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HOEID North Carolina, Her People,) Their Progress and Development in Education, Happiness and Prosperity
Volume S No. 124
NEW BERN,; G SATURDAY. MAY 27, 1911
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So Carefully Wr tlw Armnaremente
v.- . Bade for tie Abdicated Presl.
. dents Escape That the
News Did Not Spread
, Until late la Day. -
" s Mexioo City, May S7 Porflrio Mai,
for whom during thirty yean all Mex
ico stood to one aide, early yester-
day, hat In hand, stole Irom the cap
ital.. Only a tew 1 devoted i friends,
whom he dared to trust, followed him
to. the . station at 2 o'clock -yeatertay
morning, shortly alter me ceieurauun
: "over ' his resignation . had quieted
' down. , -i
Dial was hound for Vera Crus to
tance he could hear the voices ot a
' few of the more enthusiastic citizens
Who were - still acclaiming the hew
: president, Francisco Leon De La Bar-
ra, and shouting "Viva Madero",
So carefully were the arrange-
menta made for the abdicated "prtsl
dent's escape that the news did not
transpire until late yesterday, Se
crecy was due less o apprehension of
t a populir outburst than to a desire
W UMU vius irawtv anew
. along the route, could learn of. the
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" NEGRO EVANGELIST 15 THE CITY
: Pins a Jtaltefons (imnain el Unas-
' There has appeared- recently, a ne
. gro evangelist by the name of Sidney
Scott, fr&o hag toured the State of
South Carolina with a large company
-: from what can be learned from, htm
- It appears that he plans to imt the
State ot North Carolina in such ci
' ties where the colored population will
jusury uca enons. un ajcouni oi
- the ' big pavillod tent" being delayed
' through shipment, the opening meet
' int will not begin until Junev4. The
Search Light .Camp la located on
; : spacious lot corner Cedar and West
atreeta. It Is hoped that there Will
be a large attendance of the colored
people. ' ,. , - k
Clinton Chapel, A. A X Won Church.
Eev. 8. ,0. Conrad, D. D, pastor,
. The 80th anniversary of the birth of
Rt Rev. J. W. Hood. D. D. LLD, Sen
ior Bishop of tho A. M. E. Zlon
" church, . will be observed. V At l
m, . the anniversary aermon will' he
: preached by the pastor, . subject,
"God's approving testimony of a good
hian.'S Sunday School at 1:30 p. ,jn.
Class meeting at 8 p. m. y C, D.
Society meeting at 6 p. m. jat 7:45
. p. m. testimonial exercise with short
'. addresses on the Life and Career of
Bishop Hood, thterspersed; with sa
cred hymns on the 1911 model Edison
phonograph. v , :
A cordial and hearty welcome Is
extended to all. : j
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. Raleigh, N. C,
inspection of ti e
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Crossed Wires Causes Des
truction Hosiery Mills
VENABLE TOBACCO
PRiZERY ALSO BURNED
Mo Lives Lost, But Many Narrow Es
capesGlass Show Windows
Blown Out and Smashed
Telephone System
Damaged. '
Purham, - N. C May 27. Every
trolley car Is stllL ; every charged
wire down, the telephone system ut
terly demoralized and the Western
Union wires alone Intact, as the re
sult last evening ot the most terrific
wind, .storm , that ever . passed over
Durham.
i Worse still than that Is the com
plete destruction Ot the Venable to
bacco company's prisery with forty
thousand pounds of tobacco and the
Chatham Hosiery Mills, both utter
wrecks, Ajr ore caused oy eroBsea
wire and lightning. .
On West Chapel Hill street 'every
telephone pole is flat and all places
of amusement must suspend foe lack
of Mghf . V:;.- '
The wind and rain came about C:S0
and people were driven from the street
by great waves ot dust and gravel.
Colossal -glass windows were shat
tered and dashed Into the street and
wagons -being driven over the street
were bodily lifted and turned over
with men In them.
A barbecue party in an automobile
dashed Into live wires, but backed out
with slight shocks and Toung Beverly
Snow received a shock that would or
dinarily frighten men of T greater
years out of all their growth. A
great pole fell across his buggy, out
he escaped. ' :
Thus '.far no actual : Injuries have
been reported, though the destruction
hag been immense. . S
The damage cannot be estimated
because in the city communication
has been so interrupted that one can.
not And halt of it. Some guesses have
put. It above one hundred thousand
dollars, largely covered by insurance.
