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WHITE GRADED IS FO'RGING
" AHEAD.
SCRAP BETWEEN HUSBAND
. AND WIFE AT DEPOT.
DEATH "-QF PROMISING
YOUNG MAN LAST NIGHT
CALLED OUT AND HIT BY HIS
' . NEPHEW.
MR. BROWN, OF SELMA, NEW
FOREMAN OF ROUND HOUSE.
GOES TO PRISON FOR
REST OF LIFE.
SSSflUED
SB
HIED
mi meemgto di Held next week la Uls
ter Uediifllc Hoblatoa'i Offlci it Spen
cer Shops.
Salisbury and Sencer again get
- thy honor of entertaining the mas
ter mechanics of the Southern
Railway. .
All the master mechanics of the
Southern will meet in Master Me
chanic Robinson's office at Spen-
fior next Tuesday 11th, inst.
t Util-M the master mechanics,
the master car builders, General
Superintendent of Miiintenance
an I Stipvrintendont of Motive
' I'AV-r will he present.
Tli'tt meeting are alwayn pro
du;ive of much good ns a gi-iM?ral
interclmnge of idead and opinions
takes place. Matters of vital i jii
poitanee to the road's .heft inter
est are disciHsed and the' Soutl -em
always heartily eo-operaten in
making tho occasion a Kiiccendful
and profitable one.
Mr. Hobinson telU in that he
rxpectH about 25 present.
KNOCKED INSENSIBLE.
Mr. Shaw's Narrow Escape From Death
Yesterday Afternoon.
1 Mr. H. K. Shaw, one of the
linemen for the Salisbury Tele
phone Kxchange, had a narrow es
cape from'dath yesterday after
noon., Mr. Shaw was raising a
telephone polo in front of " Mr. J.
). White's when he struck a dead
limb on n tree. The limb liit him
on the head and he was kocked
unconscious by the blow."" -e fell
but as good fortune would have it,
lodged in the tree still insensible.
Mr. K. C. Heine, who was worl:
vi in? witli Mr. Hlmvv. HJiw.tfiH lieril
O - T 1
of his position and on going up
tin1 tree brought him down.
Mr. Shaw's injuries are not se
rious. Rer tingle At Home.
Itev. Walter Lingle, of Dalton,
Cla., camedown from Davidson
this morning. Tonight ho goes to
llowan county to see his mother.
Mr. I. ingle's church has given him
a leave- of absence of six months
in order for him to take Itev.,, Dr.
W. W. Moore's chair at tho Union
Theological Seminary, while the
Litter is canvassing in the interest
of the Seminary .-Charlotte News.
Birbecoe To-daj.
A big barbecue will be held nl
S wers' Ferry today. Among thoso
who will go out are Mesa. W H
Miller. J K Ilennessee, O WSpen
vr and W W Taylor. Tho Mess.
Sowers will serve the barbecue in
their usual appetizing style and a
big day is in prospect for those at
tending the barbecue.
Mr. White lapwing.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. White re
turned recently from Salisbury.
They were accompanied by their
on, Walter, who sustained dan
gerous injuries some time ago in a
runaway. He is still improving.
Mrs. W. H. Hitt and son,- of
Hoanoke, who went to Salisbury
last week, came over to spend a
few days before gi'g home.
Winston Sentinel.
Child No Better.
Capt. W. O. Crutch field return
ed last night from Waynesville,
where ho has been since receiving
a message that hi child was very
sic'. The child was no better
when Mr. Crntchfield left Waynes
ville yesterday.
Mr. Titna Convalescent.
Mr. Walter Tatum, who has
been confined" to his homo with
typhoid fever for more than a
month, is convalescent. Ho was
able to sit up a short while yea
tcrday.
A melting cf the School Committee held
Yesterday Afternoon Tte Showing
made In Attendance is Splendid.
The white graded school has
now reached the banner number,in
point of attendance,, in the school's
history.
At a meeting of the school
board yesterday afternoon Super
intendent Coon reported that the
enrollment Wednesday had reach
ed GOG.
