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m Year, In Adranc. " FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH. " ! Copy 8 Crata. ' 1 - - ...... . 11 VOL. XIX. PLYMOUTH, N, C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1908. NO. 18. " THE NEWS IN BRIEF 1 . Items of Interest Gathered By Wire and Cable GLEANINGS FRCM DAY TO DAY I4ve Items Covering Events of More or Less Interest at Homo and Abroad. National Affairs. Samuel Gompers asserts that an at tempt was made to bribe him for a iargc sum to desert the cause of un ion labor. On the 90-mile test ride into Virgi nia Major George G. Bailey was thrown from his horse at Falls church and his ankle sprained. The Ordinance Bureau of the army has devised a new projectile and high power powder that is expected, to sur pass any now in use in the world. Dr. Carvild Callejo of Madrid, phy sician to the King of Spain and dele gate to the Tuberculosis Congress, ivas thrown from a Washington street jar and injured. Southern doctors state that tuber culosis which is now the curse of the colored race. Avas almost unknown -unong the negroes before they were treed. Samcul Gompers, in his bribery sharges, alleges that Broughton Brandenburg wrote out a bogus 'deathbed confession" repudiating labor which Gompers was expected to -ugn. The South: Congressman Carter Glass says the 'Virginia depository law is infamy. About $iJ0,0'0 more will be needed to complete the Appomattox river di version project. Booker T. Washington made an ad dress at the Roanoke Fair and urged aegroes to stay on the farm. More than a score of persons were seriously hurt by the collapse of a spectators' stand' at the Roanoke Fair. Cases' against rioters who tried to bieak into Portsmouth jail in order to lynch a negro assailant, were drop ped. L 5yfrElkins was served with a summons t)o appear in court to an swer the breaeh-of-promise charge, fil ?d by Miss Louise Lonsdale. Mr. James W. Paul, of Philadel phia, died suddenly of cerebral hem orrhages at the Homestead Hotel, Hot Springs. But very little cotton is being sold in the South just now. It seems that the farmers generally are inclined to want the price to go higher. Quite a lot is being stored in the warehouse here. Foreign Affairs. Archbishop Farley sailed from Lon tdon for New York. The cholera in St. Petersburg is slightly checked by frost. The people of the Azores are bat tling with plague and famine. Wilbur Wright covered 22 miles in 30 minutes and 14 seconds in his aeroplane. The Irish vote, alineated by govern men opposition to the carrying of the Host, defeated the Liberal candidate at Newcastle-on-Tyne. I Political. Judge Taft spoke at Milwaukee and other places. A million copies of Hughes' open ing speech 'will be distributed. Iowa gave Taft a big welcome and Indiana was cordial to Bryan. Bryan spoke at Cincinnati and c-omplained that Roosevelt was not jgiving him a square deal. T. Coleman Dupont resigned as di rector of the speakers' bureau of the Republican National Committe. After a conference with the Pres ident, Senator Scott predicted that Taft would carry west Virginia uy 255,000. Haskell replied to the President de claring a Roosevelt official granted Standard Oil rights in Oklahoma when it was a territory. Senator J. B. Foraker in a care fully prepared statement, defended himself against the Hearst charges and atacked Taft and Roosevelt. In his address as chairman of the Independence Party State Convention William R. Hearst read more letters Connecting public men with trusts. Miscellaneous. Leslie Carter, former husband of he actress died in Chicago after a t t tt;ii nnTTSProfessor Mc- vi: L' n.i.irr-ccrti ifcfore the Ne- i .i. kovr nnfrvr- A tlie oanh THE CONFERENCE OPENED Medical Scientists From Every Na tion on the Globe Gather at Wash ington to Discuss Ways and Means of Fighting Great White Plague Thirty Speeches Made in Response to Cortclyou's Address of Welcome. Washington, Special. Monday witnessed one "of the most notable gatherings ever assembled in Wash ington, when medical scientists repre senting every civilized nation united with their American brothers in an effort to solve the problem of how best to cope with tuberculosis. The occasion was the official opening of the sixth Triennial International Con gress of Tuberculosis. The audito rium of the new National Museum was filled with men who have conse crated their best talents to the study of tuberculosis, representatives of the sovereigns of foreign countries, high government officials and others. The keynote of every utterance reflected the hope that the day is not far dis tant when medical science shall tri umph over the great scourge. TRAMPS IN CONVENTION. Hobo Delegates From All Over the Country Gather in New York Many of Them Ride the "Blind Mail" to Get There Millionaire Hobo Acts as Chairman. New York, Special. Having