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\ JL. XIII. FIN'AL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1923. EIGHT PAGES.
NO. 209.
CONCRETE INSTEAD
OF GRAVEL LIKELY
N iriritiiu Highway Officials
.Mu\ (Jump1 Speoiiicalio^
of i?oa?l from Drop (.reek
l*i North Carolina Lino.
Norfolk^ Sept. 10.?Concrete, in
-'.-?ud jf cray travel, may be used in
i lit* const ruction of Route 12-X. be
Deep Creek and tlx** North Car
olina lint.*, according to developments
sine** tli? state highway commission
announced last week the plans of
Portsmouth and Norfolk county offi
cials relative to building--of the 1U
miles of highway.
It was reliably stated in official
circles last niuht that a determined
effort will be made at the joint meet
ing.of the city and county road com
mittees Tuesday to change the speci
fication''. as originally agreed upon;
from gravel to concrete.
Those who advocate the construc
tion of a concrete highway declare
that no other road would be adequate
to compete -with Route 27. running
throuulr Great Urldco. which will be
constructed of concrete.
An effort on the part of Norfolk
business men, officials pointed out,
to have Route 2 7 constructed as soon
as possible, emphasized the need of
a concrete highway between Deep
Cfvk niul the North Carolina line,
it Portsmouth is to retain the source
re\I'liue derived from the bulk of the
North Carolina traffic passim,
through the city.
Is Shorter Route
According to the highway officials,
Route 27 is 10 milea longer than
Route 12-X from any point In North
Carolina to Portsmouth and Nor
folk.
Officials believe that if Route 12-X
l? constructed of clay yravel instead
of conrrete, motorists will prefer t'?
travel jo mile* further over a con
crete route, rather than use the
' ?l-r.m-1?KOiiil?route, thereby
div? itinv traffic entirely away from
Portsmouth, and the ferries, over
road ;md tii. ii.-- t?> Nor
folk.,
Portsmouth?merchants will! bo
asked to attend the siiecial meeting
?Tuesday. it is said, for the purpose
ot bringing every Influence to bear
upon the members of both rommlt
t? e-. in behalf of a concrete con
i-truct road ov?r Route 12-X.
Xo l-'inaiicial Kmi-irr
If lx understood that there Is no
financial barrier to cope with, in so
far a* tin financing of the concrete
construction of the road is concerned.
It was authoritatively stated that-ar
ranaem^i t ; have already been made
to finance the project, with tlie as
surance that the city share of the
burden, which amounts to $lfi2.f?00
will be returned to the municipal
treasury upon the completion of the
road work. The county, it was point
ed out, is in a position to advance
its share of tlie cost immediate ly.
The city's share of the rout will be
reutrned, it Is said,, by virtue of the
fact, that 12-X N a !?*? d? ral road, and
that funds. sucUvj&s tin ?? ity will ad
vance, are payable on the part of the
Government Immediately after the
construction work is finished.
H. <5. Shirley, chairman of the
state highway commission, officials
say, has already agreed lo build any
type of r< :kd-t-he city and county of
ficials misbt su:rL-est. The Kvnvr]
road will asked for by countv and
city officials during a recent confer
ence with highway officials in Rich
mond. Mr. Shirley a-ur-M them, it
is said, that it does not make any
difference to the state what material
is used In the construction of the
roads, statins that either bituminous
macadam, water bound macadam,
concrete or gravel could be specified,
Construction Cost Reduced
Highway officials who have made
a survey of the canal bank road,
say a concrete highway could l>e
built there cheaper than In any other
part of the state, as all materials
could be liuhtered to the point of dis
churue. thereby eliminating all truck
and team hauls.
The engineers estimate that the
road could be built in fix months,
owlnu to operating under exception
ally favorable conditions.
It was pointed out that in view of
the comparatively short time needed
for the construction, that the city's
interest burden Would extend over a
period of Inns than one year.
NEW IKEH.HT LINE
BEGINS THIS WEEK
A new freight line from Baltimore
lo Elizabeth City begins operation
nbout Wednesday of this w.?ek.
Captain L. W. Kelson purchased
t!,.? freight boat "Defiance" at a re
nt pale under libel and In being
?,v< rh '.tiled and will-soon bo In shape
?or ? ; ration.
W lv t-lp* will be made from
Raili'i 1? Elisabeth City. Thl<<
line will be of considerable advan
tage t ? wholesale business houses In
Klliabeth City.
