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.- Bring Your Job Work To This Off ice. Devoted to the Industrial Development of Eastern North Carolina. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, flAY. 16, 1902. No. 45 - . ,- . .. t tTfc Vol. 1- and V DIRE DISASTER. H Train of Naphtha ; Cars Catch Fire and Explode With Disastrous Results to life and Property. i Pittsburg, Pa. May 13. Monday Vening the Sheraden yard of the Paa Handle railroad was the scene of one of the , most disastrous ex plosions and 'fires known in' this section for many years. " A score of lives were lost and ajxut 200 persons vere so badly burned' that, according to the judgment of phy sicians in attendance, 75 per oent. oftiemwill die from the effects of their injuries. ' v The cause of the catastrophe - was the explosion of a train of naphtha cars which were being switched at the yard, and in the. . switching the rear car telescoped the car forward. The leaking V naphtha ignited from a switch Jht, causing an explosion which tfirew the flames "fifty feet liigh. Inch of the escaping naphtha ran through.- Croks run to Esplen borough, a distance, of one and one-half miles, and caused another explosion, : blowing to atoms the Seymour. Hotel and the Collins House, on Eiver road, and badly wrecking a frame building near by, in which were congregated two hundred or more sports from Pitts burg and vicinity, betting on the , races, baseball, etc. Few of the oc cupants of this building escaped injury. ' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners. County Elizabeth; City, N. C, May 5, 02. The board of County, Commis sioners. met today. President, George M. Scott; chairmen, T. E Palmer, AV. J. F. opence, S. N. Morgan and George D-Sherlock. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. E. M. Connor apeeared be lore the hoard and asked for . the reward offered by said board for the recovery of the body of Miss "en. -- . ; - , Mauae Uronsev. Moved ana seconded,- That it is- the sense .o was board that Mr. E. M. Connor ?s not entitled to any portion of the reward offered by this county, Motion carried. Henry "Walker, colored, appeared before the Board and asked to be relieved of Poll Tax for 1901 on account of a broken leg. 0 Motion, It . is ordered, that Henry Walker be not relieved of oU Tax because his leg was' not broken until February 1902 and bis Poll Tax for 1901 should have ' been paid before that time. : Un Motion, it is ordered, that be widow of J. N Ives, deceased. be relieved of the Poll Tax of her husband for 1901; he having been Permanently relieved of Poll Tax Previously on account of infirmitv. . On Motion, it is ordered, that Fearing be relieved of tax on v-500 OVerVAlnn.fmn ftr i-r Hoi a motion it is ordered, -that j Score Killed 20G injured. Jesse Hughes be relieved of tax on . $650 .overvaluation,, error in in listing. bn Motion, It is ordered, that C. W. Brite be allowed a rebate on his delinquent Poll Tax 1 for, 1901, on account of .being out of county at listing time. ' On Motion, it is ordered, that John L. Simpson be relieved of tax on $360 too much money list ed. : . 'v,-. - - " On Motion, it is ordered, that Geo." H. Sexton be relieved of tax on $250 overvaluation, error in listing. 7?' On Motion, it ordered," that A. Huctabee be relieved of $2 Income ; Tax, he not being sabject to saidi tax. ; " 6n Motion, it is, ordered, that Ed Davis, colored, be allowed a re bate of 43c on his tax, error in listing. On Motion, it is ordered, that Mrs. Albertsoh be placed on the County Pension List at $2 per mo. On MotionVit is ordered, that C. ; K Tickers' bid to paint the county house for $115 be accepted. The committee appointed to as certain the liabilities of N. G-. Grandy, Sheriff, upon the various Tax. Funds of 1901, submitted their report to the board, wnich was read, accepted and ordered re corded. A synopsis of which is as follows: . Balance due School fund, $ 618.58 Gen. Co " ' 1304.25 Alms , House " 1349.07 State Pen sion fund,- 868.04 Total balance due, $5139.93 The Sheriff failed to settle. Dr. J. E. Wood, health officer, made the following report: Elizabeth City, N. C, May 5. To the Hon. Board of Comm. Gentlemen: Home in very good condition and inmates in good health. There are now in the home 31 inmates as follows: .White males. 