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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
N. C. RAILROAD MERGER

Nearly All the Various Independent:
+ Railroad Properties in Northeast
{ ern Section With More or Less Di-
X rect Outlets at Norfolk. Va, to be
i Merged, as Well As 100000 Acres
of Timber Land.
1 The entire properties, Of the Nor
folk, g. Southern Railroad, running
from Norfolk through eastern North
FCarolfn8y ; and thee Virginia-C carolina
IaaC6Gaast Raifoad,e lwfffchnrecently began
the construction Of a new railway
|Iipe from Norfolk to Beaufort, N. C.,
|rand their lumber interests, are to be
merged with an authorized capital of
SIS, O09 200 inrbsndszand $25y000,0O0
fnssfoek. .13isa a2Sf
TIE railroad merger viii give a
total trackage. Of 600 miles and the
dumPero W win make make . total of
is miles with an output of $15O,OOO,-
900 feet annually. ThererEil be 60O,-
900 acres of timber land owned in
fee and a timber stunpage Of four
million feet
i The railroad merger means the tax
ing q1fs the Suffolk & Carolina, run
ming between Suffolk Va Elizabeth
City, NaG., and Edenton, N. c., the
sPamlicoJs Oriental &oa estsrn, rum
hing from NeSwbern to Bayboro, IN.
c.; all of the Norfolk & Southern
branch lines between Norfolk and Ed
enton, together with its Pamlico di-
vision through Maekey's Ferry to
Belhaven and thence on to Plymouth
and Washington; and the leases of
the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail
E9ad, running between Beaufort,
Mafahead City and Goldsboro, N C.
dGrsdiIg is now complete for a new
line from Mackey's Ferry to Column
bia,I n: c. and surveys are complete
between Bayboro and Oriental. The
road will be extended out to Newbern
opening up vast timber lands.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Dealt Death to Aged Father.

Valdosta, Ga, Special.-News was
received here of the death of John
Brant, 81 years old, at his home at
Nashville, Berrien county, as the re-
suit of injuries inflicted by his son,
Bob Brant, aged 81 years. The re-
port says that the younger man, un-
der the influence OF liquor, on Sat-
urday night, attacked and abused his
father, and left him for dead. Bob
Brant defed arrest, but finally was
overpowered and lodged in Jail, with
the charge of murder against him.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Carnegie Offers $685. 600 to Roanoke
College.

Salem, Va, Special.-Presidellt J..
A. Morehead that Andrew
Carnegie offers to give $4,000 for a
new endowment fund for Roanoke
College when a like sum has been
raised and the debt of $4,000 on
the new building has been paid. The
object of proposed new fund of $780,
900 is to add professorships ON ac-
count of increasing student attend
ance. Every effort will be made to
meet the terms of the proposition.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Shot Brother Dead!

Salisbury, SpeciaE+4Kineher An
derson, an 1S-year-Obd boy of the
county shot and killed Instantly his
brother, Walter, four years his jul
.niOr:. The boys live three miles IN
THE country and every detail of the
tragedy, could not be learned. 1t does
not appear that the older brother is
guilty of more than criminal reck-
lessness and he has not been arrest
ed. The accident came about by the
usual tampering with a pistol
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29

