) "^1%^ T? Q y nj^
|%TI YIATYITI IT nT'BBI
nnn nm i i
- itiii uuftjn I
mand L
Trade 'n ,rbe larger*lines remains
quiet, first because pt the very cold
weather that "has prevailed over ?
wide area, thus preventing road
?*i&8m?ri from t getting about, and
aacon,d}7 bac*ji?e"larea|tortni Kill ooi
:
what botteCj .p*j *tall trado lb
5 ovorcoata, woolbn un^erweutr.-glbvo^.
hosiery, hkti and caps and footwear
. . haa-ftpprowVoWInd totheywrr low
V.T ' temperaturea or itarmi that prarnll.
. . Oetalde jof tMaallnta, klitrftatltn at
retail BirT?0?Aj;<iu let. ihopilera
J mSSFwfBSRSim^ n?V,
- ' ' Utah euffie-daMomloW tooldent tWa,
eepttoaell/ lqclsmont weather, whlfe
roaatn trad, la prattlcallr at ?
etnndatlll! to the walk hoaar rploa
rWe retarded .dtttrlbutlon and pref
Vaatod farm .,*? k.jDnitor the r-ircumataacea,
ctoaxanc aalaa at ratall
. bawe-oot. attrMnd Idncb bualnraa. In
abort-. tha low tamparatnras hare
handicapped trad,. {addaaUllT, trat c
on tha railroad, haa boon hamp>
arad, motive power aMelancr. eepectalty
in the wifat. haa-been reduced
IS to 8# par rant.; thehtrlke of tha
Soosmhordmen at Beaton allacta tha
ahlpplnc at thai port. Sach loodatntta
, we bottar. ana aad potateee have all
book advanced. white tattle, aheap
aad Ian ha are also dearer, receipt,
mad eappllee bavins baan red toed.
, Cattle aa tha weatara ransee an aaffarlac.
Coal la. of edaraa, la hattar
demand. hat tha rail ware lad It dlfdcalt
to make ahlpmenta. Tha waek
allaaanid tha dpenlat of prioea on
' If IS. Thoath Irradalarlty la ahowa.
; IIi.i;TB^i?dljU,ii,
prioa. ob era iotoi and to Induce
vut ucisukI
I UK DOE SORE STUNTS
* Virginia Legislature Is In Session
ud Among the BUls Introduced
are the Following 1
To prohibit the transportation *of
more than two gallons of ardent tplri
\ lis ot one time from vjet into dry territory.
under he?vy? penalty. Is the
purpbB.a of a'bill introduced, in the
s$" House of Delegates by Mr.'Bain- of
Southamnton county. TMs 'bill poo'
Tides .ftf^the firtt offehse a Any of
f from JBO to JiDO, with imprisonrAcr.t
for not raorethajr sixty days. For
*'** the second offSbso and for each bucceeding
ofonst the guilty parG a^tll
b? sentenced to Jai\ for not lena than
six months nor more than twelve
" months, and fined not lass than $100.
In all prosecutions originating unS&V
der the provisions of this act the
place of delivery shall be recognised
as the place of sale.
Home Orders InvestlgaliMi. ,
Investigation of school book conditions
in the State as tar as affected
by the Virginia Book Company and
the BcVool Book Publishing Company
was ordered by the house of dele(
gates today, by an Investigation committee
appointed to conduct the In?ktar.
The eommlttee consists of W. A.
wnierey, ot King William connty; 8.
H. Lot*, of UMlkir^ and 8. T. A
rollo?t?t ta th? t?it of th? rtaoloattM
?( lm 'aul^ who .hall
t?? ScSool Book PobHihlBf Company
I "4. Wbit contracts in required
to bo executed between the Virginia
Book Company and the local ^alora
wmk "ft. Whether the existence and
V activity K>f the Virginia Book Com
/ASH]
Paid Subscri]
lESWEOER^
IDE LAST WEEK
\
ig Offices to Travelling.
Food Stuffs Show an
sney is CLeap and De- ,
i Slow -S
a,
business to oomo la at an early da'e.
