North Carolina Newspapers

111 (fl f ft ft 1 1 w i I I 111 w JUL V i-i-V $i.oo a Year, in Advance. " FOR GOP, FOR COUNTRY, AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy, s Ccntr.. VOL. XII. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FltlDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901. NO. 34. CONVENTION IS OVER Episcopalians Leave San Francisco Fcr Their Homes. DIVORCE MEASURE IS DEFEATED flatters Incidental to Closing the Ses sionElection of Connectlonal Of ficers. San Francisco, Special. Consider able routine business was transacted Wednesday at the Triennial Episcopal Convention. A new misssionary bishop wigtlected and in the house of depu tioaT tire was an animal debate on the proposition to change the name of the Church. This question did not come up as a direct issue but on a mo tion to concur with the house of bish ops in creating a joint commission. It was decided the subject should be re ferred. There was much division in re gard to the matter. A proposal to re fuse to consider the question in any form was strongly supported but this, it was argued, would fail to show prop er respect to the house of bishops. Fi nally, the reference of the subject to a joiut committee was agreed upon. No further action will be taken until the meeting of the General Convention in 1904. The hou3e of deputies unanimously ected Dr. Cameron Mann, of Kansas City, to be missionary bishop of North pakota. The Huntington arnendme-.it to article 10 of the constitution which was adopted by the house of deputies was non-concurred in by the bishops. The rooms of the woman's auxiliary were closed in the evening in respect to the memory of the honorary secre tary, ill re. Mary' A. E. Twing, of New York. Thoso funeral was held from St. Luke's church. There wa3 a reception at the Japa nese mission. Bishop Rowe, of Alaska, addressed a missionary meeting at the Samaritan. Three "brief amendments to the can ons regarding ministerial relations were adopted by tho house of bishops and sent to the deputies for action. The bishops concurred with the depu ties in adding to article 1 of the con stitution section 6, which provides for the appointment of two delegates, one clerical and one lay, to the house of deputies from each missionary district. A committee of conference was asked for regarding the appointment of a liishop. A modified form of the Huntington amendment to article 10 of the consti tution, which permits special forms of laorship, as adopted by the house of deputies, was defeated. It is understood that the vote was a tie, although the exact vote will not be given out offi cially. T The house of deputies elected i.'s members of the board of manageis. of the General Missionary Society. The only notable change in the person nel of the board was the election of Rev. Div Fisk, of Rhode Island, in place of Rev. G. M. Christian, of New York. The canon on deaconesses was adopted. The canon makes 30 years tho least a?e at which a woman may be re ceived ns a deaconess and this has al ready hern adopted by the house of Inshops. A resolution was made to con cur with hoyse of bishops in creating a joint committee of 15 to take into consideration tho entire subject of a change of names. The motion wss adopted by the following vote: Cler ical. Aye r.D. nay 13. divided, 6; lay, jtvu 30. nay 17. divided 4. This question, although all those strongly favoring ihe chance voted aye. A resolution of fered by Dr. Ring wait was adopted as follows: 'Resolved, tie house of bishops ccn eurrinsr. that it is the sense of this Convention that good citizenship is the fundamental principle of religion, that the Church mindful of the grow ing ter.dency to unchecked corruption Mn the conduct of our municipal affairs throughout the United States, the in difference to and covert contenanciug of immorality, gaming and vice, places herself on record a3 expecting her sons to tako an active part at the ballot box and elsewhere as occasion permits, to ward the suppression of these perni cious .enemies to virtue and good gov ernment." Indicted For Shooting; a Young Man. Roanoke, Va., Special. The grand jury of Wythe county has returned an indictment against Miss Ola Neff, of Rural Retreat, who shot the Macon, Ga., wholesale groceryman, Waxel baum. a month arw on the streets of Rural Retreat with a rifie for an al legel insult. B. P. Neff, the young lady's father, was also indicted for aidlr.it and abetting the shooting. GOVERNOR AYCOCK'S TRIP. Well Pleased With What He Saw In The Mountains. Governor Aycock returned Sunday from his trip through a part of the proposed Appalachian Park and Forest Reserve in Western Carolina. He was accompanied by Congressmen Kluttz, of North Carolina; Otey, of Virginia; Brownlow, of Tennessee; President Chas. W. Dabney, of the University of Tennessee; Prof. Holmes and others. The Governor expressed himself as delighted with the trip, which was made under perfect weather con ditions, and carried him through the most attractive mountain scenery with its beautiful