now presents or that car
possibly be suggested, because good
| roads would do more for the country
than any other one thing that can be
named, or any dozen or more things
combined, writes w. P. Brownlow,
The question is outside of and above
party politics, its entire constitutions
atty is now almost universally adj
mitted, and the necessity for it is pres
ent in every household in the land. II
is important to every calling and con-
dition; to every trade and profession
to every toiler in whatever field of
turing interest and industrial concern;
to every church and school, and to the
stability Of the Government itself.
I. am aware that many people in
cities and towns regard the road ques-
ton as one affecting the farming in
terests alone. If this were true, it
would yet be simple justice and only
a recognition of the existence of re-
ciprocal obligation between the Gov
eminent and the people for the general
Government to extend it's aid, for
the reason that all wealth and all pros
perfty depend upon agriculture. The
farmers are the only real producers;
all others are consumers. The farmers
preserve the balance of trade in Amer
lean favor year by year. Strike down
agriculture, and chaos would quickly
follow; cripple agriculture, and every
interest in the land would suffer. But
it is not true that the farmers alone are
interested in this great question 1t
is pregnant with interest TO the con-
Stunning population Of towns and cities,
and to railroads. manufacturers and
tradesmen as we'll. Furthermore,
church and school interests must in
evitably be retarded while road condi.
tons remain as they are to-day.
The rural schools are the schools of
the masses in which are laid the deep
and lasting foundations for coming
lives of usefulness and for the better
ment of mankind. The rural church
house is the birthplace Of good charac-
ter, of high ideals of life, and Of patri-
Otic purpose. Neither rural church
nor school ear flourish where impaSsa-
blC IOduS dDOulN, anu IL lucSC SdA hOl
prosper the American home can not
long survive. because the American
home can only be perpetuated in its
present glory through the uninter-
rupted progress of civilization and the
wholesome growth of Christianity and
the spread of education in the land.
There is a feature of this question
which persons accustomed to thorough
ness in every other line of thought
seem to entirely overlook. especially
jewellers in towns and cities. It is
the universal interest involved. and
upon this I desire to speak with spe-
cia1 emphasis. Aside from church.
school and social economy, there is
meat in the question for every man to
digest If the common roads of the
country were brought to a condition
that would enable farmers to market
their products at all seasons of the
year, the cost of living in town and
city would be greatly Iessened, and dis
content among 1aboring people and the
operatives of industrial concerns would
largely decrease, if it did not entirely
disappear.-Collier's Weekly
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
News Notes.

The eviction of so families whe re-
fused to pay an increase in rent for
Brooklyn tenements caused a riot, one
landlord and the marshals being pelt-
ed with stones.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion heard in New York some inter
esting testimony on the alleged mis-
description of goods shipped over
railroads by different firms.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
The Five-Year-oid's praver.

Two brothers, n 8. the other s.
we're in the library when the younseI
overturned the ink. When moth,
II appeared and sought the culnrit
Winthrop denied it fatty. Shocked
at the deliberate falsehood, the his
brother hurriedly knelt down and
said:
Dear God: Please forgive Win.
throp for telling lies. He doesn't
know how wrong it is. Amen"
With a look of scandalized con.
tempt at the kneeling brother, Win.
throp knelt and prayed:
Dear God: | wish my brotbe,
lived in another house SO he couldn't
peek. MISUNDERSTANDING.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
McCURDY SUED FOR ss,s7o,341.

Former President of Mutual Held Lia-
BILE For yellow Dog Disbursements.
New York City.-Richard A. McCur-
dy, former President of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. and now in
France, is held responsible for the re-
turn to the company of the colossal
sum of $3,370.341, which is the amount
Joseph II. Choate figures was wasted
or Illegally spent through his "unfaitll-
fulness and neglect" as head Of the
great insurance corporation.
Suit against him for the recovery of
that amount was begun by the service
Of the complaint upon his attorney, De
Lancey Nicoll. Before his departure
for Europe Mr.. McCurdy arranged that
service of legal papers upon Mr.. Nicoll
would be binding upon himself.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Telegraphic Briefs

Justice O'Sullivan, of New York,
decided that it mey be larceny to
make political contributions and that
it is for the grand jury to determine
If there was criminal intent.
A Kansas City judge refused again
to try a man twice convicted of muir
dering his son and whom the ,Su-
preme Court had for the. second time
granted a new trial.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Secret Service Men Will Investigate.

Chattanooga, Specialize De
partment of Justice at Washington
has sent four secret service men here
to investigate the lynching last Mon
day night Of Ed johnson, a negro
prisoner charged with assault, an APP
peal in whose favor has been granted
that day by the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Union Labor Barred at High Point.

