to prevent an attack on the mine own?r? when they were ta k?n Into cnstodr. Owin* to Improper methods of ven tilation and airing system. dangerous gate* -were allowed to collect In the ? ? ?? ; ? , ^ Many of thoae who wcaped vera badly burned by the ?re, which mads Its way rapidly tfirough the abaft ? J"g the septfbrtlng timbers up the root and allowing the paflaageway i and children fought with the guard* to get near the blacken ed. Ktnoklng mouth of the abaft, wivea, daughleri and mothers charW od time'and agala against the cor?ir of troop, that waa placed around the opening Into the mlae. All of the man who bad escaped volunteered thalr services for rescue work, offering to brave death and enter the mine If there waa any hope of saving their llrea. Chief Fowler 111. The -many friends of Chief of Po lice M. J. Fowler will regret to learn of bla Indisposition. Kltchla's sue For ?faction of Woau'< bnl'dlns ?< Soldiers' Horn*. (Referrod to Committee on Pensions.) To allow any person lvoldlns di ploma from medical 'school to prac tice' medicine. (Uolnvorable.) li To compel factories to- keep "flrit r*M" appliance at hand. (Substitute reported.) ' To protect womb from incompe tent mldwlves. (Reported not lubetl tutej To require registers of deeds to record whole of deeds. (Reported To amend marriage law relating Semi- Annual Display of Spring and Summer Suitings Shown by the Globe Tailoring Co., acknowledged builders of The Best There is in Tailoring * rt/Gtt-ART Cf TH/EfiLS ? ^ MA YOB'S OOl'HT Two OaHs Wm IMo'poerd of Bator* The Mayo, T^a Hpnln, Two WI were tried before May, or Sterling at the Olty Hall this morn*] Ini: Jule Dudley waa Indicted for re tailing. After heart n? all the eTl rtonce ha waa bound .oyer to the next 'arm of Beaufort county aupetlor money frtely, more pefle t r caneromy t to age/ To prevent shipment of live auail oat' or state Bill was read and put on immediate passage by request and passed third leading. ? -J Relating to contracts of carriers. To fixe school districts In Beaufort; , also creating recorder's coffrt in town | of Aurora, Beaufort. Governor's JftOSMge. The governor's message transmit ting a report of the board or nation al improvements, was received and read. It recommends that some disposi tion be made of the state's interest in the Mattamuskeet railroad to pro tect the state's investment, amount ing to nearly $100,000 the value of which is problematical. It rocommcnds also an amendment to the chartcr of 8tatesvllle Airline arllroad and the Wllkesboro Turn pike TO the state's InUresC It recommends that an investigation be made of the turnpike company at once. ? - "l^he sute's Interest In the North Carolina Railroad is not in the beat possible condition, the report says, but doubts ir anything can be done. The other roads in which the state (Contlnned on Fourth Page.) / ' cream here NEXTJUESDHK .Before ai^udlence of 8,006 people C'reatore made hia bow to Richmond on Monday night and waa accorded such s^ reception aa no musician has jevec before received in' that city. He Jcnaght his audience with the very j first number on. the program and at j the conclusion of the grand selection .from Carmen, he brought the entire j audience to its feet and they not only | applauded him but cheered him most ; enthusiastically. He was compelled , to come. back, three times and bow 1 hi? acknowledgments after the final number. The News Leader says "To say Creatdre and his magnificent band re ceived an oration scarcely ever equal ed ln thla city last night at the audi torium Is In no way overstepping the bounds of conservatism, eapeclsily when he brought to ita feet as grains ot steel to a magnet a Richmond au dience, In many respects lacking in enthusiasm and usually as an exact ing one as can- vbe found anywhere. TBough all the numbers were favor ites and generously encored by the andlence, one stands out: name ly, the last one grand selection "Car men," head and shoulders above them all, for nothing short of the word sublime can describe its reading. It was this that brought everyone to his feet." The Evening Journal says: "The exquisite and overmastering excel lence of the classical productions of Creatoro's band last-night at the city ! auditorium took the larrfe and en thusiastic audience of Richmond's most cultured musicians almost off its feet and evoked stormy ahd, con tinuous applause. Creatore was him self startling to' behold storming and raving about lA the throes of the mu sic and almost frantic to blend every HSiTFTTBMht It* tbF "prycli olugtcal inu WhereVer Crestore ann his band have appeared onrthls tour they have been received with such enthusiasm as do other band has ever been ac corded in the 8outh. That they will receive a similar welcome in this city when they appear here on Tuesday evening January 24, at the school au ditorium. J. K. HOYT WASHINGTON'S GREATEST STORE f. SATURDAY LAST SALE DAY at $14.75 $-15.00, 17.75 and *jn CI* $20.00, 25.00 and 19.75 Coat Suits ^30.00 Coat S^BBBM - SEE^INDOW J. K. HOYT ^Washington's Greatest Store r:S8T BAPTIST CHUBOH ? Rar. Suflira*. pastor. . Sunday school, 9: quartan will Mobile. Ala.. Jan. ??. of Port Sal, akmt it alia dura, baa btn taken by All are cordlaly Invited to be pi ent. Sea la free and good muaJe. CHRISTIAN CBFBCH ? Bar. Robt. V. Hope, pa* tor. ? PrMchluK morning *tmJ ?v<>nteg bj the pastor. , ?( Bible school, 3 P. m.. A. F. Qur ganus, superintendent. Special mu^lc Sunday moraine and evening. All invited to any and all service?. Seats free. Cotton Market Seed cotton, 5.60. Lint Cotton, 14.15. Cottonseed, per ton, 32.00. The Democratic leaders wisel] agree that carrying out promts? L the mainstay of public confldenoe. The Electric Iron Lasts a Life Time and can be used. In the house or on the porch ? Tuesday or any other day or every day ? -for any kind of household Ironing or pressing work. Always ready. Heat quickly and stay hot even on heavy wet ironing. Tho heat can be regulated to suit the work? fr$m laces to table cloths. The aij jacket heat insulation ot the cover prevents the heating of tho hand, find the handle is always cool. The Elettrlc Iron saves time,' fu^l, . energy ? the most economical iron to use ? the leading labor-saving device for homo workers. Is perfectly clean ? "floats" over the work and glvfc# the smooth or glossy finiafi that pleases. And it lasts a lifetime. \ ^'.S We .arc offering this iron on a f ree trial basis. Tell the manager ^ '.Flatlron. (Hundreds -of thousands have" been "bought' this* way'P an d reoleve our handsome, nlckel-plateed six-pound electric flatlron with a "puU off "attaching plug, 8 feet of approved asbestos Conductor j cord and socket attaching plug. A non-heating three-deck stand la sent free wltb ^ach Iron. Washington Electric Plant