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J. J. MINER, OWNER AND MANAGEH
A HOME I>AI»ERJFOR HOME PG|OPL«E-AIjL HOME FRINT
YOLUME^XV
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 15,1910.
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BElSHAmR ORGY
New Jersey Shocked at Report
ed Revels of Legislators, j
UST NIGHT WAS A GAY TIME, i
Y^jne and Whiskey Flowed Like Wa
ter and Startling Dances by Wonnen
Friends of Solons Said to Have
Been Enacted In Comrrilttee Rooms.
Trenton, N. J—The New Jersey as-
gemblymen who put one ever on Bei-
shazzar, in the orgies which closed
the thirty-fourth session of the lower
house on Thursday, have not only
brought about a storm of denun
ciation from every pulpit in the itata.
but have given Governor Fort r l«ver
to pry the lid on of a situation whick
lor civic corruption may . make the
exposures in New York legislature
resemble a popping of a fire cracker.
Revelry a Disgrace.
Governor Fort, after declaring that
the revelry of the legislators and their
women friends was a disgrace to the
state, intimated that he was shortly
to call a special session of the as
sembly to investigate the obscenities
which are said to have befen enacted.
For some time Governor Fort has
been at war with Interests both In
and out of New Jersey, which have
been attacking his administration.
Some of them center about Allan
tic City and their hand was shown
when the saloon-keepers fa the coast
resort defied the governcT to send
the militia to close their places on
Sunday.
Although the* state -lawsare sup-
pbsed to govern Atlantic Oity, the re*
sort has a code of Its own* In ■ direct
opposition to some state ordlnanr.es.
Indecent Dances.
Governor Fort’s legislative program,
somewhat resembled that of
Governor Hughes, has been attacked
end fought bitterly. At least one
millionaire contractor atteiwied ses
sions of the legislature openly, al
though he Is not a member. Govern
or Fort is a reformer and the revela
tions of “hoocheecoochee” dances said
to have been enacted by women in
committee rooms for the legislators,
the wholesale consumption of cham
pagne, whiskey and beer in the as
sembly rooms while the legislature
was in session and the manner In
which women thronged the grUlerles
and called in familiar fashion to their
men friends below have left the gov
ernor speechless with mortification
and anger.
So embarrased was he at the action
of the members of the house of dele
gates that he quietly slipped away
from Trenton, but just before going
he said:
“I am so much astonished that I
can scarcely think of the disgrace
which has been brought upon the
state. I have received letters and
petitions from ministers and women
asking that action be taken without
delay. Something will be done, and
that very soon, although I cannot re
veal now what course will be pur
sued.’*
LYNCHED IN CCLL.
Sensational .Jail Esbape Reported
I From Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.-^Pollcrwing the sen-
Eaticmal escape from jail, wounding of
three men a^d recapture of the jail
breaker^, Frank Bates, was hane^ed
In the Jail at Centerville. Dolly Bates,
a son of the man lynched, was also
strung up, but ^ut dcfwh before life
was extinct.
The mob gained access to the jail
by using the keys to the -doors, but
how the3( secured possession of thiein
is not known-
When Jeff St; John, the jailer, en
tered the cell in which the Bates were
confined, he wals attacked by Dolly
Bates and thrown to erne side, both
prisoners making a dash for the street,
which they succeeded in reaching, but.
were forced to surrender after St.
John and the prisoners 'had been
wounded In an exchange of shots.
The escaping men were armed with
pistols, which, it_ is believed, were
smuggled to them. The Bates were
charged with the murder of Ben Moon
last December. Tw€7 weeks ago they
were arraigned for the crime, a mis
trial resulting.
• POSTAL/DEFICIT IS SMALLER.
Neat Surplus For Last Quarter of
1909.
Washington.—The post office de
partment made a surplus of $2,111,-
356.69 for the quarter covering the
months of October, November and
December, 1909, as shown by the re
port 'pf the auditor for the post office
‘department today. This was the larg
est quarter’s business in the history
of the post o^ce dP’^^rtmont.-
cations are that post?’ for
fiscal year, ina|:ead cf being
000, as was the-ca^' last*^eat;
betow $10,000‘,00<>/ ^ i . r.
KILLED IN PISTOL DUEL.
Legislative Probe Demanded.
