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fc 7 4 VOL. XXVI. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1S08. XI. CAUCASIAN 1 . I f 2' ft TA'R HEEL TOPICS nmc flat lisi4k4 F All C T r r.. llj Items Gathered rrom All Vs.. Mocre Fruit Escapes. S'.-i!ii-rn Iin-fs, Special. The fruit "?' Moore eounty have been wit--'-' a strenuous period. Friday .' one of the most tempestuous I. I.' --.u. in a lntr time wound up withj"1 Sunday afternoon, February 23d , ard of ww and ice, and on . hast. In .Superior Court he was founc t- M.iay n;ornirir the thermometer ' g1"1? of murder an the first degre T'.;-vre,l -jl. with the fruit blossoms ' after a trial extending over two days : a- d in -loin s of ice. The fiVht , The jury rendered its verdict in thir was hi' enough to cut with a knife, fry-five minutes after retiring to thi everybody threw up both hands jury room. The accused showed eon ani conceded tiie complete destrue-' iderable nervousness when brought h.i u'i J! fruit. Orchards had been hack into the court room to receiv - it in the fullest blossom for several the verdict ,biit after it was renderec das .and everywhere hopes had been he sank back into his seat without entertained of a bumper crop. Fol- evidence of emotion. lowing the mjow and ice of Friday! ii.'.'hf came another freeze Saturday! Saloon Keeper Makes Assignment. iii-iii. io iinisii what the first niL'ht h:ul .ione, the victims asserted. Many . the on-hard men sav the frost has I i"!.e no more than to thin m.t l,e I.sh.mis, havi, prospects of a ,ea- -.- ably fair, if not a good crop. Tax Levy Is Unconstitutional. Asheville, Special. Judge Fred ore, of the State Superior Court ;. h, rendered his decision in the in. r of the Southern Railway Tom- : : gainst the commissioners and !! or of Buncombe county. that the special tax of ).j : !- ..n the si 00 worth of property 1 ;ds and bridges, and 18 l-'J inti'fst on bonds ami sink nd was unconstitutional and . ami continued the iniii'w- .li i-:; restraining the tax collector from '!l'-eting lroni the Southern this tax, n o: i i : i i ult io .fl.SOO. Practicaly the -arne point was raised bv complain- .H.t counsel relative to Meek en iin-r -oiitily on account of the eountv lew O u a 10 cent road tax, !." cent 1m mil v, and IT. cent convict tax and no I"'! iax to correspond. A Davidson Home Burned. Leington, Special. News reached tyro, this county, in which about $4,- !!tt() worth of property was consumed and not a thing saved except a canary lord. The insurance carried amounts to s.)U. 1 lie origin ot the tire is Mnkiiown. The popular physician was out on a professional call and his family and servants were away, it being about midnight when the fire. occurred. Together with the S-room house, all the doctor's instruments, accounts, medicines, his diploma, li- cense, etc.. were destroyed, as were 3.100 pounds of pork and lard from six hogs. The loss is exceeding! heavy on the doctor. At present he is making his home with a neighbor. "Mr. Baxter Leonard. " t J , . Coffin On the Doorstep. Charlotte, Special. Mr. and Mrs. W. fj. Russell, residents of Hickory trove township, this county, found a crude miniature coffin on their front porth when they awoke, and in it a letter demanding money. The letter was adorned with a skull, crossbones and a blackhand. The county author- ities have two neighboring youths under suspicion, and will arrest them, They refuse to divulge the names of the suspects, but they believe the af- fair to have been the prank of irr-'s- ponsible youths, and that is the view held by the community. 1 Mills May Shnt Down. Dallas, Special. The stockholders of the Monarch held a m.t.ng on Tuesday at which the capital stock of the mill was increased $13,000. It is rumored that the three cotton mills now in operation in this town will soon shut down for two months. t New Charters. Raleisrb. Special. New charters as follows' were issued Friday: Wadesboro Pepsi-Cola Company, with capital of $5,000; W. B. Blaloc-k. George Britts and George Stanback. incorporators. Scott Library Company, Asheville, capital $25,0004 C. H. Bobbs, J. F. Young and Henry B. Stevens, incor- porators. Salisbury Gets a Good Price For Its $100,000 Bond Issue. Salisbury. Special.