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VOL. LIII. NO. 15.
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TO MEET MITCHELL
AND THE OPERATORS
Roosevelt Arranges for a
Conference Friday.
NOOTHERSTO BE PRESENT
The President Will Appeal to Them
to End the Strike.
UNDER THE LAW HE CANNOT DO MORE
The Horrors Following a Coal Famine Wi I be
Pointed Out and the Appeal Made in
the Interest of Suffering
, Humanity.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. I.—President Roose
velt will make an effort to bring the
anthracite coal mine owners and their
striking employes together in the inter
est of the public good. This conclusion
was reached after a series of confer
ences with his Cabinet advisors cover
ing: yesterday and today. The decision
was arrived at when the lawyers of
the Cabinet informed the President that
there was no way under the Constitution
and the form of government of the Uni
ted States for Federal intervention to
end the strike- Every phase of the sit
uation was canvassed and the determina
tion to have the mine operators and
President Mitchell meet the President
was reached when it was found that no
other method was open- At the conclu
sion of the conference today which was
attended by Secretaries Root, Shaw and
Moody, Attorney-General Knox and
Postmaster-General Payne, at tpe tem
porary White House, the following tele
grams were made public*. .
“White House.
“Washington. Oct. 1, 1902.
“George F. Baer, President Reading
Railway Syster, Philadelphia. Pa.
“W. H. Truesdale, President Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, 26 Exchange Place, New
York.
“E. B. Thomas, Chairman of the Board.
Erie Railroad Company. 21 Cortland
Street. New York.
“Thomas P. Fowler, President New
York, Ontario and Western Railroad,
56 Beaver Street, New York.
“R. M. Olyphant, President Delaware i
and Hudson Company. New York.
“John Markle. 527 West 34th Street. New
York.
“I should BTeatly like to see you on
Friday next. October 3rd. at 11 o'clock
a. m. here in Washington, in regard of
thf» failure of the coal supply, which has
become a matter of vital concern to the
whole nation. I have sent a similar dis
patch to Mr. John Mitchell, President
of the United Mine Workers of America.
(Signed)
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
“John Mitchell, President United Mine
Workers, of America. Wilkesbarre,
Pa.: V*
‘‘l should greatly like to see you on
Friday next, October 3rd, at 11 o’clock
a. m. here in Washington in regard to
the failure of the coal supply, which
has become a matter of vital concern to
the whole nation. I have sent a similar
dispatch to the presidents of the anthra
cite coal companies.
(Signed)
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
At the meeting Friday the line of ap
proach toward the settlement will be an
appeal by President Roosevelt to both
sides to come together as men and not
to allow false pride or a feeling of
obstinacy to stand in thg way of 'he
termination of the great strike which
is fraught with misery to thousands of
people. It is stated by one of the
President's advisers that beyond this
the President cannot go. he has no pow
ers of compulsion to bring into play
against either side and he must rely
upon his persuasive abilities and his
appeals to their sense of humanity if
anything tangible is to be accomplished.
The President intends to lay before
bis hearers the situation, it appears to
him with all the prospective horrors that
will follow a fuel famine and will urge
them in the interests of humanity to
open the mines and supply the demand
for coal. The President has taken this
action because ho feels it to be his dutj
to do so as the executive head of a na
tion. threatened with greatperil. The
President has in a sense, taken upon
himself the burdens of an arbitrator in
this great dispute between 'capital ami
labor, and though the arbitration is not
compulsory and is not even known under
the name of arbitration in any of the
invitations issued today, it is the hope
of the President and his advisers that
it will be effective. Just how no one
can say, though tlmre is the suggestion
of a temporary arrangement which -will
tide over the cold weather. It is stated
by a member of the Cabinet that there
is now no political purpose in this ef
fort. but that the President is moved
to exert his influence solely in the in
terests of the people.
