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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
slocum's Captain Guilty.

New York, Special.-Captain Will
liam H. Van Schaick was found gull
ty Of criminal negligence in failing
to hold fire drills on the steamer Gen
eral Slocubm, which he commanded in
June, 1904, when the steamer burned
with the loss Of over 1000 lives. He
was Immediately sentenced to ten
years. Imprisonment by Judge
Thomas, Of the United States District
Court.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Decide for Lock Canal.

Washington, Specialize 18TH
mian Canal commission met Saturday
and concluded its consideration of
the report Of the board Of consulting
engineers with re aspect to the. type of
canal that should be constructed.
While no official announcement is
made with reference to the commits
sion's report, there is good reason to
believe that they have recommended
the construction Of a lock canal with
an s5-foot level, practically following
the recommendations Of the minority
Of the consulting engineers.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Project Endorsed.

Wilmington, Specialize chamber
Of at a special meeting
unanimously endorsed the project of
the Baltimore & Carolina Steamship
Co. for operating a line of steamers
from this port to the Monumental city
General Manager Mason L. W. Will
liams was present and received assur-
ances from shippers of their hearty
support and cooperation in securing
adequate terminal facilities. The
chamber expressed confidence in the
transportation companies making adj
vantageous traffic arrangements with
the Baltimore line, once it is estab-
lished.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Alabama Nail Mill Burns.

Birmingham, Specialize nail mill
of the Southern Steel Company, form
erly known as the Alabama Wire and
Nail Company, controlled by the
Messrs. Schuelers, was destroyed by
fire at Ensley, entailing a loss be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. Adjacent
property valued at millions was jeop-
ardized but hard work on the part Of
tiremen prevented its spread.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Mobile Record Broken.

Ormond, Florida, Speeial.-The
worlds record for the mile was twice
lowed in the fourth annual Ormond-
Daytona automobile tournament, and
both times by the same car, the cigar
steamer driven by Fred Marriott. In
the first start Of the contest for the Sir
Thomas Dewar trophy, the racer made
the mile in 80 Is seconds.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Alfonso's Bride Arrives.

Biarretz, France, b. Cabie.-kng
Alfonso, accompanied by the military
members Of his household, in full uni
form, arrived here in automobiles to
conduct Princess Ena Of Battcnberg.
her mother, Princess Henry, and
Prince Alexander Of Battenberg tc
San Sebestine. The start for Sar
Sebastian was made al HIS a. N.
Princess Ena and Princess Henry anG
King Alfonso were in the first auto
mobile. and Prince Alexander and his
suite in the second, the military off.
GERS following in othe automobiles.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Porter Kills College Boy.

Montgomery, Ala, Special.-Grady
Miller, the ~16-year-old son Of DR.. R.
L. Miller, was shot and killed by the
negro porter Of the Lakeview Hotel.
There no eye witnesses to the
shooting, but the pistol shots were
heard. A search was made and neal
by was found the negro in a. dying
condition. He lived long enough to
say that he and Miller had engaged
in a pistol duel. There is no way to
ascertain the cause Of the tregedy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
New England Limited Wrecked.

Burlington. Vt. Specialize New
England State Limited, IN cypress
train bound from Boston for Mon
treal was wrecked at Bolton, 20 miles
southeast of this city, by rGnnin9 INTO
an open switch. Six ears lett the
rails and were practically demolished,
but none Of the passengers or train
men were seriously hurt. %lnve>!iga-
ton after the accident indicated That
the train was wrecked by tamperiny
with the switch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Fire at Bellevue Hospital

New York, Special.-Eight hundred
patients in Bellevue Hospital were en-
dangered by a fire in the laundry
building early Sunday yet, through
the quiet and effective work of the
hospital fire brigade, and the regular
fremen, who responded with mufled
bells, only a small number in some OF
the Quilting ravilions were awakened
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
COTTON men MEET
For Closer Union Between the.
Producer and the Consumer
PLANS FOR A MAY CONFERENCE
Representatives Of Four Associations
of Cotton Growers and Manu-
f~acturers, Including Southern Cot.
ton Association, Meet in New York.

