North Carolina Newspapers

•1.00 A YEAH. VOL, 111. GOLD AND SILVER * » ■ g>. Statistics #f tte taw's tofcd et Pretioas Metals. WOII OF TIE MINT FOI TIE YEAR A Saggeatloa to Raise Iht Country's Stack of Subsidiary Ceis tw Meat Oar Needs. Washington. D. C. Special—The re Ml of Mr. George K._ Roberts, dlre:- tor of the mint, upon the operations of the mint service during the fiscal year ended June 30. IMI, has beea com puted. The coiaaga of the miau dur ing ths fiscal year amounted to 1?«, M».ln pieces, of the value of HM.J4O. Til. Of thia •*,065,715 was in gold; 6H2M.SM was la ailver dollars, $lO.- KC.C4B was la fractional silver and $!,- 00J.568 was in minor coin. The coinage of tUver dollars during the year was wholly from the stock of bullion accumulated under the act of July 14. 18J0. The amount of this bul lion on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year was Si.ISS.OjI standard ounces, and at the end of the year 52,- 662.927 standard ounces. The coinago of this bullion has been accelerated to enable the treasury to retire the treas ury notes Issued on its purchase and at the sams time supply the pressing de mand which has existed throughout, the year for the small denominations of money required In retail trade. The original depcftltt of gold a* the (hints and assay offlcfS amount t0 i 153.101.580. an Increase 0f»19.151.561 over the preceding year. Of thia *27,- >06,489 was In foreign coin; f17.600.453 that of Great Br.tain. nearly gil bnnj frr ni Australia and 850,425,500 that oi Japan. The estimated production of gold In the I'nited States during the calrudar year IMO was |79,171,000, and notwlth standing the fact that this country l-d the world in production, its Imports exceeded its export 3 by 112,886,010. The production of North America, practi cally all of which comes to the United State*, was fU6.lil.Soo. The world's coinage of Kohl In the calendar year of 1900 was $354.936.19t. had of silver f 117.011.402. The industrial consumption of gold in the I'nited States during the calen dar year 1900 Is estimated at $16,6C7,- SPO .and of the world, approximately 875 0O0.d#». The stock of subsidiary coin in the i country is limited by law to f100,000,- 000 and on November lat, 1901. the ex isting stock was f90.613.512. The re- • Crt says that It is not Improbable that | fore another Congress shall have op portunity to act. the growing no-jds of | the country will have absorbed the en- j tire amount authorised. It !• suggested tlia; .he limit of the . country's stock of subsidiary coin be ■ raised to at least f120,000.000. No good reason Is a parent.sain the report.why the coinage of dollar pieces should not . be allowed to ceeee and all of the .. 1- ! ver on hand bq used in subsidiary coinage. The Bonlne Trial. Washington. Special—Counsel for (he defense in the trial of Mrs. U>la Ida Bonine for the murder jot James Seymour Awes. Jr.. Saturday, precip itated a lengthy argument over the " light to ask an expert witness cer lain hypothetical questions bearing on the hip wound of Ayres. The court directed the Jury to retire dur ing the discussion. The defease stated that It would endeavor to show by the witness. Dr. W. P. Carr. that the government's contention that Ayres received this wound at long range, was wholly untenable from the very nature of the wound. The court will render Ita decision Monday. Roosevelt's First Bill. Washington. Special. President Roosevelt Saturday signed the first bill sent to htm by Congress, thus creating the first law to be enacted under hli administration. It waa the *ct to ad mit free of duly and to permit the transfer of foreign exhibits from th Pan American Exposition of the South • Carolina Inter state and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, 8. C. A Negro Lynched. Lake Charles, La., Special.—Saul Poydras, a negro. wV> cut Chief Dep s ty Richard and wife sertonslv Thurs day night, was lynched here Saturday morning. Poydras was arrested al Welsh aad the officers were abou*. it lodge him In the parish prison, when a mob overpowered the guards, took charge of Poydras, and hanged Mm tc aa electric Ught pole. Merr'ed By Telegraph. Bowling Green, Ky., Special.