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* M 4 | WE*TME» TO-DAY: I ♦ For North Carolina: | I FAIR. 1 t ♦♦♦♦♦ VOL. LIV NO. 73. Leads all North Carolina, Dailies in Hew-pS"-. Circulation INTOMADSEASHE PLUNGEDTOSAVE The Heroism of Boatswain Deery Rescued the Adder From the Fate of the Moccasin. THE LINE SNAPPED. There Was a Call for Volunteers, and He Leaped From the Peoria into the Icy Waves and Swam to the Adder. The Moccasin Still Ashore. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Dec. 4.—The naval tug Feoria arrived at this naval station this afternoon with the submarine torpedo boat Adder in tow, and left tonight for Currituck to aid the Yankton and Vixen in floating the Moccasin now high and dry upon the beach. The bravery of Boatswain Deery, of the Adder’s crew, is alone responsible for that craft escaping the Moccasin’s fate. In the teeth of a thirty-four mile gale, with mountainous seas crashing over the Peoria and burying the drifting submarine boats beneath tons of water- Deery re sponded to the call for volunteers and with a slender line fastened around his waist plunged into the ocean and battled with wind and tide for a full hundred yards, finally reaching the Adder and gaining her deck. There he hauled a thick hawser aboard j by means of the life line and made it fast. : All this time the Adder was being tossed about like a cork one minute and driven far beneath the surface the next, rolling and wallowing in such a manner as to j make it almost impossible to retain a position upon her scanty decking, but Deery held on and accomplished his work. Then he went back to the vessel overhand on the hawser. A great amount of confusion was caused this morning and afternoon by conflicting reports regarding the whereabouts of the Peoria, Adder and Yankton. The navy yard is without any information whatever, and the coast weather bureau reported the tug and the submarines as going direct to Annapolis. In naval circles the circum stances together with the inability of life savers to enter the stranded vessel caused some uneasiness, especially over the con dition of the Mocc" n. The Currituck life saving station 1 por!s the Moccasin in good condition, without any water in her. From the coast reports, however, it is cot thought any headway can be made toward floating the vessel without the aid of wreckers, as she is high ar.d dry upon the beach • *. low water and directly in a nasty sir? al high tide. It was st-.od at the navy yard today that Boat •rain Deery will be at once commenutd to the President for bravery, and that it is possible he may be ordered to prepare for examination for promotion. The Adder is leaking and her electrical machinery is badly damaged. Lieutenant English, commanding officer of the Peoria, says the little boats towed very well, indeed, until they were Just off the Virginia capes. There the heavy seas running at the time proved too much for the frail towing bifs of the Adder, which was towing first, following the tug. They snapped short and the two sub marines went adrift. Tiie Peoria sought to catch them, but they drifted southward before the wind rapidly- There were only the broken bits, on which to get a hold, so the tug could only run in between them and keep them from bumping together. The seas were running entirely too high for the tug to run alongside the boats, and it would have been suicidal to have lowered a boat. All the Peoria could do. therefore, was to keep the boats apart. All Wednesday night this continued and then the line between the boats snap pcd. It was then that Boatswain Deerv. of Brooklyn, performed a heroic act. in a last attempt to save the boats. With a line about his waist and another in his hands he leaped into the icy sea.-, that were sweeping tug and torpedo boats and swam to the Adder. He made fast his line and succeeded, at the risk of his life, in regaining the tug. It was then seen that it would be im possible to anchor the Moccasin, as had been determined when it was seen that the tug could handle but one of the boats in the heavy seas. The Yankton appear ed and the Moccasin was left to her. while the Peoria fought her way up the coast with the Adder. Green seas swept her bows all night and she had a hard time reaching port. No Change Says Williams. (By the Associated Pre«s.) Tampa, Fla., Doc. 4.— President J. Skol ton Williams, and other officials of the Seaboard Air Line, who arc in South Florida on a tour of inspection, spent the day on a trip over their tracks. Tonight President Williams was shown the story in the morning papers as a special dispatch from Boston, which said that H. M. Atkinson, of Atlanta, might succeed Mr. Williams as president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and that the The News and Observer. Old Colony Trust Company, of Boston, now controlled the system. Iu this con nection he said: “The story is wholly untrue and with out foundation. Such a change has never been suggested or considered. We are gratified to have our friends of the Old Colony Trust Company considerably inter ested in the Seaboard, but a controlling interest of the property is not owned in Boston.” Messrs. Blair and Coolidge confirmed the statements of President William . and added that the new interests in the property were friends of Mr. Williams, who recognized and appreciated the suc cessful results of his administration and that it was the desire and intention ot the owners of the property that Mr. Williams remain at the head of the sy.