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C--JAG OWGO- MoO U I U L-r-J . V- L. ."3 L -J : 1 Weather Today Fair- Tuesday with colder in east,' por- 1 tlons; "Wednesday fair; ; fresh west winds! , Weather Toda v Fair Tuesday with colder , In east por- $ : tlons; Wednesday fair; , fresh west winds. " J ii .o VOLUME LXXXV KO. 44 BALEIGH, K. TUESDAY MORNING, 'JANUARY 14, 1908. PRICE G CENTS all North So New una.'. c7Ti -rn VTi Leads Dailies and OrciulMloini h nrpirmn nitlinT IVILLUIIIU IVIU0I IVIIUL ULI LIlUL bbsbss""s"s Aydlott Has Filed Char- . gS jijmiiai iiiiii v . ORRIS HELD UP Supreme Court Grant" Writ of Certio rari In Case of Norfolk and West ... ern ts "Louella May on Ver- ; . diet 'of $25,000 by Jury - in North Carolina. - By THOMAS J. PENCE. ' , Washington, D.; C Jan. IS. The charges which E. F. Aydlett has made to : prevent the confirmation of I. M. Meeklns as postmaster at Elizabeth City were filed today with the Senate Committee on Postoffices. -. he accusa tions that Mr. Aydlett makes will ne cessitate ' a defense by Mr. Meeklns, Chairman .Penrose, of the Postofflce Commission has called for evidence and a hearing will be accorded wit nesses in the- next few weeks. The nomination of R. II. Morris to H nnmtmaMtfr at if OUnt MaCkSVille has been held up. It 4s understood J that an effort w bill made to pre vent confirmation and that charges will- be preferred. The Supreme Court of the United States today granted a motion for a writ of certiorari in the case of the Norfolk-and Western Railway vs. XiOuella May. administratrix of George IL. May. A Jury In the district Fed eral' Court of Western North Carolina gave a verdict for 1 2 5,5 00 in favor of May. - '-;,.:-..; : .-''-- v... --c---1- , Newland Says Bryin Can Be Elected. - It having been published that Sen ator Newland would enter , the race for. the Democratic presidential nomi nation. Senator Newland is quoted as saying that he Is not In the race, but believes' the time has come when; Bry an can' be elected. "V.' 4Jt la gratifying, of course," he said, ."to be 'mentioned for that place by the newspaper, but, T hare no illusions on the subect and I further think the country yet unprepared to accept a president from a far Western State. Bryan, and I think he would make a great 'president. If he had been elect ed in 1896. we would not now have on our hands the . present struggle to wrest - privileges obtained under the T).i.lvHiMn. ml.. . ' PRODUCED Iutcreslln; Scries of ' Basket Ball Gsiws Coming. f (Special to News and Observer.) ' Wak,e Forest, N. C. Jan. 13. An entertainment will be given here Thursday, night by the ladies of the town, who will be assisted by a num ber of students. It will be a reproduc lion of the entertainment riven Christ mas with a number of very interesting auuiuuns. inu -was ine ee ever tven here and its popular hit during the holidays has demanded its repro duction, which will, pe specially pleas ing to the students who were: not so fortunate as to have heard the holiday production. A large attendance I. 'ex pected. - An admission fee of twenty five cents for adults and fifteen for ttA set J au. - - j v w mj ft f Ve sy wv.x.va7 of which will go to the athletic 'funds. : . The most Interesting lnter-class con tests of the session promise ' to be the coming series of basket ball - games. ;The respective classes, are working hard to put their teams ra good shape for the contests and a keen class rival ry Is beginning to show itself, each class feigning confidence in itself to carry on! the coveted championship. - Tbe college basket ball team Is do- coming contest with Williams and Mary's College, for the championship between North Carolina and Virginia. ' The Ome and place have not yet been determined ooon. LET'S GOTHITHER Can Full of Gold and Sil- vcr Coin Unearthed Lucky rind, by Negro $i 0,000 Wortli of Cor-er m Buried InJSani Vi cinity Durlns CI til War' - Cap't Be Located. (Special to News and Observer.) High Point, N. C. Jart. 13. A On can. full ' of gold and silver supposed to have been burled during the Civil , war was unearthed here today by a nrrn hsrh. v Vi tinmii of Gforra llouss. While walking down the rail-, ruaa iracx: in front of tne uiooe ni Furniture factory his coat was caught . a - . . Wa vy n iron rod driven- uown an ground. This excited curiosity and up- rwi Awn m In).