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GAFFNEY. 8. C ^UESOAY, JULY 16, 1901.
Sl.rO A YEAB.
THE STEEL Wl
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AGREEMENT REACHED.
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Strike Order Being Generally
Observed.
SHAFFER’S STRONG CARD
Strike Is Not £0 Much a Question oi
\\ a^es us Recognition of (ho Ainal-
gHiiiatcd Association—The Men Are
Responding Promptly.
Pittsbuko, /uly 13.—The strike of
. the members of the Amalgamated as
sociation employed in the tinplate, sheet
and hoop mills which was ordered Sat-
f urday night as a result of the disagree-
/ meut V)e;/^;en the conferences of the
United States Steel corporation and the
Amalgamated association was generally
observed in tho Pittsburg district tnis
morning. At the mills where the strike
order extended the skilled workmen
who are under the control of tho union
failed to put. in an appearance, or if
they did go to the mills it was merely
as sjiectiUors and with no intention of
working. Early reports received at
the gen rai odices of tho Amalgamated
association were meagre af details but
indicated that the strike order was be-
iug observed at all mills outlie tinplate.
|dieet ami hoop combines.
\ President Shaffer is in comuiunica-
lion with lodge officials at all these
/plants and he is coutideut that the asso
ciation will make such a strong show
ing on this preliminary suspension of
work that a general strike of all the
mills of the United States Steel corpo
ration will not be necessary. This lat
ter proposition is the strong card which
the Amalgamated president has up his
sleeve and which he has threatened to
play if an early adjustment of the diffi
culty is not made. This strike bears a
resemblance to the historical Homestead
strike in 189 ', in that it is not a ques
tion of wages but of recognition of tho
Amalgamated association.
The association insists on unionizing
all the plants of tho throe companies in
question. The manufacturers refuse to
grant this demand and say that the in
dividual coniracts with workmen which
are in force at a number of the plants
must stand.
I'ulntcr 31111s Shut Down.
Tho Painter mills of the American
Steel Hoop company of the south side
are shut down. The men have joined
the Amalgamated association and not a
workman except four or five Hungari
ans and six boys showed up. It is esti
mated that between TOO and 800 men
are our.
The management refuses to talk. In
the mill office all was excitement this
morning. Telephones were kept busy
and messengers were kept running.
Tho Hungarians were hauling away
finished material and tho boys were
working in tho machine shops, the only
department in the miH' where a wheel
is turning. Tho strikers are keeping
away from the plant and there is not a
person loitering about the place. Every
thing is unusually quiet.
The tin mill at Mouessen, Pa., which
is non-union, was running as usual to
day. The Lindsay and McUutcheon
plant of the American Stool Hoop com
pany in Allegheuey is also idle and the
Star and Mounuguhela plants of the
American Tinplate company are closed
down. Tho Painter and Lindsay and
McCutheon plants have been looked
upon by the officials of the United States
Steel corporation us the stronghold of
uon-umouints in the hoop company.
Strike Will lie Spirited.
Tho prompt action of President Shaf
fer in Hius early forcing the fighting
and carrying it into the enemy’s camp
was looked upon as evidence that the
strike will be one of the most spirited
of Pittsburg histoiy. President Shaffer
was pleased with the reports from the
two strongholds and ho declared that
not a wheel would turn in either tho
Painter or Lindsay and MoCutcheou
works until tho strike was settled.
President Shaffer said that tho Painter
plant was pivotal with respect to the
other non u i on plants of t •Steel Hoop
compai y and the members elsewhere
had promised if the Painter plant would
join the strike movement, there would
be no trouble organizing tho remainder
of tho plants. He said there was no
question that the men would respond,
as they have been anxious to join the
movement and were held in check and
kept at work by the direction of the
Amalgamated officials.
President fohafler said that tho move
ment would be carried to the other
plants not now recognized by the com
bine us under tho wing of the associa
tion. He looked for a general response
to his strike order, as tho men have been
awaiting iust such a command since
July 1. He declared that tho men wore
E repared to fight it out on tho original
nos “until doomsday.”
KflVct on Carnegie Industries.
In certain circles an interest is being
xnau.fcBtcd in tho effect the strike may
have on the Carnegie industries, espe
cially tho steel mills at Homestead.
These mills are generally supposed to
bo non-union. Hut tho same was
thought of other mills, until they sud
denly popped ont ns pretty well un
ionized. There have been no recent
visits of Amalgamated officials to Home
stead that at this time are somewhat
sugge.-tivc. Many a hint has been
thrown out by Amalgamated men within
the past few days that when the asso
ciation felt the necessity of showing
tneir strength the combine would be
amazed. Aside from any interest the
Amalgamated people may have in
Homestead, it may be possible that the
American Federation of Labor has in*
trenched itself there. Of course there
may bo nothing in the affair bat talk,
but there certainly is more than a little.
