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POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY.
VOL. VII.
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY. JULY 14, 1505.
NO. 29.
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COAL MINERS KILLED
12 Human Lives Suddenly Snuffed
Out By Accident
WATTSTOWN, WALES, DISASTER
The Force of the Explosion Wrecked
the Machinery at the Mouth of the
Shaft and Cut Off All Communica
tion With the Interior.
Cardiff, Wales, By Cable. An explo
sion of fire-damp In No. 2 pit of the
United National Colliery Company at
Wattstown, in the Rhondda Valley, the
center of the great Welch coal fleld3,
Tuesday morning la believed to have
resulted in the loss of at least 126 lives.
The explosion was followed Immediate
ly by the belching- clouds of smoke
and dust from the pit shaft, in which
150 men were working. The force of
the explosion wrecked the machinery
at the mouth of the pit. All communi
cation with the doomed men in this
direction is completely cut off. No. 1
shaft, adjoining, has ordinarily afford
ed communication with No. 2. The 800
men in No. 1 and the few who escap
ed from -No. 2 were drawn up.
A rescue party descended, but its
work was seriously impeded by the foul
air and the falling masses of earth
dislodged by the explosion. Altogether
59 bodies have been recovered.
Heroic efforts have been made for
hours to reach the entombed men, but
lBte Tuesday night tbe absence of all
sound from the interior of the mine
told the tale of the worst disaster that
has taken place in South Wales since
1891.
The news of the explosion spread
rapidly and hundreds of women and
children and thousands of men throng
ed the head of the pit. seeking infor
mation. The mountain roadways were
crowded all the afternoon, and there
pre now streams of people in the
neighborhood of the mine all contribut
ing to the pitiful Bcenes. Efforts at
rescue were still in progress at mid
night, and currents of fxeah nlr were
till being driven through th,e shn.'t.
Dut tne rescuers are now working
without hope of reducing the list of fa
talities. Three Miners Killed.
Birmingham. Aa., Special. Three
men were killed and five injured by
the caving In of a rock at Sayreton
mines, north of Eirir.sham. late Tues
day afternoon. The mines belong to
Alabama Consolid .ted Coal and Iron
Company.
Rescue Efforts Fail.
Portmund. r-' ia. By Cable. Ef
forts to rescue ('-, ih "-'y-nine men who
were cut off by fire In the Borussla coal
mine Tuesday have been without suc
cess, and it is feared that they have
perished.
Big Dam Gives Way.
Asheville. Special. The dam recent
ly completed at the Asheville School,
near this city, creating a large arti
ficial lake, broke Tuesday evening at
7:30 o'clock, releasing the entire body
of water into the French Broad River
at Hominy creek. At midnight the wa
ter in the river had risen more than
five feet and was still rising. The
break was caused by the excessive rain
fall for the past few days, which in
creased the pressure on the dam to
-such an extent that it gave way.
Effort to Rescue Cargo.
Norfolk, Va., Special. After having
remained burled in the sand beneath
10 feet of water for five years, an ef
fort is now to be made to rescue the
cargo of the schooner Minnie R. Ber
gen, which was wrecked near Chlco
moco, N. Cv The -cargo consists of
ZOO tons or steel rails, locomotive
and other machinery. Captain John
. Whealton, of Washington. N. C, will
-ouiia a wnarf out to the wreck and
by the use of a sand pump remove the
and and save 'he cargo.
Bloody Encounter.
Warsaw, By Cable. Three bloody
encounters between troops and strik
ing shoe makers, in which about 20
persons were killed or wounded, oc
curred Tuesday. The strikers were
marching through tbe city from house
to house demanding the lowering of
rents by 20 per cent Many proprie
tors out of fear complied with the de
mands of the strikers.
Another Japanese Victory.
- . Tokio, By Cable. The Navy Depart
ment has received the following report
from Admiral Kataoka: "Two cruisers
and four torpedo boats left Karasa
korsk on-July 10 with soldiers on
board for the purpose of landing and
occupying Cape Notoro- After some
bombardment the place was taken.
