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ZHDSBENDSNCB IN ALI THINGS
vol. vni.
COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY. MARCH l. 1903.
4 . :
NO. 40.
KILLED BY A TRAIN
Peculiarly Sad Tragedy at Hamlet,
North Carolina
OPERATOR MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH
fir. Jmes W. Dunaway Steps on the
Track in Front of a Rapidly Moving
Passenger Train,
Hamlet, N. C Special. James W.
Dunaway, operator for the Western
Vnion Telegraph Company at this
place, was hit and killed by tram No.
SS as it came into the yard Wednes
day morning. Mr. Dunaway was go
ing from the office to his home, walk-
g along by the track with his head
down, and when in. a few steps of the
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encine, sieyirea on ine iracK. seeming
ly not Knowing the train was ap
proaching. 1 he engineer reversed his
engine ana aia an ne couia to stop tne
train, bat the distance was too short.
With the exception of the left arm be
ing urohen ana a pruise on me siae or
the head there are no external in
juries, l ne force of the blow knocked
the man to. one side and off the track
and he never rallied from the shock.
dvmz m i0 minutes.. Mr. Dunaway
had been sufferine from neuraleia for
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was qquyious xo ine auDruacn ui tuts
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train when he stepped on tne tracK.
He leaves a wife and three children.
His remains will be taken to Salisbury
tomorrow for burial. Kink-hearted
people have very liberally contributed
to raisins a nurse for the griei-striCKen
wife and children, who are in neeay
circumstances.
Violence of Strikers.
Kansas City, Special Violence en
tered into the strike of the 211 driv
ers employed by the 14 transfer com
panies of the city who went on strike
this morning for an increase in wages
and for recognition of their union.
Perhaps half a hundred men were em
ployed during the day to take the
places cf the strikers, though but lit
tle work was accomplished by them.
During the, afternoon strikers , and
their sympathizers gathered in large
-numbers at several points in the west
KottrtTYis and held 'UD- wasons anven
. . .. ...
by non-union men. ui "'"5-u
freight depot, the police were forced
to draw their revolvers to disperse a
crowd that had cut the traces of
teams hitched to two loaded wagons.
At another point, George B. Evans, an
omninvo nf thp Attiprinan Exoress
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Company, in attempting to disperse a
p.rowri that was throwing stones at a
driver, fired a shot into the ground.
N. N.; Latin, a striker, interfered and
made a move to draw a knife, when
both men were arrested. In the after
noon a crowd blocked the thorough
fare and threw stones at the non
union drivers. Much excitement pre-
, vailed and the police were kept busy.
Big Tobacco Prof Its.
New York. Special. The- annual
meetine of the stockholders of the
American Tobacco Company was held
Wednesday in Jersey City. The old
board of directors was re-elected with
one exception, Charles N. Strotz being
chosen to succeed Thomas F. Jeffries,
of Richmond, Va.
; After deducting all charges and any
piTcnenses the net earnings 'for the
year were $7,450,574.
The stockholders of the Consoli
lated Tobacco Company also held
heir annual meeting. The old board
it directors was re-elected. The report
of the assistant treasurer showed to
tal earnings of $13,291,459.
The annual meeting of the Conti
nental Tobacco Company was also held
thf old board of directors was
re-elected. The treasurer's report
showed net earnings, after deducting
nii .KnMan o,i avncps nf 776.-
534.
White Man Killed.
Columbia. S. C Special.- W. L.
CrofL a white man who lived at Fair
fax Barnwell county, S. C. was shot
nnri itistantlv killed from ambush
Mondav niieht. hear his home Suspi
ninn sfrnns'lv points to a negro, Frank
Slranee. ' whose wife Croft had be-
fr?PTiflnd hv eivins her a home after
her husband had driven her from his
house.
BUYS TOBACCO LANDS
rtilllonaire Morgan Knows a
Good
Thing When He Sees It.
Tampa, Fla.; Special. Advices from
Havana which are considered reliable
state that while in Cuba recently J.
