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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1 903. 5 ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX'S VIEWS In a Letter lie Gives Suggestions Iiepectins Further Legislation on the Subject of Trust. Washington, January 6. Attorney General Knox has addressed ie.itical j letters to Senator Hoar, chairman of j the senate judiciary committee, ami Representative Littiefield c-iairman of thw sun-committee of the house judi ciary committee giving h:s views on J Ih subject of trusts. These letters are j hi reply to Mr. Littiefield asking the views of Mr. Knox. The letters em- ' brace tnree suuject, tne guesiioas ' which have been deeded by the courts, j the questions whicn are pending in the oeurts and suggestions respecting further legislation. Unuc-r tae ia.li.er head Air. Knox says: "The end 'ies.red by tne overwhel ming majority of the people o. all sc- lions of the country is that com'uina ! tions of capital should be rcgulat-rl nd not destroyed, ana that measure should be taken to correct the tendency toward monopolization of the indus- : trial business of the country. I as eume a thing to be avoiue J. even ay suggest. oa. is legislation regaruing tao business interests of the cojntiy ue- ; ytmu such as will accomplish tais end. "la my judgment, a monopoly in anv ' industry '.ould be impossible in tnis country, vr:re money is abundant and cleaj and in the hands or within the reach of keen and capaaie mc-ii if com petition were assured of a fair and open field and protected against unfair, ar tificial and discriminating practical re sults. ! "if thr? law will guarantee to the smal:-r producer, protection against piratical methods in competition aid keep the higaways to the market opeta and availuoit- to him for the earn? to;i charged to his powerful compet.tor, he will manage to live and thrive to an asLomsmiig degree. ' "I believe tiie rebate and kindred ad- j vantages granted by carriers to largi : operators in the leading industrits of the country, as against their competi- ! tora. in many years amounted to a sum : that wojld represent fair interest upo.i i the actual money invested in the busi- j tuss of such operators. "Capitalization, in almost every case J f a holdalg conipa.i represents far j more than the aggregate- intrinsic va.1- j e of its constituent companies. The ; method of computing values tor put- J poses of concentration has irvanably ! bn upon tar! tin:; pver, and rebates ! kavc freguG-ntly swelled earnings -o , that enormous volumes of capital J stock, represent nothing but unfair ad- -J rentage obtained over r.vals. "The situation is mu h impiove l in fespeet to transportation d.s-crimin i tions within the last two years. Tn.s the result, first, of a deteumned ef fort on the part of the government to apply existing laws ia an edf active way against discrimi nat.ons;and tcond, to the fact that some of the higher mind ed railroad maim:. era of the country have exerted th ir large inllutnce in the direction of ijuilable dealing with the shippers of t .e territory which tney aerve. Whetht. it is a consequence of these inlluenct i or a mere coincidence it is never the ess stated on high au thority to be a fact that the embarka tion of new capital in entc-i prises in competition with the supposedly con trolled industries within the period named pro: .able equals the capital of the trusts. The efteet of certainty of protection against predatory competi tion can b safely prophesied to in crease tils figure. "My suggestion, therefore, is that as a first Ftep in a policy to be persistent ly pursued until every industry larg" and email, in the co nitry can be te nured of equal rights and opportunities, said until the tendency to monopoliza tion of the important industrits of the country are cheeked, that all discrimi natory practices affecting inter-stat trade be made oTense to he er.J-oinM and punished. Such legislation to De 4!rected alike against those who give and thoji who receive the advantages thereof, ami to cover discrimination In prices as against competitors in re ticular localities resorted to for the purpose of d 'stroying competition in in ter-state and foreign trade, as well a hcriinhiatun by carriers. tuch practices are so obviously un reasonable that to inhibit them would be a measure of regulation of commerce to keep it free and unrestrained and not to attempt to