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PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, WEDNESDAY. JtFLY 22. 1908
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Items Gathered from All Sections of the State W
Ocean View Destroyed
Vi lming! c'4, Special. Thursday
morning at 7.30 o'clock firo destroyed
the Ocean View Hotel and several
buiMiugs in close proximity, includ
ing the restaurant, bar, ten-pin-alleys,
ete. Lumina," the only big attrac
tion pavillion, had a .narrow escape
from destruction, having caught sev
eral times. The fire originated in a
Greek restaurant. Guests of the
Ocean View Hotel lost many of their
personal effects. A bucket brigade
of bathers and others fought the fire
valiantly, doing good work. The Wil
mingtcu fire company arrived after
ti? tire had been gotten under con
t;al. The Ocean View Hotel was lo
cated cn the extreme southern end
cf ti e beach at the terminus of the
elrctrie car line, and was the first
built at that report. Lumina, theJ
pavilion hai"i by, was built by the
railroad people. It is one of the
handsomest and most attractively
fitted up pavilions on the Atlantic
coast, and its escape from destruc
tion is a matter of much gratification.
Library Presented.
Keanokc Rapids, Speeial. There
vras a largo assemblage of the citi
zens of Roanoke Rapids at the public
school house last week, the occasion
beir.sr the presentation of a beauti
ful and costly library to the town by
Mr. John Armstrong Chanler. The
books were useful an;"1 instructive
snd will be of great benefit to the
people. He told them that he would
increase the number of volumes - by
one hundred, annually. Mr. Chanler
made a great speech and predicted
that in the near future Roaoke Rap
ids will grow" to be a large city. He
is greatly beloved by the people here
because of his great sympathetic
heart and the many charitable deeds
cone bv him.
Run Over by an Engine.
Asheville, Speeial. Ross Ander
son, assistant trainmaster on' the
As'jeville (V vision and a member of
the Asheville Fire Department met a
tragi? death cn the local ards of the
Southern by being run over by a
switch engine. There are two ver
sions as to the fatal accident. One is
that Mr. Anderson was attempting
to cross the tracks and failed to seej
the engine or to realize that it was i
0 close on him. 'Another is that he I
attempted to board tne engine, mis
sed the running board, and was
tin-own beneath the wheels. He was
killed instantly and terribly mangled.
Navy Deserters RsiuniecL
Whstcn-Salem, Speeial. Police
man Bryr.11 received a telegram from
ft navy officer at Norfolk, Va., (Vrect
ia? him to bring Thomas H. Martin
?ud Jesse A. Powell, who deserted
from the Iowa several weeks ago, to
that city ct once. Martin and Powell
were arrested last week while beat
ing a ride on the train. They will
be taken -to Norfolk. .Tho two men
with ether prisoners came near es
caping froEi jail. They had gotten
cut cf their cell and were cutting a
hole- in the brick wall when their
plans wore di-eovered by a negro
who notified the jailer. .
Drowned in Lumbar Siver.
Lambcrton. Spscial. Fester Thomp- ,
on. colored, aged 5 years, was
ai owned in Lumber river six miles
west of Lumbertoa Tuesdav after
neon while in bathing. His body
the bottom of the river, which was,
t tnai fpet, about 13 feet deep. A
''i sperate effort was made by a fellow
bather to save Lira. . Coroner Rancke
v.t-s called to hold an inquest, but
upon his arrival it was found un
necessary. From Saloon to Dms Store.
Tarboro, Special. J J M. Dixon one
of the proprietors of the five saloons
of town, has purchased the majority
of the stock in the EiYrecombe Drug
Company, the deal having been com
pleted Inst week. The Edgecombe
Drug Company was incorporated
January 8, 1907. Dr, Dixon has
Purchased the stock of Jas. R. "Gas
kill, Drs, J. M. Baker, W. J. THigpen,
find J. n. llarrell. '
Drowned in Cape Fear.
