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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
ROOSEVELT GOES SOUTH.
Trip Covers Eight States He Has Not
Yet Visited Officially.

Washington, D. C.-President Roose-
welt started on his tour of the South,
the special object Of the journey being
to visit those States which he has not
visited since his accession to the Presi-
dency. He was booked to pass through
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Louisiana. and to be absent from
Washington thirteen days. The last
four days will be spent at. sea, the
President returning from New Orleans,
La, to Hampton Roads, Va, on the
battleship West Virginia.
Mrs. Roosevelt went only as far as
Roswell, Ga, the home of the Presi-
dents mother.
The Presidents party, in addition to
Mrs. Roosevelt, consisted of Secretary
Loeb, Surgeon-General P. M. Rixey, of
the navy; two stenographers, two Sc
cret Service operatives, two White
House messengers and the representa-
tives OF the three newspaper associa-
tons. During the Presidents absence
the White House clerical force is in
charge of B. f. Barnes, assistant Sec
rotary.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
General Cotton Market.
Meeting of Veterans.

Raleigh, Specialize annual con-
vention of the United Confederate
Veterans of North Carolina was held
last week in the Hall of Representa-
tives at the State Capitol, and was
attended by two hundred old SOL
diers. The meeting was an inspira-
ton to the youth, and brought ears
as well as laughter to the Ex-Confed-
crates, General Julian S. Carr pre-
sided, and Major Fl. A. London,
Chief of Staff, acted as secretary.
After the roll of camps was called
the convention of officers, and DIR.
Peter E. Hines, who was Surgeon
General of the North State Troops,
was called to the chair. General
Carr, In leaving the platform, stated
that he belisved n rotation in Offices
and hoped rnat the high honor with
which he had been visited would 60
to another for the ensuing year.
General w. P. Roberts, of Gates
vile, made an eloquent speech in
nominating General j. S. Carr for the
Office of Major General commanding
the North Carolina forces, and he
moved that the election be made un-
animous by reclamation. The nomi-
nation was seconded in several en-
thusiastic speeches, and Gen. Carr;
splendid soldier and elegant gentle
man, was unanimously reelected to
the highest office in the organization.
Brigadier Generals were reelected
as follows:
First Brigade, Gen. P. C. Carlton.
Statesyille.
Second Brigade, Gen; W. L. Ion
don, Pittsboro.
Third Brigade, Gen. James I.
Nets, Wilmington.
Fourth Brigade, Gen. James M.
Ray, Asheville.
The annual address to the veterans
was delivered by Col. William Hys-
lop Summer Burgwyn, soldier, scholar,
fnaneier, and orator, veteran OF two
wars, and brother of the gallant Bur
gwyn who fell on the bloody slopes of
Gettysburg wrapped in the Southern
colorS.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Georgia VS.. Copper Cos.

Washington, Special.-In the SUI
preme Court of the United States,
leave was granted to the State OF
Georgia to file its bill of complaint
in the proceeding against the Ten
nessee and Ducktown Copper Com
paries, by means of which the State
hores to secure for its citizens relief
from the effect of the fumes from the
furnace smoke stacks of the COM
panies which are located at Duck
town near the interstate line. A
rule was also entered in these cases
requiring the companies to shohw
cause why the restraining order re-
ouested should not be issued.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

ab # means to me to came back to
n'su,alI the home of my mother and
nv mothers people, and to see the
p5 which I.already know so well
spun what my mother and my aunts
InId me. It has been exactly as if I
. re-visiting some cid place of my
childhood.
,o,tnne to have the right to claim
tLat nv blood is half Southern and
half Northern, and / would deny the
r;ebt Of any man here to feel a great
~ nride in the deeds of every South
orner than ! feel"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Lexington Furniture Factory Sold.

Lexington, Special.-Mr. ]. n.
Mendenhall, trustee, in bankruptcy
for the Rex Furniture Company, sold
the entire plant and equipment of the
company at public auction. J. 7. He
drick, of Lexington, was the highest
bidder. purchasing the plant for $6,-
500. It is not known yet exactly what
the purchaser will do with the plant,
if the sale is made final. 1t is more
than probable that the company will
be reorganized and the factory will
continue to be operated with some
changes in the line of goods made.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Mutinv on British Ships.

