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Rates to ubscribers $1.25 per yeaf n Adysnce Sylvan Valley News You Can't Kfiep Dotvn Jl Working Toujti; Let’s pull together. J. J. MINER, Manager. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 10.1908. VOL. XIII-NO. 15 Only Newspaper In Trans]fivaiiia County nvicted Dynamiter Drew Revol* ver and Opened Firs. E KILLED, MANY WOUNDED ial of Henry F. McDonald at Terre Haute, Ind., Resulted in One of the cst Tragic Events Ever Witnessed in Court. Terre Haute, Ind., Ajpril S.—Found lijly of a charge of arson, Henry McDonald, in the circuit court room nirrsday sliot and killed Ciiief of De. ctives William E. Dwyer, seriously ounded three other officers and a ystander, and was himself seriously ounded. McDonlad had heen tried r dynamiting stores and a church at nford last year. As soon as the jury reported its ver- ct, McDonald jumped up, drew a vlover and fired at Prosecuting At- rney James A. Cooper, Jr., but issed because Cooper tipped his .air over bacWwardis. McDonald ntiniued firing at the officers seated ound the counsel ta^ble. Detective Dwyer fell dead at the ird shot. Officers Open Fire. Policemen and deputy sheriffs In the court room drew revolvers and ened fire on McDonald, who return, the fire. Before the convicted man il with hj.lf a dozen bullets in his dy, he had shot Harvey V. Jones, iperintend-ent of police, in the side; eputy Sheriff Ira Wellman in the hin; Sylvester Doyle, court ibailiff. the leg, and a ibystander in the ide. The jurors jumped to their feet at \e first shot. Judge J. T. Walker, le of the attorneys, tried to stop cDonald, but he only hindered the leers, who were afraid of hitting im when they shot at IMcDonaM. Panic in Court Room. Juuge Ciane, who presided at tae trial, ran to the railing of the jury box, and spectators rushed cut in confusion. Persons in offices below the court room heard the shots and rushed toward the upper floor, only to collide with the people leaving the court room. Some of the spectators to the shoot ing said I\rcDonald’s brother also fired at the officers. The officers are look ing for the brother. rilcDonal'd was finally overv/helmed by officers and taken to a hospital. It Is said that McDonald and the other wounded men wi'M recover. IViany Buildings Dynamited. The events which culminated so tragically had their origin in dynamit ic?: outrages that destroyed the Meth odist church and the general stores ■of Shickle & Johnston and J. W. Heese, of Sanfcrd, on the night of February, 21, 1907. McDonald and James Scanlon were c-rretted the next day, charged v*rith the crime. . In a former trial the jury dicagreed. Scanlon has not been tried. -AIcDonald had been permitted his liberty during the trial. The police <^epartment has ‘been active in.the case and several officers were in court to hear the verdict. BRIEI: DISPATCHES. f^OUBLE MURDER BY NEGRO Airocious Crime Said To Have Bee.i Committed Near Selma, Ala. Selma, Ala., April 3.—«News comes Junction, 12 miles west Cl r.ere, that the negroes are aroused 'C'ver a double murder committed near ■^’^ore late Wednesday afternoon. is fcaid Dob Chapman, a negro, ill on the roadside, an-d when iiis Emma Chapman, and her father, Barsellon, an aged negro, ap- Pe-red, he shot them dead with a shot old man was killed instantly, fell crippled in the leg at first shot. Then, it is said, J‘iai]>man advanced to her body and ^*ed at her twice, leaving her dead, then fled. ^ Moral Effect of Athletics. -side from its physical effect, the ^oral effect of athletics, in the case of soldier at least, is of no small val- -P- My experience has been that men less likely to drink in the football baseball season, even though they addicted to the use of lutosi- And this though no special ef- may have been made aloug these by those in charge of the sports. Aiie class of men who go in for ath- etics and excel in such contests are most desirable soldiers and the <^st all round men. Still another ad- autage of athletics is that good ath- ^tic teams and the reputation for a os of having champion teams drav7 good recruits and soldiers to enlist aere.