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Vol. 16. No. 32.
Salisbury, N. O., January 27, 1903.
Established 1887.
LEE STATUE FOR CAPITOL.
Yirgiaiaot Will ask Secretary Hij If Got-,
eraneat Will Accept It. 11
Members of the Virginia dele
gatirm wil call on Secretary Hay
in a.day pr two to learn if the
.government will accept astatoe
of Gen. Robert E. Lee and give
it a place in Statuary Hall.
Senator Halsey has already in
troduced a bill in the Virginia
legislature providing for this
statue, in keeping with the act of
Congress of 18C5, which empow
ers the Secretary of State to in
vito each state in the Union to
have statues of her two most not
ed men presented to the govern
ment and placed in Statuary Hall.
Senator John Daniel is said to be
behind the treasure.
Some persons believe the choice
is not with the Secretary of State,
it being entirely with the several
states. In speaking of the case,
Representative James Hay, of
Virginia, said:
"I think it would bo a fitting
tribute to the great soldier, yet I
think it would be unwise to hav
it offered and rejected. If it be
acceptable on the part of the gov
ernment then I think it would
bo wellto present it. But if i9 to
stir up old time prejudices, as the
admission of his name to the
Hall of fame in Now York did,
I think it would be an unwise
-step." 1 i
This reflects the opinion of the
majority of the Virginians in
Cvngress, on the subject. Wash
ington dispatch.
Ill THE LEGISLATURE.
Scza
Dsss
tj tie
AFTEB FIFTEEN JEARS.
HECTOR STRUCK IT RICH.
ELCOUY FC3iTKE CAHJIL
tried to e:::e cm.
cf tt8 Vcrk BeI:z
Korli CircIIaa Scl22S.
Below will be found some of
the most important bills intro
duced in the legislature daring
the past few days:
To amend law relative toTii
vorce for abandonment. :
To establish a lystem of roads
in Madison county.
To amend law relating to the
Farmers' Mutual Fire Associa
tion . : ' : :C
To amend law relating to the
public banking system of North
Carolina, v
To provide an arsenal, hall of
records,etc. to be built corner of
Morgan and Salisbury streets, at
a cost of $25,000.
Making the insuring of the lives
of infants, under ten years of age
unlawful.
To provide for husband and
wife'af ter five years divorcment.
For the care of lunatics, idiots
and inebriates, confined in pri
vate hospitals.
To mend Chapter 65, Laws
1895 allowing ' corporations to
sell bonds for less than par. ,
To fix penalty for carrying
concealed weapons. :
To regulate child labor.
Letter CcataWsg Jlcceptam cf Uarrfege A Ulslster's Act cl Chritj U:n;::t221j Pcsiltlj tts'IIcinsii Rests Will fci RTitt::s2:JC:!i:rs ; Cfferci i 'U:iS:r
Prcpcwl, Bet UiIU 1 ; Ertrss Vealli To Kb. - Ct:aAner All. ; . cf C::iress f:r lis Ycle. V
Binghampton,. N. Y., Jan. 22. New York.Jan. 22. Rev. W. Washington, Jan. 22. With Representative Mantagne Le-
There was a quiet wedding last E. Maron, who is credited with a he . outlook for legislation on lerof New York, a member of the
evening the finishof a remarka- sudden rise from theposition of a many important subjects extreme- committee on navalaffairsjof the
ble romance. The bride was poor rector to that of a million- ly gloomy, members of the Sen- House today in a meeting of that r
MUs Jennie Barrows, a spinster, aire, is at the Waldrbf . . atewith only the exception of the committee made the sensational
whose home is near Tennallytown, Captain Lawrence, a miner, was leading advocates of the Penama charge that he had been offered
Washington, and the groom was taken ill while in Ogden, last route, unite in declaring that un- $5,000 as " a bribe to vote for the
Howard Harris, who fifteen years September. One of the betel less a caual treatyis sent to the purchase of more Halland torpe-
ago asked her to marry him, and clerks mentioned his critical con- Senate within a very short time do boats . by the government.,
got his answer last week. Harris ditipu to Mr. Mason, who was the there will be no Congressional This offer, Mr. Lessler said, had
and Miss Barrows lived near here, rector of Christ Protestant Epis- action at all in this'direction. been - made about -a year ago, a
and fell in love. Harris, with- copal Church there on a small This means that a treaty with short while after his election to
out proposing marriage went east salary. The J clergyman visited Nicaragua, which can easily be the 57th Congress, and was re-
to better himself, and kept up a the miner, called a doctor, got negotiated within a week, must be newed at th beginning of the
correspondence until ready to medicine for him and nursed the sent to Congress soon or con-1 present ; session during the fight
struction of the inter-oceanic wat- of "the Holland Company to seer-way
will be deferred for at cure further government con
least another year, and probably tracts. y
two, with the embarrassing ques- Mr. . Lejsler was asked by the
tion of whether or not the appro- membersof the "committee to
priatiou will be availabla after give the name of the man who
the adionrnment of the Fiftv- had ofrrfta th hrih.
wed. He asked his
to become his. wife, by mail, but
never received a reply. The sud
den breaking off to the corres
pondence was taken to mean a
negativa.
