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THE FIC'VEK COLLECTS Bkt fcftatlE VOL. III. NO. 21. KUTHERFOKDTON. N. C. THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1903. 1.00 A YEAR. TTHEDFOHD'S THE GREAT fflMllYMEDI CINE Thedord'i Black-Draurrht has saved doctors' bills for more than sixty years. For the common fam ily ailments, such as constipation, indigestion, hard colds, bowel com plaints, chills and fever, bilious ness, headaches and other like complaints no other medicine is necessary. It invigorates and reg ulates the liver, assists digestion, stimulates action of the kidneys, Eurilics the blood, and purges the owels of foul accumulations. It cures hver complaint, indigestion, sour Btoniacn, dizziness, emus, rheumatic pains, sideache, back ache, kidney troubles, constipation, diarrhoea, biliousness, piles, hard colds and headache. Lvery drug gist has Thedf ord's Black-Draught in 25 cent packages and in mam moth size for 81.00. Never accept .a substitute. Insist on having the original made by the Chattanooga Medicine Company. I believe Thedforfs Black-Draught is the best medicine on earth. It is good for any and everything. I have a family of twelve children, and for four years I have kept them on foot ana. neaitny with no doctor but BlacK Draught A. J. GREEN, iliewara, La. Bank of Rntlierfordtoo. Statement of the condition of Bank of Ruthcrfordton, as made to the Corpor ation Commission, at close of business on April 9th, 1903. . RESOURCES. Bills receivable 25,739 85 Rutherford county bonds .... 200 00 Banking house 8,750 00 Furniture and fixtures .... 1 ,250 00 Cash duo from banks 3,077 88 County nud U. S. claims 707 72 Other real estate 66 00 Total ..$34,791 45 LIABILITIES. Capital paid in 10,000 00 Surplus and nnivided profits. . 3,039 14 BiiU payable 7,400 00 Depotuta subject to check 10,481 97 Time deposits 3,870 34 Total $34,791 45 I, J. W. Dorsey, acting cashier of the Bank of Rntherfordton, do solemnly Bwear that the above report is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief J. W. DORSEY. Sworn to before J. F. Flack, N. P. Correct Attest : D. F. Morrow, J. O. Walker, T. C. Smith. . COMMERCIAL HANK. Report of t ho condition of the Com nifiriiU Bank of Rutlicrfordton, at Ruth vrfordton, N. C, at the clone of business a April 9th, 1903. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $27,062 15 Ovenlraf ts 900 68 1,000 00 11,971 21 Fwrniture and Fixtures. ..... Due from banks and bankers. CiUhon hand 4,485 90 Total $45,419 94 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $10,000 00 Stirplas 2,100 00 Undivided profits 759 88 Deposits subject to checks. ... 81 .813 34 Due other banks 52S 32 dishicr's checks 218 40 X otal $45,419 94 I, J. F. Flack, cashier of The Connner cial Bank of Rntherfordton, do solemnly Bwear the above statement is true to the Lept of my knowledge and belief. j J. F. FLACK, Cashier. Btjito of N. C, Rutherford County. Sworn to and subscribed before me th'.s 16th day of April, 1903. M. O, DICKERSON, C. S. C. Correct Attest: T. B. Twitty, Johx C. Mills, J. H. WooDj Directors, f BOOK STORE The place to buy ! BOOKS, STATIONERY SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC. .1 A, L. GRAYSON Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I Digests what you cat. CONFEDERATE HEROES IN GREAT PARADE Line of March Five Miles In ' Length; lAST FEATURE OF THE REUNION. Escort Was Formed by the National Guard of Louisiana, General Levert Acting as Chief Marshal Fifteen Thousand People In Line. New Orleans, May 22. -The last faatiira nf tho f'rtnfp.ri orate reunion waa the great parade held this after- j ..u.l i section of St Charles and Canal ! macMnist ced in pulling : early this morning for the murder of j (Isaac) and Aunt Reve (Rebecca) elevator accident at the neily bui d-1- M0Ses Baxter,' colored, 7 acres, Brad section or st. onarieB ana vanat . , . . ..r,, LBarnsv Rrawn imminent white wo mnrriprAi with over 100 other ing. during