OUT ALL NIGHT
Att*r having baeit oat all night f
'?? Jwj la th* cue of Vn. Hani*
B?"-d t>. Western Union Telegraph
Op. coma la this morning at about
taa o'clock with a verdict ot ?B00
l#r the plaintiff.
Mr*. Raid waa bringing ault (or
K.OOS for the delayed delvery of a|
Wlegram. notifying her ot the critical J
lUneaa of har tatbor at EUxlbeth I
City. She claimed that due to thai
d?lay ihe waa prevented from lear
Isk hare on the morning train Aad
had to wait aotU midnight. When,
aha arrived at Elizabeth City har
tether waa ancoaeclotu. . {
It la believed that th* aaia haa
$300 IS OFFERED
FOR DAVE EVANS
State of $100 for capture and
(delivery to 8herlff JOsejn ' Ki&aW- I
bom of David Evan?"Shurderer of]
Officer Joseph McLewftbrk The re-'
ward was announced Wednesday and ?
If In the following words: I
* "Whe^as, offieial information haa |
been recei ved.at this department that .
David Evans, late of the connty or
Plvt, stands charged with the^ mur
d r of one Joseph McLawhorn; J
"And wiereas. -? appears that, the
sa'd David fcvans has fled the mate,
er so conceals himself that the ordi
nary prtx eHH of law cannot belerved
spon nim.
"Now, ll ere fore, 1, Lock* Craig,
governor of the State of North Car
olina. by virtue of authority in me
nested- by law, do Jssue this my
proc'a'natinn, offering a reward of
ece hun irtd ($100) dollars for the
tppreh'nMon and delivery of the
Mid Dav'd Evans to the sheriff of
Pitt copnty at the court house ,*n
Oreeovi?. and I do enjoin all otn
csrs of the state and all good cltl
can* to cvtlat in bringing saiiT crim
inal to Justice.
"This z>ffer of rowafd remain* Is
force for two years from thfe date."
In cddition to this reward of the
0tcte ni-rt the reward of $100 offered
by the commissioners of Pitt roudty,
|herlfl JKLawhorn tells us that a
further reward of $100 for thn clo
ture of Kvans will be offerel 1u a
4*m days, making in all the snnl of
$$00 Which Will be paid to an i one
-who delivers the murderer into hit
hards. No effort wlllh>e spared to
eeenre the capture of Ivans.
Rl?e Pancakes.
Two ^npfuls of bailed rice, two efff*.
? cupful of milk, half a cupful of flour,
a feaapootiful of baklyg powder. Cook
as any grlddlecaka. Potato pancakes
may. be made the no me. using uawbed
To-night
Broadway .Favorite*
? ttaaanta?
Roland Bottom'.?r "d
Alio. Holluwr hi
"THki NDT OF DEC?rr"'
\? tart.
*!? t(i? Lftttii Qntiltn"
vita graph
t oarf?
frlcmSftvO
SHKLBURNl?S?tPGGESTI?N
GAINS STEADILY IN MM
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Prominent Business Men Approve Idea "tMUlng Ndf*
For BuUdingRoad F^4ropereTo?8??iaL
I Hi coqimt&Uftc upon V. B. *h?l
burne ?u**wtlon r?tardlnr .
building Of ib? roaA.rrom hm ?
Red Bill, W. & EUlao* thU morntn*
expreeaed blmaaU a* helnj heartily
111 favor of tbe.M*a ?" of tin ofln
lon that It tfrrtam ttt? beet method
for (ettlof thla. road conetructed. S
"F&r my 9?n B?rt." bo ilatad, "J
wo a cpo? *al raUer pay mj
?hare ot the axyanaa right now thaa
to hare to Wait flta or *tx rears for
th* tvwapHp or the count? aa a
whole to do u I d<Bi't beliaro Choc
IMPROVE SERVICE i
TO BELHAVEN
Belhar.n, Fob. JS-^K. ?. Laard.
9?**ral :#?*?. ? Kortol*
Southern Riiiwir. baa written F. a.
Snyd r aecretarj Of Ik* BeSkaTta
oo*rj of Trade, It I* bta purpoaa to
ocnralt Willt the btulneei M and
c|tlaena of BeUwren next Tueidey
BUSINESS IS
IMPROVING FAST
- '
Beat Daft Bmbna In Several Weeks
Wm BijoyeAby Local Mer
chants Today.
After having slacked up consid
erably during the last three or totf
weeks, business Conditions la Wash
lngion are rapidly Improving and
practically -fTl of tho merchants did
a good business today. There wei^i
more country people In town today
than there have been In weeks.
