Newspapers / The Smoky Mountain Times … / Jan. 4, 1895, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Smoky Mountain Times (Bryson City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Swain Countv Herald BRYSON CITY, - N. C ' It is said' that tk ride from Cannes, franco, .to Genoa, Italy, is the finest railroad journey in the world." I ' Ban Francisco is said to be rapidly declining in prosperity and the Cali fornia people blame the Southern Pa tifie Bailroad for it. '.' The cities of New York owe $171, 000,000; the towns, $14,000,000, and the Tillages, $2,000,000, while the counties owe less than $14,000,000. It is said that at this time there are twenty-two', ex-sovereigns residing in different parts K of Europe, none of them in the countries where he or she ruled, i ' ' I -.' . There is undoubtedly no country 'where- musie lorers can enjoy such rare opportunities for the cultivation of a musical taste as in the German Fatherland, avers the New York Ad. ertiaer. . ; Who is the most learned man in the World? asks the New Orleans Pica yune. If degrees count, a good claim , may be made out for Herr too Gobs ler, the oberpresident of West Prus sia, who has just been male a doctor -of. philosphy honoris causa by the ' philosophical, faculty of the Univer sity of Halle. Be is thereby the pos- ' sessor of a doctor's diploma in all the (onr letdiffliAkl fanltfuL TTa i 'doctor of law, and a doctor of philos ophy,' and has attained the. rare dis tinction of the so-called "doctor quad In the Interior Department at Wash ington there ij most valuable manu (script oh the Six Nations. . It was corn filed and written by experts in the Bureau of Ethnography, and is in tended to be printed at some time in the future. The work is a complete history of the Six Nations, contains a full vocabulary jof their tongues and ' dialects, enters into a minute study of their religious belief and manner of worship, besides describing fully their social customs. It is said that the manusoripCmay lie for years without being put into the printer's hands un less some -one interests himself suf ficiently in the matter to have the work . begun upon it When com pleted the book will make several vol ftmej. '. The admirable movement for build 1 log good country roads which has of , ate years been started in many states V is sow conspicuously active, declares t the New York Sun, in various parts of ; the Commonwealth over which Gover nor Worts presides. Tho decisive im petus to it was given (through the pas 'sage of a law by the New Jersey Leg -. islsture- about two years ago, furnish Di.i. .u i it. i -a: msr nLKiifl kin iu.luh im i i i hi r i i ' r, i i ii ni ' sounty roads.' Under its operation ' scores of fine macadamized or gravel highways have taken . the' .place of . wretched sandy ' or boggy thorough " r coast who have -been accustomed to !' these latter makeshifts now enjoy, - bare and, there, patches of thoroughly . imrrm. jBui)iaKiunir iDoie duii ui urn i . m i i : ' l- V sard roads, nt to drive on. A like ex V perience has been found in parts -f the interior of the State, while -other improvements have resulted -.' i j ments carried out under the oldcodnty '" laws. The-new provision for putting . ft share of the road building on the v BUte hashed to some litigation, in Various ways, but it seems to be gain v iruir. hue Hbi iiitu uh u irnii iiu 1 111 ii i u i rr ' seen. Good roads are a arreat blos&inff to any peopl le. r.T t i- According to a prospectus prepared ' i'hj General Manager Brackett, the v Southern Exposition, which is to be 1 Wdin Baltimore in 1697, will be a very ambitious afiair. He says: "The exposition will-involve an expenditure Of $5,000,000.? IU grounds will be 800 aor.es in extent, Fourteen large - buildings, a multitude'of small build ings, two eleotrio fountains, and an - alebtrio clock-tower will be erected on ; ine grounds. xne expense ot con- struetion, including preparation of : grounds, will aggregate $2,400,000. The agricultural interests of the United SUtea will receive marked at lention at the exposition. Experi mental farms will be established to show practical results under various 'conditions- and treatments of soil. - ' -" !Xn&iiu - fiokorie will . b in vn. Cnuous operation from May toNovem