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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
MOUNTAIN TOP SLIDES OFF,
THE TOWN 0|ERW HELMED
Houses Crushed Like Eggshels Under Masses
Of Rock Hurled Downward From an
Immense Height.
NEARLY A HUNDRED ARE KILLED
The Earth Rent, a Gigantic Fissure Three Miles in
Length Yawning in It's Breast. The Old Mans
River Damned by Masses Of Debris.
Rocks Still Falling From the
Mountain.
" A N D ARE KILLED
Mountain.

known to be entombed. The women are
behaving in a most heroic manner. 1t is
generally thought that the disruption of
Turtle mountain was brought about by a
seismic disturbance, although some per
sons declare that the origin Of the up
heavai was volcanic. No lava has been
seen and aside from the smoke from the
mountain, the atmosphere is clear. There
IS, however, no explanation for the con
tinued upheavel of rocks. The eruptive
influences seem to center at the crown Of
Turtle Mountain.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon the follow
ing conservative estimate of loss of life
was issued:
Men, women and children killed in their
beds as they slept, eighty-two; miners
working outside the mines and instantly
killed, twelve; imprisoned in the mine,
eighteen"
1880 p. 1.-The latest information
from Frank IS somewhat more re-assur-
ing than earlier news, in that there now
seems 10 be less danger thar was at first
anticipated Of extensive disaster. The
threatened flood, which bid fair TO dupli-
cate the JohnstoWn disaster seems to-
night less probable. A large force of
men has been at work trying to create
a new channel that the damned up wa
ter of the Old Mans River may be run
off. The men Will work throughout the
night, and it is hoped that the water
will be running through the new channel
before morning.
Most Of the men Imprisoned in the
mine, whose death at first seemed GER
tain, got out alive late this afternoon.
There were seventeen mon in the mine.
TWO died from suffocation but the other
fifteen worked their way out. The res
cuing party above ground despaired OF
saving the entombed miners for the en-
trance was blocked by immense piles of
broken rocks. The miners within, how
ever, found an exit where there was
less rock and after cutting their way
through thirty feet Of debris, all but
two emerged from the mine uniniured.
One of the imprisoned men who so mar
loWly escaped death went home after
emerging from the mine and found his
house destroyed and his wife and six
children dead.
There is now plenty of air in the mine
and the inside workings are intact.
A special from Frank at Z p. m. esti-
mates the total number of dead at %.
The latest theory as to the cause Of
the disaster is that ii was due to 81 rock
slide which carried the top of Turtle
Mountain down upon the village below.
1t is now thought that what was sup
posed to be tho smoke of a volcano was
dust and that the continued fall of small
bits of rock during the day was merely
the aftermath of the original rock slide.
A repetition of the calamity is now con
Sidercd unlikely.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
TWO SUITS AGAINST SOUTHERN.
C. RI. Herndon's Name Withdrawn From the
.Anti-Saloon Ticket.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, N. c., May 1.-Two damage
suits were today started against the
Southern road. Both were on account Of
the accident a few days ago in which
the horse belonging to \. b. Matthews,
the druggist, was fearfully hurt and the
negro driver injured. Tho driver was
crossing the Southern road at the depot
when the gate was lowered on the vehicle.
The horse became frightened and While
rearing and plunging threw the driver to
the ground, broke the shaft and the bro
ken shaft was thrust through his should
er, running the animal.
Today Messrs. Guthrie and Guthrie, ct
torneys, began the two suits against the
railroad. The suit of Mr.. Matthews is
for damages sustained by his horse, dam
ages to wagon and goods in the wagon.
Tho amount to be asked for is not known.
The suit Of the negro driver whose name
is Augustus Smith is for 81 $50 and is
brought by his mother. Fannie Smith.
The boy IS not yet 81 years &C ago.
Both Of these suits will be 9ockotnd nj
the approaching term Of court ana wiz
probably be tried sometime this fan.
J. R. Steel, of this city, but who has
been working for the James lumber
ooilpdly d. fkeu t9OOd. THIS COUNTY ic
suffering from q broken arm as a result
e 4 horse kick.
At a meeting OF the anti-saIoon league
last night, which did not adjourn untiI
late n the night, a resolution was passed
taking G.. M. Herndon from the Reform
ticket for alderman. Mr.. Herndon was
llrst nominated by the Reform move
ment and in the meantime he had signed
The call f2r the meeting Of the regulars
When this convention was held the fol
lowing night he was named for alder
man, this putting him or both tickets
Yesterday Mr.. G. W. Watts, chairman Of
Inc antI-saloon league, addressed 2 lot
Ter to Mr.. Herndon in which his alton
ton was called TO the facts as stated
and ne was asked to withdraw from tho
reform ticket. Mr.. Herndon ref,snd ~
40 as requested, saying that he was
placed on the ticket without his con
sent and that he would remain tboro
unless his name was taken down Inv tho
committee. Last night the committee wao
IN session and passed a resolution 70
moving his name from the ticket am
putting the name of Mr.. s. r. Perry IN
his place.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
TELLS OF MURDERS
Did label Register XII Soles
and Staley?
Edmondsoa Says label Fired the Shots and
That He or His Father Set the House
AT q.
Especial to News and Obsel Ver.)

