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'- " :: . x ' " - - ; ' - " - - " . - - , .. - , ; -. . - . -. j - . .('". ...-., .. ...- .-. . .1 -... s g . . y "- - - r . - - - - . " - . ? - ---- ; - 11 -wfc-, " :.. - -- ; . - -. " r - . ; v ,-. - - - -- - -. . - . - , - - " . . - - J ' t -- - ...... i ' " - - ; -. - ;:. - . - . ' r: :;v . ;.- .-t.- : - . . r;r- . - . . '- " ' - ; ; - -1 .-;-., ' - :, , " - .-. ' . " . ' ' -' ' ' SW6ESS03 io the mmxmk?tt2s&&. Br i0- ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY,' MAV 10, 19C0. 51.00 PEB TFU II UiffiCE 10jHRTBODT.: i JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES ON RACE PROBLEM: Separation, He Says, Is Only Permanent Solution. PEOPLE MUST PACE ISSUE4 Question Can Xow He Settled With-, out Bloodshed Delay Is I)angerjLS. Ijf-Ulatiou of Xo Avail Parting Of Ways Has Heen Reached. MoNTroMORY, Ala., May 0. Tlie feai ture of today's aion of the race con ference was the speech of the Hon. John TVmple Graves of Georgia. Mr. Graves' speech was one of the ablest efforts of his life and shows a deep study of the problem. The distinguished Georgian was never In better voice and was given the closest attention throughout. Mr. Graves paid ; tribute to the efforts of Council, Booker Washington, Bishop Turner and other leading negroes, but his speech shows that he ii uncompro misingly in favor of a separation of the races. ' He contends that there is no room in Ihe industrial fit Id for the negro, and that education only awakens ambitions which can never be realized, unless there is a separation. To make his argument more 'pointed Mr. Graves refers to the time when the Lord led the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, thus re leasing them from bondage. The speaker dwelt at length upon the race problem, as it presents itself to the thinking man, touching upon the ne gro's industrial, political, Social and civil standing in the United States. .He stated that the industrial education of the negro only tended to bring him in closer competition with the white man, thus augmenting the bitter feeling al ready existing between the two races. Proceeding Mr. Graves presents metn- ods for the bo! utiou of the problem. and advocates the repeal of the fifteenth amendment. lie regards the enfran chisement of the negro as the American mistake of the century, but the disfran chisement of the negro would not be a permanent solution. Must Separute the Races. The only permanent solution, he says, is the separation of the races. Proceed ing, he says: "On this great question I stand now where I have always stood where Web ster stood and Henry Clay; where Thomas Jetferson stood, and Abraham Lincoln, and Henry Grady, and Council and Turner and the rest where in time all men will stand who see the light and dare to face it. "Separation is the logical, the inev itable, the only way. No other proposed solution will stand the test of logic and exteririent. "For no statute will permanently solve this problem. No anodyne of law, no counter-irritant of legislation will quiet it longer than t'ue hour of. its ap plication. The evil is in the blood of races, the disease is in the, bones and the marrow and the skin of antagonistic peoples. "Religion does not solve the problem, for the Christ spirit will not be all per vasive until the milleuial dawn. "Education complicates the problem. Every year of enlightenment increases the negro's apprehension of his position, of his merits and attainment, and of the inconsistency between his real and con stitutional status in the republic. Edu cation brings perception, and ambition follows, with aggressive assertion against the iron walls of a prejudice that has neve- vielded and will never yield. The conCij; is irrepressible and inevitable. Time Complicates Problem. "Time complicates the 'problem by giving increasing numbers and addi tional provocation to the negro, and in creasing danger to the struggle which logic and destiny render certain. "Politics complicates the problem by bringing times of fierce civic conflict when the passions and prejudices of fac tion may be moved to partisan align ment with the deep and lurking dan gers of the race question. "We have come in God's providence to the parting of the ways. ."In the name -?. Hstory and of hu manity; in the i itrst of both races, ami m the fear of God, I caU for a divi sion. , . "Wo can make it peaceably now.' We may hi' forced to accomplish it in blood ht Tv mtT. "The time is propitious and the coun try is ripe- for separation. Iu conclusion, the speaker says: , "Away with experiment! Let us have done with temperiziug. Away with timidity andJjesitationl Let us face the trreat question like men!, Let us grapple the mighty issue bravely and once for all. Ix-t us see the end from the begin ning, and go forth to meet it with faith iu U ni and in our race. 