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VOL, I.
ELM CITY, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUABY 17,1902.
NO 23.
THE SOUTH LEADING
Ctttstrippio; the North io lodustrial
levelopment
INTERESfiM CENSUS FIGURES.
The West Shows a Rapid Decrease
From Previous Orowth ; the North
5^ows a Decrease, While the South
Shows an Increase.
Washington, Special.—The Director
of tbe census announced Monday the
percentage of incease of population
in different parts of the country, show
ing for the last decade a rapid decrease
from the previous rate of growth of
population in the West, a less marked
but decided decrease in the North and
a slight increase in the South. For
the first time in the history of this
country the population of the South
has increased somewhat more rapidly
than that of the North. The East
geographically, is included in the term
North. Tho rate of the growth in the
North, West and South is far more
nearly tho same than It ever has been
before. The official announcement di
vides the country as follows: West,
from the Pacific to the eastern boun*
dary of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
and New Mexico; North and South, the
respective sides of a line formed by the
Potomac and Ohio river and the south
ern boundary of Missouri and Kansas,
The percentage of increase from 1860
to 18S0 was 61.9 in the North, 48.4 in
the South and 185.6 in the West, while
in the last 30 years, 188(V-19G0, it was
48.7 in the North, 48.5 in the South and
131.5 in the West.
Prior to the civil war, the Northern
States nearly doubled in population
with each 20 years, while in the South
ern States the increase of population
was only two-thirds as many. During
the last 20 years there has beeen no
substantial difference in the rate of
growth of the two sections. The per
centage of increase of growth of these
regions during each of the last two
ten-year periods as follows; 1880-90,
North 24.8; Soutu 20.1; West 71.3.
1890-1900, North 19; South 22; West
81.9.
If the comparison is limited to the
States east of the Mississippi river,
classing Minnesota and Louisiana with
the Western States, the. result Is
slightly different. It would show the
inci-ease to be: 1880-90, North 20.1;
South 16. 1890-1900, North 19.9; South
17.7.
When the Trans-Mississippi States
are omitted .the rate of growth in the
North is slightly greater than that in
the South, but the present difference
between the two sections in this re
spect is about one-half what It was be
tween 1880 and 1S90, and less than one-
seventh of what it was between 1850
and.lSGO. The frontier as a large area
o* rapid but intermittent growth, is no
longer an important factor in the pro
gress of American population ,and the
rate of growth in the several great
areas of the United States is now near
ly the same.
Senator Gorman Once More.
Annapolis, Md., Special.—Former
United States Senator Gorman arrived
here Monday afternoon and is the
guest of Governor Smith, at the Exec
utive Mansion. Tuesday at noon wit
nessed his re-election ■ to the United
States Senate, -to succeed Senator
George L. Wellington, whose term
will expire in March, 1903. No other
name than that of Mr. Gk>rman was
even thought of in this connection,
and not a single Democrat in either
branch voted against him. It was
thought at one time that the six Dem
ocrats who oined Isaac Lobe Straus and
the Republicans the other day to ab
ruptly adjourn the House of Dele
gates, might possibly go further and
take some steps to delay the election
of Mr. Gorman, but nothing of the sort
was contemplated.
Texa^’lBank President Arrested.
Beaumont, Tex., Special.—^J. P. With
ers, who was until December 31, presi
dent of the American National Bank,
of this city, was today arrested by a
deputy United States marshal, at Kan
sas Cfty, on the charge of forgery,
which is stated agpe^ates '$37,000.
Foutz Executed.
Washington, Special.—The War De
partment has been, advised of the ex
ecution of Phineas Foutz, late corporal
of Company K, Nineteenth Infantry,
at Cebu, Philippine Islands, on the
morning of January 3, 1902. Private
Foutz was convicted of the wilful
murder of a native girl.
Nom’natioHA Contirmed.
Washington, Special.—The Senate
Monday confirmed the following-nomi
nations: John C. Dancy, of North Caro
lina, recorder of deeds, Distriict of Co
lumbia: John T. Wilder, pension ag^t,
of Knoxville, Tenn.; John E. McCall,
collector of internal revenne, fifth dis
trict of Tennessee; F. W. Collins, reg
ister of the land office, Jackson, Miss.
United States Attorneys: William
Vaughan, northern district of Alaba
ma; A. E. Holton, western district of
North Carolina; Waren S. Reese, Jr.,
middle district of Alabama. ■'TToited
States Marshals: Leander J. !B. Ryan,
ijiddlQ d'strict of Alabama; D. N.
Cooper eastern district ot North Caro
lina. Postmasters—North Carolina:
Asheville, W. W. Rollins.
Death of ilrs. Warfield.
