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SALISBURY, .K. C.y MONDAY EVENlNGr, JULY 21,
1905
TWO CENTS
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FRANCE TO AID
ALLV
To Reach a Satisfactory Ar
rangement With Japan
It Is Fxpected That France Will Use
Her Influence with Great Britain
To Get Latter to Prevail on
Japan to Moderate
Demands
Paris, July 24. As a sequel to the
conference between Premier Rou
vier aiii M. Witte at the Foreign of -
fice on Saturday, the Russian peace
plenipotentiary held an extended con
versation with M, Mellidoff, the Rus
sian ambassador, after which a spec-
lal courier left for St). Petersburg
Tiearing dispatches for, the emperor.!'
The utmost discretion has been
observed with reference to the ex
changes made at Saturday's meeting
but there is reason to believe that
tbe French premier .is now! fully ac
quainted with the Russian stand
point and with the line ' of action
which - M.' Witte will adopt at the
peace conference.
M. Witte appears to be satisfied
-with M. Rouvier's assurances that
France will adopt every means to
assist her ally to reach a satisfac
tory arrangement. The friendly re
lations of the French government
with Great Britain will undoubtedly
play 'a prominent part "when the per
iod for a direct exchange of views
begins. It is believed that this was
the chief point discussed during the
conversation at the Qual D'Orsay,
but until the 'lines are defined on
wiich the negotiations will , be con
ducjted Fj4nce can only promise to
useher Influence ,for the Jaest. inters.
ests.of..her.ally. : r ;v -;t:;i -r;
Until now both parties have suc-
ceeded in keeping their representa
tive programs from publicity- and
therefore assertions remaining from
various quarters purporting to speci-j
fy the claims of either side are pure-;
ly speculative. V , I
It Is theuniversal desire here that
the resulVf the conference will be
a essaton of hostilities, while the
hope i expressed that Russia will
be be to find an issue from her
awkard situation without sacriflc
ingner national self respect. j
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FORGOTTEN ORDERS AGAIN
One Man Killed and Three Injured
- In Collision ' I
- Nashville, July 24. One man was
lulled and three others fatally injur
ed as a result of a collision, bead-on,
-of freight trains on the Louisville &
Nashville road this afternoon at
Hopkins Crossing," near Pulaski,
Tenn, 80 miles South of here: ; A.
Tu Porter, fireman, scalded to death.
The injured: Charles Weldenbaker,
engineer, Nashville, thigh and. leg
broken; will die. Joe Zanone, en
gineer, Nashville, hurt about head.
Kramer, Nashville, back
i
badly wrenched.
LT
It Is alleged that Conductor Char
lea Jacobs, of No. 14, Northbound,
forgot his orders to meet .No.. 31,
Southbound, at Pulaski, pulling out
of there before the arrival of 31,
-which he met on a sharp curve at
the head of a steep grade. j
BOYCOTT ON AMERICAN GOODS
Chinese Make Exemption In Case of
Existing Contracts !
RUSS
IAN
Shanghai, - July 23. In carrying
out the boycott by the Chinese of
American goods, which was arraign
ed for a mass meeting here July 20,
an exception, will be made In the
case of American dealers, who have
-not yet received supplies of new
goods. They will be allowed to sell
their existing stocks, but in the fu-
- ture, contracts with them are v tor
oidden by he leaders of the boycott
movement. It Is announced also
that Chinese pupils will be allowed
tto continue in the attendance 'at
r American schools. .
CZAR CONFERS
VITH EMPEROR
NIcho
as Dines With, the -Kaiser on
-- - - .
poard the Latter? Yacht
HohenzQllern .
St. Petersburg, July f 24. The em
peror left Peterhoff this morning on
board j the imperial yacht Standart
for B5orko, 45 miles to the North
west across the gulf of Finland. He
goes tp meet emperor William at Din
ner o
n board the German imperial
yacht
Hohenzollern tonight.
