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COUR j Vhe COURIER X5he COURIER Leads inlBoth News and I Circulation. Results. S u Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Pr Tear. VOL. XXXI. .. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1906. No 17. 1,800 LIVES LOST. Property Valued at Millions of Dol lars Go Up in Flames. IgJ TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE SAN FRANCISCO. AT . Building Rock, Sway Bud Fall Llko Giant Trm Im Cyclone Bat Lot t Tiita U?iot All, Fir Adds to the Awfnlnee of f ' tlio Situation.- The magnitude of the calamity which, has befallen the people of the Pacific coast, cannot yet, he de finitely determined, though the terrible devastation of property and loss of life began a week ago. The heavy earthquake occured about 5:13 last Wednesday morning, and though preceptable all along the coast-, the damage to property was greatest in California. The earth qnake seemed to center around San Francisco ten days ago the pride of the West; today a desolate heapof smouldering embers and debris. The first terrific earth quake shock which lasted more than two minu te was followed by the immediate callapse of flimsy buildings all over the city. Many m3t death under the weight of the heavy timbers and their bodies cremated by the comfla gration which followed. A second and third shock, but not so percept hl followed at short intervals The mains of the water compauies hnrat in different sections of the town and as the heaps of debris, caused bv fallen buildngs, ignited, all off ort to fight the progress of the, ft tmes was futile. The flames spread rapidly through the business section and all work tJ ch.-ck the fire wai in vain, though hundreds of barrels, of explosives were u el to dyna mite the building" in its path. The people filled the streets, drag ging trunks, matresses, bsd clothing, etc. to some place of safety. All hope of saving their property had been abandoned and the ultimtte destruction of the doomed city was foreseen by the first evening. The hole city was paste Btricken. Thousands were homeless aid hun dreds thronged the streets half clad and hungry, having been with out food or drink all day. Thursday morning it was neces sary to declare the city under mar tial law, and thousands of soldiers patroled the streets in an effort to restore order. Mayor Schmitz and a relief com mittee began to prepare tempoiary quarters tor the sufferers and cope with tne fauiiue which threatened to cause serious rioting and looking moug the people who nere hem med ui tne burning oi iy because of absence of transportation facilities. The railways and ferries having been paralyzed. .Friday morning the first direct communication was re established between San Francisco and the out side world, which was horror-stricken as it realized magnitude of the calamity. Looking eastward from ' tne heights in the central portion of the city every thing attested the aw ful 1 aroc wrought. When once rose noble, buildings now only frail walls tottering chimneys heaps of twisted ironnd huge piles of brkkare seen. Milliona of dollars in hand some residences and business blocks had been reduced to ashes, while turning in other directions nothing - but dense smoke electrified by rav- inhinir flames greeted the eye. An appeal for help from Mayor Pchmitz and the committee was spontaneously responded to bj our nation, states and cities, while for eign nations eagerly inquired about the catastropne auu onereu anemia ance. Hn Francisco, the home- of millionaires contributed several hun dred thousand Hollars to begin with, and contributions from the wealthy citizens of the Golden Gate City whose property only escaped de struction, hate contributed freely and constantly since. Congress, upon hearing of the in tense suffering immediately appro priated $1,000,000 to the relief of the people and authorized the Secre tary lo tecognize any draft signed bv the mayor of the afflicted city. Monday Congress authorized an ad ditional $1,500,000 appropriated. All the large' cities anl smaller cities in both North and South have contributed liberally to the Relief Fund. In North Carolina, Wilmington, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. Work ob the Now Graded School to Be Pushed Committee Appointed. The .Asheboio Graded School Board met Friday in the office of Col. A. C. MjAlister for thepurnose of finally deciding upon the plans for the proposed new graded school. The revised plans, only a little dif ferent from the original drawings submitted by Architect Hunter were chosen. It gives ten class rooms besides a music room and auditorium. The auditorium, with anti-rooms caV seat nearly -a thousand people. The building will be brick -and granite'. At the meeting