—Army and Navy Life. The French ohamlber of deputies lias adopted the ajnnesty <bili by a vote of 497 to 5. The senate has con'firmed the nomi nation of David Jayne Hill to be ambassador to Germany. A sham battle has taken place near Plnar 'del Rio between the Cuban and the United States artillery and caval ry. Jack Wc^ch has been chosen refer ee for the twenty-round figtht between Packey MaoFarlane, the Uhicago box. er, and Jlm-my ^Britt, 'w'hlch will be ^decided In San Francisco. The Standard Steel Car company at Hammond, Ind., has closed down. A few' w'eeks ago 800 men were dropped from the .payrolls. The closing of the works has throwrn additional 1,200 men out of work. The two Americans engaged in the international chess tournament in Vi enna won their adjourned games. Marshall against Alapin, and Johner a^rainst Cohn. Schlecter and Maroc- zy maintained their lead over the field. ^rhe Russian Duma will devote a special session of the house on Monday to a debate on the proposal to build the Amur railroad, on which there is great difference of opinion, without reference to party lines. A number of Chinese firms in Hong Kong are offering to forfeit the sum of $50 for every cent’s worth of Jap anese goods that can be purchased in their stores until after the boj^cott on Japanese goods is to be over. HGiGAHMOCK-OOT One Bnndred and Fifty Thousand Parisian Masons Affected. BEEN BREWING FOR MONTHS $75,000,000 OF V/AR CLAIMS. Trouble Arloes Over the Question cf Hours and the Application of the Weekly Day of Rest Law—Building at Standstill. Paris, April 4.—'A gigantic lock out, affecting 150,000 masons, brick layers iand allied workmen, in tlif' building trades, went into v/^ect Sar- urday. The trouble lias 'been l)rewing for months past over the question of hours and the application of the week ly day of rest law. The men insisted on a maximum dar of nine hours. The masters offered a higher w'age scale and a reduc tion of hours last autumn >but this Iho men refused. The lockout will result in bringing to a £>tau'd«till all building operations, both public and private, including th« w'ork on the underground railroad sys tem of Paris. $225,000 FIRE AT LYNCHBURG. Represented by the Land Scrip Claim ' Before the Senate. • Washington, D. C., April 2.— About $75,000,000 of war claims are represented by the land scrip claim bill now before the senate. This bill was originally framed to return to states wherein are located pu'blic lands, the value of such land^ as were taken possession of under color of a land warrant claim to 160 acres issued by the government to soldiers who ser^’^ed in the Mexican, civil and Indian wars. When public lands are sold upon a state coming into the unic>n, the proceeds are given to the state. In the cases where land was held by old soldiers, under color of the land scrip, the state was de prived of t'ne vaiue of such lands. The present bill is to return to the states the amount they would have received for this property. As an amendment to that measure, Senator Bacon has prcposed the re turn of $10,000,000 to the south repre sented by captured and aibanJoned pro'perty during the civil war. Senator Overman, of North Carolina, ofiered an amendment to provide for the re turn of $68,000,000 collected under the cotton tax levied during and just af ter the civil war. It is not at all certain that any one of these projects will receive a favor able vote, but the southern senators are determined that if any land scrip money is paid to northern and west ern states the cotton tax and other war claims ■will also have to be paid. Monarchists Are Confident. Dlsibon, Aipril 4.