—Miai Mande WHcutl stood in the telegraph office here aad became the bride of Dr J. W. Simmons, of Peaster, Tex. Thej were married by wire. The question were asked from the Texas end hy s justice of the peace and were answered hy Miss Wllcutt. Miss Wllcutt al present Is teaching school in Butlei county. She nad Dr. Simmons recently met while traTelUng. The operatot and newspaper acquaintances were th' Bowling Green witness— to the mrr rlagca lira. Btanaoas «ttl leave next week for Tazas to join her husband. Sqna«r— O— te Call. Now Tort. Special—The TJSltod States ff-r*- I f battleship Kearsarge left port early iwday aftanwao to tote the North AlkPttn squadron. She waa fnOy hankered aad It la thought she wui proceed «rect to Bevana where the otter 'Mile of the ma are due to antra em the OTto In stoat to renala until the 36th, the programme of the annual winter cruise • having bees changed at the request o! General Wand that Kha eqnatfron te allowed to nmaia te the port of vaaa for OkiMJMfi i ' ' ' .. ' ~'j' THE ENTERPRISE. TIE feAPTtSTS iElt. Itoeti Eathaslasas at ttte CMt- Veadoa. The Baptist State Convention held Ita session in Winston-Salem last * eek. Thia body, representative of one of our leading religious deaoifti oations, was composed of more than 1 aOO members, from all jecliooa of the Btat>. Many interesting He porta were made, showing the great progreaa of the Baptists during the paat year. The reports on missions aad '■loca tion were especially Ma#. The ser mons thd addressed were op to the highest standard. A staff correspondent of the Char lotte News, writing Saturday from the scene of the convention, says; "Everything Is rejoicing over the magnificent meeting last night and everybody feels good that the debt on the Baptist Female University has been taken car* of. -The speech of Governor Aycoch last night is the talk of the town. It was another great speech aa the Gov ernor only can make. "Tho Important work of the conven tion Is about completed. To-day will nee Ita cencluaion. and the unanimous verdict is thnt it has been n great con vention. • "Durham was selected as the place for holding the next session conven- 1 tion. Among the notable erenta of last night's session was a speech by President C. D. Mclver of the Normal College and a subscription of 1 went..- fivo dollars to the Baptist University. "The first business of this morn ing's session was the report of the committee on Baptist history. Dr. J. G. Hufhsm. of Henderson, was elected editor of the historical papers. The report on period Icala commends the Biblical Recorder. North Carolina Baptist. Charity and Children. Sky land Baptist and Wake Forest Stu dent. "The report on the Baptist Orphan age showed the addition of machlae shops, water works, printing ouiflt, etc. There 1a an enrollment of 210 orphans. Every room for boys is fill ed and little room remains for girls. Much more room Is needed. A col lection of glx hundred dollars was rained for the orphanage water works. Convention adjourned to meet again this afternoon. Governor Ayeock was present as a delegate and was Introduced to the Convention sm "Brother Aycock." He said ho would opeak to help Dr. Yann out' but ho must also speak for the education of all the children In this State. The want of power erf the "Jap tists ia the past has been dne to the Want of education. Every child Must be taught to read and writ*, it I* an object worthy of the great denomioa tion all over the State. He has seen that the people arc anxious to be laxed for schools. The Stat*> naa a proud history. If yon arc proud if It remember mothers taught their chil dren for one hundred years never to turn their backs to the enemy. Wo were great In all we koew.Thcre never lias been a !av when we bad not some lawyers.statrsmen and judges as sreat as any, but it Is the education of the many, not the few. that makes a '-Treat State, in the task of the education of all, how cm it be done better than in the education of the women. H« was glsd the time has come when the wo men are the teachers. "In the name of all Raptists. I tell Dr. Vann the Bap tist University wlil not go dawn. Others may atop by the way but he Baptist cannot fall from