North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. IX. NO. 36. PROHIBITION WINS North Carolina Voles Dry By a Very Large Majority ONLY SEVENTEEN COUNTIES WET . —t JXstuxxs From Ninety-One of the Ninety-Eight Counties in the State .Show That the Prohibition Bill Carried by a Large Majority. r Charlotte, N. C., Special.—With .returns from ninety one of'the nine ty-eight counties of the . State in .hand tho general result shows that ilwr prohibition "bilh framed by "the last Legislature has won out by a .large majority. It is impossible at this time to give the majority with .any certainty, as in many instances the votes are estimates, but it is safe to assume that it will reach 50,000. The day brought surprises to both sides in the contest, though the re sult was, all along, a foregone con clusion. One county for instance, in which there has never been a drop of liquor sold—at lesat legally—rolls up a majority against the prohibition bill and another county, which was expected to give a handsome major ity against the bill, is in doubt, with the prospect that it will give a small majority for prohibition. And m it went. Seventeen counties, of thi>."*> livard from, voted against the bill. The detailed reports, which follow, tell the tale. Prohibitionists Claim 50,000 Major - . ity. h'aleigh, Special.—The majority for prohibition in North Carolina has passed 40,(100 and it is possible it may reach 50,000. Buncombe County Very Pry. Asheville, Special.—The prohibi tionists in Asheville, Buncombe coun ty and western North Carolina swept the decks clear. In the city thr vot ing started off brisk with many wo ium and children at the polling »laces. Hot coffee and candwiehes find MB) pruvaaUtft Hv *b» and at each polling place there wCTe TIP ble* at sflmc convenient place where refreshments might be had.. The afviMM f«e net nnlike those during Mm . loeal. option election last Octo be. save that they were not so spec tacular. While the ladies an 4 the children were present singing songs, and working the cause of temper ance, there were not the cordons of women and children thrown around ■ each "wet" voter as characterised last October'* contest. At about ft o'clock the returns from the vote cast began coming in from the city precinets and the coun ty and it was evident even at that time that the county would go over whelmingly dry. Later during the «lay the returns showed that the ma jority would be beyond even the hope.* of the most ardent prohibi tiouist. The prohibition workers were enthusiastic and kept at it al ihought they knew that a great ma jority had already been had. The anti-prohibitionists were ready to ■ quit early in the day. Very few of those opposed to prohibition remain ed at the polls all day. There was no disorder and little excitement. The official returns from the six precincts in Asheville give prohibi tion a majority of 765, In Ashe ville and Buncombe county with three precincts to hear from at 9:30 -o'clock prohibition has a majority of 3.371. The lf-iaining prccints, estimated, will swell the majority to 3,600. Five hundred r.nd sixteen votes were cast for prohibition in Marshall and none against it. Marshall and Madison county give prohibition a majority of 1,500; Polk county is 000 dry; Clav county 550, all dry. All returns have not be-on had from Yancey county. The coun ty, however, is overwhelmingly dry, few votes being east against prohi bition. Bakersville, Mitchell coun ty, it is reported here, went 135 to 1 dry. The prohibitionist* had a great rally at the auditorium at night. Fully two thousand people were there to get returns and celebrate the great victory. Black Mountain Dry- Black Mountain, Special.—Prohi bition won bv 150. * New Hacover Goes Wit. Wilmington, N. C., Special.—AH precincts are in and New Hanover gives a majority of 181 against pro hibition- Wilmington city voted wet in all exoept one ward, but the ma jority was reduced by returns from the country preeinMs, which voted generally dry, except Delgado. In spite of the rather heated cam paign, in which personalities were ■ more or less indulged in, the, best of humor prevailed among the work ers at the polls as a general rule and the election was as quet. as has -been held in Wilmingtou in a num THE ENTERPRISE. ber" ofveai*. The polls in a ma jority of cases were rbpod or plank ed off and only one voter was ad mitted into the booth at a time, re tiring from the opposite side. An officer was stationed at each polling place to see that the rule as to vdting was strictly observed and there were no attempts to resist this authority. The workers of both sides were, of course, active at the polls and every voter was beseiged with profers of tiekets as soon as he presented himself to exercise his suffrage. While both sides were claiming the result up to almost tne hour of the close of the polls, 110 one knew anything definite. Tho large number of folded ballots cast gave an elemeqt of uncertainty as to how the vote was progressing and the statisticians were largely at vari ance in their estimates. An all-day prayer meeting was held at the First | Baptist church by the prohibitionist* among the ladies of the city and the polls opened with n tolling of the bell of the church, but this later had to be dispensed with on amount of illness in the vicinity and the inces sant ringing of the bell was irritating to the patient. Carteret. Morchead City, Special.