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Newton, of Krum, Texas, and rendered several thousand persons homeless. The fire originated in the center of a fashionable residence district, and. fanned by a stiff wind, was beyond control within fifteen minutes after it was discovered. Spreading to the south, it burned its way through thirty-two blocks and continued until it had swept through the yards of the Texas and Pacific railroad, destroying the railroad build ings and a large amount of rolling stock, where the fire practically burn ed itself out when nothing further remained in the pathway of the flames. Three church buildingSs, tho Broad way Baptist and Presbyterian and the Swedish chapel, were among the buildings destroyed, as was the Pres- byterian sanitarium. The patients of the latter institution were all re moved in safety. The Texas and Pacific railroad suf- ferred the largest individual loss. Fourteen ‘locomotives were reduced to twisted masses of steel and iron, and several hundred box cars besides thy r(5und house and other, buildings of the road were destroyed. Texas & Pacific officials estimate the losses of the. road at $160,000, while the damage to the church prop erty is estimated at $200,000. CLERK STOLE $100,000 DOWNS ON $900' A YEAR KEPT TWO RACE HORSES AND FiQ-UR PRIZE , FIGHTERS. Chicago, April 3.—Vincenzo Geraci,- who is said by the police to be the leader of the Chicago Black Hand £o- city, was arrested here in the office of Dr. Peter Cutrera, from whom the Italian had' demanded $3,000 on pain of death. Geraci, it is said, has given evidence concerning his associates in the plot, and the police expect,to arrest sev eral more members of the gang soon. It is thought the members of the Chi cago society p.re in close touch with the New York gang, who brought about the death of Lieutenant Petro- Bini recently in Italy. ' Dr. Cutrera several days ago receiv ed a threatening letter demanding $3,000, but he paid no attention to it. A‘ second letter was received. Then the physician received a telephone piessage from a man, who said he was one of those who had written the letters. “Unless you pay us the money, you will be killed within an hour,” said the man on the telephone. Dr. Cutrera invited the man to come to his office. He prepared a dummy package of money, and sent for the police. Detectives came £Lt once and were concealed in an adjoining room. Just as the physician was handing the dummy package of money over, the detectives jumiped out and grabbed the blackmailer. Geraci fought hard, but was finally overpowered. PRIEST BANKRUPT. FATHER McMAHON WAS INTER ESTED IN FIDELITY FUNDING COMPANY WHICH FAILED. / Postoffice t^obbers Caught. Greenville, S. C.—Garber Moore, alias “Tennessee Dutch,” and George Barton, alleged “yeggmen,” who were arrested in Birmingham, Ala., and who were brought here by postoffice Inspectors on March 20 on a charge of having committed numerous post- office robberies in this state, escaped from the county jail by dynamiting t*he floor of the cell. They drilled holes in the rock floor of the jail with a drill made of an umbrella han dle. It is believed they had outside help. The night guard declares the men did not pass him, and that he was awake all night. Indications are that the drilling was done from a cel lar under the cell occupied by the prisoners. Rogers Opens' Nev/ t^oad. Norfolk, Va.—With theof ■^e 'first train of 'the ii^'Virginian railway at Seweirs Point and the for mal opening of the road ,by Henry H. Rogers, the financier, the favorite project of Mr. Rogers became a reali ty. • For several years Mr. Rogers has been laboring to construct a railroad from the rich coal fields of West Vir ginia across Virginia to tidewater. The crowning of his labors with suc cess is the opening of the new road to regular traffic. The cost of the road has been ap proximately $40,000,000, about half of which has been put up by Mr. Rogers personally.' Baltimore, Md.» April 2.