grace. They have tue their women a great injus tice. W« speak of the gallant gentle man who put down his cloak to keep his Queen's feet dry. but let 20.000 more of women than men grow up Illiterate. If this debt cannot be paid let us never tell wothen that we love them, for we can't do it and tell the truth. Give Dr. Vann loom and I will guarantee that be'ore the end of my administration he will bave 1.000 students." The Governor paid s glowing trib.ite to Salem Academy and sold: "We want young women as teachers and mission aries of education to evangelise the Stile in education and North Carolina will be the greatrst State in tho world. Rise, men. and f-.-e your university from debt." _____ The Convention was swept off Its feet. Contributions to raise the debt began spontaneously. Among the con tributions were Tar River Association, in.DOO; Raleigh churches, f5.000; Asbe vllle church, fl.000; Buncombe Associ ation. f1,000; J. B. Justice. 91.000; West Chowan, f2.000; Wilmington church. fl.000; Liberty Association, fsOO; Mecklenburg snd Cabarrus Associa tion. $1,000; Flat River Association. fSOO. When within fl.ooo of the goal announced Dr. Marsh ssU: "I>et no man leave the house till the amount Is raised." An anonymous contribution of SSOO was then given aad the Uaion As sociation added fSOO. The amount wss raised. The convention adjourned on Satur day. Sunday the pulpits of the Twin City were ocApfed by lading minis ters of the convention. Brief Mestios. It. was announced In New York Tburfday that tho Continental Tobacco Company has purchased the control of the Wetmore Tobacco Company, of St. L&uls. The coroner's Jury found that the llaaatrous collision on the Wabash Railroad near Seneca. Mich., last Wel icaday night between trains II and 4 was caused by the negligencs of the Wabaib Railroad Company and the trainmen of train No. 4. James J. Jeffries whipped Gas ilsh i«n at Saa Francisco Friday aight in the second round. A large aowl wtt leeed the light. Sir Wllltem McCormack, Bart, presl ient of the Royal College of Sargeoas, Had at Bath. England. Wednesday He was born la W-' Dr. Cameron Man waa Wedaeaday consecrated a bishop at the missionary district of North Dakota at Greee Episcopal church, Kansas CUy. flecrstary Long will not be abls to Utend the ear monies incident to the presentation of a stiver service to the IQtefto. at Fort Moeroe. i j ' "if. True fe OttrsHrtm, Omr Neighbor*, Our Country and Our God. WILLIAMSTON, N. C- FRIDAY, DECESIBEK 13, flfo. CONGRESS AT WOML Doiags of On MM Ii I ifr I I fHfßt n»*. TUB HOUSE Second Day—The House Met at 12 o "fleck, 800 a. and the session ra opened with prayer by the ehaptaia. The reading of President Boosevelt s mcoar occupied the eatlrw toahn. Third Day.—The House held 10 ses •km, having adjourned over to Tkin- C *t Forth Day.-—The House Mpturtt cient w** coatlnuM o*rr. do session tolng held. Sixth Day—Cisirmatj Payne, at the ways and mcana committee, presented to his Tlepubllcan colleagues of tM committee a rnmt tariff hill for tin Philippines, which ha had drawn t meet the conditions of the recent Su preme Court decision. The Payne hill is quit* brief, uh two main features, rie; applying the Digley law as against Philippine »*= ports to this country, and applying the Philippine commissions tariff schedule, to gcodj entering th> Philippine'. A further section grants a rebate of -lu teins tax on goods which hare paid a* internal revenue tax In this (-011117. There Is no proviso IB the measure that it shall be temporary, to that the rxifj If Imposed, would be applicable 11311 Congress otherwise acted. During the discussion on the b;ll It developed that Mr. Russell, of Coatee - titnt. and gome other Republican mem bers. strongly favored a proviso to thj bill offered by Mr. Payne, by wnU-h the tariff rales would, b? scaled down from 15 to 20 per cent on gocds pacing between the I'nited States and tee , Philippines. This was urged on tb« ground that Great Britain now had W per ctil of the trade of the Philippines, and Ger many and other European count .'e held a considerable per> entag». n ail the Cnited States had'but 8 per ■ -nt of the trade. Secretary Root app-are.l before ;hr committee and uig d the continueui .