North Carolina Newspapers

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Ttt CLOSING SCTVE WILCOX IS GUILTY. Mil. ;mcr: Cilucn i . - ...... i ov th pr g A Sbarp Fljlil f 3 North Carolina Town. ftf'lh -1-'0' Cuns profbsionaJ driven away. Vr ut Tori OpY1 Hy '-aploslves, But Only A Srfi11 Amount ol noney 5rcur.it Cbarlott, Nc- Observer, 2Cth. At 2 ofclc Monday morning an In c rfc iinj efrr1 1 ' 'ade to rob the Tank of. Adrvance at MocksvlKe. Ex pert cri-ksfnn '"l''' PfI the vault and stole pf)m ,oose nittal currency, but were interrupted before they bad tltr.c to i)jJ" 1 u ,ock safe '"side thi vault. I . At ahour 2 cIof k Mr- T- J- Nyerlv, the cashhf r ' tnp bank, who rooms l a build'11 thjae to the bank, hoard two 'expJOH,on8 which he thought fiuivj'fl.ik the baik. Jk aroused the vice sjrejflt'nt of the bank, Mr. James MoC'tilrpf ,r" ant' ''ung themselves with h(f't'linM an1 pistols the two m. . a . 4. t - m 1. young ni in BiHiirii ui un'-e ior me .Vheii they camo close to the bank, bulldln they saw that the door was As IJyerly started to enter a open, man Id ide flred on him with a Win rlfle. Hyerly and McGuire eleste both r etnrned the Pre and a fusillade unviiAfl The ashler and vlce-presl- dent flrf(l ten Ehot and the would-be nbbois an&wered them almost Bhot for sly0' one waB 8truok. VlJen tne firlns was over It was fount? tnat the cracksmen had fled. A .,nlirrIe1 examination of the bank &howe llat no damage was done be yondrt ruining the vault, which has a 'tna.lfiive gteel door one and a half inch- aaw. . . . - mew. Tnis had been torn off by iufgiycerin. ?.lr. Byerly stated fr tne 'puone this morning that re was every indication that hcv- 1 professional robbers were en teed in the at!:r.iN:d robberv. he whole town of Mocksvllle was I ,r 4 , . . - t 1. J ere made to surround the nlaeo and ,-i-r.t . -,.1,1 r - luuuviB iiuiu escaping. is no uof-erver goes to press tne cash- ylr ana me oiner omcers or tno pank fre trying to get a special train to ring bloodhounds into Mocksvllle in order that the dogs may get on the trail of the cracksmen before it gets too cold. Sunday Memorial Service. Wnshlngton, Special. The House of Representatives inaugurated the experiment of holding memorial ser vices for deceased members upon the Sabbath. It will be followed hereaf ter during this session and probably will btcome the general practice in the House in the future. Heretofore, except on very rare occasions, the House has broken In upon its legis lative work on Friday or Saturday to I'sten to eulogies on deceased mem bora, but the time has seldom been propitious and latterly the" practice has been meeting with growing disfa vor. On account of the pressure of publ'c business at this session it was decided to hold the memorial session on Sunday, and during the course of these eulogies today several members took occasion to voice their commen dation of the innovation and to ex press their opinion that it would be fol.owed in the future. At the session last Sunday, tribute was paid to the life and public services of the late Representatives Russell, of Connecti cut, and Sheppard and DeGraffenreld, of Texas, each of whom died during the congressional recess. The attend ance In the galleries was quite large and there was a numerous assemblage of the friends of the deceased mem bers on the floor. The following mem bers paid tribute to the memory of Mr. Hussell: Messrs. Brandegee. of Connecticut; Capron, of Rhode Island; Sperry, of Connecticut; Hill, of Con necticut; Payne, of New York; Mc Clellan of New York; Dalzell, of Penn sylvanla; Grosvcnor, of Ohio, and Mc Call, of Massachusetts. Those who eulogized Mr. Sheppard were: Messrs. Henry, of Texas; Brantley, of Geor gia: Ball, of Texas; Randell, of Texas; Burleson, of Texas, and Feeley, of Illi nois. Those who eulogized Mr. De Graffenreid were: Messrs. Russell, of Texas; Stephens, of Texas, and KU berg, of Texas. Crew Rescued. Port Arthur, Tex., Special. The steamer City of Everett has arrived here, having on board Captain B. F. Clinton and six men whom the Ever ett picked up from the water-logged schooner Otis, on January 21. The Otia bad encountered a heavy gale and rapidly filled despite the work of the pumps. The Otis was from Scran ton. Miss., carrying a cargo of lumber and timber to Havana. The Plague Situation. Mexico City, Special. The charity commission at Mazatlan has received up to date $130,000 for use in com bating the plague. Money is still pouring In from all parts of the coun try. The official bulletin from Mazat lan reports four deaths and four new cases for Wednesday last, and for Thursday five deaths and two new cases. The