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THEATER BURNED Tea People Killed and Four Seriously Injured. FATAL FIRE IN MICHIGAN ITOWN. Blaze That Destroyed a Vaudeville Play House and Threatened to Ex terminate the Town. Ironwood, Mich., Special. Ten lives "were lost and four buildings destroyed by a fire which started in the Klon dike Theatre, at Hurley, Wis., Wed nesday. The dead are: C. W. Cleve land, H. P. Clifford, Thos. Leclaire, George Benert, H. D. Emery, Timothy Ryan, F. L. Gay, St. Louis; Thos. Ozanne, Harry Raymond, Clara Bon ne. Seriously injured: Jennie Ben der, Annie Scott, Laura Russell anil Billy McLaughlin. The Klondike was a vaudeville theatre and all of the dead and injured were connected with tho theatre as performers. Most of them lived at Hurley, and Thomas Leclaire was a brother of the pro-p,-i ,otre. The flre started on the stage and in a few minutes the entire structure was a mass of flames. The third story was used as sleeping quarters and the rapid spread of the fire cut off the escape of the occupants. The theatre building was entirely consumed and the flames Ironwood lire department was called t ocd.fon r,r Ti,,riflv to the assistance of the Hurley fire men and only by the hardest work was the town saved from being wiped out. The charged remains of six of the victims have been recovered and search is being made for the others. The Klondike Theatre burned once before. In Julv, 18S7, when eleven wo men lost their lives. Speech for Sch'y. Washington, Spec'al. The climax of the Schley court of inquiry came Wed nesday afternoon when Mr. Ryner, the thief counsel for Admiral Schley, con cluded a brilliant argument of over three hours with a peroration so elo quent and impassioned, that all within the sound of his voice were profoundly touched. In vivid colors ho painted the picture of the Brooklyn with Commo dore Schley on the bridge, fighting the entire Spanish fleet until the Oregon appeared out of the smoke. "The thun ders of the Brooklyn, music for the ears of his countrymen," he said, "aroused, Admiral Schley's envious foes." He pictured the victorious sailor suffering as few have suffered for three long years while the fires of persecu tion leaped around him and now avalt Ing the hour of his vindication In the verdict of the court. The scene in the court room as Mr. Rayner finished was thrilling. The at tendance had been large all day and at the morning session, a lady had fainted Irom excitement. Boer War Taxes. London, By Cable. What appear ed as an important announcemert pre paring the people of Great Britain for new taxes and fresh loans, was made Monday night by the Chancellor cf the Exchequer, Sir M'chael II cks-B?ach. In a speech at Bristol. After allud'ng to the enormous increase in the ordi nary expenditures of the government, he reviewed the war taxes and said that the ever-increasing demand of the national exchequer gave reasons for careful thought and even anxiety for the future. "The cost of the war in South Africa is enormous," said Sir Michael. "It still drags on. It maybe when next year comes, tnat I may have to ask the people of this country to bear even greater burdens and make greater sacrifices." ' Virginia Postoff !ce Burned. Roanoke, Va., Special. The postof nce at Princeton, county seat of Mer cer county, W. Va., was robbed Tues day morning. The safe was cracked and between $300 and $350 in stamps and 1150 In money stolen. Some too's taken from a blacksmith shop were fDund in the postoffice and Lewis McNutt, a col ored employe of the blacksmith shop, has been arrested. Human Bodies in Crates. Chicago, Special. Eight human od:es were taken Wednesday evening from two crates at the freight depot of the Chicago, Burlington & Qu'ncy Railroad. They were consigned to R. J. Jones at Brasher, Mo., and were mark ed as second-hand laundry machinery. The bodies were purchased during the day from the Harvey Medical Collate, of this city, and were being shipped to Missouri for purpose of dissection. The police are looking for Jones, but 30 far have been unable to locate him. The only charge that can be brought against him is th.