SUM A Tin.
VOL. 111.
FAVOR ARBITRATION.
Was ire Efecssscd % Ik Pai.
Aaericu CMgrtss.
fT IS W K BKMIT TO AN ISSUE
Tka Delegates Wha F«w Iha Cai
lt Shall B? Adopted.
Mexico City. SpedaL—lt la thought
maw that tka arbitration vacation ta
tka Pan Asaerkaa rantm—ei will t*»
de.ei nined oae way or another at an
J&tZf day. Whether or not the aolatloa
w.ll be tke dlat agtlua of tke conference
will depend ca whether then tea d-lo-
IMicas who favor compulsory arbltnt
ticn wIU accept a coaaprom>ae measure
to be offered ta them tomorrow on tae
»aea suggested by W. J. Buchaaan. of
the United States d legation The Mexi
can delegation will, however, present
thJ rem premise. Monday after
noon acme of the extreme advo
cates of compulsory arbltratloa wera
somewhat afraid or the defec
tion cf the Mexicans. and it
Is a matter of fact, almost certain,
that the compromise to be offered by
the Mexicans will Involve come mod'-
Bcaticn cf their own attltnde.
It b po oted oat that when the Mex
ican delegation proposed a plaa where
by all the d'.lcgatloaa ware to apply
for admittance to The Hague Ccaler
ence. while those favoring coapi fir*
arbitration were to sign an aptement
Mioßg themselves embodying that
priarip:-. they were aader the
•loa that this sclstion waa agreeable
to all the delegation*. Including tU
Chilliaaa. Now the Chillltnns claim that
they did act understand the matter 'a
that light, and the Mexicans were un
der an err.neotu impression Ti.s
Chillians say they were never agree
able ta this compromise. Tke Mexi
cans therefore feel that as the comp-o
tnix ? was suggested under nn erroneous
Impress - jn cn the pttt of Chilli's nttl
to«*e. it ia Incumbent upen them cow
to suggest fime other plan with the
kape that It will he agr-eenhle to nil. It
ta again painted oat that one tolattnn
ia that the delegations favoring the
compulsory plan of arbltratloa should
present It ia nn open session of the
ti!ertact and not through the com
aai!:ee. It la by ao meaaa certaia that
if this solution, already refected and
rffercd once by the tea. is offered again
It will be accepted. Ia any event the j
ten delegations favorlag compulsory
arbltratica are det"-«ln»d to briag tb*
natter to an issue this week.
Oosd Bye to Tw».
Special. Secretary
Gage's letter of resignation. dated Pe
cember 19th. and President Roosevelt's
reply. *t» made public at the Whit?
Hocse. Mr. Gage thaaka the President
for confidence bntovel and expresses
t*rnest desire for the highest
of the administration. In Jiis reply the
President says:
*"\our serT.ce to the nation has ueen
rendered at the rot of loan to yon—
heavy loss, from a material standpoint
—as meat ever be the rase wlrt a man
like you. who deliberately abnudcni
the comparative ease and the high pe
cuniary rewards of a large private
business for the exhausting work of
the position yon have K> honorably
(lied during the last be yearn.** In n
letter to Postaaaster » General Smith
accepting the Intter'a resignation, the
President says: "I deeply regret that
,»t are no longer to serve side by side,
and I earnestly wish yon well In the
future and bid yon God-speed In your
new duties, for vhtrtvtr you Hay be.
the weight of your influence la anr* to
bn potent on the aide of clean and
honest government."
Wagco Increased.
Philadelphia, Special—The Penn
sylvania Railroad announced to its
trs'n and yard men that with few ex
ceptions their wages had been adjusted
to date from January I. This notke
mear.s tn Increase >n saost Inatancea.
Tin inerr-ase win require the paymcat
o! e'.vtra] hundred thousand dollars
a E »ntu tcorr than la now pnid on the
s-5-". aai effects 30.090 men.
LoatnadStertllMi
' Washington. Special.—l>e United
R»t« Scpreme Court rendered an
•pinion holding ns valid the Btat»
constitution of Ken tacky, conceding
loag an 1 short hauls by railrond oom
fnies. and the statutes enacts* under
th'.t provls on at the constitution. The
rase on which the decision wna ren
dered was n proceeding against the
brj'rville A Nashville Railroad Com
pany. sffcicb company was Indicted
vs'tr the law upon the charge of mak
l3g a prsler charge for n short than
for n iong haul, and a fne was seres* ■
ti Th : verdict of the lower State
r; rta was fivorsble to the gtate law
•zi c oastuction and this ftMSng vas
afflrßsd by ths State Court at Appeals.
T :•*
s«atbesstcr« StnirHlil Cam HSJ.
Trentce X. J.. Special.—The Sooth*
wen Securities Company. capital
iljt.oot was incorporated. caai
pa=:y to gtvao practically tha same
py ~*r aa those Hut were «phriti
■jK>n the Northern Becsiltioo Compa
ny. which was orgaaised to aabome
control- of the Korthera Pacific ail
other raßrasj**. The lacetporatora ai
t>e company i armed today an David
IT. TSJtor, Edward R Othessaa. of
r - Tar*. and K. K. McLaren, af
THE ENTERPRISE.
AMICUITItAL STATISTICS
A Wttpmt «ff Qrvit VAr !• tkc
pie «| the Sttif
ApMliiil statistics vffl Cora
m of the mm tatcraUn fc*W««
jf Ike tortkOßlit will Rtort of
-be Ooukstatr of Übor uJ
> Printing. Mr. H. a Vuwr JUnM
ikeete, preytiel by CUrf Ort W.
