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PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. 0., WEDNESDAY MARCH 13. 1908. NO. 32.
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f TAR HEEL TOPICS
Charged With Abduction.
tfiNon, Special. Thursday . even-
1 Jesse Hrinkley, a married man
3 1 has been living apart from his
for several months, eloped with
s Ma:y Vann, daughter of Mr.
ykri. C. V. Vann. These two
pie have caused no little trouble
isaffistrates circles here. As to
, direction taken by the runaways
,one seems to know some, saying
vent through the country in a
; others that they went away on
i "train; still there are others who
thev left on the shoofly. Soon
r hearing of the elopment a re
ter interviewed Mr. Vann in re
d to the matter. He said: "I
i't know what made me suspicious,
; about S o'clock Thursday night
r0t it into my head that every
zs was not going on around home
;t; so I began to get suspicious
' mv daughter's actions; I went
crairh the house and looked for, in
, t, looked everywhere that it was
isible to find her. Finally I found
ere she had passed out through a
j ,el in the fence. Gaining the out-
of my yard 1 was told that my
hter and Jesse Brinkley had just
on a busrgy. I immediately ap-
pj to the proper authorities and
iair.ed a werrant tor Brinkley,
rzhvz elopment. Friday morning
it changed to read ''abduction"
T - 1 i J? i.
J? mv (iausrnier is unuer luunmi
4rs of c?e. Later I went to Salem
anest of the runaways but could
I no trace of them. I shall spare
efforts to apprehend them and
iseeute Brinkley to the limit."
Bobberies ir. Thoma-sville.
rThomnsvilL?. Special. Thursday
bt the home of Mr. L. R. Imber
entered bv a robber and a num-
of things were stolen. Among
m was about in money. The
iilv was sleeping in the room at
time, but no one awakened and
robbers escaped. Early Sunday
mine the front window in the
re room :n toe yene tJiocK oc-
k:.ed by Max Wager, clothing mer-
it. ivr.5 broken, and robbers en-
ed the store and stole a lot of
rhes. hats and other furnishings.
izer.r search is being made to ap-
iehend the robbers, but as yet no
is suspected and it is doubtful
the perpertators will ever be
Wihdrigton Merchant Assigns.
Vilrr.ir.-ton, Special. Capt. S. F.
is. retail grocer at 614 North
lirth street, has made an assign-
jent. carnins: A. G. Hankins as as
fcwe. The liabilities schedule a
tie over SD.OOO with assets about
e same The creditors are largely
'ilmington wholesale grocers, J. W.
rooks beinsr the largest to the
".nun's of something over $900.
fpt. Crair reserves for himself the
pi real and personal property. In-
mty to collect outstanding obliga
te is assigned by Capt. Craig as
e ear.se of the assignment.
Taken Back to Madison.
Asheville. Special. John Randall,
5 Madison countv man charged with
murder of his wife wbo was
'Vdzht hern spvornl wpelcs aero for
o
t'e keeping on account of intense
ehnjr against him, was taken back
Marshall by a deputy sheriff- of
at countv who came here for him.
I is said that feeling" against the
'e?ed murderer has abated and
at it is believed there is ,no lon-
jtr any danger of mob violence.
Spanish-American War.
Kaleigh, Snecial. There was sent
Jri Governor CVnti nbnnt ."30.000 for
''o Sapinsh-American War soldiers
Xorth Carolina not already paid.
this amount only about $15,000
& been paid to claimants and there
; still or. hand about $15,000 which
as not yet been claimed.
Great Month's Collections.
Ralci-h, Special. The State De
partment of Insurance by its collec
ts for the nast mnnth has broken
of its previous records. For Feb-
"2ry the collections amounted to
'5G.67l.irt turn-
d over to the State Treasurv. ' the
-
ooks showing that this amount was
fixers of the collections in any
er one rnoath of the existence of
epartment. The fiscal year will
On the first nf Arril jmd the col-
- .
Wiov.? for the year will-be in excess
Bitten by Rabid Bog.
Ralegh, Soecial. There came . to
Kal?h last week. Mr. R. E. Smith,
Chnlybeate Springs, who was on
;ls v.ay to Baltimore to obtain the
enr treatment for his little girl.