reach ed New York City in various ways not generally used by those avIio, in traveling, seek comfort, delegates from all parts of the country met in the Manhattan Lyceum to attend the opening session of the national con vention of the unemployed. "When Jv Eads How, of St. Louis, who is known as the "millionaire hobo''" called the meeting to order in his ca pacity as chairman, he faced an audi torium well tilled with men, many of whom had made their way to the con vention through the use of the art of swinging and holding down the "blind mail" riding the tops and trucks and canvassing the village for "hand outs." One delegate said he had ridden 3,000 miles on the trucks to attend this convention. The country at large was well represented at the meeting, though the delegation from the Pacific coast did not put in ap pearance. It was said, however, that it was on the way and might be ex pected, before the end of the conven tion, October 2d. " , Mr. How, in the course of his in troductory remarks, entered a de fense for the "hobo" which term, ho said, is a description applied to wandering railroad workers of the West; and before discussion Jf the evening's topic, "National Health of The Unemployed," began he read a poem from J. II. Seymour, who sign ed himself "The Hobo Poet," which compared the lot of the "hobo" with that of the "pampered son of wealth," and said that the former was of incomparably more service to humanity. Robert McIIusrh, of Boston, and Dr. William Ross, of New York, were among the speakers. Mr. McIIugh ; dwelt on the lack of moral cleanli ness among the rich and ascribed the lack of physical cleanliness of the poorer classes to the extravagances of the people in the upper caste. Dr. Ross in his remarks said: "There are two classes of men un employed, those who want to work if they could, and those who will not work. Many of the latter class do not owe their condition to wilful in dolence, but to social environment. The rotten tenements make physical degenerates. It is little wonder that a child born under such conditions takes naturally to whiskey drinking and morphine using." Haskell's Successor. New York, Special. Hermann Rid der, editor of the Staats Zeitung, and vioo rbnirman of the publicity bu reau of the Democratic national com mittee has been appointed by Nat ional Chairman Mack as treasurer of the national eommitttee to succeed Gov. Charles W. liasiceu, or uiuauu ma, who resigned his position last week in Chicago. Virginia Wants Fleet to Return. Washington, Special. For the pur pose of convincing the President that Hampton Roads would be decidedly a better place than NeAV York for the Aif; hotti5lnn fleet to terminate jviuimn - its cruise around the world on L'eb- ruarv 22d, Congressman Maynam, oi Virgin fa"; John' Taberlake and Akah II Martin, of Norfolk, called at the ivi.ttn House Monday. Congressman Maynard advanced numerous reasons iTnmntnn Road3 would be more advantageous than New York, but the President gave the irgimans no tie finite answer. DROUGHTIS SERIOUS Large Section Suffering Badly For Rain DISEASE OUTBREAK IS FEARED Each Day Increases the Seriousness of the. Unprecedented. Conditions Which Obtain in Western Pennsyl vania, Eastern Ohio and West Vir ginia. Pittsburg, Pa., Special. With loss es aggregating several million dol lars from forest fires and heavy dam age to crops and live stock; the re ported loss of a number of lives due to fighting timber conflagrations; the enforced idleness of thousands of workmen owing to the suspension of manufacturing establishments be cause of lack of water; the health au thorities anticipate a serious epi demic of contagious dieases and many small 'streams dried up and practically obliterated, the drought of 1908 which has held western Penn sylvania, eastern Ohio and West Vir ginia in its grasp for mow than two months remains unbroken; each day gradually increasing the seriousness of., the unprecedented situation. Three times during the excessive dry spell there have been very slight rains, accompanied by much light ning and thunder, but the rain fall was so slight that many persons were unaware of the fact and were only convinced that it had rained when shown evidences of the same on tin roofs. Aside from the millions of feet of timber destroyed and the daily loss to manufacturers and farmers, prob ably the most serious phase of the situation is the threatened disease epidemic. A majority of the popu lation of western Pennsylvania, east ern Ohio and West Virginia are even now suffering from throat affections caused by the great accumulation of dust and the heavy clouds of smoke. In this city, used to smoke, the sun is almost obscured by smoke from forest fires miles away and persons in the vicinity of these fires are ex periencing difficulty in breathing. It is feared that when rain does come it will wash great