North Carolina Newspapers

11.00 A YEAR. VOL. 111. HOBSON TO RETIRE. SMtb's feral Idol Losi«f Ik Sifflit. aid WHI Quit. PRESIDENT rOOStVELT ASKS IT Of CoipTii la a sf.'dil Message to 1 hat Body -The Lou ro the Navy * Will Ba Heavy. Washington, Speelsl.—The President hsa sent jtn thn Senate a message re commending the retirement of Naval Constructor Rlrhmond P. Hohson, anl fa accordance with thin recommenda tion Senator Ualllnger Immediately la trodaced a bill providing for Mr. Hob aod'a transfer to the retired list. In his message the President i»res an hi? reason the trouble that V.c. Holwon has had elnre 1900 with hi* eyes, and re cited the history of (hat trouble. It ap pear* that in June. WOO, he was ad mitted to the Naval Hospital at Yoko hama. Japan, to th» records, be suffered trim the weakness of the eyes and retinitis, which infirmi ties. It was said, had been contracted while on doty In repairing ships at Hong Kong. In January, 1902. he wna examined by a retiring board, which decided that his Incapacity waa not such as to justify retirement. The President's message as fol lows: "Wlthoik suggestion that any Injus tice has been done by this finding, and while In effect pronouncing It correct. Mr. Hobson statea. in a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Navy. February 5. 1902. that 'the duty required lu the construction corps In connection with Inspection and supervision in the glare at shipyards and navy yards, re quires just the kind of use of the eyes that are painful and Injurious anil would tend to thwart their recovery." that the condition of his eyes haa im proved since his return to the United States, while on spcclil'duty not In the usual, lino of of the construction cccps; but that under these favorable conditions their Irritation and senslti •• veness continue and he should not un dertake wcrk that taxes the eyes in the future. He accordingly asks special legislation authorising his retirement for dsabllltlcs incurred In the lljie of duty. This request Is approval by the chief constructor, arfl by the Secretary of the Navy. "In consideration of the foregoing. ' tut especially of the gallant service rendered by Mr. Hobson In the sinking of the Mcrrlnao In the harbor of San tiago during the recent war with Spain. I recommend the enactment of a suit able measure for his relief. The bill Introduced by Senator (Hal linger. authorizes the President "to transfer to the rellrcd list of the navy for disabilities Incurred In the line of duty Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hohson of the navy st the rate of pay provided by section 15SS of the Revised Statues In the case of officers retired on account cf incapacity resulting from outcome of a challenge thrown down by long and faithful service. Daughters of the Revolution. Washington, Special.—The eleventh continental congress of the National ' Society of the Daughters of the Amerl 'an Revolution convened here Monday * About 800 delegates and other repre * > emtio* chapters In States throughout the Country were present. The congress r t .' ba» before It many matters of Import » > anee tA the welfare of the daughters. These Include the erection of a Conti nental Memorial Hall, In this city, the adjustment of Internal disputes among . aome of the Eastern chapters, which ' have caused much trouble in the past. ; needed amendments In the constitution or the order and projects for securing pension for needy daughters whose ratbera were actual Ashlers In the ra ' lonial struggle with England. The con gress will last all of the week. A Schooner Sinks. Norfolk. Bpec!al.—The schooner Thos. P. Clyde, bound from New Yrck for Richmond, with coal., sank In Hampton Roads Monday afternoon In four fathoms or water.' The crew of six men waa taken off by the tug Jos. M. Cisrk. The schooner, which had ar rived In the roads on Friday laden with coal, waa awaiting a tng when a leak was discovered. New York Blizzard Swept New York, Speclal.