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No. 45. .
: NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18. 1906.-FIRS T SECTION. '
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.Events of Past Three Days
Tersely Told Fop Jour
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Industrial, Commercial, Social, Religi-
ons, Criminal and Political -j
Happenings Condensed i
. Few Lines.
Wilmington, Sept' 14, -In a fight at
a house of ill fame' last night, W. L.
Williams, a young traveling man was
shot and killed . by Lonnie Snipes, de
livery clerk for a brewery "
Havana, Sept 14. At the suggestion
of the United States Department of
State, American marines from the crui
ser Denver who landed here yesterday
were withdrawn today by Commander
Colwell, President Palma wanted them
to remain on guard in front of the
Palace. The Denver lies near one of
the principal streets of Havana and
marines can be landed in ten minutes
should the Occasion demand it Their
presence had the effect of absolutely
checking the insurgents whose leaders
want to surrender to Commander but
he told their emisariea that they must
deal with President Palma, The devo
lution now seems on the point of col
lapse. Men who supported the rebellion
are weakening in their opinion. "
Washington, D. C., Sept 14th
The cabinet held a conference today
with President : Roosevelt at Oyster
' Bay on the situation, having been called
there by him. All talk in United
States and in Cuba is about intervention
The policy of the United States has
been that of strict neutrality but with
bared teeth. - - ;.
..... Fayettville Septj -. 15 A Telegram
from Norfolk received here states that
, Jonea, the abscording cashier of Hope
Mills Jeft this port on a steamer un
doubtly bound for some foreign' port
It is raid that friend helped, him to
get away unnoticed. , y.T
Radford, Va. Sept 15 Hon. W, J
Bryan reached here at midnight last
night and was received with noisy ac
oJgiirt by the people.' - He addressed the
'crowd at the fair which is the largest
ever gathered in this section. Gover
nor Swanson introduced the distinguish
speaker. . . ' : . :
Burlington, Sept 16th, When W.
J. Bryan' visits this pUce a welcome
wilgbe extended by all the people, Rep
ublicans and .Democrats alike, and the
demonstration will be entirely noa par
tisan. - - . '-.
Albany, N. Y., Sept 15th. The Na
tional Prison Reform Association is in
ssion here. One of the principal
speakers today is William B. Streeter,
of Greensboro, N. C .
, Havana, Sept 15. Gen. Roderigaez
with four hundred government troops
attcked the insurgents under del Cas
tello near Havana and defeated them
after a hot fight; eight were killed
ed and 23 wounded. There was also a
heavy fight at El Caney, eleven miles
from Havana, the result of which has
not yet been learned.
There is much talk of President Roose
velt's letter to the Cubian Minister at
Washington.' .American intervention is
regarded by Cubans and the forigners,
on the island as the most desirable
consummation. a
Chicago, Sept 15. The employees of
the shops of the Wabash system of
railroads will strike Monday. By this
act 10,000 men will be thrown out of
employment
New Orleans, Sept. 15. A navel fea-
ture in the reception to be exten.l. J to
II m. W. I. Bryan here is that it win
be entirely non-partisan. The Louia
i:na Republican Club will form a part
.f tie e scort. - '
I n Francisco, Sept 15. The steam
er (),-';;..n went on the rocka in Prince
W.Uiarn f'oiiii, and cannot be saved.
1'iT f ) i "ta an J the crew were
rescued Ly U. S. IU-verme cutter.
V.V.kins Cl.-nn, N. Y.. Sept 17th.
i G. Llliott, pr';,i,!.'nt of the At
! C .tI.ineE.i'i!r.-i:;J died to.Ly,
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been hauled off and is in port here.
Salvage on this boat cost ' $500,000.
The Magnolia a sister shin to the Man
churia is aground at- Midway Reef and
is in a perilous position. Her passengers '
and crew have been rescued but the
boat will be a total loss, r ,
South Atlantic starting at Cuba played
havoc at Wilmington and Wrightsville.
The trestle between the two places ex
tending across the Sound was wrecked.
The sea broke through the beach at six
different places and caused the beach
to be isolated from the main' land.' One
hundred guests at the Tarrymoore ho
tel were : rescued by means of tugs.
The velosity.of the wind waa 70, mi.'es
an hour, ' Much damage. Was done at
Carolina beach and Wilmington where
houses were unroofed and wires crip
pled. , a.. '. ., -l .
