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TAR HEEL TOPICS
s Gathered From AH Sections of tfce State
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LK.r.tr ji. u. ouiman gave
i .,. actrries m jxortn Carolina
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viil 31 i-' al 1Ai kuc auauai ro-
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i ,., oi.. sjr luai o&l re-
v tre l.istio. -o more man last
-ivl 11:2' Ule averages give a
;!'., tiiiouirhout the State. It
rt.'it;fvi" t0 n0e remakablej
'North Carolina is making
"' iiv While the chief object
reports is to get me conai-;
V Trjfjo-earners, yet the depart -
endeavor.- to ODiain aiso lnior
will cive the public a good'
. .'ne number and class of fac-;
iw m opc-raiion. xne returns
QO. by ot tne oa miscel-
rl lactones reported, b4 rail-
i a l mi i
tfl report eapiiai sioc.. xne vnu
iteni
Good Siowine.
li Roiti Axaiaat W. 0. U. T. 0.
- Extract Work as usual merely
j branch of the United States
-Vpr Companv and represents
a part of the $125,164,600 re
y bv that corporation. Last
t the "aggregate capital stock re-'
L by 467 factories was $31,239,-1
exclusive ol the Old J?ort plant,'
hat this year's increase is $10,-,
ISO. Of the factories 422 report
t poTver. ;-'4 electric, 25 water, 12
Tir.e. 9 steam and water, 3 gas and
she a total employment of
v6 horse-pjwer. The number of
inns dependent upon them for
"hood is -2.rtSl. which is K5,83vS
, jhn reported last year. Six of
-report eicrht hours as the day's
"i. 'rven report nine hours, 436
mTt, 4S eleven h.iu'rs. 69 twelve ,
:. There is a decided tendency j
i 1 . 1 . ...... i Carantv prii
cent report increased Avages, 69
cent pay weekly, 11 per cent
;hly. 17 per cent semi-monthly,
v report 31.991 employes, against
:S last year, the increase being
I The highest wages a day are
". increase IS cents over hut
Lowest wacres. 93 cents, in-
le 9 cents. Of the adult employes
I ;r cent read and write and 87
I cent are children. Eighty-one '
lrrcnr say that children under 14
a r.nt work in factories: 7 per,
?ar thev should and 12 per cent t
ess r.o opinion ; S2 per cent favor j
palsorv school law ; 9 per cent I
e it and 9 per cent fail to ans- J
be question.
Durham, Special. Preliminary
steps have been taken in two heavy
damage suits to be brought against
the Western Unioa Telegraph Com
pany within a, few. days. The sum
mos has issued and the complaints
will be field within a few days. Mr.
Benjamin Lovenstein and Messrs.
Manning & Foushee are bringing
these suits for N. R. Sykes, of this
city, and C. P. Cates, of Haw River.
While the complaints have not been
filed it is said that the suits will
probably be for $5,000 each, certain
ly not less than $6,000 for the two
litigations, whieh are Drought on the
same action. These are mental
anguish suits growing out of the fail
ure of the company to deliver mes
sages announcing sickness and death.
Suit Against Southern.
Wilmington, Special. Suit "was in
stiuted in Superior Court here by
Mrs. Walter R. Kingsbury and
daughters, Misses Sallie and Lucile,
against the Southern Railway, alleg
ing $15,000 damages as the result of
injuries they received August 14th,
1907, in the wreck of a passenger
train of the company between Hen
dersonville and Toxaway, while they
were in the mountains last summer.
Herbert McClammy, Esq., is attorney
for the plaintiffs The complaint al
leges defective roadbed, rotten ties
and wournout rails and incompetency
in the management of the trail)
which was wrecked. The ease will
be tried in this county.
Toxaway Hotel Leased.
. Asheville, Special. Word was re
ceived from Atlanta to the effect that
the well known Toxaway hotel, on
Lake Toxaway, had been leased by
the Toxoway company, owners of the
string of famous hotels in the Sap
phire country, to a company promot
ed by C. A. Wood of Harvey & Wood
Hotel company, whose headquarters
are in Atlanta, Ga. It is stated that
the Toxaway hotel will be opened for
the season on June 11. The people
connected with the new company are
among the best known hotel people
of New England, the Atlantic and
Southern States.