Miss NKI.VJK sTIt Mil, is
NOW \ NOTARY ITHMC
n.tb luh. Sept. 10 - Notary of the
public -licenses have been l??ued nt
the office i.f Oovrrnor Morrison to
the follow-In: persons: J. C. Law
rence. Ralelah; Miss Annie M. Ader
holdt. 8tatesvlll?; T. C. Hyman. Fay
rttevllle; H. V. Rore. Smlthfleid;
Miss Nellie O. Htrabl. Elisabeth Cltyv
T. R Wall, Greensboro; J. A. War
ten. Chapel Hill.
OKDKIt I'ASSIVK
KESISTANCF. KM)
111* TLp A.' fU'-d I'f >??
I.nr.dnn. S-pt. 1?>.?Popula
tions in tli* occupied ar? as of
Germany have Im n ordered to
discontinue ilicir passive resis
tance "to tin* French an?! li? !?
iiian authorities, according to
the Central N<.ws. .correspond
t ut in U? rlin.
URGE PURCHASE
OF DISMAL CANAL
Carolina anil Virginia W ill
Unite Forres During (in
vention of Deeper Water
ways Association.
Norfolk, Sept. 10.?Virginia and1
North Carolina will combine forces'
during the convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Ansociation horo
November 13 to lf> for furthering tho
movement on foot to have the United
States buy the Dismal Swamp Canal
and keep it open as a free waterway.
This project long has been before
Congress, and industries alone the
route have brought all their influence'
lo boar in favor of Government pur
chase niul operation. Renewed ef
forts now are b'Hng made to crys
talize sentiment to this end..both in
Nori^ Carolina 'and in Virginia.
tillers tin- Government buys (lie
:canal it will be forced out of business
|shortly, became of the competition
'brought by the Albemarle-Chesa
peake Canal, operated in compotitlon
by tho Government froo of toils. The
'owncra of the Dismal Swamp Canal
ha v?* offered to bell for Saoo.ooO,
which is said to he about half of its
.estimated value.
A bill has boon bvfore Congress
for several years providing for the 1
"Mi rcii;t* <?. ami Its i>:iru?-rs ha\ ?? * \
j pressed confidence that it will bo
! passed at the next session, provido>i
tli" II ! ? | ? l'l i ? ( < i. ? I 1'iv. t fin In
'! ufflclontiy cry>tali/.(-d. Tho Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association will
; o'lnto a full discussion of tin- matter
In its forthcoming meeting, with a
iview to iirilvlnu at some means of
getting the* quegiion, once, aiid for
jail.
The rich agricultural territory
'which centers it) Kilzubeth City. N.
C., is deeply interested in the pur
chase of this canal by tlie Gbvern
; inent, because it is one of tho prin
cipal outlot to market from that ter
'rltor.v .? T.nrue lumber Industries. lo
cated on the route of the canal, and
many of them established tl?< re on
the strength of facilities provided by
this'watei way. are ; ;ii<l to be threat
ened with susp< nsion of operations
if the canal Is discontinued.
Drainauc Now I'rojioseil
Coincident with this proposal to
jbuy the canal and continue ltsxoper
ation, free of tolls. Is another pro
posal made by land owners who hold
iargo area*- in'the Dismal Swamp,
that the old canal bo ir ? d as the
basis of a drainage .project which
Iwould reclaim thousands of acres of
what is said to be tho most fertile
land in America, but which has bei n
.inundated aiii rendered useless in its
'present state.
The' Dismal Swamp Canal has been
in operation for approximately a
hundred year?', and on its operation
ha? depended the growth of > lur: ??
section of agricultural territory
bordering its route. North Carolina
interests ore prepared to give their
full support to the advocate, of the
i purchase In Virginia.
School Has Opened
At Poplar Branch
Tlranch School opened thin mornltr.
wiili ili?- faculty of 11 tolCbeffl nil
here. wltl\ the new teachf raue com
pleled. with the school bnlhllni: ren
ovated find put In eomplete rcadlm-**,.
nud with eyery prospect for a splen
did year's work.
Two new trucks will transport!
students to Poplar Hranch this y? ar,1
making n total of five trucks briir.-i
Ins In students from cfther parts of.
the county.
The children of the primary d#-]
partment will give an entertainment j
Saturday evening, the chief feature
of which will he n Hahy Show.
