THE FLOWERS COLLECTION
VOL. III. NO. 13.
Miss Ida. M. Snyder,
Treiunrcr of (he
Brooklyn Eaat Euu Art Clab.
u If WOmcn WOUU Dav more aftertinn tn
their healih we would have more happy S
wives, mothers end daughters, and if they II
li. T il j i"-y wouia una n
that the doctors' prescriptions do not fl
penornj me many cures they are given
cre'diTtor.
', " !.cojYu,in? wii& my druggist he ad-
ford's black-Drauht, and so I took it and S
have every reason to thank -him for a new fj
life opend up to me with restored health, 9
on it oniy took mree months to cure me.
Wineof CarduiiaarPirnlalorrfthAB
inewtrual fimctiona nn.l i a K-r,ct . H
ton i shins tonic for S
scanty, suppressed, too frequent, irrcg- M !
u.atrtuui.aiiuui menstruation, taiung M ;
of the womb .whites ami flooding, ltd!
i3 helpful When annrrmr-hmrr irmioii. H
hood, during rrecnancy, after child-
birth and in chancre of life. It fre-
qiicntly brinps a tlear baby to homes I
that have been barren for years. All
druecrists hve 81.00 bottles of Wine
of Cardui. I
Notice.
By virtue of a (Vcn-e nwrle bv the Clerk
of the Superior court of Rutherford coun
ty iu that ct-rtaiii special procediii en
titled Li'zie 13. Roland and Annis B.
f?phii, cx parte, the niuldsipjud com
luissiouer wi'l offer for sale at the court
house door at Rutlerforriton, N. C, on
Monday, April 0t!i, 1J)03,
Letwern 12 o'cliK-k m., and 2 o'clock p
i:i., the following described raal estate,
to-wit :
The first tractor lot beinp.sitr.ate west
or the town of Rnthorfordton and -within
the corporate limits of paid town,
pinning at a stake at the 1 rid?e iu the
iiii'uuf or uie strett ami running wilh1
Kline north 79 west CO chains to a st-m4
thence south 13 wist 13.C0 chains to n
rtako; thence sonth 70 west 5 chains to
a Ptako on the lino; thenoo with it south
JfJ east 2. "0 chain to a stake on original
corner; tLcnce with the original line N.
CO cast o.-! chains to a stake at (ho
strcit-crosiin of tho Tanyard branch;
fhence up the bmiich; thence np the
I ranch as it meanders to the bcp:inin
This lot or tract is known as th lairi al
lotted to Delia A. Mitchell m the divis
io:i of the binds of her father's cstjie:
f.ud the followiup: lots are excepted from
the description above friven two acres
conveyed to W. H. Jay and one and one
Lalf acres conveyed to J. B. Whiteside.
The second trai t or paxcel of iaud lv
Vv and boinjr situate m ar the Seaboard
Air Line depot mst of the town of Ruth
erfordton. and boiu; fully described as
follows, to-wit : tcpinWug on a Safa
fras, old prant coru'.r, and rnnninp:
t hen co south (50.', 2 east 4S9., feet to a
f.tafce, fiO fc-et from the contie of Sra
'bojird Air Line railroad tract; thence
north 21 wbst ISO feet With riht ( f way
of said r.iilroiid to a stake; thence 377
feet to the beginning, containing 7S-100
of an acre.
The third tract is situate near tho
afons:iideleiK)t and adjoining t Instruct!
iastei'.Kcribeet, anel 1 ing fully elesciibed
ns TOUO-.V8. to-Wlt : r.eeimi.iifiit n ctn'-
f'0 fevt from tho centre of the S aboard
A i. T : : l . l . -. .
muv. i.iuroa'1 iraec aim rniiuing
the nee north 21 west 105 feet to a stake ;
thene-e nerth (0 west 489 feet to a
Sasafras, old corin-r; theme south 7
vest 1(!5 ('i t tej stake, Washburn's eld
red eiak corner; thence with his liue
Konth (JO east 493, feet to iron post, cor
ner ef elopitt lot; thence with the line of
fame to tho beginning, e-eMitaining two
acres, mrre or less. The last name-d tracr
includes the I. S. Roland flour mill and
rim facteu-y, together with the machin
ery and appliances belonging to both.
The alove property will bo seld for
cash; nnd for the purpose of partition
ltetween the parties above named. This
the 4th day of March, 1901.
R. S. EAVE3, Commissioner.
Eares & Racker, Attornevs.
M.L.EDWARRDS,
'Attorney and Counselor at Law,
To the left up Htairs iu the Commercial
Rank Building.
Prompt and carefnl attention civen to
nil buside'ss intrusted to me. Agent fe)r
, - ; r.-
sale and reliable 1' ire insnrnnpH fin tvi. .
liioH, also, for one of the largest and best
Jianding and Trust Companies in the!
country. If vou desire Fire Insurance1
or want to make any kuid of bond call
on me.