-At a special , , . meeting of the board of aldermen bids were opened for the $100,000 bond is- sue passed at a public election last fall. Several bids were tendered and after due consideration that of N. W. Harris & Co,, of New York was ac- cepted The agreement under which the sale is made provides that the purchaser shall pay aJL legal expenses, printing, lithographing transfer charges and delivers to the City ot Salisbury without any exchange char- ges the sum of $101,600. j Two Yoxmg White Men Killed. Wilson, Special Thursday night Sam Roberts and Turner Bailey, both young white men, were killed about eight miles west of here by a Norfolk & Southern passenger train. Roberts and Bailey left here during the after- noon both under the influence of whis- key, and got off at the tat station and started to walk down the rail- AC y . were killed ia u cel. Sections of the Ster S iS Benton's Slayer to Hint. . Fayetteville, Special. Sam Mar chiaon, alias Melvin, will pay with his life for the murder of James II Benton, which crime he committer? hh I I ill i fi tri rr ai n i I t Wilmington, Special. J. c "iiVr T. ' -i y ' . """"""i iuc faioon Keeper wnosc 11- iiv inontu oy in ? f i1?? Td,ve APriI lsl PCauf,of insularities in the mar,- ner of his conducting big place, mad an assignment for the benefit of hii creditors. Joseph J. Littic. Jr.. 1 nen agent for the Home Brewing Com pany, being the assignee. The asset and liabilities are not large and the failure is of.no commercinak impor- tance. - Charters Granted. Raleigh, Special. A charter it granted the Johnson-MeCubbin Com pany at Salisbury, which will deal ir leal estate, build houses and factories etc., capital stock $1 30,000, the stock holders being Thomas I. Johnson, J S. McCubbins and T. H. Vanderford cnaner goes io-ine Carolina ' v. ompany, oi u insLon "... ,.r r r s it i i i t -i Soiem, $25,000, the stockholders be- ,p" u- Hemingway and others, ali froni Nrfolk: . . A commission is issued to .Willej C. Rodman, of Washington, I). C. ai major of the Second Regiment, vic Sellers, resigned. Cold Weather, Wilmington, Special. The Truek- ers' Journal of this city, says that it has received telegraphic reports from all the leading trucking centres a round Wilmington and eastern Nortb Carolina and finds that little if any damage, was done by the recent snow fall and consequent cold weather in this vicinity. On account of reduced acreage most growers have been abl to straw their berry plants and they are well protected until gathering time comes . gtate News in Brief, . The United States Department oi Justice offers $100 reward for tb capture of Jim Staley, the negix moonshiner who shot Deputy Marsha Henry Reese. It ought to he eas to identify and capture Staley as h was shot twice. Several' people sa him at Sanford the evening of th day on which the shooting occurred United States Marshal Dockery says that moonshining is certainly increas ing in this district and that the moon shiners are becoming bolder and mor desparate. Not so much is going ot now as in the winter, but more thar at this time last jear. Durham anc Johnson are the worst counties in tin district for moonshining, while Robe son leads in retailing.. At the office of the State Laboi Commisioner it is learned that there is some increase of work in the State t is said that the sawmill peoph make more complaints about th Panjc than perhaps any other class saying it is the real thing and ha: Jut them hard and caused a big droi m prices. A charter is granted the Leaksvilli Light, Power and Milling Company to furnish electric power, etc., thi amount of the capital stock being aml E' R Kin thC Chld stockholder. The State Superintendent of Pub