SUCCESSOR TO THE R3CKINGM ROCKET,
Old Series, Vol. XVTI, No. 22,
New Series, Vol III, No. . 18
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCToBER 10, 1901.
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HAMPTON FOR SENATE.
i"h airman Jones Throws Bombshell
imo Carolina Political Arena.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 8. The publi
cation of the withdrawal of State Chair
man Jones from the senatorial race and
his suggestion that all other candidates
do likewise, so that that the office might
go unsolicited to General Hampton cre
ated a political surprise.
former Congressman George John
stone, one of the strongest men in the
race, will withdraw under the condi
tions suggested by the state chairman.
It is confidently expected that the oth
ers, with the possible exception cf Mc
Laurin, will follow suit this week.
It is now declared if all but McLaurin
withdraw, General Hampton will allow
himself to be voted for. He will not
make a contest, but it is claimed this
will not be necessary and that he will
sweep the state.
Colonel Jones' proposition came in the
nature of a bombshell. It has been dis
cussed everywhere and meets with much
popular favor. 4
CAROLINA GRAPHITE MINES.
Mock Company With $3,000,000 Has
Been Organized.
Raleigh, Oct. 7. A stock company,
capitalized at 3,tO0,000, has been
formed at Chicago to operate the graph
ite mines in Yancey county. Work be
gins this month and the outputis to be
a carload a day.
The best graphite mine in the country
is the Dixie, in New York state, and it
is said the Yancey mine ranks second.
The product of the New York mine is
said to be 1,000.000 pounds annually.
Tne Yancey has not been sold nor will
it be; the company is merely to operate
it, says George D. Miles, its owner.
Chloroformed and Robbed.
Lincolnton, N. C. , Oct. 5. Miss
Kate Michael was chloroformed in her
room here. She saw a man, who had no
doubt been hidden in the room before she
filtered, creep toward her bed. He sud
denly covered ,her face with a towel
saturated with chloroform, held this on
with force until she was unconscious,
then struck her a heavy blow on the
body with a club and after this plun
dered the room. Her cousin, who en
tered the house an hour later, heard her
breathing heavily and then discovered
the crime.
The Appalachian 1'ark.
Kalkiqh, Oct. 7. Governor Aycock
has gone to the mountain region to see
part of the vast and grand territory it
is proposed to include in the Apalachian
National park. He goes to Hickory and
thence to tne Blowing Rock, Grand-
father mouncaiu and L'.:viih tiver sec-
tion, one of the most picturesque and
primitive in this country. It is expect
ed that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
will be of the party. Tnere is to be an
other trip on Oct. 15 to auutber part of
the proposed park.
Daughters of Confederacy.
Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 8. The an
nual convention of the Daughters of the
Confederacy will be held -here on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Portraits of Governor Vance and Colo
nel Charles Fischer will be accepted and
forwarded on to the Confederate mu
seum at Richmond. The Southern Man
ufacturers' club will give a reception to
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. Mrs. General
D. H. Hill and Mrs. Zabulou B. Vance
will assist in the function.
"orth Carolina lps Copper.
Salisbury, N. C, Oct. 7. The first
shipment from the state of copper matt,
which is the metal iu a crude state, has
been made by the Union copper mine.
It is the product of the newly completed
smelter and amounts to about 30,000
pounds. The Union is not attempting
to produce pure copper and will ship the
matt to New Jersey for final treatment.
The smelter is giving perfect satisfac
tion. It is kept going day and night.
31 ay Build Xew Line.
Monroe, N. C, Oct. 7. There is talk
of a telephone system here. The users
of the country lines say that the local
exchange has not been treating them
fairly, hence they have called a meeting
for Monday, Oct. 14, at which time they
expect to organize a company. "One f
the promoters says that $1,000 stock in
the proposed company has already been
subscribed.
General Gordon Invited.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 4. General
Manager G. P. Healey of the Florida
Btate fair has sent an invitation on the
part of the state fair directors to Gen
eral John B. Gordon, asking him to
come to Jacksonville and deliver an ad
dress at the opening of the4'air, Nov. 19.
The fair will be formally opened bv
Governor Jennings and General Gordon.
Aycock Commutes Sentence.
Raleigh, Oct. 7. Governor Aycock
has "commuted to life itnj :.sonment in
the penitentiary the death sentence of
John Duberry, a negro, aged 15, who in
Richmond county assaulted a neg
girl of 10 years, experts- having certifieu
him to be of the lowest possible order
of intellect. He was to have been hanged
next Wednesday.
