North Carolina Newspapers

DTT BT JJJ. VOL. III. ASHEBORO, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1907. NO. 21. 11 II mil I VLUUM M I1LI Fatal Collision Near on Southern MANY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Northbound Passenger train No. 34, While Going at the Bate of CO Miles a:i Hour, Runs Into Switch at Small Station Near Greensboro and a Number of Passengers Is Kiiled aad About a Score cr More Are Injured Greensboro. X. (.'.. S d.-Xor! bound paswuger Gain X. X!!, of the Southern n t O miles a; switch at ; miies north about 1' way. traveling at aooul i:our, ran iut.i r.u open .id. a small s-tati-.iu f--;.:r d here Thursday suiki: g a froiuht head- on and hiuktg at persons Tile naai 011 ki'iCii .;U1 lie June Thomas, of . u injuring nia: ( l ul'.iv one I1- aseci tamed, Mi htuviilc. Ya.. ui of a iici4ui t ngiuf.-r. A i'.ircigaci is known u bj tired and the lireaiau of the frei;:l:t is thought to be. The iirt day coach was entirely split open cud the ougiue of the p:i--miger was c:r.picfeiy demolished. The wreck did not catch tire, how ever. Tiie Pullman coaches and pa--scngers therein did m.t suiter. Prm tieaiiy all the persons in the lirst day coach wore injure!, alinut 2 in num ber, it is thought. They were brought in the Pullman coaches n Summit avenue erosMttg. this city, where they were met by carriages and cini'tl. the dead to the undertaker's and the wounded to mile away. Leo's Hospital. taif a A newly-maried coupj nf i J.-i-ti-O-.irl If 1 llt;.-!,rVt n o.- i,. ,1.,. iaycoaen. and the Una r, -oort.-.l as mortally wounded. At this time it . . is impossible to tut more details ot the catastrophe. Greensboro, Special. Tlie list of persons killed in the wreck is as fol lows : Mrs. June Thomas, of Dan ville. Va. Alien Kryairt, traveling rep resentative of the Richmond Paper company. Fireman of freight. 1 "nkuowu foreigner. The number of injured goes be yond 20. that number having been brought to the hospital here and sev eral persons not having been, it is thought. The names of the injured so Jar ofotamai.de are as lollows: Jim aueuon. oi janviiie. a.: A. M. Gregg, of Portsmouth, Va. ; Jolm Ciuno as a ,v,.e.,t si,0(.k to that Littberry, of Kmidolph county ; A W. ! K ,lar lraveliui, snit,Sinan's lnanv Ihmaway, ot Kernersvdle v . A a.;; flieluls i;ere. ,,,, j.rvant was niar. June ihomas, of Danville; John D. ; riwl lo Mk.s M;lrio funis, of Ashe lerrell, of Danvtiie; (..tar es HoUon ., viIle jnst O1!0 vvmh T!l; ,,pws adorers unknown; . C. Davis and.of 1;,.r ius)al!(r.s death was received who, ul Gastonia; two , uoson broth-1 , Mrs. lrvaHt an,! she was almost crs. oi Danvitje; O. W en. le, ot Dan- pi.ostraj()i wifh i(?. Mrs. uvvant. xuW; J. I). Kiicl.m, or ( lay rouuty : j aoeompaied bv her mother. Iei4 for i. l) Moore and M. Gi es u ; Kiehmond. where she had been noti (.hi'.rloUe; Samuel K Kniiev, ot Gas-j Hotj the bo(, cf Iul., d was foma: Mrs. Geotge -. ells. address i .,i..0!1 unknown: Joe Sledge, of Danville;! C. M. Ciayton. of Danviiie; John Gordon (colored), of Virginia. j'.s soon iiie rcpr.rt ot me wrecK ' reached here Supeiitiiendent Coap- ienced a severe drop on the board of man, witli a number id! doctors, went ' trade, tin- December option declinim; to tiie scene on a special, ami Mr. nearly three cents, while the Mav op Coapinan took chaige of affairs as! lion was down 2 Tiie h.,v -price soon as he arrived there. j for December v,iit:d was .i.02. Freight trains Xo. S:',, as near as ; agaiiwt the closing pri-o of .Oi 7-S. can he ascertained, had taken the j The low price for May was 1.07 "-S. siding at Rudd to let Xo. .'51 pass, j against the close oi! '.i0 1-1. The The head braheman, for some un-' severe decline was attributed to the known reason. left the switch open, ! '-rt'iiu;: iiiskmci. lie lists iei i ; uecillie Oi .) cents at innpieg. whore for parts unknown. Loth engines it is said the reports are steadiiv in--were badly torn up as were a nnm-j creasing. The bear had thimzs prof iler of ady coaches and freight cars. I ty much their own wav throu-houi II- I i... 1 11 ! , ... . ... u recKing trains went ' ine scene from Spencer and Danville, but it is To Ha?e a IYy- Bank Euildin. Lynchburg, Special. Tito People's; i'Jeiimoiul, Speci.-.h John Basee, a National Bankha.spurchascd for S20,-neSvo' v,bw ataed Mrs. Ferroll and 000 a piece of property adjoining iti'L,r danS1,tor in t!:o 'ects of' Dan banking house on Main street. It is Vllle' and ,lis -brother-in-law, Wil understood tiie bank will erect a lmm v,-ere arrest-.l be- modern banking house on the present lore 11:8 i:oui;d..s put on their trail and new properly as soon as the came up with them. There was tenants vacate the property just pur- chased. Capital Stock Kero Fair Association Increased. j Secretary Taft op-ened the Philip Mobile. Special. Papers were filed pine Assembly, but made no promises by the National Negro Fair Asso- ''"S impendence, ciation late Thursday increasing the . T1:e temperature of Emperor Fran capital stock from $40,000 to 250,- ? JSeVh a.s somewhat higher, but or,n i. , 4. t I:e was 111 excellent spirits. 