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VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER .15 1905. NO. 28
THE MIKASA DESTROYED.
Admiral Togo's Flagship Burned
With Great Loss of Life in
Sasebo Harbor.
Tokio, Japan, Sept. 12.?The
navy department announces that
the battleship Mikasa has been
destroyed by tire and the explo
sion of her magazines, causing
the loss of 599 lives, including
men of other ships who wept to
the rescue.
The fire started from an un
known cause at midnight on
Sunday night, September 10.
Before the officers could be
rescued the fire reached the aft
magazine, which exploded, blow
ing a hold in the port side of the
vessel below the water line and
causing the ship to sink.
An investigation is now being
held to determine the cause of
the fife.
The Mikasa was a first-class
battleship of 13,200 tons dis
placement. She was built in
England and was launched in
1902. The battleship was 400
feet long, had a speed of over 18
knots and carried a crew of 935
officers and men. She was heavi
ly armored and carried four 12
inch guns, four 6-inch guns,
twenty 12-pounds, and a num
ber of smaller rapid fire guns.
She had four submerged torpedo
tubes.
In the battle of the Sea of
Japan, the Mikasa was the heavi
est loser of all the Japanese ships
having sixty-tnree killed and
wounded. She approached nearer
to the Russians than any other
battleship.
The Mikasa was also the flag
ship of Admiral Togo at the
great naval battle fought oft
Port Arthur on August 10,1904,
on which occasion the Japanese
fiagship also suffered the most,
but continued in the fighting
line. On that occasion the
Mikasa had four officers and
twenty-nine men killed, six offi
cers and twenty-nine men severe
ly wounded, and four officers
and twenty-eight men slightly
wounded.
A PATER REPORT.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 13.?
The bureau of naval intelligence
today received advices by cable
from the American naval at
tache at Tokio to the effect that
the loss in killed and miss on the
battleship Mikasa was 256. The
missing were probably drowned.
The wounded numbered 343.
The cause of the accident can
not be ascertained until the
Mikasa is floated.
BENSON NEWS.
Mr. W. A. Stancil, of Raleigh,
is in town.
Mr. Milton Stallings, of Smith
field, was in town Sunday.
Mr. Paul Duncan, of Clayton,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Harry Lee has aceepted a
position with Mr. P. B.Johnson.
Miss Nellie Smith, of Buies
Creek, visited relatives here last
week.
Master Harvey Baucom, of
Marvin, is visiting bis sister, Mrs.
J. W. Whittenton.
Miss Floy .Johnson, of Spilona,
arrived last week to enter Ben
son Graded School.
Rev. H. H. Uoff is conducting
a meeting here this week at the
Free Will Baptist church.
Misses Lala Ellington and
Kate Cummings, of Raleigh, are
the guests of M rs. E. F, Moore
this week.
Mr. D. J. Stone has moved his
harness business into the John
sou building on the corner of
Main and Railroad streets.
The Benson Times, the sue
cessor to The Smitbtfeld Times,
has again ceased publication,
this being the second time it has
suspended within the past few
months.
Public sentiment here seems to
be growing stronger and stron
ger every day against the "blind
tigers" and the liouor traffic
generally. On Tuesday of this
week five parties of this place
were indicted in the Superior
Court for running "blind tigers."
Mr. J. L. Woodall, of Smith
field, was in town on business to
day. A serious cutting affray
occurred bere last Friday morn
ing between Andrew Hodges and
Madison Suggs, in which Hodges
narrowly escaped losing his life.
The trouble seems to have
arisen over a watch that Suggs
repaired for Hodges, in which he
claimed that the work was not
satisfactorily done. Hodges, on
approaching Suggs, made some
insulting remarks and struck
him. Upon this Suggs drew his
knite and began stabbing Hodg
es in the breast and under the
arms, inflicting some serious
wounds from which Hodges bled
profusely for sometime. The
physician being out of town, Dr.
Denning, of Dunn, was called and
dressed his wounds, and Hodges
now seems to be doing well.
After the aSray Suggs surreD
dered himself to Policeman
Kyals, and upon giving bail was
released. j
September 13. Solon.
CLAYTON NOTES.
Mr. R. B. Whitley, of Selma,
was here Wednesday on business.
Some of Johnston County's
best farmers have been to Clay
ton this week.