O. C. ERWIN,
Justice of tlie Peace,
May 1)0 found at the Rutherfordton
Hardware Stenx. Will give prompt and
oarefnl attention to all business intrust
ed to him.
McBrayer & Justice
Attorneys at Law,
Rutherfordton, N. C.
ir. ii -i - ' " , 'His-uicKer-,
KoniBaUaing,.Wl., O. II. Mills & Son ,
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Eaves & , Rucker,
Attorneysefe Counsellor!? at Law,
Ruth.rfe,rdton. N. C. - - I
P- .
mnmt uttr nliim mi'tn t. ..n v.,,,.; ...I
l1" M " , l.m- ,
iitnisU'd to tliomr j
'
B A W M it A LV'E
th most healing salve In the world.
I rV7So I4&. t c 8
g A , onyucr, g
I! 3
LOWER MfSSISSIPP
Iff TIMS flF.FLOO
Breaking of Levees Drive
Thousands From Homes.
BIG VALLEY SITUATION AWFUL.
Constant Breaking of Levees Terror
ize Peoplo Along Lower Mississippi.
Ns Immediate Relief In Sight.
Gloom Overspreads District t
J New Orleans, March 31, Discour-!
; aging news conies today from the'Hy-l
j melia break. Daring the early mom-:
i ing more of the cribbing was swept '
away by the terrific current that is j
! away b the terrific- current that is '
j running through the broken levee
i and the ends are caving with great-'
' er rapidity than ever.
Large forces are at the scene and
fcllfcriltf C.UU
lumber is arriving in abun
dance, but"
getting be-
the crevasses is apparently gettin
yond control. Senator Brady who
i ...
15 ia CDarge at one ot tne crevasses. ;
saJ's tIie breafe bs now reached a
, width of COO feet and that while work I
wlIi continue the outlook for closing r
it is ies3 promising than it has been. I
A conference of all the azc-nrles at. :
work has been called to determine
whether it is advisable to go on with ;
the present efforts. The land fcr ,
miles around f s a vast" sheet of-water
and the tracks of the Texas and Pa-!
cifie railroad are now completely cov-;
ered. while the Southern Facific is '
constantly in danger from backwater.
If the crevasse is abandoned, the
tieak will doubtless prove one' of the
worst since tie Davis crevacse in 1SS1. 1
The levee-is built of river sand and
rilPssa thP ma .n ni --
ble with great rapidity
" -
Tho river here stands today at 20.3
There was no rain during the night.
Greenville Practically Submerged.
C.eenville, Miss., March 31. Actin
under instructions from the mayor, j
tho city engineer cut the protection ;
levee to the north of the city last :
n;ght with a view of letting the back-!
waterout to Fish bayou and thence!
southward. This mornins there was
Lttle change in the situation here.
The vrate,r is on a stand, and covers
neaily all the citv
Many negro refugees continue to ;
arrive and there is some difficulty in '
providing for their immediate want?, I
but there ha3 ben no real suffering :
in this direction. The electiic ligSt j
plant3 expects to resume operation to
nignt. Relief beats continue to scour'
the "overflowed' district south of hers '
and are taking out any and all whJ
desire to laave their homes. Trai&3
on the northend of the Yaoo and
Mississippi Vallel -railroad are run- i
ning promptly, but owing to the La-!
Grange crevaeee traffic has been sus-J
pcn.ded south. Both of the city's news-'
papers have been unable to print their
editions en their power presses.
Stationary zX
Natchez.
Natchez, Miss.. March 31. Forro?
whica worked all yesterday and last j
nigtt on the. Arncila levee, 2 miles
south of Vidalia, the parish site oi
Concordia Parish, La., early this morn-
suc'"cJc1 In clcsiag the boils in
UiB cunxuiAiutnis, wmcn were dis-v
eovwica eariy yesterday.
Tha levee was not weakened by the
boiling, but ""the system cf embank
ments wa3 greatly endangered hv the"
water, which was sipping throug the !
do:i
No additional breaks have been re
ported today, and the river has show
ed no further signs of hisa' water to
day, having remained stationary since
Saturday.
Tho gauge here this morning regis
tered 50.4 feet.
Special River Cirlletin.
Washington, March 31. The weath
er .bureau today issued the following
special river bulletin: -
There hasbeen little change in ths
lower Mississippi river situation sinca
Saturday. At .Vicksburg. the state
this morning was 51.5 feet, a fall of
.3 foot since Saturday morning, ana ;
af -New Orleans, 20.3 feet, a rise of .2
foot." .
Settlers' Monument Unveiled.
wnmingtoa. Dei., , March an
.
