North Carolina Newspapers

T 1 ENTNG TIMES. - -. . EALr:a:r. k. ti.:: jaxva&y xx isc II K L!-::un jqv.e:::::a VAST WATER SAY JIL! Y r i LOOKS LIKE GIG iSf JURY : aastaos-ksa m. I I HILL .'r. ... lis ::.:;;;;goo -C::::3 Cc:u::!:j K:I bte y Snjei (res Fto ..SILENT AS TO ACREAGE InMrrrwr af (4mi.m to m I ' Tdf aa u MW TWr 1H W , a IWwwret fcrdfti iHgrs- ' aim m i viiwa rut in Ike Aaam-latad rim) New Ortaeaa, lu. tl-Mwqr af tha 4rWalaa r baslly . nf4 wltk NWM1M work la-da r wbaa rVreldsnt Jaraia relied the ftoattheia Cottos Oroe-arw" AnHatKi Cuaveotloa la ac oar for the mwI day's aeaaloa. Tat cosnnaltteae vara d lap ad ta give n eerkxta attseOoa ta tba enartare bafot (ha by reason of aa aooaal whick President JortUa made la tkasa ta skt their resolutions clear and unequivocal Mr. Jerdaa amid (ha qm of tb whole World vara aa the on rent toe and (hat talrgrma ha4 peaaed betweet New Tork and Naw Ortaeaa Intimating f that tha convention Voutd imt kre If tha ntannood ta aaaart ttee'f. Ha ask II . ad tha convention to lat tha people bo U ere dealing la "piMf contracts and CV bet air" understand that th Smith wit S IIWA mWk ! M,ht aka B.U ... Ureal was inaniraatad In tha raault o! '. tha work of tha committee on holding. Which la exported to ba tha keynote la J tha futura campalgaa. Differences ot opinion exist aa ta whether, there will ba a request for a reduction of acre , age. ' . '-.- ' ' To'day'a Indications war that thert ' would not ba. There la also apparantl) some dlfferanca of opinion a to wheth. f ar tha convaation anal! rnikt a'dectar atkta for It c-t cotton, .j ' : . ' ' Tha atteodanca of delegates frox , Texas la not as lrg aa at-the eor, tloa laat year. In eotne quarter tht i opinion la txpreaft that tha cntro f varay batwaen Vloa-Praaldent Patera and Praeldent Jordan; la reaponalbla t t tha amaU attendance. Colonel Paten .'who waa euapended - rom . office by Praaldent Jordan la not In attendanct ; and t la understood that a auMearor ts , htm w!l be elected when the new ex- mutlva committee la organised.' ' . When the convention waa called ' .to order the Urge ball ,aa crowded 1 to the doora. . ; ' . 8Ute - Senator, . Yarborough, of Como, Mlsa., offered a copy of, the ; bill which be had already Introduced Ma the Legislature to enable cotton . growers to build factortes and oil mills and manufacture cotton Into - fabrics and cotton seed Into oil. It provides for elections ta counties or political subdivisions, for or against an assessment tax on cotton produced to create a fund to build factories. The bill Was referred i v- By Invitation Secretary Blackwell, of the National Glnners Association, i made an address...-';,; ,"; y j-"There are not, 300,000 bales, of Ctcotton yet to gin in the entire Boutli," he said. ' "More than p0 per cent of . the gins everywhere are closed. Mkny of the others have bnly five to seven bales to gin. ' Dry goods have beefc : constantly advancing in price during the year past, and. we have only to stand together to get the reasonable price tne association has asked for : cotton." - When ' Mr. Black well . concluded, Mr. E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, ; delivered an address on ''Cotton, the Bftsis of. Southern Prosperity. w:r v! r"- At the conclusion of Mr. Smith's address the conyention took a recess . until this afternoon. THE BIO IROW,AND . t .,, ' STEEL MERGER. v. . (By the Associated Press. V ' Chicago, Jan. 12.