wm m 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—. ““ r 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

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