LsxingtoB, Ky., Bpeclal^--Mr8. Mary
Gabel Ereckesridga Warfl^, aged 74,
mother of Dr. B«nJ. B. Warfidd, presl-
dsnt cf PrlneetOB Tlieologlcal Seml-
aary, and of Dr. Bll)ert R WarS«,
president of Latay«tt8 Coll«s0. died
here tonight.- She was one of the most
brilliant women of the State, and a sis
ter of General Joseph C. Breskrlnridge
inspector general in the TTnited States
army: Attorney General Robert J
Bi’^cckinrldge, of Kentucky; and ex-
Coiuiresaixuur W. C, P. BNcktoridge,
CONTRIBUTIONS PAST YEAR.
A Letter of Much interest to North
Carolinians.
The following letter will Interest all
North C&roli&ians and particularly all
Confederate soldiers and Daughters of
tbe Confederacy:
Madam President and Ladies of the
Memorial Literary Society:
My work this year is not all 1 would
like to have accomplished, but every
reassuring promises and letters give
me much encouragement for tbe com
ing year. The U. D. C. are our faithful
allies. They have given two oil por
traits, one of oar beloved war Gov
ernor Zebulon Vance and one of Col
onel Fisher, the latter given by Mirs.
Beale’s Children’s Chapter. I had hop
ed to have received these portraits ere
this, but for some reason unknown to
me they have not yet arrived. An oil
portrait of Major General W. D. Pender
has been given by his Son, W. D. Pen
der. I hope very soon to have these
portraits unveil€3. Also one of Captain
Frank Shepperd, of the Confederate
Navy, given by his widow; that* also,
has been detained.
Mrs. E. H. Davis, of Henderson, N.
C., gives an oil painting of the grave
of Anne Carter lie. General Robert E.
Lee’s daughter, who lies buried in
Warren county, N. C.
Mrs. Wm. Parker, of Henderson,
sends a gavel ^nade of a piece of the
car that bore the remains^of President
Davis through the South.
Through Mrs. Parker, MiSs White
head, of North C&rolina, gives a pray
er book found on the body of her broth
er, James F. Whitehead, who was kill
ed in a skiirmish at Spottsylvania, C.
H., November 27th, 1864. The body was
interred by Northern troops, one of
whom preserved the prayer book, and
years after the war returned it to the
family.
Capt. P. C. Carlton, of the Seventh
North Carolina Infantry, gives an ori
ginal poem, Witten on the back of a
$50.00 greenback bill, and the reply to
the poem written by Daniel I* Wey
mouth, of Boston. Mass.
From a friend I have received vS.OO.
From General Anderson Chapter, U. D.
C.’s $2.00. Sale of Confederate notes
$8.55.
MRS. JOHN W. GORDON,
— Vice Regent.
MRS. ARMISTEAD JONES,
Regent for North Carolina.
To Apportion $100,000.
The various County Boards of Edu
cation in the State at their meetings
will get up information upon which
will be based the distribution of tbe
second $100,000 appropriation to bring
up the weak districts in the State to
the constitutional requirements of a
four months school. Blanks were sent
sometime ago to the county boards in
order to secure this information. As
soon as the blanks are received the
$100,000 extra apportioned among the
schools that have not Euffic'ent funds
to comply with the four months consti
tutional requirement. The demands of
the law makiug this approps-iation are
explicit, and must be complied w^ith in
order that the counties may participate
in the distribution.
Sale of State Lands.
Raleigh, Special.—Mr. James H. Mc
Rae, of Wilmington, the State En
gineer, spent the day in the city, in
specting;, maps or the State swamp
lands. He was met here by Rev. Bay-
lus Cade and Mr. jJ. F. Noble, of James
county, who were seeking information
relative to swamp lands in Carteret.
Jones and Craven counties. Rev. Bay-
lus Cade claims an option on all State
lands in Craven county, which are over
100.000 acres in area. Mr. J. F. Noble
represents parties in the"North, who de
sire top urchase parts of this land on
which Rev. Mr. Cade claims an option.
State Engineer McRae has been en
gaged in surveying the Sitate lands in
Pender. He says that the survey of the
110.000 acres of State land in Tyrrell
and adjoining counties is now complete,
but he will change the plau slightly to
conform to some rectot sales. He saj's
this land is desired for timber.
Heavy Pension Roll.
Washington, Special.—^The pension
appropriation bill was completed by
the House committee on appropriations-
Friday, and reported to the House. It
carc-ies $139,842,230, exactly the amount
of the estimates, as against $145,845,-
230 appropriated last year.
'Miss Stone’s Release.
