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Volume LVI. No. 62.
Leads all MoFth Carolina Dailies in Mews ano CiFeniiation
CRASH ON CRASH
AND DEATH IN ALL
High Pressure Retorts
are Rent by Gas.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED
And a Score are Injured by a Series
of Swift Explosions That Wreck
the Plant and Damage
Surrounding Prop
erty.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, Nov. 18. —Four persons
\v< re killed and a score of others in
jured. by a series of gas explosions
that completely destroyed the plant of
the Pyle Electric Headlight Company
in South Chicago today. The shocks
of the explosions were so severe that
all the buildings near the demolished
plant were badly damaged, windows
were shattered for blocks, and per
sons walking in the streets were
thrown from their feet. Over pres
sure on tanks containing gas is be
lieved to have caused the accident.
The dead:
Ralph Wells, superintendent for the
Pyb* Electric Headlight Co.
Amos Watkins, assistant superin
tendent for same company.
George Muehl. draftsman, employed
by the People’s Gas Light Co.
Thomas •Iciminggs. employed by the
Pyle Electric Headlight Co.
The family injured: William Ma
loney. blown from third floor of the
building; body crushed. Alfred Cox,
internally injured.
Many persons who were walking in
the street near the plant were hurt
by flying pieces of debris and were ta
ken to their homes in carriages before
their names could be learned.
Story of the Disaster.
All of the dead were buried under
tons of burning timber and hot brick
and iron, making it impossible to re
move their bodies for hours after the
accident occurred. Firemen poured
water on the portion of the building
in which the dead were thought to
be buried. The flames were subdued
sufficiently to permit of the four dead
bodies being removed from the de
bris.
The scone of the explosion is the
okl Hyde Park gas plant which passed
into the hnads of the People’s Gas
Light and Coke Company several
years ago with the consolidation of the
gas interests in Chicago. Through
lease the big plant is occupied partly
by the Pyle National E’ectric Head
light Company which is largely en
gaged in supplying ilium nation for
railroad coaches. This ill minant is
forced Into small retorts w. ch when
attached under the floor of i car will
supply it with light for mo. ths. Ih
order to make this possible tee re
torts are subjected to an extremely
high pressure. It was such a tank
that caused the first explosion. With
out warning of any kind it burst.
Amid the debris workmen were blown
out of the structure far into the street
about the building. Before anyone
realized what had happened retort
after retort exploded in such rapid
succession that it was almost impossi
ble to distinguish the detonations.
There were nine such explosions in all.
which left the plant in flames. Hard
fighting on the part of fully a hun
dred firemen finally subdued the
flames. ,
The total loss caused by the acci
dent is estimated at $75,000.
CHANGES ON THE SOUTHERN.
E. 11. Shaw to Kii<*ee<*il Mr. Clifton as
Division Freight Agent in this
City.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Nov. iS. —-The resigna
tion of Lee McClung from tire posi
tion of assistant freight traffic mana
ger of ;he Southern .railway with
headquarters at Louisville. Ky..
to associate himself with Yale Uni
versity, has resulted in a number ot
changes in the service of the South
ern Railway, to take effect December
1 "th.
The following appointments have
been made:
R. L. McKellar, now assistant gen
et al freight agent at Memphis, Tenn..
will succeed Mr. McClung at Louis
ville.
Randall Clifton, now division freight
agent at Raleigh, N. C.. will succeed
Mr. MeKell.tr as assistant general
freight agent at Memphis.
E. H. Shaw, at present division
freight agent and passenger agent of
the Detroit Southern, and formerly
eoneoted with the Southern Railway
will succeed Mr. Clifton as division
freight agfnt at Raleigh.
MR. DAILEY SPEAKS.
New Home for The Elks—l’ytliiails
Prepare for Ranquet.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham. N. (\, Nov. 18. —This
evening Editor J. W. aßiley. of the
Biblical Recorder, delivered a lecture
at the Craven Hall. Trinity College.
This was one of the series of lec
tures arranged by the faculty for the
fall session of the college. The sub
ject used by Mr. aßiley was “Political
Readjustment in the South.”
