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' HEARD MURDEH OVER PHONE
Murderer Calls! Up Chum ta listen
to Double Tragedy.
HEARD SHOTS AND SCREAMS
Jaiuro CjirllfM. 5tl4e?ill Eartalr,
Siiu.iutiuel ill FrtonJ anil OMert-d
Htm to IUuialn at h K-rlrw TThllo
II. Killed HI Wif anJ Tbea Cata
. Hutted Suicide.
Minneapolis, Minn. "Held the line
and listen. There Is going to be soute
thing doing," telephoned Jauae Gar
field, a bartender, from tils flat in the
third story of tut Winfield block, eppo
site the West Hotel la Fifth street to
G. L, Hartsock, a saloonkeeper la Sec
ond avenue South.
Hartsock listened and beard ever tbe
w ire a woman's scream, foUoued by
reports of three shots from a revolver." !
He knew Garfield and bis wife quar
relied, and conjectured she was being
murdered. He quickly notified the r
He, and a riot alarm was sent ia.
Patrol wagon from Police Headquar
ter carried half a down patrolman.
No time was last In breaking down tbe
door aud entering tbe flat. On the
fluor io tbe dining room lay Garfield
gulping Ida last He bad placed the
uiiiMteof a revolver In his uioutb and
pulled the trigger, tbe bullet lodging In
bis brain.
Iti tb' sitting room bis wife was
found dead. Sue had been shot twice.
rt! bullets entering her bead. Gar
field lived only a few minute.
me woman, who wis a auir.uMr
actress, vat known on tee srage aa
Pearl Guyotte. She had been support
ing her husband In Idleness, and
' taunted him with living upon her earn
ingw. He had threatened to kill her,
and the murder was premeditated.
She fought hard for life. The land
lady in the ball heard the husband say:
"I've had enough of this and you've
got t.0 die."
He went to the telephone and called
for a certain number, and. after tele
phones his friend Hartsock to listen,
b'ft the receiver hanging.
Taking off bia coat he proceeded with
bis butchery, first locking the ball door.
His terror stricken wire shrieked ana
pleaded. He chased her from room to
room, revolver In hand, and flnaliy
caught bold of her. In their tierce
struggle tables and chairs were over
turned. He finally succeeded In dragging her
near the telephone, evidently wanting
bis friend at the other end of the line
to hear the report of the revolrcr.
The first hot, produced only a scalp
wound, but the second entered below
the left ear and caused instant death.
Garfield shot himself while standing
-irfT.reetfy in front of the telephone, his
tdy falling across the tbrcishold of the
doof of an adjoinicsr rooat
TU bnrrifted landlady, as soon as she
beard Garfield's threat to kilt, ran
down two flights of stairs to the street
tui!t;nsr for a policeman. Before she
wiid Mid an Ulcer the patrol wajrou
arrived. -
HaHsock, the saloonkeeper, says:
"I thontfht Garfield was jokiasr when
lie called me np, but I could bear their
voices aa If they were talking loud, the
screams, and three shots, one after the
other, which sounded as if some one
had bcattn a drum that number of
Iir.es.
"I rpfl!!ed In a moment that murder
was bring committed and 'phoned to
tbe central police station at once."
Pearl Guyotte was known In vnnde
viiie resorts throughout the Northwest
SEVEN TO TWO FOR GEN. WOOD.
Senate Comiultt Votes in Fcvo
His Promotion.
of
The Senate Coiniuiltee on Military
rf;tirs, by a vote of seven to two,
j greed to rpjNM'l favorably the nomina
tion of Brigadier-General Wood to lie a
Major-General. .'Messrs. Hawley, I'roc
1 or. ami Hale were absent but Mr.
Ifoctor voted by proxy. TltsV-a A-oting
in report favorably were MesJ-i War?
in, took, yuarles, roraker; Alger,
Proctor, OM-kreil and Pettus, mid tlios.in , . rimrEes Mothc
voting unfavorably were Mf srs. ScotiliL'1 d J f V.
and Blackburn, If Killing Her Daughter.
