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' Entered at the Postoffloe at Mar
shall, N. fl., aa eeooad-eiaas matter.
"Jim" lounger rateida waa aa ap
propriately dramatic nding to a atl
xir.g career, -i ',.::'.' !.t
The New Tbrk City Record, an offl
ctal publication owned and issued by
the municipality, Is the biggest news
paper In the world. It appears every
day , In the year, Sundays and legal
holidays excepted, and sometimes con.
tains as many as 383 pages. '
While scientific penologists are advo
cating the reinstatement of the whip
ping post in the prisons as an agent for
the reformation of refractory criminals,
the' English people bare Just abolished
the treadmill from their penal estab
lishments as a relic of barbarism.
The new Spanish Minister to the
United States says that his people are
anxious to have America's captains of
industry come there and wake up the
country. They desire foreign enter
prise, particularly American. They
have plenty of wealth; the banks of
Madrid have enormous deposits, but
what Spain needs is America's distinc
tive possession enterprise.
Mrs. Russell Sage, in an interview
printed In the New York World,, an
alyses the secrets of her husband's
success. He never dissipated, was al
ways regular in his habits, very indus
trious and saved his money; and that Is
how he became so rich. Mrs. Sage
scouts the idea that good luck has any
.tliing to do with success. All success
ful, people do. It would detract from
their own merits, you see, to admit for
a ,. moment that they were ever more
fortunate than others.
A'notable feature of the financial
situation, . particularly In New York
City, Is that many large corporations
are taking their deposits out of the
banks and making loans themselves In
stead of leaving the money for the
banks to loan. The high Interest rate
obtainable is the cause. On this ac
count small depositors - are . more
sought after than they were formerly,
because the amounts they carry are,
as a rule, not large enough to tempt
them 'to withdraw them. '
The owners of a large factory near
New York City have been called upon
so often to entertain unwelcome visit
ors that they have posted a sarcastic
bulletin setting forth the hours during
which they will' receive various classes
of callers, aa 'follows: "Commercial
travelers, 7 to 11; solicitors for church
subscriptions, 11 to 1; book agents, 1 to
3; stationery peddlers and insurance
agents, all day." A postscript states
that the firm will attend to ita own
business between sunset and sunrise.
.There has recently been sbowa a
great development In the motor bicycle,
and cyclists are beginning, to, resJIs
the merits and pleasures derived from,
their use, for In every way the motor
Is superior to the pedal driven Wheel.
Longer tours can be Indulged In, and
' hills present no terrors. to. the weak,
' Grades are surmounted easily, free
from perspiring effort, while the rider
i sits easily on the seat, drinking la the
scenery and easily abla to pass Ida lea
. fortunate fellow-rider. , As to coat, that
is no more than waa formerly, charged
for the high-grade high wheels and
-pneumatic safeties when first they
ireit nnragnt oat
;., , jk ana toe uiw nuw im asj vmiij irv
fcraska case Indulges in th following
mama nowara ac lancr: nam tins in
'error art afraid that tha honor and dig
.' nlty of tha State win suffer, and they
- Invoke for the claimants broad princJ-
ttfAfl , flt.4m,1 'inff artjt ta' dalm
. .that. neither th,e J governing courts
not the conrHfatloa - apply U ; them-
joe logical sequence ia mrs vnai prr
eon who bold claims against tha State
are m iiTnw cimh.- cu aiuuw
make wings of 'Justice and rigor ta fly
to the mystic region above and beyond
' the trammels, of law. and where such
tinlnat tMn ra aa Mnfrftrtl mnA vHttfa
eontHuti;;s'do 'not exist, but where
itfor. them a straight and narrow peta
,wylcai to tT treasury, whose doors.
witrut t .( or delay, t n eeftiy on
t a V; s to !-' t t'.era.-. Yet If 1
C,i nut 7 t b V a court.
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GIVEN FINAL TERMS
GermanSends an llfmatum to the
' -. Republic of Venezuela.
AFFAIRS NOW COMING TO CRISIS
If tha Reply to Not Satisfactory, the
British and German Qovernraenta
. WW Enforce Tbelr Claims.
London, i By Cable. Premier Bal
four announced In the House of Com
mons Monday that an ultimatum had
been sent to Venezuela, and that in
the event of a satisfactory reply not
being received, the British, and Ger
man governments would take meas
ures to enforce their claims against
that country. Mr. Balfour, when ques
tioned on the Venezuuelan situation
by th9 Liberal leader, Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, said: "For the
past two years we have had grave
cause for complaint on various oc
casions of unjustifiable Interference
by the Venezuelan government with
the liberty and property of British
subjects. No efforts have been spared
by the British government to obtain
an amicable settlement of these casts,
but in none of them have satisfactory
explanations been forthcoming. Lat
terly, the representations of the Bri
tish minister have been practically
unnoticed. There are also .cases in
which British subjects and companies
have large claims. We have been act
ing in' conjunction with the German
government, which haB large claims
against Venezuela. A final communi
cation has been made to the Vene
zuelan government by the British min
ister and the German charge d' af
faires. If no satisfactory reply is re
ceived, the government have decided
to take such measures as may be
necessary to enforce their claims.