- shipping of bodies In a manner -contrary to law. Bank Cashier Shot. London, By Cable. Monday after noon a man named Linscobe eatered the Kennington braaeh of the London and Southwestern Bank, and shot the cashier dead. He then called upon the clerk to deliver the contents of the till. The clerk grappled with the robber, who. finding that escape was impossible, shot himself. Another clerk ""as wounded In the struggle. TlIAISKSGlVING PROCLAMATION. The President Designates November 28lh as Thanksgiving Day. President Roosevelt has issued his proclamation fixing Thursday, Nov ember 28, as a day of national thanks giving. It follows: A PROCLAMATION. Tho season is nigh, when, accord ing to the time-haiiowed custom of our people, the President appoints a day as the special occasion tor praise and thanksgiving to God. This thanksgiving finds the peoplo still bowed with sorrow for the death of a great and good President. We mourn President McKinley because we so loved and honored him, and the manner of his death should awak en in the breasts of our people a keen anxiety for the country and at the same time a resolute purpose not to be driven by any calamity from the path of strong, orderly, popular liber ty, which, as a nation, we have thus far safely trod. Yet in spite of this great disaster, it is nevertheless true that no peo ple on earth have such abundant cause for thanksgiving as we have. The past year in particular has been one of peace and of plenty. We have prospered in things material and have been able to work for our own up lifting in things intellectual and spiritual. Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected of us, and that true hom age comes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself in deeds. We can best prove our ihanks- giving fco the Almighty by the way in -" , ! each of us does his duty to Lis fellow- men. Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, President of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of gen eral thanksgiving. Thursday, the 2Sth of this present November, and do re commend that throughout the land tb.3 people cease from their wonted ccupations and at their several homes and places of worship, reverently thank the Giver of all good for the countless blessings of our national life. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this, second day of November, In the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and one, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. McKinley, The Forgiving." Washington, B. C, Special. In the new book, "On the Great Highway," which appeared Saturday, James Creelman, after describing the death bed of President McKinley, says that when he last visited the White House Mr. McKinley said: "My one ambition is to be known as the President of the whole people. I have no other de sire than to win that name. After all no American can harm his country without harming himself. This gov ernment has created by the people for themselves, and, night or day, that thought is always in my mind. We are all together in this great poli tical experiment. Some hard things have been written and said of me, but that sort of thing is a necessary in cident of popular government. It must always be so. My plan is to forget the evil and remember only the good. I never despair of converting an op ponent Into a supporter. The bitter est critic I have can come to see me and he will find a warm hand to greet him. It is tho only way for an Ameri can to live." "So he lived and so he died," adds the author. "Men of all parties will remember him as McKin ley, the forgiving." End of Commission. Washington, Special. The indus trial commission will cease to exist on December 15 by operation of law. The members of the commission are now at home mostly to vote in the coming State elections. A full meeting of tho commission will be held next Wednesday, and the commission probably will remain in session most of the month, going over its final re port. This will be embodied in one volume and will be submitted to Con gress about the time tho official ex istence of the commission expires. Exposition Lost $3,000,000. Buffalo, N. Y Special. The Pan American Exposition ended at mid night Friday night. President John G. Milburn pressed an electric button et 12 o'clock and the lights in tre famous electric tower grew dim for the last time. Slowly, one by one, the lights on post and pinnacle and towel faded away. A corps of buglers stand ing in the tower sounded "taps", and one of the greatest glories of the expo sition, the electrical illumination pass ed away, and the exposition was ended. The financial loss will be in the neigh borhood of $3,000,000. The total num ber of admissions for the six months was close to 8,000,000. The govern ment exhibit, which is a beautiful and instructive collection, will be at once shipped to Charleston, S. C. Brief nention. Both British and Boers had severe losses in a fight near Great Marieo river. In the Western Transvaal. Lord Kitchener says the Boers retreated. British correspondents who traveled with the Duke of Cornwall compare the people of the United States unfa vorably with