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es . - ' ' I 1 1 " ' 11 ' 1 ' ' ' . I . i II . ., J , I I M I I ' i . ii.-iii, . MK mh v. tSUPPl ,1 i ftgf : - ff RALEIGH; NOBTH CABOLIRA;' THPBSl)AY", fARQII , e, DiHtCIOBS '.1 Board Was Yesterday 'x-oon Named by the I Governor. sttIttTpdiiflil tj&ie tithem Baa way; present were: President; S. B. Alexander, W3ClliW";si F. Hoke, Dr, V. E. Turner, Benehan Cameron, H. W. Fries, P. B. Ruffin, J. L. Manili J., J. Young, Bd. Chambers Smithi " Hugh MacRae, J. P. Allison C W.l Johnson, and fotmer president, Lee S. OVerman. ' These'' directors had been removed by Goyenor Biassell, and I understand they wiH contest tne removau as megai, laouga . . 1 "lit no etene in that direction naTe yet oeeu taken. jY ARE ALL ANTt-LEASE MEN JOHN WliLBEIt JB3JKINS. A. ANIN C. DIRECTORS. i New Board JNT POLITICIANS AND KSS MEN COMPOSE Jhk NEW BOARD. MENT SLATED -f FOR PRESIDENT Removed I nirectars Were Jffice About Ten Vzys Ago r the Power Given the Pernor by Section 43 of I ' . ' ' v - ; - Dompanv's Charter. ' V y urter of the NorCaaaa Company sev. .' tin. !Kwer 'to appoint and by t he adv ice and ' consent of the r tlu State, to TpnwT airecwi, lis proYision Governor: .Russell e ago removed the State dlree inted erday Appointed Russell. by iOovernor IT WftS a CRUEL WIHD - Children of a Georgia Acadeidy Perish tinder a Cyclone, h A SCORE OF THEM DEAD EIGHT OF THE LITTLE ONES TAKEN f FROM THE RUINS THIRTY-SEVEN. IN THE WRECK : Governor Russell yesterday afternoon appokated the following new directxwB of the Atlamtkr and North Carolina . Rail road: ' ' r -' ROBERT H ANCOCK, (Rep.), of Cra- ven. i - T. D. HEWITT, (Rep.), of Carteret E. H. MLEHDOWS, (Gold Dem.), of Ctt. - , . --. '. W. J. POPE, (Rep.), ot Lenoir.- ' JOHN F. MBWBORNE, (Pop ), of Lenoir.' ": " " ' COUNCIL G. WOOTjaX, Pp.), of Lenoir.- ' . ' ' '' ' WILLIAM. H. SAWYER, (Pop.), of. PaonJico. '-""'r' - '' "' WILLIAM CHADBOURN, JR., (Reo.). f Oraren. v . The okl directorgj" appoiaxted last Sep tember by. Gov. Carr are as follows; W. S. CHAD WICK, of Carteret. ' T. D. WEBB, of Carteret. ; C . II. FOWLER, of Pamlico. " S- W. LATHAM, of Craven. , C. E. FOY, of Craven. V, V ENOCH WADSWORTH, of Craved, 5CHAS. DEWEY? of Wayne, W. L. KENNEDY, of LenoiT. The teTmof office of the old directors is for one year and would not, by limi- hv Governor Carr, and afternoon, he appointed ring new board to sueceed them ! M. NORMENT, of Robeson. Men and Women .Weeping For Their Yoyng, and People of. " A rlington Village Paralyzed With Horror fTown's Narrow Escape. , Arlmgtonr .Ge.,, March 22.-Every heart in Calhoun county i wrung, with anguiKh to-day An awful cyclone swept down upon this little place ?. to-day -'and accomplished ', a work of horror that has only been par alleled in the famous Johnstown disas r -The bodies of eight children have been taken from the ruins of the Arlington Academy, and about a dozen others will die. . Thirty-five children and two'; teachers Went down in the wreck of the building, and the work of removing the dead and injured is not yet completed. ; A f , ,:X'ne Arlington 'Academy, a "fine struc ture, lay directly in the path of . the storm. It was. knocked into a -.great heap arid the work of death was done even-' before - the danger was realized The structure was smashed into kindling. wood and the broken timbers and dead bodies are' -mire i ' together 'in sickening CHRISTIANS MASSAtJHED , K , THE TURKS, SLAY, 100 ARMENIANS in church; ,- W. ' I Great Pewereovmg'on tattle Crete, Which Wil( Shed Her Last Blood a For Onion With Greece. Bafiiici(8iji Probably be Withdra"wrn To-day inc3ayor Gf Bradley -. . RESULT OF FIRST BALCOT If-. ON JOINT BALLOT.' BRADLEY URGED TO COME OUT "CaWa, Island of Crete, March"p23- " - J r,r; xuiauu scuuica rui iuc vutoiiiius ' this does not prevent other pillagers' from doing so. " .' '' -'- ' ,The foreign! admirals rhave issued . a fresh proclamation announcing that! the insurgents and- Greek, troops must I not attack tbe Turkish fortifications (which they; claim arf needed to maintain se curity and . quet) at Kissamos,' Suda, f Malasa, lQetiipc, Candia and ' Hierap-1 tra, where foreign troops;' have been' land-1 ed; otherwise, the admirals say, they 'will t employ force. ' i: ' - -" - ' It is noft considered likely that this proc Free Silver' Democrats ".May To-Day Ubif Republicans In Favor of Brad- . ... -.