exercise arbitrary power. Such legislation, to certainly reach producers guilty of practices in jurious to national and International commerce, should, in my judgment, tnke the form of penalizing the trans portation of the sds produced by the guilty parties, u:-d the federal courts ahowid be given power to restrain such transportation as th. suit of the gov emmenL "It may bo uid that under the 'act to regulate commerce. a shipptr may Im published for receiving rebate. r spevial rates less than the lawful published rates: and that It is unneces sary to provide additional legislation in th.s rerevt t curb trusts, monopolies and combinations. This, however, h an ener.-ous statement." Mr. Knox points out the ineffective aess of the inter-state commerce act in reaching unlawful concessions in rail way rjites and goes t,n to say: "Tc0 casus of omnissus of the act v. recrnt' commerce should be sup" pli.xi bv imposing a penalty upon th ia"o-;yr?ted carrier and beneliciarv alike, and the ripht of tho courts to re strain such. practices :.t the suit of tne UniNvu States, n right not settled and row vigorously challenged, should b? made certain. "It should be made unlawful to transport traffic by carriers subject to the act to regulate commerce at any rate less than such carriers publisbei rat1 and all who participate ir the vio lation of such law should be punished. "An additional provision should be made to reach corporations, combina tion and associations which pro .lure and manufacture wholly within a state, but whose products or sales enter into inter-state commerce. It should relate first, to such concerns as fatten on re tzrte5 in the transportation ane second to concerns which sell below the gen eral price of commodity in particular localities, or otherwise in part.cular lo calities wantonly seek to destroy com petition. These could be excluded with their commodities, products or manu factures from crossing state lines. "A the power of congress over Inter state commerce is plenary, excepting as it may be limited by the constitu tion, it Is believed th.at it may impo-? such a punishment for the violation of the public policy of th ? naron. A commission should be appointed to aid in carrying out the provisions of tlie ct of July 2, 1S90, and any further legislation relating to commerce. Tt eliouJd be the duty of such, commission, among other things, to make dilligent investigation into the operations and conduct of all corporations, combina tions and concerns engaged in inter state or foreign commerce. "Such a commission should have au thority to inquire into the management of the business of such corporations and concerns, to keep itself informei as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted and to obtain from such concerns full and complete information necessary to enable the commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it is created. As there are no means now provided by law for compelling testi mony, such a law now provides that no persons should be excused from attend ing and testifying or from producing books, papers, contracts,"" and docu ments before such commission or the courts. "Of course, the general scheme of legislation to correct trust abuses should be developed with great care, for it is not nearly so important to act quickly as to act wisely. Primarily, the question of the power of congress to reach what the Sherman act seems to have missed, should be authorita tively determined, as upon that propo sition the whole structure of effective, regulative legislation must rest. We should at once take the first step3 by a law aimed at what v.e certainly kno-' to be unreasonable practices directly re strictive of freedom of commerce upon which the fundamental question can be raised by a Inw conferring upon the government a general supervisory pow er as above outlined. "r.other step in legislation which 1 earnestly recommend and which will, enacted, greatly hasten a solution of the problem, is that an net be pacsed as soon as possible to sped the final de cision of caseg now pending and others that may be raised under the anti-trust law. I refer to an act to enable the attorney general to secure the or'ginal hearing by a full hnch of tie circuit judges in the circuit wherein is pend ing any suit brought by the Unitel States under the anti-trust law which the attorney general certified to th'1 fourt to involve questions of great public importance and giving an ap peal from their decision directly to the supreme court of the United States. " "It is not too much to say that with the.