VOL. 11.
WILL NOT ACCEPT.
fiviaav IcSveeacf Reims Kesig
atiMS !«Seaatir&.
•FF-YEAI CAMPAIGN
3cn S* Rents S Why Ike Rest aad
IVsjtress sf the People Sbonld Be
Needle saly IMrt—bed.
Columbia. Sperlsl.—Governor Mo-
Sseesey has refused ta accept the
restgsations at Senators Tlllmaa and
IkLaaila. Their reslgaatioaa were
made at a political meeting ia Oaffaey.
- May K. and were mailed the Governor
that sight He rsccivad them the fol
ios lag laagalng. when a boot to leave
for Chk-kuaaega to participate in the
uaveiliag of a moaaaieat to South Car
oliaa'a dead. The Governor retained
here early Friday morning aad aa
aouaeed h!s decisioa shortly after
nooa. He wrote a l ommualcatioa to the
Seaators ia which he test said that he
"retsrned thtir resignations for fur
ther consideration, v their art La
might have beea takea la the heat of
debate without ran coasldnrattoa of
the effects oa the people. In ctosing
paragraphs of his letter, however, the
thsveraor aaeqaivocally "declines to
•ittpf the resigaatioa*. His reasons
may he pat ia a few words. A canvas*
between them woaid result ia bitter
ness. stir ap the people just at a period
wkea they are trying to get together
for the ataterial progress of the State
aad woald be a campaign of persoa
alities iatead of education. Next year
theie will he ample opportunity Iter n
fall d-scussion. Holding these vieas
the Governor siya hi* duty Is plaia.
Goteraor M-Sweeaey'a letter la full
Is ss follows:
' Gentlemen —Your Mter. tendering
yonr aa I'nited States Sen
ators from South Carolina was receiv
ed oa the eve of my departure .to
Chickaaaaoga to take part ia the cere-
KOBMS in. ident to the unveiling of the
moaameat which South Carolina hns
jaat creeled to her brave aad heroic
soldiers who lost their lives ia defer., e
of a principle on this historic battle
field. Hence my delay la ackaowledglag
tt. I respectfully return your resigns
tiaas that you amy hare more time for
ssrioos eon«Meralk>i of -the effects
upoa the people of this State or this
action oa yosr part. The comntfkslen
which yon hold is the highest compli
ment and testimonial which the peo
ple of this State can pay to one of ita
dtlseas. It is possible that you have
taken this step haatily ia the heat oT
1 debate and without due reflection oa
the roaarqueares to the people who
have so signally honored yon.
"It eras oaly last year that our peo
ple had the excitement and turmoil In
cident to a campaiga. and ia aaothei
year we will be ia the midst of further
political strife. The people ere eatitlcd
to one year of peace aad freedom from
political battles aad bitterness. The
ladkatloam are thfct a campaign aaeh
aa would be precipitated by vacancies
la these two exalted poaltloas would
be a very s-rimoaial oae. and person
al. rather thaa a disruaeion of issues,
aad from such a canvass as that oar
people should be spared. In (net it
would be n calamity to the State to he
torn asunder by a heated canvnan In
this off rear' ta politics. There can be
no poaalMe good to come of It. The
pepple of the State are getting togeth
er sad working for the advancement
aad upbuilding of the material pros
perity of the Commonwealth, aad I
should regret anything that would re
tard this progress. It Is aot my purpose
la thus writing to prevent the fullest
aad In eeat discussion of all public
questions aad the edacatloa of the
pepple along all political Uses. On
the contrary. I heartily favor that aad
believe It caa be best accomplished
without the bitter*esa aad the psrsoa
slltlea which woald be iassparnble
from a campaiga during the comiag
aammer. Fader our party rules a cam
paign win be necessary withla a little
BMtre than a year jtnA ample time caa
he had for a Ml discussion of ths is
sues now before the people. Holding
. these views And look lag to the iatsr
ests at ths people of this State—their
peace, prosperity aad happiaem-I re
■psetfully decline to accept yoar res
ignations and beg to retnra them fcere
" Cflfitr jllaft|t|C CMCCSC4.
' AulfiU. SpetfiL—A cmacell*tlon of
'- a*mortgage tor lll.fc* in flavor of ex
Chptain Oheritn M. Carter, who Is maw
aervlng a aesteace ta the Felted States
pvteen at Feet Leavenworth for alleged
_ Kmsplraey to defrand the ggrerameat.
was flled here. The mortgage was given
ta tftt hy T. Msyhew Cunnlagham of
flavaanah. to Robert F. Westcott aad
Margaret j. Westcott. the father-la
Isw aad mother-in-law of Carter, and
was traasferred Iff His tatter la lflflh.
