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if - ' :..: -..its'-,-'.- - ; . . rtV AT IP Three Cents the Copy. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year in Advance VOL XI. COLUMBUS, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1905. NO. 15. AW , LU 1 The Authorities At New Orleans Taxed to Their Utmost to Check Contagion MANY NEW CASES DEVELOP DAILY All of Those Who Succumbed to the Disease Bore Italian Names Anoth er New Case Discovered Outside the City, That cf an Italian at Morgan City. New Orleans, Special. Following is Monday's yellow fever report: New cases up to 6 p. m., 21. Cases to date, 304. Deaths to 6 p. m., 5. Total deaths to date, 62. New foci, 5. Total foci, 46. Of the five deaths reported above, three occurred in the Emergency Hos pital and alj five bore Italian names. Another new case was discovered outside of the city, being that of an Italian who left here a week ago with several others and took up his resi lience in Morgan City. On their arrival there they were quarantined and one of them was taken sick four days ago. Monday Dr. Taxlton, president of the St. Mary parish board of health; Dr. Goldberg, of the Marine Hospital ser vice, and two Morgan City physicians diagnosed the case as yellow fever and it was so announced. Nothing has been heard from Dr. Brady, who has gone to Lake Providence, opposite Vicivsbarg, to investigate reports of two suspicious cases there. Dr. Richardson, of the Marine Hos pital service, who is in charge of fum igation, oiling and screening of houses in the original focus of infection, and whose forces are also making outside inspections, reports that up to date he has jiade 2,640 inspections and found 39 cases of fever most of which were sent to the Emergency Hospital in the screened ambulance. Mississippi has again announced .tiat, it "will accept detention camp certifi cates issued by the Marine Hospital service. Monday the railroads and travelers were thrown into a panic by s. dispatch received by one of the rail road superintendents saying that two men with certificates, had been turned back. Secretary Hunter, of the Missis sippi health board, sent out the follow ing notice: "Will accept any certificates issued by Marine Hospital service passing through detention camp." On the other hand, Alabama has tak en a new tangent. The following dis patch shows even more stringent re strictions than ever before attempted: "Alabama health authorities decline to allow passengers coining from points lcyond New Orleans that are infected, . who will be 'transferred from train to train in New Orleans under Marine Hospital inspection and protection, to get off at point of destination in Ala bama. They are very rigid with their quarantine in this city (Birmingham.)" ' No Worse at Lumberton, Miss. New Orleans, (Special.) The Picay une's Lumberton, Miss., correspond--ent says : Drs. Wasden and Donald declared a case of yellow fever here last Friday. The patient,; who is an Italian, is doing well and, will soon be up. There are no other cases, not even a suspicious one. Fortunately, the infected house is nat urally isolated and only five others were with the sick man or in any way exposed. On Friday night Dr. Leba ron, of the Marine Hospital service, arrived, accompanied by Captain W. Hall and other members of the State militia, . sent by Adjutant General Fridge. These immediately took charge The house and premises were at once thoroughly fumigated and infected per sons were isolated and placed under guard. The local military company is furnishing several of the guards. Dr. Lebardn states he apprehends no spread of the disease. Last night some -of the Italians un der guard proved refractory and had to be subjected tca little rough treat ment by the guards, but no sefious in Young Man Drank Poison. Fredericksburg, Special. .Charlie Mitchel, a young man who came here recently from Richmond and has been employed oh an ice -wagon, attempted suicide by drinking laudanum.4 He was carried to the mayor's office, where I Drs. Barney and Chewning relieved him. He was then committed to jail and is now in a normal condition. Johann Hoch Respited. ' Chicago, ; Special. Johann Hoch, "Bluebeard" and confessed bigamist, sentenced to be hanged Friday for poisoning one of his wives, was grant ed a reprieve until August 25th by Governor Deneen. The stay of exe cution followed hours of anxiety on the part of Hoch, who had never given up hope, and . was -.allowed by the Gov ernor only after the latter had been assured that the necessary sum to ap-i Peal the case had been raised. The amount, $500, was given by an attor ney and friend of Hoch's counsel. The attorney declared he