North Carolina Newspapers

tEbe Cbatbam Kecorft. RATES OF ADVERTISING: . One Square, one Insertion...... $i.oo One Square, two insertions.... 1.50 One Square. jane month........ a.09 H. A. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: S 1 50 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXX. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER H. 1907. NO. 14 She Gbatbam IRvCorfc "'" q ' ' " " ' - ' " 1 I.-, ,. , - l-l IB ' I I I ' 1 III J? TAK HEEL TOPICS Items Gathered Prom All - Destructive Fire at Salisbury. Salisbury, Special. The Old Man sion House, for two score of years, tie most celebrated inn of Western North Carolina, went flat to the earth Friday morning in a fire that swept the entire Mansion block from 3 to 4:30 o'clock. The blaze was discovered exactly at 3 o'clock and the fire alarm turned in. The companies fell into their clothes as fast as they ever did but when they arrived on the corner of Main and Inness street, the most im portant streets in the city, the blaze was sufficient to light a large section of city. The first thought was of the people liAng upstairs in the old frame ramshackle and Mrs. D. W. Snioer, her husband and canary bird, the last named a peculiar pet, were ' taken down. Mrs. Snider would cer tainly have burned but for the inter ference. The firemen then turned on the water. A magnificent pressure save them the advantage, though the names spread like wild. The fire is thought to have originated in the meat market of Mr. M. L. Jackson, exactly midway between the extrem ities of the building. There was no time to save anything there and his $2,000 refrigerator, probably the fin est in western North Carolina, went : down with tons of ice and meat. For-! tnnately the beevs slain Thursday ' had not been brought up. On either side then the fire raged. The store occupied by D. A. Miller, grocer, and carrying heavy stock and little in surance, was completely destroyed on the extreme left, and the grocery : establishment of W. H. Huff, on the right corner, went up, though some goods were carried out. The meat market of Luther Hoffman was ruin ed without any salvage and the bar ber shop of J. AY. Kesler was not even entered for any rescue of ma terials. By this time the fighting was desparate and the smoking of W. B.' Summersett's furniture establishment caused attention to be directed lo him. Some damage was done by heat and smoke, but the loss is small, as was the damage in the Southern Ex press Company's office. The fire then took a northerly turn and went down Main street into the Salisbray Jewelry Company's stand, owned by Gorman and Green. This was wrecked and the Climax Barber Shop suffered a severe drenching and smoking, as did Theo. Atwell's store of groceries and the furniture of W. B. Sumersett up stairs. The Spencer company was called, but the fight was over at 4:30, though there were two subsequent alarms turned in that did not need any firemen's attention. The work done was heroieand thousands were saved. The loss is large, even though the old eyesore was not worth much. Mr. Huff "and Mr. Miller lost about $7,500 between them, 'and Mr. Jackson's damage was equal to this alone. The Hoffman meat market was hit for $2, 000 without insurance. The building was recently sold for $30,000, and an offer of $40,000 had been made with in the past six months. The fire alone was probably an agency for destruc tion to the sum of $40,000. i Death of Rev. J. r. Craven. Greensboro, Special. J. F. Craven -died Thursday morning .at 10:30 o'clock at his home near Climax, af ter an illness with pneumonia. He was 72 years of age. He is surviv ed by his mother, aged 96, of Friend ship; his wife and eightc hildren, among them being Messrs. Dennie and Arthur Craven and Mrs. W. N. Watson, of this city. . j Body Found in River. New Orleans, Special Members of the family of Gustave Lehmann, Sr., the head of one of the largest whole sale dry goods houses in the South, who disappeared mysteriously about a week ago, positively identified the body taken by divers Thursday after noon from the Mississippi river as that of the missing merchant. To Keep up the Price of Tobacco. Winston-Salem, Special. The Winston Tobacco Association has de cided that theirbuyers will do their utmost to keep the price of leaf up. James K. Norfleet, on behalf of the warehousemen states that no cash will be paid for tobacco until further