North Carolina Newspapers

. " ' . ... , . ..... Zbe Gbatbani &ecorJ. RATES OF ADVEBTiS :tos and fsoprietob, wne square, one Insertl&n Si One Square, two insert Iohjw. jljs One Square, one montlB,... a. OF SUBSCRIPTION: ijt.'.'' c ?. i3U rer a ear For Larger Achrrli&$5 ments Liberal GontraciSt IN ADVANCE VOL.XX.X. : : : .- ' rw-rrm r. . I I I I " . I Jt 1 lcSKIJKIl. (HA HAM nOITftrrV N n.THTTRSnAV nWPDUDFD or mn? xt on vill be mad; . . . . . . M-aMMMIVMNM W - 1 - ... -rs fS? ':" '- " ft rms Gathered From All Sections of tho Qrafo livf - - ... . A Suicide of tore a VJadesboro Man. Special. Thursday at one of Anson county's i i .1 nr.. jr4 known an.i rao.-i iut-u men, lur. H luullev, kiilocl himself at his at Auonviiie. aoout ten miles Immittod by pku-ing the barrel of a rce pistol in k mouth, after which C , - T TT. 1 - A dint was ueru. ne ima iusi, ( ustouier in the store tries before the deed . Air. liaaiev was of age, and the father L sevCa ci-iildren. and is survived by i iusonvilie for about 25 years pre- ious to ki death. For many years ' his br.?ino.s lite he was unusually .,Aif'J. but more recently ill altli has kept him from giving close Jrr.wfmn to ins busuiess ana ms aes- Imileney was probably due to this iir-t '.iso:i count v had few citizens to mere readily cliompioned all mor f;v;es. or Avere more concerned Lint the country's best welfare. art i Another Bank in Wilmington. Wilmington, Special. Since the erger of the Atlantic and Murchi- inn National Banks here last week r.ere is considerable talk of the or- Knization of another commercial in tiration with J. W. Norwood, of rwnville. S. C. formerly president i the Atlantic, at its head. Mr. orwood has been here the past two ays looking over the savings bank eld ith a view of negotiating for Le taking over of the Corolina Sav pjs and Trusi Company, which "wafe ilied with the Atlantic National auk, and merging it with the Wil licgton Savings and Trust Company, f which he is president. Some good usicess men say there is ample room ere for a third National bank and lany of them do not hesitate to say ley -will take stock m the enterprise ' Mr. Xonvood will accept the active anagemenr of the enterprise. Another Bank Merger. AViimington, Special. At a meet- jt of the directors the Carolina vings and Trust Company. Avhich hs allied with the Atlantic National ink. recently merged with the Mnr- ison National in this eitj-, it was oided to accept the offer of the Peo- - 5avinas iJank to consolidnta rh that institution, the terms of the b-ger being understood to be a pay- nt by the People's Bank of 2G per at above the book vjiiip nf Hip ck. Th'e People's is the savings nk of the Murchison National, and, soliclated with the Carolina, it wili tiny the handsome banking house n to be vacated by the Atlantic tional at the northwest corner of ont and Princess streets. Durham, H. Iff. Ramsey, 0f Durham Dies Suddenly. Special.. Mrs. SI. M. imsey, who lives on Liberty street, -d very suddenly. She was able to out the previous evening and paid hsit to some of the neighbors. Ee- ping to her home she was taken tdenly ill and was dead in a few prs' time. She was 63 years of p and had lived in Durham for ny years, coming from 'Virginia. let several children. These now in different sections of the r-te and Virginia anrl tha arrnnw. nts for the funeral have not been ;-te yet. Business Changes Sn Lexington. Lexington, Special. Among the probable business changes in Lexing ton business circles that will take place the first of the year is an in teresting one at the grocery store of Mr. W. II. Moffit. Mr. Moffit, his son, Mr. J. V. Moffit and Mr. Fred A. Watson, of "Winston, have formed the W. II. Moffit Grocery Company, with $4,500 capital. Mr. Watson, well known here, has been in the drug business in Winston. He Avill be man ager. Tne present manager, Mr. Will D. Moflitt, goes to High Point to be with the High Point Croeery Com pany, wholesale. Farmers Fight; One Shot At. Fayetteville, Special. Thursday in a fight on Hay street; M. A. Smith, a farmer, struck Mr. Bennett, an other