you n.
HAVING TROUBLES.
CUT SNft Aaericai WiifUm Alt
SH Icslkss.
*ls KESTttCIB IT CHSKSIIF.
r ■ The PePHcal
Which ThraaUss teDto-
T —mi iimtipam s
"•ha. Cnlnshs. va Galreaca
ML The eaansnhip here per. Z
the traaamlsal m of political news or
aeas uafavorable to the govcram at.
The revolt of the Ufceral OoloaMaa
JJWJ MV two years old. late*y as
' .ikrrals coareatratioa Mtte tothmwL
It >a beUevid they are rnawmplatlag
■Rinsriit art low. Cuiaegaeatly ua
easiaesa prevails at Panama, the Lch
eral objartlve. which waa aear y cap
tured a year agx It to aoc believed the
rebels wLi ailta the railroad or in
termit traffic. The recent rebel >alds
alaag the raiirsad amoaateJ to Wot
Ism raiding and the rohtery of Chinese
storekeepers, which the prise ace Of a!
few gawerameat troops apparently
•opped. The area of the revolt is ex
tern: ve.
A notable dlsttagntohed featars of
the revolution is the s -tnal moral sup-
POK the Liberals are reeetriag from
mails. Ecuador aad Nlcartgaa. a
which coaatries Liberal anveraments
•revaO. Oslamhla's Cimwi ullag gov
ernment to not popular with the gov
ern meats of the cosatrlea metloaed.
hat to popular with the revolatioairy
elements in the as me countries. The
sttnstioa was likened to a dtorapte j
» tederatloa compuaed of VesnpeU. Bc
nsdor. Colombia and . .cngnvaa, la
which Liberal aad Conservative parti
sans are ketplag each other nnd intrig
uing togethei. Bat. being separate na
tions. the political nnd nrmed lntrigses
threaten internaMoanl trouble.
it ia reported that the Conservative
revolt ia Venenaeln agaiast Presideat
Castro ts rareiviag actnnl support from
the Colombia a Conservatives. Nicara
gua's threatened revolution will prob
ably be similarly eided oa the orcanion
nriaiss. These conditions give grouad
for the reports of actual or threntened
*• - if ' between
the countries mentioned, in which the
Liberals are generally opposed to the
Colombia n Conservative administra
tion. whose prophetic] downfall is ac-
Otspsnied by talk of a federatioa or
roaaolidstioa of some or all of the
raontries mentioned under the Idea of
a "Grand ColonWs" The Colimblaa
government is ia straits, (nanc's'ly.
The conditions In the Interior nre
bed. The government is well supplied
with smmunition nnd tils week unsuc
cessfully tried to bscomo possessed of
jnsiraments of the same to Ecuador
nnd Nicaragua In transit over the
Paeims Rnilroad.
The rebels on the Isthmcs are hnm
pered by n lark of nrms nnd ammuni
tion and nre reporied to be awaiting
the arrival of shipments and the pres
ence ia the held of certain leaders he
fore commencing activities on the iath
ciaa. General Alton, governor of Pan
aaa who was recently granted extra
ordlaary cird aad military powers oa
both sides of the iethmun. to a=w ab
* rest st Sevanville lie to supposed to
be brlaglcg troopa for the protrctioa or
Iks Istbmns He lslcly Invliel a num
her of friends at Panama to Paso, put
a guard at the door aad forced kto
£ arsis to contribntsrliiiernlly to the
gaveramcat before releseiag them. A
Coloabiaa holding monopolies as ler
the Coaservstives Is belag forced to
rontribete literally t> the paynuat of
the soldiers snd police of the Isthmra
The Liberal revolutionary movemeat
ia Colombia to wsU tipsatrd tsroueh
oat the country aad It U g'neral!y be
lievrd that It will evedteally sic-eed.
If the Liberals riald wla without t»i
mcch Msodshed. the forcigaers oa the
Isthußs would welcoa>e their slmia's
t ration. Some tarn ia the present state
of affairs is waa ted as being prefer
able to the preeeat perturba: oaa. but
there to aothiag to show that the Lib
erals would go iato the conatry.
The government hss sbowt 400 sjl
drers oa the tothmas. while the who'e
srmy amounts to from &JM to )i.M
SMB.
RslJrrs Agnlaat Work
Nashviße. Tenn-. Special.—The tain
■ pike raiders have brnfcen locae in the
vicinity of Goadlettavil.e aad attempts
were safe yesterday to wreck two
bridres oa the Dgrkeraoa plhe. Dyna
mite was aaed aad the ahatmeats oa
both bridges were distal bed- About
haV the population was awaheaad by
the exptoaloa. which was set off early
in the morning, aad people raa In
stinctively 10 the .oodlettsv.l'e bank
under the impi imlcn that bnrg ars
wrre trying to effect aa eat ra are iato
the vaslt. The.raiders made tfce r es
cape. bat before lesviag net ffra IB snd
destroyed two nld »noc-np.ed gate
h scats.
