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1 linn iiiiiiin imiiiiinimiii inmnt : BANK OF RANDOLPH. Asheboro.Jf.C. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. I I II I tll.HH III II THE OLPH BULLETIN 2R. F. A. HEJVLEy. ' DENTIST. ' OFFICE: Front Room Over Bank. '. I WORK GUARANTEED. ASHEBORO, . - N.C. ' 1 1 a i -3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j j.; ; RAND VOL, I. HIS BODY EXHUMED Doubts of Rebert Keith Dar gan's Death Settled HIS REMAINS FULLY IDENTIFIED fror More Than Fifty Persons "Who Knew Robert Keith Dargan in Life View M ed Disinterred Remains of Suici'" President of Defunct Uotton Oi1 and Positively Identified Bod- , Co, Darlington. S. C, Spec' W-lf tkhk to set at vest me nur stones to the ettee UVt Uobert Keitfc Dargan, who nwtted sukid'e here on July lit1 aU shortly after the disaslero' s sailnve of several large coipoi xi,,,, of wi,it.j Jle was manaer lllVS:':-ave was opened and the remains flirftfined by 50 or more well-known nctizens who knew him in life. Dsr- -.ran had $40,000 insurance on his Ufe . ?25,000 in the Fdielity Mutual Insirr- .-.ltice Company of Philadelphia, and . iU.000 in the Equitable. The latter company accepted the proofs of death submitted and, some months ago, paiA the amount diu, but the Philadelphia company, by reason of thft nVrrent ru mors that Daiyan was; awt dead, pei sited in the demand that the body be disinterred, and made sm effort some weeks ago to secure an order from hu$v K. C. Wfctis to have this done, Khti Judge declined to issue the order, Inn state', that, if the company were sued. Sr't could renew its repuest with out prejudice from his decision. On August 5th Mrs. R. K. Dargan Submitted proofs oE death and, in re ply. the company wrote her, in part, as follows: '"The proofs of death as submitted are not satisfactory and, under all circumstances of the case, we must ask you to submit further proof of death by allowing the grave to be opened and t he body to be in spected by six residents of Darlington, who were pi'sonall.y acquainted with .Mr. Dargan in his life. Had to Fight if Not Docile. Annapolis, Mr., Special. The rtial : "Midshipman Chester A. Bloebuani, ' 't Claries, Mo., on charges of haz iv.r. was concluded Friday, The conn i;ia'shal occupied only seven mi miles in reaching a verdict in the case of Midshipman Bloebaum, by far the shortest period in any case A charge of hazing has been filed against Midshipman Claude B. Mayo, of Columbus. Miss., a member of the Sim class. His offenses are alleged :to have been, committed during Sept ember last when Mavo. with other similarly situated midshipmen, were kept at Annapolis while the other up per rfai'-men were on leave. New Trial For Capt. Jones. Norfolk. Ya., Special Judge Hanc kel this week reached a conclusion which did not become public until JiViday, denying the motion for a new trial in the case of Capt. P. W. Jones, of the Virginia National Guard, con victed of tlie murder of Maud Cam eron Hobinson. formerly of Selma, N. and given IS years in the peniten tiary: but as the result of a decision Tendered by tlie Court of Appeals of "Virginia allowing a new trial to Fred S. Hoback. convicted in Floyd county, Va.. of murder, the same point invol ved in the Jones case wes decided in favor of the prisoner and Jones oon sequrntK' will get a new trial. Fatal Wreck Near Atlanta. Atlanta. On.. Special. Two men were instantly killed, another is missing, believed to be under the der bris. and a fourili fatally scalded as fhe lesult ,;' ,i head-on collision be tween a li-u i'i .bound through freight and n awi-ii, cagiue on the Seaboard Air Line Kaiir.-.ad near Mina, a pniali fiiftlio!, ;)oh! fight Siiih'a j'jUM M' lap's. Shct Both Before Dying. Knoxviile. Tenn., Special. Ben "Richer was killed and the two broth ers. Clark and Tom Hals, shot in an altercation at Freshour's distillery, 12 miles frmn Greenville, Tenn. Rick er was shot by Tom Hale, but after he had been mortally wounded he suc ceeded in shooting the other two men, dying after firing a shot which enter ed ( lark Ilnle's breast. The Hales are being driven by wagon to North Carolina, according to last reports. Richer died in a few minutes. The origin of the trouble is not known. Would Kill Negro Schools. Kackson. Miss., Special. Senator Clover introduced into the Mississip pi Si nate a concurrent resolution to amend the constitution by providing that no children shall be admitted to the public schools of the State when the parent is liable for the poll tax for the current year and the same re main unpaid. Lee's Birthday Observed. Friday, the birthday of Lee and Jackson, was generally observed as a holiday by the cities of the South. All the srhools took holiday, the State in stitutions were closed and generally appropriate exercises were held. Officer Johnson Dies. Rork Hill, S. C, Special. Police man R. G. Johnson, who accidentally shot himself Thursday morning, died at 7 :.'