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4 * jSljr 1UM& price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five cents. VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 5. IOO({. NO. 44. FARMER KILLS WIFE AND CHILDREN Murdered Three With an Axe and Then Killed Himselt HE WAS PROBABLY INSANE Rochester, Mich., Jan. 3.?Alarmed by the deserted appearance of the farm house of Clarence A. Barnum, who recently located near here, neigh bors broke Into the house and found Barnum, his wife, his daughter Louise, aged 23, and his son Clinton, aged 16, all lying dead. The wife and the son and daughter had apparently been killed with an axe. A single-barreled shotgun lying near his corpse, and the fact that his Ijead was almost en tirely blown off, showed how Farmer Barnum himself had met his end. Mrs. Barnum's body lay in the woodshed. It appeared that she had been able to resist the murderer for a brief time, or at any rate had succeeded in elud ing him long enough to reach the shed. But here she was struck down and met the same fate that had be fallen her son and daughter. The appearance of the house indi cated that the family had just finished breakfast when the insane and mur derous frenzy of the father broke out. Evidently there had been a terrific struggle as the mother and children battled for their lives. The dining room was all bespattered with blood, even the ceiling. Under the dining room table lay the father's body, a gun across his knee. Apparently he had taken the muzzle into his mouth be fore pulling the trigger. Three extra cartridges stood on the sideboard, as if in readiness to overtake any mem ber of the family who might succeed In escaping the murderer's axe. There was blood on the handle of the axe, but the blade had been washed. In the dining room where the body of the father was found lay also that of the daughter. The son's corpse was found in the kitchen. It Is thought that the boy was the first attacked, that the mother was killed in the woodshed next, and that the father turned last to the daughter imprisoned in the dining room, where the dis turbance had apparently begun. The wife and son and daughter all had their heads terribly cut and crushed with the axe. Barnum sold a farm near Homer, Mich., only a few months ago and lo cated here late in the season. It is said that the harvest in his new home did not meet his expectations and that he had beeom^ despondent. This was made very, evident in a letter he had written to a brother in Waterloo, N. Y. Two other sons and a daughter were away from home when the tragedy occurred. TWO DROWN IN DELAWARE Tragedy Near Burlington Follows New Year's Merrymaking. Burlington, N. J., Jan. 3.-?-Two of a party of three Bristol, Pa., men were drowned, while the third narrowly es caped. by the swamping of a small row boat in the Delaware river, near the head of Burlington Island. The men drowned were William Smith. 38 years old, and Phillip Jones, 45 yeRrs old. Samuel Bell, aged 42 years, was saved. The three men were at a hog-killing at a farm on- the river shore a few miles above Bristol. They were com pelled to row down the river in the darkness. According to Bell, when nearly op posite the Island the boat sprang a leak. It soon filled with water, and, despite the frantic efforts of the men at the oars, it careened before they could pull ashore. Smith and Jones soon became ex hausted, and sank. Bell clung to the bottom of the partly submerged boat, and wxs rescued by parties who heard his cries for help. He was almost ex hausted when taken from the icy wa ter, but was soon resuscitated. Double Tragedy On Lonely Farm. Krle, Pa., Jan. 2.?A murder and suicide at a lonely farm house near East Springfield, 15 miles west of here, was reported to the county officials. After an Investigation County Detec. tlve Frank Watson believes that Eliz abeth MaureeH, aged 75, shot and killed her sister Deborah, a couple of years younger than herself, and then turned the gun upon herself, blowing out her brains. The bodies were dis covered by a brother who had Just come on a visit from his home In Michigan. The Impoverished condition of the women and their old age is be lieved to have mentally unbalanced Elizabeth, who apparently executed the terrible affair. Killed While Hunting. Elmlra, N. Y., Jan. 2.?William Man pln, of Sa.vre, Pa., was killed white hunting near that place by tho acci dental discharge of his gun. Ho was a Lehigh Valley engineer ar.d widely