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There organization, as is well known, was undertaken and successfully consum mated by Drexel, Morgan & Company, of New York, and J. S. Morgan V Com pany, of London. These two great banking houses interested their richest clients, the Rothschilds and Vander bilts. The syndicate really is very small in numbers, for it is divided into four portions, but is colossal in wealth, re presenting the greatest aggregation of capital in the world—more than half a billion of dollars. The Roths childs have one quarter, the Vander bilts one quarter, Drexel, Morgan & Company one quarter. The re-or ganization plan provided for $30,000,- 000 of new capita], and it is this sum that the quartette has agreed to sup ply and more if necessary. The money is to be used in heavier rails, new equipment, terminals, extensions, etc. The Southern Railwaw now consists of 4,500 miles. TWO WIVES AND FAMILIES. A Raleigh Citizen of High Standing In the Hands of the Law. Raleigh, N. C.—Mrs. Mary Cram, of Brockway, Canada, is here with her son, and’alleges that she is the real wife of William Cram ; a prominent business man here. She has sworn out warrants against Cram and his wife with whom he has lived her twenty years, charging them both with adultery. Both parties thus charged have been absent in New Jersey. Cram returned and went immediately to the sheriff’s office, where the warrant on him was served. Mrs. Cram number one al leges that Cram never married number two, and names her as Kittie Coe. Cram declines to be interviewed, but his attorney says he denies ever having married Mrs. Cram number one, though he acknowledges he is the fath er of her nineteen-year-oldson, Gaston Cram, a graduate of the university at Toronto, who is here with her. Cram says he supported and educated this boy from infancy, and has supplied his mother with money. Cram claims that, while a youth, he was entrapped into an alliance with her, and that tecently he sent the boy money with which to go to Nova Scotia and settle, but that he and his mother used this momey in coming here to bring these suits. Cram and his wife number two belong to the Presbyterian church, and he is a prom inent Odd Fellow. His triends say there is no question as to the legal marriage of himself number two. No case here has ever attracted so much attention. THE ARKANSAS ELECTION. Chairman Armstrong Claims the State for the Democrats by 30,000. LITTLE Rock.—Arkansas voted on all State, judicial, county, and legis lative officers. The weather was fair and warm throughout the State, and the vote was heavy. It was the first practical test of the Arkansas poll-tax qualification law, and in consequence the negro was practically eliminated from the con test. Early in the canvass it was dis covered that Barker, the Populist can didate for Governor, bad failed to pay his poll tax. He denied the statement from the stump, but the correctness of the re port was verified by the action of Barker in remaining in Little Rock instead of going home, as did his two opponents, to vote. Many of thePop- ulists voted for Remmel, the Repub lican candidate, who received the full strength of his party. Gen. Clark and the entire Demo cratic ticket were supported by the Democracy to a man. The election was very quiet all over the State. Chairman Carroll Armstrong of the Democratic State Central Committee made the following estimate: Total vote cast in the State, 120,000; Demo cratic vote, 75,000; combined opposi tion, 45,000; Democratic majority, 30,000. THE ASSASSIN'S SHOT. Killed Mr. Bowden While He was Sitting at an Open Window. Chincoteague, Va.—Thomas Bow den, a prominent citizen of this place, was assassinated here on Sunday night, as the result of a sectarian feud. A mob, composed of those who oppose the teachings of a sect known as the Sanctified Band, said to believe in free love, attacked and demolished a church belonging to that secton Sunday night, after which they stoned the houses of several members of-the congregation. While passing Bowden’s house the mob fired through the open window, instantly killing Mr. Bowden, who was asleep beside his wife. He leaves six small children, and his death has wrought the people of the island up to fever heat. PITHY NEWS ITEMS. The Exchange Bank of Charleston, S. C., have commenced the erection of an elegant new bank building. A bank has been organized at Bur lington, N. C., called the Burlington Banking Co. A new bank is about to be opened at Louisburg, N. C., by local capitalists. A charter has been granted to the Farina Roll Flour Mills at