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Fatal Collis
Near
Engineer Was Killed
While Several Others
Were Badlv Injured.
Accident to The Engin
eer was Cause. •
Mobile, Ala., July 9. —In n rear end
collision on the Mobile and Ohio, near
Whistler, Ala., between passenger
So. C. and light engine, one man was
killed. The dead man is Thomas Dease,
engineer of the passenger train, who
was struck on the head by a mail
crane.
Tlio injured: Ben Evans, the colored
fireman on the passenger engine, both
less broken.
Thomas Murray, mail clrk, ribs
broken.
Unknown negr woman, slightly in
jured.
Evans, the fireman, noticing the
train did not slow up at the Whistler
station, crawled over to the engin
eer's side of the cab and discovered
Engineer Dease was unconscious.
The fireman put on the air brakes
and stopped the train, but not until it
had crashed into the extra engine.
The locomotive of the passenger
train was derailed and the mail and
baggage cars wrecked.
ISONS TO GIVE
HUM. PICNIC
Salisbury, X. C., July 9. —It has been
decided to hold the annual Masonic
picnic in Clement Grove, Mocksville,
on Thursday, August Sth. Whitehead
Kluttz. Esq., of this city is to make
the address and an entertainment is to
be given by a chapter of orphans from
the Oxford orphan asylum. The Wins
ton Cornet Band will furnish the mu
sic. A big dinner will be served and
a lawn party will be given at night.
This occasion always draws great
crowds from this section, the aatten
dance ranging in past years from 3,-
OO'J to 10,000.
FAIRBANKS PLAYS PART OF HERO
Leaps Into Lake at Yellowstone Park
ai:d Saves Life of Waitress.
Chicago, 111.. July J. —A special to the
Record-Herald from Yellowstone Park
says:
Vice-President Fairbanks day before
yesterday risked his life to save Miss
Lena Waters, a waitress in the Park
hotel. While sitting on the hotel ver
anda talking to S. Jibi,s, proprietor of
the hotel the vice-president heard
screams front the lake. Seeing a young
woman struggling in tne water he ran
towards the water, throwing off his
coat as he sped towards the shore.
He rushed past two men who stood
on a pier with mouths agap in alarm.
When the vice-president leaped Into
the water and made for the girl, one
of the men followed. The men dragg
ed the then unconscious girl to the 1
shore after hard work.
Mr. Fairbanks at once began to work
the girl's arms and to chafe" her hands
to resuscitate her. After some effort
the girl opened her eyes, and in a few
minutes was herself. Later Mr. Fair
banks left for Seattle, where he will
address the Y. P. S. C. E. convention
on July 12.
SCHMITZ DEMANDS HIS PAY
Worries Frisco Auditor, Who Fears
to Pay Acting Mayor. .
San Francisco, July 9. — Mayor
Sclimitz has rnaded a formal doinand
upon Auditor Horton for his full
salary for the month of June and for
the S::00 contingent fund allowed the
Mayor's office for July.
The letter contained a warning
against paying these or any other sums
"lion the order of James L. Gallagher,
the acting Mayor. The auditor was
notified that ho, with his bondsmen,
would be held responsible. Auditor
Horton has decided that his only safe
course is to refuse to pay Mayoral
demands unless they bear the signa
tures of both Schmitz and Gallagher.
SALOON MEN LIKE EXCISE LAW
German Dealers Say Sunday Closing
Has Proved Beneficial.
Trenton, July 9. —Members of the
Ceniian Liquor Dealers' Association of
Mercer county, at a meeting to pre
pare for the coming convention of the
State Liquor Dealers' Association
unanimously indorsed the Sunday-clos
ing clause of the Bishops's law.
The Germans declared that after a
trial they are convinced that Sunday
''losing is the best for both the sa
loon keeper and his patrons and that
•'one are now keeping open Sundays.
KNOX WINNING SUPPORTERS
'Things are Looking Very Good to
Me," Says the Senator.
Pittsburg, July 9. —"Things are look
ing very good to me," said Senator
Knox on Sunday night, when asked as
to his Presidential campaign. With
'his happy, but egnimatic remark he
departed for his home at Valley Forge.
in company with Congressman Burke
♦he Senator has conferred with a num
ber of manufacturers and capitalists,
who assured him of their support.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9.—Mr. G. H.
