mxf. rmift iSS rAfM . iirr,. rr- muarciiwnwc iff AL.L THINGS. VOL XV. If COAST STORM ii ,. f ic isaticrrir nnrl Mf. fers Severely. FATALITY NOT GREAT HOWEVER timated Damage $2,000,000 Wood aid Brick Buildings Tumble Alike Stcrm Takes to the Ocean and j Belief is Felt. gey West, Fla.. Special. As a re- ajt 0t tne hurricane which struck Southern coast or r loricia Mon- Lvir' rninff. Ivev West Monday nii:t a mass wreckage and the damage property is estimated at $2,000,- . mm 1 1 1 aiariiai law was proclaimed by I maw r at o o ciock and the ivey fest guards are patrolm? the citv. Tin United States government was iskpi to uisuiucn troops here without 1 tl i. 1 i - 1 ll A Helav. to assist in patroling the storm- wept area. Chaos reigned on every hand and i i t i i feu- people remained -in tneir homes, humliitls of which were either totally rcecked or damaged. It is known that many persons have peetved more or less serious injury and reports are current that several lives were lost. The storm reached its height at 1 i I . I. ' . iK XV 1 xl i ciock in i ne aiicnioon, wnen ine rind reached an estimated velocity of miles an hour. There was a ard. steady hlow from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m.. when the wind began to die Mown and iiy 4 o clock theOeenter or the hurricane had passed this point. The hurricane is the worst that Key West has ever experienced. Of hundred local vessels in the har- Dor Monaay out nve remained at an chor, the others having either gone loses or been washed upon the beach es. The streets along the water front rere a mass of wreckage. Prick as well as frame dwellings Brouehont the citv suffered ' alike from the furv of the heavy wind and any miraculous escapes from death rious injury have been reported. Besides the several score of resi- kcs either totally wrecked or st from their pillars, nine fac es were partially destroyed, in- raudinp: the Havana-American, Mar . Nichols, Ruy Lopez, Manut-1 top z, FlotaiJ Torris, Cortez and :ar manufactories. X. 1 and Xo. 2 engine houses of eitv fire department were de frayed, the firemen narrowly escap h:. bul several of the horses beincr killed: Tne top of the First National rai vras blown off, the postofnee daa r tl and two running gears of the government coaling station v?re itreeked, telephone and electric light pole . Duval street, the principal ftwou are of tlie city, were blown a- 1 fears were suffered for ether ah ns? the coast, but at 9:30 ay niirht the weather bureau re ' v fears with, the folk)w- spatch: iwn hurricane warning 10 p. m.. Pensacola; Panama City. Ap ioola. Carrabejlo. C?dar Keys. ' i'. Tampa. Punta Gorla, Pun ssa, Key "West. Storm centers ast Florida moving northeast, fi tly no further danger on th oast. ta Pi Ay. i Cuba in Storm. ' ana. By Cable. The most ser eyelone since the bis: blow of (jr 17, 190(5, struck Cuba early ay morning, causing extensive tation through the whole west 1 rtion of the island. In the city lavana many minor buildings blown down or unroofed, almost. ie trees were uprooted and five - were killed one by an electric and the others by falling build About twenty-five persons were Ha HUS Oetol Horn km i let I y. ire fees. liiiin o. A L. Makes Progressive Step. i 'Mid, Va., Special. John Williams is back from the ! of the reorganization com and the board of directors of Hoard Air Line system in New ib speaks encouragingly of in and the harmony and co on hoped for among interested The system has recently ab five smaller systems in the far iggregatiag nearly 400 miles. W V as a Horrible Murder. n, R. L, Special, The find-. severed legs of a woman in .it case among some bushes ttlying section of this town brought to Hght what the 3 are convinced is a case of The. discovery of a New newspaper of Sunday's date portions of the limbs is vc " .'the most important clue obtained, indicating: possibly e of the murder, if murder :'s- The authorities were of in an ant'.,. jlori on thai the woman was mur New Bedford. HI COLUMBUS, PRESIDENT TAFFS TOUR! EnthusiasticThousands Greet Him On His Western Trip. As he was crossing from tho Oak land to San Francisco the army transport Thomas was setting sail for the Philippines and by the Presi dent's request the revenue cutter Golden Gate, on which he was a pus senger, was drawn up alongside the big vessel, the sides of which were lines with soldiers and the families of officers. On the bridge of the transport the Philippine constabulary band was drawn up and was playing, "Hail to the Chief as the President shouted across the water to khaki-clad sol diers: "Good-bye, boys; I wish you a pleasant voyage." Answering cheers came back to the President. "Does it make you feel homesick. Mr. President?" asked a member of the President's party. "Indeed, it does," replied Mr. Taft, "and I would give anything if I were going with them." One of the most pathetic incidents of the President's