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I ." ., ! , . .(( . . ..V, . stjt-, i-iiif (, J 1 x . 1 . . . Weather Todav Fair, warmer Fri day; Saturday fair, light to fresh west, to Fair, warmer Frf- f .- day; Saturday fair, I ' light to fresh west to I south winds, t , 2 Fair, warmet Frl- VOLUME XXXXIV O. 118 RAIiEIGH,N. C, TRIDAY, MOBNIKGr, OVJEMBEB 8, 1007. 1 r ' PltlGE 5 CENTS TTv otlo am i - , v ; ! v f- ' : ' rAi v 7 n 11 I I I 1 1 V MB U . - J; Nmv III ' II 1 1 III II 1 . 11.11 . : I ; II II II II 1 II I ' 4 ."1 I'll" ll'llll I . 1 . 1 ii t II - r ii ii r ii -.. ml k r II- . & rr II - I I 1 . I II V WORK IN WilLL SETTLEMENTS Interesting Discussion in Convocation SCRIP AT POSTOFFICE 1 Editor Bivens, of StaiUey Entcriwlise, f Kays riant of DoUefB Tar Heel ' t CronsXjwo FloTer ' Show Xcw BuIWiOB for Odd Fellows- , I, t Social Ercnts. " . . ' . f 'nj ATDREW JOYNER. (Special to News and Observer.) -Greensboro. C,'- Nov. ; T.-t tho convocation session in' St JJafvnibas church here today alter, opening ser- ylcea short ' discussions were hs.d on th'. Children's Advent offerings w by - RevV S. P. t GuJsnard and Er-A In Hoirtnd others, "The pledir aystem . for the miDDoit of Diocesan Missions"; was dl3cusse j bjr Rev." EJ. It. OgU'oy, Messrs. C. E. Frick, James C. Marshall and others. - The, most Interesting of th.j?rr.es of di3cu3sior..waatworKawarded the contract to Fogle Broth- In the, mill settlement. in which Rev.. oi, to build an ann t tiecoun- e. J. 35 Brown, Rev. A.f R. Berkelyj ty jail, their bid being f7,85(k The? iLni lr. r.- P. Wileox rartlclDated 1 Ai the 'concluding - sessJon tonight Rev KaTrtaon Manckroat maae an excellent address- on tne suDject ot B.ggTCalve misstorfary. work within the - border of this, the Charlotte convoca tion, to strengthen the foundations al ready so well laid, : The principal fea tures ot last night's- session was an ad dress by Bishop Cheshire and by Rev. Dr, F. J. Murdock .on the subject off home In Rockingham county for in the mea's missionary league in an ef-1 term ent. : The funeral services will be fort to arouieynore interest 4 In the j held tomorrow afternoon.! ?. men cf the church la this great work which was being o greatly helped by . i the women, ,'--tZ'.-: . t .-'.; ; , Reports from parishes composing the convocation made yesterday lifter - noon were , in me- mam - encouraging, fhowing that there tras activity In all Teases of church work. Archdeacon . Olorn's report--showed ' that v every - church "In the convocation was 'now , l-.ctrig served, by a mlniner; but there .w great need of more funds to In fure service in many churches at more frequent periods than was now possi-' Me In some. The convocation had th-Tweasure. of -Ttaving" -aa :a;.MsitorwrT''-- -u.--: ;-.:,w:,4 Rev JJr. George W. iiay. the new) rc-v Mrs. Johnson was Miss Ida " Eli nt tor of St Mary's' School At Raleikh; ; p;hinMnthMiiL.'!tow:.v, T . J.,-- , . (..- ' ?nad a wide clrcief friends here and . The annual chrysanthemum show ewbere In this section.: 'J , J bewan thl.i morning, and i being given - .--. - ' . r " 4 f on a more extended Ucalethan ever 3ir. Adam Eamhart pcad : J before; The rooms pf, old dining hallj : , ; - 1 . ( , 1 . of the Guilford Hotel, kindly loaned, ' (Special" to News and -ObWrver.) ' - Messrs. Cohb & Copening. proprie-l Faith. N C. Nov. 7 Mr. .Adami tora of the Ouilford-Bentcw Hotel. have bc-n legantiy aecoratea, nc there has never ;ben seen In these I;lrts finer flowers or more tasteul arrangement of fancy work. Besides this elegant lunches are being-served. - "iTript" beinir taken in exchange for t'irker.- etc. The hanr i ln .sr of lad ies of Wet "Carket -Street Meth- ' Cut Out Matrimonial BnrW j --Tne Greensboro-Record, which ha -h mltfrtrtiin. rtt lntln .r-t laAv minaecr of ,tts circulation department by matrimony, announces to an alleged lnjr mt of, applicants for the position nt made vacant by the marrfage rt its Ian most excellent lady manager. th.t It has concluded to cut this mat . rimnojal bureau - feature whi'ih has given : the' paper such notoriety and n many artljntji. :Mw'n- a man to hold this place in future an3 i!I.be promptly on deck -next m eek. v - Scrip . for Postage Stt faps. f- Pdrtmater Douglas annrin',, tit -rJearing huse scrip Mil be taken In payment Tor either stamps far money orders at. the tiostofnce. V. c ' - j ' At a meeting , of Greensboro Cen tral Labor Union lat jilght.the clear ing heue eertIAte'p!an was endorsed 1 t fouw-jnar form: - ' . -TSe. Central Labor Union . having Icflm? (1 ihot a rnrt been Iritc-l ith.