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EDITORIAL BRIEFS
But no one expected Mr. Bryan to
be pleased with a Cabinet he did not
name.
A Democratic form of government
does not necessarily mean that Dem
osrats have to fill all the offices.
The primary laws passed for a few
counties by the last Legislature looks
like an open and shut game mostly
shut.
The knockers might lay away their
hammers now until after the tariff Is
revised then they will not need
them.
Since this State still has no ef
fective anti-trust law It might be
competent to ask, Who has sold out
to the trusts?
Mr. Bryan should move to Wash
ington for the next few weeks since
he complains that he cannot see tariff
revision in Nebraska.
The Democratic leaders have not
yet explained why it was necessary to
make a bond issue of $500,000 to
meet a $250,000 debt.
There are wars and rumors of wars
in many parts of the word, but none
with the United States. That is one
great advantage of maintaining a
good navy.
All of the Democrats In Congress
did not stand by the minority leader
Monday. This Is one time they have
found no way to blame it on the Re
publicans. The Richmond Tlme3 - Dispatch
says that when the Democratic party
has outlived its usefulness it will die.
That being the case, the party is dead
and doesn't know it.
The Charlotte Observer did not
lose sight of the fact that Hinton
Rowan Helper was born in North
Carolina. But this was on time
the Observer could have lost sight to
advantage.
The convicts in the Pennsylvania
penitentiary have discovered a short
age in the accounts of that Institu
tion. The officials of that institution
might send to North Carolina for
some white-washers.
We hope that all of our subscrib
ers will bear in mind that we are still
working for 10,000 subscribers be
fore the end of the year and any new
subscriptions sent us by friends of
the paper will be duly appreciated.
A New York Congressman says
that the tariff bill is the most import
ant legislation that has been before
the House in thirteen years. But
why say thirteen? Does he .want to
give tariff revision a "hoo-doo" in
the very beginning?
The new styles In dress will be
ecclesiastical a sort of bath-robe
and slippers effect. Watch this col
umn for the latest styles. Atlanta
Journal.
The Journal is too egostical. No
one would watch its columns for
Btyles, when they can see such styles
in living pictures.
Monday's papers stated that Mr.
Bryan would not say he would not be
a candidate for United States Senator
in 1911. Of course he wouldn't say
he would not be candidate, after he
had the Nebraska Legislature pass a
special act so he would be eligible the
next time, providing nothing better
should turn up in the mean time.
Congressman Champ Clark, the
minority leader, yesterday referred to
the majority members of Congress
as the 'gang.' Clark is mad because
he could not enforce his rules on the
House, but to say the very least, it
is very unbecoming in one of his po
sition to refer to his brother mem
bers as the "gang." Such expres
sions will not tend to help Mr
Clark's cause in the future.
The Washington correspondent of
the News and Observer in writing of
one of the Democratic Congressmen
who did not stand by the minority
leader Monday, says that he is a pro
tection Democrat and entirely out of
harmony with his party on the tariff
Haven't you gotten your figures mix
ed. We have been informed that
nearly all the Democratic Congress
men have crawled on the protection
band-wagon.
BILKIXS IX XEW YORK.
The Major Visit Mike O'Riley. the
Policeman A Pleaant Time The
Two Take in the City They Viit
Chinese and Japanese Theatre
and Other Place and Wind l'p at
an Irish Saloon.
Correspondence of The Caucasian
Enterprise. New York, March 1G. 1909.
According' ter promise, I went up
ter see my Irish friend, Mike CRiley,
the policeman, Saturday night . I
didn't take Bob erlong, fer me an
frend Mike had a little lark mapped
out an' I thought Bob would jist az
lief stand in the liberty stable an" eat
oats an' hay az ter go out "Dr. Park
hurstin' " with us, fer we wuz goin"
ter play a game that wuz without any
limit.
I found frend Mikes' house awl
rite, an' hit wuz cozy ennuff fer any
thin'; an hiz wife an children wuz
jist az clever az Mike iz. But I
want ter say rite now that I never
will git uster these city houses. They
air awl built ov brick an' air in a
solid row, no fence nor pailin's nor
open ground between them. A block
ov dwellings looks jist like hit wuz
awl one buildin' with many doors
an winders in hit. Ov course, they
look well ennuff Inside an' air fairly
comfortable if a man hez a good job
or buziness an' lots ov money in a
bank.
