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Seven Story Brick and Cei
Containing. Goods Value<
Is a Roaring Furnace.
K ' $100,000 Fire t<
?:?*r
Kew York. J An. il.?IIS reren ujr>
warefcouee of the- Terminal
Storage Company. .occupying n full
?! . .. city block near the Nortk Hirer water
frwat between Twenty-aerentb >nd
Twentyelghth etreeta. and contaln
' Ing merrhandlee rained at more thin.
t?m million dollars wai aw opt bj
aKlytod^.
y ' Tha Are was discovered a few mln***.
DIM alter midnlgfit. It wme not under
control until ?:4i o'clock, when
the loan wee estimated nt ?1.!?0.000
Five mlarmn, uounded in quick sueX
tleally every unliable piece of AroV
lighting apparatus from all MaahatW.
tea. and thla waa reinforced by are
AreboeteJ urhlch were Ued up to the
steamship plere a block away aad
pumped mlllloAs of aallona of North
rluer water throuch Unea of hoae aad
^MMbuted It at blah preaaur. along
the Thirteenth arcane aide of the
i butdtac. ";tC, ~'s&.
1?da nod mrwctnre the Largest of Ha
Kind la Hew Teak.
The terminal Storage Company'*
warehouse waa of brick end concrete,
and waa regarded aa ono-af the moat
.V madam bulldlaga la that pert Of the
city. Serea stories la height. It wae
the largest structure of ite kind la
I New York end ope of the tirgeet la
|HPaad protected by Are
: eprtaklera end ell the modem lire
pneenUoa- and -hre-Bibtlng epplls."
aneee. lta contents, consisting mostly
of goods awaiting delivery to the big
New York department stores, were
naturally ol the most Inflammable
mature
. lie bulldlng'waa dlvtved Into four
One of tho sections was controlled by
Jobn Wanamaker and contelned raerlt
chhndiae consigned to' him. Another
s. * ^ sertlon .was rented by Qimbel Broth
?rs, while tho two remaining sections
. ImifamopW
. - A RESiDtMT OF WiLSBN
1
kfi S. H. Vlrk, Ki-Pokniulrr b Well Otl
KM. t> Tin. World's floods?Own.
Much Real KsUUe.
Wilson. Ian. is.?S. H. Vlck. oxtSM'
1* postmaster of this oltl Is very wall off
]n this world's goods and u worthy of
; alt Utat bo has been able to amass
A through Industry and thrift. Ho has
, ' bom exceedingly kind to members ol
rn hte race, some of sdhom have abused
this coOfldonce to a oonaldarable eaI
' teat, causing him conaderable loss
'. Bat the fact, that he has bees able
Ik v to retain tho bulk of hla holdings and
has planety loft tor his old age to a
|l la an Interview with . Mr. R B,
I Evens, correspondent for a number
if* of 'atkta papers, Bam gt^aa out the
K "(a Wilson 1 have more,than one
hundred houses, which I rent out; In
RSMtghu one: Charlotte, one Am In
A taHStl with el-Congressman Oaorg.
' i H WUt* flTB Ath?r? III , th?
Oedrge H Wild LklM tid IxnprovoiMit
COBvptny, of Nw JerOey, where
r fdHifti two thousand acre* on a por
tlrt'o* #hldl|ii|v Ktndi tho town ol
(wliteboro, composed of about sereti
J tingfin. with modern improveI-,
meats In Rocky Mount I hare asirend
building iota. Before bis death
If ' the tAgro po<>t, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
wa> one of tho directors of the
>few Jersey Company."'
flam is easily cms of Wilson's biggest
tax payers.
it WILL MOVE TO FAYBTTlffVILLE
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Headquarter ? o* Two A. C. Ij. Offl
srs to BA Changed.
