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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Fine Granite Property.

Salisbury Special.-An interesting
and important statement was obtained
recently from Mr.. Lewis H. Jansen,
vice president and general manager Of
the Salisbury Pink Granite Company,
which was recently chartered by the
State with an authorized capital stock
of 100000. Our paid-up capital stock
amounts to $1S5,O00," said Mr.. Jansen.
"Cur officers, other than myself are: J..
Philip Knoche, president; j. r. Moech-
ell, treasurer; VIM. H. Brown, secre-
tary, and David A. Murphy, assistant
secretary. All of these are prominent
business and professional men of Kan
sas City, Mo-, my former hCme. 1t is
my opinion, as an engineer of more
than 20 years experience, that we have
one OF the finest granite properties in
the United States. This consists of So
acres of pink granite, located six miles
south of Salisbury and half a mile east
of the village of Faith. We have paid in
full for the land and have acquired
clear title to it. 1t contains practically
oil lllc plAh 81 oulCC III q VI oSC VI IOo
acres on which a former company had
an option. which they failed to take
up. We will put down between $3O,OOO
and $35, 900 of machinery as soon as we
can get siding constructed from the
Norwood branch of the Southern Rail-
way. During the last two days | have
been over two prospective routes in
company with Mr.. H. L. Thurston, OF
Culpepper, Va, an engineer attached to
the construction department of the
railroad company One of these alter
native routes runs from Crescent and
the other from Granite Quarry. | am
convinced" said Mr.. Jansen, in con-
clusion, chat before long Salisbury will
become one of the most important cen
tres of the granite business in the
country"
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Found Dead In Bed.

Spencer, Special.-Mr. John Sheehan,
aged about so years, was found dead in
his room at the home of Mr.. G. H..
Nailor, in this place, early Sunday
morning. 1t is claimed that death was
produced by an overdose Of morphine
which the deceased had been using
quite freely during the past few weeks.
While it is not known yet, it Is be-
lieved by those who were most init
mate with the unfortunate victim that
he had no suicidal intentions. Mr..
Sh.ehan came to Spencer about a
month ago from Wilmington, where he
had resided most of his life. He had
been in bad health for some time and
at times showed evidences of mental
depression and had been addicted to
drink. 1t is said that he was formerly
a successful druggist in Wilmington.
The remains were shipped to the latter
place. for burial, his friends there be-
ing notified of his death.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Pistol Duel in Street.

Nashville, Special.-In a pistol duel
here, between Thomas Cox and Pa
trolman Benjamin F. Dowell, both
men employed their revolvers. Dowell,
who was taken to hospital, was found
to have been shot in the abdomen and
it. is said he cannot live. Cox was
captured soon after the ARRAY, but de-
clined to make statement. The shoot
Ing occurred in front of the Grace
Cumberland Presbyterian church. Dr.
w. A. Ausban had just announced his
text when the fusilade began. Almost
Immediately after, the door opened and
Dowell staggered in, his smoking re-
volver in his hand. Gentlemen" he
gasped, "I'm shot. Take my gun,
please"
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
BAPTIST LIBERALITY.
A Record Breaking Year In Tlission.
arV Work.

The Baptist State Board of Missions
and Sunday-schools met in Raleigh
Friday night and received the report
of the most gratifying years work
from Secretary Livingston Johnston
that has been recorded in the history
Of the Baptist denomination Of this
State. Secretary Johnson's report
showed that in every department un-
usual progress was recorded. The
churches at large have had gracious
seasons of revival; the amount contri-
buted by the churches to the several
objects of the convention exceeds the
amount contributed last Year by $4,000.
The convention will meet this year in
Charlotte. Nine years ago it met in that
city. A comparison of the progress
achieved within this brief period is
truly remarkable, and it is first rate
indication of the growth of the State.
Nine years ago only $1,000 was report
ed for foreign missions; this year ST.
600 is reported. The following is sum
mary of the statistics in general Of
amounts raised in the past year:
For State Missions, $4,000.
For Foreign Missions, $17,500.
For Home Missions, $7,762.
For ministrial education, $4.710.
For the Baptist Orphanage, SIS, 5000.
For ministerial relief, $1,700
Miscellaneous, $500.
The total amount raised In 1894 was
$685. 420; the total amount raised this
year is $82,500.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
New Enqland's Immense Tree.

