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I II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 Z7?. F. A. HEJVLEJ, t DENTIS. I OFFICE: Front Room Over Bank. I WORK GUARANTEED. T ASHEBOKO, - X. t . 1 1 1 14 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 ANDOLPH BULLETIN BANK OF RANDOLPH, Asheboro, J. C. t WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. NO. 13. VOL. I. ASHEBORO. N. C , THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 11)05. THE NO HOPES OF PEACE ! It Now Looks Like An Agreement On Terms Will Be Impossible AN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY Fate of the Peace Conference is Re garded by Most at Portsmouth as Virtually Sealed, and it is Expected That the Adjornment Taken to Tuesday Means Merely an Ex change of Farewells. Portsmouth, X H., Special. Black pessimism reigns at Portsmouth. The prevailing view js that the fate of the peace conference is already sealed, that it has ended in failure and that all that now remains is for the plen ipotentiaries to meet Tuesday, to which day they adjourned Friday af ternoon upon completing the seriatim consideration of lho Japniu.se to..n5S, sign the final protocol, go through the conventions and bid each other fare well. In other words, that the meet ing Tuesday will be what diplomacy rails the '-seance d'adieu." Ut;t tivre is still ttion for hope of a comproitic-.o. X-iiher Roosevelt nor the powers wiU see the chance of peace ship wrecked without a final effort, and that pressure is being exerted, especially at Tokio, to induce Japan to moderate her terms, is beyond question. Just what is being done or is to he cone, has not transpired. King Edward is understood to bo now lending help ing hand the financiers of the world are known to be exerting ail their intiu ences. At Tokio and St. Petersburg the final :s.-me will be decided. The .iapatiese nave been implacable through'. ut the six days' sittings. The; have listened and explained, but they have yielded not an iota of the sa sram e of their original demands. Mr. Wine accepted outright seven of the twelve Japanese conditions, one iu principle and four, including the mam issue::, indemnity and Sakhalin, he le jocied. The other two, limitation of naval power and the surrender of the interned warships, might have been arranged, had there been any prospect of agreement on the two points upon which the digergenee seemed irrecon cilable. In thn era! discussion of the terms, Mr. Wi.ta yielded upon two articles, btr substantially the result of the thirteen sittings of the envoys has only been to emphasize the position taken by Mr. Witts in the writu-r reply he presented last Saturday to the Japanese terms. And now both sides turn to home for the last word before the cards are thrown face up ward upon the tabic next Tuesday, for the impasse reached Friday by the eq oj peztuSooa.1 st sauwui-tuouiudpt only a diplomatic 'fiction.' if in' the interim istrttctions are re eived by either side compromise i jet possible But the chames are recc-nizod to he slim. So far as the Russian plenipo tentiaries are eonrerno 1 t!ere never was a chance of their yM.-';:iiz both in demnity and 'Sakhalin. Sakhalin without in 1 cording to the best in: the extreme limit to v would ever consent to peror has not yet giv: to concede that. An 1 factor has been intr!n opinion of those nte-t judge, lessens materia! lhat he might do so. :. ance of his nianlf'sco lar representative : y The bearings of this ir.ent, as Mr. Witt- d . days ago. upon tie' prehensible. It is e,ni the internal situation :; The manifesto hi E.r answer to the Janan'-so payment of a war srih ;e cession of i:y was, ac information h Mr. Witte md the Em- c: The word even 1 sud.iculy a new a t which, in the -t competent to nUy the chances aat.-.ely. the issu ' granting a popu :y of his subjects. "historic" doeu ! scribed it a few -u? are easily com "in 1 to ameliorate :;: Russia, ieiri ror Nicholas -e demand for the iVrc. The grant s regarded as vir tue Russian peo- of this broad r tually an appeal pie for support t At Tokio it is i view will be ta can be even now sshlc- to tell what Peace probably vred by the sacri fice of the indemnity Vague intimations tonight come fro that "the dc-man war" might he e Japanese side the cost of the tatcd. but Mr. Witte's reply is that he will pay lib erally for the tnaiiitainari! c of the Rus sian prisoners in Japan, but "not a co peck for tribute." Tonight the situation can be summed up in a sur-he sent, me prompt and heroic act 'on by otsi-le influence alone can save the cfaii'ererice. Portsmouth, prospects fjr brighter. The X. II., Special. -The Peace are distinctly plenipotentiaries are a 'seriousness and ear- laboring w nestness whh-h leaves not the slight est doubt that both are anxious to conclude a treaty. Though the main points remain to be contested and the plenipotentiaries of each side speak as though The conference would go to pieces unless the other side gives way, the spirit of compromise is in the air. When he returned to the hotel Wed nesday u'ght, Mr. Witte, who was tired out w:h his hard day's work, said: "I am doing nil I can for peace. Of the eight articles we have already con sidered. I have yielded seven. No other statesman in Russia would have dared to do so much, and I have done what I have on inv own responsibil ity." President Not to Visit Tennessee City R. Price president of the