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VOL. II. NO. ,
PITTSBORO. N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19,. 1902
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CALLED TO ARMS!
Yeoeznelans Summoned to Re-
sisttbs InYaders Excite
ment ia Caracas..
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iRBITRMION
Jl.'c Trcprs'tion For a Peace l'I Se':-.
foment Made Throueh M-o
, iitftf Bower, Hep'y ei ,
the' Unite Stale;,
f W,r,( -rosind. t 'tir.u w. -T.f V ::i"r.''e
l4H ;;i.):wt''.ii":: are 1. ri.'fyjii-; i'l.efto
' a'i'.'";lu.,i-ji lie i.uli' of 'il
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'it;:i;o. !; t nil!) air :i';e .t;;. .1 ihi
etj-.'.-i . I A io' rni ;i 'et;; ' ih .! cutd
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1'W.sluMjt "t:' lis fit .' ui'mi!:
t.ni iv ti'i.' 1:.:;i'eT !," lie- X.it'ell.tlWt
p.(r:y, e.iii In ii i'iV a i.-iM'iie.' a; lai-:i-catl-v.
rei-.-t-.. l,i.i :'i:iu i'i;.'--.' him at
tlie h. ;:. ! of tiie ireoj1.
A l.i..:.-.- depilijU'Oi !:a i I f".t t ...Ml
inisi 'oiiiil In t;lii'!' l):e lit il 1 1 in y t.'uvcrii
iini;! t,i iNncrftl I.'elaiiiUt. wini ,m1y
jo Mel day teas lalnin,' .'ij-aliw l"n fi
IiUi t'asiro.
'i'l;e eiohsit en on the. pvopt'rty of Gen
eral .Mmios. a re'. (,l!t: i.nii'iy leader, "Inis
lieeu l';lied.
Garacast. Veneinel.t - The Govern
lliel.t. lian.- taken preseft Hiive me;) Mire
at I.a Gum tea. All the diposii of
cna! at the Niivy Yard tiud all the Urii
ili Ciirii on the l.n Gtntyra Uailroad
have lieen broitetit here. M-tmeriiii. Ini
iHfi'ite the ti ansput'lntitHi of llie allied
'MroopH by mil. General Ferrer, the
Jlini"ter of nr. Fiient ;ill day In Iiooh
Pitt potn in tlie inmiWHiiin wiierr
treiii'iies me to be dm:. .
After a 1' ntf eonferenee with l'ret-l-rthni
t'nui ro. Fnlted Htnteti MlnUter
l?nt 11 obtliitled Nil order fur tlie liber
ation of the remainlnj; Hritinb and
Ttvti or TinaicitAii widiim.
Gerniun ub.1ect whoVere held prison-
n( and -an hour later all had been re
leed. Mluixter llowen and Secretary
of Initiation ilttftxell went to the Jail
fl ve times and assisted the poor colored
D.I.I. V. b t 1 . 1.. t nn.l thnctii Vi ward
111.
Tbe drfeiiRlve preparations at the
trateic uoints ou tha heiirhta back
U. I '.r - ,' ' -'I r-,v
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of La Guayra are being vigorously
pushed forward. The. deposits of pow
der in the fortresses of Lavlgla and
Sau Carlos have beeu removed. Great
patriotic demount rat ions are being
made, and every one capable of Itearing
anus Is offering bis services. The. em
bargo placed upon the harbor corpora
tion has been removed.
Wnshingio!!, D. C.-M!nis(er Cowen,
nt Caracas, cabled the State Depart-
- - 1 yprzzr.
J 1 t' I! I LTt- I
I l l Per I" 1
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ff ft' W V ira
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DT'i't th:i: I'resiileut 'us,Tl. f
y.Ur'n..!;.'!'! a:-U"f. hbii 'i , : f.
uury ;:i iirw j.:u'; t- Kn:r?aii-I a!i.! .
it: ' ! !i-y js:J:i:ii i' aii-'T:
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ii-fii.ff : !!.. fc!i;ve!i-;i-:T;;ve f
:i'nt v.ci I "s!: :J .s-.a:r Ji:i).:i !;.
