Fair, ^freezing tonight, day fair ?nd colder. Last Edition JVOLUME I. WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTkR>I60N, bECEMBEtt. 8, NO 169 GREATER NATION EOME THROUGH THE SOUTH '?/ t 11; ' ' Meeting of Congress Southern Commercial Congress Convenes in Washington Gity ; nil Many Distinguished Men Are Present. . *? CREATER SOUTH SLOGAN Washington, Dec. 8.? -MA greater nation will come into bgtag through a greater, South." This 1b the slogan of the Southern Commercial Congress which conven ed Gere yesterday for a three-days' session. The congress has announced that it has two objects; ? to hasten a clear er self-knowledge throughout OIF South and to compel the balance of the United States and of the werld to set a correct valuation upon the ^outh' as a region of opportunity. ?The stage involved is declared to ho the greatest in the commercial history of the United .States, and It will b? the purpose of the congress to amalgamate all Interests "add tO~ln culcate Into the minds ot the repre sentatives from the Southern States the. great importance of harmpnious aetlon that the 1ft$>ortunltle? for pro fitable- Investment In the South may be brought to the notice of the whole world. Attention is ealled/~to- the Southward rush that Is expected to follow the opening of the Panama canal and to the Importance or pre paredness for the Southward swing ~~ot commerce. ? . ( 'T Notable Visitors. jThe opening session was presided o^er by Secretary Nagel of the De -- mrtmant of Commerce and Labor. ^Among the~ distinguished visitors ^ present wore- Ambassador Bryce ot fcGreat Britain., and Ambassador Jus sera nd of Fraifee;' also Thomas I* Field of Londbh, who spoke on the subject of "Opportunity for South ern Probanda in the BrltUh lales and Europe." The introductory ad - president of the Southern Commer ; also was of the opinion kthat there was a great many Eng lishmen of some means dissatisfied ^ with conditions 6*t homo who could be InduceU to- avail themselves of opportunities In the South. The ^speaker dwelt at length upon the T vast quantity of cotton produced In the 8outh and of its important rela tion to the commerce of the world. LITTLE 6IRL IN AURORA H . NOVEL TRUER She Sells Rotten Eggs Merchant Purchases Them and Pays Over the Money ? Has Joy Turned Into Grief When Mama is Told the Circumstances. WANTED MONEY FOR XMAS Not long since In the town of Au rora a bright little girl, desired to se cure some pin money which she could call her own. and adopted an unique scheme in order to pet it. Her mother - was a dear lover of po.ultry and took special delight in raising them*- The profit from the chickens in the way of eggs, etc., was UUlm au Hem and the little girl. ? aa. all girls do{ ?as quick ? to-dlscover that the raising of hen-fruit ..was a profitable business. One of the old hens, seeing that the landlady was continually robbing her nest, decided to seek some obscure place where she could lay and not have her frui^ disturbed. Several days passed and the jwhe'reabouta of the old hen could not be located. Finally her nest was found by none other thah the little girl, w^io at oace_. broke tte- gitfd news to mother, i On InvcidgS^ltig the hest it was foynd that all the eggs were rotten, no good. A few days subsequent to this oc currence the little girl went down the street on an errand and took oc casion to Inquire a merchant If he purchased spolWft-eggs; If so. she would sell him some. The merchant on the spur of the moment, and thinking his little customer was jest ing. replied, "Certainly, little Miss. I'll buy your rotten eggs." With" a glad heart she returned to her home, secured the eggs, and took them to the merchant. He boughf them ac~ cording to promise and paid, the money. The little girl then took her money home and showed it to- her parent, telling her at the ?nme time what Bill' luil done. It is imwllttaf 10 mntK? .