VOL. XXIII.
RALEIGH, NOPTII CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 1905.
NO.
II IIS I
First Conference of the
American
INTRODUCTION BY OUR PRESIDENT
Canopy Unique ia History Takes
Y)atc on the Mayflower Off Oyster
Bay and the President's Success
in Avoiding Questions of Prece
ilrpio Makes All Smooth Japanese
Arrived First nd Were Presented.
Awaiting the Russians in the Cabin
- Tiny Komura and Giant Witte
Shake Hands When Presented.
c. ft Hay, N Y., Special. History
; Tu;n- Saturday In Oyster Hay.
n -mis and Japanese clasped uands
f.f,-i urt-t ted one another with all out
w;t!(i rbUnce of cordial.. y, end for
the first time since nations began to
l:- relations one with onother, an
E utivoof a great power received the
tn .-:; of two belligerent countries
.n t mission of peace. President
. -:s vrlt.on ehalf of the United
si;i' nnd their people, extended foi
i.-is! nn ' ting to the representatives of
I::.-sa and Japan, Introduced the
l-i"vTii'otentirSs to one another, and
rii rtairnV. them at an elaborate
I'jnrlifon. at which Russian and Jap-nm-
fraternized with one another as
fmra'N's rather than enemies.
J KKSinKNVS NOTABLE TOAST.
I'ming the luncheon President
Ji'jf-scvelt proposed a notable toast, in
whi h he expressed the earnest hope
MHi iniycr, in the interest not only of
n,( -r two great powers, but of all civ
mankind, that a just and last
itit, peace may speedily be concluded
Let wen them."
The occasion was impressive. It was
attended not by pomp and ceremony,
''"it by a simplic ty and frankness
characteristic of the President and of
i lie people of America.
Due honor was paid the distinguish
ed guests of the President and of the
country, and they were received with
nil the dignity to which their exalted
:ank entitled them.
The day was ideal. After the sun
u burned away the haze of early
morning, the weather was glorious. A
'risk breeze just tipped the waves of
i-ong Island Sound with silver, temper
ing, at the same time, the heat of the
sun's rays.
.CHIEF ENVOYS SHAKE HANDS..
It was a notable scene as the di
minutive Baron Komura shook hands
with the giant Witte at the instance of
the President of the United States.
The greetings of the members i . the
two special missions were distinctly
formal, but not the slightest sugges
tion of enmity was shown on either
side. Neither by word nor by action
did they indicate, even by direction,
anything but the utmost cordiality.
Careful to avoid any strain, Presi
dent Roosevelt, as sooa as possible
after the introductions, suggested that
the party proceed to the main saloon,
where luncheon was in waiting. The
- resident himself leu the party, follow
ed in order by Mr. Witte, Baron Komu
ra, Ambassador Rosen and Miuister
Takahira. Even the formation of this
little procession involved a delicate
diplomatic problem, but it was agreed
that the President solved it admirably.
FOE3 LIKE FRIENDS.
Although the luncheon was served
with the other guests standing, the
President escorted the four envoys to
chairs in one corner of the saloon, and
in half a minute, through tact and del
icacy, the whole party was engaged in
Engineers Elect Officers.
Louisville, Ky., Special. The Na
tional Association of Stationary En
gineers Friday elected the following
officers: President, R. D. Tomlinson,
Milwaukee; vice-president, Theodore
N. Kelsey, Lowell. Mass.; secretary,
F. W. Raven, Chicago; treasurer,
Hugh Rensford. Cincinnati. The next
convention of the association will be
held in Philadelphia.
Three Murderers Hanged.
Nigger Murderers Hanged kJaa
Helena, Ark., Special. Tom Wilson,
slayer of his brother, and Will Rob
ertson, wife murderer, paid the penal
ty for their crimes on the scaffold in
this city. Both men were negroes
and both met death with perfect com
posure, declaring that they were
ready to go. Robertson's neck was
broken. Wilson died of strangula
tion. Canto, Miss., Special. Bob Jones, a
negro wife murderer, was hanged in
the jail here.
Japanese Forces Oyer 400,000.
Lidiapudz, Manchuria, By Cable.
The Japanese have concentrated in
Manchuria, in front of the Russian
armies 430,000 Infantry, with 1,600
cannon. This is exclusive of the de
tachment of General Hasegawa,
commander of the forces in Korea,
and a special detachment, , the destina
tion of which is not known. The
weather is good and the roads are
drying up.