total number of cases In the hospital was 44. At the pavilions are housed 520 persons, none of whom are sick. Dr. j. tl. Grimes, tne DUDon Ic plague expert, v.ho offered his ser vices to the government, has been no tified to hold himself in readiness to proceed. Earthquake in flexicoi Mexico City, Special. News has been received here by the Minister of the Interior of earthquake and vol canic disturbances near Urique, State of Chihuahua. Nenatana Mountain Ufts been, riven in twain and the at mosphere is filled with, fine volcanic Oust. An earthquake at midnight on the E.lid was terrifying to the inbabi tants and the psopi were filled with cunstsrnatlon. . What Our State Legislative Body is Doing. The following bill were Introduced Saturday: .Daniel, of Vance: To pay Miss El Jen Daniels and Miss Fassett 'or buiid Inns removed on leased farm landj in Northampton. Anderson: To Incorporate the Him dasai Railway Company and to ailow citizens of Clary q mbscribe for capi tal utock in bonds. Stephenson: To p:ohlbit sate and manufacture of liquor in certain limits of Iredell. Self: To give electric light and pow er companies rights of conderonuti-a now conferred on lailway and tele graph companies. Freeman: To prevent sal of lienor near Middle Fork im;ch. Daniel, of Vance: To prevent hunt ng without consent of land owner. Sugg: To 'incorporate tour, at rin Haven. King: To amend cocstltutio'i in ie- gard to public school fund. Thompson. To tlx time of holding Onslow courts. Moody: To amend law of 1 , nm. polling butchers to keep registration. Fzzell: To exempt Jacob William. of Wayne, from tax to peti.U?. Harrington: To establish school dis tricts in line between Moore and Hai nett. Doughton: To amend the miultr school law. Quick i: For relief of sheritt'a and lax collectors. Fuller: To require examinations if persons teaching music in in,;:itution to be examined bv the Stata hnnrrl mi. pointed lor that nurnose. ' I orabam: Relating to cancellation og mortgaged and deeds in trust. f Bills passed final reading we follows To anund charter of Southern State Trust Company. 'iO incorporate Spriug Hone Bankim v-onipary. Jo authorize commissions s of Hv to Tevy special tax. To extend the tlms for lovy.-irj spf cinl tax in Brunswick. o ai-thorlze commissioners of llyj to K-vy special tax. io authorize county of Graham Jo testi. bonds. FT .It - "m t . j j auow vvaynesvine to issue b( To appoint justices of the dm in C dumbu3. The bill to prohibit the sal i ri'flic in cannon crackers raoro an three inches long, toy pistol?, aiind srring uns, eomn,' up for consif ' i ti'ju. Mr. Blount Jjt'3ijgly oiosejithe In:- o0 ction of sprta? and air gr. H. c.l.l i.ot believe in all the nrohilllon nvt. He had been a boy lauis.,lfand to sny that boys should not havf the pnvilege of using pop guns, airland l'uwi f.nd arrows, spring giinsi.lwad r.xtrtrr.ily selfish in those wlusfboy hoo'i hac passed. Col. Davidsii iv- lated several insta'tcjs of siousdam agc ;n Asheville caused by shefrom a'ir p.r.na in the hand of carl boys, saying no more mischievous orueadly weapon was in existence thai these noiseless air rifles. He explaif d thut bows and arrows, bean shootl s,, etc., would not come under' the def riplion of fire arms. Mr. Graham max a plea for the boys so far as the air and f r and erned, in an spring gun features were co and Mr. Offerman followed sui earnest objection to the sprfcg and air gun features of the bill. j Mr. Bowman heartily advocated the bill, saying it would save JW.i State $200,000 a year and many Ifvjs. An other excellent feature he thought was by prohibiting the use of tof pistols. etc., the boys would be d?ouraged from imbibing the instincts U desper adoes and the morai effect of toy pis tols was ii every way bad. Mr. Mc Lean, of Scotland, said whe.i he first introduced the bill applying to car.non crackers and toy pistols, a wave of laughter went round. He was glad to see now that everybody was standing by it. He did not like having his bill embarras?d by the air gun amend ment. Mr. Drewry supported thj can non crackcr-toy pistol sections, savins? its adoption would save many Hvt3 and a great deil of prpperty which wr.s de stroyed by firu. Mr. Bullard opposed the bill, saying that if boys were not allowed cannon crackers they would commission' to select a common hymn bore holes !n trees, and chuck them al for tne Methodist Episcopal church full of powder or dynamite and got their nol3e in that way. Mr. Hall saic1 the whole business was wrong. He was for the boys. The bill with ameAd- ments wis re-reforrcd to the commit tee on judiciary. The following Id lift were passe.!