the Canadians. TUESDAY'S VOTING. Seth Low Elected Mayor of Greater New York. DEMOCRATS CARRY MARYLAND. Results of Tuesday's Election in a Number of States Gorman May Go Back to the Senate. The returns from Tuesday's election show that in New York, where prob ably the hottest campaign of the year was carried on, the fusion ticket, headed by Seth Low, Republican, for mayor, was elected over the Democrat ic, or Tammany, ticket, headed by Ed ward M. Shepard, by about 30,000 ma jority. The Republicans were success ful In Ohio, carrying that State by a plurality which will aggregate mere than that of two years ago, when Nash had over 49,000. In Nebraska the Re publicans have ','robably defeated the fusionists by a larger vote than that of last year. The Democrats claim Mary land, which probably insures the re turn of Gorman to the Un'ted Stat s. The Republicans, however, maintain that they were successful. The Demo crats also seem to have been successful in Kentucky, and the Loirsvil'e Cou rier-Journal claims that they have a majority in both branches of the Leg islature, which will elect a successor to United States Senator Dcboe. The Re publican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, Murphy, is e'ecled by about 7,000. Returns from Iowa indi cate that the Republicans have carried the State by pluralities as large as their estimates. Virginia and Mississ'p pi are of course Democratic, as Penn sylvania and Massachusetts are Re publican. In the latter contest the Democrats made gains In Boston, which foreshadow to some extent suc cess in the coming municipal con test. nississ'pfl Democratic. Jackson, Miss., Special. The weath er has been clear and cold and had a general election been on a large vote would have been polled in Mississippi, but under the circumstances, with only the offices of State Treasurer and Secretary of State to be filled, no ac tive canvass has been made, and no in terest has been manifested in the elec tion. Private telegrams from larger towns indicate that the temporary in cumbents, George W. Carlisle and Jo seph E. Powers, who are appointees of Governor Longino, has been elected State Treasurer and Secretary of State, respectively. Full returns will not be received for a day or two, as numerous precincts are off the rail roads and without telephone connec tion. All the candidates were Demo crats. Iowa. Des Moines, la., Special. Returns from this State are coming in very nlotvly, the polls having been held oen until 7 o'clock in most prec'nets. The figures from the first ten precincts show a Republican vote of 1,201; Dem ocratic, 741. The same prec'nets two years ago gave the Republicans, 1,233; Democrats, 918. This shows a net Re publican gain of 147, which, if cont'n ued in the same ratio will make about 31,000 net Republican gain in the State and give Cununins, for Governor, a durality of S7.CO0. Virginia Goes Democratic. Richmond, Va.. Special. Although In the election the Democrats polled only about 75 per cent, of their vote, the result surpasses their most san guine expectations. The negroes took little interest in the contest and t.hw Indications now are that the Demo cratic majority on the State ticket will be more than 25.000. The Legis lature will be overwhelmingly Demo cratic. On the legislative ticket the Democrats made gains in the south west, where they feared they were weMc Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Special. Returns up to 2 a. m., indicate the election of the Republican State ticket, Frank G. Harris for State Treasurer and Wm. P. Potter for Supreme Court Judge, by from 60,000 to 70,000 plurality. The vote in favor of the proposed consti tutional amendments in the interest of ballot reform is overwhelming. Connecticutt. New Haven, Conn., Special. Con necticut chose delegates to the first constitutional convention to be held in the State since 1818. Of the 168 towns in the State, 165 have been heard from, showing that Republican delegates were eK ted in 105. Demo crats in 44 and citizen or non-partisan candidates in 1G. N.braska. Lincoln, Neb., Special. At midnight Chairman Lindsay, of the Republican committee, said: "We have elected Judge Sedwick by a plurality at least as large as that given William McKin ley a year ago." Chairman DeFrance, of the fusion committee, had no statement to give out, but said he was hopeful. southern industrial; New Enterprises That Are Enriching Our Favored Section. The Charleston Exposition. On October 24, 1900, the heard of di rectors of the South Carolina, Inter state and West Indian Exposition gave instructions that work should beg'n tn the exposition building. That work h:s