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lintl)am Record .-...... , RATES OF ADVERTISING, One sqaar, on inMrtiom &1.C9 ' One square, two insertions 1.69 One square, one month ' 2.C3 For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. Ht a. LONDON, Editor nd Proprietor. Ay TEHMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, J1.50.Per Year. strictiv 5n Advance VOL. XXVIII. PITTSBDRO, CHATHAM COUNTY N. C;. THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1906. NO.48. lii mm mm a tain ie n i r n Items of Interest Firom Many Parts of the State MOR MATTERS OF STATE NEWS Happenings of More or Less Import ance Told in Paragraphs The Cot ton Markets, - Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent the prices aid to wagons : ood middling .11 1-4 .11 1-4 ;11 1-4 11 Strict middling fiddling . . . od middling, tinged .. lins r 9 to 10 General Cotton Market. alveston, steady 111-16 Aev Orleans, quiet.. .. .. . :11 7-S Savannah, nominal ..10 3-4 Wilmington, steady ..10 3-4 Norfolk, steady .v 111-8 Baltimore, nominal 111-8 N'nv York, quiet 10.80 Boston, quiet.. .. ..10.80 Houston, jquiet Augusta, quiet 11 1-8 St. Louis,. Juiet.., . . 10 7-8 . nenry acou Hanged. I Imington Special. Standing on 1 caffold, Henry Scott, the nesro f 1 vllO lmm o was in T'Viila- . I . had read his sworn statement ng that4 he alone committed Iesale butchery of human life . tuber aboard the schooner, A.1 Berwine, bound for Phila '.a and o'ff the North Carolina at the. time. He confessed that ev Capt. E. B. Rumill and the c other white officers and threw t'ir bodies overboard; that he also ew the negro seamen. Coakley, hose body was left ou deck of the iiip and that he only implicated Ar hur Adams and Roberf Sawyer, his 'ellow seaiffen, now under sentence of eath for the same crime, to repay iiom Tor betraying him. His state ment unfolded a remarkable capacity r dealing death to human beings ud he claimed that he was led to u :Jie deeds of blood because the oi.k aboard the ship attacked him iiu because of the harsh treatment ffovded by Captain Rumill and the llier f:ffiecrs. Shortly after the read iz f the statement Scott was hang (1. Orphanage -Officers. Raleigh, Special. At the annual feting of the Thomasville Baptist ".phanage all the officers and faculty ere re-elected and a vote of thanks 'opted expressing appreciation for iie great improvement made in the anagement of the orphanage for the ear just closed. 'Steps were taken to nlarg? the water supply, add matr- ally to the capacity and equipment If the kitchen, erect a new cottage iat will accomodate forty orphans ud also to remodel and move back in ine with other cottages the old Wat on cottage which was among the 'first Jiff ted on the grounds. The report r Lreneral Manager M. L. Kesler in nmraing up the work of the year iated that the institution opened up ae year with an indebtedness of 11,408 and reduced this during the ear to $G,S19; having invested in and $1,555; two barns $1,091 j farm ciuipmeiit $525; equipment of Chari y and Children $200. There is in tnfoy installing a laundry plant i.mo. uiuing me year tue vxpuai ?e which is supported by the Baptist f the State had cared for 313 or gans. During the year 55 were ?ived and 43 discharged to live with elatives 20, aud put in homes 12. fwo died during the'year. New Enterprises. nother charter was to the Fay- flteville Hotel Company, of Fayetre- vuie, with a capital of $75,000 by F. U. Thornton, W. H. Lily, and others. ine btaudard Feed aud Seed Co., or Winston-Sal capital of $50,000 authorized and $0. 000 subsceribed bv T. W. McRarv, n- 1. Dalton, J. J. Norman and oth ers. A charter was issued for the Peer es Manufaeturin?- Company. of Well, near Charlotte, for the manu- acture of yams and textile goods at a fapital of $200,000 authorized, and tiiO.OOO subscribed. A Brutal Killing. t - ' y f ' -ex vex V kI.Ut.u& nomicide was commited three miles "fm tiere. Ihree nearops. John j-, j v 'P'dli and two TJtHp mfin. Vipowa n- - 7 " v-ciiii; ii flved in a quarrel just before a game ,f L it rpi t . . , . 1 nan. ine quarrel resulted in the Ilth of T,P.nl. tho ntViove liiftinrr V.;- j -tu r ; times with bats, and afterwads ''ittino-bim. TIir sIjivpcs Kn( 11 is reported, are' being pursued. Negro Butchered 'at Pleasant Hill. Wadesboro. Snpcial Mr V. "P Por,. 'n has just returned from the in i'lest over the 'body of John Leak, wn-ed, who was killed at Pleasant '"II church July 4th. It seems that 'ill and Tom Little were disposing l! W111P (luriMA. r. -C 1 lie rlppnncorl lio.l U.-v1.4- . 