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f 4 v - As VOLUME FOURTEEN ... ,. PRICE - FIVE . CEUTG -': ; .- -. I , : . :- v mm . r ; : i y-i-" V ?.(,t M.'- j.- ': ,'5. With Regard 'to I nvegtlaation I ntb the Employment of Rrivte Detective to FerreiHOutveetr B rown sviUe Affa ir -Penal Code Bill . Being Considered, :$t0:i: Washington, Dec. . lC.In the Sen ate today the resolution introduced" yesterday by; Senatorv Foraker order ing an investigation into? the employ ment of special detectiveg for the spur pose of ferreting out ; the perpWtatora of the Brownsville shooting' was taken up and passed, i Senators . Aidrich . and Kean introduced ' a J resolution c to he effect that the committee on appro priations, should make a thorough investigation- of the ; secret, .service de ferred i to In the ; President's" message. Senator Culberson said 'the resolutions were jiot ' ; strong enough ; in , la&guage and urged that a portion of the mes sage referred , to, be sent btfck;tothe committee, the committee iqVmak?ri investigation and report to the Senate what steps should . be taken jln the matteK The -.House, took up the consideration ,6f the penal code bill;. BOMB FOR THE HAINS. DEFENSE.. Witness to Repudiate-an Important Statement. ::H'y:. Flushing pec. -lC.-ohn j lrityrje chief counsel : for the Hatns brothers, came intovcourt iverymucjfeexcitedithi morningi1saying;haJ;:oir;;of the; de fendants' prlricartttesse had' been tampered itrilawitaes -jl hadj given iffida?its!lirtffhtek the murdet" to Inspect somereaV estate and was ldokifor tjlgenT'He ? thev ran across Annis. Now the Wit: tarn mTmWismMe M take the stand for the nroseoution. savr ing, that "He'a'Keard ahe brpihei:i I rtJfejlabout Amiis an'HpljMl tut; icsuuiuur. ' '.- : ' : . '.!(-.(;.,: i Wis v ' 'v' STILL DENIES CONFESSION. Denies He Helped Others Bicw4Up Brownsville. . V: Monroe, Ga., Dec 16 Boyd Con yers sticks to his denial of the confes sion he is alleged to have made to the negro detective, William Lawson, thai he and four others shot-up Browns ville. He says he knows nothing . of the affair and has made no confession j - He says a special investigator, Her bert J. Brown, offered "him immunity from' arrest if he would make a clean breast of the affair. Brown,, in his report, says no promises of any kind were made.- - - THIRTEEN MEN SLAIN. In a Terrific Explosion of Fire Damp 'Today. --V .. :'.; Vienna, DecV 16.-Thirteen men kill ed, and perhaps more in an explosion of fire damp in a cpal mine this morn-, ing. More than fifty men were in the mine and the interior was " sb badly wrecked that rescuers have not been able to penetrate ; the ''portion where the explosion took place. s . - ' . . " Stocks Today. New Yoric Decrl6.-rThe stock mar: ket opened active. and ; . generally strong. ; Kansas i and Texas " and . the Great Northern were both prominent; The Great Northern made f fractional gains. St. Paul "opened 7i-2 down- bijt recovered the ': loss., ;v v ": . . -i ' New York, Dec. 16.There was a fair account- of investment biiying m cotton, but at noon "traders' hammered the list and there ' was raf urther ? de cline. Opening, December,; 8.85; Jan; uary, ; 8.44 February, v 8.46 (bid) ? March; : 8.51 U May, 8.60 (bid), I 4'i Treasurer; Report; The ' report of .: the treasurer pf the Associated Charities for the month of November Is, as follows: t'- 'y Receipts, f s . ' New .Hanover county. , " . .?125.00 Mrs. J. W. Murchison . . : . . . 