—Tlie monarchists are confident that the influence of the government machinery on the gov_ ernors and prefects throughout the country will insure a strong monarch ist majority in the Ctha,miber of dep uties in the election that takes place in Portugal. They have determined to limit the republican deputies to twelve. A total of 140 deputies are to (be chosen. Strong V/ind MSde Hard Work for the Fine Department. Lynchburg, Va., April 4—One of the most destructive fires in this city in tvrenty years occurred Friday, when four factories, three of them to_ bacco plants and four negro dwellings were consumed, with a total loss of $225,000 and insurance cf $175,000. The fire raged during a tv/enty-mile wind, and the firemen were pov/erless to cope w'ith the blaze. The factory of the Norfolk and Western Overall comipany and three tobacco factories, occuipied by W. G. Dixnnington, of Farniville, in whicli more than a mil lion pounds of to-bacco for the Austri an and Italian trade were stored, w’ere the business buildings destroyed, the loss on the tCbacco factories being §115,OCO. fully ins-urcd. A number of small fires were start ed on “Diamond Hill” 'by flying em bers, and a large num'ber of citizens E'lient an hour and a half protecting their licmes with 'buckets and garden hose. It is believed that the fire w'as of incendiary origin. Dunnington is a heavy buyer in Kentucky, w^hich gave rise to a report that “night riders” mifiht have been concerned. MORGAN VISITS ITALY’S QUEEN. New Ruling as to Post Cards. Washington, April 4.—As a result of numerous comiplaints of postal and post cards 'being defaced by the post marking, the postmaster general has ordered discontinued the postmarking of cards at the ofiice of address. Tlie postal card fad has reached enormous proportions, and the new ruling is expected to be received with delight by the thousands of collectors. In Interest of Anti-Trust Law. Washington, April 4.—In the inter, est of amendments to the Shermaji anti-trust law a large delegation of representatives of manufacturiag, commercial, railway, lalbor and agri cultural interests, all identified wkih the National Civic Federation, ap peared Saturday before the house cam. mittee on judiciary. Bryan Withdraws Acceptance. Washington, April 4.—'RepreseirfE- tlve Sulzer, of New York, iSatur^y received the following telegram from W. J. Bryan relating to the invitation extended him to attend the Jefferson Day dinner in New York: “Have witih_ drawn acceptance. The discussion makes it unwise to go. W. J. Bryan." He and Daughter Graciously Received by Her Majesty. Rome, April 4.—J. Flerpont Mor. gan and his daughter, Mrs. Herbert L, Satterlee, ^^ere received in pri vate audiience Saturday 'by Queen Hel ena after vvhien Oiey visited the pope. Her majesty was most gracious to her American visitors and accepted the presidency of a committee to give O'Utside relief in maternity cases in w'hich Mrs. Morgan was interested. •She presented Mrs. Satterlee with a beautiful photograpth of the royal chil dren, asking her to take it to her own children. The pope received Mr. Morgan and 'Mrs. Satterlee in his private Itb-rary. His demeanor v/as very cordial. Mr. Morgan requested the pontiff to -WTlte on a piece of paper an expression of his good wishes for himself and his family, and the pope complied witih tine desire of his guests. Accident at Country Club. Augusta, Ga., Aipril 4.—'In an acci dent at the grounds of the Country Club Friday, F. M. Haywtod, of Dearin'g, Ga., a member of the legis lature from McDiifCie county, and a w-ell kno-n^Ti horseman, was hurt se verely and Robert Weekly, a well known local horseman, was bad-ly bruised. Weekly and Haywood were dri\nng into the grooinds, and when near the show ring a terrace over turned the vehicle and threw both violently to the ground. Hay"wood was unconscious for some minutes. Week ly lost an artificial limb, but was not ■badly t-urt. Matched for a Fight. San Francisco, Cal., April 4.—Joe Gans and Battling Nelson w'ere match ed Friday nig'ht for a fight to take place here some time' in May. Gans a^ees to make 133 pounds ring side. (N’elson will fight at catch-weights. Young Lady Takes Her Life. Dallas, Ga., April '3.—'Miss Chris tine Leon, whose home was at Bras well, in this county, committed suicide Thursday at ttiat place about 9 a. m. by sihooting herself with a pistol. No cause for the suicide can De learned. F^.OR£TTA IS HAPPY. Interview with GIH Who Eloped with Rev. Jere Knode Cooke. San Francisco, April 4.