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CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY i5, 1904
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FREE DELIVEEY COMING.
MISS LIN OLE MARRIED.
r Congressman Euttz Will at Once Lay
till Matter Before the Department
, Congressman llieo. F. "Kluttz
spent yesterday afternoon in the city,
. . having come down to see Postmaster
. Patterson and take up the matter of
' getting free delivery for Concord. Mr.
, Kluttz had k conversation with the
Postmaster and afterwards told THE
TRIBUNE that he would bring the
. i, matter before the post office depart-
'MenL'"
To do this Mr. Kluttz will go to
Washington next week, at an early day,
and present the case to the third post
master general, under whose direction
the matter comes. Very soon there
will be many towns entering the class
entitled to free delivery and the Con
cord claim will be put in at once be
fore towns from all over the county
make application. The appointment
of the system to a town of this claw,
as we understand it, is not obligatory
but within the descreption of ihe de-
paitinent. As soon as he heard that
this city had passed the limit Mr.
Kluttz at once took the matter up and
came to Concord at once to confer
with the postmaster and get facts and
figures. THE TRIBUNE was told by
Mr. Kluttz that he felt confident that
we would get free delivery in Concord
as early as itpstible, the usual red tape
necessarily having to be gone through
with.
Home-Seekers In Cyclone.
iJonestcci, S. U., July tJ. A cy
clone struck this place just before dark
tonight and played havoc with hun
dreds of tents and cheaply constructed
rooming houses erected for the thou
. sands of home-seekers who are reen
tering for the Rosebud Reservation
lands.
The day had been hot and sultry
' and during the afternoon a violent
storm arose. About 4 o'clock a cy
clone cloud could be plainly seen from
Bonesteel, out on the reservation, final
'' ly disappearing to the northaastward
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before striking the town the funnel
lumped high in the air and the town
escaped the full - force of the wind.
- However, dozens of tents were blown
over and a number of the loosely put
together rooming and bunk houses col
' lapsed. No one was injured, but
Easterners are scared out of their wits
at their first glimpse of a Western cy
clone. .. Freak of a Tempeet
Richmond, Va., July 13. Virginia
was swept yesterday by a far-reaching
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- age to property and loss of life. Re
ports today show some eccentricities
on the part of the tempest.
At the plantation of A. McElrdy,
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in ncpiKV county, aooui iv miles
:. from Richmond, a cloudburst washed
a hole in a cornfield 4 feet deep, 9
feet wide and 25 feet long, taking the
soil and distributing it over an acre of
corn and doing about $100 worth of
damage to the crop. '
l ue Darn n. u Chester was
struck by lightning and the building,
with all its contents, burned.' Light
ning struck the stern flagstaff of what
remains of the burned steamer . Poca
hontas, of the Virginia Navigation
Company, in James river.- A man
'who had : gone into the company s
' office to use the telephone was knocked
''down '.';-.,' ". . ,v-;
The record up to this time shows
an unusual number of deaths from
lightning. . '". .
Fouilk's Victims, 84. , .
Chicago. July 13.-The Tribune
says:
"Five more deaths were added yes
terday to Chicago's list of Fourth-of-July
victims. Four died in agony from
lockjaw, while the fifth succumbed to
wounds caused by the explosion of a
toy cannon. ; .. " : ... ;'
"From other cities in the country
two deaths from injures and five from
tetanus were reported, making the to
total of lives lost in the 'patriotic cele
bration' 81" i
Young Lady Well Known in Concord
Married to Mr. Bowles.
The Salisbury Sun of Thursday
says ;
The Sun's Barber correspondent
writes as follows :
Mr. J. M. Bowles, of Salisbury,
was married to Miss Daisy Lingle, of
Cresent, at 9 o'clock last night at Bar
ber Junction Hotel, E. A. Barber,
Esq., officiating. Only a few intimate
friends were present
From what the writer understands
there is something of a romance con
nected with this marriage, the particu
lars of which have not been divulged.
It is known, howeve, that it has been
planned since J unary 16, as the license
was issuedon that day.
Miss L,mec, now Mrs. Bowles, is
known to many Concord People where
she lived tor a while as local reporter
on the Standard.
Broughton's Friends Take up Fight
Against Police Chief Westbrook.
