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VOL. XIV. NO. 211.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 12, 1909.
3c PER COPY
ALL THE DAUGER
Hurricane That Swept "b.
Florida Coast Towns Yes
terday Has Passed
Out to Sea. !
KEY WEST SUFFERED
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
Even Brick Buildings Througout the
. City Suffered Engine Houses De
stroyedMany Boats
Missing.
Key West, Via., Oct 12. With the
city In the hands of the military au
thorities, efforts are being concen
trated today on ascertaining the dam
age wrought by the hurricane whicn
swept the gulf yesterday. It is es
timated that the damage to property
In the city and harbor will : nrh,
12,000,000. No loss of lire has been
reported In the city, but It Is thought
the death toll will be heavy along
the eastern coast of the Peninsula.
KimIo Out the Storm.
Many of the vessels which had been
swept from their moorings during tin
blow yesterday, managed to ride out
the storm during the night and limp
ed back to their pier this morning,
but between GO and 75 boats of .l
descriptions were wrecked. It 's
feared a number of lives were lost on
these vessels. In the city whole
blockB of frame structures were razed,
brick houses also fell before the gale,
while great tobacco factories and
warehouses suffered considerable
damage. It will probably lie sever il
weeks before they will bo able to re
sume operations.
Tho Vandal arc Captured.
The city Jail is filled to overflowing
with vandals captured by the militia
and police during the night. Thiuve
began operations as soon as the fury
of tho storm had abated, the wreck
ing .of the electric, plant having
plungo'd ther city Into darkness. - The
mayor Immediately took . stringent
measures to cope with the situation,
and proclaimed martial law. O.ie
Key West guards were called out and
patrolled the streets during the night
Tho United States government also
has been called on for assistance In
the storm-swept territory.
Hundreds of homeless are sheltered
In the public buildings and churches
which escaped the fury of the storm.
Storm Off Jacksonville
Washington, Oct. 12. The exact
location of the center of the tropical
disturbance this morning, as Indicat
ed by reports to the waether bureau.
Is between 200 and 300 miles off
Jacksonville, Florida. At Key West
this morning, tho storm had spent Its
force, a northwest wind was blowing
and rain was fulling. licports from
Tampa, Florida, Indicated that the
storm was little felt there. There
being no observer of the weather bu
reau at Miami no reports of the ef
fect of the hurricane In that city have
been received. All storm warnings on
i the Atlantic and gulf coast havo been
ordered discontinued, but tho weath
er bureau advises shipping Interests
that the hurricane is continuing over
the Atlantic.
The People Were Warned.
It Is fully expected thnt the coming
roports will disclose severe damage to
shipping and much destruction to
property, perhaps some loss of. life
among the Florida Keys, but undoubt
edly the destruction would have been
very much greater except for prompt
action of the weather bureau, In
spreading broadcast, through every
' available agency, warnings of the ap
proaching hurricane. The acting sec
retary of war has directed the com
manding officer at Key West. Flnrldu,
to render such aslstnnce as may be
reoiiisted by the mayor of thnt city.
In maintaining order following yes
terday's hurricane. j
, Heavy Lnaac In Cuba.
Havana. Oct 12. Comunlcntlon
between this city and Interior points.
Interrupted by yesterday s storm, hurt
been -newed today. Reports from
nearby places Indicate that property
loss, especially -to tho westward, has
,ben heavy, but that there were few
latallllis. ,
Sensational Ik porta WM-rvMieH.
v Orleans. Oct. 12. Sensational
reports telling of tho loss of 800 lives
iilong the coast or norma
credited locally.
i. it ik. Daman Kxocirt on mm Cioasl.
v Jacksonville. Oct 12. HeporU here
Indicate little damage, except 10 wv
erty on the east coast From Miami
come reports of great property loss,
with possible damage to shipping.
Cold Throughout Wide Area.
l ' v.n... ritv. Oct 12. A tempera
ture of 18 degrees above sero prevails
over all of Kansas, the western half
,.r v(i.ni.rl northern Alabama and
th Trrnm nanhandle. According to
the local weather bureau, killing frost
was experienced in tne soumw..,
rnnfinned eold weather Is predicted.
