North Carolina Newspapers

V No. 33. . NEW BERN ta . 1 CRAVEN COUNTY; N. C, TUESDAY JULY 24, 1906.-FIRST SECTION. 29th YEAR r I' t If ', .v v V TELEGRAPH G NEWS Events of Past Three Days 1 ' Tersely Told For" Jour- - nal Readers. TERRITORY INCLUDED MA1KE TG MEXICO Industrial, Commereial, Social,; KpHr! oils, Criminal and Political, , Happenings Condensed in Few U nest. . " . Raleigh, July 20 The caso of the State against M"? T. Norris for the al leged burning, tried in the Wake county Superior court, before Judge Webb, went to the jury tonight ' -. Raleigh, July 20. J. M. B. Hoxsey, ' Auditor of the Bell Telephone Company broke' down all prejudice against the much talked monopoly question in tele phone!), when he took the stand today in the hearing before the Corporation Commission, in the hearing of the com plaint filed by Col. J. B. Grimes, Secre tary of State who has so far made no case against the defendant com pany. . . " . Auditor Hoxsey was on the stand for a long time,' and gave in detail the figures sworn to from the books of the company, showing losses and profits; as they have : been met and sus tained by them. It .was shown under oath that if the business of the Bell Company had been conducted according to the figures of the complainant that there would have ' been a material loss on the business of North Carolina. The company had not paid' a dividend for many years, and it was only in the present year that the six per cent divi dend had been brought about again af ter the lapse of so many years. No de tail was left uncovered by Mr. Hoxsey. A statement was given and filed as to the business done at each station in the State and the losses or gains thereon. The showing is of wonderful interest in every detail. . Raleigh, July 20. There was a small fire in the fire waste rooms of the' Ral eigh Cotton Mills this morning, the loss being $200. Wake Forest, July 20-At a meeting today the trustees of Wake Forest Col lege accepted the offer "tf the Educa- - tional Association s gift of 837,500 ion - di tional upon Wake Forest raising $112, BOO by December 1907, for an endow ment fund. v" The trustees elected for instructor of biology, Dr. J. D. Ives a graduate, of Wake Forest to assist Dr. Poteat. The chair instructed the faculty to select an instructor as assistant in English. New York, July 21 On account of losses sustained by the National Park bank, Edward Frost, a clerk was ar rested today on the charge of theft of $150. Thi entire amount of loss of loss of the bank is $200,600V . Paris, July 21 In the presence of a , distinguished military gathering Major Alfred Dreyfus was today decorated with the Legion of Honor, a mark of great distinction. Raleigh, July 21 The hearing of ' complaints against the Southern Bell Telephone Co., filed by Secretary of State (Grimes, closed this afternoon. The evidence consists of 800 typewrit ten pages. The case was submitted without argument by either side. Raleigh; July 21. The jury in the case of the State vs M. T. Norris, for arson, wh'ch lias been out since early last night is still out and seems unable . to agree. .They came into court at one time and asked to lie discharged be cause they could not. agree but the Judge denied this request. Later they asked for a reading of certain parts of moiAnfftf T..lttt f TijZ,v fn it.. State Senate,1 which lis large and un doubtedly beyond expectation, is great ly due to the aggressive and acrimon ious war fare editor,' Josephns Daniels, of the News and Observer, has waged . against that candidate. ' This seems to obtain in a measure in regard to other candidates as well, us scores of voters have openly, announced their change of opinion as to the favorites and nomi nees of that paper. The cjry of bossism has rebounded, and the result of prim- ury figures seoms to have effectually made the test. , t Chicago, July 21.r-Tha printers of the ; Typographical Union have given 1 employing printersjand publishers their ultimatum and threaten to strike. It is ' likely they will be joined by the presa ' men. ' ' V-V'WK-i . ''v.r. Ixmdjn, July 23 Lady Curzon, nee Mary Leiter, of Chicago, was buried to day in the village churchyard of Kedle stone in the presence of immediate rel tives. Beautiful and rare floral trib utes were sent in token of love and sympathy. President Roosevelt's of fering was among them. King Edward, Ambassador Reltfand many other noted people from all nations attended the funeral. - Washington, July 23 The Interstate Commerce bulletins just Issued show that for quarter ending March 31, the number of passengers and employes