Charlotte, N. C. The gathering of monozite in North Carolina for electrical uses is assuming large proportions. One week’s ship ments recently from the country around Ellenboro amounted to $9,000. The N. C. State agricultural and mechanical college opened with 200 students, half new ones. Trinity opens with 140; Wake Forest with 175, and Elon with 200. Police Sergeant Nichols was shot and killed by two burglars he was pursuing in Cleveland, 0. The burglars es caped. The Republican congressional con vention for the eighth district which met at Manassas, Va., unanimously nominated P. H. McCaull, of Culpeper county, on the second ballot. Cottonseed oil, now so important commercially, has been known to com merce for a long time. New Orleans once attempted to use it for street lighting. It was an old charge of abo lition days that slaves were fed on cot tonseed, a charge indignantly denied by the slaveholders, though cottonseed was then used as food by the peasants of Southern Europe. DIRECT FOR LIVERPOOL. A Steamer Sails With u Good Cargo From Port Royal. Port Royal, S. C.—The steamer Ramon Delarrinaga cleared from Port Royal for Liverpool with 2,800 bales of new cotton, 10,000 sacksofflour and 100 tons of lumber and logs. This ship came here from Tampa with 3,000 tons of phosphate rock for Liverpool, and in addition to the above mentioned cargo has taken on 350 tons of coal for bunker purposes and will sail direct to Liverpool without having to stop for coal at Norfolk. 4 Southern Chautauqua. At a meeting of the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church in Chattanooga, Tenn., next June, the project of establishing a Southern Chautauqua on Lookout mountain,near that city, will be discussed. Dr. S. A. Steele and other prominent educators are in favor of the project. It is esti mated that 100 to 500 acres of land will be needed for buildings and tents and that 5,000 people would be assembled luring the summer. 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The discovery was made months ago that there was a shortage but it took a long investigation to fatten it on Hooks. He says he is in nocent and that while there there may be a shortage, he knows nothing about it. He is in jail. Japanese Capture an Island. London. —A dispatch from Shanghai says it is stated there that a strong force of Japanese troopshave occupied an island in Sicily bay, northwest of Port Arthur. This island is a base of operations. The Chinese were taken completely by surprise, and consequent ly, were able to offer no opposition to the occupation of the island or the landing of large quantities of arms, ammunition, provisions, etc., which are being stored there. Everything connected with the affair indicates the purpose of the Japanese to stand a siege, if necessary, until the force oc cupying the island shall have been re inforced sufficiently to justify an attack upon Forth Arthur. Arrest of Counterfeiters. Manning, S. C.—Joe Henry Lloyd and Charles L. Wilson, both white, were arrested and lodged in jail here for counterfeiting by deputy Charles L. Emanuel says he found seven molds ‘or counterfeiting in all denominations from a nickel to one dollar. It is thought that there are several more who will be arrested in a few days. The counterfeit monies has been pas sing around here for about six months. HIS LIFE FOR A KISS. Robert Cross Held by One Man While Another Shoots Him Seven Times. Birmingham, Ala.—Near Newsite, Tallapoosa county, James Ashley and his son, Robert, went into a field where Robert Cross, a young farmer, was harvesting. Robert Ashley held Cross while the old man fired seven bullets into his body. Ashley fired as long as Cross breathed, remarking: “I am going to shoot aslong as there is breath in the damned rascal’s body.” Cross went to church with Ashley’s daughter and kissed her. She reported the matter to her father, and the mur der resulted. A posse is in pursuit of the Ashleys, and if captured it is likely they will be lynched. SOUTHERN INVENTIONS. Washington, D. C.—Patents have been granted to the following meri torious Southern inventions: Macerator for fruit, Otis E. David son, Nashville, Tenn. Monument, Wm. Ohaver, Birming ham, Ala. Steam cooker, Joel E. Hill, Walnut Cove, N. C. Automatic brake, Wm. F. Wigley, Dallas, Ga. Plumb rule, Frank Holt, S. Pitts burg, Tenn. Bed brace, W. H. Moffitt, Lexington, N. C. Combined measure and funnel, B. G. Reese, Mt. Carmel, S. C.,and D. B. Cade, Overton, Ga. Shot From Ambush. Laurinburg, N. C.