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'Volume 4 No. 63.
PILL REPORT
House Committee
- Its Back Unfavorably
Special to The Bun. .4-' : :": V-vf
. ... Raleigh; N. C.i- Feb.' 4The Hlns-
dale chlid labor bill was given an un--.
favorable report In the General assem--
' bly today the House -committee on
V' nianufactures and labor aa a result of
.the lengthy bearing last afternoon In
:' . which a' number of prominent cotton
'.mill men appeared In opposition to the
.bill. Thi committee, however, report--.
.-ed favorably a substitute' for the Hins
. dale bill that was agreed upon last
-1 evening by the mill; men and Chalr
r men Bailey of the child labor com
" mission. ' This merely suppHments the
3 present law by providing for sworn
statements from the mill men in Jan
uary and July of each year as to tbe
v operation and observance of the' law,
these being to the' commissioner of la-
bor and -printing who will have power
v to report to the sheriffs of the virloutf
!'.. counties any violations of the law re--ported
to him With a view to prose
cuting.) This" feature eliminates the
proposed inspectors that were very ob-
Jectlonabie to the mill men. '
The Hinsdale bill prohibits any
child under fourteen to work In a fac
tory, any under sixteen to Work from
8 p. m. to 6 a. m., or any woman or
,i , minor to work longer than sixty hours
a week, and providing for support by
the county to any widow dependent
wholly upon the work of a child, the
v child to be compelled to attend school.
" There was a large delegation of cot-
... - ton mill men. Ooly two speeches were
, ' made for the bill, by Mr. Hinsdale and
'.- Mr.-8inileton, of Raleigh, who repre-.
- sen ted organised labor. Messrs A. A.
. Thompson of Raleigh. D. Y. Cooper of
.-.HenderimrE.-J. Justlee,"Of Greerre
boro, Speaker -of the House of 1907
and 1908, and J. W. Bailey,' of Raleigh,
. all spoke'in opposition to the bill and
-' in favor of letting the- present law
nave good trial, with the proposed
P"?RjfJ-anactment. . i
; k- In 'the oouX&s J8 argument for
: his bill Mr. Htnsdava. jJMd mere were
"now 5,636 minors in factories -in. North
Carolina, that 29 States have the four
teen year-old limit, and Virginia and
,; Tennessee have a ten-year limit, that
twenty per cent of our .mills r.ow op-
- erate under the ten hour rule and the
wages paid in -those- mills are just as
high as In the others, that South Car-
ollna has the ten hour low, that thirty
0 -y States have 'factory inspection; that
the present thirteen-year limit for
child labot is being violated constant
- ly, superintendents merely saying the
" parents represent the 'children to hr
.over thirteen and they take-thelr word
, ' for it Before he concluded Mf. Hins
dale read an Interview, in the Char-'
' lotte Observer in which President R.
M. Miller , of the Southern Cotton
, Manufacturers Association ''a quot-
..ea as saying inai tne muis ana opera-
tlves were all satisfied With the pres
ent law and referring to paid hirelings
agitating the matter now. at the in
- stance ,f Mr. McKeiway. ,"U,Z
(". Mr. Hinsdale, "Mr. Miller rtferred to
me the statement was maliciously and
slanderously false. I am hired by no
one in this' matter,, and Mr.-McKelway
had nothing to do with it. It was my
own doing." k , .r ,y
Mr. Singleton, a book-binder of Ral
elgh, who Stated that he- bad gone to
work tn a cotton mill at I .years of
age, mada .an ImpasBlonad appeal- for,!
the children Of tbe State. "The negro
children are going to school," he told
the ' committee, "and the white chil
dren to the factories. - They 'are My
ing not alone for fresh; air and sun
shine, but for knowledge, for the lack
of which we are threatened with, negro
domination." ,
When M. Singleton- sat down Mr.
Miller of Charlotte arose and merely
stated that he did not know Mr. Hlns
dajfa) had anything to do with the bill
at tb $ time of his;. Interview "and did
not have him In mind. : ;. . .