000. It is announced tnat the oprm- imr of the propose.! national fair is .. A Vlolout storm ra5?l Southern 1 . 1 , postjioned until next year. New di- rectors elected are Ilishop L. J. Copp, of Philadelphia; Dr. K. P.. Brooks, of Jacksonville, Fla. ; Dr. .John Hurst, ' of Baltimore and J. A. Alien of Xc.vd the track rounding Orleans. i Shrewsbury. 7vn'm! IMews Notes. Seeretary Straus proposes to com- bine under toe Census Bureau all-' his i l i i ;i - ' . " " a statistics. Many Maryland delegates will at tend the meeting of Potomac Synod Reformed Church which meets in Washington. j Mayor McClellan recommends Tennessee coal companies sue tiie many changes tending to a centraii Southern Railroad for car shortage nation of power in the New York and depression of the price of coal, j t'1" Charter. President Small of the striking telegraphers was hissed and hooted in New York and Chicago end the unions void to continue ine sirixe. rmg.-..e.t. r.auM.n , i.eu i, at Mu doon s sanitarium iroin over- Gen. .Charles R. Firavtou, KMMi Island's Ifepublicau boss, in a letter . t -i, I.::.. i.o :. .i states that he will not attempt to as - ...... 1..1 - ..( ii.. i Ki:....., sumo control oi ine Jiepnoiica campaign. Enemies of United Stales Senator r.aiioy are ;:dn planning to get him out of the Senate. 1 Greensboro, N. C, Railway. not known how long it will be before the track is cleared. All traffic will he 'red up until it is. Aftermath of the Wreck Greensboro. X. (.'., Special. Tlie fearful wreck of northbound train Xo. 34 at Rudd, the second telegraph -;t .-it iijii noi r ii ot" here, has been the ...n. .,f ..;(v ,l:n- Th. tP.,tv injured are being tared lor at St. l. j's Hospital and a telephone mes aue from there brings the informa tion that all of them ace doing very v eil. .Mrs. AY. C. Davis, of Gastonia, was injured worse than any of the j rest, but she is resting- easy and the physicians think she will recover. Her ; injuries consist of a broken leg, j wound on her head, a long' gash on i i i ; throat and a badly mashed I thumb. Mrs. Davis was a passenger ; on No. 34 with her husband en route u.ith c;i their bridal trip. They . w. re married in Winston-Salem Ti.es. lav afternoon. Mis. Davis being . -diss Mary Benton, of that city. Mi. ! d. P. Thomas, of Danville, Ya., whose : wife was instantly kiiled when the I aci ident occurred, lias a broken leg i and Engineer Charles llolton, of Xo. ::;4. v. as badly scalded. ; Large numbers of citizens went out , llmid to view the scene of the , wreck. The remains of Mrs. Thomas ; wt re taken to Danville in the at'ter- no u! for interment and Mr. D. Alien Bryant's body was shipped to Rieli j ni'ii'.il. Va.. for bit; iai. The only oth er person killed was Fireman J. A. ; P.; adv. of the freight train, with i winch Xo. 34 collided. His remains v.iro sent to Bear Creek, Chatham '' 'uniy- jii. rray was uorn at uear born at Be; i v.-..,!- v i,.-. . i. o uLit tii3 ii'.jiiic i .;: itL -oeiicei. Engineer Helton Dead. Greensboro. X. C, Special. C. E. llolton, engineer on Southern Kail way pasenger train Xo. 3d, which v as wrecked at Rudd. died of his in juries at St. Leo's Hospital in this city at 31:30. said to be responsible, for the wreck, is still missing. The officials or the Southern are making every effort to locate him. Was Married Jnst One llonth Eefcre His Tragic End. Ashtvilie. X. C. Special. The f l(.'UUl Oi- Vlieil iJiilOL 111 U1U railroad v,-n,.ir fimmAnm Wheat Takes Hea?y Tumble. nicago. pecuu. licat ex per Chi cago. S j oc i a 1 . Whoa t weakening f the stock market me uay ami mo occaiot were feeble in character. rallies Assailants Arrested. uanger oi lynching lor a while but it l:as passed. ITews ITote3 l'troito. The Japanese Government is eslabiish an emigration bureau. to Nineteen persons were killed and ;-)0t crs injured when a train jamp- a curve '"be inference drawn from various reports is that Emperor Francis .To- soph's condition has not improved s.m) rP . - , .,, secretary iait arrived at Mam a ana Avas received Avith orf.nf fim. siasm. Ambassador O'Brien presented bin 1 credentials to the Mikado. Saved From Sinking Ship. Kernandiiia, Fla., Speciai. Capl. Nicholas and six men of the schooner ... Ti(!ings were picked up off the v, o. r i - , . leinandina bar ! ndav morning bv J;? l1 b't Fraiieis Elizabeth. The j (,la'1 1 "hugs struck on the bar. The .Pnip were worked, but the water m ? 