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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, l05.
NO. i.
A THANKSGIVING-
II, Hob, just look At these
I juut monsters? TlKy are
they're twins. I never saw
fciKU uig ones; did you?"'
"My eyes, Hoy, but thry are whop
pers! I wonder If we can have them
for lantern. We'll ask mother."
"Mother!" called Hob and Koy from
the back yard, "can we have tuee
two pumpkins for lanterns?"
"Oh, what large ones. Yes, boys,
you may have them. They are too
big for pkH," answered Mrs. Flilllipa
from the doorway.
The boys continued their work of
gathering pumpkins, and only one was
found to match "the twins" in size.
"We'll make a lantern tonight out
of this one, Bob, and save the twins
till Thanksgiving eve. Tlnr we ll have
fcome fun," said Hoy.
"I say, Hoy, let' go and scare those
people down In the hollow. Hold it
up to the window and then run. The
boy who lives there hit me with t
xnowhah and nearly knocked out my
front tooth, and I've' never had a
chance to pay him back."
"All right. Bob,. we'll do it."
Karly in the evening the boy worked
Industriously at their Ja litem, rut
ting eyes, nose and mouth. Then lit
tle pieces of candle were placed inside,
and it was truly a hideous-looking
thiug. Mrs. Phillips, who was busy
preparing the Thanksgiving dainties
for that glad day, did not notice the
Ioys stealthily leave the house. She
despised a intan action, and Bob and
Hoy knew she would not approve of
their unkind sport. They quickly
crossed the fields and walked down a
bill into a lonely, damp hollow. Right
before them stood a small, tumble
down house with a feeble light shining
from one tiny window. The boys crept
to thia side and crouched beneath 'it.
.lust as Bob was about to raise the
lantern after he had lighted the can
dles, a child's voice asked anxiously:
"Mother, aren't we going to have any
pumpkin pies or turkey or arything
nice on Thanksgiving? We ?d such
a lovely dinner last time. Is it be
cause we aren't thankful that we can't
have any Thanksgiving dinner?"
There was a pane of glass broken
out of the window, and the boys could
hear every word. Bob softly lowered
the lantern and put out the candles,
and both waited to hear the answer.
"No. darling: the reason is that we
haven't any money to buy such things.
Since father died, deary, it hag been
very hard for mother to even buy
bread for us."
Then a boyish voice with a brave
riote In it spoke:
"Never mind, mother, we'll get along.
I don't like pumpkin pies very well,
myself, because they're so spicy. But
I'm going to buy Bess a bag of sugar
cookies with that ten cents I earned.
Won't that be nice, Bessie?"
Hoy pinched Bob and they both crept
up the hill and into the pumpkin field,
feeing the twin pumpkins gleaming in
the moonlight, both sat. down on them.
"I say, Roy," said Bob. "that's pretty
US
TO
it
OT AKOTHER TH1KO COCXD BE
CBAMMED IXTO THEM."
,hard not to have any Thanksgiving
dinner, and that boy's a brick. Did
you hear him comforting his mother?
I like him even if. he did nearly knock
out my front teeth. Let's tell mother
fill about it. It makes me qulrra,
though, to think what she'll say about
us scaring people. I'm glad we didn't
do it, anyway."
But Roy did not answer. He was
thinking. Suddenly he jumped two feet
in the air and said:
"Hurrah, Bob, hurrah! I have it
now!"
"What have you, Roy? Tell me
quick."
The boy resumed his seat on the
pumpkin and unfolded his plan.
"We'll tell mother all about it." he
began, "'and ask her to sell us a lot of
pies, cakes, jelly, tarts and a turkey,
and we can pay for them with our
chicken money. Then we'll scoop out
all the insides of these twin pumpkins
and fill 'em with the nice things, and
the night before Thanksgiving we'll
carry them down to that old house
and kick the door and run.. Won't that
be fun! A hundred times better than
making a lantern."
Bob heartily agreed to the plan, and
both boys hurried home.
