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f. it) r? . J - . f ' : No. 102. v- NEW BERN, . CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C; FRIDAY MARCH 20. 1908-SECQND, SECTION . ' 30th YZ. ' . State Library 'it - i y .S" 1 ' II 11.11' II I I II l I . ' ' SPEAfi DECiES - ..,, - - , . . . admiral eyaxs, commander of the Pacific fleet will be ... tire from service whes' " - t ; He REACHES SAlf ' - FRANCISCO ' . j::m'so::i:c?.iiE'i Tv. ,,.,. ...:.: -''f- ' Congress Must Respect the Desires of - , Labor Pw4or Exploslm r Kills ' Three England's Premier Dying ' v v Senator Clay's BUI to Hit State ' Control Manufacture and, Sale of t Liquor ' " ' ? - - . Special to Journal j , Washington, .D C, March 17. In Jh investigation of graft charges In ronsftctloQ with! the sub-jnartne boats " and motor boat purchases, Lawrence Spei r, vice-president of' the Electric , i . Boat Company '.appeared before the . 1 committee and ' denfedthe,. charges -.made by Congressman R P. Hobson, as to the transactions between the two ' parties. 1 j ' i WaBhlngton. U. March 17. May 8th Is the date agreed upon that Sec retary Mitcalf of the ; Navy, "will re view' the cnUM-. PacI8c fleet' la the harbor of San Prancisco. . On that - same day Admiral Evaas retires, hav ing reached the age when all attaches of the government i are requli ed to leave active service Rear AJmiral , f nerry wilf succeed him as command er. - ' 1 1 ' Port Au Prince, '.ytl, March 17. Matters have assumed a .very crloui aspect over the surrender of prison : era to the French embassey. The Brit tsh cruiser. Indefatigable, . German battleship "Bremen, and ; the .UnkeC Stated Cruiser Deg Moines, are here protecting the interests of their re spective countries. It la ft are I t ha the natives will slaughter all foreign- era In case-the, prisoners, revolution' lata are surrendered t any of the embassies j The entire island Is on the eve of a bloody revolution Jc HOTEL INTRODUCTIOX , Dr.- Howard Company Makes a Spe- , ; ,clal Price - 'The Dr., Howard Company have en tered Into an arrangement .with Qavis Pharmacy, by' which a special intro .ductory offer w HI be made, of 25 cents on the 60. cent size Of their celebrated specific for the cure, of constipation and dyspepsia, t - ' This medicine, 1s a new discovery Xai the cure of ,all diseases. f the stomach aad bowels, fit not only gives quick relief; it' makes perma- nent cures. " V . So remarkably successful hs Dr. N Howard's, specific been In curing con ' atlpation, dyspepsia and all forms of liver trouble, .that Da,vi'v Pharmacy tin return the price pajd in every case where It does not give reiki Headaches.' coated tongue, dizziness, .. gas on lfe stomach, specks before the eyes, . con3tlpatlon and all forms . of materia and liver trouble are soon cured by this scientific medicine. Dnvis pharmacy have 'bfen able to '-er wire On a limited supjHy, so every ' eine wh'i wishes to be cured cf dyspep-vj-'t or onsl!paiicn ehor.ld -call upon ,' aem it',o-cr send (hem 21 cents , ,by nuibaud get C3 doits of the best rudlcina ever made, on tbe special ha'f piice Intrcductcry offer, ,wlth tlielr pcnnnal 'guarantee. ''torefund the niclicy if the Beclflc does not Ivlng lu Lendoa . , rostnp MiSS ? March 18. Cardenlo ' F. King, the financial agent, who three - months ago could write his check for l,000,OOft.And today Is a bunted fuel . ' tlve from Justice, Is In London, while his friends and agents have been clr ( culstins reports of trips to New York to rai( . funds and of conflnraicnrin -a Boulbitn sanaforlum. " iicler; f. r wbO"n rre"t for embezxlement warrants have been Is sued, quietly gathered up his things, took all tbe available cash and nego- u.ui ii.cr. irora nis omce ana sanea Sydney, N. 8. W., March 17. While . for Liverpool on the Cunard liner Prlne Minister Deakiu. was address- Etrurla February 22nd. He, was i.otlnj maM mfetlng yt8terday, be re entered on the Hat of pasaen-jers anic,ved a cable dlapatch announcing ....x..u ..fbciubiou unui me ptioi lert me boat. Then he appeared and seemed o wake no effort to-hide his identity. ' ' DM Not Use Nitrate "of SHrer 8peclal Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C. March 17. It is now tutted by stsdents of the