known. McCALL PAYS UP Hamilton's Debt of $235,000 to New York Life Settled. New York, Jan. 3.?John A. McCall, president of the New York Life Insur ance Company, has paid to the com pany the $235,000 advanced to Andrew Hamilton and so far not accounted for by Mr. Hahimton. Thomas P. Fowler, chairman of the company's, investigat ing committee appointed by the board of trustees, received a check from Mr. McCall for $85,000 and a note for $150, 000. Mr. McCall some time ago prom ised to make good this sum, unless Hamilton, who was legislative agent for the big Insurance companies, ren dered an accounting. While no offi cial statement on the subject was ob tainable, it was accepted as a fact that Mr. McCall's resignation as presi dent will be presented to the trustees very soon. At a conference of a number of trus tees, Alexander E. Orr was requested to accept the presidency of the com pany. Mr. Orr said he would prefer that some one else be selected for the place permanently, but he offered to act as president until some one else is named. Others mentioned for the presidency are John Claflin, Norman B. Ream and Hiram R. Steele. $12,000 JOB FOR CLEVELAND Former President to Settle Debate Dis putes In Life Insurance Companies. New York. Jan. S.?An agreement to abolish rebating on premiums has I been entered into hy the New York Life Insurance Company, the Equitable j Life Assurance Society and the Mutual Life Insurance Company. Announce j ment was made that Grover Cleveland has been appointed referee to decide all questions in dispute that may arise In such matters, and that his salary j jeferee will be $12,000 per annum, to be I paid jointly by the three companies. Mr. Cleveland has accepted, with the understanding that the officers of the [ three companies are to second him in his efforts to stop rebating. A similar j appointment was held by the late j Thomas B. Reed. Any agent who gives j rebates will be dismissed from ser vice, and will not be re-employed by any of the companies that are parties to the agreement. INSURANCE PROBE ENDS Companies Present Statements at Last Day's Session. New York, Dec. 30.?With the ad journment of the legislative committee on Insurance investigation Friday night, the investigation of the last of the old-line companies was completed. Today, the last day of the committee's session, was given over to the presen tation of exhibits that have not hereto fore been prepared by several compa nies, and these are so numerous that they will not be read for the record, but after introduction by the witnesses will be marked for identification. JUDGE PAYNTER NOMINATED Will Succeed Joe Blackb rn As U. S. Senator From Kentucky. Frnnkfort. Ky., Jan. 3. ? Judge Thomas H. Paynter. of the Kentucky court of appeals, was noir uated on the first ballot taken in joint caucus to select a Democratic candidate for United States senator to succeed J. C. S. Blackburn. The nomination carries with It the certainty of election, as the Democrats have more than two-thirds of the combined membership of both branches of the legislature. Judge Paynter's nomination ends one of the hardest fought senatorial struggles waged during the past 20 years of Kentucky politics. His near est opponent was J. C. S. Blackburn, the incumbent, who represented Ken tucky in the house and senate, with but one intermission, for nearly a quarter of a century. Killed Trying to Save Her Doll. New York, Jan. 2.?Police reserves were called out to disperse a mob that was threatening Charles Krepp, a mo torman, whose car had killed 7-year old Anna Owens in Brooklyn. The child was crossing the street with her Christmas doll, when she dropped the plaything. In turning to pick it up she stepped In front of the car. In a few minutes several score of people had gathered, and when they learned that the girl was dead their tried to drag Krepp from the front of the car. He took refuge Inside. locking front and back doors. Stones and sticks were hurled through the windows at him. Finally the police reserves were called ?lit, but it was only after using their j clubs that they succeeded in dispers- ! lng the angry mob. Boy Killed While Coasting In Wagon. I Floral Park. L,. I., Jan. 3.?A small soap box wagon, with two small boys coasting in it down hill, collided with an automobile, killing on# boy, prob ahaly fatally injuring another and j knocking a tire off the automobile. The accident occurred on Jericho turnpike, j the road on which the Vanderbllt auto J