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sm io n imam to giVBSJs.iM K-22? ROCKIGHAM, N. C THtftSD Y, OCTOBER 30, 1902. H.C3 HR IF13 U EWC 1 - - - - EURNuD TO DEATH. c.;3il:i Ilurtt Fireman on C S. RM Cremated at Oneida, Tenn. i ; .ttaoo,;a. Tenn., Oct. 27. A dU Jir .;:9 freight collision occurred oa tv,. r.ndnr.iU Southern railroad at tc Ma. Tenn., 123 mile north cf rc. late last night A through north iunJ. freight was running In two sec I rT. ' The first section was standing m the main track at Oneida .when the i section . crashed Into the rear 0f tl first section, i l ,Ah sections were donble-headerx. It-' t -o locomotives of the second so t:on ere demolished and several cat J ,; .railed. The wreckage caught lira aVl rharles Hartt, white, fireman, wa3 cr r-at'd. "' t liotb locomotives and 15 cars wcro l.-:nd u?. 1 ko residences, two store buildings zd a tool bouse near.the track'caught t:- from tho wreck and were destroy ed. It was necessary to build a tem porary track around, the wreck to c,m up traffic. Hurtt, the fireman who was killed, was a young man and lived in Somer set Ky. ! .... WANTS IT DISCARDED. Dr. Hlnch Declares Disbelief In First Chapter of Genesis. ; CV. a;o. Oct, 27. At the Temple of Isratl last night Dr. Emil O. Illrsch c-c.arei his absolute disbelief In the first chapter of Genesis, and bade hts cor. creation discard it as an article of fi'.tX ' " . " T.ellgion. biology and astronomy,'' i declared, tare each given evidence that make it impossible to believe that the world was created In six days, it is Impossible also to give serious con spiration to the efforts that have been i&ade to reconcile science and reli gion. . l "Ml nations." said Dr. Illrsch, "have their i lea of the creation of the world s&d in every case the creation fras been ascribed to their favorite gods. The world has gradually processed from Polytheistic to monorolytheistlc ana thfre'Is r.o doubt that the first chap ter of Gensls Is simply a relation i.y so:re Jewish writer of the stories told b"r the Babylonians which the Jevrs hat carried from their captivity In nayIoa 00 years before Christ" .Death Due to Sceptic Poison. New York. Oct 27. An autopsy ov.r the tody of Mrs. Annie Kings- l?v who was the subject of an oper- ati.-r. at Uellevue hospital when the siirgfons placed six stitches In her h-art. shows that the wound had k.-alfd perfectly and that her death -several days later was due to septic poisoning caused by tie unclean knife b'.ide with which she was stabbed, It is fk.irc.'d. by her husband. The doc t,r. found that the cavity of the left W.ride. which was pierced, was ab ftotely tight that is. the walls had united as a result of the operation Tv;t.ATi it mhm would have bled to .litvuk mm w -- death In a .very short time. (The poi t?or.ous blade caused Inflammation of tLe muscles and arteries of the heart. Two Perish at Crossing. Little IUck. Ark.. Oct 27. Condue J. V. Turner and Brakemaa J. F. i:rinp.an were killed this morning at ta rrftwin? or the Choctaw. Oklaho- and Gulf and the Cotton Belt rail r. ast of Uttle Rock. Choctaw frf'tht train No. 83 telescoped Choc f-. fr!,rht train No. 81. The latter train stopped at the crossing and No $.1 crashed into it around a curve. Th... nr. Ttrpnran were itt the ca' 1 of No. 81 whenthe crash came Aned Procurator of Convent Dies. N w-.York, Oct. 27. Sister Mary Do lorts. one of the founders and. for r.ar.y yea-s the procurator of, the con test of Mount de Sales, near this city. Is devi. says a Baltimore dispatch to The Times. She was 73 years- old Dolores was known throughout the country by hundreds of women In c;etv and literary life who were aa u.at?d at Mount De Sales. On Feb IT. 19X, she celebrated her golden jubilee. I ,., t J.: I First AH-Whtte Vote. Charlotte. N. C. Oct 27. The first 'It-ction to be held under the franchise reliction for the purpose of ellminat- irsr the negro from the privilege or tne in XTrxw ram itA win occur I LA 1UI Ul v.