autumn tinting. The three Congressmen, who accompanied His Excellency were delighted with the visit to the mountain section which carried them from Hickory, Blowing Rock and the mountain sec tion to Asheville. They expressed themselves as heartily in favor of the forest preservation. Governor Aycock was much im pressed with evidences of destruction made through the mountain section by the spring flood. He observed land slides covering two and three acres. He is satisfied that the preservation of the mountain forests will alone save the lower country from ruin and de vastation. The proposed forest reserve em braces mountain territory in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina. Georgia and Tennessee. The counties in North Carolinia that it will reach are: Ashe, Watauga, Mitchell, Madi son, Yancey, Burke, McDowell, Cald well, Wilkes, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Clay, Graham, Macon and Cherokee. North Carolina Apples. Secretary T. K. Bruner, of the De partment of Agriculture, returned last week from Western Carolina, wnere he went to gather exhibits for the Charleston exposition. Curator Brim ley, of the Museum, did not return, but will spend several days more in the mountains. They visited the coun ties of Henderson, Transylvania, Bun combe, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey, Caldwell and Watauga. "Some seventy-five photographs of mountain scenery, agricultural scenes, orchards, fruit trees, etc., were taken," said Mr. Bruner. "We secured sixty varieties of apples, in all 125 barrels. The supply is sufficient to keep a dis play at Charleston all winter. We were very fortunate in securing fine specimens considering the indifferent apple crop. Specimens of wood and a display of mineral and gems were secured. The American Gem Company and the Alfred II. Smith Company, of New York, are engaged in large mining operations in Mitchell county. They have promised to furnish exhibits of Mr. Bruner was delighted with his trip in the unsurpassed mountain section. He was surprised to find a fine corn crop in Yancey, which he said was simply magnificent. Mitchell and Caldwell showed mat mey uavu suffered much from the spring floods and crops there were poor. In Hender son and Transylvania. Mr. Brunei said a fine fall cabbage crop had been grown. Already this fall $2o, 000 worth of cabbage have been ship ped from Transylvania. The Cumnock Coal Alines. Mr. II. K. Meyers, president of tho Chatham Coal and Iron Company, of Cumnock, in a letter to the Baltimore Manufacturers Record says: "We have purchased the Cumnock mines and organized this company, taking possession of the property September 1st. We are installing Harrison cm pressed air machines, and expect to have a capacity from the present mine of at least 600 tons daily. Early next year we will open several more veins and expect to have capacity of 2.500 tons daily one year hence. This is an entirely new company, rt' manage ment, etc., and will develop to the full est capacity these valuable coal de posits. We shall be in the market very soon for air compressors, hoist ing engines, pumps, etc, This is not the old Chatham Coal and Iron Com pany which operated but did. not own the mines, operating under a West Virginia charter." Bank President Indicted. Brownsville, Tenn., Special. The grand jury returned another indict ment Tuesday in the case growing out of the rerent suspension of the Hay wood County Bank. The Indictment Is agaist P. B. Anderson, late president of the institution. Other indictments in the cose were returned Monday against R. H. Anderson, the cashier. ARE DEFE ATED AGAIN Americans Suffer Another Repulse in the Philippines. GET ANOTHER SERIOUS SET-BACK A Company of the Ninth Infantry is Fired Upon By 500 Bolomen and 13 Killed. Manila, By Cable Five hundred bol omen attacked a detachment of 64 men of the Ninth Infantry at Banga jon, on the Gandara river, island of Sa mar, Wednesday, killing ten and wounding six. The remainder of the company arrived on the scene and routed the enemy, killing over 1C0 of them. It is believed that the enemy only retired for re-enforcements. As soon as the news was roeeived at Catbbalo gan, two gun-boat3 were dispatched, General Smith going in person to the scene. Washington, Special. The following brief cablegram from General Chaffee, reporting the fight of the Ninth Infan try at Samar, Wednesday, was receiv ed at the War Department: Manila, Oct. 18. "Corbin, Adjutant General, Washing ton: Forty-six men of Company E. Ninth United States Infantry, under First Lieutenant George W. Wallace, in the field in lower Candara, Samar, were at tacked by 400 bolomen October 16. Our loss was ten killed and six wounded, names not received. Eighty-one of the enemy left dead on the field. Enemy beaten off, "CHAFFEE." The War Department officials were somewhat dismayed at the press report of the new set-back on the island of Samar. They had no confirmation from official sources of the report, but thi.? was true 0 th last affair of the