Wilmington, Special. Mack Bor
kaax, IS years old, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. II. Bordeaux, of this city, Avas
drowne;j from the government dredge
Hercules as he was attempting to
Efep aboard from a seow doAvn the
"for below Big Island. He was em
ployed as a deck hand on the dredge,
and was well thought of by his com
panions. The remains were brought
the heme of the parents in this
"ty and the funeral will be conduct
or from the family residence. He
loaves his parents and several sisters
and brothers.
Firemen's Relief Fund.
Raleigh, Specials-Insurance Com
Edssioner Young is eending out checks
Jo tise different cities sad towns for
tax received unefcr tbfl Firemen
plicf Fund, Under tbf tow -the tas
ball of en per mt, coueetaa
wia tfcs prctei'affii; received from k
atcace oh the property within the
cr town and amounts to $8,805.
Fifty-one eitie3 in the Stat are
teuZMism of Che fund.
Company Is Bankrupt.
. Greensboro, Special. After hear
ing argument of counsel in the Unit
ed States Circuit Court Judge Boyd
adjudged the Pomona Cotton Manu
facturing Company a bankrupt and
named as permanent receivers Messrs.
H. Fries, of Winston-Salem; J. C.
V at kins, of Greensboro, and A. E.
Moore, of Gastonia. Messrs. Fries
and Watkins were namixl as tempo
rary receivers on the 7th bst.
Messrs. Fries and Moore were ap
pointed receivers by Judge Free1
Moore.-
Court, on March 16th. The bank-4
rupicy proceedings were instituted by
C. L. Williams, receiver cf the City
National Bank; J. E.. Latham & Co.,
cotton brokers of this o
creditors. Pending a sale of the
property it is said the mill may be
put in operation. It has been idle
for the past six months.
Had Physician to Both. -
Wilmington, Special. P. McNair,
a leading wholesale grocer and river
boat owner, and T. D. Love, secre
tary and treasurer and genral mana
ger of the Wilmington Iron Works,
engaged in a personal difficulty over
a business transaction.-on . the wharf
of the steamer Lyon here last week,
ss a result of -sphich McNair struck
Love over the head with a chair and
Love cut McNair in the lower left
side, a superficial gash about three
inches long. The passing of the lie
is said to have precipitated-, the
trouble between the men. Both were
attended by a physician, but neither
was seriously hurt.
A Children Are Poisoned. -
Wilmington, Special. Twenty-one
children, members of - a party from
Grace M. E. church Sunday school
on an excursion to Caroliua Beach,
twelve miles below Wilmington, be
came violently ill while on their out
ing, supposedly from eating ice cream
purchased from a local dealer, the
symptoms being largely of ptomaine
poisoning. News reached.- the city by
telephone of the poisoning and two
physicians were sent to the beach as
rapidly as possible on a speeial trip
of; the steamer Southport. All the
children suffered violent nausea but
they are doing well. It is believed
that no o;aths will result from the
experience but several of the children
had a very close call.
Young Lady Disappsrs.
Charlotte. Special. On Friday
morning Miss Mattie Havis disap
peared from the home of her brother-in-law,
Mr. W. W. McDonaldi, who
resides on North Brevard street.
Miss Havis is a stenographer, and
has been employed by the Charlotte
Supply Company. Because of her
leaving home without saying any
thing to her people, and without any
cause, her friends are mueh disturb
ed and fear that her mind may be
temporarily affected.
Stsam Bakery Chartered.
Raleigh, Special. A charter was
issued last Aveek to the Washington
Steam Bakery, Greensboro, with
authorized capital of $50,000 and
with $10,000 subscribed by George
F. Suppes, Geo. W. Brandt and J. E.
Brandt, Jr.
North State Items.
The Beidsviile Paper Box Company
is chartered with- $25,000 capital by
W. H. Toy, II. R. Scott and others.
Another charter is- to the SniderrRaL
ney Company, of Salisbury, capitol
$15,000, bv A. H. Snider, L. A. Rai-
ney and others tor wholesale grocery
business,
News comes to ths Stats Superin
tendent of Public Instruction that;
there are 210 teachers from various;
western counties attending the sum
mer school for teachers at Boone,
Watauga county. Sixteen counties
are represented.