Should the strike be prolonged many
interests would be sure to suffer. The
strikers could probably take good care
of themselves. Work is pleuty on all
allies and besides the Amalgamated as
sociation has a strike fund in bank
Which is about |100,000. The railroads
would be among the greatest sufferers,
as a long strike would greatly decrease
the shipment of mill prooucts. Huild-
lugcontmi-tors and others using ii on and
steel come in for their share of losses.
The demand for ooka uud coal would
|lac! Uo affvotsd.
striking Machinist* In Wilmington
Return to Work.
VVn MiNotox, Del., July 15. — Ths
striking machinists of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth company to the number
of 110 returned to work this morning,
an agreement being reached with an
advance of wages of $1 i>er week for
those receiving $13 a week or over and
50 cents advance for those who had been
receiving under $13, the men to work 60
hours a week during the Saturday half
holiday seusou aud l!0 hours a week
during the rest of the year. The strik
ers returned to work as though nothing
had happened, each man taking the
bench or machine he deserted eight
weeks ago.
The striking machinists of the J.
Morl-tn Poole company are still out,
that firm refusing to make slightest
concession.
PRACTICALLY ENDED.
Over GOO Striking Cincinnati Machin
ists Return to Work.
Cincinnati, July 15.—The machinists
strike was practically ended today by
the return of more than 2.000 workmen
to their various shops. The strike man
agers had announced their intention of
concentrating their attack upon certain
plants while permitting men to work at
other places for the purpose of obtain
ing funds. One of the plants desig
nated to he fought against was that of
Fay-Egan Co. Today over 000 of tho
Fay-Eg.in employes formed in line and
marched in a body to their work, thus
destroying the strongest hope of the
snake leaders.
The manufacturers feel assured that
the remaiuiHg strikers will return to
work.
\\lieels Idle In Mahoning Valley.
Youngstown, O., July 15.—Not a
wheel was turned this morning in any
of tho plants of the American Steel
Hoop company or American Sheet Steel
company, in the Mahoning valley. Tho
Six.h district is the strongest numeri
cally in the Amalgamated association
and the men are a unit in observing the
strike order issued by President Shaffer.
The Steel Hoop company has five plants
in Youngstown, Girard, Warren and
Greenville, aud the sheet steel combine
has four in Struthers and Niles All
are organized. Vice President Ward
Sunday organized the men in the new
4 mill plant of tile Niles Iron aud Sheet
company. In this valley 7,500 men are
directly or indirectly affected by the
strike.
Order Obeyed Without Question.
Anukksox. luil., July 15.—The strike
in the tinplate mills was inaugurated
here this morning. All members of the
Amalgamated association olieyed the
strike order and the mills are closed.
Five hundred men are idle Imre. The
mills at Middletown, lud., are shut
down by the strike. At Eiwocd the
strike orders in the mill, of the Ameri
can Tinplate company were obeyed
without question. Work was suspended
this morning. Thi* is the first day this
yctf the nulls hute been idle. Ordin
arily there is a shutdown of one to
tlm-e months. Anticipating a strike
the management kept the mills going at
full capacity to accumulate a big stock
of tinplate.
K< ur Hundred Out ut Cleveland.
Ci.F.vr.i.Axn, July 15. —Between 400
and 590 men employed at the Crescent
Tinplate mil 1 * in this city obeyed the
strike order of President Shaffer today
aid as a result the plant is practically
idle. The Crescent is tho only plant
affected in Cleveland by the strike or
der. It is controlled by the American
Tinplate company.
Chicago Moulders Strike.
Chicago, July 15. - Nearly 1,000 moul
ders employed itt Chicago wont on strike
today in consequence of the failure of
tho employers to grant their demand
for a fiat scale of $3 per day. About 50
firms are affected and it is expected the
number of strikers will be materially in
creased within the next two days.
Covington Mi Is Cunning.
Cincinnati, July 15. —The steel mills
in Covington an 1 Newport, Ky., are in-
deiKaideut and running today as usual
A special from Cambridge, O., says the
899 men of the tinplate work* at that
place are not working.
1'onirrny Men tin Out.
PoMKitoY. O.. July 15 —The effect of
the iron aud steel worker strike has
reached this city, throwing 300 men out
ofwmployinent at the Pomeroy plant of
the American Steel Hoop company. The
null did not start its mills today.
Worker* Quit nt Cuiuberlund Gap.
CtniBRKi.AM) Gap. Md., July 16.—
None of the employes in the American
Tinplate mills ibis morning reported
for work today and tho mill Is shut
down. Tho strike affects about 200 peo
ple here.
Ravages of Clmrbon.
