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TTIE ASITEVILLE DAILY CITIZEX.
TIITRSDAT, JUNE it, 1900.
JOSH FRANKS
RESIGNS FROM
ELECTONBOARD
J, B.liFreeman of Henderson
Succeeds Him.
NEW YORK HEARING IN THE
i
6U1T OF THE W. U. TELE
, GRAPH COMPANY.
' Raleigh, N. C. June 27.-J. C. L. Har
lit of counsel fur the state In the suit
In which the Western Union .Tele
graph company seeks to prevent the
tate from Increasing Us assessment
to $1,000,000, has returned from New
York, where the first hearing was had
before Standing Master Shepherd, five
days of last w eek, and he tells me some
Interesting and Important things about
the case.
The hearing was had In the general
offices of the W. U. company, ex-Judge
Dillon and R. C, Strong of Raleigh ap
pearing for the company and Harris
and John W. Hinsdale for the state.
The Western Union showed that it
valued Its plant in North Carolina at
1300,000; that It owned no real estate
or office, only wires,, poles and Instru
ments, but the state showed that it had
paid taxes on a J600.000 , assessment,
then on a $750,000 one, and Harris'
Opinion Is that It would not have kick
ad about the million but for the action
the three big railway systems took In
fighting the Increased' assesment.
The state took a very different view
of values of the property, holding that
At the capital of the company was $97,-
000,000 the assessment ought to be on
valuation based on mileage; in other
words, that the true way to get at .It
would be to take 4hls state's propor
tion of the total mileage, which would
give the taxable proportion of the $U7,
000.000. It is found that this would be
something over 11,500,000 for North
Carolina. The state got In all this ev
idence. Harris made Inquiries of the
various financial papers as to why
Western Union stock was quoted at
only 86, which has for 15 years past
never failed to pay 5 per cent. In dlvl
dends annually and has besides car
ried to the surplus account something
over $8,000,400. He says no one could
say, and that the sole reason given
was that the company might have to
spend a large sum to buy out oppog
Ing lines. Stocks paying 5 per cent, are
worth par or above, but the Western
Union is quoted at only 86.
The Western Union will use in Its
fight the evidence railways secure that
property of other kinds Is taxed at only
about two-thirds of Its true value In
North Carolina.
Ing he did so because he was the Re
publican nominee for corporation com
missioner. He thanked the board for
Its courtesies and asked to be allowed
to nominate his successor. He then
nominated J. B. Freeman of Henderson
county. On motion of W. G. Lamb
Franks' resignation was accepted and
Freeman was unanimously elected, to
go into office June 30, w hen Franks'
resignation takes effect. The board
Adjourned to meet next Monday, the
time fixed by law for it to Inspect the
Official ballots.
The state charters the North Caro
lina Manufacturing company of Cra
ven county, to do wood work; also the
A. F. Messlck Grocery company, cap
ital $75,000, principal place of business
Winston, with leave to establish
branches at Charlotte, Mt Airy and
other points.
The Republican county committee
met here today, in Chairman D. H.
Young's room in the revenue office. It
was decided, as there might be a
quabble about "pie," not to Tiave a
county convention, but to appoint a
committee of seven, with J. P. H.
Adams as chairman, to select the peo
ple who ate to be the nominees for the
Republican part of the offices sheriff,
coroner, three commissioners and two
of the four members of the legislature.
Adams when asked what they propos
ed to give the colored man and broth
er replied "anything he wants done."
Adams called attention to the great
liberality towards the Populists in
"fflvlns them far more than their
share of pie."
Arrivals: A. C. Patterson of Ashe-
vllle, E. X. Wilcox of Winston.
Charge
Against
Stone Wall
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THE HOLDING i
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THOROUGHFARE
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5 IN THE OLD NOKTn ST Alt J
Items of Interest Gathered From
the Tar Heel Press.
Rev. Dr. W. R. Lambuth, missionary
secretary of the M. E. church, soutlC
preached a sermon here this evening
in the Interest of missions. His fath
er was a missionary to China and he
himself was born there and spent 15
years of his life as a missionary to the
Flowery Kingdom.
The Raleigh & Gaston and Raletgh
V Augusta railways adjourned their
annual meetings last autumn from
time t' time until today. There was
today yet another postponement, until
July IS. John M. Sherwood was here us
the representative of the railways,
which are now, as well known, both
absorbed by the Seuboard Air Line,
'while Attorney dinner of Norfolk was
present as the representative of Ryan
In the Interminable tight In which the
latter wits so crushed.
