I nk - r' - VOLUMI XXVI. W BIES. CEAYIH GOUHTT, I. C, FRIDAT, SIPTIMBIB 11, 1903.-SICOSD SICTI05, SDMBIE 48. Li - n IMN X - i M H A II II Til 1 1 1 1 I I II f - i 111 . A I I 4 II T m OF CAPT. J. B. DIXON. F4l Overboard From BU Tor Boat and CapUJ. B. Dixon, famlUarlj known . among- his friends as "Brake," u .drowned yesterday afternoon y falling overboard fioo B Elite' ag Mattaras- - aoet, of wblcn be la captain. Tne acci dent occurred abbot three o'clock, eft Whitty's wharf on Itouse river near Union Point, r He wai drowned in abooi - nine feet of water.; ' i '-" '- . The real cause of the accident la net known but tne facte that Immediately preceding It ar these. The tng and the steamer Oiraooke were '-going up th . rlrer the tug for a beat tad the steamer for freight. The QaraeAe; passed Ihe Jug on the port or shore tide and fate algnal, Dlion wbo Wai aiha wheel an awered a second '.signal;, was sounded and waa answered.. All . wfcLrtleV and ttgnali hare their significance to .boat men and It U aald that Mr Dixon's ilgnal wai given wro3g.vTBealhtIng that be bad made a mistake and fearing the derision which he knew would oome from the crew of the Ooracoke, be ttepped outside the wheelhouse to avoid being teen by any of the steamer'! orew and In tome way be made a ; false kp, dipped, or atnmbled and went overboard, falling on the starboard aide of the boat.' The only witness to the accident wai a boy, Ed .Parsons... ......... -.v The Ocracoke bad parsed the tug a . considerable distance when the captain hollered back to Ellis Williams, the en gineer, "jour captain, has gone over board, he la In the . water on the star . board il !e." Simultaneous ' with this the Parsons boy gavo the alarm bnt the 11 rut Imlmntton that engineer Williams bad that any tblng was wrong was when .be heaM the cry from (he steamer. Mr Dlioa waa seen swimming In the water ' Alvln Wlllh of Smyrna, who was a short distance awav la a sail boat - got In bis skiff which wai'. attached to the larger, boat and attempted to reach Dlxoa before be sank - It was easier for him to row to the place than to change bis boat about; Dixon waa seen to come to the surface three or ft ur times bat when Willis reached the place he had tank not to rhe agala. , ' A number of boats Immediately pulled Oat Into the strean to help recover the body. Two diver, Prank S ulner and . Cleveland Cason rendered their services .also. Drag lines were set and every de- vise at hand was brought Into use. The body was recovered at ;5:30 by means of a hook end line.' The men In ' the boat Into Which the tody was taken woro Messrs Ellis Williams. A E Pitt- man and Will Baxter. - : i i V ,Tho reinalus were placeil In a wagon . and taken to the family home on Met- calf street. , " Mr Dixon was well and favorably .' known in tbo city and was very popular among his associates. Be had been - on the police f rcc and was a capable .and brave oBloer. While on duty as vpecial officer last spring be wad shot In the leg during the fracas In which a negro was killed on an exclusion train on the At . Untie Jot Lloo train. He leaves a Wife and four chll.lren. :: , .The funeral will lx held Friday even ing at four o'clock, at Centenary C hutch The services will be conducted by the . lodge df Royal Arcanum - c. ; which be 'was' a member. ,!cu--.;u v .' '3 ? -New Fall Shoes The fall drcas shoes, era. arriving, all good fbapes.. They lare ; guaranteed te Tne and to you, they can be seen In oar -window.. -.. Yours truly, ii " --E. W, ARMSTRONG. . Whole Wheat, Rye and Graham at J. R. Parker, Jrs. c - v ; flour Exciting Runaway. - Anton exoiting at d dangerous runa way occurred in the city yesterday even. log about 8 o'clock, but hsppUy no par- ncuiar narm rctmitca...'