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VOL XIV. COLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY JULY 23, 1908. NO. 12.

FREIGHT RATES TO GO HIGHER !

NEWSY GLEANINGS.TAFT AT COURT OPENINGNORTH CAROLINA AfTAIRS he igyMBNational Convention GatheredThe News of Old Nor& State Gathered and Put

A New York firm has secured amonopoly of the sponge output ofYucatan.

John Vine3 Wright, who was theoldest living ex-C- on gressinan, diedrecently in Washington.

Paris business men held an indig-nation meeting in protest against thetelephone service in the French cap-ital.

The Mexican Legation in Paris Is-

sued a note designed to reassureEurope regarding the recent disordersin Mexico.

United States Judge Laicombe di-

rected the Federal receivers of thNew York City Railway Company tocancel the leases of two lines.

Representative Burke made a los-ing fight in the Republican NationalConvention for his plan to reduce therepresentation of the SouthernStates.

The Editor Bethell, condemned tothree weeks' imprisonment in Seoul,Korea, for sedition by a British courtproceeding, was removed to a Shang-hai jail.

The Children's Aid Society reportedthat needy pupils in public schools ofNew York could be provided with freelunches at a daily average cost offour cents.

The New York Civil Service Re-form Association asked the StateCivil Service Commission t6 investi-gate alleged violations in the' cityFinance Department.

Theatrical managers and play producers threaten to quit booking theirplays in Canada unless steps aretaken to enact adequate copyrightlaws before May 1 next.

Dr. Alpoim, chief of the Progres-sive Dissidents, told in the PortugueseHouse of Lords what he declared tobe the inside history of the plot whichled to the assassinations of King Car-los and the C.own Prince.

THOSE TOOL QUESTIONS."Would you like me to trim a lit-

tle off the ends of that hair, sit?"asked the barber.

"Naw," snapped the grouchy cus-

tomer. "Leave the ends alone andtake some out of the middle." Cleve.land Leader.

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The Republican Presidential NomineeAssists in the Dedication of a NewCourt House and in the Opening ofCourt at Germantown, Va., a ShortDistance From Hot Springs, WhereHe Is Spending the Summer.

Hot Springs, Va., Special. JudgeWilliam H. Taft assisted in the open-

ing of court and in the dedication ofa court house at Germantown, Va.,five miles from Hot Springs. Thesubject of his speech was the admin-istration of justice by the courts. Hewas greeted by a large assemblage ofsojourners at neighboring resorts andcountry folk, many of whom traveledfar to see and hear him. He wasgiven a cordial welcome.

The strength of the judiciary, hedeclared, was based on the fact thatit rested upon the principle that thepeople share in the responsibility forthe work of the courts, in the formof duty on juries and in other capa-cities.

Criticism of Courts.He justified proper criticism of the

courts by the people because by sucucriticisms "those who administer jus-tice shall feel that they are underthe critical eye of men and womenentitled to have justice of the peopleadministered without fear or favor.' '--

He could not come into the atmos-phere of the court, he said, without afeeling of deep regret that he hadever left the bench. He concluded hisremarks by congratulating Bathcounty upon the fact that in it thetwo great political parties are nearlyequally divided, which, he said, was aguarantee against evils in the admin-istration of the government.

Judge Taft was frequently inter-rupted by applause. Mrs. Taft accom-panied her husband to the courthouse which was reached alter adrive over splendid mountain roads.

Missing Young Woman Returns.Charlotte, N. C, Special. Miss

Mattie Havis, who disappeared fromher home and place of employmenthere on last Friday without lettinganyone know her destination or thecause of her leaving, was located inColumbia, S. C, Monday night, andwas brought back to Charlotte. Tem-

porary mental aberration seems tohave been her trouble.

In Congress Hon. J. S. Williams admitted that Mississippi hasn't legis-

lated to any considerable extent aboutchild labor. "But it must be remem-bered in excuse for Mississippi," heaid, "that she has no mines at all

no little children during their playhours, when their hearts ought to besinging with gladness to God, work-in- s

down in tbe mines. It should b

remembered that Mississippi has al-

most no factories, and the few thatsue has are of the most healthfulsort, or are sawmills where' strong-muscle-d

men are needed; and the fewchildren who are working in Missis-

sippi are for the moot part workingduring school vacation times, out un-

der the open sky, in the field, uponthe farms."

