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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Items of State Interest.

There are 90 eases on the docket Of
Durham County Superior Court for
violations of the prohibition law.
P. NJ. Brown, of Charlotte, has
bought the Raleigh Academy of
Music, paying $4,000 for it.
Mooresville' new three-story pub
lie school building was completed last
week.
In test case in Greensboro the
new law requiring the payment of
board bills was applied. Formerly
enc could not force payment Of a
board bill, but now collection can be
made legally.
The corporation commission will
hear Friday the matter of a union
depot at Lincolnton, the Carolina an
Northwestern and the Seaboard Air
Line being the railways interested.
The report of the State Labor Com
missioner for last year is being issu-
ed. While theNegislature was in ses-
sion summary of the more impor-
tant features of the report was made
for the use of members of that body
and this was quite widely circulated.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29

f TAR HEEL TOPICS
Items Gathered from All Sections of The State y
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Revenue Officer Shot.

North Wilkesboro, Speeial.-In a
RAID up in the Reddies river country
On the Wilkesboro and jefferson turn
pike Revenue Officer John T. Shep-
herd was hot and painfully though
not seriously wounded. Officer Shep.
herd with several other officers, were
On their way to cut up a blockade
still which had been located not far
off the turnpike. Shepherd was in a
buggy some distance ahead of the
other officers and on arriving in the
neighborhood of the still, he stopped
to wait for them. He had got out Of
the buggy and was sitting on the
fence beside the road when two un.
known men, led by man named Mil
Ter, came across the field and sud
denly fired at him twice with a shot
gun, knocking him from the fence.
several No: 6 shot struck him in the
head and others scattered all over his
body. His team, standing in the road
below, was either struck by some shot
or frightened by the noise and ran
of, tearing up the buggy. Officer
Shepherd recovered himself in TIM
to fire several times at his assailants
who were running back across the
field, but they escaped, and by the
time the other officers cauoa nm tho
still. and all fxtsrueerus en-ofifiKPa
still and all fixtures had been carried
away. Mr.. Shepherd was brought
here his wounds were dressed and he
Is now resting as comfortably as could
be expected. Miller and the men who
were with him when the shooting took
place have not yet been captured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29

Raleigh, y. c., specisl.--chicf
Train Dispatcher d. =. ketchum. Of
the Durham division Of TIE Southera
Railway, and Train Dispatcher Vic
tor Parvin we're arrested oa warrants
charging maaslanghier, the eoruasr >
jury having found them guilty Of
gross negligence and earclessness IN
the matter of head-on collision Of
freight and passenger train near
Auburn on August 9th when three
men were killed.
The men waived examination and
were bound over TO September term
OF court. ketchem's bond being si-
600 and Parvins $500. Warrants
nave been issued for the arrest Of
Engineer w. w. Rippey and Conduc-
tor c. M Oakley, of the passenger
train who admitted having forgot
ten their orders 10 meet the freight
train. The magistrate says he will
grant bail to them in $4,000 each
when they appear before him.
Passenger Engineer w. w. Rippey
and Conductor Oakley, of the South
ern, came here and gave themselves
up to Justice Separk. He bad issued
warrants for them, charging man-
slaughter for criminal carlessness
in causing the collision at Auburn,
ten miles from Raleigh, August 9th,
which caused three deaths. Bonds of
a thousand dollars were given in each
case. All the men waived examina-
ton. Their coses may be tried at
the September term Of Superior
Conrt here
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
oUsTED MAYOR KILLS HIMSELF
Paul G. Barth, Of Louisville, Ends
Life in Private Office Of Utica
Lime Company, of Which He Was
General Manager.