1 1 i ii me ijoki gamcfi rapidly, lorcni" those aooani to fake to the hie boat. The schooner sunk soon after thev left her. The life boat wdhsfo d "roiiirh weather until the pilot boat appeared. ?ilAD A STRENUOUS WEEK EeUef is pelt ThrOughtout Financial District at Close of Short Session Most Panicky Week Wall Street Has Known For Long Time. New York, Special. There was a sigh of relief through the financial district -when the short session of the stock exchange ended Saturday, marking the close of one of the most panicky weeks that Wall Street has known for a long time. The declination of the presidency of the Mercantile National Bank bv Mr. William B. Ridaeiv, Federal Comptroller of thcCurrene.v, did not come until after the busines's day was over and therefore had no effect on the market or the financial situation in general. What the effect may be when the market opens Monday it L; impossible to say, but it is the gen eral opinion of linanciers that the week-end holiday will serve to settle matters in the street and unless there are unexpected developments in the delicate situation, confidence in a large measure will be restored by Monday. The weekly bank statement showed an unexplained addition of $6,443,100 to the cash holdings of the banks, bringing the cash holdings $11,1S0,000 above the required re serves. This is taken to mean that the banks are preparing themselves for any crisis that may be forced on them next week. On the stock exchange and tlie curb practically every stock dealt in suffered a decline during the week. United Copper, which is not a listed stock, and is dealt in only on the crub, suffered a net decline of 3S 1-S for the common and 0 1-2 for the preferred, closing at 7 3-4 and 2-"), respectively. Guggenhimer explora tion dropped 4o points. On the ex change, Amalgamated copper reached 4:3 1-2, closing Saturday at 44 1-8 and shoving a net loss of fl 1-S in the week. On the low point reached was the bottom price for several years and was 77 3-4 points below the high point for the year. American Smelting also made a new low mark of CI 1-4 and showed a net loss of 12 points on the week. The low figure was !3 3-4 points under the high price for the year and 77 1-2 under the low price for 1906. Railroads and industrials stiffened during the week but the close Saturday was in almost every case substantially above tlie low figure for the week. GOLD AND SILVER STATISTICS. Former Director Roberts Completes the Compilation North Carolin's Loss of Gold. Washington, Special. George E. Roberts, who retirea irom tne posi tion of director of tlie unit, on Au gust 1st, 1907, has completed the compilation of the statistics of the production oi gold and silver in Cue various States and Territories of the United States for the calendar vear of 1906. Mr. Roberts estimates' t he production of gold in the United States during the calendar year 1!)0!) to have been $!)4,373.800, as against $SS.1S0.700 for the calendar vear of 3905, a gain in 3006 of .G,i3.100. The principal gain was in Alaska. Xevadad's gain in gold was $3.0 U. ".00; Oregon, $75,200; Tennessee, $22. :;0(i; Arizona, ;fj5,S00; Virginia, .$5,300. The greatest loss of gold in any State was in Colorado where there, was a decrase of ?:2.7(;(i.700. North Carolina lost .".."i.OOO : South Carolina .$20,500, and Georgia 71 .- 10; I. The total production of silver in the United States (luring the calen dar year 1906 is given as 50.517,!00 tine ounces of the the commercial value of $38,256,400, as against, 5t 101.600 fine ounces of t he commercial value of $31,221,876 in 1005. The net gain in the production of silver over that of 3o05 was 416,300 ounces. Succeeds at Last. .XViw York.! Friday aft eft- (live years of patient tedious,- effort in perfecting his wireless telegraph ap paratus, Signor Marconi witnessed the checking of the message marking the foimal opening of the trans-Atlantic v.iteless service for public use. The e ir.imen.ial rate will be ten cents a word and press rale one-half that. News in Brief. The committee of the Congrcga tionalist convention reported in favor of a union of that denomination with the Methodist Protestants and United Brethren. Emperor Francis Joseph's condi tion is reported to be unsatisfactory. The Navy Department gave out a number of the records made by the Atlantic fleet in battle practice. General Crozier, chief of ordinance, recommends a surplus of ammunition sufficient for six months' use in case of war. Secretary Taft was the recipient of further attention at Manila. The stockholders' meeting of the Illinoise Central Railroad was con tinued without result in the Fish Harriman fight. The Duchess of Manchester enjoyed the novelty of a coon hunt. A contest over the $30,000,000 es tate -of Nelson Mons, the meat pack er, has been averted by an agree ment among the heirs to disregard Hie trust provision. Another earthquake shock was re corded by the Washington seismo graph. Harrimaii feels so sure of victory in the Illinois Central fight that lie has offered Fish's place on the board to J. J. Mitchell, banker. Ex-President Cleveland