Dropped Dead In His Hotel.
Raleigh, Oct. 5. Q. J. Carroll of
Raleigh, a well known commercial trav
eler, fell dead in a hotel at -Mbrehead
City yesterday while talking to the pro
prietor. He was 45 years of age and
served in the confederate army. He
was marshal of the eastern district of
North Carolina during Cleveland's last
administration.
Hardest Examination on Iiecord.
Raleigh, Oct. 7t Of the 47 appli.
cants for license as attorneys who were
before the supreme court for examina
tion, only 28 passed. The examination
was the most difficult on record. After
this a two years' course of study is re
quired. Will Build Hunting Lpdge.
Raleigh, Oct. 4. J. A. Johnson, an
English multimillionaire, in poor
health, has. bought 22,500 acres of land
in Cumberland and Harnett counties
lor a game preserve and will build a
costly home and hunting lodge.
woman SUSPECTED
OF MANY MURDERS
! Arrest of Mrs. J. A. Witwer
at Dayton, 0.
SENSATION LOOKED FOE
She Had Been Married Four Times
and the Death of Kach of Her Hus
bands Was Sudden and Strangely
Alike Police Investigating.
Datton, O., Oct 7. Mrs. J. A.
Witwer, a widow, residing in this city,
wa3 arrested by the police last night at
the instigation of the coroner, and is
held a prisoner at Central station pend
ing an investigation which promises
sensational results.
Mrs. Witwer is suspected of 14 mur
ders, the list including four husbands,
five children, one sister and 'four mem
bers of different families in which she
was employed as housekeeper. The last
supposed victim was the sister, Mrs.
Anna Pugh, who died a week ago under
mysterious circumstances. An autopsy
performed at the request of Mrs. Wit
wer's mother, who came here from De
troit, is said to have disclosed the pres
ence of arsenic and copperas in the
stomach.
Following closely upon the death of
her first husband, Fred Schweger, came
the death of two children. The second
husband died suddenly several years
after the wedding and three children of
this marriage died in rapid succession.
Her last husband, A. J. Witwer, died
last ApriL In each instance death was
somewhat sudden and all were strangely
alike.
ine prisoner is 47 years of age, and
formerly lived in Middletown, this state.
She has two sons in the Philippines,
and a sister, it is stated, in a New York
asylum. No conceivable motive for the
suspected crimes has been disclosed.
Drugs which were found in the house
occupied by Mrs. Witwer are in posses
sion of the police and will be examined.
NUPTIALS OF MISS MORTON.
She Weds Count Boson de Perigord of
Loudon.
London, Oct. 5. The wedding of Miss
Helen Morton, daughter of Levi P. Mor
ton, former vice president of the United
States, and Count Boson de Perigord, a
son of the Duke of Talleyrand-Perigord,
was celebrated today at St Mary's
Catholic church, Chelsea, with consid
erable display. The church was lavishly
decorated with palms and ferns, all the
pews were festooned with white chrys
anthemums and red roses and the side
chapels were hung with garlands of
flowers.
Joseph H. Ghoate, United States am
bassador, and Mrs. Choate, Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador to
the United States, and Lady Pauncefote
were among the first guests to arrive.
They were conducted to seats facing the
altar. Mr. Choate immediately crogsed
the aisle and cordially shook hands
with Lord Pauucefote. The Duchess of
Marlborough was almost the last to en
ter tfrS ch-ureh. She wore a blue cos
tume, trimmed with sable. The Duchess
of Talleyrand-Perigord had on a mag
nificent mauve costume.
BLOW-TO REPUBLICANS.
Old Line In South Carolina Practical
ly Sidetracked.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 7. The ap
pointment of John G. Capers on the
Republican national committee in place
of E. A. Webster, deceased, is a severe
blow Mr. Hanna has given the old line
Republicans in South Carolina.
In fact, it is pretty plain notice to
them to surrender all aspirations of con
trolling the organization.
Edmund H. Deas, state chairman of
the party, was the negro candidate for
this place. He took on to Hanna letters
from 18 of the 22 members of the state
executive eommittee indorsing him for
the position, and he considered such in
dorsement insured his appointment.
The appointment of the young dis
trict attorney of the national committee
must also be considered a distinct gain
for McLaurin. Capers was his man and
his appointment seems to refute the
declaration that Hanna does not think
well of the junior senator from South
Carolina. It might also indicate that
President Roosevelt has fallen in with
McLaurin 's plan in South Carolina.
Will Be Given Over to Charity.
