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CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, HAY 23; 1902.
N6h46
Vol 1
Still, Fright-
ening
ves.
GONOiTlONS!
s
Thousands of Burned -anl
Frightened! Natives Al
most on Point hf Starva
tion. Rob Dead Bodies.
Te chronicled in; last weeks is
gue; 0f the Tar IIeel, tlie : account
of the' volcanic eruption on the
island of Martinque. At that time
could hut give the reader an
idea of the terrihle state of affairs
brought about by this second Vesu
vius. Late dispatches 3howy that
thousands of -those that escaped
from the death dealing whirlwind
of fire are herded together like so
many cattle and the sanitary cori
ditions of the tropics are such that
disease as Tvell as want may Blay
these helpless natives. :-;-
Congress" has appropriated
money for their relief and various
governments and individualshave
responed tiiobly to the appeal . of
the starving natives hut there is
not vet sufficient to keep: these
people alive until they can again
earn their ovra bread. t .
'Mont Peleo still maintains a
threatening attitude and 1 the. fre
quent, eruptions, that-continue,
while sinal!r sufiice; to create. a
panis among the natives:
HUMAN GHOULS. ;
Human ghouls are preying upon
the dead bodies buried among the
ruins of St Peirre and are strip
ping them of everything of value.
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THOUSANDS PEEISHED. .
Nearly forty tho usand people met
instant death by the eruption of
Mont Pelee. Hundreds have since
died from burns and scalds and
many rendered ill by fright and
hunger will die. The conditions
are alarming and these people need
help. It is not food alone' that they
need but medical supplies as welL
Their homes' with millions of dol
Jars of other property, were des
troyed and herding'.? together, as
tfley do, under suchr unsanitary
conditions but excites apprehension
of an epidumic.
Late dispatches say that another
eruption from Mont Pelle rained
not boulders, many feet in
diameter, upon the ruins of St
Kerre. The people of Fort
France, near . there, are panic
'stricken.--.' : - ' r-'-t.
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Church Calendar.
31. B. CHUECH, SOUTH.
D. H. Tuttle, Pastor.
Sunday school, ' " " 9 :30 a:" ms
;JIorning serviC6S, 11:00 a. m.
veiling-service, 7:45 p.m.
ayer meetings Wednesday nights
BAPTIST CHURCH.
C. W. Duke, Pastor.
ounUav Sfthnnl - 9-Sn a m
Mo:
rmng services,
11:00 a
m.
m.
venmg services,
cravpr
8 o'clock. - -
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
L..L. Yilliams, Rector.
Sunda
lav sr'V-1 ' ' ' v' Q.Qfl o ti-i
orning services, . 11:00 a. m.
raJef services, Sunday afternoon
o'clock.
RANTED: To purchase secord
aod desk, either fat cr roller top.
at Tab Heet, offi
iee.
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Gertie Hunter of Hertiord Died From
- - - - - Fatal .Kick.' : v v -"Monday
afternoon little" Gertie
Hunter,; the 1 14-year-old daughter
of Mr. "and Mrs. H. R. Hiinter," of
Hertford, near this city, took " the
Norfolk and Southern train for .this
citywhere, accompanied by ;her
lincle, Mr; Daniel Rogerson, 'she
ent Vtb f Visi relativesthirteen
miles north of here. Arriving at
herjidestinfttion V she-: started to
alight; from the buggy. . The horse
became frightened from some un
known cause and began kicking.
In some unaccountable manner the
vicious animal landed a fatal kick
over the heart of the little girl.
For a moment she- was stunned.
but recovered sufficiently to walk
to the house.. Those around saw
that her condition was serious and
medical aid was immediately sum
moned, but of no avail. She died
. -- . '
an hour later from paralysis of the
heart ! ' -
That was late Monday afternoon.
As no telegraph office was at han4
the fond parents did not know the
worst until Tuesday morning. A
few hours later they tearfully
gazed upon their daughter, 'cold
and stiff in death.
Wireless Telegraphy.
The wireless telegrapny tests
recently made at Roanoke Island
have attracted national attention.
The Government has testing
stations at Weer Point, on Uhe
northeast -shoals of Roanoke Island
and another about seven miles
west of Gape Hatteras. The two
stations are about fifty miles dis
tant from each other. The interven
ing space between the two points
is nearly all-over Pamlico Sound,
which at this season of the year is
fresh and not near so good for the
transmission of wireless messages
as salt water.
At the .recent tests messages
were sent at the rate of of thirty
words per minute,; and this is by
no means the possible limit. Prof.
Fessenden, who conducts the ex
periments, say3 with a skilled
operator! fifty or possibly as many
as seventy words can be sent.