1 nan vju.izm, wine aim if- ased to pay for it. The Littles kill- him with a baseball bat and then 't him in six places on the back. :IJlh nre at In DEMOCRATIC STVTE FLMTOkM Official Declaration of the Principles of North Carolina Democrats. The Democracy of North Carolina, in convention assembled, renews its allegiance to the principles of consti tutional government, through laws en acted and executed in the interest of the whole people, without favor to individual or class, and-it pledges it self to continue the just, wise and economical administration of public affairs, which have obtained in State and ocunty since its return to power in 1S99. We congratulate the people of the State that, 'under Democratic auspices, there has been established throughout the borders of the State a reign of law and liberty, peace and progress; that our people are no long er employed in guarding their homes and protecting their lives, liberty and property, as they were under Repub lican rule, but safe in the protection of law and enjoying the freedom which comes from security are direct ing their energies to peaceful pursuits of honest industry. We endorse the wise, patriotic and able administration of our State's af fairs by Governor Robert B. Glenn and the other State officials, and we point with pride to the record of our Senators and Democratic Representa tives in Congress and endorse the same. Constitutional Amendment. We again congratulate the people of North Carolina upon the success ful operation of the constitutional amendment regulating the elective franchise. The adoption of this meas ure has permanently s6lved the race problem, which had so long agitated the publie mind, and was a menace to peace and good government. In its operation, the assurances made by the" Democratic party to the people, that no white man would be disfran chised -thereby, have been fully veri fied, and the predictions of the Repub lican party to the contrary proven false. After a test of five years the wisdom of the amendment is recog nized and aquieseed in by all polit-. ical parties, and is accepted as a so lution of a vexed question. We congratulate the people upon the beneficent effect of the temper ance legislation enacted by the Dem ocratic party, and aprove and en dorse the principles enunciated in the Watts bill and the Ward bill regulating- the manufacture and sale of li quor. On Education. We reaffirm our constitutional de clarations that religion, morality and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the - happiness of mankind, schools and means of edu cation shall be forever encouraged, and that the people have the right to the privilege of education, and that it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right, and we ex press hearty approval of the great re sults accomplished through education al work during the past six years of Democratic rule; at the great im provement made during that time in our educational conditions, and we promise a continuance of a four months' school term for all the chil dren of the State. The Democratic party established the system of pen sioning Confederate soldiers ancl opened the soldiers' home to the care of the veterans who responded to the call of the State in the war between the States. Every dollar given them was appropriated or forced by Demo cratic legislation, or Democratic pub lic sentiment. We pledge the party to a fuller discharge of a debt that cp.ii never be fully paid to these aging heroes, who offered their lives as a sr.rice Upon the altars of their country." " "" , - - -' ' - Care of the Insane. We point -with pride to the record of the "Democratic party . in its care of the unferiahate classes in our State and premise to continue to en large our charitable institutions until all the indigent insane are cared for at the 'expense of the State. The powers of the corporation com mission should be so enlarged as to give it full and adequate power to regulate all public service corpora tions within the State and subject to its jurisdiction. Passenger and freight rates in North Carolina are too high and should be materially and: subetantially reduced and we demand J such action by the Legislature and eomplish such reduction. We are op posed to granting charters to corpo rations in perpetuity. , The discrimination of railroads against North Carolina cities and towns and in favor of other points having no greater natural advantages is a grave injustice. to the people of this State, and should be corrected by such limitations set by the constitu tion of the United States. The interference by public service corporations in political matters should" be called so sharply to the attention of the people that it will be odious and the efficiency of such cor porations as political agencies should thus be destroyed. The law- against issuing free passes should :be, so amended