-New York rlty has borne the brunt of the fiercest mow storm that has struck thla section of the country since the great bllxxarl or 18*8. Beginning soon after midnight the ground was completely snowed under by daylight. Communication be tween Manhattan and Brooklyn was subject to long delay. Ferry boats with difficulty made trlpa across the Ice choked rivers and the work of tug boats, lighters and shipping generally was almost at a standstill. So heavy was the snowfall that the loading of vessels wss stopped. It Being Impossi ble to keep the hatchets open. Bun Rm Memorial. Washington. Special—George Carr Bound, of Manassas Vs., has submit > 1 ted to the Secretary of War a memorial la regard to the requirement by the government ef so audi of the Bull Ran battlefield ah la occupied by mona ments to the dead and so much of the adjacent country as will eaahle the people of the Halted States aad tourists from abroad, studying our rtatory, to view the battlefields with oat tresnasa lng ape* private property. » THE ENTERPRISE. WAR TAX REPEALED. * ______ Measssre Passes the Hows* Wit hoot Opposition. HOUSE. Forty-fourth Day—The War Depart ment's hill for the reorganisation of the army staff branches and the crea tion of a general staff corps waa trana mltted to Chairman Hull, of the Houeo military committee, and by him Intro duced Into a division of supplies under an oßcer ranking as major general, with brigadier generals in charge of the branches of supplies, commissar/ ■nance and transportation. The "gen eral staff corps" is to consider the "military policy of the country and prepare comprehenalve plaaa for the national defense and for the mobilise tion of the military forces In time of war * It also haachargeo f all questions af fecting the army and the co-operation of the army and navy, equipment etc A lieutenant general is at the head of thla hoard, with one major general, one brigadier general, four colonela and numeroua officers or lower rank. There la a proviso that General Miles ahall be chief of the general staff while he coatinnee In active service In response to some statements made during the delist* Mr. Teller asserted that the prominent commanders of the Amerlcaui army did not agree with the conclusions reached by the members af the Philippine commission as to the reconciliation of the people of the Philippines He mentioned among oth ers the name or Oenersl Chaffee. Forty-fifth Day—The House held a short session, snd did practically noth ing. It adjourned at 3:35 p. m. Forty-sixth Day—The unexpected happiness In the House when the bill to repeal the war revenue taxes was passed unanimously without a word of debate. This action was the outcome or a challenge thrown down by Mr. Richnrdson. ot Tennessee, the minori ty leader, after the adoption by a strict party vote ot a special order ror the consideration ot the bill which permit ted debate upon it until 4 o'clock Tues day afternoon, but cut off all opportu nity to offer amendments except such as had been agreed upon by the way* and means committee. The adoption of the rule had been preceded by a stormy (If-bate. In the course of which the Dem ocrats protested against the application of the "gag," which Mr. Hay. of Vir ginia. charged was meant to prevent a free expression, not only by the Dem ocrats. :»ut by some of the Republicans, attention being especlr 'y directed to ward Mr. Rabcock. of ..'lsconsln, the tsther of the bill, to rinend the steel schedule of the preset.! tariff law, tVhea the rule was sdopted by a vote of i&8 to 120, Mr. Richardson, etnpha /xed the fat I that debate on the bill could accomplish nothing and that de liberation upon It would be fruitless, asked unanimous consent that the 'till i be placed upon Its passage. Not an ob jection "'is voiced and the vote was taken forthwith. Every vote was cas| In the affirmative. SENATE. Forty-fourth Day—A little flurry wss created in the Senate >ver the employ ment, since the beginning of the ses sion. of a score or more of extra clerks and messengers. The chsrgos ot extra vaganre made Induced the rererence or the whole subject of clerical employ ment to a committee ror Investigation and report. The matter was brought up bv Jfr. Clay, of eGorgla. who made a vigorous t.rotest against a report from the e- nmlttce on contingent ex penses authorizing additional employ es. Hi pointed out that during ths past 30 days more thsn 20 extrs mes sengers snd clerks snd been employed st a salary of f 1,440 each per year. He bad been Informed, he said, that 9 of these employes were for committees that had not had a meeting In 8 or 10 years. The bill creating a permanent census ofllce was under consideration for c time, but was not disposed of Anally. An effp't to cut down the ssl ary of the Director of the Census wss defrated- After. the passage of a large number of private pension bills, the Senate