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Farmer. ELIZABETH CITY N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1900. ONE DOLLAR per Year, in Advance.) Tne Official Paper of Pasquotank and Camden Counties. (Established 1886. CITY DIRECTORY. Mavor. T. B. Wilson. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. T. B. Flora, M. N. Sawyer, J. C Cummander, J L. Sawyer, B. F. Stance, W. H. Weatherly Bryant Freeman. POLICEMEN. W C Dawsou, Chief, p. H. Ives. A. C. Bell, Health Officer, Dr. U. T Aydlett. COUNTY OFFICERS. COM MISSION HAS. G. M. Fc- it, b. N. Morgan, Chairman, F.libha Likter SHERIFF. N. G. Graudy. C. S. C. VV. II. Jennings. REGISTER OF HEEDS W. B. Culpepper. TREASURER. W. A. Foster r off oil: 4V: ?ioutli 1U It K,. In eflict Sept. 24th, 1900. Ti A IN SERVICE. NORTHBOUND .v. Eiiz t'ity daily (ex. Sun) 2:15, P rn Ar, Norfolk, " " 4.25, p. m Lv Eliz Cuy.Tue.Thur.&Sat 9:30, a.m Ar. Norfolk " " " 11:00, am i rTFJOUND Lv. LCliz. City daily (ex Sun) 11 40. a.m Ar. Edenton " " 12:40, pm Ar. Bel haven " " 5:20, p in Lv. Eliz. City Tue Thu & Sat. 5:55, p.m Ar. It den ton 6:55 p m IrSTTrains stop at all inter mediate stations. STEAMBOAT SERVICE, steamers leav? Edentoa daily (1 x cept Sunday) 12:45 P- m- for Plymouth, Jamcsvilie, William-ton and Wind-so- . Leave Edenton Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday 12 45 p. 111 for Chowan 1 ivei landings; and Friday for Scup j 11 ii ng kivi r. Steamers leave Elizabeth Citv foi Koauoke Island,. Oriental aud Ntw Berne, Tuesday, Thursday and Sati.r rlav 6:00 p 111 : connect w ith a & N C K. U and W & W. K K . for GolcUboro a. (i W 1 1 in 1 ML-ton, &o. Foi Scuppernoni River Monday and V edncsday 12:00110011 aud Friday tor Pas4u tank River landings 12:30 p m. Steamers leave I'.elha eu dail (ex cept Sunday for Washington, N.C.and 5 a. in., Tuesday Thursday and Satur d:i for Aun ra south Creek Maklev ville etc. For further information apply to M. H. Siiowden, Aucnt, Eli aheth City, r to the General Office of the N & S. R. R. Co.. Norfolk, Va M. K. KING, H C. HUDGINS. Gen. MVr. Geu Ft.&Pass. Agt JARVISBU ZG. Mr. St:irk Harris spent Friday at Poytier Hill. Mr. C. A. Wilson returned from Norfolk last week Quite a number of our oung people attended the Mass Meeting at Mt. Z'on. Mrs. A. . Gallop returned home Sm.day accompanied by her sister Miss Nina Harrison. Mis A M. Gallop of Corolla accompanied by Miss Tymah Benu was the guest of her par cuts the past wet k. Mrs P. G. Gallop who has been ill for the past five months is convalescent, mti h to the de light of her many friends Again, the gunning season is hc:e and the sports. 1. en awake t-aily m the morning awaiting anxiously far the hour when th y might shoot Messrs Marvin Harrison .Will -oughby O.ds and Stark Harris spent Sunday at Whales Head, and repent a grand time Ask them about it Ha! Ha! "Observer." SPECIAL NOTICE It your name on our paper is followed by a x mark it means that your subsciptiou is due anl intended as a polite reminder ot the fact. It there are two x m irks it means that you are due for two years subscription. It takes money to run a news paper One dollar is a small amount, but five hundred or a thousand one dollars make neat sum and make the mayor go. THE CHINESE SITUATION TDE MAIS TOPIC BEFORE THE CABINET MEETING. The Catted States Not Disposed to Join With Otber Powers In Making Demand Cpon It I nose Wblcta They Cannot Comply With, and Does Nat Propone to be Driven Out or the Concert Relative to thins a Tbls Juncture in the Negotiation. Washington. November 20. The Chi nese situation was the main topic un der consideration at to-day's Cabinet meeting. The administration is not dis posed to join with the other govern ments in making demands upon the Chinese imperialeethorities which the Chinese Government cannot comply with. So far as our Government is ad vised the foreign Ministers at Pekin have not yet agreed upon all points under discussion. Mr. Conger has re ported from time to time the various positions under consideration, but he has not yet indicated that the end is at hand or that anything in the nature cf an agreement has been reached which is to serve as a basis of nego tiations with the Chinese authorities. Mr. Conger has not, however., been heard from for a week.. Having passed over the stage of pre scription to the Chinese leaders who were responsible for the boxer out rages, the foreign Ministers are be lieved now to be engaged with the diffi cult subjects of indemnities and guar antees. The last United States propo sition was in line with the Russian project to allow The Hague commis sioners to adjust the indemnities. It