5.00 Mrs. H. F. Wilder. . Cash.". "l-Oq Mr. John Kuhlken.; Mr. B. S. Martin., j-... .. . . MU.uu Repairs to services arid Tsmall - .' Mr. Clayton Giles . . 1 6.00, mainaJ . . ; " f.' , 1 200 Mr. Norwood Giles.. .. ... .. ' 2-00-.Renalrs to-mains,-hydrants, " r-i Mrs. V. G. Empie. . 8-??J. JJ T.' . . 34.09 fash ; . v rr 3.25 Disbursements.: ; Secretary's salary, . 5.00 Catharine Kennedy Home 12iTaxes .. V. ... 963.00 Groceries.. ...... ;.v .. ...158.50 Rent for those in rieed. ....."11.50 Cash help.,.. 3.40 Printing .V, .'i:; 5.00 Telephone .. ... .. .. .. 3.00 Railroad fares. .- .V -iViv 19-45 mmam Will be, Discussed by the Board of .Al I - dermen at; Meeting Tto be .H eld , To-night-rCarepdqri Water Company Off ere Plant toithe (Clly for $155)00 Pubilfc -lnVlted. to liorf ;Tohlghta0 Money Must Be Carefully Guarded and Val ue tjf Pfeent Plant Thoroughly -b- Like . Banquo's ghost; the water works . question 4 has larisenCagainiVand the special meeting of the board of , ifc dermen to be held tonight atlhei ciiy haikat 4 8 O'plok iQnsiderthe!a ter, will; Undoubtedly be one of,-the most interesting sessiotis held in som$ - naonths,MA defime rpbrtwill be ub4 mitted brihe:;Waier Committee of the board of - aldermen ccernlng' thenH gotiations thus far Jwith' "the ClarenV don Vater; Company - idth regard " to the , possible taking rQ yer of the plant by, the city, and's eacii arid eyery mem-jj oer oi xne. i?ommjuee especi,aiiy invitesi the taxpayers: to; ; be present at Hhe meeting44SueMtiolMiiy be gladly received If torn- Citizens "who have fgiyen diseussionl finay !; be heard by the. t&x payers I bsebiiey' isy to beihandledi TeClrendoaater'Coi submitted 'jpbMinnGaiibs.o9erlii;Uir tike $155,000 'for ihe"iplantwith;;date of transfer Jan. 1st, 19Q0, the terms of which are as follows: v: i v December 9th, 1903. Mr.-T. W. Wood, chairman. Dr. CJ. Pj Bolles; Mr. J, A.-Karr, Mr. S. J. . . Ellis, Water Works Committee of the Board of AldermenCity ; of Wh 'v. ifnlngtpn, N C' : r Dear;sirs:-We beg tqsubmit td you the following offer for the sale of. the property of the Clarendon Waterworks Company to the City of Wijraingtom . 7Wexwilld6liveryt6 said property" on January lst1909, for the suni of jSeenty-Five Tlxbusarid Dollars, the Cittbssttmehefbbnded debt of Eighty Thousand Dollars, and to re-l lecte: priotab S?silil3voff et ris made without prejud Ice toany; of the rights ;of the Clarendon hs made tq the: City. CiS i v -ip4 iRG5riectfuHiriiihriftted " - .1 Nin connection wunine ioreging me t fbling stement'cbncerni the to- fiscal year; ending September . 30th, 1908, is appended: ' r , '' Mr. T. W. Wood, chairman, Dr. C. P. Bolles, Mr. J. A. Karr and. Mr. S. J. Ellis, Special Waterworks Commit- ; tee ' pf Aldermen, pity- of Wilmingi ton,; C.