The Elks lodge has moved into the
new home in the Temple building.
The club rooms are on the second
floor of the building and the lodge
mom on the third floor. It is one of
the best and finest equipped lodge
buildings in the State. One gift to the
Elks that has been donated since the
The News and Observer.
building of the new home began and
one that is greatly appreciated is a
painting of an Elk, done by Miss
Mayde Mesley, daughter of Mr. J. S.
Mosley, and presented by her to the
Elk lodge. .
The local lodge of Pythians is max
ing arrangements for a big time on
Thursday nigght of next week. A
banquet will be given for the benefit
of the members of the lodge and each
member wil be invited to bring a lady
friend.
Rev. Nash Cheek, who lives some
nine miles from Durham, is reported
as being quite sick.
“I’Ll, NEVER FIGHT A NEGRO."
So Declares Jeffries, Denying a Report
Villat He is Going to Meet Jack
Johnson.
(By the Associated Press.)
Spokane .Wash., Nov. 18.—“ The
story that l have agreed to light Jack
Johnson is not true,” said James J
Jeffries today. “I will pever fight a
negro. lam entirely in the hands of
-he press and the people. Any white
man they choose I will light on six
week’s notice. Unless this is done be
fore a great while 1 will retire Iron:
the ring and be the only retired eham
pkn.”
Six Indictments Nolle Pro-sod.
(By the Associated Press.)
Montgomery, Ala , Nov. 18.—Six in
dictments against ex-Judge F. C. Ran
dolph, of the Probate Court, were
nolle pressed here today. The indict
ments charged embezzlements from
the State and county of about 8.9,000.
Seven other indictments involving
about $ 11,000 weie disposed of several
days ago in the same way.
Schooner Arrives in Distress.
(By the Associated T.ress.)
Lewes. Del., Nov. 18.—The Assa
league life savers report the schooner
Thomas Winsmore, from Brunswick,
for Philadelphia. (before reported
snoken with loss of sail, etc. ) arrived
at Assateague, Va., last njffht, with
ib-boom, foretopmast and al headsails
gone.
BLEW! ARSENAL
Another Blow on Port Ar
thur. Japanese Attack
Repulsed.
(By the Associated Press.)
Tokio, Nov. 18. —3 p. m.—A tele
gram from Moji reports the destruction
of another Russian arsenal and mag
azine at Port Arthur.
The Japanese discovered, it is sa*d.
the location of the arsenal and center
ed their artillery fir? upon it. After
dropping two hundred shells hi the lo
cality they succeeded in blowing it up.
The Japanese are widening their paps
and are using them to move the’" guns
forward.
The Russians conti uie.l their spirit
ed sorties, using hand grenades :n thei|
attacks upon the naps.
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg, Nov. t3.—A dispatch
from Lieutenant General Sikharotf,
dated to-day says that durin ? the night
the Japanese attacked the Russian po
sition in front of Poutiloff If ill out
were repulsed.
.SIGNATURES NOT MRS. MoCUES.
Notes Aggregating $12,000 Presented
to Hu* Administrator ot the Es
tate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 18. —Notes
aggregating $12,000 on which appears
the name, as maker and endorser ot
Mrs. Fannie M. McCue, for whose
murder former Mayor J. Samuel Mc-
Cue is now under sentence of death,
are due and have been presented to
the administrator of the estate. Ed
ward O. McCue, a brother of the con
demned man. who informed the hold
er that the signatures were not made
by Mrs. McCue. Suits will be brought
at the December term of the Corpor
ation Court.
His Heart Split Open.
(Special to News and Gbserv. r.)
Nashville, N. C., Nov. 18. —News
comes from Castalia that a few days
; ago young Joseph Griffin, employed
j at Stallings' saw mill, was removing a
piece of lumber front the saw when he
was suddenly thrown upon the rapidly
revolving saw and his heart literally
split in twain.