London, By Cable.—The release of
Miss Ellen M. Stone by the brigands,
who have held her in captivity since
September 3, is believed to be only a
question of hours. An official telegram
received in London Friday afternoon,
which was dispatched from Constanti
nople after midday today, says the re
lease of Stone is Imminent.
Trouble With flother-in-Law.
Salisbury, Special—As a result ol a
fight with his mother-in-law, on whom
he used a stick of wot)d, Mr. J. T.
Wyatt, of Faith, and his wife have
agreed to separate. Thus ends a ro
mance, which began a year ago by Mr.
Wyatt marrying a Swiss bride, a high-
4y educated young woman, whom he
found through a matrimonial paper ad
vertisement, the last chapter being
Mrs. V7yatt’a quit claim on Mr. Wya-t
fcr a specified sum. The differences
between the couple has caused much
talk. Two days ago while Mrs. WyaM
was here Mr. Wyatt tried to move hi»
effects out of the house. Mother-in-l9»v
who had come with the bride and who
speaks no English objected, hence the
fight. Mrs. Wyatt had him arrested
and only agreed to his release when be
agreed to eeiiarate.
Large Coatrlbotlon.
Plttsbnrg, Pa., SpedaJ.—-Tea thou
sand dollars wa» contributed to the
utloiial ftwd tor a McKinley me-
morlal by tha worMagmen oi Ho3iv
stead. It was one of tho largest
amoumts tor thla puiposo that has
been raised In western Pennsyl
vania.
The majority rf the workingmen
rave a half-day’s pay. from tbe low
•»st laborer to the heads of the de
partments. There was a few, how-
ffw. who nothlny.
ASSAILANT LYNCHED
Colored Mad hys Penalty For Out^
ra;eOo Yooof Lady
RESCUED BY HER TWO BROTHERS.
A Mob Battered Down the Jail Doors
and Took the Guilty rian Out and
Huns Him.
Springfield, Ky., Special.^Jim Maya,
a negro charged with assaulting Lula
Jeaas, the daughter of Jos. Jeans, one
of the most -prominent farmers in the
county, near Simmstown, six miles
from here, was taken from jail by a
mob early Sunday and hanged to a tree
in the high school yard. The mob
came into town quietly and after
arousing Jailer Cattlett, demanding the
keys to the jail. Their demand was
refused, however, and they immediately
began to hammer the locks on the
Jail doors. In a few minutes they ef
fected an entrance and found Mays
scowering in his cell, begging the other
prisoners to protect him.”
The leaders of the mob took charge
of the negro and tellin* the jailer to
watch the other prisoners, dragged
Mays to the high school yard, where
he was speedily strung up to a tree.
The mob’s work was quietly done
and but few words were spoken by the
leaders while they were at the jail.
Citizens knew nothing of the lynching
until Mays’ body was found swinging
from the tree. It is not known in what
direction the mob departed and none of
the members is known to tbe officials.
The negro's body was cut down and an
Inquest held by the coroner.
'The negro was arrested and brought
here Wednesday. It was charged that
the assault was committed while Miss
Jeans was returning home from a
neighbor’s. She fought stubbornly and
her screams brought two of her broth
ers to her rescue.
They pursued Mays and succeeded in
capturing him after a long chase. Tbe
brothers beat the negro severely and
were only prevented from killing him
by the arrival of some farmers who
turned the negro over to a constable.
ncKlnl^y Arch.
Washington^ Special.—Tbe McKin
ley National Memorial Arch Associa
tion baa drafted a bill which will be
Introduced in Conjrress this week, and
supported by a petition signed by the
members of the-McKinley National
Memorial Association, formed to erect
a monument in Canton, to which the
arch association yielded the field of
popular subscription, providing for a
commission to select a site and secure
plans for a memorial arch in honor cf
President McKinley, to be erected in
the District of Columbia, The commis
sion Is to report to Congress. An ap
propriation of $25,000 is made with
which to pay competing artists furn
ishing plans and models.
The Cotton Supply.
New Orleans, Special.-Secretary
Hester’s statement of the world's visi
ble supply of cotton, shows the total
visible to be 4,448,462 bales., against
4,362,733 last week, and 4,037,277 Iasi
year. Of this the total of American
cotton is 3,710,462 against 3,6SS,7^3 Iasi
week, and 3,335.277 last year, and ol
all other kinds including Egypt, Bra
ril, India, etc., 738,000, against 674,00(
last week and 752,000 last year. Of the
world’s visiblo supply of cotton ther«
is now afloat and held in Great Britain
and continental Europe 2,227,000 bales
against 1,925,000 last year; in Egypt
229,000 against 173.000 last year; in
India 254,000 against 317,000 last year
end in the United States 1,733,00(
against 1,670,000 last year.