Replying to a supplementary ques
tion, Mr. Balfour said he understooa
the communication to Venezuela wa3
neither Joint nor identic.
The ultimatums to Venezuela win De
followed by the seizure of the cus
toms unless a satisfactory settlement
Is forthcoming within a brief period.
The ultimatums have a time limit
but the exact date cannot be ascer
tained here. The orelgn Office
states, with regard to the time limit:
It Is a reasonable time in wnicn
Venezuela can satisfy the powers.
Both the notes are practically ot
Identical, although the claims differ.
The notes merely reiterate the con
tinued disregard by the Venezuelan
government of all our representations.
specify our claims, and demand im
mediate action on tho part or presi
dent Castro's government In connec
tion therewith."
The British government s Is prac
tically identical with the statements
made In previous dispatches from
London, in which it was first an
nounced that the present action was
contemplated. Should the British ulti
matum meet with a hostile reception,
th British minister. W. H. D. Hag
gard, has been Instructed to go abroaJ
British warship or, lr mat is im
practicable to go into the neighboring
British colony. The foreign umce,
however, does not appear to antici
pate such a contingency, nor indeed
does it look forward to any startling
development within the next few days.
Premier Balfour's announcement in
the House of Commons Monday is re
garded as merely the obvious culmi
nation to the situation which daily has
been becoming more critical for tbe
past three months.
The Ultimatum Presented.
Berlin, By Cable. The Germau
British ultimatum to Venezuela was
presented at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon, at Caracas. The ultimatums are
Identical In spirit, but not in form.
Each embodies the respective claim3
of the two countries and is conse
quently different. Some announce
ment on the subject would have been
made by the government to the Reich
stag had the House been in session. A
statement will be made either orally,
by Chancellor Von Bulow, or read by
President Von Ballestrom. The Bun
desrath already has been informed
that the Foreign Office Is unwilling to
disclose the text of Germany's ulti
matum, as such a step would be
against all - precedent and because
It would also be discourteous to Vene
suela to publish" the text before giving
that country an opportunity to reply.
S S bay fcac.
New York, Special. The expiration
of, tbe first U hours ot tha six-day bi
cycle race In Madison Bquare Garden
aaw only 12 of the original It teams
atlll on the track and a tew minutes
later Gougolts and Kaser announced
their retirement owing to injuries sus
tained by the Utter early in tha race.
Tha seven teams in the lead bad 494
miles, lap to their credit.
Telegraphic Brief.
'' A cold wave bore down upon Chi
cago Sunday and, reached Ita climax
Monday with a temperature at the aero
mark. About three inches of snow baa
fallen, five fatalities from eausea 'di
rectly attributable to the weather have
been reported to the authorities and
numerous case ot -destitution Incident
to the sadden drop were afforded re
lief during the njght.
' W. M. Savage, of Minneapolis, baa
bought Dan Patch; the famous unbeat
en pacer ot M. E. Strugff, of New York,
for $60,000. M. EMcHwy, who baa
driven tha bora many a fast mile and
scord-l:69 1-4 with him. baa aigned
a contract with Mr. Savage to handle
the horse for the racing seasons of
1909-04.- ' 4 : ' " ;., ' ,
- Mule For Sobtb Altlca. , 4 V
Memphis, SpeelaL Major E. F. Eck
arsly. of the British .army., passed
through Memphis for Lsthrop, Mo.,
where the British government baa con
centrated 100,000 mule- and horse
which bits been purchased to re-stock
farms in TransvsaL The thipmeat of
the animals wllljbegln on January 15.
Major Eckersly says' It la the In
tention of the government to make a
serend purchase of equal si whea tha
present movement Is ended. - .
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Saw First Tra'aj-- ."
f -o de Cuba, By CsfWTj'
t - - I persons., among t-ra ta
m re rrents:!
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Cuba
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Session at Wilmington Adjourn-
- y.'' The Appointment. ;
The North Carolina annual confer,
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
South, closed Monday, the following
appointments for the coming year be
ing announced:
APPOINTMENTS.
RALEIGH DISTRICT W. H. MOORE,
P E
Raleigh, Edenton Street, G. F. Smith.
Central, G. F. Adams, J. 0. Guthrie.
