'ASHINGTON, NORTH CArOI
AY AFTERNOON. MARCH 31, 1910.
Central baggage room, and dodging
Into the railroad Tarda, would be cap
tured within a short time. All ata
ttoaa and ferry boata were' watched.
"V on * Monday, ^t waa found
* '' ^;>d 186.000 In
iwwq from the
Richmond aafe by yeggmen, Poat
offlr-e Inspectors Frank Barclay, J as.
J5. " Roberteon and John C. Koons,
-?ntfe"pdj on the case. They located
which three suspects had
found the trunks had been aent to
Philadelphia. The third trunk had
b?en aent to Hageratown, Md., from
Richmond, but trana-ahlpp^d en route
to Philadelphia. The first two were
aent to New York from Philadelphia,
each on the line the other had been
shipped .ft first. The third trunk was
being sdught for here today.
/
Free fight
*
Deputy Sheriff John Lucas Baa
Novel Experience at Choeowinlty
YNtenUy.
Josephine Credle, Julia Lane, Sa-|
rah Moore, Emetine Parker and Ella
Redditt were brought to this city yes
terday under arreat by Deputy Sher
iffs John Lucas and Frank Fiyhn.
From all the (acta gathered it
aeems that the parties above had
struck a difference ia thla city over
some matters only known to them
selves and they decided to go over
to* Choeowinlty to eei^e the dtapute,
thinking that the towtv. authorities
had no authority 6rer them here.
They carried: out their determination
irday and selected a place near
? house to light II out. The
_ . ?u that l free-for-all light
was ths outcome. Skirts were torn,
hatr pulled. eyes Injured, (aces bat
tered, to botl it down ths participants
looked as If titer had been uttered
through a cyoloas. Mr. John Sam
son. keeper of the peat house, saw the
melee no* decided to nottty the au
thor! tlee sad In consequence of th!|
notice the oacars went to arrest
then. On their way to town another
dUtoreace was stnfek' between them
and. according to Bhetit Lucas. If a
snake had not erased the road near
them about this tlme^lrtfather alter
cation would hare bees 'the result
Not only did one snake croea Us road
aa ther were coming to the city, but
another reptile ssemed to defy them.
Between his saakasUp sad ?he ??ht
lag mood of the women things at ene
time looked squatty for the oMcers.
They Bully triumphed and the law
breaker* were safely landsd In tha
city jail.
minRU nu MORNING.
The funeral of the late lira, bran
ds Kingsbury took place thla morn
ing from St. Peter* Episcopal Churoh,
conducted by Rev. Nathaniel Hard
ing. the rector. The Interment was
In Oakdale pupetery. A large num
ber 01 friend* and acquaintances
were present. .The floral tributes
were In profusion. " ' *?'
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, CONDITIO* KB RlOt H. r.v*
! V Tha many friends of Mr. R. 8.
flhelton will regret to learn of his
such that the end Is sxpeqted to be
- at any time.
tnolriac 279.000 *?. TDM the af
fect will M be lanafUhte to fool
nwan WW lUM by the bra*
operator! who declared they kin pre
pared for the ahsrua* hr accumulat
Ins * large surplus %t the mines.
According to the, forecast made to
day, the strllfe will be distributed as
follows: Illinois. 75.000; OhYb. 50.
000; Wee tern Pennsylvania. 15,000:
Central Pennsylvania, 86,000; Indi
ana. 20.000; lowa. 15,000; southwest
district, including Missouri, (Kansas#
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, 40,
000; Virginia. 6.000; Michigan.
3,000.
The announcement of President T.
L. Lewis, of the miners, that the ac
tion of the convention- will not in
clude mlnea where contracts .do not
expire until after April 1, precludes
an Immediate stride in Montana, Wy
oming and Washington.
