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CAUCASIAN.
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VOL. XXI.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, J ULY 23. IU03.
NO, 29.
I
THE POPE DIES
AFTER BOLD Fli
lS'
Head Cf Tlie Catholic Church Passes
To His Reward
A LIFE OF YEARS AND HONORS
The lind Came Monday Afternoon
Leo XIII Died Surrounded By Ills
Relatives and the Cardinals ThcJ
Immediate Cause of Death.
Homo, By Cable. Pope Iao XIII is
uead. The last flicker cf life expired
nt four minutes past 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon and the Pontiff now lies at
rFt. Tbe period of over two weeks
that Pope L"o passed in the shadow
of death was no 1hs wonderful than
liis llf HI splendid battle against
ilKnsf was watched the world over
with sympathetic admiration and end
d only after a series of tremendous
efforts to conquer the weakness of hia
gcd frame by the marvelous will pow
er of hla mind. Th plr uro-pneumonia
v.ith which His Holiness has been suf
fering was scarcely oh responsible for
his death a.s that in evitable decay of
i. Niie whic h ensued upon J3 yeaca of
1M. The tested Ktecl which had bent
often br fore human 1113 was bound
to break at lart. Tr.day the emaciated
i.nd lifeless frame which held so brave
h spirit lirs on the bed In the Vatican
beside whifh almost all the world has
prayed. The red dannsk coverlet rests
lightly over the bedy, the cardinals
scarlet capo is about the shoulders,
while on his head has been placed the
papal hood of velvet. bordered with
nmlne. a white nflk handkerchief iz
bound about his chin and In his hands,
which have blessed so many thous
ands, has been placed a crucifix.
Tope Leo's final moments were
marked by that same devotion, and
v.hen he was consc ious, that, calm in
telligence which is associated with hi.
!'. years' pontifical. His was no easy
I at h. An hour before he died, turn
ing to Dr. Lapponl and his devoted
valet, VI) Centra, he murmured: "The
pain I suffer 13 most terrible.' Yet his
parting words were not of the physical
anguish that he suffered, but were
whispered benedictions upon the car
dinals and his nephews, who knelt at
the bedside, and the List look cf his
almost sightless eyes was towards the
Kreat ivory crucifix hanging in the
c'.eath chamber. Practically all the
cardinals In Rome, kneeling at the
bedside, watched the passage of hi3
fouI. Karlier in tU day Cardinal
t-erafenio Vanuutelll had impressively
pronounced the absolution in artlculo
mortlB. The condition of His Holiness
varied from agony to coma. Wishing
to relieve him, Dr. Mazzoni suggested
that morphine should oe administered,
but Dr. Lapponl did not agree, fearing
that the end might be quickened. Of
this supreme moment Dr. Lapponi
gives an Impressive description. He
s.id:
"Death occurred through exhaustion,
rlthough in the last two hours Pope
Leo made a supreme effort to gather
together all his energies. He succeed
ed in recognizing those about him by
the sound of their voices, as his sight
wa3 almost lost. Still he made a mar
velous display of his energy and even
Lis death was really grand. It was re
signed, calm and serene. Very few ex
amples can be given of a man of such
advanced age after so exhaustive dis
ase. The Pontiff's last breath was
taken at four minutes past 4. I ap
proached a lighted candle to his mouth
three times, according to the tradi
tional ceremonial and afterward de
clared the Pope to bo no more. I then
went to inform the sacred college,
Cardinal Oreglia, who immediately as
sumed full power and gave orders that
the Vatican be cleared of all curious
persons having no right to be therein.
Contemporaneously, the cardinal In
structed Mgr. Righi, master of cere
monies, to send the Swiss Guards from
the Clementine Hall to close all the
entrances o the Vatican and dismiss
all persons from the death chamber,
the body being entrusted to the Fran
ciscan penitentiaries."
Perpetuity of Rule.
Meantime, events of moment of
mere importance to Catholics were
occurring. The death of Pope Leo
meant the passing of the supreme
power into the hands of the sacred
college of cardinals a3 its temporary
custodian during the interregnum.
The perfect administrative machinery
of the Church provided against the
slightest interruption of the govern
ing authority. As. the senior member
cf the sacred collesc Cardinal Ore
glia. to whom the Pope solemnly con
fided the Interests of the Church, has
now become the exponent cf the cardi
nals until Pope Leo's successor ha.s
teen ejected. This brought forth Cardi
nal Oreglia a3, the striking person
ality of the hour.
