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h h .it it i I - J Hi ,i ill if I 5 - "3 1' 1 Hi l;' -5 'il lit 1:1 .. -.Vi.- f t i 'I t It jri A . And ": a Charley Dempsey May Be1 hskcu 111 rum 11c . -1 :. ' "I A telephone message from Clyde this morning said ttiat nothings had been seen or heard of Miss, Sallie Ray, the 17-year old daughter of Jomv Ray, re- siding near Ferguson, on Pigeon river, since nersuuuen aau mbtenwus "kt pearance last Tuesday evening. While tlie. remainder 01. tne lamuy were at supper Tuesday evening miss - Ray left her home. When her absence . was discovered il was thought that she had eloped with a young man of that neighborhoods named Charley Demp- - sey . Later a note was found in the - young woman's room in which she said she ' intended! to commit suicide. by - drowning Z The woman was tracked to the banks of the river and there all r trace of her was lost. ( The day following Miss Ray's disap- ; pearance the river was dragged Jn the hopeof recovering die body if she had committed suicide, but, although the : : . . . .1 t ! . . f il I I coverea several miies 01 uie nv . er, it was iuuie. . , . In connection with the disappearance of Miss Ray several occurrences prior to her leaving home smack of the sen sational. . It is said that some time .ago : "' ':' Charlie Dempsey made some slanderous remarks about Mis Ray and that John -'Ray, her father, sued the young man for slander and the case is now pend ; ing in the superior court. It is also said - .that the young woman : sided with - " Dempsey at the.hearing, and a number - "of people of the Pigeon river section , " are of the opinion that the note and the - threat to commit suicide' were simply a r - ruseon the part of Miss" Ray and that she eloped with Mr. Dempsey. . 7 ; It is said, however, that Mr. Dempsey has beehjSeen several times since the -, girl disappeared and says he knows nothing of her whereabouts. ' V The people of the Pigeon river sec-"- tlon are stirred up over the affair and have so far failed to arrive at any ex- - planation J of I the strange occurance. - Gazettte-News, December 12. TIT AND TAT IN THE HOUSE Between Factions on the Panama ;; ' . Canat Policy. "L" Washington, Dec. 11. The birth of the Republic of Panama and its reco? r. 4 nition by this government was the sub- , ect of a spirited debate in the house to. day. Mr. Dinsmore (Dem., Ark. ) during thecoasideratlonof the pensions appro---prUtionblll, severely criticised the ad ministration in connection with the canal, and Mr. Hitt (Rep.. Ills.) chair- man of the committee on foreign affairs replied in - a vigorous defense of , the PrA!rJpnt anfl hia ppntrfll Amorinon policy. ' - ..; Mr. VVilliams (Dem., Miss.) -the min ority leader, replied to Mr. Hitt, de claring that the minority did not con done tnat part taken by this govern ment in connection with Panama af faire, y ' " - " Nearly the whole; of ' the four hours J session . was taken up in a discussion of the Isthmian question. No conclusion was reached on the pension bill. Mr. VanVorhis (Rep. 'Ohio) of the ap propriations committee, made a state ment concerning the provisions of the bill before the debate digressed to Pan &ma.v ' .i '- The housejadjourned over until Mon day. iV:,: ':,'-'---; ; ' ; ; Hoke ys, Henderson Reversed Raleigh cur. Charlotte News, QThe famous . case of Hoke vs. Hen dersont-'decided by the Supreme CJourt of this State in 1883, and holding' that an officer appointed for a definite term "to a legislative office has a vasted prop . erty interest in such office, was over r ruled Wednesday by . the Supreme Court in the decision rendered by it in jthe cause of Mall vs. Ellington, The opinion was delivered by Justice Connor and concurred in by- all the justices : except Justice Montgomery - and Douglas. Chief Justice Clark "fitech a concurring opinion and Justice Mont ' : gomery a' vigorous dissenting opinion. HO APPEALFOR DR. JAY Will Begin His Sentence at - Once in Penitentiary. It is practically decided that the ap . - peal taken by Dr. Jay, the child -slaughterer, will not be prosecuted. , While W. J. Cocke and Judge H.