amounts of filth into the already stagnant streams with the result that disease, especial ly typhoid fever, will become epi demic. The health authorities have sounded warnings to the public to boil all water used for internal pur poses and say by doing this only can many deaths and much sickness be prevented. Next in importance comes the en forced suspension of numerous indus tries and the throwing out of em ployment of thousands of workmen, many of whom had just returned to work following the recent? depression. While in the Pittsburg district the water supply is sufficient to carry on all business the low stage of the riv ers has caused a congestion of much coal in this vicinity. Every available barge and float has been loaded with coal and at present with almost twenty million bushels in the Pittsburg harbor, the river coal mines have been compelled to shut down for the want of shipping facilities. There are about 15.000 miners employed in liver mines along the Monongahelia valley. This great fleet of coal is for the supply of points in the West and South and the probabilities are there will be a coal famine experienced, especially in the Northwest, should conditions prevent the shipment of the coal be fore cold weather sets in. In West Virginia lumber plants, glass fac tories and iron and steel mills, locat ed along the rivers, are closed on ac count of insufficient water. In Eastern Ohio the same conditions prevail and it is feared the great iron "and steel mills at Youngstown, O., employing over 20,000 men, will have to suspend operations unless the drought is speedily broken. Interest in Yarn Mill Sold. Yorkville. S. C. Special. Mr. J. B. Pegram, of this place, who with Mr. W. B. Moore bought a con trolling interest in the Ncely Yarn Mill, located here, about two years ago, and who with Mr. Moore was actively engaged in the management of the business, sold his interest to Mr. Moore about two weeks ago be cause of impaired health. Arranging for King Peter's Junket. Belgrade, Servia, By Cable. The Stampa says that the question of the visit of King Peter to the foreign courts will shortlv bo settled by the joint action of the powers. The ex pressed desire of the powers that the officers who were instrumental in the death of King Alexander and Queen Draga ho removed from the active list .will be complied with, says The Stampa, after which King Peter will be received with full honors at the courts. PART OE HEAD BLOWN OEF Contractor Joseph Edgerton and Two Negroes Seriously, Probably Fatal ly, Injured by Explosion of Dyna mite in Blasting on New Railway. Rutherfordton, N. C, Special. An accident occurred on the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio Railway some sev en or eight miles northeast of this place Friday night in which a white man and two negroes were seriously, if not fatally, injured. Mr. Joseph Edgerton, of this county, a sub-contractor, was the most seriously in jured and now lies in the Rutherford ton Hospital in this town hovering be tween life and death, with the chances of his recovery against him . The facts so far as have been obtained are these: "Mr. Edgerton and the two darkies whose names could not be learned, had just finished drilling a hole, in which they had used a small quantity of powder and dynamite to spriug it. After giving the first blast suf ficient time to cool, as they thought, they then inserted a large quantity of dynamite, powder and fuse and were engaged in tamping it down, when it was thought the fuse caught from the blast in springing the hole and caused an explosion. The whole of Mr. Edgerton 's forehead was blown off, leaving his brain exposed. Both eyes were put out and he received bad wounds in the side and stomach. He was brought to the hospital Fri day afternoon when the first news of the accident was made known. It is impossible to learn the extent of the injuries of the negroes, but they arc also badly wounded. Mr. Edgerton would have complet ed his contract next week. He is a good citizen and many are the ex pressions of regret over the sad ac cident. Engineer and Fireman- Dead. Spartanburg, S. C, Special. Sou thern Railway southbound passenger train No. 41, from Charlotte to Sens ca, ran'into an open switch one mile and a half south of Wellford, a sta tion twelve miles south of this city, Friday night about 8.45 and Engi neer W. J. Fonville, of Greenville, and his colored fireman were killed. The baggagemaster had a leg broken. None of the passengers suffered more than being badly shaken up. The engine and tender turned completely over. Dr. Earl, of Greenville, rushed to the scene in an automobile and rendered aid to the injured baggage master. A wrecking crew left here at midnight. Traffic will be blocked for several hours. It is believed by officials of the road that the switch was thrown by some miscreant. Confesses to