—D. A. McDou gald, well known as the prisoner tried and acquitted at Fayetteville more than two years ago for the murder of Simeon Conly, has since been living 1 very quietly here. This year he has been farming on the Conly farm and the town was startled to hear that he had been shot there Monday night. At bed time Mr. McDougald walked out in the yard and on re-entering the house was fired upon by some one in ambush, the shot taking effect in Mr. McDougald’s arm and head, one shot striking him in the eye. He is pain fully, though not fatally wounded, and was able to ride to town in the morning for medical attention. He has no clue as to who did the shooting. 4 CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION. One Called to Meet at Columbia on the 17th. Butler Seeks Re-Election by the Movement. Columbia, S. C.—The dissatisfaction on the part of the Conservative faction with the way the politics of the State has been conducted, has resulted in definite action. A conference of rep resentative men from every section of the State met here and issued an ad dress to the Democratic voters. Among other things, it says the Democratic party has been betrayed by leaders who have usurped the rights of the Democratic voters and are using the party machinery for their own selfish ends; that a ring has been organized and is exercising arbitrary and tyran- ical authority to the utter subvesrion of the welfare of the people; that the leaders and the rank and file of their followers openly and avowedly endorse Third party and Populistic measures. The committee, representing those Democrats who repudiate Populism, announce their continued allegiance to true Democratic principles and call upon all who agree with them to hold mass meetings on the 15th instant in their respective court houses in each county and elect delegates to a conven tion to be held in Columbia on the 17th inst. for the purpose of rerorgan- izing the party, to consider the polit ical situation and take such other steps as in their wisdom they may deem proper. This is taken to mean that full State and county tickets will be put out to oppose the Tillman faction which controls the State. While Senator Butler holds that he is not seeking re-election by this new movement it is certain that should it succeed he will be re-elected to the Senate. Most of the men signing the petition are or have been his lieutenants in the contest. There may be a trian gular fight if the new movement nomi nates a ticket. Dr. Pope, ex-Reformer, ex-candidate for Governor, but who got out a week or so ago, has changed his mind and announces that he will make the race. He counts on getting votes of dissatis fied Reformers as well as some Con servatives. He announces that he will run as a Democrat and his platform generally is opposed to the ring. WHIPPED BY WOMEN. Punishment of a Wife Beater in Florida. Waldo. Fla. —Dan Wiggins, a not orious wife beater, was dragged from home by masked men. Wiggins was carried into the woods and lashed to a tree. Several women of the neighbor hood, who sympathized with Mrs. Wiggins, were present, and as soon as Wiggins had been tied they began to whip him. After leafing him un mercifully Wiggin^ is untied and left to make his way hom It is thought that Wiggins will die. 4 New Rector for St. Michael's. Charleston, S. C.—Rev. I. D. Grimke has been elected rector of St. Michael’s church. The former rector, Rev. R. S. Trapier, having been dis abled by an accident, was elected rec tor emeritus, with no diminution of salary. St. Michael’s is the most his toric church in the State, Plans for Atlanta Exposition Buildings. Atlanta, Ga.—Plans for five build ings submitted by J. H. Gilbert, of New York, were accepted by the Inter national Exposition Company. W. T. Downing’s plan for an administration building was also accepted. The gen eral style of Gilbert’s buildings is Ro manesque. The administration build ing will be Corinthian in style. The Complete Vote in Vermont. White River Junction, Vt.—The gubernatorial vote is being reported slowly. Returns from 185 towns and counties give Woodbury (Republican) 35,289; Smith (Democratic), 11,810; McGinnis (Populist), 54; scattering, 303. Woodbury’s plurality in these towns is23,479; majority over all, 22,- 672. An Extra Sesion Called. Columbia, S. C.—Chief Justice Mc Iver filed an order calling an extra session of the supreme court to be held on September 12th, to decide upon the constitutionality of the dispensary act »f 1893. This is done by consent of the attorneys for the state and respond ents'; 4 Mining Town Swallowed Up. Lofty, Pa.