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The Brute.'Who Assaulted A White
Girl Strung Up. A Sheriff Who
Wanted No Help.
Smithfield Special to Raleigh Nrws and Obierv
er,4th. Yesterday evening between three
and four o'clock, Jim Bailey, an 18
year-old negro boy, assaulted and
ravished Maude Strickland, a young
white girl 14 years old, the daugh
ter of Mr. J. W. Strickland, who
lives about seven miles south of
Smithtield.
Maude, accompanied by a little
10 year-old girl living with Mr
Griffin Brown, had been to the field
where Mr. btrickland was at work
to carrry his dinner. They passed
the negro boy, who caught the older
girl, tied her to a tree with his plow
lines and accomplished his purpose
after drawing his knife and threat
ening to kill the younger girl if she
did not retreat. The little girl ran
a short distance and waited for her
companion.
After the negro had untied his
victim, she and the other little girl
went back and told Mr. Strickland,
who was only about a half mile away,
what had happened. He left his
work immediately, and with several
other men went to the field where
the negro was, and after some re
sistance captured him. He was taken
to the residence of Mr. Whitley,
whre he was identified by the out
raged girl and her companion.
Theutvlr, Strickland, his son and
ex sheriff C. S. Powell started to
SoSithfield with the prisoner, but
had not gone very far when they
were overtaken by about a dozen
well armed men, who surrounded the
buggy, threw a noose over the ne-
groe's head and dragged him from
the buggy. The mob then command
ed the party to "go on and attend
to their business. "
They drove on to Smithfield and
informed the Sheriff what had oc
curred. The sheriff got the coroner
and went to the place designated,
but found the negro swinging to a
tree lifeless. The coroner held an
inquest over the body, and the jury
found that the deceased came to his
death by hanging by parties un-
knowu.
This is the first lynching that has
occurred in odr-county since 1889,
when one Starling was lynched.
Congressman E. W. Pou, who ar
rived in this city yesterday from his
home in Smithfield, says the lynch
ing of Bailey is generally endorsed
by the people of Johnston county,
both white and black.
"The best element of negroes are
as anxious for such fiends to be pun
ished as are the white people," con
tinued Mr. Pou, "and in this in
stance they have acted with com
mendable conservatism. In fact, I
doubt if the negro could have been
caught but for the assistance given
the posse by two negroes."
"And then," continued Mr. Pou,
"There was also a numerous side to
this terrible double tragedy in which
one life was ruined and another lost.
It was near midnight before Sheriff
Ellingtoa, who, by the way, is the
best sheriff in the State, heard of
the lynching. He at once went to
the scene, only to find the negro
swinging dead to the end of a rope.
He next summoned the coroner who
came for the purpose of holding an
inquest. After the inquest had been
hold, the sheriff decided that the
thing to do would be to take the
fcody to Smithfield, but nobody pres
ent was willing to cut the negro
down or touch him. Finally, the
sheriff declared that he wanted no
body's help; that he could do the
whole thing himself, and with that
he cut the negro down, placed the
oorpse in his buggy in asitting pos
ture and then, taking a seat beside
it, the sheriff drove four miles to
Smithfield with it,
"When he reached Smithfield it
was about day and the buggy was
driven into a livery stable and the
negro left sitting in it while the
sheriff went home to get an hour or
two of much needed rest. When I
left for Raleigh the corpse was still
sitting in the buggy and great
crowds of people were visiting the
stable to see it.
. "I understood as I left that Bail
ev's people had come and asked the
privilege of taking the body away
and that they would be allowed to
do so."
Negroes Mob a Conductor.
Winston Special to Raleigh News and Observer,
6th.
Street Lar Conductor Thos, Moser
was handled pretty roughly this af
ternoon by a mob of negroes return
ing from the ban game at aoutnsiae
between the Winston and. Greens
boro teams. The conductor put one
negro off the car this afternoon for
bad conduct. The negro and some
of his friends watched for the car
returning from the park when a rock
was thrown, striking the conductor
a severe blow in the mouth. Con
ductor Moser drew his pistol .and
went after the negro, shooting every
ball out of his pistol.
Th friends of the negro followed
the conductor, overpowered him and
hpat. him unmercifully. Me was
stabbed in the muscle of one arm.
stamped in the face and otherwise
roughly handled. The motorman
toDDed his car as soon as possioie
and succeeded in running the negro
es away from the conductor. The
eero who threw the hrst roc was
arrested to-night. Officers are still
looking for the other members of the
gang. Officers, and citizens are
rought up over the orutai punisn
ment inflicted upon Conductor
Moser. '
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Former Charlotte Man Shot at
Sp artanVjurg.
