TV
RANDOLPH BULLETIN
NO. 1.
VOL. IV.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.
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Republican
Delegates Gather in
Make Nominations
to
WORK ON THE PLATFORM
With the First Flaoa on t lioket
Settled, the Platform Agreed Upon
and the Sscj.d Plaoj in Doubt,
Chicago is Astir With the Tumul-
tulous Scenes Which Usher in a
b.f&icnal Convention.
Mi
verieago, 111., Spscial. The great
apubhcan National Convention to
yOminate candidates for president
nd vice-presid-nt opened on Turs-
ytlay with tumultuous thousands pres-
i ent. The preliminaries out cf the
way, the convention was divided into
working committees to arrange for
nominations, settle finally all con
tests and prepare a platform. The
; principal features of the platform
are agreed upon and are given here.
'..Judge William II. Taft came to the
convention with plenty cf votes to
ndthe nomination on rirst ballot
up f . ,
the furV,
Wall.
Hern
been if
vacation
William H. Taft.
Monda.
I he Platform.
tery.
five most important plunks cf
uhliean platform, iormu!a!cil
After rI!t Roosevelt and Seero
with her an' drafted bT Wade H.
ton M;,l0rnej General of Ohio, and
to riea P"ssess;-OT1 f prospective
jy "3 of the resolutions eoromit
dic national convention for
N. El,0!1 flre hereby given. They
mer a-'311' cn trusts, anti-injune-MarkeCTwny
rate tal'1 revision and
business
yesterday"
Miss Mate
mgton earned
ing tram Ti?
to Farmer i
extended
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THE COLLISEUM, WHERE C
in
The trust plank is as follows:
"The Republican party passed the
st-rman anti-trust law over Demo
ratie opposition and enforced it af--.er
Democratic dereliction. It has
teen a wholesome instrument for
f cod in the hands of a wise and fear- '
,lss administration. But experience
c.s shown that its effectiveness can
c strengthened and its real objects
.t-'tter attained by such amendments
att "will give to the Federal govern
'nt greater supervision and control
er and secure greater publicity in,
efhetrnanagement of that class of in
ton. Hate corporations having power
is recopportunity to effect monopolies
charpf 'he same time will not inter
boro with the existence of pssocia
3(j c among business men, farmers
and v,age earner? so ln" a their
rp, ict or operation results in a pos-
flrs- Railroad Plank.
incurie railroad plank follows;
officeVe approve the enactment of a
fortyad rate law and a vigorous en
advarment of the present administra-
uep , OI me wulul's nuainsi rcnates
elJo-t discrimination as a result of
fQQ 'ch the advantages formerly io--A
ed by the large over t lie small
''jper have substantially disay)par
IVir. ' Tn Hi fnnnpfltinn we f(TnTnn-!
Com appropriation of $350,000 by the
of t'.ent Congress in orcVr to enable
inter-State commerce commission
thoioughly investigate and give
Jicity to the accounts of inter
"'e railroads.
ningWc believe, however, that the in-vo-iV.jtate
commerce law should be
near-
fact- Cnrrent Events.
diat'he Richmond Howitzers will
PeI-eh down the Valley of Virginia
conf a practice trip.
thati jury in the United States Dis
I '( ourt at Richmond cided that
to (X ft R0berson, of Emporia, had a
ore ,t f0 set the spring gun in his
out i .
which killed a man.
Sae Vacillates in the schools of law
SpeC; medicine at the University of
Stari,,: were announced.
AH German Billik, the Bohemian for-
wa.-
tciier in ,ij-ss" iv-
been hanged for the poisoning
the-:
j i nit v iai t
. e Uh stay to take his ease to
the Vzral family, ODiaineu a
the
tirri'i0,-, Qa0c Snm-eme Court.
Pub-
lift
Arr,0nn Newspapers
Association has adopted for
ation into the Chicago plat
plank whieh declares for put
,d pulp and paper on the free
. Maxim gave' a successful
ation with his new noiseless
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further amended so as to give rail
roads the right to make and publish
traffic agreements subject to the ap
proval of the commission, but main
taining always the prnciple of com
petition between naturally competing
lines and avoiding the common con
trol of sueh lines by any means what
soever and we specially favor the en
actment of such legislation as will
provide for Federal restriction
against the over issue of stocks and
bonds by inter-State carriers."
Tariff Revision.