the Electric-Mechanical in- ia 4 - La i ' Btrfteta. . i The entire line of march was five . . .. . i miles in lengtn ana as me paraaw wh . mnii4 ihonoath a vn ann & few of h nlrlr vt f-ran a found the wav a Ule Oiaer Veterans IOUna ins wajf a . trifle long. The great majority, how- ' ever, finished the march. I The escort was formed by the nation- al guard of Louisiana, General J. B. Levert acting as chief marshal. Be- hind the state troops came the Mem- j phis bugle corps at the head of the , th Confederate Veterans 1 Virainia West Virrinia and Maryland. ! ormv nf Tn-1 t a 1 ' nesBee unaer uenerai o. u. , formed p fnllows- Louisiana Ten- ! See Flo Alabama i'Swlppl afd Georgia The tSns-MIsSsipPi ! department, led by General W. L. Cabell, marched with Texas on t!ie right of the line, followed by Indian Territory, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The northwest division and Pacific division closed the parade. company m, , i . thA wnndworlr. a lArep hrlck huildlne . cu mem iu ueiwie. uwi nouuui iiau lvium iu iuc uuuocd. o" nxin PHmo rno fi J- i in.r 1 iii 11 1 111 uui luuiii 1 o w o . - : . ... - Vlrn-lmla under General C I Walker ' used for the reception of passenger i empiujeu negroes tu hm muwu. iae ; uesoiaie. nease, iur uuu & ..v,., u. QO BUiUC uiu iiu maiivs uu . witis aau .,, $100 X X itt rttviinn in the followln- or- ; and sleeping cars, in which was located ; the men were taken in custody and ' me enough money fcr my wife and I their clothing Identification was im- Sylvester Michael, w v u v - - 1 .1 a s a i.:ii t rrwi a i. -ifci rin' noire can i wnrn a n 1-1 n m v n - ' 1 j . . 1. ai r7 vrt PnilM the uaintinz shoD. the carnenters and : one of the negroes confessed that to go to your great country, wnere a pobiDie until mends inquired for , taxes and cost, fl 20 It was announced py the officials j parties nave aemanaea mat tne gov havinsr the carade in charge that at 1 ernment sue the Brewer company for least 15.000 people were in line. Car-' rlages containing Mrs. Stonewall Jack- j boo, Mrs. E. Kirby Smith, Mrs. Brax ton Bragg, Mrs. Thomas J. Semmes, Judge and Mrs. John D. Reagan, were In the parade and their occupantB re ceived much attention. The actual business of the Confed erate reunion was brought to an end yesterday and the delegates adjourned sine die at noon. General Gordon was re-elected commander-in-chief, and all the depart ment commanders. General Lee,. Gen eral Walker and General Cabell, were at the same time chosen to fill for smother year the offices they have held so long. All the elections were unanimous, and were made by one shout of "aye!" EVERT HELD FOR MURDER. Cld Man Found In Water Near Tarn ca Wharf. Key West, Fla., May 22. The body of Frank Whitaker, an old resident, to act on the regulations of the re was found Tuesday in the water at j cently adopted county government act Sweeney's wharf here. On examlna-1 on the ground that the act was uncon tlon four woundB were found on the stitutional. head, either of which would nave cauied his death. The coroner's Jury 'boarded the schooner New Venice, which was lying at the whaiif where the body was fouad, and found the dead man's hat, and that the deck was covered' with blood. The coroner'B investigation resulted In the arrest of Fred Evert. An ex-' amlnatlon of his clothing thowed It stained with blood. It was also known that he had no money Monday night, but depcslted with various parties Tuesday $3fl0 for safe keeping. Sev eral others were arrested and will be held as witnesses. TRAGEDY AT SOUTH PITTSBURG. Ex-Attorney General Donaldson Shoots and Kills Thomas Choate. Nashville, Tenn., May 22. Aspecial from South Pittsburg to The Banner aav that Captain W. E. Donaldson shot and killed Thomas Choate, who came to the house of John Graham in an intoxicated condition and began to use violent and obscene language. Captain Donaldson and Graham tried to quiet Choate, who became enraged ani picking up avscantling