-:';-.h ' J';; pear TSirs:- !: " ' . x' 5 We herewith hand I you total " income and total operating expenses of this pompany for. the" past fiscal year, end ing r September ' 30thvrl908, and same items 1 for. past two months - aj. re: quested: ..y,--r. -:vv . Total Insome Oct 1, 1907, to Oct." 1, 1908. .. v. . . .$3G,451.74 Total c' operating "expense, : same Th'b expenses - .' .V;"-:?;i;.f?1s;;:::'-:. $11,683.36 Filtration 3 j sV'HV ;f c' ? ? 3,274;67 Salaries and . labor in" city . . . 4,578,91 Repairs to services and small - j r . mains . . .... : '. 7. ! 126.77 Repairs to Mains, ; hydrants, , -P':l; ' .etc. . ,, .'.' : 129.58 Postage. . .... . ; . V . . r 149.03 Repairs to meters. Vi . .; 1,402;81 Analyses., . T .. -" 66.00 Taxes r. . . ; . ; ; 3:.;.:C;1!326!00 L Insurance. . . V.--: ;19i.y Telephones U ; 1760 Office-exnensesr. i . . . . v . . - 306;17 stationery--aim uiuiuug . , . . .. s 1 4 1 86J0 incidentals.-. iu.do Car fares, horse-keeping and lnpwwnspn 'I3t:f"v . 205.86 v ., $23,923.74 StateYnentjfor, Oct. and Nov. 190& Total income months of Oct. -'andi Nov, 1908..; ?: . 9485.5 Total operating J. expenses, :; "same time. , . 4,671.66 TPhe items making ;up the aoove op- eratinie exbehseliarp as follows :, Salaries and labor, at Hilton . . 664.02 Fuel ..'"-i- 1l;l2-'-23 Other supplies. 61.59 Repairs. . . . . , - ? - f- ; S -1.883J80 Filtrations V,$ ; 295.87 ' .... . . ' .11.. - . 'fl4T DO gaiaries arid Jabor in city;. 947.82 IT etc fflfrp : v lv. v:'.. 32.28 Postage. . . . e Repairs to metersry -- ', Analyses J r"-"yy yr -Taxes .f . Insurance., vr .rr Telephones t " 4 ; Office' expenses . . .;. T ; . Stationery and-printing.., . T,pn'nira to meters: . . 189.21 1 A'noiv&es ;;,:.;..i;:T;. :. . . 41.00 , : :a.25 -.40,67 V 75.97 ' 33.30 - (Continued on Third Page.)J maucr iiruugu; ;UUU 11 IS"aopeO, there jwill' be large attendance so the me.-L -,..,23,92,744 most, pauieuc. s ;rne man wnpt apes ;no? atemstmaVmg up the . operate appve are as, jonows: .. s W lJnrr "---H Salaries and ;aborat Hilton. 3.49gn ad l,een an. ug y one h out ; tha per? Fuel.. .. .. .. 7. ..7,43i;4li iiapsTie hadnrt had a, chance-in life; Other suppllesf 'atilton;; . f 8,17 So;under;j ci Ponaira at TTntmi : I . :.i?aiSi4.02 ' only sentence him lo one Tear in 'the niiiii mum illllorliil One Young White Mari Frofh fcoium- eraatedNegraWh ;jtDret6 Hpson v& JH arnio ri For Trial To- morrpNy.,;; ",V r". , .' In Xhe UnitedrStates -Court today caseS ffaiuJyaof cfiniesagaiust.. ;the postal law&: occupieithe Latteflion of the, .court, ; though several (mall liquor caseere;;jtriedipbu IT "iaringupUie priminfdecket, and wiU "tomorrow r giyetrial iA the suit Apf t T jomps!on 1 vs. vHarmoa! . which iny biy esjownei$hib i 'tdM pa?t fcof:Fort mp4tiAinte.restngj:: bne tSaptt&t P; Johpston,:,TJ.f S. A.. formerly Venkineer In charge hereI arpjvedj today . from Asheville to.be a witness at . the trial. insert .v; A;.;: . . - -A Ucle ; Sam .; guards carefully, his postal service and ferrets out-with en durance and sklJUthose wQ :cbmmit iuxt; -. ttgamsv .. u. i wo yQUtUS, one white apd one ; black, found; that 9ut this, iaprning and each goes to the pen itentiary Jn Atlanta for one .year. The case .of the white youth . was. partieu-; larly sad, . though his offensp was $n ugly one.. '., - '- ' 41'. , ; This youth; D. Coleman, of Chal bburnSplead LguiitySto :: theSxbbbme i hf thb faPt&W fethif e,se s he , was,.;aught?ii the rpbbrhenif or; ?xighta and.inighbi .01 tueoanK Kept asuii A"e - ucb, : tiag,. Coleman -one. nignt, nkj : putt ntn ..:-im .nyt itlwolLii .f.d.', tour. .. 