Causes Comment at Paris
Par
s, July 24. Emperor Nicholas',
cruisei
in the Gulf of Finland to
meet
Emperor William is the cause
: - '
of much comment in the' press. Cer
tain i ewspapers express ' the fear
that ihe German emperor will in
fluence the carrying out of the peace
progrs im, while others are of the
opiniofn, that Emperor William will
seek
o estrange Russia from France
! Journal Des Dbals says that
Thd
the first acts of emperor Nicholas on
his' return - to Russia will be looked
forward to with particular 'interest.:
GIRLiS CORPSE SCARED SELMA
It Was Promptly Shipped Back To
New. Orleans
"Sell na, Ala,, July 23. The board of
healtl i this afternoon sent back to
New Orleans a thirteen ' year old
girl of that city, who arrived here to
visit relatives. The girls parents re
side In the Italian settlement of New
Orleans, where the yellow fever is
said to have been discovered. ;
j Havana Quarantines ..'
Ha rana, July 23. On account of
the existence of yellow fever at New
Orleans, quarantine has been declar
ed a; jalnst that port. ; The Southern
Pacif c liner, Excelisor, which is due
here Monday has sixty .'young women
stude nts from a Texas college: on
board.' The officials say they will be
reauif'ed to rexnatiL oa the" 'reesel.-'
tana"eTi;dh de;
tension at the quarantine ' station.
: Mexico Wont Quarantine.
Mi xico City, July 23. The health
authorities here say there will be
no quarantine against New Orleans
shou d it turn out that yellow fever
exists in tha city. The sanitary in
spection of arriving passengers from
infected ports Is strict and suspect
Wivls Go to Saloon for
Mates; Murder-Follows
CI icago, Hi., July 23. Two women
who attempted to take their hus
ban( s from a saloon in Batavia, 111.,
this morning, ' started a fight in
whi h . two men were killed and the
salom demolished.
jchn and James Sutton, brothers,
and James McDonald had been in
the place drinking for two days. The
wivis of the Sutton brothers appear
ed his morning ana warned Edward
Mulroy, proprietor of the place,., to
sell
no more drinks to the men. Mul-
only laughed. He set out a
roy
fouhd. of drinks which he said was
"on
the house," and this so madden
the women that they destroyed
bottles and glasses.
ed
the
Mulroy ordered them out, and the
husbands attacked the saloon keeper
and'.nis -oartenaer. iub U5"- iu"jiv"
fnalf - an hour. When it was finished
McDonald was dead, James Sutton
Wa incjiscious from a fractured
ski 11, aid Ed. Heenan, bartender
ha( 1 a broken arm and jaw. James
Su1 ton died . tonight. Mulroy and
Joi n Sutton are fugitives. The wo
men were not Injured. -
o : ?
casfes are isolated. Merchandise
ed
from ports wnere. yenow iever ex
ists Is not detained. Theory on which
the Mexican sanitary aumonucs
de il -ith yellow fever, Is that it Is
on y , fommunlcated by a species" of
mc squitoes, thus the unreasonable
ness pf quarantine, precautions.
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Mfs Holman of Cleveland
a - i
Taken to Statesville Hospital
Mtf3. W. A. Sells received a mes
sage! to-day stating that her mother.
Mrsi J. F. Holman, of Cleveland,
hpl has been very sick for some
w
time, had been taken to the hospital
.1
at
Statesville to-day.
Local News .on page number two.
ENCAMPMENT AT CHARLOTTE
Twelve Companies Wilt be in At
tendance Under Col J. F. Gard-
ner ...
The Rowan Rifle guards are drill
ing several nights each "week now,
and are getting in readiness to at
tend the encampment at Charlotte,
August 3d to 9th. The camp ; win
be at Latta Park, and the whole 1st
regiment,, including twelve; compan
ies of infantry and a battallion of.
artillery will be in attendance un-'
der the command of Col,, J. F. Gard
ner, of Shelby.
Capt, Max L. Barker returned Sat--i
urday from High Point, where, he !
oro-nt at tho rpnnpst nf fin. AT tn in i
. , , , .
struct them in drilling, so that they
, , ,
monoeuvres " at Charlotte . next.
month. The 2d and 3d regiments
are now encamped at . Wrightsville
Beach.
FRED HOBECK GUILTY
Young Virginia Man Gets 8 Years
r For Killing John R Jett
Roanoke, Va., July 23. After a
joint trial lasting one week, the jury
in the caes of Dr. A. R. Hoback,
charged with the murder last winter
of John R. Jett at Floyd, Va., late
last nighjt returned a verdict acquit
ting the elder Hoback and finding
Fred Hoback guily of manslaughter,
fixing his punishment at eight years
in the case of Dr. A. R. Hoback,
ing attention to a daughter of Dr.