Governor Glenn offers $200 reward
each for the murderers of J. M. Mor
ris, -killed so brutally in his home
near Monroe Saturday night. There
is -believed to haAe been two of the
burglars and the reward is $200 each.
The plant and good will of The
Raleigh Times, to have been solci to
the highest bidder by Receiver Pace
to satify about $15,000 indebtedness
was not sold. Judge 'Neal making
an order calling off the sale 011 the
ground that creditors are noAv satis
fied that ihe debts of the paper can
noAv bs liquidated in time by The
Times Company, the receivership to
u ;-.o1tto t-crv Knon now. This
means that Mr. John C. Drewery will
retain the controlling interest in the
paper 'and -that Mr. J. V. Simms will
continue as business manager jnd
part owner. '
Light for Tarboro. ' '
Tarboro, Special. Dr. L. U Staton
has made the town commissioners a
proposition for tho purchase of the
electrio light plant. The board of
to secure the vafu&Uoa of tbt p.jt
and to uttsgci if possible, fw the
said of the fame, Dr, Staioa .in
tends to furnish power to the cotton
mills and also a day current for the
benefit of ihe citizens of the town,
TO RAISE FREIGHT RATES
An Advance of From 4 to 10 Cents
Per Hundred Pounds Over the
Present Bates Decided Upon by the
Executive Officers of the Railroad
Systems Interested in the Meeting
at Louisville.
' Louisville, Ky., Special. That
freight rate3 should be advanced in
the territory of the Southeast Freight
Association and the Southeastern
Mississippi Valley Association, which
takes in all of the territory south
of the Ohio river and east of the Mis
sissippi river, was decided on at the
meeting, of the executive officers of
all of the railroad systems interest
ed, which' closed Friday.- The ad
vance, it is sairt, will be from 4 to 10
cents a hundred pounds horizontally
to correspond with the advance de
cided on by the Southwestern Freight
Association recently. The advance
was decided on after considerable op
position on the part of certain rail
road executives who maintained that
an advance of rates at the present
time Avas impolitic, but this opposi
tion was finally won over bv the argu
ment that in order to meet the vari
ous increased expense, an increase in
rates was absolutely necessary. The
clerical forces of the railroads in
terested are quartered in Louisville
temporarily working out the tariffs.
It is considered probable that "the
tariffs will not be in shape for filing
before August 1st, and in accordance
with the requirements of the inter
State commerce commission compell
ing rates to be filled 30 days prior to
becoming effective the new rates will
not be in force until September 1st.
Indianapolis, Ind., Speeial. It was
stated by prominent shippers that the
IuiY.ana Manufacturers and Shippers'
Association will resist with persist
ency any attempt by the railroads to
increase freight rates in central
freight association territory'. The
fact. that a tariff schedule represent
ing increased rates in the Southwest
ern Freight Association territory has
been filed, together with reliable in
formation to the effect that the offi
cers cf the Central Freight Associa
tion are noAv in session in Chicago
seeking rates, will hasten to fruition
sueh plans as have been put on foot
for a conference of representatives
of shippers' associations of practi
cally all States of the Union. This
conference Avhich likely will be held
in Indianapolis, will take up , the
question' of the proposed increase in
rates all over the United States and
will adopt plans for fighting the move
ment of the railroads.
Guiseppa Alia Hanged.
Canyon City, Col. Special. Calling
down maledictions on the Roman
Catholic priesthood and shouting in
Italian: "Long Live Italy.. Long
Live the Protestants," Guiseppe Alia
who murdered Father Leo Heinriehs,
at the altar of St. Elizabeth's church,
Den-er, was carried to ths death
trap and paid the extreme penalty of
his crime by hanging. Guiseppe Alia's
c:ime, the murder of Father Leo
Heinriehs, of the Order of Franciscan
Monks, at the altar rail in St. Eliza
beth's church in DenArer while the
priest Avas administering the sacra
ment of the Eucharist, struck horror
to the heart of eTery person in Den-A-er
and awakened anxiety through
out the Catholic Avorld lest it should
pi-ove the beginning of a -general plan
cf priest-murder.
