VOL. 11.
DECIDED ON A CUT.
Ml irer Manufacturers Decide to
ledace Wages
TIB CUT WILL BE 17 PEI CENT.
Tfce Operatives WIU Probably Object
to the Proposed ReJuctlon and Se
rious Troubles nay Follow.
Fall Riven, Mass. Pperial.—Tho
Fall Rlrar cotton manufacturers met
Monday for the purpos? of discussing
the question of wafo-reductlon and
voted to reduce wages to the basis of
17 centa for weavins. the reduction
to go Into effect September S. This
Is about a 14-pcr cent, cut, the pres
ent price of weaving being 1( 8 centa.
Tha vote waa unanimous with one ex
ception, this man voting ag&lnst the
reduction only on the question of the
amount. An agreement will be drawn
up for the signatures and will be pars
ed by the executive committee of the
association. The manufacturers agreed
In the statement that the only objsc
tlons waa regarding the amount auJ
time of putting Into eCect. A very
significant fact In connection with the
meeting was the absence of Simeon Tl.
Chaae, treasurer of the King Phillip
Mills, and George H. Hill, treasurer of
the David Mills. The King Philip
Mills are engaged upon what Is known
as fine goods. In the event at a resis
tance of the cut-down, a matter wh'ch
has beenrtftlked of more seriously thin
anything else in regard to tha propa- 1
sltlon, It Is net thought the fine goods
mills will be asked ta assist in the '
fight In order to make the reduction
is opposed It 1346112345 125465 2345S
agreement operative. If the reduc
tion Is opposed It Is expected of course
that these mills will aid the others. |
Representatives of various labor or
ganisations In Fall River met directly
after the announcement of the reduc
tion by the Manufacturers' Association
and ft meeting of the textile council
waa called for Thursday night. At
that meeting a plan for action snd per
. haps of reslstanco will be formulated,
and the matter was discussed. The la
bor men say they do not bcllevs the
men will accept the reduction. In re
gard to tho adoption of a sliding scale
which was affected some tlmo ago. It
Is not expected that the operatives will
accept It. The manufacturers think
that the leaders do not want to appear
as advocating a sliding scale, because
if It then falls, the leaders will come
- in for a large share of adverse crltl
clsm, but the manufacturers who ad- |
, vocated a sliding scale say such a plan i
Is essential to the contract basinets In
ordering goods to be placed cn a safe I
basis. The operatives on every hand
talked over the movement, of the as
sociation and tho sentiment seemed to
be in favor of the resistance.
Sampson to Retire.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
Navy Department has selected Rear
Admiral Mortlmsr L. Johnson, now In I
command at the Port Hoyal nsvsl sta
tion, to succeed Admiral Sampson In
command of the Boston navy yard,
when the latter officer shall retire.
The formal appointment has not been
made, as It is not known how soon
Admiral Sampson msy with to be re
lieved. or whether h» wilPwalt un It
his retirement from the service next
February. However, It is UJUII when
the retirement cf an officer I* ahead, to
look about for one available to sue (
oeed him and this the Department 1
some weeks ago determined cn. It has j
been known for some time to Navy De
partment officials, that, Admiral Samp'- !
son Is not in robust health, and that he '
might deilre.to lay aside his duties at 1
the yard before the date of his retire
ment from the rervlce.
International Typos.
Birmingham, Ala., Special.—The for
ty-seventh annual convention of the !
International Typographical Union met I
here Monday at noon. The work be- 
fore the. body Is of a routine nlture. i
Cincinnati has asked for the next con- i
vsntlon and probably will secure It. |
St. Louis Is asking for the convention i
In 1903. ,
Texas and Her Critics.
Austin, Tex., Special.—A caustic de
bate was brought on ta the House of |
Representatives ovsr ft resolution i
thanking the members of -the New I
Tork delegation, of the chamber of com- 
merce for their recent vialt to Texas, |
upon invitation of the Legislature and I
the Governor, and expressing a wish I
for closer business relations between 1
the twoßtates. A resolution was final- 1
ly adopted thanking the Governor and '
the legislative committee for entertain- 1
lag the v:a'.UKS but declared that "they j
did noi agree with their New York t
critics upon the corporation laws.'* i
' Drowsed By Clou b irst
Lexington, Va„ Special—Assistant j
Postmaster John O. Pole, and his faml- (
ly, while'attempting to crocs a moan- ]
tela stream about # miles from here, «
were swept lowa by tbe waters of a J
cloudburst Monday afternoon, ftad '
hia wife aad three daughters, aged
from 1 to 8 years, were drowned. Mr. (
Po'e and a daughter about three years a
old escape! The bodies were recover i
«r. *
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THE ENTERPRISE.
