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HALF A MILLION LOSS-: This Wouldn't Cover, fosses i t Chadbourn. Unheard of Situa tion Caused by Iack ot ; Cars 'to itfove Strawberries. , ' Wilmington, N. C, ; May 6. It was reported here last ; night from Faison -that the shippers of that section had been informed by Rail road officials that owing to a block ade at Washington and Quantico; the reason for which were not given tio more refrigerator cars could be sent South ac any time soon; In quiry was then made through a news agency , at Wa'shmgton,: but the reply came that nothing was available there as to the reported blockade, Meanwhile - from; all points along the line running through the strawberry belt bf Eastern Carolina ' come reports of strawberries rotting at trie stations for lack of cars to move them. It is added that the farmers are, tttterly disheartened , and the cry rises long and loud for relief ' Perhaps the most distressing re port yet has been received from Chadbourn. A message from there states that more - than $200,000 worth of strawberries have rotted at the depot since Monday morning. The railroad company is hauling carload after carload of spoiled ber ries to the river and dumping them into the water. The loss. to. the truck growers of this immediate section will be at least $600,000. 'It is said that the fruit growers .ex press company has failed to, supply the refrigerator cars. - . . . The farmers are -picking tbeir berries as rapidly as they, can anbT turning them over' to. the station agent here, but the situation , is; growing worse. . The express com pany is held responsible, and claims for $200,000 damages havejbeeri filed. More than one hundred northern commission men are - here" willing to pay f rc m Mo $3 a erate for the berries, il they "could ship then. ' '" 1 en thousand hands liave been imported here to pick the berries," and they are at work receiving an average of $1 per day. Ciates to the number of 350.000 ' are r already in the hands of the growers. The pmic developed and the demand ceased and the actual loss of berries will be about 1 , 1 80 cars or '230,600 crates,, which would have Wought $237,000. The break came and, a cir calamily has followed The Bank of Chadbourn took in $600 000 last year during the first 70 days of its existence, which includ ed the berry season but. this year the farmers have not yet received enough money to pay off one-half of thier indebtedness on the crop now being 'harvested. :'-'-'' Wilmington May 6 Although a considerable portion of the crop has spoil on the hands of the railway company and much of the fruit has been delivered on the Northern markets in bad conditon in con sequence of the refrigerator car famine in the strawberrey belt, it is believed that to-day will witness at least a partial relief of the conges tion and that from now. on there will be little further, if any dam age. One hunhred and. three cars passed through South ;' . Rocky Mount to-day and at least 125 are thought to have gone forward from the various points? in the belt. The growers are advised by the associa tion's attorney, J.-(X.Cafr, s of this city, tb continue to gather the berries and tender them to the rail way company for shipment' justvas 1 is the cars ?vere on he sidetrack 1 ready to move th em , ; and to 1 eport 1 any refusal of bills bf lading. At: torneys and special , agents of the Armour refrigerator - line . - are throughout the belt adjusting all claims of growers as speedily as possible. " - -..r . . , If the tobacco farmers decide to establish factories Vail -over ithe country it should be .understood x in the beginning : that they 'will not sell out to the trust the firsc time the receive a Jrid.Durham. Herald; VIOLATED. BRITISH NEUTRALITY Nebogatoff Has Apparently. Made! Himself as Much at Home in the Watars of . Japan's lly as Ro- jestvensky Has Done ou French Coasts! f ' - . ; - , Iondon, May 6, The identifica tion of the warships sighted? by tne steamer Selangor as Rear Admiral NebogotofFs divison is considered liable to ' develop an , interesting situation.- ' ; Judgrah, off whichT the divison was which is a'British protectorate and is not far distance from the point where Russian divison was sighted as long ago as April 17. It is hot yet , known whether the Russian -warship ate within terri toritaj water ,or whether they are obtrinlng supplies from the neigh boring land: 4 y' ; ; A brief -telegram on the subj ect from Singapore, however is taken to indicate that fo a week the Russian have ben practically en joying the hospitality . of . Japan '.s any in tne ame manoer tnat e d miral Rojestvehsky's . ships , have utilized French waters in Cochin China " "- , A cablegram dispatch recieved at London this afternoon says that two of Nebogatoff' s transport have put into CDaoong, on the norths coast ot the island of Sumatra, with their bows stove in, evidently ' having been in co'lision; Their; names are given as aheMaViecneni and H'er mne EtesschmuUer' ' -' -. VVA TQN CRUELTY IN WAESAW, Warsaw, May, 4," ll:5o p. m; Wifh the except ion .of a 