- . l . I M A nnlllntf at - it, the dirt caved in atound 11 exposing ' view a un can which proved to oe lilted with - gold and silver to the mount of over three hundred dollars. The i tin can was so rusty that a good pornf lt nad rotted away. . I w thtr w" bid during the war r th,evs, it is not probable -!L8Py on, WM1 claim -. It, ; and the negro l overjoyed at his fiend. It is known for a certainty that Uz sums i JT ey wei h,d heS during the Civil war. and at different times peo. to lookJt but to no avail. Twelve "thSn 1 We hauled from the depot here in th early morning Jiours of Februarv i4 and burled three hundredurd. north the depot. Some time ago twS sSnt'fi -a rm ;lsaln. W?0 telfed to bury the copper, were here, but could not locate it It is worth at least ten thousand dollars today, if It cpuld.be f ounl - CUT HOLES IN HIS COAT. Boy Shot at from Ambush,! Has Very v . Close Call. (Special to News and Observer.) ' Asheboro, N. C - San. . I 3. Early Friday morning It was reported that Jacob Lane, colored, had shot at Earl Smith from ambush nearj. the resi dence of Ashley.Smith. father of. Earl. The boy was on his way to work on the rebuilding of the school house, which was burned a few weeks ago. This. Is also in the community where the temporary school building was burned soon ; thereafter. ' and where some one attempted to burn the barn of Mr. Ashley Smith. Lane tried to prove an alibi, but young Smith clear ly recognized Lane as being the man who shot at him. A bullet cut two holes in fcls coat, but his person was not - hit V Lane was bound over to court and in default of bond was com mitted to JaiK x . - ' NO MORE JAJklESTOWN The Exposition win Not Be Re-0!pen- cd Next Summer. . . (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk,- Va.. Jan. 13. That there will be no official, 're-opening of the Jamestown Exposition next summer was' determined today by the reply of Chairman George Adams, of the Expo sition Re-Opening. Committee, to a communication on this subject sent hi mlast week by Alvah H. Martin, chairman of the receivers for the Ex position Company. The only chance left for; re-opening 'would be the pur chase of the property for this purpose byp rivate interests. The exposition receivers will tomorrow file with, the court their first import. s ; The Powhatan Guard on the grounds was today reduced to twenty-five men. An efficient fire department is still be ing maintained for the protection of the State and other buildings. ONLY ONE CANDIDATE Alabama Republicans Solid for Taft, ; . : Says Henry B. Gray. , - (By the Associated Press.) Columbus; O.. Jan 1J. "The Re publicans of Alabama have but one candidate for President and that Is William H. Taft" said Henry B. Gray, Democratic Lieut-Goveronr ? of . Ala bama, who passed through Columbus eoday.H said further: ' ,The South is ror Bryan . for the Democratic, nominee and. I believe he will be the choicCof the convention. If he is. the Republicans have but one man who can bat him c and that , is Taft. Taft appears to be popular not only throughout , the South but In the other -parte -of the country I have vis ited. I feel though I am a Democrat If he is nominated he will' be surely elected and further, I regard his nom ination as assured. . Mrs. Marthft?PrcssIy Dead. Mooresvllle. N. C. Jan. .1 3. rMrs. Martha Pressly, relict of the late Rev. J. E. Prei-sly, D. D. who for forty years" was pastor of Coddle Creek and New Perth A. R. P. church died yes terday morning at the home of her son Mr. B. W. Pressly, where she has made her ; home for the past fifteen years since the death of her husband. BIG SHOW STORM Raging - t AIpy'Hc Last Twelr : Mrira :? Tc'cphonr and Tele graph Wires Down by Wind Storm cf Saturday and Sun- " .; . ; day NiRht-.' (Special to News -and Observer.) Asheyllle, N. C, Jan. l. The heavy rain and wind storm of Satur day and Sunday night did much dam age in this city and section. The tel egraph - and telephone companies' wires suffered the greatest, about 20 miles of wires L being .' blown, down. Many fences and bill boards were also blown down and trees uprooted. To night a snow storm Is raging and tLs ground is covered , with .snow. ' Henry' Blount at Wendell. " Wendell. N. CJan. 13. Mr. Henry Blount, the eloquent and noted lec turer, of Wilson, delivered his lecture on "Wit, Humor Eloquence and Ora tory" at . Wendell Friday night. Mr. Blount, who has been very appropri ately called the "Mark Twain" of the South, was greeted by an enthusias tic crowd and won for himself on his first appearance here, an enviable reputation. We shall be glad to tear him on every opportunity possible, as he is the master humorist, wit, orator and actor all in one. 1 3IIL FRED S HILL DEAD. , Dlqd Suddenly and Unexpectedly fcun day Night. (Special to News and Observer, i Pittsboro, N. C. Jan. . 