—The ma jority for prohibition in Csrtetfet county by precincts is as follows: Morehead City, 230; Beaufort 200; Salter Path, 20; liquor majority at Newport, 110 7 . These are the largiwt precincts in the county. These re turns indicate a prohibition majority for Carteret county of 30) at least. Quiet Day at High Point. High Point. Special.--In the elec tion here prohibition won by a ma jorit of 898, just 200 votes beiug cast unfavwable. Prayer and song ser vices were held throughout the day in rooms cloac to one w>ting place. The day was quiet but the prohibi tionists worked unceasingly. Cherokee Gives 1,250 and Olay 600. Murphy, Special.—Cherokee coun ty has given the sale and manufac ture of intoxicating drinks a black eye by a safe estimated majority of 1,?5Q, and Clay county has done like wise by 500 majority. Cherokee al ready had very striagent prohibition laws, but she joined forces with her , I'PE'iU ■ ■ 4iin>i Ijia demon li qnor traffic from the State. Franklin Is "Wet." Louisburg, N. C., Special.—At this writing the indications are that the county will go "wet" by not less than 200 majority. Louisburg, Frank liston and Youngsville, all of the in corporated towns, gave majorities of from 100 to 125 for prohibition; bnt the county especially Gold mine and Cedar Rock townships, voteJ "wet" in about the proportion of four to one. Three townships are yet to be heard from but they are expected to return "wet" majori ties. The election was a most quiet one, a light vote being polled. The ow -1 men held prayer meeting in the church and a long column of ehil- dren marched down Main street this morning, lining up in front of the court house and singing a number of ■tonga. -——-••• Fuller returns will no doubl show a larger majority than given above against prohibition. The special election for a tax fer the support of the graded school was carried, the required number of votes being obtained before noon. Small Dry Majority at Cooleemec. Coojeemee, Special. - Cooleemee dry. J23; wet, 34. Richmond Gives Small Majority. Rockingham, Special Richmond county goes for prohibition by esti mated majority of 150. Richmond Dry. Rockingham, Special.—Latest re turns indicate Richmond county ma jority for prohibition trill be over 275.. , Montgomery's Dry Majority Small. Troy, Special.—Montgomery coun ty gives a majority for prohibition of 140,, approximately. Three pre cincts arc not heard from,*" though these figures are practically correct. Troy township gave a majority of 211 for prohibition. Mount Gilead township voted wet by a majority of 15. Nat a full vote was polled in the. county. Durham. Durham, Special.—Durham county lias gone for the anti-prohibition ticket bv from 550 to 050. majority. • At 9 o'clock the official vote from the eity and Durham township had bwn received. In the city cisrht I cincts the wots carried by 98 major ity. In this township, Durham, the ' same vote carried by 300 majority. : There are five precineta to hear from, I ' these all being in the country. The' 1 total majority in this eiunty against ' prohibition will not he leas than 500 and may be between 600 and 700. ' There ia no possibility of this esti | mate being changed more than 56 • votes. Beginning at o'clock the " church bells in the eity rang every ' hour until the rime foT closing the 1 polls. This was to call the women to ' prayer, fire minutes being gives each WILLLAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 29, t9OB hour to prayer for the cause of pro hibition. It will bo some lime before the total votes in the country are in. The estimate given will not be fai wrong. Sladsn. Elixabethtown, Special. Eighi townships in Bladen give prohibition majorities ,as follows: Abotts, 27; Bladensboro, 101; Brown Marsh, 82; Elizabeth, 39; Hollow, 28; Coly, 19; White Oak, 200; Central, tied, voting 14 to 14. The other seven townships not heard from will probably give from 150 to 200 majority for prohibi tion is a conservative estimate. Bnuuwick. Wilmington, Special Returrn from Brunswick county indicate that prohibition carrie dby a small major ity. Township results are as follows: Southport, 69 majority; Northwest. 33 majority, and Town Creek, SI ma jority, all for prihibition. Supply and Shallotte townships also give a majority for prohibition. The ma jority wil probably be 200. Mount Gilead Township "Wat" by 30. Mount Gilead, Special.