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▲++++++4 ♦444444444♦H♦ X the weather today. 4 + For North Carolina: ♦ t Fair; Warmer, t ♦♦♦♦♦»444444444444444» VOL. LIII. NO. 100. Leads ail Morth Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation THE STATE SENATE BEGINS ITS WORK Democratic Caucus Nominees Elected as Officers. FIRST BILL INTRODUCED Republicans Poll Four Votes for Each of Th?ir Candidates and the Session Finally Adjourns in Honor of the Late Senator Zt b Wil son of Burnsville. There was moving here and there about the floor of the Senate chamber, old friends were cvhanging greetings, and new acquaintances were being formed. It was a few minutes before twelve o'clock yesterday, and the minute and hour hands of the Senate clock were getting closer and closer together. The first day of the session of 1903 was about to begin. Some of the Senators were in their seats, some were standing about waiting for the final moment for the session to begin. Up in the galleries were a number of ladies with their es corts, while clustered about the doors and in the lobbies were citizens prominent in the busines, the educational, the religious and the political world. Noon had arrived, and at the moment Lientonant Governor W. D. Turner, president of the Senate, rapped for order, and said: “The Senate of North Carolina will come to order.” In an instant there was order out of chaos. The members were in their seats, ■ the visitors had retired from the Senate door- The retiring Chief Clerk Maxwell, who was to succeed himself, was at his post. ‘We will now be led in prayer,” said President Turner, who presented Rev. Frank A. Wood, of Durham. With earnest words, the blessing of God was invoked on the body of men gathered aud His guidance asked in the delibera tions which would ensue. '’'jen came the swearing in of the Sena tors, this "being done by Lieutenant- Governor Turner. This was by distircts, live Senators being sworn in at time, th© first, second and third districts. In the second five Senator Travis, of Halifax, was missing, not being in the room, while Senator Warren, of Jones, not yet arrived was missing in the next five, and “Dead” was marked against the name of Zob Wilson, of Burnsville. The roll call showed that there were present 4S Sena tors out of 50, and that of these there were 43 Democrats, four Republicans and one Independent Democrat. Senator Marshall, of .Surry, simply affirmed in taking his obligation. Next came the ejection of officers, and all of those naed in the Democratic cau cus were selected. After the first name was put in nomination there canid a nomination which showed that the four Republicans of the Senate had also held a caucus. These Republicans are S. E. Marshall, of White Plains; J. Q. Holton, of Yadkinvillc; H. M. Wellborn, of Transou: Joel D. Crisp, of Ste coah, and they put up their candi date's with just as much solemnity as did the Democrats, O. P. Shell, for En grossing Clerk, nominee of the Demo crats, alone having no opposition. The first officer elected was the Chief Clerk. Senator London presented as the Democratic nominee Mr. A. J. Maxwell, of Rockingham. Senator Crisp presented as the Republican nominee Mr. O. P. Williams, of Wayne. The ballot resulted: Maxwell, 43 - Williams, 4. On the ballot Mr. Conley cast no vote. Senator Glenn, of Guilford, placed in nomination for Reading Clerk, Mr. T. J. Murphy, of Greensboro, as the Demo cratic nominee, and Senator Marshall named for the Republicans Mr. John Ross, of Surry. The result was Murphy 41, Ross 4. For Doorkeeper Mr. David A. Batts, qj Wilson, the Democratic caucus choice, was nominated by Senator Woodard. For the Republicans Senator Wellborn nomi nated Mr John Wagner, of Alleghany. The vote was, Batts 40, Wagner 4. For Assistant Doorkeeper Rev. D. P. Goode was nominated by Senator Justice, as the Democratic choice, while Senator Holton nominated for the Republicans Mr- S. W. Vestal, of Yadkin. The vote was Goode 40, Vestal 4. For Engrossing Clerk th© only nomi nee was that of the Democrats, this being Mr. O. P. Shell, of Harnett. He received 40 votes, the Republicans voting for no one. Senator Conley, elected as an Independ ent Democrat from McDowell, voted for »woof the Democratic nominees, and did not vote on three of the roll calls. 