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VOL XI.
200.000.000 LOAN
A Progressive Movement By
the Southern Railway
IT MEANS MUCH TO THE SOUTH
Official Announcement is Made That
the Road's Stocksholdcrs Will Be
Asked to Authorise , Creation of
New General Mortgage, at Four
Per Cent, President Spencer Stating
That Dividends on Preferred
Stock Will Not Be Jeopardized-
How tho Vast Sun Will he Expend
ed $99,834,000 to he Reserved for
Future.
'Sow - York, Special. Announce
Ym uhvas made that the Southern
Kuihvny Company has decided to ask
the stockholders to authorize the issue
t 200,000,000 development and gen
eral mortgage four per, cent, bonds.
Of this amount $15,000,000 will he is
sued immediately for the following
purposes: $4,962,774 to refund pay
ments for equipment heretofore made
arid charged to capital; $3,oQ0000 to
refund investments in securities of,
ami advances to, subordinate compan
ies heretofore made and for the acqui
sition of property not heretofore
i muted, and $6,536,220 for double
track,.-revision of : grades, new yards
chips', etc.
The balance, of Siai.000.000. will bo
. - - -
'reserved for the following purposes:
:l.loS,000 to retire divisional prior
lien bonds, on properties acquired for
V( hieh no provision is made in the con
solidation mortgage ; . 10,01)0,000 to
retire not later than' April 1, 1909,
bilateral trust fives; 13,00S,000 to re
lire, as they mature in the next. 15
years, equipment capital obligations;
1 0,000,000 to . a cquirfi capital stocks
f certain lines; $10,000,000 to pay,
not later than July 1, 190S for the
viitern division of the Tennessee Cen
tral and immediate improvements.
After J provision for the foregoing
obligations are made there will be left
-T99.834,000, which will be used to pro
vide for future acquit ions and bet
terments. President Samuel Spencer, of the
Southern Railway Company, in a-communication
to the voting trustees of
the capital stock of the company rela
tive to the proposed bond issue, says
ikat the existing financial condition of
tin; the company is such as to justify
the creation of a new mortgage and
the immediate issue of $15,000,000 of
1 lie new bonds as proposed without
disturbance of the dividend now paid
u the preferred stock. v
England Launches Monster.
Portsmouth, Eengland, By Cable
?. monster battleship, Dreadhaught;
vlucn, when finished, will have cost
7,500,000, was launched here Satur
':iy by King Edward. The ceremony
nas the most simple imaginable, the
Kincr
having vetoed all decorations
aim pagentry on account oi me aeatn
'i his father-in-law, King Christian.
There was a moment of suspense after
1 lie King touched the electric, button
ri moving the last block, as the huge
Inp hesitated and appeared reluctant
t take the water. But, ultimately,
glided down the ways in safety.
This is the heaviest and fastest battle
ship ever constructed. "
Bigamist Hoch Must Hang.
Springfield, 111.. Special. The
Su-
pi'emo Court denied a rehearing in the
of Johann Hoch, sentenced ta be
3'itnged in Chicago, Feb. 23, for wife
murder. .':
Two Brothers Shot Down.
U ochelle, Ga., Special At the home
Jesse Ilearn North, of Rochelle,
J fie Watts shot and instantly killed
I. ,S. McDuffie, sons of D. S. McDuf-
!'' Sr., and aged 19 and 16 respective-
i.v. They were at the gate leaving for
i ' " me from a party. There a rcre ?
1Vvv words between Watts and the
!lcr McDuffie . Then, Watts shot
l'vh the yo ung men through the heart.
Kuhn2 them instantlv. Watts
fled
the
fiid is now beins: pursued by
heriff.
Nearly Wiped Chit by Flames.
New Martinsville, W. Val, Special.
-ire broke out in Littleton, an oi!
town near here, and before it couhf.
e extinguished nearly every businesi
house was destroyed, about 800 of the
1,50 inhabitants wero without home,
and a financial loss of more than $200
000 wa3 sustained.