In the executive session he nomlnn
tlon was reported to thy Senate, ac
comnanied by a report by Senator For
aker reviewing tbe testimony beard b
the committee during its recent bear
mg. j ue report represents tne views't'jnd
v.j. neiiaior vraser aione, Qitnougn ia
other members of the committee favor
lug General Wood's promotion agree
with its conclusions.
ALLEGED POISOXEK ARHESTED.
t Jii l Alleged to Be Jealous of Xurso Ar
rested For Ithaca Affair.
lihaea, N. Y.Tbe Itlmca. police ar-i
rested M1k Margaret Cunningham.
, , ... v; " 'VT "rtxiH It was d scovered.
It, tJiamberbiin, of Cornell l.'nlverKlts-
on tho roars of huvlng aent polmmiMi4uC MUalsalppl For Canal Treaty
" "f AV"'",H. t ""'qlU.o Ktale Senate of Mlssisslnpl. by a
.kiu mi uuuer aurvviunuce w sevt'l., --.:.-,,, . i,.V,rlM,m1
The Cunnlnghaiu girl, it Is said. V1'" "nt(,r t0 IZmJmZ
Infatuated with Dr. Edward Meant H Canal treaty. Th Gournors tues-
Physician of good .tandlnghd insl: J V'i'ff ZXoZZ nd SI ia
ly Jealous of Mrs. May, a nnrsVjn lllnR ut ,?(HM. , 1
City Hospital, who sh.hfif.tlght wnw 'crvauce of the law.
love with Dr. Meany, The polw JH
with the conipliiiiciits of Mrs. May. It
Is thought Mis Cunningham sent the
box with the bleu that when the act be
came known Mrs. May would aland
disgraced la the eyes of Dr. Meany.
, convict shot in paison
First Knocked Djwn One Keeper and
Wounded Another.
After XHperaU Contilrt Ha ta finally
Coraarcd by frUaa OmelaU ana
latallv 11 art.
Trenton. X. J. Charles Brooks, a
convict was killed after battering Dep.
uiy Keeper William J. Harney, of the
State rrUon, Into insensibility with ail
Iron pipe and suootiusr Centre Ktep.x
John Fitiserald la the back of the
shoulder. The buIUt lodged ia tue
muscles of ritssgernld's back.
Brooks was one of the tnont desper
ate convicts ia ibe Institution and im
iineasinexc was ovaK)oned wheu be
lollowed one of the depuiios into the
Centre and peremptorily demanded t
we Head Keeper Osborne, who
chauced to come to the Centre at the
moment. The bead keeper saw tuat
ISrooks was very much excited and or
dered that be te taken back to bis cell.
This order, it appeared, was not obeyed
to the letter. Instead of being locked
up the prisoner was put at work o!ih
iiijr some brigbt work about the win.
itrooks watched bis opportunity aud
slipped I behind Uepuly Ivceper Har
ney, dealt him a blow with an iron itar,
feihug him to the floor. Then b seiged
Harney's revolver and ran t the Cen
tre. He waa confronted by Centre
Keeper Kltajrerald. revolver lu baud.
As Fitzgerald was making bla way out
of the little dek that he occupies.
Krooks biased away end the deputy're
turned tine tire. An alarm sent in by
"trusty," who had seen the attack on
Harney, and the sound of the shota
brought deputies scurrying from a half
dozen wing, and with them Head
Keeper Osborne. Half a doaen more
shots were fired, and then Brooks tried
to end his own life by shooting himself
In the head. He Lad appareutly mis
counted, the revolver In bis band being
a five shooter instead of a six sbooter.
When the weapon clicked the depu
ties closed la and handcuffed the siruit
gllng convict who wa then locked la
a dutgeon by order of the uad keeper.
It was not known theu that Brooka
had been bit and tbe discovery was
not made uutil after the wounded depu
ties bad beea cared for. Tiien tbe dun
geon door was opened and Brooks was
fonfid to be at tbe point of death. His
purpose to do away with himself was
strong to the end, and. with bis bands
manacled, be bad attempted to stranpie
himself lu the fell by wrapping bis
suspenders about his neck. Tbe post
mortem siiawed that death was dne to
a bullet wound received some time ilur.
in the srriHimnge with the deputies.
His chance of escaping from the prison
by the met bod be wed was so small
tuat it looks as If su'cld was what be
bad practically settled on.