Pierpont Morgan, representing the
American Tobacco Company, closed
negotiations for the purchase of all the
lands in the Vuelta Abajo district,
upon which is grown the finest grade
of leaf tobacco in the world. It is
used in the manufacture of cigars. The
purpose of the purchase is to secure
all of this fine tobacco exclusively for
the use of the factories of the Ameri
can Cigar Company, which is a branch
of the American Tobocco Company. If
these intentions are carried out in the
independent clear Havana factories in
Tampa, New Orleans, New York, and
other cities, will have to look else
where for their fine grade of leaf to
bacco ,nearly all of them being sup
plied now from the fields reported to
have been bought by Morgan. It will
be a great blow to independent trans
action. The sale involves seevrab mil
lions. Negotiations had to be conduc
ted with a number of individual own
ers of lands.
Of the largest clear Havana factories .
In this city four are owned and oper
ated by the Havana-American Com-
Standard Oil in Cotton.
Boston, Mass., 'Special. Back of the
present movement in cotton and the
coming consolidation of various cotton
product companies are Standard Oil
men, whose representatives are back
ing both sides of the market and seek
ing to carry out plans which Standard
Oil has had for years under considera
tion of controlling the cotton crop ot
the country through the improved bal
ing process. Scully, the big cotton bull.
is a protege of Gen. S. M. Weld of Bos
ton, father of the Planters Compress
Company, and Scully's broker,; in cot
ton exchange transactions. .Price's
backer is A, C. Burrage, of Boston, a
Standard Oil man, who has just been
ected a director in the Planters'
Compress. Burrage , backed Price in
cotton last year and profited $1,000,000
by the 'eal. Mr. Burrage is a personal
friend of H. H. Rogers, another Stand
ard Oil magnate,, who has an interest
in the Planters' Compress and they are
working to secure control of the
American cotton trade.
Two Accidents.
Charleston, S. C, Special. A News
and Courier special from Sumter, S.
C, says: , "John F. Laughrey, man
ager and one of the proprietors of the
Lukens Lumber-Company, of this city,
wna fntnllv.ininred late Pridav
after-
wt, pvnlnainn nf th flv wheel
of the saw mill engine. A fly wheel of
the saw mill engine. A flying frag
ment of iron struck him in the fore
head, crushing the skull and face. He
was taken to the infirmary, but noth-
. A 1.1 J X
ing could be aone ior mm anu ice
doctors say he cannot live till mid
night. The saw mill was completely
wrecked and pieces of the wheel fell
150 yards from the mill after passing
through the roof. The wheel was ten
feet in diameter and weighed 6,000
pounds.
High Point. N. C, Special. A 'phone
message from the country says that
William Holt, who lives near this
place, and a negro man, met a hor
rible death together. Mr. Holt and the
negro were engaged in cutting feetf on
a steam cutter when the fly-wheel
burst, cutting off both of Mr. Holt's
legs and killing the negro instantly
Mr. Holt lingered an hour or more.
Asheville Oil In Prospect.
Asheville, N. C., Special. The first
work of sinking a' well to find oil and
gas will begin Monday- on Dr. J. T.
Baird's farm on Beaver Dam, five
miles from Asheville. The building of
the derrick will begin then but con
siderable lumber and tackle to be used
in its construction has already been
hauled to the spot and the contractors
who will erect the derrick are here
ready to start Monday. The builders
are E. W. Litten and Wm. Heald, of
Sardis, O. , These gentlemen are pro
fessional derrick builders and are
thoroughly, familiar with the " work.
They said that the wells in West Vir-
ginia were at least 3,000 feet deep and
that the cost of making a test here
would be over $15,000.
A New Merger.
