North Carolina Newspapers

,! IIIIIHIIMMiiliim tr ' ffivy VATB'R Vub 1 L U-thtdinth County . '. ' : : i a year in .'A tt-Jante ', '. I-' 4 Jfe frnrtlM Froraptlr 4 N-tly ;'d M 1 1 1 1 I I I I I M I I I I M 1 1 1 1 1 Mmmm mwm mwm i 1je lueatum ' X Through which yoti reach the 1 people f Madiion County : I ADVERTISING RATESON AFPLICATIOTI ; Iiiiiiiii iiiinii POLITICAL REFOFtM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. VQL IX MARSHALL. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1907. KQ-A sss i ' . . iiinrnitTH r ATinCIlI .-.if11 i kl ' , .. ttSflSB! i Two Brothers-in-Lawi Held. Cupenner. Va.. 8oecial Philin J. and James A. Strothers, brothers, were indicted by tho grand jury for the killing of Willim F. Bywaters, recently, within a hour after he bad married their sister. The grand jury ieard a large number of witnesses, the testimony of each being compara tively brief. The indictment was re turned within a few hours after the ase was taken up. Mrs. Bywaters was too ill to appear before the grand jury. A RACE CONFERENCE Meeting of Prominent Negroes Held in Columbia, S. C DIRECTORY METHODWT OHtJKOH . Trr ft T. PASSER. .... PaStOf. iva v - - . ' Services every Sunday, mor uinK and night. Sabbath School every Sun day morning. Prayer Meeting every Wed nesday night. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BIT.CO. GlUT,.......PMtOT . Service every Sunday at U . m. and 7:30 p. m. u.vv.t nKAn1 &t 10 sv. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. BAPTIST CHURCH Bxv. J. W. Suttle, . . Pastoi. "SerrTcei eery Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. ?abbath School at 10 a. m. rayer meeting Tuesday eve nine at 7:30. MARSHALL ACADEMY Una Ross McCobd,. . .Principal TOWN OFFICERS Robirt N. Oatow, . . . .Majoi J. A, Obaiomilks, Chief Police. LEWIS J. BALEY, Attorney-At-Law. MARSHALL, ZH. Of Practice ifl -all the-8taUn4 Federal Courts, also in the Pea ion Office and other Govern, ment Departments at Washing ton, D. O. CHAS. B. MA$HBURN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Marshall, N. O. Will practice in all the State end Federal Courts, also in all Government Departments in Washington. Especial atten tion to collections. ZACHARY & ROBERTS ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Marshall, N. O. Practice in all the Courts of the 15th Judicial District, and in Supreme Court of North Carolina. ADDRESS BY B.T. WASHINGTON pnjaident of Tnskegee Inrtituta Speaks in Afternoon at Alien uni versity, Negro Institution, and at Night at Columbia Theatre, Ad dressing liurge Audience, Including Several Prominent White Citjens and a Number of Negro Leaders From South Carolina and Other States. that should not be .vitally interested in the improvement of then egro mmm esrteciaiiv in ene unurovo- ment of the negro nurse. I . .... . jt i .i "Kight here in coiumDia mere should be a large central train ing school for the training of domes tic servants. Such a school should be in every large city in the South. We could furnish tne teachers ioi these communities. "The food that goes into the bodies of the majority of the white families in South Carolina is pre pared and served three times a day by the hands or tne negjjo women. It is mighty important that tne wo man who prepares and serves the rood which is to mane mooa aim hnnea and flesh and brain for the white people, as well as members -of her own race, he just as intelligent., stalled and consecientious as possible." AN EXECUTIVE ORDER Issued By the Presidenl That Will Stop Land frauds J. H. HUNTER Marshall, & F. D. 8. v Practical Surveyor and No tary Public. All work prompt ly and accurately done. fidelity Lodge, No. 148. Marshall, - N. C. Meets every Thursday night. A cordial welcome to all' rial- ins: Knwh"- , . : VAN B. DAVIS. O.O. W. H. BENDi:RSON,K.R. & S. J; JLGudger, Sr.,' - LN.Ebbs, - AsheTllle, N. C - Hot Springs, N.C. GUDGER & EBBS, 1 AXTOEA'EYS AKDCOCKSELLOBS , ' 13 Will praclice in all the Courts of the Mate. Collec tioos a epecialtx, r -Columbia,-8. C, Special.