Brooks was last sentenced from Hud
son County ia 113 for robbing tbe
home of Former fcUcrill John A. Cro
nan. After servir.;; three years of a
twenty-year sentence be was sent to
tbe Morris rial us Asylum, tew which
be soon escaped.
Then he was convicted of horse steal
ing In Itbode Ishind end was brought
back here to serve out bis unexpired
term. He had been particularly ujly
sluee bis return.
ADMITS BOND THEFT.
City Treasurer nudged Them to Mar
gin Stock rurt-basea.
Ha verhlil. Mas.Ctty Treasurer Joh'h
A. Cllnes was placed under arrest on
tbe charge of birceny of bonds valued
at SU.tssJ, a part of tbe sinking fund
of the city. A few days ago, members
of tbe Siuking Fund Commission were
in Boston and came upon an entry of.
the bonds which were supposed to be
in tbe safe in tbe offlce of the City
Treasurer la litis city. They had beeu
tendered as collateral, it Is alleged, by
Mr. Cllnes to margin stock purchases.
Treasurer GWnM gave way and be
fore the box bad been opened admitted
that 'he had taken worth of
bond of the city and pledged tbcm aa
collateral for other stocks and bonds
valued at $:u;,XH. '.he. accused man
has been treasurer, of 'Haverhill, tur
fourteen years.
JlltS. BKC1ITISL INDICTED.
With
Vtllentown, Pa.-Tbe Grand Jury lu-
acted Mrs. catlinrine iiecniei ior iho
nurder of ber daughter, Mabel u.
echtcl. Three other counts, charging
.eiu with being accessories Deiore
L - - ... , t
alter tue uiuruer, writ
...iin,t tr Ti,.-ti t .! and her two
wns, unarms anu joun, auu ur
ter, Martha. " - , '
The District Attorney said that the
deeper he went into the case tbe more
he became convinced that the mother
hud a band in the murder, and for that
itfnon bo bad her Indicted on the
umiw r-hnri'C.
h defense wifl attempt to show
VYiat Mabel was killed away from her
. l.,.w. ...HI. at !... lilJll.s ttlltl Hint tliP
-,i,techiels knew uotblng of the murder
Gives Mainuil Training School.
Bv tbe will of the late Georgo Kykes,
of Koi kvlllo, Conn., fWO.Otxi la given in
triirft for a manual training school for
that town. He also bequeaths f 10,000
to tbe KockylH Public .Library.
1 GORDON
Confederate Cero of Many Bailies is
Now at Rest
HE EXPIRED ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Much of His Ufa Since tho Surren
der Has Been Spent Trying to Heal
the Old Breach.
Atlanta, Ga., Special. Lieutenant
Ceneral Jofcn B. Gordon died at his
winter home near Miami, Fia,, at 10:5
cVkwk Saturday night His fatal 111
r.css, which overtook him last Wt-dnes-tay.
was congeatlon of the stomach and
liver, following an acute attack ot In
digestion, to which he was subjected.
General Gordon was born In Upson
county. Georgia. July 6. of Soctch
ancestry, wblrh had a prominent part
la the Kevolntionary war.
Young Cordon graduated from tb
Georgia State t'nlveralty la IS. J and a
few months later waa admitted to the
practice of law. Early in IBM ho a
IteteJ la the volunteer Confederate ser
vice and was elected capta:a of h!a
ecmpany. He rose rapidly by p if-motion
to lieutenant colonel of the Sixth
Alabama Infantry in December. 1861.
He participated In the strugfle on. the
peninsula and took part in the battle
at Malvern Hill, and was commission
ed brigadier general, November, 1861
He was in command at Chanceilora
ville and in the Pennsylvania cam
laign. In an official report to General
D. H. HilL General Gordon was char
merixed as "the Chevalier Bayard of
La Confederacy."