Spartanburg. S. C, Dispatch, 5th.
John D. Collins, formerly of Char
lotte and proprietor of "The Bee
Hive," a dry goods store here, was
shot at 1:40 o'clock this afternoon
by a 19-year old boy named Clifton
Gholston, as a result of a business
dispute. Mr. Collins' physicians
hold out but little hope of his recov
erv.
Young Gholston, it appears, went
to Collins store, and the two men
had some words in front of the Bee
Hive, and each seized the other by
the shoulders. Gholston then,
wrenched himself from Collins
grasp and as he reeled away from
his antagonist drew a 32 calibre
Smith & Wesson and fired once, the
ball striking Collins just below the
breast in the center of the body,
Gholston then fell and Collins grap
pled with him. The men were sepa
rated and Collins was taken home.
He remained conscious for an hour
and issued several orders in connec
tion with his business, but made no
statement regarding the shooting.
Gholston was arrested and placed in
the county jail.
The result of Collins' injuries de
pend on the ball's direction. Drs.
Nott and Blake who are constantly
with him, are of the opinion that a
change may take place some time to
night. They say he is at present
too weak to stand an operation. The
physicians said at 9 o'clock tonight
the symptoms were unfavorable,
but that as soon as it appeared that
the patient could bear it they would
probe for the ball.
Gholston was bruisad and scratch
ed to some,extent about the neck in
the scuffle and was very nervous and
excited when arrested. He refused
to make any statement about the
shooting. His father has retained
Duncan & Sanders to defend him.
Gholston is a small fellow. He and
his father had a former dispute with
Collins yesterday. The shooting to
day was witnessed by several of the
clerks in the Bee Hive. There is
deep regret here over the affair, as
Mr. Collins is one of Spartanburg's
most enterprising business men,
while young Gholson is a. bright
boy and has alwavs observed good
habits.
A telephone message fr6m Spar
tanburg, S. C, at 3 30 this morning,
states that the coudition of Mr.
Collins does not improve and that
there is no hope for his recovery.
During the night he recovered con
sciousness and recognized his wife,
but was too weak to speak.
Four Negroes Hanged.
Chipley, Fla., Dispatch, 5th.
At Vernon, sixteen miles from
here, four negroes were hanged this
morning for murder. The names of
the negroes were Belton ..Hamilton,
John Simmons, Jim Harrison and
Will Wiliiamj.
Williams, Harrison and Hamilton
had been convicted of killing a help
less negro and almost killing his wife.
It was adduced in the evidence that
the three had warned their victim,
Jeff Davis, to leave a certain turpen
tine camp. Davis obeyed instruc
tions at once but was forced to re
turn on accoum of lack of transpor
tation of his household goods. He
came back on October 2nd last and
was at once spotted by his enemies,
who surrounded him in his home,
and stationing themselves behind
Ann Tnnint t.VAAi iSrfWAarlal t r virlfl'a
the cabin with rifle balls. Davis wasj
tola to put his gun outside, which
he did, and was soon afterwards
dragged from his house and shot to
death while in his wife's arms. Dur
ing the trial, Hamilton, on cross-examination
confessed, saying, "I'm
guilty, before God, I am guilty aud
I ought to be hung until dead."
By his own confession also the
others were convicted. John Sim
mons had killed another negro. The
town is without railroad connection
and long rides of sixteen miles were
made by all classes of people. At
least 2,500 persons were present.
The four negroes were made to as
cend the gallows together at 10:55
a. m , and after short statements in
which all claimed to be on the road
to Heaven, the trap was sprung and
the four were plunged into space,
remaining suspended for fifty min
utes. Only one neck was broken,
the others having died from stran
gulation. .
Nevr Men Abducted by Strikers.
Charleston, S. C, Dispatch, 5th.
A special train bearing 12 non
nnion men hired by the Southern
Railway, to take the places of strid
ing machinists at the Southern
shops, was held up by friends of the
strikers "it the Unston Home switch
this morning, and a moment later
the frightened passengers were
hurled to the ground. The switch
.was turned three minutes after it
had been set for the special. The
object in this, the rail way officials
say, was to cause a stop, and while
the switch was being set right the
crowd rushed on the platform of the
6oaches, forced open the dbor and
took the non-union men ouu
While the demonstration was ex
citing, no actual clash of arms arose,
as the men on the special seemed
frightened, and they got off without
a serious protest. After this the
new men got scattered and no enort
was made by the railroad to get
them together for work in the shops.
