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r CAUCASIAN. - - -( VOL. XXVI. KALEIGH, NORTH eAEOLINA, THURSDAY, ASARCH 12. JS08. r i NO. 'J. . f f 1 t f 7 70 C nILDREN School Building Burns and Children Die By Scores in Utter Helplessness DEATH AT SCHOOL HOUSE Their Egress Cut Off by the Fiery names That Rage Below Them, the Little Ones Are Incinerated Almost Within Reach of Safety. Cleveland, 0., Special. Penned in narrow hallways, jammed up against doors that only opened inward,' be tween ICO and 170 children in the suburb of North Collinwood Wednes- at the rear entrance and others stum day were killed by fire, by smoke and j bled over them. I saw my little Helen beneath the grinding heels of their among them. I tried to pull her out, panic-stricken playmates. but the flames drove me back. I had The awful tragedy occurred Wed-1 to leave my little child to die." Her- nesa.ij morning m tne public scliool of North Odlinwood, 10 miles east of this city. At 10 o'clock Wednesday night lfJo corpses 'rfc in the morgue at Coilinswoo.J, six children were still A. 1 A' 1 111! . unaccounted ior aim an me Hospitals ! fchore shops. The railroad company and houses for two miles around con- turned over one of its buildings near tained numbers of children, some fa- by to be used as a temporary morgue, tally and many less seriously injur- ' and thither tho charred and broken ' little bodies were removed as fast as All of the victims were between they could be dug from the ruins, the aes of (j and 13 years. The They were placed to rows in the Lako school contained between 310 and 325 Shore shop. Identifications were pupils, and of this entire number only made only by means of clothing or about eighty are known to have left trinkets. The fire had swept away the building unhurt. It will be sev- ' nearly all resemblance to human fea eral days before the exact number tures. Distracted parents soon began of killed is known as the ruins may to gather and the work of identify still contain other bodies and the list ing the blackened and mangled corp of fatalities mi-.y ho increased by a ses began. number of deaths among the children : The grewsome task of taking out who are now lying in the hospitals the blackened torsos and bits of hovering between life and death. human remains was one of horror. A Only Ono Firo Escape. line of rescurers was formed backed The schooihonse was of brick, two by half s dozen ambulances. As the stories and an atticin height. The bodies were untangled from the de- number of pupils was more tha nor mally large, and the smaller children had been placed in the upper part of tho building. There was but one fire escape and that was in the rear of the building. There were two stairways, one lending to a door in front, and the oilier to a door in the rear. Both of these doors opened inward, and it is claimed the rear j door was locked as well. j WThen the flames were discovered the teachers who throughout seem to have acted with courage and self- possession and to have struggled he- , roically for the safety of their pu- pils, marshaled the little ones into column "firo drill," which they had often practiced. Fortunatoly the line of march in this exercise hr.d always led to the front door and the children had not been trained to seek any other exit. The fire came from a furnace silu- ated directly under this part of the building. When the children reached the foot of the stairs they found the flames close upon them, and so swift a rush was made for the door that in an instant a tightly packed mass of children was piled up against it. From that second none of those- v.-ho were upon any portion of the first flight of stairs had a chance for their lives, The children at the front of the stairs, attempted to fight their way back to the floor above, while those who weic coming down shoved them mercilessly back into the flames below. In an in- stant there was a frigntful panic witn ' two hundred of the pupils fighting for their lives. Most of those who were killed died here. The greater part of those who escaped managed to turn back and reached the fire es- J cape and the windows in "the rear. Approximately 300 children attend- ed tho school, which had nine rooms, Scores of Freight Conductors Laid, Off by Southern. Asheville, Special. On account of decrease in business on the Asbeville division of the Southern it is learned here that within a week 59 freight