At the residence of Mr. nn'l Mrs. Jo.
seph U. Uati'helor here lust evening
there was a very notable social assem
blage, the occasion being their "guld
en wedding." Such anniversaries are
rare. This one was most charmingly
celebrated.
Quite a number of the society people
are preparing to do their summer
campaigning. The Atlantic hotel will
be the resort of most of them. Some
will go to Blowing Hock. The More
beud season Is but now really begin
ning. The rains damaged about tiO.QiH) brick
lying In the penitentiary drying yards.
The output of brick this year Is to be
5,000,000, The clay Is taken from a bed
on lands bought by the penitentiary
on the Raleigh and Cape Fear river.
tn six months not one wonUhas been
heard of the Raleigh Eastern rail
way. It Is said there Is a desire to get
Its charter amended so It can go fur
ther eastward Into some large tracts of
long leuf pine timber which a syndi
cate recently bought.
Ten days ago when Senator J.
F. Franks left here he suld he would
resign as a member of the state elec
tion hoard, it appears that he wanted
the state chairman O'olum) to elect
a suitable Republican to take his
place. After Franks got In the west
he had an Idea that the man he namJ
ed would not be appointed, This was
the reason why he said yesterday ' he
did not know whether he would resign
or not until he could see the board. He
said early thts morning he would not
resign. Rut later, w hen the board met,
he did resign.
The hoard met at b a. m all pres.
ent save Murphy of Runeotnbe. It met
at the call of Chairman Neal, on re
, -que-st'Of Franks and Johnson, the fu
sion members. Johnson told the board
when he signed the call for the meet
Ing he thought It was to be held dur
ing the legislature. Franks said he
had asked for It to be held today so as
to anticipate the preparation of the
ballots to be entered at August Instead
of waiting until the first Monday In
July, the time fixed by law.
Franks tendered his resignation, say
Shelby Aurorar H. F. Seawell,
who was egged by some boys here sev
eral weeks ago as he was boarding the
Seaboard passenger train, has brought
suit against the railroad company tor
damages. The summons was received
Monday by Sheriff Buttle and Immedi
ately served on Agent Walter Kam-
seur of the Seaboard. The summons
la returnable to the August term of
Moore county Superior court, the home
of Seawell. We understand that the
amount required to soothe the lacerat
e1 feelings of Mr. Seawell la $50,000.
"Eggsactly, eggsactly." From what
ran be learned he bases his suit for
damages on the ground that, being a
passenger of the defendant company
and the law recognizing its agents as
police officers, he was entitled to pro
tection at their hands. We learn also
that Seawell and his friends are trying
to connect the local agent, Mr. Ram
seur, with the episode as aidjng and
ubetttng the boys who threw the eggs,
To this Ramseur enters an indignant
denial. It Is also reported that Mr
Seawell was riding on a free pass,
Softly, beloved, "tell It not In Oath
nor whisper it in Askelon," that a Pop
would ride on a free pass. Away, base
calumniator! Parish the thought! It
occurs to us that If Mr. Seawell felt
outraged he should have brought crlm
lnal action against those who might
be guilty of the simple assault and not
try to heal his Injured feelings by a
salve that smackB of sordid monetary
consideration.
Statesvllle. Landmark: Saturday
afternoon two citizens who had been
partaking too freely of North Carolina
corn got Into a dispute In one of the
back lots. One of them was sitting In
his buggy while the other was near In
the mira. As the argument waxed
warm the cltlxen on the ground used
words "calculated and Intended to
bring on a fight," stepped back and
squared himself. This was too much
for the man In the buggy and he
smarted for his enemy, but alas! his
foot caught and he fell sprawling In
the slimy mud face downward. This
was too much for the other belligerent.
His sense of humor was touched and,
breaking Into a loud laugh, he helped
the other man up and both started,
locked arms, for the nearest barroom
to drink each other's health.
Greensboro Telegram: A horrible
accident occurred yesterday evening at
the home of Mr. Silas M. Bolden, on
East street, as a result of which a life
was lost ana a iamny rust into me
darkest Bloom. Kerosene oil was be-
Ina used to kindle a fire In a stove
when an explosion occurred which Ig
nlted the clothing of the young daugh-
ler of Mr. and Mrs. Bolden, burning
her body In a most frightful manner.
The suffering of the little girl was In
tense for a few hours, when It was re
lieved by death. A physician and
friends and loved ones did everything
possible for the relief of the sufferer
The little girl was 10 or U years old.