Labar Agitator Jailed on the Charge
orxneir.
Salisbury Special, 4th.
TIpv. J. F. Austin, who has been
publishing a labor paper here and is
well known in the State as a labor
agitator, was arrested at 8 o'clock
tonight, charged with the larceny
of cash from the arawer oi ii. . our-
ratt's grocery store, on lnniss
street. Mr. Surratt and'a customer
had stepped out of the store for a
moment, leaving Austin alone, near
the cash drawer, and after returning
a few minutes iaterJfr. Surratt
missed betwean $o0 and fbO from
the drawei.
Austin being the only person in
the store at the time he had a. war
rant issued for his arrest. The pre
liminarv hfiarinir was held at 10
o'clock tonight, with the result that
Austin was sent to jail in detauit oi
$100 bond,
KOBCER3' RICH HATJIi.
Train Robbers Secure $83,000 in
Montana.
St. Paul. Minn., Dispatch, 4th.
A Great Falls, Mont., special to
ihe Pioneer Press, says: "The
Great Northern Transcontinental
train No. 3, leaving St. Paul Tues
day morning at 9 o'clock, was held
up at Warner, Mont., 196 miles east
of Great.Falls. at 3:30 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon, by three masked
men who blew open the express car
and wrecked the through safe with
dynamite, securing $83,000. The
robbery, in daylight, was one of the
boldest that haseyer occurred in the
West. One of the robbers boarded
the "blind baggage car" at Hins
dale, a station about 20 miles east
of Waguer. lie appeared to be a
common hobo, but when the conduc
tor diF--.vered him at a stop almost
immediately afterward, he drew a
heavy Colt's revolver aud ordered
him to return to the rear of the
train on penaly of instant death.
The hobo then climbed over the lo
comotive tender, and at the point of
his revolver compelled the engineer
and fireman to stop the train at a
ravine a few miles east of Wagner,
where his confederates, two in num
ber, both masked, lay in wait. The
hobo then compelled the fireman and
engineer to abandon the engine and
firing began on both sides of the
train as it came to a stop. Passen
gers on the train began to look out
of the windows and a brakemac
alighted on the opposite side. Both
instantly became the target of Win
chesters in the hands of the robbers
and were wounded. A passenger on
the tourist coach, who was looking
out of the window, was struck by a
stray bullet aud seriously iujured.
to wreck the door of the express
car with dynamite, with which both
the confederates that appeared in
the ravine were liberally supplied,
was the work of an instant. The
expressman was compelled to leave
the car at the point of a rifle and the
through safe was immediately dyna
mited, ihe urst charge did not
break it open and four others in
quick succession were necessary be
fore it was forced. The robbers
hurriedly gathered in its contents,
consistiug of specie shipments,
drafts, coin and valuable negotiable
paper, arxl retreated, keeping the
tr.nin crew and passeugers off at the
point of their rifles-.
"All three disappeared in the ra
vine and were seen later,one mount
ed on a bay horse, one upon a white
horse,' one upon a buckskin, heading
southward at a furious gait, the
booty being plainly visible in a sack
thrown across- the saddle bows of the
rider upon the buckskin horse. As
the hobo climbed over the tender to
the locomotive cab, he drew on a
mask rendering it almost impossible
to secure a goad description of him.
The i2 federates wero masked and
the odly information obtainable re
garding them is that one was evi
dently a half breed. This was the
robber upon the buckskin horse.
The gang headed for the Little Rock
range, lying across the Milk river,
in an almost inaccessible country,
consisting mainly of bad lands.
Posses were immediately organized
in pursuit, one by a sheriff who hap
pened to be a passenger on the
train -
THE ROBBERS SURROUNDED.
The three men who held up the
Great Northern Transcontinental
west-bouod express will probably be
captured before morning. Sheriff
Griffith with a posse of 20 men has
surrounded them at "Buck" Alien's
ranch, about 40 miles south of Wag
ner, near the edge of the old Fort
Belknap reservation ou the west
fork of the Puchette river.