It v,.;s ssrit'il U.'Jit tin' I'liltvil Sta?e
o.Tvi- !' -: t:.:..J li.licrS to '.' t a
v
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M-itlenieitt nnii '..tr;-ifj: -v p'.i io
do mi by. one .:.! K ' !l'.' 'i lit rti.d et i-ll
then a , i'e.ti i i s, iii o,' iix peace pro'i..sal.s
Iiy Fit' opiu.iiid.i fci.l.-! wiHiiil end iliO
ni.'i.iir.
Wluie tlie l'r.i'.Ion: and all of bin
advi.wers would like ery llllleh in
see Mmisier It im n siit et eil in hi.-: ef
t'tirtf in have arliii ration of Gjo pending
dHhVubleii agreed in. they are ome
ttlirtt tiniiliifnl of his nicecfs, for the
reason liiai the joint powere are under
fitnd to have rejected a similar pro
Wnl frimi Fresiiieut tatro before I he
tKillbie bejtan.
Itrlllnh AiWiro to Vrnrmtta. , .
J.otnlon. ' Foretj;n Keeretary I.ans
downe was the piitnipal jiticur at th.
nnnntil' 1'iunnie:, jrlven in I.ondnii, of
the Fnlted Flub. In tlieeource of bin
Mw'orh Ilift LoriUhip tiald. coneeniirii;
Veneciiehi: (
"I mlRlit add thai Venezuela' should
be content Jo put herself on a moderate
allowance in the .matter of revolution.
In lex than Keventy yenra Venezuela
him inludired In tlie luxury of 101 revo.
lut Ions. Three revolution lii'lwo year
seema to me to be altopether unrenHo:i
nble. "I am clad to ay." lie emioltidpil.
'(hut in Vener.tielan wfitern at this 'mo
ment .German and llritlsli i wai'shipi
and (tailors are actinic side y side in
eufofeUi the just demands of these
two powers." .
Rnglaait Iau it IHrllm r.
London. The Tc'orelj;u Gtllee nn
nounees that the Itritmh Goveriimcut
dlsflalintt responsibility for the ninkhiK
of 1 the, Venezuelan 'Vessel off La
Guoyra, wnleh it entirely attributes to
the Germ an for.ces.
MAO MULLAH REPORTED SLAIN. '
I
Ntl Rtnin Hays WatKllU.I VMS '
Aden, Arabia. A report has reached
here of the assasMlnatton of the Mad
Mnllsh in Soinallland. It was brought
to tbe coast by a native runner from
Oarroro, by wst . of berbera. The
Mullah la said to have been killed by a
spear thrust In the stomach, Inflicted
while he was praying. 1
ItsJI Muhammed Abdullah, the Mad
Mullah, so-called, belonged to the Habl
Sulletnan Oeaden tribe of Komatlland.
lie was In the prime of life and only
recently became a dotnhwtut factor iu
the military and political sltuntiou of
the Trotcclorat of Ronmtilnnd.
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VENEZUELAN NAVY SEIZED
British and German Naval Forces
Capture Four Warships.
CASTRO ARRESTS FOPIEiGNERS
All HritUh ni! fruau wlr,Jc' In C r-
ran Atr"I-lr)TIi OnVotl ;
.
rnmi ut Irrtnl t'lilitiHtuiiin la the
huui'.i Atiif ri iu liublM 1 lirlr Mir.
itfr the itA!.
I.nlui;.-'A d'spstrli from !aracas.