Washington, Oct. 12. All danger to
points on ths gulf of Mexico and the
AMnttc coast from the West Indian
hurricane, which wrecked Key West
vcaterdar. and swept normnn-ri
over Florida, has panned, according to
the weather bureau today.
Continued on page 7.
MR. PEARSON TELLS;
BEING NO LONGER .MINISTER TO GREECE,
HOW IT HAPPENED
. si"sssBa
He Was the Victim of the. Operation of a Simple Law of
Physics Mr. Smith All That Is Now "Charged"
to North Carolina The Connor Appointment.
IN view of the widespread Interest I
and curiosity as to Hon. Rich
mond Pearson's retirement from
the diplomatic service and espec
ially In view of the differing ver
sions which The Gnxette-News and
Congressman Grant have given to the
public on this subject, this paper com
missioned one of its representatives to
ask Mr. Pearson If he would bo will
ing to give an explanation for the
benent of his friends and former con
stituents. Following is the Inter low In sub
stance: Gazette-News man: ".Mr. Pearson,
have you seen the statement in The
Gazette-News relating to your retire
ment and Congressman Crnnfs letter
in reply ?'f"
Mr. Pearson: "Yes, I have rind
both statements and thjy are not nec
essarily or wholly in contllct, but 1
have no desire to obtrude my person
ality or my political fortunes upon the
attentlon of the public- and I do not
feel called upon to make any cxplnna
Hon. Ir. truth, none is lu-cfssnry beyond
the statement of undeniable fact that
the republican congressmen from
North Carolina Including Mr. Grant,
endorsed and urged tho appointment
of other North Carolinians for posi
tions in the diplomatic service and no
one can question or deny their righ:
to do this. It is an axiom as true in
politics as in physics thnt two bodies
cannot occupy the same space at tin
same time. There are loss than ten
desirable diplomatic posts in our en
tire service which a man of moderate
fortune can hold and maintain on equal
footing with his colleagues from othcl
countries. With the single exception
of Mexico there Is no post in any part
of the civilized world where the Amer
ican ambassador or minister is not
obliged to supplement his salary by
spending from his personal funds an
nual sums ranging from $.', 000 up
In plte of this there Is a tremendoi
pressure for such place and solid
and united backing from a man's own
stute is necessary either to secure oi
to retain such . a place. Now with
only ten attractive posts to be dislrih
uted among forty-six, states, It would
be. exorbitant for North Carolina tn
expect to get four out of the ten."
Gazette-News man: "Well, do yoi:
think North Carolina will land even
one of such places-"
Turpentine Treatment.
Mr. Pearson: "As to that I am not
advised, but I do know that all th
best posts hnve already been tilled in
engaged and 1 remember well that Mr
Taft in his Justly celebrated Greens
boro speech said In substance thnt the
North Carolina republicans Would bi
a stronger voting party If nil the fed
era! offices were, tilled by democrats
This Is heroic doctrine and remlnd
me of tho old woman down In Cum
berlahd county who Insisted that hei
childr'-n would be made stronger ami
more vigorous by giving them turpen
tine with their rice Instead of gravy
"While Mr.Taft's tonic is admitted!
unpalataole and lacking In snothlnu
properties It may prove as elllcuclniii-
as turpentine In strengthening the sin
ew. and stimulating tho system of hi:
militant adherents In the Old North
State, but of course time must be ul
lowed for the medicine to get In It
perfect work."
Gnzetto-News man: "Whnt do you
think of the president's appointment
of a democrat to tin- eastern Judge
ship."
Mr. A. Donaldson Smtlli.
Mr. Pearson: "Why that appoint
inert was In exact keeping with Mr.
Taft's Greensboro declaration and sc
wnt his appointment of Mr. A. Don
uldson Smith to a life position In tin
consular service when- the appointee
has a ehnnce to rise to a $12. mm post
without any of the social obligation?
Imposed upon a diplomatic repr- senta
tlve."
Gazette-News man: "Who Is this
Mr. Smith?"
