. ' ^ 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 r ? 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 1 . ~C " 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 * n- f t ' >t- , . i. -- ; States Iter.son rfor Taking the New Jefwy Candidate l>own Froin_ lU M.vthead?Support Was 1n^*$5 Jurtoha to Osnse. , ' S - * .. -'j&B 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. - ? 'r"-; * ' It INNOCENT." IE SAYS r Vy-' "-"-"s wuiti Miiinn TO ririHUVKU WITHOUT REQUISITION PAPERS?AN EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH OP PAST LIFE TO RE - HADE. 1 . ' '4. ' 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. -T* r 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" I J ROLINA. THURSDAY Art AMERICAN DUCH! Pr *\./' I ?W- V ^ ft A a I," ' &> \ ' * ^E^Hl I / 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~ V:. , J 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? ?'' . * ! . : 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. # ?e: / >?I. AILY ========= ERNOON. JANUARY 18. 11 r Published h :SS AT DURBAR - B V V I ? I -I I ' Wf * ' "i 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 ' W M " XT * 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 % r - ; vT v j NEV 111 * ' ' , n Eastern Nc WORKERS ARE I I * , * I "* , 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 - I -I >rth Carolina D fflVM ', W - M 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 I ' \ 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^ * " * "3M 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

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