She Smitljfielti Hcralii. price one dollar her year. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.' single copies five cents VOL. 22. SMITIIFIELI). N. C? FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1903. NO. 30. CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. News of Interest From the National Capitol, Clipped From the Washington Correspondence of the Daily Press. Washington, Nov. 7.?The House of Representatives of the Fifty-eighth Congress, which will assembleiu extraordinary session on Monday next, consists of J'8(> members and fourdelegates from the Territories. Since the election in November, 1902, two members died?Boreing, of Kentucky, and Foerderer, of Pennsylvania, both Republicans A successor was chosen to Foerderer or, Tuesday last, and the Kentucky vacancy will be filled at a special election to be held soon The district is largely Republican, but there is a factional tight, and two Re publicans are running. It is probable, however, one of the Republicans will be chosen. In the sixteenth Ohio District Rep resentative-elect Joseph J. Gill resigned, ami Mr. Weeme, Re publican, was chosen on Tuesday to till the vacancy. Thepolitical division of the House stands: Republicans, 207; Democrats, 178, with one vacancy. Including the members who will be chosen to fill the vacancy in Kentucky, there will be in the House 12()men who are entirely new to Congressional service, and nineteen who have had service in that body, but were not members of the last Congress, thus making in all 1>I9 new members.?Rich mond Times-Dispatch. Washington, Nov. 7.?It is the purpose of the North Carolina delegation to get together and present an united front, believing that more can be accomplished in this way than by individual actiou. It has been virtually agreed that North Carolina will ask for two important.committee assignments. The delegation will back Mr. Small for a place on the river and harbor com mittee and Mr. Kluttzforaplace, either on the appropriations or post office committee. Mr. W. W. lvitchin, by reason of hisi length of service, has the best committee assignment?that on naval affairs?and Messrs. Small and Kluttz, who, uejctto him have served long terms, are in line ol promotion. Mr. Small is endorsed for appointment on the river and harbor committee by commercial I organizations in Charlotte, Wil mington and other points in the state. l ie even has endorsements outside the state. The entire delegation will use it,s efforts to secure his election to the impor tant post. While Mr. W. W. Kitchiu has a fine a-signment as j member of the naval affairs com j mittee, he does not like the work and will ask to be transferred to the judiciary committee, which also ranks high. Representative Pou aspires to become a member! of the committee on the District of Columbia This also is an influential committe. Senator Overman was one of the first arrivals today. He registered at the Dewey, where he will spend the winter with his family. The senator was at the j c ipitol early and lunched with j Senator Bacon of Georgia. He was in happy mood as the result of the election Tuesday, which he declared with much enthusiasm was altogetuer favorable to j Democracy. rue uiggs nouse is tne centre of i uterest for the Tar Heel colon.v. Representatives Pou. Small, Thomas, Page Rnd Webb are registered tb?*re. Messrs. Kluttz and W. W. Kitehin are at the National. After the Christmas holidays nearly all the members will bring their families here and live privately.?Raleigh Post. Washington, Nov. 9.?The North Carolina delegation was present ot the opeciuig today with the exception of Senator Simmons and Representative Claud Kitehin. The latter wired that he was detained at home by the illness of his child. Several admiring friends sent flowers to some of the members. Overman i was remembered. Representative I'ou had the distinction of drawing the first seat on the Democratic side in I the house today. Many jealous eyes were cast at the representa tive from the fourth district as he walked down the center aisle, and after casting his t^ves around, made the selection of the most' choice seat in the possesion of the Metropolitan Hotel this afternoon, they were not disap pointed when infnrnied that it would he impossible to accede to a number of their requests. Mem bership on the appropriation or post office committee, to which Mr.Kluttz aspired, was declared fo be an impossibility. Hope was held out to Mr. Kluttz for Speakku Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois. Hon. Joseph G, Cannon, of Illinois, who wason Monday elected Speaker of the House, was born in Guilford county, N. C., May 7, 183G. He was elected to the 43rd Congress in 1872 and has been reelected to every Congress since. He is a Republic tn and succeeds I). B. Henderson, of Iowa, who declined a reelection to Congress. He is popular among his colleagues. The new committee on rules is as follows: Speaker Cannon, John Dalzell, of Pensylvania, Charles H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, and David A. DeArmond, of Missouri. The last two are Democrats. This committee is the most powerful in the House and absolutely controls legislation. the minority. Mr. Pou took the1 aisle seat in the second section, which is third from the speaker's stand. Immediately behind him is J. D. liichardson of Tennessee, and sitting two seats in front is George 15. McClellau, the next mayor of Greater New York. The seat is the best any North Caro linian has had in a good while. The drawing of seats was not begun until the two floor leaders and the two veteran representa tives of the two parties were allowed to select seats. Sibley of Pennsylvania, who was once a Uemocrat. drew the last seat, and the house was in a roar as he walked over to the outside of the Democratic row, where he was forced to sit. Representative Thomas was nearly as unlucky as Sibley, fcjr he was third from the last name called, and was \ finally seated on the last row of the "Cherokee strip," with Clay ton of Alabama at his rght. Patterson, next to l'ou, played in luck. He drew a seat early and is located by the side of Mr. Pou, though he does not have a" outside seat. YV. VV. Kitchiu and R. N. Page werenextcalled. They got very good seats in the same section with Pou, but one row behind him. Thdr neighbors are iticnanison of Tennessee aud Burnett of Alabama. Win. K. fiearst followed Page, and then there was applause. J. M. Gug ger, Jr., was next in order, aud while on the "Cherokee strip," got a fairly good seat. Webb i and Kluttz were uamed close to- ] gether aud they took adjoining i seats in the section with Pou, < Patterson, Kitchin and Page, ! but back toward the rear. j i When Claud Kitchin's name i was called his brother selected a 1 seat for him in the third section, ' but towards the rear. Mr. John ( H. Small fared badly, but he has distinguished company, fie is i on the last row of the first sec-; tion, but with that he is better1! off than those in the Cherokee i strip. The delegation met this morn- t ing and agreed as to what com- j mittee assignments the ten mem- I bers would request. All that i was asked for was not expected, i so when the entire delegation i called on the minority leader, ] Mr. Williams, at his quarters iu an assignment on the important foreign relations committee. He will retain membership on the census committee. Mr. Williams also intimated that there was little chance lor a North Oaro lininian on the agricultural com mittee. Mr. Page wished to: make this committee aud Repre sentative Uudger had similar ambitiou. In presenting Mr. W. W. Kitchin's re }uest for transfer to the judiciary from the naval affairs, Mr. Williams intimated that this change could be made. As spokesman of the occasion Mr. l'ou presented the unanimous demand of the state tnat Mr. 8mall be given a place on the river aud harbor committee. .No intimation was given as to what i would be done in this case. Mr. Thomas will retain his place on public buildings and grounds, and his claim for appointment on military and naval affairs was presented. There are three vacaucies on the committee for the District of Columbia, and Mr. Williams intimated that Mr. Pou cou.d be assigned to this j committee, lie will remain on the civil service committee. Claud Kitchin wishes to remain on the committee on claims. Webb de sires assignment to either the elections or educational com mittee. Patterson had not fully decided upon the assignments he will request. It cannot be stated with any degree of certainty how the dif ferent members will fare. Messrs. Small. Kluttz and Pou were originally suporters of John Sharp Williams before it was certain that he would be the minority leader, and the presump tion has been that they would be well taken care of in the matter of committee assignments. At the meeting of the Tar Heel delegation in the morning, over which Mr. Kitchin, the senior i member, presided, a committee i consisting of Small, Page and Webb was appointed to take wme action and arrange a pro- i jrani for the entertainment of the North Carolina Press As sociation on the occasion of its'| meeting here in December. Com- j i iiunicaton will be opened with ['resident Varner on tics subject. . A committee consisting of i ? Representatives Kluttz. Small' and I'ou is to look after the recommendations of the delega tion for committee assignments. i They are to follow up the action I i taken today.?Thomas J. Pence in Raleigh Post. CLAYTON CHiPS. i The well at the Oil Mill is com pleted. Mrs. M. E. Gattis spent Mon day at Garner. Mrs. Ashlev Home went to Raleigh Monday. Cotton is bringing fancy prices today, a little overlie. Why can't the Herald give us another as good as"Graustark." Mr. John M. Turlev and Miss Nova Rarnes went to Sinithfield i Sunday. Public School commences soon. Let all the children get riady to attend. Miss Allyne McCullers left Mon |#dav for a visit to relatives at Hollaud, Va. Mrs. T. E. Rest, of Chapel Hill, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Stallings. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Ragwell spent Sunday with Mrs. Rag well's parents, near Garner. Messrs. Marshall Holland and R. M. Robertson attended church at Smithtield Sunday uight. Messrs. J. L. and Jesse J. Ellis went out hunting Tuesday. They killed HO partridges and one rab bit. Mr. John n,. Parrish has built an addition to his store room, occupied by Messrs. Brannan & White. ' Mr. Henry D. Hood, the popu lar representative of Mr. J G. Ball, of Raleigh, was here Wed nesday. Prof. N. Y. Gulley, of the law school of Wake Forest, spent last Friday night with his broth er, Mr. M. G. Gulley. Wedding tonight, ( Wednesday) Mr. W. Edgar Stallings to Miss Prentiss Wilson at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Otho Wilson. , Mr. Jas. H. Wood, one of Clay t n township's most prosperous farmers, brought us recently a second crop Irish potato, meas- 1 uring inches in circumference. 1 Dr. Holland with Miss Mary Myatt, Mr. Kenneth Ellington with Miss Ella Myatt, Mr Doug- j las Ellington with Miss Iloxie , Eaeoin and Miss Edith Gale, all , of Smitbfield, atteude churchd ( here Sunday. ( The protracted meeting at the i Baptist church broke Tuesday i night. \ good number were ad- 1 ded to tbechurch. Theordinance ) of baptism will be administered j i at the church next Sunday even ing at the regular service. I "Yelik" 1 ' 1 Richardson-Anderson. The following invitation has been issued: "Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Richard son request your presence at the marriageof theirdaughter, Nicey, to Mr. Charles Harris Anderson, Tuesday, November the nine teenth, nineteen hundred and three, at twelve thirty o'clock, at home, Kenly, North Carolina. At home after December first, 114 S. Person St., Raleigh, N.C." Disastrous Wrecks. Carelessness is responsible for many a railway wreck and the same causes are making human wrecks of sufferers from Throat and Lung troubles. But since the advent of Dr. King's New Discovery f o r Consumption, Coughs and Colds, even the worst cases can be cured, and hopeless resignation is no longer necess ary. Mrs. Lois Craig of Dor chester, Mass., is one of many whose life was saved by Pr King's New Discovery. This great remedv is guaranteed for all Throat and Lung diseases by Hood Bros, Druggists. Price: r>Oc and $1.00. Trial bottles free. ji 4 PRESIDEMT'S MESSAGE. Calls an Extra Session of Congress to Carry Into Effect the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty. Tuesday President Koosevelt sent the following message to Congress: I have convened the congress that it may consider the legis lation necessary to put into operation the commercial treaty with Cuba, which was ratified by the Senate at its last session and subsequently by the Cuban gov ernment. I deem such legisla tiou demanded not only by our interests but by our honor. We can not with propriety abandon the course upon which we have wisely embarked. When the acceptance of the Piatt amend ment was ret pi i red from Cuba by the action of the Congress of the United States, this government thereby definitely committed itsef to the policy of treating Cuba as occupying a unique position as regards this country. It was provided that when the island became a free and independent republic she should stand in such close relations with us and in certain respects to come witniu our system of international poli cy; and it necessarily followed that she must also to a certain extent become included within the lines of our ecomonic policy. Situated as Cuba is, it would not be possible for tais country to permit strategic abuse of the is land by any foreign military power. It is for this reason that certain limitations have been im posed upon her financial policy, and that naval stations have been conceded by her to the Uni- j ted States. The negotiations as to the details of these naval sta tions are on the eve of comple tion. They are so situated as to prevent any idea that there is' the intention to ever use them against Cuba, or otherwise than for the protection of Cuba from the assaults of foreign fpes, and for the better safeguard of Ameri can interests in the waters south of us. These interests have been large ly increased by the consequences of the war with Spain, and will be still further increased by the building of the isthmian canal. They are both military and eco nomic. The granting to us by Cuba of the naval stations above alluded to is of the utmost im portance from a military stand point, and is proof of the good faith with which Cuba is treating us. Cuba has made great prog ress since her independence was established. She has advanced steadily in every way. She al ready stands high among her sister republics of the newr world. She is