MOKE TMUBLES AHEAD.
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The Invasion o( VentxseU Interests
1 Washington Diplomats.
Washington. Special.—The situa
tion la Colonbla and Vcnezzuela con
tlnued to occupy much of the attentioE
, of officials here, and while It was not
war. But the authorities heare prefei
aapect, yet It was apprehended thai
: both the official and unofficial advices
indicated a condition of affairs which
might mean war between Colombia
and Venecuela, complicated by revo
lutlonary Outbreaks In both countries
During the day the State Department
j receiving a rather lengthy mall com
munication from Consul Oenersl Gud
ger. at Panama, and tbougt) this was
dated nearly a month ago. It told of the
landing of a revolutionary expedition
and expressed the belief held st Pana
ma. that this would be followed by
other expeditions. The Department also
received a letter from Mr. J. Edward
Simmons, of New York, president of
the Panama Railroad, confirming his
communication of Friday, relative to
the trouble of the Isthmus, and stat
ing that the superintendent of the road
had advised him as to the depredations
of an Insurgent band which did not
number, however, much over 50 men.
The more serious aspect of the mat
ter was presented In the press dis
patches from Willenstad. stating that
the Columbiana had again invaded
Venezuela. There was no official con
firmation as to this, but If it proves
correct, there seems little chance of
avaldlng an open conflict between these
i two countries, as such an Invasion by
] Columbia would, In itself, be an set of
war. But the authirlties here prefer
! to taka a conservative view of the slt-
I uation until official advices are in
i hand. When Inquiry was made as to
, why our officials at Bogota and else
where did not Rend full Information on
the subject. It was stated that these
officials were not there to
communicate with us, but only
to advise this government. At the
Navy Department no further steps
I were taken toward sending ships to the
Isthmus. It was definitely decided to
rend the bsttleshlp Wisconsin down to
Bsn Diego, Cal., In case the desirability
of that move became evident by the
time she rechaed San Francisco and
the State Department was so artttsert;
There was some comment, slso as to
the possibility of sending down some of
the ships of the North Atlsntlc squad
ron, but Acting Secretary Hackett
treated these suggestions ss rather
premsture. There Is no doubt, how
ever, that an ample force will be sent
from the squadron If lta presence seems
desirable.
Wllllemstead Island of Couracoa,, By
Cable.—The Venezuelan government
announces that a new Columbia Inva
sion occurred Friday near Colon. The
invading force Is commanded by the
Columbia Minister of War.
i
Ready For. Final Passage
I Montgomery," Ala., Special.—ln the
constitutional convention the commit
tee on engrossment reported that the
suffrage article had been engrossed and
Is ready for the final passage. The
article was adopted by a vote of 92 to
IS. This action finally disposes of the
article, which now becomes a part or
the constitution. The section of an
article passed Thursday giving women
the right of suffrage was reconsidered
sfter s lenghthy controversy, by a
vote of 81 to 22. The convention also
adopted a proposition providing that
thereafter representation in Alabama
shall bo based on population, and it
sball not be changed by constitutional
amendment.
'
Pumont Orders New Balloon.
Paris, By Cable.—M. SantosDumont,
finding that the envelope of his balloon
has sustained so much damage that il
is Inadvisable to sew It together, has
ordered a uew one, work on which has
already begun. It will have about tha
same volume as the one which bunt
Thursday, but Instead of being cylin
drical In form It will be ellpsoldal..
M. LaChsmbre,, who Is making It, con
structed the balloon for the Andrea
polar expedition. He promises that
the new envelope will be ready Sep
tember 1.
Mr. Nation Sues For Divorce
Medicine Lodge, Ksn, Special.—
David Nation, through his attorney has
brought suit for a divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Carrie Nation, the temper
ance crusader. The petitioner, who la
now visiting in Iberia, 0., alleges that
bis wife held him up to public ridicule,
neglected her famly duties and abpn
doned his home.
Strike Situation.
