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MHMiinimiiMiunM' ; ; flfLy TAV&RVub- ' ; 2zLy tuhtdinHn County ' ! ! 1 7 o yar in Ad-Oanc ', HUH II MM 1 1 III II 1 1 lilt I ' ; iiiiiiiitiiMHiliiiiiiiit; ; : ; The Medium ; ; TKronli which yo retch the ; ; ' people 0 Madiaoo Comity j : ADVERTISING RATESON APPLICATION j ; 4tllHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMt POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. VUL.XI. MARSHALL, N. C;, FRIDAY, JUN 18, 1909 NO. 24. ladison County Record Government Accepts Statue. Gen. Federlck D. Grant Receives Status of Confederate General Presented By United Confederate Veterans Vicksburg, Miss., Special. Several thousand Confederate veterans wit xtessed the unveiling of the heroic statue to Gen. Stephen Dill Lee hen , Friday. The splendid monument, de signed by Kit son, stands in the Na- -l 1 1- A 1. - 1 V uuiwi rur. upvu vuv ejurct ayv, uvm which General Lee directed the- move ment of his troops during the siege -of Vicksburg. Vicksburg had been prparing for 'the dedication for months. The town was galy decorated with flags and bunting, the Stare and Bars and the -Stars and Stripes always entwined. The ' parade formed at noon and -headed bv Gen. Fred D. Gran. Unit- -edJStates Army, and an escort of cav alry, proceeded to the National Park. The, Warren Light Artillery fired a f general's salute and then Henry " Patterson called the assembly to order. Upon taking the chair as presiding fflcer, Mr. Watterson said: Standing by the Father of Waters let me first give thanks to God, that, from the Falls of St. Anthony to the uuli 01 Mexico, it Bows through au . unbroken succession of American States; at once a chain and an em blem of perpetual union between the North and the South. It was to gain this outlet to the sea that we acquired the Louisianas of France. It was to .keep it open that the yoemen of the great Northwest took the field. The purpose to close it proved an error of far-reaching magnitude; but if it be true, as Gib bon tells us, that " History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind," what must not all of us have to an swer for, when reason comes to the final disposition of the facts of a con flict, which even now battles philos i ophy; because the South, foredoomed to defeat, risked all and "had every- tiling tn lnao t ho TMmn'An Hnnv -n.l . . t v nv.wu. uvutK, nuu uc ifjuiTmii Bgamst ucn oaas ine self-confident but. .vanquished and " vanished Confederacy was able to hold out sofbng. After a most eloquent and touching cpeech and the unveiling of the mon ument Gen. Fred I. Grant was intro duced. General Grant referred to his ac i fat 1 iIibii 1 1 ' 1 ; 1 .1 . 1 quaintance with General Lee which,' ne saia,, continued through many years and afforded him the greatest happiness and gratification. He re viewed the career of General Lee, who died, "leaving an untarnished record, and a memory deservedly honored with admiration and respect, because of his noble life and charac ter, of which his surviving son and friends will be ever proud, and which, all who follow him, may emulate." Continuing, General Grant said: "I myself, am especially grateful, to have this opportunity of speaking in THE VETERANS IN CRAY Memphis, Tenn., Special. A fren sied demonstration of welcome by the men in gray for the son of the man who conquered them, marked the final scene of the nineteenth reunion of the United Confederate Veterans Thursday. It took place during the parade. In the reviewing stand stood Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, of the United States army. The first few divisions in line passed with only a limited number recognizing the sdn of the man who accepted the surren der of Lee, But finally, a cavalry -division approached and -its - com manding officer, General Tyler, - of .Hickman, Ky., old and grided, peer ved steadily at'GeneratGrant;a mo- A BRILLIANT BANQUET , Atlantic Citv. K. ' J ftrwn,;! t - rfF. -'fJ'-wa. auv annual banquet ot the New Jersey . Bak, Association,, held at the Mart borough-Blenheim Friday night, was . the most brilliant and successful in its history. Never before in the his . ry of the association has this ocea- ion been honored with so many dis- tinguished men. Among-those-nres-. ent wen; The Governor of "New : Jersey, judges of the United Stares EDWARD EVERETT HALE. """T : opeaal.The