() o'clock and his remains were taken to Fort Mill for interment CONGRESS AT NVORK What Our National total Arft Doing X)a7 by Day, Ti Senat TilWrtt Vftih passi6nate M( (Ac recent ejectment speech a U.e Whs House 'of Mrs. Minor jrris. On Thursday b3 iftlx'odueed 4. resolution io appoint A iommittee of invest israum, wjiich lesclulion failed to pass, A tot of Ciscussion. Ab'uSe. 5 the expenditure of appro priations was the text of the dfectts ion in the Hu'se during M considera tion of the nysviM de'ncieey appropria tion Vint little progress was made in consideration of the bill, which will be the continuing topic for Monday. The portrait of ex-AHm-ftey ileneral Knox for whir! the Department of Ji-stice lm a'ked -fi15 was again the topic of -comment. The mot ini niated discission of 'fie t)ay took place oh aa amendment by Mr. Keifer Ohio, oi increase the amount for the transport-ati'o'ri of siivk- yoiii. Mr. Smitb tlowa) declared 'that the practice of transporting Silver 'coin from and fo sub-treauvie was graft pure arid simpl'e and iii the interest of express companies. Mr. Hill (Conn.') said it was "un adulterated graft." Kverv Secretary of the Treusiiry from Carlyle down, he said had disapproved of the practice. He said he could give a specific in stance where an express company yfts paid by the government jHo.000 for transporting- it1 Yrt iMori'e.y from San Fransitt tv New York. Mr. WiUkmstMiss.) Mated that of the movement of silver Vv-i stopped or restricted St Would work hardship in agrivultiWai districts. The amend ment was lot. Want Litense Record. Mr. Ilumphis (Mis?-.) discussed a measure he has pending lo make the government rewrite of Federal liquor taxpayers and license-holders availa ble as evidence. In prohibition and local option sections of the country, he said, the present practice of with holding this information really placed the Federal government in the posi tion of aiding the violators of local laws. Persons operating "blind ti gers," said Mr. Humphreys, obtain Federal license and thus avoid pursuit by government agents, but Ihe govern ment records were withheld by the rules of the Internal Revenue Bureau from being available bj' State officials 1 in making prosecutions. The rule of the Internal Revenue Bureau, he said, contravened the well-established rules of evidence of our jurisprudence. Slating that there 'uid hisn con siderable criticism of Southern cotton planters in their efforts to decrease their cotton acreage Mr. Sims (Tenn.) denied that this would increase Euro pean acreage and placed in The Record an article from the govern ment crop reporter on the subject. Bill in Exposition's Behalf. Washington, Special. Representa tive Maynard. of Virginia, introduced a bill authorizing the government to participate in the Jamestown Ter centennial Exposition at Hampton Roads in 1907, and providing an ap propriation of $1,340,000 for govern mental buildings and exhibits. The bill also provided for the coinage by the government of 1,000,000 $2 silver pieces, the exposition to pay for the bullion used. By this means the ex position expects to realize a profit of about $S00,000 on the difference be tween the cost of the silver and the circulating value of the coins. Rep resentative Maynard believes there will be a great demand for $2 silver pieces especially coined for the ex position and bearing scenes typical of Jamestown, as the coin will he of such unusual size that it will be I'rized as a souvenir. Augusta-Columbia Trolley, Augusta, Ga., Special James U, Jackson, vice president of tlie Augusta- Aiken Railway Company, and others, tiled with tba Secretary of Stale at Columbia, H. C, application for charter of company to be known as thft Augusta and Columbia Rail road Company. It is their purpose to extend the Aiken trolley line, now 22 miles long, on to Columbia, shorten ing the distance between Augusta and the South Carolina capital nearly 20 miles. Folk Addresses Bostonians. Boston, Special. Five hundred of the leading business men of Boston, members of the Boston Merchants' Association, attended the annual din ner of the organization at Hotel Somerset and heard addresses by Governor Joseph W. Folk, of Mis souri ; Mayor John eaver, of Phila delphia; Governor Curtis Guild, and others. Governor Folk was accorded a hearty ra -prion. He discussed m a general way reform in politics. Charged With Murder of Sleeping Brother. Madison, Tex., Special. Rangers arrested and jailed R. D. Defee and J. H. Defee on affidavits charging them with the murder of Tom Defee, a son and brother of the accused, who was beaten to death with an axe as he lay asleep in his home at Midway. Socialist Rallies in .Berlin. Berlin, By Cable. Socialist meet ings held here passed off with com plete quiet. The halls, which were filled to overflowing, were closed by tbe police half an hour before the speaking commenced. Strong resolu tions were passed and protests against tbe present tripartite suffrage system in Prussia were adopted. 