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WE GUARANTEE TWICE AS LARGE A CIRCULATION IN IREDELL AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES AS THAT OF ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED. 0L VI11 ' ' - STA3VII, N; C.; THURSDAYAUGUST 15, 1901. . ' T M. A ourifV vour blood and brine the bloom of health back into your cheeks. taca botti contains quart. ?V.nwfu,,?f d s"P""d ?' fcTejmlaiftT, LeocoTThoM, Whit, Sterility, Ulcer. rJA' LVic"F2 fiUK0.1" ald. 11 find relief, help, benefit and cure In l!.i,iQN'! SARSAPARILLA. It Is a real panacea tor headache, peins in the left tic iiue, indigestion, palpitation of the heart, coid hands and feet. nerronsncM, sleepleaaneas, e. jjcular weakness, bearing-down pains, backache, Ufrache, irregular action of the heart. mrt ewclLir health Information Yoa want it Its free "THE MIC 1QAN DRUO Llvwrttaa for U er Ills. The Hli hy Slimson & indfrscn TI-Ili: CAROLINA State - Normal - and - Industrial - College. litcraiy, Classical, Scientific, Commercial, Industrial, Pedagogical and Musical. , ,.,,. , ,o, ,ur iron-resiwmt ,irn,.. u.....,,, .iu Z5o pupHS. i o secure board m the donnitories all free mi. K-ations should le made before July 15th, Session opens September 10th , :-f; oiuience invited from those desiring competent teachers and stenographers r CH Hlcgue and other information address President CHARLES D, MclVER, Creensboro, N, C- I U LU, if lit. Evgvnb Morrison, Vice Pres. ptatesville Loan & Statesyille, CAPITAL,$L-:,!)()0. HCTifr M. A!' K. Steele, Eugne Morrison. Dr. paugh, E. Clark, A. B. Saunders, hVfrt.) a general banking business. Receive isue .iratts, certificates of deposits, etc. AceounUof corporations, merchants an l individ hcueil, and every accomof'-. 'ioii extended to customers consistent with saf. a.iH nnnl.nt SAVlNGrSOKPARTMENT. The Savings Department of the Statesville Loan 8t Trust Company will be opened on July pru nie a safe and profitable place for the earnings of all persons in either small or laree ints. and will le operated asa Savings Bank in (eceu ing savings Depositsdaily during business hours and on Saturdays from 6 p 111. to 8 p. Interest at the rateof 3 per cent, per annum, payable on the fir day of April. July, Oct. and f. ei each years, will be allowed on deposits, but no interest will be allowed on any amount s said amount has been to the credit of the depositor at lest three full months fMid on no lints less than 5 00 standing to the credit of a depositor. The current interest due each de ter will be added to the principal, on the books of the Company on the first day of April, July, tier and January of each year, a s then forming a part of the priucipal is entitled to interest as posit of the same amount, tmmwm works I handle all kinds of Granite and the best quality. est Material, First The First National Bank OF 6TATE8VILLE, N. C. icsacts a Regular Bankicg Business. Deposits received subject to ckoDfeit'ht. Interest paid on time Sateral and personal security. Special attention paid to collections on points, and credited or remitted at lowest rates. Accounts of Corpor 3ns, Merchants, 'snufacturers.acd Individuals solicited and received he most favorable terms. .. 0 A COOPf P, President, GEO.ZI1 RROWIV, Cashier, FR2CSS COMFiLNITS Eclipse Portable Circular Saw Mill hi simultaneous racket setting I blocks nd cable rope feed, the It sensitive feed ever put on a saw , also r rick (Jompany s ENGINES AND BOILERS, table on wheels or sills. Sta ery engines and boilers, any and the great hill climbing fpse traction engine. A on Gins at low prices. ftesviile, N. C. The Wide World 0ver CMTHE MONARCH IS KING. $25.00 Lujrs JL 3.3 OH -car onainiess fbO.OU. Coaster o uu. bend for our ?warres?NAR9H SAL.ES DEP ARTMBN r, T la Driyafa A nuiu to ". . . j Suffering Women. No one but yourselves know of the Suffering you 50 through. Why do Jrou suffer? It isn't necessary. Don't ose your health and beauty, (for the loss of one is speedily followed by tho loss of the othei .) Don't feel ' weak " and "worn out." Impure blood is at the bottom of all your trouble. QUART BOTTLES. palms : ation, acaldlae of arine placffrient, and all those Woava a book fall of CO." Detroit, Mich. Faznotu Little Utm PUls. 35c. and Tnylorsville Drug Co ot the State i6o. Faculty of ?o members V. M. AUSLEY Sec. fit Treas. Trust Company, N. C. Hi'!, J. II. Ausley. Wycoff, C. M. Steele, U." h money on deposit subject to check, mike collec evervTeature. This deoartment