Trenton, N. J.—A special ^session
the legislature to Investigate the al
leged orgies In the state house that
snarked the end, with an all-night
meeting, of the last session, has been
emanded by Mark A. Sullivan, mi
nority leader, of Hudson county, in
'*'^hich is Jersey City. He made the
demand in a letter to Governor Fort.
The alleged drinking and presence oi
Women in the state house has arfbus-
^d a stcfrm of Indignation throughout
the state.
Dallas Votes for Bonds.
Balias, Texas.—Dallas has voted
or $1,300,000 In bonds for civic im*
provement. The club women who
^ere candidotes for the board of ed
ucation were defeated. Six men were
elected to membership. Last year
two women were members. An ordl-
*Jance to provide a maximum tele
phone rate carried.
Girl Held For Raising Bill.
Greenville, S. C.—Rosa Trotter, a
arrested
raising a $2 bill to $20, She
^as held In $500 bond.
Shots Exchanged Between Policeman
. and Man in Streets of Chattanooga..
Chattanooga, Tenn.—I. W. McLesn,
aged 65, who shot and killed Robert
Kitchen, nged 18, was himself shot
to death by officers in Blast Chatta
nooga. ^
‘A posse of officers went to serve a
peace warrant on McLean, who had
threatened to kill Lloyd Eyans, a boy.
McLean opened fire on the officers,
who returned his fire. Five bullets
entered McLean’s body, resulting in
death.
In the pistol duel, fully twenty shots
were fired. Neither officer was In
jured.
McLean was under a $10,000 bond
for killing Kitchen.
SUSPECTS CAUOHT
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Bankers Killed by Yeggir.en
/ Near Pittsburg.
R0BB$^ GOT SilAli, AlfbuNT
McKees ^ Rocks Is Scene of Sensation
al Tragedy—P61ice^ Looking for Ital-
' Ians .Charged .Wiih>F;1urder .and
Theft . ^
Pittsburg.—^Three have been
arrested and are being held on sus
picion of being n^embecs of a gang of
four yeggmea who held up the Victor
Banking Company, at ijicKees Rocks,
killing Cashier Ignab Schwartz,
Bookkeeper Samuel J’rledman and
seriously injuring Robert King, who
attempted to stop the tobbers as they
ran from the bank. Thse suspects give
the names of William Brown, a negro
teamster; James Brown, a negro coal
miner, and Faldatto Zengrelli, an
Italian. The ijolice say the men could
not give a good account of themselves
when questioned.
The Victo^ Banking Company did a
business largely with
did a night business for their con
venience. McKees Rocks and vicin
ity is greatly excited over the hold
up and threats are made as to what
will happen to the yeggmen If cap
tured before the police get them.
A general police alarm has been
sent out, and ’ many' officers and de
tectives are making a diligent searc.*)
for the robbers. The dragnet spread
is so general,and thorough that it is
believed ^ thi? , pandits can not elude
captuf^.’j.,
TThe scenelof the hold-up was prac
tically the same as that of ,the famous
“bloody Sunday” battle during the re
cent car works strike, in whiciT sev
eral persons were .{({lied and many
injured.
Powder House Expfosion.
, Ooltewah, Tenn.—Compress No. 1
of the Chattanooga Powder Cotnpatiy,
has been blown up: John Martin,
press foreman, and Arch Crum, a
helper, were killed. No others were
injured. The press house was com
pletely demolished and fragments of
the men’s bodies were found several
hundred feet away. The two men
killed were at the tlmie preparing sev
eral thousand pounds of powder for
pressing. Electricity was used to op
erate the machinery In the mill.
Mrs. Hetty Green III.
New York.—Mrs. Hetty Green.
America’s richest woman. Is critical
ly 111, according to an official of the
Chemical National bank, her finan^
cial headquarters. She has not been
about for weeks. It was learned
today that Mrs. Green has been or
dered out of town by hej: physician,
and at the Chemical National bank,
which she owns, it was said she had
not been there for five weeks.
Musician Drops Dead.'
Evansville, Ind.-^Jason Debar, a 64-
year-old tuba player, rose from a sick
bed, despite protests, to play In a
band, which the Musicians’ union had
organized in honor of the funeral of
a fellow-musician, who had been De
bar’s life-long friend. Debar Insisted
upon playing, “If I fall In nay tracks.”