—The re sult of the voting in Mount Gilead township is estimated at 30 against prohibition. The official account may elightly change the majority. The voting was quiet and somewhat light. Bftndolph. Asheboro, Special.—Fifteen of the twenty-one precincts in this county give a majority of nearly 1,400. Other precincts are small and a light vote is expected. The majority will bp more than 1,500 for prohibition. The vote in asheboro was 273 dry and 4 wet. The vote in Randleman, where The Central North Carolinian is published, an anti-prohibition or gen, was 377 dry and 77 wet. Relia county estimates a majority of 250 for prohibition. Greensboro's Dry Majority 767. Greensboro, Special.—Greensboro casts 1,159 votes for and 392 against prohibition. It is estimated the coun ty will go dry bv not le«s than 1,500. Polk. ' Tryon, May 20. —Returns from the five precincts Tryon. Saluda, Colum bus, Mill Springs and Big Level, give the vote as follow*: Tryon, for 01; against 32; Columbus, for 51; ogianit 2; Mill Springs, for 51; against ,2t>s Saluda, for 28; against 16; Big Lev el, for 38; against 10; Pearidge, for 14;%against 10. About a two-third* vote was polled. No direct communi cation with Cooper's Gap and Green's Creek and vote not obtain able at this hour. The election was quiet. Rutherford Dry by 100. Rut herford ton, Special.—The pro hibition election passed off quietly here asd a very light vote was cast. Out of a total vote in the county of 3,400 there will not be over 1 >OO votes cast in this election, and the majority for prohibition will not ex ceed 1,100. Fifteen out of the 22 precincts heard from- gives prohibi tion 1,209 and against the measure 264. In Rutherfordton township there was not muck over a half a vote polled. The Vote in Henderson. Henderson, Special.—ln Hender son the vote stood: For Prohibition, 404; against it, 258; majority. 116. Dabney, 15 majority. Six todnshipt not heard from. Estimated majority in the county is 300 in favor of )>rgj* hibition. Indications from Frs:ikiid county is that it will give a majority" against prohibition. Cumberland Goes Dry Too. Faycfteville, Special—Renrns fi m Cumberland county complete, except as to five preqjncfs and with mi— 'ig precincts estimated, show a m;ij ty of 540 for prohibition. The total >f fieial vote will not be received 1)' re Wednesday, but a revision will n.-M but litt'c change from the abov g ures. Lincoln. Lincolnton—Special. Every rre went "dry," the mariiytoiv einejf except, one in Lincoln cwitjr' went "dry," the majority in 'his precinct being 11 for the "wet- A vote of about 1,225 was polln! ; nd the majority for prohibition i* nlt"Ut 900. Two precincts arc yet !> be heard from, but their vote is pi'fjty well estimated. Edgecomb Against the Bill. Tarboro, Special.—Edgecomb .' eg a majority of 189 "wet," wi'h me precinct to be heard from. The prob able majority is 224. Tarboro went "wet" by 17, Rocky Mount, this %nnty gave 3 majorit- wet. Th v ot ir.7 was quiet here. The schools Hos ed and ladies appeared at the l«»IU in. Reeky Mount where 14 saloons are located. Of Uie other counties, Slevcland ■gives 1,908 majority for prohibition; Mprrw 600, Guilford 1,500, Gaston 1.700, Wayne 500, Alamance 1.200. Wake eounty went wet by 500. New Hanover by 700, Martin 300, Yadkin and Stokes both went wet by small majorities. On the whole the voting was heav ier than either sidfc expected and the maority was much greater than moat people looked for. ÜBERIUNS APPEAL Desire Unde Sam to Assist in Strengthening Their Nation BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC Secretary Root Will Receive a Dele gation From the West Coast of Af rica Which Come* to Ask Counsel and Aid in the Many Troubles Which Have Beset the Colonisa tion of Freed Slaves. 4 Washington, Special. Secretary Root has made an appointment to receive Tuesday a delagation repre senting the Republic of Libera, which has come from the west coasts of Af rica to ask counsel and aid in the many troubles which have continu ously beset the effort to colonise the freed slaves of America which began the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury. It is admitted officially that Liberia is, from the standpoint of nations, in practically a hopeless and helpless condition. Her latest tribu lation is iu effect an ultimatum from England to maintain a better govern ment. Although the United States is vir tually responsible for the existence of Liberia, diplomatic history shows that this government has hesitated to stand sponsor for the little repub lic before the world. Story of Liberia Thomas Jefferson's name first ap pears in the story of Liberia. In 17&.1 he ndvocated the abolition of slavery and the colonization of the freed slaves. In 1800 the governor of Virginia directed by the