12. Death came suddenly and unexpectedly Ut night to Mr. Fred 8. HHL at his iKKir.t ing house at this place. Mr HIM was in his usual health Saturday and was on the streets all day. On Sundav evening it was discovered that He W In a critical condition, and from thim until tbe end came all that CJuld be done was did for him. ' Mr. Hilt was in his fiftieth year and at om tlma jdid a large clothing business in Hi. Iv ory. lie was an honorable man mid was Hkeq by an his acquaintance,!. Bids for Bonds Called for Burlington. Burlington, N. C. Jan.-18.- Bids for the 3100,000 of 5 per cent water and sewerage bonds for the city have been caled for and will be received until February 10th, when. If the bids are satisfactory, the bonds will be sold. Kurlinarton at present has only S30. 000 bonded Indebtedness and for this reason and tho fact that she has per manent improvements for h excess of this amount these bonds should be -attractive 4 Investors-. DURHAM ALMOST ;BpJLQ ROBBERY IBiLyilCHItltl CITI'S HEART Thirty Sontoncod K La bor and Imprisonment LOST PART OF FOOT 'I- As fin , Aftermath of - Last Week's f -. : - i . Court 20 Prisoners Arc Sent to ;. Roads, Work House and Jail White Man's Cruelty to 18-Year-Old Daughter. (Special; to News and Observer.) -v Durham, N. ; C. Jan. 18. As an aftermath of the court last week there were sent to the roads, the work house and . commitments issued for Jail sen tences for a total of thirty prisoners. The total sentences for these . thirty; prisoners aggregated sixteen years and eight! months in : prison. Only one manj was given a jail sentence, this man being James Ray, white, charged with'i selling! whiskey. His physical condition: is such that the court did not think he could do road work, and he was given eight months la the county Jail with instructions to the county commissioners to have him ex amined and to transfer him to the roads or the work house at any time lt was thought he was able to hard work. - i ; The prisoners sent out were as fol lows: Lee Dark, alias George Dur ham, and Fred Carlton, car breaking, eighteen months each. Lonnle Biiley, who assaulted his wife in a murderous manner, , was given two years. " f Wil liam Harris, a cow thief, 'got twelve months, while Willie Coles, who ap propriated another man's watch, was given eighteen months. Robert Bailey, the "King Bee' blind tiger, re ceived" twelve months . and Samuel Lyon, who stole a sack of flour wasj given a like sentence. : Lyon had been up xn several occasions for stealing. Crosby Stone, larceny, six . mon ths, Irvin .Barbee, who was first charged witm burglary, was tried Tor trespass and given three months. Ernest Scott, earning concealed weapon, three months. .Dave Perry, larceny, eight months. x Julia llayer, selling whiskey, ttkxr months. Walter Cleve land, larceny. June Burton, gamb ling. Will Johnson, selling whiskey; Bettie Smith, fornication and adul tery, and Ella Morse, earning con cealed weapon, were each given three months, i Son Mitchell. larceny. Fletcher Morrow, selling whiskey, and Lola Davis, larceny, were given four months each. William Edwards, tres pass, and Louis Bumpass, assault and battery with deadly weapon, were given two months each, while Dock Ford was-given six months for selling whiskey.' . Charles .Davis, convicted for , receiving a mule, knowing it to hare been stolen, was given four months. Lonnle Trice, for selling whiskey, got off with three months and John Simmons, for assault , and battery with deadly weapon, receled five months. Added to the list of those sent out by the Superior Court was one . sentenced by the mayor Olive Yewah, who was fined for getting drunk and could not pay up. , - He win work out his fine and cost for the i benefit of the public Almost a Lynching. Tlllet Vaughan, a white man who has been in all kinds of trouble and is about as common as a man can get to I be In this life, was before the may or this morning on the charge of beat Ing his eighteen-year-old daughter. Miss Li I He, and inflicting serious in jury. The mayor sent him to the grand jury under bond of 3250.: He could not give the security and is now ruticati-cr in the .county jalL It was late yesterday afternoon when Vaughan. who was filled with fighting corn llkker, beat his daughter, this being at the home in the eastern parr of the city. ; He blacked her face. bruised her neck and chest and In fact bruised i her all