'And Almighty God, the last immi nent faetvir in the destinies of men, will strike i lie scales from our clouded eyes and 1, ud -.to the kindly light a, people vh', virh04irnest faith and strenuous endeavor, have sought to help others and t j help themselves." Iaeon Awaits Decision. Matox, May 9. The city is very anxious to kuow the outcome of the an nexation case now pending before the supreme court, It is thought an opin ion will 'be handed down about Pridav, and if it is favorable there wiU be an ac tive campaign for annexation, which will be as warm as the one how raging. The taking of the census will begin about June 1, and there is plenty of time for an election to be held if the de cision of Judge Felton is reversed. Young Lady Shoots an Admirer. Yorkvimke, S. C, May 9. Frank Jones called on Miss Blanche Wilkins. one of the belles of Yorkville, Monday night, to whom he had been devoted. Bhe playfully pointed an "unloaded" rifle of small caliber at him and sent a bullet through his jaw. Wolcott Will Serve. Denver, May 9. United States Sen ator Edward O. Wolcott has consented ! bwtb aa temporary nhimfl1, ox the state jiepmuicaa conventual whica t SHOT DOWN BY A PREACHER, Rev. Johnson Kills Bellinger on the Street In Bamberg. Bamberg, 8. O., May 5. A sensa tional homicide occurred here yesterday morning when Rev. W. E. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist church, shot and Almost instantly killed W. T. Bellinger. Trouble betifeen them began over the J minting odra line fence between the premises oi onn it. iseiunger, racner ox the decttyuand the Baptist parsonage, at wmctfme, it is said, hot words were pasauKg pistol was drawn by Bel lingeRbi-.T . . , ..- --- . Tefeterday morning as young Bellin ger'was returning from the postoffice to His father's residence, Rev. Johnson, armed with a donblebarrelad ghotgon, accosted him in front of the Gorlule Fitting school. A few words were passed, a few shots exchanged, when Bellingef fell dying on the ground with a smoking pistol in his right hand, Rev. Johnson is unhurt. After the shooting he went to the jail and surren dered to Sheriff Hunter. A SENSATION AT COLUMBIA. Lyles Alleges That Jury Was Drinking;. Asks For New Trial. Columbia, S. O., May 5 There was a sensation hers today when William H. Lyles, counsel for the Columbia, New berry and Laurens railroad, moved for a new trial in the case where a jury had just found against the aikoad damages for injury to a woman s leg, on the ground that the jury had been tam pered with. Mr. Lyles. who is one of the leading lawyers in the state, submitted an affi davit that daring the night the Jury was in the courthouse, others besides the jury were in the juryroom, and that the jurors were supplied with whisky and beer. - The judge appointed a special master to take testimony in the case. A prom inent Columbia business man was fore man of the jury. BARNWELL HAS WITHDRAWN. lie Will Not Oppose' Congressman El liott For Re-Election. Charleston, May 5. ' What gave early promise of being one of the most bitterly fought congressional campaigns in South, Carolina has been practically terminated here by the withdrawal of the Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, who had announced himself a candidate from the First district to oppose Congressman William JHliott. In his address to the voters Major Barnwell said that he found it necessary to get a good majority of votes in Charleston to offset the : Elliott votes throughout the district, and, finding this lacking, he had decided to quit." Behind this, however, there is a story of shrewd political work, and the v cam paign in Charleston will be bitter yet, notwithstanding the fact that Major Barnwell is