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.SNAPPY and BRIEF
Items Gathered and Told While
You Hold Your Breath.
SOME EVERY DAY HAPPENINGS
Lively and Crisp as They Are Gar
nered From the Fields of Action
at Home and Abroad

A constable at Black Mountain
Saturday at L: 80 a. M, shot two men,
John Bunting and P. C. Collins.
Bunting is dead and Collins is severe
ly wounded. The men disturbed the
other guests in the Gladstone hotel
and the shooting followed the officers
appearance on the scene.
One man was killed and four were
injured in Philadelphia, Saturday,
by the giving away of one wheel of
their automobile which caused it to
overturn.
President Taft began his vacation
at Beverly by engaging in his fav-
orite game Of golf.
BY an erroneous throw of switch
one train ran into another which was
still on the siding near. Memphis,
Sunday morning, and Joe Lewis, an
engineer Of thirty years experience,
was killed and several others of the
crews were badly hurt.
A celebration of the 275th anniver-
sary of the coming Of the first white
man to Green Bay, Wis, was held
there on Tuesday. Tablets marking
historical sites were unveiled and the
reconstructed old Tank cottage was
dedicated.
A dispatch from Toxic says that 457
members of the coral fishing fleet
were caught in a squall off Kobe and
drowned. Details Of the disastrous
storm have not been received.
The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was
held In Salt Lake City Wednesday.
Three inspectors were suffocated
on Tuesday in mine at Telluride,
Col, when lightning fred the build
ings at the entrance.
W. A. Belcher, a well-to-do young
planter of near Boxley, Ga, was am
bushed and killed Monday. 1t is be-
lieved he is the victim of a neighbor-
hood feud.
1t is generally understood that the
Buncombe grand jury will make an
immediate investigation of the kill
ing by constable T. C. Watkins at
Black Mountain, N. c., of Mr..
John Hill Bunting.
Harry Thaw says he has been prov
en- sane forty-fve times by District
Attorney Jerome, by his long ques-
tioning.
A bronze statue of George Wash
ington and Robt. E. Lee have been
placed in Statuary Hall, at the cap
itol.
Receipts reported in Washington
Monday when the operation of the
new tariff law amounted to $930,944
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5 Killed IN WRECK
Resu!t Of a Head-On Collision
on Denver & R;o GraHde.
FIFTY OTHER PASSENGERS HURT
Nortabouad and southbornd Passea-
ger Trains, Running at Terrific
Speed, Meet on a Curve and Crews
Have no Opportunity to Avert
Collision.

