North Carolina Newspapers

Toe Stat IMCOto WE GUARANTEE TWICE AS LARGE A CIRCULATION IN IREDELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES AS THAT OF ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED. STATESVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY, 2, 1901. VOL. VIII. NO. 22. SCROFULA AND ITS AWFUL HORRORS CURED BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. A. MOST WONDERFUL CURE, w mi. . A Grand Old Lady Give. Her Experience. markable people she has met, and the stirring events of wK . JS? iPxaTONJSrBio'Sfi'! tt.a. K wrlens in the use of much f bS Mood was in V iJw d weakeed, and they pained me very S frequent Intervlta and I 7bad and my head ached severely was in mir aPpetite. I had sores also in my ears. I ?hing ?lse a Than1 n onUn u 'i1' more as an Pe1meQt than any- sTreYhbeSt3,deSuDBanLSrddlly '"V" SarnVS1? t k P' al.the bad symptoms disappeared. I gained nerfect health j .t Id by Mimlcn & indtrson and Taylorsville Drug Co. Spring is Hon and how about that new Spring Suit. Oar dtock is complete consisting -of the newest and - Most up-to-datp Things InFlfntjel, Fart y Worried, &c. We tell tie kird ttat gives satisfaction rrd ii rcf u c mter ve will ae you rcfEfy. It will rcy vou to see our lire of Hats, Shirts, &c Pcmetbicg nw to show you in a collar. Come to see us. Thanking you, we are Very truly, Sloan Glothing Co. mimill MARBLE WOBKS I handle all kinds of Granite and 1 the best quality. Best Material, First Statesville, N. C. The F irst National Bank OF STATESVILLE, EN. C. Lncarka Reeuiar Eankicg Business. Deposits received subject to check on vight. Interest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on good collateral" and personal security. Special attention paid to collections on ints and credited or remitted at lowest rates. Accounts of Corpor ations Merchants, anufacturers atd Individuals soJ oa.he most "cBjjg. A COOPIF, President, CJEO. II RROWIV. Cashier. Eclipse Portable Yith simultaneous racket setting iead blocks and cable rope feed, the aost sensitive teea ever Bill, also Frick Company s i -EVNrn-TNJF.s ! AND BOILERS, uki wViAfils or sills. Sta ionery engines and boilers, . any te. and tha great hill climbing Iclipse traction engine. A t Jotton Gins at low prices. Statesville, N. C. The Mascot Printing Co 7 that Ring us limn Marble known o the trade and - : - Glass work and Lowest Prices C- 3.WBBB licited and received J.C. Ir.YlTV, Vice Fresiden' Circular Saw Mill gZ? WRTurner Ovr Poston Bros Left Talk It Over. EVERY business man who expects to increase his business and hn in the push must have printing done and 2 he wants the best Drintincr that is at tractive :::::: 2 YOU ;WILL FXTST XJS prepared to' do your printing in the latest, up-to-date styles and at prices too low to mention. We do printing will heln vour business aiid you'll ( be pleased with our work and prices : : up 'Phone, 35. u PMtal Paril. Priuthrff that pleases prWki tliffi pleas tS- EDITORIAL NOTES. The death of Hon. John E Massey, of Virginia, recalls a good story. He was, if our memory is not at fault, a Primitive Baptist preacher and a violent opponent of prohibi tion. During a speech in a prohibi tion campaign he held aloft a Bible, and said: "Fellow-citizens within the lids of this blessed book we fre quently find accounts of men calling for wine, but there is mention of only one man who called for water and he was in h 1, where he ought to b?." Dr. D. B. McNeill, representative n the Legislature from Brunswick co u n ty , d ied last Th ursday . He had three times represented his county in '85, '99 and 1901. He occupied his seat during the recent session only for a few weeks, when his fatal illness seized him.. He is the first member of the General Assembly of 1901 to die. Dr. McNeill was a. 1 Democrat, although he opposed the constitutional amendment and was elected as an independent. A kindly: but peculiar man, he was neverthe- ess very popular in his county. The truest Democrats are never iked by Republicans, but whenever Democrats or Democratic papers get out of line with their party Re publicans andRepublican papers be gin to praise them. The self-styled 'conservatives" of North Carolina are just now in high favor with the Republican press of the State. Some Republican papers openly boast that it wijl be only a very short time un til this element of the Democrats joins their party, and the constant talk of independence in politics and eternal criticism of Democratic poli cies and leaders in which the self styled "conservatives" indulge lead to the belief that there is some foun dation for the Republican claim, for the way to tite Republican party is a short one to the Democrat who con stantly preaches independentism and whines at every thing done by his party. Look back over your experience, gentle reader, and deny