ber. The United States Government, nuts and foreign Government "build " will cover a large area," There . i fce an art gallery in a fireproof building, and the electrical plant for illuminating buildings and providing spectacles for the public will be on an extensive scale. Exhibits' from all the European countries and from Mexico,- South America and the Oritnt are promised. For the amuse ment of visitors such World's Fair1 features as the German Tillage, Old Vienna, the street of Cairo, and the jSamoan and Dahomej Tillages will be Inmrrwlnaajjf Ko mutter bow the skies may frown. Thto worM is rblltn right- A sun for every morula v An c star for every night. rhen shout your hallelujah r Ah raise four sweetest tune i Itin'n freeftin In December WeH be warm enough in June. Ko matter bow the tempest blows, Tbta world is rollin' right ; Th samrner bums to rel the rose. The wmter makes it white. Thftn snout your hallelujah " In mornin time an noon , If we're frerdn in December We'll be warm enough in June, Ko matter what the people say, This world with beaut beams There's sun enough for maktn hay An dark enough for dreams. Tbm shout your hallelujah. For we'll git to glory soon If we're freezin' in December Well be warm enough in J one. --FraflK L. Stanton, in Tadge OLD JERRY'S CLAIM. BT 7. O. FOWLER, HE spring of 1870 saw me one of a community ol "squattera" ii Southeastern Ka& sas. The land on which we had set tled without au thority belonged to the Osage Indians, but was about to pass into the hands- of the Gorrn ment, to be opeEed up for settlement under the pre-emption laws. We es tablished V a postoffice and trading place, giving it the name of Osage City. . There had been as yet Bo offloial survey of the land, - and we squatted Being beyond regularly constituted I authorities, and without State courts or laws of local application, we banded together for mutual protection against both Indian marauders and white in truders. We formed the "Osage City Club, " elected a "Club" sheriff and judge, passed such laws as we considered needful for order and the protection of each ' member's rights, and pledged nrselves to stand by these regulations to the death, if need be.' As the first settlers, we believed 1 that we had the beet right to the country, and looked with disfavor on new comefs. , One of our number was Jerry Sannders "Old Jerry" wecalled him a rough graybeard of fifty or mote years, whose family consisted of him self, wife, four tons and a daughter. The youngest son, George, was nearly seventeen, and as the "Club" law al lowed a father to hold a hundred and sixty acres 01 iana lor each son over sixteen years 01 age, Desides toe same amount for himself, Old Jerry and h: boys were "holding down" fiveclaimi - The boys, however, lived with the father, and paid only occasional visits to their' claims, after making such trifling impiovements as were required by the "Club" lawB. Saunders's daughter, Folly, was a beautiful and lovable girl nearly four teen years old a fearless horsewoman, and a great favorite among the squat ters. She was her brother's equal in riding' and managing the half-wild ponies, which were so much in use with us at that time. She often rode from one to another of our humble homes, where she was always sure of hearty welcome. Old Jerry almost worshiped this girl, i She wa'u the Bole being in whose irosence he 'would neither use profane ahguage nor chew tobacco. "My leetle gal don't thinkvifs nice," he would say. "Sho thiiks her old dad a heap nicer'n he be, an somehow 01 'nother I don't like the ideo of her 5-ftndin out different. " We eometimes twitted the old man about his fear of Polly, but we liked him the better for ii One day a messenger was sent from claim to claim, calling together the members of the club to consider s eue of infringed rights. All assembled at the "city" store that night to hear the particulars. - - Old Jeriy was the aggrieved party. It appeared that a new-comer had "jumped" the claim of his son George, and -before' they were aware of his presenoe, had built a cabin upon it and domioiled his family. Old Jerry had ordered the intruder to leave, bat the man had refused to go. Our meeting immediately appointed a committee of three in wait npon the atranger, and in the