An Advance of From 4 to 10 CentsPer Hundred Pounds Over thePresent Rates Decided Upon by theExecutive Officers of the RailroadSystems Interested in the Meetingat Louisville.,

Louisville, Ky., Special. Thatfreight rates should be advanced in.he territory of the Southeast FreightAssociation and the SoutheasternMississippi Valley Association, which;akes in all of the territory southf the Ohio river and east of the Mis-lissip- pi

river, was decided on at theneeting of the executive officers ofill of the railroad systems interest-id- ,

which closed Friday. The ad-ranc- e,

it is said will be from 4 to 10;ents a hundred pounds horizontally;o correspond with the advance de-

rided on by the Southwestern FreightAssociation recently. The advanceras decided on after considerable op-position on the part of certain raiL-:oa-d

executives who maintained thatin advanQe of rates at the present:ime was impolitic, but this opposi-:io- n

was finally won over bv the argu-ment that in order to meet the vari-u- s

increased expense, an increase inrates was absolutely necessary. Thejlerical forces of the railroads in-.eres-

'are quartered in Louisvilletemporarily working out the tariffs.it is considered probable that the:ariffs will not be in shape for filing)efore August 1st, and in accordancewith the requirements of the interstate commerce commission compelling rates to be hlled dU days prior tobecoming effective the new rates willaot be in force until September 1st

Indianapolis, Ind., Special. It wasitated by prominent shippers that thendtana Manufacturers and Shippers'

Association will resist with persistjncy any attempt by the railroads toincrease freight rates in centralfreight association territory. Thefact that a tariff schedule represent-ing increased rates in the Southwest-?r- n

Freight Association territory hasbeen filed, together with reliable information to the effect that the offi

?ers of the Central Freight Association are now in session in Chicagoseeking rates, will hasten to fruitionsuch plans as have been put on foofor a conference of representatives3f shippers' associations of practieallv all States of the Union. Thislonference which likely will be heldin Indianapolis, will take up thequestion of the proposed increase inrates all over the United States andwill adopt plans for fighting the move-ment of the railroads.

Guiseppe Alia Hanged.Canyon City, Col. Special. Calling

Sown maledictions on the RomanCatholic priesthood and shouting inItalian: "Long Live Italy. LongLive the Protestants," Guiseppe Aliatvho murdered Father Leo Heinrichs,at the altar of St. Elizabeth's church,Denver, was carried to the death:rap and paid the extreme penalty ofbis crime by hanging. Guiseppe Alia'sprime, the murder of Father LeoHeinrichs, of the Order of FranciscanMonks, at the altar rail in St. Eliza-beth's church in Denver while thepriest was administering the sacra-ment of the Eucharist, struck horrorto the heart of every person in Den-ver and, awakened anxiety through-out the Catholic world lest it should:prove the beginning of a general planof priest-murde- r.

Mr. Kern Welcomed Home.

Indianapolis, Ind., Special. Thenon-partis- an reception given John W.Kern, the newly nominated Democrat-ic candidate for Vice President ofthe United States, held in the courthouse yard on the candidate's ar-rival home from Denver, was ashearty and generous and spontaneousas the citizens of Indianapolis, re-

gardless of politics could make it.Fully 5,000 persons gathered in Del-

aware street and in the court houseyard, and gave Mr. Kern a heartywelcome and cheered him enthusiasti-cally. The candidate addressed thecrowd for about 20 minutes, follow-ing his presentation by Charles W.Fairbanks, Vice President of theUnited States. Four years ago Mr.Kern presented Mr. Fairbanks to abig non-partis- an gathering undersimilar circumstances.

