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Democratic County Convention
Passed Resolution by Dr. Faison
Instructing Mecklenburg Re
presentatives to Work for Ap
propriation. Chairman Jas. A. Bel! and Secre
tary Shannonhouse Re-elected
Without Opposition. Repre
sentatives to Push Insane Hos
pital Matter.
At the Democratic convention held
this morning to endorse the nomina
tions of the recent primary decided
action was taken by which the Meck
lenburg representatives are instructed
by the county convention to work for,
vote for, and do all in their power
in honorable way to secure the ap
propriation for the insane hospitals
of the State, and to secure the money
for a much-needed reformatory for
the youthful criminal class.
Dr. Faison read a resolution which
he stated came from the North Caro
lina Medical Society and from the
Mecklenburg County Medical Society,
as follows:
Resolved, That we request our rep
resentatives in the next general as
sembly to vote for and do all in their
power in an honorable way to secure
the appropriation for the several
State insane hospitals for taking care
of our insane.
Also for the establishment and
maintaining of a training school or
reformatory for juvenile criminals.
Dr. Faison, after reading these reso
lutions, said in part:
"According to the law of the State
the insane asylum is for the poor
only, and it is understood that a man
who has any property must send to
tome pay institution. These things
cught not to be and all ought to be
equal in this matter. People who
own property in North Carolina built
the insane hospitals and.therefore.the
law. in the opinion of the medical
profession, ought to be repealed. The
insane hospitals are crowded to the
utmost. I wrote to the superinten
dent at Goldsboro about a poor negro
v,ho has been kept in Mecklenburg
jail for six months, in an insane con
dition, and his - reply " was that ' the
institution was so crowded that pa
tients were sleeping on' porches, and
there was a list of about 100 applica
tions waiting. The only way to get
c patient into a hospital is to wait for
some patient already there to die, or
to get well, or to be taken away." '
As to the reformatory idea, Dr.
Faison said that this had been al
most overlooked except by the good
women, but that it was most serious
ly needed now. He told of a 10-year-old
negro bdy being sent to, the roads
from Mecklenburg court, and that by
an appeal to ' the -judge direct only,
was Dr. Faison able to persuade the
court that the child was too young
to work, and he also thought that
such early associations would do the
child greatest harm.
Dr. Faison presented his case for
cibly and clearly and left no doubt as
to where he stood.
Capt. S. B. Alexander, after a mo
tion was made by Mr. L. H. Robinson
to adopt the resolution, said that the
convention was a representative body
and that he did not deem it. wise to
put the resolution through in the
form of instructions to the delegates.
Dr. Faison replied, saying that if
the matter were left in the1 shape
only of urging upon the representa
tives to do what they could, without
the definite instructions to work for
the measure, it would amount to
nothing and he showed his. determi
nation to be satisfied with nothing
less than the adoption of the resolu
tion as he had presented it. '
Dr. Costner also apeared with Dr.
Faison as a representative of the two
medical societies and made a short
talk on the subject, urging that the
county be the first to take the mat
ter up and push it to a successful
issue and that thereby Mecklenburg
would bring honor upon herself ana
receive the gratitude of many thou
sands of suffering and stricken ones.
The amendment of Capt. Alexander
to refer to the representatives to do
what they thought best in the mat
ter was lost and the original motion
to adopt the resolutions was put ana
carried by nearly the entire vote of
the meeting.
Meeting in Detail.
The Democratic County Conven
tion was formally called to order at
the county courthouse shortly after
ioon, and the roll of delegates was
called by Secretary Shannonhouse.. ,,f,,
Chairman Bell then stated the , ob
ject of this : meeting, to ratify- the
choice of the voters of ; . the, , . Demp
cratic party in the primary for State
end county representatives and offi-
The nominees of the primary' were
read, and the convention by unani
mous vote declared its endorsement
or the action of the primaries!'
After the matter of the hospitals
for the insane was disposed of , ; the
chair stated that the eW executive
committee would meet after the ad
journment of the convention.