VeuetU'l.i, tiyj-s that the euluiiilVMl
l:r!:tlh"iul Cenuun fleets have seized
the VeneeiicliU) fleet 'couiitowd of t'otir
warships in the Larhor of La fJuayra.-
Caraeas, VenBUia. AH German and
Kriiisb. m1jeet8 iu t'araias have Leva
arretted.
l'resideut Castro -recuived a nevT
paper eorresiMinJeiit, .and in .'reply t.)
gueittious a!d:
"The Ven.ezr.elan GoverniLttit h;
0't received any ui'iui.ituni. praicr!y
Kptaklu'.'. but rather phuultaneous re
: s from Great 1!:'.!;i;d atid 5er
in ;i Ity - The clfliujs tJreat I'.ii'M'.n tisi;s
tb't 5.jeraiinit t settle :m s-stiKi!.
.:!'! x'.i ti.r i'i ti.jie e navtf
t!Ot 1 T.ff.ilC if t:!- !ll. -Xvver Ji'iv-
V.-4 het n prM!iti ii, Cri"xi: la h:s noi
s'jik iitlv i!ever it t 'i iseirh til"'!.
Gr;:( lii-it.-i in' net ion i.-.iher.-for; v;th
nut juifitje;i!i'iu.
"Tile' 'en'7.iiei:t! (overium lit eann' t
dethlt on fnrei:j e'tims Ijei'ine lise
revdp.it ion hiiK tet-n entirely iut-hei1.
At -present the only aim of the Govern
ment, is the re-ostahlUhment -of puh!i?
order, and other ones! ions must cec
esioyriiy lie fuliservi at to thl objeet.
Never. Ijeles. to prove Venezuela'is de
Hire to settle all peudina 'l-.titns in a
eoiifori;)ahl niHinier, the Government
irsaid it d"Tee during the lust epxioti
of 'o:vve-, d'uvd. Noveint'er creat
ing a c:i':niil.ee to wliieJi all pendine
claiti't fhonhi tie referred. No ehtims
huve ih-cti prc.--e:Hed to tUU eoiiitnitU'e.
Hinl -'iio claims lrtve been re.ie -ie.i.
Tlierc bit been no drnlal of Justice.
Why. therefore, tientld' fnreijra Ghr.n
ei lloi ie tn'ei v:.-i'e. th 'Veby iuor.us
our 'law a.'td , endeavoririjf to violate
our National tiovrivijrsny? Wfeaunot
nn.lersdiud this aetPm
The roiTesjM.H'.'.eii! lie n niil io r'resi
delit Caslie:
"Whiit di) yon ini-Mid to do in 'view
cf thi prencm attitude of tln p-jv-.'ri?V"
Presidotit ';'!-li'. rerdi.'d-
"'nr'-ii's-.' .ar ri.;i.t- - and -vpla'n to
ti:.- w. ; ' ',;:: i ;; : li;s !:iv-:
i v. il.ni I.'..- ii.ive I;- i i' v! ': our
il!-;
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' ail-.i tie:lt tl ese ' II-
in:i'.'.l I-;-, e t'.ii.ii w v-i 'y -e:t
it'.-' !!' - ''' o; Vi-neu. un
G. vi : m(."
.Ti.e eel r:.;i.)r. tl'il a-Ked TVi"I
ih'iit Ga;r.t what c.mi-v.. he in'cniied
t i iii'siii hid tlie jiiiwi'in ile"l:ire
a lii.ieU.'ide. Th. I'resiileut excused
hihiself fhihioLsn fi-hiv' tiiis ipiestkui.
Loudon. Gr.iat Itritr.in and Germany
have presented - ultiiuattinm to Vene
Jtiiela. which will lie followed np by
m seizure of the customs, unless a sotis
j. factory settlement is fortheoininR wit is
j In h brief period.
j The ultimatums have a time limit,
iJnit tlie exact date cannot be aneer
i lai'ie.l here. The Forelcn Gfflcc says.
wiin regard to the time limit:
"It is a renonable time iu which
Vetior.iU'la. can satisfy the injured Gov.
eminent. T?i-th notes are proctlcnlly
hit -ntlcal. altliotiKb tint amounts of the
claims differ. The notes jnerely reiter
ate tlie continued dlsrecard of the Ven
ezuelan Government of all our repre
sentations, sneeify our claims and de
mand Immediate action on the part . of
President Fastro's Government In con
nection therewith."
