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- v - r - r 1DTP -: to EnuinGE nssoci 0 CIisscieuGIiio GIlGDUOBvJDIIiriOEOGOflEOnSEDfSICllJ a -:ir 11 AND GOVERNOR C031MTJTES THE fVSTTSCE OP OXE. W. II. Baiii, of Wayne, and Vic Llnr x erlck, of Rutherford,. Go .Free, the f , ! Sentence Of ;i Frincto " Summer, of -Governor Ktichln: yesterday Jssued conditional pardons to two , convicts I and by- a -commutation lessened fthe1 . term of Imprisonment' of one convict I In the following; .cases, for tjie rea1 sons given: W. 1L Batft.: of wavna conhtv. conl ' vlcted-at the! August term. 1908. his ' crime being1 a.V aicsatiit withrdeadly ; weapon, anxl Vhli sntnce, two years ditional . pardon x? the; following rea ! fTlsoner while 3tmk shot his wife. plead guilty and mbus properly sent to the roads. ' llayljg oeen in jail and on the roads ; not7j for. more than a ' year the people think lie has reformed. His wife. has no msana to support her , self and baby. She tants him par uoned. - Tne luage, tae solicitor an many citizens, recommsnd his:: condi tional .pardon, and the young man nimseic asas jor u' concuionai paraon: Deeming this a proper case for such Dardon. I hereby- pardon W. H. Bain on condition 4 that hei return ; to his family, take proper m.tz of them and , that he remains sobe., rbotainlng from the use of dopei and intoxicants, an remain a law-abiding citizen. Vic Limerick, ;of Rut:ie??ord count convieted at the April! term. 1J09, f - the crime . of manslaughtv. his se tence being: four months la. jail, is granted a conditional pardon for thdse reasons: , - ; .' S -.-r ' - ' s t ' "Defendant at. the tlma. of the homl cide was only fifteen years' old. He killed a friend and playmate with i shotgun while Thuntlny. Deceased afV I dent. . - The jury asked when they ren nered the verdict for the mercy of the I court Eight; of the' jury say the evUl t ..-. I lines mmwk- . iTka 4i,ma Mm I.J I led ?hat it wm c W acSden t" aK ommeVdVTardonPUi prmoner the minimum sentence tinill , ,...m having then sAied he would; reco. mend pardon. - Many citizen rr ron 1 mend it PartioTed' oh coSdltlo of hla remaining Itw-abldlng and if sober ,.!., .Anr.. -i . . i vl Francis Sum.icr, of Buncomoe coun ty, convicted at tha April term. 1901. for the crime of manslaughter, and entenced ta t?o years, eight months, is rranted acbmmutlon of sentence to one year and1 eight months for the following reasons: ! . "There are sfrong petitions for and against pardon,- many thinking he shot in seir-aerense, and should have l2cn acquitted, others that his sentence wad . too light - t Ha was ably prosecuted 'and defended, lend both sides were likewise able-nresnted to me.. . v .! "prisoner Is : iwenty-ono years old. Deceased was it.bout thlrty-slx. Pris oner is a rorca; smaller man than deV . ceased was.! ;While on a train de ceased wlthtiu. provocation, applied to prisoner a- Vllx epithet. ..The .conduct of the dec i. sod after .they' alighted -from the ivi.iri brought on a fljht in " which the cesased was the aggressor. After trla. und sentence . while tr!s oner was. jut on Dan and while hunt . ing. he IojL' two fingers and abvut halm of vi palm of his left hand, which renfer "him 1 unable to do hard ; manuarif.oor -..'!- --- ;.(' "While iz. jail after sentence; he dis covered j. plot .to escape on the part ;of some oihur 'prisoners and revealed It to the Jf.il;?, who thinks the inform 'ation aaveS Jiia life or the lives of .some of th 3 plotters. Prisoner's prison record .haa o2?n exemplary. Two re putable physicians think he has ndl catloncf dlibfets and that long cori ' flnement I11 permanently affect his .' health nd i shorten his Hfe while another repuiabla physician thinks he has no IndicaJci of such disease. The clrcuf stances uitder which he fJfedJthe fatal shoe .ills revealing the plot tcvea- , cape, his . prlacn record, hi physical ' condition, the probable danger to his health In Ions: confinement, and his youth Justify a conditional commuta tion. I thereiore .reduce his sentence to -one year 1 and 'eight months on condition of hla .prison record con-. tinuing good, and ! that he thereafter remain la wabidins and of good be havlor. -A.'i J, . , FRANKtTNTON 1TE3IS. S . Improvements thei Watchword Quite a storm J5ct-2Vo Damage. (Special to News and Observer.) Y - Frankliajton, N. iC, June '9. Cap! N. A. Blake,: superintendent of roads ot Frankllnton township, has plans fo. a handsome reslisnce, .which: he wflj erect Just east ;of town. f . ) The two mo.nthx-old v Infant of Alexander Morion waa buried at Popes yesterday i . Mr. A. H.; Va.va' rscsived -a' new 4 0 horse-power, f'Eliore ' auto this morn .Ing and she, 'Js Bj bjeuty and groes '-nicely.. j.-.iik.