' -T- Mr. Kern Welcomed Homa.
Indianapolis, Ind., Special. The
non-partisan reception giA'en John W.
Kern, the newly nominated Democrat
ic candidate for Vice President of
the United States, held in the court
house yard on the candidate's ar
riA'E.1 heme from Denver, was as
hearty and generous and spontaneous 1
as the citizens of Ind.anapoiis, re
gardless of politics could make it.
Fully 5,000 persons gathered in Del
aware -street and in the court house
yard, and gave Mr. Kern a hearty
welcome and cheered him enthusiasti
cally. The candidate addressed the
crowd for about 20 minutes, follow
ing Us presentation by Charles W.
Fairbanks, Vice President of the
United States. Four years ago Mr.
Kern presented Mr. Fairbanks to a
big non-partisan, gathering.' under
similar circumstances.
; Guilty of Killing His Own Sister.-
Jacksonville, Special. Otis D.
Smith, formerly of Atlanta, was
convicted of killing his sister Cora
Belle Smith. The virdict .Avas mur
der in the first degree without recom
mendation. The dead girl, it is
stated, was at one time employed in
a store in Atlanta. Her brother
came to Atlanta to -take her borne
and while in that city had a diffi
culty with a young man, knocking
him down at Broad and Marietta
streets, which caused quite a sensa
tion at the time, as will be recalled.
I Later Smith carriecVhis sister to
Florida. .
Tennessee Populists Adopt Platform.
Nashville, Tenn., Speejal.-The
State convention of the People's
Party, which met here, adopted a
platform of the national party made
at St. Louis and pledges support to
the nomlnseg, f avers the enactors
bv Cossrsei of th Bspbura.Baljiyay
b'iU er a similar tasasura proa'IbitttjS
the importation of liquor Into tern,
tory where its sals has been prohib
ited and demands legislation against
bucketshops, . . L
PR0HIBITI0NTICKE1
National Convention Gathered
in Columbus Ohio
PLATFORM BRIEF BUT POINTED
Illinois and Ohio Furnish the Candi
dates of the Prohibition Party for
President and Vice-President Re-spectively-Both
Nominations Made
Unanimous.
Columbus, O., Special. For Presi
dent, Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago ;
for Vice President, Aaron S. Wat
kin, of Ada, O. This ticket was nom
inated by the Prohibitionist national
convention and both nominations were
made unanimous. The full endorse
ment of the con-ention was not, how
ever, given to Mr. Chaiin until after
three ballots hacV been taken.
Eugene W. Chafin, who leads the
Prohibition party this year' is an at
torney. He is a native of Waukesha
county, Wisconsin, and for several
years practiced laAv there. He was
at one time candidate for Governor
of Wisconsin on the . prohibition
ticket, and Avas this year placed for
the running of the same position in
Illinois by the the prohibitionists of
that State. .
The Platform.
It is as follows:
"The Prohibition party of the Uni
ted States, assembled in convention
at Columbus, Ohio, July 15-16, 190S.
expressing gratitude to Almighty God
for the A'ictories of our principles in
the past, for encouragement at prcs
ent and for confidence of early and
triumphant success " in the future,
makes the folloAving declaration of
principles and pledge their- enact
ment into law, Avhen placed in power.
"1. The submission by Congress to
the seA-eral States of an amendment
to the femoral constitution prohibiting
the manufacture, sale , importation
exportation or transportation of alco
holic liquors for beverage purposes.
"2. The immediate prohibition of
the liquor traffic for. beA-erage pur
poses in the District of Columbia, in
the territories and all places over
which the national goA-ernment has
jurisdiction, the repeal of the internal
reA'enue tax on alcoholic liquors and
the prohibition of Jhe interstate traf
fic therein.
senators by direct vote of the people.
"4. Equitable graduated income
and inheritance taxes.