trip marked his stay in Berkley. He passed in re view of the pupils of an institution for the deaf, dumb and blind. The tribute of flags waved with unseeing eyes, of silent nods of the dumb, and cheers from the blind deeply impress ed the President. An all-day stage ride over thirty four miles of mountain road brought President Taft Thursday night to this little sierra retreat, eight miles from the entrance to the Mariposa grove of big trees, whither the Chief Executive' started at sunrise Friday. News that mountain lions were in festing the park held out hope of ad venture for a time, but not even the tracks of one were seen on the road. The President declared that Thursday was one-of the most enjoyable days of his life. It was the first glimpse of the Yosemite anel the impressive sur roundings, the bracing mountain air, the freedom from speech-making all contributed to the pleasure of the first day of roughing it in the Sierras. His constant coach companion was John Muir, t he noted naturalist and explorer. He alight eel from the stase during a portion of the trip and walked a mile or meu'e up the mountain road. It gave him a splendid appetitie for the picnic luncheon of fried chicken, pota toes, fruit and jelly served in the Grouse creek pine forest. The President arrived at Glacier Point Friday evening. The drive from Wawona, where he spent the forenoon visiting the Mariposa big tree groves, was over twenty miles of mountain road and the President was ready for bed immediately after dinner. He arose before dawn and started for the sequoia trees in a dense fog, which ejuickly cleared, however. He was deeply impressed with the immense trees, especially in the upper groves. He was photographed at the base of the "Grizzly Grant," the biggest and oldest tree in the world; and he was snapped in the stage as it passed through the trunk of the Wawona, one of the largest of the forest mon archy. The President 's speech at Fresno, Ca., Sunday was in reality another Sunday sermon, the third he has preached since his trip began. His text, quoted from memory, was "He Who Conquereth Himself is Greater Than He Who Taketh a City," and from it the President drew the lesson that popular government must always be a failure unless it is based upon sound common sense and the self-restraint that goes to make the good loser. He drew an anology between the American people in this respect and those people who in their attempts at self-government follow an election with a revolution. On his way here President Taft at tended morning service at the Presby terian church at Merced. A feature of the President's visit to Fresno was the presentation of good will from the Japanese residents. "We hail you, sir, as the honored Chief of a "great nation which we are glad is on the friendliest terms with ours," they said, "and we also rejoice that our beloved country, Japan, has the honor and, great priv ilege of reciprocating such fraternal regard. ' ' After an all-day stay at El Paso Sunday he President starts on anoth er long jump, San Antonio being his nevt stop, and there he is to accept on behalf of the United States army a magnificent chapel and library building, the gift of San Antonians, as an appreciation of the American soldier. POLK COONTY, N. C, show"an beaten androbbed On Main Street, in the Heart oi Washington, Unknown Highway man Croshes C. R. Shafer's Skull Washington, N. C, Special. One of the boldest and most daring as saults and robberies that has ever taken place in this city was commit ted on Saturday night on east Main street when Mr. C. R. Shafer, owuer of several of the Barkoot carnical shows, which have been exhibiting in this city for the past week, was way laid on his way to his boarding house by a thUg, who coming up behind struck him a powerful blow over the right eye with an old gun barrel, fell ing him at a single blow, and very nearly killing him. When found both pockets of the man had been rifled and between $75 and $100 had been stolen. The pa tient regained consciousness Satur day morning, and gave a partial de scription of his assailant. There are slight hopes for the recovery of the injured man. Nine Bitten By Rabid Dog. Raleigh, Special. Saturday there was a regular influx of people bitten by mad dogs. Mr. J. C. page came in with his six children, Kathleen, May, Annie, Jane, John and Henry, from Pender county. All of these were bit ten by a little puppy, a shepherd dog. The same dog bit a yearling heifer and a Httle calf, both of which were killed Saturday. Another patient is a 3-year-old daughter of Sidney W. Burton of Reidsville, and another James Womack of Rockingham coun ty, 3-year-old, bitten by a pug dog. Yet another is M. B. Baldwin of Scotland county, who was in his yard, a neighbor and a little child being wit?i him. While loading his wagon with cotton, a dog ran in, open mouthed, at the child, whose father kicked the dog away, the animal im mediately biting Baldwin on the leg. He seized the dog and choked it to death. The people now under treat ment, as well as those who have been under it, are crying death to the dogs, and one man said he intended to use poison --eely on his premises. Statesville Revenue. Statesville, Special. Cashier Rob erts, of the revenue office of Collec tor Geo. H. Brown reports collec tions as follows for last month: Lists $788.68; spirits $280.28; cigars $48.00; tobacco $243,749.64; special tax $478. 