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VOL 9
Seven Persons
In Collapse of an Old
Tenement Building
Tragedy Occurred in '
Dozvntozvn Italion Dis
trict of New York in 1
Which a Number Were
Killed and Injured.
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Exciting Scenes Followed
the Accident. Thrilling >
Rescue of Old Man \
From a Narrow Ledge
High Above Ground.
Now York, June 25. —Seven persons \
six of them members of one Italian ]
family, were killed in the collapse of 2
an old tenement in a down town
Italian quarter today.
Three other members of the same i
family, including the father and i
mother, are in the hospital painfully 1
injured, but will recover. f
Some exciting scenes followed the t
arcident, one of which was the res- >
cue of nn old man from a two-foot 1
ledge, 40 feet from the ground, this t
portion of the fallen building having r
adhered to the adjoining structure
long enough to permit the firemen •
to get to the scene, raise a ladder t
and take the man safely to the (
ground. Then it also fell into the
ru ius. (
Buried Under Debris. (
The dead were buried under tons i
of debris and it was not until after
the firemen and volunteers worked
four hours that the bodies were re
covered.
George Blumenthal, contractor, who
had charge of the recent repairs to
the building, was arrested on the
charge of homicide. Two boys re
turning home early this morning
noted the severe shaking and went
through the building warning the in
mates, thus saving a number.
DEATH OF MR. N. K. BRADSHER.
Dispatcher for Durham Traction Com
pany Died Last Night—ls Mourned
b Many Friends.
Durham, N. C., June 25. —N. R. -Brad-j-]
slier, dispatcher for the Durham Trac- j
tion Company, died last night after an (
illness of several weeks.
He has been in Durham three years, 
coming to this place from Halifax j
county, Va.
He had a large number of friends in i
Durham and other parts of the state j 1
who deeply mourn his death.
His parents, who live in Virginia,
and his brother in Durham, survive .
him.
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NEWS IN BRIEF. i
Huntington, W. Va., June 25. —Ed-;
ucators of West Virginia assembled:
here in considerable number today |
for the annual convention of their i
state association. The gathering wiu!
be in session on three days, with!
Prof. Robert E. Armstrong, of the
University of West Virginia, pre
siding.
London, June 25. —Many persons
prominent in literary, political am;
art circles attended a luncheon given
by the Pilgrim's Society today in
honor of Mark Twain. Mr. Birrell,
diief secretary of Ireland, presided.
Bedford Springs, Pa., June 25. —
The Pennsylvania Bar Association,
met for its thirteenth annual session
here today and was called to order
by President '1 nomas Patterson, of
Pittsburg. The annual address of the
president and the reports of the
other officers and committees occu
pied greater part of the day. To
night the annual address is to be de
livered by Judge George Gray, oi
Delaware.
Oakes, N. D., June 25.—The North
Dakota Firemen's Association opened
its twenty-fourth annual convention
and tournament here today with a i
session devoted to reports and other j
business relating to the affairs of the:
organization. President J. H. Kelly j
presided. Tomorrow morning there j
will be a parade of the fire compan
ies and bands and the afternoon and
the whole of Thursday will be de
voted to the prize contests.
Sewanee, Tenn., June 25. —The 39th
annual commencement exercises of
the University of the South were held
ibis morning. Henry Markley Gass,
Hie Tennessee Rhodes scholar, was
the valedictorian, and Marcellus Sea
broolc Whaley, of Charleston, S. C.,
Hie Latin salutatorian. This after
noon the students gave an open-air
performance of "Much Ado About
Nothing."
Columbus, 0., June 25. —With a ser
vice;' of praise and welcome the Christ
inn Endeavor societies of Ohio begin
Hieir annual convention in Memorial
Hall tonight. The convention will be
in sesssion until Saturday, the pro
gramme providing for numerous ad
dresses in addition to the reports and
«>ther routine business. The attena
anee promises to be unusually large.