is believed that this proposition has never commended itself to the British or German Governments, and failing such a reference of the question CI in demnity, it is believed that it will be a most difficult task for the Ministers at Pekin to reach an agreement on this subject, particularly in view of the ex istence of a very strong suspicion of the motives of some of these Ministers. This apparent difference in original purpose between the United States Government and some of the other powers has operated to prevent a set tlement of the Chinese question upon the broad lines laid down in the State Department's proposition. It is true that all of the powers subscribed a more or less reluctant assent to such proposals as look to the prevention of the partition of China and the guar antee of an "open door" to all comers, yet it begins to appear from the course of the negotiations that either these promises were not sincere in all cases or that some of the makers have changed their minds as to what shall be done for the present in China. It may be stated, however, regard less of the embarrassments and delays that foilow from the existence of this state of affairs, that the United States Government does not propose to be driven out of the concert relative to China at this juncture in the negotia tions, for, notwithstanding the wish cherished by the administration to free government from these entanglements at the earliest possible moment and to withdraw our military forces from China entirely, it has been determined definitely that this shall not be done until all proper interests of the United States in China have been conserved. CIIARI.ES H. HOYT DEAD. The Well Known Playwright Passes Away at Ills Residence iu Charles town, .. II. Charlestown, N. H., November 20. Charles H. Hoyt, the well known play wright, died at his residence here to night at 7:15 of paresis, from which he had been suffering for several months past. Ever since his return to Charles town, after his release from an asylum in Hartford by order of the court ear ly in August, it had been known by his attendants and nearest friends that his condition was serious and that there was little or no chance for his recovery, but Mr. Hoyt apparently was hopeful of ultimate recovery. Previous to two weeks ago there appeared to be a slight improvement in his condition, although he had periods of depression. About two weeks ago his appetite failed and he had a bad turn, from which he only partially recovered. Since that time he has been unable to take any except liquid nourishment, but continued to be up and around his room until yester day. He steadily lost strength and this morning he suffered a relapse and be came unconscious, in which condition he remained until death came this evening. Mr. Hoyt had no relatives here, and during his sickness had been attended by Drs. Brooks.of Charlestown, and Bil lings, of Concord, two trained nurses and Dr. Davis, who had served as his valet for the past seven or eight years. These, together with Hon. James O. Lyford, his legal guardian, were in at tendance at the time of his death. The funeral arrangements will not be made until to-morrow, but it is probable that the funeral will be held Saturday. FREEDOM FOR CUBA. Santiago de Cuba. November 20. Secre tary Root, responding to a toast to hi! health at a banquet here, said in part: I am visiting Cuba as the representa tive of the President for the purpose of making a personal investigation of th condition of its inhabitants, particular ly with reference to their ability to gov ern themselves. From newspaper report! I had come to imagine that the Cu ang were only partially civilized, and I am agreeably surprised to find an enlight ened people. I desire to renew assurancea of the good faith of the United States Government which will fulfill its promises, and I expect soon to see a free, self governing Republic in Cuba. FOR REMOVING THE WRECK OF THE MAINE. Washington, November 20. Com mander Lucien Young, captain of the port of Havana, has called for pro posals for removing the wreck of the Maine from the bottom of Havana har bor The bids will be opened December !5th next. The contractor will be al lowed until April 1st next to remove the material, and must engage to us no explosive in the removal. FIGHT.WITH POLICEMEN SI Alt ATTEMPT TO LYNCH A MEG BO ON A SERIOUS CHARGE en and Women Engage In m fierce Struggle With the Blucconu for Possession of the Man who Hay be the Cause or the Death of a Little irl Many People More or Lew Injured and the Fiend Landed In Jail. Chicago, 111., November 20. A mob :omposed of men and women fought :wenty policemen