'!e bttie one is -inst -fiv vnars old.
' u ate Monday afternoon she was
bltten by a rabid dog. It is to have
7 O'-st treatment that she is being
tak.
e& to Baltimore.
.i??3feafcfe-fe-
iitiiw win mi oemuns or tne ocate 2f
"WORK BEGINS SOON.
On Construction of Teachers Train
in School.
Greenville, Special. The trustees
of Eastern Carolina Teachers Train
ing School appointed by the Legisla
ture of 1907, et here last week and
inspected the site selected, on which
to locate the school. Those present
were: J. Y. Joyner, Raleigh; T. J.
Jarvis, Greenville; C. W. Wilson,
Scotland Neck; J. C. Parker, Tren
ton;; I. T. Turlington, Smithfield,
and T. T. Armond, Kinston. The
board met and organized with J. Y.
Joyner president; C. W. Wilson, sec
retary; R. J. Cobb, treasurer; T. J.
Jarvis, J. Y. Joyner and Y. T. Or
mond ,executive committee. H. Buck
ingham of New York was elected
landscape designer and Hook and
Rodgers, of Charlotte, and H. W.
Simpson of New Bern, associate
architects in competition. Work of
construction will begin as soon as
plans are completed and material col
lected .
Clamis "Unwritten Law."
Asheville, Special. Claiming that
he had killed Paris Sumner, and that
he was justifiable in doing so under
the "unwritten law," James Tardy,
a well known citizen of Limestone
townskip, twelve miles from Ashe
ville, aroused Deputy Sheriff Mitch-
J ell at the county jail here about mid
: night and demanded admittance.
The shooting occurred twenty-
nve yards irom rrady's Home.
Frady and Sumner, both well known
and highly respected citizens, are
neighbors. Frady alleges that Sum
ner was intimate with his wife and
; finding the two together, opened fire
on Sumner. Frady shot five time.
' three of the bullets taking effect.
; Then Frady beat Sumner's skill in
I with the butt of his pistol, r:d left
j his victim for dead, coming to Ashe
ville to surrender. Sumner was shot
through the lower part of the abdo
men, the right lung andright shouldei
while an operation was necessary to
remove the fractured pieces of skull.
CHARLOTTE GETS CONVENTION
The Queen City Will Entertain This
Year the Democratic State Con
vention, Her Claims Having Woe
Out Over Those of Greensboro
For This Honor.
Raleigh, N. C, Special. The State
Democratic executive committee in
session here Wednesday night select
ed the 24th of June at Charlotte foi
the meeting of the State Democratic
convention, and by a close vote en
dorsed Bryan for the Presidency. Th
resolution to endorse Bryan for Pres
ident and C. B. Aycock for Vice
President was warmly debated and
was finally defeated.
Serious Play With Pistol.
Asheville, Special. An accident as
a result of playing with- a pistol
occurred near Weaverville, tin miles
from Asheville, and it is feared that
two boys, Harmie Black an an 8
year old lad named Eiler, will die.
Young Black, 15 years old? was at
tempting to drive a 32-cal ire cart
rid ere into a rjistol of 22-caf- bre bore
when the cartridge explodf j. Ellei
was standing close by wafr aing the
' effort. The bullet entered J--. pt undei
.his left eye and, going tb, mgh the
head, lodged under the ski back of
tb nVht ear. Two of BH k's fin
gers were torn off and bios 1 poison
has developed. Neither of :he boys
are expected to live.
Sales of Fertilizer.
Raleigh, Special. The president of
the Caraleigh Phosphate Mill says
Ithat orders are now coming in verv
j'well. He cannot yet tell how the
I sales will compare with those last
season, though there is a general fall
' ing off of about 25 per cent., it seems.
' The Agricultural Department will
in a few days saaJce up us nguiea a:
to sales of fertilizer tax' tags.
Receiver Uegins Action.
Saisbury, Special. In the United
States Circuit Court for the Western
district of North Carolina action was
begun by Hon. John S. 'Henderson.
thp Whitnev Company
! against the T. A. Gillespie Company,
contractors, for non-performance oi
' work at the Narrows. The complaint
was filed and the warrant of attach
ent was issued by Judge Boyd, at
Greensboro against all the property
i of T. A. Gillespie Company in North
1 j; i. Tvrwco nf boldina
Carolina ior ux -
the property of the defendant to sat
isfy the paintiff's claim.