loyally observing her obli gations to us; and she is entitled to like treatment by us. The treaty submitted to vou for approval secures to the Uni-! ted States economic advantages as great as those given Cuba. Not an American interest is sac rificed. By the treaty a large Cuban market is secured to our producers. It is a market which lies at our doors, which is already large, which is capable of great ! jxpansion, and which is specially important to tne development of our export trade. It would be 1 ndeed shortsighted fpr us to re use to take advantage of such in opportunity, and to force Cu. oa into making arrangements with other countries to our dis- ' idvantage. Huh reciprocity stands by itself. It is demanded on consideration if broad national policy as well is by our economic interests. It will do harm to no industry. It will benefit many industries. It s in the interest of our people as 1 i whole, both because of its im- < lortance from the broad stand- 1 loint of international policy, < ind because economically it in- I imately concerns us to develop I ind secure the rich Cuban mar- i let for our farmers, artisans, i nerchants and manufacturers, i finally it is desirable as a gurar- 1 inty of the good faith of our ua- I ion towards her young sister re- 1 lublic to the south, w hose well-j" are innst ever lie closely bound i with ours. We gave her liberty. We are knit to her by the memo ries of the blood and the courage of our soldiers who fought for her in war; by the memories of the wisdom and integrity of our administrators who served her in peace and who started her so well on the difficult path of self government." We must help her onward and upward; and in help ing her we shall help ourselves. The foregoing considerations caused the negotiations of the treaty with Cuba and its ratifi cation by the senate. They now with equal force support the leg islation by the congress which by the terms of the treaty is nec essary to render it operative. A failure to enact such legislation would come perilously near a repudiation of the pledged faith of the nation. I transmit herewith the treaty, as amended by the senate and ratified by the Cuban govern ment. 1 Resolution Regarding Prof. Rassett. So far as weareabletoleirnthe Methodist church at Smithfield is the first to pass resolutions condemning Prof. John Spencer Bassett, of Trinity College, Jfor his recent radical utterances on the race question. Wednesday evening after the prayer service, at a call meeting of^fcbe members and officers of the church the following resolutions were passed unanimously: Whereas. Prof. John S. Bas sett, a member of the Faculty of Trinity College, Durham, N. C., recently wrote, and published in The South Atlantic Quarterly, an article containing statements unusual, inflammatory, and not in harmony with history, and hurtful to the best interestsof our people, moral, social, education al, and religious?Therefore, Resolved, by the officers and members of the M. E. Church at Smithfield, N. C., First?That said statements of Prof. Rassett are calculated to encourage a sentiment and fos ter a social condition in the South, that promises no good to any race or class, but only evil, a condition which the best white people are earnestly laboring to avoid. Second?That such statements are unjust to our southern insti tutions, and southern sentiment, and are compromising and hum iliating to southern Anglo Sax on manhood and womanhood. Third?Thatsuih an attitude assumed by a Professor in Trin ity College will bring the Institu tion into disrepute, curtail its usefulness and defeat its object. Fourth?That Prof. Rassett is not a suitable and satisfactory model, after which to mould the sentiments and develop the cha raters of our sons. Fifth?That Prof. Rassett has assumed an attitude hostile to southern traditions and south ern ideas, and has utterly ignor ed the great men of the South, military, civil and religious. Sixth?That he has forfeited all claim upon the esteem, confi dence and patronage of the friends of Trinity College. Seventh?That the best inter ests of Trinity College require the removal of Prof. Rassett from its Faculty, and from all connec tion with said College; and we hereby earnestly petition and re quest the Roard of Trustees to dismiss him without delav. (Signed) W. M. Saxokhs. W. A. Edokuton, Committee. Not a Sick Day Since. "I wa? taken severely sick with kidney trouble. I tried all sorts medicines, none of which re lieved me. One day I saw an ad, if your Electric Hitters and de termined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt relieved ind soon thereafter was entirel" ?ured and have not seen a sick lay since. Neighbors of mine nave been cured of Rheumatism, S'eurulgia, Liver and Kidnev troubles and General Debility.'' This is what B. F. Bass, of Fre mont, N. C., writes. Only 50c at Hood Bros.; Druggists.

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