was actuated Purely . by humanitarian motives. jury was sustained and they now seem very docile. The citizens are not excit ed and none are running away. How ever, all are co-operating with., the au thorities, especially Mayor Camp and the town authorities, and are tak ing necessary precautions along sani tary lines. The citizens are very grate ful for. the manner in which the State and Marine Hospital service have han dled the situation here and feel that their . efforts will be effective in stamping out the disease. VICTIMS MOSTLY ITALIANS. The health authorities continue to hold also that the plague' remains an Italian infection, all but two of the 26 cases reported being of that national ity. Almost without exception since the beginning of the fever, those who have fallen victims to the disease have been of the poorer classes of the population, many of them not long residents of the United States, and, therefore, un acclimated. For several years the planters of Louisiana have been replacing the ne-i groes with Italian labor, and there has been a steady flow of immigration from Sicily, and other parts of Italy to Louisiana. Many of the immigrants have remained in New Orleans, find ing employment In the peddling of fruit or in the work of unloading ves sels at the fruit wharves. It was among these that the fever first appeared, and to their lack of acclimation -and the inadequacy of their treatment has been largely due the heavy mortality that has characterized the present vis itation of the scourge. Friday's deaths have been principally of Italians. In two or more cases in the last two days deaths have been reported of persons who were only reported the day previously as having taken the fever. There have been concealed cases, which the emergency officers, with the assistance of surgeons, have disclosed. The first death in the -Emergency Hospital occurred. The hospital was opened .Friday with 1 3- cases, and an equal number was added Friday. Into" the hospital are sent the worst cases of unfortunates found without com forts, or medicinal attendance in their homes. the Kaiser's Motive. Copenhagen, (By Cable.) The pre parations which have been made for the reception of Kaiser William, who arrived here Monday afternoon, were far from elaborate. During his stay here the Kaiser will be received in semi-official state. In court circles his visit will be taken as merely a courte sy call upon King Christian and an efv fort Is being made to Impress this fact upon -the people generally. - This attempt, however, has not met with much success, as the people .be lieve that there is some political move behind the visit of the German ruler. In political circles the view is held that the Kaiser will make an attempt to convince King Christian that the Baltic Sea should be closed to war ships of all nations except those which border on the sea. If the Emperor suc ceeds in doing this, it will cause the greatest surprise, for the Danes are rapidly developing the suspicion that the Kaiser's designs upon the Baltic are for the purpose of converting that sea into a German lake. Naval Officer Injured in Runaway. Norfolk, Special Dexter Tiffany, Jr., a paymaster in the United States navy stationed at the navy yard here in charge of auxiliary accounts, was thrown from a runabout this even ing and sustained a very serious frac ture of the skull. He was driving a horse that was frightened by a: trolly car and ran away. Mr. Tiffany's head struck the asphalt and he was taken to the Sarah Leigh Memorial Hospital in an unconscious condition, being later carried to the navy hospital for an op eration. Tiffany is a Missourian. An Error In the Revised Cotton Report Washington, Special. In the revised cotton report issued Thursday by the Department" of Agriculture an error was committed in the second' para graph which made it appear that the June estimate by Mr. Hyde was made "lower" than the facts at hand war 'vhn. vin fact, it was made "higher." The erroneous statement h. uten corrected by the department. Telegraphic Briefs. All of the dead of the. Bennington have been identified; they number 58. The Charleston board of health has decided that the yellow fever situation is not sufficiently serious to require Quarantining against any point. . ' President Castro" is extensively for tifying the Venezuelan coast and may Import Japanese gunners. He contem plates visiting his - neighbor republics to propose an allegiance. V. T. Sanford, who killed George Wright, in Rome, Ga., says he will be able to prove that Wright and Mrs. Sanford stayed at an Atlantic hotel several times as. man and wife. STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE To Be Held at A. & M. College, Ra leigh, N. C, August 31st, September 1 and 2, 1905. First session will be held 12 m., Au gust 31. From then until the close of the Con vention, at noon Saturday, September 2nd, there will be a continual round of good things. . - Night sessions will be held and daily trips will be made over the College and Experimental farms. On Friday and Saturday morning De partmental Meetings will be .held. Special sessions by the Woman's De partment. Special sessions by the ' Dairymen's Association. Special sessions by the Cotton, Tobac co and Truck Growers. DEDICATION OF, AGRICULTURAL BUILDING. ' On Friday afternoon the" dedicatory exercises will be held and a special pro gram prepared, celebrating the comple tion of the new agricultural building. The farmers, of the State have long looked for this building, and this event will be one of special interest to all people in the State. Noted speakers discuss, among other things, the following subjects: Insect Pests; Diseases of Hants and Animals; Soil Improvement; Fertili zers, and How to Use Them; . Stock Raising and Stock Judging; Dairying in All of Its Phases;. Corn Culture; All Phase of Cotton Culture; Poultry Cul ture; Beef and Dairy Cattle; Poultry Crops, and How to Raise Them; To bacco Culture; Truck Raising; Corn Production, etc., etc. Cyclone in Catawba. Hickory, - (Special.) A cyclone Sat urday afternoon at Rhodhiss, accompa nied by haft and rain, did considerable damage to property,- including growing crops, for some miles in its course. The greatest loss was the destruction of the new county bridge erected about a year ago by Burke and Caldwell counties at a cost of $12,000. The bridge is all down except" Jts pillars, which represent one-third its cost. It is thought possibly some, of the iron can be used for rebuilding. Under the State law the counties will have to re build the bridge 'at once. One corner of the Rhodhiss Mill, rather"the upper part, was blown off, but there was lit tle damage to machinery, said to be between one and two thousand dollars. Two or three cottages were damaged, but there was no loss of life so far re ported. The crops near the mills in its course were considerably damaged. The gale crossed the Carolina & Northwestern Railroad just above the Cliffs, but did no damage to the track. The loss of the bridge will affect the surrounding county for the time be ing. The telephone connections are such at this writing that I am unable to get further details. Wilmington Dives Raided. Wilmington, Special. Early Sunday morning the police raided . the negro dives on Second and Water streets, locking up all persons found therein. The number of prisoners taken was over twenty. The keepers of the houses are charged with conducting disorderly houses and selling liquor without license and on Sunday. The others are held as .witnesses, the po lice hoping by the drag net, to make the evidence against the principals conclusive. The investigation will take place before the mayor. Held' Without Bail. Wilmington, Special W. M. Shock ley, a saloon keeper doing business at the southeast corner of Front and Dock streets, is held in custody with out bail at the county jail pending an inquest over the body of Frank Tal bert, a marble cutter, whom he is alleged to have struck in the head with a billy in front of the Shockley saloon early Saturday night ' Telegraphic Briefs. 'Several persons were badly hurt in a street car collision at Wilmington Sunday night. J. F. Rodgers, the mo torman, was hurt fatally. The Speegle shortage in Greenville continues to grow. One thousand two hundred dollars paid Speegle by the Paris Mountain Water Company and $100 by the Chick Springs Company for county purposes are unaccounted for. ' ; . ; ;' . Rock Hill Record, 24th: Mr. Molse DeLeon, of Atlanta, and Supt. Carr, are in the city and report that work on" the new government building will begin to-day. The lot will have- to be cleared of trees and, shanties before Tuesday, when the. real work of exca vating begins. " David Gruber was shot in Charles ton, S. C, while attempting to burglar Ize a house. The negro was shot by W. R. Herron and was instantly killed. Herron was trying tov arrest him. Dr. P. D. Pollock, for many years president of Mercer University, Macon, Ga., died yesterday afternoon at Mon roe, Ga. He resigned the presidency this year because of failing healthy , A HORRIBLE DEATH Young-Man Swallowed Alive By a . Hungry Shark WAS CAUGHT NEAR BEAUFORT, NX, Sutton Davis, 16 Years Old, Carried - Away by a Large Shark, Which At tacked the Boy While He Was Wad ..ing In the Water at Davis' Shore. Beaufort, N. C, Special. A most horrible and shocking