t )
i c
-.ir- two Ei
jr,.., j' ere
c: e-f -ry r
ty l.ro but
Iture v.i3 n-moved
-d saved. TI.9 ncarfKt fcyJrantwaa
t .fo blocks aaay and on account of the
t'litanca some time was required to
Lt water on the fire.
MUs Lou liiniS-ay continue very
1U at SU Leo's Hospital, Wjere aha
8 as been under treatment ior sev
; ral Jays.
Th8 Knights o Columbus of this
city held their annual election of of
ficers at last night's meeting In Gris
iom'1 Hall, over Helm's drug; store.
The ofBcers chosen for the ensuing
year are: R. D. Douglas, 0. K.; Al
exander Daye, D. O.. K.f W. H. Mo
Cormick,. F. S; C, X. Higglns, treas
urer; L. J. Duffy, , recording secre
tary; O.' Parati, W.: J. J. McSorley,
C; Parran Jarbee, L.; F. E. Duffy,
X O.;' H. McGuigan, O. J. - .-.
' ' Six candidates ' for 1 membership
were Initiated and afterwards the
members ernjoyed a banquet at Clegg's
Cafe. Dr. Jarbee acted as toastmas
ter and, after the address of wel
come, introduced . Mr, R. D. Douglas,
who responded to the toast, "The Ad
vantages of the .Order in General."
;Mr.-0; Paratt spoke on "Energy the
Conquerer of Difficulty." Mr. McQui
llan , gave , a. shost address, .follow
ed by Mr. McSorley. on "Fraternity."
Mr.- McCormlck responded to the
toast. "The Future of Our Order."
V During last night some one visited
" the pawn shop on South, Elm street
una me Hege sporting goods store,
1 to r: a e ' .
l:'a FcM.t, ' I-i-?. S.-. .'. Vi.'.t I.-'- '
Of rultimore. Tlif is i. ( u. t"'d la a C-.9
plant for Ii:t.h To!:.t, wi8 I: ore ye.-tcr-flay
araln g-A'drs C la in r' ri to the
advisability of lix-ilii.g such a plant here.
He has been thinking e.-rlously of the
matter for some time ar.,1 aftr the first
of the year there "may be something
definite doing along this, line, he says.
High Point needs another system for
power and lights In ort.T to accommo
date all classes, and then it would bo a
good thing to have in case of breakdown
at the electric light station. or other em
eiavucles. ' ' " ..
There is a sorely afflicted family liv
ing here In a settlement known as Clov
erdale, in the southern part of the city.
A whole family is stricken and the
members had nothing to go on until kind
friends took hold of tho case. One or
two of the family have already died and
there are two or three others down with
ihe fever. In fact, the whole family is
not a.We to do any wot k. Tho matter
has been referred to the charitable or
ganizations of the city, which ire doing
their v best'' to relieve , uia situation as
much' as possible.
t i
The 1..
I'. l"r I':'!--'"'!,
t man l.u; muJT.
The Elate board of agriculture meets
to-morrow In semi-annual session. To
day the finance committee met. Ma.1or
"William A, Graham, its chairman, said
that in Ms section of the State the farm
ers were in fine fix; that upland crops,
have ben much better than usual, that
most of the crops are gathered, grain
planted, etc
Governor Glenn left to-night for Wash
ington to attend the National Bivers and
Harbors Congress, where he will te an
Important speaker. .
The Governor offers a reward of) $100
for Joe Blssett, wanted In Nash county
for secret assault v upon Will London,
whom he shot a niffht with a shotun
with Intent to kill. Bissett is a desrxsr
ste charactei and was some time ago
outlawed in Wilson county. -
The Masons of Raloigh will on the
27th of this month have a celebration .in
honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the
rnembernhln in that ordor of Hon. John
1 Nicholas. The latter was one of the
ichlef founders Of the Oxford Orphanage,
Jennie fields continues to. improve. which was established by the Grand
Owinsr 'to the illness of Mrs. Hector1 Lodcre of Mni'im. , - . -
the turning over of the Elwood Hotel of . a charter is granted the Merchants
this place into new hands did not take Jand Farmers' Bank at WatesvUle, capital
place to-day. Mr. Kector was expected
from Ashovllle yesterday to rake charge.