"Mother! mother! we've got some
thing to tell you" called Rob, breath
lessly. Mrs. Phillips sat down and listened
while the boys shamefacedly told about
their Intention of scaring the people
in the hollow, at which she looked very
grave. Then they excitedly told her
their plans.
"Take all our chicken money, mother.
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and give us piles of good :iungs,'
said
Roy.
"And If there isn't enough money
you can have some of our chickens to
pay for the stutT." added Bob.
Mrs. Phillips filtered gladly into the
scheme and promised to have every
thing ready by Thanksgiving eve. Sue
allowed the boy to pay for part of
the feast, as she thought it would be
a gocd lesion for them. -
The boy were much "excited and
early on the appointed night brought in
the twin pumpkins, nicely Meancd in
side, and each with a small cap cut
off of the top. It was a very import
ant part of the plan that the pumpkins
should look as if just carr ed from ttie
field. Mrs. Phillips carefully tillid
them with t;rts. Jellies, cakes, celery
and delicious mince pies, n great pat of
fresh butter shaped like a pumpkin,
two loaves of currant bread and a pair
of chickens. The boys added a big bag
of orangfs and a lox of candy espe
cially for Bessie. Then the pumpkins
were so full that not another tiling
could be crammed into them. Mr.
Phillips now appeared to assist with
hearty good will and brought a great '
basket of potatoes, turnips.
apples, and
turkey, all
tilings, to-
last, Jmt not least, a huge
ready for roasting. Thsse
geiher with the pumpkin-:,
were car-!
ried with much smothered laughter to
the door of the little old tumble-down
house. The golden balls filled with
goodies held the place of honer and
were stationed directly before the door.
The boys had the pleasure of kicking
on the door and then dove into the
darkness.
The door flew open and a yoir ? voice
called, "Mother, oh come and f.--e these
immense' pumpkins! And oh. there's a
turkey and a big basket of things."
The surprised little woman hurried to
the door and, after gazing at the gifts
in astonishment, said, "Let's carry
them in. I wonder who has been so
kind to us."
They dragged the basket and pump
kins into the house, and suddenly the
boy cried out, 'Oh! Oh! these b!g
pumpkins are full of lovely things. I
know who left these things. It
was those Phillips boys, Bob and Hoy.
I'm sure it was, because I heard them
a9k their mother if they could have
those big pumpkins. Twins, they
called them. To-morrow I'll go and
ask Bob Phillips's forgiveness for hit
ting him and tell him I didn't mean
to."
Bob and Roy walked slowly home,
kissed their parents good night and
went to bed. The last thing Bob said
was, "That boy's a brick. He needn't
beg my forgiveness, And we'll be
friends after this."
Then he sank into n eound and happy
sleep. Detroit Free Press.
Th Small Boy'a Thanksg-l-inff.
I know it's right to be thankful
On Thankszivin' day. an' I am;
I'm thankful for turkey an' cranberry
An' cake an' plum puddin an jam.
But when I think about eatin'. . , , .
('Cause that's what Thanksgivm day s
I know?could feel still thankfuller yet -If
my stomach 'ud only hold more.
FLIRTATIOUS TO THE LST.
"It's bad enough to have him exe
cuted," sobbed Mrs. Gobbler. "But
oh, did you see what he did a whole
minute after his head was cut off?"
"No," replied Miss Turk, sympatheti
cally. "What?"
"He winked bis eye at that hussy,
Miss Guinea HenrPuck.
Itliililliiliiiizsl
P
j8jk$ tjhanksgiving
- Oyster
Ctfery. . jJf Olives
Boiled Fish, g. Sauce.
Boiled Potatoes.
Roast TurRey, GibUt Gravy.
Mashed Tumit. Ercwncd Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Jelly.
Lettuce. French Dressing.
Cheese Straws, Salted Almonds.
kc Cream, Ginger Wajcn'
Cofee.
Fruit." Nufs Bonbonj.
The Thanksgtvins TMc.
Something Colonial by way of dec
oration is ahvayfe in order on this day.