But some ov these city peeple nev
er lived In a big house a-settin' er
way back in a nice, shady grove ov
trees with purty grass an' flowers
here an' thar. An' they never bear
the hens cacklin' rite after they hev
laid a brand new, fresh egg; an' they
never see colts an' calves grazin in
a clover lot. When supper time
comes they may hev some fish, beef
steak, or somethin fairly gude. If
they air rich ennuff they may hev
awl the milk an' butter they care
for. But that iz not like seein' sev
eral Jersey or Shorthorn cows walk-
n' up ter the barn late in the eve-
nin' with clover blossoms on their
breaths an' a-beggin' that the milk
in' begin at once, fer they air full.
tired an' wish to rest. An' they
never hear bees a-hummin' on a sum
mer afternoon, an 'they get but little
real honey, if any at awl. Of course,
awl ov these things can be purchased
na city. There are some things in
the city, fresh oysters, fer instance,
that cannot be secured in some por-
tions ov the country. But you kin
give the city man a mile the lead
every mornin' in the year an' the in
dustrious, well-to-do farmer will pass
him long before sunset so far az ac
tual livin' is concerned.
In tawkin' with frend Mike I
found that he wuz from the county
ov Cork, in Ireland. I couldn't say
1st which county my ancestors come
from, az we hev no family history
up ter date. But I told frend Mike
that I had awlways beleeved my folks
wuz from Cork County, Ireland, fer,
so far az I could trace hit back, most
ov my folks knowed exackly what
ter do with a 'cork" when one got in
the way, an' I felt satisfied that they
wuz from Cork County, Ireland. But
I hope my prohibishun frends In
North Carolina will not hold any
spite at me.
We had a nice supper an' I made a
full hand, ov course. After restin' a
spell Mike told hiz folks that we wuz
goin ter stroll down-town fer a little
spell. Mike sed we would go through
Chinatown first, fer the blasted
hathen will be goin' ter bed early
that iz, them that ain't playin' cards,
fer they air born gamblers. We took
a car an' wuz soon in the naborhood
ov Chinatown. They hev some stores
an' things in their naborhood, awlso
laundries, fer they air grate at that
sort ov buzlness. But when hit
comes ter buziness, they air inter
lots ov things in every part ov the
city. They awl wear their hair long,
but hit iz plaited. They wear pants
an' a loose-fittin' coat, generally in
fancy colors. We seed lots ov them
an they wuz jabberin' an' goin' on.
but I couldn't make head nor tall
out ov hit. After lookln' erround
awhile we went inter a Chinese
theatre. Peeple who know say that
they air grate at that sort ov buzi
ness. But my curiosity wuz soon sat
isfied, fer if they did any actin' worth
lookin' at, I failed ter see hit, an'
az fer the jokes, they wuz awl in
Chinese an wuz old an' mouldy be
sides.
After leavin' thar we went ter a
Chinese restaurant an' got a cup ov
tea. That wuz worth somethin', fer
the Chinese air rite at home when
hit comes ter makin' tea. Then we
made our way ter a Japanese theatre
an seed a little more actin'. But
some ov that wuz good. The Jap
anese air grate at horizontal bar act
in' an' sich az that. They kin do
things that would break up a prayer-
meetin' in a place like Bilkinsville
After leavin' the Japanese theatre
me an the captain strolled erround
a little. Az we didn't see any Jap
anese restaurant whar they sell tea,
I suggested that we go inter one
ov them red-light shops an' take
somethin' a little more stimulatin
"Faith, an' we -will drink ter the
health ov old Ireland," sed Mike, an
we did. The proprietor wuz Irish an'
Mike interduced me ter him. He
wuz powerful glad ter see me an' sed
that if either ov us offered ter pay
fer anythin' in his place we'd git a
real old-fashioned Irish lickin' that
would never be fergotten.
"Our friend, Bilklns," sez Mike.
"iz frum erway down in North Car-
ontlnutd on Paga 3.)
CANNON REELECTED
Special Session of Congress Met
Tuesday at Noon
LIVELY TIME IN THE HOUSE
Insurgents and Democrats Failed in
Their Attempt to Curtail the Speak
er's Power Democratic Members
Would Xt Stand by Their Leader.