Once he wrote, but agaiu there
sweetheart i valid back to health.
Upon his recovery Captain
Lawrence gave to Mr. Mason
some certificates of stock, in a
mining company. The stock had
no mnrkable value at the .time,
but subsequently became sought
was no reply, ana he gave it up, auer. uoia in great quantities sevenm congress oeing orougm to do so. On beiog pressed to
Meanwhile she had written in the was yielded by the vein about into discussion again. The feel- give 'the name Mr. Lessler finally
affirmative, vbut hearing nothing! Christmas. Mr. Mason resigned mg is growing more pronounced Uaid that the bribe had been offer
1
Saie the
One of tho most potent argur
mntSj in favor of a State reform-;
atory for young criminals has
been given in! our midst. Four
boys, under 16 years of age, with
all the scheming and 'daring of
border outlaws,:,broke into one of
our leading stores in the night
time. The leader of the gang is
- Fisber's Last Run.
, It - is said that Engineer T. L.
Fisher told his friends before
leaving Asheville on his yuu yes
terday morning, that he expected
it to be -his last run. Fisher's
prediction has come true. It was
his last run. Fisher had meant
to give up railroad work and this
is what he referred to when he
from him, concluded he had re
peated his offer and grew angry,
so when his second letter reached
her it was detroyed unread. Two
months ago her brother in Tioga
county died. While looking over
his effects she came across a coat,
in tne lining ot wnicn was tne
letter of acceptance she had given
him to mail, which he had lost
and forgotten. She at oucepro
cured tte address of Harris, wrote
him an apology, and, as he was
still 1 single, the wedding was the
result.
his rectorship upon realizing that
he had become wealthy.
Liquor In Tennessee.
Nashville, Jan. 23, In a short
time only eight cities in the state
oftTenuessee will have the privi
lege of selling intoxicating liquoY
as a beverage. These cities are
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville,
Caattanooga, Jackson, Bristol,
Columbia and Clarksville. All
other cities and villages will be
dry. : , " . ; '
;This revolution in the liquor
traffic in Tennessee, will be made
br the Adams bill, which will be
p&sed soon
that the reasonable time" allow- Gd through his clerk) that the
ed by the Canal act for the Presi- man who offered the bribe was an
dent to negotiate a treaty with' ex-congressman, but thatihe must
Columbia providing for the con- refuse to mention his name. The
struction of the Panama canal committee thereupon appointed a
has expired. eub-committee of five members,
Leading members o"f both houses of which Chairman Foss of the
declare Hhat Columbia's unwill- full committee is the"chairman,
mgness to enter into a treaty to investigate the whole matter.'
upon terms compatible with the Representatives.of theHolland
interests of the United States is Boat Company who were seen to
now apparent, and that the only night, say that if the bribe waa
course left open to the Adminis- offered, as Representative' Lessler
aration ls'to turn to'Nicaragua.
CaniRead the Bllle la Schools. -
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Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 23. Bead-
by the legislature, iug of the Bible . in the v public
He Draws the Color Line. ,
Roanoke; Va., Jan. 23. The
spoke of going on his last trip. I clred population 6t Roanoke is The measure was carried in the schools ofiNebraska, isTuot to be
As a result of injuries received in Buri:eu uf UVBr tue reiusai ui xvev. oeuaw yesisraay oy a vote oi zu pronioiiea. . lnis is tne gist oi an
K. JLi. Jones, pastor ot tne Jb irst to lz, ;and it is expected to pass opiuion delivered today by Chief
Baptist Church, to allow the fun- the House by a In rge majority. Justico Sullivan, of the Supreme
eral of Rufus Moore, one of his The bill -prohibits the sale of Couri, in which he practically
members, to be held in the church liquor in towns of less than 5,000 reverses the decision rendered by
or to officiate at the funeral. His inhabitants. -
yesterday's wreck near ; Hilde
brand, he died early this morning
at the Mission-hospital.
Fisher was an old railroader,
highly popular and a most effici
ent engineer. He was brought
asserts, it was-not made with the
authorization of their company.