One of the largest trees In New
England is an elm on the farm OF
Fred Stanley in Berwick. A foot from
the ground this tree, which was meas
ured by William Harper Deering OF
Saco, aged 81, is IS feet and II inches
in circumference. If this tree were
manufactured into cord wood, it is es-
timated it would make pile four feet
wide, four feet high and eighty feet
long. There is lady now living who
says that her mother set the tree out
and as near as can be ascertained it
was done in 1900.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Consent Verdict of Acquittal.

Spartanburg, Special.-In sessions
court last week the trial Of Henry
Dean, colored, for the murder Of Henry
BOwlin, colored, at Berry Shoals about
a month ago, was resumed. A consent
verdict was reached and this verdict
was not guilty as the testimony clearly
proved that Bowlin had struck the me-
gro, Dean, over the head with a pick,
handle and was advancing on him at
the time he (Bewlinl vas killed.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11
Thirteen Divorces.

At the recent term of Wake Superior
Court thirteen DEGREES for divorce were
signed and there are said to be still
twenty cases on the docket. In this par
ticular Wake seems to be no better and
no worse than other counties in the
State. There is regular avalanche of
divorces increasing with the session of
every legislature, because of late years
each session has let down the gap
little.-News and Observer.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-12-11

Inc Judge OF the United States
Court in Raleigh Monday approved
the dividend and disbursement sheet
in the bankruptcy case of the North
Carolina Car Co., of Raleigh. Claims
having priority are paid in full and
others receive only 5.78 per cent.
This was one of the biggest failures
Raleigh ever had.
The State charters the Graham Land
and Lumber Company, of Raleigh, with
capital stock of 100000. The stock
holders are A. B. Andrews, F. H. Bus
bee and A. B. Andrews, Jr.
During the past year $1,382.S2 was
expended in North Carolina for pub.
lie schools This does not include To-
cal taxes in Hartford county, of
which the State superintendent has
net been able to receive report.
In Asheville Monday DR.. ]. V. Jay
was found guilty Of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to 30
years at hard labor A few weeks ago
DR.. Jay, who is one of the best known
physicians in the Asheville country,
murdered his three children. His
mind was thought to be affected.
The State Treasurer in speaking
about the States financies, said that
while on November Goth there was a
balance in the Treasury of $4,000, he
had the very next day checked out $751;
900 for the current expenses of the
public institutions and the State gov
eminent.
Luther and Mitchell Cal ter, aged IA
and 10 years. were drowned in the
French Broad river. near cambridge,
Tenn, Friday. They were in canoe
when Luther fell into the river. In
trying to save his brother, Mitchell was
pulled into the water, and both were
drowned. The boys lived at Asheville,
". G. Their mother is a widow.
The Secretary of State has letter
from L. Graft, Northern capitalist.
who is looking for limestone and ce-
ment deposits in this State and who
will be glad to have information as to
any.
Union Granite Operative Co., of
Salisbury, is chartered with $125,000
capital. M. L. Wyatt, A. S. Heilig,
lncOrpOratOrS
The winter meeting of the North
Carolina Press Association included
trip to Washington, D. G., last week.
The editors called on the President
on Friday.
John r. Morris, the famous writer
and drummer, Of Goldsboro is serious
ly ill at Baltimore.
A Japanese student was arrested at
Yokohama on suspicion of intending to
assassinate Marquis Ito.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
IN THE MoHAMMEDAN WORLD.

