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,Vg , OisUf DEMOCRAT G NLWiil - --ii-i PUBLISHED IN CRAVEN COUNTY Bun -- -- . v ; Largest Circulation of twty Fcyer In fs 7 he Rett j Advertising Medium in , . -Eatlerm North CmEu.' HOME: North Carolina, Her People. Their Progress, and Development in Education, Happiness and Prosperity - i -v '- '" Volume 4 No. 73.' NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY FEBKUARY 16. 190i). Price Two Cent - :;t-M. -.-.-;.r- T. -. -.',.'. . " l.T. -S 1 i'i CAPUAL an NEWS BUDGE! Doings of The Legisla 4 tare In Raleigh SpwW to Tbe' Sun. , Raleigh, N. FeblJ-Speaker Graham called the Hous t6 brder last night at 8 o'clocu;.,BlUa passed final . reading a folloj " 7 ., ' Encourage education of Oraham and Clay' counties by alloying teachen and pupils to attend Andrew's high school In Cherokee. Appoint Justices ot the peace in Montgomery county. Establish drawing jurors in Cleve land county. Establish. Rowan county court with . civil and criminal Jurisdiction. i Prohibit bird dogs running at large during breeding season for quail. Provide better administration of the Mooresvllle graded schools. Increase pay of jurors In Stokes county. Prohibit killing doves in Edgecomb. Protect game In several townships, Bladen county. Regulating hunting in Orange coun ty. Repeal road tax, Murphy township, Cherokee county. Regulate hunting In Bughlll town Bhip, Columbus county. Repeal road bond Issue law Lincoln county. - 1,1' Amend law as to the election of Jus tices of the peace. Protect foxes in Alamance county. Amend Thomasville township road law, Davidson county. Prohibit sawdust In streams of Edge combe. jnTS( Empower bondsmen of W. B, Cooper ex-sheriff of Tyrrell county, to collect back taxes. Amend law as to pilotage in Old Topsail Inlet, Beaufort county. " Prevent depredations of livestock In Tyrreir county. - Prevent saw dost In Sparks Creek, Wilkes county ' ' ""TlWtove tax collector of Cherokee xuntv.v"T-, Re peal tew"asto-folding term of court in Cherokee. ;' ; Amend law as to working roads in - Yadkin. Amend law as to per diem ot Yan cey county commissioners. Repeal law as to clerk of court of Yancey. Publish public drunkenness In Tan' cey. Empower Reldsvllle to remove ob structions from streets and public grounds.' Amend revlsal as to drunkenness In 'Catawba. ' Repeal law as to court In Hertford county.. ' Empower Sheriff Cole ot Madison . county to collect" back taxes. Valulkte certain acts ot a justloe of the peace In Hertford county. Amend fence law of Northampton. Provide for working roads of Ashe county. . . . '. . ' Protect squirrels In portions ot Bladen county. The two ' Judlclaryv committees ot the House reports favorably Br. Gor don's bill. providing for a card' Index - system tor the office of the Secretary of State, Improving the method of 01 ',lng grants, plats and maps and sur- . veys of-land.'! i-;f-'l:'K' 'ft 'The bill of Mjv Perry ot Vance to allow damages to' property :' owners -v - in towns where street Improvements are made if the level' ot the sidewalk ,iftiChanged received n unfavorable Tote.ot to sVsVvt??.;? r 'The eighth Judicial V district rttl BiS probably get , Jts oourf stenographer, f (t the.eommtttee represents the gen ' erai aBiemoix. . , k v v-Mr; 'Grant - ot. Davie' tucceeded In M' setting a favorable report on two of , his labor union bills, one is to com 1 . pel employers ot female employes .to ' provide seats for the women, and the ' other makes It a misdemeanor for any employer to blacklist a' former km- ployet that la; prevent him from ob- -. talnlng employment elsewhere, or at- : ; tempt to do so. His bill to prevent - employers front ; refusing to hire or 2 discharging employes because ot ami ialon with organised labor orgahlta tlons was dlscolsed none too favorably ,' : but "final consideration was deferred, as certain parties desire to be heard. " The .bill of the Insurance commit tee for 'proper employes" jbr tts 9e partment of insurance, drawn In ao .cordnnce. with Commissioner Young's recent nenilalkins to the legislature, will le reported favorably : to the IT by t'e committse on salaries ii ml f It provMos for a deputy li. ciiniii,!. iuiier at a salary of eighteen hundred instead of fifteen hundred and allows the actuary and deputy two thousand. It increases the expenses of the department about two thousand dollars. It now pays into the two hundred and thirty thou sand. f Senator Ray's bill putting the