North Carolina Newspapers

NEWS ITEMS RATION'S CAPITAL An Account of the Growth of Wireless Telegraphy. Its Extent Today. The Cuban Situation. Amount Spent For Luxuries. AVashington, D. C., Nov. 23, Munsey Building. From a "postage stamp bidder" to the head of the Wireless Telegraph Trust capitalized at $20,000,000, in ten years; the possessor of the most magnificent estate on the Jersey coast and a fortune to support it. This is not bad for a young man of forty-three, is it? At dinner, last Sunday in his palatial mansion, in 'White Park," West End, Net Jersey, Mr. Abraham White announced to bis guests that arrangements had been pretested to consolidate the operating wireless telegraph compan ies of the English speaking coun tries. Among those present was a well known Washington correspon dent, who says: "I was greatly inter ested in the announcement made by Mr. White for I have known for aeveral years that he has had this project in mind. The warefare be tween the American De Forest Com pany and the Marconi Company of America and Canada was bitter and expensive, and did neither company any good. Advancement of wireless in this country was hampered by litiga tion, both pending and threatened. Some time ago a modus vivendi was executed under the terms of which the companies ceased their attacks on each other. Since then the har mouius relations have led to a gen eral desire for closer relationship. Last Sunday Mr. White announced to his guests, of whom I was one, that the negotiations had proceeded to such a point that failure was im possible, and that in a few days the United Wireless Telegraph Company would come into existence. He in iormed me personally that the new combination had secured a controlling interest in the capital stock of the American De Forest Wireless Com pany, a portion of the stock of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com pany of America and Canada, and will acquire control of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph (Limited) ot England, which is the parent com pany and which owns control of the American, Canadian and all the Mar coni companies of Europe. Of course Mr. White is enthusiastic over the possibilities of the United Wireless, end a critical examination of the situation reveals great possibilities. Most of the trans-Atlantic liners are equipped with the Marconi system. The English government and Mer chant Marine uses no other, I be lieve. On the other hand the De For est Company has a number of shore stations on the American coast and las equipped most of the coasting vessels having wireless. It also equip ped the government stations in this country, Cuba and Panama, as well as the United States war vessels. It was this system that made it possible ior President Roosevelt to visit Pana ma without being out of touch wivi *\Vi;shingt' u. The United H ire-os SAVED fllT DEE" —That's what a prominent druggist said of Scott's Emulsion a short time ago. As a rule we don't use or refer to testimonials in addressing the public, but the above remark and similar expressions are made so often in connec tion with Scott's Emulsion that they are worthy of occasional note* From infancy to old age Scott's Emulsion offers a reliable means of remedying im proper and weak develop ment, restoring lost flesh and vitality, and repairing waste. The action of Scott's Emulsion is no more of a secret than the composition of the Emul sion itself. What it does it does through nourish ment —the kind of nourish ment that cannot be ob tained' in ordinary food. No system is too weak or delicate to retain Scott's Emulsion and gather good from it. tWe will s«nd you a sample frr«. Be sure that this picture In the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you SCOTT & BOWNE Chemists 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and $1; all druggists* Company, by superceding the Mar coni and De Forest companies, begins business with an equipment on every important trans-Atlantic steamer; with coast stations from Maine to Florida, and from the Gulf of Mexico overland to California and thence up the Pacific coast to Alaska. It also lias a /chain of land stations running from New York to "San Francisco, via Chicago and Denver, from Chicago to New Orleans, via St v Louis. Other stations will • doubtless now be erected. "Mr. White has been interested in wireless for years, almost ever since he first came into notice as the original "postage stamp bidder". That was ten years ago, when he bid in 51,500,000 of bonds on a postage stamp and turned them over to iiussell Sage at $lOO,OOO profit with out advancing another cent. Since then he has been behind the De forest Company, of which he is President. 1 knew him when he exe cuted a contract with the government to equip stations to send wireless messages a thousand miles over land :nd water from Guantonamo to Pana ma,saw the check which the govern ment gave him when that contract was satisfactorily completed. I was also present at a dinner at the Wa!