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VOL. XXXIII-1NO. 6196.
GREAT ATTENDANCE
AT TRE OPENING OF
STATEOTENTlON
Over 700 Delegates Were Pre
s.nt at the Opening of the Bap
t!st State Convention Last
N!ht. Rev. W. N. Jones was
Eiected Moderator,
Interesting Report of Growth of
Denomination Along all Lines
Read by Rev. Livingston John
son, Gavel Presented by Prof.
Carlyle,
Pneeial to The News.
Ilaoigh, Dec. 7. The seventy-fifth
annual convention of North Carolina
Baptists assembled within Tabernacle
Baptisr Church last night and will be in
session the remainder of the week.
T!h : o are more than 700 delegates al
loa ly here and the attendance will
probably exceed S00 delegates. It was
just 75 years ago that the first con
vention was held in Raleigh with only
"f delegates. That convention raised
?1.:J for all purposes while monies
niiseil -during the year just closed ag
gregate f4,095.
Rev. R. H. Marsh, president since
1S9L called the convention to order to
night at 7:30 o'clock, calling on the
convention to join in singing the Dox
c;ogy. The opening prayer was by Dr.
Bunaway of Oxford. A service of song
under the direction of Rev. J. C. JMas
see. the pastor host, followed, "Send
out thy Light" and 'How Firm a Foun
dation"' being notable numbers.'
In the absence of Dr. Hale, of Wil
mington, the opening sermon was by
Dr. J. M. Frost, of Nashville, Tenn., his
theme beinir the importance and, sig
nificance of Baptism and the text
Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righ
teousness." The nominations for president of the
convention were E. F. Aydlett, of
Elizabeth City; W. N. Jones, of Ral
eigh; C. B. Aycock, of Goldsboro; J. B.
Carlyle, of Wake Forest; T. M. Arring
ton, of Rocky Mount; W. C. Dowd, of
Charlotte: W. R. Gwaltney, of Hickory.
Three ballots were required for elec
tion, W. N. Jones leading on the third
with 145 votes and E. F. Aydlett second
with 119.
During the balloting, Prof. Carlyle of
Wake Forest presented to the conven
tion a avel made from a tree under
which the reat missionary, Dr. Yates
used to offer his daily prayers while a
student at Wake Forest College. It was
the gift of John M. Crenshaw ,the first
student to enroll at the college when it
was opened.
The most notable feature of the
Eaptist State Convention today was the
presentation of the annual report of the
Board of Missions and Sunday Schools
by Rev. Livingston Johnston, corres
ponding secretary. A feature was a
statement showing the growth of the
Baptist cause in the State during the
last five years 1900 to 1905. This
showed an increase from 1.86S to 1,816
churches: 1,645 to 9,801 baptisms; 166,
095 to 1S4.333 membership; State mis
sions, SiS.530 to $30,000; foreign mis
sion $9,805 to $23,267; home missions
$5,957 to 8,901; education $2,332 to
33,885; Sunday schools ?615 to $1,138;
ministerial relief S1.066 toS2,1.19; or
phanage 812,699 to $24,010, Sundry $63
to ?750. The aggregate is an advance
from ?50,105 to S94.095. The report
shows the Woman's Work department
in excellent condition with 174 soci
eties and ?77,158 raised for State, for
eign and home missions.
Actable recommendations of the
board are that the colportage work be
turned over to the missionaries and
that :500 to be set aside for the work;
that money be set side for the mainten
ance of the mountain schools so desig
nated as not to be counted as mis
sions; that S30.000 instead of $25,000
be raised for State missions not in
cluding the appropriation by the ap
propriation by the Homemission board
for the mountain schools. In conclusion
the report declares that the Baptists
oi the 8fat.e have much to thank God
tor as they review the past year's
work excellent reports from the mis
sionaries, all indebtedness wiped out,
Sunday school work well night self
sustaining and advancement in Home
and Foreign Missions. On the other
band there is some faint conception of
how much could be done if all the
churches could be enlisted.
