viously served ten years in the House
and risen to the leadership of the Demo
cratic minority there. Senator Bailey was
born in Mississippi in October, 1863. In
1884, when he was just twenty-one years
old, he was elected a Presidential elector.
He moved to Texas and was an elector at
large in 1888. In 1890 he defeated Judge
Silas Hare, a very popular member of
Congress, for the Democratic nomination
and was elected to the Fifty-second Con
gress when he was 27 years old. To that
Congress also came William J. Bryan
From the First District, of Nebraska.
Both were young men and both had won
reputations by their campaigns. Bailey
supported his colleague, Roger Q. Mills,
for Speaker, while Bryan voted at first
for William M. Springer, of Illinois, and
then with hla chief for Judge Crisp, of
Georgia, on the last ballot in that loug
contest, thereby insuring the nomination
of the Georgian. When Judge Crisp ap
pointed the toiumKtfifS he put Springer
at the head of the Committee on Ways
and Means and appointed Bryan a mem
ber of that committee, an unusual honor
for a new member. Bailey fell on the
losing side in. the Speakership contest,
rendered himself a little obnoxious in
supporting Mills to Judge Crisp, and was
punshed by being placed on only one com
mittee, and that one of tbe least impor
tant of the House. The Nebraskan and
Texan regarded each other as rivals from
their first day in the House, in Decem
ber, 1891. Hryau was given an opportuni
ty and he made his wonderful speech ou
the tariff in 1892. Batlev secured no fa
vors aud i'eniained quiet during that Con
gress. Bailey hated Bryan with all the
fervor of his ardent Southern nature. In
1890, when Bryan was nominated for
President, a truce was patched up be
tween these two young leaders of the
Democratic party who thought alike on
the great question" then dividing the two
parties.
Senator Bailey is as handsome as *a
deini-god. Neither tall nor short, stout
nor thin: a perfect figure and* carriage;
a pale, classical face, aud a handsome,
intellectual head make him easily the
handsomest man in tbe American Con
gress. As a speaker, he is logical aud
powerful. The greatest student of Am
erican politics living, he is easily one of
the great men of his time.
It is said that Senator Bailey is the
only living man who has read the Con
gressional Record through from the be
ginning of tbe government to the present
time.
He has already served ten years in the
House, and began his Senatorial term
March 4th, 1901, with every indication
that bis service in the Senate will be a
long and brilliant one. But for bis geo
graphical position, he could aspire to the
Presidency, but the time has uot yet come
when it would be safe for our party to
nominate a Southern man for that great
office.
The impression among Democrats is
that it is too early to discuss candidates
for President yet. The two names most
frequently heard in that connection are
those of ex-Senators Gorman, of Mary
j land, and Hill, of New York, and there
| are almost insuperable objections to
both. Both have strong elements against
them in their own States. Neither quite
measures up to the Democratic standard
in principles. Both have been and are
at variance with their party on too many
questions. Each would alienate from the
partv too many voters to make his nomi
nation wise.
Then, who is to be the new Moses?
The answer of most Democrats is: “Let
future events disclose him.” In the
judgment of great numbers of leading
Democrats, the party should wait uutil
after the elections of this and next year
before making up its mind. In many of
the Northern and Western States (some
of which are necessary to Democratic
success) new Governors will be elected
in 1902 and 1903. A young, dean, vigor
ous Democrat, with little or no record on
the questions which have recently divided
our party, will probably be elected in one
or more of them. In the opinion of many
of our wisest party leaders, such a man
should be nominated. Some man not now
prominent will doubtless be our candidate
in 190-i.
Signs multiply that the Democrats will
have a muiority in the next House. A
change of twenty members would have
made the present House Democratic.
I Enough gains will be made in tbe South
j to overcome tbe Democratic losses which
| v ill result from the recent gerrymander
in Illinois. (The other Northern and.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Western States were already gerryman
dered against us.) Then Democratic
gains will almost certainly be made in
New England, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, and other Central States.
Tbe most far-seeing politicians of both
parties recognize Democratic control of
the next House as extremely probable.