A Revolution.
Buenos Ayres, via Galveston, Special
—The rumors circulated here of a rev
olution to the republic of Paraguay
turn out to be well-founded. The re
volt, which broke out at Assuncion
.Me capital, was caused by th3 ques
tion of the s’lcoession. the
term of President i- ival expiring iu
NovftTiber of this year.
Ship on Fire.
Baltimore, Special.—^The Merchant'
and Miner’s steamer Juniata, whicl
sailed for Boston Saturday night re
turned here Sunday morning with car
go in her forward hold on firo. After
several hours of hard work, during
which the compartment was complete
ly flooded by the fire department. th«
fire was extinguished. No estimate o.
the damage has been made.
Development Company.
London, By Cable.—The Shanghai
correspondent of The Times s
that Prince Ching, president of the
new Chinese Foreign Office, recentl.’
Informed United States Minister Con
ger that the viceroy of Canton has
been ordered to enter into no under
takings with reference to railroads in
Kwang Tung province of a nature af
fecting the rights of the American
China Development Company, undei
the Hankow-Canton Line contract
The company has notified Sheng
director general of railroads in China
says the correspondent, of its Intcn
tion to proceed with the construction
of this line, beginning at Canton.
Death List Grows.
New York. SpeclaL—The death list
caused by the Kew York Central tun
nel acddetD^fc has been swelled to
Wlafield Slatz^, who has
sabSBitted to tZie u&putation one of
Us less, died at Towler Hospital. He
lived at K«w Boehene. Richard Mol
taeuz, another New Rochelle man.
who Is at the same hospital, is re
ported to be in a precarious coi
dition. The other patients are in-u-
irwelng favenUity.
out TEXTILE SCHOOL
ilood ftcenlts to Come FroaiThi*
Oepaiiniebt ot the A iad BL
A Raleich special eaye:
“Mr. D. A. Tompkins, englietir aftd
architect of the State’s Textile Schodl
building at the A. and M. College, was
in the city last week and rial ted the
building with President Winston and
Prof. Wilson of the Textile DeparV
rhent.
‘The purpose of the visit wu to in
spect the building, which 1« now
hearifig cdmpletloiu
Large quantities of teietile ma
chinery hate been recited and li
stored ih the completed portl0a,.0t the
building. The erectioii of this ma^ltt-
ery will b? bssrun now in a few days.
‘This textile school when completed
will make one of the finest and best
equipped in the country.
“&Iany of the oldrr schools hji^e been
developed in hired buildings which are
not as well adapted as a new building
can be made to the purpose? of a tex‘
tile education. This new building at
the A. and M. College is specially de
signed for the purposes for which it li
to be nse-i. it has been very economi
cally bililt but Is very substantial and
looks well.
“In discussing the benefits that could
be made to accrue to our people from
the establishment of this Textile De
partment Mr. Tompkins told of a Miss
Sigrld Hamilton who lives In middle
New York and who makes a business
of weaving fancy dress goods patterns
on a hand loom. Miss Hamilton does
her own designing and weaves differ
ent materials, silk, linen, cotton aUd
other fabrics. She will contract to
furnish a fine fabric for a shirt waist
pattern of an original design and guar
antee that there will be none othef
like it.
“Her work is all beautiful of design
and she sells her stuffs at high prices.
She gets five, eight, fifteeh and even
twenty-five dollars for fine patterns
lOr shirt waists. Her loom is a simple
hand loom and she does her work at
home. The work of weaving is pleas
anter than hand work with the needle
and far more profitable.
“Phlladeliihia has vast numbers of
band weavers who make rugs, tapes
tries and such fabrics at home. Some
times considerable business is devel
oped. A hand weaver will get anothei
loom and hire an assistant and then
another until a factory is made.
“The hand loom in an ordinary
house is very little more In the way
than a sewing machine. The possibil
ities of a profitable occupation with
one or more looms is far ahead of that
with the sewing machine. •
“The yarns are of course bought,
silk, worsted, cotton, linen or other,
are abundant on the markets. The yam
can be bought already dyed or the
weaver may do the dying.
Th;^ Textile Department at the A.
and M. Collese will give full courses
in carding, spinning, v.eaving dyeing
and designing. A young lady who
might be interested in designing and
weaving only might take a special
course iu those branches.
“There is a larga field for profit io
weaving rugs by hand.” *
Tar Heel Notes.
Grand Secretary John C. Drewry,
of the Grand Lodge of Masons, says
there are now 325 subordinate lodges
in North Carolina, a gain of 5 since
the last annual communication.
