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The General Assembly.
A Day of Much Debate in
the House of Represent*
tivei.
Colombia, Jsn 16 ?The boose to?
day adopted the resolution ander
wbtoh the people osn, at the next
general e eotioa, vote oo the qo 'S
Hon of folding biennial seesious of
the general assembly Under the
eonstitotioo it require a (wo thirds
vote of all the members elected, not
ooly of those voting, to carry
Ibruogh aach a resolution, and on th*
Inal paeeage of the reaolotion today
she neoeeeary 88 votee were aeoorecl
It ia a rare thing to have auch a
large vote a d the wonder ia that 115
see op ber a ha ipeoed to be preeent to
vote today
Immediately following thia vote a
resolution wan taken to enbmit to the
people n oonetilntionsi amendment
looking to ton election of the mem
born of tbn bonne for fonr, instesd of
two, ysnrn Although 10 membets
voted for tbtn resolution*, it needed
S3 to be adopted and, therefore,
failed.
There wan n greet deal of discus?
sion over n bill which aimed to pro?
hibit tbn one of convicts oo private
farms Tbn debste took all aorta of
twiste and tnrne, nnd it wan finally
voted thnt tbn prnferenoe is to be
givno oonotien wanting the oonvicta
to nee them on the public highways
nr for public work ' The penitentisry
is to be paid $4 per month net for
each of tbn ooovtete taken for work
oo too poblio works of the counties.
There wan quite an outburst of
enthusiasm in favor of the improve
me'tt of the public roada
Final arrangements were made for
tbn memorial exeroieee iu honor of
the late Qnv Elierbe
The following new bills were in?
troduced by Mr Moses :
To sllow n discount to taxpayers
who psy thnir taxee aoon after the
opening of the books
A petition from former Railroad
Commissioner 11 R Thomss to pro?
v in lor nn investigation of the
workings of the reilroad commission.
Referred to the railroad committee
The Senate today had its first reel
debste on pending meaaorea The
debste genernlly was oo legal sub
jeote nnd wan nngaged in principally
by the lawynrn in ihn body
Tbn committee on privileges and
ntnotionn reported n concurrent
resolution, which wae adopted, that
too two hooeee meet on February 2
for the purpose of electing the follow
tag office re : Three directors of the
Peoiteotiaay. for tbn tetm of two
ye?ve nnd one to flill an expired
total; seven members of the board of
trnatsen nf tbn South Cnrolinn
College, for nix years; seven members
of the Winthrop board for six veers:
fonr members of board of visitors of
tbn Citadel, for aix years, who aball
bo gradnntea of the Academy ; two
trntteee of the Colored College nt
Oreageburg; ooe member of the
State board of oootrol, for five years;
thfa election ie for a successor of Mr
Uosoldon whoee term expires; three
trustees of Clemson College, for four
yenre, ooe to fi'l the vacancy caused
by the death of Governor Ellerbe
The oommiltee reported unfavora
bly oo a bill to appoint a commission
to report annually as to the condition
ef educational institutions
Senator W A Brown's compulsory
education bill had both a favorable
and ao unfavorable report It re
ejotree parents to compel their
children to attend public schools for
eight months. A msjority favored
the bill Senator Graydon pot in
minority report, saying that he ia op
powed makiog the State the guardian
of Ibe people'e children. The bill
weot oo the calendar
Senater Aldrich'e bill (o amend the
pension low, to include in Claps B all
soldiers who by reason of wounds re
oeiv pa or dieeese contracted from
nxpoaure are in incapacitated from
naroing an income exceeding $'250
per aooom. was postponed sfter some
debate,it being understood that snoth
nr blU in conformity with the wishes
ni tue Confederste Veterans would
be introduced later
Tbn fertiliser trust investigating
involution wan called for its third
rending nad was passed without op?
position
The legal frsttrsity rspressntsd in
April. 1 SSO.