- I Carolina will ov. n. and tne muicaxions ; are w. ; th-j object of the framers of the amen.d rt-xt to the constitution will be more taaa realized. In fact, it will be a ftr.-rise to those who have looked Into tV registration "figures if the total r. ero vote in the entire state aggre jMtrs 5.000. This is a reduction of 'r 15.000 to 20.000 In the earlier "Mimates of the effect of the new ro s'r.ctiocs - ! ' Banner Buys Tribune. Athens. Ga.. Oct 27. The Athens Tr ! 'ine.vne of the best weejdy papers in the state, has been purchased by T e Banner, and T. W. Reed, the ed- Ur.r and proprietor, accepts the posi- tios of business manager of The Ban- t"t. The Tribunte has been a clean, I riitht and well edited paper, and has i r n a CTcit io us ecuior. .nv x- cr ,alns one of the best men In the by the deal, and nis acquisiuoa n add much to that already brignt a.l newsy Georgia daily. : . a u4.r DMlrtd. Jackson. Miss., Oct 27. vemor Ichiro ha offered a reward ot a hie J red dollars for the arrest and coa v: tloa of the parties who murdered yv-.rj5 Tom Johnson on the 21st at i'iciits. The murder was oommitted. by o& of tL n embers ct Hzrz?' allow. - JOSEPH 11 -TERRELL ' GEORGES GOVERNOR Takes bath as State's Chief Executive. CEREMONIES AT CAPITOL. Cain Was Administered by Chief Jus tice Simn-.ons Newly Elected. Ex ecutive Delivered a Short but Point- ' ed Inaugural Address. Atlanta, Oct. 23. Governor-elect Jo seph M. Terrell was 'made governor in fact at noon today. - Committees. were appointed yester day both by the house and senate to arrange for the inauguration ceremo nies, which took place at noon, de fore a joint session of theeenate and house in the hall of the house of repre sentatives. The committee on the part of the senate was composed of Senators Sulli van, of the eighteenth, and Skelton, of the thirty-first, and on the part of tho house of Messrs. . Folder, of UIDD. chairman, Davis, .of Meriwether, and H&wes, of Elbert. These committee men arranged for all the details or the inauguration, for escorting the re tiring governor and his successor Into the hall, and program to-be followed. President Clark Howell, or tne sen ate, presided. iter. Joan a uh. ot the Second Baptist church, orrerea the prayer, and after the object or tne s?csion was stated. Governor-elect Terrell delivered his Inaugural ad dress, which was short and to the point The new ; governor tooK me oath of office administered by Chief T J. Simmons, of the supreme court, the Joint session was dissolved and, general congratulations were oi- ferc-d- " ' ' ,.. Governor Candler made all arrange ments preparatory to turning his office over to Governor Terrell. Georgian Gets Scholarship. hvpti Conn.. Oct. 27. The Bennette scholarship for the class of i$03 Yale has been awarded to An tonio Johnston Waring, of Savannah. Ca., and for the.close of 1904. to Law rence Mason, of Chicago. The schol- arshlps are the income of a fund or ?5.O0O presented to the Yale corpora tion last spring by the class or 1847 Jn memory of John Bennette. ' A. 3. Davis Commits Suicide. LaG range, Ga., Oct 27. A. S. Da fis of Glenn. Heard county, commit ted suicide yesterday by shooting him. evir in the head with a pistol. Finan cial reverses is supposed to have been the cause of the act -Davis was in the mercantile business at Antioch, In tWs county, until last fall, when. h" 3 failed. He attempted to kill him self at that time, but did not succeed. Wife Murderer Is Hanged, rtlchniond. Va.. Oct. 25. John Ev ans, colored,, was hanged at Lawrencc- vllle yesterday for wife murder. The drop fell at exactly 12:30 o'clock and the man was pronounced dead by the Jail physician In 1 minutes. His neck was broken. He mounted the scaffold unsupported. His crime was a most cold-blooded one. - Douglas Land Sale. Douglas. Ga.. Oct 27. An extensive ly advertised sale of town lots here came off yesterday. While the crowd In attendance