1 he newly elected officers were called to the president’s desk, and there took the required oath that they would fully discharge the duties of their offices. To elect thes e officers and get the Senate in condition for work had taken ono hour and four minutes. Senator London moved that a message be sent the House of Representatives in forming that body that the Senate was organized and was ready for business. This was carried. On motion of Senator Brown a com mittee of three was appointed to act with a similar committee from the House to wait upon the Governor aud inform him of the organization, and that the General Assembly was ready for any couimunica t:on from him. On this committee Sena tors Brown, Henderson and Wellborn were named. On motion of Senator London the rules The News andObsei -v?r. governing the Senate of 1901 were adopted- Then came the introduction of the first bill. This was by Senator Burton, of Reidsville, and the bill has for its title “An Act to increase the number of coun ty commissioners of Rockingham,” this being from three to five. The Senate finally adjourned at seven minutes after one o'clock, on motion of Senator Mann, of Hyde, and Senator Mann made this adjournment in honor of the memory of the late Senator Zeb. Wilson. The resolution was in suitable terms and under Its provisions a commit tee of three, consisting of Senators Mann, Crisp and Marshall were appointed to draft resolutions.of respect. SENATE EMPLOYES. The following additional employes have been appointed for the Senate: Mailing Clerk, Garland Monday, Iredell county; Stationery Clerk,W. H. Strother, Wake county; Pages: M- B. Pelt, Jr., of Edgecombe county; Richard Whar ton, David B. Roberts. James Lanier, Lee Weathers and Robert Latta, all of Wake county. Laborers: E. A. Pegram and R. It. Hamlet, of Wake county; A. J. Rush, of Ranholph county; R. E. Fen tress, of Forsyth county, and Walter Alston, of Franklin county. At door —Inside, Allen Doughtry. of Sampson county; outside, A. L. Barnes, of Nash county. GUN BUBBT IN HIS HANDS, Opening Session of the Interstate Commerce Commission Postponed Until To-day. (Special to the News and Observer ) Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 7.—Clifford Stewart, the fourteen-year-old son of John Stewart, a prominent farmer who lives near Matthews, lost his left hand today as the result of a gunning accident. The boy was out shooting and after aim ing at a flock of birds, pulled the trigger, when the barrel of the gun burst at the point where his left hand was resting- The hand was so badly lacerated that amputation was necessary. The health officers of the city have or dered a census taken for the purpose of ascertaining whether every person has complied with the vaccination ordinance. The opening session of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which was to have been held here today for the pur pose of hearing the charges brought by local merchants of discrimination in freight rates, had to be postponed be cause the train bearing the commission ers from Washington was six hours late. The hearing will be begun tomorrow. WoOflfiDNEB Governor Aycock Offers S3OO of This Amount. S7OO Offered by Private Parties for the Capture cf the Traveling Salesman Who Seduced Miss Barnhill. R. Lawrence Gardner, the travelling salesman from Richmond, who is charged with the seduction and death of Miss Vic toria Barnhill, at Williamston, has a S3OO reward upon his bead. Governor Aycock yesterday offered this amount for Gard ner’s capture and return to the William ston officials. Gardner, it will be remcm- Lbered, is the cause of the scandal tha* 'has stirred up Eastern Carolina and re sulted in the death of a well known and prominent girl. Upon the death of Miss Barnhill little was known to Implicate anyone until let ters from Gardner to the dead girl were unearthed, in which he spoke of the close relations existing between the two and the suggestion that Miss Barnhill take the medicine which he was furnishing her. The Saturday night previous to the publication of Gardner’s crime, he stayed over at Murphy’s Hotel, in Richmond, and left, there when warned by a friend, the police arriving five minutes after his de parture. Gardner is thought to have gone South and all police and detective officers are on the look-out for him. When last seen Gardner wore an at tractive suit of brown clothes. He is rather a good looking man who always appealed to women and is thirty odd years of age. In addition to this reward being of fered by the State, there are several pri vate rewards aggregating about S7OO, offered for his capture by interested par ties. THE ARBITRATION TREATY. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Will Report it Favirably. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7.—The Senate Com mittee on Foreign Relations today au thorized Senator Lodge to report favor ably the general international arbitration treaty recommended by the Pan-Ameri can conference, held at the City of Mexico, last winter. The treaty is on the lines of The Hague treaty, but ap plies only to the republics of the West ern hempisphere. It provides a tribunal for settling disputes as to boundary lines and claims and also over other ques tions concerning which nations may dif fer. The opinion was quite general that favorable action upon the agreement at this time by the United States would have a good effect upon the settlement of the differences between Venezuelan and the European creditors of that nation. An interesting fact in connection with , the preparation of the treaty is that the Venezuelan representative in the con ference refused upon-the instruction of his government to participate in the formulation of the document. KALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNINGLRXJIARt 8. 