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1 & ii ! i 3 I i I V 1 I I f f I M f 1 I ..J I M IT r m , w Iff I J J - 4 f f J. f 1 1 i 1 I f tit 1 I J J v 1 i J - r A 1 ' , i 11' jf f I mI m a I M . j 11 " ' I W A 51 Weather lodav Fair Saturday and Sunay with slowly rising temperatures; -diminishing northwest winds. - , I C , C J J I r,r Saturday and Sunay with slowly rising temperatures; diminishing northwest winds. f :, BAUSIQH, K. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1908. PHICE 5 GEtfpS. ' .T. Leads SUCCESSOR IB OR J J. H ARPER Rsv. J. C. Caldwell Pres idqnt Atlantic Christ ian College JOHfJ; nAUUIflG DEAO LCluz Cltizeu of Wilson Dies, Sud denlyDispensary Receipts Mid- . Winter Institute A.. C. I v ' - Stakes Cfiinges $50 -. ' . Cash Bond. 1 ; (Special-to JCews and Observer Wilson, N". C, Jan. 24. The Board ef Trustees of the Atlantic Crtin OoTleee met this afternoon at? three o'clock, according to notice sent out by the chairman of the board, at the Co ristian church, for the purpose of electing a successor to President' John J. Harper, deceased. There were a rood number of the trustees present. Vice Geo. Hackne.y. C N. Nurney,' J. II. Deans and A. B. Cunningham of Wilson: J. N. ouse; J. F.-Taylor and C. W. Hoard, Klnston: J. S. Bas knlsht New Bern," and J. W. Hlnes, Rocky llount. ; ' . Col. I. B. Taylor, of Catharine Lake, was cick, as was also the Wife of A. TL Moye. of Greenville. So these gen tlemen were necessarily absent. The train bearing T. P. Freeman, of "Wash- - . . m jnjton. was wrecked, anq coin ne ana A. J. Moye were left behind. -The meeting was opened with pray er, by C, "W. Howard and the trustees " proceeded at opca v to business. Gsorse nackneyj chairman, stated th 'object of the meeting and called on lior. A. B. Cunnlrpftam to pea3c Mr. 'Cumiicham pla ' d In nomination rtcv. J. C Caldwell for the office of president for both the present unex pired term and also for the ensuing y-r. ( The motion was seconded, by C. V. Howard an J when put was car tried unanlmoc !y. The choice of r;,.t r.Ir. Caldwci. ::i tnef with versil approval by the State at large. ' i'nilrtj Death .of Mr. J. T. -Wanning Today at twelve o'clock Mr. John V. aannlngf, a highly respected citi x?n an4 one of the oldest Odd Fel lows in this .section, died suddenly on "Croad ttreet. He was taken , to the residence of his sister, Miss Fannie Planning, on W, Nash street. For a Iost while Mr. Manning has been In feeble health, and not long since had it stroke of paralysis. It was. thought ?ie would overcome this a ictlon. He wos on the streets yesterday and again lau momtng, ana ms suaaen aeatn came as a shock to his host of friends. He s the oldest member of . Enter- prise lodge L a O.-F. being In the seventy-fourth year of his age. lie will be buried In Maplewood ceme tery tomorrow under the auspices of Enter- me ioare ne nas peen so lonsr a mem. ber of and which he served so faith fully. norr JIany Souls Ruined. t The net proceeds from the Wilson dispensary for the past year ts m.- uivmcu cis iuiiuwi; ' io in State, 3,m.0 city. 14.000;' county. $14,000. Balance carried to capital stock, J 1.7 8 8.20. To make this show ing there Is no telling how many mur ders have been committed, how many women and children have been made to shed tears of sorrow, how many now nil felon's cells and how many may be forced to reside at the Coun ty Home to be cared for by the tax payers of Wilson county. No. there is no telling. There is no remedy for this evil until hell-holes of this char acter are driven from the face of the artn. - Tiff TWiTT rVictl Tltvnil - i mr-m.mm -' wuu. oiicim narp yesieroay receivea a check for fifty dollars as a cash bond . for George R. Ferebee. who. it will be remembered by News and Observer rtauww wim rooDine a young Ger man by the name of Schultx near Elm ty last vreek. Ferebee Immediately leu cor nis nome in Portsmouth, Va. while his young German friend still languishes in jail under a twenty-flve dollar bond as a witness against Fere ; bee. who, as he claimed, robbed him pf thirteen dollars. YOUNG WOMAN STRANDED. Stop In Btatesrlllc, Rneude the Night aia ikwus irain, wim no Money. CSpeclal to News and Observer.) Etatesvllle, N. C Jan. 24. Wednes day night a young woman apparently about iC years old, plainly dressed and carrying n large basket filled with wearing apparel, arrived in Statesville on the train-from Charlotte, She told Ticket Agent Delts that she wanted ' to g to Conover and when told that passenger train No. 35 did not stop at Conover and that she would have to'; spend the night here, the young woman Teturned to her seat in the wulUnr room. About 11 o'clock after the arrival of No. 35. -r.