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vmj - wyr AyAy.o vyoa" " K - ' ;-' 4 - ." ;-!.,' V'' v, 'Si.':' ft' No 10, r -6 TRi vfcJCIS PEiaSf ELLIOTT , Upplaf W toof iipon the -hardw6br. Bel1 atare of my I hummed a deyllish neat Jittto 'ir ' g,a88' 'unlblln PPM to from La Juive that I almost knew bl fvar bls cnhl. Then ha clapped 'heart: me on the shoulder, preaslng me again . !.- i 1 ' iv i : the door. -You just; go ahead "QUU. lapprenne de-youaT i '1 and do whatever you can with Fran Belaa, )e vptit Implore, benlaaea mon cU youraelfou ara my oBiJ Bope, ;: -fPT"-----,;-.'-.'. .-v-. " '?; I Or wait, and IH prepare the way for :.". By Jove, I had Just jot that far.you tonlght-that'a it; that'a beet!" .when he ahook hla head with a Wnd and he went to nodding..- Then he .of snort, threw down hla "pen, and "halted piT progreaa and eyed me ln got tohla fet facing me with a alckly tently. "There's another thing" his -ainlle. :y.L. o.: Tolce dropped "I think ifa luat ai ' . ;l am going tb ask you to excuse well Jack shouldn't know of your In i me, my dear. Llghtnuf'-came right" tentiona about Francla; . he would t".- out frankly like that, you know I "But .'never approve oh, never!" - the fact 1b " he opened, and shut his He pursed his Hps o Just a. thin :C; watch -nervously, you know"! have curve as he shook his head positively. f ... " 'Juat realized how".- ': 't: ; : j Mis eyea bored at me over his glass , ; : ' " 1 But I stopped him -couldn't let him es. I moistened my lips. " ' . - . ( ti on f course: iOh;-1 Bay, you know, be feels you have already ,-,?f j know - Not another word, my dear concerned , yourself enough : about " Judge I dont care a Jolly hang, dash Francla." he said deliberately. ,"The Sttli'An to show him,. I smiled, got-other night at your rooms er,-you WwA' cigarette," and perched .kind of: know! ; Jack U so particular In those . . sldewlae on the edge of the Uble. little things. Ah,, there's a model for .' 'I'm not a bit sensitive, don't you youl" V : ; '.'.'know!, ' ; :- ' He looked upward'and wagged hU I- 'V;- 'Ha stared. "Indeed, no-f see you head as he laid his hand upon the ' :-are not!, he said warmly;S, :l Y door-knob. By Jove, how I wished he ;,H;"-'drew..- M8M a bit airily. , "Ot vwould open it,! for the room was get S-; :::. town," I putted, "what you are think ing of is your Servant, but I" I shot hinwr light wink "I've got to think a little about my own affair,": don't you r "Llghtnut!' He caught me by the . arms, his face reddened almost blacks My dear boy, ten thousand pardons! "-' I assure you f c c rThat'e Just all 1ht,- Judge." I re-, ''assured him soothingly. ."AH 1 am holding out for Is Just to be sure we -understand each other , about Fran cesthat I may-be sure I have your : auUlorltI-" U,; : '.'-' "So that's It!" H relaxed wlthti, 4eep breath. Then quietly: "My dear . ' boy, you make me ashamed of . my-1 - tm 1 . I A M I. . U b ' : peu I was ruue: auu ue huuuk wuj , hand. "Tes,,indeed you Just go right ahead; almost anything Is preferable to the vicious life Francis la leading anything;" He sighed- and hie voice dropped confidentially'. : - "I'm afraid even you would be discouraged )f I told you of one or two disgraceful epi sodes at Cambridge I know Scoggina " would VbeJ"! ' :.::t Scogglns again always Scogglns! Dash Scoggina! ' Of course he would "be discouraged, but I should not. Dev ilish simple reason. ; you "know- Wouldn't believe it, by Jove! - ; I "Yes, I learned all about It from strong, you know, and I waa Just so my daughter when she came home,' dashed relieved and delighted, I ehoos be proceeded gloomily; "she feels that, hands with him fact! . In a