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CONCORD, N. C. FRIDAY, EECEMBER 22, 1905
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MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
POSTMASTER AT ASBEVILLE
A. YOUNG LADY DEAD.
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Goveraor fjcaeral Proclalmiai MarUal
Law Throughout Polaad to Preveat
General Strike.
Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 22. Mar
tial law has been proclaimed through
out Poland. Thi action was taken
by the Governor General as a meant
of preventing a general strike in Poland
out of sympathy with other strikers.
Has Ho Effect.
Moscow, Dec. 22. The declara
tion of martial law .has had no effect
03 the strikere and revolutionists are
practically in possession of the city.
AU LIbm Suspended.
St Petersburg, Dec. 22. As a re
sult of the s'rike nearly every railroad
line has ceased operation. Troops
occupy some of the stations. The
strikers at St. Petersburg number
200,000 men.
Major Rolling Nominated to Succeed Miss Marshal Died Thursday Evening
Himself in Office.
at Her Home on 8pring Street
Washington, December 21 An-; Miss Ceana Marshal, daughter of
other of the big Federal offices the late James A Marshal, diedThurs
of State has been disposed of. Today day evening at 6 o'clock at her . home
President Roosevelt transmitted to the oh North Spring street of consumption,
Senate the nomination of Major Wal- ; Deceased was 23 years of age, a mem-
lace W Rollins, to succeed himself as ber of the Methodist church and well
postmaster of Asheville. As viewed . known in the city,
by many of the politically inclined The funeral services will be held
this was the most interesting contest tomorrow morning at 11 o clock at
in progress over a federal office in the Forest Hill Methodist church, con
State. The Question of the Presi-! ducted by Rev Mr Wooten and the
Wifely Pardon Too Late for Dying
Man.
Easton, Pa , Dec. 21. "When you
reach your father, if he is still con
tcious, tell him that your mother for-
gaue all. This was the message
Mrs. Benjamin Parkhurst gave to her
son when he boarded a train at Wash
ington, D. C, to come to this city
with the expectation of seeing his father
who was then lying at the point of
death in the Easton Hospital, suffer
ing from wounds inflicted by two
Easton thugs.
Parkhurst was for many years a
postal employe in Washington, but
lost his position, and husband and
wife separated.- When she learned of
her husband's serious condition the
woman sent her son to Easton with
the above message, but the father was
dead before the son reached here, and
the forgiving message was never delivered.
Prominent and Aged Citizen of Salis
bury Dead,
Salisbury, Dec 2L Dr. . Julius
Alexander Caldwell.' the oldest resi
dent physician of Salisbury, aid in his
day one of the most successful prac
tioners in the State, died this morning
shortly before 1 o clock. Dr. Cald
well bad been ill most of the time for
three years past and in fact had done
little, if any, practice for 10 years. But
despite his long ilness his family was
totally unprepared'for the shock, and
he died suddenly-this morning after
an illness which became violent only a
few hours before his death.
Dr. Julius A Caldwell was born in
Salisbury February 9, 1830, and con
sequently would have been 76 years
old had he lived until his ' next birth
day. -
- The Fire at the Wiscassett Mill. .
Last. Friday' morning lire was dis
covered under the Iapper room at the
Wise assert mill, and before the water
could be turned on it had gotten such
headway that quite a" lot of cotton wu
burned and damage to the amount of
about $10,000 resulted. " :.:
' The greatest damage resulted from
the burning of the large belts from the
engine. One of these belts is 4Jeet
wide and the cost is $16 00 per run
ning foot The belts when new cost
something over $3,000.
The mill necessarily bad to shut
down for a few days, but the despatch
used in getting new belts was some
thing remarkable, since they had to
come from New York. President
Cannon took the matter in hand and
promptly located the belts by wire,
and had them shipped at once. They
reached Albemarle Monday morning
on a special train and the mill was
ready for operation Tuesday morning.
The losses were fully covered by
, insurance, and the adjusters were on
the ground Monday- to reckon the
loss. Albemarle Enterprise. . : v 1
''"V Fire in New Bern.
New Bern, Deq. 21 Fire broke
out yesterday in the wholesale grocery
store of S G Roberts, entailing a loss
of six' or seven thousand dollars, par
tially covered by insurance. The fire
is supposed to have originated by rats
gnawing matches. The fire companies
responded promptly and beroical y to
the call and succeeded in saving the
store from total destruction.
The avera;e girl gives more time
t ' i' ' t tT tVe selection of a hat
i it ; - ' ' s f a lw ' .n.l.
dent's policy of appointing third-term
ers entered into the situation, while
another queston was whether Chair
man Rollins would recommend his
father for a third term, while the
charge of nepotism was being made
remains interred at Oakwood cemetery,
Senator Nelson to Speak at High
Point.