K IK
Kind Ever Held On the
Continent
animated rtttiw-rsatlon over their
dfhr-S. the conversation was general
ly In French, as Mr. Witte speaks very
little English. Baron Roen and Baron
Komura chatted as If they hd been
life-long friendH and Minister Taka
hrav at ortte llmo particularly comrau
hicfttivf., entered Into tne conversation
wnh zest and interest. '
Before the Inncheon had proceeded
far President Roosovtlt rose from his
chair, nd turning to the assemblage,
raised his hand for silence. In an in
stant there was a hush. Bowing to the
envoys, President Roosevelt said:
ENVOYS APPROVE TOAST. ..
"Gentlemen: I propose a toast to
which there will be no answer and to
which I have the honor to ask youito
drink in silence, standing, I drink to
the welfare and prosperity of the sov
ereigns and the people of the two
great nations whose representatives
have met one another on this ship, it
is my most earnest hope and prayer,
in the interest 01 not only these two
great powers, but of all civilized man
kind, that a just and lasting peace
may speeuiiy be conclude between
them."
The toast was drunk, as the Presi
dent requested, in profound silence;
but in the hum of conversation which
followed little was heard but enthusi
astic comment upon tne character of
the President's expression. Mr. Witte
and Baron Komura both cordially
thanked him.
ONLY WITTE ARRIVED.
Envoys Tardy in Reaching PoilLs
mouth, N, H For Conference.
Portsmouth, N. II.. Special. There
was great disappointment in this city
Monday over the delay in the arrival
of the Russian and Japanese peace en
voys. The news of the postponement
of the function had not reached many
of the citizens of Portsmouth and its
environs. Consequently this section of
Portsmouth Was astir early and by 8
o'clock every electric line from the
country was bringing many sight-seers.
When the fact of the postponement be
came generally known there were many
expressions of disappointment but upon
the circulation Of rumors of the pos
sible arrival of the ships most of the
crowd decided to have a holiday any
way. The operators in the wireless
station had a very busy day trying to
pick up the Dolphin which has the
Japanese envoys on board.
Monday night an answer to the nu
merous calls was received stating that
at dark the Dolphin was off Cape Cod
75 miles away. She was steaming slow
ly, and those on board thought the cri
scr' would reach the harbor, about 9
o'clock. Mr. Witte arrived in this city
Monday night from Boston at 11:15
o'clock, coming in a special car attached-to
the regular Bar Harbor ex
press. He was enabled to avoid a crowd
of several hundred people assembled
at the railroad station through the
train stopping at a crossing about a
quarter of a mile from the depot. Mr.
Witte was taken to the Wentworth in
an automobile.
Cheered bx Russian Jews.
Boston, Special. Mr. Witte, the se
nior Rusian plenipotentiary, took an
r.utomobile ride about the city and vis
ited Harvard University and Magnolia,
the summer home of the Russian em
bassay. Mr. Witte left for Portsmouth
at 9:45. Before the train left, about a
hundred former residents of Russia,
many of them Hebrews, acsembled near
Mr.. Witte's car and cheered him. The
envoy appeared on the rear platform
and spoke in Russian in a conversa
tional way for several minutes. He
asked his hearers how they liked Amer
ica and whether they preferred this
country to Russia. Several of the au
dience replied in effect that they liked
America better, as there were more op
portunities for advancement. At the
conclusion of Mr. Witte's informal re
marks the crowd cheered him. which
he acknowledged by removing his hat.
As the train pulled out one of the He
brews shouted: "Give freedom to the
Jews."
New Naval Commander.
Washington. Special. Captain S. W.
Very has been ordered by the Navy De
partment to duty as commandant of
the naval stations at Port Royal and
Charleston, S. C. also as commandant
of the sixth naval district. The order
is effective September 1st, when he will
relieve Rear Admiral E. S. Prime, who
recently was placed on the retired list.
Little Hopes of Peace.
St. Petersburg, By Cable The be
lief is growing in all circles that the
government is preparing the public for
a failure of the peace negotiaions. In
the opinion of well informed men, the
pessimistic statements which have
been made by Witte.
Killed Business Enemv.
j Paducha. Ky., Special H. H. Loving,
a former banker, shot H. A. Rose,
prominent lumber man, three times.