The lighthouse and buildings were
left undestroyed. Four prisoners
were taken."
Nikolalevsk, Asiatic Russia The
Japanese hare already landed, over
12.000 trcops c. Korsakovsk. island
of Sakhalin. -
SECRESARY WILSON REMAINS FIRM
Secretary Wilson Declares That Un
less There Are New Developments
Regarding the Cotton Leak He Will
Abide Result So Far Attained.
Washington, Special. Unless there
are new developments in connection
with the cotton leakage investigation.
Secretary Wilson said Tuesday that
he proposel to stand on the report of
the secret service officers. He expect
ed, however, that the Investigation
would give rise to various rumors and
stories of irregularities in connection
with the Department's reports on other
products, but that where there was
the slightest tangible evidence to
work upon he would go to the bottom
of every complaint and publish the re
sults of his investigation. Already,
he said, the allegation had been made
that the tobacco figures had been
manipulated and the matter would be
looked into. But for the present he
had nothing further to say.
The new system of preparing the
monthly crop report, devised since
the cotton investigation began, was
put in force Tuesday. That report
was made public late Tuesday even
ing and the Secretary believes that
the steps taken to safeguard the fig
ures were well-nigh perfect Early in
the day Assistant Secretary Hayes,
Chief Statistician Hyde and several
experts of the Department were placed
in a room under lock and key and
they were not to be permitted to come
out until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
The telephones in the room were dis
connected, and a careful scrutiny was
kept of the windows to avoid the pos
sibility of a leak through private sig
nals.
No communfeations of any sort have
been received from Mr. Price or his
attorney, and the Secretary believes
that so far as the cotton investiga
tion report is concerned it is a closed
Incident
The Czar's Friend Murdered.
Moscow, By Cable. Major General
Count Shuvaloff, prefect of police
here, and. formerly attached to the
Ministry of the Interior, was assassin
ated Tuesday morning while receiv
ing petitions. One of the petitioners
drew a revolver and fired five times
at the prefect, who fell dead. The as
sassin was arrested.
The assassin awaited in the ante
room of the prefecture till the other
petitioners had been received and
then entering the audience room, be
advanced towards Count Shuvaloff.
firing five shots at close range. The
bullets passed through the body of
the prefect.
The assassin, who was dressed as
a peasant, has not been identified.
He was recently arrested as a political
suspect, but escaped from the police
station before his examination.
Dargan Commits Suicide.
Charleston, S. C, Special. A special
from Darlington says that R. Keith
Dargan, formerly president of the In
dependent Cotton Oil Company and
the Darlington Trust Company, com
mitted suicide by drinking four ounces
of carbolic acid. Dargan was talking
to his brother a short while before
the deed was done and seemed in
good spirits, although the failure of
the mills and the closing of tbe trust
company's doors were naturally weigh
ing upon his mind. He left a note
which the coroner has taken, in
which it is known tha,t he mentioned
the financial troubles, and stated that
he Intended to kill himself. The oil
company was capitalized at (1,000,000,
and It is rumored that the deficiencies
may reach $700,000.
Killed Convicted Negro.
Jackson, Miss., Special. Davis Col
11ns," a negro who was convicted of
attempted criminal assault on Miss
Hogg, at a special term of the Copia
county court, and sentenced to ten
years In the penitentiary, was killed
on the way to prison by Mr. Dickey,
a brother-in-law of Miss Hogg. The
killing occurred at Crystal Springs.
Mr. Dickey boarded the train at Hazel
burst When it stopped at Crystal
Springs, Dickey walked into the coach
where Sergeant Dodds was sitting
with the prisoner, and drawing a pis
tol Dickey tired three shots into the
negro's body. Death waa Instantan
eous. Dickey surrendered. r . .
Declines Railroad Passes.
Washington, Special It is stated at
the Nary Department that Secretary
Bonaparte has outlined his opinion In
reference to accepting passes for free
transportation on the railroads, by re
turning passes that have been seat to
him. with thanks for tne courtesy, out
stating that by reason of public posi
tion which be Decuple he feels un
able te avail himself of such consideration.
