2 WED BRAWN ID GOLD Seeking Solution of Labor and Capital Problem. First Annual Meeting of Industrial Department of National Civic Ftderatior.-- lanna, Ire land and Adams Sp-ak. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. B.—The first annual meeting of the Industrial Department of the National Civic Federation was begun here today. Senator Hanna called the session to order and made an address of welcome, in which he said: “In extending welcome to you. I also ■\vl3h to extend congratulations. I am glad to be able to say that our expe- j Hence in the last year have proved to ! those who are charged with the respon- I sibilities of this work the fact that the. j groat mass of the American people are ; in sympathy with thq organization and its j work- This great industrial question has come to the surface and is demanding due ! and careful consideration by the people of the United States. No more important question claims their attention than this one which seeks to bring about a better relationship between capital and labor, j The object of this meeting today and for { the several days for which we arc to ! moot, is to discuss in every phase of this question, all matters of interest which will tend to the improvement of those conditions as affecting these two great factors, and which shall interest, to a larger extent, the people of this country to join with us iu this work.” At the afternoou session Archbishop Ireland made an address in which he said the year now almost gone had confirmed the originators of the Civic Federation in their conviction that they wete engaged in a great and salutary j work, that of striving to bring together, j to put face to face, capital and labor, j so that the one would understand the 1 rights of the other, so that the one would , be willing to perform its own duty to wards the other, and that in this manner universal peace should be made to reign over the country. “Labor in its effort to secure for itself a just and reasonable proportion of the wealth that it and capital together are creating—necessarily, for the time being, conies somewhat into conflict with capi tal. And what seems at present to threaten somewhat public peace and to arrest somewhat the growth of pros perity. is but a precursory sign or greater social happiness, and of greater social wealth. It is not in one meeting: it is not in one year that all these great prob lems can be solved. At the same time we must feel sure that a solution is coming. Humanity has sufficient mind and has sufficient good will to settle all matters in which it is vitally interested.” Charles Francis Adams and others made addresses and adjournment was had until tomorrow. Big Gift to Tu’ane University. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, Doc. B.—The will of A. C. Hutchinson, the millionaire president of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas railroads, who died yesterday, was probated today. Among the bequests are annuities to his sisters. Mrs. H. A. Searles, of Jersey City, and Isabella Hutchinson, of New York: his real estate in Jersey City to Mrs. Searles, and John T. Van Sikl*', of New York *1<\000; P. •>. Maguire and Mark A. Morse, of Now Orleans, tiro given $25,000 each: Sense's Hospital. House of the Good Shepherd, and St. Anna’s Asylum, in this city, each $20,000. The bulk of the estate is bequeathed to the Medical Department of Tv iane I'ni versity. Mr. Hutchinson left his mag nificent home here of J. C. Blair, one of the attorneys of the Southern Pacific railroad. Three Die in a Fire. (By the Associated Press.) Menominee Calls, Wis., Dec. 8. —Three persons are dead and three injured as a result of a fire last night at Colgate, five miles from here, in which the general store and dwelling of Max Manthey Ava* destroyed. The origin of the fire is a mystery: The dead are: MAX MANTHEY and two of his chil dren, HEDWIG, aged 'J years, and EDNA, aged 3 years. The injured arc: Mrs. Manthey. who is slightly bruised, and five other children, ouc of Avhom, Dela Manthey, ay as so badly hurt that she may die. An infant daughter was unhurt. Ihe Vaster Plumbers. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Dee. S. —The second an nual convention of the Atlantic Coast division of the Master Plumbers’ Na tional Association was called 1o order In-re at noon today by President of the Division, James F. Tiaynor. Governor Montague welcomed the delegates in the name of the "Old Dominion,” and Mayor Taylor did the same on behalf of the city. About two hundred delegates were present. This evening the delegates en joyed a theatre party as guests of the local members of the association. Lady Dudley Operated on. (By the Associated Press.) Dublin. Dec. 8. —The Countess of Dud ley. wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire land. was operated on today for appen dicitis by Sir Frederick Treves. There have brmi many anxious inquiries at the 1 Aiee regal lodge as to Lady Dudley's con edition ami the King and Queen have Vaski-d to be constantly informed. The W lat'*st bulletin says that the patient’s I progress is satisfactory. Maiines Taken to Hospital. (By the Associated ITcs. .) Washington, I*. Dee. B.—Comman der Wilson. of tin* United {States steamer Panth-e. t< b eraph.-.j tb«- Navy Depart ment from Hampton Jloads this aft' sr nmiti tba* Uapl.ii.ins porter and L“iuly. Lieutenants Ture*>ll and Frcger. Ensign i'asc. {Sergeant h'mith, and thirty-five pen at '; have been transferred from the I’anthei to the humil hospital at Norfolk Secretary Moody gave out another dis patch from a medical officer attached to the Panther stating that all the officers and men reported siek were suffering Avith malarial fever and Avere eonAales cetit. except one marine, who continued dangerously ill. Refused Position as A. C. L, Attorney. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington. N. C.. ,Doc. B.—An official letter from a Wilmington officer of the Judge Geo. H. Brown, Jr., was offered the Judge Geo. H. roAvn. Jr., was offered the chief attorneyship of the entire A. C. L.. including the Plant System acquisition and that Judge Brown turned down the offer, though it carries a salary of over SIO,OOO. Judge BroAvn is an eminent law yer and Avas a recent candidate for Asso ciate Justice. v Prairie Creek Mines Sold. (By the Associated Press.) Fort Smith, Ark., Dor. S. —Today the Prairie Creek mines, at Huntington, em bracing 3,200 acres of coal land, won sold to a syndicate of New York capital ists for sloo.oo*l. Possession will he given February 15. The property was owned by T. W. M. Boon*’, Harry Sails, Colonel William Blair, and H. F. Rogers, of this city. TO SUCCEED VICK Tar Heel Democrats Urge the Appointment of a White Man, (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C., Dec. B.—The North Carolina Democratic delegation, Avith the exception of J. H. Small, who is out of the city, called on Postmaster Gen eral Payne today, and urged the ap pointment of a white man of good char acter as Vick's successor. Claude Kitchin acted as spokesman. Mr. Payne heard the delegation and promised to take the matter up with the President. The following paper was submitted to the Postmaster General by the delega tion: Washington. D. C., Dec. 8. Hou. Henry C. Payne, Postmaster Gen eral: Sir: I respectfully request that a com petent white man of good character be appointed postmaster at Wilson, N. C. Respectfully yours. CLAUDE KITCHIN. We join live request of Hon. Claude Kitchin, member of Congress from the Second distiiet of North Carolina, ask ing the appointment of a competent white man of good character for the po sition of postmaster at Wilson, N. C. C. P.. THOMAS, F. M. SIMMONS. THEO. F. KLUTTZ, \Y. W. KITCHIN. J. D. BELLAMY, E. W. POU. The Democratic Position. (By the Associated Press.) "Washington, Dee. B—Learning of the position taken by Senator Pritchard in his letter to the President, Senator Sim mons and other Democratic members of the North Carolina Congressional dele gation called upon Postmaster General Payne and urged that Vick should not be re-appointed to the Wilson pcstmas tership. Members of the delegation main tain that while some Democrats have testified to the character and standing yf Vick, they have not recommended his re-appointment. French Reciprocity Treaty (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Deo. 8. —The first deckled move in the Senate this session in the interest of the French reciprocity treaty avus made by Senator Cullom, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, while the Senate was in executive session today. He gave no tice that he would ask the Senate to take up the treaty at an early day for the purpose of disposing of it. Tin* proposition met decided opposi tion from a number of Senators, includ ing Messrs. Aldrich, Hoar, Lodge and Depow. Senator Aldrich moved that the treaty be referred to the Committee on Finance, saying that he thought it should have a more complete investigation and from a different standpoint than it had at the hands of the Committee on For eign Relations. He said that so far as he had been able to leant, the people who desire the ratification of the treaty were vastly in the minority in this coun try. Replying. Senator Cullom said that he intended to press consideration of tie* treaty as earnestly as was in his power. Arrest of Robert Westphal. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. B.—Robert Westphal. the fcov employed by George 11. L* yli, of Brooklyn, who died suddenly last Tues day after drinking a bottle of beer, was arrested today on the technical charge of being a suspicious person. The po lice hava discovered that the boy bought a bicycle for $27 on the day Mr. Leyh died. When asked where Tie obtained the money, young Wv-stphal is said 1o have told contradictory stories. Westphal is also said to have volunteered the infor mation that he poured half a bottle of bromo-soltzer into the fatal glass of beer which Mr. Leyh drank. A chemical analysis of the contents of tlv dead man's stomach is being conducted to dis cover the cause of death. A Big Lumber Mill Deal. (Special to NVwj and Observer.! Washington. N*. Dee. S.—Win. Sehuette. iti<- whim vine mill mao of loni sing. Mi'-h.. has bought the Eureka Lum ber Company and tie- S. S. Spruk./ wood working factory and last wee), filed a deed here for s'’2s.ol*o to cover tile sane ichu'-tte has bought the principal mill in this lontily with the e;.'i-plion of tb*- For. b\ Short, Bugler and Walling Mills If is said (b it nut Us : than sl2;<.'*"n a*, n paid Tor (he Eureka. The pri ;eM mana gers a< ill >;ta\ m office i - tlie be g'mmig of a lumber merger. THE NEWS AND OBSERVES, WEDNESDAY MOKNING. DEC. 10. 1902. MARKLE GEES ITHOi Injustice to Employes Shown by Statements of Several Witnesses (By the Associated Press.) Scranton, Pa., Dec. B.—Almost the en tire time of the day’# session of the Coal Strike Commission Avas taken up by the mine workers in presenting their side of the controversy w ith G. B. Markle & Co., in the Hazelton region. The miners placed witnesses on the stand who gave testimony to show that the company re fused to employ them because they be longed to the union, had evicted them from their house for the same cause, that the docking- system was intolerable, that the question of the men getting the ten per cent, in wages granted as a re sult of the 1000 strike is much in doubt, because the men do not know liow the company is figuring out the price in powder, which enters into the computa tion ot the increase, and that the size of the mine cars has increased, but the wages have not. Two Hungarian women, one of them the mother of the boy who testified on Saturday, were placed on the stand and told how the Markle Company deducted house rent from the last wages of their husbands, Avho were killed in the mines, and how the company attempted to get them to sign a paper which would ab solve the Markles from damages for the death of the men. The women also con firmed the story told by the breaker boy that the children had to work without pay until the debt owed by the dead father was paid off. The Markle Company ava:: r.ot repre sented by its own lawyers before the commission, although it had ample notice that testimony affecting their eollerics would be presented. The commissioners expected the company to bring in evi dence in rebuttal of the stories told by Avitnesses on .Saturday and today. The commissioners were very sur prised today to learn that the ten per cent, increase granted in 1900 Avas not a straight-out raise in Avages. but instead a 2 *2 per cent, increase and a reduction in powder of 7'5 per cent., making the net increase in earnings ten per cent.. Avhieh the miners claim is not being paid by the Markle Company through some way of figuring they do not understand. The question came in tor considerable dis cussion and no one in the court room could giA'e the commission a satisfactory explanation. There was a Hurry at the afternoon session because Lawyer Jra H. Burns, of Scranton, for the independent companies, referred to the President of the United States as “Teddy Roosevelt.” The re mark brought out an emphatic objection from Brigadier General