North Carolina Newspapers

" - - -"7 Pj-rr: ZHDSBENDSNCB IN ALI THINGS vol. vni. COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY. MARCH l. 1903. 4 . : NO. 40. KILLED BY A TRAIN Peculiarly Sad Tragedy at Hamlet, North Carolina OPERATOR MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH fir. Jmes W. Dunaway Steps on the Track in Front of a Rapidly Moving Passenger Train, Hamlet, N. C Special. James W. Dunaway, operator for the Western Vnion Telegraph Company at this place, was hit and killed by tram No. SS as it came into the yard Wednes day morning. Mr. Dunaway was go ing from the office to his home, walk- g along by the track with his head down, and when in. a few steps of the ... A. .1 ' A 1 A . encine, sieyirea on ine iracK. seeming ly not Knowing the train was ap proaching. 1 he engineer reversed his engine ana aia an ne couia to stop tne train, bat the distance was too short. With the exception of the left arm be ing urohen ana a pruise on me siae or the head there are no external in juries, l ne force of the blow knocked the man to. one side and off the track and he never rallied from the shock. dvmz m i0 minutes.. Mr. Dunaway had been sufferine from neuraleia for . -9 A. 1 - i A . 4 1 was qquyious xo ine auDruacn ui tuts i a. xi ! i a x l train when he stepped on tne tracK. He leaves a wife and three children. His remains will be taken to Salisbury tomorrow for burial. Kink-hearted people have very liberally contributed to raisins a nurse for the griei-striCKen wife and children, who are in neeay circumstances. Violence of Strikers. Kansas City, Special Violence en tered into the strike of the 211 driv ers employed by the 14 transfer com panies of the city who went on strike this morning for an increase in wages and for recognition of their union. Perhaps half a hundred men were em ployed during the day to take the places cf the strikers, though but lit tle work was accomplished by them. During the, afternoon strikers , and their sympathizers gathered in large -numbers at several points in the west KottrtTYis and held 'UD- wasons anven . . .. ... by non-union men. ui "'"5-u freight depot, the police were forced to draw their revolvers to disperse a crowd that had cut the traces of teams hitched to two loaded wagons. At another point, George B. Evans, an omninvo nf thp Attiprinan Exoress CiUlVJ " . - Company, in attempting to disperse a p.rowri that was throwing stones at a driver, fired a shot into the ground. N. N.; Latin, a striker, interfered and made a move to draw a knife, when both men were arrested. In the after noon a crowd blocked the thorough fare and threw stones at the non union drivers. Much excitement pre- , vailed and the police were kept busy. Big Tobacco Prof Its. New York. Special. The- annual meetine of the stockholders of the American Tobacco Company was held Wednesday in Jersey City. The old board of directors was re-elected with one exception, Charles N. Strotz being chosen to succeed Thomas F. Jeffries, of Richmond, Va. ; After deducting all charges and any piTcnenses the net earnings 'for the year were $7,450,574. The stockholders of the Consoli lated Tobacco Company also held heir annual meeting. The old board it directors was re-elected. The report of the assistant treasurer showed to tal earnings of $13,291,459. The annual meeting of the Conti nental Tobacco Company was also held thf old board of directors was re-elected. The treasurer's report showed net earnings, after deducting nii .KnMan o,i avncps nf 776.- 534. White Man Killed. Columbia. S. C Special.- W. L. CrofL a white man who lived at Fair fax Barnwell county, S. C. was shot nnri itistantlv killed from ambush Mondav niieht. hear his home Suspi ninn sfrnns'lv points to a negro, Frank Slranee. ' whose wife Croft had be- fr?PTiflnd hv eivins her a home after her husband had driven her from his house. BUYS TOBACCO LANDS rtilllonaire Morgan Knows a Good Thing When He Sees It. Tampa, Fla.; Special. Advices from Havana which are considered reliable state that while in Cuba recently J. Pierpont Morgan, representing the American Tobacco Company, closed negotiations for the purchase of all the lands in the Vuelta Abajo district, upon which is grown the finest grade of leaf tobacco in the world. It is used in the manufacture of cigars. The purpose of the purchase is to secure all of this fine tobacco exclusively for the use of the factories of the Ameri can Cigar Company, which is a branch of the American Tobocco Company. If these intentions are carried out in the independent clear Havana factories in Tampa, New Orleans, New York, and other cities, will have to look else where for their fine grade of leaf to bacco ,nearly all of them being sup plied now from the fields reported to have been bought by Morgan. It will be a great blow to independent trans action. The sale involves seevrab mil lions. Negotiations had to be conduc ted with a number of individual own ers of lands. Of the largest clear Havana factories . In this city four are owned and oper ated by the Havana-American Com- Standard Oil in Cotton. Boston, Mass., 'Special. Back of the present movement in cotton and the coming consolidation of various cotton product companies are Standard Oil men, whose representatives are back ing both sides of the market and seek ing to carry out plans which Standard Oil has had for years under considera tion of controlling