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VOL. BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL News of an incendiary's act, his 'flight and subsequent capture has been received here from Sunbury, the principal town in Gates county. ' Last Monday night the store of Mr. V. II. Elliott, a well known merchant there, was completely destroyed by ' fire. The origin of the blaze was suffi ciently questionable to justify an in vestigation, which resulted in the con cm b ion mat it was set afire. The fact being patent, the indignant'eitizens at once sent for ' 'Hurricane' ' Branch, of buffolk, and his bloodhounds. " The Cogs were at once put oh the trail and in less than half an hour 'had taken the. posse to a tree in a. nearby swamp in which was hiding a negro named Thomas Hunter. Shortly after his arrest he was giv en a preliminary hearing and sent to the jail in Gatesville for safekeeping until the October term of court. His bail was fixed at $1,000 and was signed by Messrs: L. L. Smith and Rufus Rid lick. The supposed incendiary is now at libertv. , ! i enies Report Of Secret Marriage In some manner not understood by the parties interested, j it has become reported that Mr. Tom Williams, Jr., whose-father runs a store on the cor ner of Poindexter and Burgess streets .ami Miss Lucy White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. White, of this city, were secretly married several days ago at Richmond, or some" other point in Virginia. However, Mr Wil liams was asked concerning it by a reporter for this paper today and an indignant' denial was the result. He said the report is absolutely false and started. Miss White has been in Virginia sometime and it was said she was joined by Mr. Williams and that they proceeded to Richmond and that It was to be kept a perfect secret but that it leaked out. No Election On Prohibition Raleigh, June 27. There will be no election in Raleigh on the question of prohibition as set out in the petition circulated by Rev. Sylvester J. Betts and others, and the vote not to grant the election asked-for was by a unan imous vote of the board of aldermen. This result came about j because of the legal opinion on the petition, ren dered' by City Attorney W. B. Snow, who in a remarkably clear and con cise opinion in which the matter was fully set out, stated that the petition was not in accordance with the pro visions of .the Watts law in that it did lfot designate any one or more of the required questions to be submit ted to the voters for their determina tion, even while the report of the committee showed that more ian the necessary names required to call ;m election was on the petition. Emigrants As Textile Workers Messrs. E. H. Smith, JV-M. Sargent and T; M. Costello, of Charlotte, who -are assnointp with the Southern Cot ton Manuf acturer, -were in ; Raleigh yesterday, ,and discussed with Gov ernor Glenn the practicability of bringing. English emigrants to North Carolina to work in the cotton mills of the State. If thisj immigration should nrnvA Rnnressfnl the immi grants will be encouraged to enter other Southern States. ' Mr. Costello obtained a letter of in troduction and recommendation from XJovernor Glenn, and he "will leave in a few days for England, to bring the rsi company of immigrants w.uim Carolina for the cotton mills. NEGRO TO EARTH BEBT1E SELECTS FUTUBE OFFICERS DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEN TION DECIDED TO GIVE COM MISSION FULL RATE MAKING POWERS.' i. juno 2C At the Democ v.tlliLv, ijh truiiim uertie county held here today, vthe follow ing nominations were unanimously marl a ' rll. n- y- , v.. vic.i k w. i.. L,yon, register, Col.b oucian, j. r. oioKes: cor oner, Dr. H. D. Dunston, surveyor, W. R. Rayner; commissioners, C. W. Spruill, George I. Madry, L.A.Now- ell, Dr. Wayland Mitchell and R. J. Shields. The last two are new: mem bers. The convention instructed for T T i-i ,, nun. r. jSl. Simmnnc fn? h, ,,, . .i.j me acuaie, lion. Claude Kitchin for congress- Hon. John H. Kerr for solicitor, and Hon. C. W Mitchell for the state sen ate from the third district. Thomas Gilliam, president of the bank of Windsor, is nominated by acclamation for the house. The convention passed resolutions cuuuiuiiis me present policy of the party in state affairs and demand a constitutional amendment which will give full rate making powers to the Corporation Commission or some other court elected for that purpose. Hon. Jacob Long was endorsed for Corporation Commission. The resolu tion on the subject of rate making is as follows: The present high passenger rate and the ..frequent .appalline loss of lit on i iwinwiig txz I-' ftcttrr point to-tno necessity of reducing - rates and hav ing a more rigid supervision of rail roads. We favor an amendment to the constitution of North Carolina under the express terms of which it shall be made the duty of the Cor poration Commission or some other body elected with judicial