Raleigh, N. C, Special. J. S. Wynne,
secretary and treasurer of the Raleigh
Cotton Mills, of this city, is authority
for the statement , that a new Fries
merger will be formed by the aid of
New York capitalists and that the consolidation-
is expected to be "effected
early in April. The Raleigh'mills will
1 enter the combination.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
A Decree That Srfows the Progress ot
the World's Thought
CZAR OF RUSSIA GROWS LIBERAL
Local Self -Government Granted in
Some Instances A! Long Step in
Advance. - - ''h
St. Peteiisburg, By Cable. The Czar
has published a decree providing for
freedom of religion, 'throughout his
dominions, establishing to some de
gree local self-govefninent and mak
ing other concessions! the village
committees." The decree, which was is
sued in commemoration of the anni
versary of the birthday of Alexander
III, is considered to be the most sig
nificant act of state since the' emanci
pation of the serfs. , The public hails
it as the proclamatioriof an era open
ing up bright prospects of the eany
improvement of Russian internal ad
ministration. The teA of the decree is
in part as follows!
"The trouble agitating our country,
which to our deep, regret have partly
been sown by design hostile to the
State and partly engendered by doc
trines foreign to Russian life, hinder
the general wrork of ameliorating the
well-being of our people. 1'hese trou
bles confuse the' public mind, remove
the people from productive labor, and
often ruin families dear to our heart
and young energies among high and
low, necessary to the Internal develop
ment of the country. In demanding
the fulfillment of this, our will, while
remaining strongly, opposed to any vio
lation of the normal. course of national
life, and having confidence that : all
will loyally discharge their local du
ties, we are irrevocably decided to
satisfy the needs ifor which the 'State
has become ripe and have deemed it
expedient to strengthen and decree it
expedient, to observance of the prin
ciples of tolerance laid down by the
fundamental laws of the Russian Em
pire, whichi recognizing the Orthodox
i Church as the ruling one, grant to all
our subjects of other religious and to
all foreign persuasions freedom of
creed and worship in accordance with
other rites;) and we are further resolv
ed to continue the active carrying out
of measures for the improvement of
the material position of the orthodox
ural clergy, while enabling them to
take a larger share in intellectual and
public life.
"In accordance with impending
measures for the consolidation of the
national economy, the efforts of the
State credit institutions and especially
the nobles and peasants banks should
be directed to strengthening and , de
veloping the welfare and v. fundamental
pillars of Russian village life and that
of the local nobility and peasantry.
These principles marked out by us for
the disposition of the laws of he rural
population are, when formulated, to be
referred to the provincial government
councils, so that with the assistance
of persons enjoying the public's confi
dence, they may be further developed
and adapted to the special conditions
of individual localities. This funda
mental principle of the inviolability of
communal property is to be maintain
ed, while at he same time means are
to be found to render, it easier for: the
indivadual to seihrer connections with
the community to which he belongs, if
he so desires. I
"Without delay measures must be
taken to release the peasants from the
present burdensome liability of en
forced labor. 1
"Through reforms are to be effected
in the provincial governments and dis
tricts administrational by the local
representatives, while attention- will
be devoted to securing closer co-operation
between the communal authori
ties and parochial trustees of the Or
thodox churches wherever possible.
"Calling upon all our subjects to co
operate in strengthening the founda
tions of families, school and public life
under which alone the well-being of
the people and the confidence of every
one in the stabiity of his rights can
develop, we command of our ministers
and chief officials concerned in this
matter to submit to us their views re
garding the execution of our inten
tions." Another Restraining Order.
' Kansas City, SpeciaL-rAn injunction
was granted to the Kansas City Trans
fer Company against the Team Driv
ers' International Union. No. 45, and
the sympathizers of the strike, by
Judge John F. "Phillips, of the United
States .District Court. The action was
brought on the ground that the com
plainants are government cartmen, be
ing : employed by the government in
transporting bonded goods.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Lockhart Mills' Additions.
Lockhart (S. C.) Mills' stockhold
ers will meet April 16 to ratify action
of the directors in resolving j to ! in
crease capital stock from $650,000 to
$1,300,000. This meeting will be more
formal routine. In its issue of Decem
ber 18 the Manufacturers" Record
mentioned the enlargements" which
this increased capital la to pay for,
namely, the erection of a No. 2 mill,
planned for 50,000 spindles and 1,500
looms. Only 25,000 spindles and 750
looms will be installed upon the com
pletion of the main structure. The
other machinery will be installed af
ter the first half of the equipment i?
in successful operation. The com
pany is proceeding with the work! in
volved in these extensive betterments.