as to make , the party who illegally receives them equally guilty with the corporation issuing them. The failure of connecting lines of railways to make connection as sched uled is a source of much inconveni ence, expense and annoyance to the '. traveling public, and we demand !such additional legislation as may be necessary to enforce that provision of our statute, which requires connect ing lines to make as close connection as is practicable for 'the convenience of the traveling public. Favors' Forest Reserve. We favor the Appalachian forest reserve and the construction of the inland water way- from Norfolk, Vir ginia, to Beaufort- inlet, - North Car olina. While both of these projects involve great benefits to the State, they are also of national importance. The one preserves our mountain for ests and conserves our water supply promotes - the public health, main tains our water power and aids agri culture, the latter will open up a free outlet North and South for the water borne trade of eastern North Carolina, equalize traffic rates and promote the prosperity of our ' people.' Its con struction swills also greatly increase the coast-wise trade between, the South Atlantic and North Atlantic ports. We urge our Senators and Representatives to continue their ef forts to secure legislation for the es tablishment of the one and the con struction of the other. t Equal Rights to All. We reaffirm our adherence to the time honored principle of Democracy of "equal rights to all and special privileges to none "-and we condemn subsidies, gratuities, bonuses, trusts and monopolies. For nearly fen yeafs the Republican party has been in absolute control of all departments of national government with power to change unjust conditions and to rectify evils. Yet, during that time, colossal combinations of capital have dominated. the people, and illegal per version of corporate laws have stifled competition and unfairly limited the opportunity of the individual citi zen. Wealth thereby illegally obtain ed has been unsparingly used to con trol legislation and corrupt elections. 'o honest effort- has been made, or is being- made, by Republican legisla tion to cure or eradicate these evils. We denounce the hypocrisy of the Republican party which, while pre tending to legislate against these con ditions, deals only with the symptoms nnd not with the disease. The un tVir, tyrannical features of the so called "protective tariff" have made these things possible, and no perma nent relief can be secured until its obnoxious features are removed. To remedy this evil we demand a thor ough revi-ion of present tariff laws. Trusts Denounced. The growth of the trusts and oth er inordinate and dangerous combina tions of capital, the tremendous and rapidly increasing absorption and cen tralization of the wealth of the coun try in the Lft&ds of a chosen few, all diic to premeditated and systematic legislation in behalf of sijecial inter ests by the Republican party, demand a change in the policies imposed upon the country by that party and make the passage of restrictive laws an im perative necessity. . We denounce the appalling system 3f corruption heretofore practiced by the great insurance' companies, where by money intrusted to them for the benefit of widows and orphans has been devoted to the enrichment of fa vored individuals and to the cam paign fund of the Republican par- The Tariff. We denounce the present iniqui tous, unjust and trust-creating pro tective tariff imposed upon the people by the Republican party and demand its immediate revision, to the end that all unjust burdens shall be removed, md especially those upon the necessa ries of life and those that enable the trust to extort from the people un reasonable profits and to sell their products tC?!!S."Tner!5 flt home at ni cater prices thanarechageuf"1 the same goods to the foreign eonsum- 7 Debate on. Platform. After the report was read Mr. Jno. D. Bellamy, of New Hanover,, moved that the perpetuity clause be stricken ut.