Wilson, and the General was sustained by Chairman Gray. The commissioners today mad • another request-Upon the companies to present figures as quickly as possible and as a result the Erie Company, late in the day, submitted statistics regarding Avages, hours, and other data relating to the subject. The data made quite a large bundle. The powder question came before the commission at the afternoon session and caused considerable discus sion, and when it was over the commis sioners knew little more about the in tricacies of the question than they did before. The Ministers Leave Caracas. (By the Associated Press.) Caracas, Dec. 8. —The British Minister, W. D. H. Haggard, and the German Charge d'Affaires, von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, left (’areas at 3 o'clock this afternoon for LaGuaira where Minister Haggard went on board the British cruiser Retri bution and Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzi boarded tlie German cruiser Viueta. Both the British and the German legations have been closed. Yesterday afternoon the British Minis ter and the German Charge d'Affaires de posited at (he private residence of the Foreign Minister, Lopez Barralt. separate demands; the British demand beiug for the settlement of claims and other mat ters arising out of (he last revolutions, and the German demand being for tln payment of the interest on the German loan and other claims. The demands arc without any specification us <0 tin time given for answer, but they are in the form of an ultimatum. At three o'clock today Minister Hag gard. ids secretary, Grant Duff, and Use Chancellor of the legation, Godfrey left Caracas in company -with the German Charge d'Affaires, von Pilgrim-Baltazzi, for La Guaira. On the arrival of rhe train at the latter port at five o'clock thirty officers mot the diplomats at the station. Minister Haggard and the other members of the British legation Avon! on hoard the British cruiser Reiribution,while tbe German Charge d'Affaires boarded tin German cruiser Vincta. The ministers left Caracas without previously notifying tlie Venezuelan government, probably in order to avoid .any hostile demonstration. The actual situation is incomprehensi ble here. Up to this morning no one appeared to know anything about the Anglo-German projected demonstration. Th<- Foreign Minister said that he con sidered menace on the part of Germany to be iu admissablc and that any threat ay oil Id be a “ballon d’essai” (a feeler), while as for England, said the Minister, .hU has no ground for aggression. The Associated Press correspondent learns that on" of the chief officers of tit" German cruiser Vincta told a German family at lml watvhifj in participate in Die ii- -.il I men (ration again t Ycto /> 1• 1 a I (Miirdimr out tin extent ol French in- I t.-r* . t.. in that iuuntr> H i said that [ a* the Foreign Uffice, liyuevCr, '-hut the government will adhere to its purpose to hold aloof from the xnoA'cment, as the protocol signed by France and Venezuela assures a satisfactory settlement of the French claims. DEATH OF MB. I J. JACKSOH. An ff|ed and Esteemed Citizen of Pittsboro Buried Yesterday. (Special to News and Observer.) I’ittsboro, N. C., Dec. B.—After a long illness, Mr. Joseph John Jackson died at his residence in this place early Sun day morning. The funeral Avas held to day. Mr. Jackson wag Ihe oldest citizen of Pittsboro, if not of the county. He was 85 years old last March. Three years ago, ou the 27th of November, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson celebrated their golden wedding. At the time of the celebration of the golden wedding there had never been but two deaths among the descend ants, one grandchild twelve years old, and one infant. Mr. Jackson is a native of Chatham county, the son of Mr. Samuel Spencer Jackson, whose father, Isaac, married Mary, the daughter of Judge Samuel Spencer. He was married in early life to Miss Lucy Worth, second daughter of Governor Jonathan Worth and his wife, nee Martitia Daniel, Mrs. Jackson and five children survive him. The children were all at his bed side when the end came. They are Mr. Jonathan Worth Jackson and Mr. Samuel Spencer Jackson, of Chicago, 111; Mrs. IT. O. London and Miss Carrie Jackson, of Pittsboro; and Mrs. J. H. Currie, of Fayetteville. Mr. Jackson was educated at the Uni versity, was licensed to practise law and Avas for many years member of the Pittsboro bar. He was elected to the Legislature in 1842 and was probably the only survivor of that body. He was county attorney for eighteen years, had been mayor of Pittsboro. and held other positions of trust. Os robust health aud magnificent physique, he was a very handsome man, of commanding appear ance. Ho Avas genial, kind hearted, loved his fellow men. and was the soul of honor and was “given to hospitality.” The Steamer Proceeds on Her Way. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Dec. B.—An unknown steamer went ashore six miles south of Capo Hatteras this morning in heavy weather and seemed to bo hard aground when sighted by the life-savers of two stations who immediately hastened to the scene and made preparations for the launching of life-boats to go to the stranded vessel s aid. Before any work had been accomplished, however, the steamer succeeded in backing off the shoal unaided and proceeded on her way up the coast. The only distinguishing mark about her was a black funnel with a broad white. band. COID THAT SPELL( DEATH. Five Pejplo Die ia Coicago---The Wave is Wide. (By the AsHvdated Press.) Chicago, Doe. B.—\ cold wave which bore down on this city yesterday reached its climax today with a. temperature at the zero mark. About three inches of snow have fallen. Five fatalities, from causes directly at tributed to the weather, have been re ported to the authorities and numerous eases of destitution incident to the sud den drop were afforded relief during the night. The shortage of coal supply ay as severely felt for the first time in many quarters, the suffering not being entirely confined to tlie poorer classes. It is al most impossible to procure coal at any price at some of the outlying coal yards. Th« Wave Sweeps South. (By tlie Associated Press.) Louisville, Ky., Dee. B.—Freezing temperature overspread:; the country south of tilt' Ohio River to a lino touch ing north Alabama, Mississippi and nonii Texas.the thermometer in many places recordin'; the coldest weather of the win ter. Itahi in southern Texas and much snow in north Texas and Oklahoma are reported. Following are minimum tem peratures: Louisville, IS; Nashville. 2f>: Memphis, 28; Chattanooga, 32; Fort Worth, Texas, 26; Little llock, Aik., 28: Fort Smith. 31; Montgomery, 32; At lanta. 32: Charlotte. X. CV. 36; Augusta, (la., 26; Jacksonville, 4G- and New Or leans, 30. Cotfirmations hy the Senate. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C.. Dec. B.—Confirma tion,-! bv the Senate: James F. Smith, member of the Philip pine Commission and secretary of public instruction in the government of the Philippines; William M. Merriam, Di rector of the Census; Albert B. Ander son, United States judge, District of In diana; Daniel R. Collier, pension agent at Louisville. Ky. Ministers of the United States—Arthur S. Hardy, to Spain; Charles P. Bryan, to Switzerland; Leslie Combs, to Guatemala and Honduras; John B. Jackson, to Greece. Roumauia aud Sonia; William B. Sorsby, to Bolivia; David E. Thomp son, to Brazil. Ambassadors—Charlemagne Tower, to Germany; Robert S. McCormick, to Rus sia: Bellamy Storer, to Austria-Hungary. Thomas It. Roulhac, attorney for the Northern District of Alabama; 11. C. Whiteman, postmaster at Sanford, Fla. Justice Holmes Takes the Oath. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. B.—The new Asso ciate Justice of tlie pnited Stales Fu preme Court, lion. Oliver Wendell Holmes, *>r Massachusetts, today took the oath of -office au*l immediately entered upon the discharge of his duties. The oath xias adniiuist•.•rod by the c'n.ik oi the court, James IJ. Kenney, and the tr illion ves willies;;*''! by as large a concourse of people ;n, (ou Id find admis sion to the coilrl room. Price of Bread Railed (By the Associated Press.) London. Dee, 8. -The td'b " of bread \i ;is rais' d otic cent/'per lojri t in the Lu.-t !hid ol London today, thl^ 9 Intensifying the iji tr:j of the per oil' who ar< out ol v urk. e ROASTED JG DEAfH Wm. Bailee’s Horrible Fate in a Fire at Wash ington. (Special to Nows and Observer.) Washington, N. C„ Dec. S.