Vol. XIV.
lipXBOEO, NORTH CAROLINA, i Wednesday Evening, Sept. 15. 1897.
No, :1:
THE SHERIFF IS BLAMED.
INDIGNANT PEOPLE DEMAND
HE BE PROSECUTED.
Nineteen Killed, and Forty-one In
jured The Bloody Crisis Near
Latimar Four Miners Died This
Morning".
Hazleton, Pu..Sept. 11. The
strike situation reached, a terrible
crisis yesterday when a band of dep
uty sheriffs fired into an infuriated
mob of miners. The men' fell like
so many sheep, and no accurate fig
ures of the-dead and wounded can be
obtained.
Hazletou, Pa., Sept.' 11. The
State militia, every man with loaded
rifle gleaming and, bayonet ready for
any sort of work he ?nay be called to
do, are on guard-today at the little
mining village of Latimer. The 9th.
regiment of Wilkesbarre arrived
eariy this mpming.' It is expected the
rest of the third. brigade numbering
about twenty-five hundred will be in
full possession of this city and the
neighboring mining villages this afternoon.-
The brigade is commandedby Gen.
Go bin, recently elected grarnd com
mander of the Grand Army of the
Republic. The governor action in
ordering troops is in response to a
telegram of leading citizens at Hazel,
ton. rA mass-meeting of citizens
not in any way connected with the
coal strike-was held last' night and
resolutions passed denouncing: the
shooting of miners and protesting
against sending troops on. ground,
that they are not needed and demand
ing the prosecution of the sheriff and
deputies. Indigation is at fever heat
and the. sheriff's lame explanation is
received every where with expression
of disgust.
Official information is that nin
teen were killed and forty-one
wounded. Eleven were killed and
four died during the night and four
died this morning.
NINE HAVE ACCEPTED.
One North Carolinian on the Mon
etary Commission. r
Indiaitapoxis, Irid., Sept. 11. H.
HI Hanna, chairman of the execu
tive' committee of the monetary con
vention which met here last January
announced to-day that 9 of the 11
members of the montarv commission
that were to be chosen, have accepted
and authorized the publication of
their names: , The following are the
names of those who have accepted:
George B. Edmands, of . Vermont;
Charles S. "Fairchild, of New York;
Sylvester Fish, of New York; Stew
art Patterson, of Pennsylvania; T. G.
Bush, of Louisiana; J. W. Fries, of
North Carolina; W. B.' Dean, of Min
nesota; George E. Leigh ton, of Mis
souri; Robert S. Taylor, of Indiana.
Fitz Declines to Fight Corbett,,
New YoRK,:Sept. ll.r--In an , inT
terview of Newark, N. J., Bob Eitz
simmons, the pugilist, in reply toan
offer of the Northern ' Tulaue Club,
of New Orleans of a . purse of ; $20
00 for a fight between him rand
Corbett, he said:. "I willnot .fight
Corbett again until he makes a repu
tation. ,Let him fight seme one;else.
He quit like a yellow cur on; the 17,
of last March; besides I have yre
tired." - " -,-." " '
Corbett. who ls'now nr Wheeling,
W. Va. has stated that he would; ac;
eept the offer" of "the Northern: Tu
lance Club,.if7Fi to
Sgbt him.:; '- - ,;
A GREAT BLOW DELIVERED.
The Insurgents Capture an Impor
tant Post, Defended by; Seven
Forts Weyler Condemned A
Spanish Expedition to be Or
g"anized to Re-capture the Place.
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Madrid, Sept. 10. The Minister
of War has cabled Captain General
Weyler, asking for an ? explanation
regarding the capture by the insur
gents of Victoria de las Tunas, pro
vince of Santiago de Cuba, V. which is
defended by seven forts, having two
Krupp guns among their armament.
It is stated here that the object . of
the insurgents is to establish their
government there and to then obtain
recognition of their belligerency ;by
the United States. '
A Spanish expedition will be or
ganized to recapture ' Victoria de las
Tunas.' The newspapers of this city
commenting upon this capture con
demn Captain General Weyler. Tb e
Imparcial says that General Jovellar
was removed from his command for
a similar disaster in 1876. :
It is pointed out that the strategi
cal position of Victoria de las Tunas
is important. " The government has
decided to act vigorously, and to im
mediately dispatch further, re-in
forcements to Cuba, if necessary.
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A Feeler By-England. . -
London, Sept. ; II." -The impor
tant announcement made by :, the
Times this, morning , in ' an article
from a special correspondent: to the
effect that the directors of the, Bank
of England have consented to hold
one fifth of the Bank reserve in . sil
ver has caused much excitement on
the continent - , . -
The Governor of the Bank of En-
gland, Albert George Sandeman,-
when questioned on the subject to
day by a representative of the Asso
ciated Press, refused to confirm 'or
deny to report. From other Bank
of England officials, however, it was
learned that the article was probably
a Ballon D'Essai sent up at the in
stance of the government, in order
to ascertain the temper of the "peo
ple on the subject before giving a
final answer" to the United States
rnonel ary commission headed by Sen
ator Edward 0. Wolcott of Colorador
Filibusterer off.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 11.