Raleigh Sept 17 Judge Conner heard
habeas corpus proceedings today of E
F. White and John Davis; they had
been committed to jail without bond on
the charge of burglary and entering
the house of a woman of bad character.
Judge Conner admitted them to bail in
the sum of $200, which. was immediately
given.
Raleigh Sept 17 Railway officials
report that the rainy" weather was line
cause of the greatly reduced erowda
coming here to hear Bryan U is esti
mated that there were only 800. On
one train containing 10 cars there were
only 80 passengers. '
Havana, Sept' "17th. Incendiaries
wrecked two buildings with dynamite
Uday and killed six people. It is said
two insurgent leaders have withdrawn
their troops and are awaiting terms of
peace; others are agreeing to suspend
hostilities. Secretary Taft will settle
matters when he arrives. . : ; ;
Berlin, Sept 17. Emperor William
has sent a communication to the Cxar
of Russia demanding full protection to
Germans traveling or living in Russia.
The Revolutionists killed a German at
Riga. i y:: jf'-V
Raleigh, Sept. 17. The City Hall
was jammed with, people to hear the
Hon. W. J. Bryan speak; only about
one-fifth being able to' enter. ' The
doors were closed before the speech be
gan. Editor Josephui Daniels intro
duced Governor Glenn who introduced
Bryan, terming him the greatest orator
this country has ever known and most
logical speaker.' ; :k trV7
Bryan spoke for over an hour and had
wonderful attention and appreciation.
The point of his speech was that Presi
dent Roosevelt was doing wonderful
work but that all his good points were
derived from Democratic platforms and
speeches. Tariff was-discussed In a
remarkable manner. Secretary Bhaws
speech was negatived very strongly, i
Rain held up and Bryan went t J the
speakers stand in Capital Square and
talked ten minutes, being again' intr);
duced by Govern w Glenn, who said he
hoped and believed he would be the next
President Bryan said that he had not
yet made any prophecies regarding
himself or anyone elseNfor the Presi
dency. He renewed the statement that
that he was for Government ownership
of railways with State ownership of
minor lines and said party would , come
to that view. .President Roosevelt had
twice stated that if railway legislation
failed, ownership would surely come,
and that the President's threat really
brought about enactment Of rate law.
Bryan said he spoke only for himself in
this matter. A remarkable feature of
his visit was the entire absence of
street cheering. ; ' - . .; ' ,
Raleigh, Sept 17 There is a feeling
of profound grief and astonishment
here at the sudden death of Charles D.
Mclver, President of the State Normal
and Industrial College at Greensboro,
He died of heart disease on the train
at Hillsboro while escorting Hon. W.
J. Bryan from Raleigh to Greensboro
He attended the Bryan speech here to
day and none enjoyed it more than h e,
frequently joining In the hearty M"""?""'
I), , e end laughter. Charles D. tic-
Iver was born in Moore county, Sep- siUe, should be vlaited with more se-teml..-r
Zl, lie is one of the vere puni.hment than those who were
mo.sth.-p.il.tmonof the State and willing but weak dnjxs. Itwasofpar-
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Impressive Opening Exercises
of the Greensboro Female
College.
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Bannnet at McAdoo Hotel
. - paring to Receive Bryan. ' Spe-
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Conrt. Seek to Correct : v
; Long Time Abnsei.
Special Correspondence.
Greensboro, Sept 14. The Greens
boro Lodge of Elks recently purchaa
ed the splendid property known as the
Lindsay home on the corner of Syca
more and Green streets immediately in
the rear of the Benbow hotel building.
Yesterday the building committee com
posed of Messrs. C. D. Benbow, W. E.
Harrison, W. R. Pleasants, ': Julius
Cone and B. McKenzie awarded the
contract for the erection of a three
story brick and atone building to Con
tractor J. C. Morris, at a cost of $28,
000. Work will begin at once and the
building will be ready for occupancy by
March 1. It will be of Colonial style
and will have frontage on both Green
and Sycamore streets. The building
will have all the conveniences of a mod
era up-to-date Lodge and Ciub house.
In the Chapel of the Greensboro Fe
male College yesterday took place the
impressive formal opening ceremonies
of the institution. Devotional exer
cises were conducted by Rev. Dr. G. H.
