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4: (A- IMI" HH- tl 1 1 1 1 I .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BANK OF RANDOLPH, sheboro, JV. C. THE OLPH 7)71. F. A. HEJfLEy, DENTIST. OFUtt: t-rcnt Koom Over Bank. T WORK GUARANTEED. ? ASHEI50KO, - N.C. Inqi-aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiit; WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS.! 0 llimit VOL. I. ASHEBOEO. N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1905. NO. 17. RAHD BULLETIN 1 III TOGO'S S Nearly Six Hundred Killed and All Japan Now In Deepest Gloom THE ADMIRAL WAS NOT ON BOARD In Lasebo Harbor Sunday Night, the Japanese Navy Department, An nounces, the Battleship Mikasa Was Destroyed by Fire Starting at the Base of the Mainmast and Subse quent Explosion of the Magazine. Tokio, By Cable. The Navy Depart ment announces that the battleship Mikasa has been destroyed by fire and the explosion of her magazine, causing the loss of T.O'J lives, including men of min i- ships who went to the rescue. The tire started from an unknown cause at midnight Sunday night, Sep tember lu. Before the officers could be rescued the fire reached the aft maga zine, which exploded, blowing a hole in the port side of the vessel below the water line and causing the ship to sink. An investigation is now being held to (kn imine the cause of the fire. TCGO NOT ON BOARD. Admiral Togo was not on board the Mikasa when the disaster to the battle ship occurred. The disaster to the battleship has cast a gloom everywhere. The Mikasa was Togo's flagship and was endeared to the hearts of the people. The ship was at anchor in Sasebo harbor when the fire started at the base of the mainmast at midnight. It spraed with great rapidity, exploding the after magazine an hour after the fire had been discovered. The Mikasa sank in shallow water, and it is be lieved that the ship can be repaired. Rescuing parties were sent from the various warships in the harbor and there was heavy casualties among tiiem. CAUSE OF FIRE NOT KNOWN. Various conjectures are current as to the cause of the fire. Some attrib ute it to an overcharge of electricity. Great relief was felt throughout Ja pan when it was learned that Admiral Togo was not ca board the ship at the time of the fire. The Mikasa was a first-class battle ship of 15,200 tons displacement. She was built in England and was launched in 1902. The battleship was 400 feet long, had a speed of over IS knots and carried a crew of 935 officers and men. She was heavily armored and carried four 12-inch guns, 14 six-inch guns, twenty 12-pounders and a number of small rapid-fire guns. She had four submerged torpedo tubes. In the battle of the Sea of Japan the Mikasa was the heaviest loser of all the Japanese ships, having G3 killed and wounded. She approached nearer to the the Russians than any other bat tleship. The Mikasa was also the flagship of Admiral Togo after the great naval battle fought off Port Arthur on Au gust 10, 1904, on which occasion the Japanese flagship also suffered the most, but continued in the fighting line. On that occasion the Mikasa had four officers and 29 men killed, six of ficers and 29 men severely wounded and four officers and 29 men slightly wounded. Appointed District Attorney. Washington, Special. L. L. Lewis, United States district attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, has ten dered his resignation to the Depart ment of Justice and it has been ac cepted. Robert II. Talley. of Norfolk, has been appointed io the vacancy. Mr. Lewis is the present candidate on the Republican ticket for Governor of Virginia. 150 Union Printers Strike. Indianapolis, Special. Committees for union printers and for employers of Indianapolis having failed to agree on an eight-hour day to commence on January 1, the local typographical union has ordered l.0 members in In dianapolis to strike at once. President James M. Lynch, of the International Typographical Union, said: "I have in structed unions in various cities to de mand contracts immediately for an eight-hour day, to commence on Janu ary 1. W7herever the demand for the eight-hour day is refused the union printers have been instructed to strike at once." Witte and Rosen Sail. New York, Special. The Russian commissioners who successfully con cluded a treaty of peace with the en voys of Japan at Portsmouth, N. H., started on the return to St. Petersburg Tuesday, sailing on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Before leaving the city. Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen made a farewell call upon the Japanese diplomats. Baron Komura was unable to see the Rus sians because of his illness, but through Minister Takahira he sent them a cor dial message of farewell. Catholic Church Not French. Rome, By Cable. At the present time the Catholic Church in Japan is suffering from ibe imputation that it is a French institution, and France being the ally 0f Russia, the Church comes in for a share of popular dis favor. To counteract this, it was sug gested that the Pope should come for ward as a sovereign and appoint a! repietejiLa! ie at. i okio, at the same time requesting the Japanese to ap point a mmiiter t0 the Vatican. The suggestion wa3 veil received by His Holiness D BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE. Says That He Is Not Now a Candi date For Any Office. Chicago, Special. "I want to make my position perfectly clear; I want to say to you that not only am I not an nouncing a candidacy, but I am not permitting a candidacy." In these words William Jennings Bryan administered a check to the en thusiasm which, at the Jefferson Club banquet given in Mr. Bryan's honor, greeted the speeches advocating his nomination for the third time for President. "I am not now," said Mr. Bryan, "a candidate for any office. I have never said that 1 would never again be a candiate for office, but I want to say now that talk of candidacy for office does not affect me as it once did. I believe that my place in history will be determined, not by what the people are able to do for me, but by what I am able to do for the people. (Ap plause and cheers.) I think it is now too soon to choose a candiate for President to make the race three years from now; it is too early to pledge ourselves to any one man. I trust that before the time comes to name a man for the next presidential race light may be thrown upon our party's pathway and that a man may be chosen who will be able to do for the party more than I have yet been able to do." Further Insurance Investigation New York, Special. Selling $S00,00O in bonds one day and buying them back the next but one, a holiday inter vening. In order to keep within state ments in the New York Life Insurance Company's report to the Superintend ent of Insurance, was the sensational disclosure made at the session of the executive insurance nvestigating com mittee. The fact was drr.wn from Ed mund D. Randolph, treasurer of the New- York Life Insurance Company, late in the day after Attorney Charles E. Hughes, of counsel to the committee had labored for over an hour to get a direct answer from Mr. Randolph to a direct question. The inquiry had dragged through a mass of figures almost the entire day, but it was not until npar the hour for ending- the session tlut the sensational feature was brought out. Earlier in the day Mr. Randolph had handed Mr. Hughes a schedule of syn dicate underwritings and transactions of the New York life for the last ten years. This statement was to show, and a footnote to the schedule so sta ted, that the company had participated in no syndicate transactions that had been closed out at a- loss. Among these transections wa9 the underwrit ings of the navigation syndicate, or In ternational Mercantile Marine. 30 Killed; 70 Wounded. Tifiis, Caucasia, By Cable. A hun dred social democrats were killed or wounded in a conflict with Cossacks at the town hall and many were trampled to death in a subsequent panic. Two thousand social democrats had forced an entrance into the town hall, which was closed owing to the celebration of a religious holiday, the beheading of John the Baptist. Revolutionary speeches were made and the chief of police ordered the meeting to disperse. Part of those present obeyed, but the remainder refused and some revolvers were fired. A large force of Cossacks drawn up outside the building then fir ed a volley into the crowd time and time again, killing 30 and wounding upward of 70. In the ensuing panic many persons fell and were trampled to death by their comrades and the pursuing Cossacks. Two Good Swimmers Drown. Tampa, Fla., Special. A Tribune special from Fort Myers, Fla., says P. J. McNally and M. Douglass, white resi dents of Fort Denaud, were drowned while crossing the Caloosatchi river. Their boat capsized in midstream and although both men were good swim mers they could not reach the shore. Their bodies have been recovered. 2,500,000 Dividend Declared. New York, Special. The directors of the Sloss-ShefHeld Steel and Iron Company declared a scrip dividend of $2,500,000 common stock, payable to the common stockholders of the com pany October 2 next. The regular quarterly of 1 per cent, on its pre ferred stock and the usual semi-annual dividend of IVz per cent, on its com mon stock also were declared. J. N. Wnllanp nresident of the Central i Trust Company, was elected a mem ber cf the executive committee, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William E. Strong. Don't Want Negro Redmen. Nashville, Special. AX Tuesday's session of Great Council of Improved Order of Red Men of West Virginia, a delegation offered a resolution protest ing against the organization of negro tribes of Red Men and and requesting that the ritual of the order be copy righted. The California delegation introduced a resolution commending President Roosevelt for the part he took in bring ing about peace between Japan and Russia. Mexican Cotton Crop Larger. Mexico City, Special. Last year's cotton crop was 75,000 bales. The low est estimate for the present year is 90,000, and possibly 100,000 bales. The cotton produced in the republic is about one-third of the quantity re quired for native mills. The annual in crease in acreage is smaller. Reports