"Be Ju
SUM1]
< iho n mate had quite an es'ensivo
?tsou^ion cvot Mr Grober'? bill to
require clerks aid register* to pa'isfy of
record certain mortgages of real estate
Tbe obj m of the bill is to rrqtiire
clerks upoo th 1 recording of a decree j
of foreclosure to wrin opon the margin
"see judgment roll No-" The bill |
as presented seemed to be quite ambig- |
ooos to many senators and numbers ot j
amendment* were offered, bot oooe j
teemed satisfactory. Finally the bill
was recommitted to get tbe phraseology
straightened out
Tbe bill to dispense with doplioate
receipts to coonty treasorers from the
State treasorei', for mooeys reoaived oo
account of State tales, pho-obato oom- |
penies or aey persons whomsoever,
passed to a third reading
The' comanittpo reported unfavor?
ably oo Senator Graydon's ootform
regiatery law.
The bill was foliy argoed by tbe
lawyers tod was finally defeated. t
The foliosjiog oew bills wore tntro
doced
Mr Sarratt: Changing tbe ooonty
government law with reference to tbe
drrioaga of public roads
Mr. 8heppard : Proposing sn amend?
ment to the constitution providing for
biennial sessioos of the legislatore.
Colombia. Jen 17?Tbe House to
day did considerable work, although
there was much debate
Mr Wharton's bill providing for
tbe popolar eleotioo of dispensers
waa defeated.
Mr Vertier made a hard fight and a
good one for bis bill against liens,
bat tbe measure was again defeated
Mr Wilson's bill to provide for the
erection of monuments to the soldiers
at Cbiokaroaoga. although it involves
an expenditure of $10,000, if so
much be reqoisite, was given its
necond reading without a word of
inquiry or debate.
Mr Bacot tried to get tbroogh a
bill allowing tbe miming of trains on
Sundays for tbe accommodation of
passengers who wanted to go to
camp meeting on Sonday, bot Mr
Prince's opposition defeated tbe
measure
Tbe bill ceding certain rights on
Sullivan's Island to tbe Government
was passed to its third reading and
the bill relative to the barber com
missioneis or Charleston wen*,
throogh wilb a few amendments
Several bills have been pending to
provide for ooe instead of three
county supervisors of registration,
bot largely oo tbe representations of
Mr Moses tbe measure was killed to
day
Quite a number of new measures
were introduced today, among them
being a resolution of Mr Evans to
inquire into tbe lease or ownership of
tbe South Caralina and Georgia Road
by tbe Southern
Mr L Maoldin waa not satisfied
with bis coovict labor bill as ameod
ed At bis iostance tbe bill was
recommitted, by ? vote of 43 to 35,
so at to allow other amendments in
committee 1
THE SENATE
Tbe senate's moroiog oettion waa
devoted to tbe oontidtratioo of tbe
wide tire bill iotroduced by Senator
Mtoldio, which came over from tbe
last session There was a vivoroos
6gbt oo tbe measure bot it was
finally patted by a note of 21 to 12,
almost two thirds
The debate was vigorous and inter
esting and was participated in by
quite a number of the senators. At
times there woe a orowd io the gal?
leries sod outside the seoate chamber
proper listeoiog to the argument on
eeob side
The seoate met at 11 o'clock sod
the ooly thing coosidered was the
wide tire bill, the session lastiog
nearly four hours, sod a night see
sioo being necessary for tbe passage
of second readiog bills.
Tbe bill as it pastted is ss fol?
lows :
Whereas the ose over tba poblio
highways of tbe State of the narrow
tire wagoos oow in general ooe is
injunou" to sa*d highways sod agsinst
the put lie welfare ; therefore.
Be it eoaoted by the geoeral assem?
bly of tbe State of South Cerolii a :
Heohoo 1. That after January In',
1901, it ?ball b- uotawfol for any
person or persons, firm or coiporaiion,
to sfj| or otherwise dispose of for use
upon the highway* or puhlio roads to
this S-aoi. aoy wagon batiog lees width
of lifts ?hau below speoifi"d. v i, : On
all wagons bating staudard i on or
steel asles, not exceeding ooe and
tbres eighth* ioobes tubular axle* not
eioeediog one and seveo sifbtbi inohes,
or ihioiblo skein syirs Dot 'X^eeding
two and roe eighth inohes, the width of
the tires -huii not to l<ts than two
toohe* ; or. all wa2ons having ntandard
iroo or steel ax es ezoeoding oaf anil
three e<ghths in tbes, but not exceeding
one and five eighths inch, m, tubular
axlet exo odiog <>ue sod seven eighths
ineb* s, bu: not eicoediog two and one
stgh'h inch's, or thimble skein sxles
cxoeciiog two aod three eighths ioobcH,
but no. exoeediog two aod three-fourth*
inches, tbe wtiib of tires shall not be
less theo three sod oos half ioebes
Ot til wagons haviog standard ino or
st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou
?ER. S. G., WEDNES:
atcol axles exceeding one and five
oighths inches, but uot exoeeding two
inches, tubular axle9 exceeding two
and one eighth inches, but not exoccd
ing two and 6ve eighths inohes, or
thimbio-skein axle? exoeeding two and
three fourths inches, but not exoeeding
three and one 'oartb inches, the width
of tiros shall be not less than four
inoh.es Oo all wagons having stand?