lie Instruction has issued a very wel prepared and illustrated pamphlei with designs for public school house? this taking the place of one whicl was issned some years ago. 1 There is talk of a fine new hote at Lakeview, with Western capita at the back of the scheme. Tht plans are not worked out jet, bui a representative of the investors haf beelooking over the "ground and ap- pears impressed with Lakeview as i pace for a good summer and wintei resort, Th ' number of voiumes in th g e Court Ubrary is now 17jl3 & n of a,most 600 R yeai ov for the fc four years number of volumes in the Statt .g &nd counting boob - thg Tjnited States sends thi something like 1,000 a year. e . Representative Page has seenrec two new R. F. D. routes one front Seagrove, in Randolph county, anc the other from Cameron,, in Moon county. - : Capt. & R. Stuart, of Charleston has notified Representative Webl ans and specifications foi th king's Mountain monument an read and on the 23d of April hi m confijder bids for its construction The cost is to be $30,000. TRAINMEN ACQUITTED TrUl cf Engineer BJpp7 And Cca doctor Oakley, Ciaxied With Ma ilanfkter in That Thcj Wen E tponzlble Tor Wreck on Southern, End With Not Qoilty Verdict by Jury. Raleigb, Special. The jury in Su perior Court late Saturday night ac quitted Southern IUiliray Conduc tor Oakley and Engineer Rippey, charged with manslaughter beeaas of the fatal collision at Auburn. Train Dispatcher Victor Parvin and bis assistant are yet to b tried on the same charge. In Superior Court there was a con tinuation of the hearing of the trial of Conductor Oakley and Engineer Rippey of the Southern Railway, on the eharpe of manslaughter in caus ing the fatal collision of freight and passenger trains last fall, a mile the other side of Auburn, in this count-. A great many witnesses were put on among thm being State Treasurer Lacy, who is a veteran locomotive en gineer. Many witnesses testified to the ?ood character and ability of both men, Ripley having been fireman or engineer for 33 years on the Southern and never before charged with care lessness. He swore that he was sick the afternoon of the flcci lent, forgot his orders to stop and ran by Auburn station. Oakley whs taking up ticVets when the train pass ed Auburn and when the collision secured. Ex-Governor Aycock led in the argument for the defense and was followed by Solicitor James for the State. Corn Train at Washington. Washington, N. C, Special. The corn growers' special train of three ears sent out under the auspices of the State agricultural experiment sta tion and the Norfolk & Southern Railway arrived in the city at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and was welcomed by a large crowd of citi zens and farmers from all over the country. The special remained in this city two hours and during this time a number of interesting as well as instructive lectures were made by members of the party on scientific corn culture and how to produce more corn to the acre than hereto fore, on seed selection, fertilizer plant Jiseases, etc. The lectures were care fully followed up by exhibits of corn specimens. In the party were C. B. Williams, director of the North Car olina experiment station; Tait But ler, State veterinarian ; F. L. Stevens, biologist; R. I. Smith, entomologist; Drl George T. Winston, of the A. & M. College; A. D. Samuels, specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture; T. J. Hudson, land and industrial agent of the Norfolk & Southern Railway. Criminal Assault Attempted. Belmont, Special. An unsuccess ful attempt at criminal assault was made on Miss Gladys Purnell. dau ghter of Rev. T. II. Puriiell, about 7 o'clock Saturday evening by an un known negro. ay!io made good his es cape. With the exception of Miss Cladys, the. family was sitting on the front piazza, when they were aroused by her screams in the rear of the home. Jnst as she had stepped out of fhe house a negro grabbed her and bund a ras: around her mouth. Her screams frightened the negro and he Rod. TUoodhounds were brought at once from the convict camp near here but could not strike the trail, a crowd having gathered and -obliterated the tracks. . Tar Heel Items. Mr. J. N. McCausland, of the Re ail Merchants' Association, of Char 'otte, has asked Mr. Webb to investi Tate and endeavor to improve the nail service between Charlotte and "Greensboro. Mr. Webb went to work n the matter at once and will thresh t out if possible. There is consider able complaint of mail service be fween Washington and Charlotte. Thomas S. Rollins, of Asheville, is appointed a member of the central campaign committee - of the State Anti-Saloon League. The resignation of James S. Lew s. first lieutenant, Company E, Sec ind Regiment, Goldsboro, is accepted, he having removed to Rocky Mount. John W. Stewart was appointed United States Senator to succeed tbe late Redfield Proctor. Chief of Police Shot. Elizabeth City, Special. Chief of Police A. G. Bell was shnt througl the left leg Saturday afternoon b James Burch, a negro, whom he wa. attempting to arrest. Bell shot twice at the negro, but neither shot took ef fect. Police Officers Thomas anr1 Weeks and a number of citizens rush ed to the rescue of Bell, overpower ed and handcuffed the negro. IT broke loose from the hand cuffs an-' struck Bell, but he was overpowered again and hurried to jail. Bell is not seriously hurt. The negro was want ed in Edenton for shooting the engi neer of the steamer Plymoutl Charlotte Has $60,000 Tire. Charlotte, . Special. Fire in the phjtnt of the Southern PAnts Com pany here on Monday night did dam age to the amount of about $60,000. Several wholesale mercantile houses were endangered and for a time it seemed tfcat an entire block would be destroyed. By excellent work on the part of the fire department the flames were confined to the one build ing. -.- GILLETTE EXECUTED Pays Penalty for the Murder of Sweetheart MADE A PRIVATE CONFESSION His Spiritual Adviser, Deeming It Privilege Refused, to Make Coa ftuion Public O ill ette Prepare Public Etatmtnt Annoancinx His Faith in God and Perfect A?ur aace of the Safety of HU Soul Wkich ti Oiren Out. Anbura, is. T., Special. Chester E. Gillette Monday )id the full penalty of the brutal raurder of Grace Brown. He went to his death in the electric chair at Auburn prison, without a sign of weakness and with the same lack of emotion which his characterized him from the day be was arrested charged with the crime. Gillette appeared to have been fully reconciled to his fate and in a statement given out by his spir itual advisers immediately after the execution it is indicated that he had made a confession of his guilt. This statement was signed by the Itcv. Henry Mellravy, of Little Falls, and the Rev. Cordello Herrick, the prison chaplain. It was as follows: "Because our relationship with Chester Gillette was privileged we do not deem it wise to make a detail ed statement, and simply wish to say that no legal mistake was made in his electrocution." Gillette's Statement. Gillette himself, so far as the pub lic were concerned, never admitted his crime. His lasMvord, in the f urn of a statement which he prepared with painstaking care, was made pub lic after he had been put to death. In this statement Gillette oaid: "In the shadow of the Valley of death, it is my desire to do every thing that would remove any doubt as to my having found Jesus Christ, the personal Savior and unfailing friend. My one regret, at this time, is that 1 have not given Him the pre-eminence in my life while I had the opportunity to work for Him. If I could only say some one thin:? that would draw young men to Him I would deem it the greatest privilege ever granted me. But all I can say now is. I know in whom I have be lieved and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have com mitted unto Him against that day. "If the younsr men of this coun try could only know the joy