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Rates to Subscribers $1.25 per year In Advance Sylvan Valley News You Can't Keep 'Down Jl WorkiHg Town; Lets puli together jr. J. MUSTER, Manager. BEEVAED, TRANSYLVANIA COUNir. N. C., FEIDAT, MAECH 20.1908. VOL. IIII-NO. 12 Only Coonty EOLDEll BEE-HIVE Retnrn of Prosperity Sets United States Mint Busy. EMPLOYES RESUME PLACES Renewal of Activity Due to Fresh Or ders from Washington for Immediate Coinage—One Order for $10,000,000 In $20 Go>ld Coins. Philadelphia, MarcTi 13.—Wifh the return wave of prosperity the United States mint in this city has again be come a golden 'bee-hive of industry. Throughout tlie week employees who had been laid off have been receiving InstnictioRs to resume their posts and Thursday a full force w'as at work, ag gregating about 550 persons. It was stated at the mint that this renewal of activity w'as due to fresh orders from Washington for immedi ate coinage. Leading these orders w'as one for $10,000,000 more in $20 gold coins. FIRE ON BOARD STEAMER. Prompt Action on Part of Captain Pre vents Loss of Hundreds of Lives. Nev/ York, March 13.—'Prompt and determined action on the part of Cap tain Appleby, of the Fall River steam er, Providence, prevented what other* vvif.e might have beeii a serious catas trophe when fire broke out on tLe craft v/nile ehe was coming up Lx:ng Island sound bound from Providence for New York early Friday. Three hundred and fifty passengers were asleep on the Providence when the fire was disicovered on the freight deck of the bteamer which was then oH SaDds Point, 20 miles from New York. Fe:iriag that if the alarm was per^nitted to spread over the ship he would have a panic of passengers with which to contend as w’ell as a fire to Ught, the captain sent a wireless call to the steamer Richard Peck, of the Fame line, which he knew must he £oni6where in the vicinity. The Richard Peck also v.’as bound for New York, and wtile slie had not been f-ighted during the night it was seen that her schedule would bring her at that hour to within a few miles of the Providence. The call was quickly answ'cred, the predicament of the Providence was ex plained, eacli steamer was advised of the other’s position and they startad towards each other. When they came together the fire was still in progress on this Providence, but the passengers who had been aroused a few minutes before had been told of the coming relief and were quietly waiting to be transferred to tbe other steamer. The sea vas calm and the transfer was made quickly and with little diffi culty. The ofiicers declare that tliere was not even a tign of uneasiness appar ent among the passengers and that t’.ie v/hole afCair was carried through without trouble of any kind. BLACK HAND LETTERS GENT. Wuyor and Police Captain of Spartan burg Trirestened. Spartanburg, S. C., Marcli 14.— Accord'ing to tlireats made in Black Hand letters received by Mayor J. t’’• Floyd and Police Captain Hall, they have only three more days to live. The letters are written in red, and signed by members of gang “Number 42.” The police are of the opinion that the letters were written by members Oi a gang taat v>’ere recently surprised •3} t.ie police. The threatening let ters have not caused either of tho of ficials any worry. $10,COO FIRE IN MILLS. Pickers’ Building cf the Coolecr.*.ee Cotton Mills Burned. Winston-Salem, N. C., March 14.— The pickers’ building, warp and ma- chjiie room of the Cooleemee cotton in Davie county, were destroy ed by fire whicb started in the picker Friaay, entailing a loss of ^ver $100,000, fully covered by insur ance.^ The origin is unknov/n. C'uing to the excellent fire fighting ' , the other buildings v/cre saved. B. x. Duke, of Now York, pre;;idcnt of the company. Bank President Falls Dead. Cleveland, Tenn., March 13.—John • iMllauer, president of the Mer chants’ bank of this city, fell dead in the bank at 3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, a few minutes after the close of the day’s business. Heart fail ure was the cause of his death. HOUSE STIRRED BY BACON. Georgia Senator Severely Criticisea President Roosevelt. Was.hington, D. C., March. 14.