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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1902. NO. 40.
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered
From the North Carolina
Papers.
A meeting'of the Tobacco Grow
ers' Association of the State will
be belli at Hooky Mount Decem
ber 19th.
A white man named Collins fell
into the creek at Gaston Satur
day night and was drowned.
The creek was much swollen and
the man had been drinking and
could not swim.
The State has chartered the
North Carolina Wheel Company,
of High Point, with a capital of
$100,000 to make vehicles. Per
sons from Amesbury, Mass., are
principal stockholders.
The penitentiary officials are
said to be in high glee at its finan
cial success this year. They say
they never had any doubt of its
paying well this year. It has re
ally been ahead all the year.
At Shelby early Saturday morn
ing the Williams Knitting Mill
was burned and along with it
$1,500 worth of finished goods.
The mill cost $12,000. There
was $7,000 insurance on the
property.
At Winston Saturday night
John Right, colored, shot and
killed Bob Mitchell, also colored.
The men quarreled about a wo
man and Right suddenly drew
his pistol and killed Mitchell.
The slayer escaped.
Vance county has the lowest
tax rate of all the counties in the
State?GO cents on the $100.
Wayne is the only other county
the tax rate of which is below the
constitutional limitation of 60%
?and that is only GG.
The State has chartered the
Pythian Castle Company of Char
lotte. It will build and occupy a
hall and library. A charter has
also been granted to the Caroli
ua Steel Bridge anu Construction
Company of Burlington, capital
f250,000.
Some of the second crop of
strawberries grown near Bur
gaw, Pender count}-, and ship
ped in December to the North,
were sold lor 75 cents per quart,
or $24 per crate. Ihere were
other shipments from the same
section, but none Virought such a
high price.
Mr. .I.J. Jackson died at his
home at Pittsboro Sunday, aged
80. He was a member of the
Legislature from Chatham in
1842. He married a daughter
of the late Gov. Worth and his
wife, two sons and| three daugh
ters survive. One daughter is the
wife of Mr. H. A. London, of
Pittsboro.
At Raleigh Saturday Miss Mary
Crabtree, aged 22, pointed a sup
posed unloaded gun at Hubert
Blake, aged 14, and nulled the
trigger, "just for fun. The boy
was shot in both arms and his
injuries are severe. The young
woman is of course distressed
but her distress doesn't ease the
boy's suffering.
At High Point Saturday night
Jo. Mitchell, a furniture worker,
while crazy drunk, destroyed the
furniture in his house with an
axe and the wreck caught fire.
The tire was extinguished but a
trunk in which was $500 in cash,
Mitchell's savings ot years, was
burned with the cash before the
flames were checked.
Rev. I)r. Pearson, the evange
list, who makes his home in Ashe
vill, has been electe to the pro
fessorship of the English bible
and evangelistic method in the
Theological Seminary of the
Cumberland University, at Le
banon, Tenn., and has accepted.
Dr. Pearson will enter upon this
work the coming spring.
At its meeting last week the
State board of agriculture autho
rized President Winston to hold
a summer school at the A. & M.
College during vacation for the
benefit of the public school teach
ers. It will be a school of agri
culture ami nature study. The
law requires the elements of
agriculture to l>e taught in the
public schools and this summer
school is designed to fit teachers
to teach this branch.
j
Governor Aycock lias ordered a
special term ot Perquimans
county superior court January
12th, to try criminal cases, Judge
Council presides. It will try the
case of James Wilcox, charged
with murdering Nellie Cropsey.
Rev. W. C. Norman, a promi
nent Methodist minister and
pastor of Trinity church, Dur
ham, died suddenly in Wilming
ton, where he was attending the
North Carolina Conference, at
12:50 o'clock Sunday morning.
The evening before he complaine 1
of indigestion. Shortly after
midnight he became worse and a
physician was summoned but he
died before the physician arrived.
No children survive.
