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I t -1, -. 'i I : t Devoted to the Industrial Development of Eastern North Carolina. Vol. 1. fioted Divine Passed Away Saturday; PRlNGEBFTfit-PUBUG-. ggV. ThoiTiaS, PeWitt Ta ! - mage Was i Pronounced tie Prince Of the fPuIpit. His Death Universal, by ESOUrned. v ' . Tr T. "DeWitt 0VmaPe the noted t j . i - i, -rvr - divine died at his home m Wash-. O 1 lEFlOll ut uuic u uw& .uaiiiuuity micr'nt. a The end came teacefullv aid watchers at his bedside did hot l-nnw that he .was dead and: when the pliTsician pronounced the : .de- parture of life,'' those in the room eould hardly believe that the spirit of the great man had winged its flight to the other shores. The immediate cause of Dr. Tal- mage's death was inflamation of the J brain and general breaking down, I He passfed into unconsciousness the Thursdav before and his death was 1 liourly expected. V W ' some poitsts of his CABEEs. . Dr. Talmage was born at Round I I rook; -N. : J., January 7 .1832. when 18 years of age he jdmed the church and the following year en- tered college.' . He did ; not - prove much of a scholar but became nota- J ble because Of his oratorical , and dramatical ability. He' was ordain- ed at Bergen and after serving several charges becapted a call to Philadelphia. At that time the publication of his sermons was. begun. Dr. Talmage i was : pro- nouncec the prince of the; pulpit and whilo thousands h avo heard him preach millions have read his .sermons until in the past, few years the name oftTaimasre was a house- hold word throughout' America. j the ctjxekai. ' J The body was taken froni the I home Sundav - moruincr to the I cliurch of the Covenant where it lay in state untU the hc-ur df the mrieral The funeral services were t concluded at the 'grave Wednesday morning. The remains of the great- j est of great ' divines was " then in-1 tered in its final resting ; place assisted by a couple of. toughs pro hile thousands with tear dimmed ceeded to give editor Thompson a eyes strained to :catch' one last glimpse of the casket v Breathed Gas and Died, f .' j .New York. Anril 15.Four Persons were, found dead toTnight m the hvinsr apartments of Esther ohen. a 'widow living on .Third avenue. They had f been' killed by inhaling the flames of illuminate- 1Dg gas A, Butcher Killed V - Newport News, Va.i ' Anril . 15. Joseph Hatitz, a well known etcher, who' has been a resident of Newport News and "Vyarwick, g mistress, and -clubbed her hus coiinty for some years,' tvas iV bapd so badly that he;iain"a seri auy killed this afternoon by aU siau named Cox. who '"'nas beeh f fcvin? with wQ ohf ildi-en in a smallishantv on Briars eii road. Cox was' arrested find i8lH jail. " - Food Prints on 'the Sands of J time bear the only ; you for a.' trial Jour future patronage; is then a cert laty.. , t . The Wallace Shoe Co. EDENTOM- PAPER BURNED. The Etfenton News Goes up in Flames. Other Property Destroyed.' k ' -.(Special to the Tab JIeel) 'EdentonN. C, April 15,1902. On Monday night at 12:30 a fire was; discovered in ' the Dixon building corner of Main and King streets.:; One' lower, room was oc- j,cupi$d by Mr. 1$, Jrothrs gro eery, the other one by Mr. "W. A." Jjeggett druggist r ,Mr. Leggett carried some, insurance, Brothers carried none. ; Th up stairs was d;iby Edenton News, an - hf th is iirivkfArvrftS nmiA'nf t.hft nnp.Tflits ba(J .fire in their various places. But for ; the- bucket briade (the oesi m orin arounai mere is no , .. ; -; ' n , A T . ' It ' 1 II would have occurred. Onlv one building was burned. -; , Waller. Acguitted.. Aianila, April id. Major JUittle ton v. i. Waller, ot tne Marine vrps, nas ueen acquiirea. , t16 tnea . court-maruai on the qharge of killing natives of Saapaar without , trial. The' i court stood. 