of the experiments with the cotton tree are not very satisfactory and it is not likely that cotton from this source will for a long time be had in qualities to affect the market. D THE YELLOW FEVER STATUS A Good Many New Cases Developing at Different Points. New Orleans, Special. Official report to 6 p. m.: New cases, 49; total to date, 2,462. Deaths, 6; total to date, 329. New foci. 15. Cases under treatment, 316. Dis charged, 1,817. There was nothing new in the local situation beyond the increase in num ber of new cases and deaths. There were really seven yellow fever deaths, but one of them does not appear on the record. It is the case of an Italian, who, in the delirium of his fever, secured a revolver and blew his brains out. In the country, the situation in Tal lulah is improving under the manage ment of Drs. Chassaignac and Von Ez dorf. The people there have asked the State board of health that Dr. Chas signac be assigned to remain there and conduct the campaign to the end. This has been referred to Dr. Chassignac, who will determine later what his course will be. Among other country reports were: Patterson, 20 cases, 2 deaths; Kenner 8 cases, 2 deaths; Clarke Chenier, one death; Bowick, one death. Four More Cases at Pensacola. Pensacola, Fla., Special Two deaths and four new cases is the re port officially announced at the board of health headquarters, all of the new cases being in the infected area. The first man to die was H. D. Brooks, a draughtsman, who came here several weeks since to take a position in an abstract office. He had been sick five days, but during the first period of sickness refused to take medicines prescribed. On account of objections made by Governor Jolks, of Alabama, the Marine Hospital Service camp, which was to have been established near the Alabama line, has been aban doned. It will be located at another point. Mississippi Fever Summary. Jackson, Miss., Special. The Missis sippi yellow fever summary for the past 24 hours is as follows: Soria City, a suburb of Gulfport, one case discovered by Surgeon WTaslin. Mississippi City, one new case. Vicksburg, two new cases. No new cases developed at Gulf Port, nor did Natchez, Pearlington nor Hamburg report any new cases during the day or any deaths at any time of the infected points. Surgeon Laven der reports that the sickness at Kemp's Landing, Va., is not yellow fever. No New Cases at Natches. Natchez, Miss., Special. Not even a suspicious case of yellow fever was reported. Six patients are under treat ment. Drs. Lavinder, Aikman and Sessions, who went to Kemps, La., to day to diagnose five cases at that place, reported that they are not even suspicious. Vicksburg, Miss., Special. Two new cases of yellow fever in Vicksburg. Total cases to date, 28; deaths 3. Seven patients are under treatment now. Patent Medicine Decision. Washington, Special. The Commis sioner of Internal Revenue has render ed a decision that will seriously affect a number of patent medicines composed largely of distilled liquors. He has re versed a ruling of his Department made many years ago and now decides that the manufacturers of these medicines must take out licenses as rectifiers and liquor dealers and the druggists and others handling them will have to pay the usual retail liquor dealers' licenses. The commissioner, in a letter of in struction to collectors of internal reve nue, says that there are a number of compounds on the market going under posed chiefly of distilled spirits, with the names of medicines that are corn out the addition of drugs or medicines in sufficient quantities to change mate rially the character of the whiskey. Accident to North Carolina Party. Wichendon, Mass., Special. An au tomobile containing members of the party accompanying Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, plunged over a bridge on the road to Royalton here and landed at the bottom of a ditch, pinioning the occupants underneath. The injured are: J. C. McNeill, of The Charlotte Ob server, badly cut about the head. Guy Townsend, of Wichendon, se riously hurt. Selectman Henry N. Raymond, of Wichendon, haed cut and bruised. Owen Hoban, lawyer, of Wichendon, knee injured and back sprained. Killed by Lightning Indianola, Iowa, Special Four men were killed, six were seriously burned and a dozen more were stunned by lightning which wrecked a crowded poultry exhibition tent at the county fair here. The lightning struck the tent pole, splitting it in two, and tear ing the sides of the tent into shreds. Hundreds of the chickens on exhibition were killed. Chinese Bride in Norfolk. Norfolk, Special. H. J. Goon has returned from New York bringing a 17-year-old bride who had just ar rived from China Sunday. She is the only Chinese Woman here and Goon, who is a laundryman in Cum berland street, keeps her hidden, ac cording to the Chinese custom. She is pretty and Goon is proud. Gov. Glenn Entertained. Boston, Special. Gov. R. B. Glenn, of Uorth Carolina, was entertained at dinner at the Algoquin Club. The din ner was given under the auspices of the American Invalid Aid Society, S. S. Pierce and General Charles