1903. fBE FIBS! DAY IH THE HOUSE S, M. Gattis Elected Speaker by a Vote of 97 to 18. BENBOW HIS OPPONENI Lobbies and Gallery Crowded no Republican Opposition to the Other Nominees of the Democratic Caucus. The Legislature of 1903 is In session. The regular routine of the first day in the House was duly gone through with yesterday, and it occupied about two hours three-quarters. All the members of the House were on hand, with the exception of Representa tive Thomas Gluyas, of Mecklenburg. The lobbies were crowded to their ut most capacity during the session, but no “professional lobbists” seem to have ar rived upon the scene as yet. The crowd yesterday mas made up of State officials, citizens of Raleigh and out of town visitors. The gallery had its usual first day ap pearance. Many ladies, some from Ral eigh and others wives or daughters of members graced the occasion and lent a bright radiance to the surroundings above the heads of the members. Ex-Lieutenant Governor R. A. Dough ton, of Alleghany, presided during th.e or ganization of the House, and he did so with all his old-time dignity and repose of manner. The event of the day, of course, was the election of Samuel M. Gattis, of Or ange. as Speaker. His opponent was Frank B. Benbow. of Yadkin, and the vote was 97 to 18. Judge Graham, of Granville, who placed Mr. Gattis in nomination, made a charac teristically strong and appropriate speech, in which he told of his candi date’s splendid record as a representative of the interests of his people and his well known acquaintance with the meth ods i nd details of legislation. Mr. Gattis’ nomination was seconded by Jones Fuller, of Durham, whose brief re marks were to the point and eloquent. There was a spontaneous burst of ap plause when the new Speaker was escort ed to the chair by George L. Morton, of New Hanover and Frank B. Benbow, of Yadkin, one a Democratic, the other a Re publican candidate for Speaker. Speaker Gattis, in a very brief speech expressing his appreciation of the honor bestowed upon him, said he was fully sen sible of the great responsibilities of the position and believed that he would have the cordial assistance of the members in discharging them properly. The Speaker’s short speech was the oc casion of another storm of applause from the floor, lobbies and gallery. There was practically no Republican op position to the other nominees of the Democratic caucus of Tuesday night FIRST DAY’S SESSION. The House of Representatives was called to order at noon by Chief Clerk Brevard Nixon, who called upon Rev. Dr. \V. C, Tyree, the new pastor of the First Baptist church, Raleigh, for the invoca tion. After a very earnest and appropriate petition for rich blessings to rest upon the assembled representatives of the State, and His guidance to direct their deliberations, the clerk announced ex- Lieutenant-Governor R. A. Doughton. of Alleghany, as temporary presiding offi cer. Acting Reading Clerk Willson was di rected to call the roll of members, 116 of the 120 members answered to their names. In groups of ten, they were then called alphabetically, and came forward to the Speaker’s desk, presented their certificates of election and took the oath of office, it being administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Walter Clark, the constitution and oath being subscribed by each member. Representatives Goode, of Cleveland; White, of Halifax; Carr, of Greene; L. L. Smith, of Gates; Moore, of Cumberland, and McCall, of Davidson, not having their certificates with them, and there being no contest of their election, on motion they were allowed to take and subscribe to (he oath. At 1 30 all members having been prop erly qualified, Speaker Pro Tom. Doughton announced that the next order was the election of a Speaker of the House. Judges Graham, of Granville, placed in nomination Samuel M. Gattis, of Orange. He presented him as in every way quali fied to properly perform the duties of the office, recapitulating his honorable career as a public servant and his familiarity with all the machinery of legislation, made possible by a long term of service in the House of Representatives and chairman of very important committees. Mr. Jones Fuller, of Durham, seconded the nomination in a brief and eloquent speech. Mr. Freeman, Republican, of Hender son, nominated Mr. Frank Benbow, of Yadkin county, as