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I, If The Enterprise is among the Very Best advertising mediums in Piedmont North CarolindIt reaches the people 1 ' WWW Ay, '1 vol. xxvra. HIGH POINT, GTJILFOBD COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 16, 1905. No. 26 ttflf tt in TO I ''-.-'.. i'W-iV W-V wa VIRGINIA UCANS REPUB- Roanoke, Va., Aug. 9 The Republican State convention adopt -ed a platform of nine planks, en dorsing the national platform and Rnn fvelt'a administration: de plores the unimportant prt played by Virginia in national Dusiness; leaves the liquor traffic question to each community; denounces the Democratio State constitution; de clares for higher education and free School books; pledges the party to clean elections and - honest count; declares for non-partisan judiciary; declares it a sacred duty to pre vent the enroachment now going o& in the State's oyster beds. C. Bascom Slemp was re-elected State chairman. BOILER EXPLOSION. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 9.A telephone message from Del Rio, in Cocke county, Tenn., tells of a disastrous boiler explosion near that place yesterday afternoon, in which three men were instantly killed, another fatally injured, and seven others wounded. The scene of the fatality was a saw mill own ed by T. J. Salts & Co. Kifteen men were in the boiler room when the explosion occurred, the ma jority of them being lumbermen who had been driven in. by a fierce storm. The dead are: Herman Tisler; Frank P. Tate and Joe Turner. Merrit Burgin was so badly in jured that he can live but a few hours. Turner's mangled body was thrown fully 150 yards. Carelessness in allowing water to get low in the boiler is the sup posed cause of the accident. BURGLARS CAUGHT George Tucker and Dallas Prkhett who broke into a store in Asheboro about a year ago were caught here Thursday by of ficers Myres and Lovelace. Ti e boys had been all over the West. LOUSIANA POSTOFFICE CLOSED Washington, Aug. 9- Tne "Po8tofflceriepartmem- basr-dosed the postoffice at Vinton, La., on account of local quarantine condi tions. The department will not re-open the office until train ser vice is resumed. EVIDENCE OF GROWTH The tremendous growth of High Point is shown in the fact that the Southern Railroad with all its resources is not able to furnish cars enough to haul away the products of the factories. It will soon be come the greatest furniture town in the world. It is second only to Grand Rapids now. Charity Children. WORK OF THE REFORM ED CHURCH Lexington is to have a third Re formed Cburcb. The work of this denomination is growing in Davidson and adjoining counties. The work in Hign Point under Rev. D. E. Bowers is progressing satisfactorily. There are two churches here both doing good work in the city and especially in the localities in which; they are lo cated. Mr;' Bowers is one of the. most useful citizens in High Point. THE ALBANY DISASTER Albanv; - July o. Twelve. are THE k;::f,?'!'ii.--..tavli 4AtimAM inritliVtwentva WlSff'the- Myers' stbrevdisaster.tIt'li. io 4 oui In nrnorpsa.htit I aw hofldwav Isieine made; ow- ting to the fear that other portions J OI tne DUHUing way ..couiipoctiSi" :t -? ; Th hftdv or me tnirteentn vie- Vim .rrvred t - noon. All H 'but three of the I women; employes boys and ; eleven adult' male em-1 rfM'-Lmm r rin mUslnp' "'A atch- . 5V;t r f inn investigation is on to locate Went to Louisburg ? last week to ?&.4mn-pm ma 004 tne Anew gnww hwn : v' ! buUding there, returnedThitrsdayi He secured the contrct for $13,600. 