THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE IN 'TRAINING. . J BROKER ' VJII1S THE DERBY
.. W " I -
ormer Tammany Chieftain's Orby
Lands English Classic Race. '
notorious Horso Was I!ml From an
Americanr Tam and' Bidden "by
. . an American Jpckcy, Reiff. -
Wholesale Prices Qnoted in New York
: . 5 v MU.K.' . . ;, .. .. - '
r'Th, MHJc KVrfinoge trfce, lor standard
quality is CUc' i? quart.
BU'ITKK.
Cartoon by Berryman rn the Washington7 Star.
ODDITIES m THE DAY'S HEWS
FROM ILL OYER THE WORLD
SHIRT WAIST FASHIONS -FOR
THE MAIL CARRIERS. " '
Washington, D. C Letter car-Tiers,-if
they desire to wear shirt
-waists, must wear also dark ties and
neat belts. This has been determined
officially by the Postoffice Depart
ment. A few days ao Postmaster-Gen-eral
Meyer received a letter from a
mail carrier suggesting that the
postal regulations state that carriers,
when wearing shirt waists, must wear
dark ties. He then continued:
"I desire very much to know
whether the wearing of ties is com
pulsory for a member of a religious
sect that does not allow its members
to wear ties at all. Does not the
Constitution of the United States in
sure religious freedom to every legal
citizen?" ,
Postmaster-General Meyer, reply
ing to the communication, said: .
"Under the r-ostal regulations if a
letter carrier wishes to wear a shirt
waist he must also wear a turn-down
collar with a 4 dark tie and a neat
belt."
FISHED WITH HOXEY
FOR AST IX THROAT.
Shrewsbury,. Mass. An ant almost
caused the death of Edgar Smith, of
Shrewsbury.
Smith is an athlet j and takes long
walks, carrying hi-s lunch with him.
An ant dropped on a sandwich he
was eating and lodged half way down
his throat, clinging to the membrane
by its mandibles.
Two Shrewsbury physicians were'
unable to release its hold, and Smith
was being tickled to death when
taken to Worcester.
A waxed thread with honey on it
was worked down Smith's. throat by
a doctor and the ant finally seized lr
and was pulled out. . . -
BURIED FRENCH WOMAN
"RESCUED TOO LATE. '
Paris. The wife of a farmer of
Mount de Marsan, in the Province of
"Laivdes, was buried while -in a state
oi catalepsy.- - '- -
' The woman . had suffered from a
lingering illness, and death appar
ently took place a week ago. The
body was interred on Friday, and for
some unexplained reason the grave
was not filled at once.
The following Monday a man who
was passing the grave heard stifled
cries proceeding from it, and ran
to the house of the Mayor ,to give in
formation. The Mayor summoned a doctor and
hurried off with him to the cemetery.
When the coffin was opened the wom
an inside made a convulsive effort to
rise.
The doctor put his arms around
her and raised her to a sitting posi
tion. Her heart was still beating.
but she died shortly afterward.
Th3 woman had torn her shroud
to pieces in her desperate efforts to
escape from her living tomb.
MISER SPENDS $30,000 IN
FEAR OF BEING SLAIN.
Pulaski, Tenn. Stricken with the
fear that he would be murdered for
his money, Willis Smith, eighty-four
years old, has flooded the country
with $30,000 in quarters- and half
dollars, which he has been hiding in
fruit jars for many Tears.
The money was coined two genera
tions -ago, but' Is. not worn. Many
years ago Smifh put some money in a
bank and the cashier at once paid it
out on a check. Smith saw this and
withdrew hia money, saying he would
not do business with a concern that
would not keep his money "better
than that." .-"-."
3
GIRLS ON STRIKE
FOR LARGER DOWRY.
Paris. -The most curious strike in
France is on ia the suburb of
Granges-le-RoI, near Paris, where the
girls are "out" demanding a larger
marriage dowry for the annually
elected "Roslere," or Queen of the
Rose.
