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cTRICTLY iW AUVARtL
irrms Gathered Tram All
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Moo-
re Fruit Escapes.
i-iaes. Special. The fruit
re county have been wit
renuous period. Friday
i the most tempestuous
Southern
n of Mot-
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ping a "
fcht one 1
r-
irins in ;
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iiuii, unit uuuu uu wiin ,
hlizzard ol snow
qnH io a . w - I
turday iroiiuiis inermometer
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I ' -. 1 J A II II I I M I fill I n I j-t-w. n
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;caied in ,b we. The frht j Ihe jury rendered its verdict in thir
)Sbig en. nib to cut with a knife, y-five minutes after, retiring to th
, .mc. up uutu uanas
y coum: ia me cuxupieie aestruc-
ti vi iccu
, in the- i.uiest blossom for several
vs ,an J everywhere hopes had been
rertameu ;t uumper crop, jol-,
iviii0- i"1 Mn.'t emu ;c ui xnaay
hit came another freeze Saturday
j done, the victims asserted. Many'o
rt. nrpinr.l men sav th frnst hn
1 .
ne no move tnan to turn out the
ssoms. leaving prospects of a rea-
l-ablv fair, if not a good crop. 'C
Tax Levy Is Unconstitutional
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isneiiif. ot-cvWi. uuge rxea
'oore. of the State Superior Court
nth. rendered his decision in the and liabilities are not large and th
after of the Southern Railway Com- failure is of no commercinal irapor
mv asair.st the commissioners and tance.
collector of Buncombe couaty,
ilding that the special tax of 15
hii on ti e 100 worth of propertv
roads and bridges, and 18 1-3
l::!5 ior nuevtst on Donas and sink-
fund v.ns uncoustitutional anu
l-aiid. and continued the iniunc-
barestraiiiir.ir the tax collector fro!i;
He.
jctins: from the Southern this tax!
.oanuasr 10 ?4:ou. rraciicaiv the
aie point was raised by complain- Anotlier charter goes to the Carolina
;:'s fonnst-1 relative to Mecklenburg JaPer Box Company, of Winston
miv on account of the e mmtv 1pv- Salem, $25,000, the -stockholders be-
ealO cent road tax, 15 cent bond lpS
and 23 cent convict tax and no
II tax to correspond.
A Davidson Home Burned.
Lexington. Special. News reached
I'm of the destruction by fire of
e residence ot Dr. J. E. Cathell, of
to, this county, in which about $4,-
i) worth of property was consumed Wilmington, Special. The Truck
id not a thing saved except a canary ers' Journal of this citv, savs that ii
Ird. The insurance carried amounts has
$2,250. The origin of the fire is all
tknown. The popular phvsician
as out on a professional call and
family and servants were away,
being about midnight when the fire fall
eurred. log-ether with the S-room this
use, all the doctor's instruments,
counts, medicines, his diploma, li-
pe, etc.. were destroyed, as were are
)0 pounds of pork and lard from time comes .
hogs. The loss is exceedingly
vy on the doctor. At present he
making his home with a neighbor,
r. Baxter Leonard.
Coffin On the Doorstep.
Charlotte. Special. Mr. and Mrs.
6. Russell, residents of Hickorv to
pore township, this countv. found a was
Ne miniature coffin on their front him
ph when they awoke, and in it a day
per demanding monev. The letter United States Marshal Dockery say
adorned with a skull, crossbones that
U a blackhand. The county author- ing
pes have two neia-uborins: voutbs shiners are bec6ming bolder and mon
-der suspicion, and will arrrst flier., desnarate. Not so much is going or
key refuse to divulge the names of now
suspects, but thev believe the af- at
ur to have been the prank of irrcs- Johnson are the worst counties in tin
Mole youths, and that is the view district for moonshining, while Rob;
p by the community. son
" At the office of the ,State Laboi
Mills May Shut Down. Commisioner it is learned that thert
Dallas. Special. The stockholders is some increase of work in the State.
iDP rntnvr.li tint A a matincr rm
it
uesdtir a .i,;,.i, 4.i, i, e make more complaints
mm was increased $13,000. It is Pau.lc inau. P"uapa
ed that the three cotton mills saying it is the real tiling ana nur
in operation in this town will
pa shut
d'-n for two months.