Bahlin, By Cable.-Reports of mu-
tiny on board the British shipe, EN-
peror. in which it is alleged the cap
tain and cook were murdered by the
crey, has been received. The En-
pers,r was bound from the West In
dies to Riga with mixed e of Rus
sia..s and Italians. The captain and
cock were the only Englishmen
aboard the vessel. Lack of proyis-
ions made necessary for the ship to
out into Swindemund Their the
crew cot drunk and told what they
had done. The police are inVestigat-
ing.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Fatal L. and N. Wreck.

Knoxville, Tenn, S.pecial-A wreck
on the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road at Duff, Tenn, some six miles
n, rth of La FolIette. 1eiin., Sunday
morning resulted in the death OF
three men, as follows. Fi1nw"n Wal-
ker. of La Toilette. Rreakma' Cor
nell. Geor-e Corda;, civil engineer,
oe Louisville, KY.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Storm on Great Lakes.

Chicago, Specialize storm which
swept over Northern Lake Michigan,
Lake Huron and Lake Erie was n
Of the most severe in recenet years.
AS far as returns are obtainnble ten
vessels have been completely wrecked
and II or Is others more or less sew
erc1y damaged. Twelve live are
known to have been lost, and as the
cale on Southern Lake Huron and
Lake Erie is still blowing frercely.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
A Monument Unveiled

Saxapahaw, Specal.-At a reunion
of the Woody family at Spring church
a monument was unveiled bearing the
following inscription: "John W.
Woody and Wife, Pioneer Settlers
and Parents of the Woody Family,
South" The monument is of North
Carolina and New Hampshire granite
and was unveiled by little Thomis
Clarkson Woody, of High Falls.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Won Trophy Cup.

Raleigh, Specialize the Senate
Chsmber, immediately after the ar
rival of the Presidential party, from
the train, the President presented to
Mr.. John Charles Mcneil, well known
and loved as the purest writer OF lyric
verse in the State The Patterson lov-
ing cup warded by judges OF the
North Carolina Library and Historl-
cal Society produced during the past
year.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
PEACE ENJOYS CHARITY FUND.

Governor McLane to Invest It in jap
anese and Russian War Bonds.
Concord, n. H-Governor John Nc
Lane has decided to make a perma-
nent trust Of the $4,000 given to the
charities of the State of New Hamp-
shire by the Japanese and Russian
peace ENJOYS in equal amounts of $780,
NU. He will ask the next Legislature
TO recognize and accept the plan by the
passage Of a suitable act.
The Governor invited the Secretary
Of State and State Treasurer to act
with him as trustees of the fund.
According to the Governors plan the
income will be divided by the board
among suitable charities on the fifth of
September of every year in recognition
OF the date of the signing Of the treaty
of Portsmouth.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Killed By a Train.

Asheville, Special.-Robert Cordell
a young man employed in the round
house of the Southern Railway Com
pany here, was run over by a railway
train near here died Of the injuries
he received. He was found beside the
track at two O'Clock in the morning
with both legs cut off below the knees
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
ToGO'S PIETY STIRRING JAPAN.
visits Temple and Pays Homage to
Imperial Ancestors.

TOXIC. JaDan.-The news that Vice
ADMIRAL Togo w~orshiped at lie Tenn
PIE IS creating a profound impression.
It IS believed that his act will furnish
d lasting example in national religious
eoucation and that ancestral worship
VIII be given fresh stimulation, espe-
cIaliy in the army and navy. Admiral
logo has shown his implicit faith in
Wnat he said in his report of the great
naval battle when he attributed the
Japanese victory to the protection OF
the spirits of imperial ancestors.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
GOLF CLUB BLOW KILLS PLAYER
Was Watching Opponent From Behind
When Swinging Driver Struck Him.

Boston, Nashville playing at the
Brae Burn Country Club links, West
Newton, Charles Mann, sixty-three
years old, a Boston coal merchant, was
killed by being accidentally hit on the
forehead with his opponents driver.
Mr.. Mann, with an invited guest, a
MI. Josselyn, of Boston, Mass, and
Mrs. Mann, had proceeded only a few
holes when Mr.. Mann took a position
back of his opponent to watch an es-
pecially critical drive. AS the club
was swung over Mr.. J~osselyn's shoul-
der it struck Mr.. Mann on the fore
head, knocking him unconscious. Mr..
Josselyn and other players hurried
Mann to the club house, where he re-
covered consciousness, but for only a
short time.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
SHOT AND KILLED HIS WIFE.
Adirondack Guide Commits Murder
and Then ATTEMPTS Suicide.

