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f fferliberal terms The Western Senti nel is the oldest week ly paper in the Pied mont section of N. C. Lblists-Writefor ulars and sample WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER G, I DOG. PRICE 5 CENTS. TOBACCO SALES TO SPECIAL TERM FEDERAL COURT ILL BE T COURT AGAIN JlYKAK. innllinilliril OFFICIALS BANDITS S SUPREM tin uu v r 11 IED NOVEMBER 100.00 With Complicity in jt 10 vouaomuuj Inks Holt. .. V:: plicated By Confession of ....it.... Cntnrfl To Ury WSIc,i -" ed December 6 Latter K n;i lanuarv fi In tspiie vmm at He May Appear as a Case To Be Called Ds- 7. " i IX'C 1. Governor Glenn Ul'T o,la' ror a BPecial lauiance county superior convened December 17 by Moore for trial of two he- , Fannie McCain and E. plicait'd by confession oi ,er in attemptea assassma- l. Banks Holt. He also ns)ite for Walker, whd Is witness against the wom- Irtfmber C to January 8. : Some Interesting Figures Gatnered About Weed, Raw and Manufactured. II WIFE AVE FIERCE FIGHT A, Dee. 1. After fight with r. husband in which he used i 32 calibre revolver, . Mrs. Wr was hacked nearly to her and husband is st'lHiinieted wouna aner bis wife's life was extin- rfcre were uo eye-witnesses Lt and cause is unknown. s indicate that woman waa bin behind. Blood on her rates a fight for life. Both re on bed and found by turning home. 01 STATUS f FOREIGN TRADE NGTOX, Dec. 1. According Lent Of oummerce and labor leriwiioiiul commerce iuove- Oetobcr compare favorably it ago. A decrease in grain (ock shipments is due to the f ears. Packing house pro- Chicago amounted to 231,- kitKls against 249,491,057 last this amount . 4.181,000 is in sis. Slight gaius are made boss, hides and. pork. EES TO BE TA. (ia. l)ee. 1. Will John ivtH i'l. iHifiea by Mrs. J. M. mill Mi's. J. X. Camp as ne- kttjclu'd and criminally as- m in June and again. In Oc twlay convicted by jury and to be hanged January 4. pas arrested on first dav of fre Glenn, a negro who was fwl witli the crtme. Glenn lied as assailant and would convicted but for Jo'ansoirs EE II GILLETTE CASE IS NOW IN ME't. X. Y.. Dec. 1. AH evl- 'he Gillette murder trial is a both sides rested ' alter a. brief examina rebtutal. Itolh reserved the all witnesses Monday. The r a"J defense will sum' up w by nightfall Gillette I" his fate. - RECENT ELECTION H. Dec. 1. The State board ?srs eotnpleted canvass of 1 feeitn election this after- total Democratic vote cast tv (lf corpoiallou conimis- r 1---7u; Republican vote ',"; etsluU district Hackett H'" votes and Blackburn Speaker Interrupted. MktTs aie frequently in- . p-opie coughing. This iltn if Foley's Honey and ;ak"i. as it cures coughs '"d m event nnfiininnia "!tion. The irennitiB pon- l!a"s and is in a yellow - OHanlou. Manufacturers Ship Over Two Mil lion Pounds During Month Leaf Sales 3,229,448 Pound, For Which 9280,085.95 Was Paid Warehouse- V : men Sell 8,695,048 Pounds Since Sep tember 1 More Than Half of New ... Crop Sold. The shipments made by the tobacco manufacturers of Wlustou-Salem dur ing November aggregated 2,193,534vi pounds. The stamp sales were as fol lows: On tobacco, $131,612,07; on spir its, $1,130.80; on cigars. 39. Total, $132,781.87. . Leaf Sales. The leaf sales last inonth on the localmarked amounted to 3.229,-448 pounds. It brought $2S0,085.95, an- av erase of $8.fiS per- hundred. The sales for the past three mouths September, Octpber. and November aggregated 8,693,048 pounds. For this the farmers received $679,871.54 It is thought that more than half of this year's crop of the weed 1n the Piedmont section has been marketed. TO RUN U.S. GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The est! mated appropriation required to run the government for the. fiscal year end ing June 30, 1908, was transmitted to Congress today. It reaches a grand tola', of $089.02S,453. The estimated amount for the present fiscal yea; amounted to $022,723,151, showing ap parent increase of $C6,000.000. . The admit appropriations for the present year, Including deficiencies arid mis cellaneous Items which were not esti mated, were , however, $70I,551,566,'or about, eleven millions more than the Secretary of the Treasury thinks will be necessary for next year. The total is divided among various departments of. national government a.sfolows: Legislative establishment, $5,618, 175; executive establishment, $33,571, 810; foreign Intercourse, $3,254,077; military establishment, $79,950,102; naval