ard ?roo or steel axles exoeeding two
inohes, tubular axles exceeding two
and fire-eighths inohes, of thimble
skein axles exceeding three and one
fourth inohes, the width of tires shall
be oot less than foor and one half inoh?
es
Seo 2 That from and after the pas?
sage of this aot aod ootil Jao 1st, 1903,
an v person who prodooes a certificate of
the township board of assessors, or a
majority of them, to the effect that sooh
person owns aod habitually uses at
least one road vehicle with tires not leas
than four inohes in width, shall be
exempt from road duty aod from the
payment of a commutation road tax :
Provided, That the provisions of this
eeotioo shall oot apply to log carts or
log wagoos
Seo 3 That after Jao 1st, 1904, it
shall be unlawful for aoy persoo or
persons to use upon the public highways
of this State, or aoy part thereof, aoy
wagon having tires of less width thao
speoified in aeotion 1 of this aot :
Provided, That the provisions of this
aot shall oot apply to pleasure vehicles,
nor to the use of parts of the publio
highways by aoy persoo or persona in
transporting any orops or produots from
one part to another of their premises :
Provided, further, That all wagoos now
in ose, or that may be io ose Jao 1st,
1904, of lees width tbao above desig
oated may be used ootil worn out.
Seo 4 That the violatioo of aoy of
tho provisions Nof this aot shall be
deemed, aod is hereby declared, to be a
misdemeanor, aod the offender, upon
conviction, shall bo paoished by a fine
of oot less thao (5 or oot more $15, or
by impriaoomeot for oot more than 80
days.
Seo 5. That it shall be the duty of
sll eoooty supervisors sod members of
eouoty boards of commissioners to see
thst the pro viator.? of this sot are prop?
erly eoforosd, aod to proseoute all
violations thereof.
Columbia, Jao 18.?The house today
dsoided to meet oo Monday at oooo,
After adjooroiog today for tbe Lee
birthday recess.
Mr Johnson's bill proposing a reduc?
tion io the passenger ratea was defeated
after a sharp skirmish
Quito a number of oew bills were
offered today aod tbe Caloodar ia grow
iog to large proportions
Among tbe nooiber were the following:
Mr Wilson : To require the State,
wheo laod ia forfeited to it for the non?
payment of taxes, to pay to the county
aod sohool districts io which tbe tame
ia looated any taxes doe them oo euch
laod
Mr Nettles : To require eaob magis
tr?te io this State to eoter into a bood
io the mm of $200 for the faithful
discharge of his duties.
Praaideot Pro Tern Sbeppard presid?
ed wheo tbe senate assembled this
morning, io tbs sbssooe of Lieutenant
Governor Scarborough
Tbs committee oo eduoatiou reported,
without recommendation, oo Senator
Qraydoo's dispensary bill. This mesa
ore carrios oot pretty mooh ths gov?
ernor's ideas, as advanced io bis mes
sags, sod tbs bill ia gsosrsl y sooepted
as the "administration bill."
No third reading bill was eoosidered
except ooe relatiog to magistrates io
Dorobester County, with amendments
effecting several eoooties as to the
oomber of magiatratea io eaob. Tbe
hill wsa passed sod seot to the house
The bill to allow soits to be brought
for damage oo fire iosuranoe polioies
without first entering ioto arbitration
was made a epeoial order for next
Wednesday
Tbe uofavorable report oo the joiot
resolution to appoint a committee, to
examine into tbe oooditioos of various
State institution* of learning was
adopted and tbe bill was rejected.
