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BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 22.1908-
VOL. XIII-NO. 21
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TraBsytfanIa
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Snininary of a Week’s News of
tbe World.
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patches for the Ready Perusal of
Those Too Busy to Read the Longer
yicccunts.
S. C, Peters, recently a pay clerk
I on the cruiser Rainbow , was arrest
ed at Manila for alleged embezzlement
I of ^3,000.
The house has accepted the senate
amendments to the bill prohibiting
race track gambling in the district of
dolimnbia azMl thuis finally passed it
With Instructions to vote for Secre.
tary Taft, four delegates-at-Iarge and
alternates were selected for na
tional conrention by the re^blican
state convention at New Orleans, La.
Night riders have 'burned the bam of
George Wail, a farmer, residing 10
miles from Cumberland Furnace, in
Tennessee. Loss $600. This is the
first time night riders have invaded
Dickson county.
Governor Smith, of Georgia, has re
fused to interfere in the cases of Har
ry E. Lyles, of Waycross, white, and
Porter Cooper, negro, of Sparla, ^both
of whom are sentenced to be hanged
for murder. The recommendations
of the prison commission were adverse
in both cases.
Mrs. Van Renselaer Cmger, daugh
ter of the late Thomas Wentworth
Storrow, of Boston, Mass., was mar-
iiied at her residence in Washington
ito Wade Chance, formerly of Canton,
\o., and now of London, E?ngland, Mr.
ind Mrs, Chance wil sail shortly for
igland, where they will reside.
"The" All&n, for years widely
'Itnown to the sporting fraternity, died
suddenly at his home in New York.
Allen Gard, governor of Lanao, is
dead, the result of bolo wounds in-
flcttd by Moros. He underwent a se
ries of operations, from which he
graadually sank, and never rallied.
William C. Wallace, republican, has
teen elected senator from the forty-
seventh New York district, receiv
ing a plurality of 248 votes over Henry
A. McMahon, the democratic candi
date.
The annual convention of the south,
ern branch of the National Dental
association 'began in Birmingham, Ala.,
with more than one hundred and fif
ty delegates from various parts of tho
south in attendance.
Oxford university has conferred the
honorary degree of doctor of science
on Professor William James, the noted
cducator, who was professor of phil
osophy at Harvard university from
1S97 to 1907.
Seo^nd Lieutenant Arthur R. Ehrn-
heck, corps of engineers U. S. A., is
missing from his station in Mindanao.
He left Pintar alone one month ago,
and has not been heard of since. It
is feared he is dead.
Prohibition
MAY
1908
Several district republican conven
tions in Louisiana lhave instructed
^or Taft.
N’otice of the figlit to be waged
^sainst trading in cotton futures was
served in both branches of the Louisi.
ana legislature.
A fall of n^ck an-d coal in the Pros-
^ct colliery, of the Lehig^i Valley
Ccai company, at Midvale, killed four
®i‘iie-workers and injured three others.
Twelfth annual state convention
Alabama United Daughters of
Confederacy was held at Blrming-
Ala., with a large attendance,
fbe governments of Sweden and
^nmark are at present negotiating a
treaty which will provide for the ar
bitration of all questions between the
countries.
^nsul General Benjamin H. Ridge,
of Barcelona, Spain, who was re-
^ently made consul general at Mexico
^*ty, is on his way to his new 'post.
^0 is accompanied by his wife and
'daughter.
A riot over the possession of the
for the republican congressional
c-onvention occurred at Baton, O.,
which four policemen were roughly
handled by armed men of the
Bieser” faction.
General D’Amade, at the head of
^hree columns, conducted a raid on
tribesmen living in the Mk-dkra
^^untains. He razed their crops and
^estroyed several camps. The FYench
*^d six men wounded.
The revolutionists in Yunnan prov-
Qce have had a set-back. The second
^Inmn of insurgents, the one .that was
advancing on Meng-Tsz^ has been re-
A vote “Against the manufacture and sale of intoxica
ting liquors” is a vote for sobriety, morafity, decency, ed
ucation and progress. This is Transylvania’s history, it
has always been on the side of Progress, and our voters
will never go back on its record.
Don't fail to read Page 7---Lefs win the Banner
pulsed. The other column was turn,
ed <back on the Red river last iSatur-
day.
Manager Tom Fisher, of the Mobile
team, has annoijnced the sale of
Catcher Foley White to Shreveport,
of the Texas league. Massing will be
retained and Torey and Noblett placed
elsewhere, though just where has not
been made public.