—William P. Downs, young c*ierk in the office of the city fegiater, is under arrest, charged with embezzlement of funds belonging to t|ie city, probing into the matter which appears to reveal an even worse state of affairs in the city hall than had been expected. Downs was given hearing before Police Mag istrate Johans sen, during which State’s Attorney A. S. J. Owens stated'fn asking that Downs be held, that the Amount of money tajien from the city would probably amount to $100,000. Bail was fixed by the judge at $50,- 000. Downs is 26 years old, and has been married twice, his first wife having died. He has been living in a style very far beyond the means of a $900 a year clerk, which he was receiving until recently, when he was promoted to a $1,400 clerkship, much against his will. Hi-s peculations appear to trace back to July 1, 1907. He has jbeen known widely as a lavish spender. He kept a couple of race horses, had a quartette of prize fighters ‘regularly in his pay, spent much money on prize fights and horse races, sporting trips out of town and on women and dressed In expensive style. His home is' splendidly fur nished. He is reported to have said that his first wife left him a large fortune, and to others that he won heavily on horse races. Downs is bonded in a local bonding company to the extent of $3,000, and City Register Thomas to the amount of $50,000. The latter, bond,, it is dagUcatii ;' Ihis to be in some doubt. SOUTHEHN RAILWAY CCMPANY. Operating the Transylvania Railroad. P M 4 05 Cleveland, Ohio, April 1.—Rev. Wil liam McMahon, pastor of St. Bridget’s Catholic church, of Cleveland, and ed itor of the Catholic Universe, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United states court. In the pe tition, his total liabilities are stated 1 5 41 5 50 5 56 (£a&tem Stands^ Ti)Ene.) 0 u 6« ©■3 STATIONS. 5 20 5 31 5 36 to be $1,594,141.64, with assets aggre gating $75,207.08, of which $71,300 Is | 6 02 real estate. The secure amount to $940^925.73; unsecured 16 30 claim $371,209.91, and commercial g ^ paper $185,918. , 6 55 I 7 Ol Father McMahon was a director of 7 ^9 the' Fidelity Funding Company, of 17 46 New York, founded by P. J. Kieran, and which is now in the hands of re ceivers. Thus it came about that his name was signed to many of the pa pers issued by the company, and for which he now is held liable by the receivers. The petition enumeratete many notes signed by Father McMahon. Among the^ larger claims cUed are the fol lowing: Carnegie Trust Company, Ne^?^ York $281,255.73'; Guarantee Title and Trust Company, Pittsburg, $185,000; Society for Savings, Cleveland, Third National Bank of Buffalo, $3,200. A M 8 05 9 15 9 26 9 31 9 36 9 45 9 51 9 57 10 05 10 10 10 25 10 39 10 4fi 10 50 10 56 11 14 11 40 ,9 i£ Lv Afehevilj^ Ar I Biltmoi i ] J . ^ Heudersonviilt. YaJe Horse Shoe , Cannon Etowah.., Blaiityre.. Penrose Davidson River PisRah Foi est Ar Brevard Lv Selica Cherrylielrt ....Calvert Rosman .,...4... ....Quebec... Ar.....Lake Toxaway.....Lv 7 4B 7 44 (7 89 7 33 7 28 7 21 7 13 7 10 7 0; 6 48 6 43 0 38 6 33 6 20 6 CO C C3 9 45 5 30 5 (8 5 04 4 59 4 53 4 48 4 41 4 S3 4 30 4 35 4 C8 4 03 3 es 4 53 3 40 3 20 For tickets and" full iiiformation apply to E. W. CARTER, Ag’t. J, H. WOOD, Dlst. Pass. Ag’t, Asheville, N C. Connty Government*. Cuba’s Evacuation Day. Havana, April 1.—For the first time i?i more than two years Cuba is free from the p^;‘esence of American sol diers. The last of the troops who have been' occupying the island sail ed away on the transports Sumner and McClellan. ^ Representative—G. W. Wilson. Clerk Superior Court—T. T. Loftis. Sheriff and Tax Collector—C. C. Kilpat rick. . Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie. Coroner—Dr. W. J. Wallis. CoHimissioners—W. M. Henry, Ch'n; G. $235,000; | T. Lyday; W. E. Galloway. Superintendent of Schools—T.‘ C, Hen derson. Physician—Dr. Goode Cheatham. Attorney—Gash & Galloway. Town Government*. Woman on Trial for Life. Lyons, N. Y.—With the execution of Mrs. Mary Farmer fresh in the mind of every one, the case of Mrs. Georgia E. Sampson, accused of shoot ing to death her husband, Harry Sampson, on Nov. 1, 19|08, was called for trial. Almost every one in Wayne county is acquainted with either the Samp son family or with the Allyn family, to which Mrs. Sampson belongs by birth. The prominence of the two tamilies—Harry Sampson’s uncle was the late Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, who commanded the fleet at Santiago, while the Allyns are among the wealthy folks of this part of the state—has made the alleged murder the principal topic of conver sation. Three Men Convicted of Murder. Raleigh, N. C.