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GAUCASIAN. 1 i 1 4 VOL. XXIII. RALEIGH, NOPTII CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FLHRUARV 23, J905. NO. GRAND DUKE SERGIUS IS SLAIN Another High Russian By Anarchist SOL IMP Y ASSASSIN IS ARRESTED jr.zit cf the Czar and Governor Gen eral cf Moscow Instantly Killed While Driving From His Palace in t'-.- Ancient Capital by a Bomb Thrown Beneath His Carriage From a Sleigh by a Member of the So.i.ilistic-Rcvolutionary Party. ;:, By Cable. Within the wall "f the far famei Kremlin Pal-..-, a!: 1 almost underneath the his t :;..:! I'nvcr from which Ivan the T. 1 ri:-I'; watched the heads of his :i, s failing beneath the axe of the fn.- 'iu. rd square, anl within a ..n--"s throw of lae great bell of Moj i.r.v, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and tr.t i, r in -law f Knipc; o: Nicholas, ji.i.i th- h i f of tin; reactionaries, met a t-nib!' death shortly before 3 oYl'x k Friday afternoon. The deed wmh i i;nn!tt"d by a single terrorist, ttt. i threw lK'Hcath the carriage of the i;r;t:i l I Hike a. bomb charged wit h the :-;u:i" high-power explosive which wrought Minister Von Phieve's death. The missle was packed with nails and fr.'uiii' nts of iron, and its explosion Vy.f the imperial victim's body to Khastly fragments, which strewed the t-rmw for yard:; around. Every win dow in the great, lofty facade cf the pahiee pf justice was shattered, and hits ef iron were imbedded deeply in th walls cf the arsenal, a hundred yards away. HAD REPEATED WARNINGS. Tin- assassin belongs to the noted "fighting group"" of the solialistic-rev-olmiunary party, which has removed ether prominent officials and long since passed sentence of death upon :ran,i Duke Sergius. The Grand Duke knew that he stood in the shadow of death. He was the recipient of re peated warnings, and elaborate pre caufitms were taken to ensure his safety. The scene of the crime was the great open triangle within the Kremlin, hounded by the arsnel, treasury and court of justice, in one angle of which Is the Nicholas, or, Little Palace, where the Grand Duke dwelt. At the op prifo corner is the Nikolasky gato, the exit to the town beyond the ram parts. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRIME. A few minute3 before the bell of the gate sounded the hour of 3, the equipage of the Grand Duke emerged from the gates of the palace and pro ceeded, followed by sleighs containing secret police. It swept to a smart pace towards the gate, passing the Choudeff Cloister. Ivan's Tower, the great Czar bell and Ions rows of cannon captured from Napoleon In the winter retreat of 1S12. In a minute the carriage was la front cf the courts of Justice, where the walls of the triangle approach, forming a narrow entrance to the Nik olasky gate. There a man clad in workman's attire stepped forward from the sidewalk and threw a bomb, which he had concealed beneath his coat. A terrrible explosion followed, and a hail ef iron pelted the grim stone walls of the arsnel and courts of justice. A thick cloud of smoke, snow and debris arose. When it has cleared, a ghastly sight was presented. On the snow lay fragments of the ody of Grand Duke Sergius. mingled with the wreck of the carriage. The Grand Duke"s head had been torn from his body, and reduced to a shapeless pulp, and the trunk and limbs were frightfully mangled. A finger bearing a rich seal ring was found lying sev eral yards away.' The crimson tint and a sickening smell of blood wera,every where. Only a few fragments of cloth Improved Demand For Print Cloth Fall River, Mass., Special. Sales in th print cloth market for the week are estimated at from 175.000 to 200, 000 pieces. An improvement in the demand for goods, and especially 36 and 38 1-2 widths, is reported, the tulk of the trading during the week being confined to these styles. Regu lars, which sold last week at 2 11-16, are now quoted at 2 5-8. Whole t-.mily Asphyxiated. Cleveland, O., Special Four persons weru iuand dead in a small house at No. 50 1-2 Central Avenue today. The dead are: Charles Heller, Josephine Heller, his wife; George Nolan, a son-in law; May Nolan, wife of George Nolan, and daughter of the Hellers. When the neighbors entered the No lan house today the natural gas was still burning in the stove, but the rooms were filled with a strong odor cf gas. The only living thing in the house was a small dog, which was found wrapped la a blanket. It was unconscious. Body Found Near Railway