rommlwhrt hand,-.! o platoi S| cd that Ul. rate on furtjlitiro to th 1'aoHla^Mnt.WM a dlitytmlmflu *8 m ??^?3g? higher r*te fro^ - Virginia rata of am arbitrary charg< against the shippear of North Caro' llna la the nature of * penalty, will not be tolerated. They also find thai the preaent rataa are not controlled or Indusaeed by the alleged, aatei B&BWHUUd, f* nJUj-emlal. tui Hi tlis railroads. They alio And that thi malotioaace el dhe preaent no J net ratee bare been keenly injurious to t>" *?fth Carolina ehlppere and thai ^VnmtbTo** there mast be t cnuee Indnstrlee In certain territories m The Una ot Warren A Hannaford, rommlMlon merchants, dissolved on last evening by mutual consent and Mr. Jeeee L. Warren cfeaa connected 1 himself with the Bragaw FertlMaOi rv.mr?i?-r He entered upon his du ties this morning. Mr. Warren la one of the city. beet' wtahea of hie numerous friend. thl? iniiafl -* ' ' WITH J. P. IHJCKMA* . _L_j jltne IW not be v aniauUllj mi.Ii- ti * jllhhed U to .object eblppern Immed- * lately outotd-* of the ramrod io ? >o I unlet ifchOtlltotlon. and we holt II I indefensible that g such ehlppora 1 , Immediately outside or the favored , ton*, to unjust, discrimination. tad u we bold If Indefensible that luch a - shippers nbould be don lad as ttror- n tbl. rate, to coroted markets iu are J acrordwl throughout a considerable h portion of tlj# conn try to comgotlt^ o producing the name clan of (<*K c sidling In the same manner. amT ad t more sdiantageanaly located too- d I la cltlee^or" from points north and ? , eaat thereof, but the complaint here * la again* all carriers, parties.to the . rate, from Carolina territory to the ? >nae? m^it amafaal ' ?* " h _ vuww raceta ocoiuav fHiuic UI IUC III, He serving the Virginia cities and ? I making mine therefrom, and defend- ?? . ante herein, having their line, neat of the ttUainsippi river, participate <> _ tn the rates from Virginia cities and al , eaatern and New Bngt a midpoints as tl , well as as from Carotin/ territory " j and are Jointly reeponsAlo w rlth the I" l initial carriers for such P' , trade approximately - tfO per ear,'? ' ?? eV?le?frrjJ?-drnfTf; I upon the record that tho continuance " . of existing nnsqeal conditions ia nar-jtl I ranted hr dlaslmllarlty of competl ft la unfair for transcontinental car-"* . rlers. parties to Joint through t*rUr8.'Jl i and rates, to Impose upon Carolina; ? territory the burden of high* rates v . than those contemporaneously partlc-111 , 1 pa ted in ad charged by such carriers , from Virginia cities and other points M . In Virginia and from points In esst- M 1 em and New England territories, and oi : that the present adjustment unjust- T' [ ly discriminates against their traffic. g( :jin yloaltlffft 9f toctlPP. two of the,n< |H i "Defendant, will be required to ea- * ; tabllsh end maintain to Pacific coast i > points', North Pacific const terminal*, 1 ; and points taking the same rates, I : rates on bedroom furniture and) - chair* within the description bora In- u rolled from points In Caroline ter- " ritory as that term Is here employed, which shall not exceed rates eastern- f1 , poreneouely maintained en the tune " i commodltiee from Virginia cities and ^ , other points In Virginia end from I points In eastern ami New England *' i territories." V ni " i m ft D. C. BENEFTT AT 1; TKHBIC THEATER? One Of the most Interesting pro- D I grama of tha season end one that T | will be thoroughly enjoyed Is that * bonedt arranged at tha Lyric )( tor **~haT*d>y night. __ _ pi Through, special arrangements p< 1 made with the aannger of the Lyric > the committee has arranged an ech> n cellent program for the evening with f entertainment that will be thoroughly enjoyed. j . A of this nature should be| lifceraUy-patrolHaed. u It la (or a I I moat worthy cause, working (or the J > Inlereat of those who wore dear to ?' r ua and to-keep memory oi i Tickets are now on sale from the}" I committee, and to those who are nn- n The prices ot admission (or th?J4 night will be children 1*0, adulu < ,??d 1 nuc tVvi nc cutcdrniu uij.i. IflhLUtIjRliiHiAlli-s:v5 nn Bays. William F McCom?bV l?ct, l?ft New York city greatly purled a? t? lla future F<* nearly rj/tr > taich reffnltHj la r| Mr. McCombs attache Stauhton atlrltlea, la to gnCt his 1unn? in _ rkansas and return to New York on nur7 10. Daring his absence it expected that he is to sol re the roblem which now confronts htm Careen a successful