Burns’ *igl«t May be Saved.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Nov. IS.—The physi
cians at the eye an dear infirmary
who have exam.ned the injured eye of
, Edward Burns, the game keeper of
! George Gould, who was accidentally
| shot by him al High Point, N. C., sa d
, today that there was a fair chance of
I saving his eyesight. He has improved
j considerably under treatment.
Hugh Thompson Still Alive.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 18.—Hugh Smith
'Tfp npson, comptroller of the New
York Life Insurance Company, and
former Governor of South Carolina,
who has been critically ill at his home
in this city, during the past week,
was still alive today. He passed a
restless night and was much weaker
this morning.
Found Freedom in Dcatli.
(By the Asociated Press.)
Macon. Ga.. Nov. 18.—Taylor Delk.
a white convict sent up for life as a
result of his trial in one of the most
famous murder trials in the history of
the State, is dead at the Stale prison
farm at MilleJgeville. His death oc
curred while the board of pardons
was considering his application for
pardon.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1904.
FLOATED ABLAZE
DOWN THE SOUND
Burning of the Freighter
Mohawk.
DEAD IN THAT RED RUIN
One Life Believed to Have Been Lost.
Six Men Rescued from Death
by Starvation in the Wide
Wastes of the
Ocean.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. I*. —While bound
down Long Island Sound on one of
her regular passages between this
city and New London, Conn., the
freight steamer Mohawk, of the Cen
tral Vermont Railroad, took lire of/
Horton’s Point., L. 1., and was turned
to the water’s edge early today, iiei
crew except the watchman, who rt ‘
crew except the watchman, was res
cued by a passing steamship and taken 1
to Fill River Mass. It is believed
the Mohawk will be a total loss and
that little if any, of her cargo will
be saved.
The Mohawk left New York last,
evening with a fu’l cargo of general j
merchandise. She had twenty-two
persons on board including two wo
men. As the steamer passed Hor
ton’s Point the lighthouse keeper saw
flames breaking from the bo.it ami a
few minutes later she was wrapped in
flames. Assistance was near at hand
in the form of the Fall River Line
steamer Boston, which had closely
followed the Mohawk down the round
and those on board the burning s.eam
er with the one exception noted were
soon taken off. The flames had pass
ed beyond all control, however, and ;
she was abandoned to her fate.
A few moments after the Boston
had resumed her interrupted voyage
there came the sound of a heavy ex
plosion and a mass of blazing debris,
accompanied by a burst ol flames,
shot up from the centre of the
abandoned freighter. When dawn
came the steamer was lying fast on
the bar off Horton’s Point, and only
a poi tion of her upper works showed
above the surface. This gradually
disappeared as llie fire ate its way
into the hull of the boav.
A watchman who was on duty when
the flames were discovered, failed to
reach the Boston when she stood by
to give assistance and u is supposed
that he lost his life.
The Mohawk was a camparatively
new steamer, having been built at
Chester, Pa., in 1896. She was of
2,150 net tons.
The Mohawk’s Passengers Brought In.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fall River. Mass., Nov. 18.—The
steamer Boston brought twenty-seven
persons from the Mohawk .including
twenty-five of her crew and two wo
men. wives of officers of the Mohawk.
The night watchman of the steamer, a
Swede, named Larsen, was lost. It
is supposed he was burned to death.
The Mohawk’s men said the lire
was discovered by those in the pilot
house shortly after midnight. It was
pretty well forward and the crew were
at once sent to their stations to light
the flames. The grgeat heat, how
ever. prevented them from getting
close to the blaze, which spread and
steadily drove back those who op
posed it until the entire vessel was
doomed. The Mohawk’s cargo con
tained a quantity of oil and gaso
lene.
Rescued l»y the Grenada.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 18.—After eighteen
hours in an open boat six men of the
Philadelphia schooner Emily H. Nay
lor, were! rescued by the steamer
Grenada, which arrived here today.
The Naylor was abandoned about
300 mules from Bermuda, after a hope
less struggle with the hurricane which
passed up the coast last Sunday night.