88; total $245,345.48. Compared with the collections for September, 1908, the collections last month show a decrease of $165.84. The collections on spirits in Septem ber of last year were $51,144.39; to hacco $192,899.04. Compared with these figures the collections on spirits last month show a loss of $50,864.11. but the loss i almost entirely covered by the gain of $50,850.60 on tobacco, and the decrease in the total collec "us is therefore small. Receives Gift From Carnegie. Greensboro, Special. A check foi $25,000 has just been received by the president of the Greensboro Female College from Andrew Carnegie, this being the amount offered conditional ly to the College by Mr. Carnegie two years ago. The conditions have been complied with, and this check for $25,000 completes the $100,000 en dowment fund. The conditions im posed by Mr. Carnegie that he woulc give $25,000 after the friends of the College had raised $75,000 was ar incentive and enabled the College tc raise this fund within the period oi two years. Accidentally Shot While Chasing s Chicken. Fayetteville, Special. Moses Mc Lean Saturday acidentally shot and dangerously wounded his sister, Ha gar McLean, while attempting tc shoot a wild chicken which the woman was assisting him to round up. A clump of weeds hid his sister from McLean's sight when he fired. Plenty of Partridges This Season. Raleigh, Sportsmen will be inter ested in the information that there dtp fnr more partridges this yeai than there were in 1908, in fact, it' is said that over a large area oi the State there are ten where there was onlv one last year. The terrible rains of 1908 drowned vast numbers of the birds. In the early part of last sea son nearly all the birds killed bv hunters were old ones. Bold Robbery at Washington. Washington, Special. One of the boldest and most daring robberies a. j J : V.;o j?fTT tnnlf ever perpeiraieu tu ima I place in broad daylight Thursday af the office of Mr. W. Mayo, a justice of peace, on Marketi street, was entered, his safe broken into and something over $100 in cash taken. It seems that Mr. Mayo had gone out of his ofiice for a few min utes and on his return he found the jotpt. in his safe ooen and the money missing. The police are at work on the case, but as yet there is no clue to the fuilty parties. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1909. TAR HEEL CHRONICLES Hews Notes Gathered From AH Parts of the Old North State. SOUTHERN TEXTILE ASSOCIA TION. Fourth Regular Meeting of This Growing Organization of of Cotton Mill Men to Be Held in Raleigh, N. C, Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Fall meeting of the Southern Textile Association will be held in Raleigh, N. C, on Wednesday, Oct. 20th. As this will be at the time of the North Carolina State Fair the sessions of the association will be held in the morning and at night, giving time in the afternoon for vis itkig the fair and looking through the Textile Department of the State Ag ricultural and Mechanical College, which consists of a fully equipped model mill with competent instructors who take an active interest in the work of the association and will ren der assistance in any possible way to make the meeting of interest and value to every mill man who may at tend. The program of the association will include addresses and papers on Weaving by Prof. William Nel son, formerly instructor in the Lowell Textile School. The Spinning Frame by Supt. T. F .Cuddy, of Clio," S. C. The Card Room by Supt. Alfred N. Landau, formerly of the Maginnis Mill, New Orleans, La. Power Economy in Mills by Chief Engineer G. F. King, of King's Mountain. Humidifiers by Mr. W. P. Hazel wood, of Atlanta. Care of the Operatives' Health by Supt. A. S. Winslow, of Clinton, S .C. The Southern Textile Association composed chiefly of superintendents and overseers of departments in the actual work of cotton manufacturing had its birth in a meeting held in Charlotte last fall which was attend ed by a number of representative men in these lines, chiefly from North and South Carolina. A permanent organization was ef fected with provision for holding meetings quarterly; and the next reg ular meeting held at Greenville in April was attended by large delega tions from the leading mill towns of the Carolinas with representatives from other Southern States. The meeting at Spartanburg in