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TKMAUM, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER
NEW YORIv
n -f William
, kvrf Discovered ! u js-js m
Which was
ew Orleans.
Dec.
titers:
m.
'in acton ,n (1 ,
again:. Mayor C.;.. i;
icatue up tm a),,-.,I lx fv.-H
2t3, 1903
mm ii ... I i
M HUNT III 111 n OF m n mi
SHOOTING AFFAIR II DIVISIONS
PRICE 5 CENTS
FAILRO'D KM
late division
' i Fr.M.iv A'-sihi-'-n
-lS,y V-ctimi of A Se nil; ,,,o ait
,,ton Wmch Has Beenisaid that Mrnor
, t: C'ty For Many! nominally the a;.
Much Exc.t- '-' in mt.
Apmv
" (Vir ..:
' M.,n,r.
r
frs.t -St - ... .-I. .,.. 1
Is Seriously; Officials of Both Winston-i"'"' " t;,i;'i "d Tho, par
k'-itnug VVttiMt.kn Salem
Gilt Brannum
Wounded by John Gordon.; S3lem and Mooresville Dl- "p1
Ai'jr oeio s Fond.
.ji People
r. .! I
M.C'dlau. a!;,
H :.iu- w;u i (
- The ...a!
Left
t.ti
w.i- It;.'
jo.in
,- ft
Iff pi J'
,S)
;. six itRi-
tenement
lay. Same
;:;. Those
,ly victims
: secretly
' ;l.e
i J O : l " I
II 'Ills lUatl
. gviU:C Ml
y :ukin- of ItaJlaus
vrau a bo nas
.ii so excited.
. rf !ic:i .c '' COUt"
ar.j fc'Hifii trv press-
jj( lii'lii v. d to have
? ,'aro last r. I slit and
t- lar. :'.. !. no scream
! jwdlns ' tlwi theory
: Ss to ri' -iaugluered
-en's miMi-e or warning,
st A,' w ::ce Uiink the
; b.i Mvfft ?:t'lety ami
r- wtiol for deat.li by
he repicsviited
tlo::.?.
" iiwiutaiii." u ,
title uf t!ie Maor to his ..ffi.
not Ih- attiu-ke.l li (i;r..-ts-
im-r and t!:e m. :. r be k
: io:.'""
! Mr. Shea tin for J: Ibar.v
jtha; it wouM se. :u abMtr.l :h.i: M.
j.MeCldlan 'k.i:!1 smu! :h,. einv
i mo:uv !.. i.-i.i. a ivor," of l.i'm,
i'-J r?H- and .niLloy th. Cit's law.
iyer u in'ecute an am-, M in i,i.
(lie had no interest. Ho declared -hat
jit b.id hn'ii proven iS.ii in ttir.-.- at
of four boxes t!iat, had h,en op,n,.,i
th re had been a fraudulent ccun:.
Tin- ccart reserved iletii..u.
Recenes Ballet Wound In H,'
A'rr Brannum At the Motpi-'
i Sriouc Condition Pn,.m.l
P.a De.e cpsGordon In JiiBrjn-r-um
MaK s Statement to Coronet
RbilECP.
l..i,
ijion j ui OUUIIIC;! II HI novc X
Their O f ces Here.
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w 1
.11 I lie
in. r
I : I't- bj
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An um
in n.'.'in
a.-S'.
'i.-ani
.t "A lll'e II
as - ',o:
. ! v.-1.
i in a j.::-,
u.i as ti
;i- rir.ntr
it'. H Kut
a :tn
lit
I a'jntr.i nieii.
DEATH OP MRS. L 8.
.11 one
.11. ,
i:h -i-
allec.
-'oil
- :!:. i-rKiam for t'.ie
iD rr'ainnent to . be
t siiit by the Melho
t f.mciv scliot:', :
w f'hrivtln:i Vision in i
v: f o n orations.
