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VOL. XXXI.
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IORTH STATE HAPPENINGS W1TH N. GJAWMAKERS
PTTTftTm?n nTT A TTT a f nniTrSTTV N C, WPNESDAy. MARCH 3. ISO!). WU, itf.
L1LL1 IU
Occf r cAces of Interest Gleaned From All Sectious of the Bysy
Ta.r Heel State
vuu pounas a year; putting on deal-I roneous in its belief; that the state
rs ' Kaorno noar-liApr nnd all I mpnt of the pxnprt that no cash book
in rtr. i iiiVy, aaua. - - - i- -
drinks containing as much as one- I had been kept showing accurate re-
half of one per cent alcoooi a tax oi i ceipts ana aisDursements oi iunus i&
$20. ' I very misieaaing, as me cuuiimssiuuci
TTofoc' Mil fnr the division oil does keen a dav dook in which is a
Jtil iiOJO .w . I 1 , - .-
it. i. j? 41, T cloture mtrt Tiir-I ron-rA nf nil rpppmts in detail While
l me acis vi. i iic r i -.v-vii. " - ----i
The followine are some of the new lie. private and public-local was pass- his bank book as Insurance Commis
Doings of the State Legislature Con
densedInteresting items from
Day to Day.
EDITOR VARNER'S EXCURSION.
SETTLEMENT WITH SEMINOLB.
pari-
cf '-:
as u
ienc-i
tin-
eart r.
la rev
City v.
sight
fa nr.;
and t,
the
bt-ou
of Mr.
Lcxin.:
merulvi
with r.
lie ir.ic
cation
cultum
The
his )
party.
Tak-.5 Train Load of Farmers Prom
pavidson County to sec Mecklen.
C riot te, Special. A selid train
ef v,, psperous farmers, some of thein
BCC! t--nanicd by their wives and
-I- :-"n. arrived at the Southern de
rot Friday morning from various
the day taking in the sights
city and having such a time
nv cf them have never exper
beforc. ; . a ...
the only time m the history
towii iii all probability, when
.-. -. iri hnve taken it bv storm
Tjv p;M-tv traveling on a spt-eiai
tra'-.. r'urnished for their private Use,
nilli"k:.owinir that they were the
pj(,MS of honor and the centre of in
ir)T., wtU ,-over they went, could not
j,",, iubilailt fiiid as they began
to p., Ait from the Cats iipoit their
ftrrl,l Lore it looked as if they were
io cover tlie aviioic iace ui me
round the Scutheirt depot. A
iiumber of the people of the
no oil band" to see the novel
.,t a train lor.d 6f well-to-do
?. shine of theni cbmirig . to
their first holiday hi a city,
. tiko note of the farmers in
iiuie-light, where they had
. ' i. . ,1 tlnouah the efforts
. II. B. Varner. editor of. The
- i 1 . l.nl nnili
n luspaicn, iiu iwu cam
of his party carfeully tagged
l.lue ribbon." so that the pub
;.t be positive in its identifi
the members of the agri-exeursion.
! Ian of bringing as many of
Ih.w-f armors, as he styles his
Mecklenburg, was conceiv-
aml'tho selection of fifty or sixty
special guests was accomplished
threuul. a newspaper contest. The
idea t" bring the farmers here at
once bee n me very popular with the
farmed of Davidson and the trip for
many weeks has been held in keenest
anticipation by many of them.
The idea, as planned by Mr. V ar
ner. to bring the fanners to the
county and Vive them a first-hand
view 'of the roads of this county, is
considered the best method yet bv
which to increase interest in good
roads and to arouse enthusiasm for
-Watr road facilities. --
The partv numbered more than
mo. M'.ie'than half cf them were
debated by tli? blue ribbon as
Mr. Vai ner 's" prize guests, the others
taking an equally deep interest took
n.iv.mup.e of the time and occasion
to see Mecklenburg good roads. After
trc lev cars
and into the county in automobiles,
bmrgies. etc.. and viewing the conn
trv around from the top of the
Rcaliv building, where they eould
view the Blue Ridge and other inter
esting sociics. they repaired to the
Sei-vyn hotel where speech making
wo in order besides a luncheon at
12 p.:.d dinner at 6 o'clock. The
pnrty left for heme At 9 p m.
bills" offered in the Senate Monday:
. Ormond : Amend article 8 of the
constitution relating to corporations
other than municipal.
