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I 1 - . . . - , . . ' ') : ':-- ' ' I . . . : i ' 1 IT&otf n7ac 5vp 1 2727 Qubooptibc tub weathoi to-day Fair Saturday and Sim clay; warmer Sunday: light nowu wind, - becoming va riables v . .iXfii! Fair Saturday and Sun-.1 day; warmer ; Sunday; lllit north wind, j becoming va riable. 7T Volume LX. No. 121 if RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA; ;SA11JRDAY : MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1907. Price Five Cent:. I I , t.j'j, -'t' . . ; ..'-1 TT; .. . 'i ! ' " 1 . ' ;.:. all . i- Ml 1 TWO HANGED ON I, j: SHE GALLOWS - Hodges and Jones Penalty of Crime. Y , t pnifVf TP Tiir i a rT llCllV I' ' I U IMC LMjI 1 . j . ; ' . , I ' - " 1 " ' ; White Man IJIos for Murder of IIM f Wife Xccro for Ilurslary Willi Intent to Commit . a More Ifefjiouiy Cringe Ilotli Ulame ldkey. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. X. Feb. 8. 1 Jolm I. ! Ilodge?. tho wife murderer, and (Free m.m JnriM rnlnrwl. convletod of bur- ' glary Jn the first degree, paid the pen alty of their crimes, this morning by hanging. It was the lirt execution Jn the history of the county and thej-e was naturally a. great deal of interest shown. It was on every lip- the fafct that two human befnes -Were killed" for crime but outside of that there' was nothing of an unusual nature. ! Koth died with, a bravery that may j be the proper word that, was -surprising.- Both necks , were broken "in the drop and the two men died "without -a struggle. is r T !i One was hanged at a "time". JFirti Hodges walked to the. gallows wfthfa steady step and the same nerve of Iron that has been shown -sincd the night of, the fearful tragedy, in (Feb ruary of! last year. Ho was as c1ol a a man could poasibly be under an j1 cir cumstances. After his execution the body was removed from the jail arid then came Freeman Jones. ,thef negro. He, too. was steady. . But It "was not .the same kind of nrve that was shown by Hodges. Hcwa? toned" for the end - andAdld lnot seem," to realize like Hodsesy what 'it all meant. 1 i lioth men placed" all the blame for their icrirnvs . op . - .whiskey. : and gave -"'warning to those, iwho were;. present. Th-' negro went furthet- and made ai he was ciiirge"'I.- Tlfe "bad nwvic thl b-.' confession to tntSi ,'corrRrnaeju fore .going ,on 'the sea(fOld,V and! said i then n that!,HJewould?iiavebut utuei to H.1V r the, gallows; But. hewas Asked questions and in ; that j nnai . scene ne told again the story of the crime. There was no doubt about the crime , of Hodges. In fact he said omeitime ago that he was a- guilty man; that he knew from the time the fatal shot was fired that he would ' be banged. and ; that In hanging he did not get anything I but -what was Just and' right. , "L -Immediately after thd k work";, was done the bodies of the two men were taken from the Jail, first Hodges; and ..then, after a wait of something; "like ; three-Quartc rs of an hour, . Jonf. Ilodges remains will " be taken1 o the country, -seven miles . southea t the Y Hi' M i i : JOHN II. HODGi:s, lxc cutcd for; Wife 3Iurt!cr. city., and 'laid to rest beside the re mains of his. wife. This interment will Lake place tomorrow; Jones body was tukcn to his home in East Durham and the burial took place late i this after noon, j I i . I i lid this double! tragedy was be- H enacted on tho )nside of tthe jail ite hvias: irathered a lame crowd on , the outside. The fact that the; ground Has covered with snow and a Sheet of , ice j did j not keep the morbid crowd . from Standing1 there for two? hours awaiting for it all to end. , ', j i Forj some time before the hour for jae (executions had arrived the crowd began) t? gather and there waif no de lay (when the gate leading to ithe Jail y'iird was opened. A few minutes later ' Ifodgeis bad walked from his steel cage nhfl was preparing for the end. itlThei doomed man was up and dressed early this morning. At 8:30 f cloclt Ihis ttreakfast was sent front th Shotel and he ate! heartlly.He ate ! with evident relish and did not seem I tfie led st nervous ovef what was to b? j ehiieteil. For the net hour h) moved j alout ) hlis cell, at -times engaging in 1 1'lUyerj, and making final preparations arranging Ihis toilet (with care. At ! 