fIjOOA YKAB.
VOL. 111.
SCHLEY'S OBJECTION
l» fte ftrtiflgs af It Cnrt kfvt
IMBtfw tortWn \ntstipki
CWNSa TO FILE A STATEMENT
IHW) "f • ' -|M| 111 WM
DcdvallM that Ikbi Cawiri.
Wshlagtob. Spertai Admiral Schley
was ha coasultatoa Mosday with Us
rsssril. Hot laador Rajaor u4 Mr.
M. A. Tmcw. also Ges Fdix Aom.
of Hattlasorf. and Coifmwu Schlrm
of Mary laad Aft-r the coafenace
Atalrml grklqr iiM Mr. Teafce la
■*»» the follow!ac «itca«at
"We hart beea la consultation as 10
what farther *n>* shall be iikra.
Nothtag degaite has beea determined
•pos so far as civil or crimiaal srtiia
of say kind agatast Msciay aad His
msio.a la Mscsnci Matter's rials
that the ladings cf the coart are a via
dlcatica for himself aad hia book Is ab
■otately sparious. There are m \r*t
ttaa half adores ~IBSISB« n ib*
hook la which. ev*B If he were to itc
reft the findings of the coart ss« la
corporate them la the volaase aad
chsage It to salt tbs flndings. the book
woold at 111 he rriaslaal libel
Mr. Teagns during the afteraooa
piutßUd the following letter to Secre
tary Lost
"Washißgloa. Dor. II
"Sr: I bare tbe boaor to mos: re
spectfally reqaest that yoa withheld
yoor approval from the Dadlagi of the
coart of rereatly held a; the
aavy yard la this city of Wasbisgt >a
of which Admiral George Dewer wis
presldeat. until sach time aa I may
have aa rapportuaity to tie a atatemest
af obieetloas thereto, aad 1 therefore
regaest that yoa do aot dissolve the
coart uatll action shall have beea tak
ea ea sach objertloaa
"Very reapectfally
W 8. FCHL*Y
Rear Admiral f S. *
* bad. r Rayaer. Counsel for the Ap
plicant Before Said Court of faquir?.
"To Ih» Hoa. Secretary of the Xk; *
Mr. Teague asked the Secretao to
lad irate his probable artloa n the
premises. The Secretary replied that
the nqatat voald he paat*4 aa l hi*
artioa ia the iadlaga aad the diasoin
tloa of the mart withheld until th> oh
lalhai were received aad be ha* hat
aa opportaalty to roaaider theai. He
stated that be woo id roaamaakate
with Admiral Schley in writiag am.
asked how loag a time roaatH dea.rt.l
to prraeat their objections. Mr. T-igue
replied that they would he ready for
prwaeatatlcn by Thursday or Friday of
this week
"We trill except to the findings of the
mart." aaid Mr Teague. "aad make a
demand that the majority opinion be
disapproved by the Secretary aa con
trary to the evldeace and the pertinent
facts ia the rase, which the court haa
act cocsMejpd nrr acted upon."
While Mr. Teague would aot aay that
aach artioa would be taken he pCntei
out the fact that they coaM appeal
from the Secretary's action to tha
President of tha I'uited State*.
•wri ixiwtg iip *l «! JWI
(rkmvMgrd. ii a f.xail letter. tl»e
rereipt of the request from Admiral
IHil«r fcr permission to tie a Mil ol
objection*. The Sscretsry's responv
ni brief and It granted the request
aad allowed aatil Friday next la which
to rabMit the bill.
Admiral Schley haa been tellerod
from fwrther duty la cowaectlon with
the Cbart cf Inqu'ry. Admiral Oewey.
prr«ldeat cf the court, waa asked for
a statement as to the extent to which
he endorsed th» fladiags of the auijor
My. "I hare not a word to say." he
replied, "mot a word.**
iitf Capital Conicrcacc.
Now York. Spec lal-Brought togeth
er by the good nfflcea of the Natiaual
Civil Federation, leading reprenents
tlves of labor snd cgpltsl met here
Monday to dlsrnas plana to Minimize
wage and industrial disputes. Aiding
them with couasei were several prom
inent students of economics and
leading flgnrea in the religions world
and the opening session was notable
for a number of striking expressions
and comments upon th* proMeaa faced
by tho roaferee*.
Ncfrs Class Day Orator.
Cambridge. Muss. Special-—The
senior riaaa at Harvard haa chosen R.
C. Brace. of ladiaaapolU. aa class dar
orator. Brnce Is one of the few col
ored men is the college
The tfsacsck Sails Far MaaUa.
The traasport Hancock sailed at
noon Monday from San Frnacinco fur
MaaQa.
Sctk Low Takes the Oftk.