Mr. Harrison.- who-has been managing
I the Elwood,' will take charge of tho
Hwannanoa iiotei ai Asnevme at an ear
ly date.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
People's Building and Loan Association
yesterday the' following board of diree-
stock 1125,000, J. A. Knox and others be-
Inir stockholders. 1
The Carolina Cigar Company, of High
Point, is chartered with C26.0C0. Steven
O'Donnell and others being stockholders.
This year the State hes granted char
ters to 959 corporations. This is regarded
as an excellent showing. ''
E. B. 'Bradv. freicht aaent of the Sea
board Air Line .here, Js dead of typhoid
tors was elected: Messrs. E. A. Snow,
W. C, Jones, J, J. Welch, P. H. Johnson, ; fever and his body will be taken to
.T. P. Rcddlnar. E. M. Armflold. W. Ii. . Kernersvilla for hurlat. His Wife was a
on . Rm.th r.Ti S:" wRAgan.T. E. Kirkman and J. A. Cllnard. jMlss Kerner. of that place.- He has been
the r,lat .b.. Wr "ln ' a. secretly ana weasv
urer will isjce - piece - some urns aiwut
the 15th of the Dresent month. J
.The dato has been set lor the oia-ume
. ine piate 'glass windows. Pnllremnn
4 Glenn heard the noise t the pawn
Jhop and" went, there immediately,
2,uty,tn8 would-be robber ran. .. Mr.
B. Q. Hege sleeps in the rear of hla
SJirend he the robber take a
Winchester rifle and then run. . He
. fired at the robber,-, but did not hit
' iP . .
. Prof. C. 2.'Whirate. f n
who conducted a fiddlers' convention
urent here for about a year, succeeding
Charles. S.' Allen. . - - " '
President Winston, of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, tells Governor
fiddlers' convention. . which will be filenn that if the State will aive this col
Thursday night, s December 19th, In the lege, as 'much annual appropriation as it
graded school auditorium. Every thing elves the Slate University and ths State
will be done to make, it one of the great
est things of Its kind ever held-within
the State. 'Fiddlers of note will be in
attendance. There sr several good
performers: on tho fiddle living aere and
tney sre . practicing lor tne event. vr
Normal and Industrial College there will
quickly be a thousand students. -The
Governor offers' ft reward of $100
for X. W. Harris, badly wanted in Ire
dell . county and: no doubt lit other coun
ties in the State., for passing Bogus
In Wlnstnn.Sou t,..- . . 'W. 1 VestB claims be is A nastrnaster tthivkn on hntel men. . - i-
the board of - agriculture,
Bruner has never; missed a
Will , oe . 71 el Cl an . th rnftmi nf h n?eK tha rrfnrtninei. i: i f . u .J:. i nrill ka .mluul Kv ihu. hrmrA In whlrh
chi-mber of commerce .Thursday night
of this wek to form a permanent or-
, ganizatlon. . The .convention will be
slven .under the auspices s of the
. Greenaboro Civic League.
As a token, of esteem,. love and ap
preciation of hta ervlces the mem-
, bers of-Grace Methodist Protestant' the oldest active men in the country. Re-
church have presented the . retirin cently he drove a wheat drill all day
The people of that neighborhood say that
he can now do more work than any of
bis children. , '
Jacob Maynard, 'Of this' place, " lays .he has always been so useful.
claim to-raising the " banner hogs this! Jt is deeided that the actual campaign
year. Saturday he killed three only 1J bere by . the prohibitionists in their fight
months old, weighing, respectively, w, against the dlsnensary ' shell, begin a
480 and 420.
Mr. Jesse Frazier, 80 years old, living
near Etoneser church in Randolph coun
ty, claims the distinction of being one of i
week from next Sunday.. This will make
It a little shorter than was exneetcd but
the prohiWtionlsts' say it will be alt the
more lively,
' pBBlur, KeV. K. M . imlnnii 4tv.
1100, the amount having been raised
' In fPonse to a circular letter sent
tout by some of the prominent mem
bers who. conceived the idea for him
to use it tn helping defray the ex
penses of his trip abroad next spring.
The Trinity College Glee, Club gave
a deligthful conteert last night In the
.. chapel of Greensboro Female College
, fcefore a well pleased and appreciative
rovn mkst drowned.
Fatal End of a Pishing Trip in tha
. , Altamalm lUvcr.
Jessup, Ga Dec. 3. A telephone mes
saire received here from Mount Pleasant,
2u miles away, 'gives the meagre details
audience, ... , . , mf the drownlne nf four men in the Al-
"5 uniay morning at the
.elect
field
first rresbyterlan church t,o
, wire airuuionai oeacona . ,
Mrs. Hugglns, of Statesville, under
went an operation at St. Leo's Hospit
al yesterday morning and U reported
, to be getting along' very well.
