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SUCCESSOR 10 THE RQGKiNGHAI ROCKET, 014 Series, Vol. XVU. No. 20, Hew Series, Vol I. No. 51. -ROCKINGHAM, N. C.,?THURSDAY, MAY3J1900. MfERnisiimmiomsiBODi. UTAH'S MINE HORROR 1ORST EVER KNOWN Over Two Hundred Bodies Have Been Recovered. CAUSE OF CATASTBOPHE Feveral Kegs of Blasting Powder Are feuppoHcd to Have Been Ignited. Work of Rescue Progressing Over 100 ilodies Kecovered. Salt Lake City, May 2. A special to The Desert News from Scofield at 10:30 today says: At this hour 201 bodies have been recovered. It is now known that between 300 and 400 men entered the mines and it is also known that a great majority of them have been killed. Salt Lake City, May 2. Two hun dred or more lives were lost in the ex plosion of mine No. 4 of the Pleasant Valley Coal company, at Scofield, Utah. One hundred and thirty-seven bodies have already been recovered. The work of rescue is still progressing, although there is no hope that any of the men not accounted for escaped death. The scene of the disaster is just out side this place on the line of the Bio Grande Western railroad. The explo sion, which occurred in the interior por tion of the mines, is attributed by some to the blowing up of a number of kegs of powder. The company has two mines known as No. I and No. 4. The explo sion occurred in No. 4. As fast as bodies are reached they are taken to the boardinghouse "and other company buildings where they are dressed and prepared for the coroner. In each building are from 10 to 35 bodies which are laid upon long rows of benches. A special train bearing the seriously wounded is run from Scofield for Salt Lake. News of the disaster received in Salt Lako gave the' list of killed at 25, but it was known in the evening that the full extent of the disaster was far greater. It appears to be one of those accidents that are conimon to the very best regu lated mine? and against the best en deavors of the niosc competent superin tendents. Many Have Narrow Escape. W. C. Woilsqn, mine owner, was in the lower level. lie sid: "There was a rumbung noise in the distance, followed by a sort of wave that can hardly be described, but that is known to .all who have been in explos ions, and I have been in several. I told my partner that an explosion had oc curred. We ran to the tunnel with six others. They had noticed the strange occurrence. We were none too soon in leaving the mine, for the after damp reached us some 8 or 4 minutes before we reached the open air, almost suffo cating us." The after damp delayed the work of the rescuing party, but the magnitude of the disaster soon became apparent. All the men on the raise known as "Pike's Peak" stood close together. One man elapsed his arms around his son. The meu (realized that death waa coming and tried to save themselves by burying their faces in the dirt, hoping, to escape the deadly gas that was fast enveloping them. Bernard Dougall, an engineer from Springville, Utah, who had just returned to the mine a few minutes before, was found and his men lay dead around him. Work of Rescue Begins. As the foul air had cleared from No. 1 the work of rescue began and it was soon seen that many v of the miners of No. 1 had been suffocated. The lower level had been warned of the explosion and made their escapo before the gas eous air had reached them. .Cars were taken in and the dead were loaded into them and brought to the mouth. As the bodies were brought out and recognized by their respective families the lamenta tions were most heartrending. This mine has been worked for over 20 years and has the reputation of being one of tho best ventilated and protected in the west. ' ' State Mine Inspector Thomas stated that be inspected the mine three weeks cijo and believed it entirely safe at that time. It had never been in bad condi tion and was free from gas and as the coal was loaded with shovels there has not leen a large accumulation of dust. Nine-tenths of the men killed were Americans and Welsh. Injured Man's Story. Henry Taylor, one of the injured men, paid: "I was preparing some track out on the dumpjwheu I started to the month of the tunnel to get some tools. Sud denly there was an awful report and at the .ame time a black cloud filled with rocks, bore down on me- like a streak of lightning. The next thing I knew I woke up with a man pouring brandy down my throat, and I saw the boys lying all around me, moaniug'for help." J. M. Beat tie -of Scofield, who is the company's storekeeper, said on his ar rival this morning that" it was thought the shaft in No. 4 had been wiped out and many were killed in No.