eu logized the life and character ot the late Representative Broslus. of Penn sylvania. Forty-fifth Day—During the en tire session the senate had under consideration the bill establishing a permanent census btiresu. It *as not completed but an agreement was reach ed to take It up sgaln Immediately ifter the executive session that Is to be held on Monday next for the consideration of the Danish treaty. The gveat contest of the day, of course, was over the transfer to the clarified service of the employes of the census office who are to be retained In the permanent establishment. It Involv ed the entire civil service question and the debate covered much of the ground that heretofore has been gone over in congressional debates. Forty-sixth Day—Arter an extended debste the Benste passed the bill estab lishing a permanent Census Office. The discussion related principally to the collection and publication by the Directors ot the Census or statistics respecting the production ot cotton. Mr. Allison vigorously opposed the pro vision. but It wss Inserted In the bill. Several other bills ot importance on the calendar were passed, among them one extending the charters of national bank*. While consideration was resumed of the permanent census bill the pending amendment was offered by Mr. Till man. providing that the Directors ot the Census should Issue monthly bul letins from October 1 each year until and including March 1. on the produe tion ot cottos as reported by the pla ners. Mr- Allison opposed the amend ment. principally because information concerning the cotton crop now was furnished by the Secretary of Agricul ture. He described in detail the meth ods pursued by the Agricultural De partment In obtaining information con cerning the production of cotton. t ■ ■ 1 John B- Clark expresses his belief In the Atlantic Monthly that a hundred years hence Manhattan Island will have streets in several stories, aad hat rifles, cannon, warships, aad the wartefnl burning of coal to make steam will be things of the past a .., Ml ,■ _, True to Otcrsef vem. Our Ifeiahbrnrm, Our Oragiry mnd Our Cod WILLIAMSTON, N.CU FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21,1902. SOUTH SNOW-CLAD.' T— I ■driest Saevfal Recorded ia Rcceci Yews. RAILWAY TRAFFIC WAS BLOCK. Mulasa Depth ot Saow Wna Re* I ported Front Charlotte. N. C-, At l« laches. Atlanta. Ga. Special.—The stone which was central Saturday ao:a a| near Vlckaburg has moved east war J giving the section of the cocatry „v»r which It passed a vari«ty of weather The disturbance caored rmia. snow and sleet, and thnaderstornu orctwj at Vlckaburg. Montgomery and Charles ton. The snow is the heavies? of tbe winter In many place*. Charlotte re- j porting 15 Inches; Nashville 15: Knox vllle 10; Chattanooga 10. and Atlanta 3.) Freezing temperaturr extended to a line running southwest tnm Wil mington. N. C.. through the central portion of the cotton belt. In Atlanta street car traffic wis seriously Interfered with, many or the suburban lly* temporarily abandoning > their schedules- Sleighing was | n - t dulged in on many or the residence streets. Train service from the east was nut seriously Interrupted. Ashevllle. N. C —Special -T*n Inches of snow has rallen here within IC| hours. Street car snd railroad traffic j was affected but not to any serious extent. Chattanooga.—Special- One of the most severe snow storms In years has covered the ground with eight Inches of snow here. A number of fa;~t -ri.s were unsble to stsrt th-lr machinery owing to the Inability or employes to reach the city from their suburban homes on account of the street rats being blocked. Street cars and trafdc ot all kinds Is greatly impcd*l | n Khoxvllle and many wires are down. Norfolk. Va —Special — a heavy fall of snow began here Saturday morning shortly after 5 o'clock and conrjnut d during the greater part of the ,i Jy Over three Inrhrs fell arcorJinß to ifcjs weather bureau measurm-nt. b«t a stiff wind made the drift* ctu-h deeper. Blacksburg. S C.—Speclal - The snowfall here amounted to 1* Inches. No trslns moved In sny direction for several boors. Saluda. N. C.—Specie! —The behest snow in !0 years, 13 Inches "a the level. Drlf In places tour feet deep. Rock Hill—Special.—Know b«-r*n tailing here at 4 o'clock Friday af'cr noon and continued "ntil late In the i night and as a cttasnp'Tipe we have sbout 10 Inches of 'he U°*utif»l Al resdy the alelgh bells are jingling. ST seldom Is It that we have a good snow that the young peoele do n«»t allow II to get good settled before getting out the'selighs. Ninety-Six. 8. C.