Many Charters Issued.
eis'a. Special. The following
charters were issued: ,
iKsboro Wall Paper Company,
r:zed capital, $7,000; paid in 1
u. J. Holladav. A. C. Owen, '
. Holladav and W. J. Holladav. 1
corporators. :
Cotton Mills, King's Moun-
capital, $95,000 authorized ;
00 paid in ; J. S. Mauney, F. Dil-
and others, incorporators.
eensWo Boiler and Machine-
?asy increases capital from $50,-
to 8200,000. Issus of $75,000
'alive preferred stock created,
ham & Murphy Land Company,
ariotte; capita!. $50,000; J. A.
ja, J. E. Murphy and J. C. .
ay. incorporators. !
r't Cash Store, Bessemer ; capital
authorized: $1,000 paid in;!
fl. Harris.. A. B. Kimball and oth-
acorporators.
Educators of Women Adjourn.
Winston-Salem, Special. The first
annual meeting of the North and
South Carolina Association of Col
leges for Women, which has been in
session here since Tuesday, adjourn
ed at 1 o'clock Thursday to meet
next year at Spartanburg, S. C. The
visitors left for their respective
homes Thursday. The closing session
opened at 9 o'clock and was devoted
to a discussion of various matters
relating to the college work. At 11
o'clock there was an interesting con
test between the senior and junior
classes of the Salem Female College
in a game of basketball. A compli
mentary concert was given in the
Alumnae Memorial Hall to the dis
tinguished visitors. The programme
was in keeping with the institution's
reputation for high-class musical entertainments.
Rihtdlding at Cooleemee.
inston-SalPTn. SnAnl A iti-
-"ia tooieemee is authority lor
demerit that the damage to the
a mill at Cooleemee last week
f?ated $150,000. He savs that j
100 men are at work replacing j
wrned building. The manage- i
expects to resume operations in
(.ays.
Reunion Date Changed.
Winston-Salem, Special. At a
special meeting of the Norfleet Camp
of Confederate Veterans held last
week it was decided to change the
date of the annual reunion of the
State camp from August 19th, and
20th to August 12th and 13th, as the
latter dates will be more suitable for
the veterans of the State. Commit
tees from the Norfleet Camp and the
board of trade are now at work
making arrangements for the gath
ering, which is expected to number
between 1,500 and 2,000 old soldiers.
ora at Davidson.
Js U-chan-re Courts.
ei2h, Special . An exchange of
s has beTi yrr,nA -rr-;v. !
rB0r, wbprpJiT. TJ T or, A
r exchange terms. Judge
. i Hold court in Guilford and
Vjpril 13th and 27th, and
; ebb will hold court in An-
: , ' ' "j'iuna ana unainam,
ciiv j . 20th 27th and Mav 4th
Winds
Wson Q ,
An incident or
t rabl raia and windetorm '
hj afternooa was the1
V,ku f S0veral telegraph
iy, """uaa ira&K close
,t?re ,n the tr- A force1
jt'--n wiio bad just "stopped.
building on aecount '
t 1!J fortunately were able to
k ;i"st a few minutes.
:T'r. Fctnor funded the!
.epm' R!'?ht haye caused a
accident to the train.
. A Dys' Charters.
Special. The charters
1.1.
r!Qrany, High Point,
jn auttionzed, $7,000
Ew'pLT Clark' J- A- Lindsay,
v - '"wrporators.
v-.).i)!io, of Wflieh $15,000 I
rWrs!'rn-TT M- R GallP; G-
lJ-pwators.
Good Work Done.
Raleigh, Special. Grand Secretary
Drewry, of the Grand Lodge of
Masons, says the singing elass of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum last year
raised over $9,000, and that this has
bedn one of the most remarkable
features of this splendid institution.
The class will make a tour of the
State during the summer.
Fayetteville to Vote Bonds.
Fayetteville, Special. Fayette
ville will shortly vote on the question
of issuing one hundred thousand dol
lars of bonds for street paving. A
meeting of eitizens which was held
last week requested the board of al
dermen to call such an election, and
that body had already signified its
readiness to do so whenever the cit
izens made the request. The lr-st
Legislature passed an act authoriz
ing the election. It will probably be
held on May 4th, the date of the reg
ular municipal election. The vote
will likely be close, with probabili
ties favoring the bond issue.
