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VOL. Ill;
PATRICK ON TRIAL
Reptetf ■wiser «T Ike Before the
Cmt
TIE S2S.INCKCK IN EVIDENCE.
Tbe Cbocb Was Accepted Tbse«h tbe
Gißßlßtßtas ettbe Slgeßtsss Was
DewMsd.
New Tort. Special.—The takisg ot
evldesce was begsa ia the trial ot Al
bert T. Patrick, a lawyer, as as indict
ment charging him with the asorder nf
William M. Rice, la thla city, la Sep
tember. im. Jobs H. Wallace, paying
teller at Swenaos'a Baak. where -lice
had aa account. Identified a check far
W.N* payable to Albert T. Patrick,
as MM that had been presented to him.
It waa tbe misspelling of tbe name
Albert that canoed a telephone call to
Rice's apsrtmest .which resetted ta the
discovery that Sir. Rice had died the
previous day- Oosaael for Patrick ob
jected to every qseeUoa ashed os this
line os tbe groead that the witaess
could aot testify to hearaer evidence,
bet the recorder overruled the objec
tions until Asetstaat District Attorney
Garvla asked who aaawered tbe tele
phone. He snetaiaed tbe objection that
Mr. Wallace coald sot tell who It was
Wallace testified that he had aevef
seen Patrick aatll the day tbe check
was presented. So far aa he knew.
Rice's business waa attended to by
Jones, tbe valet-secretary.
"Ia your opiaios la the signature on
the check the signature of Waa. M.
Rice?" ashed the attorney for tbe pros
ecution. . '
Counsel for Patrick objected, bat tbe
aliases waa allowed to reply.
"Ia my opinion." he aaid. "It was not
written by Mr. Rice."
On croae-etamtaatiOß Wallace said
that whea tie check was returned to
the baak endorsed "Albert T. Patrick."
and "Albert T. Patrick" he stamped it
"accepted." although he had doubts aa
lo the gennlneaees of the signature.
Finally be said: "I do aot know what
Is wrong with the sigaature. but I
don't like It. It does not look antural
to me. The final curve of the "M" for
Instance, looks as If It waa aa after
thought."
W. O. Weather bee. a clerk in the
bank of Sweaaon t Bos. said be knew
Rice for 12 years. Hs waa asked to H-ll
of a visit alleged to have bees made by
Jones, the valet-secretary, to the wit
ness* home, in Brooklyn, but this was
} ruled oat. Weather bee said be had
I never seen Patrick uatil the day the
'f check wns handed In at the baak He 1
had aot known Patrick to be connect el j
\ tn any way with Rice's business. VW n j
i Patrick called at the baak. he aaw Mr.
I Swansea. In the conversation that dsy
I Patrick said Rice's body was to be crc-
I mated, as "the old gentleaiaa waa a
* crank on cremation." Patrick also aaid
there had bees sa understanding be
tween him aad Rice aa to what was
to be done with the proceeds of the
checks Weather bee aaid It was his
opinion that the S2S.M» chock waa jot
signed by Wm. M. Rice.
Counsel for Patrick objected to the
admission of ths $25,000 check as evl
deuce on the ground that the defend
ant waa under Indictment for forging
that check aad that It would not be fair
to bias the mlnda Of the Jury by ad
mitting It.
"Thia check Is one of tbe steps by
which I intend to prove the cosapiraty
between this defendant aad Jones."
aaid Mr. Osborne
"Tbe proaecwtloß should aot be al
lowed to aay that a murder wis com
mitted because they tblak a check was
forged." aaid Mr. Moore, for Patrick.
The i ecorder admitted the check
Under croea-ex ass Inatloa Weather bee
aaid he waa aot aa expert ta haadwrit
lag aad be could aot analyse tbe sig
nature as the check. Tbe dosbt la hit
miad waa more general than a pec I fled
The wttaeaa aaid he did not decide tbe
chock waa aot genuine when be first
examined R. This was before it was
stamped "becepted "
Mr. Waafbarbee then testified that
tha check waa accepted aad certified.
' and that tbe certification waa sancelled
by Mr. Sweaaoa after be had talked
with n over tbe telephone.
I lrs la Ororgi to a
Georgetown. S C, Special.—At 1:30
o'clock Sunday mom lag Ire broke
oat la tbe exprenn offlce building,
spreading on either side aad deatroy
lag five other bnlldlnga with contents.
The Georgetown Times, the post
ofilce. C. W. Roaae's stationery aad
Job prtatlag; L G. Walker, lawyer;
M. W. Pratt, lawyer; Col. Spsu-kmac.
insurance; lagmaa aad Bryaat. bi
cycles;- tbe Masons' lodge; Walter
Hazard, lawyer* P. M. Matthews,
civil engineer, and tbe telephone ex
change all loot heavily Tbe aggr»
gate amooat is placed at $20.0 M. In
surance $70.00.
