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VOL.26. SMITHPIELD. N.C.. FRIDAY. JULY 26, li><)7. NO. 21
JUDGE GONE BEYOND BOUNDS.
Authority of the Federal Judiciary Ex
ceeded?Proposed Injunction Will
Name All the State Solicitors
Measures to Nullify State
Laws.
Washington, 1). C., July 24 ?
Constitutional lawyers here, and
some of the legal experts con
nected with the Department of
Justice, believe that Judge;
Pritchard has gone entirely be
yond his authority in the South
era Railway case. They point
out that if Judge Pritchard
should be upheld in his conten
tious there would be no use, and
in a short time would be no call,
for State courts. Through his
suspension of a police court sen
tence by a writ of habeas corpus,
and the threatening of minor and
nigh State authorities with a
blanket order of contempt if they
dare to execute the law as laid
down by the Legislature, Circuit
Judge Pritchard Las practically;
arrogated to himself all execu
tive, legislative and judicial pow 1
ers of the State.
They say if his stand is just in !
the rate case, he would have
power to act similarly in any
other or all cases with which he
cared to meddle.
It is said here that the South
ern Railway is preparing an an
cillary, or supplemental bill, jn
the injunction case, praying fOr
an enlargement and broadening
of the scope of their injunction
by which they expect to make it
operative directly upon all prose
cuting officers of the State, if not
directly upon the State courts.
This injunction will prevent all
persons Irom complaining, before
magistrates or grand juries or!
other officers of the State charged
with administration of criminal
laws, of any violation of the rate
statute and any who shall dare
question the force of this injunc
tion will be hailed before the Fed
era! judge charged with con
tempt.
This bill will attempt to enjoin
every solicitor of the State per
sonally, but it is contended that j
solicitors are not necessary in
the prosecution of the Southern
Railway for violations of the law
or in other cases that the grand
jury presents: If Judge Pritchard ;
should grant an injunction of
this broad character it would
mean legal anarchy in North;
Carolina, according to the views
of lawyers here.
No request has yet been made
upon the Department of Justice!
for a posse of United States Mar
shals to enforce the orders of
Judge Pritchard, and no indica
tion is given as to what course
wity be pursued when such a de
mand is made.?News and Obser
ver.
uvxcn social ax wnson s muis.
Wilson's Mills, N.C., July 23 -
One of the pleasant social func
tions of the season was a
Dutch social given last night in
honor of the visitiug girls of
Wilson's Mills. Each girl came
in the Dutch costume of the
housewife, each oue serving a
lunch prepared by her own
hands to the gentlemau who
, guessed his lady by the color of
her eyes as she looked through
the heart shaped open notes
that represented the sweet old
song of Home Sweet Home.
After the sumptuous repast
prepared by the fair hauds of
the young girls each lady and
gentleman were given a heart
with fortune written on it, each
heart being cut in two. When
oach gentleman found his corres
ponding number he found his
fortune. All together this was a
splendid social affair.?News and
Observer.
In Hot Water.
On Thursday, July 23rd. Mr.
C.I Batten who lives near Micro
was helping his wife do sonle
scalding and scouring at their
home when cue of his feet slipped
which threw him forward, his
right hand going down into a
tub of very hot water. His hand
next day was badly swollen and
inflamed but it is not thought
the injury will be permanent.
CATASTROPHE ON THE PACIFIC.
One Ship Crashes Into Another Sinking
Her?More Than a Hundred Souls
Find Watery Grave.
San Francisco, July 22.?One!
of the worst marine disasters in
the history of the California
coast in which between one and
one hundred and fifty lives were
lost, as far as has been learned,
was a midnight collision between
the steamer Columbia and the
steam lumber laden schooner
San Pedro in Shelter Cove,
twelve miles Southwest of the
Medocono-Humboldt county
line, between 12 and 1 o'clock
yesterday morning. Only mea
gre details of the tragedy have
been received, though every effort
has been made to get the facts.
Scores of telegrams to Eureka,
the nearest point of importance,
remain unanswered. The meagre
details were brought by a steam
er and the steamship Daisy Mit
chell which arrived in San Fran
cisco this morning.
