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Rates to Subscribers $1.25 Syh i^an Valley Nc iws Oniy - Newspaper in per year ! "‘tT-:-" you Can't IQeep lyown ibbrkiitg Town; Lets pull together. 1—'-i- Transytiania Coonty In Advance J. J. MINEE, Manager. BREYARD, TRANSYLVANIA COjPNTY. N. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 24.1908- YOL. XIII-NO. 17 iON COSTU yiCIOB! French Troops Lose Heavily in Fight V/itii Berbers. the LATTER LOST 125 MEN French Column In Algeria, Surprised by Berbers and Arabs, Fougiit Des perately, Pursuing the Enemy for a Distance of Six Miles. Colombeeciiar, Algeria, A,pril 17—A French column .posied on Talzaza hill, which coniman'ds the plain of Tam- let, was attacked fiercely at daylight Thursday *by a number of Berbers %vho, with nomad Arajbs, have been concentrating for some weeks past cn the western frontier of Algeria. Although surprised, the French ral lied and fought desperately and not only beat off their adversaries but pursued them for a distance of six miles. So hot w-as the pursuit that the Arabs in the headlong flight aban doned their dead and wounded. Sev eral green flags of the prophet also fell into the hands of the French. This Frencli victory was costly. Twenty-eight men, including an offi cer, were killed and 100 men, includ ing ten officers, were wounded. The losses w'ere greatest in the for eign legion. The Berber losses w'ero rauch heavier, no less than 125 dead todies being found by the French trooper. The French pursuit was £ topped by darkness. STAMPEDE OF ELEPHANTS. Cne Woman Killed and Man Fatally Injured at Riverside, Ca|. Riverside, Cal., April 17.-^As a re- Bult of an explosion and fire at the storage oil tanks near here, a aierd of elephants were stampeded. L.J.Wors- ley lies at the city hospital fatally hurned, and ^liss Ella Gibbs, a church deaconess, is d-:-ad. . A circus was preparing for an ex- Libit when the explosion and fire oc curred, A bit, 'herd of elephants be came frigh.t.ened and stam.peded, do ing much damage ‘before they were rounded up. One of them, a huge beast, killed a young lady by tramp ling upon her, and tproba'bly fatally injured a mtan ^before the keepers finally got him un’der control. The town was thrown into the wild est excitement >by the series of excit ing events. LOST IN RACE WITH DEATH. Dying Man Wanted to Reach Home Before End Came. Chicago, April 17—Addison Parki- son, a retired banker and farmer of Rensselaer, Ind., died Thursday at Western Springs, 111., with a race halfway across the continent to reach his homi3 and relatives almost com pleted. He was stricken with pneu monia a week ago in Galifornfa and in Eoite of his age, eighiy-five years-, de- cl'led to make the race for his hom*e. He was only half a day’s journey from his heme when the end came. The invalid was accompanied on the by James Mooney, a relative, and the latter cared for the body after the train reached Chicago. MET VIOLENT DEATHS. Two Children Killed by Train, Another Fell in Boiling Water. Los Angeles, Cal., April 17—'Three little children met violent deaths in Los Angeles Thursday. Vincent and Joseph Senetra, In company with their mother and grand- ttoihor W'ere walking through the SciuLhern Pacific yards when a backing struck the two little boys and I'iiled them both. Julius Borush, aged three years, ■^•’-ile playing on the iback porch of -is home, where his mother was do- jng the family w’ashing, fell backwards into a tu![) of boiling water and died ft- the hospital a few hours later. Admiral Balch Dead. Raleigh, N. C., April 17.—Rear Ad- i^iral George B. Balch, United States ^avy, retired, died Tb'ursday night at <-oO o’clock. He had come to Ral- ^'igh from his home in Baltimore for t-e winter for the sake of his health. He was in his eighty-seventh year, entcro'd the United States navy the age cf seventeen. He was re tired in 18S3. Death resulted from sa attack of pneumonia. a hundred' yards ahead of the engine, and the engineer, reversing his en gine stopped the train. He struck the tree, however, wit^, sufiicient force to derail the engine, tender and bag gage car. The track was so badly torn up that no trains were run in either director for more than twelve hours. The passengers were badly shaken up and frightened, but no one was injured. TEXAS STORM SWfST ! i Fort V/orth Center of Worst Wfcd i and Raicstorm in Years. CH’IlO THROWN INTO SEA. Tree Fell Across Track. McRae, Ga., Aipril 17.