H. Taylor. Freight Depot Burns. Bristol, Special. The freight depot here, owned jointly by the Norfolk & Western and the Southern Railways, was destroyed by fire. The loss will probably reach '$50,000. VESSELS SHOT INTO American Fishermen Trespassing in Cannadian Territory HIT THIRTEEN TiMES IN FLEEING American Fishing Steamer Has Ex citing Experience With Cannadian Cruiser Vigilant. Eiie, Pa., Special. The fourth of the fish tug incidents of the past week took place in mid-Lake Erie when the Canadian cruiser Vigilant riddled the big steam tug Harry G. Barnhart with small shells fiom the rifle on the pa trol boat. Captain Nick Fassel, of the tug, admitted after he escaped that the Vigilant could have sent her to the bot tom if Captain Dunn had so desired. They ran more than eight miles un der full head before they crossed the boundary line and escaped from the Canadians. More than thirty shots struck t lie vessel, and of those 15 of the small shells landed with telling ef fect on the upper parts, so that the boat careened to one side with the mass of wreckage when she came into port. Having been used formerly for a pleasure steamer, the Barnhurst is of a large size and well fitted with steam equipment. The fireman, Mag nus Johnson, faited in the hold from over-exrrtion is keeping the steamer going ahead. He was reported killed, but revived after reaching shore. The fishermen were cut in the fact by sp!inte:s shot away by the bullets. The Barnhurst. according to Captain Fassel. was about five miles over the line drawing nets when the Vigilant appeared. The other Erie tugs, the Alma, Valiant and the - Boyd, were closer to the line and ran away when the chase started. Captain Dunn or dered the Barnhurst to stop, but in stead of doing so, Captain Fassel put on full steam and started for the line. He took a southwesterly direction and could not be headed off by the Vigi lant. It has become quite the custom for the Erie fishermen to cross the line re gardless of strict orders from the com panies employing them, and having ex citing brushes with the Vigilance. They never think of surrender when there is a chance to run away. The Barn hurst lost a large quantity of nets. Taft Leaves For Home. Yokahama, By Cable Secretary of War Taft and party sailed at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon for San Francisco on the steamer Korea, amid Japanese enthusiasm. A reception was given at the American consulate by Japanese merchants. Before sail ing Secretary Taft said he thought the reports of the Japanese anti-peace demonstrations had been greatly ex aggerated in America. He and his party had traveled all through Japan and had found no trace of any anti foreign feeling. WThile prominent Am ericans had been involved in a Tokio mob, he thought it was because the American party was caught in the mob, an.I not because they were Amer icans. Other churches besides Amer ican churches had been burned. There was several special reasons in each case, but no general anti-foreign feeling was responsible. Secretary Taft said that ho had ex amined the Chinese boycott closely. The Chinese, he said, wanted Ameri can goods, and having already lost $15, 000,000 by the boycott, were finding out that they were cutting off their noses to spite their faces. Miss Alice Roosevelt will return home on the steamer Siberia. The local situation continues quiet. Record Entry Closed. Lexington, Ky., Special. The entry list, which has closed, was received by the Kentucky Breeders' Associa tion for the big Lexington meeting of October 3 to 14, includes 374 horses for 20 purses. These added to those kept in the stakes, brings the total entry up to G2S horses and breaks the record for entries on American trotting tracks, established by the Lexington Association in 189S by near ly 700 animals. All Now Quiet. Christiana, By Cable. Peace be tween Sweden and Norway being as sured, a quiet fueling prevails here. News firom Karlstadt, however, is still awaited with the keenest interest, and there is anxiety to learn the de tails of the compromise. The press is unanimous in hoping for a speedy settlement of the questions. There is some misgivings entertained that peace may have been bought too ear ly, but all the newspapers express relief that peace has been secured, providing it is on an enduring basis. 1 Fatal Boiler Explosion. Piconning, Mich., Special. By the explosion of an alleged defective boil er in the stave mill of Edward Jen nings here five men were killed and 8 or 10 injured. Thirty men were at work in the mill when the explosion occurred. The con cussion was so terrible that windows were broken a mile from the mill. The bodies of the five men filled were bad ly mangled. None of the injured are thought to be dangerously injured. Prominent Man Dead. Lynchburg, Va., Special. N. R. Bow man, president of the Lynchburg com mon council, and a prominent business man, died Sunday morning, after a long illness. He was a Confederate soldier and for some time was presi dent of the Lynchburg tobacco trade. At his death he was interested in a real estate company. He was 69 years old and is survivder