N'e« York. Special.—Seth Low took
the oath of office aa Mayor of New
York la tkc Supreme Court Monday.
Mr. harm will uinaf oflrt at aooa oa
Jaaaary 1. Mayor-elm L«ow announ
ced the folio*.br appointments: Cam
■iauoner of water »«Pt>'r. gM aad
electricity. J. HaspOen Doeghcrty. la
4«pfniirnt Democrat aad ClUsnas* Un
ioa. of Brooklyn: bridge i ummtoaliia
er , Gustay Undeatial. ladepeadeat
Hhii ial aad German-Am-rican Mc-
Cona Cnion; ttwil aerrlet ronamia* oa.
Will la Qffßea. Alexando r T. Mam. W.
A. Perine aad Cornelias Vaaderirß
Bepabilcan*. aad W. X. Dyknsaa. Theo
dore Banta aad Xelsoa A. Sp-soer. H •
dependent Dcaomti
OkstKht KwilH
Washington. Special —As a rasaK
af the aegotiationa that haw* ton la
■nereis between Secretary Hay aid
Mr. Bra. the Danish atinister. tM
last otstaclea of aabataace to the pre
paration of the treaty of milti
whereby the l otted Mate* will be
rove mnttied of the llaalah Wart
Indian Islands have been removed.
The decMKM of the Bapi nai Court
|a the iasalar caaea has made castor
the prevention of the treat* oa asda
fKter *anr is w —-
THE ENTERPRISE.
SimniBHMUTCK.
Mr? Task. (fMbL-Wara weath
er aad rate. Mbsid by high wla«s.
base rnsMH la fcartel dance all
over New Tack State. Oa Mtanitf
tbe saosra la the aortbera sr.Unaa
tbawed rapidly. ceasing tbe rtras
I aad creeks to rise aad tbe valleys
were iaaadated Heavy ralas followed
durtag tbe Bight, ann—salnl by
wiads of great velocity. Tialaa were
Mocked for a*ay ban laadaUdea
were fregweat aad ta tbe low lsada
aad halldlags la very great. Flew were
aad boildtags Is very groat. Flew Hvea
ao far. base heea reported aa teat, la
aad araoad Mew Task city tbe wlada
reached a i slat My of U afla aa Vr*.
bat heyaad aiaa acildiata aa great
itsasp la npmlsd aa Car ta pfuptilf
oa laad or So sMpHai Cora lag te
ports that tbe CWasag aad Csalstee
valleya bare bad tbe Mascot good
alare lU9 £baday Tbe village ct
Paiated Foot has bees aader water
all day aad the water is two feet
deep la aaoot of tbe hoasca Tbe Brie.
Larkawaaaa aad Mew Ttwk Ceaual
roads all aaMered frosa waaboau aad
laad slides At Ithaca tbe dsmage Is
estlamted at «2»MM. Tbe goad was
tbe Moat illsoilinas sipstltai id siace
Its 7 Tbe aear-hy creeks berame rag
tag torrents by aldslght. A dweiUag
boast waa swept away aad tsaUy M
trace of it cwwld be fooad. Tbe ptiwer
aad lightlag plant was washed oat
aad two trolley liae cars were swal
lowed apia the good. AU atrest tar
tragc la easpeaded aad tbe city Is la
darkaeas. !.saber yards aai build
lags s agreed laatsarly aad tbe
wreckage. Mocklag tbe cbaaaol cf
Ma Mile cheek, tarasd the stream
from Its toaiae sad tbe whole lever
part of the city waa overgo wed. MUea
of the Taller aad Larkawaaaa
Railroad tracks were washed away
aad BO traiaa issthfd Ithaca. Several
bridges were washed away, ferry
•eld. at Coraell I'alversltr was
taraed lato a lake aad the I'alversltjr
power plaas were abaadoaed. Tbe
lower goor of the city hospital was
overflowed, aad ao beat or light waa
available la the lastitutioa. Reports
of destractloa of bridges aad bantiag
of dasM aloag all streams la this »1-
rlaity coatlaaes to ma* la.
HaaJatoa. Ph. Special.—Oreat havoc
was wroaght la tha Lehigh regtoa by
Satarday's atom Joha Bunas* a miner,
of Oneida, near her*, waa saahiid from
a bridge aad d row aad. Over V* mine
males were drowsed la the varioaa col.
lenes la tha rtciaity aad the Majority
of the mlaea at* tooled, ft ia aot
likely that they will resume operations
until after the Brat of the new year.
Railroad track* aad bridges were wash
ed away aad trains stalled Tha ••ana
age la this section is estimated at 13M.-
00*.
Greatest Hm4 State iMi.