;( Vision Ruth Pedi-
?ii ids Watclioil May
lii:Uail the Christmas
w-UB:-lh- Um Pat-
iiMii'.im: Christmas
tKrii, by C'lioir-Olatl
ij?us Asn in lielhlcliem
jir-Tar (i'orious Day
Ml l.ishts By nine
(,w DiUv-ldio IJrewer.
ir-MeiTy C'hritnia.
Til" Children's Klitc
IU. ilyrtlu Hill, Du-
I Clx: i.sttii.-is Tree For-
y:mi less StocWllK
arannociiou wit., W,K
' U'ir Christmas Stock
'i!ii Cam., - j Kartlx
m I Know rtubic
A cablegram ni-eiu-d Iran Par's
yesterdax ann.iurc.i the lUaUi on
Sunday at ItoloKne of Mrs. I.. !. liar
dins, aim- rf i(.rBe V. IV!l, ()r tlii
city iu;4 mother of ;he wiie of the
minister fr,iu Swei.u at Washinon.
and of Dnneau 1!. Harding, a promi
twut IVrlsla- aitlst, u 1;,. w;,s ;;lst
a.- vol ii .1 ts. Mb., Mary ,:, Ib-U
thuyseu. t.t New Orleans. She was a
Noith C:;ro'!na woman, lieiir befor.
the war v I known i! tin M-eial cir
: les of t jc S-ate 8f Ms tevkt-v ltam
&ay, ot iia.i'irih. Sue wa maiTitd to
iK.lw.-r:! I.. IlarUinc, of Connecticut,
'and lived l'cr years in llrevkh ::. New
Vork. After her husband's death she
lin;vcd to l.akewo.l, New .Icrsey, btil
for tiie past mx ;ars has residtd in
Frann , sjx-t: titiLr a poi-tlon of that
time, howevir, wllli her dauKhier, the
wife of the Lord Hich Cnamberlain
of tiie Kills of'Swuleti, (iiistaf "de
Stlo!.', ill StcltlH)lin, before her
.fuhler'H htwsbaiki was wnt to Wash
iiigtoii la settle th' affjUrs attending
the stctaration of Sweden and Norway.
She. was about C ytars old, remark
iH)lo for her lieatity and avcotnpllsh
mriitR. Hh enjoyed the acquaintance
of . niiitty tlisUnsnished persj:)ii;if;es, and
wa:j often sekcn of as tin- met beau
tlru! ilderly lady in. France. "
a,a:e
' ii . -lines
; .1. h:i vb
ii- charge,;
in jail. II
' ' '"il'i''-- n -Jia' his pistj; hs
i!'..l with blank e.u tridt;. Htjis
la' o claims tiial tin- tt.nil.lv between
!iiu iir I I'.i anauii was rans. -d by lira'.
j:: :ui try't. t take bis Heard .n '.-. if..
1 ';nay fn,:n ban.
, I at.!. J. M, Roiijns-an. coroner, vl-1-
en i.iann- id heiore the ( piiaibui w
, "K.I Ui. l and beilK lold by
lars t.ial tae wound in kI
i.i .i., ( apt. . Iloh'.nsoii t.n.k do:i ti.e
!'i l' .w'n Mati-nii'ii' made by IT: ;. -mutn
ui. !-r oath. repar.Uns his tr-jini.- wltli
!i idor.:
J "1 and ,;. an (Gordon ha I be. u to-t'-ier
lor three or four nrrnvhs. Ue
:..i ui.
I. re.
.o. n tiot.kn it-m er
ttiornlnc fr l XtrbHt. oo the
"h t'nivliii MM la u.l road, n,
k.sl a'K.it to tul;e. rortli uf
, vld.n, ru!tl i.i the killing or la
in the Headqua,-ter of the To Be-' !llf '-n line hot-- ani the total
tween F.ftsen and Twenty Men Will d" s,nl''!'"i "f eiit it r.ir.