Track. Goldsboro, Special. The body of a dead negro was found lying beside the railroad track about a mile this side of Beston by the engineer of the A. & N. C. "Shoo-Fly," going east. He saw the body as the train was' ap proaching and stopped. An examina tion revealed that the negro had been shot in the head. The coroner,1 Dr. , Thomas Hill, of this city, was notified and went down to Beston this after K'vii to investigate the affair. Official Blown to Atoms Bomb Thrower indicated that the body bad once been clothed. The coachman lay moaning with pain beside a deep hole in the pavement. The hordes, draglng the front wheels of the carriage, had dash ed off, maddened with pain, to sink dying before they reached the gate. ASSASSIN GLORIES IN DEED. The assassin was thrown to the ground and stunned by the force of the explosion, but he quickly arose and ran toward the gate, attempting to escape. His haste and the blood streaming from his face where he had been wounded by fragments of the bomb, attracted the attention of a sergeant of police who seized him be fore he could draw his revolver. The man did not deny the crime, but on the contrary gloried in its success. He expressed his satisfaction that ho has been able to kill the Grand Duke without involving the latter's innocent wife. He avowed his membership in the Social revolutionary army, but re fused to give his name, and at the jail his papers were found to be false. CAUSES OF POPULAR HATRED. Much of the responsibility for the catastrophe at the coronation of Em peror Nicholas in Moscow, when ev cral thousand people were crushed to death at the time of the distribution of the imperial gifts, was 1.J at Grand Duke Sergius door. It wa3 held that he had not taken sufficient precautions and the Liberals after the affair here cf January 22 placed the major portion of the blame on his shoulders. THE CZAR PROSTRATED. The news of the assassination of the Grand Duke reached Tsarskoe Selo while the Imperial fumily was enter taining Prince Frederick Leopold, of Prussia. It created the greatest con sternation. The Empc-ror is reported to have been comletely prostrated. All festivities in honor or the Prussian guest were at once abandoned. Friday afternoon Ambassador Mc Cormick and the other ambassadors ' drove to the palace to express their ! official condolences, also leaving their j cards at the palaces of the various i members of the imperial family. POLITICAL EFFECT OF TRAGEDY. Opinion That It Will Inaugurate a Reaction Not Generally Shared, and a High Authority Declares That the Parliament Will Be Summoned as Announced The Crime Universally Denounced. St. Petersburg, By Cable. The as sassination of Grand Duke Sergius un doubtedly was the work of the fight ing organization of the Socialistic Revolutionary party, which condemned and executed Count Bobrikoff, gover nor general of Finland, and M. Sipia guine and Von Phlihve, Ministers of the interior. It is regarded as a direct challenge from the terrorists to the autocracy, and a revival of the famous duel between the Nihilists and the government 25 years ago. Opinions differ as to the political effect of the tragedy, some inclining to the view that the killing of a member of the imperial family may result in Nicholas II, reviving a period of re action; but this opinion is not gener ally shared. Peace Formally Considered. St. Petersburg, By Cable It Is learned on exceptional authority that the question of peace was formally considered by Emperor Nicholas and his ministers at the conference held at Tsarkoe Selo. No particulars are obtainable, as, before the discussion began, the Emperor exacted from each one present a solemn promise not to divulge the slightest hint of what transpired. The belief, is, however, that the possible conditions and terms were under consideration. Lookout Inn Damaged. Chattanooga, Special. Investigation made showed that Lookout Inn, the noted summer hotel on Lookout moun tain, had been damaged to the amount of $1,000 by recent bad weather. The rocf was broken in several places by the weight of snow and ice upon it and burst pipes were found all over the building. Repairs will be made at once so that the hotel can be opened on time next month. ijaps Lose Vantage Point. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Lieuten ant General Sakharoff, General Kuro patkin's chief of staff, telegraphs ia.it the Russian artillery, February 13, de stroyed the buildings and walls of Nangusi, from which the Japanese had been bombarding the Russian tuenches. The Japanese were driven out. In regard to the attack on the bridge between Guaplin and Fantzia tun, February . 