Detwilder. The president Mrs. Lucy
Robertson made an inspiring address,
and short talks were made by Messrs.
John A. Young. C. H. Ireland, C A.
Bray of 'the Board of Trustees F. C.
Hoyle and N. L, Eure. There were
over 100 students present, the largest
number ever there in attendance on the
first days exercises. .
Thirteen Cubans, spent the night here
last night going to Oak Ridge Institute
to attend school. A Cuban newspaper
man, Mr. Swarez had the young men
in charge, not one of whom could speak
a word of English.
Over a hundred of the leading citi
zens of the city assembled at a banquet
at the McAdoo hotel last night to do
honor to Maj. Charles M. Stedman, the
best beloved citizen of the city, and to
signify their pleasure at his safe return
from a recent extended trip to Europe.
Dr. Charles D. Mclver acted as toast
master, and appropriate speeches were
made by a number of the leading pro
fessional and business men of the city,
Major Stedman responding in a splendid
and appreciative address,
Chairman E. A. Brown, for the Guil
ford County Democratic Executive
Committee this morning announced the
program for the reception of Hon. W,
J. Bryan on the occasion of his visit
here Monday. ,
Officer Secrest of High Point this
morning brought a negro Hayes here
and put him in jail under a charge of
criminal assault upon a girl of his own
race under 14 years of age. This makes
the tenth Capital case on the criminal
docket for trial at the coming term of
court - -o . ,
The store of J. W. Pugh at Rudd,
near here was broken into last night
and a large quantity of groceries, to
bacob, etc., and $25 in cash was stol
en. - : ,. '
Before adjourning the special term
of Federal court Wednesday afternoon
Judge Boyd, In a statement from the
bench as to why he named the first
Monday in December as special term of
court for the disposition of the cases
against revenue officers and distillers
who have been convicted or pleaded
guilty to indictments for frauds or ir
regularities in the revenue service, said
that by that time he hoped all the cases
would have been finally determined, as
the regular term of court in October
would be largely devoted to trying
those remaining on the docket Before
passing sentence on a single case, he
said he waited until all were investiga
ted that he nht the better be able to
ascertain the real source an J primary
ernment service. Those most resnon-
amount i.i r --r o, that abuses should
be correetfJ, st e 1 or prevented. If
, ' there was anylhh'-j wrw-g the prnrtices
of revenue service CiT.ciu.'s t'mliiK to
a (' -moralize, corrupt or d- lain-h frivate
1 (', ' -!:, it was of as mw.h lmp L-snce
i- ' t tl.'s s'iou'J La 2:.ieovercd and ex
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The Cominjr of Bryan all the Talk.
Great Preparations Being Made for
Him.' The Republican County --
' Convention Nisninates a
Ticket,
- Special Correspondence. " -Greensboro,
Sept 17. Hon. Wm. J.
Bryan arrived here at 7 o'clock this
morning from LynchbrgK and was met
at the train by a delegation of citizens
trom Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham,
and was escorted to the McAdoo hotel,
where breakfast wasi .served. At eight
o'clock the party boarded a special train
for Raleigh, where Mr. Bryan is to
speak today, returning to Greensboro
tonight In the party arriving from
Raleigh last night were Ex-Governor
Aycock, Messrs. Armetead Jones, Her
bert Norris, S. L. Rotter, F. B. Aren
dall, Jones Fuller, J. E. Pogue and .Ed.
Chambers Smith. .'H-' " ?r;:;- 'v:?.: '; -r
County Chairman, E. A. Brown, with
the assistance of his committees has
perfected all arrangements for the
proper reception of Mr. Bryan and par
ty on their return at 6:20 o'clock this
afternoon on the special from Raleigh,
headed by the reception committee, the
Greensboro and Proximity-bands, there
will be in waiting at the station, an au
tomobile brigade, which will transport
not only the distinguished guest and
his personal escort committee? of ten
each from the cities of Raleigh, Dur
ham and Burlington, to the McAdoo ho
tel which had been ter-dered for use free
of charge by the liberal and enterpris
ing proprietor. -'v f . ' ; '
Ifci J. Henry Gamer, - one of the
Democratic nominee foe the board of
County Commissioners, has resigned
the nomination on account of ill health.
