9tKU^BBSSBSSSSSSSSSS^^BSSSSS"SSSSSSSSSSSSSiS5S^^BBSSSSSSSSBS^fBtKKIKK//ll^/l^^/KII^KI^K^^^^^ _YADKIN VILLE, YADKIN CPU C. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14, 1909. NO. 7 Four Democrats Vote for Bill and One Republican Against It—Deep Interest Taken In Final Vote and Republicans Make Joyous Demonstration Over Result ■i^er three weeks of consideration the Payne tariff bill was passed by the House of Representatives Friday night by a vote of 217 to 161. One Republican, Austin, of Tennessee, voted against the measure, and four Democrats, all from Louisiana, Messrs. Broussard, Estopinal, Pujo and WickblTe voted for it. bill with instructions was signally defeated. The day was filled with excitement from the moment the session began at noon until the last minute. The members were keyed up to the high est pitch and a practically full mem bership remained on duty through out. The final vote demonstrated the capacity of the Republican organiza tion to get together. The general public was greatly in terested in the proceedings and the galleries were packed. Both the diplomatic and executive reservations likewise were fully occupied, one of the conspicuous observers being Mrs. Taft, wife of the President. M hen the bill actually was passed the Republican -’"cheered lustily, some dancing up and down the aisles and patting their fellow members 6ft the back, After adopting a resold tion that until further ordered, ses sions shall be held only on Mondays and Thursdays„the House at 8:20 p. m adjourned. At the suggestion of Chairman Payne, the notion cf the House in fix ing a rate of one per cent ad valorem on crude petroleum and its product* Was .by mununbus consent reconsW ered and the articles placedonlhe free list. , ion The committee amendments -in creasing the Payne rate on barley from 15 to 24 cents a bushel as well as the duty on barley malt from 25 t'C 40 cents a bushel were adopted. •One minute before 3 o’clock an amendment was adopted giving far* tners the right to sell their tobacct in the manufactured state without Paying the tax. ^ All efforts to change the tariff on lumber from the existing Schedule bi the Dingley bill failed. t Hides are On the free list also, hav ing run the gauntlet of opposition. The bill now goes to the Senate whose committee has its amended form ready to report and the senior body will immediately proceed to its consideration. OUTRAGEOUS SEIZURE OF JUDGE’S EFFECTS ■n-iuinuu, via., opeciai.—a special Hieing of the Atlanta Bar Associa tion has been called to make what reparation it can for the invasion and dismantling of the home of United States Circuit Judge W. B. Shep pard under a writ of attachment. Lawyers ns well as citizens declare the afF air was an outrage, A month or more ago the jurist’s secretary was driving Judge Shep pard home, when the car hit a ne „gro. The judge claims lie was not negligent but agreed to pay the in jured man’s bill and give bin* $50. The attorneys for the negro refused to accept this sum and said they would sue. Instead of filing an ordinary suit, they waited until late Thursday even ing and swore out a writ of attach ment. One of the atomeys, accom panied by a constable and a force of negroes, went to the judge’s home anct round Mrs. Sheppard alette with her children, orie of them A baby of only six months. At once they began to seize everything in sight and load ed it on drays. They took all the furniture except tbe beds, 1 lie cloth ing of all the members of the fam ily, the trunks and even the toys of the little ones. All he time, Mrs. Sheppard was pleading with the men to wait until her husband returned, but they re fused to listen and slit says they were both rough and insolent." Next Mrs Sheppard telephoned to the lawyer of the negro, but as soon as she ex plained who she was, she says lie ab ruptly hung up the receiver, saying he talked business with meil'OnlV. Judge Sheppard was in court Fri day afternoon and openly and bitter ly denounced the treatment he had received as not only outrageous, but as an attack upon the dignity of the United States Court.. GOVERNMENT INJURING BUSINESS AFFAIRS ine following from Charles W. Brown, publisher of Iloosick Falls, N. Y., Democrat, is in line with the sentiment expressed a few weeks ago by The Enterprise and shows that thoso publishers who also run joh plants are beginning to sit np