In the dry goods line little new bust- 1
neaa baa developed and more or tees. *
conservatism rules; but withal there
are more Inquiries, which suggests
that the market Is broadening. Converters.
however, are pushing salee
on email profit margins. In order to
ngnten stocks, in the iron and ^teel
Industry. January business fKus iar
placed has ekcosded expectations, and
theleading Interest has a relatively
large volume' of unfilled orders' on
hand, hut eastern mlllsi being in a. J
less favorable position W regards
busUass, having but little more than.
50 poraCfot. of their, capacity In operation.
are making some qoncessfeas
W'jprloea..Tbjr. bWJ>(?j,W?.ctr
outing this week., and the Impresslog 1
prevails that'a good many orders '4
have been placed In a quiet way. Col
leottbns show little change, ranging <
from'slow to fair. Money vetft *
cheap and demand'IS Slow. \tf conso- 1
quence with the trend of trade in
meet Lines, which seems, to hq m*rk- I
IV time, u iewere.vpandlng the aWt j
iff buret* ahtf the clean-up of the re- '
US nun.' yBanke Id section, where I
eropg were poor .reborrowing In the l
wewt. bet thoWe located Ih fortunate I
onee are harlng commercial paper <
Stock market Amratione era' > Am
characterized hr dutlnece.-which.war
accentuated hr the ebepefeura of-de?
Ilrerloe Uli week, the etock exchange
having taken the : eapl ifWlllri I
action cuggeated hecanea of t>e lam 1
camber* of eecurltlee rendered viumrellehle
br the Are In tire kqaltehle
Life Iaeerupoe holldlhg. Incidentally
Ruropean aefllng orah alao a factof,
UhWIdatloa far foralgn account' havKasasas
rawing aoroaq % f) {
rapiata. 'f v 4
The fa 1^1 provides that surgeons employed
at institutions harboring
criminals and Imbeciles be empowered
upoiwronsent of the board of their
institutions to perform each stirglcM
operation^ upon confirmed criminals
idiots and upon rapists as lWli" prevent
procreation fay them.
Equal ouffrago will bo a thorns tbr
consideration and dfscnssl^n beloW *
the Kouso Committee on Prftire&efr
iti:d Elections next Friday at 4
o'claeh, wJ\on the bill presented fay
Doicgalo Rill Montague will be taVori
up. The bill was presented yesterday.
and it was at once sent to tripcommittee.
Mrs. B. Bl .'Valentine, 1
Mlsa Mary Johnston arid ofheVs con-j
ncciod ^wlth thA>Vlr?iriU Equfd
frafc* tosgue will fa? on hand to make
b<vor rr
ttos wawwt^
Lesialaton Poll the Lrglilatfro D*4r.'
Wilson 81 Harmon 82, Tatt 4, ?'
Roonrdt 2?Underwood '
awl Clark Bull ' '?*'t?
Borontr-two mombon of ,fh. Vlrllala
Oonoral Awamblr ajtumaud
thamoolToa tgdnr on tholf oholco .for
Prooldeot of tbo tJnlfod statw. la
the How, twiBtj delegate* Toted (
tor Wtleon; twenty-eight Toted for
Huaw. roor wanted Toft rrtnrnod
and two worn ia furor of RooostoU.
In the upper branch, fourteen of
eighteen Mo*ton favored Wlleon:
If i nnm vjj *
Thla'gare'Wllaon thirty-tour TO tee
end Harmon thirty-two.
MM Deknonrate did -Mf taww
either Vlleon or Harmon, wanting
Underwood or Clark.
MR- OH XiATHAlk VXDS
MOB CIJCTHIA 8WANNRH.
Bee. R. V. Hope Join* Happy Coople
la VelUtt at 10:BO Thte
MornlnK.
At 10:30 thl* morning at the home
of her father In We?t Second .treet,
Mine Clethla Swanner waa nnlted Ha
marriage to Mr. Jeese H. Latham by
Rev. R. V. Hope, of the Chriltkn
church' The wedding waa a qulot affair
and only wltnesaod by the Immediate
family Tim many friend* of
WASHINGTON. NORTH'C
1
ption of Any
HERS HI
ANOTHER FIRE
ON MOAT
M QO.OOO FIRE AT TAEBORO ON
SATURDAY DESTROYS A j
FERTILIZER PLANT.
~
PUNT WIS FULLY INSURED
m TT^
niE THIRD FIRE OF THIS COMOERN
WITHIN EAST 00 DAYS?