The tariff plank is as follows :
"The Republican party declares
unequivocally for a revision of the
tariff by a special session of Congress
immediately following the inaugura
tion of the next President, am' com
mend the steps already taken to
this end in the work assigned to the
appropriate committees of the two
l ouses which are now investigating
(he operation and effect of existing
schedules. In all tariff legislation
the truo principle of protection is
best mantained by the imposition of
such duties as will equal the differ
ence between the cost of production
at home and abroad, together with
a reasonable profit to American in
dustries, and the benefits that follow
are best secured by the establish
ment of maximum and minimum
rates which shall be applied automa
tically to the trade of other countries
in acordanee with their treatment of
our trade. The minimum should rep
resent the normal measure of protec
tion required for the benefit of our
own industries.
"The aim and purpose of the Re
publican policy is not only to pre
serve, without excessive duties, that
security against foreign competition
to which American manufacturers,
farmers and producers are entitled,
but al?o to maintain the high stand
ard of living of the wage earners of
this country, who are the most direct
beneficiaries of the protective system.
Between the United States and the
Philippines we believe in a free inter-change
of products with such lim
itations as to sugar am1 tobacco as
will avoid injury to domestic in
terests." Injunctions Plsnk.
The plank relating to injunctions
is ns follows:
"We declare for such an amend
ment of the statutes of procedure in
the Federal courts with respect to
the use of the writ of injunction a?
ONVENTION WAS HELD.
will on fhe one hand prevent the
summary issue of such orders with
out proper consideration, and on t he
other will preserve undiminished the
power of the courts to enforce their
process ,to the end that justice may
be done at all times and to all par
ties."
The currency plank contains this
language :
SENATOR 0. C. BURROWS,
Of Michigan,
Temporary Chairman.
nepumican party approves
the Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill,
'' -v as a" emergency measure.
"e declare tor a thorough ami new
system of currency laws that will be
in accord with the needs of the time
and which would be more adaptable
to the demands of business and more
iiJMic m its character as a circulat
ing medium."
Telegraphic Briefs.
n
. governor Husrhes acrain rWlnred
he would not, accept the nomination
vice president.
Harry K. Thaw and his wife be-
-ame reconciled at Matteawan.
Tl. i ...
n't- lmstiania smashed three
uans-Atlaiitic records
A man thought to be Albert Cros
bJ'. ot Boston, an actor, was gar
oteu and brained with a blackjaet
y mgnwayman in sight of pedes-
",o"a J" incw York.
Secretary Cortelyou announced the
iuies governing the issue of emer
gency currency under the new law,
A contribution to the "Conscience
r uha" ot $8,000 in bills was receiv
ed at the Treasury.
Jt is estimated ttiof on non -ror,rlp
took
..(u t-iJ )J W -"- -J J
pan in the great historical
pageant arranged at Vienna in honor
V, peror F,'ancis Joseph's jubilee.
, l"martlal investigating
the loss, by collision with the steam
ri i-ll. I aill. ot t IP TC.itiih pnilSPl
Gladiator decided that the captain of
me mner was at fault.
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PARADE OF VETERANS
With Sprightly Step, Measured to
Stirring Airs, Ten Thousand Old
Warriors Parade the Streets oi
Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. The
parade of the heroes of the Confed
eracy was a fitting climax to what is
generally pronounced to be one of the
most successful reunions of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans. With
sprightly step, measured to the airs
of the South loves, the oldl warriors,
no less than 10,000 strong, traversed
the two miles of the parade route
between thousands of sympathetic;
and intersted spectators and there-
was not an accident, no sign of a
tottering step.
Loving hands served ice water to
the old men as they passed along the
route, tans were distributed and
evrything possible was done to re
lieve the long tramp of its tedium.
That the heroes were in excellent
spirits was shown by the fact that
many of them sang old) camp songs
as they marched, such as "Butter
milk Cavalry," "Old Time Confed
erate," "Bonnie Blue Flag."
There were .many in the parade
who had left a leg or perhaps both
legs on some bloody battlefield, but
they enjoyed the occasion as much
as the others, being carried in vehi
cles. Their appearance drew forth,
if anything, greater applause than the
sight of the foot soldiers.
The parade formed shortly after 11
o'clock and required one hour and
45 minutes to pass a given point. The
route was frtm Sixth avenue on Nine
teenth street to First avenue, to
Twenty-first street to Fifth avenue,
to Twentieth stret to First avenue,
counter-marching on Twentieth street
to Capitol Park, where the reviewing
stand was located. In the vanguard
were eight companies of the local
NarTonal Guard, including one bat
tery f artillery and one troop of
cavalry. Chattanooga had one troop
of calvary in line. Governor B. B.
Comer, of Alabama, with his entire
staff; was next in line. General Har
rison, commander of the Alabama di
vision, was chief marshal, and Col.