mobile cup races have been held. The boys were both Poles, about 12 years ! of age. NEW YEAR AT THE WHITE (HOUSE, President Gave Reception to Diplo mats, Officials and Public. GREAT CROWD WAS PRESENT r Washington, Jan. 2. ? New Year's Pay at the nation's capital was ob- j served with all the traditional bril- j iiance which time and custom have ! decreed shall characterize the official greeting of the new year, and another J was added to the long line of recep-\ tions at the White House, where the i President and Mrs. Roosevelt received the people of the world, whatever their race or creed, of station high and low, who filed past till their numbers reached up into the thousands, each of them bringing a "Happy New Year." By actual count 9052 people shook the president's hand. Last year 7115 were received. Mrs. Roosevelt re mained until the end of the reception. A feature of the public reception was the large number of children who passed the receiving line. Mrs. Roosevelt wore a gown of pale blue chiffon built over white silk. The bell skirt was trimmed with rows of ruffles, which fell from a shirred gir dle. The waist was trimmed with white lace, and her only ornaments were a few diamonds. She carried a bouquet of roses anr lilies-of-the- | valley. Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth mingled with the guests In the east room. Miss Roosevelt wore a gown of . slate blue chiffon over pink silk, cut ( low. She also wore a diamond neck- , lace and pendant and a huge bunch of orchids. j The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, ] preceded by the military and naval < aides to the president and the several ] White House aides, all in special full , dress descended the marble stairway j leading from the second floor. Enter- ] ing tno blue room they took up their , position to the right of the door lead- , ing from the red room. The first to j , wish them a Happy New Year were Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks, \ ] who passed behind the receiving line ; and stood to the right of Mrs. Roose- . velt. Next came Secretary and Mrs. ] Root. In the order named there fol- ; lower the Secretary of the Treasury ; and Mrs. Shaw, the Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft, Attorney General Moody, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Cortelyou, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Bonaparte; also new comers at the White House on New Year's, the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the secretary of ( agriculture and the Secretary of Com merce and Labor and Mrs, Metcalf. All took up their position in the re ceiving line to the right of the Presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. At the presi dent's left was his military aide, Col onel Charles S. Bromwell, superintend ent of public buildings and grounds, who made the presentations to the president. Then came the ambassa- ! dors, the supreme court Justices, sen ators, representatives and delegates in congress and the public. | PATIENT LEAPED TO DEATH | , Jumped Out of Second-story Window i of Private Hospital. Philadelphia. Jan. 2. ? James Kit-: tridge. a patient in the private hospi- 1 atl of Dr. William Pickett, at 124 i South 18th street, jumped from a sec- : ond-story window on the side of the 1 house into Moravian street. His head 1 struck the curb, and he was instantly | killed. The young man had risen and par tially dressed himself. Then he had i i gone to the bathroom. The window was locked. He plunged through the | glass In his desperate purpose to end ; his life. A moment later he struck on ; the curb and his brains were literally dashed out. i Kittridge's home was In Tunkhan nock. Pa., a town near Scranton. His father is a wealthy business man of i that place. i ( A Niitural Inference. Six -year-old Fanny, just returned i : from Sunday school, scented to have | something on her mind. "Mother," she said after awhile, "they must have had very large beds in Bible ' times." i "Why?" asked her mother. i "Well, our teacher told us today that i Abraham slept with his four fathers." 1 ?Harper's Weekly. 1 lint Water. Nothing is better to take on rising 1 than a cupful of hot water. One hot drink on on empty stomach clears the system for tile day, and for many per- , sons n tablespoonful of Icuion Juice in creases the efflcncy. Taken on going to bed without lemon. It will help to Induce sleep. Hotli night nuil morning It jas the effect of helping to clear t' ? j complexion. RUSSIA QUIETS DOWN Witte May Yet Be Able to Steer Way Through Empire's Trouble!. 