The sheriff's posse has not yet ob
taiued descriptions of the meu, al
though Sheriff Griffith wasa passen
ger upon the train that was robbed
and saw the men escape across the
plains on their horses The gaug
was identified today by their horses
and when observed through Geld
glasses, the white, bay and buckskin,
on which they were mounted after
the robbery, were plainly seen.
Contrary to first reports the men
are not experienced tra4n robbers.
Information from Wagner and near
by points is that they have been
identified us cow punchers, employ
ed by a ranch south of the Milk riv
er. One is a half-breed, as was
thought at the time of the robbery.
He is now known to be the man who
boarded the express near Wagner
and forced the engineer and fireman
to bring it to a stop at the head of
the ravine in which his confederates
were hiding. -
It is probable that the first esti
mate of the loss $S3,000 is some
what excessive. Reliable informa
tion received here today is that
$70,000 was secured and that this
with the damage to through express
shipments resulting from the ex
plosions in the qar will represent
the entire loss of the company. No
information concerning the con
signees of the money in the through
safe is obtainable. It is understood
that a considerable part was in the
shape of shipments west from Chi
cago banks and other financial insti
i utions.
THE CURRY OUTLAWS.
The train robbers" who held up the
Great. Northern flyer, Wednesday
afternoon, near Wagner, have been
recognized as tht- famous Curry out
laws. "Kid"' Curry is the leader.
Another is nurned Long Role, and
the third man is unknown. All use
the Texas dialect.
LIKELY TO GET AWAY.
A soecial 6 The Herald from
Glasgow, thp cunty seat of Valley
county, th"s afternoon, states that
two nosses are in oursuit of the
Great Northern train robbers, one
posse following the route taken by
the robbers and the. other taking a
cross cut toward the Little Rocky"
Mountains, to which section, it is
believed, the highwaymen are head
ing. ranchman named Wal&h
met the robbers. They told him to
inform the sheriff they were well
and happy. It is believed in Glas
gow that if they reach the Little
Rocky Mountains the robbers will
not be cantured. Nothing is known
in Glasgow of the report that the
robbers were surrounded and a bat
tle imminent.
THEY GOT $41,500.
General Auditor Elliott, of the
Great ISorthern Express Company,
said today that the exact amount o
the loss by the hold-up at Wagner,
Mont . on Wednesday, was $41,500
All but j00 was currency sent from
Washington to the Montana Nation
al Bank, of Helena, the rest being
Great Northern money in the
through safe.
North Carolina Leads In New Mills.
r hiladelphia Dispatch, 5th.
A record prepared by the Atnerl
can Wool and Cotton Reporter
6hows that textile mill construction
during the first six months of the
year 1901 was considerably greater
than the last half of the preceding
year. ine number of Southern
mius constructed during that time
has shown httie change "compared
with the number built during the
last half of last year. In the North.
however, the increase in the number
of new mills built or proposed has
been remarkable.
curing me nrst nan or the year
iyuL tne number of new mills con
structed amount to 261. again of 37
over the last six months of 1900. Of
the 261 mills, 143 are devoted to the
manufacture of cotton, 35 to wool.
o to knit goods, hosiery, etc., and
25 to miscellaneous purposes, such
as silk, linen and jute manufacturing
ana bleaching, finishing, etc. The
number of woolen mills constructed
shows the greater increase. Rela
tively speaking, there was an in
crease of 250 per cent. comDared
with the number erected during the
latter part of 1900. The knitting
industry is also rapicly increasing.
Our knit goods are being exported
in larger amounts each year.
In Germany, and more extensive
ly in England, goods made by Amer
ican manufacturers can be found in
the very centres of the hosiery man
ufacturing towns and prices, as a
rule, are in favor of , the American
product.
In the cotton manufacturing in
dustry th" demand has not warrant
ed as many uew mills as in other
years. Yet since the first of the
year the uurnber of new -mills con
structed only lacks one of being
equal to tb? number erected during
the latter part of last year. A table
gives in detail the location of the
261 new textile enterprises, and
shows that North Carolina leads
with 45 mills. Georgia comes next,
with 36, South Carolina rspresents
31. Alabama 27, Pennsylvania 17,
Massachusetts 13, New York, Rhode
Island, Tennessee and Virginia 10
each; Texas 9, Connecticut and Mis
sissippi 7, Arkansas 5, Michigan 3,
Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Ken
tucky and Maine. 2 each; California,
Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Ma
ryland, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio,
Oregon, Utah,. Vermont and Canada
1 each. .
Death Ends Loves' Troubles.
Quiucy, Ills., Dispatch, 6th.