establishment, $110,444,950.33; Indian affairs, $7,970,168.23; pensions, $138,241,000; public works, $900,865,- 5-40.97.; postal: service deficiency indef inite; miscellaneous, $59,244,088.57; permanent anual appropriations $149, 880,820; total, $089,028,454.68. Of these estimates that for military es tablishment shows an increase of near ly $10,000,000; for navy increase of about $7,000,000: for. pensions de crease of about $:;.0(iO,0n, and for per manent annual appropriation an;in- crease of over $9,000,000. f BUSINESS BEFORE THE T) Frolu Monday's Daily, ! The county commissioners met tins niorniug' and after subscribing to the oath by Clerk .Transou reorganized. Mr. M. D. Bailey was re-elected chair man. Register McKaughan, by virtue of his office, is clerk of the board. Ex-Register of Deeds Lindsay filed his report, showing that from Decem ber 1, 1905, to December J, 1906, 421 marriage licenses were issued in For syth, for which the county and State received $424 each. ' The bonds of the various county of ficers were filed; and accepted. The annual report of Clerk Tran sou was examined, approved and or dered recorded and filed with regis ter of deeds. Clerk Transou was also instructed to make diligent effort to collect all outstanding costs and fines due his office and to issue legal notices for all parties due repons ana on which fees will be due. The annual report of Register, of Deeds Lindsay for 190C was presented, examined and approved, ordered re corded and filed in said office. Ex-Treasurer Rigsms tiled his an nual report which was examined and approved. , F A Martin; township constable, filed his bond and the same was ac cepted. . Notice to Our Customers. We are pleased to announce that u.n and Tar for cough. J lilt colds and lung troubles Is not affect ed bv the National rure ruw -DniKlaw. as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recom- .. - .of remedy for children i int mi it - and adults, t.. w . w Oath Acmlnlstered to Recent ly Elected Officers for For syth County. Sheriff Ziglar Names A Few Deputies Jailer Hanner Retained Clerk Transou Reappoints Deputy Tesh Register McKaughan Has Not Nam ed His Assistant Yet Bonds Filed By the New Officers.' - . " Express Messenger Probably Seriously Hurt Robbery Occurred At Mylan Siding on Cotton Belt Route Only Meagre Details About the Affair Hava Been Received Thus Far. HOUSTON, Texas, Dec, 4. A dls- From Monday's Daily. j patch;, from Palestine, Texas, brings The recently-elected county officials I ,he belated story of a train robbery on auiiiruny iiisuv near Aiyiu.il Bluing. Train Robbed In Texas and This Amount Taken. Rob bers Then Escaping. began their terms today, succeeding those whose terms expire. With three exceptions the officers are the same as two years ago. Mr. J. E. Ziglar suc ceeds Mr. F.r. Alspaugh as sheriff ;Mr. C. M. McKaughan takes Mr. H. W. Lindsay's place as register of deeds, while Mr. George Beck succeeds Capt. H. L. Rlgglns as treasurer. : The fli-st oath was administered by Judge Ward to Mr. R. E. Transou as Clerk of the Superior Court, who has held tho office for four years and who was re-elected November Cth for the same term. Clerk Transou, who re appointed Mr. O. O. Tesh aa deputy clerk, administered the oath. He also "swore In" Sheriff Zlghit-, Register Mc Kaughan, Treasurer Beck, Surveyor B. A. Courad, Coroner J. M. Robinson and the deputy sheriffs. The county commissioners also subscribed to the oath before the clerk. Sheriff Ziglar appointed the follow ing persons as deputies: O. W. Han ner ,who will' continue as .jailer;. C. W. Jones, of Wralkertown, court crier; J. R. Hasten, for Winston township; J. W. Craft, for Lewisville township; W. H. ., Hauser, for Broadbay town' ship;, A. C. Patterson, for South For .towjBslp,riglai;fyLf anpoUit. deputies for tho other townships latpr. With the exception of Mr. Hasten,, the new appointees served under the form er sheriff. . . ' ' . Mr. Beck the new county treasurer, has employed' Miss Lliile Shore as bookkeeper. . . The clerk to Register McKaughan will not go In until January I. His name 'will be anonunced during the present month. ' The bonds of the county officers are as follows: Court Clrk, $10,000; Sher iff, $5,000; Register of Deeds, $5,000; County Treasurer, $20,000. near Train bandits attacked a Cotton Belt train and probably fatally wounded the express messenger and decamped with the booty, believed to exceed $100,000. Pacific Express officials re fuse any Information on tho