morning .light wasj breaking as the venerable ". pereij fiaie, ,.1JVIJ, "' chaplain of the United States Senate, . Unitarian divine, philanthropist, au- mot, journalist and lover of peace, - breathed his last Thursday in ' his HVUH 1U -. I- . It seemed as if the whole eenotry "joined in mourning the loss of Dr. , UaT. Messages,' expressing sorrow and esteem, poured . into the Bale household, one ofthe first being Xrom President and Mrs. TaXt Sr. Hal BUTETO R.LIEE honor of General Stephen Lee 's mem ory, as less than two years ago, he, my kind friend and hospitable host, took me over these very historic grounds at Vicksburg, and we recall ed together the incidents bf the fear ful struggle which occurred here, in 1863, where he and I had both been wounded, General Lee serving during that struggle, as a distinguished of ficer of the Confederate army, and I being with my father, who command ed the forces of the opposing Union army. We talked over the-battles of the past with no feelings oPTjitter ness, but only with rejoicings,- that peace had been established and that harmony, patriotism and loyalty to Ohe flag, now exist throughout our great land. "In the shadow of this beautiful statue, built to the memory of this knightly and chivalrio soldier, I am glad to recall the earnest wish cher ished constantly by my own deal father, Generela Ulsysses S. Grant, for peace and harmony among the American people. This wish was shown in the terms granted here at Vicksburg, and also April 9, 1865, when at Appomattox, upon reading that the side arms, horses and private property of his officers and enlisted men could be retained by them, Gen eral Robert E. Lee said to General Grant, 'These terms will have, in deed, a most happy effect upon my army, and upon the whole South.' "I am glad to recall that this sen tence for harmony between the North and the South, begun at Appomattox, was cherished by General Grant un til the end of his life, as shown by him, during the administration of President Johnson and the Recon struction period, when General Grant stood firmly and determinedly, for the promises he had given to General Robert E. Lee and to the South, as he did also, throughout his own two administrations, as President of the United States, even up to the last hours of his existence. This is evident in a message written by General Grant during his last illness, after the loss of his voice, to one of the physicians attending him, a short time before his death, of which mes sage, I will read a few lines: "My father wrote: 'I am thankful for the providential extension of my time, because it has enabled me to see tor myself the happy harmony that has so suddenly sprung up be tween those engaged a few short years ago, in deadly conflict. It has been nn inestimable ' blessing to me, to bear the kind expressions toward me, in person, from all parts of our country, from people of Ml nationali ties, of all religions, an.? from Con federate and National troops alike they have brought joy to my heart of they have not effected a cure.' " PARADE ENDS REUNION ment. Then he turned in his saddle and yelled: "Come on, you dids, here's Gen eral Grant come to life again, in his son." With one of the old-time rebel yells, the division remnants of For rest 's cavalry charged upon the stand and jostled one another for an op portunity to, shake the hand of the son of their old-time enemy. From that moment every gray-clad veteran who could reach the stand rushed up to shake hands with General Grant. The stocky army officer's cold gray eyes filled with tears and his shoul ders shook with emotion' as he mur mured, "'ffiod bless you all, boys, God oiess voir! FOR THE NEW JERSEY BAR circuit and district courts for this district, judgos of the New Jersey Su preme Court, Congressman and Sena tors, and the two guests .of. honor, Justice David J. Brewer, of the Unit ed States Supreme Conrt, and Hon. White head Kluttz, of North Caro lina. . ; .. ' : - -. ,. , : . Mr. , &utt came with a notable message and delivered it with force and eloquence. - . - SENATE CHAPLAIN. DEAD had been' chaplain of . the Wited States Senate since 1003. The newa of his death reached the Senate" early in the day and : waa received with general expression . of regret Dr. Hale wore a long clerical robe when officiating in the Senate,, and mad the prayer service impressive rather than