The address of welcome for the Bap
tist State Convention was delivered by
N'. Simms who especially caught the
ear of the convention with his insist
ence that the great need was for this
to be the time for inaugurating effort
tor the conversion of men rather than
the increase of collections for conven
tion purposes. He emoted statistics
showing that North Carolina is falling
behind in the per cent of her citizens
woo are Baptists while Virginia, Texas,
Georgia and others are making decided
advances in this direction. "North
rohna tor Baptists" was the slogan
would offer for the convention work
the next yea,.
The second day's session of the Bap
lst State Convention was called to
older by President Jones at ten o'cloek
duer devotional services by Rev. W. C.
fccarbrough, of Murfreesboro.
me election of the officers .other
inan ,-esident who was elected last
Vin n 8 th" first business resulted:
nlfn , esi'ients; F. P. Hobgood, of
Str'n ; V- - Dowd. -Charlotte. O. L.
"neld; Recording Secretary, N. B.
r-l ' . , ,
- ' .a
Broughton, Hight C. Moore; Assistant f
Treasurer, Walters. Durham, J. M.
btoner; Assistant Auditor, F. H
Bnggs; Corresponding Secretary, Liv-
-mooluu junnson; Trustees, W. C
Tyree, G. C. Briggs, Chas. B. Aycock.
ue annual report of the board of
missions and Sunday schools was sub
mitted. ,
Prof. E. S. "Rrnorrm fnr- tV T:
theological Seminary reported 55
minister is far greater than suppy. He
ministers far greater th an simnlv Wo
declared his heart quivered when he
ieaa recently declaration by the presi
dent of one of the greatest Bnntist in.
stitutions in the country that. h wns
nota candidate for a Heaven that would
exclude Edward Everitt Hile men that
thought.
Report of Wake Forest collee-fi sh ow
ed 69 ministerial students attending.
The committees announced the fol
lowing chairman: Home Missions, T. G.
wood, chairman; State Missions, M. L.
Keesler, chairman; Sundav Schools. .T.
A. Oates; Obituaries, J. D. Huffham;
Baptist Schools, J. W. Bailey; Wo
mans' Work, C. F. Meserve; General
Education, G. F. Lumpkin; Ministerial
Education, E. F. Aydlett; Periodicals,
1. J. Taylor; Temperance, Archibald
Johnson; Finance, John T. Pullen; Or
phanage, W. C. Scarboro.
TILLMAN SUCCEEDS.
His Resolution As to Bank Contribu
tions Passes Senate.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 7. Mr. Tillman
called up in the Senate his resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to wheth
er the reports of bank examiners show
any payment of campaign contribut
ions by the national banks, and ad
dressed the Senate outlining his rea
sons for the inquiry.
He called attention to the recom
mendation made by the President in
his annual messages for the enactment
of a law for the protection against bri
bery and corruption in connection with
elections.
He conceded that the Secretary of
the Treasury might not have the facts
wanted, but he thought he ought to
have. Incidentally, Mr. Tilllman, said
he had been informed that the Comp
troller of the Currency has been inves
tigating the subject of bank contri
butions with the view of instituting
legal proceedings.
The Senate passed the resolution
and at 2 o'clock went into executive
session.
At 2 P. M. the Senate adjourned un
til Monday.
NATIONAL LAW LEAGUE.
To Hold Its Next Meeting in Ashe-
viile.
By Associated Press.
Asheville, N. C, Dee. 7. Word was
received here this afternoon that the
National Law League now in
session at Philadelphia, today decid
ed to hold the 1906 meeting in Ashe-
vile. The atendance is about 700.
Mrs. Catherine A. Cole has institut
ed suit for $20,000 damages against
Thomas Redmond, a prominent citi
zen of this county, for alleged sland
er. The complaint is sensational.
NO NEW FEATURES.
Testimony of Officers Develop Noth
ing New.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 7. William A.
Butts, paymaster; J. A. Hyland, book
keeper, and George D. Eldrige, vice
president, of the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Company, and Charles M.
'turner, president of the Security Mu
tual Insurance Company, appeared be
fore the Insurance Investigating Com
mittee, but their testimony developed
no new features.