attended the meeting at Princeton Univer sity. The death list at Fontenct, 111., as a result of the powder explosion is now placed at 3S. MUST WIDENJHE CANAL Lieutenant Rogseau, of Isthmian Ca nal Commission Lays Before Sec retary Metcalf . Proposition to In crease Width of Fanama. Washington, Special. Lieut. II. II. Rosseau, civil engineer in the U. S. navy and a member of the Isth mian canal commission has arrived here from the isthmus and laid be fore Secretary Metcalf a proposition to increase the projected width of the Panama canal which is now planned at 100 feet in the locks. The recom mendation is based upon the rapid in crease of beam in naval construction since the canal plans were formed. Secretary Metcalf will take up the matter with the President as soon as possible. Lieutenant Rosseau depart ed for New York soon after his inter view with the Secretary Undoubtedly naval exigencies, sup plemented by the building of the giant Cunarders Lusitania and Maur itania, was the basis for this pro jected change of plan which will in volve the expenditure of many ad ditional millions of dollars and per haps the extension of the time re quired for the completion of the ca nal project. It is also probable thai the mere suggestion of such a con siderable change of plans as that pro posed by Lieutenant Rosseau would precipitate a general debate in Con gress and re-open the whole issue of sea level, versus lock canal which was believed to have been finally set tled by President Roosevelt and Sec retary Taft when they gave the order for the beginning of work on the lock canal plan. The fact is that When Congress was so warmly dis cussing the two projects about two ytars ago, the sea level canal advo cates made the point that theirs was tiie only plan that would have suffi cient elasticity to meet the needs of rapidly increasing tonnage in marine construction. Their plan involved the use of but one lock, merely to offset the tidal difference between the east ern and western seas, a comparatively low and insignificant lock which could be easily widened when required. But they made a strong point of the difficulty, expense and loss of time in the use of the canal that would fol low the attempt to widen the compli cated and massive locks required for the high level canal. Possibly foreseeing the force of that argument, the canal commission apparently feels that it would be wise to make the locks of the canal wide enough in the beginning to accommo date the giaid ships, not only of tht navy but of the merchant marine, that are sure to be constructed in the near future. Details of the new plans cannot he. is said to be costly, thoi'jfi of its ne- iclt-ir -Ttt? nox-nl ofti.'-er It n VO J111V doubt. Breaking Camp Stambonl, La., Special. With the close of the day the President termi nated his fourteen day hunt on Bear Lake and Tensas Bayou. That the last day was one of unabated activity on his part is certain, but what the result was, was not known at 6 o'clock as no messenger leaving tin camp after the close of the day's sport had reached the telegraph sta tion. The weather was excellent as it has been throughout the week and the party started out in the early morning in high spirits and in antici pation of a fine day with which to close the fortnight of sport. Tiie President wiil reach Mr. Shield home during the forenoon and will meet a number of Mr. Shields' friends at dinner. A special train wiil take the President and his pariy to Vieksburg starting from this point at 30 o'clock Monday. After a stay of four hours at Vieksburg the Presi dent will board the Pcnnsylv.-iii Raitroad train which carried hire from Washington to Keokuk and re turn to Washington aboard it Cow Derails a Train. Helena, On., Special. A construl tion train on the Southerr; Railwaj in charge of Conductor John Bird song, of Macon, was derailed a' Savage creek, a short distance fron Adams Park, and the conductor was fatally injured, dying subsequently Flagman Birdsong was slight Ij wounded and Bridge Foreman J. M Askew, and four negro laborers wen also hurt. Engine No. 1805, pullinj the train, struck a cow on the tracl and several fiat cars loaded witt bridge ties were derailed. Mrs. Chadwick's Deposits. Cleveland, 0-. Special A pass book showing deposits of over $300,000 in favor of the late Mrs. Cassie Chad wick in a Pittsburg bank, came into possession of Nathan Loesser, the referee in bankruptcy. The deposits were made on June 20, 1002, and the referee says there is nothing to in dicate that the account was checked against at all. Tiie deposits were made about the time of Mrs. Chad wick's dealings with the late James W. Friend, of Pittsburg. Fire in Synagogue. Norfolk, Special. Fire last week badly damaged Ebeneser Synagogue on Cumberland street. The flames started in the rcac of the building beneath the altar and destroyed a Bible