over the body. A crowd of infuriated citizens went after Vaughan. who tried to make his es cape, and captured him. "For a few minutes thrre was talk among those who held Vaughan prisoner, of deal ing out summary vengeance, either in the shape of stringing him uo or giv ing him a good beating. But there were those who did not want to do this and the start was made to the police station. ,In the meantime, a call was sent in to the police and Chief of Police Free land and : Sergeant Pemlergraph re rponded. Vaughan was then taken in charge and locked up. The daughter was -able to attend court this morn ing, but she was badly bruised up and showed the brutality of her inhuman father.; - - " s LOST PART OF FOOT. , ij Dennis Rochelle, a young railroad man. is now in the hospital as a re sult of an accident late yesterday af ternoon. He was coupling cars on the yardSi of the Southern when he slip ped and a car wheel passed over one of his feet, cutting off the front part of the foot. It was necessary to am putate a portion of his foot. Boch'lle Is a young -man. and was married tSJ ly short while ago. Another Tiger Ctfce. Faille Austin was today sent up for selling whiskey to a boy. V was shown in the court that she soiu whis key to Eddie Vaughan, the fourteen-year-old son of Tlllet Vaustian and that it was on - this wsihkey that Vaughan made a 'beast of himself and proceeded to est his daughter half wav to death. The mayor made her bond 8100 and she could not give the security. ; King-Wcbbcr. ii Lumberton, N. C, Jan. 1$. Captain Amos King, tbe popular conductor on the Ualeijh and Charleston Railroad from Lumberton to Marion, was mar ried' here Saturday at 7 o'clock to Mrs. Webber. Rev. I. P. Hedgepeth officiat ing. Captain King formerly resided In Wilmington and Is very popular in Lumberton. where he has a large number f friends' and acauaintances. . 1 i - R Durham T.liscr Knocked in tho Head ROBBER ESCAPES Rufus Massey, Wortli Perliaps $100, 000, Knocked Down and-Robbed ojT 810O in Hl9 piece of Boa ; Incm In Day Time His v IJfe Tiirratcned. (Special to . News andObserver.) -Durham. N. C-. Jan. 18. -This even ing a few minutes after six o'clock thSown town section ' was thrown into considerable excitement by the knocking in the head and robbery of Rufus Massey, which occurred In his room on Church street, within a half block of the Union station, next to a hotel and only a street separating his place from the police station and the court hotje. j , The robber grabbed a money drawer Into which Mr. Massey was counting1 hit t money, and ran down the steps and up Church street, stoDblnsr sufficiently long to say to the man he had ust knocked In the head and robbed, that if he gave any alarm he would blow his brains out. This stopped the wounded and robbed man sufficiently long for the robber to gtt a good start, v - - Massey. who is a confederate sol dier and reputed to 'be worth more than a hundred f thousand dollars. Is a bachelor and lives alone and almost miser. He I was In his room and counting money from his pockets to a safe drawer when he was struck on the side of his head, the weapon used inflicting a wound half an inch long, but did not render him unconscious.- At the same time of striking the blow the robber grabbed the drawer with something more than a hundred dollars. In going from the room the robber stumbled --ver a chair and something like fifty dollars fell on the floor. He then ran down the steps and on to the street, scatering ' the silver money as he ran. At the foot of the steps hedropped some money and his attention was called to lt by a newspaper boy, who caught him by the coat to show him the loss. The boy was knocked down for his trouble. Officers chased the robber into the country, where he was lost, the man having a good start. Mr. Massey says that the robber did not get over twenty-five or thirty dol lars, the emainde being dropped in the room or j on the street and ' re turned to him. Massey cannot give a dlscription of the man, but the news boy says that he was a white man. with heavy mous tache, heavy overcoat and a blac suit of clothes, i I Within a few minutes after the robbery all the officers of the city and the caunty were working on the case, and it Is moretnan proba ble that he will bearreste d. It was a bold piece of business and while the blow did not prove to be of a serious nature there Isnodoubtbut that Massey had a narrow escape .as the robber evidently Intended rendering him un conscious when the blow was struck. mm up to us