—'As the eastbound train on the Seaiboard Air Line railroad for Savannah was leav ing 0-swald, 6 miles west of McRav., Thursday afternoon, in charge of Con- ■ductor Monts and Engineer Gilstrap, a Large pine tree fell across the track Passengers of Steamer Considered Its Presence a Jonah. New York, April 17.—^An extraordi nary tale -of the burial at sea of a child which may have been alive w^hen thrown overboard, was told by the ofiicers of the steamer Scatendam when that vessel arrived Thursday from Rot. terdam. The child is said to have been cast over'board <by her ov/n mother, Mrs. Bertha Lzibik. of Poland. She was coming to this country with tw'o chil dren, the youngest of which is Elsa, about a year old. On the way over the child was taken ill with convul sions and in about an hour was Oippar- ently dead. The other passengers of the steer age objected to the presence of the •body on board and informed the moth er that unless the child was throw’n ovenboard a storm would overwhelm •the steamer. About midnight the body of the child was thrown into the sea. Officers of the steamer soon discov ered what had 'happened and the ship surgeon made inquiries and he had expressed the fear that the child w'as merely in a comatose condition and might have been revived under medi cal treatment. Mrs. Lzibik was tak en to Ellis island. ALL TRAFFIC INTERRUPTI Cleburne Was Also Visited by a V/lr^- titorm of Tornado-Like Proportionjp. Torrential Downpour cf Rain Flooc^ ed Five Hundred Houses. 1 HOT CAMPAIGN OPENS. Governor Patterson and ex-Sen. Car* mack Begin Debate. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 17.—Ex- Seiator Edward W. Carmack and Governir M. R. Patterson opened their jioint debate in the gubernatorial cam paign in this city Thursday night. Thousands w'ere tuftied away from the auditorium, being unable to get inside the doors. This) campaign Is the hardest fought since the period of the civil war. The contescants are giants in politics and masters in oratory, and their follow ers are worked up to a high pitch cf enthusiasm. Train loads of people came into this city from all sections of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia co hear the de bate . The issuf; in the cam<paign i& state wide prohibition as against local op tion. Ex-'Senator Carmack has comae out for state-wide prohibition. Pugilist Has Ribs Broken. New York, April 17—In a six-round ibout “Jim” Stew'art, a local heavy weight of Summit Hill, Pa., had two ribs broken. Stew'art beat his m.an badly and the encounter was stopped by the referee in the fifth round to prevent Bonner from being knocked out. Bonner dis.played wonderful gameness. He was floored a half dozen times and was •b'adly punished r*->bout the body and face. Bond Elction at Athens, Athens/, Ga., April 17.—Wt'dnesday the people of Athens authorize^ an is sue of bonds to the mount of $75,000. The election passed off quietly, and on account of absolutely no oppositiop to the bonds, the vote was rather light. Forty thousand dollars of this issue will go to the building of new sev/ers, and $35,000 to the exten sion of the water mains of the citj. With this addition, the city will have expended $200,000 on her waterworks system and more than $125,000 on her &3wera,ge system. Lockout Is Ended. Paris, April 17.—'The lockout af fecting a great number of masons, bricklayers and allied workmen which began April 4 came virtually to an end Friday. The men generally de serted the leaders of the movement and signed terms with the contractors, who have announced that work will be resumed April 21. Exchanges Observe Good Friday. New York, April 17.—^^The princi pal exchan,ges In the east and in for eign countries were closed Friday in observance of Gocd Friday, and all, with the exception of the New York Produce exchange, on Saturday also. 'Many of the markets will also be closed on Easter Monday. Portugal Has Quieted Down. Lisbon, April 17.