-. To extend limits or stoct law m Pitt. To prevent public drunken .esf. in Madison To incorporate the Savings Loan and Trust Company. To allow sur:.lu3 jail fund tax of Sampson to be applied to gencial county purposes. To validate election of jus .ico of the peace of Alleghany, To change the naue of the Eastern Insurance Company of America To substitu:e ele-rtric light? for g: a in the hall of tb3 House, To amend TUa Cede relctiog to re building and repairing wate,- mills. To appoint a sewsrage. motor and electric lighi commission fov Newbern. To draw exemption from jury duty nrivileee from members of Newbern Rough and Reaiy Fire Conn any. tx cept they actend a certain numler and percentage of fires, To amend charter of city of Ashe ville. Requesting Senators and Represen tatives in Congress to obtain apro priation for Waning out Shallotte x"'v er in BruaswicV- county. RelatlDg to ray of witnesses in Montgamery find Gasron. For reli.? cf Mis; Donan OsLorr.e. To amend cnartor of town of IJ'.eu- fort." Senate Prhceedlngs. PETITIONS PRESENTLY. London: Citiaens ot Yadkin for the London bill. Ba.sley: Citizens or Un ion for thy Lottlon bill. MarsLa'.i. ap.ainst th mak-ng and sale of li-iuor near New-Bethel Baptist h';r h !a Surry couoty. Hieks of Duplin; Citi. fcens cf Daplm for Iondon bill. bill. Majj sliOOl JjU-i shall: Citizens for uraded Westfleld London: Citizeug of Chat ham fo. th? Lonjon bill. Reinbaivjt; Citizens of Lincoln for the London MarshiU:!1 :lwh graded f'SooL af l n Surry county I'n: To 3 1 lanlHrda against un 1-wful n,tiat;"nt ' teuar.i Ulow: .v chtirju ot holding court m the ti ird J j4jf .'I,s-n- Aan.n To a a tl orize u' Vti ud issue . .or fich'VJ I-u'ei4 t'"M"-'-r Turner an Kcu.ncei i1'- "At . bers of the jclnt C&J' l,',SJ ,n rui L.::r Sen- Ija I gfht.i- ! Sen ator !tfjJia indefinitely on account of hisj her s illness. Leave of ab senceivT a,8 granted to Secatorb vVoojaii Mitchell. Bellamy endDur- bam tat Tue3(w- .'AL.I2.VDAR TAKEN 1P. bill: T regulate fishlnz U Vumtod river. Mr. Mann of fered. ' amf nthiiTiit piohibitsn; cei- ine lui uien passed, biil to make drunkenness a uior and Imposing a fine of ie tirst offense of being drunk was taken up. It was report- 'ut prejudice by the oroposr j grievance committee and oa of Mr. Henderson was ref.-r- i . i ... rPA the judiciary committee. jj,,se bill: To amend the charter of Ashi5!le- Senate substitute va3 adopl and sent to the House for con cuificp. feuse bill: To appoint Frank T cr for Greene coua- extend the time to mute and settle th? te debt to 1905, passed third read- Senate bill: To amend charter 315 ws of 1301, regarding protecting ;lsh !'i Henderson, passed third reading. h inroln county uctiv uiu: io uruiect game uirus m Senate bill: To prohibit hunting without permission of land owner in Robeson, passed. Senate bill: To amend charter 142, laws of 1889. Mr. Brown explained that this only allowed lumber men lo have a private mark for lurrher or boards which they float down the stream as they now have with log.?. The bill passed second reading and went over on objection until Monday. House bill: To prohibit th" manu facture, sale and shipment of liquor in Scotland county, amended by the committee so as to go into effect In April was taken up. Mr. Burton said he had no objection to the bill but he thought the clause "all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act" might repeal the State revenue act. At 11:50 the Senate went over to the House to ballot for Senator and at 12:25 resumed, consideration of the Scotland county bill. Mr. Henderson said these clauses repealing "all laws to conflict with this act" meant noth ing because, of course, an act repeals what. is in conflict with it. He moved to strike but that section. Mr. London hoped that this section would not be stricken from the bill. Mr. Henderson said these clauses made unnecessary expense in printing and accompiifheel nothing. Mr. London then gave a thrust at the Rowan Senator, by ob serving that this expense was much less than a bill to appoint one justice cf the peace in Rowan county. Since this was a House bill Mr Henderson withdrew his amendment and the bill passed . COSTINCED ON THIKD PAGE. Had a Close Call. Washington, Special. The Navy De partment Wednesday afternoon receiv ed the following dispatch from Obser ver Day, of the Weather Bureau. The United States naval tug Leyden, from Porto Rico to Newport, Wells com manding, with 33 men, went ashore on a rock off Block Island at 12:30 p. m. today. High water 30 feet, dense fog. Nine men came ashore in boats, stove to pieces, the men landing safely; oth ers, 24 officers and men. being taken off with breeches