-Delta went to the waiting room to lock the door .before going home and found the young woVnan sitting near the stove alone. He explained to her that she would have to go elsewhere to spend the - nlffh&f but the -enroman acted strangely and insisted on remaining In her seat. - When Mr. Delta urged her to get out he told him In a rambling way that she had no money to pay Tor her night's lodging-at a boarding house. When asked "how. come" she was In such a condition the young wo man said she-had been living with a ramlly, at MooresvilleJ and when f he , left to go to her home.at Conover they gave her no money. v Mr. Deiu could get little satisfaction '.?.ma! : &fVItaf that iJl,t ;v' V,wltue aone he and Mr. Neill Waugh.-who also has a Position at the depot, .took the woTntn to the Ft. Charles Hotel and . paid for her Blrnt' lodging. Next morning the left the hotel before breakf aft nd returned to her former seat m he waiting room at the station, she told the maid at the station that she want, ed to g-o to cer home at CooJerand ... wn No. it arrived about ll-lo " fie maid helped' he "on the Ml Nortli as known no one had given her any mory. Wnether the conuuetor al io we dher to ride to her deslioatlon is not known. v.r, ... . . . The woman told parties at the St. Charles Hotel that . sne had icone to Charlotte recently? to try to get work in a cotton mill, but had been unable to find any kind of work there, from all appearance the woma'n mind Is unbalanced and she . is in a bad con dition, physically. She tried to tell Mr. Deitx her name but he does not recall what she-said. J r- FCNER.VL OF MR. E. W. JONFJ. Nineteen Years Wltli Oxford Orphan Asylum and a Prominent Mason Mrs. Horner, Gradually , Sinking. , (Special to News and Observer.) Oxford. N. C, Jan. 24. The funeral of Mr. E. W. Jones took Place this afternoon, conducted by Masons and Odd Fellows. Rev. Mr Barnes .of the Methodist church, conducted the service at the residence near Oxford. The burial was. in Elmwood cemetery. . Mr. Jones was superintendent of the printing department of the Or phan Asylum, where hs had been most efficient for nineteen years. He was a remarkably useful man in the Orphan Asylum work and will be sadly missed, where he has-been a familiar ftgure-so long. He has been in declining health for a year suffering with d lame Us. He attended the Ma sonic .convention in Kaleigh, from which he returned and rapidly de clined. ; - He left a widow and .three sons, ages 21,. 14 and 12 years. He was a devoted member of the Methodist church and a 32 degree Mason and an Odd' Fellow. - . Mrs. SoDhronla Horner', continues desperately ill at the, home of ex Judge Graham. All her children are at her bedside. Bishop Junius M. Horner came today from Ashevllle, Mrs. Manning arrived this y evening from Spartanburg. The last reports from her physicians ' are that she is gradually growing weaker. Industrial News Slightly oro Encouraging V Mannf actnrln - Phmts . .Uesutned and uhl-rTTIo,,ey Abundant at Lasy Terms DUH'S REVIEW ' Hut Business I'ecls I Weaken . ed 'rurdwHin Power. New York, Jan. 24. R. G. Dun and Company" Week ly Review . of. Trade tomorrow will sav: - y r More manufacturing plants have re sumed and money is abundant at easy terms, but ouslness feels the weaken ed purchasing power of the thousandt still unemployed.- Buyers have-arrived in lare numbers In the local Job blng dry goods market, placing fair orders at the lower prices named some descriptions, and this torwar business wcji alo liberal at other large centers. ; Mercantile collections contin ue to Improve, although still back ward at many points. In-luntrial no-.v is slight' y more encouraging ort ih whole, bur there is much idla machin ery and the coal output na ben cur tailed on that account, together with the tardircsf of winter. A little bttter demand Is n'ifd f-r products cf iron and stel and vn are plants have resumed unt'l It i pr-l;i bie .that on naif the capacity is tn ) eratln- v 5 : irregularity in textile fabrics was caused b the reduction ofr certain prices by leading houserfstimulating thfc movement of merchandise at sec ond hands. Many- descriptions were not affected and the t position of the lmlls retain unchanged, Buyers ap pearedlu the : local market without operating to any extent, many an nouncing that nothing cm be done un til the future is more delthitely under stood. Kxport trade has ; improved slightly. Chinese purchases being re sumed and inquiries coming from the Red Sea, : v -.. '-,,. Footwear buyers are still Boston market, but