18 DIE IN A CHURCH Wild Panic Caused By a SmaSI fire VICTIMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN Smell of Smoke in Philadelphia Col ored Baptist Church Gives Rise to Shrieks of "Fire! " and 18 Are Killed and Nearly 40 Others Injur ed in Terrible Rnsh for Exits. Philadelphia, Special A wild pan ic followed a loud shriek of "Fire!" brought death t'o IS colored persons and injuries t'o nearly two score of others Sunday night at St. Paul's Baptist churclv, on the 'west side of Eighth street between Popular street and (firard avenue-. The "terrible Tush to "gain the Street was of brief dura tion, and thai inore were riot, killed in the stampede was probably due to the fret that the church was riot 'crowded. Not more thari 300 persons were on the second floor of the building which with the gallery, was capable of bedd ing 600 to 700. The fire was a trifling one and was extinguished before the firemen arrived. The smell of smoke added to the panic, and despite the heroic work of the Rev. E. W. John eon, the pastor of the church, who tried in vain to a Hay the fear of the frightened Wit-shipper's, the terror stricken people made a desparate rush to leave the church, only t'o be choked up on the narrow stairwa.y-. Those in the rear leaped over the prostrate forms of those who fell-, and when the rush was over, IS lay dead on the first floor and stairs of the building. Death in nearly every case was due to suffocation or trampling-. BLOODY DAY IN ECUADOR Two New Governments in an Hour Makes Notable Record Even for South America, People of Guaya quil Revolting Against Assumption of Power by Vice President Moreno Guayaquil. Ecuador, By Cable General Alforo occupied Quito, the capital, at A p. in., Thursday. A juanta of notible person's met in the govern ment palace here At 4 p. m. and form ed a new government. Vice President Biiquerize Moreno assumed the execu tive powefj establishing a iiev Minis try. Rioting followed. The people dur ing the afternoon attacted the prisons, liberating the political prisoners and afterward, capturing he police bar racks, where the rioters obtained poss ession of a nuitiber of rifles and some cannons. Rifle shots later were heard in all parts of the city and the rioters became so bold that they attacked a battalli( of artillery. Many persons were killed and wounded during the fight The new ministry, however, only lasted one hour. The people rejected the administration of Baquerizo Mo reno and proclaimed as President General Elroy Alfaro, the former President of Ecuador, and leader of the revolution, and in his absence Dr Emile Arrevalo assumed the civil- and military authority. A great panic prevailed here during the evening and in the midst of the disorder General Leonidas Plaza, min ister, of Ecuador to the United Slates, who arrived here Jan. IS and assumed chief command of the army in its operations against the rebels, escaped from the city and embarked on board the Chilean steamer Leora, which leaves here to-morrow for Panama. Later in the evening order was re stored. Two hundred persons were killed or wounded iu the nVhtina- here. Two Killed in Mexican Wreck. Mexico City, Special. Two men, a locomotive engineer and expess mes senger, were killed outright in a col lision between a passenger train and a freight train on the . Infer- Oceanic Railway. Two othei'ci were severely injured. The bftss'rtS' e&V contained half a million silver' dollars, but none were hrst, Preacher Alleged Poisoner. Gainesville, Ga., Special. Rev. J. W. Austin, at one time pastor of the Methodist church at Belltown, near Gainesville, was placed in the county jail here having been arrested and brought from Gwynette county, charg ed with attempting to poison Hon. Bob Qttillian, of Belltown, giving Mr. Quillian a medicated apple. It is al leged that Rev. Mr. Austin while at camp meeting at Popular Springs last summer, Mr. Austin preaching a ser mon a few minutes after giving Mr, Quillian the apple which made the latter violently ill. Cracksmen Get $2,050 Gold, From Oklahoma Bank. Oklahoma City, Special. After four attempts, robbers blew the safe of the Bank of Dale, near this city, and secured $2,050 iu gold and made their escape. It is thought that the thieves belong to the same gang that has been robbing banks .near here for the past three months. Half Baltimore Block Burns. Baltimore, Special. Fire occurred in the plant of the Baltimore Chrome Works. Probably one-half of the ex tensive plant, covering about a city block, has been destroyed. The loss well be very heavy as mach stock ready for shipment was