TWO
With
White Boys Charged
Rhootins a Negro.
. Concord, Special. Dave Faulkner,
a negro, was shot Sunday night on the
highway near Bradford's Mill,-four
miles south of town. Pink Dry and
Jonas Tucker, white boys are held
under bonds of $200 each charged
with the crime. The circumstances
surrounding the shooting affair ap
pear ugly and may go hard with the
boys. The negro Is still alive.
SENT INFERNAL MACHINE
A Discharged Employe of White Oak
Mills Sends an Infernal Machine to
Mr. Cone But, Being Warned by an
Employe, the Package is Not Open
ed. Greensboro, Special. Hardin Ger
many, a discharged employe of the
White Oak -Cotton Mills, was arrest
ed and committed to jail charged with
sending through the mail an infernal
machine addressed to Mr. Ceasar
Cone, president of the Proximity and
White Oak Mills. The evidence
against the prisoner is very strong,
made so by the fact that he did his
work in a bungling manner. The
package was delivered to Mr Cone
Saturday morning, but the matter
was kept quiet until sufficient evi
dence to warrant an arrest had
been secured. Within 35 minutes af
ter being notified by telephone that
the guilty man was located, Unit
ed States Marshal Millikan had caus
ed a warrant to be sworn out and
had committed Germany to jail. The
suspected criminal was detained in
the office of the Proximity Mills un
til he could be placed under arrest
byMarshall Millikan, who was carried
to Proximity, a distance of two miles,
by Mr. E. Colwell, Jr., in his auto
mobile so uickly as to violate the
speed law several times over.
But for the fact that he had re
ceived a warning, doubtless Mr. Cone
would l ave opened the package and
received serious injuries. Mr. Cone
was engaged in conversation with
three of his brothers, Messrs. Sol, Ju
lius and Bernard Cone, at his home
Thursday night about 10 o'clock
when the doorbell rang. The ring
was answered by Mr. Sol Cone, to
whom was handed the note of warn
ing. The messenger appeared to be
intoxicated, and immediately after
delivering the note walked rapidly
away from the Cone residence. The
note, which was written in a legible
hand, on wrapping paper that had
been taken from the company store
at AYhite Oak, read as follows:
The Note.
"Mr. Ceasar Cone,
"Dear Sir: I pray that you will
not treat this as you usually do
anonymous letters, for believe me, it
is to your interest. Your life is at
stake. I learned to-night that there
lias been something mailed to you
that will explode when you open it.
If you receive a package that you
are not expecting, for God's sake
don't open it. I have very good
reasons for not giving my name.
Pleast don't treat this with contempt,
but be very careful. Do you want
the man who sent it arrested?
"Verv respectfully yours,
"WHITE OAK EMPLOYE."
Across the face of the envelope in
written: "Important. This letter or
its contents must reach Mr. Cone be
fore he receives his mail. Mr.
Ceasar Cone, home. His life depends
upon it."
The machine consisted of a narrow
box, loaded with powder, shot, etc.,
with matches fixed to fire the powder.
It was a clumsy affair but would
doubtless explode with terrific force
upon being opened.
Death of A. & M. Student.
Winston-Salem, Special. Mr. Er
nest Hines, a student of the A. & M.
College at Raleigh, who was taken
with a severe attack of appendicitis
a few days ago, died in a hospital
at Raleigh at 10:30 o'clock Saturday
night. Mr. Hines was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Hines, of Old Town,
who have been at his bedside ever
since he was taken ill. The remains
arrived here Sunday evening on the
7:30 o'clock train and were taken
to the home of the parents at Old
Town. The funeral services will be
held from the residence at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon and the interment
will follow in the Moravian grave
yard at Old Town. Mr. Hines was
a most excellent young man. He was
held in the highest esteem and had
many friends wherever he was known.
Holloway Case Compromised.
Durham, Special. The great dam
age suit of Mrs. Lucy R. Holloway,
administratix . of the estate of the
late L. Webb Holoway, who was kill
ed in the explosion o fthe Standard
Oil Company's tank here July 24th,
1906, which was started again Satur
day morning . in Superior Court, was
compromised by the agreement of the
defendant to pay the plaintiff $5,500
damages and pay all costs on both
sides. The plaintiff was suing for
$60,000.