tsDCtIdl " NUNS dliu obD1A WIZ
Wilmington, n. c., May Gross Ed
mondson. white, in the Columbus county
Jail, charged with the murder of Jesse
Soles and a negro named jim Staley, in
an isolated section Of the county, and
burning the house upon their dead bodies,
after they had been robbed, has made
a confession, duplicating H. Z. Register
and his son, label Register, who have
fed the county. EdmondsOn says he was
approached by the Ounger Register who
said he had a plan of making some mon
ely easily; that the negro had 81 ,000 and
as the people wanted to get rid OF him
anyway, if he fickered when they went
TO rob him, they could kill him. He said
that his father would explain to him.
which he did with the result that they
all went to the vicinity Of the house Wnerc
the White man and negro were supposed
to be ~moonshining." They lay around
the place all Saturday night and sun
day, and Sunday night they went up to
the house and label Register shot them
through the window. Register then went
IN the house and secured the money but
Edmondson says that he did not know
that they had set fire to the house until
they had gotten off some distance. The
Governor has been asked to offer a re-
ward for the Registers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Death Of Miss Mary 0. Green.
Especial to News and O~bservor.)

loptCidl 10 News ana observer
Youngsvillc, n. c., April 3O.-In the
bosom of her dear relatives, amid the
kind, tender ministries OF loved ones.
Miss Mary O. Green breathed out her
life on the evening Of April 9th. at S
o clock, at the home of her father, Mr..
VIM. H. Green, two miles west Of
foungsville. She was only a years and
two months of age and had been III ONLY
two months of and had
been i'll only a few days. Miss Mary
had been a devoted member
of the church for quite ten years
having early embraced the religion of
her father. AS a member of Wake IN
ion Chapel Baptist church. She always
displayed a deep love for it. consecrating
her energies to His service. beautifully
and fo%rcefully demonstrating the keep
Ing power Of her God. She was possess
ed Of q bright, happy disposition and
carried sunshine wherever she went.
Her remains We're tenderly laid to
rest, in the presence OF a large assem-
blage Of people. in the silent burying
ground Of the bereaved family.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

r,,yz anil p small army hal 10 be turned
awaw.
Cara,ine & Hudson are shipping cab
t.lge right along his week. They nave
been shipping several days which beats
all previous records. This firm has thi9
rear 80 acres in berries. - acres IN can
faloupes. ) acres in beans and ~ acres -
Irish potatoes.
About 1000 crates OF berries were
ehinned from FaiSon Monday. This was
a small shipment compared 10 former
,-eers at this stage OF the season. \
iarre marion ~ these were sold on the
rlatform III $3.50 to $500. The buyers
were on hand again Tuesday ana me
,ric.- were about the same. II has %" n
well demonstrated this season that orly
fancy berries pay.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Two Suspects Held at Tarboro.
(SDecial 10 \

