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State Library SKGEEOR 10 HE EOCltiJGHM ROCKET SiVXlV;. V&g'" ROCKINGHAM, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1902. sun ni "mi 11 mm JM M l H III 'V . "V II I I II lift. II II II II I- 9 " " r -m S a m r m CL ' Ik'W li - 7ixa B ""v. II X W II II It II I I ."V v .?;:-nse? colds 3 rrc r fed for hanging on. . ;.- wi ike n your throat -..v i ins, -na ieaa to ; n;!strcuble. J 7 .; :o(i's Emulsion at ! - II .: i uiii ti - It soothes, heals, 'ires. i r.rrJIl. All dnjiri'- j t I) jc Springs Ho tel is no w cf cn Jfl rcjcx guests. TAff o furnished with all the latest improvements. Fates $7.00 toSlOJOO per week For further imformathn, ad' dress, ' R. ROSS, Proprietor, Jackson Springs, N, C. I IE0OIMH. PROPRIHCH .5 J Marble and Granite Work cf Every Description Autlorizti Representative, ! A PATRICK Ml SEASONABLE GOODS- Full line of Pickles To ma to Cs tsup, Pepper Sat'ce, Olives, Preserves, Mixed Sweet Pickles in keg, Raisins, Dates, Curs rants, Prunes, Dried Ap pies and Peaches TC TC IN CANS. PINEAPPLE I SLccJ sad Crated PEAKS Vcrjr nteej PEACHES Lkteri too Pie APPLES TOMATOES' SUGAR COXN -SUCCATASH Cora oJ Bcn TOMATOES ANDOKRA TRIPE SACMON DSIEDBELF CHIPPED BEEF HAM LOAF MACKERAL VIENNA SAW SAGE SNOW FLAKE HOMINY with Country Sausage CO FN ED BEEF SAUERKRAUT OYSTERS SEAOUODS ft CONDENSED MILK Ejglccr Dun Brtads ROYAL, REX AND GOOD LUCK BAK ING POWDERS CORN SYRUP The itcvc is a partial list ol tLc Kccd hws1o eat vhich I W in stcck Call aca male selections, or phone your or" dcr Frc t delivery in town waesoro 13 II! MORRISON. RQCKIKGHAM, II. C- MYSTERY OF SMITH'S DEATH. Died Among StranQtrs, Refuting Tc Name Home Address. Cbarlestoo. 8. C. June 20. An afi of mjEtery has developed nere ovei the Identity of C. X. Scilth. In charge of the American Steel and Wire con rnjs exhibit at the exposition, whe died suddenly Wednesday. When It was seen that he was k riouBly 111 friends of the young mac asked him to give them the address ol his parents In order that they might b notified of his: condition. Smith de clined to give this information. Hii friends urged him to talk, tut h would not. and he died with his se cret. When telegrams were sent t the New York headquarters of th company the answer came that noth ing was known In that establishment of Smith's family connection. He b gan 'work with the company at th Paris exposition and was put in charge of the entire display at Buffalo and Charleston. The steel and wire company In structed the local representatives to spare no expense In the funeral, but Smith was buried among strangers with his secret untold. TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE. Fatal Accident on South Carolina and Georgia Railroad. Shelby, N. O, Jan 20. A portion of a mixed train on the South Caro lina and Georgia extension railroad fell through an approach to the brldg6 oyer Broad rirer yesterday afternoon, killing one xaan and Injuring over a dozen passengers. The dead: LeRoy Grlgg. Shelby. The Injured: Edward Turner, conductor. D..W. Phlffer. trestle master. Riley Whlsenant, a negro. A dozen passengers, including two ladles, were also Injured, but their names are not known. About the time the rear coach was on the span Just above the river En gineer Albert felt the trestle giving away, and opening the throttle, sent the train across the bridge, saving all of it except the rear coach and three box cars. The coach fell precipitately 50 fe3t on the brink of the river, swollen bj the recent rains, and was caught by the stone pier supporting the bridge, which saved the passengers from a watery grave. PROPOSED NEW LINE. Asheville and Rutherfordton Railroad to Be Built. Asheville, N. C, June 20. Tha Asheville and Rutherfordton railway will be built and active work on the proposed line will begin at once. The road will be built by George T. Canls, of New York. The contract was sign ed today. Work on the proposed Una will begin at the Rutnerrord end. The contract