conductors have been laid off. It is said that not for years has business on the division been as slack as at present. Serious Labor Troubles Threatened in England. London, By Cable. Serious labor troubles still are threatened in the Lancashire cotton trade and among the engineers on the northeast coast. Notices were posed threatening a lockout of 20,000 cotton operatives in the Coine and Nelson districts, while the engineers who have bEen involved in the recent ship building strike along the Tyne rejected by a large majority the compromise effected with the employers by David Lloyd-George president of the board xst trade. Locomotive Explodes. Roberta, Ga., Special. Engine No. 12S on train No. 61, Southern railway exploded at Champion, two miles be low here at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Engineer Charles O'Neill, of Fort Valley, was scalded and in ternally injured and will die. Two negro brakemen were scalded, one fa tally. The engine and four freights are a complete wreck.' .The truck is leva v$ for a hundred yards. DIE IN A FIR Janitor Herter could remember lit tle of what happened after the fire started. "I was sweeping in the base ment," he said, "when I looked up and saw a wisp of smoke curling from beneath the front stairway. "I ran to the fire alarm and pulled the gong teat sounded throughout the building. Then I ran first to the front and then to the rear doors. I can't remember what happened next, ex cept that I saw the flames shooting ail about and the children running down through them screaming. Some fell ter was badly burned about the head. After the fire had practically burn ed itself out, the work of rescuing the bodies was begun by firemen and ; railroad employes from the Lake !. - bris the were passed along to the stretchers and thence loaded in liio ambulance. Mercifully 'covered with blankets ,the pitiful sights were veil ed frcm the crowd of curious. As f.'ipi; as a load was obtained it was driven away to the improvised morgue, to be succeeded by another within a short time. Teacher Tells Story. "It was awful. I can see the wee things in my room holding out their tiny arms and crying to me to help them. Their voices are ringing in my cars yet, and I shall never forget them. When the alarm gong rang I started the pupils to marching from the building. When we started down the front stairs we were met by a sol- id wall of flame and clouds of dense smoke. We retreated, and when we turned the children became panic stricken and I could not do anything with them. They beeame jammed in the narrow stairway and I knew that the only thing for me to do was tc get around to the rear door if pos- sible and help those who were near the entrance. When I got there, af- ter climbing out of a window I found the children so crowded in the nar- row passageway that I could not pull even one of them out. Those behind pushed forward and as I stood there the little ones piled upon one anoth- er. Those who could, stretched out their arms to me, and cried for me to help them. I tried with all my might to pull them out and stayed there until the flames drove me away." ; At midnight there were 165 bodies! in the morgue of which 10S had been identified and 57 were still unknown, It is possible that other bodies may J be found in the ruins, as at least lc i children are still missing and have not been heard from since the fire. News of tha Day. "i Mine, Scbumann-Heink, the op2ra singer, took out her naturalization papers and became an American citi zen. Bishop W. W. Duncan, of the Methodist Episcopal church died al Spartanburg, S. C ! Secretary Root's report on the case of Judge Wilfley is ready for trans mission to the President. Hartje and His Cohorts Acquitted of j Perjury., Pittsburff. Pa.. Special. Au- t - gustus Hartje, a millionaire,; John L-1 Welshons, a hardware merchant, and friend of Hartje and Clifford Hooe. thenegro coachman, who have been on trial in criminal court charged with conspiracy to blacken the char acter of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje. were all acquitted, binding instruc tions having been given the jury to find such a verdict and place the I costs of the case upon the county. News in Brief. In the House , the increase in pay ; of enlisted men was restored to the ' Army bill. j " The Senate passed the Indian Ap propriatton bill. ' A Patent Office examiner, a Phila delphia lawyer and . York (Pa.) , in