out. DEAD WHALE ON THE BEACH. Be a Monster With Harpoon In Him Found on Carolina Coast. Columbia, S. C, May 7. A big whale is stranded on the beach at Sea view, Horry county, the terminus of a little railroad just built from the wilds of the interior, and people are flocking to the spot on excursions to Bee the fish. To add to the interest it is evident that the whale was killed by a harpoon that he lias probably carried thousands of miles. The harpoon has SO feet of rope, at tached. The whale measures 66 feet in length and 84 across the back. Fishermen and sailors say the tackier in the body belonged to the outfit of a whaler and that it was struck by pro fessional whale hunters, and breaking the line headed across the seas, unmind ful of latitude, and at last died of the wound. - .-- NEW MILL FOR GRAN ITEV1LLE. Plant Will Cost $300,000 Work to Begin at Once. GrInitxviixx, S. C, May S. In ac-" eordanee with resolutions adopted by the stockholders . of the Graniterille Manu facturing company at their annual meet ing, about a fortnight ago, the board of directors of that corporation met to con sider the advisability of increasing the capacity of the plant. They decided not to add to the' old - mill, but - to build an entirely new one near their old plant, to cost foOO-,000. The present mill at Granite ville util izes' all the available waterpower, and the new one will be operated by steam. It is intended to have the new mill ready for inspection - by the stockholders at their next annual meeting. ' Conductor Held For Murder. Spabtakburo, S. 1 C, May 7. Con ductor Thomas Smith of the Glenn Springs railroad has been lodged in jail here charged with murder. - In an ex cursion run by negroes a 'riot occurred and one of the passengers was killed. At the coroner's inquest half a dozen ne groes testified that Conductor Smith, the only white man present, did the shoot ing. Smith declares his innocence and says he never fired a shot. Commission Issued. Columbia, S. C May 4. -George A. Browning, presidenTof the Home Tele phone company of Greenville, which controls the combination of Kedmont lines, has filed a declaration : with the secretary of state and secured a pommis sion for the Consolidated Telephone com pany of Columbia. The capital stock if $50,000. -' - ' Will Apply For Charter. - Columbia, S. C, May 5.The ! SotuMr Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition wiU in s day or two apply to the secretary of state for a charter, the capital being $350,000. About $200,000 has already been subscribed, principally in Charleston, where it is proposed to hold the exposition. Uaaledens Indicted; ' .... . Columbia, S. C. , May 5. The Marion . grand jury has presented for prosecution the Hateldens, two Sellers and Aubray Evans, who were engaged in the famous battle at Sellers station last November. in which Undley HnT,ledn. then aispenr nry ooaxu cnairrnan, wore a ooqj GRAVE DISSENSIONS EXIST IN BOER ARMY Eupture Between Transvaal ers and Free Staters. ENEMY HAKES NO STAND British 'Advance Continues Without Resistance Boers Are Concentrating " at Krooastadt General French Ar , lives at SmaaldeeL y'i LOXDOX, May 9. Although the Brit ish expected considerable opposition at the difficult drift of the Zaand river, the latest advices from Smaal leel, Orange Free State, indicate that the federals are not yet ready to make a determined attempt to stop Lord Roberts' advance. The latter's front is so wide and over whelming in numbers that it is difficult to see how the Boers can help being ousted out of Virginia siding as they were oat of SmaaldeeL even if they neg lected to give battle. The same conditions will probably Affect the situation at Kroonstadt, hence the belief that little opposition will be encountered woath of the VaaL - The repairs to the bridges over the Vet river are expected to retard the gen eral march from Smaaldeel and Four teen Streams for three or four days, when General "Boiler will also be ready. The general idea is that , Lord Roberts will direct his right on Harrismith in order to get in touch with the Natal army coming through YanReenansjpass. A dispatch from Maseru says the Boers have deserted both Lady brand and Floksburg in a bad condition, owing to the reports that the British will prob ably occupy Senikal, thus