and take notice: Is tlie feet that the government of the United States is spending th'o money of the people (among them punters and publishers) for the pur pose of diverting business from the printers of the country a demonstra tion of the kind of ”squar deal” the country is going to get under the Taft administration? I am loath to believe it. But recent events have inspired a deep distrust that only a complete ob literation of the policy and methods of the pest office department will re place with reassurance. If the United Stutes government can with consistency take away from the printer the printing of ohvelopea wi the plea that it can do the work cheaper because the printing is dono simultaneously with the stamping, !sn't it just as consistent to print advertisements on postal cards for the same reason ? Carry this principle out to a legitimate conclu sion and you will find that every bus iness in the country would eventually be attacked. But the government is not printing envelopes or anything else at a profit. The Dayton envelope plant is not only taking from the printer busi ness that belongs to him. but is tax ing him to help pay for the loss es in curred in running this postal'iniquity. A littlo figuring will prove this statement to be absolutely true. The government gets 50 cents a thousand for doing this nasty little trick, and it costs it about 70 cents per thou sand to solicit orders for, print and cicbver fheso envelopes, j But whether the government makes I a piofB cr not is not the question. I Shall the government be allowed to enter into competition with the business of the country from which it derives the revenues which enable it to livef Shall we be compelled to contribute to a fund that is to bo squandered In an endeavor to cripple us in busi ness ? It's time our congressmen heard from us.—South Hill, Ya., Enter prise. JURY COULD NOT AGREE IN THE BOUVY MURDER CASE nanquemine, i.a., Special.—At 7 9 clock Friday night the jury in tho case cf the State against Fabrian F. Bouvy,- charged with the murder of Prof. Fred Van Ingen, reported that it was hopelessly disagreed, and was therefore discharged by Judge Schwing. The killing of Van Ingen occurred on October 3 of last year, while he wag seated by his bride of a few tours in the chair coach of a Texas * Pacific train, en route to New Orleans. Bouvy's attorneys attempt ed to show that he was decidedly at tached to Miss Rhorer and that he smarted under the knowledge of a great wrong which they attempted to prove Van Ingen had done Miss xinorer before his marring tn Vw> STANDARD OIL LITIGATION IS CONCLUDED ot. Lcuis, bpacra.l.—The Standard Oil lawyers more than made good their promise to the court to complete their arguments Friday in defense of the government’s suit to have the coropration dissolved as a Sehrman law vie lit or. John G. Johnson, of Philadelphia, completed his address, following Mr. Rosenthal, 30 minutes before j^ie usual time for adjourn ment. The court asked Mr. Kellogg, the government -g attorney, if he wished to tfikp advantago of the half hour which to commence his replying prgnmfint, but the Federal lawyer* said he would rather begin his ad dress in the morning, promising to brush by the usual closing time. That will end the hearing. The court will take the case under advisement but it is not expected that decision will be announced before next fall. Nintey-five per cent of the govern ment’s evidence was incompetent and 1 judged by the A B C’s of the rules pr evidence would be thrown out, Mr. Rosenthal declared. John G. Johnson, of Philadelphia, followed with the including argu ment tov the defend, discussing both the law and tbe facta, * 7 VIOLENT MANIAC SHOOTS UP SQUARE. THEN SUICIDES Aurora, 111,, Spsoiah—John Antler* f°a> * plumber, beooming violently lnaane, Thursday armed himself with two pistols, a "Shotgun and three bombs and killed Mrs. John McViek er, narrowiy missed slaying her hus band, wounded Mrs. John Belford, and then committed suicide, blowing his head off with a shotgun. He start out to kill th£ inhabitants of an entire square in which he said malie ions gossip concerning him had been circulated. Anderson’s mind had been affseted for some time and when he appeared with his armament of bomba and revolvers, lie terriorized the entire square to which he had an nounced his intention of laying waste, the