destroyed. The tire was still burning at 1 :30 a m., but is believed to be under control Tt is impossible to estimate the money los. ASHEBORO. N. C, THURSDAY efANUAfcY 25, 190& ELEVEN IN ONE DAY Progress in Industrial Lined Still Keeps Up; tbi Slate issues the following char ires: Penny Brothers Co., Greens boro, live stock, wagons, etc., with $125,000 established foek, $10,000 paid in, G. T. and J..C. Peimy and J. R. Thomas, stockholders; t Harby Barnes LnnuVc Company Llarkton. $25,000 capital stock with $0,000 paid in, N. A. Barnes, II. J. Harvey and others, stockholders; Enterprise, .Gro cery Company, Mt. Tabor, Colufeibus retail" business with $4,000 capifeitf stock, $2,000 of wh;ch is subscribed, 1). Lewis, of Mullins, S. C, V. Lewis, of Tarboro, and others stockholders; the Citizens Bank, Rutherfordton with with a paid-up capital of $13,000 out of $15,000 authorized; t,H fOikWft com mercial and ordinary business, II. L. Carpenter, A: L: Grisod arid others, of Rutherfordton and nearby towns, in corporators in a list of 40 stockhold ers; the Ilarrisan-Porter Pharmacy, Inc., Greeneboro, $5,000 paid in total capital stock $25,000, W. C. Porter, A. S. and W. B. Harrison : the North Carolina Land & Timber Investment Co., Goldsboro, N. O 'Berry, E. B. Bor den and others stockholders with $25, 000 paid iu out of a total of $125,000; the Simpson-Peacock Co., at Salis bury, wholesale groceries, with $00, 000 capital, .$.10,000 of which is sub scribed, J. N. Peacock, 'S: C, and II. T. Simpson, incorporators; the J. W. Watts Co., Stony Point, buying and ginning cotton, capital $S,000., J.t W. Watts aiid A: V: Wliite add others stockholders; Morrison Brothers, Hickory, jewelers and optical works, also merchandise, $7,000 paid in, C. T. and J. C. Morrison and others stock holders; Kerner-McNair Co., Hender son, L. C. Kerner, W. R. McNair, of Henderson. L. W. Brown, of Americus Ga., and others as stockholders, to sell drugs at wholesale and retail, capital stock $10,000. Distillery Was Notorious. Greensboro, Special. No afternoon session of the Federal Court was held Saturday in the trial of the G. W. Samuels case, alleging fraud while the defendant was serving as deputy col lector. The morning session was con sumed iu - receiving the testimony of three of four government witnesses in regard to the 6peratioii of an illicit steam distellery belonging to a man named McEweii, six miles from Wilkes1)oro. One witness testified that a preacher, by the name of Perdew, denounced the distillery In a sermon in AVilkesboro, that the district at torney made a vigerous effort to show thai it was notorious, and vet it was permitted by the revenue officers to continue in full blast near the public road, during September, October and a part of November, the officers re porting a,t the time that they had de stroyed it. Another witness testified that the boiler was not destroyed, and other witnesses gave testimony with reference to other distilleries, re-ported as having been destroyed stating that they were not molested to any great extent. The government's tes timony will not be concluded before next Wednesday and, if the defendant puts on all of his witnesses, the trial will last at least two weeks longer. Dr. Jethro Rumple Dead. Red Springs, Special. Dr. Jethro Rumple, of Salisbury, died here Satur day night after an illness of several weeks. The body will be taken to Salisbury where the funeral will take place Tuesday. The remains will be interred in Chestnut Hill Cemetary beside the body oj" his wife, according to his request. Dr. Rumple 's death occurred at the home of his daughter. :s. C. G. Vardell, where he had been for two months. Death of Rev. J. A. Dorritee. Charlotte, Special. Rev. James Arringdale Dorritee, founder and builder of the Westminster Presbyter ian church, and one of the most popu lar ministers that ever lived in Char lotte, died at his home in Dilwortb Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Foi many years Mr. Domiee luiu neeu sin tering with diabetes. LftiH UctoDei his system gave way f,na since then death has been expected daily. Only wonderful vitality sustained hira so long. The whole family were about the bedside when the end came. Dead in the Street. Greensboro, Special. Jack Fuller, aged 40 years, who was employed as driver of the delivery wagon of the Ham Grocery Company, was found dead Saturday morning at the door of the stable on Smith Street. He was as well as usual when he left the store at night and the supposition is that he died suddenly from some form of heart trouble. Additon to Durham Hosiery Mill. Durham, Special. A new addition to the Durham Hosiery Mill is now nearing completion. This addition is three stories and runs the entire length of the factory. The business of this mill has so increased within the last few years that several tinier additions