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-Old Brle. Vol. XVII. 2To. 92.
Njt Jriv Vol III Ho. 44.
Rockingham; ; n, tiiubsday. april 24, 1902.
SI.C3TE9 TFIff liriSTKCt TO tHSTECX
11
Remarkable Curl for Rheumatism.
Knni. Jackson C., V. V. A boat
tKix ar cat wife bad" an attack ovel
1 j-umtia which confined her to her
1 for over a month and rendered br
uaatle to walk attp without amalance,
tr hmbe being twefl-n to doable their
.xe. Mr. S. Maddox insisted on toy
annj? thamberUm'a Pain BaJcq. I par
. r. .J a fifty-cent bottle and need it ac
rut liDg to directina anl tb next moro
ing the walked to breakfast without -Fi.Uocc
in any manner, and the baa not
ti l a tttutUr ttwk since. A. B. Par-
n. Fr u!e bj Richmond Count j
iru store.
Srolfs EnuiUion is not r
!'nccl:cinc f c r fat folks
j never tr'ed divinr i
' Vt person. Vc don-
"cu sec Scolt: Hmu!
.'i.'N now ficsh. Fa;
don't want it. Strong
le ?r:i't need it.
).u arc thin Scott V
. 1 i r
is tnc meaicme lor
u; n't.tire you out.
i.bstrain. The work
.-.! and easy. You
. t". c medicine and
ere i to it.
thing you know
er you eat better
.vcigh more. It is
1 WHETTING HIS PITCHFORK.
8enator Tillman Will Opn Campalgs
In South Carolina on Friday.
Columbia. 8. C. April 22. At tht
request of friends Senator B. R. Till
man baa accepted an Invitation to da
llver an address at Manning, Claren
don county, Friday, April 25. Sensa
tional developments are expected at
this meeting.
The object of the senator's rlslt to
Clarendon Is two-fold in that he will
lire the first gun of the senatorial cam
paign and make reply to charge!
brought against hlm by his former
friend. State Senator Appelt.
In his paper. The Manning Times,
Mr. Appelt reiterates the old charges
of dispensary rebates, bond deals, etc,
and further charges the senator with
having accepted free groceries and
other articles from the state peniten
tiary. It Is alleged that Senator Tillman Is
armed with evidence to' sustain the
charges he made against Senator John
I McLaurin. -which resulted In the
fight in the United States senate. It
is said the senator secured his Infor
mation from one of the leaders tff'the
Republican party of this state, who
has been In Washington for some time
opposing the ' appointments made
through Senator McLaurin s recom
mendaUon.
CITIES DESTROYED iT
DY SEISMIC SHOCKS
i Entire Coast of Guatemala
Booked by Earthquake.
600- LIVES REPORTED LOST
DEAOLY FEUD OF A CENTURY.
: simple.
UNIVERSITY
Law School.
The Summer Term begins June
ttli, to continue three months.
Thorough instruction in courses
admitting to the bar. Special
lectures by eminent lawyers.
For Catalogue, address - - -
Jas. C. McR-Oce. Dean.
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Notable Cass Is On Trial at Morgan-
- ton, M. C -
Raleigh, April 18. At MbrganWJi
notable case is on triad. . Jack Ke&tom
and two brothers. Alsx and Sad 122?
Call, all white, are & trial for arson.
The alleged crime' was committed
some yetrs ago' lit 'McDowell iddnty.
Keaton was promptly arrested, gave
bail and fled. Later he was captured
in Tennessee.
He confessed and Implicated the Mo
Calls, declaxing-they hired him to bum
a mill betonginr ta a atf nsjutAf
I Brown, there baring for over a cen
tury been a deadly feud between the!
McCall and ' Brown families.-
Six incendiary fires occurred In the
Brown-McCall neighborhood in rapid
succession and two churches, three
schools and Brown's mill were destroy
ed. Alex McCall fs blind. He was ac
quitted of burning the mill. Now he
and his brother are on trial as ecCes
sories before the fact.
The case was removed to Morganton
on affidavit that the Brown influence
was too great in McDowelL
Populous Towns of Quesaltenango and
Amatltlan Have Been Reduced to
Ruinsby One of the' Severest Earth,
quakes Known to Central America.