hurt in railroad accidents wa3 1?,296, of this number 1,026 were killed. ', TnU re port shows an increase of 1,700 over the number hurt during the preceding three months and 50 more were killed than in the former period. ? ..'; ,' Washington,' July 23-The City Na- tional bank of Greensboro, and the Na- tional.bank of Fayetteville have been de signated as repositories to the amounts of $150,000 and $100,000 respectively. Both of these institutions made un successful bids for Panama bonds. Raleigh, July 23rd. On account of high water washing out the bridge abutments over Little River, the pass enger train on the Raleigh & Southport railway did not make its usual trip to day. It is thought the damage willbe repaired tomorrow. ; London, July 23d. Israel Zangwill, the noted Hebrew writer and philan thropist has announced the receipt of a telegram announcing that another mas saoe of the Jews would begin July 23, the anniversary of the conversion cf the Russian empire tb the Christian re ligion. The assistance of Europe has been implored to prevent this dreadful calamity and arms are how being dis tributed. .. v New York. July 23d. Russell Sage diodfrom an attack of heart failure at his country residence, Cedarcroft, Law' rence, Long Island, Sunday. Mr. Sage would have been ninety years old the 4th of August, and was busy making preparations for his usual celebration of his birthday which has always been celebrated.. He bad apparently been in excellent health, and his sicknossdid not last over three hours.' Several physicians-labored to restore him. . Sage's fortune is estimated at $30,000,030. He began his business life at the age of 16 by clerking for his brother at four dol lars a month, and at 22 years of age he was worth' $25,000. - His financial success has been very remarkable. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at the West Presbyterian church. The burial will take,place at Tioy. - New York! July 23. The death of Russell Sage caused a marked decline of stocks on change . today. Losses were from one to five points on rail road securities especially. , IflL tr POSTMASTER II Honorable R. 1), Signs His Bond and Enters on His Official Duties. given the fasteur treatment at Rich mond. Mr. JCaufman is now in Denver, Col., In attendance on the Grand Lodge of Elks. - Mr. Robert Holt of Burlington, was here yesterday having in charge a little boy who hat been badly bitten by a cat j which later developed signs of . hydro ! phobia; ha wis , also hurrying to the DOUgiasS family of oL pOTmtg 0f the little boy nave peen employees ox xom not. iuuu- SAFE MAG E TO THE OLD-WORLD ly for three CHILD SENT TO . PASTEUR INSTIUUTE. The Siovyer Gold .'lining Milling And Reduction Company. An Enter i prise AYIiU'U Mtiy Prove Profit able. . Another Gold Mine Industry in Contem plation. Import -Heal Estate . Venture. . (Special Correspondence.) " . Greensboro, July 20. The new post master here, Hon. R. D. Douglass will take charge of the oostoffke Saturday. Yesterday he forwarded his bond for $29,000 to the Department, and today announced the appointment of Mr. S. A. Hodgin as his chief assistant Mr. Hodgin resides here, Is at ' present at work in the business office of the Indus trial News, has been a school : teacher, but for the past several years has been holding some kind of a federal office, his last employment in that line being in Collector Duncan's office in Raleigh. Mr. Hodgin will succeed - Charles H. Burton, who sprung his affidavit on the eve of the primaries here and of the Republican State Convention, that. State Chairman Adams had told him he would see to it that Blackburn would not be elected to Congress from the eiglh district This statement was de nounced by Judge Adams as soon as he heard of it, as a "damnable lie", and it is said that when President - Roose' velt was dutifully made aware of the tactics resorted to by Blackburn. Post master Glenn and his chief associate Burton to defeat Adams, he "in the name of decency" precipitately named Adams man. R. D. Douglass for the postmastership on Monday, following the publication of the affidavit of Bur ton on Friday, and the effort of Bur ton to get to Adams in the Guilford County Convention Saturday when Adams was slaughtered by the Black burn-Glenn republican combination , of the county, following the humiliation of the State Chairman by being . de feated in his city primaries Friday, The new assistant belongs to the Quaker ' persuation or family in the county. Whether his appointment will mollify the Quakers, who have been disposed to feel outraged at the treat ment accorded to the former nominee of the president, Prof. Cyrus B. Fras ier, by the charges preferred against his private character by Judge Doug lass and Postmaster Glenn remains to be seen. The .three hundred acre farm of Judge Douglass, situated three miles south of the city changed hands yesterday, Sher iff Jordan purchasing it from the Judge for $18. 