and pleasure of a Christian life, I know they would do all in their power to become earnest active Christians, and would strive to live as Christ wonl 1 have them live. "There is not one thing I have lef; undone which will bar me from faring God. knowing that my sins are forgiven, for I have been free and frank in my talks with my spiritual adviser and God knows where I stand. "My task is done, the victory won. Signed, "CHESTER E. GILLETTE' Any fear which the prison officials may have entertained that Gillette's remarkable composure would desert him at the last moment was quickly dispelled when he stepped from his cell to the corridor leading to the death chamber. His step was firm, strong and he walked rapidly toward the instrument of death. Mrs. Gillette, mother of Chester made a statement Monday in part as follows: Mother's Statement. "Though it is a very bad thing for me to feel Chester was responsi ble for Grace Brown's death, jet it was the wish expressed to him con tinually by me that if he was guilty, to say so before the world, and that in his triumphant death I felt that God has answered my dearest wish and prayer. "And I am also so thankful to know that he did not strike Grace Brown as described by the prosecu tion. A full account will never be given out, for he did not strike Grate Brown.,r Story of the Crime, The crime for which Chester E. Gillette was sentenced to forfeit his life, in the electric chair in Auburn prison was the murder of his sweet heart, Grace Brown, near Big Moose in the Adirondacks on July 11th, 1906. Gillette was convicted on cir cumstantial evidence after a sensa tional trial in which the pathetic love letters of "Billy" Brown, as tbe girl was familiarly known among her as sociates, to Gillette, played an impor tant part. The girl who perished in the waters of Big Moose lake had trusted Gillette to make amends for the wrong he had done her by mak ing her his wife, and her. .letters which were found in the young man 's room after bis arrest at Eagle Bay, have been considered by many as classic in their simpliciy and their tender pleading for the right that was her due. Alabama Town Damaged by Pira. Abbeville, Ala., Special. A fire which swept the business part of Ab beville at an early hour caused a loss estimated, at $100,000, partially insured. The dry good3 establish ment of Stokes Bros., the store of the Abbeville Trading Company and the Bank of Henry County -were de stroyed completely. Two other stores and several smaller buildings were burned before the fire was controlled. SHOT COLORED MAN Congressman HcfCn Uucs His Pistol on Darkey AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE Alabama EepmesUiire Prooptlr Attacks NejTo Who EesenU Hi Kind Admonition to Cea Driak inf in the Presence cf Ladiea. Washington. I). C. Specialla a desperate affry on lVnnlvania are nue car Friday nifbt a igro and a white man were shot by Congressman Thomas J. Hefiin, of Alabama, Tbo. Lumby, the negro, wa shot in the head and is in a critical condition and Thomas MeCreary, a New York hore trainer, is isufFricg from a wound in tbe lr. Tie shooting of MeCreary was accidental. Mr. Hef lin was arrested and taken to the sixth police precinct station, where the charge of assault with intent to kill was placed against him. Later he was released on $3,000 bail. Tbe shooting occurred shortly after 7 o'clock as the car reached the cor ner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street, bound for Capitol Hill. Congressman Heflin, accompanied by Oongresman Edwin J. EUerbe, of South Carolina, had boarded the car at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, Mr. Heflin being on his way to deliver a temperance lecture at the Metropolitan Methodist Episco pal church, Four-and-a-half street and John Marshall Place. Upon boarding the car ho observed two neirro passengers, one of whom was Thomas Lumby. and who was in the act of taking a drink from a bottle of whiskey. There was a