Ormond: Amend Chapter 1UU, ite-
visal, relative to domestic insurance
-ed on final reading. It is understood I sdoner shws all disbursements and a
Uof it eoo from .kj.uuu to 4.uuu I senarate lecieer account shows ui-
. . . . Il A .i ii. ' J 1
Southern Life Insurance Company
Returns $109,735 and Complicated
Matter is Alusted.
Favetteville. Special. Consider- I comranies.
able interest has been felt in a com- Starbuet: Permit judgments on
plete transaction by which to the I appeal bpnds where bankrupts are
bemmole Securities Company, tor I defendant,
South Carolina has contemDlated the I Doue-hton: Amend 4097 Revisal re-
transfer of a block of stock of the native to the annual appropriation for
Southern Life Insurance Company oi education.
this city. On account of misunder- I Fry : Incorporate Southern Assem-
standings in the details oi tne trade
the transaction was canceled, an de
clared ''off." The Southern Life In
Mitico Crrnitiamr tiris now settled
with the Seminole Company for" the
amount ot money received Irora tnat
coi-porfition, by returning to the re
ceivers of the securities company
109.735. This leaves onlv the re-
tnnitiinop details to be closed up in
. . . . i . i
order to complete the nnai settle
ment and cancel the entire matter.
to the State in binding.
hlv
President Kluttz announced to the
Senate that the Attorney General had
fnmishpd n. rnlinsr that the power and
authority of the President Pro Tem.
to ratify bills in the absence ot the
Lieutenant Governor was ample and
sufficient.
A resolution was sent forward by
Mr. Scott that when the benate ad
journ it do so in honor of George
Washington. This was put upon its
The members of the agency force of I immediate passage.
if B.ii.,.,, t if- " ..t I ,T1..
the Southern Life are congratulat
ing themselves on a satisfactory set
tlement of this somewhat delayed
transaction as it enables them to re
sume the successful execution of the
business which was temporarily in
terrupted by this unfortunate compli
cation.
The following new bills of general State, etc
-r
Tko Spnfttp on Wednesday passed
many local measures, received a great
number of new local bills and spent
two hours discussing the anti-trust
legislation before recess,was taken to
3 n. m.. when t.hp anti-trust bills were
under discussion again. Senator Or
mond. for the Lockbart bill, and Sen
ator Travis, for the irBassett-Blow
substitnte. were the speakers. Sen-
ator iocKnart stole armarcn on ine
onnonents of his sub-section "A"
hill bv rsffprinor it no in ampndment
for all but the enacting clause of the
Bassett-islow substitute.
Amone the bills largely of local
nature was one to incorporate Caro
lina Railway and Power fomoanv.
The House, after a spirited discus
sion, voted 52 to 48 to table the Em-
pie bill that had already assed the
Senate to rohibit selling quail in the
bursemens. of the fund for the inves
tigation cf fires.
The Senate consumed some time on
. i J A, Af
a bill to change the county seat oi
Mitchell and on the Blow-educational
bill and passed a number of bills of
local interest.
TVta TTrmsn. in rnmmittpe Of the
whole, on the revenue act, decided to
rprpflse the tens:on ad. valorem tax
from 4 to 5 cents, and the poll tax
from $1.29 to $1.32 so as to be able
to increase the appropriation for pen
sions.
TVip snpp.ial order was the bond is
sue bill for an issue of $500,000 for
parrying out the purposes ot the
Bickett act of 1907 tor enlargement
f ih.P Rfatp TTcsnltals for the Insane.
With an amendment by Speaker Gra
ham the :;.'.II passed its hnal reading.
I
WELCOMED HOME
Uncle Sam's Sixteen War-Dogs Drop Anchor In
Hampton Roads After Circumnavigating
The Globe Ships In Fine Trim.
Two Fatal Accidents.