R. Faizon. giro a piat «(1 of ia
terestiag Information NUiH to tkl
(arming Awn
Tho followtag iTfn« tiMf* are
romp! ted (roa blanks SIM oit 1 j
representative farmers from w*rj
Muily in the State. Tfe* faraers al
«V« respond promptly. Ia this chap
ter ta aWo published letter* showing
the mm* lit i-4 tiiiUkm af farm U
bor. _
Tke returns were re«-«dved during
tke period froot Jane 15 to Octob?r
L. IX)I. which explains the difference
in the aehtag price of rotton and oth
rr prod nets skona in table Xo 5.
TabKe No. 1 shows an increase ot
12 14 per cent, in .vnlae cf land ia
twenty one counties. Sevehtysfx
counties report no change. Kigoty-
Iwo counties report futility of land
mnintaiaed. and fftten report fu
tility not Forty sev« a
counties report tp»l-ci y u> bav«
smaller fangs, nine larger and twen
ty-one no hangv.
Table No. 2 shows Plat the mode of
living ia ninety conntKs is improved.
Blxty-three ovsties rvport the cost cf
livtag increased Nia. t> «i» counties
report negro labor unreliable, tsi
oae reports no laher. Thirty
nine counties report rapioyn»at
regular.
Table No. 3 shows the highest
wages cf men Ili C aad th*
I? 45. The highest wv» of s«n* is
B.i!, and the losest i.'' Tbe wjw*
of children is s>.?>. ►'orty-six coan
t!-s report an lacrtw ta wages and
fifty-cno report to change. TV»#
figures show SB average lacrMur ef
nearly 20 per cent ov.-r ISf-#.
Table No. I shows t>-at sixty seven
couaties prn-iuce rt>tl>-n at n cost of
$26.*0 per Ule. Rightysix
conn ties produce wheat at a cost of
«1 cents per bushel roan
ties produce inrs at at 43 ce-l's
I"*r bushel. Ninetv-focr coontles pro
dnce oats st a cost ot 31 cents p»-r
bfshe-1. Fifty fonr conntlea prodw-c t»-
duc * tobacco at a coet of $ 4» per
1C» pounds.
Table No. & shows the mitt pries
of cotton 8 cents per pound, wheat
'0 tents per bushel, com 71 cents per
bust.*!, cats 43 rent* per kistikl to
bacco $5.3# per hundred. U-sc
pricsa mi'.r the profit, «*a prwdu-ta
tl-# rer Isle for cotton. IV. per
bushel for wheat. » •■rats per hu*h >1
for corn. 11 cents f»r bushd for on; a.
and il.'i jer hundred for tobacco
Table No. « iniimtes that the •-do
rational condition Is eood In three
coontles. fa'r in fortv on', poor In
flftv-tbree. The moral condition la
Rood in twenty-one nmntlee. fair *n
seventy-three, and poor in three. The
financial roudiiion Is good In nw>.
fair In fortT-three„ and poor In Bftv
three.
Tlw question. "Ho foi favor a
compulsory «hool tow*" was an
•wwd by fS per cent. "Ycsl" and by
19 per cent. "No."*
lacmKi Vahnllmn.
The Corporation Commission Sat
prepared a statement shoving the Sn
rmrrd assessment to be
The increase ia real and personal
property is place? at 1J1.CJ.131. mhU.lt
Is 'n aroordaace with the official J-
nres from the State Auditor's off.e
published la the News aal Olwrrw
Christmas flay.
The frat's of th« Corporation
Commission are baaed on complete re
tarn* from 91 •onn'ie*. and (.aiajtr I
figures based on partial returns froa
Ave counties. Only one rour.ty Is not
liolrlei. The Xews and Observer'a
figures front M rounttt* showed that
the Increase in real and personal prop
erty oyer last year Is The
Corporation Commission's figures
from W counties show an Increase of
(21.C22.438.
The tnal valuations from all sou'res
are $339,425,593 as rrMnpnred wPh
$309,497,359 last year and $2*7.139.15*
In 1*99. This gives and Inerenae of S3V
3r«.234. One of the largest sourrna of
the Increnoe. aside from the real and
persona 1 property Is the corporate ex
cess tax, which is SS.JK7.M». This is
the tax the corporations pay on capi
tal stock.
The Department of luuuop makes
a good ahowiag. tho Increase to the
aaout of revenue paid acta the tre=s
ary last year by that departaaeat. be
ing 334.471.45.
The tocreasa to tax letias to detail
Kt«* follows:
Real estate .. .5173,73fjg» t1«.444,»3
Personal prop. 107.Mt*4S ttJN.tIJ
Cor. excesses .. MC7.OM .....
Prop. Cor Coaa 45.1U.7W 0.519.«7
B and L Ab .. MM.M M7.S «
Total* ...1339.435.598 SM9.M7.3tt
The gross Income far 19*1 are Sl>
839.C31. yielding a reveane of SUUM
which la an increase of 513.129 79 over
the amount of treses received to
1999. The gross it*oaw for 1999 were
5913.913. yielding a reveme of SS.J*i
CI. The laerease !a reveaae eqaala a
valuation of f3.252.433.