• of the present Philippine tariff Aftsr the meeting to day th- members stst-d that while no conclusion hid K'-a teaeht I snd uo votes taken, it had l»»;a practically determined tha* the Taf: tariff rstes ef Nov >mb»r 15 woai.l H» applt" d against goods "Ole: ing the Philippines and the Dingley rates against good* entering the I'n.-ed States from the Philippines SENATE Second Hay.—The session was ecrs pied by the reading of th? president • message. At its conclusion the Sen ate adjourned. Third Day.—Senator llale introduced a number of bills, drafts of whi.h Yd been prepared at the Navy Department and were recommended by Sc-rvtsry Lcnp One provides for creating four vice admirals and reducing the number of rear admirals to fourteen; all others to increase the number of lieutenants from 300 tn ISO, snd the nnmber of junior lieutenants and ensigns Inm 360 to (00; to change the title naval cadet to midshipman and increase th* number of wadets by allowing ten an nual appointments by the President. Senator Joans, of Arkansas, intro duced the anti trust bill which paciei the House during the last session of Congress, but whtrh failed to [»- the Senate. As Introduced by the Aikau sas Senator the bill is unamended The President sent to th- Scsa;e the new Hsy-Paunceforte treaty for an isthmian canal. In executive *"wo 1 the new Hay Pauneeforte treaty was received and referred to the committee on foreign relations. No remarks were made apropos of ita presentation. Fourth Day.—The Senate eateted upon the Held of debate for the irst time since the session began The suppression "of anarchy was the theme on which Senator McComas. of Maryland, made an extended and carefully-prepared speech, followed by some brief remarks by Mr. iliar. of Massachueette. > n th- dtfltenl'V* In the way of dealing with ana-uust at>sa»> nation. Mr. McComas' jer'ice on the bench gave special interest j»-> value to the careful examination whi- h he had made of the legal authorities. He maintained that Congress had full power under the constitution to en act a Federal law punishing with death any person hilling a President, or assaulting the President with in tent to kill, or aiding. Inciting >r pro curing such an net. He favored ngid provisions in the Immigration laws l«-r the deportation of alien aaarcaists. Much of the speech was devoted to an explanation ol the dangerous doc fines of anarchy and the extent to which these doctrines had bee* pro pagated within recent years. Sixth Day.—ln the Senate Mr De pew. of New York, reported a joint res oiutior. appropriating 175.M0 in aid of the South Carolina Inter-State and Wet' Indian Exposition nt Charleston. Tl*e 1 olutlon was passed By the terms of the resolution the ap propriation Is to be used for the trans portation and Insinuation of n govern ment exhibit nt Charleston. Senator Hoar Introduced a bill giv ing the United States jurisdiction ia cases of lynching and Banking the crime of participation In lynching! punish able by death. * Other bills were Introduced by Pen rose . authorizing the use of 91059ft4 o: th* unclaimed funds of the Fre*dman's Bureau for the establishment cf a home for a»ed and infirm colored people. By Mr- Mooney. appropriating »15.- 000 annually from the sale of ths paJ lic lands for the support of an Insti tution for the Industrial education ot women. lllatste la Ita lamt "The prisoner offend this covt a bribe of SO cents to tan Ua loose." said the indignant crossroads justice. "No. your honor," replied ths lawyer. It was 12." "Now, that's something Ilka It snd I stand corrected." replied the justice. "Let bins go."—Atlanta Constitution. A man ri*rs in the esteem of ethers "•!