belonging to M. Brenner saic' to have been worth $1,200. The dain asre to the synagogue is estimated si $ 1,500 coveted by insurance. News Notes. Charles W. Schwab announced that the Union Iron Works may be per manently closed. Import orders aggregating 360,001 tons have ben declined by the bitu minous coal operators owing to scarcc ty of coal and cars, and the price of the fuel is expected to advance. Four men and litre Avomen wer; killed by Yaqui Indians. A STRIKINGJSPEECH Secretary Taft Expresses His Desire to Be Private Citizen IN H!S PHILIPPINE ADDRESS At a Banquet in Manila the Secretary Says His Visit Two Years Hence Will Probably Be as a Private Citi zenAudience Not Struck With His Personal Remarks. Manila, By Cable. At a Lauqucl given in his honor in this city Sec retary of War William II. Taft made a most significant satcmcnt. He was referring to the fact that he had already visited the Philippine Islands three times, and in expressing his in tention to come here again he said : "I hope another two years to visit Manila again, but then I probably will come as a private citizen." The significance of Mr. Taft's re mark iu relation to the chance of his nomination for the presidency next year did not seem to strike his audi ence. The Secretary's speech was re ceived with much enthusiasm by the representatives of the Filipinos pres ent when he declared the government was anxious and ready to help the business prosperity of the islands. Secretary Taft opened his address by declaring that the future prosper ity of the Philippine Islands depend ed primarily on the Filipinos them selves. They must make progress as a nation before they could obtain the benefits realized by other nations and it was the duty of business men and others contemplating investment in the Philippines to help the natives better their condition. It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands today and found Cera quieter than. ever before in their history. He was glad the Assembly had been established and hoped it would take over some of the responsibility of government. He said to capitalists and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen iu the land and that hereafter they must come to the Assembly with their requests He had no doubt the Assembly would carefully consider all questions affecting the welfare of the islands. That it would not only look out for the interests of the people but would welcome with lib-pr-y-r- ,! investment. n Hal so avoviutciy necessary to the development of the Philippines. The existence of the Assembly would strengthen the hand of the govern ment and the government was anx ious and ready to help the business prosperity of the islands in which the people themselves were quite as much interested as the merchants. This was the beginning of a period of prosperity, the speaker asserted, and he trusted that under it every body would bo happv and content ed. " The Secretary declared that he was not ashamed of anything in the is lands and urged the Americans here to make every effort to bring the Filipino people to a realization of their wonderful opportunities. He had been to the Philippines three times already and he hoped in anoth er two years to visit the islands again, but then he probably would come as a private citizen Mr Taft's speech was greeted at the close with cheers This aiternoon Secretary Taft laid the corner stone of the first perma nent school house built in Manila un der the American regime. He deliv ered a short address to the pupils of the school in which he congratulated them upon the event. Poured Oil on Fire and Stove Ex plodes. New York, Special. As a result oi pouring oil on a fire in a stove Mrs. Phoebe Goldstein, of Brooklyn, and six of her eleven children were badly burned. Mrs. Goldstein and a sou, David, aged 25, are likely to die, the latter from inhaling the flames. An explosion followed Mrs. Goldstein's attempt to light the fire with kero sene, setting the woman's clothing afire. Crazed with fright she ran through the bouse, setting fire to cur tains and beds. The children were burned in attempting to aid their mother. To Go To New York. Atlanta, Ga., Special. It was an nounced here that John Temple Graves, editor of The Atlanta Geor gian and News, and considered one the South 's most gifted journalists and authors, has accepted the chief editorship of the New York Ameri can. It is understood that Colonel Graves will assume his new position about November 15th - Charged With Blackmailing. New York, Special. Hugo C Voeeks, arrested Sunday night on tin complaint of Raymond Hitchcock the actor, on a charge of blackmail ing, was arranged in police court an( held in $1,000 bail. Frank O. Torn berg, arrested with Voeeks, was dis charged, there being nothing to shov that he had any connection with tin alleged blackmailing plot. Wireless Across the