Caracas. Venezuela. The British
Minister, W. H. n. Haggard, and the
German Charge d'Affalres, Von Pll-Krim-Baltazzl,
left Caracas for La
Gunyra, where Minister Haggard went
on. board the British cruiser Retribu
tion and Heir von Pilgrlni-Baltazzl
boarded the German cruiser Vineta.
Both the British and German lega
tions have been closed.
Washington. 1. 0. The following
telegram was received at the State De
portment from H. W, Bowen, I'nlted
States Minister at Caracas:
"The President of 4'enczuelu has pub
lished a letter lu the newspapers stat
Ing that foreign creditors must await
(he re-eetabllshment of peace; then all
promises will be fulfilled."
DICKINSON CETS FIFTEEN YEARS
The rfclladalphU aaUs-Ma.-BarUr
Coavlcta af Crtaaa.
Philadelphia. Pa.-Georg Dickinson,
kllaa Wescott, who was arrested about
ken days ao after a desperate tg at
with a policeman, and who was discov
ered by the detectives to be a burglar
by ulght and a business man by day.
Was tried and convicted and sentenced
to fifteen yeare in the penitentiary.
The police accused - Dickinson of
nearly sixty robberies, but could ob
tain lepal evidence In only tweiity
Hve cases. It Is said loot to the value
of nearly f 10,(XK) was recovered by tha
police.
DEATH ON THE BIG LAKES
The Season's List of 140 Sailors
Drowned the Largest on Record.
I.afc Krie I.rait With the !. tf I Ifly
uliir I.Um 1 nrrrase Id FataHtlr iu
Ilia Ilrtull of CoIHsIouk.
Chicaijo. The t'ftth harvest on th.e
H'r;-.t lakes during: the fMko'i of llw'J
has hern the greatest recorded, 1 in
lives bavins boon hist. The fivures for
the last feven years are as follows:
'. d"ntbit: ISfiT. M; 3M.K. IO: ISV,
lt)0: v.m. no'; jiioi. 331: i:rz, no.
Lake Krie, which las-t year, had only
11 deaths eliare. uj ajraiust if. new
leads with Ti'.i. Lake-Superior was tlie
watery crave of 40, Lake -Michigan
had 14. Lake Huron 2'2, and Lake On
tario Ti. Ten Mii'ors were Jost in the
iH trnit and St. Flair liivers.
Notwithstanding the year's large to
tal, mx more sailors went down wiili
their sliips In 1!1 than In I'.mi. the
' CgttrfH i i'inu' .! and .ri.".. On tlie other
(band. 47 men fell 'overboard and were
j drowned during the season ust closed,
I a biz itieiease over lu'.
; Los of iif' in eollision-i l:iere::f--fd
j from j iu i:.sn t i."j in II'-.'.
WRAFPD. CHILD IM PETTICOAT.
() in t. lot Snelrif oitiau Tunic Put on Malf-l'---ni-n
Infant ja a Mirt Car.
' 0;!.tj;'i. XeVi.-IIy re r-r r.f a little
fi t of kindness t i a shivering, poorly
lad child on a stnet ear Mrs. Harry
Gflrta'n, a wealthy" society woman of
Omaha, is the talk of the city, and the
comments are all bishly eulogistic.
A few days ago Mrs. Fartan got on
n street car -to go to her, husband's
place cf busincfH to Join h.'m iu a the
atrical party. She "atv on the ear a la
borins man wjth a yoii'ie baby In his
arms: the child was poorly clad, and
scefce 1 to be half froz; ii, the weather
being bitterly th!.
Mrs. Fartan arose from her s,-at and
calmly removed her silk petticoat, then,
walking down lhe fish. siYe asked tlie
roan's permis'nn to wrap tiie gnrine'nt
around the infant,-. He made no ob
jection, and shev tenderly took the
young batiy in her arms and wrappeil
the wfinn: soft petticoat around it.
then laid i! bavk in thefather's arm".