nuTiber of other passengers, including several la dies. Mr. Heflin says he remonstrat ed with Lurrby, and asked him to stop drinkine, saying: "Don't take that drink, there are ladies here and il is not right. It is against the law for you to do this thing in a street car and I hope you will put that bottle away." The other negro, who was sobi r. attempted to take the bottle away from his friend, but fail ed. It is said that Lumby became of fended at Mr. Heflin 's remonstrances and cpplied vile epithets. As the car reached Sixth street and Pennsylva nia avenu-? Mr. Heflin and Lumby we ix. er.of.ged in a desperate sting'!". Mr. ITcflin. who is a large, powcrf'd man. succeeded in throwing Lumby off the car as t came to a stop. M'j' of the occupants of the car hastily aliehted, including Mr. and Mrs. Mc Crc.ivy. The negro fel to the ground on being pushed off the car. He am-;? and it is, said began cursing Mr. Ilf lln again and made a motion for hi hip poclrct as if to draw a weapon. hereupon Mr. Heflin fired at him through the car window, missing lh" negro and hitting Thomas MeCreary. v':o was about 20 feet from the car. Mr. Heflin fired once or twice again, one of the shots striking Lumby in tbe head above the ear. Lumby ran a short distance and fell. An ambulance was called and he was tak(;n to the Emergency Hospital. The conductor of the car disappeared and Officer George N. Scriven took charge of the car and ran it to Third and Pennsylvania avenue. There Representative Heflin was escorted by Officer Scriven to the Capitol Hotel and later was taken to the police station in a cab. He was not locked up. Mr. Heflin explained at the station his reason fcr going armed. He is author of a "Jim Crow" car law in tbe District of Columbia and says that since he introduced the measure he has received many letters of a threatening character, and secured permission from the authorities to go armed. Mr. Heflin represents the fifth Ala bama district in which the Turke gce Insiitute, of which Booker T. Washington is at the head, is locate Earthuake Destroys To-wn. Mexico City, Special. Chilapa, a town of 15.000 inhabitants in the State of Guerrero, has been shaken by an earthquake. Friday the shocks, two in number, occurred early Fri day evening and were followed by fires which, originatine in a dozen places among the tumbling buildings, joined in a conflagration that swept the town. Tie Aldrich Bill Passes. Washington, Special. The Aldrich currency bill was parsed by the Sen ate by a vote of 42 to 16. in tbe ma'n a party vote. Previous to the tak ing of the vote on tbe Aldrich bill a vote was taken on tbe Bailey sub stitute authorizing, the goverr.rro-; insted of the national banks, to issu the emergency circulation for which the bill provides, lihe vote on the substitute stood 40 to 13, and thi? vote was entirely partisan, even Sena tor LaFollette casting his vote with the Republicans. Mine Owners Fear Trouble. Seattle, Wash., Special. Seriou? trouble is threatened at .the Treadwell mines on Douglass Island, where eight hundred miners are striking. The strikers, it is charged, have stoler. large quantities of powder from th mine stores and threaten to destroy the works if non-unionists are landed Trocps have btcn ordered from For. Seward to preserve order. SMITH SUCCEEDS WIIYTE remer Qermrssr cf ltu7Us4. A3 rt4y GecUd U grti Tut Six Ttar Tfra, If Ota U I"i3 Ost Ctfxpii! Ttra t Staler Wkyu AncApui;, Md , t"pml--Ia rpr bT tf tL two Lou- at tb Irjn Utnr voted unajtutatKiidy fur Ooternur JvLa W&ittr Smith tot Cnited Stat Senator to 11 oat iht unnp;rra trta of tl Ut WUbata Finrkncv Wht. Ki-4irwr Snath already ha hmi tham fit th full ix-)tr terra Wgitmifcj: March 4th, It. Th IUpubhean member decided at a eauru do! to participate in the election. Ukinjr the ground that any other courw islJ be in violation of the Federal tv tuteg. On member of Jhe IKu-e. however, bolted the caucus and voted fur (ViigTVHt'uan WtUiam H. Jark w..rn. It