-e gaps c!oed the scheme of gov ernmental regulation will be eomrlet?; but it is clear that without some simi lar legislation it would continue to b inadequate. And such legislation wi'.l make n loir. r,rt ctride in advance." .Joint ike RiiNty Hinges are amoner the conseqienv.-? of rheu matsm. The sufferer ran move knees and elbows, but the effort makes him wiP( He rejoices wher. a good rub bing wi-th Prry Davis' Painkiller drives the stiffness out and brings the freedom of motion back. No wonder our grandfathers believed hear ily in this beneficert liniment. There is but one PaikMlr. Pprrv Paris'. NEW INDUSTRY FOR GREENSBORO American lirriHH Carpet Tvrtne Com pany KMtnhliMlics Southern Head quarters Delay in Federal Tlaild ln& x Improvements. tSpc-cial to The Messenger.) Greensboro. N. C. January ,G. Greensboro becomes headquarters for North and South Carolina for a new and very important industry the American Grass Carpet Twine Compa ny. Mr. C. G. Percy, of that compa ny, is already here for the purpose of opening up his selling oflice, which will doubtless be with the Soutnerii Import and Commission Company. Th? plants of the American Carpet Twin? Company aro mainlv :n the west in states like Wisconsin and Minnesota, but a factory covering thirteen acres is now in course of erection at GlenJaie, Long Island, N. Y. The carpet made by the company is said to be cheap ?r than the. ordinary carpet and of bstter wearing qualities than matting .and the product of the company is also used for wall covering in place of paper and tn: company represented by Mr. Peicy is the only one of the kind in the United States. Its opening of a branch in this city adds materially to Greensboro's already established reputation as a carpet center. There has been some disappointment here at the slowness of the government in commencing preparations for the repairs and improvements of the public buildings. Judge Boyd, a few days ago wrote Supervising Architect Taylor, of the treasury department, inquiring the cause of the delay and a letter from Mr. Taylor received in reply spates thut the drawings for the proposed exten sion to the building should have been completed some time ago and that the office has regretted the delay sufficient ly to cause the draughtsman who was placed in charge of tTie" drawings to lose his position and the letter says further that the drawings are now be ing pushed as rapidly as possible though at least six weeks must elapse before some can b.' completed and the work placed on the market. .These drawings contemplate not only an ex tension at the rear of the building, but an additional story to the present structure. CHARLOTTE ASKS REDRESS Shippers Aanocfntlon Complain of I'ureanonnlile Hates to the City. Washington, January 6. Members of the inter-svute commerce commis sion left tonight for Charlotte. N. C. to take testimony tomorrow regarding thrt complaint of the Charlotte shippers as sociation of unjust discrimination of various railroads against Charlotte. The charges allege that the Southern. Seaboard Air Line, Baltimore and Ohio. Chesapeake and Ohio. Norfolk and Western. Pennsylvania. Clyde Steam ship Company. Old Dominion Steam ship Company. Merchants and Miner Transportation Company and the Bal timore Steam Packet Company impos ed rates from eastern points to Char lotte that are unreasonable as compar ed with such rates to Norfolk, Rich mond. Lynchburg. Danville ard Wil mington: also that the rates to Char lotte from Chicago. Est St. Louis. St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville. Nashvil".;, Memphis and New Orleans ar unreas onable and unjust a3 compared to the rats to Norfolk. Richmond. Lynch burg. Danvil'e and Wilmington. McDuffle's Witch Hazel Foct Healer one nf the finest baby powders knorn, Cures plckly heat and gives Instant re lief, 25 cent at R. R. BeJIamy'. I l-x- i nr r-. T. - 1 II 1 i ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET CO. WORCESTER. MASS. COAL COMPANIES COMBINE An Allinnee Formed CoiiNolidating i 1 Three Mammoth Concerns. j Baltimore, January 6. Three of the j biggest coal companies in the United j States today formed an alliance which ! tor all practical purposes will be a ' combination. The companies involved are: The Consolidation Coal Company, of