the cotton crop ot the country through the improved bal ing process. Scully, the big cotton bull. is a protege of Gen. S. M. Weld of Bos ton, father of the Planters Compress Company, and Scully's broker,; in cot ton exchange transactions. .Price's backer is A, C. Burrage, of Boston, a Standard Oil man, who has just been ected a director in the Planters' Compress. Burrage , backed Price in cotton last year and profited $1,000,000 by the 'eal. Mr. Burrage is a personal friend of H. H. Rogers, another Stand ard Oil magnate,, who has an interest in the Planters' Compress and they are working to secure control of the American cotton trade. Two Accidents. Charleston, S. C, Special. A News and Courier special from Sumter, S. C, says: , "John F. Laughrey, man ager and one of the proprietors of the Lukens Lumber-Company, of this city, wna fntnllv.ininred late Pridav after- wt, pvnlnainn nf th flv wheel of the saw mill engine. A fly wheel of the saw mill engine. A flying frag ment of iron struck him in the fore head, crushing the skull and face. He was taken to the infirmary, but noth- . A 1.1 J X ing could be aone ior mm anu ice doctors say he cannot live till mid night. The saw mill was completely wrecked and pieces of the wheel fell 150 yards from the mill after passing through the roof. The wheel was ten feet in diameter and weighed 6,000 pounds. High Point. N. C, Special. A 'phone message from the country says that William Holt, who lives near this place, and a negro man, met a hor rible death together. Mr. Holt and the negro were engaged in cutting feetf on a steam cutter when the fly-wheel burst, cutting off both of Mr. Holt's legs and killing the negro instantly Mr. Holt lingered an hour or more. Asheville Oil In Prospect. Asheville, N. C., Special. The first work of sinking a' well to find oil and gas will begin Monday- on Dr. J. T. Baird's farm on Beaver Dam, five miles from Asheville. The building of the derrick will begin then but con siderable lumber and tackle to be used in its construction has already been hauled to the spot and the contractors who will erect the derrick are here ready to start Monday. The builders are E. W. Litten and Wm. Heald, of Sardis, O. , These gentlemen are pro fessional derrick builders and are thoroughly, familiar with the " work. They said that the wells in West Vir- ginia were at least 3,000 feet deep and that the cost of making a test here would be over $15,000. A New Merger. Raleigh, N. C, Special. J. S. Wynne, secretary and treasurer of the Raleigh Cotton Mills, of this city, is authority for the statement , that a new Fries merger will be formed by the aid of New York capitalists and that the consolidation- is expected to be "effected early in April. The Raleigh'mills will 1 enter the combination. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY A Decree That Srfows the Progress ot the World's Thought CZAR OF RUSSIA GROWS LIBERAL Local Self -Government Granted in Some Instances A! Long Step in Advance. - - ''h St. Peteiisburg, By Cable. The Czar has published a decree providing for freedom of religion, 'throughout his dominions, establishing to some de gree local self-govefninent and mak ing other concessions! the village committees." The decree, which was is sued in commemoration of the anni versary of the birthday of Alexander III, is considered to be the most sig nificant act of state since the' emanci pation of the serfs. , The public hails it as the proclamatioriof an era open ing up bright prospects of the eany improvement of Russian internal ad ministration. The teA of the decree is in part as follows! "The trouble agitating our country, which to our deep, regret have partly been sown by design hostile to the State and partly engendered by doc trines foreign to Russian life, hinder the general wrork of ameliorating the well-being of our people. 1'hese trou bles confuse the' public mind, remove the people from productive labor, and often ruin families dear to our heart and young energies among high and low, necessary to the Internal develop ment of the country. In demanding the fulfillment of this, our will, while remaining strongly, opposed to any vio lation of the normal. course of national life, and having confidence that : all will loyally discharge their local du ties, we are irrevocably decided to satisfy the needs ifor which the 'State has become ripe and have deemed it expedient to strengthen and decree it expedient, to observance of the prin ciples of tolerance laid down by the fundamental laws of the Russian Em pire, whichi recognizing the Orthodox i Church as the ruling one, grant to all our subjects of other religious and to all foreign persuasions freedom of creed and worship in accordance with other rites;) and we are further resolv ed to continue the active carrying out of measures for the improvement of the material position of the orthodox ural clergy, while enabling them to take a larger share in intellectual and public life. "In accordance with impending measures for the consolidation of the national economy, the efforts of the State credit institutions and especially the nobles and peasants banks should be directed to strengthening and , de veloping the welfare and v. fundamental pillars of Russian village life and that of the local nobility and peasantry. These principles marked out by us for the disposition of the laws of he rural population are, when formulated, to be referred to the provincial government councils, so that with the assistance of persons enjoying the public's confi dence, they may be further developed and adapted to the special conditions of individual localities. This funda mental principle of the inviolability of communal property is to be maintain ed, while at he same time means are to be found to render, it easier for: the indivadual to seihrer connections with the community to which he belongs, if he so desires. I "Without delay measures must be taken to release the peasants from the present burdensome liability of en forced labor. 