- drof last spring to Mr. Walter Well man, the* Artie explorer, when Mr. White agreed to equip Mr. Wellman's expedition with wireless, furnish an operator for the air ship .and con struct a station at Hammerfe3t or •.hereabouts, to receive the first mes sage from the North Pole. The t,tiiceiiient uiade ny a Chicago Judge that within the last five years 45,000 persons had been murdered in the United States, and that during this year more people have been murdered than have died from typh oid fever, is attracting much attention here, among who make a study ot sociology. The statement is espec ially worthy of attraction, as the Judge declares this condition arises from lax method of enforcing the laws, and from the laws themselves. An incident showing the delays that may occur in finally executing the decrees of a court punishing offend ers, recently occurred in this city. A man was tried and duly found guilty of an atrocious murder. He was called before the trial judge for sentence. There is a formality usual ly followed, in passing such senten ces, of asking the prisoner if he has anything to say why sentenc*. should rot be pronounced against him. In this case the Judge forgot, or ne glected to ask this formal question, pronounced the sentence and remand ed the prisoner to jail. Suddenly he thought of this formal question, re called the accused, asked the ques tion, and on being answered that he had nothing to say, re-sentenced him. No question arises as to the guilt of the prisoner, no question that he e'ees not deserve the death peialty, but his attorney, for delay, and in hope he may get his client free, ap peals to a higher court, and no one can tell how long the delay in prop erly punishing the criminal will be. vVith such examples .of delay, and or the failure of the courts to pun ish crime it is not to be wondered at that the people so often take the law into their own hands and admin ister condign punishment. It is evident that things are not so happy in Cuba under Magoon as the country was led to believe, for the -udden recall of Secretary Taft from ius inspection tour of the various c'rmy posts has a very ominous look. i'> it .s understood the recall was oe asioned by the condition of affairs In iiic- island Republic. The members of Congress who are in the city admit .hat the Cuban question is one of .Tfficulty, and that they are at sea as to what can or ought, to be done ry this country. At-the present time the annexation idea is not very strong cimong them. Americans purchased over $lOO,- 000,000 worth of luxuries from for t ign countries during the last fiscal i ear, according to the Department ot ',ommerce and Labor. Forty Millions went for diamonas and precious" tones a like amount for laces, etc.; .-even millions for natural and arti ticial feathers; six million for cham ; agne, and the remainder for perfum eries, toilet articles, smokers articles nd opium for smoking. If to this is added the value of tobacco, cigars ;>nd cigarettes imported, the total v ill reach $125,000,000. .This amount i" double the imports of luxuries ten ;.ears ago. This country exported over $lB,- 'OOO,OOO worth of canned foods to foreign countries "in the fiscal . year of 1905-6. The foods thus exported ;onsisted of beef, fruits, salmond, con densed milk, pork, vegetables, lard •ind butter. Th.e value of such ex ports in 1896 was only $11,000,000. NEW LAW CAUSES TROUBLE. New "Jim Crow" Law Causes Trouble Company Says it Has Not Cars Suf ficient to Obey Law. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 23.—Because of the refusal of the Montgomery Trac tion Company to obey the new "Jim Crow" car law, every car operated was stopped an hour this morning by the arrest of the general manager of the company, and several motormen and conductors. The law requires every car shall either be for whites or for blacks and be labelled "White" or "Colored." The company asserts that it is impossible to obey the law as they have not enough cars. After the delay of an hour an injunc tion was granted against the city by the city court on the ground that the law could not be kept and traffice was resumed. Contract Awarded. Washington, D. C., Nov. 23. —Post- master General Cortelyou awarded to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing the contract for furnishing postage stamps and books of stamps for four years beginning February next. The American Bank Note Company of New ■ York was the only other bidder. WAKE FOREST TO DEBATE MERCED Much Interest is Expres in Coming Debate Between Wake Forest College and Mercer to Take Place Thanksgiving at Macon. Wake Forest College, Nov. 24 Next Thursday, ThanKsgiving, is the time of the Wake- Forest-Mercer debate, to be held in Macon, Ga., on the evening of that day. The men who are to represent Wake Forest in the debate are working hard on their speeches and will make a des perate fight to win their side of the question, and as tne time for the debate approaches interest grows, both here and at Macon. There has been considerable talk in the Georgia papers regarding the contest, which shows that the debate is considered one of much importance. ! Some one, writing in the Atlanta (journal, says tnat the debate is one of the greatest college events in the State since the days of the oratorical con tests in that State. 