ML FayettarfUe. Jan If..- -If was t?
f aeanced hero today that thr offtcei
of Buporjptandent ?af TranspoxtatJoi
.
i tea dent C. L. Porfor Of'tfc^ Atlantic
( no Railroad ar- to h< j -'ill'
^ wa to
ab lakinj i igo
m- i
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uent Fire Proof Building
I at Ten Million Dollars
Sam* Building had a
tfo Months Ago v^tj
had as tenants ntearlyN fifty smaller
Arms.
Wanaraaker and t;inabel Brothers the
I' U i -4t
The tip* started In the Wanamakof
compartment and Soaked its -way
through the fire wall to the Qlnibel
Beet ion Both these sections were
completely gutted, but the fire Walls
between them and yie other compartments
hel<Lgrm, and tho'loss, therefore,
is confined to the two firms
.gamed. .
There sfaa no loss of life, but two
firemen were seriously injured when
they loet control of a high pressure
hoee. Both suffered broken bones and
internal In Jut lea.
When discovered by A- passing patrolman
the flames had already gained
soch headway thpt there was little
opportunity to upe the Are-fighting
devices within the building.
teet Man Prove H.ndlcp to the
When the^ firemen arrived they
found all the windows barred by the
thick shutters of soMd steal, and this
obstacle caused delays which were
vary costly. As the lire galled headway
these barriers added danger lo
the work of the firemen, for the heat
melted the fastenings and the shutters
fell heavily, to the street. Whenever
they gave way the flame* burst
target of great streams of water.
The flamea reached ja hundrad taet |
lug and could b? plaint^-seen for
Alios around** For a time It wu
thought that the big steamship piers
hlonc the river between Twenty-third
street and Thirtieth styeet Wgro in j
dancer.'
The building was ttyfe scene of a
similar Are only two'months ago.
which caused ft loss of about $1.00,ooo.
a watchman was burned to
death at that time.
. . i -N. ? ?HARPERS
EXPLAIN WHY
coy. WON IS DOWN
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States Iter.son rfor Taking the New
Jefwy Candidate l>own Froin_ lU
M.vthead?Support Was 1n^*$5
Jurtoha to Osnse.
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Now York, Jan. r7.?#he current
1 number of Harper's Weeijy contains
' tho following editorial juinouncement:
'
"To our Readers:?We make the
following reply to many inquiries
from readers of Harper's Weekly:
'"The name of Woodrow Wilson as
our candidate for Preaident was
> taken down from the head of these
columns tn response to a statement
made to us directly by Governor Wilson
to the effect that our support was
t affecting his candidacy injuriously.
/ "The only course left open to as, in
> simple fairness to llr. Wilson, no less
| than In consideration of our own salt.
reepeci, was to coasa to aarocate his
.' ;'&>
' croat nwUflw and the ilsnpaat rw
I list. "-But wa Cannot aeoape tho conctaalon
that tho. aery conUderabla
' nam bar at oar rawders. who ban cooperated
aamaatly and loyally In ?d
ranclng a moramant which was Inaugurated
colaly In tho hopa of rand,
a ring a' high public serrlco. wro clearIf
entitled to this Information."
.
bo Interviewed. The ordca force ot
the division mpertnteadent. tt Is undaratood,
will beW.hrought hare 1m.
mediately. It Is also said that sir
train dlapatchsrs will be located at
this point. * ,
A persistent report Is In circulation
hare that the Aharon A Rockiish
i railroad now in operation from Abert
dear io Hope Mllle, and being helll
IroT.i Its principal o -ner, Jotyl Blue,
-ft?r tb? Norfolk Southern r-"- i
Mr. --aO .c/ Oa;L*r?J iou*>
| thij^ b't kn* w . >thing of 1 whlJ?^XX
WASHINGTON. NORTH CA
ption of Airj
DR.1FARLM0 1
warn
H jjBEE
PItES IIVT KHIA N MINISTER AM)
EDUCATOR CHAROKD WITH
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
I . DEATH OF GIRL IS ,
LOCATED.
