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if 1 . . '4 ;i: nn 62 . ' ' - H, C. MARTIN EDITOR AND PKOIV AN" IKDEPEISTDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. ; PRICK 81.00 TJ 1 K YEAR IvpLiTMEvm ! "-. ; ', V no. 50. . ... 1 . . 1 1 - . 1 1 1 . a . i 1 I EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. J f ome Notes Taken by The Way. ? 'A h; r My list letter ; was written just ' 'before we arrived at Cincinnati. fWe spent a few hours in that has- jtiing busy city and .found . it like ' 'nearly all big places, on the rush f and go for the Almighty dollar. 4 1 We were struck with the amount "t of smoke and dirt to be seen and I'while it is a big busy place, still a - little closer, attention to street cleaning would much improve the general appearance of things in , 1 the business center. We left Cincinnati at 12:20 on the Noon Day Special of C. H. & D. By. and had a pleasant run of s three hours to Indianapolis. The ' country between Cincinnati and Indianapolis is generally yery fine farming lands. The farms are level and well cultivated and produce fine crops. Good horses, fine cat- tie, bogs and sheep are seen all along the line. . Wheat, corn and grass are the I principal crops. The wheat fields v extend for miles and the corn and grass fields are large and numer- 7. ous. The corn is cultivated with riding two horse sulky cultivators, :. one man plowing a row each trip cross the field. The corn is small yet, being ten days or two weeks later than with us and the wheat L' m is just? beginning to turn. Cherries seem to be the most bountiful fruit and nearly every farm house the trees could be seen k loaded with the red ripe cherries. There are a number of flourish ing looking, prosperous towns ..i along the line, the most important V,y being Hamilton, i McConnellsville, ? Rushville and many other smaller ? places. We met many familiar C faces at Indianapolis, the North 'X Carolina delegation being composed 1 of H. B. Varner and wife, C. W. MS. ' " Hammer and wife, W. K. Jocob son, W. E. Swearingen and this ,5 ' scribe and his better half. The first session of the Conven tion was held in the Claypool Hotel Tuesday evening, when the Governor of the state, Mayor of the city and one or two other im portant personages delivered ad dresses of welcome. ' The News Boys' Band, composed of thirty or more pieces, made good music for us and a male quartette sang sev eral selections'. After the addresses, lemon and cherry punch was served and an if hour spent . pleasantly shaking hands with friends and meeting many of the Indianians. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day 'Were given up to business "meetings of the Convention, the proceedings of which would not be of Interest, to the average reader, and to viewing the points of inter est in the city. lWBanapolisj? is a beautiful city, claiming over 230, 000 inhabitants and has many at tractions. Among its important buildings the State house one of the nicest in the country, may be mentioned first. Then the United States Court House, City Hall, Post-office and many churches, schools and benevolent institutions add much to the attractiveness of the place. - MM V ' 1X1. . , fvne nice, cozy, nouses .wiwr green wn.nd4tabund a charm to the city, which , is par ticularly attractive to visitors. There are numerous , parks and -pleasure grounds and well kept I and cared for which go far towards making it an ideal city of residence. The Water system, street car sys item and lighting system are all : good and strictly up-to-date. . . - Their trolley lines extending to ' Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and many other towns and cities which V . ' with the steam railways make In dianapolis one the most accessible cities of the country. These num erous lines of travel bring the pro ducts of the rich surrounding country into the markets in abun dance and something to eat 'is abundant and cheap. The city is proud of its good schools and many other attractions, but the object of tenderest affection is the beautiful and expensive monument to the "Soldiers and Sailors," which is indeed worthy of admira tion. It occupies a commanding position and is the center, or hub, so to speak, of the city, as many of the principal avenues radiate from it like spokes from the hub40Ut of a wheel. It towers nearly 300 feet high and is surmounted by a bronze figure of liberty 38 feet high. Around the base on four sides are groups of soldiers and sailors seemingly on the alert for the approach of the enemy. An electric elevator extends from the base to near the top and the scene from the outlook affords a pano ramic view of the city and sur rounding country that is hard to surpass. It would be too tedious, in an article of this kind, to go in to details of the numerous manu