Bis; Fire in Danville.
Danville, Va., Special. The Star
warehouse, on Spring street, operated
Vy C. D. Noell & Co., and the large
f ur-stoiy building owned by John
Anderson Sc Co., were entirely con
fumed about 8:30 o'clock. Several
thousand dollars' worth of tobacco was
I'.estroycd and the buildings practically
lurried fo the ground. The total losj
v-i)l amount to about $75,000. The ori
lia gf the fire it unknown.
THE LIFF LEO THIRTEENTH.
- etch of the flan Who I Mourned
By the Catholic World.
In 137 Joachim Peed received the
fiub-diaconata and in the same year
(!r;?ory XVI mado him a domestic pre
lalc, hi first promotion, with the title
of monsignor.
On December 23. 1837, he waa or
daiued priest by Cardinal Odescakhl,
saying his first mass In the chapel of
-'t. Aclslaus at the Jesuit Noviciate of
St. Andrew. Karly in 1S3S Mgr. Pecci
v as named governor of the papal prov
ince of IJonevento, and, like Slxtua V,
buried himFdf with the suppression of
brigandage.
Ho was called to exercise his talents
in a more important pfjet. in 1843.
being consecrated bishop of Iamietta
In partibua and sent to Brussels as
papal nuncio. It was as representative
of the Vatican in the Belgian capital
that he first gained the political insight
an I experience which have been one of
the principal characteristics of his ten
ure of the pontlfkial throne.
Mgr. Pecci remained over three years
i'.i Belgium and on his recall to Italy
was decorated with the grand cordon
o: the order of Leopold. After leaving
Brussels the nucio pal 1 a visit to Lon
don. This was in February, 1846, and
ir. the same year he was consecrated
archbishop of Perugia. He continued In
t'.i is position for the thirty-two years
which intervened before his election
to the highest position in the Church
hi tenure of the episcopate coinciding
exactly with the 32 years of the reign
i,f Pius IX.
On the death of Pius IX he was ele
vated to tho Popacy and his reign
which closed with his death was one of
the most famous periods in the world's
history, great progress In the church
being made. His successor will be
elected within a short while. Little idea
can be given as to the successor.
Danger of War.
Pekin. Special. According to diplo
mats here the greatest factor in tho
Eastern situation is the increasing
danger of war between Russia and
Japan. They believe it is becoming
plain that Russia is willing to fight
Japan if convinced that no other pow
er will assist her. Tho Russians aro
c onfident cf their ability to easily de
feat Japan and are said to be anxious
to settle definitely her position in
Eastern politics and end her ambi
tions to oppose Russia's progress in
Manchuria. Tho belief is attributed to
the Japanese that the Russian policy
is to attempt, to placate Great Bri
tain and America and provoke Japan
into beginning hostilities. They re
gard Russia's consent to opening
ports in Manchuria, the Czar's prom
ised visit to England and the occupa
tion of the Corean border as parts of
that policy. Russia's activity on the
Yalu river Is more irritating to Japan
than tho retention of Manchuria and
all Japanese In China speak of war
aa a "probability."
Punlshabl By Death.
Chatttanooga, Special. A special to
the Times from Huntsville, Ala., says:
"Henry Ford, Arthur Steger, James
Lawter and Forest Smith, negroes, are
in Jail for attempting to wreck a pas
senger train on the Southern Railway
near Brownsboro. A crcsstie was
placed on the track of a 30-foot em
bankment and was struck by a passen
ger train running thirty-five miles an
hour. The engine was stripped of all
running gear and trainmen say it was
a miracle that the train was not
wrecked and many people killed. Tho
officers have wrung a confession from
the negroes, who were planning to
again attempt to wreck a train for the
purpose of robbery. This offence is
punishable by death.
Negro Lynched by Negroes.
Lake Butler, Fla., Special. A negro
tramp named Adams, who assaulted a
negro women near this place a day or
so ago, was captured by a mob of ne
groes and lynched in Santa Fe swamp.
The body was cut into shreds by the
mob. and severely disfigured. The
lynching was carried out by the ne
grc&a entirely and there was no white
man in the crowd.
Killed and Injured.
Cleveland, Special. As the result of
a collision between electric cars on the
Cbcrlin branch of the Cleveland &
Southeastern Railway Sunday night. E.
L. Garvin, of. Oberlin. is dead and a
number of persons more or less seri
ously hurt. The injured are: D. C.