Laahp By Cahl*.—A dhpiMMm
Lard Kitchener, dated from Pretoria
anys: "Three uflma aad ■ asen
who wan nent north at Laiyhrsnl
Orange Rtver Cotony. on tke rM»t rf
a snpwtor forced August S. Oae maa
was killed aad fssr vmjnaaM
Secret-ry May Oa VacaOaa.
Wtshiagtoa. Dt O. Sperinl.—Secrets
sasse the vscstioa latoiiap'rd by the
IrTapinirt'lahia iftn " 1 .
'aflh aßiaalwrr sad ,
THE ENTERPRISE.
f MANY PLEASUtE SEEIEtS.
( " __
n*Rakut«WTl Has BM
BMMllyHetvylhUSetiw
The •■null summer migration t4
Southrra pilgrims to the phmrt sad
health resorts of Virginia sad tka
Northern cities Is ou with a rash aosr.
' aad hss already surpassed an previous
WMOM. The pace set la the tprias
I tad early summer promises to he
mora than kept ap naUl th* seisns
dose. This Is not at all remarkable
when oae reflects upon the inmas
advantages for recreation aai sigh -
| sesiag to be enjoyed for so smsH at
outlay of time aad money. A trip
over the ever obliging Seaboard Air
' Line Railway with Ms guick schedule!
, and superb service— the Ha* par ex
cellence to Virginia aad other reWi
; —will afford rest, health aad pleasure
ta the tired busiaess or professional
maa. and prepare him for better wort.
The great number of excursions from
Southern points now betag run by our
, leading newspapers and Individuals,
over the Seaboard Air Llae attest fally
the high degree of public eonfldearc
enjoyed by this progressive aad pop-»
lar system.
Starvation la Teas*.
Salt Anton la. Tea.. Special—Reporis
from Zapata county there are news
that the poor classes there are 'artrg
starvation. They must have immedi
ate help is the way «f food or the r*
»«!ta will be terrible. Ranch • vs'er
has failed and cattle are too weak ts
travel sad are dying rapidly. The
country Is literally burned up by
drought. There Is not a green thing 10
be aeen except cactus plants Zapata
cousty to SO miles from the ■•ares:
railroad and whatever way food is
•ent to the farmers In the famine,
strictea place muat be banted froa
Laredo, a two days' trip at best
, Street Car Strach By Eagfoe.
Indianapolis. Special.—Fourteen per
sona ware Injured here Sunday in a col
llaion between the Greenfield Inter
suburban car and a freight train oc
the belt road. The conductor of (he car
signalled the motorman to go aheaj
and when on the railroad track war
struck by the train, which was moriaj
at moderate speed. The car waa thrown
1° one aide but not crushed and each
of the 12 passengers was more or bv
injured. Th# conductor and motorman
were also badly bruised sn& were tak
en to their homes.
Of a General Nature.
Mr. 'Oeorge J. /ollfe. who repre
seats Tregslis, Ilertel and Co.. of Bal
timore, while stopping over night if
a house near SlanervlUe. W. Vl was
the victim of a robber, who tore opea
two sample esses and stole a boat |si
arorth of clothing and underwear and
also attempted to break opea the
trunka carried by Mr. Jolilfe.
The LaOrange Oil Mill at La
Grange, Texaa. waa sold to the La
Grango Cotton and CHI Manufacturing
Co. The above company has been in
corporated for the puropse of manufar
taring cotton seed oil and by-products
of cotton seed. The oil mill has been
rebuilt, and Is now a modern ap-to
date plant. C. J. V. Rosenberg has
been elected manager for the new
company.
The Blai kwater Gun Club, of Davis.
W. Va.. elected the following direr -
tors: J. H. Heltaen. Joe Davis. Harry
Beat. Henry Male. J. M. Smith. George
Am law and Oliver Twlgg. George B.
Thompson was appointed secretary. It
was decided 16 put their grounds In
flrat-claas condition. The club will in
the near future erect a club-house on
the grounds.
Miss Amanda H. Don oboe died at
her home in Loudonn county. Virgiaia.
Monday laat. aged S7 years. It la said
she was one of the little gtrls who
strewed flowers la the pathway of
General Lafayette when be visited
Lcesburg in 1814. aad she retained a
very diatlnct recollection of that dto
inngeha btheeidflrt marmahmahmahm
Uagulahed man and of his pleasant
remarks to the children oa the oc
casion.
A Loag Swim.