—After being out all night the jury in the trial of three men for the murder of Dr. E. W. Smith, of Richmond, Va., brought in e verdict of murder in the second de gree against Earl Cotton, Tim Holder- field and E. A. Hopkins, otherwise known as “Red” Hopkins, young white man. Judge Lyon, of the superior court, sentenced Cotton to thirty years in the penitentiary, the full limit, hold ing him as the leading spirit in the murder. Holderfield, because he was In t^e employ of Cotton, and because of the tesCimony that he was of good character, was sentenced to only ten years in the penitentiary. Red Hop kins was sentenced to two years. Daniel J. Sully to Help South. Atlanta.—In these plain terms Dan iel J, Sully, the man who drove cot ton to its highest market price since the civil war, outlined the purpose of his visit to Atlanta and the southern states: “When the farmers of the south and thp business men of the south say the word, funds will be immediately available in sufficient volume to for ever place the great industry of cot ton production upon a stable founda tion, free from the chance of fluctua tions of the market, relieved of the attacks of naSnipulators and leaving the gigantic' crop monopoly of this section to respond, unembarrassed and unrestricted, to‘ the legitimate laws of supply and demand. The re suit should mean to the south an an nual actual cash saving ranging from $150,000,000 to $250,00’0,000.” St. Charles, HI.—Fighting desperate ly for two hours with a monster eagle to keep his baby from the menacing talons ^of the great bird, Peter John son, a farmer, with the aid of neigh bors, finally captured the king of the air. - Champion Travers Sails. New York.—'Sailing on the Caledo nia for Scotland was Jerome D. Trav ers, amateur golf channpion of the United States, who is ’going' abroad to test his skill against the best Brit ish players of the “royal game” on the historic links of Scotland and England. Travers is entered in the British amateur championships, which will begin at 'Muirfield on May 24, and will practice on the British links be fore the championship games begin He is modest in his hopes of success abi^d. Mayor—T. W. Whitmire. Board of Aldermen—T. M. Mitchell; F. L. DeVane; F. E." B. Jenkins; J. M. Kilpat- The, withdrawal of the American 1 rick; T. H. Shipman. claimed, covers any daftR]cation in the city regist^f^s offlcd;'Ihis appears Marsha]^Jj^A* Galloway. ;'' ^ i-n r - Clerk and./I^ Collectior—T^ H. Gallo- Mexico War^s Diaz to Remain. Mexico City, April 2.—Delegates came from all parts of the republic of Mexico to express to President Porfirio Diaz their loyalty to his ad ministration and to request him not to give up the presidential office at the close of his present term. troops is the final fulfillmant_of' the promii^e of the ^ Vtf’ashin^bn aiithori- ties that the soldiers would be sent 1 ^ay. home from Cuba when the republic Treasurer—T. H. Sbipman. showed its capacity to govern itself The evacuation began at the time of the inauguration of President Gomez in January anij has proceeded steadi ly. Health Officer--^Dr. W. J. Wallis. Attorney—W. W. Zachary. Professional Cards. James R. Whitman, Jr^ Killed. I - P'^CKWOR.TH, Atlanta.—^Within less than thirty 1 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. seconds after bidding good-bye to the young lady he had been visiting, young James R. Whitman, Jr., was horribly mangled and almost instantly killed by. a street car which .he was attempting to board immediately in front of her residence. The young man was the son of J. R. Whitman, manager of the Cotton States Belting and Supply Company. He was associated in business with bis father, holding a responsible pb- sition with the belting and supply company. He was a member of the Olympian Athletic Club. Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building^. GASH ^ GALLOWAY LAWYERS. Will practice in all the courts. / Rooms 9 and 10, McMinn Block. C. W. PICKENS DENTIST Soldier Shot Self When Intoxicated. Atlanta.—Ordered from the ranks of his company, charged with being in toxicated during dress parade, Private George B. Chaddock, of Company D, Seventeenth Infantry, shot and mor tally wounded himself in his quarters at Fort McPherson.' The s-hot took effect in the left breast, just above the heart, and within less than four hours death resulted. ^ PRESIDENT DIAZ. The demonstration was the grea,t- est and most brilliant affair of the kind ever held in Mexico, In the grand parade appeared thousands of men representing the various states of the republic, all dressed in the dis tinctive garb, of their parts of the country. An interesting and striking feature of the parade was the divis ion of aged vetraiis of the war with France for independence. The parade ended at the national palace, where it was reviewed by President Diaz. The aged ruler re ceived a delegation of well known men and expressed to them his pleas ure at the demonstration. He de clared that while health and strength remained to him they would be placed at the service of the republic. Southern. Lffe Sold to Standard Fayetteville, N. C.—The Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, of Raleigh, N. C., purchased the business of the Southern Life Insurance Com pany. The Jefferson company, of which Joseph G. Brown is president, it is announced, will protect the poli cyholders of the Southern, and will reinsure them. The reinsurance agreement was approved by James R. Young, insurapice commissioner of North Carolina. All work guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction. Office in Dr. McLean’s rooms. 3m* ROBERT K. REYNOLDS LAWYER [General practice in all the Federal and State Courts.] ASHEVILLE, N. C. ^ Entry No* 2545* North Carolina—Transylvania County. C. I. Owen enters and claims 24 acres , „ , more or less of land lying in Gloucester The amount of insurance transferr- 'pQ^^jjship, on the west prong of French ed is said to be about $4,860,000. j Broad river, adjoining the lands of Marion Owen and Jim Owen. Beginning on X -r II I Marion Owen’s south-west corner and runs Costly Fire at Norfo '. various courses for eomplement, so as to Norfolk, Va.—Fire* swept away .^an ijj^lude all adjoining vacant lands. En- entire i(juare oif Pine Bfeach, causing f tered March 9,1909. Nashville, Tenn.—Officers of the de partment of internal revenue seized 9,000 barrels of liquor at the Cascade distillery, near Tullahoma, Tenn., on the charge that the distillers had vio lated the internal revenue acts. This number of barrals is said to be the equivalent of something like half a xnlUion gallons. heavy damage. More than a score of small buildings were destroyed. The scene of the fire is in a area occupied by scores of small hotels and amusement places on the ou^ide of B. A. GILLESPIE, Entry Taker. ORDINANCE AMENDED. Please take notice that Sec. 15 of tho'^JamestoTO exposition grounds and 1 the laws and - ordinances of the Is Jftljaeent to the new terminal of town of Breyard was amended at a tl»6 H. H. Rogers Virginian railway, specml i^etingo^heB^rd of ^ j dermen Monday, March 15, 1909. as follows: sRIE^ NEWS ITEMS. I Sec. 15. AJl persons drumming for or soliciting ijassengers or bag- Jasper, Ga.—^Freeman Callahan x^as gage at the depot of the Southern shot and killed by Will Hendrix. The R. R. Company, in the Town of row and killing occurred in Gordon Brevard, shall get no nearer the county The trouble seemed to have train while so drumming or solicit- commenced at Callahan’s home about ing than the east row of posts un- one of Callahan’s sisters. der the railroad shed at the said ^ T T w*»rri«vin of depot. Any person or persons vio- Savanna^, luting the provisions of this ordi- Atlanta, is at the serious i^ance shall forfeit and be liable to rium here suffering from serious wounds received when he was struck by a Seaboard Air line traiz at Sco tia, S. C.' He maj die. a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00), and shall also be guilty of a misde^ meanor. T. W. Whitmibe, Mayoif. ’ i-
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