A!
J .. i uv. ;
mnniimcnt woo nmroiinj i
to mark th. landi -
" tt, AmrTpfl rl c , '
fi"eules - America. The Swedes,
Laxie lo inis Clty Ap'u lb39- The ;
oeaicatory aaaresses were made by
Chief Justice Lore, nresldent nf tho-'
Delaware Historicay society, and Mrs
Charles E. Mcllvaihe, president of thP
Delaware Society of Colonial Dimes, I
; uxiucr uu!.B uusi-.ices ine monument
was eaeciea.
Wife of President On Cruise.-
Washington, Mavch 31. The yacht
Mayflower having on board Mrs.
Roosevelt and her children,- left the
I navy yara mis morning for a weeks
j cruise, which may extend along the
1 emit Vi Atlanflr rrn cf ? P
ditions are favorable. Otherwise
the yacht will Bpend Vae tZlg
the Potomac river - and Chesapeake
pay.
Noted Physician Dec?d.
TVTrthilo A 1 'i 1VT
o" ' .T' .Vlu . ' uoron-
6lcians of the south. and consWered-an!
DlLiaUH ui
authority cn obstertrics, is dead here,'
at the age ol 69 years. . - i
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Sabpcribe for THE TRTRTTNE ftv
1 .00 p,T y,.ar ttlwaT8 iu aftvaM? J
RACE PROBLEM DISCUSSED.
Southern "Negro" .Addresrss Chicago
Audience on the Question.
Chicago, ' March 30. "The solution
i of the negro problem lies with the ne-
' gro imsell?- it cn be brought out
"j ma acquiring land, saving money
and educating his sons. There is
nothing in the cry about social equal-
tow not eexnpeegct idt"eS "v"
This statement was made last night
at Bethcd church by J. J. Smallwood,
president of the Temperaace, indu8 -
SSTT "
M I, lliUilL, V C
"At the close of the civil war," Pro- f
lessor Smallwood said, "the negro had 1
w ffnni t accumu-
lated 500,000,000 worth of property.
Me has built up 96 institutions or
27 nnn fan w aC S furnished
il i C00.teacerf- He had turn-
ea nis attention to buvinsr land, and
x ri 7 , a ,
' Tr f . -e. .
Lt' 1 do want is a division
m ine coacn. so that we would not
httnr. r. i . . . ,
J, V f 'f wvul1 th8 dement n
catrd v6hitof inS thPf-" ty 6dU'
'. ' v mens. -
THrrmu r-xjr-.T-r, . .
mIlUUu" oflEl.lFFS LEGS.
Eocan Considered This Route Surer
Than Pardon.
Jackson, Miss., March 30. Petitions
are being circulated in LawrencJ
county asking Governor Lcngino t j
commute the death sentence of Lloyd
Eogan; who is to be hanged at Monti
cello on April 20, and whose case wa3
recently affirmed. . by the supreme
court.
News has ju?t reached here from
Montlcello of a desperate attempt ta
... .- eoiiuemnea man
while the .prisoners in
the jail at
iiOEdcello -were being fed. Eogaa
took advantage of a good opportunity
and darted past Sheriff Cox, who start
ed in close pursuit, and overtook the
negro, but the latter ducked through
the sheriff legs during the struggla
a&u' asrain got away. A
pOSSe wa3
uickiv organized and Bogan was cap
uireu at a bend m the rivw sjvovi
miles away.
Three other negroes are to be hang
ed in Mississippi on the 20th of April,
-.11 .1 ; t . .
au uaving oeen convicted of murder, !
: and it is expected that appeals foi :
clemency will be sent to the governor's
office before the date of execution. 1
COULDMT STOP LAUGHING.
Roosevelt Hospital Physicians Puzzled
Over Peculiar Case.
New York, March SI. Because he
could not stop laughing, William Reil
ly was transferred from ward to ward
in Roosevelt hospital. The doctors
there -feeing in despair crver his case,
he finally was cent to Cellvue, where
he was placed. in the alcoholic ward.
Reilly, who was a laborer,-was tak
en, to Roosevelt hospital last Wednes
day. Ho was said to be suffering
from hysteria. He began to laugh
soon after he was taken into the hos
pital. He has been laughing ever
since.' Ke annoyed other patients so
much he was transferred fiora ward
to ward until he had been through the
in:tutiou
When placed in a Bellevue ward ha
kept on laughing. Then he was sent
to the alcoholic ward. Still he laugh
ed. The physiciaas have not been
able to diagnose his case.
AGED 131; STILL ALIVE.
Hos1Tco Weak This Birthday to En
tertcin as Usual.