Shaver, who has been manager of the
Salisbury Milling Company for the
past, two years, is organizing a com
-1 any to establish another steam laun
'" > here. This will give Salisbury
three laundries, with one at Spencer.
R press H
Gov. Comer
Reads Message
i A dvocates Compulsory
Education; Sunday Ob
servance; Child Labor
Law and Other Import
ant Matters.
Montgomery, Ala., July 9.—The ad
journed session of the legislature
opened today. The reading of the
message of the governor taking up
the most of the time. The fact that
the governor has had withdrawn his
opposition to repealing the tax on for
eign money loans and there being
no objection on the part of the admin
istration to the election of Bankhead
to succeeed Senator Morgan, leads
to the conclusion the session will be
brief.
While the election of Mr. Bankhead
will not take place until Tuesday j
the two houses will caucus tonight.
The result will be final. There is
practically no opposition to Mr. Bank
head.
Issues He Advocated.
In a message to the legislature j
Governor Comer complained about
the holding up of the state railroad
la"ws by injunction in the federal
court, pointing out that very much
I the same idea had been worked out
in other states, especially in lowa.
He said:
"Discrimination has been fcroven,
and it is a great hardship to be forc
ed to go through the court processes
on a case already pioneered and
worked out and demonstrated."
The governor voiced the approval
of the law equalizing taxes, expecting
it to make the large land and prop
erty holder pay his share of taxes
and asserted that the watered stock
of railroads is being used to justify
the earning of greater dividends,
these latter on "dead'.' stuff which is
made to "fruitify" out of nothing.
The message urged the biennial
sessions of the legislature. It ad
vocated compulsory education, and
urged strengthening the child labor
law, with which, being himself a
big cotton mill owner, the governor
is quite familiar.
He also urges the passage of an
anti-lobby bill. Governor Comer en
dorsed the observance of Sunday.
STANLEY TO HAVE BIG DAY.
Will Celebrate July 18 in Great Stylo. '
Gov. Glenn Speaks in the Morning, !
Baseball in the Afternoon.
Stanley, N. C., July 9.—The people ;
of Stanley are preparing to celebrate
July 18th in great syle. The pro
gramme for the day will consist of an
address by Hon. R. B. Glenn, gover
nor of North Carolina, in tho morning ,
and in the afternoon there will be a j
tournament and baseball game be- ;
Iween the picked team that Stanley i
will have together for that occasion
and the famous Loray team of Gasto- j
nia. At night there will be a play '
in the high school building by local ]
talent. Last year the people of the
community got together and organised j
a pi-cnic association, and they met ]
with such success that they decided to ;
make an annual affair.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Carpenter enter
tained last evening in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar B. Carpenter. The out
of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar F. Mason of Dallas, John G. Car
penter, Esq. of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. i
M. A. Carpenter of Dallas, Col. L. A.
Mason of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank i
L. Carpenter of King's Mountain, Mr.
Eugene Brittian and Mrs. L. A. Brit
tian of Gastonia, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Carpenter of Shelby.
Mr. Ed. Rhyne who was so seriously
hurt last Saturday by being hit by a
pitched ball, is improving.
It is easier for the average woman
to untangle three yards of her hair
than one little knot in a shoestring.
H. L. Solom
Was Ar
Columbia, S. C., July 9. —11. L. Solo
mons, a well-known representative of
whiskey houses, was arrested here
yesterday on the charge of violating
Section 46 of the Carey-Cothran law,
which prohibits the solicitation? ol
business from any county dispensary
board by any representative of a
whiskey firm. The arrest was made
on a warrant sworn out by Dispen
sary Auditor West and is based on
allegations contained in an affidavit
made by Dr.- M. G. Elliott, chairman
of' the Beaufort county dispensary
board. The warrant was served by
Deputy Sheriff White of Beaufort j
who was accompanied by City De- |
tective Broom of Columbia. The
Beaufort officer and his prisoner went ;
to Beaufort this afternoon where the j
preliminary trial will be held. It is
presumed that Solomons will apply ]
for bail. i
Accident Underwriters Meet.
Frontenac, N. Y., July 9. —The Inter
national Association of Accident Un- ,
derwriters began its twentieth annual .
meeting at the Hotel Frontenac today,
President H. G. B. Alexander of Chi
cago presiding. Th 6 session will last
three days. In addition to listening
to numerous reports of officers and
committees, there will be addresses
by A. I. Vorys, insurance commissioner
of Ohio; J. V. Barry, insurance com
missioner of Michigan, and F. J. Canty,
chief of the claim department of the
London Guarantee and Accident Com
pany. _i •
Sad Death
Mr.