chamber of commerce, through which body an in vitation was extended to President Roosevelt to visit Knoxvilie on his Southern tour, is in receipt of a let ter stating that the President's South ern trip has been planned with a view to visiting the principal cities' of only those States not included in previous tours. The President will have no time to visit Tennessee cities. Georgia Legislature Adjourns. Atlanta, Ga., Special. Georgia's Legislature adjourned at 9:45 o'clock Fridany night, closing its session, con stitutionally limited to 50 clays. Until almost the last moment the fight last ing for several days between the two branches of the Legislature continued over a hill fitting the general State li quor license, the Senate contending for $300 and the House for $500. The for mer figure wac, agreed upon. Other fea tures of the sessions have been the creation of eiht new counties, mak ing the total 145, also the disbanding cf the five negro companies in the State military organization. R00SEVELT mm m m Outline of Proposition to Baron Rcson Becomes Known Suggestion Hard For the Czar, as Aulhor of The Hague Peace Conference, to Reject Japan's Acceptance Considered Assured if Russia's is Obtained. Portsmouth, N. IT., Special It can not be autroritatively stated that the feature of the proposition of Presi dent Roosevelt communicate J through Baron Rosen to Mr. Witte and trans mitted by the latter to ;; .urtcror Nicho las was based upon the principle of :u ititration. Whether the proposal con templates arbitration of all the articles npo-.i which the plenipotentiaries have failed to agree, or upon the question of indemnity cannot be stated with posi iiv. e.ess. but it is more than probable that it relates only to indemnity or to indemnity and the cession of the is land of Sakhalin. Neither is it possi ble ie say whether the President has has jet made a similar proposition to Japan. The customary diplomatic pro ceedings ill such a case would be to sehiihi the proposal simultaneously to oimfries, but there might be an .use in securing the adherence 'e '.'ore submitting it to the Kmyeror Nicholas, the author of lia-un peace conference, the sug- n of tu'biiration which will netes . hr-nc.'.iately command the sym . o; the public opinion of the i will he particularly hard to re I:' he agrees, Japan, if she has :i: ahy done so, won!! be all the ienn 1 to submit her claim to the e.r of an impartial arbitrator. Ac :. : y both sides would involve ( :c-.f.ision c; the principle of r.ii as nations have heretofore to arbitrate questions invoiv- i; ir "honor and dignity." Both Tahahira and Mr. Witte in the ,r siaaes of the conference abso v rea cted the idea of arbitration, iii i.i reiterated their disbelief in a e'iitiiin. It was noticed, how- ihnt. .Mr. Witte's opinion was not --eh as strongly as it was last An Offer to Japan. mmomtt. N. II., Special. The ... - ef peace have undoubtedly improve..! by President Koo.se ; pinion in stepping into the h iu a last heroic endeavor to v. ( i id t. lute; and s'.n h ccer exnv wee' P. char bee;; mvac indue pronh ence-e pease he warring countries to com their "irreconcilable differ but the result is still in sus- i.iiimate decision of the issue fa -to if not de jure, passed nas I fror Ti plenipotentiaries to tne;v s. from Portsmouth to St. nr. and perhaps in a lesser o Tokio. Although there are : evidences that pressure both aient Roosevelt and neutral including Japan's ally, Great whose minister, Claude Mc ucording to advices received ; primhar i Pete: si. ! extent. I collate;: by Pre powers. Urns::;. Donald. hero, h.ehl a bug conference Sunday afternoon with Mr. Katsura, the Japan ese Premier, is still being exerted at Tokio to induce Japan to moderate her demands, there is reason to be lieve that President Roosevelt was able at his inter', iew with P.aron de Rosen to practically communicate to the la'dter's senior, Mr. Witte, Japan's irreducible minimum what she would yield, but the point beyond which she would not go. Whether an actual basis of compro mise was proposed by the President, cannot be stated definitely. The only thing that can be alarmed positively is that if Russia refuses to act upon the suggestion or proposition of Pres ident Roosevelt the peace conference will end in failure. No clue of the nature of this rec ommendation has transpired. But it can be stated that Mr. Witte, no mat ter how ho may personally view the proposition, is distinctively pessimis tic as to the character of the response which will come from St. Petersburg. To a confidential friend lie offered lit tle hope of a change in the situation. The Japanese, very firmly believed, cling to the substance if not the form of this demand for remuneration for "the cast of the war." Pt-rhaps they are willing to decrease the sum asked, but substantial com pensation, under whatever guise it is obtained, they decline to relinquish. And they are also firm upon the ces sion of Sakhalin. Slayer Dies of Wound. Baxley, Ga., Special. A. J. Chestnut who, a few days ago, shot and killed Marshal Mike Aspinwall, and, being pursued by the sheriff and a large number of citizens, was wounded, died Wednesday evening. Will Smith, a carpenter, of Waycross, engaged here at work on the school building, shot Chestnut with a rifle and since become insane and is now in the asylum. Telegraphic Briefs. Chairman Shonts, of the Panama Ca nal Commission is