measure it has marred Miss Kirk. ; "Oh. I say, Jenkins I remarked, land's visit with her." f Y twisting my glasa at him; "by Jove, . Miss KlrkladdJ. I recalled now that : you know ehr v; 1 that was the name oMho girl "from : "Certainly sir!" Jenkins admitted China. By Jove, I preferred to think - calmly. ''I knew In a minute soon as of her as the frump! : ; - "For Miss KIrkland beard the gos sip at Cambridge eeems - she has friends there, among, the residents; and they were kind enough to tell her of these things of the year before as soon as they noticed how devoted Francis Vas to her. At 'least this Is what my- daughter auspects Miss Klrkltnd U not the kind to talk, you know- .-'--w; r . Oh, wasnt she! r By Jove, I n iered what he would think if be had heard our conversation, In the hall! But It wasnt for me to tell him he was warming a what's-lts name to his bosom, so J JuBt mumbled a reply. "Nevertheless." he ahrugged, "IMS' easy to see that she can't stand the sight of Francis."" He-shook his head dismally. "Charming girl, Mr. Light hut a rare And perfect, type of the English beauty at her best." Oh, was she! - Not if I knew any thing about It, and I had seen three seasons In Londori. ' By Jove, I was so terribly shocked I could JusJ; feel It la my face! ' ' ' ;' r He seemed surprised. " "Don't you think so?" he Insisted. - "Well, I rather don't, you know!" It just blurted out of Itself. "On, I say now, you're-not really In earn est?" And I screwed my 'glass, so hard in my embarrassment, I hurt my eye "You know she's a freak! Why, daeh It' I pulled op, for after all. she was a fellow gueRt. .-. . He stared, Jammed hla hands dorp In his pockets and bent toward ne. 1 v "Now, look here, my boy, do you moan to say you doh t think Miss Klrklaod a beautiful and winning clrtr 1 r in be d!d see I meant It, for he t fn.iu.'d an expressive whistle ' " ;. c l, you are hopeless then utter. Jy lirrt 'u'B! and daah It, be Just gresneJ! - '' 'l"!t now, my df-nr young friend," he Wei t on, and with a giance at tlie, Kared t.b!o, "I wpt yiu to go out. i 1 :t some f !i i t fci Tore th tU' ! cf tlie iiioi fi c t 11. Is way, ; U r " t if you i t . I avol 1 en- 'g tUone ' i" his I:nr f -r. ni!y ur 1 me. "it l.aa !.-ri i ' 'f n. '':, h of ne to Lava i tit, 1 la I o; I know I 1 you to d.vij"i v. Uti '1 t' ' t t:. fan.i:y LKn k i 1 i v I isimt l' t yon i " ' - 1 11' t it i. ::!" I i t V 1 IT TTTtSS! : "And as for things I deplore In Francis oh, .no. nener any of. that -with Jack!" he stiffened proudly "he may, as I have said. Imbibe a lit tie. too -much, , now and then,; but when It 'comes to scandal well, I have yet , to ' hear tho alightest breath " . :-.:, ; A sharp knock cut In abruptly. , "Come In! " And he swung the doot open.- :.'vi;: :.'-: "';-::.'ii,..r C:-: ' It waa Jenkins to say. a person was waiting to see. me on important buaV nsa. , ;.- .j CHAPTER XXIV. - "1 Recover the PaJatnae.-: ' Outside, swinging his club and kick. Ing his, heel in the macadam, I found a tat policeman from New York, J knew by his helmet , He turned and I saw O'Keefe! . t :; "Oh, there you are. sir!" And with a careless duck and a wave; he ambled forward and placed Jn my hands a parcel. : v;v i'V'"''. '-',V-'"':': "It's them,' aU rlghtf he Bald, with a fat wink. "The black silk pajamas we got 'em, you see!" : -TnVAf""T 1ainlatAi1 farina- ThAn suddenly J got the Jolly Idea full and he told me!" And. br Jove. I believed him! .Had to, you-know;- it was only Just one Instance of the devilish ; clever. In tuitive way, Jenkins had of boring In to things! y: i: K C "Yes, air." O'Keefe thoughtfully transferred a big wad to the other cheek 'the