New Charters.
Raleigh. Special. New charters as
J'lows were issued Friday:
Hacieshnm p0nc,-rio rn9T.v
ith caoitn! nf nnn. w R ninwir'. stockholder,
forge Britts and George Stanback,
f-wporators,
Scott Library Company. Asheville, prepared and illustrated Pamphlei
P'tal $25,000; C. H. Bobbs, J. F. with designs lor puwic scnooi
0gand Henry B. Stevens, incor- this
iaiors. I was lssuea sumo
i There is talk of a fine new hote
fiisbury Qets a Good Price Tor Its at
$100,000 Bond Issue. at
Salisbury Special At a special Pns are not worked out yet, ou
special At a special x to; f thn investors has
-etincf of the h-ipi-l nf nllor-mpn Viids .
-..v. been looking over s'"""
- 'jpen, :,i tor the $100,000 bond is- pears impressed '
'e passod at a public election last ..i,,.. for a e0od
bevcrsil l,irl
ler due consideratinn tliat. of N. W.
' - j . v ' w rnsni i,.
Bg - ' f York was ac- sem W17,m
- - thi
'e sale is Ttiadp nrnvides that the tftls
all pay all legal expenses, pintle State
X- .-P- f!.r UbrarTs i,o00, and counting book.
ali.bnVv V T i which the United States senas
dliiDmy without anv PTchans-e char- vl"Vi: 1:1, 1 nnn a vear.
e su,, of $lOlM gam 18 Sme I V, securec
. ; Representative Page has securer:
To Young White Men Killed. two new R. F. D. routes one fron
son. SpeciaL-Thursdav night Seagrove, in Randolph county anc
Roberts and Turner Bailey, both the other from Cameron, m Moor
?ung white men, were killed about county.
miles wesfc 0f We. bv a Norfolk
era passenger tram. RobsTts
aa Bailey left hera l-n-rino- the after-
and got off at the first station
ivi iu waiis. UU W II LUC
track to tbAir linmAfi. Thev
8 killed in a dan est.
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rtiLiLfL, TOT ICS
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wvvwu"w ui me otatc
Benton's Slayer to Hang.
Fayetteville, Special. Sam Mur-
, " J ' aiia eivin, will pay with
" me ior the murder of James H
Rentn-n vU 1
nixLKU PrlTnP ho oA;.4.-j
O J o, vv-uuitreu
"uuuav arrpmnnn ttq1, ooj
Q C r I O - - J
oupenor i;ourt. Iip w v,j
.-Sy 01 murder in the first degret
:i. " was iuuna
Mil U-W. A n I J Is
exienainer over two Hnvo
juy room, xne accused showed con
ueraDie nervousness when broueh
v .uiu mc court room to receiv
the verdict ,but after it was renderec
he sank back into his seat without
eviaence 01 emotion.
Saloon Keeper Makes Assignment.
'7,- fulou' opeeiai. J. B. J
anaim, the saloon keeper whose li
mmngion, Special. J. B. J
CenSft Wac rononfl,. 1 j i n
- j xoueu oy int
' enecnye April lsl
irian"es m the man-
1
tan assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. Josenh J. T .if Ho- .TV loi
agent lor the Home Krpwino- r.nm.
, . . "!)'
pany, bein? the assie-nep Tht- acwti
.
Charters Granted.
Raleigh, Special. A charter is
granted the Johnson-McCubbin Com
pany at Salisbury, which will deal ir
real estate, build houses and factories
etc., capital stock $130,000. the stock-
!ioltlerl beinS Thomas P. Johnson, J
- vauueiiwu
W- B- Hemingway and others, al
lr0ni orioiK.
A commission is issued to Willej
C. Rodman, of Washington, D. C. as
major of the Second Regiment, vie
Sellers, resigned.
tv. t, tv. t;-
VjUia wwuer'
received teleeranliic renorts from
the leading trucking centres a
round Wilmine-ton and eastern "N"orib
Carolina and finds that little if anv
damasre, was done bv the recent snow
and consequent cold weather in
vicinitv. On account of reduced
acreage most growers have been able
to' straw their berry plants and thej
well protected until gathering
State News in Brief.