Durham, N. C., July 9. —Mr. C. F.
Reams, a retired tobacco manufac
turer and dealer of this city, who
was actively engaged in the tobacco
. business in all parts of the state,
died this morning.
Hp was born in Granville, where he
established and manufactured chew
ing tobacco for a number of years.
He later moved to Raleigh in the
warehouse business and then to this
city.
Mr. Reams was 73 years of age and
was considered one, of the best
citizens of Durham.
Of the immediate family who sur
vived him is two daughters, Mrs. W.
T. Pearce and Mrs. J.W. Allen, both
of this city.
No Extra Session of The
Legislature to be Called
Raleigh, N. C., July 9. —Governor
Glenn said this morning that he has
no idea of calling an extra session of
the general assembly with a view to
substituting a 2 1-2 cent passenger fare,
(for the 2 1-4 cent rate provided by the
legislature at the last session and
wbich now is bringing about such a
long drawn out and expensive \ litiga
tion.
Tnis statement was brought oift by
the recent newspaper that the
friends of the governor were trying to
induce him to issue such a call. The
governor just returned after a two
weeks absence, the greater part of the
time being spent at the governor's
farm at Rockingham. He says he will
let the railroad rate fight proceed along
the lines already drawn.
On Charges of Murder.
Two Negroes Arrested
Wilmington, N. C., July 9. —Two very
important arrests were made in this
city on Saturday, both being negroes
wanted in other states on charges of
murder.
The negroes were Smart Smaw, alias
Willie Smaw, wanted in Georgia for
murder and a man named Hunter, who
is alleged to be wanted in Pensacola,
I Fla., for murder.
Against Smaw it is said there is v#ry
convincing evidence and his arrest is
regarded as highly important. The
murder with which be stands charged
was committeed February 17th-last in
St. George. Ga., when a white • man
named Lanier was killed.
Southern Railway to
Found Industrial School
Salisbury, N. C., July 9. —The South
ern Railway Company has found the
industrial school, which it established
at Spencer as an experiment some
months ago, so satisfactory that it has
decided to launch similar schools at
a number of its shops on the system.
The next point for one to be estab
lished is at its Knoxvillc shops and
Mr. W. E. McEldowney, who has been
in charge of the institution at Spencer
leaves this week for Knoxville to in
augurate the school at that place.
KING'S DAUGHTERS DAY.
Day Observed at Jamestown —Special
Ceremonies.
Norfolk, Va., July 9. —Today was
observed as King's Daughters J)-
Jamestown with special ceremonies
on the grounds.
Rirsh Work for Ships.
Akron, 0., July 9. —The Stirling
Company is in receipt of an urgent
request from Washington to push to
completion as rapidly as possible the
boilers for the battleships of the
navy. The plant will be run day and
night until the boilers are completed.
Throwing Cargo Overboard.
New York, July 9. —The cargo of the
British fruit steamer Ethelwold, which
went ashore at Bird Rock, Bahamas,
July 4, is being thrown overboard on
an attempt to float her, according to
a report by the teamer Flandria from
Kingston.
Funeral of Mrs. Wise.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9. —The fu
neral over the remains of Mrs. Will
iam Wise, of the Union Church neigh
borhood, was held from Union Luth
eran Church this afternoon at 4
o'clock. She was one of the most
highly esteem'ed women of Lower
Rowan. Her death was due to pa
ralysis.
Gunboat Wasp at Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. (5., July 9. —The j
United States gunboat Wasp arrived in ,
port Saturday night. Since leaving
here in January the Wasp has covered (
a distance of 3,000 miles, going up the ,
Mississippi as far as Cairo, 111., and has !
secured a large number of recruits
for the navy. During her stay here (
in January 20 men enlisted and it is
hoped to get even a larger number this
time. The Wasp is commanded by
Capt. J. S. Creghan, who is also the re
cruiting officer.
Many Victims of Heat
Have Been Reported
Chicago, 111., July 9. —Five persons:
aied in Chicago yesterday from heat.
Ten more are stricken and three;
of these may die.