8t. Petersburg, Jan. 2.?The Russian fovcrnment Is breathing freer, with a lighting chance that Count Witte will pet be able to steer a way through ;he rocks which beset his path. The 3vet, which is often well informed on court news, declares the emperor [ lavors the creation of an advisory ; council of moderate zemstvoists, such is GutchkofT, Shipoff and others of :helr class to act in conjunction with :he cabinet A close friend of the premier pre llcted that the struggle at court would end in the granting of a constitution cr Witte's resignation. The threat of a general strike In Ihe near future has disappeared, and :he telegraph strike, being without support, is fast going to pieces, In spite of the mild appeals of the union :o stand firm. The members of Count Witte's cabi let distinctly deny that the govern iient has entered on the path of re iction, but they say that the present tnarchy cannot continue and that per sons amenable to the law will be tried in the courts. There can be no ques tion of arbitrary methods, they say, ?nd they add that if the government should really enter on the path of reaction it must end in a dictatorship, the first evidence of which will be that the premier will step down and sut. CASUALTIES IN MOSCOW Final Figures Will Reach 2500, Inno cent Persons Suffering Most. Moscow, Jan. 3.?It is impossible to ascertain the total losses resulting Trom the 10-days' revolt, as many of the dead and wounded have not been reported to the hospitals, public or private, and some of the bodies were Incinerated. But a personal tour of the hospitals shows that there were 548 killed and 1065 wounded. Among the killed or wounded were a number of children, the returns generally show ing that Innocent persons suffered the heaviest. The final figures of the cas ualties will closely approximate 2500, the original estimate made in these , lispatches. The stories of the discovery of great heaps of dead In the Prezna district, j , is well as many other sensational i ] stories printed by the local papers, like the statement that over 400 revo lutionists are still holding the Prok haroff mills, turn out after an investl- [ gation to be untrue. CHARLES YERKES' WILL Many Public Bequests Made By the Railway Magnate. New York, Jan. 3.?In his will, read by Charles A. Knight, his attorney, i the late Charles T. Yerkes makes many i public bequests, Including $100,000 in 1 trust, the income to be paid to the i University of Chicago for the mainte- 1 nance of the Yerkes Observatory at i Lake Geneva. Wis. Provisions are ! made for the disposal of his New York I home, after the death of his wife, to i a corporation organized for the main- i tenance of his art gallery, the sum < of $750,000 to be given this project i upon Mrs. Yerkes' death. Mr. Yerkes 1 also provides for a hospital to be ersct- ' ed in New York. An epitome follows: I To Mary Adelaide Yerkes, his wife, $200,000. To his wife the homstead at I the corner of Sixty-eighth street and i Fifth avenue, together with ail the i paintings and works of art, statuary, ! bronzes, tapestries and bric-a-brac ' therein contained, and all other paint- i Ings, works of art, statuary, bronzes, I tapestries and bric-a-brac that may ! be located elsewhere which are to be I placed in the house and galleries. I To Charles E. Yerkes, son, $200,000. < Also provided that Charles can dispose of by will $300,000 of the estate. To Bessie L. Rondinella, daughter, I $200,000. Also provided that Bessie L. Rondlnnella can dispose of by will $300,000 of the estate. l In trust for Ethel Link Yerkes, l daughter of his nephew Clarence Yer- ' kes. $100,000, the Income to be paid to 1 Ethel Link Yerkes; upon her death said $100,000 to become part of the re- ' Bldttary estate, if she leaves no cbil- 1 dren. i Louis S. Owsley, of Chicago, III., > $50,000. The income of sums from $20,000 to ' $50,000 to various relatives. 