captain gave me a Uttle lay off so'a I could bring 'em up,"--he studied with Interest the top ot one of the pillars of the porte-cochere and- abrjiS.ed llghyy "of. oouraa W wasn't Just because of the reward, though of course Ave hundred bucks Is Ave hundred bucks, but we thought you might like to have 'em thank you, six!" .For out of my folder 1 peeled five crisp centuries and laid them In his paha."" ." ' This done, Jenkins glanced at me and turned suggestively toward the entrance, but O'Keefe didn't make a move to go and no more" did I. Fact was, I had a devilish seen "notion that the old at upstairs would be watch ing tor the policeman's departurf through the grounds, and it came to me that to play hlin a 1UU4 longer wouldn't do any harm, but might seal her Jolly mouth the tighter. ? i O'Keefe thanked me again. "You're sure solid with the force, elr," he as sured, luuuiag earueuuj. wuat ir member my number and the name of Captain Clutchem if any time In town you get rounded uprln any of our lit tle er, you know!" he . dropped a cheerful wink at me and glanced again at the bills. "Expect maybe you're anxious to know if Tim geta a dlvy outer this," be proceeded; and I mur- mured some lolly something. Of course, I waHu't anxious, you know; fact la, I dldut care a dash didn't J eV(,n remember. ho Tlui was. "Yes, slree, he'll gut ten of this!" be On Ished Impressively.. '. . Meantime, he had" been hunching hlmmtlf up until now he succeeded In wrenching from somewhere behind, a nir ;(fl and sliliiy old wallet, bulging with worn anil rr(ay pnners. Within thl'i, wltu a rou;:.,h, he laid the tills. Tlicn L- f " i 1 us wl'.h-an air ot 1 t' ". r 1 o v f V : (f i , t t , t ( t( li V ' U I I .1 i 1, it v he re'i I f to il 1 I 1 I us f l if 1 I I ; r t t I NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C FRIDAY , JUNE, G0D6flE9DCIt -: . ; GQilVEIltlQIl . - . pbsISJSSBJRSBS) Held Yesterday at Goldsboro. Dr. f J. M.' Ifaison Eecelves ' - Nomination.,- -.- . GoldsSoro, June 5-The .Third !on gressional Democratic Convention wa called to order by W. L. Hill at 126 o'clock.. L; I,". Moore,' of Craven, was made temporary chairman and escorted te the chair. Editors of Democratic pa pers were made secretaries. Mr Moore thanked the convention for the honor On roll of counties at , answered. i .. Oil motion, the temporary organisa tion was" made permanent, ; ' ' On motion, as there was ne contests, the committees on Credentials and Res olutions were dispensed with; - On motion, speeches were limited to two minutes. , On roll call the following executive committee were named:-.- - . ' ;,Carteret-T D Welb -; j. : . ' Craven-rJ C Thomas, Jr, - ; Duplin-W UWK j- U , Jones J R Lowry,' ; Onslow- S B Taylor. "Pamlico- H L Gibbs. Pnder-T J Armstrong " Sampson-Fit zhugh Whitfield. l. Wayne-? J, L Barham. On motion by Pender county. Dr. 'J. M. Faison . was : nominated . and same was made, by acciamatien. I'r, Faison was called and made ; a short sptecb, thanking the convention for the honor. The speaker's address was loudly sp plauded, ,i . ;. ' x On motion, ; Gwrge B. : Hood, of Wayne, and L,,!.. Moore," of Craven, were nominatfd for Presidential elec tors., Mr! W. .T- Cako ' Pamlico. was called to the chair, upon motioi of Mr, Moore.' Seveiai sfeechea wen made seconding.. , y -: a' : :-. Before the vote waa announced, L I, Moore askrd that (he 'nomination ot Go ge EI , Hw d be made unanimous which was carried. Mr. Hood tespond- ed, thankidg the convention. "vi;'i'j Hon Chailes ' R. Tbomss made a ipeecb, advocating that four. del-gat and four- alteroaies be .elected to tb Baltimore convention, Carried. ; "' . The following delegates