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TREATY OF PEACE.
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Its Presentation to the President by the
American Commissioners,
CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Of the Formal Report of the Commissioner. on Their Work in Paris.
The Arrival of the Commissioners in WashingtonRussia's Big
Order for American Steel Rails General Eagan, of the
Commissary Department, Calls General Miles to
Account for His Statements Regarding the
Latter's Service During the War. '
Washington, December 24. President j almost Immediately after the re-
McKinley received from the American
peace commission late this afternoon
the treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain. In presenting this
momentous document, Judge Day, as
chairman or the commission said it -
represented the earnest efforts of the
American representatives at Paris and .
that it was submitted with the hope
that it would redound to the peace,
credit, and glory of the American na
tion. Accepting the treaty from the hands
of Judge Day, the president respond
. ed with heartfelt thanks, congratulat
ing the commission as a body and the
members individually. He spoke of
all that had been accomplished and of
the happy method by which difficult
.questions had been adjusted. The for
' mal ceremony of delivering the treaty
to the president occurred in the Blue
room and lasted half an hour.
The commission arrived here from
New York, on a special train at 4:20
o'clock p. m. A great crowd of holi- j
day excursionists filled the railroad
station, and, in order to avoid the jam,
where the officials had an opportunity
to leave the train before it entered the
xlepot. Chief Clerk Michaels, of the
state department, was on hand as tha
representative of Secretary Hay, and
quite a number of officials from the
state, war and navy departments, . as
well as friends and relatives, were
there to greet them. As they stepped
from the train there was general hand
I
t
shaking and congratulations and then '
the party was escorted to carriages ,
and driven to the White house. Hon. ;
John Moore, late assistant secretary of
state and legal ad Iser of the commis
sion, oarried with him a huge yellow
leather case. This case never left Mr.
Moore's hand, for it was the peace
treaty, which the commission was
'bearing to the president. Four of the
Commissioners Day, Reid, Davis and
Frye took the first carriage to the
White house and soon thereafter Sena
tor Gray, the remaining member fol
lowed with Mr. Moore and the precious
Jeather case. The ladies of the party
also proceeded to the White house and
Joined the commissioners as they went
before the president. Secrtary Hay
was with the president when the party
arrived at the White house. The first
greeting was quite formal, the presi
dent coming to the private vestibule,
Which leads, to the several drawing
rooms. Judge Day was the first to
grasp the president's hand. The presi
dent remarked on the vigorous health
; of the members. '
In the meantime, Mr. Moore and his
precious "bag had arrived, at the outer
corridor. Before going inside, Mr.
Moore opened the case and from it
took the treaty, in a morocco binding,
about the size of a large encyclopedia.
Then joining Senator Gray- they pro
ceeded iogether to the private vesti
bule, Mr. Moore carrying- the treaty
under his arm. All the members of the
commission being assembled, the pres
ident led the way to th?- Blue room.
Besides the president. Secretary. Hay
and the commissioners, there were
present Arthur "W. Ferguson, who, as
official Interpreter.had been through the
arduous labors of the commission when
the American and Spanish representa
tives were together, also Messrs. Hay
and Gray, sons or the secretary and
, senator, respectively, and several la
dles Ot'thA nffy.
The president stood at the further
end of the room while the party ranged
around Jiim. Takirg the treaty. ,Judg2
Day addressed the president in the
manner .alluded to. His remarks were
quite informal and impromptu, digni
fied and rt o the point, assuring the pres
ident of jLhe satisfaction the commission
felt thatJts labors vere ended in jsuch
a way an to give paromise of the wel
fare of Hie country.
After the president's response, some
time wasspent in informal discutfon
tf the tripjand then all of the commis
sioners, except Judge Day, departed.
The latter remained with the president
for dinner, intending to .leave with Mu
.Day at 7:30 o'clock for Canton, whet;
;they are anxious to eee their family
.rafter the Ions absence. Mr. Reid re
turned to Ntrw York tonight. Senator
jOray went to his home In Delaware,
jand Senators Davis and -Frye remain
jat their homes Jn Washington.
It was stated after the delivery of
.the treaty to the president that it would
jnot be made public at present, the usual
courtesy to the senate requiring that
' Jt should be submitted to that tody be
fore being made -public. In the mean
time it will remain in the custody of
the state department for safe "keeping,
although copies of it will be In the
hands of the president for such consid
eration as may be needed.