'SH5 o'clock th ceath warrant - was read - tjo I him by Deputy Sherin J. F; ' Iti.-wair. He stood up while this was ! lt-1nir rkid and heard it with a calm- mH that j was surprising to the ono vho, Knew, him Dest-i-the officer who rf-Adnz the warrant. if 1 :. t Continued on iPage Six.) 1 : 1 : ! . 1 . ss I BLEW BRAINS OUT Rnen ply Jesting Leads to Murder. ! i Jim I arri-i Kill Henry Dirkcrsoii iWltli a ' lAiatl of Buckiliot TImi ai'urdercr :.rro;ed and Kcit to Jail. J XJy; tol llell Lone Dis. Telephone.) i Warrnton. .X. C. Feb. 8. At aughfirt, late this -afternoon, ijm Har rjW - firel. a charge of buckshot at Henry j Dickerson . a t close range," the cOargcf iaking' effect; In Dlckearson's fice! atid blowing his brains oqt4 Jlarj ria " jvak lafivsted and- va ' ordered to bt cjomraltted to -5art-An -officer will at-Hv Ihire with- brni' torifirht. 1 i iFfoiW meai?re Wport' of the shoot-. ing jit fappears 'thatthe -men iraet in Otnt of (Wood's store and engaged in al jesting ennversation.- " From! Jesting they wiertt on-to quarrelling untM Dick,-. eron- isplt out an oath. Harris re plied. f"Jf . you curse me again I will kilt !ydui" Dlckerson repeated "the of fensive) words and Harris made hfrs threat jgpod. Both men were sober. ' -DIckeson. who was a married man t'entVfjve years old; had lately been given some kind of employnent on the riilroaidJ ! He leaves (three llttfe chll flren. j Harris is twenty years bid and la; unrriarrled. He Is h, farmer, fit 1 expected that Harris will be tried at the coming Iterm of the Su pria.curt, which will convene here next week. i 1 I 7TT 1' i t f ; 6 tin TINY SCRAPPERS Oil VERGE WAR exico Plays Cop to Near neighbors. TIP FR0L1 WASHINGTON Ilondura and NIcaragu Making Faces t Eacli Other CoMa Rica Salvador ami Guatcniala. queued to Keep tlie Peace. Ite. i (By the Associated Preas.) Mexico City, Feb. 8. The Mtate De partment today made public the fol lowing note : "Ii-esldent Diaz, .acting on the di rect suggestion of President; Roose velt, has sent u note to the govern ments of Costa lllca," Salvajrtor and Guatamala. asking them to use every effort to prevent an armed clash be tween Nicaragua and Honduras, with the intimation that past treaties milfi be lived up to and that their; dispute must be referred to an arbitration V Donra. War VcsMcirt Orderefl to the Kerne. , Washington. Feb. 8. -Carrying out the wishes of the State Department that a couple of American naval ves sels be keot in Central American water. the Navy Department has dis patched the gunboat Marietta from (luantanamo to Oreytown, on the Gulf coast of Nicaragua, in addition to the cruiser Chicago, which has been snt down tho west coast to Acajulta, Hon duras, so that within a day! or two there will be an American warship on each side of the wene of threatened trouble. The Yorktown. j now at Mare Island. N not to go to Central America. j It Is stated that the purpose !of send ing these Mhlps to C'entraT America Is similar to that . which Inspired the order to th Marhlehend last year, namely". 4 hHYe a rhip at the-kllsposa! of the - American mlnllters j if they hould (Ind tt" neiwar' to travel up and dokii the -coast In these . countries-where communication by regular- channels Is so limited.! Ao. they will of course, pmtect any Ameri can property that may be endangered, if disorders break out. ConKal Alger Regartln War as Certain. Consul William F. Alger, at! Teguci galpa, Honduras, communicated yes terday with American Minister Combs, that the opinion at j Teguci galpa was that war between Honduras and Nicaragua .was almost Inevitable. The officials here. however, j do not take any euch pessimistic view and believe that the combine efforts of Mexico and America wll', without of fending the pride of the j Central American republics., result in convinc ing them that their! differences can