" - trrriiimuiif .VnrTft Ciir""-' reaches the people
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TTI m. JVv W BL . ! i I I
LIVEU
01- OAR- HREATMETALUCBBO
BOAT
Nearly JOOHurt. Some Fatal
ly Thef c Were More
Than 250 Men Aboard
the Vessel at the
Time, and of
These 15 Sail
ors arc Miss
ing
lau Dieeo, Cai., ju'y
UWVJI I , ,.Km,t, O'clock
Darlington, S. C, July - noish.ng de-
don't known what weni w - " - ,c
money confessed the attorney tor p - -
HUNDRED LUNATICS TO BE
RELEASED
WITH HATPIN IN HEART BOARD OF ALDERMEN
and consumed that de
partnfent together with an iw
contents. Loss about $2,000
which Is covered by insurance.
The building is a fire protected
,tr bavin been erected in
sections with fire proof walls and
.HtnmottP fire woof doors On
nu&w4MW.v A
this occonnt the are was wduu
XXV - w -
whom a coroner's jury pronounced
- .nlM nn Tnlv Ilin. we uv
not been able to discover much bnt
debts. It does not seem that he
had ioo when he died."
This whole section of South
Carolina is under intense excite-
two. Cal.. Jnly over the report Ratine ; ?Jr " .b,
Twentyelght members of the crew 7W Sg iaT, losses. 01 course the
?ul ?Tnlted State, gun-boat that tbe alleged awful tragedy 01 g . . ,f woujd have been a
gtob were killed and lour- July roasa tare. .;;y, l0M but by th aid olthe
.core sailors were Injured 24 y"-. " e independent Cotton Oil buckets and the bose 1 w.s c u
. to o'clock this forenoon with the Independent co gection Q, th(
the wUp when Tbe mp0
cured ..d "-TjjJ to,;ig.hM8.b.v..b6r...ulr
behine I 'he ship. TJ " 2" "J'cbesMnel'd Con"? OH the buckets notll the hose airived
nineton, at the time 01 - M.rion Oil Mill did good wor.
S nl s M In .be O-JW' M.1 0 i 111.- The bnilding .ill be r.p.,re ..
. .u- mreial wharf at H Company, manum not seriously inter-
n T n " u. had received mlnatingCompany.r.rme s T Iq act
sireei. " . I rvMnniv Robert Keitn w . . . ..
monitor to Mare Isla d navy yard, " P ..- and no.
San Francisco. o t about tbebusi-
KXPtosioN TBW"IC exc t Bim8elf,
one section 01 we
building. Although the fire was
outside the city linms xne m
AiA valient work. The nose was
hnrt at first to reach the fire
Kt W the aid of F. M. Pickett,
nr o Tone,.. S. L. Davis, conau
tor of the shifting force and others
I ii ennn tRoO leel OI Quae
Detroit, Mich.. July 22.-Fred
Montgomery, a waiter of Sand
wich, Ont., who was taken to fct.
Mary's Hospital July 6th with a
wound in nis uicbbi " "j -hapin,
died today. At the post
mortem examination six inches of
hnin were lound imbedded in
his heart, part of it in the man s
v.-,, Th sureeons are sur-
ucaii' o -
as luug
nraUlot,.ti tnlv 22. A queS
tion baB bten raised as to the
method of committing old soldiers
to St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum,
.1 asvium IOrBOlUlCIB
and sailors, and they are brought
here from all parts 01
nd Wrijjht, ot tne
bench.holda that the autnorn - - -Uved
of the Soldiers- Home r--"
i n h inmate fo ine l aJ
power re comuiii u --
the laws of the locality wheie the
home is situated. ,
The present metnoa 01 tumm.i
ment is accordifig to the statutes
r i i.u frMir to men in
irameu wu - -
the military service of the United
States, which gives i
ment the right to a wmm.
formality observed under civu
law. Judge Wright holds that
this law does not appiy to innmica
of Soldiers' Homes. Under the
dicision relatives or bdoui v
tients of St. Elizabeth's may se-
cure their release at any une.
An adjourned meeting of the
Board of Aldermen was held
Thursday night at the Mayors
office, Mayor wrenn presiamg.
i he lollowing Alderman present:
j J. H. Millis, D. C. Aldridge, J. a.
Kirkman, G. Jti. Kearns, w. r.
