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V:".-Likx. M i l Minn 111 1 1 1 ! 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 It MADISON CCU3TY RXCC3J), G6s Medium iUtUbbedJontZS. 1S01, FRXNCQ B&OAD NEWS, , EUbltid My 16. 1907. , T Through wkicK you reach the 4 "1 t w J P '11 li u people oi ne.aiMn vovnty. Consolidated, : : Nov. 2nd, 1911' 4. Advertising Rates on Application 4 1 1 H-H I 111 11 1 11 11 1 H-H- 111111 1 1 l-M-M-H-M .H-I- THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. VOL. XIV MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1912. NO. 29. Mediae County. ' JftstaMlshed tr Uo Uglalatura M sloa U50-1L ropnUtiea.SO.ltl. , County Seat MarsbalL KM (Mi above in leveL ' Kw and modern Court Bom, cost . I81.00MO. ' New and modern JaiL ooet $15,000.00. New and modern County Home, cost 110,000.00. ' Officers. Hon. Jan. L. Hyatt, Senator' 81 ' District, Burnsvllle. N. C , . ' Hon. J. C Ramsey, Representative. Man ball. N. C. - W. H. Henderson, Clehk Superior Court, Marshall, N. C. W. K. Bucknar, Sheriff. Marahall, N.a -.' James Smart, Reglatar ot Deeds, Marshall, N. C 0. F. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marahall, n. a, r. r. a No. a. R. L. Tweed. Surveyor, White Rock. N. C. ' ' Dr. J. H. Balrd, Coroner Mara Hill, n. a ;' . ' Mrs. Ellaa Henderson. Jailor, Mar . ihalLN.C. John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marahall. ' N. C. Dr. a N. Sprinkle, County Physician, Marahall. N. C. , Jamaa Haynle. Supt County Home, Marahall. N. C. Homa located about two miles south ' waat ot MarahalL Courts. Criminal and Civil, Flrat Monday be ." (ore Flrat Monday In March, Com mencing Fab. 88th, 1912. CWU 11th, Monday after Flrat Mon day In March, commences May 20, " Hit Criminal and CIvU, First Monday attar First Monday In Sept Com mences Sept 9th, 1912. v ' Civil th Monday after First Mon day In September. Commencee Octo bar 14, 1911 BOARDS. -i ' County Commissioners, W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, M. a C. F. Cassada, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. L Raubtn A. Tweed, Member, Big Laurel, N. C a B. Mashburn, Atty, Marshall. N. C. Board meets first Monday In every month. Road Commissioners. - Al I. Bryan, Chairman, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. 2. - ' J." A. Ramsey,; Secretary, Mara H1H, N. C R. F. D. 2. Sam Cox, Member, Mara HM, N. C R. F. D. No. 2. O. W. Wild. Big Pine. N. C. Dudley Chlpley, " Road Engineer, Marshall. N. C. George M. Prltchard, Atty., Marshall, N. C. Board meets first Monday- In Janu ary, April, July and October each year. Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring '. Creek, N. C. -Thoe. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. C, R- F. D. No. 1 Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt of "Schools. Mara Hill N. C, R. F. D. No. I. :- ' -:":-,' Board Meeta first Monday In Janu ary, April, July and October each year, Colleges and High Schoola. ' . Mara Hill College. Prof. R. L. Moore, ( President Mara Hill. N. C. Fall Term ' begins August 17, 191L Spring Term begins January 2, 1912. Spring Creek High School. Prof. ftv-C. Brown, Principal, Spring Creek, N. C t Mo. School opened August l, mi.- Madison Seminary' -School. Prof J. M. Weatherly. Principal, Mar shall. N. C.,! R. T. d! No7 2? T Mo. Sohool began October 2, 1911. Bell Institute. Miss Margaret E. Griffith. Principal, Walnut N. C 8 Mo. ; Bohool began September 9, 1911. ' Marshall Academy, Prof. R. O. - Anders, Principal, 'Mara'ha'il, "N. Ch ' Mo, School began Sept 4, 1911. , ' Notary Publics. " J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, N. C. Term expires Jan. It 1912. A. J. Roberta, Marshall. N. C, R. F. D. No. 8, Term expires May 30, 1912. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C. - Term expires August 10, 1912. .' ' ' C. C Brown, Bluff, N. C. Terra ex plrea December t, 1912. - J. A. Leak, Revere, N. C. Tern ex piree January 10, 1913. W. Tv. Davis, Hot Springs, M. C. Term expires January 10, 1913. J. H. Southworth. Stackbouse, N. O. ' Tana expires January IB, 1913. - K W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C. Term expiree February 8, 1913. J. H. Hunter, Marshall. N. O. R. F. D. No. S. Term explrea April 1, 1912 J. F. Tllson. Marshall. N. C, R. F. D No. 1 Term expires April 3, 1913. C. J. Ebbs, Marshall, N. C. Terra oxptres April 31. 