Iks exscstkm of * the transfer waa
made la Sea Rosso. Italy, where the
Westcott* were aojowatag at thai
time. '
TlssiavHle. Cel. Special.—At Look
eat. MoJoc couaty. Calvin Hall, his
line sou had a young mm llvta*
with Hall, were arreeted for hoese
s ealiag Friday night the Ave aea
were taksm from custody hy snob of
shout M pmsusa aad all warn hang
ad. The fcodiee have been eat dowa.
The district attorney of Modoc coun
ty to on tha way to the scene of the
ll PI hint Hall waa a mas of con
siderable latalligeare 91a wife was
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TILLMAN WILL HOI KECQNSIKK.
Writes Oevernar McSwaeaey That
His Dactalaa U Final.
Columbia. 8. CL. Special.—Senator
TlUaaaa has deeliaed to withdraw- hla
resignation aad charges that Gover
aor McSweeaey transcended hla au
thority in aendiag the resigaations
back-to the Senators.
Senator Tillman has' writtea aa
cpen lett-r. ia which he says ia part:
"Tour Excellency, of coarse, haa the
right, aad It ia entirely proper to re
torn my reel.axtioa aad advise mora
seri-w-ji ernsJderaUoa la . decUa ag
to accept. I aa sure you have traas
ceaded yonr authority. It will take
very little Investigation nnd reflection
to convince you at thia. You cannot
tompel a member of the United States
Seaaie to hold hi* commission aad
exercise the fuactlues of that office i
he r-boo eto surrender tt. My aetloa
la teadeting aay reslgnstioa. whil-2
hasty, waa aot ill-advlaed. and I am
■rally convinced of the wiadom of my
coarse upoa refleclloa.
"Petaoaallv. 1 had nothing to gain
aal everything to lose, aad I do not
feel the ne >d of further Instructions
or iin lieation. because I had jnat
leea re-elected by the people with
practical cam mit>. I offererf to re
sign ia osder to briag about the resig
cation i f my olleague and thus put us
-n a Wxe\ with equal rights to go be
fore the people an-l aak an endorse
meat cf our respective courses It Is
jOmewhat remarkable that yon »houhl
ask He Senators who have resigned
to take lime to coaaider. shm you
yourself are reported to be leidy to
appoint two Senatora ia two minutes
aad a half, after receiving an immb
diate resignatioa.
"Yonr loareptioe of the ofllree of
Senator and Its powers can be l.est
understood by the rase with which
you think you could fill It It wax
aot my hull that an Immediate re
algaatioa waa aot seat you. You de
clare that the 'people are entitled to
one year cf peace aad freedom' from
political battles and bltterneaa. I ain
ready to acknowledge that thia is
very desirable, but our race haa ever
thought war ' preferable to dlf honor,
aad unltaa I am very much deceive 1.
a large majority of the people of
South Carolina would be glad cf an
oppcrtnalty to have those principles
and policies which they support loy
slly represented in the Congies* of
the I'altel States
"1 am aware that tber> Is ->>u>*
stroag opposition in cc- tain -laneter*
to a campaign in thK oil yea.- t J AM
tao, vaexneies In the i-'enat". Many "m
thinking cltlrens do r.ot know Im
portance. Many who won! i be a*pl
rants are bjl ja»l reedy for va.-.wts
lessons to eater the contest bra-tsht on
vo nexpectedly. It Is n M eonve ileiit o.
sni:able and therefore they :iave. as
doubt, importiined yonr excellea«y to
await their convenlesc*. claimi-n; that
it is for the puhllc welfare.
"Oa the other hand It might be re
marked that the scaslon of Congress b>
ginning next December marks an era
•a the history of our Republic and the
patriots who will then inaugurate a
struggle for the rcutora'lon of the old
landmarks aad the preservation '
oar free Institution*, will ae~d every
voice aad every vote that can lie hai.
The fart that the Republican* have a
Rood majority la the Sepate do-* aot
alter the eaae in the least. Th- recent
decision of the Supreme Court promnl
patlag the damaable daetijne that tk's
republic sho*« bedrock princ p!e is the
consent of the 'governor ' can acqmrt
hy or purchase territories and
peoples to be controlled ud tax»d vitL
out representation through Congres
sional absolutism' must be met end ex
posed. and plants muat be laid for a
battle to the death by the/. Io vera of
Democracy aad liberty, against th:*
herewy.