—'The country has quieted down, but anxiety Is 'being felt for April 29, when parliament reassembles and on wbich occasion King Emmanuel must personally ap pear before that body and take oath to observe the constitution of Portu gal. Ft. Worth, Tex., April 18.—Yvitl telephone, telegraph and railroad scrl vice almost completely suspended, Ftj Worth was Friday night the centei of the worst wind and rain storm that has raged over north Texas in many years. ’ i With two exceptions every railroad out of this city was forced to annul! some trains, owing to washed out roa.djbeds and loss of bridges, and at midnight the telephone companies re ported having lost all wires oat iof the city. Cleburne, twenty-five miles south, was struck by a windstorm of torna do proportions, followed by a torren tial down-pour of rain that literally flooded the city. Within twenty minutes after the storm broke Friday night the iw’o bayous that mn through Cleiburne had left their tanks, flooding five hundred houses or more. A circus, whose tents were pitched in the western section of the city, w’as completely w^recked. Two lions es caped and pi*owled about town for an hour, throwing the people into a pan ic. One canva.ss.man was caught under the wreckage of the main tent and fatally injured- The loss to the circus people is es^ timated at $12,000. At Fort Worth the Tiinadad river began to rise again at midnight, and every available man of the police de partment was hurried out to warn the people living in the bottoms. E. piral of Colombia, are to the effect dt President Reyes has left that for the Atlantic coast ostensibly t©- endeavor to remedy the present oc- cnqmic crisis in that region. Mrs. Marcella Rice, widow of the famous circus clown, died at Santa hospital at Sau Antonio, Tex. A general physical breakdown was the ^jiusa of her death. Directors of the Amalgamated Co?- company have declared a quarter ly dividend o-f 50 aents per S'hare on i‘s capital stock. Tbis is unchanged l^om the last previous quarter. • ‘Secretary Taft has ordered that the 5IatIonal cem.etery at Greenville, Tenn., be designated and hereafter la^own as the Andrew Johnson Na tional cemetery, in honor of the for mer presidei>c. SATURDAY. The eight-oar crov/ from Harv.ard has arrived here. They will row the midshipmen on the Severn river next Thursday afternoon. Rain is falling over the entire win ter wheat section of Nebraska. The moisture w'as badly needed, this bf"- Ing .practically the firs't rain since last fali. Application for the appointment of a receiver for the Odella Brokerage 'company, one of the largest ccncorns )of its Itind in the country, was made !in Cincinnati by attorneys represent ing the company. ' The Ross Run iron mines In Bath county, Kentucky, owned by Alaibama and Misaouiri caipitaHsts, have re- jjiimed work after a sliutdewn during the financial stringency. This gives work to about 200 men, many of 'whohi had spent almoat thier last dol lar for food since the suspension. BURNED TO DEATH IN JAIL. GIVE POOR LO A CHANC; President Pleads for Right and Jus- tice to the Indians. Washington, April 18.—“After ail, gentlem.en, he is the oldest American of us all, so give him a fair shcv/; give him a cnance.” In these words, President Roose velt spoke to the memjbers of the Tul- £'a, Okla., Commercial club, who, with a brass band and flaming banners, called at the w'hite house Friday and made it know'n to the president that they favored the removal of restric tions on the sale of Indian lands in the new state. The president told the club that he v/ould he’.'p them to see that they got their rights and be w?.nted their help to soe that the Indian gets his. The club members were accompa nied by Senator Owen and Congress man McClure. The delegation, which numbers over a hundred, was greatly pleased at the attitude of the presi dent and the assurances given by 'him. WILLIAM J. ON H!S ROUNDS. A Candidate* Is Now Making Speeches in New York State. Rochester, N. Y., April 18.