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OIaDSBOHO, N. C.r SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1909.
VOL,. XXTV
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IS STILL DEMOCRATIC
Defeat of Tammany Dees
Not Mean Republican
Victory.
Anti-Tammany Democrats Elected on
Fusion Ticket for Four Tears
Will Be in Absolute Control
of City's Purse.
New York, Nov. 3. Battle scarred
Tammany, which yesterday elected a
mayor, but lost a city, took up today
the gloomy work of setting its house
in order for four years of avowed anti-Tammany
government in Greats'
New York. -
Analysis shows that the' election,
which resulted in the defeat by the
fusion forces of every important Tammany-Democratic
candidate below the
mayor, was more of a victory for the
anti-Tammany Democrats who ha;i
lined up with the Republicans under
the fusion banner than for tlr;
straight-out Republicans.
Anti-Tammany Democrats elected
on the Republican-Fusion ticket for
four years will be in absolute control
of the city's purse strings. They will
have a clear majority in the board of
estimate and apportionment, one oi'
the most powerful municipal bodies m
any city of the world, and, therefore,
the right of spending more than a bil
lion dollars of the city's money.
The board of estimate, as elected,
includes, besides Mayor-elect Gaynor.
who, in the past has been a strong
anti-machine man five anti-machine
men five anti-Tammany Democrats
and two Republicans. The sixteen
votes allotted the various members o?
the board are so distributed that, be
sides Justice Gaynor's three ballots,
the anti-Tammany Democrats will
have nine and the Republicans four
In this board, according to the anti
Tammany Democrats, is to be found
;a nucleus of what they believe will
make for a complete-' re-organization
of the Democratic party in Greater
New York.
Persistent rumor had it today that
the attempt to create a new order of
things for the New York city Democ
racy already was under way. Charles
F. Murphy, who succeeded Richard
Croker as Tammany leader, came out
with a formal disavowal of these ru
mors at the same time denying a re
port that he was to be deposed from
the leadership.
"I have no intention of resigning,"
said Murphy. "I have not heard of
any opposition to me within the party,
and I have heard nothing about these
reported rumblings of discontent and
approaching revolt."
The presence of Richard Croker in
the city was a matter of considerable
spec lation to those who were study
ing the situation, and the announce
ment that he had extended his visit
here five days longer than previously
announced was regarded as signifi
cant.
"I am out of politics for good and
all," Mr. Croker declared.
"Not for!
a million dollars would I reconsider
my determination to keep in the back -
ground. Yes, they asked me to come
back they always do that. But I'm
too old and couldn't stand the rack
et."
Complete returns on the balloting
In the aldermanic districts show that
Tammany lost ground also in that
body, and that the Democratic major
ity will be cut down from thirty-one
to a majority by a:aingle vote. In ad
dition to this loss several of the nomi
nally Democratic votes from Brook
lyn districts are the product of a fu
sion between the Democratic- and the
Hearst independent forces and are
- hardly to be depended upon to support
their Democratic colleagues in all in
stances. i.
. Otto T. Bannard, the: defeated Re
publican candidate for mayor, loomed
up today as a possibility for the New
York state . gubernatorial nomination
next year. Herbert Parsons, Republi
can county chairman, said in a brief
statement:
"Mr.. Bannard's clean and business
" like campaign against tremendous
odds has had its effect, and I think we
shall hear from him again. He has
v proved himself an excellent standard
bearer, and the party has need of
many such men." .
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET.
Hew York Futures.
Open. '
December . . .. .. .. 14.80
January .. ... .. . . 14.87
March .. .. .. 15.05
Local spots, 14. ...,
Close
14.50
14.5
14.71
"Hell has broken loose in Breathitt
county," official wiredthe governor
Ten thousand words couldn't have told
the story more completely.
A FINE PERFORMANCE.
"Alice In Wonderland" Superbly Ren-
dered by Amateurs.
Lynchburg News.