High Point, Special.-On Saturday
about 80 manufacturing firms here
served notice that after April End
no union labor would be employed by
them. Both sides have issued state
ments about the matter and there is
considerable feeling.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
hstor to Give Son Cliveden

1t is ass rted that Waldorf Astor will.
marry Mrs. 4lannie Langhorne Shaw
at the end Of April in Virginia and that
they will live at Cliveden, the Thames
residence of William Waldorf Aston,
which will be the wedding gift from
Mr.. Astor. He will also bestow upon
his son an income of 100000 yearly.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
WALLACE FOR sEA-LEvEL.
Canal Could Be Built in Twelve Years
For $500, 600. 900. :

For $500, 900. 900.
Washington. D. C.-John T.. Wallace.
formerly chief engineer of the 18TH
milan Canal Commission. before the
Senate Committee favored q sea-level
canal. He put the cost at S3O0,O00.000
and the time to build it ten or twelve
years. It would take only three years
less time to build the proposed lock ca
nal, he said. MIR. Wallace said the
dams proposed would not be safe. He
favored divorcing the Panama Railroad
from the steamship business and from
all New York control. and said this
would saw q large annual expenditure.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Increased Exnort Trade.

There is nc falling Off in the growth
OF tie export trade OF New Orleans.
For the mouth OF FebrHary the value
of exports was s. .9OO,000 greater than
for February, 1905.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Disputes With Canaf

Rapid progress is being made by
Secrptary of State Root in settling ali
disputes between the United States
and Canada.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Telenhone Var in Iowa.

Three hundred Independent telephone
companies have combined in Iowa to
fight the Bell Company.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
Years Cotton Crop 1O,697, o13 Bales.

AEdI 5 COItOH OTOp lU,OJi .UI0 bdIHS.
a bulletin issued by the Census Bu-
reau, Washington, y. c., shows the
complete crop of cotton for 1905, in
GLIDING lintefs and counting round
bales as half bales, to be 1861, 013,
compared with -. G97.31O for 1901, and
19.01J,T21 for 79O3.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29

GOOD -:
S RgMDS8
gGT ~ VW
Purely a Business Proposition.

ATIONAL aid to highway
construction as a plain.
practical business PROPOSE
ton is, i'll my opinion, para
mount to any question that
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO.
General Offices, Brevard, North
Carolina.
SCHEDULE

Effective Monday, October 9, 1855.
No. 8 Eastern Standard Time No. z
Daily STATIONS Daily
P. M. P NJ.
1926 Lv s. Ry. Asheville S. Ry 12:15
ESQ So BY. Biltmore So. Ry 1910
Hender-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29

Flag Station.
Parlor Car daily between Lake Tox-
away and Ashev;lle.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29

The use OF perfumes is as old as CIV
iliZation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
200 BODIES EXPOSED !.
BY TORRENT|AL Rain Rain
--.- Is,
Cemetery In Kansas City Gives
up lis Dead After Worst
Storm Of Year.
MONUMENTS ARE ToPplED over
Close to Blk Inches of Water Fell In
the clty-many Houses Inundated
and Flremen Are Kept BUSY Res.
cuIns Observation-Disclosures In.
tercsts Suffered Severely. I
my Associated Press,

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2a,-'The
washing ont Of graves ut EImwood
cemetery by torrontlal rain storm
today exposed nearly 200 bodies to
view. rho cemetery grounds which
arc live miles from the business cen.
ter OF the city were flooded.
Monuments toppled over and other
damage done. Much damage was
done In the country districts.
IN the city 5.o3 inches Of water fell
In three and IL half hours, the record
for that length of time. Tho police
and fire departments rescued manly
persons from Easements In the north
end of town aud IN tho enst and west
bottoms, where the water entered
many small houses. ~
AT Kansas City. Kan, and mt AR.
monrdalc and Argentine, Kan, across
the line from here, much damage
was suffered by railroads wholesale
houses and packing houses, and many:
families had to be taken from their
homes by-firamen.H
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
SAGE DEBTS ssso,ooo.
Brokers Did Not Have as Man,
Suckers as Reported.
INV AaeociaYed pr,uu,
" Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. N. Y. Aug 90
William Fl. Beverly, formerly chief
clerk I'm the employee of the concer .
was appointed assignee today of the
suspended stock commission house OF
M. j. Sage C Co., which had it.
principal Offices in Jersey City with
branch offices throughout the coun.
try.
Beverly stated that in checking
over the accounts he found the liza.
bilities to be about $4,000 with as,
sets OF $4,000. He also said he had
filed a bond of 100000 with the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company of Maryland as surety. All
assets are to be delivered Jointly 60
Mr.. Beverly and the guaranty com
pany.
1t has been reported that CAT
Adams, the former policy gambler
was interested in the suspended firm
His son, Albert J. Adams, Jr., today
said that his father had no interes,
whatever in the corporation of NJ
]. Sage G Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
DENOUNCE SOUL THEORY
eYenh Day AdVeRtIsts PROFOUND a
Strange Doctrine.
REVEALS CAUSING A BIG STIR
Queer Argument Advanced by Leaders
of the cuIt-cherished Faiths Get
a Hard Blow From the Elders OF the
sect-Preachers to Reply.
Especial to the Daily rress.,