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Movement For Another Bank For
Wilmington. j
Wilmington, Special. W. B. Coop-!
er. a leading: wholesale grocer and!
.business man, announces definitely-
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tnat ne is at me neau ox. a movement
for the organization o fanother nat
ional and savings bank herte with
$100,000 capital, half of which has
already been subscribed.
Negro Woman Falls Down Embank
ment and is Killed.
Wilmington,. Special. Twelve
miles down the river Sunday morning
at the foot of a steep delivity over
looking the stream near the high-tide
mark, the body of an old colored wo
man was found, her neck broken. She
visited in the neighborhood and
started home and is supposed to have
lost her way and toppled over the
embankment into the river. Her
neck was broken by the fall. A coro
ner's inquest was held, death being
assigned, as . resulting from an accident.
SEN'R BRYAN
DEAD
Florida's Junior Sedator Dies
After Short IHness
YOUNGEST MEMBER OF SENRTE
Elected Less Than Three Months Ago
to Succeed the Late Senator Mal
lory as Florida's Representative in
the Upper House of Congress.
Washington, Special. - United
States Senator William James Bryan
of Florida, died at Providence Hos
pital at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing of typhoid fever. It was only 73
days since he took his seat as the suc
cessor of the late Senator Stephen
R. Mallory, who died December 23d,
and 3 days of that time was spent in
his fight against disease. Several
times during Mr. Brayn's illness his
friends despaired of his recovery, but
as late as Saturday night the report
was given out that his condition had
taken a turn for the better. His
death, therefore, came as a surprise
and a distinct shock.
In physique Mr. Bryan was unfit
ted to withstand a protracted fever.
He was slight of build and of ner
vous temperament. He came to Wash
ington early in January from the
warm climate of Florida and from
the day of his arrival was far from
well. Finally he was compelled to
give up and was taken to Provi
dence Hospital. During the last few
days of his illness he was attended
by specialists from Johns Hopkins
University Hospital, Baltimore.
In Mr. Bryan the Senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the Fifty-ninth Con
gress on March 4th, a year' ago.
They were the two lite Senators from
Alabama, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Pet
tus; Mr. Mallory, of Florida; Mr.
Latimer of South Carolina; Mr. Proc
tor of Vermont ; Mr. Whyte, of Mary
land, and Mr. Bryan. Curiously
enough the last two were the oldest
and the youngest members of the
body. Mr. Whyte was 84 years old
and Mr. Bryn less than 32.
hough Mr. Bryan was in the
Senate too short a time to impress
his individuality on legislation, or to
take a prominent part in the consid
eration of matters in committee, it
is conceded that he would have be
come a forceful part of the minority.
Mr. Bryan was born in Orange
county, Florida, October 10th, 1S76.
He attended the public schools of his
State and Emory College, Georgia,
graduating from the latter institu
tion in 1S96. Three .years later he
was graduated from Washington and
Lee University and in 1S99 began the
practice of law in Jacksonville, Fla.
Until a short time before his appoint
ment to succeed Mr. Mallory in the
Senate he had served as solicitor of
the Duval Coiintv Criminal Court. He
was married to Miss Janet Allen, of
Lexington, Va.
Mr. Littlefield Resigns.
Rockland, Me., Special. A sensa
lion was caused in political circles
here by the receipt by Governor Wil
liam T. Cobb of a letter from Con
gressman Charles E. Littlefield, ten
dering his resignation as a member
of Congress, to take effect on Sep
tember 30th next. In the same mail
was a communication to the chair
man of the second, district Republican
congressional committee from Mr.
Littlefield, in which the latter gave as
the leason for his resignation his de
sire to resume his law practice, which
in a large degree, he has been com
pelled to abandon because of his con
gressional duties. The resignation
came as a great surprise to Governor
Cubb. and to the surprise of the Con
gressman's friends in this district
and was received with much regret.
Pirates Surrender French Vessel.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, By
Cable. The French fishing vessel Ba
leine, which was captured recently
by Moors near Cape Juby, and to
rescue which the French cruiser
Cassard was ordered to the coast of
Morocco, has been turned over to the
Cassard, together with the members
of the crew without ransom.
All Quiet in Hayti.