Her saiis had been ripped away by
the wind, her fore boom broken and
water was pouring into her hold in a
flood through the center board box
when the crew got away in the life
boat, leaving all their personal ef
fects behind.
They had been drifting about for
eighteen hours vtgrn sighted by the
Gvena/la. Their hurried departure
left no time to provision the lift* boat
and the men were in desperate straits
when the Grenada came to their as
| sistance.
: The Naylor was under command
of Captain John F. Wilson, and left
New York in ballast November 4th
for a Virginia port. The schooner
i was off Hog Island, Va., when the
j storm struck her.
Another Ci*e\v Rescued.
(By the Associated Press.)
Hamilton, Burmuda, Nov. 18.—The
British steamer Horsa arrived here
today and landed the crew of the
American bark Elmiranda, from Jack
sonville, November 4. for Port of
Spain . The Elmiranda was abandon
ed November 16 and her crew were
picked up by the Horsa yesterday.
Tlie \V’»r Minister Resigns.
(By the Associated Press.)
Panama. Nov. 18.—General Huer
tas, the War Mblister, resigned this
morning and President Amador by a
decree accepted his resignation, leav
ing Huertas the rank of general un
attached but with a salary, which is
equivalent to a pension. The army
‘ n °t disbanded just now. Gen
* 1 a.’ <j uardia, Secretary of the War]
’ ’‘flee, and an old veteran, lias been j
appointed to the supreme command
ot the troops. Everything is quiet j
now.
The censorship on telegraphic mes- j
sages has just been suspended.
THEN WHY INSERT THAT HALF?
“I Am Half a Southerner Myself,'
i Says the President. The South’s
Interest Are Dear to Me."
(By the Associated Press).
Washington, Nov. 18.—Colonel John
S. Mosby received a few months ago
a letter from Judge Roulhac, of Bir
mingham, Ala., commenting on the
attitude ot the Southern people to
ward the President personallv. Col
onel Mosby sent the letter to Oyster
Bay, as he thought the sentiments
expressed in it by a Confederate vet
eran would be gratifying to the Pres
ident He received a reply which he
did not publish during the campaign,
as he felt that the President’s motives
in writing the letter would be mis
jeenstrued. The letter is as follows:
“White House, Washington,
“Oyster Bay. N. Y., Sept. 10, 1904.
‘(Personal) My Dear Colonel Mosby:
“That is a tine letter of Roulhac’s,
and I appreciate It. I have always
been saddened rather than angered by
the attacks; upon me in the South. I
urn half a Southerner myself; and I
I can say with all possible sincerity,
that the interesi.3 of th** South are
exactly as dear to me as the interests
of the North.
“Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
“T H E ODOR E ROOS EVI ’ 1 ,T.
“COLONEL J S. MOSBY
! “Department of Justice, Washington.
I D. C. ”
The Nehlenfels Floated.
(By the Associated Press.)
Bremen, Nov 18.-—The German
steamer Neidenfeis. from Savannah,
i October 31, for this port, before re
! ported aground in the Weser. lias dis
charged part of her cargo and was
floated with assistance.
HOT WORK TODAY
’Twill Be Root Hog or
Die ’Twixt Yale and
Harvard.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 18.—The
1 annual Yalc-Harvard football game
in New Haven found the city in and
about Yale University completely in
the hands of the advance guard of the
mighty throng hich tomorrow will
stream out to Yale field to see the
gridiron battle.
The city’s tsreets adjacent to the
acmpus all the evening were in a
whirl of both Yale and Harvard men.
j the latter particularly noticeable, be-
I cause of their manner of wearing a
j broad band of crimson on their arms.
| The vortex was in the New Haven
house, the corridors of which for
hours were jammed with under-grad
uates and football heroes of other
years.
It having been noised about late in
the day that the Yale team was not
in any too good a endition. Trainer
urphy said in reply to questions:
“Several men .are bruised and they
will enter the game not in the best of
condition.’’
The team was given some hard sig
nal practice in the afternoon behind
closed gates when the new formations
were tried, and they seemed well fag
ged at the end. Then came the usual
dance around the bonfire which was
fed with discarded football clthes.