Most of tho merchants hare re
turned from thilr spring purchasing
trips and their stocka of spring and
summer goods are arriving dally.
They expeR to <fo a record-breaking
spring business.
MOKTEWBORINS STILL FIGHT.
OumtllM Refuse to Abide by What
Tbey Cell "False Pfmcm." _
London. .Feb. ??.?The Athena
| rorraepoadtft ftfctba . Daily Mall
quota* a Metten*tr!n officer who bat
Just arrived frdB?- Corfu aa ^kylng
that the guerlflil* war fere oefctfnues i
in Mowtmagr**ifter the leadership j
of a pswtrlot ndm KouUl.
haa already ac
_ >od. There waa
a fine service last night. In spite of
the Unfavorable weather. Fear youog
people eorifeaar d their faith In Christ
and7 win doubtless unite with the
churda at any early date. The meet
ing will probably dose tomorrow
night. I
o*lnlty Is Ol* ts ?0 4tptki*t
ward* repalrlnc th? rt? .t (be ftm-'
Mfc time and lt tM-Xwcl# of^W^h
iuetou want toaM ???<*$ iaee, it
la up to them l? I,
"?*? rt?h UM ?4m D? hind
th? n,oy<mrnt. I-tMttwK cu b?
cart** through jauccemtullT.
Several. oth?r biulaeaa men of the
?!tr, ton .Iim.ij ttieanaclvaa u
faror of th? project- TO.
roattw ?m be thsrouiblT dlacuaael
at thu nor mediae ot the chamber
of Commerce and Bom* action will
undoutbedlr b? Uken ft that Um?.
In "King -Lear,** - were with Fojbas
Robertson and Mrs. Keifdall several
Benson* touring through England:
they also toured Australia, lp "Tho
Belle of ifayafalr" *9^ "Clnderejla."
There will alta be tonight n One two'
T>art drama by the Vltagrapbeom-i
o'auf entitled "In tho Latin Quarter"
which promises to be a splendid pie-!
tare. If yon w!sh to see An excep- '
Llonally strong program- attend the J
New Theatre tonight. *
draw. .
""w'- Information Js gleaned fo'i
con venations with
Tho Hsgne and In
well-Informed
The Dutch
accomplished
to accomplish
touch with Q*t
? ? . m omnwr
i In WfcsHington Star.
MAY AGAIN HAVE
GfCENT COTTON
.. .. .
Conditions As A Whole Combijilfc To
v fxactically Guarantee Low Ptic&Of
Staple This Year. Warnings -
Is Issued. "
. A up tin, Tex., Feb. 26. ? At " the
conference of Cotton State linker*,
which is In session here, the follow^
Ing warning was Issued regarding
the over-production of cotton this
year:
"With a shortage of ships to more
our cotton to foreign shores; with
no indication of the end of the war;
?with the Nation stirred over psepar- ,
edness for eventualities; with the |
buying power of the world gradually
lesa/niOg day by day, it becomes our
duty to issue this formal warning as
the time of p!antlng cotton ia at
hand.
"Lot everyone encourage the far
mar to ha on the safe sldr by rating
plenty of t? d MM food toe the CQIT
?saity as wall as for hlmse .. k)?j
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NOAH FAVORED
PREPAREDNESS
(Bj James J. Montagae)
Wbio Noah haat< ned 'round to
and doubting generation
duo to have a spell
precipitation
"Boflh!" and "Tut!
family, arid his 11 v? stock. (A calf,
a pig, chickens, and a garden often
mean the difference between want
and money ahead.) Economical and
safe living for all as well as "aafe
farming must be -tire rule If pros
perity la to abide with us.
"Six-cent cotton this fall would
spell disaster In the cotton States.
Low price follows ovor-eupply as
certainly as the night the day. High
prices and prosperity over the South,
this year prove what voluntary re- j
ductlon of cotton acreage does. Any j
marked increase In acreage over last
year Is going to result in a great loas
to Southern cotton producers, mer
chants, and bvifcfert. abd will sloft^
larly affect ftU allied b?sla<M and
^ A1 NLW lHkATKb
*?? Cole to IHmom Novels at Local
Theatre on Next WedraodAf
Afternoon.
It wa? announced today that Mrs'.