Mr. Pearson: "Mr. Smith is a vor
accomplished and charming gentle
man from Pennsylvania who has spent
pnrts of several winters limiting foxes
in Halifax county. He Is an ardeni
supporter of Representative Claud-
Kitchin, and Mr. Kltehin's earnest and
unanimous endorsement was autlt
cl ntlv potent to land the gentleman
from Pennsylvania In tho only foreign
post so tar charged to North Cn.ro-
lint." i i IHIin
Garette-News man: "Do you mean
to say that he has no stake In North
Carolina?"
Mr. Pearson: "I mean to say upon
Information whlih I believe to be
true that this Mr. Smith chnrged to
North Carolina has never lived a sin-
gin twelve months continuously in this
stale, thut he owns no lands, tene
ments or hereditaments here, that he
lias never raised a bale of cotton or a
bushel of corn or a hill of peanuts
here; that he toils not neither dm-s he
spin hut that he does run foxea and
voa the local democratic ticket In
Halifax with boundless and unfeigned
enthusiasm."
Uasette-Nows man: "Will ths ap
Robber Got $10,000, but
He Passed Over Much Gold
Seattle, Wash., Oct 12. Although
the official of the Great Northern
Rxpres company have declined to
make public the amount of money se
cured by tho bandit who robbed the
exprew ofllc yesterday, the police and
polntment of a democrat to the fed
erol judgeship hurt the republican
party. In tho state?"
Will 'Hurt Our I'celiug."
Mr. Pearson: "H has hurt and will
hurt our feelings; uiul too manner
more tliun the fact of the appoint
ment, wounds, but will not break the
spirit of the party. I Tall to under
stand why tho president felt cull-
upon to proclaim to the world with
tho widest poslhlu pir.iliclty that he
would appoint a n publican to this
Ju lr-eshi. If he could llnd one pos
ses! In. the requisite character anil
ahlli.v- M,f ufter diligent search In
abandons tho quest as hopeless, leav
ing tho unavoidable Impression that
the republicans of character submit
ted for h's selection were lacking In
intellect, while the men of intellect
were devoid of character sufficient to
mensiiri up to his critical and ex
acting standard. My chief regret in
this whole extraordinary ine'dent is
thiit some one of our republican mem
bers of congress did not llnd occasion
to rise in his place in the house of
representatives and remind tin pres
ident and the country, that the North
Carolina republicans when thoy were
much weaker than now, found ma
terial in isiix to make a Supreme
court which has never been surpassed
In character, learning and legal acu
men during the entire period of our
life as a sovereign state. This fact
is admitted by every impartial dem
ocrat within our borders and It is
true without reference to the then
chief justice, of whom it may not be
come no to speak: two of those emi
nent jurists wlio alone would have
made (but court celebrated j mean
Edwin G. Reade and William Rod- j
mnn came irom tin- very section
which (he president has declared by
Implication to be utterly barren and
levold of republican lawyers com
bining good sense with good morals.
I regret (hat no voice was raiseil
in tin- halls of eongri ss to remind
the present chief executive, that (he
North Carolina republicans, when
they were weaker than now bad such
a i affluence of legal nbllity that a re-
pub. an president appointed a North
;'Vt-'llna republican to preside over
thr courts of I-'lorl-lu and that the up
pi.lrtee discharged his dalles In such
pcnner as to please and captivate
men of nil parties and all professions
In that state. I regret that we had
no spokesman to remind the president
that his Immediate predecessor had no
trou'il-i in 'indiinr North Carolina re-p-io!!-ans
of sutfl-ier.t it pal and moral
qualifications to j reside most cn-dlt-abl
upon the fodetj-l lunch of both
Virginia and In both Carolina. I
rerr-t that no one ventured to remind i
Ihe .resident thai he received more i
votes I'. North Carolina than he re
celvod In nil the seven slates com
bined lying between our borders and
the lKirders c.f Texas. I regret that
no authoritative voice was rnised In
tones at emeu respectful nnd Indig
nant lo protest against this unmerited
rebuke from the head of our party;
to remind him of the struggles
through which we had passed; to re
mind him Hint heretofore wo had
been obliged In bear Insult, contumely
and derision only from our po
litical opp rents whoso strength was
waning while ours was waxing strong
er with each recurring election, and
to ('ocluie to bin- boldly that while
his unjust rebuke would 1m- keenly fell,
that he might bruise but could never
break the Kplrlt which animates the
loyal republicans of North Carolina."