He ’^arched two blocks and while
stoutly blowing into his tuba, dropped
dead in front of the hearse.
TAFT IS TROUBLED.
His Cabinet Said to be Threatened
With Disruption.
Washington.—The cabinet of Presi
dent Taft is threatened with disrup
tion. Dispite the denials given out
in response to persistent rumors of
approaching resignation of cabinet of
ficials, the Impression is widespread
that within a short time two or three
members will get out. '
The cabinet circle is torn with dis
sension, and the widespread popular
criticism of the administration has
not helped to smooth hufCled feelings
or to harmonize differences.
President Taft said he knew noth
ing of the contemplated resignation
of cabinet officials. Secretary of the
Treasury Ma*cVeagh gave out both
formal and Informal denials of stories
published in the New York papers.
USEU ocLK AS tJAIT.
Pretty Woman Charged With Fraudu
lent Matrimonial Scheme.
Pittsburg, Pa.r—Anothep: indictment
has been'returned on charges of graft,
romantic instead of councilmanic. Al
ice Peterson, a pretty Johnstown wo
man, who has manners of refinement,
is charged In a true bill returned by
the federal grand jury with havfng
used the United States mail to con
duct a fraudulent hiatrlmonlal scheme
in which she was the bait. - The wo
man is alleged to hav^ ]ield a large
correspondence with meii In western
cities, and- when love affairs had rip-
oned to a proper point, she would ask
them to send money for her fare to
their town so that she might marry
them. \
Among the exhibits offered by the
pcfstoffice ina^)ectors are a number of
fervid letters. One was addressed to
J. FVank Ross, of Eugene, Ore., whom
•she requested to send her $100, so
that she could pay for an operation
to be performed on her mother.
The third letter was of a bright and
cheerful nature, and was addressed to
Ben O. Baker, Ambrose, N. D. In this
letter the writer asked for $57.82.
FAMOUS MURDER TRIAL.
Trial of Dr. Hyde for the Murder of
Colonel Swope Begins April f1.
Kansas City.—The trial of Dr. B.
C. Hyde, accused of the murder of
Colonel Thomas H. Swope, will be
gin April 11. Dr. Hyde has been at
liberty under $100,000 bail. The case
will \m tried before Judge R. S. Lath-
shaw, and the representatives of ‘Co
lonel Swcfpe’s estate have engagei
the be?t legal tnlent money could
cure, while Dr. Hy^je .v/ith his wife’s
and his own fortune has scoured Mis
souri for lawyers famous for tliPir
ability. The trial promises to be one
of the most sensational ever tried in
tl\^s country. While Dr. .Hyde will be
tried for the murder of Colonel Swope,
who was many times a millionaire and
gave Swope park to Kansas City, he
has been accused of causing the leath
of Christian Swope and ithe serious
Illness’ of other members of the
Swope family. Dr. Hyde was indicted
by the grand jury for administering
typhoid fever germs to Colonel Swope.
SOUTHEHN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Operating the Transylvania Railroad.
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B. W. CARTER, Ag’t.
J. H. WOOD, Dist. Pass. Ag’t, Asbevnie, N^C.
EXPLOSION ON SrtlP.
SENATE IN UPROAR.
Mississippi Law Makers Prevented by
•Colleagues From Fighting.^
Jackson, Miss.—Senators Banks and
Tucker made frantic efforts to lay
hands upon one another during the
senatorial bribery investigation, and a
personal encounter between the an
gry, shouting men was only averted
by strenuous work on the part of fel
low senators.
Tusker, who Is countael for Senator
Bilbo, angered by the use of the short
er and.uglier word, rushed at Banks.
Banks, white with anger, rushed.to
wards Tucker. Other senators inter
vened, and roughly pulled the men
apart.
And Miss It?
Teacher—Can any little boy tell me
what a pessimist is? Tommy—I kin,
teacher. It's a boy what thinks that
when any one is carted away in an
ambulance on his block it’ll sure hap-
pei^ while he’s in school.—Harper’s Ba-
«ar. V ■
. Many Victims of Strike.