Cole, who was leader of the Chau
tauqua hero last year, will deliver
an address on Novels, Good and
Bad," at the New Theatre Wednes
day afternoon, beginning at 3:30
'o'tloek. The public i? oerdi&lly in
vited to be pyesent and hear Mrs
Cole; ? -During ber stay In the city
last summrr she made a j meat fav
orabie Itapreaaie* a* a talented
apeak,er and delivered eoihe lttter
seaalona of the caaatau^uaL . ?
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aOOMXMfF Alixk It) UN
ittrit
ntt: (h?k?~?hffe M IMk VVtlW U
lr?lnln'4* dof too Bne. H^. haj an'
old dot that id natKlBfc Unt Mt and
ao,ka i? |kth*r
tho IB tit* " Thlnn
vrnt-*? Ateelr. TM lk? OrtBtha
found thcqr wm xattlng mora tf
than rt?? k?<* bui.
Thl? wim -1\ int M tha iMfchbora
bacan Kuflat what *u b?<xnB1n(
of tbplr ??ia Riplaaatlooa follow
ed, tpd OtMth'a do? bow la k*tt ob
fcli nlda of tha fane*.
ABOUT VAMOUI PKOPI.fc.
R1B( OaorfB of RBgtaad cloaaa
hla afaa wfcran aalaap. v:
HORSElWtJ;
IS BABtf INJURED
OWNER BRINGS SUIT
Conij.ll Willi TW<*r.pb
Polo. 8?lt to lis Brought
Again* ***>0 Company.
, Ae the result of bis horse running
away, colliding with a telegraph pole,
breaking the shaft# of the buggj,
galloping- through tbo , woods and
inalljr snagging itself against a log
ind receiving Injuries from which It
in expected- to die, Ralph Jonw; a
rural mail ? carrier of Aurora has1
brought suit Against the Carolina
Telegraph and Telephone company
to recoTor th" aiftouht OT damages.
It la stated that white Jon>.*s was
lellverfug his mail, the hor*e be
came frightened at a hoc. whlc'i
Jasbed acroan the road, and bolt" J ;
t ?ol'Jded with the telegraph polo
iod Jones *?< thrown out. Th?- an-,
mat broke lose from the vehicle and
! xmilnu?4 Ita <i;gi?t.
1 to lnforunMin. Jh polf '
l<VML#<Xst?d Id" the right o. * a.< of
fez?
SUED FOR $1:000
IS AWARDED $50
Mrs. Davie, Hurt Whilfc HujsUaml and 1
Major Guthrie Were Bcufflln#,
Geta Small Amount
An in i' resting case was disposed
I of to Superior court this morning in ?
AO action brought against Mrs. Ad-'
al? Davis agiinkt Major F. Outhrle. ?
both at W Instead vS 11*. *
It w*a claimed that Mrs: Dav's'
husband and Major Guthrie were
?cuffllug and Mrs. Davis* sought to
Interfere. In some manner or other
she hurt her arm and hi* not been
Sble to use It to any . great extent
since;- The Jury soon returned with
a verdict of J60 for the plaintiff She
was euUig for 1 1,000.
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C.YLLED MEETING OF
CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE
TQ HE HELD TONIGHT
! All .members of the Chautauqua
Scientific and Literary Circle ire re
quest- d to be present at a specially
called meotlng which !s to be he'd
tonight at the public library. Tho
meeting will start promptly at e!g:?t
o'clock.
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
8t. Pe'.pr's Episcopal ? corner Ma'n
and Bonner streets. Rev. Nathaniel
Harding, Rector. Morning pray r!
with sermon by Rector at 1 1 o'clock
Sunday School. E K. Wirils, Bupt. j
Men's Bible Class. II. 8. Ward, teach- j
er. Ladles' BIMo Class, Mrs. Annie!
Quinn Gtfllford, teacher. 3 p ni. j
Evening prayer with sermon, 7:30 1
o'clock.
RECORDER 'S COURT)
f Serervl canes of speeders and in
toxicants were brought up before
the recorder yesterday afternoon and
disposed of.
Jim Carroll, intoxicated. $2 and
^osts.
Oliver Credit, lntoxicatcd, two
cases, 1 3 and costs in each case.
W. W. Mcl'.henny. dog runn!ng at
large: costs.
A. S. Wallace, speeding. $2 and
costs. Apcpal taken.
Dave Carter, speeding ? two cases
? S3 and costs in onfe case and not
gnilty in thfi other.
Herman Carrow, speeding; $2 an3
costs.
Oeorge Manning, colored. F & A.
110 and coals. ,
f. ooop
C* f , If TT ?=* !
