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NEW BERN POSTMASTIR
"FIRES" NIGHT CLERK
Culmination Of Squab
ble Begun Several
Weeks Ago
ACTION WAS
UNEXPECTED
Public Awaiting Sub
sequent Develop
ments As the culmination of the squabble
which has existed in the New Bern
postoffice since charges were, several
weeks ago, preferred against Postmas
ter J. S. Basnight which was followed
two weeks ago by charges being pre
ferred against R. E. Smith, night clerk,
by Mr. Basnight, Mr. Smith is no longer
a member of the force of employes
in the office, having been discharged by
the postmaster.
t here have been so many sensational
developments in the postoffice during
the past few weeks that the public
was not in the least startled when it
became known that Mr. Smith had been
notified that his services were no longer
needed. It was known that charges
had been preferred against htm and that
an investigation of his record would
have been made. Whether this would
have resulted in his dismissal from the
service is merely a matter of speculation.
However the public were expecteng
something and were but little surprised
to hear that it had occurred.
Mr. Smith was on probation for a
period of six months and the postmaster,
finding him, as he says, incompetent
and a disorganizing factor in the office,
proceeded to dispense with his services.
He had the power to take this course
and exercised his right in so doig.
Mr. Smith -worked until midnight
on Saturday night and then turned over
the keys of the office to the custodian
of the building.
For the present, George Howard
is acting as night clerk. By a coincidence
Howard is, in a degree, responsible for
all the trouble in the office. He is a
new man in the office and when a few w
weeks ago he was appointed to fill a
vacancy which Mr. Smith thought
that he should have had on account
of the fact that he had been in the office
for a much longer period, he objected
and took the matter up with the post-
office department. This resulted in Con
gressman Jno. M. Faison becoming
interested in the matter and upon
his attempt to get an inspector to come
to New Bern to look over Postmaster
Basnight's record and investigate the
charges against him. So far this in
spector has failed to put in his appear
ance and there are many who are of
the opinion that the charges will re-
' main as they are until Postmaster
Basnight's term expires next June
A Journal reporter yesterday called
at the postmaster's office and endeavored
to get an interview from hira in re
gard to the Smith case, but the postmas
ter was not in a talkative mood and
gave out no information. As the situa
tion now stands, Postmaster Basnight
holds the winning hand in the situation
Charges preferred against him have
been allowed to lie dormant and he has
succeeded in discharging the man whom
he claims was the main disorganizing
element in the office. What the future
will bring forth cannot be surmised
but the public is awaiting the next
move with much interest.
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Craven
Citizens Protest Against
Stock Law.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Craven county Board of Commissioners
was held in this city yesterday. Among
the many others matter brought be
five the Board was that in which a
committee of citizens from Cove City
and Fort Barnwell protested against
Craven having a stock law. The pro
tests of these gentlemen was heard but
no action was taken in the matter.
The keener of the bridge at Maple
f vnreu aooeared before the Board
snd asked that his salary be increased
(mm twenlv to iwentv-live dollars
moath. After considerina the matter!
1 he Board irsnted his rrauest.
The bonds of the county officers The trial led towards the South Caro
were presented and approved at this un-
meeting.
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What the Navy's the matter with
you?
Ia Maryland a man can even eat a bar
rei of oysters and be happy.
Wall, Miss December, there's a fine
new moon up there just waiting for a
clear star to show us how lovely it can
he e evenings.
ROBERT HANCOCK DIED
T
WAS ONE OF THE MOST
RE-
MARKABLE MEN IN
THE COUNTY.
1 here died suddenly In this city Sun
day night, one of the most remarkable
men Craven county ever produced.
This was Robert Hancock. Mr.
Hancock's death was entirely unexpected
He retired early and at 11 o'clock
relatives found that his spirit had passed
into that bourne from which no travel
ler returns. A physician was hurriedly
summoned, but upon his arrival he
found that he deceased had been dead
for several hours.
Robert Hancock was born on Sep
tember 29, 1844. Early in life he became
affiliated with the Republican party
nd adhered to its policies all through
life. He held many offices during past
years, among which were city clerk,
deputy sheriff, superintendent of the
document room at the House of Repre
sentatives at Washington, D. C.,1,
collector of customs at this port,
assistant postmaster and acting post
master at this place.
Mr. Hancock has been a member of
(he Board of Aldermen of New Bern
and a member of the State legislature.
For some time he was president of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad.