The United States Department oJ
Justice offers $100 reward for "tin
capture of Jim Staley, the negrc
moonshiner who shot Deputy Marsha
Henrv Reese. It ous;ht to be easj
identify and capture Staley as 1
shot twice. Several people sa
at Sanford the evening of th
on which the shooting occurred
moonshininsr is certainly increas
in this district and that the moon
as in the winter, but more thar
this time last year. Durham anc
leads in retailing..
is said that the sawmill paoplt
about tlii
them hard ana causea a uig ui
m prices.
A charter is granted the Leaksvill
Light, Power and Milling Company
to furnish electric power, etc., tk
amount of the capital stock being
$40,000 and E. B. King the chieJ
w,wvu,
The State Superintendent of Pub
Wo Tnstmetion has issued a very wel
taking the place oi on
Lakeview, with Western capita
the back of the scheme. Thi
. ii- ,-.rA ond cm.
with .LaKeview as
summer and wintei
j? i.,0c in thi
heinsr a ffain oi aimuai. j
DeiDg 5 xu oct fnr vears
Capt. U. R- Stuart, of Charleston
as notified Representative Webl
that the plans and specifications toj
the King's Mountain monument ar
ready, and on the 23d of April hi
will consider bids for its construction
The cost is to be $30,000.
PITTSBORQ. CHATHAM COUNTY. tL 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL
TRAINMENACQUlfTED
Trial of Engineer T?.itmw auri
KTS&T
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sponsible For Wreck on Southern
End With Not Gniltv -uwiw v'
Jnry. ... ,
Tml-It- -I i . .1
Mivign, opeeiai. The rarv n Rn.l
perior Court late SaturdaV night
quitted Southern Railwav nrtr.i,
r2S-:' 'EnfeT' Rippey,
:r:ru "u mansiaugnter because
ui me iatai collision nt. Aura
Train Dispatcher Victor Parvin and
his assistant are yet to be tried on
me same charge.
Tn StiiT-lvn.n L XI
tmuation of the hearing of the trial
of Conductor Oakley and Engineer
Kippey of the Southern Railway, on
me charge ot manslaughter in cans-
ing the fatal collision of freight and
naSM. : i . p ii
,xfm& iast ran, a mile the
fii.nc-p art a sr n K. j.1 " . .
a " 1 -a-uuuiu, m i-niB county,
A great many witnesses were nnt. nn I
T?gw5.he?l beiT Sta,te Tre.as
ljacy, who is a veteran locomotive en-
gneer.
Many witnesses testified to the
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men, Ripley having been fireman or
engineer for 33 years on the Southern
and never before charged with care-
lessness. He swore that he
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naa oiuji. me aitemoon oi tne acci-1
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xoigot nis oraers to stop and
"r"111 wu. uaKiey was m xianna and at the mine, where hua
taking up tickets when the train pass- dreds of persons are ronpxpo-afpi in.
ed Auburn and when the collision
occurea. JiiX-uovernor Aycock led in
trip flrommont -P. V. J j I
" "uo ucicuse a,uu was i
""""";u ounciior dames ior the I
k-'l1tc. I
SJ4-A4.A
iorn Train at Washington.
wasnmgton, JN. C, Special. The
corn growers' special train 'of three
cars sent out under the ausnic.es of
the State agricultural experiment sta- I
tion and the Norfolk ' & Southern
Railway arrived in the citv at 10
o'clock Saturday moraine and was!
welcomed by a large crowd of citi-
zens and farmers from all over the
country. The special remained in
this city two hours and during this
time a number of interesting as well
as instructive lectures were made bv I
members of the party on scientific I
corn culture and how to produce
more corn to the acre than hereto-
fore, on seed selection, fertilizer plant
diseases, etc. The lectures were care-
fully followed up by exhibits of corn I
specimens. In the party were C. B. I An a :tew minutes many men volun
Williams, director of the North Car- teered to enter the mine to rescue any
olina experiment station : Tait But-
ler, State veterinarian; F. L. Stevens,
bioloffist : R. I. Smith. entomolnHsf
Dr. George T. Winston, of the A. &
M. College; A. D. Samuels, specialist
of the United States Department of
Agriculture; T. J. Hudson, land and
maustnai agent ot the JNortoiK & I
Southern Railway.