perfunctory. It was his, habit to. repeat the Lord's prayer. Former ly he would ask the Senators to join with him in doing so. On account, however, of repeated failures to ob tain a response, ha at last desisted in this practice. . MEET NEXTJN MOBILE; United Confederate Veterans Ad journ Their Business MeettHi on He of a very Buray Bewaon Evana Is Again Commander. Memphis, Tenn., Special. After re-electing General Clement A. Evans commander-in-chief over his vigorous but futile protest, and electing Mo bile, Ala., as the next place of re union, the United Confederate Veter ans adjourned their business meet ings. Wednesday night on the heels of a very stormy session. The only candidate for commander-in-chief placed in nomination was General William M. Cabell, comman tha trans-Mississiom division. Just before nominations were in or der, General Evans read an announce ment to the convention, in which ht declined re-election. He said he ha served in every capacity! from . the lowest to the highest, and that he felt that he highest honor in the veterans' gift should be passed from one ex Confederate to another in turn. But the delegates disagreed with him and by a vote of 1,540 to 744 for Cabell, re-elected Oeneral Evaus to command. With tears streamin down his cheeks and shaking with emotion, the stately and aged sol dier bowed to the commands of his 'comrades. His election followed one of the stormiest sessions of the vet erans which old-time delegates can recall. After Mobile-, Houston, Nashville, Chattanooga and Oklahoma City had been put in nomination for the next reunion, some one began to introduce outside speakers. Sweltering in a temperature of over a hundred de grees, the veteran delegates objected strongly f.nd yelled vigorously for a vote. But the disorder was desultory. Usd Mails to Defraud. Cincinnati, O., Special Louis W. Foster, John M. Gorman, Walter Camubell, A. C. Baldwin, Edwin Hell and J. M. Scott were each sentenced to six months ia jail and to pay a fine of $200 and costs by Judge Thompson in the United States Dis trict Court here Tuesday morning for using the United States mails to fur ther schemes to defraud in conduct ing a bucket-shop. The defendants conducted the Odell Brokerage Com- Panv- . . William J. Odell came to Cincin nati frem Savannah, Ga., with $10, 000 cash and opened a bucket-shop. When Odell diedj a few years ago, he left an estate valued, it is said, at $2,000,000. All the six defendants sentenced Tuesday were lerks and telegrpnh operators for Odell. They reorganis ed the Odell Brokerage Company with a capital of $25,000, of which only $19,000 wag paid in. The public furnished the defendants' more than $1,000,000, it is said, to devide among themselves. Spring Wheat Condition. Washington, Special. Spring wheat condition averages 05.2 per cent, winter wheat 80.7, aoreace sown to spring wheat, 18,391,000; rye condition 89.6, oats 88.7, and' barley 90.6. This summarized, was the re port of the Department of Agricul ture on crop conditions on June 1, The spring wheat condition is com pared with 95 per cent a year ago and a ten year average of 02.6. Winter wheat average is against 84.5 a month ago, 86 a year ago and a ten year average of 80.5. The spring wheat acreage is 6.9 per cent more than sown last year. For the following" winter wheat States the June 1 condition and tea year average, respectively follows : - Tennessee 88 and -40. Virginia 93 and 83. Texas 56 and 73. . Kentucky 88 and 81. North Carolina 01 and 83. , Six Burned to a Crisp. ' Wheeling; W. Va., SpeciaLSix men' liteerally ' burned to a crisp, twelve fatally injured and ten more or less seriously injured, are the re sults of an explosion Wednesd-iy night at the Martin's Ferry, Ohio, blast furnace of the Wheeling Steel ft Iron Company. Twenty-four oth ers bad miraculous escapes from hor rible death or injury. i " Ueet In New Orleans Next - . ' Louisville, Ky., Special Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in" thirty-fifth an nual convention chose New Orleans for the 1910 convention, ut thn 'nfe, of, meeting back from June 12 to pru ju, enose rotentate Julias u. Jaeoby, of Indianapolis, as imperial oatesguard, the lowest office on the imperial divan, and pat the other offi cers forward one step, thas making George L. Street,, of Richmond, Va., imperial potentate. .' , ; ' Charters were granted