Senate Meets But Adjourns After
Short Session.
Washington, D. C. March 15. The
National House of Representatives
to-day re-elected Joseph G. Cannon,
of Illinois, Speaker for the fourth
consecutive term, and with unimport
ant amendments, the rules of the
present Congress were adopted for
the conduct of business during the
Sixty-first Congress.
The insurgent Republicans and
their Democratic allies were slaught
ered in the fight to take from the
Speaker his autocratic power in the
House by twenty-one Democratic bol
ters led by John J. Fitzgerald, of
New York. The insurgent Republi
cans went down to defeat with the
final loss of but one of their number,
Representative Steenerson, of Minne
sota. Speaker Cannon will announce the
new Committee on Ways and Means
to-morrow.
The contest over the adoption of
the rules in the House to-day was
the most spirited that has been in
many years. Twice the Democrats
and insurgents had victory within
their grasp only in the end to see it
snatched from them by a Democratic
revelt. The Cannon leaders came
forth victorious by lending their
support to the Fitzgerald substitute
for the Democratic-insurgent resolu
tion which was aimed at the Cannon
power.
Attracted by the prospects of a bal-
tle in the House, the galleries were
crowded with visitors. Early in the
fight the Senate took a recess to wit
ness the scene, and several Senators
were on the floor of the House while
the battle was waged.
There was little trouble in the elec
tion of a Speaker. Mr. Cannon was
put in nomination by Representative
Currier, of New Hampshire, and
Champ Clark, the minority leader,
was nominated by Representative
Clayton, of Alabama. Mr. Cannon
received 204 votes and Mr. Clark 166.
The other twelve votes were divided
by the insurgents.
After the election of the Speaker
the fight on the rules was opened by
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl
vania, who presented a resolution
providing for the adoption of the
rules of the Sixtieth Congress for the
sixty-first. For this fight the House
machine, the insurgents and the
Democrats had been preparing dur
ing the morning. Mr. Dalzell called
for the question on the consideration
of the rules and won by a vote of
194 to 188. Champ Clark wanted
a recapitulation of the vote, but it
was curtly denied by Speaker Cannon
and the Republicans cheered.
The insurgents and the Democrats
had their inning on the vote on the
adoption of the rules of the Sixtieth
Congress, which they defeated by a
vote of 193 to 189. This result was
greeted with the wildest cheering
from the House and applause from
the galleries.
Champ Clark then presented his
coalition Democratic - insurgent
amendment to the rules. It provided
for the continuance of the present
Ways and Means Committee that the
tariff bill might not be delayed. It
refused permission to the Speaker to
name the other great standing com
mittees of the House that he might
not get his grip firmly on the House
machinery before the Committee on
Rules could report on what changes
were necessary.
On this resolution Mr. Clark called
for the previous question and lost
control of his Democratic following,
the motion being lost by 203 to 179.
This sounded the death-knell to the
hopes of the Democrats and Insur
gents, for Representative Fitzgerald,
of New York, promptly introduced a
substitute resolution and gave the
Republican leaders their opportunity
to make their show of concession to
the friends of rules revision and the
wavering Democrats an excuse for
breaking with Clark and joining with
Cannon.
In the excitement attending these
parliamentary moves one of the most
excitng incidents of the contest took
place. Dalzell had gone to the clerk's
desk. He seemed to be studying the
votes that had been cast. Clark ob
jected to his presence and a war of
words followed.
The votes on the adoption of the
Fitzgerald amendments to the rules
was 211 to 172. The only change
provided by the Fitzgerald amend
ment is that it relieves a member
from having to secure the consent of
the Speaker to take up a bill.
Senate Holds Short Session.
Washington, D. C, March 15.-
when the Senate assembled in extra
ordinary session to-day sixty-six Sen
ators answered to their names.
WThen Vice - President Sherman
called the Senate to order, the gal
leries were filled with visitors, the
Republican aid having a fall repre
sentation present, while bat fifteen
Democrat were In their Beats.
Senators Aldrich and Money were
appointed a committee to watt upon
the President to inform him of the
meeting of the Senate and to notify
him that that body was ready to re
ceive any message he might wish to
communicate.