MISS JOHNSON BETTER.
The Condition of the Novelist Seems
to Be Improved.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 7. The condi
tion of Miss Mary Johnston, the nove
list, is reported to be somewhat im
proved. A few weeks ago she was thought to
be at death's door, but she rallied and
her friends have since been very hope
ful of her continuing in fairly com
fortable health.
QUIET ON SURFACE.
But People Are Secretly Arming Them
selves. By Associated Press.
Washington. D. C. Dec. 6 State De
partment advices are to the effect that
St. Petersburg was quiet yesterday,
but that the people were secretly arm
ing themselves.
CIRCLED THE TRACK
At Eight O'clock the Six Day Bicy
cle Racers Had Circled Saucer
Track 13,000 limes. Rolls
of Money Presented by Crowd,
to Inspire Contestants.
fjy Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 7 Thirteen thous
and times the six day bicycle racers
had circled the saucer shaped track at
eight o'clock. ,
(Tricky spurts, dangerous falls down
the steep inclines of tie track, and the
f,.QnoTit n nnea ranee of rolls of money
sent into the enclosure by spectators
who offered good sums as prizes to the
team who would outride their competi
tors and "rain an extra lap, filled the
early hours with excitement.
OVER 1310 TIMES
CHARLOTTE, N C,
GREAT TIME AT THE
OFJPRESIDENT
Gala Day at Wake Forest. Great
Crowds Fi'l Hall Where Cere
mony of Inaugurating Dr. W.
L. Poteat as President of the
College Takes Place.
Convention Attends in Body. Long
Procession Formed. . Happy
Speeches of Prominent Men
From all Over Country. Dr.
Poteat Delivers Fine Address,
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Dec. 7. The members of
the Baptist State Convention went
on the afternoon train at 1 o'clock
to Wake Forest for the inauguration
of the new president, Dr. W L. Po
teat, to succeed Dr. Charles E. Tay
lor, resigned.
On reaching the college campus, a
procession formed headed by the col
lege students; college trustees in
charge of Mr. W. C. Dowd, of Char
lotte; visitors; college and university
delegates and the faculty.
On assembling in the hall, an in
vocation was offered by President E.
M. Poteat of Furman University, broth
er of the new president of Wake For
est. Then the eloquent presentation ad
dresses for the alumni by Dr. R, T.
Vann, for the faculty by Dr. W. B.
Royal; and the presentation of the
keys by the retiring president, Tay
lor. -
Dr. Poteat deliyered a strong inau
gural address outlining his plans and
aspirations in the direction of the af
fairs of the great institution. The con
gratulatory addresses followed by Gov
ernor Glenn, for the State; President
Venable of the University of North
Carolina for the other institutions;
President Henry Louis Smith for the
Denominational College and for the
universities and colleges of the
country by President Denny of Wash
ington ana xee university.
The Convention delegates returned
to the city nT time for the night ses
sion of the State Convention at the
Tabernacle church.
COMPANIES CHARTERED.
Secretary of State Charters Firm
Other News From Raleigh.
Special to The News.
.Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 7. The Norwood
Lumber Co., of Norwood, Stanley coun
ty, was chartered at a $25,000 capital,
J. F. Shinn being the principle incor
porator.
Sheriff H. L. Joyner, of Northampton
county, delivered to the penitetiary
Nat Boykin to serve five years for kill
ing Ashby Repass. Two negroes were
also committed, Tom Cook and Oscar
Faison, of Wayne county, to serve re
spectively six and three years for stealing-
a mule and coal.
A formal order designating Morehead
as the location for permanent camp
ground of the North Carolina National
Guard was issued today signed by Ad
jutant General T. R. Robertson and
Assistant Alfred Williams.
Governor Glenn orders a special term
of McDowell county Superior Court' for
civil cases to be convened by Judge W.
R. Allen January 15th.
CONFIDENCE WAIVING.
Seems That Russia Cannot Weather
Storm Witte Powerless.,
By Associated Press. . -
St. Petersburg, Dec. 6. (Night.) via
Prussia, Dec. 6.--Public confidence in
the government's ability to weather the
growing storm is waning fast.
