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i being a book of ready reference on cor jp 45 rrrr- JCtTK'S THE EIIGIIIE BLEW UP TO THX PEUirnHXI. SSSB8SBSi Over FITS Tho usani troops Will go to Beplaet Those Coming Home- (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18 Orders were today issued by Lieut. Gen. Mlls involving, an extensive movement- of; troops between the United States and 'the Philippines.

Troops 1 to the number of about S.233. stationed in the United States, are ordered to service In the division of the Philippines as follows; Second squadron First Cavalry; second squadron Fifth -Cavalry; first battalion Second Infantry; headquarters, band and Companies and Seventh infantry; first -battalion Eighth Infantry; headquarters, band and first battalion Tenth Infantry; sec t- -j Of ll 1 A invention the ucllaic an K1UU5 any. kind of weather. 1 i 1 sold inv ln-er-seal Packages! are 1)1 fresh and full wnere you buy tnem. li pi stores; va 4 matter i exclusively by 7, the.

National-Vj Biscuit Company! Its usV insures trie ofSodaMilfc Gialia and Sat tine "BiscuiV Vamlla arid Wafers, Ginger? Snaps, 1 Sultana Sea Foarh. I v' Engineer and Fireman Killed, Coaches Hurled vTrom the Track. By the Associated Press.) Victor, Iowa, Jan. 18. As the Denver Limited paseneer train No.

5. of the Rock Island, was passing this town to day the boiler of the engine exploded, resulting in the death of the engineer and fireman and slightly Injuria? two porters and a brake man. The acident toolc place within 250 feet of the depot and the noise of the explosion aroused the town. The force of the explosion threw the seven coaches of the train from the track, but only overturned the Des Moines Pullman. the passengers! were unlajured.

Pieces of tho wrecked were strewn around for a distance of 200 feet and the poher was found 150 feeraway from the scene of the accident. The causes loading up to the explosion will never, be owing; to the death of the engineer and fireman. AQAXSltirifCIX to'i nrtosszn The Cape rsar BangkUrs Unanimously Ap-" prove the Secent Action of thfLexisg ton Chapter of Ksntnoky. (Special to News-and Observer.) Wilmington, N. an.

18. Cape Fear Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, of this 'city, in annual meeting this after-uoon unanimously adopted resolutions n-dorsing the action of the Lexington CKy ChapterrVnited Daughters of Confeder-, acy, In protesting a few days ago against, toe)' dramatis production In the -pWra house there; of "Uncle Tom's After a preamble condemning the book and calling upon 'Confederate everywhere, to rally to the support of the Lexington Chapter, the resolutions say; ''Resolved. That the Cape Fear Chapter of the North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, heartily commends the action of the Daughters of the Confederacy in. Lexington, in their protest against the spectacular representation of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the opera house in that city; that we extend to our sisters in a cause so our heartfelt sympathy and best wishes that their condemnation, though now Ineffectual, may redound In ways unforeseen to -us, to the establishment of history, truth and Justice for ourf beloved i "Be It also resolved that a copy of these "resolutions be sent to the Lexington Chapter and furnished for publication to the 'city papers that the public may eo that the, Daughters of the border land -of Kentucky do hot stand alone In tb sir 'indignation." HZBOIC XtlYATOS BOY. Buhts Through moke ad Flaat tad laves If any Uvea, -i 1 XJUfJ aaav isiBWseii.CM aB.

Chicago, Jan. XA'tratn Hotel, a' seven story apartment hotel at 353, Ellis avenue, was practically estroyed by fire today. Sixty women and children were la the building when the flames were discovered. -About half of them were on the top floor at luncheon and they were thrown into a panic. Otto Be elevator boy, however, sue-ceeded in making' several trips through on the ends'-of the i ii if -'-L ft 0 i Preparation.

in business methods is needed by women. as well as by men, and this CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL, COLLEGE AND OF '-TELEGRAPHY furnishes. Our grnd- nates never" lack; good positions, because 7" tney are preparea ior tneir Address, c. "5 MINTZ. President.

