State Netts.
Mr. James C. Draughan, living
near Dunn, Sampson County ten
bales of cotton a few days ago by
fire.
Hardy Brandon, a negro, was shot
and killed by another negro named
John Burria, Monday night In Winston-Salem.
Mr. R. O. Pike, of Lockhart. 8. C,
fell from a freight train In AaheYllle
a few days ago and died from the ef
fect of his Injuries.
The Southern Railway Company
is soon to build a new passenger sta
tion at Hickory. It Is to be entirely
modern In every way It Is said.
A glove factory is to be opened in
Hendersonville soon, conducted by
Mr. R. P. Prleze, secretary and treas
urer of the Fidelity Hosiery Mill at
Newton.
The surviving members of Com
pany I, Forty-ninth North Carolina
Regiment, Confederate Veterans, will
hold their annual reunion at Cataw
ba, March 30th.
Mrs. Lizzie Shaft, committed to jail
in Hendersonville last week, charged
with being connected with the death
of Myrtle Hawkins, has been released
on a bond of $5,000.
The post-office and express office
at Kingsboro was robbed one night
last week. Ten or twelve gallons
of whiskey, money, postage stamps
and other express were taken.
Mr. Huffman, a carpenter, fell
from a scaffold in Greensboro a few
days ago an dreceived such injuries
from which he died shortly. He
came to Greensboro from Norfolk.
A contract has been awarded to
Mr. R. C. Campbell, of Lenoir, for
the building of a ney court-house for
the new county of Avery. The con
tract was for an $18,000 building.
Mr. R.W. Vincent, who has been
managing editor of the Charlotte Ob
server for years, has accepted a po
sition on the staff of the Atlanta
Georgian and will take up his new
work soon.
The jewelry store of J. R. Brown,
at China Grove, was broken into and
robbed last Thursday night. Only a
few articles were taken as the rob
beries were not successful in break
in ginto the safe.
Mr. Paul F. Burton, an excellent
young man and electrician of War
renton, came in contact with a live
wire Tuesday last and was instantly
thrown to the ground and killed. He
was twenty-seven years old.
C. C. Southern, a young man of
Salisbury, was arrested Tuesday
charged with entering the home of
Mr. D. L. Cauble while the family
were away, an dtaking several arti
cles, amon gthme a pistol.
The home of Mr. Jeff D. White
sides, near Yorkville, in the vicinity
of Hickory Grove, was destroyed by
fire a few days ago. The loss was
estimated at from $3,00 to $4,000.
The cause of the fire was not known.
The four-year-old child of Mr. D.
II. Crayton.of Mission, Stanly Conn
ty, fell into a tub of boiling- water at
their home a few days ago and was
drowned as well as scalded to death.
Mr. Samuel L. Roberts, a promi
nent fanner of China Grove, Rowan
County, was found dead In bed Mon
day morning last. Heart disease is
assigned as the cause of his death.
Officers Captor 17 Stills la One Se
ries of Balds, '
A dispatch from Asheville yester
day says:
"Revenue Agent Sams has just re
ceived reports from his officers in
Virginia that they seized during the
latter part of last week in Franklin
County seventeen illicit distilleries in
one series of raids. Six plants were
seized the first day, six on the sec
ond, and five on the third. This is
one of the largest raids that has been
made from this office in many
months."
Former Employe Sues Southern Iload
for a Bad Cold.
A Greensboro dispatch of yester
day says:
"Ajiovel damage suit against the
Southern Railway Company has been
instituted In the Superior Court here
by Edward L. Haley, through a local
attorney, the complainant demand
ing of the railway corporation the
sum of $3,000 for a bad cold which
he alleges he caught while in the em
ploy of the company and that his
"affliction" is due to the negligence
of the company. It is set forth that
Haley was employed by the Southern
as brakeman and sent to Goldsboro
March 7th; that at the time the yards
were muddy and that sometimes he
had to work in water up to his shoe-
tops, and that as a result he has lung
trouble and rheumatism and on ac
count of which he suffered great phy
sical and mental agony and was forc
ed to abandon his job 'and come
home. "
General Netfs. I
Mecklenburg Farmers Pledging to
Reduce Cotton Acreage.
A Charlotte dispatch of yesterday
says :
"The farmers of Mecklenburg
County are liberally pledging them
selves to reduce cotton acreage the
coming season, and this in spite of
the fact that cotton has heretofore
been practically the one crop raised
in Mecklenburg. Canvassers are
making a thorough campaign, though
until the last two weeks they have
been greatly hindered by the incle
ment weather.