-. : v v Miss Nits Simpson, a young lady who lives over In Bridgetown drove over." ft town In a buggy to meet a friend. ' At the horse was crossing at the junction of Craven and Graves streets, he' became frightened and dashed madly away, go Ing first up Johnson to Q teen street, and on up above the Five Points, where being well winded by his furious sprint he was easily , stopped, by . a colored man. . The lady with great presence of mind kept her seat, making no cutory, and , while her atrenght was not sufficient to arrest tbe progress of thenlmal, she did succeed in ket-ptng h!m In the road. her "calmnes), mi. doubt adverting fatal accldentv:5.,;;;;,, .;.i.;y.i;,w,i4,. The came of the horse's fright was great lot of trash and plunder piled up along tho street llow long it had been there no one can fell, i) ' The State's Illiteracy. waioign eepiemoer it;-'ine return. vrom coum.es so rar, yj in numoer, as to illiteracy la the stale show that 1C per centor tne wnue cntiaren cannot read .uu . ttnahaVA nnt VAt 1-ATwirtA.t. flnrrAW Annnt J r f J ha a high per cent, 47. DEATH Fals diaixe KQlel tbls Women.' . U Paruni'Septembil Mrs Jane Stewart Boyeaom f Chicago, died to night at AthevUle. N. C al a result of aervout shock following aocttsatlons of theft.. The newt reached here In a tele gram to friends. While Mrs. Boyeson- was it a hotel near Spartanburg, 8, C-i tharoonvof a guest from August a, Ga, was. robbed- of $600. -worth of jewelry. The landlord, accused , Mrs. Boyeson. She waa' not 'In good health and the charge' resnltCd In her physical collapse. Before the end lame she Instituted af50. 000 damage soli against her , accuser In the Federal eourt at Charleston, 8. C. . , Mia . Boy antad dona - considerable newspaper work and was a musician if marked ability. She -was a- member : nf thd Paoghters o(.th Amorfcan. 4tevola tloe, On Chicago Woman'i club and Other organisations. - i State t. Louis ExMblU - j Ralelgk September 10 An the work relative Ooo the collectlonof exhibit tor the St. Lop Is exposition Is In fall swing. The mnseam will of coarse bo the gainer as all (hecoDectlonnow being made outside of it will be installed that at the close of the exposition. - v Geraan Temperance BilL ,. Berlin, Sept 8. The Government will Introduce In the next Reichstag a bill designed to promote temperance. Among the provision saloon ..keeper are rer quired to sell non-intoxicants, such as lemonade, milk, coffee and tea, and eold Credit U forbidden, thus abolishing the system extensively used In the coun try district! and among students, and thn nnmtiAr nf tiarmaMa ! ttmltnl.' Elizabeth Qty Goes Dry. j El'cabeth City, Sept. 8. After a stub bornly contested election held her to day, Elizabeth Citv" went "dry by , 170 votes. The women prayed in the church es while the men worked-' at the polls. The church bells ware rung; every half hour to remind the voters that the bless ings of God Was being Invoked on jibe battle against the sale of whiskey, New Queen of The Seas. . New York, Sept. 8. A new trans-At- la'utlc rocorJ was established today with the coming into port of the Hamburg- American liner Deutschland. The Oeutschland now holds both the east ward and westward records, having beat en by her the latest performance the record held by the Kronprtn Wilhelm of 5 days 11 hours and 57 mlnuta for the westward crossing.!;::: . v '4 The Deutschland' tme was 5 days " 11 honri and 54 minutes, ot 8 minute .bet' ter than, the record, v The " westward time la taken from the Cherbourg break water and the eastward time" from Ply month. The Deutschlaad'a record to Ply month ia 0 days 7 hours and 88 min utes. .The next best record eastward i Is held by the Kronprlns WUhelm, her time being 0 days 8 hours .and 18 mill atea.. .';?Lfc n--y!". ? I ' . ,. - J Swedeser Rockefeller. .. Stockholm, September 8. The news papers are railing - against . jonn v. Rockefeller for - making their beautiful Hoggern.Holne, an Island at the entrance of Stockholm, "a stench In the nostril of the capital and world of visitors." s Mr Rockefeller secured this beautiful and picturesque island three" years ago and turned it Into a naphtha depot, where Scandinavian vessels, were soddII- ed with fuel, Slockholmhaa come tirldosen't.affordmuch. Interesting new It the conclusion that the Island is a nui sance on account of the naphtha odors wafted across the baft and the newt- papers decided that Rockefeller must go. . 