A.C.L. Will Give South Carolina tho Rate Set By Tar Heels (By the Associated Press.) . Columbia, S, C Jan. 13; Alexander Hamilton, first vice-president and gen eral counsel ! of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway said today at a confer ence held with Governor Ansel, the railroad commission and Attorney General Lyon, that his road would vol untarily put on In South Carolina the same passenger rates as would be ap plied in North Carolina, where an ex tra session of the legislature has been called bv Governor Glenn to consider the situation. Whether the rates were reached by agreement or statute, said Mr.. Ham i' ton. the same rates will be allowed South Carolina. It Is understood that the proposi tion made to North Carolina called for the same rates as the Southern Rail way will give to South Carolina about April u- - v .:.y - . CONSOIED BV PIPE 3IOKERS Mure Tlnn Half of All the Tobacco Grown ln the I'nltcd States; (By the Associated Press.) Nw York. Jan. 13.- Pipe smokers consume more than half of all the to bacco grown in the United Htates. 'ac cording to a statement made today by Vice President Harris, of the Ameri can Tobacco Company, while testifying In the government's suit against the company. Mr. Harris said the Ameri can Tobacco Company never has at tempted to obtain a foot hold in the plug tobacco trade In Canada, as the Interests now In control of that mar ket appeared to . be too solidly en trneched. THE WEATHER. Fair Tuesday with colder In east portion; Wednesday fair; frejh west winds. ' '- Tlie Weather Yesterday. Maximum temperature 43 degrees; minimum temperature 40 dejjresj total precipitation for 24 hours end injr S p. m., trace. WANT 110 "THRU' " PLAY Son, Holt Opposed to "Hurry Through" KING HALL BURNED Disastrous Early Morning Fire at Guilford Collejre Senator McLean's ; View of Railroad proportion s Guilford . Court Convenes j : Caught Stealing Coal. , j By ANDREW JOYNER. : j 'Greensboro, N. Cv Jan. 13There is one nubile man In the Slate who never falls to have decided views and never fears to let them be known to his constituents. - ! State Senator ' Allen Holt Is that man. and when asked to give an ex pression of his opinion as to how long the extra session of the Legislature would be In session, and what would be the result of -Us consideration of the railroad compromise, had this to aay; A-: . -tV:;'-" "Some of the papers are saying that the Legislature ought5 to meet and ratify the Governor's compromise, ad journ and go home by Saturday night. Much as I should personally like to act and get away to my business again. I do not subscribe to any sucn view. The Legislature is supposed to be composed of men who ao tneir own thinking, and those Who now recom mend hasty, action would be the first to criticise any mistakes made In con sequence of it. If nothing is taken up but railroad matters. I do n of be lt eve such deliberate bodies (could properly and wisely act upon themat ter proposed and ajjjourn wltnw less than ten days or two weeks. It has taken the Governor and. the roads four. months to consider and agree upon the compromise. Unless the Legislature wishes to Imitate; school boys trading pocket knives 'slght un seen. the members must take up the matter with the deliberation consist ent with its dignity and the far reach ing Importance of the " questions in volved" .. -- V. ' i ' Continuing. Senater Holt said: I consider the State am pfi able to pay and all bills necessary -ie defend the principles of popular government, and to sustain its dignity. i If it is un able to do so. for one I shall return home without drawing my pay. The Legislature Is called together to con slder the proposition placed before it. not necessarily to ratify it ana to ac cept money . for. -the per dl?m might prove very embarrassing, especially as a condition of the ratification as ap nears on its face.