-. A Quite a 1 sto.'m with tC very heavy rain, some hall, passed over the town .yesterday ajbcui four o'clock. At Popes, four miles .'north of here, the hall was sevsra and J. II. and R. L. . Conyera croj-a, as well aa their ten-? ants, were completely ruined, trees were uprooted. , No damage to houses. From all we can Isarn the storm gatl ered near popes And hot much dam age was dons In 'any other section. V Mayor Conway has called) a meet ing of the cUljens'to be held at th mayor's offics. "on the 10 th Inst, at I o'clock to consider matter j of tows Improvement .Every cltlien who can Ao so Is iwvitsd to attend. f . t STREET CAR.' CONDTJCTOn ( i . ,s -j . GOES YNSANHC And Taken to- IBs Itome at Klna .Mountain. j ; ,.: , - (Special to News and Observer.) ( . . Charlotte. N. C. June J.--Conduet or Fi-I. Stewart, of the 4 Ca, has lostf his mind end -has been sent to hie . nome at King's Mountain. ' Sickness seems to have: brought on this condir tlon. Mr. Stewart is a young map a..bout 2 4. years old. ; . .. .vr',,, (By the Associated Press.) New Yorki June '.-rThentrle and weights i for1' the Suburban handicap, June 21, at Eheepshead Bay track, . were carded ' tonight. - Twenty-two horses are carded to face tha starter. , . King Jamec will carry. 129 pounds, the heaviest: impose, 'i ;. ;iN .-V Celt will, carry 124: Restigoucbe 121; aan jacx Atkin 117. ; ... . ....... a .....,... 1 ft rr t rxi.-jjpfon.l 'A J ft ...!' i - Ccnulno :: LI !;JLV' APVQIT S V Uy I . Clutt Dear Signature of Sea Paoalle Wrapper Belew. Very 1 , : ta taSsa as ssa rea cju:u:rm. r:3T::n3UYta. r:a c::tifati:3, rracjLucvtna. rc3r.:ic:fLixi:3 -nuiuuiuiuiian CURC81CK HCADXCwr ' THE tfJL 5K1 reAciied FROM MILLBORO TO ? LINED ERRY FEARFUL' DE- : . STRBCTION OF. CROPS. . CSpeclal to News and Observer.) IllV Ss Sk v vawwuwM shv .01 through thto counUy last evening that was ever known In ,, .Aimtrv . tail innnr fliui . . :rr... "T I "I'tltia. r,wi? VllTiV verythlng n PtthaHei for I ?bo.ui n!.hi.r.."dJ-tn? 4ton wf "JS. VhW. ? " n.e . The wheat la -down flat on '"he ground and lots of it beat oft of the heads, while tha corn and vegetables In the gardens are completely destroyed. Beans, tomatoes, cabbage and other I vegetables are cut smooth with the ground. It killed a lot of young tur keys for Captain Llneberry and biowed ately he fl.M hut drill was in the house and received some damage. . It reached from Mill boro to Llneberry station, a distant of five miles, and everything In Its path la about destroyed. - Ill TO JE f I2T, CANDIDATES AT ASIIEVILLE J-.. READY TO TAKE THE EXAMI- f NATION BEFORE BOARD. (Special to News and Observer.! - Asneviue, N. C.. June; 9. Carrying a oipioma, a certificate of good moral Character and lasLl but not least, a 110 bill, 127 young doctors fell In line . . . una morningna awaiied their turn io regisier la oraer to taxe tne amlnatlona of the SUte Board of Medical, Examiner for license to iiotiH.- uieuicina in norm varunua. in tne crowd tnat Assembled In' the ball room of the Battery Park Hotel, were men ranging in age from about 4S years down to those Just having reached their majority. ' Included In I the total are two ladles, ona of thel applicants residing In Ashevllle. IS negro men and one negro . woman. The first examination will be held to morrow. .... - ' i O i SIR, JOSEU A VENT AT SUMMER SCHOOL He Urged the Necessity for Thorough . Preparation. (Special to News and Observer.)' Chapel HilL N. C June Mr. JfiMllh Pi. Av.nf. ahn haa Kain mn. cefullyeniaied In the public School work of the State since. his graduation at the University in 1901. and who;to now principal of! the Moraanton nrlrtHnal ' a.. i . . . to"?hTSmeTc mornin " Mr. Avent urged u?on the teachers nresent the nrpiitv nt thnr. Little Liver Pills I - -i I - 1- DOCK ough preparation, if they would attain I iejr wl11 ,tart from Baltimore tomor to the highest success In their prof.is-1 'w afternoon on a trip through the sion. v ne congratulated them upn havlngr the opportunity here In the university summer school or getting that preparation which will enable them to. rise to the top of their pro fession. Continuing, Mr. Avent said that those communities are to be con gratulated that are fortunate enough to secure those. teachers who havo had this higher preparation. Immediately after his address Mr. Aveni Isft for Morganton on the 9: IS train. ' MOUNT AIRY AND EASTERN RAILROAD Strike Doea Not Interfere With Traf . . ne .New Crewa ; on Severe llall Storm. . 'I -N ... ... ...u.' (Special to News and Observer.) i .Winston-Salem. June 9. The strike cn the Mount Airy and Eastern Rail road haa no sensational features, ras-xma-cr and freight trains are 'being operated by new crews . without the least interference on the part of the strikers, who have; notified the man agement that as soon aa the receivers pay up salaries, long past due. the old crews will he willing to resume their- runs. The receivers are asking the circuit to accept their report and oftfcFIa sale of the road. - triuu otuniM ia). a ibtuc jrfrmvntol- storm ih'the western part of th if, bounty,' last nlfht played- havoc with man corn and tobacco crops. ,. ' - West Point Graduates. (By the Associated Press.) ; West Point, June 9.