this, if you can. A Lovely Pair to Draw To. Raleigh News and Observer. Since they sat together and talk ed at the impeachment trial that day, Sub-treasury Butler and Ship subsidy Caldwell must have been fraternizing at a lovely rate. Here s the latest contribution to their mu tual admiration bureau, written by Butler s patronizing pen for this week's Caucasian: "We are sorry to see that Brother Caldwell, of the Charlotte Observer, admits that he is sick at the stom ach. But he did it himself. It is time for the .farmer and busi ness man to join hands to liberate North Carolina from the political domination of such men as Simmons and his machine. They stand in the way of the industrial progress of the State." Marriage in Sooth Iredell-The Pipe Man in Mooresviile. Mooresville Enterprise. - At 3 o'clock on last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. A. R. Moore, in Barringer township, his daughter. Miss Bobbie Liou Moore and Mr. C. Jason Deatcu were mar ried, Rev. W. P. McGhee, of this place, officiating. The groom is the son of Mr. Robert A. Deaton, of the Amity neighborhood. This popular young couple have the very best wishes of The Enterprise for a pros perous and happy life. On last Saturday night a neatiy dressed passenger came in on the Winston train and rushed into the office ol the central Hotel and told a hard luck story that affected several of his tender hearted listeners The man wanted a stake, and offered a beaut llully-carved, deep oowi pipe resembling meerschaum for $2.00 He found an eager purchaser. On Tuesday morning the Observer tells of bbW a man disposed of quite a number of pipes to unsupecting citi zens of Charlotte at the regulation price, $2.00. Big Fire at Danville. Danville, Va., Dispatch, 26th. Fire today destroyed five buildings and burned out six business houses with an aggregate loss of $67,500, insurance, $44,000. It started in the paint and oil department of the Dan Valley Hardware Company, at 3:30 p. m., and cleared out the en tire corner bounded by that firm, whose stores on Main and. Union streets join at the rear. The fire departments at Greensboro and Lynchburg were called, but were not needed. Thick black smoke, lying like a pall on the streets and in all the buildings made the de partment's work very difficult, but the firemen did excellent work. One man was injured by a fall from a ladder, but not seriously. Killed In tne Mill Race Shelby Special to Raleigh News and Observer, - 26th. Vance Pearson, an employe of the Laura Glenn cotton mills, was killed at seven o'clock this evening. He was working in the race cleaning out the water wheel when some one turned on the water which hurled him against the wheel, causing death instantly. The turning on of the water on a man under a wheel while at work seems to have been a culpable piece of negligence. It is thought an operator of the electric light works did this.. The deceased was a faithful worker and was al ways at his post of duty. Skin troubles, cuts, burns, scalds and chafing quickly heal by the use of DeWitt's With Hazel Salve, It is imitated. Be sure you get De Witt's. W. F. Hall, Jr. Surface Gold In Union. Monroe Journal. Messrs. J. T. Bivins and J. G. Tomberlin live on adjoining farms in east Monroe township. There is surface gold on their lands and they occasionally pick up nuggets and finer gold about the braaches. bome years ago Mr. Tomberlin found a lump -worth $176. Recently he found a $10 lump and a considerable amount of gold dus. Mr. Bivens also recently picked up a $7 lump. A IMre Threat. Tarboro Southerner. This was Sheriff Harris' first court and likewise was it the first of the crier whom he appointed- The crier naturally was tot familiar with the form of "calling out" an absent witness. A day or two afro be was ordered to cll out one and an attor ney was prompting, -htm. He -misunderstood ' or you'l! forfeit" your subpoena" and rendered it thusly; "or you'll forfeit the dispensary. ". Baying Worthless State Bonds. London Dispatch, 26th. t A London firm is promoting the old scheme of buyintr up bonds which the Southern States issued in the re construction period and which later were repudiated by 1 he State gov ernments. The. papers exploit the enterprise, urging bondholders to come forward. There is considera ble local interes in the repudiated bonds, which are largely held here. One bank is reputed to hold a ma j3rity of the Arkansas issue. Bad "Kids" in I3noir. The Lenoir Topic complains that there is a gang of "kids" growing up in that town v&hieh, if not at tended to, will be a serious menace to the community. It says: "They fight chickens, which they have sto len from neighbors, curse, drink and lounge about ou the streets to a late hour at hight." The Topic trusts that if the parents of the children do not take some steps toward the reformation of these youthful crimi nals the town authorities will take them in charge, and at least enact a curfew law and enforce it. What Good Roads do for Countv. Charlotte News. The average tax vaiue of land in North Carolina is four dollars and ten cents. Mecklenburg county's average tax value of land is eight dollars and seventy cents, or one hundred per cent, greater than the r i o i. tu : . U n .