When it is remembered that the
first day's enrollment in 1899 was
only 420, the significance of th's
increase can be appreciated;
The report of the building com
mittee to the board s'.iowed that
the new room w hich has been built
sitlco theh.sing of the school in
May vaa)$G25. In addition to
this about $r)0 was spent for oth
er improvements-on the whiteand
colored schools, i Tho interior of
the white school has been entirely
altered and it presen'f the appear
ance of an entirely new building.
The board transacted ether rou
tine busines:and listened to a
statement from Superintendent
Coon with reference to the change
of books.
Roc l
Dsn
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Shanghai, " Sept. 5. Rockhili
denies a reeent interview printed
in an American paper referring to
the situation in China.
CHINA'S NEW PLAN
LI Hung Chang Cables to China's Minister
at London.
1? ; h do itt-sc ptrtrr-i-t r-r utm
Chang has sent the following ca
ble to Gram, the Chinese minis
ter here: "Our St Petersburg
minister has persuaded liiiBsi to
leave Pekin, You ar useless if
you cannot persuade England."
NATIVES PREDICT CONFLAGRATION.
Placards are Posted Announcing Complete
Rout of the Allies.
Hong Kong, Sept. 5. The na
tives hero predict a conllagration
within a month. Placards that
have been posted in 'Canton inti
mate that tho Chinese have com
pletely routed the alliss.
Veto Returns to Haiana.
Veto Santureo, the little Cuban
boy who has been living in Salis
bury and Lexngton since the close
of the Spanish war, left last night
on No, 5J5 for Tampa, Florida.
From Tampa Veto sails for Ha
vana, his former home. His fa
ther, who was in the Cuban army
both before and during the war
with Spain, still lives in Havana
and Veto returns to his native
land to rejoin his kinspeople. He
is a bright lad and the Salisbury
public, to whom le u well known,
contributed liberally towards the
amount necessary to pay" his fare
to Havana.
U. SciitU to
Mr. W. P. Smith, who has been
chef at the Union CoppeJ5oni
pany's hotel for the past twelve
months, leaves this week for! New
York, having given up his situa
tion at the mine7 Mr. Smith is a
clever gentleman and hasciiu
piauy friends since coming to Gold
Hill.
Bob Torrence Diing.
At G o'clock yesterday Robert
A.Torrence, was in a dying condi
tion. The many friends of this
young man will regret to learn cf
his pad condition. He has been
suffering with a kidney aud other J
affections.
She Resents his Remarks md Slaps -bis
Jaws. She Fiaally Decides to go With
Him
There was a lively scrap at the
depot last night, in which -an er
ring wife resented a few remarks
submitted by her husband and
concluded the performance by
boxing his jaws.
The man gave his name to a
Truth-Index reporler as W. D.
Millard and his address as Wash
ington, D. C. He stated that two
weeks ego yesterday his wife had
left home without leaving .any
word or intimation as to where
she was.jgoing.' He soon found
that she had conie to North Caro
lina and finally located her in
Salisbury yesterday morning. He
pleaded with her to go back home.
She agreed finally to go but
on arriving at the depot Mr. Mil
lard upbraided her for her conduct
in vigorous English. She stepped
up to him" and landed two hard
slaps. lie made peace for the sec
ond time, however, and the couple
left for Washington on No. 84.
Mr. Millard stated that he could
not account for his wife's conduct
only on the ground that she was
infatuated with a- traveling man
in whose company he found her.
He was a man of fine appear-
arance and Mrs. Millard was a
hand some woman.
BOSS WINS IN CONNECTICUT
Ring Rule Truimphs in ths Republican State
Co3Yent"Ofl Yesterday- ;
New Haven, Conn., 5.- The Re
publicans' of Connecticut, repre
sented by five hundred delegates,
me 1 iii convention an&mV)a&J?
They placed in nomination cand
idates for Governon, and other
State officers named presidential
elector. Georgo P. McLean, of-
Simsburg,was nominated for Gov
ernor on the fir&t ballot, defeating
Warner Salisbury. McLean was
the candidate of chairman Tyler,
of the State committee, who has
long been the party boss in the
State. Warner was put up by
Samuel Fesenden formerly secre
tary of the Republican Na'tioiiai
Committee. Tyler, and Fessen
den quarrelled years ago, and
since then have been fighting for
State control. Fessenden was
defeated by Tyler last spring in
the election of delegates to the
national convention. The vote
was McLean 274, Warner 225.