-1. The scene around the mine was be yond description. Women, children and mends crowded around, weeping and walling, excited beyond control, waiting to see if the next body brought out waa their loved one. ; The financial loss to the company can not at present be estimated. This is re garded as the worst disaster that has ever occurred in this part of the coun try. The nearest approach to it was the Southern Pacific, Almy (Wy.) explosion five years ago, when over 100 men were killed. Astronomers at Thomas ton. ; TuoMASTOx.Ga., May 2. Astronomer W. W. Campbell and his assistant, C. D. Perrine, of the Lick observatory eclipse exDedition has reached Thomas ton. After investigating they finally decided to locate the observatory at a point within the suburbs of Thomas ton in the northwesterly part of the city The .site will be upon a high plateau within 800 yards of the city square. The car containing the instruments and astronomical apparatus has arrived and Professor Campbell and his assistant irfll at canoe prepare the sitsu GERMANY MAY FORCE ISSUE, Terms of Monroe Doctrine Will Proba bly Be Tested. "WaSHUfOTOJC, May 1. The speech of Secretary of War Root at the Grant banquet in New York has attracted much attention in Washington because of its reference to the Monroe doctrine and the secretary's apparent conviction that it is but a question of time, and not a long time at that, when this country will have to fight to sustain that doc trine. Secretary Boot declared in so many words that the time is rapidly ap proaching in our history as a nation when we shall ;have to either abandon the Monroe doctrine or fight for it. t It is stated on good authority that Sec retary -Root's hint at the , possibility of war to maintain the Movsroe doctrine, was called forth by an intrigue concern ing the Danish West India islands. It appears that H. H. Rogers of the Stand ard Oil company made a verbal agree ment with Denmark that if he should negotiate a sale of the islands he should receive a commission of 10 per cent of the purchase price. Captain W. "Von Christmas Dirckinck-Hohenfleld has also been acting as agent of the Danish gov ernment. All accounts agree that Den mark is very anxious to get rid of her West Indian possessions. Rogers and Captain Christmas having quarrelled, and the former having declared that it was in his power to defeat any negotia tions that old not recognize his rights as agent, Captain Christmas advised Sec retary Hay of a plan to exchange t' e islands with Germany; for territory in Europe. He stated that unless congress acts on the Danish West India matter by June 1 a plan will be carried out to exchange the islands with Germany for the whole or a part of North Schleswig, which, with Hols te in, was taken from Denmark by Germany in 1867, and which country it has always been the fondest hope of all Denmark to possess. Captain Christmas, according to the statement, had an interview with Presi dent McKinley and pointed out tho -importance of purchasing the island. As a consequence Secretary White of the Lon don embassy was sent from London to Tiegotiate directly with Denmark. His mission became known to Rogers. He insisted on his 10 per cent commis sion and declared that he would prevent a sale to the United States unless he re ceived 1300,000. Rogers became involved in a quarrel with Captain Christmas. Thereupon Captain Christmas revealed to Secretary .Hay the entire story of German intrigue. It seems that Denmark is now dis posed to make the deal with Germany. It has been said by those whoLare close to the Danish government zna& King Christian, will not allow the United States to plead the Mcnroe doctrine as a bar to negotiations with Germany for the ceding of the islands to other coun tries. He will maintain that he has already given the Monroe doctrine suffi cient considf ration in that he offered a number of times to sell the islands to the United States and at the time the negotiations have all fallen through on account of failure of congress to ratify agreements of the negotiations begun. FLORIDA EDITORls SHOT. Stansell Wounds Williamson Former Is Shot on the Run. Jacksonville, Fla., May 1. An al tercation occurred here this morning between Albert ,-M. Williamson, editor of the Florida Journal, a weekly paper published here, and C. W. Stansell, councilman from ward 7, which resulted in both being seriously wounded'. The trouble arose from ah editorial in the last issue of The Journal, charg ing that Stansell claimed to have re ceived $5,000 and another coucilman a suit of clothes, described as being all he was worth, from the Plant system for services in relation to the renewal of the charter of. the Bay Street railway, owned by the Plant system. Williamson rode up Hogau street on his wheel and at the corner Stansell knocked him off with a cane, and then fired three shots at Williamson, one penetrating the femoral artery of the right leg. As Williamson arose Stan sell fled, the former firing two shots, one entering Stanell's back on the right side. Neither wound7 is necessarily fatal. SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH. Routh Assassinated at Ills Door The 1 Murderer Escapes. Brookvtlle, Fla., April 27. R. J. ' Routh, a well known citizen of this place, was assassinated Monday even ing by some unknown person. From 'the best information obtainable it seems that Routh, who had been hauling cross ties all day, had just returned home, and after attending to his team, went to the house for supper. While standing on the back veranda washing his hands he was fired upon by some person standing near by. Two shots were fired from a double barrel shotgun, loaded with buckshot. One of the shots went wide of its mark, while the other struck Routh under the right arm, killing him Instantly. LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS. Vast Fields Have Been Discovered In Bastern Tennessee. Bristol, Tenn., May 1. Lead and zinc ores recently discovered on the farm of James A. Tillar, near here, have shown most wonderful results in assay. The ores possess from 40 U. 86 per cent lead and zinc and the veins are from 40 to 80 feet in width. It is estimated the ore is worth over $80 per ton above the cost of mining. The property has been purchased by a syndicate of Detroit capitalists, which will at once begin plans for developing it. Florida Gubernatorial Contest. Tallahassee, April 30. - Develop ments of the last few days have excited great enthusiasm and confidence in the friends and supporters of State Senator Fred T. Meyers, who is regarded as the leader in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Meyers has received strong pledges of support from influential Democrats all over Florida. and there are said to be indications that a drift toward him has set in in numer ous counties which have been considered doubtful.- .: ': . . Will Not Visit Canada. Chicago, May 1. Admiral Dewey has decided not to accept the invitation ex I tended him by a delegation of represea 1 tetive Canadians to visit Canada in Jadr. AMERICANS MADE GALLANT DEFENSE Twenty Men Are Slaughtered by Filipino Rebels. HELD OUT FOE FIVE DAYS Large Force Attacks Garrison of 30 Men at Catublg Church, Surrounded and Building Set on Fire-200 Reb els Killed. Manila, May 2. The American 'gar rison of Catubig, island of Samar, con sisting of 30 men belonging to the Forty third regiment, has been attacked, by rebels. Twenty of the Americans were killed; The remainder were rescued. The men Were quartered in the Catu big Church which the enemy, number ing several hundred, surrounded and fiercely attacked. The Americans fought for two days and the rebels managed to ignite the roof of the church, and it burned away and finally fell upon those inside the edifice. - The walls remained intact, however, and were used as a shelter by the besieged Americans for three days longer, the enemy attacking the building on all sides. The Ameri cans continued firing from the windows and doors of the church and did great execution among the Filipinos. It is estimated that over 200 of the latter were killed. After five days resistance by the Americans a lieutenant and eight mon arrived from Laoan and engaged the be siegers, who thereupon retired. The arrival of these men prevented the annihilation of the American force, who had repeatedly declined to surren der when ordered to do so by the Fili pinos. The ten survivors were without food, had little ammunition and were prac tically exhausted when relieved. COLLECTOR ROBBED OF $35. Negro Driver Disappears With Money and Is Still at Large. Augusta, Ga., May 2. Joe Ramey, city collector for Timberlake & Co., went into