000. Sheriff Jordan will at once proceed ta.plant the farm into residence lots, five and ten acre truck farms and sell the property at a big auction sale October first. He is preparing for an immense barbecue, and for Congress man Kitchen and his opponent (if he has one) to make a campaign speech after the Bale and dinner, and expects to entertain ten thousand people, with land bargains, political discussion and barbecue. Special to JturnaL Greensbori, July 21. Affairs in Rus sia are. of a disturbing nature to the fi nancial workj and the outlook, . while not immediately alarming, is far from assuring. C-on has not been affected any exteit by these matters but 'a chain Is oily as strong as its weak est link." Me feel certain the market would now bl) considerably lower but for the const nt support of a powerful bull clique in slew York who are heavi ily long at hi her prices and who have been awaiting some mishap to the grow ing crop to cause a spurt in prices which they could utilize to sell to the 'dear public'! who are generally wil ling to buy af ttr an advance has already taken place. 1 Crop reports continue wonderfully good and should the .next three monthalbe as favorable as the past three aUther record breaking crop will be the result. We believe the crop will deteriorate but there is noth ing in sight toj cause one to expect a cotton famine - We advise our friends who have cottjn on hand to sell it now while , mills prospect is foi cotton begins For eruptioni, cores, pimples, kidney and liver troubles, '-constipation, indi gestion, use Iollister's - Rocky Moan tain Tea. Caries new life to every part of the body... Tea or Tablets, 85 cents. F. S. Duffy, . The Shirtwaist , For many years the shirtwaist has been considered an indispensable part of a woman's wardrobe. She can wear It on all occasions, and, witha) finds it one of the most comfortable and useful of garments. : , , ' the evidence and are still considerinir '. Men have Worn shirtwasts to some ex tent, but there still seems to linger that ancient idea that a man must wear , Washington, July 21. Assistant a coat in theprosence of ladies. foreman Miller ot the Government Let us draw a comparison. A woman Book -bindery was suspended today on can wear the most ganzy material. She account of insubordination. ' Miller im- can drea8 in an almost savage costume mHinl c-v n,,t;,a hot v, ,m especially when she attends a ball, but . , man though 'ha thermometer is near pu. v.. ue.ore vne rresmenc. the boiling point must wear a coat, and President Roosevelt has declared all this is correct "Consistency where art places, where government pr'nting is thou." done to be open shops. -1 . Let each womw rcolve that she will not be offended If a man appears before Kalcigh, July 21 ihe figures are not her in a shirtwast, for this is kind, in from country precincts, in Wake county Democratic primaries, but" not wiLliHtanding the rain which has fallen rt times throiijihout the day, a large te 1ms been polled. There is every '! !! exprehsed the bulit-f that the B. F. Our cellar supporters with the ad justable feature is now a necessity, we are showing them get ones included, ing Jcwiilcr. - The Sawyer gold mine in Randolph county, recently sold by F. A. Silver to a party of Philadelphia capitalists, has been incorporated as the "New Sawyer Gold Mining, Milling and Re duction Company."; Several members of the new company were here last night returning from a weeks' visit to the property, and they teemed delight ed with prospects of profitable opera tions. A complete one , hundred ton modern milling plant has been purchas ed and work of installing the same, and active operations in gold mining will be resumed at once. ... ; Another party of gold mining pros pectors, in charge of Mr; E. W. Lyon, of Greensboro, who makes a specialty of handling mineral properties, were here last night after a two week's out ing in the gold fields of Montgomery and Randolph counties. These gentle men were also-northern capitalists and j-they were enthusiastic over what they had seen in the way of golden possibil ities in that rich mine.