be settled : without recourse to arms. " I Without admitting the -accuracy, of the statement from the City of Mexico that, at the Instance .of the Washing ton government, the Mexican diplo matic representative . In Central America had been instructed i bring pi-eesure to bear upon the governments to which they were accredited to pre vent hostilities. It v;m ild at the State Department tday that corre spondence had been exchanged -between the Department and the Mexi can government t-.' this end. j The Washington government regards itself as bound under the treaty. jof San Jose and the Maiblehead ractjto offer good offices to prevent warfare be tween the Central American republics, and aa the republic of Mexico is under similar obligations. . The two are trying to arrange program, whereby Mexico will 'represent the wishes of the United SUU-s as well as her own, people in the case. " i ii ii HELP FOR 1IOLTOX Assistant Attorney O-ncral to In Cotton MMI CaseM. Appear (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem. N. C. Feb. i- The Department of Justice at -Washington is manifesting such interest j Jn the Charlotte Cotton Mill ca,e to be tried by the' Federal court at Greensboro, that Mr. Alfred W. Cooley. Assistant Attorney General, will appear with District Attorney A. K. Holton In the prosecution. The hearing wan, set for next week, but at. the -request of coun sel for the defendants Judge Boyd has continued the case until February 26th. There are four men under in dictment for violation of immigration laws. Thomas M. Costello. of Philadel phia, agent, who went to Tn gland and Induced a large number-of women to come to Charlotte and accept-employment In -cotton mills owned by Ed ward A. Smith. E. C. Dwclle and Sum mer Sargent, all natives of Northern States. . It is understood that if the de fendants are convicted the penalty, or fines Imposed. will aggregate some thing like $70,000. DEATHS IX ASIIET1LI.E. Charles S. Schmidt, of Ikwtton, Marlon Accc, a Resident. and (Special to News and Observer.).' Asheville. N. C, Feb. 8. Charles 8. Schmidt, age 33. Is dead lierej at the residence of his narents, Mr. atvl Mrs. F. P. Schmidt. 17 Panola lreat. The remains will be, taken to Chicago to morrow for Interment, fcir. Schmidt was a member-.of the Publishing firm of - C. C Tilrchard & Co.. of jBosion. He was also the champion ' amateur billiard player of New England and of the Chicago Athletic Club. A brother la State Senatbr In the Illinois ut-g le!ature. . ' The death of Marion Acee occur red at 9. o'clock this morning! at No. 11 J Mies I -. " r 10 Ashland: AVebue. Mr. Acee had been for -U;lonri while In poor health, but his; serious! Illness dated only from" yesterri ay i morning. From that he grew rapidlywprse and it was soon apparent that the end ; was near. Mr. Act was .a r brother of A. K. Acee. formerly chief lrki to the superin tendent of: the 'Akheville Division of the Southern Railway, aad also of J. M. . Acee,- the present chief clerk. - - r'i " li I . ' AXSOXVUAK U&S DROWNED. Albert P. MBIa ItmX Rig jjfe in Cross Intf - Swollen CTeek. (Fpeclal to ; Newa and Observer.) AnaronviUe,-N C. Feb. 8. Albert P, Mills, of Anaonvllle township, was drownedr In 'ittae creek at what is known as c '" tthody Ford yesterday afternoon, a 4 f clock. The body has not been found .yet. 'About one hun dred and fifty men1 have been drag ging for the bfdy. 4ince' the occur rence. V - .-'' ';;;-, Wbile driving: down a very steep hill just before reaching the stream it Is thought he lost control of his horse and the : animal rushed into the treamy. which was much past fording. There was a, bridge .Just above the ford, but the horse, being frightened, took to the. stream: Instead of thi bridge. i.' ' t Mr. Mills, who was about 3 years Aid, leaves a wife and one child, and his aged mothef. Mr. Mills was a candidate in the: last primary against Mr. J. O. A. Craig for treasurer ot AnFon county, - i - ; 1r ALL TOO TRUE Terrorists ((ills Governor ahd Tivo iPQlicemen. Former Hlfiji OflUWjor-tho - llrd Crow Koelely