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m v s CHAB Hi rmrrn NEW - it VOL. XXIX NO. 4637 CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. PRICE: 3 CENTS MMEKSE QUARRY PORT ART FOR THE LEAS Of THE MID G SCENES !EW ACGOUHT RUSSIAHS SLA1 TWENTYCARS DAILY Of FIRST BATTLE II! COLU 7 " . . i ; Iffl HUHDRED I : : : : ' : : : : : : , - 1 ' - i - . i .... -...- CII liOi MB A The First Authentic AccountjThe Company Will Soon Be- of the Russian Casualties in the Chemulpo Fight The Crew . of the Variag Numbered 560. (By Associated Press) New York, Feb. 12. According to a World dispatch from Tokio, about two hundred of the Variag's crew lost their lives when the vessel was de stroyed by the Japanese at Chemulpo last Monday. The crew numbered 570. Many lost their lives unde,r fi!v, but many drowned in attempting to escape. The men loyally aided their officers, not one of whom were drowned. Some swam to foreign ves sels in the harbor, which lowered boats and rescued them. The British, Italian and French cruisers aided the men. The British Admiral in com mand of the station ordered that the wounded Russians should not be turn ed over to the Japanese unless the latter requested it. " PREPARING FOR BOMBARDMENT The Russians are Making Prepara tions for the Expected Bombard ment by the Japanese Fleet. (By Associated Press) London, Feb. 12. The St. James Ga zette correspondent at Che Foo cables that in anticipation of the return of the enemy's fleet the Russians at Port Arthur are adopting extra defensive i: oasures. Workmen and troops are taking down high brick buildings v.hk'n. it was feared, would fall and i .vase loss of life in the event of a Jap anese bombardment. Russian Admiral Leaves. St. Petersburg, Feb. 12. Admiral Skrvuloff. commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet has left quietly for the Far East to take command of the Rus ci flpft thprp. All .unattached naval officers' in St. Petersburg and Kron- T.his condition may. continue forty stadt have been ordered to go east eight hours and possibly much longer promptly making are well calls. Serious disturbances are reported to have broken out at Beval, the fortified srapcrt on the gulf of Finland. Four companies of soldiers are said to have Leen dispatched to suppress rioting. The disturbances are believed to be I'(T1TI'-I(,I W 1 M IX 111)1 1 I I 1 II I 1 lfi i - l :ju i t; j . . v. 1 There is a general movement among the public to raise money for the pur- pose of increasing the Navy. Rumor of Bombardment. London, Feb. 12. The Tien Tain cor- I rMnnmlpnt of the Standard cables it is reported that five Russian cruisers from Yaldivostock bombarded Hako date, Japan on Tuesday. Hakondate is one of the islands of Hokkaido, the most northern of three Japanese islands. The harbor there is excellent and the town, containing about jG,000 inhabitants, is well and it-gularly built. There is a Japanese naval school there. Southern Officials in Charleston. (By Associated Press) Charleston, S. C, Feb. 11 President Samuel Spencer and the directors of the Southern Railway with a large number of representative merchants Clnb by The News and Courier tonight. I The directors are on their annual in- ! special tour of the lines of the system ! p.nd are accompanied by Major General i W. F. Randolph, U. S. A.., retired, and ! Captain W. Gordon McCabe, of Rich- j n-end, and others. Short but spirited i addresses were made by President i Spmcer, Capt. McCabe, and Mr. W. C. Miller, of the Charleston bar. The di rectors of the - company present are Aflrian I&elin, Jr., Wm. Butler Duncan, James T. Woodward, president, of the Hanover National Bank of New York; H. v. Fahenstock, George F. J3aker, president cf the First National Bank, New York; Thomas B. Jovins, Edward Randolph, treasurer New York Life In surance Company; Samuel M. Inman and Jos. F. Bryan. The party will vi?it points of interest in the city to niororw. Opening of Mardi , Gras. (By Associated Press) New Orleans, Feb. 11. The carnival opened tonight with the parade of the Knights of Momus whorepresented vis ions of the world's vanity and was one of the handsomest displays ever wit nessed, even in this city, during the Past hirty -yearsr The city was bril liantly illuminated and already con tains one of the greatest crowds in its history. The battleship Texas is in the river and will arirve here in the Horning. The Drexel yacht Delaredo, ha? arrived with President Stuyvesant fish and party. The number of distin guished visitors will be large. The street parade was followed by brilliant tableaux at the French Opera cuse. The aueen was Miss Adenia; Pjevosty, daughter of Justice Prevosty, f the Supreme Court. Bishop Coadjutator. i (By Associated Press) Albanv. N. Y TTh 11 Rrv. T)r Richard H. Nelson, of