-s . ... . . i ' ley.ind Try For,Gtwrnorship-w - rRAWK1 BA kVr"1 XI LLED HE VAS; SHOT BY SOME UN , .KNOWN PERSON. Saturday v Niht ! at I- Dudley- A Bitter , Fued, Growing Out lof the n;' rpor- ationl of the Town by the Late lature. Led to His Assasainativ Hunter Needed Four Votes. ' - . "(Goldsboro Argus;! Frank Baker, colored, of jbudkr, whe is well known throughout the coo ny as a turbulent politician and who ias had many disturbances among his own race at his own home ' in Dudley; and" has made 'many enemies in tfrat' locality and especially by his recent" activity in having that town incorporated by the late Legislature against the exprcooed wishes of e majority of the citizens of the place, most of whom are colored, was shot there Satarday night about 9 o'clock, and in stantly killed,' by erne unknown person.' . At the time (he rifle fired Baker was- . Louisville, 'Kyr Marci 23. A special to the Evening ' Post from Frankfort says : 1 lamation will hate much effect in YiewToay was. the first on which separate of the - declaration of the insurgents ballots' could be taken for a United States in his grocery store, which .is situated! that they will shed the last drop, of their 'Senator to succeed ex-Senator JJ CS. just a short distance from the railroads bkwd'to seeure the urikn of Chte-with Blaekbnro just 'firibhed draw Greece. i v ' ! I iGovernor Worthhigton All morning ing wine for two customers.1' He set tJie Except at the points occupied by Uhe rumors were rifeTof the bofting of six wine down, on the counter,' and as the powers, in this island, anarchy and f am- Republican members, tho Would not sup- men were drinkinff ' the loud1 report of ine are feared, i - 's,-..cK'-;-":V;',,l:- ' port Congressman Godfrer W. Hunter, some firearm was iieard and Baker fell ,Both. the Turkish and Greek troops are the Republican nominee and of the com- to his knees on the 'floor and nerer quite undisciplined. s , . .. j bination between 'a few Republicans and breathed again. The bail struck the spin 100 CHRJSTI MASS 1CRED ' the. Democrats to elect Governor Bradley,, al colunm and ranged' downward. nntWAWl'Mw'.' " IaUa the Senatorship, thus causing a vacan- 'The report was so sudden that the- oT r in the Governor's Office, making an eight or ten people in the store at tHe at Toka,'in the Sivas, district of Asia ing f Tm. Hunterhas Minor, when the Tarks attacked! the a ork usms Federal patron- . 4 . xi :- un- iL.- - - nee on the bolters and at 10 o clock an- iiTiuemaus :wuue me lauer were in " .... . . 7 . . . , m. i...u!-!. .ttni. church, show.that one hundred Christians uncea nejvouia certainly wm on . -w vuu T-u"" -7' is tkought that the assassin hid himself behind one of the posts that support the roof of the piazza to do the deed. No one saw who he was or. ' from whence- time did not know-just who" had been killed, "and great-'confusion -followed for' a few minutes,-,- cnurcn, snow mat one nnndreu unristians """ ,v""v '' ; " v. i were ; niassacrtHl. The Armenian nnar- the first ballot. This assertion, however, ters and bazaar were given tver to pillage proved to be untrue. At 12 Vclock the for eight hoursl " t;: ' " two houses balloted - with" thef olio wing . . ' ..- V ' result:-'' m-.v. .-y-.""''. NO, SETLEMENT ASKED. L S. LUK, of Buncombe GILCHRIST, of New Hanover. XES A. COOK, of Warren. ' i JtMSTKONG, of New Hanover.. i - ' :. (JUAIIAM, of Granville. BUTTERS, of Columbus.