ARRESTED ON THE
CHARGE OF MURDER
Charley Johnson, Colored, Who is Al
leged to Have Killed Fairbell John
son in Charlotte Two Years Ago
Apprehended in New York—To Be
Brought Here By Sergeant Pitts.
Charlotte News, 25th.
New York, June 25. —Charley John
son, about 35 years old, was arrested
in Brooklyn charged with having mur
dered his wife in Charlotte, N. C., two
years ago. Johnson will be held to
await extradition.
Story of Alleged Murder.
Sergeant Pitts left two days ago to
bring back Johnson, who is charged
with the murder of a negro woman,
Fairbell Jordan, in this city about two
years ago.
Johnson and the woman were in a
house together, when it is alleged a
dispute arose. The woman is said to
have struck Johnson over the head
with a bowl, whereupon he shot her,
killing her instantly.
Immediately afcer the shooting John
son fled to parts unknown and since
then has managed to keep out of the
way of the authorities until arrested
a few days ago.
The shooting occurred in an alley
between Graham street and the rail
road.
The Jordan woman was a sister of
Mayme Massey who was convicted of
the murder of her husband at the last
term of the Mecklenburg Superior
Court.
Owing to a slight error in the extra
dition papers Sergeant Pitts may be
detained a day or so longer than was 1
expected. He wired the local author- (
ities today for what was needed.
1 rain Wreck 
Near D
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As Result of Wreck near i
Durham at Early Hour
Brakeman is Badly In
jured and Considerable
Damage Done.
Durham, N. C., June 25. —At an early
Iffour this morning a disastrous wreck
I occurred near Durham, resulting in
I the derailing of 20 cars, most of which
were completely turned over, and badly
injuring James Hunt, a brakeman.
j The track was torn up for several
hundred feet and the telegraph lines
were torn away.
As soon as the wreck was reported
in the city, Superintendent Bennett,
of the Durham division, went to the
scene on a special train with the wreck
ing crew, but up to noon today it was
impossible for tue train to pass and
they exchanged baggage and pasengers
I west and east at this point.
When the train was pulling out of
I Funston siding, where the wreck oc
: curred, five miles from Durham, it is
believed that a defective wheel was
the direct cause of the derailment and
smashup.
The train wrecked was No. 117,
Southern local freignt.
Thieves Visit Two Stores
at Wadesboro, N. C.
Wadesboro, N. C„ June 25.—The
stores of Messrs. Archie Tarltcp and
111. W. Little wore entered by burglars
last night. Money drawers were open
ed, but fortunately the contents had
been removed.
The burglars stole a lot of jewelry
from the store of Mr. Tarleton.
This is the second entry by thieves
of the store of Mr. Tarlton in the last
two months.
There is a well defined belief that
this is the work of petty thieves.
LUMBERTON SOCIAL.
Bright Jewels Enjoy Picnic —Book
Club Entertains —Marriages.
Lumberton, N. C., June 25. —The
. members of the Bright Jewels mission
, ary society of the Methodist church
here, enjoyed a picnic at Cypress in
[ the Middle, Friday. A good number
were present and the day was most
enjoyable.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hamilton enter
tained a number of friends most de
[■ lightfully at their pleasant home on
. Friday night.
The Book Club was entertained
I most enjoyably Friday evening at the
b home of Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLean.
At this meeting it was decided to sus
' pend the meetings of tne club during
the summer months. Those present
r were Mesdaines E. K, Proctor and N.
t A. McLean; Misses Mary McNeill and
Jessie Fuller; Messrs. J. D. Proctor
and E. J. Britt. , *
" Mr. Elmer McNeill and Miss Carmi
" leita McGill, both of this place, were
1 i united in mariage at the Baptist par
-1 sonage yesterday afternoon by Rev. C.
2 |H. Durham. Only a few friends wit
"inessed the ceremony.
'! Mr. W. J. Mcßryde, • of Sanford,
I: Fla., and Miss Mary Brisson, of St.
"jPauls, N. C., were united in marriage
! - at the home of the bride Wednesday.