Information from Garrabelle an
nounced last nigh that the filibuster
ing expedition left there on" a
schooner at daybreak,carrying thirty
Cubans besides arms and ammuni
tion. It is believed that the trans
fer will be made outside to some
other vessel, , , ' '
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HIS RESIGNATION ABSOLUTE.
The Corporation of Browii Univer
.sity Soon to Meet and Read Pres
ident Andrews' Statement.
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Peovidence, ,E. I. ; Sept 11.
President Andrews', of Brown V; Uni
versity, to day 'sent to the corporatipn
a letter -formally, declining the with
drawal of his resignation, and stat
ing briefly his decision to withdraw
m i i 1 TT - : '.in t f AT .
irom tne .universiuy. , io. uuu.cx-
stood, though, the text f of the letter
has not been made public, that he
states his willingness to remain here
untilhis successor shall be : chosen.
A meeting of the corporation will be
held w.thin two- weeks at which the
latest Statement from President An
drews will be submitted.
THE COAL STRIKE ENDED.-
The Miners Accept a Proposition
for Sixty-Five Cents in the'Pitts
' burg District. , ' ,V -
Columbus, -- 0:, "Sept. 13:-;The
Miners' strike, which was deel red
on July 4th, vwas brQught to, an end
this evening, so far, at leasts as wes
tern Pennsylvania," Ohio, Indiana
and. West -Virginia are concerned
by the action of the inter-State ? cdn
yeution of miners, which' has been
i n session here since Wednesday. Af
ter a day of, voting ' and wrangling
the convention adopted , a resolution
accep ting a proposi tion of the Pitts -burg
operators. The' vote - was' 495
for, and 31 againstj; accepting the
terms.- One hundredand .ten votes
wers not cast. The delegates from
Illinois, who had ' 250 votes were
unanimously against a1 settlement.
Indiana and' West Virginia voted sol
idly to -accept the operators' propo
sition, -but -there were scattering
votes among he Ohio and Pittsburg
delegates against it. ' u
I : The proposition accepted provides
for 65 cent in the Pittsburg district,
all other places - where a; relative
price can be obtained to resume , work
and contribute largely to the' miners
who do not r eceive the advance," ;at
which place the fight is to continue
to bitter finish. Whiles ten , days js
provided for the miners .to resume
.work, it Js probable -that many of
theiOhio and Pittsburg ; mines will
be re-opened Mbnday. T Some of the
Illinois delegates are bitser in their
denunciation of 1 the action of - the
convention. They claim their inter
ests have not been given due consid
eration. ' .
The proper; way to build health is
to make the blood rich and pure; by
taking Hpod's Sarsapariila,' the one
True Blood Purifier.
Man and Mule in a Well.
Mr. Sam Brame was riding a mule
the property of "Boss" Harris. Near
.the road in an old field, there was an
open well, at one time. 4Q :feet l deep
but from disuse its depth ; has been
lessened a little, ; perhaps. ; While
passing near the pit, which was uni
observed by the rider, they came ' to
a halt and the mule refused, to go
forward. The mule was - stubborn
in a manner true to the nature of
beast, and went-through a ring h per
formance similar to that of a . trick
mule in. a. circus. ' k The animal
backed over the open space and both
dropped to the bottom of the? well.
Soon a crowd gathered and was - con
siderable excitement for a time. Mr.
Harris, the owner of the mule, ap
peared and appealed to the crowd to
save his mule. . This was too much
for Sam and the echo rang from the
well: "D n the mule; get "me out
of here." The man was pulled out
with a :ro'pe and the animal was x ex
tricated by throwing dii t under him
until he was brought to the surface.
Sam savs he thought the earth had
opened and he had fallen into perdi
tion, and to confirm, this suspicion
he encountered a nest of bumble bees
and says he thought the devil . had
him. It is strange that neither re :
ceived serious in j ury The mule' a
side were swollen; from bee ; stings
but Sain was more fortunate and
escaped r with-' lighter rpunish
ment ' 1 - ' ' -
' Second hand wheels cheap at Mor
ris' Drug Store. ; - ' ' r " . :
NORTH CAROLINA PARAGRAPHS,
NEWSr'IN. BRIEI! FROM ALL
' , OVER NORTH ; , CAROLINA. . O
Condensed ; News Picked up Here
and. There- in our Exchanges
- Happenings of a Week in Reada
ble Form. . ' .
Evangelist Lee is now conducting
a series of metines in Winston. '
The Secretary of State issues a
charter to the Pearl "roller mills at
Randleman, capital $100,000. ' ;
5 - Steps aie being taken looking to
ward the completion of the three C's
railroad thiongh the Ohio river.
x ue ouuiucru w,iii ueuxue ueumteiy
on:October first whether it will build
the.road frqm Mooresville to Mocks-,
ville, , , :
t- ' .The Winston Sentinel - will issue
an industrial edition October 15th;
It will advertise
tooacco fair. -
Winston an 1: the
; " Satu rday ; was the largest ; ? open i n g
in the historv of the Uuniversity..