were elects A. F. Howll,'of .Saropeon; N.vO Berry, of Wayne; C,i G. Hill, of Du plir and L. G. Daniel of Craven; ' - rAlternates-J. T. Bland, of Duplin; E. M. Greenrof Craven:. T.' Caho. of Pamlico,.' and Ben j. May, of Car terer,- : . . . . ; " .' - ':. V . We have a complete line oi I'ruu jars .ana -jar kud bers, at the right prices. : J. S. - Basnight Hdw. Co. j ; ' ' W1U Investlgau Beef Trust Next Washington, June 6. The house judiciary committee decMed lo tinder- take a preliminary irvestigation of Um teel trust.", . r The e mrmttee rgr id to regard tht resolution calling for an investigation. but be Tore doing so ornate inquiry wil be made. '.The committee does not pur I pos a to ran any ron nravuy inceresieo lathe peeking Industry or nnderiak any sensational investigation if packing house conditions. . . ;;' :r ? 'J- ; i - Chambermaids strike. : , New York.June 6. -The' threat of tin striking waiters to csrry the war inlc other branches of hotel emp'oyment be gan to be realized yesterday, when ten chambermaids walked out of the hotel Imperial,' ma'ched op Broadway to tht headquarters of the Waitcra's Unloti and announced that they wanted to jo'n, At a mafs.meetlrH later they de-v cUred hey had determined to bring out every hotel chambermaid in the city, ;.. ' i i- , ii r ' TO CURE COLD IN ONE PAT ' Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets, pruggista refund money if It fails to cure. is. W. GROVE'S signs ture is on each boav 25c GAPT. FEnn.'DEE'S '. SOTLIIIJURED Yna Tprown' From Baggage Cai Id SliiftiiiR Yard at Kalcigh and Lohcs Arm. . Bkull Fractured Alao. . T Special to Journal, . '. - . PsleiKh, June 3. Juat aftsr the Norfolk SuUiro aserjer train had pulld out of the Klf;b station lnt mVl.t and whilo sll'l in U.e i!.;f;;t g jari!, w:;-' n -r Ferr! e, s n i.f Ci. ("in I ' - ' f v I. r;:o !! IV-' ' , V - TB-BIEOi TO Frank lyn McNeil of North Caro lina President Over Confer-; v, ence Which Appoints" -r, , Committee to Pre- ' S, - ' - pare Plan oC- 1 V CampaigU.V. . . Atlanta, Ga., Jane-1 The & Inter state Commerce Commissioa yesterday was asked to suspend for 120 days the' "Southern classification : No, . 39, 're cently issued by railruadl opera ing in the South and Southwest, which was to oe effective June 17, '; tie petition fr r suspension waa signej bjl representat ives of five State railroad commissions and more than a di aen trad bodies of as'many cities in'the Soath. ''fC--' 1 V. R, Powe, agent for railroads op erating under the Boqtheru.clas-iflca-tion attended thet conference called by C, M. Candler, chalfman of the. Georgia Railrad Cpsnrn'Mteim. ; After trying m vala to ge ie voorhwltb H. F. Smith of Chattanooga, chairman of the classification bureau, to secure the same suspension on the Ptf f the rail roads, as asked of the ir.lerstate com mission, Mr. ; Powe'. announced bis willingness to suspend, individual rates, if spscified The confeieoce declined to accept this, ' ) i.-':-:"J. '''t.v- "'' 4,i ' '' ;':-''":' ; !You say. your ice cream was not properly ' mixed? Then you didn't make the mixture in an Alaska from J. S. Basniht Hdw. Co. Vetrans Ara Invited. Headquarters North Ca rolina Division " United Confederate Veterans, Dur bam, N. C, June6;19lt i . QjmwI Orders. No. Paragiaph 1 A moat cordial iovl t rtion has been received from the Wyatt Monument Committee' for the Confederate Ve trans of North Carotins tj aitend and participate in the exercia e at the on veiling of the Heniy L. Watt monument on the Capitol Square at Raleigh on the 10th day of June, 1912. ; It la hoped that as many vet rans Bs possible wi I accept (his invitat ion and by their presence do honor to the memory of the first Confederate soldier killed 'in battle, and by Unir lireeencs also express their sppreciat- in the efforts made by the Daugh - Lens f the Confederacy and others to perpetuate in bronze and granite at ha eapital of oar State the sacrifice ot Henry L. Wyatt. ., i.