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LITTLE CARTOONS ON BIG SUBJECTS.
Defense Scores Point in Loving Trial.
Judge Loving Takes Stand, Tells Story
Houston, Va., June 25. —The trial of
former Judge Loving, charged with
the murder of Theodore Estes, was
resumed today.
At the adjournment of court yester
day the defendant had just begun to
relate the conversation with his broth
tr-in-law, Harry Sneed, who told him
of the alleged drugging of his daugh
ter, which led to the killing, when tne
attorneys for the prosecution objected
on the grounds that Judge Loving's
statement would be hearsay evi
dence.
The crowd at tlicj opening of court
showed considerable faling off. This
was due to the fact that many of the
veniremen and witnesses have
to their homes.
No ladies of either side were ilSl
court.
Among the relatives who were
beside the defendant were his brother,!
Major Loving, of Pulaski, Va., and hisi
son, W. G. Loving. Jr.
Defense Scores Point.
Attorney Strode, for the defense, ar
gued in favor of the admissibility of
the conversation with Sneed and was
replied to by Attorneys Harmon and
Bouldin.
Judge Barksdale rendered an opinion
which allowed Judge Loving to relate
the conversation with Sneed, thus scor
ing a victory for tne defense.
There was a slight flurry in the court
room when the Judge concluded his re
marks and th£ jury was brought in.
Loving Takes Stand.
Judge Loving then took the stand]
and continued his testimony from the,
point where he stopped yesterday.
He said on the morning of April 22d j
Harry Sneed came into his office and
with some hesitation said he had a!
most painful story to tell as to an oc-1
currence to his daughter.
Sneed said while he (Sneed) was out j
buggy riding on the evening prior he j
saw Elizabeth Loving and Theodore.
Estes out riding.
E. L. Kidd came to the home of
Stevens and inquired for Sneed, saying
that Miss Loving had returned from j
her buggy ride in a condition.
Girl in Pitiable Condition.
"Sneed went to a room at Mrs.
Kidd's and saw Miss Loving in bed.
She was delirious and her condition
was pitiful. Sneed said that in the
parlor of the Kidd home he saw Mrs.
Kidd and Theodore Estes and told
th#m that he would go for a doctor.
Estes, however, insisted in getting a
doctor himself. Dr. Strotfiers arrived
E.ad she didd not recognize him.
"Harry said that my daughter was
in the cure of Dr. Strother. He then
went do.vn street, when W. B. Lee,
a merchant of Lovingston and a kins
man of his wife told him that Dr.
Strother Lad said that Theodore Estes
had informed him (Strother) that Eliz
abeth was drunk and to treat her for
that and say nothing of it. Sneed said
that Dr. Strother came to him an re
quested to communicate it to me.
"Harry said that he returned home
that night and decided to tell me. I
was shocked and sent for my wife and
daughter. I received a letter from
Miss Annie Kidd saying that my daugh
ter was still there. My wife went after
, Elizabeth in a surry, returning with
her.
Daughter Told Story.
: "After dinner, asked Elizabeth in
; my room and told her of the conver
sation with Harry Sneed. She got down
i on her knees and between sobs and
■ tears said that. Sunday evening Theo
dore requested her to go buggy riding
. with him; she declined, but upon be
.! ing urged, accepted.
.J "After they got in the buggy they
,' drove down to the house where Theo
-, dore Estes lived and he got out and
j remained for some time. They then
, drove, she said, in the direction of the
. I gap. While returning, Estes produced
>' a bottle of whiskey and offered her a
fdrink. She declined, but later did
HICKORY, N. 0.. THURSDAY JUNE 27, 1907,
take a drink and in a second felt dizzy
and queer."
Wept As He Told Story.