New York, March 31. Noah Raby
will be 131 years old on April 1. The
usual custom., of celebrating the birth
day with ,ra party" will not bs fol
lowed, for the aged man very weak
and the excitement of such an affait
probably would be fatal to him. . -
Raby was born at Eatontcwn, N.
C, on Ap:il 7, 1772. He lived in Pis
cat a way township, near New Bruns
wick, N. J., for 85 years, and for the
last 50 years has been an inmate ol
the poor house of Middlesex countv
N. J.
SERVED DINNER ON HORSES.
Members of
New York's Equestrian
r.ii.'
ua Linierlained in Novel Wav. i
tion nt thJw ,r T . U' wcrk were still and almost deserted
tion of therace problem. I have no. Although the s.hnr rtnwn of th
uoujectien to a law requiring negroes PT1 cffot1 v i,, .
New York, March 31.-C.K. G.Bill' : As there is only one copy of the
tags, who. gave a dinner on horseback treaty in Washington, the other b
Saturday evening to 36 members of fng en route from Havana, the ex
the Equestrian -club of this city, has hp f r.tmH. n,- .
a . n , . . '
foimally opened his new stable by ten-,
iviiniy UiCllCLl 111S 11HW StaDie DV
, . ..... J
l"Tu m8..ir1!8' ..
was . served in the
mam carriage room of the stable. -H.
E. Devereaux, of Cleveland, O., pro-
posed a toast to the host, which was
followed hv nnmpmni u..
Among the p-a-ity were Anthony N.
Brady, Richard Ralstead, Judge An
drew Hamilton, William S. McCrea of
"tT- - -r- - '
nicago, and Frank Jones, of Mem-
P'hls, Tenn.
?
Inspecting Rural Routes.
Ashburn, Ga., March j. Sne.Mal
Agent C C. Tyler was here this week
aiiu 111 UUlUhttUV Wlin. Mnstmnctar. T
W. Evans went over the broDose.-!' m-'
ral, free delivery route and ha3 recom-
uieiiueu me esraDiisnment of a route"
from this place out east a distance 1
ii iiiiitoa, giving service to about 500
people. Applicants for carriers were
aiso examined
Bulgarian Government in Trouble
' .Sofia, . March 27 The' entire -cabinet
has resigned owing to the inabili-
ty to. find.-any one who will accept !
the nort folio nf wa.
. . LUC CttU-
fnet agreed . to - the rmy app7oprI
Hon , . iy
- Sascribo for -This ' Tlubuxe. It
published every Thursday evening. ;
is
RUTHERFORDTON; K C, THURSDAY. APRIL 2, 1903.
STRIKING OF BELLS
KGS NO RESPONSE
nassachU3ettS' Big CottOIl
' -
Mills Are Silent.'
TON OPERATVE3 ON STRIKE
: .
: Seven Corporations Make. no Attempt
i To Open Mills Today Increase In
CUM o, C.,rove,syLona-
Strike, Expected,
first time in many years on a work-
in? day ths bells oa the greafc cctoQ
mls in this city were silent this
mn-ning anthe streets usually mark--T
.d by the hurry and bustle of thou-
., .
to
Uii-u uj Lilt? SLUC1V UlUd
of the textile council, which was pass-
ed to force a demaad for a 10
. i ; , , .
lcuh, mticiiae 111 wags.3, issuea &at-'
urdayf It8-fall -.effort was apparent to'
I day- A-baolute quiet prevailed this j
.forenoon in the section occupied by j
I :the cotton factories. The period of j
InantiiMtir c I"
A-V- " , t"C Vi'LLiaLlUll Ul W iliL ii CU11-
not be ..definitely pi-edictei, began
withcut a notable incident, save, per -
naps. tne iact that a few men and. wo -
.'.,.7 BdiiU15 W1 vperauves on tneir way
men who had started to finish up vance in the price of diamonds is an
somtt work in the cloth-rooms cf one nounced. Private cablegrams from
or two of the mills were turned back -European brokers which werr rprpiv-
by committees from the labor-unions.; by diamond importers here stated ed a Cleveland and Pittsburg freight
Of the seven corporations which are tnat 5 P3" cent had been added to the train for Cleveland. ..
shut down, four had practically no price of all grades of rough diamonds. ' "Telegrams were sent to Bedford and
help working today. At the Mori- The advance Is to take effect at ones! wtn the train arrived there a num
mac and at the Hamilton plants the Tbere was a similar advance .five fcer of deputy sheriffs and a posse
print works were not closed. These eek3 ago, and dealers said that still of citizens were on hand' armed with
departments are not directly involved
in the contestNover wages, but "they.
are affected by. the suspension ani ;
when the present stock of material
is finished they will be forced into
Newmarket, N. H., March '30. The
cotton mills of the Newmarket manu- i
facturing company did not open to-
dav tho ltl.'naffpmont henr'-ner
a suspension .on account of a 'dispute
with the weavers"'"-, about over time.
xaree nunared are cut of work.