The abov- augment is eoaapltod
from reports of Register of Deeds of
the vartotm counties of tho rise tad
personal piopetly. sad that part relat
ing to banks as* 'flrpwulnai to from
tho certificates of the lahMt at the
State.
PresMewt to Be IwvtoedL
Washington. Speetob—Rcv. L Garland
Penn. of Atlanta, who had charge a
the sagro exhibit at the ilhUi Ex
joiitliw. called upon nwl—t Roose
velt and arranged for tho |»apl ius at
dilagalu am Sslurdsj. Jaaoary lh, whs
are to tovite htm to a Tang Nomas'
Christian Congress, to Attoats. text
Aagast, whfch to to cnaddor the mora
and sglrtlasl training of yoaag eoiora
people, ftirtlat floooevin toM Rev
Peaa that ha fioked apoa the mo**
imMi R promoted by the AtUau
Trmo f Ou metre*, Our Neighbor*, Our Country and Our God.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. JANUARY 10,1902.
BRYAN ON BOERS.
flakes a Vifwws Speed Firsriif
Their lidepeadeice
€LAD OF 1 BAT WAt COST ENGLAND
F«ar Ibtainrf People Present and
Heartily app end tk; Sentiments of
the Speaker
ChTihad, Special.—Four UMiatJ
people UlcadM a pro-Boer antlif ia
Cray'a Armory Snadty afternoon.
There *Ja eathuslastlc applause for
•eery expression of sympathy an I rn
eaararetaeat for th* struggling Hoar*
Jka uacxpected event In lb a meeting
was the appearance of Hen. Wm. J.
Bryan, who la ia this -lty as the guest
of Major Johnson. Win the corfiui'.t
--b» ia charge of the meeting lea:n-d
that the Democratic leader was in :Im*
city an invitation aaa rant to him an t
the mayor to attend ar.d address the
gathering. Both gentleueo accepted,
and when, towards the clase of other
| speeches. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Johtssoa
entered the hall, the whole auJica.e
to* rn mass* and reprateJl) shout d
"Bryan!" and "Johnson!" and gree.e I
theai aith humh and haitd-elapp ng.
The audience was roiapcsc-d mostly of
men. although a laabrr of women
wan pi jea:. Tae tri-coior of the It ;er
repnMic was a prominent te-atuie ot
the armory's decorati m» and little
•tt earners were tied In ti'-e button bn!i»
ot many of the men. t'poa th- atag*
were Ktiral Eat It? ll>rs who had
been !a some of the early conflicts of
their ronntryen against tfce K.tslisa
s-aldirrs. Th ejr were driven front their
tsiatry. and are now residents of tills
fity. The meeting continued for four
hojrs. the priiKipa! address belli; hy
11 »b. John J. II r. Augus:
Franz, a local Reformed I/itberan
rlergyaksn. also spoke. When the for
mal speeches of the afternoon were
concluded Messrs. Bryan and Johnson
were called npon to addre&a the vast
audience. Mr. Bryan spoke for about
Ive minute*, during which time he
aald:
"B*l will be that day. fallen will bo
the star of our destiny, if tb« tima
•vcr raan'n when struggi.nx fiecmcn
feel that they cannot look upon the
people of (mi States for irmpsib? "
■ SJr. Bryan n!l that he wa» in cB:
tire sympathy with the Intent of the
inc. ting, enlofiinl the fiitlit'.ne South
African farmers anl urge-l thi-ai to
continue the strucKl*. lie Mil that he
was glad the war bad cost England »•>
dearly, and thai the disastrous coat in
■nonrr and life wotsld l>- a mucSi
needed less m for the Bnglinh gjvern
inent. because It would teach, and has
already taught a lesson that will not
he soon forgotten.
Mr. Bryan ciid that he considered
It a compliment that the Boer* looked
to the fnlted State* for aid and sym
pathy la their struggle, and that hs
considered It a disgrace that no offi
cial espression of sympathy had yet
keen made by this government. Mr.
Bryan believed fhat Knglish people
arc opposed to the continuance of the
war because \hi-y. too. are sulferinc
because of the unhapoy conflict and
are the ones that must bear the bur
den of the cost.
Mayor Johnson spake briefly nnl
said that he was In full sympathy
with the Intent of the meeting. A reso
lution of great length was propnseJ
and will he sent to the President of
the Unite! States. It calls the Presi
dent's attention to the continuanc • of
the war for the past two years anl
states that It has been characterized
on the pert of the British as a eon
flirt Of savagery by the conflsra'.ion
or destruction of property of Inhabi
tants and non-combatants lying with
in the rone of
Attention is raik t to th«- i-uunc .i
--tio-i by President McKinUy of llie
syrtem of eoneentrntion campe.
A question from the Macheater,
tE.gland) Guardian, of September 4.
m-l. is made, which states that a de
gree of suffering and death exists in
these camps without a parallel la his
tory. In conclusion, th" President 1a
naked to enforce the treaty of Wash
ington. May *. 1871. denying to vess»ls
operating under British authority op
portunity for the aagumeatntion of
supplies of war from the United Staws.
President Roosevelt Is asked to 'on
tinne the efforts of bin predecessor to
bring to an end the horrors of concen
tration camps and warfare which by
its "unexampled ferocity and enormia
east of life and treasury has astound
ed the etviUsad world.**
Trias Aaatt-Temat Law.