In the othef attempts, it is said, the
operators felt that politics was the most
prominent motive. In this connection
the story is revived of the settlement of
the strike in 1900. The operators claim
that when that strike was settled un
der stress of a political exigent;,', the
way was paved for the present strike.
They also claim that the strikers have
hoped that political influence would be
again exerted in their behalf and the op
erators impelled to make further con
cessions. The efforts of Senators Quay
and Penrose, of Pennsylvania; Senator
Platt, of New York, and Governor Stone,
of Pennsylvania, have been pointed out
as a verification of the claim of operators.
All this they have asserted is due to the
settlement which was made in 1900.
All these various questions have been
discussed during thd" past few days, to
gether with the legal situation and the
power of the Federal administration In
the premises and the conclusion was
reached that the President could do more
by bringing the interested parties togeth
er than in any other way.
There will be no one present at Fri
day’s meeting at the temporary White
House but the principals. It is true t>at
Friday is Cabinet day and that 11 o'clock,
the hour appointed in the invitations for
the meeting of the coal magnates is the
usual hour of assembling of the Cabi
net, but according to the present under
standing the Cabinet meeting will be
postponed. The purpose of the postpone
ment is plainly to relieve the invited
guests from the feeling of reserve that
might naturally be created if they ap
peared before the entire Cabinet, includ
ing some exceedingly clever lawyers whom
the coal people might not care to meet
in a business way in the absence of
their own legal advisers. So, the ab
sence of the Cabinet will give the Presi
dent an opportunity to do just what he
wants, namely, to have a good heart to
heart talk with the operators and Mr.
Mitchell to induce them to talk to each
other freely and to reason quietly and
soberly and finally to agree, it possible,
to make concessions on each side which
will terminate the strike. And. at last,
if this last object cannot be directly at
tained. it is hoped that the foundations
may be laid for an agreement in the near
future, perhaps an agreement between
the principals to have further meetings
and perhaps to prefer to re-open issue*
between them to third parties.
It is stated positively that the Presi
dent has no assurances from either side
which formed the basis of his call for
this meeting. But, when Secretary Root
was in New York yesterday and the ]
night ‘preceding, he saw at least one of
the coal oresidents whose name appears
in today’s list of invitations. It was
stated that the meeting was a casual one,
and that no statement can be extracted
touching the personality of the forces
that are operating in this strike who
might have been seen by the War Sec
retary on his peace mission. Other great
financial forces than Mr. Morgan, compe
tent to exercise a tremendously powerful
but secret pressure upon corporations,
exists in New York, and it is surmised
with some of these the Secretary is not
unacquainted in a business way in that
circle, may have had interviews during
his visit.
WILMINGTON STANDS THIBD
As a Cotton Shipping Port September Ship
ment Broke the Record
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Wilmington. N. C., Oct. 1. —North
Carolina will rejoice with its chief sea
port in the immensity of its cotton busi
ness this season. September has broken
all records in the history of the past j
and placed it third in the United States !
thus fas in loieign exporting.
During the month eight steamers have
been cleared by Messrs. Sprunt & Son
and they have carried in the aggregate
74,340 bales, valued at $3,317,300. These
exports have been distributed as fol
lows: Liverpool, 9,135 bales; Bremen,
Germany, 59,643 bales, and Ghent. Bel
gium. 5,562 bales. The figures arc from
the custom house and arc, therefore,
official. i
The change from the open to the en
closed system of arc street lighting was
made in the city last night. There are
110 lamps in all and they are regarded
as a decided improvement over the old
ones.
Plans for the erection of a tobacco
warehouse were very enthusiastically
discussed at a meeting of a Chamber
of Commerce committee here this after
noon.
A negro who sat in the gallery and
spat tobacco juice on white people in
the parquet below at the Black Patti
performance Monday night, was sent to
the roads for 30 day's by the mayor yes
terday. The negro said he was only
perspiring.
The independent movement in New
Hanover has broken out in a new place.