>«« lie~tilT» hrttr a fertsnr. ARE AT IT AGAIN. fihm mi Mclarii Air Their Views A VHY ItAMATIC SCENE EKSIiES The Sealer Sett Csrsllas Senator Asks theJsalor Senator Thst They feeder IWr Mat Resignations. j Washiagtoa. D. C, Spev-lsl — Tb? £ aate chafeber was (be scene of a highly dramatic episode Musdev, when Senator Tillsaaa. of Soath Carolina challenged his rcUeagu*. Saaator Mc j Laaria. to faslga with aa the rpo.. ! ia order, to ase his laagnage, that >ae; might be able "to wash their dirty liaea at home." Mr. McLaurln d>d aot take ap the gauge. The exciting clash betweea the two Senators was the direct sectucl of the very Mtt-r cja»r«»verJy which aroee between tJt-*iit in South Carolina last spring. MrLannn aruse to a qwetlen of ptisaul privi lege Monday and proceeded to elpla.n what he charged was a conspiracy to Ji».r«d:t him In his own State for ncti aad viawa did aot meet the ap proval certala Democratic lea l'-ttt. He declared that he was beiag humilia ted. sad. sccording to public prints, was to be excJaded from the Democratic ssrus. because he had acted upjn cer tain public issues in a way which he c us«de.ed was for the best interest of the country and Ihe people of h.s State. He annoumcd himself .1 be liever in the eld Democracy and aft-r deaoeaciag the aew Democratic leaJ trs who. he said, had brought destruc tion upon the party, declared thui he uld aot be driven Jrom his old alle giance Into a party with which he did not rare to affiliate. Mr. Mclaurui's statements drew the fire of Renacar Joaee. chairman of the Democratic rational -j(Bmiitee. who denied that he bad any Ulterior motives" IB Mt inviting Mr. McLaurln to enter the faunas. I'r-o Mr. Tiilman it brought fcrtb a r»vi«-w of the whole contrj-J-sr >y. in the course of which Mr. Hoar twk octa»:to express the optiua iukt St mm* Very doubtful whether trtth the Scuth Carolina seats were not in reality vacant. lie contended '.hit when the resignation* were offered last spring to the Governor, they c.mld not thereafter b™ withdrawn and tliat they becam> Immediately operative. II ? cited a precedent and suggested tint the committee on privileges and eh» tioas should Icok Into the matter. The climax «ame w hen Senator Tj'l- . man . balleng -1 Jr Mc to join with h-m in preparing a joint res:j. nil!.as nad handing them to the pr?- f |»:iipg -Si-er cf the Senat;> This lisl -1 bu." hswrver. Mr. Mcl.sxrln did not accept and th" episode wao brought to |u sbrupt close by a motion of S--na tor'ljodge that the Senate go Into exec alive aeislon. I At the conclusion ot the mornitg l>i;sinfs there was something of a uir in the chamber when Mr. McLaurlu. of Scuth fsr dlna. arose to a questUn of personal, privilege. He had before him a huge pile of manuscript. "I aris» to a questl.n of personal privilege In connection with the published state ment that I have been excluded from partidpatioa In IVmocratic cao'.-us." be announced. With evidence of cot slderable emotion, he proceeded to rx plsin that if such was the case anl if ta- was to be without assignment np ia tcmmittees. the right of his State, which he in part represented in th" Senate, would suffer. The person*! tficct cf an exclusion from repres:n*a lion on committees was, hs said. n.>t of so much fmpo.-tsnce s« its effect upon the Stnte of South Carolina. By this time the entire Senate was int--rested. Several Republicans croav ed the political aisle to the Democratic j sid? the better to-listen to what Mr M Laurin bad to say: Continuing. Mr. McLaurln said he J would be silent did he not fear that the movement against him wns oae to keep alive sectionalism. Vor many years the people of the South hid realized that they bad not obtain""' ib»!t fair sUare of the national bene ta Mr. McLaurln all»d the la't that although Samuel J. Randall lia.l edrotated a protective tariff, he had been voted for in a Democratic national convention for President. Hancock, al though be declared that the tariff was a local Issne. had been nominated for President and David B. Hill, although he opi-csed the Income tax. had not been rend out of the Democratic pirty. I Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina, v.