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fT NORTH a ??? ; DURHAM CLAIMS OUIRfT OFTICIK HOI.DKR I* t. k. Durban, N. C., Mar- H.? After having served la ottoa continuously for (1 yaara. John Un, of Oranga county, at tha age ol 86, la In tha Said aa a candidate tor ra-electlob (or regular of daeda. He la declared to be Ure oldest oBcetioldsr In point of service In tl(a United States and daring hla long term hat weathered many political uphaarala. It la not doubted that be will cone out victo rious at thle. bla la teat battle at the noil. Un claim to distinction doea not Mat alone with bla political success His matrimonial experience has given him lame m wen. At the age of ?0 he took to hlmaalt-4 young wife and only recently baeaaw the pread lath er of the third chtM-fcr this nulon. Tha veteran officeholder taw serv ice In tbaHexIcan war, was a Irleid of Aadre-w Johnson and knew Presi dent polk personally. Except tnat Lairs doea not drink water straight but mUaa It with milk, lemon Juice and other tamUnU of soft beret> agea. he Is without oocentrlcltlea. ^ LADIES' SH They ?fe the famou? "G< ^??owlciivrcil best. A The Sheerest ati 5< the train to remain cm. tie track I tmct. While the I |* Ci? M d eat ere meagre It can be atatad with eaEty that fifteen mw|i?i war* hurt Among the number TO a a mall boy (ram BeHtaven, thu coun ty. wboee ileal] waa rruahed. . I There la BO tnUlligent reaaon given 1 they Mr tka aAMot.. Soma aay tha apread, whlla other* atate that I aaw whore tha train TO defined tha track waa (till la tnKllH I to Edenton for treatmaat. The only aertoualy Injured ware tha child of W. H. Sanderlln, of Qal haven, belag badly brulaed on the held; W. A. Lee. of Norfolk, beg gagemaater, Internal Injur lee The other lnjurlea to tha miunen were apralaa. brulaee and alight cuta. I Another report aaya that Mm. ? H Confer, of Meaton, waa perhape the moat aerioualy tejared. She waa thrown through a window aad f "* 'm at . mk BABY OPERA To Be rimaaiil Mare Xert Moaday Th* Baby opera wIM be the attrac tion at th* opera hone*, thla city, next Monday eight, for the beneBt of the Children of the Confederacy. The epera la heiaa gotten Bp under the dl recttoa-hnd eupervlelon of Mt. Tyler, who la alaa engaged la directing th* operetta "Sylvia." for the Taaa? Men'a Chrlatlan LaM<e. Mr. Tyler deal tee all children who hare prom laed to aaalat In the'eaat or who would like to do *Or to meet him aC th* opera houae tomorrow aaovnlng at * o'clock for practice. Thla Baby opera haa prorea very Hipelar wherever given aad the Dally N*wa bellevee It will prove equally ao la jpaahlagtoa. k~ ^ iNGRfASTtXX to *100 Annually . At a called meeting of the Board of City Aldermen laet area lag tt waa decided to lacreaae the tax oa near beer aalooni doing boalaeee In Waah lngton to Hi* per year, payable quarterly la advance. Thla aaw ordt I nance goee Into effect on Jane 1. iOU n>r the forth eom ient ht tforehead City H*VO *?? ?'?aya ginn ? t of ltaeft-?t tbeee In and k<Hh)Qb( htslory lelfthls jear Thl? mll Ltlon to Hot only l credit n but the State. San FTaoclsco. Cal.. Iter 14 ? Billy Delaney. under whoee training James J. Jeffries and JlBM J. Corbett each became besrywslght chaosplon pogl llata of the world, irUl train Jack Johnson far bl> tight with Jeffries, ?ad will he the soared ma'i chief second on July ? according to aa an PSOBAMjV DROWNED. Newport Newa, Va., May W.? Hugo Winkler, aeryeaat In the U. 9. A:, hospital corps connected here with the quartern aster** department, went flablng yesterday W the Java riser. A squall cane qp In the afternoon, and aa nothing baa been esen ot boat or occupant he la believed ,to Urb irtfflmlntton. Ta%> terday mi busy day In .the counclh ?r th? Moceee of East Carolina, now' la seealon at St. John's H M Church. There were considerable | ??IMifhiBalkMBli toy than when the ?mwell opaaed i JeturdSy night Th? meetings 8u toy were largely attended, the f? Lure of the day being fiie sdnaal ad dress of Bishop Robert Stranga In the evening. The Court) baa aalecl ad Fnyetteriiie for tbript dace of Re?. Or, Hilton, of wan nsn?o*..og the canon. In ths place of Mt-SlMe Hughe*, nlgned. a Urge number