occurrence took place at Davis' Shore, about ten miles east of Beaufort, Saturday afternoon, when Sutton Davis, a 16-year-old lad, while jading and playing. in the water, was suddenly attacked and eaten by a very . large shark. Young' Davis was in water about waist deep when suddenly the shark approached him, threw him in the air, caught him as he struck the water, pulled him under and disappeared in the deep water with the boy. Thor ough: search has been made, but no particle of. his body has been found. Those who were with the boy were terribly frightened and could not help. him. . The occurrence has thrown a feel ing of horror over our town. The citizens and the guests of the commu nity; j particularly the children, have enjoyed the fine . dives and invigor ating swimming matches which they dally participated in, ' A" large number of sharks have been notic5d - in the waters . here for two -weeks,; but no one felt much anxiety on account of the presence of the ter rible "monsters. A large quantity of fat-backs have'been caught this month and a quantity of refuse matter has beep thrown back into the water from the factories, and sharks have come in tl feast on it. It is the first time a person has been molested by a shark in these waters in nearly 50 years. ' ' Five. Killed by Lightning. ' New York, Special. During a thun devt strm of terrific intensity which passed jover New. York Sunday after noon five persons were struck by lightning and instantly " killed and nine were seriously injured at the Parkway Bath3, Coney Island. At the same time -five men were killed and three were prostrated at Gravesend Beach. ' Those killed: George Dunwoodie, of Buffalo. Jacob Frankel, Manhattan. Robert F. Wasch, Bronx Borough. Charles Bennerle, Brooklyn. Henry Ransweiler, Brooklyn. Frank Bennerle, Brooklyn. - The injured: . David Wilts, James J. Dunne, Tina Christiansen, Harry Krohn, Clara Theil, Mary L. Curley, Isaac Raff and wife, Amelia Schone, William Rans weiler, John Apple, Daniel McCauley, all of Brooklyn. Express Office Robbed. Palatka, Fla., (Special.) The safe of the Southern Express Compariy here was opened by burglars between 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday morning and currency to the amount of about $2,000 was taken. Mr. Graves, the agent, who sleeps in the office, was bound hand and foot by the robbers and his keys secured. The safe was opened by com bination. The cash drawer' was rifled, . one of the keys taken , from Graves unlocking it. Checks, money orders and everything but the cash were cast aside. Aged Man Hanged. Butte, Mont, Special. Miles Fuller was hanged for the murder of Henry J. Gallahan, October- 24, 1904. Fuller is over 70 years of age, and he presented a pathetic figure as he walked from the jail to the gallows. He has attempted to commit suicide . several times, and three death watches were placed over him. y By Wire and Cable. ? English doctors, had an unexpected entertainment when they visited Dr. Prugen in , the course of a trip to Paris. When he had shown them his museum he ushered them into his op erating room, where he . performed eight, important operations, including one for appendicitis, in two hours and a half. An ice factory for Southern Pines is projected. ' The treaty signed by 12 European countries ; intended to -'- suppress ' the white slave traffic." has gone into eft feet. - . , For attempting to bring a strike to a peaceful ending, George Prescott, walking delegate for the ; - National Teamsters Union, was shot, probably fatally. . The four men who were thought to have been drowned late Saturday by the sinking of the yacht Narkeeta in the Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Del.,' have arrived at Bower's Beach, a few miles from Lewes. . . ' ' - ::' Thirteen Savannah druggists have been, arrested and bound over to 'court lor selling cocaine. NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Conditions For Past Week as Given r Out by the ..Department. The North Carolina section of the climate and crop sevice of the depart ment of agriculture. Issues the follow inging official bulletin for the -past week:" ., The characteristic feature of the wea- -ther during the week ending Monday, July 31, was the relatively low temper ature that prevailed; : While the mean of the week for the State at large was only slightly below the normal, the night temperatures were; generally be-, low 7 Odegrees and the maxima below 90 degrees except at a few places on Sunday, July 30. As the 7eather was also quite cloudy during most of the week, the conditions were very pleasant for outdoor work,-but the absence of sunshine, and excessive moisture in places caused