of ficers of Henderson county on a sal ary basis and providing for a finance committee for that county will go to the House with the "do pass" mark, and Representative Rhodes the mem ber from Henderson, will submit a minority against that part ot the bill creating the finance committee, which was abolished earlie in the session. Senator Ray is a democrat and Mr. Rhodes a republican. It is under stood that Mr. Rhodes objects because L the Senator names the committee, DOG GUARDED DYING MASTER. Watchman Found Fatally Hurt by Fall Down Stairs. By Wire to The Sun. Philadelphia, Feb. 16. Thomas Rus sell, aged 65 years, of No. 640 St. Ag nes Hospital yesterday from injuries which he Is supposed to have received In falling downstairs at the Homer Brass' Works, Water and Miffln streets, where he was employed as watchman. He was found lying in a pool of blood at the foot of a flight of stairs, with his skull fractured. Beside him was a faithful watchdog. Russell called up the Postal Telegraph Company late Friday night, as he had been doing for years, -to notify them that everything Was all right. He failed to call at a subsequent specified hour yesterday morning, and Special Policeman Rechs was sent to the factory, where he found the man unconscious. FORBIDS USE OF FLOWERS icor John M. Lyons of the Catholic Diocese By Wire to The Sun; Wilmington, Del., Feb. 16. Vicar General John M. Lyons, of the Cath olic Diocese of Wilmington, who is pastor of St. Peter's Cathedral In this city, has issued an order forbidding flowers or decorations of any kind at funerals hereafter. He further di rects that in the future all caskets must be covered with black paU.' CELEBRATES HER CENTENARY. Real Daughter of the Revolution HoUs A Big Reception. By Wire to The Sun. Morgantown, W. Va., Feb. 16. Mrs, Susannah Guzman Cobun celebrated her one hundredth birthday here to day, and scores ot relatives and i considerable portion of the popula tion of Morgantown called to congrat ulate ber. Mrs. Cobun is a daughter of Abram Gpzman, a soldier In the revolutionary war, and is an enthusiastic member ot th elocal chapter of Doughters of the Revolution. It is a remarkable circumstance that this chapter has two contenar- ians, the other one being Mrs. Lucinda Finnell, Who celebrated her one nun dredth birthday about a year ago. Both Mrs. Cobun and Mrs. Finnell have the full possession of all their faculties " -Z': tBeeelvss Wireless Plspatcli. By Wire toThe Bun. ; Washington, Feb. 18. Th Navy Department bat - received ' a. wireless dispatch from Roar Admiral Sperry, t nwhich h gave ' the half of. ihlpt which will furnish battalions in the Inaugural parade. - The department has' been waiting tot some days to hear from him, but he was prevented bf cllmatlo conditions from commun icating with shore stations. .; ",0n ;acount of the serious Illness of Mrs. Susan Churchill and daugh terMrs. C ' V. McQehee, the church bell pt the First. Baptist Church, will not be rung tonight tor the meeting ot the Young People's Union. ' 4 . 1 ' : Run Dowi andJCIIkd, ; . By Wire to The Sun. V Greenwood, 8. C; Feb. 18. I r Wade, a school girl, wss rim !' and killed by a Southern tn'.l v t here C's morning, . . COOPER-SHARP , TRIAL BEGUN Mrs, Cartnack theFmtlln Raleigh After March Witness Called By Wire to The Sun. Nashville, Feb. 16. Hearing evi dence in the Cooper-Sharp trial began today. Mrs. Carmack was the first witness called. The State announced a list of 64 witnesses. Mrs. Carmack was heavily veiled and seemed about to faint. She was supported by Frank D. Lander, editor of The Tennessean, and her kinsman, and her nine-year-old son, E. W. Car mack, Jr. These remained by her side while she was In the chain. When asked what day her husband was killed she said: "Oh God, It was the ninth of NovembsttShe was a most pitiable witness, and there were many wet faces In the court room. BOARDING SHIP FOR ORIENT. Wyoming Troops Reach the Trans- port Kllpatrlck In New York. By Wire to The Sun. New York, Feb. 16. The six cats of the United States army transport Kllpatrlck, moored at the quartermas ter's dock at the foot of Wall street, had a chance to take the air on the main deck today. So also did the quartermaster, Capt. J. D. ilford, of I the Second field artillery. Itlwas the first time In a crowded 48 mrs that (be cata , and, Capt Tllfof d had en joyed any resplte frdm whipping stores Info the hold and getting the transport Into shape for the recep tion of