-al section., This visit and its lesults will mean much for the developing of the mining industries that whole section, since a company was formed on the site of the old unworked mine and a new min- renerations. Major Charles M. Steadnuui Touring in England and the Continent. E. Lathart & Co'i Weekly . Letter. , Cotton ire needy, because the lower prices when new omove. - "Speed trial For Hoboes The Municipal Journal and Engineer, of New York i the authority for the following, regarding an active little city of Wilson, N. C "This town has introduced a new form of "tport" trump racing. When hobo "hits the town', he is arrested and incarcerate! in the lockup. ' When several hive Veen accumulated the whole lot is matched out into the public square. Across this a line is drawn and the tramps are told to line up. . Hardly has the ragged line been formed when the Town Marshal confronts them, raw hide whip in hand, and informs them that one mile d n the road is a ditch that marks the corporate limits of the town. At a green signal they are to start for the dich, and it is to be dis tinctly understood that the hobo whose tattered coat ail last flutters across the ditch is to be treated to such a flog ging as he will have cause to remember all the days of his life. "Line up an toe the mark Square," shouts the mar- shrL "Git set! Go!" The line surges, then breaks aid off go the hoboes. The marshal and h assistants leap upon their waiting torses and are off after the flying trantps, catching up with them and spurring the ambition of the lag gards with slurp warning flicks . from their whips. As a matter of fact, no man has yet been Aogged, but belief in the flogging of the last man across the ditch is firm aid no tramp that has once run the race Has ever been known return to the Itown of Wilson. : Democracy Meant Fair Play, Mr. Editor: ( Aa unbiased Democrat who observed the methods employed in New Bern Friday to defeat the nomination of D, L. Ward to the House of Representa tives cannot fail to be justly indignant. ' In three wards in New Bern the tickets of D. L. Ward were taken from the polls more than once during the day and it seemed that they were re moved or put out of sight as soon as Mr. Ward's friends turned their backs, ; At several places a constant watch had to be kept to save the Ward tick eta from destruction or removal. These methods are not Democratic. The Democratic party stands for fair play and believes that in primary or nominating convention every Democrat should have an eaual chance and the voice of the majority should control The political heelers who slipped around from poll to poll removing the Ward tickets at every chance are ene mies to the party and moved by selfish interests only. The Ward tickets were printed at the expense or his mends ana circuiaiea any cost to the Executive OMAN'S ADDRESS WINS HER HIGH PRAISE. to New Town Clock Installed. Another Instance of High Handed Outrage By Detectives of Southern Railroad. Chief of , Police Injured. The Tar Heel ?' to Continue Publi cation. (Speoial Correspondence.) Greensboro, July ;22. His many friends in North Carolina will be glad to hear that Charles M. Stedman had a safe passage across the ocean and is well and hearty in the "old country". In a letter to his law partner, Mr. A. Wayland Cooke of this city, received today, Mr. Stedman said he arrived in Liverpool "safe, sound and active.' The letter was dated July 9th and the Major declared that he felt stronger and better every day of his voyage over, "the weather oeing cooi ana aen- cious', and "the ocean was as placid and unruffled as a mill pond in Cumber land county." His European itenerary given as follows: "To Edenburgh, thence to -Aberdeen, then to London and to Liverpool. He hopes to sail for home on steamship Coronia of Cunard line, July 31, reaching home about August 10. Major Stedman went to Europe on professional business, look ing after the estate of the late B. J. Fisher for Mrs. Fisher and her chil dren. . At the Farmers Institute for Guil ford county held Friday at Guilford College there were about a hundred farmers present, and addresses were made by several experts from the Htate Agricultural Bureau and leading farm ers of the county. Mrs. L. L. Hobbs, wife of the president of Guilford coun ty, was prevailed upon to make an ad dress. She talked on the subject of Home Making or the Ideal Home. " so instructively, inspiringly and de lightfully, the male audience stampeded and showered her with compliments and commendation!. So valuable was her address, the agricultural male ex perts from Raleigh - would hear to nothinsr else but that she should ac company them to Hillsboro Saturday and make