was not as large as ex cA the bidding was spirited and prices good. About 60 lots were sold, realizing some $6,000 or more. Cap tain D. G. Purse, to whom the land be longed, seems well pleased at the re suit," : - I - ' Coal Arbitrators' Arrive at Capital. Washington, Oct. 27. With one or two exceptions, the parties to the an thracite coal controversy havearriv ed In the city for the purpose of at tending the conference with the pres ident's commission, which Is to be held this afternoon, and it is expect ed that all will be present when the conference opens. The members of the commission are all in the city. Not withstanding there are quite a num ber of details to be arranged, the mem V... QT JQQ COHUU-IOJWW" uvv. bers of the commission are nopeiui w)it able to complete ine l ii fari aA- j , --- v - irelimlnary axrangeEieni m. uuc Sofar as-the operators and miners have expressed themselves, they have indicated a willingness to subordinate their desires In the matter of time and place" of hearing to the wishes of the commission. . It Is the general un derstanding that' practically all the meetings for the takings of testimony will be held in the anthracite regions, and It 13 believed Chat the commission wai be able to get to work "during the present week. - - . 1 Another preliminary question whiea win rAonlre attention Is that as to the questions to De taKen up oy ut vw- . v. . missjon. Mr. Mitchell, who reached j Tashlngton "at 2 o'clock this morning, j .cco,r.aded by district President . n Dresa for a general Inquiry, wjj9 t j3 unaersxooa uu-i -" f &tor3 to restrict the Inquiry. Mn .nhall.to Columbia. V.; tfs Oct 27. Contracts i --. ioi hout;the 1st of January I - JcLawu, w . - . the construction of the new brancn . calf and Ship Island road from Columbia, a distance oi aui w and It la expected that the line will It is expect that be In readlrss for use by Part of CC; " "JTaTI ROYAL VISITORS. It Is Probable that Prince and Princess of WaUsWlil Visit America. . London, Oct 27. The report cabled from the United States that Prince and Princess of "Wales probably, would vis it the St Louis exposition In 1904 ere ated much interest here. The newt occupied a prominent place in all tha newspapers. Surprise was expressed m official circle at the question be ing publicly discussed at alL AtTork house, the residence of the Prince and Princess of .Wales, a representative of the . Associated.; Press was told that nothing was known officially on the subject From Inaulries in other quarters howeverr the ;: Associated Press learned.that while no official In vltatlon had been extended, the matte? had been unofficially presented to the king, who' returned a polite, non-coia-mittal reply. " It is pointed out that the question of acceptance or declina tion must, of. course await the trans mittal of an official invitation from the United State government " THREE MONARCHS MEET. : Important International Questions to ' ; Be Considered!, -; - London, Oct 27. EmpeTrn' Wllllani will arrive In England Now-. 3 and by that time it Is expected King Carlos, of Portugal, also will be a guest of Iiing Edward. " ' ; J. There 13 every reason to believe that the meeting , of the. three -mon-archs' will result in Important interna tional junderstandlngs, especially as re gards South Africa and more particu larly Delagoa bay, .which Is so vitally Important to Great Britain as an outlet for newly acquired colonies. - The Portugal government appears willing to transfer ! come portions of its African territory to ' British rule. Germany, however. Is understood to be strenuously opposed to British trade securing such an -advantage at any rate, . unless : Portugal is willing to placate Germany by granting her some similar concession and it is believed that before the emperor and King Car los leave , England a bargain win be arranged , I -'" ; " - " Cleveland Willi Take" Stump. New York. Oct. 27. For the first time since , he left the White House former- President Cleveland will take the stump In a political campaign and speak at a Democratic rally In Moi- ristown. N. J., on the evening or Ood. 30. He will address the voters for the benefit of the party In general "in Morris county and particularly to help the canvass of DeWitt C. Flanagan, nominee of the fifth district - New York Cigar Dealers Organize. New "York, Oct 27. Retail cigar dealers of this city have effected a . temporary organization for the stat ed purpose of opposing the progress of combination stores which recently have been spread over the entire city and which the old dealers claim are underselling them through their Inabil. ity to secure reduced rates from the manufacturers. - , Verdict of Not Guilty. - - Compton, Ky., Oct. 25. The Jury. In the case of -Ton Cockerill, charged with the murder of Ben Hargis, re turned a verdict of not guilty at 8:Z0 o'clock this morning. Contracts For Warships. London, Oct. 24. The British ad miralty has given out contracts for the construction of three warships de scribed as "scouts.". They will have a 6peed of 2ZM .knots per hour when in fighting trim, their engines of 17,000 horsepower and -their seago ing qualities will be superior to those of the torpedo boat destroyers. Convicted of Fraud. Ohieaeo. Oct 25. Luke Wheeler and. rvintaJn Williams have been convict ed of fraud in connection with the Ma sonic temple tax payments. - Williams arm h sentenced to six months' im- prisonmen.t and to pay 1.500 fine and Wheeler was sentencea to pay .wy and two years In prison. Shot a Bad Negro to Death. . i xrnrTPTiton ' Ga.. Oct,. 22. E. J. Thompson shot and killed York John son, a negro, at bis gin, 2 miles from this place, yesterday morning. . a rrl- arose over the payment for ginning cotton, and the negro advanc ed on Thompson ana suggested mi they shoot it out at the same time making' a motion as If to draw a gun, when Thompson shot him dead with a Winchester. ; - "';" Woody Gets Ten Years In the Pen. Greensboro. N. C." Oct 27-J. W. Woody, a white man charged, with as sault was tried In the superior court yesterday. The bill. waa. changed t3 Improper conduct with a child under 14 years of age, and to this charge Woody pleaded guilty. He was sen tenced to ten years', imprisonment in the state penitentiary. - DESPERATE NEGRO CAPTURED. After Two-Year Chase He Is Held at o.ceoli. Ark- for Authorities. Macon. Ga., Oct 27. After two years he negro who murdered Sneed, a night watchman at Stevens' pottery, has been, caught, and is being held in Osceloa, Ark., until the Macon author. Itles can send for him. The negro's name Is Lee Edwards, and at the time of the tragedy, he was employed at Stevens Sons works, un- Sneed. A triv misunderstanding caused the fert. la who was a delp(tor ronnr Sneed. ELIZABETH C. STANTON DEAD, ' '" A - The Noted Woman's Suffragist Passes - Away at Her Home. . New York. Oct 27. Mrs. Elizabeth Oady Stanton died Sunday" afternoon at the age of 87, aer a sliort illness, at her home.' in this city;. r Old age was given as -the" cause , of death., She was conscious V almost. to the last About a week ago Mrs. Stanton began to fall rapid y. . t This became more noticeable last week, and then It was knorn to the family that ber death was only a question of days or hours. The children with her waen.sne died were Mrs. M. Lawrence and Mrs. Stanton Blatch. of New York; Henry and Robert L., ef New York, lawyers; Theodore, erf Paris," arid J. Smith, a real: estate broker at- Warden CHI, L. . I. The funeral 'will I be held oa Wednesday, buthe nour, as "not been set The Interment win g?e in wooa lawn cemetery. -. . -' . - 3 . - - Seven Injured In Co?lision. ' . Chattanooga. Tenn.. Octs 27. A belt- railroad locomotive, drawing several freight cars, collided - wh f a . Kapw Transit electric car outside the city limits Sunday afternoon. Several per sons were irAjured, two of. them sen ously." .The seriously-injured are: y Charles Harris, white, Chattanooga. Dr. J. L. Eaton, - Chattanooga. : The Rapid Transit car& ire operated over the Belt line track and to Insure safety signals are used by the Hapld Transit . to' Indicate whether or not the track is clear. , - - " ''r : ; r . It Is claimed that the Belt road en gineer disregarded the signal that a Rapid Transit car had the rjght of. way and kept on' the main track Instead of taking the siding.'