FIRE Sb. 1 BERKLEY. AO
DAYS AOO. LOSS (IS.OOO;
COVERED BY INSURANCE?
FMUj AT BERKLEY JA.V 12.
(25,000; COVERED BY IN81RANCK-^gipE
AT TARHOKO.
, sa-N. >s,f 1 oo^i. onrt?a?,?Y: !i
^I^'SUljlANCB*. ' -"'i-* J
\ TJ
?
Tttf&ro,VjS. C.. plant
at tie P.^8. Rojjter On*n<v?>(nD?ny
completely destroyed by. IJre til*
ih'ernoon. Ilje loss U estimated at
$100,000 at least, and the plant Is
by Insurance. Ja addtlion to
Lh* plant Itself three freight cars_oa
(lie ajcflng were partly burded. _
the Are was dlacovekred at 3<30
Lhif afternoon in No. 1 engine root* .
spd before the fife department could
arrive the flames'were beyond conr I
tjrol. Fortunately, It being Saturday '
afternoon, only- two men were in the
building aV the time a?d -these escape .
id without injury.
The fire is still burning gnd there
[ft no poftftibllity of saving tjO build- 1
Lng or contents. *; J
None of the local officers of the
company would make any statement "
this afternoon as to the* amount of |
the loss, but it Is known that, there I
were ll,foo tons of unmjked ferti
User in the building. The damage to "
the fertiliser material,, excluding
ahragtTean *^t be leas than $100,P00,
and any extra salvage recovered
Wilt ' not k arn than auflUle*- to cover
the value of the building. The
cause of the fire Is not known.
<
APOLLO CONCERT
l'HIS EVENING.
Third of the Series of the Lyceum
^ Course Will Be Heard at. the
School Auditorium at 8
o'clock Tonight.'
*. % - ]
A polio' Concert Company, and '
BaU^iilngera will be heard in the '
^cfcoofandltorfum this ^venlnj^ They
to mi net? under the auspices of the
Lyepum. Course. and of this pnrticu- '
of New. Orleans, rdtorsv.Xrth'?' (
Wells as ^an .Expert in playing the !
banjo."* "X^ie ''NkatSj" of ijefl Plain's.
Kans., s&ys of a. ?, holmes:
A fine Bajraphone .player; cA well as a 1
Tno*st excellent flhte Fofolst " <$f Mrs. ]
Alta'Wells, ^the TaijSpsL, Fla., Dally
aaya: "The effort* ot,Mrs. 1
Velfc.' In the roje of accompanist, r
were 4ftje/ed as much as any single
Toature of tbf progr^nL.'Miss Coyla^j
M. Spring received the highest praleo
of the p'rses where she has appeared.
Ofay SdUtft, the handy man with the
trombprih, ,ig m. strong support to the
ONiw ' Z " V ' '
The manftgement agsurfee Wl who
attend (hat the building will he comfortable.
:Seata 60c aad-7fc- /
BABY BURNED TO DEATH .
rnmnui rinripppurrt"
MUMWflL MMuaMua
. - T . t.M.I
utaarttU,.*. C: In 1?-?Left
alone tor a ? * koui u nan* har
Dshy atotar. tha ?T^jaaiM>M dmghtar
of Mr. and lira. Ollio Ollloaato
todtr accidentally trnodled tha eftajyrsr.jr.a:
,u tni'.1-r- ~nJ ' *
A 8aperinte?<leat r>f MnttuU Machine
Oo.?Jesse Mitchell, Kaqr.,
llr. R B CowelThaa reajgned hit
portion u Superintendent of the Mutual
M aching Company, the resign atlon'to
take effect at once On Salmrdsr
evening the employeoa tendered
him an*oyatsr roaat In a?praclatton
of the eoteem IB which he wae held
Ur bl? RUbordtnates. Wa wilt he aucceeded
by Mr. Jeeee Mitchell who will
enter updh his dntlee tomorrow
morning.
OJNT
&ROUNA. MONDAY* ATM
" ' r ' ^1' ' j'
Dally Paper
SOVERHOIT WHO UP
^ v<$?f * 7*
ijwj?