—Wil liam J. Bryan left Rochester Satur day morning for Glen Falls, v/here he sgoke at night. Sunday afternoon he gave an Etaster address at the Utica Young Men's Christian association and in the evening he spoke at Little Falls. On Monday he will go to New York city, &peakin« in the Bronx Monday night and at a press dinner Tuesday night. Tiiesday night he v/ill meet Mrs. Bryan and their daughter in New York. On Wednesday he w'ill be the guest of Governor Fort, of New Jer sey, in Trenton. Postmaster Kills Self. Danville, Va., April 18.—D. Martin, postmaster at Leakville, N. €., killed himself in the postofCice building at an early hour Friday by sending a bullet through his brain. No reason is assigned for the deed, except business troubles. Mr. Martin was well known in Danville, where he had many friends. He was a-bout forty years old, and leaves a family. Man, Charged with Murder, Believed To Have Set Fire to Qed. Seneca, Kans., April 18.—James Lally, charged with murder, was •burned to death in a fire which de stroyed the jail here early Saturday morning. When the fire was discovered the heriff f»7und Lally unconscious and t«rried him -cut. He is believed to have set fire to his bed with suicidal intent. Lally was awaiting trial on he charge of having killed Herbert ordan, a new'&paper man and former ocretary to ex-Governor W. J. Bai- ey, of Kans. Senator LaFollette Qu'rte III. Washington, April 17—'Senator La- 'olletce, of Wisccnsin, is ill at his ome in California street, suffering om gall sfcones'. He has been at- nnded by a physician almost con- intly for the past forty-eight hours, :Ld inflammation of the stomach has developed. His fa.mily and friends £|’e alarmed over his condition. ! Votes to Table Aldrich Bill. ^Washington, April 17.—The house •^mmittee on banking and currency riday voted unanimously to table ■ le Aldrich financial bill. It also -as decided to give a hearing to Rep- sentative Vreeland, of New York, ho recently introduced a financial iill which is looked upon as a substi- te for the Aldrich measure. BRIEF DISPATCHES. FRIDAY. Ferdinand Schumacher, of Akron, O., for many years known as the “oat meal king,” is dead. Charlemagne Tower, the Amerion ambassador, and Mrs. Tower will leave Berlin for Dresden on Tuesday where they will be received in audi ence by King Frederick-August, king of Saxony. Advices received from Bogota, the New Record for Mauretania. New York, April 17.—-By a remark- ble close margin of one minute, the ig Cunard liner Mauretania esta.blish- d a nev/ record across the ocean over e long route in the voyage which nded here Friday. Her time for the assage was four days, twenty-three :ours and fiftj'-nine minutes. To Sell Actress' Furnishings. j New York, April 17.—^The entire ousehcld furnisbings of Mrs. Leslie rter-Payno, the actress, are to be old to the highest bidder beginning ext Wednesdtay. Her effects are aid to be valued at $30,000 and to onsist chiefly of antique furniture, |?ortraits, oil paintings and laces. \ > j Mesting of Cotton Manufacturers. I Boston, April 17.—The session of ithe annual meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers :Friday was devoted to the considera tion of papers and addresses prepared by experts on the several phases of the general subject of cotton manu facturing. Prince to Visit Canada. London, April 21.—'Arrangements have been completed for tbe visit which the Prince of Wales is to pay o Quebec In July, to attend the ter- entury celebration and dedication of he monument on the plains of Abra- am to Wolfe and Moncalm, and tlie en who fougbt unde* them for pos- ession of what is now the Domin- on of Canada. This will be the rince’s second visit to Canada, he aving crossed nearly ten years go, when on his world tour going om ocean to ocean and visiting all he chief towi^ FLEETAT1|SI1I1G[LES Hnndred Thcnsand People Wel come American Battleships. WEEK OF ENTERTAlEdMZriT Stay of the Fleet Is Intended To Es Made the Greatest Celebration In the History of Southern California—Thi City Adorned with Flags, Etc. Los Angeles, Cal., April 18—'Satur day the Atlantic battleEhip fleet en tered upon lho> second installment cf its California welcome, a demonstra tion that will continue throughout a Eolid week of liberal hos.pilality and unbroken entertainment for the offi