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BEEVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C„ FRIDAY, MAY 29.1908. ,
VOL. XIII-NO. 22
Fatal Accident Occurs to Moos*
light Excnrsioa Party.
THE LAUNCH TANK EXPLODED
Stunned by the lExploslon, Many of
the Party Were Unab[i» to Save
Thenrselves by Swimming—'Accident
Near Clarendon, Ark,
Little Rock, AHl., May 20.—lA spe
cial to the G-azette from Clarendon,
Ark., says:
Seven people were drowned Tuesday
night when the tank of a gasolene
launch, in which they had gone for a
moonlight excursion, exploded, wreck-
ing the -boat.
Other members of the party were
rescued with difficulty.
One of those who were rescued,
Miss Mary Cavett, of Clarendon, was
Ibadly 'burned.
Details of the tragedy are meaner.
The boat left Clarendon early in
the evening, bearing a merry party
who had planned to go several miles
•below Clarendon. The tank of the
launch exploded, wrecking the boat
and hurling the occupants into the
river, which at this point, more than
fitly feet from the shore, is very
deep.
Few of them could swim and some
were stunned by the force of th^ cx-
?)losicn c.nd went down before swim
mers in the party could make an ef
fort at rescue. The survivors were
found on the river bank by runners
despatched from here because of the
prolonged absence of the party.
The boat was a gasoline launch
about thirty feet long and capable of
Beating twenty to twenty-five people.
U was owned by E. A. Fairfer, one
of those who escaped, and who saved
the lives of several of the w'omen
in the party. It had frequently been
vsed for like excursions.
Sone of the bodies have been re
covered.
Diocese Wilt Be Divid*ed.
Rome, May 28,—^It is believed In
Vatican circles that the Cleveland dio
cese, rendered vacant by the recent
death of Bishop Horstman, will be
divided In two and that Toledo will
be the head of the new diocese. Mon-
cignor John Farrelly, spiritual direc
tor of the American College in Rome,
and Rev. J. M. Koudelka, one of the
consultors of the Cleveland diocese,
probably will be made bishops, the
former of Cleveland, and the latter
at Toledo.
Rear Admiral Hemphill Honored.
Tokio, May 25—Rear Admiral Hemp
hill and the other officers of the vis
iting Av.sorican squadron are being
shown much attention by the Jap-
aiiese offici?Is. The various functions
in vheir honor approximate in impor
tance a public reception. The Amer
ican squadron will remain in .Japan
ese waters until June 3 in order to
participate in the memorial day ex
ercises at Yokohama.
Accepts Torpedo Station.
Savannah, Ga., May 23.—The six
•buildings comprising the torpedo sta
tion on the government reservation,
have been formally accepted by the
government through Lieutenant Colo
nel Dan C. Kinman, engineer of the
district. The work cost $36,000,'^and
and was contracted for by Grant Wil
kins, of Atlanta, Ga.
Diocese Has Adjourned.
Huntsville, Ala., May 23.—'The an
nual council of the EJpiscopal diocese
of Alabama has adjourned its seventy,
seventh session. The report of the
general missionary secretary showed
that more than $8,000 had been se
cured in church buildings and lots last
year and that two churches were com
pleted.
40,000 Deaths Result of Famine.
Mombasa, British East Africa, may
23.—More than 40,000 deaths have re
sulted from the severe famine prevail
ing In the TJsoga province of Uganda.
'The government is feeding 50,000 of
the natives. Crops are a complete
failure and there is prospect of much
suffering during the next few months
100,000 VSSITORS IN SEATTLE,
Every Available Water Craft Put to
Use on Puget Sound.
Seattle, Wash., May 23 .—100,000
visitors in the city of Seattle awaited
the arrival of the battleship fleet. All
of the railroads, electric lines and
steamships have 'been pouring sight
seers into the city for several days
and many thousands will arrive
liere in time to see the naval parade.
The people of Seattle will present to
TEDDY IN TOYLAND.
I
K\y PEOPLE"
o\
CANDIDfffe
—Ke&sler in St. Louis Republic.