WRECK AT GREENSBORO
Fast-Passenger Train No.' 34, on
Southern Railway, Crushes Into a
Switch Engine in Pomona Yards
Three Trainmen Instantly Killed
and Two Scnmb Later.
, Greensbor, Special.-f-Five trainmen
were killed and one seriously injured
in a collision . between north-bound
passenger train No. 34, of the South
ern Railway, and asw itch" engine at
Pomonia, at; 1:20 o'clock Sunday
morning. The dead are :
v Owen Noryille, engineer of No. 34.
W. W. Sellers, engineer of the
switch engine. .
Charles H. Johnson, fireman on
switch engine.
S.'Y.' Newman, yard brakeman..
William Bailey, telegraph student.
No passengers were injured. Wm.
Sparger, fireman of No. 34 was badly
hurt, but will recover.
The wreck occurred near the Po
mora yard office and almost directly
in front of the Central Carolina fair
grounds, one mile west of this city.
Train No. 34, in "charge of Engineer
Owen Norville, ran into the switch en
gine in charge, of Engineer W. W.
Sellers. Both engineers, Charles H.
Johnson, fireman on the switch en
gine,, were instantly killed, and S. G.
Newman, yard-, brakeman on the
switch engine, and William Bailey, a
young man reported to be learing
telegraphy, who, it is supposed, was
riding 02 the engine to the Pomona
telegraph office, both received injuries
from which they died, Newman lived
only one hour after the accident and
Bailey expired at ,12 o'clock at
Greensboro Hospital, where ho was
taken for treatment. W. M. Sparger,
fireman on train No. 34, was also in
jured, but will recover. He is at the
hospital and it is stated that he will
be able to be out within 'a week.
" Hasty 's Trial February 26. ,
Gaffney, Speeial. George Hasty, of
this city, who fatally shot Milan Ben
nett and George Abbott Davidson, f
the "Nothing bat Money" threat rieal
companj' here December 15, 1905, will
be tried on the charge of murder Feb
ruary 26. Hasty, who has been in
jail since the killing, will be defended
by local councel. The prosecution will
be conducted by T. S. Sease, State at
torney for the circuit, who will be
assisted, it is understood, by special
councel employed by the Actor's As
sociation of New York, which has
taken the matter up. Several witness
es of the tragedy, members of the
theatrical company, wilt appear on the
stand for the State.
. . Three Die rby Fire in Lockup.
Eastman, ' Ga.? Special. Saturday
night the town barracks with its three
inmates, yrho were placed there for
drunk and disorderly conduct being
consumed.: The iumates were D. A.
Cooper, Elbert Mullis and John B.
Hart, all white men. Cooper .was
about 55 yeirs old and left a large
familv. Miillis was about 50 iwars
old and leaves a large family also.
Hart was a young man and left a wife
and child. The origin of the fire is
unknown. -
Clyde Lino .Officers.
New York, Speeial. Calvin Austin
and M. H. Campbell have been elected
president and treasurer, respectivelj',
of the new incorporated Clyde Steam
ship company of Maine. Mr. Austin
is president of the Metropolitan
Steamship company, wh;eh is one of
the Forse lines. Mr. Campbell is
president of the People rs line, which
operates steamboats between this city
and Albany. The directors of the new
company will be selected next week.
Ex-Senator Hill Improved.
y Charleston, S. C, Special. Since
his arrival here, the condition of for
mer United States Senator David B
Hill, of New York, has showy marked
and steady improvement. He is muc"
strengthened. Mr. Hill expressed
himself as being delighted with the
climate of Camden, which is proving
so beneficial to his health. He is to
remain here until the ' termination oi
the season, having been ordered here
by his physician, the ex-Senator being
in need of rest and change of climate
Five Die by Asphyxiation.
Boston, Special. A woman and
four children were found dead in bed
in their home on 29 Dennis street,
Roxbui-y district. An investigation
by the police indicates that the woman
Mrs. Annie L. Dixon, had killed' the
children and herself by opening three
gas jets.
