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VOL. I, NO. 278
IAST EDITION.
GEEENSBOKO, -"S. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1906
LAST EDITION.
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GREAT PROPERTY
LOSS RESULT OF
HEAVY
Number of Mills. Trestles and
Bridges Carried Away By
Swollen Streams..
DAMAGE TO COTTON AND
CORN CROPS VERY HEAVY
Report! From All Sections Indicate That
Enormous Damage Has Been Done by
Unusually Heavy Rains and Resulting
Freshets.
As a result "of the recent heavy
rains, a number of mills, trestles and
bridges in Piedmont North Carolina have
been carried away by the swollen
streams. The property damage within
a radius of one hundred miles of Greens
boro will reach a total of many thou
sands of dollars. The greater amount of
this damage was done during Wed
nesday and yesterday, and if the rains
continue the amount of the loss will be
greatly increased. The growing crops
have also been greatly damaged by the
continuous rains and damp weather.
Cotton and corn crops have been cut
short by at least one-third.
A report from Elkin says there was
something like a cloudburst on the
waters of Snow Creek, a small stream
thai "runs down from the mountain and
empties into Mitchell river, just above
the railroad bridge. Tho creek, in a few
minutes rose 15 or "20 feet, - and the
volume of water than came down stream
swept everything before it. The roller
mill of Burch Brothers, and three flour
mills belonging to Messrs. Boblins, Lane
and Snow, respectively, were swept
awav. The loss was about $10,000. The
railroad bridge was badly damaged.
. Power Plant Dam Destroyed.
The Hon. R. N. .Hackett, Democratic
candidate for congressman of the Eighth
district, was in the city yesterday, and
stated that the dam over Reddie's river,
owned by him, and used in connection
with the power plant that gives North
Wilkesboro light, was washed away
Tuesday nieht, causing a loss of $J,000.
Other dnmatre was done by the freshet in
the vicinity. North Wilkesboro is now
: without electric lights, and will be in
darkness until some other arrangement
for power is made.
The Yadkin river on Wednesday was
ten feet above the common level, and
yesterday morning it was seen that
during the night it had risen five more
feet. Last night it was rising slowly,
The damage done to crops along the
river is reported to be heavy. The
corn crop has suffered especial injury,
The Fries power plant, which furnishes
: light for Winston-Salem and power for
the electric street cars of the twin city
is in danger. A large quantity of drift
is lodged against one of the two piers.
Keports from various sections ot uuil
ford county are to the effect that a num
ber of bridges have been carried away
by the recent freshets, and much damage
to growing crop nas oeen done.
Two
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SLEW BARKEEPER;
BEL
Negro at Bedford City. Va.. Shoots
Because He Is Not Served
First :;;.:VV'
Roanoke, Vs., .August 30. Michael D.
Custy, a saloonkeeper, was shot and
killed by a negro named Paul Will
Preston, in his place of business at
Bedford City, Va., today. The negro
escaped and is being hunted by a posse.
The sheriff has sent for bloodhounds
and the dogs will be put on the mur-
derer'a trail as soon as they arrive from
Suffolk. -
The citizens of Bedford county have
offered a reward of $500 for the cap
ture of Preston, Word comes tonight
that the slayer of Custy is still at
large and that if he is taken he will
probably receive rough treatment at the
hands of bis captors.
Bedford City has been in a state of
excitement all day over what is said
to be a cold-blooded murder and every
effort is being made to catch the negro.
It is said that Preston went into
Cuatv's saloon under a hotel early to
day and because the barkeeper would
not serve him and do it before waiting
on white men at the bar, he drew a
revolver and flred two shots pt Custy,
both of which passed through Custy's
heart. Custy was dead wheh others in
the place reached him.
Preston ran ' into the street and
jumped into a hackv giving orders that
the vehicle be driven away. The driver
refused and Preston seized the lines
and whipping up the horses made his
escape. Custy lived in Roanoke for a
number of years. He was a native of
Winchester, Vs., was 40 years of age
ad unmarried.