— The severest criticism yet directed against the president toy a member of tlie upper house of congress was deliv- erefd in the senate Friday by Senator Bacon. Witb. continued aggressions by executives, lie argued that this govern ment would iioon be as autocratic aa Russia. He declared that executive usurpa tion had continued unblus.hingly and even boastingly,. for so long that the country had almost become accustom ed to it. His words took on particu lar vehemence. So far did he diverge from his usual self-contained and or derly manner of speaking that lie felt constrained to apologize during the latter part of his adidress for his heat ed manner. Thoug*h he declared that everything he had said was the truth, he thought it might be imprudent. Senator Tillman protested that the apology w'as out of place. “If true, why imprudent?” he exclaimed. Other democratic senators sitting near tbe Georgian insisted he bad said no more than was proper. He then largely modified his apology, and in sisted that he moiant every word he tad uttered. W’hat brought forth this unexpect ed and Impromptu outburst from the senator from Georgia were published reports that the president liad in course of preparation another special message to congress, in w’hich he would reiterate his determination to force througb certain legislation, at this session of congrcss. GRAFTERS FOUND GUILTY. WAS IT SUIClOE PACT? Startling Story of Five Sir's Who Died by Their Own Hands TOLD BY WOULD-BE SUIClOE Ccntcnces Given in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Scanaar. Harrisburg, Pa., March 14.—The jury in fhe first of the capitol con spiracy cases to be t'ried gave a ver dict of guilty as to every one cf the four men who have been on trial here for the last seven weeks Friday night after six hours’ deliberation. There were two ballots taken, but the jury did not come into court until twc hours after reaching a conclusion, be ing out altogether eight hours. The men found guilty are; Jobn H. Sanderson, contractor; William P. Snyder, former auditoi general; W. L. Mathues, former state treasurer, and James M. Shumaker, former superintendent of public build ings and grounds. Motions for nevr trials w’ere made in each case. Only Sanderson and Snyder v;ere in court w"hen the verdict was given and neither would talk. None cf the counsel for the defendants would say anything in regard to the case. The state’s attorney when questioned, said that they were pleased with the re sult of the hard w'ork. Tho maximum penalty for each de fendant in this case is two years’ in> prisonment and $1,000 fine. The four men were convicted of de frauding the state of about §13,000,000, instead of $4,000,GOO, the figure at which the contract was estimated. KILED BY DEPUTY MARSHAL. Citizens Raised Fund of C5C0 for Ar. rest of Slayer. Spartanburg, S. C., Mait:h 14.— According to a telephone message from Trj'on, N. C., R. F. W. Allston, an official of the Lynn Hosiery compa ny, of Lynn, N. C., near Tryon, was shot and killed at the mJIl Friday by Deputy Marzhal Lee Fisher. Fishei esca.ped. Citizens raised a fund cl five hundred dollars ay reward for Fisher’s arrest. Allston and Fisher quarreled, it is said, in regard to some work the lat ter had been doing for Allston. ^iiss Helen Baxter, One of a Party of Six Young Girls Who Came to New York from St. Paul, Minn., Tells Police Fate of Companions. New York, March 14.—A startling story of how five young girls who came to New York from St. Paul lit tle more than a year ago died each by her own hand, was told Saturday by sevent^en-year-old Helen Baxter after she had made a vain effort to end ber own life. Helen said she w^as one of the party cf six girls who came to New York to make their way in the w’orld after re ceiving a course of training in a bus iness scbool in the Minnesota city. She turned on the gas in her room Friday night but was found Saturday morning in time for her life to be saved. When asked why she had tried to end her life, the girl astonished the ambulance surgeon and others wno had crowded around, by her story o£ the fate of her friends. “Way should I not be allowed to die?” she asked. “My five girl com panions who left St. Paul witb me a years ago, after we left school, have all committed suicide. I w'ant to die as they did and join them.” “Way it a suicide pact?” s'ne was asked. “My five friends are all dead and they died as they chose,” was her reply. AN A R C HI STS DIS A PF CI ri T E D. Big Crowd Assembled to Hear Emma Goldman, but Police Interfered. Chicago, March 14.