Louisville, KY, Speeial.-Paul {.
Barth, for year and half Mayor
Of Ii aisville, and ousted recently by
the decision Of the Court of Appeals,
shot and killed himself Wednesday.
Mr.. Barth ended his life in his phi
vate Office at the headquarters Of the
Utica Lime Company, of which he
WIS general manager. The shot was
heard by his business associates, who
rushed into the room TO find Mr.
Barth unconscious on the floor, With
L bullet hole in his head. He never
recovered consciousness and dicl
about l o'clock. Mr.. Barth was a
man Of means and was president of
the board Of aldermen for severa.
years. 1t was Mr.. Barth who well
coined to Louisville President Roosc-
welt when on his Southwestern tour
two years ago. The cause Of the
suicide is unknown.
Since the ousting Of Mr. Barth =
administration by mandate Of the
Court of Appeals two months ago,
the acts of the officials during hi
term have been subjected to severe
scrutiny by the officials who came in
with Mayor Bingham, appointed by
Governor Beckham. Nothing was
found that reflected any discredit on
Mr.. Barth personally, but the meth
DDS Of conducting some Of the city
institutions have been under fire
both in official reports and in the
press. Mr.. Bsrth was very sensitive
to criticism and his friends at times
remarked that the condition Of af-
fairs seemed to gall him. However,
he gave no evidence that he was in
any danger to break down, physi-
cally or mentally, and since the oust.
Ing had been conducting his business
Affairs a. usual.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Meeting of Fruit Growers.

Wilmington, Special.-The eleventh
annual meeting of the East Carolina
Truck and Fruit Growers Association
was held Wednesday afternoon and
was well attended. President VIM.
e. Springer presided and all the of
ficers were present except Vice Presi-
dent j. A. Brown. The important
business transacted was providing
means for carrying on the work of
the association in view of the de-
struction of the machinery for collect
ing the l cent per crate tax on ber-
rles by Hepburn bill, and the fail
ure of the bill providing this machin-
cry before the late session of the
General Assembly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Slashed a Conductor.

Asheville, Special. - Joseph W.
Brunson, Jry a railway conductor
running between Asheville and Col.
umbia was badly gashed about the
head and face by knife in the hands
OF Ed Miller, young white man of
this city. Brunson received five
gashes. He knocked Miller down and
took the knife from him. Miller was
arrested. The indications are that
Brunson will recover. The fight was
the result of an alteration, started
by Brunson asking why Miller did
not pay a debt he owned him, it i,
said.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
North State Notes.

State Treasurer Lacky says the cor
Poratlons are paying the franchise
taxes very well. This is dull month
IN the treasury, as it is indeed in the
other State departments.
Governor Glenn offers a reward of
SoO for Andrew Jones who is charged
with shooting Charles Holmes in
nerttord county July 23d dangerous.
~ lnJuring him.
The premium list of the forty-sev.
enth annual State fair October 14tn
10 18TH is issued. E. L. Daughtridge
Is president of the North Carolina
agricultural Society which holds
lneSe fairs which rank among the
most Il, successful in the entire South.
lie board of agriculture this year al.
t1TS eTS 500 for special premiums for
aeld agd garden crops and IA special
oIopS have been selected all staple
:neS; IN each case the first premium.
= 30; the second SIS and the thirl
~ ~ There will also be a set of valu-
~ 'e :, premiums for truck crops. One
VI Inc features of the fair will be the
STgeeeh ne by Williama Jennings BRYAN
thursday, October 18th.
Cnarters are granted to the Rock.
1sIsm Motor Company, at Rock
tSnam' to own and opearte automo.
s es repair the same, etc, $4,000
oPiIal stock, W. N. Fverett and 9TH
stockholders; the Lenoir Hard
a. furniture Co, at Lenoir, to
NM " wholesale business, capital 1926.
boI, W. j. Lenoir and others stock.
Cours; the Wilson Marine Grocer7
gronay' grpany' Wilmington, wholesale
Gamers, ETC., capital S25. 5.OO(
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Negro Kills Two Women.

Camden, n. j., Special.-Mrs.
Frances Horner, aged 81 years, wife
Of Edward Horner, a farmer on the
Browning road near Merchantville,
and Mrs. Victoria Napoli, a servant
were chopped to death in their home,
it is charged, by Charles Groson, a
negro who was formerly employed on
the farm. The assassin first set fire
to the Horner barn. While Horner
and Mrs. Napoli's husband were try
ing to rescue some of the horses from
the barn, Mrs. HornG/ I'D her servant
came upon the negro In the act of
robbing the house.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29