.The musical extravaganza, "Alice in
Wonderland," presented at the Acad
emy of Music last night by about two
hundred and fifty of the best local tal
ent vnder the direction of Col. John
F. Bragg, of New York, and Miss Hope
Leone id, the composer of the music,
Has one of the most creditable
achievements that has ever been ef
i'eclod along this line in Lynchburg.
i-'rom the rise to the final drop, ot
tee curtain, the interest did not for a
ru jment drag. The audience, which
was a large and an appreciative one,
was delighted with each number, and
encored often and heartily. Practi
cally every one was personally in
terested in . one or more of the per-1
formers, which made it doubly enjoy-1
able.
The success with which the ama
teurs carried out their parts was real
ly remarkable. In many cases, this
was the first time the young per-
formers had ever been msiae tne
cademy, and, despite this fact, there I
were scenes in which the fact that it I
vas local talent was completely lost
?ight of, and the performance took j
the appearance of a high-class comic J this sleeper at Greensboro at an early I After the report of the sub-commit-opera.
I hour in the night, are awakened from I tee was submitted there was a debate
The star of the evening was unques-1
tionably "Alice," which role was ta-1
ken by little Miss Rosalie Franklin,
This pretty little maiden, with her
perfect grace, her soft, musical voice,
and withal, her complete self-posses- j
sion, made a most favorable Impres- J
sion upon every one present. I
To attempt to give a word of well I
deserved- praise to every one entitled I
to it would mean a- mention of prac
tically every name which appears In I
the cast. Among the most popular I
were the King and Queen of Wonder-
land, taken by Mr. Robert M. Wbod-I
son and Miss Emily Ambler, Miss I
Ethel Nelson, as "Columbia," acted
the part with admirable good taste,
while Mr. Howard Barger, in the role
of "Uncle Sam," proved an able co-
partner. I
The different animals appearing in I
the play were well represented. Prob-1
ably the best was the mouse, which I
part was taken by Jack Appleton, I
though the Cheshire cat with its gun, j
by. Emanuel Wdlklns, was a close sec-1
ond. The caterpillar and the white
rabbit, given by Harold Martin and J
R. P. Magoon, respectively, both de -
serve especial notice. I
The specialties proved very popn-
lar, notaoiy tne nag arm ana tne
pony girls. The flag drill showed 1
carefull and thorough training, and
the result was an effect that would
have done credit to professionals. The!
pony girls, dressed entirely in tan, j
made quite a hit in the , song, "Pony I
Boy," and responded to several en-
cores. The Indians and the sailors J
also deserve much credit .for their I
lever impersonations. I
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The music was bright and catchy
throughout the entire performance,
The color effects, produced by the
footlights and the spotlights were un -
usually pretty, and this, combined
with an artistic selection of costumes,
made some of the scenes dazzingly
beautiful.
It is probable that the attempts of
the little folks were the most enjoy-
! able of all. Each childish recital of
! the familiar old nursery rhymes, "Ut-
tie Boy Blue," "Little Bo Peep," "Lit
tie Jack Horner," and many others
brought forth good applause. The few
variations from the intended program
only" tended to keep the audience
aware that the performance was or
local talent, and if anything, made . a
more decided hit than otherwise would
have been.
The double sextet by the more ma -
ture actors and actresses was one or
the most taking features of the even
ing. The last scene, the royal court,
was really gorgeous as to costumes,
grouping and color effects.
CALLS TAFT FOUR-FLUSHER.
Jeff Davis Also Hints at "Rotten Ye?
etables" In Senate.
Russellville, Ark., Nov. 3. -"There
are some potatoes in every patch that
are speckled. There are also some
that are rotten. This Is the case in
the United States Senate," said Sena
l
tor Davis, who addressed a
crowd here, touching on national mat
ters rather than state.
The senator was -alluding to a
speech in the Senate he had made, and
concluded that tThere are lots of rot
ten vegetables there that ought to be
left at home.