Seven new ledges were formed and
two ceased to exist; increase in mem
bership during the year 421, making
the total 12,000. The total revenue for
the year from lodges for $7,647, an In
crease of $703. When Mr. Drewry be
came secretary six years ago there
were only 9,S00 members and the re
serve was only $4,700.
The returns as to length of terms
of the public schools in the various
counties, as compiled by Clerk Duck
ett. of the office of the State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, show
that in 37 counties the terms of the
white schools were 4 months or more
last year and that in 30 counties the
same condition existed with regard
to negro schools. The average in
crease in the length of term of white
schools was nearly a week and of ne
gro schools a week and a half. It is
the $100,000 direct appropriation which
largely brought about this In
crease. Buncombe county heads the
State in length of term, having 31
weeks.
The receipts of the insurance de
partment paid to the Treasury for the
year which will end March 31, will be
$25,000 greater than for the preced
ing twelve months. This is by far the
greatest gain ever made. The com
panies are better satisfied with the
North Carolina insurance laws and
their admiaistretion than with those
in any other Southern State. They
are In fact endeavoring to induce
other States to take the North Caro
lina laws as a nipdeL
Insurance Commissioner Young
says that three fire companies with
drew from the State December 31,
these being the Southern of New
Orleans, Erie of New York, and the
Lion of England. There are now 85
fire and 30 life companies doing busi
ness in the State.
ilr. Cleveland to Come South.
New York. Special.—Ex-President
Grover Cleveland is so far recovered
from the effects of his recent attack of
pneumonia as to have arranged £or a
hunting trip in the South. He will
leave his home at Princeton January
22. for an island^ off Georsetown, 8. C..
where, with a party of frl«ids, hs will
remain several days.
Roles Modified.
Cauurlestos, Spedsl.—The health de>
partmest of Oharlestaa amended
the port rules conAetalajE tbs quara^
WfMt of TMseis froem the Bouth sad OsOr
ixal Aasrleon ports, so at to pensit fDr
tries without detention o£ ressils from
dean ports. Heretofore, In order to
avoid detention, vessels in the trade
between here and tropical porta were
required tm carry a physician who could
give a certificate for each voyage. The
modlflcation was made for the bsMflt
the inOt trad*,
SCDLEV IN THE SOUTH
Addresses Students of Nefro School
io SavanDlfe.
REaiVlNGOYAIlONS EVERYWHERE
The Man Who Destroyed the Naval
Power of Spain Receiving Hlgheat
Honors In Dixie.
. SavahhSb, Oa.i 8peclal-^Admiral
Schley* accbmpanied by General W.
W. Gordon, tisited the Georgia State
Agricultural and Mechanical'College
(colored) at noon Tuesday. The col
lege band escorted the visitors to
Meldrim Auditorium, where the stu
dents and many of the representative
colored citizens of Savannah had as
sembled. President R. R. Wright re
ceived the admiral and other guests
&t the entrance to the chapel. The
admiral, escorted by President Wright
ascended the rostrum, receiving
cheers and applause from the audi
ence. The students sang “America,”
concluding with the old plantation
inelody, “Steal Away to Jesus.” Ad
miral Schley made a short address,
in the course of which, after compli
menting the colored soldiers and
sailors in the war with Spain for
their bravery, he said:
“It gives me great delight to be
present today to witness the de
velopment of an idea which will bring
to every citizen happiness and pros
perity. Schools are established tor
the development of men and women
in mind, hand and heart. If you will
fulfill the full requirements of dc
Velopment of mind and hand, you will
secure to yourselves coinfort and
happiness, and be a blesMng to your
race and the nations.”
At night a brilliant reception in
honor of Admiral Schley was held at
the residence of General W. W. Gor
don. Captain' T. F. Schley, of the
army, son of the admiral, came down
from Fort McPherson, Atlanta, to see
his father and was a guest at the re
ception.
To Be Welcomed at Knoxville.
Knoxville, Tenn., Special—The cham
ber of commerce has arranged Its prs
gramipe of reception to Admiral Schley
who will visit Knoxville February 5
and 6. The principal feattrces will te
a parade on the morning of the 5th
public reception and a banquet at
ni^ht. On the second day the admiral
and party will be driven to the birth
place of Admiral Farragut and at night
another reception will bo tendered the
distinguished guests by the Cumber
land Club. The. local chapter of the
Daughters of the Revolution will enter
tain Mrs. Schley and duclng the a
miral's stay unveil a tablet erected at
the home of Wm. Blount, first Govern
or of Tennessee.
Chicago Germans to Honor Him.