Boston. Special.—To swim from Bos
ton to New York to tba feat that Peter
McNslly win attempt. . making the
start next Sunday, the entire distance i
to be covered within 30 days. Mr. Mc- ,
Nally hopes to arrive off the battery
la New York before aoon on Monday. 1
September SO. The actual distance Is i
W3 3 4 nautical miles, but th* »wim- ,
mlng distance will be very little less
than 400 miles.
Disregard In)—rtlaa.
Chicago. Special.—Striking awchla- ,
Ists at the Allts-Chalmers aad the ,
Gates Iroa Works contlaued picketing ,
the plaats. despite the temporary in- ,
Janction Issued by Jndge Kohtaaat. ,
Pickets abounded at both plants during
the day aad It to reported that Ave Im
ported' machinists employed at the
Gate* works who ventured outside the
plant, were waylaid aad severely bra
tap by friends of the strikers. Former
Governor John P. Altgeld has been
ssked to flght the Injunction oa the
present strikers, bat it to said, has re
fused to take charge ol the ease, ex
cept in an advisory capacity.
187 VMlagrs BaracdL
London. By Cable.—"lke total losses
from iho recent forest Ires, which have
partially destroyed several towaa, are
estimated at £10,000.000." says a dte- ,
patch from St. Peter shurg to the Daily 1
Maa The dree have been mostly In- I
cendlary and are attributed to the '
Jews. It l» intimated that 2SS3M* acres '
of forests have been destroyed and I*7 ]
villages completely or partially wipsd :
True to Ourielvea, Omr Keighborm, Our Country and Our Ood.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 30.1901.
ANOTIER LYNCHING.
MMM Assault aad Murder of a Rc
sprctsMs White Woman.
Chattanooga. Special.—A special to
The Times from Winchester, Tenn
■ays: Henry Noles, the negro who
crlmlaally assaulted and shot to death
Mrs. Chaa. Williams, wife of'a pro ail
seat farmer near Wlacheater. Tenn..
laat Friday, waa captured early Sun
day at Water Tank, near Cowan
Teas. He was carried to Winchester
by his captors aad placed In the coun
ty Jail. BheriC Stewart attempted to
barricade the Jail and protect his
prisoner. A mob of several hundred
gathered about the Jail. AaalsUnt At
torney General Matt N. Whittaker ap
peared at the Jail and trade a speech
to the lafurtoted citizens. He appealed
tP 'he clttoeaa to assist Mm la allay
ing excitement and upholding the ma
Jaaty of the tow. He promised to re
convene the grand Jury tomorrow to
promptly Indict the negro and have
him apeedily tried at the present term
of court, assuring the crowd that hU
conviction aad legal execution was a
foregone conclusion. Thia appeal was
supplemented by Judge J. J. Lynch.
Foster Ramsay and others. No sooner
hsd their sppcsls been made than sev
era! hundred citizens of the neighbor
hood where the crime waa committed
came up and augmented the crowd to
thousands. They swept forward
upon the Jail, overpowered the sheriff
and hia deputies, secured the prisoner
aad started for the scene of the crime.
12 miles distaat, at 10: IS a. m.
The mob was orderly but deter
mined. It semod that the whole popu
lation for miles around bad turned out
to see the fstc of the wretch. A pro
cession marched to the Wliliama
home. Arriving at a point In sight of
the crime, the negro was placed on a
stump and given a chance to make a
statement. He mounted the stump,
stolidly and laughed as ho Legau his
statement. He said:
'Tell all my Bisters and brothers to
meet me in glory. 1 am going to make
that my home. Tell my molhor to
meet me where parting vyl" be no
more."
He waa then asked a number of
questions. Interrogated aa to whetn
er or not any one else was Implicated
In the crime. Noles stated emphati
cally there waa no one implicated but
himself. •
"Why dil you kill Mr;. Williams? '
waa asked.
"1 J net done that because 1 had
nothing elf! to do.'
He waa taken from the stump, car
ried to a tree near-by, bound to the
tree by chains and his body saturated
with oil. At 1:40 p. m. a rnsMi was
applied and instantly the quivering
body was enveloped In flames. Ralls
were pitched about the burning body
and soon life was extinct. The negro
made no outcry at any time and died
aa stolidly as a stole." There were no
disorderly scenes shout the burning
body. At least 6.000 people witness
ed the horrible fate of the negro.
Many remained until nightfall, aug
meutlng the biaze until the bo'ly was
completely consumed. They then do
parted for their homes quietly.
Lying on the floor of the family
room with her face splashed with
clotted blood and the oaken planks
stained with the same drops, ("has. ,
Williams found his young wife Friday
afternoon when he roturned from
marketing bis wheat in the little town
of Maxwell. A bullet had crashed
through her head and life was com
pletely extinct. Two baby children
witnessed the crime alone. The old
est bor. aged 5. told what had occur
red. The voting mother had been :
shot and killed by Henry Noles. a
negro hand upon Williams' place. As
the mortally wounded woman sank to
the floor. Noles fired again, barely
grsxlng the child's head. The negro
fled to the woods. On receipt of the
news the sheriff departed with blood
hounds. A posse of determined citi
sens. well srmed snd provided with
a rope was also on Noles' trail. It is
reported that the motive waa robbery
aad S2O was obtained by the murder.