—‘Floret La W'haler, who eloped with Jere Knode Cooke, formerly pastor of St. George church, Hempstead, L. I., in an in terview published in the Examiner as. aumed tJie name of Flareita W. Bal- com, the name now taken by Cooke, says: • “My life since leaving Hempstead has been happy. I feel that I am as truJy married to Mr. Balcom as though <lie ceremony had been per formed Lefore an altar and by seven bishop®. If I had not loved Mr. Balicom I would not have come west with him, and I regard myself just as truly bound to him as though the church had sanctioned our union. God has surely joined us and no human agency shall put us asun-vser. If Mrs. Cooke ever obtains a divorce, we will be married before the law. "I have no resentment against Mrs. Cooke. SIhe is only the woman who married my husband -before I did. Sihe was an o-bstacle In our way and we nad to get around her. We have done so, aijd the only thing v/e could now aslc of her is that she should make it possible for us to be married and take our place in ttie wroia as we would like to do.” “I natyirally grew to love Mr. Bal com . I have known tim since I was twelve years of age. Everybody in the parish liked him and I liked him more than the others. Then I loved him, and I knew he loved me. Three years ago we decided to come away and began saving money to do so. I was not eighteen years of age and we waitfd until that time. “The world has not treated me bad ly since I came away. I am happier as I am than I would be if I were back home, and I do not regret coming. “'Mr. Balcom was never my legal guardian. He w^as my spiritual ad viser and rector and nothing more in that capacity. Since I left Hemp stead he has been able to support me adequately. While we have not liv ed in luxury, w'e have ueen oDmrort- ab!e Mr. Balcom has had no trou- ble in making a good living for the' baby and m.e.*' Mrs. Balcom, as she styles herself, says there is no truth in the stories that they had a hard time making a living. Balcom, she says, is an ex pert workman and makes $4.50 a day. She says t(hat when her estate is set tled she will have between 5100,G0<> and $150,04)0. HUiVIAN HARDWARE SHOP. Knife Blac'fS'S, Nails, Tccks, Etc., Tak en from Man’s System. Seattle. Wash., April 4.—Henry Harrison has had removed from the innermost recesses of his system elev en knife blades, five latli nails, six small screws, three tacks and sundry other bits of hardware. Incidentally, when Harrison sum moned tihe surgeon he thought he was suffering from appendicitis. Harrison makes his living on vaudeville circles, svv-al'l'owing glass, knife Wades, horse slice nails and other articles. He is thirty-eight years old and has been following his vocation for twen ty years. prisoners from the Orient. San Francisco, April 4.—'M. Hu bert O’Brien, United States marshal for the District o-f China, arrived on Friday in the steamer Mongolia, liav- ing in custody two prisoners v/ho are sentenced to serve two years eac.h in San Quentin prison for passing coun terfeit money. The prisoners are O. Bishcfp and J. C. Gould, both Ameri cans, and ,both residents'of the Ori ent for seven years past. They were convicted in the United States court at Shanghai last October and on ac- c.>unt of the insecurity of the jail there, arrangements were made through tiie state department at Washington for their incarceration at San Quentia P(^Iists Choose fieorgian For Their Standard Eearer. WILLIAMS HIS RUNNING MATE Nebraska and Minnesota Bolted from the Convention and It is Said if 6ryfU| l» Nominated, Populists of ThoM States Will Support Him. St. Louis, Mo., April 6.—'For pres ident of the United States, Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia. For vice president of the United States, Samuel Williams, cf Indiana. The foregoing ticket was nominated Friday by the people’s party conven tion, after two stormy sessions, dur. in<g which the Neibraska and the Min nesota delegations bolted (because they could not procure a postponement cf THOMAS E, WATSOW. the convention until after the nomina tions had 'been made by the democrat ic convention, so that the people’s party might nominate W. J. Bryan for president, if he were defeated at the democratic convention. The .Nebraska men fought des,perate- ly to the last, and when Jay W. For rest, of Albany, N. Y., mounted the platform to place Watson in nomina tion they w'ithdrew from the conven tion, followed ^3y Minnesota delega tion, W'iiich consisted of one man, T. J. Weighan. If Bryan is nominat ed at Denver, the men who walked out of Friday’s convention say that they and the populists of Nebraska will support him to a man. WATSON V/ILL NOT SAY WhsthGr He Will or Will Not Accept Nomination. Atlanta, April 4.