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g^lY NEWSPAPER HI TBAWSYIVAHIA COUNTY
VOLUME*XV
A HOME PAPER IPOR HOMBJ
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ALL HOME3 PRINT
BRSy^DrNOEmaiaiNA, AFEIL 22,1910.
J. J. MINER, OWNER AND MANAGER
NUMBER»17
COOPER PARDONED
‘ ' I .
Governor Pattersoii NulUfies Or
der of Sopreme CoarL
eon
IS GRANTED NE^ TRIAL
uy'time since the shootings tjatiaiiy
he is ■accompanied by a-few friends
and his course down the street !s
marked by cordial greetings and, con-
gratttlations from, his friends.
BIG ONfS E$OAPB.
Before Supreme Court Had Finished
Handing Decision Against Car
mack’s Slayer, Qovernor Had Writ
ten Pardon.
Administration Won't Hunt Down Men
Higher Up In Sugar Scandal.
Washington.—Secretary MaeVeagh,
of the treasury d^iartment, is" quoted
as saying:
“There will be no further prosecu
tions of men high up in either the
sugar frauds or customs frauds cases.
The customs service will be com
pletely rehabilitated and more Im
provements made than have- hereto*
fore been acccrmplished. Of course,
should prominent men in either the
sugar orr customs cases be found to
Nashville, Tenn.—la the case of
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and Robin
j. Cooper, father and son. convicteu
of killing former United States Sen
ator E. W. Carmack on the streets
*th“' *’®
S peVtlary, the Tennessee su- but the-gmln.
Stale ycu istration contemplates no action
nrAiTie court, by a divided vote, ai-, . , » x j ,
preme ^ , against any prominent men. Judging
firmed the
Cooper.
sentence as to D. B.
COLONEL DUNCAN
COOPER.
As to Robin Cooper, the case, also
by a divided vote, is reversed and
remanded to the lower court for a
new trial.
Quick Pardon From Gov. Patterson.
While Chief Justice Beard was
from investigatiohs that have been
made so far.”
President' Taft, Collector 'Eoeb, Dis
trict Attcrmey Stimson of New York,
Secretary MacVeagh .and Attorney
General Wickersham, who were iti
conference- at 'the white house, ar
rived at this decision, it is said, when
they discussed the different phases of
these cases. Secretary MacVeagh
made an unqualified denial of pub
lished reports thkt the conference re
sulted in the decision to force the
prosecution against prominent sugar
dealers erf New York and elsewhere.
He declared that suc^ statements
were “only guesses and very bad ones
at that.** (
PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
George Burge Confesses Crime Short
ly Before Trap Was Sprung.
Atlanta.—Following a full confes
sion of hiirf crime, G6orge Burge was
hanged Friday at noon in the Ful^^
county Tow^r for the murfler bf "his
wife on May 17, last. The drop fell
at 11:46 o’clock. Just as the whis
tles were blowing and the city clock
was tolling the hour of 12, the con
fused slayer was pronounced dead.
He died erf strangulation. It marked
the first execution conducted by
Sheriff Mangum
Burge first made his confession to
Sherift Mangum early In the morning,
Da ter
reading a dissenting opinion in the
case of Duncan B. Cooper, Governor t before he was baptized
Patterson wrote a full pardon for story to Deputy Sheriff
the defendant, in which he declares: Gilleland, requesting both of the crflfl-
“In my opinioti neither of the de- ^ials to keep the confession secret
fendants is guilty, and they have not 'mtll after he was hanged. He a*!-
had a fair ar^d impartial trial, but mitted he killed his wITe and also
were convicted contrary to the law
and evidence.”
The reversal in the case of Robin
Cooper is based on assignments of
error in the trial judges failing to
charge separately as to Robin Coop
er’s theory of self-defense, linking
the defense of the two defendants
together; excluding testimony of
Governor Patterson as to talks with
defendant Robin Cooper and advice
given him as to Colonel Cooper be
fore the tragedy; and the admission
on cross-examination of Robin Cooper
as to intent of certain state’s wit
nesses in testifying as to certain in
cidents.