-. n ed valuation is due to jlecklenburg's good roads more than to any other one cause. Should not these facts open the eyes of landowners of the entire State to the advantage of good roads? Women Who Rile Astride. Charleston. S. C, Post. - . . . - The smart women of Boston have taken to riding astride and the cus torn is causing no end of discussion. But it is by no means a new thing in this part of the country. Not only is the custom practiced in the gay set at Aiken and Ashevule, but some conservative and very sensible wo men of Charleston have followed it for several years past at their summer homes in the mountains of North Carolina. It is a very whole some practice and is generally en dorsed "by physicians as being far preferable to the unnatural side seated method of riding. $20,000 Libel Suit Gastonia Gazette, 25th. Basing the action on a card which aroeared in the Gastonia News of last Thursday, Mr. Albert Rankin, yesterday afternoon entered suit against Mr. G. W. Ragan for libel, retaining O F. Mason, Esq., as counsel. We understand that the amount of damages will be placed at $20,000. Sheriff Armstrong re ceived the papers late in the. after noon. As soon as Mr. Rajran re ceived word at his home that the action was instituted, he repaired to his office that the sheriff might have a convenient opportunity to serve the summons, but up to a late hour last night it had not been served. A Montgomery Gold Mine Sold for $24,000. Salisbury Special, 26th, to Raleigh News an" Observe!. J.C. Moser & Co , of Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday bought the rich gold mine recently discovered near Troy, N. C, ou the lands of Currie and Jones, for $24,000. The output of this mine last week, working five bands and two Chillian mills, was six and a half pounds of gold in amal gum, valued at $840 The expenses for the week were 30, leaving a net profit of $810. The deal was effected at High Point yesterday by Mr. J. R. Blair, of Troy, attorney for Currie and Jones, and R S. Rigs by, of Balti more, representing J. C. Moser & Co. New Lieutenants Appointed. Washington Dispatch, 26th. The Secretary of War to-day made publicly the names of the 588 men selected for. first and second lieuten ants in the regular army under the army re-organization bill. All of these men have bad service either in the State or national volunteer or in the regular army. They have been ordered for examination and should they pass will be. appointed- The number following the State shows the allotment to each State. The list includes the following: North Carolina (10) John W. Guhck, Edward Hill, Robert O. Pat terson, William D. Pritchard, Wil liam R. Beavers, Walter Mcintosh, Dickson Everett, John A. Wagner, Bradley J. Wootten, John S. E. Young. Editor's Atoful Plight. F. M. Higgins, Editor Senaca, (Ills.,) News, was afflicted for years with Piles that no doctor or remedy helped until he tried BuckleD's Ar nica Salve. He writes two boxes wholly cured bim. It's the surest Pile cure on earth , and the be-;t salve in the world. Cure Guarac-. teed. Only 25 cents. Sold by W. F. Hall, Jr., druggist. A HORRIBLE EXECUTION. A Tram I40bb3r's Head Jerked From hisbody on a Gall. ,wein New Mexico. Clayton, N. M., Dispatch, 26th - Thomas E. Ketchum, alia-, "Black Jack," the notorious outla-v whahad terrorized the people of the Southwest for th tho past 15 years, was hanged here this afternooa for train robbery. His head was sever ed from the body by the rope, as if by a guillotine. The headless trunk pitched forward toward the speeta tors and blood spattered upon those nearest the scaffold. The 3xecution took pi ice inside a stockade built for the occasion. One hundred and fif ty witnesses stw the execution. When Ketchum mounted the scaf foJd at 1:17 p. m. his face was pale, but he-showed no fear. A priest sood at his side as the rop was be ing adjusted. The coudemned man had consertted to a spiritual atten dance at the last moment. Ketchum declined to make a speech. He mut tered "good bye," and then said: "Please il'g my grave very deep," aud as the cup was drawn ovr his face, he shouted, "Let her go!" At 1:21 p: m. the drop was sprung Thf body shot through the tr;s.p and the head was torn from the trunk by the irerncndcus jerk. The head remained in the sack and fell into the pit. The body dropped to the ground quivering and bleeding. Some men groaned and others turn ed away, unab! to endure the sight. For a few