Hoback, whose family objeced to the
match! and when the three men met,
Jett drew a knife and young Hoback
drew a pistol. In the fight Fred Ho
back was cut almost to death by
Jetl and ' Jett was shot by Fred Ho
back; while the elder Hoback struck:
Jett on the head. Jett died imme
diately, Fred Hoback hovered be-
tween' life and death for several
months. All the parties are promi
nent in this - section. - ' ; 1
KILLED BY TRAfIN '
Mr Crjarles A Bird of Marion Struck
By 'Excursion He Was Brother
,f Attorney J L C Bird v
V
Marion, July 23. Mr. Charles A.
Bird, a brother of Attorney J. L. C.
Bird, of Marion, was instantly killed
by an excursion train yesterday near
Eberman. Mr. Bird has recently be
come deaf and, did not hear the' ap
proaching train, which struck him,
cutting his legs "off. He is of a prom
inent family of this county and his
untimely death Is a sad one.
Spurgeon, Sam 'P Jones and a
Geo R Stewart In Charlotte
Plans have been perfected for the
most important religious revival
ever held in Charlotte or the State,
the chatauqua Is to last five days,
beginning September 1st and the
preachers , will be Revs. William
Spurgeon, the "eminent London di
vine, Sam P. Jones and George R.
Stewart. Tbe famous Daily quar
tette of Philadelphia, Pa., has been
engaged for the music program.
A Correction
In the head lines telling of the
voting contest Saturday a mistake
was j made, indicating that Miss Wel
fley and Miss Whitlock received the
highest number of votes, whereas
Miss Rosa Fink and - Miss Loflin
were the successful couple, and will i
have first choice of time of going
and also of place. .
Tourist Have Returned
Prof. I. C. Griffin, Miss Annie Ki
zer and Miss Ellen Ogburn, who
have been on a three weeks tour of
the North, including Asbury Park,
Ocean Grove, New York and Toronto
returned Saturday; night, C
The stage must at last be be
coming elevated. Mrs. James Brown
Potter's clothes and ? scenery plays
have all failed. ,
Cotton men seem to believe Bea
consfield was right when he said
tjiere are three kinds olf . reports:
Lies, lies and ' Statistics.
Judge Hooker of New York is in
nocent by a little less than the ma
jority. . 6-
Advertize in The Sun for results.
Mr BURTON'S FUNERAL
Just One. Week After he Acted as
Pallbearer; His Own Funeral
is Preached In Same church
(Cor. of The Sun.)
Spencer, July 24. The funeral of
Mr. Charles C. Burton. who died
suddenly at his home here Friday
night, was conducted from Spencer
Methodist church at 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon, by the pastor. Rev.
J. : E. Gay, an unusually large con
course of people being in attendance
The decease3 was an esteemed mem
ber of the International Association
of Machinists and the Spencer mem-
I bers of this organization attended in
a body, the pallbearers for the oc-
1 casion ; being chosen from the mem-
... . . , . .
bership of the association. Owing to
the prominence of Mr Burton and the
untimeliness of his death, more than
ordinary interest was manifested' in
the funeral. Only iast Sunday, he
himself acted as pallbearer,, in the
same church in which his own funer-
- t
al - was conducted to-uay. He was' in
ordinary health until Friday night.
He retired at his usual hour, but
members of tne family found him in
a dvine: condition an hour after-i
wards, and every effort was made to
revive him, but no avail. Death is
supposed to have resulted from a
serious affection of the heart. .The
deceased, who was about 21 years of
age, was a son of Mri and Mrs. W.
H. Burton, of this place, and was a
model young man. The interment
was in the Spencer cemetery., . ,
HORSE BLED TO DEATH
Dr Dorsett's Horse Sustains Injuries
and Bleeds to Death
About 9:30 Saturday night, Dr. E.
Rose Dorsett was driving his. good
horse Bess up South Main street,
when a team going' in the opposite
direction ran into -This horse and
caused injuries from which the horse
died in : a short time. : The shaft of
the ; passing tbuggy struck the Doc-!
tor's ' horse in the ' a&Mt tearing; open
H thi, Jugular vein. ' Not knowing to
whanexTeht his
horse was iuretf ;
he drove on for about half a block,
when the horse dropped and expired,
having hied to death. ...The accident
, i L -y C ---7 r T -
and the owner of theNteiim that
caused the accident Is unknow, for
he continued driving and wasvfar
awayi before the Doctor knew tW
his horse was so severely hurt. J
BASEBALL .