-( 'trp;anid h.iftrwonli nt Tr'iylotrr iromtory to tie el-arln h.rtB! 5y(pm nnf in vmi i (M, elf de-ires to stat that this re port frroneoHs :'B"urtHrm're, or. PRPre? 1W;' r Wavs r?a y nnd - wllUnr t o all i"r 'tspwortn fr-th-r the int--!- t of th sr-nral WTlfr. an-J 4oes hereby- declare its rarifl'dene In the Integrum and. hnin4 Tnantre P'nt'of n banMne fnt..-"-Mo "d otberf a!nes enterprises of the city f.f rr-n-bof o. t f , , ,: - ... . . , ' Toi-vvrs comine to the market fr!y this week, cn4 " as a rule the prlres are more tlfarorv ton they kvej bn t snv tiie nri the "vr. P jn Cf the fr-iers nbWe 4 little ine clearing fnous. ertlt, b?t Pfter it wiw eTtlsiind to th,m ; they were ai convenient as eafH they accepted tbm w'lthont piv st. 1 Fcllou WVl BlUVl. Bueni .yita tolge of Odfl Felloe. , la--t nfrht derided to' tear down tho pre eit ; sfrurure on the corner of Oreen and West Market streets, eov erinir the sit of the present buM- - - Ing and t.he. corner lrit'1utt wwt The new bu'I-In ulil he thre sorivfth a front e of ff rv ;r et on Weft Msr ket street. Te.-f fooi will le flttel vx for MtrisP hH-e-. while te other roorsrwit be used for the lo-lge and . club mrrn. I , ... . . 4 romrl'W wjth .7. r. butchin a chirman -sntfiifted to proceed wit harrnreTnentiir ths new trnc- t',JTv- " lTrnwiH.;,tH lots on vhf"h It Is nfrttoM to bu'ld 1 ' O. TX. Cox n fore to G--rnsVro: - ifr. a. U C-r, t or v. lftr.-e ff-Hn Mini other xr,ishle - Mr. .Tme pi "M" lr it r.riv Mr COX hi mi h,.d Tro-fy 1n nI boro anfl with hi famiiv Mil move hf "OOn. " )r onl4wKlv' In- 4 trste CIn 'GrerT-horo- AtimH! af fM- -Mi- v a rel-ient will be Fon T'fo Ttr Wwi t r- tivos. er of th 1H. mur Is - Enterprise, which was de stroyed by fire two'; nights agro. has purchased of Mr, J. B.- Dorsett, the plant of the Tar Heel " which was bought by Mr. Dorstt at public auc tion here last Saturday. - Profs. W. P Few and E. ,C.:Brooks, of Trinity College, Durnami were here today,- going, to Blrminghinii Ala., to attend the meeting of the Southern Association 'cf High School and Col leger .r; .:...:. J . :. . Mr. Marion II. Groves, who holds a position ivith ; the ; insurance -department of the Southern Life . and Trust Company; left today for a week's trip to TCew York, and other points. Upon his return he will resign hia position here and go to Hamlet, where he will take charge ot the Insurance agency of the Southern Life and Trust Com pany at that place. - : :' -4": Brought Back a Bride. kMr.. Elison - Hi - Price returned from ock Hill ye'terday1, bringing with him 'one of South Carolina fairest daugh ters as his bride. Mr. Price is well known in, educational circles in differ-, ent parts of the Slate. He: Is con nected with the;Peele School of Com- i merce at ureensDoro.- navmg cnarge of 'the acadamic department. At high jnoon today, at the residence of the bride's parents on Davie street, Mr Harem Sullivan, superintendent of th Greensboro-, Cornice, Wcrks, and Mis-s X.J-dia Hough were married." Rev. G. Kirkman offlciating.- - s : , ROBBED. AND MHlDERED. Toln Cammlnrs' rBodr To Be Sent ' Eons to Winston Contract Let at $27,830 lor Jail Annex ' f SneriAl n Kw anil nhwror ? Winston-SalemN. C. Nov 7. The county commissioners i this .afternoon I accordance with the act passed by the last legislature demanding serration , . of tuberculosis from other ! prisoners, j day that his brother. John iCummings, i was murdered and robbed fn Norfolk, Va. - The -deceased was collector ' for a big furniture house In that place. Hi3 remains will be sent to his former Ernest Shepperd. who sustained re- rious. burns. In an Iron: foundry here Monday - evening, died at