Law of HSsoia.
Chicago. Special.—Wm. W. Wat
taraoa. superintendent of the Ship
oeasts Dry Dock Company. North
Ha*teed street, waa arrested oa a
chargd bf import lag labor tato the
BVM by bhe representation aad fail
tiff la ante at the tiase that a strike
ia progress. It is charged that
the company brought laborers here
tied Kentucky. Missouri aad Wlacon
lit *td (ailed to inform them that a
strike was la pswgreaa. contrary to
the stfitalas of tbe state af nilnois
j log to-select two Oeorglana that will
\ ' e plated b tbe Statuary hall at
I VasVnste*. ad for the flrat time at
|| iha coffeW. JUtbeavb tbe SaeMon of
l||rafe*a%ca far 'ltt'iTaiiTr. Stljhens
I ■- safari La«r.
THE ENTERPRISE.
A PROGRESSIVE MOVE.
Ptai For the EataMlabaMat of State
School of Mlatag.
The Association of City Superlalead
zaU In iow.ua In Raleigh the put
week endorsed the bill {Madias to
Coagrees to appropriate money to UM
State tor milling schools, and urged
jpon oar Senators and Itepreeeatatlves
that they work for Its success.
A hill Is now pending In Congress
which is likely to lncraaae the income
Jf the Agricultural and Mechanical
Colleges by SIu.«MHI. possibly $20.0*0. It
araa introduced Into the Senate by Sen
ator Tillman, into the Hume by Re
presentative Uroevencr, and it K can
be gotten before the House before the
great tush of business begins. It ts
likely to pa as by a big majtftity. It was
ap in the laat Coagrsaa and passed tiu
Senate unanimously, but was held np
"n the Houae. along with the Appela
•hian Park Bill and other popular
aieaaure* far fear of a shortage 1B the
Treasury.
The A. and M Collegia hare always
been objects of special consideration
by the National Congress. They were
originally established by act of Con
greaa. July 2, li« 2. tha father of the
act of being Senator Morrill, of Ver
mont. one of the most far-aighted and
eminent statesmen our country haa ev
er produced. Senator Morrill worked
on the idea for fifteen years before suc
ceeding. He ta also the father of the
magnificent Congressional building,
and he labored earneatly to secure a
companion building for the Supreme
court, which will doubtleaa anon be
erected.
Senator Morrill's greatest work, his
life work, waa the establishment of
the various State Colleges of Agricul
ture Mechanic Arts. He believed In the
education of the plain working people,
eapecislly in their Induatrlal education.
Knowing that the States had already
provided for general education and
literary culture in their public schools,
colleges and universities, be decided
to supplement the State aystem by a
' ayatem of induatrlal colleges. Hia bill
established them; the Supplemental
Morrill Art increased their endowment,
the Hatch Act still further Increased
It, and now it la proposed to complete
| this grand ayatem of instruction by an
; other act providing for Mining and
| Road Building.
I The Association of City Superintend
ents. in session Isst week, unanimously
i endorsed the bill, as follows:
j "Resolved. That the bill, now pend
| lay in Congress, proposing to use a
j portion of the proceeds of the sales of
j the public landa to provide for the
Agricultural Colleges of the country
with Increased means of Instruction in
I raining, mentallurgy, geology, read
! making, forestry. agricultural englneer
! rag. etc., is of incalulable importance
j to the mining, agricultural and other
I induatrlal Interests of North Carolina,
and we moat earneatly request our
I Senators and Rcpreaantativea in Con
! grets to give It their active and effec
tive support.
"Re«olved. That, In the judgment of
thia aisociation the pneeeda of thi
aales of the public lauds t since these
lands ere a common property of tl.e
whole people), should be applied to pur
poses which arc equally Important to
all sections of the country and not
merely to those of particular localities.
"Resolved. That the secretary of thi
aaaoclatlon he Instructed to transmit a
certified copy of these resolutions to
each of our Senators and Representa
tives ;n Congress.'
Tar Heel TerslMes.
Rutberfordton, special.—A remark
able find' waa made last week by ■
young man near Caroleen. For several
generations It haa been believed th.il
somewhere on the William Morrow
plantation waa burled a pot of gold,
and for years people who have llve.l in
that locality have dug for the hidden
treasure. Mrs. Morrow, a widow, who
la a very aged lady, dreamed out the
mystery and directed her grandson
Tom Tomes, where to dig for the lon*
talked of pot of gold. Ths young man
went Immediately and excavated an eld
soap stone pot. which will hold about
one gallon, and found It filled to the
top wjth gold. There Is one large nug
get In the pot. The balance 'seems to b»
old coins hammered out snd without
date or fiirlce. There waa also with the
pot an Indian flint tomahawk. Younf
Tomes was In town today but refused
to talk about the amount of his And ex
capt to his oousin, Virgil Tomes, who is
clerk In the Levi store, from whom this
Information waa gathered.