The" "Rosiere' is chosen from
among the industrious unmarried
women under twenty-five, and the
lucky eirl receives from the com
munity $50.
Six girls elected in succession this
vear declined to serve, saying the
sum was too small.
London. Rjchard Croker's Orby,
ridden by "Johnny" Rciff, an Ameri
can jockey, won the Derby Stakes, of
6500 sovereigns,' at Epeom, distance
about one mile and a half.
Wool Winder, . ridden by Madden,
an English jock"ey, was secondhand
Slieve Gallion, an Irish horse, ridden
by .- Higgs, N an English Jockey, was
third. . -Orby
was bred in Ireland out of an
American dam, and thus the Derby
has been won by at American owner,
whose horse was ridden by an Ameri
can jockey nnd whose mount was out
of en American mare.
Nine horses started.
The betting wps 100 to "!T-against
Orbv and WrwH Winder and IS to 8
on SHeve GallioiO
. Orby won bv two lengths.. The en
thusiasm of the Americans wn bf
easier Imagined tb.n described, and
Mr. Croker. his white bearded face
beaming with hawdness, was con
gratulated on all s'des.
Outside. of Mr. Croker and his im
mediate entourage Orbv had but few
friends, and the betting Indicated
that the Sporting pronhets estimated
his chances as bing slipht. Mr. Cro
ker and those who watched the colt's
trials, however, were sanguine that
they held a surprise in store for the
Derby crowds.
Much of the customary gayety and
nicturesqueness were lacking in the
jam Mar Derby Dav scenes on the
road to Epsom. Torrents of ram
poured down up to 10 o'clock and the
muddy, dismal procession bouna to
the downs looked uncommonly "like
the return of the procession after the
downfall of the favorite.
Scores of special trains, however,
took enormous crowds to Epsom.
King Edward elected to travel by
train.. The royal party Included the
Prince and . Princess of Wales, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and
the Grand Duke Michael of Russia.
Orby met with a mixed reception
on returning to tho scale. The vast
majority of. the crowd had lost
money, in many cases huge sums.
The hundreds of Americans present.
however, gave the ex-Tammany chief
and his horse a rousing reception.
Aside from the enormous prestige
of winning the blue ribbon of the
turf Mr. Croker made a fortune. In
the first place, the stakes, 6500 sov
ereigns, or $32,500, Is no Inconsider
able sum, then he had the opportu-i
nity of making any number of bets
at about 10 to 1, and, finally, -the
value of Orby ha3 increased to such
an extent that Mr. Croker may, If he
so desires, sell him foran immense
sum. Of course it Is impossible to
form an exact estimate of. the finan
cial fruits of Mr. Croker's triumph,
but, one way and the other, they were
placed at about $250,000.
Richard Croker has epjoyea one oi
the most fantastic revolutions of the
whirligig of time. Driven out of Eng
lish racing through the rulings of the
Jockey Club, and retiring in disgust
to Dublin, he has returned to win the
blue ribbon of the turf. This is glory
enough for a Tammany statesman out
of business, whether he attends tne
King's dinner for the melancholy
Jockey Club at Buckingham Palace
or stays away in isolated grandeur.
It wa not a popular victory. The
crowds were cold and cheered only
languidly, from stress of excitement.
They were silent and resentful when
Mr. Croker, with a ' beaming smile,
led in his horse.
Creamery Western, extra.? .?"-iW$
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Good In prime...
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BEANS.
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Ben Davis, per bbl 4 50
Baldwin, per bbl 5 00
Ftrawberries, per qt.... .. 4
Blackberries, per qt 15
Huckleberries, per ot...... 13
Gooseberries, per qt........ .
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Fowls, per lb . .. . . , .
Chickens, spring, per lb...
Roosters, per lb V.-....-r
Turkeys, per lb............
Pucks. Yer lb...."
(l"Wi. per lb........ 8
Pigeons, per r-air.
dtcersed rouircr.