An odessa correspondent Of the Lon
don Times quotes "a letter from a Rus
sian In Tcheran, who says that the re-
llglous head Of the Shah sect recently
wrote to the shah strongly reprobating
his system OF government and his
system of handing over to the country
TO foreigners and declaring that II this
were not altered the whole OF Persia
would combine to overthrow the shah
Tho shah's reply was not satisfactory
TO the religious head Of the shiahs and
the latters friends have replied that
they viii feel compelled TO ask the sui
tan Of Turkey 10 take the country un-
der his protection,
II this is trueit signifies that move
ment Is on foot in the Mohammedan
world, which may have some influence
upon the present crisis IN Turkey 1t
means that eight million persians are
about TO acknowledge the ecclesiastical
authority Of the Sultan; II means that.
IN case % holy war; should be pro-
claimed, they would join hands with
the Turks, for the defense of Islam.
Tho Mohammedans are divided into
two great sects, which again are sub
divided into numerous factions. The
Sunni are so called because they be-
lieve IN the traditions about Moham-
med hamled down through the friends.
! wives and the first three successors of
the prophet. namely Abu Bekr Omar.
and othman, The shlahs, ON the other
hand reject tradition They are the fol.
lowers Of the fourth Khalif. or success
sor, ALL the son-in-law OF Mohammed.
and consider him MS The true successor.
! They almost worship Ar and his sons
Hassan and Hussen, The Sunni are
the more numerous. They accept the
Sultan In Constantnope os their &C.
clcslastlcal head while the shlahs con.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

ground. and don't be frightened by ey-
cry rumor set anoat. even II published
in the newspapers
II is asserted that typhoid germs DO
not originate in filth, BUT We believe
It is conceded that they find IN filth con-
genial pabulum and suitable breeding
place Leaving the origin Of the bacn-
lus to scientific inquiry, let us remove
MS far as we can out Of sight and smell
and danger all corrupt vile and waste
material animal or vegetable. and aid m
promoting purity and pleasure which
result from hygienio and sanitary OBJ
scryances
Since the foregoing was put In type
we have seen the official report made
by city Chemist Harms which will be
found on another page Of this paper.
II should remove all alarm OF the kind
that has agitated the public through
baseless rumors. But at the same time
II should not cause any relaxing Of the
precautions against disease that have
been officially recommended to the pub
lie
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

1t Is claimed that German residents
in Buenos Ayres are planning a union
Of Germans, Swiss, Dutch, Austrians.
and Scandinavlans living In that Re
public. A similar league is to be formed
in Brazil also, with the object of reylv-
ing the feeling OF solidarity among the
Germans, Of preserving friendship with
the mother country and especially Of
keeping urGerman schools The danger
Of such societies Is that they aid agita-
tors In creating bad feelings out of
wrongs that do not exist, or difficulties
that would not be noticed but for the
efforts OF promoters OF strife, Orgapi2a-
lions on national lines have never been
found TO he desirable
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

The German government has compiled
statistics TO ascertain the number OF
persons engaged in the principal occupa-
tions I'm various countries. According
to these figures, in the United states
S6 per cent Of the total self-supporting
population are engaged in agriculture
as against g per cent In Hungary: 81
per cent In italy; "A per cent In TTance:
a per cent In ireland; 81 per cent in
switzerland 80 per cent IN Austria; 10
per cent IN Great Britain; Il per cent
in Scotland, and 10 per cent in England
and Wales. In the United States "a per
cent are engaged In Industries manu.
lacture and mining; IN Scotland 5S per
cent IN England and Wales 81 per c,nt:
In Switzerland a. pcr cent, In Great
Britain "a per cent; in Austria 81 Der
cent; IN Italy 9S per cent; in France "a
per cent and In Ireland 81 per cent. Tht
United States, With Is per cent leads in
the percentage Of population engaged In
commerce. The nearest competitors are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
RETURNED MISSIONARIES.

Have you "A friend or acquaintance
In your former field of labor 20 whom
you would Ike 10 send a copy of the
Semi Weekly News? II So take adj
vantage OF our special offer, made to
aid the great missionary work. We
send the paper one year TO any point
In the United states Canada or Mexl-
co at half price, 800. This does not
apply TO points where there are regu-
lar wards or stakes. Foreign postage
extra,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
San Francisco Call.