RAINFALL
YNCHED
TEACHERS
WILL
DRIVE ILLITERACY
Superintendent Foust Will Head
Teachers In Movement Begun
Yesterday.
WILL ENLIST BUSINESS MEN
IN WORK OF ORGANIZATION
Guilford Teachers' Association Declares
Itself Ready to Work to Eradicate
Illiteracy by Time Census of igio is
Taken.
Having for its purpose the eradication
of illiteracy in Guilford county, the
Teachers' Association of Guilford County
was -organized' 'yesterday tulernoon by
the election of officers, and adoption of
a declaration setting forth the purposes
of the organization. The association
is the result of a suggestion made by
President Charles D. Mclver, of the
State Normal and Industrial College,
and the work of Superintendent Foust
,and others in furthering the plan sug
gested by Dr. Mclver.
Ihe plan of the promoters oi tnis
movement is to enlist the business and
professional men of Greensboro- and
Guilford county in the work of redeem
ing our citizenship troni illiteracy, the
goal the organization hopes to attain
is best expressed in the words ot Dr.
Mclver: "Let's not have a single
illiterate in Guilford county when the
federal census of 1010 is taken."
The plan outlined by Dr. Mclver,
Superintendent Foust and others is to
conduct night schools and Sunday
schools, and by any means available
reach the illiterate white population of
the county. According to the last cen
sus, there is a large per cent, of the
population of Guilford illiterate, and
the teachers of the county are anxious
that this blot should be removed. '
At the Bcssion of the Teachers" In
stitute Tuesday morning, a committee
to make recommendations for the or
ganization' of the association was ap
pointed. This committee was composed
of Misses Annie Mead , Miehaux and
Tinnie Highlill, Mrs. Sellers and L. Lea
White. The report of the committee
was made by Mr. White, who spoke for
some time yesterday afternoon, out
lining the purpose of the organization
and making suggestions as ta the work
to be done.
After Mr. White had concluded his
remarks, the association went into the
election of officers, which resulted as
follows:
President, Thomas R. Foust; vice
president, L. Lea White; '.secretary,' Miss
Alice Cartland. - - ',-
The first regular meeting of the as
sociation will be held on the second
Saturday in November at 10 o'clock.
The following . named were appointed
a committee to prepare a programme for
the meeting: n. V. lime, chairman ;
Misses Dovie Mendenhall, Nora Coble
and Annie Mead Miehaux.
A committee was appointed to draft
a declaration of the association, and
the following was presented and adopted
"Recognizing the unquestionable fact
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Condition of Crop Estimated at
40 Per Cent. . Below Last
. Year.
Valddsta, Ga.,' August 20. The Asso
ciation of Sea Island Cotton Growers of
Georgia and Florida met here today.
The minimum price committee struggled
several hours this afternoon over prices
of Sea Island cotton and the convention
then deliberated two hours or 'more be
fore adopting tho report, several slight
amendments being made;
The committee was composed of one
delegate from each Sea Island growing
county of Georgia and Florida and a
close canvass was made to ascertain the
condition of the crop compared with last
year. It was found that the condition
was 20 per cent, below last year and
the reduction of acreage was about 20
per cent. The committee estimated con
ditions at 40 per cent, below last year.
The prices were fixed as follows: For
interior points, feast Florida, 26 cents;
fancy Georgias and Floridas, 25 cents;
number ones, 24 ya cents; number twos,
23 Vi cents; number threes, 22' cents;
number fours, 21 cents. No price was
nxea lor grades below number fours.
The committee also urged the erection
of warehouses in each county where
Sea Island cotton could be graded and
sold. It also called upon the members
of the association present to use thjir
influence to get all' growers to stand by
tne prices nxea toaay.
Bell Renamed for Congress.