Especial to News and Observer,
La Grange, \. c., April Gothic wort
81 sheillng the streets is now progress
Inc public school closed today.
0herlH ;. f. Wooten received a te,a-
gram from Tarboro last night ipformin,
mn that two men suspected of being tho
L. Grange bank robbers were baing beld
mere. The sheriff left at once 70 in
v~estigate. - ~
m Fidelity and Casualty Companv
u Ne" York has made complete and
- ny settlement' with Messrs.
the robbery. The firm will n,ra 'y
new safe. :"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
MAN AND WIFE ATTACK HIM.
BE Whips Out a Knife and 0ashes His Male
Opponents Throat.
Especial TO News and Observer)

Especial TO News and Observer
Marion, y. G., April 29.-Jonathan Dun
can and Alex Jimeson had IN alteration
last night in the suburbs of town. 10
which Duncan came near getting his
throat cut. 1t appears that Duncan
whipped one of JimesOn's children. and
he went to see Duncan about it the
difficulty occurred. Duncan and his " fe
both attacked JimesOn, and We're getting
the best of him, when he pulled his knife
and went for Duncan and made some yert
serious gashcs. The doctor thinks be may
cover
our municipal election is working
quietly There are two candidates in the
field for mayor, both Democrats and sad
to be PrOhibitionists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Hester's Cotton Statement.

(By the Associated Press
New Orleans, La, May l
Hester's statement Of the worj. e
supply of cotton issued today ..
total visible o be 3,162. t25 aga.aa.
20 last week and 3.59S,452 last gees
this the total Of American cotton
435 against 2,065. pol last week a.I
452 last year, ana Of all othcr.E..
Guiding Egypt, Brazil, India. o..
600 against 1881 900 last week aa.
GOO last year.
OF the worlds visible suppl o..
there is now anoat and h,Il H
Britain and Continental Eurur.
against 1894. 900 last year; in I.-.
against 157. 600 last year, i'm la."
against Cos. 900 last year. r# III
United states 521 600 against
year.
Secretary Testers cotton
statement issued today covers f0. y
~ movement TO the close Of &l..
weekly movement to May j.. I1...
Compared with last year. .r
increase for the month iH rom. II
rs, geo bales, compared with E
last, q decrease Of 10000.
ocd Npii wac
360,693 last year.
The amount of the crop lra.=
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Matters at Fremont

Especial TO News and Observer
Fremont. y. =. April 39--The brick
walls of A. II. Farman's big hardware
store are well under way. II Viii BE- -
by 80.
The oil mill has been shut down since
rr.day on account Of shortage in stor-
age tanks. They have seed for about
one more weeks In.
The town convention for inc nomina-
ton 81 town officers viii be heii AZ the
town hall next Friday night. Littlc in
terest is manifested in the election 50
far.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
T. N. HILL GETS BENCH WARRANT.
For Registrar Because He Didn't Keep Books
Open Saturday--People Indignant.
Especial to News and Observe

Halifax, n. c., April PCT. n. Hill has
just returned from Raleigh where he
procured q bench warrant for q regis
trar for failure to keep open registration
books on last Saturday. The warrant
is signed by Judge Conner, ard return
able before Judge Moore at Windsor on
the It'll.
The registrar was advised that the
law required the books to be open on
Saturday for inspection only and not
for registration, believing that to be the
proper constitution Of the law he fol-
lowed that course.
Only one person offered 10 register on
Saturday and he was not a resident of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
High Point News Items

Especial to News and oas
High Point. y. G.. April
roads rally here tonight Wa t.
tended. The Oak Ridge bra
furnished music for the occasion.
The progress on some ot
plants here is as follow
chinery room OF the High f"s.
Company is about ready and wy.
will soon be running The at..
the silk mill are going M ra..
The gentleman who viii EN'
refrigerator factory for this rl'.
TO commence work on the buiIai--
early date.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

the town and was not entitled to register
Every qualified voter OF the town is reg
fstered except two who did not offer ~
register and were not here either on
Saturday or any other time during the
registration period. The people here are
very indignant about the matter and =
had made Mir. HIS defeat certain.
The warrant was issued on affdaFits
OF II. b. Furgerson and JOS. + Mcmahon.
hartman and secretary Of the late Indie
pendent party of Halifax
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Stable and Four Fine Horses Burned
Especial to News and O~bserver.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Keats. Va, April 30.-Last night about
twelve o'clock the stables and four fine
horses Of ". ". and J. A. KimbaiI-
were destroyed by fire. The fire was dis
covered too late 30 save the horses. Nc
clue as to how the f~a started. Loss one
thousand dollars. No insurance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

CBy the Associated PreSS.)