Vhn hoLii;tiea were ended, he
called his men about him ant advised
them to -bear the t rial of defeat, to go
home In peace; obey the laws snl re
rtiftd the wasted country. He has taken
a prominent part In the councils of hla
l&rtv la." lrS. He waa a.ccicaieu
. and'idate for Governor of Georgia in
lhS. and In 1873 and 1879 was ejected.
to the t'nited Statea Senate, rergn-
Ing that position in 1SS0, be partk'ipat
ed actively In building the Georgia Pa
ptf Ri!lroad. In 1S!6 and V he was
r'ected Governor of Georgia and in ISM
entered again into tha 'Totted S:;Hes
:nata fnr the full term. Since Inn re
.rement from political activity he has
devoted much of his time In lecturing
prewniing the North as '
Fotith in bis lecture upjn
nv f th Cotfcdt'Tacy."
ell aa the
The Last
Sine, tht orennlxation or tne i nca
Confederate veterans he una ne.a i-ie
posit'on of Its chief rommanoe.-, ana
hia frwim't re-election to that c.w!-
kin tifo.1 to the warmth of
affection Jn which he haa ceea ceia ia
the South.
n.niral Gordon had wen wncon
sciona nearly all dy. The beginatr
of the end occurred this afternoon, se
rious complications setting in. ana o
night his physleiaTis had abandoned ell
hope, as his kiuneys reruscu co w-v
tm- rolMn was very deciaen.
lils death was quite, lie leu pea nui-
lv to sleen and all was over.
- - . , - lit U'M.lnA."
General uoraon urcsm
day afternon with acute jnaiseswn.
He had suffered frota the sxme trouhte
In Mississippi many months ago. At 11
o'clock Thursday morning consultation
of physicians was m ia anu v
found that be was seriously and cr.t
tcallr ill. His son. Major Hugh Gor
don, who resides at Miscapnc. was win.
him. A telegram was sent to nls daugh
ter. Mrs. Burton bmitn. oi
calling her ti bla bedside.
She was with him when he died. Gen
eral Gordon grew stwiuuy worae un
til today when he was oasu-
most of the time.
General and Mrs. uoraon nu u
Florida this winter only-three weeks
before h! death. His health had bees
unusually gnol prior to imatBl s -tack.
Ha bad bought a winter home
At Biscayne three years ago. end had
eSnce been spending a portion of h.s
winters there. ,.,?
General Gordon's bo-'v will be fh.p-
frt.li s home at ftii"""'.
Atlanta; tomorrow night, leaving there
at 8 o'clock. It will reach Atlanta Mon
dav afternoon. ' .
' The remains of Gen. Gordon will be
i.u . a. -to in Atlanta and will be
Slewed" by bis numerous friend ahJJweev
admirers.
Far Hastern Situation.
London. By Cable. At tho Japan
m legation It was said that the far
Eastern situation remained unchang
ed No new had been received by
the legation and It waa believed some
days might elapse before anr -dwelr
opmenU occurred.- w Japan was still
conaidorlng her reply and that no
news had boen received at the lega
tion concerning the reported dispatch
of troops to Cores,
Assembly Meeting.
gin Juan, Porto Rico, By CaMr.
The last cession of the second b.w
nl.1V Legislature of Porto Illco will be
opened "-Monday. Governor Hunt's
message will he read on Tuesday and
it la anxiously awaited ub It Is expect
ed to Indicate President Roosevelt's
policy In the Island. The better clans
baa assured the Houae of Representa
tives that it will support tho meaauro
of a loan of $5,000,000 to the farmers.
The Americans la the council are op
posing the measure on tho ground tf
economy and the Houso threatens
retaliation by killing ttll tho American
meaaures, Including tho general appropriations.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS j
What The Two Houses of Congress
Arc Doing.
The response of Senator Reed
Pmoot. of Utah, to tho charges made
against him was presented to tho Sen
ate committee Saturday. It was agreed
that at the regular meeting of the
committee to be held next Saturday
the attorney f r Mr. Srooot and ol30
for the petitioners should be heard.
They will be expected, to show prece
dents and authoritlea and titer they
thall have made their presentation
the committee Will decide whether te
go farther into the matter by calling
witnesses or dispose of It on the snow
ing which will then have heen tnaae.
Mr. Smtoot submits in answer xo
charges against him the following:
This respondent ia advised ana
.... & - . .t,. .VittrvAB
avers inai uui iu u v -
tnJe aeainst him In said protosta.
either directly or by implication, are
such as. If true, could legally anccv
his right to hold his seat la the Senate.