Not long ago the state superintendent
of public Instruction had a tilt with
the public school authorities at Iligb
Point, because they tried to keep from
school a boy who wore a shirt waist.
The boy won out. The superintendent
BOW says be has msde a similar ruling
IB another county and has stood by the
boy. He said he had decided against the
local authorities and the county bosLrd.
Cuban Postofficc Frnods.
Havana. By Cable.—At the hearing
Saturday of the charges gsowlng out
of the Cuban postal frauds. C. M.
Rich, C. W. F. Neely's former as
slstant in the department at finance
Of the Cuban postal service, testified
that Neely gave him 64,000 ten cent
stamps the night before he (Neely)
left Hatsna. telling him to sell them
and divide the proceeds. He said he
tamed the stamps over to GOT. Gen.
Wood. Rich testified that he was one
of the three partners In Neely's
brick plant In Havana, bat that he
did not put any money la tha con
cern. Neither, he said, did Smith,
the other partner. He supposed that
Neely put in the whole sum of •!$.-
000. Rath bone. Rich said, had no In
terest la the plant
Corooar's Inqawt
Oakalooaa. la.. Special.—An Inquest
waa held over the raasatna of ths
miners killed la the. explosion at the
Lost Creek coal mine Friday after
noon. The verdict waa to the affect
that the men came to their death as
• reaoH of an exploaioa cauad by a
shot. The aalse waa examined by the
State Inspector, who said It waa is aa
good condition aa aay fn the State, at
Us last examination. Twenty-one
bodies wero taken from the mine and
one death occurred among ths in
jeed, fusing the total deaths St.
True to Ourtetve*, Our Keiyhborg, Our Country and Our God
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. JANUARY 31, ("902.
A HEAVY SHORTAGE
A Tinted Employe Gels livolved for
a Large Amount.
SALARIED MAN HAS BIG HOLDINGS
Ths Alleged Embetller Denies That
There Is Defalcatioa, But Has Ssir
, "altered Mis Property.
Cincinnati. Special.—Senatorial re
ports were published here on an alleged
shortage in the books of Theodore
Braemer. who resigned last Sunday his
position aa secretary and treasurer of
the J. ft F. Schroth Packltg Company,
of this city. The story as first published,
alleged a shortage of from $160,000 tu
MOO,OOO, extending over a period of
tweaty years, and claimed that Mr.
Breemer had turned over all of hU
property and chatties in trust pending
aa examination of the books by ex
perts. Braemer denied that there was
any defalcation, but admitted that ho
had turned 972,000 In personal prop
erty over to Harlan Cleveland, his at
torney, and Jos. W. O'llara, attorney
for the Schroth Company. Mr. Brae
mer talked freely about the case.
Braemer is 45 years old and has been
with the Schroths 27 years, most of th«
time receiving $25 per week as book
keeper and in recent years twice thit
amount aa secretary and treasurer. The
firm did a business of about a million
dollars a year, which was handled by
Braemer. When John Schroth died,
more than a year ago. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Nippert became the attorney of
his heirs, who Instituted an Investiga
tion of the company. This finally culmi
nated In a meeting of all Interested
parties at which Braemer resigned atid
from which the sensational reports
emanated. Harlan Cleveland, attorney
for Bramer. and John, W. O'llara, at
torney for the company, and also trus
tees. are engaged with the experts In
examining the books. The accountants
! insist that they cannot complete their
work for two or three weeks and coun
sel say that no reliable statement caa
be made until that time.
. Braemer owns one of the finest I ?sl
dencee In the city and it Is furnlsh'd
with all that art can supply. In the
sensational reports that have boon pub
lished no reference Is made to blin ns
having any bad habits. The attorneys
and qfher interested persons will give
no assurance that the report of the
experts on the examination of the
books will be made public when com
pleted, as they state that every possible
difference has already been adjusted
satisfactorily by the property that
Braemer has turned over In trust.
Braemer said that he had transferred
to the trustees $72,000 In Standard Gil
and Cincinnati" Gas and Electric stjeks.
This, he said, would amply cover any
errors which might be found on the
books. "I'll tell you the truth of the
matter," said Braemer, "The 'old man*
and.,l have been fighting for aliout six
months snd '('concluded to quit and I
resigned Sunday. Some errors had been
discovered in the books and It was
mutually agreed to have an expert go
over them. In order to indemnity the
company. Attorneys Cleveland and
O'Hara were appointed as trustees of
my estate and i turned over to them
$72,000 in stocks. If any shortage is
found I am to blame. The salary was
SSO a week and had been for the past
ten years. I owned $15,000 worth of
stock In the company. I wish to say if
there Is any shortage I know nothing
of It."
Tillman In a Debate.
Fredonia, N. Y., Special.—Benjamin
R Tillman. United States Senator from
South Carolina, and Chas. B. Landis.