back from the Isth mus and states that provision for the housing and supplying of the workmen must precede the actual digging of tha waterway. Awards to the amount of about ?G32 -000 have been made in the case of va rious claims against Venezuela. The train known as the "Fast Flying "Virginian" ran from Morristown nearly to Philadelphia with the engineer dead at the throttle. Miss Gladys Roosevelt, a cousin of the President, was severely injured in a runaway accident at Sayville, L. I. The yellow fever situation in New Orleans was not materially changed. The Hongkong ' authorities forbade Chinese to hold a meeting to agitate further the American boycott. A cordial welcome was given the Taft party at Iiolio, Philippines. In the Norwegian referendum only 161 votes were cast in favor of contin uing the union with Swenden. Because it was not apporved hy Queen Wilhelcina the Dutch Cabinet recently named has been recast. Nursery Association Meets. Norfolk, Special. The Southern Nur sery Association, which embraces the principal fruit interests south of Bal timore met here. J. yan Lindly, of Pomona, N. C, is president of the as sociation. There are about 75 delegates in attendance at the convention. The time of the body was taken up princi pally with, the reading of reports and papers ca special subjects of interest to nurserymen. THE YELLOW FEVER The Situation Now Shows a Slow But Steady Improvement NUMBER OF DEATHS ON DECREASE Sudden Change For the "Worse in New Orleans Situation Weakens Hopes Based on Previous Signs of Improvement. New Orleans, Special. Report to C p. m.: New cases., 61. Total to date, 1,410. Deaths, 9. Total, 205. New foci, 16. Total, 322. Cases under treatment, 328. Yellow fever took a bound forward Monday in New Orleans and the situa tion in the State is far from satisfac tory. The official figures for New Orleans Tuesday, show a material increase in new cases and in disease centers. Nine persons died Monday of yellow fever, more than in any one day since August It, when a record of 12 deaths was made. Health officers explain that the report is always high on Monday because of unavoidable laxity in re porting on Sunday. Numbers of merchants called on Dr. White to ask his intercession in the amelioration of the restrictions impos ed against freight by towns like Lake Charles, which desire no intercourse with New Orleans. Merchants believe that Dr. White's intervention may bring many of the smaller communities to a recognition of the harlessness of receiving merchandise from infected places. Mayor Dunne Arrested. Chicago, Special. Mayor Edward F. Dunne, of Chicago, was arrested Sunday afternoon in the suburb of Evanston for violation of the ordi nance regulating the speed of auto mobiles. The mayor, in company with John Berilston, was riding through Evan ston when he was stopped by a police man, who accused the chauffer, Ed ward Skyes, of going too fast. All three occupants of the automobile were taken to the Evanston police station. The mayor remained outside the station in the automobile, while the other two went into appear before the justice. "I don't know anything about the speed of these things," said the mayor, "but I don't think we were going very fast. However, we may have been, and I guess we will have to pay our fine like anybody else." Sykes w'as unable to decide whether he should pay the fine of $10, whlcli was placed against him by the justice, and came out to consult the mayor about it. "Go ahead and pay the fine," answer ed the mayor." It was paid and the machine moved away after Mayor Dunne had solicit ously inquired concerning the speed limit in his own city, saying that he did not desire to be arrested again. S. A. L. Conductor Killed. Savannah, Ga., Special. Julius T. Landsberg, Jr., a conductor on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, was shot by William S. Sims, at Eiiabelle, Bry an county, and died while being brought to this city. Landsberg had put Sims off his train Saturday. Sims escaped. Landsberg was a well-known Southern football player. A Sugar Famine Likely. Nashville, Tenn., Special. The sugar famine, brought about by the quaran tine against freight from New Orleans, is fast becoming a serious matter in this city. It has been years since the supply of sugar has been so short here. According to The Banner's advices the same condition of affairs exist in many of the smaller towns throughout the State. Was Offered to Mr. Cleveland. Norfolk, Ya., Special. In connec tion with the selection of Harry St. George Tucker for the presidency of the Jamestown Exposition, which was announced recently, it has devel oped that the presidency was offered to former President Cleveland sev eral months ago and that he consider ed the offer for some time before final ly making up his mind that it would he out of the question for him to accept. Mr. Cleveland will probably he chair man of the advisory board of one hun dred distinguished Americans who will be asked to serve the exposition. Growers Will Control Prices. Washington, Special. The Southern Cotton Association has determined that the price of the principal product of the South shall be fixed by the growers and not by Wall street. This is the substance of a declaration made by Mr. Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association. Mr. Jor dan has been here for the past few days on business connected with the pres ent grand jury investigation of the De partment of Agriculture cases. He ap peared before that body as a witness. In Honor of Taft Party. Manila, By Cable. Advices from Zamboanga says that three wonderful demonstrations were held in honor of Secretary of War Taft and party. All the tribes in -the Moro provinces and the leading dattos were represented. At night there was a dance at the Army and Navy Club and a reception by the Mindan Club. The Twentieth Infantry, commanded by Colonel Maus, led the parade, and hundreds of school children sang in English. The Logan has sailed for Jo!o with Secretary Taft and party. Jap Warships Off Siberia. Godzyadani, Manchuria, By Cable. A small squadron of Japanese cruisers is crusing off the shore of Kamchatka. Armed schooners and torpedo boats continue demonstrating all along the Siberian coast. General Linevitch an nounces to the inhabitants of the Amur region that there is no present cause for anxiety, or fear, &s tbe entire. f5ioa i quiet NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Conditions For Past Week as Given Out by the Department. The North Carolina section of the climate and crop service of the de partment of agriculture, issues the following- official bulletin for the past week : It lias been cloudy and warm dur ing the first part of the week in the east and central portions, and gener ally rain in the middle of the week throughout the State. The tempera ture as a rule has been cool, these conditions have been favorable for outside work, but not beneficial for growing crops. In some sections the land was so wet that no outside work could be done aad the crops suffered as the land could not be worked. The rains were particularly damaging in the central and western districts, considerable injuring was done by washing. Keports of cotton shedding come from all parts of the State. Cotton rust is reported to be very bad in Johnston county. In the eastern dis trict cotton is opening quite generally also to some extent in the central and western districts where it is still blooming. While some report very good, an average crop, many report a small or a one-half crop. Young and late corn damaged by rain to a great extent and firing in some places. In some sections the crop is promising, but many report a small crop, it is not maturing well, and more sunshine is needed for the crop throughout the State. Tobacco is still being cut in the central and west districts; in some places curing is progressing nicely, and a good average crop will be rea lized. Tobacco is firing very fast in Person county and it is being cut and cured as fast as possible. Worms are injuring tobacco in Yadkin coun- The pea crop is looking fine all over the State. Turnips are coming up, and are doing well; they are still being sown in the west. Bugs are injuring turnips and cabbages in Davnidson county. The resetting of strawberry plants is in progress throughout the east and central por tions, and the plants are living and looking well. Much hay and fodder has been destroyed by the wet weath er in some localities. Fodder is still being cut and much of it has been saved. Peanuts are looking well ; fruits almost a complete failure. Sweet and white potatoes are gener ally reported as a fine crop. Farm ers are plowing land for wheat. The following rains have been re ported: Kaleigh, 1.03; Goldsboro, 3.16; Greensboro, 0.30; Lumberton, 1.60; New Berne 0.54; Weldon 1.16. Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D., Dead. Charlotte, Special. The death of Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city, which occurred on Saturday, evening at the home of his daughter, in Vir ginia, was a shock to the entire city. Dr. Barron lias been pastor of the church here for nine years, and during that time has endeared himself to the people of all denominations. He was a very able preacher, a splendid pas tor and a high-toned Christian gen tleman of the old school, lie was broad-minded and charitable, never bigoted; always doing good and help ing the poor and relieving the dis tressed and needy. His funeral, which was conducted on Monday, was large ly attended by all denominations. A feeling of deep and lasting sadness has been cast over the entire city in this unexpected loss, and his place in the hearts of the people who knew him but to love and reverence him, will be difficult to fill. North State News. Last week a terrific storm passed over Archdale, doing considerable damage to crops, and blowing down trees and unroofing houses. A large tree at the home of Mrs. Amo Ka gan was blown down on a buggy, smashing it to smithereens. The barn of Mr. Bob English was blown down and many large trees were uprooted. Greensboro special: Mr. James Worrell died last week at the board ing house of Mrs. Green, on Keogh street, as a result of an attack of ty phoid fever. Dr. Harrison, the at tending physician, seeing his condi tion when first called in, endeavored to find out if he had any relatives, but was unable to do so. Worrell declined to give any information about himself, but Dr. Harrison ascertained that he came here from Cumberland county, though, beyond tit is, nothing is thus far known. Dr. Harrison is pursuing investigations and says Worrell was worth $2,000 or $3,000. High Point special Forty-five furniture cars came in a lump last week and 65 more are en route to this place. This will make about 100 cars secured for this place since the car famine. If the ca-s were to come more regularly it would suit the man ufacturers better than landing them here in large numbers, but they are not kicking. The situation has ma terially improved and is expected to remain so through the shipping sea son. Raleigh Post: There is to be an important conference between the members of the State board of in ternal imprbvements and Governor Glenn regarding the enlarged pow ers of the board and getting in opera tion the machinery for carrying out the provisions of the revised act of the last General Assembly. Letters are being sent to all the State insti tutions calling upon them for the de tailed reports which the law requires shall be made to the board of inter nal improvements. 