The executive ' committee; being
called to order, the chairman an
nounced that the election of officers
was in order and the rnmmittPP
unanimously chose Mr. Jas. A. Bell.l
mairmau, ana Mr. Frank M. Shannon
house, secretary of the committee.
-MiyTJell stated that he would con
tinue trt dO his Wftrt ac
:lh4: aid ' of the committee.
ijeore being nominated Chairman
Bell : said that as- chairman of the ex
ecutive committee he wanted to
thank all of the members for their
kindly support and for their help in
holding the primary. He said that
the choices of the primary were the
best that could have been made. "In
fact," said Mr. Bell," I do not think
that there could have been made any
mistake by the ' nomination of any
man on the list of candidates for the
different offices." Mr. Bell als6 ex
pressed pleasure over the fact that
there was no animosity or personal
differences among the candidates but
that all had been harmonious.
The executive committee also adopted
an important resolution to the effect
that the chairman of the executive
committee should ' be empowered to
select the central committee of his
own choice, and Mr. Bell stated that
the names of the committee would be
announced at the next meeting which
will be held at the call of the chair
man. There was some discussion by mem
bers of the executive' committee as to
what the Republicans were going to
do in county politics and as it has been
announced that they would hold pri
maries, and put ouz a ticket and an
nounce a platform, the ' committee
thought it would be well to await de
velopments. The meeting today was exceedingly
harmonious and not a single word of
so much as sarcastic import was heard
throughout. The party setms more
united than ever before and there was
an entire lack of friction.
The officers of the executive commit
tee who have served so faithfully, and
who were again honored, by being re
elected, have done valiant duty in the
the thanks. of the
rfirtv for the clean manner in which?
everything has been conducted.
NORFOLK SELECTED
Is Next Meeting Place of Order of
Eagles Officers Elected
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Aug. 18. Edward
Krause, of Wilmington, Del., was an
nounced as elected Grand Worthy Pres
ident of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Mr. Krause received 1386 votes against
814 for Davis, the retiring head of the
order. - .
Norfolk with 937 votes was choice
for the next convention. -
Boston received 609 votes. Other
officers elected are : Grand Worthy
Vice President, Theodore, E- . Bell of
Napa, California; Grand Secretary, A.
E. Partridge, of Kansas City; Grand
Treasurer, F. E. . Hering, of South
Bend;- Grand Chaplain, Jos. T. Hinkle,
of Oregon; Grand Conductor, W. C.
Pettus, of Norfolk; Grand Inner Guard,
Ed. Foote, of Pleasant Hill, Mo.; Grand
Trustees Harry J. Bracken, of Milwau
kee; Dan. J. Dalton, of Cincinnati;
Fred R. Hoerter., of Louisville, arid
Thos. D. Hayes, of New Ark.
Reports are False.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk Aug. 18. President Walter,
of the Seaboard save out ah official de
nial to the many recent reports that
he intends to retire from the presiden
cy of the Seaboard system.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
OiSJOCTEltCHlllGE
Scenes of Yesterday were Repeat
ed on To-day's Market. Simi
lar Scene not Been Witnessed
Since Bull Period of April 1901.
Stocks Soaring.
By Associated Press.
New York Aug. 18. Yesterday's wild
scenes on the Stock Exchange were
repeated today. The Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific continued " to
make sensational fluctuations. -The
wheat market was affected in sympa
thy. Prices advanced buoyantly from
one to three points on buying demand
such as has not been witnessed in the
stock exchange since the bull period of
April 1904. Brokers apparently had or
ders to buy unlimited- amounts of Un
ion and Southern Pacific and blocks
of thousands and even of tens of
thousands of shares were taken at any
price demanded.
An effervescent boiling up or prices
in these two stocks resulted. Running
sales of the Union Pacific were made
at once at 1S1 1-2 to 185 and Southern
Pacific at 89 to 91..
The fury of buying continued after
the opening. Prices ran off from time
to time while room traders were tak
ing quick profits, but the uplift was re-
'T Pennsylvania was second only to the
ill - i i ,1 VinAi'i nnv
Facin.cs m acuviu auu Luyj.j.
