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VOL. XXIII.
RALEIGH, NOBTII CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29. 1905.
NO. 2G.
IflJE, UAUUAS1AJN .
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THE FOURTH.
(;, what a fuss!
'. -i-i'-'h it about?
V, i.y do we ahout? .
li's the Fourth of July.
Thr- third is no fun;
in the fifth all in done.
J ,v's all the same
hot and tame
KxcfT) for the Glorious Fourth.
"We're free," they aid.
"And we won't be led."
The King found it out,
And that's why we hout
' On the Fourth of July.
Mirror and Farmer.
ft. 1 . m w w l J
Jpanged J&anner
BY JOHN R. SPEARS,
Author of "The History of Our Navy,"
04 IF. story of the American
?( g, fbig is tlte most thrilling
O I G known to history. On
A Sittunliiy, Juno 11, 1777,
the Continental Congress
p -hnl "That the Hag of the thirteen
l'tiitcil States be thirteen stripes, alter-ii.,!-'
r-I ;inl white, that the Union be
t!,Mtrii Mars, white in a blue Held.
n-.r-si'iit:ng a now constellation." A
t variety of flags, in number equal.
1'ili.ips. io the kinds of uniforms
w.-Hi, had been carried by the patriotic
inui)s of the Revolution. Conspicuous
iiniMii- them was the yellow Hag bear
ing .i rattlesnake and the motto, -"Don't
tread n me," which Paul Jones hoisted
over the Mrst flagship of the patriot
i!;tvy. A more apropriate ensign for
iiM- while the patriots as colonists were
lighting for their rights as British citi-e-iis
was that displayed on the Royal
Savage schooner, under Arnold at the
kittle of Lake Champlain, for it had
Ihirteen stripes, alternate red and
vU.ite. with the British Union in the
(I'lIKT.
I'.ut oiwe the colonies had declared
their independence a new flag was
needed, and it was developed from the
old one of the Koyal Savage. Wash
ington himself, George Ross, of Phila
delphia, and Kobert Morris designed
the Hag. and good Mrs. Betsy Itoss,
at her home, No. 239 Arch street,
1'hi.adelphia, sewed the bunting. The
liiirtreii stripes to represent the thir
teen States were retained, and then a
tnion of thirteen white stars on a blue
fi'ld. a eonstellation that was to
aMMind the astronomers of politics in
more nays than one. took the place of
the I'.ritish Union.
The exact time when the flag was
unfurled over the halls of Congress is
ii"t a ma iter of record, but when it was
lirt blackened with the smoke of bat
t we know right well. While Betsy
K was stitching the flag together
lhirgo ne was marching down through
the wilderness by the way of Lake
n.anipiain to meet the Britich army
Hi it was to come up the Hudson from
New Ytirk. To aid in crushing the
1'itriots that, under Schuyler, were op-!.-sing
I'.iirgoyne, St. Ler was sent
with lTita men. chiefly Tories and
Iti'iiavs. to Oswego, whence he
man-hod down to the head of the M.o
liawk Valley where Home now stands.
Ti Mohawk Valley was the home of
th" Trics. No part of the country
v.ni.l show a greater proportion of
th-in. but the patriots had taken to
fhe lield in surprising numbers and
wi:h unshaken faith. Fort Stanwix,
flt the site of Home, was manned by
men under Col. Peter Gausevoort,
ami Col. Marinus Willett was with
Oil August 3, 1777, St. Leger arrived
before this fort and demanded its sur
render under pain of the slaughter
of the garrison by the Indians. But
tJunsevoort in emphatic language de
clined, ihough short of provisions and
ammunition. How a siege followed;
how the patriotic general, Nicholas
Herkimer, started up the Mohawk Val
ley to relieve Gansevoort; how he was
ambused by St. Leger's force at Oris
kany. and how during the hot hours
that followed his men stood iu a circle
and fought hand to hand one of the
uit bloody battles of the Revolution,
teed not be told. . But while the battle
rag. d. Colonel V'illett sallied from the
f,in. drove the British from their camp,
(Jiptuivd flags, papers and baggage,
ai'.-l returned in triumph. It was a
si'-ei!tlid sortie and it was made under
tke fh;g. A most curious combination
'IlLKUAII FOU OLD GLOBY.'