subject ORDERS MADE B FATHERS No Papers to Be Recorded Until All Fees Are Paid Clerk and Register. STREET CAR MAN IS ASSAULTED BY NEGROES Board Completes Its Settlement With Retiring Sheriff and County Treasur erAmounts Going To the State, County and School Funds Board Adjourns To Meet Again Friday. The county commissioners, In Bes slon, "Tuesday completed settlement with ex-Connty Treasurer Rlggln. The receipts from all sources amount ed to $94,281,27 and disbursements, $91,127.55, leaving a oaiance due the county,' $3,153.72,. less commissions at 1 1-2 jer. cent on $91,127.55, which Tfie net amount, coming to l.lic conn ty is $1,780.81. -' capt, Riggins was au thorised to pay over to his successor, George E. Beck the latter sum. . An order was passes releasing John Q. Hutchlns $1,27 railroad tax on prop erty1 not liable, and also $8.10 tax on dogs. ," ' Hege Bros, were released of orte-half double tax on property in first ward, the amount being $20.25. An order was passed to the effect that since the passage of salary bills for the different county offices, all fees must accompany all papers to go on record and that no paper bo record ed until full fees are paid. The board made settlement with Sheriff Alspaugh of special taxes for the year 1906. The State's part Is $4,925.92; county, $2,783.89; schools, $2,145, making a total of $9,854.31. The board adjourned that afternoon to meet next Fiiany, when claims against the county and other matters will be acted upon. Winston Cigarette Machine Co. Case Against Wells Whitehead Co. Exception Taken By Plaintiffs on Judge Ward's Ruling At To Submis sion of Issues Cigarette Machine ' Company Secured Judgment for $5, 200 At First Hearing Defendant Wins In Horse Trading Case. From Tuesday's Dally. In the Superior Court today tho suit of S. G. tyoub vs. E. K. Long, resulting Vrom a horse trade, was given to the jury about 12 o'clock, it is estimated that the costs of this actum will: ng gregate over $300, which will be more than the horses and mule mUradcd were worth. The jury returned a ver dict, this afternoou In favor of tho de fendants -that he did not "guarantee to plaintiff the how to bo sound and a reasonable worker, with no tricks." The second case 'called was the Winston Cigarette Machine Co. vs. th Wells-Whltehcad Co., or Wilson, The contention, of the plaintiffs Is that the defendants failed to carry out a Con tract by not exhibiting and operating a clgaretto machine manufactured by the Winston Company during tho St, Ixiuls Exposition. The case was heard at a former term of Forsytk Superior Court and the Jury' awarded the plain tiffs $200 as actual damages and $5,' 000 as prospective. The Wells-White head Co. proposed to pay the $200 but not tho $5,000. An nppesi to the Supreme. Court followed and a new heaving was granted. Ex-Congress man F. A. Woodard and H. O. Con nor, Jr., two prominent lawyers of Wilson, are here reprcsentlns tho Wells-Wliltehead Co. Mr. W. W. Car ter, a member or said company, Is al so attending'tho trial. Y Under the ruling of Judge Ward as to gubmission of issues, counsel for tho Winston Cigarette Machine Co., the jylalntiff, excculedi and gave nolle of apiwal to the Supreme Court. Will Convene ; January 14. When the Alleged Revenue Fraud Cases Will be Dis posed Of. ST. PAUL'S PARISH ' ELECTS VESTRYMEN OF THE STOLEN PISTOLS The police have four of the pistols stolen from Mr. W. E. HecK s snop Monday night.' Two were found under the home of Will Simpson, the one- legged negro boy who was captured Mr. Henry Xifong, street car con ductor, aged about 20 years, who was shot Saturday night by a negro, whose name has not been R'amed, will re cover. The'wounaea man was remov ed to the hospital Sunday morning and Dr. Fearington, who is attending him, reports that he Is resting easy today and that his condition is en couraging. The ball, which was ot .i or "8 calibre, went through the right shoulder blade. It has not been locat ed. Mr Vifonir was returning from East " I . . r 1 1 I r 'f I ....... irin.ini, niw.n lin 111HK accosted OY ( vestcMia v morning. t-iuui m fnin- nr five nrtrro men m the street 'came near spoiling a good uniform in crawling under tne nouse auer me shooting Irons. The boy had given J5.50 of the' $8 stolen from Mr. Beck's safe to his mother. His parents do not approve of the son's conduct aud l hey have punished him severely for allowing his hands to stick to things that did not belong to him. There is evidence that two other negro' boy s, "Dick" Redwine and Jim Hairston, were with Simpson when the robbery . was committed. Hairsto sold one of the stolen pistols to Abe Austin and another to Zack Wright. between Sterling Smith's and Brown Bios.' factory, near the corner of Vine and Fourth streets. The street car man urnR asked if he could dance. He was then told to move off lively. He began running and was lired uikhi, one ball taking effect in (he shoulder. The negroes fled immediately. Mr.