Cole 8. Btease. Korernfcr of South Ca
:rltlclsm Id the south ^jro? as the noi
lyrapathy with lynchers^ declared
tilled a nofcro rather th^V to fcave called
iOUIH CAROLINA I
aiDIIIPI E ftPEl
- . JUUUUHI1UUJJ1
Governor B1 ease's Veto Mes
Language That Legislate
?
From the
f ,?
' Columbia, S. C., Jan. 13.?Two rc-?
ports by the Judiciary committee? ' t
pne recommending the e\pufgttion c
>f jGor^rnor Bleano's vfftb mesBspe on I
'.he* libel bill and the other recom- s
bending that the meifitfrs.te passed r
pver hi* veto-^rcaufced a lively debate j
In the house of the general assembly a
tonight: The ijlscuselan was oori- t
It&bed untfk ndJburncient and" 'the '.
'wore ports will be taken tip agpJn on i
Wednesday. - * j t
t "The Judiciary committals-action I
followed the receipt of a'lengthy men- :
fage ttvtoGovernor Bleaso, inwhltfh't
ho gave hla reason a for vetoing the? t
so-called "libel bJll," and denounced ,r
newspapers ta general, naming some t
in particular. ' . - i
M miAi. uKiits
Hlaa Elisabeth Royster Mayo Entertain*
in Honor of-fler Guest,
Mine* Peck. Cox and
Whi (taker.
' Mian Elisabeth Rorster Man. -stertafned
at atz handed euchre on
Tharadng night at thJ Elk'a Home In
honor of hp gueeta, tllea liana Peek
and Hi* 1. B. tjpa, of Newborn. N.
C . and mho nana Whttakar of Klaoton
If. C. In the neelvhig line worn
Mian Hllaabetti Maro, In white Marquisette
oeer -white aattn. wearing
Aid itulM chiffon ??r white
wtla. Htm Kayo In yellow tatln
trim toed tn.tac Him Ann* Whit- J
?h?r la 'Tight blue brocaded eat la.
trimmed la lace. tin. B: Cot in
light blue mull trimmed In crystal
and Mtln roees. Miss Julia Mayo In
pink aatln trimmed la white late. 1
Sixty people played. Mrs. N. s. J
Slmrnona won the first prise, a pair
of aUk hdbe. The consolation, a 1
brass bridge score, waa won by Miss '
Lillian Campbell. The booby waa <
presented to Miss Mary S Jones. Oop- 1
cealed in the prises wan the follow- :
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Jlayo an- '
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Elisabeth, to Mr. Cecil II.
Ptaber. of Norfolk. Va. the wedding
to take place in the late spring
lAiLY
31NOON. JANUARY ?. 1
Published^)
HOLDS LTMDWERS"
'
rollna. baa aroused a storm of serere
th by his public and open srowal of
he would have led the mob wblcb
rat the militia to protect the.man. -mm
lb; m
l *w v?~ ofl HjK^p v *
sage is Couched in Such
irs Want it Exmmfled
Records
The committee, after discussing
he m?{ter, returned two reports, one
<n the mc3stge and one on tbs bill.
The report on the message, prcentcd
to the house today, recomnendod
that all but the firs', two
laragraphs of tho governor's, mcsage
be expunged from*he record on
he ground "that tho balance of.such
::?3Z.:J3 ij a. a.cro dtdziuisilion on the
niquities of the press, as viewed by
be goTornor. and the style and the
ang tinge in which the same is cnucli-d'are
kuch thaj self-respect for Litis
bat dtgnltied legislative body shottlfl
term It 4* to'become part .of the
ecord of its acts,-and wo recommend
bat the same be expunged from the
ecord."
Miss Tankard Entertains.
Miss Mary Tankard ^pllghtfull>
mtertained at bridge Saturday night
n honor of Miss Anne Whltakeroi
Kinston, N. C., and Miss Irene Peck
>f Newborn, N. C., who are the guestf
>f Mln Elizabeth bfayo. The prlM
for the highest score, a pack ol
-ards, was won by Miss Ellsabetfe
Mayo. A salad course was served
rhose present w.ersjfiases May Aysrs
Dllve Burbank, Mamie Burbahk, Lib
tan Campbells Pearl Campbell ClaTi
Mod gee; Maud Windley, Mary 8
rones Julia Mayo. Irene Peck 01
fewbern, N. C.. Annie Whltaker o1
Kins ton, N. Adeline Mayo, Mrs
Saltern Mrs. Wtndlft J. H
.