of reports ware ninlnl, leilnillin that of the treasurer. CaoC Thos. D. Mann, of Wilmington. The report of Uie beard of were 0t?Ue Thompeoo Orphanage. Charlotte, wan submitted. ' It showed that ti children were feolnd In the orphanage daring the peat year; >? froa> the Dlooeee of North Ci 4 from Bast Carolina, and 1 f. Jurledletlon of AaheTtlle. Nineteen ?yra returned to their homes and one pined In n good home, MVIng at prss UI 60 children In the orphanaaa. The superintendent auggeated that If (he orphanage la to remain on the pree en! alte $1,040 be Invested In tene ment houses and a thorough system of drainage be Instituted far the creek bottom. The eomralttee for East Carolina again urged the need ot now buildings and eveVv parish In the Diocese was Sated to do Ita ut most la ?(aettag this Imperative de- 1 mand Iter. w. E. Cox. the capable imafnsas managei*~?r the Car OHna Churchmajt, the ogkrtal Organ of the church In thUi?kte. made a m. j Imtumtlmm ?WU >???*)! At* publication. < ? Mr. Thoe. W. Blount made 'the re port of t he commute? appointed at the last session to raise *4.0,00 for diocesan missions sad it showed that IS.006.7t had been raised, showing an Increase of U.SlS.7S>v*r the pre vious ye4r. The committee recom mended that the same goal be for this year, which was adopted. I Bishop 8trange appointed the follow- | lag as a committee to draw np memorial to the memory of Hey. 8. 8. Barber, who was for 81 years in charge of churches la Hyde county, Revs. L. Eborn, N. Harding and B. K Arrangements were made with Rev. John R. Mathews to conduct missions for six months. Last night a missionary service was held. The first part of the serv ice was conducted by Rev. B. 8. Las alter; the lesson was read fey ROv. Joseph Pnlford, and the priyer was read by Rev. W. J. Gordon. The first speaker was Rev. Claud Smith, of Elisabeth City, He was followed by Rer. Mr. ? Griffith, of K Inst on; the next and last speaker was Bishop Strange. It was a splendid service full of seal and enthustssm aad was well attended. SUPERIOR COURT rlor court : June. Besbe r. Helen Beebe. Di vorce, Granted. \ t?' W Cook va. Nern Cook. Di vorce. O ranted. .??" -.jW. B. Hdmi re. Coroy Hwaer Divorce, ?ranted. i ?W Ann Herrte Ti. D. 1. H. Har ris Divorce. Granted W. ?. r. Corey n. 8. R. Fowle end W C. Rodman. Mlltrtal. Ignr.T r >?>*? y j. ' Union ? Bu((7 Cetapeny rp. W- T. litchfleld. Judcment for i, non-?ult u to NtekoUon. 0ontfnm*4 m to OMw Cn4k. : B. K. Win in m. 0?bo*r* Air Line. '** ? * ? ' ^ ... V with an ah* or nomlalg^ee. This at titude of bravado which be has main tained much ot the time since his ar rest was not broken tefcrft'V ths tes timony given yesterday by physiclaks who swore that the blow on Jane Adsm's forehead caused death, and was made before her body entered the water. Seyler began his desperate fight handicapped, according to the prose cution, by several varying statements. : To the records of tl^e'c^se there waai yesterday admitted a; ftatement made by 8eyler at Peterjriferp. Vs.. where he was arreste*'?!!* his younger brother, Orvls. In which the socused jmanrtanUH Mg home on the evening of FeUfjiary < ? the night of the tragedy, aad said he'weat to The proseoutlaa this morning open ed with but four witnesses to call Both Prosecutor Ooldenberg and Attorney Gaskiil for the defense, to day declared that a verdict ^expect ed by Thursday night or JYidsy morning. Into an obscure corner of ths court room, Mrs. Seyler, wife of the accused man, crept today, shrinking under the gsse of the crowd. Through all the testimony yesterday she sel dom took her gase from her hus band; today shs watched him stead ily. She frequently seemed on the point of oollapee and tears shown in her eyes again and again. Mrs. Charles Adams, the mother of the victim, who has several times clashed with Mrs. Seyler since Seyler was caught, followed the case with no lsss Intensity than the wife. Weldon, May 14. ? A sensation wu created today when Charles Mlnshaw. a well known cltlsen of Ttllery, was arrested and taken before Justice Roberson. In Enfield, on the serious charge of being Implicated In the murder of hla cousin, John 8. Mln shaw, on the