Aartis. Tex.. Special.—Aotl-tmst pa
pers today *M against the John H
Kir by Laobw eompaay for SMS 004
■ brth of peanltiea charging that *al4
coapur ma operating in violation
of the Texas aatl-treat tow. Semi
weeks ago the nit was filed bat »u
dlunlrsed npon the statement that lh«
tnpnr had not ncqalrod the com-
Males that it was chafed #tth buy-
Ms op Now. however. It la claimed
taut tb» consolidation haa been Md»
tad that the sait U reg'ed Satis »•'«
a!ao filed again*t tho National Catt »n
On company. the Taylor Oil company
\n! the Eonthern OU eompany for
damage* tor viola Mag the Tex
aa utl-trot law. - k
The Liberty Bdl
Philadelphia. Fa.. Special.—The his
toric Liberty bey which is to be pjiofl
on exhibition at the Cbarlasiaa
sitfcn waa tahaa tram Indapaadeoct
hall at X o'clock Saterday aftamoot
to the Peaaajltaato railroad statist
where It win remain nader guard snt l
Monday moralag when it will start co
.to aoatbeia yammer The boll was ac
irfmpaalad to the (tat 100 by a
Hunt, a rnmaalltM of count-:e aa-H
|| 41|jr
AT TKIINIYEKSITT.
A Grant Daal at (M Work Betas
Dona Tkers.
Oka pal Hill. SpaciaL—Tka Palveratty
Law School baa completed Ita moat we
eeaafal aeaaloa, aad will open la tka
New Taar with tka brightest outlook
la Ha hiatory. Durlag tka fall term,
from Sept *m bar to December, tha en
rollment kns been larger than It ever
waa before, reaching nearly two score
men. The signs are that th* roll will
be a yet longer oae ia tit caaatag ses
sion. opening on next Thursday. The
school will lose a few men who stand
for license la February, but the acces
sions till quite make np for tke has.
A mv.cli larger and mite convenient
class-room • will K» occupied after
The mantle of tho Paitrer
slty's and th« State's g:e.at teacher of
law. the Oauiallcl of so many of Nortk
Carolina's most successful lawyer*, the
late Dr. John Manning, has descend-1
upon most worthy shoulders. Hot.
James C. Mcltea, a Uw>er of lone cx
jterlence and trained l gai mind, waose
falents have adorned the bar.an I the
Iwnch of both Sup. rior aod Supreme
Courts, Is the ablu dean of th-" 'aw
school, lie has line aultlasre fr -m
Dr. Thonuia Rnflln. a graduate ot
Georgetown, and a member of a histori
cal family noted for t.gal ability and
acumen.
Hurderer ArrcstcJ.
Salisbury, Special.--John Brady ard
Ernest U: (Tin. (b» t«o negio.® charged
with tlie mucder hf a Mr. Smith at E'»n
College on ihy, railtir j
*d here at 12;30 e'um'.ay morning hy
OHlcers Torrencc an t Cauble at a hro-:e I
on Church street where a brother of
Grtfßn is staying. At first both me a de
nled all knowledge of the affair and
maintained this attitude until Monlay
when Griffin a imltt--d having been
present and seen llrady do the .ibotrt-
Ing. Confronted with tb.s stat-a-n:.
Brady admitted Its truth, and as£->rtJ
that the killing waa In self defense and
not in cold blood, as ha« been changed.
The deceased, be asserted, was att-rk
Ing him with a knife at the time. The
men claimed that they had walked
here from Rlon College, fo'.lowln- the
road tlirongh the country and arrjvlrj
at noon Saturday, The mayor of fclkp
College waft SSttSad by telegraph of Ih*
capture and replied that officer* vr«ni!d
be here in tho morning to take the pris
oners into custoUy.
Burglary *' llurh>m
The home of Mr. 1» C.
living In tho wratem part «f -liy.
was burglarized an'! fiso cairried o!f
by the robbers. H» hvl th«* nwnry in
b*s pants. Intending la depoait It the
next morning. The robbers' opened a
window and put!?l the pants out with
« log poie. The Mtter reported
to the officers and an eßart made to
keep the matter quiet, hoping la tliTs
way to find the guilty parti-but it
leaked out last nlgbt. No clues have
been discovered sufficient to «»«« ai
rust. The Internal revenue receipt* for,
the Burhain offTco during the m.rn'h
of December amounted to
During the month the fs toriea wero
cloaed about one-fourth of the time
The year 1901 shows the largest .e»e
nue business ever done la Durham.
Iteldsvllle Telephone Company
neidavllle. Special.—The RcMivllli
telephone exchange has been sold t j t
new corporation. am posed of son- • ol
the leading citizen* as stockholders
The transfer Is effective at once. I'a
pert Incorporating Jiie new company
are being prejmjtdjfand *« soon ■
charater has issued directors and
officers will be elected. The new com
pany will have an authorized oaplt >1 ol
C-O.CCO anj a jnid-la riplta! suffl
to meet all present reqolrem»nts of .he
exchange. Extensive lroproveni--:t>
will be made at once and the new com
pany will In a short while hav« one of
the best exchanges In the South. Sev
eral Important long distance lines w'll
be built. All-night and Sunday aervtre
will be put on at once.
Negro Splits Another's Head,
Raleigh, Special.—A special to th«
News and Observer from Morehcad
City, gaysf At Swans Quarter two
negroes, residents of Beaufort,
Joyner and Ellis Baxter, engaged is
the oyster traffic, had a difficulty on
Capt. Harry Hall's boat JojwYr
head was split open by Baxter with a
shovel. Baxter was Uken Into easily
White Boys Meal.