1 The debate will be the second of a series of three arrange by the insti tutions last year. The first debate was held in Raleigh last April and re sulted in a victory for Wake Forest. This was the first debate ever lost by Mercer, hence the students of that in stitution are anxious to even the score , with Wake Forest. ! The question to be discussed Thurs day is one whicn was submitted by Mercer. It reads: Resolved, That the Unied States should enforce the Mon roe doctrine in South America." Wake Forest chose the amrmative. The neg ative, therefore, will be represented by Mercer, her representatives being Mssrs. J. B. Copeland, of Newman, Ga., and Henry M. Jones, of Register, Ga. The Wake Forest representatives are Messrs. Fred F. Brown, of Ashe ville, and Walter H. Weatherspoon, of Durham, with Mr. Oscar J. Sikes, of i Monroe, alternate. The Mercer speakers are spoken of ' as debaters of more than ordinary abil ity. The Wake Forest representatives are not only orators but speakers of clear thought, argument and persuas ; ion, and Wake Forest is confident that : they will hold up well their side of the : question. j The alternates will act as time j keepers. The governor of Georgia will ! preside. The judges come from Geor l gia. At last accounts all of them had •not been decided upon. I Thursday will oe given as a holiday ihere. Very few will be able to attend i the debate. A number of studentswho ; live nearby will spend tne day at their I homes. | Dr. Lewis H. Gaines, professor of ; anatomy and physiology, and Mr. Rob i ert F. Elvington, of Marion, S. C., who , have been sick at tae infirmary, are j able to be up and will leave the infirm ! ary in a few days. ! The recitation room on the second j floor of the chemical laboratory, is be | ing remodeled inside so that it will seat i more students, the marked increase in ! the enrollment of the college making !this necessary. I Dr. James W. Lynch was in Leaks | ville yesterday on business. Pjary's Arctic Steamer Arrived This Morning Sydney, N. S., Nov. 23. —Peary's J arctic steamer Roosevelt arrived here ; safely this morning. The night was | thick and rainy and the steamer was ■ not reported until she reacher harbor. | Since his arrival important mat j ters had arisen and it was possible ihe and Mrs. Peary would take the ! noon train from Sydney and leave the s Roosevelt to follow in due course. Commander Peary looks in best of health, and spirits, and though dis appointed at his failure to reach the pole, he feels satisfied with the ad vance actually made. Probably the plans for another expedition will soon be commenced. Dr. L. J. Wolff said that the health of the party had been excellent. There was no deaths and practically no sick ness. Inmates of House of 111 Repute Arrested San Francisco, Nov. 24. —Police Captain Martin, who was before the grand jury yesterday, was questioned as to why he not closed the I.lace of ill repute on Jackson street known as "Municipal Crib." This place contains about 150 wo men and before the fire several hun ared women located there. It is understood that Martin testi fied he had been told by his super iors to not molest the place. « Last night Martin and Chief Dinan held a conference and later the place was raided by the police with the result that a large number of the in mates were taken to the city prison. If you are trouble with indigestion, constipation, sour stomach, or any oth er pain, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you wel land keep you well. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. PROTECT MISSIONARIES. Hong Kong, Nov. 26.