These two charges are:
1. That tbe respondent is a potjg-
amiat.
-2. That he la bound !y some oam
or obligation which is mconbisteni
with the oath required oy me conau
tutlon. which was administered to him
before he took bia seat aa a Senator."
Both these charges respondent ae
ales. a ir th tharees that, he is a
polygaznlst. the respondent says that
he was married September 17, to
Alpha May Eldridge. She t still his
wife and Is the mother of all his
children. He has never had any other
wife and baa never cohabited wua any
other woman.
"As to the charge that the respond
ent 1 bound by some oath or obliga
tion cont-olUng bis duty under his
cath as a Senator, the respondent saya
that he has never taken such oath, or
In any way assumed any sucti obliga
tion. He holds himself bound to obey
and uphold the constitution and laws
of the United Statw. Including tne
condition in reference to polygamy,
upon which the State of Utah w as ad
mitted into the Union.
The respondent deniea that be Is
one of said alleged self perpetuating
bodies of fifteen men, or that there Is
any such body of men, or mat tne roi
lowers or members of the Chare h of
Jesus Christ of Later Day SaitiU, or
any of them, accord the rtgnt iu sau
alleged body to e;m supreme su
V. ftrity, either divinely sanctioned or
otherwise, to shape the belief or con
trol the conduct of those under thera
In all or any matters, civil or tem
para!, or that raid church or sue h al
leged body or any person or body ex
ercises any authority or power to In-
. .. ,t i
cu'cais cr encourage a uvuei i: iw
r
practice of polygamy
;racuee or polygamy or eei.-. m
praciiee
ci polygamous cuunuiw-.vu.
. .l.at.tf.tlr.lt
or. that cither countenances or tea
rtvea at any violation of the laws of
the State of Utah or wf the United
Stales and this respondent for himself ,
In particular denies that he la one of
said alleged telf-perpetuating body of :
fifteen men, r that there la any auch j
body, or that said church or any part
thereof or 1-ersoa therein inculcates
hHif in the nractice
or encourages a
of polygamy or belief In or practice of . Bluff, Columbus county, with a cap
polyg&nioua cohabitation, and this re- ital stock of 150.000; stockholders
Ktondent denies that he Is guilty of . Mary D. Powell G. A. Powell and
1..-,,,.- r.,.hal,ittf,.n r that h
I nrivi,a-iut nr that ha ver haa
been a poiygamlst or that he baa ever
practiced polygamous cohabitation."
Mr. Smoot denied that he has ever
connived at any violation of any law
nf Utah cr ttt thn United States, and
declares that "since the manifesto of
President Wilford Woodruff was is
sued In 190, neither a belief in. nor
a practice of polygamy or polygamous
cohabitation baa either been taught or
encouraged."
The House was In session but .13
minutes Thursday. Mr. Hemenway,
chairman of the committee en appro
priations, obtained unanimous consent
that that one hour be devoted at tho
opening cf Friday's session to the con
sideration of a bill amending tbe act
appropriating 1500.000 for the.eradica
cation wf foot and mouth disease
among cattle, so as to make $2E0.000i
of that amount available to meet tbe
emergency caused by the Mexican bool
11. The bill was favorably report-
FJ today. The House adjouned.
Dynamite Fx?hn!o.
Huntington, W. Va., Special. A dy
namite explosion occurred near Cass
vlllo, in Wayne county, Saturday.
while a number e-f employes on the
Norfolk, ft "Western extension were
at luncheon. Six men were killed and
fourteen were Injured. The dead are:
Thomas G. Frailer, Frederick Mar
cum, Howard Binggl, Frank Regor.
The names of the Injured have not
yet been learned. .
A training school for philanthrope
and social work will open January 12,
In Chicago, under the auspices of the
University Extension Division of tho
iTniv,.rtt of Chicago.' with Prof. Gra
ham Taylor aa dllrertor. The lecture
course will Include personal, Institu
tional and public work for dependents;
preoccupying, preventive, public, and
tkod. There will be discus-
lPirtslntion. Improved tlwel-
n,r ond rvnen snares, public school
extension, co-operative and benefit
h citv's social utilities, bo-
cial settlements and ethical and re
ligious resources,.