Representative of Congress from Indi
ana. engaged In a spirited Joint debate
In Dunkirk on the question of "Democ
racy vs. Republicanism." Two thousand
persons listenc.l lo U>e adlresses vhle'i
were along the lines of the platform of
I*oo.
Celebrating Colony Founding.
Mobile, Aiv. Special.—The first day
of the celebration of the 200 th snniver
sary of the founding of the first perma
nent French colony in Louisiana and
the establishing of Fort Louis de la
Mobile In 1702 ty John Baptists Le
Moyne and Sleur de Bienville, was ob
served successfully. After a parade of
civic organisations a bronze tablet was
navelled at tbe court house, bearing
aa Inscription In honor of the Le
Moyne brothers. Ds Iberviils and De
Bienville. The programme consisted
of an Invocation by Robert Muses, o'l
dreaa and presentation by Hon. C. W,
Butt, acceptance by Mayor T. S. Fry
and benediction by Rev. W. H. E. Cox.
A salute of 21 guns was Pred.
Spain Fears Revolution.
London.By Cable—The Dally Mall pub
lished an alarmist dispatch from Mad
rid. giving the opinions of various
prominent politicians concerning the
gloomy outlook in Spain and their
fears that the coronation of King Al
fonso next May. msy be the signal for
a revolution. The Daily Mail's corres
pondent saya that In addition to t'ae
Carilst menaclngs, "Weyler, the Span
ish Bonlanger. Is troubling tbe waters
and playing for his own."
A New Steamer.
Newport News, Vs., special.—The 1
Newport News Shlp-Bnildlng and Dry
Dock Company received word from
New York that they had been awardsd
the cootroct to build a BSW steamer
for the Old DknoMoa Line. The now
raeetf wfll be handsomely equipped and
will cost $500,000. win be Me feet lon»
and ksn a beam of 48 feet.
INDUSTRIES DEPRESSED.
Ma|olty of Cuban People Are Ready
Hor Annexation.
Washington. Special.—Col. Taster
Bllaa. tha United States army officer,
detailed as collector of customs at
Havana, was before the ways snd
means committee concerning the Cu
ban reciprocity. In opening hU state
ment be disclaimed authority aa a
sugar expert and said hla knowledge
was confined to that of an observer
for three yearn in an official posi
tion. dealing with the trade of Cuba.
Thia had led him to hope that If there
was any change In tho tariff it would
be such an adjustment aa would
throw into the hands of the United
States the lar*c amount of Cuban
trade now taken by foreign rattntrlen.
Speaking first of the condition of
the Cuban industry, he said it was
greatly depressed. The leading Ha
vana banks were refusing further
credits to the sugar planters, an.l
when this occurred it was u mr« evi
dence of the distress of the planta
tions. He roughly estimated the im
gar Industry of the inland at $200,-
000.000 an | said almut three fourths
of the people were dependent ill oue
way or another on the .sunar Indus
try.
Chairman Payne asked IJol. Illlss.
to specify what advantages the Uni
ted States could gain from Cuba am)
Mr. Payne also called attention to the
low tariff rate Cuba linp.ised against
the United States.
Col. Bliss »aid tho average ad
valorem rate was about 21 per cent,
and he presented tables, designed to
show how a tariff readjustment could
throw practically all of the Cuban
trade Into the hunds of American pro
dueera. At present, he saiil, Cuba
bought $66,000,000 of which the Unl
ted States furnished $-3,475,000, and
the balance of about $.17,000,000 came
from foreign countries. On many ar
ticles such a3 fresh beef, railroad Iron
and other specified articles, tho Unl
ted States had a practical monopoly
of tbe trade. But on many other ar
ticles, totaling about $45,000,000 the
United States had but $10,000,000 of
the trade.
"By a riUKonable modification of
the Cuban tariff." said Col. Bliss, "at
least Mi pen .cent, of this trade cau
be thrown to tho United States."
He submitted a list of articles on
which a differential of about 33 per
cent, fatorable to tho United States
as against other foreign countries
would give us the trade. In reporting
on this to the war department the
condition had been imposed upon liiru
not to reduce the revenue of Cuha
Under such circumstances, lie thought
It would be necessary to first raise
Cuba's tariff rates, for purposes Of
revenue, and then with a Hiifliclent
differential to give the United Statos
the control of the trade. Tills ho put
forward only tentatively iw one of
several plans proposed to tho wur de
partment.
The members of the committee
questioned Col. 'Bliss on tbe details
of the proposed readjustment. In the
course of the examination Itcprcßen
tatlve Newlands of Nevada 80Kgest»*d
that without our political control of
Cuba there might be servile labor to
compete with American labor. He
added:
"Are the Cuban people prepared to
come into political relations with the
United States?"
