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VOL. 32
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER n, 1900.
NO 40
LOCATED AFfER
North
15 YEARS.
Carolina outlaw a Candidate
Far Shiifr In tHm v.
Ralmqk, dot. af-J. O. L. Harris, a
well knowxj ifctprney, makes the state
ment that W. A. Anderson, murderer
and outlaw, and for 15 years a- fugitire
IromNorth Carolina justice, ia one of
the gtcial secret serrioe guards of Pres
ident McKinley, and U co a candidate
lor sheriff in one of the Rocky mountain
states with a strong probability of elec
tion. .
This brings to mind Anderson's crime,
which is one of the worst in the history
of Mitchell county, which is by far the
aiost lawless of all the 97 counties in
North Carolina.
v In 1884, Anderson, with his brother-la-law,
William Ray, who had a record
Of Seven mnrdprs tr a mina mina
and killed three men in cold blood. They
were tried and convicted. Anderson
was sentenced to hang while Ray was
riven 20 years in: the penitentiary.
While in Asheville jail awaiting execu
tion of sentence, they were rescued and
made their way west, where Ray died
and Anderson has been living since.
Anderson's wife joined him, but after
ward returned home and sued for di
vorce. Upited States Senator Pritch
ard, then a lawyer in Mitchell county,
was her attorney, and afterward mar
ried her. '
Anderson's friends are now endeavor
ing to secure a pardon for him, but there
Is strong opposition' to this, as his crime
was a most atrocious one, and a bitter
partisan fight will result should Gov
ernor Rush'-1 :
STRIKING MINERS TO
MEET IN SGR ANTON
Convention to Consider Prop
osition of the Operators.
MITCHELL ISSUES A CALL
MILLOPl
Labor
STRIKE
Trouble In North Carolina.
Union Men Discharged.
Raleigh, Oct. 5. More trouble is re
ported among North Carolina mill ope
ratives. The three mills at Haw river
are shut down and there are indications
of trouble at other mills in that section.
It is said that employes of one of the
mills became dissatisfied with their su
perintendent and demanded that he be
dLjchartred. The management refusins
to accede to the demand? the operatives
walked out, the employes of the two
other Haw river mills iollowins: them
through sympathy.
Union Operatives Discharged.
Burlington, N. C Oct. 6. As a re-
u 4.W . - t " J " ; .
Kim, ox me irouDie oecween the owners
of the Alamance cotton mills and their
operatives, notices have been posted in
forming the latter that all those who re-
iuse 10 witnaraw. irom the union can
consider themselves discharged, aud
giving such operatives until Oct. 15 to
vacate the houses of the mill companies.
HOMESICK YOUNG LADIES
V Better, of Their Judgment.
' HicKORT, N. O., Oct. 9. The story
recently sent out from Jonesville, S. 0.,
4 v stating that two young ladies from that
yplace' had been held at Glaremont col-
' 7Jg9 against their will is a misrepre
sentation of the facts. . '
The facta are that Professor Hatton
nor any of the faculty did not absolutely
refuse to give up the trunks of these
young ladies, nor to let them return
home. He did, however, refuse to let
them leave the college until he could
get replies to letters written to their pa
rents or until some one-, with authority
sh-TiTd come for them. The statement
about Mr. Hames taking out claim and
ii . . eiy for possession of . the" trunks is a
mistake. ' There were no legal steps
taken in the matter, and no trouble, ex
cept the imaginary ones of two home
tick young ladies.
Washington Duke's Generosity.
Durham, N C., Oct. B. It was an
nounced . by President Kilgo, at a mass
meeting in Craven Memorial hall, that
Washington Duke of Durham has given
another f 100,000 to the endowment of
Trinity college. Mr. Duke's gift to Trra
r ity "oollege within this decade, now
amounts to f500,000 and the gifts of the
Duke family during this time amount
to more than J00,000. This does not
include the amount given by J. B. Duke
of New York for a library building to
be erected during the present year.
Only One Mine Working In the Lower
Anthracite Belt Armed Deputies
Guard Ilazelton Mines-North Frank
liu Colliery still Closed.