Turkeys, per lb.. 10
Fowls, per lb 1i
Ducks, sprinp. per lb...... 17
Squabs, per dozen.. 1 25
HAT ANT STRAW.
Hr. prime, ner 100 lb....
No. 1, per "00 Jb
No. 2, per 100 lb. 7
Clover mixed, per 100 lb. 80
Straw, long rye 60
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BQrs.
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Medium, 1905
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Medium, 1905,... 6
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, old. ner bbl..... 1 50
New. per bbl 3 00
Sweets, per basket...... 1 30
Tomatoes, per carrier 1 00-
Kes plant, ner box .. 2 on
Squash, per box..... ....... 75
Peas, per basket.....'. 50
Penpers, per carrier 1 50
Lettuce, per bbl 2 00
Cabbapes. per bbl 1 25
String-bns. per baket... 1 00
Onions. N. O.: ner bag.... 1 00
farrots. per bbl.. 2 25
Beet. per 100 hunches 2 50
Turnips, per bbl'...'. 1 50
OVm. per rarrier ......... 1 00
Purser, per bbl .- 7 W
Spirach. per bbl 75
Watercress, per 100 bunches 1 00
T.ima ben. r crate 2 0
Kl. per bbl.T 50
Shallots, per J00 bunches.. 1 00
Radishes, per 100 bunches. . 75
f umbers, per basket.... 1 25
Leeks, per 100 bunches. 1 00
,Aorams.per drz. bunches 1 00
Bhrvrb. per 100 bunches. 1 00
( miiiflower. per basket.... 1 it
Mint, per doz. bunches.... 15
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ROOF GARDEN VAUDEVILLE '
OX A CHURCH.
Philadelphia- When the Rev.
Charles R". McClellah, D. D., pastor
of the FaiHIll Baptist Church,-of
this city, suggested to his congrega
tion that the church should be sur
mounted by a roof garden, where a
vaudeville show could be held in
warm weather to attract men, women
and children to Gospel services, those
present manifested their approval by
subscribing $12,000 for the, project.
The Fair Hill congregation is com
posed largely of mill workers.
Dr. McCIellan said: "Too many
of our people find the church unat
tractive. We must offer something
to draw theia from the playhouse, the
poolroom and the saloon. If neces--
sary we must supply a free luncht
which - attracts po many men to the
saloon." .
CURES WD7E'S
INSOMNIA BY STAGE DEVICE.
Cleveland, Ohio. James Benham,
a grocer, has cured his wife of ner
vousness and insomnia by a stage
device. f
He saw in a medical journal that
the patter of raindrops on the vroof
would cure sleeplessness. Getting a
theatre employe to help him, he
rigged up a thunder and lightning
maker on the tin roof of his house
near his bedroom. When darkness
came he sent his son out with the
garden hose and urged - his wife to
go to bed, saying it looked like rain
Soon the rumble of thunder and
flashes of lightning were followed by
the patter of raindrops on the roof,
and in a few minutes Mrs. Benham
was asleep. Benham- says the trick
has worked a complete cure.
Friendly Act, Cost Him His Life.
Just after he had said: "This is
the last time I can help you," Asa
Van Keuren, a sawyer, was billed at
Pine TBush Hill, N, Y., by. being
caught under a log which he was
helping a friend to take from a
wagon..
TIGER DODGES BULL ,
AND CHARGES CROWD.
Colon. The arms-carrying habit
in Panama City came in handy at the
last tiger and bull fight.
Three thousand . persons, one-third
of them Americans, were In the
erandstand. when the tiger broke
out of its pen and made for the
crowd.
There was almost a panic, but a
fusillade of shots ended the career
of the beast after he. had gone
through the first ten rows of seats.
PENNSYLVANIA RETALIATES.
WHOLE TOWN BUSY
PLAYING MARBLES. ;
Sandy Hook, Ky. Marble playing
is monopolizing the time of men,
women and children at Sandy Hook.