the 800 officers and men from Wyoming and the forts about New York harbor, who sail on Wednesday for two years' service In the Philip pines. The first of the soldiers, who are to go out to do duty at the forts on Corregldor Island and Sublg Bay, stowed themselves away on the ship today. These were the men from Bat teries E and F of the Second field artillery, stationed at Fort D. A. Rus sell, Wyo. Col. Sidney Taylor, com manding, managed to get the entire 311 officers and men across two-thirds of the continent and down to the foot qf Wall street on schedule time. The men from about New York are yet to come. These, under command of Maj. Hearn, are to board the Kll patrlck tomorrow. They are all of the coast artillery corps, the Fiftieth company, from Wadsworth; Flfty- first, from Hamilton; Fifty-third, from Totten, and Fort Hancock's crack Fifty-fifth. The overcoated officers who strode the Kilpatrick's saloon deck said this movement of the troops from the forts about New York was somewhat of a I departure from the usual custom. Not since Battery M, of the old ar tillery tormation, was Sent out from Hancock directly to tne rnmppines at -the time Agulnaldo was kicking up his heels, has a detachment been withdrawn directly from any of the forts about the bay for service duty In the Philippines. That is the reason why the officers down at Sandy Hook and up In the Narrows have welcomed the cruise in the Kilpatrick as very much of ,n antidote for ennui. PRISON Cm Y0TE8 WET. Inmates Practice Civil Government , u ; Behind Bars. By Wire to The Sun. Rutland, ' Vt, Feb. -16. Under the tutorage of J. H. Geldart, the chaplain and Instructor at the Vermont House of Correctlftn. the male inmates are rapidly requiring familiarity with the general rules of civil government- Attendance at Mr. Geldart's classes la not compulsory. The men have or canlsed a model city. Unity. It is of - fleered by prisoners and all the varl- ous business details of 'an ordinary city are carried out. tor the purpose of Instruction. There is a mayor, a city council which meets at tegular Intervals and occasionally a town meet ta'iv'.C: :-J'k '.This week the plsoners were allow ed. to vote-on the license question ascertain. Whether there was any dlf - ference in the feeling of such a class of men toward went In favor the question. The vote of license by ; mall majority; Til 8 )'V !:'! f '. !'' rs are anowea- w 'ueMy wmie u u Umlllng all the business ft t: r i Uti-3. Aman of the town 1 1 ,!rawn and It Cl I v d H I t f r v U at to i THE SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE 5 th Special to The Sun. " Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 16 The Raleigh public schools close March 5th after a six months. Instead of the usual nine months term, this curtailment being due to the loss of the portion of the Raleigh disnensarv revenue that went to the schools. Theer is an election called for March 16th, on the question of levying a special tax that will assure nine months school for the future, the levy to be 15 cents on the one hundred dol lars property valuation and forty-five cents on the poll. An election for a special tax that was held soon after the elimination of the dispensary in the hope of pro viding funds to have full nine months schools this year was voted down by a big majority. The friends of the schools are hoping for better results this time. , OSBORNE EARNS NO CASH. Boqwka Fall to Sell, He Says, and He Cannot Support Family. By Wire to The Sun. San Francisco, Feb. 16. Lloyd Os borne, novelist, magazine writer, and automohilist. In court hern tnrinv rie- clared that he has not earned a cent bv his wrltines durlncr the last venr. and there(orei ne Bnouid not De conl. pelled to pay anything toword the sup port of his wife, Katherlne, who last July brought suit against him for maintenance of herself and her two young boys. Osborne declares his wife has a lit erary and artistic talent, which she should utilize for her support. Mr. Osborne also declared he had been obliged to borrow money from his mother, Mrs. Robert Louis Stev enson, for his living expenses. The wife charges that all the trou ble Is due to Mrs. Stevenson, who tried to force her a year ago to sue for divorce. S. P. C. A. MAN AT COCK FIGHT, Song ef Rich New York and Westrhra ter Residents Canght in Ituld. By Wire to The Sun. New Rochelle, N. Y., Feb. 16. The police of New Rochelle raided the big gest cock fight ever held in West