-B. Carter, the attorneys who defended Jay . were not prepared yesterday to definite- ' 3y make this announcement it is" likely that they will do so today. Upon being notified of this Jay will be taken to the . penitentiary by the sheriff. . In speaking of the matter f yesterday V.Mi Cocke said that if the appeal was withdrawn it would not be because -the : remaining indietments against Jay for -killing bis other two children, were still pending. He said this fact would - not influence Judge Carter and himself at all." - : The attorneys were complimented by Judge Jones for their able defense when vi " he sentenced Jay and they are con. -'sTinced that they have done their duty. ' -Mitizen'. - "-- '.- Washington Excursion And Ouill-Pushers. Continued from 1st page. tt'mp and nni. a t.hfirfi were UDWard q 150 o the .most prominent places passed enroute. s . . a theatre party was given Thursday everiDg by the Yarioiw North Carolina CoDffressc;ca to the Visitors from their respective districts and ;we" Were, of course, under the watchful of congressman Gudger, who es- corted U3 to witness the rendition of A Proud Prince . at the magnificient Metropolitan theatre. S - r" : The excursion to Mt. Vernon and the trip around Washington on the trolly were graciously provided ": by The amithp.rn Printers Sunnlv Co., The Maurice - Joyce Engraving Co., and The R p Andrews Paper Co., of Wash- ington, to whom Ihe visiting Tar Heels are deeply grateful. No little enjoy- ment was experienced upon each of these trips. - Another very interesting feature of our t , the National caoital was a carriage - - ' - - driver over the city on Friday, provided by the North Carolina delegation in Congress. Among the places of interest taken in on this trip were: The. Treasury Department, Bureau of Printingjand Engraving, Nation al Museum, Washington Monument and the White House, later, The Buieauf f Labor, and Printing is . where United currencv. oostasre and revenue stamps are mofa and flvprvt liinor la flnnA hv hand. It is inter estinc: to watch the process. In the National Museum are many things novel and Interesting. - From this we were directed to the capitol to witness the opening of Congress, being admitted on the first floor. Our party passed over the Speaker's stand and many sat for a moment in the Sneaker s chair. . V . , ... The session only about minutes sive evidence of how a Republican House can meet and adjourn without doing any thing. After the brief session- had ad journed our party was introduced to Speak er Cannon "and Congressman William Ran dolph Hearst, of New York, who is also editor of the American, the largest news paper in America. Mr. Hearst is a tall, handsome young man and the picture of perfect health. He possesses a large amount of natural ability and is destined to be a great power in American politics. He is a Democrat of unquestionable courage and convictions. Mr. Hearst had, previous to meeting the editors, ordered that a box of American Beauty roses be seut to each lady member of the party, which they fouud In their rooms upon returning to the hotel. , IN BALTIMORE. On Friday evening the writer and his companion boarded a "high flyer" over the Pennsylvania railroad for Baltimore, arriv inS after airhour,fl ride at the hospitable, homeof Rev- and Mrs. B. P. Robertson, at 1116 North Fulton avenue, where a cor dial welcome and an old time Southern hos-1 pitality awaited us. After spending a pleasant night we were shown over the city by Mr. Robertson, his charming wife and iliss Corrie Osborne, who has been visiting there for several months. Baltimoreis quite different from Wash ington and not nearlv so beautiful, vet much 'lareer