The Columbia, a 300 foot steel
vessel of the San Francisco and
Portland 'Steamship Company,
while bound from San Francisco
for Portland, Oregon, with 189
passengers and a crew ui 60 col
lided with and was rammed by
the San Pedro, a 170 foot wood
en steamer, southbound for this
city. The sea was smooth but j
the weather was foggy. The!
San Pedro, loomed up out of the
mist a few ships' lengths away,
bore down on the Columbia at
high speed, despite frantic efforts
to clear. With a grinding crash
the Sail Pedro sank her stem ful
ly ten feet iuto the Columbia's
port.
Nearly all of the Columbia's:
passengers and many of her crew
were asleep in their cabins aDd
bunks when the crash came. As
the San Pedro ba-ked away the
sea pourd in through the ragged
hole in the Columbia's bow above
and below the water line and in
live minutes the Columbia sank
to the bottom, the deep waters
of Shelter Cove covering over
the topn of the Columbia masts.
San Fraucisco, Cal., July 23 ?
The number of lives lost by the
sinking of the coast liner Colum
bia off Shelter Cove is now placed
at 113 Of this number 94 were'
passengers and 13 members of
the crew.
It is possible that some of those j
now believed to have been lost i
have been picked up by other
craft and may be accounted for j
later, but the officers of the com
pany fear that the ground for
such hope is slight. Ninety-six
of the passengers and ST of the
crew are known to bave been
saved.
Many of the survivors, abso
lutely destituteand in their night
clothes, were brought into
Fureka where they are being
cared for to the full extent of the
facilities of the little town
The officers of the doomed
steamer did all in their power to
save the passengers, but as only
eleven minutes elapsed from the
San Pedro crashed into the
Columbia before she went down
not a good deal could be done.
Captain Doranand Chief Offieer
Whitney, after doing all possible
to stay the panic among the pas
sengers and get them off the
sinking ship made no effort to
save themselves. As the waves
which engulfed them smashed
over the bridge Captain Dorau
was heard to snout:
"God save you all."
There were many acts of hero
ism reported by both members
of the crew and passengers.
Took an Overdose of Whiskey.
A son of Mr. J. B. Ellis died
Suuday night about 11 o'clock
from the effects of an overdose of
whiskey. It seems that some
parties had secreted a jug of ;
whiskev at the barn which the>
little fellow, got hold of and
drank a quantity sufficient to)
kill him. Mr. Ellis lives nu the
farm of Mrs. Daniel Yelverton,
about four miles from Saratoga, i
or fifteen miles east of Wilson.)
The boy was about Id year* of
age ?Wilson Times.
BABY WEIGHS ONLY 19 OUNCES.
Half Dollar Hides Its Face?Both Its
Hands Can go Througn Mother's
Wedding King at Same Time.
The baby incubator establish
ment at Dreamland, Coney
Island, received on Sundav
what is believed to be the small
est living baby ever boru. It is
a girl, and was born to Mrs.
George Brown, of 840 East Sev
enty-fifth street. The child
weighed only If) ounces aud 15
grams.
A 22-ouuce baby was born this
week in Providence, aud placed
in an incubator to save its life.
Previous to these two cases, 24
ounces was considered as close
to the limit w here a newly born
baby's life was worth lighting
for.
Dr. Deutsch, of 584 East Eigh
ty-seventh street, had charge of
the advent of the Brown baby,
lie had to move quickly to savei
the little one's lite. After the
mother had been cared for tne
baby was wrapped in cotton and
put iuto a basket aud lined with
hot water bottles aud hurried to j
Coney Island. Dr. Eiscbel, in;
charge there, said yesterday
that the baby was making a
bravd"tight for life.
These dimensions were taken:
Weight, 1!) ounces, 15 grains;
height, 11 inches; temple to tem
ple, 2 inches; arms, 8 inches long.
Both hands of the baoy will go
at one time through tne mother's
wedding ring. A ld-cent piece |
hides her hands. A half dollar
hides her face.?New York Dis
patch, 20th.
Women Liquor Dealers.
Some time ago Deputy Collec
tor Lewis aud U.S. Marshal J.