3:; white females 6; colored males, 8; colored females 9. Tota 31. Three (3) prisoners in jail. ' 1 Respectfully, , J- E. WoodH. 0. The Clerk of . the board was 'in structed to notify the magistrates Viftt ftf. fliA mfietinsr of the board of magistrates on Monday, June 2, 1902, the board of County Com missioners will submit to them the question: Whether or not the public roads of the county are to be worked and kept in order by taxation. - Total amount of bills ! C allowed. . . .$542.35. There being no further business, the board adjourned. G. M. Scott, hm. J, C. Spekox, Clerk. Oremated in Mid Air. IPa-ris, May 12 In the presence of his wife and seven children, and hundreds oi spectators, benor Au gusto Severo,the rival of Santos Dumont, "met a horrible death -this m rwni t tr -;Vi tyh crh the explosion of e- o . ( ; his airship La Pafx' rin mid' .air. The 'balloon of the air ship caught fire and then Jblew up. Sever was dashed to pieces below. The en gineer was burned in mid-air and was dead before his charred body reached the -earth. Jrain Held Up. ' ' Train robbers held tip one of the St. Louis and "San Francisco trains near Jonesbocro, Ark. Satur- ;day. STREET 1 o- Fare to Norfolk, Fifty Cents. GLAD TIDINGS WE HERALD A Street . Railway and Elec tric Car Line to Norfolk is Now Assured A Great Reduction in Transpor tation Rates. The travel between this city and Norfolk, Va., is something immense notwithstanding the fact that the esteemed Norfolk & Southern cnarges a higher rate of transpor tation than any ther road within our knowledge.- Now suppose the fare from this city to Norfolk, Va., was mty; cents msteaa or one api- iar ana nity cents t vv e preaict . . .. i i jv I times its present traffic. Men with brains have seen this point long, long ago and have been solving the problem. Of course the only solution was a trolley line. That was the conclusion arrived at and the project is now being vig orously pushed. Hon.' CM; Ferebee having se- cured the co-operation of moneyed men in both this city and Norfolk has secured a franchise from the city to lay tracks on streets. In order to secure franchise Mr. Fere- bee was required to give $1,000 bond, said bond to be forfeited if one mile, of proposed track has not been layed within one year of date. JNlr. a ere bee was to nave given bond at last meetrner of the town Commissioners but Hon. Geo. W. Ward of an opposing company con ferred with Mr. Ferebee in regard to the combination of interests. An extension of time was granted and at the next meetiner of the town Commissioners either Mr. Ferebee or Messrs. Ward and Ferebee will give the required bond. wnen tne Dona-is given it is a case of "Katy Bar the Door These men Would not forfeit a sum of $1,000 for j a mere bluff. They mean business and before the Tab Heel is two ; years old Elizabeth City will boast its Street Railway; and Eastern North Carolina will have cheap transportation' to the tidewater section of her sister state. In an : interview with parties concerned we learned that the pro posed line will also extend south of here and embrace Hertford and Edenton and all intermediate points. With the acquisition of the trolley line the rural shopper can, for a few pennies; -enjoy the -same advantages of tiie . city cousin and we win reap tne reward. Frightened to Death. Ismer James, aged forty-eght, .a farmer, died at. Winamac, Ind., f roan snake fright, v While at work in one -of his fields be unearthed a nest of vipers. . A -snake tq him was his greatest horror, and .when foe saw the snakes lie hurried to ihis jhoane, . and before medical aid could arrive was dead. , 'WajOT !Keecn yrowneq. .m.m m k . BeThaven, "IT. C, May 12 Major JEeech, an .ysterman and boat captain was drowed here yesterday. He was on a float used in raising logs tied to a raft that was being towed by a tug. Getting in a row boat