Charlotte. Special.—Jim Biggs. Bax
ter Oimont and Bruce Mcbeiland. all
white boys of this city and all under
IS years of age, were arrested by Police
man Fcfrington and Earnhardt on a
charge of stealing gold pens and pen
cils from Stone A Barrlnger. The tbefu
which were very bold, were commit:
Tuesday. While the store was crowded
the boys walked In, opened the show
cases In ths front part of the nor*
without tK-icg se«u and adroitly manag
ed to steal about SJO worth of pens and
peaciU. They reckoned the fruits of
ciliue at saaail value, and disposed ol
several of the pens worth S3 and H
each fcr 25 cents apiece- Moat of the
stoles articles have beeea recovers 1.
Ordered to Fort Moaroe.
Washington. Special.—Ths Seven ty
thlra Company of Coast Artillery, sow
oa detached servloe at Buffalo, N. T,
has been ordered to reMrm to Fort Moa
roe, Va., with the exception of a de
tachment of on* non-commissioned of
■ecr and twelve men, under Second
lieutenant H. U Martin. Artillery
Corps, which wlit remaiß at BvCalo ip
Up work. « hapd, .
CANAL OFFERED US
Form! Offer Made to Laitetf Stoles
(tieriKiL
MICE. FORTY HILIIOJ MIAtS.
Ike President Will Ciwiai Irils
Offer to Cuti aaa. Which Alea*
Mas Power to Act.
Washington. SpedaL—A fonsal p»-
pasitloa to sell th* Paaama canal pro
perties to the United States govern
ment for 140.000.000 was submitted to
the authorltlea here. It waa made by
M. Boeurve. representing th* company,
to Admiral Walker as chairman cf tb*
Isthmian canrl commission. M. Boeufv*
a. ?-d under cable Instructions received
today firm the Panama canal official*
at Part*. Admiral Walker brought tha
proposition to the knowledge ot tb*
stcretary of state aad th* president,
going directly to the Stste department
for that purpose.
The submission of this offer carries
out a plan which has been under con
sideration tor the last two weeks Th*
first step was taken when M. Hutln
retired from the presldeacy ot the Pan- j
una company. This brought about an
entire chang* la the managemeat, ths
main feature of the change being that j
th In authority deal red to make a
doflnlte offer of the Panama proper ti'*
to this government ' for 140.000.00 a.
TUet* have bentj numerous meetlags at
Paris with this end In view but the one
which brought about the tnal proposi
tion was held yesterday, it had been
the Intention to make the offer through
Edward I-ampre. secretary general ot
the company, who Is due to arrive at
New York on the steamer to
morrow, but the meeting appears to
have taken a view that the oiler ■should
tie made without waiting for th* nr
rival of M. 1 .ampre. Accordingly the
cable Instructions wer* forwarded to
M. Boeufve. He went at once to tho of
fice of the isthmian cansl commissiaa
aod advised Admiral Walker of whit
had been the determination of the com
pany. In substance the notification to
Admlrsl Walker waa as f*Homa:
"The Pan*ma Canal compaay de
claret Itself teady to transfer to P»*
government of the Pnlted Ststes on
payment of $40,0 t>.«HtO. its properties
and concessions, estimated at l'»at
amount by the Isthmian canal comm a
alon. In conformity with the terms anl
conditions of the estimates of aall
commission.''
Except to MI bruit the propoaitloa !o
the furegoinf lirms, there M BO J V
cuaslon with Admiral Walker aj tc
what further steps were likely to be
taken except to brine the proposition
V> the attention of the secretary of
cats and the president.
Admiral Walker railed at the -State
department thla noou and cnmmua:-
eated to Secretary Hay the offer wairh
M Boeufve had submitted In behalf of
the canal company. The matter rocn
thereafter was brought to the at!-a
tlon of the president. $
it can be stated that the pres'dent
will communicate the propoaitloa to
congress. This course will be par«>i*d
because the administration holds that
the csnal question Is now oae for
lative determination and that as con
Kress is about to consider the *u">je-t
It should have possession of ail fv:a
that have come to the execut're
branch. The offer a* made to Admiral
Walker and later rommunicated to the
president and secretary of stale refers
to th» estimates of the Isthmian c n.-
miseloner's report. This failure of the
commissioner s report appeara u-vto
the caption "Total Value of the P.»n
ania Canal." and is as follows:
Summing up thr foregoing Items, the
Panama railroad stock at par K.UO.-
00i»; maps, drawings and records, fj.-
000.000.
"To which add 10 per cent, to cov-r
commissions, making the total valu
ation of the Panama canal M0.1w0.-
00#."
Collision Near Atlanta.
Atlanta, Special.*-As a result of a
head-on collision between two fre:gat
trains of the Soathern Hallway, early
Sunday morning, near Rex. Ga.. 11
miles from this place, three of the
trains' crews were killed and a n«imi»-r
of freight cars destroyed by are. The
dead are: Engineer C. C. Wallaee. At
lanta; Flagman Z. H. Harris and Fire
man Prathcr.
Killed By Boiler Bifiosles.
Parkerebunt, W. Va.. Special.—The
boiler In the South Penn Oil Company
pumping station, at Harry Kborios, in
Dodridge county, blew up, nraldla£ to
death Harry Rhodes, a pamper for (he
company; Merrick Prick, rto ran a
string of well cleaning tools, and Dfll
Ash. his pasistant. The men were all
In the boiler house warming tb-a:-
*Ajves when the explosion occur nsl.