Washington, Special.--The exami-
nation on the ground of the estimates
for the appropriations for eontinu-
ing work on the Panama canal sub
mitted by Secretary Taft for the fs-
cal year 1907 is to be made by men,
bers of the next Congress, who will
have in charge the preparation of the
sundry civil bill, in which the appro-
priation for the canal is incorporated.
The proposed visit is the outcome Of
a suggestion from Representative
James A. Tawney, of Minnesota,
chairman of the appropriations CON-
lsIttee in the last Congress, who was
at the isthmus following adjournment
last March. He believes it will be t.
the best interests of the services as
we'll as to those directdlv and in
directly in charge of the administra-
tlon of the force at work if the mem
bers Of the appropriations commit
tee having in charge the preparation
of fthe sundry civil bill 60 to the
isthmus with the estimates for the
next fiscal year and consider them
carefully with the officials having SUI
pervision Of expenditures for all
kinds Of work being done. The sug-
gestion has met with hearty re-
sponse from these identified with the
commission s work who believe that
a great deal of good will result fro,1
heart-to-heart talk between The
Congressman, who prepare the a'>-
preparation and the officials who
spend it, and that it will clear away
In advance any misapprehension or
misunderstanding that may exist as
to the business and propriety of all
lotting the money estimated to be
necessary for the years work.
Of particular Importance is the
proposed visit regarded at the present
time when the question is now before
the President whether the commission
can lawfully expend during the pres
ent fiscal year any more money than
was specifically appropriated, Colonel
Goethals having reported to the au-
thorities in Washington that the work
has progressed so rapidly thata it will
be in the interest of true economy to
exceed that amount to the extent of
$S.000,000 and by reason of which he
thinks a years time will be saved in
the completion of the great waterway.
Officials here think Congress may, as
result Of the observations of the
members of the appropriations COM
mittee who go to the isthmus, see fit
to provide legislation under which
work may proceed regardless of The
appropriations, if this authority does
not already exist. The committee
will leave New York November 5th
and return to Washington in time for
the opening of Congress in December
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
VIII Demand the Books.

New York, Special Defined by
the officials Of the Interborough Met
ropolitan Company, William M. Ir.
wins inquisitor for the Public Service
Committee will appeal to the courts
for an order requiring the corpora
tion to submit its books for examina-
ton Attorney Cravath for the Bel
mont-Ryan concern says the Inter
borough is not railway but is a
holding company, and that the COM
mittee has no right to demand the
books. Twins admits that the failure
to get the books hampers him in his
efforts to get the investigation the
concerns condition.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Drivers Of Meat Strike.

New York, Specialize meat has
been delivered since midnight by the
jobbers to the retail butchers in the
city, owing to a strike of drivers.
which took place Friday afternoon
The men demanded higher wages and
less hours. The meat men say there
will be a famine in New York within
twenty-four hours unless the strike
is settled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
Mangum Martin, Business Man Of
Concord, Believed to Have Been
Murdered and a Pistol Placed in
His Hand For Deception.

Concord, BeneVed 70 Have Been
Murdered and a Pistol Placed in
His Hand For Deception.
Concord, Special.-A CHASTITY sight
was found Friday morning at 10 80
O'Clock by Mary Stafford, a 12-year-
old negro girl, when she stumbled
over the dead body of Mangum Mar
tin, a well-known business men of
the western part Of the city. His
throat was cut and four bulle:
wounds were In his head. A pistol
holding one cartridge with four
empty chambers was found living
loosely in the left hand. He was w.
ing on his back; his feet crossed with
his right hand on his right breast.
Martin left his store Thursday ev-
cnlng about 8 o'clock, stating to a son
that he would be back in a few min.
utes, but did not return. Believing
that something had happened to thcif
father his five sons began a search
for him, in connection with the police
authorities. The body was found
about 500 yards below the Southern
depot on the east side Of the rail-
road, within less than 800 feet of thc
brick kllns at Browns brick yard.
Mr. Martin left his place of business
with $500 on his person, more than
500 being in gold coin A small
pocket knife, box of morphine tab
lets and 70 cents in money were
found on him when the examination
was made by DR.. Robert S. Young
and Coroner George Richmond. II
Is believed by a great many that
Martin was murdered for his money,
and the pistol placed in his left
hand to make it appear that the man
committed suicide.
This is one of the most horrifyinc
crimes that has ever been committed
In this city, and the authorities are
already making efforts to ferret out
the mystery.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Negro Is Hanged for Criminal Assault

Asheville, Special.-James Rucker
a negro, was hanged here in Jail
shortly after noon Wednesday. Ruck
er was convicted of criminal assault
on his step-daughter., 1t is said that
this is the first time in the history Of
this State that negro has been hang
ed for such crime against one Of
his own race.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Big Industrial Corporation.