Hazeltox, Pa., Oct. 8. President
Mitchell issued a call this morning for
a convention of mine workers of the
three districts comprising the anthra-
cite fields to meet in Scranton on Fri
day next N
The txt of the convention call is ai
follows: . i
"In view of the fact that the mine op
era tors have posted notices offering an
advance in wages formerly paid and be
lieving it to be our plain duty to consult
your wishes as to our future action we
deem it advisable to ask you to select
delegates to represent you in conven
tion. -
"You are therefore notified that a
convention will be held at Scranton.
Friday, Oct. 12."
President Mitchell refused to say any
thing as to what the convention would
probably decide to do in the matter of
the 10 per cent increase. Neither would
he anticipate what the result would be
when the oonuention met. It is not un
likely that the abolishment of the glid
ing scale will, come in for some consid
eration. None of the labor leaders here
will pupliely say whether the increase
will be accepted or rejected, but there
is a strong belief that the men in con
vent ioii w41 vote to go back to work.
Now that the convention is a cer
tainty there is a feeling of relief in the
entire region, and it is confidently ex
pected that a week from today will see
the mine workers going back to the
mines. .
Notices of 10 per cent advance in
wages and a reduction in the price : of
powder were posted today by M. S. Kem
merer & Co. of Portage Sandy Run col
liery and Ooxe Bros. & Co., operating
six collieries. The notices are similar to
those put up by the other companies.
G. B. Markler & Co., Cajviu Pardee &
Co. , Dodson & Co. , and the Silver Brook
Coal company are the only companies
hereabouts tbat have not offered an in
crease. These concerns normally em
ploy upward of 4,000 men.
with the anthracite miners when they
meet to consider the offer of the coal
companies." - !
Not a Colliery Resume. - J
Shamokix, Pa., Oct. 8. Not a col
liery in this region resumed work today.
It was expected that some of the men
would report at North Franklin col
liery, Trevorton, which was closed down
Friday, but not a miner appeared for
work at the regular starting time. Pea
and chestnut coal is being prepared for
market at the Cameron colliery, the coal
being taken' from the Culm bank.
Strikers are endeavoring to induce the
few men at the mine to refuse to do this
work, and there may be a march to en
force the request.
PORTO RIGANS SLAIN
IN A POLITICAL RIOT
Serious Trouble Between Fed
erals and Bepublio&ns.
WILL LOCATE IN AHEBIOA
Tennessee Mines Resume. " .
Middle&boro, Tenn. , Oct: 8. The
Reliance Coal company opened its mines
this morning after having- been closed
on account of a strike. About 25 non
union men went to work, but Organizer
J. W. Howe of the mine workers union
says they will soon come out.
Shooting Affray at Church.
Spartanburg, 3. C, Oct. 9. At
Cowens, this county, negroes holding a
meeting in their church there started a
row. Wild disorder soon reigned. Po
liceman James Williams went to church
to restore peace. His presence did not
have the desired effect. Up to that time
clubs and fists had been used, but when
a policeman arrived, pistols were drawn.
The policeman seems to have done more
than his share of the shooting. He was
shot in the head and Lum and Ben
Mackbron, negroes, i were shot and
wounded by him; none dangerously.
Shot Him Through the Heart.
Kikgstree, 8. C, Oct. 9. In an al
tercation between two negroes one shot
the other through the heart death re
sulting instantly. . It seems that one of
the negroes, George Barr, had bought a
gun and was going out of the store, in
tending to go home, when some- differ
ence arose between him and Oalvin
Cooper, and Calvin wrenohed the gun
out of Barr's hands and shot him down.
"Sew Steamship at Savannah.
Savannah, Oct. 6. The steamship
Allegheny of the Merchants and Min
ers' line, -the first steamer on the new
line from Philadelphia to this port, ar
rived late last , night: The Allegheny
was welcomed Anlo the harbor by the
blasts of whistles from every steamer in
port. She brought out a full cargo, and
has been assured a good freight on re
turn. The Allegheny brought freight
for almost every city in the state..
Indorse General Gordon.
Chattanooga, Oct. 3. N. B. Forrest
camp, United Confederate veterans, at
a meeting adopted strong resolutions fa-
Many DoeiV Leave the Country of
Their Birth For the United State.
Beresford Surprise thj Naval World.
Rebellion In Santo Domingo.
8 ah Joan, P. R., Oct. 9. Four per
sons, one of them a woman, were kiUed
in another political street riot in Guay
ama, which lasted all night. The riot
ing started in a cafe, when a member of
the Federal party shot and wounded a
Republican. Several of the latter!
party friends tried to lynch the Federal,
but were prevented by eight Americana
The Federals from Arroyo hastened to
reinforce the Federals in Guayama and
a bloody street fight followed.