- The Tribune today says: , : r Extensive . plans s forv the develop ment of the Iron' and: steel industries ( of the South are involved In the' pro posed merger of the Tennessee Coal &. Iron and Republic) iron , &. .Steel companies. iiThe 'project provides for an expenditure of $13,000,000.' for '.the building of, new - mills, ; the i ex- ploitation of mines and extensive in- vestments covering a perldd of! years. "' CpntroK of thd Republic Iron A - Steel and the Tennessee Coal & Iron , companies is held by a 'pool ,61, ten men; who propose as a large business venture to awaken aad . stimulate ' Southern industries. i ' - t , s.ji - Barbee Jnry Hung. (Special td The Evenlnff .Tlmes.) ' Durham, N. C Jan. 12, The Jury 1n the Barbee-Eyans ,case Is .still ;hungf. Tills case :'was; given to the jury yes terday afternoon, and it looks now as U i- there wll! be 'a mlutrlal. !. There Is L Krent Interest in the case.' i i,mn ara tmrf aa Itw4 Al IWt tifras h4mm Imrm aUyti JaAys mi t If bW Aaaartstas laawsw a4 tK tRr tha Aawias4 VMaa) ttnsmlt.Ni. Jaav U4Mtnur Oana fcaa t s4 rtwn4Mt HanmR - ia r-iiraiUia tar tka MwlaiMsa at CuraM Jataa W J Oowim raw ertojata4 Jadaa Kt a arrsul at auma wumaim arta rml v trial la aarti Urn lury sra a4 all ala( ra eratr U tats titslassi Ww ta aiairatiasi ml the rvart aaraa. WMIa the Jary waa ellWatlna- frnaa I la I e'rlack la th atoratnff aitaniaya, It Is cbarrad. ttad arouht Itaaar lata the fart's cksjabsr. Tfeara la aa rstarte that Jaaa RMa- ana aw-ln4altre wat Oovarner Cr tar eara that tka art km was Isjiprafiar aa sradalsa Jaoge Rnblasoa has cabled ta Waste ins too aaktnc for daiay o( anion aatu tka mall brines tka affidavit a attor- aera. lururs aad other patwofia. A epeclal cnsatlnf af tka bar aasocla (ton baa baaa called for tha pursoas of riving rts aftdorsemeat of Judsa HoV Inaoa. It la thourht that Oovarajar Caitar haa anada ao cbaxaaa at Wash- tnatvn. bat haa meraly asked Ia with draw his endorsement. . . . . ALL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OFF (Rv the VsDTlatd Piws.) Washington. Jan. 11. Alt diplo matic relations between Venesuela and France are broken, it ia said at tha fetate Department, and althougn It Is stated no formal or official In formation to this effect has been re ceived the officials assumed that la accordance with tha usual procedure this will involve the early departure from Venesuela of M. Talgny, the French representative there,' ; and from France of M. Maubourguet, the Venesuelan agent ai Parts. In the event that : the request , is made by France, it Is stated permission will be cabled to Minister Russell to look afteV French Interests. . MORALES REFUGEE IN AMERICAN LEGATION " (B.v the Associated Press.) San Pomingo, Republic of Santo Domingo, Jan.' 13. The i fugitive President Morales has' sought refuge In the American legation here.;' Ne gotiations are in progress, with the object of inducing General Morales to resign the' presidency and leave Santo Domingo - ' r " It s claimed here thatj the , step taken by Morales in Beeklng the pro tection of the American flag virtual ly puts an end to the disturbances in this republic. - ' Washington, Jan. IS. The State De- partrrtsnt received advices . by ca.bl which makes it app(vrentthat the dif-r Acuity is at an. end In Santo Dominiro, They were to the effect that on ', the mornlng- 'of, the. nth 'Instant Morales claimed asylum at the American lega tion.., He has . voluntarily, resigned his presidential office and is going to San Juan, Porto Blco. . ACQUITTAL FOR : . JODN v. iiai r- (By the Associated Press ) 'Philadelphia,-: Pa.,t Jan. 12. Judge Audenreld th-day Instructed the Jury In the case of John W. Hjll, former chief o the filtration bureau, who t was charged With L forrery and falsification of reoords,' to bring in a verdict of ac-'; Hulttal. The trial had been In .progress nine days. ' . ' ' ' . ' c ' V :c":v .rt;.'' i ; y , Okn's Triumphal Entry ' " ' fBy thy Associated-' Press.) V -Toklo,. Jan. ' 12. General , Oku, who commanded , the left army during the war with Russia, made a triumphal en try into 'the capital this morning. , The. general and his staff, drove In Imperial carriages; to the palace. The greatest