1 The remainder of the estate to be ' Invested and divided into four equal shares, the Income from two of the shares to be paid to Mrs. Yerkes dur ing her lifetime and the Income from ] >ne share to be paid to his son Charles ( E. Yerkes during his limetime, and the , Income from the remaining one share , to be paid to his daughter, Bessie L. Rondinella, during her llfetl"' The Cnntntu's rtarc "What do ; i 1110:111 by writing Among the prettiest girls at the dance \ ivns Captain Andrea sV The captain , s a man." "Yes, hut he spent most of his time 1 unong the prettiest girls there" Philadelphia Telegraph. MIDDV DENIES HAZING CHARGES Decatur's Trial is a Question of Ve racity Between Classmen. THE COURT WILL DECIDE Annapolis, Md? Jan. 3.?The court martial proceedings against Midship man Stephen Decatur, of Portsmouth, N. H., charged with the hazing of Mid- | shipman Isaac N. McCrary, of Texas, and Gaylord Church, of Pennsylvania, both fourth class men, were continued here, Decatur going on the stand in his own defense. Decatur denied absolutely all the 1 statements of McCrary and Church which incriminated him. The court is thus left to decide between the testi- I mony under oath of the upper and lower class men. Other witnesses were introduced to bear out the defense's j theory that the prosecuting witnesses were mistaken as to who had hazed them. McCrary had testified positively dur ing the first day's sesison that Decatur had ordered him on his head and to do "Number 16," and Church also said that Decatur had given him a similar order. The cross-examination brought from j Decatur the admission that he had or dered Church to report to his room, and that some one there had compelled the under classman to perform "Num ber -6." As Decatur was the ranking cadet officer present, the prosecution will contend that this fact is sufficient to fix the offense of hazing on him. The defense contends that under the charge, as well as the act of 1874, the mere countenancing of or allowing hazing is Insufficient and that active participation must be proved. Finally Decatur was asked If he had ever hazed either McCrary or Church, and his answer was a positive nega tive. The most interesting testimony, next to that of Decatur, was given by Mid Bhipman F. B. Marzoni, of Florida, who Is also under charges for hazing and will be tried shortly. Marzoni was the first witness, other than the fourth class men, to state that any fourth class men were in the room with De catur, and In that particular his testi mony corroborated that of Midship man Church. He said that while he was In Decatur's room, Church had come In and had been told to do "Number 16" in the closet and afterward had been told to stop. He could not remem ber who had given the order, but was positive it was not Decatur. His evi tlence was in strong contradiction to other evidence produced by the de fense, as he said that a person could easily be in the closet undergoing haz ing and not be seen, while all the others said that If a person had been hazed in the closet while they were in the room they would certainly have seen him. Marzoni mentioned Mid shipmen Graves and Lowe, of the first class, and Cox, Nagle and Keller, of the second, as b"ing in the room during the hazing of Church. The first two named wiB also be tried for hazing shortly, it Is understood. Decatur's case is attracting great at tention. and a desperate effort is being made to save him. He is a great-grand ion of the famous naval hero of the same name, and stands No. 6 in the studies In thp class which will graduate next month. He has some very power ful friends, who are willing to help him In every way. Admiral Dewey is a rela tive, but little help can be expected rrom this source If Decatur is convict ed of the charges against him. HUNDREDS KILLED IN MINES Dropping of Cages and Falling Rock Most Prolific pauses of Fatality. Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 2.?Last year's record of accidents in the anthracite region was 610 killed in and about the mines. The men thus killed left 145 widows and 480 orphans. The non-fatal accidents number ibout 1500. The death rate last year was largely increased by a series of iccidents caused by cages loaded with miners falling down shafts. The falling of 'top rock" was the most prolific source of fatalities, there neing over 200 deaths from this cause tlone. Nervy Burglar Walked Out of Jail. New York, Jan. 3.?After beine in Raymond sfeot Jail, Brn klyn. an hour Frank Brown VT- " NT ton. a'las Dick y, >:,,!? . : ? k o-e jf tk0 r st e- -rl L . Its ir. the routitry, wr iked rut of the prison and Is now belrg seen he 1 for by th? p i lic Rayn, ,nd ?treet jail was turned [>v to the new borough administra tion New Year's D.iy. It was during a shift In the guard, when the pri-< n. rs war" exercising, ttiat Brown picked up his overcoat and nonchalantly walked out through thp office and street door, thsnklng the o(7b ial t for their c ourtesy In b ? - 'lor him to s lalt a f< lend uoi...in the iall. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSB& Thursday, December 28. The 25th anniversary of the Y. P. S. C. E. will occur on February 1 next. George B. McClellan was sworn in on Wednesday as mayor of New York tity for the next four years. Henry Potter, a wealthy lumber dealer of Dunkirk, O., was found on the railroad with his throat cut from ear to ear. Miss Anna Randolph, an American, 29 years old. committed suicide In Roma by jumping from a third-story window while temporarily Insane. Claude Stillman, who was sentenced to the New Jersey state prison in Tren ton in 1902 for embezzling $40,000 from the Murphy Varnish company, has been paroled by the board of pardons. Friday, December 29. Judge William L. Penfleld has re signed as solicitor for the United States state department. Louis Dalrymple, the famous New York cartoonist, died at his home in Amltyville, L. I., of paresis. Despondent from a long spell of ill ness, Charles Tenore, of Camden, N. J., attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. Prof. Edwin Leidfreed, of Philadel phia. has been elected dean of the American Commercial schools to be located at Washington, D. C. Playing with matches at his home during the absence of his mother, Al fred Wagner, 3 years old, of Philadel phi4 was bitrned to death. Saturday. December 30. William Beach, his wife and mother in-law were fatally Injured by the col lapse of their home at Wheeling, W. Va. Jack Hunter and Vance Garner, col ored. were hanged at Gadsden, Ala., for the murder of Mrs. Jane Smith, a white woman. Three trainmen were killed in a wreck caused by spreading of the rails on the Chicago & Erie railroad at Fort Wayne, Ind. Mrs. Hattie Sweeney was fatally burned and eight others were seriously injured by a natural gas explosion In their home at McKeesport, Pa. Monday. January 1. Emma Durand, a cook, lost her life by the burning down of a wooden shanty, at New London, Conn. General George W. Davis, of the Panama canal commission, has sailed for Europe from New York in connec tion with the isthmian work. Joseph Bishop, freight brakeman, was run down by a passenger train and terribly mangled, dying Instantly, on the Pennsylvania railroad, near Fostoria, Pa. Andrew Carnegie has pledged $1000 toward a pipe organ for Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, at Sou derton, Pa., of which Rev. George S. Fegley Is pastor. Tuesday, January 2. Fire destroyed a city block in Brockton Mass., entailing a loss of $300,000. Daisy Thomas, colored, 3 years old, was burned to death in her home at Wilmington, Del., while playing with flre. Terry McGovern and Battling Nel son have signed articles of agreement to fight six rounds in Philadelphia on March 16. General Theodore A. Bingham. U. S. A . retired, recently appointed po lice commissioner of New York, has assumed command of the police force. M. C. Palmer, former president of the American Exchange National bank, of Auburn. N. Y., was convicted of misappropriating funds and sen tenced to five years in prison. Wednesday, January 3. Elmer Spoore, of Newark, Pa., was drowned as the result of a fainting fit while taking a batji. The American Institute of Architects will hold its 39th annual convention in Washington. January 8-11. The brick warehouse and oil house, with their* contents. In the Reading railway yards at Rutherfords, Pa, were destroyed by fire. Loss. J20.000. Kenyon I- Butterfleld, of Rhode Island, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col lege at Amherst, vice Henry Goodelle, deceased. Suicide and homicide are on the in crease in America, 9982 persons tak Ing their own lives in 1905 a com- < pared with 9240 in 1904 while homi cides total 9212. as against 8482 last year. COMMANDER YOUNG GUILTY Strte.-red to Recrirrard Tor Neglect cf Duty on the Bennington. Wa-hlnpto Jan. 3. Secretary Poi"i -rt" has actrd upon the proceed ings of the eoprt-marflal In the case of Commsnder Linden Young, of the Bennlnrton. who was tried on charges connoted with the feral explosion on that vessel at San Diego last summer. The court found Commander Young guilty of a u'trt of thp specifications, allpglng negligence of duty, and sen tenced him to re elve a letter of rep rimand. which sentenc wlil h* carried out. The cese of En~:,*n Wa le, who wns^H associated with Oommrn ler Young tn tula matter, lias not y? betu uupoj. d .
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