Another rule adopted by the con
vention may avert the strike la Indi
ana and Ohio alao. The miners
adopted rules that dgreements might
he signed hr states, districts and
group* of districts, and !t ts said a
pell of the operators M* showp ^ma
jority In favor of me?tl*?*ie mliier *
strike vote on
crease of 5 cents a ton In pick mine
screen cosl with proportionate ad
vances for other methods of mining
and ojitslde labor as prerequisite to
other negotiations on ether questions.
The shot firing question is also raised
which, mskes the situation in Penn
fylvanla and Illinois complicated.
In Pennsylvania there will be nol
agreement without flrat settling the
controversy over the . new explosive?]
law of that State, while in Illinois^,
the old problem of extra payment fori
the extra payment^for the services of
shot-flrers hkr been revived with a
new determination on both sides not
to yield.
A. L. Berry, an gxtenaive COal op
erator. today asserted that he be
lieved the strike in this 8tate was In
evitable.
"We have rfeceVred word from our
mines In Illinois and Indians, he a*ld.'|
"that the men are removing tools and
that fco further coal will be mined
until an agreement Is reached."
-It was announced today that In the
Chicago yards large railroads had
Stored 600.000 tons of cosl which
would represent a rtxb' dsy supply.
The Burlington today begsn loading
t AA ft ..J
at point* which will be affected by a
strike.
tffculght the Gaiety offers Its pa
trons one of the best prograih* of the
week.
.. The Olrl Judge or a Terrible Temp
tation. la a dramatic picture, and one
Of the best Vitlgraph Alms made: sec
ond only to the Biograph company.
The Highlander's Defiance, a dra
matic picture, is also ons of intense
la^rpat. t . .i'V
The Aidef man's Kraut Picnic, ?
comedy whleh all wiU be pleased
,'aMj. ^ " -'i .'-i.-- i * :? ? } s
Mr. Wkltton will sing by special
request "My Dream of Long Ago."
Thfs song was rendered by him seams
time sgo and Is one of the prettiest
He who kapws a woman has solred
a great mystery. J
And money Is also the root of many
a family tree. . '
When a girl gets her first letter!
from a rain the keeps tbs enTelope
?tuck In her mirror frame for slk
he people do II ttiey
?"? ? to ?n **?n* )??< ?*
??&& y
Nolbfng Jolts * woman's tweet.:
The Redemption of John Parley to
be shown nt the Oem tonight U u
unusually strong drama. A pretty
story well acted, certain to please,
and certain to make those wfco see It
want more like It.
Lorenso DeMedlcl Is a strong dra
matic picture of s supposed episode
In the history of .Italy, being a patron
of art and literature and himself a
distinguished post, Lorenso' beosms s
powerful man. This picture shows
many beautiful Italian scenes.
Fov a good laugh Little Dis
agreement will hold you for awhUe.
This Is not a rough house comedy,
only a mild little disturbance That
dons no material harm more than to
test your capacity for a good, whole
son^ laugh. At 8; ?? o'clock a Japa
nese china nut set consisting of seven
pieces will be given the person hold
ing the lucky coupon. Visit the Gem
tonight snd see _ pictures you hsve
never seen before Hear the best of
music and keep cool. t ;?
Mr.W. J. FloVd was takaa to the
private sanitarium of Dr. Isaac B.
TAylor, at Morgan town. N. C., thla
Mr. W 11 Ham Pwlrjck Mr. KJoyd ?<x>e
fur treatment In that lnstltutlM
V1VBII ucuv IU mil u?u\uwuu.
? Washington* Marcn' il.'- ? The I
?f the late Jnatice Brewer, ol l
?.
?Wn. will be u
bodr
a LeaTcoworth.
far burttl. It Vu 1M od?
wlafc of tto (taloui Jurist. A ahorti
funeral aerrloa wtli be heM at thai
Br?*?r reetdnce Awe !