THE MEETING PLACE
Peace Envoys Will Hold Ihelr Ses-
' sions at Portsmouth, N. fl.
IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR MEETING
Adjournment From Washington Will
Be Taken to the Navy Yard at the
Mouth of the Piscatawa River.
Washington, Special Assistant Sec
retary Pierce announced that the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan
had agreed upon Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, as the meeting place for
the sessions of the peace conference to
be held outside of Washington. The
sessions will be held in the govern
ment navy yard at Portsmouth, in the
new building just completed there.
The selection of Portsmouth was mu
tually acceptable to the peace envoys
of the belligerents, as, besides being
a cool and comfortable place for this
season of the year, it has the advan
tage of offering a building on govern
ment soil, which is regarded as an
important consideration. This will In
sure seclusion, as no one can gain ad
mission to the navy yard without per
mission. While the sessions will be held in
the navy yard, the plenipotentiaries
and their staffs will live in nearby
hotels.
Portsmouth, N. H., Special. The
new general store building, just com
pleted, is the largest and most im
posing of any in tbe navy yard, being
four stories in height and of ample
dimensions. It is of brick and brown
stone and at present unoccupied.
Rear Admiral Mead, the commandant,
said that it could be readily furnished
for the needs of the conferees.
The location of the navy yard Is one
offering all the advantages of a North
ern summer resort. It occupies an
island in the Piscataqua river, almost
in the ocean. Its view commands the
wide mouth of the river, which is the
boundary between Maine and New
Hampshiro and forms the Portsmouth
harbor. The shores are picturesque,
dotted here and there with cottages
and farm houses, while a number of
hotels on either the Maine or the
New Hampshire shore are easily ac
cessible. May Prosecute Holmes.
Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. It is re
garded here as not unlikely that crim
inal prosecution may result from the
Investigation of the cotton report leak
In the Department of Agricuture. The
subject has not yet been presented to
the President In a formal way, al
though he is familiar with most of the
details of the inquiry. United
States District Attorney Beach, of
Washington, was of tbe opinion, after
a cursory examination of a part of the
evidence adduced in the investigation,
that a criminal proceeding would not
He against Assistant Statistician
Holmes, who Is alleged to have
profited by giving advanced informa
tion of tbe condition of the cotton
crop to certain brokers. The Depart
ment of Justice Is not inclined to ac
cept this view of the case. While no
decision to institute criminal proceed
ings has been reached, the subject is
being considered by Attorney General
Moody, who later will take the matter
up with the President. In view of
the opinion by tbe United States dis
trict attorney that a criminal prose
cution against Holmes would not lie.
Secretary Wilson has Intimated that
he would suggest to President Roose
velt a recommendation to Congress
that legislation be enacted to cover
cases of similar character Involving
a breach of trust
Convicted Officers' Case Up.
Washington, Special. The papers In
the case of Major Frank De L. Car
rington. United States army, tried by
court martial and civil courts In the
Philippines for misappropriating the
funds of the Filipino Scouts who went
to the St Louis Exposition, and sen
tenced to dismissal from the army by
the court and to imprisonment for a
term approximating sixty years by the
civil courts, were sent to President
Roosevelt for review. The papers con
tain the approval of the Secretary of
War and judge advocate general of the
amy.
News of Mutiny From Japs.
Slptnghat, Manchuria, By Cable The
twa of the mutiny In the Black Sea
reached the Russian army through the
Japanese, who fired night shells charg
ed with proclamations conveying the
Information Into the Russian advanced
posts, scattering., the proclamations
broadcast. Rain Is falling In torrents.
and all activity at the front has ceased.
MUTINY NOW OVER!
Tbe Last Act la Tragedy of Russian
- Rebel Warship
BLOOD-STAINED SHIP IS OCCUPIED
Russian Admlral Arrives With His
Fleet and Takes Over the Posses
sion of the Kniaz Potemkine From
the Rounmanlan Authorities.
KustenJI, Roumanla, By Cable. Ad
miral Kruger boarded and took pos
session of the Russian battleship
Kniaz PotemkJno. King Charles of
Roumania having sent instructions to
the commander of the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties.