Premier Witte seems powerless to
cope with the new elements of danger
which the revolution is raising on ev
ery hand. New mutinies among the
troops are constantly reported and law
lessnees in the country is increasing.
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.
Field Marshal Oyama and Staff Receiv
ed With Great Ovation.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Dec. 7. -Field Marshal Oyama
and his staff made a triumphal entry
into Tokio this morning. The enthusi
asm and magnitude of Marshal Oyama's
reception equalled that given to Ad
miral Togo.
Despite the inclement weather the
crowds thickly lined the streets and
lustily cheered the Marshal and staff
While enroute to the imperial . palace.
A holiday has been declared in the'
whole city. , .
NO MORE FREE PASSES.
New1 York' Central and Hudson Rail
roa Co. ; Not to Issue Free : Passes.
By Associated Press. -
New York, Dec. 7. -With reference to
the report that the New York Central
and Hudson Riv er Railroad Company
had decided to discontinue the issuance
frna tu coaq it urn 55 learned todav that
(the company took action to that end
three weeks ago.
Anthony Fiala Weds.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, : Tenn., Dec. .7. -Anthony
Fiala the Arctic explorer, wedded
f Miaa ' Claire Purvear here "last night.
Miss Puryear i a member of one of
the oiaest i ennessee ia,muisa.
j The ehoir of the First Baptist
Church is requested to meet at tne
church tomorrow evening at uu
o'clock for practice. All members are
'urged to be present.
HAUGURATOH
THURSDAY EVENING,
FUNERAL OF MRS. WEDDINGTON.
Was H?M From the Home This After
noon At 3 O'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Clara Davis Wed
dington, wife of Mr. Graham Wedding
ton, who died at Crewe, Va. yesterday
afternoon, was held from the residence
of Mr. J. H. Weddington on West Trade
street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
services were conducted by Dr. Mar
tin u. Hardin, pastor ot the Second
Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev.
Plato Durham, of Trinity Methodist
church.
From the house the body was borne
to Elmwood cemetery, where the last
sad rites were performed. The 'pall
bearers were W. R. Robertson,4 J. Ren
wick Wilkes. Edwin Gresham. T. R.
Pegram, J. C. McNeely, O. L. Barringer,
Robert Mitchell and J. B. Harty.
The body of Mrs. Weddington arrived
in Charlotte this morning at 9 o'clock
from Crewe. Va. "The funeral escort
was composed of the grief-stricken hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis, father
and mother of the deceased, Mrs. H, N.
Philips and son, Mrs. A. Of Bradshaw
and Miss Pearl Davis. .
From the station the body was taken
to the residence of Mr. J. H. Wedding
ton where it remained until the funeral
hour this afternoon.
Throughout the entire day a steady
stream of friends of. the popular young
matron went in and out the Wedding
ton residence. Many, very many,
brought beautiful flowers and laid on
the bier of the dead.
The News yesterday , evening con
tained the sad notice of the death-of
Mrs. Weddington. The announcement
caused sincere grief among the large
circle of her friends in the city. While
her death was not unexpected the sad
ness of it was none the less poignant.
Mrs. Weddingtonhad made a place en
tirely her own ill the hearts of Char
lotte people. Her;gentle disposition ap.d
sweet womanly bearings were among
the many really attractive characteris
tics of this beloved young woman.
The sincere sympathy of a wide
circle of friends isfextended to those on
whom sorrow's hjavy hand has been
laid. '
Besides the immediate family the fol
loding are here tq, attend the funeral:
Miss Ada Allen of Concord; Miss Car
rie Cannon, of Cornelius; Mrs. Luke
Seawell and Miss Dora Allen Sater,
who were in Atlanta when the tele
gram reached- them announcing Mrs.
Weddihgton's death, arrived this morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, whose
home is at Bristol; Tenn., were unable
to reach Charlotte in time for the fu
neral. ' ."
The deceased is survived by her
husband, father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Davis, four sisters, Mrs. H.