It has contracted for all the ! machin
ery, secured brick for the building,
which will be a five-story structure
130x450 feet, and the latter is now in
progress of erection. A -: complete
water- works system requiring a 200,-000-gallon
reservoir and a steel
bridge across Broad river will also be
constructed. This new mill will em
ploy about COO people. The !! original
Lockhart plant has 25,000 spindles and
SOrt Innms !
Doubling a $450,000 M
II.
The Monaghan Mills of Greenville,
S. t C, will double its extensive plant.
The directors and stockholders of the
company have authorized the im
provements, and will push jthem; to
completion this year. The present, in
stallation of textile machinery is 30,
000 spindles and 760 looms, which will
be duplicated in the extension tof be
ere Aed. The character of product will
contit iie to be the same, namely, wide
print cloths and wide sheetings for
conversion. J. F. Grandy & Son have
contract to erect the mill extension,
under agreement to complete it by
August 15. All the machinery has been
purchased. ,
Textile Notes. I
R. Br Spencer of Dublin, Texas, is
corresponding with Galveston! (Texas)
parties relative to the erection of a
large cotton mill at Dublin. ! a
G. C. McEachern, Piedmont, S. C,
contemplates establishing a knitting
mill. He wants information regarding
the knitting industry, prices! on nia-
chinery, etc. - -;
It is proposed toestablish' a cotton
factory at Bucatunna, Miss; M. A.
Hooge, one of the town's merchants,
offers to donate ten acres
of
land as
site for the enterprise.
Messrs. M. Heiman, H. M.
Remmei,
John G. Flecher and others jof Little
Rock, Ark., propose the establishment
of a $250,000 cotton mill. Their plan
is to secure $150,000 at Little Rock and
$100,000 from outside capitali$ts.
' Messrs.-Ely Walker & Co., tl
rv rf
merchants, of , St. , Louis, Mo.,!
will es-
tablish at Tupelo Miss., the
mill mentioned last month as
knitting
proposed
by them. About $50,000 will be;
invested
to start with. The product w
siery.
11 be: ho
Messrs. W. L. Welcker, Henry Hud
son, John F. Edington, J. G. i Johnson
and Leon Jousolmon have incorporated
the Southern 'Textile Co. of Knoxville,
Tenn., for manufacturing cotton, flax,
hemp ,etc. The capital stock is $10,000.
No further details stated. i . 1
J. H. Ruebush, Dayton, Va.j contem
plates installing machinery j for the
manufacture of hosiery or underwear, j
He merely wants to install a small
number of machines in order to utilizze
surplus powers. Prices and other infor
mation are requested on the! required
machinery. i i
Avon Mills, Gastonia, N. C, -was
damaged only about' $3,000 worth by
the windstorm referred to last week.
Repairs. -tor the building are already
about completed. Stuart W. Cramer,
Charlotte, N. C, is engineer n charge
to furnish parts for the damaged ma
chinery. About 10,080 spindles and 300
looms are operated. r
Park Wooden Mills, Rossville, Ga.,
manufacturer of jeans and cassimeres,
will enlarge and improve its plant.
Company will erect additional build
ing under its own supervision, I of
brick, 40 feet wide by 270 feet long,
suitable for storage and for operating
180 looms. It is on the market for 80
narrow4looms, three sets 60-irich cards
and three pairs mules. j
Extract Wool Merino Co. of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., reported last month as to
increase capital from $20,000 to $40,000,
has taken this action. It will i erect an
additional building three stories thigh
and install new michinery ' to about
double present capacity. Its product is
shoddy (wool secured : from i old - rags
and cloth containing both wool and
cotton.) '
It is proposed to build a knitting
mill at Clinton, S.
is interested. ,
C, and P. jS. Bailey
ONE DOCTOR SHOOTS ANOTHER:
Fatal Ending of a Feud of Long Years
. Standing.
Tarboro, Special. As the result of
a fned of long standing, Dr. H. T. Bass
was shot ' in the abdomen Monday
morning by Dr. J. M. Baker and mor
tally, wounded. The encounter ' began ,
without words, Dr. Bass attacking Dr.