63 NEW CASES New Orleans, Aug. 9 Report of board of health to op. m. : New cases, 63. Total to date, 679. Deaths, 7. Total to date, 119- Seb-foci new. 12. Total to date, 139 Cases under treatment, 265. The first day since the fe?er ap peared here in which there was any apparent depression in the community was today, and there were two reasons for it. One was the death of Archbishop Chap pelle, who succumd to an attack of the prevailing illness, and the other was the general closing of the'stores in accordance with the mayor's proclamation urging everybody in the city to devote the day to a general home cleaning up. While the death of the dis tinguished perlate is deplored be cause of the loss which the com munity sustains, it is also regretted because of the effect it will have upon the outside world. It is fear ed that it will cause the belief to spread that conditions here are really much worse than they are. The recordP are now; being issued under the auspices of the Marine Hospital Service, which vonches for their correctness. DOUBLE FORCE Mr. Schaub the agent for the Southern informs the Enterprise that on account of the heavy busi ness here that a night force has been put on the shifting depart ment, This speaks well for the shipping interests here and this extra accommodation by the rail road is appreciated. It enables the shippers to have clean tracks every morning. MIDSHIPMAN BAGLEY Midshipman David Worth Bag ley, of Raleigh, has been ordered from the Missouri to special duty at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in connection with the Peace Com mission now in session at that place. That- ia a Antv that ta nartictilar- iy important and plsaratt tnis time and the designation 01 Mr. Bagley for that duty is a high com pliment to him which will be pleasing to all his friends in Ral eigh and elsewhere. News-Ob server. IN A FIT OF JEALOUSY Jacksonville, Fla., Ang. 10. In a fit of jealousy this afternoon, W. T. Clements, a young man of pood family, of Middlebursr. Ala.. stabbed f atataly Miss Clara Mosely, oitne same place, rue stabbing ocoured at the home of a friend of the young lady in this city and after the girl had been out for an evening of pleasure with another gentleman friend. Clements met the young lady after she had re turned and drew a long dirk, and, placing his left arm around the girl's neck, stabbbed her three times in the left breast and lodg ing dangerously near the heart.As she was falling he stabbed her the full length of the dirk's blade in the right shoulder, leaving the dirk in her flesh. The deadly dirk was left in the wound, while the man who. .used it ran and after wards sought to take his own life by swallowing laudanum. Clements will recover,- but the young lady is beyond help. Clements is now in jail, . ' OPERATED IN THIS STATE s .,. Charlotte, N. C. . Aug. 10. The Great : Western Gold Mining Company,' which was promoted extensively bv W. P. Fife., has be- come Involved In legal complica tions. It is learned in Charlotte " . ... mea in iw uaucu buucs voun ui Bt,- Louis seekio for the flooolnt went of a receiver ior tho .compa- property was . bought for $15,000, and was tnade thve basis of a capit alization of Cia.ooo.nno' and also that several times that amonnt has been sold, The compaoy was pro moted in the , name of I. A. Hen derson, of St. Louis. Fife secured thousands o doUars ;v this State and fraud mav be charged aeainst the Great Western bere. SOUTHERN VEHICLE ASSOQATION The Southern Vehicle Associa tion was in session at the Mann factum's Club Thursday. The Association represents the output of 40,000 vehicles made in the South The following were present at the session this morning: Chas. P. Henderson, Valdosta, Ga ; B. M.Blount, Atlanta, Ga.; C. Houston, Atlanta, Ga.; E. E. Hughes, Lynchburg, Va.; R. S. Barbour, South Boston, Va.;E. R. Briggs, High Point, H. A. White, High Point, A. E. Rominger, Cin cinnati. The representation at this par ticular meeting was small on ao connt of previous engagement of many of the members. A proposition was presented for support and encouragement of the Southern Vehicle Journal, which will soon be launched. The prop osition was accepted. , The following questions were discussed at the morning session: "Encouragement of industries for manufacturing of vehicle parts in the South." "Prices, Trade Conditions and Credits." A vote of thanks was tendered the Club, Hotel and citizens for hospitality. This afternoon the members of the Association were taken for a carriage drive over the city. PLAN TO SUGAR RUSSIA'S PILL Session Set for Yesterday Afternoon was rostponed at the Instance of the Japanese Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 13. No progress