-w and much wrought up. After rebuk ing atld Vorreeting her~Httle trader? together they went to" the merchant turned to him his money. The Dally ? News* thinks the kittle miss should have had the pleasure of keeping the mpney. for the trans action was legitimate and fair. She fold'vhat she had to sell and the mprrhanf ngrftpjl In the bargain Pistr Attorney ? j Will Prosecutej Now York. Dec. 7. ? After a scerel conference with State Superintendent of Insurance Hotchkiss which lasted the greater nart of the night, niatrlct Attorney Jerome today, prepared to initiate criminal proceedings in' the case of the Phoenix Fire- insurance Company ot Brooklyn, whose books have revealed a shortage of $1,000> JH>?. . . - ..... The district attorney would not state whether or not he Intended act ing against George P. Sheldon, de* posed president of the company, who was reported dying today In his home at Greenwich, Conn. Sheldon Is charged with being responsible for the 11.000.000 shortage. "I now have full knowledge of the existing conditions In the Phoenix Company," said Mr. Jerome, "and I shall act accordingly. Further than I that ! can say nothing at this tlme."| I ' ' ~ < >M : OF THK BUST ?FAI>. Mr. Editor: Please allow me t1 state a few, facta we do not often find on record. I bought a horse from Mr John D. Simpson, of Martin county In 1873. I gave him, 1125, whe horses' were exceedingly low. At that ttrne yon could go to the stables and take your choice for about $100. nut this waa an extra driver. As I have kept a record of ray work I can go over each year of my paatora work. We know where we lived. The distance to esch church, the monthly appointments only, not Including vis HIs mileage to about 1106 vrfcen he began to fall was 119.848 miles. It will also be' remembered In this time to Juufc ? wlfs. Ttiis gar many mUes of extra driving, besides other driving and farm work. Not be found that han Ifeft such We placed him on the i CONGRESS BEGINS ~ BIST SESSION __jS] SOCIAL President's Message A Good Attendance and a Brief Session Marks Opening? Both Houses Adjourn Out of Respect to Deceased Members. USUAL OPENING SCENES Washington. Dec.* 8.? The two houses of Congress convened yester day for the first regular session of the Sixty-first Coffgress, but the day's proceedings were In great part of a social nature and practically ijo bus-! Iness was transacted. Brief as was the Senate's 13-min ute session, it was enlivened by an nnsiirrp^Hful effort on the part of Senator Bailey to defeat the passage of the usual resolution that th?,dally sessions begin at noon, suggesting that the Senate should convehe In stead at 2 o'clock. Mr. Bailey said he would like, to see the Senate hold night sessions In order fhat Senators m;ght devote the day to Individual business. No objection was offered when a similar resolution was Intro duced in the House. A Joint committee was named by both houses to wait upon the Presi dent and to Inform him that Con gress was In session and ready for any business he might wish to lay be fore It. The President's response will constitute hi* annual message, the reading of whiclW will consume practically all of twhi^n session of the two houses. The House session continued forty minutes, during which W. W. Mc Credle, the new representative from ihe second Washington district, who succeeds the late Francis W. Cush man. was sworn In. The greater Pan or me i-casion was taken up b> the roll call. ^ A round of applau^^vted the Speaker when he eifcered the cham ber with his customary red carna Huii.1 I'm a lui^iCTt'Uw snjwf In hts tilace nerYflitsly flnpri?| rami While tho applause was subsiding the savel descended with a, rebounding left-handed whack. "-Iliftramise win, i?e in order. The. haplaii) will offer prayef." At this juncture tho Committee from the Senate was received to an nounce that the Senate was In ses sion and ready for business, and that a. committee had been appointed ,to wait upon the President. MEETS HIS DEATH BY STRANGLING Lifeless. Body of Boy Found Hanging From Hook." Spartanburg. S. r>oc. S. ? Will lam Pendleton, aged 9 years, son ot Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, rector of the Church of the Advent, was found dead in the bathroom at his home this -afternoon at 5: 30 o'clock. He had evidently been dead for some room to brush his hair, mounted a chair, which" tilted and his shirtwaist collar caught on a hook on the door and he strangled to' death before as sistance could reach him. He was found by a' Japanese ser-" vant, who found him hanging with his hack to the wall and his feet about two inchpa above the floor. Mr. and Mrifr. Pendleton were in the city at the time dolnr their Christmas chopping and haA pur chased presents for the !