Rev. J. S. Farmer, represent
ing the Biblical Recorder, was
here Tuesday.
Mrs. W. J. Young and little
son, of lialeigh, are visiting at
Mrs. E. L. Hintou's.
Mr. Calvin B. Jones has pur
chased a lot here and is building
?a handsome residence on it.
Mr Harris Eason and family
have moved here and are living
at Mrs. Martha McCullers' place.
Miss Nannie Leach, of the
Leachburg section, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. E. B. McCullers.
They all speak of short crops
and think that cotton ought to
bring at least 12% cents this sea
son. We call 10 cents good.
Mr. D. L. Barnes, who has suf
fered for a long time with cancer
of the face, is resting some easier
this week, we are glad to learn.,
We are pleased to hear every
body speak in terms of praise
concerning the stationery and
printing turned out by The Her
ald.
There is lots of cotton being
marketed here now and our buy
ers are paying New York prices
for it. Clayton is truly a "Hust
ler."
Mr. J. R. Barnes, of Wilder's,
brought us a package of the
finest tobacco we have had the
pleasure of looking at this sea
son. it was of finest color and
texture and showed that Mr.
Barnes is an adept in curing
tobacco.
Clayton will have a new milli
nery establishment this season.
Messrs. Hilliard & Richardson
have secured the services of an
experienced milliner and will keep
an A1 stock of millinery in the
store formerly occupied by the
Misses Barnes.
About sixty new pupils have
been enrolled at Clayton High
School this week, making atotal
of about 200. This is starting
off reasonably well we would
judge. Another thing?there's a
cracking good business course
going on up here now, if what
the young men say is true.
Sept. 13. Yelir.
Arc You Ensued?
Engaged people should remem
ber, that, after marriage, many
quarrels con be avoided, by keep
ing their digestions in pood con
dition with Electric Bitters.^ S.
A. Brown, of Bennettsville, S. C.,
says: "For years, my wifesuffered
intensely from dyspepsia, com
plicated with a torpid liver, until
she lost her *tron<rth nnd vigor, i
and be anie a mere wreck of ner
former self. Then she tried Elec
tric Bitters, which helped her at
once, and finally made her en- i
tirely well. She is now strong
and'healthy." Hood Bros, drug- i
gists, sell and guarantee them, i
at 50c a bottle. r
ARCHER LODGE NEWS.
Mr. Matt R. Wall, of Raleigh,
was home last week.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
E. J. Eason is improving.
Misses EUie Whitley and Ora
Smith, of Clayton, were visitors
here last week.
Mr. George W. Murphy is erec
ting a handsome new residence
on his farm near here.
Quite a number of of our peo
ple went on the Hatch Bros, ex
cursion to Wilmington Manday.
Mr. J. H. Eason leaves to-day
for Newport News, Va., where he
has a position in the ship build
ing department.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr. E. Lilee to Miss
Minnie Robertson Wednesday
night, September 13th.
Mrs. W. R. Carroll entertained
quite a number of her friends
Thursday evening in honor of
her guest, Miss Sarah Lee, of
Raleigh.
Mr. Henrj Stallings and Miss
Appie Browning were married at
the home of the bride's father,
Mr. Samuel Browning, last Sun
day afternoon by R. H. Biggs,
The Alliance picnic at Kinson's
Grove last week was a complete
success. Hon. T. B. Parker, of
Raleigh, made a very able ad
dress on the fundamental prin
ciples of the Farmers Alliance.
Rev. A. A. Pippin baptized 23
new members in Dughi's ponu i
Sunday morning at ten o'clock.
There were four from White Oak, i
five from Wendell and fourteen ?
from Clyde's Chapel. Mr. Pippin 1
is a very able minister and is j
doing a great work in this and i
surrounding communities. 1
The little daughter of Mr. j:
Quincy Hocutt, of Raleigh, died ,
at the home of her grandfather, j
Mr. Irvin Hocutt, last Monday i
morning of croup and was in
terred in the cemetery at Corinth i
Tuesday afternoon. She was |
the grand-daughter of the late
John W Hocutt, making three
deaths in the same family in less
than a week's time.