notice; that the bankers have notified the warehousemen that there are but two courses to be pursued, either to sccept their (the banker's) prposi tion to issue certificates in lieu of cash or to close the warehouses. Arrested For Passing Bad Bills. Coffeyville, Kas., Special. Two men giving th'sir names as Thomas Duga'n and O. Yeazon are under ar-i rest here charged with passing bills issued many years ago by the Mer chants and Planters' Bank, of Sa vannah, Ga., and now alleged to be worthless. The bank is stated 'to have redeemed its currency long ago. The men had a large quantity of the bills. Sections of the State - -w MB. J. WILEY SHOOK DEAD. Well-Known Republican Politician Passes Away at State Hospital Death Ends His Suffering. Morganton, Special. Mr. J. Wiley Shook, the well-known Republican politician and attorney died at the State Hospital here Tuesday evening and the body was shipped that night to his old home at Clyde, for inter ment. Mr. Shook in his day of reasoning -powers was a very promi nent man in the western section of the State and was held high in the councils of his party. A little less than a year ago his mind became clouded and he was brought here for treatment but he did not improve and death finally ended his sufferings. Mr. Shook was a lawyer, by pro fession, held positions in the United States revenue service and was a very bright man. Capt. T. W. Patton Dead. Asheville, Special. A message re ceived here announced the death in Philadelphia at midnight Wednesday night of Capt. Thomas W. Patton, of this city. The announcement of Captain Patton 's death, while not un expected, has cast a gloom over the city. He was one of the oldest and best known and most highly respect ed citizens of Asheville ; a public spirited man; a man bubbling over with charity for less fortunate ones, he was loved and esteemed by men women and children in every walk of life. Captain Patton had been a very sick man for several weeks. Ten days ago he went to Philadelphia accom panied by Mrs. Patton and Dr. W. D. Hilliard, for the purpose of un dergoing cji operation. He reached Philadelphia in splendid spirits and was really better than when he left Asheville. There was a reaction, however, and he continued to grow worse until the end came peacefully Wednesday night. Captain Paitou was about 70 years of age and a vet eran of the Civil war and the Spanish-American war. He served with distinction in the Confederate army and surrendered -with the rank of captain. Twice honored by the peo ple of Asheville with the highest mu nicipal office in their gift, he made one of the wisest and most conserva tive mayors in times of distress that the city has ever had. In politico he was independent and it was on in dependent tickets that he was elected to the mayor's office. When the war broke out Captain Patton, al though past the age, volunteered as a private with the First North Caro lina Volunteers. He was made ad jutant and went with the boys to Florida and Cuba. He was idolized by the Asheville soldier boys for his many -acts of kindness during their enlistment. -He was at the head of the Children's Home of Asheville at the time of his death and had accom plished a great work for this charit able institution. Patton avenue was named in honor of the distinguished Ashevillian and the- main thorough fare of the city will ever stand as a monument to the man. Surviving are a widow, a son 'and daughter, Mrs. Haywood Parker, of Asheville. Mrs. Patton and son were with Captain Patton when death ensued. The re mains were brought here for inter ment. Lawson Phillips Killed By Freight Train. Lenoir, Special. The Carolina & North-Western freight train ran over and killed Lawson Phillips, at Tre land. Phillips was driving a calf with a long rope which got caught on the track. While trying to get the calf loose he allowed the train to run on him. His head was mashed beyond recognition. Some Wilson Figures. Wilson, Special. The pbstoffice re- : eeipts at the Wilson office for October Avere the largest in the history of the local dffice for one month, being $1, S22.36. The receipts for the corres ponding month last year amounted to $1,327.86. The tobacco sales on the Wilson warehouse floors during the past month amounted to 2,457,857 pounds, which brought an average price of" -$11.76 a hundred. The sales for October last year amounted j to 3,805,142 pounds, which brought