has been made with the peace negotiations over Sun day. They atand exactly where they did last night. The session of the plenipotentiaries, which was to have been held this afternoon, viraarpostponea ' By mutual agree ment out of reverence to the fact that it was the Holy Sabbath, which is universally observed in Russia as a day of rest. The Russians had not been anx- ions for a session today, and this morning the Japanese took the initiative, and, through the inter mediary of Mr. Pierce, it was de cided to postpone the sitting until tomorrow morning. The real struggle is only post poned Tha main problems are no nearer solution than when the plenipotentiaries met. The prin cipal reason for optimism lies in the fact that, confronted with the absolute refusal of the Russian re ply to admit the discussion of eith er indemity of or the cession of the island of Sahkalin, the Japan ese proposed to take up the con sideration of the conditions seria tim. From this it is assumed that the Japanese are prepared to yield or have reason to believe a way will be found to overcome the ob jections of their adversaries wheu the crucial test comes. An intimation comes from a high source that very strong outside in fluences re at work on both sides, and that for the moment the effort is to gain time. 7 The plan of hav ing Russia practicallp satisfy Jap an's claim of re-imbur?ement for the cost of the war by the purchase of the Japanese military evacua tion 0 Satkalin continues to be advanced. ' Such a solution would permit Russia to say that she bad paid neither indemnity nor ceded a foot of territory. 7 The debate in yesterday's con ference over the ' first condition the recognition of Japan's prepon derating inflence over (Korea, in volving her right to control the administration of the hermit king dom, use the littoral ' for stategic purposes, etc. , was of a ' remark able character. ' Indeed the posi tion taken by Mr. Witte was sen sational in the extreme. His atti tude reveals plainly, the, Russian tactics. ' They propose to raise be fore' the world the spectre f the ! 'yellow peril. " ,: - Russia claims that Japan's present purpose is to get a foothold on the. Asiatic conti nent from which to extend her in fiuence and dominion. ! BOARD OF ALDERMEN An adjourned meeting of the BoardAldermen was heldTharsday night in the Mayor's office, Mayor Wrenn presiding. Aldermen pres ent weie W. P. Pickett, J. H. Millis, G. H. Kearns, D. C. Al dridge, J. E. Kirkman, Dr. J. A. Turner, Dr. J. R. Reitzel and Capt. A. M. Rankin. Dr. J. L. Chambers came before the Board and asked permission to retail medicine in the city. J. W. CHnard and numerous others were before the Board in regard to moving Standard Oil tank outside the city limits. A committe to investigate the remov al of tank was appointed. E. D. Steele, representing the meat dealers, was before the Board asking for a tax on dealers. A tax of $10 00 was placed on retail deal ers in less quantities than by the quarter; veal, sheep, lamb and hog in whole. There' is a penalty of $10 00 for violation ot this ordi nance. The vote on this question stood: For tax: Turner, Millis, Rankin, Reitzel, Kirkman and Kearns. Against tax: Aldridge and Pickett. O. E. Kearns was present and asked for macadamizing of Mallory Street. This was referred "to Street Committee A petition from citizens about macadam on English Street. Re ferred to Street Committee. The moving and repairing of Peacock house on Main Street was left in the hands of the committee, Capt. Rankin and J. H. Millis. The North Main Street matter which has been the subect of much talk in and out of the Board came up. Mr. J. it. Kirtman ten dered his resignation as a member of the Street Committee. On mo tion of Dr. Reitzel, seconded by Kfr.O . jaiVWcariis, Mi. I. 5. AA dredge" was electtd in Mr. Kirk man 's stead. NEW HOUSES Earl Bunby has contracted for a five room house. Rob't Dork is building a house in the eastern part of the town. Mr. Taylor has contracted tor a five room house. The residence of Mr. John Mc- Load on Mangum avenue is about completed. A NINE POUND TUMOR REMOVED Saturday evening