He was a member of the New Bern
Camp of Confederate Veterans and also
member of the local camp of the Wood
men of the World.
Truly his career was a remarkable
one. He was well educated and shrewd
and his executive ability was beyond
question. In his death New Bern loses
valuable citizen. Mr. Hancock is
urvived by three brothers, R. D.
Hancock, of Cleveland; F. W. Hancock,
of Oxford, N. C; and C. K. Hancock,
of this city; a daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Seymour Hancock; and three gand-
hildren, Miss Matilda Hancock and
Robert and Seymour Hancock.
The funeral will be conducted from
the residence this morning at 10:30
by Rev. B. F. Huske and the inter
ment will be made in Cedar Grove
cemetery. At the grave the Woodmen
of the World will have charge of the
service.
PLANNING FOR MINSTREL.
Professional Actor Engaged To As
sist In Work.
Jack Miller formerly with the Gus
Edwards' original musical comedy,
School Days, has been secured by the
members of the Stag Club to assist
them in staging the minstrel show
which they are planning to give for
the benefit of the De Graffenried Colony
Monument Fund.
Mr. Miller is now engaged in this
work, and the minstrel show will be
given some time during the present
month, probably during the Christmas
holidays.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO MEET.
The Board of Trustees of the New
Bern Graded Schools will meet this,
Tuesday, evening at 7:30 o'clock
in the office of Mr. A. D. Ward, in the
Elks Building to receive bids for the
erection of the new school building.
A full attendance is requested.
CRACKSMEN ROB BANK.
Secure $3,M0 And Make Successful
Get-Away.
Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 1. -Cracksmen
last night blew the safe of the
Bank of Ellenboro and secured $3,000
I in currency. The loss was covered by
burglary insurance.
Nine charges of explosives were ap
plied before the cracksmen succeed
ed in securing the cash.
It is believed that there were three or
four members of the party of robbers,
but so far no clue to their identity has
been found.
A number of the townspeople were
awakened by the explosi'-n. Mr
Green, who lives near the bank, rush
i out but was forced back to kis
:"ome by tne robbers.
Bloodhounds were secured and put
" the tri'- but ' WM hrd to '0,low
A hundred and ten thousand Chicago
women are boycotting eggs in order to
break up the Egg Trust, and they das'
serve to succeed.
I Huerta shines like a bad deed in
I heavenly world..
It doesn't cost a thing fo take some
tock In the Christmas spirit.
NEW BERN. NJ jG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 1913-
TEAMSTERS STRIKE
AT
Begun
At Midnight Sunday
3,126 Men Are In
volved. POLCE HANDLE SITUATION
Their Demands Include A Wage
Scale And Change Of Work
ing Conditions.
I n -K.. t ' r-v m ..... 1
ucc. i. i ne teamsters
r luur. rucrea
.,...,,, voce oi tne union, was
begun at m.dnight Sunday. According
luunma j. rarreu, general organ-
.., j.nu men are involved.
witn the exception of drivers of
urw, man and otner government
wagons and automobiles and express 1
companies wagons and machines and I
union drivers of milk wagons virtually
all the teamsters and chauffeurs will
join the strike and the delivery service I
of the city will be tied up. I
We are here for business," declared 1
Mayor Wallace in an address to the
police tonight. "If any of you feel I
that you can not do your duty and
obey orders, now is the time to get out
and not try to turn in your badge
later. I expect you men to keep the
streets clear and prevent rioting."
A special dispensarion for milk wag
ons, driven by union teamsters, was
made at the meeting, on suggestion of
Thomas F. Farrell, general organizer
of the International Rrothrrhooo1 of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and
Helpers, Drivers of hearses- are exempt
from the Btrike order. Farrell also
announced there would be no inter
ference with the mail, or other gov
ernment wagons or automobiles, or
with the wagons or machines of ex
press companies. He said arrangements
would be made for delivering sup-
Dlies to hosnitals bo tliAi-A wotilrt u
NDIANAPOLIS
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agreement, but then- men will join
the strike to make it more effective.
The men were ordered not to report
at their respective barns tomorrow
morning, but to picket the barns.
Employers of teamsters who are
members of the National Vehicle Own
ers' Protective Association have prac
tically decided to abandon all attempts
to move their wagons on the first in
terference. They say they will put
their wagons in the barns and send
their horses to the county to await
developments. Wholesale dealers have
notified their customers they will not
attempt to make deliveries if there is
interference with their vehicles.