- Any legiFi-tcr 'that - goes, back to Raleigh feel g that he has done the railroads a wrong, or has been un just to them, misconceives both the attitude of the Governor and of Presi dent Flnley as I understand their po sition. Certainly I shall go back in no such spirit. As T understand tit no one has so far shown the 2 1-4 cent rate to be unjust or confiscatory. Judee Pritchard did not at first so de rlare It. Later in the process of the litigation, apparently "for strategic reasons, he did declare the law uncon stitutlonal: but the hearing of Stand ing, Master Judsre Montgomery etill going on in its way is for that purose, and he has not yet feorted. In or der Mo sto all this litigation and i to restore eace. not to correct a wrong, but erhas in view of recent financial disturbances to avoid a hardshl com mon to every line of business which may. be somewhat tempered by .this slight change in the law, we are called together. No man who has done another man a wrong, ought to hesi tate a moment to correct it. though he : might feel humiliated In doing so. But I submit we are not confronted with this proposition and every effort, whether it comes from Ret ibllcans or Democratic papers (and l-th pasties voted for the law with practical unanimity) makes the compromise all the more difficult. At any, rate, I am not in favor of pulling down the walls and letting in this wooden horse without a very thorough examination of what is in side." I am not in favor- of pulling down the walls at all. ' The horse must not be so large that it will hot eo through the gates of the State sov ereignty walls. There must not-only be, an apnarent. but a real submis sion on the part of the roads to the right of the State to regulate and fix Intrastate rates. The real .fight last winter was one for State control, and if ! people would turn back and . read the state Democratic platform ' they will see the principle for which the people were fighting. That principle w as won by the Legislature, sustained by the State courts, including the unanimous decision of the State Su preme Court. It is before the United States Supreme Court. There will be no secession from it when the Legis lature meets without stultification. j Senator McLean's View, s State Senator N. A. McLean is here today on legal business. When asked for his views on the railroad com promise and "how about the extra session, Col. McLean said he thought it best to wait until it was seen what was actually proposed to the Legisla ture in tfce shape of a bill before any position committal. He did say. how ever, it was a mistake to jump at tho conclusion that the General Assem bly could only ratify what it was told to do or was aked to do. without tak ing time to do its own deliberating as direct rcprerentatives of, the best in terests of all the people; -Building Destroyed hv Fire at. Gull ford College. . j Great regret is felt here at the loss by fire this morning of one of the principal buildings, King Hall, at Guaford College. About :50 o'clock, when the Janitor went to build fires In the stoves. he found .the . building afire. The alarm was given,' but ow ing to, the fact that the water In the tank had been shut off. It was impos sible to save the building, and It was S only by heroic work of ' the student body that Founders Hall was . saved. The King Hall was. used for class rooms, society halls, the museum and tre library. - iThe furniture of Society Hal was saved, but all - the valuable collections were burned and nearly; all the books in the library, said to r be one of the best college libraries in tho State. There is reported to be only 37,000 Insurance on the building, which cost over 320,000 fifteen years ago. It was a three-story brick build ing and only three wans remain. About twenty years ago. the original building, which had Itself been ire modelled for school purposes, having been before this the old "Quaker Meeting House,' was burned, and the etructeure burned this morning . was built on the same walls, except that another story, had been added and it was made of' greater depth. Guilford Court in Session. :j A one week's term of ; Superior Court for the trial of civil cases only, began this morning. Judge Webb pre siding. The case of Causey Jarrett against the High Point Trunk andBag Company was begun and. wil lastlpos- sioiy . two : days, xnis case nas oeen tried twice before. The plaintiff had his arm torn off at the s!wulder sock et in machinery of the factory, and is sueing for 330.000 dc iiages. The Jury in the first trial gave him 33.000 damages, but they answered the Issue wrong, and the judge set tne veraict aside. At the next trial the Jury warded 31.300 damages. Judge Jus tice set the issue as to the damages aside, on tbe around that It was not enough In view of the testimony. (The defendant claimed that tne issue ing negligence on the company should also be set aside, and appealed to the Supreme Court. , The supreme ; uourt decided that If one issue should - be tried over all should, and so tieicase is on trial again, and everything! per taining to the case is brought out,, the defendant not being held down to the simple question of how much