Chicago, Special.—A monster demon
stration by the German population of
Chicago, including a torch parade of
4,000 veterans of the German army and
a chorus of 1,000 voices, was slated foi
the coming celebration in honor of Ad-
mfcal Schley. That it is not to be is
only due to the fact that the events al
ready arranged for bis entertainment
more than occupy the time which the
admiral can spend in this city. Late
Tuesday afternoon the committee held
a meeting at which it was decided ta
abandon all of the plans for the enter
tainment and instead to formulate an
address of welcome to be magnificently
engrossed and to present it to Schley
during his visit
Policeman K'lls Two Men.
Knoxville, Tenn., Special.—While
Policeman Joe Cruse was on his way
home Monday morning, five shots were
fired while he was nearing the comer
of Cumberland avenue and Patton
street. At the comer three men were
standing. Lon and Alec. Nelson and
Os. Ingle. Cruse accused them of do
ing the shooting, but they denied IL
He placed nelson under arrest and
the others Interfered. Crose drew his
pistol and shot both the Nelsons and
fierd at Ingle. Alec. Nelson died
early in the afternoon as a result of
his wound and Lon Nelson died at
night at 10 o’clock. The Nelsons were
brothers and were within 20 feet of
their home when shot. Cruse was ar
rested on the charge of murder and is
now at police headquarters. Both the
Nelsons and Ingle were said to be un
armed.
souniaNiNDusnui
COMMmiEISSUEO
Cnpsey-WOcox Case Takes Uics-
pected Tin.
WILSON AND DAWSON PUINTIFFS
»e ftayor awl Chief of Peaos «f
Eysabetk City Each Sue tiM GM^
Kw Enterprises Thsft Af«
Our F«vo*cd SsctI—.
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Santlieni Profresa.
The more important of the iiesr im-
dustries reported by the Tradesman for
the week ended Jaaoary 4, include a
(50.000 barrel and track faetory at
LouisviUe, Ky.; $.1IO.OO« brick iKirkvlit
Rome, Ga., $10,000 briek works at Abi
lene. Texas; $30»000 brick works at
Beaumont, Texas; a coal company at
Richmond, Va.; a coal and coke com
pany at Bsyard, W. Va.; a eolBn fse-
tory at Clettiand, Tenn.; a eopper
mining company at Biabee, Texaa; cot
ton gins at Paris and Wootan Wells.
Texas; a $10,000 cotton mill at Green
ville, Miss.; a cotton mill at Charlotte.
N. C.; a $100,000 cotton mill at Fair
mont. S. C.; a cotton mill at Vermont.
Texas; $45,000 creosote works at Hous
ton. Texas; a $25,000 development com
pany at Clarksaurg, W. Va.; an elec
tric power plant at Huntaville, Ala.; a
$20,000 electric railway and power com
pany at Elizabeth City, N. C.; an ex
celsior factory at Milan. Tenn.; a $60,-
000 flour spar mining and manufactur
ing company at Paducah. Ky.; a $50,-
900 company to manufacture food pro
ducts at Louisville, Ky.; a gas plant
at B1 Paso. Texas; a $10,000 company
to manufacture glass and electrical
supplies at Houston, Texaa; a $50,000
glass factory at 'Mannington, W. Va.;
a $300,000 gold mining company at
Waynesville, N. C.; a $6,000 hardware
company at Birmingham, Ala.; a $100,-
000 ice factory at Ehreveport, La.; a
$25,000 incandescent lamp faetory at
Owensboro, Ky.; a $50,000 knitting
mill at Cedartown, Oa.; a $50,000 knlV | pect whose identity they
ting mill at Tarboro N. C.; a $10,000 ing to investigate. After referring to
land company at Leaf, Hias.; a $80,000
SpeciaL—Uayor J. B. WIW
Jta and Police Chief W. C. DaWm.
of SUsabeth City. N. C., have eatwed
soits in $10,000 each against the Crop-
sey citizens’ committee. This was the
climax of ^ weeks’ of alleged frtetlM
and an attitude of rivalry and antago»>
lam which Is said to have Misted an
along, but which for reasons anggr^ed
by prudence was concealed from the
public. The brand which tooched oS
the volcano of unrest and bounty wma
applied in the form of a signed stata-
ment from four committeemen, whidi
in substance charged the vaajae and
police chief not only with suplaeMsa
in solving the Nell Cropsey mjrstery.
but. to use the committee’s words;
“l%ey have at all times seriooSty
handicapped our efforts by their aa>
tions and mannw treatment** The
committee also accused Chief Dawsoa
of wiring tbe release of a Cropsey soa-
lumber company at Uttle Rock, Ark.;
a $15,000 lumber company at Memphis,
Tenn.; a $10,000 lumber company at
Big Springs, Texaa; a $25,000 mining
and prospecting company at Lewie-
burg, Tenn.; an oil company at Bren-
ham, Texas; a $250,000 oil and pros
pecting company at New Orleans, La.;
an oil mill at Stamford. Texas; a pea
nut oil plant at Petersburg, Vs.; a $13.-
000 overall and clothing factory at
Birmingham, Ala.; a $100,000 railway,
light and ice company at Winchester,
Ky.; a $24,000 rice mill at Pierce. Tex
as; a $30,000 rice and irrigation com
pany at Bay City. Texas; a $50,000 rim
and veneering company at Petersburg.