?T"
ictjp pall bear- 1
Coon will act i
At 9:46 p. m. the funeral party. In-,
eluding practically the entire court, It
la bellevsd. will sUrt on tbe Journey
to Kaasu. The funeral train Is sche
duled to arrive In Leavenworth at
*. * Saturday. . . Y . ? rl
The sodden Math oT Justice Mw-i
sr game as s great shock td the older
members of the bench, who had been
?o closely associated with bls^-Hs
Speculation in regard to a succes
sor to Justice Brewer was rife'toda?
tnd covered a wide range *but It prob
ably will be several days before any
thing definite Is' determined upon.
The death of Justloe Brewer and!
Its possible effect upon the Supreme I
court decisions in the Standard Oil |
and American TObacco trust cas
were discussed at the cabinet meet
ing today. All of the members of thfe
cabinet joined the President In ex
pressing deep regret over the death
of the distinguished Jurist.
Attorney General Wipkersham was
asked If there was another chance for
a rehearing in the Stan4ard .OH aitd
Tobacco cases pending in the Supreme
court. He declared there was% rtie
possibility of a rehearing, hut he did
pot consider It at all probable.
p'Wesident Taft today seat a lettir
to Chief Justice Fuller in answer to
the' litter's communication to jilm
?film- Uk. t)wdt?^Mtoo5Klll|^Ju?Uc?
Brewer's d.eath. In whtbh he express
ed condolence with the members of
the court "upon the loss of so able,
learned, genial and respected an as
sociate^*
EASTER DANCE
One of the Moat Knjoyahje ?8ociala
of the Season TaCes In ace at
Aurora, March 29-^
Atjkurora March 29 there occurred
one of the most pleasant social func
tions of the season. Tbe beauty and
gallantry of that progreesive town
were present.- The music was fur
nished by the Aurora Concert Band.
The dance took place In Thompson
hall. Mr. T. Litchfield led the ger
man. dancing with Miss Snyder. The
following couples were present: -
Miss Nina Rhodes. Washington,!
with H. L Thompson; Miss Ada
Rhodes. Washington, with Luther
Stancill; Miss Clara Wright. Wash
ington, with .Stanley -Watklns; Miss
Marcue with M. 8tevenson; Mrs. Hol
I later with Mr. Holliater; . Miss. Clara
Litchfield with John Bonner; Mtss
Edna Boyd with T. Guilford; Miss
Vf$na Boyd "with 8. Laughlnghonse;
Miss Neva Boyd wlpi H. Guilford;
Miss laes Dupres with George Lanfe;
Mtss Ruth Phillips with C. White
burst; Mrs. R. J. House with R. J.
House; Mrs. W. H. Hooker with W.
H. Hooker; Mrs. Ppul 8parrow with
Paul Sparrow.
to fluctu
EL?CHON Of-' PRESIDENT .
Tomorrow evening, "the first Frl
d ay," la t fa -regular meeting of the
Chamber fl* Commerce, time, g p. a.
At thia meeting which will be held
la the rooma in the aoutheaat corner
or the Baugham building, the election
of a president will no doubt cove up.
OthOr business of *much 1*3 por
ta nee tn expo teed to be' dtaeuaaed,
therefore a full meeting la expected.
Come. I
ftERVICRH TONIGHT.
There will be aerrlcea again thla
evening at the PI rat Methodlat
Church. Preaching by Rev. Mr.
Smith, of Wllaon. The meeting la
growing In Interoat all the while.
The afternoon fdrr Ice from 4 to 5
[o'clock la a feaat of good thlnga for
thoae attending. Mr. Smith la deliv
ering sermons of thought and power.
Everybody la Cordially Invited to be
preaent tonfgVt nt 7:49 o'elook.
ORE AT 1 MPROVKMKNT.
_ The itrMt coQiuiMloHr la now
biTlng (he etreeta nfthe clt> watered
ky the street iprlnkler at night In
atead of the dart tine aa heretofore.
prorement oriTtii old war <STdo
"* - ;* 'V ??
*
Idly on, UH
ing that tt ,
Pompeii.
Prot ftitfo. d
tory whl&h wia i
Btagea of the orup
that thirty craters ij
precedented nun
ing of lava, howe^
greater than whd
moutha were threaten!
