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3t,c cbatbam TKccoro- ttbe Cbatbam "Record. HA- LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. MS OF SUBSCRIPTION: $1 .50 Per Year RATES OF ADVERTISING; One Square, one Insertion.. ....$!. One Square, two Insert loos... l.5 One Square, one mouth.. ...... a.oo I STRICTLY IN ADVANCE NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS Occurrences of Interest Gleaocd From All Scctious 0 the Bvsy T&r Heel State laylorsville Train Wrecked. -rsville, Special. The mixed cror and freight train from rville, which is due in States it 10:10 o'clock was wrecked -..'.ay morning at a point about ;vid a half miles south of Hid- Tm one cnite. Two loaded box cars, the bag gar and mail car and the second- 1 1 -JL At A 1 passenger coaca ieit me iracK and v.-ere badly damaged, but no one wa.s hurt. The locomotive broke loose from the derailed cars and remained :bi track uninjured, and the first- on etas passenger coach, which was at the rear of the train, did not leave the rails. As soon as the extent of the damage was learned the loco jcotr e proceeded to Stony Point star; where an empty box car was seiruv.l Chairs were placed in the car and it was taken to the scene of the wreck, Captain Rowland quickly tra inferred the passengers to the box car- "a side door Pullman" and the entire and car came on to States vilie. arriving here on schedule time. The train -which arrived here from Charlotte at 10 o'clock was sent back to Charlotte and the morning train to Tay'u rr-ville was annulled. What caused the wreck is not known and neither Engineer Patton or Captain Rowland offer any theories as to the cause. New Industrial News Deal. Grtensboro, Special. Another turn was taken in the affairs of The In dustrial News Thursday7, when Judge Bovd signed an order transferring the bankruptcy proceedings against the corporation to Mr. G. S. Fergu son. Jr.. referee in bankruptcy. . Ref eree Ferguson will advertise a meet in? of creditors for the purpose of electing a trustee for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the bank nipt. The Daily Industrial News, which was established here as the Re publican organ in North Carolina early in Ofober, 1905, was placed in the hands of a receiver November 14, 1909. and the paper suspended publi cation January 29. The receiver made three attempts to sell the property. not a single bid being offered at the last sale, on February loth. The fail ire ro nsurrect The Industrial News means that, for a while, at least, Greensboro will be without an Asso ciated Press morning paper. Mr. Walter II. Savoy, the reprcsen tative of the Mergenthaler Company, is here and has arranged to have the linotype machines used by The In dustrial News boxed and shipped . to the company's factory in Brooklyn, K. Y. Mr. Charles G. Harrison, of the Harrison Printing Company, has been engaged to take down and pre pare the machines for shipment and went to work on the job Thursday. Hearing in Whitney Case. Salisbury, Special. For the pur pose of conducting a special hearing in the litigation against the Whitney Power Company, of Pittsburg, own ers of the big electric and water Ppwer plant being developed at the Narrow, on the Yadkin River, near Salisbury. A. H. Price, of this city, went to New York Thursday. Hon. John S. Henderson, receiver of the $10,000,000 concern, and Burton Craig-e, also of this citv, are also in York for the hearing, which, it is said, will last ten days. The prin- lva' i-vde in ice cases arises over a eiaim of the contracting firm of the A. Gillespie Company for a bal ance or about $253,000 alleged to be due from the Whitney Company. It Mst'vrd here that all the differ ences will be adjusted and work re- on the big plant. la Trouble Again. faWr-h, Special. Fred Miller, the young :nfin of gcod family who came tato the limelight some months ago through being arreBted and held in 3u fomo time on suspicion of being connected with the murder of Dr. W. &nith, of Richmond, last Novem 14 in troble again, having been -i on the charge of robbery. He s Gauged by Gordon N. Morgan. Fate Uncertain. I!a:c-igh, Special. Governor Kiteh Jn v.iii make his order very scon as to whether former Sheriff Amon, of bauson county, shall servo his six years' sentence for embezzlement of covuity funds in the penitentiary or n the roads of Sampson county. fiends cf the prisoner are urging thst ,e be allowed to remain in n pson and serve on the roads. The Carrv.i-jr mif i? u nnfnn, n tua prison has been suspended 60 ! weeks, in order that the Gov- frnoi might have