Strlckem Down by Ah Nairtin'ft ItBlIcf Fllglit Provrx : Vnai-nllutg. (By the ASj ;laied Press.) Penza Russia, fbC 8. A. Alexan- drovsky, dovernoi of penta, was shot and killed by a y ig man as he was leaving the tlteati last . nights v Alcxandrovsky. was well known as chief commtsilonei of "tne"Reif Crrsss in the iield duxlng the war be tween Russia and Japan,' had just stepped out of the door of the' theatre when a youth pushed his way thi4ugh the crowd and shot him in the neck. He fell dead-on the spot. Assistant Chief .of. Police Zarrin. who' was stand ing near the door of the 'theatre, tried tu draw hi revolver but was shot dead, by the terrorist before he was able to do no. " I' Seeing that It was Impossible to get 111 rough the crowds outside' the build ing the murderer dashed f' into the tbeakre. lirlng 'Vildly. The manager attempted to grapplei with; the mur jdtrer. whe fired at him but missed and killed a policeman who was in the line of fire. - In a -second attempt ir. capture the assassin the- manager v. ax severely wounded. " '"' ' i. The terrorist fled through what he believed . to be one of the exits, but fund himself In the ladies tloak room. jAn . attendant, realixing the -situation, pointed to some stairs as a means of egress, and as eocn as the assasin dis-apeaj-ed the attendant locked the door behind him. The stairs, however, only led to a loft. The murderer was found there unconscious from & bullet wound. from which he died in the hospital. . none to New Field of Labor. ("Special : to Newa and Observer.) ioldrboro. N: C. Feb. 7.Rev. E. T. H. Horvfleld left this afternoon for his new charge as rector of 'the KDisconal church at Oxford. He ear- ries.only pleasant memories with hfm from Ooldsboro. where he and Mrs. Horsfleld are held in universal es iieem. DIED III EIRE TRAP teem. Mine Lives Lost in Tor I pedo Boat Stokehole. Safety Tube Burst and 1-lames Pii.sli. i 'd Into the Compartment Auto- i m-He Doors Failed to x Work. j (By the Associated Press.) j L,Orient. France. Feb. 8. As a result-of an explosion on board torperd boat No. 339 of the French navy this morning nine men are dead and .ten men are injured. I Torpedo boat No. 339 was launched but -a short time ago and at the. time Of tne accident she was undergoing repairs prior to being placed In com mission subsequent to her full power steam trial In the roadstead. A tech nical naval committee was on board at the time. The trial, was successful but as the boat was returning to her tnchorago a safety tube) forming part ht the evaporation apparatus, burst, nd as a result a mass of flame was jforced lnuthe stokehole - where the engineer, a quartemaster and nine ktokers .were at wrk. .The anglneer and eight of the stokecs . were burned jlo death. ' Their bodies were practi cally reduced to cinders.. The other stoker was severely Injured. The quar termaster succeeded -in, escaping from the hole with superficial burns only I The. reason for the accident is that the automatic doors that should have k-losed ( to prevent the return of the flames to the stoke hnle did not work. AIM .in ' Mews : mM ;iFiiMfc. MR IN WITNESS ClAIR Gatharing Up Some Scat- al tered Threads. JEROr.lE IS DRAMATIC Protest -Igalnst Defamation of ttie Dadi nnd Characterizes the ! Testimony of Tliaw'n Wife as Tnttle. (By! the Associated Press.) New York. Feb. 8. Evelyn jNesbit Thaw again today was the central figure at her husband'atrial. She was still on the stand her direct exami nation unfinished when the ! usual weed-end: adjournment until Monday was taken. - j Picking up the threads of hr life etory where she had dropped thjpm the evening befdre the girl wife of he de fendant always, she declared, telling her story I lust aa she had related It to Harry Thaw from : time to time brought the narrative down fto her weddintr in Pittsburc. on AdHI 4. 