Many Out of Work."
Raleigh, Special Labor Commis
sioner Varner says that great num
bers of people are out of work all
over the State and tha tthere is no
kick about scarcity of labor. He sayS
many persons are going back f ro-a
the towns to the farms and that
this movement is quite a large one
and growing.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Doings of Onr National Law-Makers
Day by Day:
Tha Postoffice Bill.
After having been sidetracked for
nearly a week, the postoffice appro
priation bill- was further considered
in the House of Representatives.
Mr. Small, of North Carolina,
spoke in opposition to the proposi
tion embraced in a separate bill to
increase the pay to ocean steamships
for. carrying the mails. He declared
it to be nothing more nor less than
a ship subsidy.
; A similar view was entetained by
Mr. Finely, of South Carolina, who
characterized the . proposition as an
"indefensible and cowardly subter
fuge." H accused th9 Republicans
of attempting to deceive the country
into the belief that the bill was in
the interest of the. postal service and
challenged them to come forward
with a proposition for a ship
subsidy, pure and simple with its
purposes and objects clearly stated
and unequivocally avowed.
Mr. Finley's Plea.
Mr. Finley pleaded for larger ap
propriations for the rural free de
livery service, for the establishment
of a rural parcels post, for more
clerical assistance in the third-class
postoffices where the salary is less
than $1,600 and for greater compen
sation for fourth-class postmasters.
Mr. Clark, of Missouri, inquired ol
Mr. Overstreet, of Indiana, what was
about to bedevil all of us into in
sanity." Mr. Overstreet replied that memr
bers become frightened at what
really was' a small matter. The pro
posed Penrose measure, he said, pro
hibited the admission to the mails
of publications which once had bee
declared unmailable. He assured the
House, however, that the bill would
not be reported at this session. Mr.
Clark maintained that the Postoffice
Department had ample authority tc
settle the question of what were' le
gitimate and illegitimate publica
tions. "All that it needs," he de
clared "is a little, nerve and some
common sense." The advertising
publications which the department
was hitting at, he said, could all be
shut out if the department exercised
ordinary discretion. "But," he ad
ded, "the trouble with the Postof
fice Department is that it will noi
draw the line between a publication
that is evidently and simply an ad
vertising scheme and a legitimatt
newspaper. '
Defends Newspapers.
He maintained that there nevci
'was a legitimate newspaper in th
United States that abused the privi
lege of sample copies, and he said
that Congress never intended tc
strike at the number of sample cop
ies issued by legitimate newspapers.
Ten per cent., he anrued, was not i
sufficient allowance of sample copies
for legitimate newspapers.
On the subjest of fraud orders Mr
Clark said that the Postmaster Gen
eral exercised powers not given tc
the Czar of Russia. Hs protested
against injury to a man's business by
ex parte action of the department
and insisted that fraud orders should
not be issued until a fair hearina
had been given and that the aggriev
ed person should have the right ol
appeal to a court of justice. "Tne
quicker that system is remedied," ht
declared, "the better off the country
is going to be."
On a point of order by Mr. Wan-,
ger of Pennsylvania, the provision
for a second assistant postmaster foi
Chicago was eliminated from the bill
Mr. Wanger is chairman of the com
mittee on expenditures in the Post
offico Department.
An effort was. made by Mr. GoebeL
of Ohio, to double the number oi
postoffice employes drawing salTi
of $1,200 but his amendment to thai
effect was voted down.
An amendment by Mr. Goldfogle.
of New York, to jrive 30 days' an
nual vacation to clerks, carriers and
other employes of first and second
class postoffices and offices having s
city delivery service suffered a simi
lar fate.
Consideration of the bill had not
been concluded when the House ad
journed. For Greater Norfolk.
Norfolk, Special. The question oi
the consolidation of Norfolk an
Portsmouth under one municipal
head, is again being agitated in bus,
ness circles, and several of the pron
inent business bodies of the city have
committees named to take the mattei
up and push it. In addition, there u
a strong movement looking to the in
corporation of Huntersville and Lam
bert's Point within the city limits,
for sanitary reasons. Norfolk has
grown out to both of these suburbs,
and the annexation is urged.