have been made, then mil. No. 2 was started, and since then other additions have been made to the origi nal mill. The capacity is several times what it was. Dead at the Age of 1CD. Asheville, Special. Victoria Reed the oldest colored woman in Bun combe county, if not in this section of the Stale, died in Asheville Wednes dav and was buried at Riverside Cemetary. Victoria Reed was a na tive of Buncombe county. She was a slave, and although her exact age was not known, it is said that she was at least 100 years old. NORTHJTATENEWS (terns of Interest Gleaned From Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the Week of Interest to far Heels Toid in Para graphs. Charlotte Cotton Market. These priceS represent 1 nshsss These figures represent' prices paid to wagons. Good middling Strict middling Middling strict low middling Good middling tinged. Stains. . ... . : . : . : ny2 n .. ;..iiy4 11 ; .. ..HVi iov4io General Cotton Market Galveston, firm.. .. .... New Orleans, steady . : ; ; Mobile, steady Savannah, nominal Charleston, finn Norfolk, steady ....11 . ..11 ....iiy2 . ..n . . . .1114 ,...ii ....12 . ..12.25 Baltimore, nominal New York puiet Boston puiet Philadelphia Houston firm ... . . ; Augusta quiet and steady Memphis steady. . .: .... St. Louis firm.. .. .. Louisville firm. . . ; . , . , ...12.25 .,.12.25 .:..11 : ..11 ....11 11 11-16 11 15-16 To Cost 40,00(5. Winston-Salem, Special. At the meeting of rlie directors of the Young Men's Christian Association it was decided to erect a handsome and mod ern home for the association to cost about $40,000. The building will be 50 by 100 feet, three stories high with basement. In the basement will be' a swimming pool,, bowling alleys. baths, lockers and dressing rooms, The first floor will have an attractive entrance lobby, containing an open fire place, color; lal style. Opening on this will be the reading and cor respondence rooms and seretary's of fice, immediately back of the lobby, or reception room, will be the gymna sium, which is also to be used as an auditorium. The second floor will contain three class rooms, for the Bible and educational classes; a spe cially large and well ventlated and lighted room for the use of the boys' department and the gallery of the gymnasium, forming a part of the sec ond floor, will be used as a running track. Violating Postal Laws. Salisbury, Special. The postoffice inspectors are after vialators of the first class regulations and one will be iu Salisbury this week to collect from those who send four ounces for one cent and write letters in it to boot. Postmaster Ramsey has caught up with several and recently took in $10 from a colored man who broke the law. The worst violators are those who send tobacco tags for premiums. They collect them, bundle them up, mark them as merchandise and write letters. Many do not know that there is a penalty attaehed to the infras tion. Postmaster Ramsey will press all of those who are guilty for col lection and if they refuse they will have to stand trial in the Federal Court where the costs will be so much heavier. Burglary at Salisbury. Salisbury, Special. The home of W. F. Norman, who lives on North Clay street, was entered and the ends of a dozen burnt matches to.'d the story of a systematic search for valu ables. A child of Mr. and Mi Nor man w:n rick durirg the night and the laoi.i burned dimly. A sistr .f Mr. Norman first heard the noise and called to him. Mrs. Norman also hearing the steps of the prowler. When Mr. Norman arose the burglar opened the door and ran out. He took nothing, so far as known. Mr. Norman had a check of considerable alue cashed and took U home though he carefully concealed it. He believes that Romeono who knew H ftbrmt it made him t'hd informal c&H. North State Xtentl. Lilleston, the State fair fakir who killed a man at the union passenger station in Raleigh last October, was sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The Moss Lumber Company has been chartered at Washington, N. C, capital $100,000. A woman and her two daughters were seriously and perhaps fatally poisoned at High Point by eating can ned goods. The Methodists will hold a big mis sionary institute in Randolph county on March 30th and 31st. , Home For Aged Ladies. Durham, Special The King's Daughters are making an effort for the building of a home for aged la dies. In fact, the home is to be built but an effort is now to be made to gc. a sufficient amount of funds to put up a very pretty structure. When the movement was first made a site was donated and since then the members of the King's Daughters have secured and now have on hand about $1,000 Homicide Near Hamlet. Hamlet, Special On the State line. near Hamlet, Mr. Thomas Davis was shot four times and instantly killed by his brother-in-law, Mr. Henry Peele. There have . been estrange ments