will bp own Marble known o the trade and - Class work and Lowest Prices C. 3, WEBB deposits. Money loaned on good j.tv. ir VIN, vice Frssiden' W.Wumer. Over Poston Bros Brake $5.00 extra. Cushion Frame beautiful catalog free. NEW YORK Bicycl Thursday and Friday the people of Union county, South Carolina, had two days of political speaking. The candidaes for Senator all spoke except Senator McLaurin. Senator iinman spoke Friday. All thel speakers, except one, denounced McLaurin and the people applauded i them. Ben Tillman is still the idol ! of most -South Carolina Democrats. While there will be hot contests for the Democratic Congressional' nominations in several districts of the State, all indications point to harmony and unanimity in this, the 8th, district. It looks like a re nomination by acclamation for our present able and faithful representative, Hon. Theo. F. tKluttz, of Rowan ' In order in give hope to our mountain Demo crats, Congressman Kluttz's old dis trict was dismembered by the last Legislature,and it is only just that he be nominated, for he would have had no trouble in his old district. It is reasonably certain that he will have no opposition, for the nomina nun, ana tne uemocratic nominee will have at least 3,000 majority in the district. How many ot our readers aware that until two weeks are ago there were many negro magistrates in office in North Carolina? The Raleigh News and Observer calls attention to the fact that their terms of office expired August 1st. TTiey were appointed by the Fusion Leg islature of 1895 for six years. The negro constables and deputy sheriffs went out in 1898, but these magis trates "lagged superfluous on the stage" for nearly three years long. er. inank Ood, their time has at last come! Thanks to the Demo cratic party the State and ounty officers of the future will be white men. If a Democrat is elected Pres ident, as we hope1 and believe will occur in 1904, all postmasters and other Federal officials in North Carolina will be white men also. Of all short-sighted policies, that of the "commercials" in eternally abusing and misreDrLsentintr Wm. Bryan and the cause for which he stood takes the cake. Some of the commercial" papers openly bolted the platform and ticket and ail of them gave Bryan only a half-hearted support. The ''commercials" are confessedly in a minority in the St'ate, and they will remain in that condition as Jong as they employ such methods. Although defeated. Mr. Bryan is still loved by loyal Democrats who regard him as one of the ablest and purest of living statesmen. After Appomattox, al though General Lee and his army were forced to surrender, the sal- ant soldiers of the South would have ill-brooked abuse of Lee and ridicule of the Confederate cause from deserters and Northern sympa thizers who hid in the bushes while the war lasted. We suspect that Northern sympathizers would have received more rope and air than re cruits by such a policy. Wm. J Bryan and free silver were defeated. The next campaign in all probability will be fought on a different issue and with another leader, but it does not help to make loyal Democrats love these "commercials," who did their littlelbest to accomplish that defeat, for them to be coming forward now with so much free advice accompa nied with eternal abuse and misrep resentation of one of the greatest of our leaders and ridicule of our plat form. Congressman E. Spencer Black burn has moved his residence from Winston to Wilkbsboro in order to be the Republican candidate for Congress in this, the eighth, dis trict. The district is composed of the following counties: Stanly, Ga barrus, Rowan, Iredell, Alexander, Caldwell, Wilkes, Surry. Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga, These counties gave Governor Aycock 1,189 .major ity in August, 1900. In November, 1900, Kluttz and Buxton for Con gress had 800 more votes than Hol- ton, Shuford and Blackburn, but McKinley had 719 over Bryan. It is well known that many Democrats did not vote for Bryan. In the dis trict there are between five and six thousand negro voters, all of whom voted in 1900. It is safe to say that more than half of them will be dis franchised under the constitutional amendment, w un au tne negroes voting Blackburn would have been defeated by 800 majority in the pres ent district last fall; and, with at least 3,000 fewer negro voters in 1902 than in 1900, it appears to us (and doubtless wlien he thinks of it, it strikes him the same