New York. April 21. The three
earthCiUakes' on' -Friday night' reMced
to ruins Quesaltenango. the second
city of importance in Guatemilai hav
ing' 25,000 inhabitants, and completely
destroyed the town of Amatltlan, says
a'Guetamala City (Guatemala) dis
patch to The Herald. Both of theae
towns jwere cApJtala of the depart
ments bTihe same name each bears.
It Is reported that 500 persons ware
arfY1o1 ffn sf AAaaHanan cm" Vkifr 4 ft a iv mAv
asaaaw a-aa ag uossaa.caaaak am v vuo uuava
j licks" cdnfirmatlcm. THe' exact loss -of
of the' destruction, which extended 100
miles along the western part of the
republic, is coming in slowly because
all the telegraph-wires 'are down.'
It Is known that Amatltlan exists no
more as a town," the seismic disturb
ance BaVfng been so gresL The in
habitantsthat is. those of the 10,004
reeidentswho escaped: death, :inrhe
cataclysm are camping in the open
air for siXety, not daring to returjj io
the fuined tctoflnes of -the toVii vS6me
of the Inhabitants are building tem
porary mud huts.
IMOF.FHEL
Rockingham, N. C.
Oprjsfociv - - - $24,950 co
Liikility cfStoclboIJers, S24SSO-oo
Surplus aad Profits' - S24.t00 oc
ToUl Security, - S74,000 oo
OFFICERS.
T. C LEAK. President.
TT. L PARSONS, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
T. C Leak, W. J. Everett,
H- C Dcckery, Wtn- Eatwistle,'
: Situ S. Steele, J. P. Leak,
IT. L. Parsons.
Our experience and ample facilities
enable us to pro vide for our
customers.
Our large Capital Surplus and Li
ability of Stockholders offer
the greatest security
for deposits.
All business giten careful attention
IflmE-Dlll01l
I'M urn.
JYMcElwee, Proprietor,
Bctwcttsville, S, C.
Tlepbcat jVo. 9.
for Monuments, Tombstones
nJ Tablet: in (met anrthin?
frtJ in tmirble, call on my
Mr. I.. A. Patrick, Rock-
Kham, X. C or write me direct
tor Jcsiirn and nrir
TiunVful for past patronage.
I -licit your future trade in my
'ne.
Respectfully,
WJ McELWEE,
Proprietor
Y-YPATE,
Manager '
SHE SHIED AT THE CARS.
South Carolina Woman, Aged 75, 8ees
Her First Locomotive.
Greenville, S. C, April 21. Mrs.
Eliza Bedell, a native of the famous
-Dark Corner" section of this county,
was among the visitors last week to
the Charleston exposition.
Mrs. Bedell Is In her seventy-fifth
year and nad never seen a locomotive
until she came to Greenville last week.
While walUng at the depot for the ar
rival of "her train the aged woman be
came frightened and showed evidence
of great nervous strain at the approach
of the rapidly moving engine. Friends,
however, soon pacified her. but It re
quired considerable persuasion 'and
many assurances of safety on their
part before the woman of ante-bellum
Ume would consent to board the train.
Belfietd Was Mob's Leader.
Raleigh, April 19. Milton Belfleld.
almost a giant in slse. who confessed
that he was the leader of the 'mob
which shot young John Stsphenson to
death, has been taken to Windsor and
jailed. He implicates his brother,
John, and Jolius Bishop, both of whom
are In Jail at the same 'place. 'Milton
Belfleld was arrested at Weldon, re
sisted the police aad was serioasly
shoL He and his gang shot Stephen
son many times, mainly In the back,
having taken him unawares, and when
he fell they broke his neck. There U
talk of lynching.
UNRULY NEGROES SHOT DOWN.