an address before the Orange County Farmers' Institute. Mr R. C. Bernau, the jeweler has in stalled a large clock on top of the Pick ard store, at the intersection of Elm and Market streets, between the Fed eral and county court buildings. The timepiece is connected by wire with the government time at Washington, and at twelve o'clock each day, when the telegraph ticks the noon hour, this clock will record the correct time as is done in the Western Union Telegraph offices all over the country. A well dressed young man named Gant. who claims to be a represent tive of a Lynchburg wholesale house, and a nephew of Secretary of State Gant, of South Carolina, was placed in the city lock-up Thursday by Southern Railway officer Jones on a charge of stealing a ride on the train, since jus tice Wolf e laid down the law a few days ago about this wholesale arrest of men by the railroad and railroading them to the county jail and througn a mno-mtrftte to the roads. The officer was more careful, and this time turned the culprit over to the mayor, and in charge of the city authorities. Mayor Murphy gave the young man a hearing and discharged him, the evidence snow. ing, that he rode here in the cab with the engineer, and on his invitation. Of ficer Jones testified that when he ap proached the young man to arrest him for stealing a rule, tne engineer, irom his engine said, "the boy is all right, let him alone," and he turnea mm loose. Chief detective Ahern, arriving on the scene, ordered the arrest of Mr. Gant, resulting in his being incontinent- lv rarried to the lock-up. Gant seems indignant at his arrest ana imprison ment, and says he is going to bring suit against the railroad for damages, tor false arrest and imprisonment, when he was riding on the engine with the engineer and at his invitation. The J yesterday while driving fast on a rough street in the suburbs. He and Ser jeant Patterson were seeking a negro charged with splitting his wife open with an axe, in the neighborhood of "Do Drop In." Both Neely and Pat terson were hurt in the turn-over, and the horse ran away and broke the wag on, but Serjeant Patterson got up and hobbled off after the negro he was in pursuit of and landed him In the cala aboose. . At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Tar Heel Publishing Co., in the Benbow hotel Friday night,Mt was decided to continue the publication of the Weekly at Greensboro, Mr. H. L. Grant retired from the position of pres ident of the corporation, and the Hon Spencer Blackburn assumed that posi tion. No proposition was received from the Industrial News for a consolida'ion of the two papers, and Mr. 'G. S. Hrad shaw, it is said was prevailed upon to continue as editor of the paper. The repeated rumors that the paper would suspend or be moved to Raleigh, were pronouueed untrue by President Black burn, who said it would continue to "do business at the same old stand." DR. F. W. HUGHES UNO J. B. BLADES PRINCIPALS The Iniquitous Toritine. A great gambling scheme originated by Henry B. Hyde, for his own personal profit and the reckless glorification of the Equitable. In the August McClure's Burton J. Hendrick points out the fallacies, not to say the iniquities,of the Tontine form of policy that was originated and cham pioned by Henry B. Hyde in his reckless effort to make the Equitable the largest life-insurance company in the world. Tontine (originated by Lorenzo Tonti in the seventeenth century), as Mr. Hen- drick shows in the fourth instalment of "The Story of Life Insurance" was nothing more than a hugh gamble on human lives, so arranged that the rich should nearly always win (when the Equitable did not) ; the stake being the insurance protection of women and chil dren. .s the scheme worked, the Equit able, during its Tontine days, helped to deprive about 650 families in every 1, 000 that insured in Tontine, of their in surance protection. The true inward' ness of the game becomes evident when it is shown that Tontine helped to build up an enormous surplus from which Hyde abstracted under a so-called con tract, 2i per cent annually. The dev ious methods that Hyde adopted to force his Tontine upon the public afford r. Hendrick the material for a most absorbing and dramatic article. IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE DEAL The Chattawka Hotel Aud Many Store Buildings Sold. Transaction . Involves 9100.000.. Water Front Included in The Purchase. Improvement of The Property In Prospect. One of the largest and most impor tant real estate transactions ever made in this city was consummated yester