H. House, ou a road near Kenly
met two women who had been in
Wi'son county to get whiskey to
sell. They had nine gallous ou a
buggy and gave their names as
Martha Boykin and Maggie
Pops. The whiskey was takeu
but the women were allowed to
go to their homes. Their names
were handed to Commissioner
Maseev atSelma aud he has been
ou the lookout for them since
that time. Last week a woman
entered the express ortice at
Senna aud called for a shipment
of whiskey for Maggie ? Pops
She said that sometime ago nine
gallons were taken from tier and
that she heard the men had de
cided to seud it back to Selma
for her. The agent told her there
was no liquor there for her but
asked if shekn?w Martha Boykiu.
Her auswer was that sometime
sue went by that name aud would
take any whiskey there for hei
but it turned out there was no
whisxeyfor Martha Boykiu. Mr.
Massey had her arrested aud
when the trial was held she
proved to be Mrs. A. It. Bailey of
Oueals township. Hey husband
is a merchant at Moore's school
house. They are people in good
circumstances but have been
blockading iiquor.it is said, for a
long time. Sue was bound over
to Federal Court.
A Petition For Liquor.
A petition for the signers to
a-k the town commissioners of
fine Level to arrange for a
liquor elect;on is beinz circu
lated there this week. The tem
perance people, we are info-med,
are stirred over the matter and
will do all they can to defeat the
movement.
Long Live The King!
is the popular cry throughout |
European counties; while inj
America, the cry of the present
day is "Long live Dr. King's
New Discovery, King of Throat
and Lung Remedies!" of which
Mrs. Julia Ryder P&ine, Truro,
Mass., says: "It never fails to
give immediate relief and to1
quickly cure a cough or cold."I
Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared
by a majority of the inhabitants
of this country. New Discovery
cures weak ^ngs and sore
thrdats after all other remedies
have failed; and for coughs and
colds it's the only sure cure.
Guaranteed by Hood Bros I) .r
zists. 50c and $1.00. Tria: ??>< ? le
free.
HENRY HYATT DAY A SUCCESS.
The Daughters of the Confederacy make
a Good Start on Fund for Monu
ment to Wyatt.
Selnia, .V C, July 25?The
War of the Roses, hehl under the
auspices of the Henry L. Wyatt
Chapter, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, was a success 111 every
way.
The day was a big oue; there
were people front all over the
county, utauy Coming from other
parts of the State. The oceas
sion was the first move to secure
money to erreet a monument to
Henry L. Wyatt, the first soldier
to die for his country in the Civil
War, and truly the tphole affair
was a grand success. The Seltua
people as a whole joined in with
the Chapter and did all in their
power to make the day a big one
and well did thev succeed.
The Edgecombe Guards were;
here in full force aud gave to the
occasion a genuine military air.
I The drill and sham battle
brought forth much applause
from the crowd and many cheers
from the old soldiers.
t he ;]rd liegimeut Band, of,
Raleigh, was here aud rendered
some excellent music, that in the;
morning aud afternoon being of
a uiillitarv nature, while at night
a tine musical program was ren
dered.
tu the afternoon was a frame
of ball between Clayton aud
Selma which bid fair to be a line
and close frame, but which ended
in the sixth inning, due to some
misunderstanding over a general
1 niixup at tirst base in which a
! Helm a player ran over the (.'lav
ton 1st base man who dropped
the ball. The score then was 3
i to 2 in Seluiu's favor.
At night the great crowd gath
ered again at the tobacco ware
house and listened to the band,
while enjoying the many good
thing served by the ladies.
The day was a great success.
K very thing was pleasant as could
be, aud in spite of the hot weath
er all had u good time. At the
present writing it can't be said
how much was raised toward the
monument fund, but no doubt a
handsome sum was realised.
Thirty-One Excursionists Killed.
Salem. Mich., July 20.?Thirty
one people are dead aud more
than seventv injured, many of
theui seriously, as the result of a
head-on collision today, wheu a
l'ere Marquette excursion train
bound from lona to Detroit
crashed into a westbound freight
iu a cat located at a sharp curve
about a mile East of Salem.