- - (J RAH AM, of Warren. d board consisted of .S. B. Alex- tation, expire until next September, but the Governor claims the Tight to Remove them 'under en -act passed at". the last ses-. conf dsion. the control and manament of the At- j lantic and North Carolina Railroad." .; It will be observer that on the new board .Wayne county, has no representa tive,. 'while Lenoir "and Craven get three' each 'and Carteret and Pamlico one each. It is "not at aUl. certain' -that the new board "of directors of the Atlantic and nf 4TfcV XVnRT.Tjnvs North Carolina Railroad, '.whose appoint- ' KENNETH BOYNTOX. : :' ment was' published yesterday; morning ALBBRTV.BUTLBR. V exclusively in the News and Observer, ! mmj wouiided are- !. . -- twill be allowed fto assume control of the ERXEST WELT-ONR. W hrkon jtwoperty without recourse to the courts. : DU1)L(ky ivILLEltBUEW, both, legs I 'Irv noirtn - t C OJof) 1 Tl 'f hltt t 1 . . case, about the power of the Governor to . PROF.: W. Av COVINGTON, internal he came; and 'he disappeared trs sudden ly and ysterrnsly as- he came. DEAD,. SO FAR RECOVERED. The death list so far as known is: ALICE PUTNAM CLAUDE ROBERTS. OLLIB PARAIMORE. WILLIE iMIMURRAY. GENIE BUTLER. MAUDE JOHNSON. resuU: ,i. t ' xii. liit k7ciuik: lire iuic, diwi. xJiava- ;Ivoadonv .March 23. Ini the. House of burn free silver Democrat 14; Hunter,; Commons to-day the Parliamentary Sec- (Renublican) 13 : Bovle (Renublicanf 3: re.ia.ry ior ine ioreign omee. jiri uurzon, ,iavie (sound money Democrat) U. Total . une xown was xnrongca wi.uay yes-, a nswering - a question of Sir , Ellis Ash- - 30.- ' . .-V . - - ' ' .-'terday "with visitors from the rural dis- ,'ia,t?ad-Bartlett, Coaseryatiye, snid the - In the House the vote Was as follows- trt roxmdabout to learn of the tragic af Governmentras iiot aware Of any, desire Blackburn 34; iHunter 53; Boyle ' 3; .fan.'1 : - ' - A " r upon the part of Greece or Turkey; to Davie 5; McCreary 1;-Buckner 1; Sloane ' 1 ThVcorone'r was summoned yesterday enter into direct negotiation for the settle- i. morning' and he impanelled a jury to in-; ment of the Cretan question. Therefore, ,. ,Necessary to a choice 10. " ' ' 1 vestigate the case, but they adjourned" he added, the powers had not objected, , The result abwww toat ' Dr. Hunter can in a short while withont learning any to any such, negotiations. inot win in joint session to-morrow. thing about who the aassin-was. ' If. GRUESOME EXULTATIQN. v ' I The bolting RepubKeans, Senators Lin-' there is any new develo: hieni;s they will Canea lOand of Or MsiTf'h n ney,' Rummans and ClaTke and Repre- cauea xogexner again. k.Trtirir?k v- svnfatiTM Naiix. TVildwin and NaoW.-ls-! In conversation witb an f Charlotte; Lee S. Overman, of I ' T j3-: 11. V. Fries, of. Salem; J. P. J of CoDcord; V. ,E. Turner, of '; .7. J. Young, of Johnston: C.' awn. of Orange, and W. C. Max- Chiulotte. . . ' Graham, Col.. Lusk, Capt. Cook Xorment have all been in public I are well known 'to the readers 1 -; paper. It will be remembered 1. Lusk and Capt. Cook took an ' : ind leading part in the fight in the ,-wheu the lease question was nn- psideration. Dr. Norment, 'it is iood, is to be made president of ad. Judge Graham is a strong rat. - .. '. ' '"V pf . office expires and appoint new . ones, , 1 as has been raised by; the 'directors of the North Carlina Railroad. The old , directors of the Atlantic and North Caro-, :. lina Toad were appointed ; for a year and., they may claim their right to serve out injuries; will die. ..,.-'? .u. ? , ALTON CARTER, leg broken. ETHEL CARTER, internal injuries; will die . . . . - . . .. ,. ; .' -BEN MIMURRAY , head crushed; will BETTIE PARRAiMO RE .arm ,brokea their term.