Rose was killed. The men had been of
ficers of a lumber company until a few
days ago, when Rose was forced out
under charges. It is supposed that the
shooting resulted from a quarrel over
business affairs.
Kentucky Open to Refugees.
Louisville, Ky.. Special. The State
Board of Health has issued a procla
mation announcing that Kentucky will
be an "open" State as far as refugees
from the fever-infected district of the
South are concerned. The Refugees
will be subjected to examination,
however, and will be detained tempo
rarily In camps which will be estab
lished at or near the principal twons
and cities of the State.
KOITfl CAIOLINA QP EULLETI.1
Conditions Tor Past Week as Given
Out by the Department.
The North I'd mima wtioj of the
climate ami crop service of the dp
part men t of sericulture. irucs lb
following officii! bulletin Jut- the past
week !
The weather during the pat week
has in jreneral been verv drv. Th
temperature has br-n hth and nlne
the norm!. The week ha been char
acterized by hot days and cool nijlits.
This dry warm weather lias aided in
the harvesting of hay to a great ex
tent and indeed ail outside work ha
been pushed as rapidly as rsdble.
Some rains have leen reported, but
the only unfavorable conditions
sultinp therefrom ae in the eastern
part of the Stt in the" towlands. In
the central and western districts rain
is needed badly, although in the west
part of the district on account of too
much rain, the crops are arain incom
ing1 weed v. All crnj aip ti !ufler
inj; for the wailt of rain bill torn is
most affected.
The farmers in fcome flections aie
beginning to pull fedder. In a great
many sections corn is rejorted to be
not so good as was expected In
some sections h eod rrop will be
hai vested, in others about one-half
a crop, while some correspondents
report a very poor rrop. Some coin
is reported to be spotted. In some
sections it has been lt wet for corn
to ear welh Tobaeet is generally re
ported as doing weiU It is riiening
fast in tli'i ?eiliral portioli of the
State while In the east the crop docs
not seem - to be as good as that of
eottop. Some tobacco is badly dis
eased and is sacking, due to too
much rain in the past. Also some
tobacco Is I iu vu in'.? bad I v. ( '! ten in
the west and central districts ap
pears to be doing well, although in
some sections red rust is appearing,
and it is shedding some. Lice is at
tacking cotton, due to the cool "weath
er. A hail storm m duly Mh dam
aged some cotton m 'he west, and
the cotton in some sections in the
West is not fruiting well. In t lie cast
and central districts the cotton is
shedding in some sections ud turn
ing yellow. Only one-half a crop
will be realised id some parts. Sweet
potatoes-arc reported as doing tine".
Irish potatoes are now being planted.
Turnips are being sown, and where
already planted are doing well. Hay
is generally reported as being har
vested, but in some parts of the west
it was too wet to save. Tomatoes,
cucumbers, watermelon, eantgioupes
are doing well. Wheat is being thrash
ed, and a great many report a poor
crop. Apples and peaches are, shed
ding in poms vctioiis; the apple crop
will not be good. Peanut J are gener
ally reported as doing well.
Rains rejxrtedj Raleigh Trace,
Lumberton Trace, Weldon 0.01.
Ladies in Burning Launch.
Newbern, Special. A party of la
dies had a narrow escape from death
bv drowning here Saturday. Thev
were on a pleasure trip in a gasoline
launch and were going to Wilkinson's
Point, on the Neusc river. They were
Mrs. William Taar, Mrs. Frank Duffy,
Misses Adelaide, Irene and Tbelma
Peck, Nettie FowW and her niece.
Carol Daniels. Dr. Ward was the
only man on board. The cause of the
accident was the striking of a match'
by Dr. Ward to light his cigar. Throw
ing the match down in the bottom-of'
the boat, it ignited the gasoline and
the whole boat was immediately
ablaze. Dr. Ward shouted to thorn all
to jump and four ladies obeyed, Mrs.
Haar and the Misses Peck. The cork,
cushions were thrown to the ladies' to
keep them afloat, which they used.
Miss Adelaide Peck -nearly drowned,
but the others iu tho water -suffered
no particular danger, being rescued
shortly. Mrs. Dully, Miss Fowler and
hei little girl, Carols Daniels, remain
ed in the boat. -1 TLe little girl was'
badlv burned on one limb. .
Tar Heel Topics.