— Special—The snow Is Ave to six Inches deep and caught many people short of Wood. Lanrena. 8. C.—Special—Fight inches of snow fell here. This makes six or seven snows this season All except this one has been light, boweyer. Small grain will be greatly benefitted by It CI em son College— Special.—"ature has put on her white organdie. Eleven Inches of snow st TS- tn Satufday. and cloud indications are that more will fall. It began snowing at Sp. m Fri day and was snowing heavily at 11 p. m. The heaviest su.iw storm here In years. Chsrleston. Special. Charleston maintains Its record for unusual weath er. Fsrly Salur-*"- ,v " smce of seven hours. .92 of en ini h of rain fell, which Is the heaviest rain fall since last August Charleston has been undergoing a very severe drought and the rainfall was sufficient to end tbe drooeht If It was taught in the cis terns. The rain wss accompanied l.y a 30 mile wind and a thunderstorm, which wss the worst that ban I»a«sed over Charleston ia a long time- In a few house the temperature jomned from 38 degrees to ■>* degrees snd th'n fell down to 38 degrees Altogether if was a night of peculiar weaiber ?td furnishes Interesting statistics f° r the weather bureau to compile. Mlaa Stone's Ransoat P* ll Constantinople. BT Cable.—Th" ran som of Miss Ellen ¥ Stone snd h-r companion. Madame Tsilka. has been —id. Tbe limit of time for the relets, o the captives has not yet eapired. but their delivery to the A«aerl.-an agents is hourly egpected. Washington. —Special— Th» Stat" de partment has received cable advi -* confirming tbe report that the ransom money for Miss Stone has been paid to the brigand captors. It is not known when her release will occur, but it Is understood thst the brigands have made a condition that they shall have a period of a week or ten 118Ts In which to make sore their safe retreat •jefore the prisoner la delivered np. Prince Harry D-ilrs Bremer £ab!e— Previous to sailing Prince Henry tn co*"*ers»- Uojl with a correspondent of the Aaa> dated Pram, referred to the report that ha had written a le«er to Admiral Dewey apologising for tbe conduit of the German squadron in Manila hay daring the war wfth Spain. "*'* la all entree," Mid the prince. "I hare never k written to Admiral Dewey la mf Ufa." LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS Southern cities win Bar a PH cotton display at 9L Uwh ta I*l Mil* Ueka Goald and her party hare tm-M Atlaata. G». em IWt Southern trip. Th. Cincinnati WMk at the Charleston K\posiU« «a last week. Rim' cotton wankat. roaaaialag I.WO bales of cotton aad MC Uitor burred Friday. Lew. HUM A bars' Uat Mwm Xr» Oilcan*. . U.. and Tuscaloosa. Ate.. apullar4 at tl.ftW.M* ail! br Kilrf to cairy coal. Thf Met h>Miist took r inillw ap pointed a ■■ianu> .m to kmr I*l ar ranp for tfce naiat Oa>ral Cojff enre. Ror J. F. Wilson. U Ca rolina. was raa.lo a ntakv. i The grand jury in lb* Swper! * raw have returned trne Mils apiaf Heary and Joe I- * raace who are ■ kirrrl Kith the murder of Uitum ocar Hunters* ill- N C-_ aamh a«o- Jmige Advocate and Mrs. SascH C_ 1 I-eroly of Washington stl! spcad E>»- | ter in Saleat. the nai *e boase of l«4{e ( Advocati 1., rnly S. rrtirj La; t j (he nary d > part meat sill yrjaioay him. In the Virginia ei MHabaal oa r'ntirn Chairman ICrast >n n?afirM hi* speech in wiprrt «f IV r*aaH!w on corporations aad lie oaveatk>a b»- I Fan onsiiu-ratioa of the report by aec j tioas. Many amrata>sc arte ctnrl I htit all «"re drfntei A I'-nsa.f la. Fh. dispatch says I"Th? « hooarr l*»prry o ."i»J by K F Saunders A Company. of lbs put u a total wr->ck On a reef l* eilt 19 l'l|>r San Mia*. Tae .irf ,«f nt an were plrkAl up by the Vrakrtllr. of the aarie « aaipaay and aarb cf the |»ropcrt« of the i-seel wu utrd Atlbttarfk Shot la the. bead while resiatizjc at real. Albert Draiar; *ni at Detroit Mlh. The Repnbtfran Raberaatorfal aca:- nation In Michigan la wadl br Jaiin S. Stearns. a millionaire Iwbr-waa Rills establishing maris* htapitals at Plttfburg. Fa., aad at Saraaaa-H Oa. were ordered farcrably ItpulH by the llou«e ■ umm It tee m roaarne Friday. ' The people of Rixit-e-s. X. J.. are proud of Dr. Cornelias W lanv« 1 When one of bia patient* -!'