1905. and their jreturn to New York follow ing a. honeymoon trip In the West. She declared ishe had heard White call to her in the street once after tnls and that on nether occasion whf n she p;issed him . in a cab Rhe notlqed' his cab turn around and follow herjjin the direction of a doctor's off Ice, where she was jroinig to have her throat treated, r - Mrs. Thaw had taken un th story at the tlmje of her return from Europe In October. 1803. following her re f ufal of Thaw's offer of marriage on the rrou litis which she related on yes terday, on Monday she may bel called upon to finish the relation of the events which, it is claimed by tie de fense, brouaht on the explosive Im pulse -In the, d teeasert brain of the defVndanti and caused the killlnsr of Stanford Whltev ... . .. - , .1 , , I 1 In the .' personal quality which! made yenerdap recital so dramatic. Im pelling, enthralling and, pathetic,, it served to clear away rome lf the doubts and inferences which remained from the Incomplete details as Sto the full extent of the revelations she claims to have made to her husband. There were repetitions, too. at the sug gestion of th5, counsel, and inldents which hatT not been gone over, fin the first year of Mrs. Thaw's acquaint ance ? with Stanford White. 1 were brought out in completion of the life story. ; j ' :' -I r . TatH? of the Tenderloin. District Attorney Jerome, who had throughout silently- listened ,& the young wife's statement, cent a thrill of excitement through the couti room late in the day by Jumping to his feet and vigorously protesting against "this defamation of the dead." "Is there no limit." he , exclaimed, "to the aspersions, that are to be cast upon this man? ' Your honor well knows I .cannot, under the laW. con trovert any statement , this witness might make, against the memory - of Stanford White." . ' In tones birterlv sarcastic. 4 Mr. Jerome ppoke of "thi tattle bf tho tenderlonLr and declared that the court had i the right to Iinr.t suh tes timony, r'ntll competent evidenced has been adduced here to show (that this man Is. or was. of unsound mind. We don't kndw whether this., defendant ever was insane." he : concluded. The question which called out th vehement protest from the District Attorney wa addressed to Mr! Thaw by Mr. Del mas. and Its p-fpoH was whether! or' not Harry Thaw had at any lime jtold. her about "other girls who haJ Jnet a fate slm;tar tol yours at the hands of this man." i ; "What tnan?" snapped Mr. Jerome. "Stanford White." replied Mi Del- mas, withl the coolness of voice and manner j characteristic of ' him and then he added still in the same low tone, "ihi Cse?" j Ju?tk4 Fittgeraht held that the Dis trict Attorney's suggestion was a good one. and! he thouKht , tiie . defense should1 lay a broader foundation to shot Insanity before proceeding: along the lines suggested by fir. Uelmas' question; .1 .- v ' : I ." vc win nroceeci to . no this n3 soon as possible,' announced the at torne;. ! 1 ' . j Mrs.; Thaw declared today that Stanford Wh He. . d u rl ng the -ea r wnicn ipnowed her experience in the room of! the mirrored wal'.s. repeatedly-sought to have her visit him lalone. ;t Cold its a Fish. j "I told Harry." she 'said, "that Mr. .White had begged me. had pleaded and cried i and scolded j and done everythtngj he could to make mo come to see him alone. - I refused and he told mo f l. was cruel and that I was as cold as a fish and not a human being, i I told Mr. White I didn't care to trist him." I After his return -from Europe and during the months she would not see Harry Thaw "because of the dreadful things Mr. White and -his friendstold me about htm," she declared (Thaw accused her of having Improper ' rela tions with the architect. , f 'I told him itJ was a ;e and that I had not,' he testified. vUh an em phatic show of. feeling. j : Thought Barrymoro vas N4ce " The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell of another incident which has beei cited In her tlifehcr acquaintance' with "Jack" Barry m re. the - actorl Mr. Barry mo re was in the court room day during the early part of thd trial, at the instance of the , District Atto - t nev It was ail 2UT. UVimaa Mr. Thaw today --to tell what she had told Mr, Thaw of her acquaintance with' the actor. She said she hal flr.t ney. It was all Mr. Deimasjasaea met Barrymore at a pa- .