chester county, at 1:50 this morning and in addition to capturing 49 oris- onerg aome of whom were gaid t0 be sons of wealthy residents of West chester county and New York, they also got 24 birds, armed with spurs, two sets of scales, a wooden pit, a large number of spurs, and other par aphernalia used in cocking mains. The main was held in a saloon, Among the prisoners was Paul Kuhn of Mount Vernot an agent or the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He told the police he was at the cock fight for the purpose of looking after the Interests of the society, and that it was official bust OUST POLICE AS ECONOMY. R(lflH,ng o Appropr,,to Enou?li Town Discharges Its Guardians. By Wire to The Sun. ProvlncetoWnri Mass., Feb. l'J. -Be I reuse the voters at the annual town meeting a few weeks ago -refused tc I appropriate a sum sufficient for its I maintenance, the entire police depart- I ment of the town was today discharged I by the Selectmen. When the annual town meeting was held In January I some of the taxpayers of a frugal turn lot mind emphasized the gross waste I of public money In connection with the I department, with the result that the - 1 appropriation was cut down from 2, 1500 to $1,500. ' Since that time (400 of this sum has been spent and the Selectmen, seeing nothing but financial breakers ahead for the. $1100 balance, today' served I formal notice upon the head and, mem- I hers of the department ;4hat; "the I nook? had been used. 'Hereattsii, nntll - 1 such , time as the taxpayers develop lolan nnexpectea amount or iiueranty, 1 the towa wUl be unprotected during I daylight and at sight will be guarded I, by two night watchmen, ; ii .'' V"' ;' PsrUaaieat fern OpeieiV I London, Feb- 1" TJward tor- mally opened '1 hero 'this aslmoi Both nned to WE FIRST SENSA1I0N Started About The Drainage Bill Special to The Sun. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 26. The House was stirred last night by the first real sensation of the session. After Mr. Morton had shaken his fist in Mr. Un derwood's face at the close of about an hour and a half more debate, which was warm and loud on thai State drainage bill, the House adjourned at nearly eleven o'clock without coming a cote. The Siieaked was com pelled to call on the sargeant at arms seat the gentleman from New Han over and the gentleman from Cum berland. And the House was In more r less confusion. Mr. Underwood ex plained that he was only jesting when he referred to .Mr. Morton as repre- nting special interests, but this did not satisfy Mr. Morton and Mr. Un derwood exclaimed that although he loved the gentleman from New Han- er for he knew him to be an honora ble gentleman, nevertheless if he was not satisfied with his apology he would meet him anywhere outside of the House and settle it. Sneaker Graham gorously pounded his desk and call ed the gentleman from Cumberland to order saying that he must not use such language in the House. It was imme diately after this that the House ad journed. It was a night of much oratory. Mr. reen, the author of the House drain age bill started the ball rolling with strenuous speech for bis measure. Finally Mr. Bowie asked him if he would be willing for the western coun ties who (eared the effects upon the power plants of their sections, to be exempted and the bill passed for the eastern counties. Mr. Green said he would agree to this. Then Mr. Underwood made a power ful speech in which he paid a splendid ibute to the patriotism of the gentle man from Craven and the magninimity had shown in agreeing to let the western counties out, but in thunder ous tones he declaimed against the tendency of mep-bers to legislate only for their respective counties and not for the State at large. As to the gen- eman from New Hanover, whose amendment exempted water pawecs, already developed or to be developed, he declared that his people had only the incoming and outgoing tides ot the ocean. Mr. Morton in replying to Mr. Underwood declared that the incom ing and outgoing of the tides in New Hanover were nothing as compared with the incoming and outgoing of the conscience of the gentleman from Cumberland. That gentleman had he declared voted for every political par ty that ever existed In North Carolina and for every candidate that had ran for Speaker of this House and hc-d openly boasted of the latter. He also declared that the democratic party hail gone as far as it could go in circum scribing the