gives Mr. Canls about four years' time in which to com plete the road. The line; however, will be completed in perhaps just half this time. The exact location of the line has as yet not bean determined. The road will run via Falrview and will enter Asheville from the southern part of the city. The length of the road from Asheville to Rutherfordton is 40 miles. From AsnevlIIe the road will extend to Tennessee. It is not known who Mr. Canls' back ers are In the movement, but It Is gen erally believed that it is the Seaboard. May Hang After 20 Yeara Freedom. Raleigh. June 21. Twenty years ago Dan Gould, a negro, was sentenc ed to be hanged In this state, but a short while before the day appointed for the execution he broke jail and made his escape. This was In 1S82 and nothing had ever been heard from him until this week, when a negro sup posed to be this condemned murderer was arrested In Georgetown, S. C, and will be brought to Wadeaboro. If this negro proves to be Gould then the gov. ernor will only have to fix another date for the execution, 20 years hav ing Intervened. Sam Jones After Moonshiners. Raleigh, June 21. Wilkes county has for many years been- notoriously the worst county In North Carolina for moonshlnlng. Rev. Sam Jones Is mak ing a campaign there and the claim is made that he has Induced almost all the distillers to give up their business. Memorial Library Completed. Durham. N. C June 24. The new memorial library at Trinity college at this place Is completed. It is de clared to be the handsomest building in the state. The cost is $50,000. It Is a gift from the Duke family. Gaynor and Greene Remanded. nnhM Jnn 21. Judce Andrews today discharged the motion for con tempt against Detective Carpenter ana has remanded Messrs. Gaynor and Greene to Montreal In charge of the Jailer of that city. Shot Woman and Suicided. v.iw Citv. N. D.. June 20. Jennie Daley was shot and killed by William Bennett, her partner In a restaurant, who then committed suicide. The af fair was the result of & violent quar- reL Edwards Killed by Wright. , Abbeville. 8. C June 21. Jesse Ed wards was killed near Calhoun mills, in tMa pountr. bv Manuel Wright in a ri!i9rultr about a cow injuring tha crop. Both ax negroes. Wright a snxTttzulered. NICARAGUA BEATEN; PANAHABODf E WINS Senate Chooses Latter by IXa jority of 8 Votes. 6P00NER AMENDMENT ADOPTED Measure as Passed Authorizes Pur chase of Panama Company's Prop erty, Rights and Concessions If Clear Title to Same Can Be Obtained. . Washington, June 20. Panama has won. By a majority of eight votes th senate has adopted the Spooner amendment over the house bill, which favored the Nicaragua route. After this amendment had been adopted the senate passed the Panama canal bill by a vote of 42 to 34. The Spooner amendment, as amend ed and adopted by the senate, provides that the president through the law offlcers of the government, shall deter mine whether a clear title can be ob tained of the Panama companies' prop erty, rights and concessions. If he shall be satisfied that sucn title can be obtained,, he shall purchase the roptrtyj rights and concessions for 140,000,000. If, in his opinion, a cleir title cannot be obtained, he shall pro ceed to construct an Isthmian canal by the Nicaragua route. . . The bill provides that a commission of 'seven shall , be appointed- by the president to supervise the work and to make arrangements for the details of it. It also provides that gold bonds in the sum of $130,000,000, 2 per cent Interest, shall be issued to raise mon ey .with which to construct the canal. COST OF WAR IN PHILIPPINES. According to Root, It Has Cost $170, 326,586. , Washington, June 20. Secretary Root has made answer to the senate resolution of April 17 calling for in formation as to the cost of the war in the Philippines. Reports from the various bureau of. fleers are submitted to show the cost of the Philippine war. Including out standing obligations, showing that the total up to date is $170,326,586. Secretary Root remarks: "The present scale of expense in the Philippines is, of course, greatly re duced because of the continuous reduc tion of the army made possible by the restoration of peaceful condition1!. Thus in the middle of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901, there were alout 70,000 American soldiers in the is lands. That number Is now reduced to about 23,000. Orders have now been issued of the Eighth, Fifteenth, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infan- try and a squadron of the Tenth cav alry,, and when these orders have been executed the number of American troops in the Philippines will have been reduced to 18000." GIRL'S CORPSE IN SLEEPER. Grewsom Find Mad by Trainmen In . Michigan. Escanaba, Mlch June 20. At an early hour the tralnment on the train which left here at 9 o'clock last night had a grewsome find. The dead body of Bessie Matthewson, of the Soo, was placed in the berth of a sleeping car before the car left here last night. The girl was from Sault Ste Marie and was on her way to Chicago to be treated for consumption. A traveling man who knew hr was taking her from the Soo line to the Northwestern depot here on a street car. The girt grew worse and as he was carrying her to the coach she died In his arms. Not having time to attend to the ar rangements, the man simply carried her into the train, put her in a berth and left her. EXPLOSION SINKS CRUISER Chinese Vessel Goes Down With 153 Officers and Men. London. June 23. A dispatch to the Central News from Shanghai says that the Chinese cruiser Kal-Chl has been wrecked by a terrific explosion while lying In the Yang-tse river. The Kai-Chl sank In thirty seconds. and 160 officers and men on board were killed or drowned. Only two men on hoard the cruiser escaped death. Crazed by Cudahy Kidnaping Case. Omaha, June 23. Mrs. Kate Feeley, who became mentally deranged at yeai ago over the Cudahy kidnaping cas-?, has been taken to the Insane asylum at Clarinda, the commissioners having decided she was Insane. She was brought here from Troy, N. Y by Dep uty Sheriff Askin, of that city. Shortly after the Cudahy kidnaping case Mrs. Feeley became seized with the hallucination that she had wit nessed the perpetrators of the crime divide the $25,000 paid by Mr. Cudahy for the return of his son and that in consequence they were following her with the intention of murdering her. Kidnaped Boy Escapes from Captors. Briaham. Utah, June zi. Keis An- Acnon. Jr.. the youth who was kid naped Saturday night, returned to his tome yesterday In an almost fainting condition, having eaten nothing during that time. Young Anderson alleges that he was held up Just outside the city limits; Monday by three 'masked men and imprisoned in a cave In tha xreemtains cast of Brigham. Iriui mtlrh he csczped last night, TO HAVE NEW WATER COMPANY. Birmingham 'to Have Competition In Water Supply. ' Birmingham, Ala., June 21. Articles of Incorporation of the Birmingham and Suburban Water company have been filed in the office of the probate Judge here. The capital stock Is $2, 000,000. - The incorporators are Robert R. Zell, of Birmingham; L. N. Pitcher, of Chicago; C. L. Furcy, of Chicago; B. M. Allen, of Birmingham, and Eu gene F. Enslen, of Birmingham. It is the purpose of the company to construct and operate a system of waterworks in and around Binning, ham.. The public has found fault for several years with the present water company's service and the project o the new company is to offer competi tion. The new undertaking is said to have strong backing and the projec tors are said to have abundant encour agement from the water consumers of the city. VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY. Charred and Mutilated Body Found In Ensley Boarding House. . Birmingham, Ala., June 23. The mutilated remains of Odius Bunch a young electrician employed in the steel mills at Ensley, were found in thd smoking ruins of a large boarding house, destroyed by fire in that place Saturday. ' - ' The police authorities ' believe the boy was murdered and the house fired to hide the crime. Bunch roomed up stairs, and his body was found beside a wrecked piano on the lower floor." His head was almost severed from the body, and his dismembered limbs wer found in various parts of the house. The face was badly burned, but could be recognized. Bunch, who was IS years of. age, came from "Pulaski, Tenn., and is said to have belonged to a wealthy family. , Hobson Not a Candidate. Greensboro, Ala.,' June 23.