name of the Osage City, Club to order him to leave the claim within three days. i was. chairman of the oommittee. We found the intruder hard at work breaking prairie, while his little boy was following the plow and dropping corn in the furrow. This was at that time the usual method of planting sodteorn. If the grains were dropped as cloes to the edgeyf the furrow as possible, the next round of the plow would cover them with a little loose dirt, without throwing the heavy, tongh feod flat upon them. ;The stranger was a tall, rawboned man, seemingly of more than ordinarj physical strength and Jorce -oi eharacter. He stopped his horses when he saw us approaching. and waited for ue. "Howdy, gentlemen r he said, looking at us inquiringly. "We've come upon business," I aid, after returning his greeting, aud the sooner we get at it the bet ter." "Bight you are, I reckon, stranger, ' bo replied. "I don't go none on beatin round the bush. What's yer business?" j . " Well, there's not ranch to say and It won't take long to say it. You're jumped a man'a claim here, and we've come to warn you off of it We rep resent the Osage City Club, and mean what we say." '?,Ktllt'" what 70U coo 'or. Is it! be said, reflectively. "Well, its just this way with me. I don't conbider 'at Ie jumped anybod's claim at all.. If I did, I'd leave 'ith imt any order in' as soo's J found it out. Bnl I don't consider 'at thia cam was beiu' held !. k- seed "a little jr o h 'k ion; J .1 cut om yauJer muh m. iutxt.r of a ton or so -an' one lurrer acrofctthe land'oVer thar; bat there WW'- wa'n't nobody a-livin herej an' I just settled an' built my cabin. ' "Then cornea an old feller, an says at he was a-holdin thia claim for one bf his boysi along ith one apiece for hi other'n's an' himself. Thinks I, that ain't no fair shake,' An' I told him so. ' J, , ' "-' ' ' "Saysl, 1 wouldn't jump no man claim ;'but where a man'a already got a good un, an then not satisfied ith thai wants a whole lot more, that's s different thing,' SJ l'r S better right to one Claim fof my fam Dy 'sn yott hsre to fottr or frrefot t ourn.' The old feller got conaidV ble hot, an' said lie'ed show me what what,' an went offM . I looked it my two companions kid they looked at ma We all felt in oul hearts that the stranger had the besl of the argument ; bat we were sent foi a certain purpose, and werS deter mined to carry it but . . "We can't stay and discuss th rights and wrongs with iron," I said. "We are sent by the Club to warn you to vacate these premises within three days. Your opinion has nothing to do with our business. My advice to you is to obey the orders of the Club. "Gentlemen," he replied, speakina slowly and mildly, "I don't aim te wrong nobody. XI X dldn t tmnx had a right, here, as I said afore, 'twouldn't take no coaxin or warnin' to git me off. But I've got my famill to look out for as Well as any bf you uds. an I oroDose td stay neht bere. If I don't, it'll be 'acause I can't help myself. I'm willin' to pay the old man for what work him - or his boyr done on this chum, an' pay m more'n it's worth. But I will not give np thii claim till I have to. That's all I've cot to say.' He went on with his plowing, and we departed, much astonished at tht man's obstinacy, and yet bet without I feeling of respect for his determina tion not to be bullied out of what he considered bis rights. We still ex pected, however, that after he had thought the matter over he would se the uselessness of resisting so many and decide to go. But after the three days the stranger was still there, apparently with no no tion' of changing .his mind. Again the Club was summoned in extra se sion. Some or the. members were in fa vol of taking immediate forcible posses sion of the claim, and "ousting," alive or dead, the obstinate stranger, who dared to defy the edicts of the Crab. Others, amongwhom Were the" mem bers of the committee who had called upon him, did not feel that he was entirely in the wr6ng, and Wished to give him the semblance of justice at least. Our view prevailed. It wag finally agreed that we should try the case in Club court on the following day. Next morning the sheriff rode over to the disputed claim and summoned the man Graham as we had learned his nam to be to appear forthwith before the Club judge for trial. "Well, Mr. Sheriff," wae his reply, "I won't consent to no sech a ganvi. 