Admiral Sperry, commander in chief
of the fleet, a magnificent key made
of virgin Alaska gold as a token that
the door of the city is open.
Th« J&panes residents will give a
big fireworks spectacle in the har
bor as a compliment to the men of
the fleet.
Every available steamship and
launch on Puget Sound will be put to
use to greet the battleships. The city
has been elaborately decorated.
L^pon the arrival of the fleet 50,000
street car tickets and 8,000 theater
tickets w'ill be distributed to the men
who come ashore. In the evening
the chamber of commerce will give a
reception to the officers at the New'
W’ashlngton Hotel. Four thousand in
vitations have been issued to the pub
lic.
IN HANNA’S MEMORY.
Magnificent Monument Dedicated at
Cleveland.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 23.—May 23
will long be remeirbf lel by the mul
titude of fi lends and at'.mirers of the
iate Man us A. Ft-r.na as the day of
the dedication :n this city, in the
presf.nc® of Vico President Fairbanks
nnd other distinAuished guests, of St.
C'audens’ ujagnificent monument in
memory of rne late senator. John W.
Griggs, the orator of the day, was
attorney general o" the United States
under President McKinley. The mon
ument, which was the last work of
the genius of the late Augustus St,
OaucJens, cost about $70,000 and the
money was raised by popular sub-
sc’-ipdon.
Tliis n-onument stands at the en
trance oi Wade Park, one of the most
beautiful In the world.
GOV SPARKS DIES AT RANCH.
Nevada Chief Executive Had Been
III for Some TIms.
Reno, Nev., May 23,—Governor John
Sparks, of Nevada, who had been
ill for some time, is dead at his ranch
nea* Reno. Governor Sparks’ term
W'oulvl have expired December 31,
1910. I
Covernoi* Sparks died of Bright’s
disea^sG, His wife and son were at
his ledside when death came. He
was born In Mississippi in August,
1S43, and has been governor of Ne
vada since iri02.
Don S. I>Ickerson will now become
governor of Nevaoa.
Found Dead in Public Road.
Frankfort, Ky., May 2S.—^N, B.
Hazelipp, a prominent farmer of Shel
by county, was found dead In the road
near the Franklin county line and a
prospective raid by night riders is be
lieved to be connected with hia death.
A wound from a shotgun in the chest
and a cartridge near the body shows
how death was caused. Neighbors
believe he was a member of a band
of tobacco plant bed raiders and was
either killed by a grower, whose bed
the night riders sought to destroy, or
by soldiers of a local company.
AIRSHIP BURSTS.
Sixteen Men Fall a Distance of Three
Hundred Feet.
Oakland, Cal., May 26.—^A mam
moth airship on its trip in Berk
eley, rose 300 feet from the earth, in
view of 10,000 spectators, tilted, burst
and dropped to the ground with its
crew of sixteen men, everv one of
whom was injured. W'ith the possi
ble exception of one, all will recov
er. Several were severely hurt, while
nine were cut and bruised.
L. C. Rogers, engineer, whose
right lew w'^as fractured, and who was
right leg was fractured, and who was
injured internally, may die.
The airship rose slowly from the
earth. The five gasoline engines,
suspended beneath the long gas recep-
table at intervals of aibout 50 feet,
each attended by an engineer, were
not put in operation until the airship
was well up in the air. Then two of
the engines slowly set in motion the
the long propellers reaching out
from iiiem on each side of the ship.
Before the ship could be propelled
further than a few feet, the forward
end tilted downward until the craft
stood at an angle of about 45 degrees,
nose downward.
The members of the crow were ap
parently unable to run along the can
vas pathway in order to equalize the
weight and to right the airship, and
they clung desperately to the netting
and superstructure. The rush of gas
to the stern of the long gas bag caus
ed the envelope to burst with a loud
ripping noise. The release of a great
quantity of gas caused the airship to
settle toward the earth. Some of the
crew lost their heads before the ship
could alight, and jumped, suffering
broken limbs or severe bruises.
■Nearing the earth, the ship lost gas
more rapidly and the overweighted
remnant of gas was home to earth
rapidly with great force. iMorrell, the
inventor of the craft, and several of
the engineers were caught in the
understructure and injured by the en
gines.