opportunity to look Jo the merits of the appeal for change of sentence. His Eye Eemoved. Salisbury, Special. As a result of h(i explosion 'of a powder magazine t tee Southern Railway shops at Paeer last October, an operation s performed Wednesday upon Fred r0;1"'; of Salisbury, one of his eyes "ClllO- roTnn,J A -1? four P & '--"jvcu. ii piece oj. sieei was , behind the eye, and the other laea is said to be severely in- of ti Loftin is th last victim r the explosion to be dismissed from R tospital here. VOL. XXXI. Clcexs Victims Increase. Statesville, Special. Additional charges against the Cloer brothers Robert and Joe Cloer. the noted check flashers who are in iail here awaiting trial, continue to pile up and it is probable that the number of their victims will never be known. There are probably many victims who know that the Goers are now in jail. but they don't care to let it be known that they cashed bogus checks be cause the telling will not bring back their money, and few of ns are anxious to let it be known that we have been taken in or worked by a sharper. This is preliminary to say ing that Mr. R, F. Burton, cashier of a bank at Marion, Avas shown a photograph of Robert Cloer the one who operated most extensively the other day and recognized him as the man who passed a forged check on the Marion bank. This is the first case to turn up from ths Marion sec tion. Pitt Connty Teachers. Greenville, Special. Pitt county has a teachers' association that ranks with the best in the State. It has a membership considerably aho?e one hundred, holds meetings once a month and is attended 'by practically all the public school teachers in the county. Through the efforts of the association, led by the county super intendent of schools, Prof. W. II. Ragsdale, educational interest has reached a high pitch over the entire eounty. In addition to the splendid programme participated in by various teachers of the county, a prominent educator from different colleges in the State is secured to address each meeting of the association. The ad dress at the meeting Jast Saturday was by Prof. J. Henry Ilighsmith, of Wake Forest College, and is pro nounced one of the best the associa has ever heard. State Officers Club. Raleigh, Special. The North Caro lina State officers are organizing themselves into a social club with a limited number of outside members, the indications being that the organi zation will come to be quite a featuro of interest in Raleigh. The entire. Woman's Club building, west of Cap itol Spuare, has been leased, except the assembly room, which the women will retain for meeting purposes. It has been a matter of dissatisfied com ment for some time among the State officers that they had no place where they could come together in a social way and exchange views wi hout the lormauues ox some uim-iai season some or conference. To Hon. B. F. Dixon State auditor, is due the credit for having hit upon a solution of the difficulty in conceiving the formation of the club. Many Want Job3. Raleigh, Special. Governor Kitch in says he is receiving many letters from people in various parts of the State nstansr to De appointed as in, nitnr9 nf illrnn?nHnr oils under the operation of the act passed by f the recent Legislature providing an inspection system for North aCro. Una, prevision being made for ten inspectors, one for each congressional district, the pay for each not to ex- ceed $1,000 per year. The Governor say3, however, that-he finds that tjie appointments are not to be made by him, but by the State Department ot Agriculture. The act becomes oper- ative July 1, and will necessitate the testing of all illuminating oils offered for sale in the State, the inspector's tag of approval being neeessary on every package of oil betore it can be offered for sale at retail. Pasteur -Treatment Successful. Statesville, Special. Mr. I red Abernathy, who was bitten by a rabid dog two or three weeks ago and went to Raleigh to take t:e Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia, passed through State vilb Monday evemns en route 10 iu uvuiv TT -, nt assured of j. vvov. - - no further ill effects as a result of his experience with the mad dog. Scecial Tax Tor Schools. Raleiirh. Special. The election for special tax of 15 cents on the $1,000 nf vninoHnn nnd 45 rents on the. poll to maintain the schools of Raleigh township for niue months, in place of six, was Tuesday won by the schools, which polled 1,154 votes out of 1,849 registered. The opposition voted only 345. The deficiency in iunas was causeu vy me hhs v of the liquor dispensary-and