This time it is more pretentious but
your correspondent so far has not “got
on to” the place of campaign. Greatest
stress, it is said, will bo laid upon the
election of a legislative ticket.
Hon. Lee S. Overman speaks here to
morrow night in the court house.
ASSAULTED BY A CONVICT
A White Woman Near Fairview Outraged by
Jan F soaped Criminal.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. €.. Oct. I.—Mrs. Lilli'
Spivey, a widow, aged 28, living near
fairview, about six miles southeast of
this place, was criminally assaulted Mon
day morning by an unknown negro, be
lieved to be an escaped convict from the
State camp in Mitchell county. The as
sault was committed just after Mrs.
Spivey had gotten her children off to
school, the negro entering the house
armed with an axe; and with curses and
threats and brutal violence accomplishing
his purposi. *
Exacting a promise that she would giv"
aim clothing in exchange for the convict
stripes h<> wore, the negro allowed Mrs.
Spivey to leave the room when she fled,
screaming to her sister's. In her over
wrought state q time before
she could tell her story, and when a
party went to her home in search of the
negro be made his escape. 11 wan
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1902.
tracked a short distance and then all
trace was lost.
The citizens are scouring the county la
quest of the criminal, but so far all ef
forts have met with no success.
Mrs. Spivey says the negro was in iiis
shirt sleeves, bare-footed, wearing r.
slouch hat with flapping brim and con
vict-striped trousers. He was middle
aged, of a dark ginger-cake color, having
a mustache and weighing probably 150
pounds.
DENIAL BY JUDGE ADAMS-
That He Had Anything to Do With the Mill
dam Sait Resolution
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 1. —In a letter
just received by this correspondent from
Judge Adams, who is now in South Mc-
Alester, I. T., he says:
“I notice in your correspondence the
following: ‘Rumor is also rife to the
effect that Chief Justice Adams, who left
this morning to hold his Chickasaw
(hoctaw court in the Indian Territory,
was the advisor, if not the author, of the
resolution,’ meaning the resolution
passed by the recent Republican Conven
tion of Guilford county with reference
to the prosecution pending in the Superior
court of Guilford county, known as the
Milldam Suit. I desire to state that I
was not the author of that resolution,
neither did I advise it. In fact, I had
nothing to do w ith that or any other reso
lution passed at the convention.
The business of the Provident Savings
Life Insurance Society of New York,
which has been under the management
of J. Sterling Jones for sixteen years
and which was first established in this
State over twenty years ago, was sold
today to Peacock & Gold.
The 1902- 03 session of the colored A.
and M. College commences tomorrow'.
Secretary Jno. L. King, of the Central
Carolina Fair Association, received
nineteen entries this morning from Penn
sylvania for the coming fair. Sixty
entries from Missouri, and seventeen
cattle and sheep entries from this State.
Messrs. Moses H. and Caesar Cone
offered some weeks ago two prizes as
follows: Six dollars for the first and
four dollars for the second best essay
on the benefits accruing to middle
North Carolina from the Central Caro
lina Fair, and \<hv every good citizen
should encourage and support it. The
committee charged with the duty of
passing upon these essays yesterday
rendered their decision which award
ed both prizes to Mr. G. S- Bradshaw.
Each essay was required to be »igifAs
by an anonymous name so that no mem
ber o f the committee could know for
whom he was voting.
Events at Pelham.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Pelham. N. C., Oct. I.—Pelham High
School, with It. C. Willis as principal,
has opened with a larger attendance
than has ever before been enrolled at
the opening of the school year- Mr.
Willis was awarded one of the North
Carolina scholarships at Johns Hopkins
University for the present year but ac
cepted the position at Pelham instead.
Miss Helen L. Smith, also of Guil
ford College, is the music teacher. She
is an accomplished lady and a success*
; ful teacher of experience.
| Application has been made for one of
I the rural public libraries at Pelham
I the funds necessary to secure it having
been raised without any difficulty.