At 2 o'clock the Senate, after re
ceiving word of the election of Speak
er Cannon, adjourned for the day.
Five Democratic Senators, all from
the South, were absent from the
opening of Congress on account of illness.
XEW TARIFF BILL PRESENTED
TO CONGRESS.
Introduced in House Tuesday by Ilejv
resentative Payne Provision of
the BUI Will Not Go Into Effect
Until After Sixty Days From Date
of Passage.
Washington, D. C, March 17 The
new tariff bill introduced by Mr.
Payne in the House is a minimum
and maximum tariff bill. The mini
mum rates of duty are contained in
the first section, and the free list for
the minimum rates Is in the second
section of the bill. The third section
contains the maximum rates, which
are generally equal to the minimum
rates and 20 per- cent in addition
thereto and the articles on the free
list, in the transfer to the third sec
tion, bear a duty of 20 per centum
ad valorem as a maximum rate. The
maximum rate does not go into ef
fect in any event until sixty days af
ter the passage of the act. By the
fourth section the minimum rates are
applied to all goods imported from
any country which gives the United
States as good terms by way of tariff
as that given to any other nation,
and the maximum rates are applied
to those countries which discriminate
against the trade of the United States
or fail to give the United States tariff
rates as favorable as those given any
other nation. This section is self
acting, making it the duty of the
executive to collect the duties, wheth
er minimum or maximum, in accord
ance with the terms of the bill, leav
ing it open to the courts to decide
upon the legality of the action.
One problem that confronted the
committee was the question of reve
nue. The business of all commercial
nations has been depressed for nearly
two years, and thus has affected our
commerce and - greatly reduced our
revenues, so that we have a large
deficit, but the revenues under the
present law are improving from
month to month, as business condi
tions are becoming better.
Based on Normal Year of Imports.
The last --normal year of Imports
was the fiscal year ending June 30,
1906. 1907 was an unusually pros
perous year, and the revenues from
customs exceeded those of 1906 by
$32,000,000. The committee have
therefore taken the year 1906 as the
basis to form their estimate of the
revenue-producing qualities of the
new bill. Should the next fiscal year
prove prosperous and the normal con
ditions of 1906 return on account of
the large increase in population, the
revenues for 1910 would show a con
siderable increase over the estimates
of the committee.
It is estimated that the revenue
under the tariff duties prescribed will
amount to $300,000,000, an increase
of $10,000,000 over the Dingley bill.
A striking feature, is the inherit
ance tax, direct inheritances of $10,-
000 to $100,000 to be taxed 1 per
cent.
Authorizes Issuance of Treasury Cer
tificates.
The bill authorizing the issuance
of $250,000,000 in treasury certifi
cates, to run one year; coffee is
placed on the free list; no Increase is
put on the beer tax; 8 per centum tax
is placed on tea from country where
produced and 9 cents from other
countries.
The duty on lumber, steel rails,
and other steel products is reduced
50 per cents.
Coal is placed on a reciprocal
schedule with cduntries admitting
our coal free.
There Is a reduction of 5 cents on
refined sugar, while wool, first and
second-class, is unchanged.
Iron ore goes to the free list, as
also do hides. The duty on shoes is
reduced 40 per cent, but there is a
small Increase on window glass.
Chairman Payne stated that with
a return to anyming ntce normal
conditions in the business world the
nation's deficit would soon be entire
ly wiped out. If not, however, the
bill provides for an issue of Panama
Canal bonds of $40,000,000, to make
up any probable deficiency. The issue
would be made to offset the original
purchase amount paid by the Govern
ment to the French company.
Reciprocal Trade with Philippines.
Reciprocal trade with the Philip
pines, limiting the imports of sugar,
tobacco and cigars, is authorized.
The Cuban reciprocity provisions are
preserved, a tax put on the transfer
of property, duty on cigarettes, per
fumery, fancy soap, toilet articles,
cocoa, spices, feathers, and furs is
iucreased. '
The bill adds a new paragraph to
the customs act fixing the basis of
appraisement at not less than whole
sale price of the article imported
This basis of appraisement Is ex
pected to result In an enormous in
crease. The revenue on printing pa
per is reduced 50 to 66 per cent;
wood pulp will be admitted free from
all countries whera no export duty
ll liYlid.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
President Taft Urges Prompt
Action en Tariff Question.
