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VOLUME XXV.
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Far Seeing People
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The Cash Racket Stores!
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What! Devote all this space to adver
tising Tin Coffee Pots ?
Yes ! We want our friends to get the
benefit of a good thing. The Coffee Pot
holds one gallon, is warranted perfeet,
and is sold elsewhere for 25c. Our price,
only 8 cents. We now have about six
I dozen of them but they will soon be gone
and we can get no
figure, so come and
away until you want
Mosquito Net (all
at 5 cents per yard.
THE CASH RACKET STORES,
J. M. LEATH, Manager.
Nash and Goldsboro Streets,
TWO
Trains'
crash.
Both Engines Thrown Over an Embank
ment and Four Peop'e Killed.
Plymouth, N. H., Aug. 10. Therail
road accident reported from Ma. Tir.h fas
ter yesterday occurred'' 6ne mile south
of here on the White Mountain division
vl me ijoston and Maine railroad. The
southbound "cannon ball" express met
on a curve,' an extra freight, north
bound. The crash was plainly heard
in Plymouth. .
The engines were completely demol
ished, both being thrown over a 20-foot
embankment and reduced to kindling
wood. The bodies of the :dead were
fearfully mangled and so scalded as to
be hardly recognizable. The killed
are: Frank Stephens, of Lakenort. pr-
cannon balk" Gpnrrr
Merrill, of Lakenort, fireman of the I
- cannon ball:" Henry G. Lines, of
Woodsville, fireman of the freight;
Artnur Austin, of Haverhill, a freight
oraAeman was so badly
prooably die.
hurt
he will
The morninsr was foco-v and rto "o..
ncn b
' was runninn t.hirtTT.-RtTa"-;-!
an
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hOlir. Tpl PO-rn rh nnrl talnr,!,
Po.es were destryed for several hundred
feet, and all communication by wire
was cut of?. The orders for the move
ments of the two trains, were given by
the dispatcher at Woodsville and it is
not known who blundered -
Pastor Called to Cincinnati.
Knoxville, Aug. la. Rev. J. M. La
Bach, one of the most noted divines in
Knoxville, who was until recently pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian church
has received a call to the pastorale of
Korth ekunA hi a&ctanati Ht will
" LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AKST Af BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY
WILSON,
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more to sell at this
get one and put it
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colors) just to hand
WILSON, N. C
MRS. TALM AGE'S VILL.
She Bequeaths S166.0OO to Rev. Dr. Tal
mage, Her Husband.
. New York, Aug. 10. The Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage filed for probate yes-
terdaF' with the Surrogate, of Kings
countyi will of his late wife. Susie.
ihe document bore the date of Septem
ber 30, 1876.
The will gives the estate of the testa
trix absolutely to her husband, who is
! made sole executor of the
I bond. A schedule annexed estimate
the value of. the estate to be $30,000
in
real property and 136, 000
alti v a total, of S16G. 000.
in person-
The Vice President Goes to Alaska.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 12 Vice Pres-
ident Stevenson passed through this
city yesterday en route to Alaska. He
is accompanied by his wife and two
brothers, W. Wr., and J. Stevenson.
Regarding his candidacy for presiden
tial honors, Mr. Stevenson refused to
speak. , The party expects to be absent
for two months and will return over
tha same route.
A Cannery Destroyed by Fir Saturday.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 12. A fire Sat
urday night at Homewood, the place
of Dr. Potts, on James river, destroyed
a cannery, a barn, sheds, canned goods,
agricultural implements, etc., to the
value of about 45,000.
Rheumatism and scrofulous diseases
find no home where there is is a vigor
ous circulation of pure blood. John
son's Sarsaparilla and Celery makes
pure blood. , Note the price, large bot-
Jttes, sects., at Hargrave's
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X. C, AUGUST
A DEGENERATE SON,'
From a Very Much Mixed, as Well
as Foreign, Aace3try.