The last Ore caused by the storm,
made the fourth for the day, three of
which, however, did not start' front
storm. It is estimated that an entire
week will be necessary for the re
habilitation of the .telephone system.
The, Venable prlsery will begin the
immediate erection of Its priaery. ,'
BUBiGLiB CHOKED TO DEATH.
Root Door Falls Upon Him as He
. Prepares to Enter Home, ;
New York, May S7.A burglar who
had planned to ransack the home of
Ellas Surat, at 138 west mat street,
Was choken to death In - the attempt'
''As he ' was .about to slip .down a
rope which -he 'had made, fast to the
chimney and let fall through a sky
light, the prop Slipped and the heavy
roof door caught him In the .throat,
holding his body, dangling. His body
was found yesterday afternoon. ,
. The coronet said that the burglar
had been' dead at least two weeks.
His body could -not be identified. V
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Pittsburg, May 27. A case ot tub
ercular leprosy has been discovered
here. ' Tee Tung, aged 81, a took-
keeper .in a Chinese store, who came
here about seven years ago from San
Francisco, has the disease. Tung has
!:"' leolated In a tent. .,' !i
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BIB DAMAGE
IN DURHAM
MASS MEETING
The citizens of the 8th township and the City of
NewBera are respectfully urged to meet at the
Court House on Monday night, May 29, 1911 at 8:30
for the purpose of getting an expression as to the lo
cation of the Farm Life School or whether or not it
would be for the best interest of the County to lo
cate said School in the bth Township.
Come and express your views on this important
matter.
, C. X MCCARTHY, Mayor
WED DAT AFTER MEETING.
Love at First Sight felmloates la las.
mediate Marriage.
Roanoke, Va., May 27. A case 'of
love at first sight culminated in a
wedding today In Richmond, -when
George Morton, a song and dance per
former playing an engagement at a
local theater here, took Miss Sarah
Lyons, ot Baltimore, for his. wife: The
bride came to Roanoke (last week to
visit- her brother, and yesterday Mr.
Morton met her for the first time.
Both fell madly in love, and it was
decided that they would marry.
The clerk's office had dosed, and a
license could not be procured. The
prospective bridegroom had a theat
rical engagement in Richmond begin
ning today. .They left Roanoke at
midnight and a telegram received at
noon today announced the marriage.
The bride and bridegroom are each
21 years old. George Morton is the
stage name of the bridegroom. His
real name Is Jacob Silverman.
Ohio River Water Is Weight Producer
Bvansville, Ind., May 27. It aa
navy beans that made a soldier of
Jehaallunv. ot Eagle, jCreek, I1L,
who took on seven pounds in forty-
eight hours, and gained admission to
the army here.
'Really, I should have Joined the
navy after the good .turn these beans
did me," said Pellum. When John
first applied he weighed 123 pounds,
seven pounds short of the minimum.
He spent most of the next forty-
eight hours eating beans and drink
ing plain Ohio River water, and went
back to the recruiting station, where
he was accepted.
The Specific gravity of Ohio River
water ls'some ponderous itself.
WIELDS AX ON HER CHILDREN.
Insane Kother Fatally Weunds Three
! Little Ones Injted.
Providence, R, May 27. During
an insane frenzy, Mrs. 'Beatrice Pot
ter, aged 28, wife of James S. Potter,
beat : the .heads of her three little
children with an ax as they Jay , In
bed. All were' so seriously. Injured
that, the hospital authorities say they
cannot recover. . They range in age
from 1 months to 6 years. All have
fractured skulls.
After attacking the children, Mrs.
Potter ran to the front window and
shouted' T to the neighbors, saying,
saying, '"Come see what I have done
to my babies.". Physicians pronouno-
ed the woman insane, and she was
turned over to the authorities.
'-. .-' Bags i. Xoang Black Bear. '
:: "Washington, W. C.v May 27. Con
siderable excitement Was ' associated
yesterday 'morning in and around
Washington park, ' just on ths out
skirts of the city, when the news be
came current that a young black bear
had been 'killed In the -, field ix the
park. Mr. Woolard ad tho honor of
bagging bruis and is "very proud of
his achievement 7.'V ; v,H;
Tor several weeks parties. . In that
section of the city have noticed evi
dences of his hearshlp, and since that
time acareful lookout has been the
consequence. Mr, Woolard fortunate
ly yesterday morning had his gun
When he came' in contact with his
bearshlp. A well directed alia by Mr,
Woolard -brought down the stranger.