Agricultural ana Mfcnanicsi loiipge that nitrate of silver was'not used upon the'fac'a of the ha.d cadets In January, but that variii. h was u"d. D ' RKIS FEAT OF DELI TRAMP STEAMER CROWN OF CAS TILE RAMS HMBURG-AMER- ICAX LINER, KRON PRIZWILHELM , , jor co:;ventiq: in session Treaties Being Made to Isolate Japan --Tow of Graham, Minnesota Is Wiped Out hj Fire GroYer Cleve land 71 Tears eld Russian Generals Hare Duel Quiet In Hayti Fleet Will Rewali In Fbilllplnes . Six Weeks.' '" "A. Special to Journal. . , . r Washington, D, C, March 18. There is talk among the Southern members of Congress of introducing a prohibi tion' plank in tbe Democratic National Convention -which meets at Denver. It is said that Bryan will agree to such a measure. ,s ' ' V.. t-:i:,.. VjX' New York, March 18 The English ramp steamer Crown of Castile fan into the stern of the Hamburg-Ameri- an liner. Kron Prinz Wilhelm, near he Hoboken shore and nearly sank the-boat. There were no lives lost. Washington, D. C, March ill. Over 300 delegates to the annual meeting jf the Federation of Labor have gath ered here, and a three day session be gins tomorrow. Some very Important questions will be discussed, chlefof which will be whether a national labor ticket shall be put in the campaign..;' Loudon," March .J8 Nearly , all . pa pers contain the news that a treaty Is being fownulated' which will affect the political Isolation tit Japan tf adopted. The plan originated in Rus sia., y St Paul, Minn, March 18. Tele graphic communication from Graham, a email town In the western part of the State, says that the town has been practically wiped out of existence by, fire,. The fire originated In a store and the flames made such progress that be Insufficient fire protection could lot cope with It There were 100 itores, 4 churches and- &0 dwellings lestroyed. . ' I p " : 1 DOINGS AT F1NGHAM - tr V. . A. MeelliiB Delightful Sociable-Old Teachers Wll Return New Tennis Court Bingham School, Mebane, N. C, Mar. 17. Mr. Seymour W. Whiting, a lead ing merchant and prominent Chris tianlayman, of Raleigh, will deliver the address before the Young Men's Christian Association,' Sunday- night, May 10th, during the Commencement exercises. He will speak, on the "Sec ond Coming of Christ ; ' , V The receptfcto- given, at IK last meet Ing by the Kallsthentc literary So ciety, in honor of some of the young ladies, was a -great success. . An In teresting feature of the evening was a "mock trial," after which refresh menta were served. ., Practically all of the old teachers will rcturlf to Bingham tor the- sea son of 1908 0D. Rev. E. A. Roads, B Prof. O. W,' Boland, B. Accts., Prof 0. L. Baity, and Prof. Walter S. Craw ford, A.d., have already been engaged Col Roads this year has been a popu lar and successful commandant of ca- 1et. Prof. Boland has given the great 'st satisfaction as teacher of. niatbc matica. : Hlii poetry, also,- has been tttracting much attention and discus sion In the dally press. , Prof, CrawT tor&Js a well known educator fh Car ollna, having been Intimately Identi fied with the work of the State and school for a number, of years. . Mr, Baity Is able In Jlne penmanship, book keeping and shorthand. ,. . , A site has been selected for .the loca tlon of a new tennis court, which when completed, will doubtless add to the already great popularity of the game at Bingham. . "r . . ! Promise, a Great Welcome" America's acceptance of the Invlta- tlon for the battleship fleet to visit Australia. Ho read the messao to the meeting and then called for three cheers for the Unlte3 States. The enthuBlnHtlo audience rone and responded with deafeiling hurrahs. Mr. Diakln sold he was sure the fleet, would receive a welcome as never was experienced outside the United States. ,., . v ' ' New Ci 1 ' -t In fiwed.