Philadelphia, ts-- ay was elected bishop co-adjutor of of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Albany. Death of Josiah Patterson. (By Associated Press) Memphis, Feb. 12. Former -Congressman Josiah Patterson died here this morning of a complication of dis His son, Congressman M. R. t-atterson, representing the same dis wict that his father did, left Washing ton for Memphis today. gin Operations at Rock Ford Mt. Near Hfddenite Southern Promised Twen ty Cars Granite Daily. (Special The News) Statesville, N. C.. Feb. 12. A survey ing corps of half a dozen engineers has been employed for some time surveying the route for a branch line to be built by the Southern Railway from Hidden itc to Rock Face Mountain, where tin immense granite quarry is scon. to be opened up by a company, the personnel of which cannot be obtained at the present time. The company has a contract with the Southern that they will furnish at least twenty car loads of stone daily for. transporation. The quarries at Reek Face Mountain have never been worked before to any extent but the supply is said to be enormous as may be judged by the output of twenty cars per, day which the company expects to take out. . - There is considerable secrecy about the make up of the corporation which will work this quarry and so far it has been impossible to secure the names of the parties composing the company. It is understood however that there is ample capital behind the scheme. SENATOR MANAMA A1 THE CRISIS His Temperature Today is 104- -He H-d n Comfortable Night. (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 12. Senator Han na's condition this morning is serious. 'it is said by hi; . . : , .4-1... 4- j i. climax of the disease has been reached. Their belief is that if the fever breaks within the next two or three, days there is a good chance of recovery. If longer, the worst is to be feared as the patient's strength is not sufficient to withstand the ravages -of fever-tiong. A11 tis physicians are at his bedside ami in constant attendance. - ' Washington, Seb. 13. A bulletin is- sued at 9 o'clock says, Senator Hanna ?ad .a comfortable night but his fever 1S mgnei tms morning, iemperauire 104, pulse . 112, respiration 28. The irratibility of the stomach has disap peared. The doctors held an early con sultation. It is believed the fever has reached its climax. N - ' NO TROOPS FOR BALTIMORE. - Governor Warfield Says They are Not Needed, ?nd the Cabinet De cides Not to Send Them. (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. .12. At a cabinet meeting today it was decided not to grant the request of the Maryland Leg islature for Federal troops to 1 police Baltimore. General Riggs formally pre f?llted the Potion and at the same time conveyed a personal statement om Governor Warfieid, that troops are not needed. , , COLLIER RAMMED BY GUNBOAT. T,ie United States Collier Nero Dis- j Havana Harbor. I (By Associated Press) San Francisco, Feb. 12. Information i is received here that the United States , Collier, Nero, has been rammed by the i gunboat, Concord, in the harbor of Panama. The collier was beached to save her. The Concord is not damaged. mm inm CdNDITlONS -FftS Baltimore Banks all Re-Fs-tablished and Well Sup plied with Money- National Bank Vaults all Found In tact Taxes Suspended. (By Associated Press) . Baltimore, Feb. 12 This city is grad ualy resuming its normal conditions as shown by the fact -that ad banks are established in temporary quarters and well supplied with funds. The vaults) of all national banks have been opened and the contents found undamaged. The municipal authorities decided to susoend for the time the collection 6f taxes and water rents as January col lection's wil meet the requirements for a long time. Insurance agents say ten million dollars have already been paid policyholders and many millions more are on deposit ready to be" paid after partial adjustments have, been made. At a conference-today between. the maj'or and citizens' committee it was decided -that no call be made for out side help to relieve the situation. If necessary the municipality will float a loan later. The Telegram From Renter's Agency was a Repeiition the Former Battle at Port Authur Ttie Part May Fall Withinthe Week--A Summing Up of the Whole ' Situation tiy Baron Hayashi. . . (By Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12. On account of the lack of cable communications what additional news has been re ceived has come i rem the Russian embassies abroad. The ambassador at Paris cabled a full story of a battle off Chemulpo in which he praises the heroic 'conduct of the -Russian sailors. Papers here print the bare foreign tele grams of what happened in Corea' Large crowds of people are constantly at the admiralty office seeking information regarding the fate 'of relatives in the Far East. The move ment of Russian troops estaward is being pushed. ONLY TWO CONFLICTS. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. A careful study of the reports that havebeen received in America and Europe from Jhe Far East indicate but two actual conflicts have taken place so far between the Japs and Russians. These are the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur Monday night and Tuesday morning and the affair at Chemulpo Monday and Tuesday. Those acquainted with conditions there believe reports of otner engagements are but echoes cf thesa two fights, reports of these being cabled from different places as the news reaches them, naturally lead to confusion of dates. Two circumstantial reports cf another engagement to Reuter Telegram Company from Tokjp of Wednesday's date and published in this country yesterday undoubtedly iefer to the original Port Arthur attack. This idea i.3 strengthened by the fact that no official confirmation -has been received of subsequent engagements and it is pointed out that such ofilc'ial advices are received by embassies at Washington promptly on heels of press reports Monday and Tuesday. For this reason the report cabled by Tien Tsin correspondent of the London Standard that the Rus sian fleet has bombarded Hakodato is entirely disregarded. There are many reasons to discredit the vague reports' cf further engagements. ' ' NO DISPATCHES FROM ALEXIEFF. GT. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12. There is positively no ascertained by the government that no dispatches have been received from Viceroy Alexieff except .those already given out and it is understood that even the Czar is anx "fcTtsry rwaiting complete direct official information! At tht Admiralty it is said some additional technical dfetaiis havo been received but nctbing regarding fighting. The explana tion, is the lack of cable- connections'. . JAPANESE . TROOPS DISEMBARKING. LONDON, Feb. 12. Baron Hayashi, Japanese Minister here, received' a dispatch from the government at Tokio that the latter has not yet received official report of ' tho battle off Port Arthur, adding that apparently the disem barkation of the Japanese troops is proceeding without disorder and- satisfactorily at Chemulpo and elsewhere. . LULL IN WAR NEWS. LONDON, Feb. 12. There is a marked lull in the war news, no confirmation being received of the reported at tempts of the Japanese to land troops near Port Arthur. Captain Tamasi, a Japanese naval attache here, discredits the story and said the Japanese never will attempt to take Port Arthur from the sea. He attaches the greatest im portance to tho. seizure of Masampho, Corea, as giving Japan command of the Straits of Corea and preventing the junction of the Russian squadrons. He thinks that according to plans previously arranged, the main Japanese squadron is still in the vicinity of Port Arthur preparing for another attack. The British government' has informa tion which leads to its belief that Japan" is likely to be in 'possession of Pert Arthur within one week. In the best informed Japanese circles here it is believed that the war will be over by Jrily. British officials who are cog nizant of . the extraordinary- thoroughness with which Japan prepared for the war are inclined to share tha Japanese view regarding the duration of the. war. BARON HAYASHI SUMS UP. Feb. 12. Baron Hayashi in summing up events in the Far East says: "Whatever may be the event ual result of the Avar with Russia in allowing Japan to oc cupy and fortify Masampho it has created another Dar danelles. With the fortification of Masampho the integrity cf Japan is assured forever. No fleet can pass there against the wishes of Japan. Even if we are beaten we would not give up Masampho." The Associated Press understands that Japanese troops are advancing rapidly toward the Yalu, river where it is expected they will en gage the Russian forces. The Japanese declare the num Jiers of Russian troops are greatly exaggerated. The plans of tho Japanese appear to be to take the road leading straight to Mukden. They profess to have no doubt they will be able to drive back the Russian forces towards Harbin. Baron Hayashi says this road, although nominally under Russian military control, is subject to constant raids by the Chinese. The Japanese intend to" cut the line of communication between Port Arthur and the mainland in Manchuria to prevent re-inforceinents from reaching Pert Arthur and inflicting damage in Manchurian' railway. In spite of lack of news it is believed here that a big land forces- were actively engaged in an important movement which will reach the climax as swiftly as Japan's .naval attack. . : . . The Japanese