Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
NO. FOLK PHYSICIANS THERE.
Warrants Sent Out to the Pensioners of the
State Fowler, Defeated Republican For
Congress. Preparing For His Contest ]
Secret Session of tho Southern Cotton
spinners' Association Now Street Car
Line From Durham to Chapel hill
Raleigh Tobacco Sales.
Raleigh. N. c.. Dec. ia specia

from Weldon last night, says:
The Seaboard Medical Association
Of Virginia and North Carolina was
called to order here today at 2:3O p. m.
by DR.. o. r. Zollicoffer, chairman of
the committee of arrangements.
DR.. r. l.. Payne, of Norfolk, on be-
half of the association, responded in a
very pleasing speech.
Hon. w. Il. Daniel was introduced
by the chairman, and in his best and
happiest style delivered the address OF
welcome.
DR.. Henry Lewis, of Jackson, then
delivered the annual address, The adj
dress was followed by a paper on THE
Excellence of Enlightened Effort" by
DIR. j. Emmett Scbrcll, of Courtland,
Va.
The roll-call showed the following
members of the association present:
Henry w. Lewis, of Jackson presi-
dent; II. T. Bass. Tarboro; John r.
Bagby, Newport News, Va; W. F..
Cooper, Newport News, Va; Joel
Crawford, Yale, Va; o. j. Wright,
Jarratts. Va; Lomax Gwathmey, Nor
folk, Va; j. II. Spreight, Norfolk Va. i;
NJ Baton. Rich Square; r.. l.. Payne,
va; j. Emmett Sebrell, CORTLAND,
Va. A. *. Tayloe, Washington. n. c..
w. Il. Driver, Norfolk, Va: Israel
Brown, Norfolk, Va: w. d. Keliam,
Shiloh; Emerson Land, Oceona. Va :;
Charles II. Brandy, Norfolk; Il. e.
Baird Norfolk; George w Cato,
Wachapreague, Va: Southgate Leigh.
Norfolk, Va; w. D. Primer. Stony
Creek; j. G. Broswell Whitakers; A.
j. Ellis, Grayshurs: d. b. Zoliicoffer,
Graysburg, and Weldons physicians.
Drs. j. e. Green and O. r. Zolli-
Golfer.
Skin grating was scientifically
handled by DR.. Southgate Leigh. and
mere were some remarks on Movable
Kidneys"
Other interesting papers were read
by Or. II. l.. Payne. DR.. Crawford DR..
w. E. Driver DIR. Baird and others.
other interesting papers will be read
tomorrow, and at night there will be
grand banquet.
PENSION WARRANTS.
The State Auditor today sent out the
penson warrants. and Saturday the
various registers OF deeds will give
these to pensioners. The aggrega; e
amount Is Sll2230. There are III first
class. at sos yearly; 35S second class.
at $3.50; 619 third class. at 500; 2.326
fourth class, at S14.50, and 2.6JS Wild
ows, at $l4.50. The aggregate lacks
about $4,000 of being as large as it
was last year. Then the account was
oVerdrawn about 81 500 in order TO dis
tribute the entire fund on hand This
year n balance of 81, 700 Is left. Last
year, too, $4,000 was paid into the pen
sion fund rom an unusual source
The Secretary of State found that
amount I'm the unclaimed land grant
fund and by order of the Legislature
paid 1t over TO the Treasurer, who
after the lapse OF six months turned
1t into the pension fund.
FOWLER CONTEST.
John f.. Fowler, the Populist- Rcpub-
lican nominee for Congress in the
third district is in Craven county pro-
curing aflidavits on which to base q
contest he will make for the seat Of
Charles X. Thomas. the Democratic
member. He says he will certainly
contest. though he has not as yet
served notice on Thomas, charging
that votes cast for himself in Craven,
Jones. Onslow and Dauphin counties
were counted for Thomas
SOUTHERN COTTON SPINNERS.
The board of governors of the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Association
met in secret session at Charlotte last
night to receive the report of the spe-
cial committee appointed to secure
selling agencies in the Eastern mar
kets, after the concentration plan re-
Gently adopted. After the meeting 1t
was said that the association had not
only secured all the money 1t needed
for the carrying out of its plans. but
had secured reliable men to take
charge Of it's selling agencies. All the
members are yet under the ban of
secrecy, but they are free to state that
they will neither give nor ask quarter.
1t Is understood that the Eastern COM
mission houses having declined to
make any concessions the Southern
spinners arranged to open their SELL
Ing houses in Philadelphia, New York,
Boston, Chicago and st. Louis some
time next January.
NEW STREET CAR LINE.
1t looks as though n street-car line
here, and one from here to Chapel Hill.
Is to be accomplished soon DR. Pratt
of Chapel HILL is the promoter. and
has already secured two hundred thou
ga nd dollars in stock.
it'll another hundred thousand
which he is confident of getting. the
line can be built and we'll equipped.
NOTES.
The warehousemen here say Raj
eigh's leaf tobacco sales this year will
be a million pounds. This is about an
average. Prices are considerably high
err than usual.
The North Carolina Confederate Vet
Grams Association is called to meet
here January 30.
A $4,000 hotel is to be built at Car
DINA Beach. near Wilmington. The
plans are in hand.