The Parent -Teachers' Association
Is busily nt work assist lfi- In many
wayn to make the session successful
and pleasant.
ItlOVIVAf. MttilNH TOXIOHT
iti:i;i;\ liAfTlsT (Hl KCll
Revival service.* at Ilerca Tin pt 1st
Church bevln tonlsht at 8 o'clock.
The pastor. Hey. II. I'. Hall, will he
assisted by Rev. E. I.. Wells of Kd
enton. Services will be held each af
ternoon and eveninu throughout the
\v. ? k at 3 and ? o'clock. ThC public
Is cordially Invited.
FORMERLY LARGEST
COTTON EXI*OKTF.li
ilalrlph. Hcpt 10 -Col. Charlen E.
Jnlinsnn, prominent cltlfn of Ra
lelKh for fifty yeart. and formerly
the lint largest cotton exporter in the
| State, died here laat night. .
Miraculous Escape
In Auto Accident
Man And Wife Apparently Get
Off With Minor Bruises
When Car is Wrecked
Ney* has just readied Elisabeth
? "it> ??i (li?* miraculous t scape from
d?;ith ol Oexter Forbes and Mr>.
Forbes of Currituck County win n 11 *??
Ford coupe. driven by Mr. Korbis
with Ms wife on the s?at beside liini.
turn I'd a complPtc somersault wh* n
it Tailed to keep to the road at the
curve between Maple post off ice and
Currituck Courthouse last Thursday.'
Tli?' curve, which is not a sharp one.
in only a few hundred feet from the!
postoffice.
Mr. Forbes, according to reports!
reaching lu re, was taking his wife to
a teachers' meeting at the courthouse|
but was driving recklessly and was
apparently under the influence of.li-,
quor. The car turned completely ov-.
er and when bystanders rushed to
the wreck it was to find the machine
headed in exactly the opposite direc-l
tion from that which it had when it i
left the road.
Mr. Forbes escaped with no injury
more serious than a s? vere exit on]
the arm. it is said. Mis. Forbes ap-1
pea red to escape without marked in
jury of any sort, unless she buffered
internal injuries that were not ap
parent.
Lone Man Holding
Policemen At Bay
I'ellesville. ill., Sept. 1(1.?Harry
Kettb r. ag<-d 27, today shot his wife
and moth' r in law, and when a score
of )Htiicemen surrounded the house,
he 0|H'lli;d fire ell the .officers, W.M'i
ou? I' wonndini: two of them.
?T!u? im:ii?fwiii.v?to y,\.
I .on is for r< inforcemeiHs and a gun
squad e'iroute th? re.
t'Oill\TII MCFTIMi i:\ps
with i*'.\i !:i>i i \ r iticsri/rs
Tin- revival :it Corinth Itaipti.-t
Church in which Tt? v. A. <:. llamhv.
:i i: t. d lh*> pastor. Hev. II. iVlIail.
clo?i? d Sunday night.
Sixteen iiit mh<-rs w\r?r? baptized,
seven volunteered for ?!? finite Cbn -
tian service, and.fh?-r> wire eii/lit
n< \v subscriptions to the Isihlical !:?
forder. (Jood crowds attended all
three services Sunday.
Two Killed When
Train Leaves Track
lloanoke. Va.. Sept. 10.?Fireman
Toil< y van killed ,toduy ami sev>n
person- were injured, two seriously,
when ill-1 Norfolk and Western south
bound fr? inlit train 1?*ft the tracks
a few miles north of here and
piti 11 feed Into a car on which several
men were loading lumber. The In
jured .were .rushed *to the ho.spital
here.
NEW STKENGTH IN
THE COTTON MAIUvET
New Orleans, Srpt. 1ft Cotton
f how* d r? newed str< ntfh today and
all month* In the contract market
went to n? w lilfih levels for the
x .i -on.
October roco almost 10ft points or
$j a hah', from the early level.
A privat* crop estimate of only
10.2r.e n60 Imh . Includlm: lint'Vn,
vn< re ponslble for much of the buy-,
Int.
Now York. Sept. 10. Within tl ?
ftr^t half hour of trading today Oc
tober "rotten advanced f?ft point to
2^.50. or $5 a bale above Saturday'*
closing.
ckeece accepts
COUNCIL'S TEIWS
Athens, Sept. 10. C,|. c< y< f-r
day accepted the t? rms of tin Coun
cil of Amb.i 'xadorn to Mltlo the Ore
eo Italian dispute.
