ESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 4. 1M?. ASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA First of New .Year a ; - ?**&' ' The Board Convened Last Night in the City Hall- All Members Were Present Excepting Alder A RESOLUTION ADOPTED The Board of City Aldermen mot In regular monthly eesston at tho city hall last evening. All the mem bers were proBeftt with the exception of Alderman Korean. The following business was transacted: It was ordered that the exercise of I the Volunteer hose wagon horses be limited from Main to Third streets, and from Bonnor to Respess streets. On motion the following letter over the signature of Mr. A. Mayo was spread on the mloutea and the' resolution as offered by Judge George H. Brown was adopted. Both the let* terand resolution follow: Washington. N. C.. January 3* 1910.. To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Washington. N. C. Gentlemen : I acknowledge receipt of yeur communication through your clerk informing me that according to the report of Adtountant Hilton I am in debted to .the city in the sum of I $116.19 on account of certain errors committed by the former Finance Committees of the city 1n auditing and passing on my accounts as Treas urer. and requesting payment of said amount. , . ... I am not prepared to admit ityB_ .Correctness of Mr. Hilton's report, as he. as well as myself in common with all persons are liable to commit mis hundreds of small items. 1 do not . ^wiah- U? wsbJesLOh^jCUy to the long delay and great expense of a law salt !o recover so small a sum as $116.10. I suggest that the entire controversy be submitted to arbitration of three respectable citizens of the city, and If a majority of the arbitrators And" and certify- In writing that I am In debted to the city in said sum. or any ]ess sum. I will' pay it promptly. I am . willing that the Board, of Al dermen or the Mayor select one arbl ? trator; I will select one. and let those two select a thlad and let the judg fniVit and flTrirft of a majority of the arbitrators be final. Ver y respectfully, A. MAYO. Whereas, according to the report of Accountant Hilton, the city of Washington. N. C., has a claim against A. Mayo, former Treasurer of the city, for llli.lt; and Whereas, said Mayo has proposed to submit the validity and justness of such claim to arbitration, It is ordered that the said contro versy he arbitrated- by submitting It . to thread Usans of the city as ar-j bitrators. One arbitrates ia to be selected and named by the Mayor on behalf of the city, one arbitrator is to be se lected by said Mayo, and those two arbitrators are to select a third arbi trator. Said arbitrators are. to' hear and determine said controversy and '.he judgment and award of a majority of the arbitrators is to be final and de terminative Of the entire controversy binding on the city as well as oa said Mayo. It Is ordered that the communica tion of said Mayo be entered on the minutes along 4ith this resolution and that the City. Attorney proceed to have such arbitration carried out . The board also expresses Its willing ness to submit to arbitration the mat ?? ters In controversy arising upon the 1 Hilton report with other former offi cials or .citizens of the city, provided each person or official ahall give bond in a sum equal to the sum claimed by the city to abide by and perform the arbitration. Joseph Brown, who has been th* keeper of Fairview cemetery, colored, was elected keeper of Cedar Hill ik cemetery. _ ' 2 \- r ; OONTINOe APPROPRIATION. The Board of County Commission ers today continued the -appropria tion of $250 for the benefit of the / Washington Light infantry. The . amount is paid in two Installments of f 186 each. The old towa of I. Uue to WITNESS SIID - The Food Was Unfit The Witness Stated That He Had Prisooere Whipped Ever; Morning, Sometimes Twice, Sometimes Three Times. TESTIMONY COROBORATED Atlanta, Ga.t Jan. 3. ? John W: Dodd, former overseer at the city prison, or stockade, was the principal witness heard . by the council commit tee investigating conditions at the stockade, when that body resumed its session today. Itr addition to cor roborating the stories of cruelty to prisoners and filthy and unsanitary conditions as told by other witnesses, he produced a diary covering events which transpired while he was em ployed at th^stockade. Dodd tesj PrI that the food served the prisoners was unlit even for the lowest kind of animals. Prisoners frequently showed him bread containing flies, he^sald, and onto man brought him a piece of bread containing a spider. He de clared the place was overrun with vermin of all kinds.'