SEWII-WEEICLY
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VOL. 16. No. 70.
Salisbury, N.C., June 9, 1903.
Established 1887.
DEFENDS THE COMPANY.
King Sajs iu Won't Lear; a Greasy Spot
cl Ms Detainers.
Boston, Mum, Juno 8. C. F.
Ktig, pr V'Wit of the King-Crow-ther
CjFij it iti'Hi, returned tcday
from n hvi'-.n-l trip to Texas in
connect! u wit'i the suite against
thatcor4 iruii-m there and tonight
issued thU st-itsmeut: "I have
just returned from San Antonio
and Austin, Texas, where I went
to makeanswor to the very sensa
tional charges Hied with the attor
ney general of that State against
the Kihg-Crotvther Corporation
and telegraphed . broadcast
throughout the country. That
these charge, so sensational and
damaging, w?,ro conceived of
blackmail and born of malice
would bo apparent to any one fa
miliar with all the facts in the
case. For the carping criticism
and slanderous publications in
irresponsible newspapers I care
not but will afford each io its
turn opportunity to make answer
before a court of justice. How
ever, it is distasteful in the ex
treme to ino to see certain, repu
table 'newspapers ' misb-d . to the
extent that they echo- and give
voice to those outrageous lies.
The Texas incident simply means
that tho King-Crowttu-r Corpora
tion is called upon'to defend it
self against malicous and unscru
pulous blackmailers and the fact
'that the great hue and cry for the
appointment of a receiver dissap
peared into thin air before it was
called in the district court at San
Antonio, is evidence tnat here
will not be a greasy spot loft of
the defumere when the smoke and
dust of battle have blown away.'
SECRECY OBSERVED.
WITNESS IS 60NE.
Tiie Machen Case Has Not Been Sent to
The Grand Jury.
Washington, June 3. Contrary
to general expectation the case of
A. W. Machen, the dismissed
chief of the free delivery division
of the po6t office department, was
not presentedto the grand jury
today,, but will probably be
brought before that body within
the next few days. Great sec
recy is beiug observed by Assist
ant District Attorney Tagert re
garding the details of the case.
It is jeported, however, that
Defense ia Jett Case Claims i Will Sweir
Prisoner did not Fire Fatal Shot.
Jackson, June 4. The joint
trial of Jett and White, the for
meras principal, and the latter as
accessory, in the alleged assina
tion of J. B. Marcum, begins next
Monday. ; I
In the interum a jury will be
selected in another county within
a, day's ride of Jackson and many
believe the county to be Magoffin,
which adjoins Breathitt county u.t
the northeast. V
French's condition was that a
the government will call upon G. continuance should be given and
E, Lirentz, former assistant no definite date for the trials be'
postmaster at Toledo, Ohio, where set. Ia support of this conten-;
Macli9ii lived, and who had been tion he introduced two motions
under surveillance by the . depart- one of which was that Jno. B.
ment as the post. go-betwee;i in O'Neal, of Covington, who was
the Machen-Groff bribery case, to associated with him in the defence
testify as to his connection with of the prisoners, that ha was ab
the affair, Mr. Payne refused to sent and that the defense had no
discuss the Lorentz matter today definite knowledge when he woub:
and other officials
same secrecy.
preserved the
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State has More Witnesses.
Raleigh, N. C. June 4. -The de
fense in the Ernest Haywood hab
eas corpus case having stated that
,it had more witnesses ready when
the trial comes off to prove the
fact of an encounter botween Hay
wood and Skinner led to the in
quiry today of John E. Woodard,
one of the principal attorneys for
Khn prosecution as to whether his
side had introduced all its chief
witnesses. He said it had not arid
would have others ready at the
trial
return.
The other affidavit
identify of a missing witness by,
whom the defense, say they j will
prove that it could not have bee'4
Jett who fired the shots that kill-
ed Marcum. , f
This witness is E. J. Noble, de
puty sheriff, who left Jackeou
shortly before the arrival of
troops and whose present whei0
abouts is unknown. A
Alderman GoBvicted of Bribery.
Developments of a very sensa
tional nature have come in mu
nicipal affairs within the past 24
He said the only purpose hours, and there is every indica
of the State in the habeas corpus tion that when the searching in
proceedings was to show state vestigatiou which was ordered
nf fnntn t..- snafnin t.hfi hill nf in- rThursdav nieht bv the board pi
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Ar SPRIK6FIELD.