"If .you find our bodies bury them
together." With this remark, made
with a laugh, Louise Strothoff, ac
companied by Frank C. Forrest, left
the house of her mother last night
for a stroll. Within a few hours the
bodies of the two were found by the
roadside not far away. They were
lovers, but parental objection on
both sides stood in the way of their
marriage. This led them to a deci
sion to die together and bullet
wounds in Forrest's chest and cheek
and in the girl's breast told how
their plan was carried out.
The young man was a molder, the
son of Mr. a.id Mrs. Frank Forrest,
well-known residents of this city,
and the girl was a daughter of the
Widow Strothoff, who runs a 400
acre farm a few miles from town
Taking a friend, John Dittme5rer, of
this city, -wit h him, Forrest went
to the Strothoff home last night,
reaching there at 8:30. The even
ing was spent pleasantly and at
about 11 o'clock Frank and Louise
started for a bridge that crosses the
road half a mile from the house, os
tensibly to gather lillies.
The girl's ominous remark, be
cause of the tone in which it was
made, did not cause alarm. At mid
night, howtver, the couple having
failed to return, Dittmeyerand Miss
Strothoff 's brother began a search.
The bodies of the two young peo
ple were found lying side by side
uear the bridge. A revolver lay in
the man's closed hand. It was evi
dent that Forrest had killed his
sweetheart and then taken his own
life.
A letter found later in the girl's
room indicated that the tragedy was
premeditated and that Mi&s Strot
hoff freely consented to give up her
life.
Forrest vas 21 years old and Miss
Strothoff 19 A few years ago a
sister of the girl committed suicide
by shooting herself because her par
ents objected to her marriage.
Creed and Gospel Mixed.
Raleigh News and Observer,
The Charleston News and Courier's !
Hiccpntion of McLaunn s Fourth of
Tnlw haranp-ne is tc-the Doint and ad-'
" ' . I
mirally done. Concluding it eajs: i and the history oi max, ugni, anu vce
"It is a remarkable mixture of j bribery connected with it, is indeed
commerce and Christianity, of greed j a blot on the face of the Northwest,
and Gospel, truly, that is presented Clark won, but Daly's turn came
in this defense of the recent foreign I later.
policy of the Government, and we! When in 1898, Clark with his lav
are free to say that it does notstrike ' ish expenditure of money gained the
us as being either consistent or con- election to the seat which he covet
vincing." ! ed that was Daly's chance. The
.The editors of the two leading ( history of the expulsion of Clark on
illioa in Knut.h Carolina rin.f clear, ihn p.haro-p.s of bribery is well
They cannot be led away from the
Democracy of Jefferson and Calhoun
by the bait of "Federal office," as
some other editors have been. -
Never Fair to Him.
Columbia State.
" 'The valned Charlotte Observer
is somewhat upset because The Post
saw fit to correct Mr. McLaurin's
Mr. Bryan's
statement concerning
vote for the- late Charles F. Crisp in
the famous
u "
iike the Observer,
like the uoserver tu ,
mi. . r, : ki
to oppose tne iNeorassan s presiucu-
m;f ;cnrA.
.octcn's rrctrlfn-
I.iai rlSIHIilLIOLia V1UVUW ujioivi.v
senting n m. -vvasuutuu
Uur neignoor nas ueseiveu tma to
buke."
SENATOR CLARK ONCE A TEAMSTER.
story oi ine -Transition of thu Monta
na man rrom Laborer to .Capitalist
Minneapolis Tribune.
Years ago when Montana was
who and woolly territory in the
great wiid and woolly West, a young
ixiau euiereu ineconnnesor the pres
vuu unawj ui iv ing an Qx team and
with about enough money to buy an
up-uu-uaieuauor-maae suit.
Today the same man, slightly be
yond the 60-vear mark, hut, stil
with the unlimited energy of youth
is master of more wealth than half a
aozen well-known millionaires:
master of the destinies of nearly half
tuc population, ot tne Western State
which gave him his fortune, and has
at least reached the apparent goal
or nis ambitions, the United States
oenate.
vmiam A. Clark, the modern
oroesus wno has stirred the nation
to its very depths in his strife for
political attainment, is a product of
tne - strenuous life ' of the West,
which builds alonsr itsown npcnliar
lines. With an equipment cisist
ing of a course in assaying and anal
ysis at Columbia, andtheafore-men-
uonea ox team, Ulark struck out
for the rich Montana foot-hills. He
labored underground with the dirti
est oi miners, a"d no work was too
hard for him. But when fortune
came his way he proved the shrewd
ness and capacity of his make up.