Gainesvme, Ga., . August "30. The
Ninth congressional district convention
met in Gainesville today and renomi
nated Hon. Thomas M. Bell to sucoeed
himself. .
FROM
GUILFORD
SEAISLAND COTTON
GROWERS CONVENE
SERIES OF OVATIONS MARKS BRYAN'S
ENTR Y INTO NEW YORK; HE REITERA TES
HIS FAITH IN THE DEMOCRACY OF 1896
PRESIDENT OF DEFUNCT T DURHAM GRAND JURY
TRUST GO. KILLED SELF;
HAD SIM MILLIONS
Receiver Earle Declares That
Hippie Hypothecated Cer
tain Stcurltles.
CORONER ADMITS SUICIDE
Philadelphia, August 30. Examina
tion of the list of securities held by the
defunct real estate trust company today
developed the fact that Frank K. Hippie,
president' of the institution, who com
mitted suicide was an ejnbczzlcr. The
authority for this statement is George
H. Earle, Jr., receiver for the trust
company.
Mr. Earle declined to say what securi
ties are missing, but he declared that
President Hippie embezzled the $5,000,-
000 he loaned to Adolf Segal, the pro
moter. These loans, Mr. fcarlc asserted
were nersonal transactions.
'"Although made in the name of the
bank, the directors had no knowledge ot
them, consequently the money was stolon
bv Minnie." said Mr. Earle. Another
enterprise in which the dead president
was financially interestea was discover
ed today when it became known that
he was one of the incorporators of Miss
Wright's select school for ladies at Bryn
Mawr, the suburb in, which Hippie had
his summer residence.
The other incorporators were his son,
F. W Harton Hippie and Miss Wright,
The latter five years ago began teaching
school at Bryu Mawr. She made the
acquaintance of Mr. Hippie's daughter,
now dead, and Mr. Hippie displayed a
friendly interest in her. Last year Miss
Wright purchased a large stone building
at Brvn Mawr, at a cost, it is said, of
$00,000, and established here select
school. Miss Wright said today that
Mr, Hippie visited the institution three
times a week. His last visit ,was ma.le,
according to Miss Wright, on Thursday
afternoon, the day before ne Killed nira
self. -.
In an interview this afternoon Mr.
Earle reiterated his opposition to a per
manent receivership for the company.
The plan he declared would deprive the
concern of its trust funds which are
among its most valuable assets. If all
of Promoter Segal's enterprises are as
valuable as his sugar refinery, he said,
their operation by the depositors would
be more fruitful" of results than any
other method and he believed through
such a plan the depositors would receive
dollar for dollar.
The suspicion entertained that Frank
K. Hippie, president of the embarrassed
Kfal Estate Trust Company, who was
found dead at his home in Bryn Mawr,
Pa., last Friday, committed suicide was
confirmed today by Joseph N. King,
coroner of Montgomery county. When he
made the announcement Dr. Albert H.
Read, the coroner's physician, was
standing near and he added:
"You can say that Mr. Hippie blew
out his brains."
Since tho death of Mr. Hippie, the
family physician and the coroner main
tained that he died of cerebral hemor
rhage while taking a bath. The coroner
today said:
"When I went to Bryn Mawr Friday
morning to investigate the sudden death
of Mr. Hippie I found that he was the
president of a trust company and when
I discovered he had committed suicide
I decided to suppress the fact for a
few days in order to prevent a run on
the trust company. I thought that if
there was anything wrong in Mr.
Hippie's transactions the directors would
have a chance to make up whatever de
facts there were."
. -1 , V
I i CHS JUROR WITH
? i DRUNKENNESS IN COURT
1
W.J. BRYAN,
And His Nebraska Home "Fairview."
PRESIDENT ORDERS THE
PROBED BY POSTOFFICE
Wants Fraud Order Issued
Against Organization Recently
Formed.