WINES KOI BOUND OVER.
Greensboro, N. C.. Jan. II?Proba
Die cause was found by Justice Col
Ins today la the case in whieb Framl
Wlneskle Is charged with the emDeulement
of $19,000 from the 8tan
Hard Mirror Co. and bounds for Vti
appearance at the next term of Sep
tember court was fixed at 15,000
Notwithstanding that friends quickly
came forward to sign the bond, Wi
neskic upon the ndrtee of counsel
Disced himself In custody of the eour
and Is tonight being detained undo
guard In a local hotel. , '
Mr. and Mrs. George Hackney lef
this morning for Maw York.
-I*
f ' >T "
" NEV
912
in Eastern Nc
1 tKH.11
The lime U Ktrg jlf Great
Seeodia .-<snus Per
' ' " 1
The great voting contest will close j|
February 8tb.
| With twenty-four days more In j
(which to work lhfl hoer . tm? I- I
In. which to exercise jour Tory best
efforts. Many of yon will perhaps
think you have already done your
heat work and wonder wher$. you
6hou)d seek next for Subscriptions.
The territory is all good. Much of
ENTIRE SOOTH
ENVELOPED IN
1NNTLE0F SNOW
EXTREME COLD AND MUCH BUFFERING
18 CAUSED BY BLIBZARD?TRAFFIC
INTERFERED
WITH.
IB BE WMie TOmtflT
OOLD WAYS EXTENDS FROM
SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE
jkamine IN
DURHAM?WATER F1PE8 ARE
NEW BERNE THERE IS WATER
' FAMINE.
Washington. Jan. II.?Within the
' '?-* ! Wo..? In <k.
[North Atlantic lUln, mow. and rain
i?ss
snows In the lake region, gitvo tbe
territory east of the Mississippi rivor
one of its most disagreeable Winter
weather spells In many years. Indications
tonight, according to the government
weather bureau-, werh that
temperatures would -rise east of the
Mississippi river and in the Southwest.
On Monday, the mercury is expected
to ascend on 'he Atlantic seaboard
in the ?aet Gulf s'atca.and hi
the Northwest. S?ortn warnings arc
displayed alonf** ibe Atlantic coast
from Jacksonville, F!a., to Norfolk.
Va., as well as^on the North Pacifllo
! co ant.
South .VtlunUc States.
Atlanta Ga..^f^n. 1-3.?Leaving in
fits wake snow and sleet-bound cities
| for the first time in yearB in many
;eases, the cold wave tonight had
reached the South Atlantic react and
I was well on Its way into Florida. Reports
frotu Jacksonville Etate that
theAhermometer dropped from 51 at
17 a. m. to 32 at 9 p. tn., and cnow^
|waa falling slowly.. A counter disturbance
over Central Florida has
prevented the cold wave from enterr
lng the peninsular and little damage
I to. fruit and vetegables Is expected.
I At Savannah, Ga.. tonight the mor
cury stood at 22 at 10 o'clock 'with
i Indications that it would reach 20
i morning. Colombia and Charlesr
ton, 8. C.. reported, the heaviest
i snowfall in a do sen years and snow
. was also experienced at Augusta and
, Macon. Atlanta also had the heav.
last snowfall since 190?.
i Weather conditions in the Gulf
. states shewed some improvement tor
night New Orleans reporting forty
r degrees at 1 o'clock efter shivering
. with twenty-three to twenty-flW 4#.
gross earlier In the day. Indications
are for gsa^nlirHsing temperstsrsn.
' I '' lee Is Chesapeake, Bey. .
Norfolk,-Vs.. Jsn. 11?The severe
sold wssther emaslsg thick tee In ell
rive^k ud tributaries of Cheespsske
k Bey, .W greatly Interfering with the
steamboat navigation, and many sal).
move. Heavy weather at son has
driven tato Hampton Roads for bar-,
M zoch peseta^ craft as fOand It1
dangerous to remain on the ontalde.
The damaged navy cruiser Salem.
Instead of pieces fling to . New York
was expected, has come tq Norfolk.
Very cold weather prevailed here today.