enthusiasm was manifested by the peo ple! who lined the route, cries of "Nan shan" and "Tieling" greeting the gen eral, who isolated Port i Arthur at a critical stage of the campaign. - ' POWER PROJECT! I l::M ):-!::: I) t: ' . Pet la ft U AILNTS S FEATIIER RHTR Ta nrrt doeW llata tVe) to HifH OertiV IWr to TtwmAtm aa4 Alt Twowa af aarte VatVy .Tkre Tlsw fwaar af Xlasars, rUsA. (By tka Asaurtatad Piwsa ) PorUaad. Ora, Jan. II. A vaat rrojart U take ap the ' water of feather River In a or th era California aad carry It through taaaals ad ao tueducta aaUl itt.ttt aaraa-powar has hoen davelopad. or eaowga to sapply all the (owns of the Baor ra sa eat a Tallcy. Oakland, Alameda aad Berkeley, with alactrlc power, la tha purpoaa of a tS0.000.te corporation organised by I. Browa Wilson A Company of Naw Tork aad San Fraadsco. Tha corporation Is backed by P. K. Ray, Edwla 'Hawlry. aad A. C. Bedford, all prominent in the financial world of New Tork city, and the project la bat the nucleus of a Vast plan of similar projects which will extend through Oregon and Washington, and for-which 1109," 000,000 s to be set aaide for devel opment. . 1 1 Bach Is the statement ot Frank L. Browa and Marsdea Hanson, . San Francisco engineers who are In this By means of this great project it will be possible to generate approxi mately 400,0.00 horse-power, or mora than three limes tha power Tarnished by the plant of Niagara Falls. - ; This project Is at the head of the Sacramento Valley and will furnish power for this 'valley, aad to San Francisco by means of two pole' transmission lines 175 mllea In length. . LETTER BRINGS . NEWS OP DEWEY. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Jan. 12. The first mall received here from the naval collier expedition now towing the drydock Dewey to the . Philippine Islands brought a letter frdm Capt J. D. Wood, dated- January 8, 200 miles off the Bermuda Islands, In which the commander of the dock Dewey says: ' ' ; ' ' "We have had favorable winds, made good time and the Dewey's crew. Is well and happy. If you could be aboard tor a couple of days In this beautiful weather with its balmy, breezes, you would want to be a sailor. We had one little shake up from", the northwest in the sone of. Cape Hatteraa, but the Dewey proved herself master of the situa tion and fared better than any ship in the fleet." . :, ,. , , . " ; Captain Wood in his letter tells of, a heretofore unpublished incident in connection with the sailing of. the dock- Dewey from Solomon's' Island, In Chesapeake Bay,';, when ' his ' wlfej f rom. the deck of the collier Lebanon; 'gave her, blessing and a 'mascot, by sprinkling ' rice on the Dewey - and threw an old shoe jn -board." , FlgUt Tonight, i - r t -(By ths Associated Press.) ,:v. Los Angeles, Gal., Jan. 1!. Much interest is aroused over the fight to night - at the. Pacific Athletic Club pavilion between "Young" : Corbett and young Aurella Herrerra. The men are. matched to weigh in at 6 o'clock at -133) pounds.? k Both have been training, hard for the contest and are said to be in -good condition. "V There- Is much,. betting-on the outcomewlth odds on Cofb6t at 10 to 9. Particu lar interest 'is attachet .t othe fight because of the expectations that he winner, will later meet either Britt or Nelson and 'probably both of the sea men. , w ' y . 