Port au Prince, By Cable Presi
dent Nord Alexis in an interview at
tee palace, declared that conditions
in the republic were absolutely tran
quil. Ho said that he did not ques
tioii his ability to preserve order
and protect interests here. Should
the powers, however, decide to keep
the warships in this harbor he would
not object, but he added that there
was no necessity for such a thing;
there was no possibility for such a
popular outbreak against the foreign
residents.
$75,000 Fire at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Special. Early Sunday
fire broke out in the wholesale vgro
ccry firm of the Four Company,
wrecking the establishment, gutting
the clothing store of Sake & Co., and
damaging the exchange of the South
ern States Telephone, and stocks of
E. II. Meeks & Co., electricians, and
L. P. Roberts & Co., grocers. Loss
$75,C00.
Will VISIT JAPAN
American Fleet Accepts Kind
Invitation of Emperor
RUSSIAN CODE DUELLO
MAY 00 TO CHINA IF INVITED
President Roosevelt and His Cabinet
Consider Long and Earnestly the
Cordial Invitation Front the Em
peror and Decide to Satisfy His
Desire to View the Big Sixteen.
Washington, Speeial. The Ameri
can battleship fleet is to visit Japan
The desire of the Emperor of the
island kingdom to play host to the
"Big Sixteen" was laid before Sec
retary Root by Baron Takahira, the
Japanese ambassador. The invitation
whieh was couched in the most cor
dial terms, was made the subject of
extended consideration by President
Roosevelt and his entire Cabinet.
Secretary Root was directed to ac
cept the invitation, and the accept
ance was laid before the Japanese
ambassador. It is regarded in offi
cial circles here as more than likely
that China will be next to bid for a
look at the fleet, and that should this
be the case the invitation would be
accepted.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral
Pillsbury, chief of navigation, are
arranging the details of the new
itinerary. With the exception of
China, it is believed to have been
determined that all other invitations,
fihonld any be received, will be de
clined, for at best the fleet will now
not be able to reach the Atlantic sea
board before the first of next March.
The itinerary which seems to be
tie most direct includes stops at
the Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Mel
bourne, Sydney, Manila, Yokohama
should that port be selected as the
stopping place in Japan possibly a
Chinese port, back to the Philippines
and then home by way of the Suez
eanal, with only such stops as are
necessary for coaling.
The fall target practice has been
planned to occupy a month at Ma
nila either before or after the visit
to Japan. The desire to have the
fleet return to its home station may
lead to a curtailment of the month
planned for Manila.
Japan will have the ships a week,
according to tenative plans.
The aceptance of the Japanese
invitation is regarded in official
circles as of considerable importance
in the way of , administration , of the
cordiality existing between the
American and Japanese govern
ments. The added trip is nearly
equal in distance to a voyage from
New York to Europe.
Census Report.
Washington, Special. The Census
Bureau in its final ginners' report for
the present year makes the total
cotton ginned this season 11,261,000
bales, counting round bales as halves
and including linters. Last year it
was 13,290.000. In 1906 it was 10,
725,602. By states the 'number of
bales are (running bales) North
Carolina, 648.517; South Carolina,
1,175.375; Texas, 2,271,724; Georgia,
1,891,900.
Force Reduced One-Half.
Nashville, Special. Five hundred
men who were employed in the Louis
ville and Nashville locomotive de
partment, Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway shops here,
have been laid off. Orders were is
sued to the men on account of de
creased business and the intention
of the road to decrease expenses on
every hand. This means a saving of
$30,000 a month to the road. There
are still over five hundred men in
the shops. Many of the men laid
off axe experienced wokmen.
Negro Soldiers Arrested For Murder.
Mobile, Ala., Special. Isham Bish
op Eilrod, 20 years old, an enlisted
soldier at Fort Morgan, was carried
back to Tazewell, Tenn., under a
charge of murder. The soldier ad
mits the killing, claiming that a man
named Harris killed his dog and that
lie killed Harris.
Norfolk & Western Employes Re
fuse Company's Proposition.
Roanoke, Va., Special. The em
ployes of the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company declined to accept
the proposition submitted to them by
the road on February 24th, which was
"that in any month that the com
pany's gross ernings are less than
$2,500,000 that their rates of pay
will be computed on the rates in ef
fect previous to the last adjustment:
this arangement to remain in effect
for a period of 10 months from the
date of its adoption."