Mr. Williams is a farmer, well-to-do.
and one of the most prominent resi
dents of his section of Franklin coun
ty. The dead woman was a member
of one of the oldest and most respect
ed families In the county.
Wrack oa Se- board Air Una .
Columbia. 8. C., Special.—The Flor
Ida ft Metropolitan limited train of the
Seaboard Air Line wis totally wrecked
Sunday night at 10:25 o'clock sevn.
miles south of Ckeraw, due to a tan I
bask washout. The klllel snl
wounded are: Fireman Roseuond,
crashed to death: Enrlneer Muse,
shoulder aad leg Injured: Tom Cleary.
another engineer, injured In knecj
ssd legs; postal clerk messenger,
asms unknown, rlightly bruised. Tha
passengers escaped wit h a sever*
shaking up.
Traia Russ Into a Washout.
All sou. Special.—A Constitution
special from Valdosta, Oa.. sxys: ' Tbi
south-bound pasenger train oa the
Georgia Southern ft Florida Railroad
raa Into a washout aesrWhlte Sprinfs.
FkL. Friday night. The raar coach
turned oa Its side and waa dragged
along on the ground for same distance.
The IB or SO paasengers in the coach
were considerably bruised and sbaHen
up. bat no oae was seriously lajutei-
Phll.'pptaes Surrender.
Manila. SpeclaL—Word was reealv
ed Sunday that the I asm gent
colonel. Lor eel, with It officers
and 13 men. surrendered "yes
terday to Copt. Brown of the
Fourth lafantry, at Tallsay. Toe
surrender of numerous other smaller
contingents last week brings the tc.Ul
to njrv than 200. Governor THi is
expected to return to Manila Tuesday
after having appointed civil official*
throughout all northern Luzon.
. k" vi-j .'• * ,z:s&Lh uL
LEADERS IN COUNCIL
WU Probably Offer Another Proposi.
tun !• Employers.
■ i ■ ■■■ i- « '
ONE MORE PROPOSITION OFrERED.
—a#* •
Mr Schw ab to Be Acquainted With
a Plan For Flaal Adjuatmrnt of ih)
Prtseat O fflcultlea.
Ptttaburg. Special.—The conference
of the labor leaders at the offlces of
the Amalgamated Aseoclatlon was
tho leading feature of the day. The
officiate of the association all teemed
pleased with the way things, were
mot.BK fnd >i-c ( them said some
what mysteriously: "la anOtfcef-efx
days you will aee a decided change In
the strike that will tell with greater
effect on the trust and aid la hurry-
Inf the final outcome of this strug
gle." Just what this change Is to be
was not said, but It was Inferred
sir only that the coming event hinged
upon the conference that was taking
place. Two aeaaioat were held by the
conferes behind closed doors. After
the adjournment of the first session,
none of the participants would give
out aay information of the proceed
Inga further than to say that the lead
ers had been called together for the
I purpose of having the aituatlon thor
j oughly explained to them and to have
tome action taken taking to the aid
of the atrlkers morally and financially.
All of the organisations were repre
sented.
There were present at the confer
ence. beside tho Amalgamated ofll
clals. John Mitchell, national presi
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America; J. W. Jenks. of the indus
trial commission; Grand Master Bar
gent. of the Locomotive Firemen;
Ralph M. tlasley. secretary or the
National Civic Federation, and Henry
M. White, general secretary of tho
United Garment Workers.
The leaders maj that at the labor
conference Mr. Jenks proposed that
some disinterested persons should
convey to C. M. Schwab, president of
the steel corporation, the Information
that a settlement might be effected
provided the Amalgamated Assoc la
tion ofllclsls should sign the was«
agreement of the mills they .controlled
last year. The mlllß that mntf?been
organlred since the Milwaukee con
ventlon are to be operated on a pro
visional scale. Those that are fully
organised will be asked for the Amal
gamated wage seals and conditions.
Those that desire to stay out of the
organization shall have the privilege
of doing so. Prof. Jenks will go Knst
and will use bis own tltno to see Pres
ident Schwab.
When President Shaffer was seen
at his home he said In reference to
the day's meeting that it was not a
preconcerted oue. but "Just hap
pened." President Mitchell, ho said,
had telegraphed l.lin that he would
like to aee him on his way home from
the Kaatern coal fields, nnd soon af
ter his arrival the other gentlemen
made their appearance. Daring the
meeting, however, the whole strike
situation was discussed. There was
nothing of Importance accomplished.