—Advices from Canton report a recurrence of the anti missionary feeling at Lienchow, where some property has been pillaged. American consul has asked the vice roy to enforce the protection of mis sionaries and their property. , - p Here is our condensed opinion of the Original Laxative Cough Syrup: "Near ly all other cough syrups are constipat ing, especially those containing opi ates. Kennedy's Laxative (containing) Honey and Tar moves the bowels. Contains no opiates. Conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by C. M. Shuford, W. S. Masten. rmuog 'U9PI4BM "09 J»A||S j*UOftBUJ9JU| ssMppa ~1-0 „ onSormra pwmmni •ajaqiaXisAa au[«o? 2a\paai £q Pios •iCABsq st 3 X^nba pajejd aq /arp ppioqs jsqio aq} treq* saATn -j iConcj jo nre[d no j-bdav jsSaox qonui saznsui I )n3Qi3Aoidmi ps^najßd jsoaa suaoou IPBI. srqx 1 1 -Arq vred no siamoo ffg i (Lreqs qB 2ajop y. . Mjsjog'punotf) v svy puy\ 1 Q& m pedtavjs fc| ~ 3JINVI olFidfiM u ... SI HI ". MJ ffl tv*n siws+ns,. Owner Increases Wages 5000 of His Employes Fall River, Nov. 23. —Mr. C. D. Bor den, owner of the Fall River Iron Works Mills, posted a notice of a ton per cent increase in the wages of 5,000 employes, effective November 26. It is thought this action by Borden who is not a member of the Manufac turers' Association, will force the lat ter to grant the demands of the em ployes of 70 textile corporations in the Association for an increase of 10 per cent, to take effect the same date. The Association has ofEered a 5 per cent increase but the operatives re fused it, threatening to strike Wednes day. 30,000 Are Benefitted. The increase benefits 30,000 opera lives in 92 mills. It is believed the other cotton mills in New Englanu will follow the lead taken in this city. ABOUT COUGHS. Some Reliable Local Advice. "In conducting a large drug bus iness we naturally meet a great many people at this season of the year who suffer from coughs, colds and bron chial troubles. "As these troubles easily controlled if the right means is taken to cure them, we want to say to the people of Hickory that we guarantee our cod liver preparation, Vinol, "will cure hang ing-on colds, stubborn coughs, bron chial and lung troubles quicker than any preparation we have ever sold. "This is because Vinol contains no oil or grease to clog the system and upset the stomach, yet it does contain every one of the fifty-odd medicinai curative elements actually taken from fresh cods' livers, with tonic iron ad ded. Vinol is not a patent medicine; and you know what you are taking, so without reservation we recommend Vinol to cure coughs, colds, bronchial troubles, increase the appetite, build up the run-down, tired and debilitated, and create strength and renewed vital ity for the ased. "If vinol fails to do what we say we will refund every dollar paid for it." E. B. Menzies, Druggist. Note —While we are sole agents for Vinol in Hickory, it is now for sale at the leading drug store in nearly every town and city in the country. Look for the Vinol agency in your town. THE CHIMPANZEE THEORY. Yellow Fever Experts Say Chimpan zees Can Be Infected by Means of Mosquito. Liverpool, Nov. 23. —The expedition of the schools of tropical medicine which has been in Brazil nearly two years making researches regarding yel low fever telegraphs it has been suc cessfully proved that chimpanzees can be infected with yellow fever by means of the mosquito. The discovery is considered to be of the highest im portance. MARION HARLAND The celebrated authoress, so highly esteemed by the women of America, says on pages 103 and 445 of her popu lark work, "Eve's Daughters; or, Com mon Sense for Wife and Moth er": "For aching back —should it be slow in recovering its normal strength—an Allcock's plaster is an excelent com forter, combining the sensation of the sustained pressure of strong warm hand with certain tonic qualities devel oped in the wearing. It should be kept over the seat of uneasiness for several days—in obstinate cases, for perhaps a fortnight." "For pain in the back wear an All cock's plaster constantly, renewing as it wears off. .This is an invaluable sup port when the weight on the small of the back becomes heavy and aching in cessant." Some philanthropist might provide raised cards so that the blind could play poker. DEATHS FROM APPENDICITIS. decrease in the same ratio that the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills in creases. They save you from danger and bring quick and painless release from constipation and ills growing out of it. Strength and vigor always follow their use. Guaranteed by W. S. Martin & Co's and"Jr M. Shuford's drug stores. Montenegro's first parliament sat at Cettingje. See? CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Hie Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the y/tr y, . y, ' Signature of THE DENATURED AUTO. John Gilpin was a citizen of credit and renown Until his auto got him into rows all ' over town; He took the auto from its place beside an empty stall And filled the tank with what is called denatured alcohol. The auto sputtered down the street in an uplifted mood. A jolly gait, a joyous pace it was that it pursued; But soon its grew raucous and its sputtering grew thick — Instead of "chuff-chuff ?chuff" it chang to "hick-hick-hick-hick-hick!' It whirled about, it flew about, it cov ered all the street, It yowled at scared pedestrians and knocked them from their feet; It swooped around the corners with a mighty careless reel And then went half a block