President Roosevelt Given a Great Oration
at the Illinois Capitol. .
Springfield, 111,, June 4. Presi
dent Roosevelt arrived this morn
ing from Bloomington. An enor
mous crowd was at the station to
greet the Chief Executive. The
day cleared, all signs of rain dis-
'UlLlIOM STARY1N6.
people came pouring into the city
Peace In Colombia. ' r Mr. woodaTtfWeTiTiUT
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wn.l,infffnm June 4. A cable- state is in no wise discouraged. Thursaay night ex-alderman J. from the surrounding towns
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cram received at the state depart-
ment today
Earnest Appeal Made For Relief cf Suf
terlng Chinese.
Washington, June 4. Secre
tary Hay has received a cable from
Consul General McWade at Can
ton, which says:
"Governor Wong telegraphs me
that over a million natives in
THE ELEACHED EOSES
cf Tei Tt::w: J Delaled Lest U3 Scatter
ed (her the 1st Sccrctlzg SnU
of King Credit'i desert wastes.
Right there is the cemetery where
lie Ambition's jeweled babes. It
is the common end of the haughty
rich and lowly poor. The bloat
ed bond-holder and . the heavincr.
struggling rauks of . poverty, the
conqu-rer and the conquered go
hand in hand marching to defeat
in its depths of ruin.
This only goes to shqtv that spot
cash, when you sell; spot cash
when you buy, is the only way to ;
get value received for the life-blood
that falls from your brcv in big
cold sweat drops.
'Tis tho almighty dollar that
presses values to the lowest notch.
'Tis the weight of dollars only
that saves you from the sheriff's
lock aud key and your family, from
despair. The biggest stock you
ever saw bought on credit is like a
last year's bird nest, a poor thing
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to
TiuaonQA iUnflfratfta the fact that M. KniR was convicted ot orioery in;n ;n making the welcome at
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from United States there must be some change in the ana sentenced 10 one- yeui Sprmgheld tne greatest ever given
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Miniafor npjinnre at Bogota, savs : rnlfts of nractice in habeas corpus tuae in tne penitemiaiy v a lJresideut.
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"A decree issued today declares proceedings, as otherwise to great whole city was agog witn tne ue- aewas escorted urougn tue
public order restored throughout a hardship will be imposed upon claration made by tne ataces ai- city ny federal and otate x,ruupB
r,n in.lcrpfl of tha Snnreme court. I torney that he "believes from what to the Lincoln monument in Oak
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tkj- nnnnnnopmpnt. ibelieved nnPflt.ion the constitutional v of he said was trustworthy mtorma- Krdge. llere tne i,mcoin-iiciviu-
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a-u l.v ;n,norfflnf. Wrinff on t.h t. which allows the Supreme tion that a combine was at worK iey Memorial Association was au-
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,0,0,JinffMnfll trpatv. for it is court iudsesto hear habeas corpus at the present time in the city dressed by the President, who
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supposed to indicate the suspen- proceedings, as sucn proceedings couuen. op j -
C lnm onflt.hftrfi. orn nricr tin OMPS. and tneS6 IOC COllVlUtlUll ui xviuu ouui. . ciiUita Ul lUD mcmucio iu mtta,U5
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InOVai OI vne consfcitui'ivjuui wu- juukcH urtj uuiy givcu jjr kud i - it.
e nis couYicwuu creat Americans.
the torrb
or, -.,AHr,T- nfhor D;aa fViia .nniht.ntinnft nilAHtinil UUU bBUlBUtO XI a. a vauou. wv.
A-Ull cso liiiuui I - - i oiuua unto vv " vv. wv w i
than peace ouditions. Ulhcials is the delay aiid taking up pt lime mieresi iu iu mywugauuu v
i,of fVinf'-wAnlfl not, Ifa fldnft of tho inrlcrpa of this hisrher court, is to be made at once. vicuiuunu,
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which in mv opinion ought to be Va., dispatch.
This would
nestly appeals for help
American charity, All
distribution through the
of American and British mission
use v Ill s oown values and now ;
well .J. it is attested by our
figures. We underbuy, we under
sell. You haye toiled and waited.
At last your opportunity is here
and you have the judgment to
know it.
See the argument below against
which no element can prevail :
Webster's unabridged diction
ary of the English language, 78c.'