She was a faithful member of the
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday
school.
Statesvllle Landmark: The Dur
ham white graded schools will have a
department for sewing and cooking
next session. These two branches
were taught In the Durham colored
schools last session and with such
excellent results that the girls In the
White schools will be taught these
branches.
Goldsboro Argus: The new cotton
mill Is going up rapidly. A siding has
been run out from the A. & N. rail
road and all the material required for
the building Is being shipped to the
site, The brick walls are In courseof
erection and It looks like buslness'ln
that immediate territory.
C. B. Lewis In Chicago Dally News.
Lee was moving to Invade Maryland
and Pennsylvania. The mountains hid
his marching columns from sight of
the Federals, and at every gap In the
Blue Ridge he left a force with Instruc
tions to hold to the last and give all
the time possible to reach and cross the
Potomac. It was the aim of the Fed
erals to break through at some point
and penetrate his movement, and there
was-fighting on every mountain trail
and at the mouth of every mountain
gap. The major-general had said to
the brigadier ordered to proceed- to
Thoroughfare Gap:
"I do not know how .many Confeder
ates are holding that gap, but be the
number 500 or 10,000 you must break
through. That Is the order break
through. If only one man of your
command is left alive, he will bring us
the news we want."
And the major-general on the .Con
federate side had said to the brigadier:
You will detach one regiment of
your command to , hold Thoroughfare
Gap. It must be held against the Fed
erals for three days. We can spare
only a single regiment. If there is but
one man left alive at the end of that
time, he will' follow on and overtake
us."
A narrow wagon road, - twisting and
turning between walls from 20 to 100
feet high, with alternate, spots of sun
shine and gloom that was Thorough
fare Gap. As the skeleton regiment of
COO Confederates entered It and press
ed forward to Its western mouth, Its
ruggedness and gloomy solemnity
brought a feeling of awe. It reminded
them of a tomb, and they shuddered
to think of dying in the semi-darkness.
Two field pieces rolled along with the
regiment of Infantry and the Jar of the
heavy wheels loosened a stone now and
then to come clattering down from far
above. When a blue brigade came
clattering up It was to find the 600 in
possession and the position one which
the dullest private must see was well
nigh impregnable. Every hour was
worth a thousand lives to the Federal
army, and the Federal brigadier lost
no time In beginning the attack. In the
open he would have gobbled Tip thnt
skeleton regiment at a dash. Behind a
rocky wall hastily thrown up, with no
way to get at the enemy except in
front, his surplus of men did not count.
At the sound of the bugles they
dashed forward w ith cheers, but not a
man got within five rods of the wall.
Grape and canister and bullets tore the
line to pieces. It was tried again and
again. The orders were to break
through the gap, A thousand dead and
wounded would be a cheap price Mr
the Information to be had at the other
end. Artillery waB brought forward to
batter down the wall, but It could not
be placed to advantage. The pieces
had only been fired once when their
crews lay dead or wounded and the
carriages were shattered. The Federal
brigadier rode back and forth and
stormed and swore and almost wept.
'Whether 500 or 10,000, you must
break through!" were the orders, and
If he failed to carry them out his ca
reer as a soldier was at an end. An ar
my of 200,000 men was -watting to hear
the splash of Confederate feet In the
waters of the Potomac. The men In
blue could hardly form company In the
mouth of that defile. A charge against
the wall meant death to every other
man. but they formed up and cnargea
cheered and died. After half
day of bloody fighting the Federal
brigadier rested. He was still bleed
Ing from a wound when he opened a
dispatch and read:
You have one of the best brigades
In the corps, and It Is certain you are
opposed by only a handful of Confed
elates. By 9 o'clock In the morning
you must have authentic news of. Lee.'
The brigadier had sacrificed 600 men
that day, and he could not believe the
Confederate loss to be over 50. There
wns but one way to reach them on the
morrow over that stone wall. He
would drive them er die with the las
man. There was no Jollity In the Fed
eral camp thnt night. Men will sing or
Joke es they swing Into battle line In
the open, but these men peered into
the darkness of the gap and thought
of the dead tn front of the stone wall
and spoke to each other In whispers. It
was a brave sight to see them swing
Into line as the sun gilded the tree tops.
Every face had 1t pallor, and every
eye looked Into the midst of death, but
there was was no lagging or faltering.
You saw them tightening their belts
and setting their Jaws as they waited,
and you held your breath for the sfg-
nal which was to send them to death.