Wheeioek, Oberlin, leg crushed, inter
nal injuries; Wm. O'Brien, motorman.
Cleveland, leg crushed and otherwise
hurt; Charles Farr, Oberlin, cut about
the head; J. Harris, Pittsfield, injured
stout head; Dallas Gordon, Columbia,
severe injuries about head; Robert
Stshl, Columbus, leg gashed; Patrick
Rowark, Lorain, shoulder injured.
Fall River fills Curtail Production.
Fall River, Mass., Special. A num
ber of the Fall River mills will be
closed during next week, but the num
ber of the idle spindles will not be aa
great as during the past six days. This
week about 7.C00 operatives have been
out of work, but nest week hot over
5,000 v;ill he thrown out. Next month
n more extensive curtailment is pre-
TBE POPE'S SITCeSSOI.
The Mode cf Procedure 00 tbe Selec
tion of 11 New Pontiff.
Oa the death, or at the latest, the
twelfth day afur the death of the
Pop, the concUrre assembles for the
election of the new Pontiff.
It Is held at the beautiful Sistine
chapel within the walls of the Vati
can. Each cardinal Is allowed the services
of a secretary and an attendant, who
while the conclave lasts occupy rooms
adjacent to the peculiar tell allotted
to their master. On the day fixed for
the meeting of the conclave the cardi
nals assemble to hear a special mass
for the Holy Spirit and to take the
oaths of faithfulness and secrecy.
Once within the confines of the con
clave the massive doors are shut with
double lock?, and from that moment
until the new Pontiff is elected, no
person is permitted to pass in or out
The meals for the assemblage are pre
pared within the walla. of the Vatican
and delivered through a wicket gate,
or rather, casement let into the great
door.
It la here, also, that on the first day
of the conclave, a committee of cardi
nals, appointed by the whole body,
Elves audience to the foreign envoys.
This, however, takes place before the
ronclave ha3 actually men for the Fa
tal election.
The Sistlne chapel is especially fit
ted for the holding of this momentous
council of the Church. The stalls for
the cardinals, ranged on each side, are
surmounted by canopies of cloth in
the ecclesiastical colors, and at the far
end, opposite the high altar, are places
assigned to the secretaries. On the al
tar itself, or on the table in front of it,
Is a chalice of silver on which rests the
plx containing the host.
When the mass has been said and
3ll is prepared the conclave proceeds
fo its solemn task. The election of a
Pope is effected by three methods, by
acclamation, by adoration, in which
Is embodied the idea of direct divine
inspiration; jy the compromise or by
vote.
Pope Le.o was elected on the second
day of the conclave by acclamation.
The system of voting, called the Scrup
iinum, is regulated by exact prescrip
ifin. The proceedings are under the
directions of six cardinals, two from
each order of bishops, priests and dea
cons. Every cardinal is provided with a
voting paper, on which he writes the
fiiime of his chosen candidate, but not
his own name. No one is permitted
to vote for himself. When the requis
ite interval has passed, each cardinal,
beginning with the one of the most
ancient creation, leaves his stall and
advances to the high altar. Amid a
solemn hush the elector prays for
awhile on the altar steps, and then
declaring aloud that his vote is given
according to his conscience, drops his
voting paper in the chalice. When all
have voted in like manner, the six scru
tinizes examine the papers and pro
:laim the result.
If no cardinal has obtained the re
quired number of votes two-thirds of
the number of cardinals present, plus
Dne the result is declared void, and
the voting papers, collected together,
ire burned in a brazier with damp
straw, the dense smoke from which
Issues from a particular chimney, visi
ble from outside, and proclaims to the
taken place.
Under these circumstances, on the
afternoon of the same day, a second
vote takes place, supplementary to the
first and called the acceesit vote. In
this the procedure embodies the theory
that the cardinal who obtained the
largest number of votes in the morn
ing is the most acceptable to the con
:lave. Consequently his name Is the
anly one considered for the moment
and each cardinal votes for him by
writing the word "Accedo" on his
scheda or voting paper, or signifies his
di' nt by the words " "Accedo nem
ini." If this new vote leads to no result,
the papers are burned as before and
the conclave adjourns until the fol
lowing morning, when the election be
gins afresh and quite irrespective of
the previous day's proceedings. When,
at length, the determining vote is
taken and the cardinal deacon, aa
scrutinizes announces that a certain
candidate has been elected Pope, there
Is a departure from the proceedure
adopted hitherto. The cardinal dea
con opens each folded paper fully, and,
reading the Latin motto which, each
cardinal has to inscribe on it for the
purpose of ultimate identification,
makes known how each member of
the conclave has voted.