bombs, he had strapped to his -dj" That his ‘already weakened nnnd had completely given way was THE NEWS IN BRIEF ... ■ -g~~ - Items of Interest Gathered By Wire and Cable GLEANINGS FROM DAY TO DAY ,, - -a.. . Lite Items Covering Events of More or Less Interest at Home and Abroad. Midland, Texas, had a $300,000 fire Thursday. Representative Hillburn introduced ft bill ill the Florida Legislature Tliul'&dajF iU favbr of a constitutional scientific and mechankal purposes. Madame Modjeska, the famous Polish actress, died in Los Angles, Cal., Thursday, at. the age of 65 years, cf Bright’s disease. The body will nt a later period be taken to Cra cow, Poland, for interment. Fled Bell, only six yeftrS old, kill ed Ethel Thomas, three years old, tit Union, S. C., Thursday ..and tried fo hide away the body. Fted iA in prison charged with murder. Ivate b’Dwyer, a “bad angel,’’ broke the iron shackles from her and sawed herself out of chain gang pris on at Athens, Ga., last Sunday night. Charles N. Haskell, governor of Oklahoma is standing trial charged with fraudulent connection with the Muscogee town lot affair. The Chesapeake and Ohio,, canal was opened for navigation Friday. Crazy Snake is not captured yet, And the pursuit 18 tb be continued. The Attorney General of Kansas has handed down the opinion that in that State a married woman may or may not take the name of her hus band and that he may even take her nami, The Arkansas State Senate Tues day passed a bill placing a heavy penalty on persons drinking intoxi cants on trains in the State or on station platforms. This will probab ly affect buffet cark, although in tended only to stop rowdyism. Indalecio Alarcon, of Chicago, on last Sunday stabbed himself 12 times about his heart, cut bis throat, took carbolic acid and threw himself. Olit. of a third story window,^ but lives to say that he does riot knb\V how to account for his condition, Daniel W. Johnson, ' Attempted to blackmail his iSumn^ school teacher, Asa G. Chandler, in Atlanta, Ga., recently, but wras quickly caught. Trashy novel read ing, lie says, caused .him to do it. A cruiser of the Pacific Squadron picked up 40 passengers of the wrecked steamer Indiana in the Pa cific Monday. Pope S. Hill, a lawyer of Macon, Ga., Monday was found murdered in a lumber office as the third victim slain in litigation over the Dodge timber lands ir^, Georgia, Washington Notes. Diplomatic relations have been strained between the United States and Nicaragua and a cricis is expect, ed. Representative Murdock of Kansas has introduced a bill in Congress to roquire amounts of money distributed or leaned to the 26 states under the Andrew Jackson administration to be refunded to the national treasury, It is opening many eyes. Judge Richard E. Sloan has beon selected for Governor of Arizona and all tho leading teritorial officials will be changed. The motion to put lumber on the free Lst was voted down Tuesday by WO* to 176, more than 30 Democrats voting for protection, osnoj£ oip Basted ]{iq au^ aq; su uoos se apuag aq; oj ;i qj;od9.x oj ^peaa aq pue jjiq gua;' 9;n;i.)squs 9tU o; saqono; J8iuqgjufl aq; gin;;nd st aa^tmraoa t.qaup|y aopuag 'I3A0|3 pure eSuppop uo sapnp a9q3tq ;suieSu ;s9;oia o; tiamoAt isuutdsut saw saio^s ;tiaca;.iBd "®P 9lD TO saxipap su£b<j apf •pansit aq oj at Bspvq -uaaifi pue sajtoppiaa ppS pus jaA^ts ‘sapu jo sauei avou ipapua uy * Senators Raynor, Bacon and Dan iel attacked the Republican policy and forced Senator Aldrich to allow Democrats at the hearings of the Senate Finance Committee Ott the Tariff bill on Tuesday. The Senate adopted a resolution limiting the legislation at the extra session to the Tariff bill and the Census bill. A combination of- Democrats and Republican insurgents ih the House defeated Speaker Cannon and Chair man Payne on the 25 per cent duty on crude petroleum and fixed the duty at 1 per oent, Tho House took off all tariff taxes on ten and coffee Wedaeiday. to reign Affair*. Ex-Preeldent Roosevelt arrived At Naples, Italy, on Wedneeday and spent eeveral hour*. He there left the Hamburg and went aboard the Admiral, which will carry him to Mombasia. The Krupps Works, Germany, are making a gun especially to fight air ships, as the airship when completed seems to be the worst of all battle fighters. . / xne damage to roop?, eninmeys, plate glass, etc., will probably- reach $50,000 