12, General Sakharoff says the Japanese force comprised 100 cavalryand 200 Chinese bandits. Rus sian frontier guards drove off the attackers,- who subsequently . destroyed a few rails, blew up a telegraph pole southward of the t;idge, and then fled. Fresh From the Wires. - The German Reichstag has referred the commercial treaties to a special committee. . . t - Presidena Roosevelt has sent . Lady Gregory $25 toward;' the purchase of Irish pictures for the proposed gallery in Dublin. A British squadron, under Prince Louis of Battenburg, in October next will visit America, the commander making stops at Washington. v;?3 i Annapolis. NORTfl CAROLINA LEGISLATURE Work That It Oel.ng Don By th North Carolina Lawmaker. In the Senate. A number of local bills were intro duced Tuesday. The following bills passed Una! reading: To authorize the commission ers of Gaston county to issue $300,000 of bonds to improve public rpads; to work the public roads of Rutherford xmnty; to provide for the better work ing of the roads of Chatham; to amend the road law of Madison coun ty; to amend charter of Abbeville; to establish an electric light plant and reservoir and authorize a bond issue; to incorporate the Edgecombe Rail way; to authorize Rutherford county to issue $100,000 to pay for the stock m the Rutherford Construction Com pany; to incorporate the Watauga Turnpike Company; to amend the bird law of Forsyth county; to pre vent throwing sawdust in certain streams in Guilford. The anti-jug bill, namely House bill, to repeal chapter 349, public laws 1903, except as to Cleveland, Cabar rus, Mitchell and Gaston, came up on second reading, but met considerable opposition as to immediate passage. Mason, of Gastonia, moved that it be referred to the committee on ju diciary. Amendments were offered excepting also Caldwell and Yancey. Rutherford and Madison. Mason's motion was adopted and the bill went to the judiciary committee. This i3 the bill which the Supreme Court made applicable to the whole State, while it was only intended for the four counties of Cleveland, Cabarrus, Mitchell and Gaston, and the bill now in hand will make the law apply only to those four counties. In the Senate Wednesday the land lord and tenant bill came up. and was postponed. s In the House the bill known as the pilotage bill, abolishing compulsory pilotage on the Cape Fear river came up with a favorable report. A minor ity report was offered signed by Rec tor, Reeves, Uzzell, Wade and Dobson. The bill was made a special order for Friday at noon. The bill to increase salaries of judges to $3,000 with $250 for expens es passed second reading. The Senate Thursday passed the Scales bill giving $10,000 for the estab lishment of a Juvenile reformatory. There was a good deal of discussion of the bill. . Bills passed as follows: Regulating the salaries of judges, the Senate, on motion of Zollicoffer, concurring in the House amendment making salaries $3,250 instead of $2,500; to incorporate Andrews, Cherokee county; to improve the public roads in Valley township, Cherokee county; to amend the acis of 1903 regarding cotton meal as a fertil izer by making 7 per cent, of ammo nia the standard. A fight had been made to make the standard 8 per cent, but the House named IVz per cent. The Senate committee set the figure back to 8 per cent, but the matter being re ferred to the committee IVz ,per cent was agreed upon, and stands as the figure prescribed. Bills pased to pre vent throwing sawdust in certain streams in Warren, Anson, Montgom ery and Swain; to relieve C. G. Lee, Aaron W. Moore, Albert Bigelow and J. M. Lee, school teachers, in Caswell county; to Incorporate the Western Union Academy; to take J. F. Gardner, out of Westley Chapel school district. Union county; to amend the law of 1SS7 regarding public schools in town of Durham; to compel the attendance of Cherokee Indians at schools; to extend the time for the North State Trust Company to perfect its organization; to incorporate the Bank of Chapel Hill; to authorize the Bank of Lumberton to increase number of directors, and to give the Robeson County Loan and j Trust Company the same authority; to ( incorporate the Greensboro Female i College. The following bills were ratified Thursday: To fix the time for holding courts in Warren county; to provide for payment of one-half fees to wit nesses and