- tem and that nothing else was contem plated. RUSSIA’S REPLY TO JAPAN. A Give and Take Document to Be Completed Next Week. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg. Dec. 4. —Russia's reply to Japan’s proposals is almost completed but will not be ready for transmission to Tokio till next week. A strong hope is expressed in official circles that the answer will prove acceptable to Japan iu the main, if not in all the details. Rus sia will make concessions, but in turn proposes modifications, which, it is sail, will not be of a radical character. It is reiterated that the present state of thv negotiations is confined to a determina tion of the general question relating to the rights of the respective powers in Corea. The Czar and the Foreign Office have freely consulted Viceroy Alexieff in the preparation of the reply. While it is not admitted that the meeting of the Japanese Parliament, December 8, has hastened the matter there has been un usual activity at the Foreign Office for i several days. JOHN R. MORRIS DYING. Noted Writer of Goldsboro in Extremis at Baltimore. (Special to News and Observer.) Baltimore, Md., Dec. 4. —John R. Mor iis of Goldsboro, the noted writer and traveling man, is tonight reported dying at the University of Maryland Hospital. For mouths he had been suffering from diabetes and recently his condition grew I more seriou;.. and he came here to have an ' operation performed. Gangrene set in, in the foot, and an operation was performed, but too late . Blood poisoning ensued and the physicians say there is no chance to , save his life. Many Baltimore friends have called at the hospital to show their high regard for him • Hester's Cotton Statement. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., Dec. 4.—Secretary , Hestei's statement of the world s visible . supply of cotton issued today shows the tota.l visible to be 3,472,182 against 3,311.- i 006 last week,, and 3.463,243 last year. Os ; this the total American cotton is 2,076.182, against 2,820.906 last week and 2,942.213 last year, and of all other kinds, including ' Egypt, Brazil, India, etc-, 496,000 against ,191,000 last week and 521,000 last year Os the world’s visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1,836,000 against 1.506,000 last y< ar in Egypt 174,000, against 163,000 last year; in Italia 113,000 against 145.000 last year and in the United States 1,319,000 against 1,649,000 last year. Secretary Hester’s weekly New Orleans cotton statement issued today shows f>r the four days of December an increase over last year of 5.000, and an increase over the same period year before last of 2,000. For the 95 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the same days of last year 62,000 and ahead of the same clays year before last 151,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week lias been 478,887, against 411,074 for the same seven days last year, and 452.737 year before last. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 4,018,020 against 3,828,513 last year; overland across the Mississppi, Ohio and Potomae Rivers to Northern mills and Canada 199.941 against 401.662 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the year 432,- 759 against 473.863 last year, and Southern mill takings 630,000 against 639,072 last year. The total movement since Septem ber 1 is 5.280.750 ngaiut-t 5,343,110 last year, and 5,129.945 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 364,445 against 213.146 last year, making the total thus far for the season 2,858,479 again.-t 2,580.286. The total takings of American mills north and South and Can ada thus far for the season have been 1.265.546, against 1,358,375 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and 29 leading ~ : *'*erior centers have decreased KAIiIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. aTUKOAY MORNINO. DKC. r, 1003 during the week 29,398 balies, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 78,716, including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 5,448,549 against 5,558,184 for the same period last year. Congressman Weds Actress. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 4.—Miss Minnie Ash ley. a well known actress, was married to former Congressman William Astor Chan ler today at the Rectory of St. George Protest ant Episcopal Church. The cere mony, which was performed by Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainesford, was witnessed by Win throp Chanler, who acted as best imn, Mrs. Ashley, mother of the bride; Miss Margaret Chanler, a sister of the bride groom: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stuyvesant Chanler, Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman and Mrs. Emmett. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Chanler left for Palm Beach, Fla., where they will spend their honey moon. Burgess’ 801 l Weevil Bill. (By .he Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 4. —Representative Burgess, of Texas, introduced a bill to day to lessen the damage of the cotton boll weevil, directing the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a cotton commit tee in his department to include residents of the States of Texas and Louisiana to study the problem. The bill appro priates $250,000 to be used for this pur pose. The suggestions of this commission are to be embodied into regulations anJ recommended to the legislatures of cot ton raising States, for enactment into law. PUT THAT MAN OUT Cannon Threatened by Schulteis Has Him Shown the Door. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—Speaker Cannon, resenting what he deemed an in sult from Herman J. Schulteis, chairman of the National Legislative Committee of the Knights *>f Labor, summarily ordered Mr. Schulteis from the Speaker’s room at the Oapitol today, with the parting in junction to the labor leader never t > dar ken his door again. Mr. Schulteis made his first call upon the Speaker several days ago, with the de mand that Representative Lavernash, of San Francisco, be made chairman of the Committee on Labor, and that Represen tative Wynn, of the same city, be made a member of that committee. As both these men are members of the minority Mr. Cannon explained to Mr. Schulteis that their committee assignments would de pend on the recommendation of Repre sentative Williams, the minority floor leader, but that it would be impossible to make Mr. Livernash chairman of the committee, as no chairmanships would go to the minority. When Mr. Schulteis appeared before the Speaker today he announced in what was taken by that official to be an offen sive manner that the labor committee had been ‘packed.” He renewed his demand that Mr. Livernash be assigned to this committee, announcing that he had de feated Mr. Cannon for election in the For ty-second Congress and unless his request in this instance was accorded, he w >uld go into the Speaker’s district in the next campaign. Mr. Schulteis did not have time to finish telling the Speaker what he would do to him at that time, as Mr. Can non at this point gave his peremptory or der for the man’s ejection front the room, stating as he did so that there was no chance of the committee’s being ‘packed’’ by Mr. Schulteis. W. M. SPRINGER DEAD. A Democratic Leader Once Conspic uous in Congress. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—Fortnrr Representative William M. Springer, of Illinois, a Democratic leader conspicuour in the House of Representatives, during the 44th to 53rd Congresses, inclusive and once chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the House, died at his residence in this city today, aged 64 years. His death was due to pneumonia contracted in Chicago Thanksgiving day. Mr. Springer has been a resident of this city during the past few years following his retirement from Congress and has followed the practice of law. He is survived by a widow and a son, who is chaplain in the army. Here's What Congress Did. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C. Dec. 4. —The H >use was in ses-=/,n but five minutes today and adjourned until tomorrow after transact ing minor business. Washington, Dec. 4- —The Senate was in session today from noon until 12:35 and adjourned until tomorrow. The business transacted was purely cf a routine character. It had been consi 1- ered probable that a resolution for the ad journment of the extra session of Con gress would be bx*ought in, but none was offered and a session was provided for to morrow with the hope that an adjourn ment agreement may be reached by that time. 10 ST. LOUIS NEXT WILL ITORS GO And in the Flowery Fra grant Month of iiiiay. BY THE BY, HEARST— Yes, He sends Flowers to Ladies of the Carolina Party and Receives a Resolution of Thanks. A Bill by Webb. (Special to News and Observe;.) Washington, D. C., Dee. 4. —The North Carolina Press Association at its final meeting this afternoon selected St. Louis at its next place of meeting and the month of May as the time. The exact date, however, will be fixed later by the executive committee. Art effort is being made by the Worlds Fair authority to have the National Press Association and the various State press associations meet in St. Louis at the same time next year, with a view to having a “Press Week” at the fair. It was in pur suance of this scheme that the St. Louis invitation was extended and accepted by the North Carolina association. Also, at today’s meeting the customary resolutions of thanks and appreciation were adopted. Among them was a resolu tion of thanks to Editor William R. Hoarst, of the New Yolk American, for some beautiful flowers sent the ladies m the North Carolina party. The morning was spent by the visitors in a carriage ride given them by the North Carolina delegation in Congress. The Treasury building, Bureau of Engrav ing and Printing and the Congressional Library were among the places visited. They were at the Capitol at noon to w it ness the Congress, and after the House adjourned they were presented to Speaker Cannon and to Editor Hearst, who is now one of the New York delega tion in Congress. Most of the editors and those with them are leaving tonight for home, although a lew of them will visit Baltimore before returning. THE WEBB BILL. Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden is calling the attention of post masters to section 452 of the postal laws, which provides that every paper, except weekly publications, deposited In a free delivery office for delivery by carriers shall have a one cent stamp on it. This law has been long and almost uniformly violated, Mr. Madden says, as the custom in many cities has been to accept papers for such delivery at pound rates. The ruling is one of great importance, especially to daily papers having city sub scribers to whom the paper is delivered through the postoffice. The injustice of it consists in the fact that papers printed elsewhere can be sent to other offices and delivered at pound x-ates, which the home paper must pay one cent on each copy. To remedy this. Representative Webb, ol North Carolina, today intrxluced a bill in the House which provides: “That the rate of postage on newspapers or other publications of the second class, when sent by the publ'sher thereof from the office of publication, including sample copies, or when sent from a news agency to actual subscribers thereof, or to other news agents, shall be entitled to transmis sion through the mails at one cent a round, or fraction thereof, and this rate of postage shall apply to all newspaper and other second class mail matter de posited in a letter carrier or free delivery office for delivery by its carriers, such postage to be prepaid as now provided by law'.’’ FRED L. MERRITT. Sales of Print Cloths. (By the Associated Press.) Rail River, Mass., Dee. 4.—The sales in the print cloth market for the week will amount to about 200.000 pieces. A fa r business is reported as the result of the week’s trading in the local cloth market adn general conditions are much stronger than those of the previous week, a general advance of about 1-8 being reported in odd goods. Interest during the week has been for the most part centered in the estimated cotton crop report, the figures published and the subsequent rise in the commodity being the cause of much uneas iness. Rope Breaks, Eleven Fall to Death. (By the Associated Press.) Liege, Belgium, Dec. 4.—Eleven coal miners were killed today at the Gasson- Laquasse mine at Montegnee, through the .breaking of the rope by which a cage was being hauled up. The men were precipi tated to the bottom of the pit and their bodies were horribly mangled. Hold the Government Has No Case. (By the Associated Press.) Baltimore. Dec. 4—Pinning confidence ; n the belief that the prosecution has failed to make a prima facie case against former Postal Clerks Thomas McGregor and Columbus Upton, counsel for the de fense in the now widely known trial for alleged conspiracy to defraud the govern ment by selling leather pouches at exorbi tant prices, decided today to close the case wihout putting a single witness on the stand to testify fer their clients- William S. Bryan, of counsel for the accused sprung a decided surprise when he arose and said: “We do not think the government has made a prima lacie case, and, therefore, we will offer no witnesses.” Mr. Bryan then announced that prayers will be prepared tomorrow and exchanged between counsel. Argument on the pray ers will be offered Mondoy. Canadian Mills Advanco Prices. (By the Associated Press.) St. John, N. 8., Dec. 4.—An advance in the price of cotton goods ordered by the McCornwall and York mills here is not an exceptional move in the trade. It now de velops that an advance is being made by cotton mills throughout Canada on ac count of the increasing value of raw ma terial. The Gibson mills of Marysville, the largest in Eastern Canada, have order ed an advance and the mills at Moncton and Milltown in this province and those of Nova Scotia will meet the increase. It is further announced that the Ca nadian Cotton Mills Company, the combine which controls a majority of factories in the country, in a day or two will send out circulars ordering an advance in the price of goods running all the way from one quarter to three quarters of a cent per yard. To Form a New Cabinet. (By the Associated Press.) Madrid, Dec. 4. —Senor Maura, former Minister of the Interior, has consented to undertae the formation of a new Cabi net. AT CAESAR’S NOD Martial Law Proclaimed Over the Cripple Creek District. (By the Associated Press.) Denver, Col., Dec. 4.—Governor Peabody today issued a proclamation declaring Cripple Creek under martial law and sus pending the writ of habeas corpus. He declares that the gold camp is in a state of insurrection and rebellion and ihat the civil authorities are powerless. In support of his action, the governor cites the blowing up of a portion of the Vindicator mine and other acts of lawless ness and declares that it is impossible to control the turbulence of the camp by ordinary peaceable method. The proclamation does not state in so many words that martial law has been declared and that the writ of habeas corpus has been suspended but officials at the State House say that both these things are intended. The military will now deal with all alleged offenders and try to punish them. Colonel Edward Verdeckburg, command er of the military force in Cripple Creek, was with the governor when he dictated the proclamation. He left for Cripple Creek later in the day with a copy of the proclamation. Wholesale arrests ol strikers suspected of implication in the Vindicator explosion anil other cases of violence will be made tomorrow. The “bull pen” will be enlarged so as to accommodate several hundred pris oners. A RECESS IS NEEDED. Awkward Results of Running Extra Session of Congress. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 4.