Decision May Be Handed Down Tomor
rowMonster Reception Plann-
ed for Compers.
Washington, Oct. 13. The expect
ed decision of the Court of Appeals
of Ihe District of Columbia In the
contempt proceedings against Messrs.
(lumpers, Mitchell and Morrison of
the American Federation of Uibor.
who were sentenced by the District
court to be Imprisoned for 12, nine
and six months respectively, failed to
materialise today. The decision may
be reached tomorrow.
Meantime, preparations were going
ahead for the monster reception to
(lumper by the labor unions here to
night Gomper will arrive this af
ternoon. H" will be escorted through
the principal street to a reviewing
stand and there receive the plaudit
of 25,000 man who will march be.
foro him.
detective are authority for th state,
mcnt that It may reach $10,000, II
Is also known that th robber over
looked gold and alive currency In the
safe amounting to bttween 115,000
nnd 120,000. No trace of the man
ha been discovered,.,
CASE OF GOMPEBS
ET ALS. UNDECIDED
RA ' Till K
wsBiiiaaw iiis.lt
; IS HOW CUED
Minister's Speech at New York
' May Have Caused Trouble
? That He Seems to
Be in.
"IT WASVMDIPUMATI&"
SAY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
Talk That Moved Knox to Action Was
Made Before the American
Asiatic Associa
ion. .j- JJI,tljr"I --i
Washington, ivt. 12,. Sec-
rotary of Slate Knox untitles 4
Charles It. Crane, who Is in -j.
Washington! thai his rcsigna-
Hon us minister to China will 4"
In accepted. .J.
The indication at 12;:!0 were .J.
. that, Within an hour or tun ..
the announcement would be X
. made from the state depart-
moot of the a- ci pianoe of 4
the resignation oi Charles It. 4"
Crane, us mini..i-r designate 4"
to China. 4
' Cram- lias a In ady advised i
p Secretary h'U" that In.- was !
J. prepared to imuii if recent
developments had made his A
J further servl.-o in that pusl- 4.
J. lion embai rassoe; to tin- do- .J-
4 partinent. Knox ha. advised J
J- I'losident Tufi oi Ins in tlon. .
? Should Crime d cldi- In ac- 4
i cede Hi ne si cr, i,.r- sugge- .J
li"". which it k laden for .
granted he will do prompt l.,
his resignation will in the mi- ..
i iiii-i hi mc case lie addressed J.
j. to the presid' nt, wlio up
pointed him. '
v 4 4 ' hTHrl-l- 'I-H- 4 -h "J 4"
Washington, Oct. I?. In a state
ment today Secret. uy Knox gave (In
text of Ills telegram recalling Mr.
Crane from San Francisco to Wash
ington, which folMW
" 'Vim hne bvu charged ivlih re
sMneil)illl for iiiiiMi-d nieullr ap
pearing In Jnimncse. and American
prrwt to Hie i-ITecl thai Hie l ulled
Males In pri'iuirlug to pmu-st ugnlnsl
the liliiesc-,lapniiox agreement. IM-hIi-imc
that ou ore responsible lor
this In of such a cliariioler us nnr
raulrt mi- In dirt-cling you in conic to
Washington at om-c anil inei-l II. II
you sre lint responsible, ns I Iiim-
oil n not. iniilters relating In Orl
cntiil affairs lum- develiMl slinv you
li It Washington Hint makes il iiiIvIh-
sble for me to i ouimiinlcnlc w ith you
personally, and In the ulinoM coull-
ocuee, In relation thereto.'"
The statement adds thai Crane.
having assumed responsibility for tin
publication, Ihe department reluctant
ly reiicln-d the conclusion the resig
nation of Crane would bo accepted.
Sie-oh MnrtH (ins-dp.