Criminal Assault Attempted.
Belmont, Special. An unsuccess
ful attempt at criminal assault was
made on Miss Gladys Purnell, dau
ghter of Rev. T. H. Purnell, about 7
o clock Saturday evening bv an un
known negro, who made good his es
With thp ATrcentinn nf Mis
Gladys, the family was sitting on the
front piazza, when they were aroused
cape.
by her screams in the rear of the
home. Just as she had stepped out of
the house a negro grabbed her and
bound a rag around her mouth. Her
screams frightened the negro and he
fled. Bloodhounds were brought at
once from the convict camp near here
but could not strike the trail, a crowd
having gathered and obliterated the
tracks
Chief of Police Shot.
Elizabeth City, Special. Chief of
Police A. G. Bell was shot through
the left leg Saturday afternoon by
James Uurch, a negro, whom he was
attempting to arrest. Bell shot twice
at the negro, but neither shot took ef-
Toif T-rIio ftfnnnra Thnmns anrt I
tt i j iT t.
a j v. Tn
CU IU mc icuo uvCxFUwci-
ed and handcuffed the negro. He
broke loose from the hand cuffs and
struck Bell, but he was overpowered
again and hurried to jail. Bell is not
seriously hurt. The negro was want
ed in Edenton for shooting the engi-
neer of the steamer Plymouth some j
mnnth a?o. I
First Solid Car of Truck Shipped.
Wilininonn. Rnecia!. The first I
snlil mt nf lettnee and radishes from I
the east Wilmington section went for- J
ward Thursday and was from the
farms of Messrs. William E. Springer, I
D F. Kine and VV. 1. jams cons.
lettuce now bringing from $2 to
$2.50 a basket and radishes from 2
to 2 1-2 cents a bunch. The outlook
for the" crop is very promising in all I
Baggage Thief Arrested in Chicago. .
Chicago, Special. Harry Dnscoll,
alias Henderson, was arrested here 1 1
on information furnished by the po- I
lice of Richmond, Va. Driscoll is said
to be wanted on charges of stealing I
baggage worth $3,500 from railway I
stations m Richmond. It is claimed I
that Driscoll made a practice of du
plicating baggage checks of promin
ent persons and in this way obtain
ed .their baggage. He will be taken
to Richmond.
Tar Heel Items.
John W. Stewart was appointed
United States Senator to succeed the
late Redfield Proctor.
Thomas S. Rollins, of Asheville, is
appointed a member of the central
campaign committee of the State
Anti-Saloon League.
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ISGORES DIE IN
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r,rc foHows Erosion Deep
in Coal Shaft
PFvPUFDv men tucm inrm
LIYtO
111 a Desperate Effort to Reach the
Bodies of 18 Victims -tn,
Survivors of Explosion, Probably
60 Rescurers Met a Similar Fate by
a Second Explosion in the Hanna
Mines of the Union Pacific Coal
Company.
4 VOOIUIC
Cheyenne, Wyo., Special Between
55 and mlnn'R SJX'Z
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Most their lives in two exnlosions in
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coai mine no. l of the Union Pacific
Coal flnmnanv of tt nn. ,
dons were caused by gases and coal
dust, and each was followed bv fire
The firct
o'clock, killi
j - luiirao, niuiuuilllj
. i mi cc UUSBCO.
The second explosion occurred at
10:30 o'clock at night, snuffin- out
the lives of from 40 to 50 rescurers
including Rfafp Mir. t.. rv W
,. o ""' iuopcvcui. u. lrj..
-cjiie.
