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V1JLUME L WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 3. 1910 mi WIRES DOWN Two Trains Are Covert by an Avalanche. MANY HAVE PERISHED Two Great Northern Trains HuHed la the Cascade Mountains and tt 1* Bellerod that Sixty Persons Were Caught and Perished in the DIbm t and Perish' urtl'esNIo the * ter-~Partlee\to the Rcacne. ' Seattle, Wilt., March 2.? Sixty ' person* are dead; Injured or missing today as the result ot an avalanche which burled two Great Northern trains near the town of Wellington, which is at the western portal of the Great Northern tunnel through -the Cascade mountains. Twenty-five of the .victims are believed, to have been, passengers who. were sleeping in the cars of the Spokane Express which has been stalled at Wellington since; last Thursday. The other train,, the Tr^ns-Contlhental fast mall, carried v1!b passengers. But 20 bodies have been recovered, j The exact number of deaths prob-j ably *will not be known, it Is eatdj uptll the summer sun melts the great! jnaaaee of snow and ice. The private car of Superintendent O'Neill of the western division of the " Great Northern was attached to the express and buried with the rest of % th% trajn. It ia feared A. E. Leog b on private secretary to Superintend dent ? O'Neill, la. among the dead. O'Neill, who has been directing tie flght against the swow bleekatw (Or ' "the last tea days vm not la the Mr ' at the time and escaped injury . * All telegtapfc wires are dewa to If Ot the slide andlt ot tM dead aad Injured. reached Everett the Great Northern dlvMei'potftt, ltd miles west, a res cue train With physfeftaae and i started for the n1>. This i ?*a fol lowed hy a second redcae train carry ing undertakers, wreeklag (tatdta and laborers. The avalaache awept down tie mountainside shortly after tojbr m^SbSMW tM< ' ttltff ll> 3*253525^1!^ The ,tr>Kgt win. ^ ^ drift.. located them. Report, ot th* number ot l ?m marooned on the tnlB *ary. The nUntt coat piny ctmlma ther. war* only 10 paopt* on the train, hut men Who, tired of delay, walked oat orer til* mow of Bkykomlah. where 4k*y could c*t a train, any that more than (0 panenger. were oa the train. BfMdea the paaarasan aereral traln . men and laborer, are >uppo*od to be aaong the dead or Injarad. JUTRAti DELIVERY WAGONS. of the . rural free delivery 1 mall carrier* In t h? Blount's Creek, section have purchased and are now using a cart specially designed for! the purpose. They are neat in appearance and protect the mall matter and carrier in J all kinds of weather and with the im-' proved roads we see no reason why! they should not be In general use.' This shows progress on the part of those carriers. v The man who ^Jsllkes you nearly always likes those yon dislike. SHOOTS SON Beck/ Mount Mother Points Bane Old "reloaded" Gun at Boy With Distressing Result. - Rocky Mount, March 2. ? When the mother, Mrs. H. T. Doft, picked up a twenty-two floflert rifle yesterday af ternoon and pointed It at her sixteen months-old son, said, "I believe I'll shoot you," It was with the naual be lief that the gun waa not loaded, that cauaed her to pull the trigger. How- j ever, thelrun was loaded and it flred, j the ball striking the little fellow in the left eye. Inflicting a' wound that necessitated the removal of the eye this morning. Medical attention was called shortly after the aecldent, which oocurred at the residence of Mrs. Bolt; which Is near Main street, back o^tbe sagamore elyb. MRS. MOSS DEAD P?aeed Awmj La?t Night at Her Home at ?:15 O'clock? Funeral Friday Morning. ~ Another one of Washington's^ hon ored citlxenak In the person of Mrs. Mary B. Most, passed away last night at her home on East Main street, at 8:15 o'clock; In the 71st year of her life. For sometimes she has been in reeble health and while her death was not unexpected it came as a shock to her loved ones^-and fri#nds. Mrs. Moss