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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
MITCHELL MAY SERVE TERM

New York. Feb. 19. John Mitchell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, who with the officers of the fed eration was sentenced by Judge Wright of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to serve a term in prison for contempt of court, spoke on the courts decis- ion at a smoker of the Telegraph ers' Aid Society tonight.
 While disputing the authority to inflict such a penalty for viola tion of an injunction without a jury trial, MT. Mitchell declared that if the opinion was confirmed by the United States Supreme Court he would serve the nine months sentence imposed upon him.
 He made no attack on the integ- rity of Judge Wright. but said that his long association with corporations andcorporation law yers might have prejudiced his mind, as his own, he confessed, was prejudiced in favor of u union
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
A PRESCRIPTION FROM OLD IRELAND

HESTERIY'S DRUG STORE has broken all records and has received the first shipment of Irish Liniment ever made to this section of the United States. Irish Linement was prescribed by Dr. De Coursey, who in his day, was the best known man in Ireland, where the name of the wonderful article was a house. hold word. It will cure any case of Eczema on top of earth and for Rheumatism in any form, the results are beyond expression. It will bring the impurities to the surface, which means a sure cure and which no other prepara- tion was ever known to do. Book with every bottle that tells of other ailments that will surprise you.
 Go to HESTERLY'S DTUG STORE and get a bottle of Irish Linement and you will bless the day you did it.
 Cut this article out and keep It for reference.
 If Irish Liniment will not do all we claim for it, go back to HESTERLY'S DRUG STORE and they will give you fifty cents for the empty bottle on your word of honor as an American
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
BOARD TO LEASE 200 CONNECTS

The Board of Commissioners of the state penitentiary at the ad- journed meeting yesterday adopt ed resolutions providing that all convicts not employed on the state farm shall be hired out for a period of not less than 30 days, but not to one indebted to the state for the previous hire of convicts: that the superintendent construct with convict labor buildings for the accommodation of the 500 prisoners in Little RockJ that all officers and assistants have their headquarters at the state farm, and that the superin- tendent utilize 20 teams and all the convicts necessary for im- mediate work on the levee ad- jacent to the farm on account of the state one to receive pay for any of the work.
 The board held two sessionJ, the one in the afternoon being of short duration. At the morning session the question as to the disposition of the idle convicts in the penitentiary in Little Rock, of which there are about POO. precipitated discussion in which all the members had something to say.l
 nH- rs..lL1x. nIaDoa onI ha bxy
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
REST AND SLEEP.

Few escape those miseries of winter a had cold, a distressimS cough. Many remedies are recommended, but the one quickest and best of all is Simmons Cough Syrup. Soothing and healing to to the lungs and bronchial passages, It stops the cou5h at once and gives you welcome rest and peaceful sleep.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

Esq. John B'Shers spent Tues day in Fulton, the guest of hls son, Dr. J. l.. B'Shers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

Mrs. Carlton McRae and baby, of Mt. Holly, are visiting Mrs. McRae's parents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
To Build Modern Road Out From
Fayetteville.

Fayetteville, April 13.-Mrs. Sue
Harper Minis, C. 8. D., of Atlanta,
Ca, lectured on Christian Science in
the La Fayette Theatre, on Person
street, Sunday afternoon. This is
the first lecture ever given in Fay
etteville by a member of the Chris
tian Science Board of Lecturship.
Capt. r. e. Toms, an engineer of
the Agricultural Department of the
Federal Government, has arrived
here in obedience to directions of the
Department, to construct an object
lesson road In the vicinity OF Fay
etteville.
Considerable attention is being
given to the building of modern
roads in Cumberland County, special
legislation with that end In view be-
ing obtained from the last Legisla-
ture; and the construction of this
model highway, in securing which
the Fayetteville chamber of Com
merce was instrumental will be O
great practical value In furtheranc'
of the good roads movement.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
MANIAC SHOOTS UP A TOWN.
and Attics-kiled Woman and
Himself.