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ihe wildest excitement prevailed
eluding- widows, chilrl rpn a n A nth or
relatives of the victims. Men and
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7 - iuu vvuvi
"umcii are l'unmng aoout wnniiiaf
meir nanas and crvinsr. while manv
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Hue children. nrit f
mothers, are sobbine- with fpar.
When the second exnlosinn nwnr.
rea? additional appeals were lele
graphed to all surrounding towns for
assistance. One train is msliino- wpcf
from Omaha, carrying officers of the
Union Pacific Railroad and of the
Union Pacific Coal comnanv.
The regular force of men emnlov
ed at mines Nos. 2 and 3 were pressed
into rescue work, which is extremely
aiincutt.
"The bodies of four of the 18 men
wn lost their lives in the first ex
plosion, were found Sunday nisht. but
owlng to the increasing volumes of
&as? which threatened to explode at
any moment, no effort was made to
remove them to the surface
At 3 o'clock the fire reached the
as aud a terrific explosion followed.
Posslhle survivor. Fumes and fire
hindered the rescurers but they made
some progress. After a long strug-
S'le the volunteers got well into the
Those on the surface had be
San to expect results from the intre
Pia aar n 01 Tne rescurers, out at
nit iii
" " luc "'
by a second explosion that partly
shut off the shaft of the mine and
most likely killed the volunteers.
The victims are all below the tenth
level and it is probable that flames
have consumed the corpses.
Bomb Thrown in New York.
New York, Special. Saturdav as
the police were dispersing a crowd of
10?00. i(le PeoPle who were holding a
so?ah?tlc meeJm- without a permit,
a oomo was tnrown witn lening ei-
fe- Thf bonrb, was fended for the
Poll,ce who with rough firmness had
broke up a meeting of 10,000 unem-
K'y, , ,luuea P" . "
iae nanQb lf . asf?hm'
wounding him, killing his companion
unnS slh fur P?hcemen anJ
Jrowmg to the ground a score of
those who were massed in the vicin
ity.
To Try Banker Montgomery.
New York, Special. William R.
Montgomery, former president of
the Hamilton National Bank, who
was indicted on two counts charging
the over-certifieation of checks, will
trial before Justice
K. . . . . .
Dowling in the Supreme Court. Mont-
komery has entered a plea of not
f indictment
J
Gnilty of Embezzlement.
Macon, Ga.r Special. The jury in
the case of former Cashier U. M.
Orr. of the failed Exchange Bank,
charged with embezzling funds of the
nanV. after beina" out about three
and -one-half hours, returned a ver
diet of guilty. Judge U. V. Whipple
sentenced the defendant to seven
vears in the penitenitary. A motion
for a new trial was made
Germany Accepts Hill
Cable.-Emperor Wil-
Ham, having been fully advised as to
the attitude ot fresiaeni nooseveu
nd .the feeling of the American
public in regard to the alleged re
fusal of His Majesty to receive Dr.
Uavid Jayne Mia as American am
bassador to Germnay, in succession
r.hnrlpmfle-np! Tower, has with-
drawn all the expressions of di;
axmroval he recently sent to Presi
dent Roosevelt and would be pleased
tQ receive .Dr. Hill as American am-
bassador.
Murdered Woman Found in Bed.
Trenton, N. J., Special. Mrs.
Frances Kabe was found dead in bed
at her home at Fallsington, Pa.,
Sunday morning with two stab
wounds in the body and a fractured
sknlL ! The woman had been murder
ed and had "been dead at least 24
hours when the body was discovered.
A broken chair and other conditions
in the room gave evidence of a
struggle. There is no clue to the
murderer.
MINE
SHOT COLORED MAN
Congressman Heflin Uues His
Pistol on Darkey
AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE
Alabama Representative Promptly
Attacks Negro .Who Resents His
-aoiia Admonition to Cease Drink
ing in the Presence of Ladies.
Washington, D. C, Special. In a
desperate affry on Pennsylvania ave
nue car Friday night a negro and a
white man were shot by Congressman
jl nomas J. tlenin, of Alabama. Thos.