buoys. Probably all will be saved. The tug is absolutely a total loss." Hyin-al Committee Adjcuns. NTnchviiip Term.. SDecial. The joint and the Methodist Episcopal church, South, which has been in session since Saturday, adjourned here Tues day to meet in Boston in July next. The commission nas selected ue tween 400 and 500 of the 800 hymns to be agreed upon, and the remainder will be chosen, at the Boston meeting. Meanwhile a sub-committee to select music for the hymns will be ap pointed by Bishops Goodsell ana Hoss. Two flore Dead. San Juan, P. R., By Cable. Alex ander" NewWTassett, of Durham, N. C, and James Garfield Patterson, of Pittsburg, landsmen, of the battleship Massachusetts, who were injured by the explosion January 16 of the pow der charge of an eignt-inch gun, died in the Military Hospital here Friday night. The remains of Dassett were embalmed and shipped to the United States. Patterson's body will be buried here. They were the last sur vivors of the gun's crew, numbrig nine men. J . f H ghwaytnan Shot, Myidlesboro, Ky., Special. Henry Cuinmings, notorious among the high waymen of the ' mountains, met death from ambush Sunday. James' Adley Turner, who was walking with, him, was shot in the arm. The assaans are unknown. It is a common rept.'t that Cummings killed John Abram, president of the United Mine Work ers' Union two years ago, Greenwood Ward soon afterward, and about a year ago Branham Elam,-a Kentuck ian, while other crimes are changed to Mm. . The man who alway3 wants the most for his' mosey should never pr pose to a woman who jars the scales at less than 200 pounds. Chicago News, - SeiA mini' 1 in r' cd Xif niQti? fJY a commission tXassed. Ifouso bill; To riipromi.se, com Tea Million Dollars is Necessary For BefiooiQf the Work -I" THE TREATY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Injunction of Secrecy Not Yet Re moved, But Some of the Terms Made Public. Washington, Special. The treaty between the United States and the government of Colombia, which was signed Friday by Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran, a3 the representative of the two countries. Sa transmitted to the committee on foreign relations. The treaty was read In executive ses sion, but the Injunction of secrecy was not removed. By the terms of the treaty the United States agrees to make a cash payment of $10.uo0,ouJ in gold to the Colombian government, and after the expiration of nine years to pay a rental of $250,000 per year for the strip of land to be used for the canal and for canal purposes, the provision on this point being that the first leases shall be for 19rt years, and renewable thereafter in terms of 10.) years at the pleasure of the United States. The strip is to be six kilometers or about six miles in width, and over this territory the United States is given police and sanitary Jurisdiction, although it is explicitly specified that Colombia does not surrender sover eignty over it. The United States is to have the privilege of free importa tion of vessels and materials to be used in the canal. It was given the right to improve, use and protect har bors at both the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal. The grant is made exclusive to the United States and no taxes or rentals are to be charged in addition to the gross sums of $10,000. 000 cash and a fee of $250,000 an nually. The foreign relations com mittee will meet tomorrow to consider the treaty. Friday's meeting of the cabinet was one of the most important held in sev eral weeks. All of the members of the cabinet were present. Secretary Hay leaving his home for the first time in several days to attend tne meeting. He presented a draft of the canal treaty signed last evening. The treaty is identical with that drawn by this government several months ago, and at that time submitted to the Colombian government, with the sin gle exception of the amount of an nuity to be paid Colombia for the right of way of the canal. This gov ernment proposed an annuity of $100, '.00. while Colombia demanded $G50, 600. The Colombian government's de mand was based, it is stated, upon the ascertained returns from the Panama Company in port dues which the Co lombian government did not desire to have reduced. During the several months of negotiations, Colombia agreed to all points in the treaty proposed by the United States with the exception of the annuity. That has been the point of difference for many weeks and at one time it threat ened to break off negotiations entire ly. Secretary Hay communicated di rectly with "the Colombian govern ment, intimating that some agreement must bo reached soon, as the