was borrf in Chesterfield. Va., and came to Washington with her husband. Mr. Beverly T- Moss,. about 24 years ago. From the first she gained the confidence and esteem of the entire community which was strengthened to the end. She was a consistent member of the #l?t Pres byterian Church, being one~of its ihoat active members up until disease denied her the prlvlleg of attending regularly upon the work of her Lord. She was an affectionate mother and ; devoted wife. Her home was her ;castle; In it she reigned always as a queen. Here It was she shone as no where else. The vacant chair now sita In the corner and those who Are nearest and dearest mourn their loss. Mrs. Moss leaves the following dren: Mrs. K. T. Jennette. Mrs. Frank H. Short. Mrs. R. T. Gallagher. Mm H. N. Blount. Mrs. Henry Rum ley, Mr. Frank Moss and Mr. 'Beverly G. Moss, besides several grandchil dren. The funenrt will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at lfa'clock, conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. B. Searigbt. The following have been selected, aa pen bearers: John B* Sparrow, M. F. McKeel, F. H. Rolilas. Dr. Josh Tmyio.. C. M. Brawl, IT; utf T. H*V ?r Mrtn. Tbe taunml will b* (> BaMile mfUTT. The ?allr Neva ? rnptlti t. tk< bmmi. goes into their hand*. . Why stand ye hen idle, F? people of Washington ? why bury peer tal ents? Know ye not the fete of the servant afraid to use (Ask) hie tal ent? That which ye here shall a Iso be taken away. People of Waablngton, use a share of your talents in promoting Indus-! tries that others may get employment ? a llying. Theme whom, you thus 1 sustain will add tenfoid to your tal ents. SECRETARY. BIG JEWELRY RdlTBKRY Washington, March 2. ? One of the biggest jewelry robberies In this city In years was reported to the police this morning when Mrs. Isham Hornw by notified Inspector Board man, chief of detectives, that diamonds and oth er valuables, worth between $15,000 ?and . $S0, 000 had been stolen last night from her residence", 1715 I street, northwest. With every central office detective and several preclact men working on the case, not a stngle clue that will lead to the recovery of the Jewels has been found. Who took them and how they disappeared from the house remains a mystery. A great man is made up of quali ties that meet or make great occas ions. ? Lowell. Make yourself ui honest man, and then you may^>?{sure there Is one rascal less nt tKe world. ? CVrlyte. When a man finds not repoee In himself It is in vain for him to seek It elsewhere. ? Prom the Prench. If the wicked flourish, and thou: suffer, he not disparaged. They are fatted for deetruotlon: thou are diet ed for health. ? Puller. FLOOD SITUATION Thousand^ of People Are Ter ror Stricken. r~ HERKIMER FLOODED The Mluatloa lum Morn ' ; Die People Without Hope-^-A Brave Flght'ls Being Made Ag*ln?t Ter rible Odde-? Damage Cannot JBe ?a(inatod, but it Large. Utlca, N. Y.. March 2.? -Struggling helplessly against the 'ravages of a flood which has never been equal ted in the history of the Mohawk Valley, thousands of persons residing in and around the Tillage of Herkimer are terror-stricken today. A brave fight is being made against terrible oddq, but the situation today leaves most of the people wltho?0iop* Tl^e In habitants are without water for do mestic purposes very generally, with out heat' and a scarcity of food is adding to the horror of the situation. State aid has reached the scene and gangs of men spent tbe entire nlg^ti blasting with 'dyns,mlte in the en-! deavor to loosen the Ice packs which are causing the flood, but their ef forts seemed futile. Bvery enwaror has been made to alleviate the distressing conditions but alter a strenuous fight lasting, all night it was admitted that little pro gress has bee if made la eowtatlng the flood and no lmprevemeat was to btt noted. It to Impossible ff indi cate- the extent of " ready accomplished, but It 