seconds the body was al lowed to lie half doubled up oa its right side, with the blood pouring in a stream from the several arteries as the heart kept up its mechanical beating. Ketchum talked for over an hour during the morning with visitors, cooler tiian any who mot him. He declared death preferable to impris onment. Ketchum told of robberies in which he was concerned, bub de clared that he had never killed a man and had only shot three. Hz said ha was not "Black Jack, as that band it is still at liberty. Ketchum mailed a letter to Presi dent McKinley this morning, in which he says: "Standing in the presence of death, where no humau aid can reach me, I desire to commu nicate to you some facts which may, perhaps, be the means of liberating mnoceut men. There are now three men in Santa Fe penitentiary, serv ing sentences for the robbery of the United States mail at Stein's Pass, Ariz,, in 1897, viz: Leonatd Albert- son, Walter ti unman ana mil vvat- man, they are as innocent of the crime as an unborn babe. The names of the men who committed the crime are Dave Atkins, Ed Bullin, Will Carver, Sam Ketehun., Bronche Mill and myself. I have given to my attorney in Clayton means by which articles taken in said robbery may be foand where we hid them and also the names of witnesses who liver in that vicinity who will testify that myself and gang were in that neigh borhood both before and after the robbery. The fact that these men are innocent and are suffering, im pels me to make this confession. While you cannot help me and while T realize that all efforts to. secure to me a commutation of my sentence have signally failed, I wish to do this much ia the interest of these innocent men, who, so far as I know, never committed a crime in their lives. I make this statement fully' realizing that my end is fast ap proaching and that I must very soon meet my Maker. " A Negro Kills His Brother in Gran ville County. Durham Special to Raleigh News and Observer. News has reached here of a mur der, horrible in its details, that was committed near Creedmoor, Gran ville county, a few days ago The murderer was a half brother of the man slain, and. after the deed he hauled the dead body quite a' dis tance to his home and then made his escape. The parties in this terrible affair were colore, an$ Walter Gardener is the murderer, while the body of William Gardener lies buried at hi home near the place named. From what can be learned here it seems that there had been bad blood between the two brothers for some time. Walter Gardener was sus picious and jealous of the attention William showed his wife and of the kindly manner in which she received them. A few nights ago Walter caught William near his home. Hot words passed between the two, and the tragedy followed as related. A shot gun was the weapon used. After the shooting Walter Gard ener went to anieghbor, borrowed a horse and wagon and hauled the detdtodvof his brother home. Having, taken it out of the wagon he return -ed the team to the one from whom it had been borrowed and then made his escape. Since then no'thing has been heard from him. Both of the men bore very unsavory jreputa tionsl Saw Her Own Heart. Chicagn Dispatch, 26th- Miss Dora B. Peters, of 34 Wal ton place, saw her own heart beat to-day, and was convinced she was not suffering from a fatal malady. Miss Peters is 18 years old and has a strong constitution, according to her phvsician. She . was" afflicted with sinking attacks and felt sure that at such times her heart ceased to heat. She visited Dr. J. G, Mes sage, who saw that her heart acted regularly. The difficulty was to convince the girl. Finally, the physician adjusted an X ray tube, darkened by a cloth be hkid her back. The fluoroscope was placed over her heart and a heavy blanket thrown over her heart to shut out any light that might find its way into the room. Ihe girl then be!d a mirror in front of her heart. As her eyes became accustomed to the darkness, she began to discern the outlines of her heart. Gradually it developed until she saw it clearly. For several miiiutes the girl wat -h-ed the pulsating organ and then turning to Dr. Message, stnsaid: "I yuess after alk it is not ; my heart that bothers me." :STATb NEWS. L$"- N. Duke, of Durham, will mov- N;w York. m i'l x has broken out in Cum berland c-u.ity jail, at Fayetteville. i Th i27th n-iti iual bnks of viil cocsoti Ury on Wil- May A M exhibi! tgotnery county go'd miner d a seven-pound nugget in High Point Tuesday. Statfi Treasurer Lacy will start a new syV" n of keeping the treasury books ei-ly in ihe summer. The barn of Dr. D. J. Sai lors, president of Bidlle University, Chariot, was burned Frid ty after noon, i oss $250. partially insured. W- C. i-i wd. editor of the Char lotte News, has been elected chair man of the city Deraocratin execu tive com ist