an average price of 11 cents a pound. Charters Granted. A charter is granted the Thomas ville Light and Power Company, to furnish electricpo'wer; lights, etc., the amount of capital stock-being $25j000 and J. W. Lambert and others being the stockholders. Another charter goes to the Roar ing Gap Summer Resort Company, to own .and operate hotels, etc., H. G. Chatham, Henry E. Fries and others being stockholders. SABBATH CONVENTION Programme For Meeting Made Out and Contains a List of Good Speakers Second North Carolina Convention. Charlotte, Special. Rev. W. H. MeMaster, field secretary, has com pleted the programme for the Sab bath Convention which will be held in this city beginning November 20th, and ending on the night of the 21st. Every congregation in the state is urged to send a delegate, as well as M.. C. ' A. 's, colleges and State normal schools. The-convention is to be held in the interest of a proper observance of the Lord's Day and is under -the supervision of a society that operates in the United States the North Carolina association being only a branch of the larger. The programme follows: WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .7:30 Rev. R. C. Holland, D. D., shairman; devotional exercises con iucted by Rev. Martin D. Hardin, D. D. 7 :50 Address of welcoming by E. I Cansler, Esq., Charlotte. 8 :00 Responsive by Rev. G. H. Detwiler, D. D., Greensboro. S:15 Appointment of committees. S:30-;-The annual address by the Rev. R.F. Campbell, D. D., Asheville, president of the North Carolina Sab bath Association. THURSDAY MORNING. 10:00 Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt, shairman; devotional exercises con iucted by Rev. Alexander Martin. 10 :15 Address "Do Modern Conditions Change Our Obligations to Keep the Sabbath?" by Rev. William Duncan, Charlotte. 10 :45 Conference-Subject, ' Sab bath Observance Promotive" (1) of "The Spiritual Life," by Rev. John M. Rose, D. D., Laurinburg. 11:00 (2) Of "Christian Charac ter," by Rev. S. B. Turrentine, D. D., Greensboro. 11:15 (3) Of "Christian Con duct," by Rev. J. J. Hall, D. D., Favetteville. il:30 (4) Of "Material Pros perity," by Rev. Sanders N. Gtrig aard, Greensboro. - 11 ;45 Open Conference Five aiinutes addresses. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 2:30 Kuv. Plato Durham, ehair Tian. Devotional exercises by Rev. Francis M. Osborne. 2 -45 Address "Law Enforce ment,'"' by J. W. Bailey, Esq., Ral ?ieh. r3 :10 Address "The Sabbath Cause in North Carolina," by Rev. W II. MeMaster. 3:35 The offering. 3:40 Address "Personal Re sponsibility for Sabbath Observance in My Town, City or Commuuity," by Mr. B. F. Dixon, Raleigh. 4:05 Address "Sabbatir Qbesrv anep an Element in True Education," by Henry Louis Smith, LL. D., Dav idson College. 4:35 Reports of committees. THURSDAY EVENING. 7;30 Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. D., chairman. Devotional exercises by Rev. John A- Smith. 7:45 "A Face-to-Face Talk on the Divine Standard of Sabbath Ob servance," by His Excellency, the Governor of South Carolina, M. F. Ansel. S:15 Addrpss "The Return to Sabbath Observance a Condition to a Spiritual Awakening," by Rev. William Lunsford, D. D., Asheville. Tar Heel Prize Winners. North Carolina's collective exhib its at Jamestown were given a total of 115 medals, according to a report given out by the State's commission ers. The exhibits were various, rep resenting the horticulture, agricul ture, commerce and industry of the State. Seventeen Barns Burned. Mecklenburg county has been suf fering an epidemic of barn burnings that grows truly alarming. Within less than one year seventeen of the best" barns in the county have been destroyed by fire, representing a to tal loss of at least $40,000. The peo ple feel sure that the burnings are the work of an organized band of firebuere. Father Cuts Son's Throat. Thomasville, Special. Friday af ternoon John L. Black's throat was cut by his father, Robert Black, who lives about five- miles south of this, place. Robert Black was beating hid wife. His little girl ran and told her brother, John, that their father was beating her mother to death. He ran. to his father's house, which was about half a mile from where he lived. As he stepped in the door his : father leaped at . him with a shoe-knife in his hand, and slashed a fearful gasn in his neck from below his left ear across his jaw to his nose. Current Happenings. President Roosevelt , promised a committee of publishers to urge the repeal of the tariff on -print paper and to investigate the paper , trust. The President, promised to indorse the - inland waterway scheme in his message to Congress. Counsel for Atlantic . steamship companies argued that the Inters-fate Commerce Commission has no control over ocean rates.