Albany, Ga., July 12. Those
sensational charges against Chief of
Police R. N. Westbrook, which were
made by Dr. Len G. Broughton,
when the latter was in Albany several
weeks ago conducting a series of meet
ings at the Chautauqua auditorium and
as a result of which the Atlanta
evangelist was cowhided the following
afternoon in a Broad street barber shop
by the irate chief, have at last been
placed in the hands of Mayor A. J
Lippitt, ex-officio chairman of the
board of police commissioners.
The official charges have been in
cubation for several weeks, in fact
ever since Dr. Broughton made hi
sensational statement from his pulpit-
He was relieved of the necessity of
personally pressing the charges by
committee of twenty-four prominent
citizens, wild voluntarily assumed
responsibility in the affair.
The friends of Chief Westbrook
have for ten days past been confidently
asserting that the charges would not
come to a head, that they were based
on hot air, and that the effort to
secure tangible evidence had ignomin-
ously failed. There was, therefore,
not a little surprise in the city when it
was currently reported this afternoon
that the charges had at last been
presented in legal form. In reply to a
question, Mayor Lippitt made the
following statement this afternoon:
As yet I have not even read the
charges. They were sealed and placed
in the city clerk's safe, where they
will remain until I can secure a full
meeting of the police commission.
One of the members is in St. Louis,
but the board will be called together
as soon as his attendance can be
secured. Then a date for a hearing
wilt be set"
Russian After Another Loan.
London, July 13. Lord Roths
child said today that he had reason
to believe that Russia was endeavoring
to float another foreign loan.
With reference to the suggestion
that Russian might attempt to float an
internal loan Lord Rothschild said he
did not believe it could be taken by
home bankers, unless the latter ar
ranged with foreign banks to take it off
their hands, r
Russian official circles in London,
however, say they have no knowledge
of any effort on the part of their gov
ernment to float a loan; The govern
ment has no need of money at this
time, as it has ample resources to carry
on the war for a long period. With
reference to the report that the Jewish
bankers decline to grunt a loan to
Russia, unless the Russian ' Jews are
given the same rights and privileges as
other Russian subjects; . the officials
said Interior Minister von Piehwe was
considering measures, for the relief of
the Jews.
This, however, had no connection
with the question of a loan, but was
solely in execution of the Emperor's
ukase of January, 1903, contempla
ting granting further liberty . to ., the 1
people of the empire.
IMMENSE BET 00ES A-BEGGING.
Man Offers $200,000 on Parker, But
the Odds Are Not Good Enough.
New York July 14. Wall Street
opened its eyes in surprise Wednesday
afternoon when Jacob Field announced
that he would bet $200,000 against
$350,000 that Judge Parker would be
elected President. Mr. Field further
announced that he would wager any
part of the amount named at the same
odds. Sentiment on the street has
been changing daily. The Esopus
candidate is gradually gaining in favor.
The prevailing odds on Roosevelt
have fallen from five to two to two to
one, and finally to ten to six. Mr.
Field's big offer today at four to seven
on Parker went begging in the
Roosevelt camp. It is said that Mr.
Field is willing to wager even more
than $200,000 on Parker, and it is
expected if his terms fail to draw taken
he may offer even better odds.
Thrown from Train.
Denton Cantrell, a white man some
twenty odd years of age, was thrown
from the steps of the Sunday school
excursion while returning from Raleigh
Saturday night and sustained injuries
which rendered him unconscious for
over, three hours.
The young man says the train was
crowded on the return trip to Lexing
ton and he went out on the platform
and sat down on the top step. He
was smoking and while sitting there
was approached from the rear by a
white man and bodily pushed from
the rapidly running train. He fell be
side the track and his face was badly
bruised and cut by the rocks and his
breast hurt. He says he was pushed
from the train a mile or so this side of
Thomasville about 11 o'clock Satur
day night. That he was unconscious
until 3:15 a. m., Sunday morning and
that when he came to himself he was
in the depot at Thomasville, where he
was given medical attention.
Young Cantrell is a quiet, unassum
ins young man and is not known to
have an enemy. He says he had some
words with a white man it Hillsboro
Saturday morning and that this is the
person who pushed him from the train
Saturday night. Cantrell has been
living in Lexington for only a few
months and is not very well acquainted
with the people here and in the county
The young man's home is at Central,
C He says he will be able to
identify his assailant if he ever sees
him. Lexington Dispatch.
Go to the Mischief.