A pretty centrepiece may be made of
whfflt and small artificial pumpkins
the when!, bought nt the florist's in a
set piece, will need to le opened and
rearranged in a small sheaf. Smaller
sheaves may be set down the length
of th? table if it is sufficiently long,
and the yellow may be still further
carried out in bonbons and in the can
dles and shades, and the ices may be
served tither in littie pumpkins, or
may be moulded in that shape. A
tiny card bearing the name of the
guest may be tied with yellow ribbon
a round the neck of a small turkey and
put before each cover. These turkeys
by the way, come at all prices and in
every variety, from the little feathered
fowl which costs but a few cents to a
really artistic iridescent bronze bird
which will serve as a paper-weight
later on. The Colonial idea may be
suggested in the sherbet cups made
of black paper in the form of quaint
hats, such as John Alden wore; a spray
or two of the wheat may lie under each
hat with good effect. Harper's Bazaar
Thanksgiving Ceremony,
It's a very formal matter,
Eatin' turkey out our way,
'Cause gran'paw alius risea
With a word or two to say
After gran'maw asks the blessin',
Jest before he starts to carve.
It's a joke.' We t'iok it's funny,
If we didn't ws might starve.
It's something about Turkey
Gettin' all mixed up with Greece,
n' hew the combination
Meant disturbance of the peace.
Every year we're all attention;
Not another word ia spoke,
An' we nearly die a-laughin'
When our gran'paw tella hia joke.
HI a Capacity.
Seldum Fedd (who has been perusing
a scrap of newspaper) "Here's an ac
count of a banquet dat cost five dol
lars a plate. Gee! 'Twou.'dn't do for
me to git up in front of no Tanksgivin
dinner at five dollars a plate dat is,
it wouldn't if it was eostin' me dat."'
Soiled Spoone'--"Reekon not?"
Seldum Fedd "Betcha! If I wasn't
good for fourteen plates It wouldn't he
ine, dat's al'ir Puck. : ..
Ho, For ThmnkajclTinr.
Turkeys am a gobblin' roun' de ahanty in
de lane.
Ho for Thanksgiving day! x
(Better quit yo' foolin er hita mos' like
ter bring rain),
no. Thanksgiving day!
Now ole Mistah .Gobbler, will you please
step up an' see
What's in store fer yo' to-day (an' what'
in store fer me).
Yo'il be mighty tender,
Pleasant to remember,
That's what yo' will be,
Then ho, Thanksgivin' an' ho-ho-ho!
Ho, Thanksgiving day!
Indianapolis News.
Before Taking Turkey.
This is the turkey goblin, child,
It comes at night, with gobbles wild,
And ftruts above your tucked-in quilt
To make your childish conscience wilt.
Thanksgiving night he will be due,
For he will have a grudge at you
li you've been turkey-gobblin , too.
Chicago Tribune,
X Soup.
LEAVES EOR HOME
Prince Louis Ends His Visit to
United SUtes
HE ENJOYED HIS TRIP GREATLY
Cheering Crowds Witnesses Depar
ture of British Squadron From New
York and Its Commander is Made
to Write His Kaae in Many Al
bums and Pose For IXany Pictures.
' '- -
New York, Special About 200
sailors from the ftiiludi wpiadrun
commanded by Prince! -Louis of Bat
tenberg wercmissim? from their ships
when the squadron maMe ready to sail
Monday. Several of; those who had
overstayed their leave were turned
away when they tried to board their
ships. As it was within a few hour's
of the fleet's sailing time when they
made their belated appearance, the
officers treated them as deserters, re
fusing to let them stej aboard.
Many of the 'rejected sailors wept.
Their uniforms in some cases had
been taken from them in Bowery
resorts and they had spent all their
money before returning to their shijis.
Many of them immediately applied to
the immigration authorities for their
return to England. .
Before sailing Prince Imis paid an
official farewell visit to Admiral
Evans on board the battleship Maine.
As the Prince and his party left this
ship the American sailors cheered
him. A big crowd, including many
who had met the Prince in New York,
gathered at the Canard Line dock
where the flagship Drake was moored,
to witness the departure of the Prince.