The players were sent to their rooms
fr the night, several of them, however,
| later going to the infirmary on Pros
pect Hill to make certain of a good
night’s sleep.
At the Pequot House, at MorJs
Cove, Coach Wrightington, in answer
to questions, said that the Harvard
team wpuld put up a good fight, and
that excepting Meir, the men were in
excellent condition. He declined to
make any prediction as to the outcome
of the game.
The line-up of the teams as an
nounced today and which is the final
selection for the first half of the
game, is as follows:
Yale Position. Harvard
Shevlin left end Randall
I Bloomer left tackle Brill
Kinney left guard White
I Roraback center Parker
Tripp right guard Squires
! Hogan (Cap.) right tackle Derby
! Neal right end Montgomery
, Rockwell quarter back Starr
Hoyt left half back Sperry
Morse R. H. 8... Hurley (apt.)
Owsley lull back . .Mills
The news that the Yale team was
not as fit for the contest as had been
expected spread everywhere and soon
after eight o’clock a special trolley
car laden to its capacity with Har
vard men came up from Morris ove
and stopped at the New Haven House.
There was a great demand for quota
tions on the game and figures were
1 reluctantly named by Yale men, the
prevailing odds in the few small trails
actions being five to three that the
blue would win.
ODELL HURRIES BACK.
Summoned Home by a Telegram From
Political Friends.
(By the Associated Press.)
Newport News, Va., Nov. 18.—Gov
ernor B. B. Odell, of New York, who
arrived at Old Point Comfort yester
day intending to remain for two weeks,
was summoned to New York tonight
by a telegram from political friends.
! He departed hurriedly on the Wash
ington steamer. It is said political
exigencies of the situation in the Sen
atorial campaign demand the Gover
nor’s presence. He declined to dis
cuss the fight for the Senatorship
, when seen today.
THE IRK OF THE
SYNOOJOWDONE
The Next Place of Meet
ing Red Springs
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Address by Dr. A. E. Phillips on the
Status of Ihis Labor by the
Presbyterians in this State
the Event of the Final
Day.
BY li. 11. IIENDERLETTE.
Durham, N. C., Nov. 18.—The event
of the last day of the Synod that
towers above all there was the ad
dress by Dr. A. L. Phillips, the As
sembly’s secretary of Sabbath Schools
and Young People’s Societies. Dr.
Phillips is a speaker who, in his own
inimitable way, holds his audience
in rapt attention to the last word.
He spoke of the present status of the
Presbyterian Sunday School work in
North Carolina, and in most eloquent (
manner painted one of the supreme is
sues involved in the work among the
young people.
In the past five years twenty-six new
churches have been organized in the
State. In the same time the Sunday
schools have decreased by 71. Five
years ago the number of scholars was
20,000. Today there are 24,000, an in
crease of 4,000.
In the public schools of the State
636,000 pupils are enrolled. In all
the Sabbath schools of all churches
there are 380,000. Hence 256,000 pub
lie school children do not attend Sab
bath .school. Where is this army of
a quarter of a million children?
In the mountains, from whence
came Zeb Vance. President Roosevelt
had not seen the teeming multitudes
i of mountain children when he wrote
of race suicide.
In the factories. There is the great
anu growing problem ot the factory
population. One cannot ride for half
an hour on the railroad out of ear shot
of a factory whistle. Who make the
multiplying millions or wealth rolling
up in the new South’- it comes ir;
large measure from the muscle and
brain and biood of the factory chil
dren. May the South measure its re
sponsibility to the factory people!
These children are found on th?
coast plains. They are in the cities.
The Presb.vteria n church has not
! risen, as some others have, to this
problem of the people of the slums
and the suburbs.
The speaker pointed out a splendid
opportunity. V bishop in the General
Conference of Methodists at Los An
geles, said: “An open door in China?
Why. tied has torn off the .fide of a
continent and bid us enter!” Such
is the mammoth opening in the South.