in Detroit and Michigan. The wind velocity reached seventy miles an hour. Chicago, Special-^-Reports of Tiles* day night’s storm damage received here are that ten persons ate known; td have been killed in Mississippi and at least fifteen w&rfe injured. At the Terrell plantation, east of West Point, Miss., a number of ne groes were killed. At Wabash, Ind., Mrs. James A. Hayes and four children were pinned down beneath the wreckage of their home, which caught fire. The mother was badly burned, being rescued, and will die. The children were seriously hurt. The high wind was followed by a cloudburst. Many bridges were washed away. A dozen houses were demolished in Wabash. The dttmagt Will reach Several thousand dollars. At Peru, Ir.d., four factories and several school buildings, many small structures, were wrecked by the wind. Pittsburg, Pa., Special.—Weather Bureau officials report the highest wind velocity in the United States at Pittsburg Wednesday when the max imum recorded was sixty-eight miles an Bo nr. W irr s were blown down in every direction and for a time there wbb not a wire out of the city. An airship owned by the Eagle Aero plane Company was about ready for flight. When the wind struck the tent it was kept iti and blew both the tent and he airship away, demolish* ing both. In New Ycidc City wires were blown dowtt acd Snapped off, otic seguing in rc^f^Cwith J1 barrel of roosswR!*HPes LETTER^ Says Splendid Work is Being Done Messina ar.d llejqio With the Lum ber Sent From the United States— Pays Tribute to Those in Charge. Rome, By Cable.—Just before his departure Wednesday evening on the steamer Admiral for Mombassa, ex President Koosevlt wrote the folloiv irig message to the American people: “Before leaving Messina I desire to say that I :un sure the American People doTiot realize the splendid work that is bring done at Messina and Reggio wiih the lumber sent from tbo United States. I have visit ed the American camp and seen 250 houses already completed, and ar rangements have been perfected for the rapid construction of 1,250 more. The whole work, which is under the general direction of Ambassador Griscom, has been organized and per fected by Lieutenant Commander Belknap, with. the assistance of Lieu tenant Buchanan, Ensign Wilcox and Spofford, Dr. Dcnelson, Paymaster Rogers, 40 enlisted men of our navy and a number of stalwart American carpenters. In addition there is a fine group of Americans, such as J. Elliott, Winthrop Chandler, J. Bush and B. Hale, who are giving their time and energies to help the philan thropic work. ”1 wish to say I consider that the American people are deeply indebted to each ..aud every one cf these men. I cannot exaggerate tho pleasure it pave me to see the c fibers and en listed men of our navy adapting themselves to grange and unexpect ed circumstances and successfully. perfontfiNg^Shibility and thor ough good will this most difficult task. Our nation can well be proud of them,” Butlerif pe Convicted. Greensboro/ N. !C., Special.—The Superior Court Tuesday afternoon re turned a verdict o£ guilty in the case charging Marion Butler and his brother, Lester F. Butler, with crim inal libel in publishing in The Ral eigh Caucasian articles reflecting on the personal Official integrity of ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams during his term of office as Chief justice of the Gbpetaw cud Chickasaw Citizen ship Cpurt, ip the Indian Territory, yudge Long flj|g4 Marion Butler $500 half the costs and Lester Butler 0200 "and fcaifjba costs. . 10,020 Witten the Dedication. Birmingham, Ait,, Special.—There ft Ifififit 10,000 visitor* in the city Tuesday to -witness the dedica ilen ct the new oity terminal station which Cost approximately $2,000,000. The station occupies two entire city blocks and has a eubway permitting street cars to go through. President J. H. Harahai of the Illinois Cen tral, and Presi :ent J. F. Hanson, of the Central of Georgia, were the prin cipal speakers-. ■ NO TRACE OF YEGGMEN Hebing Safe Cracket Succeeds in Binding Buncombe Officers—Trick ed to the Madison County Line Asheville, N. C., Special.