The passenger train of eleven
cars,carrying the l'ere Marquette
-hopemployees of lona and their
families to the Michigan metropo
lis for their annual excursion,
was running at high speed, prob
ably fifty miles an hour, down a
steep grade. It struck the lighter
locomotive with such terri^c force
as to turn the freight engine
completely around.
Mississippi is After Standard.
Tupelo, Miss., July 2-'L?George
IS. Mitchell, prosecuting attorney
for the First Judicial District,
filed suit for #1,480,000 in the
Lee county Circuit Court today
against the iStaudard Oil Conj
pauy, charging violation of the
Mississippi antitrust law. If the
suit is successful the Standard
Oil Company will not only be
forced to pay the sum named,
but will be obliged to change the
company's organization or leave
Mississippi. The petition alleges
that the Standard Oil Company
has violated the law by owning
stock of the Waters-I'ierce Oil
Company of Missouri, and also
stock of the Union Tank Line.
The suit is for #5,000 pen
alty for each day the company
has done business in Mississippi
since the antitrust law went into
effect.
A Russian is reported to have
sold bis place in heaven for 50
rubles It will jar the purchaser
if he learns too la'e that his
coupon calls for a seat in an en
tirely different locality?Wash
ingt i'i ('? .
CONCERNING THE EXPOSITION.
Our Selm.i Correspondent Gives Some
Sound Advice to Those Coptemplat
ing Going to Jamestown.
Messrs. M. F. Nordan, Luther
Nordau, Walter bix aud Mies
Mary Nordau visited the James
town Exposition Tuesday and
will be troue some days. It \vas
also your correspondent's good !
fortune to be there this week at
tending the meeting of the Asso
ciation of Surjreous of theA.C. L.
Every one who can should go.
It is now finished except thedov
ernment pier and leveling the
streets. It is a big thing and
should be patronized. One can
live there as cheap as any Fair,
all he has to do is not to be in a \
hurry. Take things slowly, find
out what the cost will be and if I
you don't like it just go some-!
where else. Any information j
wanted can be found at No. 20
Granby street, at the Citizens
Commission.
lu aud around Norfolk accom
modations can be had for thirty
thousand persons at a rate of
from 50c to ?0.00 per day ppr
person. The highest place is the
"InsideInn," their rates are from
$2 50 to $5 00 per day on the
European plan.
The way to do is to go to Nor
folk, 1'ine beach or Ocean View,
secure you a room at your owu|
price and eat where and when]
you please, at whatever price vou |
want to pay. 1 was invited by [
a friend to cake dinner with liiiu.
He ordered the dinner and the!
bill was only four dollars and |
seventy cents for both. There is
more to see than one can see iu a
week. Let the W arpath alone?j
all that is on the warpath except
the battles of Gettysburg uud
Manassas and the battle between
the Merrimacand Monitor can be
eteu at the State fair. The build
ings are beautiful at night?Chat
is those ou the Warpath?all the
ottiers are closed at ."> p. m.
There are four miles of cottages
on the beach near Oceau View,
over half are faking visitors at
an average price of $2 00 perday
on the American plan; but the
European plan is the way to stay
there. It J. N.
Reception to"Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hall.
Goldsboro, N. C., July 24?Our
young townsman, Mr. 1). M. Hail, |
returned yesterday bringing
from iSmitbtield with him his
bride, nee Miss Roxie Easom,
one of that town's most charm- ;
iug young ladies.
t'hey were met on their arrival
by relatives and friends and es
ccrte 1 to the home of thej
groom's brother, Mr. F. It. Hall,
on John street, where they were
giveu a pleasant and brilliant re-!
ceptiou last night. The parlor
had been decorated and brilliant
ly lighted for the occasion, and
about 8:30 p m. the friends and
relatives of the young couple be
gan to assemble aud were re |
ceived at the door by Mrs. J. E.
Crow iu her always easy and
graceful style, aud soou a large
tiuwu wciivS present.
About 10 o'clock the quests
were invited to partake of the
dainty and tempting refresh
ment* which had been prepared
for the occasion, and this was
enjoyed by all to tne fullest ex
tent.
After the refreshment)* were
served the guests remained until
a late hour and were entertained
and amused in various wavs.