A day or so previous to die recall
of ihe inini .ter He ro arrived in W'nsh
inglon the iici'dior number of ihi
journal of the American Asiatic hh
social ion. win i-in la set forth t In
speech deliveriil by Minister Crane at
the eleveiilh aniiuul dinner of that
organization in New York on Sep
toniber 20. .
As possible occasion for having stir
red tho secretarial disapproval may I..
Hinted the follow ing excerpt from tin
address of Mr. 1 'nine
"Vt course, in this development
Chlmi will reipine much foreign ma
terial, and In n perfectly friendly ami
legitimate way Secretary Knox ban
determined thai we shall have our
share.
"It may not always be necessary to
repeat the new Inrm of hold-up which
our state department has recently
liepn so siiecessrully engaged In nf
forcing money on China."
This reference was to the loan he
gotlated for Hie Hankow nil I road.
Further on. In speaking of Presl
dent Tuft's sjn-eeli at Shanghai when
as Secretary of war, ho was on his
way to the Philippines. Mr. Crane
delivered himself of sentiments that
might not be regarded as "good for
Ihe party." They were ns follows
"Tho Shanghai speech was so frank
and clear, sounded an much like one
nf good old I'm le drover's, that
felt that possibly tho government
might Ihi safe III the hands of one
republican. (Applause.) Since thai
speech n'l talk r dismemberment of
China ha quieted down.
(iavo Asia Moral Shock
Another passage In the address
might be Interpreted a undiplomatic
language when applied tn a situation
so sensitive as is that In the far east
st the present time aa between Japan,
Russia, and China.
"Hie result of that wsr (Russian
Japanese) gsvo Asia the r res test
moral shock It hs had for centurle,1
declared the new minister,
"The war w followed," he added
"by the uprising In Russia. The up
rising In Russia wa followed by the
revolution In Turkey, and the revolu
tlon In Turkey by that In Persia, and
these wer all followed by a feeling
of great unrest In India.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast until S p. m. Wednesday
for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair
weather tonight and Wednesday
rooter tonight with a minimum tern
pratur of about tt degree.
Daughter of Mark
A Well Known Russian Pianist
F";'VvA' V-.-;
MK3C!AKA CJLEMOMS q
Danliury. Conn., del. IS.The wedding at Stormfleld. the picturesque
country home or Mr. .Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain I, Redding Ridge, of
liis eldest daughter. Miss Clara Clemens, to Mr. Ossip (iabrllowltsch, n well
known Knseinn pianist, was somewhat of a surprise to most persons ex
u pt tin- close friend of tin- family, for although th.- names of Ihe pianist
and Miss c'cmcns have I n linked at xaiioua limes, no formal announce
ment of tho oiii:;i;;em.ciit has been made.
ITS COLD WEATHER,
BUT BALL ENTHUSIASTS ARE OUT IN FORCE,
IN DETROIT TODAY
Owing to the Frosty Atmosphere It Is Feared That Good Ball
Canrot Po Played -Henceforth Fiur Um
pires Will Be on Duty.
TUIUV'S I.INIM c,
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Leach, of.
Clarke. Il
Wagner, ss.
Miller. 2d.
Abstoiii, lb.
AVIIsoli, If.
Cibson. e.
Helroil..
Jones, If.
II.
Rush, ss.
Cold., If.
I 'raw ford. i f.
Delbaiity. lib.
Mornrity, ilh.
T. Jones, lb.
Schmidt, c.
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lirsl lulling Del roll. II; rillshurg,
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li TIE NEXT
he Beautiful, the First of the Season.
Fell Over Lower Part of
Michigan Today.
Detroit, tict. 12.-- Low i r Michigan
today received Hie tiist installment of
real winter, th- temperature hoverlin
belweon !I0 ami In degrees. Snow fell
I Ml r in It I .lit 1 v over nlniwl all of (In-
lower part of tin- slati-.
Cold at Toloili,.
Toledo, (i, lid. 12 Snow fell this
morning, teinpeiattire 'M.
Slight SnowMnriii In Chicago.