ventor have been indicted charged with patent frauds involving electric patents valued at $5,000,000. m ii - - mil ii BURIAL OF FIRE VICTIMS Hntterings Against the Janitoi Could Be Heard on Ercry Bide, Tin Grief-Grazed Parent Forgettini Thai the Janitor Himself Walked Behind a Hearse Containing Three of His Loved Ones. Cleveland, O., Special Collins wood Friday came to a full fealiza tion of her woe. Slowly and solemn ly the processions of death began to wend their way toward the ceme teries, bearing the battered and charred remains of some of the hun dred and sixty-seven children whose lives were snuffed out in Wednesday morning's catastrophe in the Lake view school. From 9 o'clock in the morning until dusk there was no cessation in the funeral corteges. Those who had no dead to mourn as a personal loss stood in the streets with bared heads as the grim proces sions passed. There was scarcely a dry eye in Collinwood. One of the sad funerals was that of tho three children of Janitor Hirter, held joint ly with the services for three other little ones. Talk Against Janitor. Mutterings against the janitor eould be heard about the village as grief-erazed parents sought an ob ject upon which to wreak vengeance, forgetting as they did that Hirter himself was walking with bowed head and broken-hearted behind the biers of three of his loved ones. A detail of police was placed about the Hir ter home when the hour of the fun eral came. Fully five hundred per sons had gathered, but when the cof fins were carried to the doorway the crowd spread and opened the way for them without protest or expres sion of hostility. Altogether there were 50 burials Friday and Saturday the grewsome task was repeated. Sunday will wit ness the last of the individual burials and on Monday the remains of all those who are yet unidentified will be laid to rest with one funeral. There are 2S of these bundles of flesh that await claimants. Stories of Herioism. Testimony describing the mad rush to death of the school children was given Friday at the continued session of the coroner's inquest. Stories of heroism on the part of the women teachers were recited. F. P. Whit ney, superintendent of the Collinwood schools, stated his belief to be that no fire department could have done any effective work after the fire had started. Two of the teachers told of their unavailing attempts to open one of the double doors at the rear which they said was locked. The in quest also developed the tact that, al ter the first crush at the doer, it was beyond human possibility to aid or save those whom the tongues of fire were devouring in the charnel house. The inquest will be resumed Monday. In a statement Chief Wallace, of the Cleveland fire department, after an examination of the ruins, of the Collinwood school, said it was his op inion that the loss of life would not have been so great had there been no partitions at the sides of the storm doors at the rear entrance. Two feet eight inches had been taken off either side of the hall for the partitions. His examination developed that, the doors opened outward. Chief Wallace doubtless will be a witness before the coroner. Cleveland Learns Lesson. Drastic steps were taken by the Cleveland school board to place all the Cleveland educational buildings in a condition that will preclude any loss of life from -fires. Basements will be fireproof, wooden stairways replaced by iron and spiral fires es capes enclosed in towers installed. Inner doors in vestibules also will be removed. Another Priest Threatened. Providence, R. I., Special. The fate that overtook Father Leo Hein richs, of Denver, threatens Rev. J. H. Beland, pastor of Notre Dame French Catholic church of Central Falls. Letters have come to him con taining a notification that he will be killed at the altar. His friends ap pealed to the authorities when they learned of his danger. Big Horse Show in Texas. Fort Worth, Tex., Special Entries have closed for the horse show ex hibits at the National Feeders' and Breeders' Show, which will open next Wednesday in the great coliseum erected at a cost of $250,000. There are fifty-four different elasses in the horse show- lists and $3,000 will Tie awarded in premiums. A prize lis, aggregating $20,000 is offered on the live stoek which will.be on exhibit. Governor Campbell will preside at the opening of the show on Wednesday morning and will deliver an address. The Suit