threatening their retreat to the Transvaal. Distention in the Boer Army. Smaaldeel,, May 9. It is reported that the federals are quitting Zaand river and it is variously stated that they are retreating toward the Vaal and tak ing up a position at Boshoff rand and Kroonstadt. The British affirm that there is a bitter quarrel between the Free Staters and the Transvaal era, which is likely to end in the speedy surrender of the latter. General French has ar rived here. Will Appeal to United States. The Hague, May 9. The Nether lands peace society is discussing an ap peal to President McKinley to investi gate the causes of the war in South Af rica and to stop the war. TOWNE FOR VICE PRESIDENT. Action of Fusion Forces Slakes Him a Strong Possibility.' Washington, May 9. Whether the Democratic national" convention will ratify the agreement which seems to have been reached, by which Towne is to be pushed forward for vice president by the fusion forces, or whether that Kansas City gathering follows the ad vice of many leaders and selects some eastern Democrat of distinction, the ac tion of the Michigan Democracy in in dorsing Towne and of the leaders at the Chicago conference in putting him to the front has had the result of making him the most talked of possibility of the lot. . " Revision of Organic Laws. Chicago, May 9. Bishop Fosa pre sided over the business session of the conference. Several memorials, appeals, Ktitions and resolutions were presented, .t the most of tho session was devoted to consideration of the report of the special committee appointed four years ago to revise the organic laws of the church. Japanese Land at San Francisco. San Francisco, May 9. One hun dred and fifty-seven Japanese immi gernts have just been landed in this city. Of this number 75 were admitted on certificates of landing signed by the United States immigration commission ers and the others on certificates from the commissioner at Seattle. Sloan Lands a Winner. London, May 9. The Chester cup of 8,350 sovereigns, run at the Chester meeting, was won by C. A. Brown's Rough Side, ridden by Sloan. The Duke of Portland's Manners and Lord Carni van's Baldur were second and third re spectively. Fourteen horses ran on the course, nearly 2) miles. s.9 : "f r Palatka Enterprise Chartered. Tallahassee, May 9. Letters pat ent have been granted for the incorpora tion of the International Manufacturing company of Palatka, with a capital; of $1,000000, td conduct a general manu facturing and trading business. : Plague Shows a Decline. 8ncLA, May 9. The bubonic plague Is generally showing a material decline. Made from pure cream of tartar Safegiiarcts the food against oeatobeahof t Baking Powder j: SERVICE TO BEGIN JUNE' 3. Seaboard te Establish New Southern ".. - Schedule Next Month. ,r j Richmond, May 8.At a conference held in this city between John Skelton Williams and Vice President and Gen eral Manager St. John of the Seaboard Air line. Vice . President and General Manager Maxwell of the Florida Cen tral and Peninsular, Vice President and General Manager Gabbett or the- Geor gia and Alabama and General Superin tendent McBee of the Seaboard, arrange ments were complete forthef com mencement of the through train? service of the Seaboard Air Ii.e J; weenie w York and Tampa on June 8. On that date the Seaboard will com mence the operation of four solid daily Pullman trains between New York and sauthern Florida and also between New York and Atlanta, the 'Florida trains' running . via Richmond, Petersburg; Raleigh Columbia, S. X. Savannah, Ga., and Jacksonville; and the Atlanta trains via Richmond,Petersburg,Raleigh and Hamlet, N. C, to Atlanta. DEATH IN TEXA3 STORM. Young Lady' Mortally and 'Several Others Seriously Wounded. Dallas, May (31ea; weather is re- ported in aH sections, of Texas! i:The. flooded rivers are either ailing or on ft stand. " Cotton and oord are badly in jured in large areas and it is too late to replant it. v , . . T Reports this morning from 80 points in Texas, covering more' than one-half of the state, indicate that the windstorm of Sunday night did immense damage to property, but no lives were lost and only one person was fatally injured, a Miss Milton, at Little Elm, in Denton county; who is reported dying. " i-: - ; ! ? Over the state