.During the second ; hour Reading
came into prominence and was rushed
up over four points on an almost un
limited buying movement.
Secty. Root Honored.
By Associated Press.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18. A banquet
was given this evening, . in honor ot
Secretary Root by leaning representaj
tives of the banking commercial ana
railway interests was the most import
ant function since his arrival here.:.
The earthquake in Chile may alter
the itinerary of Secratary nooi.
PRISONERS CAUSE FIRE ALARM
Burning Rags in Wake County Jail
Cause Excitement.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Aug. 18. State Chairman
F. M. Simmons and Secretary A. J.
Field, have opened Democratic head
quarters in Assembly Hall of the Yar-
borough, first floor 'fronting Fayette
ville street. This mbrning' a big sign in
black and white was stretched across
the sidewalk reading "State Demo
cratic Headquarters" Chairman Sim
mons says he will make the first speech
of the campaign at White Oak in
Bladen county September 4.
Governor " Glenn Is hot expected in
the executive office again until Mon
day, being now in Winston-Salem on
personal business. His private secre
tary, Col. A. H. Arrington, returned
today from Morehead where he was
with the Governor in reviewing the
First regiment in camp. .
A fire alarm at 1:30 a: m. last night
was sent in by some stroller hfu
ne saw smoKe pumng out oi tne e pQjpnu
story windows of the Wake county
jail. The jailor and all the prisoners
were aroused and an investiga'tfoh
showed that the smoke was from old
rags-being -burnt hy two; white prison
ers to drive off mosquito's which -"are
declared by the prisoners to be almost
unbearable. The jail is absolutely fire
proof and the jailer had given them;
permission to burn the rags. (.The!
prisoners whose efforts against moani
quito's occasioned the : alarm ; wen!
Eyeritt Spence who is held without'
bail for firihs into a crowd of negroes
and killing one. And Zeb Edwards,
charged with disposing of mortgaged
property
DEATH CF R. M. LARNER
Prominent Washington Correspondent
Dead His Record.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 18. Robert M.
Lamer, for many years a prominent
Washington correspondent, died after
a lingering illness. Lamer at the time
of his death was correspondent for
the Charleston News and Courier,
Savannah News and New York Tele
gram. He was for many years con
nected with the Baltimore Sun. Lar
ner was a member of the Gridiron
Club for 20 years and at one time its
secretary and many of the most pop
ular skits originated "at his suggestion.
He leaves a wife and two young
children.'
REPUBLICANS, MEET.
About 60 Republicans Gather in Con
vention to Put Out Ticket.
Special to Tho News.
Raleigh, Aug. 18. The Republican
county convention met at noon and af
ter a discussion resolved itself into a
caucus late in the afternoon,, excluding
all newspaper men.
It is their purpose to put out afull
county ticket ana liiese nominations
will be made some time this evening.
About 0 people are here from various
part sof the county for the convention.
The county ticket has not a ghost of
a chance for election but will be put
out to boost the Federal officeholders.
SHOOTING AT STATESV1 LLE.
One Negro Shoots Another at Ball
Game.
Special to The News.
Statesville, Aug. 18. At the ball
grounds here last evening two negroes
had just returned from hunting, and
kwhile scuffling William Stockton shot
Arthur-' Williams, both colored. Af
ter the . shootting Stockton throwed
down - his gurf, seized a Williams' gun
and ran, . He t gave up -to the, officers
claiming that the shooting was acci
dental. Williams. - is - not - seriously
hurt. A.i-r rV:,C5IA.: OUOJJUaO--?
MR. DOBSON NOMINATED.
Was Nominated For Solicitor Without
Any Opposition.
Special to The News. -
Winston-Salem, Aug 18. John Dob
son of Surry county was nominated for
solicitor by the Republican judicial
convention here' today. He had no op
position. , Dobson was not present and
only half of the counties in the dis-
, ' trict were represented.
In the Near Future.
COTTOtl SUFFERS
M e c k I e n b u rg Fa r m e rs T h inks last
Tan Days have Reduced Condi
tion Over 5 Per Cert. August
Bolls all Ruined. No More
Cotton Making. .