E. J. MeRossin, of Birmingham, was
chief aide.
The veterans of the Department of
Tennessee headed the line of visitors
J of honor, these being followc1 by the
i trans-Mississippi and the Army of
or mem Virginia. Among the more
conspicuous were the Forrest Corps,
mounted, and the mounted tmnn
from Nashville, which has attracted
great deal of attention during the
reunion. These conmanies are repr,i-
ar members of the National Guard.
being the only Confederate body to
have that distinction. Memphis rep
resentatives also came in for ap
plause. Thev were acompanied by
the erack fife and cum corps, which
helped to give the martial atmos
phere. Probably no one person in the
parade attracteci more attention than
the handsome Miss Tommy Gentry,
full blooded Indian maiden, who
accompanied the Indian Territory
Department as sponser. Her escort
was Adjutant General I. D. Colman.
Gen. Clement A. Evans, the new
commander-in-chief, was at the head
of the column with his entire staff,
consiting of Gen. J. F. Shipp, Gen.
W. E. Mickle, Col. J. H. Bankhead,
Col. W. B. Leedy, Col. J. Thompson
Brown, Col. J. W. Reed and Colonel
Bass. The Sons of Veterans followed
the veterans and they were accom
panied by their sponsors. A notice
able feature of the paracV; was the
fact that a number of the sponsors
preferred to walk with the compa
nies they represented rather than
ride in the carriages, which had been
provided. Miss Mary Hall, clad in
gray, acompanied the Georgia divi
sion on foot. Mrs. Kelly, of New
Orleans, a ladv 79 years of age, went
through the march on foot, as did
Miss Edna Raub, qf Memphis, who
had the title of daughter of the com
pany she represented.
Carlin Defeats Gordan.
Richmond, Special. After one of
he bitterest fights in the history of
the State Representative Carlin
swept the Eighth Congressional dis
trict. Praetically complete returns re
ceived assures his election in the pri
maries over R. L. Gordon by a large
majority.
Deputy Sheriff Steps on Uncle Sam's
Toes.
Jacksonville, Fla., Special. Chain
ing a passenger train of the Valdosta
Southern Railroad to the track and
standing guard over it with a shot
gun, Deputy Sheriff I. C. Hunter, of
Ponetta, Fla., ran amuck with the
postal laws of the United States by
delaying the mails, Recording to an
indictment returned by the Federal
grandt jnry. Hunter was arrested and
brought before Commissioner Locke
being held under bond for his ap
pearance in the December term of the
court.
Primary Vote Consolidated.
Albany, Ga., Special. The Demo
cratic executive committee of the sec
ond congressional district met here
ana sonsoiidated the vote of the re
cem primary declaring James M
Griggs, the party nominee for the
bixty-hrst Congress. H. Mcintosh
who has been chairman of the com
mittee for a number of years, declin
ed re-election and W. D. Scott, of
Colquitt, was elected to succeed him,
Thaw to Stay in Jail.
New lork, Special. Harry K,
Thaw will remain in the Poughkeep
sie jail, pending an application of his
counsel to Justice Dowhng, of the Su
preme Court, for a change of the or
der committing him to the State Hos
pital for the Insane at Mattewan
This decision was rendered by Justice
Morschauscr, 0f Poughkeepsie, after
hearing arguments of counsel in this
city on a motion to transfer Thaw
to a New York State asylum other
than an asylum for insane convicts,
KING COMB BACK
Boston Fugitive Financier At
Home Again
SURRENDERS TO THE OFFICERS
Erstwhile Financial Operator Who
Has Been Hunted All Over the
Country Walks Into Police Head
quarters at Boston and Surrenders.
Boston, Mass., Special Cardenio
F. King, the bankrupt financial ope
rator of New York and Boston, who
has been hunteci in both Europe and
America since his sensational flight
on February 20th, walked into police
headquarters here Friday morning
and gave himself up to custody. He
was arraigned at 4 o 'clock in the
afternoon and held in $25,000 pend
ing his attorney's efforts to secure
bail. At a late hour at night bail
had not been secured. At the last
moment it is understood some diffi
culty is experienced in getting bonds
men. Before King was taken into court
he made public one of the bitterest
statements ever given to the press.
He ?ciared that he was the victim of
the most damnable conspiracy of the
country. He asserted that he had
been hounded by thugs, that before
his flight he was in momentary dan
ger of assassination. He declares
that he has returned to Boston to
fight his enemies to the very finish.