The Prince wrote liis name in a hun
dred autograph albums and posed for
twenty or more pictures. Finally the
bugle sounded for the visitors to go
ashore and the Drake was towed into
the stream while the throng on the
wharf and the British sailors on the
Drake gave each other a fareweli
cheer.
Explosion is Vault. . .
Columbia, S. C, Special. As the re
sult of an explosion of gas in his office
here Monday, Captain Wade Hampton
Cobb, probate judge, lies dying at the
Columbia hospital. He had started to
open the vault in his office and struck
a match to see the combination. The
gas fixture had been leaking, and the
explosion which followed threw Mr.
Cobb across the office with great vio
lence. He was very nearly dead when
picked up." The office was wrecked
and the force of the explosion tore
the door off its hinges and smashed
all the glass in the court house.
128 Lost in Channel Wreck.
London, By Cable. One hundred
and twent3'-eight persons lost their
lives in the wreck of the London &
Southwestern Railway Company's
steamer Hilda off the northern coast
of France Saturday night, according
to an official estimate given out by
the officers of the company. This
death roll includes 21 saloon passen
gers, 80 French onion sellers and 27
of the crew.
$16,000,000 Tor Calnal Work.
Washington, Special, An estimate
of $16,000,000 for continuing the work
on the Panama Canal has been sent
to the Treasury Department fromthe
War Department to be sent to Con
gress. The estimate of sixteen mil
lion dollars is for expenditure up to
and including the fiscal year ending
June 30, "OL
Against Greene and Gaynor.
Savannah, Ga., Special. Two addi
tional indictments charging" embezzle
ment and receiving the money of the
United States that was alleged to have
been embezzled by ex-Captain Ober
lin M. Carter, were returned in the
Federal Court against Benjamin D.
Greene, John F. Gaynor, Ed. H. Gay
nor, William L. Gaynor and Michael
A. Connelly.
39 Die in Fire.
Glasgow, By Cable. The most ter
rible fire that has occurred in Great
Britain for many years broke out here
Sunday in a cheap lodging house for
men in Watson street and resulted in
the loss of 39 lives and the severe ia
jury of many persons.
Missing Man's Body Found.
NashvilleSpeciaJ. The body of P.
L. Connor, aged 30, a carpenter, who
disappeared from his home a fortnight
ago, was found on an island in the riv
er. He is supposed to have wandered
into the river during an attaek of de
mentia. Half of City Destroyed and 00 Sol
diers Killed.
Toyko, By Cable. An eye witness
of the recent riot at Vladivostok, who
has arrived at Nagaski, reports that
nearly half of the city was burned and
that 600 of the garrison were killed,
that the jail was thrown open anH
thit General Kappek is-missing. The
damage is estimated r at $25,000,000.
Soldiers from Harbin are reported to
have joined the rioters.
FOR SEA LEVEL ROUTE
'
Decision Reached By Cand
Commission
BCRAD OF ENGINEERS AGREE
After Nearly Three Mental Hard
Work, Advisory Body, Composed
of Engineers From All Farta of the
World, Goes on Record Ai-tatt
Locks by a Vote of 8 to 5.
Washington, Special. By a vote f
8 to 5, the board of consul Sing engi
neers of the Isthmian Canal commis
sion placed itself on record as favor
ing the construction of '.he Pauama
Canal on the sea level. This decision
represent:., the outcome of nearly
three monhs hard work. Karly in
September the engineers gathered
from all parts of the world to assist
the American engineers in the direc
tion of the momentous question of
constructing the Panama Canal, at sea
level or at a greater altitude, involv
ing a svstem of locks.
Tho foreigners came to Washington
absolutely without instructions from
their own governments and without
bias, determined to be guided to their
direction solely by the ficts to be
presented to them. It was not until
last Tuesday that anything in the na
ture of a decisive vote was taken; and
that, after ali, was an indirect test.