She requested him to drive fast
and return home instead of con
tinuing to Lovingston. He went rap
idly up the mountains in the oppo
site direction. After that she be
came unconscious and did not know
what happened. When asked if
Estes had assaulted her said Estes
had forced himself upon her and she
had only a faint recollection. This
revelation came to me as a thunder
bolt. I loved my daughter and no
power o nearth could have restrain
ed my hands. The witness began to
weep when he came to the part ol
.the statement about his love for his i
daughter^
> bid
tCj£gtinuing, Judge Loving, ,sa||f;
Tntliis condition of mind I I'went
out intending to put that man to
death. I got my shot gun and drove
alone to Lovingston. When I got
there I called a boy and asked for;
Estes but found he was at Oak
Ridge. I went to Oak Ridge and in
quired for Estes. I learned that
Estes was in a car at the station. 1
then turned my horse to the livery
stable and got out of the buggy and
loaded my gun. 1 saw Estes in the
car with two negroes and waved
them aside and said to Estes: 'You
are the young man who takes ladies
i out driving and drugs and ruins
tnem.' I heard no reply and when
he made a motion to leave the car I
! shot him. I then surrendered my-
I self to the nearest magistrate."
Force of Whiskey Habit.
| The witness, in reply to questions,
j stated that for two months prior to
the killing he had not drunk any
I whiskey. He related his struggle
■with the whiskey habit an dhow it
I had injured him even to the extent
of separating him from his wife. He
then told of going to an institution
in 1895 and from that date did not
drink until 1904. The witness stated
that since October, 1905, lie had gone
on sprees which impaired his health
and his mind. He had suffered times,
he said, with delirium tremens.
Harry Sneed on Stand.
Harry Sneed, who lives in Oak
Ridge farm, and who is assistant
manager of the estate of Thomas F.
Ryan, was the next witness. He re
lated that on the morning of the
tragedy he told Judge Loving that
he had ben sent to see Miss Eliza
beth Loving and found her in a
ldrunken condition. He also testified
about meeting Miss Elizabeth and
Theodore Estes in a buggy. The
testimony of Sneed, regarding the
conversation, was much drawn out
and went more into details. Sneed
stated that when he found Miss
Loving she was unconscious and die
not recognize him and Dr. Strother.
The witness was questioned about
an hour about when when Theodore
Estes and Miss Loving returned to
Lovingston. He did not know the
hour.
The defense objected to this ques
tion.
The court took a recess until 2:15
p. m.
First Shipment Over New Road.
Lumberton, N. C., June 25. The
first shipment over the Virginia and
Carolina Southern railroad was made
l&st week.
Messrs. Caldwell & Carlyle shipped
a carload of fertilizer to Bee Gee, the
first station on this new and steadily
growing road.
Cabinet Resigned
Caracas, Venezuela (Via Willem
sted, Island of Curacoa) June 25.
The Cabinet has resigned.
AND PRESS
Refugees Flee to Hong Kong
From Riotous Districts
Victoria, B. C., June 25. —Refugees
were fleeing to Hong Kong from the
."'sliicts a' ccted by the revolution in
South China when the steamer Em
press China left t..ere.
All reported the rebel movement
a pretentious one.
With the army organized after Eu
ropean methods, some bloody inci
dents are reported.
Families of some officials were
forced to drown themselves in wells.
Claim Several Hundred
! jf Chicago, 111., June 25—Several hun
idfed Greek boys, it is alleged, are
bofiig held in peonage in fruit stores
and shoe blacking establishments.
The charge is based upon an in
vestigation conducted by the federal
immigration officials, aided by the
Greek consul general.
The prosecution of the employers
for violation of the immigration law
will be based on the evidence ob
tained.
Striking Miners Raised
Widespread Disturbance
Victoria, B. C., June 25. —Serious
disturbances are reported at the Beshi
copper mines in Japan.
Ten thousand strikers have burned
the mine buildings, destroyed much
property, killed the chief of police at
Suimoto, and attacked the regiment
of soldiers sent to quell the rioting.)
DARKEY NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED
Falling Plate Glass, Eight Feet
Square, and Darkey's Cranium Come
in Collision, Glass Getting Worst End
of Bargain—Leon Louis Rice to
Sing.