Th«» senate has passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill without materi.
al amendment.
Bynum Russell, a short-term con
vict, convicted of robbing the malls,
has escaped from the Atlanta federal
prison.
There Is no confirmation to be had
of the rumor originating In St. Pe-
ters.burg that the Ameer of Afghanis
tan lias been assassinated.
Bugene V. Oebs, of Indiana, ha«
been nominated on the first ballot for
president of the United States by the
socialist party convention at OhlcaiRt)
•Notice of hi* intention to introduce
a bill for ppohlbitlor. everywhere in
J»uisiana except at New Orleans, was
given in the senate by Senator Bogn«.
of Bossier parish.
The steamer Harbin, a Memphis
packet steamboat, struck a snag in
the Arkan-sas river near Douglas
Landing, Ark., and sank. All the pas
sengers and crew were removed In
safety.
Plans for extension of the Alaskan
service of the United States signal
corps call for the installation of nev/
wireless stations at Nome, Fort Gib-
•bon. Fort Egbert, Wrangel and Pe-
tersbury Cannery.
A decree of absolute divorce In fa
vor of Fritzi Scheff, the actress, was
signed in New York by Justice McCall
on. a report of a referee who heard
tlie evidence. Miss Scheff was mar
ried to Baron von Badeleben in 1903.
The H. C. Frick Coke company, a
subsidiary of the United States Steel
corporation, has ordered into effect a
new code of rules governing its mines
and miners, the most remarkable pro
vision of which is the prohibiting of
the company’s miners from drinking,
whether on 'duty or off duty.
The house has passed the omnibus
building bllL It carries a total of
?21,100,000.
President Penna, of Brazil, has
signed a decree regulating the natur
alization of foreigners.
Jay Gould w^on the first and second
sets In his match with Eustace Miles,
the English player, for the world’s
amateur tennis championship In Lon
don. 'The scores were 6-2 and 6-0.
Commercial statistics for 1907 show
that the United States ranked first
as an importer of Brazilian products,
with double the quantity of Germany,
which was second. The United States
was third in the list of exporters to
Brazil, following Great Britain and
Germany, respectively.
Monslgnor John Farrell, the spiritual
director of the American college at
Rome, Italy, is spoken of at the Vat
ican as the most probable successor
to the late Rt. Rev. Ignatius Freder
ick Horsemann, bishop of Cleveland,
Ohio. Monslgnor Farrelly comes from
Nashville, which is in the same ec
clesiastical province as Cleveland.
CONVICTED CASHIER SUICIDES.
Preferred Death to a Term In the Pen.
itentiary.
Baltimore, Md., May 16.—'When he
finally succeeded in effecting an en
trance to the barricaded residence of
John W. H. Geiger, for whose arrest
and incarceration in jail he had an
order of the United States district
court. United States Marshal Lang-
hammer foun<i Geiger dead.
Later Coroner Caruthers found a
bullet wound in the roof of Geiger’s
mouth and a 32-caliber pistol lay be
side the body.
(ieiger was the central fiig:ure of one
of the most sensational cases that
has ever been tried in a Baltimore
court . He had been cashier of the
Can ten iNational hank, but resigrned
the position in January of last year.
As a result of Investigations of Na.
tional Bank Examiner Hann, he was
an tsted on Fflbrua^ 22, 1897, and his
indictnient by the United States grand
jury cn 100 counts preceded his trial.
Of the extensive misuse of the funds
of the bank he was convicted on five
of the forty-ieven counts. He was
sentenced by Judge Morris to serre
five years in jail.
GeIsM*’s counsel appealed the case
to the United States district court of
app*nlp, which, about a week ago, sit
ting In Richmond, decided against
him. Appeal was taken to the United
States supreme court, but Judge Mor-
rls decided that pending that court’s
decision, Geiger must begin to serve
his sentence.
Accordingly, Marshal Langhammer
went to the Geiger residence, only to
find Geiger dead by his owi^, hand.
COKQRC8ISIONA.L MATTERS.
Night Rider Depredations.
Lexington, Ky., May 18.—-A band
of fifty masked night riders invaded
the Hinton section of Scott county
and destroyed a number of tobacco
beds. No shots were fired, no warn
ing had been given and no other
damage done. 'The men were sup
posedly from Penvileton county.
Two Killed; Many Injured.