Two Are Killed In 'Birmingham Park
,ny Pelleemeru
Birmingham, AlaL.- April 21. Police
man Strong and McMatH killed two
unruly negroes . near ' thl North Bir
mingham park at an early hour Sun'
day morning. . i f . i '
The residents of that suburban lo
cality bay e7 been annoyed,' of, late by
persona firing 'in the pars; "during" the
nlghLCei6tSQtsn3.,abbut'lJoVIoc
telephoned1 the' police 'that' the" firing
had opened. r ' ;
, Officers Strong: ; and - McMatH slip
ped, upon the- culprits.- theren being
three, and ojderedthem to Jay down'
their pistols, nenry . vunlap, one of
the egroesVrilsed bla' 'pistol as
th6ugh b 1 "flre'and tke 4 bfflcers'DbUi
flred and killed him. J T6m Keller an
other negro,- still - held ids' weapon 'in
his hand, and the oScera feariig trou
ble, from him. whereupon he felLa bul
let -golnf : eitjrely , through ia body! '-'
" No Inauests irefe held, the coroner
concluding "the 'killings Vefe Justifia
ble.
BE8SEMEB AND FERTILIZERS.
IN RIVER BOAT FIRE "
MANY PEOPLE PERISH
Steamer City of, Pittsburg; Is
BurueS to Water's Edge.
WORST. - DISASTER
IN
YEARS
Company to Put Up Ji Large .Plant ef
Birmingham; Ala AprU 19.T-A new
fertilizer company, for; Bessemer; .with;
a -capital siock 01. ai.wuw, was in
corDorated by 'the probate. court hre.
John Brain 'fa. at the head of ttie
ne wlv concertf vrhich':' Is called1' tBb
DeWINDT EXPEDITION.
Hail Teh fele Experience 'tn Crossing
Virkhoyansk Mountains.
London, April 21. Letters' were re
ceived today from Harry DeWinit,
the leader of the expedition which 'is
attempting' to make its way overland
from Paris to New York dated Virkno
yansk. East Siberia,' at the end of Feb
ruary. In spite of the forebodings t
the officials of the Yakutsk . who
strongly urged DeWindt not 'to con
tinue his journey, saying the condi
tions were worse this year than ever,
the expedition reached Virkhoyansk,
600 miles north of. Yukutsk, Feb. tt.
The members of the expedition had a
terrible experience while crossing the
Virkhoyansk mountains. The cold was
intense, 63 degrees below zero being
registered.
All the travelers were frostbitten,
but otherwise they were well and in
good spirits and were leaving the
same day for Sradna Tomsk, East Si
beria, 900 miles further on, which the
party hoped to reach about the mid
dle of March. Then it was their In
tention to push on 1,500 miles to East
Cape on Behrlng strait. Probably the
next news of the expeditlon'will be Its
arrival' In the United States, via Beh
rlng strait. DeWindt mentions a re
port that Baron -Tolb's expeditionary
ship Searl was stranded on the Sibe
rian islands, with only seven tons of
coal on board.
RtRhrtmM ;Vrmif ffemnanv-"' 1 Four
city blocks' at Ensfey; haVe been'; pur-
chased lor a sitoop -tBe-'Dig ; worits.
which will empldya 200imen at the
putseL. , - ; ..i V-V-. - ," ; "
s, The company now haav orders on
hand, for 130,000 tona.-The I principal
podutivrlU be Ttnomai meajbralnite
meal and'brainite' .fertllUer, though; 50
tona 'f 'suipnufic acid will -be turned
but,every,24J nouM.'.'Tiie'ipaqtx o"f
the plant will be '750 ' tons "par dayi
Including alf products.' The company
will manufacture- fertllixe'rsand oth
er; prodncU from"' furnace Tag includ
ing hydraulic cenient? cnemcal lpray,
etc- ' . ' ' " ' ' ' :
ALABAMA CROP i REPORT
Shows
Increase In
TT
Corn, Acreage of
M' Six Per. Cenfl ; . . .
Montgomery," Ala.,' April 2L-In ; a
statement issued by the Alabama ag
ricultural department " relative to
spring plantitfg-iy farmers. Commis
sioner Poole aays:i ' " jf' s
"From a naUSTliO coVrespdfents
we have "'ascertained' that Hherwlll
be' an acreage1 of . corn ' in ' Alabama
amounting 'to '6. per cent aid, a. de
crease of 8 -per cent in the acreage
of 'cotton. .. .... - -
"Farm work has been considerably
delayed by the recent heavy Valns,
but farmers are now; pushing their
work:""1 '"" ' ''
"Spring oats are reported to be in
a flne condition, although many locali
ties report very few sown."
FOUR KILLED AT CR08SING.
Monument to Wade Hampton.