-, which does not expire until t hnd hurt- internally September, -and deny the. power, of the I NOI-V. ROBERTS, .shoulders dislocat- Legislature to amend the charter, with- ed f- - - - out the consent of :lbe stockrholders. ,fSrMCN SVNDERS, leg. broken i hurt Further.if an, attempt is made to. elect .internally; .will die. - . new officers the question may be raised, !.. GEORGE REiLLY,- arm broken; hurt and probably will be, as to the right to V111118? Ie- ' ' ' Temove- the" officers of the: company J ; The two teachers, Professors Covuig presMent, secretary and treasurer who- and . Walker, vhave , been removed have been elected, by the directors for 'w. the are terrSb hurt.' a. stated period.. This, I understand, Walker, it though will die. he list they inay. claim is unconstitutional in the, injured cannot yet be definitely that it is an amendment to the charter, up.j-;; ? , ; :St and as i well known, no amendment r People have not recovered from the aw to the charter is valid unless- ratified by ut borror of tb disaster. Nlparty every the - stockholdera.- - ; ; ' v " : oml? TO,mmTmif . leen blighted t Ki- uvn wor i tWflv Kp by the. storm s cruel work. Men and :TTrTiirrMtSWf &ntr-ni "haa tt r. sentatives Nansr Baldwin and- Napier,-is- ' O , .. ' . , . . y ,Jyv nvkui at Tior nrtfi APt wonna v sueo ft fiensaTionai cara xms mormns sav- i"iur. K.VS I, XUJ y n ItU iTlfV UM11UCO , board. Part of the French troops Twere ng they would not support 'Hunter: be landed at Suda Bay this morning. I The cause 'he was Illegally the nominee. They band of a Russian warship there played concluded with the significant statement the Marsellaisej nnd-the French sailors that "they were not bought, and were responded -with cheers. The section of not for sale." ' . the; French detachment will be landed; It is probable that Blackburn will be here. - " i 4. withdrawn - to-morrow and many of the ! THE MOU?STAIN . LABORS --4 ftp.awrDeni e to . ' A i.o? ti. t. -i 1 ,r ., ' votes for Governor Bradley together with rgus repre- who was ' sent down to the scene of the murder this morning to gather all possible facts in the case, W B. Baker, a brother of the dead man, made the following statement, which i doubtless a true solution of the unfortun ate affair:- v - " - . ' , "Me and my brother Frank -disagreed on politics and we bad not been very in timate for the past few years. Thi strained relation between us was brought . -. , - - , ' WXliAXXK MiCUUViU,(MJO AX VJI J t publishes A-despiitch fromBraila,! Rou- or8-friends are urging him to come out about when the Populist party came into UiaSf sax? that the Russian vol-rboldin? against Hunter: POLICY. GilchrLst is a . leading merchant mington and one ' of the firm' of and Gilchrist, owners of the Acme Iier works. .' " . . '. ' . ; John Graiham $ a Populist and nt of the Farmer s tate' Alliance.' jone of the leading educators in the having devoted hi life to teaching? H. TJ. Batters 15 one of the owners Butters Lumber Company, which fSQ mills at Hub, N. C. " : John S. Armstrong "is president First riOTai Bank of WUmdng- women stand about" wringing their hands and'. weeping for: their children so ruth-, lessly snatched from them. "J The" storm also .wrecked the residence well to state that the charter of .the North Carolina Railroad Company (sec. 43) gives the .Governor the power to j.ep- consent of the Council of Stately W. JV drey, and the new resi-; to remove, directors. Under this j V aunaers, ju corn- provision the Governor has removed the Pjf5- .No one was hurt at Jhese plage. State directors appointed by Governor ! Jere-1 no news rofa, deflnrte Taature rn. t rf-h- rhi-t.r' from the outlymg districts m the path pf of the Atlantic Railroad end do not iumCH stl 'l nrhijf'Ko. n- (wntomo fl ctmiinr wrovis urn . I ' o - I am told it does not. It will be remembered, 'hdweverV-byJ the readers of "the News and Observer that the private stockholders of the'At- lantic andlNorth Carolina RaUroad met at GtoWsboro during ' the- Legisjatnre, -and," it is: sa,!, employedcounsel tovtest tme constituuonaBty or annuumeni-,ot the charter under wtuch they bought the stock "and whid induced them to bay it. This, they ihoW, ariolation of contract' and itherefore 'Uhconstitutaonaa.