'I'hen -he ouietiy tot.k lier seat 0 .train,
the udii'irii'g. approving gaze of every
person in tlu c.r resting on lier. .
Mrs. Fartan was Mis Sad: Nash,
the dnu-ih'er of ii;.- Secretary, and
Treasurer of tlie Sn:;lier Trust. .
DC fIRE W ATLANTA.
i;iilit ittoifJnnroriEiif'.f'itir Bniit(t-
''' i;e'i Ncrty JOO.OCO.
is.': .il. I ;i Wlpetl otil ;:;ii: --t
. ":' 1 - Si-itis. s in Ft-- l.-,t
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' .' '.'i't, r :i np larj'iy t.-jiii iii
''. if pltysiv.aiis, -letr.ii-ts and ft
eit.t. . Irtitlt ' biiildiaas v.csv 'e
ttoy. d. 'The bvihlitig tn'.ioinittir ti:e
X :-i ;.! Li'.ililiii'ir. on M-ir.ietta sire, t,
ai 11 t as piit.lt d. . &
'i'lit- Williams Hiitise, n small 'hod 1
iiieated oil the Upper Hour of the .Pi
cobs Pharmacy Building, coutaiutd
about si.ty-live lodgers, all of whom
escaped.
INDIANS SAW OFF MAN'S FEET.
Then Cioatt Him to Walk on Sliinitu l' n.
til lie Plea.
Bissbee, Ariz. Colonel Kosterllstski
bus received from tlie Mayor of Rio
aipil, Mexico, a letter giving an ac
count of the tragic deuth of "California
Han" Hyan, chief of scouts under
General Luis Torres.
Ryan and George W. Wilson were
sent out on a scout. They were sur
prised and taken prisoners by the Ta
mils, tried by a council of war, and
"California Don" was condemned to
death, Wilson being acquitted.
In the presence of Wilson the Ya
quls with dull saw cut off the feet
of "California Dan" just above the
ankles. Then they unbound him. and
by goading him they compiled him to
walk until he fell dead in the brush.
SUSPICIOUS ST. LOUIS DEATHS.
8I1 Paraoni, Relative, Nearly All Insured,
Pail Away In Eleven Montln.'
St. Louis, Mo. Deputy Coroner
Boogher. in an official, statement de
clared that the result of the Impiest
held over the body of Mrs. Karl Smith,
whose death was the sixth occurring
during the lust eleven months of per
sons nearly related, revealed the fact
that all of the dead, except a baby,
had been Insured.
Nearly all of the six persons died
suddenly. The fact that they were in
sured, and that they nil exhibited simi
lar symptoms, caused tbe intjuest to
beheld.
. RIVER ABANDONS A TOWN.
Chaages Its Canrao, Suddenly Cutting OB
Water Supply. f
Nebraska City, Neb. Nebraska City
Is without water, due to tbe Missouri
River channel changing. The water
pipe which . extended Into the river
sticks out of dry sand, and there Is not
a drop of water to come through It.
This condition of affaire has been
wrought In twelve hours, and the town
Is now two miles from the river. An
entire new channel has been made by
the sudden jump tlvfe river has taken
far. to the eastward' of the city. The
city la without Are protection, and
should a blase occur, tbe entire town
would be burned up,
PIRACY NEAR MANILA BAY
Desperadces Lei ,.by a'h American
Rob Passengers cf $!?.00D.
rttett Tlir!fiif( to Kill Alt Hann oa
, tUe Jiric If Tlicj Kid Not Wvrp
yuirl liM-apetl.
Viet or !n, I-!. F. The steamer Shsw
nui;,. fr.mi Manila, brings news of pir
acy in the Philippines, the dcspradocs
being led by an American. Tlie lei
Jhiri'ja, from Fa.tanuau, Tyaba.