*A. Mr. and Mrs. -Pendleton came to Spar-J tanburg several months ago. ItOYATj ARCANUM. At the lent regular meeting o Beaufort C.ounctl R. A.. No. 1881, held Friday evening, December 8. the following mi?m ber? were put In nom I nation to all respective olBce dWr. |lng the y?ar lilt; - Regent, W D. woollard. V. Regent, J,. B. Kldd. Orator, C. O. Morrle. - Secretary, A. \y, Thomas Oulde, w. W. Sattterthwalte Chaplain. A. B. Whitley. ? ffiUttWf. i, Mi (Hlltflifi Treaaurer, E. T. Stewart Stewart. Warden, C. E. Harrla. Sentinel. Jno. A. Smith. There are 250,000 Roy. I Arcan ilea in the TTnltedBlalea. It la a aaf? Iniiurance company at loweat conila (THE CITY AIDER-' f MEN LUST EVEIIING ? ? ,.| . To Buy More Land I- _ ' - Proposition Made to Mr.;T. H, Blount to Secure Four Acres of Land Running from jjlarvey Street to Lover's Lane. GRANT BUILDING PERMITS The Board of City AlderSen met In regular session at the ?ty hall Mojiday evening and transacted the following business : * .'j?' .. A letter yas read frdlaSVilllam Bragaw & Co.. asking permission to rebuild their shed which was almost destroyed by- Are last January, the same being located on the south side of Water street; ? They%askea that they be allowed to construct the building out of the same material as the original -structure, skeleton frame, hea'^y galvanized Iron clad and .metal roof and about- ?U feet | long. "50 feet deep, one-story. The front of the building to be of brick and a brick 1 2-foot "L" on each end, extending from Water streettoward the "Elver. ? The board decided tO'~grsnt the concession with the understanding that the front on Water street shall be of brick, and also the .wall next to the grist mill. The colored cemetery committee] reported that all the lots tnt-bat bu rial i lat had been fixed, but wfere not priced. The committee will price same and then call a meeting of. the ^plored citizens. All desiring lots can Recure them by paying 92 rash and $1 monthly until paid. In the event of a burial the entire pur chase price must be paid. As soon as the deed Is secure#^** ' the purchase of the Bnugham prop erty the work of cleaning off the same will begin. The street committee reported that agreed tcT let ihe city have the county convicts from February the purpose of working in .the city. Among the -work contemplated ty the opening of Harvey street. The board ordered that the same lighting of the city be adopted for the Washington bridge. Heretofore the lights have been ordered out at 10 p. m. ? ' , f T-*10 ? follow tmllli.WP ju adopted: "That brokers tfnd commission merchants doing a business of $25, 000 or more, he taxed $30"; that brokers ami* eotumissiuii mi'rt'lmntts doing a business pf $10,000 and up ward to $25,000, be taxed $15; that brokers and commission merchants doing a business less than $10,000] Hhail be taxed $5." .v- A petition from a committee of the Woman's Betterment Association was read: , They ask of the aldermen tKat they pass an ordinance requir ing that the sidewalks in front of -cach. -business place on Main street be swept off at trie closing hour Sat urday nights eo that on Sundays the sidewalks may be clean and the gen eral appearanco of the street made I more attractive. The board decided 1 to leave the matter to the Street | Committee. I At a called meeting of the board last night a proportion was made to Mr. T. II. Blount to purchase be tween 3 and 4 acres to be .used for cemetery pu -poses. If this pronMl- 1 tlon tr acceptedHt will make Oakdatf* square. The price offered Is $875 per acre and the land desired runs from Harvoy street to "Lover's Lane." LEK-HARDISOX. . Mtal Annie Hardlson became the raid* bf Mr. Smith Lee todny at the ?home or her motive?, Mrs. Harriet A. Hardlson, at ?02 Market street The ceremony was performed at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon by the Her. R. V. Hope, pastor of the" Christian | Church, this city The young couple Till make tiiwlr hpn^ in thg ttttwrft Aurora, CANNOT ATTEND. II ?u w pumm 81 mtrr-r Sullivan, paator of ,the Pint Baptlat Parch, to hary laft yesterday for Stata Convention, but on aooount o( ! COUNTY BOARD of [oocmioN -IN SESSION Supt. Makes Report A Most Interesting and Profit able Session Held Monday in Court House? All of Members Present, REPORTS FROM 7 DISTRICTS "All the members were present at the meeting cf^ie County Board of Education held on Monday. E. W. Ayers, chairman; W. M. Butt and T. R. Hodges, members of the board. A ni\mber of matters of minor im portance were disposed of, and two applications for new supplementary libraries, one in Pantego High School and one for District No. 4. Batli. Also an application for two original libra ries for No. 8 District, Chocowinity, and Ko\ 11 District, Chocowinity, were reported to the board by the (treasurer, Jos. F. Tayloe. * There were reports from seven dis tricts as to the progress in improve ments and new school buildingp. which were very encouraging Indeed. Next meeting wlft be held on the first Monday in^ January when appor tionments for the new year will be made. It will be well for those in terested to note and If they have any petitions to present before the Board, to be present at that time. Superintendent Vaughan reported to the board that he had visited all the schools ;n Washington township, and the uumbers of them are In good condition and doing excellent work. The school houses generally fn Wash ington township are in bad condition and Insufficient. There Is not a paint ed building 1a. the township. In most of the schools theL .^attendance was found to be lower than It should be, j BRd the ueoplu do nof seem to realize the necessity of putting . their chll-. dren In the schools and of keeping them there The Super.iat?id?Rt learned that there are some children In til?" 'ifMYIiPHn tlltt' arg'fcfHl mil Ttf Behoof all tne^ time, or who aitend very little. Parents should be brought to'jeallze that they ore do-_ Ing their children Irreparable dam age as well as thpjr community by keeping them out of' School. There _ls opportunity for great, work by the Womcns* Betterment As sociation throughout the township in i>'.e Improvement of school buildings, and the bulldiug of new school houses and the better equipment of , thosH which are insufficient. Our TownsrftHn 1 Highly Honored Mr. Joseph F Tayloe has been in vited by the Southern Educational Association, with lieadquart^j* at | Chattanooga, Tfcnn., to speak before that body on some subject to be se lected by him, relating to rural edu cation and the work of school boards. The next meeting of this association, states the secretary, will be one of the most important and notable edu cational Katharines that -ev way under the windows of Mrs. 8ie gel's bedroom a paper bag. supposed to l?e-+he_-oue that had inclosed the chamois' bag* but no trace of the Jewels. One of the missing articles ih a princess ring containing twenty-five diamond*. There are three rings ?with three atones In each, a large diamond stud and several small dia mond rings. BACON NAMED THE NEW LEADER Of THE SENATE His Election Stayed Senate Caucus Selects Him as Succcssor of Senator Culber son as the Leader of Democrat ic Senators in Washington. CAUSE FOR RESIGNATION I Washington, Dec. 8. ? With great .seriousness the Democratic members of the Senate met in caucus yester day to elect a successor to Senator Culberson. vrh/> lias * determined to. resign as chairman of the'ca.uciis, be cause- of ill health. A lenative pro gram had been arranged by which Mr. Moaey, vice-chairman, was to be elevated to ?he leadership and was to decline because -of disinclination to dtake upon himself such dutifes be cause of ill health. Senator Bacon wan then to be selected as rhalrman. With tills program agreed upon Sen ator Culberson's letter was read to the assemblage and then it was dis covered that he had ?ot resigned the chairmanship, but had merely staled his purpose of so doing. Immediately all the vJVlJ laid plans of the statesmen were upset and fur ther action was postponed until defi nite action is taken by the Texas Senator. The caucus elected Thomas W. Keller of West Virginia, assistant