; That -the cotton crop of Mecklen
burg county has . been greatly , dam
aged during the past , ten days is now
fully shown J and the farmers . are in
clined to feel a bit blue oyer the
matter. . . " ;
From all indications the deteriora
tion is estimated, at from, 5 . to 8 per
cent, since the last- meeting of ; the
county cotton growers,, when the. con
dition of the crop was placed at
69 1-4.- ', .: -.::':-- -
What has been ; the cause of this
deterioration , wa.? r s explained by -a
prominent farmer ""ht the county rto
day who said that the "extreme heat
of . last week, . with the excessive
moisture, simply steamed and cooked
the cotton so that the August bolls
will all be ruined in his opinion, and
hothing more can be . added to the
crop this -year. In other words vthe
farmers must depend on the bolls
already formed, those of July, for the
1906 crop. , v . .
Just a few cloudy days, or even the
hot weather that" was experienced
last week (with less moisture)' would
have saved tne remainder of the
crop in the opinion of .the farmer
interviewed, but as neither of these
conditions existed it is ' now too late
for any more bolls to form that will
produce anything, thinks the News
informant.
The present, season of rain has
never had an equal in the history pf
the county, or certainly nothing . that
would beat it, and the fight has now
narrowed clown to one in which , the
weather is the sole determining force.
If the crop is going to come down
tc an average condition of 60 in this
section which the farmers believe
i? possible, some sections already
having gotten pretty close' to " that
mark then there will be' reason ' for
apprehension. It all depends on the
crops of Texas, Ikmisiana and Miss
issippi, say the farmers.
If the .crop in those States is as
much below the normal as Mecklen
burg's then the farmers; look for even
higher prices than Could otherwise be
expected, and the "loss in the crop
will to an ' extent be compensated for
by the better prices. But if the south
west comes in with a good crop and
perhaps forces ' prices pretty far down
the line, then the farmers of this sec
tion, will likely suffer. :
The time for making any more cot
ton is past, according to the above,
and it now becomes a question of
crops in other sections and of prices.
Report is Untrue. .
By Associated Press.
. Bristol, Va., Aug. 18. The report
that 50 men are entombed in the Clinch
Mountain tunnel now under construc
tion by-the South and Western Rail
road is ! incorrect. The story had . its
origin in an accident at the tunnel yes
terday in -which two negroes were kill
ed and several workmen injured by the
falling' of 1 reck and ; the scaffoling.
u: CIVs Tonight.
-The regular nionthly meeting of the
United Commercial Travelers' Associa
tion will be held ill : the hall .oyer
Belk Brothers' tonight at 8: 30 o'clock.
Several matter '; of importance will be
diseussed. All visiting members of the
order invited to' attend. - ; , :
Death. of Mr. Luskenbach.
By Associated Press. ' ' ' '.. .
niotrkTi tsj- V Aiier 1X - T.-vnis Tnck'
enbach, head of the Luckenbach Tow -
ing and Trahspbrtatlon Co. died1 sud
denly. .
Messrs. J,. H.: , Abernathy? F.'- C.
Abbott and D., L. Probert will SQ out to
Camp Brehlzer this afternoon to spend
Sunday with the hoys in camp there.
IN CRIMINAL COURT.
Much Work Done Today Habeas
Corpus This Afternoon.
Today has been the busiest , of the
week in Criminal' Court and the So
licitor, with' Judge Peebles on-the
bench,' have disposed of something
like thirty cases, all told;, some being
nol . prossed, : others continued, but
most of them, being disposed of
through the usual channels of a fine,
or other punishment.
Thlsarrernooh at 4 o'clock was the
time set , for . a habeas corpus pro
ceeding in which Col. T, L. Kirkpat
rick and others are interested.
The most important case before the
court this morning was that against
the Gordon , woman,, mentioned be
low, against whom : there ..were four
eases for retailing, the , grand jury
returning three true bills. The wo
man . was finally allowed to go oh
bail; to present herself from court to
court, o show her good behavior, she
ittng ,'same time paying the costs,
fcboutliO in the cases in; which she
as defendant. ; .... ....