He said:
"My business has been looted,
wrecked by the hands of my enemies,
and but for the kim'iy and timely as
sistance of friends my wife and chil
dren would have been thrown into
the street. The spectacle is one that
chills my blood; I did not believe
such things were possible. The con
dition is a horrible condition. Thank
God there comes a day of reckoning
a day when the 'other side' may
speak. The finger prints upon my
throat will mark the end of thugism
in finance. The exultant cry of vic
tory voiced by my tormentors will'
re-ecbo their own tuneral dirge. Anci
V the pain of my body thugism
fumuce may be blotted out I will
rejoice and give thanks for the ar-
fliction sent upon me.
'I am here to fight, fight and keep
on fighting; to expose thugism and
villainy in high places and low places,
and to keep on exposing it. Every
drop ot blood in niv body has been
dedicated and consecrated to the task
before me and that task I now enter
upon with joy anc1! gladness.
"To my faithful friends I send
this message. Right will conquer. 1
am not discouraged. My name will
be vindicated. I am looking to the
future with my eyes clear and bright.
can see over and beyond today and
behold the briliint sunshine of the
west. Over and beyond the wreck I
can see peaceful valleys where bloom
fragrant flowers and flitter from tree
to tre birds or rarest plumage and
sweetest soner. My eyes are fixed
upon the future, tomorrow, tomor
row. ' '
King's arrival at police headquar
ters was dramatic. He was immedi
ately taken to Chief Watts' office.
The chief and King had been friends
for years, and both expressed gratifi
cation ot meeting each other again.
shaking hands with a firm erasr). "I
am glad to see you again, chief,"
said King, and the police head recip
rocated the greeting.
"Knowing, chief, that vou have an
indictment against me," quickly con
tinued the financier, "I have come
back to surrender myself. I got into
Boston less than fifteen minutes ago.
came over in the Fall River boat
from New York antTi took a train to
the South station from Fall River.
There I got into a cab, pulled the
curtains down and told the driver to
take me rapidly to Pemberton
Square. I got off, however, at Scol-
ay Square and walked up the street
to headquarters."
Child Run Over By Train But is Not
Killed.
Reidsville, Special. While play
ing on the railroad track near Cahill 's
chair factory in Madison, the 2-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
O. Page was knocked down and run
over by a Norfolk & Western train
and escaped with only a few slight
scratches. The child had strayed
from the house and was standing on
the track when a freight train came
around the sharp curve at that place,
and before the engineer could stop,
the engine had passed almost entire
ly over the child. It was a miracu
lous escape.
Rivers Subsiding.
Kansas City, Special. The Kaw?
Missouri flood, which has been ex
ceeded in height only twice since the
country was settled, is falling more
rapidly than it rose. Owing to the
Missouri's premitting a free outlet
for the gorged Kaw the financial loss
has been small and within a week
scarcely a trace of the inundation
will remain.
To Meet in Niagara.
Buffalo, N. Y., Special, The Asso
ciation of Transportation and Car
Accounting Officers of the United
States and Canada, will hold its meet
ing this year at Niagara Falls. Ont.,
on June 23 and 24. Important re
ports will be presented by the com
mittee on conducting passenger trans
portation and freight traffic ,on car
service and per diem and on handling
railroad business mail.
Virginian Cuts His Wife's Throat.
Roanoke, Va., Special. Walter
Wood, aged 25 years, a carpenter, at
midnight Friday night, cut his wife's
throat with a razor and committed
suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.
Wood had bee V out of town several
months. He returned at night and it
is said found his wife absent from
her home. When she returned at a
late hour Wood attacked her. Mrs j
Wood will recover.
LIGHTNING'S WORK
One Killed and Four Shocked
in Sunday Storm
AN OLD OUT BUILDING STRUCK
A Party of Youths Out on a Sunday
Plum Gathering Take Shelter When
a Rainstorm Comes Up in an Old
Building, Which Is Struck by
Lightning, and Odell Young Is
Killed and Four of His Compan
ions Receive Severe Shocks.
Lexington, N. C, Speeial. Odell
Young, the 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kelly Young, of this place,
was killed Sunday morning about
10:30 o'clock by lightning, and four
other boys who were with him were
injured but it is thought that all will
recover, aJtnough two ot them were
severely shocked. The boys were
out garnering wild pmms, when a
heavy rainstorm came up and they
took shelter in a building formerly
used as an office of the Victor Brick
Company. Formerly a telephone had
been in the office and the wire re
mained, although the telephone had
been removed. The lightning struck
the wire anini in this way was carried
into the office where the boys were
gathered.
Odell Young was killed instantly.