New York, Special.-At a confer
ence held here Wednesday between
the representatives Of the New Eng
land Cotton Spinners Association and
the National Ginners' Association and
the American Cotton Manufacturers.
Association, plans were perfected for
a general meeting Of growers and
spinners, both American and foreign,
to be held in Washington, May LIST.
The delegates from the Southern Cot
ton Association were: President Har-
vie Jordan; J. A. Brown, of Chad
bourne, N. c.; E. D. Smith, Of Column
bia, S. c.; J. P. Allison, Of Concord,
N. c.; R. NJ. Miller, Jr., of Charlotte,
N. c.; Richard Cheatham, of Atlanta,
Ga, and President j. A. Taylor, Of the
National Ginners Association.
Secretary Cheatham said that the
conference was held simply to promote
the general welfare Of the grower and
the spinner, and that the present price
Of cotton was not discussed at all.
When asked if there was anything he
would like to say President Jordan re-
piled: "You a say that the confer
enc was the first step along the
lines planned by the Southern Cot
ton Association one year ago at New
Orleans and, while it is the first CON
ference Of the kind ever held in the
history Of the cotton Industry, both
producer and spinner believe that
most Of the present evils in the handl-
ing, and securing fair prices Tor both
raw product and finished fabric can
be satisfactorily settled through the
bringing about Of a closer relationship
and a better understanding between
growers and consumers Of American
cotton. This preliminary conference
has been entirely harmonious
'9,998, ILL Bales Ginned.
Washington, Special.-A bulletin is
sued by the Census Bureau on the
amount Of cotton ginned from the
growth Of 1905 to January 16, shows
the number Of running bales for the
United States to be 9,99S,l11, as
against 12,767,60O for 1905 and g.
1885, for 1904.
The figures are based on the count
ing Of round bales as half bales and
enclude linters.
The amount of cotton ginned by the
several cotton growing States up to
the date mentioned is as follows:
Alabama, 1,202,627; Arkansas, $780,
400; Florida, 1920; Georgia, 1885,
1856; Indian Territory, 30S,297; Kan
sas, IS; Kentucky, 1928; Louisiana,
4S3,s2o; Mississippi, 1,095,402; Mis-
souri,. 36,97S; North Carolina, 63S,049;
Okl"'9ma, 2SS,171; South Carolina, l.
093,4o2; Tennessee, 24S,171; Texas, g
2S1,a50; Virginia, 1890.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Says Green offered Bride.

Savannah, Specialize most in
teresting evidence adduced at the
Greene-Gaynor trial was in reference
to a charge made by one W. R. Curtis,
who had been an inspector on the
work being done by Greene and Gay
nor, to the effect that Greene made an
attempt to bride him. This was in
June, 1889.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
SIX DEAD ON TOP FLOOR.
A Distastrous Hotel Fire in Lowell
Victims Were All Women-The
Building Crowded With Guests
Many of Whom Were Rescued by
Firemen and Policemen.

Lowell, Mass, Specialist least
six persons lost their lives in a fire
which partly destroyed the Richard
son Hotel, one of the leading public
houses in this city early Saturday
morning. The fire started a few min
utes before 2 o'clock and the flames
rapidly communicated to various
parts of the structure. A large num-
Der of guests were in the hotel and
those who were in the upper part of
the building had little chance to es-
cape by the stairways. The firemen
at 2:30 o'clock found the dead bodies
of SIX women in the top floor of the
hotel.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Contractors Body in River.

Knoxville, Specialize body of
Edward L. Condor, a prominent young
railroad contractor, was found float
ing in the Tennessee river at Concord
by two rivermen. Condor disappeared
from his home on the night Of Dec. Z
has never been seen since. He had
been i'll for some time and fears were
at once felt for his safety. A brothe-
of the young mar positively identified
the body.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
BOMB THROWN In HOUSE
Deadly Missile is Hurled Through
II Second Story Window of House in
~ Which 20 Persons Were Asleep,
Creating Havoc and Rendering a
Sick Woman Insane.