trobabl. R Pi.m . ! V P,'f;' to the Chat lot! Ubnrr
wi , f, . ",ftoin n.vn!w..n thin report v( the
visoi Change. Are To Become Ef wnvk:
fective January 1. i Whi'e runnlii binary sp.cl 0nj
A :.; 4 in Tae Sentinel . ! tra-K, the tender suddenly cau to
li;.4.;,-e Soii'l.era Kaliwiti hn Mod :md the Car fo!!,.liv ntlml hi.j,
t "Di!1m1m t t,r ilfit-'iiii lu 'he ii l"t coiifuMon. nm.vitiltia
It 11 la'aioea to t uoexen.' No'them to kilidHui; oJ
aiv.si.a i,i t,e nhroihan to him Kt:in.ir ISIhln. ti,.tins that the
ne.i tnaes in li iiitth. lh sup. rinter.U- can erv oM'ttakuiR him anO ouM
destroy eiiKinv. thivw his throttle
niiie tiN't; tore ai from tile tender
t:l ran a short distance lou the
tiack, thereby sarins his locomotive
and his own life aud that of the fire
man. The ears are simply piles of spiln
ter. tVlsted Jroti ami broken Wheel.
FORAKER SIOES
WITH.THE TnOOPS
Ohio Senator Says Nero
Battalion at Brownsville.
Texas. Was Not Guilty.
He A rt. That They Dd Not Cn
mit the Outraget Charged Te Them
Pregident Ha tepretentativ In
Tta$ Now Investigating Thii ont
Rooeveit Standing rtrm in the
Matter.
i ' r-v,',;--,'.
i'.its c ii.
OIX-.1 an 1
U et tec-
."''. ' ins bel.- i; .-uabl.d to make frv
"''" Ut.Nl Uk,i. .,i;, a- tr!M -,ve- h!r leititm. The
!"n,r "r ,w" ar:.T,('Vs:.a f a, lvu ,.rt,t JuU(W.
il. I'U' 'be pnysTian- fai'tsjln 1.
i: petf,:ratv. ti,,
: ( places,
married man. who
'o itiK Ibannuiu. Is
that he tta auder
T: beavlipiarlers f
- M:-Sa'eni ai.d Mo: re
il, It
d'.;': ,
I'. :.i..
A
N
.th
xille
1UV
Win i
'ItlllS ,
tl
.11 .
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":: v.ri
. :- aie
. if 11.-
:.; '
divi
t n
tail. ti w,u-
y the phv-ITf
'.Khl 1'! :t: II
ll..:u;"i Siatitthter. a neipr) wh.. was
IMe er in i ; evllidioKI SiiIhImv .11")
d:AHi to Casper's plao- an 1 or-; lii.,uK!it h. re that nlRhl to un'er the
OIn' Ctate of b.-er to b'' sent tolchai, (I -nre.ni- nii.l.. hi- ..,v..
l .im tb.rd in', houn where we drank ( ft om lie -i ! ;;'k-up M.m.lay after
tin...' or f j.ir bottles. Then'li.-' andni .1 an I j hetealxiiU are ttill uy
ais wife asked me to k over to Mil-jkiiown to tho orllcere. Two othenim
ler's shop aud play car.'.-s with the' know n to the oflic. r. . This U the sc-c-"'''
i '! himiu. We plnyt.i. .ine.,,i:.j tlm- SlaiuhUr hH nwdo bki
tim,' and then started over t.i theraj. frcm th slime teil. uth tlnil
yoliil. The train came nlonr on the' ho leaped ,ut of a window ou the
this vitj. Tilt- M.jiei lute::
foi nii r w 111 be Mr. J M
i inr.y uain master on the T of the car, were loaded wlUt fur
1 i si. ti, ni ilc Mr. 1, W.lni'ure, one with Kt.-n-Ji. one with ttftb
tie si..e: Intel: Jen! of the land one wan IchW! with a Milpmcnt
n. In the hein!.uur-of line Imiw, Tb coiit.'itts of thv
il.M'-i ti t'teeu (Cars are Mrefttl for Keveral Jeards b"
ii.. a will In- etn lsidv the track, throwu then. b the
j force of the collision.