Pickett, A. M. Rankin and Dr. J.
A. Turner
Mrs. Dr
he fore
iUla, 11. -
the Board in regard to repairing
the Bradshaw house in the fire
to the hospital limits, one siaiea mi ,uc
house. Montgom- willing to . sell i the property prov.d-
eu sac vuuiu get t ounoviw
reasonoble price, or that she was
willing to sell the house it .he city
would make good any loss sustain
ed. The cost of the house now
was about 8m.co. Tbe matter
was left in the hands of tbe build
ing committee.
A petition was presented trom
i.. ..VUn that the
When taken
e 1 .A rrn CV
rrom a 's" " ' ,
id he received the wound oy
accident, declaring mai
had lurched against bim as she
was pinning her hat. It is believ
ed, however, that the man was
Btahhed with the pin during a
quarrel. Canadian officials say
rut utsnmprv'ii wife has been
lull inuus j - , ,
. . nt the
dffiS-KS: priST own; S tbVthe
row, and Issupposed to have gone . of SUndard ou Co be
to Indian Territory.
FREMONT HAS A SCANDAL
rxplos"" .r - excent himselt. At eacn wt- - t m. Evans which occur
1 I 1U a. 4 "
Steam was up and everything ce88iv. meeting of the directors,! at -j
- k, th denarture I . hair lot mcetine in Tune, I ,., T
factory will continue the worn in
the other departments.
TOMMY EVANS DEAD
tti. .i.. anA nrnnaintances
. ntr tntirh suForised as
. i i iah-m nf the nPBin
well as painea w ' " -
... Ar. w T?..na mhlrh OtCUT-
CARS NEEDED
tm.:. ne rars were neeJed
this morning for furniture. Eigh-
In readiness by io
ICC U wtiv "
o'olock and Cpt. Brown was ex
pecting morethrougrt me nay.
BARN BURNED
... u, M. Tester near
Jamestown destroyed by fire
last nignt aoout o 7"
makes the second me ar. jc3l
has had.
NEW VERSION
What did you say, jonnr
.j . vnnviriiii. -renn.. on mc
rcu hi jkuv"i .
aist. The news came to tbe city
in a letter from Mr. Evans house
xt- 7vrV Kmil Caiman &
111 lion vit ' -
m- xr w. Plummer Man
1 t?i Hotel which said:
tthf Cl inw
i nr. mnrh regret to an
US 51J
m the verv sudden
. t m T?.ton wnlcn
ias aeato 01 jr ----
" , , . rraA eaterdav morning a me
they received-divldenos, u &( Knoxville. ' ' Yes-
lot. Invaded the capital the
Isatu, w -
stock.
THB COLLAPSB
removed. Left over untu nexi
meeting.
Jule Ellison asked that side walk
in front of his property be run
straight.
Rent of tbe Denny building for
Mayor's office was confirmed.
Committee to look into matter of
Tomlinson Chair Co. blocking
side walk reported that the com
pany should make provision to
avoid such trouble. The matter
was left in the hands of the Mayor.
It was ordered that the sidewalk
nn Wiah street be fixed as soon ae
wu o
practicable.
Dr. J. A. Turner resigned as a
vA. the Street Pnmmlttee-
Ml II UC nil PniVkW I UJCU1UC1 Ul mv .
One is in the habit nowadays of and J. & was appomtea
, u:j- ohcnlntelv Btll-DOS- to mc v.wut.,. ... . .
Mrriuv i"
Goldsboro, N. C, July 21.
It is reported bete that J. R.
Short, a merchant and reai esiam
owner of Fremont, has been sued
for a large amount of money by C.
t . r.r Hetncr intimate Willi
the latter's wife The report says
that Short has been placed under
a five thousand dollar bond. Tea
Kue was formerly a bookkeeper for
Short. Kaieigu ruai
MODERN BRIDES
j .iDt inmse. laufifnine
J -.i;nrr and nodding to their
What aia you ,, j---- , -J afctem
. . . .nini, neriiiii I ciAMitc Orininers nuu
querrien -.r nowadays at parting.
lentttn jenociiuu i - -
m' ': a a a eiail I AMtl
imuciiai uw'-i , . Flem Norman, 01
terday Mr. Plummer recieved the m xi and Sunday here
following telegram from tbe Im- , spent oaiy
Oleum " r , 1
. (nr the denarture . their tata meetine in June.