in the family for a long time, and this was the cause of the killing, Mr. Peele says Davis had a gun drawn on his mother when he fired the fatal shot. Mr. Peele has now gone to Rockingham to giye himself up to the sheriff of Richmond. WARSHIP BLOWN UP Hundreds of Lives Lost On a Barzil Vessel 212 DIE, INCLUDING 4 ADMIRALS Turret Ship Aquidabari is Sunk at a Port South of Rio Janeiro by an Explosion in Her Powder Magazine and Great Loss of Life Results. Rio Janeiro. Braril: Bv Cable: Brazilian turret ship Aqttidabad has been sunk at Port Jacarepagua, south oi Rio Janeiro, as the result of an ex plosion on board, and the dead num ber 212. The cruiser Baroso has ar rived here from Port Jacarepagua with those injured, numbering 36. The Aquidaban blew up at 10.45 Mondav night. N.earlv all the officers were killed or injured: Four rear admirals perished on board the Aquidaban, which had been used for the accomodation of a num ber of supernumerary officers and men attached to the flotilla escorting the cruiser Baroso. The Baroso had on board the Minister of Marine and his staff, who were inspecting the sites proposed for a new arsenal. The explosion on the Aquidaban oc curred in the. powder magazine. The vessel sank tit throe minutes. The following members of the com mission which left the ai-seriiil on board the Aquidaban, accompanying the Minister of Marine, were drowned Rear Admiral. Rodiuo Jose Da Ro- cha. Rear Admiral FraifcisCo Calhei- ros Da Graca; llear Admiral Joao, Captain AIvcs De Larrigo. Two commanders, two German pho tographers and one reporter also were drowned. Later advices show that OS of those aboard were saved. The bodies will be brought to Rio Janei ro and given natural funeral. Death From Alleged Hazing. Natchez, Miss., Special. Telegra phic advices received here from Greensburg, La., state that Joseph Sitman, a sub-freshman who left Jef ferson Military Academy is dead at his home at that place and it is alleg ed that his death was due to injuries received at the haiids of a crowd of hazers at the College: The boy's fath er, Dh C: W: Sitman, will demand an investigation. Lieutenant Gus Morris who was day officer at the college denies that there has been aiiy hazing at the college1 atid said that Sitman was suffering front li carbuncle and took French leave of the institution. Assaulted Aged Negro. Winston-Salem, Special. Lon Thacker, colored, was arrested Satur day night and committed to jail on the charge of assaulting, with intent to rob, Jim Watliugton. According to Watlington's story, Thacker came to bis home on Chestnut street and borrowed a lantern for the alleged purpose of finding a quarter. The lantern went out and Watlington was called out to light it. While stooping down, Thacker grabbed the lantern and struck Watlington several blows The old negro called for help and Thacker Bkipped out. In an hour or two thereafter he was arrested and locked up, News Notes. Baron Boris Korff, who was ordered to Livonia, Russia, to help crush tbe uprising, committed suicide rather, be said, than kill helpless persons. Because Saturday was the Mo hammedan Sunday there was no ses sion of the Moroccan conference. Governor Glenn, of North Carolina. visited the Virginia Legislature. China proposes in the future to have a voice in the management of foreign settlements within her borders. West Belfast, for many years Unionist stronghold, elected Joseph Devlin, Irish Nationalist, to the Brit- tsh Parhmont, t a.,,.. tv.i u : -.-li ,u : tude of th United State during the . r ... ' , " . , , ? ,, late levuluium has ttreng hened the ,.--, Speaker Cannou mil tbe House leaders decided to bring the Joint Statehood bill to a test in the House early next week The Senate committee investigating Panama Canal affairs decided not to punish Poult ney Biglow for not dis closing his sources of information. Phares May was sentenced to be hanged and Berl Lamb sent to the penitentiary for life for the murder of Syrian peddler in Pocahontas county. West Virginia. The Walter Wellman-Chieago Re- cord-Herald North Pole Expedition Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, has been selected as Ambassador to Japan; Judge Henry L, lde to succeed liiiii as ijL'veruui-vjeiitfiai ul me run- lppines. President John Mitchell, of the Unied Mine Workers, in the course of a debate on the motion to accept transfer cards from the the Western Federation of Miners, accused that organization of trying to disru2t the United Mine Workers. Deep Water For Brunswick. Washington, Special. The Secre tary of War has transmitted to the House a letter from the chief of en gineers with reports of a preliminary examination and survey of Brunswick Harbor, Ga. The board of engineers who reviewed the reports stated tha the "improvement to a depth of 30 feet at mean high, water throughout the harbor"' should be