Webster's pocket and school
dictionary of the English lan
guage, 10c.
Webster's high school diction
ary, containing all the new words,
23c. ' ! .
Arlington edition vsilk -xjloth
bound books, containing alt the
from I pen. Arabian Nights. American
relief I Poets, Blithdale Romance, All
wore not tho Colombian officials
reasonably confident of their
relieved of this duty.
ability to carry through congress work no hardship to the public,
their programme relative to the which has 1G Superior court
treaty. judges available for this purpose,"
Moody Will not Resign
Washington, June 4. The per-
Bisteut rumor that Secretary Moo
dy will shortly retire frpm the
cabinet has been officially dispos
ed of by an authoritative state
ment that he will certainly serve
out his present term.
Found Eierjwliere Humphrey's Specifics
A physician with a large prac
tice in New York City said there
was no remedy ho found so fre
quently in the family household
as Dr. Humphrey's Specifics.
Thay can also be found in every
Drug Store on this continent from
Canada to Cape Horn. It
ThomasYille Post-Otfice Robbed.
Greensboro, N. C, June 4. A
telephone message from Thomas
ville today told of the robbery of
the post office at that place last
night about 2 o'clock. The rob-
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hftrs blew open the sate and se-
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c&red $1G1.39 besides $430 in
stamps and three registered pac-
kftffps. and damaged the building
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to the exteut of $200. Suspicion
rpsta on three strance men who
made their appearance in that j
town yesterday afternoon, but who.
cannot be found today.
- Fiat Will be Bitter.
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settle faraway from a town the 1 hose who will persist m closing
Specifics will bo sent to, you by their ears against the continual
the Free Rural Delivery Post, recommendation of Dr. King's
Tourists will find the Specifics iu New Disc very for Consumption,
London, No. 1 Snow Hill; Paris, will have a long and bitter fight
:9 Rim Ecienne Marcel : Vienna, with their troubles, if not ended
on.Kn.,Gr.lnfT si A Ipxrtniin I parlier bv fatal termination. Read
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Rue Chenf Pacha: Lisbon, Rua
de Arsenal 14S; Barcelona, 5 Calle
eta. Ana; BrQ38l8, Co Boulevard
fin Waterloo. Cut this out for
refereuce when traveliug. Dr.
Humphreys' Manual in English,
French, Portugv-ese Spanish or
German mailed free. Humph
reys' Mediciue Co., Cor. William
& John Sts., New York.
Smoke Reaches New York.
New York, June 4. Greater
New York and vicinity today is
enveloped in a yellowish atmos
phere of haze and smoke. The
Weather Bureau announces that
it is caused by a combination of
of'slight haze and the large vol
ume of emoke blown over the city
irom the terrific fires which are
raging through the forests of
New Eueland and northeastern
New York.
After the service at
wasconcluded the President was
escorted to the new State arsenal
and armory, where dedicatory
exercises were held. The great
hall of the armory was packed,
over ten thousand persons being
present.
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Governor Yates, cnairman oi
the exercises, 'introduced Senator
Cullom who in turn introduced
the President. Luncheon follow
ed at the executive mansion, after
which the President received the
local reception committee and
several personal friends.
At conclusion of the reception
the President boarded the train
and started for Decatur.
anes.'
Sir Cheatung Liaug ChoLg, the
Chinese minister, called at the
state department today and was
given the latest news. The min
ister appeared to be bewildered
and was unable to suggest any
measures for the relief of1 his suf
fering countrymen.
The state department, although
not anxious to embark in whole
sale charitable enterprises, will
undertake to do what it can in
forwarding relief, and without
further reference to the minister
will itself transmit directly to Mr.
McWade any funds which the
charitable pople of America care
to contribute.
what T. R. Beali of Beal, Miss, has
to say : VLast fall my wife had
every Byuiptom of consumption.
She took Dr. Kings New Discovery
after everything else had failed.
Tmnrovement came at once and
four bottles eutirelv cured her.
Guaranteed by all Druggist
Price 50c. aud $1.00 Trial bottle
free. '
Ten Years for Lynching.
Carthage, Mo , June 4. Samu
el Mitchell (white) who led the
mob that lvnched Thomas Dil-
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Hard, a negro, at Joplm recently.
was today sentenced to ten years
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Mitchell was charged with climb
ing the telegraph pole and adjust
ing the ropo with which Dilliard
was hanged.