and more flourishing Hurelv man has never conceived a more beautiful city than avenues Washington with hmoH nA f . ,.lperidtendent of the Anti-Saloon Leazue i of buildings,and handsome residences, but ' ' - Baltimore is a far in the lead as a com mercial center and money making here seems to be the order of the day. The great department stores are a revelation and here, too, are magnificent public KnMiir.rrc. oionf v,.,-u -vuu"u ULU1 Bpienuiu uoteis, sKy-scraoine commer - cial houses and about everything to be found in an up-to-date progressive city. Baltimore is three times the size of Washington and a very interesting city We enjoyed the stay there very much." BACK IN WASHINGTON. On Saturday afternoon the ' writer re turned to the Capital city and ' remained there until Tuesday evening. About all of this .time was spent with Mr. B. ; Hi Kirkpatrick the efficient an d ." energectic secretary to Congressman Gudger. Tol gether we took in the- sights of Washing. ton and attended the sessions of Congress. There is not a more com Detent clerk tn any representative of the entire country that is Mr. Kirkpatrick,. nor one who does more work. ; He is busv all the tim v ,rr .w Awm vttiuuun district are getting every thins; thev are en- sinn ciia nonnio rt mo 111th fn: titled to under the rules of the various ue - partments, even more. Congressman Gudger, although handicap ped by the un warranted contest of the cli- entless attorneys of the late larnfintfin .T M. Moody; seems entirely home and spared no efforts to mnkr nnr otov oc : - . - . . i6oou auu profitable. J ; The entire trip was replete with features 01 enjoyment ana aiong witii the cenial hosts in Washington we wish to thauk President H. B. Varner and Rpnvt u. xj. ouciiiu iui mcir tjuorts ana .at - tending successes in perfecting in? ar- rangements for; this most- delightful outing. . The next meeting of the Association will be held In St. L-ouis next May and later invitations to go to Baltimore will doubtless be considered favorably.' The. New York papers are? 'dis cuisihg whether to send a fashion expert or a niusical critic to re- port tne grana opera. : r 73 Annnal Meeting of the Baptist State Conven- tiori. Continued from 1st page, , with a song on its lips, rubbed the debt oft the slate. -" ' , ! The scene was interesting if not inspir w. Rocky Mount led 'off ! with a flOO ! i --a iiif.bW rtlnr "rhnrehes suoscripuuu, auu , r rniinwmi Whenever there was a nnei pause in the" announcement. Of contribu--tions some speaker, with fervid oratory, would arise and ask, or coramani f urther gifts from the audience. At the. end of giving, enthusiasm was so . manifest that a enActotnr mierht easilv have been led to be- lieve that if Dr: Vann had asked for $10, 000 or. 120,000 either it would have been forthcoming. During the day other -Important matters were considered or acted upon. ' : - , The contributions for home missions for next year was increased from $7,700 to $12,000. . - ; ; . ' The "greatness and the needs of Wake Forest College were, discussed at length; and the trustees have stated that $60,000 are needed for necessary improvement. Thft affAirs of the colleee will be consid ered again this morning. i nr. rjaiifiv. of Uhicaeo. aenverea a forceful address on the "young people's work. " ' "" j :. i x L The work of the Southern Baptist Sun day School Board was endorsed. It was reported that; the Historical Soci-1 .