Guilty of Killing His Own Sister.Jacksonville, Special. Otis D

Smith, formerly of Atlanta, wasconvicted of killing his sister, CoraBelle Smith. The virdict was mur-der in the first degree without recom-mendation. The dead girl, it iistated, was at one time employed ina store in Atlanta. Her brother

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came to Atlanta to take her homeand while in that city had a diff-iculty with a young man, knockinghim down at Broad and Mariettastreets, which caused quite a sensa-tion at the time, as will be recalledLater Smith carried his sister tcFlorida.

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Ocean View DestroyedWilmington, Special. Thursday

BO iug at 7.30 o'clock fire destroyedthe Ocean View Hotel and severalbuii-ling- s in close proximity, incliid-in- g

the restaurant, bar, ten-pin-alle- ys,

etc. "Lumina," the only big attract-

ion pavillion, had a narrow escape F.from destruction, having caught sev-

eral times. The fire originated in aGreek restaurant. Guests of the andOcean View Hotel lost many of theirpersonal effects. A bucket brigadeof bathers and others fought the firevaliantly, doing good work. The Wil-

mington Tire company arrived after(he 'fir" had been gotten under con-

trol. The Ocean View Hotel was lo-

cated on the extreme southern endof the beach at the terminus of theelectric ear line, and was the firstbuilt at that resort. Lumina, thepavilion ham by, was built by therailroad people, xi is one or me forhandsomest and most attractivelyfitted tip pavilions on the Atlanticcoast, and its escape from destruct-ion is a matter of much gratification. a

Library Presented.Roanoke Rapids, Special. There

was a large assemblage of the citi-

zens of Roanoke Rapids at the public aschool house last week, the occasion ofbeing the presentation of a beautif-

ulas

and costly library to the town byMr. John Armstrong Chanler. Thebooks were useful and instructiveand will be of great benefit to thepeople. He told them that he would isincrease tbe number of volumes byone hundred, annually. Mr. Chanlermade a great speech and predictedthat in the near future Roaoke Rapi-

ds will grow to be a large city. Heis greatly beloved by the people herebecause of his great sympatheticheart and the many cbaritable deedsdone by him.

Hun Over by an Engine.Asheville, Special. Ross Anders-

on, assistant trainmaster on theAsheville (V vision and a member ofthe Asheville Fire Department met atragic death on the local yards of theSouthern by being run over by aswitch engine. There are two ver-sions as to the fatal accident. One isthat Mr. Anderson was attemptingto cross the tracks and failed to seethe engine or to realize that it wasso close on him. Another' is that heattempted to board the engine, missed the running board and wasthrown beneath the wheels. He waskilled instantly and terribly mangled.

Navy Deserters Returned.Winston-Sale- m, Special. Police-

man Bryan received a telegram froma navy officer at Norfolk, Va., directi-ng him to bring Thomas H. Martinand Jesse A... Powell, who desertedfrom the Iowa several weeks ago, tothat city at once. Martin and PowellWere arrested last week while beat- -rag" a ride on the train They will ,

dp taken to Norfolk. The two menwith other prisoners came near es-

caping from jail. They had gottenout of i heir cell and were cutting apole in the brick wall when theirplans were discovered by a negro,who notified the jailer.

Drowned in Lumber River.Lumberton, Special. Foster Thomp-

son, colored, aged 5 years, wasdrowned in Lumber river six mileswast of Lumberton Tuesday aftern-oon while in bathing. His bodywas found Thursday at 2 o'clock atthe bottom of tbe river, which was,at that spot, about IS feet deep. Aoperate effort was made by a fellow

uainer to save him. Coroner Ranckewas called to hold an inquest, butupon bis arrival it was found un-necessary.

Fron Saloon to Drug Store.Tarboro. Special, J. M. Dixon one

t the proprietors of the five saloonsJ t(nvni as purchased the majority

the stock in the Etterecombe Drugwinnanv. the Ani uir Kn m

ipiot(d last week. The EdgecombeDru ( nmnanv mac i nnmnya f fAJanuary S, 1907. Dr, Dixon hasPurchased the stock of Jas. R. Gas-Dr- s.