Drs. J. W. Long, of Greensboro, and D. A. Stanton, of this place removed a nine-pound hybroid tumor from Lou Field, colored- It was from necessity a very dimcult piece Ot surgery but. of course, these two well known surgeons performed the operation without a hitch and the patient is doing as well as could be expected since the opera tion. The tumor was of ten year's growth and would most probably have killed the woman in another year. TO MEET NEXT YEAR AT GUIL FORD COLLEGE It has been decided to again hold the Yearly Meeting of Friends at Guilford College next year. However the matter of making Guilford College or any other place a, permanent meeting place has not yet been decided upon and will not until the meeting next year. , Consistency does not mean, that a subscriber should accept extra copies of the paper at different in tervals and then cuss because he misses one day out of thirty This is not hoboes paradise by any means. Saturday night the officers hooked four more off the blind baggage and collected a nice little ; pile from the gang. Saturday night preceding four were caged. This is to give warning to all hoboes , to walk through High Point if they are not looking for a "cough up" of some of their dough. CHARGED WITH LIFTING A WATCH From a Man Under the Influence of Whiskey And Selling it ft Jim Lightfoot, a white man who claims Atlanta as bis home, was arrested g here Monday iby I the officers charged with the burglary of a watch from John Peace, at Cecil's livery stable while Peace was in an intoxicated state. Light foot, it is alleged, went to Mechan icsville with the watch, a 17 jewel Wal.ham, and there sold it to a white man for 6 00, who in turn, learning that it was the property of another, brought it down street and handed it over to the officers. CARS DELIVERED The Southern Car Company, has just delivered the cars for the Salisbury-Spencer Electric Company. They are beauties, substantially built and will stand the test of com parison with any in the country and come out at the head of the procession. INSPECTS CARS Mr. D. A. Scanlon, superintend- ant of tha Raleigh City Railway, was here last week to inspect two new cars which are being finished up for the use of the Raleigh com pany. One of these cars will be ready for delivery and service by the last of August and the other will be shipped about the middle of September. These new cars are nearly three feet longer than the old cars and will greatly add to the facilities of the company and will be used for the fall and win ter travel. Miss Mamie and Musa Ellison, of Raleigh, who have beenviaiting here, have returned home. Mrs. Charles H. Gattis, of Ral eigh, who has been visiting at Claude C. Barbee's has returned home. FEDERAL COURT JURORS The following is a list of the urur-ai.w- fvi iiit aucuc. icim of the United States Circuit Court called to convene in Greensboro Septemper 4, 1905, for the pur pose of investigating the alleged frauds in the revenue service in this State: V. S. Greeland, Haw River; M. A. McCauley, Chapel Hill; Jas. C, McCullock, May- wood; N. S. Wilson, Winston Salem; G. G. Donoho, Milton; John M. Barnes, Prin; J. Welsh Forbis, McLeansville; W. A. Wal ker, Winston; John G. Young, Winston; J. F. George, Longtown; N. H. Slaughter, Lexington; E. W. Stratford, Greensboro; J. M. Sechrest, High Point; Thomas Faucett, Mt. Airy; Albert Chris man, Siloam; A. B. Moore, Troy; J. B. Summers; Elon College; F. K. Trogdon, Gibsonville; Ben Howard, Millboro; Isaac Neal, Pine Hall; Spot Taylor, Danbury; W. E. White; MebaneJ. E. Kimel, Yokeley; C. E. Strupe, Clemmons ville; R. J. Morris, Walkertown; Riely Ingle, Elon College; W. E. Bowman, Colfax ;Thomas Redding, Asheboro; W. G. Terry, Reids- ville; S. L. Spach, Winston-Salem. James McKeen and Charles E. Hughes have been chosen by the legislative committee as its counsel to help probe the New York life nsurancc companies the Equita ble being, of course, the storm cen tre of such investigation. Ambas sador Joseph H. Choate, has been asked to become adviser. With a dignity befitting the propotions of the man and his country, M. Witte refuses the terms