Chas. . Pressly, forcible trespass.
Plead guilty,' charged with, costs.. . -
Oakley ; Henderson, larceny. . Judg
ment1, suspended upbarsood beittatlpr
cf aerenctant. . .. . .- v, --i
Marshall - Manson, assault and bat
tery .i Plead ' guilty: six- months on
roadsj - ? . . -
r Rertry Manson, larceny. Pleads in
Epnitjiu Mistrial, case continued.
Jesse Stewart, receiving stolen
Loods. " ' No judgment yet. . "
Nancy Stewart, " larceriy.Guilty.
; Jno. BV Lawing, assault with dead
ly weapon. ; Fined $50 and costs. " :
. Laura " Gordon, retallinsr in ' three
cf ses. "Released on bond ' to appear
l.om court to court to show good be
I'avior. Paid costs.
John Robinson, retailing.1 Judg
ment suspended.
DEATH OF MISS LUCY FIDLER.
Passed Away This Morning After an
Illness, of Three Weeks.
Miss Lucy Fidler, . the youngest
daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. William
Fidler. died " this mdrhine at 'their
home on North Davidson street after
n illness of three . weeks." The fu
neral will take . place . from; the Ninth
Avenue Baptist Church tomorrow af
ternoon at 3 o'clock, the seryices " be
ing conducted by the pastor Rev. L.
R. Pruett. ; -: J
Miss Fidler was a consistent mem
ber of this church and had been the
leading soprano in .its choir, since its
organization and was a teacher , of a
class of young 'boys' in the Sunday
school. . She was closely identified
with all . work connected ; with.: the
church. ,
The pallbearers will Ije the follow
ing; named: Messrs. Clarke Alexan
der, James G. Hastey, Lloyd D. Lyles,
John L. Boyd, J. B. Hasty and Row
land Pruett. The deacons of the
church will act as honorary pall
bearers. Miss Fidler is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Fidler,
two brothers, Messrs. James H. and
Victor Fidler and two sisters, . Mes
dames ' DJ '' R. Yarboro and Fannie
Basinger.
REVOLUTION BROKEN OUT.
Serious Revolution" Broken Out in
Santo Domingo.
By Associated Press.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, Aug. 18.
A serious revolution has broken out
in JJanto Domingo. Revolutionary
bands are said to have landed near
Riviere and to have attacked and cap
tured Dajabon, which was pillaged
and - abandoned after 20 persons were
killed; .;;!( jat' h.-r r;
M R. MCCULLOUG APPOINTED.
VVrili leaves For Panama Canal Last Of
. the Month Stationed At Ancon. '
Mr,D."H: McCulough has received a
Pnnainr. - Canal annointment from
Washington and will leave for the Ith-
mile the last of this month of the first
of next. , JJis work will be in the audit
ing department at Ancon, at which
r.ini -nr. "Walter -Brem.; of. this city. ,is
stationed Mrs, Mcdullbugh will leave
for the Tlthmuif about the?firsfbf Ie-visit
cember.
NO MORE NEW ROADS.
Commissioners Go Over Routes and De
cide That County Can't Build Now.
"r Yesterday was ' the date appointed
for the committee of the board pt'oun-
ty commissioners to visit the proposed
routes., of. the connecting wjads - frbin
Mt. Holly . toward Charlotte, and; also
a cpnnecting link of macadam from the
terminus of the Mulberry , road, to an
other road, 2 1-2 miles westward, both
sections being near Mt. Holly,
It will be remembered that a delega
tion appeared before the board and ask
ed, at: the last meeting of the commis
sioners that, the 2 1-2 .miles of macad
am be put in as soon as possible, most
of the rock having already been placed
along the route.
The commissioners on the special
committee yesterday, with chairman
John B. Ross, went over both routes
carefully and made estimates of cost,
etc., at the same time taking into con
sideration the need of the road, and
the petition of the citizens in that
section.