"I claim to represent the people ai.d
to voire their w!*he*. The result of the
Oaffaey meetlaK* had brought Senator
Mebearia withla reach of his constitu
ents, aad It was to obtain this ans> f
at once that prompted my .:onlii t -.t
Oaffaey. Your excel leocys action
(Ives him a loophole aad the ceosure
or blame most rest where It belongs.
"There ia Birthing personal in my at
tltade towards Senator MrLanrtp.
Nothlag bat a seaae of duty farces me
to the coarse I have pursued. Material
prosperity gad progress may be worth
more thaa strict sbhence to principle
aad loyalty to trust bat I cannot aee It
la that light
"Holding this view I decline for the
pi *simt to withdraw my reaignltloa. I
waa tendered ia order . to secure th -
resignation of Beast or McUarln and
wtn aot be arithdrawa unti> he shall
have shows his uawilllagneas to let our
people pass upon his conduct ihi« year
last end at nexr He declares ia h'.
latest I men lew that hs 'will apeak on
aoch lavttations aa ha did at Caffnej
whea rnsMhli. aad will aot couseat to
any Interference hy Senator Tlllmaa or
aaybody else. Whether or not Mr. Mc
Lanrin will ha allowed to do thia re
audas to be seen. If the people hate
a right to hear him. the, tame people
have a right to hear me aad others, he
pc loager as urn to hare anxiety ahonf
Ida health, and If allowed to apeak hy
himself, ndher enjoys the prospect."
Havana. By Cable. —The predictions
sC the Havana Nstfamaliat* concern
!■« the outcome of Saturday'a mual
dpal e'ectloa*. ard verified Senor
"Mfjlilß Oeasar. the NstionalUt caadi
data, waa elected stay or of Haraaa.
receiving 11.115 votes, aa agaiaat
TAXI east tar Senor Mora, Republican,
aad Ull cast for Seaor Carlos Garcia,
thn caadidate of the .Democratic party.
The Nationalists elected U members
of the maaldpal counctl, the Ropablt
enns fosr and the Dsmornts two.
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True to Owrtrirw, Our Neighbor} i, Onr Country and Our God.
WILLIAMSTON, N.C., FRIDAY. JUNE T. I9«L
ONE IS WITHDRAWN.
Aaatfcer Chapter ia the SMth Cm
% feu Middle.,
ft'LAURIN AGREES TO STAY 111
Nh Letter to (bvCtaar fkSwccty
jft Which We C»wfc« the wmtm
Of ike Latter'* COWM.
ColwMa. 8. C. SferiiL-ftaitor
IcUurli, udrf date of Heanettsvl'le,
S. C.. has Grveru «r
the fallowing letter acceding to the
Governor s request that he vitMrt*
hi* resignation
"My Dear Sir:*- Tow letter of the
tlat of May. ia whkh you decline ta
ac-dpt my rewignatoa aa Tailed Stair*
Senator. Is received. The ground
upon which your Mluiloi it preji
rated are that the people are eatltlel
to one year of peat-? aad fi -ed.>m froai
political ban lea and bitterness and that
a'campaiga this year would be a e«-
lam it y to the State, to be torn asunder
by a hei; J canvass in the off year in
polltl-s without aay Fusible cool i;
cone of It.
V "Aa an additional reason you sut-
CMt that aay distal hance of *be aar
■ony of the people ia their work foi
the achievement of the matt rial p-'tx
peril* of the State might malt ia le
tartirng this prjgirs;. I appr.ciate fu!
ly the hire of tHe i -asoa* given hy
)oa aad the effect* up »n ih- p'tiplr o!
the Scate of a brand aad strife-produ
cing ro«»-Jt for I'a.ted States Sraaln
thia year. For the sake of the "pea.;*
prosperity aad the bapplnews of th-.
people of the StKe.' I am vMllag t
hold on to my commission of Fulled
States Senator and to continue I » wm
the Stale as In the past to the bst ol
my ability.
"But io returning to my seat in IV
Senate I mill not rjnsent to *te hand
capped or bossed by any one ela'mins
a light to Jodc niy motive* and ac
lion*. I propos- to cterrlie my Judg
ment aa all national questions nnde
the influence of a high sen-e of
nihility to the people and t.» work fv
the unbuilding of the poOtiiAl md ir.a
ferial interest of my State. I recisn t*
fully niy accountability to th- ure
elgn piople and am alwaya ready U
Sire a strict account of my ofllc a?
arts to them. Your suggestion that I!