kind which happened at Balangiga. The Ninth Infantry, which suffered there, was the same organization that en gaged in the latest fighting at Ban gajon, though in this case the company attacked is not known. An inspection of tho disposition mide of the troops on the island of Samar shows that before the Balangiga fight, there were no less than 3$ separate posts. Thesa were so disposed that sup plies could be conveyed to the troops by water. General Huges has left Sa mar and, gone to the Island of Cebu to recuperate, which accounts for the as sumption of the command on Samar by General Smith, General Hughes was worn out and suffered from the effects of a severe fall received while chasing insurrectos in the mountains of Sa mar. New Canal Treaty. Washington, Special. Lord Paunce fote will sail for the United Stetes oa the 26th inst., before the Brisih cab inet council has had an oppportunity to review the protocol, which embody in principle the proposed new Hay-Paun-cefote Canal treaty. It is thought here, however, that that fact will not delay sensibly the final negotiations, which will take place here between Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, for it is the intention that the new treaty, like that which it will deplace, on the docket of the Senate, shall be finally drafted and signed in the city of Washington. It is said that when the new document is framed the "fortifications" clause will be found to have been dropped out, leaving the United States at liberty to fortify the canal, but it is distinctly stated that it is not obliged to do so, and in fact there is no present inten tion of erecting fortifications, which, it is stated, would be much more expen sive than a fleet of battelships and less useful. Premier Replies. Paris, By Cable. The Premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau, has replied to the secretary of the Miners' Federations regarding the government's intentions towards the demands of the miners. His reply cannot be considered veiy satisfactory to the men whose federa tion committee will meet Sunday and resolve whether to strike or not. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Enterprises That Are Enrichin; Our Favored Section. Furniture Making Industry. Tho Baltimore Manufacturers' Ro cord says: Another significant move in the furniture-making industry is the establishment at Thomasville. N C, of a branch factory by a New Eng land firm engaged in the manufacture of machinery for making chairs, cab inets, school furniture and general furniture. It is another case of a mi gration of an industry to tho region where a market has been created by the rapid growth of factories. North Carolina now occupies an important place in the Southern furniture-mak ing industry. With High Point lead ing in this respect there are many wood-working plants in other towns of the State and a contract has just been let for a furniture factory at Al bemarle. At Colurcbus, Ga., two plants will be absorbed by a new com pany which will operate a large fac tory fcr the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds and there is a proba bility that Toccoa, in the same State, may have a fruit and vegetable box factory. Wood-working plants are also planned for Beaufort and Mar shall, Tex., and Greenville, S. C. A Duluth manufacturer will establish in timber lands of Louisiana mills for the manufacture of the finest grades of ehort-leaf Norway pine, large tracts of timber land will be developed by the Clear Creek Lumber Company of Ala bama, while three lumbering concerns with a capital stock of $100,000 each have recently been organized in southern Mississippi and guite a num ber of others with capital stocks rang ing from $5,000 to $50,000. The development of the oil regions in the Southwest is giving a great im petus to many industries in that sec tion of the country and it is expected that the rice-growing and rice-milling business in Southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas will be advanced upon a more extended scale than ever before. A Big Wagon Factory. An industry of considerable impor tance in woodworking has just been secured for Gadsden, Ala. It will be a $125,000 wagon factory. The fact that such extensive tracts of hickory, white oak and hard woods generally are near that growing manufacturing city was largely responsible for its selection as a site for the plant. The Mecklan Wagon Cq. organizes, with C. L. Beare of Olean, N. Y., as president, and W. N. Mecklan, general manager. Contract has been let for erection ef main building 40x300 feet, two storios high, and by January 1 the equipment of machinery is expected to be in po sition for employing 150 worknte and producing wagons daily. To Develop Water Power. The Commercial Club of Louisville, Ky., is now considering plans for the proposed development of the power of the Ohio Falls near that city. Eight different plans for the utilization of the flow of water have been submitted to the organization. The citizens of New Albany, Ind., are also