Wrecking Tram. Spartanburg, S. C, Special Charg ed with having had a hand in throw ing open the switch at Wellford, re sulting in wrecking Southern passen ger train No. 41 and the death of Engineer W. J. Fonville and Fireman Bowers and the serious injury of Baggage-Master McConley and several passengers, Clarence Agnew, colored, was arrested near Wellford by Con stable T. W. Moore. Agnew made confession in jail here. The negro finished serving a term on the chain gang at Greers Wednesday. He says his home is Toccoa, Ga. Cholera Condition Bad. St. Petersburg, By Cable. St Pet ersburg is in the grasp of Asiatic cholera, which already has exceeded in severity and number the visitation of 1S03 The disease is increasing daily at an alarming rat-e, and unless the authorities show in the future a much greater degree of ability to cope with the situation than they have in the past, there is every rea son to fear that it will get out of hand. Attempt to Wreck Freight Train. Greenville, S. C, Special. It was learned recently that an attempt was made to wreck freight train No. 71, on main line, at Taylors, near this city. The switch at that place had been thrown open, but the engineer happened to see it in time to reverse his engine and thus prevent the wreck. - , Another Ginner Warned by -Night Riders. Greenville, S. C, Special. Another ginner of Greenville county has been warned by the night riders to close his plant until further notice. Mr. T. C. Griffin is the ginner and his ginnery is situated only a few miles from that of Mr. Willimon who was notified a few days ago to dose. Sheriff Gilreath has made an in vestigation, but has secured no evi dence which would incriminate any one. HELD UP AND ROBBED O. E. Man gam, a Durham Liveryman and Horse-Trader, Held Up Near East Durham by Three White Men and Besides Being Robbed, Is Shot Twice in Arm. Durham, N. C, Special. Late Wednesday night C. E. Mangum, a liveryman and horse-trader of this city, drove to police headquarters with two pistol balls through his left arm and a hole through his trousers, made, he said, in a fight for his purse of which he was robbed and with it $3,700. Mangum had been to Raleigh trading horses, collecting money and foreclosing mortgages. The trip through the country r,ras made in a single buggy and he was leading four horses. Near East Durham, under a tree, three unmasked men ran out and seizing him by the throat, took his pistol from his belt, while he squalled so as to alarm the neigh borhood. The robbers tore his clothes nearly off and, securing his purse, jerked him out of the buggy. They opened fire upon him and of the ten remembered shots he says he was touched three times. The men ran and were not identified. Mangum came first to 'Squire Morton in East Dur ham, about 10 :30 and gave the alarm. Sheriff Howard and all officers were notified and began a search. He is inclined to hot air, but the officers say they have seen him recently dis porting unusual amounts of money and one policeman vouches for the amount alleged to have been lost. Springfield Rioter Found Not Guilty. Springfield, 111., Special. Abraham Raymer, charged with leading the mob that lynched William Donnegan, a negro SO years old, during the re cent riots, was found not guilty. The jury was out three hours and took only one ballot. As soon as the ver dict was announced Raymer grasped the hand of each juror and made a speech thanking them. This is the first riot case involving a total of 117 indictments. It was proved that Raymer was a member of the mob and the ftnirt held that any member of the mob was guilty in the eyes of the law, but the jury acted on the lack of evidence to prove that Ray mer had a hand in the actual lynch ing. Mayor Commits Suicide. Tampa, Fla., Special. In the pres ence of his wife, who had just told him good-bye, intending to begin pro ceedings for divorce, Francisco Mi lian, maj'or of West Tampa, com. mitted suicide in a bedroom at his residence Wednesday afternoon by placing the muzzle of a revolver in his mouth and discharging two bul lets through his brain. His wife had decided to leave him and when she said farewell; MiHian replied: "It is best to end everything now," and suicided. Millian ' had served eight terms as mayor of West Tampa, and enjoyed the respect of all citizens. He was a Cuban by birth. Louis Millian, a son of the deceased, states that he had made two attepmts to commit suicide recently. The Hains Trial. New York. Special. An extraor dinary term of the Supreme Court in Queens county was convened Mon day with Justice Garret J. Garret son presiding, to facilitate the trial of the Hains brothers for the mur der of William E. Annis. Attorneys for Capt. Peter and T. Jenkins Hains will likely attempt to delay the trial as long as possible and it is unlikely that the brothers will face judge and jury before next