The torpedo boat which accompan
ied the Kniaz Potemkine, however,
left for Odessa without surrendering,
declaring that she had not mutinied,
Dut that the Kniaz Potemkine had
forced her to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron Sunday morning, and after
exchanging the customary salutes, in
timated that he had come to arrange
for the transfer of the Kniaz Potem
kine. Admiral Kolinsky, commander
of the Roumanian squadron, boarded
the Russian battleship Tchesme and
informed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn the
vessel over to the Russian admiral.
The formalities of the transfer were
complete this afternoon, and Admiral
Kruger boarded the Kniaz Potemkine.
The press representative Inspected
the Kniaz Potemkine after tbe with
drawal of the Roumanian guard. De
spite the efforts of the Roumanians to
get things in ship-shape, everything
aboard the battleship was still In a
state of wildest disorder. The officers1
cabins were stripped of everything of
any value, and blood stains were ev
erywnere. mere was sufficient am
munition aboard the Kni&z Potemkine
to have enabled the mutineers to
make a desperate resistance.
It is said that during the last few
days the vessel was navigated by two
engineers and an officer with revolvers
at their heads.
All of tbe sailors wished to surren
der with the exception of Matuschen
ko, the leader of the mutiny, who re
sisted for some time, and wanted to
blow up the ship.
Seven officers were prisoners aboard
the Kniaz Potemkine. They were in
a pitiable condition from ill treatment
They declare that Matuschenko him
self killed ten officers of the battle
ship. All the papers and books belonging
to the vessel were destroyed.
It appears that the decision to sur
render the Kniaz Potemkine was made
when it became evident that no other
vessels would join in the mutiny. The
crew of the battleship seemed to be
unaware of tbe surrender or tne
Georgi Pobiedonosetz and expected
that she also was coming to Kustenji
to capitulate to Roumania.
Twenty married sailors from tne
Kniaz Potemkine have applied to the
Russian consul here to be sent back
to RusBia.
The crew of torpedo boat No. 268
were given half an hour in which to
surrender or leave port
A considerable number of the crew
of the Kniaz Potemkine surrendered
to the Russian squadron, alleging that
they had acted under compulsion.
The coal supply of the mutinous bat
tleshiD was nearly exhausted, but
there was olenty of food on board.
A Russian Driest after the transfer,
held a service of purification on board
the Kniaz Potemkine. sprinkling the
vessel and her Haas with holy water,
Admiral Krueer's squadron, which
brought a crew for the Kniaz Potem
kine, sailed with her for Russia.
Race R'ot I" New York-
New York, Special. Two persont
were shot, one probably fatally, in a
light between mobs of whites and ne
groes in West Sixteenth street Sun
day. The trouble began when Henry
Hart, a colored man, was attacked in
the street by a number of white boys,
who accused him of interfering with s
ball game. Hart fled, pursued by a
mob of whites hurling stones, bricks
and other missies, and reached the
tenement house where he lived. After
arming himself with a revolver. Hart
ran down stairs and began firing lntc
the crowd, one of the shots striking
James Hunter in the side.
Cleveland Not to Retire,
New York, Special. in relation to a
report that Orover Cleveland was con
templating' retiring from the trustee
ship of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, Mr. Cleveland authorizes the
following statement: "Nothing has
occurred thus far to dissatisfy me la
the least and the Idea of retiring from
the trusteeship has never entered my
Bind,"
NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending Monday, July
10th, 1906.
Over the larger portion of the State
the weather during the past week wae
very favorable for agricultural inter
ests. Alternate sunshine and showers
prevailed, and the precipitation was
generally well distributed, relieving
the droughty conditions that existed
in most central counties at tne close
of the preceding week. There were
a few severe local storms in Wayne,
Alamance, Davidson and Rockingham
counties, and too much rain in a num
ber of other counties, chiefly those
west of the Blue Ridge, where farm
work was interrupted, and soil and
crops were washed by heavy rains.