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r Vy-' "-"-"s
wuiti Miiinn TO ririHUVKU
WITHOUT REQUISITION PAPERS?AN
EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH
OP PAST LIFE TO RE
- HADE.
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Brlii to J. Tean.. Jan. IX?R?y. W.
D. McFarland. the Presbyterian minister
end educator who *u arretted
late yesterday and landed In the jail
at OreehvlRe. charged with responsibillty
for the deadh of hit young
stenographer id Plttaburg,. announced
today that he would return to
Plttaburg without formal requisition
pspcra. .
He said that he la innocent and.
thobgh necessarily embarrassed by
his arrest, la undaunted and wfU
gladly return to Ptttabufg and face
the.charges which grew out of a
deathbed confession made by ElsWr
DoJd Cos, former stenographer.'
"1 was not responsible for thp condition
of the girl nor for her death,"
aald Rer. Mr. McFarland. "I am innocent^and
further thgfr thfs bare no
statement to make. I will gladly return
to Plttahifrg without requisition
OTflrYiti r" 7
rjOZZZSSZiW*
night In jail. There was s sensation
yesterday over his arrest and many]
thought that he shouldn't have been :
placed behind the bags, but this feel-,
Ing has given way today to a more
sober one and the people are satisfied
to wait and see whether the preacher
and educator can prove his Innocence.
[ He returned from the north last
sunaay. presumably rrom Pittsburg,
! but he will make no statement about
1 this. Among the people of Greene
' county and Ih his terrlto^r across the
'Tennessee,line in North Carolina, Dr.
McFarland Is highly regarded. Hie
Wife and daughter;* are almost prostrated
ore/ ills arjk*?- though it pas
much 'commented upon yesterday.
Is that he sealed not In the f?i u
surprised iyr.h6n''tn'fptir.ed/of the serl1
l ohif|p~'T4igiInst him at
PUSsthrg U^klrg ^^yest calmly.
Dr.'McFarlabd Is i jf&gbly educated
man and r>ka r6rmel;ly head of an
aavBttnj^pchopI la Pittsburg at a saL
nry of f S'.OOQ per yeajv^He has been
very suecesdtul In hi* ritfsslon field in
this section.
A Pittsburg Pfflcsr arrives this, afternoon
and the Journey hack to that
pity atfll be begun tonight.
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Pittsburg, Pa*. Jan. 17.?"Requisition
papprs for the extsiadltlon of .the
Rer. l>r. W. D. JfaFarland, former
head of the academic department of
the Pittsburg High school who was
tndjoted yesterday. In connection with
the death of his secretary, Elsie
Dodds Cod, Were prepared In the office
of District Attgfjkey Bltkeley today,
and efUl be sent to Harrlsburg
tor Oonnior .Tenor's Idnslilre.
Th.J Win then bo iorwirded to
TetuaM, Where Mr. McF*rJ*ad ?u
arrested lui night *t C*,Ur Creelt.
McFnrland i? reported to tar. told
the Tenneeeeo authorltl*. f? would
Uon
H ?uo"noMt?l at the cilalrtet *ttornej'a
ofSca today tliat an eihau.tl?a
nvaattgatlon la balng mad* Into
the paat Ufa pf tha preacher-aduChtor.
WOT HIS FIRST OFPENHK., ijj
Colorado SprinVChU^in. IT?
An affldarlt made hara February I|,
1810. bafors U P. law ton. a notary
public, by Mla(. Patay Welti, of fait
I aba. daughter of a Kanaaa City Bap.
ttet minuter, regarding har relatione
with C. V. T. Rtcheaon. tbl confewad
murderer of ble llaneaa. Mle. Avla
' 'will"Jd M**" a *" "d"
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ROLINA. THURSDAY Art
AMERICAN DUCH!