Next Mr. A. A. Thompson of Raleigh
lmformed the committee that ' if. the
age. limit continued to 'rise the prob-
ldin would be, how to run a cotton
mill at all with peoplt of any age. He
spoke of the good schools and other
conditions In th emills and devoted
1,!b remarks especially to section (
of the bill, county support for widows
di pendent tinon a child's labor. "For
1 ' vi-n'a suke," he txcliiimed, "don't
.1 t; v. i ! i
wtry.
mills and all,
. boU-ved the
f-r the pur-
it
is nnd s'-e
1 'y 1)' I'll
1 to
Mr. Hinsdale: !'Was. that Dr. Stiles,
the liook-worm-man r
Sir. Thompson.' "It was." v"'-V'-"
MrJ. T. Cooper declared -that not
withstanding the great systems of fac
tory . Inspection ' at the North more
children under. twelve were working
in the-city of New York today than in
the entire Southern States, and he
learned that .public sentiment Was
such that it wis impossible to convict
for violations of the law, and there
ere all sorts of scandals about the
inspectors. There were' more breaker
boys under twelve In the' mines of
Pennsylvania, than children working
In three Southern States. ' '
Mr. Hinsdale: "Why did twenty per
cent of the mills in North Carolina go
on the ten hour law rule?"
Mr Cooper: ""I cannot see into-any
man s heart? . ? . ,
Bpeaklng of section 6 of the bill he
declared: "That section ought to be
framed,: It makes paupers of some of
the best women of the land." Child
labo,r, he said, was not the important
thing today, but child idleness. "You
representatives employ pages' not over
years of age."
Ex-Speaker Justice made" the point
that there was danger of a controver
sy without a difference. The necessity
for regulation, he thought, was the
disregard of some parents of the- rlgths
of the children, and there was less
of that in North Carolina than In most
other -.States. Some of the mill own
ers were like the minority of the par
ents, "but the' majority of the mill
owners were working out the problem
In the fear of Ood. He compared the
work lot the children in the mills to
that In the Kindergartens.
Mr. Malley spoke for the child labor
committee, saying the policy of that
body had been one of co-operation
With' the manufacturers, for progress
harmoniously. North Carolina was
now only one year behind the ideal
law s to age of children and two
years behind as to limit of,night work.
He agreed with the' statement of Et.
Stiles about the mills.
Mr. Hinsdale Anally agreed to strike
out his section 6. '
' -" "Coming Attraction.'
At Jhe New Masonic Opera House
Wednesday night,, ' will ' be seen the
Dandy Dixie Minstrels," headed by
Mllly Kersands. This is not the in
ferior and misrepresenting imitation
of somewhat similar attractions, but
the reliable, guaranteed company
which-backs up Its claim and. state
ment with, "your money's worth, or
your money 'back." Don't miss the
best show of the season. If you have
headache, pains In the back, that
tired worn-out, heart" failure, depres
sion, -or other-unsatisfactory symp
toms which are so often to" be found
In the tabulated list of patent medi
cine dispensers, forget It and go and
see the cure of all blue, the afterpiece
The -Possumvlile Spiellers," of the
"Dandy" Dixie Minst-els." -
Justice Killed.
Newark, N. J., Feb. i. A letter from
"woman, in New.' York, -received by
Newark police today, leads them to
suspect that Justice of the Peace
Frank Wilhelm, . who'" was shot and
killed in the hallway of his home, was
bigamist His widow is under ar
rest with Nicholas' Slca, on suspicion
of knowing something of .the killing.
Mrs. Frank Wilhelm, of Manhattan,
says she is the Justice of the-Peace's
wife, The prisoner was shown the
body of the victim.
' Ketlce.
Mrs' Mar E" Hargett, Wife Of John
Hargettr and a communicant of St
Cyprian Church, departed this life Sat
urday night, January 30, 1909, ,, :
The iuneral service was conducted
at the above-named church at three
o'clock Wednesday evening. , '
. Mrs. Hargett- was much loved by all
who knew her. She leaves a husband,
mother and seven children. The Rec
tor, after reading the service, took his
text1 from Isaiah v 27 J S, -and gave
practical' talk to the living.- : .
A Friend
ZEPPELIN PL ASS AIB T0UBS.