way) that the chances for the Hon. Spencer's holding more than one term in Con gress are anything but flattering. But, then, they Lwere wor&e in. the fifth district, from which he remov ed. Spencer had better go in' for the Republican nomination for the Senate in the Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie district, as he might stand a chance .to be elected there. We eighth CoDgr assional district folks are going to send Theo. Kluttz back to Congress, Congressman Kluttz and Rural Delivery- -. Salisbury Dispatch, 9th, Congressman Kluttz returned this morning from Washington, where he has been on department business for his constituents, particularly with reference to rural free delivery. He was assured by the superinten dent of that service that an inspec tor would be sent to his district within this month to investigate and report upon all applications on file, one each from Hickory, Newton, Lincolnton, Mooresville. and Lin wood and two from Rowan. Mr. Kluttz also entered complaint against the seeming discrimination against North Carolina in the delay in establishing rural free delivery routes in this State, as compared with some others, and was assured that there was no intention on the part of the Department to 'so 'dis criminate, and that during the re mainder or tuis year th' matter snould bo evened up and the State given its fair proportion of such routes, if properly petitioned for, He was informed of the ruling of the Department in this matter, that each Congressman would be recog mzen as representing the counties composing the district from which he was elected, and not from those constituting the new districts as laid off by the State Legislature, and petitions should be sent accord TT , . 1 ingiy. ivir. .ruutiz nopes to secure the establishment ofat least twenty five routes in his district within a year and will be glad to have the petitions forwarded to him as early as possible. He will be glad to fur nish any desired information. The delay in inspecting the routes al ready petitioned for was accounted for largely by the small number of inspectors heretofore available and the pressure for their services all over the country. Mr. Kluttz says that all the North Carolina Congressmen, as well as the Senators, are anxious to do all they can in this regard, but they must have petitions substantially in the form prescribed by the Depart ment, with map or s&Etch of the proposed route, before they can act. it must be remembered that under the regulations no route can be ef. tablished, under ordinary circum stances, which is less than twenty five miles in length, or which serves less than one hundred families, and must.be so arranged that the car rier will not have to travel twice over the same ground on the same day; also, that those desiring the delivery must hereafter be, prepared to put up at their expenseuappropn- ate secure boxes, as prescribed by the Department, costing from one to three dollars each, with locks. When put up, these boxes will be I entitled to the protection of the United States statutes, which pro vide severe penalties for interfering with them or their contents. Mr. Kluttz thinks the next Congress will increase the appropriation for this service and that it is only a ques tion of time when it will supercede the present star routes and fourth- class postoffices in all except very sparsely settled territory. Deaths and Other News at Mooresville And in South Iredell. Mooresville Enterprise, Mr. C. A. Johnston, proprietor of the3entral Hotel, has bought the Jesse Cornelius plantation, in one mile of Doolie, consisting of 675 1 acres, more or less, for the consider ation of $5,400. 1 his is said to be one of the best farming lands in Iredell county. Thomas Torrence, aged about 45 years, tueu last Monday night and was buried Tuesday at McKendree's chapel, Rev. Ifilcox conducting the funeral. Deceased leaves a wife and j five chiHren, two of the children ! being critically ill .pith fever. This family is said'to be jn destitute cir cumstances. They live about a mile south of town. At 11:30 o'clock last Wednesday morning the intant son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene-Edmiston was taken from them by death, after an illness of ten days. The sympathy of The Enterprise and the community goes out to Mr John Hudson in the loss of his old est daughter, Fannie, who died on Wednesday morning last. The de ceased was an inmate of the Orphan - Asylum at Oxford. For some time, prior