THE SECOND ONE OF ITS KIND
Oyster Bay, N. Y., August 30. The
Roosevelt Home Club of New York is
to be investigated by the postollice de
partment by express request of Presi
dent Koosevelt, with the view of issuing
a fraud order. Postmaster-General Cor
telyou was given instructions, while at
Sagamore Hill today, to take the matter
up immediately.
The object of the club as set forth
in a circular issued August 24, by Rod
erick Begg, who signs himself as presi
dent of the club, is to solicit funds for
the purchase of the house at 28 east
Twentieth street, New York city, where
President Roosevelt ' was born. Some
time ago a similar movement was
started, but it was discouraged by the
president, who was given assurance that
the matter would be dropped.
The last circular indicates that another
effort is to be mado to carry out the
plan. It was ascertained that 50 per
cent, on the contributions received were
to no toward maintaining the club. '
: It is on this ground that the president
believes that a court order will lie.
New York, August 30. Roderick Bepg,
president of the Roosevelt. Home Club,
issued the following statement tonight
relative to the announcement that Presi
dent Roosevelt had directed an investi
gation of the club by the postorhce de
partment! "This is a matter between tho club
and those who have voluntarily and
patriotically contributed, and I cannot
understand' how it can possibly affect
any one else." ,
7 INJURED IN BLAST
FURNACE EXPLOSION
i. -' --,,-' -
. Gadsden, Ala., August 30. One man
was fatally injured, and six others badly
burned, by an explosion at the Southern
Steel Company's blast furnace late to
day.; A pot of molten metal drawn by an
engine, suddenly tilted, spilling the meUl
into a pool of water, causing an ex
plosion, which threw the metal oyer the
men, badly- burning them. Lon McCor
raick, the engineer, jumped from his
engine and fell under the wheels, being
crushed so badly that he will die. The
explosion shook buildings a mile away.
Offending Member Ordered to
Appear Before Judge Moore
. For Contempt.
PERJURERS SEVERELY SCORED
Special to Daily Industrial News.
Durham, N. C, August 30. Judge
Fred Moore, who is holding court here,
has caused aii order to be issued against
Gipnd Juror G. E. Ferrell to appear in
open court tomorrow morning and show
cause, if he has any, why he should not
be attached for contempt of court on
account of being drunk while serving
the court as a member of the grand jury.
The order was served On Mr. Ferrell, but
he was not taken into custody. The
hearing is set for the first thing tomor
row morning.
The matter came to the attention oi
the court in a special report of tho
grand jury. This report eiaid that in
the opinion of the grand jurors, G. E.
Ferrell "is under the inmience oi liquor
to such ah extent as to disqualify him
for an intelligent performance of his
duty," and that Foreman R. L. Flow
ers excused him for the day on that
account.
Immediately upon the receipt of this
special report. Judge Moore caused the
order to he issueu ana it wn puux-u
in the hands of Sheriff F. D. Markham.
The order was served and returned to
the court.
Mr. Ferrcl is a prominent and pros
perous farmer living in the eastern part
of this county, near the Wukc line. He
owns considerable land, has a mill and
engages in farming and other business.
When he came here the first of the.
week ho brought with him a petition
in which he '-asked for subscriptions to
finish paying for a church in that sec
Ltion. He was a mcmoer ot the church
and beaded the list with, a suDsianiiai
contribution. -
Late last evening Judge Moore sen
tenced John Hopkins, a negro, to
eighteen months on the public roads
of the county for perjury. In another
case where gambling was charged he
gave a short sentence, and then added
three months because the court said that
the defendant had voluntarily sworn
falsely. In passing sentence the court
scored tho perjurers. ,
Tomorrow morning at 0:30 o'clock the
ease of the State acainst Freeman Jones,
charged with burglary, will he called for
trial. This is tne oniy capnai cann oi
the court and it is expected that the
trial will consume not more than a
day and a half. There is a strong case i
against the negro.