N. C. buijo CATCHERS: ETCH; ade 4 of Metal and a Sure poration -subjects' to lawyer, corporations and business men generally. The author. In his compilation and explanations, bad the, assistance of Messrs.

J. Bryan of'StaV; B. R. -Xacy State Treasurer; J. Young.

Insurance and Judge T. B. a raluable publication: JZ3HAL 07 tp. JOS J. J0BISO.

Will; Take Plaea at Xiantbn street Xhurch This afternoon. 'The funeral of the late Mr. Joseph-J. Johnson 4wU.I be held 'at 3 this afternoon from ton Street Methodist church. The Interment will be made In Oakwoo4 1 The members of 'Seaton Gales Lodge, X.

O. of which Mr. Johnson was a will attend In a The pall-beaters will be Messrs. E. L.

Harris," Woollcptt, Pogue. T. Hicks, J. C. L.

Harris. p. M- Busbee, H. Woodell and. E.

Best. Members of Capital 'lodge and of Mantes 1 Lodge have "been 1 Invited to attend the funeral and the officials of those lodges have given notice to members' to be, presents yea T3XTTATCSU And Also Sectived a 'Xiss Troai Kiss Una "s- -I Sam Sanders the ten -year-old son of Mr. J. A. was the lucky who won' the handsome gold watch at the Una Clayton matlaee: yesterday.

The watch was wound up at 6 o'clock Thursday evening at Mahler's Jwelry store and the sealed package" was opened on the stage yesterday when it was found it bad stopped at St minutes, 15 seconds past 5 o'clock. guess was for 28 seconds; 25 minutes past' 5 and vii the. nearest to the correct time. He is a bright Utile chap, a pupil at the Wller School and when 'Miss Clayton handed 'him the beautiful watch ho was also rewarded with kiss by "Winsome Una." I '0 1 1 1 VKAT AtCTJI BaXSlllXt Aahenback is Off on a 1 ttats 1 Tsar Over the Mf, E. If.

Asbenbach.la off on bis tour of the cities of the Sute to see if an eight or a six club) league for baseball can be organized ln the State, i-' Balelgh has led tt by aaylac "Ready." and Mr. Ashenbach will seek answers from Greensboro', sWinsfcsn, Salisbury. "Klnston," New Tarboro, Wilson; and Durham. It is urged upon" baseball enthusiasts In the cities named that they prepare for Mr. Ashenbach' visit; He goes fully accredited by the Athletic Association her.

and as time is short-Immediate ac tion is necessary. Hr. P. n. Cram In Wreck.

Mr. Wm.7 C. CraidTirecelved' ft, paper last night, the Carleton-Plactf Herald, Lanark cofunty, Ontario statlcg Ufat. his brother was In. a serious railroad but was only allghtly Injured.

The Herald P. H. Cram! Vf New York, son of the' late Danfel Cram, and brother of F. Nelson, of this town; Mr. Danl Cram) of Glen Isle, and Conductor R.

H. Cram, -was on the 'ill-fated' train which collided in the tunnel In New York, but was only slightly Injured." Cram formerly resided in. Raleigh and ia pleasantly remembered His friends are gratified that Mrs. Cram's accidents, were Jlis brother tele; graphed last night to 'learn' the extent of his yew Incorporatioiif The' Warren Land Coihpany was incorporated yesterday with a capital of w. in mam omce is in uurnaav Maysvllle: Supply Company, of Maysville, reduces its stock from 84,000 to $2,000.

Certificates of rorganlxation have been filed for the Wilmington Street Railway Company, with a capital stock of 1200, 000. -1 lty, BejrretTfcetrlhpaTtttre The has the most pleasant words-to say of Mr. F. W'. Hilli-ker and family-1who'i hate' recently removed to.

