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KlABton, >C 0.. Dec It?TV?V,
Carolina lutlroad Contpanr. a sow
corporation,' hop leaned the Kl niton
Sni)? 1IIU Railroad, owned ?7 the
*- '-# lllnm BrottS Lumber Compenr.
ol Kit ston, whlcn u ith a 1 lockage or
about fifteen mil -a, operate. ,1. T
to.voH wrier end log road between
this fifty and the Oraooe cotra11
town, and tho Klnatpn-Carolltw
? lUllroad, from tWa city to Pink HU1.
Both aptfiWwrm be operated an
the Ca?snSk*Tlnllronii Com pan r. u?&
der ono management.
W M. Hayes, present general mar.
ag? r oC tho Klnstoa-Cnrolinn road,
will he with tha sew company in the
oatne capacity. AU Indlcatlona point
? lo the Norfolk Southern aa being tha
^E_ nun' newer behind tha tranaactlon.
Tu?? names of W. M. Hayes, gen. ujcral
manager of the Klnston-Carollaa
Railroad, and H. Manly, treasurer of
the Ntirfojk Bouthern, and other
wtcchholders of the latter on the article*
of Incorporation of the new
' ' company, lead to this conclusion.
The KInston-Carolina la owned hy
the Roper Lumber Company, a subslOiarv
of thb Norfolk Southern. The
consolMatlon of the Klnaton-Carollna
r'.'t the Klnston-Bnow HtU roads Into
one iVto from Snow Hill to Pink HtXl,
with Its ultimate extension to Chinquapin,
In Duplin, several miles
south o' Pink Hilt, will be witnessed
by Focal bustaees Interests with approval.
Oenemi Manage, Hayes states that
the extension Into Dnplin la assured,
and that It will t>? brought about at
San early date.
\ improved paseenger and freight
:f services wiH ensue, and the opening
I ; up of the new territory will make I
Kins ton the logical trading center!
fof the very richest section of Dup1
iln. long In encd of a market. - |
About 35 nflles of track will be'
used by the Carolina Company's
l.lpea.
t The lease beeomeo effective on
r? FH8IBSPIISTCBURCfl '
SERVICES TOMORROW
nitre will be regale, eerrlcoo at
the Fleet Bertiet march tomorrow
Hyitaa ana erenlag at the nana!
SKn to whleh UM general pnblle hah
a cordial Irritation to be preaent?
The paator, Her. H. T' Dal ten. haa
^ returned froai an extenalre rtalt to
Virginia dttee. The muilc promised
T tor toetorrow artll be of the uauai
high order. Saadajr school w)ll meet
' "5 promptl* at :?? o'clock. S.T>. Willie
aperlnta&Bont. " '
HKRVICn AT COUNTY HOME.
Re*. H. B. Sebright will preach at
the County IIO0Q tomorrow afternoon
at 9 o'clock. A good attendance
ts desired. v ;
IXVmKO DBFUY.
The Shcrm windows at the enter#
; pr since store of J. K. Hoyt's are bpIvz
watched by pedestrians dally.
Mr. Henry Jackson, the decorator, lc
an expert In hie line. 'rSi
CHINA MUST p
IN PENDIh
?h
Peking. J>ee. 14.?M. Korostovot*
the Rum tan minister, has .warned
i China that a raptnre of their nego^
tiatlons In. imminent unless Chffea
censes to delay . settlement of tbc
Mongolian question. This is cons(4?
ered as algalfteant ^ in vie^ of the
China claimed the^riicht to control
Mi n^olJa's foirlpn rolntionH and rujWn,|
ironni te Monvelt*
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Washington. Dec. li,?Regulattone
to eouer working. o( the new
parcel! poet intern, which i> to go
into operation January 1. next, wire
made public by Postmaster Oenoral
tern will be eSectlre throughout the
Oh tire postal service at the same
time and will atroet overy poatofflcs.
city, rural and railway mall tnmaponation
route lntho country Every
precaution will be taken by the poet
Office to have tho maile moved with
the usual dispatch, and all poatmaatera,
superintendents and -inspectors
have t?en directed to thoroughly familiarise
themselves and their subordinates
with every phaoe of the
'new system.* *! ,' , r.
The regulations provide that parcel*
of merchandise. Including farm
and factory products (tat not books
and printed matter) of almost every .
description up to 11 pibundi in "
weight and measuring as much as 1
six feet In longth and girth com bin- 1
ed. except those calculated to do inJury
to the mails in transit, may be
mailed at any postofftce for delivery
to any addreee in the country. Delivery
will be made to the homes of people
living on rural and star routes 0
as well as those living in cities and t
towns where there is delivery by car- t
tier. Where thero lg at present no g
delivery by carrier the tercel* win ?
go to the post offices as is the case r
with ordinary mail.