—Nearly two hundred anarchis'ts, soc!alis::s and' others, assembled Friday night in front of a vacant store building at 392 Dearborn street to hear a lecture by Emma Goldman, but were disappoint ed. Forty or fifty policemen with In spector Wheeler in charge, told the crowd to move. The police were there to enforce an order that came to As sistant Chief Schuettler from tie building department warning him to permit no one in the structure, v/hich was declared to be unsafe. Harold Leclair Ickes, the counselor retained by mysterious persons for the purpose of assui^ing the removal cf tho body of Lazarus Averbuch from the potters’ field and the perform.ance of a private autopsy, refused Friday to reveal the names of men and wo men w’ho employed him. Rumors were currcnt that Attorney Ickes was engaged by prominent social settlement v»orkers and v/ell knov/n Jewish citizens of Chicago. banker and steamship promoter, be de clared a bankrupt, was filed in the United States district court Friday. Tirfe petitioners are Charles A. Han nah, receiver of the National Bank of North America, of which Mc.rse was «t onetime vice president, Frank C. I^rigle and Bd;ward B. Shntwell. Counterfeit Bills in Mobile. Mobile, Ala., March 14.—The casli- ier of the People’s bank of this city discovered Saturday two $10 counter feits and the secret service depart- rl->nt has been notified. The money Ik ITie Buffalo Series A, cf 189() ls©ue. / BRIEF DISPATCHES. FRIDAY. Jacob Schaefer, of Chicago, won the billiard matoh with W'illiam Hoppe, of New York. 500 to 423. It i& officially announced that Presl- <ieat Fallieres will visit London the second week of May. Madame Anna Gould, with ^ler three children, bas sailed from Cherbourg for the United States. Fire has destroyed 2,000 native chacks in the Philippine islands. The lo&s is about ^100,000. E. J. Watson, immigration commis sioner for South Carolina, has been re -appointed for another four years. Th.e Western Union Telegraph com- •pany has declared a quarterly divi dend of l’^ per cent, payable in stock. John C. Peck, late architect of At lanta, left an estate worth about a quarter of a million. Will has been filed for probate. The cruiser Yankton has reported that her expedition to Indefatigable Isle to find Fred Jeffs, American sea man who was abandoned there, nad been futile. Jeffs w’as not found. BANKER WALSH SENTENCED. Gcc3 10 Fi/lef2t Fleet. San Francisco, March 14—Bearing a draft cf a tentative program for the reception and entertainment of the battleships at San Francisco, Frank J. Syra.mes, chairman of the commit tee on reception and parade, will start text Tuosday for Magdalena bay, where he w'ill submit the program ta Admiral Evans. Until Symmes’ re turn rcnny of the details of the enter tainment and the 'dates on whicb the various receptions and parades will take place v/ill be left open. Defteat Constitutional Prohibition. Birmingham, Ala., March 12.—Con stitutional prohibition was defeated in tte Mississippi senate by a vote of 21 ayes to 19 nays, a majority of three-fifths being required. The de- feai cf the meas-ure was not unex pected. Lottery for Pcrto Rico. San Juan, Porto Rico, March 12.— The bouse of delegates, by a large ma jority , passed a bill authorizing the insular goveryment to operate a lottery under tiie supervision of the insular New Trial Deni»2d—Five Ye::rs In the Penitentiary. Chicago, March 14—^John R. W’alsh, former prej;ident of the Chicago Na tional bank of this-city, and convicted of illegal use of the funds of that in stitution, was Friday denied a new trial by Judge Anderson of the United States district court and sentenced to serve five j'ears in the federal pen itentiary at Fort Leavenworth. ' As soon as the court had announced bis decision refusing to grant a new trial, tho defense entered a motion in arrest of judgment w-hich they argued for some time. It was generally thought about the court room that they M'ould consume two or more hours in giving their reasons for the granting cf this motion but Attcrney Hart, who presented it, ceas ed speaking in about thirty minutes. Judge Anderson then promptly over, ruled tlte motion and sentenced the banker to five years in Fort Leaven worth . TO SAIL ON SECRET MISSION. Everything Excitingly Dusy at Japa nese Naval Station at Sasebo. Hongkong, Marcli 14.—Information has been received here from Formosa that the first Japanese naval squadron would sail Saturday on secret service. The cruisers Yakumo, Akltsushima, Asama and a fiotilla of smaller vessels have been coaled ready to sail at a moment’s notice since March 7. ^\t Sasobo, the naval station, every thing is excitingly busy. The Tatsu affair has caused a sensation in the navy, and some action in this depart ment ib' suri5iised. Petition for Bankruplcy. # New York, March 14.