It is the Impression ti?at with the
submission of the treaty to the presi
dent, the official existence of Jhat body
will have terminated. Should tTiere be
occasion, which is scarcely conceivable.
w V .e , . UIIS on an or -tne.!
.said that this will either be done by dl-
-recr negotiation with the Madrid gov
' ernment, or through, an entirely new
commission.
It is expected; that the treaty will be
. eubmJttff to the United states senate
assembling of congress.
RUSSIAN ORDER FOR AMERICAN
STEEL. RAILS.
Ambassador Hitchcock, at St. Peters
burg, cabled the secretary of state to
day that he has been officially, notified
that a contract for 80,000 tons of rails
for the Eastern Chinese railroad has Ui -y y
been awarded to the Pennsylvania and : The agreement as far as it concerns the
Maryland Company. j archipelago, is . practically void."
The gunboat Wilmington sailed to- j -;"Are you still opposed to the annex
day from Norfolk.. She will touch first ; ation of the Philippines to the United
at San Juan de Porto Rico and then
proceed to the north coast of Brazil,-;
where she will enter the Orinoco river '
and ascend that stream some distance.
This will be- the first time in . manv
years than -an American war vessel
has floated in the Orinoco.
The Isla de Luzon and the. Isla de
Cuba, two of the vessels sunk' by Dew
ey at Cavite and subsequently raised
by Naval .Constructor Capps, have
safely made the voyage from Manila
to Hong Kong under their own steam.
They are to be docked and thorough
ly repaired at Hong Kong and, because
of their peculiar fitness for the service,
will be kept among the Philippine is
lands for some time to come. The Cin
cinnati arrived at Havana.
GENERAL MILES CALLED TO AC-
COUNT.
General Eagan, commissary of
sub-
sitence, gave out the following state-
! iiicni, buua; lit icicieutc lO IHS CJlXlltcm-
; plated action on statements made by
j General Miles, concerning commissary
i supplies furnished the army:
T J 1S J.
"Geheral Eagan has referred to Gen
eral Mfles the published article pur
porting to be an interview with Gen
eral Miles In regard to the military sup
plies asking whether the . statements
attributed to him (Miles) were made
by him or any of them, or which of
them, or to what extent the statements
or any ports of the statements are
true.
"General Eagan does not purpose to
discuss this very serious matter in the
public press, but has asked, first, if
General Miles avows or disavows this
interview, and has also asked the in
vestigating commission for a true copy
of the statements (that were
not
sworn to, however,) made by "General
Miles before it. General Eagan has
also asked the investigating commis
sion that he be called before it for the
purpose of rebutting or refuting the
statements alleged to have been made
by General Miles and published in the
press that he may answer these, or
any statements made by General. Miles,
and especially and particularly to meet
the alleged charge of furnishing any
thing whatever under pretense of ex
periment." Some days ago the secretary of the
treasury submitted to the attorney gen
eral the question of the taxability of
beer under the war revenue act. It is
understood that in the forthcoming
opinion it will be held that beer In the
hands of retailers on the date the act
went into effect is not subject to the
Increased tax.
GENERAL BATES ORDERED TO
CIENFUEGOS.
Major General John C. Bates, who is
now In this city, has been ordered to
assume command of the' new- military
department at Cienfuegos, Cuba, Janu
ary 1st, when the United States will
take formal possession of the island, j
General Bates has recently been in
command of the First division of the
First army corps, wjth headauarters
at Macon.
Brigadier General Joseph Sanger, of 1
the inspector . general's department, has j
been temporarily assigned to the com- i
mand of the military department of
Matatrzas, Cuba. These to assign
ments in Cuba under supreme com
command the various military depart
ments in Suba under supreme com
mand tif "Major Grsneral Brooke, who Is
now m his way to Havana to super
intend the steps attending the formal
surrender of the territory to the T3 lilt
ed States forces ou January 1st.
Constipation prevents the body fron
ridding Itself of waste matter. Be
Witt's Little Early Risers will remows
the trouble and cure Sick Headache.
Billlousness, Inactive Liver and cler
the complexion. Small, sugar cos 4L
don't gripe or cause isjiuspo, JL r. Bel
lamy. '
Death of nr. John B. Hamilton
Chicago, December 24. Dr. John B.