MESSAGE IS VERY BRIEF
Condition Affecting Buminet Have
so Changed in Pa Twelve Yean
as to Require a Revision of the
Tariff Party I Pledged to it, and
the Country Expects It Ireident
lKen Not Recommend Con titra
tion of Any Other Matters.
Washington, D. C, March 16.
The following message on the tariff,
which Is remarkable for It brevity
and much shorter than had been an
ticipated was sent to Congress by
President Taft at noon to-day.
To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives: I have convened the Congress in
this extra session in order to enable
it to give immediate consideration to
the revision of the Dingley tariff act.
Conditions affecting production, man
ufacture and business generally hare
so changed In the last twelve years
as to require a readjustment and re
vision of the import duties imposed
by that act. More than this, the
present tariff act, with the other
sources of government revenue, does
not furnish income enough to pay
the authorized expenditures. By July
1st, next, the excess of expenses over
receipts for the current fiscal year
will equal $100,000,000.
The successful party in the late
election is pledged to a revision of
the tariff. The country, and the
business community especially, ex
pect it. The prospect of a change
in the rates of import duties always
causes a suspension of or halt in busi
ness because of the uncertainty as to
the changes to be made and their ef
fect. It is therefore of the highest
importance that the new bill should
be agreed upon and passed with as
much speed as possible consistent
with its due and thorough considera
tion. For these reasons, I have deem
ed the present to be an extraordinary
occasion, within the meaning of the
Constitution, justifying and requir
ing the calling of an extra session.
In my inaugural address, I stated
in a summary way the principles up
on which, in my judgment, the re
vision of the tariff should proceed,
and indicated at least one new
source of revenue that might be
properly resorted to in order to avoid
a future deficit. It is not necessary
for me to repeat what I then said.
I venture to suggest that the vital
business interests of the Congress in
this session be chiefly devoted to the
consideration of the new tariff bill,
and that the less time given to other
subjects of legislation in this session
the better for the country.
SERVIA AND AUSTRIA PREPAR
ING FOR AVAR.
Servia Now Has 75,000 Men in the
Field Austria Has Mobolized a
Strong Detachment on Her Fron
tier. Vienna, March 16. It was reveal
ed to-day that the Emperor and the
crown prince were present at a con
ference of leading generals yester
day. War-like feelings were manifest
ed, caused by indignation over Ser
vla's arrogance. The prevailing opin
ion is that unless Servia gives way
war will certainly result.
Puda-Pest, March 17. Servia Is
rushing all her troops to the Bos
nian frontier. Austria has already
mobolized a strong detachment upon
her frontier. Both movements are
looked upon to be defensive although
Servia is feverishly arming her men.
The men In the field for Servia now
number 75,000 men.
The Servians are wrought to the
highest pitch of patriotic enthusi
asm. In her army are men ranging
from eighteen to fifty. Mere boys of
sixteen have been sent from their
homes to bear arms.
Vienna, March 17 War-like prep
arations continue and apparently Ser
via and Austria are on the verge cf
a great clash. Servia has 125,000
men ready to put in the field.
Two-Cent Rate Knocked Out in Vir
ginia.
Richmond, Va., March 16. The
maximum two-cent railroad passen
ger rate is to go and in its place Vir
gtnia is to have a flat two and one-
half cent rate.
So decrees the State Corporation
Commission, which this morning
handed down its opinion In the cases
of the Norfolk and Western, Chesa
peake and Ohio,, Atlantic Coast Line,
Seaboard Air "Line and Southern.
Judge Rhea filed a dissenting opin
ion.
Virginia Farmer Gored to Death by
a Ball.
Petersburg. Va., March 15. Geo.
Reiter, a prominent farmer of Din
widdie County, residing about four
miles from Petersburg, was gored to
death last Saturday afternoon on his
farm by an infuriated bull. Reiter
went into the pasture where the bull
was grazing to trim some trees when
the animal attacked him. Every rib
of the dead man on one side was
broken.
HK. V RAI IN ALABAMA.
MimrTy Wit rr the irr(rf
Hrfnl la It History Murh Iftam
C ! t iToperly ml Other
I'M at in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala, March II.