W. McDowell Killough. of Char
lotte, son of Mr". William W. Killough.
day engineer of the ?ity water works,
was drowned at Virginia Beach, out
from Norfolk,. Sunday , afternoon at
o o'clock. He was in the surf, -went
beyond his depth and was carried out
and to death. Heroic effoits were
made to rescue him but they were in
vain. - '.
The monthly report ofthe Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General shows !
that there 'were-087 ' rural ? "delivery1
routes in operation in Notth Carolina
August 1. There were ;U0'petitwas
pending at the time, of which 1)4 are
iroin tuc eighth' s.) ic!. '
- Saturday aftermxin 'United ..States
Deputy Marshal John 0, 'Dock ery 'was
taken to his home at Rockingham, ac
companied by his father '.and sister.
He had been in Rex,, Hospital pi Ral
ciglr about six weeks and his improve
ment has been very steady. , . ,
Capt. 'James D. Moore, &? well
known and popular manufacturer and
business man of Gastonia, -died on .;
Sunday last ; "
The transcript : covering 700 pages
typewritten in the case f t he South-2
ern Railway ojainsV the Greensboro
Ice and ' Coal ' (Company and the cor
poration commission has been prepar
ed in 1-3. days, this iase now coming
up before the Federal court
The. water commission of Charlotte,,
has been unearthing a scandal in its
department involving a number of
prominent emp'oyeva of the city wa
ter works. .
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE
$00,CG0 Worth of Property Swept
Aw:y is a Few Moments
ACRK CF FLAMES FOI AWHILE
Fire Starting in an Old Wocden Ter
ry Boat, Swept the Docks in the
Vicinity and For Tnre Quarters
of an Hour Threatened All Lower
IIobok.cn Lackawanna lUUroad's
Terminals Speedily Wiped Oat and
Two Large Ferry Boatf Rained.
.
New York, Special. Inside of three
quarterB of an hour late Tuesday
night, fir" swept awir the" Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Company's terminal lh Hoboketi. seis
ed two ferry boats and practically
ruined them, and for half an hour
threatened the rest of the water front
in the vicinity, including th? Hamburg
Amerlcart and North German Lloyd
steaftiship docks, at which several Dig
ships were lying. Th2 loss ta property
is estimated at between $400,000 and
$500,000. So far as known, no liven
were losL
For 0vef an hour, huge tongues of
flames leaped from the wooden struc
tures on the Lackawanna docks, light
ing the New Jersey and Ne-w York wa
ter front. For a time it threatened a
less gfeater than J hat of the big dock
fire of several years ago, when the
North German Lloyd piers vere de
stroyed with a fereat loss of life.
Biasing ffrfy boats, cut from their
docks,, floating in the river, Wandering
fire Ehips, which for a time endanger
ed shipping.
BEGAN ON OLD WOODEN BOAT.
The fire started on an old woolen
ferry boat and, swpt by northerly
breeze, communicated with the ferry
house, spread d the main building of
the Lackawanna and then to the
Duke's House, a famous Hoboken hos
telry. The hotel was a frame structure
and was a ready prey ror the flames.
By this time th1 flames were spread
ing in all directions, utterly beyond
the control of the few first fife-fighters
who had responded to the first alarms.
Following the hotel, the structure
of the Public Service Corporation
the street car operating company, of
Hoboken, jersey City and near-by
places went down before the flames.
At 1 o'clock the fire was under control
and the big steamship piers had been
saved.
600-FOOT TRAIN SHEDS SWEPT.
A remarkable feature of the great
blaze was thai inside of 20 minutes al
ter it started it had seized upon the
Lackawanna terminal and swept r
600 feet of train sheds, dooming tnem.
The flames started from an un
known cause on the old wooden ferry
boat Hopaticong, which had been tied
up in the open slip between Hflmburk
docks and the Christopher street ferry
slips. The fire was discovered about
11 o'clock. It was then leaping from
the boiler room1 below the main dejk
through the engine room and attack
ing the wooden superstructure.
A watchman on the ferry dock turn
ed in calls for the city department and
also for tho Lackawanna fire brigade.
Almost before the company s men
could lay a line of hose and before the
city firemen could reach the scene the
flames had leaped to the ferry office
building between the piers and-then
to the brand-new ferryboat Bingham
ton, which was lying in the northern
slips.
Crop Expert Named.