ior two years the schools have' had only a six months' term. The increase ap- plies, to next year's terms, as schools aro now closed. the Wounded Negro Dies. Favetteville. Special. Robinson Elliott, negro, who was shot while resisting arrest, by Deputy Sheriff : ; s Godwin, Sunday, died from injuries Tuesday night, after amputation of his wounded leg. When shot, Elliott was engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with the deputy while his daughter was attempting to place a shotgun in his hand. The coroner's jury render- ed a verdict of self-defense. - PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH LAUNDERERS CONVENE Third Annual Meeting of the Associa tion Meets in Goldsboro. Goldsboro, Special. The third an nual convention of the Launderers' Association of the Carolinas conven ed in this, city Monday morning and is largely attended by representative citizens from the more . progressive towns of the sister Carolinas. At 10 o'clock Monday the ; convention was formally called to order in the public chamber of commerce by its president, Mr. C. M. Brown, of Ashe ville. After address of welcome by Col. J. E. Robinson, editor of the Argus and response by Mr. H. A. Smith, of Florence, S. C.rthe conven tion got speedily down to b'isiness. The afternoon's business session was opened at 2 o'clock, but adjourned at 3 o'clock to the Country Club, the members leaving on the train at 3:10 for that delightful location, where the deliberations were resumed at 3:45, and a barbecue was tendered by Mr. B. H. Griffin, of the Kennon. Desire Better Com Crop. Gastonia, Special. To stimulate the growing of corn in Gaston coun ty, Mr. A. C. Stroup, who is in charge of the government's co-operative demonstration works for' this county, will offer prizes aggregating nearly $200 for the best yields of corn to the acre during the coming season. The number .of prizes and the rules and regulations governing the contest will be made known in a few days. It is open to all farmers in the county. Gaston farmers have heretofore raised cotton almost to the ' exclusion of all other farm pro ducts and it is desired; to stimulate them in the raising of corn and other grains. Working on Big Bridge Across Albc marlc Sound. Newbern, Special. he N. & S. Railroad is now running a train daily which is getting up material for building the great bridge across Albe marle sound. About two years ago when work was first begun on the bridge hundreds of piles, some 70 feet long, were cut and placed on the railroad right of way between Wash ington and Beaufort. The company now has an engine and a crew with a steam loader at work loading these piles and taking them to Mackevs Ferry. So far as can be learned the actual construction work on the bridge itself has not yet begun, but large quantities of material are now being placed in readiness to begin Ihe work. Much Activity at Spencer. Spencer, Special. Not for more tVifiri a may Vina fKarn Krtsm ac vt"..sV. actiyit ftt g r flg &t the nt u the gouthern Railwav py ron pavi been , increased this tu e i tions for work in the big shops here. More men are said to be in the ser vice in Spencer now than for two years and many are moving theii families to Spencer to live. The re pair work on engines and cars ac cumulated during the past business depression will keep the employes busy for many months and this in addition to the" regular work at the p. Ancient Relic Unearthed. FayetteviUe, Special. Harry Wakeland, the young son of Prof. C.R. Wakeland, of this place, some days ago unearthed in plowing, an ancient spear head, evidently of the pattern used by the soldiers of the sixteenth century,- particularly the Spanish, French and Italian, having the small hooK in use at that period The whole head is 12 inches long. It is probable that the spear and its bearer were lost by Verrazzani, th Italian explorer (employed by the LFrench), of De Ayllen, the Spanish lave trader in their expeditions in lo24 and lo20, State Banks Good Showing. Raleigh, Special. A summary pi 1 the condition of State, private and savings hanks at the close of business February Cth by; tha Corporation Commission shows that there are 311 flnd they hayo agffre?ate re. 1 . nnri M . i Bei 01 sttvrauq, a tfain oi I , . A A . , . n I U0,UUU over tne report or a year ago. 4-ne appsus aggrgme paJ,ioi,oy. Lumber Plume 17 Miles Long, Winston-Salem, Special. Wilkes county is to have the longest lumber flume in North Carolina. It will be 17 miles in length and it is being in stalled by the Giant Lumber Co. The I men at the head of the flume will begin work at 6 a. m., putting in the lumber while the employes m .North Wilkesboro begin receiving three 1 uours later, il itqumiig imo time xui the plank to float down the river. 