"5. The establishment of postal
saving bank and the guaranty of de
posits in banks.
"6. The regulation of all corpora
tions doing an interstate commerce
business.
"7. The creation of a permanent
tariff commission.
"8. The strict enforcement of law
instead of official tolerance and prac
tical license of the social evil which
prevails in many of our cities Avith
the unspeakable traffic in girls.
"9. Uniform marriage and divorce
laws.
"10. An equitable and constituti
onal employers' liability act.
"11. Court reA'iew of postoffice do-
partment decisions.
"12. The prohibition of child labor
in mines, Avorkshops and factories.
"13. Legislation basing, suffrage
only upon intelligence and ability to
read and Avrite the English language.
"14. The preservation of the mine
ral and forest resources of the
country and the improvement of the
highways and waterways.
"Believing in the righteousness of
our cause and in the final triumph of
our principles and convinced of the
unwillingness of the Republican and
Democratic parties to deal Aith these
issues, we invite to full party fellow
ship all oitizens who are Avith us
agreed."
Yellow Fever in Cuba.
Havana, Cuba, By Cable. As a
result of an attack by Spanish miners
on the men sent to break the spread
of .-yellow fever at Daiquiri Mayor
Fauntleroy, commanding the army
medical service, has . redoubled his
force. If further trouble is en
countered the medical forces will be
reinforced by troops.
Explosion in Coal Mine.
Pottsville, Pa., ,i' Special. Seven
mine workers were - killed and ten
others injured by a terrific explosion
of gas in the Williamstown colliery
of the Summit Branch Mining Com
pany, in the lower part of the anthra
cite coal fields. The mine was
Avrecked and set on fire. The dead
are: John Reilly,:- Arthur Hawk,
Charles Rickert, John Whittles An
thony Frelas, James. Bowman, Mich
ael Stakum. The explosion occurred
in No. 1 shaft of the colliery and is
believed to have been caused by one
of the men lifting the gauze of his
safety lamp-
Congressional Appropriations.
" Washington, Special. The ; report
now completed shows the total ap
propriations of both House of the
grst session ot the sixtieth Congress
to ba a bilUos,'ght millions.' and a
fluaVtfi?, Tba centraet awarded for
htm wk will reMitM appro
priatien of fortyain&. ttiUtoni. Six
teen thousand new offices and cmpoly
ments are specifically authorized, the.
annual compensation for them being
thirteen millions and a IfJrlf , .
DEATH ROBS COURT
Indicted Insurance Grafter Is
Given Swift Call
THOSD. JORDAN'S END SUDDEN
Former Comptroller cf the Equitable
Life Assurance Society Under In
dictment For Forgery and Per
jury, Drops Dead in the Wall
Street Station of ths Subway.
New York Speeial. Thomas D.
Jordan, formerly comptroller of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
dropped dead of heart tVsease iu the
Wall Street - station of the subway.
His death was attended by tragic cir
cumstances. Scores of persons saw
him f allr, among them Dr. F. C.
Vv'fclls, a friend. Dr. Wells hurried to
the side of his stricken friend, but
he saw immediately that Mr. Jordan
was . deaf Mr Jordan had parted
from his son, Frank B. Jordan, only
a moment before; and a messenger
overt ok the young man oh. the street
and" informed him of his father's
death. The son Avas OArercome with
grief.
It was in the course of the Art
strong committee insurance investi
gation that Mr. Jordan's name came
prominently before the public. It was
brought oiit then that Comptroller
Jordan had secured loan3 aggregat
ing $685,000 for himself and James
W. Alexander, former president of
the Equitable, frcm the Mercantile
Trust Company, and that these loans
ha 1 been coA'ered up on the books of
fhe company This $635,000 came tc
be known as the "yellow fog" fund
A desire Avas expressed by the
Armstrong txinniittee that Jordan
appear before the committee and ex
olain his financial management of thv
Equitable, but the process servers
were unable to locate Mr. - prdan.
His son yas called before the com-'
mittee and asked to tell where his
father Avas. The young man said he
did not kneAv. .