. The'engineer and fireman Jumped, leaving ? the throttle open. -Fireman -Ramsey .remounted theenirine and closed the' throttle. not, however, until the "collision oc curred. . The etectrie car was demol ished -; S -":l-:!-'.;' "- V;": Captain and Crew Drawned. New York,. Oet"23v-GiPtain Slack of the Hamburg-Amerloai steamsElp Valescia, .the chief, englneef and four have been drowned here,: says a .cable dispatch from The. Herald correspondent - at Willemstadt, Oura- coa. The Valescia left Hamburg sept is for tlie West Indies.k She Is a passenger and freight. shp. : No par ticulars of the accident ae known. : Negro Murderer Hanged. Wheeling. W. Va., Oct 27. State Henry was hanged at 39 p. m. in the death chamber at the; penitentiary at Mounds ville." The crime for which he was executed was thjmurder ' of "John Richardson, a negro Jn a mining camp row in Wetzel, county Oct 19, 1900. . ' i ' . Chapman Charged With UVlurder. Decatur, Ala., Oct" 21rThe - coro ner's Jury," which has been in session here since Saturday investigating the mysterious murder of Richard- New man, which took place ;last Friday night, returned a verdict of wilfui mur der accusing C. M. Chapman who was ventlv" employed by the city, as su perintendent of street work, with the crime. Chapman was arrested and lodged in jail to await trial. V- - REUNION AT MONTGOMERY. General Harrison Issues Order to Ala " bama Confederate Veterans Montgomery. Ala., Oct 50. General Harrison, commander of the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans, has issued the official order for the re union here on November 12 and 13. " The first day will be given to busi ness and the election of a major gen. eral and four brigadiers. - The second dar will be largely occupied with the parade of veterans and the Sons of Veterans. . -": 'i '5'.-..i-::: ; The railroad rate is 1 cent a mile from all Alabama points. - General . Harrison earnestly urges allold veter ans to come, whether they are mem bers of the camp or not : I- On Nov. .14 the corner stone f the . new home sat Mountain Creek WUl be formally iaia with Masonic ceremonies, ; coniuctea by Grand Master Cunningham, who will then be the new liektenant governor-elect AH thls,hawever, Is out fi0 rdnnlon. bnt the old veterans are expected to go up on a special train which will be run on tna cay. - CUT TO DEATH WITH fHATCHETl . . ----- Many Wounds on Body .' ef -Negro : Found Near Augusta. Augusta, Ga., Oct 23-At the coro ner's Inquest over, the- body , of Ed nr Mnrsan: the coroner's phy- sician, after the postmortem examina tion described the wouna as louuw. "One cut on the right jftde of fore head, penetrating the skull;, another on right side of lower Jaw. fractnrlng the bone; two on the rlgb cheek, both penetrating the bine; onef deep cut on right side of the neck, behind left ear; a contused, ragged, wound .over tie left eye. fracturing - toe SekuU. An evidently -done witnvthef Sharp edge of a hatchet -or small ax. : and two wounds on the back of the, head made with a blunt lnstrument .PiDlX bactt of the hatchet" v . . The officers of the law are .still seek ing evidence against Tom Hardy who was arrested on suspicion It is be lieved now there were two murderers. A man who passed the-wagon of co ton seed on the roadiys thers were three men riding fi. it. , 9 . ct,-h Rl-r Wart increase.