sales have fallen short of expecta'tions and jobbers are evidently disposed to operate conser vatively. It is estimated that sales thus far are 25 per cent below nor mal, with Russia calf goods the most actlve.v: . -;-. :,; ;. ; A better tone is recorded in the hide market, tanners exhibiting moie inter est, and a substantial volume of bus! ness was transacted. : Blr. 1L G. Trotter Dead. Franklin, Jan. 24. Mr. H. G. Trotter, one of Franklin's most prom inent and widely known citizens, died at his home here on the 19 th instant. The Immediate cause of his death was cancer of the stomach, though Mr. Trotter had been in falling health for several months past. He was born in Macon county October ISth. 1845. and was all his life a citizen of the same county. ' He was a soldier in the Confederate army. Mr. Trotter left surviving him a wife and four children. Of the chil dren Mr. John 8. Trotter is a promi nent merchant of . Franklin; Mr. Charles E. Trotter is, a student in the medical department of Johns Hop kins; Mrs. John B. Hardman lives a Commerce, Ga., and Miss Dot Trotter has been attending school at Com- Unerce. mnerai was eonauctea irom the Baptist .church with Masonic honors. Rev. F. L. Townsend and Rev. J. R. Pedergrass being the officiating min isters.' , ' To Iave Streets In xctv Bern. New Bern, N. C, Jan. i. Messrs' Colvjn and Henry, civil engineers, are making a survey "f the city p-eoara-tory . to the putt'f - down . of grano lithic pavement on the sidewalks. A bond issue of $30,000 was i voted for tb& purpose last spring, and within twleve months New 'Bern cxnects to have several miles of good sidewalks, the intention being to pave about 12 miles. , . Some men are worthless and some nthiri ara not worth that much. lima Worst Fire in f.laino . 41 Years in BUT flO FATALITIES Five istory City Building In Portland Destroyed as a Consequence of tins Crossing of Wires in tle City Klcctrical Depart- . , incnt. (Uy .the Associated Press.) Portland. Me., Jan. 24. The five story city building in which -were lo cated the county as well as the city offices and which cannot be replaced for much less than $1,000,000 stands In ruins as a consequence of the cross lng of wires In the city -electrical de partment tn the thlra story 5 early to day - Th side of the building' owned by the city is a total loss, while the county side suffered a serious loss. ' It was the belief, toat all the records, deeds and other papers filed in the registry' of deeds had been lost, but upon Investigation they : were found not damaged except by water. The papers and records In the office of the register of brobate, however, were burned. The insurance is only $81. 000. , . - . The fire .was the worst In the State since the great Portland conflagration of: 1S63, when 'the city's business and residential sections were almost com pletely wiped out. , ; , That there were no fatalities Js re markable as thre were more than 700 persona attending the Western Maine Knights , of Pythias Jubilee gathered in the auditorium of the city hall when the flames were discovered. Only a few persons were hurt. Chief Engi neer, Melville Eldridge being-theonI.v one: known, to be riously InjuVd. and he wm able to dlrert.the fight against the! flames throughout, being support? ed by two aroisuw One of the-eJost valuable libraries Jn.ihe ...State,; the Greion Leaf- Law 'collection, was com pletely destroyed with a loss estimat ed at 310.009. ; WhenNwie - flame were discovered. William A. Turner, chairman . of the meeting of the Pythian b-dy coolly in terrupted the rites f Investiture which were going on at" that, time and told thej, assembled members of the exist ing conditions, thus averting a panic and bringing out more than 00 per sons uninjured. . Earlier in the even ingthere had been more than 1,600 persons in the auditorium for the jubilee oerclses. r Chief Engineer Eldrldge r sustained his! Injuries by the breaking away of a counting of hose, which 'hit him in the stomach. "-i' The city hall survived the great fire of 1S6, although it was badly gutted at that time. .'It .was first opened In 185$. Tho building had a frontage of 150 feet and was 250 feet long. Ill central domfl rose 150-feet above the roof. The bulhilng was constructed of colored Nova Scotia Albert stone and contained .eighty rooms. 