"In one township every farmer
signed- the pledge, and the action
throughout the entire county will be
practically unanimous. 4
"The expense of the canvass in this
county is being borne by funds raised
by the business men of Charlotte."
Thirty-nine bridges in Guilford
County were- totally or partially
.wrecked by the recent floods. Most
of them were wooden, and the com
missioners of that county have de
cided to replace the larger wooden
bridges with steel ones.
Mr. L. H. Phillips, at one time
clerk of the Superior Court of Ca
tawba County, and at present cashier
o fthe Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Newton, Is to become secretary
and treasurer of the Fidelity Hosiery
Mills, succeding Mr. R. P. Frieze.
Capt. Ed. Holden, a Southern Rail
way conducted, was shot and serious
ly wounded by a colored man last
Friday night just as his train was
leaving . the station at Kernersvile
The trouble arose over collecting the
fare. The negro was arrested and is
in jail.
Burglars attempted to enter the
home of Mr Jesse Lassiter about 4
o'clock last Sunday morning, when
he, hearing the noise? shot and some
of the shots struck one of the intrud
ers, but his confederates managed to
get him away before they could be
captured.
W. C. Selby, an pysterman of Pam
lico County, got drunk a few days
ago and undertook to kill his wife,
and very seriously if not fatally in
jured her. The Indignation against
him was so great that he had to 'be
transferred to jail in another county
in order to prevent his being lynch
ed. ' . ' :
-Robert J. Hook, a young man from
Boston, who has been residing near
Carthage, was given a preliminary
hearing before United States Com-;
mlssipner Copeland, at that place a
few days ago on the charge of fraud-
ulent use of the mails, and bounc
in a bond of $400 to the May tern
tf court at Carthage.
THE SCHEME OF THE REFEREE
RING.
They Are Trying to Capture the State
Under the Cry for Roosevelt The
Roosevelt People WiU Stand by
Morehead and the State Organiza
tion. The Lincoln Times.
Two years ago the Republicans of
North Carolina cut loose from the
old referee system that for years had
hampered the growth of the party at
the polls. That was the beginning
of the rule of the party in the State
by the voters rather than by the old
time bosses. It was a long step in
the right direction. Under the new
order of things the voters are being
allowed, unhampered, to choose be
tween the candidates for President
instead of a little coterie of bosses
delivering the delegates to the ad
ministration candidate. It is a heal
thy change1 and one that will make
votes for the party. Let the people
rule the Republican party. The point
we wish to make is this: The old
referee crowd is going to try to re
capture the State organization under
the popularity of Roosevelt. They
know Roosevelt is popular in the
State and they are championing his
candidacy not because they are nec
essarily for him, but in order to fool
the voters into restoring them to
power in the State. It fould be a
saa mistake on the part of the Dartv
should the voters allow this set to
capture again, the management of
the party in the State. It would sim
ply mean a return to the old order
of things and our victory two years
ago would be lost completely. All
one has to do to convince himself
that this is the game, is to take an
inventory of the leaders of the move
ment. We are for Roosevelt, not
because we are mad at "old Taft,"
but because we believe the Colonel
is the stronger man. This is the feel
ing among the real Roosevelt voters
But we will not be trapped into a
support of the old referee crowd sim
ply because they nretend to in
Roosevelt. We can support Roose
velt without graining with this bunch
who care nothing about the real wel
fare of the party at the Dolls. w
are going to support Theodore Roo
sevelt for President and J. M Wn
head for State Chairman. We heiWo
they represent the best in the Re
publican party.Let the people not
De rooled by the cunnine of
who have held us back as a party for
generations. v
As a result of an explosion in a
mine at McCurtain, Ok la., March 20,
forty men were killed and others in
jured. The right of the State of Indiana
to prohibit the sale of foot stuffs con
taining benzoits of soda has been af
firmed by the Federal Court.
Gen. John W. Noble, who was Sec
retary of the Interior in President
Harrison's Cabinet, died in St. Louis
last Friday. He was eighty ears of
sge.
Reports from Honolulu are that
Hawaii is solid for Taft and that a
solid delegation will go from Ha
waii to the Republican National Con
vention. News comes from China that three
American teachers were attacked by
pirates while exploring the Yang
Tse River a few days ago. One was
killed and the others wounded.
General Henry H. Bingham, Con
gressman from the First District,
died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 23.
He was seventy-one years of age and
had been 111 for some time.
Two men were killed and several
seriously Injured in a wreck of the
Central Georgia work train, which
was caused by the train running over
three cows near Oconee, Ga., a few
days ago.