-as oi* his feet when Mr. Jones concind-d In hie characteristic way he announced that while |>'s name had not l*?cn mentioned, be realized that he was '.Ho cans* of it all. He said he would iut a' '.hi' time, mike an extended reply. l;r>fly. then, he reviewed tho contro versy between himself and Senator VcLaurin. which led to the joint tend, r of n.e»r y resignations to the Governor t>: tenth Carollnta last spring, and told of the Governor's suggestion tiat the icrignations be withdrawn. Mr. TlllKan said be contended that the Circraor was simply '"a box Info which wc had put letters for the Legislature," and tier could aot undo their act. but that Mr. McLaurln has hastened to Tl-hdtaw his letter. Mr. Tillman rslJ b« had examined the record of About V* cases in the history of the govei -i --m -nt where Senators bad resigned, and Mr. McLaurln enjoyed the enviable extinction of being the only one who hod r ithdrawn his resignation after cß'ries it. Aa to Mr. McLaurin's charge or coc spiracy to him Mat? him by barrios h-a» from the Democratic caucus. Mr. T.lisan called atteaGon to the (act tfcht he had act been In Washington • urirg the extra session of the Senate la-; Spring. "This conspiracy," hs said, "u a dream conjured np by ni n. It ia the creation of his own braia." Is conclusion Mr. Tillman, with a sweep of his ana. adjured bis Damo ctatic colleagues not to "fret" about the cLarge that they ware consplrlUK to fir-reßlt Mr. McLaurln at home be cause "his crowd was demoralised, so "ed and whipped" Mr. McLautia made no reply to Mr. Tlllaaan, but he aroee for a moment to reply to' Senator Jones, to say that he did not desire that there should be any personal ia his "barge that t'i r I had been an "ulterior purpose" In aay- tbing he had torn*. -J tkoaght I was jcst'Oed In sayiag what I did."" said he. '• 1 acvejS Ms disclaimer." "I disclaim Mllaz." retorted Mr Jones, withoat rising from Us sea*. "I simply contradicted."" "I thank the Senator for his wr tvy. uW-rved Mr. McLaartn. bowing with mock defereace, as be took his "fj 1.411. ,a ;tumrtaittii. ad dressed hltnseb * the Mcalfty ot the resignatioas whlrk the si-tk Caroll ; a K-nator* had seat to tke Govemar lof their Stt'e He declared that Ik* realgfatToa .! a balslaUvr vacat « **t f at ofc*. aad ihrt be doabted whetifr e*k realgnatioaa ronld be witbdrawa. If* eaM thnt Srewkrr BUinc had so held apod be. sstoa ia the Utut ooatrxry to .he not. .- tlai a le-isiat 'office eanffjt a* i.-»i*sed He sail! t!>».t a ntau oaid wr be Wt '« t jjiu?*' ! » will am 'Sited t Idnge '•>* ohsetvtag . ■«-. et« opiaioa seiUit of the South CarotCf Henstus had t right to a.ldre»3 the Senate-. If ihe slat. made by Mr. Tillman *«te correct. Ia r-vlj to the sal'v Mr. Tlliuaa said he had beei i f t!ti! >anic- .-pinion, sltboua;?* b« '*.«s not a latiet uJ u withdrawing b.» resignation from the Governor of the State he had added that be wlthdrv v It "if ft was lamfai to do so." He tuggc-wtol thst the. Judiciary commit tee* ikc«M look into the matter as he should enloy stothisg so aiii h as vaulting the,dtrty Knew nt Iweie Juiu|.io.t lo bis f«*t. Mr. Mcla'iriii declared, in ringing toaes. tr.a" lie •as ready to meet his coUeagu; ut en- i«in* e ec at iw' '«'»-«•- I « t'i" *!l»- cusstoa e«f she Issues between them, 1 he-re upon. In tke most >sfauna'l lash ion. Mr. Tillman ihall-ngesl his 101 li-ign.- to neiga on the spot. . us ilraw up Ihe papers now." said te. "and tinder them to uil3 niaß." p«.lntisg with outstretched a.ni tower l th«- i«rs*ldtng c«fll-c-r "auil th it »til iCttle it " All e*-es w tntned nj»on Mr Xc la.'rin. as Mr. Ti lman paused a; If ' iftinr. lor 'ii» coHiagae. to ac-ept c»ie chailea-e. i.nt Vr We laurin. al l*iou;-:ii inekist tin tteadilv In t»ie ».. >ll-: not riw Sioai hi* seat nt i;.t'ei- tcil\ : Mr. Hear again tout the floor uu>l cepinln.'l in ditail the uoaskin "l»n which fpeaker Blaine ha« he-Id that a resignation tmsecaiately va«ate.l a seat ia ihe lloisse A re-w.tutM.»i for ; Ihe expsbion of a 1 icral»er from Soull; I Carolina was about to be vote-.I upon, j and the n>eml-er. kii'-wjag that the IX- | solution would be adopted. «eiit his j resignation to the ihair with lh» -in-' tentkin Of bl'itiMilig the Hoti«e and ! then ofTeting It before the vote on I the resolution nas takn As so »a os I e Blaine aas the nature of Ihe .omm'iuicßtion scat to biw he Uiste-lr ei-chuid the «•«! . aca.it, I thus p-tStlßg an end to all f-.irt li.-r I i»u. e—oiusrs Mr lioar , lontluuoil j that If the laets tearing i'P>'ii ihe I case of Ihe S-.