Chairman Brown has called a meeting
of the Executive Committee for Sept
22d to name a candidate.' It is said
that Mr. 'Oscar Richardson, of High
Point has been agretid upon as the nom
inee. The Republican County convention
held here Saturday Afternoon was large
It attended, and was marked by har
mony and good nvtufe. What is known
aa the Blackburn oil anti-organization
faction was in complete control, there
not being enough of the organization
element from the city or country to
make any impression or cause the least
friction. Every one of this element
had been carefully excluded in the select
Ion of delegates at t the precinct pri
maries held Friday. W. P. Ragan of
High Point was made Chairman of the
meetimr. Mr. Raean was the Black
burn candidate for the postmastership
of High Point andiwas defeated by
Douglas-Rollins recommendation Snow.
Mr. J. A. Hoskins, leader tof the anti
Adams force for Chairman in the State
convention, was unanimously elected
Chaitman of the Republican Executive
Committee to succeed R. D. Douglas,
present postmaster f Gaeensboro who
was elected after Blackburn had secur
ed the naming by the president of Prof
C. P. Frazier. The; latter was nomi
nated as the candidate for the Senate
yesterday with Dr. D. A. ' Stanton of
High Point and W. S. Wood of Gibson
ville for the House. 1 The county ticket
as nominated as -.Commissioners: C. D.
Benbow, R. E. Hodghn, W. J. Thoma
son, A. D. Homey, and W. J. Mills.
Clerk; M. H. Shiplett of High Point;
Register Jot Causey; Sheriff John A,
Hodgin; Treasurer Charles C. Burton;
Coroner Dr. J. J. Hilton; Surveyor W
P. Trogdon. The nomination of C. C
Burton was also a lick at the Adams
organization faction, since Burton is
the man who wasXhief Assistant to
post master Glenn here a few days be
fore the (Guilford County primaries
swore to an affidavit charging that
Judge Adams had told him he was go
ing to see that Blackburn was defeat
ed for Congress. It was this card it is
said which when shown to the president
caused the precipitate naming of Doug
las for postmaster here the announce
ment of which on the night preceding
the State Convention is said to have
broken Bluckburns strength for State
Chairman. At the County Convention
(here, when.Juuge Adams denounced
the statement as a lio, Furton tried to
get to him on the stand and was restrain
ed by a policeman.
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CARNEGIE LIBRARY RE-
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A. D. LasHiter a Forger Mnch Want
ed iu Various Places- Negro fO
Convict Who Escaped From :
v Chain Gang Re-arrest--ed.
Attempt to
Dynamite , a
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, Special Correspondence.
Greensboro, Sept 15. Last night.
there assembled in the Smith Memorial
building a gathering of fifty of the most
cultivated ladies and gentlemen of the
city, who perfected the permanent or
ganization of the Guilford Literary and
Historical Association, The association
has for its object the collection, pre
servation and dissemination of the State
and County History and the correction
of printed misrepresentations of North
Carolina history in the north.
Rev. Dr. H. W. Battle, pastor of the
First Baptist Church presided and Dr.
P, Beall was secretary of the meet
ing. - The following were selected as
permanent officers of the organization:
Col. J. T. Morehead, President; Judge
R. M. Douglass, first Vice-President;
Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson, second Vice
President; Dr. W. T. Whitsett third
Vice-President; Miss Bettie Caldwell,
Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs. J. Ster
ling Jones, Corresponding Secretary.
Mr. E. P. Wharton, chairman of the
Carnegie Liberary Building Committee
this morning received a letter from the
private secretary of Andrew Carnegie,
authorizing a draft of $445 00 on Mr.
Carnegie's treasurer, Mr. Franks at
New York. u The letter was dated from
Skibo Castle, Dorroch Sutherland Scot
land. '.'.;.' ':.": -r
Upon completion of the library build
ing here, the committee found that they
were short $445 00 in expenditures for
books and equipment of a fund contri
buted by citizens of Greensboro. In
consulting about the best means of
raising this deficit Mr. Wharton sug
gested writing to Mr. Carnegie. . The
suggestion, while considered visionary
was adopted. On August 3rd, Mr.
Wharton wrote to Mr. Carnegie stating
the facts and was well pleased with the
answer to his communication.'