Everybody is playing the game.
Gray-haired men and women enjoy it
as much as children.
Even Judge Hargis, who is ready
fOT trial,' charged with killing Dr.
Cox. plays in the court-yard with
other prisoners- all day.. ;. " "
SNORER SHOT FOR
WILD BEAST IN IOWA.
Oskaloosa, Iowa. Richard Hard
ing's alcoholic snoring, while sleep-
ins behind a hedge at Durfee mining
camp, caused him to be shot and
killed by friends, who mistook the vi
brations of Hardlng!s uvula for the
anorting of a wild, animal. - The slay
ers surrendered to the Sheriff.
Abolishes All Commutation Rates in
Return For 2 Cent Fare Law.
Philadelphia. Avoiding all the
subterfuges 'employed by-the Read
ing when it announced a fifty per
cent. Increase in su our Dan iares, in
revenge for the passage of the two
cent fare bill, the Pennsylvania Rail
road in a . statement, In which far
more radical retaliation is threat
ened, boldly declares that the in
crease Is due to the pasage of the bill.
The Pensylvania furthermore
boasts that it has no doubt that At
can have the law declared unconsti
tutional, but it wishes to announce
that if there is any delay or if it does
not have the law knocked out there
will be no appeal.
A flat two-cent-a-mile rate to all
suburban points will be charged and
the railroad will sell no commutation
tickets at all. Even ten ride, pack
age and workmen's tickets, the state
ment announces, will be done away
vjh. Excursion tickets will not be
sold after September 30 either, if the
road does not succeed In having the
new law declared unconstitutional.
Thousands of people'will be affected
by the move. , ...
METAL CONSUMES TROLLEY.
Oi) 2 40
Oi) 6 50
Od 2 50
OS) 3 50
Ob 3 00
Oil 1 00
2 2 00
2 50
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Oh 1 25
Oh 1 50
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Oh 2 on
25
FI'vjt Winter patents..... 4 3i
Spring uatpt 5 15
vi. Nn. 1 n. JJulutp.
Oil 5 00
Oh 6 JO
Ob 1 10V,
No. 9 red.. 99rS 1
0n. No. 2 white.... .... (3) B3
No. 2 yellow.. .
Op1. nued. .. .
Chpped white.. .. 52Oh
Lard, city
T.TVS STOCK".
Beeves, r?ty dressed
Calves, city dresswd..
Conntrv drwd
Sheen, per 100 lb 4 00
Tambr. per 100 lb.. 7 50
Hats. lire, ner 100 lb. 5 85
Oh C3
Oh 50i
52AOb 57.
9
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8 Oh 12
Oh fi 00
3M 50
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Country dressed per lb.. 8fS 9
FARMERS IN GOOD SHAPE.
DD3D IN ROOM WHERE
HE WAS BORN. .
Wilmington, Del. Born seventy
years ago in the house at No. 4 OS
Shipley street, William H. Jack, one
of the best known men in Wilming
ton, died from 'paralysis In tho room
In which he first saw the light of day.
' Tuberculosis in Milk. , l -In
a paper read before the Nation
al Anti-Tuberculosis League Nathan
Straus declared that . a - diet ' of raw
milk, without pasteurization is a
et 01 consumption germs.'
Life Sentence For Assault.
The first life sentence ever imposed
in Indiana for' criminal assault was
given to George T. Anderson at Shel
Dyvllle. 4 Anderson, who is forty
years old; was convicted of, assault
ing his aineyear-old niece. -The law
making such , a sentence possible was
passed by the last Legislature.
Prisoner Commits Suicide.
Arthur T.- Hammond, of Boston,
committed suicide in jai.i in.Piiiladel
phia, where he was arrested oa a
charge of robbery. V .
Two Men Fatally Burned as Result
V of the Crash.
Birmingham, Ala. An electric vcar
crashed into a train loaded with
fifteen tons of molten metal at North
Birmingham, overturning the pots on
the car, which was consumed, fatally
burning Motorman B. Caldwell and
Deputy-Sheriff A. C. Gurley. C. C.