been steadily pushed, and within the year forty fine buildings have been started, and many of them are naw a I but completed. In an inte.vlew last week Mr. Bradford L. Gilbert, the architect-in-chief of the exposition, said that he was confident that be could have the exposition grounds and build ings in order by November 15, and that when tho work was completed t;.ere would be no cause for complaint, es pecially as it had been dore at les3 ex pense than was originally calculated upon. Within five weeks the exros tion will be opened, and the men of Cha.les ton who have furthered its p.ans are confident that during the six months of the exposition its purposes the cul tivation of closer trade relations te tween the United States and the West Indies will be fully reilized. liu South's Cifmate. In an interview at Knoxville not n ago Mr. W. R. Brown of B st n, sea ic ing of the possibil ty of New En? lad print mills moving to the cotton fie cs, said that print goods may be sjcccss fully manufactured in the South, but that the day would never can e w en fine bleached domestic may ba turned cut by Southern mills, because of ci- mauc or atmcsorcne conditions, uu- matic or atmospheric c:n;l!t'cns have been a great standby for half a cen tury in arguments 'ntended to prove the limitation of the South in cottoi manu facturing. But the South, with Bnie n terruption, has gone on manufacturing cotton, passing from lower to higher grades, going into te print business, and even daring to try bleaching. A3 a matter of fact, the South has the nnst superior climate in the country, as far as cotton is concerned, especially cotton-growing. Brick Works at Wilmington. The manufacture of bricks by a new and economical process Is about to be undertaken at Wilmington, N. C. An drew Smith is organizing the company for this purpose, and will Incorporate as the Hydraulic White Pressed Brick Co., with capital stock of $50,000. Site has been purchased, and arrangements to build the works are now be nt made as sufficient capital to ensure the en terprise has been subscribed. The plant will have a daily capacity of 20,000 bricks, and building ornaments will al so be produced. The process compris s the use of sand and chemica's as in vented by a German invest'gator, and it is claimed the product has many su perior merits that have been demon strated in practice in Europe. Textil- Informa'ion. It is announced that a new company will be organized to rebuild and re-establish tho Randleman (N. C.) Hosiery Mills, recently burned. Chatham Manufacturing Co., of El kin, N. C, has completed te installa tion in its woolen mills of an eiuip mcnt for producing cotton b!anket3. The Business Men's Club of San An tonio, Texas, is in correspondence with Eastern parties relative to the estab lishment of a large cotton facto: y. The Extract Wool & Merino Co., of Chattanooga, Tenn., has found the de mand for its product so increas'ng that a doubling of its production is neces sary. The force of employes will be du plicated and a night shift of hands will be operated. Endeavors are being made at Vic'cs burg, Miss., for the org3nizat'on of a company to build a cotton factory. It is proposed to interest Eastern capi talists, and one of the local promoters has gone North for the last-named pur pose. The scholarship presented by Mr. Firth to the New England CMtcn Manufacturers' Association will be ten able at the New Bedford (Mass.) Tex tile School, which already has drawn students from all parts of the United States. The Client Mills of CharTotte. N. C. is now completing the installation of the 7000 spindles and 1G0 dobby looms decided on some time ago for its new addition. As soon as this machinery is in operation another 7000 sp'ndles and 180 looms will be purchased and put :'n position, thus bringing the plant up to 20,400 spindles and 520 looms (the old portion of the plant having 0400 of these spindles and 100 of the dobby looms). The total investment for these improvements will be $250,000. The Itasca (Texas) Cotton Manu facturing Co. will use Beaumont oil for fuel. Three tanks are being con structed under ground, and the neces sary equipment Is being installed. The Waxahachie (Texas) Cotton Mills has discarded coal as fuel for its furnaces and now burns Beau mont natural oil. Tho change is said to give entire satisfaction to the com pany. The Manchester Cotton M'll Co., of Rock Hill, S. C, Is reported as contem plating the intallation of additional machinery, to include 0000 snlndles an 1 240 looms. This company's plant now operates 18,240 producing sp ndie3 3840 twisting spindles and 300 looms in the manufacture of brown