Mr. Shaffer said no arrangement had
' been made to submit a new peace pro
position to the corporation, or a forth
er proposal for arbitration, adding,
however, that ha did not know what
individual action the conferes might
take In the future. No mention was
made of the miners or other trades
taking sympathetic action. It la be
lleved that as a result of the meeting
Nin effort will \>e made to induco the
corporation to enter another con
ference. The specific means »o bring
this about would not be discussed by
any of those present.
Mavor R. J,. (Hack, of McKeesport,
who left rather mysteriously last Bat
urday night for the Eitat,- returned
Friday morning. One of the first
things he did after arriving at his of
flee waa to give the strikers a permit
to parade Saturday afternoon, The
permit glvea the strikers permission
to pasadc over all the principal streets
of the city. Several thousand men
will be In line and there will he manv
brass bands. The strikers, it U said
will march to IHtquesnc and Home
stead and try to get the men who are
at work to see that they are out for
betterment of heir condition. They
think that the parade will have a rreat
effect In brlglng out the men to be in
their ranks.
tlaaftag at lamp*.
Tampa, Fla., Special.—J. M. Mercer
convicted last May of assaulting Je! si-
Taylor. a little girl, was hanged here at
noon Friday. Ilia neck waa broken oy
the fall. He died declaring his inno
cence. Ilia last worts were a reqirat
thst his wife be takea care of. Mc.'ce*
Is the first white man ever legi ly c*
ecuted In Hlllsboro county.
Trolley Car Collision.
Atlanta, Special.—A head-end col
lision on the river tins or the Rap! 1
Transit Comptny lata Friday aftern oa
killed one nun and Injured seventee.
people, three of them seriously: Harry
Williams was killed. The Injured arc:
Mrs. Weaver, probably fatally; Mrs.
John M. Weaver, Riverside, seriously;
C. C. Williams, thigh broken; Mrs. J.
W. Cawley, eat oa head; J. B. Harta
fleld, R- P. Baraett. Mrs. D. K. Manor,
J. A. Blzxell. J. B. Lee, D. F". Parks, T.
B. Cheshire, A. C. Sadler, Homer P.tts.
M. N. Tate, conductor; Conductor Par
ker, Motorman Lee. Confactor Ware.
Norfolk ft Western Deal.
Philadelphia. Bpecial.—A high off.-
cial of the Pennsylvania Railroad sit
ed that there Is absolutely no faunda
tion In fact for the report that Gou'd
Interests have secured control of tha
Norfolk ft Western. The official added
that nobody need worry about Pcna
v,van la'S posilioon la regard to t'Le
Norfolk ft Western-that the Penrayl
-vania has had control for aome tine o*
the Norfolk k Weotera and atlll jid»
that control. _ . _
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Effect of Weather Condition* As Rc«
ported By Comapoadent J.
Tie report* of Prop correspondent*
for the past week Indicate very unta
rorable weather conditions for farm
work, due to the continuous rains In
' ill sections, which hare not only wash
ed the lands badly, but have seriously '
• impeded all field work, at the same
, time being moat favorable for the
growth of weeda. The temperature av
eraged about 2 degrees dally abi>ve the
normal, the rainfall b:>lng a'.si from
t half an Inch to an Inch above.
[ Such cotton as Is well cultivated is
i doing nicely, but as a rule It Is shed
s ding badly and not fruiting as much i s
I could be desired. Rain has injured the
! top crop and on flat lands It Is resting.
• Farmers are behind In hilling on h -
« count of the death of so many horses
• In the miasmatic regions. Turnips arc
r coming up to a good stand, but the wet
" weather has hlndored sowing. The fall
° crop of potatoes Is doing nicely, but
: the second crop of Irish potatoes is
j coming up hadly.' More sunshine Is
needed. The reports of fruit Indicate
that the crop Hi a failure. Apples are
dropping, nnd peaches and grapes are
rotting hadly. Tomatoes are rotting
More sunshine is needed for peanuts
which are not doing so well. Field
peas are In fine condition. There has
been too much rain for tobacco, al
though some curing lias been done, the
3 color being very good. Fodder-pullinj
1 has begun, although retarded by the
• rain. Late planted corn is doing well,
" although the Indications are that the
crop will be late; that planted on high
lands has improved, while on low lands
]• It has been much injured by wet
t weather; replants not earing well. Hay
la doing well, but the ra'ns are e vlnj
~ farmers trouble In covering that which
. I Is cut. Rice Is promis'ng al'hoi gh. :s
JI with all other crops, there hes been
t too much rain for a favoratle growth,
j Wheat not threshed Is Injured in tte
shock. Turning land for planting Is g >-
r tiig on rapidly. Reports about onts ate
t conflicting, rotting being reported in
I some sections and In others the reports
f are favorable. Winter oats are said to
' be turning out well. Pastures have lm
' proved and the second crop of clover
Is coming on finely.
i .