On the other side of the stone wall
Ihere was no exultation. The dead and
the wounded were comparatively few,
but every hour would add to the num
ber and only one day of the three had
passed. The colonel knew what was
coming and prepared for It. When the
blue lines, 10 deep, came dashing for
ward they met with such a hall of iron
and lead that the first three or four
were blotted off the face of the earth.
Then, under the smoke cloud, seme of
them wounded and all desperate, the
other lines crept forward and the wall
was reached. It was a hand-to-hand
fight now, and every man was a devil,
and after a quarter of an hour of
bloody fighting the Federals held the
position. The dead lay three deep be
low the wall, but the living stood upon
its crest and cheered and cheered
again.
But the cheering soon died away
in growls and oaths. A quarter of a
mile above, at a bend of the ravine,
there was another stone wall and the
Confederates had simply withdrawn
to the new position. They had' lost 150
men, but the Federal brigade was no
longer a brigade. It lacked a full reg
iment That night a brigadier had an
other wound and again there" were or
ders from the major general:
"We must have news of Lee at ev
ery hazard. Unless you break through
at once your resignation will be ac
cepted." A dark and narrow ravine, up which
only eight men abreast could make
their way at once; at the turn a stone
wall, defended by two guns; behind the
guns the muskets of the infantry."You
must break through," repeated the
brigadier over and over again. He
knew that he could not do: it. He
knew that the best he could do was to
pile up more dead in the dark ravine.
When morning came he stood on . a
knoll and looked down upon the, sun
bronzed and waiting veterans ' and it
was ltke a knife in his heart to give the
order to attack. A single bugle call
and the column dashed -forward.
There was never a cheer nor a shout.
Men who feel that they are going to
certain death do not cheer. They draw.
a long breath, choke back the gasp In
the throat and rush forward with
heads down.
In ten minutes It was all over. The
wall had been reached and fought over
but It could not be held. As the last
few living Federals came limping back
the brigadier sat down and wept. Or
ders, orders, orders! .And yet he felt
himself a murderer. More Confeder
ates had fallen, but the force was yet
strong enough to hold the gap. If he
could not carry it, he would be dis
graced. Like the brave man he was,
he took the one way out of It. At
high noon the column was formed
again, and the brigadier put himself
at the head of It. Officers groaned and
privates murmured to see him there,
but he was firm He led in the dark
he was first to reach the wall-
he mounted It and cheered his men In
the fight which won It. But when It
was won he lay among the dead, and
the Confederates retired less than half
a mile to a third wall. Two days had
passed, and yet the Federals had not
broken through. Then another brigade
came marching up and there was an
other brigadier to take command. He
saw the situation as the dead general
had seen it. but he had less feeling.
Column after column was formed up
and dashed against that third wall and
driven back, but In the end he won. It
was twenty lives for one every time.
but under his orders he could have
doubled the sacrifice.
At dusk on the evening of the third
day the last Confederate Infantryman
had passed the gap on his way to the
Potomac, and the head of the column
was In Pennsylvania. Lee had played
his card and won.
Not a gap had been carried, and the
news ot his whereabouts had come
from other sources. There was a last
stone wall In Thoroughfare gap. Be
hind it 100 Confederates crouched and
watted. Their two neld pieces were
useless for the want of ammunition
and their muskets were alone to be
depended on. As the sinking sun
filled the ravine with deeper gloom
500 Federals made a last charge. They
had to tread the dead under foot to do
It. That was the fourth charge of the
day, and It was checked as the others
had been. It simply meant more dead
and wounded to choke that narrow-
way. Hundreds had been dragged out
but hundreds still remained. When
night came down the men with pow
der-stalned . faces, who had scarcely
broken thptr fast or closed their eyes
for seventy hours, silently marched
out of the gap and headed for the north
in the wake of the invading army
There were no colonels, no captains, no
lieutenants. A sergeant commande
the remnant, and his command was:
"Out of h and into Pennsylvania
for ward r-m arch!"
And when the long night had passed
and daylight came Rgaln Federal
found the stone wall undefended and
clambered over It and ran to the mouth
of the gnp to shout to each other:
"Lee has passed and we are too
late!"
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.
Show' me a girl's bureau and I'll tell
you hrr favorite actor.
Ananias probably mad most of his
reputation while he was courting.
Lots of men w ho won t ever be ar
rested for bigamy have got one wife
too many..
