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The mill hae been a annmee from the start and the stock '. holders are well pleased. ' V High Point, N, C.'Dec. ll-A wreck occurred tod a of the local mail train on the Bandleman, Aiheboro and Southern railroad, near Glenola. : A broken rod on the engine was the canss of the wreck. Both sides of the engine were, damaged. Fireman Benjamin Ridge had , his arm broken. Other members of the crew es caped unhurt. ' - ' Fayetterille, lies. O.A few days ago 'the municipal authorities ordered the compulsory, vaccination of all ebudren taken poseeeslon of their prpoertyi The attending the public echools, andgreai authorities also seised a British steamer, was the stir thereat. Those who bad not which discharged a cargo of coal at Po teen raeclnated became rebellious, while erto Cabello; this vessel was unable to es thoss Who. had been vaccinated took cape, owing to a breakdown la ber ma fright and remained at home Only 263 pupils answered to roll-call yesterday morning at the Hay street graded school ana as i!-as fijf f .w" V.I wer. vu. , ;:.--- aldermen succumbed; to the pressors, and reeinded the ordinance. Elisabeth City special to Charlotte Ob . eerver: This morning at I o'clock flrp destroyed, the large canning factory of J. , 8. Torrer"s,Brabble'e oyeter bonte, Galn- urs fish houee and several otbr email buildings; loss, $15,000. Tbe fire or'H 'sated in Galnor's fish hones caused b WEliarj p'Vy orertarnirg an oil stow, : which sitloJed. Bfley,lt is said, was atoxipati3"ilc"-'J otO)ake bis eape and wae burned to death Jlt body wae almost anNccnlsabl. The steam- ert Sblloh and Schron on tli rJlwHy for repairs, 'narrowly eeeaped d-etrm t'M Tbs fire brake oat arresh tnix momt g about 10 o'clock and was eitinjiuinhed hr the Are fltpartmept, Tbis is the see- ond time the oyster factory has ben burned - within two years and grave doubts are expressed as to the probabU -Itr of reconstruction. The Are started almost identically in the same spot the mammoth fire two years ago, when $150,000 worth of property was de trejed. Albemarle Special to The Charlotte Ob server: Some time ago a young woman operative in one of the cotton mills here got op a correspondence with a young Nfihr&aka farmer throusrh the medium of a matrimonial paper published in Chicago, Photographs were exchanged and their letters assumed such an affectionate na ture that they declJed that they would unite their hearts and hands. Accord ingly the man in the case made an ap pointment with L's lady love,' whom he Lad never seen.'' Ee arrived here l ist Fri day but the marrL;,;S that was scheduled to take place did not occur. The man on arriving here saw so many g'rle that Le charged tie mind. And as yet no mar riage has 'taken place. The would be groom Is stopping at the boarding houee of the woulJ be-briJe and they have bad several conadont'al talks, but It le ,iven omt as oHlcial that no marrire will occur. The man is of good tri,eartl,, and claims to own a farm about ?00 milt s from Lincoln, Nb. La is still bere and es L!e tMt hoi Is goo i until Christ mas he eayg he expects to stay here nntll tl. t time, viewing tlie country. Ce never nw a cotton et-sik or j !ne tree un til Le cr -9 to North Ca'ollaa. i:...r:xui::iTr:.r3, ' t.c, t 8cts. "sastiry 1 " i r I 1 .o r PRESIDEiiT CASIRO ' : . UASSIIIG FORCES KITISHiXDCEErilCOrSUlSSEIZED England Hopes for iDterTentlon '. by tlie United States.' La Goafra, Veoetaela,. Dec. IK Gen, Frrera, the Minister of 'War,' hat ar rived here with two thousand troops. I w" " """""i iciwu o'clock. Only the British cruiser Indefat igable Is now here. She