- I understand that able corrnsel'had retained to test the question in the con in case it is deemed advisable so. to do, AS INDIVIDUALS ONLY : : ' - -r :a LEASE DIRECTORS DID NOT ME TOGETHER OFFICIALLY. Meeting Lasted Three Hours and ev Win individually Answer the' imonton Summons. .' ' "lotte, X. n. Ms': iT-jst'ijv , members of the lease' ; board of fR of forth Carolina. Railroad e to-day, and were in rm , The members met as 'individuals; object of the conference was to I lMm "ding the injunction suit arg before JudS Sfmonton it pboro in Anrii; - ; 1 ' .-.-.1; r,x ie an insj.i-JOn r-r . i.wiim answer to Ine Blakeley's physicians came over at ten oclock to belp care for the wounded.' The acaaemy inaa iDcen nnui . our. jewa years arid A was 1 ; a" haridsome two-story' struc ture. The storm missed the business part centrtelilself in Hhe ports .of the Black;. SECRETARY GARY'S h;u nearest .vwusyauuuoyie auu 10 noiu ; , t, itself in readiness , to sail. The Russian ,4rM, t, TZT t t 1 . army cdrpsV which has been, stationed in Will follow Practiceof Last Admims ,0 nmr!n. ,if Tn Wa i i. mm-i tration as to Postmasterships. ; ing toward Odessa. , g ; : ' ; xchinixm. IVfareh 20. Poetmaster General Gary will continue the old policy t existence and Frank wanted me to en dorse by my vote the Populist candidates, that were placed on the RepubUcan tick et. I refused to do this and voted the ! Democratic ticket when . there was no ' straight Republican ticket in ' the field. Frank had made a igreat many enemie. in his life by his tongue and I have often told hiim that sooner or later somebody would kill ihim for the way in PRESfb ENT OF ATLANTIC NORTH CAROLINA R. R. Mr?. HANCOCK'S PROGRAM as to distributing patronage of the post- offlces and he announced to the Associat- which he run down; evervbodv that dis- AND ed Press' to-day that he would not de-! agreed with him. . I have heard him sar. v .. . i viate from the practice followed by past I several times in the past few years tha t j administrations. This as a. general rule he expected he would be killed some day.. (gives to every Senator the privilege of , I was not at home Saturday night when-. recommending a postmaster for his home ( he was killed, but when I arrived about postoffice and allots to each- Republican ; an hour afterwards, on the train, I was- not .at all surprised. :He bad been m attendance upon the. recent session of" the Legislature at Raleigh and had se cured the passage of a bill before that WHI Try to Steer Clear of Politics, and Make No Changes For the ! . ... . Present. 7 Senator the largest postoffice in his dis trict. In case the . Senator is not of the Republican faith, it will go to the Rennblicaii committee or other referee. Kinston. N.-C, March 23. (Special) , Tn TWiocratie diatricta the selection, is The; new board of directors of the Atlan- w t to a referee or nerhains to a Remibli tic, nnd North Carolina Railroad j Com pany met in Kinston to-day." Those pres ent were Robert Hancock, E. H. Mead ows, W. II. Chadwick, Jr.. T. D. Hew lett, Wm. H. Sawyer, W. J. Pope, John F, Mewborne and Dempsey Wood. Vlr. Wood 'was the only: private stockholders' director present. ' , : ' Mr. Hancock was elected chairman and Mr. Chadbourn secretary of the meeting. Mr. Hancock was elected president of the- Atlantic and North . Carolina - Rail road. ' -7. . : : t j.. ' A resolution was adopted instructing can Senator. i ALEXANDER, SUPERINTENDENT. of 'the town oniy-by, about nve biradred K TA Tesoiuuon was aaoptea mstrucung i7 i u.. .