farmer, over the head and Ben nett drew a revolver and fired twice at Smith, one ball crushing through the ptate glass window of Gorham's book store, which was crowded with women, and causing a panic. Smith was thought to be seriously wounded, but both the balls went wide of the mark. Bennett raised his revolver for another shot, but he was disarmed before he could fire. Schoolhouse in Randolph County Burned by Incendiaries. High Point, Special. Chief of Police Gray received a message from Solicitor Hammer, from Greensboro, telling him to look out for parties who are supposed to have burned a schoolKouse in Grant township, Ran dolph county. This , makes the third schoolhouse burned in that distriet the past year and the people are very much wrought up over the mat ter. It is the work of fire bugs and Solicitor Hammer is determined, if possible to bring them to justice. Commissions Issued. Commissions are issued to the fol lowing officers of Company K, Third Regiment of Infantry, at AVeldon, which was mustered in services Mon day night: O. L. Bagley, captain; H. L. Allen, first lieutenant; B. C. Rod well, second lieutenant. Col. J. N. Craig, comander of the Third Regiment of Infant-, has sent an invitation to all the commissioned officers of that regiment to meet at T"" 1 J T OAJ 1 f i uurnam on tne duin mst to con sider matters affecting the regiment, which grow out of the putting into effect of the Dick law of January 21. It is tne purpose to have the regi ment in the most perfect shape pos sible by that date in an endeavor to meet the requirements . of this law, which is by far the most important ever enacted in the interest of the National Guard of the country. Adju tant General Robertson will attend the meeting called by Colonel Craig. SECRETARY TAFT IS HOME Secretary Taft Could Not be Induced to Talk Politics by Reporters Who Flocked Around Him on His Land ing Friday Morning. New York, Special. "I have been away from the United States for a hundred and twenty days, and have been out of touch with public affairs generally. I don't think ' that at. this time I should talk on any public question, but I may have something more to say later on. I expect to have my nose to the grindstone for some time to come and my long absence from home due to my extended trip has prevented my keeping abreast of current events,. Under no circumstan ces shall I discuss political affairs at present. I have had a splendid trip and found Americans very wel come every place I reached." In the above statement Secretary Taft, evaded all efforts to get him to discuss his boom for the presi dential nomination, when he landed from the Hamburg-American liner President Grant. The Secretary is in splendid health, although he is griev ed over the death of his mother. He expected to go to Washington with out delay to confer with the Presi dent. He arrived with his party at quar antine at 10 o'clock Friday morning. The government tug Johnstown has gone to take him to Jersey City, where a train awaits to carry him to Washington over the Baltimore & Ohio Raijroad. He expressed pleas ure at the news, that Missouri had announced that it would support him for the nomination, but refused to discuss politics. Acreage and Value of Crops. Washington, Special. The Depart ment of Agriculture issued a report giving final estimates of acreage, production, and value of farm crops, showing winter wheat acreage to be 2S,132,000 production 409,442,000 bushels," value, per bushel, 8S.2 cents. Spring wheat acreage 17,079,000; production 224,G45000 ; value SG cents. Com acreage, 99,931,000; production, 2,592,320,000; value 51.7 cents. Oats acreage, 31,837,000; pro duction 754,443,000; value 44.3 cents. The average, weight per bushel is shown by reports received by the De partment to be 58.9 pounds for spring wheat, 5S.9 pounds for winter wheat and 29.4 pounds for oats. Young Man Killed. rcensboro, Special Word was ;"Jved here of the horrible death of n ry, a youn? man of this r.itv. ie'h occurred nr. T .miiiTim o . Jaai iiJUVUUUl O.U camp of the bridge construction