J. Phillips, Mrs. A. O. Bradshaw and
Miss Pearl Davis, of Crewe, Va., and
Mrs. A. C, Porter, of Charlotte, and
two brothers, Mess; 's, Stanley Davis, of
Charlotte and Mr.lc i'ank Davis, of Bris-
ton, Tenn.
WILL ENCOURAGE
Organization Perfected by Men
From Charlotte and Other
. Towns to Encourage Immigra
tion to Piedmont Section.
Cases to be Tried in Charlotte.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, Dec. 7 There was an
important organization perfected here
yesterday by prominent and mnuenuai
men from Charlotte. High Point,
Greensboro and Winston to be known
as the Piedmont Immigration Society,
incorporated with capital stock of $10,
000 subscribed. The charter authorized
the corporation to procure lands by
purchase or agency to supply same to
desirable immigrants from foreign
countries or other States, to employ
a representative in foreign countries
for the purpose of securing farm set
tlers to take the place of those farmers
tenants -and laborers in the Piedmont
section .who have gone to the facto
ries. - Directors were chosen from the
towns of Greensboro, Charlotte, Salis
bury, Raleigh, Lexington, High Point,
Durham. Marion. Graham. Elkin, Mt.
Airy, Winston and Randleman. Among
those who have accepted are the fol
lowing men, C. F. Tomlingson, High
Point; S. Bryan, Randleman; C. D.
Mclver and J. M. Millikan, of Greens
boro; E. B. C. Hambley, Salisbury; R.
M. Miller, Jr., Charlotte.
United States District Attorney tioi
ton was here yesterday looking over
thA dnokpt and nreoarins: his cases for
next week's term of Charlotte Federal
Court. He. returned home last night.
There are two big cases against Gov
ernment Rectifiers and Distillers for
alleged frauds against thel government,
similar to the Old Nick case due for
trial at Charlotte. These are United
States against Vogler and against
Smithdeal of Advance. It is learned
I that these cases will be 'continued,
'owing to the improbability of their
being able to be concluded before
i Christmas. The first week in January,
!a special term.pf Federal Court begins
in Greensboro again for the trial of
revenue officers accused of conspiracy
with distillers to defraud the govern
ment and numberless other offences. It
is thousht that the case of Deputy Col
lector Samuels, which was discontinu
ied at the October term on account of
(Mr.- Holton's sudden illness will -r be
taken up first.
i Carolina Postmasters.
By Associated-Press.
Washington, Dec 7 Postmasters ap
pointed for North Carolina are, at
Rives Chanel;. Thomas B..Womble; at
Walls, John R. Johnes,
For South Carolina, at Ladsons, Oli
sar Whaley; at Luray, Lewis M.
I Youmans. 1
MIGRATION
DECEMBER 7, 1905.
III FEARFUL WRECK
19
Horrible Railroad Wreck Occur
red on5 Union Pacific. Freight
Train Dashes Into Overland
Limited Carrying Death to 9
and Serious Injury to 19 Others.
Happened Five Miles West of
" Rock Springs Wyoming. Roth
Engines Demolished. Three
t Cars Burned. List of Ueao
Given.'
By Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 7. Nine persons
were killed and 11 train employes and
eight passengers injured in the wreck
of the Overland Limited passenger
train No. 2 on the Union Pacific, five
miles west of Rock Springs, Wyoming,
this morning.
The Limited was run into head on
by a freight train. Both engines were
demolished. The dynamo car mail car
and dining car on the limited were
burned.
Several of the dead were Inciner
ated. The dead are; Fist cook James
Busbee of Omaha; second cook Ed
Rosenbaum of Oakland Cal; fourth
cook, John Laws of Omaha; two mail
clerks, names not given; electrician
Stigers and his assistant; engineer
Brink, of Rawlins; brakeman Smith,
of Rawlins. ,
An extra freight train was given
an order before it left Rock Springs to
meet four eastbound passenger trains,
of which the Overland Limited was
the last one, at a siding five miles
west of Rock Springs.
The freight waited until three
trains had passed and then pulled out.
When a mile and a half west of the
siding the freight met the Overland
Limited and crashed into it.