The board at the close of the day's
work was forced to the conclusion
tnat it could not now move t.h man
forces to that section on nrrmmt nf
otner work and other demands
that appeared to them
other more imperative than those from
me Mt. Holly section.
it was therefore agreed that the
board would not undertake t.h twn
the to pieces of work de
sired just now. Of course
it was a matter of regret to the
committee but still it was found to be
well nigh a necessity that the work
now in progress and promised in other
portions of the county should be fin
ished up first.
It is likely that the" macadamizing
that has been asked for will be taken
up by the board just as' soon as it is
feasible, and everything carried out in
accordance with the wishes of the pe
titioners for the two new stretches of
macadam.
MR. WOLFE'S HOUSE STRUCK.
Several Members of the Family Re
ceived a Severe Shock.
The residence of "'Squire C. H.
Wolfe was struck by lightning late
yesterday afternoon causing consider
able damage and shocking several
members of the family.
Mrs. Holland Wolfe was leaning
pgainst the wall in the house, at the
time ani sne received a severe shock.
Mr. , Holland Wolfe was also severely
shocked. He was standing under a
shed at the barn with his hand rest
ing on the iron tire of a buggy talk
ing to Mr. Wilson Miller.
One. side of Mr. Wolfe's house was
almost wrecked. Plaster was. knock
id off the walls in several places, one
t'.oor.;tor from its hinge and many
thingles torn' from the, roof. -
u Mr. ,Wblfe carried insurance on his
i tsidehc. - -!He ' camiot ' estimate ' - his
loss a.3 he does notfknow the. extent
of the damage. ' f " "V
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1 DEATH OF MRS. HOLDBROOKS.
Body Wil be Taken to Concord. Fu
neral There Tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary Alexander ' Holdbrooks,
wife " of Mr. Samuel E.. Holdbrooks
died this morning at 7 o'clock at his
home two and, one-half miles east of
the city, on the Wakefield arm, after
an illness of several months.
- The body will.be taken to Concord,
the former home of the deceased and
the funeral services, .will, take place
there at the Bethpage. church tomor
row morning Mrs.. ; Holdbrooks . Is
survived .by her mother, Mrs. Alexan
der who lives at Concord, a husband
and i one , small child. She was 29
years bjd.; ; c; -. .:: .:
The Loss is Estimated at $300,
j 000. About 500 Persons
Thrown . Out of Employment.
Explosion Preceded Fire. Num
ber of Other Fires.
By Associated Press. -
: Orange, N. J.Aug. . 18. The fire
which followed the Violent explosion
destroyed the hat factory of Frederick
Cummings Sons & Company, causing
a, loss : of - $a00,000, and throwing 500
persons out of employment.
Last night fire' occurred in the stock
room of the factory, doing ?7,000 dam
age. Shortly after this blaze in another
part of the building was discovered
and , was. extinguished with small loss.
Fire of a mysterious origin did 550,000
worth ..'ot.. damage at the factory, last
October, and a few days. ago. a. quan
tity of rubbish was, found piled up and
burnhig ih . the .alley , between the hat
factory and: the adjoining. building.
; The .members of the firm said they
had received, no threats and could offer
no explanation . why anyone should
wish to;burn their, plant.
, Cotton-. Receipts. .. -The
; receipts of the city cotton plat
form, today amounted to .16 bales, th&
best price being . ,10 cents. ' For the
correspouuiug uaie msu year, me .rt?-
ceipts were 14 baes at 10 1-2
Funeral of .Mrs. Manning. -
The funeral of Mrs, Elizabeth Jones
Manning '.whose death ocured yester
day morning ...wil take place from the
residence tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'
clock, at No. 803 East Fourth street.
. Mr. Lindsay Whitaker, of the Ar
nold M. Shaw Co., starts on", his va
cation Monday. Mr. Whitaker will
Spartanburg and Atlanta while
cn his vacation.
BIG FIRE DESTROYS
URGE IT FACTORY
GREAT EARTHQUAKE
: STILL FOLLOWED BY
-BUMEROUS TREMORS
Earthquake Shocks in Region of
Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday
Night Followed by Series of
Earth Tremors, No , Commu
nication Direct.