to her return to Mooresville several weeks ago, she had been in failing health. The remains were interred at Vanderburg yesterday, Rev. Triplett conducting the funer al from the Methodist church. .At a meeting of the board of town commissioners held last Saturday. August 3, it was decided to call au election, to be held on Tuesday, t he 10th day of September, for the par pose of determining the question of water works and electric lights for our town. This election is of the greatest importance and if a major ity of the votes castare "For Bonds,' then the commissioners will be em powered with authority to issue bonds aggregating $25,000, to be ex pended in putting in a" system of water works and .an electric ligh' plant. On last Saturday a woman visited our town, hailing from Rock Hill. S. C, so the story goes, going from house to house with a bit of ppe, begging for money to pay her ra i road fare back to her relatives. She is an old bird at that game, and has begged more money than any three tramps on the road. Some of our citizens shelled out the coin freely, but at places where the woman was refused assistance the housewife was "cursed" out by this', female tourist. The police was notified o: the insulting language used by the woman ana proceeded at once to compel the pedestrian to march cut of, town. - Don't be satisfied with temporary relief from indigestion. Kodol Dys pepsia Cure permanently and com pletely removes this complaint. It relieves permanent because it allocs, the tired stomach perfect rest Di eting won't rest the btomaea. Na ture receives supplies from the f jod we eat. IheseuMOle way to help the stomach is to useK lul Dy.-pep sia Cure, which dige3s . what you eat and can't help but da you good. Stimson & Anderson, ' A ' nin.klrKn.n t . . , I " ' r i cc iiiavjtuui ii lriuvKH r.r niiraa i-PAnni 1 itt - - Blackburn Movea tn wntoa w a. a, v. r u a - t liuan Politics ia thii District Winston Dispatch, 9th. Congressman Spencer Blackburn left'vesterday afternoon for an ex tended pleasure trip to Maine, Can ada and other sections. He will be away a month or more. Today his office wa3 formally moved to Wilkes boro by Clerk Chas. Cowles. This is done to place the Congressman's residence in the eighth district. He may continue a law office in Win story, but this Is not definite. Of course Mr. Blackburn expects to be in the race for renomination next year out it is known that he will have opposition. It is said that besides Ularaence Call, of Wilkes, ex-congressman R Z. Linney is "set ting his pegs" for Mr. Blackburn's place. A Kepubhcan remarked this morning that Linney was by far more popular in vviiues than Call, and that the latter s candidacy for the hcrhiinauan would amount to nothing. The Republicans in Wilkes regard Call a "figure head just piaying into the hands of Linnev. notwithstanding the two politicians appear not to be as good friends as they-were when Romulus had offices to give out peucer Blackburn Talks a Ijot ill rough Mis Hat in Washington. Washington Special to Raieigh Post, 10th. Congressman Blackburn, of the VV instoh district, has some decided views on political conditions in vr.i. -v , . -1 . iiyrm Carolina, ana goes so lar as to predict in cold type that the Re publicans will in a short time ac quire political supremacy in the State and in Congess. The fact that Mr. Blackburn is a new mem ber may account for his rainbow chasing views. He said today: "The elimination of the negro question from politics in the North State will, in my opirion, result eventually in greatly added streDgth to the Republican party there. The people of the State have evidently reached the conclusion that old-time prejudices must be laid aside and that votes must be cast for party candidates standing upon platforms which conduce to the best interests of the community. "Au important m-v' 'vg was held at Lou Is burg a few .da, ago indi cating this new spirit. A great ma ny business men attended this meet ing, nearly all of whom had previ ously buen of the Democratic faith. It was the sense of the meeting that the piaitorm adopted at the last Re publican national convention should be endorsed and that hereafter men should be favored for elective office who were prepared to stand bv principles which insured the subser viei-ce of the business interests of the State. "That is to say the meeting decid ed virtually to leave the Democratic party cd in the future vote the Republican ticket. This, to mv mind, indicates