At Washington early Sunday
morning lire destroyed the large
oyster canning factory of J. S
Torrence, Brabble's oyster house,
Gainor's fish house and several
other small buildings; loss, $15,
000. The fire originated in
Gainor's fish house, caused by
William Bailey overturning an
oil stove, which exploded.* Bailey,
it is said, was intoxicated and
could not make his escape and
was burned to death. His body
was almost unrecognizable.
Mr. Ghant, the Southern Ex
press Company's agent at Madi
son, this State, has met with an
! unusual good streak of luck.
Some time ago the Cincinnati
Inquirer offered a large sum of
money as a premium for theclos
est estimate on the number of
votes cast in the Ohio election
Mr. Ghant, by taking advanta
ges of guesses to the amount of
$200, gathered in the re
turns to the amount of
$.'14,000. Attorney C. O. Mc
Michael is now in Ohio looking
after Mr. Ghant's interest.
LOOKING AT THE BOOKS.
The General Assembly Committee
Begun Its Work at Raleige
Monday.
Yesterday the members of the
Examining Committee, appoin
ted by the last General Assembly
to examine the books of the State
officers, reached the city and
began their work.
The committee is composed of
Congressman E. Y. Webb, of
Shelby, who was a member of the
State Senate when appointed;
j Senator Allen K Smith, of Smith
lield; Representatives A. D.
I Watts, of Statesville; Harry
Stubbs, of Wilmington, and
Edward 0. Mas ten, of Wilksboro.
The committee yesterday be
gan its work on the books of the
State Treasurer. When this is
completed the books of the
Auditor will be examined, and
then the committee, by Legisla
tive instruction, will examine
into the cost of the sessions of
Legislature and report on the
| amount appropriated by that
body. The examination is to be
full and complete and it is likely
I that the committee will be at
work the entire week.?Raleigh
News and Observer 8th.
Facts About The Venezuela Crisis.
The most serious foreign com
plication for an American power
since the war with Spain, in 1898,
is precipitated by ultimatums
just sent by Great liritain and
Germany to Venezuela.
The ultimatums fix a time limit
within which Venezuela must
satisfiy the claims of the two
governments. If she fails to do
so, the custom houses will be
seized. Formidable fleets for
this purpose are already on the
scene and other warships are
hastening there.
The claims of Great Britain and
Germany against Venezuela
amount to about #20,000,900.
France, to which about #5,000,
000 was owed by the same
power, recently obtained a set
tlement by a separate protocol.
Admiral Dewey's great fleet of
12 warships, now in Porto Rican
waters maneuvering, will be
ready to act if United States
interests are threatened, which
is not expected.?Baltimore Sun.
A #500,000 fire occurred in the
i heart of Atlanta, Ga., Monday.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Rev. W. H. Moore, Presiding
Elder of Raleigh District.
DR. GIBBS SENT TO DURHAM.
Rev. K. D Holmes to Roxboro and
Rev. N. E. Coltrane to Smith
field.?Church Extension
Work.
The North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist church, which
met in Wilmington last week,
adjourned .Monday after the
Bishop read out the appoint
ments for the ensuing year.
The Conference was presided
over by Bishop A. Coke Smith,
of Charlotte.
Dr- T. N. Ivey was re-elected
editor of the Italeigh Christian
Advocate.
The report of the statistical
secretary shows a membership of
(>(>,874.
()n motion of Rev. W. S. Rone,
resolutions of appreciation of
Bishop Smith's presence and ex
j pressing the hope that he be sent
again to preside over the Confer
I enee were adopted by a rising
vote. A resolution of thanks to
the people of Wilmington for the
generous hospitality dispensed
was then passed unanimously.
BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION.
The report of the Board of
Church Extension showed that
the following amounts had been
received from districts:
Assessed. fa id
| Raleigh $ ">70.00 $ 878.00
Durham 755.00 526.00
; Rockingham 470.00 863.00
Washington 595.00 391.02
Klizaheth City 590 00 521.00
Warrenton 580.00 449.23
Wilmington 515.00 297.20
I New Bern 565.00 433.30
. Fayettcville 440.00 272.86
Total 94,900.00 $3,732.27
Paid out as follows: General
Board, $1,561.50; Fifth Street,
Wilmington, $609.27; .Minutes
of Conference and printing blanks,
$86.00; amountjleftover in hands
of Conference Board, $1,-175.50.