Minister further announces that M. Pavl off, Russian Minister, and his legation guard, departed for China and tnat Russian officers and sailors surrendered to the Japanese after the battle at Chemulpo to be sent to Shanghai on the first neutral vessel available.' NEUTRALITY PROCLAIMED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Minister Conger cabled the State Department that the Chinese government will issue immediately a proclamation of neutrality.. China must prevent the use of -her soil by either Russian or Papanese troops. of Captain V. F. McBee is in Raleigh for the Purpose of Conferring With Governor Aycock on This Proposition -Co'rpopations Chartered. (Special The News) Raleigh, N.' C, Feb. 12. The South ern Veneer Co., of .Williamstcn, , is chartered with 10,000 capital'. The incorporators are Noah S. Peel, Ar thur Terry, Clarence R. White. A charter is issued to the Concord Wholesale Grocery Co., capital $100, 000. The incorporators are W. C. Houston, H. L. Parks and Hugh Parks. A novel concern chartered was the Dixie Fishing Pond Co., with capital $S00. The pond is to bo at Lucama. The principal corporators are Wiley Mercer, A. T. Barnes, and fifteen' ethers. The Rotary Machine Co., cf Dela ware, took out domestication papers, principal place of business in. this State being at Forest G,y. The cap ital; is $50,000. The local directors are's M. Flack and T. W. Kendrick, of Shelby. Capt. V. E. McBee, formerly of the Seaboard Air Line, but now with the , Southern in South ' Carolina, is here, it is understood, for the pur pose of submitting to Gov. Aycosk a proposition to lease the Atlantic ajnd North Carolina Railroad. The proposition will bo for a term cf .fifty years on a scaled per centage, rang ing from 2 70 per cent, the first year to as high as 5 or G per cent toward the latter part of the term. Insurance Commissioner Young Is sues a statement that reports thus far show total losses by all companies li censed to do business in North Caro lina suffered in the great Baltimore fire are not less than $30,000,000, and they may reach $50,000 ,OCO. This will be about half the surplus of these com panies.' The Commissioner says that while natural -there should be anxiety among agents and insurers in this State there is no use for great alarm; that it looks now as though a few com panies will go to the wall and these will be almost all companies not doing busi ness in North Carolina. He says he called for special reports of all com panies involved in the Baltimore fire and will keep the public posted. He says 114 companies are licensed to do business' in North. Carolina, the assets amounting to $300,000,000, liabilities to $34,000,000. SPEAKERS AT CONVENTION Full Details of tho Meeting of Y. M. C. A. 'o? Carolinas This Week. There has just been issued a full pro gram of the coming annual convention of the Y. M. C. A. of the Carolinas in Spartanburg on the 20-23 inst. The convention will be devoted en tirely to a discussion of "How the Y. M. C. A. can be of the largest and best service." The program which is issued from the headquarters of the state executive committee here gives notice of the fol lowing special features: Four talks doaling with the funda mentals of the Christian life by Dr. Scherer. ' Platform Meeting Monday night, Work Among. Industrial Classes. Evangelistic Meetings for Men anil Boys. - Delegates' quiet hour. 1 Union Mass Meeting Sunday even ing. Convention sermon. The following is a list cf the lead rig speakers. Rev. J. A. B. Scherer, Ph.- D., Charleston. C. C. Michener. New York. r Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, Charlotte. W. D. WTeatfcerford. New York. President Francis -Tenable, Univer sity of North Carolina. Chas. R. Townson. Fhilaaelpma. A. C. Bvidgman, .Columbia. - .. G. C. Huntington. Charlotte. Hv O. Williams, Richmond. Rev. M. D. Hardin, Charlotte. D. L. Probert, Philadelphia. P. M. Colbrt, Winston-Salem. STRUCK SY A TRAIN. A Paducah Street Car Struck by a Tr?.iri with Fata! Consequences. - (Bv Associated Press) Paducoh, Ky., Feb. 12. A street car fiioH with nasseneers was struck by an outgoing train this morning near the union station. Ten persons were injured, several believed to Be tatauy. Trouble in S?n Domingo. (Bv Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 12. Minister Powell reported by cable to the State -Department, dated Tuesday, the first battle being fought in Sanchez, and many . killed. The French warship Trcude arrived at San Domingo, and departed -immediately for Porto--Plato, where . tha. Jiminez rebels were creating disorder. The Spanish war ship Pis Dela Plata, also had .arrived at San Domingo. "' . ' . New Orleans Marke't. (By Associated Press) - - -New Orleans, Feb. 12. The cotton market was dull this . morning. , The