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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-10
O'Ferrall'S Non.
day Specials

Ladies Muslin Skirts, deliberately
trimmed with lace and embroidery,
$3.50 values. Monday Special Price
CSC.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Corn Culture Lectures.

Raleigh, Speeial.-The Norfolk &
Southern Railway has arranged for a
special train of two ears to be known
as the corn special, to go over all the
lines Of that road, leaving here
March odd There will be four spe-
cialists on board, including DIR. f. L.
Stevens and Prof. R. I. Smith. These
will talk on the culture of corn and
its proper fertilization, the best meth
DDS of feeding the crop the proper
way to harvest it, and will give full
Instructions as to selection of the
right kind of corn for seed. The car
will be on the road for week and
will 60 to twenty places. At four
points President Winston, of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College,
will speak OF industrial education.
This corn special will be great edu-
Gator and it shows marked enterprise
on the part of the Norfolk & South
ern to supply it. The State is prompt
to recognize the value of such an OPP
portunitr.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Greensboro Bank Liquidates.

Greensboro, Special.-The officers
Of the City National Bank has de-
cided TO place the institution in vol
untary liquidation, owing to the con-
tinued financial depression and in
ability to collect outstanding notes
National Examiner Hull will take
charge of the bank Saturday. Nego-
tiations are in progress with one OF
the strongest banks in Greensboro 10
take over the collateral Of the bank
and assume the payment of all de-
posits, and this will be done as soon
as the consent of the stockholders and
the Comptroller of the Currency is
secured. Every depositor will be paid
in full The bank has $255, ,058 in
deposits and $405,663 in bills receiv-
able. The City National is an old in
stitution and has been an important
factor in the business life of Green's
boro. Many of the city's most prom
inent business men are connected
with it. The directors are: w. S.
Thompson, president; w. c. Balm, c.
H. Dorset, J. A. Hoskins, NJ. W.
Thompson, J. Van Lindley, Lee II.
Battle and g. A. Grimsley.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
GOOD DARKEY SHOT BAD
Affair Occurred at Brick Yard Sun
dAy-Hearing Of Case Monday
Afternoon Before Justice J. W.
Cobb-Shooting Appeared TO bs
Last Resort Of Colored Foreman.

Charlotte, Special Facing a
drunken employe and having been at
tackled one, two, three times previous
ly by his assailant, Will Hardy, fore
man of the Carson brick plan, on the
Catawba river Sunday shot and SER
lously wounded Fred White, who was
boisterous, and after attacking Har-
iy several times, was advancing on
him with knife when Hardy pulled
put his revolver and fired. Hardy
had been knocked down by the drunk
IN negro and was down when he fired
the shot. AS a result the bullet rang
ed upward, entering near the right
thigh, and coming out at the shoulder
Sunday morning Fred White load
ed up on grade of liquor that was
not exactly peerless, and then start
I'd out for revenge for some wrong
1e imagined the foreman had done
aim. The attacks of White were
warded off by Hardy for awhile, until
Hardy was knocked down and White
drew knife on him. Then it was
that Hardy thought it was time to de-
fend himself in a more effective man
ner. Hardy's reputation is under
stood to be good and he holds a re-
sponsible position with the brick
company.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Church Floor Gives Way.

Wilmington. Special-There was a
mighty scramble Of colored humanity
in this city last week in the Methodist
Mission church (colored), corner of
Eleventh and Orange Streets. Shortly
after s o'clock, while the service was
n progress and many were shouting
the strain became too great on the
floor and it sank. At the same time
a stove in one corner toppled over
and the falling pipe struck number
IF shouting brethren across the heads.
The widest confusion at once en-
sued and windows and doors were
utilized in the twinkling Of an eye"
as a means to get out. Wonderfully,
The struggling, yelling mass of hu-
manity escaped without person be-
ing seriously injured, though a num-
ber were bruised and all were badly
frightened.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
d TAR HEEL TOPICS
ke"s Gathered from An Sections Of the State i
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EiiEaeoth City, Special.--Tae arss
news of train rohbsry wAieh &C.
CURED February Il. reached hsrs
Thursday when Special Desestivs
Stevens arrived in the city. As the
through freight train of lac Norfolk
4 Southern vas passing Northwest,
Va, four men got aboard and con.
ccaled themselves somewhere under
the ears. When the train vas speed
Ing along at a rapid rate through the
woods, the men broke into one of the
box cars and threw out everything
that they thought would be useful 90
them After throwing out about ell
they could conveniently handle thsy
jumped of and went back and gather
cd up the plumber from the side of
the tracks and carried il away. The
robbery was not discovered until the
tram reached Norfolk, when the prop
er authorities were notified. For
special reasons the affair was not CIV
en- 10 the public. Special Detective
Stevens, assisted by Hugh Rob
erts. Was engaged to take charge
of the ease. Since then the detectives
have been busy following up different
clues and now have four mrn under
arrest whom they think are The guilty
parties.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Mid-Year Mission Meeting.