5 rT tTTV :-:; '; Jr'? ' n SARATOGA 8prlng Water Just received at Jacob Cafe. ' .- . 'ijl v. A. B. Baiter's"cotton Letter. T, New .York, Sept 10. The market opened higUet under the lead of good c,ablea.:. - The recent decline was looked upon as unwarranted. -.The weather la tbe S u'.h was pretty-good east of the Mlsslssippt, so far as shown by the map but In the Southwest the temperature was tooftow front Oklahoma to Abilene, Texas. Furthermore despite the good showing every day as to rain and moist- ure, the report from people in position to judge, are to the effect that the crop is not near so well as it has been and in fact ha been losing ground right along. more especially In Georgia and Misslssip pi. Texas also has failed to recover from the effects of the -weevil and good people there are confident the crop will not prove greater than last year. , The market wai quiet after the opening, but there waa a fair buying by southern house. Receipts ware expected to run small but not to small as they have been i Today figures-were but 7,000 against 18,000 last year. In the Liverpool market prices advanced 8 to 8 point. Galveston recelnta onlv 1380 bales airalnaV 10 200 iMt year ,ndNew Orleans 714 against . 85C0 last year. Cotton held steady 1! n tna morning on preslstent dema from Ihort)nd what seemed to be cca- servatlve new baying. Offerings w . not large and sentiment seemed to h taken a bullish leaning. m i m -- . f" V !- i AMERICAN DEMANDS' f K ' 4 '-' --- e' 1 - , ! I.-. :'" -v 1 Enforced by WarsbJpaat Bdrat Gani - t - Trained m Qty. : Special to JoarnaL . , ( , ,y , CoHBTAsnxorLX, Sept. 10 -The Amer lean warships -cleared for action and trained their guns on Beirut today, ' ' Minister Leisbman demanded that the Vail of Beirut bo removed. . - This demand was acceded to. . . STELLA."' '4 : Bept ,r As the cooleather approach es It seems that Stella' visitors Increase; Last Sunday our Ultle' town weloomed anlejUartaiaeda- grewV taanyMeiiiirjl who 'Will doubtless ' dterlsh pleasant recollection 6f the day spent with us, -Among them, Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Ennett accompanied by Messr Leon" Taylor and Will Week, of Cedar Point. Mr John Jones alio of Cedar Polnt,and MIu May rulford of New Bern, . .. .. ... , . ,. . ' Mr .Jama Hlggln and son Will who had attended the big quarterly meeting at Hadnot Saturday and Sunday spent Sunday night in the Tillage, returning to their home at Loco Onslow Co. Mon day. .. t . . v. , Mr Dora Wllllford and daughters, Irma,' Eloise and Estelle of Kings Mt N O. also Mr Fred Franklin and children of Norfolk, Va, are now the guest of Mrs. J.W.PelletierT They will return in a few day or at least will leave then tot Harlowe N. O. " , ' ;- Soma of our boys already are begin Ing to lo6k sad thinking of the depart ure of Mis Inn a, However, they ssy they hate one consolation; "Absence makes the heart grow fonder". Miss Drucllla Dennis from'' Cedar Point Is TlsitldgMIs Monie Mattocks at present.1";' "-;' ' :". . From SwansboVo we have ' one young boy, Mr Clyde Tolafin spending a few weeka with his sister, Mrs D. W. Tay lor, ve-;:-.;.). ; ;.. -.&; a llr. J. D. Coston, Jr. residing ne sr Depps, took Mia Ula Barker down to the meeting at Hadnot' church, 8nnday. It 1 supposed(?)they had a very enjoy able trip. Several other. v Mr. Carlyle Weeka who . ha been spending, several ' weeks from home, at Beaufort, Seven' Springs and Raleigh, for his health, will return today, much improved, we bopv - (yw-i Little Mouie Sablstoit having spent some time with her aunt here, returned Thursday accompanied by Misses Nell Barker and Lena MoGInn, Carpenters seem , to be ,qulte busy around here now there are new buildings going up in our tillage. '. Mr. 3. W. Pel- letler is putting up agin. He ha several workmen and It Is progressing rapidly. The Methodist church that has . been started for quite a while doesnot seem to bo in mnch progress bat we hope, to see them resume their work on it shortly. ... Mr