Secretary T. Gilbert pearron. of the
etate Audubon Society, left yesterday
l?,r York ftn W,U he away un
til Christmas.
, t " ;J AOKl ' JUT RESIGN. f " '
Japanese Ambassador to the United
States Expecicd to Return Home at
an Early Day Talk of His Succes
sor,' t,t t, i , - t, ' ,r
Tokio- pec 4. The probable "reslg
nation of Viscount r Aokl, Japanese
amoassador to the United States, has
oeen rumored for same weeks but the
t. rumor has' been persistently denied.
It , Is admitted, now however, that
Ambassador Aokl ,may return o Ja
.. pan at an early,; day. The, foreign
- office declines to say if this means the
resigna-tioiv; of the amlflSBadoT. ' Jn
the event that Ambassador Aokl de-
cldes not to return to Washington
, there Is a strong probability that he
wHl bs succeeded by Baron Kaneko,
a former special envoy to the United
States or Baron Chinda,. vise minis
ter at tne foreign office. Baron Chin
da is well known in America, where
Jie was educated. He Is extremely ac
tive and very sincere In endeavoring
xo overcome the immigration dlflicul-
bonrd Air Line bridge,
The dead men are: . .
JOHN HAKN. -
W. F. HUNT, both of Savannah
GF.ORG IS MOONISY.
A. J. ELLIOTT, ot Atlanta.
The four men and threo others Were
In a boat and had lust started out fish
ing when the boat capslsed and threw
them all m the rivtr.
Parties have gone from Mount Pleas
ant to. the scene of the drowning to re
cover the bodies. -
George F. . Mooney and A. J. El
liott, who lost their, lives In the Alta
mah river, near Mount Pleasant, were
both engineers on the Southern Rail
road and with a party of mends left
here a few 'days ago for a hunting
trip. Mooney was 36 years old and
leaves- widow and five small chil
dren. Elliott, who was 30 years old,
leaves a widow and one child.
:) '..RAILROAD BILLS SIGNED.
Alabama to Anver All tho -Restrain-
' nig orders on "January 6th At
lantlc Coast Line Goes Under. -
Montgomery. - Ala.. r)f. it rw.
ernor Comer to-day Blgned Uie last
. , three remaining railroad bills1 which
were recently passed by the extra
, ,. session of the Alabama Legislature
The protesting railroads filed in the
- Federal Court - supplementary bills
. amending thelr-origlnal bills, enjoln
.. lng the enforcement of the new laws
by the state. Judge Jones granted
the injunction. t , v
, The State, by agreement of counsel
. on both sldrs, will answer all the re
straining orders on January 6th.
" , Montgomery, Ala., - Dec ' J. The
. Atlantic . Coast- Line officials had a
Jong conference with Governor Comer
to-day and' agreed to stop further
litigation mttie courts and accept
the new State laws under the same
" conditions on which the Southern and
. other roads came under. This agree
mens win auow mem to cnarge a
. ; . passenger " fate - of - 2 -1-4 cents - per
,.,DiVi' w. .
-"' R)enccr Railway Trainmen' -Gtyra a
. s. Hanquci,
Special' t6' The' Observer. " .'.
"Spencer. Dec. i. Th Rrnthrhnn
- ----- - ' a. VI UVII Cl WO
' Jt ,ve" nanquet at- .the ' Railroad
Mioung Mens Christian Association
, , , here last night, the supper being
, of the association restaurant. About
one hundred guests were pvesent, in
eluding a dozen visitors from Greens.
' boro, Ashevllle, Greenville and other
places.
A delightful reception was ten
dered by Capt. and Mrs. C, M, Bob-
bitt at their home In Spencer to-
night, complimentary to Mrs. Bob
ccr Methodist church. Besides about
twenty members of the class, a num
ber of visitors were present and the
f event was one of the most enjoyable
held in, Spencer this year, Mrs.
I'obbltt wai he recipient nf tnany
hearty congratulations on the sue
- cess of the occasion. '
Mukes the IJver Lively.