taking an active interest in the movement. A meeting was held last week to consid er the subject. J. H. Stotsenburg ol .Now Albany acted as president, and J. C. Van Pelt of Louisville as secretary. Barrel Factory Wanted. H. R. Cannon, mayor of Tallula Falls, Ga., writes to the Manufactu rers' Record that there ia an opportu nity at that place for a barrel factory. He says that great Quantities of sd- ples and potatoes are raised nearby, with no means of properly marketing them, and that all the timber necessa ry and an unlimited water-power for the barrel factory aro available. To nine Grphlte. J. A. Farwell, of Chicago, is presi dent of a $3,000,000 company formed to develop graphite mines in Yancey county, North Carolina. It is stated the output will be at least one carload daily. The only other graphite mines of any consequence in this country are those near Ticonderoga, N. Y. Industrial Miscellany. The Wilmington Street Itailwav of Wilmington. N. C. has been sold tn Messrs. Hugh MacRae & Co., who con trol the railroad, extending from Wil mington to Wrightsville, on the sea- coast. It is understood that the pur chasers intend combining: both linos under one system. Surveys are nov being made with a vie -7 to using elec tric motors on the Wrightsville line. IN SCHLEY'S FAVOR. The First Witness For the Admiral Cn the Stand. SOME INTERESTING EVILENCE. The Court's Investigations Take a New Turn The Hero of War Will Now Have An Inning. Washington, Special. Monday in the Schley court of inquiry, Judge Advo cate Lemly concluded the presentation of testimony for the government and the first of Admiral Schley's witnesses was introduced. Captain Francis A. Cook, who commanded the Brooklyn during the Santiago campaign and who acted, though unofficially, in tho capac ity of chief of staff for the commodore, was on the witness stand the greater part of the day. He was followed by Lieutenant Commander Wm. E. Full man, who was senior watch officer cn the New Orleans during the Spanish war, and former Lieutenant ' Jr,e'pb . Beale, who, as an officer on the Har vard, translated the cipher dispatches between Commodore Schley and the Navy Department carried by that ves sel. Lieutenant EeaJe was the last of the government witnesses, although Captain Lemly explained that he would reserve the right to call others if occasion should demand that he do so. He had no sooner retired than the first witness for Admiral Schley was called. This proved to be the Cuban pi lot Eduardo Nunez Captain Cook was questioned by Mr. Hanna and responded in clear and dis tinct tones. He said he had been at Key West on May 19. Giving the rea sons for the departure of the flying squadron for Cienfuegcs, Captain Cook said the squadron had teen sent- to that port "to intercept and mast the Spanish squadron, it having been de termined, as we believed at that time by them to make Cienfuegos their ob jective .point." He had un?ratood that the Spanish fleet carried munitions of war for Havana, and iC was believed that they would go to Cienfuegos, be cause of its accessibility to Havana. Captain Cook detailed a conversation between commodore Schley and Cap tain Chester while the squadron was en route to Cienfuegos. He said there had been talk between theni about coaling on the southeast coast of Cuba. He said that upon arriving off Cienfu egos on the morning of May' 22, a blockade was immediately established, as the firing of guns was heard, and it was believed that Ccrvera had arrived and a fete in honor of his appearance was on. Earthworks on the shore were seen, but they were not fired upon be cause it was considored desirable not to unnecessarily expend ammunition. T think between that time and the ar rival of the Adula, it was presumed that the whole beach was occupied," he said. The Divorce Matter. San Francisco, Special. The house of deputies of the Episcopal Church of America, sitting as a committee of th whole, adopted the proposed canon prohibiting the re-marriage of divorced persons for causes not aris ing previous to their former mar riage. The cannon was adopted as it came from the house of bishops. The vote stood 182 for, 158 against The amendment of Dr. Huntington, of New York, making an exception in the case of the innocent party of a di vorce granted on the ground of adul tery, was rejected by a vote of 158 to 173. The result of the vote in the committee of the whole was reported to the house of deputies, which will vote on the matter. The result, how ever, may not be the same, for in the house ihe vote of 30 delegations is re quired to carry a measure, the divided delegations virtually counting among the nays. No time was set for a final vote by the house. King Leopold to Visit New York. Antwerp, By Cable. King Leopold has decided to visit New York. He announced this at an interview grant ed to the burgomaster Saturday. His Majesty expects, among other advan tages, to get in the United States many suggestions from the shipping arrangements, which will prove bene ficial to th rorts of Belgium.