United States fiesired to enter upon the con struction of the canal, if it were to be coneU acted by the Panama route, and for several days active efforts have been making to secure an agree ment, but not until yesterday were they successful. The Colombian gov ernment then, through Mh. Herran, the charge de affaires here, agreed to accept an annuity of $250,000. All other points than this one of money compensation remained as they stood in the original draft of the treaty and are completely satisfactory to the United States government. The United States will have control of the canal as required by the Spooner act, this having been attained by the adop tion of a plan for a lease of 100 years, renewable at the pleasure of the United States, and Colombia having nothing to say about the extension. The matters of police and judicial control are settled by a scheme of joint action, although it especially is assured that no citizen of the United States will be tried by any other than his own courts. Control of the wa ters of the ports of Colon and Pana ma is vested in the United States just ts far as may be necessary for the complete operation of the canal, and it Is. assured that our extra territorial jurisdiction will be unquestioned as to the vaters and streams pertaining to the canal. All port dues on ves sels passing the canal are to go to the United States by way of an offset for the annuity payments. The President and cabinet are confident that the treaty will be ratified. All For Teller. Denver, Col., Special. At 10: SO o'clock a ballot for United States Sen ator was taken in the joint session of the Democratic Senators and Repre sentatives. It was necessary to send for Senators Bailey and Hill, who are sick, and they were brought to the State house in carriages. Fifty votes were cast, all for Henry M. Teller. Representative Madden was absent ; still, and there -was no choice. The j Joint session then took a recess until ; 9 o'clock Saturday morning. " ! Bishop Watson Paralyzed. Wilmington, N. C, Special. Rt i ha8 pought the plant of Goldville Man Rev. A. A. Watson, bishop of the East ; uiacturing Co. of Goldville. S. C. The Carolina diocese, suffered a slight ; sale was made at public outcry. There stroke of paralysis at his home in this are 500 spindles in the mill for manu city between 5 and 6 o'clock Friday yarns. afternoon. Dhyslclans aulcklv cornice ! GainetTffle (Ga.) Cottxm Mills, re arternoon, paysicians qutcaty comiEg recently as to increase capital to attend him and tonight be la rest- m 50 coo 0 t$50fC0O, has takes i-.s ics easily. The bishop's left side Is a8tion by rote cf the stockholders on slightly affected, but he remains con-1 January 10. The new capital will be is seious and his condition is not re- sued in the form of preferred "toe garded critical at present No enlargements art to be undertaken at present.. , .. Indutril fl f crliany. CItizecs of Bradford cosaty. Florid, tre agitating for tb ertctioa of a mill far tie manufacture cf ;1 totton from th ltlaud CLr. TbU move ment hi.6 led to th sulfation tint Valletta. Ga., alttady tb latrt i.i bnd len? fctaple cotton icsrkft In the world, cisbt enttr upon a l;k? under taking. ConiTttntinR upon th;. the New York Commercial say: "The-Starke rtgion Is a rlrh one ag riculturally, but Its reit:r.j te lar gely undeveloped. There ha btcn (ix paratlvely liui imrnlfcralk n frovj the North and West into thai strtion. but the people are entering, practlrally and ambitious. An! it ou!d not, therefore, be tuh a very ttranre thJn if the lotioii-fcroftctf. .f St.irke shuuld be th first in the l.-l.iul belt la manufacture thHr prod-art la factories contiguous to th plantations. They uiay yet demonstrate to th eplnntrrs t;f New England and the United Kingdom that ths Cracker eu do all that the Yankee and the Scot can and perhaps do it a little bit let ter." Arrangements have lea completed for the establishment of the cotton fac tory proposed at Orange. Texas. The Oransre Cotton Mills Co. has bten or ganized, with capital stock of 5100, 000, to build the plant. Its equipment will be 10,000 spindles and 210 looms, with space remaining for installation of 5,000 spindles and 120 loc xs addi tional. II. C. Cooke of Houston. Texas, is engineer in charge of construction, and will at once begin work. Contracts for the machinery have been placed. Adolph Suck of Boston. Mass., i the architect. O. R. Scholars has been elected president; R. E. McFarland, first vice-presideci; E. E. Mi-Farland. treasurer, and A. M. Hatcher (of Hous ton), secretary. (This is also the plant recently announced as to be located through the efforts of Messrs. A. M. Hatcher & Co. of Houston.) Work is progressing steadily on the extensive water-power Improvements of the Dan River Power & Manufactur ing Co. at Danville, Ya. Construi tion of the $300,000 dam and power-house is being pushed forward steadily, and ex cavation for the mill buildings begun during the past week. This company expects to begin In the early spring the erection of the first mill, which will bo followed by the second plant. There have been no material changes in the original plans as announced in the Manufacturers' Record of Septem ber 25, 1002. That is, there will be two mills of 40,000 spindles and 1.2C0 looms each, costing about $1,700,000. J. W. Bishon Company. Providence and Hos- ton, is the obstruction contractor. J Messrs. Lockwood. Greene & Co. cf Boston are architects-engineers in charge. A meeting of the directors of the Highland I'ark Manufacturing Co.. of Charlotte, N. C. was held during the week. A dispatch states that it was decided by the. board to erect an addi tonal mill to have 1,000 looms and cost $4o0,000. This will b3 the company's third mill, as it operates 13,500 spin dles and 1,260 looms in a plant at Char lotte and 7,500 ring spindles and 786 looms in a plant at Rock Hill, S. C Ginghams is the product of both mill3. It. has not been decided whether the new mill will be located at Charlotte or Rock Hill. Further details will prob ably be announced next wek. Cluck Mills, reported last week aa incorporated at Anderson, S. C has effected temporary organization. Messrs. R. S. Hiil (promoler of the en terprise), Joseph N. Brown. N. B. Sul livan, R. E. Ligon and J. R. Vandivcr were elected directors. Four more di rectors will be chosen later on. Over ?2G5,000 ha3 been subscribed at Anler son to the authorized capital of ."G0, 000. The company contemplates using tteam-power and manufacturing fine goods. Possibly a steam plant large enough to operate 23.000 spindles and 750 looms will be needed. In his report for January 9 Col. Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, shows that the amount of ccttcn brought Into sight during 131 days of the present Beason was 7,lfi0,002 bales, an increase over the same period last year of 23.- 674 bales; the exports were 1 TTtt l'7 bales, a decrease of 77.045; takings by Northern spinners, 1,131,698 bales, a decrease of 31,584; by Southern spin ners 886,515, an increase of 94.190. Textle Notes. Madison Spinning Co. of Huntsville, Ala., has changed its title to Madison Manuafcturing Co. and increased capi tal stock from $100,000 to $300,000. It is rumored that this action will be fol lowed by the erection of an additional mill and a cloth printing" plant. Com pany's present plant has 5,000 mule spindles, manufacturing hosiery yarns Annlston (Ala.) Cordage Co. has de clared an annual dividend of 8 per cent, and increased its capital. This company operates 1,500 ring spindles and fifty braiding machines, prodrcing clotheslines, backhands, etc., and on January 2 put on a uteht force of op erators In order to keep up with de mands. J. Turner cf Geneva. Ga.. contem plates building a mill for the manu factuie of cotton yarns. He Is now s curins in'orit-atlon from the rcakers of mill machinery, and rcQ-;e?ts corres pondence from them. Cotton Mills, Catcshrd rdl dlum D. K. Norris, president of Norrls Cotton Mills, Cateechee, S. C, and as sociates will organize company to build $200,000 cotton mill at Pendleton. S. C. Wm r. Miller of Charleston. S. C. FIsaI Act la tb CIsafcU Trgy CdJtor CUatAjrs Dwiii Columbia. S. C. 5;cil Abot 2 000 popl attended th fanersl of Mr. N. O. Connies, at Trinity E$UorrJ church at 4 o'clock Teesdsr afimooa. Fck!sg the gillertes. fcU'.et. vrstlbuU sod every part of th building. About 300 unable to find standltg room wltb lu. remained outside, braving a cod. misty rsln which froze as It ft 11. With tbs tlngU exception of the funeral of General Wade llamption by the way. a deoted friend of Mr. Gonzales had la the time church Uit April, the as Mtnblage vas the largest and noil representative uta In South Carolina In the last Quarter of a crntury. The exceedingly teT weather considered. It was remarkable. Governor Mo Sweeney. ex-Governor, and President pro tern. Sheppard of the 8tat Sen ate, now presiding In the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, most of the members ot the Grneral Assembly and State officers, sud scores of leading mt-a of every part cf the State were present. Newspaper men from Charles ton. Greenville. Sumter. Newberry, nnd other of the larger towns at ten led. All business places In Colvimb.a were ringed during, the funeral hours. Bishop Ellison Capers, of the dio