-Stuart C. God frey, Milford, Mass., "will be graduated from West Point at the head of his class next Friday., -:. - Among the first fifteen members of the graduating class who will enter the engineer corps are: Francis C. Harrington, Bristol, Va.; Herbert L. Taylor, Oalnesvlle, Fla.; Gilbert Van U. Wilkes, Washington, Kentucky. . i v - . O a . i , Henry Fulton Dead. (Special' to News and Observer.) 1 - Greensloro. N. C, June 9A-(10:5l P. m.) I " "r t r.ry Fulton, v.r.o erci'ent- : ci:i in : - ::4-.i AND NORTH CAROLINA WANT OTHER STATES TO JOIN. I fineclal to News and Observer.) Ashevllle. N. ' C June 9.The hotel Men's Association of Virginia, and the i Hotel Men's Association of if ortn Carolina, held separate meetings tlUi mornlnir and endorsed the invltlon of the hote men of V rjc nj and Nor- folk to hold , their January meeting. I assoclatlcn alo elected a number or i HOTEL MEN OF- . VIRGINIA .1 flew, winwri. i vuo . Ithe Virginia Association. M. 8. Brine, or Kicnmona. was eieciea secreiarx ui that association to flit a vacancy. The! matter of enlararlnz the association! anrl Ttnnrtlnfl- It to Include the States r of . Virginia, vWest VlrginiaCNorth Car-I i Georgia was. brought up thU morn lnsr.ln the meetlna- of the North Car olina Association, and It was resolved to bring the matter up for flnal set tlement at the Jauuary j meeting at Norfolk. The sentiment seems to be In favor of extending the association. I The hotel men enjoyed' an outing to Overlook Park this afternoon, and a banquet at tha Battery Park Hotel to night. ' !' -t CLAYTON'S BID. Anxious for the Location of K. of P. j . r "Orphanage. : - .' (SDecia'l to News and Observer.) Clayton. N. C. June Clayton haa decided that she wants the orphanage to be erected -by the Knights of offered the committee already $7,500 In cash with 10 acres of the best farming land in the State within one a n.t Awn mnt an I option on as much adjolnlag aa might I k. B.filiul m m V.m IBVItlTl TTrA ,She has an Ideal . spot op the sum- mlt of a beautiful hill overlooking t. a t...itk trt cation couldnot be foundvin'the SUte . - . . I purest of air. f The lnhabiunts or i Kr z . . 1 .p UabTe to f ound anyheVV The ?0Tn ! mall and progressive and . . . - . . - A . wouia ao an in ner power u maav i. attractive to all Incomers. . Th- committee hasbeen telegreph ZilttSTiIdlAciwri by The Reaiirnatlon of Mr. a.-.u the business be postponed until the rim vail i ...... " .1 . na ... w l ff n .tm nrr., nri :r m'w.:..r. .v. mw 1"" ..ir. ia aa ., .a.iv k.I " ,r.T .v. n,i, a aaiavEia eiiiu a a ,v s ---- w v . a- All the opportunities of a small town be cladly riven. The town l v " ..... ful location In all the South. SMUGGLING CHINESE. Alleged Consputora PUcedon Trtal oreudffe aia. tliy tne .Associated tress.; rVt...n Til v T.,n. TVf. tAnntm ..... .- --- in aha fsT t riA rra a t aiaiv fmnininpiai in ... w..- . . v. ..r.. smuggle ttn neM nio , mis country across the Mexican border with which! the government ever has dealt, were I on trial today before U.. a District Judge Landls. v Elsrht men were In- dieted ma the result of the- activity at f ftVak eAvoenmati 9a Asak.ai TtiVAa nl.aita1 a-nllrv unt.KM haln d.f'iTMl! on In a. fua-ltlv.. tha bnml of another were declared foj-felted todav and the remalnimr three en, I nl4,M ftf nftt rutUv t I i 7 .-! - I r nt r. i. i aav w. .vrv utisti via ui a vMwe - s va I parro and Carlos Sevedra, Mexlcana ex-ijohn M. yanner. a dining car cook. I who assisted In transnortlnar the I aliens will be a witness for the prose- i cutlon. . r-1 4, i ; Assistant United States District At- torney Ueward 8. Hirer declared "the alleged conspiracy had embraced many men besides those Indicted and that they had brought hundreds of Chl - nese into thls country. For each Ce - leatlal thus smurgled the consnlra - tors received $500, he said. WATERWAY INSPECTION. Party WUl Not Investigate Chesa peake and Delaware Canal. (By the Associated Press.) washing-ton. ' D. r i Tun. . t?rv. the Dnrnosa of lnvatiratlna- that nor. a u un a. . w . uon between Baiumore and Philadel- Phia of the proposed Inland waterway :: " " " r - .Vl.Hlllfia f a 1am ar -K. r.tl.M.t. a from Boston to Key West, a OoBinraf... ional committee. ctposed of Rep-Z ."L rVr5Ve.L2fvSf" I naeipnia.presiaenc, or tne iniano I HMn..!. warn a hakU tlnn . New York : John H. Small, of North waipr nivi Ainnriai inn. ann I Carolina, and Loudslager. of New. Jer- I cana. ( i Representatlveg Alexander, ' Moore, I smaii ana uecks have just returned from a trip down the Chesapeake anl through the route of the proposed In iana canal from Norfolk to Beaufort N. C. ; With them was the board ap pointed by the chief of engineers to Inspect the survey of the route. ; ; ' Artillery tieserves.' The Four Comnanlen at Fort Caswell Are Down , to Hard Work. ; (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, June 9. Reports from Fort Caswell art that the four com panies from the North Carolina