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ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY ' ,, . ■ „ ... j . 1 J. J.f^!NER,6WUtR AND MANAGER ■ - — - - . ■ ■ ■ ■ - — ' — V' I.-" ■" ' : : ^ — .-i* ■ . ^ — HOME PAPER FOS JIOMB HOME PRINT f VOLTJIE^XIV - BRETARDrNOEfinkROLiNAJIAY !>8.1909 ■ - ■ ■ - ----- ^, . N . ' - — ■ ■V NUMBER*22 STRIKE ON TIE-UP COMPLETE—MAILS - Dl- VERTED FROM G20RQIA ROAD TO SEABOARD AIR LINE, Atlanta—The tie-up brought about when Assistant Grand Chief Engineer F. A. Burgess v/ired General Mana ger Scott of the Georgia in Augusta that he had advised the locomotive engineers that he could not stand re sponsible for tlieir personal safety cn a Georgia railroad engine, was mad«5 complete when members of the Broth erhood wf 'LoceiTtctive fatt ed to report to the yardmasters fo'r duty. The action of Superintendent Ter rell, of the railway mail service of this district, removed ?-il douht as'to the success of the tie-up, if there had been any doubt, v/hen he issued an order diverting the mails for Augusca and poia^ts beyond from the Georg^ia road to the Seaboard Air Line, over which it was given a start for Augus ta. Washington.—A telegram vras re ceived at the post office department from Thomas K. Scott, general mana ger of the Georgia railroad, at Au gusta, Ga., expressing apprehension over the. possibility of the interfer ence with the movement of the mails as the result of the strike cf Sremen on that road. The telegram was turn ed over to Attorney General AVicker- sham, who has instructed the United State3 district attorney fcr that sec tion to take such steps as may be war ranted by the situation. Tho post office department has instructed its officers to co-operate with the United States district attorney to that there is no improper’interference v/ith the movement cf the mails. Atlanta.—Through General Tuanagc-r Thomas K. Scott, the Georgia rail road appealed to Governor Smith for protection, and received an "'answer advising the road to arbitrato-the dif ficulty with its employees. Governov Smith declared^^ in his re ply, to this request, that he would fur nish protection at any point in Gcor- 4gia “upon specific information,” but the governor was not willing to adopt any unusual methods, which might be construed as a partisan action, cr at least one^ recognizing the necessi ty of state action. United States deputy marshals in both the northern and southern dis tricts of Georgia have been directed by the district attorneys in Atlanta and in Macon to make a careful in vestigation into alleged delays of mail trains between Macon and x\ugi:sta on the Athens branch of the Georgia railroad, the delays being charged to striking firemen and their sympathiz ers at points on the Macon-Augusta line. District Attorney Carter Tate, of the northern division of Georgia, stat ed that he would bring the matter to the attention of the federal grand j’^iry when that body is next convened and that he would ^ prosecute vigorously any one indicted for the offense. The ofiQCials of the Georgia road as well as those of the joint terminals assert that they have ready for work more men than have left firemen’s positions since the walk-out order was issued, and that there will be no in convenience whatever experienced by the employing companies so far as a sufficient force of active, energetic men is conceited. Vice President Ball, of the Brother hood of Firemen, denies most emphat ically any participancy of any of the out-oi work firemen with the assaults said to have been made, saying that every man who quit his job had been obeying orders to remain away from the Georgia railroad yard& and from the joint terminal properties. While on strike the members cf the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and other men working in that position will draw their regular pay from the protection fund of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. That fund now amounts to nearly a half million dollars, and can be sup plemented at any time by an assess ment upon the members of the or ganization. Mrs. Pope Gets Life Sentence. Montgomery, Ala.—^Mrs. Hattie Pope, who has been on trial at Clan ton for the murder of her mother, Mrs. •Mary King, at Montevallo, on March 4, last, was found guilty and given^ a sentence of ninety-nine years in the penitentiary. For the first time since fehe was' accused of thie deed she broke down. DEATH OF H.H. HOGERS STANDARD OIL MAGNATE STRICK EN BY APOPLEXY—HfG FOR TUNE ESTIMATED AT Q75,C3C,CC0. New York.—Henry H. Rogerf., vice- president of the Standard Oil Com pany, moving spirit in the organlza.