-: rO PROTECT f ORTS ficreased Appropriations Will Be Asked For SECRETARY'S ANNUAL REPORT n His Report to Be Submitted to Congress at Coming Session Secre tary Taft Gives ' Estimates Ag" gregating. $5,525,920 For Con struction Work in Coast Artillery Service. Washington, Special. The annual report of Secretary Taft to be sub- fritted to .Congress at its convening in December will -contain : estimates iggregating $5,525,920 for construc tion and other work in the coast ar tillery service during the fiscal year 1.909. vThis construction work is to provide in part for shelter for the eoast artillery troops authorized by the act of January last, when the service received an increase of 44 Sompaniesj with a corresponding num ber of officers. - In accordance with the decision of Secretary Taft last November, a con centration scheme is being worked ut in the coast artillery service by tvhich some of the 78 separate forts tvhere modern coast defenses are in ktalled or in process of installation ire to be completely manned andthe remainder placed in the hands of laretakers. Tirty-two of the principal forts Jvere selected as main posts having as nearly as practicable garrisons of 100 per cent of a full manning detail, .he reamining forts to be left to such ;aretaking detachments as are nec sssary for the proper care and pre servation of the defenses. First, it is proposed in furtherance of the con centration scheme to construct at the wain posts the necessary barracks ind quarters for accommodating the increment to the post 'artillery and to follow this with the construction al these main posts of the barracks and quarters necessary for the accommo iation of the troops now at the sub posts. The posts at which work is to be done and for which appropriations will be asked include the following, the amount asked for being given !n round numbers: Caswell, N. C, 109,000; Dade, Fla., $106,000; Mon roe, Va., $211,000; Morgan. Ala., fl81,000; Scriven, Ga., $153,000; raylor, Fla., 5306,000. -r 15 Killed; 30 Injured. Kiel, By Cable. The boilers of the Berman schoolship Blucher exploded while the vessel was near Murwick. It is stated that 15 men were killed and 30 danegrously injured. The Blu cher is the German torpedo school ship. She was built at Kiel in 1877 and usually has on board about 260 officers and men. Her armament con sists of several old 5.9 inch Krapp guns and some smaller quick-firing uns. At a late hour at night 10 bodies had been found on board the schoolship, and a roll call of the creAV showed that no other men were miss ing. Several wounded men are not expected to recover. - Three hundred of the crew were absent maneuvering with the tenders at the time of the explosion. Child Thrown From Train. Cumberland, Md., Special The au thorities are investigating the death of a child who was evidently thrown from a Pullman car during the night. Wrapped in a bed sheet and with a shoestring tied tightly about the neck, the body picked up Friday. It is not known whether the infant was dead when thrown from the train. Money to Relieve Cotton Situation. Muskogee I. T., Special. The Patterson Mercantile Company re ceived $100,000 in jcurrency. from New York by express. The money will be paid for cotton the relieve the financial situation. Officers of the company say that jtnu eh more money is now on the road from the cast. Up to this time the banks have been unable to procure currency . -Jealous Husband's Rash Deed. Wilmington,, Del., Special Return ing home and finding no meal await ing him, Fred Underbill secured his revolver and going to the home of William Nelson he found there his wife and her sister. Without a word he fired tAvo bullets into his wife's head, killing her, and then turned the revolver upon the sister, Rachael Nelson, firing five shots into her body. She is expected to die. Under bill gave himself into custody. He was crazed with jealousy. Kills Negro Laborer. Reidsville, Ga., Special. William M. Newbern, bookkeeper of a local naval stores company, shot and killed Ed