that a revolution in politics is about to occur in North Carolina. It would certainly seem so if other Democrats of. the State are to follow in the path hewed by the Liouisburg meeting, and there is no indication that they will not do so. "Next year the State will elect a legislative and judicial ticket. The Republicans of the State have stroug hopes of being successful in this campaign. It is certain that a great many men who have heretofore voted the Democratic ticket will vote for the Republican candidates. Senator Daniel's AVit. New Yoik Times Senator John W. Daniel, of Vir ginia, one of the most distinguished advocates in the Old Dominion, is as famous for his wit as for his great legal attainments. Shortly after the war he was prosecuting a mountaineer in one of the western counties for forgery. The court rules were very lax, and it was com mon for lawyers to comment openly in court concerning the cases of their colleagues On this special occasion Mr. Daniel had lust asked the prisoner a very pointed question concerning another shady transac tion other than the one for which he was being tried, when a lawyer for whom the altorney did not have the kindest feelings arose and remarked: "May it please your honor, I would like to state for the benefit of the State that the defendant on one cc casion tried to forge my name to ix check, but" Turning quickly around Senator Daniel gave the lawyer a searching look, and then turning to the judge, remarked: "If the court p'ease, I would like to say that I am not trying to prove the prisoner insane."" Tom Johnson Said to be a Candidate for President. Cleveland, O., Dispatch 9th. The presidential aspirations of Tom L. Johnson are beginning to manifest themselves very conspicu ously. It is said Here on good au thority that the mayor is to be a presidential candidate before the next Democratic convention. Mayor Johnson will be a candidate for re election a year from next spring. Hh does not want to see Colonel Kil 'T.irne elected th's fall, because it woul 1 spoil his own plans for the fui ure - He would like to see a Dem ccratic legislature elected this fall aru! -unne friend of his sent to the Sp; n'e. He fully expects to be re elfc'.fd mayor of Cleveland two y. t:-s from now He will then, it ia eaid b-3 a candidate for Governor of Or v -!r Johnson and his chief lieuten ant Charles P. Salen, will devote rht-ir entire time during the ap- p - :si hirrg campaign to the election r Democratic candidates for the r.i-:' legislature It is even rumor- ttV i.it Mr. Saleo" will be a candi date for United States Senator, but the indications are that whoever is elected will be from a section of the State other than Cleveland. in cases or cough or croup "give the little one One Minute Cough Cue. Then rest easy and have no fcr. The child will be all right in a lit'le while. It never fails; Pleas ant to take, always safe, sure and almost instantaneous in - effect. Stimson & Anderson. " " ?a7e a Gl'8 Life at t rigaisvilie Wilmington Dispatch, 9th. mi: . ... xuis atrernoon while in bathing at the beach. Miss Blanche Chad- v.ck, ot Wilmington, was carried aoout one hundred and fifty, yards from thP shore andbut for Untime ly u heroic efforts of Priyates Richardson and Lassiter, of Com pa ny C at.d Charles, of Company M, 1 irst Rr-gi ment, she would have been drowned. Miss Chadwick and her rescuers were completely exhausted when they got to the shnro Ao resultPrivate Richardson is in the regimental hospital tonight,, with a high fever, but the surgeon thinks he will be better tomorrow. -Those who witnessed the'struo-,rie for life are unstinted in their pratse lor the heroism of the boys. All Kail road Rates Uniform, Raleigh Kews and Observer, 10th.; -The Corporation Commission yes terday made the following order- "Ordered that the Southern Rail way apply the Commissioners Stan dard Freight and Passenger Tariff in the transportation of fre'ght and passengers over all its lines in North Carolina, "Effective October 1st, 1901 " This puts all three of the great railroad systems in this State on the same- basis the Commissioner's Standard Tariff on both-ranch and main lines. ,Te Coast Line voluntarily abol ished the branch line differential, the Com mission "Thursday issued an order abolishing it on the Seaboard, and yesterday the above order as to tue ooutnern was promulgated. Both these roads days in which to file exceptions to the ruling. If exceptions aro kwi n . .,r . " i-uc vuuj mission will then fix a for the hearing on them. day Women to Vote on Municipal Bonds in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., Dispatch, gt'h. The constitutional covention treat ed itself in the list hour of th ses sion tonight to one cf those sudden surprise which are becoming afea- t ii rt ff t r-i! . ; . .. I. rvi vention had been engaged all dav in ... ..... v.iiij- weens, me con further mutilating Chairman Weak ley's arlkh of municipal corpora tions. 