Province, for Mnuila, bad beaten up
the coast and was bcahned off Favite
Cay. She had as. passengers five Fhi
tiese merchants, who were on their
way to Manila to purchase goods. In
the night a sloop came alongside find
six men climbed over the rail and Im
niedinttly overpowered the Chinese
crew, binding all hands with ropes.
One of the pirates was an American
dressed as an Inspector of constabu
lary. Two of his followers' also wore
constabulary uniforms and carried re.
voivers, us did the American. The le
mnir.h'g three , Filipinos were a ruled
with bolos.
On ihe pirates rrnchig the deck of
the Marh-Ia. the leader .said Hint be
! w:- a hoard of health inspector, and
in'ei -d'd to search the ves.-I for arms
and ;iiiii:i unition. When n. cr- ws
ov- "i iv, red ! Chinese v- ere lifottght
fo:ih. nt'd at the points of revolvers
were mad-1 to, give - up their money,
alumt SlT.ono, Tin oiiates embarked
in th.-ir boat again, and heading toward
Favite. threatened to kill all hands ou
the brig if they did not keep quiet.
When the Maricia arrived at Manila
the customs officers were informed, but
110 clew was found to the robbers.
PORTO RICO MAtfINC PROCRESS.
' Governor Hunt' nurt Sliotra a Steady
j ' Adanremeut.
. Washington, I). F. -The report, of.
1 Coven or Hunt, of Porto Rico, dated
i Jt'ly Id. 1fX2. just made public, is the
1 second one presented since the In.'iugu-
ration etf civil government. It advises
1 the Priident of healthy progress and
f steady cdvaneement throughout the isl
; and in nil substantial respects. It
; states that tlierc lias been progress in
1 comprehension of the Institutions of
j the Fnlted States; that administration
i in municipal affairs has improved: that
j education is 'spreading its good inftu
i ences; that more land has been cult I
: vt.tted. exports and imports have in-icn-as
il. new roads have beeil built,
1 ihe telegraph sysreui has been extend
ed, the health of the pe.tpl" is belter
; an;', the '-ath r.-ne has decreased.
Stt::t'.r is r r;r.i''l-'d as tlie jii-.i it j!.'il
croji of tic ishiud. end It is siat'e,! Frit!
the i 'P of lit'C is the !arge-t, .s"n : ii,e
ever pr.iilttced. In comnierce iitl n ,.::-
; s"; (!!!' ; a 1 i'im ri'aliie in,' n"
iii:" -. Tito vuJue of i:;i!-;r!s ;'r w. the
- Fi:ed Sitn-s'for Ft- !,- fwl yc :
r .;i'-.;i'!-.i :' TfV.:! j. )i.ipo;-i-! fn::i
. !'. ' ': ij C li'Tit .'Mi5lli!;-il I I '.'.1'!.-
.! ': ihe n pert I'r.-iiii P.m-t li-ct to i'..o
Foiled, Si.-'P' tu th- s.-imo p-ei't-l
.,.,, 1M J'S -,4o,l ;J;-;J in f,,rt,:g.j
ccmiHt"; i.r.:C5ti.,
C.EAT KiLE. RESERVOIR CFEN'ED.
Klit'dive Tutim Key anil DiirtietK of Cnu
nanclit I.iitk Isnt tnne,
' Assouan. Kgypt The. great Nile ro
S'rvoir iii. il. liam were opened in tiie
presence of the Khedive, the Duke and
Duchess of Coiimuight, Lord Cromer,
the Brtish ng'tit Consul General in
Kgypt, and Lady Cromer, the Minis
ters and many other distinguished,
persons.
Tlie ceremony took place In the after
noon, when the Khedive turned a key
which put the electric machinery, in
motion, whereupon the sluice-gates
were opened and a great body of
water rushed through them. The
Duchess of Connaught then laid the
last -stone of the dam. the foumbiton
stone of which was laid by the Duke
of Connaught on February 12. ISO'.).
WHALE STUCK IN PROW.
A Steainehlp Ttaa Into the Leviathan,
Itreaklnjt It Hark.