..'- i The car omtalnlaj: the horn U
entirely demolifhis',. Kour of thv aul
iikhIh were killed in taiitly,oue of theln
bavins b.-en thn-wr. throujth Um air
a (llKtauCc of lb) feet.
As wHin a the tit wn of th wrrk
ruw-hed Davidson crowds n people
hurrli-d to the ncene. (irent Ore wvre
Mni-teil from the wreckw and coal
that waK tjjown fnnu one of the cam
Krom the hote car eotttd he heard
tho dusxnn of one. of tiie animal, pin
ned -down beneath the wri-ckaitc. It
took lx or elKht hour l" rea-li the
horse, owing. t the !ebris piled uiwn
that part of the track.
When the animal win finally reach
ed tt wan fotiud Jammed hed dowiv In
a corner of the car, literally wcrtsl
III ULIIUUII I Sail) UUkl)
SIS BUT OF LOCK IIP
W'ASHlUTOX. TJ.C,
'he "ktoi-T l..irt wii
aiutiein. up l(, unions) wit., tnedjucnh side t,f tho municipal biilldiiiK. with .plititerii. heanm and car whevln
U, K.-t on the euKine. John kr;lou j fallinit a disUuce of about 20 h'.-t iThe head 'was twiMtnl to one ttldo and
Two other m trroes went out of the how Hfe retained la hi h a pent-
Hon Is biijond uiiJi-rN-tandlng. Pulley m
hal to be' used lift tho horw; from
pu'-led her down and stopped her.
untie sne was try m to w on the en- nr-k-cu with Klaufinter Monday -af-sn'ne
be nr-d several blank cnrtrid! teriH,n. . but ; iJit-y- were recaptured,
U her. Then I wt hntw.-en them. Il Thikw ;.'li .Chief of Police ThomiiH
mid to we: 'Shoot me.'.Wjth au oath) t Lit SlwiuhWr luude a taw out of a
he continued to " :' 'Shoot nC- rjpockot knife, which ho car.lod In (me
tdld Ulm I d'd not want to huri-bluiatrtHte, .ai d ,awed a bar in two. With
.OqrtiiL
l.'V Speer, Nirra
Ivlr.a CummiiHTK
six
i n
.0"i
n U .
-it.'
j:iia.
N.-t'd By
' Choir Boatt
May Have
Kt lo llbra-
s rf Clirlstuiaa.
Ula luess Ed-
1 ot tiie Story,
r Christmas.
" iittendinR alii
treat. i
(Ily Publisher,' Press I
.M Kit 1 1)1 AN, Miss.. Dee. Quiet
In tnaintained in towns ot -8eHiha and
Wapalak following the outbreak that
renu:",t.-.I from tiie trouble started Sun
day v. h.-:i a conductor on a M. &. O.
trai;: attempit d la cii.-t a ilisturbaiice
tl!,'. Je bv a. ncKl-o. As a n u't. two lie-
itkcs were tnortal.v wuuimi'U.
Twcii'v-five troups- arrived- at Scoo
La today and martial law was put: in
force 1'neiv an.l at Wahiilnk.
A (.-ri ju.-i race war is feared.
The H.-t of (bad now numbers- II-
(lovei nor Vfipltiiiiann ordered the
militia to Hcoobn. after the county of
ficers ignored ih .se sen; to W.ihalak.
I had treated hun like a man. He
started home; left me and hif wife.
She said: 'U't's follow him.' I. stayed
tl i ere until be wus ot:t of sicht. His
wife followed him. Then I went on
and overtook hl wife. He was cursinc
Ho weii't on, his wile following. I
started home. He in.'i. me. He said: '1
have be.. ii home ami got my cartridges
am',- noiv If you want jo .slnxH, shoot.'
I tol.l hlui I did not want to hurt him.
Ik. walked oft' about .twenty stop and
then returned. He walked off again,
then around and .-'hot me. firing four
times. He then ran. I did not shoot
at him a single time." j
Gordon was shot in the left arui
The ball entered near the elbow and
came out in ar the wrist.
the Inner
leading to
he prized the hall
the .window, open..
door,
1ST PI! HALF
lu,. lhMuhra' Presi; 1
I.J . uuon... . - . .