01 hunting was that flag. The white
Gripes and stars were cut from sol'
pier's shirts, the blue field was made
from a cloak captured from the British
flown beyond, t& Hudson, ftnt) the rwJ
ism
hit pssmffsxw
r
You're live on that day;
It bum out our way.
My, but it' great!
I can hardly wait
For the Fourth of July.
Our dada had spunk.
And never would flunk,
But juat told the King
A most imputent thing
On the Fourth of July.
stripes were made from the petticoat of
one of the women in the garrison.
When Willett came in from the sortie
he. hoisted the British Hags on a staff
abave the fort with this new constella
tion waving over them. And there it
fluttered till Burgoyne surrendered
and St. Leger fled away with Indians
cursing him.
One would like to dwell on the ex
ploits of John Paul Jones, who hoisted
the flag on the Banger. "That flag and
I are twins. Born the same hour from
the same womb of destiny," as he used
to say, because Congress ordered him
to the Ranger at the time it established
the flag. But of him it can be said
only that on February 14, 1778, he
sailed the Banger with her flag flying
through the French fleet in the harbor
of Brest and had the satisfaction of
seeing the flag, for the first time, re
ceive a national salute from a foreign
ship of war.
One may note that the flag was seen
flying in the Thames on February 3,
1783, before the treaty of peace had
been signed. It was on the good ship
Bedford, of Nantucket, with a cargo
LIBERTY
of- whale oil, and Captain Wiliiam
Mores was the venturesome Yankee
skipper who went thus early to mar
ket. The arrival made a great stir in
London, and especially iu Parliament,
but the war was over and the ship was
safe.
As a part in the composition of a pic
ture the flag was perhaps never so
conspicuous as on Sunday, September
11, 1814, when it was seen over the
American fleet at the battle of Lake
Champlain.
The British had come from Canada
with a great fleet under Captain George
Downie, to sweep Lieutenant Mac
donough's vessels-from the lake, while
Sir George Prevost, with an army of
11,000 veterans, chiefly "Wellington's
Invincibles," had marched to the Sara
nac's bank at Plattburg, where Mc
Comb had but a few more than, half as
many men to meet him, even if un
trained militia be counted. For two
years the Americans had struggled
well nigh in vain and the supreme mo
ment of the war had come.
As 8 o'clpck drew nigh that morning
the great throngs of spectators saw the
crew of the cutter bend to their oars
and drive it away to the flagship.
Then came the British fleet, rounding
the point ad sailing up close to the
wind until opposite Macdonough's line
of battle, where they anchored, and
the fight began.
As the broadsides roared among the
hills the breeze died out and soon the
ships became enveloped in a cloud of
smoke that rose and swelled till it
covered the bay and buried the loftiest
masthead from view. The spectators
on the hills could see nothing of the
battle, save only as the flash of the
guns at times illuminated the smoke
and sent a cumulous puff here and
there from the grest wfclt$ cloud.
At hut the firing died down, and tba
last gun was fired. At this a dead
silence spread over the great throng
that bad stood upon the bill. For the
battle was over and no one there could
tell how It had ended. For a few mo
menta they gazed anxiously while the
smoke of battle drifted slowly from
around the ships, until a single tail
mast appeared and then a patriot on
Cumberland Head began to shout. A
moment later the whole throng there
saw the stars and stripes fluttering
from that masthead above the smoke
INDEPENDENCE MORNING.
cloud, and with voices that were heard
across the bay and over on the green
hills of Vermont they told" that Mac
donough had won.
That flag waving alone above the
cloud of smoke told the story of a na
tion saved from dismemberment.
Of many memorable occasions when
the flag has thrilled the nation in time
of peace not even mention can be made
save only as we all remember that hur
ricane in Samoa, when our ships were
driven to destruction, with the band on
deck playing "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." PASSED ON SECOND.