Allentown, Pa. flparisl.—The il-mi
destructive flood Ii the Lehigh Valley
■tare Hit started Snadtj moraine at
1 o'clock, following a twodnys" rain,
which melted the mow la the moun
tain*. canning the Lehigh river to be
come a ragtag locraL The traction
company's power houses are flooded
with aeren feet of water, which pot out
flres under the boilers So trolley rata
hare mi si ace morning aad Allen'own
is la dnrknem at Bight.
Damage at Bet bis him
Bethlehem. Pa.. Special.—ln six bocrs
Sunday morning the Lehigh river over
flower the canal and the adjoining rail
rond tracks on both aides. Both th*
Lehigh Valley aad Jetwey Central Kail
roads were forced to «a*p*nd trnlflc.
Not since lMt ha* the bach water from
the firer wrought saeh serious damage.
The canal haak bnn*ea any the dam
age to the canal will reach SM.M*
while 2M private residences in the dis
trict suffer to the extent of nearly i*.
WO. Both the electric aad traction
companies are wit hoot power aad th*
churcbeu were compelled to suspemd
sei rices
Nates sf Pragress-
And*rson Cotton Mills of MonUcello.
Ark . held a stockholders' meeting re
cently. aad elected ,T- H - Matthews,
president: W. M. Anderson, vice presi
dent: J. O. Wiiiiamaoa. secretary. -sJ
R W. Flan, treasurer Tbe company
haa about completed ita aheetiag aad
oaaaburg mill. Mala baildlag la itilli
feet, containing MM spied les.
Bowling Green. S. C, Knitting Mill
Co.. reported incorporated recently, has
let coo tract for the manufactnte of
brick for 1U building aad for erection
of «id building. Tbe equipment of
aaachiaery to he installed will employ
about thirty operatives, produciag knit
underwear. Com puny'a capital! ration
is SIS.MfI. Robert M. Dulls Is secie
tary /
Ns Pardon A Hewed.
London. By Cable.—The Home Olct
baa notiffed inaaari for Mine Joaepi.ine
East wick. of Philadelphia, ander aen
teace of stx moaths imprisonment for
forging a railroad cotilote. that the
petltkm for her pardon oa the groond
of insanity coald aot be granted So
mama to given The actio* of the
Heme Mka was take* la spite of great
pressors brwagbt to bear la Mies gast
wick's behalf by the oMciaM or the
AidM»s»lMg here.
Pknadalphto. Special—A storm vklii
for as'mttj aad immllitam has
aot has «i—H»l ia this ssctioa :nr 25
rati visited eaatara aad ceaWal Peno-
Syivaaia Satarday aight caasiag almost
aapreeedeated damage aad resaltiag ia
the )aaa of at toast tear hamaa It***
The havoc la the coal region* la aacr
■oh aad ths loss to rsllrned aad mta-
IM nimwlm via ibm IB Milltm
of do Uara.
True to Omraeivt*. Omr Neighbor*, Our Comntrg mmtl Omr GoH
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. DKCEMHKI. 30,1901.
ON TWELVE COUNTS
Mmnk ScMcy CsavicM % Cwt
«f lifiy.
IIWtIIY feffttT BY KIEV.
■a|artly RafwtFMfTwKtCiMl*
*!■!■■» ScMry. Bat him Hb
Cmmdmct.
Waahiagtoa. Spe*-iaL—The mamt prw
loagsd. iaterestiag aad Impartaat as
tral trtaaasl ever held ta this coaairy
came to a close I'll day ha v lag la opea
•bott Of aae week, wbea Secretary
Long was haaded the fladlag of (he
coart af lagalry which eram-aed iato
the coadact of Raar Admiral Schley
dartag the lhallapi campaiga For
arvea weeks the coart heard testiamay
aad for fally a saoath It drlibeea'cd
spoa tbe mass af evidtare. gaally
rear hi ag tbe coarlastoa aaaaaaced
Friday. The reaalt was a eomri fSe sar
prlae aad It Is pro habit that aa proph
esy baa approached the truth iastead
at one report there are twa. Both aie
slgasd hp Bssigs Uaaap.—prraidrat.
aad by Sam. S. Leasly. as lodge adtra
cate. This la a form to he reragslred
la all courts of lagalry. the slgaatares
of the other memheis aot beiag acces
sary bat It la espialaed that Admiral
Dewey aigaed tbe atrsad report, a mi
. eerily report, ta express hta gasii*a
tioa of. or dlssiat from the news -i
--pressed by the coert. omprlsiag aesi-le
himself Admirals Beabam aad Ram
any. ia the Bnt repast. It Is said at the
Jfavy Depart meal that there will he ao
further prareedtags la this celebrated
rase ea the Depart meats iaitlai:r..