Baker with his fists, lading several
blows upon the side and top ' of his
head. Baker fired twice, the first shot
being deflected by Bass grasping the
pistol: A second- immediately followed,
but 'Bass' hold had been broken. When
Bass perceived that he was shot he
drew his pistol. . In preventing him
from using it it fcvas discharged In the
air. Baker claims self-defense. By
agreement of counsel he was admitted
to bail in the sum of $5,000.
Bass was operated upon during the
evening: The ball' perforated the'stom
ach and liver and lodged in the vbacfc.
The i physicians says there is Ao hope
of his recovery and he is not expected
to live till morning. In an ante-mortem
statement Bass says he did not intend
to kill Baker, but to inflict a severe
thrashing; that he had been so ifritat-
ed by several occurrences that he could
not rest till he did this; that if he had
not been interfered with Biker could
not have shot him. .These ' aggravating
circumstances are not given (j)ut.
Both men are prominent here, and
the commuunity is stirred f ropa centre
to circumference by the tragedy.
Another disturbing factor is 'the ex
pected arrival of Bass' son, who has
been summoned from the University of
Virginia. Unless he can be reasoned
with there are grave apprehf nsions of
more trouble: Bass' death will spread
a gloom over the community.; He is a
big-hearted, generous man. Over their
controversy the community was divid
ed; over the day's horror all pity, de
plore and regret. B. H. Bunn repre
sents the prosecution, and Gilliam &
Gilliam and G. M. T. Fountain the de
fense. Last summer there wa& a difficulty
on the street between the two men and
Dr. Bass knocked Dr. Baker down.
The troubles were brought about by
criticisms of the management of a
sanitarium of which Div. Baker is the
head. - ' '
Safe Blowers at Lincolnton.
Lincolnton, Special. The postoff ice
at this place was . entered Monday
morning about 2 o'clock through the
front door with tools taken from a
blacksmith shop near the depot. The
safe was blown open and everything in
it taken. The crackers secured about
$200 in cash and about $500 worth of,
stamps, besides a number of notes and
valuable papers of different kinds; The
crackers acted very deliberately and
got everything It was noticed that
they - had , some blank bonds, for star
route carriers, together with a few
other papers, which they placed in a
pigeonhole above the safe. They twist
ed off the handle by which the lock
was turned, but it brokeoutside in
stead of inside the door and made no
opening to give place for the charge,
so they prized the door down with a
cold chisel and poured nitroglycerine
in above; it. The door was blown en
tirely off at the top, but part of the
hinge still holds it at the bottom.
A Extensive Electric Car Line.
Reidsville, Special. A man from
Spray informs an Observer correspon
dent that at an early date an electric;
car line Will be, constructed from
Spray to Reidsville, Wentworth, Mayo
dan, Madison and other points. It is
known that a charter has been granted
to the International: Telephone Com
pany with headquarters at Spray, cap
ital $125,000, and the charter confers
very extensive privileges to operate
telephone and telegraph lines, electric
railway, electric light and power plant
to manufacture and deal in any kind
of electric machinery and also t6 own
apd operate factories of any kind. The
company is now hard at work on the
new telephone exchange, which will be
one of the best in the State, and im
mediately after its completion it Is be
lieved a force of "men will start to work
on the proposed car line.
Caught on a Trestle
Charlotte, ' Special. Adele ' ( Iv'ey, a
nine-year-old colored girl, stood on th
trestle on the Atlanta & Charlotte Air
Line Railroad. Monday, afternoon at 4
o'clock and watched a"f reight train ap
proach, coming northward; The train,
.running., at about 20 miles an hour,
Tounded a curve and, was several hun
dred feet away when first seen by the
girl,-who, despite the fact that she wai
within 25 - feet of the northern end or
the trestle, stood stock still as if pow
erless through fear and then, a3 the
train came downupon her, he was
i rrtrcrrthfeoV in ViAr f Pphp. efforts tO TVUL
and vag injured bo- badly . that it is
thought she will die.