Is not the purpose of your on- al a
tlom "to prevent the fattest *«* d freer?
diarnseioa of all public questions an I
the eduction of the people along all
political line*,' Is ia accord wirh youi
patriots course ia reference la th*
resignations
"The people are entitled to h»ar b-iii
aides of theac questi at and ta form
their judgment Pnrannallties ant Mr
terntas in a joint d->hate would males I
and deceive thm. All that I hart
• Inime.l is the right of the peonSe an-!
my right to enlighfa them on this*
questions Whenever called upon.
"In my effort* to do thlr, I was in
treferred with by th- senior Senator
who afflrmed that my doctrln's were
politi -al hereaies aad hnrtfnl to th
people. My wishes Is that ail publi.
questions may he freely and fully dis
cussed before the people, aad I will be
content to abide by their decision up n
them. ID consenting to bold -n to my
comniimlon. I wish It understood that
It Is in reaponse to yonr patriotic a*>
peal that it ia for the good of th:Sta'e.
aad not because I feared to ro before
the people and discuss with the senior
Senator, or others, the national issue*
of the day. I am a public servant of
the people and it Is my dnty and
pleasure always to prnasole Ihe r a
tareots in every way I can."
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Swllwnl't Strike fait*.
Washington. O C.. Special.—Vice
President Gannon, of the Southern
Railway, Monday said so far aa that
ro-vl waa coaerned. the strike lari
dj,nt waa closed. He refused to say
bow many of the machiniata had re
turned to work al the regular hour,
in or cor dance with the ultimatum, but
said the road waa Oiling the places of
all those who had failed to resume
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Leaves Pekln.
Pekln. By Cable.—The departure of
Field Marshal Count Voa Waldermee
from Pekln Monday waa marked by a
great military diaplay by the alliel
troops, the booming of artillery and
the play lag of banda. The entire
diplomatic body escorted the Held
marshal to the depot. Voa Kauaeb.
the aide-de-camp, aad aephew .f
Count Voa Waldersee. will remain
here to escort Prince Chan, the Em
peror "a brother, to Berlin, whete he
will formally apologise ia behalf of
Chiaa for the murder of Baron Voa
Kettler. "
Has TaM AIM Knows.
I»adon. By Cable.—The War Offke
made the following announcement
Monday night: "All the iafonnatioo
expected from Lord Kitchener re
spectlag recent engagement* in South
Africa baa been communicated to the
public. Nothing has yet come through
to 1 Humiliate the Vlokfouteln affair,
the only dispatch oa the subject siare
the first official annount emeat being a
three-Use message from Lord Kitche
ner. giving three additional aames of
dfflcers Idlled.
Cottoa Dwcfc Trust.
New York. Special—ThePreas says:
-It Is authoritatively announce*! that
the preliminary details ia the fonaa-
Hoa of the tU.OMjDM cottoa dnck com
bination have all beep completed. Ar
tie lea of Incorporation will be filed at
Treat on. N. J., before the end of the
week. The statement ia aada that a
per eeat dividend will be declared
on the eowoa stack. July U"
»E*IKi VdWS.
Recaveitag Fren the Recast Heedi
The weather durlag the latter p-r.
of Mey ccnNnned decidedly vntaioan
hle for agricultural laterest*. > i:-fly ca
aeesaut of the uanecaesary ralotaU nn
the ntk 9th aad Slat, aad the prevell
lag low tmpnatanri which prcrratled
m-tch growth of vegetation. The rainy
pcriol. however. *rema to be a' at ax.
rlace the rainfall this week «:* 1 cal
ia rtuirW and small ia aa>coat. ex
rapt oa the 2H:h shea it was qnlla
heavy onr portion* cf Randolph. Aia
asancc. Cahnrru* aad .
c juaties. and >is a- -ompnnml by kill
w-:th (onsiderable damage to t-iops.
Ths soil earlv ia the week foatianed
t*" wet lo work sad the cultivation of
crops is very backward. The weather
was generally cloudy and eo>4. a*er
a-la* over 5 degrees below the daily
normal in temperature ha! '>aiel
with abundant sunshine and iscr asaa{
wnrnrth on Jane Ist In genetsl. • ro?*
are (till small and pcor. grass an/,
weeds have growa rapidly aad threa:-
|en to take complete of
| many flelds. neressarily fam work it
Ifar behiad. and the scar ity aad higa
price of IsU.r iadicnte* thai farmers
will havr unusual dilllcuity In r> -laim
i In* B ids ut»d rejtorlng crop* In not
I aaal roaditioa. The latter part of the
j week was more favoraMe for rork aa«'
I a g(xid deal wa* a > ompl *h'd. He
1 plantlnc lowlsads * h'.-re' .tops w.r*
! ruined by the freshe;* is p- fc-e*- ilm,
| rather slowly ami much of the damage
| s - m« irrepairable
Cottoa has bees Injured considerably
. by low temperatures aa well a« by ex
leemivr moisture: much of It hss a yet.