—At eleven o’clock Saturday night lire broke out in a small oyster house on Market street and < destroyed the building and also the J. j g_ Farren Oyster Canning Factory, with' a total loss of about $15,000. The fac tory employed over one hundred bands, who are out of work for the winter. It will probably not bo rebuilt. Wm. Hailey, a middle-aged white man. was in the oyster house. An oil stove was . nearbv and he is thought to have kicked i it over, starting the fire. He was heard j to call ‘Oh. my God. get mo out.” Hut it J was impossible, and he was burned to j death. After the fire department fought ! the flames from where he was a News and ' Observer correspondent and a party found j him. AH the flesh was off of his head except his mouth and his baked brains were exposed. When a rope, was put. around his arm to get. him out that member nearly came off. He was buried today. Zeb Forbes, fireman of the en gine. got the steamer out. and stoked and ran it alone for twenty minutes. 3 LKS MFMOmL SSEVIIE- Capture cf Hankins—He is Erought Baok to Greensboro. (Spccialto the News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. G., Dee. S.—The Klks’ memorial exercises Sunday afternoon | wore perculiarly impressive and uplift ing. More than a thousand people were present lit tho opera house. The musical feature, under the direction of Prof. Clarence L. Brown, with Mrs. Myra Al bright as pianist, was charming; the solo by Miss Grace Clary, and the last j quartette, “My Heavenly Home is Bright I and Fair,” being exquisite. The religious exercises were conducted ; by Revs. Torrentine. of M. 32. ] Church, Smith and Hodsin, of the Pres- i byterian. An appropriate salutatory was deliver- j ed by Julian Price, E. R.. followed by touching and eloquent eulogies from Messrs. P. T>. Gold, Jr., on the life of Brother Milton Shields, and Hon. R. D. i Douglas, ou the life of the late Juilge John Gray Bynum, in whose honor 450 I of the ladies of the State Normal and Industrial College were present, he hav- j ing remembered this institution in his , will. The forma! address was delivered by Mr. Fred. Harper, of Lynchburg, Ya„ a son-in-law, and law partner of Senator John W. Daniel. The speaker was most handsomely in- j troduced by United States Judge Boyd, and at the conclusion of his gem of an address, a resolution of thanks, of fered by the judge for the very flue ad dress, was unanimously adopted by a rising vote, the whole audience stand ing. a mute but eloquent tribute to the influence of true eloquent and genius. A high tribute to the work done by the colored A. and M. College here has just been received. Prof- P. E. Robin sen. a graduate, and at present First Assistant in the Department of Agricul ture, received today an offer of $1,200 per annum, and all expenses, from a London company, to superintend cot ton farms in Houth Africa. He is re quested to cable at once his answer. Mr. John Gilpin Hankins, under in dictment here for attempted house breaking, deadly assault on his wife, carrying concealed weapons, etc., arrived ou last night, in company with Sheriff Julian, of Rowan county, from Ashland. Ky., and is today resting from his strenuous efforts of the past two weeks to escape the penalty fc r his alleged offences. Hankins woul 1 not have been caught but for his foolish letter writing. Hr had a good job in a laundry in Ashland, Ky. Hhetiff Julian says he wrote letters to parties in Baiis ; bury, who gave him away, but Hankins, Who hlways seems to have a grievance against his wife, even while being des perately in love with her. said tills morn ing, that it was she who told of his whereabout. This Mrs. Hankins denies. No Hope for thi Oler. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. fc. —The tug Under writer, which towed the schooner Wesley M. Oler to a point oft' (.'ape Hatteras. where she was wrecked in t last week's gale, arrived here today. Captain Wiley, of the Underwriter, said the Oler’s haw ser parted Friday morning between Point Lookout and Cape Hatteras, the wind at the time blowing from 50 to 60 miles an hour. All sail had been taken in on the schooner and she was loaded with guano. She was dead weight. Captain Wiley said no on" could have lived cm the deck of the schooner. The waves were breaking over her when he last saw her and consequently no sails could have been set. The wreck went ashore at Ilat teras and Captain Wiley believes her crew of ten men were lost. Reed's Body Reaches Home. (By the Associated Press.) Portland, Ale., Dec. fc.