EFFECT OF BAD NEWS.
Former ; Minister to France Made II!
Hearing of Brother's Suicide.
By Associatfcd Pi ess.
Washington, Dec. 7. The bad news
from his country about the. reported
suicide of his brother, Yeung Whan
Min, which was conveyed to him yes
terday, has affected the health of
Yeung Tchan Min, former Korean
Minister to France, and he was not
able to receive any one today.
It is expected that he will call upon
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root and try and influence them in
favor of his country, which, under the
treaties with Japan, will lose most of
its independence. . In official circles
the feeling is that it will not be possi
ble for the government of the United
States to interfere.
WILL NOT TESTIFY.
Machen Is Not to Testify In Trial of
Williams.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 7. The agree
ment made with the United States
Attorney General that August W. Ma
chen should not be required to give
testimony in any further proceedings
growing out of the postal frauds has
been determined to be binding on the
government and Machen will not tes
tify in the trial of William G. Craw
ford for the alleged Postoffice frauds.
ELEVEN ARE DROWNED.
Steamer Fram Sunk1 Seven of Crew
and Four Passengers Were Drown
ed. Bv Associated Press.
Christiana, Dec. 7. The timber
laden steamer Fram was sunk in
Christiana Fjord. Seven of the crew
and four passengers were drowned.
THE PANAMA BILL.
Mr. Williams Wants It Spliced Three
Times.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 7. The reading of
the Panama Canal Appropriation bill
was resumed in the House. Mr. Wil
liams presented an amendment cutting
the appropriation from $16,500,00 to $6,
83o, 323. The amount had been arrived
at by taking the indebtendness of the
Commission which they had stated as
$4,500,000 and adding to this the De
cember estimates amounting to ?2,358,
333. PROHIBITING BETTING.
Law Goes Into Effect Prohibiting Bet
ting on Horse Races.
By Associated Press. . -
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 8. The law
prohibiting betting on horse races
in this. st at went into effect on De
cember 1. A race was run yesterday
- 1 11
on the Fair ground s tracK ai oneaoy
ville to test the law. .
The parties arranging the case were
arrested.
Found Dead ini Bed.
The four months old child of Mr.
and Mrs. John Tillmon. who reside on
West Fifth street, was found dead in
bed this morning at an early hour.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence this afternoon.
Receipts at the Platform.
The receipts at the city platform
today amounted to 45 bales at 11
cents: Qn the same day last year, the
receipts amounted to 59 hales at
1 cents.
B ARE KILLED
MORE
INJURED
CHAPEL HILL NOTES.
Mr." Max Cardener, of Shelby, Elected
Captain of Football Team.
Special to The News.
Chapel Hill, Dec. 7. At a meeting
of the football team held today, Mr.
O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, was elected
captain of North Carolina's team for
1906. vMr. Gardner has had considerable
football experience and will undoubt
edly fill the position of captain in the
most acceptable manner. He is one of
the most prominent athletes in North
Carolina.,, He is a man of fine physique,
inches in height. To Mr. Gardner may
weighs 210 pounds and is six feet four
be attributed the Agricultural and Me
chanical College's present standing: in
Southern Athletics. While there he was '.
a member of the football team for six I
years and in 1902 he was captain of the !
team of that institution. As graduate!
manager of athletics for two years, he
worked unceasingly for the upbuilding
and advancement of athletics there and
the influence he exerted is seen plainly
in the present high standard of A. &
M. Athletics. Mr. Gardner also man-1
aged the baseball team of that institu- j
tion for ten years.
The following men who made the
Varsity team this year were awarded
"N. C." sweaters in recognition of the
fact: J. M. Thompson, J. A. Parker, H.
Snipes, E. Snipes, R. R. Reynolds, L. F.
Abernathy, O. M. Gardner, T. W. Sad
ler and T. W. Brown. Only the men
who make the "Varsity" football, base
ball and track teams are allowed the
privilege of wearing the "N. C." mono
gram. It may be of interest to note that ten
of the eleven members of the team that
defeated Virginia on Thanksgiving Day
are North Carolinians. This not only
speaks well for the purity of athletics
at the University but also serves to
demonstrate the fact that the Carolina
spirit is a great factor when it enters
into a football contest.