Va.; roofing and cornice works at New
Martinsville, W. Va.; a $25,000 com
pany to manufacture wire buckles at
Weatherford. Texas, and a $50,000
wood-working plant at Norfolk, Va.
invited to Negro Conference.
Atlanta, Spccial.—The board of
directors of the Negro Young Peo
ple’s Christian Congress met in this
city Wednesday to make up the pro
gramme for the inter-denominational
meeting of Christian young people c*
thitt race to be held in Atlanta next
August Or Thursday night the iJoari
will leave for Washington and will
call upon President Roosevelt Satur
day morning by appointment, for the
purimse of inviting him to attend the
sessions of the -congresses some time
between April 6 and 11. An adjourned
session will be held in Washington.
In the Convention.
Richmond. Special.—The constitu
tional convention." by a large vote,
reconsidered its action of Monday,
restored the heads of the educational
institutions, reported by the commit
tee. to membership on the State board
of education. It also adopted an
amendment providing for tbe elec
tion of tbe State Superintendent of
Public Instruction by the people. This
leaves the report in tbe shape in
which it came from the committee of
the whole.
A Rich Oift tor a Child.
Cnmberlaad, Md.. 8peclal.--Former
Senator Davis, chalnnsj of the
United States del«atlon to the Fan-
American congress in .the cMy of
ICeodoo before leaving for home, tele
graphed a gift of $10,000 to his only
grandson, bom a few days ag;o. The
baby is the son cf John T. Lewis, cf
Elkins, W. V«.r the tatmmc SsMtOT's
Southern Knltfng Industry.
Progress in. textile manufacture in
the South has not been limited to the
spinning and weaving of cotton and
woolen products. The manufacture of
knit goods has also made marked ad
vance.
The Southem knitting industry made
con.mendable pi ogress In the year Just
ended, the establishment of new mills
and the enlargement of existing plants
indicating an aggregate expenditure of
$&84,000. The mills manufacture a
variety of products, mainly the lines
of underwear garments most commonly
in demand for domestic use. although
some mills are making shipments to
foreign coantries, one plant having re
cently filled orders from Australia.
The total of new mills announced
during 1901 was twenty-six. with an
segregate capital of $589,000 (five of
these mills not stating the amount of
their investment). The State of Ala
bama leads with five mills, four of
which have an aggregate capital of
$295,000. One of the latter is s $200,-
000 enterprise, owned by experienced
knitting manufacturers, who operate
mills in New York State, and is the
largest reported during the year.
Textile Notes.
Franklin Mills of Greer Depot. S. C..
will Increase capital from $46,000 to
$65,000.
Hope Mills (N. C.) Manufacturing
Co. states that the report of its intend
ing to build a new mill Is not correct
It is understood that Aberdeen Mills
of Poulan, Ga.. will be put in operation
again soon. This is a 6000-splndle and
180-loom plant
Bivingville Cotton Mill has been
chartered, with capital stock $100,-
000. at Farmont, S. C. The Incorpora
tors named are Messrs. C. P. Mathews.
John H. Montgomery and Walter S.
Montgomery.
Voorhees Manufacturing Co., J. V.
Pomeroy, president Graham, N. C.
states that its cotton mill, reported
last week at length, will be a weaving
plant end is not to be built until
spring; capitalization $100,000.
Pennant Knitting Co., of Philadel
phia. Pa., previously reported aa re
moving its plant to Sheptoerdstown.
W. Va., now has eighty-eight knitting
machines operating on the production
of cotton ribbed seamless hosiery for
boys and gfrls.
Chas. Lane Poor of New York and
associates have purchased thirty-two
acres of land at Huntsville, Ala., for
$7500, and will use the tract as site for
the erection of s number of cottages.
These cottages are to be occupied by
o];)eratives in the mills of the Lowe
Manufacturing Co. and the Eastern
Manufacturing Co.. which recently
completed textile mills.
Mathis 4fc Davis Co. of Chattanooga.
Tenn., has been purchased by the Rich
mond Hosiery Mills of Rossvllls. Ga..
which latter company recently consoli
dated with the Oceee Hosiery Mills of
Chattanooga. W. B. Davia will have
charge of the sales department of the
Richmond Company. The newly-acquir
ed plant has ninety knitting machines,
and cspitalized at $50,000.