San Francisco, Oct 8. The widow
of Collis P. Huntington has announced,
The Chronicle says, that the Hunting
ton house, at California and Taylor
streets, will never again be privately
occupied and is eventually to be given
over to charity, presumably to some
hospital. The Hopkins and Stanford
mansions, among the palaces that top
the California street hill, already belong
to the people, the one through the Uni
versity of California, the other through
the Stanford university. Thus the
homes of three of the four men who
have made fortunes out of the Southern
Pacific have been turned over to the
public.
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Hay Improved lu Health.
Washington, Oct. a The secretary
of state is expected to return next weok
from his much interrupted vacation,
greatly improved in health and ready
for the winter's work. He is to receive
the degree of doctor of laws at New Ha
ven on the occasion of the bi-centenna-ry.
When asked, the other day, if there
was any truth in the statement attribut
ed to Secretary Gage that Mr. Hay was
soon to retire from the cabinet, he re
plied that he was sure Mr. Gage had
said nothing of the sort.
Schley Will Retire.
Washington, Oct 4. Next Wednes
day, Oct 9, Rear Admiral Schley will
retire from the active list of the navy
by age limit, and from present pros
pects this will take place while the
court of inquiry is still in session.. H
retirement will promote two captains to
be rear admiral
LURED GIRLS FROM HOME.
Two Jacksonville, Kla., Men Charged
With Abduction.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 8. Accord
ing to the story of little Pinkie Joyce,
an abduction has been committed in this
city in which she and her sister Katie
are the victims. Pinkie Joyce is 14
years old, while her sister Katie is 16.
Both are good looking, respectable girls.
Since Saturday night they have not
been at home, and their disappearance
has caused alarm. Pinkie was found
yesterday and told of experiences while
absent, which, if true, form an ugly
story.
according to her statement, two con
tractors, young white men, Wesley Self
and N. M. White, have repeatedly vis
ited the house lately in the absence of
their father, James Joyce.
Saturday night the girls were on the
piazza of their home when Self and
White called. The visitors tried to
make the girls dissatisfied with their
condition and pictured to them fine
cinrhPQ, diamond rings and a life of
luxury.
ine men agreed, according to the
girl's statement, to take them to Pablo,
a nearby resort, where they would re
side at the hotel for the winter. The
prospects of fine clothes and jewels was
too much for them, and they left. In
stead of going to Pablo, however, they
separated, and Pinkie was taken to
some house in Lavilla, where she was
confined.
She does not know where her sister
is, but the police are making a diligent
search for her. The story the girl tells
is wretched in the extreme, and the po
lice are now searching for the. men ac
cused by the girL The affair has aroused
indignation.
If the men are found guilty under the
laws of Florida, the children being un
der the age oi consent, it carries with it
a severe penalty.
As yet the young men have not been
fnrmred, nor has Katie Joyce been
found.
JONES APPOINTED.
President Names Him For the Vacant
Alabama Judgeship.
Washington, Oct 7. The president
today appointed former Gov. Thomas
Goode Jones of Alabama United States
judge for the northern and middle dis
trict of Alabama to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Bruce.
The president also appointed Charles
Hartsell of Colorado secretary of Porto
Rico to fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion of Secretary Hunt to the gov
ernorship of the island.
New Florida Enterprises.
Tallahassee, Oct. 4 Letters patent
have been granted for the following
new corporations organized in Florida:
The Florida and Alabama Land com
pany, with business offices at Laurel
Hill, and a capital of $ 100,000, to buy
and sell lands in Florida and Alabama
The Fishermen's Supply store at Tam
pa, with a capital of $1,500, to deal in
ship chandlery, goods, wares, etc., and
general merchandise. The Florida Real
Estate, company of Jacksonville, with
$10,000 capital, to buy, sell, lease and
mortgage real estate.
Tampa Has $200,000 Fire.
Tampa, Fla, Oct 5. Twenty build
ings in the heart of West Tampa were
burned yesterday, with a property loss
of $200,000. The fire was discovered in
the large cigar factory of O'Halloran &
Co., and, as the water supply in West
Tampa was inadequate, the department
from Tampa could not check the flames.
The fire spread from the factory in both
directions, and then crossed the street,
consuming everything in its wake until
it practically burned itself out. It as
almost certain the fire was of incen
diary origin.