-i. . U..tn HH.I. . hast on- I Ptv 0f the State BaDli trusted the services of Rev. Dr. J. D. Huff ham. It is understood that a properly author ized committee will recouimerd thatjthe State convention be he held at Elizabeth City next year. " " SATURDAY j . f Interesting topics again came up for dis cussion in the three sesstonheld yesterday. At thfi morninir session it Was decided to I will lkj unuer vue supcrvieiuu ui iuc oMfcv; i Sunday School Board, and $1,000 will be appropriated for this work. The State 1 Board of Missions was authorized to secure more than 50 ministerial students forf col porteur's work in destitute, sections. The students will be erJgagedin this service during their vacation. For this purpose the board was authorized to use $1,200 from the general fund, j II I Dangers that confrort th Baptist church es were mentioned in a report on the spir itual condition of the State churches, and a recommendation fcr special time for prayer was made. ; ; The report of the committee on p"ublica tions provoked a spirited debate In which I the fear that there are. serious dangers in I the license of the secular nresa.and thoueht that the day was not far distant when the government would lay 'the strong arm of the law on the press. ' . r; . ; The mid-summer meeting at 1 Jackson Springs will be continued.: ' The resolution promising to stand by the trustees of Wake Forest College iu-their efforts to enlarge the usefulness of tlie col lege was adopted. At the afternoon session! the convention adopted a resolution condemning the run ning of trains on Sunday; and pledging it self to the cause of education as the best Kguard of government.; ! At the niShl 8C8sion !srRu& temperance Bcues were maae uy utj jj. ju. jj oik, bu- I 1 1-1 wv-iiTi, n n.n f rri jS t r tir xcuuusaee, uou uy j. tv. tjaiiey. ecuvor 01 the Biblicl Recorder and fehairman of th. Anti-Saloon League of North Carolina. place OP meeting. The pomnnttee on place for next meeting icuuriuu m mvur 01 Xiiiiauem uiiy, itev. w ltfoca. or vvase uoresw to preacc the sermon, with Un tj nnrh.m 1. 1 i ternate, and tne date be changed to third Wednesday m Kovember.il i Bennett Will Again. New Haven, Conn.,;Dec. 11, Counsel for Mrs.- Bennett, widow of Philo S. Ben- nett, today filed a long statement of the reason for the appeal recently taken from the decision of probate Judge Cleveland in relationito !Mrs. Bennett's will. The document filed today,after repeating tne clauses of the will to which objection if taken says ir effect that Mr. and Mrs. Bryan induced and persuaaea" wr. uennett to sign a pa per addressed to William: J. Bryan and to copy a considerable portion of an other paper, the said ' copy to be ad dressed to Mrs. Bennett!: The papers . referred to are the sealed letter by , . . n wuicn Mr. xsryan ana ramily were to be "sriven $50,000 bv crfnsGnt"f Mrs 1 oenneit, ana a letter similar jn reporL wnicn Mr. Bryan proaucea in caurt. Dr. Bryan's I i-il .1 a tT- . in ' . ar", iec nV. ur. A. ; lv I Bryan, the returned missionary; from i. China, delivered a -very interestitfg aaaress al tne meeting-of the Baptist in TryOn ; StrfeeV:Methodist , " KJUlfou :ucmuuisu church in xh morning BG: made an earnest appeal for: assistance in build - 1 to "j" vii4ij, ." -. r I a i,i t- A.S-M.-.. - - . tue oapnst women; ois north Uaro- lina to contribute $500 during the com ing year for this object. ' ... Several pledges were made by repre- ntatives of the different societies, and e. entire amount will be raised during the year. -The financial report was read, show ing, that over . $11,000 was contributed by the women to home, State and for eign missions during the' past year. It was determined ;to - raise 13.fwT these PurPses duringi the coming year r uw pieaged for Mr Bryan's school. WINTER 'THE TKYW MpsilliSiK Pointed Paragraph - A very popular couple two dollars. Many a man is looking for doesn't want It. , work who Never iodge the weather by the predlc- tiona 0f a prophet. V r Many a man ib uuuapj vuij utvouov j believes himself sor Better be a bis? peg in a little hole than a Uttle peg In a beg hole. Most women take too much medicine and some men dou't take enough. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but j it seldom works on book agents. It mig Ttmiffht be iust as well to remember vvuuicu uuu i iuiu uuu v--. less he hasa dozen different shapes of pills m stock. A sack of flour and a barrel of potatoes will convert a poor jamny quicker mon o ... m ft : - .1 . . I carload of gospel tracts. C : A young man. can't expect to keep his trousers creased when he is courting. Virtue that has - never been put to the j test isn't the kind that takes people to heav- en. The pe ple who contend that diamonds are vulgar are usually those who hsven't auy, TREASURY IN FINE SHAPE. . . -' ; - Literary Fund $30,107 to the ..,-::v-:,'v...-.;. Good. The total receipts and disbursements of the State for the fiscal year ending Novem- ber 30th, 1903, were given out yesterday j from the office of the Btate Auditor, who has just completed his work of balancing the books. The net receipts for the year just closed were $2,209 j638.8C. Adding to this bal ance on hand December 3lst. 1902, makes j a total of $2,322,042.50. The disburse ments have amounted to $2,201,604.31. This leaves a balance on hand, now of $120,438.19, a fine showing considering what has been accomplished during the I II il . - 1 1 a a i ,Atn.n. n.nr i year, a wen as me xaci mas me , Jssazu,wu borrowed last year has been paid back in 1 iuii. . . .v - l .. . . . . - . A, for the literary fond of the State Board of Education, which is of course not included in the above figures, the re ceipts during the year:amounted to $101,- i yv. 4, ana me uaiance on nana ueceraoer 1st.- was S48.W9.18.- makinir a to- Vh., oftfl tM. xa i ... i for the public school 120.709.83. : Accord- ingly there is a balance on hand' to the credit of the State Board of Education of $30,107.09. :A considerable portion of these disbursements consisted in loans to different counties for the building of i new I school houses and the . improvement of old ones. News and Observer Dec' 4. ' ". " r-.. -Special Rates. Centenial Celebration of Transfer of the Louisana Purchase from Prance to the Un ited btates, Oi account of the above occa sion the Southern Bad way will ; sell tickets New Orleans La., and return on Dec. 16th and 17th. 1903, with flnaUimit Dec; 22nd; 1903. ' Rate one first class fare plus 25c for the round Uipry'kt;P Grand Lodge Masons (Colored) Washing ton D. C., Tickets on sale Dec. 6th, 7th, and 8th, with filial limit -Dec. 15th, 1903 Rate Tariff 2 Circular (W, v : - Annual Meeting Southern 'Educational Association, Atlanta Ga. Tickets On sale Dec. 30th, with final limit January -3rd 1 iqaj. - it.(n An. . ' i v uuc wo. tuiBB lore run go jjoC plus $2.00membership fees. wllminrton N n P on gaie yjec. final limit DecC20th, 19031 Jte cne and 1 one tmra iare for round trip. v - - i-'.n"-reitt" " cnomic. Association "ri I Am et:-. . . r . f , J American Historical Association, New Or leans, La. Tickete on sale Dec 22) v 91 1903 with final limit JaniiRrv k., 77' Rate one first class fare plus 25c for round first chss standard one fJli S for theound t7 nr- fare Plus 25c Inarfe Except for teachers and students of f- COM TITTrE have iust received a full line of winter goods, ; all kinds, at CUT RATE PRICES,; W, .ad viseour customers? not to delay., Call at once and . have the benefit of FIRST SELECTION, ; : r .S IUou heelCOOKING STOVE, buy froni us; we have all kinds, and heaters: top. ; We can give -you the.best and cheapest goods to be had North or Sou th, irrbrv Goods, GroceriesrHardware iandKbe LYNN, NORTH CAROLINA. IHIeards Wejrted EXCELSIOR KNITTING MILLS, Of. Union, S.'C. ' FIFTY families.or about TWO HUN DRED Toppers, Knitters, Loopers and Finishers, ages from 1 1 to 35, to make good wages at any: and all of the work offeree! by us, all of which is nice and easy, and the prices we pay are much high-' ; er than paid by any other hosiery mill in the i South. - We have young- men and you ng' ladies ; who make jfrom $25 to 35 each per month. We also want FIVE HUNDRED -good Cedar Posts. . 