1 "SS WSS. SS other thefts plating that1 hp used ithP money and tore-up the checks. ;The 1 youth, ? well- dressed, not un pleasant looking, aged eighteen, sought the mercy of. the court.; It was the first time he had been . in trouble and he wanted r a chance to reform In evi-? dencp; it was shown that Coleman: had never had, the advantage p. the proper training tin lie. .He had not, had a chance. ' . This story, and the . youthfulness of the defendant, must have pulled hard at the heart .strings of Judge WaddllL It was oh j Qf b$e j jgccaslons wheb. q. courtflnds. duty mpst trying; probably penfiSiflafythe t:'minfnun J punish mentbut from ' this he should learn , l&tiktM? and hb shbUldme f orifi ahQ, engage in honest business. . v . ? The ' .crimp of - the negro, William MacRae, happpned in Laurinburg. Hfe "got : the mail of , one Young . Macrae from a new", postmaster. letter con tained a postpmce money praer, wni.cn he attempted to - collect, signing the 'off ignoranceV sayings that '"'iiefa4 "only asked for : -the MacRae mail . and ; got the Young Macxtae letter. He " found the order, signed . it, after hp hkd been showntby tnp postmaster now to ao ea, i ana men wantpa to cpiiect , me money to carry, it la :Ypu.ngrMtcRae,Va; "cousin; But the defendant had not been an ex emplary prisoner by any means. .After apsfhebo Laurinburg; apd f it took fivfe months before he was re- prison , in Atlanta. , . , 'The next, case "-. was another,, of I rob; btag the. ,ppstpflace,f anotwa a marked bill ; and the defendant hadi,laters tried to pasa': lt,aridaf ter he had, .; been : seen in, ' the ,ppstpffice. TT denied this - and. testified that he fvrYi. nnnthpr man. and the. ;defense, 'endeavored .to snPwtnaT his ; story .was i plausible, because . the postbffice l.was - really .; a combination stoVe ;and there was plenty-pf oppor tunity for othersf tO; have stolen., the money, if .'ifr'ihad. been stolen, .though ithpre j,.was much : doubt , about - it as ihereTmight " have, ieen ; amix-up in rngrinici4h4i Ther case; was nara tpugnv;sisiani District Attorney Giles; conducting 4he prosecution for the Goyernment,piand -Stephen Mcintyre. Esa.r Pt ; 'Robeson4 VJtaweMii:iA necTMOveromtnt 3 ivreany thef0naantl iaj ithi cstjehiehs a PC the bank;, p;:Chadtorlhas, iben l--4 ff I III If I SI . f . . 1' I II LJ dollars haI;been taken, put. of post-, 8etected Visely . and : will mae office .drawer, at. Raynham. , It ,was - - .ftin hft m,mheP w1U pnillusE t.jis" .L-' ' ' ' 1 I'va'i ?