- Mr. W. H. Powel, of Tavboro, seconded the motion. The amendment id not. carry. Mr. J. D. Murphy, of Buncombe, asked that an amendment be added to the platform to give, the corporation commission power to fix just and reasonable tolls and rentals to be received by telephone compan ies. Major E. J. Hale insisted on his resolution endorsing the Chicago plat form and other things and moved that it be added to the report of the platform committee. N . S. Spence moved as a substitute that the resolu tions be laid on. the table. ' There were calls for a vote. Spence 's motion car ried. A division was called and a poll of the counties taken. The result was 351 against and 345 for. Senator Simmons offered the following substi tute to Major Hale's resolution: Senators and Judges by Direct Vote. Resolved, That the Democratic par ty, in convention assembled, -declares itself in favor of the election of Unit ed States Senators and Federal judges by a direct vote of the people; that it also favors the enactment of a graduated income tax and for the purpose favors such amendment to the constitution of the United States as may be necessary. Mr. Cameron Morrison spoke against adding "Federal judges" to the resolution. He said that it was revolutionary to talk of electing Fed eral judges by the people. Senator Simmons said that he did not under stand the ."Federal judge" clause to refer ot the United States Supreme Court judges. ' Major Hale insisted on the Federal judges being added, explaining thhat he did not mean to include Supreme Court judges. . HEARS T NOT A IE Mr. Hearst Not Seeking Place on Democratic Ticket HE PREFERS BRYAN OR BAILEY Publisher-Congressman States in San Francisco That He is Not- a Can didate for Next Democratic Presi dential Nomination Appreciates ;Mr. Brayn's Inclusion of Him in List of Eligibles and Would Let it Stand, Bryan, Folk or Bailey, - Though Preferring to Substitute Stevenson for Bailey Praises Mr. Bryan's Services. San Francisco, Special. Congress man Hearst said: "I would like to state very positively that I am not a candidate for the Democratic presi dential nomination in 1908. . "Mr. Bryan said the other day in London that there were others be sides himself who had claims on the nomination, through, services reder ed the Democratic "party, and men tioned pleasantly Messrs-. Folk, Bail ey and myself. "While appreciating Mr. Bryan's compliments, I must decline to be considered a candidate. Let the list stand, if Mr. Bryan pleases, Bryan or Folk or Bailey. For my part I would substitute Stevenson for Bailey. "Mr. Bryan's services to Demo cracy are too well diagnosed to be rehersed. He has led the party con spicuously in two presidential cam paigns and one senatorial campaign. In the national house of Congress he has made issues himself inud expound ed them with brilliancy unapproach ed." Difiant Passenger Slain. Fayetteville, X. C, Special. An unusual .tragedy was enacted on an , excursion Sunday morning.in which a man nam ed Ellison, foim Autryville, was shot and instantly killed by a Mr. Bledsoe, a citizen of "Stedman. The train, crowded with passengers, was pass ing between Roseboro and Autryville in Sampson county. Rising in a crowded coach, and displaying a re volver in each hand, Elliston, who was the worst for drink, announced that he was going to kill everybody in the car. "That you won't," ex claimed Bledsoe, who sprang to his feet, pistol in hand, and taking deli berate ajm, fired. The bullet struck Elliston in the forehead, killing him instantly. At Autryville Bledsoe gave himself up to Sampson, county authorities. The dead man still grasped his revolvers, each with every chamber loaded, and near him was a jug of whiskey. Arkansas Hits Oil Trust. Little Rock, Special. Attorney General Rogers and Prosecuting At torney Rhoton, of Pulaski county, fil ed suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, alleging a conspiracy to control the output and prices of oil and asking damages in the sum of $2,000,000.' They also ask that the company forfeit its right to do busi ness in Arkansas. The bill alleges that the Waters-Pierce Oil Company is associated with the Standard Oil Company, Republican DU Company and others. ' " " Two Killed. Topeka, Kansas, Special. Thomas Johnson and James Carson, Indian Territory stockmen, .were killed in the rear end collision of freight trains at Maple Hill, Kansas. : .Both Shot by Injured Husband. .' New Orleans, Special Peter Man alo shot his wife .and Adam Roux be cause he found the latter in his house Sunday morning at an early hour. Mrs. Manalo is probably 'fatally in jured, but Roux was only slightly wounded. ' Manalo, who is the keep er of a market, went to work and the shooting - occurred after his return home. Bids for Building 20,000-Ton Battle Ship Asked. Washington Special. Secretary Bonaparte has issued a circular in viting ship designers and ship build ing firms to submit plans for the 20,-000-ton battleship authorized by Con gress. The naval bureaus have also been instructed to prepare like plans for comparison with those submitted by the private bidders. The prelimi nary plans are to be submitted by November 1st, next. Killed by Bolt During Storm. ' Hartsell,'Ala., Special. During a terriffie storm which swept over the' lower . end of the country Sunday the 18-year-old son of Samuel Nunn, a teacher, was struck : and another son was badly injured.. Two mules also