—The little mining town of Scotch Valley, in Lackawanna county, near this place, was swallowed up in the most complete mine cave-in ever known in thisregion. Thevillage had a dozen houses built over Mount Lookout colliery. Nothing can beseen of them but the roofs, gables and chim neys. Democrats Endorse a Populist. Cleveland, O.—After a hot fight in the twentieth district Democratic con vention, the chairman announced that H. B. Harrington, Populist candidate for congress, had received the en dorsement of the convention. Har rington’s Republican opponent in the district is Clifton B. Beach. The Count of Paris' Funeral. London.—The funeral of the Count of Paris, who died at Stowe House Saturday, took place on Wednesday at Weybridge Surry. Tuesday the body laid in state in the marble saloon of Stowe House. The official medical certificate says that death was due to internal obstruction and exhaustion. Will Speak for Butler. COLUMBIA, S. C.—It is generally talked in political circles here that Bourke Cockran, of New York, Senator Gordon and Speaker Crisp, of Georgia, will come to this State and make speeches in favor of Senator Butler’s candidacy against Tillman for the United States senate. Death of the Oldest Engineer. Augusta, Ga.—Henry G. Raworth, the oldest locomotive engineer in Amer ica, died here, aged 83. Raworth was born in Charleston in 1811. He was the first engineer on the South Caro lina Railway, and ran as engineer the “Best Friend,” the pioneer engine built in America. Two Ladies Kill a Deer. Durham, N. C.—Near Bullock’s Station, on the Oxford & Clarksville road, last Saturday morning about 11 o’clock, a Mrs. Ball and Miss Hattie Parrish went out to a pea patch to gather some peas. In going over the patch they walked up on a deer that was lying down among the pea vines and making itself at home. They did not become excited and give an alarm, but as the deer made a leap to leave their company, one of the ladies grab bed him by the hind leg and held on. The other one procured a stick and soon had their game laid out dead. It was a fine one and the ladies are proud of their success. Towed by a Devil-fish. (St. Louis Globe—Democrat.) Velasco, Tex.—Dr. Foster har pooned a devil-fish 25 feet wide across the back. It towed a large yawl full of men three miles to sea before it was killed. 17. L. Wilson's Rep iblican Opponent. Wheeling, W. Va.—Alston Gordon Dayton, of Barbour county, was nom inated for Congress by the second dis trict Republicans to run against Hon. W. L. Wilson, chairman of the ways and means committee. A huge rattlesnake, seven feet in length, was killed by a railroad engine near Wilmington, N. C. The section master has had the reptile skinned for the purpose of making himself a pair of shoes. Daniel Ravenel Dead. Charleston,S. C.—Daniel Ravenel, a leading underwriter, representative of an old Huguenot family and one of the most accomplished bibliophiles in the South died here. It is estimated that capital and labor would lose $3,000,000 a day were all railroads in this country blockaded by a strike or boycott. First Clearance of New Cotton. Galveston, Tex.—The first clearance of cotton for this season Las been made to a foreign port. The Sierra line steamer Maria cleared for Liverpool with 6,100 bales of cotton valued at $227,249. The entire cargo came from one compress in Houston and was brought down from Houston in barges and loaded from them into the steamer in Bolivar Roads, with the exception of 1,200 bales, which were taken on out side the bar, 4 Suicide in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga.—Jacob Metzler com mitted suicide in a lumber yard here by shooting himself in the head. He was an invalid and was also disap pointed in love. Senator Jarvis Opens His Campaign at Goldsboro Monday. Goldsboro, N. C.,Sept. 10—Senator Jarvis opens his campaign here to-day &iid speaks Tuesday at Burgaw, Great Auk’s Skeleton—Human Bones Less Costly Than Those of Ani mals—Used as Fertilizers. F UNK ISLAND—that is, a part of it—has been reproduced foi- exhibition at the National Museum, says the Washington Star. It was on that lonely rock, thirty-two miles off the coast of New foundland, that the now-extinct great auk had its principal roost. Fifty years ago the last individual of the species perished. It is represented now by a skeleton, worth $600, stand ing by a heap of bird remains such as chiefly compose the surface soil of Funk Island, while alongside is an egg of the fowl, valued at $1500, together with the inner skin of another egg. The National Museum possesses nearly all of the great auk bones in existence; they are the most costly bones in the world. The finest collection of skele tons in the world is stored