Friday Messrs K. R. Ross, W. J. Scarboro and J. O. Redding were appointed a committee secure to bids on the erection ofcthe school buildiag and let the contracts. Messrs. J. A. Spence, John T. Moffitt and Col. A. n. McAlister were authorized to prepare the bonds and place them on sale. More Premium Won. Miss Lucy Crowson, of Asheboro, and Miss Maud B. Fuller, of Thorn asville, R. F. D. No. 5 have furnish ed us with a batch of subscriptions and won nice premiums. Knights of Pythias contributeu $5,000; manufacturers or tiign Point, $1,000; Fayetteville, $500; Charlotte, $2,000; Raleigh, $1,000 besides many others. Not until Saturday -ie the flames conquered, and the late-t es timates place thi- nuiuor of dead in Sin FranciBCo at n.ore thou 1,000. The shock of lie eart'i quake was felt a hundred uineM and more out side of the c ty. Tne. fatalities and dtirage to property, howevr, were not so great as compared with th 1 aes at San Francisco. Tne latest estimate, throughout the distiict is as follows; Total latest estimate of dead, 1,847; estimate of loss, $283,180,000. San iJraacisso, population 345, 000; damage $250,000,000; Casual ties 1,000 up; Oakland, population 70,000; damage $500,000; casualties 5 up; Alameda, population 17,000, damage $500,000; San Jose, popula tion 35,000; damage $3,000,000cas n aides 50 up; Agnew, population 800; damage $400,000; casualties 275; Palo Alto University, popula tion 5,000; damage $5,000,000; 5 up; Salinas, pepulation 3,000; damage $2,000,000; Napa, population 5,5000; damage $250,000 Hollister, popula tion 1,900; damage 200,000; Vallejo, population'i8,000r damage $200,000; Sacramento, population 20,000; damage $25,000; Redwood City population 1,800; damage $30,000; Suigan, population 1,000; damage $50,000; Santa Rosa, population 7,000; damage $800,000; casualties 500 up; vVatsonville, population 3,000; damage $70,000; Montery, population 2,500; damage $25,000; casualties 8; Loina Prieta, popula tion 300: casualties 4 up; Stockton, population 18,000; damage $40,000; Crawley, pomlation 600; damage $100,000; Sauta Cruz, population 7,00fi; damage $150,000; Gilroy, population 2,500; damage $100,000; Healthburg, populatiou 1,000; Clo verdale, population 1,000; Geyser- ville, population oOO; Hopiaud, population 600; UkLih Asylum, population 2,000. Total damage $283,180,000; casualties 1,847 CONDITIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO TO DAY. Investigation made yesterday showed the circumference of the area of the great San Francisco fire to be about tiwenty-six miles, comprising the entire business district. The property loss, will aggregate $300,- 000,000. Insurance carried on this property amounts to about $175, 000,000. About 500 dead bodies have been recovered up to this time. Accu rate estimates of the dead are still impossible. The search for bodies in the ruins has begun. Cremation is deemed absolutely necessary in some cases to prevent disease. Sanitary conditions are much im proved, though there is sime sick ness. Food is plentyful, and the water supply is better. Money is ? mring in from every quarter, here seem, to be no danger of fam ine or epidemic. Plans for rebuilding are already being discussed, lo make tne new Sao Fiancisoo the greatest city in the world This is the sentiment ex pressed, I y prominent business men. Religious services were Sunday on steps of shattered churches, in the streets, 09 the green slopes of parks and in cemeteries. There was 00 distinction as to sect or denomi nation. MACHINE. Representative Republican One Exists. Says HEADED BY MARION BUTLER, THE EXILE. State Republican Chairman Rollins At taek Judg. Bynura, Jr., of Greens boro Bynum Bay Partjr leader Are a let of Grafter, with Hand In Pocket of the People. Asheville, April 21. The Re publican row iu North Carolina has been resumed. Stare Chairman Rollins has taken violent exception ro certain statements made by ex Judge W. P. Bynutn during the Blackburn trial and to mgbt ad dressed an open letter to Judge By Bum, charging thai gentlemau with making false and slanderous state ments, the leit-r is as follows: Aoheviile, N. C, April 21. 