Fisher, a negro laborer. A dis pute arose over an account and Fish er advanced on Newbern with an open knife. Newbern seized a shot gun and fired at Fish or. Fisher at tempted to reach his own gun when Newbern fired a second time, killing the negro instantly. . . THE KILLED AND INJURED One Year's Work by American Rail- ways in the Way of Accidents. - Washington, Special. The . inter state commerce commission bulletin on accidents on the railways of the United States daring the year ended June 30, shows total casualties 81,286 or 5,000 killed and 76,000 injured, an increase of 10,352 casualities, " or r75 in the killed and 9,577 in the in jured, as compared with the previous pear. ,The figures include only '- ac sidents to passengers and to employes while actually on duty on or about the trains. The bulletin says: "There have been heavy increases in all of items except in car-coupling .and from striking against overhead obstruc tions.. The number of passengers killed and injured in collisions and lerailment has increased to an alarm ing degree. LV this item 'the very large total reported in-1895 is now Jxceeded by 17 per cent." . The ; re port for the last quarter (included in these figures for the year) em bracing April, May and June, shows 1,065 persons killed and 18,646 in-, jured in 1,806 collisions and 1,971 derailments, involving $3,232,673 damage to the trains and roadway. Cotton Crop Report. Washington, Special. -The census bureau Friday issued its bulletin showing the total cotton crop of this year's growth ginned up to November 1st to be 6,167,600 bales," as compared with 6,906,395 bales for 1906. The figures are the result of the investi gation of the special agents of the bureau, which in addition to the fig ures given show that there Avere 26, L35 ginneries in operation as com pared with 27,370 for 1906. In the ;omputation round bales are counted as half bales. The results by States for the present year is as follows: Alabama, 608,822 bales; Arkansas, 293,541; Florida, 2S,6S7; Georgia, 1,195,895; Indian Territory, 191,750; Kentucky, 494 -j Louisiana, 277,536; Mississippi, 629,435; Missouri, 11, 5S9; North Carolina, 326,437; Okla homa, 179,149; South Carolina, 733, 045; Tennessee, 109.225; Texas, 1, 579,496; Virginia, 2,349. Rockefeller Gains Victory. Findlay, O., Special. --John D. Rockefeller.- won a victory when Judge Duncan quashed the summons served on him in the suit of Geo. H. Phelps against the Standard Oil Com pany and John D. Rockefeller for violating the anti-trust law, on the ground that Mr. Rockefeller had a foreign corporation not doing busV ness in the fcjtate. The motion of the Buckeye Pipe Line, the Solar Refin ing and Ohio oil companies to havt summons quashed against them Avere denied. The court says the allega tions in the petition show joint lia bility and the proper way to raise the question is by trial of the case. Cngressman Adamson Talks. Washington, Special. Congress man Adamson, of Georgia, spoke bit terly of the failure of the United States government to aid the South financially. He said the cotton crop is being sacrificed at sixty per cent, of its value; that it ought to bring lo cents, with an 11 and 12 million bale crop ; that smal farmers who owe small merchants cannot hold . their eotton unless the banks extend credit. He says 50 per cent profit can be real ized by investing idle money in cot ton at this time. Broke Record Again. NeAv York, Special. The neAV re cord of four days, eighteen hours ano forty minutes for the run from Queenstown to Sandy Hook Avas set up Friday when the big Cunard Liner Lusitania reached port after a ran of an hour aud fourteen minutes better than her previous World's re cord. Two Cent Fares Paid in Georgia. Atlanta, Special. An increase oi 17 9-10 per cent, in passenger earn ings for the month of September ovei the corresponding period a year -ago is shown by the statement of the-Atlanta' and West Point railroad. Thi. is one of the two roads in Georgia under "Class A" of the State rail road commission. Roads under this classification are confined to a flat rate of tAvo cents a mile for passengci fares. The increase in passengei earnings has been under this rate. Rapist Dies on Scaffold. Jacksonville, Fla., Special.