Of the seven boys in the party two
were uninjured and they hurried to a
nearby residence and told what had
happened. Other boys in the party.
and who were shocked were: Ernest
Bean, 15, son of Mr. Richard Beant
Mack Andrews, 14, son of Mrs
Frank Andrews, Everett ' Welborn,
14, son of Mr. William Welborn, and
Hollis Craver, son of Mr. T. A. Cra
mi i . i
ver. ine last named young man is
about grown. The condition of Hol
lis Carver is regarded as serious, in
fact, up to late Sunday afternoon he
had not regained consciousness from
the shock. Er.iest Bean was also
severely shocked but will recover.
None of them were burned, not even
Odell Young, although there was a
slight discoloration in his case.
World's Temperance Conference.
Saratoga, N. Y., Speeial. With 4
gavel made from a rafter in the
home of Dr. William J. Clark, wl-
founded fhn ivm-1,1 's first, temperancl-
society in Saratoga county one huil
j i ii.. wrA's Terrmei.
urea years ago, iue "u " r i
d to commemorat
that event was ooened here Sunday
with
a a mass meeting ,n
Hall. An address was de?T
lt 1 XT Ttr 1 Tv T-v -v-r V
Rev. C. H. Mead, D. D., of Ne
who reviewed the history of the it-'1
pc-iiiiice movement.
Bis Kail Mills Resume.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. The
big rail mills of tho United States
Steel Corporation at Ensley will re
sume this week and this, with allied
plants, means that about 300 men
win return to work. The plant,
which is being greatly enlarged amj
extended, has a daily capacity of 1,
500 tons of finished rails. During the
past month furnaces and mines hive
resumed in this direction, putting 8,
000 men to work.
Captain Stuart Goes to Manila.
Washington, Special. Captain Ed-
win jx. oiuarr, corps ot engineers,
stationed at Savannah, Ga., has been
ordered by the War Department to
transfer his present duties to Lieu
fenajt Colonel Dan C. Kingman,
corps of engineers. After consulta
tion with the chief of engineers here,
Captain Stuart will sail on August
5l.Ii for Manila, to become assistant
to the chief of engineers of the Phil
ippine division.
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Earl cf Derby Dead.
London, By Cable. Frederick Ar
thur Stanley, Earl of Derby, died
here Sunday. The Earl of Derby was
bom January 15th, 1841. - He mar
ried Lady Constance Villiers, eldest
daughter of the fourth Earl of Clar
endon, in 1864. He was lord of the
admiralty in 1868, financial secretary
for war and later secretary of war.
He held the offices of Secretary for
the Colonies and president of the
board of tracV. As Lord Stanley, he
was Governor General of Canada in
1888-93.
. Officer Shoots Negro Barber.
Atlanta, Ga., Special. Late Satur
day afternoon Frank Dickson, a ne
gro barber, was shot and killed by
Bailiff Hitchins at the door of the ne
gro's shop at Piedmont avenue and
Harris street. It is alleged the bailiff
fired after demanding the negro tc
pay a debt of seventy-five cents.
Hitchins was arrested.
"Blind Tom" Dead.
New York Knofinl "TiUn Tnm"
famous negro musician, marvel of
three generations of playgoers, diet"
Saturday in Hoboken, N. J., where ht
has been living for years in retire
ment and subsisting on charity
t nomas Wiggins is the name givei
in his burial certificate, but the sur
name was one which the- famom
pianist adopted. He was born
slave near Columbus, Ga., about 1850
Double Tragedy at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. T. Lu
ther Birchfield, a young electrician
Sunday afternoon shot Mrs. W. A
VanHooser and then fired a pistol
ball through his own breast. Botl
died shortly afterward. The traged
occurred at the home of Mrs. Van
Hooser, 712 South Twentieth street
It is said that Birchfield had former'
an attachment for Mis. VauHcose
and that she cimed to have any
thing to do with him.