"Washington, Special P. L. Hutch
ins, formerly Chief Chemist of the
State Board cf Agriculture of Louis
iana, who is regarded as an expert
in cottcn statistics, has been appoint
ed by Secretary Wilson to the position
of traveling inspector of the Agricul
tural Department in the- cotton dis
tricts, with the understanding that he
will perform duty. on. the cotton crop
estimating board when, called upen to
do so. It is understood that Assist
ant Secretary Hays will not continue
permanently to give personal atten
tion, to the, work of the Statistical
Bureau, but a successor to Mr. Hyde
soon will be appointed. It is the in
tention to continue' the crop estimat
ing board, but not to maintain the
same membership constantly.
Alcz. N. Bell Dead-
Washington, Special. Alexander
Melville Bell, brother of Frcf. Alexan
der Graham Bell, died at the home of
the latter in tfce SGth. year of his ager
from pneumonia, following an opera
tion for diabetes performed last Tues
day. He was born in. Scotland, a; son
of. Alexander Bell, and was one of the
three generations notable beciuse of
their development of the art of 5 in
structing the deaf and dumb in! meth
ods of communication, i - -
AmbafsadoT Conger XJoming.t
Mexico City, Special. American
Ambassador Conger aud family left
Friday night for the United States,
the -ambassador- having- two months
leave of absence. He will go directly to
Washington, and it is surmised he
will be consulted on the Chinese ques
tion, especially on the boycott. The
ambassador was seven years at the
Chinese court before coming to iex
Icp, and is thoroughly informed' on
business Questions involved ! in ' the
present attitude of commercial hos
tility on the part of the Chinese mer
chants. '
Salvation Army Girl Goes to Pen-
' Chicago, Special. Inga Hanson, the
former Salvation Army girl, convicted
of perjury In connection "with a per
sonal injury suit ! brought by f her
against the Chicago City Railway; was
taken , ta the i penitentiary . at Joliet .to
begjn an indeterminate sentence. Since
her trial several months ago. Miss
Hansen has been confined Inhe Gook
county "jail hospital, claiming to 1 bo
still suffering from the effects of a
paralytic stroke resulting from her injuries.
111! lil! Of HUM
Notes of Southern Cotton Mills and
Other Uaaufactori&f Enterprises-
The American Cotton Co.
The American Cotton Co- of
Greensboro, N. C which obtaiDd it
charter of iueorporttion wvral
weeks ago. ban effected rtnanciit r
gaiiizMHMi with S. N. "n, prrMdenl ;
Thotua Crabtree, secret a ry-trrrer,
and J. H. Cutter, formerly with G. K.
Dickinson of Savannah and latterly
manager of Dickinson & Co.. at Char
lotte, general manager. The st-k-holders
of the cimtany include
Messrs. V. K. Holt, Caetar Cone, Ju
lius Cone and Neil Ellington, all well
known to the cotton-mill men and cot
ton factors throughout the South. It
is stated that the company will tran
sact a general cotton bnsine, and
exacts to develop p.n extensive clien
tele in North and South Carolina.
The capital stock ha been placed at
250,000.
The Dixie Hills Co.
The Dixie Mills Co. of Paducah.
Ky., has been incorjtorated, with caj
ital stock of $100,000. by George C.
Wallace, Robert B. Phillips and oth
ers. This corporation taken over the
Aldeit Knitting Mills, which Mr. Wal
lace and his astociate have Ih'cu
operating under leate. The plant has
an equipment of l.'U knitting ma
chines and the com pigmentary ap
paratus for the production of line
gauge cotton hosiery. Mr. Phillips
has been elected president; Mr. Wal
lace, vice-president; T. L. Upton, sec
retary. A $200000 Coton-Rope Mill.
It is proposed to organize a com
pany with capiital stock of .f 200,000
for the purpose of building a cotton
mill at Spartanburg. S. C. The plan
is to erect modern buildings and in
stall all the latest machinery for
manufacturing rope, twine and other
similar goods from the waste to be
obtained from cotton yam and doth
mills in the Sparanburg district.
Peter II. C'ofr, a well known 'cotton
mill operator, Tann4.on, Mass., is in
terested in the enterprise, but no fur
ther details are ready for publication
at. this time.
TEXTILE NOTE9.
A Shelby special says :
"During the month more than 3.000
bales of cottou, which was. held by
farmers in this comity, have been
sold at 10 and 10 1-2 cents, the sell
ers thereby realizing over $100,000
Several hundred balss still remain in
the hands ot the farmers, which they
are , holding for 11 cents. Cotton
mills in this section' are supplied with
cotton and' they pre rejoicing on ac
count of the fact that they are get
ting remunerating prices for their
product.