Populists For Brian,-
While many so called Pupulists
over North Carolinaare threaten
ing to vote for McKinley this year,
itis believed that most of the Row
an Populist will be true to Bry n.
Awellinformed gentleman ofChina
Grove stated to the Truth-Index
representative yesterday that near
ly all the Populists in that town
ship would support the Bryan and
SUvenso,: electors.
Moonlight Picnic-
A moonlight picnic will be
given at South River Friday night
in honor of Maggie Loskhart, of
J Wadesboro, who is now visting in
the city, the guest of Mioses Lila
and. Pauline Bernhardt. A large
numlHjr of Salisbury's prominent
yc.ung stcxeiv tetde go out -on
o
the picnic.
Operation ca Jai-
Mr. Albert Waller, who had an
operatiou performed last week for
a healing gum, wis -in the city
yesterday. "Mr. Waller tells us
that the operation -rn a complete !
success and that he is rapidly re-
covering. Dr. Dorset t informed
' the operation.
After 1 Brief Illness Robert Tcrrence. Jast
of Age, Fallal -Victim to the Reaper
Death. "1 .
Standing 'just on the threshold
of young mauhooB, with life beck
oning him op to a realization " of
all the dreams-and aspirations
that hopeconld conjure, the spirit
of Robert Torrence passed into the
Great Beyoini last night and vig
orous mortality once again paid
tribute to the inexorable law ,of
life and death.. ;
Bob Torrence was not known
even t; all the citizens of Salis
bury, For hisdaily life had been
an unostentatious one his share
in the historjr of local events an
humble one.
Yet to those who knew him, he
was the very embodiment of noble,
aspiring andninsel fish young man
hood. The writer feels a. pergonal
bereavement - in his death. For
two years he was a faithful em
ploye, and hU .shining traits of
character were manifest even at
that early ago. '
rQuiet, iiuafesciming' and- unpre-.
tent ious these very qualities won
the esteem of all who knew him.
For seve-a1! months Mr. Tor
rence had been living in Statea
ville but last month he jeturued
to Salisbury. -
One week ago he was stricken
down with diabetis and from the
first hour of his illness his recov
ery was considered doubtful. For
the past twenty-femr hours the
loved ones who have watched at
his bedside have only waited for
the end, knowing -.he 'had
falleji a victim v to ''"remorseless
death. And when the end 'came
at 10 o'clock last'tught they were !
prepared for such a mournful oc
casion. .
Deceased was just 20 years old
and was the only son of Officer M.
C. Torrence. The greater part of
his life had been spent in Salis
bury and Jie has been for a num
ber of years identified with the
"Baptist church.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral services will be held
froui the Baptist church this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Parrisli
officiating. The remains will be
interred in the Lutheran ceme-tary.-
WEDD1K6 LAST NI8HT-
Mr. Peterson and Uiss Sarringer Mar
ried Last Eishing,
Last evening at 7 o'clock at the
Baptist parsonage V.r. Samuel A.
Peterson and Miss Lilly V. Rarrin-
ger, were married, Rev. M. E.
Parrish officiating.
Only a few friends tf the couple
were present.
The Truth-Index txtends con
gratulations to the young people
nd withes them much joy and
happiness in life's pilgrimage.
Mr. Connersto Leaie.
Mr. John Conners, who has been
working at the Southern shops for
some time, has given up his posi
tion there. W(T learn that Mr
Conners will take a position with
Mr. George Seidell, master me
chanic of the Lehigh Valley shops
at Buffalo, New York.
Ur. TbccipscB foresee,
Mr. F. M. Thompson was nearly
prostrated from heat yesterday
aftermon. He was working with
a car load of grain -when he .was
overcome by a dizzy sensation. He
recovered, shortly afterward and
was able to be out last night.
$3,00 Oxfords for $2,00 at Har
ry's. For reliable and up-to-date news
including the full telegraphic ser-
' vice subscribe for the Tbcth-Ixdex
His Nose Is Broken by i Blow Frca a Pair
' - ot Knocks. 6eorge linrphy his Assail
ant. Mr. G. W." Wright, one of Salis
bury's leading merchants and most
enterprising citizens, was called
from his house last night between
8 and 9 o'clock and assaulted by
his nephew, George Murphy!