PAULS, Dec 'JC. Madam Anna
tioiild. fotnierly Countess de Caste).
laiM-, was today held liable to pay'
jolnily with Count lioni two claims of J
cn-ilitoM one of Ml e. NnmidofT, wno
v,ld $'Jl.i"' worth of diamonds to
Boni. wlio d.flard Uie jewels ha 1
been given to the former countess.
NHW YOHK, D..-C. LC. J. Plerpout
Morgan joins a scon" of prominent
clerirj men, tinanclers and o-duitorn In
a memorial to Secretary Kon, urglnR
the government to act In the Congo
affair. Financiers ure telling the tor
that -Morga.il V reason Is a desire to
retaliate on King lnxdd, of Belgium,
because the latter gave n' concession
lu the Congo to Thomaa F. Hvati. Mor
gan and licopolj had a split Iwcbuhc
Morgan wold a concef.sloti for a rail
road in China to 'he Chinese gincrn
ment. In revenge opidd gave Ryan
the Cotuxo coius'-isioii. - Morgan In try
ing to even things, they saiy, by get
ting tiie govenimeit to end Leopold's
I rule in Congo.
BRIEFS AND PER80NAL8.
Wins ju-ir'alein's casn
to the Oxford Orjihanage,
itribii'ion
a Christ-
II IKE
SI ID VIRGINIA
i mas pres. nt, auiouiiiwl to f...:". i m
'money was raised by a commit;. .
ifrom the Win ton M.-aouic lodge. This
crdrr li.'M'i- fails In reiuemb. ; th or
piian.-, at Curi.-tnias.
b..r
Press.)
;' .:ii wtveral of
l'"' buiiorrow for
""-Va the
' It) seve't, for .1
Vilit Secretary
' !'- the l)eare.--t
' lnt returns.
!:'f executive in
l; 'hej-e. .secrda
;' the routine,
ring Hie prtr-
V It'XM;.velt
v Yenr'H Ueeeri
Sr On tills ac
1 i stM.ner than
Accident Christmas Morning.
(Special to Tho Svt'n"U
liAI.iatHI. ! -,; The contention
is row mad..' by the Seaboard authorl
:ie. tint tiie aeeidnit in which north
bainl iaseiiiK-r train No s rim
Mill.'
eign
Catholic Mass Meeting,
iliv 1-iihliHherB' Press !
C1.KV1C1.ANI). Ohi".' I-"-''I. C'Vf
olirs lore will bold a mass meetjn
next Sunday uml'T ''i" au..iics of th
riev.-laiiil t'td tioi: ..!' Caaioiics t.
di.-cuss troiibbs of tit- Church
Knave. Addresses will be mn-i
clergy and l.iHy. H-sol'itions
ad i ted and mt.i to 'he pi'' sid
precldellt and (he two Ohio
and tne Frenc'i ambuss. i lor.
lier !l bun. lie. 1 at.'l hi')' tii"'-sa'
oHcs her.'.
freight ens j':l north of Hal
ChnsimaK morning, killing Flag-
Wl.ile.l. ii.ieisrii, -.in...... ' iSolnc
annul Luni i i t iiureu whik j
a' the switch, design. -d to keep
cars" from the freight, yards off j
ia,. iii.aii: linen. Some blame is also!
;;t.irl'.' n. Conductor Ihirkc. of the ;
Postmast. r Reynolds r'portH that
j uo (.-ss tl, oi ... i'-ni-im nae
found in tag packaged nttinielto the
tolK'tco manufacturers here this week.
The w riters of ach lcttr will have
to pay $10 to the government. Mr.
Reynold says the fines on- mail of this
kind, s. nt to this ,flico, will aggre
gate no l"s than $l".ooo.
It. I,. Caildb T, of Hallimore, who
I has been visiting :Jh Hlster. Mns. !. A.
Vaughn, lift this afternoon for Sprav.