3 several hoadred thoad aa id, Jadfcag by c^ditlens entire village may * wiped out before the AM saMdss. Ther crus of the sltqatloa to ft a potat lost east of the village where t*e tracks- of the New Tor* Central < the Utlca .arid M ehaw* J way cross west Cattdf4 the aorth of the Centers track, ! MblMUct'orarMiuWMi WtwM* tb? (nek* at tft* <MtNl ? t he , trotto? coBpur tt !?' frontdoor midst wirMM o coworker, the late W. p. * "id s Whereas, It Is Just and proper th^t J |hts Mr vices and his many virtue* be J ? ; therefore be It by t be Improvement of the City ?f Washing ton, that while we humbly submit to the will of God. we moet earnestly lament the loss of one who as a mem ber of this committee baa done Inval uable service to It and to the city of Washington; whose untiring efforts were always directed In the paths of progress and Improvement and whose death means an Incalculable loss and leaves vacant a place he so well filled. Resolved, that the sympathy of this comihlttee be extended to his family In this their hour of trouble. Resolved, that a copy of these reso lutions be spread upon the minutes, that a co0y bd transmitted to the family of our deceased fellow cltlsen, and to the Washington Daily News. GEO. T. LEACH, ? GEO. hackney. JOHN C. RODMAN. Improvement Committee. | J08HUA TAYLOE. WM. CHAUNCEY. Committee City Aldermen. THK GEM THEATER. Be surq and be on hand**this even ing at 8:30 o'elock. something will happen at the Gem at this hour to In terest you. Every picture to shown tonight Is a feature one and will Instruct and educate all who at tend. The following Is the program No Man's Land, a fine drama; Ama teur Night in\a Vaudeville House or Get the Hook, roaring comedy; Agened or the Two Meters. VI to graph drama; The Man and the Girl, melo drama. Surely no one attending the Gem tonight can leave feeling' that they are disappointed, for. every view will be first-class and up-to-date. Re member the orchestra gives another htgbAclasa performance this evening. Large crowds attended the Gem last night and every one present were de lighted with the performance. Go to night and be more highly pleased. People with the complalpt habit] Invariably alop over. ? CHAIRMEN State TaWrculoeis Coavc be Held at Grensboro Ot Marvh 10th'. ThdttftrJUe. K. Cy March I.? Ac tive leadership In the county tubercu losis campaigning In this State is pro vidod through county chairmen. For Beautarttounty, Dr.- J no. O. Rodman :g^ the appointment fforn Carolina Association for itlon of Tuberculosis, yslcians appointed are Ag for the coming con Greensboro, when every tbe State will be heard Greenjboro, N. C . March 3. ? All of tlreonaboro Is being reminded to day that the American Tuberculosis Exhibition la coming to town. Satur day the various committees had mail ed to them^ from Columbia n-.ur.)' Plana for the work. Which will be taken up from today with great T|gor In a few 'days all of North Carolina will be Jmarlng about the exhibition and th? i&nvientlon which will open slmulMfceotialy In thla city the even ing oftkelGth CORRECT MISTAKE Th?.tlaw. made a mistake Tnes day. Kverybody la Invited to ipell whether they claim to be good. spell era. poor apeliera. or Indifferent sjwilera. -.i The acfcoolmaster haa not aaalgned leeaoo. hut ft ta aafe to presume Ot "baker." con - ; * *%tttOback." and per lltttt* with "daguer Jkr i ?4*orsto^ t&a't * Mm ?m at Mae Sack Ma? I'll ! 1 arouad paHora of the city, and ? la ?rap?rf*t ja "aui .? tfce daya thjl A tprge crowd U ?r r CMkMw* *r1ag yowr frtakda. ' aM' ?MBM the care, of the > ta ooty 10 eeat* Come a *4 a'a Betiermeat W> I to 'WTi The JuMor Auxiliary of at. FetaCe Church, waahlngtoa. N. C., wlah to Mace on record a Ocnee of their great loaa la the death ot their beloved and eCctant leader. Mlaa Matilda Lamb Mortok. who waa called from her work oa earth to that in Paradise. February 12. 