The resolution of independence on
which our loved Declaration was based
passed the House of Delegates on July
2, but because the Declaration was not
signed until the 4th, we celebrated that
day instead of the 2d.
BELLS.
PARTLY fcURED.
The Anglo-Maniac "Gweat Heav
ens! If I eveh escape fwom this pwe
dicament alive, I'll neveh again awsK
a Iivewyman foh an English-bwed
horse on the Fou'th of Julj'T' Puck.
BUNKER HILL.
With thoughts of Independence Day
are indissolubly linked Bunker Hill.
It is said the original Bunker Hill is
just outside Belfast. Ireland. The corner-stone
of the Bunker Hill monu
ment was laid June 17, 1S25. Daniel
Webster made the address, and Lafay
ette was present. When the shaft was
dedicated there was also an oration
by Webster, and President Tyler and
his Cabinet were present. In 1842, upon
its completion, an address written by
the Hon. Robert Charles Winthrop was
read by ex-Governor John D. Long.
SOLDIERS OF -THE REVOLUTION.
During the Revolutionary War, Great
Britain sent 112,584 troops for land
service and over 22,000 seamen to
America, while the colonists had 230,-
000 continental soldiers and 56,000 mili
tia under anna,
DEATH FOR RIOTERS
Two Hundred or More Dead tad
a Thousand Woueded
STREET FIGHTING STILL CONTIKEO
Polish City Resembles a Shambles and
the Fighting Spirit of the People
is So Fully Aroused That the Pres
ence of Ten Russian Regiments is
Insufficient to Stop Firing From
Houses.
Lodz, By Cable. Since the arrival of
re-Inforcements actual fighting In the
city has stopped, but the outbreak is
by no means quelled, and fresh collis
ions are expected momentarialy.
The city resembles a shambles and
the terrible scenes of the last two days
will never be wiped from the memory
of the Polish people.
The fighting spirit of the people is
fully aroused. They have tasted blood
and want more. Certainly the revo
lutionary sliit is abroad and it re
mains to be seen whether military
measures will have the same effect as
previously.
Saturday at Baluty, a 6uburb of Lodz,
four Cossacks were killed and sixteen
others wounded by a bomb which was
thrown into the barracks. Twenty of
their horses were killed.
Occasional volleys are stilled fired by
the police or gendarmes in response to
shots from houses.
The soldiers are showing what ap
pears to be wanton cruelty. Late in
the afternoon they shot and killed two
women a mother and her daughter.
The funerals of victims of the shoot
ing of Thursday and Friday took place
surreptitiously in various outlying vil
lages. It is quite impossible to give the
exact number of killed and wounded, as
reports vary according to the quarter
from which they are obtained. Cer
tainly the killed number more than
a hundred, and the wounded five times
as many. An official reports says that
the number of casualities was largely
increased by the neglect of persons to
remain indoors, and the others who in
sisted on looking out of doors and win
dows when the volleys were being fired
upon the rioters by the soldiers. Resi
dents of the city say that they receiv
ed no orders to remain indoors.
Victims Number 1,200.
Lodz, Russian Poland, By Cable.
TJjo vtMlms las ""J1 a JUJitHrentr
total over twelveiundred. Thus iar,
the bodies of 343 Jews and 218 Chris
tians have been buried. The wound
ed number over 700.
Some semblance of order has been
restored, and the workmen are gradu
ally returning to the factories. Lieu
tenant General Suttleworth, comman
der of the First Cavalry Corps, has
assumed command of the forces here
during the existence of martial law.
The Governor General has proclaimed
a state of siege here.
' Since the proclamation of martial
law, the situation has become quieter.
The rumor of an approaching mas
sacre of Jews has caused 20,000 Jews
to leave the town.
Peace Conference Date.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. Negotia
tions for the peace conference have
taken an important step forward, a
proposition for the date of the meet
ing of the plenipotentiaries at Wash
ington having been submitted to Rus
sia and being now under considera
tion. The exact date proposed has
not been ascertained, but there is reas
son to suppose that it is some time
during the first week or ten days of
August, which is about the earliest
period at which the Japanese repre
sentatives could be expected to reach
Washington.