was m icauiutoo " . ,
of the Bennington when the star- tbey adopted resolutions affirming
board forward boiler exploded aQd reafflrmng thek complete
with a deafening roar. The ex- confidence in Dargan: The stock
oloslon was terrific. People stand- holdera thought the big combina-
ine on shore saw a huge ctoua 01 tion immensly prosperous on ac
l(L Hs- . above the Bennington. t oi the handsome dividends
Columnsof water were forced mgn
into the air. A dozen or fifteen
men were blown overboard by the
ic. un iwinn.
force of the TJir " nTi.ht or so ago P " Thnrsdav nieht.
.t i. nhfl was IOOK- I Bl . . I fiVU 'vu - - . - . . j
Capt. wo.w. . discovered that the business fa Mood vessel ln brain, niw
ingat the Bennington when the WM bankrupt and that its person- attention;was buried here on
disaster occurred, says he saw nc- rf perty in lhe shape of oil did advlce from house and relatives
. ' nver a hundred wfc0 The hiir mfa l7Aia was traveling sales
mtnooaiw ----- , . not tany win 1 - ',""""., Co..
tanks at Charleston were emp.y man
and the tanks elsewhere were well New York, and "
nigh so. Dargan was excused f rniture district iu the South for
from its presidency ana geneim several years. He was a v,
the decks, while a numu manaeership. The Dusmess cui- goo1 ueartea reuuw .u ...
floundering in the water. A boat d, carrying with it ruin toth. jnew him wlgrg
flowered from tbe vessel's side Dl G. ton Trust Company, the bis death. He was in H.gn
and most of the men in the water ?GJ 5 SSSi 'oik. well apparently
were picked up and taken on wmtaaLS. could be Mr . B
board. Lis that its affairs are so compli- has been married but leaves no
TBRBIBI.B scbnks that it is impossible to give family.
hr4 the Bennington were ..f t anv accurate statement.
enVed terrible scenes. The ' bT0Ries afwat MSSES BOULDIN ENTERTAIN
force of the explosion naa 10m . T in hlgto together with the
great hole in the starboard side of tthatDargan went to Paris
fhe ship and i the vessel 1 was already d d made waxen
commencing w 1,B
I id," repeated jonn u-
tinctly, "it is clothes that oreax
the man."
ff AN EXCELLENT NOMINATION
r-i -Srhnrs savs the UD1KU
FRENZIED FINANCE
n t?-. eYrttebiv Say,
Mister Constubble, I've just bin
...1 Hum cent!
bunkerea oui --- -
The Policeman (irritably )-Well
.a - . rrTTV ATI .
don't holier 10 me,
tuc v aau
It was ordered that the Judges
and Poll holders in May election
be paid $1.00 per day each.
George Gray was relieved of
1904 poll tax.
States should be "tbe gentleman j am,t no magazine publisher?
nations." We nominate ,
Helradr as the lady Ex.
Flem Norman, of Mt. Gilead,
, tA. The air was ctoua-
ed with smoke, which enveloped
vj When the haze cleared
IDC
away, only a few could be seen on
. j..v. while a number were
ON HIS TRIAL
"Pa " asked the Senator's lit
tle boy, "what's a nemesis?"
"A 'nemesis," my son replied
the Senator, wearily, "is a female
office seeker whom, -in a moment
i fuh kindheartedness, you
promised to assist.
HGHT"HOUSES
Union Furniture Co. commenc
ed the erection of 8 houses today
01 Mangum avenue. Four 4
room, and four 6 room houses.
Tbey have all been rented.
ALARMED
iii....e inct nne thin? I wan-
heran Mrs. Acrid
ter say w you, wS ---as
her better half stumbled into
the room at 3 a. m. .
"Just one, M'na." queried he,
sollciously, "ain't you a-feelin
well?"
LET THE BOYS OFF
We are trettine organized here a
good military Company, soon to
u f the hpst If thev keep np
their drilling. These boys have
iicte and must attend one or
two gatherings in the State dur-
inp the year. o one naa
thority to excuse tbem except the
Governor. When these meetings
hMt Ann' he too hard on
LUUJC BWKU. .
the boys, let them oh. n possiu.c.