-i*.h Carolina seuatovn I had be. n correctly etatel it v.3s j doubtful whether Ifccy "iri-re cuiir''"«l i to seats upon the ll'itr of the .It-aali* [at thia time, lie thought tlie commit tee on ptlillegei an.l elections shotM ! inqnlie into the niit'er. Mr. Tb Its an said be was gla 1 thnt his own legal instinct had teeu baete- I eel sip "by wiefj an emin«-««t auth»r:ty a* the chaitmaa of the judiciary com i miner. ' If his colleague would pre pare any cloramedt that would .a» »te his seat aa well as his tTilltusn tl he would 'be gla rto sign It, As 'cur as he representee! the peopl.- on the floor, he said, in «e |ro pueed to represe nt tbenc l. neMlv i-nd not in the fa>h:cn which v.a n •!!»■ grace to his State Mr lardge nt thin point arnse and announced with 11 imile on his lace that while the resig nations were preparing, he would move thst the Senate go Into eiecil tive session. The motion was carried. After half an hour behind e-loaed doors the Senate adjourned tiraad Jary 11. fends People. New Orleans. Special.—Judges Jamea M. Thompson, in opening the District Court in Washington parish, the scene of the recent burning of a negro at tho stake, followed by a riot in Balltnwr.. where several lives were lost, called the attention of the grand Jury ttythese ' occurrences, and urged It to tateo ac tion to ma.ntaln the good name of .he community, which had been much in . Jure-1. The grand jury, however, ro ported that "the men who participated In the bnrnlns were among Ihe best citizens of the county and nothing but a desire lo protect those who are nearest and dearest to them would more them to undertake such mesa ores." Police Chief Reslfas. Cot urn' js. Ga.. Special—CbTef of Po lice Wiley Williams, of this city, has tendered bis resignation to the police board to take effect December 15. Chief Williams is .oae ot the four members ot the board of directors of the Na tional Association of Chiefs ot Police of the United Stales arsd Canada an I president of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police an J Sheriffs Ho had recently been re-elecyrtf for . bis ninth term as chief of police of this city. He resigns to enter other busi ness. Could Grant No More. -> London. Spec.ai- -The Timed, in un editorial on tke Hay-Pauncefot.» canal treaty. sajU it Is hard to see how Great Britain could concede more without pretending to firs w liat elie did nut possess namely, the rights and inci dents cf territorial sovereignty. "That fa-rt. however." says the T -®> es - "*'OJld not weikea the objections Ot thoar Sonatcrs aci-i>'»s to oppoa? anything malting ti»r goja rciiiiiuis «liis Great Brits* ia Pressieat Roosevelt and publlv -pls.oa both Rta to favor t;i: Ureaty. we vectors to hope that It will aurmocnt the threateaSed obstruction. '• IkpnuU ia Coafereacc. ft -j-t-ghamAU-. Special.—Tshe. wholesale and jobbing druggists ai Alabscs. Tennessee Georgia. Missis sippi and Louisiana are holding a con ference here, aad while very little in formation is given out. It Is stated that measures will be adopted bearing upo athe purchase aad sale of good 1 Warfare. It is thought, will be made agalaat prie* culler* i* the Btatc» Atlantic Coast Urn. COXDKXUD ScHKDI'LK. ( Dateil NOT. 34th, 1901. TRAINS QOINU HOCTTHK No.*3. So.SS. No lßSi' N0.41. . Uaily Daily.Dally, ex Bu.Mli. A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. I.T Weldon II A »» Atßmky Mount 100 10 33 ..... r.. Lf Tarboro MM ...1 ?32 | Lf lUx'ky Mount 10610 « 753 SIS LTVIImi 1 S'J 11 lit 031 SMI If Mima IUUH 1 It Fayettef llle.. .1 SO 113 , I KM. A.M. ArttohlatwrO »i 0 .. * Lf (loldaboro . C li Lf MaffnotM^.... .... Til | Ar Wilmington .... J3S | __________ _ P.U. AM. " Train Ho] Etx-kr Mount a. 13 33 j 0. m I \Vllron 340 p m, Gokwboro 3 15 j. n>. ' leaves Magooha 4 36 |> m, urii« W liming- ' tun £ p m. _____ ' TBAINB 00IX0 SOBTH. SoT7a No. 103. Na.lt So.00; Dally Dally, vx. Sun. Dally Dally. , 4 I ~.¥ R'M. — " Lf Florence 10 0o .... 00 j . 1 Lf Fayattofllla .13 40 . I0(T» | LvMina ..A.. 310 " li 2j IrWilaoo j. 3 67 13 •; , .... J A.M. ' P.M. I L» Wilmington 700 Lr Magnolia. . #;»' Lf Uoldaboro 7 35 .... 537 ■ ■ Oi7~P Ml 14 Lv Wilton 335 »» 1134 10 *i it Rocky Mount .JW 900 li 10 11 23 Ar Tarboro 9 34 .... I.T Tarboro 3 31 Lf Uocky Mount 3 M . li 43 . ArWVIJon- V.. 4fc» 137 ...I P.M. AM. PM Train No, 41 leave* WUuilnKtoa MaKUolla 11 05 a in, tioMnburo li ib a m. Wllwu 1 18 pm, anil arrive* at Rocky Mount at 1 S3 p nt. Yadkin Dlvialon Main Line—Train leaves Wilmington. 