- He produced a bottle of lie*, which he said a prison er had captured and brought to him. The bread with the spider In it also was offered as evidence. Asked what proportion of the pris oners were whipped, Dodd replied: "I heard them whipped nearly every morning, and again there wdbld be as many as halt a dozen beaten." Pearl Bryan, one of the three white women who were hung up by the -rings while at the stockade, said she was Strang up nearly 46 min utes. . . Or. W. W. McAfee, wbo .was' sen tenced to the stockade for violation prohibition laws, testified to. seeing a 13-year-old negro Rirl whipped in the bucking chair. After the first beating they took her out in an hysterical condition and when she made some remarks toJhe guard, Superintendent Vinlng ordered her back again for another whlpplfig." The witness said he could not ;eat the food served at the stockade, and went two days Without a mouthful of food. After adjourning shortly after 1 o'clock to meet again next Tuesday morning, the committee paid a visit of lns0ecMon to the stockade. ~ A Delightful Oyster Roast / ' " S X One of the mo8t pleasant social functions of the many given In Wash ington this season ^was an oyster roast at the home of Mrs. J. W. Dalley. East Second street, last even ing, ? complimentary to Miss Marietta Creaie. of BWattQusrMT. tag MtSS Rennte Griffin, of Manteo, the guest* of Mtsa Rath Phillips. The following were present Misses Marietta Credle, Rennle Griffin, Em ily Harris. Janto Roberts, Clara Wright, Ruth Phillips and Mrs. Her bert Griffin ; Messrs. Herbert Stllley, Edmund Swindell, Gilbert Bonner, Prank Wright,* Ed Carrowon and Ralph Phillips. Mrs. Dalley proved to be a model hostess and all present gave her a vote of thanks for such a delightful even In*. ? BLOCKADE MAJJ CAUGHT. Raleigh, Jan. 3. ? Eban Cagle, said to be the most notorious and pictur esque blockade distiller In North Oar allna, has Just been committed to Montgomery county Jail by revenue raiders and deputy United States marshals, who "rifcbbad" their man a few days ago after having warrants for his arrest in hand for five years pr longer, unable to get up with him* to serve the papers, {here being nt least seven 'cases against the man. He Is said to have sp^nt Us time iu ItEe coves of Montgomery and Rich mond countiesrand when arrested was wearing his hair as long as a Wom an's and done up In a knot on 'nis head like a woman's. He was un shaven aitd unkempt, the officers de clared. and they hald they did not be lieve he had combed out his hair vn ialx months. { V ? * . J IKBSURGENTS hI mm FOR MANAGUA WU1 End the War Advance on the Capital is Now Under Way? Two Divisions of 3,900 Men Each En Route, and They Will Unite. RESORT TO CONSCRIPTION Bluefletds, Nicaragua, Jan. Couriers' from Rama today brought word that the advance of the insurg ent* on the capital by two routes had begun. This double expedition la ex pected to bring the insurgent forccs to the gates of Ma*agu|t within six days. Each division numbers about 3,000 troops. Their union outside the gates of Managua and the subse quent battle will undoubtedly end the war. Although the peace negotiations between General Estrada and Presi dent Madrix have not been 'officially abandoned. It was admitted here to day by high officials of the provis ional government that there was lit tle hope fdr an agreement, as Madrls is seeking to force terms that mean little short of surrender. General Chamorro, with the troops he marshalled at Rama, is advancing on Greytown, held b7 * small force. Chamorro's dlvlson will proceed to Managua via jhe 8a# Juan river and L*ke Nicaragua, It is expected. The other force Is headed over the Mana gua "trail, through the Chentalas mountain district. It is commanded by General Matuty. General FornoB Dlax has been ap pointed as Estrada'fl peace commis sioner, to meet Madrls's commission ers, If they- come here In peaqo plana. Madriz Resorts to Conscription. Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. President Madriz, in his effort# to as semble.* foraa-to oppose. the advance of the Insurgents, has resorted not only to spsclal war levies, but to wholesale conscription. The coffee plantations of the west coast are tied op, where the crop should be picked, by lack of laborers, the workmen having been drafted into the govern ment army. These plantations are for the most part controlled by Ger mans. W > ^Suffering is Intense among the lower classes because of the drain on men and supplies made by the war. Three thousand government soldiers have been Wounds* of~kttl6d .and Tlrc situation is yet unchanged. Lack of laborers has resulted In a^ride short age of food. Another regiment was today sent to Acoyaha, where the government hopes to check the advance of the Es tradans on the capital. MRS. MOORK RNTEKTA1.VK. At Home Lut Emlng In Honor of Her Valient, Miss Warren. Mrs. J. B. Moore was at home, Weit Second street, last evening to a Mw friends. entertaining in honor of her guest. Miss Warren, of Edenton During the Evening cards and other Interesting games were Indulged in by the guests, after which delicious and tempting refreehments were served. Mrs. Moore la one of the city's most charming and popular hostess and on last evening she sus tained her well-earned reputation in. this role. Those present were Miss Warren, of Edenton; Misa Hill, of Newport News, Ya.; Miss Mattie Laughing house. Miss Maud*Wln4)ey, Miss Lil lian Bonner, Miss Adeline Mayo 'and Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Henry, of Chapel Hill; Messrs. W. B. Harding, John D. Callals, Charles Smallwood^ Charlos L. Payne and Walter WIAdley. SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY. ' The night telepgraph school open ed last night. The attendance wasi good and the management feels mnc|i i encouraged over the prospects. Prom the beginning the students seemed to enter enthusiastically in their work. By the early summer. If nothing un forseen happens, they will be ready to assume positions as operators. HANOBOME BUNGALOW. ' Tlfe bungalow now being con structed on North Market street by gjge. -T? ? plet h ft M MILD LAY A HEAVY f PROHIBITION " ijEi' \ On Foreign Marriages The Recent Outflow 0(1 Ameri can Fortunes Should Be Check ed in Some Way the Official Declares. . ? AN INHERITANCfiFTAX New York. Jan. S ? Justice Jan. W. Gerard of the Supreme court, dl*> cussing the question of a Lax onfor elga marriages, suggests a way in which to ^collect a per* .ventage "noblemen's winninga" for the State He points out in the current number of Collier's that the* littlfc American heiresses, strolling arm in arm np the Ifue de la Paix,fpeertng Into the shop windows and , laughingly pick ing out the kind of crowa they would ltke on their belongings, are becom ing quite an- economic problem. He ?ays: "In recent years but a &w female inheritors of swollen American for tunes have seen fit to marry in their own land. Why this is eo is another story.. 1 claim that money should be spent wbere-it waa made. That i<_ these girls choose to become absen tee landlords ^nd draw what now amounts to a great ? annual tribute from the United States, to spend it abroad on amiable Italians or high priced Highlanders, they should pay a tax. "There is no absolute right lo property ? morally. Obligations go with riches. Because the English owners, of land in Ireland would not reside on their estates and spend in Ireland tbe money dpatrn from its soil the British parliament, by a great | act of natural justice, (a taking their land from them? condemning it hh I? land _or a public park ? an talk for publica tion, holding that to do so would be a breach of judicial etiquette. Judge Lurton will be one of the guests of honor tdtaorrow night at the annual .dinner given by Chief Justice Fuller t^%iis associates on the