1 ORGAXIZIXG BIG NEW J , FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ; (Special to Th Evening Times.) si .: Greensboro, - N.v C.t Jan. J 12, There W.as a big meeting here when,' promt nent local and out of the city financiers held a conference preliminary to organ Islng a fire Insurance company 'With ITSO.000 capital, designed to do business in several other States as wefi as North Carolina. , An important announcement concerning this new. Insurance corpor ation will, be made In a few days. - ; t-CATw.ai LIVE i i -: ' U tt Cc:;::::j ti Sm'i at .. - POTANS CPLMON Mas nsi4-e af C. Ostorra) a4 lerla.T (A OasaaasaHtoSi la FatBaly-eHaa Laat Paasy ' Pasaida Brssi b Ttas (Special to Tha Kraala T"s ) Putkana N. C. Jia U.aa aptMal s aaaia to ba snade to UtrVTwr fiiaaa U bahatf of W. R. kfarray.aww aM-vtag a lw rear aaMsncasc klUing J. a. Murray. Tba aatltkins are bvlng pra- parad, aa4 tba Oovaroar will ba aafcad to raroaaUer tba appllcatkaa tor par don. ,' Tka raouaat far aaotbar rwrWw af tba case Is anada aa tba tataeneet of Hlr physicians that tha prlseeter ranaot Uva out his aamtence If be U Wt la the jalL Thaaa. phyelctaaa are fi T. A Maan. eownty and oMy baaJtk officer; Dr. John M. Manning. Dr. J. M O Kel. ly, and Dr. N. M. Johnaosv, These 4l knowa physicians have examined care fully tba conAtloa af tha prisoner sad say h now has symptoms of con. sumption and that ha haa catarrh and IB Buffering otherwise. Hla family his tory is renewed,- hi which It Is shown that several members of tha family died of consamptton. Ia addition ta the cer tiftcatee of tha physicians, the petition will be signed by a lumber of promi nent citlaena, who win ask that the Oovemor. consider what la BUM by the doctors and took further Inte tha mat ter. .. .. ' ,? : During the laat six or etaht weeks Mr. Murray has lost forty pounds In weight. ( v "--'vv. -'i;-. The correapandettl of The Times Vie. ted Jlc' M jfrur m.. I1L. -U. la not near ao healthy looklnr aa whea he was committed. Ha 'told your' corre spondent that he had suffered a great deal. Nothing was Laa1d about, tha application for pardon, in fact . Mr. Murray does not Jcnow that this aao ond application is to be filed at this time, a, ' - WOMAN AND SONS HELD Charged With Murder :of a Man Last Summer K George Reed, a Wood-Chopper, Dis. apieard and Body Was Found la a Shallow , Grave Confession by Drunken Man of fliis and Another KllUng. . ' -:;ft- (By ths Associated Press.)' ' PhlHipsburg, Mont., I Jan." 12. Edward and Robert Franz nnd their mother: have been arrested In. this city .charged with the murder . of George ' Reed. V . Late last summer the lone absence oil Reed, a - wood-chopper, caused a search to be instituted, and his -body was found in a shallow grave In the vjclnlty of vFranz Ranch, where Reed bad, his cabln.? A large tree had been felled scf that in falling" the branches covered ithe crave. . ,.' .,;.. The,,a-restwas based upon the fa'cf that Edward Franz, while on a spree, coafesseU r'to ' the murder a,nd also admitted the killing of a man named Pongrate, ; who . mysteriously . disap peared (from Phillipsburg about five years ago, Pongrate. waB an employe of the fBimetalllo Mine , at this cityk He left home one mornins in his working clothes for the mill, but did not return, and, no tidings had been received of him since, until this con fession of Edward Franz. , j . AN ARCHITECT V IS ACCUSED. .. '0y.the Associated. Press.) , 'Dallas, . Texas, Jan, J 12.- Charged with having set fire toHhe Knepfley building last Tuesday, Ma which - two lives were lost and a number of per sons; weije Injured, E. H. Silvan, a well known architect and an occupant Of the building,' Was arrested on a warranct sworn out by Chief ot Police R. P, Kett.hi charging murder ; , i (By the 'Associated Press.f Parfs, Jan. 12,-Thp election for Pres ident of Francs will be held January 17. The date was fixed at al meeting of the cabinet today: UutKAL VILIUIy,J: tt w 13 Ej" S&tj EuJed Over STRENGTH IS RESERVED ArtBMar I. sWIIueWa Ea4aa 11an nsawraJD's ttalKy aVtessty Maorttjr Sua rm rVeaalrr IU Uara Iri Xaltnaialksla tW fulaara of ffVww. " II U Aalated friaa ) LionsVia. Jaa II -The ameral lloa oBMd this mottling, and bv IS s'etock the name uf th first member or tba aaw parllammt aahoaaord. Sir Chilslot'her