night ow April 16. Attorney George C. Green appeared for Mlnshaw when his case was call e4sin magistrate's court, and waived examination, Mlnshaw glring bond in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the August term of fiattfax Su perior court. On the nig** of April l?th John Mlnshaw left TUlery in a buggy with his cousin. Charlie Mlnahaw. Ths latter claims tfktt while driving along a dark road Ma cousin John was shot In , the back by some unknown per son. Mr. Charles Mlnahaw today asssrt The Gaiety offers tonight two good pictures for It* program. "The Fall of Babylon" la a Biblical drama, and any one who appreciates fine drama should not mtas this one. it Is a beautiful Biblical story. "The Finger of Destiny" la another drama, by the Vltigraph company, which Is second only to the Biograph, and promises tcbe one of the beat. Illustrated pong for tonight Is "Mary Donohue," and the slides and music Is superb. Don't Calf to be on hand tonight and those two great pictures. Thoee preeent last night SUGAR FRAUD CASE More WitneaM* foe Government SMMlpr THE EXCITEMENT IS HIGH It U Ml That Two or Throe oO&o AcctMd Mm Will Tm Stales It* !<?>? Puililil X {tolrtMd Om o(1Im llimton Hammooed to AffMrka^NM. ^ . "Now York. May 24.? W health* trial ot Charles it Helke, secretary of the sugar trust, and hla live ce ^Mgdanla was r?auaed today, re porta were currant at>out the federal court that at laaat two. and perhaps throe ot the men accused, were ready to turn t atate'a evidence and reveal farther detail* of the tltfcaUt' *?? toms frauds in order to save them selvea from prison. ? v It waa stated that the teatimoay of Oliver Spltser, who waa pardbaed by President Taft In order to give evi dence, waa auch that there could be no other escape for the defendant*. ? fresh sensation was afforded to day when Wsahi^gtoa B. Thomas, HUMft of the aagar trust, was lialed to court under a fovanneit subpoena to testify ss to the alleged frauds. , Dr. Samuel D. Hooker, of Philadelphia, millionaire director of tfts trust, also was brought into court ttsder a similar aubpoena. 'Excitement ran high in the court room when these men mad* their ap pearance and aensational develop ments were expected when they were I put on the stand In the afternoon. | BABY'S KHCAPE. Syracuse, N. Y-. Msy J 4? The two year-old son of Ernest Allen had a miraculous eacape from death here lest night. The baby was playing c^ope to the railroad tracka near hla home and waa evidently struck by ti te step of a locomotive, lie lay be tween {he tracka while the locomo ttve and forty-four car/" palietr-ever Mm. When the laat car had passed the youngater waa picked up unin jured except a bump aa the reeult of his fall. W5IIW Ui ALBBMARI-K The Sctoooaer Cynthia Strike* Pish lV<, v . Stake and Goes Down. 5 ~El!sabath gity. .N.. C.. *s^ Loaded heavily with a cargo of gon sral merchandise, sailing from thia port to Hyde county, the achooner 1 Cynthia, Capt. Oeorge Thompson, i struck a Hehatake laat night, near Cahoon'a Point, and aank in Albe marle Sound. STRIKER*} REFUSE TO WORK. Wllkesbarre, Pa.. May 24. ? The 7,00? atrlking miners of the Penn sylvania Steel Company ordered back to work by the conciliation board re fused to return to work this morning and Induced other men to strike. PICXIC POSTPONED. On account of the Inclement weath er the Methodlat Sunday School pic nic advertised to take place st River side park tomorrow, has been post poned until next week. THK PAYS OF MAN. Man bom of woman is of few days full of^>men. In his Infancy, women trot him upon their knees when he wlsheth to lie In his cradle and think. They give him hugs and kisses when he thlrst eth for milk. And lo, when he hath grown Justy and strong and his soul craveth caresses, they give hln%, the merry ha-ha! . In the days of hit childhood rla eth to be spanked by his nurse. At eventide he salth his prayers In the shadow of a slipper upheld by the hand that rocketh the cradle. The days of his youth are darkened because many women give him the mitten; and the years of his man hood are embittered because one woman did not He goeth forth In the morning ? to be sued for breach of promise. At