2 RUNAWAY ENGINES A Peculiar Accident in the Railway Yards At Spencer ONE ENGINEER KILLED AT HIS POST While Shifting in the Southern Yardi in Salisbury Monday Night, Engi neer Ed Bullock Was Instantly Killed, His Body Being Crushed Between the Tender of His Engine and That of a Wild Engine From the Spencer Shops. Salisbury, N. C, Special. Engineer Ed. Bullock, in charge of the South ern's night shifting crew in the yards here, was instantly killed shortly after 10 o'clock Monday night at Hender son's crossing, between Salisbury and Spencer, his body being crushed be tween the tender of his engine and a wild engine, running at a speed of 65 or 70 miles an hour. Engineer Bullock was in the act of jumping to save his life when he lost it. The fireman, a white man named Freeman, jumped and escaped with only slight bruises. Two engines and three freight cars were demolished, the track considera bly torn up, and traffic suspended for for more than two hours. Engineer Bullock, with his engine and three freight cars, was backing from the Salisbury depot toward Spen cer at a moderate rate of speed. A wild engine was seen approaching at a high speed from the "South" yard at Spencer. Fireman Freeman jumped. When Engineer Bullock realized the danger, he also jumped, but was too late. In less than thirty minutes after the accident, and almost before the dead engineer's body had been re moved from the wreckage, a second wild engine started from the shops at Spencer, in the same direction, but was fortunately discovered by the switchman, who threw the switch and ditched it. But for this timely inter vention there would, in all probability have been more loss of life. Cuba's Great Prosperity. Washington, Special. In a statement furnished to the press the prosperity of Cuba, Senor Quesda, the minister from that island, declared that its prosper ity was such that even the most opti mistic are surprised. There was no sec tion of the island ,the minister said, which had not received a great im petus commercially and industrially, and with the continuance of "the excel lent sanitary eruditions, the increasing production and investments, it is to be expected that in a few years the wealth of the country will be doubled." The statement, continuing, says in part: "The receipts for the fiscal year end ed June 30th, 1905, were $61,750.01)5. cents omitted throughout, of which $25,944,322 was from public revenues and $35,806,773 from special accounts, of which $31,677,366 was the product of the loan for the payment of the Cu ban army. The custom receipts were $4,848,942 more than the previous year. The exportations reached $101,000,077, the importations $61,337,664, leaving a trade balance in favor of Cuba of about $40,000,000. "During the year payments were made to the amount of $14,510,373, of which $17,280,400 was for the regular hndgtt and f.23,066,688 for paying the army claims. " i he total receipts for the jrear were $65,751,095, which, plus $7,099,144, the balance from the previous year, gives a grand total of $68,984,714. Deducting expenditures, there was a balance of $25,340,307 in the Cuban treasury on the first of July, which, after making some allowances for outstanding cred its, leaves about $22,000,000 of surplus. "Part of this will be devoted to pub lic works and part to serve as basis for the money to be applied to settle the balance due to the army." Hasn't Asked England's Aid. London, By Cable. The press was informed at the Foreign Office that President Roosevelt has not requested the British government to make rep resentation to Japan on the question of peace. The Foreign Office thinks it would be impertinent for the British government to request Japan to modi fy her demands. The government be lieves that these demands are mod erate and that Japan should not be de prived of the fruits of the victory. 1,000 Carpenters Strike. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. The fight between the union carpenters and the members of the Builders' Exchange be came more serious when the Structural Builders' Trades Alliace, at a meet ing held Monday morning, decided to call out all men engaged in structural work employed by members of the Builders' Exchange. Over one thousand men are affected by this order. The ac tion came as a surprise to the members of the Builders' Exchange, who felt much encouraged Sunday at being suc cessful in getting a number of work men to take the places of the strikers. . Peril in Ships From Panama. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. Dr. J. Y. Porter, State health officer, received the following order from Surgeon Gen eal Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service: "Pay special attention to vessels from Colon, Panama. The conditions there prevent making vessels absolute ly sate. On arrival should be disin fected and held five full days there afterthis in addition to the disinfec tion required at Colon. "WYMAN, Surgeon General." Fatal Street Car Accident Lansing, Mich., Special. One man was killed and six persons were seri ously injured in a sjxeet car accident at Dewitt, six miles from Lansing Sun day evening. The dead man's name is George Burton. Ten Hurt at Amusement Park. Pittsburg, Pa., Special Sunday night when a large crowd of Sunday pleas ure seekers filled Kennywood Park; one of the Pittsburg Railroad Company's amusement places, a minature railroad train jumped the track am ten passen gers were badly hurt, but none fatally. IN NORTH CAROLINA Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Strict middlitur.. ... . -. .. .1014 Good middling.. 10 Vh ....10 . ..10 v., . A) to id Strict middling. . Middling Tinges Stains 7 to 9 General Cotton Market. Galveston, steady .10V--.10 .10 lovi .101, 10 10.60 10.60 10.S5 .10 .1014 .10 .10 .10 ,4 New Orleans, quiet Mobile, nominal Savannah, quiet... . . ..... Norfolk, steady Baltimore, nominal New York, quiet Boston, quiet Philadelphia, steady .. .. Houston, steady Augusta, firm. Memphis, nominal St. Louis, quiet Louisville, firm Freight Trains Collide. Winston-Salem, Special. A rear- end collision between two freight trains on the Winston-Salem divis ion of the Norfolk & Western occur red at Mayodan Thursday night, blocking the track and delaying the incoming passenger train from Roan oke, due to arrive here at 9:50 p. m., until 3:40 o'clock in the morning The caboose attached to one of the freights was badly damaged, while two box cars were derailed. One engine yas also damaged. The track was torn up for some distance. For tunately both train crews escaped in jury. North State News. Goldsboro, Special: Handy Barnes, a worthy colored farmer of the Wal te section, this county, lost one of his children in a peculiar manner. Several of his small children were ducking each other in. a basin of wa ter, the larger ones being in the to bacco barn.. One of the smaller ones became strangled and the other children decided to give him a dose of medicine to relieve him. They un fortunately prescribed two quarter grain morphine tablets and it Avas some time before their parents found it out. All effort3 to arouse the child failed, and it died that night. Kaleigh News and Observer: In its per cent, of increase in wealth, agricultures and population, North Carolina leads every other State, with Luc c. jeonoii oj jili. f to. i, tv.;--v cAcecuo , ; .-;"- . " ' to rdfiee ;t in comparison. JNoun Carolina is the Empire State of the South, and is making more progress than any of its sister Commonwealth. Its agricultural wealth alone has in creased nearly 50 per cent, in the last decade. Raleigh News and Observer: The Seaboard Air Line train, southbound, Tuesday afternoon had two coaches filled with Italians, bound for South Georgia to work 011 the railways. Men, women, children and babies were aboard. The party arrived at Norfolk by steamer from Europe and only one man iu the crowd could speak English, and he was a begin ner in the language. "Chief" ij'eenwood, a bad cite rac ier who lived in the Bk Iv fci.et.iou of Buncombe .-.unty, sobbed h wife Monday and it is believed the wound is fatal. The couple had been separated. Greenwood went to see the woman, who had begun suit for divorce, and tried to kill her out of pure ferociousness. A bench warrant was issued for him, but at last ac count he had not been arrested. The case against Ed Hall for at- tempted criminal assault on Mrs. Mack Auten, a white lady, was called at Charlotte Thursday Hall was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary at had la bor. Governor Glenn will be asked to commute the sentence of J. W. Ilam mondS; the wife murderer, to life im prisonment. Petitions to this effect will be presented him next week. At a largely attended meeting of the Greensboro chamber of commerce, on Monday night, a resolution endors ing every provision of the Esch Townsend bill giving the Inter-State Commerce Commission power to re gulate freight rtaes was unanimously adopted. In passing sentence on a young criminal at the Mecklenburg court, Judge Cooke took occasion to empha size the necessity of a reformatory. He also declared that idleness was a crime and said that if an engel from heaven was placed on earth with nothing to do, he would soon become a "fallen angel." Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D., the popu lar pastor of Trycn Street Baptist church, of Charlotte, was stricken with paralysis at Orange, Va., on Thursday. He was returning home from a recent trip to Europe. ''Home Coming Week" was ob served in Shelby with a large at tendance and a very interesting pro gramme. Many who had left the county returned to visit the old home and a general good time was had. While working at a saw mill near Enoch ville Mr. George A. Rodgers lost two fingers by his hand coming in contact with a aw. His entire hand is very badly hurt. The Eastern Carolina Truck Grow ers met at Wilmington and elected officers for the ensuring year. Wm. E. Springer, of Wilmington, was elected president. Charlotte is making extensive pre parations for the observance of La bor Day. Prominent