The distributions is as follows:
Churches. County. Amount.
Rosemary Halifax $125.70
Newton Grove. ..Sampson 75.00
Benson Johnston 75.00
i Ratford. ... Cumberland .... 150.t>0
Rowland Robeson 100.00
Farmville Pitt 250.00
Fuquay Springs.Wake 200.00
Smitbfleld Johuston 75.00
Andrew's Chapel. Wake 50.00
Mayesvllle Jones 100.00
Corn Branch. .. .New Hanover... 75.00
Town Creek.... Brunswick 75.00
; Epworth Pasquotank 75.00
i Bethel Caswell 75.00
B< num Chatham 100.00
Total amount distributed to the
churches 1,665.00
Balance in treasury trom last
year 23,75
Conditional appropriations. 1901
in treasurer's hand" 175.00
Expenses of treasurer 4.00
Total amount left in treasurer's
hands, 1902 5.25
Assessment for the year 1903 is as fol.
j lows:
General and Conference Boards.$5,012.00
Fifth Street Church, Wllmiug
ton 800.00
Total $5,812.00
This is apportioned as follows:
Raleigh District $676 00
Durham District 682 00
Rockingham District 558.00
Washington District 705.00
Elizabeth City District 700.00
Warrenton District 688.0(1
Wilmington District 611.0C
New Bern District 670.0(1
Fayctteville District 522.00
We publish the following ap
pointments:
Raleigh LHatrist?W. H.Moore,
Presiding Elder.
Edenton Street?G. F. Smith.
Central Church?G. T. Adams.
Brooklyn and Macedonia?M.
M. McFarland.
Epworth?J. M. Culbreth.
Cary?G. B. Starling.
Clayton?G. W. Fisher.
Smithfield?N. E. Coltrane.
Kenlv-Supply, R. H. Whita
ker.
Millbrook?N. L. Seabolt.
Youngsville?G. R. Rood.
Franklinton?J. H. Shore.
Eouisburg? M. T. Plyler.
Tar River?A. L. Ormond.
Granville?W. H. Puckett.
Oxford Station?A McCullen.
Oxford Circuit??!. I>. Pegratn.
j Editor Raleigh Christian Ad
Ivocate?T. N. Ivey.
Superintendent Methodist Or
phanage?VV. Jenkins.
Agent Methodist Orphanage?
J. Hi Hurley.
We publish the following that
may be of interest to some of
our readers:
J. T. Bibbs, presiding elder,
Durham District
CDv Mission, Durham, H. B.
Culbreth.
Roxboro, Iv. D Holmes.
Dunn, 10. M. Snipes.
Newton drove, It. A. Bruton.
Jonesboro, 15. C. Allred.
Lillington, A. 1). Betts.
Aberdeen, d. A. Oglesby.
Hamlet, C. (). Durant.
Red Springs, Z. T. Harrison.
Robeson, J. M. Ashby.
Snow Hill. E. Pope.
Onslow. W. A. Jenkins.
Sha lotte, N. H. Guvton.
Swan Quarter, W. Y. (Overtoil.
Bethel, ?). .1 Marker.
South Roekv Mount and Mar
rin. P. 1). Woodall.
Enfield and Halifax, S. A. Cot
ton.
North Gates, H M. Jackson.
Sampson, 11. 1>. Holder.
Kenansville, W. D. Sasser.
Hurgaw, C. C. Brothers.
Clinton, J. T. Draper.
EX-SPEAKER REED DEAD.
The End Came in Washington Sat
urday Night After a Brief Ill
ness.
Thomas ifrackett I teed, for
mer Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and for many
years prominent in public life,
died in Washington Saturday
night at 12:10 o'clock, in his
apartment m the Arlington
Hotel. The immediate cause of
death was uraemia. His wifeand
daughter, who had been called
from New York by his illness,
were with him when the end
came.