- I ! . J mi 1. OGRAGY 'lie BERN GETS 7 WTOJRE LEIEUE Jj Rocky Mount Backs Oat-OWIng New , Ben a Chance;. to Get in After x Being Shut Out . We may well, say Hooray! New Bern has acquired entrance Into the Eastern Carolina League and we may be assured of a place. The meeting was called to order; at 4 o'clock by the president,, T.iM. Washington, of Wilson and a communication was read from the RoekyMount club, withdraw ing from the: leagW; New Bern- was thereupon .elected a. member" in the place : of Rocky; Mount and the six club league was- completed. The fol lowing now 'composes . the organiza tion: Raleigh; Wilson, Goldaboro, Wil mington, Klnston and New Bern. : The league is tf member of the Na Mcnal Protective Base Ball Associa tion, a feature which was the cause 3t Rocky Mount's i withdrawal. ; The jeason will commence June 6th. " The nex( Important, cdhsideratlon to be , mot Is the Raising of money. The rest' of the clubs have raised a suflloient amount to cover . all ex penses and they are on a good flntm- clal footing. NeW Bern should not be behind in this respect, but now that we-are"-ln we should feel thatwe must have ,i tit better team . than the others and to have that will take mon ey, x Go into the game to win and let a very body show their pleasure by con tributing handsomely to the enter prise. . . Wants Jail for Druggist Washington, D. C, March 18. Pres ident Roosevelt this mornlng sent for Daniel W. BakeT, United States at ornoy Iot.4he District of Columbia, md directed him to presB for a Jail it ntence foi Robert N. Harper, a Wash ngton druggist, who was recently con ''cted of violation of the loodand drug law. V - Mr. Harper is president of the Wash ngton Chamber of Commerce and the American National Bank, one cf the fading financial Institutions of Wash ngton. Mr. Harper is engaged also i the drug business and was tried i a ch arse of having sold or caused o he sold certain headache powders vbicV -contained deleterious r-eub- ttances end was not properljrlSbeled n conformity with the food and drug ict, enacted In 1906 '3 : f- The trial was in the police court, be fore Judge Kimball, and although a notable defense was made, Mr. Har dier was fouiid gallty The penalty Is i. fine Of $500 or imprisonment for six months, or both Sentence has not been passed. , The President told District Attorney Baker this morning that since Har per is a wealthy man It Is plainly the duty of : the judge to Impose a Jail sentence vf or be believes that an ex ample should be made of a man who, while occupying a high,, position in the community, violates the law. ' Mi1. Baker said-he would do his best to send Harper to Jail. : ' . Mexican Robbers lu Jail El' Paso, Texas, March 18 A tel- 3gram from : Chlhuahhua today says the robbers , who etole (295,000 two weeks Ago from the Banco ' Mjnero have been" discovered-and are all in all The telegram adds that the mon ey has not 'yet been recovered,r but It has been located. .. ' The telegram Is from Juan A. Creel, manager of the robbed bank to - the branolr in thla city. v v EiCE TO CDIEIE SHIPS Newport. News Plant la Contest Tlth . , ; " The Fore River Works Boston, Mass., March 18 North and Inuth are racing against time and each other i tithe construction of Un cle Sam's two. greatest .battleships. rhege are. the North Dakota, st the ?ore River Works, Qulncy, Mass., and he Delaware, at the Newport News Ihlp Building Company,. Newport' Vews.'Va.1 The result will decide the ival claims of two of tbe greatest ship yards 'lu the world, both having been awarded contracts at theeame time December 16th. ' Each of the ships Is of the same construction, except for engine equipment, the North Dakota taving turbines, and .the Delaware re Mprocatlng engines. The Fore River Company Is under bonds also to com plete Its vessel In thirty-four snd oue- balf months, and the Newport News ""ompany In thirty-six months. The Morth Dakota ts .already 17.5 per cent completed, and the Delaware only 9.20 per cent. , . . I . ', , Bank President Shot Auntln,Tex March 17. -Dr.. J. A. Lovett, a wealthy banker of Libert) said to be an uncle of Judge R. S. Iovett of New York, chief counsel fur E. H.kllarrlman, and the Southern Pacific, tn probably fatally shot Jast evening at Eniiley by his son-Iu-law, J. G. I!o:i'pr. . .. Ir, I.ov it nas prealdi-ntof the bank t f -n! : y oil ! i 1ms tn'-n t ' . I "y 1 11 I .-.i ef;n:iE!ia,osixEss The Report Made' by The Atlantic Coast Line Railway .Shows la - crease'Over The.Feriuer ' . '7 .Report ? , Special to journal. Kaieigh, C, Marcn js. Atlantic Coast Line Railway reports to Corpor ation Commission its gross earnings for quarter which ended December 1st, $1,884,529 against f 1,814,558 for aame quarter in ;906. , . Operating expekses )aat quarter $1,81,904 against "JlSZlSr Total number passengersarled last jua- ter .661,868 agaiastOVys.' - v. r; y- . 