STANDARD RATE TO APPLY.
Governor Glenn Aceepts Invitation of
Henderson Club.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 7. The North
Carolina Corporation Commission
makes order for the standard freight
'tariff to apply in the future to the
Atlantic and Yadkin division of the
Southern from Sanford to Mt. Airy.
This means a reduction of about 10 per
cent of the general freight rate. The
railroad company agreed to the change.
Governor Glenn accepts an invitation
to deliver an address before the Con
temporary Club at Henderson v next
Monday night. Following the" public
address there will -be a reception and
banquet in honor , of the Governo'r.
... -Crept Half, a Mile. ;
New -York, Dec. 6. Daniel Clark, of
No. 20 Beach street. Orange - Valley,
N. J, crept on his hands and knees
half a mile down the Oraftge Mountain
with both bones oi his right leg brok
en. In crossing the "grounds of the Essex
County Country Club. Clark tried to
jump a ditch, one of the hazzards of
the links, turned his ankle and fell,
breaking his leg. Hie lay there a long
time crying for help. Finally seeing
the lights of the home of Abram Over-
miller, No. 8 Hillside avenue, West
Orange in the distance, he started to
drag himself thither through bushes
and muddy clay. Many times in his
agony he was compelled to stop and
rest.
When at the Overmiller home he
had dragged himself up on the porch,
he knocked on the door. Mrs. Overmil
ler responded saw the muddy bundle
on the porch and screamed for help.
J. Oliver Hooley ran from his home
No. 12 Hillside avenue prepared to
tacke Clarke who cried out:
"Please don't; I don't mean any
harm; I'm hurt and want somebody
to help me. I've dragged myself
through all this mud to find some one
who would get me home."
Holey summoned an ambulance
from the Orange Medincal Hospital,
whither Clark was carried.
Freeman & Co's. Cotton Letter.
New York, Dec. 7. Business is at a
practical standstill pending the is
suance of the Census which is likly to
be in the neighborhood of eight and
one half millions "ginned. We doubt if
it will have more than a temporary ef
fect either way as this is but the cen
sus department's effort to count the
bales of the crop, the total of which we
all feel certain will not exceed ten mil
lion bales, while the market hesitates
awaiting this report it is a great sat
isfaction to feel assured that the work
is being scientificall done, and no
amount of graft or influence can affect
it. Many people distrust the market
because of Headley's conspicuous asso
ciation with it. He is making the best
of his alleged friendship for President
Jordan, and the latter gentleman is in
juring a great cause by not denying the
report of his frequent conferences with
this notorious person. . . .
VICTIMS OF RIOTS
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Is Officially Announced That in
Recent troubles at Odessa
8,000, Persons Have Been
Killed. Killings and Plunder
ing Continue Day and Nirht.
By Associated Press.
Vienna, Dec. 7. An oflicial . state
ment received from Odessa, says 8,000
persons : have . been killed there since
the beginning of the troubles. The lat
est arrivals at Jassy, Moldavia, declare
that the killing and plunderings con
tinue1' at Odessa by -day and night.
Engineers Mutiny.
St Petersburg. Dee. 7. It is rumored
that the military engineers at Odessa
are mutineously inclined.
R OVER 810,
HRICE: 3 CENTS
IIAT.GIIERS' ASSQ.
ISSUES REPORT OF
CROP DP TO DEC, I,
Cotton Crop Report Issued by Na
tional Ginner's Association
Shows Total Crop of 9,623,000
Bales with 8,486,000 Bales
Ginned Up to Dec. 1st.
Report Shows 92.4 Per Cent of
Cop Picked and 88 Per Cent
Ginned. Reports Were Sent
From Whole ot Cotton Belt.
Report by States.
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 7. The following
is the cotton crop report of the Na
tional Ginners Association given out
today:
The reports sent to us from the
whole cotton belt, every postoffice rep
resented, indicates a total crop of 9,
623,000 bales with 8,486,000 bales gin
ned ui to ecember 1st, the crop thus
picked is 92.4 per cent and 88 per cent
has been ginned.