he started for the tug by pulling along the tow line. Sud denly the line slackened and ' got under the rowboat, then, became taut again, capsizing the boat. Keech being no swimmer ; was drowned. The coroner . after an inquest said death was the result of accidental drowning. Mobbed the Circus. Barnum's vbig circus ' struck a large city in France last week, and were unable to accomodate the crowds, , Nearly a thousand angry frenchmen made a rush upon the tent and "broke up a show. Snakes Capture City. Here is a snake story. Frank ford, a suburb of Philadelphia is wild with excitement. For several davs scores of hissinsr rentiles have over n the streets andmany'peo- le have been attacked. oiarvGu oattie. ' A rich English - farmer bought UP all 01 the cattle in his neighbor- hood and starved them to death. He is now'in an insane asylum. Wanted a Man. Mrs Mary S. Adams of Webster,- alvertised for a husband; in a marriage paper. She received a reply and the result was that Mrs. Adams left for Nebrska, yesterday, to marry her man. Turned Black. Robert Elliott, a four years old j Doy oi wasnmgton, j"a. aranK a bottle of furniture polish. In a few hours he dad changed to an inky black color. He may live, though tis hoped that "his color will fade " ' . Frog in Her Bed. A Kansas City boy hid a frog in his, sisters bed. She became frighten ted into'a fit and may die. O I 1 .. '1L O I. i o:iepi wnn d onaKe, Miss c-arrae ocnoeitnn, oi iiivans - ville, Ind. found a snake in her bed the other morning. She weut into hysterices and is, at present, vory ill. Balked at $3.00. Morris Hickey of Wilmington, ri. d. ost-ooned nis raaarnage to a prominent voung ladv because tiie marriage ' Hcense cost $3.00. He h craili" . w 4im fnv fiftv cents. ' m ' I- President Roosevelt is consider- ing the advisability of appointing Senator McLaurin. of South Caro- . u6b on tbe'bench. of the court of olaims made Vacant by the d tk of Jude jonn Davis. Mr. R. B. Etheridge, of Manteo,r was an the city this week. Mr. Etheridge is the Superintendantof htne public schools of Dare CountyJ and he enjoys the unique distinc- Uion of being the youngest man in North Carolina who ? holds such a position. To a Tar Heel reporter tbe said that he hoped tq have a Dig educational rally on Roanoke island this summer. He hopes to Li ' Wmt- Jnvnpr Tmv. Avrok J and -other distinguished educators. 1 - I . : If he' carries out the plans outlined to us it will be a great occasion for ' oia a1- v. . - . 1 V o Ic an ic Eru ption Brings Death and Distruction. 50,000 HDNGRYAND HOMELESS City of St. Pierre Martin ique Swept by Whirlwind of Mud, Fire and Steam. Hell Depicted on Earth. On the island of Martinique m the sunny Carribean seas has oc curred a disaster that has caused the word to shudder. A city of nearly 50,000. inhabitants has been strbmerged in a baptism of fire and molten lava J Over 30,000 souls have perished and 50,000 men, wo men and children are rendered hungry and homeless. Thursday morning of last week tne people oi tne west xnoian cny of Si Pierre awoke to find the i1 i 0 1 1 ttt i T . i ?JI p.ratpr of Mount Pelee shrouded in heavy threatening clouds. All day Wednesday; horrid detonations had ? been 4eardi These -were. ' eeh6e4T..-? from St. Thomas on the north to Barbadoes on the South. On Wed nesday night the v cannonading ceased and fine ashes fell like rain upon the city of St. Pierre. The in habitants became alarmed and only by the concentration of all reason- ing power did wise heads allay the panic. ; The ashes continued falling on Thursday. .The inhabitants were watching the falling ashes when, with a frightful roar and terrific electric discharges, a cyclone of fire, mud and steam swept down rom crater over the town- and bay, sweeping all before it and de- stroving the fleet of vessels at anchor off the shore. There th& accounts 0f the catas- ! troiDne so mr ooiainaDie cease. . J Thirty thousand corpses are strewn about, buried in the ruins in in St, Pierre, or else floating, gnawed by sharks, in the surrounding seas. This is pronounced the greatest disaster of