hlglfnoon, still a man though sadly harried, he eeeketh refuge on the altar; and behold, he emnrg?tfi from the sanctuary but the half of a He aeekefh his bed at night, and lo. how. t%e woman with the serpent's tongue atlageth his ear! He acquired a mistress by mar riage. ati loeeth her by dWorce. By totf he accumulated! a pile, and hath It halved by allmoby. This he repeateth many times until he thlnketlrr "Verity it were better to wed a rich grass wtdow and feed upon the succulent green herbage all the daya of ay life." But lo. the widest pasture hath a fence, which eoon beeometh an of fense. Like a eaged gume cock, hoitant eth for freedom ? and flleth the coop. ? He eoareth in his aeroplane., and falleth Into a rocky, place, and the last sleep with his aviation boots upon his feet As a millionaire grass widower hath he died. And behold, four wid ows ngbt over hla scute! in Smart Vend Weat Down and 14 Lives WwU*,^' DOOMED FROM .1 HE STAM Pr?k Uoodrw ud Oak If ttallHMrliM B. Wood ? QfkMmi of tbe Cm of Twmtf Oo Down With tU VhmI ? Bob Tore la In Site Port Huron. Mich.. M?r M. ? Tb? ?Km nut H. Ooodrwr wu ra?M?'*ad sunk thla morning bjr. the UMiMt Jubm B. Wood. Etch (Mil men of the crew of 20 were drowned. The Goodyear belonged U> Jahn Mitchell, of Cleveland, while the Janet B. Wood la owned by tbe Oil christ Transportation Company. The Goodyear, under Captain Har ry Stewart, waa a ateel steamer, orig inally hailing from Buffalo, of 3.4S8 tona, built In IN!, at Lorain. Ohio. The Wood la a larger Teasel, of S.744 tona, aad 514 f**t loag, against tbe Goodyear'* ' 14 feet. The Wood was built In West Bay City, Mich., In 1906, her hailing port being Cleve land. The men of the Goodyear leaped Into the water, struggling to reach the boats of the Bound r easel, but were swept away In some Instances, and In others sucked down by the pull of the sinking vessel or beaten with bits of debris and sent to the bottom unconscious. Several of the ?en were trapped aboard the Good year. For some time the Wood cruised about In the rescue worL After a short while other ships were attracted to the scene and aided la the hunting. 44 WWW USE DYNAMITE. ZanesvlUe. O.. May 14.? The ban* of George Keen an, a leader in the crweade against the aaloons of thia city, waa blown up by dynamite thia morning. Although' the house waa wrecked , the family eecsped. The police declare that the dynamite was set off by members of the "wet" .IfflKSS* THE OKN. Have ypu ever vlalted Germany? If net The RhlaefeUs at Schaffhauaen, will afford you a peep ait this pictur esque country toaight. The film af fords aome wonderful views of the Rhine. A Woman's Caprice |s a fine comedy picture, unique photography, embeillahlng a clever plot. Tragic Idyl In which the scenes are bathed In brilliant sunshine, depicts a story of love and passion. It'a a marvel of color, light and shade to which words can hardly do justice. The scenery and coloring mskea thia film one long to be remembered. A 8treauous Massage la s comedy that is aure to make you laugh. It was made for thla purpoae and does not fall in per forming its mission. La Grand Bretche, a beauitful French drama, concludes a program worth any ones while going to see and will be a fine comparison to the excellent ploturea shown last night. PRISONER ESCAPED FROM THE SLEEPING OFFICERS. Mobile, Als.. May 24. ? John Bell, under sentence of desth for' the mur der of Maggie Gary, escaped today from the peat house, where he had been a smallpox patieq^ He Bur prised the officers saleep and atole their keys to remove the double handcuffs and leg lrona. A poaae and bloodhounds are In pursuit. J?8: RACE FIGHT I JL LOUISIANA. Rogaluaa. La.. May 14. ? Five men. two of them white, are dead today aa the reeult of a race battle on the out aklrta of a grove where a negro pic nic waa being held. Today there ia considerable bad feeling between the whitea and blacka. and aid haa been aaked from aereral nearby town* by the authorltlee, who fear a far more aerioua outbreak. PRAYKRMEETING. There will be prayermeeting aerr icee in all the different churches of the city thin evening at the uaual hour to which everybody |a cordially Invited to attend. ? % ANOTHER CHINESE UPRISING. Hankow, China, May vice roy today rnaked Iroops front hare to quell the uprising of a peasant army which baa been devaatatlng the countxy, pillaging and . murdering, north of Chang 8ha. Y1 Yang, -the avowed destination of the bantfcjs under heavy ffuard. Gravp (ears are felt for all for eigners <n the territory affected by the uprlalng. /rsilS HI '???!., m?.