The old South is gone, surely, ir
reparably: ns truly as its humble bee
cotton and its little corn hardly big
enough to stand alone. New issues,
great problems, have arisen and con
tront us. A North Carolina judge
spoke <he other day of a case of labor
unionism that came before him—ab
solutely the first in the history of the
State. We have got to adjust our
selves to the new conditions. So the
church must adapt herself in her rela
tions to the children and youth. The
hope of the future is assuredly the
children. The perpetuation of relig
ion and the perfection of religion are
involved in ihe case of the young. The
perpetuation and the perfection of
the highest type of manhood and wo
manhood—the kind for which we
stand —are involved in the case of the
young. What sort of effort shall we
put forth to cope with the present
conditions?
* * «
As the business draws to a finish,
the Synod grows more garrulous and
hangs longer to debate as though
loath to get down and have no more
excuse for bringing In Durham.
While opening their homes and hospi
tality so graciously for the Synod to
take possession, the people have
stolen into the hearts of the Synod.
But the docket is nearly closed and
business about done, and the Synod
will have to adjourn, whether or no,
in a few hours. Jus a few minor mat
ters of routine stand between it and
the close of a very pleasant and har
monious meeting.
Synod is becoming popular and
there were quite a number of suitors
for her presence next fall; Red
Springs, Concord, Reidsville and New
ton, all moved her with pretty
speeches and fair promises galore. By
an overwhelming vote the decision
was cast for Red Springs as the next
place of meeting. Dr. Vardell invited
the Synod to be his guest at the South
ern Presbyterian College, and offered
! as inducement the advantages of all
! being under one roof. where the
school girls could heln entertain the
Synod, and the Synod entertain the
school girls. Dr. McKelway announced
his well known predilection for Con
cord, but thought they all might have
Concord under one roof —for a week,
anyway. He could not promise for a
longer period. Dr. A. T, Graham con
sidered it clearly unjust to the places
that had extended invitations to per
mit the bachelors to vote with all
those college gills in the case, and
moved to disfranchise the unmarried
members in their vote. Red Springs
j was vyith all ease, so let it be no long
er said that women have no voice in
Presbyterian church courts.
* * *
A resolution commending the Pres
byterian Standard and endorsing the
project of endowing the paper, was
passed by the Synod. Dr. McKelway.
who describes himself as being
not a religious editor, but the editor
of a religious paper, makes a strong!
appeal for this endowment. Thej
Standard is a great paper and Dr. Mc-
Kelway is a brilliant man. It is de
voutly to be hoped that the relations
existing between the two at present
may long continue.
The Synod adjourns today. This
has been in all things a good meeting:
good attendance, good weather, god
entertainment, good feeling, good mu
sic. good apeaking and good preach
ing. The sojourn in Durham has been
very delightful and the hospitality of
the entire town most bountiful. All
that warm hearted courtesy could
suggest and tireless effort achieve has
beeh done. Very much credit is due
the pastor, Rev. E. R. Leyburn, and
the associate pastor. Rev. R. Gordon
Matheson, for the very gracious and
untiring manner in which they have
exerted themselves to promote the
comfort and expedite the business of
this meeting.
* * *
The Rev-. E. E. Gillespie, who for six
years has been the efficient superin
tendent of Home Missions, today tend
ered his resignation, which the Synod
very regretfully accepted. Mr. Gil
lespie’s management of this important
work lias been attended with great
success and ho has done a faithful and
enduring woik. When he entered the
office six years ago there was a debt
of $3,000. The debt has been lifted
■ind the work has steadily grow i and
spread, so that now the Synod points
to its Home Mission work with pride, i
The Rev. R. P. Smith, at present
evangelist of the Presbytery of Ashe
ville, has been elected to succeed Mr.
Gillespie.
* * *
The Rev. YVm. Black, D. D.. has
been general Evangelist of the Synod
for ten years, and he is one of the
best to be found. Dr. Black is a very
tine preacher and a much beloved
man. and he has been eminently suc
cessful in the Evangelistic work.