Pr *\./' I ?W- V ^ ft A a
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erf can duchess was selected
ndl* for the durbar. The recipient or
0 an cheater, who was tflaa Helen Zlmm?
fonceoua entertainments at Delhi and t
rap Ml and her American tnnns.
mm a?ms~
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Loft Korfitfk This Mom Ins for EIIolboth
C'hy?Will Spend Night
at Ik ltairfn.
"
Th^ third* special excursion of
homo ,weM? jril) arrjvo to yofrow 1
at 1 p. m.v They wifl bo mot ht Ibd:
train by a opwnj.ittee fi&m tho Cham-j
Ver of Commerce and taken .? Uie
Hotel. LouIeo. after which fhey will;
have an Informal, 'mooting In tho)
Chamber of CO m me roe. and if the
weather permits wiy be driven oik In
Uie douatry. Iif the parr, leaving
Norfolk th& morning were thlrtyof
these .farmers from / .points in J<ew
York, Ndw Jersey, t*ehnsylvaaia and j
Ohio! The published schedule for to- ;
morrow is a* follows: i r|
At 8 a. m. the special train will
take the excursion party to the great*,
Wilkinson, farms and development'
lands.
Here will be .seen the greatest evidences
of soil fertility and crop pfl>ductioh,ln
the United 8tates. In addition
to the blacto- soil and the great
crop possibilities, the development
work will be Inspected and explained.
Hundreds of acres of nfwly CkHkfr
lands will seen, lands that will
jfrodid4i$o4aaads df bnshels of corn
the coming season. Similar lands,
last aeaaoa, produced over 76 bushels
per acre.
t 1:00 p. m. the special will arrl?.
at C-A for dlanar.
and tho a/tornoon will bo opaat in laspecting
the farming lands In that lo? ?''
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At S:Me*. the special will iMigl
Washington (or Greenville. Hon the
party will be given * royal' welcome 1
by the fhiiperaVnd clttsehs. Tbo cost
of the railroad faro (or tho excursion
party from Washington to Oreanrllle,
11 mile*. will (M paid by the elttaena
of Greenville, making the aide trip
from Washington freeXo the excuralontsta.
A public mass meeting
will' be held In the evening. where
thtt* will he addresses of welcome" by
the home people, - It will be s gala
event for all. #
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AILY
=========
ERNOON. JANUARY 18. 11
r Published h
:SS AT DURBAR
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by Uueen Mary to accooioaiiy Qer to
this hfgh honor was the duchtu* of
nnan of Cincinnati She (are several
at? rtandu to Bnglssrt wiu nut
city, was struck by the ^incoming
east bound train on the Norfolk
Southern railway in the yards this
morning and received injuries from
which handled a short while later, after
ho had been carried to Stewart's
sanatorolutn and everything possible
had been done to save hl^llfe.
Mr. J&cob^on was about 65 years
of ega and for some time has been cngagad
in truck farming out on Pembroke
road. This n.oinlig he jjeft his
hp i-o presumably for the purpose of
<omlng into the tlty to attend to
,<l-r.0 busines^mattors. Just why he
whs on.t]?e railroad track at the point
whejro ho was struck* will probably
never be knoVvn^ Therb were no'eycwitnesses
to the horrible accl.dnt to
fir as it kcown. but ther^*is not'the
least doubt but that upon hearirg the
approaching train he attempted to
b'j* 04 the track, and in dpin-^so fell,
hla skull crushed and one of his lower
Timbs broken. As soon as the train
arrived at the~statlon and the accident
was reported a stretcher wvi
procured and the injured man rushed
to Stewart's sanatorium for medi6al
treatment, but' he djpd^soon after he
reached the hospital.