1906. Hon. W. P. Bynuiii, Jr., Greens boro, N. C. Dear Sir: The newspapers quote you as having said, in your Bpeech I at Greensboro lnursday, in defense of Cot greesman Blackburn, that "the leaders of tbe Republican party are a band of political cut-throats aud pirates, foiever standing with their bauds in the pockets of th. ir countrymen." The leaders of onr party in this State embrace the mem bers of the Republican State organ ization, the presidential electors, the Republican candidates for Stale offices, the Republican members of r k IJunia1 Aacamhlu and mini others, whose character and eunding are above reproach FALSE AND UNWARRANTED. Your statement is false and un wariaaed and I f eel that I would not be doing my duty to mysslf or the party I have the honor to repre sent, did I not reseut your false, and slanderous attack. I am tired and disgusted with having certain per Certain per sons masquerade under the guise of Republican?, yet it bling the party mine oac. at every turu .auu a.au- derinc it upon anv and all occasions. I remember that, at the last State convention, you gave out a slander ous interview about our party and yet there were more than .82,000 honest, decent white men who went to the poles and cast their votes for the party whose leaders you have repeatedly vilified. The rank and file is composed of honest, self-respecting men and they have selected honest, self-respecting leaders and representatives and yet, by insinua tion anl inference, you state that they did not have sense enough to knnw what they were doing when they selected the men of their choice to represent the Republican party in this State. LEAlEBS GROSSLY SLANDERED. If you have any evidence that anv of our leaders are cut-throats, and pirates, I chajlenge you to produce it. I most emphatically deny your allegations, and assert that yon have grossly slandered our leaders by mak'ng the false charges referred to. The Chief Executive of our country recently stated, in his I c-. ture on "The Man With the Muck Rake." that a slanderer was worse than a thief, and I think the Ameri can people concur in his opinion, the basdst word in the English lan guage and any person wbo would talk about the leaders of tbe party which has honored him as ih Republican party of the State La honored you, is devoid of grtituue to say the least. THOMAS KULLIN3. Chairman Republican State Execu tive Committee. Upon h anrrg Mr. Rollins's at tack Mr. Bvnum crave out the fol lowing to Mr. H. E. C. Bryant, of the Charlotte Observer: Replying to something said by counsel for the prosecution in the trial of Mr. Blackburn I said, the rank and file of the Republican party in this State constitute a band of Spartan heroes noble men who have pronounced political princi ples and convictions in which they believe and on which they act for their own and their country's good. But some of those who would lead them are little more than political cut throats and pirates. It was said of Washington that he was first in var, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. It may with equal truth, be said of these men that they are always at war, never at peace and forever in the pockets of their countrymen' J'These were my words, yet ' in using them I did not have in mind Mr. Rollins at all, for thengh I do not deny that he may regard himself leader, and perhaps as the leader of the party in North Carolina, yet every one, except himself knows he is, in this respect, a meeb puppet and that in the actual direction of the policy and affairs of the party he is about "as potent and signifi cant as the curl of a pig's tail. )3e may still think he is a real live chairman and leader. But he lBn't. His sceptre has passed away and the seat of power and authority is now by his consent elsewhere and in other hands, it may be con ceded, more competent, hands. "Nor can any langnage be dis torted so as to make it include the electors, candidates for office, mem bers of the General Assembly and others suggested by Mr. Rollins. This is another assumption on his part. With child-like innocence be indulges the pleasing hallucina tion that he is a leader or the leader of his party in North Carolina and then attempts to gather around him the honorable company nferrei to that they may share his indignation i and wrath, Incse wno beard me the people of North Carolina did not missunderstand me when I spoke in defense of Spencer Black bora in the terrible persecution to which he was and still is subjected and declared that some of the men who were assuming to direct the af fairs ot the Republican party in thi! State were governed, not by any regard for the principles of the pusy or consiuerauon lor its wei far bUv Tv" SAaA -in- -Utica matters by the same principles and motives that guide and direct the hand of the cut-throat and pirate. The State chairman, so called, runs to the defense of what he calls th$ organization and its leaders' prematurely. He says they were not connected directly or indirectly with the prosecution of Blackburn .;t:.a:v.l fnr hia inrllMm.nt j 1 ha.i t 'heretofore made such a K Bnt will U be denied that fa(i -Qitf.Qtoa of Blaoivburii was 1 r . 1 ..... 