J. M. Baker, W. J. Tliigpen,flnd J, H. Harrell.

Drowned in Cape Fear. k

Wilmington, Special. Mack Bor-deaux, IS years old, a son of Mr. andlrs. H. Bordeaux," of this city, was

drowned from th gwFMoent dredgeHercules as he was attempting toscp abdard from a scow down theriver below Big Island. He was em-ployed as a deck hand on the dredge,and was well thought of by his com-panions. The remains were broughtfo the home of the parents in this

it.v and the funeral will be conduct-ed from the family residence. He M.

leaves his parents and several sistersand brothers. J

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Company Is Bankrupt.Greensboro, Special. After hear-

ing argument of counsel in the Unit-ed States Circuit Court Judge Boydadjudged the Pomona Cotton Manu-facturing Company a bankrupt andnamed as permanent receivers Messrs.

H. Fries, of Winston-Sale- m; J. C.Watkins, of Greensboro, and A. EtMoore, of Gastonia. Messrs. Fries

Watkins were named as tempo-rary receivers on the 7th isst.Messrs. Fries and Moore were appointed receivers by Judge FretliMoore, in Mecklenburg SuperiorCourt, on March 16th. The bankruptcy proceedings were instituted by

. L. Williams, receiver of the CityNational Bank; J. E. Latham & Co.,cotton brokers of this city, and othercreditors. Pending a sale of theproperty it is said the mill may beput in operation. It has been idle

the past six months.

Had Physician to Both.Wilmington, Special. P. McNair,leading wholesale grocer and river

boat owner, and T. D. Love, secre-tary and treasurer and genral mana-ger of the Wilmington Iron Works,engaged in a personal difficulty over

business transaction on the wharfthe steamer Lyon here last week,a result of which McNair struck

Love over the head with a chair andLove cut McNair in the lower leftside, a superficial gash about threeinches long. The passing of the lie

said to have precipitated thetrouble between the men. Both wereattended by a physician, but neitherwas seriously hurt.

Children Are Poisoned.Wilmington, Special. Twenty-on- e

children, members of a party fromGrace M. E. church Sunday schoolob an excursion to Carolina Beach,twelve miles below Wilmington, be-

came violently ill while on their out-ing, supposedly from eating ice creampurchased from a local dealer, thesymptoms being largely of ptomainepoisoning. News reached the city bytelephone of the poisoning and twophysicians were sent to the beach asrapidly as possible on a special tripof the steamer Southport. All thechildren suffered violent nausea butthey are doing well. It is believedthat no cY;aths will result from theexperience but several of the childrenhad a very close call.

Young Lady Disappers. ,

Charlotte. Special. On Fridaymorning Miss Mattie Havis disap-peared from the home of her brother-in--

law, Mr. W. W. McDonald, whoresides on North Brevard street.Miss Havis is a stenographer, andhas been employed by the CharlotteSupply Company. Because of herleaving home without saying any-thing to her people, and without anycause, her friends are much disturb- -e(j an(j fear that her mind may betemporarily affected.

Steam Bakery Chartered.Raleigh, Special. A charter was

issued last week to the WashingtonSteam Bakery, Greensboro, withauthorized capital of $50,000 andwith $10,000 subscribed by GeorgeF. Suppes, Geo. W: Brandt and J. E.Brandt, Jr.

North State Items.The Reidsville Paper Box Company

is chartered with $25,000 capital byW.'H. Toy, H. R, Scott and others.Another charter is to the Snider-Ra- i-

m?any' Savoury, capitol$lo,uuu, Dy A. xi. oniaer, u. a. jvui-ne- y

and others for wholesale grocerybusiness.

TTews comes to the State Superin-tendent of Public Instruction thatthere are 210 teachers from variouswestern counties attending the sum-

mer school for teachers at Boone,Watauga county. Sixteen countiesare represented.

Governor Glenn offers $200 rewardeach for the murderers of J. M-- Mor-

ris, killed so brutally in his homenear Monroe Saturday night. Thereis believed to have been two of theburglars and the reward is $200 each.