11 to 2 for acquittal. . The trial of Major Waller, who 18 from Norfolk, Va., and an officer with a record .of distinguished er vice in many quarters of the- woirld bejgan at. Manila March 17. c Killed His Child. Sallisaw, I. T.y April 14 One of the most brutal murders committed in tne Indian Territorv took nlace a few miles west of Stiwell. A white man named DuDley killed his - 10-year-old daughter, fatally wounded two other children and seriously injured his wife Banfl,ts- Kansas City, April 13. Inafight between officers and desperado near Braggs, I T., four men, are reported to have been killed and seven wounded, among them a noted outlaw It is impossible to reach Braggs by telegiaph or telephone to-night aiid details are Jacking, ' Thrashed an Editor. Because, the Norfolk Dispatch exposed his place as a gambling joint Mr, N. B. Joyms, of Norfolk walked into the above office , and ithrashing. This being done Mr. Joyms appeared befbre the- may or. The Dispatch nick-named Mr Jyms "Boney because of ins handling Nthe dice, Mr. Joyms ob jected. burglars Kilj and Wounds i Mahanpyv City, Pa., April 13. Seven masked burgulars in an en counter, in a boarding house near Hhe Gilberton colliery, - early this morning, killed Wasil Talco, aged 35 years, shot and slightly wound- Md Ws.' George Tethitz, msTjOdf d- ous conuiuon. - - - - - ' " ' Killed by Bursting Gun. V Oueenstown, April 1. Gunnery llieutenant James ' H S. Bbura, Lieutenant Miller and nine blue- 'mckets were instantlv -killed yes- terdav bv the burstiuer" of a 12- class battleship Mars during, gun practice off-. Berehaven. , Xn ad- dition; several " men. ! trefe .injured ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, r : . -v . . - . : : . v . . . .. - . ! r ,i : - - - , '. ' ...i. . - .,... . - , Some morjths ago the TAR without a single subscription: Today we have oh our maiiirig list and bribers, most of whom The post office receipts that the TAR HEEL pas of all other local papers combined, we make the undisputed boast that the TAR . HEEL'S circulation is.equai to that b? all btHer local sheets combined and as proof of this state ment we give belov the the postal clerk, r. J.vi.'PooL ; Another fact: 540 'subscribers supplied by carriers. All other llSt. ' :r As the post office receipts is the only ppr: rect and undisputed guide to a ppef's'circii laiiori we srive the followmer letter of facts and figures as proof of our THE LETTER. To whom it may concern: . j - The following: fiprures weights of the Elizabeth for postage at the Elizabeth City post office for the week ending Saturday April ' , EconoiHESt Fisherman and Farmer News JAR HEEL If this is net proof our books are open to TWO CHILDREN MURDERED. The Object of the Assasin was Rape. Des Moines, Iowa, April 14.- While returning from Highland Park Methodist church, on the north outskirts of the city," last evening, Hulda Paterson, fifteen years of age and John Paterson, aged eleven, children of . a well-to -do dairyman, were murdered by some unknown person, believed to be negro. , :The boy was. found at midnight, but died within fifteen minutes, without" being able to"give- a dis cription of his assasilant; When as&alted the children 'were -return-1- ing from church, where they ; naa been .ajttending, the evenig. service.. Th.e odies were discovered .by the roadside by a farmer; who hea.rd the moans of the lad. Their heads had been crushed : in, presumably by a brick. " : The entire police force is work-' ing on the case. It is believed the crime -was ; committed by a negro wh6 intended to assault the . girl, but who was frightened away be fore he could" carry ou.fc his designs. 