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I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 I I 1 1 I H--M- RAN DO LP BULLETIN. 2)7?. F. A. HEJVLEy, DENTIST. OFFICE: Front Room Over Bank. OAIHK OF RANDOLPH, 1 Asheboro, JV. C. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS, t !. . a 5 4. WOMK GUARANTEED. T ASIIEBORO. . . N.c. f $1 1 I 13 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 I I l m-I VOL. 1. ASIIEBORO. N. C , THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 11)05. NO. 5. MH u I I I I I I I 1 1 I If THE ANOTHER BAD WRECK Chicago Flyer Suddenly Goes Into Open Switch LARGE LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED Although None of the Lake Shore or New York Central Officials Ascribe the Disaster to Excessive Speed, a Return to the 20-Hour Time is An nounced. Cleveland. 0., Special Nineteen dead and a dozen slightly injured comprise the revised casualty list made by the wrecking Thursday night, at Mentor, Oh'o. of the east-bound twentieth cen tury limited, the Lake Shore and Now York Central's eightecn-hour train, which ran into an open switch, crushed the llenior depot and partly burned it up, scorching several of the mangled corpses The surviving injured are not rum-h hurt. The twentieth century limited, ac cording tn announcement from New York, will hereafter return to a twenty hour s hedi !e. although none of the railroad ofihials ascribe the wreck to excessive snood. It is ir.f.ir.tained by railway officials that the switch on which the- limited was wrecked was thrown open and locked and the switch light extinguish ed !-y some person, cither a maniac or scene one seeking revenge. It is still t;:ikn.".vn who this person is, although detectives are working on the case. A .a:eu!l examination of the switch sin; wed that it v as in perfect condition. Trainmen are or" the opinion that the engineer ' C the twentieth century train was .Vvcbc.i by the light of the switch just beyer.j the open switch, the light of whk-'a is sail to ha-e been out. W. H. lias-shall, general manager of the Lake Shore-, says the speed of the train was not a contributory cause to the wreck. He said that other Lake Shore trains trawl through Mentor at a speed equal to that attained by the limited, whit h was not. Mr. Marshall says, above :0 miles an hour. The schedule for the train calls for a speed of miles an hour at Men tor. Cor- rtrr York, of Lake county, an nounce ' -at an inqrest would begin nest . lay in Pair.ejville. A rev-sxs! list of the dead follows: John It. Bt-n:ie:t. attorney, 31 Nas sau st: et. New York. John A. Bradley, of the law firm of Rowley, Rogeis. Bradley & Rock well, Akrcn, Ohio. T. R. Morgan, second vice president of ths Y,"eIIman-Seavers-?t."i-sa.ii. Com pany. Cleveland. C. H. Weilman. of the Welhuan-Seavers-llorjsan Company, Cleveland, died in hospital. A. L. Rogers. New York city, repre sentative of the Flatt City Iron Works, of Dayton, Ohio, died in hospital. S. C. Eeekwith. 115 One Hundred and Seventy-fourth street. New Yi.rk. A. If. Head. London representative of the Otis Steel Company, uf Cleve land, died in hospital. H. II. Wright, traveling man, Chi cago, died in hospital. D. E. Arthur, traveling man. Mil waukee, died in hospital. J. H. Gibson. Chicago, traveling man, died in hospital. H. C. ll;chling. New York city, with the Wheeling Corrougated Iron Com pany. L. M. Eirick. manager Keith's The atre, Cleveland. E. F. Nagle. Chicago, proprietor of a railway supply house. Two unidentified bodies, supposed to be those cf L. A. Johnson, of the millin ery firm of Comey & Johnson. Cleve land, and Henry Trinse. barber on the train. Allen Tayler, engineer. Cullinwood, Ohio, died in hospital. E. J. Brant, head hrakpman, 2012 Ash street, Erie, Pa., died in hospital. N. B. "Walters, a baggage man, Ham burg, N. Y., died in hospital. W. D. McKey, porter. Chicago. The scenes following the wreck were appalling. The night was dark save for the light from the blazing wreck of the coach that was crushed and splintered on top of the engine. Men swarmed about it ccmbatine the flames with the "means at hand, grouping their way through the blinding, scalding steam that rose in clouds, hi nting for the in jured, whose piteous cries were such as chilled the hearts of those who heard them. The water supply was small and the means at hand for fighting the flames weie pitifully inadequate, but the zeal of the rescuers wrought great things for the first few minutes. , Assassination and Suicide. Atlanta, Special a special to The Journal from Griffi:;, Ga., says that Fror.tiss Chapman, a well-known farmer li ving near Head's Shops, assas jnated Tom Head, a neighbor, late Fri day r.igM. and then killrl himself, cutting his throat with a razor. The tragedy was the result of a feud of long standing ber-.vr -n the men. There were ro rye vitv -.