ZOO IN3TAKTLY KILLED.
Gas Explosion Wrecked a Coal Mine
and Men and Boys -'Meet Horrible
1-
1
Death.
Coal Creek, Tenn., May 19. The
worst disaster in the history of
Tennessee mining occurred at 7:S0
this morning, when between 175
and 225 ' men "and boys Diet instant
deatti a the Frafcerville coal mine,
two miles west of this -town,, as ;
result of a gas explosion.
Out of the large number of men
and boys who went to work this
morning developments show that
only one is alive and he is sa badly
injured that he cannot live.' , -. .
Fraterville mine is the oldest
mine in the Coal Creek district,
haying been opened: in 1870.
KILLED Slfe
A Crazy Man Killed 5 Glksrs and
J Then Himself.
St Augustine, Fla., May 2i;-
Crazed by his infatuation for little
Abitha Mc, Cullough, o 13-year old
girl, "William Austin a young man
kille d the girl ; and four other
persons and then committed sui
cide in a lonely farmhouse of Ttm
Wilkinson, near Hastings, a, thriv
ing settlement eightesn miles from
this city.
rO-
rbtsst Against tijgh
h Price of Beef, i
ttSIIAlllD.:
The Poor People of Wew
Yorks East Side, Led By
a Woman, Raided Butch
er Shops. - 1
Because of the extremely high
prices of all meats, brought about
by the beef, trusts, the poor people
of New York City's East Side have
arisen 'in a body and under i the
leadership of a Mrs. Edellsohn
have raided a number of Kosher
butcher , shops and ' wrecked ' the
property of numbers of butchers.
Of course it wasn't the fault of
the poor butchers that price of
meats have reached such great pro
portions but then those East Side
people are mostly foreigners of the
poorer c:ass and cannot under
stand. The Mrs. Edellsohn, refer
red to above, entered a butcher
stall to purchase meat for her sup
per, j When the 'butcher told iher
the price was 20 cents per pound
sne uroteateii' vitotohr v nndi n-i-:
fused to bay.
Meeting her neighbors she told
them not to buy. The women of the
crowded tennaments swarmed the
streets and vith their
babies in
their arms raided the shops of! the
nearby butchers and threw the
meats into the street The Police
were sent for and these were beaten
back but not until they had made
a number of arrests.
Numbers of women are in prison
and their children are roaming the
streets crying for bread while the
husband with hat in hand pleads
of the passerby, a few pennies that
he might get his wife out of jail.
These people could afford meat
but once a day with low prices but
now they cannot eat it even !once
a day and the open hearted million
aire packer is the cause of it all.
Did Net Speak for 40 Years.
dotrn tx. .tsarger, agea -eu years.
died at his home at Petersburg,
Ind., last week after a short illness
Bargai was a tailor and owned one
of the v largest stores in Peters
burg. ; .rr :-':' .-t A , ' . .
About forty, years ago he was en
gaged to marry a prominent young
lady at Petersburg, and she : jilted
him on the" ;day t of - the .wedding.
Barger-made a solemn -vow that he
would, never speak to, any one, and
from then to the, time of his death
he kept his oath, . and passed his
friends on the street without the
slightest recognition. 1
COUNCIL 35EET.
Nineteenth, Annnai Coiiftci!, Diocese
of East Carolina. ;
The nineteenth- annuol council
of the SWooeseJ ot East Carolina
conveyed at . Christ Church, this
city, yesterday, .morning at 10
o'clock. A full quorum was pres
ent ;!. ;
The reduced rates on rail roads c
brought number of visitors to
"this xcity to . attend the -. council .
As they said in "ye olden times"
the Diocese" 1. as captured the
city." r , ; :--y v -
HEBEOHERE.
Items of Interest Gained' Prom
a
Perusal of our Exchanges. ,17
,.;,The silk dyers2 of. Patterson, .N.
J. have struck and as a result the
doors of every dye'lhbuse' is closed.
. An earthquake shock was felt
near Richmond, Va., last Saturday
night. " ; . ' ;' " ' '
Two notorious outlaws were shot
down by a .-sheriff's posse in Han
cock county, Tenn.
Twp men were instantly killed
I by , lightening during a thunder
storm. They had sought shelter
in a deserted building near Roa
noke, Va,
; A tornado swept over the town
of Goliad, Texas; and is known to
have killed 98 people aside from
practically destroying the town.
Alex Lytch a farmer near Laurin
burg, N. C. went to his room and
after writing a note, undressed and
blew off his head with a shot gun.
A destructive hurricane swept
over Cinde British India and be
sides destroying many lives it tora
up miles of railroad and telegraph
liies.