one of the rising sons of North Carolina. The roll being called, Mr. Gattis re ceived 97 votes and Mr. Benbow 18, and Mr. Gattis was duly declared elected as Speaker. Messrs. Morton, of New Hanover, and Benbow, of Yadkin, were appointed to conduct the Speaker-elect to the chait. His appearance was the signal for an outburst of applause. After expressing his high apprecia tion of the honor conferred unon him, Mr. Gattis said he assumed the dut’es of the position with a profound sensibility of the responsibilities that rested upon him and confidently believed that he would have the cordial assistance of all mem bers in properly discharging them. He then announced that nominatons for officers of the House were in order. Mr. Watts, of Iredell, nominated as Principal Clerk, Frank D. Hackett, of Wilkes county, as the nominee of the Democratic caucus. Mr. Bryan, of Wilkes, nominated, as the representative of the Republican party, E. M. Black, of Wilkes. Mr. Hackett receiving 97 votes was de clared elected. Mr. John C. Drewry, of Wake, placed in nomination for Reading Clerk, Mr. F. B. Arendell, of Wake. Mr. Bryan, of Wilkes, said in behalf of the Republicans, he would announce that they would not place any other candidate in nomination, and to save time, all other nominees of the Democratic caucus could be elected j by acclamation so far as they were con- , cerned. Speaker Gattis announced that j elections to be valid would have to be made by roll call. The roll being called, Mr. Arendell was unanimously chosen as Reading Clerk. Mr. Walters, of Caswell, nominated for j Door-keeper, John H. Kerr, of Caswell; county. R. I. Hassell, of Tyrrell, was placed HON. E. S. ABELL. Chairman of the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives. in nomination by Mr. Aiken, Republican member from Transvlvania The roll-call showed 96 votes for Carr to 16 for Hassell, and Mr. Kerr was declared elected. Mr. Britton, of VRandolph, nominated for Assistant D'or keeper, W. S. Line berry, of he was elected , without opposing James H. Foneville, of Duplin county, I was elected Engrossing Clerk without op- I position and was presented by Mr. Carl ton, of l)uplin. The oath of office was then adminis tered to the newly elected officers by Speaker Gattis, who announced that the House was duly organized. A message from the Senate announcing its organization was read by the clerk. A message from the Senate was read announcing the appointment of Senators Brown, Henderson and Welborn to wait! upon the Governor and notify him of the organization of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Lucas a committee of; five was appointed by the House to art with that of the Senate. The Speaker j appointed Messrs. Lucas, Doughton, Mor- j ton, Davidson and Benbow as the commit- j tee on the part of the House. On motion of Mr. Davidson, a message was ordered sent to the Senate, announc ing the due organization of the House. On motion of Mr. Watts, of Iredell, the House at 2:45 adjourned until 11 a. m. Thursday. NORFOLK IS BIG FUNNEL PROJECT Trains to Roll Under the Eliz abeth River. A GREAT UNION STATION? The Tunnel Will B-imr th*? Linps of Sever I Reads Conversing at This Point to a Central Depot in Norfolk. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 7.—-In the office of , the clerk of the counts of Norfolk a ? mortgage from the Chesapeake Transit Company to the Colonial Trust Company ; of Pittsbung, Pa., for $2,500,000 went ! on record today. Os this amount $60,000 is issued for the purpose of taking up j and cancelling the $500,000 bond issue now J outstanding. The $1,900,000 remaining after the re- J tirement of the present bond issue s}all be delivered upon the order of the presi- j dent pursuant to resolutions adopted by < the stockholders and the board of direc- j tors, for the purpose of constructing a tunnel under Smith’s Creek and the liza- j beth River, on its southern bank, where connection will be made with the South ern Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line, the docks and wharves of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk and the Sea board Air Line. It will bring all of those lines into Norfolk to a union dep“t, which will be established in all probabil ity in the neighborhood of the conjunction of Granby Creek and Smith’s Creek. The road has ample property on which to establish terminals both at Lynn Haven and at Cape Henry. The Seaboard Air Line has just reached out into the coal fields of the Virginias and is going to become a coal carrying and coal ex porting road. It. is possible that this coal will be expoitcd from Cape Henry. TO-MORROW NIGHT ISJECIDED ON To Hold the Caucus to Nomi nate Our Senator. All the Candidates Fxpress the Greatest Confi dence but Every Oie is Quaking in His Boo's. The Senatorial caucus has been called