Lumby, the negro, was shot in the
head and is in a critical condition
and Thomas McCreary, a New York
norse trainer, is suffering from
wound m the leg. The shooting of
jxcreary was accidental. Mr. Hef
lin was arrested and taken to the
sixth police precinct station, where
the charge of assault with intent to
kill was placed against him. Later
he was released on $5,000 bail.
The shooting occurred shortly after
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v iis me car reacned the cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Sixth street, hound for Capitol Hill.
Congressman Heflin. acflomnnniprl
by Congressman Edwin J. Ellerbe, of
South Carolina, had boarded the car
at Twelfth street and . Pennsylvania
avenue, Mr. Heflin being on his way
to deliver a temperance lecture af.
the Metropolitan Methodist Episco
pal cnurch, 'our-and-a-half street
and John Marshall Place. Upon
boarding the car he observed two
negro passengers, one of whom was
Thomas Lumby, and who was in the
act of taking a drink from a bottle
of whiskey. There was a number of
other passengers, including several la
dies. Mr. Heflin says he remonstrat
ed with Lumby, and asked him to
stop drinking, saying: "Don't take
that drink, there are ladies here and
it is not right. It is against the law
for you to do this thing in a street
car and I hope you will put that
bottle away." The other negro, who
was sober, attempted to take the
bottle away from his friend, but fail
ed. It is said that Lumby became of
fended at Mr. Heflin 's remonstrances
and applied vile epithets. As the car
reached Sixth street and Penns3rlva
nia avenue Mr. Heflin and Lumby
wore engaged in a desperate struggle.
Mr. Heflin, who is a large, powerful
man, succeeded in throwing Lumby
off the car as it came to a stop. Most
of the occupants of the car hastily
alighted, including Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Creary. The negro fel to the ground
on being pushed off the car. He arose
and it is said began cursing Mr. Hef
lin again and made a motion for his
hip pocket as if to draw a weapon,
whereupon Mr. Heflin fired at him
through the car window, missing the
negro and hitting Thomas McCreary,
who was about 20 feet from the car.
Mr. Heflin fired once or twice again,
one of the shots striking Lumby in
the head above the ear. 'Lumby
ran a short distance and fell. An
ambulance was called and he was
taken to the Emergency Hospital. The
conductor of the car disappeared and
Offrcer George N. Scriven took
charge of the car and ran it to Third
and Pennsylvania avenue.
There Representative Heflin was
escorted by Officer Scriven to the
Capitol Hotel and later was taken to
the police station in a cab.
He was not locked up.
" Mr. Heflin explained at the station
his reason for going armed. He is
author of a "Jim Crow" car law in
the District of Columbia and says
that since he introduced the measure
he has received many letters of a
threatening character, and secured
permission from the authorities to go
armed.
Mr. Heflin represents the fifth Ala
bama district in which the Turke
gce Insviiute, of which Booker T.
Washington is at the head, is locate
The Aldrich Bill Passes.
Washington, Special. The Aldrich
currency bill was passed by the Sen-,
ate by a vote of 42 to 16, in the main
a party vote. Previous to the tak
ing of the vote on the Aldrich bill,
a vote was taken on the Bailey sub
stitute authorizing the government,
insted of the national banks, to issue
the emergency circulation for which
the bill provides. Tlhe vote oh the
substitute stood 40 to 13, and this
vote was entirely partisan, even Sena-
. T71 11 11 ii n,Uli
tor ijaj? onetre casung ma ui yh.u
the Republicans.
Mine Owners Fear Trouble.
Seattle, Wash., Special. Serious
trouble is threatened at the Treadwell
mines on Douglass Island, where eight
hundred miners are striking. The
strikers, it is charged, have stolen
large quantities of powder from the
mine stores and threaten to destroy
the works if non-unionists are landed.
Trorcs have been ordered from Fort
Seward to preserve order.
Earthuake Destroys Town.
Meaico City, Special. Chilapa, a
town of 15,000 inhabitants in the
State of Guerrero, hajs been shaken by
an earthquake. Friday the shocks,
two "In number, occurred early Fri
day evening and were followed by
fires which, originating in a dozn
places among the tumbling building3,
joined in a conflagration that swept
th town.
1.
1908.
NO. 34.