The Emperor's answer is not ex
pected for a day or two, as the diplo
matic mills of Russia grind slowly, and
the Foreign Office, as one of the sec
retaries put it, "is not used to your
hustling American methods;" but it is
thought that the date will be satisfac
tory, as it will give ample time for M.
Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador at
Paris, or other Russian negotiators,
to reach Washington, and there will
be little preliminary work for them
to do until the Japanese terms are
submitted.
Sheriff Resists Gov. Folk.
St. Louis, Special. Governor Folk's
order to stop race track gambling in
Missouri with the aid of the militia,
if necessary, met defeat at the hands
of the sheriff of St. Louis county,
John Herpel, who says he will not raid
race tracks or call for troops, and that
if the Governor sends troops to molest
any one the soldiers will be arrested,
possibly shot Sheriff Herpel declared
he was opposed to raids as a usurpa
tion of the judicial authority, and said :
"An appeal to bayonets Js the first
threat of a bigot, fired by fanatical
zeal, his personal amjbition and by
ideas against the guaranteed liberties
of the people."
Passenger Wreck in Colorado.
Denver, Special. Westbound passen
ger train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad was wrecked at Pinto,
a small station, sixty miles west of
Grand Junction, Col. No fatalities re
sulted. The accident was caused by
a broken bolt in a frog at a switch.
Three coaches were derailed and twenty-nine
passengers were slightly in
jured. Hanged For Murdering Manager.
Birmingham, Ala., SpeciaL A spec
ial from Tuscaloosa says that John
Carpenter, a negro, was hanged there
Friday for the murder of Stewart
Champion, superintendent of the Stew
art plantation, last April. Carpenter,
an employe of the plantation, had a
grudge against the manager, and shot
him in his home at night firing through
the window as Champion sat with., his
child in his arms. The child was
slightly wounded and QhampioB was
killed,
NUtTd CAIOLINA CIOP N1UTIM
Conditions For Past Week s Given
Out by the Department-
The North Carolina director of the
Department of Agriculture Issues the
folio wine bulletin for the past week:
Throughout most of the Bute the
weather during the past fk was
generally fair and very warm, with
refreshing showers towards the close.
It is tnje that drought prevails la
some counties, but nevertheless as a
whole, the week was quite favorable
for farm work, and caused marked
improvement in the growth of crops,
except in a few sections. The mean
temperature was high, averagir.g near
ly SO degrees for the State at large,
while the maxima exceeded 90 almost
every day except Sunday (25th); the
nights also were quite warm nd fav
orable for growth. Most of the week
was entirely dry, but on Friday, 23rd
and Sunday 25th, fine showers oc
curred In the east, giving new life to
vegetation. Drought continues to
prevail in several central-western
counties, chiefly Caswell, Anson, Scot
land, Forsyth, Giulford and further
west Gaston, Rutherford, Mecklen
burg, Cabarrus and Yadkin, and in
these corn and gardens are suffering
for lack of sufficient moisture. In the
extreme west (Swain, Cherokee, etc.)
abundant precipitation interfered a
little with farm work. Cultivating
crops, laying by corn, harvesting, and
planting field peas progressed favor
ably, being only hindered somewhat
in sections suffering from drought,
where the land has become too dry and
hard. Crops are still lAe and small
for the season, but are growing rap
idly. The weather has been just right for
cotton, which though small is improv
ing rapidly; squares are forming freely
and blooms will soon appear; lice con
tinue to damage this crop consider
ably. The weather was too dry for
late planted corn; upland corn also,
in the counties suffering from drought,
has grown well, a little firing being
reported; laying by corn is general,
even in the west. Tobacco has grown
well in the east, but is somewhat
wBere Trans'pfahting as delayed; top-
ping tobacco has begun in the east.
Most of the wheat crop has been
safely housed and threshing has com- j
menced; many spring oats remain to j
be cut. Gardens look fine, but need
rain in the central west, and along
the coast. Irish potatoes turned out
to be a fine crop; sweet potatoes, and
all minor crops are doing fairly well.