f pan;,-, with which he was'employ- uuage toreman, some time Way night. The manner nf pth is not Vnn-vn 1-inf 1, i.a he was struck bv a train. H. Agent an Accomplice, exington, Special. Mayor J, "or surprised a confident citizen this week by sending him to !'t under a $50 bond as an accom- 'e of a blind tiger. He held the :' under a section of a special law lt provides that where a messen ' ?ws and gets whiskey for anoth--an, buying it from an illicit and wful dealer, the messenger is the nt of said blind tiger and as such y bo held and punished. This is ; first time that this law has-been pbod to the morally stunted. Greensboro Man Killed by a Train. Greensboro, Special. Mr. Hugh Fry, a well-known young man of this city, was killed by a train ten miles south of Lynchburg, Va. ,about 3 o'eloctc Friday morning and his re mains were brought here and taken to the home of his mother, Mrs. II. L. Fry, on Murray street. The funeral will be held some time Friday. It is reported that Mr. Fry had been to Lynchburg and was returning on the train that killed him, and in attempt ing to alight from it he stepped on some ice and was thrown under the train and crushed to death. Lately Mr. Fry had been employed as a civil engineer at a railroad construction camp, stationed at the point where he met his death. State News Items. The Foreman and Miller Company, of Charlotte., with $110,000 to be au thorized and $15,000 subscribed capi tal stock, was chartered last week. The object of the concern is to con duct a. general merchandise business. The incorporators are: W. R. Fore man, Lynchburg, Va.; E. C. Miller, T. C. Wilson and J. L. Coble, all of Charlotte. Superintendent Mann, of the peni tentiary, says that not all the cotton is yet picked at the State Farm, near Wieldon. Speaking about the finances of the penitentiary, he remarked that it had not done so well as last jrear, because the crops are not as good. As yet none of the cotton has been put on tho market, and no sales of pea nuts have been made. He is not yet able to estimate the amount of the cotton crop, but of course it falls con siderably under that as yet. In spite of everything, however, the peniten tiary makes a very good financial showing. - The Selma Livery and Live Stock Company, of Selma. with $10,000 au thorized and $4,500 subscribed, that with the privilege of increasing the capital to $20.,000, was chartered, the E!'fd fo devote his time this winter I incorporators being: R. Av. Kutcher-!,-vKprp0r correspondence and will ; son, W. T. Kirby, C. W. Richardson, ! ;, ) Officfi in t.l; r-itv Tfrt lino 'T TT A 11,.-J f TP TTJK XTW11 kA 'Wi experience in tho reportor-; Rjchardson, Selma Supply Company, and his work in Salisbury ; T -r, r, -U . r i ui. t. Jj. x ex sou aim xi. uuuiye u J Vick, all of Selma. The Wood Pulp Supply. London, By Cable. Unless Lord Northcliff, of The London Daily Mail, encounters some entirely unforseen obstacle in his' plans for cornering the world's supply of wood pulp, both British and American newspaper men, it seems likely, will be in a position soon where they will have to reckon with the great English publisher for practically their entire supply of print, paper. His lorship conceived the idea a number of years ago of making Newfoundland the world's wood pulp centre and on his advice the Amalgamated Press, which con trols The Mail, is investing four mil lions in the enterprise. European ex perts agree that the result promises to be the generation's financial coup for the astute newspaper man. Fac tories are noj almost ready to be gin production, Into the Reportorial Field. a!ihury, Special. Edward Wil- a attache of the Whitney of- t Whitney-on-thc-Yadldn, has Swindling on an Extensive Scale. Boston, Mass., Special. Goods val ued at $150,000 obtained by a gang of alleged swindlers from firms all over the country, are believed by postoffice inspectors to be store in various warehouses throughout this city. If the allegations of the inspec tors are correct, they present one of the cleverest swindles ever practiced upon business men