North Carolina Newspapers

IJIjc jshn itlrfidb Jlcralk prick one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single conns thkkk cwnts. VOL.20. SMITH FIKLI), N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, XOOl. NO.32. ? ? ? ' to 1 TON DOING WELL. Improvement in it During the Past Week?Young torn Greatly Benefited by the Rain?To bacco as a Whole Will Not be Plrst-Class. The Weekly Crop Bulletin for North Carolina for the week end ing August 5th, says that the re ports of crop correspondents for j the week just passed again indi cate, on the whole, very favorable weather conditions for farm work and the growth of crops, except that in many northern and wes-t ern counties the need of more rain Is beginning to be seriously felt. The early part of the week was very warm and dry; local show ers fell at many places on July 31st and August 1st, which were very beneficial, though the amount of precipitation was generally small, except over a few southeastern counties where over an inch was reported A period of more moderate tem peratures with cooler nights fol lowed The temperature aver-1 aged about 4 degrees daily above the normal, while the rainfall was an inch and a half below. The counties chiefly suffering from a lack of sufficient moisture are those in the northeast portion Hertford, Northampton and Warren; some in the central dis trict? Guilford, Wake and Ala mance, and nearly all the extreme western portion of the State. Generally fair weather enabled I farmers to accomplish a good deal of work, chiefly in cleaning out late crops, sowing peas, hay ing, arid turning stubble land for wheat, which has begun on a small scale. Wome further improvement in crops took place during the week, though the favorable weather condition came too late to pre vent a general deficiency in the yield of all crops. Young corn is doing well, though it would be benefited by more rain, which is also essential to the proper ma turity of the early crop; young corn on uplands is suffering con siderably, and in some places is reported to be firing. The reports about cotton are" very diversified; in some cases well cultivated fields show good weed and plenty of blooms, though the bolls are forming slowly; In others the plants are very small and not fruiting well; ?light improvement was noted generally, and reports of shed ding are not numerous; laying by cotton is underway. Priming and curing tobacco is proceeding rapidly, and some new tobacco was placed on the market this week; the largest part of the crop has been secured in the southeast portion of the State; some complaints of firing and damage by flea-buns were received from northwest coun ties; while some excellent cures of tobacco have been made, the crop as a whole will not be first class. Kweet potatoes and peanuts continue to be very promising. -Much hay was cut oaring the week and housed in good condi tion. Turning stubble land for wheat has begun. The dry weather has prevented turnip seeds from sprouting very rapid ly I'euches, apples and grajies con tinue to rot badly; grapes are ri|s?ning, but are very inferior in quality; melons also appear to be generally small and poor; shipments of watermelons are in creasing. Emperor William's Mother Dead. Cronberg, Germany, Aug. o.? The Dowager Em press Frederick, j mothpr of Kaiser William, sister! of King Edward of England, and eldest daughter of (jueen Victo- 1 ria, died at f5:l.r> p. m. to-day, 1 after a long illness, at her palace at Fried rlchshof, so named by her in honor of her dead husband. The death of the Dowager Em- j press was somewhat sudden. At i 4 o'clock her physicians reported 1 wo change in nercondition. -Em peror William, her Majesty's other children, and the Empress Augusta Victoria, were in fihe sick room most of the day. GENERAL NEWS. Monday night a tertMe explo sion occurred in a hip grocery establishment in Philadelphia. Several people were killed and a large number injured. Geo. H. Phillips, the young corn king of Chicago, temporarily suspended last week. He claims that his failure was caused by carelessness of bookkeepers, to gether with too little office force for the amount of business done. Miss Carry Jones, 20 years of age, daughter of ex-Governor Thomas G. Jones, of Montgomery, Ala., was run over and killed by astieetcar Monday in front of the executive mansion. The acci dent was witnessed by the Gov ernor. Benjamin Pugh, a negro who murdered John Tiegoy^u waiter in a restaurant in Brooklyn on August 2.'ird last year was put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing, New York, Monday. Three slacks were administered before he was pronoun***] dead. Ex-Congressman John A. Davis, of Kansas, died at Topefca Mon day, aged 7+ years. For many years ne was prominent in the labor reform and Populist move ments, and represented the fifth Kansas district in congress from 1890 to 1892 as a Populist. He wrote much oneconomicsubjects. Killed by Lightning. On last Monday evening while several ladies and gentlemen were stringing tobacco under a large walnut tree on Charlie Toler's farm a bolt of lightning struck the tree, ran down it to near the ground, then sprangled off in several directions, killftig Mrs. Sanders Toler and her 15-year old daughter Lillian, also stun ning her elder daughter to insen sibility. The young lady that was shocked so terribly, and was thought would not live is better and is perhaps, out of danger. The following also were slightly shocked: Temperal Saagr. Han som Sasser, Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Charlie Toler. The dead were buried Tuesday evening at 2 o'clo k in one large grave? mother and 'daughter resting side by side. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Mr. Peiesson. May the Lord comfort them in this greatest of all grew* berea ve ments. i. T. E 1'rineeton, Aug. 8. Robbers get $280,000 m Purest Gold. Yallejo, Cal., August fl.?Gold bricks weighing 12G0 pounds and worth $280,000 were stolen during the night from the Selby Smelting Works at Valiejo, this being the greatest haul of preci ous metal known in the annals of crime. The robbers evidently had been working on the job for two or three months. They hn< dug a tunnel through the loose sand from the shore of Francisco Bay to the smelting hones, beginning with a shaft about three feetdeep. Thence they worked underneath the vault, and striking upwards bored a hole in the strong room Hoor. Through that hole they took the gold bricks and carried them to a bank near the mouth of the tunnel east of t%r works, where they were evidently placed in a boat. In their hurry the robbers left $110,000 worth of gold in the vault, and they also left on shore two brick* worth |50,000. Had they taken all they saw they would have added $100,000. It is decided that the voters of Mecklenburgcounty shall vote in September on the issue of $200, 000 of "good-road" bond*. - ' What a Tale it Tells. If that mirror of yours shows a wretched, sallow complexion, a Surwiiced look, moth patches and otches on the skin, It's liver trouble; but Dr. King's New Life I'ills regulate the liver, purify the blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks. I rich complexion. Only ?fie at Hood Bros, drug store. GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED. The Great Battle Between the Amal gamated Association and the United States Steel Trust About to Begin? 100,000 Men Ordered Out. The following special from Pittsburg, Pa., appeared in Wed nesday's Philadelphia Record: President Shaffer, of the Amal gamated Association, burned his bridges behind him this after noon. He sent acommunication to the union men employed by the Federal Steel Company and the National Tube Company, or dering them to strike after the last turn on Saturday night, August 10. Tne strike order is as follows: "Brethren?The officials of the United States Steel Trust have refused to recognize as union men those who are now striking for the right to organize. The Ex ecutive Board has authorized me to issue a call upon all Amalga mated and other union men in name and heart to join in the movement to fight labor's rights. "We must fight or give up for ever our personal liberties. You will be told that you have signed oontracts; but you never agreed to surra >der those contracts to the United States Steel Combine. Its officers think you are sold to them, just as the mills were, con tracts and all. "Remember, before you agreed to any contract you took an ob ligation to the Amalgamated Association. It nowcallson you to lieln in this hour of need. "Unless the trouble is settled on or before Saturday, August 10, 1901, the mills will close when the last turn is made on that day. "Brethren?This is the call to preserve our organization. We i trust you and need you. Come and help us, and may right come to a just cause. Fraternally yours, T, J. Shaffer. Amalgamated Association offi cials claim that the men ordered out for August 10 will very gen erally obey the order. An official of the Steel Trust to day admitted that all the Federal i Steel men except those at the Loraine plant would go out, and that all those of the National Steel Company except those at J Mingo Junction and New Castle would go out. Noone could tell, he said, how the men of the Na tional Tube Company would act. Estimating conservatively, the Amalgamated Association direct ly should have about 100,000 j men onstnkenext Monday morn-' ing, counting those now out and those expected to go out on Sat urday night. The number of men to be affect ed by sympathetic strike cannot even be guessed at. The Steel Trust employs 400,000 men alone, and most of these will be affected, for they cannot work when the skilled Amalgamated: men are not at work. If the American Federation of Labor kikes a hand and Shaffer suc ceeds in organizing the Anierian Bridge Company men, and gets a grip on the Carnegie Company, all the men who handle struct ural steel may go out. LEACHBURG ITEMS. The rains this week are very re freshing to the growing crops. Miss Vessic Coats, of Spilona. is on a visit in this section. Mrs. M. H. Holland and three children, of Sanford, are visiting relatives and friends in Leach burg. Misses Ethel Lyon, of Raleigh, and Minnie Hollingsworth, of Fayetteville,. who were visiting in this section recently, returned to tlieir homes