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--1 f 1 r; 1?" - . ' v - . . II. C LVRTiy, KDITOR AND PROP. AX IXDEPENDEXT FAMILYXICAVSIAlKR. PRICK Hl.QO rH IE YEAR. 'yoLJirm vin. - lexoir, x. c, April 20, uxx;. xo. 41. M. ' I ' J 1 ! I: ) BLACKBURN ON TRIAL, . Judge Rules Against Defendant Later News More in His Favor ti Greensboro, April J 7. The trial "f Edmond Spencer Blackburn, Congressman from the eigh.rvfis- Judge Nathan Goff, of West Va., and will continue several days. Sir, Blackburn is charged with vi olating section 1,782 of the Itevised Statutes of the United States, in ' practicing for compensation lefore ,' a Department at Washington. The defendant is indieted on three charges, covering . three seperaU and distinct transactions, as fol?" ,'lows: ' I First, taking 100 from T. A. 4 Davis, to secure the settlement of a case with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington, . in connection with unstamped whiskey seized in Decemlier, 1904, X near Winston. . Second, charges were preferred that Congressman Blackburn ae ' cepted WOO as compensation for , appearing Wore, the Commissioner of Internal Keren no to secure the release of a distilling plant seized by the government ofliceis its the property of Ace Dinkins, of Wil Jiams. Third, taking ?C0 as lee from W. K. Krider, of Salisbury, in connec tion with the seizure of some emp ty stamped whiskey barrels. IAMIK8 (il.lK)M Y KMlt BI.ACKKl'KN. i ai me ciose oi uie inai mis n.. it ......ft.- .rlru.n.t- K1WIIIWH, 11 iWhni I'lrilJ (iivvmtl for Mr. Blackburjr Judge Uoftj criticized him in his remarks aliout what a man should do when elect ed to Congress to represent all . of the people. Those who heard the argument of the lawyers for and against sustaining certain demur rers presented by counsel for the defense seemed to fell certain that the charges against Blackburn were farcical, but, when late in the day, after all argument was in, and JudgeJoff declined to sustain fhe demurrers, then the crowd felt sor jtfry for the defendant. (Jrceuslioro, April IS. Thing look brighter for Blackburn to night ami, if the prosecuting at torneys do not work-some great surprise in the way of additional testimony to-morrow, the charges against him are IkiiiihI to fall down unless the. jury sees differently from the multitude of people who attended court to day. The fjbv erument has not made out its case and all of the testimony seems to lie in. It is said that District At torney Holton will be pfc on the stand in the morning and that he .will tell something of more than ordinary interest, but those who are conversant with the facts do not believe that he will testify or if be should, that he could not throw any more light on the mat ter in question than has already been developed. . Sheriff W. A. Summers left this morning for Morganton in charge, of Bob Moose, who will lie con fined in the hospital there. lpose lived on the Buffalo Shoals road and recently lost his mind States Ville Landmark. This middlin tough on the Sheriff. Ed. Nkwh. It is poor economy to walk from youe home to your place of busi ness in onler to save car fare and then Smoke a ten cent cigar while walking. When a yfjung man calls to take a giti out and she keeps him wait Jng, it is because she's washing the supper dishes, or in primping. 1 - A good dinner without a appetite i an aggravation. good SAN FRACISCO SORELY "V SMITTEN. Vv j - Earthquakes followed by fire. 20.000 people homeless and hundreds dead. Beginning early last Wednesday morning, a series of severe earth- quakes occurred along the Pacific, coast, workiflg death and destine-1 tion. The greatest loss was in San Francisco, where lire followed the earthquakes, causing great loss of property. The falling buildings killed and wounded many people running the death list up in to the hundred! and powdWy thousands, v At last accounts the fire Was not under control and over 20.000 peo ple are homeless" lt Impossible at this time to give any idea of the property loss, but it will run into hundreds of millions. Other towns and cities also suffer much. At Santa Rosa lietween 200 persons are reported dead and the propery loss is very great. Ten thousand are rendered home less. San Jose, Santa Barlwra, Cil roy, Santa Cruz and Hollister sll suffered greatly. Many offei-s of asssistanc; are tendered Congre-s has passed a joint resolution authorizing the Secreta ry of War to render any assistance he may deem proper, by the loan of tents, to the mayors ol the stick en cities and by issuing rations to the destitute as far as possible. CITY I.I KN IN ASIIKS. San Francisco, April 20. At midnight the flames were slowly but steadily moving on portions of San Francisco still untouched. The sky presented a lurid picture. The strongest fire seemed to i" the western end of the city, while the