Na tional Guard, composing the battalion of Artillery Reserves from this SUte. are now down to hard work at the post there and the men are showing up in very good form. Yesterday morn'ng was 'devoted to the forma tion of the artillery reserve company Into sections In accordance with coast artillery drill and regulations, assign ment to 'positions and prepaartlon of manning: fables; Individual instruction on taking position, nomenclature and theoretical Instruction on tha drill regulations. In' the afternoon there waa a . dress parade and . today the men are being tried out with tha big guns. A feature of the encampment Is a series of lectures on camo sani tation. Field Secretary Julian L. Smith, of the Y. M. C. A., haa opened a tent at the post where the men are supplied with writing' materials and copies of, their home dally papers.; iIF'irniSiL: ESTATE.. - ' . ' . y ; ..... . S S :. . 4 Toii trut to CtX Bay or -Hsatr It to, Coa't tzSl to A t;j u Z1 tlzli cl Isrzsr-'.'.v, tr TrrD'rr-I Tzzu to . SCIEIHC. ROUTE TO THE WEST TWO FAST VESlTBUIJE TRAINS , WITH DINING CAR SERVICE. , Through Priliittn sl2? to LouT ; ?UtirUlef Cincinnati. Chlmgo, f , ;i? and StLouIa. ; v ? asso-1 nirhmoml ..2:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. E?ch ht- aiarlottestino S:20 p.b. 2:52 wn. racni.. ,nn m i Lt. Richmond .. 2:00 p.m. II :00p.m. At cinolnnatT: . :2 a.m. :00 pjn. I Ar. IXalSVlll& . . 11:30 Swill. :uup.m. Ue. Chlran 5:30 D.bw 7:10 Kt. rxiui ... arsoDjn. i Direct Connection .for All : Points - ' Wki mimI Xortliwest. OITTCICEJCP'AND DIOST ROUTE.' The Line to t be Celebrated Besorta f ; For deacrlnUve ' matter, schedules and Pullman Iteservatlons, address W, O. 'WAUIlIluii - D. P; A, Blcfimond, Va. JNO. D. POTTS, ' 2 Gen'l Passenger Agent. ALBEMftRLE BETS MILL' FIRST ANNOUNCED BIO TIUNG 1 VOTL -TOWNv; i ; ' (Special to ' News and r Observer.) Albemarle. June 8th. The cotton I mill which is Intended aa an enlarge- ment of the Wlscassett of this city Is no oe w i h a.wo.ww u nnnpui. V""11'' erlV Stated. , A letter received tOOay 1 by Mr. R. L. Smith. Esq., of tnis p lace. III Will U( BMf.c:B u.t -.v. ...... wi o erecwo n. wj c I mills belonging to th"" Lomoany are- locaieu. . inw uc as large as both U other jnllls of I tVila nam. hum a fill means much TUT I .-- "v. : . " .:; I capacity of the Elfrld Manufacturing Company which is ? means 10.000 Inhabitant. or Albe- maris wnnin ins ncu mu ica.h marie within the next two year. RAILWAY CHANGES. I Wmt li Jlnwnl ItMiMMaill IL , Z X "7:;.T 7 I f . t l ijj .awiaicu a ics. Norfolk. Va.. June ler. rgent of . the Southern Railway! at Atlanta, will succeed E. T. Lamb aa a enf r" agent at j.orioiK oi tne-bouin-1 I . V.. . 7 'it s nan ar aa w r aa m nne w nm n v a mtrw mi 1 vm trs In master, succeeds Mr. Lamb as uperintendent of the Norfolk Dlvls- ion of the. Southern; from Pinners ness there will be no7 kick wmlns my .Vntor. who ar. opposed to th7 In Polnt to Danville, :Va. and Selma. N. I wav. And hla honor means ererv ZITV"- ... T .TlT . T:f ..: . C. R. W. Flnlator. agent at Brham. .Trw.Kh.Ln' I : " " . ' ' . . . I nsm. M. D. liaWKmS DCCOmeS agentlirhilA atan1lna In tha valMa e.t lhM v.fAiv .n4 t ta tartr.- a .Blatant 1 - 'v - , . kpnrlnn.rt.r. at Pinnor. p" ."; , 1 T oinL ' ; - . - ! .,rnIii MONUMENTS TQ CON FEDERATES I stolen, t Mfl ilTTZr., ::i.ti The Pj Be Erected n NaUonal Cemetery 1 . . III IN fT Jf rftTT. I IB' the ASSOClSted PTeSS.) 1 mniuiiui., jic unii.ru I States government I to erect a mon I ument 'of marble or granite to cost about I8.S0O In the Confederate aee 1 lion of Klnnla Point remeter at Ra I lera. N. J.. to. mark, the restlne. nlace I a . - r " " " w or 248 officers and -men of the Con- I r-uerate army ana navy-who aied as I prisoners of war at - Fort Delaware J between 1162 and 1S85. Bids will be pneu June nmv, ujr tvuuam oats, Commtasioner.-for marking the graves of the Confederate tollders. Colonel Oats haa arranged also-to place fences around "Camp Chase Con- 1 reaerate , cemetery near Columbus, 1 Ohio, and the Confederate cemetery iat in or tn Alton, liu FREE JVOOD-PCLP., John Morris, of FuhlUhersV Associa tion. Appears Before Senate Fin ance committee, ; " r ' (By the Associated Press.) , I ..uiu.iuu, nuuo I. 4UUITta, a . . - m .m.. i . . . . . v"""rm"" n commuiei on paper i ot in. jm.M.ii vnran.n. x.kii.. . "1.. . r ' ITS -'lIL I 111. .1.4. . WU.UI.VW IU auLr- ar- . vu rn ai vi w nain ibf . w m w w. n nap a-aa at. r a -v--- , .v;" :r,- TI i . . - ,n to Mr. MorrlaVargument.- RUSSIAN DUJIA. Chargra Dr. Dnbrovln With Organiza tion of Political Murders. (By the Associated Press. ) SL Petersburg, June 9 The Duma tonight by a 'large majority adopted the Interpellation charging. Dr. Dubro vln, president of the League of Rus sian People, with organlaztlon of po litical murders. Deputy Protopopoft in urg'nglt -adoption, stated that this was not the desire of one party ov another buf of the whole country, which was awaiting- an otficla) expla nation of the activity of , the League of Russian . People. It.