Secretary Loag aad Jodge Advocate
Lrmly poaitlvety darliae to dterea* tbe
•ads ia aay phase. Tbe Secretary re
ceived the reports at 5 o'clock Friday
eveaiag aad he has aot yet acted spoa
them. It Is probable that be will simply
append his sigaatar* with tbe v. rd
■•Approved" to the whole record Ybe
court itself rerom meads BO farther '
proceediags. owiag to the laps* of
Use. '
After reviewiag the caadact uf & airy
during the whole cam pal ga the toart
(Itea the followtag
"OPINION
"Commod..r- Schley, ia command if
the lyiag aqtadroa. should hare pro
ceeded with the at—al dispatch «*
Cieafuecns and ahoaM have aalaiala
ad a close blockade of that port
."He ahoaM hare ■■deavorcd aa Hay
13. at Cieafuegoa. to otaa.a iafo'ir »-
lioa. rtfirdilii the Spaatsh »n
by communicating with the laaargeVs
at the plan designated la the atao
raadunt ddit red to him at Mi i a.
of that date.
"He ahoutd bare promptly obeyed
Cienfuegos to SaatUgo de Cuba with
all diapatcb. and shoaM hare disposed
of his vescsls with a riew of laliriaft
lug the enemy la lay attempt t > .osa
the Bylag squadron
"He Should not hare delayed the
aquadron for the Eagle.
"He should aot hare made th» retro
grade turn westward with bis aquad
ron
"He" should bare promptly owH
Ihe Nsvy Depurtmeaf* orders of )ljr
"He should hare endeavored to ap
lure or destroy the Spanish v»ws. 1* at
anchor near the estrasce of Ua:isga
harbor on May 3 an I M
"He did aot do his ataamt with the
force under his command, to cjy.gr*
or destroy the Colo® aad other vessel*
of the enemy which he attarkei oa May
SI.
"By commencing the engagement oa
Jul> 3 with the port Nlt«y. aad turn
ing tb» Brooklyn aroiod with port
helm. Commodore SrWrj caused her lo
lose distance aad poattioa with the
Spanish Teasels, especially with the
Vlscaya and Colon.
The turn of the Brooklyn to lar
board was made to avoid getting her
ialo dangerous pai ci'r tj th- Span
ish vesr Is. The tarn was made *o
ward tfc ? Texas snd ' «w»J that vessel
to stop aad to back her engines to
avoid possible collision
"Adtr.iral Schl'.y did iajnstic.> to
Lieutenant Commander A. C Hodgson
la publishing only a porrtoa of the cor
respondence which passed between
them
"Commodore Schley s road act in
toss* flow with the events of the Saa
tlago campaign prior to June I. IM.
was characterized by a vacillation, di
lator! aesa aad lack of enterprise
"Hla official reports regarding the
coal supply and the coaling facilities
of the flying squadron were inner urate
and misleading.
"His conduct during the battle
July S waa eelf-possensed and he en
couraged. la his own person, bis sus
ord taste officer* aad men to flght conr
ageou> T' OKOBOB DCTTV.
"Admiral V. 8. X President.
"RAM C. IJEMLEV.
"Judge Advocate General C. 3. X..
Jadge Advocate."
"la the opinion of the aaderugn«d
the in ■ear" from Key West to Ck«-
faegoe waa made by the flylag sgaad
roa with all poaslble dispet'h Com
modore Schley havlag la view the im
portance of arriving off r»eafae«os
with aa mach roe I aa poa*iMe la the
ahlp'a bankers.
"The blockade of Cieafeego* «» ef
fective.
"Cotnmodore Schley. >a perm-.' OK
the steamer Adala to eater the port of
Cienfnesoa expected to obta.a intor
mation concerning the Spanish aqoad
roa from her dXa she rami ca«
"The passage from Claafaegos to a
point ahoat 22 mUea aoath of Baatiago
was made with aa mark dispatch aa
waa possible while Keepiaj the iqaad
ron a unit
The blockade of Santiago araa ef
fective.
"Commodore Schley *as the aea:or
officer of oaf effaadron off Satliffs
whoa the SpsaUb sqsaJrnn attempted
to escape oa the auwnlag of Jnly M,
lm 'He was in ahas4s«e .oamaaf t-.-l
Is en;:tie Ito t*>* rredi: d-w- fo sack
~W. -«■ for Ike
rtetWT »WO» rtaelte* »■ »*• dc *
streetioa of the Spsslsh ships
"OrO.JOE DIVET
' Admiral V * K PresMsat.
SAM IJEMI.Y.
"Jadgs Advocate Qeaeral. I'. & N
ledge Advocate."