It Avas after the Armstrong inves
tigation ha come to a close that Jor
dan, put in an appearance. It Avas
then learned that he had been in Eu
rope. As a result of the disclosures,
made before the Armstrong conrar.it
tee the grand jury found eighteen
indictments for forgery and one," for
perjury against Jordan. Only- r(,
ccntly Mr. Jordan appeared before
Justice Goff to plead not guilty to in
dictments. His trial Avas set for the
fall.
Gomperj to Support Bryan.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb. Special.
Samuel Gompers, president cf the
American Federation of Labor, will
support William J. Bryan in . the
coming presidential campaign. In
political circles this announcement
OA'ershadowed all others, eATen the ar
rival of John W. Kern, tho vice
presidential nominee. While Mr.
Gompers' support was promised t
the ticket he specifically denier any
present intention of taking the stump
in the coming campaign. Reports'
gained currency that the labor leader
would speak for Bryan but he made
no such announcement. He left Fair
vieAv after 15 minutes' interview
with Mr. Bryan. At present it is be
lieved there Avill be no need for. Mr.
Gompers' servicp in an" oratorical
sense, and Mr. Gompers does not ex
pect to be called on to speak pub
licly in the campaign.
Republicans Igncred Labor.
The Republican convention, Gom
pers asserts, ignored the demands of
labor, AA'hile the Democrats acknowl
edgeci them in their platform. His
course, he says, is clear anri he wili
do what is demanded rf him in the
interests of labor as best impressed
in the platform adopted at Denver.
As the situation is . at present, Mr.
Gompers' efforts can be better ex
pended elsewhere than on the ros
trum. ,
Th News, of the Day."
Saying it was "too hot for cloth
es," LeAvis Patrick marched up Broad
street Richmond, wearing only a hat
and a pair of socks. .. -
Banker Charles Thumel, of Mar
tinsburg, W. Va., is celebraitng his
second silver wedding.
A hot wave spread over Virginia
the temperature at some points
reaching 100.
Mystery Baffles Police.
Troy, -N. Y., Special. Out of a
maze of theories which confront the
authorities Avho are trying to life the
cloud of mystery surrounding . the
death of 19-year-old Hazel I. Drew,
whose body Avas found in an old mill
pond near AA-erill Park last Saturday
Eothing tangible deAelcped thai;
points to the .murderer or the motive
for the crime. No arresis have been
made, although the police hae close
ly questioned "several persons Avhcra
it was thought mignt throw : some
light on the cas-s. . "' ' ' ..,
News in " Brief, i l.
Mr. Taft and Senator Wpyner dis
cussed the Republican plans for car
rying Missouri.
' The United., States is inclined to
oitfityiftb a Ravel patrol to fcacp pejsa
in Ceatrl Aaerfca.
fhi wivea cf bc-th Ec'pabBwn ftaj
Dsmeer&tis "candidates itt president
and Vice-President are experienced
hostesses, and have seen much of of
IficiallEfe, .. , .
39,329 R.JVD. ROUTES
Department W4 , Now Nearly 1,500
Petitions Before It.
Washington, Special. ?The July
report of rural delivery, mad; pub
lic by the fourth , assistant postmas
ter general, show that from 51,764
petitions referred," 15,943 adA'crse re-
ports 1 ha e been received ;
iouus established 600 of v liuh
have i'rom time to time been discon
tinned, leaving in operation 39,329
routcV Of this number 38,6b'S .ren
der daily service and 661 tri-weUy
service.
Tho c-9,329 routes were being f err
ed by 39J95 carriers. On many tri
weekly routes one carrier renders the
ser"ice by alternating the trips, there
by earning the same pay he would re
ceive if serving a daily delivery route
of equivalent mileage.
After deducting assignments for
establishment cf rural routes on Au
gust and September 1, there will re
main for action nearly 1,500 petitions
which department officers say will be
disposed of as rapidly as possible.