:Hamilton, ex-surgeon general of the
United States marine hospital .service,
died in Elgin, Ills., tonigtxt. For over
a -year he has feeen surfrntpndnt' nf
the state asylum for the Insane at El- ! issue of the new loan of $11)00,000
gin, and It was within the wsJls of the j to be devoted to city Improvement, in
lnstitation that he breathed his last, feuding nearly $5,000,000 for. a letter
While on a visit to the east two weeks "r saipply and $1,000,000 for the pub
since. Dr. Hamilton was attacked by He library. This decision establifhes
a, severe cold and In a few days peri-, the legality of the loan and it will be
tonltte developed. In spite of every-I negotiated at once,
thing that could be done he grew worse ; - - - - - -rapidly
and on December 16th it was '
decided by Dr. Nicholas Senn that an' The Destroyed Standard Oil Hooks "
operation - was necessary to save tho
"ie. ioe operation was per -
the tnTtA hi T iLw,f
he would pull thrcu For , the last
two days he has however, been sink-
ing slowly and death came - at p:30
o'clock tonight. . -Vjc-w
the PHiLiPPiJroa
The IInurs5nt Oppose American Sa j
perrlslon They Contend, for Abto
1 ate Independence
New York. December 24. The Pb.il-
ippino envoys, F. Agonciilo and S. Lo-,; der with sensational features was com
pez, following close on the heels of the mitted in the suburbs of Raleigh last
peace commissioners, returned to this night, but was not discovered until
city today on the Etruria. They will re ute this afternoon. Alexander Allen,
main here over Christmas, and at the a negro aged 45 years, this morning in
close of the holidays go to Washington, formed his neighbors that his wife had
where they will await tnarrival of died last night. Those who prepared
Juan Luna, General Reigo de Beos, and
Dr. T. Josada, special commissioners
sent by Aguinaldo to the American
government. The new contingent of
Philippinos are expected to reach
Washington by the way of San Fran
cisco by January 2nd jiext.
Agonciilo, when he got to quarantine.
made inquiries about Judge Day and j
the other members of the American j
commission.. He was told that they
had arrived safely on the St. Louis and j
that the treaty of peace between- the
United States and Spain was doubtless
then in the hands of President Mc
Kinley. .
"I-have seen a 'Spanish copy of It,"
said Agonciilo, "and know all that con
cerns my country. The Spaniards gave
States ?" he was asked.
- "Certainly I am, and why should not
be? Hasn't Admiral Dewey in his
official communication ta the United
States said that the people of the Phil
ippines are fitter for self government
than the Cubans, and that he knows
both races well. Dewey's word ought
to have some weight, and is it right to
keep my countrymen back while you
promise freedom to the people of
Cuba?"
"Was your mission to Paris as fruit
ful as you expected-?' -"I
believe that it was fairly so.
When you ask for De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve don't accept a counter
feit or Imitation. There are more cases
of Piles being cured by this, than all
others combined. R. R. Bellamy.
Unsettled Condition of the Philippines
Manila, December 24. The steamer
Union, which returned here from" Iloilo
with native and Spanish, soldiers and
was refused a landing at this place, has
been detained by the American officials.
Private advices from the southern
provinces say that business is suspend
ed in all the leading towns, that sup
plies are scarce and that foreigners are
only permitted to travel when special
permits have been Issued to them.
At Malolos, t!reheadquarters-of the
so-called Philippine government, near
here, the native soldiers are levying on
the villages for food supplies, the peo
ple are half starved and universal dis
satisfaction prevails.
Washington, December 24. The ad
ministration has determined to confide
entirely to the judgment and tact of
General Otis, in command of the United
States forces in the Philippines, the
question whether our troops shall be
dispatched to Iloilo, where recent Span
ish reports have stated that a san
guinary conflictJs in progress between
the insurgents and the remaining Span
ish troops. Some days ago General
Otis asked the war department If any
precise instructions were to be given
to him in his dealings with the situa
tion at Iloilo. The reply was sent to
General Otis several days ago and it
will be for him to decide whether a
United States force will go to Iloilo and
how many men will constitute the
force.
laie to oea ana early to rise, pre
pares a man for nls home in the skies.
But-early to bed and a Little Earlv
liiser, the pill that makes life longer
ana oetter ana wiser. R. R. Bellamy,
The War on the Sugar Trust
Chicago, December 24. Chicago has
become the chief battle ground in the
contest between the American Sugar
Refining Company and the Arbuckles
and the Doorchors, its powerful rivals.