Brooklyn and Macedonia, M. M. Mc
Farland.
Epworth, J. M. Culbreth.
Cary, G. B. Starling.
Clayton. G- W. Fisher.
Smlthfield. N. E. Coltrane.
Kenly, to be supplied by R. H. Whit.
acker.
Millbrook, N. L. Seabolt.
Youngsvllle, G. R. Rood.
Frankllnton. J. H. Shore.
Loulsburg. M. T. Plyer.
Tar River, A. L. Ormond.
Granville. W. II. Puckett.
Oxford station, A. McCullen.
Oxrord circuit. J. D. Pegram.
Editor Raleigh Christian At -
T. N. Iv:y.
Asent of Methodist Orphanage, J. O.
Hurley.
fciiyerintendent cf Methodist iKpnan
o. j. VV. Jenidr.s.
DURHAM DISTRICT J. T. GIBSa,
P. K.
Durham, Trinity. It. C. Besman.
Main Street, V. I . Cunningham.
Car church and Di-cnson, F. B. Mc-
Call.
Durham City mission, B. B. Culbretti.
Durham circuit, J. B. Thompson.
West Durham and Cunningham, C.
, Jerome.
Chapel Hill. N. M. Watson.
Hillsboro, Rufus Bradley.
Ml. Tirzah circuit, M. D. Giles.
Leasburg. R. F. Taylor.
Toxboro. K. D. Holmes.
Woodsdale, to be supplied by B. E.
StanHeld.
Milton. J. A. Daily.
Yanceville. J. H. McCracken.
Burlington station, D. N. Caviness.
Burlington circuit. I.. M. Brower.
East Burlington. Graham and Haw
River, to be supplied by VV. R. Orf-en.
Alamance. N. C. Yearle;-.
President Trinity College, J. C. Kil
go. Lectureship in Trinity College, E. A.
Yates.
Head master Trinity High School, 'J.
F. Bivlns.
FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT B. R.
HALL. P. r
Fayetteville, Hay Street, T. A.
Smoot.
Cu-iberland. E. C. Sell.
Cokesbury. L. H. Joyner.
Sampson. B. B. Holder.
Buckhorn. J. W. Wallace.
Dunn. E. M. Sn'pos.
Newton Grove, R. A. Bniton.
I'ittsboro, J. H. Frlzelie.
Haw River. R. W. Bailey.
Goldston, J. C. Humble.
Silcr City, .1. Sandford.
Carthage. R. H. Broom.
Sanford. S. T. Moyle.
Jonesboro, B. C. Allred.
Lillington, A. D. Betts.
Ellse, j S. Ethericige.
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT-W. S.
BONE. P. E.
Rockingham statiou, J. H. Hall.
Rockingham circuit, supplied by J.
W. Gurganus.
Richmond, S. E. Mercer.
Mt. Gilead. M. D. Hix.
Pokin, supplied by J. W. Hoyle.
Montgomery. H. G. Stamey.
Aberdeen. G. A. Oglesby.
St. Jchn an J Gibson. G. B. Perry.
Laurinburg. L. S. Massey.
Hamlet, C. O. Du Rant.
Maxton and Caledonia, N. II. D. Wil
son.
Red Springs, Z. T. Harrison.
Lumberton. J. P. Pate.
Robeson, J. N. Asbury. R. W. Town-
send, supernumerary.
Rowland, J. W. Bradley.
NEWBERN DISTRICT F. D. SWIN
DELL, P. E.
Newbern, Centenary. R. F. Bumpass.
Goldsboro. St. Paul, M. Bradshaw.
St. John. J. E. Thompson.
Goldsboro circuit, H. E. Tripp.
Mount Olive circuit, supplied by J. M.
Carraway.
Mount Olive and Faison, G. D.
Langston.
La Grange, H. B. Anderson.
Snow Hill. E. Pope.
Klnston, E. H. Davla.
Grlfton, J. M. Lowder.
Craven. W. H. Townsend.
Jones. D. C. Geddle.
Pamlico, W. H. Kirton.
Oriental, supplied by F. S. Beeton.
Cartaret. J. H. M. Giles.
Morehead City, H. M. North.
Beaufort. J. A. Hornaday.
Core Sound, supplied by U E. Saw
yer. Straits, F. K. Dixon. S. Letters, u
pernumerary.
Dover. B. H. Black.
WILMINGTON DISTRICT R. B.
JOHN, P. E.
Wilmington, Grace church, J. N,
Cole.
Fifth Street F. II. 8hamburge.
Bladen Street, G. B. Webster.
Market Street, J. W. Potter.
Scott's Hill. Y. E. Wright.
Onslow, W. A. Jenkins.
Jacksonville and Richland, suppllel
by V. A. Royall.