it dam aged the plaintiff. . . ' j 5 Can-lit Stealing Coal. Calvin Coldwell, colored. I was caught early thU morning stealing coal from the Southern Railway's big pile at the coal chute, and in less than an hour T.e naa nis nearing oerore 'Squire Collins and was in jail in de fault of bond. - '- s - i Something New In Teacher's Meeting. The first testing of a new departure in teacher's meeting was tried here with very gratifying results Saturday. County Superintendent T. R. Foust. called the regular session of the Gull ford County Teacher's Association to meet this time at the State Normal College, and despite .the bad weather, seventy-five rural school teachers were present; the session being in the Curry bulldinr. where the' practice school Is taught. Instead of the usual lectures to the teachers, the; -children, of the first two grades of the school attended. and the regular wodk of tne practice school teachers of the two grades, was observed bv the rural school teachers. Therew ere- two sections of each grade. occupying four rooms in, all and the tecahers wede divided for ooservation in these four rooms. This observation work lasted until one o'clock, H after which . interesting remarks - on the work were made by Prof. J. A-. Math erson, of the chair of Pedagogy of the college, and by Superintendent fousc Every one of the teachers in attend ance expressed approval of the new departure, saying they got more bene fit from the object lesson of actual teaching, of children by experts right at It than - they ever naa ootamea from the very best theoretical discus sion by experts, however well equipped or interesting the lectures might be. A!l Dfiy Picnic. On next Friday there will be an all day picnic and celebration at Spring field school near High Point, the occa sion being the dedicatlop of the new $4,500 school building just completed there. State Superintendent J. Y. Joy- ner. . will deliver the principle address of the occasion. 1 Jmbrc Bord Gone to Richmond. ' Judge Boyd left today for Richmond to sit as a member of the. Circuit Court of Appeals. He had a busy monJng of it, for before leaving he passed on and . approved for . United States District Attorney Holton an im mense pll. of accounts of the -United States amrshal and the various clerks of the United States Court in this dis trlct. the accounts covering a period of jsix months. It would seem' that olerk Hyams. of Asheville, has the best paring office in the State, as his net salary exclusive of all expense ot clerk hire, etc. for the six months amounted to 83.100. 1 In addition to passing on these ac counts Judge BrrCnade the following disposition of bankruptcy cases: Madlmn Merchants Bankrupt. -H. W. Groms and Rufus Grooms, partners, doing business under the firm of H W. Grooms & Bro mer chants at Pump. Madison county, N. C. were, upon their own petition, ad judred bankrupt. Debts reported at SU300. of sets subject to claim for ex emptlon. at about 313.000. The case was i ef erred to F. W. Thomas. Esq., referee at Asheville, N. C::. i . ' Composition Confirmed.; In the matter of H. Patterson, bank rupt. o Hendersonville, N. C, an order was entered confirming composition with creditors. Fifteen thousand dol lars. the amount necessary- to pay creditors under the terms of the set tlmement is on deposit with the Bat tery Park Bank at" Asheville. , The re ceiver heretofore appointed by! Judge Boyd, was directed to turn over the stock of goods at Hendersonville to the Dankrupt. -' v ? , Disctiarge in Bankruntcy. A dischasye m ; banxruptey - was signed or M. T. Turner" and eGo. P. Turner, as individuals and as partners under the firm nam of M. T. Turner A Son, of Grover, Cleveland county, N. C. - . "I BRELVKS ALL RECORDS 000,000 Pounds White Burley Tobacco - ' Sold In Lexington - Yesterday. ; ; - : : ! - - (By the Associated Press.) : Lexington. Ky Jan. 13. Six hun dred thounands pounds of white Bur ley tobacco vas sold on the floor the loose leaf warehouses here tod.v, Thi breaks a!! records. i Wcgons have been comln? in from all over .the. tobacco-district since 'Sa urday night- Tae warehouses ; . hair are strohgly guarded night'y j gdlnt surprise by "nig.it raidetSi Uv ypecmi officers and a soiua l of sol ilt-irj with a Gatling . gun. - Several surmnntn- towns are also beln? sruaricl Rightly. i 1 Fortnlshtl y Review Clnb. v ' The Fcrtnlghtly Review 'Club will meet th!