Will Take Passengers on Flight lhir-
Ing Bnmmer Exposition.- ,
By Cable to Th Sun. :
Hamburg, Feb. 4. Count von Zep
pelin and MaJ, von Parseval have ac
cepted an invitation to go to Frank
fort and attend the airship exhibition
which is to be held there July 10th
to October 10th of this' year. They
will travel in ,' their airships . from
Frlendichshafen and Bitterfeld, re
spectively, and during the. exhibition
they will make a series of flights with
pasBfliigers. . ' . -'".
The Zeppelin company has express
ed Its Inten1! if -trips
down the
and up I.i1'. -o C
.'.'lending these
e to Pmmeldorf
'. on the coi
1 .. i- to
i 1 - . !
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t a I
jn Education, Happiness and Prosperity
NEW:
CHARLOTTE
GAS COMPANY
Was Chartered la Ral
. eigh Today
By Wire to The 8un.
- Raleigh, N. C Feb.. 4. The Char
lotte Gas and Electric Company, sev
en hundred thousand dollars capital,
was chartered today. E. D. Latta,
president of the Street Railway Com
pany, Charlotte, T. T.. Allison and
others are the incorporators.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. Will Ward,
sentenced to be hanged at Clinton
March 3rd, was brought back to the
penitentiary last night for safe keep
ing. Feeling is still high in Sampson
county,a and to avoid any trouble is
was thought best to keep the prisoner
here until the day of execution. He
was brought under guard of soldiers.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. Senator
Pharr presented a petition from the
citizens of Mecklenburg, asking for an
inqrease of pensions.
Senator Bassett, presented a peti
tion from the citizens of Rocky Mount
against the bill for garnishment of
railway employes' Wages.
. Senator Manning presented two
bills, one as to the settlement of cer
tain railway construction bonds and
the other for settlement of certain
public debts.
Governor Kitcbin sent a message to
the. Senate transmitting a letter from
Superintendent Mann, calling atten
tion to the financial needs of the State
prison. , Mr, Mann says nearly sixty-
eight thousand dollars is needed to
meet the regular expenses of the pris
on,- for State farms, etc It was re
ferred to the"- committee on penal in
stitutions.
Trains Crash.
By Wire to The Sun.
Chicago, Feb. 4. A northbound Illi
nois Central Suburban train crashed
into a freight train at Peck Court
north of Twelfth station this mdrning,
killing one man, injuring two others,
throwing passengers in a panic.
The dead:
J. J. SULLIVAN, of Brexel:
BOULEARD, fireman, died in
St.
Luke's hospital.
Injured: Conductor John Dolan
at
St Luke's.
It was. a suburban train and was
crowded. The engine of the passen
ger train was badly damaged. .
Famous Ball Player Dead.
By Wire to The Sun.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 4. John G.
Clarkson, famous baseball pitcher,
died today of pneumonia. He had been
been .violent and It was necessary to
strap him to his bed before he lost
his strength. .
$225,000 of Boad Bonds' 'Sold.
By Wire to The. Sun. ,
Annapolis, Feb. 8. 'The board of
public works today disposed of $225,.
000 worth of State road bonds, bear
ing' 3 1-2 per cent interest, redeem
able at ten years and free from taxa
tion.. The Safe . Deposit - and .Trust
Company, of Baltimore, took $200,000
at 100.1825, and the Mutual Fire In
surance Company, of Hartford county,
the remaining f 25,000 at 101. v---. .
) .' Ceeper-Cannack . Case.
By Wire to The Sun. , ' -
Nashville, Feb, 4. Charges against
Whitworth again- occupied the atten
tion of the court today. 1 It is thought
that he will be dismissed.' possible
bias decision expected this afternoon.
VABKET BE POST.
By WJre to The Sun. ...;'-'.-; n
New . York, Feb. 4. Stocks opened
under moderate '-&)( pressor in
standard issues. . first sale generally
showed fractional losses but there was
continued strength In number special
ties. Gould Issue again pronounced
features.. . Denver advanced 7-8 ; klf
sourl, Paoiflo 8-8; Rock Island Issue)
nlnn atltonr. '"-. .' '' -',L.:'.h.'!.' '
. T;' f. ..;j,.-r.;ywy r;;y.