B. W. Ervln is building a large shar pie, which he says will be completed soon. i AG. Walton, President of Richland' High School was in the place .Thursday, looking after the Interest of hi school. Mr.D. W. Smith and sister Eunice ware numbered among the visitors Sat- tarday and Sunday. ; :-j 3, . - v f Mr. Leon Williams who ha been spen ding hlTcatlon from Trinity Colleg at Beaufort visited here last week. ; Miss Elyda Weets returned Sunday from an extended visit to Beaufort and several place laHyde 'Co. K.j ' x j v,: , Although Stella I a small place ud appears to be busy as other little place lo I thought you-mlght once again like to near irom ua t a s - jfrz&z'ii 5 Avergreeo. B'..alil.aa - TX Whereas, our Sunday 8chool ton deeply saddened, on August the 8d 1908 by the death by drowning of Ernest 8 and Roman L Conner, two of our most constant and diligent scholar. .- v,t Whereas, . W know that we hould bow with humble submission to the will of Him who kuoweth all things and doeth all thing well te and tor thou whom He lovetb. :rN 'u Wt V Resolved 1, That In the death of these dear boy who were always so obedent and docile In the school, in the class and tn the home, that our school is bereft of tWO of ItS best pupils. -,':; -vri Resolved 2nd. That our lost In their death ia much deplored by every member of our school and that their gooddeport- ment In the school and the class will long be remembered by those who survive them, "t ? Vi ' ' ." " ' , .- : ; '. ' ; Resolved 8d. That we extend to their parents nd other relatives our since rest sympathy In these hour of ueh sever trial, but with faith we are glad to be able to commend them to the tender oare and love of our" merciful High Priest whose gentle spirit touches the live of all hi people and cause them to lite tn hope. . . . Resolved 4th. That a copy of these res olutlon be spread ,'dpon the ' records of our Sunday School and that a copy be ftAnt tn tflA n.l.'fffh rthrlatl.it AftvAAal and New Born Journal with request that they pablluh the same. . ', is, . " '" . , Harlowe Sunday Schooll Care C' ' Li Twa I r;x '; r - - : FOREIGN FACTS. ' Tbo Bcandlnavlana now hare an enormous fleet of big ateel tramp ships la serious rivalry with the British. Twelve million pounds' worth of leather la required every year to -pro-Tide boot and shoe for tne Inhabit ant of Great Britain. . . Seventy Polish schoolboy at a Ger man gymnasium have, been sentenced to terms of imprisonment from six weeks downward for belonging to a octet aodery. So little have the Industrie of India been affected by tbo British occupation that the native smltb atlH forges local ly made iron on atone anvil within eighty miles of Simla. An opal baa been found In Australia otbe White Cliff flj!3ilcb, with fortune in tba cutting, ytll make gem eight inches long by five wide, or larger than any of the crown jewels of Belgium, weighs nearly a pound and la valued at $230,000. ' King Menelek of Abyssinia bas bad no end of trouble with hi telegraph and telephone systems. The natives need to steal tbe wires, and be had to inflict severe punishments, holding whole tribes responsible. In the forest the monkeys And tbe wire convenient for their gymnastics, while the ele phants tear up the poles. HORSES AND HORSEMEN. It seems easy for Pauline G. to beat 2:08. Dan B., 2:04, lg lust a bard to beat as ever. Trilby Direct, 2:08, Is tbe seventh :10 performer by Direct, 2105ft. Little Squnw, 2:05, keeps getting nearer tbe mare's pacing record. The first time Alliewood, 2:12, wins heat he will probably be a 2:10 trot ter. Wainscot, 2:10V4. is a great four- year-old. Robert Mc, 2:10, is a pretty fair one. Senator Mills, 2:12, now beads tbe Electrlte family. He looks like a com ing two tenner. The new harness track at Racine, Wis., is well started and will be in working order by fall. Lady Thlsbe, 2:11, is lame behind. but Geersls working her along and thinks she will come out of it Nella J., 2:14, the winner of last year's Kentucky Futurity, has been transferred to the hands of Jack urry. Dan Patch, 1:50, will start against "the half mile track record during the meeting at Limn,. O., Sept. 7-10. The Lima card embraces twelve harness races for purses from $400 to $500. - PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Paul 'Arthur will be Mrs. Langtry's leading man next season during ber American tour, which opens in the ear ly autumn. Cecilia Loftus will be E. n. Sothern's leading woman again next season, sup porting the romantic actor in "The Proud Prince" and "A You Like It."