tee of Chariot'1. . F. M. Shannon house,-' Esq., is the secreta ry. B.J. Dawkins, of Moat-jonery county, is orobablvthe biy-irest. mn in the S ste. Je is 6 fee.:, hiyh. measrr 6 feet 2 inches around aoi weighs 5J3 pounds. He is lantern plating joining a show. Dick Fleming, a colored brake- man, wtu killed at a crossing Uxjar Salisburv last Thursday. His train was on a siding, when he attempted to cross in front of a passing tr iin. He was instantly killed. , ' Robert Norwood, a well-ro-rlo young firmer, of Wake couiity, died last Ihursday from smallpox, whicn he contracted while serving as a juror at court. There is a good deal of s'nillpox in Wake. Burke county is now practically a prohini ion county, as the Legis lature incorporated so many church es and school houses as to leaye very little, if aiv, territory in the coun ty where liquor can be made or sold. Mrs. Clarkson Robbins. of Rnpk Creek township, Randolph ounty. committed suicide one day last week by drowning herself in the creek. She was the wife of a well known farmer aid suffered from mental depression. Joseph Martinson, of Union coun ty, accidentally shot and killed his brother j'homas while hunting last Thursday. The load entered the young maa's head and death was in stantaneous. The brother is almost crazed bv grief. Mr, John B. Harty and Miss Ad- ele Wittkovsky, both of" Charlotte, were marru-a in JNew York last Thursday. He is a Gentile and she is a Jewess, a daughter of Mr. S. Wittkowsky, of Charlotte, who once lived in Statesville. Captain N. O'Berry, of Goldsboro. one of the penitentiary board, has completed an inventory of the pen- lteutiary effects. According to his report to the Governor, he finds the assets $76,000; liabilities $40,000; available net assets $36,000. Governor Aycock and the State board of education extended the time until May 1st, when the sub-commission on text books will make its report. The time fixed was on the 23rd, but it was found impossible to have the report ready then. The skeleton, of a child was found Thursday between the weather boarding and plastering -of a house occupied by Reed Reich; nearSalem. The skeletoa was buried. It is not known how long it had been where it was found, or whp put it there. Miss Lila Conrere, the actress, and Francis J. Brugiere, a wealthy society man of San Francisco, Cal-, are announced to be engaged to be married. Miss Oonvere is a daugh ter of Col II C. Jones, of Charlotte, and has been on the stage two or three years. John Cobb, colored, was sent to the penitentiary from the Federal Court at Nrtwbern for having fraud ulently obtained apension. He rep resented himself to be a member of the Fourteenth regiment of coloied troop3 and took the name of his uncle, who was a member. It is found 'hat the estate of th( late Paymas er General P. H. Ly brook, of thu Sta'e Guard, is indebt ed to the S-a'e $1,600. It is thought his administrator will immediately pay the. mmpy into ihe State treas ury, Ex Lieutenai t Governor G. A. Reynolds is one of the bondsmen and the b nd is good. Ly brook livei at Winston, and was the Re publican postmaster there. Governo' Aycock has appointed the following members of the Board of Visitors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College: Charles W. Gold, of Wilson; W. J. Peele, of Ra leigh; R L Smth, of'Stanly countt, ; J B Stokes, of Bertie county; W S. Primrose, of Raleigh; D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte; Mat: Moore, of Kenansville; W. H. Rogers, of High Point; Frank Wood, of Eden ton, David Clark, of Charlotte, and J. Frank Riv, of Macou county. Resigned Because of His Brother's Misconduct. Salisbury Dispatch, 26th. It seems that -the shortage of $213 of Mr. John Brady as treasurer of the local lodge of Odd Fellows has not yet been -made good. When Brady left for parts unknown some time ago, assurances were given by his family that the amount would be paid He is said to have sailed for the Philippines. Gold Hill is at present without a regularly commissioned postmaster and this is due, in some measure, to the circumstances mentioned above. Apolitical associate of the postmas ter, Mr. W. E. Brady, desirous of an $800 job, persuaded him thai he had been hopelessly disgraced by his brother's conduct and should send in his resignation. After the resignation was sent in and duly accepted, Mr. Brady came to his senses and went about securin'g a re-appointment. Nearly all the citizens of Gold Hill, who hold bim in high esteem, have signed bis ap plication. Assistant District At torney A. H. Price went to Wash ington in Mr. Brady's interest, re turning last night. The State Tax Co-n i.l ;sion to Visit the Counties. , Raleigh News and Observer, 26th, The State Tax Commission, com posed of the members of the Corpo ration Commission, is now prepar ing a pamphlet of instructions to