Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-06-03
GENERAL NEWS.
Items From All Sections of the Country In a
C0ndensed Form,

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putting ticket collectors on all
the trains, the conductors having
nothing to do but run the trains.
This is done III order to make
more secure the lives of passen-
gers. In the past, wrecks have
occurred and in some instances
the conductors have claimed they
were too busy collecting ticketsand
had temporarily forgotten their
orders. Hereafter the conductor
will have nothing to do save con-
duct the trains and 1t is thought
the wrecks and mishaps will be
reduced to a minimum,
Two persons are dead and an
other perhaps fatally injured as
the result of a railroad accident at
Olive Hill, Ky. The men were
employees of a wreck train that
had gone to replace derailed 10.
comotive, A chain used as
hoist broke as the engine was sus-
pended and it fell upon the men.
Two bills to regulate the liquor
traffic were introduced in the
Louisiana legislature last week.
In the Senate State wide prohi-
bition bill was introduced by Sem
ator Bargis. In the House high
license bill was introduced by
Representative Shattuck.
In broad daylight and in one of
the densely populated portions of
New York three thugs made a
daring attempt the other day to
hold up and rob a trio of bank
messengers as they were carrying
$43, 900 in cash from one bank to
another. Owing to the bravery
of Polish waitress they were de-
layed in their efforts until two
policemen came up.
The actual count of the votes
in the mayoralty contest of
1905, in New York between
Mayor George B. Mcclellan
and William Randolph Hearst,
commenced Wednesday before
Justice Lambert in the Supreme
court, after Mayor Mcclellan for
8 years has done all in his power
to block the count. Five boxes
were brought, carefully guarded
on trucks to the court house.
The first box opened at noon was
from the Sixth Assembly District,
of which 81 title Tim Sullivan
is the Tammany boss.
Harry Thaw, the slayer of STAN
ford White, who was acquitted on
the ground of insanity and COM
mitted to all insane asylum, re-
Gently instituted an action in the
courts to secure his release from
the asylum Oh the ground that he
is not now insane. The court has
decided that he is still insane and
has refused to discharge him.
There is renewed concern over
the condition of former President
Grover Cleveland. While it can
not be said that Mr.. Cleveland
has grown definitely worse, at the
same time he has not made the
expected progress toward recov-
cry, 1t is understood that he has
not been out Of bed at all in the
last two weeks and it is learned
from those Immediately about him
that he is very wakeful at night
but frequently falls into a deep
slumber in the day time.
General Stephen D. Lee. the
last General of the Confederate
army, died at his home in Vicks-
burg, Miss, Thursday after an ILL
ness of seven weeks. Con. Lee
was commander of the United
Confederate Veterans Association
and was the most popular of all
the old Confederate officers in the
South. Since the war he ha been
giving all his available time to the
upbuilding of ..his state and was
presid ent of the Mississippi Indus
trial and Agricultural College.
Tho worst flood in the history
of johnson City, Tenn. visited
that city Friday afternoon, caus-
ing much damage, Several of the
business streets centering at the
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