were killed on Nunn's place. Tel egraphic and telephonic systems in this part of the country : have been paralyzed. . r (Ilfl GOOD TIMES AT THE S2ASH0P.E Great Variety of Entertainment For Those Who Take Their Vacation Beside Old Ocean. - Just now the heat of summer is driving the crowds of health and pleasure seekers from the cities, towns, villages and even the up-country "districts to the seaside resorts for rest and recreation. The times are auspicious for such an outing made so by the almost unprecedented prosperity of ' the country, and each tired toiler feels that he has - earned a respite from his labor and that he has the means with which to indulge himself. In selecting a suitable place fdr spending the time to the best ad vantage for getting a maximum of enjoyment ' and real benefit with a minimum of outlay in time, energy and expense, one naturally looks to Wrightsville Beach, on the extreme eastern coast . of North Carolina, as a spot offering every advantage. It ia a resort too well known to escape the attention of the well-informed. Near to Wilmington, easily asseccible byrail from any point, it has the ad vantages of a truly ideal location. The attractions are also numerous, boat ing, moonlight sailing, fishing, trolley riding and other forms' of amusement are in easy reach of those seeking these healthful exercises. In speaking of Wrightsville Beach and its desirable features as a sum mer resort, one readily thinks of the Seashore Hotel and its genial and pro gressive manager, Mr. Joe II. Hinton. Indeed it is hard to separate Mr. Hinton from any pleasant conception of a good time at the seaside. For a number of seasons he has been, in charge of affairs at this most modern and luxuriously appointed . summer palace, each year adding substantially to the fame of Wrightsville Beach, while giving the patrons of the hotel mich service in every department as to leave no wish migratified, no taste unsatisfied in brief he has combined every element necessary to make one' stay at the Seashore Hotel a dream of luxury, faultless in its every de tail, a period of perfeet repose amid the salubrious breezes of old ocean, a gleaming oasis in I lie "wide desert of the year's arduous labor, and a vaca tion that will bring health, to the sick, rest to the Weary and pleasure to all. SIX BIG MEETINGS. Several Associations to Meet With ' the Farmers at Raleigh. In addition to. the annual meeting of the Farmer's State Convention at Raleigh next week, there will be six other meetings to be held in connec tion. These are the North Carolina Division of the Southern Cotton As sociation, the State Farmer's Protec tive Association, the State Poultry Association, and the Woman's' Di vision of the State Convention. President C. C. Moore has mailed the following' letter to thousands of farmers throughout the State: "The third annual convention of the farmers of North Carolina will be held on July 10th, 11th and 12th at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh. ' : ! "This promises to be a great gath ering of farmers from every part of tire State, and it will be an -occasion of much interest to every farmer who i.-sr- :v.. will attend. ., I - "Much time has been give to ' se cure the very best lecturers, who will deliver lectures on agriculture in all of its phases. . . . - "Soils, fertilizers plants, plant growth, cotton, corn, tobacco, clover, cattle, hogs, poultry, in fact, every subject in which the farmers are inter ested, and through which, they may be helped in their occupation, will be discussed by intelligent men. "There Avill be special meetings for the discussion of special subjects,, such as dairying, feeding of live stock diseases" of animals, farm tools, im plements, etc. There will be special meetings of the North Carolina Dairy men, the Cotton Association, the To bacco ' Association, and the Poultry Association. ; : "Mrs. F. L. Stevens will conduct the department for the womeu of the farm.t This will be of great benefit to every farmer's wife. "You will have an opportunity to see all the public buildings" in and aroulid Raleigh; you can visit the State Museum, which is full of inter esting objects of history, war, animals, plants, trees, paintings, etc. am very anxious to have you at- ( tend this meeting of the farmers and I extend to you and your wire a cor dial invitation to be with us." Find No Impropriety. New "York, Special. That Stanford White was shadowed every hour of the. 24 for a period of two years and a half by a, corps of private detec tives and that his shadowers were unable ' to detect mm m any impro priety is an important admission se cured bv the prosecution from John E. McKennan, head of Greater New York Detective