The life of the new six vear Sen
tor from Montana cannot be pauoWI
or understood without bringing into
his every action the influence 'of his
one-time partner, and later the one
obstacle in his path to political pre-
lerment-Marcus Daly. The two
men twenty years ago DrosDected
and mined together. The early his
tory of their immense fortunes is the
one story of mining "luck, " shrewd
investment and capacity for work.
But the difference in the men in
their natures, in their ambitions and
in their methods was such that they
could not rjmain business friends
and associates; and the feud which
started well, no one knows exactly
how or when it did start this feud,
begun in a small way, developed in
to the greatest contest between mil
lionaires that the world has ever
seen. Daly's death allowed Clark
to reach the prize for whioh he has
spent hundreds of thousands of dol-
ars a seat in the national Senate,
with the princely (?) salary of $5,000,
although he would undoubtedly have
won out under any circumstances.
Senator Clark is an American, the
product of the hard life of the moun
tains, and vet with the polish of the
East. In New York he is the con
ventional club man, slender, well
groomed, with the marks of wealth
and refinement about him. - But in
Montana, the home of his energies,
the birthplace of his fortune, he
casts aside these conventionalities,
dons his oilskins and cap, and goes
through his mines as if they were his
only thought. He knows them from
one end to the other. He is as thor
ough a miner as any of his foremen
or superintendents.
The secret of Clark s financial suc
cess undoubtedly lies in bis great
business acumen, his ability to grasp
a. . 1 '111
an opportunity wnicn win onng
great returns. Daly, the uncouth
nshnsan, was undoubtedly the bet
ter ludge of men, for never did a
man whom he had trusted play mm
false, But Daly lacked the courage
to mould the circumstances lor him
self. He was always connected with
a syndicate, and. his moves were
always for the welfare of those whom
he represented.
One of the first moves on the part
of Clark toward the estrangement
which lasted until the death of Daly
was in the matter of the water
rights at Anaconda, the pet town of
Daly and his syndicate. The latter
had procured seven-eights of- the
necessary rights for the nominal
sum of $15,000, when the matter j
came to the attention of Clark. He
mmediately secured the " other
eighth, and before Daly could get
hold of the complete rights he was
compelled to pay Clark $125,000 for
the insignificant eighth which . the
latter held. Such things were never
forgotten by the vindictive Daly,
and the-political moves of Clark in
after years were always countered,
often openly.
In '88 Clark secured the nomina
tion on the Democratic ticket as i
Territorial Delegate to Congress.
Daly then assured him of his sup
port, and promised to use all his in
fluence for the nominee of the Demo
crats. But when the election was
over it was found that Thomas H.
Carter, the Republican nominee,
had secured the place, and the Ana
conda vote, which rested in the
hands of Daly, had turned the tide
against Clark- Never admitting it
openly, Daly, although a Democrat,
continued to support the Republi
cans, and there make.
In the great Montana capital fight
in '94, which is vividly remembered
by all wa9 always that powerful in
fluence against any move which Clark
might make to the people, Clark and
Daly fought for their respective
tnroos. Helena and Anaconda, with
all the energy which they possessed,
. . ..." il i a t i J 1L
known, and through the wnoie pro
ceedings the hand of Daly was plain
ly visible. He gained the lobbying
strength of the Standard Oil Com
pany,and in the end Clark was beat
en. -
To day, however, Clark stands for
the representation of Montana.
Daly is dead, and no man can ever
the Montana Senator with a
o - ... -
j fraction ofhe Strength which the
j vindictive miner anu mu.iu.
i" ..... ... rrr:n: A !..
I rhft amnnions ut yy iiuuj
. been coa6ne(i en-
! DOWever, uc uu
, r '7 V:i GcAA Woi
:tirelv to the political field, lie i
3 a
j -
a cloture He wishes to
trv and sculpture.
know the points of
beauty and ex
cellence in rugs and tapestry, and
spent two years in the study of '
them. To-day he possesses some of
the finest tapestries in the world,
and not long ago offeredPrinceMurat
$300,000 for some famous art pieces.
Clark has apparently achieved
what he strived for. He has wealth,
ability and political preference.
What be will attempt -next is not
for the layman to say. But with
Daly out of the reckoning, with an
income said to be $1,000,000 per
month, and a conscience which may
bo safely communed with, he has
reasons to think he will attain what
he aims for.