or so upon one wobby wheel. And then! And then its chuffing chang ed to something wild and new, With great rapidity it yelled "Hurroo- Hurroo-Hurroo!" John Gilpin tried to tone it down, to turn it roundabout; It merely coughed as though it said: "Sit still, or cet thrown out!" The shades of dusk came on space, the auto shrieked with joy, And seemed to say: "Fill up ze tank anuzzer time, ol' boy!" And though John Gilpin did his best to slow it up a bit The auto struck a gait that meant, "Let's make a night of it." And so it went along the streets, with people playing tag, With lamps aglow, now to and fro —an auto with a jag! And then it tried to climb a tree, and then began to weep And learned against a lamp post and went solemnly to "sleep. John Gilpin on the morrow found he could not turn its crank Until he'd put a quart of bromo-seltzer in its tank — But O, 'tis sad to tell about; it sure ly is a shame — Although the auto had the jag, John Gilpin got the blame. To protect the little ones and for the information and satisfaction of mothers the contents of each bottle of that wonderful children's remedy, CascasWeet, have been placed on ev ery label. CascasWeet is a harmless compound of vegetable extracts that is wonderful in its beneficial effects on the stomachs of babies and chil dren. Recommended and sold by C. M. Shuford, W. S. Masten. Oflr Wnnllfiv'e SENT t0 a,! Uli If UUIIvT O users of morphine, PA'Jless&'JSS -111 ■■ calne or whiskey, f U 111 Uli large book of pai 111 IWI tlcularson homeo ■ U IWI sanatorium treat ■ aiVk 1 " ■ menL Address, Di AMD B. M. WOOLLEI Whiskey Cureiu«**£%r Professional Cards 1C YO 11. HOURS. 4 TO I DR. J. H. SHL'hORD, PHTSICIAN AND SURUEON Office over Elliotte's new Store. HICKORV. N O. OR. WALTER A.WHITE DENTIST. Office over Mtnzies* Drug Store* Hickory, N. C. W, 8, RAMSAY DEN ("IST. Office: Second-story of Postoffice. Dr. W. E, Manville Physician & Surgeon HOURS 10-12, 2-45. Office over Moretz-Whitener Chothing Company. 'Phone —Prof. Little's Residence. HUFHAM & WILLIAMS The undersigned attorneys have .ormed a partnership for the prac tice of law in litigated cases only The office of Mr. Hufham will continue, at Hickory as hitherto, and that of Mr. Williams at Newton. Persons de siring to do business with the firm may consult either of the members as convenience may suggest. May 16. 1905. THOS. M. HUFH *M. R. R wttjjamS. NOTICE! ' "We -want every man and -women in the ffnited States interested In the cnre ol Dpinm, Whiskey or other drug habits, sdther for themselves or friends, to have >ne of Dr. Woolley's books on these dis sases. Write Dr. B. M. W oolley, Atlanta, 3a., Box ?.87, and ona will be sent you freei A tree uutue or .'Jr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup will be sent to any reader of this paper who will write to the Thacher Medicine Co.. ,hattcnooga, Tenn BUdf PARKER'S gps HAIR BALSAM , Cleanses and beautifies th« hair. Promotes a luxu.-iant growth. Never Fails to Bestore Gray Hair to its Youthful Colon scalp diseases & hair falling. Ask for the Genuine And see that get what / you asK for The largely increased demand for Sun Cured tobacco, created and sustained by the distinctive quality of the original Reynolds' Sun Cured tobacco, has encouraged other manufacturers to place on the market imitation brands and tags which are made to look so near like the genuine Reynolds' Sun Cured that unsuspecting chewers and dealers receive the imitations under the belief that they are getting the genuine Reynolds* Cured tobacco. Look close and see that the letters on the tag spell R-e-y-n-o-l-d-s' Sun Cured, and you cannot be deceived in getting what you ask for and ivant y —the best value for your money that can be produced from the genuine Sun Cured tobacco, grown where the best sun-cured tobacco grows. ASK FOR "REYNOLDS'" and see that you get the original and genuine Sun Cured tobacco. It's like you formerly got, before Reynolds' Sun Cured was offered to the trade, costing from 60c to $l.OO per pound, and is sold at 50c per pound in 5c cuts, strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. H. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N.C. CHARLOTTE COMPANY O. K. Insurance Commissioner Young Finds ..the Piedmont Fire Insurance Com pany in Good Condition. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. £4. —Commis- sioner of Insurance J. R. Young return ed this morning from Charlotte, where he spent two aays examining the books of the Piedmont Life Insurance Com pany of that place, H. M. McAden, president. He announces that he found the company in splendid condition. This is the second of the companies to be investigated" since the commis sioner annouunced his intention to investigate all of the 53 insurance companies and fraternal orders in the State that are subject to his control. The business of the Peoples' Benevo lent and Relief Association of Char lotte, the colored insurance company closed up some days ago by Commis sioner J. R. Young for bad business methods has been purchased by the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (colored), of Durham, its policies being thereby made secure. This transaction was with the approval of the insurance commissioner. MADMEN CREATE PANIC. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 23. —The Grandview Sanitarium, a private insti tution conducted by Dr. B. F. Beebe, on Glen Way avenue. Price Hill, was the scene of an outbreak by three in sane patients yesterday morning. Two male attendants were badly injured, and Lieutenant of Police Kane and a detachment of patrolmen were called in to quell the miniature rebellion. William McCall, a giant patient from Kentucky, started the trouble. He complained that the drinking water was drawn through a stovepipe which he imagined was placed in the bath tub of the ward he occupied. He became violent and almost brained an i attendant. McCall's action aroused J. R. Knichton. another patient, who, as sisted by a third, made a murderous onslaught on a second attendant, be fore they were overpowered. The fe male nurses of the institution were thrown into panic. DEATH AT MAXTON. Maxton, N. C., Nov. 23. —The death of Mr. E. Mcßae occurred this morn ing about 5 o'clock. He was feeling allright when he retired last night, hut about a half hour before he died this morning he complained of a pain in the region of the heart. The deceased was one of Maxton's most prominent citizens and was about 53 years of age. He leaves a wife, four daughters and one son and a few members of his father's family. Carolina & Northwestern Ry. Co SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JT'uY 10TH, 190 C ■ ——..— * Northbound. Passenger, /flixed. Ml*®^ Chester „ . Lv. 900 aro 430 aca Ynrkville .. .Lv. 948 am 557 am 7 50 am Gastonla ....Lv. 10 38 am £ 00 am Lincolnton * Lv. 115 Cam 2">45 ao* Newton Lv. 12 2S pm 100 pm Hickory ~ Lv. 12 57 pm 2 20 pm 2 20 pm Lenoir .-...Ar 212 pm 515 P® Southbound Lenoir Lv 305 pm 945 a:n Hickory Lv. 357 pm 520 am 11 50 am Nekton Lv. 424 pm 700 am Liiicolnton - Jv. 502 pm 900 im Gastonia / .... Lv. 600 pm 12 10 am 130 pm York villa Lv. 650 p'm 305 pm Chester Ar. 745pm . 445 pm CONNECTIONS- Chester—Southern Hy M S. A. L and L. & G YorkvlHe—-Southern Railway. Gastonia- -Southern Railway. Lin^'-tCu—s. A. L. Newton and Hickory—fioutnern Rail Wsv. Lenoir—Blowing Rock Stage Line and C. «■ tt. a F. REIT), G. P. A., 9. U MILLS THRIVING. Pomona Cotton Mills in Prosperous Condition—Petition of Bankruptcy. Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 24. —Al- though the large new Pomona Cotton Mill has been in operation but six months the business has been handled so well by the management that ar rangements have been made to double the capacity of the mill. An order wag given this morning for machinery to double the output, and for the construc tion of more dwellings for additional operatives. Fred M. Hood, proprietor of the store, "Something for Everybody " in business at 334 South Elm street for over a year, has filed a voluntary pe tition in bankruptcy in the United States Court here and the order of reference and adjudication will be made upon the return of Judge Jas. E. Boyd from Richmond, Va., where he is at tending the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The petitioner is represented by King & Kimball and Thos. N. Beall. The estimated assets are ?2,200; liabilities, 2,000. TWO ARE DEAD. One Man Drowned at Wadesboro— Another Killed at Saw Mill. Wadesboro, Nov. 24. —John Ingram, colored, was drowned while crossing the river at Bluitt's Falls last Saturday afternoon. The body of the negro has just been found. Risdon Shepard, white,* and Pat Lit tle, colored, bricklayers on the walls of the First National Bank, had a diffi culty yesterday. Shepard had the ne gro down and was pummeling unmer cifully, when another negro parted the combatants, after which Pat Little seized a brick, threw at Shepard, strik ing him on the head. Both parties were bound over to court. Isaiah Ingram, colored, was killed accidentally at a saw mill in Ansonville township Wednesday evening. Ingram was bearing off slabs at the mill and one of the slabs came into contact with the saw, jerking the unfortunate negro on the sav/. The negro, although frightfully mangled walked some dis tance before he fell and died. Henry Davis and his wife and a bot tle of whiskey got mixed up recently and the outcome of the mixing was Henry filled his wife's eyes full of shot. The woman is painfully, but not dangerously hurt. Gompers Re-Elected. Minneapolis, Nov. 24. —Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor to day. Some boys arc so naturally sound tb«v have plain sense even after a college education.