1 ; ; j- - . .Unions to ShieU Railroads Washington, D. C, "March- 17. A radical- cbange has taken place In the attitude of labor unions composed- of railway employes toward the railway companies. ; The Pecuniary difficulties to which the compares' have found themselves as ' a result'1 of too much legislation have alarmed the employe, and through heads cf ( their national railway "union organisations they will appeal to Congress ta Ieave the rail roads alone. j The Chiefs of the unions are anxi ous to prevent anything Jn - the way of legislation that-wDI make It dif ficult for. railroad' comanTea to main tain the present wagertdalea. J Labor Union President JkHued" " Mobile,' Ala' March . A jury, yes terday returned a verdict of guilty against Lawrence-ButV President, of the Mobile Typographical Union, chart; ed with Intimidation sod abusive lan guage, fixing the fine at $137.50. ;, Burt ntlmidated Miss L, C.ic Alebau by threatening her If phe! continued her practice of 'teaching-girls 'the key board of typesetting mjachlnes. ' HARLOWE AND NOKTH UARLOWE Special Correspondence. I Harlowe, N. C. March 18. Mrs. kannah-Bell, departed this life Vst Thursday the 12th, at the homepf her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Long, at the ad vanced age of 70 years.-' She was laid to rest in the Harlowe cenetery Fri day the 13th, the Rev. Futrell officiat ing at the burial. , j ' ' . . Miss Bessie Morton, accompanied by herTn-other,-Ashby',',e6rto Havelock Friday, bringing back friend. Miss Henrietta Dixon, Havelock's popular teather. ' v.5'; ; Messrs Jas. U, Bell aid Ira C Long went to Morehead Cfty last Friday bringmg - a casket for Mrs. Hannah Bell. "'; - : Mr. A. N. Bell made a flying trip to Beaufort last Friday, teturnlng Sat urday, '-'i , . r.': ' . 'l . Mrs. J. H. IJavtw and son, of Beau fort, came up Saturday to visit her mother, Mrs. A. F. Bell and returned home Sunday. Mr, -SqUtrea ifent to lis oldhome at Aurora last week, and returned Mon day, bringing with Mm lis little girl. Dr. and Mrs. Billing t came down from New Bern Sunda , spent a few hours with the family of Mrs. W B. Davis, and returned in the afternoon. Messrs John S. .Morton, and E. LV Bangert spent Monday in New Bern n business and returned on the plght train. "'". Miss Henrietta Dlxos, the pleasant visitor of Miss ' Bessls Morton, re turned to her school at Havelock Mon day morning. ' ' ; " Mr. Kelly 'of Morehead City, with his family, passed through yesterday to make a visit to their friend, Mrs. Claud Taylor. "Ji',.'':.i; '':-: L-':- Mr. J. C. Long left Monday morning returning to bis work at Luklna. , . Mr. W.'J. Hales" and family and Mr. Sltjah Guthrie, of Morehead City, who were here to the burial of the mother of Mrs. Hales, left Saturday, tor their home. ' i . Mr. and Mrs. & B. Taylor and daugh fer. Miss Lera, jand son, Mr, Charles Taylor.v and Mrs. A.ifl. Taylor, and daughter Miss CaOiaf'lne Tayior, of New Bern, were all here yesterday to the burial of their mother, and grand- nother, MrsUlttle Jane Ball, who died u New Bern at tbe rife age of 82 years The lady was brought here for Interment In the Harlow ceme tery.' This la tbe third of our aged nothers burled there In - less than hree weeks. ,-' . Mr. I C. Carroll of New Bern, war 1 ere on business Thursday Mr. Joseph A. Morton went to New Bern on business-yesterday. Mr. Will Allen left yesterday going to Belhaven and Aurora, his old home. , - Mr. Stephen H. Fowler of New pern Hras In our place meeting his friends yesterday. Mrs. JeBsie O. Taylor and little daughter, Jessie Belt, went -to Nc Bern today ' Rev. Mr. Ayers, of New Bern, was a welcome vUltor at our place yes terday. We hoi to see him with us again when the occasion will not be a sad one. He was here to conduct the funeral'sorvices over the remains of Mrs. Catharine J. Bell Mr. Jus, K. IUll U spending tbe day in N'cw I' t n In the iuU r at cf Ms FHQTCOR'PHS . OF CRUISER RALEIGH. Which Were Takes at Hong Kong Presented to Hall of History ; ' And to Commaader i I Special