- . Si Glasgor'.'oct lThe Scotch min- ers nf.ve densa"uw 7" "--vi AJaout j.uw mm en . a cU.S SUBJECTS SEE ROYAL PAGEANT Through London Streets KlJig anfl Queen Are Driven. MOST PICTURESQUE PANORAMA. Long Procession ef Royal Personages, Troops, Equerries and Blue Jackets Take Part In Brilliant Parade King Makes an Address. - London, Oct 25. King Edward and Queen Alexandria started'on the roy al! progress toward ' the city shortly after noon today in, somewhat dull weather The rain, however, -kept off, and the temperature was sufficient ly mild to make the day enjoyable. Outside Buckingham palace, which nat urally was one 'of the center of at tractions, a jgreat crowd had been wait ing for, hours, watching the arrivals and departures and the forming up of the procession. Few Cheer for Bobs." The grand, duke of Cambridge, who was In the carriage with Princess Vic toria, came ln';for slight cheering, but Lord Roberts and his staff passed al most unnoticed. - '- - GUILD HALL ON FIRE. Flames Burst Forth After Royal Party ;rK':-:-UL-:-'?J Had Left, . London, Oct 27. Shortly after the royal party had left the . Guild hall fire was discovered In the dome of the building some distance from that part of the structure where the - luncheon had been held." The flames however, were quickly subdued. " , ' -' Within a few minutes' after the alarm had been sent out the pinnacle of the gray 4ome of the uiiild hall was a mass of shining brass, composed of the helmets of the firemen, who had' clambered up and commenced hacking away with axes, being appar ently unable to get at the trouble from the inside. . The fire is said to have been caused by a spark from an elec tric wire. . ;. - " i" ' ' 'Had Powder In His Possession. London, Oct 27;The Sun says that Georeo Martin, a clergyman, was re manded at the Sputhmark police court today, charged with having a pouna of ennDOwder in' his possession with felonious intent He proved -to be a religious enthusiast who" objected .to th erection- of a stand around St George's church, In the borough, - and who, when approached, had a small quantity of gunpowder, insufficient to do real damage. He probably will bo placed in an asylum. - - " wkiv Bank Statement New ork, Oct. 27. The statement of th& associated banks for the week ceding-today. shows: "Loans . $870" &T7.000. increase $5,526,800; deposits $r,S2,GSC,300, increase $19,559,5001 cir mlation $10,128,900, Increase $2,272. S00: legal tenders $59,420,30Ar Increase $2,142,600; specie : $189,032,500, icrease 514.S2O,50Q; reserve $238,452,800, in crease $17,063,100; reserve required $220,671,325," increase $4,889,875; sur- !s 217.781.476. increase S1Z.173,ZZ&; Ex. V. S. deposits $27,381,800, increase $12,199,575. N-esalv WII Direct Movements. Kew'York" Oct 27. Alfred Mosely vill sail today for New York by the Campania to direct the movements of the industrial experts whom he is send- ? sr tn America to complete an InvestI traticn of the American methods or work and organization, says ; a Lon don disoatch to -The Tribune. A few months ago the matter was widely dis cussed, but It now attracts little atten-?.-m There is less excitability on the subject of American and German com Ttr4ifinn than there was. Tne untisn n?ps? ia no longer-an alarmist, but is inclined, adds the correspondent,, to over-rate the benefits of national con servatlsm In business methods. '"'.'V'.; "v'.'''-" ."" .' "-- Farmer Siscoe Arrested. Marlon, Ky., Oct. 27. Gebrge SIs fp fa.rmer. has been arrested, charg p.i wita murdering, from ambush Miss Nellie Williamson. .Wednesday night while accompanied from church by Grover : Brown. ; Siscoe's son, Allie, and Brown w ere rivals and had quar relied. ; A young brother of Miss Wil liamson, who accompanied the lady and Brown, stated that he recognized Kicccp. on the night of the shooting. It i liPlieved that thelfatal shot was In tended for Brown. Siscoe was taken from Jail last night and guarded in the mnnA and the officers are believed to have planned evasive" proceedings for tonight. . ,', :'-;;:,;, ;h.x - Promised International Conference. New