SMITH SUCCEEDS WHYTE
Former Governor of Maryland, Al
ready Elected to Senate For Six
Year Term, Js Chosen to Fill Out
Unexpired Term of Senator Whyte
Election to Be Questioned.
Annapolis, Md., Special In separ
ate sessions the Democratic mem
bers of the two houses of the Legis
lature voted unanimously for former
Governor John Walter Smith for
United States Senator to fill out the
unexpired term of the late William
Pinckney Whyte. Ex-Governor
Smith, already has ben chosen for
the full six-year term beginning
March 4th, 1909. . The "Republican
members decided at a caucus not to
participate in the election, taking the
ground that any other course would
be in violation of the Federal sta
tutes. One member of the House,
however, bolted the caucus and voted
for Congressman William H. Jack
son. It is understood that the legality
of the election will be questioned, it
being contended that the necessary
time between the notice to the Legis
lature of a vacancy and the election
of a successor had not elapsed as re
quired by low.
Former Governor Stewart Apointed
to Succeed Late Senator Proctor.
Rutland, Vt., Special. John Wal
cott Stewart, of Middleburg, was ap
pointed to the United States Senate
by Governor Fletcher D. Proctor to
fill the vacancy created by the recent
death of Senator Redfield Proctor.
Mr. Stewart has aoomtaA TTi f
will expire this coming fail, when the4
Legislature meets in regular session,
Mr. Stewart is 83 vears of asre.
Merely Settles Jurisdiction.
Washington, Special. In the case
of the State represented by Sheriff
lhomas F. Hunter, of Buncombe
county, appealed from the Circuit
Court of the western district of
North Carolina, the Supreme Court,
Mr. Justice Harlan dissenting, sus
tains Judge Pritchard. The decision,
read by Mr. Justice Peckham, was
handed down Monday morning, along
with the famous Minnesota case, both
of which involved the question of
jurisdiction. In no sense des this
decision invalidate the North Caro
lina rate law, but settles the habeas
corpus jurisdiction.
Ask For Protection Against Black
Hand.
Jackson, Miss., Special. John
Womack, his brother and son, prom
inent planters of Simpson county,
Mississippi, appealed to Governor
Noel in person for protection against
Black Hand threats. The men were
ordered to leave Simpson county
within 30 days or "stretch hemp,"
meaning they would be hanged.
Governol Noel advised the men to
return to their homes and be on ac
tive guard. ' '
Church and Depot Blown Down.
West Point, Ga., Special. A se
vere wind storm late Monday at Riv
er View, Ala., blew do'ivn a Methodist
church and the Chattahoochee Val
ley Railroad depot, unroofed one
store and slightly damaged several
other buildings. A heavy rain fol
lowed the wind storm, adding to the
damage done by the latter. No loss
of life has been reported.
Night Riders Shoot a Negro."
Hopkinsville, Ky., Special-A band
of night riders rode at midnight into
Godenpond village, and later firing
off guns went to the hotel and forced
Tom Weaver, a engro tobacco packer
to accompany them. They took him
a short distance and told him to run.
When he failed to obey promptly the
riders began shooting at him, two
bullets entering his shoulder and hip.
Railroad Wreck; Twelve Killed.
Bergin, Ky., Special. Twelve per
sons were injured, several fatally,
when a passenger and a freight on
the Cincinnati Southern met in a
head-on collision three miles north of
here Tuesday. Both engines- were
smashed and rolled down a thirty
five foot embankment with several
coaches.
- A Chicago Franchise.
Chicago, Special After a - fight
that has extended through the admin
istration of Mayor Dunne, the city
council, after a fight lasting until
early Tuesday voted - an amended
franchise to the Commonwealth Edi
son Company. The new franchise, its
enemies declare, gives the company a
virtual monopoly in furnishing elec
tricity for light and power,1 giving it
a right to discriminate in rates for
service furnished and to charge what
ever it may please for emergency ser
vice. One Killed in Tennessee Wreck.
Memphis, Tenn., Special-One man
was instantly killed, another probab
ly fatally injured and fiv$ others
baly hurt in a rear-end collision be
tween a work train loaded with la
borers and a freight train on the Illi
nois Central Railroad early Titesday
The accident occurred at New South
Memphis and was caused by a dense
fog.