'JX '"i Gralni '...! v-,; 'r W: tL
Chicago,- Feb. 4r-Wheat Opened 11V
tie higher. Opening! wheat, May 109
1-2; corn, May (4; oats, May
pork. May 17.02. '
- CoUont ' '
New York,, Feb. 4. Cotton market
nf d well on cables, oulet ' First
s 2 to'4 points lower. "Openli
. n ': I. 9.30 j July- 9.4;
BERN. N. C, THtJRSDAY
VAR CLOUDS
ARE RISING
urkey Orders Reserves
In Readiness-
4
By Cable to The Sun.
Constantinople, Feb. 4. The Turk
ish Minister of War ordered all the re
servists of the third army to be in read
iness to join the colors.
Turkey says Bulgaria must demobi
lize before further negotiations.
Russia's note to Austria elicited a
reply that Austria-Hungary cannot
ask Turkey or Bulgaria to accept Rus
sia's proposal. .1
IS A MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
Kissinger, Disabled by Yellow Fever
Test, Hopes (or Pension.
By Wire to The Sun.
South Bend, Ind., Feb. 4. John B.
Kissinger, who submitted to the bite
of a yellow fever mosquito in the in
terest of Bcience while in the army In
Cuba and for whose relief a bill has
been Introduced in Congress, is a res
ident of this city and has been almost
helpless for years.
Kissinger was bitten by mosquitoes
carrying yellow fever germs and then
treated by the best medical experts in
the army. It wis supposed he had
recovered bis health and that as a re
sult of the experiment yellow fever
could be guarded against, but he later
suffered a breakdown and he- is now
physical wreck.
Two others died of the effects qf in
oculation and in each case the govern
ment has given the widows pensions
of $100 a month. Kissinger's friends
say he Is entitled to the same amount.
Hotel Arrivals.
Gaston: A. C. Lee, Charlotte, N. C;
. P. Pedir, Philadelphia, Pa.; G. H.
Kuhn, Waynesboro, Pa. M. Moore, N.
; C. R. Johnson, Norfolk, Va.
Hazelton: H. P. Bode, Marrietta,
Ohio.
Gem: E. C. Ennls, Goldsboro.
GREATEST SPEECH
IN GENERATION.
Senator Money Electrifies Senate for
More Than an Hour.
By Wire to The Sun.
Washington, Feb. 4. All Washing
ton is talking about a speech made
late yesterday afternoon during an
executive session of the senate by
Senator Money, of Mississippi, which
is declared to be the greatest oration
delivered before the Senate in a gen
eration.
The text of Senator Money's speech
was opposition to the nomination of
Dr. Crum, a negro, as port collector
at Charleston, S. C. For an hour Mr.
Money held the Senate spellbound by
his speech against the negroes. He
said he was in hearty sympathy with
California on the Japanese question
and that if we must go to war to
maintain the supremacy of the Anglo-
Saxon race we had better go at once
and be done with it.
HOT ON TRAIL OF FUGITIVES.
Walker and Dudley Seen and Talked
With Sheriff and Posse In Close
Pursuit '
By Wire to The Sun.
Wilmington, Feb.. 4. A telegram
from County Commissioner Asa Dosh
er, of Southport, to Mr. J. W. Brooks
of this city, last night says that Wal
ker, and Dudley the Brunswick jail
breakers, the first-named charged with
the ; murder of Sheriff Stardand last
November, were seen this afternoon
by a white man who talked with them
near "Green swamp fifteen miles be
yond where they were seen yesterday
morning, and that Sheriff Knox and a
large posse were In close pursuit Mr.
Dosher: says 'this information is re
liable, knd the, authorities still have
hope of capturing the' fugitives. -
( BUSINESS MAN A SUICIDE.
Sl Z. Panell, of Painter, Va, Had
i? ' : .Financial Trouble. ;: v
By Wlr to The Sun! " .