1913. J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C. Terra expiree April 26, 1913. Roy L. Oudgar, Marshall, -- N. C. Term expires May 3, 1913. . ' Geo. M. Prltchard, Marshall, N. C. Term expires May 25, 1913. .' . Dudley Cblpley, " Marshall. N. C Tern expires July 29, 1918. -' W". (5. Connor, Mara Hill .XX Tern expires November 27, 1913. , - , George W. Gahagan Poat, No. II G. A. R. S, M. Davis. Commander, J. It Ballard, Adjutant r(i at the Court Ilauao Satnrday ac.'ore the seoond Sunday In bcl i at 11 A. M. GlFinKIIIS IS PROHI TICKET TANDAIO-BEARER8 OF FOUR YEARS AGO ARE AGAIN . NOMINATED. NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION Proposal to Change the Name of the Party Not Taken Up by the Convention. " : Atlantic City, .N. J. The national Prohibition convention concluded Its labors hero with the' nomination of the party standard-bearers . of four yean ago Eugene, W. Chafin of Art conn for president and Aaron S. Wat kins of Ohio for vice president In each case the nomination was made by acclamation after a single ballot had Indicated the preference of ' the delegates'. ' ' " "-'lil-p ' Four aapirants were placed In nomi nation against Mr. Chafin. They were T, W. Emerson of California, Flnley C. Hendrickson of California, Aaron S. Watklns of Ohio and Andrew Jack- EUGENE W. CHAFIN son Houston of Texas. Each with drew his name after the first ballot Mr. Houston creating enthusiasm by the statement that he would rather receive the lowest vote in the Prohi bition convention than the highest in either the Democratic Or Republican conventions. v Both of the party candidates were called to the platform and made brief speeches. Mr. Chafin said he regarded the nomination as the greatest politi cal honor bestowed upon any man this year. He thanked the convention for his second nomination and promised not to stand for a third term. , The proposal to change the name of the party was not taken up. ; A. J. Orem of Massachusetts, in a brief speech, promised to pledge more mon ey to the campaign fund should the name be changed. v WILL FIX BOUNDARY LINE , , - x . -. American Engineers to Determine the Line Between Colombia and Panama. , Boston, Mass. To determine exact ly what line former President Loubet of France decided upon in 1900, when as arbitrator he fixed the boundary line between Costa Rica and the por tion of Colombia which, now forms the republic of Panama, Frank W. Hodgdon, chief engineer of the port of Boston, and P. H. Ashby, a New York engineer, have sailed for Port Llmon. Messrs. Hodgdon and Ash by are two of four engineera' chosen as commissioners to Interpret M. Lou bet's finding to Chief Justice White of the United States Supreme court Costa. Rica opened the bdundaiy dis pute after Panama seceded from Co lombia, and the two countriea agreed on Chief Justice White as the final arbitrator ot the question. The oth er commissioners are John F, Hay ford of the Northwestern university and O, M. Leland ot Cornell univer sity. . ' s Fenest Fire pestroya Village. Halifax, N. S. As the result ot a forest fire the village of Point Tup per, a settlement near the entrance to Port Hawkesbury, is in ashes, being practically wiped out by the flames. The town of Port Hawkesbury Itself was seriously threatened, but was saved when the wind died down. The heaviest single loss at Point Tupper was sustained by the Inter-Colonial railway, whose freight . sheds, coal sheds and transfer piers, together with many loaded freight cars, were destroyed. 19 Struck by Lightning. Annlston, Alal Charlet Kirby and H. Rape are dead and seventeen oth era are seriously Injured aa a result of being stricken by lightning In their mess tent of company B, Second Ala bama infantry, commanded by Capt C. H. Seals of Birmingham. Pandemo nium reigned in camps for several hours after the bolt struck. The mess hall waa not ' demolished, although nearly all metal, about the structure waa melted, including several metal cups. ; ;. . ..