to-night in an at- ; '.empt to lynch Harry Evans, colored, irrested on a charge of assaulting 7- , rear-old Freda Guendal. Hundreds of persons who had gather ed around the home of the little girl. I vhose death was feared, was greatly xcited when Evans, who had been taptured an hour before, was brought efore his victim for Identification. The two officers who had charge of e negro, after a free use of their ;lubs on the crowd, finally managed to move Evans into the house, where the Ittle girl Identified him as her assall int. When the mob outside learned that I Evans had been identified by his victim ; hey became frenzied and made another j ush for him. In the meantime, however, a riot call J Had been sent in and a wagon load of j iluecoats appeared on the scene just in ime to prevent the crowd from over jowering the officers and securing the legro. After a fierce struggle, in which a ! core or more of people were more or ess injured, the police succeeded In llspersing the mob and landed Evans n jail. THE HOI si REAPPORTIONS! EST. There Will be Xo Derided Effort rat the Next SeKxion of rssyrfww t Re duce the Montis' Iteprewen tut ton Because of the Disfranchisement of the "egro. Washington, November 20. Repre sentative Hopkins, of Illinois, chair nan of the House Committee on Cen ius, which committee will have charge jf the legislation effecting the appor- j :ionment of the House, to-day ex- I ressed the opinion that there would be 10 decided effort during the next ses- i ion of Congress to decrease the Con cessional representation of the South ;rn States because of the disfranchise nent of negroes. He said that in all probability the subjeet would be dis tussed, but lie thought that upon the vhole the commit tee would favor the dan of basing representation upon the lumber of inhabitants. Discussing the general subject of re apportionment, Mr. Hopkins said: "Tlio Committee on Census will meet during he first week of the session anil will go o work at once framing a bill provid ng for reapportionment. I think that a roposition will be adopted which will ncrease the present membership of the Souse. It lias been suggested that we luthorize one member for every 198,000 nhabitants. That seems to be the ratio ;hat is in general favor among the nembers of the committee. This will ;ause a decrease in membership in some States, while the representation Irom other States will be increased. On :he whole, the proposition would entail in increased membership of from llf :een to twenty members. "According to calculations I have nade the reapportionment would add nembers to the House from New York tnd Illinois, and perhaps other States. States like Nebraska and Maine might lose members by the proposed law. That, however, would depend entirely upon the exact number of inhabitants Sesignated for each membership. Some Df the Southern States, aside from the general proposition to decrease their vote in the House on account of the 3isf ranchisement of certain classes of citizens might also suffer from the proportion agreed upon, although to what extent cannot be ascertained. "The general idea of the committee, However, is to cause as little decrease In the membership of the House n3 possible, while adding as many mem bers as seems just and equitable, so as to ultimately increase the total mem bership. The increase, of course, will go to the States which have shown a rowth of population. while those States which have not kept the pace in en larging their population will he sbliged to stand the consequences." THE CZAR'S CONDITION LESS FAVORABLE. Livadia. European Russia, Novem ber 20. The bulletin issued by the Tzar's physician to-day is less favora ble. It says: "The Emperor passed a satisfactory Jay yesterday. At 8 in the evening the patient's temperature was 102.2; pulse. G. His Majesty slept tranquilly until i in the morning. Subsequently hia rest was broken and perspiration ap peared. This morning his condition was fairly satisfactory temperature, 100.4; pulse, 70." St. Petersburg, November 20. Tha Ministers have beet entrusted with the conduct of current business during the pre.ent phase of the Czar's illness, each of them carrying on his depart ment according to his personal Judg ment, decisions on important matters being postponed for the time being. WHIPPED IN NINE ROUNDS. Savannah, Ga.. November 20. Jack Hanlon, of Philadelphia, threw up the sponge to Tom Corcoran, of Savannah, after the ninth round in what was to be a twenty-five round fight, at the theatre to-night. Hanlon broke his hand. There was bad blood between the two men and the fight was furious. The larr st audience ever