factories, wholesale houses, bank ing institutions, department stores, etc., that go to make up the busy, prosperous and progressive city Indianapolis is, so 1 will just say it is in many respects the most attractive city I have ever visited. The "Hoosiers" are a whole souled and hospitable people and are do ing much to make our stay among them pleasant. Each day we are entertained, given trolly rides, and receptions and shown many cour tesies, that are appreciated and tend to bind us more closely to our entertainers and hosts. We leave here Saturday morning for two or three days tour of the state and in my next letter 1 will try to tell something of the other towns that we shall visit in this progressive and wide-a-wake commonwealth. H. C. M. June 15th, 1906. An Air Ship Sails Over Washing ton. Washington, June 14. An air ship under complete control, flying over Washington, was the specta cle witnessed here today. Thous ands turned out to see the novel sight and cheered the navigator as he skillfully directed the craft. The ship started from a point three miles from Washington o'n the Virginia side of the Potomac and was Steered directly for the the Washington monument. The navigator, after twice circling the monument, landed about 50 yards from the south portico. Mrs. Roosevelt was at the window when the descent was made and exhib ited great interest in the strange looking structure. v After remaining in the grounds short time the navigator made an other ascent, carrying his ship over three newspaper offices and then took a straight course down Pennsylvania avenue to the Capi tol; : ' After remaiiining about a quar ter oi an hour at the capital the navigator started back to Virginia. An insurrection is in progress in Korea and the Japanese govern ment is engaged in suppressing it. Japan 'some time ago took posses sion of Korea. While the latter has a nominal government Japan is' practically in control. DOWIE SAW HIS OWN VISION. Also Tells of Visit to Heavenly Land. Chicago, June 15. John Alex ander Dowie, testifying in the hear ing of the Zion City controversy in Jndge Landis' court this afternoon told of a instance when his body and feoul became separated and in his spiritual being he distinctly saw his own dead body lying be neath a shroud. It occurred, he said, while he was fighting the liquor traffic in Melbourne, and was regarded by him as a Divine warning that he was about to die. At another time the witness as serted his spirit left his body and the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary were present in the realm visited by the spirit. This narra tion of life and death was brought by Attorney Newman during his cross-examination of Dowie. Following the vision, the witness continued, two acquaintances came to him and told him they dreamed he was to be assassinated. Then, while alone in the taber nacle, came a voice warning him to "arise and go." "I arose and went," said Dowie, "and while on my way home I heard an explo sion. The next day I found that my enemies had tried to kill me with dynamite. The back of the tabernacle had been wrecked." Dowie denied, in the course of the examination, that he had ever represented himself as Elijah, the restorer, subsequently qualifying the statement by saying that he told his people that he "came in the spirit and power of Elijah." On September 18, 1904, he said, he proclaimed himself as the "First Apostle, but when pressed for an explanation as to how he received the commission he replied: "Can't tell you." Dowie declared that he had re ceived a direct command from God on an occasion when he held a meeting of 4,000 persons who had been cured of disease. A voice repeated three times the words "go forward." Prescription for Snake Nervous ness Btatetville Landmark, A prominent Statesville physi cian was hastily snmmoned yes terday morning to visit a negro who was reported to be suffering with "snake nervousness". The doctor hesitated at first but finally decided to take the case and, ac cording to instructions, hurried to the home of his patieat to make an examination. Arriving at the house he was . informed that the sick man had a desire to be supple and was instructed by some of his friends to kill a big black racer snake, skin it and wear the skin around his iwajst,, which would se cure the desired results. This was tried Sunday by the negro, who was afterwards seized with the above disease. The physician made an examina tion and found the negro in a high state of excitement and declaring that snakes were coursing through his blood. And the doctor wrote the following prescription for him: "Eat lots of fat back and hoe cot ton like the devil." An editor in Iowa, after looking over the situation, has concluded, that "some go to church to weep, while others go to sleep; some go to tell their woes, others