- k o* vig.T.
I nnd there_Js considerable complaiat of
' It* dviac. lose Held* will he r -plowed
i for '-orn. Progress ia chopping cottoa
i and cleaning Held* waa more npid da
' ring the last four day*: while the
plants are very small for the seaaoc
| the stand* are generally fair t, fco ol.
* «'orn has atao suffered chiefly from
lack of pr oper • ulUvatloa: It show*
' hoeever more Improvement ll.aa dot*
c -tt-m much corn arss yelloaed by th
) cool, damp weather, and has suffered
. from ravage* of cut and bud «mm
| The itaad of cora ia geasrslly poor, ex
. cept over limited sectioaa aher* well
'..rultlrated Xeh corn will h> plnatel
J in loetsnds up tn June Is(h Tobsno
j seems to l»e doing fnlrly well, in ih
j n-x-th central portloa much at the rr..p
I remains to be planted, plant* are a bun
dant and of good -Ire Hep-e-ts upon
wheat are ravoralile uarortiinalely I
haa taken rust in >oroe r:tusties. but t*
the fa-ifvest is sear, it i* thought Ihr
disease will not aprsad rspidiy eaough
to the prosps-t for as excel
leat yield. Spring oats are jointing
fait, sister oat* are ready to cat ia th*
south. Irish potatoes are tine though
! damaged by the beetle An vbundaa'
; supply of aweet potato slips has been
j transplanted. Grapes are b'nomia*
I and aeulag fruit nicely. peaches aad
| cherries are ripeniag In fatorabl- fc»-
j callties Ri-e on the sout hsastera
; river*, though under water several
j day*, wem* not to have bers mater a'-
j ly damaged..
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I A large Reductioa From the Fnraser
Prices.
At 7 o'clock Monday evening, th#
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port It also gsve out the report of itf
submission. It riddled the latter Ilk*
-S *ipre. so great were the changes
The following are the awards: ■%»
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Compssy. for Usury's limftapbits
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Manual IS cent* formerly I1JS; Phys
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Modern English Grammar, Newsoa
ft Co.. M cents: Hyde's Lssgusge Les
son*. D. C. Heath tk Co.. 24 cents.
~ Color aad Klwood's Arithmetic. B. P
Johnson A Co.; two book aeries. 22 sad
43 cents, mines' mental ' Arithmetic
Americaa Book Company £> cents
Normal course In drawlag taiae
books I Silver. Bardett A Co Writing
books, divided between Hmlh A Co.
ssd B. F. Johnson A Co. '
Harrington's Speller IS rents, for
merly 20.
Holmes" Readers. University Publish
ing Company, flve books for 11-2 U. for
merly «2-b2- Hansali "a Primary His
tory and Hansel!'* 'Higher History,
prices 40 and "• peats, formerly CS aad
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Johnson's Physical Culture. 23 eeat*.
R F. Johnson A Co.
Pedagogy "Waymakera for Te»k
er* Mxrrnard. Merrill * Co.. «1.
i-ommlaalon will sdveritoi for
bids to furnish North Carotlaa history,
civil government aad priae I pies of ag
riculture. aa none of the books sab
mitted on these three subjects are ac
ceptable. The dictionaries are pot flasl
ly arted oa. as prices are too high aad
the Idddera promise to give as lov
prices as is given ia other States.
AshevMe's New Waterworks.
AshevUle. Special —At a msss meet
ing of business and professional men
here the ffrst steps wars takea to se
cure another water-worka plant for the
city. During the recent heavy rsTbs
the ptaat was tfoodsd sad eoasiderable
damage was doae to ths nai hlstry.
11m sentiment is geasral that the plaat
should be located ta aonm place uhsre
■nek conditions could never occur, even
when the river was sUraordlaarily
M*. . .1 • V
t-. ■- .4b
MACHINISTS STRIKE
AKwkr Eop%e4 la Ssife'i's
laiw) SlMfs Waft Oit.
8i.1A.19 IS IM A NINE lOIK DAY
"* Sh*ps st a Numb LT of Palais A>- ,
hcM-lkeCama sf the Diffkulty ;
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RUiskuij. Special—At 9 OVlodri
"T morning «& at the 71 ma bin j
Mta employed ta ths Soathern Kail
Speacer stoop* went oa strike.