York, Oct 27. It la reported, says a Tribune dispatch from London, that - the - proposed international con- ference for regulating relations be tween the wireless telegraph stations of the various nations" will take place in Berlin about the end cf noxt March. America, Austria, En i land. France. Italy and Russia rcsrcded to the in itiative of Germany in tbe most friend ly spirit, and the" majority of ; these states have now Intimated to the Ber lin government that they .will accept an invitation to such a conference in condition that the program is fixed beforehand ahd sent with the ItTnot yet quite cer - Invitation. . NEG RO " BOY LYNCHED. Troops Had Been Ordered to 8ctVout Were Too -Late. Tallapoosa, . Ga Oct ' 25. Ben Brown, a 16-year-old negro, was lynch.' ed sear here last night for assaulting Mrs. Henry Dees. . " - - - The negro was hanged from the Iron bridge 'which spans the Tallapoosa river, and his body riddled with bul lets. : ; ;-:r -:-- The troops sent here by . Governor Candler arrived too late, as the negro had been lynched some time when their train reached here. ; 'About noon Ben Brown stopped at the home of Mrs. Henry .Dees, 8 miles out, and "asked for semething to eat lie then assaulted the woman, chok ing and threatening to kill her. Her outcry aroused the nearest neighbor and the negro fled, but was run down by v John William Benton and J. G. Gray, who brought him to Tallapoosa with -a. rope around -his - neck at 1 o'clock and placed lilm In the cala boose barely in time tCLsave him from armed pursuers. . : -: Mob Is Formed.- Another band with rifles and shot guns soon followed, headed, by Caleb Smith, Mrs. Dee's rather, aetermmea on Having the negro. ; Mayor Hutchlns. Rev. Mr. Shankie and the best citizens counseled order. The mayor telephoned Judge Jones and secured a promise that he would con- ,vene court next Monday to try, the negro. On the strength of this pledge Smith calmed downand went home. but" later he returned with a greater crowd, announcing that Mrs. Dees was hardly expected to live. Mavor Hutchlns had. previously wired the governor for troops, antici pating the inevitable, v Tne troops were ' promised,, but" failed to ' arrive by the firet train, although' the train -was held one hour at Atlanta. Sheriff Sbellnut. from Buchanan, did not arrive on the scene - till nearly dark.- " Ropes and cartridges were openly Durchased. and "at 7:80 o'clock the mob - marched.- broke, down the cala boose door, seized the negro and rush ed him to the scene of the crime. The sheriff was in front of the book store when the mob" smashed the door down. Not "a shot -was. fired during the entire attack oh the calaboose. ; Negro Confessed Guilty ' The nesro . admitted his guilt from the first ' The ; mob, however, took him into the presence of his . victim, who identified him: unhesitatingly. The neero was then carried to the big iron bridge spanning the Tallapoosa river, a rope was thrown over one of the high cross beams, a noose placed around his neck and ihanother mo ment the body was dangling in space, and soon thereafter riddled with shot and ball and left swinging. . - The next train brought a company of soldiers from Atlanta, 1 under com mand of Captain Burtoi " Smith. - The train, was rushed on by Conductor Waitte. who stopped It at the river, hoping that the troors might arrive in time to prevent the lynching, but they were just a few minutes too late. - Displayed Great Stoicism. r The victim displayed wonderful st lidity. The only words that escaped his lips as he was about being swung up were: . - - "My God, have mercy on my poor soull" Tlie mob soon dispersed. This Is the first lynching that has ever occur red in this vicinity, and the citizens profoundly regret it The arrival of the troops by the first train on time would have prevented the lynching. . The mob somehow learned that troops were coming and expedited tie matter. Mysterious Murder