1 "Through reforms are to be effected in the provincial governments and dis tricts administrational by the local representatives, while attention- will be devoted to securing closer co-operation between the communal authori ties and parochial trustees of the Or thodox churches wherever possible. "Calling upon all our subjects to co operate in strengthening the founda tions of families, school and public life under which alone the well-being of the people and the confidence of every one in the stabiity of his rights can develop, we command of our ministers and chief officials concerned in this matter to submit to us their views re garding the execution of our inten tions." Another Restraining Order. ' Kansas City, SpeciaL-rAn injunction was granted to the Kansas City Trans fer Company against the Team Driv ers' International Union. No. 45, and the sympathizers of the strike, by Judge John F. "Phillips, of the United States .District Court. The action was brought on the ground that the com plainants are government cartmen, be ing : employed by the government in transporting bonded goods. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Lockhart Mills' Additions. Lockhart (S. C.) Mills' stockhold ers will meet April 16 to ratify action of the directors in resolving j to ! in crease capital stock from $650,000 to $1,300,000. This meeting will be more formal routine. In its issue of Decem ber 18 the Manufacturers" Record mentioned the enlargements" which this increased capital la to pay for, namely, the erection of a No. 2 mill, planned for 50,000 spindles and 1,500 looms. Only 25,000 spindles and 750 looms will be installed upon the com pletion of the main structure. The other machinery will be installed af ter the first half of the equipment i? in successful operation. The com pany is proceeding with the work! in volved in these extensive betterments. It has contracted for all the ! machin ery, secured brick for the building, which will be a five-story structure 130x450 feet, and the latter is now in progress of erection. A -: complete water- works system requiring a 200,-000-gallon reservoir and a steel bridge across Broad river will also be constructed. This new mill will em ploy about COO people. The !! original Lockhart plant has 25,000 spindles and SOrt Innms ! Doubling a $450,000 M II. The Monaghan Mills of Greenville, S. t C, will double its extensive plant. The directors and stockholders of the company have authorized the im provements, and will push jthem; to completion this year. The present, in stallation of textile machinery is 30, 000 spindles and 760 looms, which will be duplicated in the extension tof be ere Aed. The character of product will contit iie to be the same, namely, wide print cloths and wide sheetings for conversion. J. F. Grandy & Son have contract to erect the mill extension, under agreement to complete it by August 15. All the machinery has been purchased. , Textile Notes. I R. Br Spencer of Dublin, Texas, is corresponding with Galveston! (Texas) parties relative to the erection of a large cotton mill at Dublin. ! a G. C. McEachern, Piedmont, S. C, contemplates establishing a knitting mill. He wants information regarding the knitting industry, prices! on nia- chinery, etc. - -; It is proposed toestablish' a cotton factory at Bucatunna, Miss; M. A. Hooge, one of the town's merchants, offers to donate ten acres of land as site for the enterprise. Messrs. M. Heiman, H. M. Remmei, John G. Flecher and others jof Little Rock, Ark., propose the establishment of a $250,000 cotton mill. Their plan is to secure $150,000 at Little Rock and $100,000 from outside capitali$ts. ' Messrs.-Ely Walker & Co., tl rv rf merchants, of , St. , Louis, Mo.,! will es- tablish at Tupelo Miss., the mill mentioned last month as knitting proposed by them. About $50,000 will be; invested to start with. The product w siery. 11 be: ho Messrs. W. L. Welcker, Henry Hud son, John F. Edington, J. G. i Johnson and Leon Jousolmon have incorporated the Southern 'Textile Co. of Knoxville, Tenn., for manufacturing cotton, flax, hemp ,etc. The capital stock is $10,000. No further details stated. i . 