Selma, Special. Selma and vicin
ity was the scene of two horrible
accidents Monday. Arthur Hare, the
son of Mayor Hare, and a young man
of bright promise, accidently shot
himself with No. 22 rifle. The doc
tors savbis bowels were perforated
in six places, and very little hope is
entertained for his recovery. Abra
ham Batten, an uncle of the man
charged with the murder of Charlie
Brown, was found dead Tuesday
afternoon, shot through the head. His
gun was found on the opposite side
of the fence, and it is supposed mat
in crossing the fence the gun went
eft it falling on one side and the
body on the other.
interest were introduced in the House
Monday: - '
-Gaston: Amend Kevisai sou reia-
. X" J J nf nn -
Vive to the prosecution ana ueicusc
bonds in cities and counties.
Regulate the distribution
of samples of proprietary and patent
medicines from house to house.
Dowd: Amend Revisal 2S70 in re
gard to building and loan associations
so as to limit their authority to bor
row money to' an aggregate equal to
one-third of the capital stock.
McNeely: Make all roads now
traversed by mrali mail delivery
rnnlm r,llHp mflds.
.... L t
The revenue bill was, on motion ut
Chairman. Dowd, taken up, the House
oing into committee of the whole for
this purpose. Representative Koonce
tvas called to the chair.
Whan Section 32, real estate egents
tunc rpnehed. there was a discussion
The consideration of the rvenue
bill in committee of the whole for
secowdreading was completed and
the bill Dut throusrh ready for the
final grind of third reading. The
graduated tax on cigarette dealers
nnd manufacturers was raised so that
it Avill be $250 for 250,000,000 cigar
rl rane-p nn to $1,500 for 500,-
000,000 iigarettes output.' This was
a most important chansre.
The House committee on public
buildings and grounds decided by un
animous voir to recommend the en
alrgement of the Capitol building at
a cost not to exceed $500,000 and the
erpction of a new aericultral build
ing to cost $150,000, the total bond
issue to be $050,000.
A great number of petitions were
introduced in printed form from
numerous counties of the State ask
ing for an election on amendment to
was reaciicu, mcic naa u i "'s xv "
over persons not attorneys being tax- the constitution as to the homestead
ed for drawing aeeas anu i-ouuaci exemption.
for pay, but it was decided to adopt
the section as it is now in tne iaw,
several amendments being voted
down.
At 12:30 o'clock the committee or
the whole arose and reported progress
through Section 32.
Mr. Hayes ofiered the resoiuuou
that when the House adjourn it do so
Ccttcn Mill Floors Settle.
fnnpord. Snecial. With a creak
and a slow downward movement, the
three floor of the north end of the
hi Gibson Mills, located in the north
western pari uj. iu mj, - - -tvi.:f
B i 1 1 cnriov -i in linnnr nf Georsre vvasnington.
tieptn oi,pro..aotrv ma , TW thP. reve-
afternoon, caused by the crumDimg i r,"" " nn,
i-.i. ii k t,T mnplnnprv acts were maa
cf a pillar wnicn suuscnucmy i nc ;
1 nrdpr n?rain lor luesaay
pnncpH tllP rl Vine awav Ol Hie uca uid i mo cvv.u. " o
CatlbeU Hie , ..I . . rt.oA it. TIM,.a tnnr rPPPSS till
underneath the building, proDaDiy At :ou
... . i r i x fpl, -taia Q of nurnf
affecting the lounaation. iuwc u v "o-" . traa
The mffht session ut uu
four hundred hands at work in the
immense structure and when they
T-ooVi-rvA what was taking place a
mild panic ensued, although not one
"-o . ,
wro cniironpil -with spicv debates on
local fish and liquor questions, with
the result that the bill to regulate the
;uen, anuuS" " I ". .'; ;r xtcp
sustained the slightest injury, though placing oi stationery uC
two or three youn- women fainted. and Trent rivers, Pamlico county,
Uso or three 3ounp tj commlttee; and
hill of 'Mr. Weaver,
Woman wus mvu . ""r ; v,t
WadPsboro. Special. Suit for tightening nepromu "
With the unlucky number of 13
votes cast in its favor to 33 against
it, sub-section "A," of the proposed
anti-trust legislation, went down in
defeat Thursday afternoon in the
State Senate after the biggest argu
mentative contest that has character
ized this session of the Assembly and
not inferior to that of the famous
contest in the 1907 Legislature when,
nndpr the leadership of Hon. Reuben
Rpid. of Rockingham, sub-section
" ' was expuncred from the anti
trust legislation on the narrow mar-
onn nf nnp vote.