sheeting. SHOT. BER - BETRAYE Prominent Asheville Man Got What lie Deserved. VAUNT, fill! IKFQ HPR RFVftI VPR The Target a flan Who She ClMtn. Accomplished Her Ruin tie Wa. Shot Three Times. Asheville, Special. Great excite ment was created in the central port of the city Wednesday morning by . shooting affair. The victim wa3 Hous ton Merrlmon, assistant cashier of the Blue Ridge National hank and san at ex-Judge James H. Merrlmon. The Bailey street car had reached the court square at 9 o'clock. In it were the two persona concerned. As young Merrlmon started from tho car t" e girl fired, but the shot only took effect In the side of the car. When he reached the ground three other s'aots were1, fired. One entered the left arm splin tering it, and the young man paitlally fell. As he rose, the fourth and last Bhot again sent him to the ground. The bullet entered about the center of the back and passed almost through hit body. The Injured young man was car ried at once to the Mission Hospital ; and a number of prominent physicians ! summoned. He may recevcr. I The whole tragedy was cnicted in 0.1 few moments, and no one conld iee the girl until she had accomplished her1 I purpose. Chief of Pol.'ce Fullam rushed through the crowd, and was as. on shed beyond expression when tha g rl, a j mere child, said in a clear voics: "I shot him. He ruined me, and I wvnted to ruin him. God told me last n'ght to do it." Even then Chfef Full a: an would have turned away, but in ber hand waa a 38-calibre blue steel revolver which bore evidence that she spoke the truth.. With a steady step and dry eyes she walked to the police station with the chief, not once losing her nerve. In fact, the girl exhibited a self-possession that is past all human understand ing. She will not be 15 until next ujuuiu. auu m i lew weeits sua win ne- come a' mother, But not once has ah shown a trace of nervousness. ine gin was at once placed in a celt at the police station, and everything possible done to make her comfortable. Apples and other eatables had been taken to her and it is said a number of ladies will fit up the cell in an attrac tive manner. Sympathy ia usuai:y withr the girl in such cases, but In this in stance the sympathy has been more pronounced, partly because of the ten der age of the girl, and partly beoiuse the opinion prevails that she has been very much wronged by Merrlmon. Th girl lives near the Me-rimon reVdenc on French Broad avenue, whh her mother, and she h?s at various times been employed to do light wo-k at the Merrimon home. The girl cia'ms that Merrlmon took advantage of hr pres ence in the house and enticed her to her ruin. Among those who cal'ed on the girl in her cell was J. G. Merrl mon, brother of the young man who was shot. Mr. Merrimon told tho girl that he would he gd to be of service ' to her in any way and would aid her in 1. t . 1 J c 1 . ..1. 4 1.1. minima, a, uuuu iui ut-i iticisi;, auic counsel has been employed to defend the girl. At the hospital the bullets wh'ch had entered Mr. Merrimon's arm aid back J were extracted. The one which entared the back was extracted from tue left breast, it having lodged under te skin. Late at night the phys'cians said that Merrlmon has an even chance to recov er. Tar HeI Nots. A blanket charter has been granted by the State to Summer Bros. & Com pany, of Asheville, giving them power to operate a department store, to gen erate and sell electricity In a'l Its forms, and also to do various other things. The capital is $50 009. A char ter was also granted to the Ames Ow ens Cherry Tree Company, of Henriet ta, Rutherford county, capital $10,000. The commissioner was advised that C. R. Hassell, under arrest at Smith field, on the charge of so l it'ng in surance, for unlicensed companies, had waived examination and that 53CO bail is demanded for him. He adm't3 that his name is C. R. Hssse-l. The com missioner says there is1 no doubt that he is the man who was sent to th penitentiary from Beaufort, Carteret county, foT "graveyard insurance": swindling. A special civil term of Haywood Court is ordered, Judge Jones to pre side. The Agricultural Department is busy this week packing its exhibits for th Charleston Exposition. Progressive Goldsboro. Goldsboro, Nov. 5. At the election the entire bond issue in the sum of $110,00 for water-works, lights, street improvements, city hall and market house was adopted by a good ma jority. The Goldsboro Argu3 rooster Tuesday evening, with wide-open mouth, is crowing: "We have the most progressive citizens in the world; no wonder that -Goldsboro is the best town in the State."
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