Every time a woman makes a fool
of a wise man he simply charges it
up to experience and lets it go at
that. - '
HICKORY, N. 0., THURSDAY JULY 11, 1907.
W NOTES OF
THE DAY IN BRIEF
i
( Janesville, Wis., July 9. —Sunday
school workers of Wisconsin rallied
' here in force today for their 21st an
„ nual state convention. Hugh Cork of
' Chicago, M. A. Hudson, of Syracuse,
and Judge Ben ftipdsay, of Denver,
, are among those scheduled to address
, the convention, which will be in ses
sion until Friday.
Charlevoix, Mich., July 9.—The
Western Passenger Association be
gan a meeting here today to dispose
of applications for reduced rates for
various events, the revision of home
seekers' excursion arrangements;
sleeping car reservations, military
rates and various other matters of in
terest to the traveling public.
Frederick, Md., July 9.—A monu
ment recently erected on Monocacy
battlefield by surviving members of
the 14th Regiment, New Jersey Vol
unteers, was unveiled today with in
teresting exercises in the presence
of an immense throng.
Schnectady, N. Y., July 9. —The 11th
annual convention of the Allied Print
ing Trades Council of New York
State opened in this city today with
a gratifying attendance. The conven
tion will discuss plans for extending
the scope and influence of the organi
zation, and will appoint an agent to
look after legislative matters at Al
bany.
Austin, Texas, July 9. —The Texas
Railroad Commission today began a
hearing in the matter of a readjust
ment of rates applying on lumber and
articles taking lumber rates, in car
loads, between Texas and Pacific
railway points.
Detroit, Mich., July 9. —The Amal
gamated Window Glass Workers of
America, which now controls practi
cally all the skilled workmen in the
hand plants in the United States, be
gan its annual convention in Detroit
today.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 9. —The
State Bar Association of Indiana be
gan its annual meeting at the Coun
try Club today, Daniel Frasier, ot
Fowler, presiding. Papers were pre
sented by Charles W. Miller, of Gosh
en, Harry B. Tuthill, of Michigan City
and Charles Kelnson of Plymouth.
The annual address will be delivered
tomorrow by Merritt Starr, of Chica
go, on "Legislate and Judicial De
velopment of the Law Concerning
Competition Contrasted." The meet
iug will conclude with a dinner to
morrow evening.
Cleveland, 0., July 9. —Play in the
annual national amateur golf cham
pionship began this morning on the
links of the Euclid Golf Club with a
medal play round, 18 holes. The
tournament will continue through
the week. The entrants are almost
without exception well-known golfers,
whose high standard of play gives
promise of good competition.
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 9. —
Members of the Retail Merchants' As
sociation of Oklahoma, several hun
dred in number, rounded up here to
day for a three days' meeting to dis
cuss various questions of mutual in
terest and importance. \
Put-in-Bay, 0., July 9. — promi
nent lawyers were present this after
noon at the opening of the annual
meeting of the Ohio State Bar Asso
ciation. The feature of the initial
session was the annual address of
President John C. Hale.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 9. —The Penn*
sylvania State Dental Society opened
its annual meeting in this city today,
with headquarters at the Hotel Cchen
ley. One thousand dentists, includ
ing many practioners of note, are in
attendance from all over Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and West Virginia. The
convention will be in session three !
days.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 9. —The 16th
annual meeting of the Interstate
Sheriffs' Association, which began to- j
day, has attracted to Milwaukee near
ly 1,000 sheriffs from Wisconsin, Illi- ,
nois, Michigan, Minnesota, lowa, Ne- 1
braska and other states. ,
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Sailor Rocked Boat and 1
Three of Crew are Dead
New York, July 9. —Three members
of the crw of the steam yacht Yacona.
belonging to Henry Clay Pierce, were
drowned in the Hudson when a small
yawl, carrying six of the Yacona's
crew and dock man was capsized by a 1
sailor who rocked the boat. '
New Companies Chartered.
Raleigh, N. C., July 9. —A charter was
issued to the Dillsbury Cotton Mills
Co,, of Mecklenburg county, at a capi
tal of SIOO,OOO by J. P. Monroe and oth- :
ers: Also the Cherryville Drug Co., at :
a' SIO,OOO capital, by J. G. Carpenter ]
and others,land to Boyles Bros. Co., of !