Wednesday for Shriners jn Norfolk, Va., and El Paso, Texas- A Charter was refused Maeoo, Ga. - - BLOODY STREET BATTLE two Dead and Five Injured Fued That Had Been Frtviously Harked With Tragedy,' Breaks Out Anew. Meadville, Mis., Speoial. Two men are dead, two were perhaps fatally wounded and three others slightly injured in a bloody street battle here Monday afternoon, waged by parties to a bitter fued 'that had been previously marked with tragedy. As a result of the affair, feeling here runs high and Stato troops were rush- j ed to Meadville from Brookhaven to guard against pssibility of rioting. - Those killed in the affray were Dr. A. M. Newman, clerk of the chancery court of Franklin county, and Silas G. Reynolds. Dr. Lenox Newman, a son of one of the slain men, is be lieved to have been -fatally injured, and Herbert Applewhite, an attorney, may not recover as the result of his wounds. Emmett Newman, another son, was shot in the leg. ,The three Were taken to Natchez for medical attention, after having been formally placed under arrest. Two men nam ed Boyd and Parr, alleged to have been involved in the affray, were slightly wounded but escaped and have not been captured. L. P. Prichard, a brother of Corne lius Priehard, whom Dr. Newman kill ed seven weeks ago, was arrested and charged with complicity in the trag edy. The killing of Prichard by New man was the first bloodshed to mark a fued that had existed between the two men, relatives and friends, for months. This bitter factionalism had its inception in a political campaign in which Newman and Prichard were opposing candidates. Newman was tried a few weeks ago for Prichard 's murder and was acquitted. This served to arouse even more bitter feeling among the relatives and friends of Prichard and the Newman family and faction. Monday's fight occurred almost on the same spot where Prichard ' was slain. Apparently Newman was first fired upon as he was passing the But ler building in his buggy. The skot came from one of the rooms on the second floor of the building. It fail ed to take effect and Newman, jump ing jfrom his bggy."' rushed to the front' of the building, drawing his pistol, it is asserted, in the meantime. Gigantic Plot Unearthed. Norfolk, Special. Packed in piano boxes and ready for shipment on a filibustering steamer bound for Venezuela, a quantity of rifles and ammunition, destined, it is believed, to Cipriano Castro's revolutionists; was discovered at Franklia, Va., Monday. The rifles are believed to be a part of the 15,000 Mauser weapons ship ped from New York to St. Louis and back to Franklin, billed as pianos and packed to weather the trip to South America. The filibuster sus pect steamer Nantiehoke was lying near Franklin, and in the Blackwater below the steamer was her consort, the tug Despatch. The revenue cut ter Pamlico is blockading the two suspects, and it is not believed that either could pass her, even in the darkness, although there were per sistent rumors that an attempt would be made to get away. Orders have been issued from Washington to take prompt action it case the steamer should lift anchor. Apparently the gigantic plot of Castro's supporters, unearthed by se eret agents of the government and present Venezuelan regime, and at first not considered very seriously at Washington, for the overthrow of the opponents- of the exiled President, was verified by the discovery of the Mausers at Franklin. Whether the entire supply of rifles reached Franklin or the filibustering steamers were waiting for the arrival of other piano boxes -from St. Louis, is not known, but the State Depart ment has 'again blocked Castro's" garnet ' Italians Convicted of Conspiracy. Fairmont, W. Va., Special. Nine Italians, members of an alleged black hand society on trial charged with conspiracy to rob and . kill Oracio Heredelli, Who was initiated into the society on March 27 last, were Mon day found guilty as . indicted. Ten others, who were in an adjoining room When the place was raided, were convicted of a misdemeanor. ' ' Storms Do Damag- , Big Stone Gap, Va,, Special. Five deaths axe reported and damage to property estimated at upwards of $100,000 as the result of rains and electrical storms which swept over this section Saturday. night and. Sunday. Bailroad tracks were wash ed out,' causing landslides and a 10 foot rise in the JPowell river in