IN A LYNCHING MOOD.
New Yorkers Threaten Man Who Ran
Down Wcman With Autorr.obils.
j New York, March 30. Threats of
I lynching 'were raised yesterday in
J J'adison avenue against Albert E. Gal
latin, a. .law stuient.
As he. was driving scuth on tlie av
enue in his big racing automobile, ac
companied by a friend, Gallatin ran
clown an old woman as she was cross
ing the stieet.
Only the interposition of a police
man, who placed him under arrest im
mediately saved him from harm at the
bands cf the crowd..
He was locked up in the police sta
. tion for nearly . five hours before a
to bail, as the sergoant in charge at '
magistrate wra found to admit him
the station house refused to tl twl
af possible mortal result nf "A.-
,lent. . j 1 e mca in Lae way 01 I'-iicetiOo.
The' injured woman is Mrs Mary' "Fr? 90 ? 100 tubercular cases
Cusick, C5 years, of age. At' a late f6 e.inS . charged every year
hour Mast night the physicians at the fmtlls Pnson upon the outside
hospital to which she had been re- Z -t0 Carry lnfeetion broadcast, if
moved refused to hold out anv certain Ltheir diSeaSe 13 23t "restei."
hopes of her recovery. In. addition J
to severe contusions she had sustain-
recovery. In addition
eu a couiuuunei irarrure or run i-nrit
, i . r r . , "
placa her under ether before the bones I
could be set.
Internal injuries
-
also are feared, !
Te physicians at first were in favor
of amrutaang tne arm. but decide
the rlEK would be too great unless the .
course of the case rendered it abso-
utcly imperative. -
CUBA ACQUIESCES.
Treaty Proposed by
S?nat3 Proves
Satisfactory to -Cubans.
Washington, March 31. Ratifica
tions of the Cuban reciprocity will be
exchanged at the state department to-mocrc-isr
morning.' Today Senor Que
sada, the Cuban minister, called upon
Secretary Hay find officially notified
him of the ratification of the treaty by
j.iv
vnuU,v u-Liiiv. utiuiio Willi ue LU II-
structive rather than actual, Secretary
Kay accepting -as sufficient the assur-
ance that , the Cuban copy . hasbeen
dispatched to -Washington. No date
has been set for the assembling of
congress to take action on the treaty.
KILLED BY FAST TRAIN.
Prominent Physician Struck While
Returning From Church.
Hampton, Ga., March 30. Dr. A. G.
North, one-of the most prominent-citizens
of - Hampton, was struck and
killed by the southbound Florida lim-
ited f the Central of Georgia railway
toaay about noon.
Dr. North 'V was . returning from
j rhurch at the time .ami attempted to
cross the railroad tracks. The fast
train was upon' him' before he seemed
to realize the: danger and he
was
hurled 35 yards.
He died instantly
Negro Killed In Fight
, Norwood, Jt I., March 31. In a run
ning fight at the farm of. W. H. Earle
her? early today Henry Cole, a negro,
was' shot and killed while he was in
. . aci. oi-sieaun-g a quantity of pro-
visions. . Earle and his n-epw vxa.
bert;B. Paine, fired upon the negro. ,
Foley's Honey and Tar
cures coldsr prevents pneumonia.
ESTATE NOT. SETTLED.
Heir- of Lsts C P. Huntinqton Still
.Wrangling In Court '""" I
I New York. March 30. William W. '
I Mumford,. counsel for G. Ernilv Rev-!
nolds of Washington, in an affidavit
accoilinanyins a rpnnPRt mnlo tr, Sur.
rogate Fitzgerald for an order to com- !
pel the executors of the ee4ie ol
Colb's'P Tli.ntinn i
. iii.xicjitsi.uii, lu nie a. ii iii-
j yentory of the estate, charges that it
: is plain that -the executors do not
intend to file ai inventory of the
estate, which, he cays, he is advised
consists, among other things, of per-!
SOnal nrirnort-ir
i to $70,000,000.
flnafle, the estate will show a valua-
tion of about $21,000,000 at the time
ofthe death of Mr. Huntington. . .
No explanation is obtainable at
1 fS8nt for the apparent shrinkage of
: the esfafa tn m inm tm
- vu ii,uic. Yvncii
iUr. rlUnunSSIOTl (IIP.." thnio Hi a nnci.
(tion to knew about his affairs said
iu i'-j
i Tla ACTQO -nn. LI- 1 1
estate was. worth hftttr.o PTI 597 -
AAA AAA a
i wv'vw aaa ?30.00O,C00. The state
i comptroller's office has taken about-
; two years tn msv it
. - . iiuwoai-iui
tat101 Purposes,. and Is not yet ready
Wlti a rePrt- -
DIAMONDS ARE UP.
f .