the hospital this morning, aged 31.! Interment .will be at Modresville tmorrow:( ;C;;i ; MrsCBr.. II. Johnson jpcd-;;J I Itlnston V,NC, C. , Nor. T.Tuesda3l afternoon '"Mrs." Dr. H. ..Johnson, of Trenton, died at her home? of a com plication ."of troubles that had been causing her -suffering since- last July; Tho body; waa brought to Klnston fr Interment Iii" Mapletvood ceme- IMeachatn. the daughter of, Mr. And 4 Mrs. T. J." Mea.cham,. of this city. rd ! Eamhart died last fiaturrtar. . "H ! raa 7 years old and. was a prominent "land and granite owner, He leaves 1 wfe and eight chIHirTV The hrch was crow'led with friends and -la!ves dt'St, Paurs Sunday, where "neral . was preached by his pastor. , , 1 Solifcitor Hammer Pre- paring to Prosecute the Shoafs Defendants Say the Little Fields Girl . - - '' - - - - - ; - - Infllctci: Wounds Upon Ilerself- 3lraL H. A. WlUtc In Dying Con- . i ditlon- Mr.. Samuel Scchrcst i ' . - j .. ; Dead. ' V i .Special, to .News and Observer.) High I-int. N. C, Nov. -.trSollcltor W. C0 Hammer wa3 in tie city this tnomnjc and went with" t; eattendlng pkj'siMan to the FlellV home. to see their 3Itt!e girl. He nrCs arranged to ) ave ahctograph taken of the child . omorrtyjv mornlsg when Ve' physician lrcs?es the wounds, to. be used at the forthcoming trial In : an Interview with a Lexington . man Shoafi -le..les treating the child wrongfully and eas the wounds were infllcte4Vbr Itself. He gives the lie emphatically about dipping the child in cold water, about having the child in a tow sack, etc:, but no or.e here except a few- timid people will believe him; No child rould . inlliet such Injuries urwn itself or be responsible for such' Injuries and besides the Injuries apparently -had but little If any attention, According to ths statement of tho physician." ' 1 , A protracted J meeting will; begin at theflirsr. Baptist church Sunday Nor vember 2Cth, cohducted-bythe "pastor and lfted bTTUey. j: L. White, of Beaumont, Texas, who has recently accepted a call to the . First -Baptist cnurch in Greensboro. , - ' ; The" chryfanthemum show' opened Its doors this morning ih the -vacant store, room on South Main street and w ill; keep open house through tomor row. There are a large number ot the mums- on exhibition j and, the ladies are serving edibles in connection with the -show. . --.'-'. ;)'-' , Mr.-Samuel Eechrest die! here-yes- teraay at tne advaqced . ns of 7 years at his home on South Main street- The services occurred ! today at coirax. ; ; - -. - l;.- r The opening of the Ladies': exchange announce d to take pla-e today, has been r-atponed if vierirjreiy. The ex change purposes seliing- i any article that the people will bring, provided one belorgs to the exchange and pays a small amourit.monthiy. 1 . Mrs.'.H A. 'White is In a dying con7 Mtion .and is not expected- to survive through the b day. She has heart trouble, Mrs. iWhitels the wife of thf -s-tararer of the HI-h Pornt . vmnv Co., and., a ; niece . of , Mr. J, Elwood ill 1 1 MAt DUflTfil tllLL.IVmlVL MIUIU r . v f " ;-; ' ' ' 5 ... ..;f. Cox. . . i : ; ill Washington Willj Give Visitors Royal Timo One Jlundred Small Floats to Be Built In Waf4ilngton Fine Steel Bridge ' Big Transfer. Business Dona tlon ' to Library Lyceum Course Mrrqnermde CSarrtraL (Spscial; to News and Observer.); Washington;"- N. t C, Nov."7.-t-The tk'ork of preparation for the 1 enter- ainment of the excursionists .:: from Raleigh, when- the? arrive In; this ity oyer the : Norfolk and Southern railroad, . In commemoration of the formal .opening of the road, V oni next Monday, November 11th. ls progress ing b at a rar ld ' rate, . The . iarious committees at . work on the same, re port that everything possible- will be done , to : give: them & rpyal welcome. Ata recent meeting of the chamber Of, commerce a committee was ap pointed to make a canvass of. thef dif ferent business houses In the city and solicit subscriptions to aid In defray ing the cost of entertaining the i visi tors. , .Besides the oyster' roast and excursion down Pamlico f hrer, -Washington Light . Infantry. Company "G J is also preparing to entertain the ! Ral eigh and Wilson . companies . of . the National Guard, who will come at an escort., to the governor,, at fan- elabor ate banguet.', , The offlcenii of por panyG, win entertain tha offlcergof the ;: visiting companies; ! separately from the .enlisted .men. -.'