Yesterday Che price of "outside" su
gar was cut cent below trust price,
reaching aknost the lowest quotation
on record. The cut was accompanied
by developments that showed the ex
istence of a .little trust among the
wholesale grocers to support the Amer-
5 " . au.a a15?. .lfla.1 a .new
vcu"Iona was m tne neia m tne snape
or a heet sugar supply. Tie American
Company was not ready to meet its
rivals piiees, tbut Is expected to do so
today.
.Extent Ire ImnrorementsIIn Phllade!
phla
Philadelphia. December 24. Judges
Sulzberger and Poanypacker today dis
missed the bill In equity brought by
Messrs. Barr and Tocum to restrain
V Cleveland. Ohio. December 24.Ac
; coming to Attorney roues, one of the
, r the books of tht company which are
rnted for examination under the Ohio
! 6UPreme court's recent .order have been
I destroyed He says that only qseleis
i recrd ibeea burned;
HANGED IflS WIFE
"ne Crime I
a Negro 3Ian In Suburbs
of Balelgh
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, December 24. A mur-
the body for burial were astonished to
see blood running from the ears and
nose. Upon further examination it was
developed that Allen had murdered his
wife by hanging her, and had then
placed her body in bed. The coroner
and two deputy sheriffs went to the
Jace afternoon. As came up
Allen ran. Deputy Potter shot him,
the bullet passing through the fleshy
part of the thigh. Despite the wound,
Allen continued his flight, but the coro
ner took off his coat and ran him down
and then with a pocket knife cut out
the bullet Allen was at 6 o'clock
placed in jail. The inquest will be held
tomorrow.
Judge SInionton In a Sanitarium
(Special to The Messenger.).
' Raleigh, N. C, December 24. Judge
Purnell was informed today that Judge
Simonton is in a sanitarium at Phila
delphia. '
The Baltimore "Bargain House" at
Tarboro today went into .involuntary
bankruptcy.
Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Min
ute Cough Cure. It is so good children
cry for it. It ceres croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and all throat -and
lung diseases. R. R. Bellamy.'
. . Troops Offff or Cubh
Charleston, S. C, December 24. Two
of the largest of the transports, the J
Minneswaska and the Manitoba, are
expected In, Charleston harbor on Monday-or
before, and at least 2,500 men
will likely be on hand to embark "for
Cuba. - .
Generas Bates and Sanger are expect
ed here tomorrow or Monday with
headquarters and " one Regiment, and
tlese' generals wil ltake "with them
stores, stocks -and lumber for tent
floors..
The steamship Saratoga is expected
here for her fourth trip on Wednesday
ahd will carry back to Havana the
First battalion of the First "regular In
fantry. Another steamer, a small one,
is expected' to load with 300 tons of
forage and quartermaster supplies for
Casilda, Cuba, during the week.
The big transport Minneswaska will
carry General Bates and the Sixth Ohio
infantry, now in camp in Knoxville,
Tenn.. to Cienfueffos. The regiment
numbers 1,150 men and will bring 142 J
mules and 4&; horses. A detachment
from some regiment in Savannah will
also go on the Minnewaska, which in
addition to men will also carry 75,000
pounds of hay, 75,000 pounds of oats,
200 tents, lumber and supplies for thir
ty days.
The Manitoba will carry Brigadier
General Sanger and staff of second bri
gade, second division", and a regiment
of his brigade now in camp at Ameri
cus Ga. Second brigade hospital will
also go. It includes 100 beds, four med
ica officers, 37 female nurses. There
are 1,050 men in the regiment and they
will carry cots, tents and lumber for
the fuel and stores.
Fatal Explosion In a Aline
Shamokinr Penn., December 24. A
terrible explosion of gas occurred to
day in the east gangway on the first
lift slope of the Luke Fidler shaft, by
which two persons were fatally and
several others seriously injured, and it
Is feared that some were overcome in
the shaft by black damp."
Immediately after the explosion
Superintendent Kohlbraker and Fore
man Herr headed a rescuing party In
search of a few men supposed to have
been overcome by black damp.
It has not yet been determined what
caused the explosion.
A cough Is not like a fever. It does
not have to run a certain course. Cure
It quickly and effectually with One
Minute Cough Cure, the best remedy
for all ages and for the -most severe
cases. -We recommend it because It's
igood. R. R. Bellamy.