a store to make a collection, leaving a satchel' containing $35 in his buggy in charge of Tom Farris, a negro, who for more than two years had been , his driver in his daily rounds. When Ramey came out of the store the horse and buggy, negro and money had disappeared. A search was insti tuted and after some hours the horse and buggy were found hitched to a post at the corner of Campbell and .Ellis streets, but the negro is still at large. ALABAMA POPULISTS MEET. Will Put Out Ticket and Make Dis pensary Leading Issue. Birmingham, Ala., My 2. The Pop ulist state convention niejt at Birming ham auditorium this afternoon with a fair attendance present, State Chairman E. W. Crowe calling the meeting to or der, A full state ticket, headed by Judge S. M. Adams of Chiltou county for governor, will be nominated and the dispensary will be the leading issue. The convention will also elect dele gates to the middle-of-the-road Populist convention in Cincinnati. The delegates, it is expected, will be favorable to Barker and Donnelly. ADAMS WILL HEAD TICKET. North Carolina Republicans Will In dorse President McKinley. Raleigh, May 2. The North Carolina Republican state convention met here at noon. A full state ticket will be named, headed by ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams of Greensboro. The present . attorney general of the state, Zeb Vance Walser, is presiding over the convention. The platform will indorse President McKinley and his policy toward "our colonist," also the administratian of Governor Russell. It will declare against the amendment and arraign the present election law. CHANGE OFVENUS GRANTED. Alleged Murderers of Goebel to Be Tried In Scott County. Frankfort, Ky., May 2. Judge Can trill has ordered a change of venue to Scott county for the trial of Powers, Davis, Youtsey and others. After Scott county had been selected as the place for the trial the attorneys for the defense asked time to consult as to whether they would ask for trial at the regular term next week or ask for the special term to begin in July. Time was granted. Knoxville' Spring Meet. Kxoxvrr.T.K, May 2. The East Ten nessee Fair association has announced that it will present a spring racing card here the latter part of May. This will be in addition to the annual races in September. Horses will be here from Kentucky, Tennessee, Gsorgia and North Carolina. The dates this month have not been definitely fixed. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Aim i arc the i mcoacetsfo of the pretest day. MORMONS ARE RUN OUT. Two Elders Are Roughly Handled la North Carolina. : j Pixeyuxe, N. CL, May 1. The Mox mon elders have had a tough time here. Two elders who have been in the field about a year came here to get their mail. While in the toftn they thought they would do a little missionary work. They tried to enter several houses to counsel with the inmates and leave literature. They were stopped they say, by a Pres byterian minister, who - followed them They finally went to the mayor for pro tection and that functionary, ran from them.- In the meantime -.the citiaens met and sent a committee of 12 to the elders to Inform .them that they would be allowed just one hour to shake the dust of PineviQe off! their feet. ' The el ders were disposed to argue the point, when they were forcibly led to the city limits and told to leave and not return on pain of severe punishment. j KILLED "HIS FIRST COUSIN. Family Feud Results In Homicide In - South Carolina. j Columbia, S. C.,May 1. David Haith cock, a farmer in lower Richland county, has surrendered to the sheriff for the killing of his first cousin, Mark Haith cock, last Sunday, and is now confined in jail awaiting trial. 1; The homicide is the result of a family feud of long standing. Mark and Date, who had not met in several years, came together at the house of a sick neighbor. Mark, was there first and when Daye came armed with a shotgun a dispute ensued, when Mack struck Dave with? a stick, whereupon Dave emptied ; both barrels of his gun into his cousin, kill ing him instantly, j AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT. Architect's Report of Damage to South Carolina CapltoL , j Columbia, S.' O. , May 1. In 'a copy; of the reports and resolutions of the- gen eral assembly of the state of South Caro lina of the sessions of 1864 and 1865 found in the "rubbish room" at the cap ital is a report made to the general As