Adirondack Guide Commits Murder
and Then Attempts Suicide.
Saranac Lake, n. Y.-Herbert Miller,
a we'll known guide of Saranac Inn.
while under the influence Of drink. shot
and killed his wife and then cut his
own throat. Miller is known through
ont the A~dirondacks. as he has been a
guide since his boyhood. His father
and many of his relatives are residents
Of this village, where his wife, former.
~ a Miss Boyle, is also well known.
Miller had been employed by the
Saranac Inn Company for several years
as keeper Of the guide house. and in
mat capacity was a familiar character
TO the Thousands Of visitors from all
parts of the country who spend their
summers at the inn.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
SIR HENRY 1Rv1NG's BURIAL.
Deceased English Actors Remains In
tered at Westminster.

London, England.-Beside the body
OF the actor Garrick, and under the
shadow of the statue of Shakespeare,
the ashes of Sir Henry Irving were
given burial in Westminster Abbey,
thus being accorded England's great
est tribute to her dead. The impress
sive services were conducted in the
presence of a. congregation which in
cluded many persons from the highest
official life of England, eminent repre-
s~entatives of all the walks of life.
The only mourners were Lady Irving
and the sons Of Sir Henry Irving.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
BODY TO LIE BESIDE GAER1cK,s.
Spo Selected For Sir Henry Irving's
Burial at Westminster Abbey

hondon.-A spot alongside Garrick's
grave In Poets Corner. Westminster
A6oey. has been selected for the bur
TAI OF Sir Henry Irving, whose bodv
VIII therefore lie directly beneath the
statue of Shakespeare. The bodies of
Dr. Johnson and Charles Dickens are
near by.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
President Admits Chinaman.

Pang Hong, an American born and
Christianized Chinaman, who had been
detained at Portal, N. D., for a month,
has been admitted in the United States
by order of President Roosevelt.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
LIGHT TO FOOL NATURE.
Agricultural Department Plans to
* Grow Vegetables in Midwinter.

N OLUW Y~U8EIdDIeS III MIU "1uOSI'
Washington, D. C.-The Agricultural
Department is planning a mean trick
on the vegetable kingdom. 1t is pro-
jectlng a series Of tests to see If cab
bage and beets and garden things can
not be made to grow as well under
electric light as under the influence of
the suns rays. The idea is that with
the use Of the electric light and the
heat it will give off the buds may be
placed under conditions as favorable
for the growth of fruit and vegetables
in winter as in summer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
woman and Five Chfldren Burned.

Woman anu Five CuluEeH bufuGu
Mrs. Alice Hartman and her five
children were burned to death in their
home at Port Royal, Franklin County,
Mo. BE husband, William Hartman.
escaped but was unable to save any
of his family. The Franklin County
authorities are investigating the trag-
edy.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Threatened to Blow Up House.

D. B. Wesson, q manufacturer of re-
yOlvers at Springfield, Mass, received
letters demanding money, under pen
atty of having his million-dollar house
blown up with dynamite.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Mob in Moscow Fooled.

A mob attempted to plumber the Zhu-
kof printing plant in Moscow, Russia,
but were dispersed by troops.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
IA YEARS FOR A R

Refuses to Tell of Relatives, Who Are
Said to Be Prominent.
Dallas, Tex.-W. f. Whitney, who is
said to be related TO an influential fam
lily in New York City and to promi-
nent people in Chicago, ILL.,, was sem
fenced at Waco, to fourteen years in
the penitentiary for forgery.
Whitney passed numerous forged
checks in Dallas, Waco and Fort
Worth. he refused to tell anything
about his relatives.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

Russian Battleship Raised.
The Russian battleship Pobieda. sunk
by the japanese In the hgrbor OF Port
Arthur, was relocated.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
FILIPINO WIFE WINS DIVORCE.
Lieutenant Burbank Must Pay Dusky
Bride 100 Pesos Alimony a Month.