Agency, which Thaw employed to do his work for him. TAR HEEL CROP BULLETIN General Summary of Condition of North Carolina Crops for Week Ending Monday, July 2, 1906. , The temperatures during the past week were very high in every part of the State, averaging about 4 de grees above the normal. The highest was 100 degrees on. the 29th in Hali fax county ; and the lowest, was 60 degrees on the 28th in Henderson county.; The hottest days were the 29th and 30th, and the coolest, were the 26th - and 27th. The rainfall averaged about one-half the normal amount. During the first portion of the week there were frequent thunder storms with showers which were for the most part light. Some heavy rain occurred, but were local in char acter. On Monday night, June 25th. a severe thunderstorm with hail was experienced in Harm, Harnett and J ohnston counties doing considerable damage. The latter part of the week was generally fair. A Serious Crime. Greensboro, Special. Will Glass, a negro boy 17 years old, was given a hearing before Justice of the Peace D. H. Collins on a warrant charging him with, attempted criminal assault upon Hazel Whittington, the 13-year- old daughter of Mr., John Wtittr.g ton, who lives three miles from town. Glass was bound over to ' Superior court and in default of a $500 bond went to jail. The girl said that one afternoon -this week, while her father1 was in the city, the negro came into her room and attempted to drag her on the bed. An old negro woman, who was there at the time, drove the negro away. The nepro woman corroborated the ' story , told by the girl. ' Glass has been in trouble be fore and it surprises no one that he is under this charge. ' T ' Crushed Between Boilers. Spencer, v Special. Fred Glosson, aged 25 years, a boiler maker at the Southern shops here, was seriously injured by being caught between two huge boilers. He was frightfully mashed in the body and it is feared his injuries will prove f tal. He was rescued by fellow workmen. At the time of the accident Mr. Glosson was working between the boilers . which were propped up by the use of tim bers. These fell, causing a collapse and i catching 'the workman under neath. . Killed in Union County. Wadesboro, Special. Early Mon day morning just across the line in Union county, which borders Brus ville township, of this county, Wat Hill shot and killed. Marion Burgess. Burgess and his wife were in a bug gy togther when he was killed and the cause of the killing could not be learned here, but it is supposed to have been the result of bad blood between the parties. , South Carolina Cotton Growers. Asheville, Special. The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Association met in annual convention at Lake Toxaway, about 200 delegates being in attendance. Many manufacturers from this and adjoining States were present. , , .a. . v . . . Topics for the Tar Heels. A charter is granted the Hender son ville Auditorium Company, capi at stock $25,000, more than a hun dred citizens being the stockholders.. The company will build an auditorium for general purposes. , The Windsor division of naval mil itia has been reorganized and put in shape for service and "the inspector general, Colonel Bain, is directed to muster it in. On the 12th of July, at the vari ous court houses, aplicants for ad mission to the Agricultural & Mechan ical College are to be examined by the county superintendents of educa tion. ! Charters were granted to the Rye Ola Bottling Company, 'Charlotte, with J. M. Ross, T. M. Miller and F A. McKnight as incorporators. The autnorizea capital siock is name a at $10,000, of which $1,500 is paid in by local stockholders. The Buckeye Water Company, West Asheville, has $25,000 capital stock, with $3,000 paid in by L. P. and R. P. Hanynes and Julius -C. Martin, all of Asheville The company will furnish . water lis-htinsr and power. The Durham Parrish Company, to do a general merchandise business. The incorpora tors are G. A. Durham, S. M. Gattis, and H. L. Parrish, Hilsboro. The insurance .department has Hbrbught about the arrest and binding over to court in a bond of $100, of E. B. Fuller, of High Point, who is charged with representing the United States Benefit Society of America, a Company which has no license to do business in North Carolina. Hon. W. T. Crawford was nomina ted for Congress from the Tenth Dis trict by the Democratic Convention. ACCIDENT KILLS FIVE BOYS Die From Wounds Received Whsn Gun Burst at Wanamic Pa,, Sons o( Miners Were Tamping Home-Madr Cannon as the ners Do. Wilkesbarre, Pa. Five boys were killed and two fatally injured at Wanamie, a mining town ten miles south of this city, by the explosion or dj'namite and giant powder which they had stuffed