Colorado Springs, Col, Special.-
Eight arc dead and so injured, some
fatally, as a result of head-on col
lision between train No. north
bound and train No. l, southbound,
on the Denver g. Rio Grande ct Hust-
ed, lS miles north of Colorado Springs
Saturday morning. The trains, both
running at terrific speed, met on a
curve and their crews had no oppor-
tunity to avert the collision. Train
No. 8, Drawn by two engines, tele-
scoped the baggage car and smoker of
No. l, and all Three engines went into
the ditch.
With more than 400 passengers on
the two trains the excitement follow
ing the accident was indescribable.
Ali the passengers were thrown in q
screaming mass on the floors Of the
cars and many we're hurt in the stam-
pede to escape. The unhurt rushed to
the aid of the injured, but so great
was the confusion that it required
half an hour to clear the cars, which
were enveloped in clouds OF steam
from the engines.
Relief trains bearing surgeons and
nurses we're rushed to the scene Of tho
wreck and the wounded were brought
to local hospitals.
1t is said that officials CT the road
place the blame of the wreck upon the
crw of train No. 8 who wre ordered
to meet no. at Hustled. 1t is claim
ed the crew rnistook a switch engine
and cars for No. 1 and believd the
(. track was clear.
The following are among the dead
and injured: Frank M. Frederick,
St. Eouis, Mo-; G.. S. Brown, Jerrico
Springs, Mo-; J. A. Gossage, Hustled,
Colorado, fireman No. s; B. f. Lark
ems, Colorado Springs, Col; j. Is.
Parker, Denver; j. r. Parker, Chica-
60; two unidentified men.
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broke her machinery Thursday Il
miles south west of Diamond Shoals.
She sent the wireless C. @. D. mes
sage and was towed into Beaufort
harbor by the Iroquois the same day.
Bolivia IS new Cabinet is expected
to stave off war with Argentine:
Moors attacked another Spanish
garrison and q hard fight resulted
Wednesday. =,
Before leaving for Europe orville
Wright was asked if he would be
willing to challenge the world for
speed and endurance in aeroplanes
He replied simply that 'we consider
that we have the best machines In
the world"
Complications in Cuba have caused
the Cuban Minister to ask an inter-
view with President Taft.
All Thompson, Of Raleigh, shot his
wife dead and seriously wounded the
man that had eloped with her, but
had returned and abducted two chill
dreu. Thompson however was a
bigamist and bad man.
The statute of Robert E. Lee has
been set up in Statuary Hall In the
capitol at Washington.
The General Assembly of Georgia
has adjourned. 1t is notable for its
very exacting prohibitjSS 4.
1t increased its 80 fund
from s2,25o,oOo Gs5o' 600. It
made an appropriation for terminals
at Chattanooga, Tenn, for the Wes-
tern & Atlantic Railway, owned by
the State; to keep a supply OF anti
toxin on hand in each county IN the
State; to provide femole attendants
for the female insane: to require the
daily disinfection of railway coaches
apd to make the use of defamatory
language about q woman q penlten-
tiary offense. 1t also passed dog
tax law.
Ohanagan Hotel at Vernon, B. g.,
burned Tuesday and out OF the sixty
guests eleven failed to escape and
were burned to death.
Clarence Hall, a Government ex-
pert, has invested breathing de-
vice that is expected to save many
lives in Coalmine accidents.
By the payment of $4,000 fine
the Internal Revenue Bureau has
agreed to release the wealthy Nash
Vile, Tenn. distillers, the Schwabs
and also $5OO,OCO worth of whlskey
that was seized.
Officer Klapp, of Durham, having
arrested one w. R. Herndon, resent
ed his vile abuse with blow. lie
was fined $50. Citizens so much ap-
prove the officers act under the
provocation that they are helping
him to pay the fine.
The Turkish government declares
the reply to her ultimatum to Greece
unsatisfactory, hence the war cloud
is lowering.
Fearful floods have recently oc-
Cured in Monterey. Mex, by the
Catarina river, which swept away
houses drowning probably so people.
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Chinese Belle Murdered.

New York, Special. = Chinatown
boiled over again Sunday on discov-
ery of the murder of the most beautl-
full of the few Chinese women in New
York, Bow Kim, 2l years old, who
came here from San E. leo about
year ago, with sricanized
chinaman, Chin Lei |sars old: It
was about 2 o't.Gan III IN the morning,
lust as the usual Saturday night rev.
elers were quitting down that Chin
Len dashed out of tenement house
at II Mott street, crying: My
woman been murdered" l."
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Of which will be standing committees
and three will be special committees.
It will be recalled that DR.. Nell
claimed that there was "too much
trusteeship."
The beard is having another session
to consider several matters but it ls
stated officially that nothing of the
proceedings or discussion will be
made public until later. The general
impression on the campus is that
President Nell will be sustained in
all of his contentious and that he will
remain president Of Clemson College.
The board meeting will hardly ad-
iorrn before Saturday noon.
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TINTRY NOW READY TO ADVANCE TO PROSPERITY

$250,000,000 for ten years, hardly
one-half of what the increase in the
present year will be over last year.
In other words, the increase In the
value of farm products in one year
is now twice as great as the increase
in ten years between 1880 and 1890.
Between 1890 and 1896 there was very
little progress, but then began q mar
velous advance which has continued
without abatement ever since, by
1900 the total value was $4,7l7,OO0,-
900. Since then the momentum has
continued until in the last three
years, estimating 1909, the aggregate
value of farm products is about $23,-
5OO,OOO,OOO. This is more than 20
times as much as the combined cap
ital of all the national banks in the
United States.
To this wonderful advance, this
amazing growth in wealth, is largely
due the quick revival of business
from the panic of 1907. 1t was this
condition that saved us from a long
period of great industrial depression,
and it is this fundamental condition
for marvellous development which as
sures an expansion of business much Y
greater than our country has YET
seen.
Present indications point to the
possibility of a crop of over 3,Ooo,-
100000 bushels, possibly 5OO,0OO.OOO
bushels more than last year. With
the high prices ruling for wheat, corn
and cotton, abounding prosperity
seems to be assured. With the tariff
out Of the way; with magnificent
crops, some harvested and some prac-
tically assured, the decks have been
o1eorad for Sotioa.
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ALABAMA PROHIBITION B|l.[
Shuts the Doors Tight--Must Not Have It, Must
Not Advertise 1t, Must Not Rent Building
Fer Its Sale, Must Not Sell Newspaper
With Liquor Advertisement In It.