Columbia. S. C. April 19. The
movement for the erection of a splen
did monument to General Wade Hamp
ton, to be surmounted by an. eques
trian statue, has now been launched
and is in good hands: Last evening
Camp Hampton met in an extra' ses
sion and after fine tributes to the dead
chieftain had been adopted a resolu
tion was adopted inviting subscriptions
from all citizens of South Carolina
for the erection In Columbia of a mon
ument to Hampton.
Came Near Losing Their Lives.
Raleigh. April 21. At Kinton a
member of the North Carolina naval
militia nearly lost his life. He took a
1-pounder "shell from the auxiliary
cruiser Hornet last week and carried
it home. He cut the shell away from
the metal cartridge case and took the
shell to a tinner." asking the latter
to see what was in 1L The tinner
placed the shell In a vise and struck
the fuse. ' The resulting explosion tore
off all the fingers on ona of the tin
ner's hands and cut the naval mili
tiaman's head.
1 ill-
Illinois Central Train Strikes Wagon
With Fatal Results;
Bolivar. Tenn.. Anrll 2L At Loone.
T .miles : north of here, yesterday- foir
persons were killed and a fifth fatally
hurt by an Illinois Central, Dallas re
union excursion train.
The dead:.
Dolph Irwin.
Mrs.: Dolph Irwin.
George Murley.
Mrs. George Murley.
The Injured:
Sarah IrwinTdying.
The party were In a wagon and at
tempted to cross the tracks Just south
of the depot when the section of the
special struck the vehicle midway, de
molishing it and mangling its occu
pants. Complaint Made Against 'Beef Trust,
Boston. April 21. The delegates so
the Central Labor union.- represent- j
ing organized labor In this city, adopt
ed resolutions yesterday calling attea
tion to" the4 advance in the price "by
"Six firms In the meat and provision
business, otherwise known as the beef
trust," and requesting the attorney
general of the United States to take
measures that "will compel the said
firms to discontinue their nefarious
practice." Congress also is requested
to pass the bill to remove the tariff on
fresh meats.
Bryan Will Visit Biiromgham.,
Birmingham, Xla., April 19. Wil
liam Jennings Bryan has: accepted the
invitation of. the Bryan club to visit
Birmingham. He will be the guest of
the club May 5 a'pd 'i.', A. letter of ac
ceptance was received yesterday morn
ing by the president-of the-Club, and
he will notify the members. No ar
rangements have been made for the en
tertainment of MivBryatL It Is cer
tain there will be a banquet or dinner
in his honor one' of. the nights he Is
here, but arrangements for it have not
been made. . . . ' .
. Lide Qees Up for Life.
Montgomery. Ala.. April H.-The "supreme-
court hail , ' Vxnnrme thV city
court of Montgomery' In the case of
S. 'A. lide, 'a prominent farmer ot,ths
county, who was convicted pf murder
ing, hia ae'Ighhor- anbthe? firmer arid
merchant ) named Johnson. - His ' sen
tence 1 for life.' -: It' naa !been" many
years1 since a wMite'man"'Svas:,8d4vIct
e "df "mtirer in ;'tne tM :,degree ,' in
this 'county.
Supreme.jCeurt Decides-JacobK Case.
Mongomerr.-Ala.; 'April 19.Wn -an
opinion by Chief Justice McClellai.
the1 'Alabama rsupreniei court has ' ajf
firmed eecrwnre"6ntgom
ery tyedarC cokyfcflng Banf ord Ji
cobl, of Meatgomery, ot an, attenpted
assault upon Miss - LUsle 'Parker, for
merly oXClanton, and sentencing him
to a ' term -; of years - In the pehitei-'
tiaryv ' r
Full . List of Those Lost Cannot Now
V, Be - Given, as ' Register of Passen
gers and Alt Records Were Destroy-
ed--Thrilling Story of Catastrophe.
