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They are made that bacco, and every man that chews way to hide poor tobacco improp- SCHNAPPS passes the good thing erly cured. along —one chewer makes other For the man who chews tc bacco _ chewers —until the fact is now es- for tobacco s sake, there is no chew that there are many more like SCHNAPPS. Sold at 50c. per pound in sc. Cuts. Strictly 10c. and 15c. Plugs R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N. C, Harry T. Powers Shot His Wife And Then Turned His Pistol To His Own Powers, With Ball in His Brain, Lived Until After Midday. Believed The Pair Were Quarrel ing. Tragedy Occurred in Rear of The Store on More head Street Probably About 10 O'clock at Night. From the Charlotte News. In the back bed-room of the store near the Charlotte, Columbia and Au gusta railroad on Morehead street, Mr. Harry Powers was discovered this morning lying in a pool of blood in a semi-conscious condition and his wife, Mrs. Margaret Leonard Powers, lay ■within a few inches of him with a bullet hole through her head, which had evidently caused her death 8 to 10 hours before. Mr. Powell's wound is directly behind the right ear and was made by the same weapon that caused the death of his wife. The pistol lay by his right side within six inches of his hand. Looks Like Murder and Suicide. Almost every scintilla of evidence leads to the conclusion that Mr. Pow ers murdered his wife in anger and then, unrecovered from his passion, attempted to end his own life. While there was some confusion in the room, it is hardly considered more than would be caused by laying out clothes at the hour of retirement. The circumstances, therefore, indi cate that there was a quarrfel between the pair or at least that the husband was angered for some reason. The hour of the tragdy was apparently about 10 o'clock last night. One bottle of corn whiskey, well emptied, and an other half full, are mute but impor tant witnesses to the cause of the awful tragedy. There was general comment today cn a remarkable feature of the trage dy, namely that Powers had lived al> night and throughout the day with a bullet in his brain. Harrv Taliey, a yo.ing white boy who worked for Mr. Powers, was the first to get into the house this morn ing. He was let in by means of a back window and saw through the open door of the bfcd room in which the couple lay, that some awful deed had been committed. The first news of the tragedy that was sent to the police station this morning was that the store .had been burglarized and that the burglar had killed the. two occupants of the room in an attempt to rob them. Police Summoned. This message had hardly been re ceived up town until the cars began carrying to the secene of death scores of people. Chief Orr, Sergeant Porter and Patrolman Asbury were soon at CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ' pag ♦ c Mr. Powers - c .. 8 cc tors. Powers t n ■ AC -g o £ »- o (0 CL East Morehead Street PLACE OF TRAGEDY The Scene of the Tragedy is Crudely Illustrated by the Diagram. The Bed Was in the Southwest Corner of the Sleeping Room. Mrs. Powers Fell with Her Head Towards the Bed. Her Husband's Head was near a Door in the Northeast Corner of the Room. The feet of Both Almost Touched. The Black Dot Indicates Where the Pistol was found, after it Fell from Powers' Grasp. It was not Far from His Right Hand. the spot and expedited the removal of , the bodies as quickly as possible. Within less than an hour Mr. Powers had been taken to the hospital and the body of Mrs. Powers was removed to the undertaker's establishment to be investigated by the coroner. The testimony of those who wero first to arrive at the scene, as weli as some circumstances prior to the trag edy, eliminate almost entirely the sus picion that the couple were put to death at the hands of robbers. The proximity of the building to other buildings and its nearness to the heart of the city, as well as the circumstan tial evidence, make burglary of such boldness and blackness exceedingly unlikely. Powers Must Have Done It. On the other hand, the suspicion seems well founded that Mr. Powers is responsible for the deed. Both hus band and wife lay in their night-clothes when discovered. Every appearance looks as if the pair had made ready to retire for the night. The bed was undisturbed, the mosquito netting be ing drawn full length from head to foot. A bottle of laudanum lay on a little table by the door of the room and two whiskey bottles, one empty and one half filled