of Japan. He does not pro pose to give up any land nor help pay the expenses of the Japs. aa Mr. Charles P. Sapp, the dis tinguished young editor of the Virginian-Pilot, of Norfolk, a NorthCarolinian, who recently died at the untimely age of 33, was a man highly spoken of and general- y regretted not only by his breth ren of the press but all who knew him. THE GREAT EVANGEL IST COMING Will Conduct a Union Meet ing Here Beginning Sept. 10. The Pastors' Association of High Point has unanimously chosen Evangelist Geo. R. Stewart to con duct a union meeting here. The meeting will begin Sept. ioth and continue for tei. days They are exceedingly fortunate in securing the services of Rev.Mr. Stewart, and all the Christian people in the city are asked to co-operate with the pastors in this work. At a meeting of the Pastors' As-. sociation this morning the follow ing committees were appointed: Finance: J. P. Redding, A. E. Prim, A. M. Rankin, A. H. Bean, W. C. York, O. N. Richardson, E. A. Snow, W. T. Parker, Wil liams (Welsh Memorial M. P. Churcn,) John Carroll. Arrangements: W. P. Pickett, H. A. Moffitt, Dr. W. G. Brad shaw, Frank Gurley, D. H. Par nell, J. C. Cross, N. W. Beeson, A. W. Council, I. T. Hedrick, W. M. Bullard, W. P. Smith, Joseph Tussey, W. C. Denny, W. C. Herndon, Taylor (Snow Memorial Church), D O. Cecil, D. R. Par ker Tulius Taylor. Music: F. N. Tate, R. C. Charles, C. C. Robbins, Chas. Smith, E. T. Hedrick, W. E. Herndon, Eli Reece, Mrs. Laura Burns and Miss Bessie Cecil. The chairman of each committee is requested to call a meeting of his committee as soon as possible to make arrangements for their work. It is desired that all persons appointed on these committess will attend all meetings that the chair man may call and that they will give their hearty support to the work assigned them. The practices of the entertain ment to be given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist Church will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays; the little girls in the afternoon at four, the larger girls at five and the play at seven. WILL SHIELD DEMO CRATS Washington, Aug. 13. A recent examination made by Commisioner Greene, of the United States civil service commission, in the internal revenue service in North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, reveals, he says, the fact that those who are not Republicans refuse almost without exception to take the civil service examination in those States. He attributed this to a generalcon viction there that the Federal offic es belong to the dominant political party. In the Danville, Ky., district, out of 1 73 persons who are known to have taken the ex aminations since the inauguration of McKinley, in 1897, only two were Democrats. Mr. Greene says that in other sections of the coun try a different state of things pre vail. Without a general participa tion by the public of all clases and parties in the competitive examina tions, held for filling positions in the classified service, headed, the intent of the laws as to the non partisan character of appointments cannot be carried out. If.however, there is that general participation in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina which prevails in other States, the civil service commission will undertake to see that appoint ments are made in the classified service without regard to the pol itics of eligibles. "Grading of papers is all done in Washington. The examiners who do this grading have no possi ble way of discovering the idenity or politics of canidates. " BISHOP" SMITH" IN EX TREMIS Asheville, N. C, Aug. 12. Bishop A.Coke Smith, of the South ern Methodist Church, lies dan gerously ill here tonight, and his wife, who is now in Norfolk, Va., has been telegraphed for. Bishop Smith came to Asheville -about four weeks ago to recuperate from overwork, and up to the time of his return to Norfolk, ten days ago, was rapidly improving in health. He came back to Ashe ville last Monday, complaining of being sick, and he has been under the care of a trained nurse since that time. s 4 y t 11 & 1, 3 Vm If J'ifl is ;',i!i'.iy:-Jlff;?.V- -Vf ;