. In addition to., the , banquet an . athletic . program has - been arranged to take- place. :ln the "city armory,, and ' will consist iof pugilistic encountera,; roller1 skating, fencing, hurdling and other gymnastic and acrobatic exercises., VvH.'V 1 : TM& Transfer and lMay BusinesaJ 1 I Washington "now- has a larger! nuro ber L of licensed - drays -and t transfers than any other town , ef Its sue 'to the State. There are now, according to police et-ttlstlcs,' fifty-two drays and fifteen transfers. The drays do-? an estimated business of J 2 6-per week for each dfay,'and the transfers average S21 passengers per day.; r These 've hicles . are-.. dally mcstaslng ''z ;. ; , Twenty-Eight ' Ttunisand Dollar Steel j ' Brlds-v,' ; Work on "the new 2,000 rtefet bridge across Pamlico' river , at this nolnt,", for which the .xohtract was award eKby the county Commissioners severaf months ago her aseenHJelayed "by the failure of- the War Department to accept the plans -and specification. These plans have been sent back sev eral times for - changes; and ' as soon as this matter Is settled If is thought that work of erecting- this 1 bridge will commence, t The contra"ct has been let to Mr. R. 8. Neai. who built the railroad b rid re for the Norfolk"" and Sow thorn across the .river at ; another pbint,.-; ,f : - ' ''".'z '-' I ".- -f" :P j : . 3Iasquerade Carnival f ; -. j A grand masquerade carnival will be given at the Rlnk of the - Wash ington Amusement Company; on next Friday evtenlng, for the benefit of the Washington, Concert Band.; -r. An elaborate musical program I will - be furnished by the band and the large ntimber of , skaters in this city are lacking forward to the coming event wjUh much pleasure. ; s j 1 j I - Important - New Bridges. 1 At a meeting of the County Com riiioners hekl In the county -Icourt house In this, city yesterday, the! mat ter of county bridges, was brought up and after fully discussing this matter ltiras decided to award contracts for KtAUY rluGH . a u fli 1 1 1 1 . ' ' ' .1 " 1 - " k ' ' 'J1L1;. , , K?nr;i J f' ri.; j :. i ::' " : ' "'2 p 'SL- ifct' ' : Cb " : -7 MlW ; 1 SM' - -- " rrom now until after tnitnMiv: tho foothcIUst nlU eSow us tha . the . erection of; two " new bridges at Bellha-en and one-at -Aurora. , The two at Belhavea t& be constructed of wpod and the Aurora ibrldge Of steel. J ' Bonbon ta library. In response to 4 a 'letter I from Prof. IL - HowelL 4 'superintendent of., the Washington f Public' schools to -P F. Collier & Son, publishers of the cele brated ' Collier's Weekly , these gentle men have donated three sets of books to the school library. About two years ago the ' school .lost; Its! library In ft fire, and since that time has been gradually - accumulating. . a new. one. Messrs; collier & Son should be highly commended for their j generous dona tion. , - Lyceum Course This Wintijr. vProf. ; Harry Hewell has aboui per fected ' arrangements with a n amber of hiih- class operatic convpanli for a Lyceum .course of attractions dur ing this winter in this city. Several years ago Professor Howell arranged for a similar in course y of attractions and the entire 'Course was ; well ; pat ronized and thoroughly .enjoyed by the citizens j nf yWasWpgton j v -y To. Bulld One Hundred , Small Floats. v Farrow's marine railways and ship yard & this city; -with Mr.' W. M. Chauncey - manager; t Toave recently closed & deal ' with the Standard Oil Com pany and the -Dare tXumber Com pany, of r pyzabeth; City, consisting of two $20,000 "contracts to build 100 small floats for the Standard Oil Com pany and : about, the same number of log? lighters for. the, Dare Lumber Company. - This la one of the largest Jobs ever, "attempted by a ship build ing concern -in North Carolina, - and quite a compliment to Mr. Chauncey as 'a-ship builder; L . L & N. Defies' tho State :.i -1 4iotf AiaDama ' '- , r f I , i ? 