The teamsters' demands were draft-
ed last Sunday and submitted to the
employers during the week. The de-
mauds include a wage scale an
changes of working conditions.
The police department, re-organized
under the direction of Captain George
V. Coffin, acting superintendent of po-
lice, has been making preparations to
handle the strike. An order was ssued
Saturday prohibiting congregation of
crowds. A system of military patrol
has been mapped out for the down-
town districts and additional mounted
and foot police have been added to the
force.
In addition to the extra patrolmen,
250 business men this afternoon were
sworn in as a reserve force.
Large squads of patrolmen and
mounted police tonight were on duty
in the downtown districts and had lit -
tie trouble in keeping the streets clear.
FIRES BULLET
INTO RIS BRAIN
Dr. N.
II. Street Becomes Des
pondent And Ends
His Life.
A WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN
Rash
Act Is Attributed
Continued III
Health.
Ta
Becoming despondent on account of
ill health, Dr. N. H. Street, a well
known physician of this city, fired a
revolver bullet into his brain at his
home on Johnson street shortly after
3 o'clock yesterday morning and death
ensued a few seconds later.
News of the tragedy spread raoidl y
yesterday morning and there is general
regret. Dr. Street was well known
over Craven nda adjoining counties
snd has a host of friends. In recent
years his health has not been of the best
and this has caused him much worry.
Recently he became very despondent
and had told Mends that he believed
his condition would never improve.
Sunday night he retired as usual.
He complained of feeMng unwell and
no added suffering among the sick . DCK"""B " January v ana cont.nu
Several employer, have signed the m Juary 9 there will be a
his wife went into kis rom as few mini
utes before 3 o'clock veeterdav morninsr
a for the purpose of seeing if he wnr I asserted she had killed him. It was with
ratting easily. At that tune he WitUM statement that she sought to shield
lying on the bad and was apparenyd
asispe. A few minute Utr hs heaatj "written taw" pies
1 - .' .',-V-- - -i J-',.
the report of a revolver and rushing
back into her husband's apartment
found him leaning aginst the side of
the bed with a bullet wound in his
temple and his life blood slowly flowing
out.
Medical aid was summoned but the
victim of this sad tragedy was beyond
the power of mortal aid. Dr. Street
was fifty-six years Of age and was a
native of this city. Early in life he
studied medicine and after obtaining
a physician's license practised at
Trenton for several years. Later he
came to New Bern and has remained
here since that time.
Up to the time that his health became
liar) IV "stront font an art i vta narf ia
isvt - rvthitiiT rMHinff t-K Aanrmn
and betterment of the city and his influ
ence was greatly felt. Surviving him
are hi, wife who was before her marriage,
a Mitts Kornegay, of Kenansville,
. Aattr Mr. Ra Hnr
Smith of thi. ritv , .on w w ;trit
Jr.( of this city; a half-sister, Mrs.
W. J. Jones, of Goldsboro; two sisters,
Mrs. W. O.' Monroe, of Goldsboro.
and Mrs. A. A. Ipock, of this city;
and a half brother, F. S Emu!, of this
city.
The funeral was conducted from the
home at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
by Rev. J. B. Hurley, and the interment
was made in Cedar Grove cemetery.
Cou"ty Fa Demonstrator Urges
Them to Go to A. and M.
College.
TUITION WILL BE FREE
Craven County Has Taken Steps
To Better Agricultural
Conditions.
D t n I .
special short term course given the
farmers of the State at the North Caro
lina Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. Farmers from all over the State
will be in attendance and much will
be learned by them.
J. W. Sears, Craven Cimnty's farm
demonstrator has addressed -the follow
ing letter to the farmers of this county
who want to make good:
'There has never been a time, when
agricultural interest was so high as
now- Therefore, we all should take
advantage of every opportuuity to
Iearn more about agriculture than ever
oeiore. i would line to Know now many
farmers will attend a months course
at the A- M- College at Raleigh this
winter
"Tuition will be free and your board
and longing will be small compared with
what V0" wl" sct ollt the course.
The course is a special one, given to
1 armerson scientific but practicable
methods of farming, and will begi
January 9th. It will help you and your
neighbo.-s if you will put it in practice
when you get back home.
"Craven county has taken a great
step towards better agricultural cond
tions, so lets keep up the good spirit, by
a large attendance at Raleigh this winter
I "Go there and see your State College
I if yon have never seen it, and also the
I State capitol, for it will do you good
But if you cannot attend the course at
I A. & M., we will like for you to attend
I the short course here at Vanceboro
1 beginning on the third Monday of
I January, and lasting for five days.