cese of South Carolina, assisted by Rtv. Churchill fcattrrl. rector of Trinity, and R-v. Dr. Samuel M. Sailth. pastor of the Flrft Pnsbyterlan church of Columbia, oSTU-iated. The line of vehicles In the funeral prorehsioa stretched for six block. It was headed by a carriage containing four of the a.tlve pan-bearers. ci a;r'"i".i' yrrL" ur It. and afterwards came the re- maining pall-bfarera. family and j friends In carrUxes. The honorary j pall-bt-arers were: hx-AnwxJate Jus- tico A. C. Haakell. Dr. J. W. Uabcock. superintendent of the 8tate Hospital for Insane; Frof. It. Mean Davis, ol the South Carolina College- State Sen ator and ex-Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall. Dr. U. W. Taylor. John P. Thomas, Jr.. W. II. Lyles. Charles i:ills. Julius II. Walker and John A. Crawford, all residents of Columbia. Floral tributes were sent from Indi viduals, cities, newspapers and organi zations all over the State, and from other States. No graater number or more elaborate has ever been known It the State. Th funeral service was moat Impressively haid and the great concourse was deeply and manifestly affected. The lew.-n from the 15th chapter of II Cor'nthlans was read by Dr. Smith, and the prayers were said by Mr. S3ttorlec. Entering the church and preceeding the cortage the bishop pronounced part of tne committal. later concluding It at the fcrave. This variation from the unusual order was "made' c0 ac count of revere weather. The hymns' Bung during the service by the choir and congregation were: "Lad, Kindly Light." "Nearer, My God. to Thee." and "Abide With Me." At the conclu sion of the latter the casket was again placed In the hearse and taken to Elmwood Cemetery, one mile and a half distant, a large pait of the assem blage attending. There the services were concluded and the Interment made, the bishop pronouncing the ben ediction. "Asleep in Jesus." "Jesus. Lover of My Soul" and "r.face. Perfect reace" were sung at the grave by th choir and a quartette from the Mu fugia, a lecal musical society, rendered God Be With You Till We Meet Again" and 3nally "Good-Night" The site of the grave is the summit of a lofty hill at the base of which sweeps a half circle and In full view Is th Congaree river. To Operate Vessels. Mobile. Ala.. Speclat The Com mercial Steamship Company bas been organized here with a c apitalization of f200,ft00. The company is organized for owning steamships for charter purposes especially to fruit Importers of Mobile. Most of the capital is sub scribed by Mobile men. th remainder being subscribed at Bergen, Norway, from which place the movements of the steamers will be directed. The company has purchased the Nor wegian steaiuc-r Prulaton. and all the itcamerB will fy the Norwegian flag. The officers of the company are: Rolf Zebcrg, president; John B. C fallu. vice president; Ingo Belden, secretary and treasurer. Valuable Paintings Burned. New York. Special. There was a fire in the residence of George J. Gould. No. 857 Fifth avenue, early Tuesday In which several valuable paintings were destroyed. The loss was estimated at first at $10,000 tut after an Inspection had been made by Mr. Gould, his secre tary said the loss was about $125,000. Among the pointings burned was The Cavalier," by Stuart. Smoot Nomlnsted For Senator. Salt Lake. Utah. Special. At a cau cus of Republican members of the Leg islature Reed Smoot. of Provo, an apsotle In the Mormon Church, was chosen as the Republican to succeed Senator Joseph Lv Rawlins. whose term of office will expire March 3, next. This nomination is equivalent to an election. Tonight's caucus was attended by all but seven of the Repub lican members of the Legislature- The first and only ballot: Resulted Smoot 25; Congressman George Souther Van 3 5; George M. Cannon 2; Governor Heb- r M. Wells 2. After the result was announced the three candidates with drew and the- nomination of Smoot made unanimous. Davis Inaugurated. Little Rock, Art. Special. Govern or Jefferson Davis was inaugurated for his second term of two years Wednes day afternoon In the presence of the General Assembly and a large gather tog of citizens. The oath of office was administered by thief Justice Dunn, after which the Governor delivered hia message. Is his message the Governor urged the passage. of a rigid anti-trust law. So hestssecd By a Jiry tf ftfev TDIIIY YEAIS h rtMILMUIY. The Prtssaer RtctJtt Ills Willi StoKAl Iaff1tr RTe la DitaU. f pe!al to Charlotte tvtrver. Hertford. ljwtat.