200 Killed in a War. If RRIDAY, APR. 18, 1002, j - - - - - - - p . - . . - - .. .. . - ... .... . . I 1 started city routes 2,600 sub- are paid in advance. for past week show M pounds signed statement of papers mail their entire '..l iSi?- :SL ' every , assertion- j represent the correct City newspapers as enteied 12, 1902. .j J. M. POOU flailing Clerk. 42 24 Tots! 118 tt positive of our cljaims, all. vere fighting in the Transvaal at the end of last week has bleen sent .. 1 ! by Lord Kitctener, who reports that about two hundred Boers were killed; wounded or f captured. There were about a hundred Britsh casualties. - : Cigarette Fiends. New York N Y. A cbuj)Ie o white boys aged eleven and fifteen years were caught in the - act of robbing Pilman Heights country club. The boys were making a raid on the t cigarettes- and cigars At the police statioiithey confessed to having duolicated the r. act on several past occasions. Bichmond, Ya., April M.- Mr. Stephen Wilkinson, of Manchester, 1 i . was fatally injured ' and other workmen less severely hurt this mdfning by the-; falling of a scaffold Ground the top floor of the Habliston Bailding ivt Sev Main streets." -, nth and AH -Bun Down at . the heels,- is the talo of many a pair of snoes. h Twas not your fault. . The, Fault was in' the the Shoe. - T, That'Shoe did not corrie tfrom. ; The Wallace Shoe-Co. SAFE ROBBERS. Discovered by Officer Scarborough were not Such Bold Bad j Burg- uers After All. - i t Wednesday night between the ; hours oi ten and eleven o'clock ofiioer Scarborough , was making his rounds. All seemed quiet un- til he readied W. C. Harrisons & Go's., store at the corner of Water and Main . street. A dim ' light was burning in the rear; of the store.and things looked a, little suspicious 'when the officer found the door unlocked, i Steathily creeping inside he listened . and heard a sound that could not be mistaken. Peeping over the the railing of the office he discovered the figure of a man working the combination of the safe.- Drawing his flash light and placing his gun and nippers in readiness, the great sluth! prepared to-make a capture unequaled in the police history of Elizabeth City. The burgler heard the hoavy breathing of the am bilious cop turned only in time to be dazzled by the glare of a flash light Officer Scarborough pre pared to take the "bold bad safe. robber W his bosom when the joke was turned. ' It was this w ay : Mi. J no. Kelly an! insurahce. agent and. Mr..." Mat Turner, thef genial clerk of the Arlington hostelry, accompanied.by Mr Charley Harrison had - entered the; lattcrs store to get a lunch. Mr. Kelly vehtur9dv tbej wager that he could open the safe. . Mr, Harrison meanwhile had stepped out for a moment leaving the two erehtlemen to themselves, when officer Scarborough entered Turn er saw a chance for a practical joke and quietly dropped out of sight. When matters assured serious turn he came forth and made satisfactory explanation. A New Name. ' A meeting was held at the Albe marle Fire Dept's. rooms Monday night at which it vas decided to change the name of the Company to Elizabeth City Fire Co. No. 1. This was done as a matter of; con venience to them should they visit the various firemens tournaments kOi.UOLK MARKETS. Norfolk Va., April 17, 1902 GRAIN, HAY, ETC. . - Market Firm.. COKN White, pr bu., car lots 74 and. ' Mixed, per bu., car lots ; So. white, par bu, car lots . From store, No. t white : From store. No. 2 mixed HAY Car fets. NoVl Timpthy - No. 2 Timothy . No, 1 Mixed - ' No. 2 Mixed Clover OATS-Mlxed trom store . No. a, per busnel Vv hit;i, Xo. 2, per bushel BClAjS vom store ' 3Aiit..lirig, 'per, ton- 63 and 71 and ' 7a and 53 and j7 00 and i 15 50 and 15 50 and 14 0a and 13 50 and, 54 and 2 and 22 00 and - Li. uO and 14 and 15 and 40 20 and 25 v-Vandao v V0 and 35 12 and 13 ' , . ! 