Wearers of the Precious Stones Must
i Pay Higher Prices In Future.
L ftew lork. Mart-h SO. Another ad
higher prices were to be expected in
tne near future.
Retail prices are said to be higher
now than they were a year ago, and
tte advance in rough stones will be
followed by an Increase in the retail
rate.
"Mlnins
of "diamonds Is becomm
i more and r ore difficulty pvpt-v vP!r"
slirl n 'MotTr Vm-V -. i. ....
get deeper the cost of on'prp'in ho.
' comes dearer. In addition tn fhat
tnere is a constantly increasing de
mand fcr the gems."
Prices have been advanced three
times in- the last six months. Each
change hi;s been 5 per cent.
EPIDEMIC OF TUCERCULOSIS.
One-Fourth of Inmates: of New Ycrk
Slate Pricon Afflicted.
Albany, N. Y., March 27. One
fourth of the population of the Clin-
ton Rtat.p Tris.nTi B.t ' XrtTa-m. !
Cieted w ith tuberculosis, according
to Dr. J. D. Ransom, physician at the
---vii i. iyuuxiuiui a IS aL'
Institution. Concerning the conditions,
jjt. itansom scys
"We are able to care for, at tho
most, but 54 of these men in our hos
pital wards. We have set aside the
i side of the cell block for others un
1 der treatment. This will aecommn-
,ab"1 100 cases. While they are
m ine actlve stages, still there'
"v.uv.uiy L.V.V.U10 a tviod inai aevei-
I I Mi' 11 f 1 I I 1 T A 11 I . .
ops conditions that ar8 a menace to.
GAMELED rv tpt crdabu
. tawtaximfn.
v.i . .
v.ctiern union manager Mttcd S50 for i
Sending Message.
"RfrmT-n (rVt n m Al.i Hf r -
, .-j; .i-i , jiut,., IVACHJll tl Hi. r..
Williams,, local manager of the West-
Pm TTnl
day adjudged 70 7t
the state -anti-pool law and fined $50
for the reason that he accepted for
hi Vmr,
; - " j "iv i.i ttii 3ni .tcu i e w
Orleans money to place it on a horse
race there. ,
The act provides that any corpora
tion convicted of-violation chnit tni-fai
.'its rights and fmnnhicoo t a v,.
- w ... l yi j uuoi-
ness in the state; however, the-defendant
in this case was Mr. Williams
and not the corporation.
PLATT DECLARES FOR LOW.
Says He Will. Supporf Htm as Candi
data for Mayor of New York.
New Ycrk, March 27. Senator
Thomas C. Piatt, at a conference of
itepuoiican leaders held' in his room
in the Fifth avenue hotel last night,
declared for the renbmination of Seth
Low for mayor and announced that he Pulle the ' brake cord and the train
would do everything in his power to Was stPPel suddenly.
cause hii eiction.- - j , , , ' Z '
- Senator Piatt believes the mayor's'- 3BERY.
administration has . demonstrated the ! A,aba,na 'mPt"- Penalty For
success of the fusion movement, and'.'. That Crime.
he favors a similar movement' this !' Birmingham, Ala., March 27. Will
year. - - t Dorsey, a negro, was hanged liere to
MAGIC HEALER IN HOC
- .
Charged with Practicing Medicine Un
lawfully and Grvid Larciny.
Buffalo, N. Y., March 30
N. J. Weichers,
professionally
tho m., J-r
known 7 as Antonious, the magnet-1' !"uau,ug
ic healer has heen tn ia(i !.LrobbmS the place.
heina convicted of coTianf J. '
f " J iu uc-
fraud. He will endeavor to secure
bail until Monday, when he will be
sentenced by Judge Kruz, in the crim-
4 mal term of the.su
nn jmp rmrt
Weichers is also charged with, grand
larceny in the second degree, and prac- j
ticmg memcrne unlawfully. ,-v. . Bartow, Fl-a., March 30. Yesterday
' , : afternoon and-last night Gentrv Bros'
: ir J M"Pno Leader Killed. 1 famous' dog and' pony shew exhibited
Manila, March 30.-The report that , in Lis cijty. At-the close of the after
San Miguel, the Fjlipino leader, was" noon performance the enitre tier of
killed in Friday's fight near Marl- reserved seats gave wav and 100 or
qmna is confirmed. ; His body .has mo:e people, men, women and chil
been identified and delivered to his drtn, were precipitatsa to the ground
relatives for burial, v - . Fortunately, none was hurt. - . - i:
The Tribune .and : Mni-Wwkly ''6l--fervcrtnc
i rear 7o: 5L50. " 7-
DESPERATE BATTLE
WiTH ROBBERS
Officers and Possee Triumph
Without Injury,
POLICEMAN BOUND AND GAGGED
One of the Robbers Killed, One Is
Wounded 'and Another Captured.