'Acourse I know well enough 'at 1 might just as well give it up now as agree to stand a trial afore yer Club, 'acause the old feller 'at wants me ousted is one of ye, and ye're not a goin' back on him. I aint got nothia agin ye, Mr. Sheriff, nor any on ye, but I don't calculate to be bluffed out, , nor swindled ont by no sech scheme If ye g t me oifn thit Ire placp, ye'll have to do it by force, an' take yer chances while je're a-doin' it." The trial was held, notwithstanding, and of course resulted in a unanimous verdict for the plaintiff, George Saun ders. The sentence of the court was that Graham be put off the claim ot the next day, by foroe or otherwise, bag and baggage, and young Saun ders placed in possession. About twenty of us assembled the following morning to carry out this sentence. I am not sure that we all went with willing hearts. But we were pledged to protect each others' "rights," and stand by the Club court, and this we TJere determined to do. Old Jerry and his sons, of course, were of the party. Headed by! oxa sheriff, we proceeded to Graham's cabin. He saw us coming, and was prepared for as. The sheriff and I rode on ahead of the main party, to induce Graham, if posssible, to give peaceable posses sion. We dismounted a short distance from the ca'iin, I held both horses while the sheriff walked to the door. Graham appeared, standing a little back froiii the entrance, his right hand under the left breast of his coat, his left hind behind him. We readily guessed wjhat the position meant. He was, armed and ready to fight to the death. He was pale, but his voice had not a tremor injxt, as he said, "Stop right thar I I know what ye've come for, Mr. Sheriff, an' ye needn't tell me, or argy the case at all." "Oraham," began the sheriff, "come now, you'd better" "No use to argyat all," repeated Graham. "Nowlet me tell ye ; I aint got nothin agin any on ye, as I've told ye before. But this is my house ; my goods are in it ; my family is in it, an' I'm a-goin to protect em as long's I've got a finger 'at can pull a trigger. There can't none on ye' come in here till I'm as dead as a mackerel. An if ye do kil me, Mr. Sheriff, I've jastgot one favor to ax: Act white with ray wife and children, an' don't lay notHn up agin 'em on my account." Here the remainder - of the party rode up, and the sheriff walked over to consult with the men. After a short con versation th whole party dismoautni, and left two or three to hold tfe horses while the rest pressed closer to the cabin. ' "Well," called out Old Jerry, "tix ye a-goin' to give up, or do ye hankjr after a Leek tie persnader?" Graham had not shifted his positiwn an inch since he first appears i Slowly and distinctly came his reply: "All I've got to say is what Tve at ready said to your sheriff. You're al ready got four times as much land as I hare, an' there aint no civilized law, 'at would let a boy not seventeen year 'old hold a claim for his father, agin man 'at's got a family to support. I'm here to protect my family an mv goods; till I die, an' the first man 'at triea to come in here, or makes a moT toward me, does it at his own risk. I mean what I say, gentlemen." This was a bold, speech lor one men to make to twenty. But there ha ftoc4 without flinching, and it was plain that he meant what he said. For a few moments we stood facing him, scarcely, knowing how td pro ceed. No one of us cared to make the first advance, for whoever did would in all probability invite his own death. As we hesitated, we were astounded to see Graham suddenly withdraw his bands," jump down from the door step and, with a horrified exclama tion, rush past us like, as Old Jerry afterward put it, "a streak of greased lightnift'. K . V . Turning to look after -him, an alarming spectacle, i Old Jerry Saunders's half-wiM bfone with Poll, on his b4ck came furiously across the prairie: Some times the brute stopped suddenly) shook its whole' body as a dog ddes af ter earning oat bf water; arid sprang np and down in buck leaps. Theh it came On agaioj gailopirig With lowered head and many a quick swervfi. , ; The reins had been jerked but bf Polly's hands at the beginning of