The Senate passed on final reading
the genral educational bill, carrying
innchinprv for special tax in all coun
ties, with increased State appropria
te for maintaining four-mouths
school in every school district in the
State ' .
The House on Thursday cleared the
E.
Wadesboro Speciah-buit ror ofVrevent- calendar of a goodly number of local
damages in the sum of $50,000 In as county M"- P vKawUa of wii- n third rPadin?. The two fol-
been brought by Mr, Emma L. KSatbg low 7areTf public interest :
Ready to Develop Power.
Kiekorv. Special. Col. M
Thornton'. ' president of the Water
Power Electric Company, of Hickory,
X. C. has at last arranged for his
company to acquire the shoals above
his. and having options on the
riparian rights above it can now pro
ceed with the construction of the
dam across the CataAvba river at
Hickory for the development of his
proposed hydro-electric plant. The
initial installation will be for $6,500
hore power. Col. Thornton has gone
to New York to complete arrange
ments for construction and equip
ment to oomrcenec at once.
Cotton Gin is Burned.
Spencer, Special. A cotton gin be
longing to Kluttz and Linn, near
Bpenrer. was destroyed by fire shortr
ly V r.;re daylight Tuesday morning,
rutaiiittg a loss of $2,500, with no
hiraraace. The owners believe the
fin- to lmve been of incendiary origin
6 the plant has not been operated
for f,-n Anva TViorrt is evidence that
m?ht rirlpr bav e'otten in tueir
n
ve:k in RcM-an county.
t tv ni l . iti-t i a cnnvi p i nm hl iliiiu cj
ardson against f. x. rvnuf. " - .. . lpo,;t;
Bictardfogn claim, that .e ha, been huor, -der
blacklisted by the l juercu. ".m. . Bb. bill called
dealer, Decause uj. aparch of premises.
s a W 6f The Retail Me" TheuTkrcVnnty bill had passed
ptrsi snle of liauor after
chants' Association is a new orgam. r- I"" d tne gection
zation for the protection of local to Pos.
merchants and their rule is to reiua Kn two and a half
dit to those whose names appeal .ewoa - -
crc
. - . waniwr ntrprea an
on the DiacKiist. trt that made a
the association w 11 largely aepenu " t nece88ary in
on the result of the suit.
"Krlled by Train.
t-. c;ai n Broad street
crossing at 7:30 Saturday freight
trains, shifting and backing, ran over
Hon. W. A. Stewart, a prominent at
torney, crushing him to pieces,
regular search warrant necessary in
. . ;nr. aitai r re
order to examine pieuiioco
plaint made, but still the opponents
were not satisnea ana aitei o
bate killed the bill.
av
r-rrham to Have Faid Firemen.
ham, Spocial Final preparo
le re made by the board Wed-
night for the paid and par-
paid fire department, when a
'ination lxse and chemical wa
rm d another 1,000 feet cf hose
ordere. The orders were sent off
. - . . -1 J!
Inesdav. This made a total ol
2 GOO feet of hese ordered since the
b iirninn. nf iho npw war. The new
paid firemen will go on duty on Mon
t nnr-Vi sfation and seven
nmners to a company, who will bo
partially paid. '
i '.
tiai'
Of:;,;
Twenty Pound Baby.
Wadesboro, Special. Wadesboro
has the biggest baby yet reported in
the State. This baby is the child of
Walter Little and wife, well known
colored people living here and weigh
ed 20 pounds when born last Mon
v.;i;i la BTnflrftntlv doing
well. The parents aro the produest
couple in the town.
rA t arU Found.
run v - . n
, Qrm'ai A iar CI
wasmngioii, . --
ctl OO which IS
acroTPtJ'aLiiiL: oix.a---'.
Vt of the money
a" cu.. , irvtb Bank and
stolen iioui mo v -n u
. . TTprnprsville. !
Trust COUipaiijr UJu ' ' ,
C, was dug up from bneath a dcll
ing Wednesday where it had been
buried in that city by the robber
according to aavice "" "tv
detective bureau here Deputy
Sheriff Robert Flint of Kernersville
left here for North Carolina Wed
nesday with Gaither Bodenhamer a
voung man who was arrested b the
Washington police charged I with hav
ing stolen more than $2,000. .