Pittsburg, Special.—There were
gravely Important developmenta In the
strike situation Friday. Tbe United
States Steel Corporation moved de
cisively In Its atrike campaign with a
peremptory order directing that 'he
great Dewees wood plant at McKecs
port be dismantled and removed to the
Klsklmenetas Valley. President Gom
pers, if the American Federation of
Labor, after a two days' conference
with President Shaffer and his asso
ciates. Issued a formal statement spe
flcally pledging the Federation to the
moral and financial -support of ' tha
Amalgamation.
Lyle Captured
Roanoke, Va., Special.— A man giv
ing hia name as Frank Jones, of Lex
ington, Ky., bat who has been Ident).
lied as Charles Lyle, was arrested hers
Friday afternoon and loeked up
charged with murder. Lyle, alias
Jones, is wanted In Charlotte, N. C.,
where there Is a charge against him
tor the murder of Newton Lanier, who
was found dying last Friday evening
near a railroad track, a few mite;
south of Charlotte. The Charlotte Ob
server offered a r*w«r4 of fWO for
tyl* 1 * »rr«tt
True to Ourselves, Our Neighbor*, Our Country and Our God.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16.1901.
STRIKE SITUATION,
Both Sides Of The Great Steel War
i Claim Victory.
I- '■
" PRESIDENT SHAFFER NOT TALKING.
U ,
11 Some of The Workers Refuse to Go
s
h Out On President Shaffer's Orders,
, While Aid Is Expected From The
i- Federation of Labor.
i. -
11 Pittsburg, Special—The Iron masters
are claiming victory iu the great steel
strike. They base their claims upon
" the refusal of the Amalgamated Asso
-6 elation ftt Chicago, Jollet and Bay
n View to obey the general strike order
of President Shaffer, and the success
y In maintaining operations in other
jj plants where It was anticipated
there would be serious trouble. The
atrike meet the claims of vie
-8 tory with the assertion that their cause
Is making satisfactory progress and
1 that they-will show themselves mas
s ters of the situation before the coa
t test has progressed much further.
They do not conceal their disappoint
[ mont at the refusal of their Western
t brethren to jola with them
1 strike, but none of tho leaders W>iud
- discuss the defection. President Jilraf?
J fer refused to njcot the newspaper
s men who sought him and kept within
r the seclusion of ills home. The other
f leaders who were seen Intimated that
• there would be developments Monday
" j and throughout the week which would
materially change the situation. They
would not say, however, what they
j had In mind or how their cause was
, to gain strength. It was said they
, were counting upon strong aid from
, the American Federation of Labor and
other organizations of union labor,
i though these bodies have noi yet
, given any public indication of what
i they will do. The Amalgamated Asso
i elation has developed great strength
. In the Wheeling district and has made
i gains In some of the Pennsylvania dig
-1 trlcts, but it will bo Monday before
th« lines -of cleavage wtll br tnlrkel
With sufficient clearness for a count of
the men. The strike headquarters
were closed Run Jay and It w;:s claim
ed that no rqwrts were being received
from the districts as to the
progress of tho strike excqpt In a gen
eral way.
The steel officers were in communl
cation with their supporters and at It
o'clock made public the re-ult of the r
reports. Tho letter showed that South
Chicago, Jollet and Bay View, at Mil
waukee, had voted to stay In; that tha
Ohio works of the National Steol Cam
pany at Youngstown, and the King,
Gilbert nnd Warner plants, of the
National Steel Company at Columbus
had resumed without trouble; that ttu
Homestead, Edgar Thompson, Du
qucsne, Upper and Lower Union, and
Howard Axle Works, of the Carneg'e
group, employing more than 15,0W)
men, bad resumed without trouble;
that the converting and blooming mills
of the National Tube Company, at Mc-
Keesport, had started without diffiul
ty and that Hellaire had Von only par
tially crlpplrd. .They were advised
also that tho men of the Baton Bo I
lag Mills,at McKeespart.had notlfledthe
National Tube Cj.iup&uy that they
would go out to-morrow, and that
while the National Tube Company
at MeKeesport would be star
ted In the morning, It wa*
certain that many men would
go out. They were notified that their
Wheeling plants were crippled and.
that it was uncertain what would be
done there. The advices also said,that
the Clark Mill here, which has been
running non-union for several days,
would bo started up as USUJI to-mor
row morning and that there was no
doubt about Its successful operation.
The steel officials wero elated over
their showing at the Carnegie plants
and In Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin,
and expressed confidence In speedy vic
tory over the Amalgamated Associa
tlon.