Late JVebvj'
In 'Brief
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
Consideration of the agricultural
appropriation bill was begun in the
House Tuesday. The amount carried
by -the measure is $11,431,346.
The House defeated a resolution
calling on the President for the in-.
formation gathered by the Govern
ment in regard to violations of the
law by corporations.
The Senate passed the bill to in
crease the pay of men in the life
saving service.
President Roosevelt has determin
ed to, send another message to Con
gress dealing with labor and corporation-
legislation.
At the invitation of the Mikado,
the American fleet will visit Ja
pan. Otho G. Mears is said to be slated
for judge in the Eleventh -Virginia
district if Judge Blackstone is re
moved. .
John Wade, 75 years old, i
charged with assaulting Sadie Jones,
an 8-year-old Richmond girl.
"Night Riders", have appeared in
the tobacco district of Virginia.
A heavy snow fell in Virginia,
from the mountains to the coast.
Government officials have arrested
a number of foreigners at Clarks
burg, W. Va., for violation of the
alienv labor laws.
- Norfolk, and Western employes re
fused to acept the proposed cut in
their wages.
Bishop C. H. Fowler of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, died in New
York .
The Connecticut Democratic Com
mittee failed to indorse William J.
Bryan.
A Milwaukee business man chloro
formed and killed his wife as she
slept and then fatally shot himself
because his married life was unhappy
and he had become infatuated with
another woman.
Warrants have been issued for of
ficers of the defunct Standard Title
and Trust Company on the charge of
defrauding the stockholders.
Two customs inspectors at El Paso,
Texas, killed each other, apparently
in mistake for smugglars.
The gross receipts of the United
States Steel Corporation were largeii
by $60,257,S41 in 1907 than the yeai
before.
John (Mitchell, retiring president oi
the United Mine Workers, adjourned
the convention at Indianapolis with
a benediction.
Judge Holt, in the United State
Circuit Court of New York, ruled
that the Sugar Trust could monopo
lize the refining industry without be
ing liable under the Sherman AntJ
Trust law.
The Grand Pacific Hotel in Chica
go, which belongs'' to the Levi L,
Leiter estate, was damaged $100,000
by fire.
The Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence. of the Methodist Episcopal
church continued its sessions at
York, Pa.
The people of Canton, China, hav
denounced - the surrender of th
Tatsu Maru and have started an in
tense anti-Japanese agitation.
According to a Paris dispatch, f
Dutch scientist will go to the Conga
to cross man with an ape with a view
to creating a new race.
In its decision in the Cosmopolitan
Shipping Commpany case the Inter
state Commerce Commission holds
that it has no jurisdiction over ocean
rates.
A force of Peruvian soldiers is
pursuit of smugglers, has invaded 8
Chilean town.
Senator William James Bryan oi
Florida, the youngest mmember oi
the Senate, is dead. -
The German press has decided not
to print the proceedings . of th
Reichstag until an apology is made
for an insult to the reporters in th
gallery. '
The Prince of Monaco will not go
to Romme because he would have to
visit the Quirinal, which would be
objectionable to the Vatican.
Cars Plow Into Store.
Detroit, Mich., Special. Over a
score of people were injured when an
interurban car on the Ann Arbor
branch of the Detroit United Rail
way bound into the city from Jack
son, Mich., svas derailed by defec
tive rails .near Thirty-first street and
plowed across" the brick pavement in
to a store building. The car was
wrecked and the front of the two-story-
building -was demolished.
Twenty people were taken to the
hospitals for treatment and many
others sustained minor injuries.
Tragic Results of Dog Bite.
Memphis, Tenn., Special. Bitten
by a dog on Monday and developing
rabies despite the Pasteur treatment,
Andy Thompson, a - machinist," .escap
ed from his nurse and bit three wo
men and two men before he Was
overpowered. He later choked him
self to death in his agonies by tying
a collar around his neck. AH those .
bitten have been taken to New Or
leans, for the J?asteur treatment.