Orlnn Luxative Fruit Syrup elves nor
rinnent r'll"f In 'uses of habitual comiti
putlnn its It atlinulnles the llvr and r
'fr" the faMirrl 'action of the towels
Without irritating these 'ftrn like pills
nr firdinnrv ejitlmrtlfK. Does not nsuse
fr nrtr. nnd if mfM tmi plaflnt tit
( lie-. I ineireer i"ni" (nno nnd re-
SIMON'S PETITION GRANTED.
Supreme Court Will Review .the Case
Involving Sharp (xmriiet i Hetween
i Louisiana State and Federal Courts,
Washington, Dec. 3. The 'Supreme
Court of the united States has grant
ed the petition of Ephralm Simon, of
New Orleans, for leave to file a peti
tion ifor a writ of Habeas corpus In
that court in a case which Involves
a sharp conflict between the Federal
and the State courts of Lou! nana
Simon was awarded by the State court
113,000 damages on account of an ac
cident on the Southern Railway and
aftewards was enjoined by the Fed
eral. court from all efforts to. collect
he award. ..,
V,"hen he underfoot to tiroceed re
gardless of this order the was taken
ln';o custody by the Federal authorl
t's. and fine a $100 on the charge of
contempt. The Supreme Court will
review the entire proceeding
SUICIDE DELAYS SAILING.
NEW . MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Admiral Evans Flagship Will Not
Sail Until Thursday Owing to Self-
Slaughter of a BuHsian .-Gunner's
Mate, . i '(.! '
New York. .Dee. S. The battleshin Con
necticut, the flagship of Admiral Robloy
D.- Evans, will not sail until TOursday
for the rendezvous of the Pacific fleet at
Hnmptoh . Roads. The , warship . was
scheduled to leave to-morrow and It is
utwleratnnd the costoonement was canned
by the suicide re-day of H,'.N Plro, a
gunner s mate, ,wno snm . .nimseir on
board ship.- The delay will permit an In
nuest and burial to-morrow.
une warsmps rtncoe yjna, virgin
nnd "Vdtikton will' eall to-morrow . for
Hnmnton Roads as scheduled.
piro was a Russian ana naa cen m
the "American navy for 10 years. - Re
cently he received a letter from 1 Russia
which informed him that one of his rela
tives in Finland had beon . arrested and
condemned to die, Piro brooded over the
intelligence. - , , , ' .
Tli6 Preside nt Getting a Line on Cur-
reney Lrgblation. - '
' Washington, Dec. 8.-mA conference
was held at the White Jlouae this
evening between the President and
Senators Aldrlch, of Rhode Island;
and Crane, of Massachusetts, on the
xubjeet of currency legislation. The
V'-esltleflt called In these two leading
Senator th ordef that he might 8mve
intlr views cuncermng the many pro
positions that tiave been made to film
during the last several weeks In fa
vor of, plane ifor relievtnflr the cur
rency atrlngency uncer rtich circum
stances ' as has occurred recently.
Senator Aid rich stated at the close of
the conference that nothing" definite
had been decided upon.
S Bryan Hobnobs With Senators.
Washington, ec. i'. -William J.
Bryan spent an hour or more in the
marble room of the senate to-day, the
time being principally devoted to an
exchange of courtesies with Senators.
Most of the lemocratIj members of
the Senate called during the time to
pay their respects as did alo a nu ni
ter of Itepubliran., including Senator
Purkett, of Mr. Bryan's own tate.
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
flkno ww airnong the distinguished
Tlie Cabarrus ' Association ' RoMs an
Election and Decides to Have a So
cial Session in January Marriage
License Issued :o 217 ' Couples
Concord-Kannnpolls Road to Be
Slaeadaftsse.
Special to The Observer. a V
Concord, Dec. 8.- The- Cabarrus
Medical Society held a very interest
ing and Important meeting at the city,!
hall yesterday afternoon. Several in
teresting Dapers were read by Dr.
Foil, of Mount Pleasant, and Dr. Lat-
ferty. of. this city. The annual elec
tion of . officers took place and re
sulted as follows: President, D., O.
Caldwell; vlco president, J. C. Black;
secretary and treasurer, JJE. Sm6ot,
Dr. W. D. ' Femberton was chosen as
a delegate to me next . metum? ui
the North Carolina Medical Society.
It was decided that the society have
a social session at its meeting in Jan
uary. A committee was elected to
arrange for a 4 o'clock luncheon to be
served on the first iMonaay in Janu
ary, and the affair will be one of the
most important social events, wi wt
season.