Freeh wavee of
over the courses of I
fresh territory.
The eruption
ate. harrowing the* I
stricken peasants
Prank Perret, th. i
canologist, who end:
tlon on Mt. Vesuvli
eruption, today t
two worst cratera.
Several other tow
including Soriano, ?
ieone, Monterosso 1
of theM^ahaken
the sufferers In tfcej
Etna la In eruption, created a panic
wherever it was felt. Thouanpds fled
from their homes, prepared to camp
out for an Indefinite perjod.
It Is believed that the shpeks were
caused by a-4novement of a fault line,
or crack In the earth's surface, run
ning along the mountain range north
of Mt. Ashore and the foothills ex
tending to Catanzaro, which Is a town
of 32,000, chief port of the Gulf of
Squillace.
WINSTON NOT Hl'ltPRISED.
Had Been Known for Sometime That
Judge Jones Had an Eye on
the Lower House.
, Winston-Salem, March 29. ? Judge
Jones' resignation in order to- stand
for a congressional nomination has
been expected forborne time. Judge
Jones has been regraded a congress
ional candidate for some months, al- i
though hla formal announcement that'
he will run Is yet to come.
The candidacy ofsMr. J. C. BUx
ton Iq succeed Jones aa Judge Is being
advanced by his friends, oqe of them
today saying that Mr.. Buxton would
unquestionably receive'. thO endorse
ment of Foray th, hla frwn county, and
of the bar aaaoclaUpns of adjoining
counties also.
He la Jnatly regarded as learned In
the law, a man with charactar. _ He
haa practiced extenalvely before the
courta, and with. Ala partner, 6. B.
Watson, has won many notable cases.
DETHRONE CLARK?
Is There a Deal on in the Mao
fW { j*
??.EK *?.? ??? V. .? "? ; * ?- ? St
WILL BE A GREAT CONTEST
WWMi *? AMlo?( ? -afc^r
yrnii*
T>lk^| IW CUrfc Will W lll|.|l t
M?awlK?l AUe. tWM. ! ,
Sen at#.
AU" political morea look towards
that contest, and neither faction 1b
anxious to show Its hand before that
eventful period. Unless something Is
done the two forces will be drawn
Into the conflict this summer In the
Manning-Allen fight, so to avoid this
*nd stave off the battle between these
giants until 19H-'13, the. proposition
ts to get both Manning and Allen on
the bench this year, and the only way
they think this can be done win be
to decapitate the chief justice.
This program is so full of political
possibilities as to almost take one's
breath. This deal. If it is one, is cal
culated to create the greatest stir of
the century* in the Democratic ranks.
The disfranchisement of the negroes I
fend the prohibition act are mere po-|
lltlcal pigmies compared with this.
This proposition is being discussed. I
but whether an effort to carrj; it out
Will be madfl^a another matter, Any
ffWfr ihVMM I
thought.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Kngagement of Mr. Claude fnr-j
row to Miss Hnttle Griffin J one*
If Announced at Luncheon.
On Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock
Mrs. George Hackney entertained at i
her home on West Second street, at
which time the announcement/ was
made of the approaching marriage of
Miss Hattie Griffin Jones to Mr.
Claude Lee Carrow, two of Washing
ton'* popular young people. The hos
tess profied to be an Ideal entertainer
and all those present pronounce 11
one of the most enjoyable social func
tions of the season. A course din
ner was served the guests, which In
cluded the prospective .bridal party,
besides the bride and groom elect.
Those present were Miss Hattie Grif
fin Jones and Mr. Claude Lee Car
row. Miss Mary Clyde Hassel, Miss
Annie Plummer Nicholson, Miss Sal
lie Carrow, Miss Mary" Simmons
Jones, Mrs. George Hackney* Mr.
John Gorham^ Mr. Harry McMullen,
Mr. Norw'ood L. Simmons, Mr. J. D.
Callais. Dr. Joshua Tayloe and Mr.
George Hackney.