"I think s great majority of the Cu
bans are ready to come in," Col. Ullss
replied
"As n Territory or as n State?"
asked Mr Newlands
"They would be glad to come In ns
a State or a T«*WUSfy. or under the
mlllitafy authority, almost In anv way
In order to come under tho authority
of the United States"
"If invited to come In Hist as a
Territory, then as a State, would this
be accepted?''
"I think It would"
Continuing on this topic Col Bliss
said be thought commercial union
with Cuba would postpone political
union I'ersonallv he was not eon
vlnced of the wisdom of annexation.
The feeling In Cubn was one of readi
ness to accept anv conditions Hie
United States mlirht Impose,
Ixiols Place and Mr. Mendora of
t!i» Cuban,, de-legation wero Heard
briefly.
To Observe McKlnley Dsy.
Memphis, Tenn., Special—Acting
Mayor lleadfrson has Issued a procla
mation calling upon the city officials
and public institutions to observe Janu
ary 29th ss McKinley's Memorial Day,
and requesting that contributions be
made to the memorial fund. The
churches are asked to take u( collec
tions for the same purpose on Sunday,
January 26th.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Ret. J. 0. McCullough, a Methodist
minister, aged 82 years.-died, at Wal
halia, S. C, Thursday.
The report Is current In Germany
that there Is a great scarcity of plows
tn England, because most of them have
been beaten into swords.
Samuel E. Allen. Of Salt Uke City,
owns s Wycilffe Bible, ono of the first
books printed in England. Tho volume
is at least 300 years old.
At a meeting of the Senate commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
the following favorable reports were
authorised: To maks addition to tho
cost of the public building at Atlanta.
$500,000; to increase tho cost of public
building, Newport News. Vs., from
#600.000 to $250,000.
Big Fire In Mobile.
Mobile. Ala.. Special.—Fire totality
fatted the large wholesale grocery ee-
Labllshment of Michael Jk Lyons, al as
early hour Satnrday morning. The
grocers occupied the ground floor of
the building, tbe two apper stories be - {
tag occupied by cotton factories as of- 1
floeo aad warerooms. Loss will amount
to $60,000. At 2.*> a. m. tbe flames were ,
beyond ooatrol The entire block was
threatened.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
New Enterprises That Are Earfcblag
Our Favored Section.
A Large Increase.
An increase of almost 191 per cent.
In the capital invested In tbe turpen
tine and rosin industry and of 152
per cent, on the value of the products
therefrom Is shown in the census re
port issued last week from Washing
ton, D. C., on the manufacture of
these products in the United States.
The total valuo of turpentine and
rosin products consists of $14,960.-
835, the valuo of 754,670 barrels of
spirits ot turpentine. $5.129,205, the
value of 2,563,087 barrels of rosin,
and $255,354, the value of miscellan
eous products, such as tar, pitch,
rosin, oil, charcoal, reflnbd tar, etc.
From the distillation of 4.033,153 bar
rels of crude turpentine by tbe 1503
establlahments exporting, there re
sulted 24 per cent, of spirits of tur
pentine. 55 of rosin and 21 per cent,
of other products. Tho consumption
of spirits of turpentine in the United
States Is 20,397,5!>S gallons, or 63 per
cent, of tho quantity manufactured,
and of rosin 193,969 barrels, or 7$
per cent. Tho nniuunt of crude tur
pentine (barrels) gathered nnd total
value by States follows: Alabama
373,005, valuo $2.0,13,706: Florida 1.-
212.93 C. valuo SM69.«OS; Ueorgla 1.-
515,569, value $5.110,4(58; Louisiana
20,299, valuo $110,324; Mississippi
360,529, value $1,772,435; North Caro
lina 301,729, value $1,055,095; South
Carolina 190,095, value $757.556.
J Textile Notes.
Dennis C. Howorth, president of
Chester tl'n.) Manufacturing Co.. haa
made a proposition for the punhaie of
the Memphis (Tenn.) Cotton Mitts; a
plant of 14,f>00 spindles and 250 looms,
if tho transaction Is closed. It Is claim
ed that tho Chester Manufacturing Co..
will remove Its plant to Memphis snd
there consolidate with the purchased
mill.
Ragle Cotton Mills of ljawrencebarg.'
Tenn., -will bo rebuilt. Tho plant was
destroyed by ilro last week, and Its pro
prietor, W. 11, Dustln, who now 3Utes
that- he Is In the market for entire new
outfit, to Includo 3000 to 400 splndk-a
and full complement of power, etc . for
manufacturing 4 to 16 yarns. About
$50,000 will probably bo expended
Andrews I/oom Harness Co.. has pur
chased the plant it ml business of the
Spartanburg I.ooin Harness Co.. of
Spartanburg, 8. C.. nnd wilU coiiilmio
name. A capital of $30,000 Is represent
ed In equipment nnd faclities for man
ufacturing loom harness used in textile
mills. Messrs Isaac Andrews nnd 3.