Good Advice.
The most miserabU beings in the
world are those suffering from Dys
pepsia and Liver Complaint. Mora
than seventy-five per cent, of the
people in the United States are af
flicted with these two diseases and,
their effeets;Tsuch as Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Habitual Costive
ness, Palpitation of the Heart.
Heart-burn, Water-brash. Gnawing
and burning Pains at the Pit of the
Stomach, Yellow Skin. Coated
Tongue and Disagreeable -,tasle in
Mouth, Coming up of Food after
Eating, Low Spirits, etc. Go to
your druggist and get a bottle of
August Flower for 7o cents. Two
doses will relievo you. Try it. Get
Greeu's Prize Almanac. " For sale
by W.F.Hall.
Frank Moffitt, a negro convict on
the Guilford County chain gang, was
shot and killed by John Harrell. a
guard, while trying to escape Fri
day, The negro had served six
months of a four years' sentence.
Those famous little pills. De-
Witt's Little Early Risers, compel
your liver and bowels to do their
duty, thus giving you pure, rich
blood to recuperate your body. Are
easyjotake. Never gripo.W. F.
Hall.
Mrs? Webb, wife of Rev. G. M.
Webb and mother of Solicitor J L
Webb and Senator E. Y. Webb, died
ia Shelby last Thursday, aged 69
years.
"I am indebted to One . Minute
Cough Cure for my present good
health and my life. I was treated
in vain by doctors for lung trouble
following la grippe. I took One
ilinute Cough Cure and recovered
my health." E. H. Wr'iser Madison,
Ga.. W. F. Hall.-
Mary Miller, colored, of Gastonia,
died last Thursday in a dentist's
chair while under the influenceof
chloroform.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve should -
be promptly applied to cuts, burns
and scalds. It soothes and quickly
heals the injured part. There are
worthless counterfeits, be sure to
get DeWitt's.-W. F. Hall.
Gladie Forney, aged 21, was
drowned near Reidsville last Thurs
day while bathing in a pond. He
was a Wake Forest; student.
It is easier to keep well than get
cured. DeWitt's Little Early Ris
ers taken now and then, will always
keep your bowels in perfect order.
They never gripe but promote easy
gentle action. W. F. Hall.
Comtroller of the Currency Dawes
has resigned his office to take effect
October 1st. He resigns to run for
the United States Senate in Illinois.
You can never cure dyspepsia by
dieting. What your body needs is
plenty of good food properly digest
ed. Then if your stomach will not
digest it, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will.
t contains all of the natural digest-
ants hence must digest every class
of food and so prepare it that nature
can use it in nourishing the body,
and replacing the . wasted tissues,
thus giving life, health, strength,
ambition, pure blood and good
healthy appetite. W. F. Hall.
A six-storv'building was burned
i . " i . m i .1 - . 1-
in liaitimore last xnursuay. loss
$650,000, which is covered by insur
ance. J
A bad complexion generally re
sults from inactive liver and bowels.
n all such cases, DeWitt's Little
Jarly Risers produce gratifying re
sults. W. F. Hall.
Williams, Arizona, was destroyed
by fire last Thursday. The loss was -about
$500,000. Williams is a rail
way and lumbering town on the San
ta Fe and has 2,000 people.
When you want a modern, up-to-
date physic, try Chamberlain's Sto
mach and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect
Price, 25 cents. Samples free at
Stimson & Anderson's drug store.
Wednesday of last week was a
scortcher in the in the northern cit
ies. The deaths reported from the
heat are: New York 99, Baltimore,
28, New Jersey cities 51, Pittsburg
86, Richmond l,Washmgtoa 2, Phil
adelphia 47, Chicago 3, Boston 24,
St Louis 34, Cincinnati iv.
Your Hair
"Two years ago my hair was
falling out badly. I purchased a
bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and
soon my hair stopped coming out."
Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, 111.
Perhaps your mother
had thin hair, but that is
no reason why you must
go through life with half
starved hair. If you want
long, thick hair, feed it
with Ayer's Hair Vigor,
and make it rich, dark,
and heavy.
$1.00 bottle. All dmtthrts.
11 your druggist cannot auppiy ju,
end as one dollar and we yui eiprraa
you a bottle. Be sure andeije the name
ot your nearest express office. Address,
J.C.AYKR CO., Lowell, Mass.