The rioting was kept up during th
night and three men and a woman wer
killed, while 20 others including sev
eral policemen, were wounded. Ont
will die.
Armed bands paraded the streets later,
shooting and yelling, terrorizing the'
town. The Whole district is armed and
the people are unable to oopo-with the
rioters. The parties are about equally
divided in numbers. Leaders of the
Republicans are urging their followers
not to engage in rioting, but the Fed
erals are determined to avenge the shoot
Animosity between the Federals and
Republicans is increasing as the time
for the elections approach and all over
the island are evidences that the trouble
may break out at any moment.
CAPTAIN ALDRED ARRESTED.
Serious Chare Preferred Agalaat
Him by JUJur Xh. v
Atlanta,-Oct. 4. The Fifth GcrsU
regiment is facing a sensa.il on mora ea
grossing to its members and a big port
of the public than the mayoralty aleo
tion. 1
Captain E. K Aldred of Company A
Atlanta Zouaves, is under military ar
rest on an order issued from military
headquarters.
The question of the appointment of a
court martial for the trial of Captain Al
dred on the ground of a violation of ar
ticles of war GO. 61 and 02 is now before
Governor Oahdler.
- In addition to the charge of being
guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer,
it is known that Captain Aldred Is ar
raigned for disregard of orders, and i'
said also that among the charges is t
of misappropriating funds. The ar-
of Captain Aldred has been one on!'
name and the execution of the orde . -sued
on Monday has consisted in re::
ing him of duty as commander of (3-
pany A.
The charges were praf erred Jby Maj-. r
Van Holt Nash, Jr.
WHITE MAN
KILLS A NEGRO.
SUed
BOERS COMING TO AMERICA.
Hundreds of Them Leaving the Trans-
. vaal For Thia Country.
Lorenzo Marquez, Oct. 9. Hun
dreds of Boers with their families are
fleeing from the country of their birth
to begin life agahi in some other coun
try. Many of them have chosen Amer
ica as their ultimate destination.
Two German stops left here last week
carrying 1,200 Boers. They were closely
followed by two French ships with 950
souls from the Transvaal, mostly women
and children. All these belong to the
better class of Boers and all were bound
for Holland. They do not say where
they will go afterward. 1
To America?" is the question asked
W!U Fight the Craig. Law. '
Raxjuoh, Oct. 6.It looks as if the
Craig act will have to make a fight for
its life in the next ' legislature. Under
it foreign corporations doing business in
the state are compelled to become do
mesticated. This prevents, their going
into the federal court with every suit
Micrht axr&inst them. Naturally such
- U. Km Amnsed the ODDOsition of all
f nwrfffn corporations, and they are plot-
n?nr its overthrow when the next
vajf - .
legislature meeta - -
Condition of Nortn Carolina Banks.
WisHwaro. Oct laThe abstract
of j the I cbnditioa of the K national
banki in North Carolina Sept- 5 has
been completed. It showi .that tha
banks are in excellent condition, the av
erage reserve held being 21.37 per cent.
Tjoani and discounts amounted . to t9,
S78 S3, lawful xnoner reserra to 303,
2Q2 surplus fund and undivided profits
to tl 4S4.ai5 and individual deposits to
ONLY ONE MINE RUNNING.
Not a Pound of Coal Produced Kxcept
at Panther Creek.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 8. Interest in
the great anthracite coal strike through
out the lower coal belt revolves entirely
around the propsed convention of miners.
President Mitchell says the matter of
going" back will be left entirely to the
delegates elected to the miners' conven
tion, but it is admitted that this gather- '
ing, like that of the United Mine work
ers in the present strike, will act abso
lutely according to his advice and that
of his subordinates.
Beginning with today, for the first
time since the opening of the strike, not
a pound of coal will be mined in the en
tire lower anthracite belt, except in the
Panther Creek valley, where the em-.
ployes of the ten collieries belonging to
ine lemgn vxai aua taviguLiuu t-um
pany have resisted the efforts of the labor
leaders to bring them out.
There are still reports that the strike
was started for political purposes, and
Mr. Mitchell discussing these reports
last night said: t . v
"The coal companies have shot shafts
at me alleging that the strike was in
the interest of political parties and the
bituminous regions. I hope that no one
will believe such charges. You will go
on digging coal, it don't matter what
political party controls the government.
