Post.
For North. Caro
lina: Partly cloudy
Temperature for
the past 24 hours:
Max. 88; Min. 66.
Vol. XII
RALEIGH. N. a. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1903
No. 30
Mo More
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Lingers:-
Big'
(CottOB
on
the
order Land
9
Thn Piccinrr Umirt lmniiriCHSe of a Ir,an wno went to the basilica
I lit 1 dbSIlig nOUrS llTipairja,ui shouted: "I am the pope's nephew.
His Strength His Holi- .
ness Declares That
i
Today Will Be
His" Last
The nope is
We must all
dead.
lie."
We are all lost.
He threw himself
RUSSIANS IN COUNCIL
Proceedings Are Understood
to Relate to War Measures
Kin Chau (opposite New Chwang).
Manchuria, July 8. All the prominent
RuIan officia s in China, Manchuria
aria Corea are attending- the conference
at Port Arthur. Amoner them are Min-
from a considerable height, but was ,8ter of War Kuropatkin, Admiral Al-
ORDERED TO LISBON
. .
More Entertainment Awaits
the European Squadron
rescued and taken into custody.
Th Ptff'i nisd .rea
Rome, July 8. Up to a late hour to
night no change has been recorded In
the Pope's condition since the last bul
letin was issued. It is reported that
Rome. July S. A bulletin Issued at. he said to his private chaplain during
S:li says: "The day has passed with- J the course of the day: "I have no lon
out any further attack of weakness. ! rw any hope of life. I have a Pre
, . , . . sentment that this-very day the Most
The pu e is not so frequent and is a.!,.. . ... : . . .
l:tti? more regular. The breathing is!" .
al.n. Th general condition of
hohii-5- has improved."
The pope today, in conversation with
.Mni5inor Angelio. one of. his attend
unts. predicted that he would die to
morrow. He said: "I am sorry I can-
rot 1? present at tomorrow's service,!
be;iue tomorrow I shall die."
Rome. July S. 6:i) p. m. The pope's
ronJition is very grave. His doctors
ore alarmed at thecontinued weakness,
which is complicated by certain func
tion disorders. His holiness Is restless
ar.l drowsy, frequently falling asleep.
Rome,, July S. 7:20 p. m. There has
ben no change In the pope's condition
rince the 2 o"i lock bulletin was issued.
There is still a chance that the w&rst
may occur at any moment, notwith
standing the alleviation following the
i deration.
Rome. July 8. The phvslclans In at
tendance upon Pope 1 at 9:45 this
morning posted the fol.ywing:
"The night was passed tranquilly
enough, although the pontiff had no
restorative sleep. The pulse was fre
quent. but regular. Rreathlng was as
free as last night. The condition of
the pope does not permit of a long
examination, but it seems that the
pneumonia tends to solve itself and
that the pleuric liquid Is not re-gathering.
However, the general condition
ot the patient Is not tranquilizlng. be
cause of the state of depression, which
l intervals increases. -LAPPONI,
"MAZZONL"
London, July 8. A special dispatch
from Rome, filed at 2:20 p. rru. says
the pope had another fainting fit to
day, the action of his heart is very fee
hie and his condition again has become
very critical.
Paris. July S. A dispatch from Rome
ays: "The condition of the pope has
become worse since morning; his
weakness Is increasing hour by hour;
he is only intermittently conscious,
ind a catastrophe is imminent.'
Rerlln. July S. A dispatch to the
Ikal Anzelger from Rome says the
condition of the pope has suddenly
become worse and that Cardinal Sera
nno Vannutelli has been called, in to
a-inVaister absolution in articulo mor
tis. The end, it is added, is rapidly
impending."
Rome, July 8. The pope, on waking
this morning, did not speak. He was
somewhat irritable, and it seemed as
though the blankets and other bed
rloths were too heavy, so he kicked
them oT at the imminent risk of tak
ing a fresh cold, which would be ab
solutely fatal. The only nourishment
Pop Leo now seems to prefer Is the
j r.:k of an egg mixed with marsalla.
Seeing Dr. Mazzoni shortly after he
tnoke. the pontiff said: "This is the
first time since the beginning of my
Illness that I have had some really
peaceful sleep."
Dr. Mazzoni replied: "It is the ef-fc-.t
of the operation."
The pope then observed: "There is
one thing your skill cannot accom-
l-llsh diminish my ninety-four years."