Train Eoboers Retreat.
Winston-Salem, Special. Three
masked men attempted a bold hold
up of Express Messenger Tom Hub
bard, who runs between Sanford and
Mount Airy, Monday night near
Mount Airy, but the bandits were re
pulsed. The robbers entered the car
while the train Avas siananig at iuc
Ararat tank taking on water. lJiey
called on Hubard to throw up his
hands, but instead of doing this he
sniffed out the light ana reacueu iot
his pistcl.
Awful Crimes cf a Farmer.
Mnndovi.' Wis.. Special. Hans B.
Hanson, a farmer living near Strun,
put. Hip throats of his tour children, a
boy and three girls, whose ages range I
TVIm M TO 1.1 i:ill2J. i J.
butcher knife. He followed this crime
bv stabbing several horses and cows,
firin the barn and house, and then
cutting his own throat. After killing
his children Hanson -went to the barn
and stabbed several horses, cows,
calves and pics and killed a cftt.
KEW8V GLEANINGS.
Abraham Lincoln's head is to ap
pear on the nsw one-cent pieces.
The Hawaiian Senate tabled the
anil-Japanese bill probihiting aliens
from fishing-.
Jean Marcel Peyrque de Passy, who
says he is a French count, is in New
York City lookinsr for a wife.
Premier Asquith told Parliament
that no naval arransement was
reached during King Edward's visit
to Berlin.
Thfi "Vpsv Klrppt T-icrhthniisp a
landmark of old New York City, It
was announced, was to be torn down
to make room for a modern hotel.
Dr. William .-syae Simpson ex
pressed the oyJVn that a model
dairy in Cpniral Park would raise
the standard of New York City's milk
supply in general.
. The Grand Jury in New York City
returned three indictments against
Joseph A. Shay, the Ha ins trial law-
vpr arpstprl fnr trvine tn aid a Pris
oner to escape from the Tombs.
A. Holland Forbes announced that
he was having "a $15,000 dirigible
bnllnnn lniilt fnr his wife. It will
he the first real air-yacht, carrying
four passengers besides the pilot.
The publication of cable disoatches
between General Blanco and the
Spanish-American War showed that
tVio inrprnmpnt ordered the surren
der of Santiago over General Blan-
cos head.
Temporary receivers were ap-
e Wasn-
AMERICA'S RECORD BREAKING FLEET.
-Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, Commander-in-Chief.
FIRST DIVISION.
CONNECTICUTT, Capt. Hugo Osterhaus.
CANSAS, Capt. Charles E. Vreeland.
MINNESOTA, Capt. John Hubbard.
VERMONT Capt. Frank F. Fletcher.
SECOND DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, Commander.
GEORGIA, Commander George W. Kline. ,
NEBRASKA, Capt. Reginald F. Nicholson.
NEW JERSEY, Capt. William H. H. Sutherland.
RHODE ISLAND, Capt. Joseph B. Murdock.
THIRD DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, Commander.
LOUISIANA, Capt. Kossuth Niles.
VIRGINIA, Capt. Alexander Sharp.
OHIO, Capt. Thomas B. Howard.
MISSOURI, Capt. Robert M. Doyle.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Rear Admiral WilVwn P. Potter, Commander,
v. WISCONSIN, . Capt. Frank E. Beatty.
ILLINOIS, Capt: John M. Bowyer. -KEARSARGE,
Capt, Hamilton Hutchins.
KENTUCKY, Capt. Walter C. Cowles.
ITINERARY OF THE FLEET.
Left Hampton Roads December 16, 1907.
Arrived Rio De Janeiro January 12, 1908.
Arrived Punta Arenas January 31, 1903.
Arrivel Valpariso February 14, 1909.
Arrivel Caliao February 20, 1909.
Arrived Magdalena Bay March 12, 1908.
Arrived San Francisco May 6, 1908.
Arrived Honolulu July 16, 1808.
Arrived Auckland August 10, 1908.
Arrived Sydney August 20, 1908.
Arrived Melburne August 29, 1909.
Arrived Manila October 2, 1903.
Arrived Yokohama October 18, 1908.
Arrived Manila, First Squadron October 31, 1908.