financial future no!his acceptance of the portfolio of cretary of the nary. Most of Mr. cCombs* predecessors as secretary . ! tie nary in recent years hare been sry well oupplied with this world's . >oda, as follows: Wllll&m Cr Whit- ; ij. Benjamin F. Tracy, Hillary A- [ erbert. Johp DT Long, ffm. IT. ^ oody. Paul Morton, Charles J. [ onaparte, Victor H. Metcalf, Tru an H. Newberry and George von L. eyer. * Should Mr. MeCombs decide to a6ipt the proposition that he be made cretary of the navy, several Impor- . .nt Democrats pointed out that ho ight feel It incumbent upon him * follow the precedent laid down hj rank H. Hitchcock. Republican naonal chairman In 1908. who, after rceptlng tfld bOntOllP 01 ' rr-general in President Taft's cabl?t, resigned as Republican chairan. Other Democrats, though, insted that such a course wduM not i absolutely nescssary on Mr. Mcombs' part. ; , ttHrw said that Mr. MeCombs In rashlngtbn as secretary ot~the nary ould be associated with Joseph us anlels as postmastor-general and homas J. Pence, who without doubt ill be Mr. Daniel's first assistant in te post office department, in dlrectig the distribution of tbe federal rises to the elect of the Democratic UNEBAL OF CAPI. BOYT i .;.r? '*?-- rr __ ? - ' T61 PLACE TBDAV The remains, of tie latja Captain , K. Hon. Br., arrl.ed here last ronlng via the Atlantic Coast Una . om Bingham ton, N. T., and the last ' id {(tea vera paid to the dead this toraing at 81. Fntar1. Eptaooprf ' lurnh. where the funeral n. oonuctad. Tbe Interment wee In Oak ale cemetery. The floral tribute* 'ere profuae.. 7-j*, -' > -' ] Mrs. J. K. . Hoyt, Sr., and daugh?r, Mr*. Ooodwin. accompanied the ' main* to thla city, ' ? , 4v, ' , cmmoi ooaMwro^ nma* - ik ; ~r*r ' ' , r 1. W I ^1 E E^^Ewiidnksday AFTER* LT^K.:v ' * ? p^SJBBT. J. ?i J< W " ? m: M K9?- > j^K I ------ - - J , . - _ ^ ^ Kis . r WI& 11 I II I I I I 1 ! I I I 1 1 11 I 1 1 ! 1 H; ! Happy wtw vw. * J [ ? ? - Sum old ahlatlas. - re ' . - Bam# old nails, '' _ Soma old parties, | |l j. Same old jralla. , ; (I 8an? old dinners, " i*0 Bama old calls, J * th ama old music. . : nf ; Same old bolls. Soma old fowtrt, Soma old frills. ** Bsme old bopss sad ; St 8oraa old Mils. j J yc Soma old creatines, ! th Sanaa old drssd. aotps^arnplj^lon? ^ fismo Old pladcas. Bama ow |rtn , I assiaeft yum Ms .-hi Sam. old Jso-y ; aunt Old crowds a!^ ' 1 I Ot Sa ma-eld ftebta. . g| ' - *am. old hawr. QUd N.w I?rl ^ . . iniiiiiiiiinfnniiint n SCHOONER UNLOADING - I . A CARGO OF GRAIN ? - Ol tl The schooner Louisa. Cftptnin J. M. ^ Holds in comoMad.;ir now moored in at Uo Haven Onto Mill wharf, C where rt. U dtachartfng a cargo ?t corn from Baltimore. Th? vssmi is I laden with shout eight thousand I ; <*f to Boe bi9 fltmny friend*. Ip ^ I County Home Yesterday -?: . One of the most enjoyable ocea ons of the Yuletlde season tool lace yeaterday afternoon at th< ounty Home when the Inifiates oj tat worthy Institution wore remem ered by gifts and confections do atfcd by the thoughtful citizens ol lis ^ity. Mtss Bottle Farrow wat le prime mover lg {he undertahlnj Qd to her iqore <-than anyone els< re the Inmates indebted for a mos ajoyabje occastoiC Miss Par roe reeented the different gifts and Mr . H. Simmons presented the confec ons. Mies Bessie Cbnoley presided I the organ. * . Rev. R. H. Broom was In charg* f the exercises. Tta^ following interesting program as carried out: Hymn?"All Hail the Power ol mus Name." Prayer?By Rev. R. H. Broom. Hymn?"Oh Little Town of Bethy/gE* ?- :?? Address?"The Star," by Rev. H. .Xmiuu^ * Hymn?*ii tame upon a Mianigni tear." Address?"Christmas," by Rev. H. , Searlght. . Hymn?"H?rk, the Angels Sing." Address?"The Joy that Christaa Brings," by Rev. R. V. Hope. Hymn?"Angels from the Realms Glory." ' Christmas poem?By Mr. William arding. Distribution of presents which was llowed by the doxology. No function of the many given is season was more enjoyed.' The iperlntendeftt of the hom^ Mb. lias Bright, add his titlmablo Wit* are also remembered. RSI APPERBRM MUSICAL ACT TONIGBT Tonight closes the engagement of e Seven Merry Makerl at the Lyric Ho b^ve been playing there for a ree-day engagement. ' LaSfevenin's bill was the climax them all, presenting one of the at laughing bills of their engageent here, and the audience was well eased from start to finish. Tonight's bill Nrill be an entlfe ange of program, and a bill that t equally as good as the former