The particulars leading up to
the assault are given us as follows;
Yesterday afternoon Mr. -Wright
called at theSalisbury Drug Com
pany's place of business, (Mr.
Wright is one of the stockholders
in the company) and left a note
notifying Mr. Murphy that his
services would be no longer requir
ed. He then went home to remain
with his child, who is very low.
Between 8 and 0 o'clock Murphy
callvd at Mr. Wright's house and
asked him to come out. He said
;to him, "Mr. Wright, why did you
write me that insulting note this
evening.
' Mr. Wright replied, "I wrote
you a very kind note."
At this Murphy pushed his un-
cle down the steps and hit him
with a pair of knucks, breaking
his nose and bruising the face un
der the eyes.
Murphy escaped and up to 12
o'clock had not been apprehended,
despite a vigilant search on the
part of the officers for him.
Dr. Flippin was called in and
dressed the injured member.
Mr. Wright's injuries Tire not
considered dangerous.
THE AVERAGE OF CHOPS.
Ths WhpalCrop In PfotiScseir Township
CorreaiKudeitt to tho Tkuth-Ikdkx
Trading Ford, N. C, Sept 5.
Mr. P. J. Laonard is at work on
his new residence. He has been
hauling lumber and brick with
four wagons.
The farmers have had home rest
during the hot. weather, but are
busy now making feed and prepar
ing for another wheat crop.
J. T. Wyrtt, uf Faith, was in
the community Sunday.
The figures below give the aver
age percent! of .the different crops
in this section this year, estima
ted by the farmers: Wheat 100,
oats 68, corn 55, cotton 40,
SUIT AG-JNST SQUTHERH.
Administrator zl Julius Hargrave Sees the
Southern Railway.''
Hon. L-e S.. Overman returned
last night :"from Iexington, where
he spent iWednesday attending
court. He g-4?s back to Lexing
ton today.
Mr. Overman appears ns coun
sel for J. J. Stewarts administra
tor of Julius IIargrave,against the
Southern Railway Company.
Hargrave was killed while in
the employ, of the Southern and
his adnrnistrator sues for $2,000.
The cast? wil' come up in, the
Lexington court tlay.
Uiastrel Ucndai Nigbt.
The old favorte Minstrel Com
pany Fields' will be in the Sal
isbury at Merouey's opera house
Monday night. This is one of the
best minstrels on the road and
will doubtless have an excellent
house here.
Urs. liars Leaies.
Mrs. R. T. Marsh, who with Mr.
Marsh has been living in Salis
bury and Gold Hill for the past
year, left last night New York.
Mr. Marsh has secured a lucrative
I position in New York and will not
return to Gold Hill.
All wool carpet at Harry's.
Ur. Seidel's Successor as Forecaa of Ui
Rosad Hesse Arrtted Here Last Kifju
and Takes Charge at Once.
Auccessor to Mr. O. W, Seidel
as foreman of the round house of
Spencer, has been appointed. This
will be interesting news to the
Southern's employes at Spencer
as thereias been' niuch specula
tion as to who would succeed Mr.
Seidei; - I ' '
Mr. J. C. Brown, formerly fore
man of the round house at Selma,
North Carolina, has been appoint
ed to that position and.arrived in
the city last nigtt to take charge.
Mr. Brown is thoroughly famil
iar with all duties connected with
the position he assumes and the
Truth-Index welcomes him to
Salisbury.
To Mnrief toe Czar;
Paris, Sept. 5. The Czar's visit
to Paris has been arrested by re
ports that American anarchists
had planned to assassinate him.
THAT AWFUUL 303.
How an Adiertlsing Agent Has Burdened
Congressman KluttzWitl Mail.
Congressman Theo. F. Kluttz
has run up against a , rival of the
endless chain plan.
, And unless there is a let-up in
the operations of this rival estab
lishment Mr. Kluttz will have to
employ a corps of private secre
taries and Postmaster Ramsay
will have to double his, cleS4cal
1 f nrn f ' " - - J ".q' 1.
It all comes about in fim
The Pure Food Committee, acting
under an appointment by congress,
examined into all articles pertain
ing to the culinary department.