1)FF TO OKLAHOMA; Remodeling Hospital Is Completed- Danutge rtiut in McDowell C ourU . (Special to News and Observer.) Statesville, N. C.Jan. 24 The work of remodeling the - Interior of the BUiingHity nospilal nas neen com pleted and the building will be furn ished next week preparatory to open ing it for business early next Imonth Misses Flynn and Mcintosh, trained nurses,, who - will - have charge! of thi Institution, will arrive In a few days from Washington and will assist in selecting and rranglng the new f urni ture and fixtures. -"Messnr. R. R. Clark and J. K. Mor- MILtlOH O0LLAR Mm M Ifl BUILDING G0I1E NATIONAL HOUSE i V4rion, of KUtesvllle, are in Marlon, nnrrc uiey wvrv guiuuivncu aw wit nesses In the damage : suit case, Meacham vs. the Southern Railway, which was called In McDowell Supe rior Court yesterday. Mr. Mechamls sutn gfor 330,000 damagesforthe los of an arm while In the service of the Southern. ' li Mr. T. -W. Wauglv who has been here two months with home folks, left Wednesday night for his sheep ranch near Sussex. Wyoming. . He was ac com pan led by Mr. Edgar G.' Ingram, who returned to his home In Bethany township, this county, from-Wyoming about a year ago. Mr. Ingram says he can make more money and save more money In the West, and for this reason he will return to Wyoming and take charge of a herd of sheep near Susses.-;. The following named persons left this week .for Muscogee, Oklahoma. where they will Join a party which left Statesville several weeks ago and lo cated near Muscogee: I. C York. Jet tie York, M. A. Warlick, Thomas Hines. Walter Hlnes, Mesdames M. E. Warlick, LIUie Simpson. M R. Ball, E. J.! Hlnes, Thomas Hines. 1 , ireaeit superior vuun convenes on I n.vt f nnHa Jtidirai rnunill will rrk- side,, :" HOX. W. H. P. JENKINS DEAD. Passed Away Yesterday Evening at Six - ; -.O'clock. ;.V;- ;-;-.v;". (Special to News and Observer.) Frankllnton. N. C Jan. 24. Hon. W. II. P. Jenkins died of pneumonia at his home, five miles west of Frankllnton, this evening at six o'clock. The burial will take place at the family cemetery Sunday after noon at one o'clock. 1 Faneral of Mr. Watnau. New Bern, X. C Jan. 24. The fu neral of Mr. Eugene Walnau, a prom inent -Hebrew merchant, who died, suddenly at his p'ace of business here Wednesday evening.' was held this morning at 10 o'clock from the resi dence on Middle street, conducted by Rev. Dr. Meyerburg, of ( Gollsboro. The Interment was In ! the Jewish x - . -'. .... , 4 : DilSe Urgent Deficiency Bill Side Tracked POLITICAL SPEECHES I'ndcr'ilie lrlllrge of General Debate . Several Members Addressed tlc Hotie on :a -Variety of snh- . Jeetj Argument as 10 Kryan'M AttltuUe. . (By the "Associated Press.) Washington. D. C, Jan. 24. Al though the urgent deficiency bill was technically up for consideration in the House of Representative todiy not a word pertinent to the bill was spoken. Under the rtlvllega of general .debate several membra addrssed the House on a variety ; of subjects, ! but the - one which attracted mo3t attention Was a criticism by Mr. Hitchcock, of Nebras ka, of certain statistics Mf ;; General Charles If. Grosvenor, of Ohio, regard ing the political outlook. The debate brought te their feet numerous Demo crats, fi ho sprang to the defense of Milan) J. Bryan, while General Kel ler, of phlo, supported by several oth er' Republicans, undertook ' to refute all the arguments concerning Mr. pn ati's twp vampalgns. Tien. the House resumed consider ation of . the urgent deficiency bllt to day Mr, Clark, ,t Florida was recog nized nd spoke for an hour anda half In support of a.biil introduced by him providing for the refunding to tlie proper persons of the cotton tax illegally collected in the years 1S?$. 4, 5. . 7. and s. . . ' ' - . In a lengthy discussion of the finan cial question, Mr. Oronna. of North Dakota; urged as one of the remedies fof financial stringencies the guaran teeing by the-government ef deposits m,"juvc ?uu r5n :;a ana . e rrfyt that: thtbanka, ho-:' I kee leait-hf eighty- per cent of their reserves at home. Mr. Hitchcock, of Nebaska.'trctpl tated a lively discussion by making a political, speech.: His remarks were devoted mainly to a plea for William J. Bryan for president He spoke of the candidacy of Judge Parker and de Cared that It was not a case in which his personal strength was put to a test" His weakness was he said, "the Weakness of - the ; reactionary the weakness of the general who was lead ing toward the rear ahd not toards the front." ' - - ' In ordei to hurt Mr. Bryan his ene mies had used letters writ'en before Judge Parker's nomination, said Mr. Hitchcock, but no one pretended that Mr. Bryan had not loyally supported Judge Parker. He declared that Bry an received 13 A0 more votes in Ohio In 1900 than 'rer ead received In 1904, notwlth ling Bryan had as his opponent t popular, Ohio presi dent, William McKlnley, and ad led Uiat notwlthst ling Judge Parker was a. New York r he hal polled only about the same vote In New York that Bryan had polled, . 