KILLED BY AN OFFICER
While Trying to Avoid Arrest Officer
Swain Shot Him in the Head
Coroner's Jury Fails to Exonorate
on Account of Conflicting Testi
mony. Winston-Salem, SpeciaL In a des
perate battle with a police officer in
the eastern part of Salem known as
Happy Hill, Charles Phelps, colored,
was shot and killed by Special Officer
Swain at an early hour Sunday morn
ing. The negro had been arrested oa
the charge of gambling but broke
from the officer before he could get
the handcuffs snapped. The officer
followed in hot pursuit and had al
most overtaken the negro when the
latter began firing at the officer over
his shoulder. The officer took delib
erate aim at the negro and one shot
ended his life, the bullet taking ef
fect in the head. Dr. E. A. Lockett,
the coroner, was notified of the kill
ing and summoned a jury and named
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon as the
time for the inquest. Fiye witnesses
were examined, Special Officer Swain,
a young white man who accompanied
him to make the arrest, and three
negroes, all ot whom were witnesses
to the shooting. The evidence was
conflicting. Tbje negroes and the
vhite men tola a different story re
garding the affair. The negroes
testified that Phelps did not have a
pistol and had not owned one in
years. They said that two shots
vvere fired by the officer, one when
the negro was only about ten feet
away and the second when he was
forty feet away. The officer stated,
and his testimony was eorroboratd
by the young man with him at the
time, that three shots were fired;
that the negro shot at him twice
before he pulled his pistol. The
shooting occurred shortly after 4
o'clock. It seems that Swain went to
Phelps' house to arrest him for
gambling anci was admitted by
Phelps' mother, who aroused her son.
The negro dressed, but before the of
ficer could get the handcuffs on him
he darted off around the house. The
coroner's jury founi as its verdict
that "Charles Phelps came to hi
death at the hands of Special Of-
hegs' Sam Swam while the deceased
wTs trying to avoid arrest." Thus
&i will be seen that in view of the
eonnicung testimony uie jury uiu nut
n i i . . l - 1 : , x
feel justified in exonerating the of
ficer and the case will probably be
heard in the courts.
Neck Broken, He Lived a Week.
Winston-Salem, Special. After
having liveH for a week with a brok
neck, perfectly conscious, able to
at. and realizing that the end was
?oon to come, Henry. E. Disher, who
ad been thrown from his horse while
unning a race on a country roadi near
is home, when the animal suddenly
i-azed and plunged headlong
'-.pcanie -reow.ii?l at his home
- 3. Vifi-Town- in t nis ihiiin'v-.. TTfl
was 28 j'ears old, and was conscious
until midnight Monday. At all times
the young man appeared perfectly
conscious and could talk in an intel
ligent manner upon any subject. His
tongue and brain were untouched by
the paralytic stroke which rendered
all other parts of his body numb
and senseless. Mr. Disher was a
great lover of blooded horses and so
was his brother, so the two decided
fo run a race with the result that
Henry's horse suddely swerved from
he road and plunged into the cherry
ree with the result stater1.
Drastic Dog Ordinance.
Asheville, Special. The Asheville
board of aldermen has passed a dras
tic dog ordinance. It provides that
very dog caught on the streets with
out a muzzle or in leash shall be
taken up and if not claimed inside of
24 hours killed. Violation by owners
of dogs of sections of the ordinance
is made a misdemeanor and punish
able by a fine of $5. The ordinance
is designed to rid the city of hun
dreds, if not thousands, of dos now
allowed to run loose on the streets.
It was prominently to the front as a
result of a large number of alleged
mad dogs being killed. Several per
sons have been bitten this year by
dogs supposed to have the rabies and
he public demand d that drastic ac
tion be taken looking to the better
protection of men, women and chil
dren.
Boy Dies of Hydrophobia.
Asheville, Special. Clyd? Pinner,
a lad 9 years of age, son of Mr. J.
D. Pinner, a resident of West Ashe
ville, died Monday morning at 10
o'clock from the effects of hydropho
bia. The child died in great agony,
although conscious t othe last. Just
before death ensued the child insist
ed that his dog be slain, saying that
he knew he was dying but he wanted
to make sure that his dog would nev
er bite a person and probably cause
such a death.
Threatened Judge's Life.
Ashevill . Special. Considerable
excitement was created on South
Main street, one of the principal bus
iness streets of the city, Monday
evening, when Wiley P. Black, a
former saloonkeeper, appeared on
the street armed with a shotgun, a
rie and three pistols and threatened
to kill George Spears Reynolds, jus
tice of the city police court.
Pardoned Convict Dies.
Greensboro, Special News whs re
ceived here of the death at his nome
in Springfield, 111., of George A. Sum
mers, who was pardoned from the
convict road force of Guilford coun
ty a few months ngo by Governor
Glenn. Summers was formerly man
ager of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company 's office in this city and was
sent to "the roads for five years for
embezzling the sura of $1,400 from
that company. He was pardoned on
account of failing health.
TA'R HEEL TOPICS
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Items Gathered From Afl
To Continue Curtailment.