They broke open the door, which had
bccatr.o locked, and escaped to another
boose a mile away. All were *j*l.l«d
so that fiesh ft J! frees thas: tie
way. Alter reaching ths ether boile.
boaee they collapsed. sad la a few
hoar* were all dead.
Mreet Railway Sold
Now Ortesns. Special—R. H. H.
son. of the Peervon Syalkau of 1-
adolphla. gave out the statesßeot iba
; oat of tie 75.000 shares of coammb
tzaqji of the New Orleoss City Ri -
way Company, the cyndieau haS >•
cured 50.000 and would enter into
the lesse by Jaaiun 11. The .
'.utlon of the Louisville pooi. wo,ek
held *6,083 shares of stock and
not sio,"liaadiNrtt»lHm humpht
ahMCths «s^
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
N«« EMcrfrtMa That Are rwliMi
Oar Wwnl Swiln
n« winwii— mm
TW director* at the WllHuut-a
(8- C.» Slllla M Sarins the nrt aad
elected officers for the rmuiag Tear.
They are: PreaMeat aad trrasaier.
James P. OoeeiU; tl» p*eaid«Dt. 53-
tleaa A. Bmyth of Priaer. & C.; act
tary. O. I«i| Aidmoa. aad dirartcm,
Mmbt*. Ooeeett. Smyth aad Aadefam.
O. H. Maboa. B C. Marti a ud K IV
Baa* ja at Greeartlle. 8. C.
Thla teamr. flrpalad a year k>
has erected aa »7aS«*-foot baEdiag lo
accommodate l«.Mk •pinll'* aad »
looma. although bat half of this e+n.'
meat will be Installed at the atari:
this half luu been ordered, and I* to
be delivered aad Installed cvn.
machinery as boiler*, fagiar-t, ;>«.
la already oa the rmsaJ.
The aite of the mill aad oswatiTtV
rillaice comprise a IW-a> re tract.
draiafvi and abun lantly water-A T\e
company ia .-apltaliaed at aal
la expeadiax about half thai amount
for the Initial plaat Print cloth aiaty
four lachea square will be the prolort.
The plaat has been deeljrnel aad KiSlI
under the direction of Stewart W.
Cramer of Charlotte. N" C.
Mills of fVa'co.
A short time ago th"r» was a rrpsrt
that llexin waa prepariag to e*»-al
fta trade la cotton goods to tbe Lal'a-
Ameriraa couatrlea. That this report
waa aoaaewhat premature waa indi
cated by a stateasint of the Mev. an
minister of finance that "''.nasmu-.: as
the Increase of consumption is nece.
eerily gradual and slow aad the rv
purtatiua of .-otton goods pcoblema -
cal. no other ko lu I ion of the difficalty
can be look eil for rare a proioaicM aa l
perhapa permanent shutting dowa - f
certain cotton hcoriu which. «w>at
either to the coet of antirr power. «•!*-
tanoe fnom the •■entrrs of
aatlqnaial character of ai Maerr «-r
other adrcnu c.tadlllona. are sx .a a
poeition to compete with tb«(r tiiait*
A Sioo.ooo Plaat.
A charter of ia orporati»a -* - be- a
granted the Yoorhees Man ifs't ir a;
Co.. of Graham. K. C.. with caciial
atock placed at II'M.M fot naaofi- -
luring -otton warpe. ynras. etc. This
company will erect! own and
the rotton mill cport-d Usa a;
Lo 1* built by IVuntni; lit i
Conatroetioa at Ute plant ;s to he »j.-
m.afM at once, br.ck anl Umbei- tor
th> b»ild!nrs baring already b*ea
dfml. The lisi-ar|>jratiK> are M- rt
ItuJiee Pomeroy anl Ju V P.itk:-
eiflj. Mr* C 8 !• Pomer.-r and
(irete I'. Pomeroy.
Teatll t Note*
W T. Weaver Power Co of AnkriSl?,
K. C.. reported reientiy. ha* I*l -jj
tract to C. R. Wlllard for i-.n-iru -s -t-:i
of hydraulic canal and dam t*> derelop
It* water-power property. Th:e 4 -
v ••'.■.pnient is expected to produ.*'
hoioe power, iaorvasel by two e*"ra
*hreh to KM how power vh -n *aim
plemented by 30 p-jr cent, -if s'ea-i to
be used three montb- In the tear. A
cotton mill and bleacbery i« •-cnt»mp'i
ted in connection with this develop
ment.
The stockhclderr of th« l>ailaa Manu
faciutmg Co. of Ala. t - 5 d
their annual meeting during the ***-k
and an In- reaae of espi";.l.-
xation fr:iii fl.ijuotw to II.V*
The -imptetiou of Nn - mill with -
«hm epindles was annonnewt. and it b
to be npicaH aoon. T. B rnilai oi
Nashville. Teen., was re elertrd geceraT
manager.
IJmeatone lliaicrr Mills of Athtar.
Ala . baa completed Ha plant aal -«>m-'
menred produ tlon. It* daily output be
ing 100 dozen pairs «>f «htldrea' and
misseb' hosiery. Fifty operarir-s ar
empioyed. About sl'..W>o ia the rtivr
ment In machinery and building t«f
latter being a two-story brl.-k -"iv'
feet in siae. P. W. Hendrick.-i is san
•ger
llttsr*. Ladkhaw k laiWu* of
Spartanburg. 8. 'C.f" have tompMH
plans aivt let coatract for th? w«>rt cf
remodeling the power plant of OluV
Cotton Mills at Augusta. Oa. New u-a
rlilnery will include two 45-isch hor'-
zoatal water- wheels to op-rate nad r
aa 11-foot head of water.