the bronco's run ; his forefeet, in spring ing, had caught them, one check strap had given way and the curb-bit had fallen from his teeth. Polly, grasping the short mane near the shoulder, kept her seat, but jerked to and fro with this savage creature's plunges, seemed every moment likely to bb thrown. Her horse fairly shrieked with malice, and would, we feared, trample her should he get her down. ? But this was not the danger thai had most alarmed Graham for the girl; The bronco's course, when he ran, was toward a dense growth of scrub ' a quarter of a mile distant. Should he reach this, Polly would be knocked off or badly mangled among the low trees. Graham, entirely disregarding our armed company, tan past at mat an' gles id the poay's line. Iff Iddked as if he plight as well attempt td stop ft cyclone as tne bronco, uut ne sped on as if without a thought of danger to himself. We followed at a much slower rate of speed. Perhaps seeing his course likely to be intercepted, the bronco ceased . all antics and made straight for the scrub. But he had miscalculated Graham's n TT7 N i xl . it wiimess. v nu a spurt mb sqnaiier was at the pony's shoulder, and next moment was hanging around its neck with both arms. Then began a terrible struggle. The bronco Btrnck Graham with its fore- ieet, but he, nevertheless, contrived to flinz them up to its shoulders. The brute) tore his shirt away from his nackf and left a stream ot blood from its teeth. But its. speed had slackeded, and Polly was able to spring off At that .moment Graham almost flung the pony. Then he dropped, and the wild brnte rushed away. j Old Jerry Saunders cried like a baby fts Po'ly, trembling from the long strain on her nerves, ran into his arms, flung hers around his neck and broke into tears with the reaction fiom excitement. Graham still lay wuere he had fallen, unable to rise, but fully conscious and cool in mind. "Well, gentlemen," he said in a voice that betokened his effort, to ex press no weakness or pain, "L reckon ye've cot the drop on me. I aint in no shape for fightin. " "Graham," crlted Old Jerry, rush-! msr up and taking ms hand, "don t talk spout fightin.' Ye ain't got none of it to do. Say, I wish ye d forgive me for the trouble Ive made $e. Ye're the spunkiest man ever I seen. The place is yourn, an' bo's the best team I v got to my name, an all the work me an' George can do to : help you with yer crops this year. "Well, I ain't nesdin' help with work. I can hoe my Vow, I reckon. But it's neighborly of ye thankje all the same, said Graham. "Ye see, I was bound to hang on to my rights." "That's all right the claim's yourn," said Jerry. We carried the wounded man to hu cabin as tenderly as we could. One o' his legs was shockingly bruised and" a great chunk almost torn out of thi flesh behind his left shoulder. We all joined in to pay the doctors bill and provide ' for the wants of his family until he was able to work again. Old Jerry was as good as his word. He and George finished breaking out the land and planting the seed. Then when Graham could get about the old fellow led over his finest team of horses, and insisted upon giv ing them to him as a small token of bis gratitude for having saved his darling. Graham, finding he could scarcely retain Jerry s friendship without ao cepting the horses, took them into dse. Some years afterward, when his, energy had made him prosperous, he insisted on giving George, Jerry's youngest son, a thoroughbred ball and two high-priced cows. Youth's Companion. Their Chief a Mere Boy; News" comes from the Fiji Islands that the trial of the ringleaders and principal actors in the recent rebellion of mountain tribes of Fiji was con eluded at Suva, six nrisoners eantrirfirt by the King's troops being arraigned for murder, and, after a most sensa tional trial, were sentenced to death. One of the condemned was a boy of about sixteen, who is said to be re sponsible for the entire tragedy, he having proclaimed himself "priest1 ana nrgea ms iellow tribesmen to re turn to the ancient custom of life and superstitious worship. When the troops took the field against the mountaineers it was this boy who declared that the fortifica tions on the hilltop were strong placer, and prepared, with seientifla skill, to resist