--4.:'ik :m rageaoht ' All staff offloer. and as many other vetrans as can, art nrg ed to attend m uniform an- by .Iheir presence aid to making this occasion one of the ; auat memorable in tor State's history, ' .A '- ';, ,. .;,:-- By order of Major General J. S. Carr. , - H. A. LONDON, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Ma. Schley Given fcasloa $150 Washington, June 4 -The senate agreed to $160 a month pension for Mrs Schley after rejecting by 43 to 10 an ammendment to cot the ammount to $50 It was stated during the debate that Mrs. ' Schley's present income was about $420 annually; . ; - -r prnpunn it FOOT L1DH Were Ouesta of the Officers at . Celebrated , Fortress. Fort Monroe,' Va., June I. -On pis tureque parade ground inside the Fort kooroe walls of i hs United St ates army welcomed the officers ot the German emperor's visiting squadron. The coast ar illery corps, gariiaoning the fort, parad. d in honor of Rear .Admiral Von Kebeur Faichwils, Col "SUcng.com mending the artillery district of Chesa peake Bay, received the German visi tors. All through the army reaeiva- tloo the Girraan ai(ur fraternised wiih ihe American sailors and soldiers, Fol lowing the review end eshlbition drill. Bar Ar'miral Vjnslow, prepared lun Irhfton far lha Getmsn (iffijers aboaid the Csgahlp Louisiana. s m . I. .... , . i . KJU9 vi ine ivaiuiv tit unjr wu u g'don paity in honor of the visitors at the home of 11. L. Schmslt,- at Hamp ton, Va, , The visiting officers leave for Wsslington where a round f fetlvi- SSI E tin will be begun today. - r WthUngion, June 6 A cul.le m( s e flora Ftrpetor Wil iatn to Preai t Tt ft, t1 aik ii g I n t r t'.s hpsrty v cit ' ' i t a C if t in ." i. t '. t r- j r ' - 7, 1912-SECOND SECTION THOS. E; WATSON UIIDER ARREST Former Populist - Ciindulate . For President Accused of Heiuling Obscene iiterature by Mail. " ' Augusta, Gay June 4 Thomas E. Watson, Gsorgia delegate at-large to the Democratic national convention and one time Populist nominee for the pres idencywa arrested at hia home at Thomuon, Ga., yesteiday on a federal wairant charging him with sending ob scene literature through the mxi's. After stopping as Watson's sueat at midday riwier - at. Thompsop, United States Marshal George W l ite escorted the Georgia editor to Augusta ' yester day afternoon. A $500 bund was quick ly arranged and Friday morning at 11 o'clock fixed for the preliminary hear ing, after which Mr. Watson returned to his home. '' - ' ' Mr. Watsdn has signified hjs inten tion to Bet as his counsel at the trial. In commenting on the case ag iinst iim Mr. Watsort declared that the "allegeu obsehe matter he is 'charged with cir culating in connection wi'th his publish ed attacks on the Homan G itliclie hier archy are quotations from a copy -right ed book published in 1895 in Philad. l phia. He declares he will fight the cast to the finish. . " Boston Offers Or. Wiley Office. Washington, June 4. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief of the United States bureau of chemistry who has been offered a position as chairman of the Boston board of health, ' will not give hie answer until he has consulted with the heads of the lecture buret n and the magazine of which he is a col trifouiing editor to learn if they would ot.je.t to bis accepting,. the Boston place. It probably will be the latter part ot the week before ho gives bis answer to Boston's offer. :M'; Tragedy at Kinston. Kins ton, N.