Arrived Amoy, Second Squadron, October 30, 1908.
Arrived Colombo December 12, 1903.
Arrived Port Said January 5, 1909.
Arrived Naples January 10r1909.
Arrived Villefranche January 11, 1909.
Arrived Malta January 14, 1909.
Arrived Marseilles January 15, 1909.
Arrived Gibralta January 31, 1909.
Arrive Hampton Roads February 22, 1909. -Total
Distance Covered 42,227 miles.
Time Consumed One year,. two months and six days.
Foreign Countries Visited Iiiteen.
IHT
'IT
Carthage Buggy Co., in Hands of a
Receiver.
Carthage, Special. On application
of a number of the creditors of the
Carthage Buggy Co., made to Judge
"V. J. Adams in chambers here last
Saturday niebt. C. S. Brewer was
appointed temporary receiver andthe
case was enntinnpd tn March 3rd for
a further henrinc before Judsre Biggs,
o '
on application to make the temporary
receivership permanent.
Reception to Legislators.
Special. The formal re
ception bv Governor and Mrs.rKitch
j. - ,
to the members of the benerai
Assembly was held Tuesday night
psneciallv pleasing auspices,
Uliuvx v
. ' 1
hundreds of people ot Kaleign, wno
have paid their respects to Governor
The Senate discussion of anti-trust
perflation, "teeth" and no teeth,
or' rather what character of "teeth"
c-Uoii v,o m'vpn thp present anti-tniot
ouo" "v ' ,, 3 C
TnoeitoY-. continued ior
at i, -.. , --
two hours and then went over uun
Wednesday, when it was resumed ad
tVipto werrt two Bneeuutra
iUUUllUUi. - - , ,
Senator Lockhart for tna onginat
substitution "A" bill ana eenaxw
Bassett, of the "Blowasseu buu
-i.:i...4.. r nrhiph onnprRPnen. too uuva.
hart bill tn taking favorable report
at the hands of tne judiciary com
Tnittpfl.
A,,r th hills introduced in the
iUUUUg
Senate was one by Senator Lockhart,
otwiino- the Corporation Commis
sion to regulate hydro-electric com
panies. .
The House was in committee ot the
wVinlp np-ain most of Tuesday on the
revenue "bill, and the first going-over
is not finished yet. The most impu -tant
results were taxing automobile
dealers $25 privilege tax; including
marine railway in the aecuoii iums
ship brokers; putting tne vu
liverymen who sen mwc
horses in six montns; iubij
tax on sewing machine manufactur
ers and dealers from $3o0 to $4o0 and
raising the 50-cent fee tor eacu
o ivin tiio peddiers' lUi t
-ii T,ovinr free or paid shows
i- lM-icinpss. and exempting
vi: nion fmm the tax: reducing
U11UU Hlu"" " ' , , o
the tax on lighting-rod agents from
$50 to $25; reducing me iot mn.
i. t9.Kn to $1.50 and exempt-
: ivhprfi drinking water is
sold at a cent a glass; including un
i. Vmisp tax of SlUU.ail
Qr,r,!.n ;; mt packing
wholesale ueaicia r
house products who own ana
ij iV v- r ,
The House Thursday mgnt passeu
the firemen's relief fund bill on nnai
rooincf nftpr discussion.
TVio bill tn issue bonds in the sum
of $500,000 for carrying out the pur-
eo rtf tViP Rickett act Ot iyu to
enlarge and equip Tthe State hospitals
for the insane was laid Deiore me
TT C!Ar.n-nl rTriVor'a rfP til A TT11-
ii.. iv, i aaV nnpstiona about I pointed for the r.ssets of th
it and Dr! Gordon for the committee Ington J'
tl,t it wnnld include S'oU,- v '"'", "' '
trB 1 : V""w n . m the application or winiam Hep.
UUU ODllgation aireauj mi.uw Durn Ruggeij,
largmg the hospitals at juorgaiuui. WJ11!am Henburn Russell said he
i ri:l. 1 no to pnnnB"h TOT I . . .u u v
ana ixaicigu, aim i nopea criminal prnceeuiugs wuuiu u
some appropriations to the other m- I oegun by District Attorney Jerome
ments- then no further sums would Ufe and Trust. Company for moving
be needed for improvements for the the effect, of the Washington Life to
next itrii jcais.