The suggestion that Upton raised
the price of jam for the purpose OF re-
coupling his losses on his pachting ven-
lures in natural, but Is hardly well
founded. Ilpton Is true sport, He
took to yachting FOR JOY and for glory,
for the delight Of meeting American
sports on the deep, blue sea and sailing
a swift race Ger the ocean wild when
the salt wind whistles free and the Jol-
ly, Jolly mariners lead strenuous life
of song and plum duff. He did not take
TO Yachting 10 raise the price of jam.
Doubtless he looks with sincere sorrow
upon the coincidence that has brought
the rise in jam just at the moment when
his yacht was defeated and the Jam
eating Brltons should sympathize with
him rather than to swear at him from
iamless laws.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
pEsERET NEWS PHONES.

Persons desiring TO communicate py
Telephone with any department of the
Deseret News, win gave themselves ana
this establishment great deal of an"
noyance IL they VIII take time to notice
these numbers
For the Chief Editors office No a.
rings.
For Deseret News Book store, a. 2
rings.
For city Editor and Reporters, S59' 2
rings.
For Business Manager, 3SV, . rings
For Business onlee, 2S9, 2 rings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

slider the shah Of Persia as the true
leader Of the faithful.
II is evident If the shlahs now
threaten TO go over 10 the sultan OF
Turkey some mighty influence for I'M
lty Is az work In the Mohammedan
world such movement is likely to
kindlo a new enthusiasm In the leaders
and perhaps. make them less careful
than they otherwise would be, In the
fanatlcal conviction that the time has
come to conquer the world for their Al
lah. The religious movement In Persia
ls worth while watching. II Is as II
Protostants and Catholics should unite
and acknowledge one ecclesiastical head
with great political power and innu-
once
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

This is said to be q suggestion for
schools for eyerywhere prof Lind
says commissioner Of school in Porto
Rico, IS putting two teachers IN every
school. one to teach inside and the
other outside. One-half the time Ia
spent by the children in every school In
the school itself working with books,
the other half In the garden working
with tools But what about the winter,
when garden work is out Of season?
In some ATTITUDES teacher would have
to be kept to teach the children to
shovel snow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

Now there are British experts who
say that Mexico is away superior to
South Africa as a gold field and prom
Uses TO be the worlds greatest producer
of the yellow metal. Soon there will
be such plenitude Of money that It
WIN become almost valueless; or so easy
Of access that the poor win be made
,fgh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
San Frnnclsco Chronlcle.

The America cup remains in the GUS
tody of the New York Yacht club, the
third OF the series having been won by
the Reliance, with a wide margin TO the
good. The shouting on this side of the
Atlantic Is, however feeble; and there
need he no tear-shedding IN the United
Kingdom, for the conditions under
which the races Of this season have been
sailed, like the majority OF those
threshed out In previous years, add little
If any, to the fame OF the winner and
detI9ct nothing from that of the loser
The exasperating Gains and gentle
zephyrs which prevail off Sandy Hook
during the racing season put no element
Of real yachting TO serious test.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

Prof Samuel Jackson Barnett has
discovered on abundance of magnetic
rock near Skagway, Alaska, accounting
for the almost total uselessness Of the
compass in that vicinity Although we
sometimes think men are learning ma
ture pretty thoroughly, the truth is we
have only just approached peep In
clla
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

oregon announces that competition
for the various prizes offered at the ir-
rlgaton congress in Ogden next week
viii come from that state. That means
that Utahns must don their best ex-
hibition clothes, in other words, send
in their very best exhibition ruit'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

The morning sheet that has not sense
enough to stop talking on subjects 1t
knows nothing about, nor honesty
enough to abstain from falsehood, needs
some teaching to purge It's alkalylng
condition, both by UNDERLYING and sur
face washing
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

In New York there seems to be a
regular revolution factory. An effort Is
now being made to form a new govern
ment in Panama opposed to that at
Bogota, the incentive to expressed dis
satisfaction being the failure of the
canal treaty. The idea Is to have the
new republic negotiate a new treaty
with our government. The making or
unmaking Of little republics such as ex-
list in Central and South America would
be but an appetizer for luncheon for a
Yankee millionaire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
Portland oregonlan.