But the large majority of reports by
crop correspondents are exceptionally
favorable, and Indicate a promising
outlook for crops generally. The
mean temperature for the week aver
aged about 80 degrees (72 degrees in
the mountains) which was nearly 4
degrees above normal; early in the
week high maximum temperatures oc
curred, the 4th being the warmest day,
but cooler weather prevailed during
the middle and latter portion, though
the nights were not cool enough to
check the growth of crops. Nearly ev
erywhere the soil has been thoroughly
moistened, crops have been Invigor
ated and are growing rapidly. Laying
by crops and sowing field peas was
interrupted in the west, but elsewhere
farm work was not materially hinder
ed. Generally cotton Is thrifty and la
branching well; it shows exceptionally
heavy bloom for the season of the
year; lice have nearly disappeared;
there was too much rain for cotton
in some eastern counties, namely,
Northampton, Duplin, Wayne, Halifax
and Edgecombe, causing somewhat
rank growth, in some others the plants
are still small and late, but on the
average cotton is now in fine condition.
Corn is not so good, but has improved
during the week; old corn seems to
be earing well; the plants are large
and vigorous in the west in conse
quence of abundant rain; young corn
is growing rapidly, but much of the
lowland crop in places was injured by
too much water .Tobacco is somewhat
variable in size, but as a rule is grow
ing nicely; topping continues in the
north; the crop is ripening rapidly in
places, but cutting and curing are
not yet general,, though under way
in most eastern and southern coun
ties; some tobacco on sandy land is
suffering from excessive moisture.
Cutting oats and rye is proceeding in
the extreme west; oats is good;
thrashing wheat continues, with poor
yield, but some say wheat is grading
fairly well; some oats and rye In
shock too long in the west were dam
aged by frequent rains. Sowing field
peas in stubble land was actively car
ried on this week, and they are com
ing up well. Sweet potatoes and pea
nuts have improved. Melons are com
ing into market. Grapes are suffering
some from blight; peaches of good
quality are abundant, but apples are
inferior.
Rains reported: Nashville 2.43; Dav
i 0.75; Goldsboro 5.32; Lumberton
98: Newbern 2.86; Weldon 0.78;
Wilmington 2.40 1 Moncure 1.43; Po
mona 2.00; Angler 2.60; Ramseur 1.63;
Greensboro 4.04; Raleigh 1.30; Char
lotte 1.30; Asheville 4.00,
New Hospital Building.
Raleigh, Special. Work begins next
week on the $40,000 building for fe
males at the Hospital for the Insane
here. Large quantities of material are
arriving. As has been ' stated, the
building will extend towards the west
ward from the present main building
will extend towards the westward from
and will be of identically the
same material and same style
of archtecture. The hospital is
one of the most thoroughly built
structures in North Carolina, though
it was erected about fifty-five years
ago. It is a very imposing building
and Miss Dix, who chose the site, se
lected what Is easily the most beauti
ful location anywhere in the vicinity
of Raleigh.
North State News.
Governor Glenn has appointed the
following eight directors of the North
Carolina Railroad: W. T. Brown, Win
ston; W. H. Williams, Newton; Hugh
Chatham, (president) Elkln; L. Banks
Holt Graham; Thomas H. Vandeford,
Salisbury; John W. Lambert Thomas
vtlle; Allen J. Ruffln, Htllsboro; S. C
Penn, Reidsvllle. The last four are
new. There were 305 aspirants.
The State authorizes the Wilming
ton Towing and Transportation Com
pany to change its name to the
Thorpe ft Applegate Company, and in
corporates the I& Richardson Drug
Company, of Greensboro, to change Its
name to the Justice Drug Company.
The Secretary of State has had re
markable good luck In discovering
valuable documents among the masses
of old papers piled in cases in the
gallery of the old State Library and
room of the enrolling clerk. His help
era tare been so busy this year that
nothing has been done, but a little lat
er the work will be resumed, and It li
expected that more good results will
follow.