sembly by Architect Niernsee showing the- damage done by Sherman's men, and giving a statement of -the material on hand stored in the basement and elsewhere. ! - i The report is of particular interest just at this time, when the work of com pleting the unfinished capitol is about to be resumed. . f j DR. GEORGE E. JODD DEAD. "' - i Brother-In-Law of Abe Lincoln Die In South Carolina, p "J Charleston, zcJ"J'0(bate E. Todd, formerly of Kentuoky, brother-in-law of President Lincoln, is dead at Barnwell, in this state. He had livejd there for many years practicing medi cine with great success in that and ad joining counties. He graduated in the Danville, Ky., college in 1843 and was for a long time with the Texas rangers on the Rio Grande. Afterward he served the con federate states with distinction as an army surgeon. ' ' Thriving Town Springs Up. Durham, N. C, April 80. Work on the new industries in Edgemont, a sub urb, is going rapidly forward. The f oudations for the cotton mill, hosiery mill, power plant and storage houses have been excavated and the building work will soon begin. The laying off of the village into streets is progressing and the contract for the erection of 130 houses has been let. Within a shojt time a thriving citywill have sprung up where before there was only desolation. Three Candidates In Field. j Columbia, S. O.May 1. The declina tion of Lieutenant Governor Scarbor ough to enter the race for lieutenant governor has opened the way for another interesting contest in the coming cam paign. C. L. Winkler of Camden and Cole L. Blease of Newberry are the an nounced candidates for the place. The friends of Colonel T. Sloan of Columbia, are urging him to enter the race, and he has about decided" to do so. There is a likelihood of others entering the field, j Convention of Mayors Postponed. I. Spartanburg, S. O. April 28. The State Mayors' convention, which was to have been held in this city May 2, 3 and 4, has been postponed There is a move ment on foot to have Some time during the summer a meeting -or tne mayors and intendents of the states of North and South Carolina." T place, of course, are matters of future decision. - - Will Be Heard May 10. WASHCfaTOJf, April 28- The South Carolina delegation has arranged for a hearing on the bill for a soldiers sanitaj rium at Castle Pinckney, in Charleston harbor before tne house committee military affairs. May 101 The bill passed the senate. : ' South Carolina War Claims. WASHTxatox, May d. -The secre of the treasury has sent to the senate in reply to a resolution a statement show! ing that there is due South Carolina from the ; gOTerjunentf 1 78.938, growing out ox tne claims oi tne inaian and. Ida. wars. New Cotton ami For Greenville. UKKV-K, S. -., April Z8. At a nmssmeeting of citizens $30,000 were w . . - a . .:- . . subscribed toward building a cotton mill here. Another meeting has been called for May 3 to organize and. elect the di rectors ox we mm company. Xew Rational Bank. Orpe vvtllk. S. C. . Aril .. A rttrm national bank, the third institution if its kind in Greenville, is to be estab lished here. The new bank will be cap- iK-l at 1(l rmO Mm-lv71 nf rV..U i .:i - - I Settlement Near at If and. Raleigh, April 23. There are racoon that a settlement of the tax assessment cases, which involve an increaaa of the taxable value of the railroad of mm 1(1000,000,-1 Jflors- THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA " ! " .' ' . i" - J : - -;" : - r ' Hamilton Is Facing the Boers, i Battle Is Imminent IjOkdox, May 1. The following dis patch has been sent by Lord Roberts to the war office from Bloemfontein: The Boers made very persistent at tacks around Thaba N'Chu Saturday and Sunday. But the position which the right (Rundle's) division holds very strong and he had the assistance of Grordon's and Dickson's brigades, the cavalry under French and Smith-Dor-rien's infantry brigade and a body oi mounted infantry under Ian Hamilton. Pole-Garew's division has returned from De wet's dorp.? Lord Roberts also cabled additional casualties sustained during the fighting of April 17 around Thaba N'Chu, con sisting of lieutenant Grady and two en listed men killed and one officer, and three enlisted men wounded. ; Neither the commander-in-chief not the correspondents dispatches . throw any light upon the plans being made to oust the Boers from -Thaba N'Chu vi cinity and how long before a deflni'ie mo ve is