Walsh Wants a New Trial.
Chicago, Special. Motions for a
new trial in the case of John R.
Walsh, the aged financier who was
convicted of irregular practices in hi
management of the defunct Chicago
National Bank, will probably be ar
gued soon. Attorneys for Walsh are
confident that they will yet secure th
acquittal of their client.
MORE COMPLICATED
S. C Supreme Court Takes a
Hand in Dispensary Muddle
WILL JUDGE PRITCHARD RECEDE
South Carolina Supreme Court Hands
Down Unanimous Opinion Uphold
ing Attorney General Lyon ir. Dis
pensary Matter Next Move Up To
Judgo Pritchard.
Columbia, S. C, Special On Sat
urday, the South Carolina Supremo
Court handed down an opinion, con
curred in by the entire court, uphold
ing attorney general Lyon's conten
tion and declaring that the action of
Judge Pritchard 's court was contrary
to the constitution of the United
States.
Monday's dispatches from Colum
bia say:
There is no mistaking the fact that
the members of the State administra
tion are feeling good over the decis
ion of the State Supreme Court ren
dered Saturday afternoon on the
mandamus petition of Attorney Gen
eral Lyon wherein the court sided in
vigorous language with every princi
ple of law contended for by the At
torney General in the contest between
the State and Judgo Pritchard ovci
the dispensary funds in litigation.
Attorney General Lyon and Attorney
W. F. Stevenson, ass ..iated with him,
expressed themselves as much pleas
ed with and gratiiied at the decision.
Ir was everything that they ' could
hope for. And Governor Ansel has
given expression to lil.j sentiments.
Opportunity For Pritchard to Reccds.
But whether there will be an extra
session of the Legisiatuie following,
ili;- (!iu-ini is stii m. iv .ibt. AL, v
nfc Round tree and Anderson, oi
Atlanti. wili be here soon for con-sui-!.-n
!.: with Atlornev eral Lvo..
m.d other counsel associated witu him
the subject. The opinion seeis v
'. that Judge Pritchard should be
g!c!i an opportunity to recede iMn
his i sition. in the .vay opened for
Inn1. to.yl'! in iho decisio.. v!' the
Si-ntli Car Una Sr.-:?ie Com. 1C
he dors not give way, or if he niaA.:j
:iM .:-.tv . cstile move, it is likely sin
extra se. ..on will be called to ena- t
such leg.:-."tion as will put tlie SiaL-'s
attorneys and the diLptnsary comnjis
mission in full charge of affairs.
Now that the receivers have quali
fied, the intimation is that the next
move on the part of the opposition
vii! be to attempt to get possession
it the funds by a call upon the com
mission. Members of the administra
tion have all along expressed perfect
"fidence in being able to score a
plete victory in the Federal
:ts when the case is finally got
re the United States Supreme
rt. but at the same time Govenor
nscl, as peace-loving as he has al
vavs shown himself to be has mani
fested a disposition not to allow the
funds to go into the hands of tha
Federal Court.
Just; Debts Will Be P?id.
New York, Special. In r. state
ment issued by Eugene P. Carver,
counsel for Charles W. Morse, decla
ration is made that the indicted bank
er believe?, he is able and with the
co-operation of his creditors proposes
to pay all his just debts. Morse's
counsel further states that all legal
riabts and remedies will be invoked
to" accomplish the settlement oil obli
gations and that all pending criminal
matters before the State and Federal
courts will be urged for a quick de
termination as to matters of law and
facts.
Richmond as Dry as the Desert of
Sahara.
Richmond, Va.. Special For the
first time in the history of Virginia
no liquor can be had at the various
social' clubs. The Byrd bill closing
all bars on Sunday went into effect
Sunday and even at the oldest and
most influential clubs, no intoxicating
drinks were served.
For The Army and tho Navy.
Washington, Special. Navy De
partment officials appeared before
the congressional naval affairs com
mittee and urged the purchase of the
Jamestown Exposition grounds by the
government, to be used as a naval
training station. Secretary Taft and
a delegation apeared before the con
gressional committee on military af
fairs and recommended the purchase
of ten thousand acres adjoining
Chicamauga National Park for man
oeuvring grounds for troops.