go to show their clothes; some go to hear the preacher, others like the solo screecher; boys go to reconnoitre, girls go because they orter; tome go for reflection, precious few to help collectien," Exchange, STOLEN BOY FOUND. The Kidnapper a Former Stock Broker. Philadelphia, June 18. Little Fredy Muth, who was kidnapped from school on Tuesday last, was recovered from his captors in a sensational manner this afternoon. For several days the identity of the kidnapper has been known to the police, but despite the efforts of four hundred men who have been working on the case, he was not located until today. Accompanied by one of his men, Chief of Detectives Donaghy went to 526 North Sixty-second street, in west Philadelphia, and there found John Joseph Kean with his captive. Kean attempted to es cape, and was shot at by the de tectives. Kean surrendered and was taken to police headquarters. The kidnapper, who is 42 years old, is described as a former stock broker who had recently been a real estate agent. He has a wife and three children, and it is be lieved that his desperate situation drove him to his crime. In communications to the father of the child he demanded 15,000 for its return, and in a letter writ ten on Friday declared he would kill the child and himself if the money was not forthcoming. Kean's terms were acceded to in a "personal" inserted in all of Sat urday's papers. In a subsequent letter Keau proposed new terns, and these were likewise accepted and another "personal" was inser ted in yesterday's newspapers. Meanwhile misleading stories have been given to the public by the police in order to serve their purpose. The boy, who is only seven years old, was apparently unharmed, ex cept that he bore evidence of suf fering from hunger and exposure. Kendalls Have Gone. The Tiuies-Democrat. It is reported on the best au thority that the two Kendalls who gave the solicitor down in Anson certain facts concerning the al leged lynchers, have disappeared. The Wadesboro Messenger-Intelli gencer has the following: H. D. Kendall and H. D. Ken dall, Jr., the persons who turned State's evidence in the Johnson lynching cases, passed through Wadesboro Sunday, June 3rd. They had a double barrell gun in their buggy and were going in the direction of Monroe, and later were seen at both Monroe and Wingate. Na one paid much attention to the fact that Mr. Kendall had left home as he was not considered in any danger until Monday, when Mrs. Kendall 'phoned persons in town that he had gone away and that she did not know whether she would ever see him again or not. Mr. Kendall, the Messenger-Intelligencer learns, was somewhere in Burnsville township, as late as Sunday, but as to his present whereabouts this paper has no in formation. Shot to Save Mother. Athens, Ga., Jnne 19. Sam Gray, aged 47 years, was shot and instantly killed by his son at White Hall, this county, yester day afternoon. The older man is said to have advanced on his wife, knife in hand, threatening to kill her when John Gray, aged 17, en tered the room. He plead with his father to desist. This enraged the old man and he then 'threaten fed to kill them both. The son geiied a gun and fired on his fath er.' The load almost tore off 'his face. Young Gray told of the deed and gave himself up. Give Her a Chance. The Times-Democrat. Susan Harmon, the young girl of Concord who murdered II. Y. Stack, is now under sentence . of manslaughter, and is doomed to five long years in the state peni tentiary, according to the sentence of the Judge who heard the case. She is young, tender and im pressionable now. After five years in the penitentiary, surrounded by depravity, associated with har dened criminals and in the atmos phere where hope or a thought of reform is an unknown quanity, she will come out from the prison ills a callous, set, hardened wom an, unlit lor societv. careless of her future. A petition is being circulated, signed by the attorneys at the Bar and by a great number of the peo ple of Concord, asking that Gover nor Glenn grant her a conditional pardon in order that she may be sent to a reformatory or to some good home where every effort pos sible will be made to eradicate the blot upen her youthful career, and start in bad faith, in case such pardon is granted, she will then be forced to serve out her original sentence. It is the same old story of the 6in of erring youth, and of how to deal with the case. Time and again we have urged the necessity for a reformatory for such young criminals as Susie Hannon. We reiterate the im portance of such institution and shall continue to do so until we have some place for young crimin als in this State more conductive of repentance, hope and reform than the state penitentiary. It is our sincere hope that a suf ficient number of names will be found on