Maryland; the Fairmont Coal Com pany, of West Virginia; the Somerset Coal Company, of Pennsylvania. The combined capital stock companies 131,750,000 is as follows: j Consolidation $10,250,000, Somerset $4,- ; 000,000; Fairmont and its subsidiary companies $17,500,000. The combined output of the thrn companies is 8,500,000 tons a year, as follows: Consolidation 2,000,000; Somerset 1, iOO.OOO; Fairmont 5.000.000.. ; Announcement of this commercial move followed a meeting of the stock holders of the Consolidation Coal Com pany in this city today. The merging of the 'three companies, it is stated, is not in the nature of general combina tion, but merely for the consolidation of the selling interests and in order to ; have all three under the same execu- f tive management. Each company, it is said, will be conducted separately as before, but upon the board of directors of each will be representatives of the ' other two. : C. W. Watson, president of the Fair- mont Coal Company, was elected pres- ' ident of the consolidated companies j and representatives of each company j were chosen on the board of the other j contracting companies. C. K. Lord, j the retiring president of the Consolida- tiou Coal Company was chosen chair man of the directing board of directors of the new company. TO INCREASE ( A?JTAL Pennsylvania Iload Wants to In crease Capitalization to JffiOO, ooo.oou. Philadelphia, January' 6. The call for the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to be held March 10th, is sued today, contains a notification that the shareholders will be asked to au thorize an increase in the capital stock to more than $400,000,000. or nearly double the amouwt now outstanding. Tlie following official statement wias issued from the company's office to night: "The object of the notice to stock holders is to provide sufficient working capital for the future and give the ' board the power to issue the same, from time to time, as the corporate needs of the company may require, i The present outstanding capital stock is 1 nbout $203,000,000 and about $35,000,000 more have to be reserved for the con vertible bonds that were issued last year, making about $23S,000,000 in all, j and leavingn!y about $13,000,000 of sur : plus stock available. "It i;, therefore, deemed prudent to ; do now what was done about thirty ; years ago; that is :n wnen tn stockholders practically authorized the stock to be Increased to about double the amount then outstanding, to be is- i sued at such time as it may be needed and also give the board the power to issue bonds to the same aggregate amount from time to time, but not in excess at any time of its outstanding capital stock." The increase capitalization is deemed necessary because of the improve ments contemplated. While the New lorK tunnel is 10 oe ouui oy -ai otner win own an ine siock, huu ai ieas?i i 000.000 would be used fob this purpose, i is required to furnish sites for the There will be several dollars spent in j buildings and is to equip the libraries Washington and $50,000 000 on perma- afterwards maintain them at a nent improvements on the line of the . ,, rxjd I yearly cost of at least $o,000 per build- itt ing. The main library is not included A Home for Drunkards Wives. I in Mr. Carnegie's offer, the city having ; already appropriated $1,000,000 for the Kansas City. Mo., January 7. Mrs. ; purpose. It is not krT"vn as yet wheth Carrie Nation today closed negotiations ! er the city will acc the offer. The for a large residence at Kansas C.ty. subject must first be considered by city Kas.. to be used as a home for drunk- councils. r.rds wives. The price paid was $7,300. and it is understood that Mrs. Nation will spend several thousand dollars in improving the property. The money to establish the home was raised by Mrs. AND BON TON NCORSETS ARE USEQl'ALED FOR STYLE FINISH FIT DURABILITY STRAIGHT FRONT Ak your merchant to crdrr the CikmU. Accent nunc other. SUIT AGAINST THE COAST LINEI Wllow of Engineer McGonan Askii for siro.uoo L.eurislators. Damages Vie vrs of (Special to The Messenger.) Fayetteville, N. C, January 6. Read ers of The Messenger will remember the account by the paper at the time of a wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line rail way, just outside the town of Hone Mills, on the 10th of November, 1900. whereby Captain Frank McGowan, en gineer, received injuries which proved fatal, while his colored