Worchester, Mass, Special.-A dy-
Mantle bomb hurled through a second
story window Of the house Of Paul
Mosczynski, 80 Union avenue, early
Sunday morning, exploded and tore
away the real part Of the house, blow
ing out the floors and the real wall. .
Twenty-Five persons were asleep in
the house. The wife Of Daniel C.
Book, who was i'll, was rendered in
sane by the explosion. She was taken
to a hospital.
The cap Of the bomb went through
the wall of the house, 40 Richland
street, and was found $50 feet away
in a picture frame in the home of Will
liam J. Ryan. The force Of the ex-
plosion shook that whole section of
the city.
Miss Valeska Burkvicz, aged 80,
where the explosion took place. She
was buried under debris, but not seri-
ously hurt.
A second bomb, eight inches long
and made Of two and a half inch gas
pipe, was found in the yard and is
in the possession Of the chief or po-
lice.
The police are looking for Frank
Czybonowski and his wife, formerly
part owners Of the building, from pos
session of which they were evicted by
mortgage proceedings.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Naval Training Ship Fire.

Newport, R. T., Special build
ings, connected with the United States
naval training station at Coasters
Harbor Island, in this city, were des-
troyed by fire causing an estimated
loss of 100000. The buildings de
stroyed were the detention building
machine shop, paint shop, pay
masters store house, carpenter shop.
and two small store houses.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Midshipman Decatur Expelled.

Annapolis, Special.-The trial of
Midshipman George H. Melvin, Of
Geneseo, Ill, on a charge Of hazing,
was begun, but not concluded. The
order dismissing Midshipman Stephen
Decatur, Jr., fro mthe Naval Acad-
envy, was read out at dinner forma-
ton at the Academy yesterday after
noon. He left the grounds shortly
after.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Bill For Erection of Tablets at Ap-
pomattOX.

Washington, Special.-Representa-
tive Flood, of Virginia, introduced a
bill to provide for the purchase of
the Mclean property and adjacent
land at Appomattox, Va, and to erect
tablets there in commemoration of the
surrender of the Army of, Northern
Virginia to General Grant.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Guilty Of Poisoning Bride.

A%bbeville, Ala, Specialize jury
in case Of Walter Nordan returned
a verdict of gilty and fixed his punish
ment at life imprisonment. Nordan
is a prominent young merchant of
Abbeville. His bride Of three weeks
died suddenly in September, 1902, and
it was found that her death was due
to strichnine poisoning.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31

McRea, Ga, special.-About 7:3o
O'Clock Sunday morning the Telfair
county Jail was discovered on fire.
Five prisoners in the structure were
badly burned, the injuries OF whom
mhom may perhaps prove fatal.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-01-31
Nine Brought in By Rescuers.

Victoria, B. c., speciaI.-The res
cued party and nine survivors of the
wrecked steamer Valencia who we're
at Darling creek telegraph hut, reach
ed Bamfield over an almost impass-
able trail. f. Connors, who got IostT
on Turtle Island, was found tonight
almost dead from exhaustion.
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Frost in Indiana.

There was some damage done in
Indiana by frost Sunday night. Spec
ial dispatches indicate the greatest
damage was done in southern Indi-
ana, where strawberries, peaches and
early garden truck suffered. Wind
and clouds averted serious damage in
the vicinity of Greencastle, Muncie,
Terre Haute, Elkhart, South Bend,
Rushville, Marion and other places.
Nashville says the moonlight was too
strong for Jack Frost. The cloudy
weather next morning enabled frost,
bitten vegetation to thaw out gradu-
ally. If the sun had shone strongly
on the nipped plants and fruit buds
the damage would have been greater.
AT Richmond, Noblesville, Green
field, Shelbyville and Bedford there
was ice and heavy frosts, and even
as far south as Evansville and New
Albany, frost did some damage.
From few places in southern In
diana the peach crop is reported de-
stroyed. There was no frost in Ply
mouth or Marshall county Sunday
night, but there was light frost
Wednesday morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Beveridge Hits Pass Evil Hard.