The plant and good will of TheRaleigh Times, to have beena sole tothe highest bidder by Receiver Paceto satify about $15,000 indebtednesswas not sold. Judge Neal makingan order calling off the sale on theground that creditors are now satis-

fied that the debts of the paper can

now be liquidated in time by TheTimes Company, the receiyership tobe dissolved very soon now. Thismeans that Mr. John C. Drewery willretain the controlling interest in thepaoer anrt that Mr. J. V. Simms willcontinue

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as business manager andpart owner.

in Columbus, Ohio

PLATFORM BRIEF BUT POINTED

Illinois and Ohio Furnish the Candidates of the Prohibition Party forPresident and Vics-iPreside- nt

Nominations MadeUnanimous. '

Colambus, O., Special. For President, Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago;for Vice President, Aaron S. Wat- -kin,; of Ada, O. This ticket was nom-inated by the Prohibitionist nationalconvention and both nominations weremade unanimous. The full endorsement of the convention was not, how-ever, given to Mr. Chafin until afterthree ballots hadi been taken.

Eugene W. Chafin, who leads theProhibition party thir year is an attorney. He is a native of Waukeshacounty, Wisconsin, and for severalyears practiced law there. He wasat one time candidate for Governorof Wisconsin on the prohibitionticket, and was this year placed forthe running of the same position inIllinois by the the prohibitionists ofthat State.

The Platform.It is as follows:"The Prohibition party of the Uni-

ted States, assembled in conventionat Columbus, Ohio, July 15-1- 6, 1908.expressing gratitude tp" Almighty Godfor the victories of our principles inthe past, for encouragement at pres-ent and for confidence of early andtriumphant success in the future,makes the following declaration ofprinciples and pledge their enactment into law, when placed in power.

"1. The submission by Congress tothe several States of ; ap amendmentto the federal constitution prohibitingthe manufacture, sale , importation,exportation or transportation of alco-holic liquors for beverage purposes.

"2: The immediate prohibition ofthe liquor traffic fori beverage pur-poses in the District of Columbia, inthe territories and jail places over

'which the national government hasjurisdiction, the repeal of the internalrevenue tax on alcoholic liquors andthe prohibition of the interstate traff-ic therein.

"3. The election of United Statessenators by direct vote of the people.

"4. Equitable graduated incomeand inheritance taxes.;

"5. The establishmjent of postalsaving bank and the guaranty of de-

posits it: banks."0. The regulation rof all corpora-

tions doing an interstate commercebusiness. j

"7. The creation of a permanenttariff commission. I

"8. The strict enforcement of lawinstead of official tolerance and prac-tical license of the social evil whichprevails in many of lour cities withthe unspeakable traffic in girls.

"9. Uniform marriage and divorcelaws.

"10. An equitable lane' constituti-onal employers' liability act.

"11. Court review of postoffice de-

partment decisions."12. The prohibition of child labor

in mines, workshops and factories. .

"13. Legislation basing suffrageonly upon intelligence! and ability toread and write the English language.

"14. The preservation of the mine-ral and forest resources of thecountry and the improvement of thehighways and waterways.

"Believing in the righteousness ofour cause and in the final triumph ofour principles and convinced of theunwillingness of the Republican andDemocratic parties to deal with theseissues, we invite to full party fellow-ship all citizens whof are with usagreed." :

Yellow Fever in Cuba.

Havana, Cuba, By Cable. As aresult of an attack by 'Spanish minerson the men sent to break the spreadof yellow fever at Daiquiri MayorFauntleroy, commanding the armymedical service, has redoubled hisforce. If further trouble is en-

countered the medical forces will bereinforced by troops.

Explosion in Coal Mine.Pottsville, Pa., Special. Seven

mine workers were killed and tenothers injured by a tQrriljc explosionof gas in the Williarastown collieryof the Summit Branch Mining Com-pany, in the lower part of the anthra-cite coal fields. The mine waswrecked and set on fire. The deadare: John Reilly, Arthur Hawk,Charles Rickert, John Whittles, An-

thony Frclas, James Bowman, Mich-a- ei

Stakum. The explosion occurredin No. 1 shaft of the jcolliery and isbelieved to have been caused by oneof the men lifting the gauze of hissafety lamp.

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