undertaken and recommends adoption of the pro ject as proposed by the district officer. Mine wortb millions iscovery 6 Very Valuable Deposits! of Iron Ore Near Southern Town Greenville, S. C.y Special troil OT was exhibited hi the city which wasf found ffi the mountain above Greenville,- arid analysis show that it eon tains not less thari 63 percent. The ore was exhibited by R. E. Joiwton, of this- fify who iu? options on the property. He says the iron' vein ex tends across an? entire' ridge and is 14 miles in length. Mr. Johnston while overlooking a section of oresi noticed the ore. He paid little attention to it at first but, when1 he found that it was so exttnsive, he selected a num ber of samples frotri different parts of the ridge. Thes" samples were recently analysed in Philadelphia, with the results mentioned. This is said to be a- high grade ore as is to be found in the world with the sinsrle exception of a pocket mine in Spain. It has been hinted to Mr. Johnston, by a steel company in Penn sylvania, that $5,000,000 might not be too much for the property. Brooklyn "L" Car Derailed. New York, Special. The middle coach of a three-ear elevated train on the Cypress Hills branch of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was derailed at an "uncontrolled switch and plunged 30 feet from the j overhead structure to a vacant lot. The forward end of the car struck a , heavy boulder and was split from end to end, collapsing into a mass of wreckage. Of the 12 passengers who went down with the car, one was kill ed and the others Seriottsly injured. A guard was standing on the front platform was so badly injured b;; be ing burled to the' ground that be is not expected fo jive'.- Fell in Whiskey V&t, Greenville, S. C, Special. Ollie Smith, 12 years of age, fell into a steaming vat of mush at a government distillery, seven miles from this city Saturday afternoon and was literally cooked. He cannot live through the night, physicians say. The boy was feeding cows from a cool vat and, as he watched them eat the boiled corn meal, he leaned againet a post, sup posed to protect the steaming vat. The post gave way and he fell in, only his head and one shoulder being held above the boiling mass of meal, four feet deep. When pulled out he dash ed himself in A cool mountain stream in the hope of easing the pain. When his clothing was removed mtst of the skin came with it. 17 Washouts Near Roanoke. Roanoke, Va., Special. The trains on the Norfolk & Western Railway west of Roanoke are badly delayed as the result ot washouts along the line. It was reported that there were 1 washouts between Roanoke and Blttefiehl. Of this number. 15 of them are said to be between Blue- field and Lurich on the New river division, and two others are near Mar ion. Westbound passenger train No. 3, which left Roanoke was caught in an onrush near Lurich and stood for two hours iu tive feet of water. Hung to City Scales. Hopkinsville, Ky., Special. A mob of 300 men, early Sunday morning, took Ernest Baker, a negro, from the county jail and hanged him from a beam of the city scak-s in the "enter of the city. Biker attempted. Sat urday night, a criminal assault on Miss Mary Gentry, aged 1H. whom he knocked down and dragged by the heels into an alley. Her screams at tracted neighbors and the ii?sro fled but later was captured bv officers. The mob's work was so secretly done that the prosiners in the jail next to Bak er did not know of the lynching un til morning. Train Kills Two. Greenville, S. C, Special. Carroll Hall, a negro boy, was killed by a Southern train here. The boy w-as on his way home from school and was holding an umbrella, which probably prevented him from seeing the ap- proachuig train. , 1 " ' Ti-li from Eitsley, was run over end killed . . c. .,. a ....... e" Boumern a ibm irain irom eidetit occurred ft mile north of the station and his body was brought to the city on the pilot of the- locomo tive to which he was fastened MIshsps in Fog at Brunswick. Brunswick, Ga. Special The steam er Hessie, plying between Brunswick and Darlen, was sunk in five feet of water t St. bimon pier. 1 ordinate the accident occurred in shallow "alei ail! l"e crew and passenger we,e l 1!1 any great clanger. Ihe l riessie was roriiitiino' tmm ll n lo.i aml ; fci;no. wol. ,u denae fo Btrock an obscure piling. 