The bill in reference to the drain
age of publio roads wss sbout to
develop a debate on the good roads
question, but owing to tbe introduo
tion of a number of amendments,
which are to be printed, considera
tion was postponed until Monday.
The bill relating to examination of
accounts of State treasurer, comp?
troller general and commissioner of
sinking fund was passed to a third
reading.
The bill to provide for tbe comple?
tion of the State house was made a
special order for Tuesday evening
Senator W A Hrowu's hill to re
quire all parents or guardians to
compel their children or wards to
attend public school for eight months
was made a special older for Tues
uay.
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I |l is said that $'200,000 has been
ottuted to the presidential campaign
managora if President McKinley *ill
or en tho campaign by a speech before
tho American Club of Pit'sburg
Presideot McKinley will surely oot
refuse a speeoh at so wagoiBoent a
prioe.
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Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's
DAY. JANUARY 24,
TO FIGHT THE
TOBACCO TRUST.
Preliminary Convention of
North Carolina Growers.
Raleigh, N. C Jan 18?The to?
bacco growers of North Carolina met
here yesterday in State convention,
for the purpose of formulating some
definite and feasible plat "or figbtiug
the American Tobacco co. nany.
After discussing the vari -s plans
suggested, the convention tl. morn?
ing adopted a contract wheret they
are not to sell the American To. co
company a pound of tbeir tobacco
for the next five years
The contract in part is as follows :
"We sgrce to enter into a con
tract with J. F Jordan and his asso?
ciates to sell to them our tobacco
raised during the next five years at
an advance of not less than 15 per
cent, over the prices of the same
grade of tobacco during the last five
years, eajd prices to be fixed by a
commission, a majority of whom
shall represent the seller
"We further agree to take stock
with said Jordan and his associates,
in a corporation which shall be form?
ed for the purpose of manipulating
and disposing of said tobacco If
we make default in this agreement in
any particular we agree to forfeit to
said corporation the said stock so
taken
"And we further recommend for
our mutual benefit that the farmers
oi North Carolina reduce tbeir crop
at leapt 25 per cent below the past
year'ri production We invite the
cooperation of Virginia South
Carolina and other sections which
grow bright tobacco."
This is merely a preliminary agree?
ment between the convention and
the capitalists who are backing
the fight against the American To?
bacco company. The contract will
be submitted to individual farmers
for approval When 90 per cent of
them have agreed to it another State
convention will be held The final
contract then adopted will also be
referred back to the individual farmer
for bis approval. If signed by 90
per cent of them it will be binding
and become operative at once
All the 30 piincipal tobacco grow
ing counties of the State were
represented by delegates in this con?
vention and a number of representa?
tives were here from Virginia
An effort in being made to arrange
a joiut convention of North Carolina
and Virginia tobacco men with a view
to securing the cooperation of all
tobacco growers in the two States
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To Occupy Another Island.
Manila, Jan 17, 7 05 p m ?Col
KLobbe with the Forty Eighth infant?
ry, sailed on board the transport
Hancock today with gunboats escort
ing The object of the force is prob?
ably the important islands of Samar
and Leyto, which the insurgents
hold.
The American blockade and the
levies of the Togal army have caused
great suffering among the people and
hundreds of persons are in an almost
?tarving condition
The Tagal general. Mauricio, re
cently landed at Negros from the
Island of Panay, and requested a
conference with Col Byrne He
proposed that the insurgents be let
alone and permitted to wear side
arms and uniforms in tbe towns ontil
the war in Luzon was ended, when
they would surrender Col Byrne
refused to agree to this, however,
and said they would be considered ss
bandits and shot if they were found
armed Col Byrne surprised the in?
surgent camp the same night and
scattered tbe Filipinos, killing 30 of
tbem, including a general
?m* -wasae"*?"
Another Investigation.
It was stated last Wednesday even
ing that Representative George Evans
of EJgefield proposes to introduce
a joint resolution in the general as
aembly iooking to an investigation of
the right of the Southern railway to
lease the South Carolina one' Georgia
railtoad
it is slleged that between Edgefield
and Augusta the systems come
under the provision as to competing
lines, und that tiooe the leaue by the
Southern freight rates between Edge
field and Augusta have greatly in
creased.