The House of Representatives at
Washington is not elated over the
adoption of an anti-pass amendment
to the rate bill by the Senate. Rep
rensentatiyes have taken greatly to
heart the refusal of the railroads to
issue passes during this session, and
have been harboring the hope that,
sooner or later, the roads would re-
store the free transportation graft.
Whether they will consent to the Sen
ate amendment is grave question.
If they could reject it without going
on record they surely would do it.
Senator Beverage is entitled to
credit for bringing the pass evil to the
attention of the Senate. He propos-
ed an anti-pass amendment to the
Foraker anti-rebate amendment. In
the roundup the Foraker amendment
was defeated, but the provision out
having passes was incorporated In
the Culberson amendment which wa:
adopted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Readers of the Companion in the
west are doubtless aware that a ma
jority of the engineers engaged on
the Panama canal have been taken
from the middle west. The president
of an eastern technical school recent
ly called the attention of his students
to this choice of westerners, and told
them that it was because the western
ers are not so much concerned about
their health and other matters of per-
sonal convenience The young man
who declines to undertake work that
offers because, perchance, it may be
a little unpleasant, will always be out
stripped by the man who overlooks
unpleasantness in his eagsrness to
accomplish results.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Interest on Public Funds.

The action of Fred A. Sims, Sec
rotary of State, and Warren Bigler,
Auditor OF State, in paying over to
the state treasurer the amount of in
terest they received from banks on
state funds they had deposited has
caused much comment among public
officials generally. The general opin-
ion is that the secretary and auditor
have set precedent that must here
after be followed by state officials
generally, and that it Will be far
reaching in its effect. The opinion is
expressed that it will extend to coun-
ty, township and. municipal officers
throughout the entire state, and that
the precedent will revolutionize the
administration of public affairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Cannon Seventy Years Old.

Washington, May 6.-Uncle Joe
Cannon, speaker of the House of
Representatives, will tomorrow even
ing be the guest of honor at what
promises to be the greatest and most
elaborate birthday party ever given
at the national capital. The occasion
is the SEVENTEEN anniversary of Mr..
Cannon's birth. The function will
take place at the Arlington. About
1900 invitations have been sent out
including the President, Cabinet, ST.
preme Court, Senate and House, ex-
members of both bodies who live i'll
Washington, the Governors of all the
States and Territories, and the press,
aside from the many other people OF
prominence in the executive depart
ments of the Government
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

in Plymouth. Mr.. Miller returned
to Chicago Wednesday afternoon, but
his wife will visit here several days
before returning home.
William H. Cullen came up from
Creencastle Tuesday, spent the night
with his brother, John, in this city
and went from here to Warsaw with
the Plymouth Commandery. He was
for many years deputy county clerk
of Marshall county, but went from
here to Greencastle twenty years
ago where he served several years as
deputy clerk of Putnam county, and
has since resided there.
Frank Shutdown, J. A. Miller, a
Walnut township farmer, who was a
prominent newspaper man 80 years
ago, has again taken up his pencil and
the Democratic papers of this dis
trict contain long articles from
Frank Shutdown" defending Cleve
lands last administration. Jim Mil
Ter yields vigorous pen but he can
not make majority of Democrats
believe that Cleveland was a good
president.
An earthquake was felt at Column
bus, Ind, Tuesday morning. 1t was
felt by number of people in the
country and m the city, but no dam
age was done. The vibration of the
earth awakened a large number of
people. All reports are that the shock
lasted about ten seconds and that
windows and doors ratified. clock;
struck and beds seemed to be rock
ing. The vibration appeared to be
east and west.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Paving of Plum Street.

The excavating on Plum street be-
ing almost completed, the laying of
brick will soon begin, which will add
very materially to the appearance of
our city. There is some talk Of the
new councilmen who are to be sworn
in at the next meeting, extending
the paving north on Michigan and
Center streets to the city limits. II
is much needed improvement and
we hope that in the near future the
new council will continue where the
old one left off.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Peoples u9Store
Court House News.
PLYMOUTH