1910. MtM Tlllls. as flbe was known to us, was ever ready with her cheerful enthaotasm to en courage us in our work for the Mas ter. and we shall miss her in our meetings of the Auxiliary In the Sun day school and all parish work. Though not well for several months, she continued her interest and active work to the very end. May God give us grace to follow her good example and do more than ever for this bless ed work which she loved so well. Reft>lved, that" we publish these resolutions In . our city paper, and The Carolina Churchman, also send a copy to her family. ?AUGU8TA CHARLES. HEN A B., HARDING. I.OI ISE MUTT MYERS. MARGARET CORDAN. Committee. | WAS APPRECIATED. The members of 8t. Paul's Episco pal Church, colored, more than ap preciated the sermon last evening de livered by- Rev. ^Nathaniel Harding. AU the .congregation was much bene fitted. Thfe entire service was enjoy able. Mr. Harding delivered a ser mon of thought, one destined to ac complish much good among the col ored people. LAST HANGING Governor Shows No MqmlUoi to In* terfcre In Ezcntloa of Bladen | -f -, County Man. Rjstgh, March 2. ? 8herlff J. M. Clark, of Bladen county. Is here to take from the state's prison Henry R. 8pivey, who Is scheduled to be the last man to be hanged In North Caro lina before the substitution of elec trocution under the act of the laAt legislature. Sptvejr Is to be *hanged I Friday, lurch 4* at EllsabtUitown. | He haa been In the pealtentlaiV here ATTACKS CLERGY Philadelphia's Mayor Uses Strong Language. NO HOPE YET APPEARS The lntenult y of tin? Situation Wn Enhanced Tod ay by the Attack of Major lleyhurn on the Minsters Who Have Sought to Act as Peace maker* In the Controversy. Philadelphia, Pa.. March 2. ? Phil adelphia's Industrial crisis today is in a deadlock. With vast commercial interests and the city's cleraymen united, all bending every energy to bring about peace between the Phil adelphia Rapid Transit Company and the striking car men. and avert the general strike of 100,000 workers or dered for Saturday this morning there was no ray of hope of success. With the state constabulary and the Fenclbles withdrawn from the city the police today again took up, the task of keeping order. Yester day was the quietest day of the strike and early Indications today were that the turbui^fice of mobs was past. The police today scoured the city in an effort to And the men who last night fired a revolver fasllade within a block of the ohce of Mayor John E. Reyburn. f* The company today announced that Its car service was again near the normal and that more than the 922 cars sent out yesterday would be run tote y, the night service of 540 cars last night also being scheduled for increase. While the police, under Director of Public Safety Clary today began the ?wnarlag in. of 2.000 special police for dnty Saturday and after bringing the police force up to mea, tboee whfr eeslt . to <0?e -peace 'continued their tutus. Tire rejection again by the Transit Company of all pane* plana, haa hot checked, the de m%*d IP*" ? aft^ojsent or the fHprtrn. f bring It about * "The company has aot changed its attitade and- will not, with respect to arbltraiUd*" Is the u^matum of pmtki+il Q.ro. Kruger. L 1**0 attack on the ministers who by Mayor riey born today adde* to t** Intenaity of tfco sttniMft" Declaring that bo had not bad time to read the recommendations of the clergymen; he said: "The ministers are talking about eomothtpff of which they are entirely Ignorant. It would be far better If they would preach order and peace to their parishioners. Why do they want to anpporf a lot of men in the destruction o{ property and in mur der? They should preach quietnoss and attend to their own affairs." A GREAT MYSTERY. The "Circular Staircase" la the lat-' est and best detective story from the pen t^Mary Roberts Rinehart, author of "The Man In Lower Ten." This great mystery story will be given free wjth the. New York Sunday World. [In booklet