volume of tratie was light and furnish ed chiefly by scalpers. It was an ideal scalping market with fluctuations mod erately wide and rapid. At the opening prices were 7 to 28 points higher than yesterday's close. v ' jl he Members of the Legisla- ture Have Some Warm j Words About the Shoddy) WorK on the State Capitol --The Lie Passed- (Special The News) Columbia, S. C, Feb. 12. There were exciting scenes in the hall of the House of Representatives at last night's ses sion, and members indulged in lan guage unparliamentary but quite ex pressive of their overwrought feelings. It was the outcome of the investigation into the manner in which the State House was completed. At a meeting of the members of the eoinmisicn, which had in charge the work of completing the capitol, held yesterday, it was decided to memoralize the General Assembly for the members of the building commission to be given a hearing in their own defense. When the memorial was presented at the night session a colloquy, ensued between Mr. T. Y. Williams, of Lan caster,, .and Mr. W. J. Johnson, of Fairfield, which almost resulted in a clesh ur-on the fioo'r of the House. Mr." W.. J. Johnson, a member of the State House building committee, in which he declared that it had not been his intention to speak' upon this ques tion, for thelansuage which he would like to apply to tire report would not be parliamentary. Mr. 'Williams and Mr. J. D. Rawlin son, of Richland, plied Mr. Johnson with questions to find out if the latter hd, been denied the privilege of com ing before the commission. The mo ment was exciting when Mr. Rawlin son began to approach toward Mr. Johnson,' but the Speaker rapped the members to order. Mr. Johnson declared the report of a commission which had sat behind closed doors to have been a damnable insult to the State of South Carolina.: Replying to a question, 'Mr.' Johnson said. that' there had been no division. in the building commission except for one dissenting member, who had been per mitted to be with the investigating commission. Why not the other eight? They are honorable gentlemen, all -of them, and any statement to tho con trary is an infamous lie. - Mr. Williams-r-Do you mean to ap ply that to the members of the. com mittee? -' .Mr. Johnson You have heardwhat I have said. . T i ' - - -. J.-" Mr. Williams Do you mean to apply that to me; it is very easy for you to say. Mr. Johnson If the cap fits wear it; just wear it. - Mr. Williams All right, sir. At the' conclusion of Mr. Johnson's remarks, Mr. Williams very calmly ris ing in his scat, and pointed his finger at Mr. Johnson, said with deliberation: "There is absolutely nothing in the report which even intimates that any member of the State House commis sion has been in collusion with any body to rob the State, and anybody who sa3rs so is a liar." Mr. Johnson Do you " . At this point several members sprang up, expecting to se trouble, and the sergeant at arms took up a place be tween the two members of the House, who stood glaring at each other. Subsequently Mr. Williams apolo gized to the House, "but not to an in dividual" for the language he had used, and later Mr. Johnson did likewise. Kirs. Lorenz Acquitted. By Associated Press) Washington, Feb.-12. In the postal trial today, after all evidence had been submitted, Justice Pritchard directed the jury to return a verdict of acquittal in the case against Mrs. Lorenz, say ing there was not sufficient evidence tcThold her. Cuban Loan. (By Associated Press) .Havana, Feb. 12. Speyer & Com pany have contracted to take $35,000,. 000 of the Cuban- loan. Price, 92. , h mi n u u mil AT WflTERViLLE Estimated Loss $12,000 - Insurance $3,000 -List of Houses Burned Out, (Special The News) Greenville, N. C, Feb. 12.-Fire 'start ing "o'clock this taorning and destroy ed an entire block of stores in Winter ville, five miles south of Greenville, on fhe Atlantic Coast Line. Practically all the" mercantile section section was burned and only two stores are left in the town. Fire began in the drug store of Dr. B: T. Cox, about the center block, and burned both ways to the corner. Nine buildings were lost, all frame. The total loss is estimated at.$12, 0C0, with about $3,000 insurance.