officers in Caswell county, when "not a true bill" is found; to amend the law of evidence relative to written statements; to appoint a cotton weigher for the city of Raleigh. The following bills passed final read ing: Requiring commissioners of Wilkes county to levy special tax to build bridges across the Yadkin river at Roaring River and Holman's Ford. Cowles, of Wilkes, desired to know why Judge Graham had taken it upon himself to introduce a bill for a county he did not represent. Holbrook, of Wilkes, stated that he was in Javor oi the bill, and Cowles was opopsed to it, that the people of Graham needed the bridge, and that Judge Graham had introduced it by request. Dr. Alexan der, of the committee, explained that when the bill was before the committee it was stated that a law was passed in 1903, giving the county commis sioners authority to levy a special tax for this purpose and they had refused to do so. Cowles,-, in opposing the bill, stated that Wilkes was already heav ily burdened with, bond debt, and the people oppressed with taxes. Holbrook detailed the great need of the citizens for two bridges and asked members to vote for the bill, without amendments, Cowles offered an amendment, which was defeated; to leave the question of bridge tax to a vote; to leave the ques tion of building the bridge .to the dis cretion of the commissioners and to strike out $2,500 and $4,000 allowed for Hoffman's Ford and Roaring River, respectively, and authorize the com missioner to build the bridges at these points. To extend the corporate limits of Rhodhiss, in Caldwell county; to amend and revise charter of Frankin, in Macon county; to allow the mayor and board cf aldermen of Beaufort to issue bonds to build a hotel and for other purposes: to allow Winston Salem to issue bonds for streets; to ! create a stock law territory in a por tion of Harnett county; to amend the charter of Brevard; to regulate, the manner in which common carriers shall adjust claims for lost or damaged freight, (imposing a penalty on rail roads for failing to settle claims with in 60 days upon establishment of con-! slgnees loss, and by judgment for suit.) In the Senate Friday the bill to re quire the marking of whiskey when shipped Into prohibition territory vu passed. The trmp'iUcry pilotage bill was enacted la ;he House, and alto the Challenge bill. The bouse gave second reading tc Senator Cbr1stensen"s bill to permit the cemmJssioTier of immigration tc use a railroad pass or mileage. Mr. Bruce moved to strike out the enacting words of Senator Blease's bill to provide that the county board of control may appoint a dispenser upon the death of the Incumbent. Mr. Pollock stated that at present thj place is vacant for 20 days and the liquor shop shut up while the board advertises the vacancy. The bill was passed to third reading:. Senator EarleV relating to the sur vival of causes after action was given second reading. Also Senator Manning's to require the chairman of the local board of as sessors to make a canvass of his neighborhood to see if property has escaped taxation. Senator Earle's relating to foreign corporations. Senator Peurifoy's to enable Super visor of Colleton to borrow funds for current expenses of i905. Senator Butler's to Incorporate the Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee rail road. Senator Douglass' relating to sinking fund for Jonesville school district. Senator Butler's to require the sec retary cf state to collect at least $5 for a charter. Senator Davis' relating to Pine Grove school house in Clarendon coun ty. Senator Marshall's ta require the Southern railway to open the eastern ends of Richland and Laurel streets in the city of Columbia. Senator Warren's joint resolution authorizing the county comraisioners of Hampton county to Fell and con vey the 10 acres of land in the town or village cf Gilliaonviile cn which the olu Beaufort district (now county) court house was located. The house killed the following sen ate bills: Senator Hood's relating to jury fees. Senator Brice's relating to the trans fer of pensions in school districts. Senator Warren's to repeal the act creating the State board of equiliza tion. Senator Dennis' claim of A. H. De Hay. The Senate did a volume of busiuess Thursday. The appropriation bill was taken up among other matters, but this is more fully treated in another column. An amendment to the solicitors' bill by Senator von Kolnitz proposed to give the solicitor of the Charleston cir cuit SI, SOD