begin prosecutions, and grand juries
must indict.
The bill prohibits the soliciting Of
orders for liquors for concerns OUT
side the State; prohibits shipping IL
quors from one place to another with
in the State; provides that all places
where liquor is stored. or from which
any prohibition violation is accom-
plished, may be declared public
nuisance, and be closed by injunction,
liquors shall not be received for stor-
age nor for sale; no person shall act
for friend in procuring sale; c.
O. D. shipments are prohibited.
Buildings must not be leased to
any one for the sale of into1icants,
and in case such traffic is conduct ed,
the lease on the building is forfeited.
Finally, all persons are prohibited
from using signs bearing the word
"saloon." /"
Violation of any one of the numer-
Gus provisions is declared misde-
meano1, punishable by fines ranging
from $50 to 5000 and bv six months
hard laGor.
Wien Mr.. Fuller called up the bill
Friday he produced number Of
amendments adding about 1000
words to the already voluminous doc
ument. He explained that he had ad-
ded to the prohibited advertisements
all pictures of bottles purporting to
contain liquor or Of breweries or dis
tilleries.
Another amendment was to allow
licensed physicians of towns where
there are no regularly licensed phar-
macists to dispense alcohol for med
icinal purposes.
An important addition was made
to make it prima facie evidence Of
guilt if liquors alleged to have been
sold are of like color. odor or taste
of prohibited liquors.
All of the amendments presented
by Mr.. Fuller were adopted.
The chief fight was made on the
prohibition Of newspapers from pub
fishing liquor advertising. This fea-
ture was retained by vote OF 50 to
96
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WASHINGTON MOTIFS

At an extended conference riday3
night with Secretary Nagel, lof the
Department Of Commerce and Labor;
Postmaster General Hitcheock ind =.
Dana Durand. Director Of the Census
President Taft. at Beverly, approved
the appointment Of $50 supervisors
of the thirteenth census. The list
had been prepared here for the Pres
ident and the qualifications Of every
man inquired into.
There has been marked discomfort
among some Southern Republicans
over the decision Of the President to
divide the census patronage in the
States of the "solid South.''
Col. Cecil Lyon, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Texas,
who came to Beverly Friday, told the
President that he would rather have
the State put in charge of one super
visor-a good Republican--than to
have to divide the congressional dis
trictsi with the Democrats. Colonel
Lyon said the declaration of this pei
icy on his part held good for all of
the States. Oklahoma, he declared,
iI
had been included with Tennessee,
Kentucky, North Carolina and Mis-
souri, in the list of nearly doubtful
States that had been set apart from
the other Southern States for a full
list Of Republican supervisors.
"If Oklahoma is a Northern
State" declared Colonel Lyon, 81
am in favor Of moving Mason and
Dixon's line still further South to
let Texas in
Each census supervisor will have a
tremendous field force of enumera-
tors under him. The supervisors will
receive a salary of $4,000 and their
work will extend over eight or ten
months. The States where the super
vis0rs are divided equally between
tae Democrats and Republicans are
Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alahama, Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Texas. In most
Of the States supervisors are appoint
ed in each congressional district.
President Taft, it is said, laid down
the rules especially in States where
division has been made between
Democrats and Republicans, that su-
pervisors shall not be active parti-
sans and that no attempt should be
made to build up political machines
out Of the census patronage.
The President appointed Charles A.
Overlook, of Douglas, Ariz., as Unit
ed States marshal for that Territory.
He also signed the commissions of
some sixty-odd supervisors in differ
ent sections of the country and the
names of these appointees were made
public by Mr.. Durand at the conclu-
sion Of the conference.
The list includes:
Florida: First dictrint Hn-,--- Ur
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Earthauake in Japan.