T * w * "as no demonstration of any'
**®d- the men merely laying dowq
•heir Instruments aad golag quietly ta
homes. Five of the 25
temek. It is rlsisssd by tke *trlk.
ers and dialed at the office of uioersj
Sands, of the
di*isio* .that the strike haa been
all over the system. Strikers'
lelegrnms rbim that Presides! O'Con
aell a order was slnst unanimously
obeyed st Coins* Us. Aabevllie. Knox-1
vllle. Greensboro. Atlsntn. Charleston.
Birmingham. Cototeibia Memphis sn I
Macon. At tbe rallioad nth* It "w ia
•aid thai aoue were oat at Alexandria.
r - J ai tile aad Ckarlutle. Four were
mid to have gone out at Greensboro
aad IT at Man. tester it in admitted
•hat the strike waa general at Colum
toa. not oaly tbe asachlaiata going out.
hut other class** of workmen In sym
pathy with them. It appears that at
•he Urge shops, where the employes
are acted upon by local unions, the
strike ha* beea uach more general
•hen at minor points
The strike, la the opinion of the o(-
toials. has signally tailed. They do not
exr*> I aerioua embarrassment to result
hau it and they are confident that
f Iwo-thirds of th eutrikers went out un
uißlagly aad simply Imagse they wer*
ordered out by their union. None of
aav other «lasts of employes quit. This
w a smsll defestton out of a total of
S«P employes and it 1* ssid will not
cripple tbe shops It is lesrncd at tbe
"•ice of the general superintendent
thst the totsl number at employe* out*
oa the easlera division of the South
ern oa account of the strike i* 1M».
Thia laclsded 3s at Charleston, t.t at
'Columbia O al Salisbury. 17 tt Mip
! 'hes*er ssd 9 at all other point*. This
I la-dudes all clasers of employe* now on
Istrihe. Thi* statement cover* the four
shops nestlonH and *INI thoee at Al
exandris aad |jiwreneville. Vs.: also
L seven jus'tiou point*, such a* Char
{ kale aad Gieeafhoro. where mx blniiili
| are emphiyed.
j Master Mechanic Kobinsi.n said at
| night that the tb.it * would go mi rcgu
| larly aad row Id attend to all aei-essaty
work thirtua upon It. the more easily,
as ths engines ssd other rolling stock
were In te*(-«-las* ondit.>u and could
dispense with mub overhauling for
some time. It is believed st the geri
| ernl superintendent's office that ths
I condition just described as existing at
[ Spencer. Is about ax it Is on the whole
| system, lbs I it is situe slight eml«ar-
I rsssmest lo Ike railroad • •uipany. I>ul
[ not presentiag any serious problem,
la Kaoxviilc.
Ka.ixiille. Teun.. iipeclal.—All the
machinist*, appti-atlm aud hclpois in
the Ixmsdaie shops of the Southei a
Railway, with the exception of six. are
on strike Threw foremen in the wreck
is* shop it is reported, were Thursady
moraine requested lo take up machin
ists" work and tbey refused and quit.
The strikers "claim 157 men are out.
and the railroad offk isls ssy 11%.
President Henry of the district lodge,
says he ksew nothing of the men
striking here until after it had been
audr The order to strike was not
made through him. The . Kuoxville
board'of publi works denied the re
quest of Superintendent C I. Kwing
of tbe Southei... that p >li em"ii U- sts
tioned ia the S-Hithern Railway yards,
to guard engines and other property
aad prevent any disorder. 'lhe Ward
■ la'.m thst no teas in existed to le-licve j
the strikers would give trouble.
Asht ill rtachiaists Quit.
Aabevllie. N. C. Special. All the
marhlaista in the repair shops of the
Southern Railway here went out on
strike Thursday morning. The force
here is aot targe.
Oat In Greensboro.
Greensboro. Special.—Four marhin
tota eagaged la repair work for th •
Southern Railway here struck Thurs
day moraiag.
Forty Oat la Atlanta.
Atlaata. Ga. Spa ial .Forty machin
lata aad 3SS apprentices in the employ
of the Southern railway here, struck
Thursday
scvesty-Mse Out ia Columbia.
Columbia. K C-. Special. —This morn
lag 79 nachiais.s walked out of tb-
Columbia shop* of the Southern ra 1
way.
la Birariagham.