Last Thursday MissLyzaJane
Wall left her home to visit friends
near by, and wnen crossing Lit
tle River, threw herself into the
stream and was drowned. Her ,
body was found Saturday after- 1
noon floating on the water She
was buried in the cemetery at j
Corinth Sunday afternoon. The I ]
only cause assigned for the rash (
act is that she was supposed to ,
be partially insane. We are in-1
formed that she was distantly! I
related to the late .John W. J
Hocutt.
Sept. 12. S. L. W.
Enthusiastic Meeting Here Tuesday
Pursuant to a call of Mr. 1
Henderson Cole, chairman of the
committee on State Fair ex- '
hibit, an enthusiastic meeting '
waH held in the court house here
Tuesday at the noon recess.
The meeting was called to-!1
gether by Mr. Cole. Hon. Ashley '
Home, President of the State '
Fair, was present and made a j1
splendid speech. Remarks were '
also made by N. R. Pool, Phillip ?
Lee and others.
A resolution was passed au-1'
thorizing the chairman to add <
another name to the committee 1
from each township. <
The meeting was largely at- |
tended and enthusiastic, show- ,
ing that our people are thor- ,
ougbly interested in desiring t
that Johnston shall surpass ,
herself at the coming fair.
Present indications point to a (
splendid exhibit from Johnston |
this year. I
Mr. F. T. Booker was secretary
of the meeting.
A list of the committeemen ?
will appear in our next issue.
Got Ott Cheap.
He may well think, he has got t
off cheap, who, after hu\ ing '
contracted constipation or in- i
digestion, is still able to perfectly r
restore his health. Nothing will t
do this but I)r. King's New Life 1
Pills. A quick, pleasant, and .
certain cure for headache, con- t
stipation, etc. 25c at Hood Bros, f
drug store; guaranteed. 1
GENERAL NEWS.
More than 400 persons were
killed aud 600 injured by the
earthquake in Italy last Friday.
Tbiee trainmen were killed in a
collision of freight trains at
Tabor Junction, Pa , Saturday.!
The Santa Fe elevator, in j
Chicago, was burned Saturday
with 8-45,000 bushels of grain.
Loss, $750,000.
Oscar J. Ricketts was sworn in (
as acting Public Printer in j
charge of the Government Print
ing Office Saturday.
Explosion in the Rand Pow
der Mills, at Fair Chance, Pa,, I
Saturday killed 19 workmen and
destroyed 10 buildings.
Heaths reported to the Health
Department of Baltimore for the
week ending last Saturday num
bered 193 and births 327.
In Korea September 9th, Rus
sians refused to receive a flag of :
truce, attacked the Japanese and
were defeated, leaving 40 dead.
Five persons were killed and
75 wounded in a* collision of
trolley cars at Stabley's Switch,
six miles from York, Pa., Satur
day.
T welve persons were killed and
many injured by an elevated
railroad train jumping the track 1
and a car falling to the sidewalk i
in New York Monday. i
William Hillburn, who has re- '
turned to Mobile, reports that '
he is the only survivor of 17 1
Americans who have been in the
jungles of Africa working on the |'
Cape to Cairo Railroad.
Mrs. Virginia Henry Beasley, i(
89 years old, a granddaughter i
of Patrick Henry, died Monday j r
in the State Hospital at Willard, j ?
N. Y., where she had been a {*
patient for a few mouths.
Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen, j
Russian peace plenipotentiaries, (
spent Sunday seeing interesting t
points about Washington; they j
visited Mount Vernon am: plan-! j
ted an ash tree, using the spades 11
themselves. i |
Charles Herzig, a North Da
kota farmhand disappeared last! t
week leaving letters confessing I <
the murder of a young girl, for; \
which another man was hanged $
over 30 years ago. He is believed t
to have committed suicide. 1
In the public square of Thur
mont. Frederick county, Mary-j 3
land, Saturday night Lee Wed- j?
die, 16 years old, shot and fatally :
wounded Miss Xellye Eichelber- c
ger, aged 16 years, because she *
would not marry him aud then i i
killed himself. \ i
For disobeying President!