The majority report was condem
natory of the alum baking pow
ders. A minority report, however,
thew a boquet or two at this
grade of baking powder and the
companies making immediately
pounced upon t he report a s .Valua
ble advertising matter.
For the past two weeks nearly
every business man in this con
gressional district has received
a letter something like this: "If
yon wish to put yourself in posses
sion of the facts which vitally
concern your interests, communi
cate at. once with your congress
man and auk him to send j'on Sen
ate Document No. SOS." The
letters were signed by R T Wyche,
Raleigh, N C. '
Alout two weeks ago Mr. Kluttz
began receiving requests for Sen
ate document No.'803 and mail on
this subject increases each day.
Already he has about a bushel of
letters and the end is not yet in
sight.
Enquiry fails to establish the
fact that a bone fide R T Wyche
in in existence.
Colored Teaa Practising.
Salisbury's colored firemen are
practicing nightly,, now for the
tournament which n to be held
here next week. 7 A splendid run
was madefrom the fountain to the
corner of FUher and Main streets
last night.
Stole a Lesca. .
A young white man of this city
was locked np last night for steal
ing a lemon from Mr. Thomas
Bringle'a store. The young man
in question has been frequently in
trouble before.
Dr. J. N. SUlHngs is meeting
with great success in his meeting
at Hall's. His tent was crowded
at last night's meeting.
Rp:vJIcn Seeretari of State Sentenced
' If Jadge Ctslreil Yesterdaft) Lift la
prisossest for Ceeel
Lexington, Ky., Sept. 5. Caleb
Powers was sentenced today by
Judge Cantrell to imprisonment
forjife for the murder of Gover.
nor Goebel.
A SERIOUS RUNAWAY;
Urs. Young's tro Broken, Heisj Notes
froaCooleaei Ylcinty.
Oorregpondentto th THiTu-lNDtx
: Coolemee, N C, "Sept. 6 Pro
tracted -meetings are going on at,
Jerusalem and Liberty this week;
these meetings arc leiugwell at
tended by the young people of this
place, especially at night services.
Messrs Lawrence Duke and Joe
Martin went up the river duck
hunting, Saturday. They say
they saw the ducks all right
enough, but didn't succed m get
ting auy. . '
Rev. Thos. L. Trott will preach
here next Sunday evening at 5 o'
clock, Work on the brick yard was re
sumed Monday morning. . The
company has bought Mr. Hedge- .
cock's brick machine aud are now
making their own brick.
It is now thought that the mills '
will begin operation in about two
mouths.
. Mr. Cal. Mundy fell off the pic
ker building Friday. Ho was badly
shaken up but not seriously injur
ed. . .. - -
The young men of tho town oW
ganized a debaing-society Satur
day night. They will meet once
J a week; The ladies have ;special
invttationg t be present at these
While Mr. and Mrs. Note Young "
were in town Saturday their.
mule became frightened aud run-
away. Mrs. xoung was tnrown
from Uie buggy, breakiug herarm
and badly brusing her about tho
face. Her arm was immedately
set and she is now doing well.
" Fob Rent: A four room cottage
Apply D M Miller.
Dederick hav press good order
cheap apply to P. P. Meroney
or II. (Jt, Tyson. f w
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W. R: and Eil. Voglcr.
Daily, 2c per c6pv.
Sunday, xfra Large lvdition, 7c.
Delivered toany part of thecity.
.patie to toflli nt w,
LadiesV and Gents' clothes cleaned
and repaired. Satisfaction gtiar&ntfed.
MUH. SALLIE BUOWK.
Cor. Fulton and Franklin iju.
PUKE-BI1ED POULTRY
FOB SALK.
8. C. JJro,wn leghorns. Boff Cochini.
W. C. B. Polish; and Mammoth Bronze
Turkeji. AU young stock. Call on or
addrees .
It. PEELER,
Exobwiob Stcdio,
Salisbury, N. C.
a Go m i -our i Bsk-
Freih Cskei axd Grocerief . . 8
? 50 LOAVES of BREAD $1.
Cor. Main and Council 8ts, U
iZfwlit m fAV
. Holler Bros.,
8T05K JLSD 6BA51TX CONTRACTOXI
Rough and Dressed Granite
for buildings and found a- -tions,
cement walk and
cellars.
SATISFACTION ;: QUARANTEED i