is at anchor in the middle of the harbor. ' All the other wanhipi have left La Guelra. Minister Haggard and Hrr von Pilgrim Baltazzli it was learned today, left here last night. The former was on board the Retrlbu tton, "and the latter on the Viaeta, which sailed for Trinidad. London, Dec 11.A . dispatch to the Daily Mail, from Wfllemstad, Island of Curacoa, dated December 11th, says: "Venezuelan authorities - at - Penrto Cabello art fortifying that town. They have seised and Imprisoned the British and German consuls there,. as well as other Britons and Germans, and have ehlnery. - Toe American consul at Puerto Cabello attempted to Intervene, but be was disregarded." "ndon, Pecl3.-Dp to lata hoar iMt mgut, the Foreign OtSce was still without ofScial news regarding the sitn ation in Venezuela. , . : i ' Whi'e there Is ao confirmation of tbs rumor of flghting In La Gnaira. the news papers-this tnorning are begfnninir to show a keener appreciation ol the erl. cm DosMbilltles involved hr PriAanr. Cttetru's contlpned defiance, .This feeling wui natdiy he Jeeeenl hy a report that a Britleh; veseel bad been seised at pue to CabxlvH and It I sho n In 'the WV , , SIRANOR OrPtCKSt, CHiCAOO-iaOB Stock Eehnge ," Bostoh P3 Concrres Street ' - -CtEVstAND 890 The Arcade " , St. Louieie Bank ot Commerce Bid-. Minnbapous 919 Lumber Exchange Kansas Crrr-730 Delaware Street TKLKPHONB, 95 OOHTLANDT To The Bank of Kinston: ' ' ' ' " . ' The Financier is now preparing its third annual . Roll of Honor of State Banks of the United States 'in which your institution, by reason, of the fact ithat its surplus .nd profits ex ceed capital, will; occupy a of insuring accuracy we ask return to us without delay, whatever attaches this request, pose of avoiding error and insuring Congratulating you on the successful management indicated by your right to a position in the most seleot list of American financial institutions and with best wishes we' remain, Respectfully, . :ecf r-'.'i in :i cr City. demands upon the govsrament to pre eat la Parliament documents sxplainicj tbs grounds for Its action so that the country be no longer in dbnbt a to what provocation the government has received. Questions as to how It will be passible to snforce the payment of Great Britain's claims oa Veneiuela without costly military operations, f and whether even the occupation of the capital of that country would achieve tbs desired result are being asked. a:.M""":; : Through all the editorial articles pub llshed this morning there runs ft strong vein of hope, more or kss openly ex- pressed, that the United States will in terfera In some way to secure an adjit- ment of the difficulty acceptable to b th sides, either, by arbitration or other means, and thus avoid hostilities. ' Beaolutlona of Bespeot. ' The Bank of Kins ton held its regu'ar quarterly meeting of directors, Dec. 11, 190L The following resolutions tntro- dnced by Mr. E. F. Cox, president, were unanimously adopted: f ' Keeoivea, xne airectors deslrs to ex press their keen appreciation of the givat loss Tbs Bank of Kinston has snstalued by tbs death of Mr. William C. Fields, Its late.vlce-preeldent. r ' v There Is consolation, however, in the thought that the change Is gain and not loss to hist, for be has passed from dart. Bess into light, from labor Into sternal rest. " , j " As m stockholder, be was an unfalter ing and an unchangeable friend to our bank. ' : ' i . .: . - , ' , ,. As an official, he was true to his trnt. As sitlxea hs was brocretslve. as fa! and valuable. As a husband and father. Mr. Fit-Ids was1 tender and loving; as a friend, hewas steadfast, generous and