Miss Mary Wilson, of Danville. Va.,
spent Sunday with her parents at this
place.
Rev. J. H. McCracken, pastor of the
Methodist church, begins a protracted
meeting hero on Sunday, October 19th.
Dr. John C. Kilgo, president of Trinity
College, Durham, is expected to be
present and occupy the pulpit on that
day.
There is some talk of establishing a
rural graded school at place.
Alexander Superior Court.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Taylorsville, N. C., Oct. I.—Alexander
Superior court met yesterday, Judge Star
buck presiding. Solicitor Harshaw prose
cuting. The State docket is light, but
civil suits will take up the week.
Hon. Theo. F. Kluttz spoke to a targe
crowd yesterday at recess. Harshaw and
Coffey, candidates for solicitor, spoke to
day.
The following lawyers here are: W. P.
Bynum, Jr., J. A. Long, Greensboro: H.
L. Green and Hendren, of Wilkesboro;
Self. Cline & Whitener, of Hickory; W.
D. Turner, L. C. Caldwell, B. F. Long. G.
B. Nicholson. H. Burke, C. H. Armfleld,
of Statesville.
No suit of much importance is on the
docket. The divorce suit of Dr. <J. H.
Moore is ,of greatest moment.
The Negro in Evidence.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Mocksville, N. Oct. I.—The Re
publicans of this county nominated the
following ticket: For the House. A. T.
Grant. Jr.: <’lerk. B. O- Morris: Regis
ter of Deeds- Wm. Moore: Sheriff. J.
L. Shcek: Treasurer, J. W. Etchison;
Coroner, J W. aßiley: Surveyor. M. R.
Choffin: County Commissioners. C. G.
Bailey, W. A. Bailey and W. F. Fur
ches-
The negro was in evidence, both in
the caucus and convention, and yet Prof.
Britt, the speaker, declared that the'
negro is out of politics.
The attendance was small and there '
was no enthusiasm manifested.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 30.—Today's
conditions of the strike of the employes
of fbc New Orleans Railway Company
inaugurated Sunday as considered by
(be peace authorities were satisfactory.
No difficulties occurred, ibis being due.
it is believed, to the fact that no effort
was made to move any cars other than
those e»
PRITCHARD HURLS
II CHARGE IT CHUG
He Was a Boss Nigger Radi
cal Once, Said the Senator.
CRAIG WAS THEN ABSENT
Returning He Asked Privilege to
Reply. It Was Refused.
PRITCHARD AGAIN HEARS HISSES
Craig Rushes Fow.rd to Stop Them, But
Pritchard Waves Him Aside With
Some Rather Hot Words, Seven
Hundred Pecple Present
(Special io News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. I.—For the first
time in his round of joint debate Sena
tor Pritchard today had an encouraging
backing from members of his own house
hold, and cheered on by applause from
ladies in the galleries and Federal offi
cials on the floor, he threw off his cold
argumentative habit for fifteen minutes
and made the welkin ring with applause
from Republicans, and sad to relate there
were two serious breaches of propriety
by the snake-like glide of hisses from
the and the floor. It was the
only incident that made the meeting dis
similar from the previous debates.
Pritchard had opened the debate fol
lowing cliarly the lines already so often
repeated, making for the first half hour
the same speech made here at the Re
publican State Convention. Craig fol
lowed with bis customary eloquent array
of charges against the Senator and his
party. In his fifteen minute rejoinder,
Pritchard was shelling Democrats as hav
ing appointed legroes to office and their
talk of white supremacy being a shame,
aid at each period the Republican con
tingent would go wild with delighted
■ shouts. Presently in a lull, the awful
sound of hissing, that sounded like a
snake gliding around the building made
him pab' wnth astonished anger. Craig
rushed to the front to beg that it be
stopped, when Pritchard waved him aside
saying: “You shall not make it appear 1
needed your protection. If a single Re
publican in my section were to treat you
so. 1 should pitch him out the window."