more than 100 build ings were wrecked, butiiot more than a dozen of the persons all told were hurt, In many places under? ground -storm houses saved the people from Injury. PRO BAB LEC RIME REVEALED. Bloody Clothes Jug, Up In Jackson ville by Negro Workmen. Jacksonville, Fla.iliay , 8.! A hid den crime has been possibly partially re vealed by negro workmen in the vicinity of Laura and Second streets, in Spring field, where they dag up a pair of trous ers, covered with blood stains.' At the place where the trousers- were found a stake was discovered bearing a card, which was evidently put there to mark the spot where the ..clqthing was buried. , . . . City Marshal Williasss" investigated the matter, and found a leather : truss and some papers in the pockets, but nothing to disclose the owner's name. The matter is a mystery to the police, and it may yet lead to important dis closures. - - AMERICAN FLAG HOISTED, Stars and Stripes Now Float Over the Island of Tululnl. Auckland, N. Z., May 8. Advices received from Samoa announce that the American flag has been hoisted over the island of Tulului amid native rejoicing and that the natives have made a for mal concession of the island to the United States. The . inhabitants of Manna, it is also announced, request the formal hoisting of the American flag over that island, which: will likewise be ceded. The natives of the island will rule themselves under governors appointed by the commandant of the naval sta tion. Quiet prevails in German Samoa. Gardner's 8-Hour BUL, . Washington, May 8. In view of the recent 8-hour movement throughout the country the report made to the house of representatives by Chairman Gardner of the committee on labor on the Gardner 8-hour bill and the general subject of 8-hour legislation has a timely interest. The bill requires a clause in ail govern ment contracts that the labor under con tract shall not exceed 8 hours daily. The report presents an elaborate view of the 8-hour legislation in all the states and the previous 8-hour statutes enacted by the federal government. . Met Death While Playing. Chattanooga. May ST William Tib bies, foreman of molders at the works of the Ross-Meehan Malleable Iron com pany, while tussling with friends at the top of a stairway in his -hotel, was thrown over the railing to the floor be law, 20 feet. His coDar'bone was broken and the jagged end was driven through and transfixed the left lung, from the effects of which he died in great agony. . Strike Is Called Off. Knoxviixjs, May 8. T. W. Lusk, or ganizer of the Order of Railway Tele graphers, stationed here, has received instructions from- President PowelL at Atlanta, stating that the Order of Rail way Telegraphers' strike on the South ern railway has been called off, and that a boycott against the Southern has been instituted in which all organized labor will be petitioned to participate. , General Garcia Captured. Washington, May 8. The war de partment has received the following i from General Mac Arthur at Manila: ! "General Pantaloen Garcia, prominent insurgent officer, northern provinces, captured yesterday with some valuable documents by Funston's troops. Regard capture important.'' Three Americans Killed. Manila, May, 8. A force of rebels May 3 attacked 20 men of Company I of the Forty-fourth regiment stationed at Barotac, Doilo province, on the island of Panay. Three of the Americans were killed and several were wounded. Turkey to Improve Her Navy. Constantinople, May 8. An imperial . irade just issued orders contracts to be signed with " foreign shipbuilders fox renovating eight antiquated ironclads. : - King Otto Nears His Ead. : Bxsxnr, May a The health of the demented King Otto of Bavaria is com pletely bxokexi said the esid is ssstected THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA British Army Is Moving Steadily rorwardBo:rs Demoralized. ! "I London, May 8. The following dis patch has been received from Lord Rob erts at Smaaldeel: ''The railway from Brandf ort to this place has - been considerably damaged and the bridge over the Vet river has been,! hopelessly wrecked. This delays supppes coming up. Every few yards charges of rackarock had been laid un der tile rails. ThisVould have created some loss of life, but fortunately was discovered by a West