" ?>..?* X. * N " *
. 5? 1' *\
... !? rlt*l th? lift of yo?r far
' tofldto "
???**?. pr*o? and r#r*ir
tb?ra ta a moat painstaking
~ m?n#?r - * . ? - . >
TWfc WAY YOU UKF. IT.
7" WRIGHT"! BTKAM
rfrKftAlN* WOHKI
Pfcono *?! f J<-. ...
? . . X
Ml-llt.
CLAIMS U. ft
WILL BE AI
WAR WITHIN
60 DAYS
,>VAB Sl'HE TO TAKE PLACX t'X
LKSS Wl 1.94 IN < HA,V<.bH HIS
VTTITI'DK, SAY A COX
MR. SMALL TALKS
Out Another KUti-piont, In
Which Hi- AgiiLu HI* Plrtu
Intention or SnpiMiriln); President
in lh? Prfmut Situation.
Wa*Uiu#iou. Feb. 2C -.SpoiU.cr
Clerk, It la understood, today told
the President that while ta? h^d the
greatest confldnce In hla Integrity, .
ability and sincerity In tbl?^ verj
grav? situation, he would.jV#&.foc;'
the resolution at any lime trfaW to
uts opinion this country Mtpliirttt.'
be In daufer of being tnvoWo4"V&i th?-.
European oontr overt? .
"You cam bat any thinf>^ovL
desire, knowing that you wltl
win." Mild a very lmpor^jpt
loader of Congress toda^^tb*!'
unless the President change?
his ttliivftrj ih.i cd%*tr* ^rllfbe
at war with Germs#? wltWa-fo
days. I ?h udder "When I
of thle situation but It is
1 am convinced that 1
Wilson will never efcaritf*
["" mind with feTfcftmee to $he prw
j . proposed submarine activities of
Germany. .1 am jiiiV as certain
Germany will yielfl nothing to
i this country."
The above- quotation Is about the
way the average congressman and
?onu!or f^eln about the aituatloa.
iThey are convinced }u*t the Pr? i ?
,d^nt will pursue his. course regard
; less of the conseriueocen.
They seem Just as sure lhat Mr.
Wilson, acting upon k purely con- *?
scientloua motive will fail In (he end.
{ Confer sitnan John H. Small today
h?avi.' out ilte following statement:
"I have not heard from any re
.j.'?ou?ible source of any denial of the
correctness of ?he position 9f the
1'r s'.dcnt upon the immediate issue
with Germany. By long untiage aad
for humane rea*ons all civilized mar
itime nations have heretofore rec
ognized the right of neutrals to
iravel on m rebuilt ships of bellig
erents and equally iho right to arm
such shiph ex* 'IiiHrvfl/jr for do/enafr*
purposes has been recognized.
"It is now coni'nlled by some oT
our citizen? as reflected by some
I r ? ? p re.'-e n t a 1 1 v t-s and senators that we
' ?*?!?.? ubl forego a.i(l abandon this right
I of . American citizens (o travel o.i
jib bSzh on the ground of ex
ipodiency and beraus" U might prt
' voke war. No solf-rcspectlng nation
can afTord to be expedient , at thi
l^arriflre of prindp'a and right. Pc,ac?
at'tui* prior \i;?u'd !?'? twy lc-ar AnJ
temporary. A nation no more titan
an individual may forfeit sell. Ve
sper!..
? "I th^aH t)io letter of the Pr asi
de t to S^&xor Stono. pfbMshed
morning <ik a clear, explicit anj^jjd^
ml rable .*(**<? ment of the poalUo^M.
-the administration in this immediate^
I eon trovwyqt .with Ornjany and that
ft with th* affect val of tfc* -
"?-ono.Lry Bo me mem\?fa. o I Cot?
'r z- -Tarr'^
tr ' ft 7?}fL ,-fr( t jrinijor
, tty of U?? member* o?LjSngr?M ?n
itorUIn a contrary opinion and would
[Vot* la favor of -aacrlflclnc tfcla a*?
. clent and racovals-d right of ^ur
' cHlxena In traveling upon (fee h&IL }
1 ?oa?, but I boiler* they arf UfctefK.
coun*?* with tbalr ow? AHUtfaa Mjf ~*i
An not ?orroet)y r'flact tba portion
of lhair collMgnaa. * > "
'The situation baa h??n
within ihs last
tb?vr? *r* many ntmlMri who m-?
reflected and Uken second thou*"
and are now Willing for th? Prsaid-. *
In hi* cmnht Rational eapnolty to ba.*
dk? this acato situation