The election being over, a summons
is at once sent to the perfect of cere
monies, who speedily enters the chap
el, bearing the fisherman's ring. An
interval occurs, during which the cano
pies are removed from the stalls of all
the cardinals except that of the newly
elected Pope, and His Holiness retires
to robe himself In the pontificial vest
ments. On his return the fisherman's ring
bji placed on his finger by the cardina"
lamerlingo and the ne sv vicar of Christ
gives his first solemn benediction to
the members of the sacred college from
the steps of the altar.
Then, taking his seat on the Sedia
Gestatorit thj Pope receives the hom
age of their eminences and communir
cates the names which it is his pleas
ure to assume as Pontiff. Next, the
first cardinal deacon takes the oath
of obedience, and, hastening to the
grand loggia or balcony of St. Peter's,
looking onto the great piazza, an
nounces to the expectant multitude
the election of the Pope, using the
$orm of words, consecrated by imiaa
orial usage: "I bring you tidings of
great joy. We have a Pope, the most
high and reverend Lord (here he giveb
the Christian and surname of the new
Pope), who has taken upon himself
the name of Pius X or Leo xrv.
News cf the Day.
An inscription on a stone tablet
found in the ruins of an old syna-gi.-sue
in Kaifengfu shows that the
Jews first entered China during the
Han dynasty, from B. C. 200 to A. D
26. About $1,000,000 i3 to be expended
on the repair and improvement of the
! cruiser New York. It is expected that
I the work will not be finished in less
I time than & yeai or eihteea months.
MOB STORMS JAIL.
Frifhtfel Uwkssaess Prevails iff
Wyooiof.
TWO ARE BANGED BY A MGR.
An Officer Shot Dead la tbe Attack
Two W hite Prlsoaer Killed -Troops
Called For.
Butte, Mont., 8rIaI. A special to
The Miner from Red Lodge. Mont.,
says: Jim Gorman, who killed bis
brother about a year ago, and ran off
with his brother's wife, and a man
named Walters, who killed a widow
named Hoover at the Hot Springs,
two years ago, because bhe refused
to marry him, were lynched at Basin,
Wyo., Sunday. C. E. Pierce, a deputy
sheriff, was killed during the attack,
on the jail. A state of lawlessness
now prevails in northern Wyoming, aa
a result of which all law and orde?
seem to have been abolished. From
President Moffatt, of the Montana &
Wyoming Telephone Company, who is
now making a tour of inspection of
his company's lines, comes the news
of the lynching and of an appeal for
help from Sheriff Fenton, of Big Horn
county, who has arrested a number of
prominent cattlemen near Thermo
poli3 and has appealed to the Gover
nor of Wyoming for assistance of the
militia in getting his prisoners to
Basin.
flore Feud Trouble.
Jackson, Ky., Special. A renewal of
feud troubles is brewing here. The
special grand jury called by Circuit
Judge Redwine to investigate the
charge of attempting to bribe B. J.
Eweu not to testify against Curtiss
Jett and Thomas White, in the Mar
cum murder case, and the charge of
arson for the burning of Ewen's Hotel,
after he had testified, convenes here
Monday. Judge Redwine's instructions
are anxiously awaited, as it is reported
that the grand jurors will be asked to
go into a sweeping inquiry concerning
conditions in Breathitt county, where
27 lives have been lost since the Har.
gis-Car dwell feud started, and where
no one has yet been punished for any
of these capital offenses. In the event
of a general Inquisition it is conceded
that persons highly connected will be
involved and trials for the killing of
Dr. Cox and Town Marshal Cock'-ill
will follow close on the second trial of
Jett and White for the murder of Mar
cum. It is feared that trouble may be
gin when B. J. Ewen returns here
from Lexington to testify against a
well-known citizen for offering $5,000
cash if he would not testify against
Jett and White. In anticipation of the
worst. Ewen, while In Lexington, made
his will and arranged all bis affairs.
About $4,500 was raised for him by
popular subscription after he lost ev
erything he had in the incendiary fir,
and this he has fixed for his family,
his wife and part of his children being
here awaiting his return.