Alleged Murderer Arrested.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct H. On a
oharge of murder committed at Holly
Hill, S. 0. , on Sept 6, Lucius Durant,
a negro, has been arrested in this city,
and is lodged in the stationhouse to
await the arrival of the sheriff of the
South Carolina county, who has been
telegraphed for. The murder he is ac
cused of was the killing of Frank Teas
dale, another negro, who, it is said, he
struck in the head with a baseball bat
Cotton at Lake City.
Lake Oitt, Fla., Oct 7. Cotton is
bringing good prices in this market,
though it is coming in slowly. The crop
is short, and it is not expected that
much more than half the usual yield
will be gathered. It is feared that the
heavy rains have damaged the cotton
now opening.
Crap Game Ktids In Shooting.
Jacksonville, Fla., Ocf 8. Willie
Bacon, a negro, was shot in the hip and
in the middle finger of his right hand at
this place. The wounds are not thought
to be fatal. The negro says he was shot
by another negro, with whom he was
playing craps, but whose name he re
fused to telL
To Memorialize Congress.
San Francisco, Oct 8. A call has
been issued by Mayor JJD. Phelan for
a state convention, to be held in this
city, Nov. 21, for the purpose of memo
rializing congress to re-enact the Chi
nese exclusion act, which will expire
next May.
Fatal Fall From a Piazza.
Camden, S. C, Oct 5. Mr. John Ba
ker, a piano tuner from Asheville, N.
C, died at his boardinghouse, Mrs. W.
E. Osteen's, from the effects of concus
sion of the brain, caused by a fall from
the piazza of the second story.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Tallahassee, Oct. 7. Governor Jen
nings has appointed Vinson McGoran
of Jacksonville, H. P. Bailey of Tampa,
D. W. Papy of St Augustine and J. L.
Davidson of Quincy, to be notaries pub
lic for the state at large.
Cotton Spinners' Association.
Charlotte, N. C, Oct 7. Dr. John
H. McAden, president of the Southern
Cotton Spinners' association, announces
that the fifth annual meeting of the as
sociation will take place in Atlanta
IHar. 14 and 1&
SUNDAY TRAGEDY IN
TENNESSEE COUNTY
! :
Four Men Killed and Four
Wonnded.
A TERRIBLE PISTOL DUEL
Affair Occurred at a Church "Near
Tazewell and Was the Result of an
Old Family Feud Dating Many Year?
Back.
Knoxville, Oct 7. A special to The
Sentinel from Tazewell, Tenn., says a
fatal shoofing affray occurred in Clai
borne county at Big Spring Union
church last night, in which four men
were killed and four wounded.
The dead are:
Rush and Henry Morgan.
Tip and James ChadwelL .
The wounded are:
Henry Overstreet
James Morgan.
Joe Moverly.
Constable Brooks.
The difficulty was the outcome of an
old feud dating back to 1864.
GOTHAM MURDER MYSTERY?
New York Police Kind Body of a
Boy In a Bag.
New York, Oct 7. What may turn
out to be a murder mystery was discov
ered today when the body of a 6 year-old
boy was found in a bag at 861 West'
Twenty-second street The body was
clothed only in a pair of tight cotton
drawers, but in the bag with the body
was a number of garments, which evi
dently had belonged to the lad. Except
for a laceration on the boy's abdomen
there was no mark of violence on the
body.
On the front of a cap found in the bag
in gold lace is an emblem of a ship.' On
the side were the letters ,,U. S."
, The police believe the child was mur
dered and that the body was being car
ried to the river when it became too
heavy, and as in a number of similar
cases, was deposited in the most conve
nient place. An autopsy will be per
formed. The body was identified by Sydney
Ryan, a cook of 300 West Twenty-first
street, as that of his son, Albert Ryan
said the last time he had seen the boy
alive was yesterday at 4 o'clock, when
he was playing on the street in front of
his home. He said he knew of no rea
son why his son should have been killed,
as the family had no enemy.
EMBEZZLER LOCATED.
Man Who Stole $100,000 of Sandus
ky, O., Funds in Havana.
Sandusky, O., Oct 7. A. W. Miller,
formerly city clerk, who left here last
February, being alleged to have made
way with about $100,000 of the city's
funds, has been located at Havana,
Cuba, and Chief of Police E. A. O.
Weingate and City Solicitor Henry Hart
have gone after him.
A telegram was receivsd from Havana
saying that Miller was there and asking
what would be paid for his surrender.
A reward of $500 was voted by the
council and a reply was received that
Miller would be turned over by his be
trayer for that amount The Cuban who
made the deal says Miller is poor, friend
less and in a pitiable condition.