the charge and meet me volleys ot the sharpshooters. In consideration of his youth the Execu tive Council subsequently commuted his sentence to ten years imprison ment, at the same time remitting the capital penalty in the cases of two others, who will serve in chains for A. A INI - m twenty years, ion two eldest and fiercest of the rebels were executed. There is still a certain unnnnt nt disquiet throughout the islands among the followers of the boy priest, who are oniy partially satisfied by the com mutation of his sentence and still threaten to make trouble. Many these hare crossed over to. the ElKoe group, in wnicn uovernment worn was initiated some months ago. Washing ton star. THE CZAHlSDEAti HE WAS A DESPOT. UT HkH IKCUMiO ThtAutocntof M ih Russia Succumb torn Grim vesmjw. a W . TTT ' T7vWlAW'IW nf all the Alexander, j-u, - iuxf- - Bussias, died at $ o'clock Thursday afternoon at Liradia, ifOreoc . . xv- nf tiAi:zar s heart h to enfeeble rapidly. About half aw niMiii liih bcuuu v www i 'nn.r.AU took rdace and pMt 4 uuwiok . , f. .i! ii.. v,Art rvAcame Inter- tha otir)rl of the heart bepame inter- mittent and scarcely The Late Axexandeb III- i r.A -Ifxrcflior I its uuisauuug ucoocu oiwkvv.. Tint ORE AT GRIEF OP THE PEOPLE. . Petersburg the capitals of Russia were f .1 1 : 1 1- niAmiAn nMViniT for the Czar's soul. The streets were j unusually full, and everybody seems to k groups of weeping women gathered.? The crowds being quiet and'mournful. . . . 7 ft -Al Before expiring the uzar spoae witn atmo.mVur nt ,h familV sertarately. . u.u. " x V - but a the gfeatest length with the . .V. tl L!.t1 1 (Jzarina. tie tnen gave au ms Diessmg. Pinoiw ha lifirlA fdrftwbll. Little by little he grew weaker. Sis voice -at last became hardly audible, ooon alter hpnARSAd away auietlv. The oath of HV y v allegiance to Nicholas III was then ad ministered to the whole family at 4:30 o'clock. Cannons were fired to an nounce the fact to the world. THE KEWS IK FBANCE. Paris. The first of the news of the f Czar's death came to Paris in an official dispatch to the foreign office. The dispatch was Bhown at once to Presi- The New Czar, Nicholas III. dent Casimir-Perier. He read it, laid it down and after a long silence said: "He was France's strong and loyal friend." All the rulers of Europe telegraphed their condolences. TSE HISTOBT OF THE DEAD CZAR. Alexander III, Emperor of all the Russias, who succeeded to the throne on the murder of his father by Nihilist conspirators on March 13, 1881, was born March 10, 1845. For some time after his elevation to the throne he sel dom appeared in public, but lived in the cloFest retirement at Gatchina, be ing in constant dread of the machina tions of the secret societies of Social ists. His coronation took place at CLEYELAND A WOODCHOPPEff. 1 Cut Down Big Trees at Gray Gabfts ant N Split Thtm Into Firewood. WASHTHOToir, D. C Private Secre tary Thurber says the -ax weeks' vaca tion has been extremely beneficial to to the President, who returns to Washington stronger and- more vigorous than he has been for si long time. The life in the open air, with plenty of exercise, personally su perintending ten or fifteen men con stantly on a hundrejd-aore New Eng land farm, could not 'ail to produce the desired result. ' " As an instance of the President's physical vigor, he mentioned that about a week ago he laid nt a road between his house and the railway sta tion. With Mr. Thurber' assistance the line was selected through a piece of woodland belonging to the President X Both men were armed with mm. .nil they cut down the trees that had to be sacrificed, the President heartily en joying, the heavy manual labor re quired. He not only cut down some pretty big trees but split themjuito firewood. The story that he wa threatened by an assassin in New York City is en tirely untrne. A crank merely Jtried to see the President. in $80,000 Fire. The biggest -fire in the-history of Asheville, N. C, Saturday destroyed the Southern Railway's freight ware bontw, filled with goods; loss $80,000. - A 1123,000 fire also occurred at Pen sacola. Fla.. destrnTincr th v.r.Vnn.. ' r J O . MMWMVtAVB .1 ii. r . vi tueu. a, tvawroaa. Wales and the Xing of Greece. , . Tbit principal conoenrot -tne xne pniiwt ,-; .