Ewen has told Commonwealth Attor
ney Byrd and others the name of the
man who offered him the bribe and as
it is aid that the vaan has no means
of his own, the bribery investigation
will extend to the one who was to fur
nish the money for the $5,000 bribe of
fered Ewen. This town has been kept
under martial law by the provost mar
shal since Jett and White were trans
ferred to the jail at Lexington, a
month ago, but many are apprenhen
sive over the coming week, although
the troops are still here. The militia
has been continuously here for two
months.
Killed Id Virginia.
Norfolk, Va., Special. K. W. Rig
gins, a highly-esteemed young man of
Bertie county, N. C, employed by the
Southern Candy Company, of this
city, wa3 killed and his body horribly
mangled by a Berkley street car
Wednesday night while the unfortu
nate young man was on his way to
Norfolk in one of the wagons of the
company for whom he wa3 employed.
The horse was also killed. Mr. itig
gins was married 18 days ago to a
charming young. lady in Elizabeth
City, N. C. His wife is nearly frantic
from the suuden shock. The body will
he shipped to North Carolina for in
terment. Walters on a Strike.
Cleveland. Special. The strike f
restaurant waiters. and waitresses, in
augurated here, was not as general as
expected, the number cf strikers be
ing 200. In some'-"" restaurants " non
union help was obtained, whale a few
places were closed as a result of the
strike. The strikers demand an in
crease of $1 per week and slightly
shorter hours. A number of the larger
restaurants granted the demands of
the strikers.
Pauper Arrival.:.
Berlin, Special. Twenty-nine Kis
chineff refugees have arrived at Ber
lin en route to the United States. Most
of them are penniless and collections
are being made among the Berlin He
brews to assist them. The emigrants
were not directly affected by the mas
sacre, hence they could not get assis
tance from tbe Kischineff relief fund.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Danville Denim Plant
The aaoTiai stockhoid?rs'mettl&c of
th Dan River Power 4 Msnufactartn
Co. of Danville. Va.. waa held Uft
Tbe report of the directors
showed that work la procTeioc
steadily 00 the plant, and that the coo
tractors expect to rompkte their work
by the allotted time. December 1. Con
tracts for tbe water- heels, electric
power equipment, looms, etc.- Lave
been awarded, and shipments of the
apparatus will scon lgin. The secre
tary reported that the Ely Walker
Dry Goods Co. of St. Louis had filed
an order for the first bale of completed
product from the looms. The Dan
ville company's p'ant has been fre
quently referred to previously In these
columns. It is to hate 90.000 spindles
and 2100 looms. About $2,000,000 will
be the investment in the enterprise.
$100,000 Enlargement.
An enlargement to cost $100,000 has
been decided on by the Wllllamston
Mills of Wllllamston. S. C. The com
pany will increase its capital stock
from $200,000 to $000,000 to provide the
necessary funds, and has engaged J.
E. Slrrine of Greenville. S. C. as en
gineer in charge of the improvements.
Active work on the erection of the ne
cessary building will begin Septem
ber 1. A 160-foot addition will be erec
ted to the present main structure.
There will be 11.000 spindles and 200
looms added, thus increasing the com
pany's equipment to 25.000 spindles
and 600 looms. Sheetings is the Wll
llamston product. James P. Gossett Is
president of the company.
Textile Notes.
Norris Cotton Mills Co.. Cateechce,
S. C. has let contract to Messrs. Lof
tin & Thompson of Gastonia. N. C.. for
erection of a building 72x76 feet, four
stories high. The structure is to ac
commodate the 5000 additional spin
dles announced in April as to be in
stalled in the Norris plant About
$1C0.COO will be the cost of the Im
provements. The D. A. Tompkins Co.
of Charlotte, N. C, is the engineer in
charge.
Messrs. E. R. Cash. F. G. Stacy. II.
D. Wheat. J. G. Wardlaw. G. P. Ham
rick, J. C. Jeffries and W. L. Settle
meyer of Gaffney, S. C; O. G. Falls
and C. S. Elam of Kings Mountain, N.
C; D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. N.
C, and R. B. Hopkins of Baltimore,
Md., have incorporated the Marie Mills
of GafTney, S. C, for the purpose of
Congress at the next session.
E. N. Clemence of Columbus, Ga..
will organize, as reported la3t 'veek. a
company to build a cotton factory for
te production of fine cloth. The capital
stock will probably be $300,000. and an
endeavor is now being made to inter
est New York and Boston capitalists.
Mr. Clemence has been treasurer of the
Eagle and Phoenix Mills for some
years.