made to assert British suprem acy is only a surmise.' In - the mean time, the , Boers are remarkably aggres sive, and especially in view of the large forces opposing them. A special dis patch from . Thuba N'Chui says they made a daring attempt to cut off a Brit ish convoy which got into broken ground between, Thaba N'Chu and Dewet'i dorp, opening fire from the adjacent hills. In the nick of time, General Bra , bazon, with a strong force of yeomanry, returning from Wepener, arrived On the scene and extricatea the convoy. The same dispatch describes the dispo sition of tho forces at Thaba N'Chu ai follows: . ! General Rundle is covering the ad vanced camp, facing the Boers' position to the east, where they are strongly en trenched. General Ian Hamilton and General Smith-Dorrien occupy strong positions on the road to the north. Another dispatch says a company un der General Hamilton located the Boere to the . north and an artillery duel oc curred without result. There wac much artillery firing with out much casualties. It is hardly lively that the forces will face each other tn very large numbers until reinforcement arrive, as both sides seem to be waiting for troops. , Stringent measures are being adopted to prevent the Boer guerrillas from se curing supplies from other centers. At the conclusion of General Six George White's visit toWindscr today Queen Victoria decorated the defender of Ladysmith with the cross and star ol the "Victorian order. j Her majesty and the soldier had a long conference. It is learned that the queen was more angry than for yean over the publication of the Spion kop dispatches. A significant item of importance has been received from Cape Town. It is asserted on good authority that General Hunter has been sent to Kimberley to command a strong column intended for the relief of Maf eking. . It will also in clude Barton's brigade, which has lately been brought around from Natal, and a strong contingent of horses and guns. A dispute, from Mafeking, dated April 20, says: Boers have been busy for several days blowing up the railway southward. There was little firing during the past week. Fever is rife, but otherwise the health of the garrison is good fend all are well. Dewet Is Foiled by French. London, April 30. The latest news received from the Orange Free State in dicates that though the Boers have evacuated Thaba N'Chu, they have only done so in order to occupy stronger po sitions. On Sunday General Dewet made an effort to turn General French's eastern flank, which was only foiled by the ca7 airy after vigorous maneuvers. The Boers hold the ridges to the eastward, whence they will probably fall . back when the pressure of superior numbers increases. The British casualties sustained dur ing the Thaba N'Chu fighting were slight. General French's object, now that all chances of catching the main bodies of the burghers has disappeared, is to harass the Boers and prevent any well organized retreat. The distance between Thaba N'Chu and Ladybrand is 40 miles and the veldt is beyond tho mountains. On the edge of the Basutoland Ladybrand is an im portant point of concentration forOli vier's and Dewet's forces and can only be - approached by a British army in strength. General Roberts' plans are not re vealed try the dispatches. He can either follow the Loers toward Ladybrand and then resume his advance northward to Senekal or he can make a narrow wheel ing movement from Thaba N'Chu and throw the bulk of his farces between Winburg and Dewet 'sand Olivier 'com mandoes. The conditions of his trans port are unknown and the direction of thie next movement of the British force cannot be forecasted with any degree of confidence. General Roberts has cleared his eastern flank, but may be compelled to halt until his transport is in order. From Beira, Portuguese East Africa, comes news of the arrival there of a Ca nadian 12-pounder battery. A conception of the contiuox t ravage of the war can be gathered from a Cape Town dispatch briefly describing the arrival from Natal of 25 officers and 253 men invalided home and the sailing ol the Aurania for England with 400 sick and wounded soldiers. British Follow Boers Hortfa. LosDOjr, April 23. The British force in the Orange Free State are still pre sumably following the Boers northward, but at this hour there is no ward fzpm the mart interesting field oprarkms A dispatch from Ladyoaith says thars are only small parties of