None of the Officers or Citizens In
jured. l Cleveland, March 30. A despeiafe
battle was fought early today between
i three robbers on one Bids and offl-
cers and citizens on the other at Bed-
ford, a suburb resulting' in the death
ii, , .,
i Jiic i uie ruuoers ana ine wouna-
I'll tr nf nna on1 t e i-i
. "o ut ".iivi ii.c utuiuie ui aiiuLiierr
Many shots were evrhnrnrprt hpfnrB
J.1 a " .
tTl fl P P 1 71 P- men worn f.nnllTT knAtin-Vt
o. "u AXAiO-UJ UlUUlil
to earth,
Very la
irt 1 r-i. ! i i-g , .
-man u . i i
cui cu liib iuwu oi u-arreisvuie,
25 miles east of Cleveland, seized the
, night PMiceman and bound and gag-
' 6ed nIm- -The officer was then
( marched to the "postoffice, where he
Iwsin rnrPrallD In 1 .i.,
I " w ' tv WILliC&a A IX tttLClXlpt
to blow upeE tne Eafe by tfae marau-
ders. They finally, after woiking
some time, -gave up the job without
securing anything . of value. Later
they stole a horse and buggy and
drove to Ravenna, where they board-
guns and revolvers. A running fight
began when the train reached Bed
ford. The robbers fired as they ran
toward an open field while the officers
and posse poured in volley after vol
ley upon them. ' Finally one of the
pursued- men dropped to the ground
(ea3: A second was ?o badly wcund-
ed that he left a trail of blood, and
he snnn EnrreTiiIoro?
' None of the officers or citizens was
in3ured-
THE ACOUSTICON A SUCCESS.
Wonderful Invention of Alabama Man
Stands Rigid Tests. "
, New York, March 28. Another dem
onstration of the powers of the acous
ticon has been given in this city by
the inventor. Miller -Reese Hutchison.
Mr. Hutchison selected as subjects
for the experiment several inmates of
the New York Academy for the In
struction of the Deaf "and Dumb. Some
- had fccen stricken with deafness at
to early. an age to remember what
the meaning of sound .was, and one
young girl in particular almost went
lnto spasms of 'delight when the ear
piece was adjusted and she heard the
strains of music.
Mark Twain was in the little audi
ence as was also Mrs. George Dewey,
wife of the admiral. There was one
r.iLlc i"""1- . "e was aear. but
I .1 t I F I ( I lfllll 111 I 7 ' 1 1 I Tl 1 11.1 T 1 IT. ma T n
lh.iu, Bu ue
asked to be Put in the chair,
This
was elcae, and his face flushed with
surprise wnen he was able to distin
guish -Mamma" from "Papa." Hutch
inson said: "Hello" to him and he
I repeated it.
"A number of other tests were made'
and all were successful.
DROPPED POCK ON .TRAIN.
Kassengets Oil
jersey
Central
Have Narrow Escape;
Bayonne, N. J., March 28. An at
tempt to damage a New Jersey Cen
tral train while it was passing through
Eayonne last night running at the
rate of about 50 miles -an hour, nar
rowly escaped resulting in a wreck
or at least an injury, t many pas
sengers. The train was heavily load
ed. . As it was passing under the
bridge at East Forty-sixth street
some one dropped a stone weighing
about 30 pounds from the bridge to the
top of the coaches. It is supposed
the purpose was to drop the rock on
the engine. " The rock had a 20-foot
drop. It hit the roof of the first
passenger coach, brouke through, shat
tered the gas connections and fell in
the aisle between seats that contain
ed passengers. The noise of the
tearing through the roof and the drop
ping to the floor caused women to
scream and fait and there was gener
al excitement in the car. A brake-
man not knowing, what had occurred.
aay at a. m. for highway rob-
bery, it being the 'first instance in the
state's history where the death pen
alty has been imposed for this crime.
. Dorsey was convicted for entering
the home of David McNamara, a mine
v""""' """" x '"- -"Il-e year3
and shooting down McNamara and
Andrei f fr rzinn Pro f -m i il,
McNamara, though badly wounded
i recovered. Dorsey claimed that 'the
shooting was done by another negro,
but did- not deny complicity in the
crime.
He met death stoically.
Spectators Thrown to Ground.
Fml scrr. for T If 10 Till! IJ -TJ
I f'yC ev; r.. i.rji.a- .
1
81.00 A YEAR.
COMMERCIAL "BANK.