Representative Lessler was not at
his hotel at alatehour tonight,
and could not be found . to state
his side of the case. Washing
ton dispatch. ,
reasons are that a white under
one uponwhom nature has not $o the hospital yesterday after- j taker had been employed instead
smiled pleasantly in every res peel,
but who is a bright minded' and
ingenious lad who could be mould
ed into a useful man under the
right training. iGuilty,' already
of high crime, the only true pun
ishment for them is through an
institution now most needed in
the State, but which we do not
have a State reformatory. These
boys need to have a severe lesson
taught them now. To allow them
to continue as tney begun means
to make criminals of them. It is
to ,be hoped, however, that good
aud not harm will grow from what
noon. He had a severe scaln Ul uu" KJk Ul uw" ttUV4 11B ttl
wound and was also internally in- so stated that the treatment of
iured. It is said that when he President Roosevelt's negro ; ap-
realized that a collision was im- pointments by the whites .was re-
minent. he iumned through the sponsible-for his attitude. He
cab window of his engine head- believed that a negro .undertaker f , A(,TOATnB(U;nnfrnm T.ft p
caused great excitement here.
The government resolved to
send military and naval forces not
Brazil Preparing for War.
Rio Janerio, Jan. 23 The ten
sion of relations between Brazil
and Bolivia is .increasing. It is
generally believed a rupture is un
avoidable. News of the departure
Ecjercr ReporteQI.
Vieuna,Jan. 23. At a publio
ball yesterday the heir to the
the same court a few months ago. throne. Princess Francis Ferdin-
Chief JusticeSullivan in effect ande stated that the Emperor waa
says the use of-the Bible in the unable to attend owing to con
schools is lawful;; that the only tinned illhealth. This ii a flat con
point where the courts might tradiction of an official announce
rightfully . interfere is to prevent ment that the Emperor is in per-
rwaw v6.v.MvV aeaiio ana inejrnnceis an
nas aegeneratea into aouse. nouncement caused much anxietr.
foremost, and fell upon his face.
The injuries of the others in the
wreck are not serious, as was first
reported.
. An .investigation of the cause'
of the wreck will be held here to
morrow. It is believed that the
blame will be attached to the
conductor of the first train, who
did not send out his flagman.
has already proven a severe lesson Asheville special to Raleigh Post,
to them and the entire communi- I 23rd.
ty. Stanly Enterprise. ' 4
should burynegroes.
Oni the other hand the friends
j-- - . .
of the dead man allege that Par
son Jones is a partner in the only
uue emencea 10 ueatymrs. Crashed to Deifli.
Fayetteville, XC Jan. 23. Piiot Mountain, N. C., Jan. 23.
The jury returned a verdict of Willis Chandler: 20 veara old.
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, ... ...... .. only to Amazones. but also to the murder in the second decree inLnmnAa r t ...j
negro undertaKing estaonsnment - . - . ,r - : - . : - , , t , , uu uw auu
here. Jones has th largest con- Prince of Matto Grosso, .n the the case of E. h. Utley for killing flour mill., wa. killed yesterday
gregation and the costliest chnrcb thern frontier of Bolivia. Clerk Hollingsworth. v while trying to put a belt on a
xuo wuibcib iuaiwwai, woouuiu juuga j. xa. vajokb iaeu senn- ghaft wheel while the engine was
and Topi as well as various minor cedUtley to twenty years in the running at full speed. HU left
Vessels, received orders to go to penitentiary at hard labor. The arm was caught and hi was thrown
Manos, where there also will be defendant appealed, aud asked for around the shaft several times
sent a uiviaiou auaer comraana oi uau. I Mia loff. (m.irsi
a vt. v mmm, ft a TV 40 mfJ A LA II m
edifice for negro worshippers, in
southwest Virginia.
6bt. Aycock Denies the Atlanta Story.
Atlanta papers are printing a
story to the effect that Governor !
Gen. Cesar Sampaio.
The Government believes
that
Cuffs as Postal Cards.
Interceding for Pnillaa.
The News has-it from a very re
in the list of regulations regard- liable fl0urce that Judge James E.
ing tne united states man service Boyd; of the Western District, is
the government has named some of
the things which may notlbe sent
through the mails. It has also
jre8cribed tho weight and size of
packages. But it has not stated
that a man may write his name on
the bosom of a dirty shirt, affix
the necessary stamps, and send it
home untied to be lauudried.
now in Washington interceding
with President Roosevelt for the
pardon of Lawrence Pulliam, ex
cashier of the defunct First Na
tional Bank of Asheville. f
News readers will recall that at
the last term of the Federal
Court in Charlotte. Palliam was
adjudged guilty ' of embezzling
Aycock8ked Governor Terrell, of the United States will remain
Georgia, for a pardon for a North neutral in the Acre conflict.