In the reception room the "color
scheme was carried out in green and
lavendar. the decdrattons being pot
ted plants, violets and wisteria. In
the dining room the scheme was lav
endar and white. In the center of
the table was placed a huge punch
bowl filled with vloleta, and ^directly
over this was suspended a large mar
riage bell composed entirely of vlo*
let*. In the bell was secreted violet
folders, handpainted. " At eanh plate
was noticed ribbons running from the
bell, on the ends of which were the
favors. As each guest pulled the rib
bon out came the folder, on which
could be seen the likenesses of the
bride- and groom-elect, and the date
Of their wedding, April 27. Thus is
announced the coming nuptials of
two of Washington's most popular
young people. Merriment and pleas
ure reigned supreme, and all pres
ent pronounced Mr. and Mrs. Hack
ney model hosts.
KMOHT8 OF PYTHIAS.
There be work this evening in I
the Seconal degree. Knight* of Py
thias. A full attendance Is aeslred.
ALARM OP KIRK.
A small fire occurred at the resin
dence of Mrs. John Mercer. North
Market street, thie Afternoon. The
shingles on (he fitchew caujht from
sparks, but it was extinguished be
fore the department reached the
THE AGRICULTURAL
U~? ~ *n
They Decide o? the FriMtto Be Gives end How They
\re to Be Contacted For. ???'
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second largest yield win one of
above mentioned cupe then this
shall, be aw*ricd to the third ?
field of corn per acre.
4. The second largest cup shall be
awarded for the largest yleld"T5f pea
nuts per acre.
6. The largest cup shall be award
ed for the largest acre yield of fall
Irish potatoes.
6. The remaining cup shall be
aw-articd to the winner of a motor
boat race. In this race the fastest
boats aTc to be handicapped, giving
to each boat, slow or fast, an equal
rhance to win.
Mr. Puller says he will also pay for
baring each cup' appropriately en
iraved with the name of the winner
and for what it was awarded. This
adds great *alue, for such a trophy
can be held In the family for hun
dreds of" ^ '*
his day. and
celling all others.
In the awarding of the guns to be I
given by Mr. Kr?'in H Page, presi
dent of the Stevens Tool & Arms Co.,
Mr. George T. Leach, who was famil
iar with the Intentions of Mr. Page,
was called in consultation. The
awardsvwere decided as follows:
One of the Stevens guns to be giv
en to the farmers In Beaufort county
under the supervision of Mr. J. F.
I,atham. Farm Demonstrator of Unit
ed Staten Department of Agriculture
for the noVth side of Pamlico river
and to be awarded to the farmer hav
Ing-the best record for cultivating not
less than four different crops as the
Department of Agriculture says they
should be cultivated. Another Stev
ens gun to' be given to those under
the supervision of Mr. B. H. Thomp
son. who holds a like position on the
south side of the river, and on same
terms and conditions.
The flrsi prize of a Stevens gun to
be awarded for the largest yield of
cotton per acre.
8econd prize. Stevens gun. to be
awarded for the beat 25 ears of corn.
Third pr!*?\ Stevens gun. to be
awarded for the best lot of three
bales of cow-pea hay.
Fourth prise, Stevens gun. to be
awarded for the best lot of three
bales of alfalfa hay.
Fifth prise, Stevens gun, to be
awarded for the largest yield of sweet
potatoes per acre.
Sixth prize, Stevens gun, to be
awarded for the Ingest yield of
wheat per acre, and as this Is to be
cut 1n a couple of months, those who
desire to be in this contest should
send In {heir names immediately that
preparations can be made to meas
ure their acre and yield.
Seventh pftie, Steven* gun. to be
awarded for the best grade of not leas
than 5 pounds at tobacco.
Eigne. prize. Stevens gun. to be
awarded for th^ largest yield of oats
per acre.
The cvutmlttee decided that there (
would be donatlona from our mer
chants for:
The beat atalMon.
r .The b#st Jack.
First and second prizes for the best
horse colt.
First and second prises for the beat
mule colt.