New Church, Va.i Feb. .f-Sylvester
Purnell, SO- year old, a 'member of
the firm pf J. SGordy Bros., lumber
dealers of Painter, Vs., committed sui
cide at th home of D. T. Justice, near
here, Jby Wowing out hi brain with
a 82-Caltbr revolver. He had retired
to th. sitting room after eating his
noon meal. : About 4 o'clock In the
afternoon the family were startled by
hearing ft pistol shot, and fourid Pur
nell, with the smoking revolver clutch
ed In his hand, lying on tho floor.
Purnell was a native of I w mil
Md.. and came here about months
a -0. He wns a widower. I 1
.I worry 1- r f nnnciat.a!T
U ' 1 1 't ulcM
FEBRUARY 4. 1909. $
GERMANY'S
AMBASSADOR
Before New York Cham
ber of Commerce
By Wire to The Sun.
New York, Feb. 4. Count Johann
Hemrich von Bernstorff, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the German Empire, delivered the fol
lowing address the the. Chamber of
Commerce Reception here today at 1
o'clock:
Mr. President and Gentlemen:
Permit me to speak a few words to
tender to you and the members of the
Chamber of Commerce of the State of
New York my most sincere tlinnks for
the kind words I have just ht-ard and
for the courteous invitation to this in
teresting gathering of the most prom
inent merchants and bankers of this
great city.
Even if it had not been mentioned in
the written invitation kindly sent to
me I would have taken the liberty to
assume that in extending this courtesy
to me, you intended to give expression
to the esteem felt in this country and
city for the Sovereign and people I
have the honor to represent. I can
assure you that your friendly feelings
are most heartily reciprocated by His
Majesty the Emperor and all the Ger
man people. From the time of the
rth o fthe people of the United
States as a nation down to the present
day there has been unbroken friend
ship between Germany and the United
States. My mission to this country
can be summed up in the one wish,
that this friendship may continue and
always deepen.
The enormous development of wealth
and Industry, based on the great nat
ural advantages which nature has giv
en to the United States and due to the
active, enterprising and courageous
spirit of their people has never been
regarded with unfriendly or jealous
eyes from our banks of the North ar.d
Baltic seas.
Creat and civilized nations consider
the prosperity and happiness of other
eople not as hindering but as "help
ing their own.
It woul-" be idle to deny that we try
to keep pace with you, to trade more
and more with you and to join with
you In keeping open the doors to the
Orient. We are proud and bappy
when we see the black, white and red
Hag pass th Liberty Statue of the New
York harbor, flying from ships equal
to the finest on the ocean. But such
friendly struggle In the fields of com
merce is a guardian of peace and
mity. Nothing makes more for peace
between nations than the exchange of
products. When the gates of com
merce are swung open peace reigns.
It is the reversal of the old story of
the Roman temple, the gates of which
were only open in time of war. That
is why, as I have found, in all coun
tries I visited, the Chambers of Com
merce are the first to extend a friend-
greeting to the representatives of
foreign countries and the first to raise
their voices In the interest of peace
when less responsible people try to
sow discord between nations. May
this Chamber of Commerce always be
succe sful In its work of peace.
Elevator Accident
By Wire to The Sun.
Johnston, Tenn., Feb. 4. Two men
were killed and eight injured today as
result of an elevator accident in
shaft number one, Jerome coal mine,
while descending the car dropped with
a terrific speed. Two men attempted
to jump out and were instantly killed.
Those remaining in the car escaped
with bad bruises.
JOHN G. SPEED A SUICIDE.
Author, Whose Act is Unexpected, Left
n Sister Here.
By Wire to The Sun.
Mendham, N. J, Feb. 4. John Gil
mer Speed, the author and journalist,
committed suicide by shooting him
self In the hiad while in his bedroom
at the Phoenix House here today. He
left no explanation of his act He
leaves ft' daughter, Mrs. Dudley Gray,
of .Morristown. , Mr.' Speed was
grand-nephew of Keats, the poet.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. 4. John Gilmer
Speed was closely related to one of
Louisville' bldest families'. He has
two sisters here, Mrs. Enos Tuley and
Mrs, Harry MacDonaldV - Another (la
ter, Mrs. Roger, live In Washington,
N. C.K and another sister, Mrs. Con
aers, in Chicago. He was ft cousin of
Charts B. Speed, of the" Lojilsvllle
Trust Company. f ' ':- '- s,
' His. fattier was Philip Speed and his
father's brother, James Speed, was At
torney General in President' Llncoln'i
TRULY A "POOR HOUSE."