Atlantic. Sidnej-, N. S., By Cable. Press and commercial service between Port Barien ami Clifden, Ireland, will be begun by the Marconi Wireless Tele graph jCmpany when a message will be dispatched from I'remier Laurier congratulating England upon the es tablishment of the new means of communication. The initial Marcou- igram from the East will not; lie filed until Friday. MORE RACE TROUBLES Negroes Kill Patrolman and Barri cade Themselves in a House. New Orleans, La., Special. Fur ther race troubles are feared as an outcome of a riot Friday night by negroes, resulting in the death of Pa trolman Campbell, who was killcu while attempting the arrest of a gang of boisterous negroes. The negroes barricaded themselves in a house and wounded two of the police. Militia smoked the negroes out, arresting five and woundng one. The police are threatening to even things up with the negroes. Sixteen Under Arrest. New Orleans, La., Special. Six teen members of the so-called "Coun cil of God," negroes, under arrest, ten of them charged with murder, was the result Saturday of police in vestigation into Friday night's race riot Some almost unbelievable ten ets of their alleged religion were an nounced by those arrested. One of these beliefs was that men should be worshipped dicties. In apparent suit port of the existence of this belief the police state that a few days ago four leaders of the council called on Mayor Behrmaji requesting $100,000 to build a tabernacle for their society in this city. t was learned also that some of the members had been forced into the society by threats of death. Undue excitement was tlie only rea son the police could learn for Satur day night's outbreak. Of the dozen wounded two are in danger of dying. They are Patrol man Wenek. whose neck is cut by a razor, and Edward Honor, negro, an alleged leader of the society Sergeant Wheattley, who was announced as fatally injured, recovering. Friday night's trouble stalled dur ing a meeting when excited negroes drew razors -on Policeman Cambias because he attempted to enter the house to investigate reports of a dis turbance caused by boys throwing stones through the windows. Razors were drawn across hi face and neck, mortally wounding him. Many at the meeting then fled. Those who re mained and barricaded themselves were armed and after the negroes had been smoked into submission by a burning fence, several shotguns and other fire arms were found under the meeting house The fighting occurred on New Orleans street and did not start in front of a German Presby terian church as stated in early re ports. Ban on Sunday Marriages. Pittsburg, Pa., Special Right Rev Bishon Roojs Oanevin has nlaecil-.tJisJ Dan on Saturday tanl bunday mar-. riages of Roman Catholics m the Pittsburg diocese. Only by speciai permission of the bishop can mar riages be celebrated on these two days. This order is the result of many scenes of disorder, often ending in bloodshed, at the weddings of for eigners but it will apply with equal force to English speaking Catholics. It is also considered conducive to the better observance of the Sabbath, making it a day of worship, ead of merrv-making. Automobiles Collide. San Sebastian, Spain, By Cable. A serious automobile accident took place near here Saturday and as a result two people are dead and :ht seriously injured. Two automobiles going in opposite directions came in collision Jit a point on the road above a dangerous precipice. The wheels of the cars became interlocked and together they rolled over the edge of the cliff and crashed to the locks be low. Don Luis Zappino, and a young woman whose name has not been learned, were killed. Senor Zappino was secretary of the Royal Racing Club. There were ten persons in the two cars. They are ail well known in court circles. A $150,000 Fire at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Special. Fifteen fire men narrowly escaped death or serious injury Sunday when the plant of the Pittsburg Stove & Range com pany and the lumber yard of the A. S. Schwerd Porch Column company, of Allegheny, were gutted by fire. The loss is $150,000. The lire start ed in the lumber yard and was caus ed, it is said, by a spark from a rail road shifting engine. Fire Chief Hunter warned the firemen jnst iu time to save them from being crushed by falling walls. Secretary in a Runaway. Manila, By Cable. AA'hile return ing from Fort William McKinlej Saturday night the horses attached U the carriage in which were Secretary Taft and Governor General Smith rai away. A detective who was on tin box took the reins from the hand: of the driver but he was not able ft bring the horses down. He suceeedec however, in guiding them into a ditel and stopping the carriage. Neithe: occupants nor horses were hurt. Indicted for Not Running Trains Into Union Station Montgomery, Ala., Special. A special to The Advertiser