.
Charlotte and Greensboro each
won a game in a double header at
Charlotte, Saturday. . Whipple for
Greensboro won the first game by a
score of 4 to 3. Howard,- of Char
lotte, won the second . game by a
shut ) out of 8 to 0. No . game was
played at Danville, between that
team and Winston-Salem on account
of rain. Danville plays at Charlotte
to-day, and Winston-Salem at
Greensboro..
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
- Won Lost PC
Danville . . . . .... 37 19 .660
Charlotte. . . . . . . . 28 30 .482
W-Salem. . .... ..... 26 31 -.456
Greensboro.. .. .. .. 25 36 .409
PERSONAL MENTION
Claude Thompson returned this
morning from Asheville.
Miss Nannie Buford, who has
been visiting in Atlanta, Ga. return
ed this morning.
Mr. John W. Smithdeal, who has
been, visiting his sister, Mrs. R. G.
Kizer, returned to Washington City
this morning.
Mr. E. C. Crego, of the firm of
Gardner & Clark, received to-day a
car load of fresh North Carolina
melons. They were pulled from
green vines and shipped directly
from Clayton, N. C.
v A Southern paper asks: What
will the cotton report grafters do j
next? That depends upon whether
or not Mr. Roosevelt oan get suffi
cient evidence against them. If he
can some of them will be pretty apt
to do time on the rock piles. Wil
mington Messenger.
Royal Arch Meeting To-Night
There will be a special meeting of
Royal Arch Chapter No. 20 to
night. Work in the Royal Arch de
gree.. Advertise in The Sun, It pays
FIRST BARACA -RALLY
First Annual Joint Meeting Held Last
Evening in the First Baptist
Church
The first annual Baraca. rally of
the Baraca classes of the First Bap
tist and First Methodist Sunday
schools, w,as held fh the First Bap
tist church last evening. The
church and Sunday school room
were crowded, and people were turn
ed away, being unable to find seats
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. E. Walter Tatum, president of
the Baptist class and the opening
prayer made by Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe.
After a selection by a quartette com
posed of Miss Addie White, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Matthews and Mr. James
J - W - Rideout, an excellent - address
was made by Mr. A. Lee Smoot.
teacher of the Methodist class.. Mr.
'Smoot speks. of the phenomenonal
growth of the Baraca movement,
which is endeavoring to make the
j study of the Bible attractive, so as
to counteract the growing influences
of the world. Within a year, the
two classes- in Salisbury have been
founded, starting with a membership
of less than a dozen, they now have
nearly a hundred members. The
Baraca adherents are missionaries;
they plant, cultivate and propagate
Bible classes. The calsses of Salis
bury have of late organized aclass at
Concord with 30 members, and now'
have an invitation to institute a
class in Davie county. . -
Mr. T. II. Tatum of Charlotte,
spoke of the mission of tae Baraca,
and the importance of churcn socie
ties, the influence pf associations.
Likewise of thBaraca motto.
"Young men at work for young men;
all standing by the Bible and the
Bible school,"
The music was especially good;
no. better has ever been listened to
in Salisbury. There was no 'Flowers'
froia Charlotte, but Mr. Pritchard S,
Carlton, of Salisbury, was heard to
address on "Our Name." This he
handled in a masterly way, showing
him.self to be conversant with the
every aetau or baraca, .work.
means blessing "and on the
fourth day they assembled themsel
ves in the valley of Berachah; for
they blessed the Lord; therefore the
valley of Berachah unto this day." 2
Nhjon. :.' 20: 26 -verse.
I xhe addresses and sonsrs wpta waII
sanawitched and the entertainment
was nvost enjoyable to everyone.
More ' Labor Day Notes
As the Aime draws near, every
thing is on a finer footing for the
greatest Labor Day celebration ever
held in the South. 'There will be a
grand display of . fireworks at the
Henderson aPrk grounds at night,
and the horseback tournament in the
evening will also be one of the many
features. The prizes for this tourna
ment will be: 1st prize , . $35 ; and
Queen's crown, 2d $15 and Maids
crown ; 3d prize $10 and 2d Maids
crown. The entries V for this will
close August 1, 12 noon. The books
are now open to all union men wish
ing to enter write the following com
mittee:;. J. B. Hawkins, G. W. Farmer, G. EL
Brookshaw. , j V!