-A 1 :0an'itai;cHre y at af Joint Conference; Held at gthCburt HoeneMeethng ' fcr?elFrida ?het Quest iorr of Sanitary Temporary ''and S : PermahehH sifauahteM Hnu f Will be pUcussed , , 8& very important conference of the WPHnty Banitary .Bpaf djahd . cbpimit-. tpp from tbb County Board; pf ,iFealth was held at the"; court house ' at - noon dayto' consider, the uns.anitary condi tft ns said tp'surround the . gtaughter of cattle for the use pi bonsumer xwi the Ip;marcpTpreiwe at the, cpnferencer the meib.ets .of ' the SaniUry. Board , as MlbwsT'V County Commissioners i . Duncan , McEachern. JK y.pWers wF,v Robertson and m. v wv Divine, and . Drs. E, J,. Wood and . R;Hartlep Bellamy, together with ttecblittfefrbm o HealtcbmpoMeC oi!lbrsf Dlt Bul UuckAHv'Harriss anlaCbJaT'Nb bittof Drlav CarrlitMilkin pectpf -iwas alsprpreentriK 0-v : The meeting Twas called tb bp der b$ imtMl the therihg.lAf term l f ull ttup qouipjueaYajscufsjoii -o;mai-tefwblhi eebighttbC5the attentiphipte I bpardiir: connection Withpcpjtaints f eltiyP ifab u sanUary cbndiiipns alleged to surround the slaughter of .beef and cattle, Jwo resolutions introduced by DK' Bellamy were Unanimously adopted as follows: "Resolved, That, in accordance with the recommendation of . the County Auxiliary Board, all. carcasses bf horses" or cattle dying, in th' county shall be bijried C feet under the sur face of the earth until further orders, at a place to be designated ' by the County Commissioners or . County Su perintendent of Health." ; , C - ;"RpsoIved,That the County Commis sioners be requested to set aside some portion v fthfe County ? Home?1 tract of land to) rby Idea plac for burying the cicassbfbiead?nln that tey)Iavje!th!snperintendent ? of the ontyi homb ' canse such animals to .be ja reptesedK upon payment M not io exfeeed" $5i in advance to cover expense -ot.same."'V-; A f esolutib was heh" o ! n ru li (if i Air. riiii i mww& mm uiidiscus- v esplyed, ,That all slaughter houses found n. an unsanitary;: condition beq condemned, and the. owners f of : the same be- requested to confer with the committee Friday at noon at the court house, for" the purpose of discussing the erection of proper and sanitary buildings for slaughtering." The slaughter house men in the city will be extended a written ; invitation through; Clerk of the Board John Haar to attend the meeting Friday, at which time ways and means will be discussed for tlie erection of temporary and per manent slaughtering houses. '. ' tre today r Is qful'i,1e.r7 sak 1,etMt; Mi told' m triA Him and it' is oiie iwhicb. will appeal tq W interest everyQrie ii -i. uiiidtij-fl'i u;j. -v-jpau -od Dr; ' Harriss tor pviding f or . the, abolition but , the, following, amendment as .1. - 1 MM IH T n'iiw ... v,uMjnea vltio iOJ jEirst ; mortgage b75ndarr. - :i0t).00r Undivided Profits.. . 138;102.2l -jBURNED CHILPfilJIU,, Realte vv-v,:;., 45,000.!00 Deposits V;..V:.. U;!:. -,.rrTr?ci3tidiiifi f: . Furnituire and i fixtures. ; i.bd ; V : '-"rU- "I- vp : :; ; Master , Roberjt:J Craig Pasjtftd,! way - Last , .fl ight at Jheesidejicof ; H w , Parents.' ', :. ;.'