Homer Bush, a negro convict, was
lynched near Cochran, Ga., last week
after he had killed Guard Joseph
Cody, and attempted to shoot down
two other guards, in a convict camp
near that town.
The Atlantic Coast Line freight
station, at Florence, St C, was burn
ed a few days ago, the loss being esti
mated at $45,000. Besides the sta
tion, ten box-cars and 230 bales of
cotton and a quantity of merchandise
were destroyed.
Efforts are being made by the at
torneys of Clarence V. T. Richeson,
the convicted murderer of Avis Lin
nell, to get his sentence commuted to
a life sentence. The date of his exe
cution is et for May 19.
Crazed by humiliation at being
caugh in the act of smuggling Mrs.
Blanche Carson, of San Francisco, a
very wealthy widow, committed sui
cide in New York a few days ago by
hanging herself from the eighth story
window of a hotel.
Congressman David P. Foster, of
Vermont, died in Washington, March
21, of pneumonia. He was fifty
four years of age, and had repre
sented the First Vermont Congress
ional District since the beginning of
the Fifty-seventh Congress.
F1GCIUXG OX TOSSlIULrnES.
What Collier's We4Iy Says BSrd
Ib Freldeatlal Outlook.
The Conservative Wing of the
Democratic party is gathering all the
force it can behind Governor Har
mon, but astute leaders know they
cannot nominate him. In Under
wood they have an able, honest, and
fearless statesman, whom they would
prefer to all other Democrats, but
him also they are convinced they
rnnot nominate. In this predica
ment, what will they do? They dia4
like find fear Wilson most of any
man in either party. The leaders,
therefore, in the conservative group
popularly known as "the Interests'
have hatched a plan which is un
mistakably ingenious. Of an ordinary
politician thye are not afraid. They
know that, whatever words flame
from his throat, he will in important
crises be good. The interests and
the machines can handle an ordinary
party specimen. In selecting Champ
Clark they have been rather deep.
Although, in fact, he is nothing, he
is scheduled as a progressive. He has
a deal on with Hearst, who plays the
property and dicker game more open
ly every year. Clark Is, we believe,
not really satisfactory to Bryan, but
Bryan can scarcely oppose him, since
he wears the progressive label. He
will go to Baltimore with some
strength of his own, and the present
plan is to throw the Harmon votes
to him, as it would probably be im
possible to throw his to Harmon or
Underwood Hearst perhaps getting
the nomination for Vice-President, or
perhaps being satisfied with strength
ening his pulls in the States where
he dabbles in political patronage.
This is somewhat neat,' and it
may go through. If it does, Taft is
more likely to be renominated. In
that case Clark will get about the
normal Democratic vote and Taft
the regular Republican vote plus
more than half of the independent
vote, and be easily re-elected. An
nexation speeches may be expected
from Clark at intervals during the,
campaign and deals equal in moral
fiber to his leaving the Speaker's
chair to take conspicuous part in the
pension grab. If Roosevelt is nomi
nated, he will beat Clark-so badly
there will be practically no raise.
If he is nominated, it is difficult, in
deed, to think of any Democrat ex
cept Wilson who can give him a
sporting run. Between those two,
Roosevelt would have the advantage
of his unexampled vigor, popular
ity, and political knowledge, and
Wilson the advantage of a clear and
sound position on the tariff and the
trusts likely to be the two great
issues and a splendid power of
thought and speech. It is extremely
likely, however, that the Democrats
will throw away their chance, as
usual, and put up some ordinary
compromise, like Clark., and hand
the election tp the Republicans.
A mob broke into the city jail at
Fort Smith, Ark., March 23rd, and
seized the negro who shot and prob
acy Killed Deputy Constable Andrew
Carr, of that place, and dragged him
down one of the most prominent
streets and hanged him to a tele
phone pole.
A man named Newsome( or Price,
who was arrested in Jacksonville!
Florida, for vagrancy a few days ago!
has confessed that he sent the infer
nal machine received by Julge Ro
salsky, in New York, some days ago.
He claims that the package was giv
en him to mall.
Government scientists have discov
ered in Lake Searle, San Francisco,
Cal., enough potash to last the Unit
ed States probably for the next thirty
years. The estimate of the geo
graphical survey and the bureau of
soils was that the deposit may
amount to 4,000,000 tons.
John F. O'Malley, State Auditor
elect of Maryland, is charged with
oqermg a member of the Maryland
is charged with offering a member of
the Maryland Legislature $500 to
vote against the State local option
bin. The proof against O'Malley is
so strong that his indictment has
been recommended.