Too bad Not that Sir Thomas Lip!
ton did not win the Americas cup, but
that Shamrock III did not take at least
one race. All Americans could have been
glad, without abating one lota OF its
loyalty to the American yacht, her
builder and skipper, II Shamrock had
taken two out Of five races In the late
contest. AS before, however, the plucly
cir lnomas Will have to content him
self with compliments and good dinners
and return to his native heath more
fully convinced than ever In the su-
periur skin OF the American yacht
builders.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

II may not be generally known that
the word 'yacht"--the Reliance and the
Shamrock Ill are yachts-comes from
the old viking word "Jagt," chase.
The races for the Americas cup so far
with Sir Thomas's boat far astern Mt
the finish line, show how marvelously
apt some OF the words of the English
language are IL reminds one of Dick
ens's collector OF water rates who ask
ing Nicholas Nickleby the French word
for water, was told ''L'eau." Low !"
he exclaimed, ugh, don't think much
Of that language
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
Providence Journal.

1t would much relieve the monotony
of international yacht racing II the next
challenge for the Americas cup should
come from elsewhere than from the
British Isles--say, from Germany and
preferably from the kaiser himself To
send him or his representative home de-
feated would be really worth while. 1t
would even contribute not little to the
general gayety Of nations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

Not content with coming out here and
shooting all the wild game they may be
able to hit, our eastern friends are ship
ping carloads OF elk to their homes for
the purpose OF stocking their public
and private forests. Well, the more
sturdy western stock there Is trans
planted in the east the more vigorous
and progressive viii that section be-
come. What we want now is western
president or two.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
Milwaukee, Wlsconsin.

There is one good thing IN the defeat
OF Sir Thomas, and that is IL will end
the efforts OF England to regain the cup.
We doubt whether we shall hear OF any
mere contests In the next hfty years.
There are few such fanatics as sir
Thomas Lipton has proved himself TO
be- and very few persons have three
millions to throw away in a vain en-
deavor II Sir Thomas had expended
his S5O00.00O IN founding hospital Tor
the poor In London, that would have
been much more 10 his honor ana the
good of mankind
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

Somebody has been figuring on what 1t
has cost to defend the Americas cup,
and has published the following figures:
The total cost In 1885. when the Puritan
won, was $50, 200, A year later the May
flower cost $4,000, and the Volunteer.
in 1887, $4,000, In 1898 came a tremen-
dous jump, the first Herreshoif defend
en- the Vigllant, costing no less than
$4,000. Then came Defender in 1895,
S225,OOo; Columbia. IN 1899, SS35,O)O; Co
lumbia, in 1901, 100000. and Reliance.
IN 1908, S93O0OO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

Mrs. Maybrick gained considerable
notorlety and spent Is years in an Eng
lish prison upon conviction Of poisoning
her husband II Is quite likely, though,
that her struggle TO recover some
wealth which she says belongs to her
will cause her more trouble, stretched
over longer period, than have her
previous trying adventures,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
an nncnnnt al thn dlschargo al

On account Of the discharge of a
member of the G. A.. r. from the gov
eminent construction department in
the navy yard, some Of the veterans
are promising things 20 the Republican
party Intervention in the case was
denied by, President Roosevelt It is
quite probable that the great bulk Of
the @. A. r. will take no interest in
these dlsaster-promlses or their fulfill
ment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
Log Angeles Times.

The horace for the Americas cup Is
becoming positively painful to all con-
cerned, and particularly so to our dis
tlnguished visitor, the gentleman who
carries about the best assortment OF
carefully selected teas In the business.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10
TnE crp REMAINS.

Austria, Switzerland. England and
Wales each With II per cent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-10

The following Is the list of contents
Of Guntons Magazine for September;
Race Social Equality Mr. s, H..
Hobson ana English Farm Wages"
Leo XIII az statesman and Reforms
err" Passing Of Temporal Power with
Leo XIII" Eayne Davis; The Georgia
state Industrial College for Negroes
Leonora Beck Ellis THE Political Sit
uatlon In Germany" Edwin Maxey;
Shakespeare and the French Actor of
To-day" Julia Il. Tutwiler: THE Art of
Letter Writing" Robert Adger Brown;
Permanent Good city Government. b"
Editorial Crucible," Question Box, "
Book Reviews and Current Com
ment. Union Square, New York.