Gov Rollins, of Now Hampshire,
says : " There in two much attention
paid to amusement in the church ;
too many candy pullingH and too
little straightforward gospel preach?
ed There are two many endeavor*
ers and too little endeavor among
the young people. We must combat
materialism, and this can bent be
done by using the strsight old-fash?
ioned gospel"
the 1
1900. New
Shot Olli Old Feud
in Centre of Crowd.
THREE MEN KILLED AND
TWO WOUNDED IN
KENTUCKEY
Frankfort, Ky, Jan 16 ?Ex Con
grassman David G Colson rhot and
killed Ethelbnrt Scott, Luther Dem
aree and Charles Julian and slightly
wounded James Golden in tbe Capital
hotel today. Tbe killing was a result
of a renewal of a feud between Colson
and Scott, which grew up between
them while in the army last year.
Scott and Dcmaree died almost in?
stantly. Julian was thought to bo only
slightly wounded but died at 1 55 p
m from shook and loss of blood,
makiog the third death.
Harry McEweog of Louisville also
was hit by stray bullets, but not
seriously wounded All hut Scott were
bystanders and were shot by acoident
Colson was shot io the arm, hot not
seriously hurt. After the ehootiog be
went to the residence of Chief of
Police Willisms nearby and gave him?
self up. Later a warrant was sworo
oot by Clint Fogg, who witnessed the
killing. Fogg says Colson shot first
The killing occurred io the lobby of
the Capital hotel, which was densely
paoked with people who are here
attending tbe trial of tbe oootests
before tbe legislature. Persons who
were in the hotel when the tragedy
ocourrod say fully 20 shots were fired.
Soott, who was first killed, was a
nephew of ex-Governor Bradley
Demareo was assistant postmaster at
Sbelbyvil'e and a prominent Republi?
can politician. Julian was ooe of tbe
wealthiest farmers io this ooooty and
belonged to ao old Keotooky family.
The trouble between Soott aod Colson.
whiob began io tbe army last year,
resulted io Colson being shot by Soott
aod it has been predioted since that ooe
or both would be killed should they
meet, as they did today.
Col Colson ia io a highly nervous
state, resulting from exoitemeot attend
iog the tragedy, aod as he has never
folly reoovered from a stroke of para!
ysis sustained last year, bis friends are
greatly ooooerned over his condition
WHEN THE FEUD BEGAN.
Col. CoIsod, who killed Scott, aod
who is oharged with the killiog of both
Dsmarce and Julian, aod with shooting
Golden, haa long been a prominent
figure in Kentucky politics. He served
two terms in oongress and declined a
Domination at the hands of the repobli
can party of the EUventh distrio: io
1898 io order to accept tho colonelcy of
tbe Fourth Kentucky regiment in the
Spanish war, Scott was a lieutenant
and Golden was oaptain of a cavalry
troop io Colson's regiment and the
trouble which led to the tragedy today
began then. A feud sprang up
between Coleon and Soott while the
troops were io oamp in Aooistoo, Ala ,
aod in it is said by Colonel Colson's
friends that Captaio Golden was a
warm partisan of Soott. This trouble
oulmioated io the later ehootiog of
Colsoo by Soott after the regiment was
mustered out Serious obarges and
oouoter oharges were made at Wash?
ington agaiost eaob other as officers
Both Colsoo aod Soott were regarded as
dead game aod both bad figured in
shooting affrays before
Fifteen shots went home io today's
tragedy. Wheo it is remembered that,
so far as known only three revolvers
played a part io tbe duel, it oao be
seen that aim was for the most part
aoeurate. Colson's shots were true,
hot this detracts nothing from the notei
skill of Soott, beoauae he emptied his
revolver after several bullets had
lodged in him.
FLORENCE SCHOOL CASE.
Fioreoce, Jan 18 ?The Fiorenoe
school case has been decided Judge
Klugb dismissed tbe petition for a writ
of mandamus to issue requiring the
Florence school board to show cause
why tbey should not bo restrained from
charging a supplementary fee of ?'2.
aod then decides that tbe charging of
such supplementary fee is not oootrary
to the constitution Tho deoreo is
lengthy, reviving tho caso in detail.?
State
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Drop la Soft Sugars.