Over Virginia's Debt, . Washington, Special. The big suit between the States of Virginia and West Virginia over the claim of the former that the latter should share the latter's $33,000,T00 debt advanc ed one stage when attorneys for West Virginia presented to . the Su preme Court arguments for limitation of -the powers of the master whom the court proposes to appoint to take testimony in the suit. Virginia wanti the master given a wide field. Not Complete or Sufficient fa HI Department Says Secretary-Adams and His Court May Be Investigat ed The Secretary of the Interior Has Hot Yet Answered Senator Tillman's Resolution Tillman Win Offer Another Resolution Taft Gaining Ground. Washington, D. a, March 10, 1908 Special to The Caucasion. The Secretary of the Interior has not yet replied to Senator Tillman's resolution of inquiry about the evi dence in his office of the charges of bribery against that Indian Citizen ship court. Senator Foraker has written the Secretary of the Interior saying that it has been charged that he (the Se retary) had proof of the charges of bribery sufficient to convict and that he had failed to act, etc., and wanted to know if it was true. It was in reply to that letter that the Secre tary wrote him a letter saying "there was no truth in the charge" that he had such complete proof sufficient to convict. But the Secretary did not say (as he has been quoted in some North Carolina papers) that there was no truth in the charges aginst the court. On the other hand he said that he had heard of the charges but had not sufficient proof. It is understood that when the Secretary's official reply to Senator Tillman's resolutions is sent in that another resolution of investigation will be offered. In the meantime fresh rumors of the improper conduct of that court are coming here from Indian Terri tory and Oklahoma. From -what is heard here the reputations of Adams and his court in that country is not very savory. Taft Gaining. The news that comes from every quarter of the country shows that Taft is constantly gaining. It seems now that -his nomination is almost as sured. But at the same time there is much renewal of the talk to force Roosevelt to serve the people again. It is clear that if he were before the people for reelection that he would sweepthe country with a greater ma jority than when elected president, and this calls to mind the fact that he has never been elected president but once. A prominent Republican from the State remarked here today that it was about time for Adams to come up here to again swear loyalty to Taft. Senator Depew Praises Hughes. Washington, Special. In a speech on currency legislation Friday after noon Senator Depew endeavored to show that Wall Street was not the den of iniquity that it has been paint ed of late. He charged that "hasty and ill-considered legislation in many States had much to do with the recent panic." Incidentally he warmly praised Governor Hughes for his veto of the two-cent fare bill, and favored the Aldrieh bill. Attempt to Sell War Secrets. New York, Special The Federal authorities of Brooklyn reluctantly admitted that the arrest of Heinrich Esser, on charges of attempting to sell United States war secrets to Ger many, is directly due to the German authorities." v The 'latter notified the German consul in New York, who in turn communicated with the police. Together with the tip came an assur ance from Germany that under no cir cumstances would that government take advantage of such offers. Patents to Carolinians. Washington, Special. R. W. Bish op, patent atorney, reports the issue of the following patents on- the 3rd instant to residents ot North -'and South Carolina:" Log turner J. R- Meece. Roseman: drive gear for env gines M. O. Carter and W. T. Davis, Travelers' Rest, S. C.; sandpaper ma chine J. T. Brantley, :. Salisbury; brush handle J. IL Greene, High Point. Louisiana Banker Threatened. tt Alexandria, La., Special Paul Lis so, "president of the First National bank here announced the receipt of a letter demanding $,000 from him at an appointed place and signed "The United Black Hand "of Louisana,,, The letter "threatens the life of Pres ident Lisso s daughter if he refuses payment. The police have begun an investigation. - GOOD DARKEY SHOT DAD kStix Occurred at Brick Yard Sua dayHearing of Case Monday Afternoon Before Justice J. W. Cobb Shooting Appeared to be Last Resort of Colored