Aurora, ILL.,, April S.-John An
derson. plumber. becoming violent
ly insane. to-day armed himself with
two pistols, shotgun and three
bombs and killed Mrs. John McVick-
er, narrowly missed staying her hus-
band, wounded Mrs. John Belford,
and then committed suicide, blowing
his head off with a shotgun. He
started out to kill the Inhabitants of
an entire square in which he said
malicious gossip concerning him had
been circulated.
ed for some time, and when he ap-
peared to-day with his armament of
bombs and revolvers. he terrorixed
the entire square to which he had
announced his intention of laying
waste. The bombs, he had strapped
to his body. That his already weak
ened mind had completely given way
was obvious. Doors were locked and
barred and women and children fed
to cellars and ,attics as soon as they
street, scrutiniZing the different
houses as IL undecided where to be-
gin.
His first stop was at the home of
Mrs. John McVicker, probably his
oldest and best friend, with a pistol
in each hand Anderson began firing.
The first bullet grazed Mr.. McVick-
er's scalp. Mrs. McVicker ran toward
the kitchen to protect her four chill
dren who were playing there. She
fell dead across the threshold with q
bullet through her heart.
Anderson then went to the home
Of John Belford, a few doors distant
Anderson's resentment was concen-
trated on Belford, whom he accused
tthough neighbors say it was with.
out shadow of reason) of circulat-
ing slanderous stories about him
Mrs. Belford and her mother, Mrs
Amanda Minton, eighty years old and
blind, were alone In the house.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
IRATE FATHER BEATS NEW SON.
IN.LAW.
Man of FOrty-Seven Weds Girls
Fourteen Years Old and Then
Trouble Follows.

Trouble Follows.
Winston-Salem, N c., April IA
s. l.. Tuttle, prosperous Stokes
County farmer and widower, forty
seven years old, at noon to-day mar
ried Hattie Fulk, who recently pur-
chasel Tuttle's mercantile business
at Hilltop, Stokes County. The cere-
mOny was performed at Martinsville,
Va, by Methodist clergyman. Tut
tie and the girl bride left Stokes
yesterday and went to Greensboro,
where they were refused a license
to wed. The couple went to Madi-
son yesterday afternoon, spending
the night at hotel, left there this
morning going to Martinsville, where
secured the papers and were mar
ried.
Upon their arrival at Germanton
tonight the couple were met at the
station by the brides irate father,
who proceeded to assault his new
son-in-law, beating him unmerci-
fully.
Friends interceded and Tuttle was
taken to a room and locked up. He
alleges that Fulp threatened his life
and the groom wanted to take his
young wife and flee to another coun-
/ ty. He was finally persuaded to
spend the night in Germanton. The
father of the girl insisted upon TAX
ing his daughter home with him, but
| relatives promised to keep watch
over her until action can be taken
with the hope of securing a legal
| separation.
A telephone message from Ger.
manton, late tonight, says serious
| trouble is anticipated If Fulp does
not succeed in getting his daughter
away from Tuttls. The girl declares
her father has not been kind to her
and that she proposes to stand by
her husband and go with him where
| ever he says.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
FALLS FROZEN OVER.
The Second Time Within the Memory
of Man That the Rushing Waters
Have Been Silenced-Damage Es-
timated at One Million Dollars.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 1.-THE
voice of Niagara was mute today for
the second time in the memory of
ruary when, following severe
northerly blow. the falls ran dry.
Now, following a severe Southwestern
the river is frozen solid from bank
to bank.
On Wednesday of last week the
worst gale of the season and the
most violent in the history of the
weather bureau for April was re-
corded. The solid ice fields of Lake
Erie were churned from end to end
and piled in a huge conglomerate
mass at the lower end of the lake.
At Niagara Falls there had been a
heavy ice bridge in the pool below
the cataract since the middle of win
ter. Under the impact of the mass
of ice from the lake above and the
added floods brought down by the
wind, the bridge gave way and began
to surge down the rapids, but before
it could win freedom in the ample
waters of Lake Ontario, the wind
shifted again to the north. Instantly
the moving foes packed at the mouth
of the river. Each instant of cold
CONCEALED the pack more solidly and
each hour brought added pressure
from above.
Unable to escape by its natural
channels the level of the river rose
by leaps and bounds. The highest
flood level recorded from previous
years Is 28 feet above the normal.
Friday night the river was 40 feet
above normal.
Conservative estimates place the
damage at $1,00O,00O.
All the estimates of ultimate dam
age are conditioned by what the
weather may have in store. The best
that can be hoped for is a succession
of calm, warm days. Then the ice
will melt gradually and subside bii
by bit. For the moment the upper
reaches of the river are running clear
but as far as eye can see the white
mantle of the frost blankets the
lakes. If that great mass should be
driven down onto the jam below, the
damage would be inconceivable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
A West Virginia Youth Attempts 20
Blackmail His Own Father.