—The funeral train bringing the body of former Speaker Thomas U. Reed, arrived here at 12;2'J p. re. The body was taken to the First Unitarian church, where it will re main until after the funeral at 2 p- m. tomorrow. in compliance with the wishes of -Mrs. Reed, tli«• funeral service tomorrow will be without any attempt at display. Rev. John Carroll Perkins, the pastor, will officiate. Heats will be reserved for m*mb' rs of the Loyal Legion, Cumber land Bar, Cunib'-rJaud Club, and Mr. Reed's Bowdein College classmatel he burial will be ;jl Evergreen cemetery. All public offices, including the hwul and Federal buildings, will be clos'd. Five Italian Laborers Kilkd. (By the Associated I’resr) Ntt.-hriH*', T*mi., pee. -Two uo-n were killed outright. (Ur»*c otli*i:< fat 'H> injured and .-••v’eu paiufullv hurl thi > af ternoon l»y a delayed vaploMou vs a blast at Baker’s Hill, thirteen miles north of here on the Evansville and St. Louis division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The victims are Italians and were at work in a cut, which was being constructed by tlm Louisville and Nash ville read. The spot is remote from tele graph or telephone communication and details are meagre. The names of the victims are not known. California Limited Wrecked, (By the Associated Press.) Kansas City, Mo., Dee. B.—The west bound California Limited passengei train, on the Santa Fe, was wrecked at 1 lothville, Mo., today, causing the death of Engineer Samuel Wise, of Argentine, Kan,, and his fireman, Alexander Haeve lin, of Topeka. Kan., and great damage to the engine and coaches. John Mc- Kean, of New York, who received slight bruises, was the only passenger injured. 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Bouthsm Agents. Atlantic Coast Line It. rs CONDENSED BCHRDJIA TRAINS* GOING fiCfTH | .*i i DATED *.». 4 " i \rt . 3 . (Nv, Mud, lITi. o'S d'w oi s o-ts o » ■ isO IJCQdBj SRQ SCO |A.M.iP. M.IF. M. I AM.. IP. M. Leave Weldon 11l 60j 0 SB •••! Ar Rocky Mt 1 00 10 82 |P. M.j I Leave fworo |l2 22| | 7 22| I Lv' itockv Ml. 1 OS] 10 02 762 64612 61 Leave Wil*on 1 69 11 10 831 ti 2S 240 Leave Seim# 2 65 11 60 Lv. Fayetteville 4 30 1 12 Ar. Florence 7 85 3 16 |P. U.IA.M. Ar. Ooldaboro • 10 Lv Ooldaboro I o? ? Lv. Magnolia * ?„! * ?! "• Wllmlnfto. yiiffliyg TRAINS GOING NORTH ~ |AIM |P. M.I | «j S v ►. wl jef. i J . “i?U'i £ Lv. Florence 10 05j j 8 05j Lv. Fayetteville .... 12 40j 10 00j Leave Selma 2 10 )U 25} Arrive Wilson 2 67 1 |l2 oi| j uLm. i ,P7 mT. A.ii Lv. Wilmington | *«!,? 2 ft S ”|2 3 [l\ M.| JAM.IP. m.jp. m Leave Wilaon I 2 351 8 2(5111 M|lo HI 1 10 Ar. Rocky ut | C 80| 0 00|12 lfl|tl 23| 1 « Arrive Tarboro ••• 9 84 Leave Tarboro 2 Slj fiU~Rocky ML I 8 50t 112 431 1 Ar. Weldon I 4 63;.-. ..| 1 k7| 1•• y“ Yadkin Division Maim Line—Train leave* Wil mington, 0:10 a. in., arrives Fayetteville 12:20 p. in., leaves Fayetteville 12:42 p. m., arrives <*b» ford 1:58 p. m. Returning leaves San'orrt as p. ra., arrive Fayetteville 4:20 p. m., leave Fay etteviilc 4:50 p. m.. arrives Wilmington »i p. tn. Bennettaville Branch—Train leave* Bennetrrriln 8:10 a. m., Maxton 9:05 a. m., Red Spring* 9:81 a. m., I'arkton 10:41 a. m., Hope Mills 10:66 a. ni., arrive Fayetteville 4:45 p. ra., Hope Mills 5:00 p. m. Rod Springs 5:43 p. ra., Maxtou 6:l# p. m., arrives Bennettsville 7:16 p. in. Connection* at Fayetteville with train No. 78 at Maxton with Carolina Central Railroad, at Red Springs with the lied Springs and Bowraoi# Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard Air Lmt and Southern Railway, at Gulf with Durham and Charlotte Railroad. Train No. 78 make* close connection at Weldo* far all points North daily all rail via Richmond B. M. EMERSON, General Passenger A*«w*. I. A KENTjT, General Manager. t U r.UKRSON. Traffic Van**#' IF IN WAN f —OF— -1 . «» Fertilizer •—FOR— Tobacco and Cotton —WRITI TO s. w. TRAVERS r. &C 0 Richmond Va. Capital Tobacco Fertilizer. National Special Tobacco Fertilizer, National Fertilizer. Beef Blood and Bone Fertilizer. Capital Bone—Potash Compound. Travers’ Dissolved Bone Phosphate. Champion Acid Phosphate. jTITO’Q uIN N~& CO. * J A SPECIALTY RALEIGH. N. C. Bouquets and Floral Decorations ar ranged in tlm best stylo at short notice. I‘alins, Fern 3 and all pot plants for house and window decorations. BULBS, Hyacinths, Narcissus and Tulips In va ricty. Frees ions, and all bulbs ready now. ’Phones 140. J. M. PACE. —DEALER IN— MULES ano HORSES J have Juol received a ear load of extra good unties aud horses. Always a good supply oo hand. J. M. PACE, ill JLail Mai tin ht, # KALEIUH, ti. C.