the tax-listets of the State touching the performance of their duty. The Commission has been" at work on these instructions for several days, but they are not yet completed. Under ths uew Machinery Act, seotiou G, it is provided tHat the Board of State ta,x Commissioners shall have and exercise general su pervision over the tax listers and as sessing officers of this State, and take such measures as will secure the enforcement of the provisions of this act, "to the end that the prop erties of this State liable to assess ment for taxation shall be placed upon the assessment rolls and as sessed at their actual cash value." This is th-r principal duty pre scribed for the Commission, in fact its reason for .being; and section 17 tells how this purpose of the law shall be carried out and the end aim ed at attained. It is as follows: "It shall be the duty of the Tax Commissioners at least thirty days previous to the date fixed for listing taxes to prepare a pamphlet for the instruction of tax assessors. Said pamphlet shall, in as plain'terms as possible, explain the proper working of the tax laws of the State, and shall call particular attention to any points m tne administration of the iaws which have seemed to be over looked or neglected. They shall ad vise the assessors of the pradtiea,l working of the laws, -and explain anypoints which seem to be intricate and upon which assessors may differ particularly calling their attention to the requirement that all property shall be assessed at its fair market value, and the penalties upon asses sors for failure to observe .this pro vision. Copies; of said pamphlet shall be sent to the register of deeds of each county, whose duty it shall be to see that each assessor and tax lister is furnished with a Copy." But the commissioners are not to stop with preparing and sending out this pamph'.et. They must visit every county in the State and this they will try to do between May 1st and June 1st. To do this, they will divide out the counties of the State," and beginning on May 1st each commissioner will visit one county-seat a day, if pos sible, notice having first been given tha tax-listers of the meeting. That this may be done, the names of all the tax-listers in the State, by counties, has been obtained and is now on file. A regular schedule of these tax lister's meetings will be made out this week before the com missioners start upon their tour of the counties. 1 It is not j'et known in just what counties they will start, or , what counties will be apportioned to the c'iffc-rent members of the Commission. GENERAL NEWS. John Kelly & Co., Ndw York stock brokers, have failed. There were 185 missionaries kill ed during the recent troubles in China. Three bddies were found in a burn ing building at Senaca Falls, S. C, Saturday. s President McKinlev has appointed Wm. M.Jenkins, of Oklahoma, to be Governor of that Territory. It is estimated that the recent flood and storm damage at Pitts burg, Pa., and vicinity amounts to $2,000,000. The Catholic Mission at Jioragnone, Brazil, was attacked recently by hos tile Indians and more than 100 per sons were killed. Twenty-seven school girls were poisoned Tuesday at Hollidaysburg, Pa., by eating rhubarb pie. Sever al of them almost died. Fifty persons were killed in-a ooiler explosion m a electro-chemical factory in Frankfort, Germany, last Tuhrsday, and 140 inj ured. In a railroad wreck last Thursday near Johnson's Station, Ohio, the engineer and fireman were killed and three other persons bally injured. Three men were drowned in the Ohio river at Marietta, Ohio, Tues day night. ' Their boat was carried under a wharf by the swift current. General Miles is being mentioned as a candidate for the next Demo. cratic nomination for president. Tbe t umor must be meant for an April fool. A mob broke into the jail at Springdale, Tenn., Tuesday night, took WattMallory, a negro, out and lynched him. Theregro had killed a white man. - Joseph H. Shepherd, a clerk to the State Auditor of Virginia, has been arrested in Richmond charged with embezzling $50 of State money. There is said to be more stealing. The Reynolds band of outlaws and feudists who were entrenched iu Letcher county, Ky., and. defying arrest surrendered Saturday.. They vere supplied with up-to-date weap ons. Alabama yoted for a constitution al convention Tuesday by amajority of about 30,000 in a very light vote. The Convention, which will convene on May 21, will consider the suffrage, courts, terms of officials and other matters. W. E. Christian has been promot ed to be assistant general passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line ffailroad. He married Miss Julia Jackson, only daughter of the late Gen. Stonewall Jackson, who died several years ago. Mr Christian once lived in Charlotte. HonTjohn E. Massey, ex-State