Faivmount, w. Va. April Ii
After being arrested tonight on o
charge OF attempted blackmail. Cur
tis Sraith. Is years old, of Watson,
near here, confessed having written
letters to his father demanding
money. signing a black hand soeiety's
name to them. w. z. Smith received
two letters demanding q large sum
of money and threatening II II were
not paid to kill him and destroy his
home by fire. The second letter was
answered by Mr.. Smith asking for
more time. The boy was caught by
detectives as he was mailing an
answer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
To GUARD AGAINST FLOODS.


Wilmington. y. c. April ls.--coi-
lector OF Customs ID. r. Keith. Who
Is much interested In relief measures
for those who suffered such heavy
financial losses By the foods In the
Cape FeaI last August. is In receipt
of a letter from c. O. Elliott. chief
Of the drainage Investigations of the
United States Department; of Agrical-
ture, stating that ]. o. Wright. su-
pervfsing drainage engineer OF the
department. with Engineer J. W.
Phillips and an assistant. will be
here tomorrow TO accompany him
up the Cape Fear River to the Kel-
iy's Cove and NatmoFe sections of
Bladen County TO look over the situ-
alton with a view to making a sur
vey for a proposed levee to prevent
further oyertlows In Canetack town
ship, Pender County. and French's
Creek township, in Bladen County,
and TO map out q system OF drainage
upon which IL is proposed later TO
organize drainage district under
the new State law.
Mr.. Keith says that with proper
drainage and sufficient ievee to pre-
vent further overflow from the river.
such a district would open up thou
sands of acres and land of the finest
In the South. Before the days OF
the floods. the country was known as
Little Egypt" and the soil is said
to be remarkably productive.
Recently after an inspection trip
by Mr.. Keith and Lieutenant r. s.
Mckenney, U. S. A, over 1000 bush
els of seed corn was sent into the
flood region for this years planting,
any surplus to be used for feeding
purposes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
COURT SAYS NOT GUILTY.
Publishers of New York Journal Not
Liable for Rockefeller Libel.

New York, April 1.-THE write
of habeas corpus secured in behalf of
s. s. Carvallo, Bradford Merrill and
Ed. H. Clark, officers of the Star
Company publishers of the New York
American and Evening Journal in the
action brought against them for
criminal libel on complaint of John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., was upheld by
Justice Gerard in the Supreme Court
to-day, and the defendants ordered
discharged.
Mr.. Rockefeller had complained of
the publication in the New York
American of December II, 1908, of
an article wrongly accusing him of
having originated peonage system,
to which the employees of a certain
breakfast food company in Illinois
were alleged to have been subjected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
CHAIRMAN WILL START PAPET
Will Publish Monthly in Interest OF
the Democratic Party.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 10.-Norman
e. Mack, Chairman of the Democrat
ic National Committee, announces
that he has completed arrangements
for the publication of a magazine to
be known as the National Monthly,
and to be devoted to the interests of
the Democratic party Of the nation.
Mr.. Mack says his magazine will
not conflict in any way with Bryan's
Commoner, and it would be run
along different lines.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
Payne Tariff Bill Now Being Dis.
cussed in the Upper House.
MANY REDUCTIONS
ARE RECOMMENDED
There Are Several Hundred Amend
ments to the bill, Consisting Most
ly i'm Reduction of Duties Contain
ed In Payne Bill as Passed by the
House-Win Reduce Rate on La
dies Hosiery and Leather Gloves.