in the United States. Six men have been arrested and five of them are now out on bail awaiting the action of the grand jury on the technical charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. The names of the men are Henry Barish, Hyland Goldsmith, T. C. Serotton, M. G. Alkon, W. I. Alkon, Samuel Sec lonfreund. It, is alleged that these men induced firms to forward them goods valued at thousands of dollars by furnishing fraudulent ratings and references. up to the standard from a s standpoint. Sufferers From Mine Disasters. Washington, Special. As a meas ure of relief for widows and orphans of the mine explosion victims and those permanently injured in such diasters, Representative Lenahan, of Wilkesbarre,, Pa., a great hard-coal mining centre, has introduced a bill in the House calling for a tax of one cent per ton on all coal mines. To each family made dependent by the death of a miner or his. injury, a thousand dollars out of the revenue so derived is to be paid. Magazine Explodes. Palermo, Italy, By Cable At -least a dozen of the injured in a powder magazine explosion here, in which 25 persons were killed and more than a hundred hurt, Avill die. Troops are still aiding the police in removing the debris of houses shaken down by the blast. It is feared that more bod will be found in the wreckage, as, trie work of its removal progress es . Tlie cause of the accident is un known. ! A HAPPY NEW YEAR. fL-n' - K 'wJ AT THE YEAR'S END. At the year's end one saw before him rise Phantasmal presences. The first outcried, "I am the love that once you deified!" "And I," the second said, witu mocking sighs, "Am that ambition which, in splendid guise, . Both dav and night was ever by your .side. "And I," a third exclaimed, repr.acbful-eyed, By CllnfrnrScollarcl. Am that fair faith you cherished, precious "wise. He met their glances, levelly, aware That each had uttered naught save truth, and yet He felt no smarting of remorse's stings. 'Tis thus with those brave souls who, stair by stair, ' Ascend the years, above all vaLi regret, To the trumphant heights of better things. . . . . ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS FOR 1908 Being until July 4th, the 13 2d year of the independence of the United States of America, and corresponding nearly to The year 1326 of the Mohammedan era,' beginning Feb. 4th. The year A. M. 8017 of the Greek Church, beginning Jan. 14 (O. S.). The year 4 605 of the Chinese era, beginning Feb. 2. , The year 566S-9 of the Jewish era, Sept. 26 or at sunset Sept. 25. The year 25 68 of the Japanese era, beginning Feb. 2. The year 5908 A. L. (Masonic). The year 2661 A. U. C. (of Rome). The year 5912 of the World' (Usher). The year 7416 of the World (Septuagint). 1908 IS A BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR. Moon is the Reigning Planet This Year. CARDINAL POINTS. , Vernal Equinox, entrance of the Sun into Aries, March 20th, at 7 o'clock in the evening. Summer Solstice, entrance of the Sun into Cancer, June 21st, at 3 o'clock ' in the evening. Autumnal Equinox, entrance of the Sun into Libra, September 23d, at 6 o'clock in the morning. Winter Solstice, entrance of the Sun into Capricorn, December 2 2d, at 1 o'clock in the morning. December March . . . June . . . September THE SEASONS. Washington Mean Time. D. H. M. Winter begins and lasts.. 8 9 0--35 Spring begins and lasts. . 92 19 -52 Summer begins and lasts . 93 14 3a Autumn begins and lasts. 89 18 35 D. II. M .22 6 36 p. ra .20 7 11 p. ni .21 3 3 p. m .23 5 42 a. m December 22 0 17 a.m. Winter beg. -Trop. Year . 