—The ef forts of deputy sheriffs and a possa of citizens Monday night to capture Garner Moore, alias “Tennessee Dutch,” the yeggman pamer of Bar ttm, who was captured near Ashe* viile Monday evening, proved futile. The yeggman who escaped from Greenville, S. C., Sunday night, were heading for Knoxville, when in ter cepted and Barton caught. Moore, after taking Officer Roger’s pistol, escaped and while officers followed almost tb the Madison county line, no 'triffe tff fhe man could be found. Sheriff Hunter said that he had sent telephone and telegraph messages all along the line and that he hoped that the man would be taken. Barton is in jail here. He was se verely injured in his fight with Of ficer Regers and several boys and young men who aided the officer, Barton lias two had scalp wounds made by rocks and also a serious in jury fb the back. When Barton was overpowered he had a bottle of nitro glycerin" and somehow managed to get the bottle out of his pocket and raised his arm in an effort to dash it to the ground, at the time saying that he would kill himself and the crowd. Before the bottle could be luuled to the ground, however, the desperate man’s arm was caught, and tlie bot tle Wrenched loose. It was then thrown into the river, GIVES STANDARD’S SIDE. John G. Milburn Reviews the Early History of the Standard Oil Cor poration From the Viewpoint of the Defense—Claims I hat the Cor poration Hrs Dene Much Foi American Industries. St. Louis, Mo., Special.—John G. Milbifrn, of New York, (be Standard Oil Company’s chief counsel of re cord, lale Tuesday began the presen tation of the defendant’s sidv of the case ill the government’s suit to dis solve the Standard Oil Company, of for alleged violations of HHL cu„ (w,. * Although Mr. Milburn addressed the court only 40 minutes, he found time in that brief period to tell much of the early history of the Standard Oil corporation from the viewpoint of the defense. The two principal points made up to the closing hour by Mr. Milburn were that the corporation' had done much for American industries and that the oil business of tho early days was of a nondescript type. “Wherever,” said he, “the foot of civilized man had trod; wherever the hoof of the camel had made its im print upon the sands of the desert, or wherever an artificial light is burned, and wherever flies the flag of any nation, there will be found the prod uct of Standard Oil, the product of America and Americans.” The Federal attorney, Mr. Kellogg, concluded his opening address for the government shortly after noon, and then C. B, Morrison, formerly United States atornoy in Chicago and now Mr, Kellogg’s chief associate, finished the government’s opening argument by a discussion of the al leged unfair competition, scoring the Standard Oil Company for its al leged secret gathering of reports, showing the business of competitors, and charging it further with main taining a secret spy system, Many Errt in Tornado. Mar.cn, 111., Special.—Many per sons were hurt and considerable property was damaged by a tornado which struck this city and vicinity Tueday. The storm came from the Southwest and was preceded and fol lowed by heavy rain*. The tnonetarv loss is $150,000. The Marion State and Trust Bank and a number of offices were parlly blown down. '-Lee’s Farewell. Angus’a, Ga., Special.—The Beech Island Farmers’ Club Sunday gave over to Dr. T. R. Oefel, of Augusta, for safety derrs't purposes, the orig inal draft of Lee’s farewell to his soldiers at Appomattox. The address has been photographed and will be carefully protected. The club has possessed the address for some time. President Taft and Ppstamster Hitchcock were guests of the club in' January, and inspected the document, i The club is an organization just acroa* the river from * Augusta in South"Carolina. „ FwWWtea Uw ii Valid, Montgomery, Ala,, Special,—The Supremo Court haa declared the State prohibition law valid, all the judges concurring in the opinion. This is the second time the court has upheld the State-wide act of the past Legislature. It was attacked on sev eral constitutional grounds. The Ala bama . State-wide prohibition law went into effect January 1. It is un derstood now that the law officers will enforce the act; „ NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS Occurrences jf Interest Glenned Prom All Sectious cf the Btjsj Tm Heel State not inougnt a Loan. Raleigh, Special.