July was the largest yet held when theat tendance was over two hundred, the membership at that time and by ad ditions since having grown to consid erably more than 300. Young Boy Accidentally Killed While Hunting. Lumberton, Special. Loyd Odum. the 15-year-bId son of Ferdinand Odum, who lives about seven miles from here, while out hunting with his brother Tuesday was killed. He with a pistol and his brother a gun started in different directions and in a short time his brother hearing a pistol fire called to him, but receiving no answer went to him and found him dead with a wound in the left breast. There were no eye-witnesses of the affair and it will probably never be known exactly how he came to be killed. Woman Seizes Rat With Hand and Hurls it Against Wall. Tarboro, Special. To grab a rat with the hand and hurl it to death is an act of bravery. This happened here, when Mrs. John Grimmer went to her pantry to cut a piece of meat. She found a rat helping himself to her meat, and struck at him with the knife.' The blow fell short and the rodent made for the door. With the quickness of thought, she grasped the rat and hurled it against the wall, killing it. Morphine by Mistake. Pilot Mountain, Special. A sad oc currence took place here. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Fulk's little child had sores on its . mouth and the mother gave it four grains of morphine by mistake for calomel. Every effort was made to wake the little one, but without avail. The parents are grief stricken at the child's death. Washington Stave Mill Destroyed by Fire Loss $10,000. Washington, Special. The large stave manufacturing plant of the Moore Lumber Company of this city caught fire Wednesday night about 10 o'clock and rapidly burned down, resulting in almost a total loss to the company. The stave mill was ap proximately worth $10,000 and as nearly as can be ascertained there was but little insurance. The local fire department responded to the alarm verv DromDtly and renderd va- liant service. Subscription Price, $1.00 NEWSY GLEANINGS. Japan has replaced her residency general In Hsientao with a consulate. Many former employes of the Stockholm street car lines have emi grated to America Jndge E. H. Gary, back from Europe, reported that propsperity is rapidly returning abroad. The Nebraska Supreme Court up held the Sibley act providing a twenty-five per cent, reduction in express rates. A monument commemorating the founding of the International Postal Union will be unveiled at Berne, Switzerland. Dr. David Starr Jordan said at San Francisco that the Japanese had dis regarded every international law in re sard to seal killing. , Senor Chaumer, a municipal coun cillor of Caracas, was shot and killed by the President of the Council, Senor Garcia, in a street of Caracas. The Grand Jury in Youngstown, Ohio, indicted seventeen city and county officials and contractors for bribery and acceptance of bribes. Count Boni de Castellane an nounced his intention to interpellate the French Parliament against the "Spanish repression" committee, on the ground that it was illegal. The Quebec provincial government, It is reported from Montreal, will pro hibit the exportation of unmanufac tured timber, but will not impose an export duty on raw pulp wood. The homicides involved in Lieuten ant Clark's Kansu expedition will be investigated at the Chinese Foreign Ofiice, China, Great Britain and the United States being participants in it. Principals in the Manhattan and Italian opera companies, New York City, took steps to crush out the "elaquers" who have been demanding money for applause and threatening singers who refused to pay. Alamance County Fair. Burlington, Special. The twenty- swond annual Fair of Alamance 1 county opened Tuesday at the Fui grounds here. Most of the day was spent in entering and arranging the exhibits. Never before has there been so large and splendid an exhibit taken as a whole. All of the depart ments were well filled and some were full to overflowing. It is a matter of gratification to the management that everything is so bright and promising for the best Fair ever held. Seven White Caps are Convicted. Raleigh, Special. After being out Jill Wednesday afternoon and over night the jury in the "white cap" case from Mark's Creek township brought in a verdict of guilty against all seven defendants. The verdict took the defendants and their counsel completely by surprise and a demand made by counsel that a poll of the jury be taken. Every juryman re sponded "guilty." No appeal was takn. - ' Fires at Rocky Point. Rocky Point, Special. Thomas J. Brown lost his barn, its contents of hay, tools and fertilizer by fire. The loss is about $500, with no insurance. Harry Hearne lost a fine saw mill planer, valued at $1,000, with no in surance. It is dry here and forest fires are raging. 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