-Booker n nr..L;.ninr ttresiJent ol tue , T..t:t,,ta mldressed tbe TUSKeiree . u first negro race conference ever he.d la South Carolina. . Yr..niirtnn snoke in the alter. noon at Allen University, a negro :n ...i!... t '!v. anil at niffht a.1-- B.Ulluuu . "'J- , ? r . i . mr1ianpe nr. the 10- Theatre. The first floor of reserved for White oeople. Seated on the stage were several prominent white citizens, vu- sether with a large numuoi -t rj.-, tViU n1 other States. Washington, after praising the work of Rev. Richard Carroll, the : if nf the conference, said that the holding of this conference in South Carolina was, in n yp-p evidence that the friendly feeling be tween the races was steaany grow : Wooi.imrtnn saiil in rjart: UifcT. I IAOHl't " - IT or.a hnrn We in the South, my early boyhood was spent in slavery . . i 1 1 J U ia tin here in the &oum au a. nnl, en Aaar to 1116 aS tfl6 Southern States, where we of both races for so many years have lived and toiled. w;iUo v. finnzales. editor of The 6tate, spoke to the conference at the noon session, expressing oation at the meeting being held in Columbia. Observance of law by the surest guarantee UVIU luvva ' w . , hsrmnnv in the South. It is the province of white leaders to impress the necessity of the laws' observance tk. nhitsa and or tne nesrro wau- era to teach their race the vital im portance of being law-abiding. - "D.. t Remain Toeether. "We of both races are to live here a. Cnnth side hv side for all f ' ml. WVUVM J time, ht-matter wnat xneones mnj be advanced and emphasized. This to any sensible man is seems to me, is the fact which we must face. Since we are to remain together, tho question which we should constantly consider is how can we do it in peace, in harmony, and in a way that each race will serve the best inter ests of the other, in a way that each race will be made more happy, more hecniise of the presence j of the other. It is the extreme of ni olmnst a crime, for anv in dividual, or group of individuals, to pursue' a course which will encourage racial strife when two peoples are to remain together for all time. "I was glad to see that a brave, strong white man from Mississippi a few days ago at the boutnern Voi toft Convention held in Birmingham stood up and said that he had got ten to the point where he was tired of hearing the negro continually abused. That opinion represents the attitude of thousands of our best Southern white people. rTlia wonTA rnp.e is friven a free opportunity to enter the educational ani nrnfessionai neia ana cau buu- eeed as many are doing in the city of Columbia. i "But we must not rest satisfied with what we have achieved in the put I want to emuhasue with you to-night a few matters that directly tonoern our future in this communi ty and throughout the State. In the Ant place, we must face tho fact that ..auiihin criticism is constantly brought against us as ft people, be- cause u is taia mat -me neg . not Teliablo as a laborer.' The lead on and teaehers of our people must see. to it that there is a change in this respect. . r 1 "No section of the South is more Interested from a financial .point of view in the success of tho negro than la t. f thin State. In the first placerit i '" tremendously-Important that the negro be nappy, mas peace io hstwnAn the races. -; because there ean be ' no; satisfactory labor .k.. iha MU man and . the black man : are at daggers' ' povat. The- more tne 1a oorer u sauouau, ter service will he render. . , .a; tlf kara mferreTI ti the Subl'ect Of making negro lagor reliable.- Ono- way to do it (ana tnai is wnav. vno Tuakeiree Institute has been driving at among other things; in w anv place is to teaoh tho negro laborer the aignity 01 laoor. - ; -.. "I am glad to see that in South av.lina the, lessons are beina in- tilUJ intn nnr nennle. There is not a white family in South Carolina Theodore P. Shonts resiamed the nhnirrnnnshn of the Panama Canal Commission, to take charge of tho Belmont-ityan street railway inter asts in New York. ENTRIES MUST BE BONA FIDE b in Form of Letter to Secretary Hitchcok and Directs That Here after no Certificte, Patent or Oth er Evidence of Titles Shall be Is ued Under Law Until Actual Ex amination Has Been Made on Ground by