Wilmington, Special. Praetically
all the business before the Cotton
Manufacturers' Association cf North
Carolina in its second annual meeting
in the auditorium of the Seashore
Hotel was completed at the one ses
sion and adjournment was to a date
and place next year to be decided
later by the executive committee. The
most important action taken with
reference to the textile industry in
the btate revolved upon recommen
dations contained! m the annual re
port of President R. M. Miller, Jr.,
of Charlotte. The matter of most
ital public concern was in regard
to the curtailment of the product of
the mills which was strongly urged
by Mr. Miller, who advocated letting
the demand get hungry befor feed
ing it and at the same time let some
of the commission houses and buyers
remain hungry for some time. It was
decided to continue the programme of
curtailment until September 1st, the
following resolution by A. A. Thomp
son, ot Raleigh, being unanimously
adopted. "Resolved, That we recom
mend that the curtailment suggested
by the executive committee in Char-
otte be continued until September
1st and that no orders be accepted
that will not return to a mill a new
dollar for an old one." Thirty-five
of the leading mills in the State were
represented in person at the meciing,
while a great many other spinners
sent letters approving of the program
and signifying their willingness to
abide the action of the convention in
all matters affecting the trade. The
morning session of the convention
was dispensed with on account of the
failure of a number of the members
to arrive on the early trains.
Meeting of Young Women.
Asheville, Special. Much interest
is being manifested at the loung
Women's Christian association con
ference, in session at the Kenilworth
Inn, near Asheville, and a large num
ber of delegates and visitors attend
ed the sessions Tuesday. In the morn
ing Dr. W. W. White led the Bible
study class. Another class wes ad
dressed by the Rev. Dr. Veach on
"Develooment of tho Spiritual
Life," while "The Book of Mark"
was the subiect of discourse by Miss
Cutler. On the adjournment of the
Bible study classes the mission work
classes convened, Dr. Murray ad
dressinsr his class on "The Evangeli
zation of tho World," Miss Taylor
spoke on "'tission Work in Japan
and Miss Head spoke on "The City
Problem." During the afternoon the
delegates enjoyed a drive over the
Biltmore estate. Thursday's pro
gramme was featured by an address
by Miss Helen Barnes, national sec
tary cf thfij association, following
the tsiDle study classes. i.be associa
tion celebration was held, wiTnS
by a large throng of visitors. Each
State was represented in the parade
by its various delegations, dressed in
appropriate costumes, decked in their
college colors and singing college
songs.
Mr.
Ebbs Debarred Fiom Practicing
L&7T.
Asheville, Special. The I. N. Ebbs
debarment hearing was resumed be
fore Judge Peebles in Superior Court
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock
when Judge Thomas A. Jones, repres
enting the prosecution, was beard in
reply to the argument of Jeseph S.
Adams, of counsel for the defense.
A.fter hearing Judge Jones, w7ho cited
numerous authorities, Judge Peebles
made an onVr debarring Mr. Ebbs
under the statute from the practice
of law in the courts of North Caro
lina. Chautauqua Threat to be Carried Out
Hendersonville, Special. It is ru
mored that Hendersonville is to have
a chautauqua this summer. The old
auditorium which fell in under a bur
den of snow last winter is being re
built and it is thought that Dr. Clar
ence Strouse will make good his
threat to hold another session in Hen
dersonville.
Invokes Pardon.
Raleigh, Special Mr. W. L. Recce,
of Dobson, has applied to Governor
Glenn for the pardon of Asbury Bale,
a white man convicted of stealing a
mule and sent to the penitentiary to
serve a seven-year term. The prison
er has served three and a half years
of his sentence. Mr. Reece invokes
executive clemency on the ground
that the prisoner's health is bad and
his previous good record, and made
a strong presentation of his case to
the Governor. He is hopeful of se
curing the pardon, the Governor hav
ing taken the matter under advise
ment. To Vote on Street Bonds.
Hendersonville, Special. An elec
tion will be held July 11th to ratify
th action of the board of aldermen in
issuing bonds for the laying of the
cement walks on Mdn street and An
derson avenue. It was held in the
Supreme Court that the issue with
out popular vote was void and this
election is to be held in order that
the people may show their approval
of the course of progress manifested
by the present administration.
Brogden Wins His Suit.
Gcldsboro, Special In the case cf
Brogden vs. Sutton for $10,000 dam-
ages, which has consumed the time of ehurch of f'fl3'
the court for two days, the jury re- ! py them to erect a new church build
turned a verdict in Brogde.vs favor. in- to cost not less than $20 1,000 l
for $6 000. The suit grew out of the this amount $,00 was subscribed. - A
alleged fact that Brogden's father- building committee t was appmnted as
in-law and his brother-in-law, Messrs. i follows: Messrs. W. H. Humphrey, G.