—A petition asking tba^ Charles W. Morse, former SATURDAY. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, has accepted an invitation to address the students cf the University of Ala bama at Tuscaloosa, on May 2G. There is no change in the situ ation at Ben'ning, Ark., wbere 1,000 coal miners are on strike because of the refusal of their employers to em ploy shot firers. A detachment of French troops re- connoltering in the Saouri region has had a sharp brush with tribesmen, in v/hich an officer was killed and two men wounded. James Jeffries, a w'ell known repub lican, died at Memphis, Tenn., after a lingering illness. Mr. Jeffries bad been surveyor of customs at Memphis for the past twelve years. About 1,500 operatives were affect ed by tne closing dGvrn in New Orleans of the Lamb-’Maginnis cotton mills. The mills- only resumed work last Mcnday after a week’s suspension. General Marceliano Vargas, of Bo- ©ota, Colom.bia, bas been given the portfolio of minister of government and F. J. Urrtia that of foreign af fairs in the cabinet of President Reyes. General Giovanni Battista Degiorgis, who for years past has been chief of the international gendarmerie, doing service in Macedonia, died in Rome, Italy, recently. His end came unex pectedly. Directors of the Southern Railway company held a meeting in New York recently, but took no action on the m.atter cf dividends. The company paid 5 per cent dividend's annually on its preferred .stock until last October, when a semi-annual dividend of 1% per cent was declared. CONVULSED THE HOUSE. Louisiana Congressman Causes Laugh ter Among Members. AVashington, D. C., March 14—Rep resentative Watkins., cf Louisiana, convulsed the house by reciting an original poem entitled “W’’hat Is to Come.” It was in eight stanzas, the first six cf whicb referred to tbe prom ise of the republicans to revise the tariff and do other tb’ings. Before these things w'ould come to pass, he said: A Cannon must be first shot off., “Fairljanks must then be tunneled through; “The skies must cTiange tbeir azue Hughes, “And, Eilly Taft put up the diough. “The pe-ople must all go to sleep, “Until Ga'briel blov/s his horn, “Americans must sure forget “William J. waa ever born.” Alleged Murderer Captured. Tfcoraa&ville, Ga., Maroh 17.—Bd W^illiams, a negro who is want-e-i in Taylor county for the murder of a wrhite nuan a week ago ,,wa-s caught in tbis city by the police. He was tak en back by t?he sheriff of tliat county a-ndi will be tried! at once. Fear of lynching will compel tbe authorities to take ihe prisoner to Perry for safe keeiping. There '^as a reward for his capture pf $^300. MEN IN §L OF LEAD Reported Conflict Between Cliiliaa Forces and Strikers. MACHINE GUNS WERE USED News of a Great Conflict at the Nl- Irate Beds of Chile Has Been Receiv ed in Which 2,500 Men Were Laid Low, Most of them Killed. San Francisco, Marcli 12.—Macbine guns operated by the govemnaent forces of Chile In a great conflict with strikers at the nitrate bods and In the city of Iquique laid 2,500 men low, most of these being killed, ac cording to advices received Wednes day by the Australian &teamer Chris- tlanpors. arriving direct from Chile. Business at Iquique, which had nev er been seriously disturbed by any thing but earthquakes, w'as paralyzed when the great army of workers went on stiike. One fracas after another occurred, until soldiers and strikers met in the streets of Iquique and on the outskirts and openly defied eax^h other. Being ordered to drive the army of men away and disperse them, the police opened fire w'hile they formed and lltei'ally mowed dowm the men. They had little opportunity to figxit back, even had tbey been armed, the assault upon them was so sudden. This took place on Jan. 11, and was followed by two or three days of op pressive gloom in the community while the funerals of tbe killed were taking place. A week later, as though by common agreement, the strikers went back to work without the expected advance in wages. ^ It was reported that the mine own ers will voluntarily Increase the pay of many of their employees. NO SHORTAGE FOUND. Reported Shortage of Alabama Fair in 1906 Explained. Montgomery, Ala., March 12.