Raleigh from Goldaboro. tflllfker was a member of thf Board at ldermen of Goldsboro. VThe.Argu snysl "Goldsboro nreta to lose Mr. HiUiker as well as his excellent family, who will lake with them to their new home the tbest wishes of a host of friends. AAU.8omll For Sntriff.

th Editor: It affords-, me great pleasure to advocate 'the nomination? of Mr, M. Sorrell, of Oak Orpvc town-. ship, for (Sheriff of Wake county. Know- Iing the feeling of the people, as I do, I am glad that Mr. Sorrell has consented to the use of his name.

We will make no mistake in electing him to office. The ij Jt a. IhnM omdu! uiif umu uuu iuu. suu tw; will rally to his support. JAMES 1L 'ANDERSON.

HapM for Superior Court Judge. (Lexington Dispatch.) E. E.1 Raper, of was here Saturday on legal business before the; Justice's He is- an excellent lawyer and the News would be pleased -to ace him nominated for Superior Court Judge fer thls district. Court at Louiiburg. Mr; C.

C. Daniels, of Wilson, Solicitor of the Fourth Judicial District, reached the city last might and goes to Louis-burg" today. M. II- Justice will preside, in. place of Judge II.

It. Bryan, who is sick. Ur, Pence Goes to Washington. Mr. Thos.

J- who. has been on the start of thig paper, leaves today for Washington He will bocome Wash- i-ngiou corresponueni lor several papers. He is Reservedly popular ia Italeigh and his host of friends will regret to see him leave tho city. Mr. Pence Is a first- 1 ll ClllMffiGO A Sccond Shock, Recked the 'fi City tlOOFFICfAL LIST OF DEAD 7ounded Js did to fee nzTit 6tiu capixg the nabs Frci Chllapa, wd Zurrpargo del Rio ncpcriaCo of VrtckcJ and Irjurj indbeih Y.taiht -v byth8hfcCs.

(By the Associated City, Jan. 18.Chllpaacingo; the capital the. State of Guerrero, has been for two day ia Indescribable panic for yesterday there came a repetition of the earthquake shock! of Thursday laziag to tha ground' many houses spared frora the first earthquake. Tho people are camping out on -the Alataeda ahd in, the fields, Hundreds of, families are ruined! 1 The buildings destroyed Include 'the Seventeenth Battalion's barracks, from wi.ith the soldiers were ordered, 1 thus saving; their" The school buildings are wrecked, but luckily the children were all' saved. of mind and giving the order for them to march to thf street when the first rumbling of- tha earth began on Thursday.

The parish: church which was being repaired, hawing been injured in a recent earthmiatr m-o VJhen the shock began it was nearly tiled with worshippers; who fled in? dismay, women being knocked down by men fortunately all had gained the street vnen the heavy stone arches -fell in, It ,13 bUlaved that every one escaped though ina tamers are removiE the, debris, 1j piled up "in, great Vi, Govei nor Mora and hi8 "secretary caped from the State Palace in time to tave themselves arid 'proceeded aid tuny wounaea -ana -panic-stnrken populace. The statue cf General was thrown down and he town vruiaeai oujiomg was so badly cracK- t0 ihat its fall fc momentarily expea Great fissures openp across the'rtrNrts t'lm of the riT-r districts Jtriirl. Amonj the dead already found are fnur young women and two. young gtrlav Jlist of the wounded is 'a long one. Including many prominent citizens.

No fccfflcia list of dead and wounded has1 been Kivt-a jui ii Tel. In the town of Chilapa many buildings were badly wrecked, and three persons were killed outright while four wre In jured. In the Mowns-. of Ttxtla and ilarchitlan many buildings wer cracked. At Iguala several arches fell In and there were general -wreckage'' in shops.

At Zumpsngo del 4 three persons were badly Injured and the prison. hall, f-hoolj and courts, aTe wrecked vTAlw-rasiofii affected by' the thquake of Thursday and' Friday has 1 en the scene or marked seismic more- for several years. TSEATlUCaL BZWSf rrmiTiry.k n.t otw Ar. I 1 The great and only Herrmann comes to the Academy of Music on; Tuesday, January 28th. in his rnagnicent exhlbl- i tion of magic and occult phenomenon.