kind; as a man, be was npngnt and conscientious, and all relations and transactions with his fellowmen were characterized by iotrg- rrcy ana lairness. - tils death Is a distinct loss to our eaav muolty. , . . Ws would reverent! v dron a tear of sympathy to his memory, and command the sorely bereaved family to the On wno alone can s on and eomtort b!ed luff hearts. That a eopv hf reof be furnished the familr of the deosed, sprvad upon the mlnntee of turn routing ami published In the Kinetoa Free .Press." $ X ;h, y. J. K, SWING, that you fill quoting as Torm to be filed in and returned to The Financier. fV.l jrt " ' r DISASTROUS FIRE , :.. :. . m mm ' minw mm All . AT milS'lUil FOUR URGE BUIIMGS II RDIKS. Firs Broke Ost in Knitting Ml-toss $175,000, Insurance $120,000. - Wtnston-Salem, N. C. Dec. ll.Wln ston was vufited by a $175,000 firs this murning. The Insurance carried on tbe property destroyed aggregates $119,550, Tbe flr tarted on the third floor of the L. ,A. Vaughn . Knitting Mill, on North Cherry street, and the walls were falling in when; the Are departments arrived no on the ' scene. Tbis and three other three-story brick buildings wers burned down. Mr Vauabn's loss Is ft0.000. wltb $6,. 500 1onraacs on machinery, stock, etc. Tbe building wasownsd by E, Li Lockett and cost $18,000; Insured for $4,000, ! Whitaker Harvey oompany, tobacco maaotactnrers, lost $50,000, Insurants on stock, flxtores and building $33,500. Ltpfert, Scales A Co., stock of leaf to baccoj,; Insured for - $56,000; loss very small. The tobacco was stored In Dalton farrow Cos. building, which cost $9,000; Insurance, $4,500. There was no:1nsur- anos on - tbs tobacco machinery which cost $$,000 r :t,s;g Ogbard Hill ft Co., had $10,000 insur ancs oh 6ns hundred thousand pounds of tobacco Stored In a brick building owned by J. B. Moeeley, of Danville, Ta. Build ing cost $9,000; fnsnredlfot $3,000. fe; 4 The fire Is one at the moat disastrous la the history of tbe town. Only 2? or 30 bognheads of tobacco were saved. ' If yon feel III and need a pill ' , ' 1 Why not pnrchaee tbe best? , DeWltifs Early Risers l y " ' Are little surprWre, , s . . Cake onefttiey do tbe rest. W. H.lowell, Houston, Tex., writes 1 navea Little Early Riser Pills in rat farol'v lor m .nut! patlon, sick headache, stc. To their nee 1 am indebted for the alth of my family, o E, Hood. Aim, THE ..1 Editor BCBSORiPTIOlf ' " ie rum Amok arnvbn 0raa H Oi Nrlti ftorh. 'Doe. conspicuous position. For .the in the attached your LATEST figures. it is made solely for you your proper position. THC FINANCIER, I ' By ori Caroli tna KODFOLK FORCES 10,000,000; WORK FOn 15,000 HANDO Bu7 a Lot la Old Dominion Place ia the City of $5 PER MONTH WITH l ; NO INTEREST OR TAXES , 4 Let us how you how to invest $5 and make F ive Hun-ired. 8o .Lcey, Travelingr Representative, for Plots and Mapv Friday, Faturday ' and Monday. Can be found at Bvlev HoueV ' ' , Appolntementa ' . for , , . , - Diatrtot, New Bern Following Is tbe list of appointments by the N. C. Conference of the M. church for the New Bern District. F. 1 Swindell, presiding elder- t k Centenary, New Bern R. F. Pampas. Bt. Pauls', Goldsboro, M. Bradshaw. St. Johns, i. E, Thompson. Goldsboro circuit, H. E. Tripp, Mount Ollvs, supply,. J. M. Carraway, Moant 01v and Faison, G. D. Langs- ton. !!;;- ff- '.'-?'.. ',..- 'V''i ' LaGrangs, H. B. 'Anderson. . .' f8n6wHiu,B. Popsj 1 ; 'i Kinston, VLIL Jt1m. - i j tVt t; . Grifton, J. N. Lowder.5. ;'(Vaven.W.B,'Townsend.'