The most important thing now rec
ommended by Dr. Mazzoni is nourish
ment for" the patient, saying: "Plants
netd water when dry."
Ir. Mazzoni was quoted as saying in
n interview that the pope wanted to
rt up and do everything for himself
without assistance. The cyanosis was
spreading" this morning over the holy
father's hands. He still took slight
t ounshment. His temperature varies
between 37.3 and. 97.5. Dr. Mazzoni
pave the Interviewer the impression
that he had lost the confidence he felt
5 tsterday.
On account of the many rumors that
the .pope's physicians made a wrong
diagnosis of his ailment the Vatican
today sent a telegram to Dr. Caldarelll,
the emment physician of-Naples, ask
ing him to meet Drs. Lapponi and
Mazzoni in consultation. It was in
tended to call in Dr. Gudlo Dacelll, the
I'.rst authority. In tlaly on cardiac dis
orders, but the fact of his being the
minister of commerce, Industry and
agriculture in the present Italian cabi
net proved an Insuperable objection in
.Vatican quarters.
The correspondent of The Sun at
roon received a telephone message
from the Vatican, saying that utter
rrvtration was setting in. Cardinal
Jmfino Vannutelli, the grand peni
tentiary of the holy Catholic church,
had been summoned to say the prayers
i"' a departing soul if necessary.
The pone's physicians Issued the fol-1-v.viajj
bulletin this afternoon:
' The condition of the pleura and the
lungs is satisfactory, but the difficulty
f the kidneys in performing their
functions and the depression of vitality
r? increasing."
The churches this morning were
ciou. 1,1 more than Is usual with sup
rhants praying for the recovery of
Ihe pontiff, repeating the pro pontiflco
i.i.irmo rraver
nls presence. I feel no regret ai quiwing
lire. Today in tne cnurcnes Degms .
nine da vs devotion of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, and the devout and
faithful, praying to the Holy Virgin,
will also offer prayers for my poor per
son. I die calmly. 1 am conscious of
having endeavored to discharge my
duty for the good of the church and
humanity. I know not how the world
will Judge my deeds, but Almighty God
knows my motives and has given me a
tranquil conscience on the threshold of
eternity."
iBtrlrnes and Faetloua
Rome, July 8. Most of the members
of the staff of papal secretaries of
state are nearly broken down by over
work in answering the torrent of In
quiries from every diocese and vicor'atc
in the world. President Roosevelt's
inquiries are sympathetically referred
to by several officials.
All the newspapers are full of gossip
concerning the alleced intrigues of the
cardinals. It Is remarked that, accord
ing to the prophesies of St. MalachI,
Pope Leo's successor will correspond to
the words Ignis Ardens, and It is noted
that the escutcheons of Cardinals Oreg
lia Dl Santo Stefano and Gottl, which
bear a burning altar, and the escutch
eon of Cardinal Svampa, which bears
lighted torches, are indicated by the
words. Cardinal Manara's escutcheon
has a flame depicted as licking the
hand of a tribune. It is stated that
Cardinal Areglia Dl Santo Stefeano,
who la known to be opposed to much
of the Vatican's recent policy, exclaim
ed that when he was carrying his rod
in the capacity of cameriango he would
use It on the backs of some of the prel
ates who had taken shameful advan
tage of the pope's decrepitude.
Dr. Bacelll, who is the Inventor of
the systems applied to the pope for
two days, namely puncturing the pleu
ra and administering oxygen, said In
an interview today that the former was
a simple, painless operation. He added
that he had the greatest confidence
that Drs. Lapponi and Mazzoni were
conducting the case properly and skil
fully. London July S. The Rome correspon
dent of the Telegraph says there is
much dissatisfaction at the Vatican
with the pone's physicians, who are
said to have treated him badly, mis
taking pleurisy for pneumonia. At
the head of the critics is Cardinal
Rampolla, papal secretary of state,
who, : with a dozen other cardinals, has
organized a kind of conspiracy of pro
test against Dr. Lapponi. It is at their
insistence that other doctors have been
called In.
exleff, the Russian ministers at Pekin
and Seoul, the political agents in China
and Corea, including M. Pokotiloff, re
cently Russian financial "representative
at Pekin. General Dessino, the mili
tary agent at China, the civil and mili
tary officers at Mukden, Harbin and
Klrin and the administrator of New
Chwang. j
The proceedings of the conference
are enveloped in profound secrecy. It
is popular y supposed that the Rus
sian officials are considering war ques
tions. The foreign commercial officials
at New Chwang and Port Arthur be
lieve that the probability of war is In
creasing steadily. The Russian policy
Is believed to be to hold the present po
sitions in Manchuria, Including New
Chwang, and to take steps to avert
hostility with Japan if it Is assured
that Japan will fight unaided.