It is expected that Miller's return will
be followed by sensational revelations,
which may include many ex-officials
who shared in his alleged peculations.
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
New Industries Reported From Vari
ous States For Past Week.
Chattanooga, Oct 7. The more im
portant of the new industries reported
by The Tradesman for the week ended
Oct 5 are as follows:
A $100,000 development company at
Birmingham, Ala ; electric light plants
at Demorest, Ga , and Hamlet, N. C. ; a
$100,000 light, power and street railway
company at Jackson, Ga.; a $12,000
foundry at Rome, Ga.; furnaces at Bir
mingham and Woodward, Ala.; a hard
wood manufacturing plant at Spartan
burg, S. O. ; an ice factory at Punta Gor
da, Fla. ; a knitting mill at Kernersville,
N. O. ; a $100,000 land company at Lau
rel HilL Fla ; a laundry at Wilmington,
N. C. ; a $20,000 oil company at Mobile,
Ala;; a saw mill at Chattanooga, Tenn. ;
a spoke and handle factory at Bristol,
Tenn., and a $125,000 wagon company
at Gadsden, Ala.
To Suppress Literature!
Washington, Oct 5. Representative
W. R. Shattuc of Ohio, chairman of the
immigration committee of the house,
saw the president today in regard to a
bill he will introduce on the reassemb
ling of congress, having for its object
the suppression of anarchistic literature
and speeches in this country. Mr. Shat
tuc said tnat the proposed measure
would be made as drastic as possible.
The members of the industrial commis
sion called on the president today as a
body to pay -their respects. ' Among
other callers were Senator Mallory of
Florida, Pension Commissioner Evans !
and Carroll D. Wright, the commis
sioner of labor.
Troops Search For Brigands.
Sofia, Oct 5. A semi-official denial
was issued today of the statement that
the kidnapers of the American mission
ary, Miss Helen H. Stone, and her com
panion, Madame Tsiksa, are in Bul
garia Tne note issued by the authori
ties declares that troops and police, who
have actively searched the frontier for
10 days, have not found any trace of the
brigands, who demand that Miss Stone's
ransom shall be paid in Turkey.
Money For Miss Stone's Ransom.
Boston, Oct 5. The first' mail today
brought $3,000, toward the rescue of
Miss Stone, the missionary captured by
the bandits, in response to the appeal
issued by the American board y es ter -slay.
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COMMITTEE NAMED.
Strong Fight Begun In Montgomery
County For Ratification.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct 4 Chair
man Charles P. Teasley of the Mont
gomery county campaign committee for
the ratification of the new constitution
has opened headquarters in the Ex
change hotel, and announces the ap
pointment of the following as the cam
paign committee for the county:
Messrs. Ray Rash ton, William W.
Hill, W. T. Seibles, Pat McGauly, L.
Strauss, P. O. Rickman, E. J. Meyer,
A. G. Forbes, T. E. Rushing, F. M.
Jones, James Tankersley, E. M. Ben
bow, J. A. Thompson, I. D. Collier, S. J.
Naftel, W. L. Skinner, H. A. Gold
thwaite. Pat McGauley was appointed secre
tary of the committee.
The work will begin at once and the
stationery to be used by the committee
contains the slogan of the campaign:
"A vote for the new constitution is a
vote for white supremacy. "
The fignt will be along this line.
Appointments for speakers have al
ready been made in Montgomery coun
ty, and a thorough and active canvass
will be made under the auspices of the
committee. The names of tne members
of the campaign committee which Chair
man Teasley has selected to assist is a
guarantee of victory for the new consti
tution in this county.