Two S'ruck fly Lightning.
Charlotte, Sp*cT»r. —ErgMAlng struc*
i the roaldence of Mr. W. It Whit*, at
f 1208 North Davidson street, Monday
. night at 9:30 o'clock and severely in
. Jurad Mrs. White and her grandson.
> Augustus White, a boy 12 years-old.
a Mr. White and his tamlly bad gone t*»
t bed ami were asleep when the build
,. lug was struck. A hole four or five
feet ttquare was torn in the top of ih«>
i kitchen roof, near the fiue. and then
j the lightning seemed to follow the
j kitchen flue into the room. A clock
► on the kitchen mantle was hurled
across the room and all the panes
j were knocked from the windows. Mrs.
, Whlfo and Augustus were sleeping on
pallet on the kitchen floor. Mr. White,
) who was in another room, said he was
e uwaked by the report and felt a Ung
ling sensation. He heard his uwlfe
a cry out and ran to her. He found her
trying to revive Augustus, who was
I unconscious. The lightning had
stiuck the boy just below the right
ear and had followed the line of the
body to his knees. At his neck the
I wound was inflamed and bled con
t siderably. but as the lightning furth
■ er touched his body it left only a large.
, dark blistered line. Hp was carried
out on the porch and became con
t scioiis. after a good many minutes.
. The physician who examined the boy
thinks he will recover provided the
i Injuries are not internal. The light
ning struck Mrs. White on 'each knee
and followed her legs down to her
feet, leaving a dark blistered wound
similar to that on tho Iwxly of the
I boy.
New* In Paragraphs.
' The Littleton (N. C.I Hosiery Mills
| is reported as contemplating enlarge
ments to its plant because of the in
' creasing demand for its product.
The Camilla (Oa.) Supply Co.. in
eorporated by T. R. Bennett and oth
ers. proposes to operate cottonsplnn
■ Itig mills among other Industries.
Messrs. O. D. R. M
Dulin, It. T. Smith and others of
Howling Green. 8. C., are organising
a $l2,(M>O company to build a knitting
mill; $7,000 has been subscribed.
The Orient Manufauturlng Co* lism
been organized, with H. D. Wheat, as
president, and acquires the Alpha
Mills at Charlotte. N. C. This plant
was reported at length last week as
remodeling and improving at a total
cost of $250,000.
Tho San Joaquin River strainer
Dauntless, bound from San ?anr so
for Stockton, was sunk in a col
lision with the freighter Mai jr. Uar.-ett.
'l..e passengers and crew were sived.
L. A. Vaughn, reported last week as
to establish knitting mill at Winston
Salem. N.- C., has secured building a»
622 Cherry street. and will Install
knitting equipment as soon as re
celved. The machinery has been or
dered Union suits and ribbed under
wear will be the product.
Messrs. John W. Rice and 3. B. Love
of Nlckajack, Oa.. have Incorporated
the Concord Manufacturing Co,, with
apltal paid In of $25,000, to manu
facture cotton and woolen goods,
trousers, etc. This company will con
tinue the Concord Woolen Mill, which
the "Incorporators have conducted for
some years.
*Dr. J. W. Herrod was fatally shot hy
Homer Ritchie, at Dixon Springs.
Tenn., last night, as the result of a
family quarrel,,
Mayor Tom .ofcnsan has ordered all
biU-bo3rds torn down in Clemlir.d.-O.
" Nearly 40CO girl aSirt was
"fn l New Ta.-k" for H'JEILr TK -*■
Three perso&s were drowned by the
swamping of a boat at Lach.ne. Que
bec.
Puget Sound So-keye sa'mon pack
'."or the season Will t'e l,? 00.000 cas»s,
valued at $400,000.
A derniok car.tojpied over on the
Panhandle road at, Steubenvills, 0.,
and Injured eight men.
LVMCfIED £OR ISUAL CKIME.
Negro Assault* White Woman In An
son County, North Carolina.
Wadctboro, N. C., Bpc"'.*l.—A horrid
crime met a terrible and swift punish
ment near MeFarlan, alnut 12 m!le»
from here Wednesday. Miss
Keith, a highly respected and promi
nent young woman of the community,
was assaulted and probably fatally In
jured by a negro named Luke
The latter was captured soon after th«
crime, dragged to tha scene and awung
to a limb, after which the boJy WOJ
lllerally shot to plcce3.