Admiral Evans to Be Relieved.
Washington, Special. Official an
noon bdol, 8. dHwbb SRLZBBBB
nouncement was made Tuesday af
ternoon by Secretary Metcalf . thai
Rear Admiral Evans on his own
application and on account of ill
health will be relieved of command
of the 'batl'ships at San Francisco
and that he will be succeeded by Ad
miral Thomas, now second in com
mand. ,
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The Affair of Honor aa Outgrowth
of Memorandum, in Which Gen
eral Smirnoff Questioned the Cour
age of General Fock.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. Lieu
tenant General Smirnoff was serious
ly wounded in a duel fught here
Wednesday morning, with Lieuten
ant General Fock. The men met in
the riding school of the Chevalier
Guard Regiment and fought with
pistols, a distance of 20 paces sep
arating them.
A duel was caused by the memo
randum written by General Smirnoff
on the siege of Port Arthur, in which
he questioned the courage of General
Fock. The latter considered that his
honor and reputation were involved
and challenged the author of the
memorandum.
i
The riding sehool was placed at
the disposition of the combatants by
the command of the regiment and
the duel occurred with the fuU
knowledge and approbation .of the
military authorities. It was wit
nessed by several officers of high
rank and it was reported that several
women were present.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Generals
Fock and Smirnoff appeared at the
riding school. Without saluting they
took the places assigned by their sec
onds were his brother-in-law, Vladi
onds wrer his brother-in-law, Vladi
mir, M. Purishkevich, a member of
the Duma, and Captain Schultz, of
the navy, while for General Fock,
Captain Sido, adjutant to- General
Stoessel, and Lieutenant Pedgurskv,
one of the Port Arthur heroes, offi
ciated. The duelists were instructed to open
fire at the word of command and con
tinue until one or the other was hit.
At General Frock's fourth shot Gen
eral Smirnoff groaned and sank for
ward. He had been wounded in the
abdomen above the right hip. He
was carried in a litter to the military
hospital, where doctors employed
Roentgen rays to locate the bullet.
Mr. Cleveland Is 71.
Lakewood, N. J., Special. After a
quiet, family celebration of his 71st
birthday anniversary, Grover Cleve
land, for eight years President of the
United States, was able to say at
night that he was in better health
than for some time past. Mr. Cleve
land immensely enjoyed the little af
fair prepared in his honor in which
only those of the home circle and a
very few intimate friends partici
pated. The former President said :
"I am feeling much better than 1
have for some time before. Already
the benefit of the Lakewood climate
is apparent. A little trouble with my
feet had made ! impossible long walks
during the last few weeks. Today,
however, I was able to enjoy a longer
stroll than has been possible before
for many months."
Arson and Rape Charged.
Greenville, S. C, Special William
and Earle Payne, father and son, re
spectively, are lodged in the county
jail, both charged with capital of
fenses, of a different nature. The
elder Payne, who is 65 years of age,
is charged with arson, and the young
er one is charged with having ravish
ed a young negro girl. Earle Payne,
the young man, was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by the girl's par
ents, and while the latter were in this
city it is claimed that the elder
Payne burned their house. The evi
dence against both of them is said
to be strong. The Paynes are white
people and heretofore have borne
good reputations. Both crimes were
committed about four miles from the
city.
Georgian Kileld in Boiler. Explosion.
Folkston, Ga., Special. The boil
er at the saw mill of G. W. Moore,
at Homeland, blew up Wednesday
killing Mr. Moore, the proprietor, in
stantly, and seriously scalding three
other men. Mr. Moore came here
from north Georgia a few years ago
and was one of the wealthiest men
in this section of the State.
Unknown Nerro Shoot3 Two White
Men.
Jackson, Miss., Special. An un
known negro shot and fatally wound
ed Baxter and Rufus Burns at Burns,
Miss., late Wednesday. Both are
relatives of United States Senator
MeLaurin, of Mississippi. Governor
Noel has sent bloodhounds from the
Rankin county convict farm in pur
suit. The vicinity is greatly excited
and a large posse is reported assist
ing in the search of the culprit. The
cause of the shooting has not been
ascertained.