fireman was very badly hurt. Captain McGowan s widow is now to bring suit for $20,000 damages against the railroad, in n South Carolina court, as in this state there is a statute of limitations, bar ring a damage suit unless brought be fore the expiration of a year. The case will probably bring up a pretty ques tion of jurisdiction, the accident having occurred in North Carolina. State Senator J. M. Lamb and Repre sentatives V. C. Bullard and J. W. Moore left yesterday for Raleigh. Messrs. Lfimb and Bullard will support Overman for the United States senate, and it is understood that Mr. Moor will vote for Watson. Senator Lamb is a strong prohibitionist, and may be expected to take a prominent part in any liquor agitation in the legislature. McDuffle's Little Blue Liver Pills makes blue people bright, cleans the system of all the deletenous and un healthy matter and makes a new per son of you. 25 cents at R. R. Bellamy's. TO BE REPAIRED Severn! Vessels Detached from Squadron and Ordered North. Washington, January 6. In order that necessary repairs might be at once mad 2 to the cruisers San Fran cisco and Albany and the gunboat Nashvlll?. those vessels have been de tached from further serice with the squadron of evolution in the Carib bean sea and ordered to navy yards in this country. The San Francisco wi.l be repaired at the Norfolk yard, the Albany and Nashville at the Boston yard. The SanFrcr.cisco and Nash villa sailed from Ciilebra yesterday for Hampton Roads. BIDS FOR BUILDING SHIPS i All of Larsre Firms Were Represent ed and Bidding Was Close. Washington, January . Bids for building $9,000,000 worth of warships were opened at the ravy department today in the presence of representa- ves of nearly ever shipbuilding c cern of note in the country, together with a host of sub-con tractors who supply structural material for the big ships The bidding was c'ose and ex citing. A feature of tne event was the submission of a pxi osition to supply the encrmous horse pewer required to driye the Tenne3 sec and Washington. t the speediest ships of war th? Unit-d States will carry on Us list,, with the new turbine motors the latter to be supplied by an Amc.ican company. TO EXTEND LIBRARY SYSTEM I Andrew Carnegie Offers Philadel phia One and lars. a Half 3Illliou Do- j Philadelphia. January . Andrew ' Carnegie has offered to give the CUy of Philadelphia a million and a half collars towards the. extension of it3 free library system. Under the con dition of his offer, this sum is to be ap plied only to the erection of thirty j Duildimjg which are to be used as branches of the main library. The city McDuffle's Turpentine and Mutton Suet Lung Plaster is a certain cure -for. . whooping cough, easy and comfortable, , works while you sleep. 25 cents at JR. Ti- THE STEEL CORPORATION Directors Declare Dividend A Fi nancial Statement Issued. New Tork, January 6. The directors of the United States Steel Corporation today declared the regular divid2nds of 1 per cent, on the common and 1 3-4 on the preferred stocks. A financial statement was issued, shov. ing net earnings for the calendar ear with December estimated of $132,602,000. The net earnings for the quarter end ed December Cist, were $31.3C9.613. an increase of $1,579,700 as compared with the same period of 1901. The transfer oooks ciose for the preferred dividend on January 20th and i'or the common on March ltith. From the net earnings for the year deductions are made of $24.52S.1S2 for sinking funds depreciation and re serve funds and for a special fund set aside for depreciation and improve ments: of $15.iC0.0C0 for interest on bonds: of $3,040,000 on sinking funds for bonds and of $:6.052.S69 for interest on stocks. These deductions leave undi vided prfits amounting to $33,S41.565 for the year, applicable to increase depre ciation and reserve fund accounts for the new construction or surplus. The cash on hand is $54,721,106. It was reported to the board that the plan for stock subscription was being well received by the employees and that within three days after opportu nity to subscribe was given, upwards of 16.000 shares had been subscribed for. J. Pierpont Morgan was no present at the meeting, although is not hi? rustom to attend meetings of corpora tions when they are not held in his "Ulice. FIRE ON GILESPIE STREET Gdwart l'r2er to be Tried for the Killing of Theofiore Hr.41Infi TTortli. (Special to The