Montgomery is threatened with the
greatest Sood In the history of ta
city. The Alabama River to-night it
Bearing the fifty.. foot tag and ris
ing. The weather bureau predict a
fifty-fite-fool stage by to-morrow
morning and by to-morrow night it
may go still higher.
Resident of North Montgomery
were mrn-d to-day to mate immedi
ately, and all day the police aided
families In Retting to places of safety.
Across the river from Montgom
ery' there is a sea of water ei'tend
In a far as the eye can see. The
tops of trees which formerly titood
high on the banks are barely dtwern
able. The water is over the Loule
ville Railroad track at the foot of
Commerce Street and the Union Rail
way Station is in danger of being
flooded.
So far no fatalities have occurred,
but there have been narrow escapes.
From Elmore County vague re
ports are bing received about per
sons cut off by the high water on
isolated spots only a few feet above
the flood. The United States Govern
ment boat Twining has tarted on a
six-mile trip up the river to rerue
a party reported on an Island. The
Twining will visit the negro settle
ments and other plantations along
the river.
Drivers' Row. a negro quarter of
Montgomery, is inundated and Mayor
Teague to-night ordered the city
teams to that section to move the ne
groes from the danger zone.
Since noon the merchants of We
tunpka have been moving their goods
from stores and business is practical
ly suspended.
Highest Kver Known at Rome.
Rome, Ga., March 15. The waters
of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers
are the highest ever known here.
Traffic between Rome and Chattanoo-
a on the Central of Georgia has
been temporarily annulled. Street
car service between Home and Lin
dale has been suspended.
1'arnis Badly WuIhhI.
Annistou. Ala.. March 13. Farm
lands are badly washed and crops are
said to be delayed a month by floods
in this section. Several industrial
plants have been compelled to close
down. The Southern Railway tracks
in this city are inundated and be
tween Birmingham and Wellington
the Seaboard Air Line tracks are
washed out.
Southern'! Shops Threatened.
Selma, Ala., March 13. For three
days the rivers in this section have
been rising and to-night families In
many places are moving from their
homes. The Cohaba River Is a mile
and a half wide.
AN EFFORT TO FOOL TIIK
PEOPLE.
How Could the State Be Out of Debt
Last Fall and in Del a Half Mil
lion Dollars Now?
Clinton News-Dispatch.
It will be remembered that on
Thanksgiving Day that Governor
Glenn's proclamation was read in
several churches, and how the min
isters prayed and thanked God that
the State was out of debt; of course
they thought Governor Glenn had told
the truth, but at the time he made
the statement the State had paid
thousands upon thousands of dollars
Interest on her debts, and now she
has to issue five hundred thousand
dollars of bonds to take care of her
debts until the next legislature
meets. Say, Governor Glenn, why
did you try to fool the people? Didn't
you know they would find it out?
Convicts Find an Apparent Discrep
ancy.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 12. Convict
ed bankers, now prisoners In the
Western Penitentiary here, have dis
covered an apparent discrepancy of
more than $26,000 In the accounts
of the penitentiary, and it is said that
the amount may be found to be even
larger.
The Old Democratic Mule Goes to
Nevada.
Lincoln, Neb., March 12. "Major
Minnamascot," the male offered by
Mr. Bryan In the campaign of 1908
to the county showing the largest per
cent of gain, will go to Esmeraldo
County, Nevada, which shows an av
erage gain of 694 per cent.
' Louisiana Fruit Crop Killed.
Reports from throughout a large
section of Louisiana indicate that the
fruit and produce crops have been
badly injured by the cold, and in
many instances, entirely killed.
Elkin Man Commits Suicide.
W. E. Panl. agent for the South
ern Railway at Elkin, N. C. commit
ted suicide Tuesday morning. Ill
health is given as the cause of the
tragedy.
New Bern Conference in Session.
The New Bern District Conference
of the North Carolina Methodist Con
ference convened at Falsons. Duplin
County, Tuesday, and will be in e-
slon throughout tba wek.
HEAD-o;jcoiiisio;j
A Rrtcsin Killed tzi Olhsn
Sctiotiily lajartd.
ACCIDENT NEAR SANTO 2D
IVHgtu VdrUr 114 MlmKS ID
Ordir Itiyifian Harried t the
Scee to Itrtkr thm HmStrimff
Several of the lajvred Ltv la R
leigdh IKHh Eatne and EmtI
Cr Hetttotfehed.