COLTJMBUh, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15,
POLITICAL WARFARE
i
Street Due! in Savannah, Ga.,
Between Factions
FOUR PERSONS WERE WOUNDED
Petty Politicians Belonging to Rival
City Organization Do Battle in
Street, Exchanging Some 40 -Shots
Was Third Street Fight Recently
Savannah, Ga., Special. Political
partisans of the two rival factions
had a pistol fight in front of the e?
change. "Babe" Dyer was killed;
Frank Nagle, a by-stander, was shot
through the eye and is in a critical
condition; Pat Kearney, policeman
off duty at this time, was shot through
the neck, and C. H. of "Sap" Dye
was shot twice through the legs.
"Snatcher" Dyer and Thomas
Hewitt, a private detective, are undt'
arrest. Besides those under arrest
or wounded, those who participated
in the shooting were : Harbor Master
James McBride: his son, Tim MeBridt
who is a clerk in his father's office;
Plumbing inspector Richard McKennr
and James .Lane, keepr of the police
stables. ; .
It is not known definitely who fired
the shots by which the killed and
wounded were struck. The shooting
was general and about 40 shots were
fired. t ' -. '': '
The battle started when the three
Ders attacked McKenna, one felling
nun witn a amy. Trie others came
to the assistance of McKenna. '
DEMANDES OF MINERS.
Intimations Are Unofficially Given at
Wilkesbarre -Eight-Hour Day and
Slight Wage Increase in Program."
Wikesbarre, Pa., Special, The an
thricite scale committee of the United
Mine Workers went into session here.
An agreement having- beennade at j
the, bhaniokm convention that Mr.
Mitchell should act as the press
committee nothing definite was given
out. It is intimated, however, that
six requests are to be made when the
miners ' delegates and .railroad and
mine officials meet. Xhey are as' fol
lows: . - - :. ' . .-- - .
(1) An eight-hour day for the
company hands.
(2) A trade agreement with the
operators. 1
(3) Slight increase in wages for
all classes in and about the mines.
(4) Uniform scale for rock, slate,
water and all other dead work.
1,000 Pennsylvania Miners Strike.
Pimaisutanwey, Pa., Special At a
mas meeting here of miners employed
by the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pitts
burg Coal and Iron Company, the Jef
ferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron
Company, and allied concerns with
headquarters here, it Avas decided un
animously not to go to work again
until all grievances between the men
and the companies have been adjust
ed. It is alleged by the . miners that
the Altoona scale is being violated.
About 1,000 men are affected."
Greene-Gaycor Case Drags.
oavan-iau, ope: lit. ji.i; accents
'.I
O. M. Carter and ff.l'V Wns.tr.
his father-in-law, will; New Yo-'k
brokers, were offered m evidence by
the governiT'cnt in - the Geeno a. id
Gaynor case. A number of witnesses
were examined, among them bein.
three lepresentatives of New York
banking or brokerage houses.
v Considerable progi-ess was made in
the presentation of the evidence
shown in the aeounts, but there is yet
much more.
Kills Sick Woman and Suicides.
San Fransfseo, Special. Ebb Coley,
who lived near. MacOn, Ga., and who
was formerly a sergeant, in the Six
teenth Company of the Coast Artil
lery, having also served in the Twen
tieth Field Artillery, shot and killed
Josie Labat, of Santa Clara, and then
shot and killed himself. The shooting
occurred in a room at the Grand Paci
lift Hotel. Cole v killed the woman as
she lay in bed, siek and. helpless. Th
eouDle had lived together lor some
time. S ' ""v;
Washington, Special Representa
tive Nicholas Longworlh, . of Ohio,
whose marriage to Miss Alice Roose
velt is to take place one week from
Saturday, is ill at the home of hif
mother in this city Mrs. Longworth
stated, however, that the illness is not
serious and that her son would be
all right in a few days: He has a
slight "attack of tonsiliiis. -
CONGRESS AT WORK
What Our National Law Makers Are
, Doing 'Day by. Day.
tThe Senate did not have an oppor
tunity to hear the discussion of Mr
Patterson 's resolution on the action of
the Democratic caucus as was parti
ally promised but gave the entire day
to a review of the prerogatives of the
Senate in the matter of framing treat
ies. The question was raised by Mr.