Just what that proposition was can
not be stated with absolute certaintv,
but it is conjectured that the issue was
whether or not a lock canal of a cer
tain type should be constructed. At
any rate, the vole disclosed the fact
that a majority of the eight Ameri
can members,, under tLe lead of Gener
al Abbott, was strongly in favor of a
lock canal.
The foreigners were against the
particular type mentioned in the pro
position, but it was not clear that at
that moment they were opjmsed to the
whole proposition of a lock canal.
The real test come, and the time be
tween Tuesday and the meeting Sat
urday Avas consumed in some very
strong presentations on the part of
the majority of the American dele
gates to influence their foreign col
leagues to accept one of the other
lock propositions. The Americans,
there- is reason to believe that three of
their number, probably General Davis
and Mr Pearson and Mr. Burr, joined
the foreign delegates in this first vote,
which recorded the board as favoring
the sea-level canal.
The decision was reached about
noon and thereby the board practical
ly concluded its labors. There will be
a few more meetings next week simply
to deal with small details and to put
into permanent form the results of the
board's protracted meetings. The for
eign delegates desire to leave for their
European homes by the 27th instant.
To accomodate them in this, the full
board has agreed that they may con
clude some purely formal work at a
special meeting to be held in Paris in
December or January. It is expected
that the -American members of the
board will go to Paris to wind up this
business, all of which must be done
before the final report of the board
can be regarded as complete and ready
for submission to the Isthmian Canal
commission. The commission in turn,
must record its own judgment upon
the conclusions reached by the boird
of engineers, and there is even now
a belief curent that that judgment
will be adverse to the board's plan.
However, there are two more importt
ant steps at either of which there
may be great changes proposed, for
the commission must pass the plans
and its own recommendations to the
President, who in turn, must stamp
them wth his own approval or disap
proval and forward them to Congress,
which, after all will be the court of
last resort as between the sea-level
and lock canal project, simply through
the fact that additional legislation
will be necessary if a sea-level canal
is to be built; for the board finds that
such a canal will cost from leventy
five to one hundred millions, dollars
more than the cheapest practical loek
canal and will consume from five to
seven years more in the construction.
Ships Sink With 100.
London, By Cable. The Southwest
ern Railway's cross-channel steamer
Hilda was wrecked oft St. Malo, on
the north coast of France, and it is
believed that one hundred or more of
her passengers and crew were drown
ed. The Hilda left Southampton Fri
day for St. 3Ialo with, considerably
more than one hundred souls on board.
Her passage was greatly delayed by
a fog in the channel, and when Hear
ing St. Malo she ran into , a severe
storm, apparently missed her course
and foundered on the rocks, off Jar
din lighthouse, three miles from St.
Malo.
Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, Special. Secretary
Hester's statement of the world's vis
ible supply of cotton shows the total
to be 4,2S0,S56, against 4,061,145 last
week and 3,658,182 last year. , Of this,
the total of American cotton is 3,502,
856, against 3,293, 415 last week and
3,129,1S2 last year; and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc, 778,000, against 763,000 Ust
week and 529,000 last year.
T1IE INLAfjDVATERWAY
The Gereraatfit Taki&f An Actirt
Part ia the Frtliadaary Sarrey.
Newborn, FprcUL Th l"e-d
States !eatcr M-Mirrrvr siri4
btrt with Vuiied Statr m?iri
S. S. Lerh. Cap'aid rlajrr nd lp
talo No well, wb lire to -SAmine tin
prvipid route for the inland tr
way between Norfolk and lVaufott.
Tbey were met by a cum mitt re f bu
ines men and city o&rt-U ! en
tertained them at a dinner at tht
CbatUwka and later a confer
ence was held in the eity hall ia
which plans were disetuiMHi for the c
eniug of this new route. Loeal mer
chants are very drirous to hate thi
route, as it will prm very beneficial
to the inter.! of eastern Carolina.
Congressmen Small ami Thomas and
Seuitor Simmous are here attending
the conference and their pledge have
been obtained to work for the measure
m Congress. The engineer report
the matter feasible but ghe u infor
mation as to telr decision.