'few minor disturbances; the day passed quietly. Crowds wnich gathered here and there . were" "quickl y dispersed by troops armed with whip? and seve ral person ; were seriously injured; Great popular un rest continues, and it is 'being increased -By th$ wanton cruelty - oC the soldiers: ; -For-- instance'- this afternoon -a v, ten-year old j erred Cossack, who pursued him and cut him from the shoulder to the waist with one. blow of, his sabre. " ' . ' ' ' . The, crowds continue to 'gather arounLJesus Hospital in Jerusalem, where eleven persons have died as the result . of injuries received in the -MayDay disturbances- -The people wish to prevent secret burial by the police, A strong force of police-maintain order. ' K ' MRS. WEBB-DUKE TO BUR HAM. With; Her - Chicago Partner;- She Proposes to' Establish a Tobacco - Company in the Home of Brodie I- Duke, .Who is Said ... to Have '! Offered Assi stance.-, ; - . ' r - - - f " Beaumont, Texas, May 7. Mr. Charles F Taylor, of Chicago, ac companied by his attorney, George S. King, left for . Nacogdoches to day instead- of going direct to s Chicago, as was announced as. his plans yesterday., , At Nacogdoches a conference will be held with ref erence to the re-ofganization of the Texas-Cuba Tobacco 'Company, which went out of business some months ago- J From Nacogdoches, according to Attorney King, i Tay lor will leave for Chicago in re sponse to a telegram recei ved from Alice Webb-Duke, who awaits -him in that city, - .V, Af ter a further . conference in Chicago," said Attorney. Kin? to day, "Taylor, and, Alice Webb Duke will go to Durham, N. C., the home of Brodie I. Duke, where plans will be made looking to the establishment of a tobacco com pany." ; , s Mr. King rerusea to say tnat Mr. Duke would meet them there, out admittedTthat they would see him on the trip. He denied that' there had bten a rupture, of relations be tween' Brodie Duke . and . Alice Wetb-puke, and showed the dis patches from Duke . offering, sub" stantial assistance to Mrs. Duke ff she wanted it.- - TOBACCO TRUST NEXT. A Way Found to Make a ; Witness ' Answer Questions, , ' . New York,,- - May 6.- It became known to-day ihat the federal grand j ury for some time past - has been conducting a secret' investigation into certain mattersconcerning the American Tobocco Company; and its subsidiary companies; The in vestige tion is, being tripde Dy Henry W. Taft,s brother of the secretay bf war, who has been appointed a special assistant United States dis trict attorney, for tatt particular purpose, r He has as assistant Felix H, Ievy, who . was- also' recently appointed appointed -a. special United States attorney. ; Mr, : Taf t is authority for the , statement that the investigation : - is . being made undert the provisions of the anti trust law., ? 7 The proceedings' in : the ' grand jury room were secret, , but - it be came known that Edward 1 F. Hale of the Andrews & Forbes Company; one or tne subsidiary companies, uuc 01. me suusuuary companies, refused to answer questions when i 1 - . . he was called , taking the ground that to do so would tend to incri fi nale him an d -degrade him and that tne answers would De too volumi iimi' nous. When the grand jury filed a presentment before Judge La combe in the United. States court, however, Hale was directed, to re: ply to the questions. It was through Hale's refusal to answer-the question that the fact that an investigation ws in' prog ress became public, -The motion calendar in Jndge Xcdmbe's court had been 'completed to-day when the grand jury filed into the court room. They, were accompanied . by Mr. Taft and Mr. "Levy and with them also were Lawyers John VD. Lindsley and Delancv Nicoll. coun sel fcH&r2.' Haleiwas brought in a moment Uater ; by : United States Narshal Henkel. , He was not . un der arrest, however. The foreman of the grand jury then handed the presentment to Judge Lacombe. It contained a list of quesf ions whicn Mr; Taf t informed the court Hale had refused to answer after, appear ing in obedience to a subpoena.,: The witness , was instructed to answer , the xuestions, ; and the grand j ury and: witnes J returned to the jury. room. k - ' . Mr,. Taft later refused' tb discuss the nature of the investigation.. The presentment, he said, v would not be made public until -af ter the examination of the witness is con cluded. : NEED 10 DAYS FOR JUNO riON. 7 St. Petersburg, May 6. The Ad miralty torday received from -an atjent at Singapore a report of the sighting of Rear Admiral Neboga toff division off J udgrah , but t h e news is unofficial. Nevertheless, it is ctedited, the naval authorities having generally been of the opin ion ever since the rumor of a j unc ture of -the Russian forces was spread that Nebogatoff - had not passed the gate of. the China Sea. Ther is the greatest interest here regarding the condition of the Rus - sian ships after the vovasre across sian ships after the voyage across the Indian Ocean. , It is estimated that NeboeatoS will reauire ten days in which to join Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, Xl . . Tax Listing. . r . - " ' - 7 ' Lwilf be at the following nlaces on the follcwing dates, for the paK nose 01 listing taxes in JKoxboro township, and reqneat everybody to meet me promptly ana list their taxes. WHl be at lirooksdale, June lat'tat" H.'