Foreman. Charlotte, Special. Facing a 1 run ken employe and having been at tacked one, two, three times previous ly by his assailant, Will Hardy, fore man of the Carson brick plan, on the Catawba river Sunday shot and ser iously wounded Fred White, who was boisterous, and after attacking Har dy several times, was advancing oa him with a knife when Hardy pulled 9ut his revolver and fired. Hardy had been knocked down by the drunk Jn negro and was down when he fired the shot. As a result the bullet rang ed upward, entering near the right thigh, and coming out at the shoulder. Sunday morning Fred White load ed up on a grade of liquor that was aot exactly peerless, and then start ?d out for revenge for some wrong ae imagined the foreman had done him. The attacks of White were tvarded off by Hardy for awhile, until Hardy was knocked down and White drew a knife on him. Then it was that Hardy thought it was time to de fend himself in a more effective man ner. Hardy's reputation is under stood to be good and he holds a re sponsible position with the brick company. Corn Culture Lectures. Raleigh, Special. The Norfolk & Southern Railway has arranged for a special train of two cars to be known as the corn special, to go over all the lines of that road, leaving here March 22d. There will be four spe cialists on board, including Dr. F. L. Stevens and Prof. R. I. Smith. These will talk on the culture of corn and its proper fertilization, the best meth ods of feeding the crop ,the proper way to harvest it, and will give full instructions as to selection of the right kind of corn for seed. The car will be on the road for a week and will go to twenty places. At four points President Winston, of the Ag ricultural and Mechanical College, will speak om industrial education. This corn special will be a great edu cator and it allows marked enterprise oil the part of the Norfolk & South ern to supply it. The State is prompt to recognize the value of such an op portunity. Church Floor Gives Way. Wilmington, Special. There was a mighty scramble of colored humanity in this city last week in the Methodist Mission church (colored), corner of Eleventh and Orange Streets. Shortly after 8 o'clock, while the service was iii progress and many were shouting the stiain became too great oir'the floor and it sank. At the same time a stove in one corner toppled over and the falling pipe struck a number 3f shouting brethren across the heads. The wildest confusion at once en sued and windows and doors were utilized in the "twinkling of an eye" is a means to get out. Wonderfully, the struggling, yelling mass of hu manity escaped without a person be ing seriously injured, though a num ber were bruised and all were badly frightened. To Build Connection Tracks. Raleisrh .Special. A charter was issued for the Goldsboro Union Sta tion Company of goldsboro, having for its purpose the construction of railroad trackaee at Goldsboro for connecting the union station, now be ing erected there at a cost ot about $60,000, with each of the three rail roads participating the Atlantic foast Tine. Southern and the Norfolk and Southern. , The capitalization of the company is $15,000. Linwood Postoffice Robbed. Salisbury, Special. Unknown rob bers looted the postoffice at Linwood a smai station six miles north of Soencer. The iron safe was blown open and about $200 taken. The robbers did their work at midnigni and escaped before the crime was detected. There is no clue to the guilty parties. Dies While Out Driving. Hiffh Point, Special Sunday after noon while out driving with her hus band and child Mrs. P- N. WTeliborn, a well-known lady of this city, pitcn A fnrwnrd in the buffgrv dead. She was driving while her husband was holding the baby and without a mo ment's warning fell forward, her hus band catching herefrom falling out of the buggy. She was immediately carried into the home of Mr. Lee A. Briles and physicians summoned, but death was instant, "due to- heart failure. - " . .i " . . Two Rewards Offered, ; Raleigh, Special. Governor Glenn has offered a reward of $75 fof the apprehension and delivery of James Langford, late of Madison couity. who is charged with the muxder of Eli Lunsford. The Governor also offered a reward of $50 for the ' arrest ' of Henry Richardson in Warren county. rf TAH HEEL TOPICS l Items Gathered From State Fanners Union in April Charlotte, Special The North Carolina dirition of the