It was recently indicated that the
exigencies of the rural service would
require earners this year to complete
their leaves of absence by November
I, but Assistant Postmaster General,
DeGraw is authority for the state
ment that no change is now contem
plated in the standing rule under
which carriers after twelve months!
sendee are entitled to "fif ten 'days
leave of absence with pay, "to be
taken at any time during the - year
when postmasters can best ' spare
them," which rule, Mr. DeGraw ad
ded, is essential to good administra
tion, as it enables earners- on Vffi
cult routes to obtain relief vduring
periods of intense Aveather hot or
cold thus enabling recuperation at
times when it is desirable., and in
many cases, quite necessary . from
liio viewpoint, of health.
Thaw's Petition is Postponed.
New York, Special. J ustice Mills,'
of the Supreme Court, at White
Plains, postponed until September
21st the petition of Harry K.-ThaAy,
for a jury trial to determine the
sanity cf the slayer of Stanford
White, and Thaw was taken back to
Poughkecpsie jail in time for dinner.
Before entering the court room at
White Plains the prisoner was taken
to a "baiber shop to be shaved, but
wouldn't pel mit-the barber to shave
him. "I'm goodi at that," said
Thaw and taking the razor,, he strop
ped it and shaved himsclf-doing'the
job well.
Taft Preparing His Speech.
Hot Springs, Va., Special. Be
ginning the work of writing his
speech of acceptance of the presi
dcnlial nomination to be delivered in
Cincinnati on July 2Sth, Judge Wil
liam H. Taft made a careful study
and comparison of the Democratic
and Republican platforms. Ever
since his nomination he many con
ferences he has had have involved
discussion of every phase of the
political situation anc1 have had
reference to conditions in all parts
cf the Union. Of all the planks in the
platform, that relating to injunctions
is probably the one that will receive
m&nf ACr nlf nnf in "
.
Lightning Kill3 Four Mules and a
Negro in Georgia.
Conlcle, Ga., Special. A terrific
electric,- rain and wind storm passed
over 1 he city Monday afternoon about
4 o'clock, and did considerable dam
age lo crops and telephone wires.
The lightning struck a negro by the
name of Lum Pooler and killed him
instantly. Four mules belonging to
the city.Avere killed also. The lightn
ing svmck a honre in which several
people had congregated for shelter
but no one was hurt.
Moyer Not Candidate
Denver. Cel., Special. Charles TL
Moyer, presi Vnt Of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, announces that he
will not be. a candidate for re-election
at the convention of the union in
Denver this Aveek. It has been al
leged that William D. Haywood, for
mer secretary of the federation, will
be a candidate to succeed . Moyer.
Texan Kills His Wife.
McKianey, Tex., Special. Robert
light, aged 32, cut his wife's throat
nd then attempted to commit ; sui
:u!e at their home four miles west
t)f here. When discovered his wife
was lying dead on the floor with her
wiocplps severed and Wright with
'several gashes in his throat was Avau
dcring about the house begging for
some one to kill him. The couple are
survived by a 3-ycar-old child, who
was found sitting on the bed near
where its dead mother was lying.
By Wire and Cabla. - .
An empty bottle is the clue of the
Norfolk . pojice in investigating the
cause of the death of Capt Jere Cot
prell, who was feiu-ed fey wmJwj eblo.
reform, ' " '
.Tha return of prosperity ii
c&tcd Ui r&pot is fc'csa & - augbj; o:
widely, fixated cities, ,
'. .WiTtiita J. Bry&n indicated Mi ifi
tention of makng publicity , of contri
butions play a big part in this . cam
paign, . ... ... y . ,. . . , '
Late JVeb&s
In iBrief
MINOR HATTERS OF INTEREST
. Spanish miners at Daiquiri, Cuba,
attacked American sanitary Avorkem
last week who were fighting, yellow -fever
there. , - . -
"Zeppelin's airship was disabled
again and the 24-hour , flight post
poned. The Prince of Wales sailed on the
Indomitable for Quebec's celebration. ,
Chairman Hitchcock has called a
conference of all the Republican
leaders of the West to meet at Col
orado Springs. . t
Uniter States officials fear the out
break of a general war among the
Central American republics.