by his widow and seven children, all of whom reside here except the eldest, Wa!ker Bowman, of New York City, . NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Weather Conditions Given Out by the Department Observer. The North Caroline section of the climate and crop service of the De partment of Agriculture issues the following official bulletin of weather and crop conditions for the past week : The weather for the past week was characterized by warm days and cool nights: but the mean temperature for the week has been about normal. The only rain of any consequence fell on the 13th and 17th and was very beneficial to all crops. The weather in general has been very favorable for picking cotton, saving fodder, meadow and pea vine hay. Farmers in all parts of the State have been ready to plow land for fall planting hut. the ground has been too dry in most places; in some few places, how ever, some wheat, rye and oats have been sown. There has been no improvement in the cotton crop during the past week. The warm, dry weather caused it to open rapidly, and in some places pre maturely. The crop will nowhere be more than fair, and in places it will be very light. It is generally re ported that there will be no top crop owing to shedding; many correspon dents state that the bolls are small and the lint short; in south-central counties and in the extreme north eastern portion the bolls are opening prematurely, owing ao rust ; army worms are doing considerable damage io late cotton in Beaufort, Craven, Jones and Duplin counties. Tobacco curing is completed in the eastern portion of the State. In the central district the crop is reported improved and in good condition, ex cept in Rockingham county where some tobacco is badly burnt and speeted; cutting and curing is in progress and the tobacco is curing well ; the color and texture are good, but the leaf light weight. In the western portion some slight damage by worms is reported. Corn improved during the past week, but . late corn in some places suffered from drought, and some cor respondents report that it will not ma ture; a poor crop is expected in the eastern, while the prospects are for good crops in the western and central portions. Fodder has been about all secured in the eastern and central dis tricts; in the west cutting is in pro- I cress. The saving of pea vine hay is muter way and good yields are be ing secured. Clover was benefitted by the rains and is looking good. AVhite potatoes have improved and digging is in progress in the west; sweet potatoes are doing well and a good crop is promised. Peanuts, turn ips and beans are generally reported good; cabbages are poor; the sorg ham crop is in goood condition and in places molasses making is under way. The buckwheat crop will be good. Apples are reported good in some of the western counties, but there is complaint of dropping and of dry rot. Pastures are fair. The following rains have been re futed: Raleigh, ,0.10; Goldsboro, 1.12; Greensboro, 0.22; Lumberton, 0.50; Newbern, 3.SS; Wcldon, 1.1 S. A. II. Thiessen, Section Director. Books For State Library. A circular letter, signed by a com mittee composed of Chief Justice Walter Clark, Supt. J. Y. Joyner, Slate Librarian M. 0. Sherrill, City Supt. E. P. Moses and Prof. D. H. Hill, has been issued. It reads: "The trustees of the state library have appointed the undersigned a committee to recommend books for that library. In addition to what has already been done, we desire to make the North Carolina section of the li brary entirely complete by securing for it a copy of every book and pamphlet bearing upon North Caro lina, and also a copy of every book or pamphlet ever written by a North Carolinean. If these can be added, our commoivwealth will have an inval uable reference library for state and national history. As we feel sure of your sympathy and aid m this im portant work, we make the following requests: First, that you send to the state library, Raleigh, N. C, the names and publisher's prfces of any books that you have written. Second, that you send copies of any pamphlet or essays that you have written; also copies of any printed address, lecture or oration that you have delivered We desire to index and bind these If you have no copies will vou indi cate where they may be found. Third, that you send the names of any val uable books, pamphlets, or documents of anv kind written by authors now dead." Tar Heel Notes. The piers for the Raleigh and Southpoint Railroad bridge across the Cape Fear River at Lillington have been finished and four car loads of steel have arrived. President Jno. A. Mills thinks that, barring any ac cident or unforseen delay, trains will be running into Lillington within the next sixty days. Evangelist George R. Stuart has been conducting a very successful revival at lugh Point. Charlotte is to have a wrestling match soon. The Mecklenburg Fair will be held October 25th to 30th. A great fair has been planned and large crowds are unexpected. Three important corporations were chartered Saturday by the secretary oi state a nig me insurance com' pany for Fayette ville, a bank for Warrenton and a country club for I lat Rock in Henderson, county. IN A NEW BUSINESS The Warlike Czar of Russia Again Sponsor For Universal Peace THE ONLY ORIGINAL PEACEMAKER Said to be a Perfect Understanding Between the Czar and President Roosevelt About Calling of the Ha gue Tribunal. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Emperor Nicholas again appears before the world as a promoter of universal peace. No sooner is the Russo-Japanese war is over, and even before the peace treaty has been ratified, than his majesty, issues invitations to a second peace conference at The Hague. That the Emperor has done so was learned from a source which leaves no shadow of doubt as to its authenticity. It is officially announced that "the Russian government proposes to ad dress the foreign powers with a view to the holding of a second peace con ference at The Hague," but it is known that negotiations preceding this anouncement "proposed to ad dress the powers" were entered into especially with the United States and were conducted w-ith the greatest se crecy, there being not the slightest inkling that Russia contemplated any thing of the kind. The announcement created the greatest surprise here, and that Rus sia should plan a second conference despite the steps already taken by President Roosevelt, was also held with amazement. It is clear that the step could not be taken by Russia without first reaching a complete un derstanding with President Roosevelt. The fact that President Roosevelt is reported as being entirely in sym pathy with the proposed conference, and that he is said to believe that to the initiator of the first Hague con ference should belong the honor of convoking the second, and readily and even gladly acceded to the Russian proposal, is clear proof that the con ference has already been called and that President Roosevelt relinquished his part in it to the Emperor. There is strong reason to believe that the news of the intention of the Russian government would not be giv en out unless invitations had already been sent to the power, and possibly that their answers had been received. It is impossible to learn the pro posed date of the second conference, or to gain even an approximate idea regarding it; but it probably will not be greatly delayed. Russia, as the power convoking the conference, will probably submit an official program, the other powers submitting sugges tions. British Fleet Visit Not Off. London, By Cable. The report from Halifax that the visit of the British squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Prince Louis, of Battenberg, to the United- States, has been abandoned, is erroneous. It has been found that it will be more convenient for all con cerned to postpone the visit, and the squadron, therefore, will remain at Halifax until October 29 and arrive at Annapolis November 1. Thence the British warships will go to New York. The actual date of the arrival there is not yet fixed. The squadron will leave New York November 15 for Gibraltar. Hearing Postponed. Atlanta, Special. The hearing Mon day on the petition for an injution by the State board of health against the Atlanta city health officers to pre State quarantine before a Judge Pen dleton, was continued until Tuesday. The trial of Frank Meadow and Thomas Lynch, the two health officers arrested by the city authorities will not be had until the injunction case is settled. 40,000 Scots Under Anns. Edinburgh, Scotland, By Cable. The greatest muster of Scotchmen under arms, since the battle of Flodden Field was reviewed by King Edward here Monday. The King proceeded to Holyrood Palace, whence, attended by the Duke of Canuaught and a brilliant staff, he rode to the parade ground in King's Park, where nearly 40,000 Scottish volunteers marched past his majesty. To Sue Publishers. Montgomery, Ala., Special. On ac count of an alleged default of their contracts, Governor Jelks, chairman of the State text book committee, has instructed Attorney General Wilson to bring suits for damages against the several publishing companies who have agreed to furnish the books for the public schools of Alabama. As the attorney general is absent from the city, the amount to be claimed from the publishers will not be known for a day or two. His judgment will be depended on after he has thoroughly examed each of the contracts. New York Tunnel Accident. New York-, Special. More thaff a dozen passengers in a parlor car on the Boston Express over the New York New Haven & Hartford and Boston & Albany tracks were injured Monday when the car jumped the track in the New York Central tunnel at Fifty-sixth street. The train, which left New York at noon, wTas going slowly when a de fective switch threw the car off the tracks against the iron pillars, which tore away a portion of the front and side of the car. Mistrial in Potter Case. Sandersville, Ga., Special. After being out three days, the jury in the case of Maro S. Potter, the former cashier of-the Bank of Davisbpro, who was indicted and placed on trial here for the embezzlement of $27,000 Mon day morning reported to the court its inability to reach an agreement, and a mistrial was declared. A mistrial had been generally expected. The case had been hard fought by a large army of counsel on either side, NORTH STATE NEWS Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons : Good middling 10.00 Strict middling 10.0 Middling 10.00 Tinges 9 to 10 Stains 7 to 9 General Cotton Market. Galveston, firm 10 3-1G New Orleans, tirm ' Mobile, steady 10 Savannah, steady 10 Charleston, tirm 10 Wilmington, stead v 10Vi Norfolk, steady . 