form. Get the first 20,000 I words of this story next Sunday. Complete In five weeks. If not locat ed near a newsdealer, send to The j World. for several months awaiting the out come of his appeals and efforts at se curing commutation. Col. N. A. Mc Lean and Stephen Mclntyre were here a week .ago urging the governor to commute the sentence on the senti mental ground that he was the last doomed to the hanging method of capital punishment as well as on the plea that a number of the witnesses against the prisoner were people of bad character. However, the gover nor has taken no action and Sheriff Clark has with him a telegram from the governor giving him to under stand .that he had as well proceed with the erection of his gallows and get hla prisoner from the state's prison to the Bladen connty seat. It | la understood that there will be no executive interference with the execu tion of the death sentence. 8plvey | killed hi* father-in-law In a most atrocious manner because he was sheltering his daughter. 8plvey's wife, who had left him that forenoon. There was a disturbance in the yard late at night, the old man went out to j Investigate and was shot between the , eyes. He said, before he died, that Splrey shot him, and his daughter. Hplrey's wife, swore she recognised him. z MAKKK FINE RECORD. | Company Q made a dne record at \ ! their Inspection on the evening of' | March 1. They made an average of | 58 per cent. This was a most credit able showing and reflects credit on | | bom the officers and men. HAS ACCIDENT charge of the James eon. returned -^adMgFw York and other . Northerr^fWics yesterday, where she has been for the past month studying the stylei. Miss Bur bank last season was practically at the head of this department and f&r skill as a trimmer was so conspicuous! thsit this season she was promoted, j This will be welcome news to herj many friends. The Clark Compan/ are to be congratulated on having] this expert milliner In charge. Her ? ability is a most enviable one. The' announcement of their spring open- j Ing will be made through the columns' of this paper later. Mr. Gay XIardy Came IWar Being Se riously Bart This Morning by Falling From Boat. Mr. Quy Hardy, proprietor of the Washington Coco-Cola Bottling Works, came near meeting with a se rious accident thla morning. He had occasion to go aboard the gasboat of1 J. O. Proctor ft Bro . mooned at the wharf at the foot of Market street. In doing so hi* foot slipped an?The was thrown 4|lln?t the -boat A large gash cut In his leg and his shoulder badly hurt It ts fortunate the wounds are not more serious. . TUB OAIKTY. Those who ir? attending the Qalety are carried away wfth the mUc ? werk of Mr. Whktea ? alt of which are illustrated. He has a Im tenor voice ef ranee aid mmm t? This ' feature of the Gaiety la a drawing card. The picture* la at night were superb from ?tart to finish and all of theb eat ahowa yet divert at thle theater. Tonight the following la ?ckodnled? Poor Mother's Last Re- i quest (Blograpb); True to His Mas ter; Broken' Hearted Pedro, Gau mont'a bandoolored ; The Heart of- a Cowboy. Come early tonight and 1 hear Mr. Whltten'a song. "Sing, Katie, 8ing," also secure your cou- ' pons for Friday night's drawing. No one can fall to miss this htgh-clais program advertised for tonight. Be with the throng going te^he Gaiety. Good music all during tnw entire per formance. ? Mr. K. W. Iloblnson to Speak to tlie B-mran Tuesday. April 1^-U a Noted Speaker. Mr. K. W. Robinson, one of the most noted speakers in the country,! is to speak to the Baracas at the First Methodist Church, this city, Tuesday evening, April 12, All the J other Baracas In the city will be ask ed to bo present and hear Mr. Robin son. The committee of arrangements of the class are making active prepa rations for his coming- A moat at YACHT MOVED. The steam yac\it Thetis which has been moored at the old Short mill property wharf, has been moved to the buoy yard. Mr. Fuller and fam ily are expected to arrive here some time this week. TO RKPAIR TRACK. The Atlantic Coast Line is placing crosstles on their yard here for the purpose of repairing thet rack.