365 5 41 ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1903. There will be three eclipses of the Sun this year and one Luna Apulse. I. The first will be a total eclipse of the Sun on the 3d of January, invisible in America, visible on the Pacific Ocean. II. The second will be an annular or ringf or m .eclipse of the Sun on the 2Sth of June, visible, in part, in the United States. The eclipse will be annular in Tampa, Florida, and on the Bermuda Islands. The begin ning will be at 9 o'clock 27 minutes In the forenoon; the end at 12 o'clock 41 minutes at noon. (Washington time.) III. The third is an eclipse of the Sun on the 22d and 23d of Decem ber, invisible in North America, visible on the Atlantic Ocean and" in the eastern part of South America. ftlORING AND EVENING STARS. Morning -Stars. Venus after July. Mars after August 22. Jupiter until January 29, after Au gust 17. .. Saturn after February 29, until Sep tember 30. Mercury until January 14; February 2 8 until May 7; July 4 until Au gust 20; October 2S until Decem ber 11. Evening Stars. Venus until July 5. Mars until August 22. Jupiter after January 29, until Au gust 17. Saturn until February 29, after Sep tember 30. Mercury, January 14 until February y. 28; May 7 until July 4; August 20 until October 2S; after December 11. PLACETS' GREATEST BRILLIANCY. Mercury February 13, Juno 7, October 4, sets in the evening after the Sun and rises in the morning before the Sun, March 27, July 25, No vember 13. Jupiter January 29. Venus May 29, August 7. Saturn September 30. MOVABLE FEASTS AND CHURCH DAYS. Septuagesima Sunday, February 16. Sexagesima Sunday, February 23. Quinquagesima Sunday, March 1. Shrove Tuesday, March 3. Ash Wednesday, or first day of Lent, March 4. Quadragesima Sunday, March. 8. Mid Lent, March 25. Palm Sunday, April 12. Maundy Thursday, April 16. -Good Friday, April 17. Easter Sunday, April 19. v Low Sunday, April 26. Rogation Sunday, May 21. Ascension Day, May 28. , Whit Sunday, June 7. Trinity Sunday, June 14. Corpus Christi, June 18. Thanksgiving Day, on fourth or last Thursday in November, as Presi dent may appoint. First Sunday in Advent, November 29. Sundays after Trinity are 23 year. this 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. Quatember or Ember Days. On 11, 13 and 14 of March. On 10, 12 and 13 of June. On 16, 18 and 19 of September. On 16, 18 and 19 of December. Some of the Now Records SVIade During the Year Automobile record for mile on circular track, by Walter Christie, 52 seconds. " . Swimming record for 100 yards, by Charles Daniels, 55 2-5 seconds. Horse running record, one mile and an eighth, by Charles Edward, at Brighton Beach, 1.50 3-5. Shooting record, by Captain Hardy, who broke 13,066 flying targets. " Homing pigeon makes average speed of 1612 yards-per minute for 600 miles. Thompson's Colts bowling team (five men) rolled a 2853 score for three games. Ralph Rose, John Flanagan, Martin Sheridan. George Bonhag and Melvin Sheppard all broke athletic records. Fastest time on snow shoes, 47m. 20s.' Longest ski jump, 114 feet. 75 Lives liost in the Alps and 350 Other Mishaps in 1907. London. Official statistics just is sued supply the death rate in 1907 due to misadventure in the Italian, Swiss and Austrian Alps.- The num ber of lives lost was seventy-five, the majority being Swiss and Germans. Next- came the British and after them the Italians. There were 350 serious accidents. . The chief cause of the fatality was fool-hardiness, which is becoming more prevalent every year, in at tempting ascents without a guide. . Seventy-one Hunters Killed During Season of 1907. Chicago. Seventy-one persons were killed most of them by care lessness during the hunting season of 1907. This is slightly below the record for 1906. , The number of injured in 1907, however, is in excess of that of the season before, eighty-one hunters having been hurt in 1907, compared with only seventy during 1906. In Wisconsin, Michigan and Min nesota fifty persons lost their lives in 1907. . KILLED IN HIS OFFICE New York Broker Shot By a Crazy Customer WHO DEMANDED MORf; CREDIT Charles A. Geiger, of Beaufort, S. C, Fatally Wounds James H. Oliphant, Member of Stock Exchange, and Then Turns Pistol Upon Himself. Late JtfetePiS In "Brief UIH If 11 ILm III LUL' fit !uT VtTl?T New. York, Special." James H. Oli phant; senior member of. ihe stock ex change firm, of James H. Oliphant & Co.? is dead from a bullet wound in flicted at his office Friday afternoon by Charles A." Geiger, a ' customer from Beaufort, S. C.,fwho after fir ing upon Oliphant