" The postage rate for tho xone, P
that -is, within distance not exceed- j
lag SO miles, will be five cents tot t
th first pound and three cents for
each additional pound. Rates In- t
crease for each successive one ot the
eight iodm Into wjilch the country t
la divided. The fti&xlmum rate be- ,
Ing, 13 cents a pound, which will t
carry c pamyFnrroSs the cwhtlaetrtr 1
or" even to Alaska nod the Ftititp- j
pl nee.
For a fee of 10 cents a parcel may
be idsured and If the parcel la lost in
the ma! la an indemnity to the
amount of its value not to exceed
$60 will be paid; to the pender.
The ajtr provides for the use of
distinctive postage stamps and there
ltTnov being distributed to postmastere
for use In the parcel peat system
a set of stampa of IS denominations.
Parcel post maps with accompany- i
Ing guides are to be sold to the public
at their coat, 76 ceuU, through
the chief clerk of . the Postoflice Department.
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FOR WESTERN MAfUbjM'f-'' \
Mr. D. J.. Busman, president of
tba Washington Horse Exchange,
left this afternoon fbr Western markets,
where he expects Co purchase a
carload of young horses and mules
to arrive here next Friday. Watch
bis advertising space in the Daily
News.
11 ?r. u. lyCsoiuji a. promiBCui man
lof Belhaven, was here yesterday.
ELAY ~
IG SETTLEMENT
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which included railway connection
with her Siberian line .nt'.prga * ?>
other centers-. the right to Motion
permanent garrlaona In these placos
and free mining concessions. .
REV. J. R. WARREN BIS
RETURNED IB CITY
I Kev. J. II. Warren, presiding <*d,
er of the Coast District, returned
. I yesterday from Charlotte. Ha Is
. leaving today for Ocean View, MoreI
head City and other places In Bast:|;??flEfr?^?'ncf5
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MAJOR RODMAI
COLONEL SEC(
Major Wiley C. Hodman has been
ilected colonel of the Socond Inf&nry
North Carolina National Guard
o succeed Colonel H. Churchill Brataw,
who recently resigned. The
ilcctlbu took place yesterday afterio?n
In Ooldsboro, N. C.
MajoT Rodman received thlrtr-8< vn
votes and Lieutenant Colonel Van
I. Metts, of Wilmington. received
hirteenThe
newa of the promotion of ottr
ownaman carries with It gratifkalon
from all claases. for there i* nc
nember of the 8tate Guard today
*ho la more competent or worthy of
i# tugtt honor. It le bow Colonel
*nie/-C." SooiniT loiOa ft Motor
totfmen for the peet eeeerai yeere.
H
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Rodman wm spoken of and his election
to this high office la bul a fitting
reward of bis valuable nervices. Col.
Rodman has been a member of the
State Guard since June 24, 1594,
when he enlisted as a private. Hfi
rHed acceptably through the varlposlttons
ab a non-commissioned
officer when fte was promoted to the
office'of captain of Corfpany "O" In
19(f5. For the paat several years he
has boon major of the third battalion,
find has proved to be one.of the most
pop tiar officers lo the regiment.
Colonel Rodman is a West Po'ure*
and Is well qualified for the high position
to which he baa just been elevated
by his comrades in arma.
Washington la Indeed honored by the
election and the Dally News feolt
confident that the mantlo will be
worn worthily and with credit net
rrly to the city, but the State and
phonal Ouard M^?lj. ^Copratp
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< ELECTED i
)ND MOMENT
WOULD BE RSSASiN ~
OF WILSON ARRESTED i
Dec. 14,?Herman h
Stefcberg, a 17-year-old boy, who 1c <
alleged to have declared that he was i
going over gWltW Jersey and shoot l
President-elect Wilson, was arretted
here yetesrday afternoon and held ]
without ball. A loaded revolver nor
found in bin pocket.