- The work will begin within the next few days. Probably the shabbiest thing in the world Is a wornout welcome. Without stretching the truth some men's talk Is long drawn out. A girl should not attempt to sing with feeling when she feela badly. TO SPEAK in FOS COLUSIOR Bay ^earatr Rams Schooner io Fog. PASSENGERS IN PANIC I , Ntrnmer Tagus RauiN the Three inunied Schooner Itcpnbllo? Other Steamer* Hush to the llrsciw of the IMnabled SIUp_Ll,,t<,n*, Kog oa Coast the Caiue. '? New York. March 2. ? Unbroken for three days a blanket of fog today ^ shrouded the Atlantic coast, crippling all water traffic and bringing danger and accidents with it. As a direct result of the fog tiifc steamer Tagus, of the Royal Mail Line, carrying 150 passengers from Colon, today rammed the three-mast Bhooner Republic, of Tbomaston, Me., 20 ihlles southeast of Barnegat, N. J. A small fleet of vessels, including the giant liner Mauretania, rushed to the aid of the sinking Bhlp. The acci dent, according to wireless reports, did no damage to the Tdgus, bat threw her passengers into panic. The Hagus stood by the schooner, which is a craft of 680 tons, ten years old, and sent out calls for relief. The wrecking steamer Relief was hurried to the rescue. The Republic was bound from San Juan. Porto Rl<;o. with a cargo of sngar. ? Another accident, resulting from the thick weather, was reported when the Co two liner Minnesota, a fruiter, carrying a few passengers, docked to day at Atlantic Basin. Brooklyn, with her bow plates stove In near the water-line. Twenty eight miles off Ocean Orove, N: J.. tftM Minnesota crashed headon iato the Cedra, bound from Spain to New York late yes terday. The how of the Minnesota was tors' open and her bunk are sad rsfipsrt MSSts flooded, \yith the pasaps woHf ing to their limit the iamm H Mar rushed (or port and reached here ?sfeiy. f. ABU ADDRESSES s;-*"**1 ? >r*~ A Woman's Betterment Association was organised in Chocowtnity town ship, District No. 1. Wednesday night, Petruary 16. Messes. Vaughan and Tayloe were present and' made very able address es. Mr. Vaughan In conclusion set from the benefits to be derived from the aasoclatioo, and told of the great work 1t was doing-for the schools. He assisted the teacher, Miss Emma Warren, In organising the associa tion. Miss Mollle Stilley was elected president. * A social followed the ad dress. from which was realized 916 for the benefit of the Bchool. Every one present reports a good time. Many thanks are due the speakers, who so ably assisted by their pres ence and the excellent addresses they made. S. . SPELLING MATCH. Remember the Spelling Match takes place Friday evening at the school auditorium. Mr. Stephen C. Bragaw Is to be the schoolmaster and Mrs. M. T. Piyler la to have charge of the women spellers and Mr. A. M. Dumay the gentlemen. The proceeds go towards the Woman's Betterment Association. An admlasion fee of 10 cents will be charged. Everybody Is cordially invited. Refreshments will be served. There never was a woman who couldn't make some man sit up and take notice if she so desired. ^ New Advertisements ? in Today's News ? ? Gem Theater. ^ ? Gaiety Theater. ? ? Capudlne. ' ? ? Mother Gray Powders. + ? Cardul. ? ? Vlok's Remedies. ? ? Paso Ointment + ? Spencer Bros. ? Spring Clothes. ? ? J. K. Hoyt? White Goods. ? Washington Light & Water Go. ? ? ? Weisbach Junior Lamps. ? ? Southern Furniture Co. ? Mat- ? ? tings. Etc. ? ? Doan's Kidney Pills. ? ? Mrs. Summers' Remedies. + ? Parisian Sage. + St* Baltimore, Norfolk:, ? ? ^ arid other Points of Interest ? .= ??< cost Will you beL0ne 0f the party? One jveek of pleasure and
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