Chlcauo, Oil. 12. Downtown Chi
cago was visited by a slight snow
storm today. Fvideiices of heavier
snows In the north nnd northwest
were to be seen on the roofs of rail
way cars entering the oily.
Minnesota Medical Society.
Winona, Minn., tH-l. 12. Prominent
physicians from all parts of Minneso
ta, w'lh a number from other states,
are gathered here for tho annual
meeting of the Minnesota Medical so
ciety. Today was devoted to the bus
iness sessions of Ihe aiM-lely. Tomor
row the regular program of papers,
addresses and discussion on topics of
Interest to the medical profession will
be taken up.
Slum Riiih kill Out.
Memphis, Tenn., (Vt. it. The un
defeated career of Kiigene Sims, of
Sycamore, Ills., rame to an end Inst
night In the third round or hi bout
with Dixie Kid. A left hook to the
Jnw knocked him out Sim took the
count nve time In the first round.
T SNOWED
About $21 0,000 Embezzled
from Mineral Point Bank
Washington. Oct.' 11. The d;cov.
ery of alleged forgerle and defalca
tion, aggregating, according to unof
ficial advices, approximately tIO,000.
resulted today In the closing of the
door of th First National bank of
Twain Weds
MftTOSSr? GAZUIOWTSCH
Third Xoliher si-nivd.
Detroit. Mich. Oct. 12. -- Kxceedlng
ly cold weather for ball greeted the
enthusiasts as they made (heir way
In Itonnett park for the fourth giuno
of the world's championship series,
between Pittsburg anil Detroit,
scheduled for today. The fiiiu shone
hiighlly, but the air was far loo cold
for good l.asohnll. Prlsk and chilling
wind prevailed, and on the whole It
would be hard to Imagine a worse day
for good basebalL
Four umpires will be on duty tho
remainder of the ser'-s, two watching
the foul lines.
A POLITIGAL AFFAIR
Judge Anderson Voices Such Opinion
While Williams-Smitli Case Is
Being Considered.
Iiidianapods. Ind., Oof. 12. That
section 1 11(11, I'nlteil SlaHs statutes,
was never inlombd to authorise th
removal of defendants from one dis
trict lo nroiher for (rial unless (hey
were fugitives, was maintained today,
by John D. Lindsay, ol New York,
counsel for the New York World, in
the "I'amiina Libel Case." before
Judge A. II. Anderson, in (be Cnilod
Stales court.
A Pollllcal Mrtler.
li-dlnii.-ipnlls, Ind., Oct. li. That
Ihe so called Panama libel case was
"more or l-ss of a political matter,"
wa Hi inmont of Judge A. R An
derson nf Hie Pulled States district
court, at the close nf argument yester
day in the hearing of Ch.-u los It. Wil
liams and Dolevan Smith, proprietor
of The Indianapolis News, whom the
government Is seeking to remove to
the District of Columbia for trial on
tho charge of criminally libelling for
mer President lloosevelt. President
Taft, William Nelson Cromwell. J.
Plerpnnt Morgan, Douglas Robinson
and othiTS.
The const snbl thai It wished not to
glvp an Impression that It had formed
an opinion on the merits of the ras,
hut that It dinlrod to point out the
trend of the argument towards its fur
ther enlightenment as to whether or
not there was probable cause for in
dii tment of Messrs. William and
Smith by the federal grand Jury of the
District of Columbia for criminal libel
In their having published articles In-
tlmatlng that there was a "graft," of
t:, 000.000 In the sale- ut Panama
canal nn to the I'nlteil Slate by the
French company.
"What I the guilty Intent to be
(Continued on page T)
Mineral Point. Wis., nnd the appoint
ment of a receiver of th Wisconsin
Institution. Arrest ar expected to
follow th closing of tho bank, after a
conference between th Federal au
thor It lo at Mineral Point
TH E CANAL PR Q J ECT
MUCH HEEDED
As Result the Cotton Yield Will
Bj Better Than Was
Thought a Month
Ago.
MORE PERSONS HAVE BEEN
BITTEN BY MAD DOGS
It Is Stated That 138 Persons Have
Been Treated or Are -Now
Under Treat
ment. : Ti..