1 was nearlv six o'clock and Dr. Cunningham was in. the chair. Tin- delegates were tired and !U a humor LO Weioomfi a. nnvelt.p i'he body was on the last section, A-hiCh provides that all bond issue? by cities must be submitted to an election by the voters. Mr. Craig, of Dal!a. :.irODOSML an nmenrlmmt by adding the words ''women tax payers." He made a, speech on the justice of the proposition and was toliowed by Mr. Fitts. of Tuscaloosa. on the same line. The convention awoke and the good humored "disor der became uncontrollable. Few py- pected it to pass, and the oposition moved to tabio it. As the roll call proceeded it began to look like Craig's' amendment was going to win. and the interest grew intense. The yote stood 18 to 59, the conven tion refusing to table. Amendment after amendment was offered, only to be ruled out. and some of the opponents at first started in to get mad. Craig's amendment steadily won on all the side motions, including several mo tions to adjourn, and the amend ment was finally adopted amidst great enthusiasm by a vote of G5 to 45. Another amendment was sub sequently adopted confining the right to vote to women whoareresi dents of the city and pay tax on $500 of real estate. Two Millions Waiting Pole for a Young New York Dispatch, 9th. A fortune of $2,000,000. now ir the United States treasury, awaits a. young Pole named Dembitzky, provided he cau trace his relation ships Baron Lud wig Napoleon Dem- bitzky who fought in the Union ar my and died on the battle field dur ing the civil war. An attorney of this city has been retained by the young man who is now living in Russia. Tb-.' attorney, who has been in communication with Secre tary Gage, said that the records of the goverrnvnt's indebtedness to the original Dombitz'-cy has been found. ' Baron D.'rubitsky, according to the story, left Poland in 1863 be cause of political troubles and cam lo this countrv. He had $400 000 in Americau money, the proceeds of the. sale of hi estates. This he de posited with the federal govern meni at Washing1 o.i, and went into th? army. He was killed m the battle of the Wilderness. In 1897 his grandnephew in Russin received a communication from Jo seph Howies, consul of the United States at Warsaw, Russia, inform iug him of the money left by the old soldier in the government's care and asked for proof of relationship. The sum, with compound interest, now amounts to more than $2,000,000. Considerable difficulty was en countered in establishing the reiar tionship because records in churche and court houses in Poland were de stroyed by fire by Russian troops Not later than a month ago a Biblt containing the family tree was found which, it is said, completely estao lishes the claims of the nephew. - A Good Thing. German Syrup is the special pre scription of Dr. A. Boschee, a cele brated German Physiciao, and is acknowledged to be one of the most fortunate discoveries in medicine It. quickly cures Coughs, Colds and oil Lung troubles of the severest na ture, removing, as it does, the caus of the affection and leavingthe parts in a strong and healthy condition. It is not an experimental medicine, but has stood the test of years, giv ing satisfaction in every case, which its rapidly increasing sale every sea son confirms. Two million bottles sold annually. Boschee 's German Syrup was introduced in the United States in 1868, and is now sold fri" every town and villagein the civiliz ed world. Three doses will relieve any ordinary cough. Price 75 cents. Get Green's Prizs Almanac. For sale by W. F. Hall, STATE NEWS. u M.cksville Picnic rifetted a- ooui, ouu to the Oxford Asylum. Orphans' A gold brick worth $1,100 has been weu irom tne Condor Montgomery county.' mine, in RinP a negro, was drowned iu me iNeuse Kiver atNewberu. He s urunK when drowned. An unknown negro man jumped rrom a train near Warsaw, Duplin county, Thursday night and was killed. The county commissioners of Hal ifax county have again refused to grant liquor lisenses in the town of Littleton. Capt.. Edward