WANTS LESS TALK IW
AND MOKE III. SI NESS
Impressed with the loss of film
through so much sp? ? ch-m#klDit ht
sessions of tli" City Council, Council
man L S. Gordon hav a plan by
which he believe* much time Vould
be Raved and better results be ob
tained nil around.
lie believes that It would be to tin
iHvantafcc to all concerned for anyone
having a matter to present to the
Council to deal dlfectly with the
Council rattier than throne1) paid at
torneys. Says Mr. Gordon:
"If anyone haw a grievance or any
other matter which be wi^hca to
brlnto the attentloy of the Council,
I believe that he can be hi ard more
promptly and given any relb f he may
seek equally as effectively If he will
put his petition, or whatever other
matter he may wish to present*. In!
writing, and hand It to the member
of the Council from his ward.
"This Councilman can bring the,
matter to the attention of the whole ,
body in a few words and thtts more,
matters of business can be attended
to."
HAVE THREE DAYS 1
70 RAISE QUOTA!
FJiAisIielli Oily I rgril 1>j
[Ii'ai1i|ii:irliT!> to lliirrx < 011
li"iitilit?ti< In l!e
lirl I- timl.
Tl.f follow lnv |t>|? urain lias l?? ????
rec* iv ?1 by .1 II. U Uoy. Jr., chair
man of the local chapter. American
lli il Ci ???*!?:
"finally concerned t?ecause no
new* your chapter relative Presi
dent's appeal for Japanese. Your
quota nece.-sary to obtain your
State".* j;oal. Southern division
chapter quotas lowest possible and
bared on every chapter helping. Wire
immediately closest your estimate
amount can be expected your com
munity next three days."
"As the for?-uoiiifi telegram indi
cates haste i.s half the battle." says
Chairman l.eltoy, "Saturday's News
and Observer contained the follow
ing headlines: 'Italeiuh passes coal]
bv $l,(oio; nation giving liberally to
heip stricken Japan.'
"Can Elizabeth Citv and Pasquo- J
tnr.U County neglect this opportunity I
to render a ser\ic?* to humat'it> 7 The?
oxpcntivo committer of the IJed Cross i
believes that this call wlli lie ffuXTi-1
clent to raise Hii' $::qn.noO without
personal solicitation.
"I.ei l.ear from the Individuaju.'
Send y? t:r money or check to Harney
Jennings. treaMir?r. care Savings
Oank Ar Tru*t? Company.
"The treasurers of churches and
other contributing organizations an
asked to F. nd clucks for their con
tributions to Mr. Jen Hint's at once..
If some pledges have no( Ixcn col
lected r? port the amount colN et?-<l
and the amount pledged to J. II. L*t
Koy. Jr.. chairman."
Appeal war* : out. tlxioiudi tlui
collimn^ or the Advance Saturday, to
all Individual.?, clrurelic* and frafer
nni and cixic or*. anlxations of I.li/.a
hillil'il. .ii.il 1'., i ;ii.l. n'.i f'niiiiii l?>r
contrlbtitioi? to this county'* quota
of the Japane-to It?-llef. Contribu
i ? i' ? i i? i < i I i ? 11 ? ., . ?
i,;' I ii (!< ii|? t<? tiif t i 1111 ? ??t" pul'lle:'. -
Hon of thl* paper ar?* i?:; follow.*-:
Kiyanls Club . ?l'."i.o?>
W. o Sauirdi r? . >" 10 OU
PractIcoI ly *ev< r> chtfVcti in lite ?Ity
took a collection for Japanese r? li?T
Sunday, but up to 11 o'clock Mondax
the various church tn:i-urers Sad
mano report to Mr. J? nnlnvs.
Jewish Merchants
Observe New Year
Rosh Mashana Registers Pro
founclcsts Convictions of
Jewish People
Uosh Hasliann, tin Jewish N- w :
Year, brill s at o'clock this ev? n
ln.: and lasts until *? o'clnfk Tuesday,
ev? nine. It lb a pun ly*F? H^louM 6c
fHsion, solemnly celebrated in ? v? ry
natotiH' and t? mple throughout
t)i< world. Tin' iooond day of the!
obftvami Is v i1' h> the ortliodux
of tin? J ? will faith wit I) prayera. li
tanies and M?n^.? <<|Ual In fervor to
those i f tli>- first day.