.;.:. ; - ' . .' ; '' v Master "Robert Craig, the little son of Mr, : and. -Mrs.. .William F, Craig, who was SP terribly burned yesterday mprningVat the residence of his -patents NP 922 : North ; Fourth: street, succumbed to his J injuries -last niht shortly after 9. o'clock.; .From the first it was seen that the fatal nature of the child's injuries precluded ithe ' possi bility of his recpyery.4 vMrahd! Mrs, Craig .wiJ! ; have, the .deep, jsympathy.of the. entire com great grief . which 4 has renter ed' their liyes through the tragic death of . thpiritle " iv ; "t" ' V; - I : ShrecVv8aie;W.;;'p Vatch the -number of swell dressed men, who. wiir. appear. on. the streets wMinHhetnext :fewayV,pthpd;iin the, made-to-brder suits from" the nn para,lleled sale now heing. held by. the and WgftHM!M.fe?y"- " ..Doll Baby Shoes; and Stockings at r's branch' store In the Bonltz Hotel: county itppearing for the defisnoHtE The ' jury upon the reconvniriVtof court thisafternoonafcS clockrW turned verdictir T At z the'.session yesterday afternoon the jury In the casebf the well known white f armer 6f Gliriiberland poun4y; 1 John L.. Smith, returned a verdict -ot not guilty. . A 'number of trivial liquor cases consumed the balance-vof the session before- the, recess hour. , immmv 1"' i ;. STATEMENT. CONDITION. the r.ivnot:iGcrj :i:;-,9tateand ; , At the closepT BsinesjNovmber;275l89&SH:S if LlabIIIei:ll--i?fti : Ixans and Disfioimts . .duuusi . . . . ... v r j . X8S,0i4JJ5CirCUiaU01l f ;; v; ':S2 ? B50,Ot)0.00 '-f I h--, J I Bank,BundJngs ,uasn i,'. . ; . , .... .; w 1,228.698.180 i n. u. McuufctiN. prcs denti J. AV.' YATES, Vice President." - ! " -.. - , , i5afTle j-- ancy ; groceries $o ! - at flip- : : -. aaDoaffo. urvstaiized Kruits: a m sil I 'V? h::i3Vxm " v v4- v ; .-..G .i4 v- .v,V : stn Ptirn4ciARi no :'P':S :f"rvBri i$itieriir? 'sti '- 9 t- r' j r '-a i : 'V'tr ; " . -, -. - Furniture and-Fix.tur,e,s.; .. . ,; ; . 4,580:49 Cash . . . 1 . . . . "' ' :'. ' inT ATQ 11 ?39,782.19 W- B. COOPER, President - . ' ". V ,,,,,,,,...,73-),,,,,, . . . ,,l ..I'li ni 1 ,1.1. ! n , 1 1 11 1 ,, iT, ; i, -mtv ww mil iiu l.u aw - w ii ij m -r rtmm r-a fibm - iit ' mrtz 1 mk mm mm m . ma w mm n-v& - m mmmm - - . U. . 5ontta .aad premiums.. 46.684.38 CirrnlAtlnn jr nnnrm RedemPUPh. Fund . . . .2.85flf.00 Denosits . . r " - 999144 i : THOS. E. XOOPER, Cashlef. STATEMENT OF The Wil kit m .i.2W. ' mmmM f itvf ;-i' ';AMhe:closof buaiiness; Nov. 27th, 1908. C V Condensed f rpmv pfeport tbNbrth' 'ReioUrtjes '.i.Mi- . r i4feoaris anddisoomitsw thu 16a,3M?68 Cash: and due from banks.- ' 137441.69 - $1:547,033:37 ' v J. W. Norwood President. . :.V; . '. '' v H. ; Walters, Vice!; President, Cii!''-' -: ' ? -'f'i-"-' Gocoanuts, IpsBuckwK&t, 1? , Nice. IHHWI1 . "V-.- -s; r -. r rjnrsotdQL nnrju: - 298,134.65 "; Z SS-K: gra nger. V m Pmi rfunti ;r C, 3. QRAINiQER, Cashier. ' ;2 - duc, Swiss Cheese. yt-i-- 'A: - ' - i'v $369.78l& i GEO. O. GAYLORD, Vice Pretldeht. ,,V:;.T. -'V I v. : -V. . Carolina Corporation Commission.) rv liabilities. Capital :V.i;i..V;: 100,000.00. s'""m' i $1,547,0337 1 C. E. Taylor, Jr., Cashier. . T J. L. Williams, Assistant Cashie. Big Pineapples, Codfish Waffles, Cleaned Currants, : Prunes. . x''S' Bed Roo BarJi RJoo Malls and irusi to f.. .j , t4. 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