gathered here to ge . fight was in attendance. Hanlon's ;y died to-day a few hours before he entered the ring. THE STOCKTON S SPEED TRIAL. SATISFACTORY. Washington. November 20. Admiral Melville, engineer-in-chief of the navy, has been informed that the torpedo boat Stockton made another satisfactory run off Barren island yesterday. Her screw propellers have now been adjusted and ha hnat is in readiness for her speed trial run on Thursday night. The Stockton and the Sylph have return.! j to Annapolis. THE COTTON GROWERS. FIRST COXVE3TIO OF TOE SOI T H. ERN IXTER.JITATE ASSOCIATION. The Hon. Hohe Smith Civesan His torleal and Statistical Review of I t the Cotton Ruslness of the South of the Present and the future- I Three Ouestions of Vlt ! Impor ' tanee to the Planter The Increased Demand The Production. Macon.Ga . November 20. The South ern Inter-State Cotton Growers' Asso ciation, which was formed in Macon last May, held Its first convention here to-day. President Jordan stated that the prime object of the convention was to form an inter-State bureau for the :ollection and distribution of statistical nformation relating to the cotton busi ness of the South and to offset the ver-estimating of parties whom he be Jeved irresponsible. Hon. Hcke Smith, of Atlanta, was the principal speaker of the day. His ad Iress partook largely of the historical tnd statistical and was well received, ilr. Smith said in part: "While cotton to-day brings ten cents t pound, it has only been three years lince the crop was selling at five cents per pound. What are the elements which have caused this variance in price? Recognizing the laws of demand ind supply, we must see that the de preciation in the price of cotton has been due to a production of the staple In excess of the demand for manufac tured goods. A knowledge of the supply of cotton and of the demand for cot ton goods for consumption will enable the producer io tell at the time of the year when cotton is picked the price with which lint cotton should sell. An other cause which has facilitated the depreciations of price at the time the cotton left the hands of the planter has been the unbusiness-like plan of selling it. "More than 70 per cent, of the cotton which is used In the great cotton mills of the world is raised in our section. The mills run during twelve months. They need the cotton as much in Jul as they do in December. The plan ol selling nas disregarded the time of con sumption. Instead of hauling the crof so that it would be sold from month tc month during the year as the mills re quired it for use, it has been the prac tice of the planters in the South to rush their cotton onto the market during a period limited at most to two months, forcing its purchase by speculators, rather than holding the crop until the consumer or mill owner came after it. "I am thankful to say that east oi the Mississippi river during the present year the planters have been informed as to the extent of Lhe crop and as tc the world's demand for their cotton. Realizing that It was worth at least ten cents a pound or more they have declined to sell it for less. They have received ten cents for wJaat they have sold. "By the co-operation of merchants and the bankers they have been en. abled so soon as the buyers succeed In depressing the price, to take their cot ton off the market, and as a result they to-day see the price of cotton going hack to the figures at which it sold during the month of September, and 1 have no doubt the balance of the cotton crop thus cared for by your farmers will bring them over ten cents a pound. This price, however, could hardly have been realized had the farmers raised 1,000.000 bales more of cotton. "There are three questions of vital importance which effect the price of next year's cotton crop. They are, how much will the mills of the world con sume in 1902? How much lint cotton will the balance of the world produce for other than domestic consumption in 1001? How much will we produce in the South in 1901?" Continuing, Mr. Smith said: "Fifty years have shown an increased demand for cotton goods, causing an increased demand for lint cotton of about 700 per cent. While the next decade may not show a proportionate increased de mand, I have no doubt that by the end of twenty-five years the manufacturing of the world will consume over 30,000, 000 bales of cotton annually. "While the Southern planter should aim at receiving for his lint cotton its full market value, care must be taken that the South shall maintain her supremacy as the cotton producing section of the world. England, Russia and Germany have devoted and are de voting great