' Cairo, 111., "April 21.-AJlthough no
complete Hat of either the victims or
of the survivors is yet obtainable in
vestigation today Indicates that almost
one-half of the 150 people on the City
of Pittsburg were lost when that ill
fated steamer was burned yesterday at
Ogden's ' Landing, between this cjty
and Paducah. Many ' of those who
were brought to this city are suff erng
from' Injuries", exposure and fright. The
number aboard was about equally di
vided between passengers and crew,
the latter Buffering the greater loss In
casualties:"4 ;: '."';-"'!' :" ' ""
- The names of many of the "roust
ahouts'' were not known, and the num.
ber xlrowned'or burned isnot likely to
ever be ascertained. The fire started
in the lower part of the steamer. In the
freight material or possibly in the en
gine room, and. shut oCf the means of
escape there while passeers jumped
overboard from the Upper decks. r
; . Penn,3ln by Flames.
Within. ten minute 8 of the - discov
ery of fire, at 4 a. m. survivors, say
the upper decks were swept -iby-flanjes
and passengers were penned in on all
sides, even the life preservers being cut
,on: oy the names. The.panic which xoi
lowed caused a greater loss of life than
'would have ensued If the officers could
have Controlled the terror stricken
people Some rushed " through the
flames and- perished; others fainted
and sank. down to be cremated. 'Many
in their night robes, some of them
afire. Jumped overboard and were
drowned. Those that got into the boats
saw -others drowning! as their over
crowded crafts pulle4 ' to . shore. The
.barely clad survivors on the shore not
only witnessed' horrifying j scenes
around tHe charred hull, but also -suffered
from early morning, till relief
came In the afternoon.
The captain says che"re were 66 pas
sengers, not including a dozen babies.
There -were as many women as men
In the cabin and the indications are
thatthe greater percentage of losses
was among the women and children.
Register' and Records Burned,
As the register, ilfh all, other rec
ords, was burned and ' the . survivors
scattered In every direction, there is
great difficulty in getting a list of sur
vivors. It is conceded . that many
bodies will never be recovered, so that
there will never be a complete list ot
the victims. It is thought that many
charred bodies will be found in the
hull pf the burned steamer when the
mass of embers ceases burning so that
the search for the remains; can be
made. , .
-i Partial List 'of Those Lost
DolVltfo E Safcro
Bank of Goodlettsvllle, Tenn, Looted.
Nashville. April 19. The bank of
Goodlettsvllle, was visited last night
by robbers, who blew open' the safe
and got all the available cash, amount
ing to about $2,000. The box of he
postmaster, containing $500 in stamps j
and $90 in currency, was also looted, j
The sheriff and detectives-have gone J
to the scene of the robbery, but there j
Ls no clew as to taa Identity of the j
thievea. .
. To Tour Southern Schools.
New York.aprfl 21. Leading Busi
ness men. educors. philanthropists
and millionaires af o have given freely
to educational advancement.' will start
from this city today on a two weeks
tour of southern educational Institu
tions. Virginia. Georgia; Tennessee.
Alabama and South Carolina will be
visited, and a four days' meeting W
the Southern Education conference
will be held at Athens. Ga, the seat of
the SUte university, of tke Normal
college, of the Lucy Cobb.instltute, the
famo.ua southern school, and other ed
ucational institutions.
j Webb's Hanging Postponed.
. . Birmingham, Ala., April 21. Jim
Webb,"anegrb, " the slayer of Officer
W. P. ..Walton, whom he sbotand. kill
ed while the latter was attempting his
arrest for a misdemeanor, was sen
tenced to! hang on May SO. but. lias
taken an appeal to tffe supreme court,
and the execution of the sentence will
be stayed until the supreme court rea
ders' Its 'decision-- ' .: :
The following partial - lists were re
vised up to midnight so far as pos
sible with meager information obtain
able. : - ; '
Captain "Wesley , Doss, retired river
pilot,. 1526 Eastern avenue, Cincinna
Indt;,, Miss Marie Tessim, Cannel
toh, Ind. thre children of Mrs, Fan
hie McCuIlom, of "Leavenworth, Ind.;
Patrick Burk and seven members qf
bis family, of 'Owensboro; Ky.; child of
Pilot Al Pritchard, of Memphis, Tenn.;
Clay Breeze, (wife and Son, TJnlontown,
Ky.; chihj of Archie M. Allen, of Pitts
burg, Pa.; Miss Mary, Lister.. Carroll
ton, O.; Mr. Adams, of Ohio; MrL
Downs, of Memphis; Miss Sweeney,
of :Owensboro Ky.; L. L. Hunter, pf
Litintl, Pa. Members of the crew miss-"
In.' Joe 'Redding, :1215 Budd street,
Cincinnati, i striker engineer; " Fred
.Jones; Newport, Ky., striker engineer;
.Tom Smith, Memphis, Tenni,- steers
man;. William RenU Bollinger, 12 Wal
nut street, 'Cincinnati, first steward;
Henry Thomas, .a negro, Cincinnati,
second"steward ; 'John Botts, Cincinna
ti. ' cook; Tony Gilfoyle, Cincinnati,
baker?- first pantryman, ? three" negro
firemen,, six.- cabin boys", two chamber-
; 4. maids, six deckhands, two' cooks.