Circuit Court convened Monday af-
ternoon, Judge Bernetha presiding.
Considerable probate work of little
general interest has been done, many
cases set for trial and Ida M. Cross
was granted divorce from Liberty
Cross.
The regular monthly meeting of
the county commissioners was held
Monday and Tuesday 1t was mostly
routine work, but they did one thing
that will cause more comment than
all other work they have done since
they have been in Office. They made
three years contract with E. B.
Smith, the taxi ferret, agreeing to
give him 35 per cent, or little more
than one htird of all sequestered tax
es he puts on the books.
This virtually leaves the county as
SCISSOR nothing to do, but his salary
has to be paid just the same, and he
has put tens of thousands of dollars
on the books since he has been in
office without cost to the taxpayers.
1t is an experiment that will cause
great deal of comment and may not
be profitable to anybody but the fer
ret Time will tell whether the ac-
ton is wise or unwise.
Liquor licenses were granted to E.
{. Bright of Bourbon and George
letters of Argos.
There was remonstrance against
the B. F. Mattingly ditch and it will
be heard June 5.
The county clerk has been short on
marriage licenses during the past
week, not license having been is
sued from Wednesday May 2, to
three o'clock in the afternoon of
Wednesday, May g. AS circuit court
is now in session the clerk may be
able to make up in divorces what he
lacks in marriage licenses.
The men who demonstrated against
placing hitching posts in front of
their residences around the court
yard say that the commissioners took
special pains to have posts placed just
where they did not want them, conse-
quently they are "red-headed" but it
is said that the months of April and
May are the months when everybody
is nervous and out of sorts. June will
soon come with its roses and all will
be lovely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
SENATE NEARS VOTE.
Fate of Rate Measure Will Be Known
This. Week

The Republican members of the
senate are today agreed upon all feat
ures of the railroad bill and the pres
ent prospect is that in few days a
final vote will be taken upon the bill
in the upper house of congress.
The compromise agreement, on
which Messrs. Cullom and Allison
have been working for nearly two
weeks, as finally presented to the sem
ate by Senator Cullom is much more
comprehensive than was at first con-
templated 1t embraces six separate
propositions as follows:
The words fairly renumerative"
in section of the bill are to be strick-
en- out
The words fairly remunerative"
same section are to be retained
Jurisdiction is vested in the United
States circuit courts to hear and de-
termine suits against the commission.
No preliminary injunction or inter-
locutory order is to be granted with
out hearing and notices.
The application for preliminary in
junction or interlocutory decree is to
be heard by three judges.
A direct appeal from the interlocu-
tory order or decree to be only to the
supreme court Of the United States.
The first clause of the agreement
appears to curtail the Discretionary
power OF the interstate commerce
commission. The second, while not
curtailing the authority of the COM
mission, leaves the final determine
ton of the substitute rate with the
courts. Under these two clauses of
the agreement the commission will
have a right to hear complaints
against given rate and if it is adj
judged unjust or unreasonable ito
determine and prescribe what will in
its judgment be the just and reason
able rate or rates, charge or charges,
to be thereafter observed in such case
as the maximum to be charged"
The third part of the agreement IS
practically the original Allison-Cul-
lom amendment providing for appeal
to the circuit court from the orders
of the commission. The last three
sections of the agreement regulate
the use of the power of injunction
against the commissions acts, but in
such way that the best legal talent
of the senate regard it as absolutely
safe.
The injunction features agreement
were very hard to settle. There was
a wide difference of opinion concern
ing them. AT one time it looked as if
provision would adopted similar to
an amendment offered by Senator Ba-
con of Georgia that applications for
interlocutory orders or preliminary
inJunctions against enforcement of
the commissions orders should be
made before two judges.
This plan was changed so that
three judges will hear such applica-
tons, the idea of the senate leaders
evidently being that the soundest
court judgment should be given on
such applications, which will, if grant
ed postpone the date of an order of
the commission going into effect in
definitely To reduce snch delays
to minimum the expediting feature
of the Sherman antitrust act was
made applicable tn appeals from in
functions and ilterlocutory orders
so that the Urited States supreme
court will pass, upon their wisdom
and fairness without having to wait
for appeals through the federal court
and circuit court of appeals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Steiner Not a Candidate.

After due consideration / hereby
announce that | will not be candi-
date for sheriff | want to thank my
friends in all parties for their kind
ness to me, and especially the many
friends who have solicited me 10 be
a candidate for reelection.
| have the utmost confidence in the
success of the Republican party in
November, and have no doubt that
could be reelected if accepted the
nomination. Monroe Steiner.