The happy young couple were
the recipients of many heaity
good wishes aud congratulations
and your correspondent joins
their hosts of friends in wishing
them fullest measure of life's joys
and happiness always.?J. 1-. H.
in Wilson Times.
The commissioners of Cleveland
county have decided to build a
175,000 court house.
The jurv in the case of John
Jones, who was tried at Monroe
last week as one of the alleged
lvnchers of John V. Johnson in
Anson county two years ago,
returned a verdict of not guilty
Friday afternoon at + o'clock,
after being out about half an
hour.
EDITORS MEET AT MOREHEAD.
A Splendid Session?Fine Addresses
From Leading Editors?The Inland
Waterway Explained by Con
gressman Small.
Morehead City, July ID?The
thirty-fifth annual session of the
North Carolina Press Associa
tion, held at the Atlantic Hotel
at Morehead City this week was
one of the most pleasaut held in
several years. While not so large
in attendance as some others,
the program was an interesting
one having on it several of .North
Carolina's leading editors.
The addresses delivered by
Archibald Johnson, of Charity
aud Children; It. It. Clark, of the
Statesville Landmark; M. L.
Shipman, of the Hendersonville
Hustler; It. M. Phillips, of the
New Hern Sun; 1). T. Edwards,
of the Iviuston Free Press; Jose
phus Daniels, of the News and
Observer, aud J. P. Caldwell, of
the Charlotte Observer, were all
tine and contaiued much of inter
est of the craft
The association was delight
ed to have President Charles
Cotton Moore, present and de
liver an address on the aims aud
work of the Southern Cotton As
sociation. Mr. Moore was at his
best aud caotivated his audience
at ouce. He and his association
are doing a great work for the
cottou farmers, aud not only
them but for our whole South
land. The Association has the
hearty co-operation of the Press
and should have the warmest
support of all our people. At
the conclusion of Mr. .Moore's ad
dress he was giveu a vote of
thanks.
At the Wednesday uight's ses
sion the Press Association was
highly entertained and instruct
ed by a masterly addnss ou
"?riie Press and the Pedagogue?
Their Mutal helpfulness and De
pendence," by Prof. .1. 1$. Carlyle,
ol Wake Forest College. Prof.
Carlyle lsoueof the best all round
speakers in North Carolina and
is at home ou any platform and
among any class or profession of
our citizens. His address here
was a master piece and was
listened to with great pleasure.
At the Thursday morning ses
sion t ie Association h i t the
great privilege of hearingau able
address from Congressman John
H. Small, ou The Inland Water
way project. Fnrough Mr. Sinail's
efforts in Congress an appropria
tion of $ooU,000 has been made
to construct tins important
transportation system. The In
land Waterway is proposed to
connect Norfolk with Heaufort
by cauals, rivers and sounds and
thus avoid the daugers of Cape
Hatteras, the most dangerous
coast to shipping interests in ali
the world. Mr. Small used a map
in explaining the project and
showed to the editors the great
importance this Inland Waterway
bears to thecommerce of Hasteru
North Carolina and our entire
south Atlantic Seaboard. Tde
editors were glad to meet Sir.
Small who has been in Congress
for several years and has done
mucn good work for his people.
Him affability and his interest ia
the Press w on every member and
one good Republican editor said
he wanted to see Mr. Small kept
iu Congress iudehnately.
The helling, sailing and surf
bathing at Morehead this sea
son is delightful and the edi
tors, their wives aud sweet
hearts have enjoyed the stay here
to the fullest extent. Look out
for wonderful tish stories, es
pecially from Lexington.
Col. R. P. Morton, the enter
prising mauager of the Atlantic
Hotel, aud his able corps of assis
tants have left nothing undone
for our pleasure and comfort.
Mr. Archibald Johnson, the
geuial and courteous editor of
Charity aud Childreu was elect
ed President. J. A. Thomas
(Dolly as the brethren call him)
of the Louisburg Times; W. J.
Jordau, of the Snow Hill Stan
dard-Lacouic, and A. S. Carson,
of the Alleghany Star were elect
ed Vice-Presidents. John B,
Shcrrill, of the Concord Times,
was uuauimously elected Secre
tarv and Treasurer for the 15th
Lime. T. J. L.