ins. ogling now songs and speclal58, appealing to the most refined te. If you want a good laugh this act rpasaes all others. It is the w(int of them all. E. ADAMS TO MOVE GROCERY STORE -la ytnn na tha hnlMIng In paired and altered Mr. J. E. Adams, ho has been conducting a family >ocery in the Brown building next the Walter Credle Oomgany for te past year, in to move to the store >w occupied by Mr. D. M. Carter Ljyest Maiji street, where he pur>ses to conduct a first-class general ore. Mr. Adams Is one of the city's >pular young merchants and he has e very best wishes of his friends. ? MOVED TO CITY. Mr. H. E. Hodges and family, who , for a number of years, have"mov I IU mio VII/, iiir/ aic^irBiuiug ) Eighth street. The r??ft7 Near* ?1?3B9Blb2@9l?W^^y LatVSBJtiMQRROW. Rev. J. At Sulltren, of Wilmington, . O,, who to bore shaking buds Itb ktn many former parish loners id frienda^ogpaeta to lor re tomoriw morning for Wellington. D. C., I spend MTerei deyr. WMhlngton srer bed e mqre popnler peltor nor Hi wbn accomplished more good Cor ie rtuN Of right. The latch string rer hanga on the oamide fg Waahifton.for this worthy amha?ndor oi bMa^i : i -',?4 1 . d v V' *?r Sww?S({T33B *.. ' . A ' " #C *^ |jji||}||||||| q| .K II? (By Clyde H. Tavenner.) , Washing ton, Jan. 1.?How often do "the Interests of the .county" de: inand that J. P. Morgan organize a ^ feat? ? ' Mr. Morgan testified, somewhat | airily, before the Money Trust Investigating fominittee that he got \ busy every time It was "good business and for the Interests of the noun try." '. When "Mr. Morgan's co.ncern organlied the Illegal ?_Steel_ Trust it took 129,000,000 worth of stock for , |tn tronMn.? : r? *n order that dividends may. be paid utrnn this $29,000,000 every consumer in the United States must pay excessive prices for tnahufao. tured steel goods, because.every.Imu iiy in tbe land uses in some capacity at least some of tbe products of this lllegar "Hbrgan steel trust. How can it be flguredjfhat "the Interes ts of the count^' ?rtenisndsd that American consumers be thus _ Jtoj iK'.'(l_? In order that dividends may be paid on the $29,000,000 of Morgan's watered Steele, the men who ?work In the blast furnaces of the steel trust are forced to work 12 hours a day, seven'days a week! Do "the interests of the country" call for this? Immediately upon the organiration of Morgan's illegal Bteel trust, the price of barb wire to the American. farmers! was . Increased nearly . one-third! And nails, shoot iron and many other products increased* in price in like proportion! Do the^American people have such a thick growth of wool over their eyeB that they will believe that any pne of these things were brought about by Morgan for "the interests of the country?" What Is Money Trust? Mr. Morgan aaya there is no money trust, hut if the state of affairs that ho admitted .does not reveal a money waere do proposes ia erect ? rest* - r deuce. This Is the first step towards the college building* to be construct- 3 ed there. | ' RETURN TO uaiVKKfllTT.' | M?ara. Aim ud ctuiu xmnO J . ?v - r''--w,2B 16 uz^H -J.. n^i?, K??? ?v * Vanlnl M .. , -- I } preTprr^a, noi aoRorais| 12-Sl-tfc ^ T kj rl H No. lot H * H IIESpih,. 1 I trust, it would intf renting t. know what a money trust Is. Testimony before the Pujo committee shows that eighteen financial JjH Institutions In?New Vuih.?Chicago? and Boston^by means of Interlocking. > directorates have a voice In the management of 134 corporations with an aggregate capital of $96,325,000,- J 000. It shows that J. P. Morgan & Co., tf?e Guaranty Trust Company,. VJ the^Ja#i*?rs' 'Trust Company, the PlrSt National Bank and the Nation? al City Bank through 341 Interlock- jjfl ing directors are allied with corpora lions having resources of $ 33,245.,-k iBB 000.000. ** The eighteen institutions that have a vqjce In the management of $26.'320.000,000 have 1partners ~ nh .lob Lhc-koBtHltY of the stronger haalrrr M The sole purpose of all these com' binatious is to control credit through the control of money, and whoever is master of credit Is master of the com- jfepj merce and industry of a nation. i Alarmed Clever Imitation Mil !,? ..h.l. I..,,. from circulation because of the dangerous imitation. It will hardly bo practicable to resort to this precaution In connection with the new Counterfeit because the five dollar "Indian head" silver certificate la so generally in circulation. The counterfeit was discovered in .;