-d at small- i fv>i the l«rtor prepared the body for burial, procured a cof9n. drove t« the cemetery and Interred the re-maias aasigi.d. Dr. l.nrison a»r Site tjo j Isted the ethics of his pcufe-»aoi> bq ( bis brave deed nsfUlo br aimtitd i !•> his advantage Engineer T. W Lyoas. of M-K«*- »' Ro"h». Pa., and his Irrata P W IV sot were killed la a bead -ad ra'lUoi « f freight trains oa tV- Plttstmr. Mc- Keesporl A Youghlogh»a) 4in*a tl the Pittsburg A i.itr Erie, at Roand Bottom Sunday night. Tfc' irait rom« together as a reaalt of dcs&heying orters by -ne of the crews Senlember 11, I*#, was a pleasant at Charlevol*. Mich . bat rlorm signal* were flying. Tke »h>n er Ktnily B. Maiwrll pat oat of port for Chicago. She ran into a stora iu I a deck loud of lumber was ss-pt -nret board. The owners of this lumber arc now suing the owners of tk» ««»l aai Judge Kohlsaat will have to as the question whether skippers have a right to disregard storm sigaals From A crass The Sea. A Berlin official Joaraai aaya that the Emperor abhor* Splr.laalisai ar Christian Science. Ate thit pnpt gand'sts of those faiths will aot be t.olerale.l tt hi* court. * In a di.ipat' h from Aast*t4aa. the Mr. Kreuger eapecta fat rrilitf from th" tour of toe Bo T Alrgi'ei in ■ic t'alted States. Mr. WeaH' -they | r tend to exploit the diplcutb d'sdosures In the rwtter of the ?f«il ish American war dlspate Wtsccßaacaai Nadm The Industrial Coaaialoa ha* ex pired by limitation of law. Bei-ifisr he Insisted apoa keepsag the cross of grand officer of the Legion -»? Honor, conferred oa hisa by PreawSeat L>nbrl. the President of the Swiss Na tional Council. Dr. M.C. A dor. has been constrained by public opia'oa to resiga bis of flee. So far only $1 400 ha* been contrib ute! by North Carolina to the Jefersea Davis memorial arch. It ia estimated that the people of :te United States consume XMMM -'rjp yearly. These frogs are snaght for la sll parts of the country, farajah-s* a pa> Ing industry not oaly for the fcaat ers of them la their nataral haaata. hot for scores of persons who hare frog farms. W. H. K. Redmond. M. P- aad Jo soph Berlin, repreaeatatfrea to this country wet* gisea a renptloa by Irtah Americans of New Tort, at the Aca demy of Music Subscriptions to th~ League amounting to orer BJM we-» ennonncd. The meeting was a4d/«a> J by W Bourke Cochraa. Mr. Oedaaoßd. and others - About two-thirds at the hsalaisi por tion of Woodbury . Caaaoa awU. Ten., was baraed. ll* loss Mac es timated at (roa to The fire forced the loag dlstaace Mlephoaa operatcra to move oat aad the Malls are meagre The ortgia of the Sra is unknown It II reported from Baka Rwalaa Trans-Cancaaia. that thnaaaada o.' persona were killed by the eartMaake In the SbaKAka district aad that the towns and villages for tt versta aroaad - nntti ■— ii wwdi. A CONDUCTOR SROT A Tnfedy Kear Askevfle, & C, Last Wednesday IL SALISBURY IAILY Vm •f The She i ting Occsrrad at the Oka Rack Itatd— faliihwry siappeJ lbs Negro. Aaheville, -V. C.. Special —Wedmta day morning at T o'clock J. H. Sfcalta haij. oae of the beat konwa roadactars en the Southern between Salisbary ail Kaon ,11c was shot an I wnatalj wooaled by I'ros Dillon, a colored waiter at the tllca K vk Hotel, where Sal.sbur? was breakfasting. Saltsbacy was taken to the Mission Hospital, lie was shot In the sbdomcn. the ki3>'. lodging near the spine. He was »c>« srtotu st night and his condition is re garded as grave. Railroad men are wniag in and much iadignatioa ts ssanfested. The negro, who was arrested imme diately after the shooting, aas gitf*a a preliminary trial by a po'ire magistrate aad is still in the custody ot the- -tj poll'* authorities He is very nn i»y aad the authorities hnrrie.l throtrcz"i his trial In onier to get the priaoatr locked up. Salisbury had slapped Dillon a few minutes before going to breakfast he ranee the latter had taken the neat at aa old gentleman and wa* slow ah-ns: giving It up. In tbe dining room the waiter said. "Yon de man slapped aa>. afat youT* He then pulled his pt«fol and >red four shots, one taking tie t. Sl* Killed ia Kentuchv Fight. Mlddlesbtro. Ky . Spe. lal ~ ?tx nee dead and as many more are dviar »« the result of a battle between Middle*- hen-o officers and mountaineers. The hsttle. one of tbe mint desperate ot Its kind la the hiatory of mountain war fare. occurred between 4 and ( o"ctoc\ Wednesday afternoon at l-e" Turner's 2'i miles from Middl* U»m j Turner hnd some mules snd >th'r