New Textile Courses.
West Kaleigh, SieeUl. To meet
the demand for sjweial inttruction in
different lines of textile work at the
North Carolina A. and M. College, it
has Imch decided to offer j.eeial line
in several textile courses during the
winter month. This action has been
taken alter much consideration, and
is designed to meet the nereis of prac
tical mill men. Many HijieriuteudcuU
overseers and others with practical
mill cxfierieuce, desire to obtain so
cial information along the lines of
their specialties, but are prevented
from doing it by lack of time. These
sjiecial courses will last for ten weeks,
beginning with the oKuing of college
January l lf00, and will end M arcn
17, PJOU
Bought by N. & S.
Newbern, Special. -Persistent ru
mors are in circulation about the hale
of the immense lumber interests of the
Blades Lumber Company to the Nor
folk & Southern or to the Standard
Oil Company, as it is better known.
The proprietors have been in consul
tation for several days and it is given
out that $2,225,000 has Wen offered
and that a 30 day option is now pend
ing. This company controls 10 or 15
mills and have . about 200,000 acres
of timber land. No definite action
has been taken in the matter but it
is believed by many that it will be
consumated.
Shot Sweetheart.
Pittsboro, Special. MUa Minnie
Marks, sixteen years of age, living in
the lower edge of Chatham county,
was shot to death by a young mau
named Womack, while they were at an
oyster supper at the home of Mr. Inn
nie Mima. Ileports are conflicting
largely and the facts cannot be gotten
One rumor is that they were sweet
hearts and that the suitor was very
jealous of the woman, though this can
not be verified.
Bif Grocery Concern.
Lexington, Special. Messrs. W. H.
Mofflt, Oscar P. Moffit .and Joe V.
Mofflt, of this place, have bought the
Messick Grocery Company of High
Point. These gentlemen will obtain a
charter for a new corporation, to be
called the High Point Grocery Com
pany, with a capital stock of about
$25,000, and will conduct a wholesale
grocery business at High Point.
North State Brevities.
The clerks in the State Auditor'
office are working night an? day over
the 14,000 pension warrants, all of
which wil be ready to be mailed De
cember 15th, which is the usual time.
Chairman Womack of the Code
Cimmisskm says he has no idea when
the new code or revUal of the old one
will appear. The index Is now being
nrintsd.
Work on the extension of the Ral
eigh k Sontbport Railway from Lili
ington ia progressing so rapidly that
the grading force is now in seven
miles of Fayetteville. Track-laying
begins next week. Completion ia ex
pected about March X.
The Monroe Cotton Mills are au
thorized to increase their capital stock
to $250,000, $75,000 at seven per cent
preferred. Charters were granted the
Charlotte Damask Manufacturing
Company, ' to - manufacture eotton,
woolen and other textiles. S. B. Al
exander and others are the stockhold
ers. Capital stock, $100,000; Anson
County Warehouse -Company $50,000.
' Killed Woman and Suicided.
Augusta,' Ga Special. John Back
ley, who was at the head of the city
bridge and wharf department, - and
Daisy May -were found dead at the
home of the latter. It is supposed the
man killed the woman and then com
mitted suicide. " : V J .
He is said to have been drinking,
TwtW is 45 ears old and leaves a
fami.lv. --'.'The' woman' was 28. The
cause of the tragedy is cot known
FIVE KJHjUtffS
Pftifcf Scenes in a Tenement
House fire
ROASTED LIKE RATS IN
fileeplnx Tcaaata ea Tirt Upper
nocrs of New York luliaa Hecs
Wert Cat Off While ! Ora4
IToor Becastt a Hoarier, rnr&ac
Beneath Thtxa
Krw Yotk, Spreifl, At let fire
!:'. vne burned to !ea!l- in an
Italian tenement buwr fire at "."J I K
ieenty third tree. The !m,mp
ix floor hiU and the !eepu ten
ant on lh the upjwr rVwr
made prinei h) flame, l!h the
giouud !!? a nario3 funiac W
ueath ihtni. Three f iIumm? JM
iheir liu wot kner-tin- su iarr
when the fire reached thera.