R GXX>MMBOkAtIOM
"la view of the length at time which
baa ilapsed siace the auarrears of the
acsats of tbs Saatlaaa campaiga. tbe
mart rsooormsads no fwrtber procesd
lags be had la the pjamiaw.
• OBORdB DMWRY.
"Admiral V. & N.. Prealdeai
"SAM 1 JBMI.T.
"Judge Advocate Qeaeral. t*. S
Jsdgs Advocate"
TIEATY IS IATIFII#.
Tbs Seaata CoaMnas tbe Itay-
Paaacefote Caaal Agraeairat.
THE HOUSE.'
Eighth Day The session of the
House wss brief aad devoid of lateresL
Nothisg will be doas aaw uatll after
tbe holidays.
Xiath Day- Chalnaaa Payae. of the
ways aad mesas committee, aad Mr.
Rhhsrdsoa. of Teanessee. the faaklag
Democrat of the committee, were *a
gaged la preparing the aiajoiity sad
minority reports, respectively, oa the
Philippine tsrlg bill.
Mr Psyae's report will not be of an
coada.-sl to an explsaatloa of the sew
bill. Tbe need of reveaae lor the is
laad*. In-, suae of the extensive work of
development and the establishment of
schools, is set forth.
Tb- minority report promises to be
gaite esleaslre. taking ap the geaeral
sabjects of roloalal policy. imperisli«m
and protection.
T*nth l>sy—The House held s ses
sion of but thirty minutta duration No
Importsst legislation was rstere.l up
oa.
Eleventh l»ajr.— At the close of the
session the 1 ommittee desigasted by
the two houses of Congress appelate-I
to inrlte Se. retary Hay to deliver an
address In hoaor of the memory of the
lat» President MrKlnley. tailed uptio
B:netary and secured his coaseat to
perforin this service. No time for the
ceremony was llxed. The Hou»e
adjourned without a>. ompllshing any
thing
SENATE. r
Eigbth Day:— For twenty minute*
the Senate was occupied with roatla-
Susie ess and then went into execativr
session to consider Ihc
treaty.
Ninth Hay—ln the Senate Mr. Al *m
favorably reported «hr ->murrrnt res
olution adopted by the llouae pri\ld
lai for a holiday receaa from Dn«
ber 19 to January «. 1902. and It was
a*rood |o.
Mr. Iloar introduced a resolution,
dlidllai lh> committee ou printing to
• onsldar the expediency of protH
IBK frea distribution of the Congress
ional Record to librarlea througho.it
the (ouati *
Mr. Mason, from the' commit!** on
manufacturer*. submitted a favorable
report on a bill relating to the adulter
ation of food produrta anil addreasrl
(he Senate. briefly ritictsiag eertata
produrta which had come under (he
observation of the committee
TM* Senate at I P m went Into ex
ecutive senaton and at I 40 adjourned
antll Monday.
Tenth I>av. —The da; waa spent iu
discussion of the Hay-Pouacefote
treaty. The Senate adjourned at I S"
p m
Eleventh IMy.-The Senate ratlfi'l
the HayPauncefote canal treaty by
the decisive vote of 72 to *. The rote
waa reached a few minutes lief ore J
o'clock, after almost Ave hour*' dis
cussion Iwhlnd cloned doors There
were no sensational incidents daring
the entire time. The debate waa con
lined not r-xclualvely to a discussion
of the merits of the agreement, bat
the policy of its provision- Th.r prin
cipal speech was made by Senator
Teller la opposition to the treaty and
he was followed' In rapid anccesal.m
by 12 or 15 other Senators, who »pu*«
briefly either for or against the mo
tion to ratify The vote on the rxtM
eation of the treaty was as follows
Yeas; Akiricb, Allison. Bard. Hate.
Berry. Beverldge. Burn ham Barrowi.
Barton. Carmack. Clapp. Clark, of
HoaUna: Clark, of Wyoming: Chv.
Cockrell. Cullom. Deboe. Deltrlch. IMl
llngham. ftolllver. Dubois. Fairbanks.
Poraker. Poster, of Lroulalaaa: Fnater.
at Washington. Prye. Galllnger Gam
ble. Gibson llansbrongh. Harris llaw
ley. Heltfeld. Hoar. Joaes of Ar
kaasan; Keaa. K earns. Kittredge.
Lodge. M Comas. McCamber. Mr
ISnery. McLaurln. of Mississippi. Mc
l-aurlo of South Carolina: MeMMlan.
Martin. Mason. Mitchell. Money. Mor
gaa. Nelaoa. Pearoae. Perklas. .'Utt
of Connecticut: Piatt, of New Tort;
Pritrbard. Proctor. Qaarles. Scott.
Simmons. Simon. Spooner. Tsllaf-'rr».