Roosevelt's orders, Public Prin- 1
ter Palmer was summarily die- ?
missed from office Friday* and
as temporary successor the c
President named Oscar J. Rick- c
Btts whom Palmer attempted to
discharge a few days ago. J
Russia's woes seem to increase'
the disturbances are spreading .
all over the Caucasus, the Tar
tars being perfectly desperate, |
while the Russian workmen con
tinue to strike and be shot down e,
by soldiers; on account of the
execution of a Socialist leader at
Warsaw th9 workmen in all '
actories went on strike Mon-1
iay. jv
Secretary Hester, of the New ! t
Jrleans Cotton Exchange, made v
lis annual report Friday, esti t
mating the monster cotton crop t
it 1904-1095 at 13,565,88o t
lales; he reports that the cotton t
manufacturing industry in k
America is the best in the history
>f the country, aud that there c
las been a large increase in cot- s
;on spindles in the South. v
Governor R. B. Glenn,'and Mr.
Fohn Charles McNeill, of the "
Charlotte Observer staff, left c
llaleigh Sunday night in a pri
vate car over the Seaboard Air *
Line Railroad for a two weeks' 1
sour of the New England States ^
rhe.v will be joined bv Governor
\ li White, of West Virginia. *'
rheir intiwary includes Con- c
:ord, N. H.; St. Johnsberry, Vt; w
SVatervllle, Me., and a number
if other places. The tww Gover- '
lors will deliver a number of H
iddresses at New England Fall I *
:'airs. |v
Superior Court Proceedings.
(
Last Monday morning as soon 1
as the Judge had charged the ,
grand jury Mr. N, T. Hyals, of
Benson, upon motion of Mr.
James A. Welkins, was admitted 1
to the bar, having taken the s
oaths required of a lawyer.
The criminal docket was taken ^
up and disposed of- as rapidly as '
possible, being completed yes- '
terday morning just before the
noon adjournment. .
The grand jury completed its
labors and was excused VVednes
day afternoon.
Quite a number of trilling cases "
were disposed of, several naving ,
judgment suspended upon pay- j
ment of costs.
Of the cases in which a line was
imposed or imprisonment order
ed we note the following.
J. F. Lawhorn wasjfound guilty
of making an assault with a '<
deadly weapon and sentenced to *
(our months on the Smithfield
roads. ? J
G. Stanton Davis was sent to k
the Smithfield roads for stealing.
Jake Falkner and Hugh Pearce w
were fined ten dollars each and t<
costs for engaging in an afiray.
Willie Dupree was found guilty 1
of cruelty to animals and fined s|
ten dollars and cost. d
N. D. liicbardson was fined ten
dollars and cost for retailing a
liquor without license. He was lc
required to give a f 100 bond for ci
his appearance at the next term
of court and show that he has K
not dealt in intoxicating liquors, ei
Tom Lee and Ed Smith were P
'ouud guilty of an affray and
Ined ten dollars each and the B
lost.
Sandy Pattison, Jr., a thirteen tt
?ear old boy, was sent to the
Jlayton roads ten months for v
itealiug. ^ I
Kinnie Sturdivant was fined r?
15 dollars and cost for stealing.
Haywood Bovlan plead guilty tt
if forcible trespass and was fined sj
ifteeu dollars and cost. tl
For engaging in an affray
Haywood Watson, George Wat- fl.
ion and Nesba Powell were fined hi
ive dollars each and cost. t
C. B. Gusbuler and Geo. W. a
Stanley were both found guilty
if an assault with a deadly bi
veapon and Gusbuler was fined W
j>20.00 and one half the cost and hi
itauley was taxed withtheother w
tall.
George A. Braswell was fined r?
M0 00 and cost for an assault Si
vith a deadly weapon. a
Frank Blake was found guilty ct
if an assault with a deadly
reapon and sentenced to four bt
nonths on the Clayton roads, or st
i twenty dollar tine and cost. di
Arthur Seaberry was sent to cc
,he Clayton roads two years for 1
in attempt to commit rape.
G. S. Hadford was tiued fifteen S|
lobars and cost for carrying se
:oncealed weapons. "i
Charlie Carroll and Joe Allen M
vere fined if 10.00 each and cost si
or engaging in an affray. S|
Wm. N. Allen, N. T. Allen and
saiah Parker were found guilty A
if an affray. W. N. Allen aud S<
'arker were fined ten dollars hi
ind one third the cost, N. T. w
Glen to pay the other third. I>
John E. Pearce was seutto the er
isniteutiary ten months fof w;
tealing.
Fifteen dollars and the cost hi
ras charged against J. M. i'al- ai
on for an assault with a dead I v wi
reapon. He was also required of
o give a two hundred dollar W
Kind for his appearance at each ai
erui of the court for the next vt
wo years and show that he has te
;ept sober and behaved himself.