Bacon in a, speech on his resolution
requesting information concerning the
lgeciras conierence. He talked for
almost three hours and was followed
by-Mr. Spooner, who' spoke for con
siderably more than an hour. Both
speeches were interspersed with de-
pate largely between Messrs. Bacon
and Spooner and there were two or
three very sharp clashes between
them. N ' ;
Mr. Bacon's speech was in tho woin
piea ior the right of the Senate to
advise and vmticnnf J . u.:.
ana consent" in tho maftoTi
pf the negotation of treaties and was
largely a reply to Mr. Spooner's re
cent speech on this question.
"" Bailey Plies Party Lash.
For the . first ti
liie henate cliamber was made the
scene of an effort to administer party
, fju, Vj I
discipline to a member of that body,
v. v .vmucuuB was one or ka
many dramatic details that the manv
;witnesses will not soon forget it. Mr
f atterson was the subiWt.
fort and Mr. Bailey to whom in the
absence of Mr. Gorman, Democratic
leadership is conceded, was the instru
ment of his party in the incident.
I - The proceedings arose in connection
Mth the consideration of Mr. Patter
son resolutions of remonstrance
against caucus action on treaties with
foreign nations. The Colorado Sena
f on- called up his resolution immediately-
after the conclusion of the
routine morning business and ad
dressed the Senate upon it. The facts
concerning the caucus proceedings of
Saturday and his -withdrawal from
the caucus were fresh in the minds of
Senators. ; .
Vote on Rate Bill. '? r?
' 1 By continuing its , session practi
eally to 7- o'clock the House conclud-
wr all1 prelifhlhaiy steps to the pas
sage of the railroad rate bill, ordered
roll call on the measure, and put
off the -final action until Thursday
noon. ' -
The time for amendment came at 4
o'clock and for three hours following
one amendment after ariothr came up,
was read, debated in some instances,
and went down to defeat. So fierce
was the struggle to amend that often
when a paragraph of the bill was con
cluded m the reading, a dozen mem
bers waved their, amendments and
shouted for recognition. Not one of
hese was adopted.
Previous to this exciting procedure,
he House had been entertaining for
five hours bv the oratory of its best
speakers. Bourke Cockran, of New
York, gave his approval to the. meas
ure in an elaborate speech. Mr. Mann,
of Illinos, followed, when tne minority
eader. Mr. Williams, expounded the
measure and congratulated eveiyDoay
, . . 1 1
on its success. Chairman Hepburn
closed the debate m a compreneiibive
speech dealing with the arguments of
its opponents and the terms of the
bill. ". '
Rate Bill Passes, 346 to 7.
The House passed the Hepburn
ailroad rate bill 346 members voting
for the bill. Seven, all KepuDiicans,
voted against it. Applause greeted
the announcement ot the result by tne
Speaker. Littlefield, of Maine; Mc-
Call and Weeks, ol Massachusetts ;
Perkins, Southwick and Vreeland, of
New York, and Sibley of : Pennsyl
vania. -
Mr. Sullivan, of Massachusetts, vot
ed "pi-esent," and was not paired.
There were 28 members paired, but
these pairs were general political ones.
None of them of them was made on
the bill and consepucntiy did not in
dicate opposition.
The pension approprition. bill, car
rying $139;D00,000 for pensions and
$1,245,000 for pension administration,
was taken up, debated and passed
without amendment. The feature of
the bill, aside from the appropriation
made, is a provision making statute
law of the famous order of the Presi
dent declaring age conclusive evidence
of disability. - - ' :
Three Struck and Killed.
Yorkj Pa., Special Three men weft
struck and killed by an accomodation
on the Northern Central Railroad,
near Seitzland, 16 miles south of this
city. The victims were part of th
crew of a fast northbound train. The
were repairing a burst tire of tin
drivinsr wheel of the locomotive and
blinded and deafened by the escaping
steam, did not notice the approach of
the accomodation. -
All parts of Africa, except; Abys
sinia, Morocco and Liberia, are con
trolled directly -or indirectly , by some
European potter.
1900.