Uosh 1-fashann r? ? istern the |?r*?
founde'at conviction; of the l<'M h
people. T<m? th? r with tin da> of
atonement which occurs In days lat
er, It Iuih always had a tinii|iie hojd
cm the J'-ttMi peopb the world over.
The symbolism of tin- da> was
used with treat effectiveness In driv
ing horn** tin* moral lesson of reju-nt
ance. The soundiuv oT tie- rain's
horn (Shofnr) was to r?mind the
congregation to repent of tin ir slim
and to Improve their Ways that they
might rise on hteppln: r ton. of their
d< id Hi'lvea to higher things and wor
thb r aim*,
The Shofar blasts wen intend' 1 to
i--iiIfy three dominant Ideal* of the
i' -IK* ion of Israel. There blasts pro
claim* d the fact that Clod Is Kin? all
ovt-r tli*' earth, that He Is Jud'-e'of
i inn's deeds and thought and that It*
i ruler who proven throughout Hie!
j :' s that righteousness and Justice
an ultimately triumphant.
The* N?-w Year's day !?? therefore a
<?rt r?f judgment day. According to
Judaism judectnent day is not held
: f14*r man linn departed thin world.
nch eleclslons would he e.f no value
In influencing conduct. Hut on the
contrary JiMffffnenf <iav taken plait
annually In thin life In order to make
th" man better pn i-an d for sorvice
to humanity.
end would have It that this in i
the rifiH4tli year since1 tin World has ?
l? ? n created. Thin fiction no Imie'T
Im entertained t*rious(y. The medle-i
\;?l custom c?f v.edng to it river or any
body of water- to cant oim sins Into
the depthn of the sea I; likewise oh
? olr->c> nt and only half heartedly j
carried out. On Kosli Hnshana ureef i
lii' M are exchanged among frlendn|
ami It I if d red and hou re hold ties are
knit firmer. N w Year's cards are i
malted to friend ; and n lations and !
Ofte n telegrams are rent by dear one?j
to their kindred conveying best wish-j
? and hopes Of a year of health, liap-j
pines* and worthiness.
Closed Monday and Tuesday on j
account of the Jewish holiday are the
Kllzaheth City flrmn of IxipMls Ke||g,
Mosen Olisner and H. Oanderson.
HKMOD t'liOHKD Tt KHDAY
Sella's Jewelry Store will he closed
all day Tuesday, Heptember 11.
which In a Jewish holiday. adv.
I II n I)K VI) IN
<: vi.cr'iTA yr\Ki:
'l.tmtltMi. s- i-t l??. riftiM-n
pcfoii* ..i. ri.il Mil* 'I or
iii.mii-> ?1 in 11raiili^iialv'
wliicll : hook Oilli'Ht:.) 1i ?!;iv,
-:?>* at* i:\ci.jin .? T. J. i.ii'li
ili?pnt? !i 11 ? III 111t. I ritlf.ii In
dian
li i:' reported 11 hit the ra<?.
uullirjt occurred in i\.? N.v im li
fin,:li district wlmv iiiany
houses collaiwi'd
MAY LINK COAST
AND COAL FIELDS
Krrn Inlori'M in Rr|)orls
That Henry Ford !\1av Itmi
INVw Kailroad to Soilllipurl,
North Carolina.
Charlotte, Sept. 10.?Keen inter-]
est luus Ih'I'U a routed by reports that'
11?;iirv l-'oril has scout* in the fi?>l?l
Mii'kinu a possible route for a new I
railroad linkitm the coal Adds with !
the Atlantic s<alioor<l.
> parly recently visited Soutliport '
and looked It over. The Carolina,
CMnchflcld ? and JJlilo look* d Soul )i
port i?v?*r whiMi it* WHs I mi IIVISn?; lis
splendid road froiit the roal fl< 1<Ih and
actuallybooth! wnl?rfront property
I here and still owns it.
The proposed I'ord road would run
from the New liivcr and I'ncahontns
coal rountry to South|iort, report has
it. <?eorve L Caller, or llristol, \\ il,!i
a party i?f cnnliieors, is raid. to. he'
at work on a survey. Carter, was
w-ilir tin- ClinclHIi Id construction.
The 'rumor*-d. line would run via1
Hi I lK\*i 1 !?*. Virginia, and Mount Airy
aml'iVtilfliiii-Nali iii, and on throuvh
C'irollna to the sea at Southport.