Report of the condition of the Com c
mercial Bank of Rutherfordton. at Enth
erfordton, N. C, at the close of business
on February Cth. 1903.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts,. 24,817 9
Overdrafts....... 7l3 53
Furniture and Fixtures !,0GOGO
Due from, banks and bankers. 19,595 39
Cash on hand
4,364 40
150,890 51
iic;oco 00
2,000 00
286 40
87.083 5
1,223 55
197 21
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock .
Surplus
Undivided profits
Deposits subject to checks. . .
Due other banks .. .
Cashier's checks
Total.
$50,8f0 51
I, J. F. Flack, cashier of The Commer
cial Bank of Rutherfordton, do solemnly
swear the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
J. F. FLACK, Cashier.
State of N. C, Rutherford County.
Sworn to and subscribed before -me
this 14th day of December, 1903
.M. O, DICKERSO, C. S. C.
. Correct Attest :
T. B. TwirTY, John C. UiLls, J. II.
Wood, Directors
Notice,
Under and by virtue of the powers
contained in a mortgage made by W. W.
to the Standard Sewing Machine Com
pany on the loth day of July, 1LS7, the
Standard Sewing Machine Company will
sell at public auction at the court bouse
door at Rutherforelton, 21. C, on
Monelay, April 6th, 3903,
between 12 o'clock in., and 2 o'clock p.
m., the follovring real estate, to-wit:
Being that land of lanel deeded by Jew.
C. Erwin, cornri.issioiier, under jndg
ment ef the Superior court of Ruther
ford eoulity in the special proceedings
entitled Thos. Humphries (et al.) versus
Amos Harrill, executor of Benjamin
Humphries, deceased, to A. C. Rnv.
j joining lands of the Speculation Conipa-
v'ii me main, or itnoaes tjiover on
the south, and east by the lanr's of Dr.
Harrill, on the west being the lands of
which the said Benjamin Humphries
died seized of, containing seventy-five
acres, more or less. Fer further descrip
tion see Book 60, No. 2tJ4, Resrister's of
fice, Rutherford county. This sale will
be made to satisfy the unpaid balance
secured by said mortgage, the said mort
gagee having failed to pay same acccrtl
mg to the terms of the mortgage. Terms
or sale cash. This March 3rd, 1903. .
Staxdakd SEwisej -Machine Company,
n t-, Mortgagee,
Laves & Rucker, Attorneys.
Notice.
Uneler and by virrure of a decree of the
Superior court of Rutherford county
made in that certain action entitled The
Safety Investment and Loan Company
vs. John Carrier., the undersigned com
missioner will svllai the court house at
Rutherforelton, N. C, on
MondayApril Cth, 1803,
at 12 o'clock m., all the following de
scribed piece or parcel of land lving and .
" v me lyivu in xvuTuenom
toa in what, is known as New Hope and '
bounded and described as follows:" Be- -ginning
at a small red oak on the east
side of the Mill branch and running
thence south S0 degrees east 60 poles
and 12 links to a stake in the middle of
the avenue; thence north 11 degrees
east 16 polrs aud 20 links to a stake in.
mieldle of avenue: thence north 8C
west 54 poles and 22 links to A J, Scog-
gin's line ; thence with his line south 59 "
eiesrrees 2 -nnlns anrt on . i ,
thence down the branch to the begin
ning containing six and twenty hnn
dreths acres. This Fale will be maele to
satisfy the aforesaid decree; and the
terms of sale will be cash. This the 3rd -uay
of March. 1903.
GEO. C. JUSTICE, Commissioner. -Eaves
& Rucker, Attorneys.
Notice!
To the Voters of RuraEKEOHD Coto
i y :- The Board of Commissioners of
Rutherford county has ordered an elec
tieyi to be held in said county on. May
oth, 1903, in accordance with acts of the
General Assembly of North Carolina
session 1903. At said election the quali
fied voters are to vote upon the question
of the ehspensary in the town of Ruth
fordton; whether it shall remain or be
abolished. ALso at same time and places
the people are to vote on working roads
by taxation iu Rutherford county or
any township voting in favor of roads.
By order of Board of Commissioners,
March 21st. 1003. '
J- P. JONES, Clerk of Board
- ' Notice!
Having qualified as administrator of
Miss-ilmerva Twitty, deceased, late of
Rutherford county, N. C, this is to no
tify all persons having claims against '
the estate of Jhc said deceased to exhibit
i, .hc nn(iersined on or before
the 23rd day of March, 1604,r this ne
tice will be plead m bar of their recov-'
ery. AH arsons indebted to said es
tate wiU please make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned. This 23rd
day of March, 1903.
DAVID H. HOUSER.
Aeluiiuistrator.
BOOK STORE
. The place to buy ' . .
BOOKS, STATIONERY
SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC
A. L. GRAYSON