-C, June 5.. Perry Sta- lings, s ycuig white toy of this city, was stabbed to death at - 7. 1 ft oclnk last night as the culminati.ii of a qua -rel with Charles Band'!(M , Young Staljings was about 15 ,yoia eld and Randolph is-about the Bsme ape. 'Tha slaying occured in the 1own town section of Queen street, in f ont ot s restaureht StaHings h mid to lmv re elnted a remark by Rudolph wi h s blow, and thelatter drew a large tnif stabbing the unfortunate ;-:! in. the back, the point penetrating t'te right kidney, JStallings ran a chor t d ist ance, bleeding profusely and fell. O her b ys tried to carry him and a aV tor met them, but the boy died on the .street.' Your g Randolph fid toward "his home." Be wis arrested by the ttheriff, Both boys are well known and Randolph is the son ef the late C T. Randolph, a wealthy carrage manufacturer. The lead boy is the son of J. 1?. Stallings La welt kaown - tobacconist of North Carolina and Virginia.. The tragedy has cast a gloom over tho city. Gaa Snuffs Out Lives of five in Grain v VVeU. -Cincinnati, - June & Five . person periehed as the result .of. being over come by gas fumes in a grain well a the dairy of Jacobs Sachs , in Fairmont tbla city yesterday: ; ; f t - ? A fireman who want in'o the pit t tet out the bodies was al o overcome and lies at the city hospital in a rnout condiditioo. Two of the rteed are women," i . ;;'' '.-"-'" VT" Four of the Victims forfeited their lives in efforts to rescue Jacob Sachs, the first victim. v'U The pit, or well, was used by Sachs for the storage nf wet malt feed which be fed to bis milch cows; The grain bad ftrmrntad and generated deadly eases which caused the death of the five persons: ' A Udder was the means of entratce and exit. .-''- THREE DEAD Wreck On Seaboard Air Line Near ; Raleigh Results In-Death of - -''Three Paaseugers. ; Special to Journal . ". .' . - ' Ralkigh, June 1 Three paseenfters were killed when a Seaboard" Air Line ptastnxer train waa wrecked near fiis eity at an early hour early this morn ing. No details of the accident have been received at this t'mi A wreck Ing train has been tent to the scene. TllilS CRASH OGEAII TRAVEL SAFER i Senator Nelson Introduces Measure Designed to Cover Navigation Lessons Drawn From the - Titanic Disastsr. Washington, June. 4. Aa all-inclu sive bill v be denominated, "the Ocean Safety of 1912," designed to coverall the navigation lessons drawn from the titanic disaster, was intro- fduced yesterday by Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, (chairman of the Commerce Commission, which through a sub-com mittee; investigated the disaster. The bill includes stringent resula tions for better wireless equipment, continuously operated,' on ocean and great lake vessels cariyiug 50 or more persons, just aa provided in a Dili wnicn passed the House tcday and almost id entical with a bill already passed, by the Senate; This wireless section ves 8 cont ol of the apparatus in the msaiei of the vessel,-snd to avoid the wirelets communication being shut off by failure of. the vessel's engines. Tt quires a powerful auxiliary power supply that can communicate at 100 miles at all limes. i - . , The Nelson bill would recognize for-: eien steamships laws whenever they ate au effective a American laws and regulations) would, equip every, pas ngpr craft leaving an American port with bufficient life boats to accommo date everybody aboard, together with othf r safety equipment and would cre ate a i-( mmission of five persons to in vest gale, here and abroad merchant marine construction. It would require rigid port