$ sfternoon with Mrs. i diaries McXClmnioji at four o"clocl;. - SENATES DAY QF ANIMATED DEOATE On tho Recent Action of . .Cortelyou JEFF DAVIS' DILL Prohibiting Interstate Conveyance o t ' Information for . Ittures end Stock Spccui tors Senator :. Bankhcad Syvom In TSII- ) nian Pushes Resolution. ' (By, the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C Jan. 13. The recent Issue of bonds by the Secreuirr of the Treasury for the purpose of re lieving the financial stringency v.wr tne suDjeci oi an animatea aecaws in the Senate today.'. The discussion tret precipitated byta Inquiry by Senator Culberaon and was participated In l j Senators Aldrlch, Tillman and Ea.il er. It, resulted in an agreement to post pone ; further controversy until a state, ment can be received f romSecretan Cortelyou. ; While the subject was un der discussion. , Mr. Tillman's ' resolu tions directing the' finance commute o to inquire Into the operaUons of the Treasury Department was referred to with - his consent to that committee. XtlV DUitiC ciSfcCU DCUillUr AilliU.iU . resolution calling on the -Interstate) commerce uomnussioa xor inionnawor. concerning purchases by railroad com panics of the ftocls of cotnpetinr roads. The unfinished buslness ln the' f orni of a bill to codify the criminal laws the United States was placed before the Senate and the reading of the bill begun. - ----- .--.!:.- V At 3:22 the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.- ,-.:.. PETITION TO EXTRA SESSION To Call Prohibition Election, la noV'i burp Echo of Seaboard Receiv ership Court Next Monday. Louisburg, N. C, Jan. 13. -A pro hibition petition, or rather a pe ti ti o ri to the extra session to call a special election on the. dispensary, is. be ins Circulated here. There are ; quite a number'Of signers It is said a lars:e majority of the voters have signed and it is estimated that the dispensary will be voted out bya big vote. The dlspenrary here was established by a special act of the Legislature, .there fore no election can be called without the authority of that body. The peti tion will go up but whether that body will take up suchl egislation or not la not known. The town has been thor oughly covered and now it is sail tha. the leaders are oging outside the cor porate limits for signatures. Although thA iwnntv c-tj a.- naxt of the dlscen- sary funds, the town established it anu the twon only lt is understood , wish to vote on it. . : The local bar held a meetlcgr Satur day in- the ' clers office . and set i.hc calendar for the ensulnrJwo wec'.;s' term of the Superior CouH. Vhlch be- gOs on Monday 20th Inst Jude Lyon wih preside, t The dockets are of aver age sixe and contain no cases that are of special Interest to the general pub lic. ! Hertford Merchant Falls. ITartfnrA TV P. Jfltl 11 Thft .IrJL . AAV a "'W w ehw man here to go down under tho finan cial strain Is Mr. John Chalk, v.'hc runs a small meat market and cvocerr pot. i He was unable to meet maturin;. obligations and, on a Judgment sacur m. A hv-ttriA ffnnr fVimnsnv. e? TTorroIIr Va., i his larsest creditor, his busing has beep closed by the sheriff. Pasquotank Fen.; :.r Shoots Out His Drains J. W lritcliard CommlLted Cricit'-t-' Early Sunday Moinlnsw-Tjocs:- f to Have Been Suffering an in fection of the Brtln. (Speclaf to News and Observer..' Elizabeth qity, N. C. Jan. la'r. James W. Pritchard. a farmer,? wh resided about two miles wes; o: Chta city, committed suicide early Sin"f.y morning by blowing tils b.rJns ovt with a rifle. Last summer II r. ri.cL ard had asevere attack of slclcnoss af fecting his. brain, but had wully e covered. and since then ttdC boa.i i. hia usual health. Saturday night he remrr!:eu ,c his wife that he was not felinf t-a't and feared he was golnjr to liavo br other attack as he had last c--urai.ii. He went to bed. however, c.c rsvi one of t. is children sleeplnrr vl-h l.'n. and his wife thought nothing -.ir" of it. Upon awakening earl; CuiV.ty morning his wife found thai hsr rt bind had already gotten up. :kvinfe called and laoked around the la, .cr him and ecflvlng,no answer, the ti came ' uneasy and-called one o. Ii r relghbors. llcrry Pritchard, v.-hr 's a cou-sin of her husband. lie cam .' once, and after searchlnj? all .h) t;;i toures, flnaHy located PritThnrcT, -lying in a pool of his owft bloocl Ir. t- ; wood house only a siort til jft.-e from the dw-lllrfT with . a ri"2 Ijl; close t; ; Pritihard: wa -cou. fcr; years o!l and v :i a harJ v.o ,11; -farmer, pn-ul;ir vit nil bin r. ;. V tor. lie !n t ft wife ai l f v; ."-i-drf-n. Th? rsiriir-s n---c irt-r - t . afternoon .at the - Prit"'card tV.'-m tvound near his homf III HIS 1TO