instead of $I,50S, the salary that he other solicitors get. Senator Raysor spoke for the amendment and Senators McGowan and Hudson against. Senator von Kolnitz spoke for his amendment. TO ELECT SOLICITOR. The senate resumed consideration of the bill relative to solicitors, their as signments and their salaries. Senator Warren moved to recommit the bijl, because he said in its present shape, the bill is unconstitutional. He said he wanted to express his views and save the senate of the difficulties likely to come. With that he was satisfied and would withdraw hi3 motion to re commit. After considerable discus sion the bill was passed. Mr. McMaster's house bill, the anti garnishment measure, a special order, passed to third reading after objections. HOUSE. In the house Thursday there was a rush of business and laws were enacted rapidly. Most of the measures were local in application. The house amended Senator Wil liams' bill to authorize "the passage of ordinances by incorporated cities and towns and the promulgation of rules and regulations by the State board of health, to enforce and compel the vaccination and revaccination of citizens and residents of the State of South Carolina, and prescribing the duties of certain officials and persons to that end, and providing certain penalties for failure, refusal or neglect to comply with the provisions of the same." A Dull Day. Monday was a very dull day in the Senate. The following bills passed final read ing: To incorporate the town of Salemburg, Sampson county; to cre ate a stock law in certain townships in Harnett county; to establish a grad ed school at Robersonville; to amend the charter of Hamlet; to authorize Sampson county to issue bonds and levy a special tax to permit the com missioners of Beaufort town to isssue bonds to buy a site for a hotel; to amend the charter of Corwin, Beaufort county; to amend the banking laws; to increase the pay of jurors in Halifax and Northampton; for the better sup port of New Hanover public schools; to ratify, confirm and amend the char ter of the Ashevifle Auditorium Com pany; to amend the charter of Green ville; to better protect claims in New Hanover, the Senate concurring in the House amendment; to better regulate fishing in Currituek Sound; t& auth orize Currituck county to use surplus special taxes for county purposes; to regulate the pay of surveyors in Rowan; to authorize Mitchell county to rebuild bridges across Toe river; to authorize Waynesville to pay out certain funds; relating to the Char lotte Carnegie Library, to prevent fire waste by providing' building laws, ap plying only to towns of over 1,000 peo ple and then upon the consent of al dermen; to amend the charter of Louisburg by allowing the establish ment of a burying ground; for the bet ter support of the schools of New Han over county. In the House Monday a number of purely local bills were introduced, sev eral passed final reading and a goodly number were ratified. Gen. Fitzhuga Lee was Introduced to the members, who arose in a body to receive him. The bill providing for a new trial In criminal cases for newly discovered evidence pending an appeal to Supreme Court, came up on third reading, hav ing passed second reading three weeks ago, after a heated debate by the close vote of 46 to 45. Winborne opened the discussion in support of the bill, while Graham, of Granville, made a strong argument against it, contending that It was unconstitutional. Pending argu ment the House adjourned. OVER 100 ENTOMBED Deadly Work of Coal Gas ia AUbaei Mine ALL THE MEN BELIEVED TO BE DEAD Cave-in at the Virginia Mine It Miles From Birmingham, BuHe? All th Men at Work, and No Hope ia Entertained That Any Are Left Alive. Birmingham. Ala., Special. Hy an explosion in the Virginia' Mine, about IS miles southwest of Birmingham, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon more than 100 union miners are entombed, and It is believed that the entire number Buf fered death. Scores of vigorous res cue: s are at work digging Into the mme to relieve their friends and com rades on the inside. The explosion is believed to have been caused by gas. although the mine has heretofore been noted as being entirely free from gases. It Is also believed that as the entire quota has probably been killed, the details of the cause of the disaster will never be known. THE HORROR GROWS. The news spread like wild fire throughout the whole district. The camp is Isolated from the rest of the world, as there is no