Vernor Muckenfuas are the manager:.
Tho building for the textile school nf
the North Carolina College of Agiwul
tu re and Mechanic Arts at Raleigh ';s
nearlng completion, large quantities
of textile machinery have boon reite v
ed, and the Installation of It will !>a:iu
In a few days. Tbe textile school wiit
give thorough courses In carding, spin
ning. weaving, dying and designing.
It Is reported that l/>ckhnrt IS. C.I
Mills will build an additional mill in
order to provide Increased freight (raf
fle for the
road Is said to have been guaran.'eed.
when built, a certain quantity of freight
annually from the mill, which It lias
failed to receive. The company now hai
25,000 spindles and 800 looms.
Enflold (N. C.) Knitting Mills has or
dered eleven additional knitting ma
chines, with libbers nnd ioopers ts
match, and will also Install dying plant
within sixty days. Tho company has
been operating until now ten machines
on the production of children's ho-slery.
Increased production will ie 225 doten
dally.
Ouachita Cotton Mills o.f Monroe
I»i., Is nearlng completion, and expects
to be manufacturing inside of twe
months. There will lie 500 spindles and
150 looms In position for operation
The company met during the week
and re-elected Its past year's officers.
They include Uriah Mlllsap, president.
Harrlmnn (Tenn.) Cotton Mil! Co.
lins put lis plant In partial operation,
after a shut-down of some months,
entire equipment will be operated aj
rapidly ns possible expeicnce.t hands
being scarce. There arc 6500 spindles
In the mill.
D. L. Battle Manufacturing Co., of
Warrenton, Oa.. will probably rebuild
its knitting mill, whhh was burned last
week at a loss of $30,000: however, a
daflnlte decision lias not been reached.
The Chamlugiyof Commerce of Hunts
yllle, Ala., Iswlrespondlng with Phil
adelphia (Pa) parties relative to ijie
establishment of a rug faijtory In
Huntsvilile.
Anchor Mills of Huntersvilie. N. C-
Is reported tu to double Its present
plant of 4100 spindles.
Burnett & McKee Company of Vlcks
burg, Miss., has been charter, with ca
pital stock of $60,000, for dealing in
and manuftctueing cotton and other
wise handling the &taplo.
U'uoir (N. C.) CotUfn Mill has pur
chased the machinery fbr fttTplant, and
said equipment is now being placed In
position. There will be 6000 spindles fci
spinning Egyptian cotton, and opera
tions arc expected to commence Inf iht
near future. Capitalization $75,000.
Uiuraglenn Mlils of Shelby, N. C.
was sold at public auction during the
week to John E, Hurst of Baltimore,
Md., who was president of tho compa
nyt The price paid was $4200. it is *
2800-spindle plant fo rmakiug yarn and
ball twine, nild was capitalized at $50,-
000.
Messrs W. W. Gregg, Robert E.
Gregg, C. R. Curtis, W, YV. Gregg, Jr..
and J. V. Gregg of Nashville. Tenn..
have incorporated Leeds Woolen Mills
Co., VfUbf capital stock of $30,000
It 1s reported that Victor Cromei.
Chas. Cromer and Wingert Brae, of
Hngeratown, Md.. will establish a silk
mill, that tirey have leased building for
the purpose, and will instill ten looms
to rtert with.
.1. O. Kretsscbmar of Memphis, TWIIL,
Vis the plant of Memphis
Lint 00., and will operate same. In
stalling considerable new machinery.
A CRIMINAL ASSAULT
Committed on a White Woman Near
Winston.
h Winston Balein. Special —A youag
negro man. whoee name has not been
learned, committed a namelesa crime
upon Mrs. Isaiah l.umley, aged (3
years, about 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning, a few hundred yards south
east from the Southern freight depot.
Sheriff Alspaugh. several deputies
and iKillcemen went In search of the
negro as soon as the horrible crime
was reported to them. They tracked
him down the hill, going south, for
some distance. Five or six negroes
were arrested and carried before Mrs.
l.umley. but none proved to be the
guilty party. Mrs. Lumley gave the
following story regarding the as
sault made upon her: »
Wednesday morning, as I went out
In the woods there (pointing), to cut
a few silks of wood. While I waa
chopping on a small tree, a young ne
gro man. RJJ entlro' stranger to me.
stepped up and asked If 1 knew where
a colored man named Scales lived. I
pointed out a house occupied by a
family of that name. The negro, who
is of a dark ginger-crfko color and
bad on a light brownish suit and hot,
then asked me to let him cut my
wood. 1 told him I jL-ould cut it. He
then ran up and grabbed me around
thy waist .1 endeavored to strike him
with my axe. but he Jerked It out of
my hand and threw It to one side. I
screamed once or twice and be told
me If I hollered again he would cut
ray d—d throat. He choked me until
I became helpless, when he aecoru
i pllshed his purpose. It seemed to me
1 that the assault lasted nearly half an
I hour, i tore his shirt collar and would
have freely cut tho negro's Oiroat If
i I bad had a knife. 1 feel confident I
| would know the negro if 1 could see
him. He is of medium size." Mrs..