- ii ... WRECK ON C. A O. 5- . > Cincinnati. May 24.? Reports have been received here stating that a se rious wreck baa occurred on the Cbeeapteke & Ohio Railroad, hear Aupnt*. nr. It l? belteTrt > num [PURS NOT PUBLIC Still Keeps HI* Doinp Secret. REGULAtVP" if MYSTERY U May 14. ? The r?tl of mystery which has banc over the movements and plana of Unltod States Senator Lo rimer i of lilinola, since hia return to Washington from Chicago last Sunday, continues as closely drawn as ever. The reason for this peculiar silence and absolute refusal to make the slightest expla nation of his plans or Intentions la unknown. When Inquiry was m%de at the sen ator's rooms tn the . Raleigh Hotel thle^mornlng as to when, if at all, the senator Intends making public a written or verbal reply to the chargea made In Ullnots that he holds his aaat in the United States Senate through bribery, it. was said that the senator could not be seen. His secretary, however, declared that nothing could be aald as to whether the senator will or will not make any public state ment concerning the charges; when he expects to appear at the senate and resume his seat; If he Intends to remain Mlent under the serious charges made afcainat his character, or whether he Intends to return to Chicago within a few days or not. Nor would any explanation be given as to the senator's reasons for hla present isolation In his rooms at his hotel, which It la said, he had not left since his return. It Is rumored that t^less Senator Lorlmer takes some official notice of the accusations ag^)a>t him. by mak ing either a verba* or written reply, | before the United States Senate, that one or perhaps two Southern Demo cratic senators will demand that the senate take notice of the charges' and direct the committee on privileges and elections to Institute an Investi gation. OIUHTIES IN THK l>AV* NEWS. A horse a few days ago leisurely walked the ties across the ohl Pitta burg and Lake Erie railroad bridge one-half mile long, between Beaver. - Pa., and Monaca. When the animal started, at the Monaca end. many per sons noticed It, but were afraid to go to the rescue, lest the horse be come frightened and fall over. Sev eral times during its walk the horse went to the edge and looked down on the water 90 feet below. One of the features of the celebra tion of the twenty-flfth wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of Hazelton, Pa., was the serving of peaches that were canned at the time they were married. The peaches were found to be In an excellent state of preservation. Police Captain Knapp. of Everett. ?Wash., owns a bantam hen that ef fected her release from quarters she deemed too cramped, found a neigh bor's door open and Anally entered a chamber, and, flapping her wings, landed in the middle of a white bed. This looked good to the bantam, but 'her eye was caught by the strange collection lying on the coverlet ? a switch, some puff6. etc., accessories of the human toilet. The hen forthwith scratched around a little and laid a neat white egg precisely in the midst of (he false hslr. ST ANDAKI) LOSES SUIT. New York. May 2*. ? The appeal of the Standard (p\ Company of Nes. York against the verdict of the United States district court of west ern New York for violations of the Elklns act in accepting concessions on oil shipments was denied by the United States circuit court of appeals today and the $20,000 fine imposed on the company wss affirmed,. MRS. GREEN I/XST SUIT. Ala? Her Bout That She Had Never Ixwt Salt Before Jarjr. York, May 23 ? Hetty Green's she had never lost a suit ended today when a was given against In favor of Company of New In the world the Safe De vaults at ten dollars but did not pay an y sued
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