The war feeling among the Japanese
in China is intense.
Washington, July 8.- Secretary Moo
dy has sent a telegram to Rear Admiral
Cotton, commanding the European
squadron to leave Portsmouth, Eng
land, In time to reach Lisbon by July
22. The government of Portugal has
Gro
ps in the Sooth
Big Meteor Fell
Mexico City, July 8. There Is much
excitement amonsr the necnle of . the
invited the squadron to visit Lisbon, town of Cocolapan over the fall of a
where the officers and. men will be en- I meteor of tremendous size. The heav-
tertairred. , Under Secretary Moody's enly visitor struck the bronze statue
orders it will not be necessary for the of Escandon and demolished it. and
squadron to leave Portsmouth until then buried itself in the ground. The
July 17. meteor prpduced a terrific noise and
Orders were sent also for the batt e- the people of the town were panic
snip .earsarge, wnich is temporarily ' stricken
attached to the European squadron, to
Prominent Lumberman Dead
FRATERNAL LABORS
Northern and Southern Meth
odists Working on" Cate
chism and Ritual
New York, July 8. A commission of
bishops and delegates to the M. E.
Church and the M. E. Church, South,
Is holding sessions at Ocean Grove, N.
J., to revise the catechism and ritua
of the two churches so they will con
form to each other.
The northern delegates are headed
by Bishops S. M. Merriam of Chicago,
and I. W. Boyce of Minneapolis, Rev.
W. V. Kelley of New York, and Frank
T. Brown of Brooklyn are members of
the commission. The southern bishops
present are W. W. Duncan of Spartan
burg, S. C, and A. Coke Smith, of Nor
folk, Va. The sessions, which are se
cret, win continue several days.
New Fire Station
Durham, N. C, July 8. Special.
Hose company No. 2 moved Into the
new fire station this morning. This
Is one of the finest fire stations-in the
state. It cost between $7,000 and JS.000
r.fter the site had been donated. It is
built to accommodate both hose com
pany No. 2 and the new steamer com-p;;ny.
Principal and Assistant
Fayetteville, N. C. July 8. Special.
The trustees of the -Fayetteville graded
schools have elected as principal and
assistant principal Profs. J. R. Cronly
of Lenoir and W. F. Stafford of Bur
lington. Of Fayetteville truckers, Mrs. W. II.
Tomllnson, of North street, made the
first shipment of cauterloupes last
Monday.
THF WRONG MAN 1
Captain Martin of Virginia
Makes a Fatal Mistake
Norfolk, Va., July 8. Captain W. T.
Martin is in Jail at Smithfield, charged
with murder. He was arrested for kill
ing George Tucker, colored, at jthe
Bunkley farm, Isle of Wight county.
Captain Martin, who is a farmer and
03'sterman, rents a farm to a man
named TIdewell. with whom he had
quarreled recently. Tidewell and Mar
tin kept the oats for their stock in the
same barn. Martin suspected Tidewell
of stealing feed, and yesterday, seeing
some one in the barn, he supposed he
had caught Tidewell in the act. Mar
tin got his gun and fired at the sup
posed thief, and killed Tucker.
Tucker was employed by Martin and
was getting feed for Martin's ' horses.
Martin is fifty years? old. He has been
drinking deeply recently.
leave Portsmouth July 17, for French
man's Bay, Maine, where she will join
the other vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron and participate in the naval
manoeuvers and join in the army and
navy games.
The Brooklyn will become the flag
ship of the European squadron.
SAFE LOOTED
Easton, Pa., July -8. Henry E. Hawk,
president of the Pine Lumber Com
pany of New Bern. N. C, and whole
sale dealer in flour, died at hi? home
in Easton, Pa., today, aged 3 years.
He was one of the most prominent bus
iness men of Easton.
Kerosene Can Victim
Robbers Rolled It Down a H i 1 1 1 ciS2SrSSSS
Before Blowing It Open
Asheville, N. C, July 8. Special."
Robbers secured) rich booty last night
at Zirconia, a' flag station on the
Southern Railway near Flat Rock.