& (By the Associated Press.) ;.
!. Vancouver, B. c., April 29-Private ;"
4 advices from Frank, Alberta, state \
\ that 40 are dead owing to a mine =
4 disaster, which occurred there at 4
X 4 o'clock this morning. The wires 4
< to Frank are down and details OF y
4 the disaster are not yet obtainable. y
!. The first announcement was that II
= there mad been a volcanic eruption, \
:. but this is generally discredited. -
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Notes From Truck District.
(Duplin J~ournal.)

IUupIln JOurnaI.)
Mir /. r. Faison's peafeld was the
scene of scenes on Tuesday morning.
There were more pickers than there were
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06
THE MINNEAPOLIS. JOURNAL.

would not grant. The board decided against the
golfers and now the arbitrator Is to be called in
The 1000 union machinists In Chicago. III.
will make demand for 8 per cent increasa
lin wages and a nine-hour day. At the same
time, they will serve notice that in the future
they will sign agreements with individuals or
firms. &c..
the United Association OF Journeymen: Plumbers.
Steam and Gas Fitters,a arelon a strike The
men demand that they bespaiu 81 a taay by
the master plumbers. They are receiving So. SO
"A day now. 4"
1t is said that thesgAtlaptic Coast Line has
issued notice that all Its station agents and
telegraph operators Will receive a substnntia1
amount of the increase is said to average about
10 per cent. - 8.
Topeka. Kan, trades unions have finally de-
cided that it would BE unwise to nominate a
distinctly labor union ticket at the coming city
election Instead the unions will indorse which
ever candidate is III their opinion best suited to
the union needs. :
The position of affairs in connection with the
South Yorkshire, Eng, coal trade is very uncer-
tain at present. The men are demanding n re-
turn of the 10 per cent reduction conceded nv
the federation In July last, while the coal
owners seek further per cent reduction.
Waterbury. Conn.,. trolley men have asked fo.
an adjustment of wage schedule, the fixing Of
the hours OF labor, the recognition of the union
and conferences with their grievance committee
In cases of men discharged. The Central Labor
Union has Endorsed the saction of the Trolley
Mems Union.
According to the report of the inspector Of
factories the number Of factories registered in
South Australia for the year 1901 was OOS
| employing 1862 men. 3,O16 women 935 boys
under 16 years, and 1863 girls under that age.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06

place was made permanent and the aus
tere and dignified Joseph Sweet aston
ished his good looking 25-year- old son by
saying: '.~
Tom, think Miss Graham a triae SUI
perior to the ordinary girl, and you may
advance her salary couple of dollars a,
week if she holds out as she has begun.
But don't forget the dignity Of your POSI-
ton"
The head Of the firm was widower,
as well as man Of the world, and he
knew his son and kept an eye on him.
When he saw that Tom was casting
Sleeps eyes in the direction Of the latest
arrival he remarked:
Thomas, I hope you won't encourage
Miss Graham to become socialstic in her
ideas. She is an employee, you know
But a lady from head to heel, father
replied Tom as he toyed with his pen.
1T is possible, Thomas-it is possible
but all female employees are ladies now
a-days. really think, my boy, that you
ought to administer snub to keep he1
in check!
Tom took a day to think the matter
over, and then administered the snub by
asking Miss Graham to lunch with him
The Senior Mr.. Sweet happened to see
them together on the street. Tom ha(
refused to snub, and he decided to do Il
himself That very afternoon he tool
advantage of an opportunity to say:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06
Big UNION POSSIBLE
An Effort to BE Made to Organize Saw
mill Men.