1.". ' .... . COMER'S 7. HESSAGE .-If' To Special Session of Leslslature, lie 1 f .'k , --f i. ' 3 Says president .' Smltli Conducted '. ."v. ' : . vif ?' .' ,. ' 1 ': 4 1-:' liohhy at the Capitol: Raised JUiteit One tet'i i- In' -De-; . . t ' . fiance of Iaw j v. v V -f a (By the: Associated; Press.) y't ?t fMohtgbmery. "Ala.. Koy ,74-In his message to . the special session; of the legislature today, Governor Comer In sisted that- the control' and regulation of ! the tlrallroads by the- State is a question. more important than the maklngVot rates or anyxother jmatter In that It Involves the . question of right , of the State to I control Its in ternal affairs. : The message toes on to say that President Smith j of the Louisville and Nashville railroad ? has hsti - out priint the lAlahama laws. Jwhile others have put them Into: ef fect; has xienea tne state ana its peo ple by conducting a lobby at the capl tol; openly admitting I that his com pany has influenced legislation in the 1l; has called the ; .governors of Alabama and Georgia populistlc; has raised rates over night in defiance of State laws, and has generally refused to recognize the right of the State to ' (Continued on Page Two,) IRlOtllllSSUE II'-- 'wiurnr aru mvm. hivi Question; Who Owns, tho Vnmington yatqr;Vorks Congressional Party Taken Down ..the Rivrr Thirty Italian Immigrant Big Cargo of Cotton Funeral of.r Mr. Jacobl and Copt. Skinner Biff Cotton Cargo. (Special' to News and Observer.) ', . Wilmington, N."Xi, Nov. 7 .The wa terworks situation: here has gotten to the paradoxical stage where both city and company are denied ownershlpof the : plant - as the. result of the As cent controversy over Its purchase by thelrrunlcipality, and the employes are Inquiring "where, am I atr In view of the approach of pay day on Sat urday. It will ;be recalled that the city was to have taken the plant oyer as of ' November 1st, that at the last moment, and Just before, the v papers were..- delivered It uras d lacovered that the net earnings were very much smaller than supposed by the city offi cials and that the Board of Aldermen was at once convened In extraordinary seseion and: the resolution' authoriz ing! the purchase .of the property was rescinded. The water works company immediately notified the . city that It considered ' the sale made, regardless of the formal transfer .and would not release the- municipality.:. : Since, that time it Jias withdrawn from the office, leaiing Superintendent Robertson and Tote office force in charge 'with Chief Enjrineer Jobn.H. gweeney-and others In! charge out at the pumping" station. They consider that tHer are emnloyed by the city and all bills' are made out ed receipt srlven In the name of the city. In the meantime the city neither through -the . commission, nor -otherwise, IsV exereisingr the " least ; control over the rroperty and the sltnation Is an interesting -one. A pav roll Is due on Paturday. Several of the employee ln':leKr canaeitv threaten to cease labor if thetr wares are not paid." In the 'rceantlme the cltv ' has , appointed CoL. WalVer Taylor, Mr. C. W. Worth end z Mr. W.- M. 'Jacobl. who-eomnose th commission, to Inquire further Into t net earalnR-s of the plant, but no thing has been ace.ompl!He as vet. on accownt. of. the death. In : Mr.- Jacobl's family and the absence of Mr. Worth from the city. ' . i ! ? . Funeral of Mr. JacohL An Immense gathering of I friends and relatives attend ed4. the funeral of tne late Nathaniel- jacobl from the Temple of Xirtl yesterday .afternoon at . 3 o'clock, Hen Icea nAvih? by; Rey. Tr.t Mendelsohn, rabbi of the congregauon.-The Odd Fellows of the four lodges of the city and all the members of Campbell Encampment No. l.' I. O. O. F.t assembled at their hall and attended the obsequies In a body. The commltal at the cemetry wa with the honors of the! Grand Lodre of Odd Felloww, .Grand Master Perrin Busbee. 1 of Raleigh, presiding, and other; visiting Odd Fellows of high rank having leen' Pastr Grand Representative - c. F. Lumsden j ahd Grd Trustee C. B. - Edwards, of Raleigh, and Superintendent! 