Salisbury, Speciai-The Executive
Committee of the Foreign Mission
Board of the Western North Carolina
Conference met in Salisbury and ar
ranged for a mid-year meeting in the
interest of missions TO be held at
Marion, in Western North Carolina,
April 9TH to 9th. Rev. w r. Ware,
of Gastonia. is president Of the board
ans Rev. J. +. Gay, of Lincolnton, is
treasurer. A strong program Is being
arranged for the occasion when IL 10
expected that one Of the returned
missionary secretaries and a number
Of other able speakers will be present.
The cause of missions has advanced
rapidly in the conference during the
past year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
No Location Decided On.

Hickory, Special.-The committee
consisting Of Rev. DR.. G. H. Detwiler
Of Greensboro j. A. Glenn, Charlotte
Rev. N. R. Richardson, Of Hickory
Rev. Frank Siler, of Charlotte; J. L.
Nelson, of Lenoir; S. L. Rodgers, of
Raleigh, and c. H. ireland, of Greens
boro, appointed by the Western
North Carolina Conference to select a
suitable place on which to build an
orphanage, met here last Thursday.
The committee, which convened at
2:3O o'clock p. m, at the Methodist
church. adjourned for some future
date Cor a final decision. The sub
committee; consisting of j. L. Nelson,
J. A. Glenn and G. F. Ivey, on prop
critics and subscription was containu-
ed and instructed to visit the various
sites as soon as practicable. Hick-
ory, Lincolnton and Rutherfordton
are all making vigorous efforts to Sc
cure the location Of the orphanage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12

Charlotte, Special - The North
Carolina division OF the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative UnioG
of America win be organized i.
Charlotte on April lst and I'd. Mr.
G. w. FAINT, State organizer, who has
been IN the city several days perfect,
ing plans for the big meeting, has is
sued call TO all of the county un.
iois to name delegates for the big
convention. Mr.. C. w. Barrett, Of
Georgia, national president of the or
ganization, will be present and make
an address. The basis OF representa-
tion will be one delegate to every 100
members or majority fraction and
one delegate at large from each coun-
ty- This means that Charlotte will
have the pleasure of entertaining a
vast host of farmers on this occas-
ion. The union in North Carolina has
grown very rapidly during the past
few months, some of the counties hav-
ing little less than 1000 members.
Union county is $40 strong and
Meeklenburg has 500. There are
$500 members of the union in North
Carolina, so more than the number
required for forming a State organi-
zation. Mr.. FAINT has also extended
an invitation to all State officers Of
the Farmers Alliance to attend the
meeting next month. 1t is likely that
the two organizations will be merged.
The place of meeting has not yet
been decided upon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
A Contractor Charged With Con-
temDt.

Asheville, Special-Judge Pritch-
ard will hear an interesting matter
here Wednesday when J. d. Elliott, Of
Hickory, is cited TO appear and show
cause why he should not be attached
for contempt of court for interfering
with the management Of the Seaboard
Air Line, now under control of re-
ceivers. 1t is said that Mr.. Elliott
had contract for building the
freight terminals of the S. A. J.. at
Jacksonville; that the company owed
him about $4,000 and that after the
road went into the hands Of reeeiv.
er il vas agreed that he should have
$4,000 to complete the contract. IL
is alleged that be now claims posses
sion Of the property and refuses 10
deliver it into the custody of the re-
ceivers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
A Tragedy Near Wilson.