The Gazette-New Hureau,
Chamber or Commerce Building, ;
Hollemon Hiilldlug,
Rnlclgh, Oct 12.
Haiti, very greatly needed, has fal
len. The. weather during the past JO
days has been extremely dry. and the
oldest farmer say they never knew
cotton to open more rapidly, and pick
ing has gone on very fast, though on
very few farms have the people been
able to keep up with the opening, and
In the course of a long ride In the
country many fields were observed
which looked almost like snow. Th
cm ton Is almost perfect tn every re
spect. The admirable weather ha
brought out hte crop, so to speak: In
other words the yield will lie greater
than was thought possible a month
ago. Ijibor Is only fairly plentiful.
but Ihe farmers In this section tak
ing out from the city all the picker
they can hire.
Flight r I-tfwanls.
Mention has been made of the
flight from Kaleigh of the young man.
i-.it wards, who run a blind tiger for
months within 50 yards of the police
station. The pollen knew If, but could
not get evidence, because witnesses
committed perjury. They got In the
place once or twlco, however, and
seised quantities of whiskey, hut did
not then know that Edwards had in
his room upstairs, in a large trunk, a
barrel nf whiskey. It la said that hi
place Is to be re-opened.
The Mild Dog. . ,
Yesterday more persons bitten br
mnd dogs arrived here. Mr. J. Q.
Page brought her little girl, age nine
months, from Wallace. Last Saturday v
her husband nnd six of their children
came hero to Dr. Shore for treatment,
all having been bitten by the same
dog, a little pug. Mr. Page on Sat
urday was looking after her husban J
store and had with her the baby, when
some one came In who hud been at
her house tho day some of her child
ren had been bitten and told her that
the baby had crawled under the din
ing room tublo while the family wa
at breakfast, and she was sure th
child bad been bitten like the other.
This proved to be true, the wound be
ing on the foot ,and Mrs. Pago lost no
time In bringing the child here, so the
entire Page family, except the mother,
are under treatment. Two other pa
tients arrived, W. R. Simpson of Con
cord and his It month old baby. He
was in his yard with his child when a
stray dog, which It wa found, had
run a distance of It mile across the
country, dashed In and bit them both,
lie seized the dog and choked It to
death. The fact that 138 person
have been treated or are now under
treatment here, show the great dan
ger from dogs. In practically every
case ihe head of the dog ha been
brought here and rabies found. The
patients I hem selves are allowed to use
the microscope, and thu see for
themselves the peculiar blotches In
the brain cells which mark this ter
rible disease. Their sense of relief at
the treatment la something very In.
terestlng to see. Nobody complain,
the llttlu children quite often cry th
first two or three time they take the
shot." In other word, the hypo
dermic Injection, but they oon get to
be veteran
P. D. Gold. Jr., of Raleigh, vie
president nnd general manager of the
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co.,
is made a member or the executive
committee of th American Ufa In
surance association, which held It an
nual session at Cincinnati last week.
It Is the first time a southern man
hu ever been paid thl compliment
Tim Ilcrtlia Brown Case.
In the rasa of Rertha Brown, th
notorious tenderlolner, th Jury which
look the case Saturday afternoon held
together until Sunday afternoon am)
then reported to the Judge It could
not agree and th woman will be tried
again at th next term. It la 'said
that some of the Juror considered
only matter that tho Bupreme court
and leglslatur had already passed
upon; In other word, from their
point of view th tenderloin I a good
thing, thl being the argument of a
lawyer In th case until he wa
squelched by Judga William R. Allen,
who rut him off by telling him auch
a matter wa nm for the Jury at all.
Rector Ooorge W. tay of St Mary's
Female school here, say th dining
j hall and gymnasium will b ready for
us at least by Thanksgiving. The
hall will seat S00. At 8t Mary ev
ery Sunday afternoon a number of the
cadet of th Agriculture and Mechan
ical colleg lnc In th beautiful
chapel with th student, and are
then entertained at supper by Rev.
Mr. ly. The afternoon service ts
full choral and very beautrful, s, I
attract number of city people.
presence of th cadet I n Im
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