--Mni4r lm tW second dit" Is the t rf dirt of th jury In the WlUoi-Crwrwj cj aad TO ytars la the pa;trntlry at hard labor" the cteer of tts comrt. Tfcr Jury came la at 2 o'clock. Thjr were cut ti hours. W. G. Il'id was th spokesman of the jury. JJe Coaa-'.l tnade S Jtrief but t-u-hlcg little apeec h on sentencing th df&Jabt. Tac Judge said tn part: "I never take pleaauie tn seatrwcUc any one convicted of riini. and da so only from a profuad mm cf daty resting upon rue as a trial Jalge la t Indication of the lama of our State. The jury hkre en fit to return a verdict In this taee of murder la tL eecund dtgree. Tb-y a4 t the defendsot to k th l'.i of tua Cropsey. thruush ruslire, but wthe-.t premeditation and dUWttiv. Hf fctat prow cf reasoning thef at - ' ;: r. I t-gsrd their ton. bowevtr. la the light that ihey hate been charitable to the df fen Hat sji ia'.tte i h, ,D f t!ja(i ia the cae. as they viewed It. aud reuled all doubt upon the question of premedita tion and deliberation ia favor cf tu defendant." "In pronouncing Judgment uin tbe defendant 1 have nnhicg to say as in my oplnlan which I way entertain -to his guilt or Innocence. 1 m take the verdict of tLe Jury at rendr ed and treat iLe defendant as a inlltv man. If guilty, andnhe Jury Lave M so. then I think he dererves tb fn'l limit of the law. The Julgment of tb" court, therefore. Is that tUe defendant br tentenced t th- ifcate' prlron at bard labor for the terra of 1 yeara." The court Lcum was cot full at t! time the verdict was -renierel TL loafers from the atits and the mer chants close by hsl ruhed in at the ringing of the bell. The deimjanr heard the verdict and th sentence without a show of emotion. His attor ney, rrprennted 1T Mr- w- J gave notice of an gp-'. The pr on er "waiTeTumf 11 o Jail ano !L.' lffl"i ' repaired to !t sidewalks to dlv: the action of the Jury. All Is quiet hue. Theie has leen no talk of violent from any soun. Juire Council eae tonight for Raleigh nnl the attorney go to their several home. Wllcoi wl'l be sent back to Elisabeth City, where be will wslt the ord-rs of the court. The esse went to the Jury at : Tuesday evening. All was quiet till 1! o'clock when an efflcer was sent for Judge Council, who was out st tea. The Jury desired him to resd bU chsrgo to them again. But It was si late that the Judga did not deem It wise to bring th prisoner out. so th request of the Jury was continued till f:20 today, when It was granted. All kinds of rumors, theories and speculations went out from tb court house as soon aa the Jury retired. "It Is to be murder In the se nd degree." was one theory, whll others declared: "It Is a bung Jury." ;Oxe Juryman bad asked the sheriff to send his brother word to kill bis bogs and bring him in some clesn clothes about Saturday. This man was aupposed to be favorable to acquittal. Bjch wrere the subjects of debate cm th streets. But tba Jury kept Its own counsel mo deliberated till 2 o'clock, when the ver dict was brought la. Poisoned Oy Handling Corpse. Davidson. N. C Special. Two of the medical students J. M. Boyce. of llacksburg. 8. C and O. R. McLfsod. of Robeson connty. this state, are lying desperately til at the hospital with septisaemla or blood-polsonlnc. Lvst Thursday Mr. Boyce was accidentally stuck la the band by a tenaculum, while In the difilng room of tne Medical College. Tfc wound was a mere scratch, but knowing the terrible results that sre spt to follow such aa accident be took every precaution. Mr. McLeod was working at the same time with the same subject, snd bad a slight abrasion of the skin on one of bis hands. Friday each had a slight chill and on Saturday both men showed symptoms of the disease In a -very virulent form. Both students are la a critical condition. Telegraphic Briefs. A skirmish In Morocco between tbe Sultan's troops and those of tbe Pre tender was reported aa outpost af fair, but a serious engagement Is ex pected. Six men were killed and thrtr wounded by the ev plosion of a powder charge on the United States battle ship Massachusetts off Cule-bra Islauo. Wltne-s testified at the court-martial of Major Edwin P. Glonn. a: Manila, iflat natives of Saxcar abowtai the greatest treachery of AtnerUamt. John Redmond. M. P the IrUfe teir, en.rejire-d the bllf at EdlJt burgb that Ireland would soon get a law passed that . would "heal the wounds of centuries." Prracber Osillly of B'gsmy. Port Gibson. Mir.. Special. The , Jury in the case of Rev. Marion Lane -alias Jesn Skylcs. charged wll big amy, returned a verdict of gnllty Wed nesday. Skyles was one of the mcc learned theologians and eloquent ora tors la the State. - The evidence tend- 1 ed to show that Skyles bad been mar rio d seven times. After his last mar riage Sky lew tied to Texas and v&s car-fcbt at San Anton'. The defem ww insanity. L