The report by States follows (Ala
bama, 1,061,000 ginned) 95 per cent.
Arkansas, 420,000 ginned; 98 per cent
picked.
Florida, 61,000 ginned; 95 per cent
picked. !
Georgia, 1,549,000 ginned; 97 per cent
picked. ,v
Indian Territory, 242,000 ginned; 90
per cent picked.
Louisiana, 344.000 ginned; 90 per
cent picked.
Mississippi, 820,000 ginned, 87 per
cent picked.
Missouri, 31,000 ginned; 90 per cent
picked.
North Carolina, 561,000 "ginned; 96
per cent picked.
Oklahoma, 234,000 ginned; 78 1-2 per
cent picked.
South Carolina, 975,000 ginned; 98
per cent picked.
Tennessee, 198,000 ginned; 89 per
cent picked. . -
Texas, 1,978,000 ginned; .92 per cent
picked. , v
SAKHAROFF ASSASSI NATED- -
Horrible Story of, How, He repressed
Agrarian Disorders. Crimes perpe-
treated On Peasants.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 6., via Eydtkuh-
nen, East Prussia, Dec. 7. News of the
assassination of Lieutenant General
Sakharoff the former Minister of War,
who w?.s shot in the Governor's palace
at Saratoff, December 5, had been pre
ceded by the most horrible stories,
about how Sakharoff had been repress
ing the Agrarian dosorders.
He corralled the peasants with Cos
sacks and then had them beaten with
soldier's whirs. The assassin of Sakha
roff has not been identified. When ar
rested the whomn who committeed the
crime declared she had execute dtlia
decree cf the terrorists section of th3
Social Revolutionists.
Following is the description of Sa
kharoff's arrival atf Hovoanschina. a
village of the province of Saratoff. "He
came with cossacks an I artillery. The
peasants were surrounded by Cossacks
and. Sakharoff addressed them demand
ing that they surrender their leaders.
A villase Elder rerliel but gave the
General no information. The elder was
immedoately beaten until he lost con
sciousness." Sakharoff retired to the
court house, leaving the peasants at
the mercy of the Cossacks, most of
wom were drunk, and they began
torturing the peasants, pulling out
their heir and beards and even tearing
pieces of flesh from their faces. Thirty
three peasants were thus maltreated. .
Mr. Lyles and Mr. Wolfe Were There.
Mr. W. M. Lyles, of this city, and
Mr. W. Ci Wolfe, of Monroe, were last
night guests of Tahara Temple, D. O.
K. K.'s of Columbia, S. C, when six
tyros were carried across the hot
sands. A ceremonial session was held
in the Castle Hall, after which an ele
gant banquet was served at the Colum
bia Hotel. Both Mr. Lyles and Mr.
Wolfe responded to toasts.
To Be Operated On.
Little John David Hunter, son of
Mrs. D. P. Hunter, will be taken to St.
Peter's Hospital, tomorrow morning
where he will be operated on for ap
pendicitis. The operation will, be per
formed tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. - -
Cotton Receipts.
The receipts of cotton at the city
platform today amounted to 45 bales
and the best price was 11.75. For the
same day last year the receipts
amounted to 59 bales and the best
price was 7.50. :
New York Son Stocks Summary.
New York. Dec. 7. Opening prices as
a rule were at considerable advances
and until the rise, in money rates could
no longer be ignored there was a vig
orous buying -of , various industrial
stocks, principally those of the Allis
Chalmers, Amalgamated Copper, Amer
ican locomotive, Sugar, T- C. & I. and
Corn Products. Profits taking in Na
tional L.ead, noteably depressed the quo
tation and a similar cause also appear
ed to be responsible for a decline in
the Va.-Car. Chemical Co. Although no
author itive disclosures upon the sub
ject was forthcoming, the impression
became very strong in the financial dis
trict that a speculative syndicate nau
obtained control in the open market of
the T. C & I. and that it was, their
buying that had been responsible for
the recant rise, in the company's stock,s.
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