funrnt. Uberai. b lor returned for Hart k-pool H'.i Chru tapbar, boa-erer. ri -ut orpnaed V little biter the aror eveaaS 7 ha atioppnaed re-elet-t ton of AsuUn Tarlor for Esst Tnattth In the course ot the day two more Liberals were elected alihout contejt. Nominations ware made to-dsv In IBS boreufhs. The elections In these borewahs win oommarce to-mnrro and laat ar-eral daya lpswlrh Is thr only boroush polllna to-day. For the last Ian years Ipawlch has returaed one Oonseivatlva and one LlberaL Both tho lata numbers, 81r Charlee Dalrym ple, Consenstive, and Daniel Ford Ooddsrd, Liberal, are candldatea for re-elartlon. and both political partite are making strenuous efforts to rap ture tne seats, me workmen have a lara-e majority of the votes, so the cam palan centers on the fiscal flfht. One of the remarkable feature of tha eampahra la the extraordinary number , of seats handed over to the Liberals without any attempt of the Unionists to contaat them. This la at ttibuted la conservative ctrclea to the sertatnty that tha Liberals win win the election. It being argued that 11 la bet ter to iV serve the conservative strength for a later strufcle, which is anticipa ted after the Liberals have held office a year or two. when the Unionists con sider that the chances of their being returned to power will be mora prom ising. , There Is. however, treat uncertainty on all sides aa to the extent of the Liberal victory. The Liberal enthusi asts claim that their party wilt bave a working majority Independent of the Irish nationalists, but mora conserva tive estimates give Premier Sir Henry ampbell-Bannerman a majority of inly sixty or seventy, leaving the Irish nationalists the balanoe of power. Arthur J. Balfour's seat. East Man hester, appears endangered. Winston Churchill's amazing vitality and entuh- Jlasm hae spread beyond his pwn di vision (Oldhaki, near Manchester) and have infected the whole city of Man- hester. The Liberals claim that they will capture to-morrow eevera! seats '.here, which during the last parlii- -nent were held by the Unionists. There Is little betting on the general result, as the earlier elections, OS which thtf fate of such important candidates is Mr. Btflfour, George Wyndham Conservative, Dover), Sir Gilbert Par ser (Conservative, Gravesend), and Winston Churchill, all of whose con tests, take place to-morrow, are liable to have widespread influence on the voters in the later elections. At some )f the Liberal, clubs, odds of six to four have been laid against the re-election of Mr. Balfour. . " Much Interest attaches to the efforts of the labor party- to secure the return of. a. sufficient number of members 'to make .the:, independent labor party an affective v force in the new-; house of commons. Some eighty candidates, la bor and socialists, are running. GOD NEVER ORDAINED ANY LEISURE CLASS. i - vBy the Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 12. "God never ordain ed any liesure class' said Judge Peter S. Grosscup, of the jUnltedj States cir cuit court, last night in an addresn in the new Hyde Park Baptist church. "It is pull, pull, pull at the oars, up stream' an the time.. God intends that men shou'd work."... . , f Judge Grosscup's. subject was '"the public conscience and the church." He said the financial investigation , and scandals are not significant of a de generating age, but : show that the world is' growing, better. Judge, Gross cup paid a tribute to the memory, of President Harper of Chicago - TJInrvtnyj sity. - '-Because' or the death : o; this great rrtanv.lt seems as though -;the world were. different to-dar than tt was day belbre yesterday," he said, as though one of its lights had gone out, or one of Its sign posts removed. He was a great Instigator, a renowned scholar, a hrofound creator, but great er , than, his