Anniston (Ala.) Manufacturing Co.
has closed Its mill and for about a
month will be occupied in thoroughly
overhauling its plant of 11.200 ring
spindles and 320 looms. A story will
be added to the main structure, new
be added to te main structure, new ma
machine.ry will be Installed and general
improvements will be made.
Ernest G. Gaither of Statesvllle. N.
C, Is investigating the manufacture of
fine grades of figured cloth with a view
to establishing mill. He asks makers
of the necessary machinery to send
him prices on equipments and other
information. Correspondence from an
experienced designer having some cap
ital Is also desired.
The Rhode Island Company of Spray
N. C, has elected B. Frank Mebane,
president; J. S. Patterson, vice-president,
and W. R. Walker, treasurer.
This company's purpose to build a
lO.COO-spindle mill for making fine
yarns was detailed some weeks ago.
C. J. Burton of Edgefield. S. C. has
purchased the Tcnnille (Ga.) Cotton
Mills, and will operate the plant, prob
ably arranging for the production of
laces and other fine goods. -There are
4000 mule spindles In position at pres
ent. The Interior Decorating Manufactur
ing Co. hag been incorporated at New
Orleans, La., for manufacturing textile
fabrics used In interior decorating, etc.
Jean H". Duffy is president, and Ferdi
nand Ziegler. secretary.
Griffin (Ga.) Knitting Mills will in
crease capital stock from $20,000 to
$25,000 and Issue preferred stock of the
amount of $25,000 to provide capital for
Improved facilities. The preferred will
bear interest at 6 per cent.
Worth Manufacturing Co. of Wortb
ville, N. C. will erect additional build
ings, install new machinery and
change its product from white to color
ed goods. It now has 5S52 spindles
and 224 looms.
Messrs. Samuel and Thomas Watts
of Raleigh. N. C, have established the
Watts Silk Factory.
Weatherford (Texas) Cotton Mills
will increase capital by $10,000 for the
purpose of making Improvements.
It is reported that the Wllllamston
(S. C.) Cotton Mills will double its
plant of 10,752 spindles and 300 looms.
G. M. Bowie and others of Weather
ford, Texas, are negotiating with East
ern parties who contemplate building
a knitting mill at Weatherford. -
Commercial League, Camden. , Ark..
Is offering inducements for the-ioeatioa
of a cotton mill in that city. It is pro
posed to take $50,000 or $75,000 worth
of stock in any company that may be
organized.
Lumber Notes.
Tbe Norfolk Lumber Co. will In
crease the capacity of its mill at Fay
etteville, N. C, as lately reported, ex
pending about $25,000 on new machin
ery, etc.
The Tennessee & Indiana Lumber
Co. has been chartered at . Nashville,
Ter.n.. -R-ith a capital stock of $20,000.
;The incorporators are A, Altdoeffer, L.
B. Altaffer, Ernest L. LjflJa, Harry
Ly.ou ndX l&P-
WEIHY CROP FILLET IX
Summary of CehWa tl tn Owt by
Ihi Defartment.
Tbe rapid frwth of kv ataU rrx p
la North Carolina iurlac tb past t&r
eeks as uaeipevled. asl hat 1
rscjt theaomtnal la character. Kavt r
able ratter for trotb aal fVr farm
work continued t rrtvatl dur:a tbe
pt week. As actir:atel the rmJMtll
in Monday (13th was nirly i-nfl
and very bneflrial; tn aorr.e few coun
ties the amount waa large aud the Unl
1 as kept too wet to pdow for a fe
days. Light rains occurred alo on ne
Iftb. but droughty conditions now pre
vail la aeveral cocntiet, eiperlally per
tiona of Mecklenburg. Catawba. Mc
Dowell and several more eastern ru n -ties.
Light rains are nreded. aa there
hen been a reaeral denrlency li pre
cipitation for the a.oaih o far. Rather
high and unfavorable wiads pr vailed
Saturday, the nth. The urrrrture
was lower than lat week, and tbe
nlrhts .e loo coo! for cotton, but
crops are in su h thrifty, rrtiwtng ix.n
d:t.on thai there were uol aJver?f!y
fleeted by the dendi-ncy in tempera
ture. There wer very few complaints
this wtek of unfavorable citcumataac
of Lay kind.
Corn has Improved so much, mil
locks so green and thrifty that aim;!
a full crop is now indicated; It is ear
ing well; liying by is nearing cotnpl"
ti n. except in kome western count.es.