9:10 a. m . arrlvej Fayettevlilo 12:20 p. in., leaves Fayette vtlle 12:42 p. m. arrives SanfurJ 15* p. m. Returning leaves Sanfoni 3:06 p. iu.. arrive Fayetteville 1:S» p. ra.. leave Fayettevillo 4 30 pfm . arrive Wilmington 7:15 p. tu. ilt-nnetteville Ilramh—Tialn WTH Ilennet&vllle 10 a. m.. Ma*ton S.tO a. m.. Red Springs. 9:32 a. m . Parktoa ,10:41 a. in., Hope Mills 10:55 a. m . ai | rive Fayetteville 11:10. Returuint, ' leaves Kayettevllle 4:45 p. m . Hope { Mills 5:00 p. in . Hi l Springs 5: 13 p. j in., Mast on 6:16 p. m, arrives Ben -1 U-nnettsville 7:15 p. in. Connections at Fayetteville with I train No. "8 at Maxton with the {Carolina Central Hallway, at UeJ! j Springs with the Red Springs an.l Bow ! i roorg railroad, at San ford with the Sea- j 1 board Air Unc and Southern Railway. I | at (lulf with the Durham atul Charlotte! j Railroad. ! Train oil the Scotland Net k tlran-hj Road leaves Weldon 3:15 p. ni . Hali-j fax 3:29 p. in., arrives Scotland Neck [ at 4:10 p. m., Greenville 5:47 p. m. Klnston ti:ls p. in. Returning ••caves Kliwtou 7:30 a. tu.. Greenville S:3O a. in., arriving Halifax at 11:05 a. tu.. Weldon H:2O a. nt.. dally except Sun day. . ■» Trains on Washington Branch leavi : Washington 8:00 a. m, and 2:15 p. 112.. arrive Parmele 8:55 u. m., and 4:10 m.. returning leave Parmele 11:10 a m. and 5:22 p. ni , arrive Washington 12:30 a. m. and 6:15 p. m daily ex cept Sunday. Train leaves Tarboro. N. C-. daily except Sunday 4:35 p. in.. 6:20 t. in . Sunday, 4:35 p. m . arrives Plymouth 6:35 p. m„ 6:30 p. in. Returning! leaves Plymouth dally except Sunday. 7:30 a. 111., and Sunday 9:«o a. m.. ar-| rives Tarboro 9:55 a. m.. 11:00 S. at | Train on Mildand N C. Brar.c.t leaves Goiilsboro daily except Sunday, j 5.00 a. m„ leaves Smlthlleld 7:00 ». «3.J llcttirning leaves SmlthfiHri 7:00 a m.. arrives at Goldsboro 8:25 a. m. ROBERT? WE CHALLENGE THE WORLDI t * J TO PRODUCE THE EQUAL OF / ~ Roberts' ChillTciic for Chills, Fevers. PVWPP Wfffl Night Sweats'v"d Grippe, and WM all forms of Malaria, luIUjUUMI DON'T WAIT TO DIE! \twEßjl SPEND 25 CENTS AND BE CURED! nL genuine utlcs, WOODEBFOL CWES «ME ROBERTS' TMMI FWWS! Red Cross is on label TRY IT. •NO CUBE NO PAY. « 25c. PER BOTLIE. p". Substitute 1 ■»»» DELIGHTFUL TO TJIKE. Sold by ELI GURGANU9 an«l SLADE, ANDfikSON & TO oKfOJIS SIMMONS. Pre. T.W TRCMAS Cn «'"S" JOHN U BICOS.SK k Tnw. THE v DENNIS SIMMONS LUMBER CO. Maiintiu'tiirorH of KILN DRIED NOR TH CAROLINA PIXEL VMHER, DENNIS SIMMONS' HRAND CYPRESS SHINGLES N. " / ■ ■A WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. " / {3f"orders ».nd Correspondence Solicited Wheeler Martin. ' ~ Dennis S. RLgg* MARTIN & BIGGS, • -VV Jt ' ■ M A - >lannlHcti irer« oi M FFURNftIRE, WILLIAMSTON, N. C.; OoRRUPOMDBIfCB SOLICITED. T»flONßß:—Offioe Factory 46» ' •\A r "v - ,?i SDOLK Coras 5 CIM NO. 12. Trains m Nashville Branch leave Rocky Mount 9:10 a. a.. 4:00 p. ML, ar rive Naahfille 10:20 a. m.. 4:23 pal. Spring Hope 11:00 a. m., 4:46 p. n. B(- tnrnlng leave Spring Hope 11:20 a. 5 15 p m . Nashfllle 11:45 a. m., s:io p. m.. arrive at Rocky Mount 12:10 p. m C:2O p. ni. daily except Sunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaven War. saw for Clinton dallr. except Sunday. 11:44 a. in. and 4:15 p. m. Returning leave* Clinton at 0:45 a. m, aad 2:M >■- Train No. ?S makes dose connection at Weldon for all points North dally, all rail via Richmond. H. M. KM BR SON General Passenger Agent. J. R. KKNL.Y. Genl. Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Tragc Manager. A LEX. H SMITH. ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, Main Street WILLI AMSTON. N. C. GEO. W. NEWELL, Attorney-at-Lawv WILLI AMSTOX, N. C. jctKr* mhMrrer Mitknan «PENAT anmna (ina to ruauabag and aat ■AS litlf far purchaaetf «F timber aiel Umbaf OUyi. BO YEARS* . J|^H|6EXPERIEIICI ■ W J gJ X k W ™ f1 n ■ J . I H^w 1 ■ k ■ Jn 1 OCStGNS ' PJFM 1 CoMMMratc. A JIMWE —MAINS « »>«>* and nvtl* w IH.W Mr optahm «« PATAWABLA. V»a«MSJili'«- ;«T mrxilf - -iiahrttl. 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