- A prom inent citizen of this place says: "Cap tain Richmond Pearson Hobson will nqt be a candidate for the senate from this senatorial ' district. Captain Hob son knows that his eyes are In such condition that he will never be able to do all that is required of a naval con structor, and for that reason feels con fident that he will ultimately be re tired. The action of the committee of the house in deferring consideration of the subject"until December renders it certain that his retirement will not take place during this summer or fall, and it is but just that this statement should be made on his behalf." . Sues for $25,000. Montgomery, Ala., June 23. T. W. Booth, a well known carpenter, nas filed in the City Court of Montgom ery County a suit against the Mont gomery Suburban Street Railway Co. for $25,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in a fall from a trestle of the company near Hart ley's Boiler Works. Mr. Booth was employed by the company to make some repairs on the trestle, and while at work he either fell or was pushed from the trestle by a passing car, both of his legs being broken. . ' Lost Man Heard from. Charleston, S. C, June 24. Solomon Brines, aJ prominent merchant of Georgetown, who mysteriously disap peared the latter part of . April, has been heard from. It seems that under the stress of business troubles' he wan dered off, boarded a train; landed In a western city, when he fell from a street car and was for a number of weeks In a hospital. Upon liis recov. ery and discharge from the hospital he put himself in communication with his wife and he Is now -'tinder her care, rapidly recovering. Aged Alabaman Suicide. Birmingham, Ala., June 24.- John M. Hersefeld,' 69 years of 'age, and one of the most' prominent business men of Birmingham, doing a furniture, bus iness, killed himself yesterday after noon at his place of business by shoot. lng himself in the left temple with a revolver. Business troubles are sup posed to have been the cause. He was on the first floor of the store alone when the fatal shot -was fired. Mr. Hersefeld had been a resident and leading citizen of Birmingham sine 1883. A Tremendous Pay Roll. Birmingham, Ala., June 23. Satur day was pay day at the Ensley steel plant. Pratt City, Brooks dale, Coal burg. Blossburg and several other coal mines, and at a number of the smaller Industries of the Birmingham district. It is said that between $200,000 and $300,000 were paid out In monthly and semi-monthly stipends to the working men. No little of this money will find its way to the coffers of merchants in Birmingham. Saw Mill Burned. Hartselle. Ala., June 23.-L. J. Wal drop's saw mill, three miles west of town,; was destroyed by fire, tt Is supposed to nave caught from the fur nace. This morning he could not give an estimate as to th loss. There was no insurance. Got Verdict for One Cent. Mobile, June 23. The Jury In the casa of Mrs. M. 1L Armitage, against Chlcl of Police C. W. Soost, returned a "verdict for the plaintiff for 1 cent. She sued for 15.000 damages lor jd ed false Imprisonrnent. iiiAN AND WOiMAN BLOWN TO ATOMS Deadly Explosive Is Placed Under House. TRAGEDY WORK OF ENEMIES. Explosion Occurred While Occupants Were Asleep Baby in the House Was Thrown Quite a Distance but Escaped Injury. . . Knoxville, June 23. A; special tc The Sentinel from LaFolIette, says a terrific explosion occurred at the rail road camp of William Park, 4 inline from that place this