for tomorrow (Friday) night. That date is one that is agreeable to all the candidates, and particularly pleas ing to the many friends of tho candi dates who are anxious to get home early. They are glad that the matter will be settled this week and every worker hopes to see his candidate chosen and be at home in time to go to church Sunday morning, happily and thankful that his candidate has won the toga. The action was rather unexpected. It was generally supposed that the caucus would be held on Monday or Tuesday of next tveek. Some thought it would be postponed or late as Thurlsday of next week, but after discussion, it was de termined to hurry up the matter, and the suspense, and get down to business. One of the funny things about it is that the friends of every candidate last night was claiming the early caucus as due to a suggestion from his candidate’s manager. As a matter of fact, it has no significance. Some friends of each of the candidates was conspcuous as au advo cate of an early caucus. The members called it this week because they wish to have the matter settled at an early date. * * * The arrival of Gen. Julian S. Carr, can didate for the United States Senate, was tho most interesting event connected with the Senatorial fight yesterday. His supporters greeted him gladly, but he was not less cordially welcomed by the friends of every candidate and the oth er Democrats who are now in Raleigh, for Gen. Carr has a host of friends in every camp, as well as in every county in North Carolina. He was busy shaking hands in his apartments all day and last night, is looking better than ever, and was in fine humor. He was not giving out any figures or making any boastful claim-. He has not made any antagon isms in his campaign and his friends say that, aside from those who are ac tive ir his support, he is the second choice of two-thirds of the members of the Legislature. I found him surround ed tv friends, chatting with them, and looking as happy as if he had the certifi cate in his pocket. I next dropped in at the Craig head quarters. There was a room full of leg islators and other friends and there -was a spirit of confidence among them. “We are not giving out estimates,” said a loading Craig man, “but our man is going to be the next United States Senator.” At the Overman headquarters I found him and Mayor Boyden and legislative and personal friends. “We are sure of victory and feel more confident than at any time,” said Sheriff Julian, “I tell you Overman is a winner.” At the Watson headquarters. there were legislators, the Winston delegation (a fine looking body it and the most numerous delegation that any candidates home town has sent to work for its can didate! and others. They act like men who believe their candidate is to be the next Senator. Jt will he tomorrow night. That is, it will commence to tomorrow night, for when it will he concluded no one can tell. At any rate, the first ballot, and ptos sibly many more, will be taken tomorrow night in the joint Democratic caucus of the General Asembly for the nomination of United States Senator to succeed Jeter C. Pritchard. It was so decided by the joint caucus last night, and here is how it w r as done; Senator JP. S. Henderson, of Rowan, called the joint caucus to order, and an nounced that the first business would be the election of a permanent chairman of the joint Democratic caucus. Representative Watts, of Iredell, nomi nated Representative George L. Morton, of New Hanover, and Representative Abell, of Johnston, seconded the nomina tion, and moved that Mr. Morton's elec tion be by acclamation. This motion pre vailed, and Mr. Morton took the chair, and announced that the business of the caucus would be to determine a time for holding a caucus to noininte a United States Senator- Representative Doughton, of Alle ghany, nominated Mr. Murphy, of Rowan, for permanent secretary of the joint caucus. He was elected by accla mation. The .roll-call showed that 97 members were present. Senator J. A. Brown, of Columbus, moved that a joint caucus be held on Friday night, January 9th, at 8 o’clock, for the selection of a candidate for Uni ted States Senator^ Judge Graham moved to hold the cau cus on Monday night, January 12th. Representative Davidson, of Bun combe, proposed that the friends of the different candidates should meet and de termine upon a time that would be satis factory to all, as far as possible. Representative Lucas, of Hyde, said he was opposed to consulting anybody. ”\\e are here,” said be, “to attend to the people’s busines, and We have no right to wate the people’s time. Let us have this matter done with as soon as posible. We can't please everybody, and so we might as well please ourselves ” * This met with hearty applause. Dr. Riddick, of Franklin, said that Col. Lucas seemed to speak as