- tio:i of the Amalgamated Copper Com pany, builder of rallrcr.ds, and phi lanthropist, died at ills home here from a stroke of apoplexy. While Mr. Refers’ death was 100::- peeted, he had been in indifferent health since he suffered an apoplcctlc Stroke In 1907, and was almost con stantly under a physician’s care. His end at this time, however, was a great shock to his family and busi ness associates. . s'*-- ■» I m & GIFT TO PRESENTATION MADE EY DALJGHTER3 OF A.^1ERiCAN HEV- ‘OLUTION AT r^ATC HEZ. Natchez, Mis?>.—:The flrzt silver ccr- rice presentation to the big battiie- Ehip narned afier this histoiic. stsie Vv'as made on the quarter-deck cf tlis vessel by the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. A set of candelabrk of Tich silver was the token. The deo^:s c-‘ i^ie' vessel wer6 clear ed of visitors,^ and a 'steamer drew -ftlongside,’ and left 4STo daughters and their friends cn bcal^. In the midst of the clatter and ci.atter Mrs. C. \Y. Williamson, of Jackson, I'liss., arcce CO open tho prc.^rsxi. In vain tlie ’pugle sounded “attifiition.” Ncbcdy knew y/hat it. Captain Fre mont and Lieutciiaiit'Commander Kit- telle pleaded in vain for silence. So unable to be heard but a fev/ feet avvay from her, Mrs., 'WiHiam.scn be gan her Short, but patriotic, address, presenting the can.'Jelabra. She said: “Captain Fremont, Officers and Mon of the Mississiptji:; In the name of the r.iississippi I’oc-sty c-f the Daught ers of the Am^iican Revolutlcn, I come and bring to you—wifh hearty welccnio—a. gift of silver. C"iail it is, but very piGcious—for into this candelabra is mc-ui^.ed our best wish es, onr love, oui’ prayers i^or those who man this noble sliip, which be^rs the name of cur beltved state. HENRY H. ROGERS. News of the financier’s death did not become generally known until about tv;o hours after it occurred. There was hardly an appreciable ef fect on the market Vv-hen Wall street opened. After a dccline at first in the stocks :n which he was popularly ,j supposed to be interested, conditions rapidly adjusted themselves, confirm ing in a way that Mr. Rogers had in the last few months anticipated death and withdrawn from the market. He had taken steps to safeguard his in terests by placing his direct holdings in various corporations in other hands. Upon whose shoulders his business will rest here is plhoblematical, though close friends of the fiimily were in clined to think that this duty will fall ' to his sQn-in-law, Urben H. Broughton. His fortune is variously estimated at from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000, which will make his son, H. H. Rog ers, Jr., one of the richest men in the country. Pecan Grov^'ers Elcct Officers. Cairo, Ga.—The Georgia-Flcrida T’e- can Growers’ Ass&ciation met in its annual converitioa here, about* sixty delegr.tes being in attendance on the convention, from points in Georgia and Florida. The meeting was called to order by the president, W. C. Jones, of Cairo, after Which the v^ous committees were appointed. The following A^ers were elected for the ensuing H. K. Miller, of ]\^onticello, *Fla., president; H. W. Smithwick^ of Americas, Ga., vice pres ident; R. 0. Simpson, cf Monticello, Fla., secretary; C. S. Parker, of Thomasville, Ga., treasurer. The next meeting of the associa tion v:ill be held at Jacksonville, Fla., some time next summer. SANTOCOSlNGOfiEVOLT MOVEMENT TO OVERTHROW GOV- ERNWENT SPREADING. TV/0 TOWNS SEIZED BY RESCLSi Cape Haiten, Haiti.—By courlei from Monte Christi, 'Santo Domingo. The revolutionary movement in Santo Domingo is spreading. Gener al ComairQLo, the former governor ci Monte Christi, v/ho Is working in uni son v/ith General Quirito Felice for the overthrow of the government, ha:i attacked and seised Guayubin and Da- jabon, Vv’hich are situated on th-e Kai- tien"^frGntiei*, the Dajabon river beins the northwest boundary betv/een Haiti and the Dominion repu]:l!c. -• . There has been fightiag betvrcen the revolutionists and the loyal forcerj at Monte Christi. The fatis of Jose Bcrdas, governor of Puerto RIata, is not known,but it is reported that ha is either dead cf a prisoner. - Communications are interrupted, and government troops are expected to reach the disaffected districts by sea. County Government*. Reprecentatix'e—G. V/. Wilson. Clerk Superior Court—^T. T. Lcftis. ■- Sheriff and Tax Collector—Cl C. Kilpat rick. Treasurer—Z. W. Nicho.Is. Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie. Ccroner—Dr. W. J. Wrllis. Commissioners-Ay. M. Ke-iry, Ch’n; G. T.;Lyday^ v7. S. Gj-Ilowr.;'. Superintendent of Scnools—T. C. Hen derson. ‘Physician—Dr. Goode Cheatham. Attorney—Gash 2; Gallov.’ay. Towi2 Gcvcr:inici:t». Death Sumrncns Walter Mancon. New York.