HE TRULY TRAVELED ALL THE GAITS.
He Was Ex-Convict, Ex-L.eeislator. Ex-
Teacher, Preacher," Bigamist, and
tlie Son of a Nobleman, is Now
Fleeing From Justice.
Jacksonville, Fla.., Aug"., 12. Tha
flight of Attorney M. Michelson, to
avoid prosecution fcr forgery, has re
vealed an interesting- story in regard to
his career. Michelson is a Russian by
birth and the illegitimate son of an ex-
mayor of St. Petersburg. His mother
was a famous- actress who, it is s.aid,
even found favor with the Grandfather
of the present Czar. In the early part
of the -70s, Michelson, then about eigh
teen years old became involved in a
plot against the Czar and, to save hira
from Siberia, he was sent to this
country by his noble father. Michel-
son sailed from St. Petersburg- on a
ship bound for Charleston, S. C, com
manded by Captain J. T. Hubbard. He
had money and letters of intro
duction to prominent people in
Charleston. Among the letters was
one to Colonel W. L. Trenham, late
comptroller of the currency. Armed
with these letters and being bright and
handsome, the young Russian exile was
soon cutting a wide swath in Charles
ton. He studied law in the ofnee of a
prominent Charleston firm, was admit
ted to the bar and then taken intojp'art-
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nership by his patrons.
Meanwhile, remittances frem Russia
ceased and Michelson found himself in
need of money to continue his swell
career. Then he began to forge the
name of the law firm, securing large
sums. Accused of the forgery he con
fessed and was forgiven. He was soon
robbing the firm again, however, and
finally was arrested on complaint of
the German Bank of Charleston. A
trial followed and Michelson was sent
to the Columbia penitentiary. While
in the penitentiary, Michelsdn learned j
01 a desperate pioi. 01 xne convicts lo
escape which he betrayed to the offi
cials, thereD" saving the lives of the
warden and Beveral guards. For this
he was pardoned. There were rumors
that Michelson instigated the conspircy i
solely to secure a pardon.
Leaving the penitentiary Michelson
settled in Mount Pleasent, S. C, across
the river from Cherleston and went to
teaching school. Then he joined the
Campbellite church and became a
preacher. While preaching Michelson
married a Miss Russell, daughter of a
wealthy planter. His wife was a large
woman and very determined. About a
year after her marriage she learned
that Michelson was untrue to her and
the story goes that she took her hus
band 'across her knee and used a
shingle on him. The treatment so
hacked Michelson that he immigrated
to Madison, Fla., bringing with him a
eautiful girl whom he represented as
his wife, although there is no record
that he was divorced from his South
Carolina wife. At Madison, Michelson
began to practice law and in a year was
so popular that he was chosen to the
Florida legislature; He made a bril
liant record in the legislature and re
turned to Madison with a bright fu
ture. Then he became involved in a
liason with a man's wife and fled to
Quitnam, Ga. In Quitman he com
mitted forgery and flaw back to Madi
son, Fla., where he was arrested, but
escaped by donning the garb of a wo
man and slipping down the pillow of
a porch, In some way the charges
against him were hushed up and two
years ago Michelson came to Jachson-
ville, announcing his intentions to re
form. He soon built up a good practice
and about a year ago married a woman
here announcing he had been divorced
from his other two wives. But Michel
son could not keep straight and last
week forged the name of Attorney
Frank Pope to a note for a large
amount and when discovery was im
minent, fiei. It now develops that
he has never been divorced and is the
husband of three living wives. It is
thought the ex-convict, ex-legislator,
ex-teacher, preacher, bigamist
and son
trone to
of a Russian nobleman, has
Montgomery, Ala., and efforts will be
made to bring him back. He is a hand
some fellow of small statue vith raven
back hair and mellow brown eyes.