A large crop of hay was cut and
nicely cured this week. Fruit, peaches,
apples and huckleberries continue to
come into market In abundance;
grapes appear to be rotting in a few
places.
Rains reported: Ifashville '0.67;
Goldsboro, 0.62; Lumberton, Trace,
Newbern 1.44; Weldon, 0.72; Wilming
ton, 1.50; Hatteras 1.10; Greensboro,
0.26; Raleigh, 0.95; Lexington, 0.65;
Moncure, 1.10. Ramseur, 0.14; David
son, 1.77.
Request For Receiver.
Asheville, Special. Judge J. C.
Pritchard, of the United States Circuit
Court, has signed an order continuing
the hearing of the Southern Railway
Company to show cause why a receiv
er should not be appointed for the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad,
until Wednesday, July 26. The order
was made at the request, of the South
ern, that the defendant might have
more time in which to file its answer
to the complaint. The request for a
receiver for the South Carolina and
Georgia division of the Southern was
made by a stockholder of the South
ern, residing at Augusta, Ga., who
complains that the treasury of the
Southern is being depleted by reason
of suits against the Southern for vio
lation of the mercer law of South
Carolina, and that already suits to
the amount of $470,000 are pending
against the Southern.
Pardon Applications.
The Governor took the following .ac
tion on applications for pardons:
State vs. H. J. Mattox, retailing, sen
tenced to four months in jail. The
prisoner was a saloon-keeper in Golds-'
boro. The people by vote adopted pro
hibition, and in defiance of law he con
tinued to sell liquors. Judge and soli
citor refuse to recommend a pardon,
seeing no merit in the application, and
it is refused.
State vs. John McNeill, of Richmond,
convicted of larceny and sentenced to
five years on the roads of Anson. So
licitor, two attorneys assisting solicitor
and prosecutor, recommend a pardon,
and after reviewing all the evidence,
this seems right Pardon was granted
on condition of good behavior.
State vs. Ephriam Hensley, man
slaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years. Prisoner is 70 years
old. His son killed a man and fled.
AH the prisoner did was to say before
hand that no one should Impose on his
son. This was considered as aiding his
son and he was convicted. The judge
and solicitor recommended a pardon,
which is granted on condition of good
behavior.
State vs. Ed. Williams, of Graham,
assault with a deadly weapon, sen
tenced to 5 months on the roads, of
Swain. The prisoner on his own evi
dence was guilty. He used excessive
force, shooting at the assailant when
he was fleeing. The application Is re
fused. . J
State vs. John Miller, of Rutherford,
indecent exposure of person, 4 months
on the county roads. Judge, solicitor
and . prosecutrix refuse to recommend
a pardon. The prisoner plead guilty
and the application for pardon is re
fused, . - ' " '
WILL MEET BY Al(
Confirmation of Previous St Peters
burg Dispatch President Would
Prefer Aug. 1 -Minister TkeMrs to
Be Or. of Japan's PlenieteRtiHs.
Washington. SpcrUt. The PrrIJat
has xpr-el a Uh to the Japa&t
and Rujvlan jcovrmmmta thst th
plrnlpotmtisri tnrt Q the Coltrd
State on th fimt day of Augut. a&d
If aol on that dat. then at the earlH-fi
date thrtraftrr. The flkttiK ut
mect regarding the meeting nf th
plenipotentiaries was msde public at
the White Houm.
The President has received fnir.
both the Russian and Japanese gov
ernments the statement that the plen
ipotentiaries of the two countrie m tit
meet In the Cnited States during the
first ten days of August, and the l'nil
dent bis expressed to both govern
ments the wish thst the meeting hould
take plare. If possible, on the flret of
August, and if not on that date, tbrn
at the earliest date thereafter."
M. Nelidoff. the Russian aaibasnador
to Paris, and Haron Rosen, the new
Russian ammbaesador to Washington,
are Russia's tentative elections of
plenipotentaries. Mr. Takahlra. the
Japanese minister herr. It U under
stood, has bee nsclettcd by his gov
ernment as one of the plenipotentiaries,
but the name of the ranking Japanese
envoy cannot be learned.