if the se lection of a United States Senator were not the people’s business. Judging by the crowd around the Yarborough, he thought the State at large had considerable in terest in the matter. However, he fa vored having the matter over as soon as possible, and he favored Friday night. Senator London, of Chatham, said that if it was so desirable to hasten the mat ter, why not have it tonight or tomorrow night. But he saw no reason for hasten ing the matter, he was in favor of Mon day night. He thought it might be in aspieious to choose hangman’s day, and the caucus might hang upon a choice. Senatorr Bown then cautioned Senator London against holding the caucus on the 13th, as that, too, was unlucky. The amendment of Mr. Graham to hold the caucus Monday night was then put and lost. After a little more discussion, the orig inal motion of Senator Brown was put, that the caucus be held on Friday night, January 9th, at 8 o’clock. This was carried with but one or two dissenting voices. Senator R. B. White, of Franklin, then, in order that there might be no possible misunderstanding, as he said, offered the following resolution which was adopted: ‘■Resolved, by th© joint Democratic caucus, That no one shall be allowed o-n the floor of the hall during the caucus to be held for the nomination of a United States Senator, except Democratic mem bers of the General Asembly, officers of the same, and representatives of tho State Democratic press.” Appointments Confirmed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7.—The Senate today confirmed the following nominations: Charles Page Bryan, Minister to Portugal; David J. Hill, Minister to Switzerland; Francis B. Loomis, Assist ant Secretary of State; Joseph W. Dil lon, surveyor of customs at Nashville, Tenn. Postmasters —South Carolina: G. D. Shore, Sumter. TO MEEfpLEIGB The Association of Chambers of Commerce, A Brief, Clpar Statement of Conditions That Place North Carolina Merchants at a Serious Disadvantage, In the next three weeks a meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce will be held in Raleigh to perfect their organization. . < •> 4 Mr. J. G. Ball and Mr. Frank Ward re turned to the city yesterday. They have been to Greensboro as delegates from the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce to a joint meeting of the Chambers of Commerce of the principal North Carolina towns. When seen last night in reference to this meet ing by a News and Observer reporter, Mr. Ball said: “To understand what we are fighting for you must have a clear idea of the dis crimination in freight rates practiced by the railroads on North Carolina mer chants. A merchant living in Greensboro, Raleigh or any other North Carolina town when buying goods from some point in another State has to pay a great deal higher rates of freight than do the mer chants of the Virginia towns. To illus trate: If I. a wholesale grocer of Ral eigh, buy molasses in New Orleans. I have to pay forty-eight cents, per hundred pounds freight, while a merchant in Richmond has to pay only twenty-nine cents on the same shipment. My freight is calculated not from New Orleans to Raleigh, but from New Orleans to Rich mond and then to Raleigh. The freight itself never goes to Richmond, but i 3 stopped off here. Thus you see t have to pay twenty-one cents extra for the priv ilege of having my fredght stopped off here. “There Is no town in North Carolina to which I can have my freight calculated. Tt is always calculated as a straight rate to some Virginia town and then a local rate from there to Raleigh is added. The Virginia merchant is thus able to sell his goods in North Carolina cheaper than North Carolina merchants ran. The bus iness that should be done by North Caro lina merchants is done by merchants In Virginia. “Our object is to form an association composed of the Chambers of Commerce of the different towns in North Carolina, and this association will bring this ques tion of discrimination before the Corpora tion Commission to sec- if we can get relief. We want ihe towns of North Caro lina to enjoy the same rights and privi leges in regard to freight rates as do the Virginia towns. As vet we do not know exactly how wo shall proceed, but we think we will first apply to the Cor poration Commissten and if ? cannot get relief in that quarter then to make ap plication directly to the Legislature, his is such an important, ouestion that the Legislature could well afford io ap point a man, whose especial business would be to regulate the freight rates so that North Carolina merchants will be ablp to compete with Virginia merchants for North Carolina business. “We will hold another meeting in about twenty days in Raleigh. At this meeting we will perfect our organization. Mr. J. H. Haynes, of Winston, has been elect ed president and Mr. J. S. Hunter, of Greensboro, secretary. “At the meeting in Greensboro a dozen towns were represented. The meeting was held conjointly with the cotton mill men, who arc suffering from a similar discrimination. “We have already tried the Inter-State Commerce Commission and failed to get the desired relief, that body being devoid of the necessary jurisdiction." 