Mr. Reed reached Washington
Sund ay, having gone there to at
tend to some matters in the Uni
ted States Supreme Court. He
w;as at the capitol Monday, visi
j ting his friends and former asso
ciates in Congress, and witnessed
theconveniugof the Fifty-seventh
Congress. Apparently he was
enjoying good health,' but later
in the day he called on Dr. F. A.
j Gardner and complained of gas
tric distress. The following day
his physician compelled him to
remain in bed while a diagosis
was made of his condition. Mr.
Iieed was strongly averse to stay
ing in bed, but a rise in tempera
ture kept him in. Symptoms of
appendicitis appeared, though
i his condition was not considered
at tliat^ time as alarming. His
complaint was pronounced ca
tarrhal appendicitis when he
was first attacked, but no opera
tion was performed. On Thurs
day the symptoms of appendici
tis abated but kidney trouble
developed. Mr. Reed had lone
suffered from Rright's disease.
1 his reached an acute stage Sat
urday and was the direct cause
of his death.
The remains were taken to
Portland, Me., for burial.
Fhos. B. Reed was born in Port
land, Me., October 15). 1839. He
, graduated at Bowdoin College in
\ -18(>0 and studied law. He serv
ed for four terms as Speaker of
; J the House and was in 1896 a
, candidate for the Republican
i nomination for the presidency
i A few years ago he voluntarily
retired from the speakership and
as a member of Congress and set
tled in New ^ork for the practice
of law.
Fieht Will Be Bitter.
I hose who will persist in clos
ing their ears against the contin
ual recommendation of I)r.
King's New Discovery foi Con
sumption, will have a long and
bitter fight with their troubles, if
not ended early by fatal teimina
tion. Read what T. R. Beali, of
Beall, Miss., has to say: "Last
fall my wife had every symptom
of consumption. She took Dr.
King's New Discovery after eve
rything else had failed Improve
ment came at once and four bot
tles entirely cured her." (tuaran
teed by Hood Bros., Druggists
? j Brice 50c. and $1,00. Trial bob
itles free.
CASTRO DOESN'T BUDGE.
"We will Enforce our Rights,"
Says Venezuela's President.
DENIES GETTING ULTIMATUM.
'"Cannot Decide on Foreign Claims
Before the Revolution Is Entire
ly Crushed"?Says He Is
Astonished.
Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 9 ?
President Castro received your
correspondent at Mirufigres Pal
ace to-day. In reply to questions
he said:
"The Venezuelan Government
has not received any ultimatum,
properly speaking, but rather
simultaneous requests from Great
Britain and Germany. Theclaims
Great Britain asks this Govern
ment to settle are small, and up
to the present time we have not
been aware of them. Never hav
ing; been presented, Venezuela hasj
consequently never refused to
settle them. Great Britain's ac
tion, therefore, is without justifi-j
c ttion.
"The Venezuelan Government
cannot decide on foreign claims
before the revolution has been
entirely crushed. At present the
only aim of the Government is
the re-establishment of piublic
j order, and other questions must;
j necessarily be subservient to this
j object.
"N evert Helens, to prove Vene
zuela's desire to settle all pend
ing claims in a conformable man
ner, the Government issued a de
i eree in the course of the last ses
sion of Congress, dated Novem
ber 28, creating a committee to
which all pending claims should
| be referred. No claims have been
i presented to this committee and
j none has been rejected. There
! has been no denial of justice;
why, then, should foreitrn chan
\ cellories intervene, thereby ignor
1 ing our laws and endeavoring to
violate ournational sovereignty?
We cannot understand this ac
tion."
I "What do you intend to do in
view of the present attitude of
i the p >wers?" was asked ?
"We will enforce our rights," I
replied President Castro, "and
explain to the world that Vene
zuela has laws. We will prove
that we have never denied our
engagements."
The President was asked what
reply the Venezuelan Government
would make to the communica-i
tions hand'd it by the German
and British envoys. To this he
replied, after reflection:
"The Venezuelan Government
is astonished that, after the notes
which were transmitted to it by
the diplomatic representatives of
Germany and Great Britain,
these envoys should leave Caracas
without awaiting the reply of the
Venezuelan Government."