COTTON LEAK FOUND
Termination of a Great Scandal ii
the Agricultural Department
BOW A FEW BROKERS GOT NEWS
j Secretary Wilson Makes Public an
Official Report 8tatlng That Edward
8. Holmes Communicated Advance
Information Through L. C. Van
Riper to Theodore H. Price and
Other New York Operators.
Washington, Special. As the result
of the investigation by secret service
agents into the charges made by Rich
ard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton
Planters' Association, that information
had been given to cotton brokers in
New York by some person or persons
in the Bureau of Statistics of the De
partment of Agriculture, Secretary Wil
son made public an official report in
which he states that Edwin S. Holmes,
the assistant statistical), has been guil
ty of "Juggling" the official report. The
report says it has been found that Mr.
Holmes communicated advance infor
mation to L. C. Riper, a New York
broker, and that a Mr. Haas, of New
York, who, Mr. Van Riper said, acted ae
a go-btween in conveying information
from Holmes to other New York
brokers, including Theodore Price.
Steps have been taken by Secretary
Wilson to prevent any further leakage
of the Department figures, and an en
tire re-organization of the Bureau of
Statistics and manner of preparing
monthly crop reports has been outlined
by him. The papers In connection with
the investigation were referred to the
United States attorney for the District
of Columbia and he has reported that,
in his opinion, a criminal prosecution
will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has
been dismissed from the service of the
Department.
BROKER VAN RIPER WITNESS.
According to the report, Wilson Judd.
of New York, formerly in the employ
of L. C. Van Riper, induced the latter
to tell of his connections with Holmes
and then communicated the informa
tion to Mr. Cheatham.
Van Riper became the principal wit
ness in the investigation conducted by
the secret service and said he was in
duced to communicate the fact that ad
vanced information was being given out
by Holmes because he had heard that
Holmes and his associates had intended
to try to manipulate the June cotton
report. Having this information as a
foundation, the .secret service agents
Interviewed numerous persons who had
meen mentioned by Judd and Van
Riper, as well as gathering a mass of
correspondence, including many letters
written by Holmes to Van Riper and
others. The report made to Secretary
Wilson and the Secretary's comments,
together with the details of the new
plan of conducting the Bureau of Sta
tistics, makes more than four thousand
words. It reviews the entire investi
gation, beginning with the charges that
were laid before Secretary Wilson by
Mr. Cheatham several weeks ago.
Just That Way.
If an editor makes a mistake, says
the Factotum, he has to apologize
for it but if the doctor mages one
for it. but if the doctor makes one
there is a law suit, swearing and the
smell of sulphur, but the doctor
makes one there is a funeral, cut
flowers and a smell of varnish. The
doctor can use a word a yard long
without knowing what it means, but
If the editor uses it he has to spell
It If the doctor goes to see another
man's wife he charges for the visit,
but If the editor goes to see another
man's wife he gets a charge of buck
shot When a doctor gets drunk it ia
a case of "overcome by heat" and if
he dies It is heart failure. When an
editor gets drunk it is a case of too
much booze, and if he dies it is a
case of delirium tremens. Any old
medical college can make a doctor
You can't make an editor. He has to
oe born. Ex-
News of the Day.
The body of Secretary Hay was In
terred at Cleveland with simple cere
monies, the President being one of
those present
Tbe Rabtnical convention continued
its sessions at Cleveland.
Interesting addresses were delivered
before several departments of the Na
tional Educational Convention at An
bury Park.
Two Illinois banks, of which C. J.
Devlin, the Topeka (Kan.) capitalist,
was president, have cloeed.
Refugees fleeing from the yellow
fever scourge on the Isthmus of Pana
ma arrived at New York, and paint
conditions in the Canal Zone very dark
ly. A man who registered as a son of
August Belmont was arrested in Color
ado Springs for alleged forgery. In New
York he was lectured an Impostor.
The Kniaz Po'emkins, with her crew
of mutineers on board, has arrived at
Theodoeia, Crimea, and ' raised the
standard of rebellion. She Is reported to
have been locn in several other places.
Sixty of the mutineers of the Pobto
dooosets hve been Imprisoned, and It
Is thought sll will be shot.