telephone station at Virginia, and the only wire running to the place is a dispatcher's wire of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, on which Virginia is located. Details of the disaster were slow to come In, but each man who arrived in the city from the scene told a more gruesome story of the horror. BEST CLASS OF MINERS. The class of miners employed was the best in the district, and all belonged to the United Mine Workers of America. Since the strike has been on in the Birmingham district, many of the most industrious and thirty miners of Pratt City and other mining points have re moved to the Virginia mines, so that the mines were being worked to their full capacity by the most skillel min ers of the community. Relief trains with surgeons and workmen were dis patched from both Birmingham and Bessemer. They began the work of succor in earnest before G o'clock, and at midnight had not gotten half ws-y through the mass of debris. It l) thought that it will be 10 o'clock to morrow before the interior of the slope is reached. The slopes are well ar ranged, and there has never been the least trouble in the mines before. They are owned by the Talamada Steel and Wire Company, but are leased and op erated by Reid & Company. OFFICIALS ON THE WAY. J. D. Hillhouse, assistant State mine inspector for Alabama, will go to the mines early tomorrow morning to in vestigate the disaster officially. Presi dent Ed. Flynn, of the Alabama United Mine Workers and National Commit teeman W. R. Fairley, together with Joe Hallier, district organizer, have "left for the scene. President Flynn said before leaving that there were 135 men employed in the mine generally, but as yesterday was pay day he could not say whether the full quota was in the mine at the time of the disaster or n6L President Sees Cotton Growers. Washington, Special. President Roosevelt received a committee ap pointed by the recent Southern Inter State Cotton Convention at New Or leans to urge the creation of a com mission to extend the foreign markets for cotton products. The delegation consisted of about a dozen members, headed by former Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina. The committee urged immediate steps looking to Con gressional action for this" purpose in behalf of the cotton interests. The President discussed the question with the delegation and said he would take it up with the men who represent the cotton belt in Congress. McCue's Will Probated. Charlottesville. Va., Special. The will of J. Samuel McCue, hanged for wife murder in Charlottesville on Feb ruary 10, was admitted to probate in the Charlottesville Corporation Court Monday. Four brothers of McCue qualified as executors, giving bond for $100,000. The will is in McCue's hand writing. The entire estate is left to the ex-Mayor's children, three boys and one girl. Two hundred dollars is left to erect a monument over Mc Cue's parents' graves. The will was made on September 10, 1904, six days after the murder, and three days after the arrest- Disastrious Flood in Georgia. Atlanta, Ga.. Special. A special from Swaynesboro says that the snost disastrous floods that section of Geor gia has experienced In years are now in' full sway. Every bridge on the Ohoopee river, in Emanuel and Tatt nall counties, is gone. The damage is estimated at $200,000. Rain contin ues to falL Southern Itinerary. - Jacksonville, Fla., Special. Presi dent Garner, of . the board of trade, has returned from Washington, where t he went to extend to President Roose j velt an invitation to visit Jacksonville. The Preisdent assured his acceptance : of the invitation, in a tour to include Richmond. Atlanta. Montgomery and possibly some other soutnern cities, j but fixing no- definite time rpr toe visit,' I.1TEISTA1E Y..C A. C0WEM10 I A Highly lnttrtif Mrtting to B Held at AthrvUi in March, Tfe tiwecood Ansaa.1 IntrrsLatir Ctm rent ion of the Yic Mm' C&fUtia& Aociaiicn win tnrrt la C. Marta It 14. IJOi. Tl Association will tet ta Ahr' -r;!! -- 111 be a very attract! lac! ing ome of in leading rvligloua irk- era of lh country. Addr- on topic ! of the work will be mad by S IJ Gordon. Cleveland. O ; U. I Shu-y. Dayton. O., leipeeleJl; I. J. A. It j Scfaerer. Nrwbrry College. S C; A- i G. Knebel. New York; W. I. Wethf. 