power equal to that of the Superior court to re duce passenger rates to the basis of a reasonable profit to the common carrier, and to investigate wrecks and accidents and prosecute those in fault for injuring persons, and for loss of life.l The convention was entirely har monious. Bar Association . i . Meets Tonight The Eighth annuel meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association will be held at the Seashore Hotel on Wrightsville Sound this evening. The association will continue in session throughout tomorrow and Friday. A vetry large attendance of members is expected and the meetings will be of great interest to all parts of the state which will be represented by mem bers. i The speech of welcome will be de livered by Mr. J. O. Carr, of the Wil mington bar, and the response there to by Mr. E. T. Cansler, of Charlotte. President Clement Manly will deliver his address to the association and the annual address will be delivered by Hon. Hannis Taylor, of Washington, D. C, a native of New Bern, and min ister to Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. Other addresses and reports of com mittees from the last session of the as sociation held at Toxaway will be de livered anl presented as follows: Mr. T. W. Bickett,' of Louisburg, will deliver an address on "The Per sonality of the Judge as Affecting the Case.' ' , : ' " ' ' , The reports of the standing com mittees will Ibe presented at Wednes day evening's session, except the're port of the committee on'memorials, which will be presented at Thursday morning's session. The report of the committee on admissions will be pre sented' by the chairman. Mr. E. P. lAydlett, of Elizabeth City, r- - ELIZABETH CITY, N. AT MR. HOCUTT EXPLAINS HIS FOR. MER LETTER AND BRINGS OUT NEW MATTER WHY HE OP POSES DANIEL. To the Editor: ' I wish to make the following reply to B. B. Nicholson's charges of ignor ance and slander. At the tim I trrnto my former article, the only people that I knew of who were making a fight on H. S. Ward were the blind tiger ccrowd, and some others who were seeking to conceal the identity of the perpetrators of one of the most dastardly crimes ever committed in this county. If Mr. - - wit it in publish all the facts as they develop ed, and the means used to conceal the guilty parties who made an assault upon that helpless infant child then I will be willing to leave it to the public as to whether I was trying to slander any good man in this or any other county. If Mr. Nicholson will make affidavit that these parties and their iriends did not oppose H. S. Ward on account of his efforts to prosecute them, then I'll withdraw every refer ence to them and apologize. With these I do not wish to Include Mr. Ward's opponent. So far as I know he had nothing to do with this matter whatever. My only objection to him is his age. This he willover come in time if he lives... I disclaim any Intention of reflecting on hi3 character in anyway. I am glad to read in the papers that he is a young man ofjionor, and I accept it at face value. As to the blind tiger element fight - ng Mr. Ward, he is the man who in formed me that they had organized to defeat him. These are the people r or criminala. rfo apology. Stnce wru ing the first article there has develop ed an opposition to Mr. Ward among quite a different class of people, and for quite a different cause. And I do not mean to allow what I said to be applied to these good men who may oppose Mr. Ward because he favors a new court house. I am glad that Mr. Ward is not willing to have these gocd people who oppose him on hon orable grounds called criminals. It was only the developments lhat took place after I wrote that article that put me in a false light before Mr. Ward and many other good people. I furth ermore intended no contra&t between Mr. Ward and any other solicitor of recent years. Judge Ward made a good solicitor, as he is making a good judge. In conclusion permit me to say that my first article was written in haste, and some of the language uio rot convey the thought intended and with the explanation her-? given, if B. B. Nicholson is a fair minded man he will retract bis charges; if he let's them stand they will tA with redoubled force upon his own head. Will the Tar Heel and Transcript please copy this. W. E. HOCUTT. Pantego, N. C, June 2(5. Pic Nic AT Albemarle Church Mr. J. B. Walker, one of Washington county's most prominent merchants and substantial farmers and incident ally one of our most valued corre spondents, is in . the city on business cf a mercantile nature. Mr. Walker is interested in all things that portends to the well fare of his community. He announces that his people will have a mammoth pic-nlc of the old fashioned type on the last Thursday in July, (the 26th) at Old Albemarle church hear Bay, N. C. The annual plc-nics at this church have become historic as social feat ures in this comunity, since tremend ous crowds assemble u;on such oc