:"Taft is down South." said Senator
Davis, "trying to make, people think
he will fix up our channels and wa-
tprwavs. He's fniir-flushiTier. I think!
we will have a Democratic Congress
after next session." s
Davis said he wanted to stump Tex
as to defeat
toes." .
'Bailey and other pota-
The disturbance in Mars is proba
bly due to a discovery of the local
north pole, or a mayoralty, election.
HERE'S A HOWDY DO
Mr. Geo. A. Norwood Arrived
Home Wearing Another
Man's Shoes.
And His Experience in Getting Them
Makes Him Guilty of Contribu
tory Negligence in the
Premises.
For weeks and months, measuring
in its backward sweep the lapse of
years, The Argus has been insisting,
and punctuating with pointed in
stances our contention, that the sleep-
ing car operated by the Southern Rail
way on its eastbound night train,
which arrives in this city at an early j
hour In the morning, should be main-1
tained on said train into this city, in- j
steaa oi Deing cut on at itaieign, as is i
the prevailing rule. - I
Passengers on the above train No. I
112 for Goldsboro and through
sengers east, north and south, taking J
their sleep and routed out of their I
bunks at an unearthly hour In the
grey dawn, or earlier, at Raleigh, and
hustled forward "into a "day coach,"
while the "sleeper," with its sleepers
for Raleigh undisturbed, is cut off and I
side-tracked in that side town. I
The Argus has always contended I
that this should not be; that thi3 I
sleeper should be maintained on to
this city the longer route passengers I
being given the preference, as is their J
right, oyer the side-town passengers j
The ethics of travel the underlying I
principle of quid pro quo demands I
that the traveling public whose route I
extends the furthest should be giver.
thi3 service to the limit, and for this
Tie Argus has ever contended, and
continues to sue. - - J
In the meantime cumulative evi-1
dence sustaining our contention has I
been forthcoming as regularly as the I
train itself The latest along this line J
is the instance recorded in the head-1
ing of this article. Our good friend j
and habitually sober townsman Mr.
George A. Norwood, traveling from I
Winston-?Salem last night, arrived j
home this morning wearing some oth-
er man's shoes two inches too long
for him, and all around too big in
proportion ; ana bis explanation oi now
he came by them and Into them, while I
it explains, is certainly by no means I
calculated to .be satisfactory to the I
other fellow, who was left shoes pre-
sumably as proportionately too small
for him as are these too large for Mr.
Norwood: and the gravamen of the
latter's mistake lies In the fact that in
his first reach for shoes, in the gloam-
ing, he got hold of a pair of women'3
shoes, which he readily discovered he
could not get his feet. into. This, we
I unbiasedly suggest, should have putl
him on his guard and made him more
careful in his second attempt to get
j possession of his shoes, and herein Ilea
tne gravamen as the lawyers say
of his mistake. However this may be.
j in his press for time he got some other
passenger's shoes as above described.
It is presumed that the other fellow
was some amuent iarmer (.tne size
and quality of the shoes would so in
dicate) a delegate or visitor to the bigl
National Farmers Congress in Ral -
eigh today; and certainly did he have
to get out in his stocking feet, or tel .
1 ephone some city store for a pair of
I shoes "his size."
1 ' All of which goes to show that the
ISnnthprn Railwav Rhmild - run the
1 aforesaid sleeper on to Goldsboro, for
the erreater comfort of the ereater
number of the traveling public
NORFOLK A SOUTHERN.
Failed to Answer Original Petition of
SOnorlty Bondholder.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 3. The Norfolk
& Southern Railway Company today
failed to make answer to the original
petition filed in the Trust Company of
America receivership proceedings
against that road by Fergus Read, mi
Qnority bondholder, asking a searching
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investigation into tne nnanciai organ
ization of the defendant road by those
now desiring its sale under foreclos
ure for reorganization. JThis was the
last day
in which" answer could be
filed.
AMENDMENT LOST BY 1,15S.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 3. With a few
cnimtv nrecinets vet to be heard from.
unofficial figures tonight show that
(the proposed amendment to the state
- 1 constitution intended to disfranchise
the negroes, Is defeated by 16,155, and
that Herlng, Democrat, for ? state
comptroller, defeats his Republican
opponent by 9,076.'