--s to the tragedy end hr.xh men hrtn I -n dead for sev eral rou:r wIkii ': r bodies were disco-erf '. V-'iih ... u were well con nect J. Four Killed in Boiler Explosion. Attalla, Ala.. Spe,-;r,iA lj0iler at the saw mill of the Curtis Attalla lumber plant exploded killing James Watts, Will Rosson, Ous Cash and Marion Maddox. C. Smith was fatally hurt and Barney works was seriously in jured. Murderer Hoch Gets Repriev'.. Spring-id. ill.. Special. Governor Deneen r.re: johnnn Koch a re prieve ur,;il .,,y 2.sth in order that the case nny hit takHn Q thg Supreme Court ..uMice for a writ of superse deas. HIS AFFi-XTIOXS SHIPWRECKED. "Nellie," spoke youthj wita an air of r-uniidence, "only say the word and you and I will sail together oa the rouh Kea of lifej bravely buf feting its waves, trimming our sails to meet the adverse -winds that" "Leave uie, Harry, leave me," In terrupted the maiden. "The man who takes mu on that journey must offer me a first-class pas-sage on et&amer." Settle Post-Intelligencer. NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Conditions For Past Week as Given Out by the Department. The North Carolina director of the Department of Agriculture issues the following bulletin for the past week: Throughout most of the State the weather during the past week was generally fair and very warm, with refreshing showers towards the close. It is true that drought prevails in some counties, but nevertheless as a whole, the week was quite favorable for farm work, and caused marked improvement in the growth of crops, except in a few sections. The mean temperature was high, averaging near ly So degrees for the State at-large, while the maxima exceeded 90 almost every day except Sunday (25th); the nights also were quite warm and fav orable for growth. Most of the week was entirely dry, but on Friday, 23rd and Sunday 25th, fine showers oc curred in the east, giving new life to vegetation. Drought continues to prevail in several ' central-western counties, chiefly Caswell, Anson, Scot land, Forsyth, Giulford and further west Gaston, Rutherford, Meeklon burg, Cabarrus and Yadkin, and in these corn and gardens are suffering for lack of sufficient moisture. In the extreme west (Swain, Cherokee, etc.) abundant precipitation interfered a little with farm work. Cultivating crops, laying by corn, harvesting, and planting field peas progressed favor ably, being only hindered somewhat in sections suffering from drought, where the land has become too dry and hard. Crops are still late and small for the season, but are growing rap idly. The weather has been just right for cotton, which though small is improv ing rapidly; squares are forming freely and blooms will soon appear; lice con tinue to damage this crop consider ably. The weather was too dry for late planted corn; upland corn also, in the counties suffering from drought, has grown well, a little firing being reported; laying by corn is general, even in the west. Tobacco has grown well in the east, but is somewhat small and late in the central-west where transplanting as delayed; top ping tobacco has begun in the east. Host of the wheat crop has been safely housed and threshing has com menced; many spring oats remain to be tut. Gardens look fine, but need rain in the central west, and along the coast. Irish potatoes turned out to be a fine crop; sweet potatoes, and all minor crops are doing fairly well. A large crop of hay was cut and nicely cured this week. Fruit, peaches, appbis and huikleberries continue to come into market in abundance; grapes appear to be rotting in a few places. Rains reported: ."fashville '0.67; Goldsboro, 0.62; Lumberton. Trace. Newbern 1.44; Weldon, 0.72; Wilming ton, 1.50; Hatteras 1.10; Greensboro, u.o; ttaieign, o.9o; Lexington, 0.65; Moncure, 1.10. Ramseur. 0.14: David son, 1.77. Request For Receiver. Asheville, Special. Judge J. C. Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court, has signed an order continuing the hearing of the Southern Railway Company to show cuse why a receiv er should not be annotated for th South Carolina and Georgia Railroad, until v. eanesciay, July 26. The order was made at the request of the South ern, that the defendant, mieht haw more time in which to file its answer to the complaint. The request for a receiver for the South Carolina and Georgia division of the Southern was made by a stockholder of the South ern, residing at Augusta, Ga., who complains that the treasury of tke Southern is being denleted hv of suits against the Southern for vio lation of the merger law of South Carolina, and that already suits to the amount of $470,000 are pending against the Southern. Pardon Applications. The Governor took the following ac tion on applications for pardons: State vs. H. J. Mattox, retailing, sen tenced to four months in jail. The prisoner was a saloon-keeper in Golds boro. The people by vote adopted pro hibition, and in defiance of law he con tinued to sell liquors. Judge and soli citor refuse to recommend a pardon, seeing no merit in the application, and it is refused. State vs. John McNeill, of Richmond, convicted of larceny and sentenced to five years on the roads of Anson. So licitor, two attorneys assisting solicitor and prosecutor, recommend a pardon, and after reviewing all the evidence, this seems right. Pardon was granted on condition of good behavior. State vs. Ephriam Hensley, man slaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. Prisoner is 70 years old. His son killed a man and fled. All the prisoner did was to say before hand that no one should impose on his son. This was considered as aiding his son and he was convicted. The judge and solicitor recommended a pardon, which is granted on condition of good behavior. State vs. Ed. Williams, of Graham, assault with a deadly weapon, sen tenced to 5 months on the roads, of Swain. The prisoner on his own evi dence was guilty. He used excessive force, shooting at the assailant when he was fleeing. The application is re fused. State vs. John Miller, of Rutherford, indecent exposure of person. 