Magnolia, J. W. Martin. .
Kenansville, W. D; Sagger.
Burgaw, C. C Brother.
Clinton, J. T. Draper. . :
Bladen, A. J. Grovea. :
Elizabeth. G. T. Simmons.
Whiteville, A. & Barnes, C , W.
Smith, aupernumerary.
. Carver'a Creek, J. J. Porter. ' :
Waecamaw, T. J. Browning. .
Shallotte, N. H. Guvton. '
Ton Creek, supplied by W. R. Boy
1L .- - - ;
v Southport; B. McQulrter.- -
. -New River, supplied by 3. K. Mar
lowe. - . -
WASHINGTON - DISTRICT F. ' A.
.. . . BISHOP. P. B. A
i Washington-. E. Thorapsoa. ' V.
. Ai:6rs, P. Grennlpg. ' ' V
' Ss-sn Quarter, W. Y. Evert on. v -
Matamuakett, to be aupplled by H.
A. Jcnea. ' ..
Falrfle.d J. T. Holdea . - '-j ,
Grtenvllla, H. M. Eur. .
Farmrllle, to b aupplled by T. H.
Bain. . - -
Orimeslsnd aad Vanceboro, aappUed
by-F. F. Eure.
Bethel. J. J. Barker. ,
' Tarboro, A. B. Haltoat, L Johnson,
supernumerary.
Kobbcraoavillo, to be aupplled by W.
"B. Hi mb!.
. Pojith ElEconbe, J. H. Buffalo. -
P.ocky Mornt, L L. Nash.
fmib FfKkr Monr- Marlon, P.
D. Wooda.L ,-P
Nai'ivilisv'Jiar iffPn. -
F n-aaufTf. A. V. mkina.
V .; . n. A. P. Tt-t.
fragment. 1. U 1 irtihardt. .
V'.:.'-n r.rr-.- f. i. 1.. I ''y.
' V-vi- a"! r.":roulll, R. R.
:t. to it i"
1 ty D. A.
- P., A.
. Warrsn, U M. Chaffin. ,.
Rideewav. J. A.-Lee.
' Henderson, J. D. Bundy, J. K. Bxls
Littleton, H. A. Humble. W, E. Nlch-
olson, ,
Weldon, W. W. Rose.
" Roanoke Rapids, E. R. Welch.
Roanoke, supplied by R. B. Clark.
Fnflplrl and Halifax. 8. A. Cotton.
Battleboro and Whltaker, J. O,
Johnson. v
Scotland Neck, T. P. Bonner.
Ifnheniri T. H Parker.
Wllilamston and Hamilton. T. H.
Sutton.
Gerysburg, Ev W. Fox.
Northampton, E. E. Rose.
Rich Square, 3. T. Stanford. '
Conway, W. C. Merrltt.
Murfreesboro. F. L. Church.
Harrellsville, B. C. Thompson.
Bertie. R. L. Davis.
President Littleton Female College,
J. M. Rhodes.
ELIZABETH CITY DISTRICT J. E.
UNDERWOOD, P. E.
Elizabeth City, First church, D. H.
Tuttle.-
City Road. R. H. Willis.
Pasquotank, W. F. Jones.
Camden, W, C. Hocutt.
Haycock, J. Y. Old.
Currituck, W. A. Pilsnd.
North Gates, H. M. Jackson.
Gates. T. J.' Daily.
Perquimans, G. W. Starling.
Hertford, M. H. Tuttle.
Edenton. C. L. Reade.
Plymouth, W. H. Brown.
Roper, W. F. Craven.
Pantego and Bellhaven, W. E.
Brown.
Dare. William Towe.
Roanoke Island, A. J. Parker, C. R.
Taylor, supernumerary.
Kitty Hawk, to be supplied.
Kennekcet, J. E. Sanders.
Hatteras, to be supplied by L. B.
Jones.
Columbia, W. P. Constable.
Student in Vanderbllt University, R.
E. Porter.
Secretary Correspondence School J.
L. Cunningglm.
Transferred: J. A. Rood to the Bal
timore Conference; J. C. Jone to the
Denver Conference.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
What Our Congress to Doing Day
by Day.
HOUSE.
Third Day. The House passed the
hill to annroDriate S5O.000 to defray
the expenses of the Anthracite Coal
strlkA Commission and then - ad
journed until Friday, when the Lon
don dock chanes bill win De consid
ered. There were two hours of dis
cussion on the commission bill, during
which the President's course in creaU
ing the commission was highly com
mended, except by Mr. Penton, a Mis
souri Democrat, who contended that
tho commission was created without
authority of law or conatltutlon. There
was some criticism of the feature of
the. bill allowing double salaries to
members of the commission now ia
government employ and because the
bill left the amount ot the compensa
tion of the members to the President
But all amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed without di
vision. Fourth Day The House had the con
sideration of a number of anti-trust
bills under way. The bills with amend
ments were referred.