—Unless there is au agreement by both houses of Congress to adjourn the present extra session before noon Monday, when the regular session begins, all nominations must fad and if the present special session ends by limitation, thus preventing the Presi dent from sending recess appointments to the Senate, all pending recess apoint ments must terminate with the conven ing of Congress in its regular session. These considerations today furnished the incentive for a number of confer ences looking to an agreement to ad journ on Monday or even tomorrow' in order to ermit the President to send in recess appointments. Friends of Gen eral Wood are vitally interested and will try to bring about adjournment by con current action. Failure of action would mean General Wood's reversion to tue rank of brigadier general and have simi lar effect on the appointments of 16 i army officers advanced, by reason of Gen eral Wood’s promotion, all of whom have assumed the ranks and pay of their new appointments in the same manner as though their nominations had been con firmed by the Senate. It is argued by Senators who have given serious thought to the questions involved that a recess must occur between the termination of the preent extra ses sion and the beginning of the next ses sion in order to relieve the embarrass ment resultant on failure to confirm the army nominations referred to. The merg ing of the special session into the regu lar session would leave only an infinite simal recess and not sufficient it is feared for recess appointments to be made. The Senate Committee on Military Af fairs will convene Monday at 11 o’clock to resume its hearing of the Wood case. If the hearing should continue until one minute after 12 o’clock the committee would be in the unique situation of in vestigating a matter which was not pend ing before the Senate. ABE THE MILLS TO BE CLOSED DOWN? New England Men Watch ing the South. MAY FOLLOWOUR LEAD Cotton Situation Said to be Most Crit ical in Twenty-five years. High Price of Raw Material Given as the Cause. (By the Associated Press.) Boston, Dec. 4.—That a widespread cur tailment of production by cotton mills in the United States will be found neces sary during the next few months on ac count of the great cost of the raw ma tcrial is the opinion of leading mill men in this city, from which the policy of many cotton mills in the North is di rected. The market for finished material has not been satisfactory for month and prices nave not risen correspondingly with those of cotton. The cotton mills in New England employ fully 175,000 hands, 65,000 ol whom have hud their wages reduced ten per cent this fall and 15,000 additional will suffer a cut within the next two weeks. A matter of great interest in New Eng land is the project now on foot in the Southern States, to bring about a geu eral curtatilment. A meeting of the Southern manufacturers has been called for next Tuesday and if a policy ot widespread curtailment is adopted, it will have much influence on the future action in large New England mill cen ters. Whether or not a general agreement in the North to shut off the steam can be reached in the present crisis is not kndwn at this time, but it is expected that i the Southerners direct a general policy it will induce a large number of North ern manufacturers, especially in Fall River and Rhode Island, to stop their spindles. If no agreement is reached in the South there is little likelihood of an understanding being arrived at by North ern mill owners as a whole, for those who have cotton do not care to stop man ufacturing while their competitors are turning out their usual amount of good in to the market. ‘Most manufacturers hero agree that the cotton situation is the most critical for twenty-five years. Several mill treasurers have today pre dicted that an extensive curtailment i? inevitable. Should no general curtailment in New England be agreed upon during the winter, it is thought that only the mills that are financially the strongest will be able to keep all their machinery in operation. In Machester, N. 11., Low ll ad a number of Maine points there is said to be a large supply of old cot ton on hand, but in Fall River and in many Rhode Island towns and elsewhere the amount is limited. There are about 1.300 cotton mills in the United States with nearly 22,000.000 spindles. Os this number 570 mills with nearly 14,500,000 spindles aie in New Eng land. About 2,192,000 bales of cotton arc consumed annually in the Northern States when the mills are all running British Mills to Come Here. (By the Associated Press.) London. Dec. 4.—The rise in cotton caused intense excitement in Manchester and Liverpool today. American cotton advanced 28 to 44 points over yesterday’s closing prices. It is said locally that d' the official crop estimate of the United States Department of Agriculture made public yesterday is correct it means a terrible calamity for Lancashire. The cotton trade is divided in opin ion, one section contending that the de mand for cotton goods, because of the falling off of orders from India and China, is not likely to be exceptionally great during the coining year and that ten million bales, as estimated by the American Agricultural Department, will be sufficient to meet all requirements. One of the largest firms of cotton spin ners at Bradford, announce that they are preparing to erect mills in the United States, to which they will transfer hun dreds of looms, with their complement of combining, drawing and spinning ma chinery, the dismounting of which ha? already commenced. In making the an nouncement the firm say: “The American manufacturers recently have made such vast improvements in the manufacture and dyeing of the finest classes of goods, similar to those we pro duce, on which we are paying 100 percent and upward in duty, that we are confi dent our present American department will not be able to pay its way more than three or four years more at the most.” Goes to Greensboro. Yesterday Mrs. T. A. Armstrong and children left for Greensboro, where they will make their home. A large number of friends were at the depot to say fare well, for the family has a large circle of friends here. Mr. J. R. A. Power left also and will join Mr. Armstrong in Greensboro. These two gentlemen have purchased propert in that place, and will engage in the wood and coal business there. 