day afternoon when Dr. F. W. Hughes sold the Chattawka hotel and all ad jacent buildings on South Front street as well as all the stores and buildings on Middle street extending to Trent river. The extent in linial feet is 240 on South Front by 600 on Middle streets There are about 35 buildings in the transfer. In one or two instances there are buildings in this block that are owned by other parties. The con sideration was $100,000. The purchase also includes the land lying under Trent river extending as far as the channel. Mr. blades will continue the improve ment on the hotel Chattawka already begun by Dr. Hughes and he propose to make the old Chattawka a model hottelrg in every respect. Every one of the changes will be Buch as will be a permanent improvement. New plumb ing and new arrangement of the office are the principal changes that are con templated. The several buildings that have been damaged by fire will all be overhauled and other improvements will be made in time on the water front and those buildings which have recent ly submitted to the ravages of time will doubtless either be restored to their former condition of usefulness or else torn down to give place to new structures. It is proposed to remove the verdigris covering the Bartholdi Statue of Liber ty and. varnish the effigy. RETURNS FROM FRIDAY'S PRIMARY. Below we publish tabulated returns from the Primary Election held Friday The county in one schedule and the eity in the other. For the sake of conven ience we have reported the townships by numbers as in several cases there are more than one voting precinct in a township, Where "x" appears the returns were not made: i RESULT OF PRIMARY BY COUNTY TOWNSHIPS. For Sheriff. J W Biddle For Clerk Superior Court. W M Watson For Register Deeds. Waters Flanner '" Lane For Legislature. Brewer Ward Whitehurst - For Treasurer, Ernul . Baxter Commissioners, Foy. Harrington, Harvey, Wadsworth, McGowan Richardson, ' Street ' Dixon Coroner. Jones," Surveyor. Fulcher. 12 8 ' 6 8 7 8 9 180 148 276 " 25 15 48 36 104 186 138 262 25 15 48 36 104 70 74 24 19 4 11 11 2 80 26 16 0 10 36 4 4 177 65 241 8 1 1 25 105 146 46 25 27 11 8 16 64 96 26 248 1 4 4 12 65 I H 61 , 7 0 0 29 8 1 1 204 110 108 2 9 30 22 48 66 42 121 25 6 12 13 63 91 184 267 18 14 84 27 106 91 64 230 0 2 42 6 f 206 78 193 11 12 44 10 102 240 106 253 9 14 48 33 111 240 92 100 26 14 41 85 18 106 101 190 23 ,12 6 82 115 0 46 74 0 6 0 6 8 0 85 0 0 0 0 " 23 .0 131 201 211 0 15 44 23 115 0 0 j 0 26 15 39 22 115 RESULT OF PRIMARY BY CITY WARDS: CANDIDATES OFFICES AND Legislature Ward - .- , Brewer Whitehurst Clerk. W. M. Wstson , r - shortd. 1. W. Riddle ' Register el Deeds. Waters . Flanner Lane Treaeerer.. F. S. Ernul J. J. Baxter . Coroner. however, after telling Jones R. D. V Jones the boy was "all right.turn him loose" VnJ'"1W later told Chief Ahern he had not giv-, : rucc0nmemU,ontr, en him permission to ride in his cab. Of poy oourse if the engineer admitted having Barrington . invited or permitted Gant to ride with Harwy . him, he would loos, his job with the' Wadsworth Southern railway It will be difficult for Kichardson " Gant to corroborate his claim, except Street friends b vidence of the officer Jones, uixon wno turnea mm hhm uu "- . c T-m T- .kU m g'tvnm i . ... . i uirecLions. n u iwt yun Inor outfit of machinery ordered, and ' ,iikii- a large mining plant will soon be work-''Committee. Any expense of the prim- ingthere. , ' I ary will be shared by the same Tuesday night, Roma, the little and they only ask for fair treatment daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kauf man was scratched by a pet kitten Constable 1 1 2 J 3 . 4 I BERN ! TOTAL 24 48 80 41 4 693 40 78 75 61 11 , 693 40 86 25 83 10 820 96 194 97 X 24 1226 100 197 112 , x 24 1265 61 112 65 73 18 618 31 60 44 " 84 6 .289 22 60 25 29 8 722 61 94 68 66 7 ' 805 48 . 119 65 69 . 19 48 92 150 82 0 24 1060 84 112 61 0 22 496 88 166 '83 104 19 1079 83 98 29 66 . 8 600 68 114 70 85 20 1098 77 121 .71 94 16 1092 . 84 128 78 83 19 1305 62 127 45 99 9 , 916 83 Hf7 109 42 12 480 1 18 6 0 0 83 i po 1 iso 60 o n rv , which was acting very peculiarly and in a variety, pearj later died with convulsions. After eon J. O, Baxter, Lead-( suiting over tlio matter, Ihe phyKiclnns i thought it bout to have tha little girl .WW nl. nnt W 1090 me " """ - i , .......... . . Chief of police Neely is lam up in pea result of next primary is party will stand for honesty and fair play. FAIR PLAY. with a badly swolen leg, the. being turned over in the patrol wagon Always Rr.i'"'ir gtlV'3 f ile r ! r e 3 r 4