Impossible to Learn Extent ot Pro
perty and Life Damage. Most
Buildings in City Thought to
Have Been More or Less Dam
aged by the Shake.
By Associated Press.
New York. Aug. 18.-
Earthquake
shocks were severely felt throughout
the region of Valporaiso, Chile, Thurs
day night, were followed Friday by a
series of earth tremors that continued
at intervals throughout the day.
f The first - intelligence to this effect
was brought to this city early today in
an Asociated Press despatch from
Galveston, Texas, where the cable oper
ator had been in recent communication
with the cable opeator at Valparaiso.
The latter said many buildings were
destroyed and expressed the belief
that many fatalities had occurred al
though anything like a definite esti
mate of the dead was impossible.
A second series of rjuakes was re
corded by the seismograph in the
government observatory at. Baldwin
City, Kansas., the pronounced shock
being timed at 7:27 o'clock Friday
morning. '
, This latest report of the loss of life
and property is consistent with a de
spatch received by tho cable compa
nies and business houses here.
Like San Francisco.
New York, Aug. 18. The central and
South American Telegraph Company
reports the situat ion in Valparaiso sim
ilar , to . that . of San Francisco. Their
manager . reports all places of business
closed and the delivery and operating
staff much demoralized. No messen
gers reported for duty and the deliver
ies can only be made on application to
the office. . ,t
' Many people have left the city.
Half of City-Ruined.
, Berlin, Aug. IS. According to a tel
egram received by the bank here from
Valparaiso half the city, containing
the private and business houses and
warehouses has been destroyed.
Great Tidal Wave.
Honolulu, Aug. 18. Wireless reports
from the Island of Hawaii, Maui and
Hilo, reports a'tidal wave, the general
height is estimated at 12 feet, where
it carried away the wharf and super
structure. -
A phenomonen was 4 manifested by
the unprecedentedly heavy surf. The
tidal wave is attributed to the earth
quake at Valparaiso. Thirty years aeo
an earthquake in South America pro-
uucea similar effects here.
i Town Nearly Destroyed.
. New York, Aug. 18. Wessel Duval
and Company which, does a large bus
iness in Chile received the following
despatches from Valparaiso;
"The town is nearly destroyed. Par
ticulars later when, the shakes cease."
This despatch is timed 3:55 A. M.,
but it is not . known . whether; it was
filed yesterday or this morning.
MEETS AT PLEASANT PLAINS.
Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Associa
tion to, Meet Sept. 6th.
The next annual session of the
Mecklenburg . and . Cabarrus Associa
tion of the Baptist Church will meet
at Pleasant Plains Baptist Church,
three miles east of Matthews, on the
morning of .Thursday, Sept. Cth,
The introductory "sermon will be de
livered by Rev. J. F. Davis, pastor of
the Louise' Baptist Church. The offi
cers of the . association are Mr. W.
C. Dowd, moderator; Mr, W. M.
Lyles, clerk and Mr. D. W. Fink treas
urer. The principal work of the conven
tion this year will be a discussion of
'missions" in order. that a more de
cided effort may be made to raise
more money for this, work.
The Mecklenburg and Cabarrus As
sociation embraces 22 churches in
the two counties and each church is
entitled' to ; a . delegate. The conven
tion was held at Cornelius last year.
MR. LLOYD HILL SHOT.
Rifle Discharged While Brushing a
Mosquito From His Foot.
Mr. Lloyd Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Hill, who reside at 904 North;
ChurcH street ' Was- accidentally, shot
Wednesday afternoon, the 'ball taking'
effect in" his 'footV fsJ f il'vsj . iiaun
r't'6'nng'. Hill was ;usIngnthe;.rifle.,to
brnsha' mosqaiitto from his-. fxot when
it wa3 accidentally discharged. He was
removed to the Presbyterian hospital
where the ball was removed though
he will be layed up a weeTc or ten days.
Condition of the Water.
Sample No. 1 Filtered water taken
and received Aug. 16th. Biological ex
amination: Bacillus Coli Communi,
none; total bacteria per c. c, 4; puri
fication satisfactory.
W. OAKES KIBBLE, F. I. C,
Chemist.