were sitting on the bureau near by. Even the most intimate friends of the couple think that both were prob ably drinking and that just before re tiring, some feeling became engender ed, possibly through jealousy on the part of the husband, and that in a sub sequent quarrel, the fatality occurred. Maily who saw Mr. Powers at his place of business yesterday state that he appeared in normal spirits. Mrs. Powers was said to have been sick yesterday and was seen only by a few. The husband was at his work as usual and absolutely no indication or forebod ing of such trouble as followed was noticed by any of his friends and cus tomers, with whom representatives of The News have talked. The mystery which surrounds the entire affair applies in .i very large degree to the time ot the tragedy. Capt. F. W. Ahrens, who sleeps in the second story of the building on the front side, heard nothing and knew nothing of the affair until 7:30 this morning, when he, with others, at tempted to get in the store. Two shots, however, were heard about 9:30 or 10 o'clock last night by passers-by on the streets, but both were muffled and for lack of distinctness could not be trac" ed at all. The condition of Mrs. Powers' body bears out the theory that she was kill ed 8 or 10 hours previously to the dis covery of the deed, and it is believed that the 1 husband fired the bullet into his head immediately after shooting his wife, although it is an amazing fact that he could have survived the entire night with such a dangerous wound and none to help. The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Powers was held yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. Laura Powers, No. 202 East Oak I street, the services being conducted ,by Rev. L. R. Pruett. Both bodies | were Interred in one grave at Elmwood in the presence of a small circle of I friends and a few curious strangers. The death of Mr. Powers occurred at morning at 3 o'clock. The body was at once removed to the undertaking es tablishment of J. M. Harry & Com pany, where it was prepared for burial and later in the morning taken to the home of the mother on East Oak street, where the casket was placed OASTOHIA. Bear* the _y? Kind You Have Always Bough} OABTORIA. Bean the Haw Always Bought OASTOniA. Bears the It is to be hoped that that astrono mer who saw the double canals on Mars had not just been attending a Fairbanks dinnor. CHILDREN CRY FLETCHER'S CASTORIA besides the body of his wife. A stream of people, passed in and out of the lit-, tie parlor at the Powers home from early morning until the funeral hour to view the bodies. The mother of Maggie Leonard Pow ers arrived in the city a few minutes before 6 o'clock, just after the funeral was over. To a News reporter this morning she gave an interesting ac count of the life of her daughter with the man, Powers, telling in detail of their companionship from the time they wore married until two weeks before the tragedy last Friday night, when she returned to her home at Chattanooga, after spending several weeks here with them. Their mariage, she said, was celebrated at Pineville in the montn of June, 1900. Since that time, she said, they had lived a part of the time in Charlotte, Asheville, Charles ton, S. C., Chattanooga and other places. The life of the couple, she said, was marred at intervals by Powers craze for whiskey and other times, she thought, by some mental derangement. She was convinced that Powers, in a (it of anger, brought on by excessive drinking, had shot his wife and after wards turned the pistol to his own head and pulled the trigger. Mrs. Leonard did not know any of the particulars of the tragedy, more than the mere announcement of her daughter's death, until she had read them in the Chattanooga afternoon pa pers. She left for Charlotte Saturday night, arriving here about 6. o'clock Sunday afternoon. She will return home tomorrow. Carrie Visits the Capitol Raleigh, N. C., July 29.