Caanon Manufacturing Co. of Coa
cord. N. C.. has completed the b'i.U-
Ing that it has btm Wftiat for a
bleacbery. and the equipment of «a
rhiaery ia now being installed. Its rot
ton mill operates XVl'o spla!l«« an l
BS® looms, the product of which .ill
be treated ia the bleaiiery
It I* rumored that l>aur« r,s tS C.f
Cotton Mills baa purrha.se I site for
the erection of another mill- The
paay now has 4'OW spindlea and !l-S
looms.
Tie Soutlif-m Mutrficlsriai 4k Mill
Supply Co., of Geffrey. S. C . ku -am
ylfUd Us plant. and will DUD>ifviut*
roving raju. mill boxee. basic:',
track*, etc.. for uk in Intil# (i 1o
rl**
Uo*> Knitting Co.. of
Ala., haa W contract to O. A- Plua
■tr for tk« twtlo# of IftT ort+rxiit *
raUajtti The company manufactures
ftcw-liwd njitontnr. ud ia capital
ized at M>.
Sorial Circle Ga.» Cottac il.lis"
building* are aa i lie ma
chinery U coauaentiug to arrive. TS«
«iu be 500w iplwUn f*
manufacturing Bedforj cords. diaper-
Ins. etc.. aal there la space for ic+c-
Uax the vimdlea.
Elizabeth Hoalery Mm* of L*fayetta.
Cm.. Kdlowir orpaiMd with a cap
ital Mock of fW.'.-rO. bra completed ita
plant, aal pow baa for-' y knitting tct
chinet operating on tbe prod jction v.'
eogies'i »eaßiiiw block cotton botfe
ry. A. R Steele ia jresid^at.
t ««»«n»r (s. c.) C>ttca M'Ut iaa
about completed the holding* for its
No. 2 am, that ia to bare 5•.#•» spin
«m and ISM tenia. Tbl* addition a
foor (tortea kith. 127*3SS fe*t. The
company's ealai—ii ant - (ill ab»j
tartbtu tariauaf t IMaa WMN to
Sdglk Coras 5 Ccyn.
no: i 6.
SUM IN COLLISION
Smash* l'rccked By a Saflaf
Vessel.
TWIST Y PWPLE kit EILLEB
Accural Occwrred la fbe Waters at
TbcPacif c tXcaa-Ma>t ha*» Re
sulted From Cattteaaw*.
! Sea Fraariifo. Special.—A nOUje
iat aea. eariy Thursday moraiag. b*-
|i*«4thc eteucahip Walla Walla aad
a untaowa n:ling reasel, retailed la
I the tlskiat of tbe ateuiiiupr gad AW
j proNable ha** of tit leart X bcea. Ttaa
J Walla Walla, owned by the PaciSc
' Coast S: .-a a ship Coapanjr. sailed frosr
I >an Pruc'jfo, Jaauary 1. for Pact
{ >ks3 porta. She carried K first-vlaaa
: pii-i.- -a*«*. r* so->b I—-Jisa aad ante *
j M ?* an. Wbea off Cape Mendocino.
| -aa the California canst. at 4:14 ociocl.
| Ti«r»i»f asorn.nc, aa iron bark, fce
| Is ret 10 be French, loomel op ia da
j h*tc ant bracked iatj th~ Walla Wal
| la's bo*. Th'a the nillaj Tfssei si. J
• >1 .ato the darkness anl was seea DO
I Bore. All the paji'ajfn anl (Tea of
! the Walla Waila. e*«pt the few ca
j watch. were asleep, bat were arocscd
j !-t the crash. Tbe' K«-nf« quartet*
j aete ia the !x>* aad it is believed that
;»ow of the s»t*-rag«» passenger* aad
j .Tea were crushed to dfatlb A b K ho"*
■ was bi*i7? in the steamer's boa and she
tuak in minuter The oSi- cra aa I
] Tf* nulntiinr l strict ds-iptine cad
thcoij> aal life a -re 'jwered.
i All rtj *»:t not killed in the ool
j!!«5i;a £.>•. va iLt b**t
j lila llall. He «i' pkked up later an
I lojcrrd. A choppy « i ru rvaning and
| the criil br.in «wi ! a.l tJtSf a lata 1-
i tag oa the »tS»re. a few talks d T stanc«.