The school park is getting to be
quite uselul, the cows graz
wi.. ui.e nnnllin entertained
soara siaeui - t. -nt to fans -.rw-. T
MAmmannnv iu 1 rT mmseii. auu. 1 . . . 1 1 vrAcontfn an
carried aWEV ' X..A h tnr
the upper a 77 --f- -
canare mind and rain
' . . XT
rain rotne in lorrems. u
couples are numerous at night
m, T T). Mann and children
a r .
left for Siler City, Saturday, ior
visit of a week or so.
Laffoon on Kendall t
the real secret
it through the hole at
the top of your pocket
Zl III; age of himself, and another that mg JJ5- Bted an
ried away . . p mhad been, for The beaotitni iawn j Tflnflese
i to stern. ciooa nu - , Btdvinff hvonotlsm enuiu6 -
.Hatrlhnted over the "v""''"r ' "T '.u vth the lanterns sui
ter. cabin and
h-r nart of the ship adjacent rospe--r fi view the corpse ne. wu- - ar
'""'." i htiir resembliiiK a cna. r .s.t h. aid. after very .aruwrew'j ------- .
"Prh rtnA f tbe ex M".1 l"T ;r ranted. Tbe Rsts . - , ft(Ww
oel mouse. - - - the bunai, mai ue wu , - enioving caras anu a wite is we
pfoslon penetrated e vttf, on l dead. that W, F. jUtt hour, W1D Cream and bamllbut the job is seldom satis
r .kiw Kinnd and ashes being 1 " , . ij nt nl th mansion I many omer Kuica. 1 " concerned.
01 in ,terri 0i the yr8aui""''r.V.: CiST th- cake were servea ana me tactory v -
found as iai , I torn men wno naa w -t hannv one. we an
n -hich exploded, it is ---i ri t effort to avoid lng hostess
"T- n . .orrlMl RS DUSaiC I' ...... ' .1
tut. "
exceot the pros-
UOlUOtw - il
trating 01 some 01 me wiu m
cornfields in and around town.
High Point is becoming noted
for its excellent livery. To be
convinced of this, one has but to
observe the many fine turnouts,
every evening between tne nours
of seven and eight thirty.
SAVANNAH S FIRST BALE
DEATH OF SAMUEL
JORDAN
Samuel Jordan one of the land
marks of the town died at his home
on South Main St. Friday morn
ing, after a confinement of nearly
4 years, practically. He would
have been 80 years old in Novem-
TT1a Qatnmv ' as the DeOTIe
uuu j t 1 1
of High Point called him, up to the
time of his illness was a familiar
figure on the streets here for years.
At one time he was an officer of
the town.
The funeral services will be con
ducted from Springfield Meeting
House tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
HIGH POINT OVERALL
COMPANY
This substantial enterprise was
orgauized four years ago. Mr.
J. H. MllllS is rresiacm, uu
J. H. Adams is Secretary and
Treasurer of the successful busi
ness enterprise known as the High
Point Overall Company. During
the last four years there has been a
large increase in the amount 01
goods manufactured, and the sales
are large. The product of the
factory, although there is much
rnmnetition from other sections of
the country, shows up so well in
the matter of quality of goods, and
workmanship, also in the lowness
of price, that the company has
rapidly come into prominence.
Mr. J. H. Adams the Secretary
and Treasurer is a young man of
solid, substantial character, of
vast determination, and marked
business ability. He has given
Those present from High P-int
- : 111...Q Harmon. I ones,
wereiw " 7 zt- - a
mien Knaiian: wieasia
Snnlu the steam pressure waa rrT Ka,,-, for tht wide8pread ""TV p Stalev.
a-7edced 00 that particular - - .. . , ,ft put.up iob. h ' .!i,fc n 8. NortheV
tV . B U0 fcax.'w - III m-9 H V Will LUi - - -
tff3;one. M-li: , - ' 1 Uofranttc has gossip grown that - Mrs ,j. T. Henry,
rmmander Young suted inat
Wmiuu ..n return from
faring - nrMS,Mre was
?Hoholuiu mc A-rV-Trt
JQC1 C wa ft " "
-ii-Ji. nn tha nlorht Of the trSST-
PUDtldVY 'l -
. . .iva .nil rerutrta.
edv. anu oiucl iuuwmr""i
' ' . 1.- uHnt rnncH.
trn nnmerous do icwuv,
Iff
THE BAPTIST PICNIC
The Enterprise learns this morn-
l-SToffai K Picnic
! place has oten fixed ImtUwil
?be in 1, few aaysanu ....