01
Two Woman Killed
Gastonia Special. Sarah and Cora
Brewer, two colored women, aged
about forty and seventeen, were killed
by southbound passenger train No. 11
at Hinurick'a crossing, four miles
west of Gastonia. at 1.30 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. The negroes were rid
ing In a luggy behind a mule, both of
which belonged to Mr. Eph Holland,
oa whose farm they lived. The mule
waa killed and tho buggy completely
demolished. Coroner Meek Adams
drove to the scene of the accident, but
decided that an inquest was unneces
sary. The body of one of the women
was thrown "3 yards and waa badly
mangiod; the body of the other waa
merely thrown from the track. The
accident waa witnessed by. the section
crew, which waa working on the track
nearby. The crossing is on a curve
and it seems that the engineer did not
blow and the victims were pot look
ing. The women moved to Mr. Hol
land's fara Saturday and were strang
ers In the community. The bodies were
turned over to a nephew of the older
woman and taken to Bessemer City
for burial.
Frozen to Death.
Winston-Saleta. Special. Parties'
here from Yadkin reported . that a
man, with his two children, traveling
in a one-horse wagon, were held on
the boat at Conrad a ferry several
hours yesterday afternoon, and that
the children 'came near freexlng to
death. The mush-Ice floating down
the river prevented the ferryman from
operating the boat after it reached the
middle t)f the stream. The man In
charge of the ferry found it necessary
to get out and wade to the bank.
There he secured a rope. Attaching
one end of this to a windlass and the
other to the boat the man and his
children were pulled to the shore. The
Yadkin river is unusually .low. In
some places It ia not over two feet
j jin This is accounted for by all of
j the 8aiaier tributary streams being
. froz.n Mp.
Cylinder Head Blew O'lt.
Lexington Special. On account of
oie of the cylinder heads blowing out
of the engine of the south-bound p&a-'aeea-er
train No. 29. near Conrada. a
fireman came near losing his life, and
five passenger trains were held here
, . 0 . t,Pin
" U1UU IUUlUt,Ut lt
tr fh h .m. steam,
Though severely Injured hem ay re
witfr. Another encine was sent for to
replace the disabled one. which was
placed on the siding nere. ana w
late hour the track was cleared.
Tar Heel Topics.
rhrtra were ersnteJ Thursday to
tho Powell SuDDly Company, of Fair
1 nhvr- tr onorate tobacco ware-
. iriare make turnentine and wooa
j lii.irits, etc.: the StsteBville Female
College (Incorporated) unoer in
j trol of the Central Presbytery of Con
j cord. Rev. Dr. Shearer, and othors
tnrf.pnr.mtora: the Johnson & Wat
son Cofnony. of Greonsnoro, capuai
rt--v nnonofl. A. A. Johnson, C. S.
Watson and others being the stock
holders. 'the purpose being to acquire
lands Tor factories for the manufac
ture of boots and shoes, and td-operate,
Such factories.
The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction ss.va applications for what
ia known as the recond $100 000 of the
States annual appropriation for keep
ing the public schools open fonr
months In the year are coming in
quite rapidly and the division of the
sum will be made before long. War
rants were Issued today for about 20
new rural public school libraries. One
or two districts attempted to secure
an extra library, whereas the law only
allows one to a district
Governor Aycock has refused to
commute the sentence cf George Mor
gan, of Wilson, who was convicted of
gambling end who was sentenced to
the roads for four months ana nnea
$1,000. Morgan ia willing to pay tho
fine, but wanted to escapo the roau
service.
There tloos not appear to be the
lenM possibility of any lease of the
Atlantic & North Carolina Katiway.
North Carolina had only one lynch
ing iu 1903. The year previous there
were eight lynchings In that State.
The hero of the MerrlmaCj 'Rich
mond Pcarscn Hobs, will appear in
Charlotte on next Monday week. Jan
uary 18 and will deliver a lecture on
the Star Course of the Y. M. C. A.
t Tl chairman of ih Raleigh dlrn
snry board announced that tho di
pensary will rial?e not less tbim 540,
f.ixi m-oflt this year. The city s re
ceipts from tho bnr-rooma t:ndcr the
old system were aooui aia.ow.