casion to avail themselves of the un stinted hospitality of the good people of the Bay community. The projected pic-nlc of this year bids fair to exceed" all former -efforts. COMES 1. BACK PJIGHO Lsoni C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE ELIZABETH CITY FINAL SCORE WAS 7 TO 3 FEAT URE WAS PITCHING OF FEAR. ING, WHO STRUCK OUT 12 MEN TWO GAMES ON JULY 4. Atlantic City failed to retrieve the urels she lost last year, when de bated here -by the score of C to 1, yesterday when she crossed bats with the locals at the Park grounds. The final score was 7 to 3 and the visitors would have been shut out but for a couple" of unfortunate errors. It was a rather listless game: the locals let ting up after the first two or three innings, when everyone on the field kuew the winners. It was onlv .i mi? tion of how large the score would be. The single featu was the pitch ing of Fearing, who had the Virginians at his mercy at all stages of the game. If one inning Atlantic City had three men on bases, and in another two. with no one oyt, when Fearing struck out the next three up. The locals fic-Med well and there was a marked improvement in their hitting. Following Is the score by innings: Atlantic City ...0 0002100 0 S E. City 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 Batteries: Atlantic City, Lowder and Jones: Elizabeth City, Fearing and Williams. Struck out, by Fearing 12: by Lov. der, 4. Next Wednesday the locals will piay two games with a fast team from Nor folk. Summarv Of Weather Condition The general summary of the weath er for the we.l. er. !!ng June 25 is as follows: The weather during the fore part of the week was partly cloudy with num erous thunderstorms, while during the latter portion there were fewer thun derstorms and less cloudiness. The rainfall over the state as a whole was somewhat below normal and was not well distributed. At New Berne 3.26 Inches was reported, which is much above normal, while at Hatteras only 0.01 Inch fell, which Is much below normal!' In Beaufort county there Is some complaint of too' much rain, the fields being under water one-fourth of the time; and in Montgomery and Forsyth counties the rains were so heavy as to cause damage. In Chat ham county the land Is reported as be ing badly washed. In Burke, David son, and Wilkes counties damage by hail which accompanied a thunder storm on the 21st was reported, which damage in places was severe. A cor respondent of Montgomery county re ports that after his report of the week ending June 18th was mailed a severe wind accompanied by a destructive hail storm occurred on that day. The average temperature for the state was about normal. The day temperatures rose very high, while the nights were relatively cool. The highest tempera ture reported was 95 degrees on tho 21st in Johnston county, and and the lowest was 52 degrees 6n 23rd In Bun combe county. MEETING OF DELEGATES. A meeting of the congressional dele gates from Pasquotank county is call ed to meet at the office of Mr. J. B. Leigh at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow, Thurs day, June 2Sth, for the purpose of selecting members of the different committees. A. L. PENDLETON'. The family of Mr. W. II. Jennings, clerk of the Superior court, are spend ing some time at Virginia Beach. JUDICIAL DELEGATES. The delegates from Pasquotank county to the judicial convention are requested to meet in Mr. J. B. Leigh's office tonforrow (Thursday( morning at 11 o'clock for purposes of organiza tion. ' DEFEATED VISITORS 27 1906, lEAST LffKE TO HOLD BIG RALLY CITIZENS OF THAT SECTION EN THUSIASTIC ON SUBJECTS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PLANS FOR GREAT TIME. The citizens of East Lake in Dare county are preparing for a bis time on July 27th. The occasion wil be a combined educational and Sunday school rally when the citizens of that section will gather for the promotion of these two great causes. Mr. Isaiah J. Lamb who Is superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school at East Lake was in town today and told of prepar ations for the event. A large crowd will be in attendance: music will be furnished by the two brass bands from East Lake and Mann's Harbor. Mr. Walter L. Cohoon. of this city, has been tendered an invitation to ad dress the citizens at the meeting and ha? accepted. East Lake Is one of the most f'our ishing and progressive comtnu--.lt ies in eastern Carolina. Like all o! Dare county, they have caught the educa tional -spirit and are keenly alive to that important question. They have a handsome two story school building and maintain a good sch ool which is well attended and does thorough and efficient work. The rally on July 27th will be a notable occasion and the citizens of that section are already looking for ward to it with pleasant anticipation. 