-. ' - CIlXrITIES ANB CORRECTIONS. i . a ' - . National Association Now In Session. I . (By. the Associated Press.) . ; Buffalo, N. Ym June' 9 With near ly 1,000 registered delegates and vis itors here and aa many more expected tomorrow,, the. sixty-sixth annual con ference of CharUies and Corrections opened tonight- ; , ' After an address of welcome by Mayor J. N. Adam, Ernest P.Blcknell, of Washington, D. C. was Introduced. St. Louis, Denver and Pittsburg are trying to secure next year's confer ence, ' ' : . ' i t I IH ks Wrecked. - j (Py the Associated Press.) . irV -Detroit, M ch., June 9. A despatch to the Newsfrom 8alte;Ste Marie saytt that the locks of ' - the -big Canadian ship canal Were wrecked this after noon while the steamer Assinabola and 'a Gilchrist -line freighter r were paralng through. As a result of, the - accident the hccldent the steamer- Asslnabo'a Is kinking, the steamer Perry O. Walker la sunk and the Crescent City has a big hole In her bow: It la the worst wreck In the history, of. the ship canals here. The loss to the -Canadian gov ernment will reach.-250.000. The Crescent City Is estimated at 100.000. ;.'- MjsMo' Khriners, f I' ' LoulsviHe, KyT, June 9. Nobles f the 'alystlc Shrine chose New Orleans t an the next place of meeting. Geo. L. tstreet, or rtichmona. ar- was maae Imperial Pot rtnte. Tonight th?re was nn oM-t!ne r.,-lhrrn n!.utrcl Ly COO i:c-tvc::y i ::rc.;. . . : " . TWO NEGROES LEAP FROM SEC-1 srmnY WINDOW AFTER 7V THROWING LIGHTED LAMPS i ; " 'it AT OITICERS. ; (Specialto News ahd Observer.) 5 Wilson, f N. ' C June 9. For some I time the Wilson police have been wise to the fact that a mbUn joint' a ben maintained in the second-story orthe orange Hotel -ton -East. asn street, , bytwo- hegroes Banlca Blow .-'-land Jim TTiomnnon hut for evidence I ne wange woiei to - tuw sireei, oyiwo- negroes uanw ana Jim lnompson dui ior eviaenw . surflclent to convict they ere slow to pull the crowd. - ! , . ; , Last -night' between the hours or y and 10 o'clock. Officers Warrens Wil-1 Hams and Corbett worked their rablt I iuoi anu mauc a. aucycsaiui r4u -cup 1 turing seven of the black-legs tight in the act. On approaching the house! Officer Williams was left on guard be tow siairs w ee mav nuw onycu 1 irom me -winuow rouiei unite nur-i c-n a., ! vui ireik viu..i iionmg inemseives one ai eacn aooritinni . ; w . . - - - Bt none 'might get away. SImul-J butts oft their pistols, rapped on the doors and demanded entrance. I The door at iwhlch Officer Warren . was 1 aw ai Wa standing guard was cracked open when a lighted lamp came hurling in . .w- .1.. ..,l.vvhltakers, wp.ere they will Iil.Jvl " !onr InH k.7a nVflwr Rfa'ma1 SlJwtffS Williams, who was on the ground, could get a shot at him. he was gone like a bullet from a rifle. Then" out .-lVJI 1411! leapea anoiner uar oujeci Kainmi Sh-Tr KSSndne m.S his ilZl h""1 ftnfd 118 too. made his escape. -:t t t :- - After j the amoke had cleared away the two 'offlCers on the upper floor en- tered the rqora ana their beady eyes couw oe-seen snining rrom unaer . a 1 mu1. frnm hhlnf1 rtnnrr hoxes. te. I They were" lined up and locked up for in. nlKnU inU H1I mumini DeiOre ayor uriggs mey nao i a neanng ana were inbound overln the sum of one nunareo aouars eacn ior tneir annear-i ance at; the next ,term of Wilson nurlnr nnnrl Th a r. n rl.an.Hl ta sa"r "l "; " i while others hall from Rocky Mount! fd Mount Olive-thelr name, be- ing: Chas. Evan. allas Chas. Stover hiihj alias "Dog Head'! Banks Blow. Arthur P .P.!fT.ri.. U0 PI.? Waite.p Scott, v"Kld" McKoy, and Henry Bat- tie. !.' During the progress of the hearing a warrant waa Issued for Jim Thomp-1 son. charaina him with maintaining a gambUng resort, j i n The new mavoiwUon. W. WV Brlgg has taken the "hull bv the horns" and made It plain to all evil-doers that 4 - - I '"'y nreu noi iuok 10 aim ior mercy. n.iai vw.. iita w ... . . a j I ton. to keen m nn m 'm a t heavv nenTtl7 w 11 hr-lk . word he said. r. " . v!?'?. J2"? "Jl I wui iwu wkm ago a ireigiu car, I tv.ll.., j .iVt' l T. - . ". ; . . ivunu it una nauinprn ranrrain. in v 11. I wCrr .IV : .7' V 1 "e Vr iT "7 DO'f'' I of shoes and five shoulders or meat nr.oute "rm in Middlesex -was 1 the , theft but bided their time, until i they could get eyJdence to uj.mvlct. Thls was forthcoming this morning as tnree witnesses swore that they , had purchased shoes from the defendant About a week ago the. police recov- ered most of the meat, i - They also found twenty-four pairs of shoe hld- i aa v : 1( comln and , Going. l Mr. T, J, Agnew. who car.ie here about a year ago from Huntlneton. W. Va., will leave tomonow for Hinton. i v. va. wnere ne goes to-accept a position with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. ' j, . ; Mr. L. D. Glddens, Sr., of Goldaboro Is In Wilson visiting his daughter and son Mrs. J. W. Jones, and L. D. Gld 1 dens. Jr. - I . r ' , I aire. ts. A. Harrison. -who haa leen -on quite -, an - extended tour tlirough western worth Carolina. Is back again In Wilson, to the dellxht of her many rrienas. t Mr. CJ E. Blount formerly of C. II Blount i & Co.,' iof Wilson, but, now with Horner & Co., of Baltimore. Is at nome on a visit, j V 'CHILEAN NAVAL .OFFICERS v , Making Exhaustive Stndy of the Na. j vtes ot : the - World. . i; .. (Br the Associated Pre-. ) - . : New York. June 9.