The charge is absolutely untrue."
REGARDED A GREAT VICTORY
Secretary Wilson of the il ne Workers
Slakes a Statement.
Ikdian Apous. Oct. 8. W.' B. -Wil-son,
secretary treasurer of the United
Mine Workers of America, issued a
statement in which he says in part:
. All of the coal operators having con
ceded an advance in wages, it can be
truthfully said that the miners of the
anthracite region have achieved a great
ictory.' Yet the dispute is not settiea,
nor will it be, even though' the miners
accept tha proposition! of , the operators
and return to work. Tha sliding scale,
dockage," semi-monthly pay and other
grievance complained of by the miners
have not been considered - in-' the propo
sals of tha operators and tha advance tn
wages is so complicated with the reduc
tion in the price of powder, that many
of the miners do not understand H. Un
der these circumstances the surest and
best method of securing a settlement
estabkshinff permanent psaoa would
voring reunions of "blue and gray" sol- I of them by those who are left behind.'
war
and by a unanimous vote declared their
confidence in General trordon, the gen
eral commanding- the United Confed
erate veterans, and declaring themselves
at all times ready to support and indorse
anything that he may do.
City to Buy the AVaterworks.
Macon, 0ct. 4. -Myor Smith has
been at work for some time on apian
for the city to purchase the water plant
and thereby save thousands of dollars
per annum to water consumers. The
matter his been under investigation by
the mayor for months. At a meeting of
the chamber of commer ce municipal
ownership of the water plant was in
dorsed. - "
- Franchise Granted.
Watcross, Ga., Oct. 5. The Way
cross and Suburban Railway company
has been granted the franchise asked for.
by the city authorities. -The franchise
covers a period of 50 years. -
' "
hot at Him With a Winchester.
Columbia, S. C , Oct. 5. Discharged
for drunkenness, A. T. Vernon, boss of
the Southern car shops hero, attempted
last evening to kill R. A. Overton, next
in authority. He ; fired at him with a
Winchester at short range, but missed.
Whitman Arrested.
Ujtion, S. C, Oct. 4.G. Walt Whit
man, who has four times been a candi
date for governor, seems to have taken
his last defeat too seriously. He has
been arrested for disorderly conduct and
carrying concealed weapons.
' Fire Chief In Charleston.
Charlestok, Oct- a There are about
100 fire chiefs here for the annual con
vention whiStir opens tomorrow. There
are many exhibits of fire fighting appli
ances. The7 prospects are for a large
attendance.
On Trial For. Murder.
aJdersos, S. a, Oct. 4 While three
negroes are on trial here for as many
. murders committed at cakewalks, an
other was killed in Union ! at an enter
tainment of bike character. r
. New CottonXMllL
CoLCXBiA, a a, Oct. A commis
sicn, has been issued to the Goldville
Manafacraring company. Which is to
operate a cotton milL The cauital stock
is the inevitable answer.
"Wefdo not know, but we think we
should be happier in Amei'ica than else
where and we may establish our homes
there." '
Astonished the Naval World.
London, Oct. 9. Lord Charles Beres
ford has amazed the naval world by tha
brilliant strategy by which he won the
sham battle in ths recent maneuvers of
the British fleet in the Mediterranean.
His tactics have been pronounced th
cleverest in naval annals.
Wes Butt Shot Down by J. W.
In Self-Defense.
Buexa Vista, Ga.," Oct. K At Cellobe
Station, 7 miles west of here, Wes Butt,
a notorious negro, was killed by J. W.
Steed. Mr. Steed had gone home with
his brother-in-law, J. W. Benson. A
quarrel arose among the negroes on the
place. Benson was sent for to settle the
matter. In company with Steed he
started to the scene of trouble.
When Benson and Steed got to the
negro house Wes Butt had got soxua
other negro's pistol and was requested
by Benson and Steed to return tha pis- .
tol to its owner and leave, at which the
negro swore, at the samejune advancing
on Steed, cutting and shooting at him.
He cut Steed slightly on the hand and
put a bullet through his shirt at the
waist, when Steed emptied his revolver
at Butt, feur of the bullets taking effect,
causing insfant deathJ
WHIRLED IN THE MACHINERY.
Knglneer Has a Narrow Escape From
a Horrible Death.