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wort wreck that has occurred la I bit
ton in many year occurred near
Colon, four mite north of here, Ow
the Seaboard Air Un early taU
morning when train No. II colU44
head-on with a through freight No.
2 4. The fireman on the pa
train. IIoey Lindsay, of Raleigh, wsa
Instantly killed and buried uodr law
wreckage, and hU body u not r
covered until 4 o'clock thte eveolaf.
The pajutcnger train a la charg
of Engineer Ed. Robinaoo. of Raleigh,
and Conductor W. T. Cox. of Perta
in out h. Engineer Robinson stood by
hi engine and escaped with MriottS
Injury of back and hlp The eng!
neer of the freight train, M. J. Kla
hart, and Fireman Walter Scott,
jumped and eKcaped with alight In
juries. Both engine were largw
one and of the latest type, and were
maxhed together In a heap of twitted
and broken Bteel. The baggagw aad
exprens cam were completely tele
scoped by the combination passenger
car. Conductor Cox had just beeo
called Into the exprea car when tha
accident occurred and hl leg was
broken and he sustained other seri
ous injuriea. Baggage Master Ern
est Duvall and Express Messenger
W. T. Rowe. of Portsmouth, are se
riously injured, having been nrit to
the engines.
Others injured are John fill, por
ter, Portsmouth; John Newton,
colored, passenger, of Hamlet; Cot
onel Haywood, a porter, from th
Yarborough House.- Raleigh; Sam
Wlcka, colored, of Charlotte. TheM
were neriously Injured, being In tha
combination car which was telescop
ed, and there are other who received
various bruises and scratches. Doc
tor Monroe and Mclver, of Sanford.
and Doctors J. R. Rogers and J. W.
McGee. of Raleigh, were harried to
the wreck and helped to care for tba
injured.
Engineer Robinson was carried to
Raleigh and all the others. vn or
eight in number, were brought hens
In a Pullman car and are being cared
for at the Central Carolina Hospital.
The cause of the collision Is not
definitely known, but it is understood
that the crew on the freight train
misread their orders. The scene
around the wreck is one of devasta
tion. Several cars of vegetable are
scattered over the ground and tha
express car, which wa heavily load
ed with everything imaginable, waa
a complete wreck. The wrecking
train had the track cleared by noon,
so that trains could pass, and they
then turned their attention to gath
ering of the wreck and soon extricat
ed the dead fireman and sent his
body here to be prepared to he sent
to his home.
A Year of Centenaries.
Baltimore Sun.
In the year 1909 many centenaries
will be celebrated. A singularly targa
number of distinguished men wera
born in 1809. In the list of them
are the names of Lincoln, Tennysoo.
Darwin, Gladstone. Mendelsshon, and
Poe. Poe was born on January It,
1809; Mendelsshon on February Ird;
Darwin and Lincoln on February
12th; Tennsyson on August Ctb;
Gladstone on December 29th. It it
likely that there will he soma kind
of celebration on each of these dote
in 1909. Arrangement have already
been made for ceremonies on the Po
centennial at the John Hospktns (Jul
versity.
The People Will Gum it While th
Trust WOI FeL
Stanton News-Dispatch.
Dr. Josephus Daniels mad a set
of teeth for Mis Democracy to bit
the trat with, bnt they dfdnt-flt.
and the old gal wouldn't bar them.
Too bad, Josephus; too had.
We don't suppose that Joseph as
will have anything more to say about
Democrats being against the trust,
since a Democratic Legislature' re
fused to pass an anti-trnst law with
teeth. We guess Josephus aad his'
crowd will have to gam It now.
Case of the Cooper Now in Hand of
the Jury.
The Cooper-Sharp trial which has
been in progress at Nashville, Ten a.,
for past three week, wa completed :
Tuesday so far as the attorneys wtr
concerned. On yesterday the judge
delivered a very lengthy charge to
the Jury and the case Is bow la the'
hands of the twelve men. Th proae
cut ion claims that Col. Cooper, hi
son and ex-Sheriff Sharp are, all
guilty of the killing of ex-Senator
Carmack. . The defense claim. thai
young Cooper shot la self -defease.
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