Leayenworth. Kan.-The suit OF Con-
cepcion Vasquez, the Filipino wife Of
First Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank,
Sixth Infantry. has been decided i'll
favor OF Mrs. Burbank. Word reached
Fort Leavenworth that Judge Bates,
of the Court OF First Instance, at Ilo-
10, T. l., had granite her Il divorce.
the custody OF their daughter and 100
pesos aIimony a month.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

Death OF Aged Indian Chief.
Watonga, the chief of the Kaw In
H1nS, died at his home near Bart.es-
'pe' l. l., aged ninety years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
NEGROES LOST
THEIR NERVE
BLACK STRIKE BREAKERS
WOULDN'T WORK TODAY
The Strike Extended to the Coal
Teams Today Strike Sympathizers
Renewed Their Brutality by As
sauitlng Street Car Passengers.

p Chicago. May 3.--All the teamsters of
the Crear Clincli Coal Co., which has
contracts with the large Office buildings,
struck today because FIVE men had been
discharged for refusing to deliver coal
to Carson, Pirie & Scott. the large mer-
camille firm.
Brutality began today with a fight in
a street car and subsequent panic
among the passengers when two men,
mistaken for strike breakers, were as
sauted so badly they were taken to the
hospital. &g ~. u
Three hundred Negro strike breakers
refused to go to work today when the
police squad came to escort them to the
barns of their employers. They said
they had been brought here under false
spretenses. F#F 3
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
GENERAL LINEyITCH
.. Is A GREAT KlSSER

Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, May ga
touching incident occurred during the
Easter celebration here. After the
morning service all the troops in the
region around headquarters were drawn
up in line before Gen. Linevitch's tent,
and the commander-in-chief came out,
greeted the troops and passed down the
line, saluting each soldier with a kiss.
All the men were very much moved,
and many OF them wept. The incident
served to increase their boundless wor-
ship Of the old, gray leader.
Gen. Lineyitch continues energetical-
ly the reorganization OF the various de-
|partments of the army.
Staff Captain Spubertsky, who has
returned here after making areconnais-
|sance on the Mongolian frontier, re-
ports that thousands Of Chinese ban
dts. under Japanese leadership, are
moving beyond the border.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
AMBASSADOR MCCORMICK
RECEIVED BY LOUBET

Paris, May 3--Ambassador McCor-
mick was received by President Loubet
with that military pornp which tradi.
stionally marks an ambassadors first
meeting with the head of the republic.
Shortly before the time for the recep-
tion, squadron of curiassers in steel
breastplates and helmets trooped up to
the American embassy. With them were
the state coaches bearing M. Molard, the
ilitroducer of ambassadors and Baron
Boujeau, representing the foreign Office
and the presidential household. With
in the embassy. Mr.. Mccormick and the
entire staff of the embassy in evening
dress with Capt, T. Bentley Mott, the
military attache and Lieut.. Com Roy T.
Smith. the naval attache in full uniform,
awaited the French officials. p
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
FIRE INSURANCE RATES
BOOSTED AT FORKS

Grand Forks, N. d, May 3.-Per-
sons who have paid insurance prem
iuns within the past few days have
been surprised to learn that there has
been All increase in rates III from 25 to
so per cent.
Two years ago Walter /. Fisher.
secretary Of the Minnegota and Dako-
liza underwriters, on visit to Grand
Forks, assured policy holders that If
the city was provided with a FIRE en-
|gine, A new chief Of the fire depart
nlert, an extension Of certain water
|n1aiis, and q few other requirerntns,
that insurance rates would be lowered
I'm time, and at any rate there would
be no increase Il
The rate on the Hotel Dacotah has
| been increased rs per cent, the rate
Lon the fire hall has been increased
from SAYS TO $40 and numerols 9TH
Ter instances Of an increase Id rates
have been reported. ss s
In making the improvements that
Mr.. Fisher asked, in order "a keep tile
lrafes at the old point, or even 4 lower
Ione, as he promised. the city xx1
lpcnded practically $6oooo III bettey-
merits IN the way of FIRE fighting
|equlphiefat and water main extensions.
An increase of froln rs to- So per
cent ii addition To the already high
insurance rates IS claimed by many az
1.-THE bsisiness men ii1tere tied Ia Sas,iontit
To hardship and they ale prot estiisg
loudly against what Tie consider Mi
unjust increase s.Sl ;S| 1s's B
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
STRONG ANTI-GRAFT
BILL in WISCONSIN