Iredell Jmy II!,, So-Called County
Home a Hard Blow.
By Wire to The Sun.
Statesville, Feb. 4. The grand jury
of Iredell Superior Court has finished
Its work and filed its report, which
makes some strong recommendations
and. suggestions regarding the building
of a new county home as well as a
new jail. While the name of the "poor
nouse has been changed to the "coun
ty home," the grand jury says that the
greatest change is in the name. Speak
ing of the inmates of the home, the
report says: "They do not complain
any more of their fate than one would
expect, but we wish to report for them
that it is pure ad simple 'the poor
house,' and feel that we are on the
right." track when we recommend to
the county commissioners that thev,
at their next meeting, talk of the ad
visability of tearing down these fire-
traps and building such a home for
these unfortunate ones as becomes the
dignity of the Christian County of Ire
dell. The keeper, Mr. Perry, is doing
the best he can under the circum
stances. The jail is also condemned. The
commissioners have decided definite
ly to build a new jail.
MRS. YE It RES MISLED, HE SAY'S.
Executor Owsley Blames Lawyer For
Fight Over Millions.
By Wire to The Sun.
Chicago, Feb. 4. Louis S. Owsley
today filed an answer in the probate
court to the petition of Mary Adelaide
Yerkes to have him removed as exec
utor of thee state of her husband,
Charles T. Yerkes. In his answer Mr.
Owsley says Mrs. Yerkes has been in
duced by the false and malicious mis
representations and deceit of Clarence
A. Knight, who was his legal advisor
for three years.
Mr. Owsley denies that he avowed
an intention to enrich himself out of
the Yerkes estate. The allegation that
he conceded Mrs. Yerkes to be the
owner-of $3,000,000 worth of property
and offered to surrender it to her if
she would pay him 6 per cent in char
acterized as a "malicious falsehood"
made by Knight.
Expert Cotton Classifiers Will
plete Their Work fodiiy.
By Wire to The Sun.
Com-
Washington, Feb 4. Creat progress
marked the work today of the com
mittee of expert cotton classifiers in
its efforts to fix official standard of
the various grades of cotton as author
ized by Congress. Practically all the
questions at Issue were threshed out
during th eday, but no definite con
clusions in regard to a standard for
th ljon have quite yet been reached.
It was announced at the conclu
sion of today's sessions that the com
mittee probably will be able to com
plete Its work by noon tomorrow, at
which time the findings will be made
public. The difficulty of arriving at
a standard which it is hoped will be
accepted by this and other countries
was pointed out by a member of the
commission who stated that the ut
most harmony has characterized their
work.
('. F. WADSWORTH IS A SUICIDE.
Prominent Charlotte Man Ends Life by
Bullet In Greensboro Hotel.
Charlotte, N. C, Feb. 4. Charles F.
Wadsworth, one of the most prom I
nent citizens in the business and social
life of Charlotte committed suicide
yesterday In a Greensboro hotel.
Wadsworth went to Greensboro on
Saturday on a business trip. A stran
ger who bad registered at the Clegg
hotel there as "R. B. Varne," Virginia,"
shot himself through the head with a
pistol, dying a few hours later at a
hospital.
The suicide left no message and tbe
only means of identification was an
emblem of the Charlotte Chapter, Roy
al Arch Masons.
Late yesterday afternoon a former
Charlotte citizen viewed the body and
identified It as Wadsworth. No cause
can be assigned for the deed.
The deceased was, with two broth'
era, at the head of a large and sue
oessful business- enterprise and had
amassed considerable wealth.
- He waa about 42 years old and. is
survived by a wife and child. ...
Mrs. Crapoft Entertains.
Mrs. Clarence Crapon delightfully
entertained at bridge yesterday after-1
noon." Her guests were; Mesdames;!