Authorized Official of Government Lands Already Ex amined in. This Manner Are Ex cepted From Provisions of Order. Washington Treatre Burned. Washington, Special. The Acade my of Music, at Ninth and D streets, northwest, was almost completely gutted by fire of unknown origin which broke out about 5 o clock Thursday morning. A number of of flees were located in the building, as was also the Spenceriau Business Col lege. None of these were damaged by fire, but were flooded by water, the fire being confined to the stage and auditorium of the theatre. The loss is estimated at $SO,000. The building was insured for $75,000. SfeCy PAY BY CHECK Eartwell, Ga., Institute and a Resi dence Burned. Macon, Ga., Special. The Hart well Institute at Hartwell, Ga., was burned Thursday morning. Pianos and furniture were saved, but badly damaged. Several hundred pupils attended the institution. A large residence was also burned and the owner badly hurt by falling from roof. Loss not known. Mysterious Crime Bone. New York, Special. Dr. Charles W. Townsend, one 01 the best Known nh vKiitians and sura-eons on Staten Island, was shot and probably mor- -1. i'i . .i t!- tally wounded wnne in Dea in nis home in New Brighton, S. I., early Saturday. The case is surrounded by mystery, but from the meagre details which have been permitted to leak out. hv the officials, it is believed thai the doctor was the victim of a man who sought vengence for some real or fancied wrong. Telegrahpic Briefs. Tr Pharles D. Walcott. director of the Oenloirical Survey, was elected secretary of the bmithsoman insu tute. President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress, urging the pas sage of the Modified Ship Subsidy bill. The new River and Harbor bill caries appropriations of $2,215,000 for Baltimore. crtnti. Snecial. President Roosevelt has determined to put aa a it nA.o h e t.n frauds in tne ac- auisition of public lands by indivi duals and corporations. He has di rected that, hereafter, no patent suau (.a umoJ tn rmhlift land until an ex- iniHni nf the cround shall have v 1. w ri been made by an authorized othcer of the government. TUo Pi-aaiHAnt 'a " order is in the A.UV 4 - form of a letter to Secretary Hitch cock, and, under its provisions, or ders are being sent out by the of- R:1- f tha iranAI-nl lnTlfl office. vi ."vi " Following 18 the text 01 rresiuem Roosevelt's letter. "Washinetoa. Jan. 25, 1907. "The Secretary of the Interior, "sir: To prevent tne iraua now practiced in the acquisition of public lands of the United fatctes, 1 nave 10 Hiroot. that hereafter, no final certi ficates, patent or other evidence of titles shall be issued under the pub lic land laws until an actual exami uation has been made on the ground by an authorized officer of the gov ernment; but the following snail d excepted from the force of this or der: Exceptions to Order. m All claims which have here tofore been examined on the ground . n ,1 n . 1 by an authorized otneer 01 tne gov ernment, whose report is found satis- fofftmir "(2) All calims where heretofore on officer of the government other than, of fleers authorized to take final proof, shsll have been present at thp tnirtncr or final nroor to cross- ex- r 1 amine claimant and witnesses, if such nrnnf ia fnnnH satisfactorv. ., "3)-rMl claims where claimant 's (omnlinnce with law has been estab lished by contest or other regular adverse proceedings. ( Al h ntnps which mnv have been confirmed by virtue of an act of Congress. "(5) Selections and entries in which 11ft rpsidencfl or imnrnvement is required by law, when the lands embraced therein are strictly speak ing in agricultural districts, or when hnrtr has heen fixed hv investiga tion and classification made in ac cordance with law. "ffi Pasea nf re-issuance nf nat. 1 ents because of some clerical error occurring' in the patent heretofore ISKllArl "(7) All Indian allotments which have been regularly approved in ac cordance with instructions of the Reeretnrv nf the Tnterinr j v- You will issue all necessary ln- Pay you bills in a boiinees-like manner, by check. It greatly facilitates the conduct of your business, both private and commercial, -while at the same time your funds are abso- lutely safe. Business conducted through a" bank ia always more dignified. Even if you use your money from week to week and month to month, pay it through Mil Ban. The re turned checks are legaleceipts for every bill you pay. $ 4 PER CENT. INTEREST . V i3SPAlD ON TIME DEPOSITS . 