- Nifong was removed to his room on Trade street. The officers have made dili gent search for the cowardly assault ers, but up to this time have no clue. WANTS THE CONFERENCE APPOINTMENT TO STAND Rev. A. R. Bell was here Monday to see Rev. J. R. Scroggs, presiding elder of the Winston district. At the recent session of the annual conference at ML Airv Rev. Mr. Bell was appointed to Stokesdale circuit. Guilford county, taking the place of Rev. V.E. Edwards, who- was transferred to Webster, the charge held by Rev. Mr. Bell last year. On November 30 tne appointments were changed, by nihich the two di vines were to retain the circuits they were in charge of last year. Having moved his family from Webster to Stokesdale. Mr. Bell desires that the appointments made at Conference stand. Dr. Scroggs will anrounce his decision in a few days. SAYS WILL STANO FIRM Powdextei- made a business W W Barber, of Wllkesboro. who has been attending Fliers) -rt at Mrs. J. W. Fiy. of Oreennhoro. Is the guet of her-sister, Mrs. Henry Roan, on West Fourth street. She ai WASHINGTON. Dee. . 1. United States Representative Hayes, of Cali fornia, leading proposition to restrict Japanese and Corean immigration and authority on Japanese peril, has ar rived here fully determined to push antl-Papanese propaganda. He ' said that when he left there, there was na duipositioo on part of Caiifornians to recede from her positions. "Califor nia in nnr home." said he, "and we will not sit quietly by and see foreign ers orientalise California. We are ready to fight commercial Invasion which will not be any more easily ac complished than If Japan taould come with arms. Mrs. X. W. CaJdwdl. who has been quite ill at the home of her daughter. At a meeting of the congregation of St. Paul's Parish, held, tuts weeK, tne following named vestrymen for the ensiling year were elected: J. C. Bux ton, A. M. Coleman, A. B, Dalnger field, W. It. M'uk. It. D. Jcwett, 11. K. Lasater, R. T. Steiidman, J. W. Hcnoui er, L. P. Tyree, J. Kent Snoppard? and E. Buxton. At the closo of the congregational meeting tho. vestry met, when the fol: lowing officers and committees were elected uml npiK)iitd: J. C. Buxton, senior warden: A. M. Coleman, Junior warden; J. V. Schouler, treasurer; A. B. Dalngcrfield, assistant treasurer; J. E. Buxton, secretary; fluance com mittee. J. C. Iluxton. R. E. Lasaler and J. W. Schouler; "church building fund committee, A. B. Dulngorllold, R. T. Steadman, and W. It. Leak; music committee, W. R. Leak, L. P. Tyre and J. E. Buxton; reception committee, A. M. Coleman and J. W. Schouler. Notes From Midway. The Death Angel visited our con? munfly last Saturday and called upon Mrs. L. G. Nifong as his victim. The remains were interred at Pleasant Retreat cemetery Sunday, Rev, W. H. Causey conducting the services. She was ot the age of 2C years, nine months and 20 'days. She leaves a husband to mourn her los. There will be a Christmas tree at Midway tills year. Mr. J. M. Nifong spent last Sunday with his brother, Willie. Mr. John Hartmun has returned from a welcome lsit to Mr. R. E. Leonard, of Lexington. Mr. Lindsay Koltz, of Salem, waa a most welcome visitor to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Follz, of Friedberg, recently. The Chrlstuias'entertainment at Un ion Grove will be held on Monday night before Christmas, on Tuesday. The public is invited to attend. Mr. Charlie Wclsner, of Thomaaville, was tho guest of hl father and broth er. Sunday. ,'',-''" Prof. A. T. Del.p, of Lexington, was In this section Sunday. There were several of our people in Lexington, Monday, to see him take his office. Mr. Felix WlUiard, woo to attending the Liberty School, at Wallburg, was at home Sunday. Ur. and Mrs. W. R. Mickey, of TobaccOvllle. Stokes county, are spend ing several days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wllon, of Friendship, Forsyth county. Mrs, Susan Wilson returned home Hatur lay evening from a visit to her son-in-law, Mr. John Mack, of Enterprise. Capt. R. T. Sleadman went to