Miss' Keith, who Is about 20 years of
age, lives with her brother on a firm
about one mile from McKar'an. Short
ly after dinner Mr. Keith left homo,
going to town, leaving hi* slater at the
bouse. He bad not-been gone lon>{ bo
fore a negro walked Into the house
and asked whore he,whs. Miss K?lih
was frightened at his appearance and
tried to deceive liim by saying that her
brother was at the barn, ani would
eoon return. Tho negro taid he knew
M,\ Keith was not at the barn, and,
s'lfclng a chair, he struck tho young
A'oman a terrible blow over the head,
shattering the chair and rendering her
unconscious. After he h?d accom
plished hia purposo the rcgro tried U
cut Miss Keith's throat, evidently
using a dull knife, as he only made &
long scar.
After rtgaining eonsctousncFS Mist
Keith managed to make her way to tha
liome of a neighbor, about 400 yards
distant. Just ns sho retched the houso
me again lout consciousness, falling In
a faint ID tho yard, and It was some
time befo-e she was nble to tell what
had happened. She finally recovered
eufficleutly to give a fair description of
her a-ifullant.
1 By this time a large crowd had gath
ered from tho surrounding country.
UloodhounAs had boen telegraphed for
and money wan quickly raised to char-
I tor a special train to carry them to the
' scene.
li>e knife whloh the uerro tried to
oae on Miss Keith's throat was left m
the premises and was recjgnliod by
ona of those present as belonging to a
negro named Luke Hough, who worked
on a nearby farm. The crowd imme
diately set out In search of him and
when found ho was trying to wash
blood uff Ms clothes, fie was linmeill
"ately seined and admitted his guilt.
Pending a division as to what mode of
punishment should be meted out to
him he was taken to McKarlsn anfl
locked In the guard hou*e, while a mob
of more than 230 surrounded the build
ing. The ring leaders held a consulta
tion and decided that Hough should be
hanged. The door of the prison was
burst open, a rope thrown around the
negro's neck and he waa dragged and
kicked to the scene of his crime, about
a mile distant. There the ripe was
thrown over a limb and as the body
cleared the ground volley after volley
was jlred Into it, the negro being lit?
•rally shot to pieces.
I The victim of the aseiult Is one of
the most highly esteemed young ladies
In her section. She is no badly Injured
that It Is ne)': thought possible that
' she can recover. The wounds on her
| head and chest are thought to bo
mortal.
Five Die In Collision.
Jacksonville, 111., Special—ln a
headon collision between tho Chicago
and Alton westbound "hummer" and
a freight train at Prentice, early
Wednesday five men were killed and
six badly Injured. None of the pas
sengers was Injured beyond Blight
bruises. The dead: Engineer Shee
ban. of the passenger train; Fireman
Adams, of the passenger train; threM!
unknown men riding on tho tender
of the passenger train. Just how tho
accident occurred probably will never
be known. The frPtght had pulle I
lato a siding from the west «id to
await the passenger train. It Is sup
posed the train gradually worked out
over the switch unobse-rved by the
crew.
Georgia Negro Kills Two Women.
Albany, Ga.. Special.—Bill Miller, a
Segro, shot and killed a negro woman
snd her daughter and mortally woun I
ed her son on a plantation flfteeu
miles from Newton, Ga.. Wednesday
night. Miller attempted to persuade
tho woman's daughter to leave with
him. and upon her refusal atcmpted to
kill her family. Miller escape.l.
President Bethlehem Company.
NeW York, Special,—Tho Bethle
hem Steel Company, the control o'.
which It Is reported have recently
changed hands, will bold a meeting In
Philadelphia on Tuesday next It was
stated In n most authoritative quarter
\hgt at this meeting Edward .M. Mc-
Uvain, now vice president of the Beth
lehem Company, will be elected to Its
presidency.. This statement Is re
garded as further disposing of the re
port that Chas. M. Schwab would re
sign from the United States Steel
Corporation to become president Of
the Bethlehem Company.
To Impeach fitsteTreasurer.
Austin, Tex., Special.—ln the lower
«byse of the State Legislature, Repre
tentative Henderson, of Limir, In
troduced a resolution for tfie im
peachment of State Treasure!- Roli
blns, in connection with the depositing
of State funds In the First National
Rank at Austin, which failed on Au-.
gust 2. and which had more than $300.-
000 of the Treasury funds on dejwslt,
In violation of the State law. Ttw
resolution went over.
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NO. 49..
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL :
•—
New Ent«rprla«a That Are Enrlchief
Our Favored Section.
Morih Carolina Textile School
"flu- coming fall will mark one more
atep In the progress of textile educa
tion In the United States. The new
textile achool in North Carolina at
Raleigh, of which Mr. Henry If. WIV
son is director, will soon be completed
and lta doors opened for the receptlo*
of the many students who are clamor
ing for this form of Industrial educa
tion. The work of instruction will be
carried out aiong the usual lines, with
the nlm, however, of meeting the
needs of North Carolina. There re
mains a vacancy in the corps of in
structors In the school. A designer -
and fancy weaver is wonted, one who
ran handle dobby, lene and Jacquard
woik. This position will pay $1,200.