0 Iear" on lIie oaas Wadesboro, Special. Hery Rich- ardson a negro who claimed to rep- resent a New York firm and who was arrested some time ago on a warrant sworn or;t by three neroes living near Wadesboro, on the charge of obtain ing money under false pretence, was sentenced by Judge Moore to five years .at hard labor ou the county roads. Chairman Shonts Defends Canal Com mission. Cincinnati, Special. Theodore P. Shouts, chairman of " the Isthmian Canal commission, was tne guesi meeting of tbe Commercial Club. Mr. Shonts defended the work of the canal commission against "scandle mougers," bis speech taking much the same turn as the recent writings of President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft on the subject. NO. 31. FRANCE'S ELECT Much Excitement in Selection of President ASSEMBLY NAMES FALLIERES Kxciting Scene in Congress Hall of Palace at Versailles, Each Group Applauds Its Leaders and Hoot Ing Opponents Until Announcement Of Result, Which Was Greeted With Great Cheers, Paris, By Cable M. Clement Ar maand Fallieres was elected President of France on the first ballot. The vote stood: Fallieres, 440; Dou mer, 371 ; scattering, 2S. The National Assefohly met in the congress hail of the Royal Palace at Versailles for the election. The great est interest was manifested in the pro ceedings, which, however, were very pronounced. The members of the As sembly voted in alphebef ieal order. Cheers were raised whenever a popu lar legislator or statesman deposited his ballot in the urn, each groop ap plauded its leaders and hooting the leaders or oppositing groops. Several aged Senators who were obviously ill received the assistance of the ushers when mounting the tribune. Finally silence proclaimed the end, of the bal loting arid all present eagerly waighf ed the announcement of the result. Then when the first figuns...'M. Fal lieres 440 and M. Doumer 371 were given out there was an outburst of en thusiasm which was renewed after fhe corrected figures, giving M. Fallieres 440 and thus increasing his already clear majority, were announced. M. Fallierc-s returrn-d to Paris from Versailles escorted by a military guard of honor. He will take over his new duties Feb. 18. For Public Buildings. Washington, Special. The Senate committee on public buildings ami grounds ordered favorable reports on bills making appropriations for new Federal buildings as follows: At Bluefield, W, Va., $100,000; Fort Worth, Tex., $325,000; Atlanta. Ga $1,000,000; Anderson, S. C, $75,000. A favorable report was ordered on a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to contract for the erection of a building at Selma, Ala., on a site heretofore purchased, using an appro priation for construction which was made in 1902. Sole Survivor of 13 on Ship. Savannah, Ga., Spec'mA. Adrift on a gang plank from S) o'clock last Sat urday morning until 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, without food or water Karl Sumner, the ouly known surviving member of the crew of the four-masted schooner Robert II. Stevenson, was picked up by the German steamer Europa, bound from Philadelphia to Savannah. Besides the ship's crew there were four women aboard, all going to Havana on a pleasure trip, making a total of thirteen people aboard. $30,000 Y. M. 0. A. Building for Winston- Salem. Winston-Salem, Special. The di rectors have decided to erect a mod ern home for the Young Men's Christian Association, of this city. The building will be three stories besides a basement, and will cost thirty thoisand dollars. In the base ment will be provided a swimming pool, bowling alley, baths, etc. Germany's Former Secretary Dead. Berlin, By Cable. Baron Von Rich- thofen, Secretary of Foreign affairs, died here. Wiped Out His Whole Family. Pembrook, N. H,, Special. Seven persons, all members of the family of Charles Ayers, arc supposed to have perished in a fire which destroyed Ayres' farm house, near here. The bodies of a child and of Ayres' mother in law have been found in the mina Mra. Ayrea and four children avo mis sing, and it m feared that thy, too, are victims of the fire. The authori ties suspect that a crime was commit ted. Green-Gaynor Jury. Savannah, Ga., Special. With the decision of Judge Speer in the Feder al Court that Greene and Gaynor must be tried upon the consolidation of the indictments against them, the last pre liminary point at issue between the prosecution and the defence was ad judicated and all is in readiness for the swearing of the jury. Conductor Killed. Ashville, Special. News has been received here of a fatal accident that befel Conductor Claude C. Dermid, of the Southern Railway Company, at Balsam. The unfortunate man was engaged in coupling cars at the little station on the Murphy branch when an engine backed against the freight boxes, catching Mr. Dermid and crush ing him to death. Dismissed From Annapolis. Annapolis, Md., Special. Midship man Peterson Barton Marzoni and W. W. Foster, of tbe first class and Tren- oi . mor Coffin Jr ? of the tMrd class, were publicly dimissed from the Uiiit de States navy for hazing plebes of fourth class men. The order of the Secretary of the Navy was a short one and in each case wa3 addressed per ION sonally to the midshipman direetlv concerned. - 7 I " bicU wiil take place Saturday. V
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