The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-03-14
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.

hold its annual convention in Chicago
March 13.
w. D. Griswold, commercial agent of
the Michigan Central at Chicago, has
resigned.
Baltimore and Washington poultry
and pigeon fanciers have organized an
association
The business portion of the town Of
Alvo, Neb., was almost destroyed by
fire Monday.
General McCook and staff will take
part in the opening of the Prescott and
Phoenix railway.
Government officials secured largo
quantity of opium in Chinese stores at
Baltimore Monday,
Eastern Passenger Agent White, Of
the Atlantic Coast line, is recovering
from a severe illness
Nine persons on an iceboat at Menom-
inee, Mich, narrowly escaped drown
Ing by running into an air hole
Much damage was done by the break
ing Of dam across the Nahoning river
at Warren, O., last night
Messrs F. and 81. Fries, of Salem, N.
c., are interested in a new cotton mill
company now being organized.
The accounts of missing Secretary
Gruchy, of the Buckeye Building and
Loan Association, are short 81, 500.
The next annual meeting of the Car
Accountants association will be held
IN San Francisco, April 1e to April 10.
A movement is afoot at Denmark, s.
T., for the organization Of a $50, 600
stock company to build cotton mill.
A company has been organized to
build cotton factory at Siler City, N.
T., and work will commence at once.
Nine-tenths Of district assembly No,
at Pittsburg will desert the old
Knights of Labor for the new orRaniza-
ton.
Actors Mckee Rankin and Patrick
ONeiQ were arrested at Kansas Citv
yesterday for obtaining board through
deceit.
The Holt county, Neb., relief COM
mittee denounce as frauds persons So
Letting aid in the east for the drought
sufferers.
Five persons in the Atchison, Kan,
jail escaped Monday night, but three
were recaptured, one of whom was IA
tally shot.
w. II. Hazel, wanted in New York
for obtaining money under false pre-
tences, has left San Francisco in charge
of an officer
The Fort Mill, S. c., Manufacturing
Co.. has decided to put in $500 addi-
tional spindles, and order for same has
been placed.
c. II. &. w. A. Barrett, of Pottsville,
Pa, have purchased the Norfolk and
Ocean View road, and will operate it
by electricity.
A movement has been started at La
Fayette, Ala, for the erection of a cot
ton mill, and subscription books are
being circulated.
The German emperor arrived at Will
helmshaven Monday forenoon and went
to Heligoland Tuesday, and from there
to Bremerhaven.
Secret service detectives in Chicago
yesterday arrested two men and a wo-
man who have been engaged in extern
sive counterfeiting.
G. Donnelly, an Omaha, Neb., gam
bier, testified before the grand Jury
yesterday that he had paid to an Off
cial 81 800 for protection.
Two skeletons, believed to be those
of two young men who left Kansas
City six years ago, have been found in
a cave near Comstock, Tex.
Empress Eugene leaves England for
Corsica today to sojourn in Ajaccio.
The government is taking precautions
to prevent royalist demonstrations
At West Palm Beach, Fla, Friday,
Miss Deborah Woolley. of Lakewood,
n. J. was instantly killed by falling
down the elevator shaft of a hotel.
A meeting Of the Southern lines is
called for in Atlanta today Friday) to
complete the organization of the new
Southern states passenger association.
The Galveston, Texas, bagging fac
tory has been put in operation again
with about 100 operatives The plant
has commenced work on q cargo of
jute from India
The Mammoth Spring, Ark, cotton
mills has secured contract to supply
the Arkansas state penitentiary with
clothing, in competition with eastern
and other mills
Kaiser Wilhelm has nominated Em-
peror Francis Joseph, of Austria Field
Marshal of Germany, to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death Of Archduke
Albert of Austria.
The Paris Figaro says that President
Faure will be present at the unwilling
OF the Carnot monument in the prov
ince of Cote dor on the anniversary of
the murder Of the late president
The Frankfort Zeitung announces the
betrothel OF Chancellor Prince Won Ho-
henlohe's son Alexander to the widow
of Prince George, of Salms-Braunfels.
Prince Alexander's age is S2 while that
of his fancee is A.
The record of railroad accidents for
January shows that there were l29 in
all. of which IS were collisions, 81 de-
railments and other accidents Thir-
ty-two persons lost their lives and 100
were Injured
General Passenger Agent Daniels, of
the New York Central, is expected to
deliver an address before the meeting
OF the American association of general
passenger and ticket agents in New
York March 10.
A Happy Husband.
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