50 and 60 16 and 17 13 and 15 14 and 13 - 18 and 18 EaGS-3uiet . POUX.TKY Live' good I 'hickens, old hens, larg,i 'tpring chickens -. Ducks, mud. Ducfep, m : grel -. . Tui keys, per pounl D3ESSEI POULTRY i Geese, each ;' . -"Turkeys, drawn, per lb. Chickens, drawn, per lb. .Turkeys, tjjadrawn, lb. HAMS Firm. ' - ' 1 SmithSeld, new . -;- Yu. com. to choice,-per lb. new 14 and 16. ' North Carolina new. PEANUTS ancy -: , t V Strickly prime ' . , . ' Prime- - ' ; ( Bunch v H V':; PEASr-hiaokeye, per l2ib. '; ..' Black. per bustel ' . " Clays - . ( '' '..;.'. - Mixed .- ' -. ..". '-' 13 and 15 , &g an d , and 3 gjjj andi 73. and. -. 2 50 and 2 75 i4aand-150 1 25 and 1 00 and ' . TBUCK, FRUITS, ETC. . . . , IRISH POTATOES-per ba -2 40 and 2 50 SWEET POTATOSS-Haymans, ' frii-f per bbL ' ', ; vy-i 75imd 200 Yellows, per bU-; .' . v.' ':' r -1 75 and 2 25 TRUCKS - Native cabtage. - ' Onions, red and yellow; ' - .' Onions, per basket '"'. '."'.-'-. '.v' ,'-'r-'!-' ' " 'if - ' '. -f - -''-'' - v ; ':'"' '-'' No. 41 Soldier, Statesman Scholar audi Christian Was This Grand OlttMan The South Land ourhi His Demise. Charleston, S. C. ; April 15.- Wade Hampton is- deadend the Southland mourns the . 4oss . of a man, to whom no , tribute can be too great He had only been ill , ' ; for a short time and death. was not ; Y expected. ..Friday . inornihg at nihe' , o'cloek the end came. The doctors" pronounced - the - cause ; valvular ' 1 disease of the heart. A- -Wade Hampton , has at all times ; beep a leader of menj both in peace. v "v and in war. He was a general of ' of the Confederate army; , a former Jv; , Governor of South Carohna and was at one time a , United - States senator. ' t -'- -r - "..- -'..: - v.: - Only a few of '' the younger geh-- HeratidTi but kne fahd 4oved"Wade Hampton. His death is the loss of ' ' another. ' of ; ourcf ast-dissapearing v Y.y heroes. One by one they are dyings , . and soon there will be left; !onIy the man behind the gun.; t " Sunday afternoon the funeral' services were conducted.. As the gloomy procession moved towards ,;? 2 the marble shaped city thousands . " ' Hned the streets of historic; did Charleston and gave ,r tearful -evdence of their love for; the grand . old man. Thousands of negroes ' v: followed , the hearse, with tear dimmed eyes. . " J-'r-: :" 'i V--- - Wade Hampton is-gatfcered unto his fathers. His sacred dust was consigned to the . tomb and just as - r i the sun was sinking the buglejis sounded taps over the soldier 's;V t u grave. They buried him under the f-; spreading branches of a mammoth ;. live oak which stands firm and. una wed by any storms as Wade Hampton stood in- the midst of tur- ' moil, it stands green and flourish-... ' ) ing in all seasons,1 as did he appear?. ' more beautiful and symmetrical in' . character when tried by adversity :l Not only his native' state and the . ' Southland but the . North, as well, v v mourn the loss of a man. , '. ; We owe; the readers of the . 1a h i . ; c ; Heel an apology : for . being late in ' . -4' this issud but circumstances. , of ajx , t - rV - unavoidable nature jpreyent us from . - .appearing sooner. We" haying ' " mo fed this ' week was one delay ' ; ; ; the adjustment of" new and t .com--' - . plicated machinery -; nother; We, - will endeavor; to t avoid suoh , delate .,3 - - in the futxlre. 'C'? Boy Counterfieiter. ii: uisviUe, Ky., April 15 . . Haus a 14nyeaVoldr seHel ; this,city;psv;i arrestedypret'l men, here today-H'on the harge,Ql4ftp Z r - ' dies used , were: rather cVhde affair M 'S 1 ""f "p jva- we vusruiug vut 'a-iarr-fj:'!. .- -i I " lyfdeeenltrticll:: was ias tjxSkM coming popular twith th.&h&s:-,h&fJ2::'m cause ; o f h f f rpn ti otj f. 'ira ! il i -. mi It, HI t- 5- ' II- " 1-"- j ' . ! -
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