modern times. The damage to lite and property can not be estimated. , Streams of molten lava engulf-1 ed the thickly populated city and buried its inhabitants in their very The rain of ashes from the crater . of ships hundreds of miles away. The burning rocks, mud, molten lava and clouds of steam descend- ed in unrelenting torrents and left the entire north end, ofthe isle oi Martinique, devast of life and veg- etation. The few survivors to escape ten tales of honor of which even Dante in his most rivid flight of imagina- tion, never dreamed. Imagine a whirlwind of mud, steam and fire, descending' in ter-1 rific torrents and destroying thous- ands of terror stricken humans ere they could escape. Picture the dead bodies -piled in endless confusion and being buried -'neath the falling rain of red hot mud and ashes and you can but realize the horrors of a veritable hell on earth and such it seemed, to those who live to tell the tale. WINFALL Winfall, N. C, May 13. Correspondence of the Tab H-t;- Miss Lena Barber spent Satur day in Elizabeth City, shopping. She was accompanied by her sister Miss Mae, who will spend some time with friends and relatives; at Elizabeth City and Rosedale. i Quite a number of young people from here and surrounding coun try, went to Elizabeth City Mon day, to attend Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show. Some of the ladies took advantage of the; reduced rates, and spent .the day, shopping. Kev. H. M.v Jackson left Monday for Beaufort, N. C., where he will assist Bev. Hornaday in -revival ' services. Miss Amelia . Baker, who has been teaching school in Hyde county, for several months, return- ed last week, and will spend some time with her sister. Mrs. James L. Skinner. Her manv friends are glad to have her home again. ! Mrs. Annie Twine returned Sat urday after a visit of several weeks to her daughter, Mrs. John White, of Elizabeth City. ,Mrg Esther WHte left last week foe Portsmouth, to soend some time with her daughter, Mrs. Joe White who is very sick. Mr. C. C. Basmght returned ness trip - to Ro anoke Island "and other places down the sound. After spending some time with' her sister, Mrs. Tom Hoskins, at Edenton, Mrs. E. A. Leigh and children returned-home yesterday." NORFOLK MARKETS. Norfolk Va., April 24, 1902, GRAIN, BAY, ETC. Market Firm. CORN White, per 1u., car lots 73 and Mixed, per Tra., car lots 71 and So. white, per tra, car lots 75 and From store, No. 2 white 73 and From store, No. 2 mixed . 73 and . HAT Car lots. No. 1 Timothy 16 50 and. No. 2 Timothy 14 50 andi No. 1 Mixed 14 50 and. No. 2 Mixed : 14 00 and . Clover j 13 5Q and. ' OATS Mixed from store I No. 2, per bushel - 54 and. White, No. 2, per bushel 52 and BRAN from store 22 00 and . Middlings, pert ton 23 00 and . eggs Quiet 14 and poultry i4yegooa Chickens, old hens, large 35 and 40 ' - Spring chickens 80 and 50 Ducks, mud 25 and 30 Ducks, mongrel ' . 30 and 35 HAMS Firm- . ' . . Smithfleld, . , 16 and 18 Va. com. to choice, per lb. new 14 and 16 North Carolina new - 13 and 15. PEANUTS Fancy 3 and Strickly prime 3 and 3 Prime 2 and 2 " Bunch .834 and 8 Spanish " . 72md 75 PEAS-Blackeye, per 130-lb,, 2 50 and.3 00 Black, per bushel . . 1 40 and 1:50. (Slays ; 1 10 and Mixed " 1 25 and Garden Peas, per bu. 1 25 and 1 50 TRUCK, FRUITS, ETC. IRISH POTATOES per bag . 2 50 and 8 00 SWEET POTATOES Haymans, ,. : " . perbbl. 3 00 and 3 15 Yellows, per bbl ' 3 00 and 3 25- TRUCKS- . , Native cabbage, bbl 1 25 and 1 50 Onions, yellow, bag 3 50 and 4 00 Onion et 75 and meal Choice roller grouna. Per bae of 100 lbs., bolted 1 50 and 1 48 and Unbolted, 100-lb. bag WANTED. -A colored man with small family whose wife is capable of doing general house work, to- work on my farm on ! Iinkhorin Bay near Virginia, Beach. ' - Resi dence and wood furnished and reasonable salary paid to right parties. , Apply at once to Box 104. '' T, J. Richabdson, : Virginia Beach, Va. . WANTED: To purchase second-" hand desk, either flat or roller top. I PPty at Tab. Heei. office. V , it 3 J V X
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