attention as nations to cotton culture. The United States, through the Agricultural Department at Washington, should give cotton cul ture a full proportion of attention and should furnish reliable information of the progress which is. being made abroad in this great American staple. "Accurate information should also Le prepared by the Agricultural Depart ments of the States which are engaged in producing lint cotton to the end that the planters may obtain before plant ing their crops the probable world's de mand, and the probable world's supply, and later on in the season when the time for beginning to sellcotton arrives, the planters should be reliably ac quainted from these and other sources with the probable product of our own cotton raising section." In closing, Mr. Smith urged the diver sification of crops. Macon, Ga., November 20. Hon. S. L. Pattison, of North Carolina, ad dressed the convention on the organiza tion of the farmers In his State and said that Georgia and the Carolinas wou1 1 soon have to buy cotton from other States to supply their rapidly increasing cotton mills. At the afternoon session Captain John A. Davis spoke on the relations nf the banks to the cotton-prowers. The business committee made the following report, which was adopted: L That an inter-State cotton plant ers' association be organized. 2. That each State association be al lowed three representatives upon the Inter-State executive committee. 3. That the inter-State executive committee be authorized to adopt a constitution and elect officers. 4. That th? chaiiman and secretary af this meeting be authorized to act for the inter-State executive committee until the sane can meet and act. On motion the first meeting of the Inter-State committee was directed to be held in Atlanta. Ga. OCT OP THE WROSO HOl'TH. A Young Routist's Xatnral Mlatahe Leads to Hard Feeling. (Chicago Record.) The young dentist had a caller. She was a stylish young woman, and towed by a stout chain the ugliest of ugly bull-dogs. "Poor Jim," she said, soothingly, "you must suffer." The young dentist gazed at the brute and smiled. "This way. miss," he said. "Just a minute! Is there a mirror in the building? My hair is wild from the wind." WhHe she stood before the mirror he surveyed Jim. "I'm not In the habit of extracting dog teeth," he soliloquized, "but I sup pose I can do the job. It would be a good idea to start In now. If she stands near I may get the least bit nervous and the chances are in favor of the dog making trouble for some one." He thought he knew the bad tooth. "Come here, pup." he said, trying to get around the dog. Then he reached for the forceps and got a good grip on his patient. When Jim opened his mouth the steel closed down on the supposed bad molar. Man and dog struggled, and man was the victor. The tooth came out. 'Just then the young woman re entered. It was an exciting scene. Gore, deep crimson gore, was everywhere. The young dentist was nn a cornet warding off the vicious attacks with a chair. "What does this man?" she gasped. "I got it out, miss." "Got what out?" "The brute's tooth; but It was a hard Job." "Do you mean to say that you ex tracted one of Jim's teeth?" "Certainly. Isn't that what you brought him up here for? I found the bad tooth without any trouble." "But he has no bad teeth." "What!" "No, sir. I came in to have one of my own teeth extracted." "But I heard you say the dog was suffering." "From fleas." "Then I will " "No, you won't. I'll go to some dentist that knows his business." Then she took Jim by the chain and dragged him rut of the office. A GREAT DEMONSTRATION WILL BE TENDERED PRESIDENT KRUGER. Marseilles, November 20. Former President Kruger will probably land here Thursday, instead of to-morrow. Bad weather is reported in the Mediter ranean and the Dutch cruiser Gelder land, on which he is a passenger, may hug the coast of the Gulf of Genoa In preference to heading direct for Mar seilles, so as to avoid the cross seas. She will thus reach this port to-morrow evening, instead of to-night. Every preparation, however, has been made for Mr. Kruger's possible landing to morrow morning. The police and mili tary are held in readiness and he Boer reception committee has. not made any change in the arrangements for the re ception at the dock. Workmen have been busy erecting flagstaff s along the water side at LaJoliette and at the out er dock, where the steam launch with Mr. Kruger on board will land. It is certain that Mr. Kruger's ar rival here will be the occasion for a great popular demonstration along the route from the dock to the hotel, which is situated on the principal