4 months on the county roads. Judge, solicitor and prosecutrix refuse to recommend a pardon. The prisoner plead guilty and the application for pardon is re fused. State vs. Thos. M. Marshall, of Surry, murder in the second degree, sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. The application was refused by Governor Aycock last January. Neither judge nor solicitor recommended the pardon, and the ruling of Governor Aycock is deemed correct. Petition is refused. State vs. A. B. Norton, of Robeson, convicted of murder in the second de gree, sentenced to 30 years in the pen itentiary. The judge, solicitor and at torneys assisting in the prosecution recommend that the petition he not granted, as the crime committed was wilful murder. The application was therefore denied. A RALEIGH TRAGEDY John Dockery Shot Twice By Father of Girl Who Claims He Seduced tier ANOTHER YOUNG MAN INVOLVED For the Alleged Betrayal of His Daughter, Policeman Isaac Rogers Takes Summary Revenge Upon Son cf United States Marshal H. C. Dockery. Raleigh, Special. Releigh is again In the midst of a profound sensation, one in which two men, both promi nent, and two young women, are the chief figures. Saturday morning Unit ed States Deputy Marshall John Docker-, a son of Marshal Henry C. Dock ery, was shot in the Tucker building by Policeman Isaac Rogers, to avenge what is said to be the seduction of t ie young daughter of the latter. Friday the first part of the affair developed. Then Mr. Henry C. Howell, a stall keeper in the city market, consulted Messrs. Argo & Shaffer, attorneys, in regard to a civil suit against United States District Attorney Claudius Ber nard, on the charge of seduction. The daughter is named Bertha, and her age is given between 16 and 17 years. It is stated by the father that a neigh bor had called attention to the fact that the young woman and a daughter of Policeman Rogers, whose age is 19, had been seen in company with Ber nard and Dockery at a house of ill repute in East Raleigh, kept by a wo man named May. Miss Howell's father spoke of the matter and she made a full statement. She said that she and Miss Rogers went driving with Ber nard and Dockery, Miss Howell having been introduced to Bernard, whom she was told was a traveling man and not married. The drive was taken in the day time and the girls were invited to stop at the house and partake of lemon ade. The girls salil that once within the doors were closed and they were not allowed to leave. Such was the statement which Attorney Thomas M. Argo said had been made by both of the young women, Miss Howell and Miss Rogers. ANTE-MORTEM DEPOSITION. The ante-mortem deposition of Dock ery was taken, the physicians saying that his injury was serious. His age is 27 years. He has been much in society here and is very widely ki'own among he younger set. A visit Ywas made by a newspaper man to the office of the sheriff, but Attorneys Harris & Shaffer said they had advised their client, Rogers, not to make any state ments. They intimated that one would be made later. Mr. Argo spoke in be half of his particular client, Mr. How ell. Policeman Rogers is a very deter mined man and his action was not un expected, in view of his temperament It seems that it was expected that some such action would be taken as regards Bernard, but it was stated that it was thought that the danger of this had been avoided, at least that was the opinion of Attorney Argo. a very pru dent and conservative man. A Monday morning special from Ra leigh reports Dockery as resting eas ier with slight hope of recovery. There is no news of ex-Assistant District Attorney Claude Bernard, who is wanted in connection with this case. He has fled North. A Raleigh man who saw him Saturday morning at Wrightsville says he was the most ner vous man he ever saw and evidently scared half to death. A prominent Republican says he be lieves Bernard will soon return here, as he is used to being in embarrassing situations. Denunciations of him here are unanimous and bitter. To Treat Chinese Better. Washington, Special. By direction of President Roosevelt, action has been taken by the administration which not only will facilitate the land ing in this country of Chinese of the exempt classes, but also will elimi nate from the Immigration Bureau such administrative features as have been the subject of criticism by Chi nese. It is the declared intention of the President to see that Chynese merchants, travelers, students and others of the exempt classes shall have the same courtesy shown them by officers of the Immigration Bureau as is accorded to citizens of the most favored nation. Buys Tampa Bay Hotel. Tampa, Special. Something new in municipal ownership was inaugurated when the city of Tampa paid to the Ocean and Gulf Realty Company, of New York, $125,000 cash, for the Tam pa Bay Hotel and grounds, becoming the sole owner of the property upon which the late Henry B. Plant spent $3,000,000. The city will use the grounds as a park and lease the hotel. Tragedy Near Roxboro. Roxboro, Special. Will Snead was drowned Sunday while swimming in Marler's Creek, two miles from Rox boro. The remains were not recover ed for two hours, though there were five others with him, and the creek was not more than fifteen feet wide, but very deep. The deceased was an operative at the Roxboro Cotton Mills, about 28 years old, and came here about two months ago from Danville. There is no suspicion of foul play. Verdict on Preacher's Death. Charleston; S. C, Special. The idea of race prejudice having been the cause of the death of Preacher Grainger, who was shot from ambush near Loris, Horry county, Friday, ap pears to be dissipated by the coro ner's verdict, which places the blame for the killing upon Commander John son, a man with a grudge against Grainger, and a woman, who is lodged as an acomplice. No other arrests were made. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Minor Happenings of the Week at Home and Abroad. . Down in Dixie. Miss Virginia Downer, of Norfolk, was drowned at Alexandria. Mrs. Eva Fuller wras burned to death at Petersburg from kindling fire with coal oil. E. C. Edwards, of Henderson, was struck and killed by a Seaboard pas senger train on Wednesday. Gen. William R. Cox was married on Wednesday in Richmond, Va., to Miss Claiborne of that city. The Virginia Corporation Commis sion has ruled that the Standard Oil and the American Can Companies must pay charter fees of $5,000 and $3,000, respectively. The annual meeting of the Southern wholesale grocers began at Norfolk. Judge Berryman Green died at Dan ville. The training ship at Annapolis, known heretofore as the Chesapeake, has been named the Severn. O. M. Baldinger, a Norfolk political worker, was convicted of offering forged voters' transfers and was sen tenced to three years in the peniten tiary. Elsie, the baby of Mr. Jack Penow, of Lynchburg, was strangled to death, its clothes having caught in the spring as it fell out of bed. The Credit Men's Association select ed Baltimore as the meeting place for next year. Confederate veterans paraded through the principal streets of Louis ville, Ky. In the municipal election at Jackson ville, Fla., George M. Nolan, Democrat ic nominee for mayor, was re-elected, receiving 1,337 out of 1,473 votes cast. In St. Augustine, Mayor Boyce was re elected by 183 majority. At the National Capital. Maj.-Gen. John C. Bates succeeded Major-General Gillespie as assistant chief of staff at the War Department. Attorney-General Moody submitted to President Roosevelt a statement re lating to the Sante Fe rebate cases and Secretary Morton's connection with them. Secretary Shaw is to try the experi ment of paying Government employes by check instead of cash. The President has appointed a com mittee of five to investigate the busi ness methods of the Government and suggests needed reforms. A Washington special says: "It is intimated in official circles here that negotiations are proceeding looking to an armistice between Japan and Rus sia. The stumbling block in the way of an armistice appears to be that neither belligerent is willing to take the initiative. The present negotia tions, it is understood, consists of an. effort to sound o-ne or both govern ments as to their willingness to agre to ar armistice. Through the North. The Chicago Civic Federation advised against municipal ownership. President Roosevelt spent a few days the first of the week in New England. The City Trust and Safe Deposit Co., of Philadelphia, has failed as a result of the Gaskill forgeries. The Lutheran Synod continued its sessions in Pittsburg and received re ports on church extension and other subjects. Both of the 18-hour trains on the New York Central and Lake Shore rail road between New York and Chicago arrived ahead of schedule time. Paul Morton, chairman of the board of directors of the Equitable Life As surance Society, has directed two ex pert accountants to make an investiga tion. Supreme Court Justice Gaynor has authorized Explorer Champ, to con tinue his search for the North Pole, the expedition having been fitted out by the late William Ziegler. Jesse Wilson, cf Indiana, was ap pointed Assistant Secretary of the In terior, to succeed M. W. Miller, re signed. The hot weather caused four deaths in Brooklyn, N. Y. It is rumored in Philadelphia that Mayor Weaver may cause the arrest of Israel W. Durham, the Republi can organization leader, in connection with certain contracts. Foreign Affairs. Emperor Nicholas received a delega tion of Zemstvoists, to whom he reaf firmed his intention of calling a na tional assembly. Germany, suspecting Europe's inten tion, has engaged in unusual naval activity. The Chinese movement to boycott American goods is growing steadily. France will take part in an inter national conference upon Morocco. Field Marshal Oyama is gradually ex tending his line of Japanese troops from the Mongolian border to the Sea of Japan. Miscellaneous Matters. Three hundred descendants of the Fries family gathered in a reunion at Winchester. M. Rouvier, the French Premier, has decided to retain the Foreign Af fairs porto-folio. On motion of counsel for Gaynor and Greene, the habeas corpus pro ceedings were postponed until Tues day, counsel stating that the motion to quash his clients' appeal to the Supreme Court would be argued on Monday. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild be queaths $4,000,000 of his estate to charitable purposes. The Italian Heraldic Court decided that titles of nobility conferred by the Pope are valid. It is officially announced that a Jap anese detachment in northern Korea completely occupied Kangsong on Tuesday. A few thousand Russians, wtih artillery, retired toward Siasong, 12 miles northward. The feeling of doubt that James Hazen Hyde has really sold his ma jority stock in the Equitable Life As surance Society to Thomas l- Ryan appears to be on the increase and there is a growing belief that there may be as much one-man power in the society under the trusteeship as before. IN NORTH CAROLINA Ocess 2nce3 of Interest in Various Parts of the State. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons : Good middling 8 15-16 Strict middling 8 15-16 Middling 8 Tinges 7 to 7 Stains G1 to 7 Genesl Cotton Market. Middling. Galveston, steady ...9 3-16 New Orleans, firm 9 1-16 Mobile, firm 8 Savannah, steady 87s Wilmington, steady 8 Norfolk, steady 9 Baltimore, normal 9 New York, quiet 9.20 Boston, quiet 9.20 Philadelphia, steady 9.45 Houston, quiet 9 Augusta, quiet 8 15-16 Memphis, firm 9 St. Louis, quiet 9 Louisville, firm 9 Rural Mail Carriers. Asheville, Special. The North Car olina Association of Rural Mail Car riers will meet in Asheville on July 4, and from letters received by Presi dent Monday, of the association, there will be over 200 carriers here at that time. Many of the carriers have writ ten the president they will be accom panied by their wives, and it is ex pected that this year's convention will be the largest attended in the history of the organization. .President Mon day said today that the local Knights of Pythias Hull had been secured for the occasion and that preparations were being made to give the delegates the time of their lives. He said that Congressman Blackburn, of the Eighth District, and Congressman Pou, would be here, and would address the con vention. Postmaster Rollins, of this city, has been invited to deliver the address of welcome, and an accep tance of the invitation has been re ceived. War On Monday Lenders. Winston-Salem, Special The Wins ton aldermen have decided to make war on money lenders in this city, especial ly those who loan small amounts and charge extra amounts for "writing papers." Tax Collector Farrow has been instructed to collect a $500 tax from every concern doing a money lending business in this city. The au thorities hold that under the amended loan agents are liable for this tax. The ordinance reads as follows: "Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of loaning money on goods wares and merchandise, household fur niture and other personal property of whatsoever nature or description is lia ble for this tax." Insurance Situation. The insurance commissioner has mailed advance sheets containing ex tracts from his report for the year ending April 1. During the year, forty one life insurance companies, twelve assessmects, 100 fire and marine, 31 ac cident and surety companies, and 53 fraternal orders were admitted to do business in this state under the gen eral insurance law. where they had not been already admitted and were duly licensed. During the year North Carolina companies doing a fire and tornado business wrote risks to the amount of $26,550,059, receiving as premiums $500,396, and incurring losses amounting to $281,575. Asheville Wants Peace Meeting. Asheville, Special. In a mass meet ing of citizens, conducted by the Ashe ville board of trade Friday afternoon, Judge J. C. Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court, and ex-United States Senator from North Carolina, was appointed to extend to the pleni potentiaries of Russia and Japan, in the event of their leaving Washington, an invitation to hold the peace con ference in Asheville. The invitation will be formally extended as soon as it is announced that another location will be sought for during the summer months. Poteat Made President. Raleigh, Special At a meeting of the board of trustees of Wake Forest Col lege here, Prof. William S. Poteat, of the college faculty, was chosen to suc ceed Dr. Chas. E. Taylor as president of the institution. Dr. Taylor has been head of the institution for twenty years and it is owing to feebleness that he de cided to resign. Professor Poteat has been professor of biology at Wake For est for a long time. New Enterprises. The State grants a charter to the Burlington Hardware Company, capi tal stock $50,000 R. E. L. Holt, and others, stockholders. The Hickory Railway and Power Company is author ized to increase its capital stock from $125,000 to $300,000, and to issue bonds to the latter amount. North State News. Curator Brimly and State Entomolo gist Franklin Sherman, are on a visit to the lakes near Newbern, where they are collecting specimens. Mr. Brimly being after alligators and things of that kind and Mr. Sherman in search of insects, the field there being very rich indeed. The corporation commission as the State board of assessors will devote next week to the assessment of all the railways, telegraph and telephone companies, in fact all common carrriers exercising the right of eminent do main. From these returns the commis sion will be able to give the figures not only as to the increase in valuation but to the amounts of mileage. It is expected that the new mileage during the past twelve months will be so large as to make quite a good showing, as construction is in progress on a number of roads. Permission is granted to the Raleigh and Southport railroad company for an increase of its capital stock from $150, 000 to $650,000 the secretary of state having been notified by President John A. Mills and Secretary S. P Ricks that the directors had voted in favor of such an increase. The Guilford Leather Manufacturing Company, of Greensboro, is authorized to increase its capital stock from $50, 000 to $100,000. State Veternarian Tait Butler says, the place for the session of the farm ers' institute for Guiliford county is changed from Guiliford College to Greensboro. I GROCERS ADJOURN i Importent Meeting Was Held Wi Entire I'armony THE OFFICIAL BOARD IS ELECTED After a Spirited Discussion of a Re port From a Portion of a Commit tee, Urging Differentials on Flour, Hay, Grain, Grits and Corn Meal in Less Than Car Loads, the Matter Was Left in Statu Guo. Norfolk. Ya., Special. The Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association ad journed vrednesday sine die. The old officers