England Favors Separate Terms.
London, By Cable.—"lnstead of
trusting the conversation of ad val
orem into specific dutes to a cum
brous International commission," says
a dispatch to The Times from Pekin.
"Great Britain favors each power
making separate negotiations as to
tariff and securing tho advantages of
the most favored nations. The
French minister desires to Increase
the membership of the conservacy
board. .If his proposal Is accepted,
this will give votes to the United
States and France."
Bomb Exploded in a Church.
Paris, By Cable.—A bomb was ex
ploded Sunday jLfttternoon near the
altar of the Church of St. Nltlzler and
considerable damage was done to the
windows, but did not Injure any of
tbe hundred children, who, together ,
with a priest, were In the sacred edl
flee at the time. A Spaniard has been 1
arrested on suspicion of being the ai> 1
thor of the outrage. - J i
Killed By a Negro.
Knoxvllie, Tenn.. Special.—M. D.
Taylor, a well-known citisen of Knox
county, was killed at hie home, 10
miles from Knoxvllie, by - Will H»l
--llns, a negro. Taylor reprimanded
the negro for striking his nine-year
old boy and Holllns crushed in bis
skt*ii with a brick. Taylor died in
three hours. Holllns escaped, but offi ,
c«Tft are tearcblof ffr bin. . 
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS
Even Temperature and Abundant
Moisture.
The past week waaeh»racterlied by
very heavy rain from Monday to Wed
neaday Inclusive, which were followed
by fair, warm and very favorabln
weather. The rainfall averaged nearly
3 00 above the normal, but was very
1 beneficial In nearly all the counties of
' tho eastern district, along the northern
i border of the State, and n the extreme
west, where the drought was generally
broken, and- crops materially Improv
ed; in the southern portion, however,
1 the heavy rains washed cotton and
ram lands badly in soma localities.
1 and resulted in heavy freshets with
overflow of low lands and some dam
age to stacked hay and other crops.
The floods In the larger rivers culml
-1 nated on the 9th. The temperature
averaged about 2 degrees above the
normal for the week. On the whole
the reports of correspondents were
generally favorable, and Indicate im
proved prospects, as far as may be
possible after a season BO uniformly
b.id as the present one.
Cotton improved generally
the week; late cotton wns revived, li
vigorous and will reach sufllelent sUe
to give a gaod yield with a late
autumn; old cotton seems to be hold
ing its fruit well, as Very few reports
of shedding have been Received,,
the bolls ire still scattering rfn.the
plants. It may be said that in sotnc
sections where the crop w*f - well
worked cotton will be gooS,,ln most
others fair to very poor. Corn has
come out better than expected; a great
deal of corn was planted very late,
and it now looks very well, except on
bottom lands where crops are practi
cally non-exlatent; fodder is ripening.
Some Improvement In the growth of
late tobacco occurred; cutting and
curing continued during the week,
field peas and sweet potatoc vlnps are
fine. Peanuts promise a full crop and
will be ready for digging Eoon. Turn
ing land for wheat is progressing slow
ly; turnips are being sown and the
seeds are sprouting nicely. Special re
ports In the apple crop Indicate a poor
• yield almost everywhere; ai d
knotty and not well fifrmed, are rot
ting or falling before maturity, and
the nead of spraying was manifest this
season. The early hay crop was saved
In good condition, but rains and fresh
ets Injured some of the late crop; a
large amount of pea-vine hay will be
made" later In the season,
Man and Boy Drowned.
Hickory, Special.— While attempt
ing to save the boy, Mr. John Garri
son. of Plnevllle, anl h'ls 14-year-old
nephew, Daloe Wagoner, wore drown
ed In the pond at the IS. 1,. Shuford
Cotton Mill, a few miles from here,
about fi o'clock Monday evening. Mr.
(iarrlson, accompanied by his wife,
had"t>een here on a visit of a few days
to the dead boy's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. 1). Wagoner. Arthur Kussell,
an eye-witness to the drowning, says
Mr. (larrlcon and young Wagoner
enme out to the bend of the river, at
the favorite bathing place, and ail
three v.ept In where tlie water is 12
to 15 fiH deep. The boy was unable
to .su m and In attempting to save
htm Mr. OarrlHoii lost his lire, while
Russell barely escaped, being almost
unconscious when he reached the
bank. Mr. Garrison's body was re
covered, but at this hour there is on
trace of young Wagoner's remains.