The prospect in the Senate is not so
encouraging. The present Senate is com
posed of fifty-six Republicans (counting
McLaurin, of South Carolina), and thirty
two Democrats (counting Teller, of Col
orado, Harris, of Kansas, and Turner, of
Washington.) There are two vacancies
in Delaware. Democrats have already
been elected to succeed Republicans in
Kentucky and Maryland, and Democrats
will certainly be elected to succeed
Pritchard in North Carolina and McLajtr
in in South Carolina. But Republicans
will very probably succeed Harris, of
Kansas: Rawlins, of Utah, and Turner,
of Washington. The Democrats have a
chance to gain Senators in Indiana, Ne
vada, South Dakota and California, and
they may succeed in filling the two vacan
cies in Delaware, but the chances are that
these States will again elect Republi
cans. Then one Democratic Senator may
be lost in Idaho. Looking at the situa
tion impartially, it looks like there will
r.ot be a Democratic net gain of more than
one or tv\o in the next Senate. The
Western States appear to have returned
to their old-time Republican allegiance,
and the prospect of Democratic control
of the Senate looks remote.
Visiting North Carolinians of all shades
of belief unite in saying that Judge Clark
will easily be nominated for Chief Jus
tice' by the Democratic State Convention.
The hold which Judge Clark lias ou the
Democrats of the State is simply won-
I derful. We don’t believe there lives a
lawyer in the State who could defeat him
for the nomination this year.
There will be at least three pretty
races for Democratic nominations for
Congress in our State next year—in the
Seventh, Ninth aud Tenth districts, neith
er of which Is now* represented by a
Democrat. Quite a number of strong
Democrats have already announced
j themselves for the nomination iu each
I district, and the races will be exciting,
j The Democrats will carry every district
in the State this year.
The Babcock amendment has been the
subject of much discussion and has glw.ii
the Republican leaders much uneasiness
But for the fact that the House is a
machine run by the speaker, the Babcock
amendment to take away* protection
from steel trust products w*ould go
through like a breeze. There is said to
be bitter feeling between Babcock and
Chairman Payne, tbe later having snfd
to Babcock: “If you don’t let this
! amendment alone I’ll be d dis I don’t
take the tax off of lumber.” Mr. ra’>-
coek told him that such threats did rot
trouble him—that the protective tariff on
lumber was worth more to Maine and
Pennsylvania than Wisconsin. Ashed
about his future course, Mr. Babcock
said:
“From now on I am going to push the
plan at every possible oportunity. I am
going to take advantage of every oossi-
I ble opening. The bill is going t.o ho
pressed every time the smallest chance
offers, and 1 am not going to let any
thing go by.”
He was asked if he Intended to try
agaiu to attach his bill as a rider io
. some other bill which w*as about to he
reported or was up in the House for
discussion.
“J covered that,” he answered, "wh< n
I said that I would take advantage of
every opening that offered. If the bill
ever gets before tbe House it will pass
iby three to one. And it will xet before
J the House."
I Bishop Cheshire and Mr. John T. Pul
len, President of the Raleigh Savings
Bank have been visitors to the Capitoi
this week.
Elijah C. Shearin has been appointed
postmaster at Enfield and Marlon t\
Blalock at Oak Ridge.
“A trimmer” is what they call a public
man^in Chicago who does not care to
take sides ou a question. Representative
I AJcAndrew, of Chicago, told of a plan he
and his friends had to make ex-Repre
sentatlvc Noonan come out at-fooU*d on
a proposition.
"Noonan, what do you think of the
equator?” he was asked,
i "Well,” replied Noonan, "the equator
has two sides to it. There’s the north
side and the south side. You get the
same results by going either side.”
Senator Burrows was at the Capitol
I late a night or two ago. On his way
, downtown he stopped at an all-night
: lunch room to get something to eat. As
he wa* finishing the waiter said:
“Will you have some coffee?”
Yes, replied the Senator, "you may
bring me a demi-tasse.”
“A what?” asked the waiter.
“A demi-tasse—half a cup, you know.”
“Aw, gwan!" replied the waiter with
fine scorn, "we don’t sell no half portions
of coffee—nothin’ less than five cents!”
sl2 50 For Pugilism.
John Fleming tnd El. Dancey, both
colored, were before Mayor Powell yes
terday morning for atr affray. It cost
I' leiniug $5.25, and Dancey $6.25.
Dancey was up cm another charge, 100.
that of assault on Isaac Wlmbtsh, for
which His Honor exacted $6.25 more. So
Danccy’s pugilism, all told, netted the
city $12.50.
Corporation Notes.
The Soco Lumber and Mining Com
pany, of Waynesville, was incorporated
yesterday with a capital stock of SI,OOO,
which may be Increased to $600,000. The
subscribers to the stock are D. A. Balter,
of Waynesville; Fred C- Woodward, ot
| Trenton. N. J.; V. A. Lincoln, J. C.
I Hitchcock, and H. M Lippincott, of
Philadelphia.
Tiie Enterprise Lumber Company, of
Goldsboro, was granted permission to iu
l ease its capital to $40,800.