Madison, Wis, May The Stout
aiiti-graft bill is now law. the governor
having affixed his signature 70 IT. II is
Eone of the most far reaching measures
against corruption ever passed and many
inquiries for COMES of the bill are being
received from merchants and Others all
over the state.
Ii Is not aimed at corruption III poll
tics, but at graft in business, and pro-
vides that whoever corrnptly gives or
offers any agent, servant OF eillploye any
gift Ior gratuity whatever with intention
to influence his actions in relation to his
employers business or any einploye who
requests or accepts such a gift, shall be
liable to fine of from $10.to $500, or
BY such fine and Imprisonment for one
year.
1t is claimed that this law if enforced
will put a stop to the giving of tips 10
porters, boo.blacks or walters. Al
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
CONTRACTOR FOUND A
| FORTUNE i'm CIS TERN

Fort Madison, May 3.J g. Farley,
contractor, in digging out an old cis-
tern discovered a secret crevice in the
wall which contained a keg containing
$II, 500 in gold, which dates back over
forty years ago Two casks of wine
were also stored away The discovery
is believed to be the cache Of the river
pirates who worked the Mississippi
River and made headquarters at Fort
Madison The cistern had been filed
with rubbish and had not been used for
thirty years, being located on a lot III
the business district and near the river.
Tales are told today to the effect
that farleus river gang member die !
in the soutlrsseverai years ago and told
of hidden property near this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
DENT OIL MEN
WANT BETTER RATES

ST. Paul, May 3.-Independent oil
shippers began the presentation TO the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion Of their appeal for an order declar-
ing oil in less than carload lots fourth
instead Of third class freight. E. j.
Cannon appeared as attorney for all the
nine independent companies an rnis state.
G., S. Diesem and Erik Stafne, Of the
North Dakota railroad commission. were
interested listeners Mr.. Cannon said
the independent shippers would show
that d reduction Of oil siil barrels from
third to fourth class freight. as in Mis-
souri, and Iowa, woiild reduce the price
on an average Of j cent a barrel in Min
lriesota on save consumers $225,ooo an
Inually
Joseph Bartels, head Of the Bartels
Oil CO., was the first witness. He tes-
titled that the cost of oil iii outlying
towns was fixed BY the Standard Oil,
not on the basis of what it cost it to yet
the oil there. but what 1t would cost
competitors to Get It there
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
TELEPHONE LINES IN Il
s>. THE IRRIGATION BELT

Washington. May 3.--The reclamation
service will receive. sealed bids at Glen
dive. Mont, until o'clock p. rn, June
/. 1905, for installing, in connection with
the Fl Buford reclamation project q
telephone system having four telephone
stations and about seventy miles of pole
line, beginning opposite Glendive. Mont.
on the west side of the Yellowstone
River. extending northward down tht
Yellowstone Valley and ending near thu
junction of the Yellowstone and Mis-
souri, Rivers, at a point nearly opposit,
Buford, North Dakota. #,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
DEPARTMENT STORE AT
PlSEK WAS ROE ED

Pisek, N. D.. May s.Burglars who
broke into the department store of Low
elk Bros. at Pisek, entered through the
side window and blew the safe door off
They placed two charges OH the inside
door, on which they demolished the
lock but failed to open ii. They pried
open the cash counter drawer, where
they secured about SIS in pennies, iiickles
and dimes. They probably were scared
BY a party who was up between z and
4 o'clock in the morning. Two young
fellows are suspected of the, deed. as
they were in the store that day pretend.
ing to bay something.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-05-03
SAFE OF PRIVATE
BANK WAS BURGL LARIZED

" Oneta, NJ n May 3A band ofrnask-
ed robbers rode into the village Of Gil
bertsyille. near here, blew open the safe
in The private bank Of f. X. Brewer and
made good their escape with booty es-
.tinnated at $4,000 When the startled
villagers were awakened by the nlufflad
roar Of the explosion and we're halted by
pistol shots of the retiring bandits
they found the robbers had practically
isolated Gilbertsville from the outside
world by cutting all the telegraph and
telephone wires, Efforts to communi.
cate with the ileighboring towns were
futile and when the village folks finally
started in pursuit, the robbers had gain
ed a lead which could not be overcome