71 nere seems. ne aaia, to be a systematic conspiracy in high places mnnir runnMiM rcr,n, .Aoti.. as th friends t3t the Democratic oarty to ' misrepresent and distort the f acrt rtga-dlnfr- Mr. Bryan's attitude toward J mice Parker." "Bryan Is," he added. "Instead of being the bane of the Democratic party Js the strength forp the present and ope for the future." , f Mr.-' Hitchcock became involved In an animated discussion with General Kelfer,-of Ohio, as to. the accuracy of the figures of General Grosvenor. Mr. Ollie James, of Kentucky, Interrupted with the statement that he had seen It charged that Senator Foraker had said thA . President Roosevelt was "prostituting the selection of officials under the Federal government for the purpose of beating him out of Ohio and giving it to aft Is that true or false?" ... - .... v General Keifer's response was that he was not responsible, for what was said In the pewepapers.. Continuing. Mr. Keifer declared his surprise over theclrcumstance that the Democratic members had applauded the mention of the fact that In the two campaigns of Mr. Bryan that gentleman had run ahead of Judge Parker whom he r ferred to as "the poor old Judge." Th reading by Mr. Ansberry, of Ohl extracts from the last Republi" form on the rrtoney questloi. loud Republican applause,, whii only interrupted by a demand Mr. , Mann, of Illinois, that he . from the Democratic platform on . same subject The suggestion; ho ever, was not heeded and the subje was pursued' no further. Adjournment was taken at 4:S8p. m. until Monday. 1 - -The Senate was not In session to day. : '. ':; i ',. - .:' " - .. i : ': Mr. 31onroe Seagle Dead. LIncoInton. N. C Jan. 24. News reached here of the death of Mr. Monroe Seagle, which occurred, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at ills country homo five miles north of here. He was a prominent citizen' of Lin coln county, was an ex-Confederate soldier and was, at the time of his death. 70 years old. He had. been suffering for some days with a severe attack of grip, but a spinal trouble was the direct cause of his .death. Ills remains .will be buried tomorrow . in the grave yard of Daniels Lutheran church, near hls.home. V TWE WEATHER. 'Forecast for North Carolina: Fair Saturday and Sunday with slowly rising temperatures; diminishing northwest winds, becoming variable. . TIic Weather Yesterday. Maximum temperature, 32: mini mum temDerature, 19; total preclplta- sin News urhSdwtii Making it Lively for Illicit Whiskey Makers HOME MADE PISTOLS Lecture In Durham by a Learned '- Rro $2,000 Danwge Suit inrhcral of Jin. Icna Jonc Suit 'of , tlotlies Stolen Ooal Kti!l Ilnming. (Special to News and Observer4,) Durham, N. C, Jan.-24. This af ternoon about 2:30 o'clock Harriet Prince, an aged colored woman. 1 who lived In te northern art of the city, was burned to death. Her clothing caught on fire while she was alone In the house and Ironing. No one knew that she was on fire until she ran to the door; and screaming one time, started on a run across . the street to the home of a neighbor. Just as she reached the door of the home she was running for she fell on the steps and nractlcally every piece of her clothing was burned from her body. Mrs. . . itigsoee , wno n a , stoc Sult of tlotlie8. not far away from the home, saw the .t j thi, police court this morning. T. Prince woman when she xn from the I u LoveT yoang whIte man well door. Her clothing was thenr on fire dreesed and wlth a good face, admit up fer back to her neck. The wind ud tnajt pe s iruilty of stealing a ianna tne names as - snc ra u wnen sne reii sne was enureiy envel oped in a blaxal She lived but a few minutes. AH of the skin slipped from her body, part of it being left where ner corpse was picked up by those who ran tn. Her limbs were burned and twisted,' eyes burned out, and in fact her body was cooked. The -woman was about 70 years of are. gve was Ironing and immedi ately after she ran from the house it was seen that the house war otr fire. Th"e who ran to put out "- the fire fej-l-;the. bed oartla'ly burned and fire scattered about the room. - It was om - an Aoeii ritr; mac. ' that she Jumped ' tnto the bed- in' an effort to smother the flames, and then finding that this could not- be done, she ran out Into the open air and to her death. Lively for Illicit Whiskey Makers. The revenue officers ere making It lively, for twe. illicit whiskey makers in this section of the country and within two days several large 'cap tures have