- to develop wm to'TJUt uown - was wFu" . oja n orcran- tinople. . - . . . From the beginning of his P riodical attempts npon his life were Satr the Nihtots. - .Twice officer. : sia .n nrmv tried to shoot Him. in m xiio v " j . , , ... .M A .Mi)ini nAr capea aeaiu iu imuo- tfack and many passengers were - ..... I 1 ... ..r WAVQ nardl ' injured. The derailing of the . n wftg BUpp08ed to be the work of The Widow op Alexander III. Nihihsts. Last 6pnng a -plot was formed in Finlard to blow np the cas tle which the Czar was expected to oc cupy during the fall manoeuvres around Smolensk. The police are still busy hunting down the conspir ators. The Czar was deeply religious. He was under the influence of such bigots as Pobodonoszeff and his group, and persecuted the Jews, 'Catholics and German Lutherans in? Russia - without cessation or mercy. He inherited with his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Gortschakoff, a strong prejudice against the Germans, which was in creased by the agitation of the Pan Slavist war party in his capital. Nevertheless he held fast to peace policy. Laet year he reached an un derstanding with France during the visit of the Russian fleet at Toulon and ever since Russia and France have been regarded as constituting a dual alliance, counterbalancing on the con tinent the power of the Triple Alliance. Nothing has been published, however, to show that any formal agreement be tween them was signed or that the Czar pledged Russia to help France in re covering Alsace and Lorraine from Germany. ; The Czar left five children, the crown Prince Nicholas, 27 years old; the Grand Duke George, now ill in the south of Russia; the Grand Duchesses Xenia and Olga, and the Grand Duke Michael, a boy in his teens. ALL WERE VACCINATED. firu Put in tho Arms of Inmates of tfif White House. Washikotok, D. 0. All of the in mates of the White House were vacci nated by Dr. O'Reilly, the President's physician, as a necessary precaution in view of the appearance of small-pox here. The interior department was again opened to the public, after a two days qnarantine on account of the infection of small-pox therein. Every possible precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of the disease, sod each, room in the department has been thor oughly fumigated. In addition to this all the outgoing mail is disin fected and the whole clerical force has now been vaccinated. About thirty clerks employed in the law division, where the contagion broke out, have been sent to their hnmM nA flftw I others in different parts of the build ing have been given a twelve days' va cation. Secretary Smith is, as usual, at his desk, which is situated about 40 feet from the law division. . 4 btmocrnt Giro Wa to mFtpuStt ; Uwasa, Nra. The Hon. J. CL Dahl man, Democratic candidate for State Auditor, withdrew in favor of tht Pop mhst nominee, John W. Wilson. JS84 head of fine cattle hay been shipped from Ashe county, K. CL, to ths Taney of Virginia, where they will be wintered, and then in tha nrinar shipped to 14 verpool, England. UTIOATIOH AT RALEIGH. A Girl Want $10,000 for the Lost Eye. n" , RawioH, If. C The superior eohrt here gaye a verdict for $13,000 in jv. case of Z. W. Haynes against the EgL eigh Electric Company for lon damages fcrr killing-O, Haynes' 't who touched a Iiva wire: Th court took ub a noval PiiflA at. of girl against Raleigh for $10,000 damages lor tne jobs- oi an -eye . This raa Anm to the fall of A tHrvrmA-i a- n otw j.vrtttl ing the celebration of the city centeu- lM"i'lA ' fVtm nut iwu . ; -ftvr. kiti was ft spectator and while sitting cm the step of church, a racket fell and, struck her. The trial of ex-Sheriff James Wilcor of Pasquotauk, for the murder of Johr, Prnthprs. resulted in Wilcox k; c w - -VAyiy held without baiL - Wilcox is the lu puDUcan who, vun: wtses uemanded to be allowed 4o inspect the election reg ister kept by Brothers. The evidence . 1 1.1- 1 shows tnai mis occurrea in crothen" linnRfl.' and that the latter refiifuul i prmit Wilcox to see the books. A quarrel followed. wiicoxwas ordered to leave the house, Brothers' mother ' being present,- but refused, ancTdrew a pistoh Brothers then advanced with & afinir ' Wilcox fired 'lift RrntKo struck him. Wilcox applied for hi,. oeas corpus. . m , SUMBEAMS.