Washington, Dec. 21. Senator
Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, has
against him here, especially in view of.bren invited to address the M anuf act-
trie fact that R B Roberts, editor of urers' Club of High Point, when it
the Weekly Register, had the backing gives its annual banquet next month,
of the county organization. j and he will be present if possible.
Friends of Mr Roberts here have The invitation was extended by W
set up the claim that snap judgment G Bradshaw, J E Cox, CT Tomlin
bas been taken. He had been led to son. Other prominent people will be
believe that no action would be taken invited to be guests of the club.
for several days as Major Rollins' j
term does not expire until the middle , Assailed by Boss Odell
of January and they were treated to a New York, Dec. 21. Former
great surprise when the nomination j Governor B B Odell, Jr., chairman
was sent in today. Mr Roberts was 0f ,he Republican State committee,
not numbered among the insurgents ' made , statement today in which he
but was making his fight inside the charged President Roosevelt and Gov-
organization and had requested, and ernor Higgins with a beliberate attempt
was relying upon Chairman Rollins tojto wreck the Republican party of this
file his papers. j State for their own personal ambitions.
As Congress adjourned today there , He declsred that if disaster ensued,
are two weeks in which to act, as the tneVt not he, will be responsible.
Senate did not confirm the appoint! Mr. Odell's accusations were a part
ment, and it was said tonight that an Lf hi, comment on the situation grow-
effort would be made to have the sub- jnR out of tne contest in the Republi-
ject opened at the Department, with a partv jn ,hjs State for the speaker
view to having the nomination with- snjp 0f , he New York State Assembly.
drawn until all applications are given Mr. Odell declared himself in ravor
an opportunity to be heard. 'of E A Merrit, Jr, several days ago.
Southern to Hare General Agent at j On Monday last, Governor Hig-
Asheville. gins came out in favor of J W Wads-
Asheville, N. C Dec. 21 It is worth, Jr. Mr. Odell said that he had
learned that the Southern Railway is understood Governor Higgins was for
to locate another general officer in j Merritt and was suprised when the
Asheville; a member of the executive Governor "switched his trolley." He
department of the road and the direct said it was "the worst case of duplicity
' and
representative of the president in this
section. In view of the fact that the
Southern has recently acquired the
in politics he had ever known,'
continued :
"I charge Mr. Roosevelt and Gov-
fransylvania and Toxaway line it has ( ernor Higgins with deliberately trying
been decided to locate the office of
general agent in this place, and that
position has been tendered J L Hays,
formerly general manager of the
Transylvania road- Mr. Hayes will
undoubtedly accept Mr. Hayes will,
it is said, assume office January 1st,
and will move here with his family in
a short time.
to wreck the party in this State for
their own personal ambitions- If this
means party disaster, they, and not I
and my friends, are responsible. They
and not I, are to blame.
A Big Purchase of Machinery.
Mr W S Lee has just returned
from New York City. While in the
Argument Prevents New Appeal for VT ... T . , .
o - v North, Mr. Lee signed contracts for
' . , n r. ' the purchase of vast quantities of ma-
new I or., lcc" li cagar ji
Kohler, of counfel for Albert T Pat-1
rick, the convicted murderer of Wil
liam M Rice, who has been sentenced
to die on January 22nd, appeared be
fore Justice Rogers today and made a
motion to stay the execution pending
an appeal to the United States Su
preme Court
District Attorney Jerome opposed
the motion and became engaged in' a
colloquy with Mr Kohler, which end
ed by the latter taking up his hat and
coat and leaving the court room, the
motion remaining undisposed of. .
Attempt on Life of Columbian Pres-
. . ident :
Washington, Dec. 21 The State
Department has received information
by cable that an attempt was made, in
Bogota to dispose of President Reyes
as an incident to a plot for overthrow
ing the government In consequence
there were many arrests of prominent
men, who were to be tried by court
martial today. Among them wu a
former minister of the cabinet and five
leaders of the opposition. - No details
are given of the reasons for the attempt
upon General Keyes. '- - '
Beard Over the Telephone.
Chief of Police Irvin, of Charlotte,
had occasion this morning to talk to
Chief Boger and in the course of the
talk referred to the Christmas festivi
ties in his town. The Charlotte board
of alderman let down the bars for the
boys this time and according to Chief
Irvin the city is in the midst of the
noisest holiday season of years. 'If
you want any fuss," said Irvin, "send
over here and get it" - Though the
day has been a quiet one Chief Boger
thinks there will be plenty doing be
fore the end. They do- say that the
trains from Salisbury are loaded to the
roof, which indicates that Concord and
Charlotte, to say noihins of other
frurs, are -uir a f.!l sl.are.
chinery which is to be used in the
i development of the Great Falls power,
near Fort Lawn, S C. Mr. Lee made
one purchase which is worthy of espe
cial note. He bought of the West
inghouse Electric Company $250,000
worth of machinery sufficient to gen
erate 40,000 horse power of electricity.
