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iMPMmiH.n f..,...-- Efje Cbailjam Heccrb, fi. A, LONDON, Editor tad Proprietor, "Ierms of subscription, $1.50 Per Year. . f j . . lt Chatljam Utcorb. RATES OF ADVERTISING, On iqaart, on inttrUoa 11.00 One eqaare, two insertions 1.M On square, one month - 8.50 For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. VOL. XXIX. PITT-SBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. JUNE 27.-1907. NO. 46 f II r -11 9 - II NiCtky 1 ii 't 1 iff-ii It 1 1 i 1 T T 1' Y-MiMij''irir 'itii Y'li 'f f ii'V "iri vT"l " nlTIMHi r i Mrs. Tlseo. Alice Rusrglos Kitson, Sculptress. THE 3MIXUT1SM AX JIOXOIEXT, Framinghani, Massachusetts. Vif PcgI and a- b FHSESHHHcjT was on April 19, njSeSn 1775, that the patri LH 9 r pi otic citizens of Con ba 1 p cord and Lexington j m fought the first fight nj eQem and burned the first jf!5JErJ5"5L5t2.rJ powder in the strug ft&e99Sln Sle for liberty and $. freedom from tyr anny. In those two towns once a year those stirring events are celebrated with all the en thusiasm accorded to the celebration oc the King's Birthday by the Brit ons, the bitter foes of these same tov.-ns 132 3-ears ago. But April 18, or the night of tho lSih, is just as much included in this annual observance as Patriots Pay itself. "Lantern Night" it is called, from the fact that on the night of April 18, 1775, a lantern was hung in the belfry of the North Church to warn the country around that Brit ish soldiers were on their way. At that time, although the country about Boston and Charlestown was thickly settled, there were no tall buildings, smokestacks and grain elevators Intervening to hide the light from view, and the lantern served its purpose well. In these days the feeble rays of a lantern in the old North Church could hardly be distinguished from the neighboring housetops. . But "Lantern Night" has more than the mere hanging of a warning P CIIHIST CHURCH, BOSTON t2? V2s w V M j Pre oj5 l"hK light to commend it to history. At midnight on the ISth of April, 1775, Paul Revere, the daring patriot, made his famous ride on horseback to arouse the sleeping farmers and townspeople with the warning that the British soldiers were on the way to seize the powder and stores hidden away in Concord. However much the facts and de tails of this ride may be disputed and there have arisen a legion of critics and carping historians who deny the authenticity of much of the story the youth of the land will be more than willing to accept it as given to the .world in the lines of Longfellow, which thrill and stir every one who reads them. But since denials have arisen, it may be well to state the facts as plain, unvarnished history gives them. As a matter of fact, while it is popularly believed that the lantern was hung in the belfry of the North Church to signal the direction taken by the British to Paul Revere, who was waiting across the river for the signal, Paul Revere had no need of such a signal. He had accurate in formation regarding the route to be traversed by the British. The lan tern was placed there to warn others, that they might spread the alarm also, especially if Revere was taken prisoner. Paul Revere performed a great and lasting service to his country when f - he took that famous ride. It was a difficult service. He was likely at any moment to run into a detach ment of British soldiers. His horse might stumble on the dark, rough roads and throw its rider with a broken neck. To the surefootedness of the steed and the luck and daring of'the horseman this country may be said to owe Its existence as a free and independent nation. Revere's-own story of his Tide per haps best explains the events that occurred thaf night. He .says: "On Tuesday evening a number of soldiers were observed marching to ward the bottom of the Common. About 10 o'clock Dr. Warren sent in great haste for me, and begged that I would immediately set out for Lex ington, where Hancock and Adams were, and acquaint them of the move ment, and that it was thought they were the objects. When I got to Dr. Warren's house, I found that he had sent ah .express by land to Lexing ton a Mr. William Dawes. The Sunday before, by desire of Dr. AVar ren, I had been to Lexington, to Hancock and Adams, who were at the Rev. Mr. Clark's. I returned at night to Charlestown. There I agreed with a Colonel Conant and some other gentlemen that if the British wejit out by water, we should show two lanthorns in the North Church steeple, and if by land one as a sig nal; for we were apprehensive it would be difficult to cross the Charles River or to get over Boston Neck. I left Dr. Warren, called upon a friend and desired him to make the signals. "I then went home, took my boots and surtout, went to tha north part of the town, where I kept a boat. Two friends rowed me across Charles River, a little to the east of where the Somerset man-of-war laj It was then young flood, the ship was wind ing and the moon was rising. They landed me on the Charlestown side. When I got into town I met Colonel Conant and several others. They said they had seen our signals. ' I told them what was acting, and we went to get a horse of Deacon Larkin." With the horse speeding him along, Paul Revere soon reached Lexing ton, where he aroused Hancock and Adams. On his way to Concord, he was captured by four British officers. While their prisoner, a volley fired by Colonial militiamen frightened them, and they abandoned their cap tive, after taking his horse. Revere then footed