Tlio youth was standing In front .
of a police atatlou sMverlb^ in the t
CO ?. Vlen a detective ...us 1 >r.ed t
him: "ThJifennt j
h?. cTbclared according 'o' i?.e I
de.vdtlva. vIt*s no place i?u- ma to ]
<..rir. I cannot go back to Kant*. I
:u 1 '.tuld rather go tb 'iuM. but ' i
u |M e to shoot Wilaon hbrt m:
loss and all the judges flrxti
the dfctective searched him ahtt i
took the revolver away, arresting him'3
O k a ?:harre of violating the lusr pre-j
hlhltlng the carrying of a dangerous j
la court a fruit dealer, who form- :
erly employed the lad. appeared as
a witness to previous threats the boy
had made to "kill Wilson." which led 1
to his discharge. In court tbo boy admitted
making the threat# and was
held without'bail.
To Face Blackmailer*.
Newark. N. J.. Dec. 1 ^-Presidentelect
Woodrow Wileon may face In
court here nest Tuesday the three
men accused of threatening his life.
subpoena was issued by a United
States commissioner late yesterday
tor the President'elect'a appearance
and to make this possible he postponed
examination of the alleged
blackmailers from Monday to Tuesday.
by which time It is expected the
Wilson family will have roaehed New
Vork from Bermuda.
The letters which Warren Dunn.
Jacob Dunn and Seeley Davenport,
who were arrested Tuesday night,
are alelged to have addressed to Gov.
Wilson at Trenton, were opened by
Joseph P. Tumulty. th6' governor's
secretary, Mr. Tumulty also was
subpoenaed yesterday. In his testimony
aa to receipt of tho letter* la
accepted aa sufficient proof Oovcrnor
Wilson may not be reqyired to
testify.''
[Threats in Letter? Were Demand of
' fS?000 orXtfe.
[ Tho Issuance cr tuo subpoena**
ivu described by Coinmtraloner
[Stockton as a mere formality, but
the commissioner hoped the Proei !SdPjWEai?..te?
demand of J6.000 or life, an dons of
[them romioded Qorernor Wtlaon of
the fats of McKtoley and the attempt
] to kill Colonel Roosevelt. TTrt spejctflc
charge on which the three men
ate held at present. la ntlanae of the
i mat la. Jacob Dona la the alleged
j author ot the letters.
I Alt of the men tare been known
III) the Morris county jeglon tor
I Fedora] authorities Intimated jr?
iterday that they tad douhtnof Mine
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A el pi. CH i.i't If -1 W
lut li V/V -.. ej
iSEiiSmT E " t
a .j. tb
Rev. R. H. Uroom. paftdt tot the <*?
First Methodist church, la expected !'
to arrive .-here this evening r.qd fiii de
tils regular appointment at the First tbMethodist
church $uojlay morning lb
md evening. Sunday" school will to
neei at the regalnfi'bour. tlt/fee
/dock p. m.t E; >?. Mixon superint t&
endent A1 lare cordially InvKed to m?
>e present. '' "'l" all
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MESSAGE FROM LOST 8CHOONKR co
\ IN BOTTLE. I '''J -T&
. pa
Chicago. Dec. 14.?X- ibrittle cbnajning
the last message ' from the tei
ichoon?r Route-Simmons. which wit.-, h*
la/" crew fct aayfqteep. fpun^erhd in eV
Lake Michigan a fortnight agto. 'was h?
picked up today on the beach hear of
Shelboygan, Wla.. according to a
pedal dispatch fro rnthat city >/:'< p.
The meacago was written 6A u Q]
ihcet corn form a logbdok and '
signed by Captain Herman, Schuene- xr
jiann.
It read: "Everybody good-by^. l
Eueaa ere are all through. Th* sea
nnsbed over dockload Thursday w
During the night small boat v.as dc
washed overboard. Looking had ltl
Engwald and stode fell -overboard
Thursday. God help us."
The Rouss-SSmmocs carried a car- Sl
go of Christmas tree.s 'many of whi ch nI
have been erArhed ashore. ? g*
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ATTRACTIVE WINDOW.
80
Mr. James R. Rues 1b fast proving ^
tp be a first-class window decorator. W
The display windows at the wellknown
firm of - Russ Bros, for the ^
holidays is being highly compliment- ?
ed. They are among the .roost attractive
yet seen In the city. They
must be seen to be appreciated.
tc
Mr. C. C. Hodnell, of Norfolk, is w
in the city on business. t!
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*TRHT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, k
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Services tomorrow at 11 n. ro". h
and 7:30 p. m. The PMtor, Rev. b
H. B. Searight, will preach at both t<
services. Sunday scho6l at 3 p. m. H
Travelling men and strangers are
cordially invited to worship with tin. N
Good music.