'Mil I" wsa 1 11 11 mm v m i sera ITIne Foreigners Blown to Atoms. Roanoke, Va., Special. A Rich mond special to The Times says -nine men, all foreigners, were blown into eternity by a dynamite explosion Saturday on the Tidewater Railroad near Pearisburg, Va. The laborers were at dinner and a quantity of the explosive which was being thawed in front of a fire blew up. The bodies were badly mangled and were hurled quite a distance. . Tidal Wave Drowned 1,500. ' The Heaeue. Bv Cable. The tidal wave which devastated some of the putch East Indian Islands south of Atchtn. as announced January 11, practically engulfed the , Island of Simalu has almost disappeared. It is said that probably 1,500 persons lost their lives. Violent shocks con tinue: to bo felt daily. The civil fiov- ernor of Atchin has gone to the scene of the catastrophe. , B& B B&B "OLD VELVET "MARK ROGERS" FOUR ACES" FINE OLD RYE WHISKIES SOLD BY Madison County Dispensary Man-hall, N. C. AS TO AN ACQUAINTANCE. Blanche Well, he likes to hear her sing. Music Is the food of love, 1 suppose. Belle Hm! I should think love would be more or less In danger of dyspepsia. Puck. Damage Sustained by Battleships. Son Juan. P. R.. Bv Cable. Ac cording to information obtained here, which however, cannot be verified, th damage sustained by the United Sta tes battleship, umneciicuu wneu she ran on a reef while entering the harbor of Culebra Island, consisted of an indenture, forward, ou ieei long. It is also said that 7,000 feet of lumber and 300 barrels of cement were used to stop the battleship's leaks. A court of inquiry is investi gating the accident, the responsibili ty for which is not known. The of ficers of the Connecticut .refuse to discuss the matter. First Georgia Regiment to Camp at Jamestown Exposition. Norfolk, Va., Special! Announce ment was made from Jamestown Ex position headquarters that the Fifth Georgia Regiment, the crack regiment from that Sete, will encamp at the p.xnosilion from .Time 9 to 17. enm- "You will issue all necessary in-J direct from At,anta unde; com. 23 ef"K-iand of Col. C. L. Anderson. This order is in lieu of mv order of December 13, 1900. (Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Contractor Charted With Sent on to Grand Jury. Innev. A rnllrnnil tnntrnctn. amtctAil charged with peonage, was sent on to (no Jf ederai grand jury by United Rtate.a . Pnmmiaainner WhitA aftai. a hearing that lasted two days. Shot Dead in His Office. London, By Cable. A dramatic tragedy startled London, when Wil- Peonaget liam Whitely, one of the most uni que, and at the same time, one of the most prominent figures in the hnisness world, was shot dead in his store by a youth claiming to be his son. The assassin men attempted to blow out his own brains. Fnnreal of Senator Alger. . WaRhinoton- Snecial. In : accor dance with the wishes of himself and family, the funeral of the late Sena tor Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, :l.:.L .a LalJ at ha . fomiW iota. dence-in this city at 2 o'elock Satiir- dar. was simnle but imnressive. The v, " 1 - ( ceremonies were conducted r by . the lata Senator's rnena and former pastor- Rev, Dr Wallace Radcliffe; of the New ,York. Avenue Prpsbyterian ahnrrh in this nit.v. anil Rev. T)p. Ed ward Everett Hale, the chaplain of .1 - TT;.J Ciataa Sanata UV WUA&BU WMva UVU.IU, Marriott Will Probably Recover. Ormond, Fla., Special. Fred Mar riott, who was seriously injured when hia racinor automobile was wrecked while .racing along, Ormond-Dayton hench at a aneen or neariv izn miles an, hour, passed a fairly comfortable riiarhr. anil nrohahlv will recover. It was reared at nrst that tne driver had sustained internal injuries, but no indication of anything of that kind bafr-tfeveloped. For Placing Additional Anchorage Washmp'tori. Snecial. Kear" A ri. miral P. F. Harrington, U. S.'navy, haa submitted to the Nstv Denart- ment an estimate trf $15,000 forpltte ' J 1 ' l1 I 1 . 