Boers in Tintwa uss. but that soma hundreds are guard ing Van Reenan's and Oliviershoek 1 passes. Commandants De Beer and Van Nieskark are in charge and their force have been o disposed, that C3t whols body can be mssenil at SSV ce.' TO CLEAN NURSERY BOTTLES After the bonk has feces ued. riiu It dwrofltfchr ! vara vtftr; tbn fUl with wvm vutr eratmialaf mmpookIbI of Gold Doit Wasting Powder ud let It Mud, rrtrr wr n4 &, It rubtwr tub u scd let it reiMia aUata At water. SIbm tfeiwogli ckaa vatar several tima uoa uum la much mart affective tfca ckaa them, aa it renoves all epecka aa4 dlntfat e tb aldca of ft tonka. uuwji Rtin fva ho vac w uu Tut a. a. rAiKauK eomrurr. . iMh, : - mw Tart, SETTLED FEUD IN CHURCH. -, One Man Fatally and Several Others -r Seriously Wounded. Cb-S-OTT-, N. O., April 26. A. des perate fight occurred at Mountain View church, in Buncombe county Sunday, resulting in probably fatally wounding George Hawkins and badly T injuring several others. The fight stt rt sd at the church about 12 o'clock, just mi the preacher began his sermon, the participants being George, Mack and HUlery Hawkins, and Millard, Nattis and Harl Sneilaon. Pistols, knives, stones and "knucks were used. George Hawkins was shot in the head by Millard Sneilaon; Hillery and Mack Hawkins were knocked down with stones by Nattis Sneilaon, while Hillery Hawkins was knocked out. The fight was the result of an old feud. The same belligerents had an en counter on Easter Sunday, in which . all were more or less bruised, but no deadly weapons were used. .. Bobbers Get $ 1 ,00O. Mooresv-JLe, N. 0., April 27. Rob bers broke in the postofflce at this place Wednesday night, blew open the safe and stole f 1,000 in money and stamps. The explosion broke several glasses in the windows and the safe was turned over,, Parties near the postofflce heard the explosion, but paid no attention to it. This is the fifth postofflce robbed in North Carolina during the past few weeks, the others being at Lodkville, Chapel Hill, Graham and Youngstown. Arguments Heard. Raleigh, April 28. Argument for appeals were heard by the supreme court in two of the most notable murder oases in recent years in this part of North Carolina. In one case the defendant is Tom Jones, the negro who murdered and burned his mistress and five of her children and who is under sentence to be hanged here May 11. In the other the defendant is James Smith, a negro who cut the throats of two young white men, one of whom died. Suits Grow Out of Strike. Ashevillx, N. C, April 27. It is stated that several damage suits are to be brought against the Southern rail way and Western Union Telegraph company, because of their failure to de liver messages and . freight. Granville Calhoun has 3,500 pounds of flour, freight prepaid, which he is unable to get from BushnelL Joseph Holcombe, one of the largest farmers of Jackson county, will sue, it is said, on account of nondelivery of a lot Of grass seed. Negroes Go to New York. Raleigh, April 27. Rfty-flve negro men have left here for New York to work in brick yards. Seventy-five more are wanted. All Of the 55 save 10 came from farms near here. The 10 are Raleigh negroes. Among the latter is the man who was then a servant at the now defunct State National bank here when its president and cashier fled to Canada with the funds. The negro went with them to Canada. Rural Free Delivery. Washington, April 30. Representa tive Atwater has called at the postofflce department and recommended the es tablishment of rural free delivery in Wake county, N. C. He was informed that an inspector would be sent at once to investigate the matter and - report on the merits of the case. He hopes to se cure rural free delivery for other coun ties in his district. ' Decision Handed Down. Raleigh, April 30. The decision of Judge Simonton in the Blackwell Dur ham Tobacco company case has been re ceived here. It is in favor of the Amer ican Tobacco company on every point making the receivership permanent and ordering the sale of the property. Eczema, Itching Humors, Pimple Cured by B. B. B. Eottl Free to Efferera. Does your Skin Itch and Burn? Dis tressing Eruptions on ihe Skm so you feel ashamed to be seen in company? Do scabs and Scale form on the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you Eczema? jtkio Sore an i Crack ed? Hash form oq the Skin? Prickling Pain in ,ihe8kin? Boil? Pimples? Bone Pains? Swollen Jointt? Falling