Correspondence. , Raleigh, N. C, March 18. The pho tographs of the cruiser Raleigh, taken at Hong Kong, and (hlch havo been given to the State, by the Secretary of the Navy and ahio the photograph of the first- class, armored - cruiser North. Carolina, given by , Lt Victor J.Biuo lOk. povernor Qlenn and present ed d; uw -tatter to tne mate, nave oeen framed and placed In the Hall of His tory, as has also a picture, taken in 1$68 of the , present school for tbe blind here, which waa then the insti tution for deaf mutes and blind. The building Is so .changed thaKno one would now recognize It, another story having , been : added ' and the design entirely altered and other buddings having been added. The central part of the old building las been dupli cated In tbe new' priests' dormitory it the Catholic Orphanage , here, at Xaz"arath, this picture' having been used by the architect In getting the I design. Few Immigrants Arriving ' New York; March 17. That this wl! be an off year in Immigration Is prac tically a certainty as the ratio of the out going to the Incoming remains steadily at about three to one. For every 50 immigrants arriving In the United States, 147 of the foreign labor element leave. Immigration statistics show that in fyears, In which there is a presidenUal election Immigration de- creases- until after the election, and then-begins slowly to increase'. The figures for this year show a heavy fall- falllngvoff in Immigration, with a cor- responding increase In-the number of I the foreign labor element leaving. - I 'That immigration is practically at I a standpoint Is shown by figures care-lot fully complied for the use of the steam ship companies," said Gustav H. Sch- j wab, of the North German Lloyd. "Dur I ng the present year only 44,712 lm- migrants have been landed, while dur- Ing the same period in 1907 the fig- The matter has not as yet been taken urea show that 139,052 had landed In up officially here,' nor Will it be until the United 8tates. T ..... l'z. . , ' the return of Governor Glenn from the "Duringtwo months and IS days North. ' i . oL this year 131,740 foreigners have It seems to be very generally ad left the United States. During the ntltted now that a special line of or same period In 1907 the number of out denization will be necessary In a going was only 43,642 or 88,098 fewer great many of the counties to bring than have gone this year. Therflgures the prohibition vote up to a hand- befween the same periods f this and! last year are reversed. The increase I In the outward movement is. not con-. I tlned alone to the third class passen gers, but- includes second . class , as weli." s Kltehla's Possibilities RalelghfN. C, March 17. It is not yet known whether William W. Klt- ehh will have headquarters here or I notr-though it was rumored here to- ng stuff; a lot cf this comes to ne lay that hp would. Moat persons havo groes, perhaps the -majority ao corn said that he would have his headquar- ing In, and there are all sorts of ters at 'Oreensbora . As a matter of strange names, many of which must fact Raleigh is the natural center of be fictitious. . One very dignified old all these activities. Your oorresaon- negro here goes about early in the dent took occasion to remark last morning with 'a bucket on his arms week that Just as soon as Raleigh fixes up an auditorium and has more hotel room. It will again become "the conventlon City." Everybody seems to admit j this. That la almost t very I State Superintendent Joyner have op one, as a few say they think the con-1 ponenta tor their positions. ' ventlon ought. .to rotate and be held st all the principal points State. In the "OBIT SHOPS FOB OB Farm Products Will Be Sold to Share- holders and Rebates Given. Chicago, March 17. Several retail Jtores for the sale 'of "union" farm products soon will happened in Chi - oago. M the plan of the International Enultv Exchanae. the "Farmers' Un - Ion." Is carried out - X conference be - twosn fiecretarv Tubbs of the Eaultyl?tag have urged the Government to Exchange of St Louis and John Fitz pat rick, president of the Chicago Fed eration of Labor, waa held today, t which the plan waa outlined. y Stock will be sold at 11.00 a ahare oaVwhlch a dividend of 10 per cent will be oald. In