There was one other period of hisses,
but Pritchard did not condescend to no
tice it. It was when he said that when
negroes dominated the Republican party
Craig was down in Bertie county with
them, a boss nigger radical and from
there he went to Asheville, and was a
warm Republican until his political turn
coat proclivities landed him on the side
of successful Democracy.
A storm of cheers from Republicans
ensued, and another round of hisses fol
lowed. Things looked squally. Craig
was pot present when this was said, but
came in just as it was concluded. Being
told that Senator Pritchard referred to
him as having been a Republican, when
Pritchard concluded he asked the privi
lege of a statement. This was refused.
Craig tonight was highly indignant
when told w‘hat Pritchard had really
said, and there is no doubt ho will make
things hot at tomorrow. Craig
declares that he left Bertie county at
fourteen and cast only one Republican
vote in his life, and that for Blaine in
1881.
Stung by Craig's magnificent tribute
to Confederate veterans and his declara
tion that in the name of Pritchard's
father and brother, who were such, he
denounced the Deserters' Pension Bill,
Pritchard declared that if he had re
ceived the support of Democrats lie
would have secured Federal appropria
tion to work and care for the graves of
Confederate soldiers now unmarked and
hid by briars; that he did not vote for
State Confederate pensions, because it
was confined to the indigent, and that
his so-called deserters’ bill could not
have passed the Senate without unani
mous consent; that Simmons was pres
ent and looked him in the eve when it
was called up. and as a word from him
would have defeated it he had a right to
demand that Craig denounce Simmons as
well as he.
A tremendous hit made by Craig was
the statement that his brother signed
the letter asking for retention of negro
postmaster in Bertie to escape having
a white man who was a defaulter ap
pointed and said lie; “This is the kind
of white supremacy Pritchard proposed
to give the East and not even that kind
until most of his negro appointees were
in Federal prisons for stealing postal
revenues, and God pity any people who
are thus driven in seif-defense to ask
that an honest negro be appointed lo
office to protect them from a disgraced
and loathsome member of their own
race.”
Both speakers referred to Watson’s
speech at Henderson, Pritchard saying
that since his declaration about not
educating negroes with white taxes the
Democratic party would turn him down
certain.
Probably sever, hundred people were
present, one huudred ladies, fifty colored
men and there was a large contingent
of prominent Republicans and Federal
officials from a distance, while there
were very few out-of-town Democrats.
<’raig was introduced by Democratic
Chairman Scales and Pritchard by Re
publican Chairman Douglass. Flowers
were presented to both. Craig easily
uajority of the audience and the
applause for him was spontaneous, while
that for the Senator came plainly from
groups on the floor and in the galleries,
indicating a prearranged plan to whoop
the Senator up. It was well done.
In spite of efforts to have the debate
pulled off at night instead of in the day
time, it could not be done. The reason
for wishing it held at night was to in
sure a crowd.
ANDREW OYNER,
COL. PARKER RESIGNS.
Succeeded as Brigadier General By General
James I- Metz of Wilmißgton.
Headquarters N. C- Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Durham, N. C., Oct. 1, 1902.
General Orders No. 20.
Paragraph 1. The Major-General com
manding greatly regrets to announce the
resignation, on account of the infirmities
of age, of Brigadier-General Francis M.
Parker, commanding the Third Brigade
of the North Carolina Division of the
United Confederate Veterans. The
resignation of this distinguished officer
will be heard with regret by all veterans,
both because of the reason that
prompted the resignation and because
of the loss to this division of so efficient
and gallant an 1 officer. North Carolina
sent no braver soldier or more efficient
officer to battle for her honor than
our distinguished comrade, whose ser
vices and military record are unsur
passed by any officer of his rank in the
grand old army of Northern Virginia.