Humor lias it t!iat I'ord wouiil nuiid
an airline road regardless of * \
I T !l I', I, l 11111!" ^ 11 < > I t ? 1 Fo7TFe"j~
and rumor also saytt that a tentative
route lias been vli wi .1 :?nd found to
i '' ??' " !??>! .ii i ? ? Im nl ni'iinu
throuvh the mountains.
j Such a nmii, which would lirlnu
i.crial h< ,?r? r in faiolirtsi Industrie..
and trav? r-< !'.<? Industrial section of
f.ie State. d?'V< lo|dnu a nnluriUy tlui
harbor at''Southport, affords a sub
ject of much t-p< dilution. If con
structed It woulw prove n'Mi at de
veloper for Carolitrt. it Is ?!? rliin'd.
ANNOUNCE VAI.I E
meijcii \nt ij.ket
Wa.-hlnMon. S< i-t. 10.?rnlt?-d
S'lntoN ftlilpplJig tlcuird off Ida la y
t?rday announced flint the value of
the merchant lin t I- $22';.7"!.'5,:: 15.
Twenty-one Sliips l<>
l?e Sold for SiT:i])|tin^
Wasbltu'toit, 1-1. 10.-- Tw??rtly
o?i?> battle** hi pi and battle cruisers
.vISI l> ? old f<?r crappinu n< \i_mnnth
to conform to 41io limitation of arm
anient treaty.
Cholera Reports In
Tokio Unfounded
?" ?? ? ' ? - >
Tokio. 1 ft.?-Report* of a
thr? .iff ncd epidemic ??f choleru In tfir*
region devastated by tin- earthquake
? unfounded, .irrordinK to authori
ties here.
Sixty thousand bodies have been
recovt red In Toklo and Yokohama tip
to and including todny. and the po
lice < timate that 100,000 have he<n
treated for wound* ami slcknes* as
the result of Hie onrthqu ike.
A lunding party from th" I'nfted
State* destroyer. Huron, buried tiio
dead from tlm.American nav.ti-hos
pital at Yokohama.
DESTitOYF.lt WHI.t K
cuseo m or \ke
. ? /
Washing fon, Sept. 10 The theory
Vra* ? \proved h< re today by high
naval official.* that n tidal wave or
Other i'-l-nile disturbance reacting'
from ? Ii?- .fapanem- ? nth<iuake catiMd
tin dl-.t t< i to the destroyers off- tlie
California coast.
worm assume no
INCREASE OF PRICES
Harrisonburg. Pi,, Sept, 10.? '
fJoveriior IMnchot yesterday suvuetl-;!
r?d to l*i ?ld? lit CoolblLe that he a"-,
sure the public of no Increase In coal .
prices.
IRELAND IS MEMBER
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
f llr T?i<? AowltH Pm> ?
Geneva. Sept. 10. Ireland was to
day unanimously elected to m? mber
?hip In the f^esfgue of Nation* by the
Assembly.
M.< %|fK nn <41114 i
i i:\ti iii; ivw.i, moi>kh
McCabe and Orlce are featuring
the new autumn mode* at their store
this week, and In today's Advance In
vite shopper* to view the season's
styles.
Mr. and Mr*. N. T. Aydlett and
children motored to Sbawboro and
spent the day Sunday.
DESTROYERS ARE
BETWEEN ROCKS
Twciily-foiic .Mm killed jmil
Sevri'al Injured ? Steam
j-!ii|i Cillta Al?u (.rmmded
mill Itullii't'd to I'itTcs.
(Hj Th? AimrlilM rrfaa)
Santa Uai ba, Sept. lO?Twen
ty-three persons are dead and 15
injured, and seven destroyers of
the Pacific squadron of the bat
tlelleet are held fast between
the rocks off the point at Arsuel
lo Light between San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
These are the outstanding consc
quenccs of (lie Navy's major marine
disaster in the Pacific wat?ys.
The Injured arc being tiun?ed nt
hospitals licrc.
A tminl'uiil of survivors Is hendeo
lor. San |)ii*i:o, while the s?'vcn ships
arc fast approaching total wrecks by
Incessant pounding of the surf.
Tin* deaftoyers wrnt asliorc while
cruising from San Francisco to San
Oieuo Saturday night In the dense
fog.
?Hi-^nUen position In relation to
tfn*- eoa \ line Is believed to have
caused the crash.