-our orflcers of the - Chilean ' Navy, ; members of the Chilean Naval Commission, which is making an exhaustive study of the navies of the world, arrived here to day from the West Indies. The party will remain In America six weeks and conssts of Rear-Admiral Peres Gad tua. Captain W. A. Searle. William McNamara and j W. N. Marshall, the latter two beingr Englishmen. They will begin the study of American na val methods tnlhe Brooklyh navy yard, going later to Boston.-Washington and Other nointa. : Rafnra mail ing their report they will visit Engl iana ana several xont.nental coun- trla- - !. ! i . . ' ' -4 MB. T. rW. FENNER : RECOVERED. Capt. T. M. Arrington, Who Took Up Hla Work, Returns to-Rocky Mt. ; - Capt. T. M. Arrington. who haa been in charge of the: chief clerk'i office at the State's 'Prison during the illness of Mr. T. W. - Fenner. left yesterday for his home in! Rocky Mount. , Mr. Fenner, the chief clerk, who was Injured by being1, struck by a street ear, has recovered, and Is, now In condition to i take up hla - work- again. : his mends will be ; glad to know of his restoration to health. l i Q a i , ,.a . tv VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT "i Haa Not Suffered From the Change of V -' .. - Ilulcra. .. . - ' (By ithe Associated- Press.) ' f" Caracas. June 9. -In his mesaee to Congress President Gomex reports xn tne nnanciai condition of ihe country In a way that clearly marks as erro neous the prediction of Vormer Presi dent Castro that the change la regime would oe a bankrupt country. On the contrary, not onjy has the deficit in the ' governments finance been wlDed out dHring Pres'denf Gomea's brief administration but a substantial credit been secured on the. books of the Bank of, Venezuela , . , . v - . ' ; . o i Twenty Men Hurled nto Fire. - (By 'the Associated Press.) f Halifax. N. C. June 9. Twenty men were hurled into a burning buihllng wnue ngnung a lire this afternoon in the plant of the Nova Scotia furn ishing Company. 1 The roof of one of I .... " n- v.. nmn. tun iu ero standing, suddenly collapsed, t , Vne man, James Tynan, a fireman was. killed .and seven were injured in the accident. ! .The los was 'only about $8,000. All' the Injured,' It ttlleved. will recQver, ; ' -' - REMAINS OF MR. OVERSTREET .BROUGHT IIOME CHICKEN I ' ; " .TIHEVftSCTIVK. Special to News and. Observer.) J ::.RockrMottnL-N. C. June 9.- 1-Vt- the past several days there ha ' been reports; of ; hail 'storms accompanying the severe rains. 4urinr the anernoons 5Sr &li&t ilS.Bl H tnfbugh'Edffecombtrtmjnr. jnajon.n'earteieH r T . . ... fanng tnrbughEdgecombtrwmnty l-i thd7fllreetlon of LanrosteirveHrtl VA,n- mtti.n ;jtSca was"damaed,'-Yr-dy afternoon a hail storm In theH-lgh-i tnrhood of Buck Swamn. a sectiul .hnn i t ivt miles . from - this eltv J In Edrecombe was ! visited and rrop! were ' damaged to a material exieiu A, report from this section was all th mnM b verified this moinlnar. ihoueh it is understood that In th neighborhood ' o Easonourcn jsasrj county material damage was ; conie i--Tntte n.no teieDnor.e in, uus c , ,71 t ': ' ' " f "J ht wtr,n 0vetr2 1 Vere 51?" JK; flrS. t1v 4 SE"1 lAH ' ' . JMiiioauB utvu&"e AAvaa-w ' they were carried through ; oy tne morning train to his former nome in win . ho "n The deceased terred this afternoon. "The de; a North.. Carolina boy and va raised in Whltakers.' but he has made bis home in Lakeland for the - past several years where he- haa ben em . ..- Mmmr, ; n,Pfltot Wih Atlantic Coast Line.-; The de, ceajed Js a brother of Mr. W. T. Over inf. Whltolr.r. tn . la wttll known here, having lived In this city during years past . r Chickens Thieves Active. , vPetty stealing, of v which there waj j , . , .v. fn the waJ of chicken coop anfl- bacU A..k n(n BAma r hav. hral ..n out araln and there are dally reports of Bome article or articles of small vi.. .tni.. s Su-Lrear borch. during. the night or else a I . . . . . . . .... ... mnaoitants oy tne tact or a marauaing tk. i .. va tht I ..r ft Ight 'when Mr. 7 Robblnr liad four of lh6 feathery tribe Ukn from hla pnnn urhtl. a home.eure1 ham WK eecured by drawing the lock on- his .moke-house. Mr. Robbins states that I he did not get on to the hour ot , the I visit. ' as he has a dog that barks , oil night anyway I -i o TAX OS! CORPORATIONS. I , Proposed Substitute for Income Tax . . .v.. . S Appeal to senate. 1 , . icy. me Associaiea reBS. 1 - bm. r . ' tax for the 1 . .w.. ... l".. " Uon tax! ; Thriheomr to wnoort. w to be side-tracked "with 1. pomoratlon fax lflea. . . .