1 Lumley stated that her husband had
| been in bad health for two years.
| adding that be was now confined to
i his bed. The officers have continued
i their search all day for tho negro
' but have failed to locate him.
——
Ay cock Makes Proclamation.
[ The Govei%or has issued the fol-
I lowing proclamation: "Whereas, the
' people of North Carolina have pledged
their be-st endeavors to the cause of
' education, the up building of our
; State, the development and the utlll-
I zatlon of lie>r natural resources, and
! Whereas, the farmers need better
roads both for their children to travH
| aver daily on the way to the school
house, and for themselves and their
families to uso to reach their church'S
; to worship Almighty God as well as
1 for the prompt and earlv delivery of
1 \helr mail by carriers of the United
I States Government, and transports
Item of their products and purchases,
and elite* us living In towns and .cities
i need g-»oil streets for Ihe same pur
| poses, and vhereas. In those counties
of our State where the greatest pro
' C'ess has been made In substantial
l good road building there has been the
I greatest Industrial advancement, as
well as the largest Increase in Ihe
I value of farm lands, due to being
, thereby placed nearer to towns an I
: cltle-s. and whereas, (he National Good
, Roads Associations, of America, will
i during the week of February 10 to 15
In Raleigh give an exhibition of mod
I ern and approved road-building to
: which all citizens who are Inteu-ogtod
|ln that commend abb) work are lu
| vlted to come.
"Now. therefore. I. Charles B/ Ay-
I cock. Ooverno. - . det hereby Issue my
j proclamation calling a good roads con
i vent ion (o be heir'. In Raleigh, Wed
! nesdav. February 12th. and Thursdav
, February 13th. to which are. appoint
; ed deb gales from (lie various a'-
I (ions of the State, requesting them
I and ali either good citizens whose con
| venlcncft will permit, to attend said
1 convention." 1
Pardon For From-bergcr
| The Governor has Issued a pardon foi
Ed. Froneberger. of Iredell county
j who was convicted of obtaining fifty
| cents worth of goods upon a forged or- j
der In August. 1900, and sentenced tr
five years in Jail with privilege of cotjj
mlssioner* to work him upon the coun
ty roads. The examining physician* cer
tified to the Governor that the prisonet
was suffering from general tuberculous
his condition being such that he woul >
never roenver If kept confined, and evn
If gHrcn bis liberty he would never ful
ly recover, and that without any doubt
continued confinement In Jail would re
sult speedily in death. The certificati
further recommended tho pardon, not
only for Froneberger'ir sake, but fji
(he goo! of the other prisoners, as hi
was a source of Infection, and dang'-r
--ous to the heal(h of the Inmates. Thi».
was the view of the Superintendent ol j
Health and also of another member o*
the board.
Prince Will Make Western Tour.
Washington, Spocial.—Tho commit
'tee on arrangements for the recep
tion of Prince Henry 1* studying
figures submitted by railroad experts
In the form of suggested Itineraries
and also considering the many appli
cations received from various cltle-s
for the Prince's attendance. It is said
that it be possible to give the
Prince's visit a wider range than was
at lirst expected and it is now pretty
well settled that he will go to Chi
cago, St. Louis. Milwaukee, Cinrin
'nali and Boston. March 8 Is the prob
able date of his visit to Ihe latter
city. ' >
Coughed Up Piece of Bayonet
Los Angeles. Cal., Special.—Aftei
being given up to die of what the doc
tors Supposed was consumption. Jumet
W. Pi unlit tt. a veteran soldier of [in
regular army, now staying in the city
coughed up the tip of a bayonet out ol
his lungs and probably will get well
Plunkett, who was a soldier of twsntj
years' experience, and who last raw
service with the Forty-first United
States Volunteer Infantry, is unable rt
account for the tip In his lungs. f»n
supposed he must have swallowed it.
SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS.
NO. 19.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Detailed Doings of Oar National Law
maker*
IIOUSJS. /
Twenty-sixth Day—The time of tho
House of Representatives was occu
pied In general debate upon an urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. An Item
In the bill carrying £>oo,ooo for a mili
tary post at Manila precipitated a long
dlsctusioa, which took wide range,
drawing Into the debate some of the
ablest debater* on both sides of the
House A semi humorous speech by
Mr. Clark, of Missouri, elicited a reply
from Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, which In
lurn drew the Ore of Mr. DeArmond, of
Missouri. Others who participated were
Mr. K'.chardsoa. of Tennessee; Mr
Grosvenor, of Oh.o; Mr. Alexander, of
New York; Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania;
Mr. Williams, of Illinois, and Mr. lin
derwi.i. l of Mr. Cannon In
chaw* of the dellciency bill explained
that It provided for the government
service for the cuirent liscal year
where existing appropriations were
not sufficient. The bill carried $16.-
704.230. Mr. Richardson;"''fhe Demo
cratic leader, pressed Mr. Cannon lo
know under what law it was proposed
to appropriate 1500,000 for a military
post at Manila. The chairman of the
appropriations committee replied that
there was no specific law to establish
such a military post, but whether under
the gcn-ral organization of tho army
In the Held such an appropriation was
In order, it would remain for the chair
man of the committee e>f the whole to
determine when (he appropriation was
reaihcd.