-Doei Mack, a negro who criminally as; saulted a young white girl in the out skirts of the city about a year ago was hanged in the county jail Fridav Mack made a lengthy talk declaring his innocence and prayed for 15 min ntes. He left a note to the press de claring that he was innocent and that some day the authorities would learn their mistake. MARVELOUS PROGRESS Remarkable Showing In Growth of Our Circulation, The government last month placed an additional $7,514,000 in circula tion, bringing the total of the coun try's circulation up to $2,876,000,000, divided as follows: Gold coin ....,......$ 574,459,083 Gold certificates .... 677,295,909 Standard silver dollars. 88,822,959 Silver certificates .... 464,349,563 Subsidiary silver .. .. 127,461,229 Treasury notes of 1890 5,601,926 United States notes 343,254,153 National bank notes . . 595,123,866 Total .... .. .. ....$2,876,368,696 Money circulating in the United States on November 1st, for a series of years, compares as follows: ' 1907.. .. .. .... $2,876,363,696 1906 ... . . . . '. ....... 2,866,832,786 1905. ;; . . . . . 2,653,131,578 1904. V. ... . . 2,583,476,661 1903 . . . . ; . . . . 2,427,394,863 1902.. 2,336,111,992 1901 ..... . ......... 2,246,300,542 1900 ........ . .... 2,139,181,412 1899. ..... . . ..... .1,963,716,148 1S93.. .. .. ... .. 1,866,575,782 1897 . . 1,706,732,904 1S96 ........ ... . . 1,627,055,614 1895..; . . .... 1,598,859,316 1894. .... ... .... . . 1,672,093,422 1893 .... ... 1,718,544,682 1892 . ... 1,606,139,735 It will be seen f roni, this exhibit that the circulation is more than $1, 000,000,000 greater than it was in 1893, and still there is a cry for more. Nothing could better illustrate the enormous progress this great country has made since the last panic ; and the story is not ended. The more we grow, the greater our capacity to grow, for the country is still young, and its resources are yet in the in fancy of their development. Our prosperity has just begun. . There must be temporary reactions from time to time, but they will be but breathing spells, and every fresh start will carry us farther and farther ahead. How can a pessimist live in the United States T Richmond Times Dispatch. One Day's Record. Three or four days ago The News Leader inquired ' ' Panic ? Who Said Panic?" and had the pleasure ; of printing a synopsis of a letter from Dinwiddie county, this State, telling of the unprecedented prosperity of the farmers. Today we have inci dental information from Richmond to the same effect. We learn on in quiry the truth of a report that reach ed us that yesterday the Stephen Putney Shoe Company, of this city, receive'd $54,000 in cold, actual cash as its day's colection for goods sold. Some of this money came from : as far away as Michigan and Pennsyl vania, but the great bulk of it flow ed in from the South. ' The Putney Company reports collections unus ually good nd prospects of days m the near future almost as big in the matter of money received as yester day. Sales also continue well ahead of last year, not only for September and October, but for the first f eAv days in November. Other business men here report ; similar conditions. . These are hard facts. They are so hard that they knock stiff all the calamity theories that fevered imagi nations or affrightened minds can devise. They illustrate the truth of our persistent contention that if the financial' doctors will but behave themselves, attend to their business and keep quiet, the country will go right on prospering by its natural strength and the power of favorable conditions vouchsafed by : the' . Al mighty and improved by the industry and good sense of the people. ,' The people have money, brains and conservatism.' They are buying good3 and pajdng for them and putting their little surplus funds into the banks. The currency will flow nat urally and easily into the channels of trade unless some well-meaning blun derers, eager quacks or scheming as sassins dam and divert it and take it from its proper . courses. Richmond (Va.) News-Leader of Nov. 5. Armed Bandits Loot South Dakota Bank. .: Canova, S. D., Special Seven arm ed basJits Friday bleAv up the safe in the Inter-State Bank, secured $6,500 and escaped. The occupants of a hotel across the street were aroused by the explosion but the robbers open ed fire and drove them back. The hotel was riddled with bullets. Where lights Avere - burning in homes the bandits, at the point of the gun, forced the ' "owners to extinguish them. Rebates in Richmand. " Richmond, Special L. B.