- i . I ' iresioeni . uit waniea a two per 1 . . , . I cenx iw piacea n ue aiviaenaa oi corporations. Senator Aldrich agreed I to this , at a conference with the p-..,,,.,.. :Mvfd.d th. adate,. of President, . .: provided the advocates of an income tax would withdraw that Sti-hii" ,9ll'J! J! l .repnaiated.. when) presented to ; Sena- tors Cummins and Borah, the "Pro-. gresslve llepubllcan. leaders of the income tax idea. . v -The Income tax proposition ;Wll come uo tomorrow - for - a vote, but a motion will be made to postpone ac tion and the Indications are that prac tlcally ail of the Republicans will sup port the .postponement. -h ' Durimr the afternoon some doubt was expressed in -Informal discussion of the corporation tax proposition as to whether President Tart favored tax. on dividends ior a tax on the net earnings of torpoVatlons over. 1100,- 000. , Both plana were discussed. Whichever Idea Is favored at. Ithe White! House It is said that no sup port -couid be found anions the sen ators i who advocate , the adoption of an - amendment providing for a j tax on incomes. The; Indications are .that the only form 'oraompiomlse among the Re- publlcan'senators than can be adopt ed is the reference of the income tax amendment to the . judiciary commit tee with instructions that there shall be reported early in the next session a measure which the "committee be lieves, win stand, test in the Supreme court as to its constitutionality. i -: Mr. i Culberson,- minority - leader. In a statement tonight, called . attention to the Democratic attitude. ' He said: "I have ho doubt - that all Demo crats will;, support the 1 Income tax amendment and will Insist - upon i prompt disposition of It tomorrow.": . r. ' - r :.a AT WASHINGTON CTTY. Summary of the Most Important Hap- -;-t peninga at tne National Capitol. ' ( By . the Associated Press.)- i WashlAgton, D. C June 9. The most Important happenings In the na tional! capital today were as follows:. 4 In the consideration . of the woolen scnedule or the tarlfr bill by the sen ate, the financle committee won sev eral . victories. . three of . Its amend- I ments ' to increase the rates by- the House. on, woo) top and other wastes, on shoddy and on tops being adopted. Senator Dolliver declared that he had discovered a rag trust which was de nied by Senator Warren. . Senators Warren and Lafollette .were the prin cipal speakers, ,theformer speaking m ravor or increased and the latter In favor of lower duties. y- : John Norrls. chairman of tha com mittee on paper of the American NewspaperPublishers Association, ad- urenseu nm nuance committee in a plea ;for free . wood ; pulp and lower duty on print paper. - -- . . Thfij Interstate . commerce commis sion- and the shippers and railroads Interested In the Spokane rate case agreed to postpone untlu fall the pnases . ot the,, case still in contro versy. ... ,ir?t ftoiturf ( 4 The congress of Romaw - Catholic Missionaries began ; a three ' days' tes aldn at the .Catholic University of America.' .. : . ,t tit 'Automobile Racea. ' i- 4By the -Jlssocrated Press.) - H Louisville, Ky..' June 9. Fearful rainstorms marred the automobile races ; at Douglas park today, though there were no accidents. Four events were "run, Lewis Strang- winning two. Barney Oldfleld and Til ford Cowell one each. -i. : -" . -, , .: J , Ask your doctor howfftcn ho for children. Ho v;.l prr :zziy soy. Very, vrry 1 him hov;crtcn ho r'---n-- a tcric fcr Ihcni. ;lo - .i.vii V L i , , v . i . . . i 1 .... .1 ... . .... . SESSIONS BEING -v HELD At: .WRIOirTKVILLE--nvSINESS s : ' " AND ' PLEASURE. y .. . ' -" , . ': ' (Special to News and ' Observer.) : " Wilmington, N.' C.,1 June 9.Tn Association of Atlantic Coast (Jnz Surgeons convened. 'yesterday at tit Seaehortv'-Hotel, Wrlghtsville Bot. ;itL a I ;., about 40 ; members beings in atter.f- ance , from all . parts of the ? system from Richmond'. A'a.. to .Tampa, .P!f. 'Yeeterday Was devoted larsety to p uminaries. Dr. J. N. Mclnto-h. isf Columbia, S. C.. presiding. The ad dress of welcome was by Mayor Wfc'tsr f3., MacRae and the. response t by. ihe ' i-icaiueim ur. nicinw x ir,e invo cation was by Bishop ltobert Stre.ise. V The feature of the afternoon sesclon was an address' by Mr. , GeorR3 B. Elliott, i assistant, general counsel , of the Atlantic Coast Line, who spoke of ' . the relation between the relief and legal department of the railroad. : He was heard with much interest t.nd . evidences of appreciation. At night the visitors were guests of tha Tldo- -water Power Company, at a soctacu lar Japanese - dance at. Lumlna, To day the aeiwlons ' have largely been Ltaken up with technical papers, this f afternoon from 6 to 7 o'clock, the surgeons and their, lady friends being v entertained at Lumlna by .Mrs, George G.' Thomrfa, wife of the chief surgeon of the system. 