- ffommaso Salvini will sail for Amer ica next spring to tour this country un der, the management of OLlebler & Co., presenting some of his greatest plays. Lillle Langtry, who under the name of Mr. Jersey owns a fine racing stable, baa given a prize of $250, which she re cently won, to tbe London fresh air fund. f:K -ws ': Camllle d'Arville Tecently returned to tbe stage, appearing in San Francis co in "Tbe Highwayman." She was in excellent voice and received a hearty welcome, , Charles Frohman has acquired tbe American rights to "The Sorceress," written for Sarah : Bernhardt, which will be produced in Paris, with Mme. Bernhardt in the principal role. MODES OF THE MOMENT. Sleeves grow in width and lengthen perceptibly. " - t Girdles are much worn. The broad, crushed onea are smartest !, Shirt waist of white madras are dec orated With gpidcr-like designs In black. Plaited sleeves, "cope effects, cords, (alls, pendants, fringes, buttons and embroidered bands are features of the new styles in separate coats. 'A veiling novelty is on the order of thin crepe da chine furnished with border in fancy cat atltch forming dia monds. This veiling comes In all col- or. ' ; ; .. -.v'. j'.-.-v.-j. y: Lilacs are among the fashionable flowers for bat decorations. White, blue and purple blossoms are combined in largo wreaths and placed around tbe brim of straw bats. J The chief characteristic of the new dress fabrics is tbe soft blending of shades. Green and blue are tbe princi pal colors, but in nearly all combina tions black bas an important part -'I WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. - "The Liberty bell will rest in the cen ter of the rotunda of the Pennsylvania building. . , r Probably tbe finest diamond ever drawn from tbe mines at Klmberley wlU be exhibited at the fair. It weigh 120 carats and ia valued at 250,000, The exposition will have a represent atlve refrigerating exhibit The vari ous uses to which mercantile refrigera tor . are applied will be exhibited, There will be a skating rink, and at certain hours during the day there will be a snowstorm. - Oregon Is contemplating the erection, at a cost of $10,000, ot a huge wigwam 180 feet high for its state building at the world'a fair. The Wigwam i planned to be primarily an exhibit of the lumber resources of that state and will be constructed of trees 200 feet long, crossing 180 feet above ; the ground, after tbe primitive bouse ot tbe American Indiana. ..' DISPENSARY ARGUMENTS. Ifever Heard efTagraat Law. Policeman Resigned. Wake County Tax Cain. Raliiqh, September 10. The chief ar gument made by thb advocates of a dis pensary here ia that It will take the sa loons out of politics. This is declared to be the most weighty argument of alL The opponent of the dispensary are making the claim that it will tell more liquor, meaner liquor and higher priced tuff than the bar-room serve out Sheriffs who were asked If they ever knew the laws against vagrancy to be enforced In this State say 1 they have "heard tetr of a law, 'but never knew it enforoed. ' ' A police officer here has resigned be cause he cannot read or write. His ex cuse though waa that he did not find it very amusing to be a policeman. The actual gain in the assessment of all property in this county outside of Raleigh Is $761,000. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr D L Ward spent yesterday In Kins son. Mr W B Allen ot Goldsboro Is in the city. Mr Dan Hugh McLean Is registered at Hotel Hazelton. Mr and Mrs Max L Jacobs returned from Tarboro last evening. MrsJW Bowdenand Miss Haldah Bowden have returned from Seven Springs. Mr. H. B. Hardy, the representative the News andObservcr, was In the city yest rday. Mrs J B Banks after spending some time visiting relatives in the city, re turned to her home at Hawkslde yester day. Mr R P Williams, Mrs J A Meadows, Miss Sarah Meadows and Mr Wade Meadows are visiting at Black Moun tain. Mrs W R Gulon, Mies Susie Gulon and Miss Fettle Gulon relumed from their summer sojourn at Moiehead City yes terday morning. MrBCEFoy, MIbs Annie Foy, Miss Agnes Foy and Miss Mary Monk, left yesterday morning on a tour through Western North Carolina. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of A nice lot of Mountain Cabbage and Mountain Applea lust received atJB Parker, Jr. Just arrived direct from th mills fresh car load of Flour, bought before the last two advance. In prices we are giving our trade the benefit of our low prices J R Parker Jr. We have a large lot of pints, quarts, and 3 quart fruit Jars. Can save you money on what yon want. J R Parker, Jr. New Orleans Sweet Home Molasses in pint, 1 quart, gallon and gallon cans at J R Parker, Jr'a. Fresh Grits, Oat Flakes, Shredded Wheat Biscuit, Force, and a number of other breakfast Cereals Just' received at JR Parker, Jr'a. Fall and Winter Pants Now la the time to buy your Fall Pant, when yon have tbe new patterns and rleht sizes to select from. Prices from $1.03 to $8.00. f , ' Toor truly, A E. W. ARMSTRONG. Bowden & Land, . DBA LING IK Staple md Fancy GROCERIES. Having bought the entirekatock of M. E. Land & Co, we beg to so licit a share of your trade. Your orders will receive our care ful attention and prompt delivery, All orders large or small will be appreciated. , ' ' Bowden Xand, Phone 162. 75 Broad ft 1 Rapid Prmling' ! . Having instated a water motor in my office to run my press, I am now able to turn out twice the amount ot work aa heretofore 1 My customers get the advantage Owen O. Dunn, PRINTCa & STATI3NE3, U C" ATLS ST. HARVEY'S Small Pig Hams Nice Lot Just Received. . A V 14. TT oiau into' j.ui Jiax-voy. axaa.ii ougttr Cured Hams, Breakfast Strips, -Big Hams to cut, and Pic Nic Hams. Heinz's Pure Apple Cider Vinegar, Sweet Mixed and Plain Sweet Pickles. Full Cream Cheese, Fresh Elgin and Fox Kiyer Print Butter. I U. U. LUUUtllUUUj Oroeer, 1 'Phone 91. 71 Brca4 St Hackbu IS c I New Fall ! Trimmings Our Fall Embroidery and Vail Laces are in. Beautiful White Waist Goods foi- Fall and Winter, Cotton Albatross. Beautiful Patterns for Dressing Sacks , fa your while. and Kimonas at only 10c, 15c. Si. We are making a specialty of Applique Fancy Work Table Covers and Wash Stand Scarfs. , A visit to our store will be worth M RAIL. KOAD, MLli ABTD MACHINE SUPPMES. WE ARE MANUFACTURERS AGENTS FOB Erie City Boilers and Engines, Van Winkle Celebrated Gins and Presses, The Oneida Wood Split Pulleys, The Wagner Duplex Steam Pumps, " i " " " Starret's Fine Tools. We carry a full stock of everything in the line of Machinery and Supplies, Gaskill Hdw. & HARDWARE 78 Middle St - Phone 147. ,1 have Just received a Car Load! of "AUBURN WAGONS" Wheels THE BEST IN THE MARKET. GUARANTEE I replace free of charge every broken axle regardless of load or cironm1 stances under which it broke, ; W ' , -viv . Am also carrying an unlimited assortment of TOP and OPEN BUGGIES, SURREYS, Etc., also a big variety of Buggy, Wagon and Cart HARNESS from $6 60 to $25 00 per set. WHIPS, BLANKETS, Summer and Winter ROBES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, and Sundry Furnishings' of every description pertaining to the horse or rolling stock. Relative to HORSES, I have LOAD ever seen in Eastern Carolina. Roadsters, Draft or Farra IT: !. - On and after November 15th look to me for MULES, I .y iU 1...- 3 them on hand to meet all demands. : t S3 .11 Ft rn! Goods andl to b 5 a .. l;:,v'' - ;:;;;''v Hill Supply Co., ;MILL SUPPLIES 44 Craven St,' .Phone 218. and will now on hand the Best Eclcctcd CAR Match 7d3 k::rS. f taaraO. .' y'll Ki& W! """S Bl it: is at t!3r 1 nzn 7i. r" r i.