boulevard. It is equally certain that the formal proceedings, receptions, etc., will not be invested with great importance, o a -ing to the abstention from them of the prefect, Mayor and other functionaries In their official capacity. A surprise came to-day in the shay of the arrival here of Eloff, Mr. Kru ger's private secretary, who left the rruiser at Port Said and came ahead on the French steamer Laos. ORDERED TO PUSH ON TO THE GREAT WALL. Berlin, November 20. The War Office has received the following telegram 'rom Field Marshal Count Von Walder see: "A detachment consisting of two companies of infantry, a force of mounted men and two guns. under rommand of Major Muhlenfels, has been dispatched via San Kia Tien, twenty-one kilometres west of Pekin. with orders to push on to the great wall. "The column under Colonel Yorck irrived twenty-five kilometres south east of Hsuen Hwa Fu November 17th. On returning, Colonel Yorck will es tablish communication with Major Muhlenfels." GOVERNOR-ELECT SAMFORD'S CONDITION. Montgomery, Ala., November 20. H's physicians authorize the statement that there has been a decided improve ment in the condition of Governor sleet SamfuJMl. STRIKE DECLARED OFF. Charlotte, N. C, November 20. T big cotton mill operatives' striko Alamance county, N. C has been clared off. The strike has been force about three months and seve thousand hands were involved. This the third strike recently among cott mill workers in North Carolina, a the mill owners in each case have be tSxe winners. A TRAIN W R EC KED. en Harrleeville, S. C. November 20. A con struction train of the Southern rallway'i new extension from Allendale to this poln' was wrecked this morning. The train wa: loaded with rails and other building ma terials. John Gozer. a time-keeper, was instantly killed, and Conductor W. C Brice and Foreman J. A. Brooks wer eeriously injured by the flying rails. Th body and the wounded men were -t-ni t Columbia. S. C. NO AMERICANS THERE. jjj Washington. October M. A dispatcfe received from General Chaffee at tha War Departmei I to-day says: "Latel Hutches. r. i.u Americans at Chlttfl Ting t o " This Is in reply to an enquiry sent TJ the War Department, asking Inform a tion about America is wno were enp- . . tKnl posed tj CUIVC i'.--a -oi ecu . place. . . . A DIN S 1 not s TORJf ADO. rhree People Killed nnd Rnrh Prop. erfy RwasORI 'U Many Rnlldlngs Rnsril to tti- 4ronnd Memphis, Tenn . November 20. A tornado visited North Maataatppl this Afternoon, causing ios of life and much property damage. Reports from Luiu. Tunica county, state that three ne groes srere killed, their bodies having been carried a d:stnnee of threw miles by the wind. Many buildings were razed to the prour.d and the damage to the crops cannot be estimated at pres ent. La Grange. Tenn.. November 20. A tornado struck this town to-day, caus ing mu'-h damage ::r.J killing thr persons. The dead: W. C. Moody and two negro women: Injured: Laward Smith, Southern railway agent, seri ously. The storm made i s appearance fhort ly after noon and swept everything Ir Its path. Bight residences and thre churches were destroyed The damagt to cotton In the boll will be great. Nashville, Term.. " "ovember 20. The Nashville and Chattanooga station and eighteen houses wer demolished by a tornado to-night at .a Vergne, a sta tion on the Ashevill and Chattanooga road, ninety-six miVs south of here. More than a mile of telegraph and tele phone wires were destroyed. Detalla are meagre, but it Is Known that a mn named Robertson and his child were in stantly killed. TO BED ICE IV A R TAXES). The Republieiwi Members of the Waya and Means Committee Consider the Question There !lht ! a Kednc tion in Revenues i trso.ooo.ooo. Washington, November 20. The Re publican members f the Ways and Means Committee met to-day to con sider a measure for trie reduction of the war revenue tax. The most import ant action taken was a decision not to remove ihe tax of ten cents a pound on tea. The committee will not take up or disturb the tarlfT on import;-, as th members claim it would open up the whole subject Of tariff revision. The committee will not grant any heating while framing the bill as full hearings were given during the last session if Congress and since then briefs and statements of various Interests have been received. Parties who are Interest ed, however. an li'e briefs or state ments with the committee. Secretary Gage and Commissioner Wilson, of the internal revenue bureau, were before the committee for some time during the afternoon. The Secre tary told the committee that. In his opinion, there mlghl be a reduction In revenues oi 130.000.009. 