Especial TO the Daily rress)
CI.AREMONTr SURRY COUNTY,
VA. Aug. 23.-The gospel tent meet.
ings Of the Seventh Day Adventists,
held at the ball park. in charge of
Elder G. B. Rule, one of the eloquent
speakers at the Petersburg meetings
last month, are being largely attended,
nightly.
There is a great deal OF adverse crit
icism made, first on their methods
of getting the people out they hav.
ing made up their choir of g,od sing
ers from the choirs of the other two
churches.
The ministers of the 9th sr churcho g
attend nightly and take notes ana will
probably score the faith of the Sew
enth day belief next Sunday. I'll csc
, people scout the idea of spirit or
soul.
They declare that there Is no soul
that leaves the body at death: that
the body will be saved only at III,
resurrection: that II there are souls,
then dogs, hogs and fishes have them;
and. cried the vehement elder: If
there are souls, then you who eat
beef, pork and fish devour souls"
There was some Kissing, murmur.
Ing and shaking of heads at this u;..
orthodox assertion, and bitter remarks
were made after the meeting about
what they called brutal views.
They believe that those of the dead
who are fit for heaven will h..
raised on judgment day and thos,
who are not will remain dead.
The expounding of this unusual doc.
trine to people who have had many
deaths among them during the PAS
six months comes as shock-knocks
the cherished props from under their
faith.
The eloquent elder has predicted
the end of the world in very a',ort
time and some of the whites ard all
of the negroes have been worked up
to high pitch OF fear.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
NEWPORT NEWS VA. FRIDAY, AUGUST IA, 1906

ed today In an encounter with rural
guards
Bandcra was about GO years old
he took part In the ten years war
as well as in the war for Cuban in.
dependence. He was we'll known In
every province of Cuba and had great
influence with the colorcd people.
When In Havana Bandcra was IN
the habit OF gathering crowds of ne.
sroes about him and making speech.
cs to them on the ingratitu,le of re.
rublics.
On one occasion he went To the
senate chamber and delivered a VIC
lent speech crlticisng the government
Tor not giving him an Office. Soon
afterwards he was appointed door.
Keeper of the house of parliament
The position which Bandcra aspire,I
TO was that of Chief of Police.
PoftheseV y ETAOI ETAOINTAOI
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
BUCKET SHOP SUED.
Bank Would Mako the Sellera Of
MarUins Olssoruc.
nur,,ln oh ISrrnu L
{Ry !.ssorlutcd Press.)

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Aug. 23.-
Tho First National Bank Of Birmlng
ham today entered suit against p. q.
Smith. of birmingham. and the
O'DcQ Stock and Grain Company, to
recover siS,20a.75 Of tho bank's mon
cy, said to have been lost by Alex
andcr r. Chisholm, the dcfaultlng
teller of the bank, who was found
100000 short In his accounts. Smith
represents the commission house IN
birmingham, and 1t Is claimed CHS.
olm lost large part OF tho money
dealing In cotton futures with Smiths
firm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
NEGRO LEADER KILLED BY GUARDS
IN Many Districts lnsurrectionlsts
MAKE Successful Forays and Have
Captured Another Town-eomez, a
Prisohsi, Is En- Route to 4svsna--
Conditions Are Growing Worse.
(By Associated fress.)