By far the flnent Bpeelmcn of rlct:-
e! ore ever socurod for tho btate mi
Rovm were received b-r Curator Brim
t from the W. S. Adnicr nickel
mine, in Jackson county. There are
120 pounds of It, which showa metallic
nickel imbedded In the ore. Tho qual
ity is very high. Tho ;spoinien will
go to thi World's Fair, at St. Lcuis.
Governor Aycock has set tie day
for two hangings. Tie day aet for
the execution of two men Is Thurs
day, the twenty-fifth day of February.
On that day Jabel Register, white,
vail be hanged in Whiteville, Colum
bus county, and Will Boggan, colored,
in Wadesboro. Both for murder.
The attorney general of North Car
olina has decided that all non-residents
w ho bunt in tbe State must take
out license at S10, no matter what sort
of game is hunted.
Mr. Marcus Tuttle, age 83. died
suddenly at an early hour Wednesday
morning at his borne, eight miles
we&t of Lenoir. The deceased is the
father f Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor of
the Methpdlst chnrch at Elisabeth
City, and of R. G. Tuttle, pastor of tho
Methodist church at Matthews.
There was a wreck on the Southern
Railway at Glass, six miles north of
Concord. Wednesday morning. No. 61
a southbound freight engine No. 257.
was run into by the second section of
No. 81, engine No. 611. Three cars
were derailed, snd the fire In the stove
of the caboose ignited the cars which.
were quickly consumed. ,
KEWSY CLEANINGS.
The tax value of realty and, person
ally in New York State Is $7,500,000,000.
Statistics show the business of the
country In B03 rivaled that of the rec
ord year of 1001.
The Voernment receipts for Decern
ber were f H'.tJTjCJ; expenditures.
$:?2i 000.
Tbe French Chamber of Deputies
las pa cued a vote of con&dcncein M.
Combes' Ministry. t
The Atlantic Transport liner Meno
minee pnt Into Falmouth, England, re
cently, disabled. j
New Year's gifts by hanks to em
ployes were much smaller than those
made a year ago.
The, Ice Jam in the "Niagara Rivet
was said to be thirty-five feet high and
the river was dry in places.
Tbe Japanese carry $HS,000.000 of
life Insurance. $lC3.OO0,0tO of fire, and
$303,000,000 of marine insurances.
The neAV fire ordinance of St Louis,
Mo., w ill render compulsory a great
fire vent over the stage of theatre
there.
The Lord Mayor of London expressed
the grief of that city over tbe Chicago
catastrophe In a brief message to Am
basBador Choate.
The Mormon choir, from the temple.
; Salt Lake. Utah, is preparing to
visit the Exposition at St. Louis, Mo..
toWng for the priae.
Refunding operations of the United
States Treasury have ceased, the three
and four per cent, bonds received
reaching flo.o.'iO.OOO.
Tbe emigration from our Northwest
ern States to British Columbia leave
n.. still about a million ahead of Can
ada In the exchange of citizens.
The export of cattle, hogs and sheep
for the first eleven months of 1003 were
S33,22.00. against $22,000,000 for the
corresponding months of last year. .
Swiss Chocolate.
Swiss chocolate Is exported to al
most every coantry In the world, la
spite of tbe fact that all the raw ma
terials, including sugar, are being Im
ported. - -
SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.
THE STANDARD
RAILWAY OP TUB
SOUTH.
DIRECT LINE TO ALL POINTS IS
Texas,
California,
Florida,
Cuba and
Porto Rico,
Strictly first-class equipment
on all Through and Local
Trains, and Pullman Palace
Sleeping cars on all night
trains, r ast ana sate schea
ules. ....
Trttve'p by tho SOUTHERN
and yon are assured a Safe,
Comfortable and Expedi
tious Journey. '
Apply to Ticket Agents for Tables, Rate
and general information, or address
S. U. HARDWICK, . P. A.,
Washington, D. C
R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.f I
; Charlotte, N. C
F, R. DARBY, 0. P. & T, A.,
i , " Ashvillo, N. t
NO TBOCBLZ TO SWEB rfjrTIOKS