Mr. Garrison is a well-known Meck
lenburg farmer, having manv relatives
and friends in the Plnevllle section
and also in Charlotte. He was about
40 years of age.
Tersrly Told.
The London Times announces tho
marriage of Arthur Wellsley Ans
truther, -non of the late Sir Robert
Anstruther, of Halcaskie, to Miss Roso
Trapman. granddaughter of the late
Arthur Gordon, ltose, of Charleston,
U. 8. A.
The harbor boat Petroila, of the
Standard Oil Company, was damaged
by fire at hor moorings at Norfolk,
Monday. Fire tugs saved her from
completeTlestructlon.
The North Carolina Agricultural De
partment has been advised that there
Is an epidemic of blind staggers among
the horses and mules in the Kalrflpld
section of Hyde county and that CO to
75 deaths have so far occurred. The
Department wired Veterinarian Petty,
of Winston, who is In Greene eouniy,
to hasten to Fairfield. State Veterin
arian Fait Butler is greatly needed. He
will not be able to leave Kansas until
this week.
At Memphis, Chancellor Heiakell de
cided that the publication of libelous
matter cannot be restrained by the
press injunction. The decision was
baaed on two grounds, first the free
dom of the press Is Impaired; second,
the right of trial by jury Is Invaded,
Didn't Try It.
Nlagrla Falls, Special—Though thou
sands gathered to see Captain Johnson
swim the whirl pool' rapids Monday
with his hands and feet tied, the swim
mer abandoned the trip before he
reached the swift current and was tow
ed ashore. He gave sickness as an ex«
cuse.
On a Big Hun*.
Glen wood* Springs, Col., Special.—
Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of J. P.
Morgan, Is one of a party that started
out from this town lor a week's hunt
ing In northwestern Colorado. Prof.
Hunry W. Osborn, of Columbia tJnl
vcrelty. Is in charge of the party. Th?
deer season will not open until Aug
ust 13, but there M lib law against
shooting bear, mountain Hon, lynx aou
coyote.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
V 1
Earlow Philosopher Talks About Man>
kind Generally.
1
RE HAS A JEALOUS STREAK ALSO.
Old Times and Customs of Past Days
Are Prslscd Only By Those Ad
vanced In Years. %
How naturally mankind adapt them
selves to those of their kind, their
age, sex and mental condition. Birds
of the satn* feather will flock together,
and so these little grandchildren will
run away from me to frolic with other
little tots, and It makes me jealous,
Just so the next set from 10 to 12 years
clan together. Then comes the blush
ing school girls from 12 to IS, who
have lengthened out their dresses and
ceased to pull op their garters every
few minutes as they walk about.' It Is
the same with the boys, and when they
get to be baseball experts with a col
lege attachment they talk of their ex
ploits In a language that Is heathen
Chi.nesa to evrybody except (hemsslveg
and claim to bo the olect. And so it
goes on and on until we have passed
our maturity, snd then we veterans
take our comfort In communion with
,veteran's and pay our tribute to th#
good old times that-will never r-Jturn.
We are the eleet.
I'belleve It -Is true that noWOdj bul
the old men and women gives pfaise
to the old times and tho customs of
their fßthers, and so if every genera
tion Of old poopln believe that the ng£
of their youth was the best, then the
tlpieß nmst have degenerated awfully
since tbe days of the prophets. Have
th«y or have they not gotten better In
stead or worse? The answer Is, they
are bettor In nomo respects and worse
In othcrß. Public morals were very
'looße a hundred years agi. Andrew
Jackson was a gambler, horse racer
and duelist seventy-five years ago. Such
a man could riot be elected president
noy. Foreign missions and Babbath
schools were almost unkno*( r flu" r "'Ttir*'"
slave trade 444h Africa was in full
blast In New' England, and New Eng
land rum waa the purchase money. Im
prisonment for debt was the law gene
rally. and BO was flogging in the navy.
Whisky was unknown, but brandy and
rum were kept In almost every rospo> t
able household. Illiteracy prevailed
ialmost all over the south except among
the arlstoi racy. There were but few
books to read and fewe.r newspapers.
There wero no railroads or telegraphs
or sewing machines. But 'the people
wore generally honest and religious.