- Those burned out are: Harrington, Barber &Co., general merchants; If. L. Johnson, 'grocer; Guy" Taylor, grocer; G. A. Kittrell & Co., grocers; Dr. B. T. Cox, drug store; Mrs. Sarah Taylor, milliner; Winterville Mfg. Co., supply store; Hill Wlthingjoa, barber; Mason ic lodge and Junior Order Mechanics. Those losing buildings are: J. B. Cooper, J. S. Barber, C. D. Hooks and i Tucker Bros. . . The Report is That the Riis- san Officers Were Attend ing the Circus-The Night . Attac k of Admiral Togo and his Destroyers. '(By Associated Press) London, Feb. 12. Statements of all kinds ", concerning the Port Arthur fight were published here. According toNhe.Che Foo Daily Mail, the lack of preparation on the part of the forts at Port Arthur was due to the fact that all the naval and military officers were attending a circus performanee-and did not determinate ' until early in the morning. According to the correspon dent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald, the. Japanese torpedo boats succeeded in entering the outer harbor by a ruse; they used the Rus sian flash light signals. This correspon dent adds that three Japanese torpedo beats were sunk with great loss of life. The correspondent -of the Standard " at Tokio sends in an entirely new ac count of the Port Arthur encounter. He says Admiral Togo's fleet arrived on Monday night and found the Russian squadron drawn up in battle formation outside the harbor and under the shadow of the forests the destroyers being spread out in front over a dis tance of five miles. Admiral Togo de cided on a night attack and opened firo at 11 o'clock. While the cannonade was hottest a number of Japanese tor pedo boats crept along close in. shore at the foot of the cliff and succeeded in the darkness in getting between the Russian ships and the land. Here they lay unnoticed until the Russians begsn to give way before the Japanese fire and sought to re-enter the harbor. The Japanese torpedo boats then opened fire at comparatively close range and . sank two battleships and one cruiser close to the entrance of the harbor. The effect of this coup was the retreat of the remainder of the squadron into the harbor. All was fe on board of the Japanese ships at noon cn Tuesday the correspondent concludes, and the engagement w-a3 then still in progress. The New Y. IV!. C. A. Secretary. The following in regard to Mr. Pro bert, the new Y. M. C. A. secretary here is taken frpm the Philadelphia Association-News': ; ' '.'. ;' - "Mr. Probert will leave J for his new work at Charlotte, N. C Thureday, the 18th, and his name will be properly engrossed with the hundreds ot others who have served the Central Branch and then left for other fields. "No one else has been so closely in touch with the popular Saturday Even ing Socials that have been held regu larly every week for the past two years, and the social hour, Saturday, February 13th, will be in the . nature of a farewell to Mr. Probert. "It will all be 'very informal, with music, talks, and refreshments, .and every member of the association 13 in vited to take their chance to say 'good bye' to one who has given a lot of hard work to the Central Associa tion." For Driving Over Hose., Geo. Winchester, a colored . driver was summoned to courL. tomorrow to answer a charge of driving over the hose used h flushing a sewer today, Officer House being in charge of the work. Winchester claims that he had either to drive cn the "sidewalk or over the hose and he chose the latter course. Mrs. Miller Seriously III. Mrs. .A. A. Miller is reported seri ously ill today as the result of being burned last week at her home in Dil worth. Mrs. Miller's friends 'are quite anxious on account of her condition. P-ctkt rill RebuiiL Charlotte mi LI -men will be interested to krrow that Pacolet Mill No. 3, at Pacolet, S. -C, partiy" destroyed by the big flood last June, is now about com pleted and will be ready to resume work if cotton , conditions make such a course advisable. Mills Nos. 1 and 2 were completely destroyed by the flood. To Give Rental This Evening. Prof. Jos. Craighill and Mr. Wa!te? Scott have gone to Monroe where they will give a recital, this evening in .the opera house. The recital it is uruler stcod is given for the benefit of a focal church. First A. R. P. Church Meeting. The meetings at . the First A. R. P. church, are increasing in attendance and interest. Rev., Mr. Fry preached a sermon on the "Christ Life." At 7:45 tonight Rev. W. W- Orr will preach. The public is cordially invited. Lincoln's Birthday Today. Today is the anniversary , of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and is a legal holiday in the 'North. As a con sequence no New York or Chicago market quotations were received here today. . , - . Rev. Plato Durham Coming. The reputation of Rev. Plato Dur ham and his well known ability as a speaker and teacher, make the an nouncement that he will speak at the men's meeting of the.Y. M. C. A." one of special moment. Good music will add to'the interest of the meeting. Mr. John C. Watson will sing a solo. . ! Mr. Gilliam III. Mr. Edwd. Gilliam, advertising man ager of The News, was taken ill at noon . today and was" compelled to leave hia .work. Mr.'Gilliam was somewhat bet- Iter this afternoon and his friends hope that his illness isonly temporary, - . " - -