The critical tAtre-iroers of the United Etates have long sine endorsed the marvellous "work of this gTtat.IIerrr and it ls safe to say that as an entertainer in maglQ and sensational 'Illusions, his standard is absolutely secure as being the foremost purveyor of this style of entertainment on' the American stage- Novelties id mates' are as essential to success as in the field of the drama, and it is probajlto this one fact that Herrmann alwjys presents something new and startling, something that starts the tongues to Wagging in the cities he visits as well as to the marvellous dexterity with which these feats are performed, 'that iriiuch of his phe nomenal success is due. Scats on Fri- day Ilcgular prices. The next bl? attraction at the Academy of Music wlll be Dcnman in "The Old Homestead." on Mon day, January 29th; This company comes I to Raleigh.direct from Philadelphia, 1 Anf )11f np n' vv litre i no iuuil'kui uuu uiiuiil bu on- tacrement. The reserve seal sale Will open Wednesday JIanaser Morov of the Una Clayton Company, received a telegram last night from Wilmington that the entire house I t. (Inftuwl.v TOT iMOnuajr Wlgin, vm vuijuakuimj a o'clock in the morning.

The reserve scat diagram Tor Eiiwooa, i tiftvt Star Course attraction- will "Wednesday and th performance night. January 24th 7- -1 Carolina bydr. oration Clerk. able book In a 'The i. 1 1 rday and it mended tcts, nccs and all.

general cor- i or of railroad the forma- clatIon8. t4) 1 ppSlR at: and i Ci s. ond battalion Eleventh Infantry; second battalion Fifteenth Infantry! Company I Twenty-fourth Infantry; the Twenty-ninth Infantry- The- second battalion, of the Fifteenth Infantry and the Twenty-ninth Infantry are ordered to San Fran-Cisco in time to embark on transports sailing February 16th and March 1st. Orders for the 'movements. "for the or ganizations named be Issued in course of It rls ordered that the companies recruited to the maximum and their baggage reduced to their.

lowest possible limit. The general movement of troops Is for tho purpose of replacing'' the men who have had long; service in the Philippines with an equal number of 'fresh troops from the home BXVO 07 TBS WHJEL rresmsa and Maya Win the fix Bays' Contest at Philadelphia. i. 1 it. i the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Jan.

crowd that filled all the available space in the Second Regiment Armory witnessed the finish of the six days bike race tonight. The contest was woa by Freeman and Maya, the former rider by a remarkable crossing the tape a wheel's length ahead of th second, man. Four teams covered the same distance. 1004 miles and ten laps, breaking the-best previous record by 38 S-15 miles. This record.

S66 S-10 miles was established two years ago by MacFarland and In Madison Square Garden. 1 Five minutes before the finish the tail enders retired, giving the track to Freeman Leander and Wilson. The four, mea started away with Leander leading, followed by Freeman, Wilson and Monroe in the order named. Monro' was pocketed by Wilson, but in the last spurt' ho edged his way. through and finished second; with Leander third, and Wihtou last.

I The teams finished as follows: Freeman and Maya 1,004.10. Monroe and McEachern 1,004.10: Leander and Ruts 1.004.10. Wilson and Gougolts 1.004.10. Chevalier and Fisher 1.004.9. Hadfleld and King; 1,004.4.

Mueller and Barclay' L0C3.10. i 27o Union of tho Two Eall Leagues (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 18. Ben 'Johnson and A. Q.

Fpalding held a conference today, -at which, the' base ball situation was dls- Johnson and Mr. Spalding "agreed that It! was 'impossible to consider an amal ga mat ion of the two leagues on any kind of basis. Mr. Johnson state'd that the American League circuit was made up for the year and that there would be no change in Jt la any Mr. Spalding was equally emphatie in announcing that the present four loyal clubs of the National League Pittsburg.

Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn would go through the season intact, and would league clubs, representing the larger a' necessity to satisfy the public, and both believe that rivalries between these local clubs of the leagues will better satisfy the baseball patrons in cities where two clubs may be located. While both Mr, Johnson and Mr. Spalding are strongly of tho opinion that it Is advisable to formulate some kind of a treaty between' the. two leagues that will taring about iharmony in the yet -considering the present mixed condition of National League affairs, It is believed to be inopportune to take up this question now. Kern or His Double.

(Ity the Associated Press.) New Orleans, Jan." 1S.P, O. Thebaud and Detective Sergeant Kelly, of NTev York, arlved here tonight to' attempt to identify T. in Jail at Gretna. a m. .1 1 ml 1 as jouara iverns, me bw.h Taiet.

stole gems valued at 10,000 from the Dome or Air. neoaua, in rxew i orx, in December i last. When they reached their hotel, however, -they found a mes sage from Sheriff Marrero, who lives several miles abo've that he would be unable to meet them for the purpose of Identifying' Manner until Sunday morning. Manner continued today to deny that he Is the New York fugitle. Manager John Norris, of jthe branch of the Berttllon System, visited Gretna today with a photograph of the valet.

Kern, charged with robbing the Thebaud mansion in New York of 173,000. The pnotograpn came in tnia morning's mall. When Norris returned to the city, after a careful inspection of the prisoner. Manner, he said there was absolutely no doubt that Manner is the New York fugitive. 14 Boiler of Spinning Hill Explodes.

(By the At-Koclated Press.) -v r.arcc-looa.' Jan. IS. -The boiler of a rr-innlnpr mill near Maucrcsa exploded Unlay and wrecked, the building. A large rumber of working people were buried in the ruins and many of them were killed. A of bodies were hurled long distances.

For WhooDincr Gouch use CHENEY'S ANT Bobblt-Wy way. vears tho A in iscuit 1 he? Congress; Will be Feb ruary 13th and 14th- Preliminary Committees ppointed to Arrange Alt Details. Fx cuiye Commitree to Meet Monday. The gentlemen appointed by the Cham ber of Commerce several, days ago for the purpose of naming the preliminary committees to have in charge the arrangement' of the 'details for 1 the Good -Road I Congress met 'yesterday morning. and named thV three committees suggested by President W.

II. Moore, 'of the Good Roads Association, when was here and spoke before the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The committees, were appointed Jointly by President F. Ward.of the 'Chamber of Commerce, Mayor A. M.

Powell, end Chairman H. Green, of the Board of County Commissioners, and consist of an executive eommittee, an invitation committee and anadvertising committee. The gentlemen named are, according the. plan announced, lex-offlcio members of the first two committees. It was sUo decided at the meeting yesterday that February 13th and I 14th.

Thursday arid Friday, will be the days which will be held the Good Roads Con vention. to be called by the Governor. Metropolitan "is to be the place of assemblage. The committee as announced are as follows: INVITATION COMMITTEE. B.

Aycock, Governor; A owell. Mayor of Raleigh; A. H.t Green, chairman Board Wase county; F. T. Ward, President Chamber of Commerce F.

M. Simmons, U. S. Senator; G. Tv Winston, president -A, and M.

College; S.f L. Patterson, Commiesloner of J. A. Holmes, State Highway Commissioner; E. Ia Harris; president Merchants' Association; B.

R. Lacy, State Treasurer; A. B. Andrews, vice- prasldent Southern Railway; pofctmaster: J. EL Pogue.

T. Bailey, Secretary State Fair; W. C. MfcMackln, County Supervisor of Roads; Millard Mial, Commissioner; W. C.

Brewer, County Commissioner; J. W. Pcgram, County Commissioner; W. A. Com-Missioner; Joseph Blake, County Surveyor; W.