There were some questions Dy waj
sskpd that brought out
a most lorcetul derense or m um
bv Senator Doughton. The bill pas
sed its second reading.
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.
and Mrs. Kitchin since the maugura- lantg in the State and
tion being among the Jnvited guests. J exempting all not handling over Mr
T Tinth brftnehea of the Legisla-
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ture Friday was read the report of
the select committee appointed to
consWer the sensational report of the
mtttea nf thp. last LeffiS-
lature that investigated the offices of
sua Tvananror. Auditor and Insur
ance Commissioner. The report is
bv nil the members of the
joint committee, including the Repub
i;rtna nd is of great length. It
finds that all the Auditor s warrnayi
criticized by the auoiting committee
were fully authorized oy law, ami a
for the Goldsboro Hos
pital for money to repair building, it
states that no such warrant ana u
such voucher number can be tound on
the Treasurer's and Auditor's books,
that the hospital owes nothing for
furniture or repairs, but does owe for
supplies authorized by the Governor
AT M , I T J1 KrrAW
and Council ot btate. in tne matici.
of Fish Commissioner Meekins noth
inc secret dishonest or disadvantag-
ious to the State was done.
Ac to the Insurance Commissioner
the report finds as a fact the state-
ment of the auoiting uuuumucc
ovianoa nf any character ot die-
honesty is disclosed on the part ot
any one nananng iue tuuus
ties, and that there is no suggestion
of any such.
TV. ctatpm ent of the expert ac
v,t Tip conld not make an
absolutely correct statement of this
thmit ffoinsr back and
checking up the entire business since
Old Point Comfort, Va., Special.
Enthusiastically welcomed by the
mad blowing of the whistles of a
score of naval vessels and a hundred
or more other ships, this only to be
drowned out by the thunderous sa
luting of twenty-one guns from each
of the sixteen battleships in the col
umn, America's record-breaking fleet
sailed majestically into Hampton
Roads Monday.
It was the fleet's home-coming af
ter its circumnavigation of the globe
the most remarkable continuous
voyage ever made by the warships of
any navy.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
nf the Navv Newberrv. who were the
last to bid the fleet Godspeed when n
left Hampton Roads December 16,
1907, were the first to greet it upon
its return. The President and his
party of uaval officers and ladies
aboard the Mayflower, which was an
chored off Thimble Shoal Light, about
seven miles out from Fort Monroe,
sighted the warshvs as they turned
in through the VVinia capes, tnen
formally reviewed them while they
passed the Mayflower in single col
umn. When the "fleet had dropped
anchor in the Roads just above his
toric old Fort Monroe, the Mayflower
steamed in among them and Admiral
Sperry,. the commander-in-chief, and
his flag officers and ship captains
were received on board by the Presi
dent. All, especially the commander-in-chief,
were warmly, congratulated
upon the safe completion of their
unprecedented cruise.
Mayflower Takes Her Stand.
It was about 9 o'clock when the
Mayflower came from down the Po
tnmnp. (inn the Chesapeake Bay and
anchored near Thimble Shoal. Short-
it doesn't pay to stick too closely
to old notions of things. New idea
often lead to better neaitn, buw
ana nappmesB. . " tAmm Vr,r;:,, wotph
A Wla. couple examined a iy aiter u o vivku. iud
riisw tn them ana sieppeu uy or ine juuvuuwei iud.ut,.v
i-ounda on the health ladder. Th umn 0f smoke almost directly east
been fired when the Kansas, the sec
ond ship in line, took up the salute,
quickly followed by the others. The
fleet, which has averaged about 10
knots speed throughout the cruise oi
,m. tVion id -mnnt.hs. passed the
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President at eight knots and entered
the Roads at six knots.
Admiral Sperry Reports to President.
When the Third Squadron had
passed, the Mayflower lifted anchor
cln-wlv nt a distance.