-v , , , ' -, MRS. ALBERT KUENL1N . . : Mrs. Albert Klienlln, wife of the 2d secretary of the German embassy at Washington. HUES CHOSEN CHAIRMAN SECRETARY OF PRESIDENT IS CHOSEN 8ECRETARY OF NA TIONAL COMMITTEE. , Tatt Had Promised Hides Place and He Was Chosen Over Big Opposition. Washington. Charles D. HUles, secretary to President Taft, was se lected by the committee on organi zation of the Republican national committee, to act as chairman ot the national committee. The selection of Mr. Hides' vat made at ' the direct request of the president, and followed a short white house conference. James B. Reynolds of Illinois, per sonal friend of President Taft and member of the defunct tariff board, was selected secretary of the nation al committee. William Barnes, Jr., ot New York, was objected to for chairman on the ground that he was tainted with the stigma ot "bossism" and his selection, it was feared, would alienate the en tire West : , . "J 1 The names of Representative Mc Kinley, manager of the Taft forces during the' pre-conventlon fight; Sen ator Newall Sanders of Tennessee and Harry M. Daugherty were considered, but McKlnley positively declared he would not accept the responsibility ot the chairmanship. ' The sub-committee has practically decided upon Otto Bannard of New York for treasurer of the national committee. George R. Sheldon, who has twice gathered in the shekels, de clined to serve again, but promised to help Bannard or any other man se lected by the committee. 45 PERSONS ARE POISONED Seasoning Mixed In Zine Tub Causes' Tragedy in the Canday Family. , Aiieusta .' Ga. Four persons are dead and fortv-one others are ill as a result of being poisoned at a din ner at the home of Mac Canady, near Garfield, Ga, - The nolsonlna resulted 1 from mix ing a seasoniing containing black pep per and vinegar in a zinc iud, ana used on barbecued meat at a reunion. Appeal was made to the city hospi tal in Augusta for assistance. Four trained nurses, all the hospital could unara at the time for emergency calls, were rushed to Summertown. Tillman Canady died and Mrs. Fair cloth and her child also died later. Every person who, partook of the dinner Is suffering from taking pol annad food and some of them are said to have but slight chance of recovery. Feeds Wagea of Father to Pig. Washington. A three-year-old Chi cago boy got hold of his mother's pocketbook and fed (36 in bills his father's wages to his pet guinea pigs. The father sent the remnants of the pigs' meal to -President Taft with an appeal to the government to redeem the entire roll. The man is the sole support of a big family on 81.75 a day. 25 Americans Held Prisoners. .Timre. . Mex. Twenty-five Ameri cans, Including American Consul T. iv kh wards, were held m the oince f thn Mexican Northwestern railroad for nearly two hours while an armed guard of rebels prevented them from leaving , the building. ,, Rebel officials ha tonm naered at the officers ot the Mexican Northwestern, on ac count ot the alleged worthlessness of a $5,000 cheque, payable to the reb els as an export duty on a consign ment of gold ore by the American Smelting and Refining company. hollva Predicts Destruction. Chiriro. Wilbur Glenn Voliva, the nvAraAr at zion CHt. has predicted the destruction, ot Chicago. New York and other large' cities, ana now ne calls on his followers to hurry to Zlon City, which he says will be the only place spared when the devasta tion cornea "God's Judgment is go ing to fall on the cities of the na tions,'' he said. "There s no cnoice in h. .n.ttor i command you to come to Zlon City. Chicago will answer for rejecting Dr. Alexander Dowie, ana yon must be In Zlon City to escape." REPUBLICANS FAVOR ROOSEVELT REGULAR REPUBLICAN CONVEN TIONS DECLARES THE CHICAGO CONVENTION FRAUDULENT. TAFT ADHERENTS ROUTED Taft's Friends Vainly Fought to Pre vent Adoption of Condem. natory Resolutions. DesMolnes, IowaT The efforts of Governor Carroll, a Taft adherent, to have the Republican 'state convention pass a resolution Indorsing the plat form adopted at the national conven tion, failed, being tabled, 773 ti 342, and his effort to eliminate from the report of the majority of the resolu tions committee the lection condemn ing as fraudulent the; Chicago conven tion also failed. Th progressive