Phlladelphia.-^^Leaders of the car
men’s strike call attention to a list
of fatalities^since the beginning of the
walkout six* weeks ago. Eleven per
sons have been killed by street cars
and collisions have been frequent,
causing injuries to passengers. A
movement is under way,- the strike
leaders say, to bring pressure to de
mand that the transit company send
out only reliable operatives on cars.
- Fought in Vain for. Life.
Waco, Texas-—With his clothing
clenched in his hands and evfdenc^
of having niade a desperate fight fQ^
his -life, the body of Dallas Dunham
was.found in a haHway of a roomings
t^se, which was partially destro:M
iy fire here. ,’Dunham, it is believedg
was oY«rcome by ffmokei, ’
Fire Followed and About Twenty
Persons Were Injured.
Dover, England.—A terrific explo
sion has occurred on the British
steamer Cairnrcma off Dungeness,
which wrecked the women’s quarters,
killing one child and Injuring a num
ber of women and children.
The steamer caught fire and a panic
f-nsued, in , which men fought tor the
possession of the boats and had to be
beaten back by the crew to allow the
women to be taken off first.
In all twenty were seriously injured
and not less than fifty were slightly
injured by the explosion and in the
panic that followed It,
Will Spar With Jeffries.
Chicago.—Choynski, the vete
ran prize fighter, whose record in
cludes a 20-round draw with Jeffries
and a three-round knockout admin
istered years ago to Jack Johnson,
has telegraphed Jeffries consenting
to act as Jeffries’ sparring partner.
Choynski will leave for the west next
Week. George Cotton, the colored
fighter, signed up as a sparring part
ner with Johnson.
Fight Duel About Woman.
New Orleans.—Word '<vas received
here of a fatal duel over a woman on
a plantation at Tilden, La., between
two wealthy men. Charles CoHins
was killed and L. L. Lemeine was
fatally shot- The two men had been
rivals for the hand of the same wo
man, and it is said Collins was £!Ie
one who was successful In hfs suit
'The men met at the home of the wo
man and a quarrel followed.
Engine Strikes Auto.
Birmingham, Ala.—^A switch engine
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad dashed into an auto
mobile at Bessemer, seriously injur
ing J. S. Maben, Jr., general mana
ger of the Davis Creek Coal and Coke
Company, and also W. H. Nixon, a
garage man. Mr. Maben has a broten
arm, broken leg and several broken
ribs. ■
County Govemmentf.
Representative—G. W. Wilson.
Clerk Superior Court—^T. T. Loftis.
Sheriff and Taxf Collector—C. C. Kilpat
rick.
Treasurer—^Z. W. Nicholls.
Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie.
Coroner—Dr. W. J. Wallis.
Surveyor—A. L. Hardin.
Commissioners—M. Henry, Ch’n; G.
if*. Lyday^ W. E. Galloway.
Superintendent of Schools—T* C.-Jlen-
derson.
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Physician—^Dr. Goode Cheatham.
Attorney—R. L. Gash.
Town Governin«at»l
Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr.
Board of Aldermen—^T. H. Shipman. J.
M. Kilpatrick, T.^ M. Mitchell, F. L. De-
tani/E. W. tartar
Marshal—^J. A. Galloway.
Clerk and Tax Collector—T. H. Gallon
way. . _
Treasurer—T. H. Shipman.
Health Officer—^Dr. C.^. Hunt.
Attorney—W. W. Zacliary.
Regular meetings—First Monday night
in each month.
Boarding Hoases.
McMINN HOUSE
BREVARD, N. C*
> This old and well known hotel has
been leased for the summer season of
1910, and solicits the patronage of the
traveling public and home people who^
want a square meal.
F'or rates, etc., address
MRS. M. B. WATERS.
WHITMIRE COTTAGE
CHERRYFIELD, N. C.
Summer tourists will find this ah
ideal home ’ for rest and recreation—
near the depot. For information ad
dress as above.
J. C. WHITMIRE.
^ Profesdoniol Cards:
R. L. GASH.
LAWYER
11 and 12 McMinn Buildiiig
Notary Public.
W. B. DUCKWORTH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Building
H. G. BAILEY
Civn and Consultins Engineer
and Surveyor
McMim) Blodc
BREVARD. N. C.
Southern Railway.
For best schednles, fe^fest
changes of cars and lowest rates to
all points, call on or write to
J. H. Wood,
District Passenger Agent,
Asl^ville, N. C.