j goods levied on In payment of a debt | aad a few nights ago. It is »a!d he wi-h j others went to Virginia, where the property had been taken, secured what was formerly his and r»t»rn»d to his hawse Deputy Sheriff William Th.»m:> aoa summoned a po««e of 10 or 11 sfa for the purpose of arresting T«n»er I Railroad transportation' was> refis»d : the officer* aad they footed it thrmnrh the mountaics Trrner had heard that an attempt would be made to arret him and he and his men. IS in nanler. | were prepared. The salocn i» Itill «d j huge loes and la surrounded by a ~**r j I foot fene In which loop ho'*+ sfej j «wt. Turner'e surrender was i'ei»iaM j • His reply wss a round of shots. Charley j jC. Cecil, of Mlddles!»:>ro. was rldine a! pathway In plain sight Some ra*. he- j lieve-l to have IKM-T Mik« Welch. Tar-I ser a her-tender. flred through a wis- j tow. killing Cecil InMantly the nnr der»r fell back, pierced by a halMrws I ballets. The officers s-.-attered and hid! beh ; nd trees snd rwks In the shooriael thst lol'owcd John D-tyle was b»dT»! •wounded, perhaps ratally. and Staoal Bean, another ex rallr «der. »hc» I A torch was applied to an s !* of the building and In a t'w miant»»i the hulldlng was In flam-" Several of the mounta i ne*"r* came to the w'nd»»w* aad were shot down. I.cc Turner and several of h'.s friend* however escape ! and are reported tn b»* at Mingo waej e4«ht miles from Mlddlesbori Several of his men perished in the flames Fight Over MKs Stone. Paris. Special Referring to re norted engar«-uT"nt between Br.gan for the possession of Mis* Stone, the Constantinople correspondent of th» Fcha de I'srls. says "The captor* "f Miss Stone and Madame Tsdka have been attacked by another band of Wi rands, seeking to secure (he pri*-»a"T» la order to get the rahsom Tweaty me« on both aides were killed dtt-iasj the gght but the* original captor* of >he j m'ssiohary were victorious Miss Stow waa not hrrt." joo.ooo Bales destroyed Washington. Special —ln presentluc a petition for" congressional rejier at eotton-rrowcrs from the cotton weevil in the Senate. Mr Cnlberson. of Tcx« said that the boll weeril had destrraye-t tHaO bales of cotton in al *n dniiag the past year, and on accaaat of th- ravage-* of the pest grave appre henaion Is felt for the cnltivatioa cl eoUean In central and southern Texas A School Olrl Rescacd Mocksville. N. C.. Speclal-tn*e Wednesday evening, near Beck statioa eight miles north of Mocksville. Mis? Hassle Stafford, aged 14. while oa her way home from school, was assaulted by Lnlcoe Gray, a negro, but the screnms of the voung lady attracted the attention of near-by citizens who qaickly went to ber rescne. the negr fleeing with n posse In purs-Jir. Cray waa arrested a few boars later anl brought to this plate by Deputy Sherd Crotta aad lodged In Jail. The yoang :~i r s. the of bee Stafford. at thla county, and Is of splendid faasi It- ; • , . . j; W«ni Sotfrsglsts In Session Washington. Special —The first Ir> { »T"t nilloml Woman's Suffrage Coafe - I once and the thirty-fourth annual rm- j vention ot the National American | Woaaan*s Snfferage Association waa bv-1 gwn hen with an unusually Urge ass-, ber ot delegates in attendance. The; convention wna presided over by Mrs. j Carrie Chapaaan Catt. its pretddert | Tbe delegates were welcomed to thai city hy Hon. Henry B. V. McFhrtoa t. president of th* board of District eosn- k wnssaum €ainni ; Ua *f tkt T*aas Mai Ckr&lu »*" Mrili— tf llMk Cirot u will tik« ptare in CtaUit Iwi *-U- I: «m t» ntt* amy oanada rrrr h-U !■ * pitii— ran Not am tkii u»r- ' taC a lim loyte mill be tijrnrJ. * a IV roarcatisa will .aalsr itself '« Ike «»-»ajo» of Rmal vit*l. .;*» wV «kki kar la 4nl with the re- j tig&aiss hf» off arw It arill. la erery ' n»p««l W a TvmM CcmUiy *>n win— Prariiral!y ttny larxtaat > ofltar aad am; prtp—l »1 f.-ta>U ■ roc k*T «u »"■* »ln»ltoa- af ttHr j Vw»a am r,tf aaJ town tmrii- [ Ih-ss wiH hp ffyjin air-J kjr «jar of Iklr kriac am Railroad an ftNa ' ttvml fraiail paiiu vr ab> maiat Is fun v ipair ia Ikr toamiioi jr»" ' TVs* rnr Ikr . oareatloa aiU «»•* ia Satsnday malac. los.a« *a Tars tar aixkl ••«f.4ir win k> a r»l Irtwr *l» ia rkarMtr TVfr * ill he arr liori la antli all of lk > pr»-aia at -kwiikML witk OIN a»ni-m at tirtl. , iMmml If I ia i of Ikr Boa pros - a'Bt uwMiaa luitri Is North lank! la the ahraooa ikrrr w:l! . kr a rrrat am awda> I* Ik? ■' a off fkaiioti - TV 1 jeal w> jli "■ • hoprs to harr o»rr a tkouitl aft ' finral at tkt* srrsvr Mr Ki'Jst"--- \'uk. Ikr rrl'4Uw wort »rrT»IJiT "• thr CVirtawl I%M atu- Utiin wil. • I Irras this aaa arcttajt f i rn«-»- ' Aaoai other fnaiaral »prik»V mh » are to participate la th* coar*a!!