Fifth Day The House devoted the
day to the consideration of bills on
the private calendar. The moat Im
portant bill passed was on to adju
dicate in the Court of Claims the
claims of certain Importers of steel
blooms, who, between 1879 and 1882,
paid customs duties equivalent to 45
per cent, ad valorem, when It Is claim
ed tbe correct rate should have been
30 per cent. The sum involved 1 about
$350,000.
A bill was passed authorising tbe
following persons to accept present
and decorations from foreign govern
ments: Captain B. H. McCalla, V. 8.
N., Doctors Eugene Wasdln and H. B.
Geddlngs, U. S. N.. H, S.; Henry E. Al
ford, W. A. Taylor, H. W. Wiley, M.
A. Carleton and John I. ShulU, of th
Department of Agriculture; John A.
Okerman, of the Mississippi river com
mittee; Casper S. Crownlnshleld, Unit
ed States commercial agent; Miss Anna
Tolman Smith and Lieutenant C. F. H.
Phipps. - '-''
Sixth Day House bill on private
pension calendar were under consid
eration during the entire day.
Seventh Day Tbe House - took Hp
consideration of trust measures and re
ferred a number ot bill and amend
ments to committee.
Eighth Day Owing to the respect ot
the House for the memory ot ex-Speaker
Reed, whose death occurred Satur
day night, and th desire of many
members to attend the funeral,' th
House Immediately adoura. . . .
MaaaaaaWa "V
ENAfc '7
Third Day. The Senate began the
real work of disposing of th business
before It, although the session lasted
but an hour and a bait When an ad
journment waa taken at 1:10 o'clock
out of respect to the memory . of
Representative De Graff enreld and
Sheppard, of Texas, th bill to amead
the immigration law waa under con
sideration. ;, ,.' .
Fourth Day Tha day's session waa
devoid of interest. A few bllkv were
Introduced and a brief -executive ses
sion held.
Fifth Day The Senate was in open
session but ten minutes, then went Into
executive session, after which It ' ad-.
Journed. ., ,.;"-' '
Sixth Day. Th Senate net and
Immediately went Into executive ses
sion, after which adjournment . waa
taken. -. 1
Seventh Day. Disposition was mad
of a Dumber ot bills, by referane to
committee. Th Senate at 4:10 ad
journed. - - i
Eighth Day With but littl dis
cussion th Senate adopted all th
committee amendments to th Immi
gration bill with th exception of one
prescribing an educational test, aad
the bill was laid aside until In order
that a number of unobjectionable pen
alon bills might be passed. The amend
ment fixing a !l-e-head tax on each
immigrant coming Into the United
Statea furnished tbe principal topic
for debate. Mr. Galilnin-r insisted toat
there waa lesa necessity for it now
than there was a year It was
finally ' adopted without o rleion. A
new amendment w ad led, dn'trned
to stop the allecd f"' n te psrt
cf pwwi seeksri; - . . m to. the
United ttstes sud t;.e .
amendment msV'-? tbe ti a i.a ca
prntvrty rf f
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DEATH OF MR.. REED
Ex-Speaker Thos. B. Reed Suddenly
Passed Away . 4
DEATH FROM BRIGBrS DISEASE.
nr. Read Was On of th Best Known
ot Modern Politician and a Noted
"Parliamentarian. .
Washlngton. D. C, Special. Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, ex-Speaker of . the
national house of, representatives and
a well known Maine statesman, meo.
here at hla hotel Saturday night of
Bright' disease. "
The remain reft bWe Sunday after
noon for Portland, Maine, his former
home, where the Interment will take
place on Tuesday afternoon. They
were placed aboard a special train
leaving Washington at 4:50 o'clock,
scheduled to arrive at Portland tomor
row. Accompanying the ooay were
Mrs. Reed, the widow; Miss Catherine
Reed, the former Speaker' daughter;
Hon. Amos L. Allen, Mr. Reed' suc
cessor in the House of Represented
tlves; Mr. Asber C. Hinds. Mr. Reed 3
parliamentary clerk, and Mr. August
G. Payne, a life-long friend. At Mrs,
Reed's request there were no cero-
"monies of any kind here, and at Port
land, they will be ot a simple charac-
ter. During the entire day there was a
stream of sympathetic callers at the
Arlington Hotel, where the body of
Mr. Reed lay awaiting removal. They
included President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
who also aent a handsome floral offer
ing; member of tbe cabinet, the Sen
ate and House of Representatives and
of the diplomatic corps. Tbe body was
enclosed In a casket with heavy,
oxydited extension handles, and on the
top was a silver plate on which' had
been engraved the following simple' In
scription: "
Thomas Bracked Reed,
October 18, 1839.