Stiles, another, deputy, was danger
ously injured by the force of the col
QUARREL ENDS IN MURDER.
Lodger Below- Protests, Shoots Guest
Above, and Escapes.
Chicago. Objecting to the noise
In the flat above him, Joseph Fola-
toota shot and. killed Patrick . Sulli
van. '-. - - -.
Sullivan was present at a social
event in Mrs. Bridget Green's apart
mehtsand when Folatoota appeared
to protest, against the noise Sjllivau
went'to the door "to discuss the oat
ter.. The shooting scon followed and
-Folatoota escaped.
Hard Times in WaU Street, But Pros
perity Elsewhere.
New York City. Crop experts and
others who nre not expert in the mat
tr of judging farm conditions say
the outlook for large yield of wfteat,
corn and cotton is extremely unprom
ising. Yet the chanoes are the coun
try will pull through. . Perhaps there.
won't be quite as heavy a tonnage for
tb railroads, and possibly exports
will show a reduction from the big
totals of the current year, but then
the farmers will receive good, prices
for what thev bve to sell. And will
bave the satisfaction of knowincr they
have larce bank Recounts to fall back
upon wbn nature hurts their, gar
den. The farmers of this country
XL Clay Grubb and R. D; W. Connor,
Jr Engage in a Ronglf and Turn--
We Affray During an Eduactionai
"Meeting. - -'
Lexington, . Special. A public
speaking on the question , of special
school tax at Piney v Academy, in
Boone township, Saturday night end
ed in a sensational fight between XL
Clay Grubb, the distillcrof Boone,'
and the principal speaker 'of the oc
casion, Mr. R..D. W. Connor1, Jr., of
Raleigh. The following is a partial
bilj of particulars as reported by one
of those present. . ,
The Bill of Particulars.
In the middle of his speech, Mr.
Connor was interrupted by Mr. Grubb
calling him' a liar, . prefacing ihis
short ugly" word with the usual ad
jectives of condemnation. . Mr. Con
nor was game; Without any prelim
inaries, he left the speaker's stand
and made for Grubb, .shedding -Ms
coat as he went. He met Grubb half
way. landing a heavy blow full in
Grubb 's face. Then the speaker and
his interrupter clinched " For two
minutes or more a fierce fight ensued
on the floor. First one party seemed
to have the advantage, then the god
of battle . favored the other side-
Grubb got - Connor's finger in his
mouth and bit. a hole in same. Con
nor beat Grubb with his fists. Grubb 's
friends prevented any interference
with the combatants. Finally,
through sheer exhaustion more than
anything else, the two men eparated
with honos about even. v .
The Battle Renewed.
Then Mr. Connor discovered his
bloody finger. He seized an umbrel
la from the corner and with all his
might let Grubb have it again in ihe
face. It is not known exactly what
occurred next, but the meeting was
adjourned sine die and Messrs. Han-
kins and Connor returned to Lexing
ton, from which place Mr. Connor left
for Raleigh Sunday morning, bearing
with him evidence of the actual war"
fare which "lie waged for education
in Boone, an injured finger and bruis
ed face. It is stated that if Grubb' s
friends had not been present in such
large numbers, the fight would have
resulted in a victory for Mr. Connor.
Grubb bears marks on his face;
enough to show that he fhad serious
opposition. It was a fair fight, with
no weapons, except the umbrella used
6y Mr. Connor. .
1
Foreign Missionary Society. -Greensboro,
Special. The " annual
conference of the "Woman's .Foreign
Missionary Society of the 'Western
North Carolina conference M. iu.
church South, closed Monday. Inter
esting, exercises were held. Sund.iv
at eleven o'colck the annual mission
ary sermon was preached by the Rev.
Dr. G. H.. Detwiler, pastor of -West
Market street M. E. church. The ser
mon was appropriate, interesting and
scholarly. A large audience attend
ed the service.