con trolled the convention; throughout Neither Taft nor' Roosevelt were mentioned in the (esolutlons adopted which commend "Republican achieve ments and lndorsi progressive poli cies." Governor Carroll precipitated a dem onstration for Rodsevelt which lasted for more than twenty minutes when he said the natloial Republican plat form was not tain id, but was adopted regardless of whither the delegates were aligned wlthl Taft or Roosevelt The mention of Roosevelt was the signal tor cheer alter cheer, delegates waving banna bantkershlefs, flags and hats. Resolutions adopted Include a re- quest that the lei Blature submit the question of votes port women to the people and Indorse! direct nomination of president vice iresldent and Unit ed States senators The resolutions ommittee declined to Include In Its re: ort the suggestion of Senator Albert 3. Cummins for a commission to Investigate the manner in which President. Taft was renomi nated at Chlcaao. NATIONAL EDUCATORS MEET Falrchild Chosen Head of Educators Over Miss Btraohan. Chicago. Electing! aa president E. T. Falrchild. of ToWJ Kan., after a heated contest, 14, wnlch Chicago teachers were severely criticised by New York members for "behind the curtain tactics," the National Educa tional association, representing more than 15,000 educators, vent on record as favoring: Woman's suffrage, "lecause women teachers realize the responsibility of training youth for cititenshlp." Promotion of International peace, An Investigation of teachers' sala ries throughout the country with ref erence to the high co of living. A uniform Federal law for. marriage and divorce. : Promotion of plans tor a national university. ! : ' ' Extension by congress of plans for training In agriculture domestic econ omy and other lndustrnl work in vari ous Institutions.; Greater attention ID public schools to health ot pupils, j To study rural education, city school administration! vocational ed ucation and hygiene Md higher edu cation, Including the training of all teachers. - ! - More attention by teachers to the Individual necessities of pupils for a training that will fit them for a defi nite occupation in l.'fe. That the school riaygrounds pro vide at least one squire rod for each pupil. - . - 1 That a greater spirit ot altruism be Inspired in school work. ; The association condemned com pulsory military training in schools not espedaly designated as military schools. i Falls Seven Stories. Atlanta. While Bitting In the wln- Anw ot his room. Charles C. Birch- more, sixteen years private secretary to Hamilton McWhorier. leu irom me seventh story of the Pickwick apart ment building to hi death upon the paved street below. His body was found by the night ianiior oi me ricn ,ui,.v vhn fmm the basement furnace room had heard the sickening thud of the Impact i ; Tramps Play Ball. Ttrnvaaharrn. Pa. The baseball dia mond took over the (unctions of a court here in connection with the con viction of SO tramps recently arrested by the police of Plymouth borough. When the tramps wer arraigned be fore Burgess W. D. Morris, the bur gess, who is an enthusiastic baseball fan, ordered that the en be divided into equal squads f rota which two tn, v. vara Mincted1o Play a full nlne-lnnlng game on he town com mon. The Winning sqaa were w go tree, but the losers t work. Postofflce Clerk for President . Louisville. Ky. Jamee P, Hawkins of Louisville, who1 was arrested in Washington and sent to Washington .niim hnnnitat after offering: himself as the compromla eandldate tor pres ident on the Resuniican ucaei, was . in th iinulsvllle nostofflce more than 22 yers. Ho resigned a few months ago, alter announcing in K. inril 'Yianera that he would be a candidate for president on the Re publican ticket iup to xnai ume ne had never shown any mental vagaries. WILLIAM KENT tlL . . BiS-SOJL,.. TIM i , Jk Congressman from California for marly wall-known Chicago reformer, who attended the Republican national convention. COMORRISTSFOUND GUILTY DESPERATE EFFORT AT SUICIDE MARKS CLOSE OF TRIAL OF CAMORRISTS. All Convicted and Given Long Terms. Trial Drawn Out Nearly Two Years. Viterbo, Italy. The Camorrlsta who have been on , trial for nearly, two years on the