Australian in fan tryman. . Win burg has been , occupied by the Highland brigade." In spite of these wrecked railroads the British advance goes on steadily. Lord Roberts' outposts are apparently about 12 miles north of SmaaldeeL General Brabant has joined General Bundle at ThabaN'Chu, whence they are moving forward. The country is all quiet in that direction.. . A rooonnoissance made by General RuniUe of the Boers' recent positions at Thaba N'Chu resulted ' in their being pronounced impregnable and their evacuation is reported to have been due to thereceipt of an urgent request from President Steyn. The Boers are said to be moving northward, but their immediate destination is not known. The whereabouts of the British cavalry under General French is still a mystery, while General Kelly-Kenny and General Chermside's columns are. also unac counted for. , r5 'jBoers Are Utterly Demoralized. - A Cape Town dispatch says Lord Rob erts' phenomenal advance is not only utterly demoralizing the Boers, but is striking terror into the rebel circles. The Cape Town correspondent . is slightly optimistic as' regards Mafeking. Judging from the direct dispatches the British forces south of Mafeking are still nearly 200 miles from the objective point, while,, the latest advices from Mafeking itself, dated April 29,; show little amelioration in the condition thereZ The dispatch says that with the except tion of slight rifle, fire at the .outlying trenches everything is quiet. The enemy's artillery wi tit the excep tion of two 5-pounders has apparently withdrawn". It was learned. April 24 that the enemy intended to attack The entire-garrison stood to its arms. .When the day broke Colonel Baden-Powell took up a position on the loofTdat and the heavy rattle of musketry and the boom of four guns convinced us that an attack was about to Occur. But it. became apparent that thej Boer officers could not persuade their men, to advance. Through glasses we saw the officer vainly urging the infantry-forward. The enemy reformed and retired. Our men fired a shot in the hope of inducing the enemy to come to close quarters. After the bombardment April 27 all was comparatively quiet. Boers to Slake a Stand, Smaaldeel, May 8. General Hut ton's advanced camp of the Colonial regi ments is tonight settled at Lodgelegen (Welgelen) siding. According to reports the Boers intend to make a stand near Zaand river. The engineers are busy making a de viation across the river. At dispatch from Colonel Plummer's camp states that the Boers around Mafe king have been gradually reinforced and their strength is .estimated at 3,000. Colonel Plummer has succeeded in communicating with Mafeking by means of carrier pigeons and is endeavoring to communicate with the southern relief colum. Plot to Assassinate Roberts. London, May 8. The Standard hears thai information has been officially re ceived of a plot to assassinate Lord Rob erts, that the latter has been warned and. that telegrams are now passing be tween the Cape authoritities. Lord Rob erts and the "home authorities on the subject. J Battle of Vet River. London, May 7. The capture of Win burg by the British is confirmed and the maid advance to Pretoria continues with the machine-like precision and' rapidity which, has characterized all Lord Rob erts: forward movements. By the occu pation of Winburg, General Ian Hamil ton has put himself nearly parallel with Lordj Roberts and only 29 miles east wardl while he has the additional ad vantage of being connected with his chief by means "of the railroad that runs from Smaldeel or Winburg road sta tion; as it is sometimes . called to Win burg. The only feature of the carefully de vised plan of general advance that is not disclosed by the swift developments is the part that Boiler has elected to take in the operations. At present there are no indications of any movement on the part of the Natal army. Doubtless a few days or less will bring oat ths British line of action before the Big garsburg. Lord Roberts is now 9 miles north of the Vet and 63 miles north of Bloemfon tein.) The Boers seem anxious to re treat; to Kroonstadt and are doing so. At the time this dispatch is sent there Is nothing new from General Hunter, but it is presumed he is pushing steadily forward in the direction of