Voting on the liquor question, Ha-
gerstown went "wet."
HONOR PEAKY FOB SUCCESS.
National Geographic Society Recog
nize Him As a Pol) Discoverer.
Washington, D. C, .Nov,'?. For hav
ing reached the north pole Comman
der Robert E. Peary was'today voted
a gold medal . by the National Geo
graphic Society. The board of mana
gers of the society today accepted
unanimously the report of its sub
committee of scientists who had ex
amined the explorer's records and
proofs and found them to be conclu
sive of his claim that he had reached
the pole.
The society adopted a resolution
that the question of whether or not
any explorer reached the north pole
prior to 1909, shall be referred to a
sub-committee of experts with author
ity to rend for papers or make such
journeys as may be necessary to in
spect original records. This indicates
that the society proposes as soon as
possible to pass upon- the records of
Dr. Frederick A. Cook,
The scientists will spare no expense
in order that they may be convinced
on tnis point, ur, uook win De aavis-
ed immediately o fthe society's action
At the meeting of the board of man
pas-lagers there were present fifteen men,
all prominent In the scientific world.
lasting more than two hours, but final-
ly the board voted unanimously to ac-
cept the report of the three experts
who believed without any question of
doubt that Commander Peary reached
the north pole April 6, 1909.
In addition to awarding Commander
Peary a special gold medal as a token
of the highest honor the society can
betow jpon him, it was also decided
that a medal be given to Capt. R. A.
Bartlett, who was declared by the so
ciety to have displayed "able seaman
ship, pertinacious effort and able man-
agement" during the Peary Arctic
expedition.
The report of the sub-committee of
experts - before whom Commander
Peary appeared with his? records and
instruments was as follows
"The sub-committee to which was
referred the task of examining the
records of Commander Peary in evi
dence of his having reached the north
pole, beg to report that they have com'
pleted their task.
"Commander Peary has submitted
to this sub-committee his original
journal and records of observations,
together with all his instruments and
apparatus and certain of the most im
portant of the scientific results of his
expedition. These have been care-
fully examined by your sub-committee
and they are unanimously of the opin
ion that Commander Peary reached
the north pole on April 6, 1909.
'They also feel warranted in stat
ing that the organization, planning
and management of the expedition,
its complete success and its scientific
results, reflect the greatest credit on
the ability of Commander Robert E.
Peary and render him worthy of the
highest honors that the National Geo-
graphic Society can bestow upon him.
"HENRY GANNETT.
"C. M. CHESTER.
"O. II. TITTMANN."
The resolutions adopted by the so
ciety were as follows:
'Whereas, Commander Robert E
Peary has reached the north pole, the
goal sought for centuries, -
'Whereas, This is the greatest geo
graphical achievement that this so-
ciety can have opportunity to honor;
1 awarded to Commander Peary.
j Theref ore-
I "Resolved, That a special medal be
"Resolved, That the question of
J whether or not anyone reached the
I north pole prior to 1909, be referred
I t.n ' tn a nnimlttAe nn resAaroh with
instructions to recommend to the
I hoard nf managers a suh-nommittee of
experts who shall have authority to
send for papers or make such jour
neys as may be necessary to inspect
original records, and that this action
of the society be communicated at
once to those who may have evidence
of importance."
SHERIFF JULIAN DEAD.
Telegram Received by. Relative In Wll
1 " mtmrfnii Vosnlar urornlnff.
j Wilmington Star.
- 1 A telegram to nis cousin, Mr. a. w,
I J a m ' i -9 . . m m Iff
I Watson, of this city, yesterday boro
- 1 the distressing intelligence of the
death of Sheriff D. R. Julian, of Row-
an county, which occurred at his home
in Salisbury yesterday morning. A3
noted in the Star yesterday morning,
Sheriff Julian became suddenly ill last
Thursday and remained In a precari
ous condition until the end. He was
one of the most, prominent and pop
uiar C1"zens OI "owan an nis,pass
ing will be generally regretted wher
ever he" was known.