Auditor, ex-Lieutenant Governor and Superintendent of Public In struction of Virginia, died at his home in Albemarle county, last Thursday, aged 82 years. He wfs one of. the fathers of the readjuster movement in the State, subsequent ly one of the chief factors in wrest ing the State from the rule of Gen eral Mahonc. Good AdTice. The most .miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dys pepsia and Liver Complaint. More than seventy-five per cent. . of the people in the United States are af flicted with these two .diseases and their effects; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costive ness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heart-burn, Waterbrash, Gnawing and Burning Pains at the Pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and Disagreeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming up of Food after Eating, Low Spirits.etc. Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of Augtist Flower for 75 cents. Two doses will relieve you Try it. Get Green's Prize Almanac W. F. Hall, Jr. The Empress Dowager of China has appointed a board of .national administration to relieve her of, pub lic functions. This news is impor tant, indicating the relinquishment by her of the arbitrary powers she has heretofore exercised. . " "I have been troubled with indi gestion for ten years, have tried many things and spent much money to no purpose until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I have taken two bottles and gotten more relief from them than all other medicines taken. I feel more like a boy than I have felt in twenty ears. "Anderson Riggs, Sunny Lane, Tex. Thou sands have testified as did Mr. Rigs; W. F. Hall. Jr. President McKinley has restored to Gea. G. W. C. Lee the relics of General Geo. li'ashington now in the Smithsonian Institution. Gen. Lee is a son of Gen Robt. E. Lee and his mother was a kinswnmnn rf Washington. You will waste time if vou trv to cure indigestion or dyspepsia by starving yourself. That only makes It wor.-.e when you do eat heartily. You always need plenty of good food properly digested. ' Kodol Dvsne.sia Cure is the result of vears of scien tific research for something that would digest not only some elements of food but every kind. And it is the one remedy that will do it. W. F Hall, Jr. Edwin H. Conger, American Min ister to China, has arrived in this country on a 30-days vacation. He say's he is not a candidate for Gov-.' ernorof Iowa, but will accept the nomination if tendered him by tbe Republicans. You cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if your liver is sluggish and your bow els clogged. DeWitt's Little Early Risers cleanse the whole system. They never gripe. W. F. Hall, Jr. It now turns out that there were over 80 persons killed in the Frauk fort, Germauy, - boiler explosion Thursday, and over 200 injured. Those famous little pills, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, will remove all impurities from your system, cleanse your bowels, make them regular. W.F.Hall, Jr. The Lookout Distilling Company 's plant at Chattanooga, Teun., with 631 barrels of whiskey, was" seizad. Thursday, for the alleged re-use of stamps. "I had piles so bad I could get no rest nor find a cure until I tried De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. After using it once, I forgot I ever had anything like Piles. " E. C Bjice, Somers Point, N. Y. Look out for imitations. Be sure you ask for DeWitt's W. F. Hall, Jr. 7he Virginia Democratic State convention will be hald in Norfolk on August 14ta for the purpose of nominating candidates for Govern or, Lieutenant Governor and At torney General. Many a school girl is said to be lazy and shiftless when she doesn't deserve the least bit of, it. can't study, easilv falls asleep, is nervous and tired all the time. And what can you ex pect? Her brain is being fed with impure blood and her whole system is suffering from poisoning. Such girls are wonder fully helped and greatly changed, by taking ., Hundreds of thousands of schoolgirls have taken it during the past SO years. Many of these girls now have homes of their own. They remember what cured them, and now they give the same medi cine to theirown children. You can afford to trust a Sarsaparilla that has been tested for half a century. $L00 a bottle. All dranbti. If your bowels are consti pated take Ayer's-Pills. You can't have good health unless you have daily action, of the 4 4 bowels. 25 eta. fcox. One box of Ayer'a Pills cured my dyspepsia." L.D. Cabdwux. Jan. 12,1803. Bath, N. Y. YfrHm tho Doctor. If yon ha. any complaint whatarer cd desire tbe best medical advice yon can possibly receive, write the doctor freely. Ton will receive a prompt re ply, without cost. Address, Dr. J. C. ATEK. Lowell. Mass. i sVhnsfsatWrtsfeslBssssltlhssBsfcaaflw 1 ! y a s She V Iraffi V