Mafeking, aided by the aggressiveness of Barton's and Paget's brigades. The critics of the afternoon newspa pers View the situation with the great est satisfaction. A dispatch from Small deel gives details of the occupation of Wmburg by the British. It says: News has just come here that Gen eral Hamilton is giving the Boers no rest and that they are falling back hur riedly. ' Jle has entered Winburg after a brisk fight, in which the Boers, fell back so quickly that one of their guns, in addition to a Maxim, was abandoned." A.dispatch from Boshoff says General Methuen made a reoonnoisance from there to the neighborhood of Sjartkop piesfontein, locating the Boer laager. 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Resides retarding all farm operations, washing of planted crops and prepared lands, washing out the roads, many mill dams were broken, and there was serious damage to causeways across thoso streams; in some instances ; the dam being the only roadway. ; Within a few miles of this place is I Swimming Pens, a mill seat and pond j on 'Scape O'er Swamp, upon the main I and sub-tributaries of which are other! Tit ' 1.1 1 numinous mux sues. xneso upper aanu ; gave way or overflowed, and the pent-up ' water from each swollen poud, releasetl from its barriers, came down in increas ing vOlume and power until, like a tidal ; wave, it reached this last obstruction t Swimming Pens, and, though the score : of flood gates had been opened, the dam was swept away. The property loss in this section is estimated at several thou ; sand dollars. .- RECORDS OF REVOLUTION. Sonie Documents of Great Historical ; " - Value Kecovered. , ' CoCtrMBiA, S. C, May 8. Chief Clerk Gantt, t)f the secretary of state's office has found another batch of documents connected with the revolutionary records !of ,the state. They contain the origit I awards and, receipts of revolutionary -soldiers. n '. - Mr. Gantt thinks that he can make up practically a complete roster of the troops from this state from the records of the office. The papers are unassorted, and no effort has been made to classif the names. - Mr. Gantt has been work ing on the records for several months and thinks it will take fully two years to classify, index and catalogue the names. Mr. Gantt estimates that there are from 15,000 to 30,000 names in the papers he has. HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE. Senator Pritchard Will Not Stand For Vice Presidency. Washington , May 5. Senator Pritch ard of North Carolina, whom the Re publicans of his state indorsed as a can didate for vice president, states' that he is in no sense to be regarded as a can didate for the nomination. "The action of the convention was a most graceful and gracious compliment, and one which I appreciate highly, but I am not a candidate in any sense of the word." :. Minister For 70 Years. Anderson, S. C, May 8. There is at tending the negro Baptist, convention here perhaps the oldest minister, both in point of years and of service, in the state. This old veteran of the cross is Rev. Ned Stark of Greenville county. He was born in Hanover county, Va., Aug. 28, 1800, and should he survive until Aug. 28, next, he will have lived 100 years. He has spent 70 years in the ministry. Rev. Stark looks remarkably well for one of his years and bids fair to cover the century mark. Twenty-Two Perish. Melbourne, May 9. The British ship Sierra Nevada, Captain Scott, from Liverpool Jan. 16 for this port, was to tally wrecked outside the Heads. Five of her crew were saved, but it is be lieved that 22 others, including the cap tain, perished. Jim Howard Surrenders. FttANETORT, Ky., May . Jim How ard, the man accused, of firing the shot that killed William GoebeL came here from his home in Clay county and sur rendered to the authorities. Howard says he will have no trouble in proving his innocence. Cczeat. Itching Humors, Pimples Cared by B. B. B. U . Eottl Free toEafTerers. Does your Skin Itch and Burn? Dis tressing Ernptioos on. Ibe .Skin so you fetl ahami to Le teen in company? Do subs indSca! fvrraon the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you Erzeata? Siin Sore so 1 Crack ed? Hash form on the Skin? Prickling Pin in tbe&kta? Boils? Pimples? Bone Pains? Swollen Joint? Filling Hair? All Kun down? Skin Pale? Old Sores? riating Sores? Ulcers? To care to stay ccred take B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) wbicb tnskes the blood pore snd rich, B B. E. will cause the sores te besl, itching h eawma to stop forever, the skia to te wa cUrsr snd breath sweet. For sale by iroggUt at $1 per large bottle; six large UAUes (fall treatment) $5. Com pi t di rections with each bottle. So sufferers miy irt it triil bottle given a wty. Address BLood Bslx Co. Atlanta.