4 J. F. Brinson, of the I. O. O. F. Home, of Goldsboro. Mr. Jacobl was the found er of this tome and during his long and useful life was a member i of the Board of Trustees of ;the institution, f l;rnerjil of Cant. Sktnnefc?';':.r "The remains of the' lats Capt S. W. Skinner reached hre early this morn Ingi from. Jacksonville, Fla; where he passed away Tuesday night, and were taken to the family home, ell Orange street, where many fold friends took occasion to call thif morning and have lie is no Slollycoddld. a" last ilook at tho face of their com rade. The funeral was . conducted at 1:30-o'clock this afternoon from St. Andrew's ' Presbyterian' church Jy: the pastor.' Rev; A'D.-'McClure. D. D.r and the remains were laid to rest in Oak dale cemetery. . Capt. Skinner was one of the: best known marine men on the South Atlantic coast y and -was the founder and for many Vears proprietor of Skinner's Marine Railway In this city. : ' -1 . ' : Prominent Visitors , Go Down the r- ' ' - .lllTer: , Senator-Lee Ovenan,. Congress men H. L.' Godwin and Jno.,H. Small, Mr. George Byrne, special correspond ent v of 'the- Manufacturers- Record; Maj: E.; J-. Hale of Fayette ville; Mr. J. A Fore, 'of Charlotte, and .Congress man .W. W. Kltchin, ,who Joined, the party later : from . Lumberton. . remain ed over from the State Waterways As sociation meeting Tuesday, with a number of leading, Wilmington -.business men, , were - guests of jCapt. Earl i; Brown. -U. S.' iL. In charge of this district., corps of engineers, for a de lightful trip down: the river yesterday morning on the government steamer Mercury. TThe party Inspected the river and harbor Improvements on the Cape Fear, and went for a short-trip .outside despite the ; fact that , the sea was a little rough and : a -majority of . the members of the' party were landsmen. Returning to- the city , an elegant lun cheon was: served on the- boat to his guests by Capf .Brbvrn. are well pleased with the - organization of - the North Carolina Waterways Association ahd an effort will be made to have a large attendance at the National Rlv, ers and Harbors congresa in wasnjng ton .December 6th and ?th.. ., - ' VfteJto.Noe'si Bereavement. . -; - RevThoa, .P.-' 'Noe,- rector of ths church ofVithe -Good - Shepherd, this city. Is sorely ,bereaved In the death of 1 Edward " Jenner. nts Infant son. aged but a' few months, which, occurr ed yesterday aftern6on:in 'the James Walker Memorial Hospital, while a -little twin brother also- lies In the ' hos pltal at the point of death. , The twins i were bereft of a mother loving care In their earliest infancy and both had been In poor health all their lives, the one still living being expected to hold out. but; a short time longer. After brjef funeral services today at noon the remains were taken to Beaufort for Interment - Tbirty Immigrants fromJ Italy, r C. Lt Fisher, 'general 5 agent of if Camlina Trucking- Development Com pany." arrived on the' north bound train this morning from New York, convey ing to -the St. ; Helena colony4 of the company: near: Burgaw eight families of about thirty "w persons . from . the shores, of Northern Italyl .They have Just; arrived to this country; and, : of course, speak not a ' word -of EnSrllsh. All are experienced: agriculturists ano come to. this country to Join seventy or more : of .their countrymen blready located at Et Helena.. Other famu will be hrooghf over from time-to time and the population of SU' Helena will Lreajch. several-liundred in tt-'t er, years. MThe experimenU with; labor from the north of Italy have been rhirhiy 'sat isfactory as St. Helena testifies. ,y Wilmington's seventeenth carjro . ot cotton for. foreign export this-season went' forward at 'daylight on the steamer Yaneriva. bound to Liverpool with. 10,100 bales "valued at $610,000 and - consigned by Messrs. . Alexander Sprunt & Son. . .:- , iv,v 'Vjr MOOXSHTNER GOES TO VI' ". - y--J: ...ij' FEDERAIJ; PRISON. Four HunflredVWOTluneni Laid Off at ; ' c Canton, on Account of Mmey ; ,; -,.';V'f. r-'tii t Strlngvucj. s