Mr. J. S. Manning, Democratic nomi
ne from this county to the legislature,
and who has been indorsed bv the party
in this county for speaker of the house,
is receiving pledges of support from a
great many of those who have received
nomination to the next legislature.
Dr. Tait Butler, state veterinarian, was
here last night and addressed the mayor
and board of aldermen at a special ses
sion of the city's official body. He ad
dressed the officials on the question of
meat and milk inspection. The lecture
was listened to with interest ; by the
aldermen, who contemplate the enact
ment of a law at an early date that
will provide the inspection needed.
The state veterinarian told of the ab
solute necessity of such a law and of
the great dangers to the citizens if this
inspection is not done. V ithout the in-
spection there are ever dangers of all
kinds of diseases. The aldermen, it is
unuersiuuu, win Boon enact a law mat
will create the office of inspector of
meat and milk for the city.
From His Landing at ihe Battery
to the Time He Delivers Speech at
Madison Square Garden Nebras
kan is F airly Mobbed by Enthusi
astic Thousands Remarkable Re
ception at Garden.
His Speech An Attack On the Trusts,
An Arraignment of ihe Republi
can Party and a General Reitera
tion, in New Form, of Doctrines He
Has Hitherto Supported.
New York, August 30. William .Tenninars. Bryan, of Nebraska, who arrived
New York harbor yesterday afternoon and spent the night with friends on
steam yacht down the hay, landed in New York citv this afternoon at 4
o'clock, and -was. the recipient of a continuing ovation from that hour until to
night, when he had finished- a notable ightymiimio ''-.'address ' '.'before '. 20,000
persons gathered in Madison Square Garden.
Mr. Bryan outlined clearly and vigorously the principles he thought should
guide tin1 Democrats in their next campaign. .
NGreeted by nearly every prominent Democrat in the country and accom
panied by them, Mr. Bryan was driven from the yacht landing at the Battery
to the Victoria Hotel. He was constantly cheered by those on the crowded'
sidewalks. Once at the hotel, he was fairly mobbed Ivy ' thousands of his ad
mirers, was called upon for an impromtu speech and then shook hands for more
than -an hour with an apparently never-ending line of citizens.
A Remarkable Demonstration '
He dined w'ih his family and friends and then was driven in an automobile
to Madison Square Garden, where his welcome home was made complete in a
series of some of the most remarkable demonstrations New York has ever
known.
The garden meeting was presided over by Mayor Tom L, Johnson, of Cleve
land. There were brief addresses by t.overnor 'Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri:
Augustus Thomas, the playwright; Harry W. Walker, of the Commercial
Travelers' Antitrust League, under whose auspices the reception was given,
and Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Bryan's speech was a clear cut outline of his ideas as to what the
Democratic policy should be. The election of I'nited States senators' by the
people, regulation of trusts by the government, a universal eight-hour day; a
settlement o all international disputes
to force, niA-reyision of the tariff were
however, that he was merely: expressing
to forecast the policy of his party. :
Trusts the Issue, He Says
Mr. Bryan declared that the trusts were the creat issue of the dav. Tin
called for the enforcement of the criminal
and the placing of trust controlled articles
-He went into the question of the government ownership of the railroads at
great length and declared that what he had seen in other countries had served
to strengthen his convictions on the subject. He saw no danger in centralization,
however, and for this reason advocated the federal ownership of tho trunk lines
and the state ownership of the local lines.
The speaker gave the president some praise for what he termed his adop
tion of Democratic ideas, Mr. Bryan also addressed an overflow meeting outside
the garden. He was driven to his hotel, where he was personally greeted by
William Randolph Hearst, who had been loudly cheered as he sat in a box at
the garden meeting.
Mr. Bryan goes to New Haven to deliver an afternoon address and to Bridge
port in the evening. -
THOUSANDS GREET
NEB RA SKA N ON HIS
ARRI VAL IN CI T Y
New York, August 30. Mr. Bryan's
entry into New York this afternoon
was a series of ovations, beginning with
his landyig at the Battery at 4 o'clock
and reaching a climax when he arrived
at the .Victoria Hotel Twenty-seventh
street and Broadway, an hour and fit
teen minutes later.