Judge C. D. Clark Dead.
' Knoxville,- Tenn., Special. Judge
C. D. Clark, who was appointed to
tho Federal bench by President Cleve
land in 1S95 as judge for the east
ern and middle districts of Tennessee,
is dead at Chattanooga, aged 61. He
had been at Asheville, N. C, for some
time for his health, and only recent
ly was removed to Chattanooga. He
was a native of Tennessee.
FAVOR PURE FOODS
Dr. Witey Addresses Congress
of Mothers
ETERNAL VIGILANCE NEDrb
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, Declares
That With the Housekeepers Rest3
the Best Means of Executing the
Pure Food Laws.
Washington, Special. An urgent
plea for pure food in the household
was made by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,
efcief of the bureau of chemistry of
the Department of Agriculture, in
an address before the international
congress on the welfare of the child,
which is being held here under the
auspices of the national mothrs
congress.
Dr. Wiley emphasized the import
ance of the mothers of the country
being eteranlly vigilant as to the
source of food products that came
into their homes to see that they or
fresh, uncontaminated, palatable and
wholesome.
Continuing Dr. Wiiey said that the
best means of executing the pure food
law is in the household.
Importance of Purity.
Dr. Wiley called attention to the
great importance of purity in such
articles as butter, maple syrup, honey
and particularly of all dairy supplies.
"Especially where there are children
in the house," said he, "the import
ance of the purity of the milk can
not be sufficiently accentuated. The
actual danger to health and actual
threat of death in the case of infants
that are fed impur milk is one of
the greatest curses of the country."
Dr. Wiley advocated the formation
of a union of the mistresses of house
holds, which, he said, by singleness of
purpose, unity of action and power
or organization could secure a better
conformity to the law than any vig
ilance on the part of the executors of
the law would be able to accom
plish." At the afternoon session, addresses
were made by Clifford Webster
Barnes, of Lake Forest, 111., on
"Moral Training Through the Agency
of the Public Schools," and by Miss
Jane Brownlee, of Toledo, O., on "A
Plan For Moral Training."
A symposium on parent teachers
associations was conducted by Mrs.
Edwin C. Grice, of Philadelphia, at
the night meeting following which
five minutes reports were made from
the different States.
Miss Alice Leckey, chairman of the
food committee of the national con
sumer's League, spoke on "What the
Consumer Can Do For Pure Food.'-'
Greek Laborers Attacked.
Washington, N. C, Special. Ac
cording to reports arriving in this
city there came near being a race
riot in Belhaven Tuesday night. It
seems that the Inter-State Cooperage
Company, employing between 400 and
.500 men in Belhaven, had broughl
down a party of sixteen Greek labor
ers to take the place of negro work
men. These Greeks, one of whom
was married, were living in four dwel
ling houses on the company's prop
erty. Tuesday night about 10 o'clock
while in these houses and unarmed,
the Greeks were attacked by a mob
of fifty or sixty negroes, supposed to
be led by several whites. This mob
shot up the houses and forced ,the
Greeks, both male and female, to flee
to a nearby swamp in order to save
their lives. Later it developed that
five of the Greeks were seriously, if
riot fatally, wounded. The mob, un
able to find them in the swamps, dis
banded for the night.
Washington, Clerk Kills His Wife.
Washington, Special. Walter Hil
lis, a clerk in the War Departent,
shot and killed his wife Friday. When
arrested he said he took his wife for
a burglar. Hillis' statements are
corroborated by his mother, who. as
serts that there had been no trouble
between husband and wife.
Soldiers in Havan Riot.
Washington, Special. The Secre
tary of War has ordered an
investigation of the part tak
en by the American soldiers in a
riot early Wednesday morning, be
ginning with a disturbance created by
a drunken private in a cafe of the
"Redlight" district and followed by
an unsuccessful attempt by his com
rades to rescue him from the police,
and a free fight in which several
shots were fired, , and finally by the
arrest of forty soldiers and their re
turn under guard to Camp Columbia.
News in Brief.
President Roosevelt delivered a ser
mon to the delegates to the Internat
ional Mothers' Congress, who were
received at the White. House.