Register ' of Deeds Isenhour nas
made an accurate count of the mar
riage licenses issued by him during
the first year of his administration,
from December 1, 108, to December
1, 1907. The total numbers 217 161
to whites and 66 to colored people.
There were 35 less issued the past
year than the year previous, when
Mr. W. R, Johnston was register. .'
Contractor X L Bennett, who is to
build the macadam road extending
frnm the cornorate limits of this city
to the imaglo city of Kannapollsvar-
rived this morning from Danviue, ac
companied ty large force of handa.
Ha will begin work on the road at
once, first making all preliminary ar-
rrngements for tne reai consiruuun
work. He has another force at Spen
cer, where hla mules and carts are
temporarily Quartered. -This re-enforcement
will be brought . to this
county Just as won- aa they can get
ready for them. -
coRRurnoN rampant.
Sari Francisco Jury, Wldch Rm Made
411 indictments, Js Discharged.
- The City Rotten to the Core. ,
8an' Francisco, Dec.' S. After hav
ing met on one hundred separate days
in which 95 sessions were held and
having returned. 441 Indictments, in
volving 47 persons, .the Oliver grand
Jury, the most noted In the city's his
tory, made its final report to Superi
or Court Judge Coffee this evening
and was discharged from further' du
ty by the court. : ; 1 V
Most of its work has been concern
ed with 1 indictments for "graft" and
bribery, connected with municipal af
fairs and the public utility corpora
tlons of San Francisco. The, Anal re
port Is a voluminous document and
iah lit TlArfc -
- "We cannot even estimate the .vast
amount of evidence-received by t
showing "corruption and rlceof the
lowest kind Involving tho great moral
turpitude such as the participation of
the former mayor of our city In tha
..flt earned by the prostitution of
the lowest of the fallen women, which
constitute a recital oi teemingi? 1U
concelyable ain, ghame and violation
of lawl - ' ' ' ' ' '
" 'The unlawful aid corrupt protec
,n ripn hv the police to vice for the
benefit, pecuniarily and politically, of
the heada of tne aominioxramm nu
many ot the rank and file of the de
partments Is unbelievable. If It were
fAi. the low character of the wit
nesses examined and the taitgled mass
of contradictory evidence submitted,
much of It undoubtedly perjured put
In a way that peTjury could not be le
gaily proven, indictments would have
been found for extortion and conspi
racy in forming house of III fame
trust. There was not a property
owner In San Francisco in whose
property there remained any salvage,
who was not rouneu, - ,
r rf ?- - ,r Cotton A--o-t'J
ii S.;vs As "'rloaii Cotton
V ! , rs h: nv-ign r.ujor.
Manchester, Dec. 3. At the annual
meeting of the Manchester Co'Udn As
sociation held' hero to-day Thomas
Coates, chairman of the Buying Com
pany, caused a sensation. Mr. Coates
was one of the delegates to the recent
cotton congress in Atlanta, Ga. He
said that he had been Impressed par
ticularly in the United States by the
"bare-faced and fraudulent manner
In which sworn government cotton
weighers in America actually put on
five pounda per . bale to every bale
weighed' -This, . however," air.
Coates continued, "was not done .in
the case of cotton supplied to Ameri
can spinners," . "
Alabama Fanners Devise Plans Pot
Relieving the Stringency.
1 i Rlrmlneham. Ala.'. Dec. 8. A prac
tical method of relieving the financial
stringency existing In Birmingham
JeCerson county and this section has
been devised by local officials of the
Farmers" Union and will be put into
pracdice at once. The plan Is for the
firmAM whn desire; to borrow money
on .their cotton without relinquishing
the title to it to place the staples in
the local warehouse as collateral, on
which the farehouse will issue notes
hf hand or what is Dooulariy termeu.
"scrip" to the extent of seven cfnts
ner uouna. - ' - - v . .
Pracucaaiv all or tne . mercnB-w
doing awalness 1 in . the city have
aarreed to accent the scrip at face val
ue and-several of the banks have
sarreed to take it as 'payment for
notes held against merchants.
Tha ew nlan has the entire ap
nroval of offlclas of the. Farmers'
Union In Alabama. ',
. Special Agent Appointed. ,
Washington. - Dec. 3. Secretary
fitraiin. of the Deoartment of Com
merce and . Labor, to-day anounced
the anointment of Albert' Q. Perkins
of Memphis, Tenn., as a special agent
to investigate trade conditions abroad
with particular reference to foreign
markets for . cotton seed products.