—In response to a request for a statement as to whether or not he would accept the Populist nomination for president, Thcmxas E. Watson telegraphed the Associated Press from Macon on Saturday as follow’s: “In advance of official notification, it would be best for me not to talk for publication. Thos. E. Watson.’ CARRIES TWO COUNTIES. Strike Declared as Protest. Rome, April 4.-^A general strike has been praclaimed as a protest against the fatalities in connection with the disorders on the streets here Thurs day, when troops fired on and killed three rioters and wounded fifteen per sons, four of whom w’ere mortally in jured. The ©trike so far has not been very successful, esj>eciaUy in the center of the city. Most of the shops are open, although shutters liave ibeen put up as a protection against possible riots. The Theosophlcal society was found ed in New' York city on Nov. 17, 1875, by Mme. Blavatsky and Colonel Henry S. Olcott. but its headquarters were re moved in 1879 to Adyar, Madras, In dia. Its object is threefold—to form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of mankind, to encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science and the unexplained laws and phenomena of nature and man. Livingston, for Congre-ss, Wins in Newton and Campbell. Atlanta, April 4—'Congressman Liv ingston Friday carried Camipoell and Newton counties, thus securing four of the tw’enty_four votes to be cast in the fifth district convention. In Campibell the contest was very close. Colonel Livingston w'inning by only ten votes. He carried Newton, his home county, Iby 377 votes. In iNew’ton county Colone'I L. L. Middiebrooks w'as elected to the house, while in Campbell Hon. C. S. Reid was chosen. Newton and Campbell were the first two counties in the fifth district to act on the contest bew’een Colonel Livingston and City Attorney James L. May sen, of Atlanta, who is op posing him, and the contests were watched with great interest all over the district. Novel Gift to Roosevelt. Washington, April 4.—'President Roosevelt has been the recipient of gifts of almost every conceivable de scription from personal friend's and others, but it remained for a Nica raguan to present him w'ith the most novel gift of all. A monster sea tur tle, w^eighing 350 pounds, a product of Nicaraguan waters,, v/as presented to the president by Colonel James Die- trick of Grand River Station, Nicara gua, who happens to be a personal friend of President Zelaya, of. that re- ponblic. PostofRce Robbed. Norfolk, Va., Ajpril 4.—^Burglars ibiew open the safe in the i>ostDfflce at Princess Anne Court House, Va., Friday night, and secured |500 in cash, stamps and registered mail. TRANSYLVANIA LODGE No. 143, K. of P. Meets Tuesday evenings 8.30., Castle Hall, Fra ternity building'. A hearty welcome for visitors at all times.. T. W. WHITMIRE, C. O. Profesaoiuil Cards. W. B. DUCKWOR.TH. ATTO R N E Y-AT-L A W. Elooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building. GASH ®. GALLOWAY LAWYERS. Will practice in all the courts. Rooms 9 and 10, MeMinn Block. D. L. ENGLISH LAWYER Rooms 11 and 12 McMinn Block, BREVARD. N. C THOMAS A. ALLEN, Jr., DENTIST. *= (Bailey Block.) HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. 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 j?lad to have you call and inspect my offices, work and prices. The JEthelwold Brevard’s New Hotel—Modern Aii- pointments—Open all the year Tlie patronag^e of the traveling- public as well as summer tourists is solicited. 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