2 Men Thrown . .... From Busi Yesterday afternoon when driving back from the ball game, Mr. F. II. Ziegler and a drummer In the buggy with him. narrowly escaped Injury. The horse took fright at a large clrci saw on which the sun shone brlghtly in front of Kramer's saw mill and la swerving to one side ran the buggy into a post. The vehicle was over turned, the occupants being thrc-arn out and it appepared that they could not escape serious injury, but both arose from the mud with only sllqh: bruises. The horse made no attempt to run. Th buggy was badly damage! -l.. had to be left on a vacant lot. The N-&S. Bridge Question Referred The application of the Norfolk & Southein Railroad Company for per mission to construct a bridge acroas -nlbemarlc Sound, has been referred by the War Department to Major E. Evcleth V3nslow, U. S. Engineer In charge at Norfolk. The bridge which will give Norfolk closer connection with the coast re gion of North Carolina than ever be fore, will be about five miles long. It will do away with the sound ferry foircerly operated by the railroad, re duce the time of the travelers and contribute to their comfort and safeyt. . TOO MUCH RAIN. Farmers in town yesterday and to day expressed alarm at the continued rains which have visited this section recently. It is feared that In some sections the crops are seriously damaged.- The shipping of potatoes en gaged the attention of the planters to such an extent that corn and cotton were neglected and they were already beginning to suffer for care. The re cent rains were a rerious set-back to some. Farmers are now bending every energy to catch up In their -work and the next few days will be exceedingly busy ones. . Mr. E. T. Burgess, of Shiloh, county superintendent of schools for Camden, Is ' in the city today. NO 264 FOR THE bid- conn TWO IMPORTANT CATHERINGS TO .MEET .HERE .TOMORROW AFTERNOON POLITICAL EVENT OF GREAT INTEREST CON GRESSMAN. JUDGE AND SOLICL TOR TO BE CHOSEN. Every thing is now in tt-adiat f r tne two btK iK-mocratlc c unvc ntK.r.n which will meet in th:. city tomor row. A few delegate hae alrea !y more win come in this a. - thiamin ann tomorrow and by tht :ime oi meeting tomorrow lerntHtn a full attendance is xicte.:. The Ji:,!'ri ,! convention is held for the p;in. or nominating a Judge and soHciior for the next term The c on;r- ssior.al convention will nominate a roncA, man. The Representation. I here an- eleven oot;mli judicial district with f. ? .1 in hU one alternate for 'very :1ft v n, m . cratlc votes and one b h i;ate an I or.e alternate for every fraction of fifty votes over 23 cast for governor In the last preceding gubernatorial election. The list of counties comprising the district with the number of votes cast for governor Glenn and the consequent representation in the Judicial conten- non Is as follows: County. Dem. Vote. No. Delegates Beaufort Z...1.94H Camden A. .. 41. ChowaP .. .. r,2. 8 13 21 0 15 II IS Currituck .. Dare .. .. Gates .. .. Hyde .. .. Pasquotank v 54S 429 -1.UUI , . COl Washington 10 Totals for Judicial District 7.0G2 170 " Added to these, the follow threo comprise the congressional district: County Dem. Vote. No. Deteaatts HertforJ Martin . Pitt . SOI 1.IIG 2.288 1C 29 18 Totals for congres sional Dis. 12.510 228 Judicial Convention. The Judicial convention will be call ed to order In the court hou&e$it two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I. Is ronrode f - y AVard, will b nominated without oppo sition to succeed hlmsel' The only, contest will bo for the office of solici tor. The two candidates are Hon. Hallett S. Ward, the. present Incum bent, and Mr. E. A. Daniel, of Wash ington. Doth have strong friends and both have expressed their confi lenco of securing the nomination. An un biased estimate would seem to joint to Ward as the victor. He already has a large number'of votes Instructed for him. As noticed elsewhere, the Pasquo tank delegates In this convention are requested to meet at 11 o'clock tomor row morning for purposes of organi zation. Congressional Convention. At three o'clock the congressional convention will be called to order in the court house. In the mprning at 10:30 there will be a meeting of the delegate from Pasquotank In Mr. J. B. Leigh's office. The task of the con gressional conTentlon is the nomina tion of a congressman from this dis trict Hon. John H. Small, the present faithful Incumbent, has no opposition and it is understood that his nomina tion will be unanimous. Notwithstand ing the fact that the action of the convention is practically certain, 3 large attendance of delegates and vis itors to the city and the gates will be thrown wide open to receive them. Elizabeth City will be la the hands of the Democrats tomorrow. - NEW PASTOR HERE. Rev. L. T. Singleton, of Itopcr. who will suppy the pastorate of City Road M. E. church until the meeting of tho annual conference arrived ia the city yesterday afternoon and Is now xho guest of ReT. II. Ml TCorth. He will enter upon hJs tinties miter this week. READY
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