As Colonel of the gallant Thirtieth North
Carolina Regimeht he won a reputa
tion of which his comrades and State
will ever be proud, and his heroism and
services will ever be gratefully remem
bered.
Paragraph 2. With much pleasure th’e
Major-General commanding announces
the appointment of comrade James I.
Metis, of Wilmington, to fill the va
cancy caused bv the resignation of
Gen. Parker, who is hereby assigned to
the command of the camps composing
the Third Brigade and will be obeyed
accordingly. This appointment was
suggested by General Parker and will
no doubt be most acceptable to all con
cerned- ,
By order of
J. S. CARR, Major-General.
11. A. LONDON. Adjt.-General and
Chief of Staff.
A DEADLOCK AT NEW ORLEANS
A Proposition to Negotiate Looking Toward
Strike Settlement is Made.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La., Oct. 1. —President 11.
H. Pearson, Jr., of the New Orleans
Railway Company, arrived today from
New York. The company proposes to
stand firmly on the April agreement, with
the employes. This agreement the em
ployes now desire to set aside. The rea
son urged by the employes for this ac
tion is that the company has violated
(he agreement. This the company de
nied. For three days the mayor has been
trying to reach a settlement of the strike
through arbitration and has attempted to
get the employes to show proofs of their
allegations that the company has violated
the April agreement. This the men de
cline to do, unless they be allowed to do
so before the ears are started. The
company says it will arbitrate if the men
will go to work in the meantime.
Thus the situation is a deadlock and
all hopes of arbitration seem to be aban
doned. It is expected that the company
will advertise for 900 conductors and mo
tormen to lake the place of the strikers.
There is no disorder of any kind to
day. Not a car is running except two
mail cars.
A proposition to take up further nego
tiations looking toward arbitration has
been made. This :n?v result in a settle
ment.
THE APPALACHIAN PARK:
Organizing for the Work of Securing Repre
sentation at the Convention
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. (’., Oct. I.—A ioint com
mittee from the Appalachian Park Asso
ciation and the Asheville Board of Trade
met today and organized for the work of
securing representation at the convention
r.f October 25th, from all States interest
ed in the park movement. The meeting
will be held in the afternoon of October
25th, in the auditorium. Invitations will
le issued to Governors of States adjacent
to the proposed park and to boards of
trade and individuals of all towns in this
section. The Tennessee Forestry Asso
ciation will be invited.
DIF D DEFENDING HIB MOTHER.
A Tennessee Father Kills His Son in a Family
Row
(By the Associated Press.)
NashvilD, Tonn.. Oct. I.—A special to
the Banner says John Byrum, shot and
killed bis 20-year-old son in a family
row at Mitchells last night. Byrum was
whipping his wife and shot the boy when
the latt r sought to protect bis mother.
Byroni has not been arrested and ia
thought to have escaped into Kentucky.
Negro on Trial for Shooting Mine
Guard.
(By Gie Associated Press.)
Roanoke, Va., Oct. I.—Ham Valentine,
Sam Hodge. Zan Ilollard and James
Price, the four negroes charged with the
shooting of John Ruble, a white mine
guard, who was killed op Crane Creek in
Mercer county, W. Va.. on August 28t.1i,
last, were given a preliminary hearing
before M igistrate Brown at Bliteficld to
day, and were sent on to the grand jury
for indictment. Accomplices in the shoot
ing of Ruble turned State’s evidence and
the testimony against the men on trial
was very strong.
HUGE FIVE CENTS.
WILCOX TAKISIHE NEWS 0
ZLWITH HIS USUAL COOLNESS,
His Mother and Sisters Weep with Joy. The
News at the Cropsey Home Prepared
for Demonstration.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Elizabeth City. N. C.. Oct. I.—“ I think
it's a shame, Jim Wilcox shouldn't have
received a new trial," said Miss Lou, sis
ter of murdered Nellie Cropsey, to a re
porter. She expressed the sentiment of
the family.