December 7th, 1903.
Those at th railroad statlqn when
the train departed were Senator and
Mrs. Lodge; Justice McKenna, ot the
Supreme. Court, General Draper, ot
Massachusetts, and Representatives
Hltt and Llttlefleld.
The a ran gements for tha obsequies
at Portland have been Left in tha bands
of Hon.- Joseph W. Symonds and John
C. Small, an old neighbor of Mr. Reed.
As far as tentatively arranged here,
the funeral will take place aome time
Tuesday afternoon, from the First
Parish Unitarian church, of which the
Rev.. John Carroll Perkins is pastor.
The Interment will be at Evergreen
Cemetary.- : -.;, '.
, Zona Eatebllshed.
- Manila, By Cabta-Preparatory to
an aggressive campaign against the
Ladrones In the RisaL ' province ot
Luzon, Governor Taft ha established
sonea ot concentration. Th land will
be tilled uduring the day time and th
peopl will retire within th Bone's at
night A strong force of constabulary
will be used against the bandlta. ;,
.- Suicide of -Col. Lamb. . . . "
London, By Cable. While the Cun
ard Line steamer Etruria was ascend
ing th Mersey, Saturday morning.
Colonel Lamb, a member of the Eng
lish rifle team, returned from the in
ternational -com petition in " ' Canada,
committed suicide, ending hi Ufa with
rill bullet -
Rate! Wage, v '
Scran ton, Pa . 8peclal.--The ' Delav
war, Lackawanna -ft Western . Rail
road, purposes a substantial Increase
in rates of pay to employ la th
varlou departments. The officials are
bow at work- oa a general plan of
readjustment and equalization to be
come effective at aa early date, prob
ably from December 1.' AU branches
of th service and practically all' the
employee wtH be affected by the com
pany's voluntary actio. :' ', -
v - TrMtl Washed Away.
; Savannah. Ga., Special. Th loag
trestle on th Atlantic ft Birmingham
Railroad, over the SatlTla river, was
washed away, and destroyed Thursday
night by the flood. The Satllla to high
er than has even before been recorded.
Order were Issued today annulling all
Atlantic ft Birmingham - trains over
the division affected until repairs can
be mads. Uany country roads In War
county are lrpable from, water aad
faUea tree.
Wre.k a r;!tcrs.
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TBOSII . BSD,
-! BURNED IP J5ID. .
A Sad Case Reported From Cren
- boro. '
Monday's Charlotte Observer on
talna th following aad story from it
Greensboro correspondent:
Five hundred dollar In greenbacks
and the household and kitchen-furl
ture destroyed, describes the work of
amadman at bis borne here. Saturday
night The name of the party is . Joe
MlteheU and tha agency responaibla
tor the deed to cbrfc WhlBkiW to the
amount of v.tworlnka, about two.
thirds of a .pint,. Jpe. Is a hard work
lna man' belnK employed byAb Med'
mont Table Company;' For several
years he has labored bard . and had
managed to" accumulate out jot hit
earnings about $500. which he kept In
the tray of his trunk, and which he
bad counted and recounted., from tb
first, as the pile grew, larger, thinking
of happier day- when (hi -. money
would buy him a lot and build a little
bouse thereon for ba and 'big. wife,
where they -would live; free) froin rent
and visitations from landlord. Jut
these happy dreams are of the past,
for Joe,' in a moment of delirium, de
stroyed the moneys,
Saturday night about II o'clock Mr.
W, O. Brown, who live next door to
Mitchell, waa awakened by jk noise as
if some one was tearing a hous
down. Standing It as long as he could
and becoming alarmed for ' th in
mates ot his neighbor' hous a Well
aa tor bis own family, he hastened up
street to get Officer Lovelace who. In
company with Mr, Brown, went to tha
scene of action. They found furniture
broken into splinters, carpet torn up,
cooking and other utensalla scattered
in every direction, pictures, trunks and
bedding thrown into the lire and the
madman, with axe in hand, continuing
his work of destruction. The house had
caught Ore and with difficulty waa ex-
tinguished. A trunk that naa peen
broken up and In Which was tb money
bad already been Durnea wnen neip
arrived. - ; .w
After arresting the man attention
was turned towards hla wife, who" had
fortunately escaped to a corner In on
of the rear room. h was scared al
most to death. Tbe man waa taxen to
the guard bouse about 1 o'clock where
he remained until trial this afternoon
before Mayor Cox, at hla office. '. - .