killed himself. ' The men were closeted in Oli phant 's private office at the time and all that is known of what immediate ly preceded the-shooting was learned from the lips of the dying broker. Oliphant said "that his refusal to extend further credit to Geiger caus ed the tragedy. There is reason to believe, hoAvever, that Gieger had be come mentally irresponsible. A note book found upon his person contained computations by which the writer ap parently had figured that he wouid be worth, $3,600,000 by January 1st, 1908. He actually possessed, as far as his personal effeets showed, less than $11. Geiger owed the Oiiphants $5,000 and had been asked for a settlement. He called at the office and after ex plaining that he could not meet the i the New York C'eutral Eailroad. 11- . - ........ i ..... oDiigation asKca mat tne hrm advance him sufficient credit to carry 5,000 shares of a certain stock until a rise in the price should yield him a pro fit. His proposition was refused and the shooting followed. The offices of James II. Oliphant & Co., are at 20 Bload street, in the center of the 'financial district, and the shooting caused a sensation in the street and temporarily interrupt ed the business of the curb traders, the scene of whose activities are overlooked from the big office build- ino Clerks who pushed their way into Oliphant 's office when they heard shots fired, stumbled over Geiger 's dead body. He had shot himself in the mouth and again in the right temple. A revolver was clutched in the right hand. Oliphant had slipped from his chair and lay half concealed under his desk. A bullet had enter ed the stomach. The broker was still conscious. At the hospital, where the operation of laparotomy was perform ed, it was found that the bullet had grazed the kidneys and lodged in the back. It was not removed. Oliphant 's ante-mortem statement was supplemented by a statement from the broker's partners, who in cluded Oliphant 's son, J. Norris Oli phant. According to young Oliphant, Geiger, who was 39 years old, 6 feet tall, slender and wore a heavy dark, moustache, belonged to the class of speculators known in the street as "odd lot customers," those who al ways have something on, board, buy ing or selling in 10 or 20 share lots, never investing a great amount bul frequently risking all they possess. Papers found in a room which Geiger occupied in the Holland House indicate, however, that he had lost no less than $75,000 in dealings in steel common and that he still owed the Oiiphants $5,000. It was also indi cated by the papers an? partially confirmed by acquaintances that Gei ger had lost all he possessed and that when he went to the broker's office it was in thehope of securing credit through which he might recuperate his fortune. Frank H. nitchcoek denied i&silbe has been using the public jaetreaaage to gather delegates- for COTtelyeo. Speaker Cannon coropSffiefi House committees, and- they -will 2e announced later. Senator Aldrich halted' Hie anqaby proposed by Cnlberson- issto lli causes of the financial strisigeney and by Tillman into- the Boston am& Maine Railroad deal. .Alexander B. Buttr cashier wrecked Peoples Bank of Pct-&S2Ks,b. Va., was arrested on a charge xf'5al sification of the books.' :' The Legislative mining eociHEiasijao arrived at Monongah,. ,W.. Va-, io 5- . yestigate the mine disaster. Tbxtfsr hundred and thirty-seven Ixwiles thus far been recovered'.. ' : The battleship fleet, at Jfasi 1 no counts, was off the Florida coast, -wltfo fine weather and ail well,.:. .. " Gils' ' Eingling, oldest s? $bit brothers who ctnrol circuses Im Amer ica died in New Orleans.. Two Women and two. men: tk3 3J, 000 worth of booty were taken lr$m a New York flat, said; to be IgSarrfe headquarters. Frank W. Miller of Kassaa CSiy, committed suicide in a TJniTersity irF Pennsylvania dormitory.. Alf reckH. Smith, vice- prrsi?it jifT was; acquitted of manslaughter &arge& growing out o.t the Woodkso sieek last February. . : ; The receivers for the Westinj concerns will probably fee ciisclu soon. The Peace Conference