The Supreme Court’s decision in the
famous Wilcox case was received here
last night, and created no iittle talk. It
was received quietly, although there was
an under current of excitement.
T. H. Wilcox was immediately acquaint -
ed with the news. He was visibly im
pressed and hastened home to liis family.
The mother and sisters fell upon one an
other's necks and wept for joy.
The prisoner was not given the decis
ion until this morning. He displayed no
emotion, simply said, “Thank you” to
ihe sheriff and sat quietly upon his bunk
until the officials departed.
The decision is not generally known
in the outlying country districts. Just
how >'t will be received there cannot be
said at this early hour. Due caution is
observed and the military of this and ad
joining towns is in readiness. Governor
Aycoek has wired Sheriff Granay that the
entire State military is at liis disposal In
event of violence. The officials say that
a demonstration, if any, will be of a
miner nature and easily quelled.
CHURCH SPIRE DAMAGED
The Cyclone That Struck Wilmington Started
Near Monrue.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Monroe, N. C., Oct. 1. —In addition to
damage previously reported it was dis
covered this morning tlml the cyclone
last evening damaged the spire of the
handsome new Methodist church to the
etent of fifteen hundred dollars and
some slight damage was done in the
country. It now appears that this cy
clone or tornado originated one half mile
south of Monroe and travelled about four
miles northeastward, cutting a track
about seventy-five yards in width.
Principals Miss Weddiog Feast.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Suffalk, Va.. Get. 1. —Because Mr. < \
C. Parkerson 'is bride missed their
train by a fe i "S today they could
not partake r ’ Ming feast pre
pared for fling at their
future hor. N. _C., and
the dinner . is >o the dis
mayed couplt ’ Suf*.
folk hotel. They ’ain
tomorrow. Mr. Pa.
this morning was rha.
Gwaltney, of Isle of i >
6:30 o’clock. They start, ■
cover the twenty miles and ■’
10 o'clock train, but one of th>
horses gave out on the heavy vo;
Rear-Admiral Jouett Dead,
(Bv the Associated Press )
Washington, Oct. 1. —Rear Admiral
James E. Jouett, U. S. N., retired, died
at his home, “The Anchorage,” Sandy
Springs. Md., at an early hour this
morning. He was 74 years of age and
had a long and distinguished career. He
was born in Kentucky and was appoint
ed in the navy from that State. He was
retired in 1890.
Bids to Build the Louisiana.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. I.—Bids for the con
struction of the battleship Louisiana
were opened at the Navy Department
today.
The lowest bid was that of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company, of Newport News, wlficli of
fered to build the battleship within 41
months from the date of contract for
53,990,000.
The Merger legal in Mississippi.
(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson, Miss., Oct. I.—The (barter
of incorporation of the Southern Rail
way Company in Mississippi was ap
proved by Governor Longino today. This
settles the controversy as to iho
legality of the merger of the Mobile and
Ohio and the Southern in this SCite.
Ran Away With His Step Daughter.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Kinston, N. f., Oct. 1. —Wiggs Howard,
*>f th“ Deep Run section, in this county,
has eloped with iiis step-daughter and it
is believed the couple have fled to Ons
low county. Howard married a Mrs.
Lavinia Thigpen about two years ago. and
the latter'3 daughter lived with them up
to the time of th l ' elopement.
The Imperial Restores Prices
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 30.—The Imperial Tobac
co Company lias issued a circular giving
a revised list of prices, confirming the
reported discontinuance of the Ogden
bonus and expressing the hope of pre
senting an entirely new bonus scheme
for the next financial year.
This revised list practically restores
Hi,, priies which were in vogue prior to
American operations in the English to
bacco field.
YouDg Physician Suicides.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 30.—Dr. Joseph
Wilson, a young physiciau 27 years old.
of Caldwells, this county, committed
suicide yesterday, shooting himself in the.
right temple with a pistol. No for
the suicide is known.