The bear. bad a bed on the farm, found
since his capturs, and-it is thought
there Is another on tha'premlses now
In hiding,' i It' baa been,' some . time
since a bear has been bagged so close
to the city limits. : j "
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EXCLAMATION FREES SLAYER,
Court Holds Lad's Remark Proves
Killing of Girt Accidental.
Richmond, Va, May 27. Because
he exclaimed, "Oh, Lord, how did
this happen!" when a revolver he
was handling suddenly went off, kill
ing Kate Smith, James Miller, a ne
gro youth, was freed of the charge
of murder.
Justice Crutchfield decided that had
Miller premeditated slaying the girl
he would have made use of some oth
er expression, or said nothing at all.
"It also satisfies me," said the
Judge, "that Miller believed the pis
tol was unloaded."
Husband In Teens Must Support Wife.
Kansas City, Kan., May 27. George
Hansen, 17 years old, was ordered by
Judge A. A. Brooke in the North city
court to pay $3 a week toward the
support of his 16-yoir-oId bride, Gert
trude. They wera married four months ago
and havejren living at 650 Tenney
avenue. "Ton sh"8uld have thought of
the responsibility you were assuming
whyon married this girl," Judge
Brooke said. "Now you gel Diisy and
dig up this $3 a week or I will put
you in Jail." Hansen agreed to pay
the required amount.
Girl Gave Up Man Upset By IS High
balls. New York, May 27. With thirteen
highballs aboard, according to the
count of Hilda Olsen, his fiancee,
Peter Anderson tried a suicide bluff
by jumping from the deck of a ferry
boat Into the bay.
Hilda had refused him a kiss be
cause he had accused her of flirting
and Peter thought that this spectac
ular play on his part would teach her
that kisses could not be lightly de
nied him.
When arraigned later in the day
tor attempted suicide, Peter, who
proved a powerful swimmer, found
his error!,
"Any man who makes such a mess
of things as he did, and shows me
up before my friends, can't marry
me," Hilda said. "Besides, I want a
man. who won't be so upset by thir
teen little highballs."
Policeman Arrests Affectionate Wo
Denver, Cot., May 27. Cold and un
responsive was the officer who ar
rested Bertha Keniter. As he walk
ed along his beat on Larimer street
Bertha, he says, rushed out from a
doorway and threw her arms about
his neck. ' He unlovable brute ob
jected to her manifestations of affec
tion and took: her to. jail.
' "She : was .hugging everyone she
met". the officer, told Magistrate Ga
vin,,; before whom Bertha was ar
raigned, this morning.
JJpon her promise to the court that
In future, she would be less lavish
with- the distribution of her olfactions
Bertha was allowed her freedom.
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jlew'Tork, May ;27,--The new ManJ
hattan bridge which crosses the Bast
lim iJwt rth i i of : the original
Brooklyn bridge, had its first suicide
yesterday: '; John Gerrltty, aged 35,of
Brooklyn, Jumped- from the center of
the Span land was dead when hauled
out of the river.',.-.; ' ''
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Portsmouth. Va.,! May 27. Lack of
orders and . the necessity for ia 'gen
eral overhauling ot the shops' to the
reason advanced for a shut down at
tlie Fnaboard Air Line Railway shops.
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HEO BY
Only Part of Loss Covered
By Insurance
CAUSE OFRRE
DUE I0ST0VE FLUE
Fire Started m the Building Occupied
by The Roseboro Furniture Com
panyThe 'Losses Sew
Brick Buildings
In Place.
Clinton, N. C, May 27. The town
or HoseDoro, Sampson county, was
visited by a disastrous fire today, en
tailing property loss of some $15,-
000. T.io fire started in the building
occupied by the Roseboro Furniture
Co., and the origin is not certainly
Mnown, but is supposed to have been
from a stove flue in the second story
of the building. The losses are as
follows, as nearly as can be ascer
tained now:
R. P. Howell, building and stock,
$1,400, insurance $1,300.
A. J. Simmons, three buildings and
stock, $2,500, insurance, $1,000.
D. W. Tart, stock of drugs, $1,000,
insurance $500.
Mrs. Penny Autry, store and sta
bles, $1,000. no insurance.
Mrs. Sallie Cooper, dwelling and
stables, $1,500, Insurance $500.
A. E. Underhlll, store and ware
house, $2,000, no insurance.
Roseboro Furniture Company, stock
$1,000, no insurance.
Fillyaw Brothers, stock, $1,000, no
insurance.
J. E. Wilson, building, $500, no In
surance. Roseboro Telephone Exchange, loss
$100, no Insurance.