New York, Jan 18?The Ameri?
can Sugar Refiling company today
announced a reduction of fivo points
on soft sugar No 2 and Nos 7 to 11
inclusive, in any quality. The re
duction hold indefinitely.
Absolutely 1
Makes the food more de
_jswa aajajs pow
TRUE SOUTH KON, Eatabllahed Jone 1 S??6
Series?Vol. XIX. No. >G
WORKING FOR
FREE DELIVERY.
What Coogressing Stokes is
Doing to Improve Postal
Service.
Washington, Jao 18 ?Representa?
tive Stokes, believe.? o equalising the
postal system. Ue is bard at work oo
a bill extending free delivery of mail
to towns of over [3,000 population.
While be tbioks that this is oot doiog
fall justiee to tbe small towns, it is
something in the right direotion
He says that the rural delivery
service is expanding beyond the expec?
tation of its most enthnsisstio friends
He looks for at lesst (150,000 increase
to be inoluded ;o the urgeney deficiency
biil for the purpose of extending the
6?rvice between now and tbe end of tbe
fisoai year.
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The Famine in India.
Calcutta, Jan 19 ?Tbe council to?
day considered tbe famine situation.
The official estimates show the cost
to the government of tbe relief
works, etc , to the end of March
will be 40.000,000 rupees About
22,000,000 persons are now affected
in British territory and about 2? 000,
000 in the native States
The viceroy, Lord Curzon of Ked
leston, said that the famine area had
expanded, surpassing the worst fears
and they were now facing a cattle,
water and food scarcity of a terrible
character. About 3,250,000 persons,
he continued, were already receiving
relief
While in 1897 the word shared In?
dia's sorrow and contributed hundreds
of thousands of pounds towards the re?
lief fund the viceroy pointed out, India
now would have a struggle alone, for
the thoughts of every Englishman in
tbe world were centred on South
Africa. It would bo the duty of tbe
government to pursue tbe task of
saving millions of lives and it would
spend its last rupee, if necessary to
do so.
Plague in Honolulu.
Washington. Jan 19 ?An official
di?patob from Surgeon Carmiohsel of tbe
marine hospital at Honolulu reports the
existence of an uneasy feeling there, as
the result of the ravages of tbo bubonic
plague, whiob in *pitc of tbe effects of
tbe Hawaiian authorities appears to be
on the inorease Dr Carmicba-d's
dispatch is dated Jan 12, and is as
follows : "Five cases reported since
Jan 8 Tncre have been 23 deaths
from the plague siooe l).o 12. Do*
easy feeling prevail* M
The Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Journal say : "A good
natured rivalry has arisen bt-iw^eo
Congressmen Talbert and Stokes, of
South Carolina, as to whom belongs tbo
honor of establishing tbe rurai mail
delivery. A great many South Caro?
lina papers are giving Stokes eredit for
originating the scheme acd pushing it
to a finish. As a matter of faot they
both deserve credit, hot Talbert assist?
ed to tbe original fight for roral deliv
ery before Stokes came to congress.
The situation is tbis : Io the 53i con?
gress three southeaster o members,
Moses of Georgia. Williams of Missis
sippi, aod Talbert of Sooth Carolina,
originated toe idea aod after a long de?
bate eocoeeded in getting an appropria?
tion of $20,000 to make tbe experi?
ment Tbis appropriation has siooe
been iooreased Srokes comes io later.
He has prevailed upon tbe authorities
to secure bids from t*tar route contract?
ors, beginning tbe 1st of Ju.y oext,
for delivering mail along tbe regular
reutes where the parties will pot up
mail boxes at tbeir own ? xp oe ; but
tbeeo carriers do not go out of their
regular routes. The plao is ? good
one, however, as far as it goes."
Wilmington. N C , Jan 19 ?Too
almost unprecedented downpour of
ra;n last night in the section con?
tiguous to Wilmington considerably
delayed traffic today on the different
railroads running into the city Oo
the Yadkin division of the Atlantic
Coast Line all trains had to be annul?
led on account of washouts In the
track, and trains on the Wilmington
and Newborn division cf the t;ame
system were deiayed several hours
for the same reason The Seaboard
A ir Line was forced to transfer pas?
sengers, mail and express, about 20
miles from Wilmington in order to
leach tho city today. The regular
schedules on all roads wiil be resum?
ed tomorrow
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