Turner. Vest. Warren. Wellington.
Wetmore — 72.
Nays: Bar-on. Blackburn Cnlbersoa.
Mallory. Teller. Tillman—ti
Bailer paired with Depew ao l El
kiiu: Rawlins paired with Hanna snd
Mewrll. Thoae who did not Tote and
for mhoni no pairs were aaaojaced
at* Daniel. Jones of Nevada: Pat
terhon and Quay
Alabama Sinks a Tax-
Norfolk. Va.. Special.—Aa the Bay
Liae steamer Alabama waa patting at
from the Seaboard Air Line terminal
station, on the Portsmouth side of the
harbor, be ran down the tug Alliance.
atrlkiD* that vessel just abaft the star
board bow acd (tore In a large hole
The tog begair to settle at once Cap
tain Bofeasaon; cf the Alabama. Sss
•red bis life boats and by quick work
reacted Captain Miller and all eight of
the Alliance's «rew just as that c.-aft
sank. The Alabama was uninjured
iiifttrln^N"*-
Trenton. N. J.. Special.—Articlea of
incorporation of the Southern Securi
ties Company, capital SIOO,OOO. w»re
■led hern Thursday. The company ia
authorized to purchase, hold. aail. «a
ehange aad deal in stocks, obligations
or securities of any corporation. go»-
arament or municipality. The iacorpor
atorsare: C. K. Smith, John R. Turner.
B B Hewklaa. E. 8. Mogogia aad W.
■Wi Boad. all of But Orange
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Oar ra> a red fltrtlaa.
A Sheet-Steel MM.
Addltloaai impetaa will baglvea the
larri aslag iad est rial Impmlaai a of
Camberlaad. ltd aad Ma vldaKy by
tbe egalpaMat of the steel sheet mill
which has besa degaltely saaowa. 11
durlag the week. The aew plaal sill be
established by tbe Mary laad SbeH *
Steel Oa, last lacorporated coder
New Jersey laws with capital af tlMl
oae. aad tbe mllis aaaaal capacity
will be '.aae toaa of sheet steal. The
CraciMe Steel Co.'s ptaat la
Camberlaad has beea part based at
tti.SSt. aad will be i modeled aad
Improved with andera mai hlamj to
cossprioe the aew plaat. Howard H.
Dickey Is presldeat sad amasgcr:
Harry K. Weber, secretary, aad A. F.
Basmgartea of Plttsbarg. Pa.,ls lice
presldeat sad porrbasiag sgeat.
Aoordiag to a dlspau b from Now
York, the Norfolk * West era Railroad
Co. has mate srraagr meats to caa
trol the laterests sf tbe Pocaboatas
Coal A Coke Co, aad will parrhase
the propsrty of the compaay for Itt.-
•os.ssa. payißg this amoaat la t per
ceat boads of the Norfolk A Wasters
system The Pocaboatas Coal Css. te
preseats a ram bl Bat ioa of mlalag pro
perties la West Vlrgiaia. receatly re
ferred to la the Maaafaaiarera' Re
cord. It Is aadervtood that the Kor
folh g Westera will coadact its 07T
attoas through a subsidiary orgaalia
tloa. Tbe property is estlamted to
coataia about >*#.*** seres of ctml
Is ad
To l atargc Plaat.
A dispatch from Psrher
Ya states that the Parksrsbarg Inia
A Steel Co. has coatracted for the
erertioa of aa importee! to
its large steel mill, aow Bearing rass
pletloa The addlttoo Is to be a f jrge
mill to larolre tbe expeadltare of
about liaO.SO# Messrs. Wm. B
Scalfe A SOBS of Pittsbarg Pa. hare
coatract to maaafactare aad erect
strwctorsl frame btlUdlag for the
plaal
TcmtMe Note*.
Mr. if-orgr H. Ilia* U Charlotte. X.
C . has kw« fKirt rktirata «t tk(
hoard at Romvon of Ike Southern
CoClm ftpinners" Aunrialkx la plan
of Mr 11. A: Tompfcins. who haa or
opled that pniltM Mace the ur(ul
xaliow of ihr association. Mr. Illaa
haa km MmIIM with It aa mu»
tary. and has rendered Tillable aer-
Tlee aa such to the association and
the tnillr industries {TMnllr of tte
South.
A similarity of titles aused aa er
ror la our m-eat mentl"n of the row
solidatioa of two knitting mils at
rhattaaooga. Tean. It was the
Oroee Hosiery Mills of
Tea*, and the Richmond llaalerr
Mills of RoasrlDe. Ca. two utiles from
fhattaaooga tand not the Richasnwd
Spiaaing Co. of Chattaaoogal. that
consolidated. The piaata will be «if
tlaued under the Richmond title.