Thousands have been gathered into
the church through his faithful and
earnest efforts. And the Synod ap
preciates his woth. Yesterday by a
rising vote he was unaiimous’y re
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
A PECULIAR CASE
Accidental Killing Man
slaughter Under Cer
tain Conditions?
(Special to News and Observer.)
ouisburg, N. C., Nov. 18. —The acci
dental killing of (/has. Hunt, a negro,
by Mr. N. Horton took on a new
phase yesterday. A warrant was
sworn out by Clara Hunt, wife of th?
deceased against Mr. Horton for mur
der. The trial took place yesterday
afternoon before Justice of the Peace
Ellis and Baker and interesting points
of law were brought out during the
progress of the trial, at least of inter
est to laymen. It developed that Mr.
Horton was hunting on Mr. Will Al
len’s land without his consent, while
the negro was on his rented premises.
Mr. Allen swore that Mr. Horton had
asked him for permision to do so and
it. had been refused, the law in
ranFklin, Orange and other counties
in the tStae requiring the written con
sent of the owner. Messrs. W. H.
Yarborough, Jr., and T. U. Bickeit, at
torneys for the State, maintained that
Mr. Horton was guilty of manslaugh
ter, because he was himself violating
the law when he accidentally killed
the negro. They read authorities to
sustain the contention. If a man
while engaged in the commission of a
felony accidentally kills another, he
is gufity of murder, if engaged in the
commission of a misdemeanor such as
hunting on land without the owner’s
consent he Is guilty of manslaughter.
The killing was admitted, so the de
fence did not have much ground i<
Hand upon. The defendant Hortor
was bound over in SIOO bond to next
term Superior court, to answer io the
charge of manslaughter, The sympa
thies of every one are with Mr. Hor
ton as everybody believes the killing
accidental, and he has shown genuine
distress over the affair.
OCCIDENT TO CIRC US TRAIN
Difficulty Over roporiy Loads to
Shooting Affray Between Broth
ers.
(Special to News and Observer.)
New Bern, N. C., Nov. 17. —oFre-
paugh & Sells Bros., circus which
gave two great performances in our
city yesterday, met with an accident
this morning at 2 o’clock As the se
cond section approached a station
about twelve miles from New Bern
one of the cars loaded with tent poles
and other paraphernalit jumped the
track from some unknown cause. The
car immediately behind bumped into
the flat car. breaking it and damaging
the rear car. The flat car was put on
the s:d ng, while the other was
brought to New Bern and repaired at
the shops. The fai was forwarded
on the evening train. The wreck de
layed the eastbound mail for New
Bern several l.ours. arriving at noon
today. The damage at present cannot
be ascertained but no casualties are
reported.
Tffe shooting by Eph Bryant of his
brother Hardy on Queen street yester
oay afternoon had no connection with
the circus. The difficulty, as reported
was over an argument in regard to
some property. Eph is still at large
and his brother Hardy is able to be
up
Death of Mr. S. 11. Hodgin.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Winston-Salem. X. C., Nov. 18.—
Mr. S. H. Hodgin. one of Winston’s
oldest and best known citizens, died
this afternoon at the age of 78. He
was a native of Randolph county.
For many years he was a member of
the leading mercantile firm here of
Hodgin and Sullivan. Later he was a
member of the tobacco manufacturing
firm of Hodgin Bros. &. Lunn,
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THE TWELFTH MAN
The Last Juror Secured
for the Trial of Nan
Patterson.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Nov. 18.—Although two
full court days had been taken up in
securing seven of the twelve jurors
who will decide the fate of Nan Pat
terson, the former show girl, who is
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, the incidents in the court room
have tended to keep up interest in the
case. The receipt of a letter telling
of an important new witness and the
finding, during the examination of
talesman, of another person, believed
to be an eye witness, were the princl
pa yof these incidents. The text of
the letter which Mr. Levy received
was given out today. It was written
I in German and signed by ”L. lllack.”
j The writer claims to have witnessed
the struggle in the cab and says that
he saw Young turn the revolver
I against his own breast and fire.