1 , The visito.a- have been royally received upon tlae occa sion of their ' meeting here at - the headquarters of the system. r ' -vse OIHO MBLACK HAND? .r. . v Organized Along the ' Same Llnca As , - the Old Mafia. (By the Associated Freest) v- .- Cincinnati. O.. June 9.--Il3yelatlor In the extortion, plotting and murder by the black-hand, as uncover? by Ue postomce inspectors from tha i.lncin-- nati offlce, showg conclusively thf t the gang in Columbus. Marion. JDrnifion and Belief ontaine and othe? , Oh'o towns .was organised along tpo same lines as the old Mafia btu with r. setter system' for- concealing. . their tiovo-- ments. , , ., . t . It Is now known that tV o Ohio black-hand or the Society , )f the Panana, as Its members style them selves, had a branch In Plttsbwig and one in Chicago and a line that intend ed to'Bouth Dakota Regular .n-'t-lngs were held and the money obtain ed by extortion was distributed to va rious divisions in this country and sent to relative in Italy for safekeep ing. : ' , J . "We;have found what'I believe to be certain proof that the black-hand outrages were committed by a well or ganized society," said Chief PoHtoiice Inspector Holmes to an AsaociutMl Fress representative today.' : - "It hastakfn Inspector .-' 0!dX;!-l J andVfour other men. under me six' f montns to run down the leaders. . "We have no veldence so that the; American black-hand in tho West is connected with the foreign organUi zatlon that killed Lieutenant Patroaino in Sicily." v i ' Nine arrests have been mr.da thus far in - Colum'bus, .Marlon, jvnnlson, and Bellefontaine and eovernment of ficers in Chicago and Cincinnati are looking for Antonio Lima, brother of Balyatore Lima, who was arrested In Marlon. Antonio Lima is h?ld to be one of the chief tin- L aJ . r.;. - -" An eftort will be made to hava the prisoners indicted b,y a Federal grand Jury at Cleveland on the charge of conspiracy to commit extortion.- RETCHELL DEFEATS O IIRIEX. It1 Took Only Tloo -.Rounds to Com- s pieie uie iouu ; .5 ; v . . ' tBjr the Associated Preaa.) 1 - Philadelphia, Pa.. June 9.- Stanley Ketehell, middle-weight champion, to-nlgnt- defeated Jack O'llritn in tho ' third round, thus accomplishing a feat that Jack Johnson, the heavy-weight champion, , failed to, achieve In ' six ! rounds some three weeks aso. The fight was stopped In xhe second mln- ut of the third round, after O'Brien had been knocked down twice In tho second and once In the third, and waa almost unable to raise his hands to defend himself. a i . ' . Ketchell went after O'Brien from the tap of the pons. He devoted his attention to O'Brien's body until he had drawn the latter's guard down, and then sent ih a crashing if ght In ihe second round that scored the flrst knock-down. O'Brien got up gama'y but went doyn flat. on his back a f ev , moments later, from a right and a left. ' on the Jaw. "This time he struggled to his feet at the codnu of Eix, and two seconds later the trong- rang. The third and last round was brle-V Ketchell, , in his anxiety to finish it. ' quickly., was wild and many of hi swings went wild of the mark. Flnallj' he cornered -O'Brien and sent in a left short arm blow on the Jaw thaf about : finished it. O'Brien coujd not fall be cause he was pinned In a corner.' Ha fS??.6 ,VP 0n ,the ropea and dune " to Ketchell s neck desperately. Shak- ln h loose Ketchell eent In right v ' 'and left again that put "O'Brien ver fJ??7 t Refe"eo McGuIgan, ' seeing ; CI Urien 8 condition nnH wlahln v ayoid a possible serious injury, stopped " ' the fight. ';. . r. , :.-.' Beth mea weighed . less than IS3 pounds. ; - . -..j .- SOUTH CAROLINA BANKERS Will Meet at-WrUrhtovUle Next Week. WllmInrton. June 1 Arrnnirpmont. . have heen completed for the ninth an- nual convention of the South Carolina uanKers - convention at Wrishtsvllle Beach on Wednesday. Th'urRdav nif Friday of next week. The visitors will -s come from Columbia, S. C, on a spe- -cial train of Pullman cars, . reaching . -Wilmington at 7 p.' m and goinpr lm- V mediately to the beach. Fully 300 are expected - and . the Wilmington Clear- -Ing; House Association, throueh a committee composed of Messrs. C. N, ' Evans, J. V. Grainger and C. K. Tay- N lor, hi looking after the detail of the 5 reception of the visitors. A preliml-nary-aesion 'will be htld Wednfsw. Dlght upon arrival, followed hy. a rr- ' cepuon ana Dan . at . the z :.hore Hotel Thursday the Visitors ro f or ? an excursion to Fort Caswell on. tnm tr revenue cutter Seminole, and Friddy 1; will , be devoted largely to. buslne w th a banouet at nlirht at u-hixh (Treasurer Treat of the United Btatea wm ub.whb ui me speaKers. , 'Dr.' W. P. Mason, of Troy. N V was yesterday, elected 5 president of ho American Waterworks Asrft- tlon at .Milwaukee. New Oricana was chosen as the place for no-r year's meetinj?. For secretary and treasurer. J. M. DIven, of Charleston. S.,C., was naraed , , . t prescribes tn e!cc!;c!' ' 1'ri.i:' j:t j t ''A t (1
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