They entered the general merchandise
store of Hugh G. Staton, wherein the
post office and Southern Express offices
are' located, and, breaking open one of
the jdoors, rolled the big safe, which
contained government, express and pri
vate funds, 300 yards down hill and
blew It open with nitro glycerine. There
"Winston-Salem, N. C, July 8. Spe-
a nine-year-old girl,
was fatally burned today. She was
using kerosene oil to start a fire when
the blaze flashed in the can, causing
it to explode. The girl's clothes ignited
and the lower part of her body was
horribly burned. The mother, in her
efforts to extinguished it, had her arms
and hands badly burned.
Two out of Three
Greensboro, N. C, July 8. Special.
Greensboro hit Yount hard in the last
. , .lrtA , , ' , .'two innings today and took the last,
was more than $400 in cash, most of i a , J
wnicn oeiongea to tne store, ana smau
Ashley Home Submits His
Observations - Gorman
the Man for President.
Bryan Not Consider-
in the Race
er amounts, which included the post
office and express funds and checks of
various , denominations, and a consid
erable number of stamps in the safe.
The safe was shattered, and of course
rifled. A few stamps were left.
Among the messages received here
about the robbery was one for Sheriff
Reed, asking him to come to the aid
of Henderson county officers with his
bloodhounds. Mr. Staton has a good
idea who the men are who committed
the robbery. Two weeks ago suspicious
characters began to haunt the place,
until Mr. Staton, having his suspicions
aroused, deemed it best to keep all the
funds in his charge at his "residence.
He 'has 'been taking the money home
every night "until last night, when he
felt that it was safe to discontinue this
precautionary measure. The men took
the safe from the store, so the' noise
would not be heard at Staton's home
when it was blown open.
game of the series by a score of 5 to 4,
making it two out of three. Asbury
of Winston and Shelor of Greensboro
made sensational catches.
The score: ' R. H. E.
Greensboro 00000003 25 13 5
Winston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 8 3
Batteries: Holt and Brockwell; Yount
and Rowe.
EVANSV1LLE IS CALM
New Shamrock Again Winner
Highlands, N. J.. July S. The Sham
rock III, although her bottom has
fouled so badly that .she must go to
the Erie basin tomorrow for a cleaning
up, again defeated the Shamrock I to
day in a logged fifteen-mile to leeward
and Teturn face by 4 minutes 9 seconds.
Including five seconds which the old
boat obtained at the start. It was
really one of the best sailing days
which the Shamrocks have yet had, the
wind holding throughout between a
six-mile and a ten-mile notch.
Clearing a Bank Site
Wilson, N. C Juiy .8. Special. The
grocery store of Overman on the cor
ner of Nash and Goldsboro Streets Is
now being torn down preparatory xo
the erection of, a magnificent building
which will be used by the Branch
Banking Company for-the more expe
ditious transaction of 'their rapidly ac
cumulating business. It -will be one
of the handsomest bank buildings in
An instant- f (ha .trnin nrvniiintr i the state, and will be an ornament
- - - m aw m m ----- - - r -
n account of the pope's illness Is the to Wilson.
ON THE ROCKS
A Novice in Automobiling In
stantly Killed
Greenwich, Conn., - July 8. Captain
Harry Hanson, who was ' acting as
chaff eur of Harry Harkness' big 40
horse power automobile, was instantly
killed by being hurled from his seat
into rocks at Putnam's Hill about 1
o'clock today. Dr. O. M. Edwards,
son-in-law of L. V. Harkness, started
out about 12.30 in the automobile wKh
Captain Hanson as the chaffeur. Han
son had had but little experience at
automobiling. When - the heavy ma
chine had passed over the brow of Put
nam's Hill it began to get great speed.
There is a great mass of rocks at that
point through which the road passes.
Hanson became confused, and grasped
"the lever to jcheck the speed, but it was
the wrong one, and Instead of stopping
It opened the valve for full speed. Dr.
Edwards sprang to the road and escap
ed uninjured. The big machine, an. in
stant later, struck the rocks with ter
rific force and Hanson was hurled a
distance of about 200 feet, striking the
rocks below, crushing in his skull and
was instantly killed.
CASS1US M. CLAY
ADJUDGED INSANE
Lexington, Ky., July 8. A jury In
County Judge Turpin's court today
at Richmond adjudged General Cassius
M. Clay of unsound mind, on the tes
timony of several of his children and
a physician from Richmond, none of
whom had seen General Clay for sev
eral months.