—-Walter T. Hanson, president of the Eibb Manj:facturing (Company, cf Macon, Ga., one cf the largest cotton goods mills in the south, and son cf Major John F. Han- Eon, president of the Central of Geor gia railway and the Ocean Steamship company, died of heart trouble at the Hotel Belmont, following an acute at tack of indigestion. Mr. Hanson was about 42 years old and is survived by his wife and three children. Fcr some years he has had complete control of the Bibb ManU- facturing company, in which his fath er is heavily interested, and of which he was president, retiring from the office in favor of his son. Boy Prevents Disaoter. Hopkinsville, Ky.—Lev»ris W'illiams, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Williams, by his presence of mind and prompt action, prevented the destruction of the Louisville and Nashville railroad bridge two miles north cf the city, and probably avert ed disastrous accidents. While walking near the railroad he discovered the trestle cn fire and at the nearest, telephone communicated his discovery to the Louisville and Kashville station in Hopkinsville. A switch engine was at once loaded with men and water and a record-break ing run was made to the burning bridge. The flames were quickly ex tinguished and the bridge repaired so that there was no delay of traffic. Presldent Speaks at Petersbirrg. Petersburg, Va.—Paying a tribute alike to the soldiers of the north and the south. President Taft witnessed the unveiling of an heroic statue in bronze erected at Fort Mahone, on the Petersburg battlefields, in memory of General Hartranft and the Pennsyl vania volunteers who fell in the stub born fight about this outpost of the confederate capital. Refused to Fine Road, Mobile, Ala.—News received from Tupelo, Miss, says that Chancellor Robbins, at that place, refused to fine the Mobile, Jackson and Kansis City railroad for contempt of court for fail ure to comply with the decree order ing the construction of the main line through the town of Pontotoc, but or dered to'proceed within thirty days to obey the decree "Of the court. French Strike Proves Failure. Paris.—The curtain was rung down upon trie general strike -amid prccos- sions. by the leaders, who tried to throw the responsibility for the fail ure on each other and the defeated postal employees. The end , came v/hen a few hundred laborers voted to resume work. The General Federa tion of Labor then threw up the sponge, and issued a manifesto in which th^ey seek to covet up their re treat, explaining that the postal em ployees were over-confident of the suc cess "of their second strike, “v/hich everything shows was prepared jmd instigated by the government, which was desirous of an opportunity for avenging itself against the leaders of the first strike.” Masked Bandits Hold up U. P. Train. Omaha.—Masked bandits held up and robbed Union Pacific train No. 2, known as the Q verlan.d.i^iniited, a few miles west of . this cit^v^d securcd a number of registered mall pouches. The exact number of sacks secured is not known, but they are belie73d to have contained a large sum. , The robbors evidently got on t^ie train at seme tcv/n v/est of here. . The hold-up occurred about 5 miles Vvest of tho city limits, in a deep cut, along the recently ccnstructed Lane cut-off. The robbers climbed over the tank and forced the engineer to ctcp his train, and then proceeded to the mail car. 'The clerks vvere forced to open the car and hand out a number of poaches of registered mail. Once they secured the bags, they hurried away in a southerly direction and per mitted the train to proceed. The passengers were not molested, and as soon as the robbers left the scene of the hold-up the train pro ceded to this city. A big squad of police hurried to the scene, and at cnce started in pursuit of the bandits. Mayor—W. E. Bretse, jr. Board cf Aldermen'—T. F. Sliip man. J. M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Miw,he‘l, A. K. King, E.W. Carter. Marshal—J. A. Galloway. Clerk and Tax Collectci—T. H. Gallo way. Treasurer—T. H., Shipman. Health Officer—Dr. C. W. Hunt. Attorney—W. \Y. Zachary. ^rofesciciia! Ccr^s. • W. B. DUCKWCR.TH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Elooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building. GASH GALLOWAY LAWYERS. Will practice in all the courts. Rooms 9 and 10, McMinn Block. Child's Body Found In Creek. Elberton, Ga.