volume of flames in the Mission district would indicate that the conflagration was less severe than during the day. MAIiKS O.Ml'I.KTK KJ'IS. All efforts to check the spread of the Halm's at Van Ness avenue by Uowing up a mile of buildings on the East side of Van Ness ave nue proved fruitless. The tire has pread across the broad thorough fare and from present judications the entire western addition, w hich contains the homes of San Francis co's wealthiest class, is now doomed The destruction of the western ad dition of the citv completes the work of the ravaging flames ami marks the devastation of the entire city. DAY OK UNKVKN HTKUtitil.K. This has lieen another day of un even struggle of . man against an unconquerable element. Acreaf ter acre has been ground into dust and ashes, despite'ihe heroic perse verance of the firemen to limit the conflagration . To night there is a hope that the worst has leen nearly reached and that when to-morrow dawns the end will have come; but the hope is faint. If the flames can be barred from the western addition, then the end will Ih written to the great disaster. HKI.1KK WORK BEGUN. ' San Francisco is not discouraged. Its best and hignest class has al ready begun to plan for restoration and to care for the stricken ones, and the relief will lie immediate and effective. Total sulwcriptions of $180,000 were announced to night. Arrangements were made for the immediate" relief of the needy. The "baking of 50,0(K loaves of bread daily will begiii to morrow. Free transportation will be provided by , the Southern Pa cine Railroad to destitnte persons desiring to go to interior points V t BOBBING THK(IKAD, San Fraucisco, April 19. Des pite the .vigilance of police and oldiers many places were pillaged in the wholesale region. Ine liquor stores were broken into and agatiouds were lyinginthestreets. The ruin in the commission and the wholesale quarters is complete, the names of last night having Completed the paralyzing work of the morning. Under the debris were killed and buried hundreds of hoiSes hitched tos vegetable wagons which were ready a receive the days' supplies. The dead horses were -piletl high and the wreckage blockaded the streets until the advancing conftaj; ratiuu turned, all Jhai section of the town into a vast funeral pyre. Last night hundreds of firemau imr Vvwafrt were , prostrated by the strain of the continual light since early in the morning. In the crowds at many points people aiuted and in some instances dropped dead of shock. Congress has voted 1. 000.0(H) for relief of the suffers. J. 1. Hock efeller gave 100. 000. the I'nited Kailwav Investment Co. (..ooo. J. I Morgan & Co. i?25.0OO. The Latest Luxury. 'Smoking cars for women will Ik- provided on our trains de luxe," says the general superintendent of of the Peiinsvhania svstem, coin meutiug on the running of a train London to Liverpool yesterday with lie Ialx-1 "Ladies smoking' on one if the coaches. With all due regard to the priv leges of the American woman, we hope not. Weather she shall pun an occasionar fgareue at ner own dinner tabli A; among a select cir le of her it jfls, or even perhaps, ii the ladiesr Hen ol a hotel, is a k- K .... matter that she mav le trusted to take care of herself. T here may lie certain piquancy in a cigarette lightly held and saucily smoked, so the omniscient and indulgent storv writer avers. But the intro duction of smoking cars for women will mean something more than a casual cigarette. It will mean that there are worn en so addicted to tolsicco that they are not comfortable on a journey of even a few hours like the jour ney from Ixslon to Liverpool if they are deprived of the weed. It y ill imply that there are respeeta ble American women who puff ci garettes when they read the morn ing newspapers, When they give the cook her daily orders, when they make their elalmrate toilets, when they write their notes to friends, and when they receive at night. The smoking car as an institu tion implies two accomplished facts the itolmceo habit carried to the point of slavery, and the practice of smoking in public, on the streets. Because even the stoutest champi on of the equality of the sexes is squeamish alout welcoming or pro moting either thing, so far as the gentler sex is concerned, smoking cars for women will not recommend themselves .to popular favor. New York Mail. In the sight of Uod and in the light of a true moral code, the women have the same right to these things that the men have. But as we "Lords of Creation" make the laws and codes of society, the smoking car for Ladies is away off in the dim future. Editor Nkwb. Easter Day. Industrial News. God speaks through nature to the heart of man and he who looks may see in" the coming of spring, in every budding tree and burst ing bloom heralds of the glory1 that fiills all the earth to day. Through the long, dreary sketches of the winter the tomb has held nature behind the stone of ice and snow. but now that stone has leeii rolled away and nature comes forth radi ' ant of face and lieautiful ofmein. The call is made to man's heart and man's heart responds with an outpouring of joy and gladness. But all this is but a symliol. a forerunner of another resurrection. ........ . r . ..... A little uaoe is oorn in mine hem a helpless little lwdie to out ward seeming. Through the long yuars of liabyhood and 1 toy hood and early manhood he lives a lowly, eventful life. But the appointed times comes. He preaches the new gospel of love and life. His followers are few and lowly. Those in h!gh places demand "his Wood. And the cruel journey from Pilate's court to Cavalry'a hill begin with hollow mockery and ends with iguomiuous death. , In the tomb his loilj" laid, hia.frieiids are scattered and fearful-i-hi'nemieH triumphant. And so rivlay gives place to Saturday and Saturday fades a wa v . ""H.;-1 v But how different she tfeene the first rays of Easter sun break ; upon a darkened world! The couquerer-death is conquerer no longer. The shackles of sin are stricken from the human race, as the !od man rises glorious and triumphant from the tomb. Nearly nineteen centuries have come and gone since that first Easter day. but still the Christian world sees iu spirit its (Jod and brother who had shown Himself its brother by His suffering, now shows Himself its Cod in (ilory. But grand and magnificent as was that resurrection it holds for us another and a deeper meaning. That the Son of Cod could rise superior to death after three days or three thousands days is but in keeping with our lelief iu His omnipotence, but we are taught to believe and do Itelieve that as Christ rose, so shall we some day rise from our long sleep and wear the garments of glory if during life we have woven those garments for the coming day. What, then, could Ite filled with a greater significance than this dayf What could make us more clearly see or more deeply feel the under lying principal of all real morality all true religion the fatherhood of (od and the brotherhood of maul Christ our Ixml is risen, glori ous and immortal. Then let our nobler ideals, our 1 tetter nature on this Easter dav push Itack the Stone of selfishness and of sin, and come forth to greet the risen Sav ior. Fast Mail Appropriation Won by a Close Vote. Charlotte Observer, 13th. The end of the Southern fast mail appropriation contest came this afternoon w ith both sides neck and, neck as they came uuder the wire. At hrst a division was called for, which resulted in such a close vote that the ayes and noes were called, and the counting of noes showed 9ti in favor of reooin mitting the provision to the com mittee with instructions to stjke it from the file, while 99 members opposed the motion, and the ap propriation stands. As a matter ot fact, the first count stood altout even, but while the vote was Iteing tabulated several memliers came in and asked to le recorded, when the Sneaker announced the vote as previously stated. The four North Carolina memliers, Messrs. Pou, Small, (iudger ami Blackburn, really saved the day for No. 97, for without their votes the oppo nents would prolmbly have won out. Of course Mr. Blackburn was not present, but was paired in favor of the appropriation . Last year the advocates of the appropri ation wou out by a majority of something like SO. WAKE FOREST THE VICTOR. Interesting Event in Raleigh. The News and Observer. Baleight April 1(J. In the first of the series of inter collegiate de Imtes here to-night, between Wake Forest College and Mercer, of Geor gia, the North Carolina debaters won a signal victory. Weather spoon, of Wake Forest, proved the strongest speaker of the quartette. The debate to night marked the beginning of a sei n of debates lie tween North Carolina and Ceorgia which will Ik' of interest to a great many people. The interest in to night's debate was manifested by an unusually large crowtl coming to Raleigh to attend the delute. Nearly every Wake Forest student was here and a great many citizens of Wake Foret and adjoining tow ns. Drowned In Johns River. Charlotte Observer. ' JwreanWjii, April ltith. Mr. varies Ltiev. ot .Morganton. was dTOffneifyeserday morning while crossing Johns .ver at Perkins' ford. Mr. ftpley left town early Sunday morning drivin a wirry anu a pair oi norscs. ne,ook a Mr. -Whitener out near Chester field, on the Lenoir road. ITe cross ed the Cataw ba and Johns rivers on the bridges, but decided to re turn to town by the fords. Miss Susie Perkins, who lives alxmt one hundred yards from the ford of Johns river, was sitting on her porch and heard the hoives as they stepped into the water. Knowing the river was too high