been madcThls mo-ning officers ? came in from the northern part of the county, out in the Stag ville section, after having made a raid In whtch one lare 'still and plant was destrowed and about 800 ga' ions of beer poured out Officers Side and Jordan made tila raid, there being otr era in the raiding party. When the officers went to the still location during the night thev found the still, which was of 75 gallons ca pacity, still warm, but the blockaders had either .finished the "run, for te night or had information of the ap proach of the pincers ahd went to timbers, The entire , plant wax de stroyed. Including the cutting down of the fermenters and pouring out of the 800 gallons of beer, Home-3lade Pistol.. Something unique for a, kid inven 1 "u A ui fhl,m tnMt I tlon of curiosities In the office of Chief tion was brought to light in the collec of Police Freeland this morning. These curiosities, and rather dangerous, ones, too, were two home made pistols, made bv two small boys and which they were using In an effort - to kill fcirs her the otficer interfered. Z The "pistols" had handles something In the t,hape of the ordinary pistol, only In h very crude state. The han dles and grooves for the barrels, had been -trimmed from soft pine plank. The larger of the two weapons had a coprer pipe, some four inches long, for a barrel and the smaller one had a copper pipe, some four Inches Inches long, for a barrel, and the smaller one had a lor-g copper cartridge that had been fired. Then there were springs made of rubber bands and . wooden hammer, copper tipped.' that was -released with a trigger something of the regulation order. The , copper barrels wtre loaded with powder and shot and paper caps furnished the explosive power. ,.:-.' v - v - - --, The boys told the officers that thev had killed a number of birds with the newly-1' nted guns, and when the of ce them shooting Inside the 4 said try? noise was equal t large tystol. They were and told to go home, 1 were confiscated and . hihition. . ' r Learned Negro. Dr. James E. Shepard, t . highly educated ne uerica and a leader, of his -ctured before the , Volkamenla .a In White Rock Baptist church, TMs club is composed of the leaders of the colored people In Durham. Dri Shepard as superintendent for the ne groes In the International Sunday School Areoclation, has traveled exten sively. He was a delegate to the In ternational ' Sunday School meeting held In Rome last year. His subject tonight was: "Rome, her rise and fall, lessons learned." ; $2,000 Damage Suit ' Today the court wrestled all day with a 32,000 d o suit brought by J. It Holt against the Blackwell Dur ham Tobacco Company. Mr. Holt was in the employ of the company and was in charge of a paper or book cut ting machine when his hand was caught and a portion of three fingers were chopped off. He claims In his complaint that the machine was de fective and this caused him to get the hurt that he 'received. ' He now asks the court to allow him.damages. There are four lawyers in the case and a number of yrVnr sses. ' Late In the af ternoon the evidence eomnletod. but there will be no verdict from the Jury before tomorrow morning. In the case of H. A. Reams, the real estate agent who brought suit against DrIL F. Wilson for 3100 commis!ons ":.... ; . r " -f .- T" ' ' ' ' "" ana ClreplatSoiii ty, the jury allowed the plaintiff 310. Notice of appeal was given4. ' , The decket that is arranged for to morrow calls for the trial of a number of smal l Issues but nothing of gvteral Interest Next week the court will be o lnl crest and will be hard fought ' Todajv Congressman W. ,W. Kltchin was a visitor in the court room.. He was passing through the city and dur ing the time that he was In Durham he was tn the bar most of the time, listening to the cases there were being tried and chatting with members of the Durham bar. Funeral and Burial. Th?s afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the funeral . of the late Mrs.' Dena-Jones, relict o!' th late O. W. Jones, who lived most of his life and died In the extreme northern part of the county, took place from the home, of J. R. Patterson, son-in-law of the deceased. The Inttrment took place in Maple wood cemetery. Rev. E. R, Ieybum, pastor 6t tht - First Presbyterian, church, conducted the funeral ser vice and the pall-bearers and floral bearers were aa follows: Messrs, J. D. Pridgen, J. Paul Tajlor. George M. Graham, C. F. Lawrence, L. G. Cole. Hi- A. Eost.,Tom C Howejl, A. H. Ganl J. P. Scales and W. A. Gra ham; - I-- - -;;-ii;iy:"--' Mrs. Jones was about 80 years of age andi had made her home with