Greensboro, N. C., June 25. —Lindsay
Hill, a negro driver for the Guilford
Lumber Company, was unloading a
plate glass window eight feet square
Saturday afternoon, to be used for the
front of C. C. Townsend's store, when
the glass fell and struck the man on
the head, inflicting a»wound about five
inches in length.
Hill was not seriously injured, being
able to walk to his home after the
wound was dressed, but the glass was
broken in fragments.
Tonight Leon Louis Rice, of New
York city, will give an "Evening of
Song" at South Memorial hall for the
benefit of the hospital ambulance fund.
Want Only Southern
Nashville, June 25. —A tacit con
clusion was reached by the Nashville
Board of Education that only negroes
born and bred and educated in the
South need apply for election as tea
chers in the colored public schols of
the city. The board says this action
is taken for the reason negroes from
the North have "notions" and "are
not familiar with Southern traditions
and sentiment."
CAPT. W. T. BUTT DEAD.
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For Years He Was Prominent in
Affairs of Old Veterans.
Augusta, Ga.., June 25. —Capt. Wm.
Thos. Butt, who has been prominent
in the affairs of former Confederate
soldiers for many years, died last
j night.
New Senator Bankhead.
Montgomery, Ala., June 25. —The
commission of Bankhead, as Senator
from Alabama to succeed Morgan, de
ceased, was signed by Governor Co
mer.
Bishop Capers
Is Very
Although Paralysis of
Brain and Spine has not
Spread Thete is Little
Hope Entertained for
his Ultimate Recovery.
Greenville, S. C., June 25. —Reports
from Cedar Mountain, North Carolina,
say the condition of Bishop Capers,
of the Episcopal Diocese of South
Carolina, is still very critica*.
"There has been no further spread
since yesterday of the paralysis of
the brain and spine.
Family All Present.
Union, S. C., June z5. —Ffroiri Bre
vard, N. C., a special to Progress,
dated 10 o'clock last night, says: "A
messenger has just arrived from Ce
dar Mountain, Bishop Capers' summer
home, who says that while all hope
of Bishop Caper's recovery has not
been entirely abandoned, he is des
perately weak and ill.
"There has been no additional
spread of paralysis since yesterday,
which was then effecting his brain
and spine.
"There are now at his bed-side in
consultation with Dr. Hunt, of Bre
vard, Drs. Johnson, of Charleston,
and Bottom, of Greenville.
"The paralysis has greatly attacked
his vitality in the most susceptible
points.
"Little or no hope for his ultimate
recovery is entertained and his life
at most is despaired o fat any mo
ment.
"With him, when taken ill, were
Mrs. Capers and his daughter, Mrs.
Satterlee. Other members of his
family all are now with him."
No Change in Condition.
Columbia, S. C., June 25. —A long
distance 'phone mesage to your cor
respondent from Brevard early this af
ternoon says there is no change in the
condition of Bishop Capers. All mem
bers of the family are now at his bed
side.
His wonderful vitality surprises even
his most sanguine friends.
Jealous Croatan in Robe
son Shoots to Kill
Lumberton, N. C., June 25. —John
Bellamy, colored, was shot and killed
at a plantation in the neighborhood of
Fairmont Sunday morning by Sandy
Locklear, a Croatan.
Jealousy is said to have caused the
tragedy.
Lotsklear hid and sprung upon his
victim unexpectedly in the dark. He
has not been captured as yet. Coroner
Rancke was telegraphed for and an in
quest was held over the dead body
this morning.
COTTON BROUGHT 40 CENTS.
First Bale of New Cotton Sold on New
York Market.
New York, June 25. —The first bale
of new cotton to arrive at New York
was sold at auction in iront of the cot-
Lton exchange.
Tie purchase price was 40 cents per
pound.
Earth Shocks Felt.
Caracas, Venezulea, via Willimsted,
Island of Curacoa, June 25. —Strong
! earth shocks, lasting three seconds,
| were felt in the federal district yes
terday. No damage is reported.