Winston, at a capital of 6,000 for a i
clothing business. ;
15,000 Knights
Templars ihLine;
Saratoga, N. Y., July 9. —The pa
rade of 15,000 Knights Templars, ac
-companied by 50 bands, through the ]
streets, gay with bunting, reviewed (
by the governor of New York, Earl r
of Euston. personal representative i
of King Edward of England, and by i
Grand Master Moulton, of the Grand t
Commandery of Knights, constituted (
the chief feature of the tri-ennial con- ]
clave of the grand encampment of t
Knights Templars. t
Progress of Day
Haywood
Boise, Idaho, July 9. —The reading
of the depositions taken in San Fran
r cisco in connection with the explosion
at the residence of Fred Bradley, whom
; Orchard swears he twice attempted to
assassinate, continued today as one of
' the closing features on the side of the
defense in the trial of Wm. D. Haywood
accused of the murder of Governor
Steunenberg.
1 By the state tne Bradley incident, is
looked upon •as one of the im
; portant features of their case in sup
port of the Orchard story. The defense
has all along maintained that the at
, tempt to poison Bradley and his whole
household and the explosion at the
house which Orchard says was caused
by a bomb placed by him, are a fabri
cation.
The depositions are lengthy and the
whole of the two sessions today prob
ably will be taken up in the reading
of them.
Bradley still maintains his first posi
tion that the explosion was caused by
gas, but he modified his positive claim
that says the theory of the bomb is
possible. He does not deny that the
milk was poisoned.
Electric Railway From
Salisbury to South Riyer
Salisbury, N. C., July 9.—One of the
moat important enterprises for this
city and a number of nearby towns
and villages, which has been material
izing on the quiet is the fact that
an electric railway is to be built and
operated from Salisbury to South Riv
er, a distance df nine miles, where a
beautiful park is to be laid off, boats
put on the river and stations establish
ed along the line. The railway is then
to cross the river, go to Mocksville
and then down to Cooleemee. This line
will not only handle passenber traffic
but is to put on freight service. This
will bring Mocksville and Cooleemee
and a hall' dozen other hustling points
in close and direct touch with Salis,r
bury and furnish a means for the
farn%ers along the route to get their
truck and produce to a ready market.
Those behind the project say the an
nouncement can be made that the pro
posed line is a reality. This is the
best news Salisbury has had since the
announcement that the Spencpr chops
were to be located here.-
Fruit Growing in
The Brushies
Statesville, N. C., July 9. —Much in
terest has been manifested in the
fruit growing industry in Wilkes and
Alexander counties of late years and
a few months ago, as a result of a
meeting of fruit growers at Kilby's
Gap, the Brushy Mountain Fruit
Growers' Association was organized.
The association recently sent a strong
petition from the growers of Wilkes
and Alexander to the agricultural de
partment at Raleigh, asking that the
department establish a test farm in
the Brushy mountains to aid and teach
the growers how to select, prepare
and plant trees, the art of pruning
and spraying, and how best to prepare
fruit for the market. Last week Mr.
W. T. Rowland, secretary of the as
sociation, received a letter from Mr. ,
B. W. Kilgore, director oi state farms,
stating that on acount of being short of
funds the department could not estab
lish the farm, but that they had decid
ed to place a competent worker in the
mountains to conduct co-operative ,
demonstrations and experiments with
the farmers on their farms; and that
workers from the department would
make frequent visits to the farms
where the experiments are being u,ude,
and also experiment and demonstrate
the growing of other crops as well as'
fruit.
Mr. Kilgore also stated that the de
partment was pleased to the in
terest taken in the fruit industry by
Mr. Rowland and other members of the
association. He is of the opinion that
the department workers can greatly as
sist the growers and that the industry
has a bright future in the Brushy
mountains.
STATE HEALTH BULLETIN.
Record of Population and plumber of
Deaths in Virginia Cities.
Richmond, Va., July 9. —The state
health bulletin for May shows nine
cities in the state have a population ;
of 197,015 whites and 124,940 color
ed.
Deaths are 254 whites and 315 col
ored.
Wedding at Spencer.""*
Salisbury, N. C., July 9. —A popular ,
young couple were married at Spencer ,
yesterday morning. The contracting ,
parties were Mr. John Williams, of ,
Danville; Va., and Miss Shelly Tarl- \
ton, of Spencer. The ceremony took .
place at the home of the bride's ,
mother, Mrs. Belle Tarlton, Rev. John j
E. Gay, pastor of the Spencer Metho- ]
dist Church performed the ceremony.