her daughter in this city about nine years. She was tu ken suddenly ill yesterday and was dead in a short while, appo plexy Ming the cause of her death. It was not known, except among the intimate friends!of the family. that she was! 111 until the announcement of her death yesterday afternoon. In her memory the story of Pridgen and Jones was closed today, Mr. m T. J. Jones, of that nrm, being one of: her sons. In addition to Mrs. Patton and Mr. T. J. Jones other chllaren are: Mr. R." G. Jones.' this city, and Mr. J. W. Jones, of Tarboro. - -. - ; - Quite I a large - number attended the funeral land burial this afternoon. The 1 jutlfuL floral offerings were numerous ana 1 xxit of ciothes from a fellow, boarder. (Continued on Page Five.) To Issue 060,000 Bond t j'l'f!-- fl..a HLt t 0 ipC UillJL!CDU r ,J' ,--.- . , v,.; -Vtt" - V1".'.- V - k Di. WlUte Ireachcs , InstalUion Ser- moit-t-DauglitcF of Itebekali In stitute IxkIc at Spencer Other News Items. (Special to News and Observer.) High jPoint X. C, Jan. 24 Messrs; H. A. Moffitt and J. E. Klrkman, of the boa rd ef " aldermen of this city, went to Raleigh last night to look af ter High Point's bill before the legi slature asking lor the privilege of is suing bonds to the amount of 3(0,009 to yipe out' the floating Indebtedness of the city. . It wlir.be remembered owing to a technicality (in that returns were rriaue the same day instead 01 the day following as the law reads) High Point, waj knocked out of her 376,000 bond Issue as they could not be disposed of, . and now the city Is especlaHy. anxious that the bill pass the legislature so as to make final pay ments on Uj floating indebtedness and thereby save a lot of interest which is eating up" things so to speak. It Is most probable that since being elected to the presidency of. the North Carolina Savings Bank & Trust Com pany, of this city, that Mr, O. R. Cox will move here from Asheboro. The Benefit Minstrel last ngiht ' by local talent and managed' by Messrs. Laughlin and Rochon was the biggest success of any thing ever attempted! here in this line. part so well that it-is hard to specla Hze. The songs were all good and the minstrelsy was great. ; v 1 ' Dr. White's Sermon. Dr. JL L. White, of Greensboro. preache i the Installation sermon last night a : the First Baptist church whne tire deacons of said church were installed. Dr. White is one ? of the ablest ministers in the First - Baptist Church ind the people here heard himj gladly last night. Mr. J. G. Parks from the eastern part of the State was here yesterday ikying tm rent a store to engage In -the dry goods and merchandise business. New. IxKige uaugnters or itebekan. Magdalena Lodge, No. 34, Daught ers of Rebekah. of this city, went to Spencer last evening where they took part in instituting JacobI Lodge, No. 65. Daughters of Rebckah of that place with ' a charter: membership of twenty. Those composing the degree team from this place were: Mrs.-Lloyd M. Dodamead, noble grand; Mrs. Eli sabeth Blake, vice-grand; Mrs. F. L. Stover, I Misses Carrie - Pennington, Sadie Blake, Coleman. Ola - Horney, Bertha Melton. Rachael Holton, Maud Armentfout Lily Rochelle. Lizzie Wlnecoff, Grace Motley; Messrs. X,Bf. Dodamead and . F. I), - Blake. Mlih Point his one of the-strongest degree teams In the State an-i inn noble grand of the lodge here Is u prominent mem ber of the State organization. The party returned last night after twelve o'clock enjoying their trip im mensely! ... - j Vandals' Devilish Work. ; Lincol nton. N. C, . Jan. 24 Mr. Russell Cause Lucas, of Charlotte, general attorney for the Southern Power C- was in town yesterday investigating the shooting", and other wise destroying of insulators along Its line between here and Maiden. Mr. Lucas-says that S3 Insulators which It cost 3370 to repair, have, been destroy ed In two months. A reward of 325 has been offered for the conviction of any one destroying them. He attri butes - this vandalism to one of - two things: Either hunters have-been shooting! them. because they, make good targets or some parties who are dissatisfied with pay for right of way have been destroying them to spite the company.. A woman could never get her hus band to smoke if It would keep him from catclticg colds. ILL SEfrjATEDECLARnS Passenger Rato Bill Up v Todaj - , ADJOUnri JEXTHVEEIC Xtyi x:Am ' ;- ThU ts the Determination of t5 Members, and Win Be Pr event- 'f ed only By a Wrana Over - Leglsla " 1 Hon. f : l , Yesterday was the most Important day of the four consumed by. tha special session, and it pointed to the beginning of the rend. The Senator unanimously passed