Mitchell say he cannot account ror
the deed, that he doesnt know a thing
that occurred. He was very repentant
and says if he had hurt hla wife that
he would have cut his own throat Th
whiskey was evidently, drugged, for
those examining It aay It had an un
usual amell and undoubtedly was the
meanest liquor ever manufactured. It
is thought that tne liquor anecieu
Mitchell's brain, producing temporary
Insanity, for In a twinkling ot an eya
he became unmanageable from no ap
parent cause whatever, for Just before
he was In the best ot humor and had
been playing with a brother ot hla
wife. Owing to the good character
heretofore ot the man and believing
that he waa not responsible for him
self on this night and also through
sympathy for hi loss and hla wife
Mayor Cox let tbe prisoner off with tBe
eOStS. -.;
For Oreater Ashevllle.
Ashevllle, Special. In . accordance
with Instructions ot tbe board Of al
dermen, City Attorney Bourn baa
presented to that body a bill to th
State Legislature, tbe. object of which
is to change th boundaries of Ashe
vllle so aa to make of thi city a
Greater Ashevllle. Th suburban town
to be Incorporated Is th greater city
are Ramotb. Kentlworth, Victoria and
Montford, thus making th corporate
limits of Ashevllle some - five mile
from north to south and three east to
west The ordinance waa discussed
briefly and the board decided to leave
th matter open for further discus
sion. The bill when brought up In th
Legislature will be bitterly fought by
the people residing In Victoria and
Ramouth, and It la said that every re
source will be exhausted In order to d
teat the measure. In Victoria especially,
where not only Mr. Vanderbllt, but
other wealthy gentlemen own a large
amount ot valuable property, th In
creased taxes accurrlng to Ashevill
would be enormous. In th boundaries
ot the proposed limit to situated tb
bandsom Kenilworth Inn. ,
Spain Mew Cabinet; -Madrid,
By Cable. Among th new
cabinet officer. General Linaree, Mln
later of, War, to very popular with th
army and In the country to credited
with extensive plan for - tb reor
gaalzatlon of the army, and the na
tionai defences. Minister of Marin
Toca, la regarded as an even mon
thorough advocate of the atrengthen
ing and reorganising of the navy an
the naval defence la every direction'
Senor Maura, Minister of the Interior,
also favor the restoration of Spain's
naval power, and altogether the ne
government to considered a strong aa
popular one. . -
Mr. Natloa at Horn,' '
'Topeka, Kan, Special Mra. Carrl
Nation to In Jail oa tb charge of lia
turblng the peace. She was forcibly
ejected from several drug store and
on of th moat prominent hotels In
the city. Some saloons let her walk In
and as ah waa cloaly watched 'ah
attempted no amaahlng. Toward the
toat a hooting mob followed her "and
other druggist and Joints alammed
their doors In her face. .
1 Death of Dr. Norma.
' RsV, W. C Norman, D. D., on of th
most prominent and powerful preach
er of the North Carolina Conference,
U. E. church, South, died at Wilming
ton Saturday night while attending
the annual conference. Dr. Norman his
served most of the leading charges In
the State. He wss Interred Tuwiy
at Lexington.
Liner Eu. ned at 5ea.
Las Talmas, Car-sry Io';;is. B)
Cable. The rrin. e 1 :."r. Tsntar
Prince, Cs;t. V; ' ' 9. from New
York. Kiv, r r ), u St, Via
n.X.
Novf-:-! .? : '.. .' r Fort f 1.
t ' ft f . : - v :.:t i :
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DEATH OF HR..BUCK
So'ddea Demise of American Minister
V- : - to Japao. v-'
DUE TO PARALYSIS OF THE HEART
Ha Fell While Resetting a Net and
. Died Without a Word or a aroen
JTr. Buck to Leave With the Body
oa the ath, - "
: .Washington, Spectal.--A few details 1
ot the untimely death of Mlnisfet Buclc
are furnished In .the following cable-,
gram received at the State Department .
from Mr. Guson, the ; United State
charge de affaires:
'tTokio, Dec. 5. Minister Buck's
death was caused by paralysis of the
heart It occurred on an Imperial h t
Ing preserve near Tokio. The funeral
will take place her on tbe 8th, and
tul official honor will be extended by
th Japanese government, aa in the
case ot Minister Swift The widow will
probably leave Yokohoma on the 24tli
with the body for burial at Arlington.
I respectfully recommend that the mil
itary attache be granted authority br
telegraph to accompany the remains to
Washington and to return as soon, aa
possible to his post a - . .