-T. Clayton's store, June 3rd, and at RoxhOro ; - until " June 15th. . , - - - " W. A . W I NSTEAD, ; Tax Lister. - It was the merest accident which revealed the $1,400,000 defalcation of Dank president ; Bigekm. Jt's enough, to make a man Keep his eav ings in his stocking. - v MR. WASH. DUKE DEAD. The Aged Millionaire Manufacturer Breathed 'His "Last at Two O? clock Yesterday, a ' ' ' Durham,. N...C.r May. 8 Wash ington Duke, founder of the Duke branch of The American Tobacco Company, father of J. B-; Duke, president otthat company, million aire and philanthropist, -who di rectly, and indirectly gave more than a million . dollars to Trinity College,- died ; this 'afternoon ; at 2 o'clock. , ; ! His death was no surprise. For several weeks he had been close to death's door and. yesterday after noon began to sink rapidly.;" AU night it was expected that the next hour would be his last. : 'v. , . . ; " This morning " he was weak and finking. When lie passed ; away his three sons, B- L-, B. N." and J. B.. Duke,. with other relative?, were gathered by his bedside. . He was in the 85th , year of; his age . He was a part of the history of Dur Unn , . . "l T V I u 1S. dea.th has cast a gloom 1 over the fnfir rit r. over the entire citV. The funeral service will be con ducted from Main Steet Medhodist church, of which he was a memhpr. 'i ttt , ; : : kV "J uuuj wiu uc wm.ia icbi; in lue Duke Mausoleum at4 Mablewobd Cemetery. ' - - v " The funeral service will? b'e con ducted by Dr. J; C -Kilgo, presi dent of Trinity College' and DrT. A. Smoot. pastor . of. the church. Fultvdetalls aed arrangements have na t been - made f or th e funeral as yet.; v 4 . : ; 4 -' -w , 'r Though Mr Duke and his in fluence there has " been eiven to Trinity College a million- dollars, this coming from v members , bf his tamily , and probably- more than that amount'.. His first -great-gift Xasfmue to if1 mget out t y.. - -y -1" VV wM that way. Durham -Herald Mm This weet we just want to say to : the ladies that ' the dress goods and millinery departments are full of the. spirit . of; the' sea sonfreshV new, sunny, summery things. New arrivals daily whisper some new born style: Come. You'll witness a bond of sympathy -between our prices and your, purse. : The fact that this has been the bpst season for years in these' departments at ':thig stored we consider an index thatwe have the best merchandise tQ be found at the lowest prices. - , s; ; ' V ; hwi uVlji 1 Don't: require such a: well filled purse to buy an up-to-date suit in our clothing department. A suit that looks right; when you buy it, and stays right after y outwear it . 'Wevare the people who han dle this kind in RoxbororkOiir suits equal in looks and fit, excel in wear and workmanship. The pattens and fabrics are fashion's latest., . r . ; - y'-'K--'y:'yy ;u - - " - ; egiige ; shirt s, . white L 2 0 . n TTDderwear - 25c., We have it ia checked nainsooks, Lisle thread. - y :'t , . Men's and boys in the siaple shapes, 25c. to $1.50. Last season's, stock choice forzoc. v A look fhrongh our men's department will cer tainly convince you that we have decidedly the hez'c stock in the county and that our prices are right. when the college was moved here in I891, when he gave $150,000. Other gifts followed, until his -personal gifts amounted to more than a half million dollars His sons and other relatives added to these gifts until the amount is now more than a million dollars. ' J . CO MMENCEMENT EXERCIS ES Of the Roxboro Graded School TaKe Place on Monday, Tuesday . and Wednesday, May 15th, i6th ; and 17th, 1905. ' The commencement exercises will be held in the Court House as fol lows: . ' s ' " . ' On Monday night, May 15th,. at 8. p. ,m., there will be exercises by the lower grades. : Tuesday morning, May 16th, 'at ira. mi, the literary address will be delivered, by Dr. B. Waiter Sikes of Wake Forest College. Tuesday night at 8 p. m., there will be given a, play "The Danger Signal," rendered by four young ladies and seven young men from the Eighth and IWnth Grades. An admission fee of 15 cents, 25 cents and 35 cents will be charged to see this play. " The object of this is to taise money to defray the expenses bf commencement. . . On Wednesday at 8 n, there will be a concert and closing exer cises by the higher grades, y ; ; We hope to make the commence ment a pleasure to all the friends of the school. :All who "are int ereste in the : school j v both, in ; town and country, are cordially invited to be present. N. C. Newboi,d, v; ; : . . ' ; Superintendent. y The number of criminal insane will continue to increase as lonsr as and colored, 50c. to SI 00 v 50c. and 1.00 a garment elastic ': seam,; balbrigsrah and , newest as well as reguhr : - - i on a table to itself. Tour r - t --v - , - uiUJijyoD
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