:o ms nd a da or two with hi friend.
It. Frank Alebane, Ik -font r.turulng
mar
i.sl.e
"wild
in
b
will be
nt. Ie.c
eiial.'rs
Theie
d Cath-
on
j that
tra.i
iTh"
co a.
Dill.
s-';'.
b I '
the
ground that he
IT.--
failed to
al. bralos
lietore h'
pa.-, -ellg-
ear .'H i)
- eats w
the duty of seeing
.-re set en the freight
i.-H i.lie freight yard.
r ej.gln-. expr. t-s cor,
ciImm' w.'iT smas.li"l. ,
re d. rail. I. i
ojie
'he llelkin
neir annual I ins-u urn
i'" tomorrow I Hotue M
! '-' .1 religion! Ume.
"f the hotiKi.
Will Give Entertainment
The color.-! Mo; avian S'lii
will give t i.-h I'biistm.i.-.
melii oil Salio'iiay night a? . :
chinch. The nMmen-.u-y
will be le ld on Sun lav a:te;t
..'?-.-..- Tills 1 Itl' lit' th- f'
,s. ''.. ,...'. -,t i-hn.ch r :u Lv
1.1,7 "II . ' V .J.. -. - .
... . 'T-l. .. ...-It I'l -It
II t lis M;i'i'. " - "'" "
Saturday, ' a
ay sell.-: 1 1 ii
, i.lei-ain-1 IC
a' :l:'''w
lovef-as-
r,..u at
f no'
Woman Burned To Death.
Olv publishers' Press.)
MlUWAl'KKK. Wis. !). 3.-Pi
,i, ,., o ep the cb'Mreii from tear:;-
u a- Ho ania v .aus .nw
a .
.S'l.
,.b.
alow
d
lo ..
I l .
ill
I lie
prety young woman
Kris Krinkle. was hurt.'-i
night 1 1 . r long red co..'
, ,-.t:i.u bails ignited and
,r was thrown "ix-ii f""
Sat. i a in- room i
.1. S. M.iyn.T, who.se he;i.liiiilterti
an- nt.w In Miriam, was In the city
:!ay. He will go to Norfolk In a fw
la;, s on a busines trip for bin firm,
he Turn-r-U Lite Colli i. Co., .rf North
Wilkes, MUO.
'In' me-miiy, which has h-en as
low as 11.' during the present cold
M.ap, w.-.s iiji to this afternoon ut
Z o'cL-x-k.
Mr. and Mrs. Johu FeraliM-, of Tex
ii s, are -he guests f Mr,. Ferabn-'a
faih.-r, Mr .T. S ijoyd. on K.iM Fourth
Til- annua: (b-b-tmas week iv-.-.;st
will Is' held at Calvary ch-ircb
r. i rlouy atiirinif a' I oclmk.
--i;im Sins-' Moravian Stinduy
.!.. 1 wi'i give tlietr Curistnias eiu-r-I
'liiiuent toniglit.
tho wrwclc.
Tbo homes were being sWpped fixui
Roanoke, by Mr. C. P. Heavener, of
Ivllicolnton. They were all flu OiilmaU
biliig been espt-ciriUy tHflectd fir
ttn'ir speed ami gHxr blooil. 0u of
those killed had a record of 2:I1U.
Mr.' Heavener wiu lu Hie cahooe
at the time of the wreck and told the
Observer eorrespondeut that be and
the other occupant wire thrown back
and forth the entire length of thn car
several times beforo the train Anally
came to a stop.
The cnuse of tin- wreck seem to be
In doubt. The trainmen nay It result
ed from the brake beam ou tho tender
breaking and dropping to tho track,
tearing up the rail an It dragged over
them. The iiMidbed oil this
tieeUon of Ihe line Is lu bad
condition nmi' verv rough.
BuuervtHor .Mnrdork arrlvwf on the
tveeiie of the wreck and laid a track
along ihe. ast sld't In ordi r that traf
fic might not be delnjtil while the
cbtiring of the main lino piogr. ss. d.