Mr. Perkins Tyill take, the place ot
James L. .Benton, who recently re
signed on account of ill heaitn. Air.
Perklna Is endorsed y the Cotton
Seed Crushers Association and by
many prominent .men of the South,
'. ' Liverpool Exchange's Holidays.
Liverpool, Dec. 8. The cotton ex
change here will be closed December
26th and 26th and January 1st and
2d. .
Our delicious Cd Liver
-.rt::n ;itl:-t cl!.
Letter tbn cii-fn:Iii:r.:l
czl liver cil czi er.ul;l:23
to restore health for
CII pccpls, delicate children,
ytcsI: mn-dovTii persons, and
sfter sickness, colds, ccushs,
bronchitis and all throat and
lun troubles.
Try it on our guarantee.
R. n.' JORDAX A CO,
, ; charlotte, JS". C
MANY BODIES RECOVERED.
Officials of Pennsylvania Mine An
nounce 25 Dead at Midnight More
- Btxilen In the Mine. "
. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. S.-r-After a
search of all, but one entry of the
Naomi mine of the United Coal pom
pany, located near Fayette City, 85
mlleasof here, where a territlo .explo
sion ot black damp occurred Sunday
night, It was announced; at midnight
that 35 bodies had been recovered.
Offlcers of the mining company ad
mit pevenal additional bodies naay
be found In the unexplored entry and
others are positive that at least three
more men are in the mine.
Rescue' work wa suspended late
to-night owing to fear that a second
explosion might result seriously ' to
the rescuers. The unexplored entry
is filled with after-damp and offi
cers of the company insist that It
must be ventilated before It is enter
d. There Is some friction between
officers of the ccmpany and the 13
deputy State mine inspectors oh the
scene. Owin; to the main entry be
ing filled In with debris the bodies
have been brought , out through an
airsnart. -
FRANCHISE ASKED FOR.
The Rurgraliain Traction Company
Asks the Burlington Aldermen Fo
, a - 60-Year Franchise For Street
Care The- Petition Tabled -Klec--
tlon ot Water and Sewerage Sy-.
tern Carries.
Special to The Observer.
Burlington. Dec. S. At a meeting
of the board of aldermen of the city.
held in the mayor'si omce last nignt,
in netltion asklnar a franchise for the
use of the streets for the purpose of
laying tracks . and operating street
cars was presented by the Burgaham
eenOy chartered by tne State, .The
netltion was resented wy' Messrs. J
W. Murray and John M. Cook, of the
Piedmont Trust Company.- A 60 -year
franchise for the use of all of the
afreets with the four years' time In
which to complete and put in opera
tion a line from West Burlington
through Graham to Haw River was
asked, and the petition met opposition
from some members of the hoard, but
all seemed anxious to grant a iran
chlse for a shorter period with the
number and names of streets stlpu
lated, and Che petition was tabled and!
a meeting for the purpose of dlncuss
inar and deciding unon the matter was
called for Monday night, December
9th.
The election! held Tiere to-day upon
the Question of a 1100,000 bond is
sue for an addition to the present
water and sewerage system, passed off
Quietly. The election was carried toy a
majority of 200 votes. ,
MISSING CASHIER DEAD.
Bod of D. R. Rankin,' of Lawton,
Uluaiioma, uanic .rouna in ixeea,
' Lawton. Okla Dec . 8.W!th" the
head and shoulders floating above the
water, the body of D. R. Rankin, tne
misslnsr cashier of tne defunct Mer
chants & Planters Bank, was found
late. this afternoon by an Indian hoy,
in Cache creek, two miles north ot
Lawton. 1
'Rankin disappeared on November
7th, . immediately . after the bank was
closed. It is believed that he commit
ted suicide. Rankin owed the bank
$S,lPo on an unsecured note and tha ac
covnA were $662 short He carried
ITff.OOO life insurance made payable to
nl wife, He made a will shortly be
fore his death, . conveying his other
property to his wife and three babies,
Rankin wa ft prominent churchman,
being superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Sunday
school at Lawton, and teller of the
Indian mission , conference of that
church, embracing Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. J '
' X . -1 ' 11 'i mi it-r it f r - " T vv.- .
Vermont Breaks Coaling Record.