1 The flume, already constructed for several miles, is a fine and expensive piece of work and is frequently used by other lumber dealers. North Carolina Sues Tennessee. Raleigh, Special. Attorney Gener- al Bickett, at the direction or tjrover- gor Kitchn' h,aS J"? S ?" Supreme Court of the United States against Tennessee to establish the boundary line between the two States. The disputed portion is in the Unaka Mountain section and is about 15 miles long and three to four miles wide. Gen. Theodore F. Davidson J has been designated to appear in the I case. THE NEW TARIFF BILL Will Bring Annual Revenue of n $300,000,000. A FEW IMPORTANT CHANGES The Payne Bill Expected to Wipe Ont the Deficiency Coffee Still on Free List, Sugar Little Reduced, Wool About the Same, Paper Cut in Half, Graduated Inheritance Tax. Washington, Special. Congress re ceived the new tariff bill "Wednesday from Chairman Payne,, of the ways and means cemmittee, whose name the bill bears. ' The bill is the 'product of five months work of the committee and contains 100,000 words. The estimat ed "revenue under the tariff duties prescribed will amount to $500,000, 000, an increase of $10,000,000 ovei the Dingley act. A striking feature of the bill is the inheritance tax. A direct in heritance of $10,000 to $1,000,000 is to be taxed one per cent; $100,000 to $500,000 two per cent; over $500, 000 three per cent. Collateral bene ficiaries arc to pay five per cent on all amounts over $500. The bill authorizes the issue of Treasury certificates to the amount of f250,000,000 tc run one year. Coffee sta3-s on the free list. There is no increase in the beer tax. There is an eight cent a pound tax m tea from the country where it is produced, and nine cents from other jountries. The lumber duty is reduced 50 per 3cnt; also steel rails and steal pro ducts; coal is to be on a reciprocal Dasls with countries admitting Unit- d States toal free. Wool, first and second class, is un hanged. There is a reduction of .five cents a Hundred pouuris on refined sugar. Iron ore and hides are on the fret list. Shoes are reduced 40 per cent. Window glass is unchanged. Chairman Pa3-ne in a statement aid that with the return to anything dke normal conditions, the nation's lefieit will be entirely wiped out; if lot the bill provides for the issue of Panama Canal bonds for $40,000,000 "o make up any probable deficiency. ihe bul provides for reciprocal trade with the Philippines, limiting imports of sugar, tobacco and ci- rars, The Cuban reciprocity provisions ire preserved. ' 1 tax is put on the transfer of property. - The dutie' " (igarettes, perfum eries, fancy soap, toiie articles, cocoa jpices, feathers and fur are increased. The bill adds a new paragraph to the customs act fixing the basis of appraisement at not less than the .vholesale price of the article when ffered on the market.' This basis is jxpected tc result in an enormous in jrease in revenue. Printing paper is reduced 50 to 80 per cent, and wood pulp will be ad. aaitted free from all countries where 30 export duty is levied. A section is added applying to pat nts obtained by aliens in the United States. It will compel foreigners jbtaining patents to build factories here and manufacture here- for our trade. Provision is made to terminate va rious commercial agreements with foreign countries by notice. It is provided that the bill go intp sil'ect the day after it is passed. The following are among the in jreasos: Coal, tar, dyes and cement, SO to 15 per cent. Asphaltum and bitumen, W to JQQ per cent per pound. Cast polished glass, 2 to 10 per lent, on smaller sizes. " Watch movements, more than seven Jewels, 70 cents each ; 11 to 15 jewels, $1.25 each; over 17 jewels, unchang sdj watch cases unchanged, Zinc in ore, 20 per cent. Building stone is reduced 6 eents; pig iron is reduced from $4 to 50 lents per ton ; scrap iron from $4 to 50 ents per ton; bar from 1-16 of 1 lent to 440 cent per pound, beams, joints, angles, etc., from 5-10 cent per pound to 3-10 cent per pound ; Loop iron and steel bands reduced from 30 to 50 per cent; steel rails ind railway bars from $7 to $3.50. Fire brick is reduced frtn 45 to 35, per cent. garble, sawed or dressed, ;h re duced from $1.10 to $1 per cubic foot. Steel ingots are reduced from 3-10 sents per pound to 7-40 cent. Awaiting the Verdict. Nashville, Tenn., Special. With 10 indications that the 12 men are any where near an agreement, the opinion begins to prevail that a mistrial will be the termination of- the famous ease against Col. Duncan B. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp for the slaying of former Unit-' id States Senator Edward W. Car-' mack. Judge Hart at 4 p. ra. Wednes day adjourned court and started for bis country home. THE HEWS 1H BRIEF Items of Interest Gathered By Wire and Ceble GLEANINGS FROM DAY TO DAY Live Items Covering Events of More cr Less Interest at Honw aid Abroad. New York suffered "a fire Friday in an apartment store with a loss of $500,000 and 21 persons hurt. It is believed that a million dollars worth of jewels are in the ruins. The - Kern ersville Woolen Millsj Kernesville, KO., were burned Fri day with products and raw material The loss is estimated at $20,000. John B. Sharp was acquitted Fri day, of the charge of conspiracy in the slaying of E. W. Carmack at Nashville, Tenn., and Judge Hart sent the disagreeing jury back to fur ther consider the case of the Coopers. It is announced that President and Mrs. Taft and ex-President and Mrs. Roosevelt walked to church last Sun day. Arrangements have been completed to raise the first torpedo boat of the" Confederacy from the bottom of Lake Ponchartrain. The boat is lying near Spanish Fort, where it went down. It is proposed to place this vessel on the lawn of the Confederate Soldiers' Home in New Orleans. . 1,500 horses have been quarantin ed in Philadelphia on account of a peculiar mange. Jack Johnson the world champion pugulist is threatened with prosecu tion if he returns to his former home, Galveston, Texas, for violating the law in having a. white wife, besides the fact that a colored woman there says she is his lawful wife. An aeroplane was christened in New York city last Saturday in cere mony like that of a ship, including the breaking: of a bottle of cham- pagne. : r.- r The Seattle exposition will open. on June 1st and news direct from there assures the public that 90 per cent of the work was complete on the 1st of March, making it safe to say it will open in completeness. More than 100 cases of illness oc cured at Vinscnes, Ind., last week at a centennial feast of Masonry. The New Haven, Conn., railroad has forbidden any of its employes to smoke while on duty. A Burglars' Trust has been dis covered in which the light fingers of Chicago and Cleveland, O., exchange their liftings for easier disposal. ' One Bernard Solomon, of Mante- cello, N. Y., slashed himself a dozen gashes and set his house on fire,: all with suicidal intent Monday. Being reseued and expecting to live he charged a neighbor with the deed, but finding he would die he confessed the truth. Mrs. Bull, the widow of the late Dr. Bull, cf New York, who died of tuberculosis at Savannah, Ga., an nounced that she will build and en dow a hospital for the treatment of the dread disease. Muskrat pelts have been introduced on the headgear ofthe aristocratic fair sex of New Orleans, and the de mand has made muskrat hunting an industry which inures to the safety of towns along the levees of the Miss issippi. Washington Affairs. -Hon. Joseph Cannon was elected Speaker of the House of Representa tives again last -Monday. The amended rules of the House takes away some of the powers of the presiding officer. It is estimated that the Payne tariff bill, while reducing duties will in crease the reveifc-s as compared with Ihe Dingley bill. The armored cruisers West Virgin; ia, Colorado,"Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennesde, California, South Dakota and Washington, eight of the finest of our sea fighters aro dsignatd to take part in the Seattle Exposition. Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Coolridge says the receipts for the. first 15 days of March have been 27 per cent better, than for the same period a year ago, while the differ ence in expenditures has been 65 pe? cent in the treasury's favor. Lieut. Commander H. J. Cone has been made the head of the bureau of navy engineering, with the rank and pay of a rear-admiral. He distin. guished himself in the round-the world trip. Foreign Notes. The insurrection started in Cuba last Monday came . to an end Thurs day night when the entire band sur rendered to the civil authorities. The Cuban vice president, Alfredo Zayas, left Havana last Saturday fer the United States, taking with him his son whom he will place at Anapo lis prior to entering Cornell. A committee from the textile man ufacturing interests of North Caro lina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama are in Washington urging that the tariff in their line remain as it now is. - At Pandjala, Java, last Thursday landslides from Mt. Kentjana fell Lcovering two towns and killing 1000 people. The police of Palermo, Italy, be lieve they have the man that assasin ated Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino. I His name is Ialazzatto. 