A. T. Stocks of Gadsden. Ale.. Is
said to contemplate the ereetian of a
knitting nriU. and he haa asked for
Informatioa and prices on knltting-
n»ni ibacMnery.
Messrs. Oeo. A. Howell, Jsfper Id
ler, A. h. Smith snd Wm. Ooot ol
Charlotte. H. a, have eonplM the
erection of a large two-story tnSMM.
and anouncs that they win Inft^ sn
eqnlpment for cotton m6inif8CttinB$
probably for cotton bstting. A largf
stock compa«y-iilH hs armftsi te
owB-asA «f«nta th« pint.
the burden of criticism they have
borae the committee further Inseneed
the ofHcials by declaring, “We eooid
have accomplished better results sad
have saved much time had the diief of
police and mayor recognized that they
were public officials paid as public ser
vants and discharged their duties la
accordance with these facts.”
According to rumor in Ellsahetk
City one member of the committee de
sired Chief Dawson’s Job and they nat
urally made exertions to find the bo^
before the police did and regarded him
as an agency which should lend its
best endeavors In assisting rather
than directing the oommittee. Daw
son’s refusal Imught the first rotw«.
The committee has among its members
some of the wealthiest residents of
EHIzabeth City, and a' verdict if ob>
Uined, would be worth its fsce vain*.
Though a newspaper reply waa es«
pected to the ctnnmlttee’s statement.
Mayor Wilson and Chief Dawson ds>
elded that a press answer to the aeen«
sations would not apiiease their feel
ings. whose soothing the courts will
be asked to adjust 'The best legal tal
ent obtainable will appear.
The intense interest which first eea-
tered in the finding of Miss Cropsey
and then the fate of IWlcox. her lover
and allied murderer, has now beea
diverted to the legal strife among
those who soucht to dispel the nnssr-
tainty. and unless a compromise be ef
fected the bitterness which will crm»
in will draw a sharp line between th«
two local factions, both of which have
infiuential adherents and the cause of
whose principals they so adently
endorse.
Lq illy the factional bitterness win
over..hadow the frantic attempts to get
State’s evidence to convict James Wil
cox, who whiles away his time smo>
ing and reading, and whose Indlilbr-
mce to it is well nigh Im^egnihle.
To Meet la CharlestooL
Wsshington, Special.—A eaB has
been issued for the fourteenth annual
convention of the National Assoelatle>
of Railway Commissioners, to be held
at Charleston, Tueeday. Febmary 11.
The principal subjects that will be ess-
sldered are the classification of oper**
tion and constmction of steam and
electric railways; grade crossing; rail
road taxes and ascertaining fsir vala-
ations of railroad property; oaitora
classificaticm and simplification of tat-
iff sheets; railroad statistics; neees-
sary legislation; safety appliances; de
lays In enforcing orders at railway
commissioners; ratea and rate-makiac
form for reports of electric railways.
Baltimore, SpedaL—Tlie
Augusta Bennett from Norfolk, for
Baltimore, with paasengers and mer
chandise. is aahore off Sparrow’s ’Point,
having ^t ashore during the deaas
fog. On board the steamer were 40
passengers, who were taken oft and
brought to Baltimore by the tag Brit-
iannia. The tugs, Britannia and Chl>
cago wiU try to pull her off at higk
Schley at Savannah.
Savannah, Cia., Special.—Rear Ad
miral W. & Schley, accompanied by
his wife, arrived in this dty Friday
afternoon, an hour and a half latSk
The depot was thronged ^th psopls^
who waited patiently to greet him. As^
he alighted the dieering was desiea*
tug. Mayor Myers and a delegation of
aldermen extended the admiral a vor-
dial official welcome, and asked his
consent for a formal reception at tha
city hall. The admiral agreed. Cairi-
ages were then taken for the resldenee
of Gen. W. W|. Gordon, where Ad
miral and Mrs. Schley win visit for tsa
days. General Gordon was a m«nbsr*
of the Porto Rico commission, of
Whicb Admlrsl Schley was a msaibv.
Three Kflled.
Huntington, W. Va.. SpsdaL—A boll*
er exploded at the lumber mills of L«w-
la Mirkiff. la the sonthsm put-ai thie
oooaty. fciiiiui thrss psnow §ai
jaitag se*«^ eithan. Ths dead are:
Lswla laddUS. of PDOMiisy. O, asi
sr. of flslt Bosk. W. Ya.
aore aerlo«sly Injared
Hsrvey. of Uncola ooun^
ilass. Albsrt aad