First and second prizes for the best
beef bred bull.
First and Second prizes for the beat
dairy bred bull.
First and second prizes for the beat
nllch cow.
First and aecond prlxsa for the best
d aecond prises for the beat
calf under six months old.
Flrat and aecond prises for the beat
bull calf under six month# oM.
Flrat and iecond prizes for thai beat
U,, ,or<^W.
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and nroad prlan tortk* IMt
Utter of pin. )
m X ?, ?... i? ?.
*???*. tor U
?K oitf alx MM 5T"
Ul >?M prl?e? ??r, the
M under nine month, old
kri xjioia prl?? lor th* knt
n4 second prtHi fw the boat
Ftrat M4 Mcoad prism for the bwt
Pony.
First sad second prists for the
nobbiest turnout
There are te he prtfte* ror peafowl
and poultry. Theae were left to he
arranged %f Mr. W. M. Kear, who la
^ There arffl no doubt be prises for
other . crops and stock, but these ace
*11 the cosurtttee decided on at this
Of theae prises, the competition for
the first two (ana. the fsrmers under
the supervision of Mr. J. K. iAthatn ?
and Mr. B. H. Thompson, in Beau
fort county only can compete. Any
of the other prises may be won by
any one in the counties of Hyde, Ty
rell, Washington. Martin. Pitt. Crav
en. Pamlico and Beaufort. The win
ner of a prise must show n photo
graph of his crop before harvesting.
All photographs to be the property 6f
the Chamber of Commerce.
It wSb suggested that a committee
be appointed to solicit stock to per
fect organization' that we may be able
to get the aid of the Btate and county.
This committee to also get our peo
ple' to make their donations for
prizes now so that hey can get the
benefit from having It said such a
person Kives such an article and 1 am
wdrWng for that.
DEBATE
A good sized crowd was at the
public school auditorium last night
to hear the preliminary debate upon
the subject "Resolved. That the Unit
ed States should subsidize her mer
chant marine according to the terms
of the Humphrey bill." At 9 o'clock
the debater* marched upou the stage
amid cheers. Two represented the
affirmative, while four were on the
negative side. It must be reihem
bered that thin debate was not to de
cide which side should win. but to
select two debaters out of the six to
represent the high Bchool here
against Greenville to take place April
27, in this city, at the school audi
torium.
Messrs. Millard McKeel and Char
lle^Jieoctor were on the affirmative.
They both had very good papers, Bfed,
the way that they handled their sub
ject showed that they had put much
time and work upon It. Before the
papers were read, -Mr. John Lewis
Payne read the Humphrey bill. The
debaters on this side said that the
United States inall was carried to
Europe jind^r foreign .flagB and In
foretgn vessels when It should be
carried under our flag and In Ameri
can ships with American crews.
Messrs. Enoch Simmons, Benjamin
Morgan. Russell Cos and Charlje
Meekins represented the negative.
"Their papers were also good and they
'know how to handle their subject.
The debaters upon this side said that
It would be too much expense to the
government to subsidize the Humph
rey bill, and that they could qot car
ry the mall as cheap as they are at
present. It would interfere with pri
vate corporation a One debater said
that they had better give the $10,000
to Prof. Newbold, as he needed tt.
After all the papers were read, the(
judges. Major W. C. Rodman. Rer.
H. B. Searlght and Mr. Ffank Bryan,
decided that Messrs. Enoch Simmons
and Charlie Meekins were to repre
sent Washington In the debate
against Oreenrllle.
When a young man flatters a girl,
she decides later 4hat he really meant
It
? KKW advertisements. ?
? Gem Theater. ?
? Gaiety Theater. ?
? J. K Hoyt ? Ribbon Sale. ?
? J as. E. Clerk C*.~ Hem's Fur- ?
? nlshtngs. ?
? Mother Or*T Powders. ?
? Doan's Kidney 'Pills. , ?
? Mrs. Summers' Remedies ?
? Cardui. ?
? Laxative Brosto Quinine. ?