Iron Hollow-Ware Factory.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 4. Material
is being laid on the ground at North
Birmingham for the erection of the
plant of the Alabama Manufacturing
cdmpany. The leading stockholders in
this plant are Messrs. Samuel D. Jones,
Boiling H. Jones and John R. Dickey of
Atlanta, Ga. The plant that will be
erected Ncrh P;rmiTv"wi11 CQ5t
0.000
Of (Nothing, the largest stock of Clothing ever carried by any house in Rockingham, We
bjught this Clothing in large lots and bought it right, and we are willing to let it go the same
ay, We have some bright new nobby patterns, made up in
t from $14,00 to $16,00, that
uying your winter suit until
addition to our big stock of nice clothing we have on hand some odd sizes that we are going '
to sell for less than it cost to manufacture the material, Come and select your size and we
will make the price to suit you. We also have some odd Coats and Vests that we bought at
half what it cost to manufacture them. You can get them same way. Now, we mean
business, and this clothing must go if low prices will move it. We are going to make prices
t6 suit the hard year, shorf crops, etc. Come and examine these goods and prices for yours
selves and be convinced. It costs you nothing to look
In addition to our nice line of ready-made Clothing, we make Suits to measure at
prices from $11,00 to $50,00, We have lflOO samples to select from. Remember we guars
antee a fit. You will always find us headquarters for 2 2 3 '2,,
GEN
Our Fall Line of Men's Hats will certainly strike you if you want a Hat We have anything
from a 50 cent Hat up to a $5,00 Stetson, Be sure to examine our Neckwear, Shirts, Collars,
etc. They are the nicest you have seen in Rockingham,
Now to the Ladies
We want to say that we always try to keep the best of everything for the ladies. We are
offering them a better service than ever before in onr Millinery Department and in the gens
eral line of Ladies' Dry Goods which we carry on our shelves. Don't fail to examine our
Lurs, Jackets and Coats, We are making TailorsMade Suits to order for the ladies this sea'
son. Come and examine our prices, styles and materials before you buy,
Yours for business,
73he J. B. CAUMJE CO., I
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Don't forget our
50",00TJ. It wiiremploy 100sk!lleu work
men and will be in operation in CO to 90
davs. The output will be all sorts of
iron hollow-ware, especially kitchen
utensils. It will be the only factory of
the kind in this state. Sidetracks are
already being laid by the railroads into
the plant and it will be fully provided
with all railroad facilities by the time it
is completed,
Killed His Neighbor.
Opelika, Ala, Oct a Two young
white farmers, Brady Jones and J. P.
Cowley, living 12 miles east of Opelika,
had a quarrel last week about a fence
line. Yesterday they met and renewed
the quarreL Cowley shot Jones with
a double-barrel shotgun loaded with
buckshot, killing him instantly. Cow
ley at once started to Ooelika to surren
der, but met Sheriff Hodges, who had
heard of the shooting and had started
out to arrest Cowley. Cowley now oc
cupies a cell in the Opelika jaU.
Alleged Murderer Arrested.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct 4. March
Long, a negro, has been arrested by Po
lice Officer Rapport at this place. The
man is said to be wanted in Elmore
county for murder. Last week Long
and another negro named John Hamp
ton were coming from a church when
a quarrel ensued, and it is said that
Long drew a revolver and shot Hamp
ton. The wounded negro lived until
Saturday night, when he died. Long
will be taken back to Elmore county for
trial.
Consolidation Effected.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct & Papers
have been filed in the office of the sec
retary of state for the consolidation of
the following railroads in South Ala
bama and South Georgia: Abbeville
Sauthem, Ashley River Green toad.
WE have:
we are going to let you have for
you'have examined our stock, as
FURMSIKIING.
Rockingham, N. C.
Shoe Store at
Walterboro' and Branch Vflle"" and the
Southeastern Alabama railroad. Tney
axe all branches of the Plant system and
will hereafter be operated under the
general name of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad.
Dr. Cunningham U Willing.' .
Birmingham. Ala., Oct 4. It Is stat
ed that Dr. R. M. Cunningham, whore
sides at Ensley, is not opposed to tha
mention of his name as a possible candi
date for governor of Alabama at tha
next election for that office. Dr. Cun
ningham was former state senator from
this county and made an enviable repu
tation in the general assembly for nil
eloquence and power at debate.
Burglars Get Sjo.OOO la Jewelry.
Sam Frakcisoo, Oct. The resi
dence of Glaus Spreckles, corner of Clay
street and Van Ness avenue, was enter
ed by burglars last night They forced
a rear window while the family was at
'dinner, went up stairs and : gathered In
Jowelry amounting to fully 5,000. NoJ
clue to the burglars has been found.
Anti-Ratification Committee'
Birmingham, . Ala, , Oct 4. The fol
lowing names have been given oat from
anti-ratification headquarters as these
of additional members of General Shel
ley's campaign committee: Judge Joha
Purifoy of. Wilcox county. Senator E. I
Pulley of HuntsviUe, William a Ray
burn of Guntersville.
Veteran Policeman Paralyzed.
Mobile, Oct 4. Sergeant Joseph
Hart, for more than 25 years a member
of the local police force, has been strick
en with partial paralysis and lies at hi
home in a precarious condition. He i
a veteran of the civil war and is one of
the best known men in this oity.
WortM
different styless, usually sold
$10,00, Don't think about
we can save you money. In
Ratliff Corner,
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