bench. The President also Is ex pected to be present. TOWN"- 8WKPT BY FLAMES. Suffolk, Va., Jan. ?. ? With half of its 8,BtO Inhabitants homeless, the Majestic theater, postofllce and all opt one of its twenty-six .business places in ruins, the hamlet of Holland. >n the Southern Railway, was practical ly destroyed by fire which began nt 10? o'clock Saturday- night and con tinued unUl there was no fuel to feed upon. The blase began in the store of Joseph Haslett, who had Just closed There was no water supply in riol Only t* enty-on? houses are CHARGED WITH - ATTACKING AND ? KILLING GIRL People Are Stirred Up Race War in Cincinnati Immi nent as a Result of Murder of Young White Girl? Police Re serves on Duty. ^ TWO MEN NOW IN JAIL / * Cincinnati, ?.. 3. ? With a race war imminent as a result of the murder of Miss Anna Lloyd after she had been attacked oni Friday night, a white man and a negro were placed under arrest early today. Police re serves were kept on duty at haif a dozen points of the city where feel ing was running unusually high and the authorites at'Oumminsville, where .the girl was murdered, were rein forced. In spite of these precautions the situation- was critical. The prisoners arrested today are Henry Cook, 34, white, of 8113 south Grove avenue, and James Fields, 21, negro, of Cummins and Dempsey streets. They are held on suspicion. Miss Lloyd was secretary of the Wlborg^Hanna Lumber Company. The police today declared that she was evidently attacked by a negro employed by the concern, who killed her when she recognized him. They base this theory on the flnd Infe jf black, curly hair in her dead hands, and the discovery of a bloody glove, Buch as planing mill employes use, near the scene of the crime. This resulted in a close watch belag established on 'all the employes by twenty offlcors and today each ^lis ped was closely examined. The ar rest of Cook and Fields followed and they were taken before physicians and put through a rigorous cross examination. The residents, of Cummlnsville in sist that only some one who kufw the habits of the victim could have committed the crime. Since the. body was discovered, indignation has been running high and there have been many threats of violence against the negroes of the town. The body of Mls? Lloyd tdday la? at her home, 571 Delta avenue, and was viewed by hundreds. Those who visited the home contributed' to In flame the situation. Miss .Lloyd's mother collapsed af ter the tragedy end today her con dition was so critical that little hope wa's expressed fy her recovery. TRANSCRIPT- SOLD. Mr. W. F. Swarlngen who has ably 'edited the Edenton Transcript for the past seven years, has sold his Interest to Mr. H. L. Story, of Gates county, who expects to edit the paper In the future. The name of the Transcript will be changed to that of Albemarle Observer. We wish the Observer and Its editor every surcess. ?Mr. Swar lngen will engage In business In the town of Rocky Mount. Will Render ' ? Decision Today A writ of habeas corpus was sued out before Justice George H. Brown yesterday afternoon for^the body of one Z. V. Nutt, of Burke county, who was Indicted for soliciting -hands to work on a railroad in South Carolina. The hearing was tad In the court house. Solicitor H. S. Ward and W. A.. Thompson, Esq., appeared for the State, antl Major W. C. Rodman for the defendant. It was charged that Nutt was in the county securing hands to work on a railroad running from South Carolina Into North Caro lina. As there was a statute against this he waB Indicted; The. defendant through hia attorney, stated this was not rue. He was simply endeavoring to secure hand9 tor the work In North Carolina. Nutt has a contract with the railroad company to secure workmen. Judge Brown withheld his decislon^untllrtodiy. LONG BRIIKSK FINISHED. First Train Passes Over the Albe marle Sound Structure. Richmond, V?u, Jan. S ? It is learn ed hefe that at 6 o'clock Saturday svealng the last spike was driven In the Norfolk and' Southern railway line on the six-mile long bridge or trestle, across Albemarle Sound at Eden ton. N. C., and the first train pver the structure, these 4e _ eats, indicating completion of trWc* Hi tha olortac o! UM but In the road M SMALL CHILD BADLY BURNEDl Bertie Jolly Has Narrow Escape I from Deaih. Bertie Jolly, the 4-year-old chjld of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jolly, East Third street, came near meeting with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. Her mother left her in the care of her two sisters. Malcolm Woolard flrod some paper and in. some way the clothing of Tittle Blrtle caught on Are. Before the flames could- be sub dued the flesh was burned badly. Dr. lift WEAVER HIS TURMEU J DIVINE HEALER1 Presidential Aspirant He Once Headed the Populist Ticket But WiU Now, in Hi* - 77th Year,xPevote His Life to Divine Healing. j A SERIES OF LECTURES Des Moines. Jan. 3. ? Gen. Jamos B. Weaver, once presidential candi date of the Greenbacks and twice ot the Populists, has turned divine heal er. He 1b now In his seventy-sev enth year. head a movement for a national con vention of divine healers to . meet here next spring and he announced that he proposed to devote the re mainder of his days to the cause. He asserted that his own health had been restored through prayer, and that ho only regrets his eyes were not opened sooner to the faith. He has been giv ing a series of lectures on the sub ject at a local church. Gen. Weaver was born in Dayton, ^ Ohio. . When the civil war broke out *" he enlisted as a private and rose to be breveted brigadier general for gal lantry on the field. His political career began In 1878 when he waf elected to congress on the Greenback ticket, and two years later he was made the party candl- 6 date for president, receiving 307,30# votes. In 1884 be was again elected to congress by a coalition of Greenback ers and Democrats, and was defeated in 1888 by the colored miners who had settled in his district. CHAFING DISH PARTY. Miss lteba Duniny Charmingly En tertains Last Evening. Mls3 Reba Dumay, one of the city's most popular young ladies, was at home last evening. West Main strset, entertaining a few of her friends with a chafing, dish party, and al^o a guessing contest. There were 15 funny cats to be named and the con test of giving each, the right name proved to be interesting and afforded all present much merriment and fun. Mr. Clifford Blakely won the first prize and Miss Mary Clyde Hassell. the booby. Those present were: Misses Annie P. Nicholson, Winul fred Nicholson. Caddie Fowle: Messrs. Stanley Watkins, Willie Kntghtr -Charlie Hill, Frank Jones, John MacLean, Roy Hampton, Clif ford Blakely. No social function of the new year was more enjoyed. Miss Dumay always entertains graciously. She was given a vote of thanks for such a pleasant evening. A PAINFUL REVENGE. It was one of the stories told at the banquet of the Central Dentists' Association, and the best one. Most of the toothpullers had been called upon. They had told Btorles of ex periences with patients that caused reminiscent smiles to hover over the faces of the other diners. "One of the funniest patients I ere r had." declared he. "was a man who came Into, my Broad street office some weeks ago. He was just from the farm. His boots were muddy and his hair unkempt. " 'I want this blame tooth pulled/ he said, pointing to- his swoolen jaw. "He sat In the chair. I got my forceps and he opened his month. I was trying to locate the tooth, when his jaws closed so suddenly I thought he w>uld bite my finger. " 'Say doc,' he said, 'pull It a little bit, then twist It. Worry the darn thing, worry It It's been worrying me for the last week, and I want to get even." " ? Newark Star. CHRISTMAS TREE. The Sunday School bf Ware's Chapel will have a Christmas tree to morrow night at 8 o'clock. The pub lic is Invited to be present. +L 1 ?New Advertisements * * in Today's News ? ? J. K. Hoyt ? Outlet Sale. + fr T. W. Phillips ft Cft ? Laces and ? ? Embroidery. + . ? W. B. Harding ? Calendar Pads. ? ? Southern Furniture Cq,? Furni- ? ? ture, Etc. Jfh ? ? Card u I. ? ? Frank Miller ? Pure whiskeys. ? ? Laxative Bromo Quinine. + ? Dow-i kidney PllW. , ? ? Gem Theater. * ? ft OoUtr natter. ? ? Vlck'a Retnedte*. * ft SM ft CkmpMk, ItyrtH < .