Kewnnrt. ft. I.. Dec. i. The toattle-
ehlp Vermont, of the . Atlantic sluad-
ron, which la soon to sau tor tne jra-
ciflo, has won the navy record ror
coalinsr ehlD from four barges at the
naval coaling .station m, iarraKans
Bay, - She averaged 255 ions an hour
against the battleship Virginia' rec
ord of 868 tons an . hour. The ver-
mont sailed this arternoon ror-iomp-kinsville,
to secure her powder and
sheets before, sailing for Hampton
RosAS. 1 '
The battleship made an average
upeed of 19 01 knot an hour for four
hours under forced draft during her
run to Newport. This speea is , re
garded asi record or her class.
1 , ' 1 ' 1 1 111 . ' '
Railroad Employe Instantly Killed at
, Fayette Ule.
special to The Observer. - ;
Favettevllle. Dec. 8- -Ned .Brown,
an employe of Raleigh & Southport
Railroad Company, while crossing the
tracks In Its yard in this city to-night
about 8:30. was run over Dy an en
rin and killed Instawtly, the engine
passing over his body and cutting
him in half. Brown waa from Rose-
boro, this State, and was well thought
of by the railroad company.
Former Minister to Venezuela Dead.
WaverlanJ. Miss., Dec. $.Oeneral
Allen Thomas, United State minister
Nebraskan'a callers, and he remained f Venezuela during the secorm aa
for some time in consultation with ; ministration of President ClevelanJ,
that gentleman. Mr. Bryan left tn
iilKht for New York, ulmica 3iU
nnd daughter will sail smm for i;u-
top. - ' ' , . "
u,d at his rtome hre to-day, a?cd
11 years. .lie. hold the cumlmsloit
of a briadiT -en'jral during the (tlvil
. MASSACHrSETTS ELECTIOX.
A Considerable Gain In. the No-LI
cense Column naverhill Goes
"Wet" and Fltchburg "Dry."
Boston, Dec. 3 The collective re
sults of the municipal elections held
in thirteen of the S3 cities in Mass
a chusetts to-day, shows ax very con
slderable gain in the total of, the no
license column, and while changes
were made In the liquor policy of two
cities, one onset the other. Haver
hill aroused by a vigorous temper
ance campaign, voted to go "dry" af
ter ten years of licensed llauor sell
ing, by a majority of 779, as against
a majority or 814 ror license last
year. Fltchburg. on the other hand.
after two yesrs of no license, voted
to authorise the sale of liquor by a
majority of S44. While none of the
other cities changed their nolle lit
this regard, the opposition- to license
was miflh stronger than In previous
ypsri, and In Taunton license wa
carried by only g votes, while last
year's maiorlty Was 938. The total
vole of the 13 cities on the license
question compares as follows:
190 Yea, 88.818; no, 83,822.
190T Yes, ,88,6875 no, 87.521.
Bl Democratic- Ranonet Planned.
New York, Dec. 3.-Tho Democratic
State committee is making plans for
a meeting and banquet of prominent
Democrats from all over the country
for January 8 th. The. plan Is to send
out Invitations to a nuuber of promi
nent men in the party to meet in New
York on that day for the purpose of
talking over Informally the plans for
the coming national congregation.
. The Bryana Going Abroad.
Lincoln Neb., Dec. 3.- Mrs. WH
Ham J. Bryan left this afternoon for
New York. Accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavltt,
she will sail Saturday for Europe.
Asthma Sufferers Should Know Tula,
Foley's Honey and Tar has cured many
cases of ashma that were considered
hopeless. Mrs. Adolnli Bussing, 701 West
Third St., Davenport, Iowa, writes: "A
sevem cold contrncted twelve yesrs ago
was neglected until it finally grew Into
asthma. Ihe test medical skttl Available
could not give, me more than temporary
relief. Foley's Honey and Tar was rec
ommended and one fifty-cent bottle en
tirety cured me ot asthma which had
been growing on me for twelve yesrs, If
1 had taken It at the start I would have
been saved years of suffering." R. II,
Jordan & Co.
. National JUxl Crosa Ouhirw.
Washington, Dec. 'J Secretary
tim.t delivered a t brief , address at
ma third annual meeting of. the
American National Red Cross Society
held here to-day. 1 The present of
ficers were re-elected, vU.t -President,
Korretary Taft; treasurer, Beekman
Vlnthrop; counsellor, A. W. Cooley;
w:raary Charles . L-Magco., lte
ports of the oiiicer were read and ac
Cfp!ed.
0
Honey is like
, Steam.
Let it
Freely,
Escape
And 'tis of
v Ho service
lb any one.
Confine it .