Hair? All Run Down? Skin Pale? Old Sores? gating Sores? Ulcer? To core to stay rami take B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) which makes the blood pure and rich, B B. B. will cause the sores to heal, itching oi eczema to atop forever, the skin to be crae clear and breath sweet. For sale by druggist at SI pr large bottle; six large bottles (fall treatment) Complet di rections With each bottle. So sufferers may test it a trial bottle giren away. Address BLood BaTx Co. Atlanta, Ga. Describe your trouble and Free Personal medical ad vice given. r TV'! ' w m i V f MANY COMPLAINTS FILED. Services of Southern and Western Union . ': ' . Are Inadequate. j Raleigh, April 30. A number of odm plaints from points on the A&bevilleV division of - the Southern railway have been filed with the corporation commis sion. The complainants allege that there is inadequate service on the , part of the Western Union Telegraph com pany and the Southern railway. This is declared to be the result of tho strike of telegraph operators. Tne complaints came from "citizens of Waynesvlllo, Clyde, Canton, Dillsboro, Albemarle and Glnn Alpine. j The commUdon decided to serve no tice on the telegraph and railroad com ponies with the request that answer to the complaints be made at once. S. L. Rogers of the cominis&iou says the sta tions must bo reopened; that thft cloig of the stations is working a hardnhip on . shippers, as no freight is received or de- . livered at the closed stations. ASSAULTED BOY WITH KNlFE. Crazy Printer Attacks a 7-Yrar-Old Child at Yorkvllle. Yoekviixe, 8. C, April 28. II. IL GaQaher, a printer, supposed to be tem porarily insane, attempted to cut the throat of Miller Drakefprd, the 7-year-old son of the editor of the Yorkvllle Yeoman yesterday at noon while tL child was playing in the composing room. His mother heard a scream and ran to the door in time to see an up lifted knife over her boy. She snatched him from" tho man, and running into an adjoining room, fattened the door. The little boy has a gash on bis nock that just missed the jugular vein. - I Gallaher is in jaiL APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE. Governor Names. fc?uth Carolina Hoard of Education. j Colucbia, S. C, April 7. Governor McSweeney has announced the members of tho new state board of education. This board is an important one as re gards higher education in South Caro lina, ant the governor has appointed il from among the ablest educators of tho state. The personnel of the board is as follows: i Professor Henry P. Archer of Charles ton, Professor J. I. McCain of Due Went, . Professor Graves L. Knight of Granite ville, Professor II. T. Cook of Green ville, Professor A. R. Banks of Rock Hill, Hon. W. A. Bruwn of Marion and Thomas M. Raysor of Orangeburg. J J. A. HOYT IS THETrTcHOICE. Greenville Slan Will Probably De Pro. -: hlblilcn Candidate. Ooluxbia, S. O., April 27. The an nouncement that the Prohibitionists would put out a candidate for governor caused no surprise in political circles. ! Colonel James A. Iloyt of Greenville seems to be the man whom the Prohibi tionists want and it is generally under stood that he will be a candidate, I hough no official announcement has bet-n nuvds to that effect. '1 With a Prohibitionist in the field, the issue would narrow down to dispensary or prohibition j A druggist In 'Macon, Ga., sirs: "I bsve sold large quantity of Mother's Friend, and nave never known so In stance where ft bas failed to produce ths good results claimed for it. All women agree mat u mates moof sooner ana icm painful." Mother's Friend is not a chance remedy. Its rood effects 'are readily experienced by all expectani mothers who use it. Year sgo it passed the experimental stage. While it always shortens labor and lessens the pains of delivery, it is also of the greatest benefit during the earlier months of pregnancy. Morninj sickness and nervousness j an readily overcome, and the liniment relaxes the strained muscles, permitting them ts expand without causing distress. Mother's Friend gives great recuperative power ts die mother, and her recovery is sure and rapid. Dsnger from rising snd swelled breasts is done sway with completely. SaU fc7rKzUtJforSI a IwtUc. i THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. . . A'n-a.vra.OA. I ' i ? .i n v
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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