from Mo bile savs the Mobile county grand jurv Saturday indicted the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for its failure to run trains into the new unon railway station in Mobile as re quired by a recent enactment and an order of the railroad commission. The union station is owned by tiie South ern Railway. King Alfonso Has a Narrow Escape. Manresa, Spain, By Cable King Alfonso had a narrow escape from a serious accident near here Sunday; in his automobile. The King was goinr over a temporary bridge when u li.riu structure eolapsed under the wcisrht of the car, winch was pre cipitated into the water. His ma jesty? escaped with a welting. Z TA-R HEEL TOPICS Cohered Frnm All Sections of the State W kLVll -wm m m v - - Will Tour the State. Wilmington, Special. John A. IFox traveling director of the Na- who has been here from Cincinnati since Monday acquainting himself with the project for a 30-foot depth of water from Wilmington to the sea, left for an itinerary of the State, speaking to the business men of the principal cities on the ques tion of fne government improvement of waterways as a solution of the railway freight rate problem it be ing now generally recognized that the railroads base all interior rates on the water transportation facilities afforded at the ports. Mr. Fox was the guest of Capt. Earl I. Brown in charge of the L'uited States engi neer's office, here for an inspection of the government improvements al ready existing in Wilmington, and spoke to a large delegation of South port business men receiving from them assurances of their hearty sup port in the movement. Mr. Fox will speak at Asheville, October 18th ; Charlotte 21st; Salisbury 22d, High Point 23d, Greensboro 24th, Winston 25th, Raleigh 28th, Durham 20th, Goldsboro 30th, Wilson 31st,Fayette ville November 1st returning to Wil mington for a waterways convention which it is propsed to hold here the fifth for the purpose of receiving concerted action upon the part of North Carolina toward securing the improvement. . . . John Charles McNeill Has Passed Away. Charlotte, Special. John Chas. Mc Neill., poet and raconteur, whose con tributions in verse and prose to the Charlotte Observer and one of the leading magazines have attracted na tional attention, died Thursday after noon at his ancestral home in Scot land county, aged 33. He was a master of arts of Wake Forest col lege and for some time professor of English in Mercer university. He had published one volume of verse under the title "Songs, Merry and Sad," and a second, "Under the Per simmon Tree," was in preparation. In 1005 President Roosevelt person ally presented him with the Patter son memorial cup for the most gifted literary work of the year. He came of a distinguished line of Scotch an cestry. Killed by a Train. .. Price a white lad en route to this city from his home at Revolution fell from the Madison train some dis tance from Greensboro. Whether the boy was killed by the fall or met death under the Mount Airy train which came along a few minutes la ter and ran over the body is not known, but the body was horribly mangled. It was brought to this city and prepared for burial and will be sent to Stoneville for interment. Clothes Caught Fire. Winston-vSalem, Special Miss Marian Stolz ared . pi 6.j an lvalid oi ; several years was burned to death near Bethania station. She was sit ting in front of the fire place at tlie home of a relative when her dress ignited. Her clothes and hair were burned off before asistanee .arrived. Her body was charred and she died in fifteen minutes. Gen. Carr Reelected. Raleigh, Special. General Julian S. Carr was reelected as the General Commandery of the North Carolina Division of L'uited Confederate Vet erans at a most enthusiastic meet ing of that organization held in the Senate chamber. Orphanage OScer3 Resign. Satesville, Special. Rev. R. AV. Boyd, who has been superintendent of the institution since it was fottude ed eighteen years ago, and Rev. A. Shorter Caldwell, financial agent, tendered their resignations to the re gents of the Barium Orphans' Home at the meting of the regents Friday, and the resignations were accepted. Indicted on Charges of Assault. Leesburg, Special. AA'aller Cope land, of Hilsboro; Jefferson Hummer. of Bluemont; Mason Redman and John Rhodes, of Hamilton, were each indicted bv the grand jury' of Lou - i e i i doun county tor felonious and ma - licious assaults. Andrew AVoolinsr - ham and Jackson AVooliugham, both of Hardesty, Page county, were jointly indicted for the murder of Robert C. Carlisle,' i'.T,r Biuemont, on June 24. They are. respectively, fa ther and son, and their plea is self defense. The trouble arose over a daughter of Andrew AVoolingham, trho was Carlisle's housekeeper. County Option Scheme Strong With Many. Columbia,, Special. Two of the most influential and able men in the