San Francisco, Cal. The steamship
Siena, which has arrived from Austra
lia, reports that while steaming at tbe
rate of sixteen knots the vessel struck
a whale, breaking its back ond cutting
it so deeply that the huge body stuck
firmly on the vessel's stem.
The steamer was Immediately slowed
down, but the whale's carcass re
mained fast to the stem, and It was
only upon coming to a full stop and
going some litle distance astern that
the whale was thrown off. Tlie vessel
was not damaged.
Town Spring I'p In a Night.
Dagle City. Oklahoma, a few days
ago, was corn fields and raw prairie.
On the following morning It was a
town of 2000 inhabitants, with a cimi
plete municipal organization, a bank
In operation, a dally newspaper estab
lished, a fairly good hotel, four restau
rants, seven saloons, at lesst a score
of mercantile establishments, and no
end of gambling housfs. It looks now
as1 If Eagle City will' have-WO-residents
soon. It Is to be a: division point
on the San Francisco line.
Mexlea U Pay Ploa Paad Award. .
Secretary of the Treasury I.lmnn
tour has asked the Mexican Congress
to authorise the payment of , $1,420.
(582.67 In Mexican currency to the I'nl
ted States Government, together with
$43,050.00 as Interest thereon, In ac
cordance with the award in tbe matter
of the Tlous Fund. The, former pay
ment is to be made , within eight
montha from October 14, and the lat
ter February 2, 1903.
BAPIbl STATE CtVtLNTICN.
urge uamermg 01 influential inris
. 1 , l s
Durham, Special. The , State con
vention of the Baptihta .of North Ca.ro
luia met hero on Thursday with a full
S attendance of deb-gates and many
prominent visitors. Tl:e-,c were
royaily welcomed and hospitably -utor-tainvd
by the city. The reports ou
dt nominal ionul progress I mi all
part, of the Stale were highly en
I titiutaing.
!' I'leiay o session- were of mure thai
j of nary ini ei est.
: The report on g'-n rni education
! precipitated a discussion wLh h vu
the feature of tb morning 'a &efian;
lu the t ourte of the discin slon Dr. C.
I S. Blackwt'll charged that oaie Bap-.
j tist schools were receiving State aid.
; a thin opposed 10 Baptist principles,
j it was aduiitt'o that this was true to
I some extent. Hit ' -was the exception.
not the rule. j
K v. Mr. Piftmac e.fff red a resolu
tion to instruct the Baptist Ihx s Store
to pay to Edwards .ti Uriiightcn a debt
cf contracted by the Jihitorical
Sot let in the, j ubllcaiion of the quar
terly historical papery now discon
tinued, Messrs. JJailey, i'ittman. Huf
hfcu) :uui IirouKhpin spok-? 10 this reaw-.
I lution, which was adopted,
i The' it port of the tommittee. on gen
j eral education e- read, by Chairman
i of the Committee A."w.s.t..r; as .f-rt!-:
! lOWS'
'. "if at tivity-is a sign of iife, Xortit
j Carolina is more alive than at any
i time in lier past history. Fnti! recently
j our State has been a sleeping giant;
i it is now waking, and in its waking
niomen's. even, is attracting attention
j far and near. We can say" not bing of
the State commercially or industrially,
that more could not be said of her edu
cationally. "Public education was never so
popular as It Is, commanding, as it
does, the best thought and energies
of the best citizens. Your comraitteij
recommends that this convention at-
! test lis interest-in public education by
j calling upon the General Assembly,
i soon to convene, to make, such special
j appropriation to the public schools as
j may be neccssaTy to insure a four
j months term in each school district,,
j ' "The interest in de'nominationa.1
i schools has kept pace with the. grow
j ing Interest in public education. In
j fact, the leaders in denominational
j school work have all the time been
I numbered among the vanguard of thu
j forces battling for public education. If
it is true that a denomination's life
and usefulness are measured by it
intelligence, the educational quest loa
is tmc that should command the pro
fotindcst considt-ration. Wo f:e(u -nt!y
i hear it said that the Baptist onti xik
; in ' North Fa "ditiJi was never brighier
1 than it. is;. The Intercut of F: (ienoiiii'
' nation in education 11,1s u,v!, ih ? v';t
' look v-bat it i-. Take fr.-:s ::s V.'aivt
; F.irt Foip-gc, tip. I'Kiv.lielty at Kai
, :'!h and !" riinneiv u.- .::-s'::':V::HtUl
J ?e!:oi'!s, toj;cvi!-..T v. ':.h ?!'. ji.'ivaptj
-si h.u-'s ma nag' .1 ! i '":!( scat
, ' 1 1 "1 over iu' S:a;-. ! ; ill 'n.u
; ftom us .o'lr future .. a tu.'iitits.'iud-
i ' We niCiko the f. ;-.'!;;.; (Vnir.iioit
; frojli the report ; Vve eon -pittee rni
j century fund at ii; ! "! v .-.:) el tnit
body: The cor-.; 'e . rn-ani.i ju'on C
school work in tiie State will affect
every fibre of our d. nnmj'iai fonal life.