Sunday afternoon a special service
for children was held. This, too, was
quite . largely attended. At five
o'clock Sunday afternoon a consecra
tion meeting took place. I his was at
tended by delegates and missionary
workers. Sunday night Miss Mamie
Gibson, of the St. Louis Public school
made an address in
street M. E. church.
n
CHII
AFFAIRS
Items of later est from Many
Parts of the State
MINOR MATTERS OF STATE NEWS
Eappenings of More or Les3 Import-
ance Told in Paragraphs The Cot
ton Markets.
Directors Meeting.
Morganton, Special. rfhe board of
directprs of the Deaf and Dumb
School met here this week for the
election of officers and teachers for
the ensuing year. There are a num
ber of changes. Capt. George L. -
Phifer, the - popular steward since
the. establishment of the school, retir
ed, to be succeeded by M. J. It. Clod-'
felter.. Captain Phifer was not 'an
applicant for the position, there hav
ing been ' some understanding . last
year that he would not stand for re
election, owing to ill health. His .
health having improved during the.
past year, his friends hoped that the,
board might see fit " to re-elect him.
Mr. Richard .ger, of Morganton,
was placed in nomination for the po
sition of steward. Mr. Clodfelter ha
been connected with the school be
fore in. the capacity of stenographer.
Misses Clark, of North Carolina;
Taylor, of Texas ; Kellogg, of India
na ; Conn, of Mississippi, and Talli
ferro, of Viripia, were elected to
take the; places of Miss33 Orr and
Murphy, discharged ; Mrs. Smith,
Misses Bryan "and McNamar, resigned,
and Miss Ball, deceased.
The office of chaplain was abolish
ed, but upon application was re-established
and Prof. David Tillinghast xe
tained in the position. '
West Market
Convict Makes His Escape.
Asheville. Special, r - A con
vict guard here Friday reports the
daring escape of Herbert Gaddis from
the county gang several miles' from
the city, late Friday afternoon. The
convicts had just quit work for the
I day, when Gaddis darted out from
under the guns of . the guards ana
started on a run for a nearby creek
and laurel thicket with double chains
a-clinking. The guards tired, but
Gaddis continued to run. At the bank
of the creek the guards fired twice
and Gaddis yelled and tumbled in. The
Mame Massey Convicted.
Charlotte, Special. Mame Massey
the large and muscular negress who
has been on trial, charged with the
killing of her husband, Dave, or
Demps Massey, last December, " was
convicted before Judge Ward and
sentenced to five years in the State
prison. She was tried seven montbs..
ago but the jury could not agree on a
verdict. The State made out a better
case than it did before. Former Re
corder Shannonhouse worked up the
evidence and did it exceptionally well.
Many points that were not made in
the first trial were brought, out .this
time. Messrs. McNinch and Kirk
patrick, who represented the defen
dant, .made a strong fight for their
client but did not let her go on tho
stand to testify they did not believe
that the prosecution had made out its
case Yesterday, when the verdict of
guilt," followed by the sentence of the
court came, those friends of the ne
gress who had stood by her from the
first to the eventful hour, appealed to
Judge Ward and begged him tu
change the sentence so that Alderman
P. M. Cave, the woman's employer,
could hire her and not let her go to.
jail. The sentence was later changed
to two years at hard labor, the wo
man to be hired out to her former em
ployer, Mr. Cave.
Foul Play Suspected.