It Is said that it will require two or
three days to p move the wn-ckagc,
so badly are the 'ii-tt broken up.
A Winston parly arriving lure yes
terday afternoon from Charlotte re
ported that the injured Ihtmh bad not
been killed hi 2 o'clock vesierdn;- after
noon, the railroad authorities refiihlng
t end the siilTeriugs of animals mil 11
thtir adjusters had arrived ou Uie
scene.. The Seiitlne'H infonnaiit wild
It was pliable lo see the animals lying
there with broken eg mul ufferlng
and that wvirnl parlbs. had (o(Tei-i-d
to kill the hoimst. but the otllclaln
would not penult It
In conversation with a Sent iii' iikii,
a railroad nian said tfte wnk wtis
duo to the same cans.' that niost of
these freight, w r ks an-, vir , that the
coal cars, heavily lojubil. are too
heavy for these biunch llti.-s of the
Su(hni, the ioadtwil In many places
being in v.-rv bud shape.
(Ily publisher' mM.)
th lt.-sldjht
'ntctidt jo is .illy to talk aboot, ad
on must excuse uie fixm dlmin-wni:
It." declare J Kvuiitor Fornker. of Chlv,
when askod hln opinion f Roosewll'ii
rp,.r!el diclaralkiu that be wjuij. dis
regard any !a. c.xiitr miKbt pvm
-(lUi'tatlirK the negro troop Bnttl tb,
Sii reme Court haft au opiswlunlty
il puling on It.
Ii Is ald that Senator Foraker con
erred with the C.mniilutloiial U-cua,
he iirganiiatioU coniit-etiog iudipend
mit In vest Ignt Ion of the negro troofwi
natter ar.l which arrived at an op
potlle coneliiKloU fMlll lYetddellt R.K
wvelt ard Se-o-l)r Taft. wm la
Ni w York.
Th" S.mator expects to pea, hi
t!Miy vacation collecting evidence
upportiug b) cortentlou that tlm m
tro Ikjo did not participate In the
tire wn lilt riot
A.vilNtunt Attorney Oeneia) Punly
' In Texas as the president's1 personal
reprosentatlve worklug up that aid
ot tbu case
DANVILLE CASK
i DISMISSED
DANVIU.K. Va.. Dec, Si. The Nol
Anderson Manufacturing Company,
.o Piiyetilx Lumb-r Coinpany, F. I
A'alkcr, doing tulti. nx K. L Wa
tr & Cimipapy, and tho Ikutbat-H4dtlt
'"ompanj, nvtt of tu In i-geot (VrtiW In
b city, whloh. deal In coal and wef,
vnre arinism j In tho Mnywr'a Cogrt
vere Friday on IndletuwtUa recently
'rawn by the grand jury, and aftw
uH a length)' trial, srr oeirultUHJo
Tbo chaiTje nsalimt tbehi im a on
spliaoy to control the vml of fuel In.
th.. city In resiralnt of trade, and tbn
case has bto-n known throughout tha
"3' ati a the Iliuivllle, Coal and W'ort.1
Trust. Thu rji fur their acquit
'al, Bi;coni:iu to lh oluh iA Ma)'
r Harry Wooding, who deHdel tho
"use, wa that livHiifflclivnt evidotica
was brought lo show that any agrew
flHti,;oft-ne,t shrd Ir drdbllu aran
tnent among any of the partleM con
liec'ed with th xmbltie wan mad 1u
restraint of ttale.
CHURCH 111 STOKESBURG
DESTROYED Br FIRE
The Me-lhodM KpiM-opal church.
South, at Ktokwdjutg. mar Walnut
Cove, was d"llo;ei by fite Monday
"venli g The building waut a frauw
sinicturr. nud cm H.wo or mori'.
It apii.iirs thali tint interior of tins
h'ni r of woishlp had b en atljartlwly
deer -rated by the Ruu Jav hciooI for
the CbrlKtmas etiU-MiilniiM-lit, to bft
bn-u given that night. Fire whm left
lu the stove and the rtim-li doors ljck
ed when Hie commit tee . ft for tboir
resparUvn hollies for bi.pMr.