charge of having mur dered Cenhara Cuoccolo and his wife in June, 1906, were adjudged guilty in varying degrees. ' Enrico Alfano, the alleged leader of the Camorrlsts, Giovanni Rapl Dl Marinas, and the others are convict ed of being Instigators ot the crime and members of a criminal organiza tion. When the accused men were placed In the iron cage to hear the verdict, Dt Marinas suddenly drew forth a piece of glass and cut his throat. He fell to the floor in a pool of blood and general pandemonium broke loose. The other prisoners screamed like wild animals, shouting themselves hoarse with invectives and Impreca tions. Alfano raged around and recalled his brother's death, who, he cried, was a "victim of injustice and a man who has suffered the martyrdom ot in nocence." Vltozzl knelt weeping and praying. All the prisoners acted like maniacs, and the carbineers had difficulty In forcing their way into the cage to maintain order and carry - out the wounded Dl Marinas. - - Some ot them shook their fists at the Judge and others tore at the bars of the cage. They attempted In con cert to harangue those assembled in the court In addition to the police and carl blneers within the building, a battal ion of troops with fixed bayonets was drawn up outside. It was feared that some attempt might be made to res cue the prisoners. The Camorra trial stirred the world by revelations of the ramifications of the criminal association. SCORES STRICKEN BY HEAT Torrid Wave la Doing Deadly Work v In Great Eastern Cities. . New York. Weather which receiv ed unpleasant memories ot the terri ble heat wave of Just a year ago has struck New York City. The mercury jumped to 93 degrees, official, and some street thermometers recorded It at 99. Philadelphia. Eleven deaths were reported to the coroner here as being due to the excessive heat Prostra tions were numerous. The maximum temperature was 95. Boston. Three deaths and twenty five prostrations, due to heat, are re ported in Greater Boston. For the fifth consecutive day the official ther mometer registered over 90 degrees, the maximum being 94. . Clubs and Stones Used In Family Riot Clio, Mich. Both the men and wom en folk ot the Ketz and the Hackney families engaged in draw battle, the members of the two families taking up the quarrel of the respective heads. Cluba and stones were the weapons used and two men are lying near death and a score of other partici pants are nursing more or less severe Injuries. Michael Ketz, senior mem ber of his family, suffered a fractur ed skull and Orvllle Carpenter, em ployed by Hackney, suffered concus sion ot the brain. Held Keepers at Bay. New York. After twenty hours' .in hunt far Reorae Wltson. the m-ls- oner in the Tombs who attacked a guard with a cold chisel, and held 25 keepers at bay with the guard's gun, after he had dropped into a manhole In the prison yard, the authorities gave up their man as lost It Is be lieved that Wltson escaped by way of the manhole and the cellar Into some other part of the prison which was not watched at the time and scaled a wall to freedom, Boys told a story of a tnan coming over the wan. L RIMER OUSTED FBOIilKEIInlE DRAMATIC SCENE AS ILLINOIS MAN IS EXPELLED AS MEM. BER OF BODY. HIS FRIENDS REMAIN TRUE After His Fate Had Bean Decreed, Ha Walked Out of the Chamber Door and Left Hla Official Title Behind Makes Statement Washington. Overturning the ma jority of Its own committee, and re versing Its vote of March 1, 1911, the Senate took away from William Lo ri mer hla seat as Junior senator from Illinois by a vote of 55 to 28. A mem ber of the Senate since June 18, 1909, Mr. Lo rimer was declared to have been the recipient of votes secured by "corrupt methods and practices,' ar ' hia election waa held to have been Invalid. Technically Mr. Lorlmer will pass but of the records of the Senate aa a member of that body, notwithstand ing hla more than three years' occu pancy ot his seat. Facing hla asso ciates with the declaration "I am ready," Mr. Lorlmer sat in the cham ber and heard bis fate decreed aa the roll call showed the adoption of the resolution ot Senator Luke Lea, of Tennessee, the Senate's youngest member. The man who for three days had held the Senate