Washington, D. c., April 12.-The
Senate Finance Committee met at 10
O'Clock this morning. The Demo-
cratic members were present and
were handed a copy of the Payne
tariff bill containing the amendments
of the Finance Committee which was
received from the Public Printer this
morning. There are several hundred
amendments, consisting mostly in a
reduction Of the duties contained in
the Payne bill as passed by the
House. One OF the principle changes
of the Dingley rates on leather gloves
and hosiery. This schedule of the
Payne bill aroused the women of the
country and resulted in the presenta-
tion to Congress of petition of pro-
test signed by 100000 adult citizens
of Illinois. The protest had the de-
sired effect in the Senate. The coal
men get what they want, the FL
nance Committee putting a duty of
40 cents a ton on that article, and Is
cents ton ON culm or stack and no
reciprocity involving free coal. This
was a concession to the West Vir-
ginia and Western Senators. Some
OF the more important items such as
hides, wood pulp, steel rails and
crude petroleum, will be left to the
Senate. That is, the Committee will
make no recommendations, but will
submit the subjects to the Senate to
decide whether or not the House ac-
tion shall stand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
CHICAGO WOMEN SEE PRESI-
DENT.

Went to Washington to Enter Protest
Against Duty on Hosiery and
Gloves.
Washington, d. c., April 10
President Taft to-day, at the White
House, extended friendly hand to
the four Chicago club women who
are in the city to petition Congress
against the proposed increase in the
tariff on women's wearing apparel.
OF course, the glove and hosiery
tariff, which the petitioning club wo-
men would have kept as in the Ding
ley law, interests the President, but
only in a general way did his visitors
refer to these matters. The Presi-
dent expressed interest in the mis-
sion which brought the club women
to Washington, asked them concern
ing the extent of their petition and
praised their efforts at extending the
influence of women in national af-
fairs. At the conclusion of the in
terview the visitors were shown
through the White House.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

A special from Madison, N. c., to
Charlotte Observer says:
"a colored girl IL years old, whose
parents live near billiard, Stokes
ten miles from Madison,
gave birth Sunday afternoon to
fully developed girl baby weighing
eight pounds. The father of the
child is only thirteen years Of age.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
Mississippi Mob Hangs Negro.

Yazoo City, Miss, April 11-After
besting an officer who was about to
take him into custody and firing on
a posse who later succeeded in plac-
ing him under arrest, Howard Mont
gomery, a negro, was placed in the
Yazoo City Jail early today charged
with having violated a labor con-
tract. An hour later a mob formed,
overpowered the jailor and hanged
the negro.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

Texas Chief Executive Calls the
Legislature Together for . Second
Special Session<-Seyerely Con-
demns Failure to Enact the Bank
Guaranty Law.

Austin, Tex, April 11.-Upon the
expiration of the first called session
Of the Legislature today Governor
Campbell called the lawmakers to
meet tomorrow for q second special
session, submitting as legislation the
matter of appropriations for the
State government for the next two
years and the enactment OF law for
the protection OF bank deposits. In
special message to the Legislature
the Governor scored the Legislature
for failure to enact the platform de-
mands.
Your regular session of sixty
days was expensive and of little
value to the people," says the Gov
ernor.
mot a single platform demand
was enacted into law; one was de-
feated and you adjourned without
even considering the appropriation
bill, whereupon the lobby applauded
and it is not strange that you re-
ceived through the newspapers the
Fluctuations of the chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee of
this State.
"Altogether your honorable bodies
have been in continuous regular and
called sessions since January u. 1t
will hardly be denied that everything
that has been done in the way of
legislation by the regular or called
session could have been done in ten
days and the appropriation bills
could have been considered and
passed"
. The message recites at length
what the Governor has sought to be
enacted into laws with special en-
phasis upon the bank guaranty law,
the failure to enact which he severe
ly condemns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
"Democracy's Fine Prospects"

The Democratic party, from pres
ent indications, will be in fine shape
for fight two years from now. With
a split in the minority in Congress
and every other Democrat in that
body begging for protection where
1t effects his locality, the party will
be in excellent shape.-Greensboro
Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
BURNED TO DEATH
PROPERTY LOSS $500, ,oOo. 90
Four Business Blocks and u Number
Of Fashionable Dwellings Entirely
Destroyed by the F1re--Loss Of
Life Due Principally to q Series OF
Explosions-Citizsn are Prompt
In Going to Relief OF the Suffering