- Ga, "Inscribe your trouble tnd Free Personal medical ad vice given. , " Died at the Age of 107. . Athens, Ga,, May 9. Johanna WiU Hauls, a negro, died here Monday night at the age of 107 years. She was born in Oglethorpe county March 17, 1703.1 She belonged first to Major Boofcley and later on became ths property of the late Colonel David 0. Barrow. Cotton Spinner to 3Ieet. Charlotte, N. C, May 7. The an- nual convention of southern cotton pin ners convenes here May 1 1. This organ ization now has 131 active members and 89 associate members, representing 120 of the cotton mills In the south. It was organised in May, 1897. The associate membership is composed of thoso who are directly or indirectly interested i tho southern cotton manufacturing in dustry, and reside for the greater part in cities or tno north. S. II. Hawkins Ends Ills Life. Charlotte, N. C, May 7. Ramnel IL Hawkins, Jr., who shot himself through the head Friday night with sui cidal intent, died Saturday afternoon; Hawkins died without giving any reason . for his suicide. His relatives believe that no cause for' the tra&'dy existed; ' except mental depression, which was the result of the disposition ot a lifetime, Young Hawkins came herb from Anieri cus, Ga. Mysterious Wild Beast. Salisbury, N. 0., May 7.A santer f or a relative of that mysterious beast, is now in the Dunn's mountain valley. This animal leaves enormous tracks, and according to the : description of people who have seen it shares the character istics - of the deg, tiger and cow. - The negroes in the neighborhood are much afraid of it.' Smallpox In Nrtta Carolina. Raleigh, May 5. Tho state board of health has prepared its report on small pox during April. There were 4:J7 cases and seven deaths. No less than 120 cases were in Randolph county alone. The disease has prevailed in 41 counties in the state or half its territory. Contracts Are Let. ' , Yorkville, S. C, May 8. The Caro lina and Northwestern people are mov ing right along with their plars for changing the gauge of their road to the standard. Many contracts have been made for ties and other material. Railroad Bridge Burned. Shelby, N. C, May 7. About 30 feet of the South Carolina and Georgia rail, road bridge over Broad river has been destroyed by fire. It caught from the dummy engine which runs between Shelby and Lawndale. Requisition Is Refused. Columbia, S. C, May 7. Governor Russell of North Carolina has refused to honor the requisition of Governor McSweeney for an-alleged horse thief arrested in Marshall, N. C. Public Building For Durham. Washixoton, May 7. Senator Butler of North Carolina has secured the pas sage of a bill providing for a publio building at ooximmi-siViM.- ALL WtitiJEtt s.Lz. A druggist in Macon. Ci., sirs: "I bsve sold a lsrre quantity of Mother's) Friend, and nave never known sn In stance where it has failed to produce the good results claimed for it. AH women irree that it makes labor shorter and less psinxul. i il Mother's Friend U not a chance remedy. Its good effects are readily experienced by all expectant mothers who use if. Yesrs szo it psssed the experimental stage. wbile Jt arwayt shortens labor and lessens the psins of delivery, it is also of the grettett bene El durintne earlier months of pregnancy. Morning sickness and nervousness art readily overcome, snd the liniment relaxes the strsined muscles, permitting them te expand without causing distress. Alothetfl Friend gives great recuperative power te the mother, and her recovery is sure sad rapid. Danger from rising and swells breasts is done away with completely. SaU sy dmrziets tor f 1 a ti tfc Tlin BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO, 4 aTLAxta, Oa. ' i Jueetsaere, cfateeL
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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