There were no trusts, no strikes, no
millionaires, no suicides or robberies,
and a murder was a rare event and
done In the heat of passion. No doubt
but that there, aie a hundred of 'h'so
crimes committed now td (»ne then.ac
cording to population. Well, then, why
arraign the old people for lamenting
thr.t the good old times have gone? Not 1
long ago I l.eard a gifted and cultured
minister of the olden tlmo preach a
most charming and Impressive sermon
from the text In Jeremiah which reads
"Stand in the way and ask for the old
paths, which is the good-way, and walk
therein, and yo shall find rest for your
souls." One of the best tests of the
strength of n sermon Is your remem
brance of (he text. When a gifted and
scholarly minister is done with lfand
with holy hands says, "Let us pray,"
what a solemnity fills the "place; and
the text lingers with yy» tw years to
come. It does not Bsem like the same
scripture. »'The old paths," "walk ye
In the old paths," has been ringing In
my ears ever s'.nce.
I know that iy»rd Hacon was grow
ing old when ho wrote, "Old wood to ,
burn, old wine to drink, old friends to ,
trust, and old authors to read." And
Goldsmith said. "1 love everything that
Is old." King James used to call for ,
his old shoes when he was tired.
- There Is something almost sacrei
about the old songs, such as "Auld
Lang Syne." "The Old Oaken Bucket,"
"The Old Arm Chair," and even "Old ,
Grimes Is dead, that good old man."
My friend Tom Sawyer, of Florida
writes that l he still clings to his old
clothes; that he has worn his pantß for 1
years and years and had them half- '
soled In the seat and reinforced at the
knees and rchemmed at Miti bottom;
that he bought a home made pair of
socks twenty-seven years ago and i» 1
wearing them still, though he has had '
new feet knit to them three times and
new tops twice. He says that Governor '
• Bloxham dearly lovis the old thlnts- ;
old heir-looms, etc., and boastß that h* '
has an old barrel that ban been In the
family ever since Columbus discovered
America—for he brought It over with '
him full of brandy, and is has had good 1
liquor of some sort in It ever since; '
that his great great grandfather put
new staves In It, and his great grand
father put new heads and his father
put new hoops on but the same old
bung-hole still remains and when the \
fluid Is drawn tbe same old sound goes
goodle-goodle-goodle. Tom says he Is •
going to take the bung-hole and tbe I
goodie to the Atlanta exposition and t
exhibit them as the only relics of •
Christopher Columbus. " t
But about old friends. Every veteran ;
has them and it gives pleasure to see t
them honored. The very prospect of 
seeing Henry G. Turner in the goyern- e
or's chair gives me pleasure, for j
him well and love him. Maybe I. won'ld t
love Colonel Estill or Pope Just as well ,
If 1 knew them as well. I have great (
respect for them and am proud of their
records. I bejffcy* that either would 1
dignify the gubernatorial chair, but as v
Judge Underwood said to me in the 1
long ago, "Major, let me tell you why >
I wonld like to be governor of Georglft. •
You will admit that knowledge is r ¥t- 1
tie Etfttr thM tola, Then ft re n*ny i
(food men whom 1 believe would make
a good governor, but I don't know It.
Now I know that I would; and there
ii a difference between faith and know
ledge. Don't you perceive?" Just so
I believe that Colonel Estill or Pope
Brown would make a good governor,
but I know that Henry O. Turner
would and knowledge la hotter than
falih. "Don't you perceive?" If he is
not an Incorruptible, unselfish, brainy
statesman, we have none. Let his
be presented and I believe the verdict
will be as the king aald of Mordocal:
"Thus shall It be done unto the mag
whom the people delight to honor."
Bill Arp in Atlanta Constitution.
Murderers Arrested.
Wheeling, W. Va., Special.—John
Cllne and Clayton Rodgera were ar
rested here on charge of having mur
dered May Yost, a 17-year-old girl. The
warrant waa sworn out by her father,
who charges that the prisoner forcibly
abducted the girl, aaaaulted and mur
dered her and threw the body in the
Ohio river. The girl waa taken Sun
day night from the company of hgr
sweetheart, Walter Hammond, at the
point of a revolver. »er body has not
been fonnd.
Street Cars Started.
lvffoxvllle, Tenn., Special.—The en
tiro street car system of the Knoxvllle
Traction Company has been in opera
tion on regular schedules anL not a
striker has been taken back. New
men manned all tho cats with the ex
ception of four employes who did not
strike. The company p considers the
strike a closed incident and say they i
expect to rutj their cars during the day
uninterrupted and will put on the
night service soon. The labor unions '
are with tho strikers In
proposing a boycott against the mes
chants who potrooiae Che street cars.