'lh- war revenue act now raises about $100,000,000. Com missioner Wilson w lit over the sched ules with the membi is of the commit tee and both he and Secretary "lag" were questioned as i" w here reductions could be made to the b si advantage from the treasury view point. A considerable i irt of the discussion was confined to hi hedule B, which taxes medicinal and proprietary article and preparations. p rfumery, cosmetics, chewing gum, wim s, etc. Then was also discussion of stamp taxes. Th-. discussion Indicated that the immit tee favored quite a change In thl1 feature of the law a-;d reductions wherever possible. The committee als desires to eliminate the taxes on con veyances, of which there has been a great deal of complaint. It can be stated that in a general way It wii be the aim of the committee t' abolish the most burdensome taxes and to grant relief from stamp taxis as far as possible. The committee late !n the day called on the President to obtain his views on thf proposed reduction. The committer will meet again to-morrow. After there has been a p nei il interchange of opin ion on tic proj used -eduction it Is quite likely that a sub-ci mmittee will be ap pointed to draft a measure. It Is not believed the bill can be prepared and ready fo- the full committee until thf session b( gins. The measure, after it is agreed upon by the Republicans will Tie submitted to the Democrats' of th committer . Suggi stion has t.e- n made that thr Oleomargarine bill, now on the Louse calendar and made a special order foi December 6th, might be made a pari ol the war n venue bill. Representative Tawney, th father of the Oleomarga rine bill, when asked about this, said that the Oleomargarine bill would h passed by the House early In the ses sion, so that an opportunity would b Riven to ascertain if there was a d:s position to defeat the measure In tiu Senate by any unusual delay. In sue! case he intimated that the Oleomarga rine bill mit-'hf be made a pari of tin Revenue Reduction bill in the Senate. THE GROUNDING OF THE IN DIAN' A. Washington, November 20. Quartermaster-General Aldington received a able dispatch to-day from Colone Miller, chief quartermaster at Manila confirming the press report of th grounding of the transport Indiana on the east coast of Is la de Rolilo, one ol the smaller island.- of the Phiitpplnf group east of Luzon. Colone Miller! dispatch is as follows: '"Indiana aground November 7th. I reported as not damaged. Charles D Palmer, quartermaster, with transport Pennsylvania, and a lighter draft ves el left Manila Sunday in order to re lieve. Nothing more necessary.- When the Indiana ran aground eh was loaded with supplies and a com pany of the Twenty-second Infantry destined to act as a garrison at lialer. CASHIER BROW'S DEFALCA TE IN. Washington, November 20. A prelim inary report received at the Treasury Department from National Hank Ex aminer Tucker, ul-o has been ap pointed temporary receiver of the Ger man National Hank, of Newport. Ky.. places the amount of Assistant Cashier Brown's defalcation at $101,500. In the apinion ot the examiner the bulk of the defalcation occur red in th . last six months. JUDGE ROBERT C. HRISKELL DEAD. Huntsvillf. Ala.. November 20. Rob ert C. Briskell, ex-Chief Justice of Ala bama and for ma-.y years one of the most prominent jurists of the South, died to-night after a short illness. REAPER ATE BASH ROBBR fclae of Tbrm Hold itlarns at While Three Olhrra Alfosnp to Srrare (he foatrui mt a Uah Tnult. Delaware. O . November 10. A doen t r feas tonal bank robbers mads a des eratc attempt to i curs the contents )f the money vault of Sperry 4k Wsm i:afTs" Deposit Hank at Ashley, ten nlles north of here, bef.ir.- daylight to lay. While nine mm stood on guard holding the cttlsens at bay with their runs, three oj rated the dynamite un 3er th. deporit vault .f the brick build Ing. The bank property Is worh COO and trvr-- nras lU.tM In ssh de iKtsits i n hand. Pour attempts were made to get at th a.h. but the side door held to it com bins tion, while the guard? outside were shooting at the ritlz.ns win. pressi 1 1 sety upon them. Two merchants, n r u n th se-ne. were met by th. robber at the point of guns and told not to move. The rob bers had Stolen a horse and spring wagon ind a team nnd surry from farmer near by The r.vr" were In front Of the bank r Ijr for night The horse ran away, d molt shins th" vehicle, when th men to k ai H tlx country g to 11 l ink bulld ier properly Is about . r: Four frHghi on foot. The dnmi Ing. vault and ot 'ne-hnlf Its valiM The g uig left 'rain at Mar- r . at I uVI .ok. Stole the horse nnd res h ; 2 o'clock in the m iiej th' mi after rn i Vlty prl J ipen the bank d : ihoul heltm dls- 1 covered, but the firs! explosion of dy namite aroused tl i 1 1 Tne robbers 'ired as they :'. J, i ut I i I ne w as hurt. The men were masked and have not been captured. ttr.ADY to ft itsi :; i.i iwi no. Former f lllp'itn hlef to Itwnl the tireiit Leader Dwn I liurrh huiI Ktate. Villi lie Kepnrsle. Manila. November 20.