Baptint schtHi'Ia tn:tgh: iy iiXptist men
and wotticn for Baptist young people. '
an.l ultimately co-tirdinat, d into a
practical' , Hy:'ten, will greatly
strt ngthenlng our cause.
"YOur committee ludieves the tinid
has come when there should be .
closer organic union existing between
our Baptist schools. Wo recommend,
therefore, the eppointment of a com
mittee of seven to report on plans and
time of introducing a system of cor
relation." Mr. J. W, Bailey introduced the fo!-,
lowing supplementary report: ,
"The undersignel committee wa3
Instructed on last . Wednesday by
conference of Baptist ' secondary
school men to request the Baptise
.State Convention to appoint a stand
ing committee on our schools, with,
with the view to,takitit; up the subject
ft f.mnilfKT ftit liictllvilliAtiu Intn n t. , -
'1 It'll, .1.1,3 V'VIl f l.f, 1 11. Llllia IU1U C. t
tem."
At the afternoon session, the boardst
of m!Ktnni nrtil Sniolav Rehonl nml
of education were reappointed. Rev:
W. B. Reddish offered a report on wo
man's work. One-fourth of the - mis
sionary contributions came from tin
women's societies'.' C. W. Blanchardi
read the report on obituaries, men
tioning Revs. T. F. Toon, P. W. John
son'. A. A. Marshall. Dennis Simmons,
TV K. Proctor, J. L. , l.ankford. C. G.
.Tories. S. Gilmore. A.'U. I'ittman. R.
W Rrooks. J. B. Davis, O. F. Mairt
wartng. Joseph Bennett, Wm. M.
Brooks, Haywood Morris, B. V. N.
Sinims Introduced resolutions of svm-
paihy In the death of Rev. .V. C. Nor
man. of Durham, Rev. Wr. C. Tyret
raid Mr, Norman's memory a beauti
ful tribute. Rc-v. I. C. Troy and Dr.
h F.. Skinner also spoke. Christian!
unity was emphasized and the cou
vcn'tlon rose and sang "Blest Beyfh"
Tie." V '
A resolution, . introduced by A,
Johnson, in favor of a StateTeforma
torv for youthful criminals, waa
passed. A resolution to raise not ex
ceeding $.100 a year forWriting a his
tory of the North Carolina Baptist
was passed. Dr. J. D. Hufham will
llkrtv be emploved. 1
J. AV. Bailey moved the appointment
of a. committee to bring aboat a.mld
sumni'r meeting of the Baptists of
North Carolina. Dr. A. C. Barron, J.
D. Hufham and S. J. Porter spok
and the r.iotldn was unanimously pata- "
ed. The com;itt.e h cO'Tipoeel of W.
C. Tyree. N. B. Boughton. Neil John
son.' A. Johnson aftd J. W. Bailey.
The night session closed one of th
busiest and best dayg of the convene
lion." .