Waldersce Arrives.
Homburg, Special.—Field Marshall
Count Von Waldersce arrived here at
dusk Sunday evening. He was met- at
the station by Emperor William, the
Crown Prince, Frederick Wlllatu,
Prince Eltel Frederick and Count Von
Billow. His Majesty's .greeting of the
field marshal and the odlfers accom
panying him was most cordial. Tho
Emperor and field marshal drove to- '
jether to the castle amid Ih'cV plaudits '
of the crowd. There'the Empress wel- I
imiled the field marshal.
Cane lllng Revo iu-j Stamp"!.
, Washington, U. C., Special.—Com-1
mlssloner Yerkes, cf tho internal Rev-1
enue Bureau, gave ant a statement rc-J
gnrding the return to bankers of Ini- j
prjnted chtfcks and drafts that have
i>een Rent to his bureau, in order that
the stamp thereon might lie refunded.
The statement says thp.t thes Instni
ments will bo cancelled In such a way
as not to destroy their usefulness nnd
will be stored pending action by Con
gress permitting their return to their
owners.
LABOR WORLD.
Tho Chicago IronmoUlers' strike Is :
Aver.
Missouri nnd Tennessee coal opera
tors have signed the uexv wage- scale j
fan MIMWI ' — : —
Longshoremen nt Ogdensliurp, N. Y„
went on airike for thirty-five cents an
hour overtime.
The uulou printers have voted to
take slx> worth of stock in the ltiook
lyu l.aiior Lyceum.
Complaints come from many points
throughout the South and West of
scarcity of workmen.
.-Negroes brought from the South
work unmolested nt tho Lat l'Obe Steel
Works, near Chicago. *
A union of servant plels for their,
protection against their employers lias
keen formed iu Chicago.
Tho San Francisco Employers', As
sociation Is reported to have planned
attack on trades unions.
The strike at the Pressed .Steel Chf
Works, Joiiet, 111., lias been settled
nfter two wcek.s"durallon.
Striking machinists ip Buffalo, N. Y..
have been enjoined from interfering
with working non-union men.
Ail but two breweries In New Or
leans, Ln., suspended work due tq
a strike for recognition of the union.
After being out since last Mny the
strikers in the coal mines of Senator •
Clarke, nt Bridget', Montana, have won
their point. 1
Only about twenty per cent, of the
waiters in German -hotels and restau
rants receive any wages, as they are
expected to live on their feeiy. '»
Good times have caused a revival of
wooden shipbuilding in the Delaware
yards, Milford places being tilled with
orders, while the Laurel yards are
busier than for years. - ,
At n n-eent jnectlng of linkers in
finmhnrg comments were made on
the harm done to bakers by night
work, nnd the harm (lone their-cus
tomers by eating too fresh bread.
One hew industry begets—oftentimes
compels—the'establishment of others.
The South raised cotton for more than
a century' before it adopted the sensi
ble method of building cotton factories •
to free itself from'its bondage to cotton
speculators. Recently it has gone into
the fruit growing Business, 2nd is find
ing out that a canning factory is an ex
cellent companion to a peach orchard
or a strawberry patch. Without the
tannery the Southern fruit grower ha»
been at the mercy of the fresh 7ru;t
buyers. With it he cfcn snap Ms fingers
in the face" of a marlMt made 'jsprofit
able because of a glilt of fruit. It is
safe to predict that the South will not
wait long for canneries. The fruit and
truck farmers of Georgia and Florida
)re already discussing the cannery ques
.ion. and i'. is certain that the Southern
lemand for canning ejtfblishmentj.- will
•w speedily supplied.
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NO. 47.
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BURNED inTAKE.
Horrible Penally Paid For Confessed
Assault.
HIS CUES FOR MERCY UNHEEDED
Identified By H's Victim, John Wes
ley Pennington Made Full Confes*
•lon and Paid the Penalty.