China took 6,000 years in acquiring
representative government, but she
is electing provincial assemblies and
the original plan. of PsI An is to be
carried out by the regent.
THE CUTLERS SCORE
Supreme Court Gives Them
i Hew Ttial in Su
perieii Court.
Judge Manning in a Well-Written
Opinion for the Court Discusses
Only Two Legal Errors Com
mitted by Trial Judge.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 4. The well-
known case of State against Marion I
and Lester Butler was sent back to
decision of the Supreme Court yester-
day-
dieted for publishing In the Caucasian
a criminal libel on Judge Spencer B.
Adams.
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Upon trial last summer In Greens-
boro, they were convicted and sen-1
tenced to pay a fine. From this judg- will pass at 1:30 a. m., or about on of Wilmington, at Black Mountain'
ment, they appealed to the Supreme the present schedule of northbound A.ugust 6, at the time he shot a bul
Court, which gave them a new trial. train No. 82. This train north will be let throuch Paul r. riii wnio
Judge Manning, in a well-written
opinion for the court, discusses only
two legal errors commltteed by the
trial judge. One of the errors for
which a new trial was ordered was
the admission in evidence of state
ments made by attorneys of the But
lers at the preliminary trial. It seems
that the State asked for a continu
ance of the preliminary trial on the
ground that it had been unable to se
cure certain statements about the
Caucasian from the Secretary of
State. The attorneys for the Butlers
stated that they did not want the trial cessful cross-country tour ever inau- stood for acquittal and six for man
continued, and that they would admit gurated came to a close in a blaze of slaughter. It was learend this after
that Lester Butler was in the edito- glory today, when the Atlanta Jour- noon that on the first ballot there
rial department of the Caucasian, and nal-New Yok Herald good roads tour- were seven for conviction and five
that Marion Butler was connected
with It. On trial In the Superior
Court, the documents from the Secre-
tary of State's office were introduced
in evidence and also the statements
made by Butler's attorneys. The Su-
preme Court says this was error; that j
the statements made hy nutlers at-
torneys were oniy competent m tne
preliminary trial and should not have J
been allowed in the regular trial. . I
The only other matter discussed in I
the opinion is the allowing an opinion
wv uu'"v'mi'
of Columbia to be introduced in evi-
dence. The Butlers had alleged that
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizen-
ship Court, of which Judge Adams
was a member, had allowed $750,000
as fee to a firm of attorneys ahd that
Judge Adams had received part of this
fee. Suit was brought in the District
of Columbia to enjoin the payment of
this fee by the secretary oi the Treas-
ury of the United States. The Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia re-
fused to enjoin the Secretary of the
Treasury. In the opinion for the court
by one of the judges, it is stated inci-
dentally and not as a ruling of law,
that he thinks such a fee was a rea-
sonable sum and not excessive or un -
reasonable. This opinion duly certl -
fied, and not the judgment of the
court, was put in evidence by the!
State in the Butler trial.
The Supreme Court holds that this
was error; that decisions of other
states may be put in evidence when
it is desired to ascertain the law in
such a state, but the Butlers not being
parties to the suit in the District of
Columbia, it was certainly error to al
low in evidence that part of opinion
wherein the judge gives his personal
views as to the $750,000 being reason-
able.
The further fight in this matter will
be watched with great interest. .
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Man Is Dead and Two Are Fatally
Injured. .
Selma, N. C, Nov. 2. As the re -
suit of a boiler explosion today at
Charles Creech's gin, near this" place,
one man Is dead, two fatally injured,
and one seriously wounded, while sev
eral are slightly injured.