Sutton .influenced Mrs. Brog'den to M. Whitfield, C. B. ownsend I, A . E.
leave her husband, thus destroying ; White, J. P. Stansel, N. H. McWhito
his home life. It was further alleged and James Boone. Sr. The new chuic-h
that Brogden was wound 3. by the i will be located on the corner uf
Suttcns from ambush. Eighth and Chestnut streets.
Sections of the State
-To Double Its Capacity.
Raleigh, Special. The committee
from the First Presbyterian church,
of this city, who have the reorgani
zation of Peace Institute in hand at
present, have issued an announce
ment concerning the sucess of their
undertaking, and" they propose to
double the capacity of the institution,
as well as build a residence for tie
president. Prof. Henry Jerome
Stockard will continue at the head ot
the school, concerning whose manage
ment the committee says: "In: the
work accomplished by President
Stockard, with his willing and effi
cient co-workers, our expectation
have been more than realized. With
the capacity of the building taxed
to its full extent, a corps of teachers
faithful ajid painstaking in their
work, and a itacYmt body from the
very best olass of patrons of this and
other States, we have had one of the
best years in the history of the insti
tution. Everything has worked
smoothly, and the work accomplish
ed has been gratifying."
Odell Committees Meet.
Greensboro, Special. A joint meet
ing of committees of the creditors
and stockholders of the Odell Manu
facturing Company, of Concord, of
which Mr. Ceasar Cone, of this city.
is receiver, was lieid nere last wees
to consider plans looking to a reor
ganization of the company ar.d the
future disposition of the plfjit-. -It
was agreed that the stockholders be
allowed to submit a plan to a meet
ing of creditors to be held in Concord
about July 1st. It is believed that
the stockholders will agree on a plan
that will be acceptable to all concern
ed and that a reorganization of the
company will follow. It was made
clear in the meeting here that the
creditors desire to protect the in
terests of all stockholders.
Young Man Drowned.
Durham, Special Waylon Mc
Cloud, a young man about 20 years of
age, was drowned in Eno river, some
six miles north of the city. He was
in seining with several others when
he was dragged under the water by
the eyelet of his shoe getting caug-ht
in the seine. He called for help and
several went to hi rescue, among
these being W. H. Matthews and his
son, Callie Matthews, about 15 yeras
of age. Both were carried under tho
water and but for the presence of
the father of the Matthews boy there
is no doubt that he would have been
drowned. The boy was torn loose
from the grasp of the drowning man
and placed in a point of sefty and
"pore McCloud could be rescued he
hadgone;:? heJast time-
Elects Teachers by Monw .
Salisbury, Special. The school
board of the City of Salisbury met
last week and elected a superintendent
and teachers for the following year.
Before the board elected the teachers
a resolution of significant effect wa-j
adopted. It rea,ds as follows: "Re
solved, That each teacher employed
for the ensuing year shall be employ
ed by the month an dnot by the year,
and no teacher shall be paid except
for actual time taught at the monthly
rate." This resolution was passed in
view of the fact that there is no cer
tainty as to the amount of funds
available fo school purposes for the
ensuing year. The present superin
tendent, Mr. I. C. Griffin, was "re
elected. Loom Fixer's Arm Torn Off.
High Point, Special. A horrible
accident occurred at Randleman, a
cotton manufacturing town. Green
Ivey, a loom fixer at the plant of
the Randleman Manufacturing Com
pany, while engaged in his duties be
came entangled in the machinery and
his right arm was torn off at the
shoulder. There is no hope for his
recovery.
Temperance Workers Eentertained.
Spencer, Special. An entertain
ment of unusual interst was given
here by the gentlemen of Spencer
complimentary to the ladies of Spen
cer who took part in the recent tem
perance campaign. W. H. Burton, a
veteran temperance worker, presid'd
and introduced a number of speakers
who made short addresses expressing
appreciation for the work of the la
dies. Excellent music was furnished
bv the Spencer String Band, after
which refreshments were served,
forty young men acting as waiters.
The" occassion closed with a theatre
party.
Cash Stolen.
Trezevant, Special. W. L. McCoy,
a local shoemaker, had about $25 in
money stolen from his stop Monday
while' he was away attending to some
business. Mr. McCoy is clerk for the
local camp of the Woodmen of the
World, and was collecting the month
ly assessments from the members "of
this order, preparatory to making, a
remittance to the head camp at Oma
ha, Neb. No arrests have been made.
Lumbertcn Methodists to Buill.
Lumberton, Special At a meeting
cf the members of the Methodist