1. more or less a political contest be tween 1 im and others whom Mr. Rollins may call 'th. orgiuizaMon leaders' if he wishes? Did he., not sympathize with and (iicoiuage tbe prosecution, not op uly and 1 boldly of course, but in every other way by w hich aid aud support could be giveu? What was thought of it by Judj;e Lewis, the distinguished lawyer, wbo conducted the govern ment case? In S tnr lay evening's Record he is quoted as saying, af ier the trial was over, that he was never mire mortified iu his life; that he CiUie to proSv-tiii'e a leg tl 111a Ier or controversy, as he supposed, but that instead he fouud that it. was a mere political fight. Whose politi cal right was ft? Who was it that conceived and resorted to such a nefaiious scheme to destroy a po litical enemy? Who most desired Blackbnrn's politic tl destruction in North Carolina? To whom is his ruin most important? Iu the light of the development of tbe trial, the public Will not be deceived as to who was really back of this unjust aud uncalled for prosecutioi, 1 cheerfully acquit Mr. Kollins of any connection with such a scheme, for the reason that I feel sure he has uo time or inclination for such large uudertakinga t. nfi;a tliULa m. niarba were out of place in court. Uelfeoul,he Tll$f companies, died may be more competent to pass up- home at VViustoii Sunday at on this than tne eminent aud lust mdge who tiled the case or the . distinguished counsel for the gov ernment who were present and by whom no objection was made. It is 10 be assumed that they were in a better position than Mr. Rollins to judge of the relevancy or seemlioess of tbe language complained of. LEFT TO PUBLIC. "As to the alleged slanderous in terview given by me at the Stale Ccsvention of 1904, I leave it ta the public to say whether or not, in the light of what has transpired" since that time, the statements then made by ' me were slanderous. At any rate they were made openly auu above board. I submit that it is ratbrr a late day now to attempt to deuy them. 1 he powerful machinery of tbe government was unbluehmgly re sorted to for the purpose of enconi uasoiug tbe utter humiliation aud tuiii 01 an honored young citizen ot OON-HMUKD C FOI RTTI WM FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING. Special Service to be Held In Randolph Friday Saturday and Sanaa?. The Randolph Ministerial Asso ciation of the M. JU. Unurcn nas decided to hold special meetings lasting three days at various points in the county every nttn ounaay. The pastors of the county will be concentratea at inese pomm m u effort to strengthen the churches in the communities selected for the special services. The Ashe boro circuit meetings will be held at Mt. Lebanon, conducted, by itevs. Lassiter. N. R. Richardson, B. F, Fincher. J. F. Allred and F. H. Wood. At Old Union, four miles from Randleman Revs. is. . Uarggett, C. M. Campbell, R. F. Brooks, J as, Wilson and J. T. Henry, will con duct the services. The meeting on the Coleridge circuit will be conducted ly the pastor, Rev. J. J. Eads, assisted by Rev. Chas. A. Wood and Dr. P. J Carraway. The services will begin Friday morning of this week and will last until and including Sunday. Dinner will be served in the church yards each day. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. Children of Mr. Tate Spent a Happy Eater Sunday at Her Home at Corleto. The -children, grand-children and great-grand-children of Mrs. Louise 0. Yates tendered a sumptious din ner at her home at Corleto Easter Sunday in honor of her birthday anniversary. Over a hnndred were present and spent a most delightful day. Mrs. Yates is 74 years old and is the proud mother of ten children, forty-nine grandchildren and 24 great-grand-children. An appro priate address was made by Mr. Pennuell Ridge just preceding the birthday dinner. Mr. Yates received many useful tokens of esteem. Mr. and Mrs, Gideon Macon, of Faimer, visited Mr. J, C. Ridge Easter.' -.-...- Mr. Alson Snider, of Denton, visited J. C. Ridge Saturday and Sunday. Street Improvement. Mr.- J. M. Betts has a force of bauds at work cleaning and re working the streets. When this is done the force will be placed on Depot street and a two-inch layer rock ballast will be put down, com pleting the work started last year. Mr. 0. H. Frazier will also put down a cement side walk on Depot street, leading from the depot to Fayetteville street. The contract for. this work was let several months ago. Fourteen New Subscriber Sent In 0 Day by One Worker, Mr. E. A. McMa8ter8, one of the county's best public school teachers aud a good farmer sent 1 he Courier one day this week four teen new subscribers all paid 111 ad vance. All these subscribers get their mail on, Jstaley It. F. D. route No, 1. Mr. Mc Masters wou as a pre miam a beautiful .diuuer set and a steieoscope with 48 beautiful views, Cant. Catai Capt- Chas. Buford. for 29 years agent at Winstou-iaiem for the old IIIVUUIVUU LTailVllie. ttUU