is understood that the legality jf tbe ebrtion will he ;uetior.ed, it being contended tbat the neear time between the notice to the legis lature of a varancy and the election of a successor had not tlapM-d a re quired by l?w. Former Governor Stewart Apointed to Succeed Late Senator Proctor. Rutland, Vt.. Sti'ial. John Wal cott Stewart, of MhMleburg, was aj puintcd to t lie Tinted States Senate by Governor Fletcher D. Proctor to 'ill tbe vacancy created by tLe recent Jeath of Senator Kedfield Proctor. Mr. Stewart 1 as accepted. His term will expire this coming fall, when tbe Legislature meets in regular aession. Mr. Stewart i K.1 yean of age. , Merely Settles Jurisdiction. Washington. Social. In the cae of the State represented by SherifT Thomas F. Hunter, - of 15une.uib county, appealed from tbe Circuit Court of the western district oi North Carolina, the Supreme Court. Mr. Justice Harlan dissent irnr. sus tains Judge Frit chard. The decision, read by Mr. Justice IVckham, wa- handed down Monday morning, alon with tbe famous Minnesota case, both of which involved the question of jurisdiction. In no sen docs thi. decision invalidate the North Caro lina rate law, but nettle the haleaf corpus jurisdiction. Ask For Protection Against Black Hand. Jackson. Miss., Special. John Womaek, bis brother and son, prom inent planter of Simpson county, Mississippi, appealed to Governor Noel in person for protection against Black Hand threats. The men were ordered to leave Simpson county within 30 days or "stretch hemp," meaning they would be . hanged. Governol Noel advised the men to return to their homes and be on ac tive guard. Church and Depot Blown Down. West Point, Ga., Special. A se vere wind storm late Monday at Riv er View, Ala., blew down a Methodist church and the Chattahoochee Val ley Railroad depot, unroofed one store and slightly damaged several other buildings. A heavy rain fol lowed the wind storm, adding to th damage done by the latter. No loss of life has been reported. Night Riders Shoot a Negro. Hopkinsville, Ivy., Special A band of night riders rode at midnight into Godenpond village, and later firing off guns went to the hotel and forced Tom Weaver, a engro tobacco packer to accompany them. They took him a short distance and told him to run. When he failed to obey promptly the riders began shooting at him, two bullets entering his shculder and hip. Railroad Wreck; Twelve Killed. Bergin. Ky.. Spial. Twelve per sons were injured, several fatally, when a passenger and a freight on the Cincinnati Southern met in a head-on collision three miles north of here Tuesday. Both engines were smashed and rolled down a thirty five foot embankment with several coaches. A Chicago Franchise. Chicago, Special After a fight that has extended through the admin istration of Mayor Dunne, the city council, after a fight lasting until early Tuesday voted an amended franchise to the Commonwealth Mi son Company. The new franchise, its enemies declare, gives the company a virtual monopoly in furnishing elec tricity for light and power, giving it a right to discriminate in rates for service furnished and to charge what ever it may please for emergency ser vice. One Killed in Tennessee Wreck. Memphis, Tenn., ... Special-One man was instantly killed, another probab ly fatally injured and five others badly hurt -in a rear-end collision be tween a work train loaded wijth la borers and a freight train on the Illi nois Central Railroad early Tuesday The accident occurred at New South Memphis and was caused by a dense fog. SCORES DIE IN MINE fax Follows tiplcsioa Ottp in Cool Shaft RESCUERS USE THEIR llYES la a Xfr! tSm to tl Sodit pi IS Vimsu a&4 !Nsi& Szrnma f tardea. rrUUy fro ecv.mi Mtt a SieiUr Tat j a 8cot4 Lipoa ia & Haaaa Jdlnr ef la UaiearOi CU Coos px y. W.tyeune, X , Sptjd-- tWn ft and 70 men, n d-trl4 Satda, l-vl their litr in ( rtplr. t foal nunc S 1 f l!.c e;U r .ir..i!) t H' The t4- !':: rfr ru4 b. j;ar tj tval dut, aid rmch Mtm sj by Cff The (.t ttpii:n Mru?Tc4 at 3 oVl.