Messenger.) Fayetteville, N. C, January 6. Last night about 9:30 o'clock the fire alarm filled the streets with people, and sent the department hurrying down Gil lespie street to the residence of Mr. W. Williams, where an outhouse was burned with a damage of $30 or $40. Had a high wind been blowing the flie might have been serious, as it was in i very thickly built quarter of the town The superior court of Cumberland ounty, for the trial of the criminal lockst, convenes next Monday, and of ourse, the case of absorbing interest vill be that of Edward L. Utley for the 'tilling of Theodore B. Hollingsworth, night clerk of the Hotel LaFayette. ibout 1 o'clock on the morning of Octo 'aer 25th, 1902. As already set forth in The Messenger, the defense will be in sanity. Mr. Charles Flint, a New York capi talist, president of the Georgetown, S. C, Lumber Company and other impor tant industrial enterprises, is here to visit the extensive plant of the Aus tralia Pine Product Company in 71st township, in which he is interested. He brought his gun and dogs to enjoy he fine quail shooting. GREAT BRITAIN OBJECTS If Russian Ships Use the Dardanelles She Will Demand the I'rlvilese. Constantinople, January 6. Great Britain has vigorously protested to the Turkish government against the per mission granted in September last to four unarmed Russian torpedo boat de stroyers to pass through the Dar danelles, into the Black sea, under the commercial flag of Russia. These ves sels were about to start on the proposed trip. The British note says the pas sage of the Daranelles by the torpedo boat destroyers would be a violation -f the existing International treaties, and that if Russian warships are thus al- 'owed to use the Dardanelles, Great ritain will reserve the right to de mand similar privileges. The protest has caused irritalnn in Russian circles and concern on the part of the Turkish authorities, who fear that oth t poyers will folllcw the example of GrU Britain. GENERAL ANDREVS DEAD Vat I"anioiN Confeileratc Command er of "Andrews Battery.' Baltimore, January 6. General Richard Snowden Andrews, a confed?r t o??:.-er who won fame for himself ind his company as the commander of "Andrews' Battery" died at his home in this city today. Death was caused by paralysis. General Andrews was born seventy two y?ars ago n Washington D. C. At the outbreak of the civil war he form ed the "Maryland Flying Artillery." On the advance to Gettysburg, he was seriously wounded incapacitating him for field service, and he was selected by General Lee and ordered tr, Europe, '.n company with Colonel Thomas S. Rhett, to examine and purchase artil lery fc the use of the confederacy. Ganar of Postofllce Robbers Caught. Columbia, S. C, January 7. Postof ffce Inspectors Gregory and Palslfer took Ed. Dugan, Charles Howard, Thomas Nolan and William McKinley, before a United States commlssione this afternoon on the general charge of robbing postoffices in South Caroli na. They were commuted to jail in de fault of $20,000 bond each. The catch is considered an Important one as the inspectors believe this is the gang that has been operating in this and adjoining states for months. LEGISLATORS ARRIVING Senatorial Contest Overshadows all Else This Will be AOected by Gattis-lvilgo Case Report on Oys ter Development X. C. Railiray Directors 3eet. Messenger Bureau. Raleigh, N. C. January 6. Members of the legislature came in today in large numbers and practically all are now here. Up to yesterday at noon there were more oITice-seekera than members. Just as predicted, the senatorial con test overshadows everything. So far, it is a friendly fight, but there are some signs of war on the horizon. For ex ample the Methodist church squabble, arising out of the Gattis-Kilgo case, is entering in as a sort of side issue, with some rather warm features. The Overman men are sure they are In the lead on the first ballot. Some were willing to give odds. Craig's peo ple now say they will take those odds. All the aspirants are afraid of what they term complimentary votes that is that men who vote for them on the first ballot will change on the second. Julian S. Carr arrived today. It is as serted that the vote for him on the first ballot will be larger than expected Among today's arrivals were ex- Lt Gov. R. A. Doughton. of Alleghany county, now a member of the house; D. R. Julian, A. H. Boyden, Salisbury; Theodore F. Davidson, Asheville; Con