mtorning about 2 o'clock. Herd Jones and Martha Chapman were literally Jjlown to pieces and the house in which they ware sleeping was demolished. A babyalso in th house was thrown quite a (distance hat was unhurt. Four cases of dynamite are reported missing freznv the maga zine, and it is thought these were placed under the house bylenemles ol the Parks." There is now -no lew tfl the guilty parties. AMBUSHED BY COWBOYS But They Are Routed, Leaving Five Dead on Field. L 1 1 Albuquerque, N. M., .June 21. Five cowboys have been killed in a fight near Tucumumarl, with "Jud" Lee, of Dona Ana. county, an old Indian fight er. -. " ' ; ' " " ; Lee in watering his cattle at a spring had walked them through the water against the protest of other cattlemen who warned him that If he repeated the act he would be killed. The next time Lee, . accompanied by an Indian fighter, appeared with his cattle eight cowboys were lying in wait. When the battle that followed was over five of the eight cowboys were dead and the other three had fled. Lee and hjs partner, who - were ua- hurt, surrendered to the sheriff. The names of the dead are not given. MOUNTAINEER KILLS POLICEMAN Fatal Duel at Elk Park, N. C One Slain, Other Wounded. Bristol, Tenn., June 21. News of a fatal duel between James Ellis, a .po liceman In the little town of Elk Park, N. C, and William Winters, a moun taineer, has reached here. The men faced each other with revolvers and fired several shots. Ellis, was killed, while Winters was seriously if not fa tally wounded. He was able to ride unaided to a physician across the mountain from the shooting. , Winters, who is one of seven broth ers known as the "seven devils," had a grudge against the officer, who had formerly arrested him for 1 disorderly conduct and handled him roughly, so' Winters charges. - FOUR PICNICKERS DROWNED Boys Were Riding in a Boat When It Capsized. St. Louis, June 23. Four boys were drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Fern Glen, a resort 15 miles from here. They are: I Eddie Flynn, 17 years old. Robert Regan, 16 years old. Peter Larkin, 17 years old. Alpjhonse Kerns, 16 years old. Th4 drowning occurred at the annual picnic of the St. Louis Turnverein. Queer Case of Joseph Hawkins. Richmond, Va.. June 21. Joseph W. Hawkins, who lives near Mount Jack son, Va., has recovered from a long spell of typhoid fever, though advanc ed In years, and la entirely restored except in one particular. He has for gotten how to read.' He was a scholar, ly r an and a great reader. He now do i not know one letter from anoth er. He feels the affliction deeply and wc; i when he discovered it. : Cc "n Set Afire; Corpse Burned. " Ha- 4' ton, Pa., June 23. A carelessly placed candle set fire to the coffin con taining the body of two-year-old, Mary HuIIk at the horn of th dead child's parents. Before the flames wer extin guished the coffin was. destroyed and the body of the child almost cremated. Only the timely arrival of neighbors saved the house from being destroyed. Art Building Will Cost 11,000,000. St. Louis, June 21. All the bids re ceived for the construction of the art building which is to form the central structure of the world's fair exceeds $1,000,000 the amount apportioned for this purpose. The Art palace ft to be a permanent structure. The bids will be taken under advisement. New Ocean Record. New York June 23. A new ocean record has been established by the lin er Caracas which has arrived here from San Juan. The voyage of 1,380 miles was covered In 97 & hours, two and a half under the previous record. Three Killed at a Crossing.. Seattle, Wash., June 23. Miss Hel len Stratton, Miss Emma Ramstead and Miss Jane Miller were killed by a Northern Pacific passenger train : at O'Brien last night, while crossing the rails in a buggy. Murdered by Robbers. Des Moines. Ia June 2L James Gallagher and wife were murdered by robbers at Hi vex Junction last .xrijfct. DR. HOBSON'S PERUVIAN BARK Will be fonnd an excellent rem edy for Malaria, Nervous and General Debility, Indigestion, etc. : Pint bottle, fr.oo. ( ' : for ni iim 111 n nuns 1 y f.. -d-' ,.