—The body of the child of Charlie Boyd, of Oglesby, thought to have been kidnaped, was found in some rafts in a crefek about a mile above the home. On Saturday the mother left the babe on the road while she went into a potato patch. It disappeared, and could only be ti'aced three-quarters of a mile up the road: * Governor Smith offered a reward of $250 for the ar rest of the supposed kidnapers, and Elbert county a like amount. Verdict In Favor of W. H. Ingram. Brunswick, Ga.—In the superior court, the jury gave a verdict for $10,000 in favor of W. H. Ingram against the Hllron-Dodge Lumber Company. Fourteen years ago In gram was disabled by a falling timber. The suit has been tried five times, going to the supreine court thre^ times. The defendant company will appeal to the supreme court Adler Gets Six Years. New Orleans.—William,- Adler, re cently convisted. on the chaise. of mis applying the funds of the'^ now de funct State National baUk of New Or leans, of which he was president, was this afternoon sentenced to serve six years in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., by Judge Bearman In- tile United States court. Ex-Sheriff Surrenders. Lake Charles, La.—Ex-Sheriff and Tax Collector John A. Perkins, of Cal- caseiu parish, v/ho suddenly disap peared five years ago, going to Hon duras and leaving an alleged shortage of $70,000 in his accounts, returned to this city, and gave himself up to the sheriff. He was released on bond. He disappeared while the state audit or was checking up his accounts. The parish recovered $50,000 from proper ty left hV Perkins in Calcaseiu. He claims that he did not know that his property would not covei: the short age. TiiD Tiiriee-a-Week Wotld TH£ GREATEST KEWSFAFER OF ITS TYPE. It always tells the nev/s as it is, proiEiptly and Cidly. i Head ,in evsr; English Speaking Country. It has invariably been the great effort of the Thrice-a-Week edition of the New Yov\z "World to publish the news impartially in order that it may be an accurpto reporter of what has happened. It tells the truth, irre spective of party, and for that reason it has achieved a position with the public unique among papers of its class. If you want the news as it really is, subscribe to the Thrice-a-Week' edi tion of the New York World, which comes to you every other day except Sunday, *and is thus practically a daily at the jjrice of a weekly. THE THItlCE-A-WEEK WORLD’S regular subscription price is^ only $1 per yea.r, and this pays for 156 papers• We offer this unequalled newspaper and the Sylvan Valley News together for one year for $1.75. The regular subscription pi^ice of the two papers is $2. Search vor Convict. Jaclcstni, Miss.-^An additional detail of twenty soldiers under command of Captain M. O. Herndon, oT the Capi tal Light Guards, left fcr Winston county to Join in the search for Thom as Atkinson, a fugitive convict, who escaped from the Mississippi peniten tiary twenty-one years ago, and has been defying arrest by state and local authorities for several months. A detail of twelve soldiers, under command of Major Walthall Nall and Lieutenant Featherstun, aided by -a sheriff’s posse, has been scouring the country for Atkinson since Tuesday morning, but the search thus far has j been fruitless. Burglars Break Into Pcstoffice.* Denison, Tex.—Burglars broke in to the postofflce at Bells, Texas, late dynamited the safe and escaped with almost |1,00Q. Entry No# 2545* North Carolina—Transylvania County. C. I. Owen enters and claims 24 acres more or less cf land lying in Glorcester Township, cn the wect prong of French Broad river, adjoining the lands of Marion Owen and Jim Ov/en. Beginning on Marion Owen’s south-west comer and runs various courses for complement, so as to include all adjoining vacant lands. En^ . tered March 9,1909. B. A. GILLESPr^^ * Ent^y Xaker^ Entry No, 2546. J. S. Silverste’n enteTS and claims 1(F acres of land lying iii Ea£tr,tce Township, on the waters cf Flc.t creek and of Toxa- v/ay-rlver, ad ^inin^ the Incc'c cf J. S. Sii- veratein and cvhcii. Be'' innh?j cn a pine^^ and stone on a ild^e, J. S. Silve: s-rein’s cor-, ner (formerly a corner cf the Pink GaLo- way tract) and luni v. iih caid Silvers Lein’s line south 18 deg E 94 po-c-^ to a r^'eke in the South Carolina line; then v;l h the South Carolina line N 72deg E < C poles to a stake; then v£ric'.is co*arses icr ccirpTe^ ment, so as to include ail vacant land- This March 30th, 19C9. • • B. A. GILLEGPIE, Entry Taker, Entry No* ^547* R. M. Powell enters and claims 100 acre?, more or kss, of laud lymg in Ktstatoe Tnwu- ship. Begirti*ing on a htone in Dr. c. Grim- shAwe'ti line and rnns yaiious conrKes for com. plement. so as to incladeall vacant lauds ad. joining laud of R. M. J owell and otlierR. Bi*, tered Aiuii J3, low, B. A. GILl.E8f’lE, JUxivy I'aitex^ <
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