; ient piace u -
telephone message went abroad Jm Harris, and Mr. B. Harr s -lastWt
that the grave had been amasville. Mr. E.KBul- JJ
opened and found empty. . Jard, Va4 Miss Mary Culbreth, h
When a girl turns a young
1 Annan he is apt to
man b vj' t,h,v-"w , , ,
take it to heart because he feels
sorry for ber..
Some girls marry for love, some
for mney. and all of them marry
because some silly man.asks them
Relations are strained between
QaWannh Ga Tulv a The the business of tbe company his
S"V' Ta'':ffii.i.3M closest attention since becoming
closest attention since becoming
identified with it and has succeed
ed admirably.
The organization and success of
this company are due mainly to
his efforts and those of his advisers.
- at. .a 1 1 avtaak
' wruv ft AVE IS NOT OPENED
' mm. ... the. t nnl v bin widow
would have authority to opn thb
rave and she does not even know
i of tne rumor, iuwi. -
hn ,ni credit the men who say
Ft. ... fh. tnan dead, there: is
first bale of cotton for this season
was sold at auction at the cotton
exchang . It was classed fully
middling and was bought by a
local agent for a Liverpool firm
for 3o cents a pound, which s a vToathe
new record price for the hrst oaie - that others whS are
in bavannan. i . iu. n
i engagea in iuc dhuic
, facture, will have to hustle if they
LITTLE BOY DROWNED keep paCe with him in the proces-
ymS??E? rh.rlotte. N. C.; July lou.
Thw year tne v.onjpny uw
j .il... hMlliltncr and
erected idviuci uu..u.m0
organized tbe High Point Hosiery
lsnmeaia , . ,
. ... . c .ot Mnenltino nim.
lard. va. : bin u j wno. wiinooi uod o -StSesville,
Mr. Bowden, Randle- memorial to the throne re-
man?and quite a large number mending the abolition of tnal
from Archdale and Trinity. by torture.
A Gukst.
.... t ' fy Unt1lian until recent'
Mr. - w. nl,.m
r... hnent to hishome
jar. !
, . ni.tA.i Cnnntv on account
in jmwuui"" .
't la fmnrovinsr. ne n.r
lava
hey saw the man dead, .there; is . y tlcket .gent 5 at Durham, ""'j" "t it is in a m:
no W to'ettlethe question ex- tV Greensboro as night ticket typhoM fever out
cept to go into the grave by vio- J-entoothe Boutbern torm-, , , . ,fc.ct.,
icerat the demand oi the In, g!ri w womerrfev of Norfolk. )i Mr. A. J- Dodameau has retui
r-0" I. Li. ; nn, imnreatM Prof. H. Womersiey, . extended visit
HYER THAN EVER
UtT-clo Newt Campbell ?y ?e W.V Dodamead has return-
a little shy ot tne gins, i ence or . . Prof. H. Womersiey, oi no"'. , : '1 .tended visit at
i v.n .f heau9e I .urauce people. u.fw- t - - .MlM th. International ea . iruu - tr
ririt he is mw : i". , ,i-ii., la the inconae. i vi ,icf'"""- . - . ,. . i r.Vet sninnur opiiuC9, ,
every one be see. now nasu r no --- en Cone.pondece iwo. oved in health.
sleeves rolled up , 1 qrtVglde9.-Ch,rlotte Observer. , ot Mr. woyu
TCmest Edwards, five years old,
.ea Arnmnf( in a mill DOt'O. ai
i TJ11 near here this after-
IXI L. UUll J i
noon. The lad was alone and the
narttfn1ara of hla death are not
p , . ,
lrnrtarn. ne was . ouu ui
Edwards.
WKau. a , -
!ll. JtU the eatne nffirerll. TblA
IKliua wim "
is one of the best Hosiery Mills in
the State.
DELAYED
Mr. W. H.Dixon, the new as- igc0ming hereto start a factory,
sistant superintendent of tbe Life writes that he will be here August
Insurance Company of Virginia, lgt He was expected this week
has taxeu coarge ui iuc um Uv. v. . but wa9 aeiayea.
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