Instead of "Go to the ant, thou
sluggard," the idea of the Texas farm
er who got out an injunction agaist
the introduction of the Mexican red
species appears to be something like
"Go to the mischief, thou ant I"
TU XarrUn of Kiss BostUn of Albe-
aurls.
The Albemarle Enterprise of this
week says:
-' The residence of Mr. and Mrs. J,
W. Bostian on Tuesday afternoon
Was the scene of a quiet but pretty
wedding ceremony, in which their
eldest daughter, Miss Bessie, was
married to Mr. Walter Hurt, of
Richmond, Va.
-Rev. G. T. Rowe performed the
ceremony. Among the invited guests
wtjre Mrs. G. T. Rowe, of Concord,
sister of the bride, Mrs. Louise Stan
back Ross, of Erie Mills, Miss Sue
Overby, of Norwood, and Mr. Louis
lSfchiff, of Charlotte.
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; ine Dnae is one or AiDemanes
most beautiful and popular young
ladies. She has residedat Charlotte
thc,pasttwo years, in charge of the
commercial branches of Elizabeth
College, from which institution she
graduated.
Mr. Hurt is a traveling man
genially liked by those who know
him.- He was recently offered a
lucrative position in Mississippi,
where they will make their future
home. Mrs. Hurt is spending a few
days! with her sister in Concord, and
will return here to spend sometime
witfcier parents before going to her
new home.
There was a peculiarly sad funeral
at Scotland Neck on Saturday. On
Monday, July 4th, Mr. Walter Gray,
together with some other young men
and some ladies, went to White's mill
for an afternoon's outing. As part of
the diversion they placed a cup on a
stump in the water and took turns
shooting at it with a pistol. Mr.
Graylrowed into the pond to replace
the cup when it was knocked. As he
was pushing back to the shore a pistol
in the hands of Mr. Will Alligood
was accidentally discharged. Mr,
Gray exclaimed that he was shot, but
as he did not fall those on shore
thought he was joking. He called
for assistance and when on shore it
was found that the ball had entered
his stomach. He was brought to
town and sent to the hospital at Tar-
bora Soon an operation was perform
ed and it was found that the ball had
cut through the stomach, had cut
away part of the liver and lodged in
the back. Mr. Gray died from the
wound Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Wilmington Star.
Crushed by a Belt
New Bern, N. C, July 14. A
serious and probably fatal accident oc
curred today at Blanes mills. Ike
Brown, an employe, was caught by
belt, crushing his right leg so badly
that amputation was necessary. Drs.
Jones and Duffy performing the opera
tion. At 9 o clock he still lives, but
I the end is expected at any moment.
A
N- E IDEA OF
SUPPOSED SENSIBLE OLD GENTj
and then taxes
- ; He adopts by force a crew of multi-colored young ones
himself to pay a big policeman to make them mind him.
rJoney Klahes rjqncy.
Shrewd business men take no stock in idle money.
Do you know of a man who has money that didn't
make it WITH money. Lazy money is poor prop
erty. PUT IT TO WORK, invest it in RAILROAD
STOCK or some other GOOD DIVIDEND-PAYING
PROPERTY.
Come up and investigate, then I back -your judge
ment on StocKs, Cotton, Grain and Provisions.
Direct wires to all Exchanges. Call and make yourself at home.
PHONE 64. r!frtrt f sr
Roomm 1214 MorHmBldg. P. C. FONVmLLL.
HammocKs
A most necessary adjunct to out-door life during the
summer season, whether suspended on the veranda or
under the trees. We show a line from the plain ones
at 75c to some finer ones at $4.50 with a range of
intermediate prices.
Go-Carts
Prices go down all along the line. Give baby an
outing in a "National" Go-Cart. The open air will
make it healthy and strong.
AfORTff CA nOiA.
If you do not sleep well come and see our line of Night
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onirts ana rajamas, ana your sieeptess nignis are at an eiiu.
Night Shirts from 50c to $f.50.)1, Ana
Pajamas from S1.00 to $2.00. i llj Ullt;.
BROVM & BROWN, Outfitters.
P. S. New lot of Neckwear received today.
Are having a cleaning-up-sale,
preparatory to taking stock
August 1st, and now is an over
good time to buy Fine Lawns,
Hambergs, Laces, Ribbons,
Parasols, etc., for less than
their real value and in some
instances where there is too
much stock or too many remn
ants the price is below the cost
mark. Now is , the timand
pinns Ct co. tizq fjqcoI
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