To Prevent Liberty Bell Coming: to Atlanta
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 12. A bill
in equity was filed Saturday in Com
mon Pleas court .to have an injunction
issued restraining the city from taking
the Liberty Bell to the Atlanta Exposi
tion. The bill states that the complain
ants have requested the city solicitor
of the city to institute, in behalf of the
'L -J Ii iT- 11
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SrJEKr ' Zl
fused to do so.
ii, w waiuicu o iaa
titioners that it is too valuable
to be thua cwrje4 About
GOD'S AliD TRUTHS."
15, 1895.
BURIED UNDER COAL.
Terrible Wreck on tka Ohio
Southern Railway,
RESULTING IS THREE FATALITIES. I
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wreck on the Ohio Southern Railway,
yesterday afternoon, at Pain River,
forty miles south of here. At this point
there is a two-span bridge over the
river. A westward coal train of thirty
five cars struck the bridge, which had
been considered perfectly safe. The
structure gave way iu both spans and
the engine dropped twentv-fivo- feet
into water which at that point is thirty ;
feet deep. The coal cars followed the !
engiae until twenty had pillednpin the j
river. The remainder of the train had
by this time become checked and stop- J
ped on the track. j
Engineer Clint Radcliffe, Fireman !
Martin Houser, and Brakeman William
! Hincox, who were all in the cab at the
j time the bridge collapsed, went down J
j without a moment's warning and were
i drowned. Thev are at present buried
in the river under four hundred tons
of coal. They all lived here. The re-
mainder of the train crew escaped. In
connection with the accident, it is re
ported that four tramps who were steal
ing arride went down to death with
the train
This cannot be substantiated until
the debris in the river is examined but
seems to be true. A wrecking train is
now on the scene doing what it can.
Late this evening it was learned that
the cause of the wreck was that the
bridge caught fire and had burned in
two at the time the engine struck it:
Work was bi'gun at once on the wreck
when a crew and train arrived. The
debris was removed so that the body of
the engineer could be seen pinned in
the cab but sannot be released. The
engineer and fireman were single. The
rkeman
was married and leaves a
wife and two children.
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Ti4e preacher girl
Is Creating a Sensation In Darlington She
is a Prodigy.
Charleston, S. C, Aug. 9. A special
to the News and Courier from Darling
ton, S. C, says: Claretta Noah Avery,
the 9-year-old colored girl preacher, is
creating a sensation here. She is
preaching in the Baptist church to tre
mendous congregations, many of whom
are white persons. Her sermons are
remarkable in many respects. Most
remarkable and extraordinary from any
standpoint under the circumstances.
She does not appear to be a day over 9
years old, weighe not over 75 ponnds,
is self-collected and calm in manner,
forcible in speech and gesture; talks
with" simple and natural pathos and
speaks with strongest convictions. Her
sermons just now are the talk of the
town and she seems beyond question to
be a prodigy.
ELECTION RETURNS ALL IN.
The
Salisbury Government Starts With a
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3Iajority of 151.
London, Aug. 12. -The returns of the
election held in the Orkney and Shet
land Islands, which is the last constit
uency to be heard "from, have been re
ceived. The seat remains unchanged,
the liberal candidate, Sir L. Leyell,
havinsr been returned. The following
is the result of the vote: Sir Leyell, lib-
eral, 3,300; R. M. Fullertpn, conserva-
tive, 1530- liberal majority, 780. At
the last election Sir Leyell had a ma -
-jority of 1,704 votes, showing a loss of
226 .votes.
The return of Sir Leyell adds one
more to the opposition number, which
is now :2G0, and leaves the government
majority at 151, with a conservative
majority of 11 over all.
THE GUILTY CHINAMEN
To
ube Arrested and Punished for Massa
cre ing Missionaries.