floor-keeper; whleh posftion Is equiv alent to a Democratic representative of the sergeant at arms on the floor ?f the Senate for thlrtr years. j \ Norfolk & Soulhefn) , Falls Info Hands of fhp Rfinrganbatinn The property of t-U? Norfolk and Southern Railway was hold at public aiutcry syealerday at Norfolk. Va.. at 2:20 o'clock, under a_decree of the L'nlted States court. Th? property R-as bid-In by Rathhorne Gardner, representing the reorganization, for IS. 500, 000. The actual bidding' did aot ?ons?nv~ more than Hvo- p>Mnnj-n[ ami-t-he ct-ov^-a1 -Uie KUUioiT of LliU , company was not When at the conclusion of; the reading of ^ale, special commission ers asked for bids on tlfe- Norfolk and Southern Railway properties and IrahiJ'hlMV 'uir ? thte afrernrwn. ? rtre rcorganization committee, through Rathborne Gardner. of Ne/?-??*k, qualified as bidder by submitting cer tification from the Manhattan -Trust Company? xhat it held *$500. 000 in first and refunding bonds of the. Nor folk and Stfttthern.' R. T. Thorp, rep resenting th?" Van. Dyke r'hiladjjlti&iai i n teresTs , olfered $200,000 in Nor folk certified checks to qualify as 4n4e ground that the- decrees of salo specified that either cash or New York certified checks should be offered. The sale was then held up by the commission er to give the Philadelphia bidders time to get the cash. They left the place of bidding to do so. The checks which Mr. Thorp offered were one for $25,000 on the. Bank of Nor folk and the National itank of Com merce's cashier's check for $175,000. Cash Mostly In Gold. RWKMi l-XOTTWBAB? ! The Knight ^hoe Company, thel only exclusive shoe store In the city,,, ever abreast of the tlm&, are of- J fering swell footwear. The prices I range from $75,000 to fliTO.OO. As] they say in 'heir ad., if you desire a I pair you must come Quick. . These sllppors and shoes are only displayed in their abow windoW In the late at- 1 ternoons and evenings. Blue kid slippers, white kid slippers and white ] syed,e. ' They are beauties: Be sure and watch for them this evening as you. pasa this well-known shoe em porium. ;S ?**???? t.i ? =- ^ GOOD CROWD LAST NIGHT. At the opening last night of Bell's new jewelry store In the Singer ma -r gathered to view the fine new stock which pr. Bell bought In his recent trip in the North. Beautiful china at remarkably low prices, cut glaae I-^ At 5 o'clock R. T. Thorp arrived at the scene of the sale at the Park avenue station In Brambleton. fring ing the SlUj^ooo in cash. He was tn 'an aiUomoblTe, driven l?y \\\ B. Rop- ~ er. Fred Schmoele, of the National Bank of Commerce, with a pistol in his hands, was in charge of the mon ey. The rash was mostly in gold. a ?fWWIK-. ltW^refr" b?inf 'n |iupaV The gold -ft -Mi? bos, two and a half feet long and .eighteen inches wide. The -paper was in a large grip. Pollre Captain Ford and Special Offi cer Sno^den, assisted by Mr. "Sch^ moele, carried the moneji, Into the ip.n i ^.iit'.-t a' "f ntf prwnrara ? of the Norfolk and Southern Rail road. where the commissioners be gan to count it It was all that two men could do to_li.lL tlu- money Into the car. The mileage of the Norfolk and Southern Is 593, and the road tra ,yers?s one of the richest sections of Vtrginia and Eastern North" "Carolina. It has five divisions known as the "Norfolk, Virginia Beach. Jioaufdrt. PamII?t and Raleigh divisions. The principal cities and towns along the . .system ore. Norfolk. Va., Elizabeth City.? Bdjen ton. Plymouth, FarmVlHe. Greenville. Wilson, Raleigh, Golds boro New Bern, Klnston, Beaufort. 'Morehead City. Bel haven, Roper, Co- , ? lumbia. Hertford and Washington. The Norfolk and Southern has been In the hands of receivers since ? July 1. 1 90S, and It .Is expected that this receivership will terminate shortly after the first of next year. ' masijm:i ai,h d.wckT """ Tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock Mlsaes "Simmons and Carter will end their series -if dancing lessons with ? fancy dress ball Gentlemen wTDbe charked twenty-flve cent* admission, ladles and children ten. cents each The Ihroiis have proved very prolll able and entertaTnfiig for tie past Several weelta, and the pupils stop with regret.