at the National Museum. They are arranged in a series, so as to run upward from the lowest fishes through the reptiles and birds, to man. Human bones are much cheaper than those of many other animals. One can buy a nicely-articu lated skeleton of a man tor $40, or of a woman for $50—sex makes some dif ference in the price—whereas the skeleton of a gorilla costs $300, of a whale $150, of an elephant $400, of a lion $75, of a horse $70, of a cat $12, and of a python $75. The bones of a human being are nearly one-quarter water during the life of the individual. They are chiefly composed of phosphate of lime, but contain a good deal of animal matter and other elements. In the skeleton of a man are nearly four pounds of the metal calcium, which is many times more valuable than gold, being worth $300 an ounce. Thus in the osseous framework of the average tramp may be found material with a market value of about $18,000, but the trouble is to separate it from the substances with which it is combined. That is what makes calcium costly. It is only in bones that phosphate of lime is found in anything like a pure state. Everybody knows the value of that material as a fertilizer, but it is only recently that human skeletons have been imported into this country to grow crops with. Not long ago a shipment was made from Mexico to the United States of ten carloads of human bones, said to have been ob tained from ancient mounds in South ern Mexico, but more probably gath ered from various old and abandoned cemeteries. As these remains were fragments of unassorted skeletons, it was estimated that 50,000 individuals were represented in the lot. ThisVould not be considered a nov elty in Europe. Years ago English farmers used human bones to some ex tent to fertilize their land. The bat tlefield of Waterloo was for a time the base of supplies, and this was supple mented by mummies from Egypt, ground to a fine powder. The mum mies were fetched for this purpose by the cargo, and the preserved corpses of people dead for thousands of years doubtless formed part of the consign ments, but the bulk of the material consisted of mummies of cats and- other small animals. The Egyptians of old used to mummify the cat, ibis and other creatures, which they regarded as sacred. In ancient Egyptian tombs are found great numbers of copper boxes, opening at one end by a slide, which contain mummies of cats, hawks, ibises and now and then snakes and small crocodiles. Mummies are a rec ognized commercial article in that country to-day. For a long time lo comotives were run between Gairo and Suez with no other fuel. Corpses of of royal personages, 3009 years old and upward, fetch high prices. The pro cesses adopted for their preservation began with the removal of the intes tines. Then the brain was taken out through the nostrils and the body, af ter being soaked in preservative sub stances, was wrapped round and round with bandages. The bundlethus made was placed inside of a papier mache case formed of a pulp composed of linen and whiting, and this was inclosed in a series of wooden coffins. Less than a year ago the Austrian bark Vila was deserted by her crew. Later she was picked up as a derelict off Cape Hatteras and fetched into the port of New York. Her cargo was found to consist in large part of bones of horses and cattle. In one corner of her hold was a great heap of human skulls. Nobody knows to this day why the crew deserted the vessel in mid-ocean. She was worth $40,000, including her freight. The gruesome character of the latter was added to by frightful odors and the presence of swarms of blue flies. In formation obtained respecting the bark from Alexandria, in Egypt, showed that the bones had been col lected in deserts and cemeteries of that country and were shipped to the United States for use as fertilizer. The preparation of human skeletons for market is quite an important in dustry. The chief centre for this branch of commercial activity is Paris, where three concerns are en gaged in the business on a considerable scale. They obtain the requisite supplies of raw material in the shape of bodies from public instiutions, most of them being those of paupers and criminals, who have died in the asylums and prisons. The French Government considers it a good plan to turn to a useful account in this way after death the thieves and murderers who have been enemies of society during their lifetime. 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The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 13, 1894, edition 1
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