-..VlcT-ll Stanford White the year AJ her Introduction to ,. ..tne arcnics- I thoua-ht shiirU' very nice, frank lv raid today "and one day I Mr. White's studio he said : 'Evelyn. jvIU . you marry me V 1 said : I don't know He asked me a' second time, ind again I said "I don't , know.' and everybody- laughed. Mr. White told me I would be very foolish , to , marry Mr. , Barrymore. and my mother said so. too, and we all quarreled, and the upshot of the whole thing was that Mr. White said I ? ought to be sent away to school, and I -was, to New Jersey." -.- . ... -. i Annoyed by Wldte. After leading the witness to tell,! in chronological order, of -the incidents of her wedding with Thaw In Pitts burg. Mr. Del mas asked her if she had eeen Stanford White after her re turn to . New York from . the honey moon trip-- ::i!f'?yr-:f: '-tQi' "I passed Stanford White one day on Fifth Avenue. . I was In a cab and he saw tne and I "heard him say Evelyn Just like that." and Mrs. Thaw raised her: voice ..as if to call some oner -tl went .back . V our hotel and told Harry, and he said. The dirty blackguard. He had no right to speak to you. The next time I saw him I was driving to Dr. Del van's office to have 'my throat treated. Stanford White was also in a cab. He Just stared at me this time and stroked his mustache. I turned into Thirty continued on Page Six.) '.: j Young Negro at Haml ufders a Han. 'Free and Easy"- Gambling Joint tlie i V " ' . .- ' .1 Scene of a Difficulty Evcn-i mates in tlte Death of One ' . Not Participating. (Special to News and Observer. Hamlet, N. c. Feb. S. This after noon at four o'clock Sandy Ferguson, a negro nbout 20 years. -ho says he is from Easty, S. C killed Marlon Simons. - aired S & years. The shoot tntr .took . rdace iu.it: south of the TuftjeeH cas plantT-The evidence at the preliminary trial before Mayori J. A. Atkinson- showed -that the. begin ning of the difficulty took place in a row of houses, known as "free and easy, which Is & - negro Joint sup posed to be a gambling resort. - j It seems that Tom Simons and Ferguson had gotten,. Into some, trouble in one of the houses and some words passed and . the two emerged to the streets and the row was resumed. , At this point Marion. Tom's father, came along and was endeavoring to get his son away, 'and as the two started off Ferguson, whipped .out his pistol and shot live times, each discharge taking effect in the bowels of the old mani -- Ferguson ran through c one ; of the houses reloading his gun and started up the railroad with Chief of Police Spencer in hot pursuit. The negro shot rat . the policeman, and his shot was - return. , Ther chase lasted for one and one-half miles when the offi cer .captured "the criminal. '. Mayor Atkinson sent him. to Jail at Rocking ham without nail..' s FIRE AT SANFORD, One. 'store Consumed and 'One Scri- ously pamaged. ( j . - , (Special to News, and Observer.) -Sanford. N. C.,- Feb. a. Fire broko out at one o'clock Thursday morning in the grocery store of M. B. Buchan an n east Sanford. destrovinsr the building together with the stock 1 of goods amounting to approximately nve to,.seven .hundred; dollars. insur ance $500.-;Th fire spread to an ad joining store owned- by E.S. tltley & Company.l whlclv was only a few feet away,, and by the time ; the- fire- com pany arrived on the seen : th? Utley Flore was considerably damaged. Both buildings being frame buildings. It was feared , that. the nra would destroy tne whole" nlaclc hefore It ould be check ed. but owing .to. the good supply ! of watar at the time the fire was soon under control. - Utley & Company's loss will : reach about fifteen hundred dollars or more with rno "I risurance Whatever. Two thirds of the stock was - burned, the balance being.'' ruined by water. and the, contents.-were-. damaged consider ably by being moved during the fire. The building was damaged but little. The buildings, it Is understood, belong to T. ,Hv Lutterloh, druggist of this place, .with no Insurance on cither . WTL1 1H2BVILD .MILI- Statesvlile .