further rank growth of vegetation and has delayed the forma tion of fruit, which it is feared will; make crops, especially cotton, rather late. The rainfall was irregularly dis tributed and generally small in amount; over most of the interior of the State the first part of the week was dry and favorable with good showers on Fri day, but in some north-eastern counties chiefly Beaufort, Halifax, and Nash, and in several .west of the Blue Ridge the rains were too frequent for best results. In most ..." counties, however, the week was fairly favorable both for work and the growth of crops. Lay ing by crops is practically completed, and the chief work on hand is cutting and curing tobacco, plowing for wheat, seeding turnips and making, late hay. More sunshine and a period of dry weather would be beneficial. Cotton has outgrown its normal size in most counties, and in the central cast portion the plants are not very full of blooms and fruit; there is consider able damage by rust, but less report of shedding, although -where the crop is suffering from excessive moisture, both bolls and leaves are falling, and on light lands plants are turnnig yellow.. In the west in spite of rapid growth, cotton seems to be blooming freely and fruiting well. Very favorable condi tions from now on will be needed to make an average crop of cotton. Ear ly upland corn is about made; fodder is ripening; much bottom land corn is still badly in the grass. Tobacco in some places; and on thin land is curing nicely, but it is over ripe' in some pla ces, and on thin land the cures are light on account of damage by too much moisture. Peanuts, field peas, sweet potatoes and rice have progress ed nicely. Thrashing wheat and other grains is about over; antl in many in stances the yield has turned out some wha better than expected. Sowing turnip seeds and late hay making are under way. 4 The fruit crop in the west will be short and inferior; apples are very scabby; grapes are ripening; the moist cloudy weather continues to fa vor the spread of fungus diseases caus ing decay. Transplanting strawberry plants has made good .progress. Rains received: Goldsboro, 0.12; Lumberton,' 0.34; Newbern,2.e4; Wel don,0.10; Greensboro,0.20; Raleigh, 0.62 Ashville, 1.00; Charlotte, 1.00;' Hatter as, 2.00 Angier, 1.31; Pomona, 0.2S Lexington, 1.02; . Moncure, 0.32; Hen dersonvilleT 1.S0; Nashville, 1.17, . Assessments Completed. Raleigh, Special. The Corporation. Commission has completed the assess ment of the property of the common barriers. Valuation of Railways: Atlantic Coast Line, $24,454,014; Seaboard Air Line, $12,500,000 ; South ern, for owned lines, $14,735,255, and for leased lines; $6,308,731 ;: increased, $92,361. Total for all railways, $69, 573,334, against only $12,360,000 in 1891, when " the corporation commis sion took charge. The assessment of other companies follows: "Western Union,$947,000; Postal $67,791; Pull man cars, $176,903; Southern Express, $402,109; steamboats, $141,699; refrig erator cars, $103,189; water works, $405,924; electric lights, $756,814; telephones, $824,512; street railways, $1,599,190. Grand total, $75,372,344. The valuation o.f the street railway of Wilmington, $335,000 ; Asheville, $300,000; Charlotte, $250,000; Winston Salem," $250,000; Durham,- $225,000; Greensboro, $160,000 ; . Raleigh, $40,000. 1 Two Killed in Wreck. '.. Macon, Ga., Special.A special to the Telegram from Bainbridge cays a wreck occurred Monday on the Atlantic Coast Line at that point. An extra train of 40 cars and a switch engine with five cars of lumber collided. En gineer Jack Jones and a negro fireman, of the extra were killed, the latter burned to death. . - ' . Another Army Scandal. : Wposter, , Ohio, Special. The tam ous Taggart divorce case, in which Major E. F. Taggart seeks divorce from his wife, Grace Violet, on -sensational grounds, began here Monday. In. his .suit Major Taggart sets forth startling - charges; using .names of brother officers- in the United States army to siupport his allegations. Taggart has been kept under close guard for the - past two' weeks, his friends fearing that harm would come to him to prevent his appearing at the triaL SUIT AGAINST MANY Another Move ia the Now Faabus Equitable Scandal START MADE IN WAY OF TRIALS New York Attorney General Institutes Action for- the Return to the Society of Any Money or. Other 'Property Acquired by the Officers and Direc : tors, or Lost or Wasted by a Viola tion of Their Duties. 