Broad way, Moore county, today to nee his father, who Is ill at the advanced age of 89 yearn. The latter reside with Ma d8'i-Mpr ttN I .s!fir, Some Other Matters Alto To Be Con - eidered Judgments In Various Cas es Againtt Revenue Officers To Be Anounced At That Tims January Term To Be AdjogrVied Session of Term Beginning Today, This Being Continued. GREENSBORO, Dec. 4 After hav ing continued the prayer for judgment In all tuei reveuu fraud cases and cast for lllclt distilling. In which ver dicts; of guilty have been returned or tnibmlislons entered, the special term of Uulted Slates District court, which convened yesterday, adjourned at. 1J o'clock today until Monday, January 14. ,A jury for the adjourned term was drawn and an order made stating that the term would bo for the trlM or both criminal and civil cases. . At the January special term the- bank ruptcy case of R.H. Hardin and oth ers will be called for trial, . . The jury for the special term, as drawn this morning, Is composed ot the following: Reuben Brown, Brow cr; J. A. Horn, Morratoch; S.H. Wobb, Oaks; F. M. Blsnchard, Burlington; John A. McCauley.Unlverslty Station: John H. Johnson, Ruflln; William. L. Walter, Germantowuj; William Kirk man, Greensboro; N. E, Allred, Digit Point; J. T. Rhodes, Sunimerfleld; B. JJ. Atkins, Colfax; John Lowery, Oak Ridge; Jos. U' Trogtlnu, Stonevllle; Alvcus Gilmer, Plesant Garden; David Parks, Hlllsboro; W, G, Slate, Quak er; A. T. Riddle, Hutphln; P. M.4 Ves tal, Forbush; J, O. Murrow, footer; D. p. Foster, Nunce; W. 0. IjOghn, Winston; George Ynrborougb,.Mlltou; Henrv MliO. Reedi': R. ' P. i MufnaX'. Thomasvllle; t. O. Rdbblns, Bulla. When- court convened this moiiiln at ten o'clock DhdHct Attorney ) fob ton called the cow of G. W. Samuel,, who was found; guilty at a trial lat; spring of milking' false report' wh'llo , in the service of tho govertiment as , special revenue officer. ( J Hd go W. P. Byiium, Jr., of the counsel for the de fendant, nmd a itioiltm for arrest of Judgnieul. The uiotloti was argued In brief by Jttdgo By mini, after whlcn Judge Boyd announced that he would deny the motion, as well a the mo Hon for a new trial, which has been previously made. Judge Boyd then announced his Intention of continuing tho prayer for judgment In all tho revenue fraud cusea. mciuaing tnowo of R. H. Hardin. A. S. Patterson and L. C. Davis. District Attorney Holton asked that judgment in the cases for Illicit distilling he pronounced at the ' time It Is in tho other cast. Judge Boyd Intends to dispose ot all tli.es ecases at the' spoclnl ' term of court iu January. He said that In con tinuing the cases at this time ho did not mean to nuike the Impression that jio.elld not tiiU.-nd to u.m judgment In the cases. He said that he liud- beeu' Informed by nun who were Interested In tho ram's that tho defendants had spent practically all of their posses sions In making their defense, aud ho knew It would be quite. a hardship for them to pay tho fipus and go to prison at tills time. The minimum penalties In tho Samuel, Hardin and Davis eas es are $1,000 fine and sis montlm Im prisonment. In addition to this the at tention of the court was directed to the fact Hint Samuel has Just been re-, leased from tho Wilkes county Jail, where he served a term, for trouble di rectly connected with the cases In the Federal court. THIEVES BREAK INTO ' BEMIB SHOP The gun and repair shop of Mr. W. E. Beck, on Trade street, was broken Into and robbed Dec. 4. Entrance was made from a rear window, which, was prized open. Mr. Beck.repotis the loss of about eight dollars In casil, taken from the safe, which was left open, and about half a dozen pistols, besides a quantity of cartridges. , This morning the officers arrested WIH Simpson, a one-legged nero boy. who benTS a biuK reputation, for taking things that do not belong to Mm, Four or five dollars was found in his pock et, beside several cartridges. It Is be lieved' that others were implicated la the robbery. The clue that led to the arrect of Simpson was furnished by Ms cratch, with which he walks. Steps nad with this at the Beck store win dow were plainly visible this morning. Joyce's Appointment Held Up. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The nom ination of Postmaster Joyceat Relds vllle, who took office under a recess appointment, lias been held op at tk instance of Representative ' Kltchln, acting in behalf of a number of pa-
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