the North Caro, Una Anti-Saloon League's State prohl- bition bill, providing for a general election to be held on the flrst'.Thurs day in August the law . to become ef fective January 1st 1903. . There was no opposition to the bllt . Mr. rGraham, chairman of the' eni' ate Committee - on .Railroads. Intrr duced i during yesterday's aession, si bill prescribing the maximum; pss senger "fares that'mar be charred b the Varlpusf railroads Jn' North Czr1 llan.. The, railroad committee n't In executive session yesterday af ternoon, ther0 not . belrs ; a. full meeting; nd - it was decided . to report - the " bill favorably, ' but the members present were not unani mous for . It ; The - bill follows the recommendations of Governor Glenn in part Jt ; prescribes a maximunt fare of 2 I3 cents per mile to be charged on, roads of 100 miles or more In length; fothlng la said of jnllca books m th ir,t nor is there ought in U in f- 1 the 317.500 the raU- . roads . w . s.p?.y tie tata . for t - costs x of.; litigation . is , concerned. . i: ' w akeg" the : railroads which..; violate ... books in th tUl, nor Is there ought in guilty of . a misdemeanor and aufcjort. to a fine of not less than 3500 nor more than 32.000; and the agent guil ty of violating the law may be fined or imnrisnned In the discretion of ths court The bill repeals the passenger rate act bf 1907. Mr Graham will report the bill to the, Senate this morning. Mr. Held, author of the widely known and discussed anti-trust law "with teeth" of the session of 19U7, yesterday Introduced an anti-trust law that will be effective if it is passed by the Legislature. ' : Both Senate and House have adopt ed rules permitting no bills to be In troduced after today except .with the unanimous consent of the mem bers. It is. the purpose of both bodies to -adjourn during the latter part of next week, and nothing but a wrangle over the rate bill can prevent It as the members are determined to leave" just as soon as the matters for which they have been called together to en act shall have become law. - The prohibition bill has been mad, a special order In tha House for ilea day. - J'- . '" - ' ' ' s. The House yesterday passed on Its second reading the bill recommended by the Governor to prevent the mer ger, consolidation, absorption . or dis integration of competing tra&sporta tion lines. . ' THIS STZNATC The Senate convened at 11 o'clock President Winston In- the chair, and Brown, of Tadkln. Ilia many friends were clad to see Mr. Brown In tha chamber again, fully recovered from the attack of acute indigestion whlchf he Buffered during Wednesday's sea, sion. , ' : - - 4 J ' Reports of Committees. s The reports from ' commlttoes wera received ' ---v. ' Mr. Graham,' chairman of the Com mittee on Railroads, . announced that his committee would report Saturday morning, and that it would be made, with the consent of the Senate. a special order ror Tuesday at 12 o'clock, as many members would desire to go home on Saturday. A message, transmitting bills, waa received from the House of Represen tatives. .' The Committee on Rules reported a recommendation for tha adoption o the Senate governing the introduction, of bills, providing that no bills, except those -referred to in the Governor's messages,: shall be introduced In- the Senate after Saturday .except with the unanimous consent of the Senate. ? Mr. Webb arose to a question oft personal privilege, saying the Police Justice of Asheville had written him. feeling that he had been done an In justice in the remarks of Urr Webb; made on the floor of the Senate and reported In the newspapers. lie meant no reflection upon the Police Justice, He said that he did not in tend to reflect upon the Police Justice and thought the Senate could -'-not so construe his remarks. He had not been misquoted , in the papers, and there was nothing in the report which should have given the Police Justice the least offense. , v Introduction of Bills. The following bills were introduced: By Graham: To prevent the dis continuance of local passenger train f on railroads within the State of Nrtt Carolina , except upon the approval oi the Corporation Commission. Rail roads. By Graham: To amend chaptei 217. public laws of 1907, relating tc freight rates. ? Railroads. By 1 Breese: To amend chapter of the Public Laws of 1899 relative ti nroteeting fish la Transylvania coun ty. Calendar. . By Seawell: To amend chapter 24 of the Public Laws of IS 07, re lating to the establishment of county. Calendar. By Seawell; To fiend sectl:3 XContinued on r . 3 Thrcs.) , .
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