Two of the wealthiest men in Jack
son, Tenn.. are now negotiating for a
big cotton mill there. They state that
if the negotiations are successful it
will have a capital of $100,000, pos
sibly more than tlnt. Some "$2.",000
of Jackson money will be put into it.
The, promoters are from , a distance
and a representative has, been here
in conference with the two Jackson
financiers. The cotton mill will be
like the big uic iu Trenton, to manu-
'facture sheetings. 3t would employ
a large loree ot hands, rive or ten
peves of ground in convenient liga
tion is necessary' and the Jackson
gentlemen interested are looking after
that.
The Banna Cottcn Mills.
Messrs. C. E. Graham and R. L.
Graham of Greenville. S. C. referred
to last week as having leased the
Banna' Cotton mills at GoMville, N.
C, bare ordered the new equipment
they will add to that plant. This
additional machinery will include
2500 spin'dles and card room machin
ery sufficient to take care of the new
spindles
A WashingtonD. C, dispatch of
recent date says;
, "The officers of the cotton associa
tion are not a unit in the demand for
the resignation of Secretary Wilson,
"of the Department f Agriculture.
While Secretary Cheatham gave an
interview Friday in support ' of . the
position taken by President Harvie
Jordan, declaring that Secretary Wil
son is incompetent and ought to be
removed. Col. K. S. Peters, the vice
president of the association, who is
ia Washington, made a public state
ment in defense of the Secretary of
Agriculture in which he said: "The
cotton growers of the South have im
plicit confidence in him. T
Textile Notes.
(Manufacturers' Record)
The Cora Cotton Mills of Kings
Mountain N. C, have declared a di
vidend of 6 per cent.
The Wiscassett Mills of Albemarle,
N. C.f has declared a semi-annual div
idend of 4 per cent. ...i . :
The Dillhig Cotton Mills of Kings
Mountain, N. C, has declared a divi
dend of 3 per cent.
NORTH STATE NEWS
Ifasy Newsy Items GaOterrd Ir
all Sections.
Charlotte Cotton Huxrt.
Thr- figurr rrpirent pnre paid
Strict pd middling 1 .
Good middling ! ,
Strict middling .lo'C
Middling lo,
Tingpn v
Stains 7 t s4
General Cotton Market.
Galveston quiet ... I"1
New Orleans
New Orleans quit 1 ,
Mobile, firm pH ',
Norfolk, nominal 10
New York, quiet 1 1
Boston, qtiit ....11
Philadelphia, steady 1 1 .2.i
Houston, steady 1 0.0-1 ti
Augusta, steady 10.11-10
Memphis, quiet 1 (M
St. luis, quiet ltO
liouisvillc. firm 10"',.
DISEASES IN THE STATE.
Typhoid Fenr in Tifty-one Counties
and Smallpox in Sixteen.
The Bulletin of the North Carolina
State Board of Health for July with j
rejMrts from 0." cotmtu nqtort meas
les in 20 whooping cough iu 2:$. dip
thcria in 7, typhoid fever in Al, ma
larial fever iu S, wrnicious mal.uial
fever in J, bowel disease iu 21. smnll
ix in 10. Scotland is credited itli
mumps, Davidson and Nash with
pneumonia, Pasquotank with vari
cella. The com tics and the number of
cases of small)ox in each arc:
Brunswick, 1; Burke, 3; Catawba, 2;
Craven, ."; Cumberland, 4; Hyde, 5;
Montgomery, 1; New Hanover, 8;
Northampton, 1; Pasquotank, Robe
son, 10; Union, 10; Washington, only
one new case in June 25 others ott
unreeovep'd front May 1(5 counties.
In typhoid fever Harnett leads with
2J, Iredell has 22, Union 20, the other
counties in the ol having three to fif
teen cases each.
No diseases reported from Bun
comle, Carteret, JohiMon, Polk.
Wilkes and Yadkin and no rctNuts
were received from Ashe, Bcaufoit,
Cftswell, Chatham, Chowan, Clay. Co-
irnbus, franklin, Graham. Greene,
Jones, IxMioir, Macon, Martin, Mite'i-
II, Moore Pamlico, Pender, Perqui
mans, Stanly, Swain and Wayne.
A Grat Railway Project.