New brick building will be erected
In place of the frame now destroyed
and the town will go forward.
Trade Report.
Richmond, Va., May 27. Brad-
street's today will say for Richmond
and vicinity.
Changes for the week In the condi
tion of trade are few and important.
Jobbers of shoes, clothing and hats
are making early . shipments of fall
orders and have received a good vol
ume of business. The warm weather
has been favorable to retail trade and
stocks have been depleted to some ex
tent. Foundries and Iron workers
have a fair prospect for future busi
ness but at present most of them are
working on short time. Dealers In
paper and kindred lines report only
moderate sales and unfavorable mar
ket conditions due to an extended
period of low prices. Curtailment of
production continues among the cot
ton spinning and knitting mills. Man
ufacturers of buggies and wagons
have had a fairly satisfactory sea
son. Collections are fair. The con
tinued drought is unfavorable to all
crops and in some, localities it has
become serious. Early vegetables and
berrleg show a considerable shortage
and receipts are much below the av
erage. Corn is badly in need of rain,
the few local showers have afforded
only temporary and light relief and
to some sections there is talk of re
planting blng necessary unless there
be a copious rainfall in a few days.
Found Twia Chicks Dead ia The Egg.
; Columbus, Ind., , May 27. William
Bishop, of this city, Is telling about
opening an egg contaiiUng twin chlck-
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He says a ' heavy clap of thunder
came just as the eggs were ready to
hatch and the chickens were killed.
, One yellow and on black chicken,
perfectly formed, hot smaller r than
the ordinary chick,' were in the egg.
When women compliment each oth-
every boost IS a S'!pV i -
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Not Less Than Four Nor
More Than Ten Years
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Former Raleigh Man Pleaded Guilty
To Manslaughter in First De
gree Former Sentence
Greatly Reduced
Details.
New York, May 27. John C. Lums
den, son of the late Charles F.
Lumsden, of Raleigh, and himself for
many years a resident of Raleigh, was
yesterday sentenced (upon his plea of
guilty of manslaughter) to not more
than ten nor less than four years' im
prisonment, for killing the broker,
Harry Suydan, in New York, some
three years ago.
Young Lumsden was awarded a new
trial by the court of appeals, his sen
tence at first having been to eighteen
years' Imprisonment.
It is understood in Raleigh that the
reduced sentence of John Lumsden
was largely due to his exemplary con
duct since he has been in the New
York penitentiary serving a part ot
the first sentence. Judge McCall of
his correct habits and upright life
prior to the unfortunate trouble
which brought about the homicide
the killing being done in the heat of
passion, while Lumsden was laboring
under the impression of a great in
justice done him in a financial trans
action by his victim. Raleigh people
will all rejoice in the thought that
he will probably be called upon to
serve only the minimum sentence and
that he will be a free man again be
fore very long.
IXQIEST IX POISON CASE.
Investigation of Death of Girl at St
Michaels, Md Begun.
St. Michaels, Md., May 27. State's
: Attorney J. Frank Turner called a
jury of Inquest today over the body
of Miss Lena Sullivan, who died Tues
day as a result of poisoning supposed
to have been taken while eating meat
at breakfast at the home of Charles
K. Caulk, near McDanlel. Dr. James
; H. Hope and Lewis Seth, physicians,
, testified that death was due, in their
' opinion, to ptomaine poisoning.
Lawrence Fatrbank, a merchant,
: testified that the beef had been sold
to and eaten by many other people
here with no ill effects. J. H. W.
Wales testified that he had seen mem
bers of the Caulk family placing oys
ters with rat poison on them in the
same dairy where the meat was kept
It is the unofficial belief, of many that
In some way this poison reached the
food that was eaten by the family.
An autopsy was performed on the
body of Miss Sullivan.
The stomach, spleen, and part ot
the liver will be sent to Baltimore to
be analyzed. The jury has been dis
missed, to reconvene when the result
of the analysis is made known. Chas.
K. Caulk and Miss Imogens Caulk are
improving.
Young Bride Prefers Husband to
Fortane.
Washington, May 27. A 15-year-old
bride ot twenty-four hours to
day chose her husband instead of a
large fortune to which she was heir
ess, and declared that "under no cir
cumstances would she return to her
mother1 unless her husband was also ;
received.".--? .'. . ':'.? -i s .i: f ,i
eloped witB JReubeB ,C Rossi a clerk
tor7 the piled her head high lth hair '
puffs to make her look outer, t- had
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