Eatonton, Ga., Oct. 3. W. H. Jack
son, engineer of the Miliedgeville Oil
company's ginnery located here, whila
passing hurriedly around the engine in
the discharge of . his duties slipped and,
falling, was caught in the machinery
and dashed about with great force and
thrown to the floor. All the fingers on
his right hand were broken and lace
rated to such an extent that two had to
be : mputated at once. He received an
other wound under the chin near the
throat, having been pierosd by a part of
the machinery through to the tongue.
EXLEY W!LLBE SENT TO JAIL
Rebellion Breaks Out.
San Dojiinoo, Oct. 9. A revolution
has started in San Francisco. Pippi
Pichardo and eight more insurgents
have been taken prisoner?. The govern
ment has decreed the suspension of con
stitutional guarantees because of the dis
turbances. i .-
Death of the MarquU of Bate.
Loxdox, Oct 9. 7-John .Patrick Crieh-
ton-Stuart, marquis of Bute, f died this
morning at Dunfries House, his seat in
Arreshire, from erysipelas. He will be
succeeded by his eldest son, John Crich-too-Stuart,
earl of Dunfries. .
BOYCOTT STREET RAILWAY
Lively Fight on In Charleston litw
Company Orgaaixed.
Charleston, Oct. 9. There is a
lively fight on here between the news
Ipapers and the public on one side and
the Charleston Consolidated Railway,
Gas and Elect rio company on the other.
This has been going on for a week now
and the interest is getting hot.
The newspapers have opened fire on
the Consolidated because of some of its
alleged shortcomings, but mora espec
ially on account of the fact that She
rates to the city from Mount Pleasant,
Sullivan's island and the Isle of Palms
have been raised. In Mount Pleasant,
where the feeling is very bitter, the peo
ple have begun a boycott, and another
company has been organised to build an
opposition line. The rates hate been
increased mora than 100 par cent for
regular patrons of the line, and tha com-
pany has shown a wonasrnu ouposiaoa
to increase the rates in everything.
President la Washington.
Washixoto. Oct. ft. President and
Mrs. McKinley, accompanied by 8eera
tary Cortelyou, reached Washington at
IM o'clock this ocrniag.
He Prefers Prison to Paying Alimony
to Ills Wife.
Savannah, Oct. 4. Helly Exley, a
white man, will go to jail for refusing
to pay his wife alimony of $3 per month
as ordered by the superior court.
Exley was directed by Judge Falli
gaut to pay this amount to his wife
monthly. He announced his readiness
te pay attorney's fees, but says he will
stay in jail until be is an old man be
fore he will pay 1 cent of alimony.
ExU-y ha about a week to meet the first
pa-raent and if the money is not forth
cociiug then he will be sent to jail Mrs.
Exley i nuiug for divorce,
Savannah Bank Clearings.
Savann ah, Oct. 4. Only two cities in
the United States show a larger percent
age increase of clearings for September
than Savannah, and they are Salt Lake
City and Topeka, Kan. Savannah's
clearings for Septembw were over $19,
000,000, as follows: First week,1 $ 1.779,
514: second week, f .031,319; third week,
?S,51.G36; fourth week, $3,918,999. To
tal, $29,246,468. The percentage of in,
crease over the figures for September,
1899, is 197.4 percent.
World's Champion Cot ten Picker. .
Moxros, Ga., Oct. 4. On the record
of a 16-year-old boy, Walton county
challenges the world for cotton picking.
Warner Hale has beat the world s record
in cotton picking. He picked 733 pounds
in 12 hours. In the first six hours of the
day Hale picked. 407 pounds and in the
last six hours 825 pounds,. an average of
over CO pounds per hour. In four and
a half days last week Hale picked 1,813.
pounds.
Aa Appeal Graated,
RxLnany Oct. 8. Judge Simanton
recently decided that Blackwsll's Dux
hm Tobacco company's factofy must be
sold Nov. 4 for not less than $4,000,000.
William JL Guthrie of Durham has ap
pealed from that decision and Judge iri
soonton has granted the appeal, thus de
ferring the sale.
Bitten by a Had Dog. ;
. Buthxjltoxdtox, Oct, & Three chil
dren were badly bitten by a mad dog at
Forest City. Tha loadstone
ossffjtly ay?21sd on two.
oome from a. xnsilim: of the oparators