The action of Governor Patterson
in pardoning' the aged slayer of Sen
ator Carmack has created a stir in
Tennessee, and his action is mOre
or less roundly denouni^fed.
What effect the governor’s- action
■^11 have politically in the state is
Problematical '
ROBIN COOPEI^'S CASE.
OlfFiculty of Securing Jurors May
Prevent Rehearing^
Nashville. Tenn.—Robin J. Cooper
«as filed a new bond in the criminal
<^ourt to appear, when wanted, to
answer to the charge of murdering
ormer United States Senator, Ed
ward W, Carmack. Many believe this
s the last formality in the famous
^ase and that because of the difftculty
® getting a jury, young Cooper will
never be called to the bar.
The pardon of Cooper, senior, con-
nues to be the one absorbing topic
n Tennessee. The Carmack support
ers issued a synopsis of pardons is-
ued by Governor Patterson during
s term. These number 956, exclus-
of commutations. Of these par-v
^ons, 152 were given to men convicted
murder, it is said.
Colonel Cooper apparently Is great-
y relieved by his release.^ He is seen
^ <5 streets more frequently than at.
attempted to kill his stepson, Frank
Brittain, on whom Burge some time
ago tried to fix the crime. /
After Burge had been pronounced
dead by County Physician Paul Mc
Donald, he was cut down.' The re
mains were removed to the undertak
ing parlors of H. M. Patterson & Son,
where the body was prepared for
burial.
SLIDE BURIES CAMP.
of
Blast of Dynamite Muris Tons
Earth Upon Score of iVlen.
St. Alphonpe, Quebec.—An Im
mense landslide, started by a blast
of d^amite, carried a score of men
down the side of the steep hi!l. and
buried the construction camp of the
Ha *Ha Bay railway under tons of
earth and rock. Not a workman in
the camp escaped, and practically
every one , In the working g^ng on the
hill was more or less seriously In
jured.
The «en killed were asleep in the'
oamp at the foot of the hill when ^he
blast went off. All the men in the
working gang who escaped serious in
jury were at once cfrdered into a res
cue party and word was sent to St.
Alphonse for aid. It will take several
days to reach all parts of the buried
camp. ^ / x/; .
may" SUBMIT^ISSUE TO^ VOtE.
^ercy Followers f^^e Challenge to
the Vardainan Leaders.
Jackson. Miss—The supporters of
Senator Percy challenged the Var
danian men' to Submit the issue be
tween the two factions to a vote of
the people of the state. The Varda
man • supporters^ asked fdt time to con
sider the matter. !'"
Senator Percy’ addressed ,s. Joint
meetitig of the house and senate,
making a fi^yce, arralgnnaent of the
faction that Inspired Bilbo to make
the charge that Perey was elected
through fraud, to the .United States
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PROPEKTt £01^ # $1,000,000
In tiie #ptry.
So Far There Has Mb JteplSrt of
Loss of Life, Are tn
Great Panic and : Many Are Aban
doning Their Ho#iei for the Hills
^^San Jose» Gosjta —A series of
Earthquakes, va%ii]^'^ Intensity, has
swept over Costa Rica ^uring the past
24 hours, d^ing vasi ^itoage, the ex
tent of which can now be esu-
mated at more 000,000. So
far there has beexi nif report of loss
of life, but the peopfe in the cities
are panic-stricken "and aret^bandon-
ing their homes ^ for t^e hillside.
Over Thl^ |(hocks.
In all there have been more than 30
shocks. Property in San Jose to the
value of t several httlidred. thousand
dollars ha« be$^ >4<Q^6yed.
The gov6rnm^|ife^dS a suspen
sion of general .^HV^ss until such
time a^ safety^ iiiWim "The T>an*^s
and public instl^utiotts ' have been
closed cmd trades are at a standstill.
Stau nchest Bui I dings Shaken.
The first shocks occurring were of
slight intensity and caused little
alarm, but later they became much
more violent, and even the staunch
est buildings were shaken to their
very foundations. In several instances
weaker buildings were partially
wrecked and many persons were
slightly injured. Conteiur'^ Uon be
tween the vari.crus towns h'^5 been in
terrupted and details qt the damage
done at these plades aie lacking.