ALMOST CYCLONE IN NEW YORK.
Gale of 43 Miles an Hour, Accom
panied by Blinding Sheets of Ran,
Causes Widespread Damage Fore
man Killed and Two Laborers In
jured by Collapse of Uncompleted
Building.
New York, Special. a fctorm of cy
clonic proportions, aerompanird by a
terrific deluge of rain, passed over Har
lem and the Bronx Monday aftern oon,
causing widespread havoc.
A building in course cr erection In
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth street,
near Riverside drive, was demolished.
John Lawler, foreman pf the brick
layers, being crushed to death and two
new apartment houses. Lawler and
the two laborers, seeing the storm ap
proaching from the New Jersey shore,
ran to the fifth floor and made a brave
effort to shore , up the western wall.
Having finished their work, the men
started for the street, and had reached
the first floor when the building col
lapsed. Abraham Pearlman, of the firm of
Pearlman & Brown, the builders of the
house, and Abraham Bordock, the su
perintendent of the construction, were
later arrested.
The lower section of the city exper
ienced only a somewhat heavy gale
with no rain. The storm appeared to
break almost simultaneously in the
Bronx and Harlem, and the wind
reached a velocity of 43 miles an hour,
accompanied by blinding sheets of driv
ing rain. Plate glass windows were
shattered and trees and chimneys
were blown down. The storm passed
within fifteen minutes.
Cotton Rises $1.50 Per Bale.
New York. Special. The cotton
market was active and excited with
prices advancing about $1.50 a bale
and reaching a new high point for the
current year on aggressive buying by
leading bulls and covering by shorts.
The advance was attributed to
strength in Liverpool, further reports
of a good trade demand and firm
stock market and a circular which
had been issued by the bull leaders
predicting a crop of only about 9,500,
000 bales for the coming season.
Makes Promising Trip.
Provincctown, Mass., Special. The
protected cruiser Charleston, which Is
to undergo speed and endurance tests
off this coast this week, arrive! In
this harbor. A representative of the
Newport News Ship-building and Dry
Dock Company, which built the vessel,
reported that on her passage up the
coast the cruiser averaged 22 knots an
hour, which Is the speed called for
In the government contract
Hoch Get Reprieve.
Springfield, 111., SpeciaL In order
that his case may be taken to a Su
preme Court justice for a writ of su
persedeas. Governor Dennen granted
to Jobann Hoch, the Chicago wife
murderer, who was to have been
hanged Friday, a reprieve until July
28th.
Russian Auxiliary Cruisers Must Be
have. St Petersburg. By Cable. In con
sequence of Bitish representations,
British warships will be dispatched
to convey orders to the Russian aux
iliary erasers Dnelper and Rion to
cease interference with shipping and
to, return immediately.
Two Dead; One Wounded.
Waynesboro, Ga., SpeciaL -Two men
are dead and one seriously wounded
as a result of a shooting affray that
occurred here Monday. The parties
to the affair were L. D. and John Hill,
of Drone, and L. Schrameck, of Augus
ta, and D. C Curtis, of Saint Clair.
John Hill was seriously wounded in
the stomach and thigh. Curtis was
shot la the face and through the
betit, f4i9 tylnf iastantly.
CAROLINA
I Ml
Gccuresftc,, cf Inttrttt in Vale
Pans ef Uh 6tst,
O arietta Cettn Maffctt,
The trarra irwc! tnt 19
4 aU-iilsc ...I li lt
Strict middling I jt-u
MUdllng t?
Tinges ........ .......... .....I t I
Stains "
Cna Cdtten Ma'ast,
WHUtag
Galveaton. steady 2-U
New Orieana. firm .M
Mobile, firm
Savannah, steady
Wilmington, ateajy
Norfolk, steady
Haiti mote, normal l4
New York, quiet ?M
Itmton. quiet ;a
Philadelphia. ateaJy
Houaton, quiet
AuUta. quiet i li-K
Memphis, firm
t. Louia. quiet .5
UMiiaville, firm .' ..J'
Rural Mall Carriers.