James Clark & Co., a Baltimore
firm of distillers, in answer to a Gov
ernment suit, attacked the legality of
the whiskey provisions of the Pure
Food law.
The visit of King Alfonso to Barce
lona was marked by great enthusiasm.
D,V0RCE v
Wife of the Murderer of Stanford
White Has Instituted Proceedings
For the Annulment of Her Marri
age. New York, Special. Evelyn Nes
bit Thaw has instituted proceedings
for the annulment of her marriage to
Harry K. Thaw. The action will be
based on the allegation that the de
fendant was insane when the union
was contracted. Thaw purposes to
defend the. suit. The papers in the
case were served Wednesday and an
early trial is expected. In the mean
time the two, by mutual agreement,
will remain apart.
In official statements by , counsel
for both parties was confirmed the
long suspected culmination in th
wedded lives of Stanford White's
slayer and the woman whose story m
his defense brought her an unhappj
notoriety as wide as the reading
world. For weeks it has been gos
sipped that a divorce was imminent
and even during Thaw's last trial,
through which his wife stood gamely
by him, it was pretty generally be
lieved that whatever the outcome foi
the prisoner, the two would nevei
again live together. These reports
were frequently based on rumored
opposition to the young woman oh
the part of the Thaw family. Ii
their; statements, however, counsel de
nietl that Mrs. William Thaw, Har
ry's mother, had taken any part is
the proposed separation.
Lunatic Threatens Bank.
Omaha, Neb., Special. A bold at
tempt was made to rob the Mer
chants' National Bank at Thirteenth
and Farnam streets by a man who,
although at first thought to be a des
perate criminal, . is now believed by
the police to be a lunatic. . The man
gave his name as L. L. Fee, form
erly of Rockford, 111. He walked in
to the bank soon after it opened and
meanacing Vice President Luthei
Drake with a bottle which he said
contained nitro-glycerine, demanded
$5,000 cash. Mr. Drake though be
lieving for the moment that his lift
and those of his fellow officials anc
employes of the bank might be ir
imminent danger, conferred calmly
with the would-be robber until othei
officials called the police and tht
man was taken into custody. Test?
by the police, seem to show, that tht
contents of the bottle were harm
less. ,
Slaughtering Moors By Hundreds.
Paris, By Cable. General D.
Amade is slaughtering the Moorisr
pretender's followers by hundreds
according to official reports from th
seat of the warfare in Morocco.
From the enegy with which the cam
paign is being conducted it is hoped
that he will soon have the Pretendei
himself prisoner, practically ending
the hostilities which have been rag
ing for months.
Sultan Weds No. 6.
Paris, By Cable. According to ad
vices frbm Morocco, Sultan Mulai
Hafid is now celebrating his sixtt
wedding since his proclamation a
sovereign in Marrakosh a few months'
ago. The bride in the present nup
tials is a daughter of Kaid Ghlawl, z
powerful supporter. It is alleged ir
Fez .that Mulai Hafid is collecting
taxes to pay for his numerous wed
dings. Bsptist Workers Conference.
Center, Tex., Special. Baptists ir
large numbers assembled here Mon
day for the East Texas Workers' con
ference openeing in the evening to ex
tend through Tuesday and Wednes
day. The work of all the schools, in
stutions and organizations conducted
by the church in this section will b
fully discussed.
Night Riders Kill a Negro.
Louisville. Special. A. hundree
night riders captured the town oJ
Birmingham early Tuesday, shot sij
negroes, one fatally, and whipped
five others. The tobacco troubles die
not figure in the affair. The actior
folowed repeated warnings to the ne
groes to leave the town. The raiders
were masked and shet into every ne
gro cabin in the place.
1
Prince Expelled From Germany.
Berlin, Special. Prince Ludwif
Menelik, a near relative of Emperoi
Menelik of Abyssinia, has been ex
pelled from Germany as an "undesir
able." The prince was expelled froa
Saxony some time ago. Charges oJ
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
have been preferred against him ill
several cities. FoT some time he lias
been trying to organize companies tt
develop Abyssinian mines and rubbej
and cotton plantations.
Four Battleships, Says Hoson.