- Oeneral Mac Abolos, the former Filipino chief. Is pre pared tn start in pursuit uf Agumaldo with one hundred pick l natives, .sup ported by American troits, Other ex rebel Filipinos will be used tn cam paigning in the countrj Their offers have not been formally made yet. but they are ready if ito authorities will accept their s-r i s Ar.umaldo. it Is upposed, Is In Northern Luzon, ac cording to statements mads by ex rebel leaders now in Manila, confirmed from other sources. Agltpay, a renegade native priest, long an Insurgent leader In Northern Luzon, has written to friends ln Ma nila, asking i"i election to wn, and re questing to be informed whether a de cision has been reached concerning the relations between Chun h and State, and the disposition of church proper ties. The replies sent him contain ihe Information that Church and State will be separate and that ntlie religious freedom Will be allowed. TIM. GROWTH OF TUB NAVfi I lie Over-Taxod COiidiilntt or Miny r the y-Yards- M or loll NS)Vg Yard Should he Considerably In- i e;,sei in Arm. Washington, November 10. The an nual it port of Hear Admiral Bndlcott chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, submits estimates aggregating. 112,456,390, of which $ll,2!2,r.tO m ee; down for public improvements. The Admiral emphasizes the importance of having proper provisions made at an early date for storing at convenient points along our coasts the large DUBS her of torpedo boats which ate now i ing completed and put afloat. Atten tion is called to the over-taxed condi tion of many yards, due to the rapid Increase of the navy afloat, and the rt port earnestly advises an Increase In the shore allotment, that the land es tablishment may keep up with the growth of the navy on the neas Ad mlral Endlcott states that neveral uf the yards ehould be considerably In creased in area, and particularly the yard at Norfolk, Va. Here CongreH has authorized the construction of a new dry dock, which vas desired to be one of the largest class, but the Ad miral alls attention to the fact that the only available Bpace for his pur I se is so limited as to preclude the construction of a doc k of desirable dl menslons. Chief Endhott says that the navy yards of the country generally are now In much better condition t meet a ud llen demand, such as was thrown upon them b the Spanish war, than they were when that war broke out He re. views briefly the work accomplished and the existing conditions at ea-h yard. The big steej uoatlng dry dock, the largest In the world. Intended for Algiers. La., Will be ready for passage by sea to that place next Spring, and the t-i;.- also will be complete by the lime the dock arrives All of the four docks authorised by the Lint Congress aie in progress. c'nief Bndlcott ayB that with these d:' k.-. rhe facilities of the navy will be larp rly Increased, but the Increase In the number (.f vessels t be handled will require still more docks than are now provided for. A PLEA KtK EXTENSION OW THE Itl itAL FREE DELIVERY. Wsshinglon, Novembi r 20 An enthu antic pic a-for a wide eXpnnStOfl of rur:il fne .jeiivary Is made in the annual re port of W. M. JohnsoaC K'.rft Atlntaru Postmastesl General. H say that the -x-traordlnani bevelopment of thin tni. durlriK the 'pa-t t welve monthM unb r th stimului- cjf ap; ropriatlons of HSo.iOr fefl the fiscal year 1899-1900 and $1,T.V.000 foi the fiscal year lVf-l'Ml. in conclusive ar showing th$t hcr.nfter It mum be a per manent and' expanding feature of th postal administration. The .-.-rvlr raw now be ext.-r.dei! . swiftly hs Congretuj ma dlrec or as trie meant permit, an Ml It envera a U thYO 'iortlonn of the United States rfow reached la whole or IrJ part by the n-ore primitive methods ol the noatal service which nave come dowr to us almost without change from colonla? times. This change. Mr. Johnson believes can be effected without excessive cost U the government. ANOTHER DEFAULTING CASHIER i Rutland -Vt.. November 20 A spe Mai from Montp-li-r saye: "A report is -urrent here that i. L. Closson. cashier of the First National Bank, of Spring field, Vt., la tao.OOO short In his accounts." di
Fisherman & Farmer (Edenton, N.C.)
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