—'Mrs. Car rie Nation arrived here today at 12:45. In an interview at the station che said, "I am just from Durham, still foiling drunk from inhailing fumes from the great cancer on the body politic of North Carolina. Fac tories of the American Tobacco Co.' She commended highly Governor Glenn in all official acts and declared he was needed badly at Washington to take' the helm of the national gov ernment. She paid a visit to the dispensary at 3 o'clock and pronounced it a hell i hole established and run by mis guided goody-goody church people. She charged that it is the work ot the anti-saloon league which really, judging from its course is in league with the devil. Verdict of Jury Source Chicago, July 29. —In a special to the Tribune, Hon. J. W. Bryan is quoted on the Haywood verdict as saying: "I am glad to learn of the verdict and that it was not guilty. I watched the trial and did not see how any one could be found guilty on Orchard's testimony." Chicago, July 29. —The National Sec retary of the Socialist party Barnes telegraphed "Greetings and cortfcratu lations" to Haywood. Butte, Mon. July 29. —Seven thous and miners and other union workers of Butte paraded the streets as an expression of their gratification at the acquittal of Haywood. Arrangements Made For Funeral of Senator Pettus Selma, Ala., July 29. —The funeral of the late Senator Pettus will take place here Tuesday. The services will be very simple. The state officials, members of the legislature and the Second Alabama in fantry, will be present. The latter will act as a military es cort. Hay Fever and Summer Colds 1 Victims of hay fever will experi ence great benefit by taking Foley's Honey and Tar, as it stops difficult breathing immediately and heals the influamed air passages, and even if it should fail to cure yon it will give in stant relief." The genuine is in a yellow package. W. S. Martin & Co. Big Increase in Forsyth. Winston-Salem, N. C., July 29. The increase in taxable property in Forsyth county will aggregate over $3,000,000. The increase in Winston township alone is $2,635,32y, the total valuation of real and personal proper ty being $8,495,062. The second ward is the banner ward, its taxable prop erty being listed at near five million dollars. The county commissioners have reduced the tax rate this year in view of the large Increase In valu ation. Baseball Talk at Winston. Winston-Salem, N. C., July 29. — There is some talk of organizing a city baseball league In Winston Sa lem. There are a half dozen or moro amateur teams here and It Is nrc posed to form a league among these teams and have a game or two every week. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold under a positive guarantee to cure constipation, sick headache, stomach i trouble, or any form of Indigestion. If it fails, the manufacturers refund vour money. What more can any one do. W. S. Martin's. Couldn't Feel Death-Wound. Pottsville, Pa., July 29. —Ttruck by a rebounding steel hook on the head of a rope that broke while pulling a number of cars, John Hipp, a Read ing Railway employe, declared that he was unhurt. A short time after ward he was dead. It was ascertain-, ed that the blow had crushed .bis chest. It flows like electricity through your veins; It does the work. If you are wasting away, take Hollister's Rocky, Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. E. M. Menzies. What Railroads Will In Documents to Supreme Court it is Said Roods Will Make Sensational Allegations lor Their Recent A ction. Asheville, N. C., July 29.-In thestate superior court Judge Guion informed the grand jury that he had bee " a VIT v *d that Governor Glenn and the lai had reached an agreement Sat urday last, but that 4f the railroads foiled in any respect to live up to the provisions of the agreement he wou.d call the jury back for further instruc This confirmed the report circulated that Judge Guion intended to charge the grand jury to bring in additional indictments. . i Attorneys representing the Atlantic Coast Line joined the attorneys for the Sout hern here and it is said to be their purpose to file some highly interesting documents coincident with their re quest for .a modification of Judge Pritchard's injunction order which will be made pursuant to the peace agree ment. These documents which were intended for the ultimate consideration . of the supreme court of the United States will allege that the railroads ro linquished what they regard as their constitutional rights under duress, be cause of the hostility of certain news papers pernicious activity, of cer tain politicians, and the resultant de moralization among their men. Governor Issues Letter To the People of State Raleigh, N. C., July 29.