two hours. The Interstate road lost more than two miles of road in the six-mile stretch of. track between Appalachia and Stonega. The ' Powell Valley Light and Power Company's plant here waa put out of commission by lightning, and crops were injured, i - .i . NORTH STATE NEWS NOTES Items of Stale Interest Gathered from Here and There and . Told Briefly for Bvay Readers. Hunting Wild Cattle. Fayettevflle, Special. For the last several days a hunt for wild cattle has been in progress within ten miles of Fayetteville. A number of years ago Major J. B. Broadfoot turned several cows loose on a stretch of land he owns between Carver's creek and Cross Creek. There they have been ever ' since, multiplying and growing wilder with each generation, until now the herd numbers fully a hundred, all wild as zebras. These animals ranged for a distance of seven miles between two creeks and along their banks ten or twelve miles. Finding it almost impossible to catch any of them and hearing that certain parties were hunting them with rifles Major Broadfoot decided to take a hand in the matter himself and enlisted the services of J. A. Rat cliffe, a crack rifle shot.' So far the last several days accompanied by a pilot, a man in the neighborhood, who knows the wild cattle and their range Mr. Ratcliffe has been having real sport. v So far he has been able to get with in rifle range of six of the animals and he has brought them all to the ground. One of them, a great bull, after being shot twice, made a dash for Mr- Ratcliffe, and it took three more bullets in the head before the animal dropped at the hunter's feet. The pilot, Sam Elliott, estimates the number of these wild animals at 100, having himself seen as many as seventy-five different ones. Wilmington Wireless Station. Wilmington, Special. A commer cial wireless telegraph station for Wilmington is included in the plans of the United Wireless Telegraph Company for the present year, and an office of the company has just been opened in this city. The eastern operating department of that company, which has its head quarters in New York, has announc ed the placing of an order for 250 complete sets of wireless instruments all of which it is said will be install ed at stations to be established dur ing 1909 in cities east of the Missis sippi river, requiring an expenditure of $500,000. Besides the station at Wilmington, others are to be established in North Carolina at Newbern, Raleigh, Greens boro, Charlotte, Asheville, Hender son and Yinston-Salem. The com pany already has stations at Eliza beth City and Cape Hatteras, and the United States, government operates a wireless station at Beaufort. The wireless station to be estab lished here will probably be one of the long distance kind, of from 5 to 20 K. 'V., which will transmit long distance messages, under all con ditions of weather, for a range of from 500 to 2,000 miles overland and from 1,000 to 3,00 miles over water. Killed by Lightning. Mt. Airy, Special. Thursday even ing at 5:15' o'clock, Mr". Jesse L. Bunker, a mute, son of Chang Bunker one of the late Siamese Twins, was instantly killed by lightning while at work in his corn field. He lived two miles west of this city. At the same time four cattle were killed by light ning on the farm of Mr. S. C. Frank lin, a near neighbor of Mr. Bunker. The bolt or force, struck Mr. Bunker on top of the head, tearing his clothes up considerably. His wife has been very sick for several days and it is feared the. terrible shock will be more than she can bear. The deceased be longed to the Baptist church and was highly respected. Vote on School Tax Was a Tie. Salisbury, Special. At Granite Quarry on the 5th inst., an election was held to determine whether a special sohool tax of 25 eents on the $100 worth of property; shall ' be levied, and the election resulted in a tie. A new election will be ordered as soon as the law permits another to be held. The friends of the pro posed increase of tax are working hard for the schools. . S ' . ' " ' "K - . v - Fire Destroys Two-Story Building at . ' Southern. Pines. . j. " Southern Pines, Special. A ' two story biulding on Pennsylvania av enue owned by I. L. Hamlin, occupied by Newton C. Zuver's barber shop and James Bethea's meat market, was entirely destroyed 'by . fire at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. The loss is $1,500, insurance $500,' When dis covered the building was. beyond hope, butt the fire department pre vented any further damage, although another building was within, seven feet. - Nothing was saved from the building. Mr. Zuver's ollect$n of eurios was a total loss. ' Found After Seven Tears. - Charlotte, Special. The mystery surrounding the disappears ee of Mr. Ellis M. Moore, on the night of May 20, 1902, was cleared Friday morning when the remains of the missing man were discovered fifteen feet below the level of East Boulevard in Dilworth, at the intersection of Winthrop aven ue. Negro workmen had been set to work digging up the street for the purpose of making sewer connections from the line on East Bulevard with Winthrop avenue. Two negroes were shoveling dirt from the bottom of the hole, when the shovel of John Twitty struck the body of the dead man. The earth was then taken from around the skeleton and before it was removed, Chief of Polioe T. M. Christenbury and Coroner W. A. Gresham were notified and arrived on the scene. Mr. E. V. Moore, a brother of the dead man, was then called and posi tively identified the remains as his brother. "Mr. Moore was able to iden tify the pair of trousers the dead man wore, and stated that he had given them to his brother several days bo fore his death occurred. Many Charlotte people remember the. sudden diappearance of Mr. Moore sevea years ago, but until Fri day there was no positiva knowledge that he was dead, though his w'.V and brothers have always thought that only death could account for the long absence. Terrible Hail Storm. Millboro, Special. One of the larg- l-est cloudbursts and hail storms pass ed through this county last evening that was ever known in this country. It lasted about one hour. The hail literally destroyed everything in its path. It hailed for about one hour and the stones were as large as quail eggs. The wheat is down flat on tha ground and lots of it beat off the heads, while the corn and" vegetables in the gardens are completely de stroyed. Beans, tomatoes, cabbage and other vegetables are cut smooth with the ground. It killed a lot of young turkeys for Captain Lineberry and blowed down his tool house. For tunately he had his binder in the wheat field ' but a mowing machine and corn drill was in the house and received some damage. It reached from Millboro to Lineberry station, a distance of five miles, and every thing in its path is obut destroyed. Fruit Crop Good. Elkin, Special. The cherry crop is much better than at first expected. They are now ripening and a great many are being brought to market, where they find a ready sale. The blackberry crop is full and there will be lots of apples and a fair crop of peaches in some sections. The wheat crop will be excellent if nothing hap pens to it. The farmers ought to be happy and not complain, for every thing seems to be in their favor. There has been no time in the past forty years when all kinds of farm products brought as high prices as they are doing now, and yet there is not enough to meet the demands. Cashier is Short $5,000. High Point, Special. S. B. Ben ner, cashier of the Southern Oil Com pany, has been arrested in Baltimore on charge of embezzlement. He will be brought back here by Chief Ridge. The warrant charges the embezzle ment of a normal sum, but it is un derstood that the real amount is about $5,000.. The shortage was at the High Point and Asheville of fices. Benner left here last Decem ber, but the shortage was not dis covered until a month ago. Benner is from Philadelphia. Spencer Woman Hurt in Runaway. Spencer, Special. Mrs. Ellie Owens, wel known here, was severe ly injured in a runaway accident near Spencer Tuesday afternoon, being thrown down an embankment by a horse which she was driving. ; The animal took fright at an automobile and Mrs. Owens lost control and was badly bruised in the face and shoul ders. r- Methodist Children Horn v' Opens Annul lot , : . ' Winston-Salem, - Special The Methodist Children's Home here will representing tne western Morth Car- olina Conference have purchased the : Davis school property for $12,500 giv-. ing the orphanage site about two hundred acres, same being one of the State. .Many useful furnishings, gifts eta are beingr. received dailv. PrafL A. H. Hayes, of Reidville. euDeris tendent of the orphanage, aaUra up on his work July 1A ,