Some Worthy Features,
There are many enterprises that
are due much credit for their aid
in making Elizabeth City thelafge
j;own it is today. One of the indust-
ries that has done much towards -i
increasing population, and also in
creasing the value of real estate,
is the Elisabeth City Cotton MilL
This factory gives employment to
one hundred and twenty-five peo
ple. These hands spend their
money right here-at. home, and fcbu
benefit the business men or, correct
ly speaking, the men who are build
ing the town.
The most important of the ad
vantages derived from these mills
is the fact that the farmer no long
er needs seek a foreign market.
The market is right At hu door and
is really seekftig him. Tho farmer
gets full market price r his
article witu no ireignx, or com
missions deducted.
An hour spent among the com
plicated machinery of the cotton
factory will impress one, much
with the rapid strides of invention
during the past half century. k
EARTH QAKE SHOCKS
Fold at St.
Augustine
Florida.
St Aagtistine, Fla., May
22.
pr-
Almost continuous shocks,
sumably of earthquake, where,
here from 9 until midnight
felt
last
night Tae eartfitquaEe wag ac
companied by a sUccssion of short
but decisive reports like distant
cannonading seemingly from' far
out at sea. The sounds were un
like thunder, haying no reverber
ating roll, and where accompanied
by decided tremors, while the aky
in the southeast was suffused ; tfltb
a glow. The reports . oame at rij
terval of perhaps three minutes,
and persnns who remember the
earthquake at Charleston' say the
noises wore very similiar to 4h
subterranean noises accompanying
that occurrence.
WANTED. A colored maliwltii
small family whose wife ia capable
of doing general house work, to
work on, my farm on Linkhorn
Bay near Virginia Beach. Resi
dence and wood . furnished and
reasonable salary, paid to right
j parties. Apply at once to . .
BOX 104. . T. d . lUCHABDSC, .
. Virginia Beach, Va.
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United States Gives
to
TRANSFER OF GQKTROL
Cheering Thousands See
the Lo ne Star Fa g Flo wn
From the Mast of their
Capitol.
Monday May 20th, was ' a day
that will live forever in the memory
of every loyal Cuban. That day
saw a chapter in our history con
cluded and the first chapter in
Cuban liberty begun.
From the mast of their' capitol
building the Stars and Stripes
were lowered and the flag, with a
single star raised in its place, pro
claiming the liberty of its nation.
At exactly noon of Monday the
transfer was made, the necessary
papers drawn up and the United
States had fulfilled its promise to
give Cuba her liberty.
Senor Palma attached his, signa
ture to the document of transfer
as President of the Republic, as an
exchange of congratulations, and
the veteran General Gomez ascend
ed to the roof of the palace. He
was instantly recognized and met
with a great demonstration of wel
come. General Wood himself un
idid the halyards from the flagstaff
and lowered the American colors.
As they fluttered down, the cavalry
below saluted their flag, and like
an echo- of the cheers that arose
came Ihe distant boom of one of
the great guns of Cabanas fortress,
acrpss the bay. It was followed by
another and another in rhythmic
succession until forty-five shots
had been fired, one for each Btate
in the Union. As the first gun
spoke, the flags oni Morro Castle
and those on the Santa Clara and
Punta fortresses were lowered. The
jurisdiction of the United Sta'tes
had'ended.
In the meantime a jDuban flag
had-been bent on the halyards of
the palace flagstaff, and, by his
own hand, General Wood raised it
as an act of the United States,
General Gomez assisting him.
As the flag flew free the streets
below fairly waved with the cheer
that arose. It was daught up by
the people on the roofs and rolled
Over the city. Again the guns of
Cubanas spoke, this time with
national salute of twenty-one' .guns.
The bands -stationed on the piazza
at Cabanas and at Male con clashed
o at with nride of country,-"and the
revenue cutters and battleships -in
the- harbo? thundered the strength
of war. Tlie foreign warships hoist
ed the flag of Cuba to their roast
heads and bestowed upon it the
I honors dne to nations. '
Osath ci tlr. F. W. Andrews.