addition every cut- j(,mM receive rebates based onlment has kept this store of gold for the profits and the amount oi tne pur - chaae. It Is planned to acquire stores already established by offering the proprietors 60 per cent more than the Inventory value and retaining the for mer proprietors as store managers at i salary and commission. Several-stores are In successful oper tttlon.ln St Louts, and a local branch was opened at 240 West Randolph Street a year ago. A central ware house' will be established In Chcago and the produce will be shipped direct from the farmers who are members of the exchaagj. , If you, have an eye strain, do you know lt means'' a Ions ot vitality or nerve force, and ttiat other organs t f t! " t i y siiuer bv cause of tMs 1' -h e '. i . !' f if"i. T '. i "y ! ' MIL fill' P1CTIGE CRUISE ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE TO HAVE NORTH CAROLINA NA TAL BRIGADE HATE A . ' REAL SEA EXPERI ' ENCE SHOOTING ., TEST '' OUIOr NECESSARY .The Jag Trade Has Beached a Condi- tloa That ALstost Assumes a Busl ucss by Itself Nearly Every State Office Has More Thaa One Candi date Date Fixed For State Fair Smallpox at Clitlslde. Special -Correspondence. . . Raleigh, N. C, March 19. A letter has been received by the Adjutant General from the Secretary of the Re vy In regard to a cruise by the North Carolina Naval Militia during the com ing summer. y The Secretary invites As force toa participate In Naval man euvers in Chesapeake Bay July 18th I to 27th. There are now six divisions, I these being at Wilmington, New Bern, I Beaufort, Windsor, - Plymouth : and Elizabeth City, and T. C. Daniels of (New Bern la the captain commanding the force. ' The Secretary of the Navy says It la the' plan to have a Naval ves- sel collect the Naval Militia and take the latter to the rendezvous. Three States on ' the Atlantic coast, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, now have no , naval vessel assigned to their naval militia. The act of Congress makes no provision for transporting this force to the points rendevous or tor subsisting It while Ion the cruise"; that the State will have to pay for taking the force, say to Wilmington or to Norfolk, from the various points and also for the food Iwhile on board the training vessels. jome .figure. A great many people are doing a lot of talking about 75,00 majority, and that sort of thine, but 30,000 looks to be a conservative fig ure, The Jug trade here by express is in the IncreaSe, It is learned. ' It was remarked that for,, a.whll after the Uspensary closed a lot of people had tome liquor on hand, but now these aave become dry and they are order and It is said has this full of flasks which he. distributes to his patrons. It Is said that all of the State of- fleers except State Auditor Dixon and I October 12th to 17th Is fixed as tne I date of the North Carolina State Fair, at Raleigh. State Auditor Dixon, who had a dare to make a school speech at CUffside, was telegraphed not to come owing to a sudden outbreak of smallpox. BIG WAB HOARD I wt Keeps WM00,M0 ! Gold Stor 1 , Tower as Fart ! r I maaj's -rreparedness.' 1 Berlin, March l. Memuers oi tne 1 Appropriation Committee of the Reich I ions at to the use of the War Hoard )f $30,000,000, which is kept in tbe lulius Tower at Spandan, for the cur ent, necessities of the empire, since 'he country borrows and pays inter ist to meet its deficits. . For thirty-seven years the Govern- i""""i " ut I ity to mobollte the forcca of the em plre. It desired to avoid the neces sity ot even a day's delay. Secretary ot the Treaury Sydow said the Government would not consent to this war treasure being diverted to general expenses, as it was an cssen lal part of the general preparedness f the empire. Under Secretary Twele 'hen said that It would be well It this mm was three times as great, as the iutlrea8 ot a war "might be coincident with a general financial crash. .On these representations the mem bers of tbe committee who raised th question decidod not to preas it, i ii t tccrctary n weie t. n an r- ' that the Ctfvcrr.wrr.t woi - to I nrruw J ".' ' ' f 1 ! " ' If-' ' ! ' : ' SPKUUie UUlilLiiUI LIGHTNING STRIKES BIULDlNfl OF INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE. IN