Tweniy-seientb Day—Some of the
old partisan (Ire was injected Into tho
proceedings of the House when Uu»- ;
item In the urgent deficiency "bill ap
propriating $500,000 for a military post
at Manila, which the liemocrats have
been using as a text for Speeches In
opposition to tho Philippine policy of
the administration for the last three
da>s was reached. Mr. Cannon, iu
charge of the bill, ccnfesrcd that the
appropriation was subject to a point of
order and it w*ut out. In lieu thereof
he offe»red an amendment to appro
priate the samn sum for the "shelter
and protection" of the officers and en
listed men of the army doing duty In
Ihe Philippines. This tho chair held
to be In order, and it at once became
the subject of a vory spirited debate In
which Mr. Richardson, the minority
leader, Mr. Williams of Mississippi,
and Mr. Do Arraoml oi Missouri, were
pitied against thee hairman of the ap
propriations committee. The vote on
the adoption of the amendment stood,
•yes 127. nayes 100.
Before the general debate closed Mr.
Watsoa paid n beautiful tribute to the
late President McKinley.
SENATE.
Twenty-sixth Day—During the great
er part of the day's session, the meas
ure providing for the establishment of
a Department of Commerce was under
con?idcr»tion. An effort was made by
Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, in charge of
Ihe b!!l. to secure a vote on it, but tho
opposition to many of its provisions
become so strong that the effort had
to be abandoned.
In an extended statement Mr. Nelson
replied lo ths criticisms that had been
made of the bill. Tho Departments
principally affected by the measure
were those of the Treasury and the
Interior The former had on its rolls
4.419 employe's In Washington, and the
latter 4.851 each hav'ug a greater
number of employes thau all tho other
Departments combined. Mr. Nelson
said he believed there was S strong
public sentiment in the country in fa
vcfr of the establishment of a Depart
ment of Commerce. "We need It." said
he. "to put oueselves on a parity with
other nations of the world. We peed it
to put our commercial and industrial
development under 'governmental coa
trol,''
Sly. Piatt, of Connecticut, supported
(he measure as a whole, but offered an
amendment striking from the bill the
proposition (o transfer the Patent Of
fice It was accepted by Mr. Nelson
and agreed to by the Senate.
Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, offered en
aniendrat n! which was adopted elimi
listing from the bill the proposition to
transfer to the new Department the.
Census Ofl'.e.
A 11 jiise bill conferring upon Mrs.
Ida 8. M'-Klnley. widow of the lite
President M Kinley. the mail franking
prlvil»s». was passed.
Twenty-seventh Day—Debate on tho
Philippine tariff bill was not continued
in tho senate, no member of tbo.body
being prepared top roceed with the'dlsv
russlon. The bill providing for the es
tablishment of a department of 1*61(1-
fierce was under discussion for nerly
two hours, but little progress was ma!o
with It The debate upon it disclossed
no objections to the main feature's of
(he bill, but merely a disposition on tho
part of the senate to give k careful
consideration and so far as possible to
perfect the details of the measure.
The president pro torn, Mr. Fryc.
laid beforo the senate a letter from
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, pro
testing against the incorporation of
tho department of labor in the proposed
commerce. Mr. aCnipers
was of opinion that if tho department
of labor were Incorporated in the.de
partmeat of commerce. It would mini
mize the Interests of labor, und he pro
tasted against any auch result.
More Music Than Brains.
'"Don't you know why it is that mu
sicians we-ar long hair?" asked a sci
entist. "It is to cone-pal the lizard-like
formation of their skulls. They have
—that is. all the great ones have — t
the skulls of lizard!". nn:l they pre liz
ards mentally, save where their art
Is concerned, and music is the lowest
of the arts. In the animal kingdom
there Is only one musical tribe, that
of the birds, and they, you know, aro
a debased branch of the lizard family,
a branch that put on wings and
feathers at the world's beginning.
Watch tome tiipe. * Use musician,
playing, say. the pipe organ. He sits
erect, motionless, bis face turned up
ward; be is entranced with the mellow
thunder that rolls forth from his finger
tips. For all the world be la like a
great lizard. If his long hair were cat
this similarity would be perceptible
to every one."—Philadelphia Record.