Abbeville, Hpeclal.TLf North tar
olina Association of Rural Mall Car
riers will nH t In Ashevilk on July i.
and from letters ncelHi by Prtl
dent Monday, of the auelation. 'hern
will bo over TOO carriers hcr at that
time. Many of the carriers hae writ
ten the president th will lo scrota
panied by their whea, and it la ex-ptx-tcd
that this year convention wilt
lx tho largest att ndl in the hUtory
of tho organization. PrenUont Mc-n-day
raid today that the local KnUM
of Pythias Hall had ixx-n scoured fur
tho occasion and that preparation
wero lelDg made in give the delegate
the time of their lives. Ho said that
Congressman Blarkburn. of the Llrhth
District, and Congressman Poii. would
bo here, and would address the? con
vention. Postmaster Rollins, of this
city, has been Invited to deliver the
address of welcome, and an accep
tance of the Invitation has been re
ceived. War on Monday Lenders.
Winston-Salem. Special; The Wins
ton aldermen have decided to make war
on money lenders In this city, especial
ly JhoKe who loan small jamounts and,
papers." Tax Collector Farrow has
been instructed to collect a tax
from every concern doing a monny
lending business in this city. The au
thorities hold that under the amended
loan agents are liable for this tax. Th
ordinance reads as follows: "Kvery
person, firm or corporation engaged In
the business of loaning money on goods
wares and merchandise, household fur
niture and other personal property f
whatsoever nature or description is lia
ble for this tax."
Insurance Situation.
The insurance commissioner has
mailed advance sheets containing ex
tracts from bis rport for the year
ending April 1. During the year, forty
one life Insurance companies, twelve
assessments, 100 fire and marine, 31 ac
cident and surety companies, and S3
fraternal orders were admitted to do
business in this state under the gen
eral Insurance law. where they had
not been already admitted and were
duly licensed. During the year North
Carolina companies doing a Ore and
tornado business wrote risks to th
amount of $2C.r,r0,0j3. receiving as
premiums r,00,3&. and Incurring lo:e
amounting to $2S1,573.
Asheville Wants Peace Meeting.
Asheville, Special. In a mass meet
ing of citizens, conducted by the Aahe
vllle board of trade Friday afternoon.
Judge J. C. Pritchard, of the United
States Circuit Court, and ex-United
States Senator from North Carolina,
was appointed to extend to the pleni
potentiaries of Russia and Japan, In
the event of their leaving Washington,
an invitation to hold tho peaeo con
ference in Asheville. The invitation
will be formally extended as soon a
it is announced that another location
will be sought for during the summer
months.
Potest Made President.
Raleigh, Special At a meeting of the
board of trustees of Wake Forest Col
lege here. Prof. William S. Poteat of
the college faculty, was chosen to suc
ceed Dr. Chas. E. Taylor as president
of the Institution. Dr. Taylor has been
head of the institution for twenty years
and it is owing to feebleness that he de
cided to resign. Professor Ioteat has
been professor of biology at Wake For
est for a long time.
New Enterprises,
The State grants a charter to the
Burlington Hardware Company, capi
tal stock $50,000 R. . U Holt, and
others, stockholders. The Hickory
Railway and Power Company Is author
ized to Increase Its capital stock from
$125,000 to $300,000, and to issue bonds
to the latter amount
North State News.
Curator Brimiy and State Entomolo
gist Franklin Sherman, are on a visit
to the lakes near Newbern, where they
arvv collecting specimens. Mr. Brtmly
being after alligators and things of
that kind and Mr. Sherman in search
of insects, the field there being very
rich Indeed.
The corporation commission as the
State board of assessors will devote
next week to the assessment of all the
railways, telegraph and telephone
companies. In fact all common carrriers
exercising, the right of eminent do
main. From these returns the commis
sion will be able to give the figures
not only as to the increase in valuation
but to the amounts of mileage. It is
expected that the new mileage during
the past twelve months will be so large
as to make quite a good showing, as
construction is in progress oa ft number
ot roads.
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