Wilson, Special.--Wednesday night
at his home few miles from Wilson
Cad Page, a white farmer. was shot
and killed by his 15-year-old son,
Ernest. The elder Page bad been
drinking for two days and was Rbus.
ing his wife aud threatening 10 kill
her, advancing with a pistol in one
hend and a knife in the other. His
aon. seeing this. picked up a shot
gun and fired. killing his father The
eoroner's inquest is now being held
Young Page did not attempt TO escape
and will doubtless be justified by the
jury. Will Lewis. the white farmer
who, while drunk last week knocked
his wife in the head with an axe, kill
ing her, died in Jail here. Heart fail.
ure caused his death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Dies While Out Driving.

High Point, Special-Sunday after
noon while out driving with her hus-
band and child Mrs. ,. n. Weliborn,
a well-known lady of this city, pitch
ed forward in the buggy dead. She
was driving while her husband was
holding the baby and without mo-
ment s warning fell forward, her hus-
band catching her from falling out
of the buggy. She was Immediately
carried into the home of Mr.. Lee A.
Briles and physicians summoned, but
death was instant, due to heart
failure.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Attempt to Sell War Secrets.

New York, Special.-The Federal
authorities of Brooklyn reluctantly
admitted that the arrest Of Heinrich
Esser, on charges Of attempting TO
sell United States war secrets to Ger
many, is directly due to the German
authorities. The latter notified the
German consul in New York, who in
turn communicated with the police.
Together with the tip came an assur-
ance from Germany that under no cir
cumstances would that government
take advantage Of such offers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Serious Labor Troubles Threatened
in England.

London, By Cable.-Serious labor
troubles still are threatened in the
Lancashire cotton trade and among
the engineers on the northeast coast.
Notices were posed threatening a
lockout of 10000 cotton operatives in
the Coine and Nelson districts, while
the engineers who have been involved
in the recent ship building strike
along the Tyne rejected by large
majority the compromise effected with
the employers by David Lloyd-George
president of the board of trade.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Big Horse Show in Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex, Special-Entries
have closed for the horse show ex-
hibits at the National Feeders and
Breeders Show, which will open next
Wednesday in the great coliseum
erected at a cost of $250,000. There
are fifty-four different classes in the
horse show lists and $4,000 will be
awarded in premiums, A prize lis.
aggregating $4,000 is offered on the
live stock which will be on exhibit.
Governor Campbell will preside at the
opening Of the show on Wednesday
morning and will deliver an address.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Taft Gaining.

The news that comes from every
quarter Of the country shows that
Taft is constantly gaining. It seems
now that his nomination is almost as
sured. But at the same time there is
much renewal of the talk to force
Roosevelt to serve the people again.
It is clear that if he were before the
people for reelection that he would
sweep the country with a greater ma
jority than when elected president,
and this calls to mind the fact that
he has never been elected president
but once.
A prominent Republican from the
State remarked here today that it was
about time for Adams to come up
here to again swear loyalty to Taft.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Hunting Season Closed.

Raleigh, Special-State Game War.
den John r. Upchurch stated that
the game season, under the general
law, had closed, and he desired to call
special attention 10 sections $3.50 and
34s1 of the Revisal making it mis-
demeanor to hunt on the lands Of an
other without consent of owner and
written permission, and he said that
be will pay special attention to this
law and prosecute all persons aseer-
tained TO have violated these sections.
He asks that information of the in
fractions of the law be reported to
him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Wirston's New Drug Firm.

nston-Salem, Special-The ar
ticles of incorporation Of the Winston
Drug Company were forwarded to the
Secretary of State at Raleigh Thurs
day morning The incorporators are
Messrs. J. P. Lawson, 7. L. Farrow,
.Jr.. and L. F.. Fishel. The object
of the concern is to manufacture
drugs and sell at wholesale.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
To Build Connection Tracks.

Raleigh ,Special.-A charter was
issued for the Goldsboro Union Sta
ton Company of !Goldsboro, having
for its purpose the construction OF
railroad trackage at Goldsboro for
connecting the union station, now be-
ing erected there at a cost of about
100000, with each Of the three rail-
roads participating-the Atlantic
Coast Line, Southern and the Norfolk
and Southern. The capitalization OF
the company is $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Locomotive Explodes.