Here the home-coming Nebraskan was
fairly mobbed by the thousands of per-
sons who had gathered outside the hotel! sons, who' filled the great structure from
entrances, and the hundreds who had I floor to upper gallery,
forced their way into the corridors. I At the same time the streets and ave
Finally an entrance was effected by the nucs outside the garden were choked
police and Mr. Bryan reached the lobby j for blocks by otlir thousands who stood
stairs. He was halted and called upon i patiently tor hours for. the privilege.
for a speech and the crowd Surged about
him, cheering lustily all the while;
Mr. Bryan lifted his hand and secured
silence,
Wants to Get Home.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he began, "I
believe that this occasion this evening,!
n the time lor me to .mane - a speeeiii
When
and vou must not expect one now.
n. mnn is in niinciiHV ne nas a nirni 10
1 , . li i.
call upon his friends for assistance. I
am in difficulty now. I am trying to get
home, but 1 have been traveling so
much of late that for the life of me, I
Can hardly tell where home is."
"In Washington," called an enthusias
tic auditor.
"The White House," shouted another.
"And we are going to put yon there,''
yelled a third.
Then everyone cheered. .,, .
Mr. -.Bryan smiled indulgently.
"I thought home was in Nebraska," he
continued.
"Only until 1008," shouted the crowd.
"Some said it was in Missouri," added
Mr. Bryan amid laughter. '
An Impromptu Reception.
Mr. Bryan then stepped down from
the stairs to shake hands with a few
of his personal friends who Crowded
i about him. This was the signal for a
j general rush and the Nebraskan was
almost swept out of the Twenty-seventh
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by arbitration rather than by resort
some of his points. Mr. Br van declared.
his own '.opinion. and not attemntins
clause of the Sherman antitrust law
on the free list.
20,000 PERSONS
PACK MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN
New York, August 30. Such a wel
come as seldom in this country's history
has been accorded to a private citizen
was given to William Jennings Bryan
at Madison Square Garden tonight in the
celebration of Ins return from a year's
absence, spent in foreign travel.
As the guest of the Commercial
Travelers' Antitrust League, Mr. Bryan
was greeted by more than 20.000 ner-
- i -
oi even a ucetnig ginnce at -.the -distinguished
visitor. I he interior of the
garden was a waving sea of color. Every
l-i9ou m ine iiiiiiienee had uecn pro
vided with a miniature American flag
and every cheer from 20,000 throats
was accentuated by the waving of 20,000
liny staffs bearing the stars and stripes.
iicn .ir. nrvan entered the hall, the
i P,'0;P('(,I11;', w inch had already begun
'H' LIIWUUIU' b'l 1L It'll Oil IV IU1 11RA
, 1 . . . . 1 ' v
while tor ei"ht minutes, vollev after
volley of thunderous cheers rolled
through the great building. When
Chairman Tom L. Johnson in his in
troduction of Mr. Bryan referred to the
guest of the evening" as "The first citi
zen, if not the first official of the land
not yet tho first official," and Mr. Bryan
rose, the great gathering broke out in
uniestrained cheering, while the J)and
played "Hail To the Chief."
ho touched was Mr. Bryan by the wel
come that as he stood waiting for the
cheers to subside, his eyes filled with
tears and he strode nervously from side
to side of the narrow platform.
"How can I thank you for this wel-'
come home?" he said. "My heart would
be ungrateful if it did not consecrate
itself to your, service. It was kind to
prepare this reception. It was kind of
Governor Folk id come here all the way
from Missouri. It Was kind of Tom
Johnson, that example of the moral
courage we so much need In this country,
to lend his presence here.
"It was kind in you to fully woomi