25 r. F. W." Andrews departed this
life Monday morning at 1 o'clock,
in the 45 th year of his age. The re
mains were entered in Overman's
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, at
3 o'clock. Capt Andrews, ; as he
was better known, has been a resi
dent of this city for a number - of
years. Three years ago . he' was
stricken with paralysis and ' this
was the immediate cause of death;
I He leaves a wife and three children:
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GOVERNMENT -BUIUDING;
May Yet be Erected on Desirable
--In abetter to5"-ChMHilob-
inson, President, of 'the Chanrb'ei- bf
Comtnefce' Se'i,?F.;Mv"Sim;m6ns. ''
says iil!iELjfi-' 1 "t Veciiril' We"pas- : I
fg; ui . tin , nixitJiiuiuoiiL iaj xne
; omnibus "gdverhment bmlding ,bill, ,
striking out the' ' proviso requiring
the building to be erected orx Ahe
lot now owned by the,, government
and inserting ant" Vm'eh'dment
authorizing K thev, secretary .pf ?the
treasury to change the iocationif, :
in his discretion,"1 he should see fit -and
in that case to sell the present
site and apply the proceeds ' to
wards the purchase of new site or
construction of building." '
The secretary will send an - in
spector to this city and after he
has fully investigated,, the contro
versy in reference to site will ; be
settled.
As any one with half an eye can
see the advantage of haying bur.
government building on Main
stree instead of having it "r struck
on an, out"bf the way site. We cari
but rest assured that the govern
ment building will be erected
where the people most desire it
Public sentiment will have much
to do with-the ; verdict of the- in
spector and the public say "Main
street." . -' .'; -. : ' ' ' :
Indorsing Turner. , .
Mb, Editob: In a receht issue
appeared an article in reference to
Cr. B. W. Turner being the nomi-
.t t : i - t ' at
nee lor tne legislature on me
Democratic ticket. I indorse every
word of that communication. The
farmers of Pasquotank County will
have a worthy represenative in this
young Democrat The business in
terest will have one worthy of their
respect and confidence. No young
man has ever started a battle with'
the f oroes of this world and made
more success than has Boscoe W.,
Turner. He is energetic, capable,,
and worthy of this honor, and I
predict that if he is nominated he'
will make a record that will 'be
gratifying to himself, and to the
county which he represents. Let
us nominate this able, fearless
young'man, and once nominated,,
there is no question of his election.
; A. Fakmek.
NORFOLK MARKETS.
- Norfolk. Va.", April 24, 190?.
GRAIN, HAY, ETC.
Market Finn.
' Mixed, per tra.-, car lots -.. 74 and. , :
So. white, per tu, car lots 72 and
From store. No. 2 white' . ?a and ", '
From store, No 2 mixed SlancL , ,
HAY Car loW. - '-''
No. 1 Timothy . . . 16 00 axul . . ,
Xo. 2 Timothy ' 14 50 nd '
Jftf-lMixed 4: ; ; -1450 audi ; :'
No.2 Mixed , 14 00 and, .
'""'' Clovetb -JiAi'M ,4;-)ir- lSfiOaadl Oh
OAT8 Mixed from store . , ; .52 and 53f , J
, .White; per: Tjushel ; i ' - ! ; &tmd' 1 ';' 4;
BBAN from store , - i ij y 22 Dp. and j -
' -Middlings; per ton r 230Ciand
EOQ9 Quiet 14 and
POULTRY LiVe goo&'-'-'S'i
Chickens, old hens, large .;
' " Spring chickens ' " ;
; aad 4D . , ', .
:30and50"'':
jjirucka, mud 25 and 30 r-
Ducks, mongrel ' . S3 and 35
HAMS Firm. r i if 'jy, rjlil
Smithfleld, new? ' r ; 16 and IS
Va: com. to choice, per lb. new 14 and 1$ ' ' 't
North Carolina new , . 13and l& .
PEANUTfl-Fancy ' J ' ' and' : : ;
.Strictly prime -3 and zyB
' Prime , . ' ' : 2i and 29
:' ..-'Bcnch ; . :;.. ' :h , ' 3and89i
, Spniah ' 72 and 75
PEA8 Elackeya, per 120-lb. 3 50 and 3 00
f. Black, per bushel ... . - : . ,-1 50 and (
Clays " : " ' ' 'r 1 10 audi 25
Mixed 125and y)
Garden Peas, per hu 1 23 ad 1 50
' .- TRUCK, FRUITS,4 ETO..:rL';
IRISH POTATOES pe bag ; ; 2 50 and 3
,-NewprbbL ' ' .---,1-SWEET
POTATOE-Haymaii,
:. ' per bbl. ' ; t - . '"' ;"
. Yellows; per bbl 7 .; t, i ?r
trucks. . ?'t;l.:7. :
C : Natiye cabbage, bbl ' :: 'T
Onions, ? yellow, baj;
Onion per basket " -'k
MEAIr- ' .-. s : ' .z; ';:;;:
Choice roller ground. -
4 00 and SCO
800 818,15
8U0and25
- :' ' '
2 00 anil 2 23
8 50 and 4 00
" 75 and :
Per bag ot 100 lbs., bolted
Unbolted,"l00rlb. bag ,
yl 60 and
1 48 and
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! iW'rh
f. 7
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