Muskogee, Okla., May 16.—iS^auth-
bound passenger train No. 5 on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad,
collided headon three miles north of
Muskogee with a northbound through
freight. Two trainmen were kllle’d
anvi fifteen passengers injured.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
Pelr?am, Ga., May 16.—iBy an explo
sion of a boiler at the saw mill of
William Boyington, James Cumbin was
killed, his body being hurled about
seventy-five yards from the eingine.
and A. H. Davis and Dekle Miles were
injure'd.
riotilla Goes to Sacramento.
San Francisco, Cal., May 15.—The
torpedo boat flotilla, under command
of Captain K N. Freeman, has gone
to Sacramento. Five days of solid
entertainment has been provided for
by the reception committee of the cap
ital city. This is the first time any
v^'ssels of the navy have gone so far
inland in California.
Dr. Baker Says Thaw Is Insane.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., -May 16—Dr.
Amos T. Baker, acting superintendent
of the state hospital for the criminal
Insane at Mattewan, testified In the
'rnaw case that in his opinion Thaw
Is insane. Dr. Baker said that in
his opiinon It would be dangerous to
public safety to have Thaw go at
large.
Hoocs Passed the Vreeiartd Currency
Bill by Vote of 184 to 145.
Washington, May 15—The Vreeland
currency bill, agreed upon by the re-
pub llca.n caucus, was put through the
house, under a special rule, by a
vote of 184 to 145. Fifteen so-call
ed laimrgents of the .majority party
voted with the democrats who went
On record solidly against the measure.
Thill closing moments of the debate
wer^ replete with excitement and re
publican’ ^thipilasm,caused by the re
fusal of the majority of the dem
ocrats to go on, jecord for the Wil
liams bill, which had been offered by
Mr. Kahn, of California, |is a sub
stitute f« the Vreeland bill.
As soon as the bill reaches the sen
ate, Mr. Aldricn will call a meeting
of the committee on finance to con
sider I^. It is expected the commit
tee will vote unanimously to amend
the house measure by striking out all
after the enacting clause and Insert
ing the provisions of the bill which
was passed by the senate.
The bill permits the issue of $500,-
000,000 additkmal currency. It Is de-
Blg.3ed to meet a financial emergency
lilce that which arose last fall.
Judge Handley To Be Confirmed.
The nomination of Judge Hundley
for appointment to the federal bench
In Alabama will probably be acted up
on favorably by the senate judiciary
committee soon. Several democrats will
vote with the republicans in favor of
confirmation w^hlch has been delayed
for a year. Both Senators Bankhead
and Johnston favor Hundley, whereas
the two former senators, Morgan and
PettuB, opposed him.
To Amend Vreeland Bill.
"Washingtos, May 16.—The senate
committee on finance met again and
voted unanimously to amend the Vree
land currency bill passed by the
house by striking out everything after
the enacting clause and inserting the
provisfon of the AMrich bill as passed
by the house.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.
Took an Overdose.
Atlanta, 'May 19.—-Mrs. Bertha Sld-
dons, a trained nurse, who was in at
tendance upon Miss Annie Ryan, Just
next ’door to her own residence, was
found dead, from the effects of an ac
cidental overdose of chloroform taken
by inhalation.
Cotton Crop Much Redacted.
LaGrange, Ga., May 19.—Hon. Geo.
W. 'Truitt, the great cotton farmer,
states that the cotton crop has been
reduced fully 7% per cent, as the pur
chase of guano has been reduced from
12 to 15 per cent.
Monument To Be Unveiled.
Perry, Ga., May 19.—The confeder
ate monument will be unveiled here
Thursday, the 21st instant General
Evans is expected to make the address.
A large crowd will attend the exer
cises.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
Go Uninstructed.
Macon, Ga., May 15.—^The work of
the republican convention at Macon
has been completed, all delegates to
the national convention at Chicago
having been chosen and properly ac
credited without Instructions as to
the support of a presidential nominee.
The four delegates at large are:
Walter H. Johnson, Atlanta; Clark
Grier, Dublin; H. Lincoln Johnson,
negro, Columbus; Judson W. Lj-'ons,
negro, Auigusta.
Alternates at large for the nation
al convention j. are George F. White,
Macon; J. W.-Gilbert, Atlanta; W. H.
Harris, Athens, and S. S. Mincey, Au
gusta.
Twenty out of the twenty-six dele
gates from the state are raid to be
Taft and administration supporters.
The convention was harmonious.
Convention of Governors.
Washington, May 15.—The senate
ence of governors adopted without op
position a declaration of principles
which suggest that the president call
future conferences but provide ifor
no permanent organization. The
president thanked the conference for
the manner in which it had performed
its work. W. J. Bryan addressed the
convention.