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OF ,
ALL, KINDS AT THIS OFFICE.
WILL ATTEMPT TO
PROVE ORCHARD
LIED ON STAND
Defense Begins Introduction
of Many Witnesses to Con
tradict Facts Set Forth in
Testimony of State's Star
Witness.
Will Attempt to Prove That
a Conspiracy Existed
Among Mine Owners to
. Drive Union Labor From
Field.
Boise, Idaho, June 25.—Beginainsr
with the appearance of the first wit
ness for the defense on the stand, the
fctory of Harry Orchard's life will be
traced by a succession of witnesses
called, not to sustain, but to contra
dict all the material facts testified
to by the chief witness against Win.
Haywood.
Orchard will be in court again a:ul
the defense will lay the foundation
for his impeachment.
The presentation by Atorney Darrow
who is conducting the defense, nus
cleared the stage for the new inter
pretation of the motive on the pnrfc
oi the chief actor, Orchard, as the de
fense claims, the puppet who played
the principal part in many tragedies
and stirring events between 1899 and
the close of 1905.
The defense claim they will, through
witnesses, be able to completely con
vince the jury and public that for
years a conspiracy existed among mine
owners and employers of labor in
Idaho and Colorado, to wipe union la
bor from the mining field. Witnesses
are here to swear that Orchard was
confident of the mine owners and
their detectives; that he planned and
that he was selected to execute a
number of crimes.
The defense positively states it is
not their intention to convict the mine
owners of the murder at the Vindica
tor Mine- and Independence depot but
they propose to show that the deaths
were occidental.
Haywood's Counsel.
Counsel for William D. Haywood de-
early part of this morn
ing's session to the completion of a ba
sis for Harry Orchard's impeachment,
and then, calling the first witness, en
tered upon a showing of the relation
ship, at Cripple Creek, prior to the
I Independence station explosion be
tween Orchard and K. C. Sterling, the
chief detective of the Mine Owners'
Association. The impeachment of Or
chard relates almost entirely to the
proposition that he had repeatedly
| been wronged by bLeunenlefg and
threatened to kill him.
Town One Thousand Years Old.
London, June 25. —The little town
of Rcmsey, a short distance from
Southampton and well known to Amer
ican tourists, today began a unique cel
ebration of the one thousandth anniver
sary of its founding. The celebration
takes the form of a historical pageant,
extending over three days and repre
senting scenes connected with the his
tory of the town. Swedish and Danish
followers in 994. The proceeds of the
pageant will be devoted to the restora
tion of the Abbey.
Dominican Treaty Signed.
Oyster Bay, June 24.—The president
signed the Dominican treaty. The con
vention, which regulates the customs
matters between the United States and
Santo Domingo was negotiated Feb
ruary Bth, and has since been approved
by the United States senate and legis
lative body of Santo Domingo. The
signature of the president is under
stood to be the last step necessary to
make the convention operative. The
treaty was received from Washington
today.
Convention of Seed Dealers.
New York, June 25. —Two hundred
members, mostly dealers in garden
seeds, gathered at the Hotel Astor to
day to attend a three days' session of
the twenty-fifth annual convention of
of the American Seed Trade Associa
tion. H. W. Wood, of Richmond, Va..
is president, and papers will be pre.
sented by Dr. B. T. Galloway of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, J. Horace McFarland of Harris
burg, Pa., and others. 1
PUPPY LOVE.
At puppy love the people chaff,
'Tis very true.
I'll own it often makes me laugh,
And doubtless you,
'Yet puppy love is always pure;
And it is not the worst, I'm sure.
This puppy love is foolish quite,
As people say
I do not doubt that they are right
In every way.
Yet puppy love thinks not of self.
Nor of such sordid things as pelf.
The girl that weds a noble grand,
Who doesn't care.
Some time may think of her ow»
land
With pensive air,
And some time own, in candid burst,
[ That puppy love is not the worst.
—Washington Herald.