@ASEQAM.<
^TPCNS.
Atlanta Team Rabes Pennant AmI3
I General Jollification.
Atlanta.—The baseball se^on in
the Southern League is again under
way, .much to the delight of fans all
around the circuit. Eight clubs have
started off under most auspicious cir-
cnmstAnces, each confident of dupli
cating Atlanta's feat of'winning the
pennant last season. However, noth
ing but the wind-up in September will
tell who is the successful cont^ender
for 1910.
Here In Atlanta the opening was
marked by the raising of the fiag
which was wpn last season, and pro
claims the teq.m the 1910 champions,
a large and enthusiastic crowd in at
tendance and a game between Atlanta
and Chattan6oga, which resulted in
Atlanta's favor, 8 to’ 6.
RAILROAD SWINDLED.
. A
Illinois Central Loses $1,000,000
Through.Alleged Conspiracy.
Chicago.—^It has become known’
that detectives who have been work
ing under the personal direction of
J. T. Harahan, president of the Illi
nois Central Railroad, have concluded
their report into the charge that the
road has been swindled out of large
sums, perhaps $1,000,000. It is ex
pected that arrests will b*e ordered.
Beyond the fact that the money
'was obtained from the railroad com
pany through an alleged conspiracy,
nothing is known concerning the. de
tails of the • mfannert In?' whdich it^ was
conducted '
UNWEPT AND UNSUNG.
Friends and Relatives Vanished When
Denton’s Riches Left Him.
Chicago.—The body of Stephen H.
Denton, Harvard graduate and vete
ran of the Mexican and Civil wars,
lies in a west side undertaking estab
lishment and jls threatened with dis
section.
Denton once possessed wealth and
was associated with his brother In
the dry goods ^ business in Iowa.
Friends and relatives -appear to have
vanished with his riches. He pos
sessed but $2.15, a pawn ticket for
his watch and some old clotlies when
he was admitted to the Dunning in
firmary early in January^ i and not ,a
persdi vislfe^ him ^r made Inquiry
concerning the progress of the dis
ease which carried him oif last Satur-
dayf and none has claimed the body.
Mistaken.
^ittle boy, haven’t I seen you in my
Bible class?” **Not^unless I walks in
me slefep, ladar.**--B*cbange.
STORM SWEEPS GEORGIa.
Town ^ Manchester Hit by Wind ofv
Cyclonlo Fury, -
ICanohester, Qa.—Six negro ISlfants
are milBsing, carried away by the fury
of the elements, it is supi^sed; a
score of houses were wrecked and
much property damaged in a cyclone
which struck Woodland. With
little waratajfr k>^er<j^ clouds' lap
ped the place in ^emi-darkneas^ and
the stom broke in awful fury before
the people had time to seek shelter
or to prepare for rough weather.
Accompanied by the usual muffied
rumblings, torrents of rain and sheets
of hail, driven by cyclonic winds, tell
for several minutes, and not until the
clouds had lifted'liid the people real
ize that the town had been almoftt
completely swept off the map.
A freight train standing on the sFde-
track Qf the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad was blown over on
the main line. A passing freight com
ing into the yard during the height of
the storm crashed head-on Into the
storm-swept cars, as a result of which
considerable damage was done to
both trains. Several hours were re
quired in clearing the tracks.
Other sections report more or less
damage from wind and hall
STORM IN ALABAMA.
One Village Is Wiped Off the IWap—
Number of Fatalities
Montgomery.—Correspondents re-
pcfrt losses of life and heav^^damage
to property by a storm which swept
over southwest Alabama.
Awin, a small village in the south
eastern comer of Wilcox county,' is
feported to have been the heaviest
sufferer. Awin is in a remote section,
but it is said that at least one per
son was killed, and it is believed
<y«^re. a number fft deathSi. -
PracficalTy 'ev^ry house^n“^te
lage is said to have been wiped out.