- . ' : . . t h . . j the president-elect to make immediate de- The rain began to potir down in ktor-' rents as soon as- the. '.wind ' passed off and the 500 peoprev-were drenched, -to the skin while cJeanBg-away-fhe wreck Some ' remark-able escapes vwere related. One littleigirl, almost suffdeated, was-ly- nirn4eir?tJrliere campanidns: Henrycouiwy, -Alabama, around ' President Chadwick of tne AtlantiOsf btrt . names" bave been received. A and North On to! m t R 'lTgjirgga' Jndge W. W. Clark, of iNewbern, were here yesterdar- tfookinff - into the matter ; but they were tmdecided as to what steps,' if any, wouldTCe taken. , c Themew board of directors will, meet and. organize next Week end make asfor- maJ demandlfor the. road. Jar. Robert Hancock, who is elated byithe nepuon- cans-ufor its president;- said yesterday. he presumed the request would be grant ed . 7-: -7-7 ll Z-t 7 .1- If JtheokT- directors' Refuse,- he con tinued, "and an attempt -to throw' tie road into litigation," application will beemade for vthe appointment of a receiver jmder authority- of the -'Act torrestixre; to orth uaroima xne control ana Tnanageriieuu 01 the Atlantic and North ; Caroirna Rail road, Txassed vby the tecentTLeisJatuxe.. "If I -am electod president'of the road I ; shaU7endeavor;i-rmi apott business 'principles . It Will, be 'A stpctly business .administration T hall eiseav or to diVorce business from politics. I realize tha t a laTge number -of private stockholders 'bave ,tJeir. '-money. n the road and" shalVTocfk fter their. iA&ZT'J as wen. as mat 01 - ine aiaxe., . jittus-eiec-. iiou 01 a new uoaxu ox uuvcuuth ;i,Tixave for that -ramose" w family of five ,are reported Silled "rneaf Genoa... .. V . . , .. -t s.vz ' t?X n, AN ELKIN . PHENOMBJJON; -; Probable Bursting of VMetear A .Ter rific Explosion at; 6 ijC Sfc That Was - Hear "for 18 Mile! ? TT - M m. -'.-." '" h KEIkhL W. atSMirch -SiJecial) Yesterday mormng about H,o clociP ter rjfic exploslon?4nr Jbhe - elements waff heard here. It shook titxe earth ancj, ratuedOne Some thought it was an eartn mand on the"president,VW; S. Chadwick, and the officers and agents of the road for possession ofr,the same.. It was a harmo nious meeting.' ;-r;,r-.; 7'v:v- , -"; Mr, iDempseyr Wood, on behalf of the private tockholders, said they ; proposed to work jbarmoniou8ly for the best-inter ests of the road. ,Mn Hancock called the board to,: meet in ..Jiewbern to-morrow, Thursday, evening atJ8,o!clock,rby which tinnv. 1 presume, the new board will v be No other -.business ' was transacted. The sentiment of the board seemed to be, so I am told, that theiroad should be run on business 'principles rather than politics. "Mr." Hancock: informed " me that, no change would be made at once; that: the policy would be to make, no change in. a place until a good competent man '. was found to fill it. He said it was hia inten tion to" do -better, if possible, than Mr; junaawicK nau cone witn tne, roaa,-and he: recognised the fact that it-woukl take bardt Wark -to do this.- ' 1 ' 7 . L:--.. : t OFKIOK TURNED I OVER. .,. houses. quake, but parties " who were tip ssawr a flash across e sky, so itasnpposea to be a meteor. Theses:heu?d::a7fcNevberB, -N. a; -March 23 (Special) Dobson, eighteen unstaiiWile i-The w? board of directors of the At conrseofe flash was: Xtiiot Rauroad met Sonth. rV: fl I in" Kinston to-day, -organized, ; elected : fT f'j v KILLED ONTHE TRACK, T- rWilsnKiOIarchiHftiaj. W. H. Raper, a young man 26 years of age',wasi,ui overand killed iby 9ft traiflf near LicanTa,iiWTlson county; Dai Ji;n j s ,T 4 Robert Hancock .president of the ' road. iue oiiine , wan,, mrnea - over. o mux uj P President ChadwickTrithont I friction. ixotnmr cone a oout tne otner omces. ; BUCK FOR JAPANESE MISSION. Satardayjnight. It seemsvfrom the pos- lion' in "wMch he found TthatThis ftfetcaughtiaie frbK otthe swjtc and Ire could not get off tne track. MaconG.;; March 23.11 is currently reportea -here: that Cbl. " A." B.1 Buck, a Republican 'leader-of Georgia, l is -slated for the Japanese mission. 