'(Bodies already recovered:
Captain Wesleyf JDossf Miss Marie
Tesstrn, youngest, of the McCullum
children. ' ' . , . '' ' ,
Texas Vetsrana Observe Annlversaor.
. Lampassas. Tex.. April 2L The Vet
erans of the Republic of Texas are In
session here, the day being the anni
versary of the battle ef San Jaclato,
The memorial exercises
Southern. Capitalist Dead.
New Orleans, April 18. A private
telegram 'from " New tYorkT announces
the death of Captain Samuel J. White
sides, a well knqwn southern capital
ist, who had large Interests in New
Orleans,' Alabama and Georgia. He
was. 71 years of age and f. served In
the confederate navy. His home was
In Savannah, Ga. . -
l -Bought Large Car Plant, ' ,
Gadsdan. Ala April 22. Captain X
M. Elliott. Jr president of tha Sbuta
ern Car' Foundry v company, has re
turned fronr New Tork; where he pur
chased the mammoti car plant of, the
Illinois Car aad Feuadrj conrpairj:a
: Maryland Day at Charleston.
,r Charleston; S. C-, April 21- large
delegation --from Maryland arrived
here - today r to- celebrate that state's
day at. the exposition tomorrow. The
governor and his staff heads the party
which includes, also a large number
of prominent business men of Balti
more headed by Former Mayor La
trobe.J Today the party is seeing the
exposition and the city Informally, and
will go around the harbor this after
noon. Formal exercises will be held
tomorrow at the Maryland building.
Cotton Belt Route Enjoined.
Tyler. Texas, April -21. The Cotton
Belt has been enjoined from removing
its general offices from this place to
Texarkana, where the ground has been
purchased and work begun on a five
story office building. The Injunction
ls: basd on the allegation that thej
road, has. a contract with the citizens
of this place which makes It obligatory
for it lb' keep the general offices feeze)
alsrava.
"ON THE SQUARE."
!
That's the way we've been,
trying to do business : but we
want to do more of it and so
we've moved on the Court square
to the large roomy store recent
ly vacated by Little Bros, and
wie want to say that we are
prepared to give a more con
venient md satisfiictory service
to both the country and town
tfede. We are keeping on hand
everything in the Heavy and Faiv
cy Groceries line the substantials
and the dainties. All' Kinds, ot
Vegetables and Country Produce
in' season. Call and. see us at
pur new stand. We will appre
ciate a share of your business
and will make you as close prices
as you can get anywhere.
Y. M. BOGGAN &
R.ockinghocm, N. C.
? tMfMMMM a
Watch
O w Spring an d Sums
Goods are arriving daily,
this space for for'
- - i
announcement nex t
week, and for Bargains
go to H, C, WATSON'S
Double Stores
R oo f
Paints,
StR. W. I. EVERETT
Will act as agent at Rockingham, N. C, tor
the Panll Paint and Paint Solder Mfg. Co.
Anyone wanting as FUB'PJtOOP UETAL
PAINT, guaranteed to last five years, should
call on him. Directions are ou each can bow
It should be applied. He It also agent for
oar special CXEOSOTE pUTJCLE 'VUVT,
which we guarantee to last Indefinitely on
shingles. All Informal Jor 'regard to the
shingle paint qualities can" be learned bj In
quiring of Mr.' Everett. We -guarantee the
shirgle paint to be J50 fire proof, and every
one having a shingle roof would get this
fire-proof protection if they used the goods,
besides preserving Indefinitely the ' life' of
the shingles. mmmmmJmmmmm:
ftnl sairtid feht tl& t Eg, j