The rowrt haa rati the sale of
the eottoa mill property of~the «lre*t
Falla Manufacturing Co at Rorhiag
hana. !* C.. to I». L Oore. recently
reported aa hariag bid 537.24S for the
property. Mr. (lore Is of Wllmlatoa.
X. C.. aad It la said that he 'ntrn-ls
to eipend aliout S4O *OO for laprm iag
the plant, aad Is to thea put It ia
operation. The spindles an natter
turn aad the looms 1)4. .a.
Atlanta lfU-i Kalttlag Mills has de
elded to doable the capacity of its
piaat by dapllcatlag the preaeat equip
meat of machinery Thla action waa
tahea at a meeting of stockholders
during the paat week. The mill now
has ifteea kalttlag marhlaes. thin
sewiag machines, etc. la operation,
and fin da its capacity Inadequate to
deaaadi for the product
It la announced that a contract has
bcea defialtely closed securing for lo
rat ion at Huntsvllle Ala . the cotttn
mill recently mentioned as proposed
This will be the tenth n>;il In the city,
and farad for a site has beea pa'-haa
ed. Parti«nlars will be announced
soon
l.avonia i(ja.l Cotton Mills will
doable. It is reported. Us plant of
2100 spindles, which just began oper
at ions some weeks ago. The preaent
building won Id s'commodate the rn
r Endeavors will be made for the
erection of a cotton factory at 1*
Porte. Texaa. and O. E Keppl- will
lead the movement.
Messrs D. C. Oiddings. Jr . K. A.
Schareaberg and F. W. Wood ot I rea
bam. Texas, will orsaalze a company
for the erection of a rottoa "alii
Claytoa IN. C.» Cottoa Mill has de
tided upon aa increase of capital from
IIM.IM to SI2«.M«. This coaapany
Is operating s«ro spindles oa earn
Messrs 1. Irwin Bitntr and II- J.
frosson of Hagerstown. Md.. who
leased the Valley Hotaery Mills at
Mechaa Irabu rg, Pa~ will reMve their
machinery to Hagerstown. there to
enlarge the plant A building will bs
erected and machinery added to la
crease capacity dally to 600 do«e»
pairs of hosiery Lace goods and hae
hosiery will be nsanufactured.
William J. Magee of New Ib-rij.
U, has addreaaed the Chamber of
roauaerce at El Paao. Texas relative
to eatabliahiag a kaltUag Mill at El
Paao. A SIS.M* Plant to work both
cotton and woolen yarns is coatem
plated.
Dwight Manufacturing Co. of tlatar
ci- City has loatsctd the
of a one story brick ciuthrwms isfeiK
feet'aad a clotb-storuge room JiJ'.W
feet.
It la stated that a cottoa
turer of Pruaala is loa/errtag with
iae W. T. Weaker Power Co. of Ashe
ville. N. C, relative to the estabinn
cent at a mill to be supplied with
powar from that cowpenya plant sow
building- ' ' '
John Mulhollaad aad others of
Kanaaa City. Mo. coa teas plate greet
ing a cotloa factory ia their city. It
is stated that coUow-growers of Okie
homa Territory will be naaowg thoae
interested. and that cotloa tow thai
mmqi in! iTfIBTW
LASOW WOULD.
The BMlMers' strike ai Ba Chester. H,
T-. has heew twttM
Tea ihgswsd raplatn of V riuour
A COL. at Chicago. «>D receive tilcber
wage* after Jaaaary 1.
Cnaa* rlVal's Male Kiupl..? air at
Agewry la Ave mooiU* foand work
far 30M woasea sal HW asea.
The araterKhlp of the »lr*r nf l-o
ramiiUvf Flremia is now nearly fI.OIW
la the Tailed States aad Canada.
Tader the aew Industrial Arbitra
tiaa law u€ Australia a -ourt i« cre
ated haviag reatrtaUe powers to en
farce Its decrees, evea to creating a
standard wage.
The aaioa scale »«*« ia (he job
print lax sflkea ia New York Oly will
he Oil a week after Jaaaary I. and If
It is areemry Typographical I'aiuu
Xa. •; will strike t« rsfnn* ibis scale.
Fifty three milkmea of Bridgeport.
Ceaa. have fm a d a ttafcuJt and joined
the federation of Lalwr The union
will pass un i|nnilow- raised betweea
the nikani aad dealers as well as
Hiaaari is «ak| wtie ihr best or
ganised raaauV Ikr world from a
labor slaadpoia -Statistics show that
T*T per reat. of ike workiagmen aad
3.7 per real of ibe working women
mt thai •oantry atv member* of trades
KiartalH.n threatens all striking
workinguit-u ia id. Petersburg. who
hi—«forth niay be exiled to Siberia.