Foes NOT TO 8AVK JJJCHKSON
OoTSnor WIU Not Commute Booth
HaatMtM of c*?MtAi ijj
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Boston, Hu. J?n 16.?Gorarnor
Tom hu made It ht?ctlcallr Sertaln
that IKKUIM attempt to eave the
lite ot tba Rev Clarence V. T. Rlcbeeon.
alayer of AvIaXteneU The n5?vernor'a
secretary tftalCht leaned tkla
atatementt ec/ ' 1
"Governor .Foeo aaa never aongbt
to to beyond the clearly definite duty
of hie office. and ha daalrao me to
etate that under no conditiotta whatever
WUI he etthUr aaak or ; exceed
the power vented in hip or to evade
the reaponelhlllty fixed opon him by
the conetltatloa pad etatuea of the
commonwealth." .. . ' ' '
Prtaade of Ooverhor Foes believe
that fco had Intended to recommend
commutation of Rlcheaoo'e sentence
but that tb? treat dumber of letters
dbnrln* la apon hip from all parte
pt tho eooatry within-elm paft tew
dan. nryina tho axtraiaa penalty
oanaetf tho (overuor do doubt the
Tbere^r^m^hehge
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NEV
111
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n Eastern Nc
WORKERS ARE I
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The Pushers and not the I*
WU1 be tt
Wor? for tha time la solos;
! Work! 'till the day la done:
Work! till the Contest closes
r And the prizes are all won.
Do yop realise how short the time
|la In which to work T . . ..'
There's not a minute tp be spared
for some other amusement or to be
idled away from now until the 8th of
February.
Those of you who haVe ' softened
your heart to the pleadings of the
Contestants, have only begun to
listen, for the race from now on will
be one wild battle cry for more votes.
vWhat are you doing to secure subscriptions?
81ttlng/(idly by?waiting, wonderWldESKIE
RELEASED 7
UNDER HABEAS CORPUS
PROCEEDINGS
Judge Cook Releases Alleged Embezzler
and Refuses to Issue Beach
"Warrant?"Let Him Go
Home If He Wants
To," gajr, Ju'lKfGreensboro,
Jan. 17.?Judge C.
M. Cook yesterday granted the writ
of habeas corpus toJFYamk Wineskle,
manager of the Standard Mirror
Company of High Point, declaring
that the proceedings brought before
Justice of the Peece Collins for thai
which the defendant was bound
over to court Saturday, were void,
This was In substantiation of the
pica of the defendants counsel that
the High Point recorder, under a
speclel-legisfative-act, had exclusive
original jurisdictiefa of matters dccuring
in that municipality. In the
late afternoon, Judge Cook refused i
to Issue a bench warrant for Wineskle,
and he left on a night train for
the'.matter will be left Open until
.he Grand. Jury convenes, counsel for
the prosecution declaring* they would
or rs^tfce cafce in High Point.
Wincskic had been indicted'lindcr
x wai rant sworn out by Frank McKuight
preside ntof the '^Scautdard
Minor Company, beford 'Squire Collins.
After ,a preliminary hearirg
extending through two days, Justice
Collins', found 'probable cause and.
held the defendant' fur court in a
bene* of $5,000. Upon advice of
counsel he rofucud to give bond and
brought habeas corpus proceedings.
When Jqdge Cook allowed the writ
counsel for the prosecution asked
that a bench warrant he issucji and
he court Instructed counsel for the
defeuse to keep Wino3kie in court
during tbo day. Just before adjournment
A. L. Brooks asiked if the court
was ready to make amy* disposition
6f the matter, stating that Wineskle
was very- anxious to return to his
family. '
"Oh^ let him go on home If he
wants to," responded Judge Cook,
and the case was closed pending another
move by the state.
: Asked for a statement Mr. Wineskle
said he' was not yet ready to
make explanations, but that in dne
time everything; would be explained.
He say* he regrets that'he can not
show appreciation for the splendid
loyalty of his friends by a full and
complete explanation; bet that upon
Msftos of eouneel he earn not Ho no
at thin time.-.- o I
It la tindermtood that Wlneaklo
wilt Metltate a tlTfl action against
tti lMn ot the 8'andard Mirror
Coin our. alleging Illegal arreet and
detention.