G. Allen, County Superintendent Bi idges: A. B. Andrews, Chairman Street Committee John C. Drewry; Chas.

K. Taylor, President Wake vForest College; George Allen, Secretary Chamber Commerce John T. Patrick. Industrial Agent Seaboard Air Line; J. M.

Crenshaw, farmer; -Josephus Daniels, editor News and Obtfeifver; R. M. Furman, editor Morning Post; W. editor Ral-f-igh-Times; J. W.

Bailey, editor. Biblical Recorder; T. N. Ivey, editor Raleigh Christian Advocate; J. W.

Denmark, editor Progressive Farmer; C. F. Meserve, President Shaw University; H. S. Leard.

Agent Seaboard Air Line; and T. C. Sturgis, Passenger. Agent Southern EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. F.

T. Ward, A. M. Powell. A H.

Green, .1. G. Brown, R. B. Raney, J.

S. Wynne, B. Barbce, George Allen. Fred A. Olds and A.

B. Jr. This committee, is to meet st mayor's of ace Monday January 20Vh, nt 8 p. m. 1 1 ADVERTISING COMMITT'E.

Fred A. Olds," Willis O. Briggs. R. M.

Josephus Daniels, J-E. Pogue ahd F. B. Arendcll. The' txcctilii-e committee will meet Monday night and.

select a jsommltteo on progrjni for the ronvrntin, Many 1 i ftp Look for this q'' ttae taax)t, i 'Wu ii ii 1 4 1 nnnnnnnrio MrrnMpI UUUU nUHUu IVILL 1 1 II 13 always Tbntrolled quality Butte? Thin Banquet Fruit and th.i smoke and flames and carried all or1' four cfu fhedule neces-them to safety. The last person out of, "T- He the ibt the building was a paralytic, whom the thewoKuldKb thft U8U1 numbr of elevator boy harried to his car and later tahclub. ut ao more than eight nor Into the street. The loss Is put at Ie' tnaB wImr' OOff. The Are originated In a shed at the' Johnson and Mr.

Spalding are m-n "ed In the opinion that the two major THOMAS H. BRIGGS SONS, RALEICH, N. C. slightly injured by falling' glass. The Record-.

Herald will say toraorow: VProf. Charles Pearson," of the chair of English Literature in the- Northwestern University, which, Is conducted Methodist auspices, has thrown a bomb lnto the ranks of Methodism of Evanston, the seat of the Unlver-. sity, by giving out for publication a statement of his belief that Biblical infallibility Is a superstitious and hurtful tradi-' tion, the Biblical stories of Christ bringing the dead to life, or his walking on the water and of feeding the -multitude with the loaves and fishes, ere mere poetic 5 fancies, incredible and untrue. "Prof, Pearson jdeclares that the policy of the Methodist hurch la i one. of Inactivity, obstruction and Jesuitical silence on the -views, which the leaders and scholars of the church have gradually, come to believe, but which are not held by the body of the church.

He says that most of the present teaching is evasive and that mott of the Sunday school 'teaching' is almost farcical and en- tlrely inadequate." vsa ciAiioar. after a Week of Orttt tneeeis Goes adagtoa-' 1 With at the matinee yesterday attracting the greatest matinee crowd of the season, and with "Pink Dominoes" last night, the highly successful week of the Una Clayton Company came to a close. The company' is an excellent one and has. delighted large audiences which it. deserved.

Miss Clayton has as ont- of her aides a most clever assistant in Miss Carrie Louis, who as Venetla. In "Under Two Flags, did capital work. The Prentice Trio, in their comedy tumbling acts, are Immense, the little girl simply wonderful I son holding the lucky number was won by Mr. uco. Mabry.

Tlie company leaves for Wilmington this morning. ASTO i A fiWWsrJ tCJei cxTrsiESSYrs tcs its pisect. yeely Shows His Semarkabls. Xerve Under 4 Crois Exaniaation. t.

i. i 18. When the trial of the cases resulting from the Cuban cia Court today the cross-examination of C. W. Neely, cx-chlcf of the Bureau of Finance, was continued.