Frcaa Cat ScratcU
on the arm, t the worst sort of
a burn, sore or boil, .DeWitt s
Witch Hazel Salve is a 'quick cure
In buying Witch Hazel Salve, be
particular to get De Witt's this
The Wastes of the Body.
Every seven days the blood.
muscles and bones of a man of
average size loses two pounds of
a .
wornout tissue. This waste can
not be repleudished and the health
aim Bircijiu A.ejJi ui Hituvuojici
feet digestion. When the stom
ach a' d digestive organs fail to
perform thjir functions, the
strength lets down, health gives
wav. and disease sets up. Kodol
Dvspepsia Cure enable the stom
ach and digestive organs to digest
and assimilate all of the whole
some food that may be eaten into
the kind of blood that rebuilds
tne tissues and protects the health
and strength of the mind and
bodv. Kodol cures Indigestion.
is the salve that heals without uyspepsia ana au siomaca rou-
!; ,i c..nr A anAnfifi for Dies, it is an iaeai spring wnic
blind, bleeding, itching and pro
trndinsr piles. Sold by James
Emigrant Agent Arrested.
Greensboro, N. C, June 4.
Deputy Sheriff Jones last night
arrested Ed Jones; an emigrant
agent, for doing business in the
county without having a license.
Jones had hired ten or a dozen
darkeys to go. to Kentucky to
Uvork on a railroad, and had them
at the depot ready to depart, hav
ing purchased tickets for all of
them. When apprised of his ar
rest he gave bond for his appear
ance here on June 15th and de
parted with his .me u.
Sold by James Plummer.
P1
ummer.
Subscribe to the Tbuth-Istdix.. Salisbury, N. C.
1MY CHURCH or parsonage cr in
stitution supported by voluntary
contxibution will be given a liber
al quantity of the . Longman fc
Martinez Pure Paints whenever
they paint. '
Note: Have done so for twen
ty-seven years. Sales: Tens oi
millions of gallons; painted near
ly two million houses under guar-
antee to repaint n not saiisiacio-
ry: The pain weais tor penoas
up to eighteen years. : Linseed
oil must be added to the paint
(done in two minutes). Actual
cost then about $1.2o a gallon
Smrjles free, bold by our
agents. Rowan Hardware Co..
Paradise Lost, and many others
10c each. The 10c line paper "
novels at 5c.'
Memorandum books 8, 5 and lOcJ
Envelopes 1, 3, 4 and 5c.
Writing tablets, 1, 8, 5 and 10c -each.
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2 bottles good ink 5c, , J
Rubber tip lead pencils 1,2
and 4c. ' ' .
Qoo& steel pens, any kind in
eluding vertical, 5c a d?zen.
Pen holders, swell shape, f.t 2,
and 5c,
Pins 1, 2, and 5c per paper.
Thimbles 1, 2, and 4c each.
Good, large combs 5 and 10c
Picture frames and mirrors, 5, .
10, atid 15c
Perfume, good quality, 5, 10,
and 15c.
. Scissors 2,5, 10, aud 25c.
Flue stops ornamented, 5c.
School bags 10c.
Slate pencils-soapstone, 5 for lc.
Umbrella rib. protectors-save
your umbrella, 4c.
Whisk brooms 10c.
1 qt coffee pot 10c.
.3qt: 44 12c. -10
qt. dish pan 10c.
2 qt. milk cup 5c.
0 qt. bucket 10c.
Ice shavers 5c.
Large gold hand waiter or tray
10c.
Machine oiler-pump bottom 8c.
Table knives & forks 40, GO, SO
& 90c set.
Tea & Table spoors 8, 6, 18. &
25c set.
Pocket knives 5, 10, 15 & 25c.
Pad locks 5, 10, 15 & 25c.
3 piece bread knife sets 15c.
Coffee pot knobs lc.
Steel gimlets 2 for 5c.
Clothes wires 9c. r
Clothes pins 8c doz.
2 boxes tooth picks 5c.
Kitchen side lamps complete
20c. .
Night lamps complete 10c.
Large decorated parlor lamps
C9c.
Bead top lamp chimneys. 5c.
And so it goes. '
Remember your money back if
you want it.
Your true friend.
SPOTOASH,
115 East Inuis street. -