'EATNEI/ '•f Oaten** | Fair; Cold. PRIC* (TV k CHATS. ALL OP MM TO BEPill FULL Depositors in Dewey's Bank Lose Nothing. HE WRITES LETTERS A Judgment Has Been Docketed Against Ex-Cashier Dewey, for sllo.69o—His Bondsmen Are to be Sued (New Bern Journal.) The stockholders of the Fanners and Merchants Banks were rejoiced yesterday to know that they will receive every cent that they had in the bank the day it closed as a result of the financial opera tions ot T. W. Dewey. Upon a petition ot the stockholders Judge Moore, of the Superior court, yes terday appointed Mr. W. B. Blades us trustee. The stockholders, with a few ex ceptions, assigned their clock to the trus tees, thereby wiping out their holdings of stock In the wrecked institution. Thu action relieved the present xeceivens, Messrs. Thoa. Daniels and John Dunn of their duties and Judge Moore made a settlement with them for the work per formed up to the present time. Receiver Daniels had received SI,OOO for his services up to the time of the joint receivership. Judge Moore yesterday awarded Mr. Daniels $250 for his addition al services and Mr. Dunn SSOO. The two attorneys, W. W. Clark and Owen H. Guion received S2OO each for legal ser vices. The directors of the Farmers and Mer chants Bank have given a bond for SIOO,- 000 to insure the fulfillment of the obliga tion to pay all the depositors in full. The appointment of the trustee had no sooner been made than the directors completed their arrangements for the necessary cash so that there would be lit tle or no delay in settling with the de positors. In fact this could he done at once and it will be done before the ex piration of the thirty days given for purpose. Upon the appointment of Trustee Blades action was taken against the late cashier, Dewey, to the efTect that a judg ment of $110,690 was entered against him. This may look like chasing a shadow, but under it comes something quite substan tial, the action to enforce the payment of the $20,000 bond under which Cashier Dewey was holding his position. The bondsmen, relative of the late Dewey, hav ing refused payment of the bond the matter will go into the courts. The point at issue will be whether the bond was a continuous one or whether it held for the first year only and that upon ro-election the bond did not hold good. In this connection it may be said that the whereabouts of Dewey is still inter esting guess work. That he will step off the A. and N. C. train at the timely hour of six would not surprise some. The only new thing is that the late cashier still shows his ability as a ready letter writer, several of his favois having been received quite lately. One of these contained the request for the loan of SIOO. These let ters are remailed and of course do not bear the postmark of their original point of departure. Real Estate Transfers. The following real estate transfers in Wake county were recorded yesterday: R. H. Dowd to B. G. Ferrell. Two tracts of 23 3-4 and 3G 1-4 acres In Middle Creek township at S6OO. Henry R. Goodwin to J. M. Todd. One tract of 25 1-2 acres in Little River town ship at $325 dollars. A. \V. Holloway, of Durham, to J. T. Rogers, of Durham. One tract ot 102 acres In Oak Grove township for S6OO. N. E. Page to Elmore & Page. One tract of 33 3-4 acres in Panther Branch town ship for S2OO. Committees Meet. The State Board of Misions and Sun day Schools of the State Baptist Conven tion, met lest evening at the headquar ters of the board over the Baptist Book Store. Reports were made by Livingstone Johnson, corresponding secretary; J. C. Caddell, vice-president of the Home Mis sion Board; W. C. Tyree, vice-president of the Foreign Mission Boa - !; Miss Fan nie Heck, president of the Woman’s Cen tral Committee, aDd T. Neil Johnson, sec xetary of the Sunday School Board. Medicine Bulletin. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health for November, made its appearance yesterday. It contains an elaborate article concerning “Our Medical Law'," quoting a large number of cases and arguments. There is an interesting review of diseases of October, 1903. It also contains a mortuary report for Oc tober, 1903, of the different towns in the State, and has a list of the county super intendents of health. Sonth Dakota Case. Hon. James H. Merrimcn. of Asheville, and Kou. George Rountree, of Wilming ton, were in the city yesterday and held a consultation with Governor Aycock, Judge Shepherd and Attorney General Gilmer in regard to the re-argument of the South Dakota suit ease before the United Stales Supreme Court January 4, 1904. .
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