Legisla- • ure of liiw Slate, took up the ques tion with the President by correspon dence. Africa was selected as an ap propriate site and in 1816 Maryland joined Virginia in the undertaking to colonize. In 1818 the slave trade was made statutory piracy in thi» country, and the following year it was provided by law that negroes from captured slavers ikould be eefely "removed beyond the limits of (Be United States." To cany out this act, the government chartered the ship Elizabeth and made provis ion for conveying and netting in Africa «-»n a site selected by agents sent by President Monroe, three hun dred liberated slave trade victims. The offer of transportation was ex tended to all free blacks, but the Eli zabeth sailed with only 88, on Feb ruary 6th, 1820. On reaching the African coast the natives refused to sell the land they had agreed to and the two agents and • third of the colonists died with fe ver. The next year 28 colonists were ■ent out, but the renewed effort to purchase land failed. This govern ment then sent I)r. Eli Ayres, and the armed naval schooner Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant R. P. Stockton. This effort resulted in the purchase of a coast strip of land 130 miles long and 40 broad, with per petual tenure. The price paid was a miscellaneous assortment of trading goods. This purchase is given as the last direct act of this government to wards the establishment or mainten ance of the settlement, although this .government sent from time to time liberated negroes to the colony. A Bureau of Mines. Washington, Special.—The Senate committee on mines and mining met Friday to consider the proposition to establish a bureau of mines in the Department of the Interior. The committee is said to favor the bill and is expected to report it soon. It is believed that tho measure may pass the Senate before adjournment. The new bureau is expected to sup plement the work now done by Statea. Choked to Death by Husband. Newark, 0.. Special.—Mrs. Ernest TSrwilgc r wes found dead in her room Sunday. She had been choked to death. Her husband was arrested and he confuted to the crime. Sun day night such a large crowd gather ed a boat the prison that police re serves were called out. Bad Soria in Terai. Austin, Tex., Special.—A terrifie wind aud ram storm liir.t at times de veloped into a tomndo swept Texas from tho Panhandle to the Gulf ear ly Sunday. The rcstruction to crops and vegetation, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In nrtmcrous places, houses were up-" lifted and small villages and hamlets in many iustaneas were inundated by the terrific rainfall which in the space of four hours readied seven inehes in many jccliow. THE WORKjDF_ CONGRESS Doingi of Our National Law-Makers - Day by Day. An effort to annihilate time by dilatory tactics without making pro gress on any legislation except that involved in conference reports was the jhicf occupation of the Senate Mon lay under the leadership of Mr. Ald ■cih. The attempt was so successful .hat the net result in the way of ac complishment of the day's session was adoption of th cconference report on .he sundry civil appropriation bill. Throughout the day Mr. Beveridg* was bnsy in an effort to pet a vote on he bill compensating government em >loyes for injuries received in their tine of duty, but after the debate had aropressed far enough to develop va rious objections t othe language of liie bill, Mr. Hale arose to say h« lad information from the House that 10 action could be expected there on 'he conference report on the publie buildings bill and until that mesaure ihould be disposed of, the deficiency lppropriation bill could not bij per fected, after which view o fthe ease ie moved an adjournment. Mr. Beveridge resorted to some tac tics to keep the Senate in session to wnsider his bill, but Mr. Hale amid laughter, remarked that "there are lomc things the Senate can do with >ut the Senator from Indiana,' 'and nsisting upon a vote on his motion ihe Senate nt 4:40 o'clock adjourned. House Summary. Working under heavy pressure, »ith a single eye to adjournment at fhe earliest possible moment, the House disposed of a great amount of jusiness. Karlv in the session it be came manifest that a belter spirit of feeling obtained between the majority »nd minority, in consequence of which teveral bills were permitted .to be Missed by unanimous consent. It leveloped when the House recessed 'hat the roll had been called 228 imes since Congress convened. Prior o March 30th, when the Democratic Minister began, it had been called but fifteen times. The innumerable ■ulls since then brought about a tem porary breakdown on the part of the two reading clerks, and Representa tive Obaney, t(T Indiana, who has a fotce of good tarrying quality, volun i*ered his services in that work which proved satisfatcorv. The sum total o fthe