liberties of the people. Mr. Connor in a warm speech sup porting the bill referred to limiting the power of the water-power trust the whole opposition of Mr. Morton to this bill he said showed his lack of ;onfldence in the citizens of North Carolina and In the courts of North Carolina. "I resent the covert at tack," he declared. Mr. Underwood now came back at Mr. Morton saying that he had not stretched bis conscience when he vot ed for Speaker of the House but that he would have stretched It If Mr. Mor ton had been a candidate for he would certainly have voted for him since he had promised him he would do so If he should run on account of his warm friendship and admiration for , the gentleman from New Hanover. Final ly he declared that Mr. Morton repre sented "special Interests." Mr. Un derwood's seat Is directly behind Mr. Morton's and at this the latter gen tleman jumped up and shook his fist in Mr. Underwoed's face saying havenever? allowed any man in this general assembly to say that to me and I demand courteous treatment and an apology. By this time sergeant ot arms Kllpatrlck was between , the two gentlemen trying to persuade them to sit down, and Mr. Underwod was explaining 'that her meant nd per sonal reflection whatever, r And" if the gentleman ould wait c'r VX04 . whUa ! he would see that be was simply Jolt ing. "The gentleman's explanation is unsatisfactory" declared Mr. Morton, still acting In the bellgerent attitude. Speaker Graham call on the sergeant at arms to compH the, gentlemen to be seate .t1.--::,.S''.-f!; :ii Mr, Morton sat .down and Mr. JUn derwood said that be bad begun throw ing off on him first and he was simply getting back at him. Mr. Kitchin thought the bill really seemed to be In favor of the big tim ber owners in the swamp lands and considered that it was not fair to the railroads. That there would bo no end to litigation. He said he might vote for it with the Morton amendment. BOY HEIR TO MILLION DEAD. By Cable to The Sun. London, Feb. 16. The death is an nounced, following an operation for appendicitis, of the young son and heir of the Duke of Westminister, one of the wealthiest peers in England. Earl Grosvenor was four years old. The operatipn was performed on Wed nesday and the patient was progress ing favorably when peritonitis super vened. Lord Arthur Hugh Grosvenor, an uncle of the Duke, now becomes heir presumably to the vast Westminister estates. The Duke's income is said to be $2,000,000 annually. The Duke's wife is a sister of the second husband of Lady Randolph Churchill, formerly Jennie Jerome, of New York. In the city police court this morning several defendants appeared before his honor, Mayor Bryan. A survey of the offences are as follows: two charged with being disorderly in the city limits; one for discharging fire arms in the city; and one for carrying on a soft drink establishment without having obtained a license from the clerk. They paid the penalty by pass ing over their little mites to the Chief, which goes to help the city's sinking fund. BILL CREATED MERRIMENT To Move State Capital To Greensboro By Wire to The Sun Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 1G. Senator Barringer Introduced a bill today to move the State capital from Raleigh to Greensboro. He said the present capitol was utterly inadequate and as there didn't seem to be any disposi- tion to remodel it, he thought it should be moved to Greensboro, the logical centre of the State. The bill created a good deal of mer riment and the Senate did not seem to regard It seriously. Salisbury, Ashe- ville, Concord, Rocky Mount and other places were offered as substitutes for Greensboro. The drainage bill came up again in the House as unfinished business and was the basis for a long and contin ued debate. aMny counties excepted from the provisions of the bill. The bill finally passed by a vote of 81 to 21. The child labor bill then came up on a special order and provoked an other discussion. It passed third and final reading. Medical bill came up as second special order. DEAD OF ELEPHANTIASIS. Former Lonaon uewcuie Ylrglnla, Weighing 400 Pouuds, ay wire w mo DUu. Winchester, Va., Feb. 16. Weighing more than 400 pounds and his body so ponderous that he could no longer walk, John M. Cook, who was for 30 years a member of the police force of London, England, died today of elephantiasis at his home at Stephens City, this county. He was 85 years of age, and had been living here for the oast twenty years, drawing a pension from London. Mr. Cook knew every nook and cor ner in the city of London, and at the time he was retired on a pension was one of the best known of .the London detectives. His career as a detective was notable, and he was for years at tached to Scotland ' Yard. His re mains will be burled, here. " : ; Report Contradicted. By Wins to The Sun. . Washington, D. C Feb. H.