speakers iraye ben invited. TEXTILE KKOF INTEREST Notes of Southern Cotton Mills and Other Manufacturing Enterprises- Columbus, Ga. The Georgia Manufacturing Com pany, has awarded contracts to L. K. Wooten, for the erection of its new building. This structure will be two stories high, 4S by 140 feet, and when it is completed the com pany's present building will be equip ped as a dryhouse, with a capacity of from 5 to 10 bales per day.' The company has also awarded a contract for 1,600 spindles, which are now being installed, increasing the quip ment to 400 spindles for making the hosierv varus used iu knitting hosi ery. "About $40,000 is the cost of these additions and improvements. The annual meeting of the stock holders and board of directors of the Hamburger Cotton Mills was held Fri day at the offices in the plant. It was decided to add 500 looms to the pres ent plant. Other new machinery will be added during the year. The old direeors were re-elected af ter which the following officers were named bv the board. President, Louis Hamburger; secretary and treasurer, George Hamburger; gen eral manager, John A. Mitchell. Re ports from the diO'erent committees .1 . , , . 1 ! I 011 the Hoard and me ouicers snoweu the company to be hi a prosperous condition. Manager Henry Spang, of the Topsy Hosiery Mills, that are be ing built, has advertised for 150 new hands, to which number will be added 75 that will be brought to Columbus from Tupelo, Miss. Work on this mill is progressing rapidly and will be completed in six weeks, at which time the work of installing the ma chinery' will be started. Pwandleman, N. C. Mr. S. Bryant and Mr. S. G. New lin have recently purchased the en tire corporate property of the Ran dleman Manufacturing Company, and they practically own the Nayomi Falls plant, located near their recent purchase. Mr. Newliu is president and ilr. Bryant secretary and treas urer of both corporations, Mr. Bry ant owning tRe controlling interest in both plants. Their combined in terest is said to be not much less than half a million dollars. The mills consume 7,600 bales of cotton, with an output of 3,700,000 yards of plaids and 750,000 seamless bags an nually. They operate 10,000 spindles and 1,018 looms and have recently put in place two improved Sampson water wheels of 230 horse power, each of which greatly reduces the cost of production. Belmont, N. C. A meeting was held for organiza tion of a new mill 011 the 17th Messrs. A. C. Lineberger, R. L. Stowe, t tit -t t ji j.i poiaiors. Mt55rs.WWe and M; bcrger were directed to obtain a char ter. Work will begin immediately on the plant for a 10,000 spindle mill to be placed 011 the Thomassou tract of 90 acres opposite the railroad from the Chronicle mill. The new mill will spin fine yarns, 40 's, 50 's and 60 's, and will be capitalized at $125, 000, with privilege of twice that sjini. Present subscriptions amount to $110,000. The name of Imperial Yarn Mills will be given to the new com pany. Galfney. S. C. At the stockholders' meeting of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company the report of Mr. T. E. Moore, the recently elected president, was read and showed the affairs of the con cern to be in a prosperous condilimi. It was voted to elect directors and secretary each year instead of once in two years, as heretofore. At the di rectors' meeting the resignation of Mr. W. M. Wcbsder as secretary was prsented and accepted, and Mr. L. G. Potter, of Gastonia, was elected as his successor. Lexington, IT. C. Twenty thousand dollars worth of new machinery, consisting of cards, spinning frames and looms, was re cently purchased and is being placed in the Nokomis cotton mills. The machinery is of modern labor-saving make and will increase (he output of this mill about 20 per cent. The No komis now has 12,480 spindles and 320 looms. The recent purchase will bring the number of spindles up to 15,000 and the looms to 356. Lindale. Ga. The Massachusetts Mills, have be gun the replacement of 1,000 of their old looms with 1,000 new Draper au tomatic looms of the latest pattern, in order to bring the plant thoroughly up-to-date. One hundred and forty of the new looms have arrived and are being placed in position. The change wilt represent a total outlay of about $180,000. GastorJa, N. C. At a short session of lite directors of the Modcna mid at their offices on the 17lh. J. O. White was elected president to succeed the late Capt. J. D. Moore. T. L. Craig was elected a director to fill the vacancy made by Captain Moore's death. H. B. Moore has been secretary and treas urer of this mill for the past year and continues in the same position. James I). Moore who has been book keeper for the W. T. Love Co., went to the Me.dena office to take charge of the books of the mill. Georgia Tech Presidnet Dead. Atlanta, Ga., Special A special from Dansville. N. Y., announces the death at a sanitarium there early Thursday of Captain Lyman Hall, preident of the Georgia School ot Technology, at At lanta. Captain Hall was 45 years of age, graduated at West Point Military Academy in 1881, but resigned his com mission in the army on account of an injury received while in the military school. He has been connected with the School of Technology since 1888, when he accepted the chair of mathe-ma'-ic His death was due- to nervous prostration brougK, nn by cu."frworfcs PLUNGED TO DEATH Loaded Excursion