ASheville, Special-It was learned
here on absolutely reliable inforam
ZION that a great commercial and in
austnal corporation is being formed
IN this section of North Carolina for
the establishment and development
OF industrial enterprises. The capital
stock OF the corporation will be S.,
oOO,OOO. Of this amount more than
Two and one-half million dollars have
already ben subscribed and it is be-
heyed that the remainder Of the Ave
million will be subscribed in six weeks
or two months.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
CAPTURED In Florida

Columbia, Special.-A requisition
has been issued by Gov. Ansel for Al.
exander lillian, a negro wanted in
Chesterfield county, for assault with
attempt TO ravish and believed TO be
q prisoner in the Southern part OF
Florida. Sheriff Douglass of Chester
field was in the city and went to Flo
rida as agent for the State to bring
back the fugitive. The crime charged
against the negro was committed
about year ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Bar-Keeper. Uses Monkey Wrench

Asheville, Special-A nasty affray
occurred here when Wiley P. Black, d
local bar-keeper inflicted serious in
juries with monkey wrench on one
j. c. Wallace, a well-known black
Smith of this city. Wallace was pref
ty badly beaten UP. The trouble
grew out of a debt which it is alleged
Black owed Wallace. Wallace had
done some work, it is said, on one
of Blacks carriages when the latte.'
sent for the vehicle and Wallace sent
back word that the money for the
repairs also be sent. The trouble re-
suited from this and wordy battle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Attempt to Blow Up Train.

Cripple Greek, Col, Special An
attempt was made to blow up the in
coming short line passenger train
with dynamite at st. Petersdome,
midway between Cripple Creek and
Colorado SPRINGS. Every window in
the last car was broken and M. j.
Mccarthy, of Victor, deputy Stale
mine inspector had his hand cut. \
number of women tainted A similar
attempt was made to blow up the
same train at Dufield. The dynamit-
ers escaped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Increasing Electric Power.

Mount Airy, Special.-The city au-
thorities are increasing the elctric
power at Buck Shoal power plant by
putting in another big wheel. This
increase Of power will be of great
benefit to the city as the lights are
not what the business men and resi-
dents are paying for. But these diff
culties will be out of the way soon
and the city will then be the best
Lighted place in the western part OF
the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Brains Kicked Out.

Lenoir, Special.-Mr. James Hick
erson was. seriously and most proba-
bly, fatally kicked by a mule late Fri
day evening near Patterson. The
mule kicked him on the head and
quite little of the brain was knock,
ed out. He is still living but uncon-
scious. He has charge of twenty or
more teams belonging to J. M. Barn
hardt, which haul lumber.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Mail Sacks Missing.

Lincoln, Neb., Special.-Three reg
istered mail sacks containing about
a quarter of million dollars, disap-
psared from the Burlington train be-
tween Denver and Oxford, Neb., last
Sunday night and the postoffiee Of
ficials have just made the theft pub
lie. The train left Denver with seven
sacks and but four remained when it
reached Oxford. Detectives and post
Office officials are at work on the ease.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Five Men Entombed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Special. - Five
men were entombed by fall of rock
in No. II tunnel of the mine at Port
Blancard, near here, operated by the
Erie Coal Company. Michael Naugh-
ten, one of the men caught in the fall
after several hours effort, crawled
from under the debris badly injured.
He reported that four other men were
caught In the fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
New Enterprises.

Charters are granted the Bank Of
Grover, Cleveland county, capital
stock $4,000; the Universal Wire
Box Company, Durham, 100000,
c. O. Ullman, of Chicago and others
stockholders; Eagle Rock Manufac-
turing Company, at place of that
name, Wake count. .$25, 900; -; Carolina
Amusement Company, Bryson City,
to operate skating rink, etc, $1O,-
900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Material for Manufacture of Dyna.
mite In Tailor's Possession.

Worchester, Miss, Special The
police Of this city upon receipt of a
telegram from Chief Inspector Me-
Cafferty, Of New York, searched the
premises Of Sarkis Restigian a tailor
here and seized a case of material
used in the manufacture Of dynamite.
Restigian is friend Of Father MAJ.
toogessian who was arrested in New
York some tine ego in connection
with an Armenian murder. Resti-
gian told the police that the box was
sent to him by some unknown person
in New York long Il sgo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Interest on New York Bond Raised
Half a Cent,

New York, Special-Owing to the
present stringency in the money mar
ket the City of New York was obliged
to raise the rate of interest on bonds
it now has for sale from 4 to 4 IL
per cent. The mayor issued an order
to the heads of all city departments
to limit the expenditures of their
departments to the lowest possible
point consistent with efficient admin
istration.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
British Steamer Glenway Rammed.