present legislature, Senator LcGrand Walker, of Georgetown, and J. A. Banks, of Orangeburg State dispen sary leaders, have recently expressed themselves as determined to support the county system next spring. News Notes. The Dttpout powder mills at Fon tanel, Ind., blew up, killing scores, injuring more than 000, and nearly wiping the town out of existence. Stuyvesant Fish secured a court decision making it necessary for Har rimaii to have 286.731 shares more than he in the Illinois Central elec tion to win. San Francisco has a new Japanese incident in an attack by a mob on a laundry. - - s 2 Mooresville New Bank. Mooresville, Special. The board of directors of the Merchants' and Farmers' Bank met Tuesday night and Mr. A. W. Colson was elected as eashier, Mr. E. W. Brawley having been elected president at a previous meeting. The question of a location for the bank building was brought before the board and it was decided to purchase the corner lot belonging to Mr. J. C. McLean where the red front store now stands. The bank will move the wooden structure on the corner and will erect a handsome and commodious structure for their banking house. Enthusiastic Temperance Move on at Salisbury. Salisbury-, Special The anti-saloon league's meting is pronounced by those attending it as the most en thusiastic temperance move yet pro jected in this town. The attendance was placed at two hundred and a roll call developed three hundred mem bers of the asociation. The question of election was then taken up with the decision to bold it about tlie 1st of February. Big Transfer Sheds. Spencer, Special. Within a few days the Southern Railway Company will open a mammoth transfer shed, the largest in the world, at Spencer with five miles of trackage and other facilities for handling 500 cars of freight per day. The sheds, which are being removed from Salisbury to Spencer as a matter of economy to the Southern, will be in charge of Mr. Ed. Marsh, and Supt. J. AV. Wasstim, of the Spencer terminals. Christian Conference. Elon College, Special. Dr. J. 0. Atkinson with Rev. J. AV. AVeilons, as co-pastor, has just been unanimously called to the pastorate of the local church in this place, for the next year. Dr. Atkinson was for several years a professor in Elon College, and is now editor of the Southel'i -Liuuuau uuii, me organ Ot Ttie Southern Christian Convention, whose editorial ofice is located at the college. Dr. Atkinson is easily one of the most able pulpit orators in the South. Handsome Asheville Residence Near ly GcOs Up in Flames. Asheville, Special. The handsome residence of Dr. Lambertson had a narrow escape from destruction by tire Friday morning about. 1 o'clock. The residence is unoccupied for the i ;-,,. i; i. i,. i. ti:m.- oi.iii vitiiii; iiji.- luio .'.ii i.- . . - , , , . , , mu i eruoucico, aim r noay woiKmeu placed tires in the grates. Some live coals, it is presumed., rolled out on the floor and started the blaze. Realty Company Organized. Fayeltevi'.le. Special. The Fay etteviiie Insurance & Realty Co. has been organized, capital $100,000 with L. A. Williamson. T. G. McAllister and AV. D. McNeill incorporators. Messrs. AA'iliiamson and McNeill are prominent manufacturers of the city, and Mr. McAllister is a leading busi ness man of Randolph county, who will make his home here. New Railroad Agent. Mt. Airy, Special. Mr. Claude Shelton, who has held a position with the Southern Railroad at Durham some time, has Keen apointed agent at this place. Mr. M. Ellis, the agent here, was forced to resign on account of ill health. Shelton is familiar with (he work at this place. Derailment of Entire Train. Pensacola, Fla., Special. By the j breaking of a flange on a wheel of the baggage car of the first section i e c,. " -i i t.-i -i t hve special trains bringing Honda 1 1 " 1 ,rooPs to Fonsacola for the encamp- ment at the army for'. ilicat ions, the entire train was derailed about 140 miles east of Pensacola on the Louis ville & Nashville Raiiroad. No one was kiiled and only a few of the men were injured. The track was iorn up and the other trains had to be detoured. Rescued Crew of The Leonora. Norfolk, Special. With starvation and death from drowning staring them in the face, the crew of the dismasted bugeye Leonora was res cued by Capt. W. T. Beli and crew of the oyster schooner AV. E. James 30 miles from Thimble light and brought to Norfolk. A gale had wrecked the bugeye and its crew was absolutely helpless. The disabled bugeye was towed iu. News in Brief. Five thousand words were sent across the Atlantic by wireless tele graphy inaugurating a regular Mar coni trans-Atlantic comercial wireless service. Mrs. Samuel Clarksou the eloping daughter of Martin Maloney, the mil lionaire, is in London seeking to have her wedding sanctioned by the church. Andrew Carnegie described the ne gro as saving and not lazy JW