NORTH STATE NEWS
Items of Interest Gleaned From
Various Sections
A'
FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE
Minor Occurrences of the Week' of
Interest to Tar Heels Told in Para
graphs.
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid:
Good middling. 11
Strict middling. . .. . ......... .11
Middling
Good middling, tinged . . .1 . .IOV2
Stains.... .. .. .. . . . . . .9410
General Cotton Market.
Galveston, steady. . .
New Orleans, easy,.
Mobile, quiet ....
Savannah, steady. . .
Norfolk, steady. . . . .
Baltimore, nominal..
New York, quiet. . . .
.-v.. '.,10
... .10 11-16
.." . .10 9-16
....10 7-16
.......10
.. ....ny3
.. 11.25
......11.25
. . .... 11. oO
Boston, quiet..
1 "i. " ' " " "
Philadelphia, quiet. .
Houston, steady. .
..... .10
.. ....10
.....1013-16
Augusta, steady. .
Memphis, nominal
Louisville, firm. .
Sensational Charges.
Asheville, Special. Summonses
have been served on officials of tht
Southern Railway Company and the
Pullman Car Company in a suit insti
tuted in Superior Court of Buncomb
county by Julia Wilkinson. Th
plaintiff represented by Martin &
Craig, of Asheville, and although the
complaint has not yet been filed, it
is understood that damages in the sura
of $30,000 of $40,000 will be demand
ed.
ic is saia inat me compiamc wu
contain some sensational charges. It
will be alleged by the plaintiff thai
about a year ago, she was a passengei
from Salisbury to Asheville and tha
she rode in a Pullman car ; that "she
was grossly insulted by some men in
the car and maltreated ;that this in
sult was diie to the negligence of tht
Pullman Car Company in not properly
separating the berths and protecting
the passengers. ,
To Rebuild Dam.
Ashe vile, .Special. It is learned
here that the management of the
. Ashevile school, located in West Ashe
ville, contemplates the erection, in the
near future, of a great dam across
Ragsdale creek, in that section. Th
dam will be built at the same loca
tion as the previous one, which was
washed away last spring b' the floods.
The proposed structure will be of rock
foundation with steel frame and con-
crete. It will be 50 feet in height and
win, wnen completed, give a great
lake for the Asheville school students'
. , 1
pleasure, liie dam, will be 20 feet
thick at the base narrowing to , 18
mcnes at the top. Jt is expected that
tne contract will be let in a short tune
xxie ebtimaiea cose 01 sucn astructure
as proposed win oe $u,uuu to JfJa,UUO
There Are But Two. '
, Myrganton, Special. A special
meeting of the board of directors of
tho State Hospital here was held at
that institution. It was a meeting
adjourned from the Tegular meeting in
December in order to complete the in
vestigation then begun to ascertain
how many of the patients have estates
which would support them in private
hospitals, or how many having no es
tates of their own, could be so sup
ported by those responsible for theii
care. It develops that there are only
two.
Incorporations.
The Sehull Contracting Company
of Beaufort, with $100,000 authorized
and $10,000 subscribed capital stock,
was "chartered recentlyi The incor
porators are : C. L. Duncan, W. J.
Schull, C. D. Jones, J. B. Jones, W. A.
Mace, all of Beaufort.
The Gem Cigar Company, of Wil-
1,125 subscribed capital, was ehar-
1 tered, the incorporators being J, C.
Wessell, D. N. Chadwiek, Jr., and W.
Strutbers, Jr., all of Wilmington.
v Verdict for $1,800. .
Greensboro, Special. Guilford Su
perior Court is engaged in the trial
of the case of Mary Mitchell vs. the
Southern Railway Company and it
will not fro to the jury before Satur
day afternoon. The jury in the ease
of Glenn Hayes vs. the Southern re
turned a verdict of $1,800 in favor
of the plaintiff.
NO. 42.
Pointed Paragraphs.
She. " How sweet of you to own
that you were in the wrong."
He (absent-mindedly) . ' ' Yes ; mo
ther always taught me that it was.
easier to give in to a woman than to
argue with her." "
It isn't the man with a great mind
who is great, but it is the man who
can use it. . -
Don't lose jTour head if ambitious
to get ahead.