The Appalachian lrter-uib;ui Rail'
road Company, of Hciidersonvillc, has
a great project, which, if successfully
managed and deve!ojed, will connect
many of the more imjxM t.nit points
iu Western North Carolina by trolley
litics. Henderson county will vote
next Tuesday on a lnd issue of $.0,-
000, and it i., exacted to carry by a
large majority, as the road would pass
through the very best part of the
country. Later in the month Polk
county will vote ou bonds for the
same purjKse. An effort for $100,000
from Polk township, is being made.
Avery's Creek township, iu Buncom
be, will vote on $5,(soo. Ibis sciutnc
which is of tremendous rortion-.
is leing pushed by well-known busi
ness men of the mountain region
through which the road would pass.
The officers of the company are: W
A. Smith, president) F. M. Steams.
vice-president; J. V . Wofford, secr.
tary; J. Williams, trcasuier. aud II.
C. Clark, II. G. Kwart, W. F. Kd-
wards, W. A. Garland and J. L. Orr,
members of the executive committee.
With Henderson ville as a ceutral
point it is proposed to run the follow
ing lines: One to Asheville bv
Fletcher with a spur line to Faiview,
and another line bv Mills river with
spur line to Davidson river, Brevard,
Tosaway and Sapphire and from
Asheville a line would be run to Way
nes ville; a line from Henderson ville
to Greenville, S. C. and parallel lines
to Chimney Rock, with a loop from
there; taking in Columbus, Spartan
burg. Gaffuey, Caroleen, Rutherford
ton and returning to Chimney Ror!..
Incorporations.
The Mount Olive Gin and Manufac
turing Company, of Mt. Olive, with
2,000 authorized and $25 paid in cap
ital stock, was chartered !at wc-"k
Tlie incorporators are: W. F. Martin
D. R. Penny, and Lovett Lee, all of
Mt. Olive.
The Daniels-Ilahn Ho rye and M:le
Company of New Bern, with $-50,.h0
authorized and $20,000 subscribed
capital stock, was 'bartered. The
incorporators are: L. G. Danii-ls,
Fred M. Hahn, and A. D. Ward, dl
of JCew Bern. ,
The Gazette-Messenger Pub:is.h:..i?
Company, of Washington was bett
ered last week to publish the Gazetfc
Messenger, the capital bein i?25,t-')0
authorized. J. C. Rodman, Jessi L.
Warren and Jnlius D. Grimes are the
directors.
Prof. W. A! Withers, of the A. end
M .'College, Raleigh, has been appoint
ed State" Statistical Agent of fh De
partment of A ri ed I i re for North
Carolina. Prof. Withers held this po
sition for several years, until rl out
two years ajo, when he was lis pi .ued.
E. P. HOWELL DEAD
frea Labor to timtd
a ludei of souiem rsocuss
Or ef tfct Mt retett rvtrt ta
Up Baildtsf Oor-u and Us Ptr
ent CapiUl After the Cm War
Die of Crbnnr5 Compl'Oted With
Diabetes at the Aj ef - Cefrd
traU Soldier. Lawyer, rcbli:hr of
the Atlanta Constitution. Ditrctor
in Every New Rdrad Unit Ir.ta
the City, ToteTfr of Hxpstttn.
and Recently Mayer of Atlanta.
AtUr.tt. Oa . 8psUl tj Vn V.
Howell, lopg prominrr.tl? I l-ntifin I
with iknjtbci n joTnaltt;. !ir t at uin
Bnniay, after an it!t- f jfci-e n-k;.
hroeght In br a st uti-' t!ai'U t
! with dialled.
Cartaio port a !orn !--m;-r
10. In Milton coot.ty, M- m j
t gallant Confederate -Mtcr, entering
ttc srrvlce as a nfnKr sf t." ltrr
(Jeorcta nftrrml, later mn'u.-tvUur
Howell's Battery of .Ulili r) di.rins:
practically tho wboleof the iar.
After the urrr-ntJer t sHtlej in At
lanta, taking up tl ratle of '.
law. !! u one of the imt t--nt
fax tors In rebuilding ibl uv td In
the development of th Htite fnt. th
cratation of the war. As a j-nms
lawyer he scred .ill l.;r i' n r.il
during the stortny day or itn- t.- ou
st rixtlon period. whn i hU
wnlcea wax Ur'ly juf to i-ip-pretslon
of the law b : thrn
so rife. In U76 b t'-!i;'t th
Atlanta Constitution wHh Huy VV.