.
lUimard at Durham. %
Durham, N. C.. Jan. 11.?With the
thermometer at eight degrees a^ove
zero and still falling, Durham Is tonight
In the'grip of the most severe
blizzard that she has enf&rtenced
since the zero feather of 1191. 8uft
faring aftlon* th? poor" In terr grant
nnd the. rnrlo-a ebarlUMe orgn.Ua
- <
1^' I'4 k;1
I I "
>rth Carolina
UP in ]
est Efforts to be Exercised,
iod Starts Today
-' J
it is lying right aroi^ us that hu 41
not been worked. Ther? art- eomwho
are Qulltybut surely laying by "
the subscriptions and Dally Bonus; , ^
others are gldiing along on an ens;
aea thinking the others are lagging -J J
Appropriate today. t I3p not Carry. . , ' r*
The weather is "bad hot time goes or. -'km
and the end draws near, so lbs up t *j
yog to work.
(Continued on Pagr 2,)
tlons of the city are dp in 5 ali\n thel^ /
|K>wer to extend aid, the city garbaR
carts aro being used to haul coal,
wood and provisions to the sufferers.
On verge or ,a wood fatulne In thU
city, the supply Is fastfeeing exhaust- +
ed and very little is coming to. Then^
is, however, a good fupply of
hand, bfct this is rapidly befng distributed.
Eight'I>egr^ee at Xcwbern.
Newborn, N. C.. Jan. 11.-?New- r . ijj
bernlana awoke this morning to find
the earth covered with several Inches
of snow lyid the mercnry down to 8
degrees above xro. All during the ' \
day the downfall of the fleecy flake* "V.
continued while a high wind from
the northwest drove them with a fury
that compelled pedestrians to seek
the shelter of every protecting door- . .
way. Water pipes in many placet*
burated during the night and this
added to the inconvenience of many
cltlsens. It was almost Impossible
for horses to keep their foothold on yjH
the snow covered pavements and
there was but little traveling done
in this way.' Not before in several
years has there been such a heavy
fall of snow. Last year there was
only one snow-fall and this barely
covered the ground. Last Saturday j
night there was a small downfall,
but this was followed by rain and dlatppeared
within a short time. At eft
thkt tlmo hundreds of ueern of city ;
the night and the huge tank at* the
waterworks, whjch holds several hundred
thousand gallons, was nlmon
-ompletely emptied. The supply wa&
yut off for several hours during the
lay and Newbern suffered a water
famine during that time. ' /* jj
Trains Late In Colorado. 4
Denver. Col., Jan. IS.?The Santa
Fo's "Colorado Flyer,' duo hero laBt
Thursday, is still stalled in the snow ,
-Ir'frs In WeBtern Kansas. The Unou
Uacifle tratas due here yesterday
irt? reported thirty hours late.,.
SOlHtE WEB LAST' HSBI "Ji
Bf REVEREND SEftlMT
/ FjSjH
iVtr. .leased J. Phelps and Mias Srnli.'
Jack?:on Joined in Wedlock .
xi&t- '; ' ;Jfl
Reverend il. B".' Boirlghiv pastor bf >
'the Presbyterian' chureh, united in
the holy fSonSs of iwetfloc!: kt the
heme, of Mr; R." L'. Cotton In East
Eighth street,' kt 8:30 o'clock lapt
night, Mr. Jesse JvPhcfps and Mlse
Sadie Jackson. The ceremony was
witnessed only by the family and Mr.
and Mrs. Searlgfct. lire. Phelps was
a native of Washington and a popular
waitress at the RottfLouiaa Mr.
Phelps is a km of Mr. K. T. PhalM.
kMpar of (MM mtUnr ud u
himself a painter, employed b/ He.
Cotton. ^
1UH HQ. 5B9MLEB fl
NEAR WALI01SBUBC-? JH
Paaeenjer Ml* ife & Morlalk
. _ ... . . . .- ?
? MM" IMHH (MOnMKV'
rylt* wltt It tk^p>?Biw aft*Tanday
Saturday iM ftstwftsff ***** " ,jjM
bat trains wars runnlng^wrtor the
toad as usual yesterday. lathee*- /A&JjSB
r-'jnon of official reports tbo cause of
Abe derailment Is unobtainable. The
Remarkable port of tbe performance J
Is that no cms is reported as Injured
; Y'Hj&
. I
Ida. ? Jrt