made for the two men and drove them Into the house. Donaldson made a second in effective attempt to subdue ' Choate, who continued to advance, whereupon Donaldson retreated into the house, and procuring a revolver fired three times at his would-be assailant. Every ball struck its mark, and Choate died almost instantly. Captain Donalason is ex-attorney general of this district and retired from office last year. West Point Reservation Increased. ' New York, May 21. Two hundred and twenty acres of land are to be added to the United States military reservation at West Point at an ex pense of $20,000. This is the first addition that has been made to the West Point property acreage for more than 100 years, or since the military academy was established there. Greenwood Bank Suspends. Columbia, S. C, May 25. The City Bank of Greenwood, tvith a capital stock of $50,000,' suspended payment Wednesday. The news was as as tounding Us it was unexpected. Not even the directors were aware of the pend'ing embarrassment. Courtmartial Acquits Hartman. Manila, May 23. The verdict in the courtmartial of Captain Carl F. Hart mann, of the signal corps, charged with embezzlement of government property is a full and honorable acquittaL Subscribe for THE TRIBUNE, only $1.00 per year, always in advance. SEABOARD SHOPS BURNED. Railroad Sustains Less of $750,000 at Portsmouth. Norfolk, Va., May 23. The Seaboard Air Line railway shops, minor offices and warehouses on the outskirts of Portsmouth were practically destroy ed! by fire, which broke out shortly after 10 o'clock last night. As near as can be estimated at this time the monetary loss will foot up to $750,000. . .. -- . James Herold, a machinist, residing in Cottage place, . rushed into the wrecking shed when the blaze was at its height. A burning timber fell upon his shoul der, bearing him to the floor. The T brand acrs Ms i body, setting his raiment on fire. When several When several him out into the open air," the. unfor- ; ate mn was more dead than alive. A machinist na.mp.il Pprirnup ia rp- . . . - , I pwi ta lo uavs ueun senuusiy uurneu - wnue auempung to recover nis toois. ; . H. Burpee, a painter, was seriously, , it t . in 1 a m - not iaiaay cut aoqui tne neaa J "J" S" Three hundred men will be thrown ' out oi employment. . .. . j The wrecking s.hed, the stationery . warehouse, the paint and oil house, of-: Ace building of the superintendent of ca'binet makers shops,. 50 or more box cars and 18 nas&eneer coaches.! topts dpstrnvfti A P-rAnt ipni nf thp. ! . yard trackage also wa3 destroj'ea. xne origin of the fire is not known. : WANTS COMPANY SUED. Alleged Violation United States Con tract Labor Law. Honolulu, May 23. (By Facific Ca ble to the Associated Press) Private $140,000 for an alleged violation of the ! U. b. contract labor law. Tt ic a 1 11 IS 1- lpe-fJj that rnmmnv in-liirpd 140 Koreanfto tamJSSTo tf HawaUan SSS cers have learned that the asent sent fr?il!f?LV ,. . ... f r . j was supplied with the treasury in structions issued under an old law. Which has since been abrogated. The government, therefore, has decided that Brewer company is not liable for an infraetion of the law. SERIOUS QUESTION ARISES. May Involve Validity of Hawaiian Leg islation U rr he Associate! SesS-A sS Die 10 tne ASbOCiaieO. XTeSS; A Sen cms Question involving the validity of all legislation enactedin the Hawaiian U 111 LUC "auou Islands since 1S00 has been brought. to light by the department of public works, Henry E. Cooper , who refuses Cooper claims that the act is inval id by the fact that the legislature per mitted the use of the Hawaiian lan guage during its deliberations, which Cooper holds was prohibited by con gress in the territorial government act. FIGHTING IN BULGARIA. Clash Between Imperial Troops and Insurgents. ( Constantinople, May 23. Fighting occurred all day long Thursday near the Bulgarian village of Mogil, 6 miles north of Monastir. Details of the fight, which