t -. -'. ;v1:::-'-;::j: r-' : ,4 ... (Special to News and Observer.) - 5 Aiiheville. N. C. Nov. 7 The crimi nal docket in United States ; District court was disposed of today and civil cases 'were called. The (docket was the ; lightest : at - any regular . term of Federal court In- the history of . this district, only eight' cases being dis posed of .Including - f two "blockade esses, one. defendant Ibelig. acquitted and the; other ' convicted. '? The ' con victed modnshlner. A. C. Smith. , was given seventeen months In the At lanta rfisOn. yijkit ' .r. ' The remains of Captain T. W.' Pat ton, twice mayor Jot Aahevlllev - who died In Philadelphia Tuesday nlght, reached here this' afternoon.' "The funeral servlees wilt be conducted to morrow morning; and- this afternoon the Federal 'court . adjourned until Saturday In respect to the dead. The funeral will be attended by Civil and Spanish-American war veterans and all the city offlcials r -News - reached - here today -that the Champion Fibre Company, at Canton, building a two million -dollar plant, has' laid off four hundred of Its em ployes on account, of the ? money stringency: ' It Is probable that other employes at w-ork outside' of Canton will be laid: off.5 The: company paid off this week In' check' for the ; flrst time and- some embarrassment re lulted; h Vfi'l ;:-:- -: V:"r a' V NO "SCRIP FOR TOBACCO. Snow Fans In Sight of Mt. Airy A . Double Wedding Is Celebrated, (Special to News' and Observer;) " V ; Mount, Airy. N.. C..'Nov. T.-r-ln- an 'ntervlew with business men here and ome of the warehousemen, ypur cor respondent learned , that every pound if tobacco so far sold on the Mount iry market was sold for cash no certificates nor. 'scrip" , having. been ubstltuted for cash at any of ; the 'carehoyses.; -V .v ; Snow fell' for half; an hour yester ay afternoon on the Blue Ridge, in -.tght'-of this clty.A i-J :s A double wedding took, place on the bird, at the residence of Mr. Jesse avts.- onR. F. : D.v No. 4: when Miss ' ennie Davis and Jacob Badgett and iss Fannie Jones and Isaac JcGee ere united In marriage. Rey. G O, 'ey. performing the ceremony. ; '.Quarterly Conference 3IlUbrook The" fourth' quarterly "Conference" of Millbrook Circuit will be held, at l.lbroolt' on Wednesday, f November Hh. This beln-r. the last for the year. wlil be an ImporUint conference. A 11 attendance fro meach church . Is -sired. . . GEO.IT. ClMitONS, r V&lri trarmer Friday; Saturday fair, hZ to fresh west to south winds. , .TItC- V.'CCUlC7 Yc3y. . , : Maximum temperatyre!;; 58 deT.'cesr "nlmu-m -temperature' '39 . degrses; tal precipitation for Jl hov.rc' eat S p. -my-4 Inches. . , . 9i! ill EUROPE TO fiETArii GOLD Central; Banb: Advanca Discount Rate HIGHEST SH3CE 1073 Movements'" Regarded as Indlcatl ! of . . r New York's Ability to Commaiid. Gold High Rate : Insufficient to Prertnt, Furtlwr ' Shipments of , - . '. Moncj Owing to Heavy Wheat : and' Cotton Exports. ' f j (By the Associated Press.) ; New York, Nov, 7. The "contest of the .European money? markets to re- ' tain their gold resources was lndi cated by the simultaneous action to day of three of the largo central banks of Europe and a call .for a meeting tomorrow: ot the governing board of a fourth. .The Bank of England ad vanced its rate of discount six to seven ) per cent.-, a. rate which has not.be fore been reached since 1S7S. The Bank of France advanced Its " reg:- V lar discount rate from three, and a half per - cent to four per cent and -fixed the rdate for loans on sec jri- ' ties e I four and a half per cent. Th' National Bank of ' Belgium advanced Its rate of discount from five; and a j half per cent to-six- per cent and I- - f - Koci.i the : governor of j the Imperial Bank of Germany, called a meeting of . the governing board for tomorrow, ! whlu Is erected to advance f e dis count rate of the bank" from, six to seven per, cent. : .These movements in Europa rre regarded - as an lndlca-:-tion.of lh4! ability -of New York i command :g,ld and the efforts of t 4 European; tftka to protect them - 1 selves :. agair t , this . demand. Even these : lgh discount rates, however, are. regarded as insufficient to prevent the further Importation of gold into this counV y, J In vlew4 of the large . credits which are I "Ing created by tha shipment of wheat'and cotton. " "The hl5:h. rate fixed by the Tnslish Ban!: Is n ' ; exl ;ted to entirely ar rest exports from London to New YorX but is counted upon In London to equalise the dlrtributlon:of the yel rf low metal anon - European mo--.