Farmer' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America win b organized in Charlotte on April lit and 2d. Mr. G. W. Fant, State organircr, who ha been in the city several days perfect ing plans for the big meeting, lu i sued a call to all of the county un ions to name delegates for the big convention. Mr. C W. Barrett, of Georgia, national president of the or ganization, will be present and make an address. The basis of representa tion will be one delegate to every 100 members or majority fraction and one delegate at Urge from each coun ty. This means that Charlotte will have the pleasure of entertaining a vast host of farmers on this occas ion. The union in North Carolina bus grown very rapidly during the past few months, some of the counties hav ing little Ires than 1,000 member. Union county is 810 strong and Mecklenburg has 500. There are 5,500 members of the union in North Carolina, 50 more than the number required for forming a State organi zation. Mr. Fant has also extended an invitation to all State officers of the Farmers' Alliance to attend the meeting next month. It is likely that the two organizations will be merged. The place of meeting has not yet been decided upon. Grenesboro Bank Liquidates. Greensboro, Special. The officers of the City National Bank has de cided to place the institution in vol untary liquidation, owing to the con tinued financial depression and in ability to collect outstanding noto.. National Examiner Hull will take charge of the bank Saturday. Nego tiations are in progress with one of the strongest banks in Greensboro to take over the collateral of tho bank and assume the payment of all de posits, and this will be done as soon as the consent of the stockholders and the Comptroller of the Currency in secured. Every depositor will be paid in full. The bank has $255,053 in deposits and $405,663 in bills receiv able. The City National is an old in stitution and has been an important factor in the business life of Greens boro. Many of the city's most prom inent business men are connected with it. The directors are: W. S. Thompson, president; W. C. Bain, C. II. Dorsett, J. A. Hoskins, M. W. Thompson, J. Van Lindley, Lee II Battle and G. A. Grimsley. No Location Decided On. Hickory, Special. The committee consisting of Rev. Dr. G. H. Detwiler, of Greensboro ; J. A. Glenn, Chaj-lotte ; Rev. N. R- Richardson, of E?ickory; Rev. Frank Siler, of Charlotte; J. I Nelson, of Lenoir; S. L. Rodgers, of Raleigh, and C. H. Ireland, of Greens boro, appointed by the Western North Carolina Conference to select a suitable place on which to build an orphanage, met here last Thursday. The committee, which convened at 2:30 o'elock p. m., at the Methodist ehurch, adjourned for some future date 2or a final decision. The sub committee; consisting of J. L. Nelson, J. A. Glenn and G. F. Ivey, on prop erties and subscription was contain li ed and instructed to visit the various sites as soon as practicable. Hick ory, Lincolnton and Rutherfordton are all making vigorous efforts to se cure the locatiou of the orphanage. Witeton'a New Drug Finn. Winston-Salem, Special. The ar ticles of incorporation of the W inston Drug Company were forwarded to the Secretary of State at Raleigh Thurs day morning. The incorporators are Messrs. J. P. Lawson, T. L. Farrow, Jr., and L. E. Fishel. The object of the concern is to manufacture drugs and sell at wholesale. Dr. Kilgo at Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, Special. Governor E. B. Glenn and Dr. J. C. Kilgore, president of Trinity College, have ac cepted invitations to address the For syth County Teaebers Association here Saturday. The faculty of the graded school the Salem Academy and Salem Boys' School have been invited to hear these two distinguish ed speakers. Dr. Kilgore will go fro-n here to Walkertown, where be will preaeb on Sunday morning occupying the pulpit of Love's M. E- church- The Hearing on Discrimination. Rsleigh, Specials Chairman Mc Neill and Clerk Brown of the State corrjratitm commission, left Thurs day afternoon for-Washington to con fer with the - inter-State : commerce cxmunission relative to ; the time - of hearing by tfce latter of the suit against the Norfolk & -Western for discriminating against North Carolina in freight rates. It is still hoped that the hearing will be held ia Raleigh. All Sections of the Sutc J? Train Refcbery. Kluaheth City, SriaJ-Th first newe of a train ruWbry wbieb oc curred February 17, rraeh! hare Thursday when Special Dtetie Steven arrived in tie city. As the Ihroujb freight It am of tc Norfolk 4 Southern waa lowing Northvect, Va., four men gwt aboard and con cealed IhemtelTcw cmewber under the car. When the train a ape! ng along at a rapid rati through the wooda, the men broke into ono of the box. cars and threw out everythinj that they thought mould be uefol to them. After throwing out about all they could eo.