Hill, of Concord, has been appointed a first lieuten ant m the artillery branch of the regular army. Burglars raided a hard war stnro in High Point Thursdav niaht. and carried off several razors, pistols and other articles. Bob Stockard's house, at Rurlmo-- ton, was burned Thnrsd Loss $700: insurarce .rinn PJro supposed to have been incendiary. N. Glenn Williams, of Yadkin county, made 508J bushels of wheat on 14J acres, and 906 bushels on 36 acres. His total ernn was ncor s i nn bushels. . The debt of old Richmond n.oi-,nt has been apportioned between Rich mond and Scotland. The total dht is $21,000, of which Richmond pays i,ouo ana bcotland $8,700. John W. Hopper, Jr., of Shelby, committed "suicide by shooting him self through the heart last Thurs day. He was a paralytic, and was not of sound mind at all times. Lee Webster' died at Carolina Mills, near Burlington, last Thurs day as the result of a friendly scuffle between himself ami Joe Simpson. Both boys were about 14 years old. Mrs. A. C. Crenshaw,of Asheville, in attempting to avoid an approach ing vehicle in front of her home iuuisuay, sieppeu in iront ot a street car. Both legs had to be am putated. Mrs. Miller, wife of Dr. J. F. Mil ler, superintendent of the Eastern Hospital at Goldsboro, died at the home of her son in Morganton Thursday. She was on a visit to her son when she became ill. Justioe Douglas, of the Supreme Court, has granted a new hearing to Lewis Council, the negro under death sentence at Fayetteville for rape, and Governor Aycock has re prieved him until November 1st. But for the order granting a new hearing. Council would have been hanged Monday. Penitentiary Affairs. Raleig i News and Observer, 8th. The peuitentiary directors were in session yesterday and will meet a gain this morning. Messrs. Cros land, Travis andHackett were pres ent at yesterday's meeting. Mr. O'Berry will arrive this morning, but Mr. Brown will not be here at this meeting. Only business of a routine nature was transacted yesterday, such as auditing acounts and the like. These again show a great decrease as com pared with the expenses of the in stitution for a similar month last year. ' Under the former administration the expenses of the institution were from $15,000 to $18,000 a month. The present board has been cutting this down about half. The investigation of the books now being made by expert account ants shows the condition of the penitentiary worse even than it was at first believed to be. Though the examination will not be completed for another mouth, already the in debtedness of the penitentiary has risen from the $17,000 claimed by Capt. Day, to $22,000. It is believ ed that it will go to $25,000. Many clerical" errors have been found and some accounts do not ap pear on the books at all. The ac countants who are at work on them hope to complete them by the time the board meets next month. The board has decided to rebuild the dikes on the Roanoke at once. It will cost from $2,500 to $3,000. They are to be about ten feet high eight feet thiok at the top. They will, when completed, be covered with Bermuda grass. Asheville Firemen in Trouble. Asheville Gazette, 8th. A half dozen members of Ashe ville 's fire department have come to grief. It seems that both before leaving Asheville and during the State tournament in Charlotte the men in question werj guilty of un becoming conduct. After their re turn they received letters from Fire ChieLSawyer, stating that their resignations would be accepted, and that unless these resignations were submitted, there would be an inves- igation. Four of the men acted on the suggestion of ChieJ Sawyer and immediately resigned, but two of the firemen asked for an investiga tion of the charges against them. As a consequence a special meeting of the fire committee of the board of aldermen was called for last evening, but on account of the rain as np.t held. It is said that the wife of one of the firemen has left him because of he trouble, and that he will bring suit against the city for damages if the charges are not sustained. Big Fish at Newberi. Newbern Special to the News and Observer, gth A rare capture yesterday were two big sun fish. These are valuable and they were caught in pound nets near the mouth of the Neu;,e. weighing about 35 pounds apiece. They are the largest seen here and were ship ped North, whera- it is said the fish will sell for thirty-five cents a pound or $10.50 apiece. There have been terrible floods on the