presuma- bly was between the imperial forces and insurgent bands, have not been received. TITe insurgents are activvs in the Ma- lesh mountains, southwest of Djum- bala. Cocaine Habit Causes Alarm. Jackson. Miss.. May 23. The alarm- lnjg growth of the cocaine habit among , the negroes of Mississippi has sug- : psten- the necessity of the next legis - lature making a change in the law pro-- viamg mat tne saie 01 me aeaaiy arug without the prescription of a physician shall constitute a felony, instead of a misdemeanor as at present provided by the statutes. In some-sections of the state the negro population is be coming almost demoralized on account of the habit, and druggists flagrantly violate the law by selling the drug in large quantities without prescriptions, . Suit to Break Lease. Charleston. S. C. May 23 John Cart, of Orangeburg, has filed1 suit in the state courts to annul the lease of the old South Carolina and Georgia railroad to the Southern railway. It Is alleged that the Southern acquired possession of a competing Itne, which 1b prohibited by the laws of South Carolina. Cart demands about $150, Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick will be tried First Georgia volunteers), ana was at 000, or $100 a day since the lease was In; Memphis; The Ohio warrant has tachel to the regiment commanded by ratified. If a verdict is awarded, one- been dismissed , Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah. half of the amount will go to the state treasury. Gould Not in the Deal. New York, May 25.-George J. Gould, in an interview nere denied tflat he velt at the Ohio Republican conven was secretly interested in a protest ' tion. to reach the Pacific coast by a line from Salt Lake City. Mr. Gould also said he had not a , dollar invested hi any railroad project west of Ogden. Prohis Win Florida Election. -Bartow, Fla., May 20 The local op tion election in Polk county passed off quietly. Ten precincts heard from give 1 GO majority for prohibition. Full returnswill increase the majority to nearly 200. The Tribiivt; and Semi-Weeklv Ob- server one year for $1.50. FLORIDA MOB TAKES SUMMARYREVENGE One White Man and Two Ne groes Lynched. MULBERRY SCENE OF TRAGEDY. er Parties Who Ambushed and Murdered '. . . ' . I Barney Brown on Lonely Road ln Polk County Are Riddled With Bui- leU. Tampa, Fla., May 20. Amos Ran- ilnll tth'itn- Ttan Tfonnoilv nnil tToniv i Golden, negroes, were lynched at Mul- Barney Brown, " - - v i man. Randall was charged with being the ; mwrtW r "WlnA vv.n '. i - " w0 , - - 4 ..- aa .. tion in the campaign which ended yes- terday. Monday night, while Brown was en- route to his home he was shot from j ambush and afterwards had his throat cut. People of Mulberry became enraged ad yesterday secured evidence which" j Randall hired tne crime, The trio were taken out about 3 ; 1 v. !.! " s 'J""-ucs ."f bodies being riddled with bullets. j the rork was done by a j mob of about 50 unmasked men, many said to be the most prominent in the county. FOREIGNERS MAY LEAVE. Venezuelan Authorities Trying to En force Vexatious Measures. Will&TYistadt Tiln.Tifl nf fiira rnn Mnv ..v. w , j no mh pci-iOTit rvf the ntnto tt lUr. LlZ h lS; vZl ! em t0 recgnize oniy the nezue" tribunals for the adjustmsnt of of their claims and compelling them to waive their rights to claim damages r for robbery or pillage perpetrated by government or revolutionary troops, and enforcing other vexatious meas- ures under penalty of imniediatet.. 1 uves under penalty of immediate ex- pulsion. These measures - were enforced against British, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and French citizens. W!n their respective legations learned of i the fact the sct OTder t0 thelr COQ' , nTY,r.1 x.-UTi the rlomanrla . l the loc !"