‘‘l saw with m yown eyes, on the
morning of June 4, a man in the cab
with a pistol in his hand and a woman
was seated alongside of him,” says the
writer. "I saw the man raise the pis
tol which was in his hand; 1 heard
the shot and I ran as fast as 1 could.
I kept quiet until now because 1
thought you had other witnesses; but
lor the sake of the truth I must write
you this. I a mwilling, should the oc
casion demand *t, and if you think it
worth while, to appear before Mr.
Jerome and yourself, and say that I
saw the man hold the pistol in his
hand. I am ready to take an oath on
this for the sake of justice.”
The five Jurors required to complete
the panel weer secured today. After
cautioning the jurors not to discuss
the case among themselves and di
recting them not to read newspaper
accounts of the trial. Justice Davis ad
journed court until Monday.
Durin gtlie search for the twelve
jurors, 89 talesmen were examined
and the defence used up 28 of the
thirty challenges, which it is allowed
by law. The prosecution had 16 of its
4 0 challenges left when the last juror
was chosen.
During the afternoon oFreman
Hendricks, of the jury, learned that a
member of his family was critically
ill, and he asked to be excused from
jury duty. No action was taken on
his r?quest today, but the remaining
members of the special panel of tales
men weer instructed to be present
when the case is resumed next week.
A Seven Days’ llacc.
(By the Associated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 18. —The Ten
nessee Breeders Association will inaug
urate seven days’ race at Cumberland
Park to-morrow with six well filled
events. S. M. Apperson, of Little
Rock, will be the presiding judge and
Fred Gerhardt will do the starting.
The number of horses at the track is
unusually large and fourteen carloads
leave Latonia to-night for Cumberland
Park. To-night the weather is clear
and warm and the track fast.
Call on National Banks.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 18. —Secretary
Shaw announced a call upon national
banks holding government deposits to
the amount of 25 cent, of their
holdings, ten per cent, tp be paid on or
before January 15 next, and 15 per
cent, on or before March 15 next.
This, the Secretary estimates, will
bring into the treasury about $25,-
000,000.
This will make a working balance
of approximately $50,000,000.
Gone! Foul Play?
I
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 18.—Nothing
! has been learned by the police as to
j the vheerabouts of Stephen Putney,
j of Richmond, Va., who has been miss
i ing since Wednesday night from the
i home of friends with whom the hoy
: had been stopping while visiting the
j World's aFir. Young Putney, whose
famil yis prominent, had with him
jewelry and money to the value of
about SSO and his dlsappeaarnce has
caused apprehension of foul play.
FFXKKAL OF MRS. LITTLE.
Will Occur Tills Afternoon at Throe
O’clock.
The remains of the late Mrs. Thomas
Little (nee Miss Mamie Haynes),
whose sad death at Norfolk was an
nounced in this paper yesterday, arriv
ed yesterday afternoon from that city
and were taken to the residence of her
sister, Mrs. H. C. Glenn, on north East
street.
The funeral will occur this afternoon
from the residence, conducted by Rev.
Dr. J. C. Massee, of the Tabernacle
Baptist church, at 3 o'clock.
The following gentlemen will act as
pall-bearers: Messrs. N. B. Brough
ton, Jo. H. Weathers, S. H. Moneyhan,
W. A. Faison and J. J. Bernard.
Lou Dillon Fails Again.
(By the Associated Freso.)
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4.7. —O. G. K.
Billing’s Lou Dillon for the second
time within the last two days failed
this afternoon to beat her recently
established record of 2:01, regaarding
which time a controversy has arisen.
Accompanied by a runner the trotter,
driven by Willard Sanders, her train
er, stepped the mile In 2:03 Mat. The
track was improved over yesterdaay
and the weather was fine. The quaart
ers: :31%, 1:01%, 1:31%, 2:03.
Mine Sii!X*rintendent Dies of Wound.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 17.— W. S.
Lang, superintendent of the coal mines
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road Company, at Blocto who was
shot from ambush Saturday night,
died to-day. Lang was a native of
Pennsylvania, but came to Alabama
some months ago from Virginia.