—Governor Glenn telegraphed the officials of the Carolina and Northwestern and Louis ville and Nashville Railroad Compa ny's this morning to know if their com panies intended to observe the new rate law beginning August 8, as the Southern and Coast Line agreed to do. These roads procured orders from Judge Pritchard as much as the Southern and Coast Line did. The Governor told them he wanted to knov/ their intention so if they re fused to still obey the law he might take such action as he might deem best. The Governor also gave out today an address to the people in which he re viewed the whole rate litigation and requested judges and solicitors to en tertain no more endictments against the Southern and Coast Line people and to bring no more penalty suits. The Governor accepts an invitation to deliver an address on North Caro lina's successful , resistance to the encroachments of the federal courts on state's rights at a dinner given in his honor by the Brooklyn Dembcratic Club August 26. Lion Trainer Manggled. New York, July 29.—Lq.uis Boesson ade, a trainer of lions in the wild ani mal show at Happyland, South Beach, nearly lost his life by being bitten and clawed by an African lioness call ed Spitfire. Boessonade had just driv en the lioness to a high pedestal, when his foot slipped. Like a flash the lioness sprang down upon him, fastening her teeth in his shoulder. The two fell to the floor struggling, and Manager Ferari jump ed into the arena with a short iron bar in his hand and struck the beast across the eyes, dazing her. He then dragged Boessonade from the arena. At the S. R. Smith Infirmary, at Staple ton, Dr. David Wilson found fourteen lacerations in the man's shoulder and arm and stated that amputation neces sary. He will not be able to work for the balance of the season. Moyer Admitted 7 o Bail To-day Boise, July 29. —Chas. H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, co-defendant with Haywood, will be admitted to ball in the sum of $25,000 and released this after noon, in accordancewitli an agreement reached between the counsel for the state and defense. A further conference is to be held as to Geo. A. Pettibone, the third of the noted defendants. It is understood that the state will oppose bail for him in any sum what ever. / Man Who Killed His Father Was Acquitted Wadesboro, N. C., July 29. —Bun Kelly, who killed his father, Rowland Kelly, last Saturday night six miles west of Wadesboro, was acquitted in a preliminary hearing here this morn ing. Justice Little, after, hearing the tes timony, believed it accidental homi cide. Themometer Registered 179 in Texas Yesterday McGregor, Texas, July 29. —The most terrific heat ever known in Tex as occurred here Sundayfl for about an hour and twenty minutes. The ther mometer registered 179 degrees in the sun and 117 in the shade. Scores of people were overcome. Horses, cattle,, hogs and poultry dropped dead. Painters Still on Strike. Salisbury, N. C., July 29. —The strike, of the 21 painters at the Southern's. Spencer shops is still on and the men say they will not return to their work unless the three cents per hour in crease in wages which they demand is granted. Some people derive a lot of satis faction from their dissatisfactions. Funeral J. R. | Salisbury, N. C., July 29. —This city 1 was grieved yesterdav morning when it was announced that Mr. J. Robert Monroe had died at 8:30 o clock. The . deceased was the eldest son of the late ex-Sheriff JamesM. Monroe and was a popular young man. During his fath er's term of office he was his clerk ' and chief deputy, and Rowan never had n more courageous officer, and he led in i some of the most daring arrests of i noted criminals. Mr. Monroe was 33 years old and leaves a wife and six children, a moth ■ er and two brothers and three sisters, i His wife was formerly Miss L«°.a s Black. At the time of his death he 1 waj a special officer of the Southern Railway,, but had been kept from duty j several months on account of failing i hea'th. >| The funeral was held from the First l B iptist church this afternoon, conduct jed by Rev. R. B. Neighbor, and the in : terment was made in Chestnut HiJi ! cemetery. ■ } The Masons, of which he was a ; member, had charge of the funeral. ' He was also a member of the Royal A«- ! canum. - His father died in February, ! at the home of # his son who has just . followed him. Mob Dug Up Body of Negro And Burned It Crisfield, Md., July 29. —Inflamed with passion which seemed to increase after the lynching of James Reed, the negro murderer of Policeman John H. Dougherty, the mob, which put the ne gro to death and buried his body in a swamp at the edge of town returned to the spot, dug up the body and amid ! yells and currses burned it after rid dling the corpse with bullets. Hundred of indignant citizens are i gathered in the streets and it is fear - ed by many that a race war will ensue. Recurrence of the "Ripper" Outrage of Last Week