scholarship, greater (than his Imagination, ' was -his : confidence that God had put in, his trust that strong,;, nobis , brain. " President HSr- nei showed hla strnnorth nf .nhs ranter jbv the humble submission-in which he 1 met death, ar n. eaaU rV4e rWI ttiirf aa fWS baaa U isiaiaj kWaj 1M a Mao a4 tha It i St was a ktoekha ba.eii si tWrd to ts .ABaaa Clt) . Ma . Jaa 1 1 A pa- rial to lb Stat fiwat rrt ftaai Hoita- toa. Tetaa, aas Tba attik B4d belief) e4 tba I ai 14 BtaUa artJIleo rasabaad4 b) CajKata ti W Calrbell. estorvd Fart nasi Hoastna t-dar a a. Id tba rbire af tba garrtaoa The bat tart broke the a at Id record lor loeg dlstaau practkra. tba tnarrb of arUllary kir lag eovarad tka aauaaatad 1 . 1 tt sail frota fort R1W). Ks , !o rort Kaka Hoastoa la fifi) Be da) a . The battery waa eomptlld ta snake several detoars la order ta evade bad roads and oausaally rough country. This made the dlataaca hick It actually covered consider ably longer haa by rail. It is asserted by army men bare that tt Is by far tha longest practice anarch ever made by artillery la time of peace, aad that ao forced anarch la time of war wljb. the exception of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow com pare with it ia distance. Tha men are haggard and iaaa. Maay of them were scarcely able to travel. The horses resembled mov Tog skeletons. A bllstard swept down upon the battery laat Monday morning Just after It left Austin. It continued during nearly all of tha remainder of the march to San Antonio, about ninety mllea. The men walked near ly tba whole distance la order ta keep warm. The battery lost one man, Private Arthur Hall, during the march. He died In the hospital at Austin from malaria, caased, according to the statement of physicians who .attend ed him, by exposure and hardship encountered an the march. , AN AUTO FAST IN QUICKSANDS (By the Assoclsted Press.) h Chicago. Jan. It A dispatch to the Tribune from Gallup, N. M says: . AnNautomobile driven by Percy Ma larial and David Fasaett is fast In the quicksands near Astec, Ariz. After be ing warned to keep away, from the Rio Puerco Ford, ths tourists attempted to cross on the frozen ground. The criiit broke and tiie automobile sank. Both men finally got on solid ground, having a narrow escape. The car has sunk to the headlights. An effort is being made to save t. The accident occurred near the point -where three passenger coaches "were lost seme years ago In the quicksand. A team and wagon were lost in .the same ford a few days ago. BOY KILLED BY ; ': HIS FRIEND. (Special to The Evening Times.) Washington, N. C, Jan. 12. A very sad accident occurred in this city yes- erday afernoon when Harwell Thomp sotl, tlte seventeen-year-old son of Rev. L. E. Thompson, accidentally shot and killed his friend and playmate David Nelms. . Thompson was hcl'.linr the pistol and in some way it whs dlschatg- ed.' .the load entering. Nclrn's head and killing hlin almost lnsViptly. ' ' Nelms was a promising younii man, having many friends in thi; ritv. Thompson is nearly frantic over the sad occurrence. The remains were taken to Suffolk, Va., this morning for Interment. Toung Nelms was the son of Mr. A. L. Nelms. CONDUCTOR HURT ON A. & N. C. (Special to The Evening Times.) Klnston,1 N. C Jan. 12. D. B. Oglesby, Jr., conductor of a log train on-the Atlantic North Carolina Railroad bad ,his foot terribly mashed here this morning. He was attempting to couple two cars to gether- when his foot was caught between,-the bumpers, holding him in this position for some time. He was given medical attention by Dr. Whlt- aker, who thinks probably it will not be necessary t6 amputate ' his leg. Mr. Oglesby is from Southport. jr . ' bf " -A 4' Norfolk" Dairy Burned. ' i ' ' ' ' (By the Associated Presa) ' Norfolk, Va., Jan.' 11 Ix. -'-The Orange