were elected as follows: President, J. A. Van Hoose, Birming ham, Ala.; first vice president, G. P. Thompson, New Orleans; second vice president, 11. P. Yvrcodson, -Memphis; treasurer, S. W. Lee, Birmingham. Advisory board: J. A. Van Hoose, Birmingham; Theodore Melchers, Charleston; B. F. Bowen, Jacksonville; J. R. Williams, Lynchburg; Adolph Greyer, Little Reck; Jl. McD. Wilson, Atlanta. The advisory hoard will elect the sec retary and special representative of the association. The most spirited discussion of tha session was caused by the introduction of a resolution from a portion of the committee on differentials and freight rates reviving the old proposition to differentials on less than car-load lots. The committee recommended that the president and the advisory hoard take the matter up with the railroads, urg ing a differential in favor of flour, hay, grain, grits and corn meal. H. B. Goodridge, of Norfolk, op posed the report, which he said was not an expression of the entire committee. The report was referred back to the committee, which later brought in an other report, referring the entire prop osition to the advisory board in the event it saw fit to take it up. The con census of opinion seemed to he against a fight with the railroads on this sub ject. A report was adopted urging the' gen eral use of cotton products and recom mending that wholesale grocers substi tute cotton bagging for jute and bag ging of other materials. The fire insurance committee was au thorized to devise a plan of reciprocal fire insurance, and directed to take the natter up with the advisory board and report at the next convention. The tobacco committee reported in favor of a 10 per cent, profit to the jobber. The convention decided to meet in 1906, in April, at Jacksonville, Fla. The president was authorized to rep resent the association at the Milwaukee conference of the wholesale grocers of the United States. Discredits Ryan's Plan. Albany, N. Y., Special The report of Superintendent Hendricks, of the State insurance department, to Gov ernor Higgins, upon his investigation of the Equitable Life Assurance So ciety was made public here and in New York. It is described in the title as "A Preliminary Report," and it sharply criticises the management of the So ciety as well as the new trust ar rangement for voting the stock agreed upon by Thomas F. Ryan and the three trustees designated by him. In conclusion, Superintendent Hen dricks says: "No superficial meas ures will correct the existing evils in this society. A cancer cannot be cured by treating the symptoms. Complete mutualization with the eli mination of the stock, to be paid for at a price only commensurate with its dividends, is, in my opinion, the only Bure measure of relief. "This report, wTith a copy of the evidence taken on this investigation, will be transmitted to the Attorney General for such action thereon as be may deem proper." To Test Sunday Baseball. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. A war rant was issued by Justice of the Peace Farris for the arrest of William C. West, president of the Jacksonville Amusement Company, owners of the Jacksonville baseball franchise of the South Atlantic League, charging him with violating the law prohibiting the playing of baseball on Sun y. The warrant was not served Tuesday, but was served Thursday morning. It is understood that the warrant, was is sued at the instigation of the franchise owners, who are anxious to have the law tested as to its constitutionality. Raced With Express Train. Hamburg, By Cable. In an attempt to prove that an automobile can speed as fast as an express train, Emperor William, while coming from Hanover to this city, ran an exciting race w-ith a train at a point where the road and railway are parallel. The Kaiser's ma chine maintained a speed of 60 miles an hour as long as the race continued j and it was only ended in disappoint ment, as the i-esult of a tire bursting on the Emperor's machine. Roanoke Gets Convention. Lynchburg, Va., Special. The Re publican State committee here in a meeting lasting more than five hours, decided to hold its State convention for the nomination of a full State ticket to be voted upon at the November elec tion, at Roanoke, Tuesday, August Sth. The convention will have nearly 500 delegates. Richmond, Norfolk, New port News made contests for the con vention, but Roanoke won by a good majority on the first ballot. Degree For Takahira. Medford, Mass., Special. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upon the Jap anese minister to the United States, M. Takahira, and Governor Douglas, of Massachusetts, in connection with the observance of the fiftieth anniver sary of Tufts College. Following the morning exercises a reception was held in the afternoon at which Mr. Takahira was one of the speakers. AN INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT Farmers and Business Men Will Erect Building of 2,000 Bales Capacity Corporation to be Largely Mutual. Maxton, Special. The farmers and business men of Maxton and the sur rounding country held a meeting here Wednesday to consider the building of a bonded cotton warehouse. A good number of men representing large farming interests were present, and the unanimity of their action showed that they meant business. It was de cided to build a warehouse with a ca pacity of 2.000 bales for the coming season. A committee consisting of President Evans, of the Bank of Max ton, and Messrs. J. K. McGirt, P. H. McArthur, L. W. McKinnon, A. McL. McRae and J. A. McLean were appoint ed