"If any one will go to the A. & M.,
and will drop me a card at Vanceboo,
I will gladly write Dr. Hill and make
all necessary arrangments for you.
And those who expect to attend the
Farm Life School send in their applica-
cation to Dr. J. E. Turlington. J. W.
Sears, County Demonstrator, Vance
boro, N. C."
This is an opportunity of which the
farmers of the county have longa beea
awaiting and it is believed that this
section will be well represented.
DORA MUFF FOUND GUILTY
OF MURDERING HER
SWEETHEART.
I Luray, La., Dec. 3. Dora Muff, 18
I years old, was found guilty of manslaugh-
t and her ...Dfather. I. S. Duvali. was
. . , , 4. . . . .
I
H1 P"""""'" here today. They
were charged with the killing of J. M
Delhaye, Miss Muff's sweetheart.
Allie Duvall, the gwl s half brother,
was acquitted.
When the verdict was announced by a
jury that had been in session most of
the night the slender, nervous Muff girl,
who had sought to take all responsibil
ny " "'. oroae "own.
Delhaye was slain with a charge from
I shotgun as he walked on the street
I here. Near by was a carriage with
Miss MurtT and the two Duvalts ia t
The girl leaped to the dying Deihaye's
Me, shot him twice with a pistol and
her kinsmen, hoping to be freed on the
OPPORTUNITY
FARMERS
SECOND SECTION
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ANOTHER SENSATION
IN THE
Rumored That Dis
charged Clerk Will
Be Reinstated
POSTMASTER
KEEPS SILENT
Says The Public Can
Get No Information
From Him
It seems that sehsat ions in the local
postoffice will never ceise. At mid
night last Saturday Postmaster J. S.
Basnight, who is himself awaiting an
nvestigation of charges preferred again
st him, took advantage of the opportun
ity afforded him by, as he thought,
the postal regulations to discharge night
clerk R. E. Smith who was on six
months probation and incidentally
who is the man who instigated the
charges against the Postmaster.
Last night there was a well founded
rumor on the streets that' the postmaster
had received a communication from the
department, ordering him to reinstate
Mr. Smith. As soon as this rumor
reached the Journal a reporter was sent
out to investigate. The postmaster
was not in his office at the time but was
found on the street. When questioned
in regard to the authenticy of the ru
mor he replied that he was not giving
out any information, and that if any
thing relative to the matter was learned
that it would be from other sources.
Mr. Basnight has, all along, adhered
to the rule to keep his mouth shut
in regard to tne postomce squaDoie
when talking to newspaper men and
he continues to stick to this plan.
However, it was evident that the post
master was perturbed, and the opinion
is that he has been ordered to reinstate
Smith.
Ar. - . . . : . . . . I
ndipimglU8u..,i.,w.,,.
w.tn tne postmaster u.e repor.er
Mr. Smith at his home on Pollock street
Mr. Smith had heard that the postmas
ter harf rpreived the messaee above I
rcierrcu to out niu ici-civvu nv uwiaw
from him to report for duty.
George Howard, who has been
selected to fill the vacancy caused by
the dismissal' of Mr. Smith, was at his
post of duty last night and took care
of the incoming mails.
U tne postmaster rece.vc-u a u,s
to reinstate Mr. Smith, it is more than
probable that thispvill be done to day
and the public is awaiting developments
with keen interest.
Press dispatches received here last
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night were to the effect that Senator
F. M. Simmons had become interested
in the New Bern postoffice muddle
and intended to clear it up if possible
Yesterday he visited the Postoffi e
7 , , . .
Department and before leaving was
assured that an inspector would, this
week, be sent to New Bern to invest!
gate the charges which have been
instituted agnaist Postmaster J. S
Basnight.
Congressman Faison has, for sevcra
weeks, had this matter in charge and,
while he has given the matter much of
his time, he has so far failed to accom
plish the desired result.