.When General Clay was told by his
body guard, Jim Bowlin, that he had
been adjudged insane, he half rose
from his sick bed and, seizing his re
volver, declared that he would never
be taken from White Hall alive. He
would have nothing more to say except
that he wanted his former child wife,
Dora Clay Brock, to come back to
White Hall to remain with him the
rest of his days. He fully expected her
to return today, but she did not appear.
General Clay will not be taken from
White Hall to a private asylum as at
first thought, but he will have no say
In the management of his financial af
fairs.
Proved an Alibi
Wilson. N. C, July 8. Special. It
will be remembered that when Charlie
Taylor, colored, was sentenced-to, the
penitentiary for life for. entering the
dwelling house of Mr. Calvin Woodard,
he said while enroute to the pen that
another negro, Lawrence Ward, ,wa's
with hfm and it was Ward w-ho. enter
ed the sleeping room of Mrs..Woodard
while he stood at the window and
watched. Upon this statement Ward
was arrested and lodged In ail. Yes
terday afternoon he had a preliminary'
SEABOARD INCOME
:
Increase in Receipts and Ex
pense for Betterments
Baltimore, July 8. The May state
ment of the Seaboard Air Line shows
that the fiscal year of the company
will produce gross earnings of wrell over
$12,000,000. This statement indicates
that liberal expenditures for betterment
continue and that the charges against
operations for this purpose' are larger
than last year. While an Increase in
gross earnings of over $100,000, or 9.5
per cent., is shown there Is an increase
in the cost of operations of about 15
per cent, making a decrease in net
earnings for the 11 months of 3.4 per
cent.
Waterboy's New Record
New York, July 8. Waterboy, the
four-year-old colt by Watercress
Zealandia, owned by J. B. Haggin and
winner of the suburban renewal, was
victorious in the Brighton" handicap
today and Incidentally hung np a new
world's record of 2:03 1-5 for a mile
and a quarter.
Waterboy was not put to the whip
for a moment by Odom, neither was
he driven with hand and held up right
to the wire. On the contrary he was
The Governor Objects to a
- - Trial Under Military
Protection '
Evansville, July 8. Robert Lee, col
ored, murderer of Patrolman Louis N.
Massey, whose act precipitated tne
two days' reign of mob law and riots,
was to have been brought from Jef
fersonville to Evansville for a hearing
tomorrow by Sheriff Kratz and an es
cort of militia, but Governor. Durbiii
notified the authorities, in an em
phatic telegram tonight, that he would
not consent to any hearing with troops
present.
Sentiment is still so pronounced
against the negro that Judge Rasch,
of the circuit court, fears to hold the
hearing ! without a display of armed
force. The governor says that a hear
ing under military guard would defeat
the justice guaranteed to every man
by the constitution of the United
States.
Among the few who know tonight
of the governor's refusal there is con
sternation. It is feared that at any
time within six months there will be
a repetition of mob law if Lee is tried
without military protection..
Indictments were returned today
against twenty leaders of the mobs of
Sunday ; morning and Sunday night.
The' grand jury is investigating the
tragedy of Monday night, when nine
persons were Itilled, and may return
indictments or report upon the fac .s".
The city is under military rule and
is quieter than 'for thirty hours. All
of the saloons and parks are closed.
Merchants turned out their display
window lights tonight to discourage
people I from assembling down town.
The city is placarded with law ani
order mottoes. Three more rioters
were arrested today. ,
BI TICnil J. PGS
Washington, July 8. Special. Mr.
Ashley Home of Clayton, one of thft
roost successful business men in North
Carolina, who is largely interested in
cotton manufacturing Is of the opin
ion that the southern states will not
produce more than three-fourths of a
crop this season. Mr. Home, who
was at tne Metropolitan yesterday.
said, in speaking of this subjept:
"At Ijest, there will not be more than
three-fourths of a crop in North Car
olina, and the same conditions prevail
in; the other southern states. The time
for big cotton crops in the fouth is
at an end, and in my opinion it will
bea rare, thing if -the .south ever pro
duces more than a 11,000,000 bale crop.
Scarcity of labor is responsible for
this condition, which is more empha
sized this year than ever before. I
think the smallness of the crop will re
sult in good prices being obtained for
the product throughout the season.
"This has been a successful year for
some mills and disastrous for others.