month or November. The special term of court was ordered by Gov ernor Hughes in order that the Hains brothers mi.sht be tried with out unnecessary delay. Forest Fires Still Raging. . Rhinelander, Wis., Special. Satuit a settlement of half dozen homes, three miles east of Rhinelander, was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The set tlers fled to Moens Lake, where they are cared for. No loss of life has been lcported. Rlunthmder is now regarded as safe, and the fires have been ouieted by lack of wind. Case Gce3 Against B. & O. Baltimore, Special. The npplica ion of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- oad Company for a preliminary in unction to restrain the Interstate ommeree Commission from enforc- li"- an order relative to coal car dis- ribnticn was denied by the United States Circuit Court here. The .order o which the railroad company ob- vns oi-ip rftouirincr the railroad nr.n-.M-mv tn include so-called "pn- vate" 'and "foreign railway fuel" cars in making up its percentage ot allotments of cars. KILLED IN A WRECK Early Montana Snowstorm Is f Responsible For Collision A NUMBER SUSTAIN INJURIES Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail way Passenger Train Crashes Into Freight Train on the Northern Fa cific Railroad at Youngs Point, Mont., Resulting in a Number of Fatalities. Livingston, Mont., Special. Plow ing through a snowstorm, eastward bound, a Chicago, Burlington Quincy passenger train running over the Northern Pacific Railroad, crash ed head-on into a freight train at Youngs Point, where the trains were to pass and in the demolition that resulted a crowd of lives were crush ed cut and score of persons were in jured, several probably fatally. The freight flagman failed to signal the passenger in time to prevent the col lision, it is said, because of the blinding snow. The express car telescoped with the smoking car and most of the fatalities and injuries were of persons in the latter car. The express car wras raised over the plat form of the smoking car and the su perstructure swept the seats away. Not a passenger in the smqking car escaped death or injury. Fireman Ora Babcock jumped and was killed. Milo Halloway, a brake man, was killed. The smoking car's debris was hopelessly mixed with heads, bodies, legs and anus, present ing a horrible sight. In one place seven bodies ware so tightly wedged together that they were separated only with great difficulty. The known dead: Colonel Bonson, of Utah. John Cawlin, Billings, Mont. Lon Anderson, Hardy, Mont. Lorenz A. Stewart, Dean, Mont. H. C. Gomblee, Ministon, Iowa. E. L. Eimock, Denver. D. II. Barnes, Seattle. , : . G. M. Konsick, Anaconda, Mont. ' Ora Babcock, Billings, Mont. . S. C. Hingdon, Chico Springs, Mont. Charles E. Johnson, Denver, dis trict passenger agent, Nickel Plate Railway. George Battlerock, Anaconda, Mont. John Ryan, dishing, Okla. Milo Halloway, Billings, Mont. Sichemram, address unknown. Four unidentified coal miners. Says Gambling Must Stop. Lwnchburg, Special. In- dismiss ing D. M. Dabney and O. Patterson last week in the police court, after holding that there was no evi dence to convict them of operating a gambling resort. Mayor Smith de clared that gambling must cease in Lynchburg. In future, he said, per sons found in raids will be held as principals, and not as witnesses, and they will be fined under the State law, instead of having their cases treated under the common law. He also declared that technicalities would not go in his court; that th-3 place to raise them will be in the Corporation Court on appeal. New Political Party. Atlanta, Ga., Special. Politics was given a new turn in this State when a call was issued for the assembling of what is termed "The Liberal Party." Delegates from all. States in the Union are asked to assemble. in Chattanooga, October 8th, to nomi nate candidates for President and Vice President. The call is signed by Sidney C. Tapp, as chairman, and R. D. Woodhall, as secretary, both men being Atlanta residents. News of the Day. Walter Moore of Portsmouth, jumped overboard from a launch with a blazing gasoline tank, thereby sav ing himself and six friends - from serious injury or death. Mr. Tsadore I. Strause.' of Rich mond, whose will was probated, made a number of bequests to charitable institutions. President Roosevelt received his friends and neighbors from Oyster Bay. A dfrroe nnnullinsr the marriasre of Helen Maloney to Arthur Herbert Osborne was handed down in New York. The Michigan Supreme Court de cided that the Maximum Rate law is constitutional. The Congressional committee in vestigating the subject was informed that there is enough wood for pulp t last for generations. Ono of those charged with causing the Spnngfield riots was convicted and sentenced to hang. I! Utpuon ! .
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