Hope Mills, Special. Mr. Malcolm
Morrison, one of the oldest citizens
of Hope Mills, disappeared last Tues
day and was heard from no more un
til Thursday afternoon, when a
searching party found the body about
half a mile from town dead. When
last seen hewas on the Aberdeen
Railway, going in the direction of
Aberdeen. His body was about 100
yards from the railroad track.' He
was for many years head machinist
for the Hope Mills Manufacturing
Company. ; There seems to be some
suspicion as to his death and the cor
oner held an inquest.
are in better shape to meet a season i.:ts kd tilled the
of uoor erons than ever before in the e" luuu"." , . , , :r i.
historv of the country. They have escaping convict, nurriea .io ine
IiaJ 'BftToriii vp.nrx of bountiful har- to nick ud the "remains.7 lhey
vests which have been marketed!, at found, instead of the remains, Gaddis
pood prices, ana as a consequence I going through the laurel, inicKei
of poor crops than ever before
He
tbev bare in the bank a reserve fund
tn carry them over a lean period. And
the eountrv in eeneral is in splendid
condition to handle a year or nara
times. Fortunately, however, there
la no Indication of bad times aheau
Tbore is pome reason to look for a
nerlod of healthful reaction, but there
Is Bothlng In the position of our in
dustries that Warrants the belief .we
ar&r about to 'enter days of. famine.
Wall Street stories may make some
people believe business depression is.
In sight, but the idea of a grrat busi
ness slnmp'arpearaf somewhat silly in
view of the faci that advance orders
for steel rails for delivery in 19 OR
alreedv ag,-reiate -$2S.000,000. The
Wall Street slump has not been ac
companied by a falling off in the de- J
mand for steel or oy a reuutuuu w
prices. . . s '
Ixmcst Cotton Crop Average.
Tie monthly Government cotton re
port showed the condition of.the
growing crop on May 25 to be 70.5,
the lowest average in ten years.
succeeded in making good his escape.
- Burglars Use Chforbform.
Burlington,-Special. The home of
Mrs. Mattie Ireland, of North Bur
lington, was entered by burglars a
few nights ago and a purse containing
jewelry and some money left lying on
a . dresser was taken. Mrs. Ireland's
physician states that it is his opinion
that chloroform was used.
. $100,000 Fire in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa.,, Special. Fire
destroyed -a building in the heart of
the financial district occupied by John
R. Hathaway "& Brother, printers; G.
W. Jacksonprinter, and other. pfiices
were scorched. Loss $400,000.
- ' A Mass:Meeting Called. .
Salisbury, Special. The Law and
Order League organized Sunday and
designed to make war upon the pat
ent vices of the city, has issued a
call for a mass-meeting Sunday when
some speaker will make an address vo
it. At the Tuesday evening meeting;
W. F. Snider was chosen president,.
P. S. Carlton, vice president, and J.
J. Stewart, secretary.
Prices of Meats Increase. " ,
x . The trust has raised .the price of
beef two cents abound, the increase
applying on the better cuts.'
Fresh Meats Advance.
Belail prices for fresh meats have
been: increased- ten per cent. In ten
days by the packers. ' . " ' v .
Negroes Ordered to . Pliillippines.
Washington, Special. The Tweh-'
ty-fifth infantryrone of whose battal
ions figured in the Brownsville , inci
dent was ordered to sail for the Phil
ippines from San Francisco on the.
transport Buford, July 25. Their
xing will remove practically all of ilie
negro troops from the United Stat.?sr
a few cavalrymen being left at West
Point; 1 ' T - .,.,.. .. -
. A New Bank For Hamlets S
Hamlet, Special. Monday night
about 30 of the business men of the
town met in the office of the Hamlet'
Grocery Company and launched a sec-
ond baak for the town. The meeting
was very enthusiastic' and all present
were of the same mind, that another
bank was needed. It was decided to
organize . at once, and build a home
fpr-tbe new institution. The new
bank wil be called the' People's Bank,
and will begin business on a paid-up
capital of $15,000. '
Stretched His Own Reps..
Burlington, Special. Mr. Albert
Walker a -prominent citizen of ihe
southern part of. Caswell count y,
committed" suicide at his home Tues
day by tying a rope to the rafters of
his barn and around his neck and
dropping from the loft.' No direct
cause for the rash act is sriven, though
it s said that he has upon several oc
casions when .worried, threatened :o
end M3 life. V
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