San Francisco. Sept. 1<>.?Seven
Klilted States destroy, is were totMlly
destroyed \ ? ?t?>r?ln>' wlwnthey went
ashore on the rocks 75 tulles north
or Santa. Ilarbara. and 2 1 men were
killed and nev? ral Injured.
The si? am-l.lp. Cuba, also ground
ed and was battered to pieces. Most
of the pa.: I'liin rs -are believed to
Has Old Letter From
-Mexk'o Battle Front
L'.Uli' From?Sold it. r?Untie In
1847 Treasured By Mrs.
Trueblood
A letter :?> vi nly nix yearn old,
wi!;|en !?? for? the days of nivchipP'i
wlii ti the letter JHelf was fabled
.?ml ?? i! I with wax. by her uncle,
1 :<it j i in in II irn II. to h?< fat ltr*r. Je
ll it i: i ? ?!I. ;ii ^Vinton, from tho
battle fruit during th* Jl xiran war
i.- iimoitR Hi?? tret ?? ?*??<!- heirlooms
of Mi'h. M.iry TrueMood of lliU city.
Tin' I' tt?r bi-arn th?- ?!:?*?? of April
is 17 and po tmarked Ilrasoa,
May 1C. to which pi>1 atf it wax pro
bably m nt tv conrl<TH. Th? post
mark. tin* :iddl? is and tho body of
?h letter It-! If ore all *1111 clearly
!? L?bb* iind (| ? ink unHid'-d, deaplto
lb* years since It wan written.
Tli" 11? 11? ? r tells nf tlw ov?*rwhel
mii <|i Ti'.at of tin Me sienna by Cen
tral S : n* fVrro Cordo on tho
I8tb of April. . .
\\ ill the ? fcceptlon of tho conclu
ding pat.tj?ra;?h the letter follows:
"April". th?* Usi'i day of "is-17 In
M \1eo ;tt r.?jii;'iMV) in tho North
i uo'iina r< i: linen? of volunteers.
"I cxpi ??? i" leave here In a few
dnv>> to _o t< . ii LiiIm l*olosb or to
the r;rpit:rl of M?*xir*r, one or tho
other.
"Scott nnd the Mexicans has hud
another tremonclous ft *?h t. Tho
nunihor of Mexican* that wore killed
are too topiiotm li? mention. Thof?
were fivi thousand taken prisoners.
So Vet I of tin* highest rank of Santa
Anna's .taff, his borne* and carrlago
and bi? cork lev an<l eighteen thous
and dollars wax taken .if the sumo
thin Tip re wan In all about ono
thousand of out men killed.
"Wi export pi-,i, i> beforo long. I
am very tire I of thi* place and am
not In very ?ood health at this time
but po iit? do duty. There aro
? '?vcial of our in? ? n sick at this tlmo
but not dangerously.
"I lioj.i. I shall you nil again
in tin* Old North State. Tell all tho
i. oplo howdo for me and tell theiA
I ix'n'i to v,.e thom again.
"f do not think thai wo shall have
to st ?y Ir re much lonicer. Tho
Mexicans want poire worn" than wo
i!o.
"f hope that thou? fow line* may
fmd you all enjoying a roMonaW*
portion of health. May -Ood blem
you all in every respect, whatever.
I must com* to a cio?e, write to me
ev< ry opportunity."
Tho letter cWmo* with direction-*
?is to how letters to tile writer ought
to 4>e addressed ;?nrt wilii repeated
uriMnf-^. that hi" friend* write to him.
WOltl.D SHIMM Y or
cotton is t.owKtt
Washington, Sept. 10, -The total
world Mivuly of cotton on Atiiuirt 1
wax 27.'?;x.000 bale*, as compared
with 2ft.fi02.600 bale* on AiroM 1
last v.-ar. nceordlnu to the survey of
the Department of Commerce.
'"?ids m iftKWT
New York, flopt. 10. spot cotton,
closed steady. Middling 29.10 an ad
vance of IT, points over the opening.
Futures, closing bid. Oct. 27.8/1-88,
Dec 27.5.1-02. Jntj. 27 20-23. March
27.2r.*no, May 27.20-24, July 26.96
triuling
New York, flopt. 10.?Cotton fu
ture* opened today at the following
lovela: Oct. 27.60-60. Dec. 27.37-33,
Jan 26.90-84, March 26.96-86, May
26.90-95. * A