Rushton Cotton Mills.
The stockholders of the Rushton
Cotton Mills of Griffin, Ga., met dur
ing the week and ratified the recent
decision to double their 6,000-splndle
plant, which was announced In thla.
department. The common stock will
be Increased from SIOO,OOO to $126,-
duo, and the preferred stock by $76.-
0(H). The company declared a divi
dend of 4 per cent, and carried an
amount to surplus. Arrangements
will be made at once for commencing
work on the $85,000 addition. The
company expects to have the improve
incnts completed by November.
Knitting Mill at Waco.
The Waco Knitting Mill has been
organized at Waco, N. C., and is es
tablishing plant of twonty-ftve ma
chines with a dally capacity of 160
doz'n pairs of half-hose. A ono-storj
and basement building 34x60 feet ia
being erected, and about thirty-five
hands will be employed. The invest
ment will be sfi,ooo, which is to be in
creased to SIO,OOO within a year. Thw
plant will be operating In sixty days.
\V. A. Gooiie is president; M. C. Beam,
vice president, and M. E. Goode, seo
retary-treasurer.
Industrial Miscellany.
Ex-Senator* Charles T. Westcott and
Mesons. WUlJwu E. and. Tiiomaa
Tr nchard of Maryland, have purchas
ed a large lumber mill and 1000-acra
♦rn"t of timber land in Northumber
bcrland county, North Carolina. Tbejr
will take charge of their purchase on
the 15th Inst. The Messrs. Trenchard
and John G. Westcott will manage ths
business.
The Montgomery, Hill & Fulchef
Hardwood Dimension Saw Mill Co. at
Memphis. Tenn., has been Incorpora
ted by Mack A. Montgomery, Georgt
R. 1111 l and J'tseph W. Fulcher. Thi
capital of the npw company la
$25,000. Hardwood dimension stuff,
blocks, pins, etc., will be manufactur
ed. "
The work on the Old Dominion Crea
sotlng Co.'s works a* Money Point,
near Norfolk, Is being pushed to com
pletion, and tho plant will be In readi
ness by September 1. A cargo of creo
soted lumber loft the Norfolk Creoso
-"tlng Works at Money~i*6Tnt~last weik
for Cape Topn*atine. Canada. Tho
, cargo was valued at S6BOO.
A fire last week in the main ware
house of the Haffner-liOthman Sash
and Door Manufacturing Co. of Bt.
Louis completely destroyed two largo
buildings, partly consuming two ad
jacent lumber yards. Mr. Ixitliman es
timates the loss at $200,000, with $300,-
OuO insurance. The destroyed build
ings will be rebuilt at once.
Mr. E. L. Moore of Valdosta, Ga.,
" has purchased R. F. Goety's saw mill
and timber, which Is located on the
llrunswlck and Western Railroad
thirty mlies west of Waycross. The
Goety mill has a capacity of 30,000
feet of lumber dally, being located
near n fine body of timber. The pur
chase price for tho plant was $30,-
000.
The Perkins Lumber Co. of Au
gusts. Ga., has received a contract to
furnish lumber and other building ma
larial for the new barracks, office ami
officers' residences on Sullivan's
Island. The contract calls for 100
car-loads of the best product of Per
kins Company's mills, and will repre
sent $300,000 when completed.
The J. C. lirown Lumber Co. of
Marinette, Wis., has sold to tho
We.verhauser Syndicate 70,000 acres
of pine land in Louisiana for ..650.-
000. The pine is located In the
parishes of Vernon. Sabine, Calcasieu
and Natchitoches. There is said to be
over 600.000,000 feet of pine on the
tract.
It Is stated that Marlon Butler will
erect a «Hlon factory near Elliott, N.
C.. Western parties to be Interested.
The Bull Lumber Co. of Norfolk,
Va., is having a two story airtight
steam-drying lumber building erected
ut Disputanta, Va. This company Is
to have a branch track laid from Its
mills, to be used for the hauling of
logs. "
Among the new manufacturing en.
terprises to be erected at Columbus,
Miss., at an early date is a sash, door
and blind factory. The company will
at once apply for a charter, and when
granted will commence wo.k on the
factory.
Virginia Woolen Co. of Winchester
Is reported as to double Its plant
Robert Balbi, Malta, wanta to com
municate with American manufactur
ers of cotton and woolen piece goods,
hosjMrr. etfc. . * •
The stockholders 6t the North Mla
sisslppl Oil Mill at Holly Springs.
Miss., met on the 6th lnst. and elected
a board of directors for the ensuing
year. The directors elected George
M. Buchanan, president, and Addison
(3raft, secretary. Laat season was ft
profitable one for this mill, and opera
tions thla season will be commenced
•arl/.