-nenirnlly handle tbc jumped ori and wer.t back and gather ed up the plunder from the side of the track and carried it away. The robbery waa not discovered until the train reaehed Norfolk, when the prop er authorities wire notified. For ,perial reason the affair m not giv- M. A I 1 .1 je.'i io me piihiie. -Njerial lk-tertive Mevens, aMd by llujh Hob erts, waa etifatd to take cbarjre of the cae. S-nce then the detcftne have been busy following up different clues and now have four ine under arrest whom they think are the guilty parties. A Tragedy Near Wilson. Wilson, Special. Wednesday night at his home a few mile frutn Vilon Cad Pact5, a while fanner, wa ahot and killed by hi 15-year-old win, Ernest. The elder Page had been diinking for two days and was abus ing his wife and threatening to kill her, advancing wih a piftol in nn hrnd and a knife in the other. Hie wonf seeing thin, pi kod up a nhnt gun and fired, killing his father. The coroner's inquest in now lieing held. Young Page did not attempt to eenp and will dosihtlefcK be justified by the jury. Will Lewi, ihe white farmer who, while drunk lat week kn'keil his wife in the head with an ase, kilk ing her, died in jail here. Heart fail urc caused hii death. A Contractor CLarjcd With Con tempt. Asheville, Special. Jude Pritrh ard will hear an interesting matter here Wednesday when'J. D.Elliott, of Hickory, is cited to appear and show eaiu-e why he hhould nt be attached for contempt of court for interfering with the management of the Seaboard Air Line, now under control of re ceivers. It is kaid that Mr. Elliott had a contnut for building the freight terminals of the R. A. L. at Jacksonville; that the eompany owed him about $S3.000 and that after the road went into the hands of a reoeiv er it was agreed that he should have $12,500 to complete the contract. It is alleged that he now claims jMie sion of the property and refuses to deliver it into the custody of the re ceiver!. Mid-Tear Mission Meeting. Salisbury, Special. The Executive Committee of the Foreign Mission Board of the Western North Carolina Conference met in Salisbury and ar ranged for a mid-year meeting in the interest of missions to be held at Marion, in Western North Carolina, April 7th to 9th. Rev. W. R. Ware, of Gastonia, is proidc'rit of the board an Rev. J. E. Gay, of Lincolnton, ia treasurer. A atrong program ia being arranged for the occasion when it ia exjeetea that one of the returned missionary secretaries and a number of other able speakers will lie present. The cause of mission has advanced rapidly in the conference during the past year. Chief of Police Elected. Fayetteville, Special. Mr. John McD. Monagban, who was appointed acting chief of police following ,the murder of Chief Benton on the 23d nit., has been elected permanently to the position by the board of alder men. Mr. Monaghan is a very eour figeous man of high character, and will doubtles prove tn acceptable tead to the police department. Hunting Season Closed. Raleigh, Special Stat Game War den John R. Upchurch stated that the game season, under the general law, had closed, and he desired to call special attention to sections 3430 and 34S1 of the Revisal making it a mis demeanor to bunt on the lands of an other without consent of owner and written permission, and , he said that he will pay special attention to this law and prosecute all persons ascer tained to have violated these section. He asks that information of the in fraction of the law be 'reported to him.. ' Hljh Point 'f Ntweit Bank. High Point, Special The Home Banking "Company was formally or canized here with the election of of ficers as follows: President, T. F. Wrtcn; cashier, Rev. G. F. Kirby; directors, George' A. Matton, J. ,C Welch., T. F. Wrej-n, .N. Welborn, W. P. Ragan, G. F. Kirby, W. T. Kirkman, Ih J. R. Reittel, George T. Pennv. M. J. Wrenn, Dr. H. C. Pitts and W. G. Shopman. i I s J
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