-Will - Continue to Make Flour on.a large scale. . - '- - - - . ' :. ( Special to News and Observer. ) Statesvlile. N, C.. Feb. ,8. At a' meeting, of the stockholders it whs decided to rebuild the plant of the Statesvlile Flour Mills, which was burned on January 16th at a loss j of 375.0&6. .A plant of the same capaci ty 500 5 barrels rer . day will be erected, and ithe work will begin Just as, soon as plans can be made and contracts-; let. -1 The capital stock rot the. mill Which wns S40.000. will ibe increased to $66,000 ; - ' The mill did a big business, and lits stock; which was i worth, a handsome premium has, depreciated . but ,;. little on account of. the ftrw:-; Messrs. X. j C Wagner. ' JEVAav Sherreil an d"C "l P0 ton 'directors of th.e company, were anoolnted a bulldlne committee and were' Instructed td." buy -the best ma- chlnorv and lo nusn tne worn. . ioi - ward as rapidly as iibssible. . HEAD STITCHED UP. Wilson. N. C Feb. 8. -Mr. E.- S. Taylor. ' superintendent of the Hack- nfv Waron Company, was severely hurt while opening -a car door, which nun mw . ,. - fell edgewise on his head, cutting a gash two Inches long, which required two or three stiteh.es. ;. SANDY DREW IROII " ' v f et ilE COUIITV GILL ' rflSSEo Bi se;:;.! .; Only Four jVotcs Cr.:l " Against ltd Crcaticn. A FREIGHT RATE DILL To Prevent . the CJscilnxLnatlons :" . ! ' j Rates tlutt Scrtottly In I i jure the Commercial In- terests of North . J "J4 Carolina. - .- . ( - 1.1..- i - . The bill of Senator Seawell, t. create the county of Lee. pasred i'ac Senate yesterday on its third rcau ing with nly four yotes in opposition to It. The bill on jits third and final reading was made n special order .. today at jtwelve o'clock. There wr.'v general rijolclrig Iri the ranks of t".. promoters' of the establishment of t... new county, ' and there were fer lament the auspicious reception of tl a bill Into the. Senate. Senator Hatiw REPRESENT ATI VR SHARP::, of Rockicgham County. Author of m Rill tntrodticod la t e Honse Yesterday I AHectin t".-c lillng of Deed and of Other V.'-i -ten Instruments. ;. i ,. , Is confident that the bill will w.ijv? both bodies of the Lesriplature, an, the many, friends of ' the proi. -J county are Joyful., t In the Senate and Rou.o an inter esting bill, one of tha nv -t Important announced at this session of the Gen eral Assembly, was " Introduced hy Senator Holt and I Speaker Justice. The bill is to regulate freight .rate- and prevent , unjust , dlscriminatio n -against North Carolna and - will -vide tremendous relief : to the strain: 1 commercial Interests in this State, which ari constantly jeopardized by the -'."outrageous discriminati)r.,i :.i freight rates atralmt the citi?;? a:- towns of the State, made by th r: roads. r The bill Id p-.tbllslied in .u'l In' 'another ' column of this I. -.ui . C The News and Observe r. There was a dlrcusion In the i . -ate yesterday. - wise ar.d ot'.-.-r. tjver a bill to prohibit public ::" enness; and the House lifted i ? : 1 i to hear a .debate on a I ill ti t ... challenges In criminal ntt: :. -ther bill was passed, b' t 1 - s . t glea- produced Conytltuti 1 V..- .-era-- . - j " : - - Ti : , An unusually lare number of - -affecting: local Interests were j - - ;. ' i THE SENATli -The. Senate convened ;t 10:""' o'clock. Lieut. lovern r Winston i i ; the chair, iend prayer va? o,.ere i i . Rev. W. C. Tyree. D. , D. No o-rn-c- tions were! reported in the dally j . r- X V- - repiiesntativ:: van: ' ' of C!fwan C't::.ty. lie li Authior Of Ite V::nn I." .v. Extendi owr tlu l"l ' nf North Carolina. A ; Iast LeRiJ-Iaiure. 1. Wl.'.t'.i I 'Member: of tlu, f. . t. - Taklrfr an Important ; : :v lart in the Ic.i-t- t ... kok Ciairiivi cf u.- C' , on Flh and I ihn I. - . naj The reports of .Uin j ees - - .m-v.-.v I ,-r.-. 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The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 9, 1907, edition 1
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