—Considerable in terest is being manifested in official circles here in the bill recently in troduced in Congress to require the States that participated in 1836 in the distribution of the surplus in the United States Treasury during Jack son’s administration to repay these loans to the government. It seems that North Carolina received about $1,500,000, and that it was variously invested in banks, railroads and other Stocks, and the whole thing swept away as a result of the Civil War and subsequent corrupt Recon struction administrations. A small part of the money was spent in dig ging the “Club Foot” Canal, con necting East Carolina sounds. The State has absolutely nothing to show for the loan, which it has never con sidered in the light of being a fund that would have to be repaid to the National Treasury. The old C'ape Fear Bank and the Wilmington and Weldon Railroads were among the enterprises that received some of this fund in the way of stocks purchased by the State. The bank collapsed and the railroad stocks were exchang ed by the State for State bonds in reducing the State indebtedness. Killed by Falling Timber. Wilmington, Special.—E. M. Gregg, a well known merchandise broker, while talking to a friend on the street here Monday morning was caught un der a collapsing pile of brick and building material on the site of the new Woo Ivin building, near Third and Princess streets, and instantly killed. The accident occurred as 7» r. Gregg was on his way down to bus iness and stepped for a talk with Mr. John Hand at the Woolvin build ing. Mr. Gregg was standing with his back to the pile of debris when, for some unknown reason, it gave way and came crashing down. Mr. Hand jerked his associate to one side but was too late. A heavy window frame on top of the brick struck Mr. Gregg on the back of the head, kill ing him instantly. Mr. Gregg Avas about 65 years old and belongs to a leading South Carolina family. He leaves a Avife and one little daughter. Charlotte Invites Governors. central on the twentieth of May in celebra tion of the 134th anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declara tion of Independence, has invited the Governors of the Thirteen Original States to come to Charlotte for the three days’ festivities. Governor Eben S. Draper has accepted. The people of Charlotte are preparing to giA'e Mr. Taft the greatest reception ever accorded a President of the United States in a Southern city. Local officials of both the Southern and Seaboard railroads ba\Ta given the assurance that ample train ac commodations will be provided and that reduced rates will be enforced. Big Month’s Work at Spencer. Spencer, Special.—The Spencer shops of the Southern Railway turn ed out during the month of March 58 locomotives for service on the five divisions running into Spencer, which is said to be the largest month’s work in the history of the shop. Of the G8 engines leaving the shops 36 were In for heavy repairs, costing in some Instances $2,000 each. The force of employes at Spencer has been great ly increased and it is said every man worthy of work is being employed. In the boiler department the force is the largest in the history of the Spen cer shops. The monthly pay roll at Spencer is said to be $150,000. Work on Hew Electric Line. Burlington, Special.—The work of grading the line for the Burgraham Interurban Company, which will con nect BuiL'ngton, Graham and Haw River, and convert them, virtually, into a triple city of from 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants, is progressing nicely. Farmer Kills Self. Fairment, Special.—C. A. Ammons, who lived near Fairmont, near Frank Faulk’s, committed suicide Friday night at a barn near his home by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. His body was found Sat urday morning. It was evident that flip deceased had placed the muzzle of tbp gun against hie* chip and pull ed tjie trigger with his tpes*. Thu load entered under his chin and camp put pn the left Side pf his head, t£ar? lag his left ear oft" rufitirei Itoeaptursd, Raleigh. Special.