the petition when pre sented to the Governor, to cause him to give the case thorough con sideration, and it is likewise our hope that he may see his way clear in granting this conditional par don. Nej ro Attempted Double Crime. Charlotte Oberver. Freeman Jones, colored, is in jail here charged with burglary and attempted criminal assault, which crimes were committed in east Durham this moring about 3 o'clock. He has been positively identified by the victim of his brutal attempt, Mrs. J. W. Baker, and has partially admitted the des perate charges against him. Mrs. Barker was dragged from ner nome ana into tne vara by a negro. I n the scuffle that followed she was painfully hurt, and is suf fering today from a bruised chest and sprained back. Her cries and the cries of her aged mother awoke a negro man and his wife who4 lived near by, and when they started to atfeertain - thtf cause of the trouble the negro ran off. The negro was arrested in a short time and was dressed just as the wom an had described him. She posi tively identified him . The woman, who is 55 or 60 years old and half witted, lives with her aged mother. She was awakened Sunday morn ing a light found the negro in the room. He grasped her and drag ged her into the yard, when her outcries forced him to flee. Policeman Kills Negro. Chester, Pa., June 17. While attempting to escape from a police man today William, alias "Chick" Horsey, a negro, was shot and in stantly killed, Horsey was beat ing his wife on the street when the policeman came on the scene. The negro ran and the police man chased him, firing two shots alter the man. One of the bullets entered the fleeing man's back, causing almost instant death. yd News Items. m m m 09444-444444444444O Xewton is to have a new bank. It will be organized with a capital of about 1250.000. A severe storm of wind and rain did considerable damage at Oak Ridge Saturday afternoon . The President Saturday signed the Statehood bill, which admits Oklahoma and Ind. Territory as a State and provides that Arizona and N. Mex. shall vote on the proposition to enter the Union as one state. Mr. Edison's report that he has found cobalt in abundance in Gas ton, Lincoln and Cleveland coun ties, means that he proposes open ing mining operations, and that means the opening of a new indus try and a new source of wealth for the counties named. The Post says that Mr. Thomas H. Vanderford, chairman of the Democratic congressional commit tee for this district, has appointed Mr. James H. Horah, of Salisbury, secretary of the committee. Head quarters will be opened in Salis bury and a warm campaign waged. In Washington last week an ex hibition was given of an airship that flew alright. The navigator circled over the Washington mon ument and the capitol, landed on the White House grounds, ascend ing and descending at will. He seemed to have his ship under per fect control. The contest for the Democratic nomination in the tenth congres sional district, which has been the warmest in the State, seems to have resulted in the favor of ex- Cougressmau W. T. Crawford, of Haywood. The other candidates were Congressman Gudger and Mr. Hewitt, of Ashville. Ashville Citizen : A small land slide occurred on she Western rail way Friday morning at a point one mile east of Morganton, and traffic on the line between Ashville and Salisbury was delayed for several hours. Extra forces of men were put to work, and had the track cleared within a short time. The dead body of C. T. Watson, a prominent citizen of Craven coun ty, was found in the woods two miles from Newberne Sunday morning. A negro man and wom an, who it was thought were re sponsible for Watson's death, were arrested, but a coroners jury found that death resulted from apoplexy. Watson was 55 years old and a wife and daughter survive. A special of the 16th from Mt. Olive, Wayne county, . to the Greensboro Industrial News, says that John Willliams, negro, aged 7 years, came in contact with a live wire and was instantly killed, and Rastus Winn, also colored, aged 22 years, while attempting to release the other boy from the toils of the wire, lost his life. The tragedy resulted from a telephone wire coming in contact with the arc circuit of the electric light com pany, on which were 2,300 volts. Col. B. E. Lester, of Savannah, member ot Congress, fell 30 feet through the skylight of an apart ment house in Washington Friday night and received injuries from which he died Saturday afternoon. He had gone on the roof after dark to look for his grandchildren and as his sight was bad it is supposed he accidentally fell through the skylight. Col. Lester was born in Georgia in 1837. He was a Confed ate soldier, had served in the Georgia Legislature and was serr ing his 9th term in Congress.
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