Some time was necessarily consumed,
owing to t.e current in the Roads,
caused by the tide, in the ships set
tling into their berths. Wn this
was completed, upon the flash of sig
nals from the Connecticut to the
Mayflower, Admiral Sperry personal
i iV,a Prpaidpnt and Secre-
np tha Nnw and announced
that he stood ready to report the end
of his cruise. The report was men
made in person, Admiral Arnold be
ing accompanied to the Mayflower in
launches by the three other rear ad
mirals of the fleet and the ship cap-
tains. . ,.
tt'iio.-t?t,. tVio Tr-psi" dent's reception
L' 111V v lllg mis J. -
of the officers, the Mayflower started
back to Washington and the officers
and men as many as could be spared
at one time, rushed ashore, most of
them to Old Point, to greet the mem
bers of their families and friends
v, pnmp from various parts of
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the country to welcome them home.
The other otlicers win De given
temporary shore leave in relays of
about one-fourth or. tne nuiuue i
each ship at one time, until an nave
i,i tha i-nnnd. After that, they will
be granted such liberty as they can
i r - 1 M il. n1,;ra rinpppd
be sparea ior unm w buh" -
to their home yaras ior uupwuS
None the Worse for 42,227 Mile Trip,
As the battleships cam in toaay
looking their fittest and apparently
none the worse for the wear of the
long voyage of 42,227 miles, equal to
i a t. . Ji.fnviia or mind the
"Several years ago we suuercu
from coffee drinking, were sleepless,
nervous, sallow, weak, ana lrmaDie.
t hnth loved coffee and
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thought it was a bracer." (delusion).
"Finally, after years of suffering,
we read of Postum and the harmful-
ness of coffee, and believing mat io
grow we should give some attention
to new ideas, we decided to test Pos
tum. ... .
"When we made it rigat we liKea
it and were relieved of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the
change fresher skin, sturdier nerves,
better temper, etc.
"These changes were not buuubu,
but relief increased as we continued
to drink and enjoy Postum, ana we
if fha rjpsirp for coffee.
" "
I junit ujks v. ' . ..
ward over Cape Charles, and half almost twice the ,dtne arOTnaxne
"HUl u,.c. . .. i ....iu i 4 nntbonties drew a
an hour later tne warsmps, wuicu equmui, " " - -----
had been approaching under slow breath of relief. Not that there had
speed in ordePrPnot to anticipate their been any Wrehenjjon at any time
scheduled hour of arrival, came into of any serious difflen ties either in
siffht and passed the Capes. At 11 the matter oi navigation
Olglll, I- - - ,
n'pinrlr the flflrshiD Connecticut lead
ing, arrived off the Tail of the Horse
Shoe, at which point the fleet was left
by the Mayflower when it followed
tia nattlpshins cut of the Roads at
the beginning of the cruise. A ,quar
ter of an hour later the Connecticut
was off the port beam ot the May
flower at a distance of 300 yards.
When opposite the Mayflower's quar
ter the Connecticut's six-inch guns
began the official salute of 21 guns m
honor cf the navy's commander-in-
chief. Less than halt ot these naa
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military work to do, but because the
handing of sixteen of the most mod
ern and formidable sea-fighting en
gines of the world, the supplying
thera with coal, oil and food at the
different ports where stops weru
made, and providing the ships with
the pick of the officers and men of
the navy while on foreign view, re
quired careful and almost constant
attention, from the time the cniiso
was first projected, in July, 1907, un
til the command left Gibraltar a lit
tle over twtr weeks ago..
X&V& THE FLEET PROVES TO BE AN INSPIRATION OF RESPECT
checking up wbwb uum . r .
the establishmejit the qflifie 3 &- mtcresfc
make it right. But when they honea f t fhe
Postum according to directions on - .
pkg ntful wa. dark and rich they government that a portion of the fleet
liked it better tnan conee auu wco
benefited by the change." "There's
a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. -Read "The Road to
Wellville" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, ana iuu oi uomw
was able to visit China at the time
the Boxer indemnity was remitted by
the United States. Incidentally, it
may he remarked that after discuss-
ii. - nf a dpclaration of
ing l lie iucanuii vj- j
principles with the United States as
to the attitude of this country ana
Japan toward China and in the Paci-
fip the rie-ents of the Mikado were in
, -n -ip.
a more agreeable irame or mina ior
affixing their signatures to tue aocu
ment, after the visit of the fleet to
Japan.
Aside from this, all nations had op
portunity properly to estimate the
military" importance of the United
States on the seas, with the result
that the general international respect
for this country went up on the
world's market several points.
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