SHARE
NEW BERN TO GET
Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Por
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National Cemetery
Road.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. - Depart-
mental estimates on which are to be
based the appropriations by Congress
f. ,1,. fia vr .nHina lime 30
101 s mrrv more than thrt-c-uuartersPun(lay
of a million dollars of items local to
North Carolina, most of which, how-
v-. are for comoletina oroiects al-
readv under wav or for maintcn-
ar of nubile imorovements already
completed The following items
i .j r.. ,i. ...t!..u not
nHHMi ii II will iv i1' "
inrluHe the nav rolls for the Bovern-
ment in the State, or other fixed ex-
penses. The amounts for special
ourooses in North Carolina asked
fromConaress are as follows:
t
Gastonia. continuina oubUe build
a- . , . 1
me. ss.umi: ttreenvme, compietim
buildinn. $2n.000; Hickory, com-
Dletina building;. $10,000; Rocky
Mount, continuing building. $27,000;
Tarboro, continuing building, $23,00;
Harbor of Refuge. Cape Lookout, con
tiuning construction, $30,000 '5UU,
.
000 used last vear); improving harbor
at Beaufort, $5,000; improving Beau
fort Inlet, maintenance. $10,000; im
proving, harbor at Morehead City, $2,
000, i
At Bay River, $1,000, continuing
work of constructing locks and dams
on the Cape Fear River above Wil
mington, $01,000; below Wilmington,
$115,000; maintenance of improve
ments of.Contentnca creek, $2,000;
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POSTOFFICE
Fishing Creek, $1,000; Meherring riv
er, $1,000; Neuse and Trent rivers,
$37,000; New river and waterways to
Beaufort, $28,500; improvements in
Northeast, Black and Cape Fear riv
ers, $13,000; in Pamlico and Tar, $18,
500; Roanoke river, $2,000; Scupper
nong, $2,000; Shallott, $1,000; Smith's
creek, $2,000; Swift Creek, $500;
Waterways from Pamlico Sound to
Beaufort Inlet, $4,000; fish cultural
station, Edenton, repairs, etc., $3,500;
Marion Biological Station, Beaufort,
$5,000; road to National cemetery at
New Bern, $15,000.
Only three North Carolina Con
gressmen, Webb, Small and Faison,
failed to answer the roll call when
the regular session of Congress con
vened today. Messrs. Small and Fai
son will probably be here in time to
hear the President's message tomorrow.
Both Senators are here, and to
day Senator Overman re-introduced
his bill providing for an annual ap
propriation by the government of
half a million dollars, for the build
ing of post roads in each State, pro
vided the States in each case put up
an equal amount. If all States took
advantage of this it would mean an
annual expenditure for post roads oj
over forty million dollars.
FAGE STARVATION
Compelled To Evacuate Chihua
hua City In Order
To Hv .
REBELS TO MEXICO CITY
fjenera
Villa And Governor
Carranza To Fight Fur
ther South.
Juarez, Mex., Dec. 2. Rather than
endure starvation, the Federal troops
have evacuated Chihuahua City, ac
rnrHinor to advices received tonight bv
r , .,; Villa the rehel
Tfce evacuation leave, (ne
city open to possession by the rebels.
fhe town was invested by Federals
The reports received by Villa state
that Salvador Mercado, military Gov
crnor of the State, with 2,000 troops
had left on foot for Ojinaga, on the
United States border, near Maria
Texas; that Generals Jose Ynez Sala-
zar and Pasquale Orozco, with more
QQfl pj had retreated to
the mountains west of the city, and
that hundreds of civilians, including
women and children, who were on the
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to walk to the United States border.
Besides being the capital of the
State, Chihuahua, with a population
normally of 35,000, is the second city
of Northern Mexico. Neither in the
,
Madero revolution nor in the present
uprising has Chihuahua been taken
from the Federals. Its garrison and
the command positions for sharp
shooters and machine guns, heretofore
has presented a formidable barrier to
invaders
Conditions in the city were said to
be such that life there was no lohger
endurable. The Spanish viaduct which
conveyed water from the mountains
was reported to have been destroyed
ami. the food supply exhausted. Gen
eral Villa tonight telegraphed General
I Carranza, at Hermossillo, that the
proposed advance of the rebels South
ward to Mexico City now would be
expedited.
' rcPnrt 01 lne capitulation 01
-mnuanua is auiuent.c, sam uia
"It came to me in an official despatch
which said t nc city was evacuateo on
is my purpose now to send a
ce to intercept Mercado, who is
"eeing to wjinja, ana also to capture
wrozco ana ziaiazar.