Carolinian in the penitentiary
there, and ottered to swap par- Poisoned bl 1 Pit's Bite.
dons, that is to pardon any Geor- , .
gian in the penitentiary here; r New York, Jan. 23.-Miss Juha
The Observer correspondent talk- 1Martin? a cnorus girl was bitten
edwith Governor Aycock about " "
this matter last night and the "8ht and bjood pouon has
Governor said: be had made no slnce efln- he ?'8 w" P'
snch proposition. He had writ- ly of the play . in .which Mis.
ten to Governor Terrell, in regard """"" -to
the pardon of . North Caroli- becauseoneofthe.uper. tweak-
Knfr hA maa r.rt attar to cu- " Bucai.
iWr S.. SSI pardigh d&n! . OnSatnrday Miss Martinwa.
done. A colored cuff, with Lou
Houaomans name written across
it, made the journey in a m 11 bag
all the way from San Jose, Cal.,
to Chicago last week, and was not
B ich a bad looking cuff when it
'reached its destination. The
freak postal card was mailed at
St. Jose at 22 A. M, on Novem
ber 17th. It reached Chicago
three days later. It did not ' b-ar
the words "postal; card,' nor was
there any indication, save for the
two cent stamps and the address
First National Bank of Asheville,
and was sentenced to six months
in the county jail of Buncombe,
aud to pay a fine of $500. Since
the passing of the sentence, pow
erful influences have been at work
in behalf of the condemned man.
Charlotte News.
Ost Hnslred Dollars a Box
forced to stop playing, and has
consented to try formalin as a
cure. Her nhvsician will make
is the value H. A. Tiadale, Sum- the iniection of the eermicide this
merton. S. C places on DeWitt si .
Witch Hazel Salve. He says: "I morning.
dad the piles for 20 years. I tried
many doctors and medicines, ei- j
cept De Witt's AVitch Hazel Salve.
It cuied me." It is a combma-
arm.was torn from hit
This is a new question under the I body. His cnest waa beat into a
new laws and Judge ? Cooke said jelly and he was otherwise hor-
that he would hear the motions at ribly mutilated.
some later day.
EitoJ's Pc:UI:3.
I Ais.4iiIa m4 llsra Tin L a I ' ' '
AyuiiiciiBiti nc&iy itw. London, Jan. 23. It is stated
Hamsburp, Jan. 22. Four ne- today on good authority that the
groes called at the' American con- British foreign. office is preparing
sulate today and demanded money to abandon Germany altogether
to return to the United States. I n account oi tne growing senti-
When the demands were refused I ment against the Kaiser's policy
they smashed the office f arniture, I Fth Venezuela. It is believed
cut the pictures with their pocket that an official disclaimer of any
knives and threatened to kill the approval of .Germany's belliger-
consulale staff. The police were I oce will soon be forthcoming.
called and the four were landed in
j"1- Trie! 13 0:::ul It.
It'a the old story of "murder
Docsstle TrcsMes.
It is exceptional to find a fami-
tion of the healing properties of I ly where there is no domestic rup-
nr' . TT . 11. . II 1 ill '
witcn nazei witn antiseptics and i cure occasionally, oui inese can
emollients: relieves I and perma-1 be lessened by having Dr. King's
less Chill Tonio because the for-1 nentlv cures blind, bleedintr. itch-1 New Life Pills around. Much
mula is plainly printed on every I ine and protrudinz piles, sores, trouble they save by their great
that it was intended for transmis- bottle showing that it is simply cuts, bruises, eczema, salt rheum I work in Stomach and Liver troub-
8ion through the mails. Chicago Iron and Quinine in a tasteless I and all skin diseases. Jas. Plum-ties. They not only relieve you,
Jnter-Uceau. I form, wo cure, rio pay. cue. mer. I but cure. 2oc. at all druggists.
YoitcoiWiat Yes Are Tiilsg
When you take Grove8 Taste-
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Elizabeth City, N. C, Jan. 22.
Hon. E. F. Aydlett, the man to
whom James Wilcox owes his
life, said tonight: "I have not
will out" only in this case there's
no crime. A woman feels rundown
has backache' or dyspepsia, and
think it's nothing and tries to
hide it until she finally breaks
down. Don't deceive vonrsalf.
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yet abandoned hope of acquitinglTake Electric Bitters at once. It-
my client." I shall asked the has a reputation for Curing Stom
supreme court to grant him a new ach, Liver and Kidney troubles
tril on the ground of errors in and will revivify your whole sys
admission of evidence, errors in tern. The worst forms - of those '.
declining to give instructions as maladies will quickly yield to the
prayed, errors in charge given and curative power of Electric Bitters,
insufficient evidence to sustain Only COc, and guaranteed by all
verdict." druggists.
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