London, Aug. 10. xn official tele
gram received here states that imper
ative orders have been issued from
Pekin to the viceroy of Fukien, direct
ing him to instantly dispatch troops to
Kucheng to protect the remaining mis
sionary buildings. He was also in
structed to inquire into the origin of
the outrages there and arrest the guilty
persons as - quickly as possible.1 The
viceroy obeyed the order as soon as it
was received and sent 1,500 troops to
Kucheng at once.
One of the First Bales.
AsiEEicus, Ga., Aug. 12. The first
bale of cotton of the new crop in this
section was marketed in Americus yes-
i Ow-"-'
t terday. It was grown on the planta
of C C. Clay, one et Sumter's most
skilled farmers, and weighed at Coun-
n.irn.,r,'0 mor.nn0 iflflnn,!.
c 1 It was bought by Littleton A Lama, o4
They are In the River Burled Beneath viy ) t Ui W? J ygvfed
Four Hundred Tons or Coal-The ' tWKMf 7&T$4
Brid-e Gave Way ar.d the VV
Car. Dropped Below. -fUl
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eing field, O., Aug. 12. A fatal !?Zr&X?Lj-W iL'TMiiThi
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VERY ENCOURAGING
Is the Outlook for FaU Trade and HaslaMi
In a!l Soctions.
New York, Aug. 10. Bradstreet's to
day says: The features of the business
week are a continuance of 5 the remark
able strength in demand for, the in
crease in the production of, and the ad
vance in prices of steel and iron, prac
tically all first class producing plants
haying been put into service, and not
a few of the cripples.
Prices have shown no great change
this week,- cotton, 'lea tht-r "and' -prints
being noteworthy for advances, and
copper for its strength after its sudden
upward rush in price. Business fail
ures as reported to Bradstreet's num
bered 209 throughout the United States
this week against 221 last week, 197 in
the week one year ago and 474 two
years ago. -
At larger eastern centres the only
noteworthy change is in increased con
fidence in a large volume of business in
the fall, j though as yet no material
progress has been made in that direc
tion, although improvement in sales of
commercial travellers is reported from
most cities covered. The strike of
nearly 15,000 clothing operators at ..
New York, appears to have been a suc
cess and nearly all are again at work.
There have been moderate changes
in general trade in the southern states,
the most striking being at Dallas and
in general throughout Texas. Crops
of cotton and corn there are large and
country merchants are buying more
freely. Building is quite active in
Texas and has had the usual effect on
the lumber and building materials of
trades. At Memphis there has been a
slight gain in the volume of merchan
dise distributed and at Nashville busi
'ness is quite active with an improve
ment in collections, owing to the
marketing of wheat. Jacksonville and
Savannah merchants annouce moder
ate gain but at most other cities only
the midsummer trade is reported4 "
though with prospects of an active
fall business. Continued delay of the
j payment of the sugar bounties eontin
; Ues to act as a drag on general trade in
: sugar west of New Orleans. Sales at
' New Orleans are small and prices un-
, satisfactory. With the free movement
of cotton crop southern merchants are
confident that the general trade will
respond.
The resumption of commercial ac
tivity at the west follows a line drawn
from St. Louis through Chicago, St.
Paul and Minneapolis, with an improv
ing demand also shown along the Ohio
river valley.
Reports of large crops of Indian corn
and spring wheet continue a feature
and although corn will not be beyond
danger for more than a month, interior
merchants at many points are begin
ning to discount the
outlook
by pur-
chasing more freely for fall delivery.
: Wholesalers at Chicago and St. Louis
report receipt of good orders for dress
goods, hats, caps, clothing and shoes,
to a large degree the result of personal;
election by interior merchants.
General trade on the Pacific coast has
; improved within a month. One of the
j features is the recent importance of
the foreign trade of Seattle and Ta
; coma. The development of our inter
change of commodities with Oriental,
Mexican, Central and South American
countries is having a marked effect
; upon the cities named. , San Francisco
, authorities wire that the wheat crop in
j California is admittedly below the nor-
',ml arid that fm Ha in that ntn
, rippening faster almost than; the can-
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