The women who refuse to tell their
ages to the census man are generally
old enough to know- better.
You can always tell an old bachelor
by the way he makes a baby cry try
Ing to make It laugh.
JVDC.ES OF ELECTION.
The board of elections of Buncombe
county gives notice that on the first
Monday in July, 1900, it will appoint
Judges of election for each precinct in
the county.
Any and all persons who will are re-
I quested to be present or see the mem
bers of the board beforehand and aid
them by suggestions or recommenda
tions as to suitable persons for such
positions.
JULIUS C. MARTIN. Chairman.
KERR. Secretary.
J. P
Dressed Frog
Legs.
We have Just received another lot of
those delicious frog legs. We have
regular engagements, by which we get
them often, and as those who get them
tor us get them near here we can fur
nisn them within a few hours after
they are killed.
They have a crisp, fresh flavor, and
sre better than those shipped In here.
A5HEVILLE FISH CO
PHONE 2S.
Pirm Health Flour
n, rj
sate;
mmwm
f1sasWa
mm
MAKES
BRAIN BREAD
BAIRD BROS.
Phone 224.
Special Drive in
kickics ana uusup i
We are a little overstocked i
in Pickles and Catsup, and 1
are offering same at reduced "
prices for the next ten days. 1
mi -i i-t-1.
.rill Kinas 01 . vegexaotes
fresh from the garden every
morning. Full line of sta
ple and fancy groceries, in
fact, everything housekeep-
need, can be found at
ers
our store, No. 148 Montiord
Avenue. .
' P. 6.: Try a small sack of Purina
Mills Whole Wheat Flour.
Some Facts of Interest to the Insuring
Public of North, and South Carolina.
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The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York
RICHARD A. McCURDYresident
1 AROTE and "paid for" sixty per cent more bu-
' siness than any other company, and gainej.
u e " 11 i1 1
more in insurance lniprce man any umer iwu
companies in North' and South Carolina in 1899.
DETAILED STATEMENT COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL
REPORTS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA !
Name or Compact
I The Mutual Life of NY
Amount of Insu
rance Issued
im
Paid f or $2.U4i;51ii 892 $l.f 20)9,518,7931
t Niw York Life
5 Equitable
4 Pkss Mutual
6 Union (estral
6 2Eln.a ...
7 Provide Savings ,
8 Travelers
'issued
I.675.93I
3,162.362
1,642,000
1,312,683
011,665
576,222
8iq,ii6
Ani't of
In terminated
Gain lu
Ins, in
Force
1MW
Ain't o
I in. in
ForceTDec.
81, im
821,836;
2,292,482
703.9!
749,923
459,4
495,731!
467,9171
854,005
869,880
938,100
562,760
452,661
80,491
351,1991
13,161,700
13,457,649
4,741,650
4,605,641
4,229,985
3.36o,597
2,933,246
Note. The Mutual Life of New York and New York Life report only
"Pid For" business. ln; other companies give "Insurance Issued," and do
not state the amount Paid For.
The new form of policy sold hy the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York provides :
First The security of (301,8 4 .637 of assets.
Second Profitable Investme nt
Third Liberal Loans to the Insured.
Extended Term Insurance.
Automatic Paid-up Insuran ce wl .hout exchange of policy.
Liberal Surrender Values.
One month's grace in paym ent of premiums.
For further lnfor matioh address,
F. H. HYATT, General Agent for North and South Caro
lina, Columbia, S. C.
Or, F.ljE. MITCHELL and A. E. BOYLES, Special Agents,
Asheville, N. C.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA
SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6TH
Classical
Scientific
Mathematical
Biblical
Literary
Commercial
COURSES OFFERED FOR A.B., B.S., AND A M.
Terms moderate.
Laboratories complete.
Gymnasium equipped.
Location healthful.
Teaching thorough.
Send for a
Catalogue.
J. B. SHEARER
President.
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The North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic' Arts
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN Agriculture, Stock-r....n8.
Hortlou Itur., M.ch.nlc.1, Civil .nd Electrlc.l Engineering,
Textile Industry, Chemletry, end Architecture.
PRACTICAL TRAINING INCarpentry, Wood-turning, Bl.ck
mlthlng, M.chlne-work, Mill-work, Boiler-tending, Engine.
tending, end Dynemo-tendlng.
Tuition, lao.oo i year; Board, 8 month. "
'"' asivu opens September 6th.
For full information, address .
PRESIDENT CEO. T. WINSTON J
Raleigh, N. C.
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