Eliza Sanders was found guilty
>f receiving stolen goods aud
entenced to jail four months
rith leave to hire out. m
Costa Hocutt was fined five rtj,
lobars and cost for carrying co
oncealed weapons tit
For an assault with a deadly vv
reapon Oscar Melvm was sen- y,
enced to serve six months on ch
he Smithfield roads. ai
Pack Joviier, alias Oakley (lf
oyuer, was fined ten dollars and pp
ost for carrying coDceaieu k
leapons. . at
Hoscoe Bridgers and Wright q
Iridgers were fouud guilty of an |u
issault with deadly weapon aud g
entenced to tour mouths in jail $?
run leave to hire out. (r
L. G. West was fined fifteen
lollors and cost for an assault
with a deadly weapon.
J. B. Bryant and Charles
>mith were found guilty of an
iff ray. Bryant was fined twenty
lollars and one-half the cost
md the other half taxed on
<mith.
Henry Martin was sent to the
imithfield roads four months
or an assault with a deadly
weapon.
The grand jury returned true
ills against the following citi
ens for retailing liquor without
cense: I. B. Hudson, A. B. Hud
on, L. M. Ryals; H. M. Hodges,
wo bills; Haywood Lucas, two
ills; Wilson Allen, two bills;
'letcher Austin four bills.
KENLY NOTES
Miss Fannie Freeman, of Tay
>r, is visiting friends here this
'eek.
xMr. W. R. Perkins, of Pikeville,
isited bis son, Mr. Delano Per
ins, here last week.
About 200 people from here
rent on Hatch Bros, excursion
o Wilmington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Q. Lewis, of
'leasant Grove, Wilson county,
pent Saturday night and Sun
ay here.
Mr. Milton Wright has opened
photograph gallery here on the
>t adjoining Mr. Josiah Stan
IPs store.
Misses Lily Pair and Clyde
ichardson left Tuesday for Ral
gh to resume their studies in
eace Institute.
Mr. J. W. Hooks, formerly of
enson, moved his family here
ist week. We gladly welcome
lem to our town.
Mr. S. S. Earle, who has been
isiting friends and relatives in
Tayne county for several days,
stumed home Monday.
Mrs. J. P. Canaday, of Gran
lam's Store, Wayne cbunt.v,
jent several daysherelast week,
le guest of Mrs. Z. V. Snipes.
Rev. R. W. Horrell, of Selma,
lied his regular appointment
ere Sunday morning. He will
imetime in the near future hold
series of meetings here.
Rev. J. W. Alford, who has
een elected pastor of the Free
'ill Baptist church here, moved
ere last Tuesday. We gladly
elcome him to our town.
Rev. R. H. Whitaker filled his
'gular appointment here last
unday night. He is conducting
protracted meeting at Zion
lurch near here this week.
Mr. R T. Fulghum, who has
?en clerking in Dr Grady's drug
ore for the past year, left Mon
iy for Chapel Hill to take a
>ursa in pharmacy at the State
niversity.
Miss Myrtle Grady, of Seven
arings, who has been spending
iveral days here with her
pother, Dr. J. 0. Grady, left
onday for Bed Springs to re
line her studies in the Red
wrings Seminary.
The ninth session of Kenly
cademy will open Wednesday,
mtember 20th. A good faculty
is been secured, the majority of
horn are of last year's faculty,
et every one intending to come
iter the first day, so to begin
ith the negular classes.
A game of baseball was played
ire on the fifth between Kenly
id Lucama. Only four innings
?re played, resulting in a score
4 to 3 in favor of Lucama.
hen the game was called on
:count of darkness every bd
intage was with the Kenly
am,
Sept. 13. Rkx.
Like Finding Money.
Finding health is like finding
ouey?So think those who are
pk. When you have a cough,
Id, sore throat, or cheer irrita
un, better act promotly like
. C. Barber, of Sandv Level,
?. He says: "1 had a terrible
iest, trouble, caused by smoke
id coal dust on my lungs; but,
ter Huding no relief in other
raedies. I was cured by Dr.
ing's New Discovery forCon
imption, Roughs and Colds."
reatest sale of any cough or
ng medicine in the world At
ood Bros Drug store; 50c and
1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle
ee.