1 ford. New York; Dr. Gk J. FWher, New York; C. 1- Gate. Atlanta. Ua ; R. II. King. Charleston. S- C; It. J. Knebel. Charlotte. N. C. Topics "Advance Steps" will b? the general Ttsemr. Studies will be mad of the various department. Reiigiouf. Educational. Physical. Social. u.j" and "Advance Steps' will bo suggest ed. , . ....... Special features The "Quiet Talk." by S. D. Gordon, of Cleveland. Ohio. ' Mr. Gordon has few equals In ihlrjg helpful messages relating to the Chris tian life. The Men'a Meeting in the Great Auditorium. Platform meetings. The Boys' Meeting In the Associa tion Auditorium. The Reception tb Deb-gate and 1 cal Membership on Saturday evening. The presentation of Educational Work, by E. L. Shuey, of Dayton. Ohio. Address by Dr. J. A. B. Shen r. Each delegate and visitor must be supplied with credentials The meeting will be a very proutable one and a expected and desired. North State News. There Is a very great falling off In j the sales of fertilizer tax tags, the J Commissioner of Agriculture says, there being already a falling off of $10,000 this season as compared with a year ago. This is a very plain lndi- cation that the farmers are curtailing j to a great degree the use of commer cial fertilizers, as they promised, in fact pledged themselves to do. It is a very valuable proof of how they are carrying out the great plans made. Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr.. president of the Elizabeth Mills in Charlotte. In dicted O. E. Ritch, before Magistrate J. W. Cobb Tuesday uornlng. for en tering his mill during work hours and unlawfully enducing employes to leave the service of the company. Ritch Is an employe of the Continental Mills, and it Is supposed that he tried to in duce the employes referred to to take position with that mill. An explorer who has often by com pulsion eaten the flesh of animals not generally used as human food says that grilled Hon steaks are delicious and much superior to those of the ti ger; that the flesh of the rhinocerous. properly prepared, has all the good qualities of pork; that the trunk and feet of young elephants resemble veal, and that stewed boa constrictor la a good substitute for rabbit. The Senate committee on finance, af ter hearing argument for and against the bill recommended by Governor Glenn, creating a State purchasing agency , to buy supplies for all State institutions, reported it unfavorably by a vote of 6 to 2. The joint committee on Insane Mon day afternoon reported favorably the bill appropriating $25,000 for establish ing an asylum for Idiots and epileptics. Fayetteville, Special. Walter Part ridge, the negro, charged with a crim inal assault upon Mrs. Hales, was brought into court Monday morning and formally arraigned. The judge as signed J. W. Bolton to defend the ne gro, and ordered a special venire to try the case. The work of selecting the jury was in progress .when court ad journed in the afternoon. Newt of the Day. After refusing to set aside the jury's verdict. Judge Allen, at Roanoke, sen tenced Charles R. Kisbburne to five years in prison for manslaughter. ' Officers now believe that the three men of the barge Gaston were murder ed and robbed at Newport New. Greensboro has organized a Cham ber of Commerce. Spartanburg, 8. C, Special. Seven persons, five of whom .were mail clerks, were injured in the derailment of No. 37, the Southern Railway's Washington and Southwestern limited train, at Fair Forest, six miles south of here, Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock. The injuries sustained were in no case more than painful and all are comfortable tonight. The Iniured are: Engineer Creswell. of Charlotte, back and left le?; Ernest Williams, colored fireman, bruises abont the breast; T. P. Miller, of Atlanta, mail clerk, left leg; J. S. Eagle. Atlanta, mall clerk, back; W. S. Mcseley, mail clerk, back and legs; Ira McDaniel, mail clerk, leg and band; T. E. Win dor, mail clerk, leg. C. H. King, superintendent of the saw mill department of tie Cape Fear Lumber Company, is at the hospital in Wilmington in a dangerous condition as result of being struck on the back of the head Monday afternoon by a coupling on a revolving shaft, under which ht attempted to pass, and was struck down. His skull was fractured and he had not regained consciousness at last account E. C Leath. aged 60, committed sui cide In Richmond. , - SERIOUS FIRE LOSS Ue Cilj of Ii4hsj?cHs Scffcrs Ij Sttii) tUu -11, f lftCCtC i if MIT4 ftVf t t UttllnV iwwm w t ia a nitnu Fee Fftur Hsurt Da Originating In a Drv0 f.Ufcii'tt TrraUi4 th Entire We!fet 0mt ef t City, But Arer Finally Cefttre'i After Eitenstve Ravages. In ltanapt lis, HrcrUl. nr wfcL-a atarts m the Uffe holrik