->a | in- Snari Ha O Sbrttm of Sew York Htr. C I- Gates of Atlaa.a. II- E 1 RjHTin; off Ijowissille TV aasar win kr a apr aJ f*slnr- ! The rwwlltr rsaailtrr basing fr- ; iml Mr E O SHIm of Wuki»* - t«s_ D. C_ to ki« geaeral fkirp of this fralwr .% nvlial ias-itatioa ia ru-ti-l IO ! rr-rr putir :a Xonk f'aro»l»i ail to all ara wko »r» latrrrsie4 ia "kri: W low ata. Tmt ara froa inu aa I rural districts wkrrr ikrrr w» no a**»- ' ciatloaa. wil! be t if -lallr II will V a»»warr. howcr-r. far th- a ( to srrwre Ikr propst iH'taHUl' Br writiac to A C Karbrl S»'» M*rrtary T M. C Jk_ Jbtirillr S. C.. within !•>* a* it tra day* Ikw crrdeatlali as-l ail, ncfcrr lafemiHi will be prw»:lj for mrW I The good •» >|4r of Chulottr will r» irrta.a all *K(*at«a. The maj ir:7 *f • the railroad* k»r* it'l"*'' u'- It wmM kr s*ll Sllnrir. t.j see raw toll lirkM u»l la »lTia— j and a.' ■ .tjia •! krr or an ht fcaa rrri«l adlia-tVaa. Tar tied Hew* Thr Sim Jrrwr aal North Car.)' : »' I-aal aal LaaVr I'oapuT hat' ikrnfkt atma for IV pmyi.t .1 *»• . >a>lr M*M« a re* of laß'l la Citca- j h» aaf Braaswlri ntßafra. Ii «.ffl j prisr» wkat » kao.wa as tk? Ci«'.' i;:nai Saaar ill a good deal of a-l I )ocaiag territory— pad a kaulr rwri | will kr watH kr Ikr K«rBI >mpin: - j lo rrlau (oioitiia of it aad liirly 1 tia«« arr P«'iHH «ii«> Ikr Iciaa--- J I? m fcs c«n art asid*. Tkis la*l I- > tririlj w.tk «rprraa, j ai*4 piar hakn aad ia 4wir-l alto fr." J I lil» Khait aki k bar* k"B orr-ipird j j aad 1:51—1 for aur y«ar* aal la i-lllfl; I br »e»»baWr fi" > kaadrrd fasti;** 1 livr by faraiag bae'la* Irappiac 1 j ! irlliat lia>r Soar of tbrsrlin-'-! hir- l*'i * «>3r-l for a knalrr' an I j fifir y*ari or mrrr. rnil - har-.cr n j ■ vui l M I' r wicisal wtiim ;» lj Ikrjr hair (iwa «s» (Kamiml lo aautVr wko karr liT 1 apnn fr j pajsac tbr mi aal a"Tlar tir- J" : oalr karlr Ikrifly hard wirklat aaarr lirta* of lb* frwlta cf :b»U labor aa lat r*» *ith Ibr worM li U an a a4rr tkal ifcrr «'*? «w»r:*rl nl alanu brwll-frrrj. war 11 a I »ilr| .-"Jal-* aarsha!t ap I tirnl. irrriat aa iajaartimi atrn lb»3i *" p?jbc all work and rrqi : nn: l>a to arrt at Ikr ofSrr of tbr r'.rri of ibr raitrf St a I * Dutrict Cooti i» W:la!actoa oa Frbraarr *lb to b«* 1 iia» akr Ifcr iaiaartioa ahonM a * br raaliaarl. thai inrr M aaor *;:h law faailira. of alaoa: aar Tiaibl nraas off support —V:r.'' ind ror. Ki! rijrh P»wt. Thr RaaMfk MaaifaKriaf Tom (asr at Orrraaborxj *hipprd )iK>M rir4i of sbrrtiaie la rbiaa rrrmilr Thr Stair Movil Asaorlaiion if •' art ia Ra>k oa Marrk 51. Apr.! aal t "B>» R 3 Rrjao! J* tr»barr-i «rjßiprt;i% will kaiM aa rr-drria; |q« !b WSskm tkia rjr.ar A tor** » at work pattlait ilowr bronj raacr rail* o« ibr narrow ra.rs' real ton O-eatrr 'i l/*iir- Hr» Mkaa wki l-rrt on Jhr lis' krtwrra Xorth Caniliat aal Virr:n:a hu aaiii»l lJto roaplr*. aiottlr "rtia iwija" • Fr»klral Vaaa. of tbr BaptiK Fr aalr I'airrrrStr. wfci prri'krl ia Gol-tabcro Scalar. ail> a rollertiCD >'- aboat IS» for rdu at :oa lnq-iuks arr r jas'aatlr bnnic rr rrir«i froa all errr tb» ™aatry ia rt- Or 4 lo thr pub;:' laads brloag.ii; II tbr Stair. Soair bare raac froa at far of aa Ckkafo. TVrr arr SS3 narkt; ia thr Slarr * prisoa: oalr tftr-toar arr wa=ra: 0.-.« k-iilrH aaJ aisrtr of :kr ara art rrkiat oa Ik* Ohio tltri'' to* railroad im wolrra NorthjCart); na II if rt>*lH that a rltina of Kal »iti. *mk SIM*, bu stipnlatr-J ia h ? wi:- i ha: his roifm is mac to rsft -rr .-J3» taJ that t«Jr «0 shall 5* f> i u taj fliM of his »ko IriiU ■•kjlUT or taoktt ripreitri. Oi> Fslj" IsiSts# ii sskias extca i.tj prrparataoM far thr -r!rkr«rirti of ti ftk aaalvcnarr May Jlat aal 3d. IML Thr Tkjtar old (taint at thr A. aad M. i'o2rjt. who baa hcaa atadyiaK ktiiyiac. is atikwialy in with mill ' n Hcsou Corns S Cm NO. 22. SOUTHERN INDUSTIIAL I Wcw rsktpibflWiiw BahM« J*^ . Ciawhile CMlaa Mills at CaksMi. ! ALI. bas (tuns so awnadkl that tka ' pUml/Wwk wmpqm MratttaMlt 1^ rrta* capital tSMk flrao S«S-SW !• . n».