The young couple left on 36 for Dan
ville, which city they wil make their
future home.
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Died at Age of 97.
Statesville, N. C., July 9.—Miss j
Mills, sister of Mr. Henry H. Miller,
of Statesville, and Dr. R. W. Mills, of j
Troutman, died Saturday night at her \
home in Barringer township and was 1
buried yesterday afternoon at St.
James church, Rev. E. A. Osborne con
ducting the funeral services. • Miss i
Mills was one of the oldest persons in A
thee ounty, being 97 years old at the s
time of her death.
Members of T
States Imm
Com. Arriv
, Metcalf Says Cruise of
Fleet is Only for Practice
L Oakland, Cal., July 9. —Secretary
of the Navy Metcalf deprecates the
warlike aspect given the order for the
I cruse of the great battleship squadron
to thie Pacific coast.
The secretary said the proposed
, movement was that of a practice
. cruise arid that the fleet would not be
, kept in the Pacific permanently.
, He declared that the length of
[ time that the fleet would remain on
. th§ western side of the continent had
not yet been decided.
, With considerable emphasis the
. secretary gave his opinion that the
warlike that had been
made in connection with the fleet
movement is not justified by the
facts. In fact the widely published
reports suggesting hostile prepara
tions, seem to be a source of irrita
tion for the head of the navy.
He said: "There is no sound rea
son or excuse for all this talk by the
public and through the press of an
attempt to overawe the Japanese by a
warlike naval display. I do not be
lieve that the newspapers are justi
fied or right in so construing anu
coloring the cruise of the warships to
the Pacific.
Great Increase in Forces
Made by Whitney Co.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9. —The T. A.
Gillespie Company, which has the
contract to build the great power
plant, at Whitney, are preparing to
greatly increase the already large
force of hands employed on the works
in order that the company may be
in readiness to turn on power on
Jan. Ist, 1908. President Whitney
and other officers of the company,
who spent several days at the plant
last week, expressed delight at the
progress being made by the con
tractors.
Mr. J. F. Morris Succeeds
J. W. Carter as Secretary
Winston-Salem, N. C., July 9. —J. W.
Carter, who was elected secretary of
the' North Carolina Merchants' Asso
ciation at Greensboro two weeks ago,
resigns and is succeeded by J. F. Mor
ris, of this city, the appointment being
made by President Cranford.
Mr. Carter has disposed of his busi
ness interests here and goes to Fries,
Va., August Ist to accept the manage
ment of a big store owned by Wash
ington Mills.
CONVICT ESCAPES.
Negro Serving Ten-Year Sentence
Makes Escape From Chain Gang.
Statefcville, N. C., July 9—John Wii
liams, » negro who was sent to the
chain gang about a year ago to serve
a term of ten years for entering a store
at Elmwood and taking therefrom a
suit case and other articles, escaped
from the squad at work on the Turn
ersburg road Friday afternoon and his
whereabouts are yet unknown.
Death of an Infant.
Statesville, N. C., July 9. —An in
fant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Waugh,
of Long Island, Catawba county, died
yesterday morning and will be buried
today.
Insanity
For
New York, July 9. —That the plea
of insanity may be the defense of
Webster B. Runyan, paying teller of
the Windsor Trust Company, who is
charged with abstracting $96,000 was
indicated by his counsel when Run
yan was arraigned in court.
On behalf of Runyan, counsel en
tered a plea of not guilty and asked
for an adjournment of the case until
Monday.
He said he had been informed the
prisoner's maternal grandmother had !
died in an insane asylum and that
Mr. Runyan believed her husband's
mind affected.
MAKES ICE WATER FROM HAIL
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Bad Storm Causes Losses to Jersey '
Farmers.
Mount Holly, N. J., July 9. —An elec-1 1
trical storm of great severity passed!'
over this country Sunday night, killing I
many cattle on different farms. Re-1
ports from Pemberton township are to
the effect that farmers will lose thous
ands of dollars on vegetable and fruit
cut down by hail. At Birmingham the
ground was covered with hailstones.
Large quantities were gathered by resi
dents for the making of ice water.
Phillip Admitted to Bail.
Washington, D. C., July 9. —Gaston
P. Phillip, a Washington and New
York clubman, who has been held in
jail since May 18th last, on the
charge of murdering Frank MacAboy, i
at the Arlington Hotel, was admitted
to bail in the sum of $25,000 today in
the district court.