-;':;: JonaSA D.C. Geddte. ""-ft Pamlico. W. Kltoa. s- , 'r j : Oriental, supply, F C Becton. J; Cartaret, J. P. M. Giles. ' Morebead City, H. M. North. Beaufort, J. A Hornaday. , Covs Sound, supply, L. E 8awyer, Straits, F. E.Dlxon v. '. Dover, B. H Black 'Xfi-&'' hi A Costly Jbtletake. JV.V Blunders are some times very expensive Occasinnally 11 V J'lwir In tbe prion ol mtstalx. nt t.iiil; Bnvr w.wng voo tDr. -King's N.- Lfe Pill tor Dysi-tia, Dims mw, Hedach, Llvey j bowel' trtrtibliMW , Tbev are . gentle- vt t toroagh. . 25 i-at B. Dunn; drug it -re mm i iix OonmurMm to : FINANCIKK - 10th, J902. purpose form and No charge the pur- : e. r. TO THE FCGIi? II) TEII LTOIS PURELY PEBSONAX. rMr. L. A. Cobb, of tiriftoa was here to ovsi-il . rMr. F. J. Asbford left thle morning lor fayettevllle. , . , - . w, FMMter Eli Perry returued 'yesterday from vieiting.at Goldsboro,;; ; V CMr. U 0, Merely spent yesterday In ; GoldsborQ on business. r i ( . SMr. John Grlmsley cams thta snorting from Raleigh. ' ' - , t i , -t Mr. Shads Wooten, , Beprewntattvt sleet, was In the city this morning; - ': .Ex-Stats Treasurer W. H. V7oith, of Raleigh was ia Kinston today. -' Mrs. Henry Buseell, of IMchmond Va.! came yesterday to visit ber fatW, Mr.. W. H. Sutton, Bear Kinston. ,i , Mr. and Mrs! J. C. Bentoa lei yeeter day for Whitevllle, Columbus ednnty, to spend the holidays. -' !. ' Mr. Oscar Lynch returned this morn ing from Mebane, where hs bad been at-, tending Bingham school. , Capt. W.H. Vswell, assistant snperin-" tendent of transportation of the) A. e.L,; . left this morning for Norfolk,' Va. 1 1 I Rev! R. F. Taylor, whp hat been vleW log relatives nar KJneton slnco Toeedaj, left this morning Jor bis home at Leas burg, Caswell mwixHU i Th Da.o Lett Irish!. ' t A delfghtfol dance was given at ihs on- era house last night after the theatre, ! eomplimenUry to the young ladles vlelt lng In Klnstou, . Muelo was furnished by the Italian string band of Wilson. Tbs german was led by Mr. Guy Webb and '. Miss Mary Sneed, of Wilmington. ' ther ' couples were as follows: Mr. Will Hunter with Mrs. Leah OettlnKer. tfr. H. EL Me- Coy with Mlse Susie Taylor. Mr. Clar.' ' ence Oettinger with Miss Hannah Daw- son, Mr. Frank Webb with Mies Mamie Hlnee, Mr. John Adams with KT Car. rlsKlng, of Leaksvllle, MrV John Cox With MissLncy Baldwin, of Wllminirton.1 Mr. Frank Qulnerly with Mine Flora V Oettinger, Mr. Hoge Irvine with Miss Helen Gray. Mr. El! Oettinger with Mies Ella Wooten, of LaGrange, Mr. A. A. Qulnerly. with Mies Myrtle King, of Leaksville Mr. Clyde Dunn with Miss Robertson, of Chapel Hill. Stage: Messrs. Abe Einstein, John Dawson, W. Di La-' , Roque. Jr., Burgess, of Rale Ign'EdwIn Wooten and RIcaud, of LaGrange, and G. Wilcox, Cbaperonee: Dr.' and Mrs." D. Harper, JrM. Mr. and Mrs. Ran dolph Meade, Mr. andMrs. W. I. Skinner and Mr. and Mrs. J. J,. Ukkey.. , ; : : v., , t . ,M, -1. r, Jew Evidence AjrInt WUeox. , ( Norfolk, Val, Dec. il.W. EI. Cropsey, the father of Nellie Croprey, for whose murder James Wilcox shortly will be tried a second tims. In Hertford, N. C, passed through Norfolk en route to his borne In Elieabeth City, N. C. from a visit to New Tork, where be had, con sulted bis brother, Andrew J. Cropeey, one of the lawyers for the prosecution. Mr. Cropeey declared that he bad be. come possessed of some additional evi dence against Wilcox', which would be introdu-ed at the new trial This evi dence will be given by a woman who will swear that she saw Wilcox and Nollie f ropsey together within fl:Wn minutes of tbe time at which tbe g'rl's death has been fixed. . , Mr. Cropeey refused to dlvn'e the name of this new witness. 1 r. ictb, it: I'rm. r-vrtEntfat i ' r. ift'V.d r'-.r I-t I ' J. : i ' r
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