Birmingham, Ala., Special.—With
agonizing screams and his eyes bulging
from his head, John Wesley Penning
ton, k negro, was burned at the stake
near Enterprise, Ala.,
morning, before a crowd
citizens of Coffee county. The assem
blage was composed of both whites and
blacks, and although the negro plead
ed for mercy andfrantlcalty endeavor
ed to break the chains that tightly
bound him, not a trace of sympathy
was shown on the hardened faces that
peered at him through the flames. Pen
nington had committed an assault on
Mrs. J. C. DaVis, the wife of a prom
inent farmer of Coffee county, and had
jonfessed his guilt.
The crime was committed Tuesday
afternoon while Mrs. Davis was gath
ering vegetables In her garden.JVs soon
as she regained her senses Mrs. Davis
| crawled to the house and told her hus
band what had happened. A large posse
I was quickly organized and with blood
hounds they chased tho negro until
early in the morning when he was cap
tured In a swamp. Pennington was
bound hand and foot and taken back to
the Davis home for Identification. Word
of the assault had been sent by runners
tor miles around Enterprise and every
farmer In the neighborhood left his
plow to Join In the search. Some of
them were too late to Join the pursuing
party and went to the Davis home* to
await their return. There is not a tel
egraph office In Coffee county,-but the
message traveled rapidly and when the
posse arrived with Pennington there
were at least five hundred person)
gathered near the Davis residence. A
! great shout went tip when the prisoner——
J was seen by the crowd, but-at'a signal
| the men withdrew to the woods and
rqnletly awaited the result of the meet-
I Ing between Pennington and Mr*f
Davis. ' •""7~
| Mrs. Davis immediately recognized
him and the negro broke down and
i wept. He admitted having committed •
the assault and pleaded for mercy.
I With cries of terror tho trembling
man was dragged from the house and
Into the woodijwherc tho crowd had
gathered. Evidently expecting the con
fession, several of the—citizens had
driven a stake In the ground nnd as the
men approached with Pennington, bath
whites and blacks were piling brush
wood around the iron pipe. The negro
ww his doom and with a scream of
terror, fell to tho ground in faint. He
was quickly revived and dragged to the
stake while the crowd stood silently By.
| The frightened man was limp,and had
to be held up while the chains wero
I fastened around his neck and body.
When all was ready the cry was given
! and tho crowd siood back. A match
I was applied to the pile and with oil
fo feed upon the flame soon burst into
' a roaring fire. The terrified negro again
plead for merry In agonizing tones and
prayed to Ood that those around him
might perish. He then called on his
Maker~for forgiveness. A deathly si
lence enveloped the awfaul scene and
In a few minutes the flames had dono
Jljelc Jtork. •*- .
A Bad Washout. -n "
Raleigh, N. C., Special.—A special to
the News and Observer, from Albe
mafl. N. C . says: "The moat,destruc
tive ratal f*ll In and around this point
Monday night that ha? fallen hore In
forty years. Little L'u»sf creek washed
out a fill on the Yadkin Railroad and
swept away about 200Xe.it of .the tia'k.
Trains have been tK'l up here for
twelve hours. Great damag? was also
dorie to rropa. Several bridges and
water mills wore wajhod away. The
rainfall was about fifteen laches."
Terrible Roods.
Victoria, Special.—Great floods
.■aused by the overflowing of the
"Yang Tso have caused the death of
many thousands In China. Tho river
has risen forty feet, and for hundreds
of miles -the country Is a great lake
with only tops of trees and an oc
caslonal row of houses showing. At
Klau Klang, the native town is flooded
and two feet of water stands iu the
foreign settlements. Lower down tho
river towards Swu Hue, the"destruc
tion was greater and boatmen esti
mate that 20,000 were drowned In the
district.
Admiral Evans Not After Chandler.
Washington, D. C , Special— Admiral
Robley D. Evans wat at the Navy De
partment for a short time In consulta
tion with Assistant Secretary Hack
ett. Both stated that the conference
'did not relate to the issue which ex-
Senator Chandler has raised regarding
Admiral Evans' criticism -of him
(Chandler) In his book, "A Sailor's
Log." Admiral Bvans, who goes te~
Fort Monroe to-morrow for a few days
said he simply called to pay h'» r»
speots. »
Rich OolJ In Ocorgla.
, Atlanta, Special.—Samples of ore -~
and -gold, "aeoompanled by regularly
attested affidavits, have -been received
In Atlanta, showing a remarkably rich
strike of gold In Wilkes county, near
Washington, G», The affidavits show —.
that out of 1,407 pounds of ore, 1,785
pennyweight of gold wa3 taken by
amalgamation. State Geologist Yeatas
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