A defeetive due ;is responsible for
the dfrurtion of ttur. building. The
fire KUirte I lu the roof and typread fj
Idly.
SMITH-GERKER
New Advertisements.
R.rtM t,b lo r A Itn - SHials for
toim.tfow; lively M-llllig (n-iiloted.
I. H. Reld -AutKMir.cta big slaunh
ter Hale for the - piirpotu of reducing
stork, pri paiator) to reinHeliliig his
tore.
While star Co S'ipK'r menu
(Jaii Co. The Humphr. y oval h'-al-
er an 1 g..s niote and Its advautages
r.vi r th" ordinary gas stove
W.itkllis' IWok Ktore--Or(l.r tow
that new i. .!g"T or day buok ou W'llJ
n--d .lai.'riry I,
" ' ' Ann-Hinceiiient ;m made tt-r-la)
The nmnkige of Mr W lb-y F. Kmlti; jof Hie marriage of Mr Juulus V.'.
and Mirs Atiulo (ii-nn-r'siui happil) Flei.-ber and Miss Nancy N. Kani.
celebrated last evening ut the horn. ! welch tu, ipiie'ly i-elehra'-f LaMt
of the brldo in Fain lew itev . C. H j W. due triy ev.nlt g at Centenary M.
Weuhold, pastor of Fairvi.w Mora V. parvmage, In M F Chrelitrrg
viau rhur.ii. officiated. Only a' f-w lofiiclatliig Mr mid Mrs HetclM r,
reluHvs and frivbtl w-.tnesa.sl thelwh., . ,,.;ar j-.niiig is-.nle. tW.-
id 1,1 f .re ;liiir . -tiding to kii it i
to l '
lei' !':' Mil-ci'Vs: ,!l
.i.iv lau chliri h -:ni '-
t
hns,
the ;
Hgtl
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Wm leti.
,f Ch.il.el H
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aio'
1".
Ti-at:.
'rains are sti. J
. one due hele a
moon was mark'"!
. ... from f'liarlo'te.
Cotton Harvest In Asia.
(Ily Publishers' lTe-,M
sr piMMitsm iti;. Dec. it.
..a I..11'."--'. ill Cc: ffa! A.la is
-1 . . J-J ;;. 1 ills'.'. :d of tWe;e
'.:. . r.i.' . .. 1- t ii" :a'. oi.tput
w .,; be -.-. I.i. en ho.Kind.
. ads w ill have t ) prepare :
i "i1....- to har.J'e 'he pi'Hiiin
- Cot-
xcef
tiiou-e
the.ro
The rail-IK'.-la!
f.r-
ni.Klals. ',.'
Mr. Smith is manager of toe huuoer
manufacturing plant of Miller Hr-rt.
Co Ji.- Is a splendid Imstne n,an
ami a clever gentl-iesu. The hilde b,
a popular voting tady, uumlx-rlng hr
I fil-nds bv the ire. I
Mr. and Mrs. Smith will n side In a'
handsome brick lesidem-e In Fair lew!
lereii!!- purchased by the groom
ixs.'iet tin';. cii; iiu.i ;. .
M.
fti.ial
Stto:!:
(lav
ar,i Mrt. W. F Smith went b)
llali Mi i fifo-i-ixioi) to visit Mr
's bi .'her Tl)e si'i r-tiini IV.-
Mayor f-ilon h ul (iit- a huge
docket lor this alterrnxsi Ttwle were
'cveia! r..s foi ".c rajK.," (!rni.k"n
ti'S. etc
IOST A g.sl Is-n.l tieckhue, Iw
twten Cs!;i,- aveiine aul h-v plant
lu Salem.. Hew, nd for i.-tnn to Sen-,
litl'd ofh e
I, OS
si
T Oo 'I
btar-eb-t n lbertf
I't Ite'ni office
"cotnpany th.- Cl.-n i
i 1 the Ci'