Bds are now open to all union
men for the refreshment privilege at
Henderson's park grounds on jLabor
Day and will close Friday July 28th
at 12 noon; if you wish to bid, sub
mit same to the following: R." M.
Pendleton, J. T. Morgan, Abe Sus-
kin.
Lawn Party Postponed
On account of " the inclemency of
the weather, the Ladies Aid Cociety
of East Salisbury M. E. Church,
postponed their ice cream ' supper
until Tuesday night, July 25. Come
out to Mrs. N. C. Hoffner's and help
a worthy cause.
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The finance committee of the La
bor association will hold a special
meeting tonight. Bush ess of .im
portance will 4 be transacted.
'
WANTED Bench man who can
make mantels, grills, etc., and do
- general bench work. Will pay $2,
per ' day to good man. ; Apply to
Edgar Shumman, Peacocfc M'rg Co
CHINA GROVE
Its Industrial Developments
By James Carswell
This Thriving Little Town As Seen
by a Representative of Several
Different Trade Journals
China Grove, July 24. This pro
gressive town was deserted Sunday
as "everybody' and his wife" had
gone to the Lutheran ' conference,
which was held at the brick church
about a mile South of the town. For
' hours processions of buggies and car
riages drove through China Grove;
then the village was in silence, but
for the singing of the feafhered
choir. ; . '
Thistree girt town is not often in
such a state of somnoleacy, and six
days in the week, nigit. and day, is
heard the music of the cotton mills,
and for a dozen hours a day the flour
mill is rolling, fto which the chair
factories aid he chorus of -industry,
and four. blCksmith-shops sound the
anvil.
Beingyon the main line of the
Southern Railway, trains are f re
quert; and although only nine miles '
Sputh of Salisbury, China Grove has
become a trading point well worthy
of mention.
Twenty-five years ago . the railroad
business, at this point amounted to
$1,900, now it ranges from $3,000 to
$5,000 per month, and it receives
from, 1-1-2 to 2 1-2 millions pounds
of merchandise every four weeks,
and the shipments out approximate
"those amounts.
John A. Thorn, who has been agent
at China Grove ever since 18S0, is
at his post late and early, and is
ever the same urbane gentleman,
who knows his . business, does his
duty with pleasure, and is universal
ly popular, yet strange to say, his
salary has not been increased one
dollar in a quarter of a century, al
though the business has Increased
as from $2,000 . to over $50,000 a
year. Mr.-Thorn is a very modest,
retiring gentleman, who knows how
to give information. He is ably as
sisted by H. H. Troutman, a fine
operator, who began as a messenger
boy for the Western Union at Cnar
lotte was three years operator at
the yards, and has been two years
here, and is happily married and
iappy all the day.
His honor, the mayor; Thos. Lee
Ross, is also a happy marrieman.
During his courting days, the only
difference between him and his fian
cee was, that he was a chicken fan
cier, and the lady would not have a
chicken In the yard. They were
married a few months ago, and Mrs.
Ross was introduced ' to the Ross
Poultry Yards, and air the money
therefrom, going to her purse. She
is now one of the most pronounced
poultry judges in the country. And
well the lady may like them, as they
have the best prize strains of white
Wyandottes and Buff Plymouth
Rocks. Major Ross is superintend
ent of the Patterson Manufacturing
Cot Cotton Mills, Nos. 1 and 2,
which. In the aggregate have 9,296
spindles and 158 looms, employing
250 people manufacturing brown
sheetings "and hosiery yarns; and the
building of another mill is now in
consideration by the company, which
has 72 cottages and a big mercantile
house. ;v The 'president is J. W. Can
non, of Concord, and the secretary
and treasurer W. J. Swlnk, who is
now recuperating at Hot Springs,
Ark., and by Application and ability
he hate climbed to porminence rapidly
T. Li. Ross, - the superintendent,
was born at Albemarle, Stanley
county, and began his experience at
the Odell mill, at Concord, and has
been superintendent here since 1895,
and in 1897, mill No. 2 was built
from the earnings ef No. 1. For 8
years he has been mayor. The mac
adamizing of the streets in another
feather in his cap. ' ' '
The Rowan County Building and
Loan Association was started at
China Grove on the 1st of June, and
325 shares have been sold, and the
desire to build up and adorn the
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