Berlin, July 29. —A recurrence of a "Ripper" outrage has caused another wave of nervous fear and dread. A womarf, on opening the door of a flat, surprised a man In the act of striking down her 11-year-olcn girl. The woman screamed and the man ran and succeeded in getting away. Clio, S. C., July 29. —The Hamer & Covington livery stables here were de stroyed by Are last night and eigjit horses and two negroes were burned to death. The loss is $3,000. Insurance is SI,OOO. Norfolk, Va., July 29. —A military carnival was the feature of today at Jamestown with a large assemblage present to witness the atheletic vents participated in by the military teams. RHEUMATISM CAN NOT BE RUBBED It is perfectly natural to rub the spot that hurts, and when the muscles, nerves, joints and bones are throbbing and twitching 1 with the pains of Rheumatism the sufferer is apt to turn to the liniment bottle, or some other externalapplication, in an effort to get relief from the disease, by producing counter-irritation on the flesh. Such treatment will quiet the pain tempo rarily, but can have no direct curative effect on the real disease because it does not reach the blood, where the cause is located. 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If you are suffering from Rheumatism do not waste valuable time trying to rub a blood disease away, but begin the use of S. S. S. and write us about your case and our physicians will give you any information or advice desired free of charge and will send our special treatise on Rheumatism. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA* GA» Plumbing, FLoofing —AND— Guttering ONE by expert workmen. All kinds of Tin Work on short noTica A full line of Batft Tubs, Bowls and Sinks, with hot and cold 7S- 01 fixtures. We will do your work right. Hickory Roofing and Tinning Co McCOMB BROTHERS DEALERS IN Groceries Fresh Meats, Butter, Corn, Hay, Cotton, Seed - Hulls, Meal and Country Produce. H I C KO R Y, N. C. Bond Issue Discussed Winston-Salem, N. c j u i . A number of prominent citing the county Saturday called onX ° f man M. D. Bailey of the- count/, missioners and had a conference**- him on the subject of issuin- . h for .the construction J™ , , n " s roads. At the conference it cided to call a mass meetin»',,? J" citizens of the county about 4,, Ist to get the expression of , ter a on the subject, and should u,"" prove any likelihood of the „ ro '® re tion meeting with success an h. /,• will be called, as the last legisla 2 enacted a law giving the people t,! right to hold an election for this tin pose. lU '" Mr. Fletcher Changes Jobs. Winston-Salem, N. C., July o 9 Mr. Herman Fletcher, formerly Z Charlotte, who has been advertising manager and decorator for the de partment stores of Rosenbadier & Bro., of this city, for several years has resigned his position with this firm and will accept a similar posi tion with the Hitchcock-Trotter Co a new dry goods establishment t 0 be' gin business in that city about Sept Ist. He will leave in a few davg f or New York, and other northern cities where he will assist the owners in selecting the stock. Mr. Fletcher is now on a visit to his relatives i n Charlotte. Winston Glad of Decision. Winston-Salem, N. C., July 29. i n this', the home town of Governor Glenn, his notable victory in the rail road rate cases, was received with delight and several telegrams of con gratulations were sent him by friends in this city. Without regard to politi cal lines the people here generally have been with the governor in his position, insisting that the railroads should obey the laws of a sovereign state. There is a strong sentiment here, however, that the legislature should not have reduced the passen ger rate, at least not as low as 2Vi cents. • Raising Fund to Buy Portrait of the Cardinal. Baltimore, Md., July 29. —Catholics throughout the country are to raise a fund to buy Harper Pennington's por trait of Cardinal Gibbons, now owned by Mrs. Elizabeth St. John Matth ews, of New York, to hang in the gal lery of the Catholic University at Washington. Mosignor McCready, of the Church of the Holy Cross, at Newark, N. J., is at the head of the committee in chare® District Conference Ended. Winston-Salem, N. C., July 29. The Winston district conference of the M. E. Church, which opened at Tliomasville Friday, has adjourned and the local delegates returned home. The reports submitted were very encouraging and it was decided to hold the next conference at Mocksville.
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