24. 1909. NO. 32. RENDERS VERDICT OF GUILTY Decision Against the Two Coopers for Killing of Sen. Carmack 20 Year In the Penitentiary the Penalty. - Nashville, Tenn., Special. Guilty of murder in the second degree pun ishment 20 years' imprisonment this was the unexpected verdict rendered by the ury against Col. Duncan B. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper when the court opened Saturday. The jury Fri day acquitted John D. Sharp, indicted with the Coopers for the slaying of former U. S. Senator Edward W. Car mack. Bush to Sign Bond. Although Judge Hart fixed the bond at $25,000 there was a rush to sign it on the part of wealthy citizens of Nashville which fairly swamped the clerk of the criminal court. The first to arrive was John J. Greener, who signed for $10,00 on each bond. Several others had been sent for and telephoned that they would come as quickly as automobiles would bring them. In a few moments Walter O. Parmer arrived and signed for the balance. "I will sign for a million for these men," he remarked. In vain the clerk protested over and over 'again that more than enough sureties had signed but the invariable answer was "We want to put our name on that bond too." It seemed as though every friend of the Coopers considered it incumbent upon him to sign , the bond. When there was no more rcom for names at the foot of the document the new bondsment en dorsed across the face until it was 'difficult to decipher the signatures. WThen filed the bond, totaled nearly a million and a half. The Jury's Verdict. At 9:25 the 12 men entered tue room and took the same seats they had occupied for nearly 9 weeks. : "Have you agreed upon a verdict, gentlement?" said Judge Hart. "We have," replied Foreman E. M. Burke hoarsely. "Advance, Mr. Foreman, and rsad the verdict." " We, the jury, find the defendants Duncan B. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper guilty of murder in the second degree and assess their pnnishment at confinement in the State penitentiary for a period of twenty years." "So say you all, gentlement?" ' "So say we all," in chorus. "I thank 5-0x1, gentlement," said the court, "for your patience and de votiton to the State, and dismiss you to your homes and to jour personal vocations. -The jurors were tired-looking and disheveled, but with the conclusion of Ibis remark the entire 12 sprang from their seats as one man and hur riedly left the court room. UNITED STATES CENSUS REPORT ON THE COTTON CROP Washington,. Special. Running bales of cotton numbering 13,408,841, of average gross weight of 505 pounds, all equivalent to 13',563,942 500'pound bales, AA-ith 27,587 ginner ies operating, was the final report of the census bureau Saturday on the cotton crop grown in 1908. The report included 344,970 linters and counts round as half bales. The final 1907 crop report was 11,325,832 bales, equivalent to 11,375,461 500 Jxmud bales with 27,597 ginneries operating. . Included in the 1908 figures are 93, 085 bales, which the ginners estimate- cd they would turn out after the time pf the March canvass, Rpund bales in the report are 340,- THE HOUSE PASSES AMENDED CENSUS AND HEALTH BILLS Washington, Special. In its emends fed form the Hpuse took Thursday for .consideration the bill providing for the taking of the next census, ine bill was passed at the last session, but was vetoed by the President ber cause of his objections to the pro visions which took away from the Civil Service Commission the power of appointment of the clerks. An amendment by Mr. Sterling (Ills.) DECLARE ALCOHOL Washington, Special. Alcohol practicallly has no therapeutic uses-, judging from the discussion at the semi-annual meeting here Thursday of the American Society for the Study of 'Alcohol and Other Drug Narcotics. Some of the medical scientists contended that alcohol has no therapeutic uses; others that on the whole it has few such uses, while another declared that alcohol grad ually is being eliminated as a drug. Papers were read by Dts. Henry O. Marcy, of Bsston, honoarary presi dent of the society, entitled, " A LYNCHED AT ELKINS, W. YA ' - Elkins, W. Va., Special. Joseph f strated with Brown for using offen- . :j i, -An.Uive language. Brown drew a