Roberta, Ga, Special.-Engine No.
128 on train No. 81, Southern railway
exploded at Champion, two miles be-
low here at s o'clock Wednesday
morning. Engineer Charles O'Neill,
Of Fort Valley, was scalded and in
ternally injured and will die. Two
negro brakemen were scalded, one IA
tally. The engine and four freights
are a complete wreck. The truck is
tern up for o hundred yards.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
PROOF Of CHARGES
Not Complete or Sufficient In His
Department Says Secretary-Adaus
and His Court May Be Investigas-
ed-The Secretary Of the Interior
Has Not Yet Answered Senator
Tillman's Resolution-Tillman win
Offer Another Resolution-Tafs
Gaining Ground.


washington, ID. G., March 10, 1908
Special to The Caucasion.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
not yet replied to Senator Tillman's Is
resolution of inquiry about the evi-
dence in his office Of the charges Of
bribery against that Indian Citizen
ship court.
Senator Foraker has written the
Secretary of the Interior saying that
it has been charged that he (the Sc
retary) had proof of the charges of
bribery sufficient to convict and that
he had failed to act, etc., and wanted
to know If it was true. It was In
reply to that letter that the Secre-
tary wrote him letter saying "there
was no truth in the charge" that
he had such complete proof sufficient
to convict. But the Secretary did not
say (as he has been quoted in some
North Carolina papers) that there
was no truth in the charges aginst
the court. On the other hand he
said that he had heard Of the charges
but had not sufficient proof.
It is understood that when the
Secretary's official reply to Senator
Tillman's resolutions is sent in that
another resolution of investigation
will be offered.
In the meantime fresh rumors Of
the improper conduct Of that court
are coming here from Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma. From what is
heard here the regulations of Adams
and his court in that country is rot
very savory.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
DEATH AT SCHOOL HOUSE
Their Egress Cut Off hy the Fiery
Flames That Rage Below Them,
the Little Ones Are Incinerated
Almost Within Reach Of Safety.

Cleveland, o. Special.-Penned in
narrow Railways, jammed up against
doors that only opened inward, be-
tween 1GO and 40 children in the
suburb of North Collinwood Wednes-
day were killed by fire, by smoke and
beneath the grinding heels of their
panlc-stricken playmates.
The awful tragedy occurred We'd
nesday morning III the public school
Of North Colllnwood, 10 miles east Of
tins city. At 10 o'clock Wednesday
night l65 corpses were in the morgue
at Colllnswood, six children were still
unaccounted for and all the hospitals
and houses for two miles around con-
tanned numbers Of children, some IA
tally and many less seriously injur-
ed.
All Of the victims were between
the ages of and 10 years. The
school contained between 80 and 32j
pupils, and Of this entire number only
about eighty are known to have left
the building unhurt. 1t will be sew
of killed is known as the ruins may
still contain other bodies and the list
OF fatalities may be increased by a
number Of deaths among the children
who are now lying in the hospitals
lowering between life and death.
Only Ono Fire Escape.
The schOOihOuSe was of brick, two
stories and an attic~in height. The
number Of pupils was more tha nor
mally large, and the smaller children
had been placed III the upper part
Of the building. There was but one
fire escape and that was in the rear
of the building. There were two
stairways, one leading to a door in
front, and the other to u door in the
rear. Both Of these doors opened
inward, and it is claimed the rear
door was locked as we'll
When the flames were discovered
the teachers who throughout seem
to have acted with courage and self
possession and to have struggled he
roically for the safety of their pu-
pills, marshaled the little ones into
column fire drill" which they had
often practiced.
Fortunately the lire of march in
this exercise had always led to the
front door and the children had not
been trained 10 seek any other exit.
The fire came from a furnace situ-
ated directly under this part Of the
building. When the children reached
the foot of the stairs they found the
flames close upon them, and SO swift
a rush was made for the door that in
an instant a tightly packed mass Of
children was piled up against it. From
that second none Of those who were
upon any portion Of the first flight of
stairs had a chance for their lives.
The children at the front of the stairs
attempted to fight their way back 10
the floor above, while those who we've
coming down showed them mercilessly
back into the flames below. In an i'll
stant there was d frightful panic with
two hundred Of the pupils fighting for
their lives Most of those who were
killed died here. The greater part
of those who escaped managed TO
turn back and reached the fire es-
cape and the windows IN the rear.
Approximately SEQ children attend
ed the school, which had nine rooms.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
High Points Newest Bank.