examinations and boat drills, li fine qualifications of seamen; penal ize failure td as is any person in dis tress at sea, and make ciiminally liable any maUer, managing owner, steam ship directorior principal resident agent ot a foreign steamship company for sendirg from! an American port a vessel so unsea worthy as to Endanger1 life. " Philadelphia synonym of excellehce in Lawn Mov ers. They push easier and cut 'smoother;. J. S. Basnight ftdw. Co.l ' - " . - Endorses Mr. Swell For V Deeds Register of To the Democratic voters of Cravrn county. I wish In behalf of the Candida cy of Mr. S. Ej Swell for the office of Register of Deeds of Craven c uinty to lay I here. is no better man in the conn ty and that be k fully qualified to fill the offi e.j I wish to ssy further that! h ive known Mr; Ewell for 80 years a d for truth, honesty and In tee my ihe e is none above him. Mr. Ewell will if elected, fill the office to the satis factii n of the people anil be polite and courte ous to alL- I also know he baa render ed good service io the . party and well daserves the bonpr and support he no asks df the people. ' ' .. ' Now don t ssy Mr. f owler our esent Register iof Deeds is not fully ei mpetent. He has made a ver good officer and baa filled the office to the ei tire satisfaction of ad, but I believe in taking a turn aad turn about, Mr, Fowler has hsd the office two terras, al though Mr,. Fowler . thought .one term ras enough for Mr. - Lane, . who waa lenied bis second term. I have been a voter for thirty-one years and to my knowledge the county has been denied is share of the offices of the County. It has always appeared to me that New Bern generally wanta all the principal oTieers, and are always glad of the tiupport of the country . vote which it Iways receives. Now Mr. Ewell is a country man and the country will ask New Bern to help as to nominate and elect him. - ''' i. .-.I;.- ,"v'r' Yours Very Truly, v V i . V . : Tvter of Coy City precinct, V Wilklna is to Die. ' : - ewaBsaBBsw ' ' ' Raleigh June 4. -George W ilk ins, the negro wife murderer, of Nash Co., will pay the death penalty by electro cut ion Friday morning. ; -i . Wilkins'was sentenced, to die on the morning of Friday May 2tth, but was reprieved be Governor Kitchin until ine coming r naay in oraer mat nis at torney may submit applkaiion for sen tence to bis commuted to life imprison ment. That will orobablv be done be tween now and Friday, but It U not 1 known what steps will likely be taken by the Governor. . Wilkins will make the thirteenth vic tim of the; electric chair. , , Walters' Strike E:i:i In frogres; New York, June a. Tte waiter' ), shorter hours strike for ' an. I reer weik y- l.i-t '. 1 ner we n, enter J upon its terond t" 9 two ("r I V 35th. YEAR HAPPET G5 AT SVJAUSQORQ The General Writes a Budget of -. - Racey; Items This . ' , k ' Week. '' . " Swansboro, June 5. One of the .la- , test structures to attract the eye -of one pttsinfjhrough the sound here, is -the tall water tower that has recently :' been built on Mr. P.' B. Smith's Ham mock Plantation. Jt supplies water for the residence,' stables, sawmill and for irrigating twenty acres! of land. . The tower was built by ye General, who by the way does all -the 'cement and eon- . . . erote. work in this section. , , Captain George Littleton has had a concrete wall built in front of his prop erty which adds greatly to the looks of it, Mr, Dan Ward, a son of the late Geo, W. Ward, long time correspondent at' this place for the Journal, has returned -from Florida, where he ' went several years ago to reside.. While away Mr. Ward amassed a comfortable fortune and has come back to his