?pi
CHRISTIAN JTOITM'H. u
Her R. V. Hope, parlor, will filj.jp
h!a regular pulpit tomorrow. Sub- f<
Ject, t|; a;' m.. "Destruction ?f Ifio- F
dom"; evening. 7:30. "The Terf of 1
Abraham's Pokh." Bible school, 10 s!
a. m. The public i" cordially /{a* d
? .
able to bold the trio. The main evi- h
doo^o 1? a similarity between the K
handwriting In the letter* and that
of Jacob Dunn. ^ Jj' 'if
THE VOTING CONTEST AT & K.
Hoyt'* for the most popular girl
and boy is now taking on a.Btety
pace. Girls, boys, get busy, only *
10 more days before contest close*. >
Each 10c. cash potefeott uMllm m
any customer to one vote on [both ft
, prizes. TeTl all your friend* where E
to J0 their Xnias shopping i.
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HIIL
ilubiKWii ?u buad bj> Belted "
atra a>UiCal??lo?er tat* yesterday
id M nkttUi mrthli Sssost- ?
>?<d ?r?mln*tlian o< the gllesed h
KluuUtn. Inn Me?4sir to Toes- 11
UP, ?jr ?m* It is sxpesSed thd P
ilson fsrolly Mil* 'IM presebsd
b* York front Berseods. 8
4%?-te?Ha?-wtlcb -WAaeaSaut..
icob Dunn* asd Seeley'0avenport. S
M-werb )irrostfcd;,TaopldH3f 5
surged to hAvd addressed to
MSesor WOeoo, st T?J?t?s. were '
Kmc J by JOseVh J> Tumulty.- the .
CMTOSfSfeS
1* letter* . pr sufficient ;
>Ot>r"OOvrrTror Wilson may not b? p
quired to testify.
The IsaiwWO:?* ? Aqtufoenaea 8
aft described by Commissioner
ockion a'? s^ there formality, but 1
iDtaftect, wcul^ WP^f'sicin <mco(IJ . ?
Tbr tbrto^a ba the letters A*ew la
njfcWf df $5,000 Or llfei nntl oho ot *>
ero /eir'adW M' u
e fat* ?i ^Kl#^ofc aad i^e,htte^^t !?
kill Kooaevelt vi -nrfj /j/notui' r ?
TWe specie chatke ml whkb the ?
rca mta arW held at/ present fern!*-'1
e ot-tUe npaiSji did v
ICged author of .the letters. All
Bt&aTe1>een known 111 ctu? Morris
unty region for a number of ye are-, u
ji.fJ'j*" jwli b
rently ,h|rmi?i sort.". _ u
Federalj q[nl$to^^ Wiuidljfa yea- tj
rday that'thcy hair doubt* of be- it
inawrtftil (# ??-? ?*?, fpg tt?t ?
Jacob Dunn'*. 0
O -.ot i|J_ _ .J ui, ( ~nt)lw, it
vJtaV/ b,vl |0LB . W' BBR W 4
i\',9'--:i.l ,.0 ./f /tCi.iwojotfll Ja fr ^
Hon It on ^ ?b? -
U> M a ?
tectlve and there confronted with
H KlotlloBd wwc'ol the bo nee of r
?r bu^i^h^(iala on a white cloth, M
is told tfce witness stand in the ^
tpreme yesterday by Mrs. ah-i
e Jacobson.'who with her eon, Ed-|A
ir and her son-in-law, the Rev.'
harlcs N. Emelius, is on trial (or
ie alleged mcrder of August Jacob- r|
in. Doth Mrs. Jacobeon and Edgar Q
ere called as witnesses. Emeliua Is e
ipected to testify today. c
Mrs. Jacobaon said a detective es- h
rttd her to the district attorney's j.
Bee, and continuad: (]
"When 1 went in, right in (rent of
e they had some bones on a white
oth. Dr. Boone began to explain f
tmething about the bones, and af- '
r that something was said about
by the coroner was not there at
ie time it happened, when he died,
told them I was eich and did not
now. The detective told me. 1 was
Dt sick because I felt bad for my t
ushand, for 1 hated him. And after ?:
c said 1 had lied about the show, 1 I
ild him 1 had not lied." 1
IEAi> TO HUM t
rwfipaper supply (X>mp.1nv
18 formed.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 14.?Applies- 1
on was made yflkerday to the Cor- (
oration Coatmlsftlofc for a -charter j
>r the Newspaper Shpply Co.. of ]
ichniond. capital $7,S0fr td $25,000.
t* believed that the concern will
lortiy sssnmo control q? a local i
ally. ^
; The officer b named in the papers
re R. 8. Barbour. South Boston; W.