last week. Misses Martha Barnes and Bessie Coats spent last Saturday night and Sunday in the Penny section. Thefarmersharoabout decided to let General Green go his route and let Jack Frost subdue him. Sol. Stops the Couffh and Works off th? Cold Laxative Bromo-Cpiinine Tat lets cure a cold in one dar. No Cure, no B?y. Price 25 cents STATE NEWS. Short Items of interest Culled From our State Exchanges. The L. A. Vaughn knitting mill Is the uame of a new indus try established in Winston. A hosiery mill is to be built at Chapel Hill. The promoters are W. It. Lpyd, T. .1. Hogan and others. Two small boys killed them selves with pistols in Fayettville last week. One was a white boy, i the other was a negro. Gen. Matt. W. Ransom has consented to deliver an address at the Confederate veteran's re union at Wrightsville. The Lambeth Chair Factory at Thomasville was burned Sunday afternoon. The loss was be i tween $0,000 and $10,000. The Duke factory, at Durham, made one shipment last week of thirteen million cigarettes. They i were sent to Japan and South Africa. Sunday morning about five miles from Wilson Henry Langley shot and killed Reuben White, both colored. The quarrel arose Over a dog. Paul Giles, of Glen Alpine, Burke county, was killed last | Tuesday night. He lay down on tne railroad track and was struck by a passing train (iov Aycock has telegraphed that he does not intend tointer fere further with Lou is Council, the Fayetteville negro. He will be hanged on Aug. 12th. The number of mosquitoes in the eastern part of the State this year is said to be the greatest ever known. There are not a few in thecentral portion. The enor mous rainfall is the cause. The contract for the Carnegie Library building tit Charlotte, has been awarded to Wheeler. Michael & Co., architects, of Charlotte. The building will be one storv and will cost about fJKh,000. The Alpha Cotton Mill, at Charlotte, is being more than , doubled in capacity. It is the first of the mills built there. There will be 20,000 spindles, and it will be one of the largest mills in that live town. The Kins ton Specialty Com pany is a new concern that will 1 manufacture augur and hatchet handles, toys and other novel- 1 ties. Lt will utilize the small 1 ends of the timber that cannot be used by the furniture factories. Hen Snipes, a negro, was killed by a train near Hillsboro Mon- ( day. He and his wife were walk ing on the track on either side, and as thp train approached at . full speed he attempted to cross, ( but was struck and instantly . killed ' Mrs. Kphraim Overcash died ; at her home in China Grove, Rowan county, Thursday. Mr. i Overcash was in feeble health but was going to attend the fun eral Saturday when he died. They were both buried together, ' aged 70 and <>?"? repectively. Will Isenhour and Fred Prim, of Mountain Island, quarreled while in bathing over five cents' ' worth of tobacco. Isenhour was 1 armed with a shoeand Prim with ' a stick and they finally engaged in a battle with the result that Isenhour lies at the point of j death from a blow on the head. Roth were boys. Chief of Police Jones, of Shelby, was shot and instantly killed | early Sunday morning by a negro named Jim Lnwry. At about 1 j 1 o'clock Sunday morning Jones went to a building where the 1 negro was, with a warrant for ] his orrest, charging him with selling whiskey without license. < The negro ran firing at Jones , twice with above results. Several hundred people have been scour ing tbe country for the murderer and if taken he will hard I v over 11 reach jail. The Mayor of Shelby j' has offered ?200 reward for his j I cnpture and the Governor has!1 also offered a reward of ?200. j I CLAYTON NOTES. Mrs. J. E. B. Davis, of Fair i Bluff, is visiting Joe Minnnnt. Mrs. I'M. V. Denton who came down Wednesday, spending the night with her brother, Mr. L. D. Debnam, left Thursday morning for Rocky Mount accompanied by Mr. Debnam's little daughter, Camille. l'rof. .J. R. Williams, of Chapel Hill, is spending the holidays with us. Mr. L. D. Debnam spent Sun day in Selma visiting friends. Miss Blanche Barnes who has spent the past two weeks with friends in Sanford, returned Sat urday. Miss Nellie Morgan is in town the guest of Mrs. John Robertson. Miss Swannauoa Horne re turned Monday from an extended visit with Mrs. C. H. Belvin at '? Raleigh, N. C. Mr. J. Deb Adams is erecting a nice little store on Main street near Hamilton's shop. Miss Mamie Ellis, of Smithfield, is visiting Misses Nita and A trice! Ellis. Mr. W. A. Barnes' little son Foster, had tlie misfortune of breaking his arm last week. While tryingto stop a box car on Horne & Son's siding Monday, Mr. John S. Barnes was violently jerked against the car, receiving several ugly wounds on his face. He was able to resume his labors Wednesday. Mr. ueorge vv . rails lias recently ; reshingled his front porch. Mr. Charles Hornc has a new dog. Its name is "True Boy." Mrs. Mary A. Creech, an aged and respected resident of this i town, died at her home Friday i night, August 2. She had been in ill health for a long time. * The directorsof Clayton icliool met at Clayton Academy Tues- 1 day for the purpose of