it to Woburn, back to Lexington and on to Concord, where he saw the memorable conflict. Some years ago, during one of the Patriots' Day celebrations, it was de- v. m vjw' s PAUL REVERE, BOOTED AND SPURRED. cided to have the whole program of that night gone over again, midnight ride and all. A rider was found who consented to make the trip, and he started out as though the British were really at his heels. He fell off his horse In Medford Square, how ever, and when he picked himself up concluded to take things more sedate ly. Since then the committee has been content with the hanging of the two lanterns in a belfry by the old sexton. The match was white, The flame was blue, The giant cracker red, And Tommy saw the stars, when he Came down upon his head Pauline Frances Camp. Schoolhouse, New London, Conn. Where Nathan Hale was .teaching in 1776 when he received his commis sion as captain. In the Continental Army. Now owned by the Kather Ine Gaylord Chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. Memorable Utterances. The Declaration of Independence has been in all subsequent history designated as "a document immor tal," and the story of the struggles for American independence comprise the most thrilling incidents related to the revolutionary movement to plant freedom in the New World. History gives honorable place to the. utterances of the heroes whose names are linked with the achievements of the Continental Congress. We quote: WORDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON: "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time." "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." "We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sa cred honor." "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with an other, and to assume among the pow ers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinion of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the separation." From the Declara tion of Independence. WORDS OF JOHN ADAMS. "Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America, and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, that these. United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independ ent States." From a Letter to His Wife. THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Go fling the Starry Banner out, The Emblem of the Free; Go turn the Eagle loose to Scream For Us and Liberty! Oh, say Ain't this the Day Of Davs? And don't we po the strenuous ways To tell the world Our Banner is unfurled? Sure, Mike, And Giuseppe and Bill and Fritz And Ali and Ivan and Wing Lee and Sambo And But what's in a name? We're all Fourthofjulyers And we get there just the same. We are a band of brothers United here to make This land our land one land, And give the rest the shake. Gee, whiz! And sizz and fizz! What a Country ours is! Ain't it? W. J. Lampton, in the New lork World. - I - ;f " z.-Vs-'v :.-..-..5.- BATTLESHIP ORDERS Two More Fighting Monsters Contracted For GREAT DIFFERENCE IN THE BIDS Contract for Building of One of the 20,000-Ton Battleships Goes & Newport News Shipbuilding Com pany, Bidding $3,987,000, Other to Fore Eiver Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Mass., at $4,377,00. Washington, Special. The New port News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Va., with one bid at $3,987,000, and the Fore River Ship building Company, of Quincy, Mass., with a bid at $4,377,090 were the suc cessful bidders for building the oig 20,000-ton battleships. The officials of the Navy Depart ment were gratified and surprised at the lowness of tbe bids, considering conditions in the industrial world. They pointed .out that the bid of the Newport News Company for one of the great 20,000-von ships was not only between $4& 0,000 and $500,000 less than corresponding bids from any other company but actually con siderable less than the price submit ted for .buildding th 16,000-ton bat tleship Minnesota, and $3,000 less than the price paid for the battle ship Louisiana. With, these bids from the ship builders were received special bids from the naval constructors at the New York and Mare Island navy yards, prepared by the direction i the department, as a check on the private shipbuilders. The figures of these bids have not been made pub lic, but it is N known that they are considerably in excess of the bids submitted by the private builders. The bidding brought together the largest company of shipbuilders and other persons interested in naval con struction that has been seen in the Navy Department for many months. The bidding itself was necessarily complex; the builders freely availing themselves of the Department's per mission to submit all Borts of combi nation and alternative plans. These included straight bids on the battle ship of the standard type with recip rocating engines' designed by the Navy Department itself; original bid ders designed and combinations of the Departments hull plans with tur bine engines, some with and some without separate cruising turbines. The lowest bids in substance were as follows: Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Mass., one ship 011 the De partment's plans to be delivered in 36 months, $4,4S0,000. Hull and equipment on the Department's plans ; bidders Curtis turbine engine $4,377,000 (cruising-turbines not re quired in this type.) Newport News Shipbuilding Com pany, Newport News, Va., Depart ment's designs, $3,9S7,000. Depart ment 's hull and equipment, bidders Parson's tui'bine engines; Thorney croftrSchultz