??riti!? " '1 , ,a nrr!irv tr fi-ristltur traitted ' ,rrr;V o U i 1 tlC Ul l XI 1 0 LCI O L.u v 4Vy-r 14 0 U CW V. LA.M.M. ed on Senor Urbaneja, the minister of foreign affairs and protested against the action taken. Senor Urbaneja promised that orders would.be issued to suspend the enforcement of the new law. United Sta":a citizens were not mnlpRted. If the law is enforced later complications with the powers will arise, and it Is believed that more that 40,000 of the 60,000 foreigners ac tually residing In Venezuela will leave the country. $15,030 SUBSCRIBED. . . , , . ' ' - Rome, Ga., May 21. The street car. line will be extended to Lindale, a dls- ; tance of 5 miles. The citizens of Rome have subscribe ed $15,000 to aid them, which was the , condition on which it would be bullL The papers have been forwarded to New York and Boston and only await the signature of the capitalists to !e- gin .work. Mr. Charles N. Fuller, who Is to di- I rect the building, is here. In addi- tion to this, a boulevard 40 feet wide will be built by the county to connect the two cities and will be macada- - mized with fine rock. A fine mine of graphite of first qnal - ayvauu uiuousuun- m quantity, " has " just been discovered within 5 miles bf Rome, by Mr. J. W. Mathis. Rebels Giving More Trouble. Manila, May 23Insurgents have . appeared in the Baatany districts. .A company of scouts has 'been ordered to co-operate with local constabulary in ; suppressing them. The- governor of ! the province , of Misamis, Tela Tit- n't Mindanao, has sent a requisition for a hundred additional troops. . He says he believes the morale of their pres- ence will end the partially collapsed uprising of Misamis. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. President Roosevelt will not' speak ! at the laying of the corner stone ; Mississippi's new'capitoL xi- rir k- dorsement of the candidacy of Roose Postmaster - General Payne has ac cepted the resignation of Allgood, the xennessee carrier. . rayne win not abolish tke route. Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, has sent troops to Jackson to guard the ' court while the grand jury is investi gating the Marcum assassination. The riots in Agram, Hungary, con tinue. It is said that 38 rebels were j hanged and 40 shot in one day. hOleV S tlOtleV Btsd IBT cures colds, prevents pneumonia. 11.. TELLS OF KISHINEFF HORROR. Uncle and Aunt of Atlanta Man Were Massacred. Atlanta, "May 22. An uncle and an I aunt of N. Weitmann, of Atlanta, were among the Russian Jews who weire murdered in the Kishineff massacre of April 19. Weitmann received yes terday a letter from his brother, Abraham Weitmann, in whieh the writ- tells about the massacre and beg J f r money with which to come to this country. In the letter Abraham Weitmann says that Kishineff and the province of Besseraibia, In which it is situated, is wild with excitement and fear. "I am not able' to write much," the lottor save "Vitriiris T am an aTCct(a aa the massacre occurred only four . which our Uncle Tche Russian Jews. If I wrote too much i . . w-m. " - . about it the government might get . mv lottos aW T wnnlH H murdered, j - -. Anrll 13 that a mob ' . ann 0o.J v moc-ooro T an it Ul jdJJ fiiai Lll C Ui,ov-w. I my wife hid three days in a cellar .' without food or water, and when we went back Into our house we found Bverything demolished. Besides kill-, ing over 100 men, women and children the barbarians, who call themselves Christians, broke up everything they nian can live m pease aim wuismy God. as he chooses. I . know you will regret to hear that our uncle and aunt v ri,tim0 p.nt fnr ths amuus . cellar under our house I and my wife would have also been murdered." FRANCHISE TAX LAW WINS. Pullman Car Company Makes Return anri' 'Sustains Law. I Atlanta, May 22. The new franchise tax law scored a most substantial vie- tory yesterday when the return of the Pullman Palace Car company was re- . . . n r , nl "nr.