There is room at the top .for the
man who can push the other iellow
off.
All women, are angels figuratively
speaking and if wise they'll let it go
at that.
Many a man 's meanness
is due to
chronicle stomach trouble.
FITSnermanentlycured. No fits or nervous
ness after nrst day's use or Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restor3r,2t rial bottle andtreatl9fre
Dr.R.n.KxiHE. Ltd., 931 Archfi.,PIiila Pa.
The works ot Schopenhauer are being
translated into J apanese. j .", : ;
, A Guaranteed Cure For Pile.
Itchtnc, Blind, Bleedlne. Protradln? PUm.
Dru prists are authorized to refund money! '
PazoOintment fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 50c.
Germany is gaining on England in the
exportation of coal to France. ;
To Cure Cold in tine l).r
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet?.
DruRjrists refund money if it fails to cure. E.
V .Grove'sslgnature on each box; 25c.
Of the 668 female students at. the
versity o Berlin, 483 are -Germans.
Uni-
Itoh cured in 30 minutes by Woolford'a
Sanitary Lotion ; never fails. Bold by
Druggists. Mall orders promptly filled
by Dr. Detchon, CrawfordsTiUed. $1.
England's first spinning wheel to be
worked by electricity has been started at
l'endlsbury. :
He has power to move men who is
immovable on God. So. 7-'06.
How'i ThU?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure, v "
F. J. Chinkt A Co., Toledo, O.
. We, the undersigrned, havi known P. J. '
Cheney for the last 15 years, and: believe Mm,
perfectly honorable in all business transac
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm, y
West & Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists, T-
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Druggists, Toledo, O. . . . - .
HaU'g Catarrh Cure is takeh internally, act
ing directly upon the blood aodmuououssur-'
faces of the system. Testimonials gent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
. Take Hall's Family . Pills for constipation.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
Travel broadens the minds of some ;
actors and the feet of some others.
Conscience will be tender where it
is first worn.
With the waning of the honeymoon,
many a brave man begins to regret
the failure of the faint-hearted -rival.
Cut resolutions out and, j live the
straight life without them, can't jTou?
. You can't do a dirty deed in a
decent manner; no one ever did.
Suppose you were the kind of-jnari
people tninfc you
are, would you be
glad?
A spectacular show is one the bald-
headed contingent views through
spectacles.
The "I-told-you-so" of his friends
ads to the hardness of the way of the
transgressor, ur; jj lt
The man who exceeds you in polite
ness is a better man than you are for
the time being. " '
It's an easy matter for a woman to
manage a husband if he has tears to ,
shed . and knows when to shed them.
Our idea of a first class,, confidence
man is one who possesses the "ability .
to unload a gold brick on his wife 's ;
mother. -. . f : . " ' '"
When some women clean house they
sweep the dust from the carpet onto
the furniture, then brush it from the
furniture' onto the carpet 'again.
. A BOY'S BREAKFAST
Tbr'a m JTatural Food That , Makes It's .
Own IV ay.
There's a boy up in Hoosick Falls, N.
Y., who Is growing into sturdy man
hood on Crape-Nuts breakfasts. ; . It
might have been different with him, as
his mother explains:
"My eleven-year-old boy is large, well
developed and active, and has been
made so by his fondness for Grape
Nuts food. At five years he was a very
nervous child and wa& subject to fre- -quent
attacks ; of indigestion,, which
used to. rob him of his strength and -were'
very, troublesome to deal with, '
He never seemed to care foir anything
for his . breakfast until I tried Grape-
Nuts, and I have never had to change
from that. He makes his entire break
fast of Grape-Nuts food. It is always :
relished by him and he. says that it
satlflfies him better than the ordinary
.kind-of a meal, .rv :- - ' ,i-
"Better than all he Is no longer (
troubled with indigestion or nervous-
ness, and has got to be a splendidly v
developed fellow since he began to use I
Grape-Nuts , food." j Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek; Mich.
There's a reason. Bead the little
book, .The Road to WellvUlV in pkgs.
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