'A tifiMiHaritv about this explosion is
that it completely demolished the ad
Joining building, passing through
and causing the roof to fall in. The
havnn wrniiirht almost nasses human
conception-and was a sight from
soectators turned their eyes in hor-
L. S. Parrish, a farmer and patron
nf th Hn. was instantlv killed. Wal
tfi.- Stan oill sustained a fractured law
bone and injuries at the base, of the
skull. Dr. J. B. Person stated that
cerebral meningitis was almost inev -
ltable in this case. Dock Bratton,
engineer, was scalded seriously, prob
ably fatally. Haywood Ellis sustain
ed several scalp wounds, which are
not thought to be serious. .
The accident is believed to be due
to negligence, as the engine was gaug
en to iuu-pounas ana carnea
pounas. Aitnouga tne property was
completely wrecked, there was-no in -
v ranee. '
A. C. L.' TRAIN SCHEDULES.
New Train From North Decided on
Last Fall Some of the Changes.
Rocky Mount, N. C, Nov. 3. A num
ber of changes of the schedules of
passenger trains on the Atlantic Coast
Line are being mapped out at the of
fice of the general superintendent, in
this city, and while all of the corners
in the new time table have not been
rounded as yet, some of the proposed
changes are given.
The event of greatest interest come3
in the fact that the new train to and
from Jacksonville, Fla., and Washing
ton, D. C, which the railroad officials
decided to put on some time during
the fall, and it was at first announced
would begin operation about the last
of the month, has been changed, and
the train will make its Initial Wn rn I
f
the 15th. It is the purpose of th
company to operate this train on a
fast schedule, making but few local
- i
stops. Sleepers will be handled for
Augusta, Charleston and Wilmington.
and the one for the last named city
will be taken off here. The train will
.... I
pass this city southbound about 4:30
In the morning. The northbound train
changed about twenty minutes later
and pass here under the new schedule
at 1: 50 or thereabouts. There will
also be a change in the present south-
bound train No. 85 which passes now
at 10:33
TJ. X! . in , I-
xt wine wui De cnangeq to
twenty minutes later.
ENDURANCE HUN ENDS.
Atlanta Journal-New York Herald
Tourists Beach Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3. The most sue-
ists entered Atlanta shortly after on3
o'clock.
As the dust-begrimed and travel-
sore caravan escorted by scores of
local autos, rolled into the residence
portion of the city, fire bells, factory
whistles, automobile horns and the I
c heers or enthusiastic thousands along I
the streets awoke a perfect bedlam of 1
noise, which continued until the tour-
Ists reached the office of the Journal.
Following the parade the travelers
were escorted to the Piedmont Driv-
.u iuuvuu ialCi i
given time to dress and rest. Tonight
they were guests at a dinner at the
Capital City Club.
SpTendid highways and almost per
feci weather resulted in mor perfect
scores than on any similar trip in the
history of touring, according to tho
offcials, but the records will not be
I aiade public until tomorrow.
itepeating the record of previous
j days. ' Ty" Cobb, the noted outfielder
of the champion Detroit baseball
team, who is a native Georgian, was
J the hero of the day's journey. From
the time the tourists left Commerce.
Ga.. si ortly after six o clock in the
j niorn'ng until the end of the trip
J Cobb's name was on every lip and be
1 received ;.n ovation In every town and
I village
The ttaioiity of the tour ats will e
I main in Atlanta for automobile we ?k
November 6 to 13, and will be lavish
I ly entertained by local enthusiasts.
SUFFERING ENDED.
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Cured Stomach Trouble of 14 Years.
I And best of all J. H. Hill & Son
guarantee it to cure you or money
back. Read this
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burns. I have never been able to get
anything that would give me any re
lief until a friend of mine insisted on
I my taking Mi-o-na. ' I took a 50 cent
box and I believe I am entirely well."
IF. M. Bryant, Newman, Ga., June 5th
Mi-o-na Is not a nostrum: it is tne
I prescription of a celebrated physician
who Is a specialist in stomach dis
- 1 eases.
I One clever woman calls Mi-o na the
I Sunshine Prescription because it
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itlous dyspeptic Into a bright, healthy,
happy woman in a few weeks
I These little Mi-o-na tablets are
I surely, wonder workers, iney apso-
lutely cure indigestion whether acute
I , I
Thep stop belching, gas in stomach.