BRIIEF DISPATCHES.
The prospect of the early entrance
into Fez of Mulai Hafid, the usurping
sultan of Morocco, a circumstance that
would give him possession of three
capitals of Morocco, Morocco City,
Fez and Mequlnez, compels F*rance
reluctantly to face the possibility of
having to recognize him as the le
gitimate sultan of the empire.
It Is expected that the Presbyterian
General Assembly, now in session In
Kansas City will make plans for an
evangelistic campaign to be begun
within a year, to touch every part of
the world, to be under the direction
of Rev. J. Wilbur Chapjnan, and the
expenses to b« borne chiefly by lay-
United States customs officials, us
ing a tug boat, chased the Norwegian
steamer Times. Iverson, master, two
miles down Mobile bay and removed
IL Johansen and KuhL two s^men.
who ^re claimed to have been crimped
from the British steamer Kassala,
Morgan, master.
The relatives of eight men employed
in the Wlntermeyer Box Factory,
which was destroyed by fire in Chica
go, reported to the police that they
have not returned to their homes. Only
one body, however, that of Louis Ben
der, has so far been found in the
ruins.
The council of the empire has Is
sued a concession for the construction
of a railroad to traverse the Donetz
region northward for a distance of
560 miles. The line is to cost $40,-
500,000, and the bonds will be guar
anteed bv the state and quoted on the
Paris Bourse.
Goodwin Scudmore, the last sur
vivor of the union prisoners who made
their escape through the tunnel from
the Libby prison during the civil war,
is dead at his home near Lakeport,
Cal. He was eighty-three years of
age.
Dispatches from the west coast of
Africa announce that the steamer Ville
de Bruges uas been sunk by a tor-
nadiD on the upper Congo. Six Eu
ropeans and forty-eight blacks were
drowned.
A bill has been presented in the
Rio Janeiro chamber of deputies pro
viding a pension for the family of
Lieutenant Fonseca, the young Bra
zilian army officer who recently Lost
his life in a balloon ascension here.
No action looking toward the ex
pulsion of Representative George L.
Lllley, of Connecticut from the house,
Is contemplated. This statement is
authoritaivtfly made to the Associated
Press
The house committee on banking
and currency has voted, by a substan
tial majority, to recommend the pas
sage of the Aldrich joint resolution
creating a currency commission.
Twenty peasants who took part in
recent agrarian disorders in the Yeka-
terinoslav district were hanged here
under decree of a courtmartlal.
program for Farmers’ Meeting.
Augusta, Ga., May 23—^The program
has just been announced for the an
nual meeting of the Associated Sa
vannah Valley Farmers’ Clubs, to take
place July 9 at the Meriwether Club
house. The address of welcome on
behalf of the Meriwether Club will
be made by Hon. James L. Reynolds.
The response will be made by Sen
ator J, L. Bates, of the South Caro
lina. Other addresses will be de
livered by General M, C, Butler, of
Edgefield; President Jamer U, Jack
son, of Augusta; Captain N. Y. Ev
ans, Colonel W. J. Tolbert and Dr.
J. E, Greene.
“You have myopia, haven’t you?"
asked the eye doctor who had called
at the public library to look at a refer
ence book.
“I don’t know, sir,’* said the near
sighted attendant, blinking at him, “but
if we have you’ll find it in the cata
logue.”
Seven Indictments Embrace ikr*
der and Arson,
M.ORE JEWELRY IS FOUND
The Basement Floor on the Site of
the Gunness Farm Will Be Dug Up
in Search for More Bodies of the
Victims.
LaPorte, Ind., May 23.—After ten
days’ delay, digging on the Gunness
farm in search for more bodies was
resumed by order of Sheriff Smutzer
and Coroner Mack; but the entire
garden where the “grave-yard” was
loc^.cc'd will not be dug up. The base
ment floor on the site of the Gunness
home ,and the ground near the rows
of evergreen trees will be excavated.
Jewelry belonging to May O’Reilly,
who lived in Troup street, Rochester,
N. Y., was found by Sheriff Smutzer,
who communicated the fact to the
Rohcester police. They replied by
telegram that the woman disappeared
from her home several months ago.