10 Baltimore, nominal 10-s New York, quiet 10.90 Boston, quiet 10.0 Philadelphia, stead- 11. lc Houston, steady 10 J-lt Augusta, steady -. 101; Memphis, quiet lOVi St Louis, quiet 10 Louisville, firm .10U Bak of Warren Organized. Warrenton, Special. The Bank ot Warren" was organized with a capital stock of thirty thousand dollars, to. do a commercial and saving business. The officers are: Tasker Polk, Presi dent; M. J. Hawkins, Vice-President; C. N. Williams, Jr., Cashier. Direc tors: M. J. Hawkins, Thomas Grcsh am, J. M. Coleman, P. R. Pcrkinson, C. N. Williams, Jr., J. A. Dameron, Dr. P. J. Macon, AY. S. Terrell, Tas ker Polk and R. B. Davis. The bank will open for business November 1st. Tar Heel Notes. Thursdav afternoon in the office of the Standard Chair Company, of Thomasville, was organized one of the strongest and most effectual chair association ever consummated in the State, or the entire South. Owiiig to the great increase of labor and all material required in the construction of chairs, practically all the fit-tories in the State are making uouble cane seat chairs and open cane-seat repres entatives to Thomasville yesterday and organized the North Carolina Chair Association, with Mr. E. S. Lambeth, of Thomasville, as presi dent; Mr. O. E. Mendenhall, of Lex ington, as first vice president; Mr. S. L. Davis, of High Point, as second vice president; Mr. S. II. Tomlinson, of High roint, as secretary and treas urer. On Thursday a beautiful monument to the Confederate soldiers was un veiled at Lexington. The monument stands 22 feet high and was built by the Carolina Marble Company, of Lexington, at a cost of $2,025. On top of the marble column is a bronze fisrnre of a Confederate soldier six feet in height, in full uniform and with musket at ready arms. 1 lie base and. shaft of the monument are of Vermont Barry Granite. On the shaft is carved a Confederate flag, and on the sides of the base appear carvings of drum-sticks, an anchor, cross-arms and swords. Besides these symbols, the monument is incribed on one side: "Our Confederate Dead." "Erected by the Robert E. Lee Chap ter of the Daughters of the Confeder acy, September, 190")." A railroad track, about a quarter of a mile in length, has been laid from the depot at Moncure to Deep River, on which will be handled the heavy machinery that is to be used in the construction of the electric power at the Buckhorn dam. Some pieces of this machinery will weigh over 30,000 pounds. The State pension board, in divid ing the $275,000, pension money, gives the same allowance to first, sec ond anil third class pensioners and $18 to fourth class and widows, which is an increase of lour dollars lor them. The annual, convention of the A. M. E. Zion church was held in Char lotte last week, and was largely at tended. Charters were granted the Cox Lumber Company, of Ashboro, to manufacture sash, doors and blinds, capital $25,000, incorporators, C. L. Cox, W. L. Ward, J. R. Ward; the Tavlor Mattress Company, of Salis bury, capital $25,000, incorporators, R. B. Thompson, B. II. Hamilton, and C. A. Taylor. A charter is granted the Piedmont Telephone Company of Lexington, with $10,000 capital. There is talk of a $100,000 cotton mill at Statesville. Gov. Glenn and party have had a great time in the north. The investigation into the death of the patient Nail, formerly an inmate of the State hospital for the insane at Raleigh, which aroused a good deal of interest, developed the fact that he died from abnormal heart dila tion. Thus the guards and attendants who had been under suspicion of foul play were exhonorated. Asheville will soon begin the erect ion of a ten million dollar tank to hold water for the city's supply. Insurable Commissioner Young ap proved the charter of the Southern Life Insurance Company, of Fayette ville, capital slock $50,000. which is to be immediately increased to $100,000, C. J.CoQper and others, incorporators. Three other, life insurance companies are how in progress of formation and two fire insurance companies. Com jnlssioner Young says that North Car olina will speedily become the insur ance State of the South. Will Adams was hanged privately at Raleigh on Thursday, MADE LARGE GIFTS The New York Life Insurance Com pany's Political Contributions WAS AFRAID OF THE DEMOCRATS George W. Perkins, Insurance Com pany's First Vice-President and Member of the Firm of J. P. Mor gan Si Co., Divulges the Meaning of a Check Made to Morgan & Co. Last Year. New York, Special. George W Per kins, member of the firm of J. P. Mor gan & Co., and first vice president of the New York Life Insurance Compa ny, was the star witness at Friday's session