"Our main body probably will con-
centrate at Chihuahua, preparatory to
I the advance Southward. We will be
neanng Mexico uity witnin a montn
vera cruz, uec. i. rour nunoreo
infantry embarked tonight on the Mex
n gunboat Zaragoza. The destine
I . .
tion ol tne soldiers was not revealed
- l01" 11 is prooaoie tney are oouno tor
i Tuvnum in th virinifx of whirh rK.
i - - -
eU "ve recently appeared in inereas-
'ng numbers
,Be remainder oi tne reaerai lorce
recently concentrated here will have
to wait lo transports, as the Zaragoaa
I .L. . .. A a. ii-B-i
- 1 lnK un,y present aTaiass
fr this purpose
- 1 Joln Lind, President Wilsons rep
resentativc, who recently went t
- lampico, on the battleship Rhode Is
llmd, will arrive in Vera Crus tomor
I row morning
- 1 "Huerta thinks he is snother Na
FEDERAL
TROOPS
poleon, a id when a man begins
flrtaming that he is some great per
on n he usually wakes up with a jar.
ASHEVILLE MEN
PLEADED GUILTY
"The Higher Up" Accept Terms
Of Unconditional Sur
render. ALL AGREE TO BE GOOD
Three Hundred Gallons ' Of
Whiskey Are Thrown . 4
Away.
Asheville, Dec. 3.-The defendants.
John H. Lange, Gay Green, James J..
Alexinder, J. Bayliss Rector, D. McN.
MacKay and F. M. McMullen, before
Superior Court Judge Frank Carter, sit
ting as a committing magistrate in the
investigation into alleged violations of
the prohibition law, have thrown up
their hands and the investigation rla
tive to them is ended.
Conference between the defendants
and their attorneys and Judge Carter
and the prosecution began yesterday af
ternoon, shortly after court adjourned,
and as a result of these conferences
Judge Carter announced when court con
vened this morning that the terms of
surrender as dictated by him, without
the change of a letter, had been accepted
by the defendants and the investigation
of their cases is over. The terms fol
low: Each of the defendants agree to plead
guilty before Judge Junius G. Adams
in the police court on two charts of
violating the prohibition taw, judg
ments to be entered in one and prayer
for judgment to be continued in the
other from time to time for the next
three years. The judgments dictated by
Judge Carter and accepted by the de
fendants follow:
John H. Lange and Gay Green are
to pay of fine of $4,000, two thirds of
which is to be paid by Mr. Lange, and
one-third by Mr. Green.
James L. Alexander is to pay a fine
of $2,000.
J. Bayliss Rector is not required to
pay any pecuniary fine but judgment
is suspended in a case to which he
pleads guilty.
D. McN. MacKay, pleads guilty to a
charge in which judgment is suspended
and forfeits his license, agreeing never
tp apply far such a license in AsheviHe
again, and in addition surrenders the
intoxicants seized several days ago at
the Owl drug store and whatever stock
he has on hand at his store on Pack
square. Similar judgment is entered ia
the case of F. H. McMullen.
The costs of the entire investigation
are charged to Messrs. l ange. Green and
Alexander.
According to the terms of thai agree
ment, the defendants must maintain a
good record for the next three years
or they may be called into court and
fined or imprisoned in the discretion of
the court on the cases in which' pleas
of guilty have been entered and judg
ments suspended for that period of time
Immediately following the announce
ment of the morning by Judge Carter,
the defendants appeared in police court
and the entries made according to the
terms of the agreement.
SCORES TAKEN TO THE HOSPIT
AL SUFFERING FROM BURNS
AND INJURIES.
Boston, Dec. 3. Twenty-five mea
were killed in a fire which swept
through the upper floors of the Ar
cadia Hotel, a lodging hose ia
South End, early today. Others are
missing, and scores were taken to
hospitals suffering from burns and
injuries received in jumping from
windows.
Nearly all the bodies were terribly
burned and mutilated, making iden
tification impossible. The victims
were men in poor circumstances,
who had resorted to the place for a
night's lodging. Caught in the
crowded bunks on the top floor of a-
five-story brick building and ia
small rooms on the fourth floor,
they were helpless.
When they were aroused, stairways
were in names and tnere was a mad
rush for the fire escapes at the rear.
Practically all the men were naked.
Many were rescued by firemen and
police.
Some escaped by walking a shaky
plank stretched to an adjoining
building or by jumping across a
five-foot alley to a neighboring roof.
The property loss is only $25,000.
The fire apparently started in a hall
way closet on the street floor. The
flames swept up the wooden stiar-
ways and burned through the roof.
There were 178 lodgers in the build
ing.
The trouble with the Tin Can Trust
seems to be its inability to bold the
water. i !
T. D. Warrsa has been appointed ta
fill the position as attorney for Crave
oounty, Ernest M. Green, who fur lastly
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