—'It is found, according to reliable informa tion, that the reported sbortage in the management of the state fair at this place in 1906 has been fully ex plained by a re-examination of the books and that the accounts v*'ill be found to W'ork cut satisfactorily. This is based on a report of E^xpert Ac countant Haralson, which is said to have been turned over to tbe ofllcers cf the fair association. Tbe entire matter now promises to be cleared up to the credit of all the officers cf the fair of that year. Certain it is that so far most of the reported shortage of $20,000 has been accounted for in the regular way. $11,431,345 APPROPRIATED. Agricultural Appropriation BUI Report ed to the House. Washington, D. C., March 12.—The agricultural appropriation bill was re ported to the house W'ednesday. It carries total appropriation of $11,431,- 346, which is $1,420,005 less than the total amxunt asked for by the depart ment cf agriculture. The bill carries an increase of $248,720 for the weather bureau, mak ing a total for this bureau of $1,GG2,- 2G0. The increase is chiefly due to the provisions for the construction cf v/eather bureau buildings, includ ing one at Richmond, Va., and for the restoration of the building at Mt. W'eatber, destroyed by fire last Octo ber. Six Peasants Killed. Vorcnese, Russia, March 12.—^Six peasants were killed and several others v.'ere wounded in an encounter w'ith a detachment of police at the nearby village of Kochetovka. The po lice went into Kochetovka for the pur pose cf arresting two members of the peasant revoluutionary organization. The intention of the police became known, and the peasants rallied to prevent the carrying out of this plan. Five Italians Released. Tampa, Fla., March 12.—Baffled by the secrecy maintained by all Ital ians, including- the victims, the police department has released five Italians held in connection witb. the shootin,'} of Dr. Crana and two companions from ambush Sunday night. Charge of Embezzlement. Glennville, Ga., March 12.—^E. H. Baughman, cashier of the People’s bank, wbo w’as displaced a few days ago, was Wednesday morning arrested on a vrarrant sw'orn out by C. C. Pad gett, president of the bank, charging embezzlement. TRANSYLVANIA LODGE No. 143, K. of P. Meets Tuesday evenings 8.30., Castle Hall, Fra ternity building. A hearty welcome for visitors at all limes. T. W. WHITMIRE, C. O. Profes^nal Cords. W.*B. DUCKWORTH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building-. GASH GALLOWAY LAWYERS. Will practice in all the courts. Rooms 9 and 10, McMinn Block. D. L. ENGLISH LAWYER Rooms 11 and 12 McMinn Block, BREVARD, N. C THOMAS A. ALLEN, Jr., DENTIST. (Bailey Block.) HENDERSONVILLE, NiC. A beautiful gold crown for $4.00 and up. Plates of all kind at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed; satisfaction or no pay. Teeth extracted without pain. Will be glad to have you call and inspect my offices, work and prices. T^e JEthelwold Brevard’s New Hotel—Modern Ap- ! pointments—Open all the year The patronage of the traveling public as well as summer tourists ivS solicited . Opp. Court House, Brevard, N.C. K-I-P-A-K-S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription For mankind Fhe 5-cent packet is enough lor usual occasions, rbe family bottle (60 cei'ts) contains a suv>p'y for a year. Ail druggists sell them. H. 0. BAILEY, G. E. CORRECT surveys:made Maps, Plots and Profiles Plotted Only the finest adjusted instrn- ments used. Absolute accuracy. P. O. Brevard, N. 0. THE REV. IRL R. HICKS Almanac and Magazi?^^ Should ba in every home in the land. His weather predic tions can behad only in his own publicati on s. No other publisher is permitted to print them in any form, either with or without credit, fiis 1908 Almanac qt,- cels all former editions in beauty and value, and sells for 35 cents, postpaid. His monthly magazine, Word a:o> Works, contains his weather fore casts for each month, togfether with a. vast amount of the best family reading’ and costs 81. a year, one almanac with each subscription. Every earthquake and serious storm for 20 years has been predicted by Prof. Hicks. You cannot afford to be without these pub- 4ications. Address all orders to SYLVAN VALLEY NEWS, EREVARD a”d^nTstrator’s notice! Ha.vin<r qualided as administrator of Walker McGaha. deceased, late ol Transylvania county, N. C., this is to notify all persons havino” claim « ajrainfct the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersiorned on or before the 14th dav of February, 1909. or this notice will be plead in bar o f their recovery. All persons Indebted to said e.^tate will please make imme diate settlement. Tliis Feb. 8, 1908. J. E. MERRELL, Administrator.
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