agreed establish a oint court of rMtrsttic for Central America.. The Senate passed a rpsol att-n calling on Secretary Cortelyou lor qomplette information cittaeerulxr Government deposits-, bonds, note is sues and clearing-horise- eertilicatcs. Speaker Cannon annooxzeecl lie new house committees on rales m2 mileage. There was a debate in the Senajte regarding the custom of executive 5fc partments sending drafted bills to fas? introduced in the Senate. The biv;r battleship fleet is jacpsr ready sail for Hampton Roads on il trip to San Francisco. The Interstate Finance ra3 Trasi Company, of Big Stone Gapv ITii., closed its doors, going into vciimtfsjy liquidation for lack of eurxeuey. William C. Abbott, of Damilfce, Cgot out of a sick bed, went to IjiLs stable and hanged himself. The trial of Fred Jenkins for murder of William. Smith was con tinued at Culpeper. The British-American Tobacco Cto claiming ownership to the Smj cigarettes seized in Norfolk h life Government in October on the ottnTl that they were bieng shipped is vik.Ia tion of the Sherman Anti-Trust la filed its answer to the? infoaxuaEiiifej filed by the Government. Ex-Governor Black, of New ITaric, made a sensational attack cea Pxeai dent Roosevelt before tbe 2Smp H,amppshirc Bar Association. Governor Glenn rs plan to lav?? Burns and Palmar , Fight Fehruary 1st. ..ondon, By Cable Feb. 1st has been fixed as the date for the fight between Tommy Burns, the champion heavyweight pugilist of the world, and Jack Palmer, of New Castle. The battle will be fought at Wonderland, White Chapel, and beside Burns' ti tle it will be for a purse and side bet of $2,500. Cotton Ginned to Dec. 13, 9,281,077. Washington, Special. The Census Bureau reported the number of bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1907 to December 13th, 'as 9,231,077 bales, as compared with 11,112,789 last year. The number of active gin neries is 27,152. The figures by States are: North Carolina, 522,917 , South Carolina 1,014,711 ; Georgia,1, 1, 632,495; Alabama, 962,022; Louisia na, 502,091; Mississippi, 1,119,244; Oklahoma, 680,078; Tennessee, 204, 267; -Texas 1,987,781. North Carolina rate cases Big Fire at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fia., Special. Fire early Friday morning destroyed the three-story building on West For sythe street, owned by E. E. Cleve land, causing a loss of $20,000. The Vehicle and Harness Company, a branch of the Savannah Buggy Com pany, and the storage companj',. operated by the same firm, estimate their loss at about .$50,000, covered by insurance. ' . ' ed failed because the Southern SuS- way would not consent to a trial -the new law. The injunction ease of Stresarai Fish against voting of Union Paeiie holdings of Illinois Central sti camo up for argument in. ChLtair. Bishop Thoburn, of the MetbodisSt Episcopal church, was' adjudged .re sponsible in the libel suit of Dr. Sau eni Armstrong Hopkins, a Tvcecjaa missionary, who got a $500 verdict. Gen. Frederick ' Funston anrrre2 xsl Goldfield with troops, but martial Ixcy has not yet been declared. R. P. Easton, cashrier of a Siaie bank at Herseher, Hi., comiastfed sui cide in the bank. Miss Annie Burkhart, c Pritsa cola, Fia., was made heir to a 75, 000 estate by a peddler szqpposc&Ey penniless. The C'andaian Pacific EailroasT made tbe offer to take what Boston and Maine stock the New York, Hex Haven and Hartford Railroad Wds. The reduction of Territorial votes by the Republican National Comsiiii tee is talren as a blow to Taft zul to Roosevelt as well. Senator Tillman will begin ih& Democratic attack on the Paxiaoia ca nal bond issue by a speeeh mention ing the Walsh failure in Chicago. Senator Money was made ckalrnuiii of the Democratic "Steering Com mittee. Capt. Van Schaick, of the PialJp pines Constabulary, brought rcr i loving cup for President Raasevell from Manilla citizens and may have to pay the dufy on it Colonel Gothals will come bark jia two weeks to have the width ef tbe Panama canal locks decided. Rescue work has temporarily essay ed at the Monongah (W. Ye.) mmesL.