REAR OF SCOTT'S STABLES BUSINESS SECfO -T If R E A t E tl E D Rain Helps a Great Deal hi tBtttaff Out Fire Some Ladlereua Sjltaav !; Hons Wlerd and Beautiful jBIgluV. , Goods Stored ,ln Balldlag Save4 Only By Great Effort-Loss Snail. A heavy thunder storm vlalted thla ' city last night at about 9:30 o'clock. It came up quite unexpected and'ptoV- . pie who do not usually go around oar-: , rylng umbrellas got caught and it jh) . to be presumed that they got a drench -' ing. The lightning was unusually vMd J v and the thunder quite enough to snake - the timid person utterly miserable. The storm had. not been In progress' very long when a flash and report like the crack o' doom sounded and before any one could hardly make up their : mind they had not been atrack the -real result, of the stroke developed, - ' which was a fire in the rear ot-the . -N; H. Street building. - Thla waa tbe livery stable of E. 8. Street, which " ' was completely destroyed, aa waa tha ' ' rear portion of the Scott's stable. The -' horses in Street's stables, about 15, ,-. were turned out, but tried to re-enter the burning stable. They were final ly headed into the street and roamed a ' bout until the fire was over when they ' ' were gathered, together. - The flames -burst forth with angry and threaten ing aspect, and the location gave those who were living in the vicinity tha greatest cause for alarm. Aa it was) In the midst of buildings, rubbish more or less dry, much Inflammable . material, their worrjrwaa not to be. , wondered at The fire companies had several streams playing on." the, lire and they were most ably assisted by the rain, the steam engine and the Ire ' v crew on the Fishhawk, and tbey sooa had the flames under control. The rain' was, perhaps, as big help as any as it fell in sufficient quantities to lessen tbe danger. The buildings were In the main small sheds; one or two were substantial store houses -n dthere was one tenement house oa ','hurch Alle y, which was burned. . Mr. -(ohn B. lyes had a quantity of turnl ure in one of the buildings, most ot vhlch was saved.' One horse waa cllled and other animals were injured. . 3cott's livery stable was put in great jeopardy by some one hauling a de- ivery wagon with a blazing canvas cop through the carriage house and' brought into the street. Luckily noth-' r Ing caught fire from it. A lot of hens - ; were ruthlessly deprived of their night's rest, but Its better to be both . red than roasted alive. ' ' x Nothing affording such spectacular beauty has ever been seen here ' jvas a wierd eight which will not bs 'orgotten for a long time. ' At tha first he flames shot up and lit the Whole "leavens giving everybody the impres sion that the fire was greater than It really waa. Added to thla the vivid lightning and the rain tailing on tha Illumination made an effect - often wught by tableau makers. The en tire loss will probably, be between 1,000 and $1,500. ' . Stevens Modifies Views Havana, March 18. John F. Stevens formerly chief engineer of the Panama , Canal, discussing the canal today, said there was no reason why it should not be finished by January 1, 1915. If th work were rushed it would be possible to -complete it two years earlier He does not believe the cost will be as remendous aavsome people predict. He thinks It will certainly be. less than $300,000,000. and possibly only $:50,- 000,000, Including tbe original outlay tor the concession and the Canal Zone, thus making the actual building co.t $200,000,000. t Referring to his recently published pessimistic statements, Mr. E wis Bald that some one evidently t i ex tracts from a pamphlet i t.h;: ' 1 l.y somebody, opposing the e..;.:il, u '.''.- ing for his own ends only a i .it I Mr, Stevens' opinions. Al; ve tl 1 wishes the Impression rt' ; " I t be ever made the sll ' ' t r ot the present army i i it charge of the work. He thinks highly of C 1 ( and his associates. IT - t ' had received li'tomi!-' f of his formi r rumm us hlflily cmr ; ";; out re;:;iise. i , 1 111 Rl;. .!... - t i t! 1
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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March 20, 1908, edition 1
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