Toxic, By Cable.-Reports received
concerning The earthquake in central
Japan Saturday afternoon show there
were a number of fatalities and that
great damage was done. The dead at
present. is said to be 30, though it is
feared that the fatalities will be
greatly increased when the outlying
districts are heard from. The num-
Der of persons injured is S22. Thus
far 362 buildings, including many
temples, are reported to hav been de-
stroyed and more than one thousand
others badly damaged.
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.----.ve..4y, ecycntn us
trlct, James j. Curtis (Republican) !;
eighth district, Thomas P. Wood (Re-
publican); ninth district, John T.
McEniry (Republican).
President Taft at Beverly, talked
over the Cuban situation for an hour
Sunday afternoon with Carlos Garcia
Velez, the islands minister to Wash
ington. From until 4 O'Clock the
diplomat and the President sat in
earnest conversation on the veranda
of the Taft cottage. Mr.. Velez de-
clared after the long interview that
he had found President Taft deeply
interested in Cuba and thoroughly
acquainted with the ideals and ambit-
ions of the people. Mr.. Velez said he
realized that forces were at work in
the hope of disintegrating the repub-
lie. Some of the American newspa-
pers, he declared, had said unkind
things about the Cuban people which
were disheartening and discouraging,
but he emphatically shook his head
and said, "No, no, no,'' when asked
if he thought it ever would be neces-
sary for the United States again to
intervene to set the republics house
in order.
In letter addressed Sunday to
Secretary Nagel, of the Department
OF Commerce and labor, President
Taft served notice that any man en-
gagged in the taking Of the thirteenth
census of the United States who en-
cages in politics in any way will be
dismissed Immediately from the SER
vice. At the same time announce
ment was made of the appointment
Of l34 additional supervisors. Out
side of casting their votes the Presl-
dent believes that census supervisors
and enumerators should keep clear OF
anything that savors of politics, nat
ional, State or local. In his letter
President Taft orders that the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor and the
director of the census embody In the
regulations governing the taking OF
the census the rule as forcibly laid
down in his letter. Mr.. Taft says
that in appointing census supervisors
it has been found necessary to select
men recommended by Senators and
Conoressmen in their districts. He
says he realizes that this method OF
selection might easily be perverted to
political purposes, and it is to take
the census out Of politics, so far as
the actual work is concerned. that he
has explicitly expressed his desire as
to the regulations. The census super
visors announced from North Caro-
lima ard South Carolina as follows: !:
North Carolina-First district, Jo-
siah C. Meekin, ST.; second, James M.
Newborn; third, Fl. Frank Brown;
fourth, William Claudius Pearson;
sixth, Irvine B. Tucker; seventh, A.
Turner Grant, Jr.; ninth, J. Yates
Killian.
South Carolina = First district,
William ]. Storen; second, George
Waterhouse; third, William Walker
Russell; fifth, Robert Leroy Douglas.
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Services on church Tower.