'x New York, (SpeciaL) An action was instituted by State Attorney Gen eral Mayer in the Supreme Court, New York county, in the name of the peo ple of the State of New York against the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Its officers, directors and. members of the executive and finance committees, all of which are named -in the com plaint. The defendants are: The Equi table Life Assurance Society of the United States and James W. Alexan der, Louis Fitzgerald, Chauncey M. Depew, Henry C. Deming, Cornelius N. Bliss, George H. Squire, Thomas D. Jordan, Charles S. Smith, Valentine P. Snyder, Alvin W. Krecb, Wm. Alexan der, John J. McCook, James B. For gan, C. Ledyard' Blair, Brayton Ives, Melville E. Ingalls, James H: Hyde, Alexander J. Cassatt, Jacob H. Schiff, James J. Hill, T. Jefferson CooHdge, Al fred G. Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor, Wm. C. Vanhorne. Gage E. Tarbell. Marvin Hughitt, Charles B Alexander, Hartley Dodge,. Jos. F. DeNavarro, iJradish Johnson, Edward , H. . Harri man, Levi P. Morton, August Belmont, Darius . O. Mills, Robert T. ' Lincoln, Geerge J. Gould, John Sloane, George ST. Wilson; Thomas T. Eckert(Wm..H. Mclntyre, Henry M. Alexander, Henry C. lFrick, Samuel M. Inmatf, Henry C. Haarstick, David H. Moffatt and Hen ry R. Winthrop. ' : u , .Edward H.: Harriman, one the eve of his departure, for Japan accepted service of the gnninions ' and Monday many other defendants,, including Jae. (H. Hyde, were served through, their private counsel. The, defendants ' aire allowed 20 days in which to ? file ian- swers. , ." v.(. ; v The compalint refers to', the FricTc committee report and the investigation ina.de. by State Superintendent-of .In surance Hendricks, and is based on information and belief. The complaint asks that the defendants, except the society Itself, account for their official conduct in the management and dispo sition of the funds and property com mitted to their charge; that they pay the Equitable Society "any money and the value , of any, property any of them have acquired to themselves, or trans ferred to others, or lost, or wasted, by a violation of their duties;" that any of them, now a director or directors or office holders in the Equitable Society, upon proof of misconduct, be removed, and a new election held by the board of the society, to supply the vacancy; that the net surplus of the society af ter deducting sufficient to cover all outsanding risks and obligations, be paid to, or. credited to, or applied, for the benefit of, the present policyhold ers in equitable proportions, in ao cordance with the charter and with the law; and asks any further relief "as may be just, equitable and profitable" ., The complaint charges that the in dividual defendants, as directors, "neg ligently, improperly and iinpro vidently performed such duties as have habit ually and continuously done, or suf fered to be done, wronfgul, illegal and improper acts," causing great loss and damage to the society. The defendants are further charged, with having "ac quired -or permitted transfer to others, money, property, etc., of the society." the Three Rawlings Sentenced. ' Valdosta, Ga., Special. Sentences, of death were passed upon . J. - G. . Rawl-. ing, Milton Rawlings and Jesse Rawl ings, Monday night. The date of exe cution is, the 15th of September. When asked what he had to say why sentence should not be passed, J; t G. Rawlings said: -s . "My conscience stands erect you can no more pluck ' it than you can the brightness of the sun. The. sen tence: can do no more than kill." Pass ' it."- Sentence was next passed upon 'Miltonwho accepted it without a word. When Jessie's, sentence was read, he leaned toward the: court and said, "Not guilty," then' busa into tears. Leonard was sentenced to life imprisonment . Frank Turner, the. negro preacher charged with being accessory before the fact was found guilty with a recom tTiTitin'f of Tnefbv. A motion for a- rhew trial in the. case of the Rawlinga was filed and the 9tn aay or oepiemuer was ther date fixed for the hearing. Alt Moore, also condemned jo die, will be sentenced later.. ' i No Thoughtsof Peace. St Petersburg, By Cable. Reports received from the army at Manchuria show that while the peace commission ers, are 1 preparing to.' open .negotiations which may result 'in bringing the war to a close, the Russian soldiers at, the f front are. notarely ing on , these'; efforts, but preparing o - strike ' a blow which will demonstrate their ability , to: con7 . tinue the strife lndefinitely,j An.. ac count has just reached here oi-aspeecli made to the soldiers 'by General iliine vitch, in which he 8aidj...i? J "We must ' prepare a 'bloy ' against ' the Japanese - which : will proves that' Russia will be. able to, protract the war indefinitely in the event that' unfavor- able peace terms are offerd by the Japanese. 8 f -1 ' '.-My. i i