Questioned as to what course
he intended to pursue should the
powers declare a blockade, the
President excused himself from
answering.
No ultimatum, it is declared,
I had been delivered to the Vene
zuelan Government up to 2
o'clock this afternoon. Should
Venezuela refuse or fail to reply
to the notes of Great Britain and
Germany, it is said an ultimatum
will then be delivered. This
would probably be transmitted
by Admiral Douglas, command
ing the combined British and
German Meets, or by the captain '
of the Britishcruiser Retribution.
The Italian cruiser Giovanni
Bausan has arrived at Laguavra.
? Baltimore Sun.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Some of the Happenings of
the Past Week Briefly
Told.
A. C. Hutchinson, tlin late New
Orl -aiiH millionaire, left tlie bulk
of his estate toTulane University.
Fin ley IVter Dunne, author of
".Mr. Dooley," was married to
Miss Margaret Abbot iu New
York Tuesday.
Four men were killed and 10
badly injured by an explosion of
dynamite inn Lehigh mine, near
Vi'ilkesbnrre, Pa., Tuesday.
Friends ol President Roosevelt
are canvassing certain States to
learn whether there is formidable
opposition to his nomination in
1904.
A cold wave which bore down
upon Chicago Sunday reached its
climax Monday witn a tempera
ture at zero mark. About three
inches of snow fell.
The House of Congress Satur
day passed the pension appro
priation bill carrying about
$140,000,000. It was passed
without objection.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams
were committed to jail in Phila
delphia Monday charged with
poisoning their two children to
get insurance money.
Secretary Wilson has asked the
House Agricultural Committee
for between $500,000 and $1,
000,000 to stamp out the foot
and-mouth disease in New Eng
land.
Rev. Jo. Jones, a brother of
Rev. Sain Jones, who had attain
ed some reputation as an evan
gelist by imitating his brother's
methods, died suddenly Friday
at his home at Cartersville, <ia.
Three persons are dead and six
injured as a result of a fire Suu
dav night at Colgate, Wis., in
which the general store and dwell
ing of Max Manthey were de
stroyed. The origin of the fire is
a mystery.
The mayor and eleven alder
men of Denver, Col., were last
week sentenced to jail for disre
garding an injunction of the
court by granting a street rail
way franchise. They appealed
and gave bond.
before the Strike Arbitration
Commission at Scranton, I'a., a
miner testified that eviction in
tne rain caused the death of his
wife. A widow testified that it
took the work of herself and sons
for 13 years to pay back rent.
Senator Foraker his introduced
a bill directing the Se -rotary of
War to mark with marble slabs
the graves of Confederate soldiers
who died in Northern prisons or
hospitals during the civil war.
The bill appropriates $100,000.
Severe storms, with snow and
sleet, prevailed along the coasts
Friday and Friday night. Much
damage was done totheshipping
interests. Several vessels were
wrecked, some on the North Car
olina coasts, and some lives were
lost.
A young man named Davis
shot and killed Mrs. Wynne, a
bride of three days, near Tyler,
Texas. Mr. Wynne rushed to the
assistance of his wife, whereupon
Davis blew his own brains out.
Davis was a rejected suitor of
his victim.
Alfred E. Buck, United States
Minister to Japan, died suddenly
Thursday while on a hunting ex
pedition with the Japanese em
peror. Hon. John Barrett, who
was minister to Siam under Mr.
Cleveland, will be Mr. Buck's suc
cessor.
The Eagle tannery, at Ridge
way, Fenu., was destroyed by
fire Sunday, caused by explosion
of natural gasin the engine room.
The loss ou the building is esti
mated at $73,000, anil that on
the stock of leather and hides at
$230,000 to $300,000.
At a meeting of the Stuart
Monument Association in Rich
mond, Va., $1,700 was raised
for an equestrian statue of Gen
eral J. F. B. Stuart, the Confed
erate cavalry leader to lie erected
there. This sum is in additi' - t
about $.">00 already in hand for
the purpose.