boilers $4,100,000 in cuding cruising turbines. Another design, Department's hull and equip ment, bidders Parson's turbine same boilers as above $4,050,000. Design includes separate cruising turbines. Another design: Same hull and tur bines $4,090,000, including cruising turbines. Another design: Same hull and turbines $4,125,000, including cruising turbines $4,050,000 including cruising turbines. The bids have been referred for ex amination to the board on naval con struction, which will recommend proper awards. Fatal Explosion on Submarine Boat. Portsmouth, England, By Cable. Lieutenant Hart of the Royal Navy was killed and three sailors were ?.n jured by an explosion of gasoline on board a submarine boat. The subma rine was a vessel of the latest type and was maneuvering in the harbor when the explosion which was caused by an accumulation of gas occurred. Greene and Gaynor to Ask for New Hearing. Huntsville, Ala., Special. Counsel for Greene and Gaynor, the Savannah contractors who are under sentence for defrauding the government, have filed with' Judge Shelby, of the Unit ed States Court of Appeals, a petition for leave to enter a motion for a 10 hearing of the case. The court oi appeals recently affirmed the sentence of the lower court." The motion has been granted and application for re hearing formally entered when the Court of Appeals convenes in Sep tember. Georgia Merchant a Suicide. Macon, Ga., Special. N. D. Cobin, general manager of tbo Macon Groo ery Company and one of the wealth iest citizens of Macon, committed sui cide in the bath room at his. residence in Vineville by shooting himself ir the head with a shotgun. Ill health and a general nervous breakdown Is the cause assigned for the shooting He was about U0 years old and is pur vi?f 4 by ft largs family. NO TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE Letter From President to Commis sioner Neill Satisfactory to all Concerned and Looked Upon as Concession by Company of All De mands Except 8-Hour Day and Re quest That Typewriters be Furnish ed New York, Special. As a result of the visit of Mr. Neill, Commissioner of Labor, and following suggestions made by him, and adjustment of the difficulties between the Western Union Telegraph Companies and its operators has been reached and there will be no strike. Colonel Clowry, president of the Western Union, ad dressed a letter to Mr. Neill, outlin ing the position of his company, and this is admittedly satisfactory to all parties concerned. The union leaders said they looked upon the letter as a concession by the Western Union of all their demand with the exception of the 8-hour day and the request that typewriters for operators be furnished by the com pany. The Postal Telegraph-Cable Com pany take the position that it was not directly in the controversy. Ed ward J. Nally, vice president and gen eral manager, gave out the following statement as to his company's atti tude : "I wish to say for the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company that the state men to the effect that this company refused to consider requests or com plaints from its employes, either indi vidually or as a committee, is entire ly untrue. We have always been very glad lo meet any of our em ployes and to consider any matter which they might care to present." President dowry's .letter to Mr. Neill in part is as follows: "As to the statements mad be pei sons in no way connected with this company that the 10 per cent, in crease granted by the telegraph com pany on March 1st last, has not been applied to all salaried telegraphers, 1 desire to say that the tlegraph com pany announced this increase in goed faith and is carrying it out in good faith and that if any case can be found in which the increase was not granted it will be corrected at once. "The standard salaries for regulai positions as established by the in crease of March 1st will be main tained and the company will pay 1,0 any man appointed or promoted to any position, the salary attached to that position after that increase, and will pay the extra man the salaries H effect for their work as to March 1st inclusive, of the 10 per cent, increase. "This company has not discrimin ated against, nor will it discriminate against, any employe of the company because of affiliation or non-affiliation with any organization, and if it can be shown to me that any subordinate has dismissed or discriminated againts any telegrapher because of affiliation with any organization, such telegrapher shall be restored to the position without prejudice. Ten Blockaders Taken. Winston-Salem, . N. C, Special A long distance message from Mt. Airy says that a squad of revenue of ficers, consisting of 27 men led by two secret service men from Wash ington, D. C, made a big raid and captured 13 blockade, stills and 10 men a short distance from Smith town, in Stokes county, which has been noted nearly a half century for the number of moonshine stills and the extreme boldness and pugnacit.v of the moonshiners in that section. So bad has been the condition of af fairs that revenue officers have been afraid to go in there and the stills have been doing a thriving buisness. It is reported that sentinels were maintained by the makers wh gave the moonshiners warning of any ap proach of officers by a large bell. Mayor Sshmits Found Guilty. San Francisco, Special. Mayor Eugene Schmitz was found guilty r.f extorting money from keepers 1 f French restaurants in this city. This is (he first formal conviction in