I. Vincent. Capron, and-J. W. Hough,
lo r folk.
All .of .these are knovpn to he inareeted
In the Richmond Virginian.
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VISITORS TO cm.
Captain Shmuel Heater and wife. ,
rho ha^r been the gheat of Dr. and :
Ira. P. A. Nicholson, left on the
Horning Atlantic Coant Una train
ar theft home In Bennetteaville, Oa.
loth are,well and favorably known
a twenty! vi
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f, '-!> vlly
f, .?r,* vj /JK? ;* _ j
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1*8 CUUMKD NOT LESS TIM I
M*W VICTIMS WITH AFATAJt.'.l
ITV RATE OP 40 FEB CKJPT, 9
SATS HEALTH SBRVICH. 'J9
Washington, Dec. 14.?Pellagra J '3
?readtt>e-iB<l increasing in uamkM^i
s HJdmhed Skates and la the ? J
i
?.f^0 victims with a csn faUUlr '
ate in of forty p?r eeiif,
onfine UM. rtfrort 'ot^ J
sSife^S^S''
rfnds. "the dignity of a public haaltV
uestion of national i imm Ham i.t*; I
cfsgs^s^l
o ? much pcllacrstbero b u bm Is 1
*3. P?r oeijt. ,
Alabama,, .eases. ?.314; 'deaths ' M
M; rat*. 17 rar raBI "**
TITw ' -iS!??w!y ?He*r < Ir cy;.*
._., 'VlLtl
'.,?* * . autlsOe* <jo. not V*'? ln? g
suldantioB, .fiwlBM #}& W' \
"? .dftoft. ra, tU^pr prtTBlittt 1
r.sporadic ip.Uic xr
fnited Suite*, but particularly /u
u. IB tto;^ut?.,:,,,,
?wny2wj5p^^^j^r. -fijgm
*" *n c.ti ;ic*wrrj-?!\;i **>.,* >, mpj
London, I*ee/*4-rAW?tf??w Rffcfo ^1
W?4 6t?t?rAiJiDm#?rw Qnia, .i
Hbbi-li seriously* M.;, He is $
it ffem Sastbmn atd.Mi to?dM|o^ I
ih bvobme eSnsldenabtx. worm j dWfritftheipeacett
vMkfc r Several s?ev 1*1
ties- are to sueaidnwee on him. B
Tbfr Ambaiudor was net wait j
ben <W* returned from America is
* to be* Afterward he caught cold,
ort Wbflch he was recovering whan J
c ttiffflred a relapse after delivering
A' 'Apfccch at the opening senates of
re' University of Wales at Aberyet- J
yth on October 31. which overtaxed |
is strength. . j ,/^JSM
lie baa been confined to bia room J
t Dorchester House most of the time i
nee that date. ..'ijfl
The English winter weather-Is re* a
arded as very unfavorable for V*** 3
>ns suffering from the malady wltb tj
hlch the Ambassador ie affected.
A atatment aent ont from tM *
merlcan cmbassay this evening 1
"Mr. W. Raid's condition haa given >i
ice to some anxiety in the past day I
ffocts ot the malady, but tbe phyml- J
lana authoriae the statement that i
la condition * now s encouagring. 1
[e haa taken a turn for tbe better 1
bis afternoon and la resting easier." ;jj
m\m cburci : ?
SERVICES SUNDAY
Tbare %urlll be ropular service* at' *|
he Christian church tomorro-sr morn- 3
dr and evening at tbe oeual ho nr.
lev. R. V. Hope ia expected to til 1
kin regular pnlpit. All are Invited to
>e present. Jqfl
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HAYS BAKER.
Tbe picture business haa ran over w
vith me Just now. No poeolbto
hance if the weather keepa good In a
:nve any pictures taken later than
uonaay ana Rei io?m 07 Lnntuwi, \jm
rhe latest new a from all part* of tha J
rountrj. There baa mvv bm nek |
a rush for picture* before. * KJ
.y'_. 1 RAKER'S STUDIO;
I.OST?BKTWKKN WASHINGTON 1
and Aurora, one suit cane, contain- jfl
lng one set white fere and ral- 3
uable Jewelry, etc. . Liberal It-J
ward and no questions asked tf sertjjl
turned to the Dally News offie# er fl
Mrs. j. B. Porter. Aurora, Jf. O. \
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COTTON UW... fl
uait ooius. it i-r. 7
SMt 0?tu>?. ii.ig, iT1