first home to , enjoy it. He is already building a nice cottage oh a front lot for a home. . Mr. J. C Rogers is doing the work. . - Mr. Emory Rogers will have shortly, for Warsaw, where he has a contract ; to build a twenty thousand dollar school house for the Unitarians, . Emory is an efficient mechanic. Mr. Charlie Webb is doing a success-. . ful business repairing . toats. - He has ways accommodations enough for large v boats, and his shop is equipped for any kind of work. There are five boats on his ways now.' : ' ' Mr Van Willis, our gas boatwright, - is building a. 50 foot craft in which he will install a twelve horse power ens i no. , The boat is for Capt ; Tj re Moore, of Deer Island. Since the sinking of the Titanic, our boatmen ara afraid to even take pass engers over to the banks, lestihey be not soflktenty provided with life boats , ,- and life-preservers according to law,, hence we have had no annual Banks picnic so far.H' .'''.:.-'!'v:' Mr; J.H. Miller, of Trinity, and Mr. H. Tipton, of Goldsboro, were bere for a few days putting some adiition- al machinery in Mr. P. B. Smith's mill. They were delighted "with our place. . v ' Captain Mart Bloodgood arrived Sat urday from the'North where he went to convey a party of Sportsmen from , Florida. J' .'..... :. i'.'"1"' "' Ye General returned lait week fiom Wbiteoak where he had been to survey lands for the Lloyds and others. r' ' ' '"GENERAL." r::V" ... .... I'....1, . :J::-::: ifi Insane Father Kills His Child. - - Jews of a horrible tragedy which oc curred at Bath, in Beaufort county, . hi. C , late Tuesday afternoon, was re- , eeived in this city last night. - From the few details that could be learned io regard to the affair, it seems that Mr, John Gibbs, a prosperous far- , mer in that section, became suddenly mentally Unbalanced at the death of his siBter, Mrs. Merta Moore, of Salem, Va., who was brought to his home Tuesday a m and buried in the afternoon and upon returning from the funeral took np bis two-year-old daughter, car ried her to- his bed room and with a . knife almost, severed her head from the body. He then careful'y wrapp d the lifeless body in a sheet and concealed 1 it beneath his bed, ' Later one- of. his relatives who occupied the h use with him, became suspicious at his unusuhl . actions and decided to investigate. Go ing to Mr. Gibbs' room she found tt e Ufeless body of bit Ittle girl. ' ; Dr. Jack Nicholson, the county coro-. nerwas notified of 1 he tragedy ard late Tuesday night held an ir quest over the remains." Gibbs was placed under srteat by the Sheriff and ii awaiting the verdict of the Coroner, The firs Cotton Report of Season. ; .' mmt - I ' ' . .,. Washington, June 5. The depart ment of egrlculture in its first cotton condition report of the season tima tea the condition May 25 of growing co ton crop 78 9 per cent of normal. Condit-. ions by states follows: ;'' Virginia, 89;' North 'Carolina. 87; South Carolina, 83: Geotgia, 74; Flor ida, 75; Alabama, 74; Mississippi, 62; Loui isna, 69; Texas, 8fi; Arkansas, 73: Tennessee, 74. Missouri, 74, Oklahoma, 78: California, 97. ; ''., . . ' -- ' ' 1 Ship Yards Busy During Fast Month, Washington" June 4. Shipbuilder of the United States during the month of May turned out 2G9 vessels of all de scription with sggrecRte grosx tan nage of 85,302. Of this total accord ing to the monthiy summary of (he Commerce and Labor' lciinrlm"i.ts bureiUnf navi;;atirn 17." were snmll wond-'O sttamers "''gitin 7,11.) i t ff 1 t.-.npnf. TV "re 'A'-rt- lfi h'- ' j ( f 1 '." ' rre . t ; t . . .rri thfy t Virtor t i ' t. t!, ttfts tttv t rrn
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