the auti-graft campaign inaugurated sev eral months ago. Abe Ruef, who was indicted for similar offences plead guilty to the charges and appeared as a witness ajnrinst Schmitz. Beaten to Death by Highwaymen. New York Special. August Mey er, a well-to-do shoe dealer of Brook lynwas so severely beaten by high waymen that he died a few hours "a ter. One of the alleged assailants, Nicholas Fennimore a youth of 20 years is under arrest. Two others t- J caped. Meyer fought hard, but the assailants were too much for him and he was terribly beaten before his criea for help brought a policeman to iU assistance. . Two Sentenced for Murder, Columbus, Ga,, Speeial.Two muf der eases were wiped off. Muscogee county docket when Gene Brj-ant ne gro pleaded guilty to the murder of Dozier Huckaba, white of Harris county. Jule Howard white indicted for the murder of Huckaba was con vited of assault with intent to mur der. Bryant was give a life sentence and Howard wag giyeu ten year, THE BODY IN SWAMP The Young Italian Boy Kid napped in New Orleans. ITALIAN TELLS STORY OF CRIME Lad Kidnapped and Held for $.S,00p Ransom at New Orleans Strangled to Death Because of His Cries and Pleadings to be Taken Home Con fession Wrung From One of the Suspects, Who Was Taken From His Home Into the Woods and Put Through Sweating Process. New Orleans, Special. Two miles in the interior of a big swamp near this city the headless body of Walter Lamana, an Italian child between 7 and 8 years old, who Avas kidnapped and held for $G,000 ransom two weeks ago, was found by police and vigilants just before daybreak Sun day. He had been strangled to death according to the confession of one of several Italians held by the police. The boy's neck is supposed to have been broken when he was strangled, causing the head to become separat ed from the body when decomposi tion set. in. The head was found a short distance from the body. Five Italians, two of them women, are under arrest charged with be ing accomplices to the murder and extra details of police and deputies are maintaining order in the excited Italian quarter of the city. All day long- small crowds have been dis persed promptly by the police do-" spite whose precautions a report has gotten out summoning a mass meet ing at Elk Place. Seventy armed deputies have been placed on guard at the Orleans Parish prison, the strongest in the State, where three of the prisoners are held, and some apprehension has been felt over the safety of two other prisoners who were Saturday night taken to an ad joining parish. Seldom since the Mafia lynchings, 10 years ago, has New Orleans been so stirred with threats of violence as Sunday and some of these threats are made by those who participated in the disorders at that time. The law and order element is much stronger than it has been heretofore, a largo number of leading citizens having pledged themselves to prevent vio lence. Eight Killed and Thirty-Five Hurt. Hartford, Conn, Special. Eight workmen were killed and 35 injured when a pasenger train on the High land division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad crashed into the rear of a work train that was backing into the city from New Bri tain at the Sigourney street crossing. Of the injured two probably will ie. Some of the victims within ea-ry reach were dead, but were left while the rescuers tuied to extricate the liv ing. In one instance it took an hour and a half to rescue one workman who was pinned between the trucks. His head was hanging down backward-and he suffered severely, but the rescuers encouraged him while doctors reached between the frame work which held him a prisoner and treated his wounds on -his face and head. There are three unofficial ver sions of the cause of the wreck. One is that the passenger train for New Britain went out on a wrong track. The second is that the work train lmd the right of way until 7 o'clock and should, have had a clear track, that the passenger train was ahead of time at that point. The third is that the work train opened a switch and fail ed to close it. Wilmington Firm Makes an Assign ment. Wilmington, Special. Bremer & MeMillon, proprietors of the Elite Market, Second and Market street, made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities are about .$ 4,000, and the assets about $3,500. Mr. Sol Sternbeiger, Jr., U the assignee. Lad Killed By Lightning. Mooresville, Special. Brodie Al len Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kennedy, who. lived near Mazep pa, was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon about G o'clock and in stantly killed. The your.g man, ".ii company with two other young mon of the neighborhood and his brother, were returning from a neighbor'." house and when within about one hundred yards of his home the bolt of lightning came. AH of the boys were severely stunned by the shock; and all vero knocked down. Ilisj brother was the first (q recover and learned that Brodie was deaq. A Pistol Duel to the Death. Memphis, Tenn., Special. Conta ble J. II. Goad ja dead and Isoiq Reed, vho it is etatod, had been drink, wounds which are considered fatal, as a result cf a pistol duel late Sunday between the constable and the negro. Reed, whi is is stated, had been drink ing had-taken possession of the home of a negro womnn, and when Goad, at the resquest of the woman, at tempted to arrest the negro, he was fired on by Reed anc fatally woundi, ifl II ! : 1 - h m ft it n M: i' in -1 Ik
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