The President of China has as
sured the missionaries in China that
they will have all the liberty and
freedom of the new Republic. The
constitution of the new Chinese Re
public will remove all obstacles to
the liberty of conscience, had that
me obstruction between Christians
wm aisappear forever.
Supreme Court Says Father of Girl
Must Consent to Marriage.
The Supreme Court of North Caro
lina in the case of J. E. Littleton vs.
John Haar, Register of Deeds of New
Hanover County just decided, holds
that the Register of Deeds is liable
for $200 penalty for the erroneous
issuance of marriage license to Lit
tleton's daughter Edna Littleton, be
cause the license was issued "on the
written consent of the mother and
not of the father. The girl was un
der age and the consent of her moth
er was filed only.
The father sued for the penalty
and recovers judgment for it. The
court holds that the consent of the
father is essential when he is II vine
In this case the daughter was living
witn and being supported by the fath
er, but the court holds that this con
sent of the father is necessary wheth
er tnis is the case or not, and wheth
er the father and mother are living
together, as they were in this case, or
not. Exchange.
The government of Nlcaraa i
said to have taken nromnt i
the punishment of the conspirators
wuu acea Dombs along the route
with the intention
becretary Knox on his recent visit to
capital or that country and re
ports are that a number of th
prominent liberals have hn
death. - -fc w
Appeal to Governor Dix.
Chairman DueII. of th
Committee of New York, has asked
Governor Dix to declare tw .
primary election Invalid and order a
new primary election.
Thief Literally Coughed Up Money.
A dispatch from Nashua, N. H.,
says:
"An emetic administered hypoder-
micaily to Fred Tupper to-day netted
$15 in bills which Tupper is charged
with having stolen from John Hall, a
lumber man.
After the two men had hired
room in a lodging house Hall accused
Tupper of taking his money. At the
police station Tupper was seen to
swallow something. A nhvsidan in.
jected a drug under the skin of Tup
per b arm, ana the prisoner soon be
gan to cough up money, the police
say. -
First came a $5 note and then
$10 yellow back. The police will use
tne bills as evidence against him.
Farm Topics
GREEN MANURING -No. 1 9.
Corn (Continued).
When corn follows cotton, rve or
crimson clover, or both, should al
ways be sowed broadcast in the field
either when the cotton is laid by or
just after the first picking.
One bushel or one btiahi
half should be sowed of the rye and
from eight to fifteen pounds of crim
son clover seed to the acre. The
white blocaoin crimson clover is
about two weeks later than the red
d for this reason, we would prefer
the red for green manuring purposes
as it will be ready for turning uncer
sooner. The seed should be carefully
covered with aa ordinary cultivator.
Do not cut and burn the cotton
stalks, but leave them la the field till
you get ready to turn your green
crop for corn. The old cotton stalks,
burrs, anI leaves make a very good
manure of themselves. Every ton of
jour old cotton stalks has 51 pounds
of nitrogen, 9 pounds of phosphate,
and nearly 30 pounds of potash,
worth, altogether, over $10.6 Oas a
commercial fertiliser, to say nothing
of the enormous amount of humus
this mass of stalks would add to the
soil. What folly, then, to gather and
burns them as you and I used to do
before we knew better!
In the spring let the rye grow till
the clover Is coming into head. Then
get on the field with a sharp disk
harrow and cut the land diagonally
two or three times till the clover, rye.
old cotton stalks and all are thor
oughly cut to pieces, when the whole
mass should be plowed under eight
or ten inches deep and the land disk
ed once more in order to further In
corporate the organic matter with
the soli.
Now, do not lose sight of 'the ex
treme Importance of tfciT
and eriaaon clover ia Uf
of tfc. com crop on V
Uad. The altrog UosTH
rood eroo of cris
as high as $20 la Talc tzl V9
Ui Buret
potash aa phosphate fLfH
able may often run as
or more per acre. Is thr l
er or easier way to fmiii,?ilS
croo? Do, not i. s.
make you believe this -J
should be cut and fed to h
bought fo rthit purpost.
erage of 40 bushels of coraL.44
Feed the land first, tha fJT
The first thing your i
land needs U organic cutttr
ter von htr nn!tt ...
lalA Ym
not find It to need och
North Carolina Depannsai .
culture. crt
Follies of the Rich.
Salisbury Post.)
Sending a sick dubd f,
land. Ohio, to Boston !a a
palace car to underro T5
on the throat Is one of the UjT?
lies of the rich, the New rZ
correctly says, that J
cause of Socialism.
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W W ROY ALL. . D, sc.
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Gentleaont-
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Member Virginia Conference, M. E. C. S.
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