Cotton is doing well, though of roars
Ktill averaging two to three weeks
li-te; some correspondents state that it
is growing too fast to form fruit well,
but generally blooms are becoming
abundant everywhere except in the
extreme north portion. The cultivation
of early and advanced cotton is over,
and the crop is being laid by in many
tounties. The tobacro crop will be
good, though probably not as heavy nor
of as good quality as last year's crop;
cutting and curing tobacco are well
tnderway as far north as Warren, an J
topping Is proceeding as far west as
Stolrcs. New tobacco is in market In
the southeast section. Peanuts, rice,
sorghum, late potatoes and othr minor
oops are doing well. As North Caro
lina produces a larger crop of swet
potatoes than any other State, it Ik
p!easant to note that the condition of
the crop at present Is extremely prom
ising. The yield of fruit will be infe
rior; peaches are rotting .and thro are
more than the usually number of re
ports of filling apples; grapes will
yield well; drying and canning fruit
are in progress.
Tar Heel Brevities.
Nettie Jones, of West Hill btreetln
Charlotte, swallowed a bottle of laud
anum Tuesday morning in an attempt
to end her life. But the chief cf police
and the doctors used a stomach pump
and noon Nettie was soon out of dan
ger. Tho real name of the would bo
suicide li Ptarl Smith. She said sho
was the daughter of a respectable citi
zen cf Spartanburg. 8. C, and left
home four years ago to become a
pitcher on a professional baseball
team. She traveled with the team un
til a month ago when the nine dis
banded at Norfolk, Va. On her way
home, she declared, she met a travel
ing man who Induced her to go to
Charlotte and caused her ruin. Most
of her life in Charlotte has been lived
in the demi-monde district; and her
arrest Monday night, on a charge of
running a disorderly house, was the
direct cause for her attempted suicide.
A big reunion of the survivors of
tbe great bombardment cf Fort Fisher
upon the historic grounds of that
great conflict at the mouth of the Cape
Fear river is being planned for Au
gust 12th and veteran from all over
the State are expected to participate
la the exercises. At the reunion an ef
fort will be made by the survivors of
both ths Union and Confederate forces
to formulate the plans to have the 1
government restore the fort and con
vert the grounds Into a national re
servation. Lee Bryant, colored, w-as killed
early Tuesday morning by a passing
train while asleep on the track of the
Southern a few miles from Asheville.
Hl3 skull was fractured and be died
about two hours after being struck.
A negro with him was arrested and
held as a witness at the Inquest, but
the coroner's Jury found that the de
ceased came to his death by being
struck by a train while asleep.
At the last meeting cf the Ameri
can Cotton Manufacturers'' Associa
tion, held In Charlotte a few months
ago, the organization which wa3 form
erly known as the Southern Cotton
Spinners' Association changed Its
name to the above named and decided
to apply for a charter in the State of
North Carolina unaer the new name.
. A most peculiar accident happened
in Newbern Tuesday. A n?gro child
about 4 years old was out playing In
the yard of its home and while he was
in the act cf picking up a stick of
wood, a chimney that was attached to
a bouse in the next yard fell and
Etruck the boy on tis head, killing
him instantly When the boy was re
moved from the debris It was found
that his skull was crushed.
The prize list and offlcial pro
gramme for the approaching firemen's
tournament and annual meeting of
the association, to be held at Durham
the II, 12 and 13th of August, are now
being printed. In a few days the pro
gramme will be sent out to the fire
men throughout the State. The list
r.bows that $1,000 will be given In the
contests among the State teams and
the prize for each contest will be
about as usual. There are three prizes
for each contest, first, second and
third.
nn MEn
Nrsrav Items GSeaaw Frm
a mmrpmy rust. 2
iMcat lasvraiKa
Inturaare Craelwtf Yc-aag J a
b la in rectft of ! i. a that tfc
U2J Waiae Mutual AMtxiajica '-
again t&aklag eatra effotfa to fel
area ta tats State. Very mar ts fc-e
surprta he Is rrclttsg inqtalrtea fnra
lift lnsara&cr agenu ta the Scale k.
lag aim of the staadtec of tU -clatloa.
Tberl33irfr art uo doahl
brought about 17 a circular that la b
lag Uud by this concern la wfcir
they are ofr.tl&g eatra -honw" ta
addition to large cctatslaaiota for arr
Utti&eaa sct them. A Utter reeelvtsj
acme time since from lca.ac Coa.