- ;iuontan ina uiiuocuiuo uiivtr root as the State ower. " New York "greenrgoods" nien have offered an ngency to the Kansas City Chief of Police, f ,The briefest political platform of the eaunn 14 that oi tne democrats or Thomas county, Kan.: "Resolved, That we Are Democrats. A nWoUnd Tonnir man and his brat girl were held up with a shotgun while.". Kfoalincr firraoes late at night. Both were fined in? a police court. A newspaper of a Boston suburb mentions the return of a resident from Maine, "where he has : been" shooting A woman claiming to be 133 yesra old is living, in good health, near Cleyeland. She says"her mother died in Scotland at the age of 146 years. MKorn-brod" is a deceptive an nouncement seen in some German and Hungarian bakeries. It is a dark f hrpii not made of Indian meal, but of rye or wheat flour, more Nof ten the tormer. . , - President kornegay Dead. Raleigh. N. C Governor Carr re ceived a message informing him of tho death ofW. It. Jornegay, president ot the North - Carolina Railroad. The . death occured at St Stephen's Episco pal church Wednesday .morning, dnr-; ing the service, and was"iue to heart disease, from which he had for some years been a sufferer. Mr. Kornegay was about 60 years of age And was wealthy. He married Miss Annie Snowpf this city, a sister of the late GeorgVH. Snow, Esq. In 189l,wben GovernorHolt succeeded Governor. Fowle as Governor, Mr. Kornegay was made president of the North Carolina Railroad, of which he had for many years been a direeton f Prize Baby of theWorld. Washisoton, D. C Little Miss Bailey, or rather big Miss Bailey (for she is 50 pounds heavy. andNmly 12 moons old) causes - as much w;onner here on the part of pedestrian behold ers as a dime museum ireax, to ins great annoyance of Mr. and Mrs. Bai ley. thedistinguished parent of No. 497 M street, southwest. At birth the child weighed about 11 pounds; at 6 months, 35 pounds; at 8 months, 43 pounds; at 10 months, 45 pounds; at 11 months, 46 1 pounds,, and at .12 months, 50 pounds.. She has been nourished wholly from the breast aid is not yet weaned. Physicians pro nounce her a. wonder, aod.iher baby coach is of extra size. The proportions are in marked contrast to the size of the smallest baby yet known, which at birth " weighed 9 ounces. WAYLAID AND FIRED INTO: The Experience of Colored People Coming from Prayer meeting in Greenwood. Gbunwood,S. C A most diabolic it crime ." was committed here Sanday night. ' While the colored folks were returning from prayer meeting a party was waylaid and shot into One man was killed, one woman ' shot in three places and another man had bis clothes riddled with bullets. Assassin has con fessed. A requisition for. the blood? hounds in this neighborhood was made without favorable effect, and now the situation is that if the party can be taken away from the officers a lynch ing is probable. - The colored people are much stirred up over the tragedy. The Chinese Emperor Wants to Enow Why Little Japan Can't Be Wiped Out. A dispatch- from Tien-Tsin says: The Pekin Mercury learns': that the Emperor is intensely angry at the ex isting condition of things, and is de termined to investigate affairs person ally. Accordingly, he is summoning the viceroys, governors and other offi cials before him, Ii is asserted that he-intends to learn why a small conn try like Japan can't be exterminated. , . . - - ' Twenty-One Hon Drowned at Crow Rock. - MruroBp ' Havxx. The stesmer Tonnes struck Crow Bock, near Mild ford Haven, in the night. Twenty-OM men, including the captain and officers, were drowned; Seven of the crew were saved. f-,;JJ 'dix: The Newberry Port car shops, a fiveV story shoe shop and other buildings, in Newberry Port, Mass., were; de stroyed by fire Wednesday . A hun dred finished cars were burned. . ' ' ; ; The sum of $68,000 is being disburs ed this week among the setttlers on the Cherokee lands in Jackson and Macon cons ties, North Carolina, under tht provisions of a recent act of congress. It is uid that Jo Borne slofit ortr, 110,000,000 are annually .grren awsjj by tht ajaociated charities. : I
The Smoky Mountain Times (Bryson City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 4, 1895, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75