444444444444>4444*444♦ 4 THE WEATHER TO-DAY.t 4 For Raleigh: | FAIR. PBICK FIVE CK'JTS. HftLFA SCORE MEET DEATH 111 II WRECK An Engine Driven Crashing Through a Smoker. A FLAGMAN'S MISTAKE While He Was Goine Back of His Train to Lcck a Switch an Approaching Frgine Dash* d Into the Fre'ght Head On. (By the Associated Press.) Pittsburg-, Pa., Jan. 7. —It is reported that a Pittsburg. Virginia and Charles ton pasenger train collided with a freight train near Duquesne resulting in the death of fifteen or twenty people. The railroad officials at 7 o’clock state that ten people were killed outright and quite a number injured. None of the names obtainable as yet. From meagre accounts at hand it seems the freight train had orders to take the siding to let another freight pass. In coming back to the main track, the agman, it is said. Instead of going ahead of his train, went back to lock the switch. Just at this time the Elizabeth accommodation came along and crashed into the freight head-on. The engine was forced through the smoker, killing or in juring every passenger in that car. So far as known, the passengers in the others escaped injury. THE COOLEST HAN THERE. Paul Woodard, Who Was Hanged for the Mur der of Two Boys (By the Associated Tress.) Camden, N. J„ Jan. 7.—Paul Wood ward was hanged in the Carndep jail to day. The drop fell at 10:05 a. m. and Woodward was pronounced dead ten minutes later. Woodward was apparently the most unconcerned person in the party at the hanging and showed remarkable nerve. Paul Woodward's crime was the murder on October Ist, last, of John Coffin, aged 11 years, and Price Jennings, aged 14 years. The boys disappeared from their homos on October 1, and their bodies were found in a woods near Haddon Heights, six miles from here on October 4. Woodward had been seen in company with the lads on the day of their disappearance and was arrested. Ff AB THAT SHE IS LOST The Yacht Oebilde Which Sailed From Wil miogton for Charhston Monday. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C.,. Jan. 7.—Anxiety is felt here for the safety of the little New York sailing ya?ht Gehilde, which crossed the Cape Fear bar Monday morning on a cruise to Charleston, S. C., via George town. Her owner. Captain Charles Rob inson Smith, and daughter, of New York, are aboard the little craft, which is be lieved to have been lost. Tuesday a strong gale prevailed along the coast and it is not thought that the yacht had time to reach Georgetown. No report of her has been received since she sailed. DRY GOODS STORE BUROLiBJZED. A Number of Robberies Have Occurred in Ashe ville of Late (Special to the News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., Jan. 7.—Oesireieher’s dry goods store was burglarized la3t night. The money drawers in the store were emptied, but the safe was undis turbed. None of the goods in the store were molested. There have been a num ber of robberies in Asheville lately- Sentenced for Crime Against Society. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C., Jan. 7.—Henry Hole man, colored, and Belle Oates white, convicted of crime against society—that of fornication and adultery—were sen tenced this afternoon. Holemnn was sent to the roads for twelve months, and (he woman was committed to the work house for six months. The case has been on docket for several years, and it was a hard matter to get both of the defendants in court at the same time. Court adjourned late this afternoon, having disposed of the entire docket In four days. Whitaker-H'inrey-'Jgblri n imbue. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C.„ Jan. 7.—The Whitaker-Harvey Company has consoli dated with the S. A. Ogburn Tobacco Manufacturing plant and will retain the name of the Whitaker-Harvey Company. The new combination is now, busy install ing additional machinery and will soon be ready to resume active operation- with treble the working capacity of the two former plants. The firm expects to bijjld a large new factory this spring burned site of the Whitaker-Harvey CotS pany. ——.s, Newton, N. C., Jan. C.—A crowd of whites and negroes were drinking and shooting near the distillery of Frank Smith, two miles from Newton. Rufe Young was shot in the back by tome one in the party. He was brought to town md his wound is considered very serious. A warrant was issued for Noah Rankin, colored, one of the partv, who was com n itted to jail, to await trial.
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