The jli-e helifve that the fire
started by an incendiary. It lcan ui
a heap of rubWh at the bottom of an
air fcbafl and rrad throaU th? in
terior of a irroeery 4oir t tie
irround AVm. A ilie-it.mi w the
urt ktmu to Me the nVc, jut it
had bejt-mt to creep up the air nhaft.
lie ran int the building ttU!idin u
the hail dooi all the way up to the
MXth iWr to wakru ;he tenant. The
tire followed him o iftly that !u
lie reached the top llHr 1 u oblig
ed to xend the tenant there out to
the lire eta .; ave them from
KiifToeation.
When the fire di.irtment arrived
with it laddei, neatly every n on
the fire cseaje was kneeling in pray
er. Addinjr to the pnthu of the eene
wsk the action of the men, ti Imh1
with their ami full of jH-tftoual -M-Msion
while their wive fought tin
niied to pro t eel the rhildren fivtn !e
hu ti.irop!ed by the efuwd or uff'-
ea!el hy uike. I'.very me m the
rlr.' e'-ea " w Ktved by the Jiie
men.
The i(KM-c f the Iioum tdd the -lice
that the I5l.uk Hand Soeiety bad
recently ent him letter demanding
f2,000. Although the demand did
not state what the penalty w to lie
for refufcius pay the iiwrney, the
poliee havs nejrur. an iuvettsratinv
on the belief that the lire -vys Marted
bv the writer of the letter.
Odell Hody Denies AIL"
Sew York, Special. Former Gov.
ernor Benjamin H. Odell, Ji and
United Stales Senator Chatineey M.
Depew, as tvitnce before the Arm
strong legislative insurance iuveti
gation committee, denied part of the
testimony of James Haren Hyde in
which their names were used. Mr.
Odell in the course of hi testimony
called Mr. Hyde's tatement 4,b3;
calumny" and wIk.i be was aked
whether he directl.7 or indirectly bad
made threats to have the ciuirtcr of
the Mercantile Trust CVropany re
voked, hi face flushed, and striking
the arm of the witness chair with
his Cst, he exclaimed. "There is no
truth in that statement, so help me
God."
School Dormitory Burned.
Moultrie, Ga- Special. Fire swept
away the boys' dormitory of Norman
Institute at Norman Park. It was a
woodsn structure and, with the fur
nishings, was valued at t&JXM. The
trustees decided to replace the baild
tn- with a brick dormitory to cost
il2,000. The boardinz students bavt
been received into the homes of Nor
man Fark until the new buildings
can be completed. ,
News in Brief.
Th old Richmond and Tidewater
Hailroad is to be completed by a new
company and called the Richmond,
Rappahannock and Eastern.
TUm. ViminU fYtnfrjm of th
Metboditt Episcopal CUnrch decided
to meet next year in Portsmouth.
a iir lil la 9 a w -- -' "
r Wnmtn'a Union annual meet-
in- at Frederricksburg adjourned
after electing officers.
Petersbunr is raising: a land tor tn
Russian massacrce victims. -
Th Ttnuian Government finds the
Polish situation cTowin; hourily
worse.
King Alfonso of Spam arrived.
Vienna.
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Kennbheans maae some cains in in-
Spanish municipal elections. , :
there is no present purpose of vaeat-
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az uermany irae vl ivuutueu,
China. .,
Japan is to issue a $230,000,000 4
per eent. loan to conrert outstanding
debts.' t ;--tv-:'v - '
Barf a Wmked.
barire, Frank Pendleton, pf New
Ynrk. loaded with over twd thousand
tons of coal, was rammed and sunk
by Merchants and Miaers;j steamer,
tversnaw, cvouug j -
Lamberts coal dock. The barge strnei
a rock amid ship and was almost cut
in half. The crew was saved. Wreck
is in the channel and will have to M
moved. '
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