Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-09-27
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San Francisco. Sept. 22.--Two
million pounds of tea, valued at
fivs hundred thousand dollars. is
held ut the port of San Francisco,
pending examination to deter
mine whether a ooloring sub
stance has been added III the
process of curing. Coll cot o +
Ssratton announced he had been
instructed bJ the treasury depart
ment in Washington that tea
containing coloring matter
should not be given entry into
this country. Tea importers
threaten to carry the matter to
the courts.
Much loss of life and property
was caused by typhoons in For
mosa according to advices
brought by the steamer Panama
Maru. Several towns and vii.
lagos were destroyed or submerg.
ed. Acton, a large city, was de-
molished. The total less of life
is estimated at several hundred.
Thousands are being fed at the
military concentration camp at
Takao.
Automobiles and parts thereof
exported from the United States
during 1911, will aggregate ap-
proximately twenty million dol.
lars in value. Figures of the
bureau of statistics, department
of commerce and labor. show al
ready for the seventh month of
the year for which export statis-
tics are available, over nine mill
lion dollars worth of parts there.
of other than tires, and one aud
q half million dollars worth of
tires, making the aggregate for
the seven months, twelve and a
half million dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, of
White Deep township, Pennsyl.
vania, who, few months ago.
resisted arrest aud drove Sheriff
G. Furmsn Hhaffer from their
premises with hickory club and
double.barreled shot gun when he
attempted to serve a writ upon
them, were last night bound and
gagged and robbed of over $500.
That New Jersey has within its
borders an sstablihment engaged
in the business of canning aud
picking horse flesh shipped to
Holland for food purposes was
ocislly brought to the attentio
offithe state board Of health FRI
day. The board referred the case
to Attorney General Wilson, re.
qussting him to take such action
a. the circumstance would war
rant.
| Youngstown. Sept. 22-Four
men were killed aud twelve hurt
in an explosion at the Republic
Steele and Iron Compsny's plant
at Youngstown, O., Friday. The
dead are Hungarians.
Geneaal Reyes has announced
his withdrawal from the presiden-
tial race in a public statement in
which he declared that his legal
election would be impossible, de-
cause De La Barra supported Ma
derio. Reyes denies that he Is
planning a new revolution. Mad
ero is now the only candidate for
the presidency of Mexico.
Robert anb Zsb Peterson, noun
taineers, Friday morning shot
and killed Robert MacKay, rail-
road contractor engaged in build
ing the Tennessee railroad in
Western North Carolina, and fa-
tally wounded two negroe labor 8.
Forced into the air by jeers of
thousands who called him a COW
ard, Frank H. Miller, aged %,
Moledo, O.. aviator shot into the
sky at twilight Friday evening
and the height of two hundred
feet was burned to death before
the eyes of the terrified spectators
on the Miami county fair grounds
at Troy, north of Dayton O.
The last school census showed
20, .o00,0 900 yotng persons enrollet
in various institutians Of the
country. While no figures for the
present year are obtsinable, it II
estimated that common schools
alone havs at least 18. 900, 600 pu
pills.
Portland, Msiue. Sept. 28.-
Obediah Calder of Rockland wal
appointed United States senator
by robbers early Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Egglestcn, q clerk II
the store, and Mr.. Tinsley, o1
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