-; ceiveo. uy Luuiiiauiiu umci ai i 'oi. . j and prompuy acucytcu. the'iuS SSgiawLlSe. its spiiit, and makes wSat is consid- ered by the comptroller general a most equitable franchise return. Tn8 company has no Georgia char-: Ar has nn franchises that can be considered such, enjoys no privileges so far as Georgia is concerned that are not enjoyedi by "natural" persons, And yet the officials of the . company ! recognize that a certain Intangible val t . l : r 1 if ,10 attache - to -its -tangible., nronerty and gives in to the state of Georgia her proper portion, based on mileage, t act vear the Pullman return for tangible property was 1208.528. This oriK1Q nr-nnorttt ear 1C1.LI" . , : xl is exactly e f Tll9 , AA- 0117 mi fnr fnnr.tliKfa tumpa"J TRAGEDY IN BERRIEN COUNTY. W. M. Golden Shot and Killed by Jo seph Jernigan. Tifton, Ga., May 21. W. M. Golden &s killed h? Joseph Jernigan, 5 miles south of jsmgma, m nernen county, . Wednesday aftrenoon. Jernigan nimseir orougnt tne news to Enigma. Ha said that there had been a grudge between himself and Golden fcr a long time, and. that Gol den came to Jernigan's house and after some words between them, start- ed on to Jernigan with an open knife, , when Jernigan shot him dead ! No other account has been received than tfaat brought by jernigan. Both men were farmers with families and j were wen known citizens of Berrien - county. I pjKE COUNTY MAN MURDERED. 1 George Worthen Clubbed to -Death j Near His Home. Zebulon. Ga., May 21. George Wor- then, a young merchant of Piedmont on the Southern railway, in the lower n,rt nf this county has been murdered. Mi". Worthen left home late Tuesday j evening in his buggy. Failing to re- fmn search was instituted for him, , wnen he was found on Potato creek, near fieamoai, nis uen.ii nanus uccu badly. crushed as with a club. Mr. Worthen had Harry Collier, a negro, arrested and put in jail here a few days ago for stealing a sack, ot flour and he was heard to say wnne ln iail that he intended to kill Mr, Worthen wen he was released. Answers Last Call. Newnan, Ga,, May 21. Harrison J. r-na if XT finTTian'c nl.-leat and m0st prominent citizens, is dead at the advanced age of 84. He was a veteran of the Mexican war, having tion. organized a company at Griffin at the; - EIevator Overcrowded.! commencement of hostilities, and serv- Ing as captain throughout the cam-1 The opinion prevails that the eleva paign. His company was known as tor was overcrowded, and Superln "The Famine Avengers" (company A, 1 tendent of Police John P. McTighe or- off. Two Killed Dy uignxnmg. Chattanooga, i.enn., iay,ii.--M. I Thomas Conutessi, wire 01 a prominent - j f ttia of Meddianyille near Hunts ville, Ala., and a servant, Margaret Morris, were struck by lightning dur ing a storm last night and instantly killed. Two daughters narrowly es j cape(i death. Murdered Girl's Body Found. Guilford, Ind., May 23. The body of Miss Rosa Kaiser, of Manchester, was found in Tanner's creek today; her skull had been crushed and her face bruised and gashed. Her fath- the attack of the unknown necro. Ca'jscribe for The Tribune. It ' published every Thursclay evening. AMONG OAY DANGERS DEATH WAS LURKING Frightful Fall of Elevator In Pittsburg, Pa. FOUR 'KILLED, MANY INJURED. Steel Cable Snann.H ;nl Pre-initatri ri neavny Leaded Car Five Stones. Bodies of Victims Almost Crushed ' Beyond Recognition. Pittsburg, May 23. It was almost U1 tt ims, inurumg oe.ore any oi "e victims or last mgnts mgnuui stitute ball were identified, and at" 10 - . o'clock the crushed and mutilated re- mains of a woman were still Ulnr- at Ule morEUa. unknow.n n.nrl imp iltnpil ' , ; Lareo nrnwils enrrniinii fha an. . . MV.. .XM.UUVA trance of the morgue all night, await- ing Information as to the Identification of the four bodies that had been tak- en there from the scene of the acci-j dent. The bodies were so baddy dia- figured and distorted that thorough Identification was only possible on the clcthing i mem uetsuse missea irom tneir nomes. 