to solicit subscriptions for the com pany. A second committee composed af Messrs. A. J. McKinnon, H. W. Mc Natt and A. H. Currie wras also ap pointed to select a site and contract for the building of the warehouse. The purpose of those interested in the movement is to make the corpora tion as much as possible a mutual company, owned and controlled by the farmers. Several precautions were taken to secure this. The stock will be divided into shares of $10 each, and no one will be allowed to hold more than fifty shares. The soliciting committee was instructed to begin this work by making a thorough canvas of the farmers, and afterwards, if more subscriptions were needed, to so licit them from the business men of the town. The building of this warehouse means a great deal for the farmers and merchants cf this section. It means that the farmer can hold his cotton for any length of time without danger of damage by weather or fire and at the same time be able to collect a reas onable amount of its value in cash. The keeper of the warehouse will be bonded, of course, and his certificate that cotton has been deposited will be accepted as collateral by the banks. The farmers will thus be able to hold their cotton and will not be compelled to sacrifice it to pay for fertilizer bills in October. The safety against weather' fire and theft will be an important item. Gin fires have caused considera ble loss this year and many farmers were compelled to sell cotton damaged by exposure. In some cases cotton was sold for no other reason than that the farmer bad no safe place to store it. Insurance Business. The fire insurance companies doing business in North Carolina last year. as shown by the advanced sheets of Insurance Commissioner Young's re port, with their assets, follows:: Asset s $324,286,968 . 85 Surplus 104,374,577.05 Cash capital 46,015,259.00 Wrote business in North Carolina (5).. 156,451,013.53 Wrote business in North Carolina (marine) 3,610,738.00 Received in premiums.. 2,317,148.92 Paid for losses 1,122,231.81 About, one-sixth was done by North Carolina' companies. Life companies doing business in North Carolina report as follows : : Assets $2,317,863,514 . 18 Capital stock 11,075,000.00 Surplus 285,440,650.00 Policies isaued in 1904 27,355,351.00 Policies in force Dec. 31, 1904 98,95S,022.77 Premiums received.. 3,556,404.48 Losses paid 1,104,010.17 Assets of life companies: Received in premiums 110,566.72 Paid in losses 33,579.29 Fraternal orders (cer tificates in force).. 26,702,436.50 Assets collected.. .. 359,406.04 Losses incurred.. .. 319,899.48 Losses paid . . 290,747 . 65 Fension Affairs. State Auditor Dixon is sending out to the pension boards of the various counties copies of the new pension law, together with the list of pension ers from ea".h county. The present law was amended by the last Legisla ture as follows: "Provided, that the county board of pensions may place, upon the pension roll in the classes to which he or she would otherwise be long any Confederate soldier, sailor or widow, disqualified by the provisions of this section who may appear to be unable to earn a living from property valued at as much as $500 or more for taxation, and who may appear to the board, from special circumstances, worthy to be placed upon the pension roll." Regarding this new provision State Auditor Dixon says: "Of course this matter is left entirely with the county pension board and it is earnest ly desired that the latter be extreme ly careful in making thorough exam ination of each applicant who has property over $500 in value, because every one of this class who is placed upon the pension rolls will take mon ey from those who possibly need it worse, and unless the cases are ex tremely urgent I think it would be wise for the county pension board not to approve this class of pensioners." Corporation Commission. A Raleigh special to the Charlotte Observer says: The Corporation Com mission is sending the chairmen of boards of county commissioners blanks for lists of persons reporting incomes over $1,000, and also asks the chair men to give names of any persons they believe to have such incomes but who do not return it for taxation. Chair man McNeil and L. L. Rogers, of the commission will hear at Wilmington tomorrow the railway side in reply to complaints made by truck and berry growers at Faison and Mt. Olive. Contract For College Let. Greensboro, Special Andrew Schlcs ser has been notified that he has beer-, awarded the contract for erecting the main building of the Emanuel Luther an College to be established here for the education of colored youths. The building is to be of brick, three stories, to cost $15,000, and be ready for occu pancy December 1st. The completion of this and the Methodist Protestant College will make six colleges to the credit of the city, three being devoted to educating colored women and youths. An Extra Session. Albany, N. Y., Special. The Legis lature of this State assembled here Wednesday in extraordinary session upon the call of Governor Higgins. The session will be devoted to an in vestigation of the charges against Su prerc Court Justice Warren B. Hooker charged with conduct unbecoming his' office in connection with the postal frauds. Great Britain may take part in the nroposed international Moroccear. conference, if France Anally consents. DEATH FOR RIOTERS Two Hundred or More Dead and a Thousand Wounded STREET FIGHTING STILL CONTINED Polish City Resembles a Shambles and the Fighting Spirit of the People is So Fully Aroused That the Pres ence of Ten Russian