Leon Pohlmann, a Avell-knoAvn Ger
man tailor, committed suicide by in
haling gas. ' '
False teeth count against appli
cants for positions as policemen in
Washington. -
A, j special letter fronv Protestant
Episcopal ministers will be sent to.
Bishop Brent urging him to accept
the bishopric of Washington.
Hazel Drew's suit case was found
irt-wTroy, N. Y., and the ' theory' ad
vanced that she was murdered in that
city. (
William J. Bryan again indicated
his interest in publicity of campaign
contributions. -
Senator Thomas C. Piatt celebrat
ed his seventy-fifth birthday. '
One thousand Te'xans, hunting foi
the assailant of a Avhite girl, kilted
one negro and burned two negro re
, sorts.
That exchange of transportation
for adAcjtising in unlaAvful under the
Hcpburn act was the decision .of
Judge Kohlsaat, of Chicago.
William J. Cunningham, of Balti
more, was elected high priest of the
Mystic Shriners at St. Paul. - -
Henry Reuterdhl, navy critic, talk
ed with President RooseA-elt of the
new navy.
Army officers are urging that the
United States build a fleet of airships
for coast defense, '
Ex-President Bonila denies to the
United States Consul that he is be
hind the revolt in Honduras.
Several new army ' posts are to be
established to guard the Mexican
border. -
Judge Taft refuses to go as far as
the Democratic committee on the
qnostion of announcing campaign con
tributions ' and says the Republicans
will abide by the New York law.
The Virginia Dental Associatiou
bdgan its annual meeting in YSltfh
mond. - 1
At a conference between William
J. Bryan and members of the Demo
cratic National Committee a public
ity resolution was passed limiting in- 1
dividual contribution to $10,000. ?
Hon. Thomas O 'Brien,. 'Ambassador
to Japan, arrived in San Francisco,
declaring the Japanese desire peace.
President Roosevelt wrote to Mrs.
Cleveland, giving credit to the late
ex-President for foreseeing the need
of forest preservation.
' Dr. Harry Friedenwald, of Balti
more, was re-elected president' of the
American Federation of Zionists. "
Thomas D. Jordan, formerly comp
troller of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, dropped dead in a New,
York subway station.
More than 100 persons were ar
rested upon the discovery of a plot
against the Czar in Russian Poland,
France celebrated the fall of the,
Bastile, ' r ,
Many prohibitionists are gathering
at Columbus, Ohio, for the national
convention this week.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
of Eglon, W. Va., has been organized
with $25,000 capital. 0. A. Hood,
of Keyser, is president.
The Coal and Coke Railroad, of .
which ex-Senator Henry G. Davis is .
president, is extending its line sev
eral miles into new coal fields.
Ray Dawson, of Davis, W. Va., ac
cidentally shot himself fa the leg at
the baseball grounds at Thomas, caus
ing great excitement.
Bishop Donahue, of Wheeling, con
firmecV a class of more than 30 at St.
Veronica's Catholic Church. Davis,
W. Va. All except 19 were from out
of town. r
Senior Vice-President Browne, of
the New York Central, pointed out
the reasons why in his estimation, it 1
is necessary' for the! railroads to raise
freight rates.
Secretary- Root visitedi the Presi
ient at Oyster 'Bay, and it is sup
posed they discussed the Venezuelan ,
situation. . x ,
The Atlantic fleet was reported
steaming, along easily 1,0S0 miles '
from Honolulu.'
A statement from Chicago cerditi
Judge Taft with : adopting the anti
injunction plank which .was left out
of the Chicago platform.' .
Fqnr jjrominejit men died in an ex
plosion on a launch on tho M&B9&
c&us'wtti cocat, '
"' no? Cb&idja mi elected presU
ds&t 0 Ptt&tas wtfceut cppsiitiaa
tad without 6iidreT
Tbfl Shah of Persia ii said to have
S anted amnesty to the' refuge in
e.Dritishleaain. . . . ,
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