Grove Dalrv In Norfolk' county, owned by Ty E. Brlckhouse. was- destroyed by fire last nisht. Twenty-two cows and two calves were cremated. The InSur anco is mall. The cause of the fire is unknown. , AFTFR .IILSTirFS i - - - " - V c! Ftlt l!:;!:'r.: JUDGE WARD'S DUr.CE Trtla Uawa4 Jes-r to Tba graad Jary Is tavaaClraUag tka ooadact af eoaae atagtetrataa la Wake coaaty aad Judge Hard has authorised tka body to reaaaia la eaatoa as it weak If necessary ta s der ta make a thorough taalrf aad aacartala ahetaor those Justices of the peace have baaa actlaa lMocallv. Tka matter casae to psklle aoUos today whea Judge Ward req seated that Ua graad jury be brought lata tha court room. Whea this was doae the Judge staled that the magistrates ta a county were Ivors facers of tba law, man on who at res tad la a measure tba enforcement of law, aad the grand Jary should not that they did there dety. Judge Ward than directed tha grand Jury's attention to three points at least for Investigation. It magls tratea are compromising or aaaasn ' lag Jurisdiction la cases which are not within their province, as for ex ample, where a deadly weapon In used or larceny la charged.: they should he presented by the grand Jury. Another point waa that tha magistratea should make proper set tlements with tho county and an in spection of tha books by tho1 grand Jury to sea if this la being done ac- 1 VWIV.Ua .V MOT BOVHW M HMIO. " D. sides this. If any magistrates were'', sending' eases to court In order to get the foes when ft was evident that the grand Jury would not find a true bill, then they were not ' keeping ; their oath. In numerous cases from ' magistrates' courts .the grand Jury , at this term has found "not a' true bill" Judge Ward said that consta- blea from Raleigh and other town ships could be summoned before the ' grand Jury and they could get at the facts In these matters. ; Jin. J. 1AM V. J ' Tt - - GRANDSON OP MAJOR GEN. CHARLES LEE IN WANT. (By the Aaaoclated Press.) ' Chicago, Jan. 11. Gray haired . and bent with age, Samuel Lea, who claims to be the grandson of Major General Charles Lse, of revolutionary fame waa an apllcant for lodging at the Harrison Street police station last night Justice Caverly, to whom he told the atorv of his plight, gave him the price of a bed. and he hobbled away to a Clark street lodging house. . , Lee was born . In Philadelphia. . . He was color-bearer of Company E, Twen-. ty-slxth Pennsylvania Volunteers In the war of the rebellion. At the battle of Lookout Mountain his Fight hand was shot off. He receives a pension from the government of .122. a month. Coming to Chicago before the fires of 1K71, he has lived here since. He haa been employed In the county record er's office, he said, and also in the post office under Colonel Stuart. YEAR'S, OPENING IS FAVORABLE. (By the Associated Press.) . New York, Jan. 12. Dispatches" to Dun's Review Indicate that he new year Is opening favorably in sta- -pie linek of merchandise, while-man-ufacturers have sufficient .orders to "'- assure activity for some time to come. Bank clearings again make -a new high record and show the larg- " est volume of settlements, through ' the banks, mainly for current' ac- Total exchanges this week at all lead-. . Ing cities In, the United States .are -$3,569,666,424, a gain of 2.2 per cent, over last year, ; DEATH OF MRS. ' LUCYE. POLK , (Special to The Evening Times.) ; ' Warrenton," N. Jan. H. Mrs. of Col. William A. polk, and Ulster-. In.lnW nt PrAsldpnt Pnllr'dlnd ham yesterday morning and was burled :; here at eleven-thirty o'clock. , this : morning. ' 1 . "t , - . ,.' v i ;if Mrs.. Polk was one of the best," known ladies of the county, and had extensive acquaintance la this and other States. i - . ' bUka TV H ? lato raaatT B4 Acta aa as-a Xrat ttert af msii y. mm