Ia Ibe case of these offenders Ibe liov
ernmrai will am allow qu> «f front
f2 lo £• a moaih ordinarily siven to
avert draib In hunger
At a meeting be|>l at Kan Jaau I'orto
Btco ibe Federat ion l.ibrv. haviag
Members, approved Ibe «onstitulion
mf the Aatrfcaa Federation of Labor,
and rrrelved l*midrni «;«ni|"-t»" di
ploma This Is the ftrst labor organ tra
lion of Ibr r*laad lo »la ib- AHK-n. an
Federation of i-abot aixl mark- lb*
hrginninf of an -Ht-nded laoveuxrut
there.
Ball Against Anarchists
Washiagtoa. Sprt ial Chairman Ray
of the Hutu*- loaaitlf* on jadi tary
h»« apr-HBtcd the »|>» ill i üßm.r.v
to draft aa anti-altar* by m'Jfeiir u
follows Kay of New York: Jenkins,
of Wis. .>nf>in «Kerslr?et. of Indiana:
I Jttl*-n !d. of J|ain» Repnbliians. anil
of T'Vas; Elliott, of South
Carolina Smith, of Keatat ky: Kka
iag of Oeargia. U»nofral» The spe
ia! (smaltHr will ik *t after the holi
days and in th» mrant.m«- the thair
ain will latroJiK> a measure which
will be Ibe haais of • >aimlttee action
Picadlag la Boaiae Case
Waiblngton Spe ial.--Tbe #rst trg>-
I meats of connsel werr- If zun Wednes
day afternoon in the trial of Mrs llo
aine. iharg -.l with the killing of Cen
aus Clerk Ayrea. Assistant Distrii t At
torney Taggart opened tor the gr>v»-rn
meal The entire morning session was
devoted lo tfcr snbtnisaloa of the pra7-
"ara for the government and the if
fewaSn f«»II >«-l Assistant |listrl«.t At
torney Taggan The argumenU prob
ably wUI be flnislird Thursday and tile
cape may go lo the jury late ia the af
teraooa.
A Hsasy Shortage
Wilson. N. C.. SperlaL—B. L Po»*ll
manacer of the brokeragf business ol
Mnrpby A Company of Sew York, bit
disappeared from Wilson St'i.WW sh-nt
IP MfiftimiH He left a nolf ajinj
kr would rdSnit Mistid# an I BliW
II In Rocky Mount. It is «uppuM-«l iie U
la \«« York. Wiiwalau lo» bearily
on hi* deil Hr laims in hi* note that
be !«t the womt on L'nion Pa« ifle
and (oiloß
rOBERK we challenge the world
J TO PRODUCE THE EQUAL OF
ROBERTS' CHILLT omc FOR CHILLS,FEVERS.
Night Sweats and Grippe, and
Mil _
SPEND 25 CENTS AND BE CURED!
NZeowu.iaeuMes, «00MFiL CURES MIE ROBERTS' TOiiC FUO6S!
Red Cross is on label TRY IT. •NO CURE NO PAY • 25c. PER BOTLLE.
Do«' t take a Substtute ■■»»»» DELIGHTFUL TO TAK^.
Sold by ELI GURGANUS and SLADE, ANDER3OX & CO
.» ' X. . ■ \ .
OCtNK SIMMONS, hn T W TII.'.K V * X.C- B. WMrr. ) 'HX l> * Tw*»-
the ,
DENNIS SIMMONS LUMBER CO.
KILN DRIED NOR Til CAROLINA I'IXE LI'M HER.
DENNIS SIMMONS' It It AND CYI'UESS SHINGLES
• *
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
fyQrderp and Correspondence Solicited
Wheeler Martin. Dennis S !>'££*
MARTIN & BIGGS,
Maiiufaetiireo of
FURNITURE,
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
Goubsposdkkck Solicited
TBQN 88: Office 33; y*otory 46,
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A winy has last km ftiimtd at
Pkonii for U* aal«na pwrpoaa mt
■toriag It la (rtilcW (Mm la U(k
attitudes, tor nmn «C Irrtota.
The laveators e'alm that tk* arhaaaa
will MOC oaly solve the water pnlla.
but will trad to greatly nian tk*
sammer temperature la the axM rw
(kMui They declare that while. hll»
tof ore. oaly heat has krai pHhni
by sleclricity. they, hy a ilajla me
na. reverse the artho* aai auaa
the opposite results. iirtalag la-
wli '
A LEX. H SMITH.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
Main Street
WII.I.IAttSTO*. X. C.
GEO. W. NEWELL,
Attoraey-at-Law.
WIL 1.1 AMSTOX, K. C.
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