The grand jury has returned seven
indictments against Ray Lamphere,
one each charging murder of Mrs.
Belle Gunness, Philip Gunness, Lucy
Sorensen and Myrtle Sorensen by de
stroying the Gunness house, one for
arson In destroying Mrs. Guhness’
house by fire; one for murder of An
drew Helgelin on January 14, and one
for accessory in assisting Mrs. Gun
ness in the murder of Helgelein.
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.
Professional Cards.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTO R N E Y-AT-L A W.
Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building.
GASH (Si, 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,
N. C.
Crazii’s Relations Excellent.
Rio Janeiro, May 23.—^In reply to
the reports current here lately that
the relations between Brazil and the
Argentine Republic were strained, the
le'ider of the government declared In
the chamber of deputies that Brazir’s
relations with all powers were ex
cellent. Brazil was pursuing, as al
ways, a policy of peace, he said, and
the idea, of war was inconceivable.
Theodore Shonts Leaves for Nsw York
Paris, May 23.—Theodore P. Shonts
of New York, will leave here for home
May 27. Mrs. Shonts will remain with
her daughter, the Duchess de Chaul-
nes, until after the birth of the lat-
ter’s child. The Duke de Chaulnes
died suddenly in Paris April 23.
PUBLIC BUilLDINGS BILL.
Most of the Important Amendments
By Senate Retained.
Washington, May 25.—'An agree
ment has been reached by the confer,
enco on the omnibus public buildings
bill. Most of the Important amend
ments made by the senate were retain
ed, although in some instance the
am(i:rt3 were reduced. These includ-
e1 Miami, Fla., $175, QOO.
The item of $2,500,000 for the pur-
chai-e of a site and the construction j
of a building for the departments of I
state and justice were retained. The j
Item of $400,000 for the purchase of |
an embassy buIMIng In Paris was;
stricken out of the bill. |
Said Near Beer Caused Death.
Rome, Ga., 'May 26.—Dick Hud
gins, an old negro, is dead from the
effects of drinking “near” beer. His
death will probably bo followed by
more, as others partook of the beer
at the same time he did. The negro
w.as employed In the yards of the N,,
C. & St. L. railroad, and he and a
number of co-workers llscovered a
keg of “near” beer in an empty car.
The keg Is said to have been pre-
vioiusly opened, which ajJlowed the
contents to become flat and insipid and
probably poisonous, 'The negroes
wero taken violently 111 soon after
drinking a quantity of the liquid.
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.
K-I-P-A-N-S Tabules
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5-cent packet is enough lor usual oerasfonR,
The family bottle (60 cents) contains a supply
for a year. All druggists sell them.
THE REV. IRL R. HICKS
Almanac and Magazine
Should be in
every home in
the land. His
weather predic
tions can behad
only in his own
publications.
No other publisher is permitted to
print them in any form, either with op
without credit. His 1908 Almanac ex>
cels all former editions in beauty an<}
value, and sells for35cents, postpaid.
His monthly magfazine, Word and
Works, contains his weather forei«
casts for each month, together with a
vast amount of the best family reading
and costs $1. a year, one almanac with
each subscription. Every earthquake
and serious storm for 20 years has
been predicted by Prof. Hicks. You
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Rome Population 11,700.
Rome, Ga,, May 20.—^The completed
census of Romo which has Just been
finished figures up 11,700, This In
cludes all seven wards, two of which
have been taken In since the last cen
sus, It gives Rome an increase of
about 60 per cent over the census
of 1000, when the government figures
showed 7,291. This census Is un
doubtedly correct. It having been tak
en under the supervision of the city
authorities and regular enumerators
appointed for each ward.
This College conforms to the Standsu-di
fixed by law for Medicr.l Education. Send Icr
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Leipsic, May 23,—'The supreme
court has set aside the verdict of the
lower court under which Maximillen
Harden, the Berlin editor, was found
guilty of libeling Count Von Moltke,
and ordered that the case be re-tried
by the lower courts. Harden was
cheered by the crowd as he went to
and left the court room.
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