Gentral Stoessel' s Sentence.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. General
Stoessel has been granted a few
days mora liberty to arrange his per
sonal affairs and then he will be com
mitted to a fortress to serve the ten
ep.r sentence imposed upon him for
nrrendering Port Arthur before he
uad, in the courtmartial's opinion,
xhaustcd all means for its defense.
is Tkelv that the prisoner's con
finement will be rigorous.
Late JVetvj
In 'Brief
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
Rositer will . undoubtedly be ap
pointed public printer, succeeding?
Stillings, whose resignation has just
been sent in on demand of President
Roosevelt.
Siles Smith killed William Murphy
on a stock farm near Richmond, siy
in Murphy sought to rum his ho'ne.
Some of the employes of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad wiyy ac
cept the proposed wage reduction.
The Byrd Liquor law made many
Richmond clubs dry.
Two traveling salesmen were am
bushed and shot in Kentucky by ne
groes who thought them members of
a lynching party.
Bishop Walters of the African
Mehodist Episcopal church, says the
negroes will line up for Governr
Hughes and against Taft.
Hudson Maxim, the inventor of ex
plosives, advocates a strong navy
and says Japanese have been buy
ing large quantites of gun barrels.
William J. Oliver, the contractor,
is credited with a desire to make him
self the Republican boss of Tennessee
and national committeeman.
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, op
poses local option and thinks saloons
can be regulated more effectually by
other means.
Judge Landis who imposed a fine ot
$29,000,000 on the Standard Oil com
pany, let a laborer off with a fine of
1 cent without costs.
After an exhaustive search into tha
laws, Senator Rayner concludes that
the Constitution prevents Congress
frm passing a law to prohibit ship
ments of liquor from one State to an
ther. President Roosevelt is hard at work
on his omnibus corporation bill that
is expected to please both the trusts
and union labor leaders.
Members of both houses hepe that
Congress will be able to complete its
work and adjourn in May.
A dozen alleged evolutionists wera
dragged from their beds in Haiti and
shot.
Japan and China have agreed upon
a settlement of the steamer Tatsu
Maru affair.
Sir John Rodgers, Governor of the
British Gold Coast, praises the work
in Panama.
The news that the American fleet
would visit Australia was received
with great enthusiasm at Sydney.
Japan is seeking relief from tha
burden of the national railroads.
In the senate Mr. Bacon attacked
the President for "dictating" legis
lation. In the House Mr. Willets
blamed him for the panic.
Senator Carter, in replying to Sid
Bleber's statement, denounced Mr.
Bieber as the "Abe Ruef of Wash
ington." The House passed the postoffice
appropriation bill.
The investigating committee decid
ed to call many more witnesses in
the submarine boat inquiry.
Dr. H. W. Wiley urged the Moth
er's Congress to form a national
league for pure food in the home.
Chairman New states that the Re
publican National Committee will
not allow the interests of candidates
to govern it in deciding contests.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell delivered tha
first lecture at the University of Vir
ginia on the Barbour-Page founda
tion. Rev. William E. Allen, a retired
Methodist minister, died at Wake
field, Va., as a result of a cold caught
while conducting a funeral.
E. A. Warren, postmaster at Bris
tol," Va., has been informed that
charges involving undue political nat
ivity and immorality will be filed
against him.
Mrs. Elisabeth A. Schultz, of
Clcarbrook, Va., died as a result of
shofk. caused by the death or her
husband.
The Atlantic fleet is to visit the
Phillipines and Australia and return
by way of Suez.
Hugh Bonner, New York Fire Com
missioner, who fi:rA aftr o short
illness, had spnt practically his
whole life as a firprran.
New York's water engineer charg
that Sing S;ng penitentiary has
been stealing water perhaps for 20
years.
The Liberals cashed with the So
cialists in the TT"kp of Commons
and defated the Unmploved Work
men's bill.
The soft coal mine operators are
alleged to be holding b. - n vage
f ale agreement so as to deprive John
Mitchell of the credit of negoiating
it.
The Literary League of Chicago
ays it b?.s branches in every State
md will fight temperance everywhere
Germany plans to build 900 miles
f railroad in East Africa.
Tbo. sound steamer Richard Peck
railed by wireless message, took 450
passengers from the bunrng steamer
Providence without a mishap.
Governor Glenn offers a reward of
150 for Lee Fisher, the white man
vho shot down in cold blood R. F.
W. Alliston at Tryon on the 12th inst.
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