Tillman Sails for Europe.
Boston, 'Mass., May 19.—Senator B.
R. Tillman, of South Carolina, sailed
for Elurope on the White Star liner
Canopic. The senator, who is accom
panied by his wife, is making the trip
for his health. Before sailing Sen
ator Tillman discussed the political
situation, expressing the opinion that
if Secretary Taft receives the repub
lican presidential nomination, the
democrats will fwin.
30 mm STORM
Wcrk of Tornado Near Shreve
port Quite Appalling.
TWO HUNDRED ARE INJURED
Further Accounts of the Twister that
Swept with Such Disastrous Results
Through Northwest Louisiana, De
stroying Three Small Towns.
Shreveport, La., May 15.—Thirty
dead and two hundred injured is a
conservative estimate of the fatalities
caused by the tornado wnica swept
through northwest Louisiana destroy
ing three small towns and leaving
wrecked houses and ruined crops in
a path a mile wide and fifty miles
in length.
The dead at Gilliam, -which had
about 200 inhabitants, number thir
teen, w'hile at Bolin^ger the known
death list is six.
These two towns are about 15 miles
apart, and notbkig has been learned
of the work of the storm in the ter
ritory between.
At Elmore, a small town near Gil
liam, several houses were destroyed,
and it is not known how many people
perished. Several of the dead were
brought to S-hreveport, and the hospit
als and sanitariums are crowded with
injured, several of wh*3m will die.
The injured at Bolinger number
a.bout forty persons.- Oi. these it-is
believed that not more than three or
four will die.
Only two houses were left standing
at Gilliam, where the force of the
storm was greatest.
A flood of rain following the torna
do, made the work of rescue very dif
ficult in the darkness.
Prompt steps were made to succor
all who are In need.
At Oil City, the first town struck,
several derricks were wrecked, but no
one was hurt. Its course was north
east. and as It progressed it gather
ed in torce, until It reached Gilliam,
gratlually spending Its force as It u^ar-
ed the Arkansas state line.
FELIX STIDGER DEAD.
Known as Exposer of the "Golden Cir
cle” During Civil War.
Chicago, May 15.—Felix Grundy
Stidger,, exposer of the “golden cir
cle," who dropped dead last Monday
at his home, was burled Friday. ,
Scarcely know'n by his neighbors,
and having only a small acquaintance
with the civil war veterans of Chica
go, his death attracted little attention.
If he had passed away forty-five years
ago General Grant’s army might hav«
taken two more summers to reach tliw
city of Richmond.
Stidger was a secret service man
during the two last years of the w^ar.
He worked his way into the order of
southerners In the northern states,
known as the “Knights of the Gold
en Circle,” and became one of it»
chief oflBcers.
After the war Stidger’s life was
threatened many times. He moved to
Louis^’llle In the late sixties, but
found he could not live la the south in
safety and was forced to go north.
A BIG SHIPMENT.
Nineteen Solid Car Loads of Straw
berries for Northern Markets.
Baltimore, Md., May 15.—-Nineteen
solid carloads of strawberries passed
through Rocky Mount, N. C., recent
ly on their way to the northern mar
kets, seven of them bound to New
York, six to Philadelphia, four to
Boston, and one each to Pittsburg and
Syracuse,
Atlanta commTS'sIon men calculate
that, barring accidents, Georgia will
ship thitj year at least 6,000 carloads
of peaches, valued at $2,000,000, a rec-
ord-breaking crop.
Furniture Plant Burned.
EJvansville, Ind., May 16.—The Ho-
henstein-Hatmetz furniture plant was
completely destroyed by fire. Loss es
timated at $50,000.
1,000 Want <o See Hanging.
Columbia, S. C., May 15.—Jim Mal-
ley, the negro murderer, in jail at
Bennettsville, will be hanged at that
place May 22. The sheriff has receiv
ed more than 1,000 applications for
cards of admission to the execution.
Only a few will be permitted to see
the hanging.
Reception by Dowager Empress.
Pekin, May 15.—The wives of the
members of the diplomatic corps here
were received by the dowager em
press in audience at the summer pal
ace. It was noticed that the em
press had aged materially since th©
last audiesce a year ago.
TRANSYLVANIA LODGE
No. 143, K. of P.
Meets Tuesday evening»
8.30., Castle Hall, Fra
ternity building.
A hearty welcome for
visitors at all times.
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