Yang Ise river in China, it a estimated that 20,000 persons lost their lives. . A N ight of Terror. "Awful anxiety, was felt for the widow of the brave General Burn ham, of Machias, Me., when the doc tors said she could not live till mor- .Writei.Mr8- S' H. Lincoln, vv ho attended her that fearful night. All thought she must soon die from pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. King s New Discovery, saying it had more than once saved her life, and had cured her of consumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night, and its further use completely cured her." This- mar velous medicine is guaranteed -to cure all throat, chest and lung dis eases. Only 50 cents and $1. Trial bottles free at W. p. Hall's drug store. - " A cyclone at Norfolk, Va., Tues day night unroofed twenty houses and injured several people. Much damage was done in the surround ing country. O, O. Buck, Beirne, Ark , says: I was troubled with POnct.i nfltinn until I bqughLDe Witt's Little Ear ly Risers. Since then h.avn hoon entirely cured of my old complaint. I recommend them Stimson & An derson. Rear Admiral HowisOn 4fas hrfh appointed to fill the vacancy on the ocniey court of inquiry caused by the declination of Rear Admiral Kimberly. Cold Steal or Death. "There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation, was the awful prospect set before Mrs. I. B Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis., by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of fright ful case of stomach trouble and yel low jiundice. He didu't count on the marvelous power of Electric Bitters to cure stomach and liver troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs more and feels better thanver. It's positively guaranteed to cure-Stomach, liver and kidney troubles and never disappoints. Price 50 cents at W. F. Hall's drug store. Gold bricks valued at $2S0,00O were stolen Tuesdav night from smelting works at Vallejo, Cal.The robbers tunnelled under the house and bored a, hole in the strong room floor. In their hurry the robbers left two of thejbricks on the bank of the river.- There is no clue to the robbers. Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown, Pa., says: "Our little girl almost- strangled to death with croup. The doctors said she couldn't live but she was instantly relieved by Oue Minute Cough Cure. Stimson & Anderson. The Texas Legislature is in extra session to re-district the State into Congressional districts. Under the new apportionment bill Texas gains three Congressmen, making 16. A general apportionment bill will be passed also. Eruptions, - cuts, butns. scalds and sores of all kinds quickly heakd by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Certain cure for piles. Beware cf counterfeits. Be sure you get the original De Witt's. Stimsou & An derson. . - The Nebraska Democrats, Popu lists and silver Republicans will fuse again. The three State con ventions will meet in Lincoln, Sep tember 17th. James White, Brvantsville, Ind., says DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed running sores on both legs. He had suffered 6 years. Doctors failed to help him. Get DeWitt's. Accept no imitations. Stimson & Anderson. Lieutenant Commander Crosap, U. S. Navy, died at the naval hospi tal in Norfolk, Va , last Thursday of blood poison, which was caused by the dye of a stocking absorbing in an abrasion on the foot. If the action of your bowels is not easy and regular serious complica tions must be the final vesult. De Witt's Little Early Risers wiil re move this danger. Safe, pleasant andeffective Stimson & Anderson. The gun-boat Machias has been sent to Colon on account of the rev olution in Colombia. The gun-boat is sent in response to a request - of U. S. Consul H. A. GutTger, at Pa nama. A Monitor Devil Fish . Destroying its victim, is a type of constipation The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs and. nerves and muscles and brain" There's no health till it's overcome. But Dr. King's New-Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25 cents at W. F. Hall's drug store. My K air "I had a very severe sickness that took off all my hair. I pur chased a bottle of Aycr's Hair Vigor and it brought all my hair back again." w. D. gulnn, Marseilles in. One thing certain, Ayer'suHair Vigor makes the hair grow. This is because it is a hair food. It feeds the hair and the hair grows, that's all there is to it. 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