gressman Robert N. Page, Briscoe; G. B. Patterson, Max ton, W. C. Hammer, Ashefcoro: L. L. Smith. Gatesville. Very few convicts are now arriving at the penitentiary, but two arrived today; a horse thief from Burkard, a murderer from Lincoln. State Oyster Commissioner W. M. Webb, of Morehead City, is here. He says oysters are fairly plentiful, and in good order, while prices are very high, 40 to 5u ents a bushel on the spot where they are taken, while heretofore the oyster men were glad to get 25 cents a bushel. There are five can neries in operation, two in Carteret and three in Pasquotank county. He says -the oyster law Is enforced as well as expected. It is not so strict and so good as the Virginia 'law. The "oyster pirates" carry rifles in their boats and vessels. In Virginia oystermen can carry no weapon other than- a 12 gauge 'shot gun with No. 4 shot. The oyster patrol boat Lily is not in commission, it is laid up at Washington. A gaso line burning boat and two schooners are in use and compose the active oys ter navy. They arc; less expensive than the Lily. State Superintendent Joyner says he will tomorrow send to the various counties the $100,000 of direct appro priations for the public schools. Today the directors of the North Carolina railway met here, at the ex ecutive office and declared the usual :t 1-2 per cent, semi-annual dividend. President Hugh G. Chatham says all the affairs of the road are in the finest possible condition. There is great demand for the 100 acres more of extremely valuable real estate which the road owns in th town of Burlington. Up to 25 years ago the shops of the road were there. The name of the place was Company Shops. Now it is an important manufacturing place, a cotton mill centre, with other large enterprises also. The old shops iir leased to an external bridge build ing company. Three of the directors of the road, Gn. Robert F. Hoke. Dr. V. E. Turner and L. Banks Holt, com pose the committee on real estate. It is understood that the road will soon, sell part of the lands at Burlington and this is felt to be a proper ourse to. pursue. - i mtm THE BANK OF DUPLIN Wallace Still Shovring Progressive ness 'Will Soon Have a. Bank. (Special to The Messenger ) Goldsboro, N. C, January 6. Town of Wallace which has recently sub scribed money to build warehouses and establish a tobacco market, Is now to have a bank to be known as the Bank, of Duplin. A notice was published in The Argus this afternoon that applica tion would be made to the next gener al assembly for a charter for the Bank of Duplin to be !''. UM at Wallace, N. C. Mr. W. E. I.rden, the energetic cashier of the l?ank Vy::e, of this city, is Interest nl in tiw :i3w bank at Wallace which is a r.;;?rante that the undertaking will nrrv.- a success. About a year ng.o Yr. -orden Identi fied himself with b..';; at .'-it. Olive and through his j-iUuen'-e an ' excellent ability as a fin&Hv-r l " Mt. Olive bank has had a : parous career with bright prospect:-: r'or t'..- future. What he has done for H.- .. ;: of "It. Olive will be repeated i'or thi liank of Dup lin. Wallace is one of the most prosper ous towns on the Atlantic Coast Line between here and Wilmington. It !9 located in the midst of the strawberry s?ctJon and with the addition of a to bacco market even greater accomplish ments for the future may be looked for A Bank is a necessity in a town which does the volume of business transacted at Wallace and it will not only prove a convenience to the general public but will pr.vu a source of revenue to Its promoters. McDuffie'a Tasteless Chill Cure will build up broken down systems and make the blood rich and health, certain cure for chills, guaranteed or your nonv refunded. CO cents at R. R. Bel lamy's. '.! An Cnsnvcessf ul Attempt to Rob Mail. Walkertown. N. Y., January 7. An unsuccessful attempt to rob the United States mail was mad-i on a Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg train n.?ar Oouverneur tonight. Two men. who 1 oarded the train at Gouverneur forced an entrance Into the mail car and com manded Clerk Stack to surrender the rostal valuables. The clerk called tor help and the express messenger re sponded, when one of the robb?r9 jumped from the train which was mov ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The other was captured. The identity of the would-be robbers Is unknown. Up to late tonight the fugitive bandit hal not been captured.