An Effort to BE Made to Organize Saw
mill Men.
Union laboring men of the city are al.
waYsEon the lookout to enlist the CO. opera
ton of their brother workmen, though Of
different crafts. This is shown by the In
terest taken by the union men. In or
ganizing such crafts as are yet without
the protection of central labor body.
Several unions have been organized In
the past few months but a great achieve
ment still remains. That is the organic
ing Of the saw mill employees
From a reliable source it is learned that
an attempt will be made early in the
spring to organize the employees of the
various sawmills of the city, including in
the organization the boom men, and per-
haps the river drivers. If this is done,
fully 5000 men will be added to the ranks
Of Minneapolis union labor.
Not long ago the saw mill men at Still
water were organized and the first work
done by the organization was to secure
a cut in the number of hours work from
eleven to nine. 1t is argued that there
are several changes in the condition OF
labor in the sawnills here which could
be remedied by union.
1t is likely that the organization of tht
Minneapolis sawmill men will be done
under the direction of the Millwrights
union and a walking delegate may be ap.
pointed at the next meeting of the unior
to call at the various sawmills and inter
view the men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06
InL.abor FieId
PLAN IS CONDEMNED
Well Known Twin City Barber Says
Present System of Control s.
Is Bad.
Sanitary Condition Of Shops Should
Be Looked After by Medi- 4,
cal Board.

MANY BARRIERS are opposed to the bill
introduced in the legislature last week
requiring that BARRIERS be taxed an ad-
dltional 81 and giving the board of ex-
amlners power to prosecute BARRIERS who
seep unsanitary shops. e. HDeBaptiste,
a well known ST. Paul barber, says:
Before the enactment Of the Sunday
closing law. tirst-class shops paid their
men SIS, SIS and $40 week After that
customers who were shaved every day
had to shave themselves or pay rs or so
cents behind closed doors or at their
homes to the very men who clamored
loudest for the Sunday closing law. Many
who shaved themselves one day discov-.
cred they could do it other days just as
well. First-class shops that closed in
good faith could no longer pay the wages
they had been paying, and reduced them
to ST. and S14 week, and some placed
their men on percentage basis. This
discouraged the first-claSS workmen from
coming to ST. Paul and where formerly
ST. Paul was supplied with BARRIERS who
had learned and practiced their trade in
the best shops in the country, proprietors
were forced, from the scarcity of compe-
tent help. to employ inferior workmen.
The public was imposed on and the third
rate BARRIERS were helped :
"'rhen came the farcical plan of bar
bers' examining board, paid by the fees
1t collects from applicants for licenses.
If the board was always composed of first
class worllmen and visited the BARRIERS in
their home town and inspected their shops,
perhaps no. harm would be done. But
they set time for examination at
Minneapolis, perhaps, and notify appl-
cants 200 miles away to be there. The
barber must leave his business, pay rail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06

Copyright. 1903, by T. c. Mcclure.
Like many other estate supposed to
run into the tens of thousands, that of
John Graham hardly figured out sufficient
to pay his debts. And like many another
girl who has been brought up in luxury.
Helen Graham, aged 20, had her choice
between being a poor relation or going
out into the world to make her own living.
She had acted as her fathers secretary
for years and in that position had mas
tered both stenography and type writing.
1t wasn't the girls good looks or am
btion that secured her place after
meeting with many failures. She hap
pened into the brokerage office of Sweet
Il Son just as one Of their four or five
typewriters tainted away and had to be
sent home. At the end of the week her
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06
FRIDAY EVENING,
road fares and hotel bills. and often he
has to borrow money enough to get back

road fares and hotel bills and often he
has to borrow money enough to get back
home on.
..And the worst of it is the examination
does not protect the public. Any man or
boy can apply for license. He is given
a subject to shave and asked q fey So,
called sanitary questions and charged 80
by the board. The subjects they are given
to work on are for the most part people
who patronize the cheapest barber shops,
or barber schools. where shaving is done
free. That the applicant satisfies his sub
tiect at the examination is no test OF MS
ability to work in frst-class shop ana
be satisfactory to its partons.
IF the legislature really wants to give
the public needed sanitary protection, let
it place the examination of BARRIERS ana
inspection Of shops in the hands OF the
medical board Of the state and let the
medical authority Of each town see that
their regulations are strictly enforced.
They are the true sanitary guardians of
the people and there is no doctor OF stand
ing who does not know more about what
does and does not constitute barber,
and wel-kept barber shop, than any
three BARRIERS who might be appointed to
the BARRIERS examining board