Norfolk, Va, Specialize Mer-
chants & Miners TRANSPORTATION
Company steamer Lexington, bound
from Norfolk for Savannah, Ga, ram
med the British steamer Glenway
while the latter was lying off the
Lamberts Point coal piers awaiting
a berth to take bunker coal. The
Lexington apparently uninjured pro-
ceeded. The Glenwsv's port bow was
injured
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Revenue Officers Shoot Each
Other For Blockaders
FOUR WOUNDED: ONE NAY die
Three Others Wounded In unfortun-
ate Encounter Near Chapel Hill
Each Party Mistook the Other fos
Blockaders and Got Busy With
Winehesters Deputy Collector
Jordan Of Raleigh. Desperately
Wounded.

Greensboro, \. C., Special.-Two
raiding parties composed of revenue
officers and possemen, neither know
Ing that the other party was compos-
ed Of their friends, met while search
ing for an illicit distillery near
Chapel Hill at 2 clock Friday morn
ing and as a result of their mistake
engaged in q miniature battle, Al
which four were seriously injured
two probably fatally. The two who
are in the most serious condition are
Deputy Marshal Jordan and Posse.
man Banks, Deputy Collector Hend.
ricks who was in charge of one party
was shot in the hip. He was brought
here Friday evening. The name of
the other man injured was not OBJ
tanned.
Two raiding parties, one from Ra-
leigh and the other from Durham,
having received information that all
illicit distillery was in operation
about five miles from Chapel Hill, in
Orange county, started out and reach
ed the distillery at almost the same
time. The party first arriving was
busy cutting up the still when the
other party arrived. The party in
the still was taken by surprise and
the officers opened fire on the others,
thinking that they were the moon-
sinners who had been operating the
illicit distillery.
There were just three men in each
party, and all began shooting. Four
Of the six men were struck by one or
more Of the many shots that were ex-
changed. After the firing had ceased
the men found to their surprise that
no moonshiners were near and that
they had been fighting their friends.
The wounded ones were removed to
farm house and physicians called
in from Chapel Hill and Durham.
Neither party knew that the Other
was out, but were aware that moon
sinners in that part of the country
had given the officers much trouble.
They were not surprised when they
were fred upon and both sides felt
sure that they were fighting the hardy
men Of the country.
Additional Details Reported From
Durham.
Durham. N & Snncial AT at late
hour Friday night all the men wound
ed in the raid of a still near Chapel
Hill were doing well and are expect
ed to recover. The wounded are as
follows:
Robert Hendricks, of Greensboro,
deputy collector, wounded in hip,
this being flesh wound and not
serious.
J. B. Jordan, Of Cary, deputy mar
shall, wounded through side Of stoln-
ach and in the hip. His wounds seri-
Gus but not thought fatal.
T. E. Rigsbee, this city, posseman,
shot through arm, not serious.
John R. Banks, Raleigh, posseman.
bone in leg below knee crushed by
bullet mad it may be necessary to
.amputate leg. That has not yet been
decided.
The only two of the six officers
who escaped without being wounded
are D. C. Downing, deputy collector,
Of Raleigh, and A. L. PendergrasS,
posseman OF this city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
Mothers Peculiar Death.

Asheville, Special-A sudden and
peculiar death occurred here Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Efie Ingle, while
attempting to administer a thrashine
10 her l2-year-old son, was struck by
me I boy, became overbalanced and,
lalIlng to the floor, ruptured a valve
OF the heart and died in a few Sec
onds,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
TO BE INVESTIGATED
CONGRESSMfN TO VISIT CANAL

Committee Having In Charge the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriations Expects
By Personal Inspection and
Heart To Heart Conference With
Those In Charge of the Work to Be
Able TO See the Jastness Of the Ap-
propriations Asked.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-29
CREW Is ARRESTED
WHEREIN ThRfE WERE KILLED

Dispasehsrs keseAnm aad PaTwin.
Conductor Oakley and Engineer
Ripper Must Answer for Anearn
Wreck. In Which Criminal Nsgi-
genee II Alleged