Dlseharged Volunteer Be EnlUt
Leavenworth, Kas., Dec., 24. Two
hnndred soldiers wbx were enlisted for T 7 7rv V , T. ,
, . . . t . j of this city closed down Indefinitely
two years, or during the war with thIs afternoon, addlng about zm mJe
Spain were discharged from the Twen- to the unemployed of the city. Five
tleth infantry here today and paid off. weeks ago the Southern Manutoctur
Most of 4hem will re-enlist for the Ma-1 er's Association reduced the wa-es of
P. S!?mth W?lch haS I tne mUl operatives. Those of the King
been ordered to the Philippines, ex- and the Sibley mills in thi
pects to leave for San Francisco, on
January 10th.
Bank Statement -
New York, December 24. The week
ly bank statement shows the following
tchanees- eurclas reserve tnmai t
creased ,hwjw. Legal tenders, in-
creased xi&.OOO. Denes Its increased
$8,039,700. Circulation decreased $105.-400.-
The banks now bold 19,691.070 In
excess of the- requirements ct the 25
per cent. rule. w82&a
The Report on the Hull
Bill.
AH INCREASED ARMY
Necessary Under the New Conditions of
Affairs The Report of Chairman
Hall Points Oat the Economy or a
Lance Standing Army The Points
Wherein the Government Will Save
Money by the Adoption of this Scheme
Iald Bp fore Consresa
Washington, December 24. 'Repre
sentative Hull, chairman of the mili
tary committee of the house today
filed with the clerk his report on the
bill for the increase of the regular ar
my. After detailing the amendments
adopted in committee, all of which have
been sent out in the Associated Press
dispatches, the report says:
"The bill fixes no maximum strength
for the entire army.. Assuming that Batchelor. eon of Hon. Joseph a
the governent will require about 1fcV Batchelor, of this city. He was mak
000 men for defense of the frontier, for Jng h,8 mark ag ft phygIcIan ln Bati
coast defense and to maintain our au- more He marrled fouT yearg ago Mlaj
thority in the islands for whose good Dewey, a daughter of Mr. Frank Dewey,
order and government this nation is formerly of charlotte and now of Porta
now responsible, together with a rea- j mouth nIs death was duo to pneu
sonable reserve force, the bill provides! monIa ne was a victim of overwork,
for the regiments of cavalry and in- j having pajd forty caus the day before
ianiry 10 proviue lue uuiuuer iuucu
for each arm of the service and a corps
of artillery for pur sea coasts batteries
with two regiments of artillery for field
batteries.
"The committee believe the organiza
tion as ovided for in this bill will
maker the' most efficient military organ
ization proposed by any bill before
congress.
"In the bill under discussion ,the
number of artillery units (batteries)
was obtained from a consideration of
the number of gun positions to be mann
ed. You must have, at the limit, as
many batteries as you have gun posi
tions. Further, these batteries must be ,
grouped In sufficient numbers at each
harbor, to man all the guns in that
harbor. Evidently the Idea of the reg
iment does not come forward here at
all and for a good reason. There is no
relation between the regiment as a unit,
and the work to be done by the artil
lery organization is the battery, these
batteries being grouped according to
the necessities of each case, necessities
differing from harbor to harbor.
"In respect of the number of batter
ies recommended by this bill, one ar
gument only need be brought up. If
the necessary personal is not to be pro
vided, why are millions appropriated
every year for guns and forts? The
complicated ordnance of the present
cannot be entrusted to untrained men
"By June 30, 1899 185 batteries of
coast artillery will be needed for the
guns actually installed. The bill asks
for 144 such batteries. According to
reliable observation the deterioration
of electric machinery in our coast forts
when uncared for is 33 per cent per an
num, of other machinery 20 per cent
and of guns and of carriages 25 per
cent. A battery of two 12-inch guns
complete with all its machinery, costs
$146,000; if uncared for the yearly cost
would be about $44,000.
"In the organization of the infantry
regiments the change has been made
in the number of enlisted men In a
company from 106 to 145. The object
of the increase Is to provide for an
adequate force at the very lowest cost
to the government It has not been
the object of the committee to sacrifice
efficiency for economy, but taking the
I number of men necessary to carry out
i,ne PurPse 01 the government we be-
of 145, which would give us 112 pri
vates, Is more efficient In actual service
than one of 72 privates, proposed
In the senate bill. The largely increas
ed numebr of regiments which would
be made necessary by the reduced num
ber of privates, would entail an in
creased expense each year on the gov
eminent for officers and would mater
ally impair the effectiveness of com
panies and regiments on the line of
battle."
Mr. Hull estimates the pay of Oxe ar
my at $24,416,887, and the additional
cost for subsistence and all ether ex
penses to bringthe total up to not ex
ceed $83,000,100.