Rit!iner Hart, of ladla&a. aa. that
this company generally j aji fr I J
Ir cent, to IS pr rtt. on tb- face f
lu policies, then it iaja at alt It Is
a dtgrce to Indlar.a that aa. h cota
fa tile, te permitted, under cotr of
law, to do a legal buaineea. atd I lrut
ere lcrg that the courts l!l be tn peti
tion to dtclde aa to Aether ttt
metho.1 tan Lave tb'lr enia:rni-n!
under the statute." The lUnr ahouli
be sufliient to atisfy any ltlttn tf
the Satr or any agent at to the relia
bility or character of this fraud The
tommlrMrner a-i) a he dcire to call
tbe attculicn of the ager.ta la the Flats
to the fact that ut1er the law thy
cannct legally rrpnaetit non-a'mitir J
companies or aMoriatona acj that If
they do. then they not only tecoau re
sponsible for the taiea and fees that
such companies or asociatlota would
pay la the State If legally almltted.
that In case of l.ia they become per
aonally responsible to tbe assured for
the full amount of policies Issued
through them.
For an liahlblt.
Secretary T. K. Bruner says very ex
tensive preparations are cow bring
made for North Catolina'a partiripa
tlim in the St. Lou'.s Imposition. A
great show will ir.e made In minerals
and State Geologist Homes has two
vry capable men now In the field col
lectlns; apfctmena. The cUx-lty tf
woods and timbers will be a great one.
and State Forester W. W. Ashe Is now
Inthefl!! extending the collection.
Mr. Bruner says It Is the plan to bar
extremely large panoramas cf moun
tains and forests In North Cvoilna.
Thffe are to be from CO to 120 fet In
length and to be ui-ed as a fnze In
the buildings where North Carolina's
exhibits are located. Mr. Oo. F.
Greene Is here In connection with the
making of these panorama. I'iioto
grapha are flrt taken and then enor
mously enlarge"! an I colored In th
rr.o?t perfect manner. At the top of
the wall space of North Carolina's ex
Mblts In the departments of forestry
natural history and fisheries, which
adjoin each other. It is expected ta
have cne of these grand panoramic
views 150 feet In length, representing
the three departments abort referred
to.
Tar Heel Brevities.
Mr. E. M. Annfleld, of High Tolnt
and Mr. M. L. Jones of Montgomery
county, who aro the principal owners
of the Iola gold mines In Montgomery
county, arrived In the city Thursday
morning, bringing with them 72
pounds of crude gold, worth $13,200.
which they turned over to United
States Assayer D. K. Pope, at the lo
cal mint This amount represented
the output of tbe mines for the pact
seven weeks. Tbe Iola mine has been
In operation for only two years, but
Is one of the bet paying tnlne-s In the
State. Tbe output last year was on
half of tbe total production of mid
In tbli State. The coat cf operating
the mine Is about $1.C00 per month,
and tbe profit for that period cf time
is about $3,000. Charlotte Observer.
A charter is granted the Suburban
Land Company, of Wilmington, capi
tal $50,000. Thomas F. Bagley and
others stockholders; a charter to the
Greensboro Female College Alumnae
Association, of which Mrs. Lacy A.
Cunningham and ethers are Incor
porators the object being to purchase
and acquire that college; a charter to
the United States Veneer Company,
cf Winston, capital $15 900. E. E.
Gray and others stockholders.
Judge M. H. Justice will be a candi
date for the Supreme Court bench. No
anouncemcnt has been made, but it
may be stated on reliable Information
that Judge Justice's name will be pre
sented to the Democratic State con
vention next summer, which It to
nominate two men for Supreme Court
judges.
At Crowd.T's Mountain Mai a seri
cus accident occurred Tuesday about
12:20 p. m. The hanglner broke, thus
causing the fall of 50 or more feet of
the main line of shafting. In its fall
two of tbe operatives were struck.
Annie May Parish and A. A. Lock
bridge. The former's wound was fatal
and tbe died In lens than an boor. Mr.
Lccktridge waa seriously hart but will
recover.
The bottom line of the ork of the
board of tax equalization for Cumber,
land shows the total of real and per
sonal property for Cross Creek town
ship (FayettevIKe) to be $1.S'j3.5 'or
1303, against $1.2,3.720 In 1302; the
county, outside of Fayetteville. t2.C87
42S for 1903. against $2,024,543 in 1302;
total for city and county. $4,293,713.
against $3,424,263 In 1902; Increase In
valuation In town, $193,715; Increase la
county, $672,70$; tou.l lnrtae $!71r
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