A. D. Lassiter, a white man in jail
here charged with obtaining money on
forged drafts seems' to be in demand
for similar practices elsewhere. : Yes-.
terday, the chief of police was notified
that Lassiter was wanted at Lumberton
for graft on a telephone company and
today a notice came from Apex, to be
sure and hold him, until that town got
a whack at him. He is wanted in Wil
mington, , Fayetteville, Durhan, and
probably other places for forging drafts
on a Virginia nrm ana naving oeen
cashed. Lassiter hails from Harnett
county and was representing himself to'
be traveling for a Richmond concern
when he succeeded in getting the spur
ious drafts cashed. -.
Last eight, policemen here located
and arrested Ben Cromer and Arthur
Houie, both colored, escaped convicts
from the Cabarrus county chain gang
The negroes were locked up in the eala
boose, and will be carried to Concord
by an officer, who will come after them
A reward of (20 is offered for the
two. 1 ": '. ' ' '.
On complaint of his sister-in-law a
warrent was sworn out this morning
against William Churn, a negro man
about 60 years old, charging him with
attempting to dynamite the house of
complainant last night All of the
parties live near Lindley Park. Churn
was not successful in his attempt to
blow up the house for the reason it Is
said, that he was seen by members of
the family whom he had intended to
make his victims and was frightened
away.- ,
Jailer Busick reports that he has fifty
prisoners in jail to be tried in the Su
perior court next week.
There are one hundred and forty caees
on the criminal docket for the term of
Superior court commencing next Mon
day. It is one of the largest criminal
dockets the county has known in years
and it cannot be cleared in the two
weeks of court There are ten cases
for capital crimes.'
ClccouHnuance of Sunday Exc;
Ctween CJ.::. ..i and f.
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The Raieiga Times of Sunday tells
the following good story about Colonel
P. M. Pearsall which his -friends will
be interested to read.'
"Colonel P. M, Pearsall, the well
known lawyer and politician, who was
Gov. Aycock 'a private secretary, went
to New York some weeks ago for test
and a touch of high life, and he seems
to have got it One fine afternoon the
Colonel's chauffeur was speeding '-em
some when a cop galloped np and put
the Tar Heel under arrest He went to
police headquarters. A cash bond of
$100 was demanded by the cold-hearted
sergeant and when CoL, Pearsall went
through his clothes he found the prince
ly sum of $1.60.
"Take my auto as security," said the
Colonel, There was nothing doing. He
set up a line of talk to the sergeant
but the sergeant saw and heard him
first :- Finally the Colonel suggested
that the police would have to lock up
his chauffeur, and that dignitarr ob
jected. - He suddenly remembered that
he had $120 in his pocket and the Col
onel took the necessary amount from
the dignitary and turned it over. A mo
ment later he was speeding again, but
this time he moved more cautiously. ;
"Of course, there was nothing degra
ding about my mishap," said the Col
onel. "The day before my trouble
Chauncey Depew was arrested for the
same offense and the next day they got
Willie Vanderbilt The day following
they captured a millionaire equally as
prominent so I didn't suffer any men
tal anguish.."
UK SPEAKS INDOORS
At Raleigh Account Rainy
Weather. Bank at Oriental '
V Pamlico Connty.
: Special Correspondence ' ,.
Raleigh Sept 17 Arrangements bad
been made for Mr. Bryan to speak out
doors today but very early In the morn
ing a cold drizzle of rain with a strong
northeast wind came along and made
the weather very unpleasant and there
was a scurry to get a halL The Acad
emy of Music, the largest Hall was un-
avalableas a play was on tonight and
rehearsals were necessary and so the
city hall was looked after. The bad
weather of course -kept many people
away from town but a goodly number
came. Among the arrivals were Con
gressman Charles R. Thomas of New
Bern and William W. Kitchin or Rox-
boro, and these had a little conference
with senator Simmons at headquarters.
The Senator was very busy during the
day. ' He was asked about the political
situation in the state and remaiked
that things looked very well
Among the visitors here 'was J. B.
Blades of New Bern, so well known ac
a very large owner of saw m tils. He has
sold all his mills except a pUning mill
at New Bern for which he has retained
35.000,000 feet of timber. He has sold
a billion of feet to the Norfolk A South
eta Railway Company. His family
holds a mill at Elizabeth City and also
a planing mill. . -
A charter is granted the Bank of
Oriental In Pamlico Coanty with $25,000
capital stock. George H. Roberts of
New Bern being the principal atock-
holder.-. ,
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Tipsy Negro is Run Down by
Locomotive Nar
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Kmston Free Press, IT:
'The body of John Jones, an Indus
trious colored man who lived on Mr.