Case. Charleston, ,S. C, Oct. 25. With the death of an unknown negro at the ciiy hospital the police department andjthe coroner's office are confronted by a murder mystery that promises to tsffle the skill of the detectives de tailed on the case. The Identity of the deceased, the manner In which he came to his death and the Identity ard whereabouts of his assailants are all unknown. The victim (was found in a. vacant lot on last Sunday morn ing in an unconscious condition. There was a ghastly wound on his head and the negro was moved to the hospital, where he died without having, regained consciousness, i , .To Restore Wbittler. Homestead. i: r,- York, Oct. 27. The Whittler homestead, at- Haverhill, wnich was uant jed by fire last week, Is to bs restored on exactly the old lines, says a Boston dispatch to The Times. . Tho ancient furniture and the desk of his grandfather, on which Whittler wrote his first verses, and as If happened, also the last poem he ever wrote, will go Lack where It stood; two genera tions, and s perhaps three,' before, his blrtn. - - - ATLANTA TO-SEE CRE&CEUS. : Will Attemot to Lower Record on . November A Memphis. Tenn., Oct 27. The cant paJgn of Champion Cresceus will not extend to foreign countries this year. .: The champion will try ; to create , a new record; to succeed - 2:02 here again on Tuesday, after which be is scheduledifor a trip through Alabama, Georgia, Florida and other states, with the foUowing Itinerary: ' j AtlanU, Nov. 6; Montgomery Ala., Krtv 12: Macon. Ga.. Nov, 20; Bir- j mlngham.rusU J Uec 23. WHEN BABY IS .COMING' , ; USE - - . I Molher's Friend. Womia'i irrtet drm cf bftty and Irlorjr It wnen natnr n cnown r w become a mother. Kvry faculty is kcry alert and ber nature the finest ue lore- -eea the Joy, the amWtlon, the eucceta and the Ufe-fonff satisfaction comlnir, comlntf nearer, day by day,ithed-ar and Innocent belnsr ao aoon to aee lisht, and the vry nncertainty whether aha ahall aee a tweet rtrl face of a brave boy faca bende tier oo the pillow, addt teat to her x?cfl5r' Then, if ever, the thonld take care ot ntr phyical. mental and mfral health. ' MOTMR'S FRltNU applied eatemalty throuKhont pregnancy wi'l relieve the tia of parturition, and no mother and child can . fail to be healthy, hearty, urong-. clear com- . plexioned, pore blooded, calm nerved and influenced for month by the continued ate , Our treatise Motherhood" mailed freo. The Oradfielo regulator Co, Atlanta, a. ' '. IE MI f Fl m, Rockingham, IN. C. : Capital stock, - - $24,950-oo Liability oi Stockholders, $24,950-00 Surplus' and Profits - $24.100-oo . Total Security, - " $74,000 oo " - officers'. V T, C LEAK President. W. L, PARSONS, Cashier: DIRECTOKS. T. C Leak, W." I. Everett, H. C Dockery, Wm Entwistle Sam S-Steele, J. P. Leak, : -fc W. L. Parsons- v j Our experience and ample facilities enable US' to provide lor our - customers. . : Our large Capital, Surplus and Lr ability of Stockholders offer the greatest security . for deposits. All business given careful attention Cameron Morrison. PtulC. WJutlock Morrison & whttlcok Attorney S'at'Law .y And Real Estate Agt its POCKrwGHAM,rC. : JOHS W, LcGRAND, ! Attorney' at Law, - Rockingham, A C, Prompt attention given to'all law mat ters. Real Estate Agent. Ofltee" over Richmond County Drug Co.'i store. Phone 67. I A S Docker y, Lawyer, SUomIU Building ROCKINGHAM , N C EF' N' C. HUNTER f . Physician and Druggist, Office and Sto.e next t J'otor.. c. I be established a new and moderr Drugstore In Rockingham, and ree pectfally solicit the pairrn-e oi the cojnmnoit for same. . N.C J1ijtkk. FIBS HUE. Oyer 20 Companies in Our Agency . - - BOisros. . BlSSBBBtMBtl " We can give you at rcasoof able price bond for Admin: Istrators, Guardians, City and' County Officials. Panic i Officers, Railroad Employes and other bonds. , - J c S
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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