revol vict, who Thursday evening shot and seriously wounded Chief of Police Scott White, at Whitmere, near here, was taken from jail by a crowd of men at 1:30 Friday morning and lynched. Brown was hanged upon a teleeraoh Dole. Thursday evening White, who is a son of Wayor Wash ington White, of Whitemere, remoo For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Coniracts will be made. Verdict a Surprise. The verdict, coming as it did upon the heels of Foreman Burke's dec laration Friday that "we are hope lessly tied up as to the Coopers," was a decided surprise. The defendants took it eolly almost without emotion. In a ..second after Judge Hart ceased dismissing the jurors, Judge Ander son, of the defense, was on his feet exclaiming: "Your honor, Ave move that the case be declared a mistrial because of the verdict Friday we con tend that Friday's verdict was the only one, and that it acquitted John Sharp but -declared a disagreement on the other .defendants. We also ask that .the defendants be admitted to bond at once." ' A Bailable Case. "The verdict of the jury makes it ' a bailable case," was the court's re tort. 'Hence I will fix the bond of each. -defendant at $25,000 unless therc'be some objection. In that "event I Avill hear arguments." "It is satisfactory to us," said Attorney General McCarn. "And to us,", re torted Judge Anderson'. "There seems nothing left but for the court to pass sentence," added Judge Hart. "I do not think that necessary," said Judge Anderson. We move that judgment be suspended and that wo be given a new trial. We will be pre pared to argue ,the motiontatcr probably next week." . "All right, judge," remarked the court. "I know you will not delay unnecessarily and I will take it up at vour own convenience." How the Jury Voted. ". The jurors were not inclined to talk but.-one of them said : -"On' the first ballot we acquitted John .Sharp and disregarded the con spiracy theory. On this same balk-t we stood six for guilty of murder 111 the first degree" with mitigating cir cumstances, five for murder in the second degree with 20 3-ears, the maximum penalty and one for ac qnitttal. The ballots all day Wednes day and Thursday showed the same result. Friday' the man who voted for acquittal came over to murder in the second degree but demanded that only 10 years be assessed. The rcrf of . us did not deem ten years as any-" thing like adequate, so we disagreed again. Of course, all this refers to the Coopers, not Sharp, whom Ave had acquitted. Early Saturday morning the man who was holding out for 10 years agreed to 20 years and the six who were voting for a first degree verdict agreed to this A-erdict." 450 bales.- Sea island bales included " are 93,848 for 1908 and 8695 for 1907. The crop by States, in running bales, including linters, follows: Alabama, 1,358,339 bales; Arlci sas, 1,018,708 bales; Florida, 71,411 bales j Georgia, 2,022,823 bales; Kan sas, Kentucky and Now Mexico (in- eluding linters, of establishments in Illinois and Virginia) 5,054; Louis iana, 481,694 bales; Missessippi, 1, 665,695 bales; Missouri, 00,609 bales; North Carolina, 699,507 bales; Okla- homa, 703,862 bales; South Carolina, 1,239,260 bales ; Tennessee, 343,582 bales; Texas, 3,719,189 bales; Vir ginia, 13,0J3 bales. was agreed to providing tbftt the a p. pointments shall be mado in cp;v fonnity with the law of apportion' ment among the States under ' th civil service act. In order to prevenl the spread cf tuberculosis nmonjj government clerks, an amendment b) Mr, Bennett (N. Y.) was agreed tq requiring that each census applicant furnish with his or her application a certificate of good health. IS BEING ELIMINATED, Medical Study of the Temperanc Movement in the South;" Howard A Kelly, of Baltimore, on "The Alco holic Problem in E'ery-Day Life;'" T. D. C'rothers, of Hartford, Conn, on "The Future of the Alcoholu Problem;" and W. B. Parks, of At lanta, Ga., on "The Effects of Al cohol on Temperament as "it Relate! to Race and Nationality." Th night's session deA'eloped much in terest among the scientists as indi cating the necessity for laws relat ing to the care and protection of in ebriates. , FOR ASSAULTING Of f ICER ver and shot White and then took t the mountains. He was followed bj a posses of citizens, captured and placed in jail. Early Friday it seem ed that the whole town ras arouseo and Brown was quietly taken out ol the jail and hanged. Chief of Polict White, it is believed, will recover Brown is said to have served several I terms of imprisonment,
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