adopting plans for trie erection of a new school building. We fear we shall lose our rail road agent here. It is rumored he will take a special course to prepare himself for a trained nurse. < )n account of the rainy weath er the protracted meetings were not largely attended till Monday night. Since we have had large crowds and excellent sermons. ; Ray. 1 FOUR OAKS ITEMS. ' ] Mr. Charles A. Creech, who has been visiting his parents, return- , ed to Burgaw Sunday. J Miss Lula .Johnson, who is on j a visit to relatives in the Gift , section, was in town Monday. , Mrs. It< neycutt, of Raleigh, is visiting her father, Mr. D. W. ; Adams. , Mr. B. B. Adams left Tuesday | 011 a visit to his sister, Mrs. VValden, of Georgia. ] On Friday night, August 2nd, t the young people of our midst enjoyed a watermelon party at the residenceof Mr. 11.8. Welkins, ejiven in honor of Misses Sater and Kakins of Raleigh, who are visiting them. Music was fur- t dished by the Four Oaks orches tra, which added very much to t the occasion. t Miss Clyde Bandy, after an ex tended visit to her sister. Mrs. B. i B. Adams, returned to her home i in Durham Friday. The farmers of our section have t completed their crops and most 1 of them are enjoying a few days of rest. * c We have been informed that in ( the near future we are to have another postmaster, which meets t the approval of all. We hope we f can have better post office service 1 during the remaider of Mr. Mc- 1 Kiuley's reign than we have had for the past few years. Mr. I). II. Sanders was up in i the Spilana section Sunday. We learn that our clever young ! townsman, Mr.C. II. Welkins, will ? leave ue on the 19th inst. for I Maxton, N. C., where he goes to 1 enter the employ of a dry goods ! company. " ? Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown, P.a , says: " Our Rttlegirl almost | it rangiod to death with croup. 11 The doctors said she couldn't live 1 but she was instantly relieved bv I One Miuute Cough Cure. Hare & {1 Sou, Hood Bros., J. R. led better. 1 AROUND SANDERS CHAPEL. After an extended visii to friend* and relative* in Durham and Wilson's Mills, Miss Li/zie Whitley returned to her tome last Sunday. Miss Maude Powell began her school at Bizzell's school bouse last Monday. .Miss Powell did very successful work at this same school last winter, and the peo ple are fortunate to get her naek again. Several of our fanners have sold some of their tobacco and are much pleased at the prices. Mrs. Karl Muggee and two children, Carlotta and Ludolph, of Wilmington, are the guests of Mrs. Allen Powell. Mr. John Smith, from the Spi lona section, spent last Sunday In the neighborhood. Miss Sid (jiodwin, of Claytwn, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M.E. God win. Messrs. Herman und John Whitley, Hugh and Lo.vd Strick land, attended the pic air at l'isgah last Saturday. Misses Bertha Yelvingtoa and Bettie Kirkman at tended Sunday School at Sanders Chapel last Sunday. Mr. Branton Muggins, of Golds boro, is visiting Mr. ThoiagsJ. Holt, Miss Clyda Smith spent-last Sunday in the Spina section. AROUND GLENMORE. Mrs. Sam Stevens, of (iylds boro, returned home Monday, after spending a tew days with her mother, Mrs. Martha E. San ders. - Mr. (j. B. Strickland is visiting at his home. Mr. Itobt. Allen, of the Four Oaks section, visited his uncle, Mr. It. H. Allen, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Jemigan, of Sampson county, visited their father, Mr. .(no. 1'pchurch, Sun Jay. Miss Lula Johnson, of Buie s Creek, is visiting friends here. Mr. Charles Uradshuw left for Wilmington last week, after mending several weeks wilh his ?lister, Mrs. W. it. Strickland. A number of our young people attended services at Piuey lirove last Thursday night. Rev. C. A. Jackson failed to till his appointment at New Ho|Je Sunday. Mrs. E. P. Sanders and ehfjdren are visiting her father, l>r. E. L>. Snead, at Hope Mills. Mr. W. A. San lers spent Tues Jay night in the Sanders Chapel neighborhood. i>rs. J.I) T. Wellons and J no. Stanley, of Four Oaks, made a pleasant call in our community ast week. Mrs. T. I). Snead is vary ill. Her many friends wish her a speedy recoverv. A. (J, S. ATFA NOTES. Curing tobacco is the order of die day now. Mr. and Mrs John Talton, of the Smithfieldsection, werwtli our section Sunday. The singing, under the man igement of Mr. Ituftin Johnson, s quite a success. Mr. Charlie Stephenson is at tending school in the lamer sec tion. Mr. 8. I). Coats, of Wake :ounty, spent last Sunday in jur section. The wedding cards that were ipoken of passing through our lection some time past came to land Wednesday. We wiJJ say nore about it next week. We are gbul to learn that Miss relithaSt^phenson, who hat been juite ill, iR improving. Miss Mattie J n? . of Culley's Mills, spent last Sunday wtvh her lister, Mrs. 13. S. Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Jamee Creech, of tlie Benson section, sjtent last Saturday and Sunday in our sec tion. Speac. Prof. John J. Blair, superin tendent of the Wilmington grad ?d schools, has gone to Europe. He will visit most of thrntinei pal cities on the continent Wore be retnrns in the fall.