1 The unknown woman is thought to have come from some of the suburban ! tw pn y,a remains will likely I - be Identified, during the da Ust Qf Dead day. j ijured. The casualty list as furnished by the coroner and obtained from the hospit- als: The dead are: Miss Mattie Curtin, 18 years old, of j Hazelwocd, Pa Miss Susie Flannagan, 19 years old, of Alleghany. Totr "i-r. t ttm.. oo t.i x. iuui , uo j eai s uu, ur uxi XTanc rW iL"v iST " aSe Jt ZyU 23 year old, fracture of right leg and arm. . Harry Lipton, arms and legs. Katy Flanagan. 27 years of age. Mrs. Lulu Pcstelwaite,'40 years old. Miss Margaret Potelwaite, 17 years of age Charles Blondel, 18 years old. j . Fannie Simond, 20 years old. !' John Morrison, aged S5 years, t-. . , ... Frank Amrock, 28 years old L. N. Gillis, 40 years cld. .....'.. . Mrst L. N. Gillis and Paul Gillis. An unknown man about 24 years of age, bruised and cut, is unconscious at the hospital. The i'lijured are all suffering from MTOT.cuts bru!ses- but witn tfce exception of the unknown man, it is thought all will recover. Rigid Investigation. The coroner at the earliest time pos sible sent out summonses for a jury to Inquire into the cause of the acci dent, and fix the responsibility. The jury met in the courtroom of the morgue building , at 10 o'clock this morning and a rigid investigation was at once started. After the jury had been sworn and had viewed the re - mains of the victims, friends were glven permission to remove their bod ies to their homes. A banquet and ball was held in the building at 1026 Fifth avenue by the Pennsylvania Electro-Mechanical insti tute , a&3 every available portion of the fifth and sixth floors were crowd ed by members of the institute and their friends. Fell Five Stories. At about 10 o'clock the elevator, with a load of 13 passengers, stirted for the banquet room on the sixth floor. When ! that floor was reached it was found that every place was crowded, and the passengers decided to go to the fifth floor,- where the dancing was in prog- ' ress. When between the fifth ao.3 sixth floors, the steel cable snapped and with a resounding crash that was heard blocks away, the case dronned with its load of human freight. It smasnea tnrougn tne noor auove tne cellar of the building, and was stopped by a braced' post of wood 3 feet belSw the first floor. Tn this -inaccessible position the pas- sengers were jammed under broken timbers and twisted, steel, yet none might have been killed had net the heavy iron balance weight, weighing over a ton, come crashing down on them. All but four were able to Mtovi. The others were pin- iohed under the heavy weight. Four were mashe3 almost beyond recogni- dered the arrest of Professor L. N. Giles, a mechanical engineer and in- rctor of the Pennsylvania Electro - Mecha-mcal institute, who at the time of the accident was running the ele- vator. It is alleged that he allowed the elevator to be overcrowded and that he had no experience in running 1 an elevator and was partly responsi- ble for the accident. Delegates Visit Seminary. Nashville, Tenn., May 25 There was no session of the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church i held todav which was spt sswlo fn ! visit to the Theological seminary Lebanon and a large number of the commissioners took advantase of th trip. The stay at homes are spending me aay in uung m me points OI lb- terest about the city. is Subscribe for THE TRIEUNE. printed every Thursday evening. It is Sale of Land for Taxes The following tracts and' parcels of land hereinaf ter named, have been levied ou for taxes due for the year 19G2. -which 6till remain due and nnpaid ; therefore, for the satisfaction of said tax due, I will 6ellat the Court House door in Rnth erfordton, N. C, on Monday, July 6th, 1903, the following described lands: E. A. MARTIN, Tax Collector. RTjTHEEFOKOTOS TOWKSHlP e m Andrews one town lot, H N R, axes ano cost, ft 20 O P Carson estate. 