—Deputy Bherift John Wilkin* brought from Cleve land county Mondays two escaped convict* to be recommitted to the penitentiary, They are Will Limriek, a white man, who wa* serving one year for larceny, and was recaptured on a stolen horse and will, therefore, have to serve fifteen months’ addi tional time, and Charles Williams, colored, who will resume a ten years’ sentence for burglary. Thrown Under Moving Train. Greenville, Special. — George Cherry, the 12-year-old son of Mr. G. E. Cherry, came near being killed by an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train here Tuesday afternoon. The boy went to the station to mail a letter, and being late the train had begun moving before he reached there. He ran up to put the leti'ci in the mail car and taking hold of the car was jerked down and thrown un der it. He was thrown far enough under the car to miss the track and thus the wheels did not run over him. As soon as he fell tho boy grabbed an iron rod underneath the car and was dragged on the cross ties until,the train could be stopped, which was done as quickly as pos sible. One leg was broken and the bov was also badly cut and bruised about tho head and body. Catching the iron rod is all that saved his lifo. McKay Must Hang. Raleigh, Special.—Friday, May 21, lias been fixed by Governor Kifcliin for the execution of Junius McKay, at. Lumbcrtcn, Robcscn county, foi the murder rf Alex McKay. The conviction was at the November term of Robeson court, 1908, and the mur der was during the previous Febru ary. The body of Alex McKay was found in a side street of Rowland, thrown into a hoi', and Junius Mc Kay had during that same evening repeatedly threatened to kill him a? a “liquor spy.” Justice Brown in writing the opinion of the Supreme Comt affirming the conviction in con sequence of which the hanging day is set, declared that there was the strongest sort of--evidence of mur der in the first degree, and that the finding of the jury and the courses pursued by the trial judge were reg ular and correct in every way. Locomotive on Fire. Fayetteville, Special.—The citizen? of Raeford were startled Tuesday by seeing an engine on the Aberdeen and Rockfish railway rush through that growing town at a rate of fifty miles **n hour, with a great sheet of (lame issuing from its tender. The wood in the tender caught fire and the, en gineer and fireman were unable to Vxtingush it. They cut the engine train, ami -- [it some little disance up the road.' j Before the engine could be brought ! to a standstill the fire became so hot that both engineer and fireman had to jump to keep from being roasted alive. The engine, left to itself, rushed madly onward, and did not .stop until it had cleared Raeford some little distance. Rocky Mount Postoffice. Rocky Mount, Special.—For the fiscal rear closing March 31, the postctfice in this city lias showed a net gain in receipts over the same time last year of $890, according to a report just sent in to the depart ment r.t Washington. For the year just brought to a close the receipts were $18,39G.SG, but including • the money orders receipts which' Las I about doubled over the same time of ’07 and ‘08. Whiskey orders bavo played their part in the large in crease in the receipts in the money order department. Wftdosboro Station Next. Wedesboro, Special.—Mayor Brock has received a letter from President Garrett of the Seaboard Railway etatirg that work will begin cn Wadesboro’s new passenger depot in about three weeks’ time. Wadesboro has waited patiently since July, 19Q7, for this action. Receipts From Insurance Department, Raleigh, Special.—State Ccmmis. sicner cf Insurance Young paid into the State Treasury Tuesday $14,198,. 10 receipts of the department for Mareb. The fiscal year runs from April and the total collections were $234,482.63, a gain of $10,0000 over -» previous years. New Staff For Penitentiary. Raleigh, Special.—The new board of directors cf the State prison Wednesday in compliance with a sug gestion from Governor Kitehin, elect ed J. J. Langhlingbouse, of Pitt county, superintendent, to succeed J. S. Mann; T. W. Fenner, of Halifax, clerk, to succeed T. M. Arrington; T. P. Sates, of Raleigh, warden to succeed Capt. J. M. Fleming; Dr. I, G. Riddick, of Youngsville, physician to succeed Dr. J. R, Roger*. Both pf the new and old boards were iq session Wednesday for a forma] tntnsjffl? -pf thp pffnirs (>f the prison, iftw Ctturl Opens. Salisbury, Special—With Justice B. B. Miller on the bench, end Kerv Craig representing the State, Rowan county's new court, established by the last Legislature, opened here Monday. The opening of the court attracted a large crowd, including the members cf the Salisbury bar, Five cases were disposed with by Judge Miller in the first session of the court,

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