-k, killing Is n,,nfi, i:.lUr-C a suprnntr Jidcj.t n 1 thfr ! The sd ti;dM tcry tTJ ftt 10 :.' oVI.rt-i. al t t;!.t. ms.Tir,; enit ?hc Iir f from i't to o ircurcr. ltc'tu,i;j.s Siate Mj;.e !ntor(or 1 M. H;e The il-St ecitrr.e:.t pre ailed in lliifiri. and at the mn.e, whetr t.ufc. drvd ntf ri;T-(rted, rltilu, i.l rhihlttii and 'her retati ..f tl,e Mrttn.i Men anl wonjen ie rtittuu t it wrinjnttf their hand fn rni?. hile many bt'e rhildren, ip4S."t t Jr.im their mther, are tabbing ilh frar. When the Meo!id iphni.tti eeiir rel, nl1it imal pjH-! were tele graphed tu nil tu ruut.l:! u town f'r astiuMe. (ne Itaia i iuhu;g et from Omaha, earrjing tflier uf ti e I'liit'H paeitie b'ai!ii.l tul t the FnitMi I'aeifir t"tn (Hn:pany. The regular force f nten employ ed at mine N". 1 u J were r' d into resene work, whu-b i ei1retr.e!y ditfleult. The bnlie of four of ti e 1? ue, who bii their liep p the fe,rt 1 1 plosion, were found Sun!s, lilscht, bat owjiig to the i!iCli.i!'i; tid'.sfre if g;i. nhicb thieJ'ti ..ed o i,iUx1t at any moment, ikj eT-Jil wan sr-sue t reir,oe them to the arf.iee. At A oYloek the lire re.irlie.1 the rh. and a terrilie esp!'-Mon followed. In a few tniimtcfi t;;any t '".i ulati teereij to enter the mine to reettf any possible nurvivor. Fun e end tire j:indend tbe reetirer b it they fiiifdc some proxies. After n bn tniir ple. the Volunteers pt well info the mine. Thoe on the '.lrfaee had be pan t eiprct r"i!lt from the intre pid daring of the euier, but at 10;3 o'cloek the ramp wn ftartled by a second exphmion that partly shut off the nhflfl of the mine and most likely killed the volunteei. The vietim are .ill b.d ,w the tenth level anil it in prob.'bl that Ham have coif-irr.cd the eo!pi. Bomb Thrown in New York. Ner Yik. SjM-eial. Saturday a the jrdiee wete li-p' P-n iT a crowd of 10.(l(( idh people bo ueie hoblinjT socialistic meeting without a ermit, a 1'mb was llinwn with telbc ef fect. The lomb wr intended fr the poliee, who with ronh fimn- bnd br.ke tip a in -el mi- of Jti.MHI nnexn pbr.ed. It exploded pi exi! tur!v in the hnnd of the iia,n. horribly woundin- him. killtn-; hi conianion, injuring slightly fur i-dicemen and throwing to the ground a ncorc of thosp who were matcd in the vicin ity. To Try Banker Montgomery. N'ew V.rk. S-p rird.- William K. Monttromerv, fitner pn-ident of tbe Hamilton Nati m-d Hank. b na indicted on Ino count ebaryinff rb- over-certifieatin of rherk. will be placed nn trial lefore Jutie I) ..i'vlinp iti the S-iprem'' t'ri. Mont trfmery bus ir:trtel a plea of not -rtiilty of the indietment. Guilty cf n-nberzhment. Macon, (Ia.. Sp eiah The jury in the eae of fonr.er Cashier ( . f. Orr, of the faibd Kxthur.s Uank, carg-ed with en.b.'zlirj? fund rf thJ bank, after bein? out b-nt tbp- and one-half hours, retunied a ver dict of puilty. Jud-e V. V. Whipple sentenced tbe defendant to seven years in tbe itenitf nitary. A motion for a new trial wa made. Germany Accepts Hill Berlin, Hy Cable Krr.Kror Wil liam, bavins been fully rtdvid as to tbe attitude uf !'re:dent Rooevelt and the feeling of the Aroriean public in re-ard to the alled re fusal of Hi Majesty to receive Dr. David Jayne Hill ss American arc bassadcr to Cennr.ay, in ure5-ion to 'barlcir.atie TA.ir, has with drawn all the esjuiSsicns of dis approval he recently sent to Presi dent Roosevelt and would be pleased to receive Dr. Hill as American am bassador. Murdered Woman Found la Bed Trenton, - SpteiaLMi. Frances Kabe was foand dead in bed &t her borne at Fallsington, Pa., Sunday momicg with two stab wound in the body and a fractured skull- The woman had' been murder ed and bad bees dead at least 24 hours when the body was discovered. A broken chair and othor eou&tious in the room gave evidence of struggle. There is no clue -to the murderer. i ' t V' r i t e i
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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