Sam Baton, Xt. L. Ward, Tom Carra-
way", D. P. Jarvls, -Denard Roberts, which Was sold at auction to the high
Tom Roberta. O. G. Dunn, U L. Moor, lest bidder," Mr. 8iskmd purchasing
F. Magulr. Bri Moore, E. H, Jordan,! from the bidder at tne sale, and will
Baker and John Whltford; Misses:
Emma Duffy, Elisabeth Ellis. Pendlel stand In th Bryan Block. Mr. Sam
tonf Sara Congdon, Mary Howland.luel Tome wllf act a agent and man
Ruth Howland, Mamie Richardson,
Annie Foy, Nottle Rawllngs, and Eula.-
lla Willi. v '.'...
Price Two Cent
WHOLE TOWN
UNDER WATER
Houses Float 20 Feet
Above Street
By Wire to The Sun.
Chicago, Feb. 4. The town of Te
hama, 111., 600 Inhabitants, is fifteen
feet under water.
It is impossible to get in communi
cation with it. The depot is gone and
a block of houses washed away.
Houses are floating twenty feet
above the streets.
Superior Court
The following business was dis
patched of at the morning session of
the criminal term of Craven Superior
court :
Statte vs. Charles Paul and Will Os
teen ; charged with the larceny of logs,
evidence in; argument made by coun
sel. The jury was but on the case
when co .rt adjourned.
State vs. Henry Harris, arraigned on
the charge of burglary. The defend
ant entered a plea od not guilty as to
burglary charged in the bill of indict
ment, but entered a pleas as guilty of
larceny of goods from the store of the
tioldsboro Lumber Company at Dover.
So sentence at close of session.
State vs. Henry Harris, alias Will
Roper and Filmore Franklin, arraign
ed on the charge of larceny and Btore
breaking of the Elm City Lumber Co's
store, of this city. Defendant Harris
enters plea of guilty and the defend
ant Filmore Franklin, entered a plea
of not guilty. The case was in pro
gress when court adjourned for din
ner.
The atmosphere- is fast warmnlng
up. The mercury climbed up at noon
today to 61 degrees. A few degrees
above temperate heat.
The weather forecast for North Car
olina: Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day. At a meeting of the New Bern Naval
Reserves held last night in the Ar
mory, Lieut. Com. C. J. McSorley was
elected by the division as a delegate
to attend the National .Convention of
naval militia at Washington, D. C,
while will be held on Saturday Feb
ruary 20th. After the convention the
delegation will board a ship designat
ed by the military authorities and go
down to Newport News, Va., where
they will be the guests, while Presi
dent Roosevelt on board the Mayflower
will view the South Atlantic squad
ron, which recently made a tour
around the world.
The fire department board met last
night In the room of the Button En
gine Company, and adopted the follow
ing rules, which in the future must
be strictly adhered to: First, that no
person will be allowed to ride on the
hook and ladder while enroute or re
turning from a fire, except a bona-fide
member of the fire department, and
that not more than six members will
be allowed on the truck at the same
time. Second, that the general alarm
hereafter will be 7 taps instead of 5;
this calls for high pressure and entire
department, including the engines.
Third, 4 taps calls for the assistance
of the 5th ward hose wagon to the
down town district Otherwise it ans
wers no alarm east of George street
and south of Queen street. The "all
out" notification remains as it was,
3 tnps.
Two new grocery stores for New
Bern. Mr. Herbert Bryan, former
merchant of this city, has opened up
a grocery business on South Front
street in the brick building next to
Mr. S. G. Roberts, a wholesale grocer.
Mr. Bryan will carry a well selected
stock and cordially solicit the patron
age of his former customer. Messrs .
John H. Smith, of this city, and B. T,'.
Pollock, of Trenton, Jones i county,
nave luriuer a ou-parwerBnip, ana ara i
putting In a stock of general merchan
dise In the store formerly occupied
by Hudson ft Company, at th market
dock. These gentlemen . -are well -known
In our community and no doubt,
success In their new business will fol-
low them. , ' "L ,
m r. wuil oiHiiiuu, oi DRtuiuore, ma..
was In the city a few day ago, and
purchased the stock of clothing and
shoes Of th firm of rSamnel Toffle,
I continue business In' the Same old
I age th business for the firm Of Wolf
Slskln dealer In, 'general clothing
l shoes, hat and notion.
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