«i* aad thr i3«a!UHoa of MM | ipiadlrt. whirh is the aaahrr aa# la oKiaika- Aboat iftr Ma rm : pftoyrd at mawL aad iha wffl ka 1 Joiri?!. aU the o;wiali««s Was Ihoaard ia onutff «aad by Ika ■■ raapaay. Suaa-paacr ia aaad u aad yaraa is ihr prodart. foar balaa aC | cottoa boat aow wyrkrd ap daily. Tka : Kaplr card war* froa ibr laardlata rS,iaiiy Of l aiuaiowm .. . "V. . Tbr aaaacrafal off thr JaLhasa r.hrr Co of Jarkna. Traa . has aboat drrzdrd apca a oafilmbh tarraaar Is Ua rqiiparat of aarhsaHT. the «*- pradsmrr for wbWh woall aaaaat to aboat fie*.***. Thr raatraplatad at ditt jaal lm«ta|laiioa H (.M ifiadJa*. ►rrparatory flakiany for liar, aad • bions IO lair rare of tkr prodart aad taaaafartarr brawa . o»t la-bas K.iads This rooapaar s plaal al prraeat ha* 2S MS »pte l.n aad CI Iww. pilar iac rotioa cloth f«r aakian hasa. Ita " offi. rr* arr arabrrs off Ihe Bra4a Bros B» Co.. of St. oLaris. Bastoa aad ' othrr rilW aad Ike plaat at lathaaa I anas oaly ■ u*plrlr4 a few ataiha aga. ~ CHAMK AT FREKRKKStUn i tut HsaaUta.it Plaat Makes ba- P*rtaat kaagra Tbr FirlrTifbiorj. Va.. Daily Star of Frk •- sii» "Mr. ChasL TySar. of nj dispssrd at hla ia . tr.-rst ia thr S.«rkrra Foaadiy aad ' Marhier Works, iorated ia tkia ritj. to Jobs T. fka!». Eat of Ckkipt. IIL I "Thr okrm «ill br Joha T. Uatr. nrrsidrat. aad a mkaa ahaai a*mr we arr mot at liiwsty to (fre. rk» |M«~i.i " t an-1 C*i-"il miiipr Mr. Fratk Tyler win br >">nua aaaapr f ifcr mr, ki:i al drpanarat. aad Mr. i I. Jrd Miibcarae seeiHary aad n taa • arrr. i ~Mr I- J-W Milhoarar haa bera la char'-- of thr i'oarul aal aalr dr parrm- at siar Lu May aad will cca i tinir- h s wrrlrrt ia that liar, i ~radrr li.- arw ' miliar oa Ik* • oapaay ner-lj to do a aad la | Tr&siDir 1-to.i'* addiar aon apS i tal. pstiißj lia ira aal Ul»' aarhis | rry. rt - "la addrtina to tkf aaaafac-tariaf , of IS»ir wni hsowa seaaiar FUana Krirad. liialr. TyVr Ckillrd. Oltrrr * IKatirra aad « *b r aakf of plows, tkr/ mac'ifa. tare a fall.liar of aaw Bills. - - T f« .d »:IK !«vi • wtfrts. rora akrllna. r ra Ilrn. ks. bar;isi. etc.. for forriga as* WrJ! a* -l»-o*-«tf trad* "Tbr traasfrr of this property araaa rau b to th «lty ct K.-«lrViibsrt "Thr p®fr*-bay pri-r was ia th* ; fcrigb> hr >l rf s7*.*».' Tkc Rkodckhs fM. | Auti.:Ta--nnrßt is aa4r of tbe torn { i-iftios uf |&r b*(!diaxa for Ike Rhnd -1 h:yi Siaaqfa ;nriEC Co.. of Graaite I Kills. X C.. ra lrr . >ap;rartloa for ■ »'»? Til l ortaa j nil or«-r a tn r aro. wrth 'ipstal star* jof tZfPr«». aal a ll brtaa oprrattoas j w.th aa iastillaiioa of U.M» spsadlra J*n ! 1>» wyasi. Coatract for tkis asa ' rhlsfrx ba» i«st fcrra aaardrd. aad the ; Biinfi'iirm will ship it as uoa as S3 thai Ibr piaat aay b* rra !> 1"- I-roK-- mr rarly this tsa- Ktr Watrr-iwarr a:1l br aard. Geo. H llisa of Charioltr. X. C.. is prrs!- I .-.si aal C. J sr-mary | trrisirer Tr stile Nates. :• is rrpnrtrl that Rafas Hiashaw. of iirar im N r, will bsiU a mttoa aiU a: !-»r loraiioa ia ihr South. M I-ashrr of Kilrnioa. Traas. pro posrs its ntabiiibaat of a has faa lorr inhliat, Texas or at Fort Worth Kan ll- saan i\. .C i Maaifaiarat Co. has riproi- 1 '•M>«:!rrablr aoary for improT-ai-»3-» re-rally, iariadias tbr of its rattat. lastaibi ttba of 3 W» p.)cal iparitj dryiac a»- tkiae for raw s:rkkow. efr R I- Brarr of MofflVl: Traa,. jm '->rr.'»i':a !:njr wi!k a rottoa aaaaata - torrr relatir* to lb' • - ablisharw: of a • itl»a laiil at Haal»»Mt. The uia farturrr aakrs a Isbrral offer, which Mr. !wrr win ra-'rartw to arrt. Kan IS-Bian IS. C.t Hosiery Mills b eooplfiißg improvrmrau that will ta~ prorr.lhr • of its prudaet at half hose aad fall-ribbed buainj. A report states the Miaroia Maaafar t3r n» Co. of Gihaoarille. N. C, all due:' its pradaetloa froa plalda to o'jtinrs. mill DOW haa 2.M* sptadlea and 2M l «oms Central Mills of Sylaeaafa. Ala., la bo« optratias at foil rapacity day aa* aight ia erdrr to sapply the liaaad * for its product of 1* to J* yaraa. ThH plan has spladles. R E. Xoor of StatrsTille. Jf. C, «a tettpiairs a aill for aaaaw farrirrlaic f-lr and rottoa battfas. aad is J'. or r:»j ifa tarers of the reqair rd Ejrtatrr to rxrespcad with hia. i A Dret-ay was aria at nitapooaa Ga. this w»»k ia the iaterest of a cot ton mill r 3ajn3T J- Calria Taatla ~ was r!ected Iraponrr ]atj|lm am a eoßDittt? is Bow taaahtag pi aaa ' lor oipaiauoa Ktsrshee4? lliiifariraf COL of IO West Siaat-eath rmt New Tort, owns aad overate*, tit am at Baka wald. Tewa . lately aeittoard as *a largias- fhe piaat la a kaaaih rltk M«ht oarhiatt twewty-foar saplijis. auafKtvtai sebrotiey. «■ (Ml IMM ; '* * ' ■ * ,,fc