60 acres land west of town, taxes and cost, $7 90 John P Roland, one town lot, m, tax es and cost, $1 95 Mrs John P Roland, 36 acres, Harris i land, taxes and cost; $4 90 ir - V 1(11111. in Jkt-.7S mill. 11 RSI - jr! Ill E S Bradshaw, colored, 9 acres, Brad ley land, taxes and cost, $1 00 'Maria Bradshaw,. colored, 13 acres, Bradley land, taxes and cost, fl 45 Plnmmer Carpenter, 9 acres, Eaves land, taxes and cost, $1 06 Ocie and A Dickey, one town lot, Court street, taxes and cost. SI 00 Sarah Leventhorp estate, acre land, .New Hope, taxes and cost, fl 00 ! Lee Loan, 71 acres. Eryant land. taxes and co6t, $1 37 Geonre Lewis. 13 acres. Mile branch. acre, New Hope, uiaircy MCUowell, 4 acres. Hardin land, taxes and cost, $1 10 Martin V Killer, 4 acres land in New Hope, taxes and cost, $2 15 Nezer Revis, 4 acres land in New j Hope, taxes and cost, $1 20 Rebecca Scott, 1 acre land in New Hope, taxes and cost, $1 05 T C Smith, agent of J A M, 4 acres Miller land, taxes and cost, $2 70 T C Smith, agent G A Drew. ' 17Vi acres land, near j, taxes and cost, $10 40 T C Smith, agent W S Linder, one town lot, (M A) taxes and cost, $1 05 GOLDBN VALLEY TOWNSHIP Mrs Anna Bracket, 50 acres land, taxes and cost, $1 20 Gaffney & Ray, 60 acres land, (axes and cost , $1 30 E A Melton, 280 acres land, taxes and cost, $9 20 Jc sse Odnm, 50 acres land, taxes and cost, $1 55 Thomas Terry, 50 acres land, taxes , and cost, $1 20 COOL SPRINGS township miss Mf trie-Bland,- 68 acres land, taxes and cost, $3 45 B G Devinney, 150 acres land, taxes and cost, $9 05 Mrs. N. H. Morrow, 50 acresland,$310 Win. Taylor, town lots, taxes and cost, $3 90 Mary Gndger (col), 39 acres land, taxes and cost, $2 20 mD Gross (col), 72 acres land, taxes and cost, $6 87. Lawson Logan (col), 3 acres of land, taxes and cost, $3 15 Eliza Gross, 50 acres of land, taxes and cost, $2 60 N H Mills (col), 1 town lot. taxes and 'cost, $120 Henry Kaves, 15 acres of land, taxes and cost , $1 40 John Tjatti-mOTP. Iw riisenvp-rv frvr IQOl J and 1902, 20 acres land taxes and cost, : $1 10 j dtjxcaxs CREEk township 1 .Tfiraiinth W ii79mo! fo-rc and cost, $2 45 Mrs L A Fee, 42 acres, D C, taxes and cost, $2 70 mCRoss, 102 acres, taxes and cost, !$3 76 LOGAN'S STOKE TOWNSHIP Avery heirs, 600 acres, Speculation land, taxes and cost, $2 06 Erwin heirs. 600 acres. Snecnlation j land, taxes and cost, $2 06 j Jasper Hntchins, 20 acres, mountain land, taxes and cost, 90 cents Frank Davis, (year 1901-1902) 50 acres C C. taxes and cost, $2 10 CAMP CREEK TOWNSHIP ' Mrs L m Guffer, 50 acres, B C C, tax- I es and cost, $1 20 Hawkins Johnson, 54 acres Ct Cr. taxes and cost, $1 24 C W Tilden, 3319 acres, B C C, taxes and cost, $33 88 . -C W Tilden, 7f acres, S B R, taxes ! and cost, $10 70 Jack Baxter, 75 acres, Ct Cr, taxes . j ofKlf i 00 , , , Carpenter heirs, 17?- acres, mountain land, taxes and cost, 87 cents M C Harvey, 25 acres, Mill creek, taxes and cost, $112 The following for the year 1901 : Jack Baxter, 75 acres, Ct Cr, taxes and cost, $1 82 Mrs L m Clements, 50 acres B C C, taxes and cost, $1 20 Carpenter heirs, 17 acres mountain land, taxes and cost, 87 cents Willis Francis 17 acres, mountain laud, taxes and cost, 87 cents Sale of Personal Property! On the first Monday in June the nn- j ?ersig? Ym U atPQtlic auction the 1 SJW&Bf SSS This sale will be held in the mtaTm! erly occupied by Uie - Rntherfordton Hardware Commnv. firKt climr hplnw the Commercial Bank. This Mav 13th. 1903. LIZZIE B. ROLAND, Administratrix. Notice! Having been appointed under the will ! of, and bavins: Qualified as executor of I Miss Elizabeth Dop gett, deceased, late of -' Rntherford county. N. C, tins is to 110- a niy persons having claims aeainst the at , ot ceatd. to exhibit thm Z' nl a F ' ? ,ttt Ivii18 L'11 ?. persons indebted to said estate will please mare immediate mrment. Tliis 19tu day of May. 1903. John Simpson Boogett, Executor. Subscribe for THE TB1BJJKE. C '
Rutherfordton Tribune (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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May 28, 1903, edition 1
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