No action haa been taken on the last .
request . , r: '
Yokohoma, Special. paralysis oi ino
heart caused the death of United States
Minister Alfred EV Buck, which occur
red Thursday. Tbe end was tragically
sudden. Mr. Buck was the guest ot the
Emperor in a duck hunt on tb snin-
hama preserves. A bird - naa Jeen
netted and tb minister, with a Jocu
lar remark, atarted to reset the net.
Suddenly be tell and without a word or
groan expired Instantly. He had suffer
ed from a weak heart for some tlme.
Mrs, Buck waa not with the party.
Mr. Buck waa held In high esteem in
Japan and tbe flags on government
buildings have been placed ;' at half
mast' The funeral has been set for
Monday. Secretary J. M. Ferguson Is
in charge of tbe legation. ' " ...
Waahlngton. Special. When , th
President comes to take op tbe ques
tion of th succession to the vacancy .
caused by th death ot Minister Buck,
at Toklo, If 1 understood he. will name
John Barrett, of Oregon, at ' present
commissioner general of the St. Louts
Exposition to Asia and Australia, to be
minister, - .., v-, :
Mr. Barrett to now somewhat In the
neighborhood of the Straits Settle
ment. He ba been working to secuw
a good Aaiatic representation at the
St Loot Exposition and hla efforts
hav been attended with success, for -be
ba induced both China and-Japan
to embark upon large governmental
exhibit when they had decided not to
De represented in that way. He ia now
bound for Australia, where it Is his
hope to change the mind of the Premi
er in Australia ana Mew zeaianu, ana ,
cans them to reconsider their purpose
to allow tb exposition to go on with
out exhibit from their colonies. ..
: ; ' Death la Hotel Fire. U '
Chicago, Special. Fourteen persons
among the acore crowded Into the :,
Lincoln hotel at 17S Madison street-,
met death shortly before o'clock this .
morning In a fire which will pasa Into
local history as one of the most bor-
Hhlav f!hlrart, haji evar Mnariancad
Death came suddenly to a few, but
with awful slowness to other who
were penned In the death trap and
suffocated or burned to death. Some
died In their rooms, some chanced all
In Jumping and last, other were found
In the hallway where they had expired
with their Angers dug Into the cracks
of the floor. All the bodies were re
covered as the hotel was - not , do-1
itmvai Tna tnAntinefl aain are:
M. M. Handy, JanesvUle, Wis. ,,' r
' Edward .Toner, Milwaukee. - V '
H. K. Wood, Lebanon, Ind; , -?
- B. F. Boswell,- Chicago. . ?
flmmuAl I. Tfx-nm. Davennort Ia.
1 J. C. Tocum, Davenport, la. r
F. L. Erwlng. Marietta, O. ' .
A. B. Coon, Waconday I1L - r V , '
T. V. Blocum. Waconda, 111. - V
Ward L6we, Minneapolis. ; 7 -Q.
P. Cowen, St, Louis. .. ,V - -
'F. W. Carey, Bucyrua, O.
1 Two others, including on who died
oa th way to the hospital, hav not
been Identified. '
4
. King to Visit Ireland.
London. By Cable. The Lord Mayer
of Belfast announced that the Earl
of Dunby had Informed him that King
Edward would probably pay a visit to
Ireland, In 1903. Thla Intimation com-'
Ing through the lord lieutenant of ire- .-
fana is regaruea aa practical 17 an uw
cial announcement of .His Majeiv's
; 5avaaaab' Stumer Lliw. '
n . , . ' r , 1 1.
oavannaa. ua., oyetm, mt nuim
German Lloyd Steamship Company haa
eatabllahed a direct line between this
city and Bremen. The first ship of the
line, from Cobleni. will arrive here -to
morrow. . She will be followed by oth
er and larger ships.' General: cargoes
will be carried each way, the bulk of
outward freights btfhg cotton. ' Later
the passenger traffic will be developed
and tba company expects to bring
many Immigrants for the Southern
Statea. The agent in this city wtll l
W. W. Williamson ft Co.
. : T Consider Farm Hatter.
Dallas, Texas. SpectaL At a meet-
log ot business men here to consider
remedies for tbe boll weevil evlL it was
determined to call a State convention "
In Dallas on December 14, to which
members of the Legislature, State offl
dsls, representatives of commercial -belles
rM fanning Interest are to be
Invited. The Ler'i laSure la to be call
ed npon for an a. ; roprla'Joa to be us
ed for ("" : nation of the weevIL .
K,iiy Rclesed oa Bond.
EL Louis. Special. C!-. as. F. Ke!!r.
farmer member of C e House of r le
gates, arrlTei bere Wednesday a'i-r-
oon In r'se cf detectiv.-s f
rr . '. ' i. ' : e he was ;'
we- k as a f-: 'tlve f
e V 1 i ' 0 cur: " rr- ' av-ai'rl
s f- - si st t a tv
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