of the special legislative com mittee probing life insurance company methods, and his testimony was re plete with revelations in finance as ap plied by insurance companies. Mr. Perkins was first called just pre vious to the hour for luncheon. He resumed immediately after the recess and was on the stand when adjourn ment was taken for the day. The climax of the day came when Mr. Perkins was asked concerning an entry of $4S,702 in a ledger, marked "Ordered paid by the President" Mr. Randolph, the treasurer of the New York Life Company, who had been on, the stand earlier in the day, had been sharply questioned as to the purport of this entry, but he was unable to explain it. He thought no one but the president could. Mr. Perkins had been called to testify as to some other trans actions and after a recess he was ask ed to produce the check. It was made out payable to J. P. Morgan & Co.. and Mr. Perkins frankly stated it was a contribution to the national Republi can campaign committee and had been paid to' Cornelius N. Bliss. Mr. Per kins said. "This payment was made after very careful deliberation. It must not be considered an ordinary contribution to the campaign fund. It was paid because we felt that the assets of the New York Life Insurance Company would be jeopardized by a Democratic success." Mr. Perkins said contributions were also made in 1900 and 1896. As an illustration, witness said the first con tribution made was in 1896, by Presi dent McCall, who is a Democrat. "He contributed money to the Mc Kinley campaign fund and voted for McKinley because he felt it was in the best interests of the policy-holders of his company." This bomb caused a murmur of conversation about the room, which had become packed with spectators. Standing room was at a premium, and everyone bent forward to catch the testimony. This was hardly necessary, for Mr. Perkins spoke distinctly, in a voice audible throughout the school room. He paced the small platform upon which the witness chair is placed, just before the committee's rostrum, and accom panied his explanations with earnest gestures, often times suggesting ques tions to the counsel. Pursuing the check inquiry further, Mr. Hughes brought out that this ex penditure was never brought to the attention of the finance committee, the witness terming it a "purely executive action." It was charged against cash on the books of the Hanover aBnk of fice or financial department. The witness did not know on what ac count the other contributions were made, but he would furnish data. Mr. Perkins here interposed: "I would like to make one statement. The fact that the check is drawn to J. P. Morgan & Co. has no significance. I paid out the money and it was mere ly because of a convenience of re-payment that the check was made payable to J. P. Morgan & Co." "What other contributions to politi cal campaign funds have been made by the New York Life?" "Is there no self-restraint allowed the officers in these campaign contri butions?" "None; to my knowledge." Fanners in National Council. Richmond, Va., Special. The Far mers' National Congress met in Its 25th annual session here with a large au dience in attendance, representing al most every section of the United States. The body was called to order by its president, Harvie Jordan, of Monticel lo, Ga.. and was welcomed to Virginia and Richmond by Governor Montague, Mayor McCarthy and J. C. Freeman, vice president of the Richmond Cham ber of Commerce. Responses to the welcoming addresses were made on be half of the congress by First Vice President Bennehan Cameron, of North Carolina, and Second Vice Presi dent Joshua Strange, of Marion, Ind. Report of Final Engagements. St. Petersburg, By Cable Telegraph ing to Emperor Nicholas under date of September 5, General Linevitch report ed that the Japanese, September 4, started to advance along the mandarin road and commenced constructing en trenchments, but retired after meeting the Russian artillery fire. The general also reported an offensive movement by several battalions of Japanese ac companied by cavalry and artillery in north Korea September 3, but the re sult was not announced in time tn k - u ,.v, Mv sent off in the dispatch to the Em peror. The Potter Trial. Sandersville, Ga., Special. The State closed its evidence in the trial of Mr. S. Potter and the defense will put him on the stand to testify. No other wit nesses will be called. The books of a SavtAinah bank were used in evidence. The charge against Potter is the embez zlement of some $20,000 of the funds of the Davidson Bank, of which the young man was cashier. Purchasers Announced. Norfolk, Va.,' Special. An announce ment was made of the purchase of the Pamlico, Oriental & Western Railroad running from Bayboro to Newbern, N C, by the interests in control of 'the Virginia & Carolina Railway, which is to run a line from Norfolk to Beaufort N. C, through the lumber section of North Carolina. This line will be used as a branch of the main line to New bern for additional terminals at that port. - v
The Randolph Bulletin (Asheboro, N.C.)
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