to close attention with his remarkable speech of de fense and attack upon his enemies, rose wearily from his seat, and pass ed back to a cloak-room door, Sena tors and members ot the House gath ered about him, grasping his hand, and patting him on the back. Out side the Senate door, as Mr. Lorlmer stepped Into the corridor, friends greeted him again, and a party ot Sisters of Charity pushed forward to express regret at his expulsion. At his office later, when a physician had attended him, he said he would not leave Washington tor a few days. The -outcome of the vote waa -not a surprise, but the leaders of the fight against him had not estimated a greater vote than 50 to 35. Would Be In a Severe Strain. Washington. The Hague Tribunal would be subjected to the most severe strain ever placed upon it in the opin ion of officials here, should the settle ment of the Issue between America and Great Britain regarding the use of the Panama Canal be refused to it This strain would be felt in the impor tant initial attempt to secure an im partial court ot arbitration. In this peculiar case, the United States would stand almost alone, against the nations of the world. In her assertions of the right to discriminate in favor of Amer ican shipping. Want to Improve the South. Washington. All deplomatlc and consulars officers in Central and South America have Instructed to urge the countries in which they are located to cooperate with the Southern Commer cial Congress at the meeting to be held in Mobile, Ala,, in the fall of 1913. The instructions were embodied In a bulle tin Issued by Secretary of State Knox endorsing the purposes of the Con gress. It directs the officials to aid in every way the co-operation of the Latin American countries in the improve ment of the commercial relations ot the South and its Latin neighbors. Fight on Beall Cotton Bill. Washington. Charging bad faith against those behind the Beall bill prohibiting dealing In cotton futures, which was discussed In the House under a special rule, Representative Rucker of Colorado, Democrat waged such a determined fight on the meas ure that he forced an adjournment. Mr. Rucker declared he had the as surance ot the leaders that he would be given opportunity to : offer his amendment Including in the measure "wool and all food products." Physician Lured To Death.' New Orleans. Following an at tempt to segregate school children ot mixed blood at Grand Isle, Dr. R. O. Seay, a prominent physician, waa lur ed from, his home on a take call tor his services and shot by unknown par ties. He waa wounded seriously and brought to this city for treatment Grand Isle is near the delta on the Gulf of Mexico and is populated by many foreigners engaged in truck farming and the oyster business. Ber nlo and Bobin Rigaud, brothers, are under arrest Thirteen Killed In Wreck. ' Chicago Thirteen persons were kill ed and fifteen to twenty were injured in a wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Railroad at Western Springs, a suburb ot Chicago. Coming through a fog with supposedly clear track ahead train No. 8, a fast mall, ran at full speed Into the rear ot train No. 2, known as the Overland Express from Denver, which was standing still on the track, telescoping two of the Overland's pullman cars. Railroad of ficials refused to fix the blame until after the wreck had baen investigated. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraph of 8tate News That Have Bean Gotten Together With Car By Tha Editor. Raleigh It was announced that the $150,000 endowment of Meredith Col lege, a Baptist school for women, has been raised. The general education board appropriated 150,000 on the con dltion that tha Baptists would double the amount Raleigh. The corporation commis sion is working upon the corporation tax incident to the listing all over the state and It la busy for a time, Tho commission has yet another hearing upon the Hamlet matter in which the Rockingham railroad wants to be ex cused from the burden of supporting two tower men all night because the Rockingham crosses the Seaboard in two places. Statesvine. Iredell county is right jow in the midst ot a progressive era. With the 400,000 voted for good roads tn