for anyone to cross she rushed out, but only saw one horse andart of the sur ry. Mr. Epley evidently drowned as Miss Perkins fs sure she would have heard any outci 'The horses and front wheels have lieen found lodged in a tree about a quarter of a mile ltelow the ford. Nothing has lieen seen of the body and it will lie impossible to drag the river while it is so high. Johns river is a most treacherous stream rising very rapidly. We had quite a heavy rain on Saturday afternoon and the river was up more than three feet on Sunday morning. Mr. Eplev was in the liverv business and w as aliout 30 years of age. To Enlarge Plant. The J. H. Coffey Wagon Compa ny of this place is making arrange ments to very much increase the plant of the company here. A reorganization of the company is now iu progress and the author ized capital will In- $100,000. We understaud a charter will Ite applied for as soon as $25,000 of stock is suliserMied and the work of enlarging the Factory will pro ceed. Coffey has lieen successfully engaged in the manufacture of ve hides for some time and is now en listing others iu the enterprise. Mr. J. E. Mattocks is interested in the enterprise and says they are placing the stock readily and that thev will soon lie ready to organize the larger company. Strange Case of Blindness. The Salisbury Post says that while Mr. W. A. Hedriek was at work on his farm at Silver Hill Davidson countv. Saturdav, bis vision liecamo clouded and he soon realized that he was blind. Since then he has lieen unable to see. lie has consulted an oculist in Salis bury and while there is hope that he may lie helped there is little possibility that his sight will be entirely restored. He had not been troubled with his eyes tiefore and the attack was sudden. Ex. News Items. Lexiugton has organized a 12.",- OOO Koller top Kisk Factory. The Southern Railway is to build a new 27.(KMi passenger station at High Point. The Sisters of ( 'harity have just opened a magnificent i2r.ooo hos pital in Creensltoro. The annual convention of the State Literary Society w ill meet iu Raleigh April 27th and 2Sth. The winter season just closed at Southern Pint's has lieen the most successful in the historv of the place. A new paseiigei- train will lie put on the Southern Railway lie tween Salisbury and Asheville on May 1st. The Bradford Knitting mills with an authorized capital of $100, 000 w as chartered for Statesville this week. The Democrats of Stanley county held their convention last Tuesday and instructed for Hackett for ( 'ongress. A poll tax receipt is required to insure you a vote in the Novemlier election. Is such a thing in your possession.' The first fatal riot of the present icnal strike occurred at Johnston, r. Mondav nigiit. ihree were killed and tw o w ounded. Ton Southern w ho lived at Ar- i ten. eight miles from Asheville, got off a tra.- there Tuesday night ; ! tepped in front cf aa approaching ; car and was killed. . 5v The North WUkeaboro FitstjAf9' savs: a troll v line is spoken of from v that place via Boone and Blowinir . Rock to point on the South & V;tpiii lfnilr v in Mitchell fniiFi.TV ty. The Senate last week passed a bill appropriating 125,000 for a monument to (ten. Nathaniel (Jreen to lie eiwted on (Suilford battle ground. The measure has yet to passed the House. Ex (iovernor ('. B. Ayrok was last week tendered and appoint ment by the President as delegate to the Ran American Congress, which meets in Brazil. He decided the honor on the ground of pressing private business. The Chronicle says that Jim Cheatham, w ho was proliably 100 veartokl, and w ho claimed to be 104, died Monday of last week at his home in Ijovelace township, Wilkes county. He was a soldier in the Cherokee Indian war. (apt. J. (J. Morrison, last survi ving memlier of Stonew all Jacksons staff died Wednesday night at the home of his sister, Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, in Charlotte. His home is in Lincoln county and his wife . and six children survive. The liarn of Sheriff McLeod, near Lumlierton, was burned Wednes day morning with 19 bales of cot tou, several tons of guano, a pair fine mules and a lot of feed. Fire believed to lie incendiary. Loss about ',000, with 500 insurance. A local company at Mt. Airy has lieen granted a franchise to build a car Hue from a point near the de pot in that tow n to WhiteSulphnr Springs, five miles away. It is stated that w ork on the line w ill lie- gin at once and that it may lie com pleted by mid summer. Statesville has organized a new and independent telephone com pany, known as the Iredell Tele phone Co., with a capital stock of 50,000. The new company has lieen organized in opposition to the 'Hell Telephone Co., which recently got control of the Tele phone Exchange iu that town. . 7 I; i -' ? i 'i 4 ' S 1 K ... - i ' V' f''.'