The mills that had the foresight to
ay in a supply of cotton last fall and
did not sell their product ahead have
made money. Those that failed to do
so have lost. A number of mills have
had to close down, for it has been im
possible to make money at the prices
that the staple has commanded of
late."
. Asked about politics, Mr. Home said
that North Carolina Democrats are for
Senator Gorman for the Democratic
presidential ! nomination, though Judge
Parker has : a number of admirers in
the state. "We of the south think it
is about time a president is chosen
who knows something about us and'
who is, close to us. Gorman has the
confidence of the business interests of 1
the country. They are satisfied with
his conservatism and knowledge of
finance. He is the man who can win
for the Democrats." '
"What of Bryan?"
"He has no strength down our way,"
said Mr. Home, "and is not considered
by North Carolina Democrats for the
nomination.. The Democrats want a
change and are ready for it. The peo
ple are getting nearer to the business
interests of the country." (
The fight over the Wilmington post
office is becoming more interesting. In
addition to Tom Wallace, the present
assistant postmaster, who Is 'consid
ered the strongest among those men
tioned for the .postmastership, R. M.
Westcott is an avowed candidate. He
was the independent candidate for
state senator against George II. Bel
lamy and is pushing his cause here.
Judge Pritchard is enjoying a5 short
vacation now, but he will be unable
to go to North Carolina this week -as
he intended. He will leave for Mar
shall August 12th and spend some time
there. j '
Fire Destroys Telegraph
Washington, July 8. A dispatch was
received at the war department this
afternoon from Captain Burnell at
Dawson . City reporting that .the mili
tary telegraph line in Alaska, which
was completed June 24, had partly been
destroyed before It could be put In op
eration. Forest fires in, the Tanna
valley, he said, had caused serious
damage to; some parts of the line prac
tically destroying many miles of the
wire. . it j will take about a month to
reps8i:the damage.
i Jail Bird Escapes
Williamston, N. C, July 8. Special.
Yesterday about ten o'clock Joseph
Williams, the negro lad who entered
the "Atlantic Coast Line depot here
and broke into the money drawer get
ting $22.50 some six wxeks ago, and
who has since then been confined in
the jail here, made a hole through
thej brick wall and escaped. Sheriff
J. C. Crawford had his blood hounds
on the track by , one o'clock yesterday
and traced the boy to the river near
town, where the trail was lost and
all effort to trace the track further has
failed. '
HEARING BIG SUIT
Irish Land Bill Passes
London, July S. The Irish land bill
tnnitrht TviBsd third readinsr in the
X" -
House I of Commons amid loud cheer
ings from the Nationalists. The con
ciliatory attitude of Mr. Windham,
chief secretary, for Ireland and the in
troducer of the bili, and i the Irish
members was shown by the fact that
there were only four divisions during
the ten days debate. Mr. Wyndham
announced his intention, if he is still
in office next year to introduce a bill
.r1nr anrV o th.. HHoro nf Tav.L,.ll ir, hand. and had snmPthin? left aeaiing TOU we gnevdntes w u i-
lor was not corroborated nnd: as Ward I ivhpn he flashed past the judges' stand borers. This statement evoked cheers.
ra j
proved an alibi, he was discharged. ; J with a Good length, to spare.
I
from the Nationalists.
Gen. Matt Ransom Buys the
Weldon Fair Grounds
Weldoni. N.SC, July 8. Special. The
$40,000 suit of Westcott & Trenchard is
having another hearing here today be
fore Mrsi M. S. Calvert, special com
missioner, who was appointed by Judge.
Furnell to take the evidence. There is a
brilliant array of counsel In this case
and some of the best lawyers in the
state are' to be found on either side.
It will be remembered that Westcott
& Trenchard bought the Gumberry
lumber, plant together with the rail
road to Jackson and all improvements
The plaintiffs claim that Mr. Kelt's
manager pointed out to them standing
timber which Kell had no right to
convey. jThis was denied by defend
ant, and plaintiffs brought suit. A
good many witnesses have been ex
amined. !
Major T. L. Emery has sold the fa
mous Weldon fair grounds to General
M. W. Ransom, the consideration be
ing $7,500. The grounds will be put in
fine condition1 and a big fair will ibe
held here this fall.
The Warrenton district conference
will be in session here next week.
Bishop Coke Smitlw one of the ircrf
distinguished Methodists of the South
ern church, vill jure&Id.