High Point, Specialize Home
Banking Company was formally or
eaaized here with the election OF Of
fieers as follows: President, 7. z.
wrenn; cashier, Rev. G. F. Kirby;
directors. George 4. Nation, J. C.
WeIch. T. F. Wrenn, N. Welborn,
". P. Ragan, G. F. Kirby, w. I.
Kirkman, DIR. ]. r. Reitzel, George t.
Penny. NJ. J. Wrenn, DR.. ii. c. Pitts
and W. g. Shipman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Chief of Police Elected.

Fayetteville, Specialize. John
Med. Monaghan, who was appointed
acting chief of police following the
murder of Chief Benton on the 23d
ul:., has been elected permanently TO
the position by the board of alder.
men. Mr.. Monaghan is a very eour-
sgeous man of high character, and
will doubtless prove an acceptable
read to the police department.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Another Priest Threatened.

Providence, R. l., Special.-The
fate that overlook Father Leo Helm
richs, of Denver, threatens Rev. j.
H. Beland, pastor of Notre Dame
French Catholic church Of Central
Falls. Letters have come to him con-
tanning a notification that he will be
killed at the altar. His friends ap-
pealed to the authorities when they
learned Of his danger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
DR.. Klgo at Winston-Salem.

Winston-Salem, Speeial.-Governor
z. B. Glenn and DIR. J. G. Kilgore,
president of Trinity College, have ae-
cepted invitations to address the For
syth County Teachers Association
here Saturday The faculty of the
graded school the Salem Academy
and Salem Boys School have been
invited to hear these two distinguish
ed speakers. DR.. Kilgore will go from
here to Walkertown, where he will
preach on Sunday morning occupying
the pulpit of loves NJ. E. church.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Scores of Freight Conductors Laid
Of by Southern.

Asheville, Special.-On account of
decrease in business on the Asheville
division Of the Southern it is learned
here that within a week SO freight
conductors have been laid off. 1t is
said that not for years has business
on the division been as slack as at
present.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Senator Depew Praises Hughes.

Washington, speeial.-In a speech
on currency legislation Friday after
noon Senator Depew endeavored to
show that Wall Street was not the
den of iniquity that it has been paint
ed of late. He charged that 'hasty
and ill-considered legislation in many
States had much to do with the recent
panic.'' Incidentally he warmly
praised Governor Hughes for his veto
Of the two-cent fare bill, and favored
the Aldrich bill.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Two Rewards Offered.

Raleigh, special.-Governor Glenn
has offered reward of s75 for the
apprehension and delivery of James
Laneford, late of Madison county.
who is charged with the murder OF Ed
I,unsford. The Governor also offered
a reward of $50 for the arrest OF
Henry Richardson in Warren county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Hartje and His Cohorts Acquitted OF
Perjury.

Pittsburg, Pa, Special. --Au.
gustus Hartje, millionaire; John L.
Welshons, hardware merchant, and
friend of Hartje and Clifford Hooe,
the negro coachman, who have been
on trial in criminal court charged
with conspiracy to blacken the char
acter of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje.
were all acquitted, binding instruc-
tions having been given the jury to
find such a verdict and place the
costs of the case upon the county.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
The Hearing on Discrimination.

Raleigh, Special.-Chairman Me-
Neill and Clerk Brown Of the State
CORPORATION commission, left Thurs
day afternoon for Washington to con-
fer with the interstate commerce
commission relative to the time of
hearing by the latter of the suit
against the Norfolk & Western for
discriminating against North Carolina
in freight rates. Tt is still hoped that
the hearing viii be held in Raleigh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
Iiuwood Postoffice Robbed.

Salisbury, Special.-Unknown rob-
bers looted the postoffce at Linwood
a small station six miles north OF
Spencer. TIE iron safe was blown
open and about 5000 taken. The
robbers did their work at midnight
and escaped before the crime was
detected. There is no clue to the
guilty parties.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-03-12
News in Brief.

In the House the increase in pay
Of enlisted men was restored to the
Army bill.
: The Senate passed the Indian Ap-
preparation bill.
A Patent Office examiner, a Phila-
delphia lawyer and York (Pa.) in.
7entor have been indicted charged
with patent frauds involving eleetric
patents valued at $5,000,000.