Birmingham. Ala.. Special —Forty- i
flve amrhiaisut ia the employ of the,
Southern Raillway here, struck at 9 j
o'clock Thursday moraiag. to enforce >
the ataeboar ueaiand. The machin
ists of the Alabama Great Southern '
shops, coatiulled by the Southern Rati- '
aay. are still at work.
Southern's Report on the Strike.
Washisgtoa. Special Report* re .
reived by the Southern Railway show
that more thaa half at the machinist*
employed la the Southern's shopa a; |
Charleston. Atlaata. Knoxville, Seltaa. j
Spencer. Manchester and Birmingham
are oat on a strike. The advices at
the Alexandria. Memphis and Law
leauevllle shops, aad all the men there
are at work About 500 machinists are
mplnyil by the Soathern in all IU
shops The reports do not suit* thi
fsact asnber at striker*.
Tit MITCKLL FLOW.
Mass Meeting HsM and Cdi lor Aid
The reports from the great flood ia
Mithell couaty roatiaue to con* ia
slowly. The county was prsrticaiirigu
ined and mncb suffering must result.
A msssmeetlng was held in Bskers
vlile last week and n statement was
given out nnd an appeal for outside as
sl*tan-e was Issued. Every mill ia the
county was washed away, nnd the flne
bottom lands on the Toe River aad
other streams were ruined for years to
come. Aa immediate respoas* to ths
call ror aid will be ac cessary to pre
vent untold suffering.
North Carotlaa*s Progress.
The industrial progress uf Kor.h
Carolina duriag the Inst few y.ars has
heen woafleriat
When tbe pcearat generation o-ne
upon tbe srene wis
i)(nll) known as a
Stats, but now In the extent van 3 y
and prosperity of Its maauv :u-es
will i'.Ma pa re favorably with any State
In tbe South.
North Carolina is aot satis e 1 *i;h
what she haa already accompli»*ied la
this direction, but is f »rwa-d
with increasing vigar. mwe icte'ligeti
efforts nre better methods
The State aow ha* a large' -tamlcr
of mill* for the suaufacturw of eottsn
and wool. She wsnta more and is d'
termlnod to give inneaed stteation
1 to the manufacture uf the inf gradn
of cottons aad wic.les*
| In order to do this she must have a
1 larger supply of skilled labor. Instead
| of depending upoa other cjaatries aad
1 other sections of our oun ejuntry fir
>this Noith Carolina Is movicg ta is
: rea.se her rtipplv of akilled ll l 'w.
Tbe first necu-nry step tosard th's
laihievcment has been takea A tex
[ tile school is already op~ra:inr ia ro;-
i ne -tinn with the North Carolina Agrl
! rulliiral and Mechanical CaPeee at
i llalelgb and i* being greatly ntlint-d
mil Intprirnl ll* aew bilid ce 4
how approaching completion. In ill
';'iinMtruetion. arrangemeat and iqui;*
1 tut nt it will be a model.
Normal Term ljcngtheucd
| Greensboro. Special —The -l
he bndrd of dire>tors to l-nstben tbi
| tcniMl term of :hc Scare N srm?! and
j Indtuitrial Colleg" uill caus> th- a x;
inriual ta begin Thuc*.lay.
I -!eptenil«er ISth. ami clos" Tu-1 -I* -
' light. May Mb one we-k In* that
I leretofore. XThe next will Is- the d•.
•enatal commencement, and -u etab-r,-*
j itf program will le* prepared An ef
| 'ort will be made to secure th - all n !
j ince of all living graduate* and f >r
ner
Till leqgthening of the col'ese Jerta
|'* in accordanie with a pcTitM.ri l.wn
j .he ta ulty Various membeis of the.
faculty will >ntin. to do insii'ut -;
| work as * hey ha> e done ber«-tof»r. -
luring the sgamr: vacation The
hang- adds $« •"•> to the aiiaual »-x
--! renies of student*
I cmilc 11.-p r.'mc it Aboil h -d
Mr. W. A. liardcn of Gre—te dire.-
i 'or of the A: and M C'dlege. at Greens
[boro. 'a his wny home said iha tie
| hail de.-ide«l to c mvert st i:i
--;o a school fir tiovs onl* an II• t« >iu
mend to the Slate Board of R lucxtinn
!o make provisioa elsewhere f .r th- in
dustrial education of colored girls
The .-allege is in dels and tt Is nec- s
sary lo retrench to get even with t!ie
world. ; .
Intense Heat. >
, London. By Cable.—For several day*
Intense heat has prevailed over th«
rontlnent. accompanied by he.'iy
storms of thunder and hail In • irtou*
■eclions the crops hsve been distr.iyed
and many deaths have been caused by
lightining. The I'rsuline Convent al
iloppadl. on the Rhine, was
ed and three women killed. Pour p -vpie
were killed by 'lightning at Poculxro,
Italy last Friday. -.