Train Goes Into Open Draw Bridge CARELESSNESS OF THE ENGINEER Excursion Train Kan Into an Open Draw Bridge, the Engine and Two Cars Loaded With Negroes Going Into Deep Water. Norfolk, Va., Special. Owing to the Inability of Engineer D. L. Keig to control his air breaks, an excursion train from Kinston, N. C, bound to this city, plunged through an open draw in a bridge over the western branch of the Elizabeth river at Bruce station, eight miles from Norfolk, Thursday afternoon, and a half hun dred persons, mostly negroes, were drowned. Up to a late hour Thursday night only seven bodies had been re covered from the wreckage. The list of injured, so far as can be ascertain ed, numbers nearly one hundred, though most of these are slightly hu.t. A large number of physicians from this and nearby cities have gone to the scene. Only Two White Victims. Among the victims, the only white ones were Edward Joliffe, manager of the excursion, and Edward Forbes, who assisted him, both of Greenvijle, N. C. The Merritt wrecking organigation dispatched an expedition to the scene for the purpose Of raising the sunken cars, which lie in about 35 feet of wa ter. Until the cars are raised, no accu rate estimate of the number of dead can be given. The train was composed of an en gine and six passenger cars. The en gine and two cars went through the draw, leaving the four rear cars on the track. One car was completely sub merged and the other partly submerg ed. Nothing is visible of the locomo tive, not even the smoke stack. It is believed every occupant of the first car perished. The dead can be gotten out only by diving under the ear. Struggle Terrible to See. The scene following the wreck was one of indescribable horror, with .the shrieking of me.i, women and child ren, who were drowning, struggling out of the partly submerged coach and floating in the river. The passengers who were uninjured immediately started to rescue those imprsoned in the cars. Norfolk and Portsmouth were communicated with and the physicians wersent out on a wrecking train. Many people in the neighborhood went to the scene of the wreck and helped in the rescue. The injured were taken to the track embankment and were attended there by the physicians. Collins Ferguson, the colored bridge tender of the Atlantic Coast Line, was knocked from the bridge by the im pact and killed. Engineer . Reifs and Fireman .Alfred Cooper, colored, es- leil by jumping. Trains before and Behind. The wrecked train left Kinston, N. C, at 7 o'clock Thursday morning with 105 colored excursionists for Norfolk. It was due to arrive at Nor folk at 1 o'clock the same day. Fol lowing this train was another excur sion over the same road bringing 300 excursionists from Rocky Mount, N. C. Preceding the wrecked train was still another excursion train carrying some 300 merchants and others from Augus ta, Ga., Charleston, S. C. and Jackson ville, Fla., bound to Baltimore, Phila delphia and New York for the pur chase of fall goods. The first train arrived at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning without ac cident and the Augusta, Jacksonville and Charleston merchants all left for the North Thursday night by water. The Rocky Mount excursionists and the survivors of the wreck were brought here over the Norfolk & West ern. Engineer Couldn't Explain. The Atlantic Coast Line officials are at a loss to know why Engineer Reigs failed to stop his train before coming to the draw, as required by the rules the road. An investigation of the eause of the wreck will be made at once, and the responsibility placed where it belongs. Reigs, himself, could make no ex planation. He was brought to Nor folk. He was taken from the barge on the shoulders of three men. He enter ed the hospital ambulance on his knees, crawled to a pillow in the front and buried his head in it. He coum only tell that his name was S. B. Reigs and that his home was in jd,asi Radford, Ya. He could not give tne .. - - j - xi 1 cause or tne aisasier, aua uib amuu- lance was hurried at once to the hos pital. . Ey Wire and Cable. Capt. Ruscr. of the steamship Moltke, reports unusual activity on the part of the Gulf Stream in the path of steamers. Chicago advices indicate that the sugar rate war between Eastern rail roads and the Gulf lines has been ter minated. A negro entered the home of an Episcopal cdergyman in New York and struck down the minister and his wife. He was himself killed by a policeman in trying to escape. The Japanese papers are divided in their views as to the outcome of the peace negotiations. The Chinese boycott at Soo Chow is taking on a political character, and an anti-foreign outbreak is feared. Secretary Taft and party sailed from Manila for Iloilo. In celebration of his having won the derby, Lord Rosebery gave a garden party July 27 to the working people of Epsom to the number of 3,000. For selling been brewed in Amster dam as Munich beer, a London saloon keeper was fined $50 and costs the other day. Hurt in Jam on Train Platform. McDonald, Pa., Special. Hemmed in on a narrow platform between two trains at the station of the Panhandle Railroad Saturday night, three of a crowd of fifty jammed in the narrow space were seriously injured and a number of others are suffering from the shock of the panic and crjished caused by the accident.
The Randolph Bulletin (Asheboro, N.C.)
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