Edinburgh, Scotland, July 9. —The
wife of the Earl pf Rosslyn, formerly ,
Anna Robinson of Minneapolis, has '
sued him for divorce. The Earl is liv- -
ing in Paris.
THE BEBT JOB PRINTING OF i
ALU KINDB AT THIS OFFICE.
Ambassador to Introduce
Them to Acting Secret
ary of Foreign Affairs.
Senator Latimer of S.
1 Carolina in Party.
1 Commissioners to be given
Every Facility for Their
Investigation by Steam
ship Companies. Points
Touched on their Trip.
Berlin, July 9. —Senator Latimer,
of South Carolina, and Representative
Burnett, of Alabama, of the "United
States Immigration Commission, ar
rived here today.
Ambassador Tower will introduce
them tomorrow to the acting secretary
of the foreign office.
The foreign office officials have made
arrangements to give the commission
ers every facility for their investiga
tion, and the steamship companies;
have done the same.
The commissioners, after leaving
Rome, traveled together as far as Ve
nice, Chairman Dillingham and some
of the other commissioers going to
Vienna and Budapest.
AS TO CONVICT LABOR.
Conference Held With Railroad Rep
resentation Relative to Hiring Con
victs to Railroads.
Raleigh, N. C., July 9. —The council
of state and state prison board, with
Gov. Glenn presiding, were in joint
conference all today hearing represen
tatives of the several railroad pro
jects for which acts were passed by
the last legislature, providing that
they be furnished with convicts for
the construction of the roads.
The state is to receive pay for the
labor and maintenance in stock in
the roads. No decision is yet reach
ed but ia is a safe prediction that the
rule will be made that whatever wad
secure any convicts will have to put
up the money for them under the
usual prison rules. The governor
and council of state, refusing to put
in operation the provisions of the
acts in question as impracticable.
WAR WITH JAPAN FATAL.
Man Who Quarrels Over it is Likely
to Die.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July 9. —A number
of men got into a quarrel in Wilkes-
Barre township over the advisability
of the United States going to war with
Japan. William Watkins' skull was
iractured and he had to be taken to
the hospital, where he lies in a dying
condition.
The men alleged to have engaged In
the fight with him gave themselves up,
and are now in jail, awaiting the re
sult of Watkins' injuries.
BIG SHARK CAUGHT AT SEA.
Atlanta Party Out in Launch Experi
ence Unusual Excitement.
Wilmington, N. C., July 9. —Satur-
day, while the Larrymore launch, At
lanta, captain, Walter Marine; was
some sir or eight miles out at sea
with a party from Atlanta, a shark was
caught and brought to the Larrymooro
wharf, the shark measuring ten and
three quarter feet in length. The shark
was of the species known as the shov
el nose shark.
MISSIONARY TO CHINA.
Miss Jessie Hall Will Sail From Sari
Francisco in October.
Wilmington, N. C., July 9—ln Sep
tember -Miss Jessie Hall will accom
pany her brother, Dr. Jas Hall, who is
now visiting relatives in this city, to
his home in California, where in Octo
ber she will join Mr. and Mrs. James
Graham and sail for the Orient. Miss
Hall goes to China as a missionary
from the Southern Presbyterian church
and for some time she will be located
with Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
Captain Steele to go in Business.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9.—Capt J. M.
Steele, who served on the Salisbury
police force for several years and prov
ed one of the best "watch dogs" the
city has ever had, has embarked in the
mercantile business. His line will be
groceries.
A New Furniture Store.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9.—A charter
has been issued by the secretary of
state to the T. E. Witherspoon Com
pany, capital stock $6,000, to do a re
tail furniture business in this city.
The incorporators are T. E. Wither
spoon, M. B. McCanless and M. L.
Jackson. This company has already
opened their store in the new "Em
pire Block" on South Main street.
Medical Society Met.
Salisbury, N. C., July 9. —The /low
an County Medical Society at its regu
lar monthly meeting in the city hall
yesterday elected the following offi
cers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Dr. J. Meigs Flippin; vice-presi
dent, Dr. R. L. Monk; secretary, Dr.
Julius A. Caldwell; treasurer, Dr. H.
T. Trantham. Dr. R. V. Brawley was
chosen delegate to the state conven
tion -