Within
- Certain
Bounds and
You utilize
Its energy
To perform
.1 Service for-,;.
You.
That is '
What an
. Equitable
Policy '
WILL DO
FOE
YOU,
W. J. RODDEY, Mgr.,
Rock UlU, H. C .
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h a stLT, c!.r..:y C. ::
wecr Crossett3. Cro:;:t3 Ci r
well end are so surpla rc- .
that they go anywhere into tu:l
nesa or fun.
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ItJalies.LifeSVfelk Easy
Can on mr t jefit la jroaf city, or wrtu o
LEWIS A. CROSSETT, Infc., No- Abington,
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fef-r a nipt nlrv
E want you to deal with us, therefore,
1 we are naming you especially low prices
jfl on the highest grade of liquors. Look
k over this list and make your selection.
Jr.Kftnd lis rmitfanp(! for whit vnn wanf
by either Postal or Express Money6rder
or Registered Letter, and goods will be
sent you promptly by express the same day . order is
received, In a plain neat package
All Express Charges Prepaid.
C Remember we guarantee our goods under the Pure
Food Law, and if they arc not satisfactory, return them
to us at our expense and your money will be refunded.
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$2.50 y BUYS $2.60
4 BIO QUARTS , '
Virpa Dare Wins
Bent by express,' prepaid,
Special , Holiday Oiler.
Ucrfcl!:, Va.
Whiskies, Brandy and Gin
InJyaa. hrlil,
Eureka Rjra ..,,..,.. J II
Dan Rlvw R3.
OravOooaa Rva.......
Inipectloa Ry.. ...... 3 SI
Hlghaptr rvn Ry ... a
J. Bumgardmr Mt.Ry 4 St
N. C Com WhUkr .. M
Va. Cora Wbiky, old I M
I till.
51 7 20
It
14
11 M
III
InJaaa. fir lit.
Vt. C. Corn, vary aid... St
Swmi Qln 2 Ii
HoUn4 Oin ,. 3 IS
V.AppW Bnndy..... $ II
Va. AppU Brandy. old. St
Va.Appl Brendy.oldtil 4 SI
N.C, Apple Brandy... 3 M
tach Brandy, Virginia 3 SS
Slilt.
111!
7I
8 71
111!
11 M
171
II M
Bottled Whiskies, Brandy and Gin,
4 Full Qta.
Eureka Ry S3 21 ,
Dan River Ry....... 2M f
Oray Oooaa Ry i SI
Impaction Ry..,... ..................... 4 II
Monttello Maryland Rya S II
Hlffhaplr Pur Ry...,. II
N. C. Corn, vary old.... i 3 21
Apple Brandy, old and mellow.....,...,, 3 21
Poach Brandy, aid and hm1Iow.,.,.,..1., II
Bwn Oln. 2 II
Holland Oln 3 41
Mccarty WhUluy, BoUld la Bvai, Mrr. U I M
Qta.
f 4 2S
Ml
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7 7
79
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12 Qta.
IB
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14 21
17 M
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14 2S
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1 14 jy
C, In addition to goods shown on above list we will be
' pleased to quote you prices on all kinds of Wines,
Liquors and Cordials. r -
IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST.
. Therefore sand your ordera to
The Cousins Supply - Company,
Pi TtiOHHelliMeKall-OrltrKocsi, RICHMOND, VA.
Here for the
Holidays
If you expct to be on the ' road ' through tha holidar sea
son Snd In this part of ' tha country, juat make it a. point to '
"holiday" at thU hotel, whera you wilt find tho' right atmos
phere find aomethlna; aubatantial for tha Batlnfaetlon ot your,
Special. holleW appetite. . We are making preparation for
th entertainment of the "Hway-trom-homea." .
MOTEL GLE
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Just si atop beyond th. .tatlon. , CRECXSnOKO, C
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
oho
s:
The) Most Modern and Xiuxurlact JI"tfI Ii tli Car::ito.
,' 150 F.LltfiANT ItOOM;. 1J riilVATH lUTUi.
Located In the heart of Charlotte, convenient to railroad etat.'n.
street cara and the buwineaa and .ahopplas cer.tr&. Cafilu t
hich-elaaa commercial ana tourist traJ.
Table do hote dinner ;00 to 8:30. Mu.-lc every evcnlrj 6.: 5
to 1:30.
.i i !' i .iUui. 1.. it Jvjr..,iu si. t'O.
Wiir in tho Confcdaate army.