Th«j drifted 3>jjt alt day. as=l !»i!-
"y £1 fS3?i> wer- picM up by tto
a«as»r PUji'-ii. which took them U
E-i**» A'jjtiifi boat un ler rcmaißd
,-f Fir. n --r ltr oro. an 1 contaiatag 1*
attempted m lan I at TrrniiaA
a'. I vj>« « umi'4 John WUkSmga.
quartermaster; Wm. Mi.lid. 9rtau:
jI. PnV. |«iw>s»r. anl three sa-
Übo*i roce. *«•• drown'd. Taase ia
jlif butt aho were iitci were sa
j c.s*r Brotii. I*irra:ia M ClfiUn.
j Wbb. Sh!ss. ?lil* O"!^rx
jrt Cfcuf Cook Mar?!ii(! .»*>! Pis»>a
jstta Was. 1! Sta'th aui Wm. »> :»•
Th Wsi«-n «}i • r» . j »" *> r"fi;&eJlS
• r~l.i «h*i r! »rni-is :t!i lae s •rrir «*.
| i-:s* wre i-irat- lia;»!jr km oaz fcr
!s- iut U TJ.e v>t pirieJ
,-.ay rjjunh; >1 pai-'iazara at i
• t'jr- 4 Ik* ere*
j *n.e Wi'la V.'ilU Wis rilued at
• ai«aat f-•• 1--Sh? *n (urmerly jwl
. as a collier ah I ahoet tta ytara a**»
mi; evnTtrned iati a |rai-,>.i?er T?sa*l
a; iXs of t i "»_«*■». The v ssel su
:aiat-.rj .r il>at tZ'rf.C*'\ Oear®? it' »
of Saa Fraa« :s«». a ncakr of It#
crew. Mt" tbe f.»:io«inr m«at of
the- -»
"It « Ifl *.h»n the Kr-aei I'-ivfl
; S!t Ih" V.aJla Walla in the b*. All
- »• t« ■«;. * « it V r ra dear,
'the s«a iij ir.Hins fe*eh All *we
. jas;- iitriftti Tb«- pas-,« : »ers fusissd
j oar their *!ate p)->rs sail the ie-k
' w"s *' V Captain Hals *,ai daea
I iat;> th*- sk'TSgp fond a family
]ot aetea :n a' f'nita by the
ftsr/e of the sji>-k jairinsin? the door,
i T« > 1 ->t.« were pinca si fceacsth fail '*
llgshetT. The airls wer> aad
! thr far. iv aufclf -M pot "f Ih-lr Vrtha.
|The «i ; J the l ws>ild ai
aa-i aii hcrrledly . prepar-d to l-a»e
I b3:i anl rafts *e» ! .wt r-d;
• life p'- s -rt' ;- *tr».BSt 03 an 4 ; i x»-
t- n ! .m-rr Ito lh» Tie caOWM
? hap!'n.>l ii l:1 ft sol th» did
BJ| «ioV lie::! 4 I"-, riving the -"re*
ji„ | r« !-*• nj.nol'a t» »ha
| r Sa'v-t vrere i j**red
, ;ti.i ihe !'i fiv.ai *fc»a be.af
jßiled. Past- Tfirn .li»3i-a? :b» r»- -
—. ■ : ii; ju?- Rf* r> s* reaired
' *nd sis aa ! Iny*"h*i:Tir ilr .'napjd
leerrlrjifd rV d; i nn! 1 TTe
the Vf.iM 1i - iia t» n'«. The nffl"!!/
Jeere ***> l ts i . >ile ;f 1. Jin; f■
ihiar piil'li t-» > »e the passeM^r*.
IN j t-ee tE4*f eti- i'y fco* satL/th-m
the tho
s,--at,t r.t f> -r and h !.« Vnj. »ni
; aeiatf'y *f*er tbe • '-i:sion. tie
' bV' C'h tf- H •aitbd ••* jnd appar
jandy Mde- '•» • : ' r '"P ; ler
1 ar.re
"
Parker"* Man l."Ci!ri.
• City. X. C . S?f l! -A n»-
| ec: *a ?*, >as here that tb? y.sn who
i was rat by itr. Parkcc i' twren tho
■ Cnifi .* rt:-id-?B*3 ac 1 Kltzahcth CKy.
|li V»n i. -a'e.i Mr I'ark. r was
' is"sway 35***ne Mr. lletrherln.
i iV-j' 7 b>!-»s froni (-*«, j;J in
j ».* the C op i ey rrsidejlßp, ibwtfll
! o'doek oa the njpht oi Scr mber M*h.
- tar a r->n a:.i w.m:aa s'aadiflg at the
S Rat--. \Vt lltt'e af-nt:oj was
j to this «ousle anl Mr. Parker cjiH
} act Ray deflnitcfy who they were, bat
I af:»-warts he tn*«. arcth'fnan. whin
j be thorr««hiy obs'-r* -d and !»*er!l»eA
' Tb» citlrens" c-mnplU'" tilt tHe»
| bare trjlair to 10--ate th s party,
i w ke shoal 1 be able to throw aovim
lljit on th« trasl- death of Nellie Crov
j«r
I Sampson** Cowlit ; «n llopcb**,
I fMß sizs. SperiaL Admiral
Saxpson's isahMiy » sl">^ ! T
"bet eery et*adlly toward th ? rsi "M
--j Irai scT-rcr"' easnot ebsck It. SytnpOcr;»
IU arte rial s«gra?ra'l'>n b.irj anre- r
■ed. saoh as Islnriucat to his njalaly.
} great into tba
! caae.. M ireover. tha i» h*ec»
ing iess tractable aci respot« '•»
j trtatmeat.
Postcfrc .i P bote ~ 1
change. Wffiiaaas wr.« sctliid Thurs
day oi ti.e rbbiery of tie at
|Vy 'J. Ga Tia q-'VAMt |W3B»*t«r
aal «U t-' stOBS t» A*
office, soiej order Mml 4 .®®d taja
The poetcSee at SaaHwood. ?
C. was robbed aad atampt stolen. Ifl
apeco- Coaaat caaacd the arreat at
Charier Hat was. at JhtW, Ot. •
tfcaebjujeof broakia* ialo aad roktda^