i&V.lt.etf tot:c tJ Kahnley , MrOra, 1 te4 ia South MerMEan Ue-, nlgtit j spread to a ; !n!rs biU'ieti. a&4 !thSB 4j uxibuUn hx-i ca:ph u!y d trt'jri e!M bull lint. ar.4 t tuw m caetnf tbt rtTtn-a ef th whn!eal district Uiun V t) Mercian tfi ...... .w , ' the t nien tUlb-'R. Swra! exp!!; la? uue! in the A. Klrfcr Lltfg Coat ) ware I f. ma, and no seir.t f tb tnfUm ab' matrrtal t r 1 !n U- !la!ag building the fije ! )? Uyon l ntr4. A storm vt fir!rats(' la fulling oer the LuKincta porticn of the city, au 1 . mar.y flre are eprted t result. Th damage already t:ne is rtt:uatel at over a millU.n dollar. Among the havWt lrrr are Kabn ley & MCj3. wholesale mniliiTS, tt. A. Kelfer Drug Ctnpa:; GriJIitn lima tt Hi ilfa!! milliner IVtmt-tBrh . . . . . j M rR) , rwira; the Savory I'ctil; ft. Char lea Hotel, and Sherman Houm. The rf of the she Is t the Union depot W mx IU9. Later The total less is $ 1 ,f,tM. When the fire was brought unlr cn tral. eight building, among hl;h r three hotel, had been comxMrly de stroyed. One fireman a butt by fall ing walls. Death or Young Battle. Annapolis, Md. Kpcx-lal. Midship man Samuel West ray Battle, cf the second clasn at the Naval Academy, and a son of Surgeon Snmued Vetray Battle. United States Navy, retired, of Asheville. N. C, dropped dead na tb brigade of midshipmen were called to dinner formation hbrtly. after 12 o'clock Sunday. He had Jut taken his place as third petty officer of tho second battalion's ninth company when he was stricken with heart fail ure. He fell before any one rcarhd him. and was dead when picked up by his mate. Young Ilattb entered the academy In August, VjQ2, frnf Asheville. and was 21 years old. 11 was popular with bis clas and school mates and stood well In his studies. He was an oarsman and pulled stroke In last year's varsity eight at th academy, but did not become a, candi date for the crew this season. Ho was also a member of the academy hop committee and was prominent t clally. His parents have been noti fied by the authorities, but no arrange ments have been made yet regarding t&e funeral. Will Be No 8tatc Funeral, SL Petersburg By Cable It bag now been definitely deeldei that tba remains of Grand Iuke Fergiua will not be brought to SL Petersburg for the present, but will b placed In a tem porary receiving vault of the Cbaudoff Monastery to await the coropletioa of the alterations now in progrcaa in the Romanoff mausoleum In the cathedral of SL Peter and St. Paul, where tha permanent interment will occur, among the tombs of his ancestors. Another reason is that evn Governor General Trepoff has recognized the fact that no precautions can famish an absolute guarantee of Immunity against an act of terrorism; anl at a great state funeral, where ancient custom requires that the Empsior and all of the nomanoff family assemble and follow the coin on foot, a single bomb might wipe out the dynasty. Freezing Rain Again Endangers At lanta's Communications. Atlanta, Ga.. Special. A cold rala If falling, freezing on the wires and trees as it falls and threatening a repetition of the disastrous fleet storms of th past two weeks. No damage has been reported so far. but unless conditions change, communication with the out side world may be Jnterferre-d with again. Tillman Advised to Rest. Columbia. 8. C. Special Senator Till man reached his home at Trestoa Sunday after a brief stay ia Philadel phia under treatment of specialists. The Philadelphia physicians confirmed the fiiagncsia of his personal physician. Dr. J. W. Babcock. that Senator Till man is suffering from grip poisoning affecting one of his nerves. The throat trouble with which he suffered last win ter has been entirely relieved, ani the specialists agree that the Senator general condition Is excellent, but be will not return to Washington darin-; vhls session of Congress, being alvissj to rest for a while. Bank at Fayettevills Fails. Charlotte. N. C-. Special. Stat Basic Examiner J. O. Ellington took charge of the Bank of Fayetteville. N.TL, Saturday, posting a notice over his signature on the door of tho Insti tution stating that theTe was a short age of $23,000 in the accounts of the cashier and teller and that the bank would be closed for an investigation of tbe"books by expert accountants. Cashier John C. Haigh and .Teller George Myrover are under arrest, but Fere released on $10,000 bonds. i ! 1 I f- ! - r ( J--
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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