Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-01
General News Matters
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Resolutions condeming Ameri
cans who imperil their nation by
sailing on English munition ships
merely TO win tho plaudits OF
English society and secure intro
dnction into English oon1t circlea
were drafted by the publicity
Committee of the New York
Friends of Peace Sunday aud will
be presented to the N ,tlonal Peace
Convention iu Chicago. Septem-
ber 5 and 6 for ADOPTION.
Joe and King Richmond, Ne
groes, who killed cne officer and
wounded another while resisting
arrest, were burned to death by .
mob in Buford Park at Sulphur
Springs, Texas, Sunday. Early
in the morning the two Negroes
wanted on . minor charge. shot
to death Deputy Sheriff Nathan
A. Flippen, and probably fatally
wounded Sheriff J. B. Butler.
They were captured by posse,
ard immediately burned
With a shock that was felt for
forty miles, the glasing mill of
the American Powder Company,
located at Acton, Mass, which,
since the European war began has
been working to capacity, blew up
early Sunday. So far a. known
nobody was killed Tho actual
money loss was not heavy, but it
was stated that work On large or.
ders probably would be held up
several weeks. In surrounding
towns, particularly in Maynard,
many windows we're shattered.
The mill has been CLOSED down
since Saturday afternoon, and the
police believe the explosion was
caused with intent to cripple the
plant.
General Zapata has made a fav.
orable reply to the note of the
Pau.Amerloan conference, offer.
ing to aid in arranging c.nven-
tlon to create q provisional gov.
eminent for Mexico. Messengers
sent with the note to Zapata ar.
rived Saturday carving bic an
swer, and also favorable replies
from Generals Manuel Pslafox,
Francisco Chasaro. Pacheco, and
others.
Nearly $40. 600. 600, In gold, aud
securities worth $25. GOO. 600, the
second largest shipment sent from
London to strengthen British
credit in this country, srrived i'll
New York Sunday on q special
train, guarded by 38 armed men.
The shipment came direct by rail
from Halifax, N. s., to which
port it was taken on British war.
ship. conveyed by smaller craft.
On the way 90 New York the train
was preceded by a pilot engine
and car. The gold and securities
we're consigned to J. P. Morgan &
Company, for account of the Brit
ish government. The first large
shipments of gold and sscuritie,,
which arrived August IL, included
about $4,000, 900. in gold, aud
$50, 900, 900 in securities.
The Carnegie diamond medal,
representing the all around tsle-
graphic championship was award.
ed Sunday to I. S Briokhouse, of
San Francisco. formerly of Raj.
eigh, N. c.. and until recently
with the Associated Press. The
championship contest, feature of
the telegraphers tournament with
the Panama-Paoifio Exposition,
began Saturday II. G. Emrichs,
of San Francisco was second i.
The championship test included
the sending of 20 commercial mes.
sages, 10 railroad messages, 500
words of press matter and the re-.
celving of the same amount, of
railroad, commercial brokerage
matter and 1000 words of press
copy. The winners time was B8
minutes, A8 8-5 seconds.
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