1 body to incorporate the town of Dudley,.. which was contrary to the wishes of a great many of the citizens. ' The Board of Town Commissioners, which was ap pointed' by the Legislature to hold of fice until the first JMonday in May, when The Republican Member From Tyrrell; a new board "was to be elected, held a xrv : j - : -ui j ' . 1 little trouble and one of the -members Goklsboro, N. C; March 23.(Special) resigned. Frank was put on in his place lum. The hew board of directors -of the East ern Hospital near this city, met here to day and elected v Dr. Anner Alexander, of Tyrrell county, superintendent. Df. Alexander is a Republican, and was ' a member of the 5 House, in rthe last ; Leg-t j islature. . - ,.. V and this caused, right much dissatisfac tion. (His action about incorporating the town no doubt made new -enemies out of old ones.' In this matter, as in everything; else, he did not fail to abuse, those who differed with him ..J am nbt'fxepared to say' who' did rthe? killing,., neither do I care to know. n l. amrsatisfiedthat his death was the result of some of his big Jjrags, and if h had taken my advice and kept his mouth shut he would have been a Irving man to-day. --His death causes me Teat pain, and I feel for him with all of-a brother's: lotebut I have feared for sometime that hi ambitious, rebellioos-'spTrit would cause : just such a sad ending of' his life-f , There-is no doubt that the great ma jority of the people of Irodley . were op posed to-Frank Bakers having the town incorporated,' and thereby heengendered the deadly hatred that led txixis death; and the Sato fusion iLegislatUTe to enact- . ing laws - roughr shod over "the known wishes and earnest petitions oft the ma jority aire directly responsible Cor Frank Baker death; but this does' set excuse the dastardly assassin who in the dark ness of the' night stealthily crept upon bis - victim- unawares and polled uponr AFOUL, OF. A DRAWBRIDGE.: v Wilmington, N. C.r' March 18.T-Yes- iterday afternoon at 4 o'clock the steamer A. P. . Hurt was seriously damaged, at the drawbridge over the -Northeast river, just above Hilton? The draw at the time was only partially open, and came in contact -with.-the starboard, side of the upper deck as the boat passed through the bridge, .tearing- mnch of it 'away. The loss to the owners will amount to jfJbont $800. The Hurt . is the oldest craft now afloat on the Cape Fearriver. She was built in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1859, -for the Cape" Fear Stoamboat Navigation. Company. , a t ' ., 7 t - !..'; FOURTH CLASSES IN NO DANGER ',; ., jr v .7. . . ..- .i'lid'-. WashinEL?b.lO.,' March 22. Post- xnasters at offices which have been raised during the last administration , will bave min tne trigger or suoaen ana njjroriaeu their tenure of office date from the epifdeath; - - - 7 ; ; V "'r pointmentl. prior, to th change ofclass f 5' No man s life w a.fera any commumty, and consequent reappointment. :: The is- bethe highor lowly, where assassination sue was -raised in. a number of cases of tolerated wcondaned.' Of all tnmp this classy and the cases in which, se vera! 1 the worid the; assassins most to be Tigorotts contests figure, have been care-! who can send s to death m an fniir.MiisMMwf nA rwviW HfirTtP-tr instant, nnprepared, and from secret cov- determined. 7 - '7- ' "v -1 en; It is therefore to be laoped tharno- i effort w-iu be ieit! unmea sot rerret out the murderer of Frank Baker and Wing WINSTON FACTORY BURNBH him before the bar of justice. Winston, N-.C March 19. The tobac- 5 , - co factory of H-Ei' Roberson and Son, J Washington,. March 23. The Senate at Mocksville was destroyed by fire last iifexecutive session to-day confirmed Wil ntght ' The loss is heavy with little in-llis Vandevanter, of Wyoming, to be As surance. I sistant Attorney General. m ' - -
The North Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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