- Johnson, an agent of the Interstate Commeice Commission, Washington, has' been here investigating charges that un lawful rebates have been allowed Richmind concerns. ! The ' giving of rebates is said to have been going on for some time. Prosecutions will probably follow. ; The agent is said to have been -at' the office of several rail roads looking over their books. AFTER PAPER TRUST President Assures Publishers of His Position FAVORS REMOVING THE TARIFF The President Tells Publishers That He Will Recommend Abolition of Tariff on Paper and Pulp, and Will Also Ascertain Whether the. Paper Trust is Violating the Law. Washington, Special. President Roosevelt indicated to members of the committee on paper of the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion that he will recommend to Con gress the abolition of the tariff on" press paper, wood pulp and' the wood that goes into the manufacture of paper, also that he will make a recommendation to the Department of Justice that it take immediate steps to ascertain whether the anti trust laws are being disobeyed by he manufacturers of paper. The' promise of the recommenda tions by the President was obtained tuLici-. no liuu usieueu lo tuc repru sentations of the members of the committee and to a petiton from the national organizations of printers, sterotypers, pressmen and etchers, all of which set forth the evidence of a combination on the part of the manufacturers of paper J:or the pur pose of controlling the output, reg ulating and greatly increasing the price and otherwise making hinder some regulations goArerning th source of supply and delivery of pa per. The call upon the President was made in pursuance of resolutions adopted by the American Newspaper Publishers' Asociation at a meeting held in New York September 19th last. The committee which called on the President by appointment included John Norris, of The News York Times; Medill McCormick, of The Chicago Tribune; George Thompson, of The St. Paul Dispatch; Delevan Smith, of The Indianapolis News; John Sastman, of The Chicago Jour nal; Walter Page, of World's Work; Dr., Albert Shaw, of The Review of Reviews; E. J. Rigway and the presi dents of the national organizations of the allied printing trades. The history and facts which make up the protest were presented by Mr. McCormick, after which the Presi dent indicated the action he would take. An investigation of the so called paper trust has been in prog ress for some time by the Department of Justice and it is understood the President will immediately call for the facts which have ben ascertain ed up to the present time. Son Failed to Save Father. ' Newport News, Special Frank C. Bonner, a white man, 40 years old, committed suicide by drinking car bolic acid at his home, 230 Forty fourth street, after soundly slapping the face of his 10-year-old son be cause, the lad knocked from his fath er's hand a tumbler containing thg same poison. Bonner had been on s spree for several days and was in a desperate conditon at the time h took his life, he boy called for. help, but when a physician arrived the poison had done its work. Bonner had been employed at the shipyard as a boilermaker for a number of years. He was a widower and is survived by the boy who attempted to save his life. ' Briquettes a Success' as Fuel. Norfolk, Special. The result of th recent experiment, with briquettes, the new fuel, 93 per cent, coal, with 7 per cent, of water gas tar as a binder, on the torpedo boat Biddle has been announced. Briquettes were burned in the after furnace of th Biddle and coal like that made intc the briquettes in the fonvard fur nace, and it . was found that three tons of briquettes produced 25 pei cent, more steam than did three and a quarter tons of coal. . .Withdrawal From Wilmington. Baltimore, Special. The Baltimor & Carolina Steamship Company ha? found it necessaiy to withdraw its boats from Wilmington, N. C This step, it is announced, is necessary because of the inability of the com pany to take care of all the freighl offered with the two steamers Avhict it owns. The line Avill continue tc run to Charleston and Georgetowr as heretofore. News of the Day. The explosion of the boilers of the German schoolship Blucher killed and injured an umber of men. Former President Palma, of Cuba still favors American control of the island. Returns from the Filipino election indicate the success of the Progress party.