Regiments is Insufficient to Stop Firing From Houses. Lodz, By Cable. Since the arrival of re-inforcements actual fighting in the city has stopped, but the outbreak is by no means quelled, and fresh collis ions are expected momentarialy. The city resembles a shambles and the terrible scenes of the last two days will never be wiped from the memory of the Polish people. The fighting spirit of the people is fully aroused. They have tasted blood and want more. Certainly the revo lutionary spirit is abroad and it re mains to be seen whether military measures will have the same effect as previously. Saturday at Baluty, a suburb of Lodz, four Cossacks were killed, and sixteen others wounded by a bomb which was thrown into the barracks. Twenty of their horses were killed. Occasional volleys are stilled fired by the police or gendarmes in response to shots from houses. The soldiers are showing what ap pears to be wanton cruelty. Late in the afternoon they shot and killed two wc-'ii a mother and her daughter. The funerals of victims of the shoot ing of Thursday and Friday took place surreptitiously in various outlying vil lages. It is quite impossible to give the exact number of killed and wounded, as reports vary according to the quarter from which they are obtained. Cer tainly the killed number more than a hundred, ana the wounded five times as many. An official reports says that the number of casualities was largely increased by the neglect of persons to remain indoors, and the others who in sisted on looking out of doors and win dows when the volleys were being fired upon the rioters by the suviiers. Resi dents of the city say that thtv receiv ed no orders to remain indoors. Victims Number 1,200. Lodz, Russian Poland, By Cable. The victims of last week's outbreak total over twelve hundred. Thus far, the bodies of 343 Jews and 218 Chris tians have been buried. The wound ed number over 700. Some semblance of order has been restored, and the workmen are gradu ally returning to the factories. Lieu tenant General Suttlcworth, comman der of the First Cavalry Corps, has assumed command of the forces here during the existence of martial law. The Governor General has proclaimed a state ef siege here. i Since the proclamation of martial j law, the situation has become quieter. .- The rumor of an approaching: mas- ' sacre of Jews has caused 20,000 Jews ' to leave the town. Peace Conference Date. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Negotia tions for the peace conference have taken an important step forward, a proposition for the date of the meet ing of the plenipotentiaries at. Wash ington having been submitted to Rus sia and being now under considera tion. The exact date proposed has not been ascertained, but there is reas son to suppose that it is some time during the first week or ten days of August, which is about the earliest period at which the Japanese repre sentatives could be expected to reach Washington. The Emperor's answer is not ex pected for a day or two, as the diplo matic mills of Russia grind slowly, and the Foreign Office, as one of the sec retaries put it, "is not used to your hustling American methods;" but it is thought that the date will be satisfac tory, as it will give ample time for M. Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador at Paris, or other Russian negotiators, to reach Washington, and there will be little preliminary work for them to do until the Japanese terms are submitted. Sheriff Resists Gov. Folk. St. Louis, Special. Governor Folk's order to stop race track gambling in Missouri with the aid of the militia, if necessary, met defeat at the hands of the sheriff of St. Louis county, John Herpel, who says he will not raid race tracks or call for troops, and that if the Governor sends troops to molest any one the soldiers will be arrested, possibly shot. Sheriff Herpel declared he was opposed to raids as a usurpa tion of the judicial authority, and said: "An appeal to bayonets is the first threat of a bigot, fired by fanatical zeal, his personal ambition and by ideas against the guaranteed liberties of the people." Hanged For Murdering Manager. Birmingham, Ala., Special. A spec ial from Tuscaloosa says that John Carpenter, a negro, w-as hanged there Friday for the murder of Stewart Champion, superintendent of the Stew art plantation, last April. Carpenter, an employe of the plantation, had a grudge against the manager, and shot him in his home at night firing through the window as Champion sat with his child in his arms. The child was slightly wounded and Champion was killed. Passenger Wreck in Colorado. Denver, Special. Westbound passen ger train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad was wrecked at Pinto, a small station, sixty miles west of Grand Junction, Col. No fatalities re sulted. The accident was caused by a broken bolt in a frog at a switch. Three coaches were derailed and twenty-nine passengers were slightly in jured. Killed For Making Protest. Tampa, Fla., Special. A special to The Tribune from Brooksville says that Mr. 3. Hansell 'Norman, of the turpentine firm of Norman, Weeks & Co., was shot and killed by s. B. Keag gin, white. Keasrgin was whipping "a negro employed by Norman, when the latter asked him to desist. Keaggin fired twice at Norman, the second shot hitting him in the side. Norman died three minutes later. Keaggin fled but a posse is after him. Norman's body was shipped to his former home, Norman Park, Ga, 1
The Randolph Bulletin (Asheboro, N.C.)
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