1 ing aaoiuoaai aucnorage marxs in TTnTTWitnn T? n n a na nart nf t.hft mn. eral plan to have Hampton Roads and tne adjacent waters ready by the mid- fleets coming to the Jamestown, Expo sition. Tho work includes the plac ing, of pile beacons and making buova the nnhlicatiort of an ' anchnr. Msrm. 'hart. .anii Viilea Aftniihrtiami and other important preparations of . . , r .... .... .... Contractor Wm. J. Oliver. Washington, Special. Following a a conference at the White House it was officially anounced that the con tract for the building of the Panama eanal would be awarded to William J. Oliver, who with Anson M. Bangs, was the lowest bidder in the recent .nmmititinn nrovided that within the VVUJgv.V , J - - next ten days' he associates himself with at least two independent con roptnra whose skill and experience combined with his own, shall cover the entire field of the wor .10 do per formed under the contract. TEST GRAPE FRUIT BY WEIGHT. With nears the fruit should be Arm and without soft spots or specks. In color they resemble apples for the. shade depends entirely upon tne va riety and those that are green are tot as ripe 'and sweet to eat as the yellow ones that are streaseo rod. Tests of grape fruit and oranges aro made In exactly tho same way. If they are of good weight in accord ance with the size they should have plenty of meat, provided the skin la imootb and thin, for those with, rough, thick rinds naturally hayo less Inside that can be eaten. Both grape fruit and oranges should be firm and with out bruised or soft places, though the ,ery nature of both makes them much softer when ripe than most other fruits. , As for bananas they should bo pott .,,1,0., roti tn use thouh not mushy or full of brown places, for these nave already begun to decay and so htoUW not be eaten. Black streans on in skin of either the red or yellow ones ore indications of ripeness nd not of lcay. With both the color. If yellow, should be a rich deep shade Just as It should with the red ones. New Tork Telegram. New Kind of Brick. It Is reported from Germany that the granulated slag from blast fur naces is being utilized for the manu facture of brick. The making of slag brick is not a new thing, but hereto fore fluid slag has been employed for the purpose, and the brick thus pro duced has been found unsuitable for i...njn. n-irnnsM toftonuse it IS iltt- permeable to air and steam. But the slag bricks made In Germany are. It Is said, not open to this objection On the contrary, while exceeding the strength of ordinary bricks, and pos sessing an extraordinary resistance heat, they are more permeauie u . . and consequently are well suited or the building of houses. inej , absorb water as rapidly as brdinat! bricks. Asks $ 10,000 For Husband'a Death. Rnnnnkfl Snemal. Mavor Joel V. Ciitehin. "rertresenting' Mrs. Edward Carper, entered suit against the Roanoke Railway and felectnc Com fan 10.000 damages for the death of Mrs. Carper V husband, who was killed some time ago. by an elec- tri nirrnt. ' Mrs. Carrier wan also .injured in the same manner, and it 1 II' il . . ' i. "11 . - A J is prooaDie . inav suit wm uo enieieu for .damages in her case. . , - A Vegetable Lizard. Smithsoniaii Ii AU Ol.Mvuv vl -- , stltutlon tells of a curious inhabitant of the tropical forests called the U- ard tree, but which, as he remark. might well be termed the cemipwio plant. , , This singular growtn consisia m . stem Jointed tike .a bamboo,, with green leaves growing airecaj . the bark, and slender wnite v room springing from the Joints, with, which , It maintains its now upon "? ' of the tree whereon it growa.- When, - it has atuihed a. length ot jnree four feet the lower sections Of tho lihard plant drop off. and, faatento upon any convenient, object, h their Independent growth, ; ' When thus growing upon the ground, If tho plant encounters tree it immediately begins jto , ascend. th trunk. Tta English sciool ot water-coloa painting la the host In th worid. A 1 V $2.