cers and men of the visiting warships from the other side of the continent. The stay of the fleet is intended to be made the greatest celebration in tthe history of ®ou/Tihern Cialifornia, and thousands of visitors, represent ing every section of the Pacific coast, has' for weeks been busily engaged in planning details of the reception. Gay V/ith Fluttering Flags. Not Los Angeles alone, *but Long- beach, San Pedro, Redondo, Venice, Ocean park and Santa Monica are gay with fluttering flags and festooned with lig'hts that will flash their individual welcomes each eveniag. By common consent the American flag has been chosen as the most appropriate feat ure of civic adornment, and in this city the princi.pal streets are overhung and the buildings almost hidden from view by enormous banners. Saturdiiy a hundred- thousand peo ple were estimated to be scattered all along the beaches and bluffs of forty miles cf coast, stretching from well below the Santa Anna county line to the north shore cf San Pedro bay, where the fleet dropped anchor. Beginning with Monday there will be five days of ceaseless activity for the ofllcers and men of the fleet and for the thousands of people in Los Angeles and adjoining cities who are engaged in their entertainment. Shore Leave Each Day. On each day s-hore leave will be granted to 6,500 enlisted men, for whom special entertainments, sligbtly varied on each day, wil bo provided. The boxers of the Atlantic fleet will settle the championships in all classes; a w'ild west sbow with cow- boj's imported from Arizona will be repeated; and In addition there will be barbecues, concerts and dances for the sailors, ,all of vv^hom will be carricd from the beac^hes to the city and back to the ships without charge. Grand Ball Wednesday. Chief among the many social events planned among the officers' will be a banquet at the Hotel Alexandria on ^Monday evening; an automobile pa rade through the city for the admirals and officers on Tuesday and a grand ball where 250 officers will appear in full dress at the Shriners’ auditorium on Wednesday evening. TRANSYLVANIA LODGE No. 143, K. of P. xivw Meets Tuesday eveninors 8.30., Caistle Hall, Fra- ternity budding. A hearty welcome for visitors at all times. T. W. WHITMIRE, C. C. Professional Cards. W. B. DUCKWOR.TH, ATTO RN EY-AT-L A W. Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building. GASH (S, 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 BIoc’a. 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 wil bout pain. Will be ^lad to have you call and inspect my offices, work and prices. R-I-P-A-N-S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription For mankind The 5-cent packet is enocgh lor UMial occaslorsp. The famiiy bottle (60 cents) contains a tuppljr for a year. All druggists sell them. THE REV. IRL R. HICKS Almanao and Magazine LEVEES BREAK. Thousands of Acres cf Land Reported Under Water. Little Rock, Ark., April IS.—Re ports from the lower Arkans-as river say the levees are breaking in many places on account cf high water. A mess'age received here from the peni tentiary told cf a hreak in the levee above the state farm. Hundreds of convicts rushed' to the break, and aided in closing it. Tlie levees opposite the farm wil' have to be cut in order to save them, as the water is pressing against the tops. This is caused by the con struction of additional levees, conlin- ing the river within its banks above. Thousands of acres of land are report ed under water w'hera the levees gave way, and were cut. “ONLY JUST BEGUN." Fight for Big I^avy Will Go Right On, Says Hobson. Washington, April 18.—“The fight for a big navy will go right on,” said Hepresentative Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Alabama, after an inter view Vy'ith the president Friday. “No battle was ever won or lost on the skinniEh line; we have only just begun. If John Sharp Williams had not made the matter a party quescion in the house there would have been many more democratic votes in favor of four battleships. The question of a big navy is 'broader chan party. ” Scow Capsized; Four Drowned. 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