- 1 and heaviness, in a few minutes. Dis
I tress after eating vanishes as if by
magic when one or two little Mi-o-na
I tablets are swallowed.
J Only 50 cents a box at lealln,? drug
the! gists everywhere and In Goldsboro
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MISTRIAL IS ENTERED
It Was Impossible
Watkins Jury
Agree.
For the
To
Watkins Is Placed Under $2,500 Bond,
Which He Gave The Case Can
not Be Heard Again Till
the February Term.
Asheville, N. C, Nov. 3. This after
noon at 3:55 Judge Adams called in
tho Wonn -. - ..
-"v- annua juiy ana nnainar that an
agreement was imnnssihia
them and ordered a mistrial. The jury
had been nut n tntoi f t ,
vf. xuui uaj a ituu
five minutes, havine takn tho aa.
Saturday afternoon This ttimt, that
the hard foueht and hihi- intact.
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Black Mountain constable hnr
with the killinsr of John Hill Tiuntw
boro, a case which has ' attract
state-wide interest, will have to be
gone over again.
When th inrv nma in tT,Q
noon at the request of the court, they
looked tired and worn out. but aa
determined as ever. rwW the t-
ing it is said the jury discussed the
case and wranged considerably, but
each stood firm.
The court asked each man sepa
rately if it was impossible for an
the twelve men to agree. The iurv
was polled, and it was found that six
for acquittal. After a mistrial had'
been had and the jury discharged
Judge Adams required bond from Mr.
Watkins in the sum of $2,500 for his
appearance at the next term of the
Superior Court for the trial of rrimi-
nal cases. The bond was given imme-
diately.
There has been some talk that an
effort might be made to have the case
removed to another county for the
next trial, but Solicitor Brown said
this afternoon that no such action had
ueen uuten. mat sucn action was
not contemplated. The solicitor said
that the case could not be tried again
before the February term.
CLOSING IN ON NORTH CAROLINA.
He Is Now Going Through Georgia aud
Having a High Time.
Macon, Ga,, Nov. 4. A genuinely
warm-hearted welcome was given
President Taft in Macon today, wheu,
as the guest of the state and city, he
joined in a parade to the state fair
grounds and there delivered an ad
dress from the grandstand. Prior to
his public appearance the President
had enjoyed a breakfast of fried
chicken, waffles and battercakes at the
homev of Congressman Bartlett.
Several companies of militia and
cadets escorted the President to the
fair grounds, and from there to the
depot. The streets through which the
parade passed were handsomely deco
rated. A mammoth cotton arch at the
intersection of Second and Cherry
streets was one of the conspicuous
features of the decorations.
The crowds constantly cheered the
President's- progress as his automo
bile passed along the line of march.
Mr. Taft enjoyed the demonstration
and bowed right and left in answer to
the enthusiastic cheers.
Preparations at Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 4. Savannah
ias completed preparations for the
reception and entertainment of Presi
ient Taft, who is due to arrive here
this evening. After an informal 're
ception at the DeSoto Hotel, he will
be a guest at a banquet at nine
j'clock.
Tomorrow morning he will board
.he revenue cutter Yamacraw and.
will make a trip of inspection along
;he river front, disembarking only to
;nter an automobile for a fast trip
iround tbe grand prize race course
to a luncheon at Thunderbolt. Re-
I Hi vi in cr rrtA rtit.T hw r. . n v. : 1 .1 a
President will go at once to his train
- land wiu depart tor Charleston.
Uncle oJe Cannon was so impressed
1 r tne Deauty or three Mississippi
- 1 women that he adopted them as his
by 1 granddaughters. These young vom-
1 en. however, may be insurgents.
Dr. Cook is willing that anyone who
doubts his word should go to the too
of Mount McKlnley where he left a
brass tube and a varied assortment
of records. Thus 'far no one seems
to be anxious to seek those records.
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