Crft'ly and William A Hen.pM'.l. H
rrtaJned control of tb! news;Ai.--r un
til 1 v7. when h" rttirtsJ. snd wime thru
has not rn In active biine.s.
Captain Howell has been pro um ntly
Identified with the vukh ratio parlf
ever ftlnre the war. nl?i ! u el-jrnte-nt-larjre
from thU -rtit'- to rev
eral of th nillonil convention and a
prominent figure in e-vh. He rvel as
member of both bran-.-hej of the Katn
le?islature som jeuns ago. but held
no other 'jolltical offlf thr.t of
mayor of Atlanta, for which lie M
nominated during abator from th
community. Hla term of s- rvl.e to thU
office ended last year.
He has been prominently l!?:tlired
with every mo;ement for the ijeHor
ment of thin city and .Action, notably
with the first fatten r-:xt'sitlon in
1R2, which opened the i-vot of th
country to th fiotith Industrial pro
gress and with all the liter exrd
tlons. He has been a dim-tor In every
nw railroad hullt Into Atlanta ln
the war. H wax rsjember of tho
commlsFion wlil-h t uft t;eon'n new
capitol and which jr.'oraje 1 th" fat
cf completing iu wor' wlll ln the orig
inal appropriation and turning bick
Into the Treasury surplus. '-aptaln
Howell waa tendered a plrue In th
diplomatic service by President Cleve
land, but declined It. He &ervel by
appointment of President MrKlnley
upon the romnilaslon to Invi-dlgatn tho
conduct of the war with Hpa:n. HI
wife, who was MIm Julia Krwln. and
seven cfc'ldren survive l:r?i, among
thm Iitor Clark Howell.
Run Down After Shocting Six. J
Little IUKk. Ark. Special A erwclal
to The C.a7tte. fiom IwItvUK Ark.,
says:
After killing two persons, icrlously
nnd probably fatally shooting two
others, one a woman, and 1'r eriouily
shooting two more. Ike Kinney, a dew
prrate negro. ki-led In a river bot
tom at Doell. fix mile? s-juth f t Iew
Isvllle, at noon F"r5day, after a hot flsht
vrlth a posf of citizens that bad fir
ronndej him. His bltw.dy record for
21 hours i: August 2 (mornlnisl. killed
a negro at Stamps; August 2 (after
rfon). killed E. R. Ferguson, claim
aqent of the Umlsiani & Arkanaaa
Railroad, a member of a pfw. three
nlle from Rimpa: Aun'iit 3 13 a. m.)
i-eriously hot Mrs. Stewart, of ;ren
burg, Texae. and her husband; Augutt
(noon); shot Alvin narham through
the neck, and shot a Cn-rer off one of
C. F. Nash's hands.
Electrooibfd in Cheater.
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Chester. S. C. fipecial Jno. l.
"ii'eir. nrerrlm on the I Southern
Railway. wa instantly killed by an
eleetrlca! current rer fin 1 from a
wire rope, used for lower Ins and rais
ing the arc light, attache! to a post at
the corner of Valley and Gadxdea
streets. Saturday night about 9:00
o clcck. Weir and a number of "
friends had been discussing the death
cf Bradsbaw In Charlotte, and b
went cut to the pot and had & simi
lar experience. The accident occur
red shortly after a big rain and tha
P9?t was highly charged with elec
tricity. Weir was about 21 years cf
age and was unmarried.
No Traiua in or Out of Shrsveport.
Shr eve port. La.. Special. rhreveport
is effectually bottled cp. Word waa
received at the local offices cf th
Vickjtmr?, Shreveport & Picifie Rail
roid. the only road remajnlng open,
that the two remaining trains on that
lire had been cancelled from tonight.
This leaves this city without eitefcr:
passeegtr or freight communication
with tha outside world. No mail ia
being received and cone cent out.
Tel92Taphra' Strike
" St. Pad. Minn.. Special. At the end
of the fourth day of the telegrapher
strike on the Great Northern and th
Northern Paclfific Railroads, officers of
both railroad declare that the strike
is all but a closed Incident, and that
more than 80 per cent, or we Biauoua
on the Northern Pacific and 70 per eent.
on the Great Northern are now'snp
plied with agents. Officers of the Te
legraphers Union assert that the strike
has not fairly begun.
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