The storm was violent in many parts
of the state and it is believed that
there were many fatalities.
Rain Aids Cotton Crop In Geoi^gia.
Cordele, Ga.~The rain in this sec-
.tion has brought badly needed relief
to the crops and added much to tHe
prospects for a good grain season.
Onl5f one heavy rain has fallen In
South Georgia since CEjrlstmas, and
the fields were very dry. The farm-
.ers coming- into the city report that
a good rain had fallen all over the
county and that no further fears are
now entertained fpr a good stand of
corn and cotton.
Prisoner Hangs Hlmseif.
Brandon, Miss-—Making a noose
out of his shirt, Tom Cord, a negro
prisoner, succeeded in' strangling Sim-
self to death in his cell in the county
jail here. Two days ago he seized an
ax and brained ai' old negro named
Johnson, who, according to his state
ment, had placed a *‘hoodoo** under
his door.
8,000,000 Feet of Lumber Burn.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—^A dispatcl!
from Johnson City, Tenn., says ,3,-
000,000 feet of fine timber, belonging
to the John T. Dixon Lumber Com
pany, of Elk Creek, has been de
stroyed by forest fires burning in the
mountains for several days.' The
loss is estimated at $50,000, partly in:
sured. ^ '
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMMNY.
OpexaMiig'the TniwylviQift Railxoad.
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J. H. WOOD, Dist. Pass, Ag’t, A6hevllie« N. C.
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County Govemmeiit*.
Representative—G. W. Wilson.
Clerk Superior Court—T. T. Loftis.
Sheriff and Tax 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—W. M. Henry, Ch'n; G.
T. Lydaj^ W. E. Galloway.
Superintendent of Schools—T. C. Hen
derson.
\ Physician—^Dr. Goode Cheatham.
Attorney—R. L. Gash.
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Town Government*.
Mt^or-—W. E. Brees^ir. ‘
- Tf ift
M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Mitchell, F. L. De-
Vane, E. W. Carter.
Marshal—^J. A. Galloway.
Clerk and Tax Collector—T. H. Gallo
way.
Treasurer—T. H. Shipman.
Health Gfl5cer—Dr. C. W. Hunt.
Attorney—W. W. Zachary.
Regular meetings—First Monday night
in each month.
Boarding Houses.
McMINN HOUSE
BREVARD, N. C.
This old^ and well known hotel has
been leased for the summer season of
1910, and solicits the pa^onage of the
traveling public and home people who
want a square meal.i* -
For rates, etc.', address
MRS. M. B. WATERS.
WHITMIRE COTTAGE
CHERRYFIELD, N. C.
Summer tourists will find this
ideal home for rest and recreation—
near the depot. For information ad
dress as above.
J. C. WHITMIRE.
Women Strikers Battle.
Louisville, Ky.—^Women tobacco
stemmers whc tried to return to work
in the American* Tobacco Compan3r*8
factory at Twenty-fourth and Main
streets were attacked by women strik
ers and a pitched battle followed.
Bricks were used as' weapons and
several combatants were injured be
fore the police stopped the fight.
Walsh Left $10,000,000 Estate.
Washington.—The will of Thomas
F. .Walsh, the mining magnate, leaves*
|100,000 to charity^ and" the rest of
his estate practically in its entirety,
to Mrs. Carrie B. Walsh, the widow,
and Mrs. S. Bl McLean, a daughter.
The estate is valued, at from $8,000,-
000 to $10,000,000.
Cruise In Mediterranean.
London.—Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria left here for
where they wHl embark t|poii.
al yacht Iota IMitMraaNtt etmm
Profesnonol Cords.
R. li. GAte.
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11 and 12 MclfQim Bofldins
Notarjr Public.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimer Builoirg
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Civil and Considting Engineer
and Saryeyw
McMim Blodc ' BREVARD^ N. C.
Southern R^way.
For best schedules, fewest
changes of cars and towest^rates to
all points, call on oi^ write to
J. H. Wood,
District Passenger Agent,
Asheville, C.
CliamberlalR's Coui
Cures Colds. Ctoi9 and