the county and the city of States ville improving her streets it appears that the county is rapidly forging to the front On account of tha work be ing done on the streets the city Is now in a very rough and muddy con dition but aoon thia will be through and It will then be a clean, smooth lit tle city. Washington. Information aa to the relative standing ot tho states in tho amount of postal savings bonds ap plied for July 1 and a comparison of this standing with that of January 1, the date of the last conversion given out by Postmaster General Hitchcock shows the following record for North Carolina: 41st In July, 27th in Janu ary; $1,840 in July, 1,100 in January; Increase $240; percentage of lncreaae 21.8. . Asheville. Clyde Melton, whot shot and killed Ed B Swlnney on tho street here recently is either feign ing insanity or Is really insane, ac cording to reports from the county Jail, where he is confined. ' Melton was removed to the county Jail after Swlnney died, and is being held with out bond. The officers in charge of the Jail say that Melton spends hla time muttering In an irrational man ner, and that be paces hla cell ner vously while muttering. Elizabeth City. Alonzo S. Cox. 21 years old, clerk In A. F. ' Toxey's wholesale grocery in Elizabeth City, was drowned at . Nag's Head, while In surf bathing. - Men on' shore formed a chain in an endeavor to save him. Joshua Dawson, ot - Elizabeth City, nearly succeeded In rescuing him. The drowning man's strength failed and a strong undertow, swept him out ot , reach. Dawson, overcome by his bat tle with the waves, was carried sense less ashore. . Hendersonvllle. A number of , the leading citizens ot the town have de cided to have a horse show some time in August. K. G. Whistler, of Colum bia, who has a summer residence near Hendersonvllle . waa elected president of the movement and will begin work at once preparatory to giving the show. It is planned to have it Just after the Asheville show ends In order that the exhibitors may participate in the one to be given in Henderson vllle. : Wilmington. Alfred Hurst ' and Scott Murphy, colored, were shot at Macomber's, a station on the subur ban line; and it is thought that John Quince Everett, colored, did the shooting. Hurst appears to be dan gerously wounded, while the other ne gro is1 not hurt much. Hurst and Everett were quarrelling over the former's wife. Scott rounded the cor ner ot house about thla time. The shooting then began with the result that both Hurst and Murphy were shot , Burlington. The 19-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Roney of this place, died a violent death from drink ing kerosene oil. Tho child went to his father's store near the house and when the father waa not looking drank some oil from a measure on the counter. Asheboro. Election waa called for Concord township in this county, to be held on a railroad bond issue, and feeling has been running high, espe cially on the part of the opposition. It Is stated that threats of violence have been made against a number of per sons who favored the issue. Raleigh. Political matters In Wake county are now to occupy the atten tion of tho people, as the primary to nominate county officers takes place -In August The first to announce him- -self aa a candidate for office is Mr. Roy H. Mitchell, of Wake Forest. . New Bern, While a score or more of thirsty citizens watched the pro- . ceedlngs, several barrels ot beer and a number of casea of whiskey were broken in the rear of the city hall In this city. The boose had been confis cated in various raids made by the police during the past few, months. No one would lay claim to It ' , Washington. Among the patents granted to North Carolinians, Davis fc. Davis report the following: A. L. Pat terson, Albemarle, paper ' . plies to boxes; D. G. Tatum, Hendersonvllle, running gear. Raleigh. While at work ditching along the tracks" ot the Southern rail way near Garner, Harvey Fowlkes, a young white man stumbled and fc'li under the wheels of a moving worki train,, crushing both his legs so t' ati amputation was necessary. Fo waa brought to the Hex hoi ; : 1st this city where the operatioa v s 3 ; formed.'1 His condition is cr' ; ,1. J