James R. Hardee's place in Falling
Creek township, was found this morn
ing beside the A. A N. C railroad track
near Williams" crossing, two miles
from the city.' One arm was terribly
mashed and mangled and a contusion
on the back of the head showed the
cause of his death. He was struct by
the engine of the excursion train from
Morehead to GolJaboro.
Coroner Green, who lives in LaGrange
was notified and came down on No. !
this morning and made an invest'
tion. The evidence diaclosed the fact
that Jones ws i'oxloRtel eM t'oi
from the track suona'Ur . j 'V y
pasaui op the road ahead of t'.e excur
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CUTTLE DISEASE
PROVES SERIOUS.
A New Professor at The A and M Col- ,
lege. Charge Made Against Bell -Telephone
Co. Another Tender-
' loin Shooting Affair.
Special Correspondence!
Raleigh Sept 15 Insurance Com- '
missioner Yonng returned today from
Charlotte where he cancelled the license
of the conservative Mutual Life Insur
ance Company of that city. This used .
to be the Eastern Life at Washington,
N. C andraoet of the stock was bought
by Charlotte men and the name of the
company changed. Capt. T. S. Frank
lin was present The stockholders de
sired to win up the company. The In
surance Commissioner did not think it
was safe-to-coutinue. The company
had really done very little. The entla ,
man in charge of it for two years acted :
as officers without pay. The company -
was doing business under a special char -ter
from the legislature allowing it to -begin
business when $10,000 was paid in
The total amount which had been paid
in never exceeded $20,000. Despite the
best efforts of the gentleman at the
head ot the company they could not -make
it a success. - :
A charter is granted the Bessemer
City bank, capital stock $10,000, J. S.
Carr and S. J. Durham being the prin
cipal stockholders. - ,-
This year at the state fair there will
be speciul prizes for the best county ex
hibita. Wake intends to make a brave
show and will fill a space 20 x 70 feet
Irene Vallier, the woman from the
tenderloin diseridt of Raleigh who was .
a witness of the shooting of Bertha
Brown by Wyland Tarrell and who has
been in jail ever since gave bail today :
and was released. . Terrell ia out on .
bail also.
A charter is granted the Harnett Dry
Goods Company at Dunn, with fl0,000
capital stock. . .
Yesterday there was a very unusual
occurrence at the Soldiers Home, this
being a fight between two veterans.
The mind of one of these is badly affec
ted and he has been declaring that
there were two societies of the Mafia
there, both against him. He had been
reading the paper about this Italian
secret society and his mind in some way
got hold of the idea that it was in the
home. He became very noisy and was
slamming the doors of his q sartors and
when another inmate asked him to be
quiet he cursed the veteran and called
him a ''morphine eating , this led
to a blow with the fist on the Hide of the
head to which the man who started the
trouble replied with one with a stick.
the head of which was heavy with nails
and with this he knocked a hole in the
back of the head of the man who had
struck him. State Auditor Dixon went
over to the Home to straighten matter
out. ! He found that the man whose
mind was affected had threatened Su
perintendent Brooks because the latter
had taken a knife away from him and
was declaring that Capt Brooks be
longed to the Mafia. The poor fellow
will probably have to be taken to the
asylum.
Before the Corporation Commission
today the Case came up of W. B. Mann,
of Raleigh, against the Bell Telephone
Co., alleging discrimination in charges.
It is continued to the 20th inst T
Prof. Gray, who comes from Ala
bama is to have the chair of animal in
dustry at the Agricultural and Mechan
ical College here and is said, to be a
very capable man.
The head of this work in the State is
state veterinarian Tait Butler.
Serious Accident at Dover.
Kinston Free Presp, 16.
. Friday, while oiling the edjrtng i . : i
at the Cedar Lumber Co's ph.,.t .t
Dover, Mr. Sam Avery had his 11
caught by the saw and the arm was i
badly mangled that it had to be arr : i
tated near the shoulder. The kft 1 !
was split open, the forearm bad'y 1
erated and the saw then caught t' e s s
at the bicej and nearly severe 1 !'.
was necessary to amputate v' ' '
inch or two of t'.e flmuUur 1 :
are entertain 1 f r L's r-cv
Avery is aluut C3 y-i.i oil 1 '
f-i.'.'.