-centers, f -1 t H to offset !oj America by Imports - of ,- golc t sf other -1 "aces. . . - - ':V .-;: -'-The'-tock-(iarket reflected tr enre .for mon y bv . considerate - . Clint toda ; but these decllnei -jencilly expected, by banker looked upon the ; rapid advai a",, quotations of' yesterday, as- y justied by the situation. v -Thers is - a : strong -determJ.wtJ- among the conservatlve'Interests1 that f there shall hot be a - large specula- v. tlon for the rise at the present time. They believe that such a movement would not only, be artificial and likely' to lead to disappointments, but that It would make calls upon- the money market. - which - cannot 'well be met under present conditions. YThe engagement of gold today brought. up the total. Importation on the present movement to 140. 425.000, , an amount which would permit a loan expansion of more: than. $150,000,000, If the 'legal reserves had not Jeen -already - Impaired. The situation . In v ! regard to the Trust companfes is grad- " ually becoming normal. ' i The temporary scarcity of currency, caused by. hoarding and the desire of the banks to husband I their, resources , is being met: very generally, according 1 to reports reaching New York bank-,; ers, by the d$?ueof printed certified checks of , temporary. Interest-bearing . notes and In ioma cases- by ncrip. Is sued by manufacturing and other non banWnf; corporations. This resource v c was very generally resorted to in the panic of 18SS- and' practically no . trouble arose from any such Issues. , CTAriJIEXT Ol? S3 1 PER " Agreement of Hard Tarn Spinners Association - Representing Three - - . ) Quarter MlUlou Spindles. ? ' v ' . . (Sneelal :t New, and Observer) - Charlotte, N. C Nov.T. At a call ed meeting of the Hard Yarn Spinners Association held In this, city today a cxtrtaHment of 33 1-3 per cent was of ficially decided upon by-the members (present, J The agreement adopted is as follows: That the Hard Yarn Spinner of the Southern States agree and bind themselves to curtail their: production at least one-third from November 11. 1 S 0 7, to. January 1, 190 S. All present signed thU agreement. ,t, : 4 r-, ' As the members presenCreuresented -three-quarters of a million spindles the meaning of the agreement: will be better understood. It .was further de cided at tc da; -5 meeting to meet again next Thursday evening, at S:30 o'clock In this city in. order to ascertain what progress the Kcurtailraent movement lsymaklrg and .what effects towards the betterment .of the .market can be noted. Today the financial situation was thoroughly . discussed1 together with its bearing on the -sluggin ess of the market for yarns and the lack of demand. In the absence of President J. A. Abernethy, Vive-president A. P. Rhyne presided at today's gtthertnz. It is expected that by next Thursday every mil In -ttjj South will be ready to Join in1 the movement for curtail ing and thereby , Ocurlng Improved conditions. ?, - , . - 3Iy Be Injured for Life. ' r , Wlnston-Ealem. N. a, Nov. Ii Mr, D. S. Rothrock. - who 1 - was In ? the CwUthern passenger train,. wreck near Charlottesville, Va., a few, weeks ago. Is unable to leave hlsshonje as a re sult of. injuries str'-Sained-i i i , When examined -by a.p Tiician Just af--r the wrec- Mr. Rothrock was led ' to believ that on or two ribs might- be fracture .- bat that other wise he waa noj badly hurt.1 iAf ter his. return, hoJe he made i bufinevs Ulp soutl; but was forced to return on -account of his condl ion.. . It Is feared now " thrt he wfi" injured n emr,r.y .T.nd that ha v never be a woll -rcn crala.'.'; - t - . . i- 5 Y i. ,
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