S The Rev. ]. Enraght, vicar of Ran
worth (Norfolk), and the church
choir mounted to the top of the
church tower and there offered pray
ers and sang hyms and psalms, ihvok-
ing the Almighty's blessing upon the
growing crops.
Despite the attitude OF the tower
and a good breeze, every word was
audible to the congregation assem-
sbled In the churchyard below and on
the read. ondon Evening standard.
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Montgomery Ala, Special.-The
Senate measure is declared to be the
most radical prohibition bill ever
drawn. 1t passed the house also on
Friday night by a vote of 45 to 81.
Declaring possession of liquors, ex-
cept in residences, illegal, the bill
provides that such possession shall be
prima facie evidence that the liquors
are kept for sale; it prohibits ,news-
papers from advertising intoxicants,
prohibits such advertising on bill
boards and excludes dodgers or 9TH
er printed matter advertising liquors
from the State. The possession of a
Federal license to sell intoxicats is
made prima facie evidence of viola
tion of the law. When liquor is de-
livered to any public place, the de-
livery is an evidence of sale.
Officers are given the right to
break open and raid any building in
which it is suspected liquors are
stored.
If drunken man Injuries another
in any way the person who sold the
liquor which produced the drunken
ness is liable for damages to the in
jured person.
Witnesses in liquor cases are COM
PEELED to testify, or be guilty of con-
tempt; servants may not be excused
from testifying against employers.
Sheriffs must publish monthly in
newspapers as well as by placards, in
large black type the names of per-
sons in their respective counties who
possess United States internal reve-
nue. licenses.
Prohibited liquors are not to be
treated as personal property but ad-
judged contriband, and may be de-
stroyed.
Every firm or corporation applying
for a charter must sign pledge not
to violate the prohibition law in any
way. If the agreement is broken the
charter is declared forfeited.
TT,Jor Tho Fu1Ier hill solicitors NAV
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Anderson, S. c., Special.-A long
distance telephone message frorl
Clemson College at 8 o'clock Friday
night says that the board of trustees
finished its consideration of next ses-
sion's budget late Friday, afternoon.
The committee, consisting of Messrs.
Tillman, Simpson and Bradley, ap.
pointed to investigate the wisdom of
changing the rules Of the coll ge as
suggested by President Nell, report
ed, recommending practically all the
changes. One recommendation is
that the trustee government by ten
committees be reduced to six, three
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lived here, size is the wife OF large
property owner. One of the dreams
of her young life was her own pretty
home which began erection two
months ego. She watched it grow
daily until driven to her bed. 1t IS
one of the city's prettiest houses.
Mrs. Mitchell was 80 and Georgian.
She came here last year from Tennes-
see. She leaves husband and sever
al children.
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Ashcville, Special.-Judge Priteh-
ard in the United States Circuit
Court, Tuesday awarded the I: A.
Gillespie Company of New York,
Judgment for about $325,OOo against
the Whitney Company and its re-
ceivers, John S. Henderson and
Charles w. Smith and declared this
lien on the property of the defendant
company prior to the mortgage OF
the Bankers Trust Company.
1t is not only a victory for the con-
tracing company which CONSTRUCTED
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RFcFIVFRS FOR THE WHITNEY COMPANY LOSE SUIT

the big dam and other works near
Salisbury, but serves to vindicate it
from the charges of faulty construc-
ton and reports made by one OF the
numerous parties in interest in re
case.
1t is also a defeat for the bond
holders represented by the Bankers
Trust Company since the Judgment
must be paid before the bonds can
participate in the proceeds OF the
sale Of the property, which, it is ez-
pected, will be made at an early date.
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The Government Enlsrging Wireless
Station at Beaufort.

Beaufort, N. c., Special.-.The gov.
ernment is increasing the capacity OF
the wireless station on Piver's island,
this harbor. Commander Quinby is in
charge of the work and says when it
is completed the station will send and
receive messages from much greater
distance than heretofore. This sta
ticn was the first on the coast to re-
ceive and to send out messages last
week when the steamer Arapahoe
broke her tail shaft.
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Atlanta, Ga, Special Passengers
who were on the Southern train
wrecked near Bristol, Va, Thursday
evening arrived here Friday night,
bringing details of the bravery OF
Engineer Samuel Bush, Of Knoxville,
Tenn, who died Friday as result OF
his injuries. He was lifted out upon
the ground. There was not doctor
on the train. Bush asked for last
look at his old engine, as hopeless
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wreck as was its engineer. When
parties came to him with liquor to
soothe him, he begged them to look
after the comfort of the passengers.
Told that no passengers had been in
iured, he said: "That's good. But
before I take this whiskey, want
you men to smell my breath and tes-
tify that I had not been drinking
when this happened" -Four of the
men smelled his breath and promised
TO bear witness to his sobriety.
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Durham, Special.-Mrs. D. c:
Mitchell died Friday afternoon at ;
O'Clock after an illness Of several
months with pellagra. From the irst
her case was the most aggravated
that the physicians encountered. The
disease, which has been largely con-
fined to another quarter of the town
as it has been inmemorially to the
simpler folks, found a shining mark
IN one of the best women who ever
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Over the Boundary.

"I see that servia is playing base
ball, with modified rules"
ITO suit local conditions, eh? 1
s'pose hit over into Bulgaria only
counts for two bases. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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4HAw STILL INsA77E.

Justice Mills Refuses to Set Him
Free, Ecsards Him as Incurable-
Thaw is Sullen-Mother Retires
and Receives No One.
White Plains, N. j. Special.-Jus-
tice Mills decision was fled at 9
o'clock Thursday morning, recommit-
ting Harry X. Thaw to Matteawan,
He gave the following reasons: First,
Thaw's insanity, from which he was
suffering when he killed White, was
known as chronic delusive insanity,
otherwise paranoia; second, Thaw
has not recovered from insanity.