Washington, Special Representa
tive Hobson, of Alabama, who, al
though on the Democratic side ol
the House, has been supporting tht
President's greater navy propaganda
said that the House would vote foi
four battleships this session in spitt
ef the fact that the naval aHairs
committee reported in favor of only
two.
In "Brief
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST $
.Two persons are dead as the re
sult of forest fires that swept over
part of Sampson county, North Car
olina. North Carolina retail merchants in
large numbers have resolved to boy
cott Virginia shippers because of
their efforts to defeat the efforts of
North Carolina cities in procuring
fairer freight rates.
More than one hundred laborers
have been laid off 'from the Spencer,
N. C, shops of the Southern Rail
way. At Columbia, S. C, 50 were
laid off, and the shops at Atlanta,
Ga., and at Selma, Ala., have been
closed. 200 to 300 have been laid
off at Knoxville, Tenn.
Napoleon's Union School, at To
ledo, Ohio, t the property of which
was valued ' at $110,000, was totally
destroyed by fire on Tuesday morn
ing. The children were just begin
ning to enter the building when tho
fire was discovered, hence there was
no loss of life.
Joseph H. MeCullough, of Green
ville, S. C.j has withdrawn from tho
race for United States senator in or
der to devote his whole time to hi
duties as one of the receivers ap
pointed by Judge Pritchard to wind
up the offairs of the old State dis
pensary. Railroads own over $150,000,000 in
coal lands that must be sold under
the commodities clause of the Rate
law.
Perry Belmont predicts that tho
Democratic candidate for President
will carry New York State.
Delegates from all parts of tho
world will attend the Mothers' Con
gress in Washington this week.
An unidentified foreigner pleaded
for a job in Norfolk, got it, became
ill in an hour and died.
A son of J. L. Rodgers, of Grafton,
who disappeared, is dead, and Mrs.
Rogers is delaying the furneral in
the hope of her husband's return.
Conditions in the iron and steel
industry are reportedto be improv
ing. A bride of a month turned from
her husband in -New York when he
was accused of theft and by hi
silence admitted the charge.
Hiram Maine, 64 years old, was ar
rested at Indianapolis for writing
threatening letters to Speaker Can
non. The action of the Attorney-Gener- f
al of South Carolina in attacking
Judge Pritchard and advising the
State board not to turn over the dis
pensary fund to the receivers named
by him is severely condemned at the
Judge's home.
Warden Frank Co'nley, of the Mon
tana penitentiary, was badly gashed
and Assistant Warden John Robin
son was killed by three prisoners who
tried to escape.
Congressman Adolph Meyer, of
New Orleans is dead.
The British public is deeply anger
ed over the alleged attempt of Em
peror William to meddle in British
naval affairs.
Shanghai distrusts the protesta
tions of the Japanese that their in- .
tentions are peacable.
General Stossel has been senten
ced, but it is believed the Czar will
commute the sentence.
It is rumored in Lisbon that the
young King of Portugal will wed the
only daughter of Emperor William.
All of the little ictims of the
Colinwood school fire wer buried.
The attitude of Japan is regarded
as an intentionally menacing one by
Chinese officials.
The city of Barcalonia has made
preparations to receive King Alfonso,
but fears that anarchists will make
good the threat to kill him while he
is there.
William Dean Howells was receiv
ed in private audience by King Vic
tor Emmanuel.
The Minnecota Democratic Stale
Convention declared for Governor
Johnson after a hot fight by Bryan
supporters.
Chancellor Day, of the Syracuse
University, is charged by Rev. Geo.
A. Cooke of violating the laws of
the Methodist church by his attack
on Roosevelt.
The brother of Walter F. Baker, of
Boston, who died under strange cir
cumstances in New York, has prevail
ed upon 'the New Jersey authorities
to make a searching investigation.
A Philadelphia boy confessed start-
ing 11 fires to see the engines run.
Ellwood T. House, first vice-president
of the Union Trust Company, of
Detroit, and a native of Wilmington,
Del., shot himself dead because of
financial worry and ill health.
The enforcement of the Local Op
law in Knt countv has resulted
in four hotels being advertised for
6ale by the sheriff.
Bishop Worthington's will, filed
probate at Pittsfield, Mass., contains
public bequests to the amount' of
$50,000. -