1 - . APPLY TO- J. H. QAULT, Treas. & Hgr; - "The LAND OF THE- SKY" "SAPPHIRE - - COUNTY" V ALL-YEAR-ROUND RESORTS LAKE TOXAWAY-Fifteen Miles Shore Line-Equal to : the Lakes of Europe. $ ASHEVILLE. HOT SPRINGS. HENDEtf SONVILLE. WAYNESVILLE. ( BREVARD. LAKES TOXAWAY. FAIRFIELD AND SAPPHIRE. ) V ' V- ELEGANT TOURIST HOTELS. V i (kf Scenery Unparalleled ffisned Mountains h Winter.- " SOUTH ER -v will carryZyou there in through train. ASK ANYlTICKETlAGENT FORFOLDER AND DESCRIPTIVE MATTER.. i . , -..w. .. UFUU uiwum- i nuiiKiis x.nn I ;rtiionroa nnnn. ka ' SMSdStoT SS of the various institutions, tickets will be 1 801(1 Dec, 16th to 22nd, 1903, inclusive j W1U1 uluu January ytn, iU4. ' i ui uicr loiurmauon appiy to your "4 w..v ..uisinci Sf?" AeDl- Wo 60 tton Ae.-Ashe i vine. The Pope Blcycls Dally- Memdranda ''Z'P' tfTVx Calendar.': ;. The re-issue of tLe Pope bicycle daily leaf "calendar Viriay : be considered the opening gun proclaiming the! natural and heathfnl return of bicycling.- Coif Albert A. Pope, the founder of our bicycle industries and the pioneer in the Good Roads Moveihent, is again at the head of the bicycle industry. Upon the 366 calendar . leaves - are - freshly written lines, "from the -pens of ou greatest- college presidents, doctors, clergymen, all of them enthusiastically auprung wcycung. Half; of each icai is Diana, ior memoranda.. This isfree atj the Pope Manufacturing Company's store, or any of our readers ?JIJJ, 8endingrfive.2nt wjTi "J?3 "Pe manufacturing Co.; The Rev.f Irl R. Hfckc 1904 irr m U!cks- Almanac for T reaa Ifc will be mailed to any address ior 30 cents. It is suiv Prigng how such an: elegant, coitly bk can be sent prepaid so . 4 eapl Jt r V?011 ls Perpared to ithe. heavens, -orHhe" surm3Vand Utfl Dea Ala-nao and Hicks KdidT Paper,Word ;and-Works. Both aresent for. only One r Dollar a garv Word and AVorks is among: the b:Aericanmkga2inesike:the ft! A acitTis too well known to need further commendation:Few men have labored more" faithfully for the publlcood or found a warmer; place in w0pe0ple- orders t0 WORNWORKS PUBtlSHIKG Cc 2201 Locust St., St, Louis Mo. CO. r. 1 i IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. s 1 East ot Rockies Climate Snperli in sudm or 'S M RAi LWAY 3 IS. H HARDWICK. GEN'L PASS AG'T. . WASHINGTON. D. C, The V Land of the Sky" . and r -'SaoDhire Country. 3f Ideal Winter Resorts. c The Southern. Hail way teaches the' ideal winterresortsof the "Land of the Sky" and '"Saphire; Country, v includ-. ing Asheville, N. C Hot Sprinsrs, N. C.f Hendersonyille, N, C Brevard and Lake ; Toxaway. The climate of this section is unparalleled, suitable for inr-valid,-athlete or sportsman, -and offers every charm of an ideal Winter Resort. . Elegant tourist hotels. Through Sleep ing Cars from principal cities. . . Tourist Tickets now on sale at very low rates. ; Ask nearest Ticket agent for detailed -information, and descri tive literature. - ; I The Gulf Coast Resorts Mobile, "Rev 0r ; - f Southern Ria.il way. "Winter Tourist tickets now on sale to the noted resorts of the Gulf Coast and Mexico and California. Tickets on sale via Southern Railway up to and includ ing April 30, 1904, limited to May 1904, for return passage. J. Elegant" train service. The route of "Washington and Southwestern Limit ed!' and "Sunset Limited.'' Ask nearest Ticket Agent for de tailed information and descriptive mat ter. V' , :'. The Southern Railway The Southern Railway reaches the ideal winter resort of the "Id of he Sky'' and "Sappir6 Country,". J" eluding Asheville, N. C, Hot SP"0. Ni C.i Henderscnville, N. C, Brevaij andl Lake , Toxaway. The climate 01 this section Is unparalleled, suitable 101 invalid, athlete or sportsman, and 01 fers every charm of an 'WealJ ief Resort. Eleint Jurist hotels. Througa Sleeping Caw from principal cltetVv Tourist Tickets now on sale at yerj low rates. Ask nearest Ticket Ag for detailed -information and.defecur tive literature.'"- -
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