1 J. H. Ruebush, Dayton, Va.j contem plates installing machinery j for the manufacture of hosiery or underwear, j He merely wants to install a small number of machines in order to utilizze surplus powers. Prices and other infor mation are requested on the! required machinery. i i Avon Mills, Gastonia, N. C, -was damaged only about' $3,000 worth by the windstorm referred to last week. Repairs. -tor the building are already about completed. Stuart W. Cramer, Charlotte, N. C, is engineer n charge to furnish parts for the damaged ma chinery. About 10,080 spindles and 300 looms are operated. r Park Wooden Mills, Rossville, Ga., manufacturer of jeans and cassimeres, will enlarge and improve its plant. Company will erect additional build ing under its own supervision, I of brick, 40 feet wide by 270 feet long, suitable for storage and for operating 180 looms. It is on the market for 80 narrow4looms, three sets 60-irich cards and three pairs mules. j Extract Wool Merino Co. of Chatta nooga, Tenn., reported last month as to increase capital from $20,000 to $40,000, has taken this action. It will i erect an additional building three stories thigh and install new michinery ' to about double present capacity. Its product is shoddy (wool secured : from i old - rags and cloth containing both wool and cotton.) ' It is proposed to build a knitting mill at Clinton, S. is interested. , C, and P. jS. Bailey ONE DOCTOR SHOOTS ANOTHER: Fatal Ending of a Feud of Long Years . Standing. Tarboro, Special. As the result of a fned of long standing, Dr. H. T. Bass was shot ' in the abdomen Monday morning by Dr. J. M. Baker and mor tally, wounded. The encounter ' began , without words, Dr. Bass attacking Dr. Baker with his fists, lading several blows upon the side and top ' of his head. Baker fired twice, the first shot being deflected by Bass grasping the pistol: A second- immediately followed, but 'Bass' hold had been broken. When Bass perceived that he was shot he drew his pistol. . In preventing him from using it it fcvas discharged In the air. Baker claims self-defense. By agreement of counsel he was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000. Bass was operated upon during the evening: The ball' perforated the'stom ach and liver and lodged in the vbacfc. The i physicians says there is Ao hope of his recovery and he is not expected to live till morning. In an ante-mortem statement Bass says he did not intend to kill Baker, but to inflict a severe thrashing; that he had been so ifritat- ed by several occurrences that he could not rest till he did this; that if he had not been interfered with Biker could not have shot him. .These ' aggravating circumstances are not given (j)ut. Both men are prominent here, and the commuunity is stirred f ropa centre to circumference by the tragedy. Another disturbing factor is 'the ex pected arrival of Bass' son, who has been summoned from the University of Virginia. Unless he can be reasoned with there are grave apprehf nsions of more trouble: Bass' death will spread a gloom over the community.; He is a big-hearted, generous man. Over their controversy the community was divid ed; over the day's horror all pity, de plore and regret. B. H. Bunn repre sents the prosecution, and Gilliam & Gilliam and G. M. T. Fountain the de fense. Last summer there wa& a difficulty on the street between the two men and Dr. Bass knocked Dr. Baker down. The troubles were brought about by criticisms of the management of a sanitarium of which Div. Baker is the head. - ' ' Safe Blowers at Lincolnton. Lincolnton, Special. The postoff ice at this place was . entered Monday morning about 2 o'clock through the front door with tools taken from a blacksmith shop near the depot. The safe was blown open and everything in it taken. The crackers secured about $200 in cash and about $500 worth of, stamps, besides a number of notes and valuable papers of different kinds; The crackers acted very deliberately and got everything It was noticed that they - had , some blank bonds, for star route carriers, together with a few other papers, which they placed in a pigeonhole above the safe. They twist ed off the handle by which the lock was turned, but it brokeoutside in stead of inside the door and made no opening to give place for the charge, so they prized the door down with a cold chisel and poured nitroglycerine in above; it. The door was blown en tirely off at the top, but part of the hinge still holds it at the bottom. A Extensive Electric Car Line. Reidsville, Special. A man from Spray informs an Observer correspon dent that at an early date an electric; car line Will be, constructed from Spray to Reidsville, Wentworth, Mayo dan, Madison and other points. It is known that a charter has been granted to the International: Telephone Com pany with headquarters at Spray, cap ital $125,000, and the charter confers very extensive privileges to operate telephone and telegraph lines, electric railway, electric light and power plant to manufacture and deal in any kind of electric machinery and also t6 own apd operate factories of any kind. The company is now hard at work on the new telephone exchange, which will be one of the best in the State, and im mediately after its completion it Is be lieved a force of "men will start to work on the proposed car line. Caught on a Trestle Charlotte, ' Special. Adele ' ( Iv'ey, a nine-year-old colored girl, stood on th trestle on the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railroad. Monday, afternoon at 4 o'clock and watched a"f reight train ap proach, coming northward; The train, .running., at about 20 miles an hour, Tounded a curve and, was several hun dred feet away when first seen by the girl,-who, despite the fact that she wai within 25 - feet of the northern end or the trestle, stood stock still as if pow erless through fear and then, a3 the train came downupon her, he was i rrtrcrrthfeoV in ViAr f Pphp. efforts tO TVUL and vag injured bo- badly . that it is thought she will die.