Mie """"a " . "oVl Ui Va.pt. Buford was married two years fege to Miss Lillian Duffy, daughter of Lt. tu Duffy of Greens boro. , ' John W. HUP Barn Burned. The barn of Mr. John W. Hill was burned on last Saturday morn ing near Archdale. The tire was caused by horse kicking over a lantern before day while some one was feeding the stock. Mr. Hill owns the E. A. Blair place and the barn was one of the best in the county. The loss (is $2000, with $400 insurance. Mr. Hill is one of the best far me; s iu the count v. To Our Subecrlbers. Kecently The Courier st iit out a number of bills and in d ime of ihem there were errors in the dating as to the subscriptions, in some of these bills tbe s 11 bsc libers not only to pa1' jfor the curreutyear but in some in- :8tances as much as IS months Thi8 WM mt jded. OUR RALEIGH LETTER Why Ex-Gov. Aycock Declined Com pliment from President.. PERSONAL FRIEND OF PRESI DENT. Mr. Aycock Will not Enter the Arena Agalnat Hon. F. M. Simmon In the Senatorial Race "Let tbe Women Keep Silent." Gorman News Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, April 23, 1906- Some of the politicians here are interpreting the declination by for mer governor Charles B. Aycock off the appointment tendered him bv. the President during the past week. to mean that tne ex-governor has finally decided to become a candi date for the United States Senator ship, to succeed Senator Simmons. The position tendered by the Presi dent was a non-political and very honorable and desirable one, with a safcry of ten thousand dollars at tached for only a few months of work a place on the commission from this country to attend the Pan- American Congress .which is to meet; in Rio Janeiro in July. According to some of these- poli ticians, one reason which actuated Governor Aycock to decline was the- fact that an acceptance would take- nun out of tne United btates during the most important time to a candi date for the senatorship this year while the selection of nominees for the legislature was being made this summer which might and paoba bly would operate again .t hi chances of success. Others have seen fit to unjustly criticise Senator Simmons in con nection with this matter. The re port has been circulated and printed in a number ot newspapers that Senator Simmons had secured or was instrumental in securing this appointment of Governor Aycock, ana tor tne seinsh purpose of elimi nating the latter as a competitor for the senaiprship to be filled next win ter by the General Assembly. And, some of the critics add, this fact came to the knowledge of Governor Aycock, which accounted for such a very prompt and decide ; refusal of the place. I am informed on good authority that this is not true, not even in part. It is lepresented on excellent ' authority that President Roosevelt personally selected Gov. . Aycock, after it was decided to add two mem ber to the commission from the South. Messrs. Roosevelt and Ay cock are personally known to each othT, and the former has heard thg . latter deliver at least one gr&a.. speech. It is no wonder that the -. President at once turnea to Goxarnor Aycock, then, when he was. looking for two of the best and ablest men. in the South. As to the refusal 5 tbe'ptaee, . Governor Aycock ha alight to ex pect the people of North Carolina , to believe his own explanation of that, stated in hia. message of declina-.. tion. "Let your women keep- silanti, ifci the churches," according to St. ?ttt'4 received a practical exemplifica tion in one of the Baptist, churches, of Raleigh a few days ago, resultis in the breaking up of a meeting of the women's Christian Temperence Union, upon tbe appeal auce of the pastor of the chuich while several women belonging to other denotni notions were in his pulpit or near the pulpit delivering denunciations against the bad effects of 1 he sale of alcoholic medi cines. The tas;or did not of course forcibly break up the mfeeting, but it dispel sed of its on volition after he had entered his protest and had called the attention of tbe ladies to the fact that they had been refused the use of the First Baptist church heie for this meeting, simp ly because it was contrary to the usage aud policy of the Southern Baptist Convention churches. Some of these good women were very much distressed over the matter and later the husband of one of them called on the preacher to make an apology, which he of course de clined to do, as he was only doing his duty in enforcing the rules of of the church. The pastors of the other Baptist churches here have sustained him in what he did. Of course the reader readily under stands that the action of the pastor was not caused by any hostility to tbe noble and useful organization which these gcol women represent.