-'' ',.". . RICHMOND COUNTY DRUiJ GO. I ' ' ' ' .- : ' I W. L- RICHARDSON, Manager. : : READY FOR BUSINESS! THE HAMLET STEAM LAUNDRY is nowready for bufine?, and solicits the patronage of the general public. We iiave one of the bot equipped plants in the State every piece of machinery new and of the best pattern and have secured the services of an experienced laundry mtnaer. Mr, Neimyer, of our firm, has resigned his position as engineer with the Srabord and gives his personal attention to every branch' of the work, and We can therefore guarantee absolute satisfaction in every detail.. COLLECTION DEH III HHIBM We hope to receive a large share ol the Rockingham patronage, and have made arrangements for our deiivery wagon to call at your door every '- i week, both to Collect and deliver your work. We will thank you to give ui;a trial package when our wagon calls, . .Yours truly, ' THE HAP1ET STElfi LAUNDRY, f NEIMYER & STEWART, Propo. 1 WAKE UP! Read 'the Latest Sensational Rumor, "Burfurisr Goinsr On at Hamlet Rocktneham, Rober TO O J del, tee Dee, Midway, and bteeles Mills, suso at 1 Several Other Points Not Hei Mentioned. ! i PvArvAtiA vrtii moot fiaa lAmpthinir Tender and Sweating Feet, Scalded and Blistered Feet, Sore and Bleed ing Feet, Corns, Ingrowing Nails, Bunions, Frostbites, Etc Erery one is looking for something that will relieve and cure the terrible con dition of their Feet. S. Bigg?, our Harnlet Druggist, has solved the problem, and now comes to your rescue with a specific for the abuve troubles, and says it's free if it ail, and will refund the money In every instance where the directions hare been complied with and the Specific failed to cure. We understand that Mr. S, Biggs, now of Hamlef, N. Cf has been preparing the specific for a good many of bur people i&r the past three or four years. There i not a case or lanure yet on rccoro. The name of the remedy is "BAXTER'S FOOT LOTION." Price $1.00, express prepaid to your nearest express office. Give Mr. S. Bigg your Artytr tiiisinpss. Iff rarf and Will take care of vour Interests. Send all orders for Baxter's Foot Lotion, or MMM, ... S. BIGGS, DRUGGIST Aiaae yourremiiiajicc, oy money vri, nuun', vi - -- I bill ina letter and mail to his address. ' ))) ff f f fttf ftttf f f ?f .f f Ttt - - 1 j THE NORTH State Normal and LITERARY CLASSICAL SCIENTIFIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PEDAGOGICAL MUSICAL Agricultural and A combination ol theory and practice, of book study and manual work In Engineering, Agriculture, Cbemutry, Electricity, Mechanic Art aod Cotton Mn ulacturing. Full courses, 4 years ; Short courses, 3 years ; Special courses 3 month?. Tuition and a room, lie a term; board S3 a month.. '30 teachers, 369 students, new buildings for 500. Write for booklet, "A Day at the A. & M. College' i President CEO. T. X7INSTON, Raleigh, N. C 3 DR. HAYWOOD'S KIDNEY ROOT, r ; . i Is a sure relief, and in many cas es a permanent cure, for diseases of the Kidney, Liver and Bladder We have it in 50c and $1 bottles. II if yon are having trouble with your eyes, or your glass es do not suit you, be sur to have them attended to' rnce We can also duplicate your glides if you should happen break them. ' . . . . , ? to ur ahout their MumlnfF. AChlPU 7 other items In the drug line, to MM MX IIAMLET.'N. C. CAROLINA j ! Industrial College, Session opens September 1 8tb. Expenses $100 to $140; for non-residents of the State $!. Facultv of 11 member. Practice and Observation School connected with the Col lege. Correspondence invited from those desiring compe tent teachers and stenographers. To secure board lo the dormitories all frcetuition applications should be made U fore July 15. For catalogue and other information, addrrss. RESIDENT CHARLES D. McIVET, GreensborOf JV. C- Mechanical College, I ... i
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