The first installment will be shipped
in the middle of the summer, and
from that time until all is delivered,
the consignments will be made every
month. This equipment, the best and
most costly that is to be had any
where, will fill 25 cars and is one of
the largest purchases of machinery
ever made by any one connected with
this State.
The development at the Great Falls
moves on apace. It will be remem
bered that the Observer mentioned
some time ago that a great purchase
of water wheels bad been made This
$250,000 purchase of electrical ma
chinery evidences the size of the plan
which is to be installed on the Cataw
ba river. Charlotte Observer.
, Thinkt License Hade Her Widow.
York, Pa, Dec 20. One of the
strangest cases which ever came before
the local court turned up today, when
Mary A Inners, so-called, asked the
court to decide whether she was the
wife in his lifetime of Absalem Inners,
deceased. , '
Judge Bittenger granted a rule in
the case, returnable on January 1st
Absalom Inners died recently, leaving
no will, and the woman sought to
have letters of administration granted
her. This was opposed by relatives.
It. is said that the couple had ap
plied for a marriage license; but the
ceremony was never performed. They
lived together for some years, however,
it is said.
s.
Snecial Sale
Christmas trading' is at its
best. You certainly can't af
ford to- miss our special in
ducements for to-morrow's
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Santa Claus Letters.
Dear Santa Claus: I want you to '
bring me a doll go-cart, stove and a
muff, fur, candy, oranges, banannas j
and apples, and all kinds of good
things to eat I will be a good little j
girl. v....., ., .Virginia Suther. I
The -Racket Store 5
If you will drinh
coffee we want you
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Dove $ Bost.
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Christmas
We can't name everything here. Come on, we have
about everything, and the price, Lowest to be found.
Oysters
Toys.
From 1c to $5.00
Doll Beds, Carriages, Go-Carts, Sundry Sets, Stoves,
Kitchen Sets, Tea Sets, Pianos, Drums, Horns, Iron
Toys, Fire Engines, Trains, Hook and Ladders, Diays,
Surries, Bands, Sad Irons, Paint Boxes, Real Steam
Engines from 68c to $5.00, Magic Lantern, Trunks,
Tool Sets on Cards and Tool Chests, Foot Balls,
Punching Bags, Base, Celluloid and Rubber Balls,
Rattlers, False Faces, Pistols, Air Rifles, etc etc.
...Baskets. Assorted....
Photo Albums 25c to $3.00. - . ;
Scrap Albums 5c to 48c (
Kodac Albums 48c to 98c.
Post Card Album 48c.
Calendars, Post Cards, Christmas ' Cards, Scrap
Pictures, Books 'or all ages suitable for gifts, Teachers'
and Family Bibles, Poems and Works of Fiction
prices from 5c to $6-00. Box Paper 10c to $1.33,
Small Mandallions, Photo Frames
Phone 54.
ISENHOUR BROS.
FOR.
Graham Flour
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Jno. C. Smith
IN THIS AGE,
Distorted clothes, bagged knees and el
bows and shabby looking garment
nothing more or less than sheer
carelessness. :-: . :-: . ::
Phone 118 SmppnitmU A Mexmm tfar
Keen your clothes in shape for 11.00 a
month. Ton do not hare to take them
there or call for your clothes. Yon get
them the same day. Agents for
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Ladies' and Gent's Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Mittens, Infant's Bootccz,
Fine Hose.
Pin Cushions, Linen Towels up to $1.50 per pair; Napkins and Counterpart.
Table Covers, Portniers, Lace Curtains. .. ;;vl
...Jewelry, Assorted....
Fancy Clocks, Cheap Watches, Ink Wells, Hand and
Stand Mirrors, Stamp, Soap, Powder and Match Boxes;
Sterling Silver Novelties, Thimbles, Fountpin Pens,
Knives, Scissors, Nut Picks, Perfume Hand : Bags
Purses, Pocketbooks, Combs ' and Brushes, Toilet
Cases, Shaving Cuff and Collar Boxes, Tie, Glove and,
Handkerchief Boxes. :: i Gent's Traveling Sets and
Lap Desks.
China and Glassvc
Salad Bowls, Cake Plates, 3 -piece Tea Sets, i
Dishes, 7 and 13-piece Berry or Ice Cream Sets, I
and Butter Plates, Pitchers, Cups and Saucers, I
Figures, Vaces, Jardiners, 4-piece Gilt C, ? 1
Sets,. Wa'er Sets, Tumblers, Vaces, etc
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