day's busi ness was as follows: The conference reports on the sun dry civil bill and the pensoin appro priation bills were agreed to, thus pending those measures to the Presi dent for signature and leaving only the gjeneral deficiency and military icadcmy appropriation bills to be ••onside-red in order to complete the imposition of the fourteen supply measures of the government. The conference report on the District of Cohimbia child labor bill also was agreed to, and the bills were passed: Amending the naviga tion laws; removing the discrimina tions against native officers of the Porto Rico provisional regiment of infantry; granting title t oa cemetery in Dubuque, lowa, to the archbishop if tha teify; authorizing the sale of unalloted lands of the Spokane In linn reservation; encouraging the de velopment of coal deposits in Alas ka; and prescribing penalties against the' snle of clothing and government property by soldiers. The omnibus bill relating to Ihe 'lisposition 'if the public lands was ?ent back to conference. Following an active debate of an hour and a half, the project for a re tired hall of Kepre.sent atives was de fen ted bv a large majority. An omnibus judicial bill providing among other things for additional Federal judges for Alaska, Hawaii and New Mexico; the bill revising ind making more liberal the Dick tni litia law; ;and several purely local to the District of Coluntbia also were passed. Killed by Street Car. Spartanburg. Special. —T. A. Por '"tcr, a carpenter, residing near Glen dale. was run over and instantly kill ed by an electric ear on Pine street late Thursday night. The man is be lieved to have been intoxicated and was lying in a stupor across the ear ' track. He leaves a wife and several children. Au inqnJSfW"h'dM. "" official Ruling on Sunday Ball. ' Washington. Special. —With the ap ' proval of the President, the War and 1 Navy Departments, are sending np ' tiees to organisations protesting 1 against soldiers and sailors playing ' Sunday ball, that games be permitted ' on government reservations when not ■' interfering with regular duties. Where ' there is much opposition t othe sport ' m surrounding communities, the navy ! yards and military posts will be clps i ed to the public on Sunday, obviating any possible contamination. 91.00 a Year in Advance MAN-A-LIN Qpwmbl iiOt. by Thm il Qm Excellent Remedy twe CONSTIPATION And the Many Ailments Resulting Therefrom. Useful In Overcoming Colds and Headaches t : Requiring a LAXATIVE To Dispel Them. It Has a Gentle Action on the KIDNEYS, LIVER -AMD bowels. THC MAN-A-LIN CO., COLUMBUS. OHIO. U. & A. TUB NATIONAL GAJCS. "Chick" Fraser is pitching groat ball for the Chicago Natlonala. It it aaid that overeating at BOM out Elmer Flick, of Cleveland, eat «l the game. The Newark club has returned nt> fielder Joah De Vore to the New Tark National club. Outfielder Al. Burch seems to fee the only reliable pinch kltter tk» Brooklyna have. The Chicago Americana mim Freddie Parent just as Cleveland misses Terry Turner. John Oantel, the hustling saaaag— of the Cincinnati Reds, thlnka lM hm a first division ball club. True to prediction, Joe Kelly'* Bill ton National team is making its i«a. ence felt in the old league. Tommy Leach has been ladaeetf ts forego his objections, and la mem Pittsburg's third baseman. Manager McCloskeyhaa substituted Charles for Gilbert as the St. loall Nationals' second baseman. Outfielder Tag Daley has bsta sold by CincinntSr to the Terra Hsati club, of the Central League. The Boston National club has fused to waive on substitute infieldaa Jack Hannifan, of New York. Catcher Frank Bowernian, of the Boston Nationals, has already, shown that his throwing arm is in good shape. "Bill" Dahlen. of the Boston tionals, is a wonder In starting doa ble plays, and Ritchey makes a good side partner. Manage: - Donovan is having tig troubles with the Broklyn pitching [ staff. Wilhelm is the only pitchar la good condition. Trolley Cars Collide. San Francisco, Special.—Two trolv ; ley cars crowded with people collid- '■ ed Sunday at the foot of a steep I killing Henry liner, a traveling sale»-,;| man, and injuring twenty other paaK-Vj senders, one probably fatally, ami several severely. A car on Deviaa»»/j dero street got beyond control of motoimau and dashed down tie with terrific spee»l, striking a Saua 'j raento car juat as it ivnmM ■ •H* ''jiy - jWftSM Suit Against American Tobacco Oak J pany Dismissed. New Orleans, Special.—A awjfjj rought by local tobacco Arms efcaxip- i ing the American Tobacco J with being a combination in v>olatMn |j of the Sherman anti trust laws dismissed by Judge Saunders in. OM United States Circuit Court h«ijp| The plaintiffs demanded $70,000 dHMffl ages for what they alleged were W*3 fair methods of competition. Jodgp9 Saunders in a verbal decision WMfl that uo law had been violated.