"The matter la tar from oettled la
to tar an tho coorta are eonearned."
etafed a lawrer who had bcya lQden11
tad artth the" rroceed toga
nun nomniL ik
yiciwn OF HAIEICR
OSeeaa IM Sceornl Barrela Aide
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eaners In the Big Contest
le Wlrihers
>9
lug'and wishing?
Well, prises don't come that eaay,
?not alnfce the history of Contests. *' *1
?? . ' ' ag"
ii* mo wise comeiiani who la
striving mightily to land a subscription.
Write, talk and keep going.
Get in touch with every friend and j, ;=
get them to help you. The time will
soon be here when you can sit and / \:-"A
ponder over the days and opportunities
you've wasted. . .
For each . twenty-five dollars j . ,, >
($25.00) remitted for Subecrip- ^
tious between the 15th and 30th V
of January, a Bonus of thirty-five yffia
thousand votes will be given.
liquor and ran.
E. V. Dixon and J. H. .Allen, who *
seemed to be in charge of the joint,
were notified by Capt. Mart Thompson,
~ but they did not care about
having a search made. Captain
Thompson and officer Warren did a
little investigating, however, aad
found several barrels of liquor, some , .
banana rum and a lot of case goods.
To ttie officers the place h^ the appearance
of a barroom. *
Since Spurgeon Tancey escaped ,'#[
from two deputies last night, it is
thought that maybe he got a partner
| and endeavored to make a rich haul
Just to show the authorities that he
was "still on the job." ,
No arrests have been made. This 'fl&S
is the first place handling largu .
entered_ao far as the officers know.
PROGRAM OF MEETING ' I
OF DAUGHTERS FRIDAY
jThe Following Interesting Fntgrui
.Will be Carried Out at the Meetr . *:';a
ing of the Daughter* of the
Confederal With Mr*. ?
8. It, Fotirle Fri- . "* .. +
day. - m
Invocation?Rev H. D. Searlght. . .. " jg
I Music?Sc hool Sextotto. j. 1
Sketch of Gen. Jackson?Mis* Lid a ' ^ f
T. llodamn. _ >- .1" _Vct
Solo?Mrs. I) M. Carter.
Letter from Mrs. Stonewall Jackson ^ ;JH
.B. Sparrow.
Dnot?Misses Ayers and Rhodes.
'Sketch of Gen. Lee?Mrs. F. H. Rot- " ?
lies. \
Conquered Bander?Miss Mamie Bur- rj
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Music:?-Children of the Confederacy.
1 Benediction?Rev. Nathaniel HardI
l?KBRIEF
HOTBSBF INTEREST 1
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
We are pleased to note a more
friendly disposition upon the part of ' ^ ^
a number of our - roadera to contribute
the happenings In social and .
religious circles, that sfo, would x.i - otherwise
be unable to obtain This
goes a long wfj toward making the
local paper mora attractive, and your
eontrlbottoan are not to thcDXILY v
I NEWS, bet to Ma hundred* ot read- g
era, aoo .ww ere IM pwMHUW * yd*
medium thro a Kb which It U dbpplled- . -r^
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The kuki here bolide/ temonew r
end the Virginia lecleletore ere er
pected to create another one thle
whek?ColnmbuA dec', ' Tbla holiday
ohteina now In e bidet eeei north
an atetee where then are e (net
tee/ Itallaaa, who neaardit ae their
real holtdef. Huntarlaea end Ave- - V
trlane, howerer, nelnbieli "aeate
day" attar the patroa aalnte. which la *
aet .a bad Mae tor a aae day holiday
e e e
Qreenvtlle'a Caroline Cleb bee naked
part lea hartec opere/eecee to ? "
Beet the Home SeekeH Friday after. ' |
boob to nanlat la ooarerlaa them u
their plaoen of abode white an rate la
the city. Met a bed Idea, and ae aae- . , j
heated by the Secretary at the eleb. "~J