182 freshmen registered nt to -5
o'clock: and 'many came ; on the later
v . -.- -trains.
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. The telephone line from Elkin to
Sparta has been completed, I and the
people of two towns are nowrtalking
to each other. ' - , s
Chief Marshal P. H. Lybrook,- of
the" State fairj" will have a large staff
and his headquarters will.be at the
Park Hbtet. He expects seventy
five assistant-marshals, besides those
from Ealeigb. Thirty four have al
ready accepted. " . ,
A gentleman from Weldon reports
a . remarkable instauce which" hap
pened there Sunday; : There was a
good rain for two hours, accompa
nied by a thunder storm. .Whea the
storm first came. - up the lightning
struck a frame house and' melted ? a
gold chain around the neck of a little
child playing in front of the -. house.
The child was,;of - course, injured
some, but hen last heard from ;it
was still living and will probably re
cover. : ' I - ; '1
The preseh ts sent Miss Alexander
the daughter of Dr. Eben Alexander
late minister to. Greece upon the oc
casion of her marriage to Prof. A. H.
Patterson at Chapel Hill; Wednesday
were verv costly. - Among those who
sent presents were the German min
ister to" Athens; Lady Grey Egerton,
of London, . England; and Richard
Watson Gilder,, editor of Century
Magazine.: The Kin of Greece sent
a magnificent diamond ana pearl
bracelet.. This was'the most costly
nrp'sprit' received; and is said, to be
worth $10000. ' . ' ; V .
Wise Men Know 1
; It i3 a folly to build upon a poor
foundation, either in architecture or
in health! A foundation of sand is
insecure, and to deaden symptoms by
nactotics or ? nerve compounds is
equally dangerous and deceptive.
The truo way to build up health is
to make your blood pure, rich and
nourishing by taking Hood's Sarsa-
parilla. ' . . ,
Ijast year Canada's total export qf
hrekd-stuffs was $12,934,230, of
wlnVli Si 0.733.128 went to Great
Britian. : . :. ; : ;
Royal maKes the food pare, ' .
wholesome and delicious.'
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Absoluts! Pro
ROYAL AKINQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. -
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A MIDNIGHT, TRAGEDY.
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It,was midnight, and dreary rain v
was falling. The Wfist End citizen
had observed before .retiring X that n t
Would, be a good night for sleep, and?
he. was s n o ri rig , I i ke a ' si de-. tracke d
Pullman sleeper when hjs wife shook:"
him and said: - .
''"Burglars!" ' ' '
r He w-js oh his feet in an instant
a pistol in; each hand, ready "for bus-"
iuess. - T .-' " l '
- .'Whfre are they?? he "Vsked in
quiveriug voice. ' - ! '
; 'ln . the .' parlor,"! ." whispered his.!
wife. 'rhev are stealing the piano,"
andpaid the July fn3tall men t on it
yesterday!- Listen!" ' ; - r'
?Sure,enough, the piano was 'emit-''
ing the most dolefuP sounds deep,"
farewell notes, with . an . occasional'
shrill scream of "anguish. .'. !
j ; The citizen accompanied " by , the',
armory before "mentioned, , move T.
cautiously toward the parlor. y
nn nda oeased as he'annroafthed- ;
. "Who's there?" 'h shouted; ? Ci'
. No answer. , V . v'
r ."Speak or III shoot!"; - -
.Dead eilence. ; - ' - , ?
, RuAivf Runnl Tin ri rr? ' . Tionrr! ' iirif .:
UtUgi IJaiiCi J-Cllg. , JJUligi - II VUV
nie guns. .
There was a crash,' as'; of broken
glass.:- And then the citizen seemed'
to receive a blow on the: cheek, from
vsrhioh f Via hTnnd friVlpill s
He grappled with a flying object
--then released . his hold. while a
monster cat. of the grav and wander
ing species, dar ted through a oroken
pane of glass and , vanished V. in the
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ilarL npsa f
Theri he struck a light, andl tried
to quiet his shrieking wife -
gasped. , ' VV. :;'m- ...V : "
i T. lidwo wnnnrlprl nnp ? nf - th( tm T
am sure," he replied; ,' ,: -
And then; the parlor' having ca
pitulated, . he ,s took v possession - an d
locked around him. , ' ' '
He had punctured two oil paint
ings, broken three art-glass windows,
wounded the piano H the I left lung;
and shot his wife's former husband
-who was reclining against the - wall
in crayon through the right eye. ,
He was master of ' the situation ,
but his wife, seeing the blood trick -
lin or from his forehead, screamed: ;
?Ybu are wounded! . You are
bleeding!" ' , . - ' '
4It is nothing a . mere scratch!'
he replied. And then he ; told si x
excited, neighbors and a policeman
who had been awakened by. the shots
that if they found a, dead burglar
outside they needn't be surprised.
Atlanta Constitution. ,
Hoods Pills act easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure
heddsche. : '
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