into a pipe whicb they had made into a cannon. The dead are: -- Evan Long, aged fifteen;. John Rachulis. apred fourteen; Thw Rachulis, aged sixteen; Jolin Safxa aged fifteen: .John Sabinsky. agt fourteen. The fatally injured arer Alexander Shukitiz and his brother. Frank Shukitiz, aged thirteen and sixteen. . . All the boys worked in the mines, and they had procured a quantity of dynamite and giant powder wilh which they had planned to give the town a proper csiebration of the Fourth by causing s. terrific explo sion which should startle everyone. They were-preparing the charge on a hill close to the town when the accidgnt occurred. The pine, four inc.hes in diameter and about three feet long, had beeu filled with the exolosive and they were tamping it with stones as they had seen miners tamp holes bored fnt' the mines previous to lighting the fuse. A club and a. round stick for a ramrod were being used in the tamping and one was hammering: the stones on top of the powder when? it was ignited and the explosion oc curred. It "' was ' terrific. The town was shaken and all the residents alarnned. while the seven boys gathered aboat. the pipe were blown in all directions and -the fragments of the iron pipe like so many bullets were blown into their bodies. Some of the dead had their legs and arms shattered, their heads crushed and their bodies frightfully torn. , Three were killed outright and two others died a few minutes after the people-who rashetf to the scene reached the mangled- group. Alexander Shukitiz had at leg blown off, while his brother was; horribly torn and injured Internally. A large hole was blown in the ground by the explosion, and all around it the injured and the dead lay, while there was not a vestige of the pipe left. The boys are all eons of Polish and Lithuanian mine work ers. FOURTH AT HOME AXD ABROAD. Kopscvelt Appeals For Ffrmnt?s and Fairness With Evildoers. New York City. President Roose velt, in a stirring speacii to Ms oys ter Eay neighbors, made a strongr ploa for common sense and the avoidance of hysteria - in dealing . w;th wrong and wrongdoers, and making individual excellence or home life the basis of good eitiien- hip. He was drenched by a heavy shower, but did not permit it to ia- terupt his address. In the evenins" there was the usual fireworks party at Sagamore Hill. The American Society gave its an nual Independence Day dinner in London, at which Ambassador Keid. and W. J. Bryan exchanged some good humored raillery relating to politics. Mr. Bryan read a speech, on "The White Man's Burden. At Tammany Hall's Fourth of July celebration the assembled braves, headed by Charles F. Mur phy, cheered the name of wfluara Jennings Bryan when Congressman Robert L. Henry, of Texas, predict ed he would be the next President of the United States. v. An unusually small number of fa talities and injuries was caused cy the celebration in this city. Parks and amusement resorts were eiuwd e, and the cale of fireworks broke ail records. KOOT SAILS FOR BRAZIE. The Cruiser Charleston, I scaring: His Party, Gets Under Way. New York City. After some sim ple ceremonies, including the boom ing of a few guns, the interchange of polite compliments between the representatives of the " Republic of.' Brazil Secretary of Scate EhTvuv Root sailed away on the U. S. cruis er Charleston for the Pan-American conference at Rio de Janeiro and his unique round of visits to the re -publics of South America. The Sec- ' retary was accompanied " byv Mrs Root, Mis3 Root, his youngest son,. Edward Root, a secretary and two maids. ' The Charleston's itinerary is- follows: Arrive San Juan, P. Sunday, July 8; leave San Juan, Tuesday, July 10; arrive Rfov Wed nesday, July 25; leave Rio, Monday, August 6; arrive Montevideo, Fri day, August 10; leave Montevideo, Monday, August .13; arrive Bneaoss. Ayres, Sunday, August 14; leave Buenos Ayres, Sunday, August. 19r arrive Valparaiso, via Straits? of Ma gellan, Thursday, August .30.7 leare. Valparaiso, Tuesday, September 4;. arrive Callao, Sunday, September 9;- l'eave Callao, Saturday, September -15;' arrive -Panama, Saturday,. Sep--tember 22; leave Panama',. Tuesday. . September 25; the Secretary and party arriving in New York. Monday. Country's Best Fiscal Year.. The two large mercantile agenclesv In their weekly, review of tka bnd--ness conditions prevailing throughout ; the country, unite in saying that the fiscal year just closed has been the most successful in the country :sjhl& tory. ' . : . i Crop Situation- Good. The crop situation as a wholo isr good, in fact, excellent, and will coin pare favorably with-' any sinitaac period in the country's history.
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