Grain M si®,
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NO. 37.
NEGRO WAS BURNED
fcmto Peailt) Mhrlmlm
Me CriK.
A WOIAI Bit TALLY ASSAU.IB
Aad Ikn ha a jknU||
flaaacr IdsriiM ~i |T| Ma
—* T I'min
Bartow. Fla., SfcnaLFM Mi
chelle. a Mark arpo K yeata af -y
who at aooa Tuniaj malulj m
•auited ul thru anitrH )fra Ban
Tajga.i a ■t-lt-kaon aad respectable
white (IMIU of this city, was tsrard
•l the stake km early ~ 'anlij
eveniag in the pr Htm of a of
P*'pl' Thr baraiag was cm ik* ansa
of Ik* B»*ru~s crime. wltkia IN yarta
of ikr principal thruagkfaie of tkia
ri'y.
Thr assault aad mardcr was uae of
thr boldest and Mdm-blooM rttao
'"T -ocautud ia Florida. At M
O'clock uuniaf. Mia. Tac
gart. *ho mas i»>ru and reared ia tkia
|U..- j f.d was a woooaa of (jol fluiij
and r-|H tatioß. «tat fckiac aloae la a
>®ll row Iwet ihat *ke kept at tke
city bridge ni>r liar, a crack. Tkla ia
in full vie* of thr pablir ikKnukfare.
A, f« minutes brfarr a JOB lira Tag
f»' dramas to irtara home row«d
h r l«al lit lb* bridtr aaj ai4f it e»«t
A Brent Bin was faking froa tka
Itidse a: thr lira. T assart
kuirr and be ! ptwmM «al; a few
B;rps ia thr swamp toward tkr npi a .
prairu- an ( tt.racv to tkr street arkca
*!»r was aop marked by Ro. belle. aha
ha I lt. ra hi'lias ia tke awaapL Ha
I triir I hrr anl she broke Imae aad
a-.-earning ran from tkr twiay lata
thr prairir. t»berr k- arrttmk hrr.
overpoarrrd brr as I a»»ltrl hrr.
After lb.- aj-auit. while ahe was pnu
trair. h.' h.'l l hrr with his baads aad
knee* and taking kit kaifc from hta
pos ket cat hrr throat from nil to ear.
causing instant dratk llr tkra walked
to thr neurit who had brea
from tin- bridge and was thoroaskiy
frightened. an 1 asked kia wkat be
sil. uld do with tl.e body. Hr was told
to irarr it wbrre it was. bat aabeedfal
of thi* r.que*t kr took tke blerdiag
form in his arias aad rarried It back M
tbr uniip. threw it dowa aad escaped
! into the intr'.-ior of tbr swamp.
in a Jew n.nutes the itiat had kN*
repotted an 1 ia lr«s 'haa an hoar
prai t x'aiiy ih« ratirr ' Ity was ia arms
aad well aru."*l p>.nae« were moving ia
every directs. -a in arurh of the rriwit
nal Blood w«rr armred aad ail
airfct a frnh!«-*s v-jiHi was
cmraiac to of the
»pRm had b ea w- or.J aad tke people
we;.- Wotnirg aorr desperate ia their
deierniinaton to apprehend bin as tke
ehanrrs for bis fSaal es* ape iwatd to >
grow Vboat it »n a . .tuner arrived aa
noun- ing that tbr argro had brea cap
tured i.v two other ssegnoes soatk of
the i-ity. Pews were immediately- on
the trail: but thr laplsrm evaded de
te-tion and sa.v»rM in grttiag their
prisoner quietly into the city aad la
turning hin> c»r to tbr sheriff of Path
county In Ik than Ira Biiaatas after
the tiansfer bad IMB made, as if the _
mattrr had lie# n flashed voluntarily
thro-ijfhmil the iitr and neighborhood.
It. kt-aiu>' . oagested witk paa
ple augmented as they auurhed upa
the. jail
I.- spite of tke sheriff aad a 4truag
p:ard of extra deputies who sad*
ftirv fMl to protect biai froa BO>
v olenie tht y se~ured the prsatr aad
folk up she man h to th- aceae Of
tbr crime, lie was rhaiaed aad hia
body sal !rat—l Kith oil. the match
win appiiH and with shrieks sad
bowls, be e*i>iaied tbr rriae of which
he ru rfciity The crowd dispersed >a
good order. .