"ore Georgia Cotton 91111 nosed
Augusta, Ga., December 24. The Au-
the Langley and the Bath in South
iruuim reiusea to accept the cut.
e employes of the Augusta and the
Enterprise returned to. work at the re
duced scale. Because of an agreement
entered into by the Southern Manufac
turers Association the first named
mills were compelled to close down in
order to force the striking operatives
in the other milhr to return to work.
There ire in the neighborhood of
6.0CO people in and around this city
out of. employment because of the re-J
durtlorj and shutting down of the
mills.
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Belong Powti!
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alum baking powders arc the greatest
mcnaccrs to hcahh of the present day.
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DEATH FttO.TI OVBK'WOIIK
Dr. Kemp Hatehelor Rnrcumb to Ei
cea of Hard Work .tlutterlne Out!
Second Ilexlment Completed-A Cep
uljr Collector Kxeltlng Kxperlenee
vrltb !Qooiblofni
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. C, December 24.
News came here this morning of the
death at Baltimore of Dr. Kemp Battle
DeCome 8icv
Yesterday 1,170 was paid here fora
ticket to Hong Kong, China, for Rev.
George Green; Baptist missionary, and
his family It covers all the expenses
of the trip.
Major Charles L. Davis, U. S. A., who
is made mustering-out officer for North
Carolina, has sent to the war depart
ment all the papers and his final report
of the muster out of the Second regi
ment. It was under his advice that
Captain Albert Todd was relieved from
this duty and sent to Fortress Monroe,
his mind having given away. Captain
Todd's mental breakdown began before
be came here last September. The
work of mustering out of the Second
Is complete, and Lieutenant Darrah, as
sistant, Is relieved from duty. Major
Davis thinks his order to remain here
and delay his departure for Porto Rico
means that he is to speediy muster out
the Third (negrfl) regiment.
Chairman Claude Dockery, of the
penitentiary board, said today that not
one half the cotton on the penitentiary,
farms is yet picked.
As to the sale of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway there is no defi
nite information. The railway people
are groping in the dark. They do not
know whether the New York committer
or the Batimore committee will suc
ceed in securing it.
Deputy Revenue Collector Perkins
and Deputy Hammock had quite a live
ly experience in Duplin county yester
day, which Perkins today related to
Collector Duncan. They went to the
distillery of Mack Giddens to seize some
brandy. Giddens claimed that it be
longed to his mother. When Perkina
seized a maul and went to break in the
door of the room where the brandy
was Giddens dashed into the house, to
get to a closet and get his gun, but
Hammock so closely pursued him-that
this failed. Giddens then called on hii
distiller, a negro, to come and help him.
As the negro came up Perkins covered
him with his revolver and stopped pro- -ceedlngs.
Giddens then told his dis
tiller to "run and get the crowd, by
this meaning the gang which "backs"
the moonshiners. The crowd quickly,
came. But Perkins sent Hammock af
ter aid. It came too and the seizure
was effected.
Hon. Flournoy Rivers, of Pulaski,
Tenn., and Lieutenant William Cannon
Rivers, First cavalry, U. 8. A., were to
day elected members of the North
Carolina Society of the Sons of the Rev
olution. State Treasurer Worth today made
up a statement of the receipts and dis
bursements on regular account, which
omits all special appropriations, such
as funds received from the government
for schools, etc. The receipts for 18&I
were $882,975, and for 1S98 were $942,
062. The excess of expenditures over re
ceipts in 1897 was $18,309. and the ex
cess of receipts over expenditure in
1898 was $35,642.
The finest golf links in this state have
been laid off at Pine Hurst and John
Dunn Tucker, a professional golfer, is
In charge.
A tobacco Journal with a wide circu
lation stated this week that Nortb
Carolina manufactures only 4,000,000
pounds of smoking tobacco. It will bo
quite safe to put the product at thrice
that figure, for the Duke factory makes
7.000,000 pounds. This Is upon the
statement of a member of the firm.
At nooa today the cotton mill at
Concord, known as Coleman mill, was
put in operation. It is owned and op
erated by negroes and is the only oneK
of the kind In the United States. In
all respects it is a verr interesting ex
periment. ; ..
A Lynching In Indiana
Scottsburg, Ind December 2. Mar
ion Ty!J was very quietly lynched here
today for attempting to km his wife
several weeks ago. This is the first
hanging in the history of Scotts cotin
ty, either lawfd cr by lynchers,
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