Lenox. Mass, April 11.-Six per-
sons lost their lives, three others are
badly burned and property loss of
between 100000 and 100000 was
caused by fire In the heart OF the
business district of this town early
today. Four business blocks, two
dwellings and two other structures
by Franklin, Main. Housatonic and
Church streets. The fire Is believed
to have started In the Clifford build
ing from spontaneous combustion.
The death of Miss Alice French
was one of the pitiful tragedies of
Clifford block was at it's height a
woman was seen to climb out of a
fame filled room onto a veranda on
the second story with her night
clothing and her hair ablaze. Stag
gering to the railing the woman
leaped to the sidewalk beneath, land
ing in heap within five or six feet
of the blazing wall.
While none of the beautiful sum-
mer residences that have made this
town famous were threatened, many
prominent New York and Boston
society people were at the Curtis
hotel. which was at one time threat
ened. They were prompt in their
work for the relief of the unfortun-
ates driven out in the chill air of the
early morning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

The Wilmington Star is pleased
with the Australian ballot system as
it applies to that town in city cleo
tions. If such a law is good for Will
mington, why shouldn't it be good
for the whole State?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

It may be that the President is de-
laying the appointment to the East
ern Judgeship just to see how many
Democrats there are in Eastern Car
olina who would like to hold a Fed
eral job.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

Lima, Peru. April IA severe
earthquake shock was experienced
here at five minutes past o'clock
this morning. No casualties resulted
here. The corniees on several build
ings were thrown TO the streets. and
clocks all over the city stopped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

Greensboro and Charlotte seem to
be having hard time in finding can
didates for mayor. 1t is rumored
that the salary has been greatly re-
duced. Can 1t be that men are not
as patriotic as they once were?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15

If they are profiting by experience
II is not very probable that the Dem
ocrats will ever again make the tariff
an issue in their campaigns
The Free Trade Democrats are un-
usually quiet nowadays.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-15
ANOTHER Big FIRE
FLAMES FAMED BY GALE


Rochester. ~. Y. April is.-swept
along in the face Of sS-mile gale.
fire to-day destroyed several sections
of the city and did damage estimated
A. haif = million dollars.
For u time IL vas thought that q
great portion OF the city would ee
swept. aud aid was summoned from
Buffalo and Syracuse.
One hundred families tonight are
homeless and milltiamen are In the
affected zones guarding what little
the people saved OF their household
effects.
Mayor Edgerton has issued n call
for relief funds for these families.
Some OF them are ouartered Ia pre-
cinct houses and a large number are
spending the night In public
school. A heavy rain set In at
O'Clock tonight and while IL helped
in exunguishing the Emouldering
ruins. IL was a hardship on the
homeless. especially those whose
household effects are In the open.
Thieving. which started early in
presence of the militia.
Although accurate estimates can
not be made at this time. the loss In
estimated at at least 100000.
Several firemen were injured by
falling walls or were overcome by
smoke, but none was seriously hurt.
The origin of the fire. which started
in the Palmer Building. has not been
determined.
The Chatham, Nassau and Kelly
street sections Is in the Jewish dis
trict of the city. This is the last
day OF the Feast OF the Passover.
and many of the Polish Hebrems.
seeing the pail OF smoke snd the fire
falling on all sides. interpreted the
situation as the outward. visible sign
of the second coming OF the Messiah.
Men, women and children tore their
hair knelt In the street TO pray. Their
shouts were terrifying. One woman.
Mary Kirschnamsky. went violently
insane.
Draymen reaped a harvest. A large
number of rigs of various descrip-
tIons invaded the district and Offer
ed for IS, $40 or more to remove
goods to places of safety. Any
amount asked was given by the half
crazed Polish Jews. and they stored
as many of their goods as possible
on the wagons, never knowing even
the destination.
From house to house, through
street after street, the fires leaped
along, burning buildings on Chath-
am, Nassau, Kelly. Baden, Oregon
and Harrison streets and Hudson
avenue until the stand by the fire.
men at Kelly street was successful In
stopping them. The total number or
houses burned Is about so, In add
ton to which several times as many
more have been damaged.
City Terror-stricken.
Tonight Rochester is terror
stricken. To-day's confagration was
| the elimination Of an uninterrupted
series of fires OF weeks. many OF
which have been charged 10 incen-
diarism. Added to this natural fear
Is the fact that although both of
to-day's have been under control
since o'clock this afternoon the
flames are still smouldering In doz-
ems OF places. The wind II increas-
ing In velocity and a close watch In
being kept in those districts which
are In its path. Firemen and police.
reserve forces and all. win do all
night duty, augmented by the three
teomnanfea of local militia