Neeley said that his on bills under the miscellaneous account only signified that the goods had been received. None of Rathbone'a private bills for re- ceptions given at El Cerro, Havana, the turn, nric iiutu ure funds, Neelejr denied telling C. M. Rich, his first assistant, that be (Neelry) had faved Rathbone j.1,000 by Including his private accounts la those of the Tostal Department. He also denied that he had enlred into a conspiracy with Reeves and F.athbone to defraud by issuing duplicate warrants.

He said all the warrants were Crawn In Reeves' ofSc They mipht have been cashod in the postofflce or in a Neely was confronted with Reeves three times. He maintained perfect composure pad evaded no questions, explaining transactions clearly and giving Reeves the lie direct. When Neely denied that he had forscd the to the notes Iteevea was put upon the stand to reiterate the statement previously made that neither he nor Ntcly had forgod the names. N'eeiy looked Reeves in the ce and bade Mm repeat the statement. This Rrcves re fused to do.

Neely's lawyer tnen asKea ihe court to. appoint experts to examine the signatures with the view of discovering, the The fiscal objected to tMa but the court said it voulJ iote the request. Rcevej aain cor fronted Neely with the statement that N'cly told him hon as departiner for 1h" United States in September, that he was taking with hint 8.000 which he had collected on duplicate -warrants. rurt asked Nc'ly what he had say to this and he reliod that Uecre vras crazy and that he would, show to tht: court that Reeven was npt t.i" under the circumstances related. Tiic court thn sdjourned.

rr C.i M. IVrt-ill if nvrs t- iate Affairs of tie CoamerciaV; (By the Associated Press) I Fulton, Jan. 18. Further investigation, into, the affairs of the Commercial Bank, which has. been closed following tho disappearance of its cashier Philip S.

Adams, shows the bank to be in a much worse condition, thanwas first reported. An additional shortage of In collections since January 1st; was discovered George B. Carstar-phen, thief of the State banking said today that at least 110,000 In money Is gone and perhaps hjore. The bank held about 16,000 of county funds-Nothing has yet -rbeen heard from Cashier Adams. Some of his friends insist that he will return and make an -rf.

Bcojevelt Invited to Attend. 1 (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 18.W, Gains, of Church; Garland Penn, secreUry of the Kpworth Leasue of the Northern M. K. Church and a delegation of twenty: other negroes representing 'Various denomina tions In the spiritual moral and educational advancement of the colored race.

today invited President Roosevelt to st-tend the NegrQ Young People's Christian Congress, to be held at Atlanta, next August. The President informed" the. delega tion that-he wmild take the matter, un der- consideration: and; communicate his answer later, 1 The Writing at (By he Associated' Press. xiolta5ooga, Jan. 18.Postofflce Inaifector-ln-chargo has been ratified by Inspector Peor, that' Joel E.

Sroilh, editor of a weekly putlicatUm at Mcnticello, has been taken into custody, charged with uMng the mail for fraudulent purposes. it i- charged, hasj boon advertising "for ladies to do writing st home, and offering a month for their, services. He fciw been held in a tend of 11.000. Minister Wu1, called 'Upon Secretary Hay yesterday 5 in conection- with the restoration to the Chinese Of the value of the stiver bullion, amounting! to 1276.000, Vas captured bv the Amrrlcan marinciVt TUnt- sin. forming part.

of the revrnu a sva rf tl. pan cuiioms. moucy to ni2isterYut I of insurance' t-laes newspaper man capable, industri-jnking act of ous. accurate and and will suc-enite aad ma- verd in the National Capital. This paper to Ioaestlcf predicts with confidence that' ha -will before Ions have connections with load charts ia-Ingr Southern papers.

The bst wishes cf t1l the newspaper men in Raleigh 50 I 1 T-it'i li fcla. -v- I'rom- vnluatls rs luv? ldcd. 1 r.initi:.