-A dis patch received at' the State Depart- meat this morning irom uaxweu Moorhead. American consul at Acap - nlcn. Mb Inn. states that two hundred. hoi three hundred people, as reported, lost their lives in the fire which de - stroyed the Flores Theatre there Sun day. DEC0RA7 10NSM COST $20,000 Handsomest Washing ton Has Ever Seen By Wire to The Sun. x7j.: Washington, D. C, Feb. 16.-pMore " than $20,000 will be spent on decoraJ' tions on court of honor. In which will ' . be situated the President's reviewing y ; stand on inauguration day. Court of honor will be the handsomest that: Washington has ever seen at an ln -augural. It was designed by the ar chitect who drew plans of the new municipal building. Chairmen ot va- rious committees today report satis- tj factory progress and plans for March T 4th are maturing as rapidly as possl- fV ble. Hotels all booked reservations . for total space. ' i AMMONIA GIN THEIR WEAPON. Women of Dayton Will Adopt it 88 a . Means of Defense. s' By Wire to The Sun. Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 16. By reason of the numerous criminal assaults and murders that have recently taken place in this city the women are plan" ning to provide for themselves ef fective means of defense. A weapon is now being Introduced in Dayton by Mrs. Lizzie Kline, who resides at 23 North Montgomery stret, and she Is ' awaiting a consignment from the iflan' ufacturers. 1 "M1 The weapon Is to be known as the ammonia gun, the load to be diluted with enough of cayenne pepper to -have the desired effect. The guns are made after the manner of the water- . squirt gun, pistol-like In shape, but with the handle made of rubber. Many ' women have already given orders for the weapon. With no new developments to prompt them to action the police of Dayton are apparently as far from" tangible results in their efforts W apprehend the men who murdered? pretty Mary Forschner and Liazle Fullhart as they have ever been. ' The eldest daughter of Samuel Mor ris, who lives next to the Forshner nom'' ,oId the Dollce that at 6 ' n np ngint or me murder sne was iddressod by a very tall young man,- who called her by name, although she says she never saw him before as - far as she can recall. This mysterf--: 'nis Individual, who. it is claimed, hov- . red about the Forschner home for some time prior to the murder, is now ' being sought. Coroner Swisher says he expects to . be able to go further Into the inquest some time next week. SAFE BLOWER CAUGHT IN ACT. Police Arrest a Baltimore Burglar at Work In Jacksonville. By Wire to The Sun. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 16. John Simpson, of Curtis Bay, Baltimore, was arrested this morning at 3 o'clock while in the act of blowing open the? safe in the store of Charles H. Bur nett. Policeman Amnions found the door unlocked, crept In, and was directly1 over the safe-blower before the latter was nware nt his nrenpnoA ftaAttAmrt about him on the floor were nllro- glycerine, saws, chisels, fuses, revol- I vara anH nil Imnlorrwtnta aiiiiu4 . tt - nrnfflBlnnai kl.nl Th I fered no resistance. Simpson made a confession, saying that he has been operating for some time In Jacksonville, and was ft pal of Charley Silas, the yeggman who was killed by a policeman at Laurens, S. C. PLASS FIENDISH RETEXGE. Discharged Man Gives Iforse Apple Filled With. Needles, By Wire to The Sun. ; Bayonne. N.J, Feb. 19; Alarmed at the evidently Increasing1 psin i of a horse for which he had recently paid $300, Lewis Scalflnl, a truckman, sum moned a veterinary surgeon, Who re moved several apples' -stuffed Willi needles from the horse's throat laid, night ',.- i1,, A warrant was issued this mornli; for the arerst ot Lewis Scalflnl, a con sin ot thjj owner of the horse, anf1 I the same name, who had forme &. i oeen employed oy mm as a stabiem land the police are seeking him. I The veterinary inreeon declare i I agony of the horse must have i Intense, and this afternoon beg - J other operation to remove, If p r .' I a deadly mass from the stomad.