HAVANA, CUBA, Aug. 23.-Font
Sterling secretary of the treasury
late tonight cleared UP misleading
announcement made at the palace to.
night, to the effect that the Cuban
government had asked the United
States for eight rapid fire guns man,
ned by American artillerymen. to he
used In the suppression of the insur.
rection
The facts are. according to the sec.
rotary. that the government has or.
dered from an American arms manu-.
featuring company four rapid-fire
guns and that these pieces will be
manned by former members of the ar.
tillery branch of the American army
now; here.
III these guns prove effective four
or more, additional guns will be or.
dered and 1t Is expected that :expc.
rienced gunners can be procured in
the United States to man them.
The United States government has
not been asked to do anything In the
premises.
The subject of American interyen.
tionSfs not much discussed here. and
Is regarded rs remote possibility,
there being general confidence that
the government will be able to restore
order IN short time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
q SHOOTERS ARRESTED.
Railroad Laborers Arrested for Start.
Ing Riots.
my Asaoointed prcsa.)

LAkD CHARLES. LA. Aug. "a
A Telegram from Oakdalo, lato today
says that Sheriff Reid and his dcpu-
ties have reached u point near there
with II prisoners charged with com
pllcity In the shooting affair at tho
Ten Mile Santa Fe construction
camp The telegram ndds that moro
arrests will be made before those al
ready npprehendcd are landed In
jaIl
II Is stated that none OF the con
slruction employees were killed, but
eleven were wounded
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
ANOTHER TOWN CAPTURED.

No sloodshed Because the Rural
Guards Ran.
HAVANA, Aug. 23.-Thc insurgent
forces commanded by Pine Guerra
nave captured San Juan De Marti.
Hez, the terminus OF the Western
railroad and have occupied the town
and railroad station.
There was no boodsled according
TO the reports just received. The
small force of rural guards which
heid the town fled at the approach
of the insurgenl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
CAUGHT pRoWlING AROUND HOUSE
storekeeper's Daughter Recognizes
Him as the Fellow Who Tried to
Break Into DwelIlns-More Than
500 Shots Fired Into His Body by
Infatuated White Men.
tRy Associated rress.,

COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. ga
Willie Spain. North Carolina negro.
% years old, was hanged to tree
and shot to death by mob near st.
George, Dorchester county, today. At
least 500 bullets pierced his body.
h This is the third lynching In South
Carolina within ten days.
S. l.. Conner. manager OF the Dor
chester Lumber Company's stores at
Badham, was notified by IL negro that
he saw another negro attempting to
enter window Of his home and then
run away into nearby cane patch.
White Nan Tackles Negro.
Conner started for his home. going
through the cane field. lie suddenly
came upon Spain. He grappled with
the negro, striking him severe blow.
breaking several bones in his Land.
The negro finally freed himself and
ran into the nearby woods.
Conner notified his nelghbors and
"A search was begun. About two
hours later Spain~was captured in u
cabin not far distant. He was taken
to ST. George and turned over to
Sheriff Limehouse, who locked him
up in Jail.
Mob Quickly Formed.
Shortly afterwards a posse of forty
or fifty men went to the sheriff and
demanded the keys Of the jail. Sc.
curing the keys the Jail was unlocked
and the negro taken to the house of
Conner, whore clcyen.year.old daugh.
ter. who was alone in the house, posi-.
lively identified the negro as the one
who tried to climb through the win
dow but was frightened by her
screams.
Negro Admits His Crime.
The negro did not protest his limo.
cence, but admitted that he hal conc
to the residence with the intention
of entering IT. but for what purpose
he did not say. az
Tho mob then took him to an oak
tree. strung him to Il limb and Sill.
him to death. The negro's head and
body were shot to pieces.
After the sheriff had surrendered
to the mob he telegraphed Governor
Hayward what had happened. The
governor at once wired the office" 20
use all means to prevent a lynching
but 1t was too late as the mob lDit
no time In killing the negro.
After finishing It's work the mob
dispersed and all is quiet at tie scene
of lynching.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-24
BRINGS a CHINESE WOMAN.
Celestial Miss to be Educated In This
State.
(Assoclated press.)

(Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS. Aug, 23Consul Gem
eral j, Linn Rogers Is here from
Shanghai on n vacation, He brought
with him his wife and two children.
Miss Florence Hodges, his stenogra-
phcr, and five Chinese students.
Two of the young men were placed
In tho University Of Chicago and the
one young woman, Miss Lo Slen-Tung
wont from here last night to Lynch.
burg, Va. to enter the Randolph.Ma-
con College.