Memphis, July 15.— A Scimitar special
from Jackson, Miss., says: During the
first week nr two oT tho oharbou epi
demic iu the delta more than U0 per
cent of tho animals affected died, bat
since a supply of the viru* for iuuoou-
lution was procured the death rate ftai
been materially reduced. Unfortunate
ly the disease is spreading all over the
country, not only in the delta, but m
the lulls, several cases being re^irted
today iu Rankin county, the adjoPhing
county to tins, and only a few miles
north of Jackson.
Indiana Corn Still ^afe.
Indianapolis, July 15 —Reports to
The News from the leading Indiana
coru counties show that while rain is
needed comparatively little serious dam
age lias vet been done. Damage is prm-
cipally confined to late planted coru.
Dropped Dead at Table.
Marietta, O., July 15 —William 8.
Grucoy, a promiueut oil o|H.-rator, man
ager of the Boston Oil company, well
known throughout the east, dropped
(tad At (Ut Urwktat tUii moruiug,
OVER THE STATE.
Newsy Items from Other Counties Oroaped
Together.
Last week the Abbeville cotton
mills shipped a car of cloth direct to
China.
The supreme court has rendered a
decision authorizing a dispensary to
be established at Prosperity.
The South Carolina bankers asso-
ciatnn will hold its next meeting in
Charleston during the exposition.
Dr. L. K. Sturkie will likely be a
candidate for the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Congressman
Stokes.
The secretary of state has issued a
commission to the Greenwood Spool
and Bobbin Mfg. Co., of Greenwood,
capital stock $25,000.
Mr. Clark W. Moorman, of Colum
bia, has been elected instructor in
the A. French Textile School at the
Georgia School of Technology, At
lanta.
It is stated on excellent authority
that J. W. McCullough, of Green
ville, is slated to succeed Lawson D.
Melton as U. S. Marshal for the dis
trict of South Carolina.
Tillman and McLaurin will be in
vited to speak at Saluda on July
28tb, at the fifth anniversary of the
laying of the corner stone of the
court house. mmhh
Messrs. O. S. Wakeling and E. D.
Williamson, of Detroit, Mich., have
leased some mining lands about six
miles from Abbeville and propose
working the property energetically
in search of gold.
Julius Smith was shot and fatally
wounded by another negro named
Bill Rhett, while they were return
ing to Columbia from a barbecue
Saturday afternoon. Both men were
said to be drunk and a quarrel caused
the shooting.
Tbe tobacco season will be formally
opened in Florence on July 25. Tbe
warehouses will have a big break.
Planters are making excellent pro
gress with curing, and the indications
are that a lot of tobacco will be
brought to town.
A seven-year-old negro child shot
bis younger brother’s bead into a
pulp Friday afternoon, nine miles
from Columbia. Tbe children were
playing when tbe boy picked up the
gun which he could hardly lift and
did tbe deadly work.
Miss Jennie A. Hart, in tbe censps
office at Washington,writes He father,
Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., of Yorkville,
that she has just bad her salary
raised to $1,000 per year. This is
tbe third time her salary has been
increased since last summer. Her
many friends congratulate her.
Tbe new squad of dispensary con
stables has arrived in Charleston,
and are making things warm for tbe
blind tigers, seizing fixtures, counters
and contraband liquor. This is, it is
presumed, tbe beginning of the des
perate onslftugbt upon the tiger
keeper that Is be made in every city
where blind tigers exist.
Governor McSweeney has received
an invitation to attend the unveiling
ceremonies of the Confederate mon
ument at Xiken on the 23rd of July.
The ladies who have the arrange
ments in charge expect to have quite
an occasion on the unveiling of tbe
monument, for which they have
worked so bard.
Tbe representatives of ning cotton
oil mills met at Greenwood on Tues
day for the purpose of organizing an
association of oil mills in the State
for tbe protection of oil mill interests.
Tbe following mills were represented:
Clinton, Woodruff, Simpsonville,
Fountain Inn, Ninety Six, McCor
mick, Coronaoa, and the Greenwood
and Farmers’ mill of Greenwood.
Private Sutton, of tbe 14th coast
artillery, stationed at Fort Screven,
Savannah, was in Columbia Friday
and ideptified the Congaree Hotel
suicide as Eldon Maddox, recently a
private in tbe 4th. Mr. Sutton gave
a full description of the man, which
left no doubt as to bis idenity.
When tbe photograph was shown
there was absolutely no question as
to who the suicide was.
I#
The postoffice at Trough, Spartan
burg county, was entered Friday
night by robbers. The postmaster
said he locked his safe that night,
and Saturday morning it was open,
and several panes of glass were broken
out of tbe window where the burglars
entered. It seems that the thieves
were frightened away, as they only
opened one drawer in tbe safe, which
contained only a few dollars in cop
pers. In another drawer was about
$75 which was not molested. There
is no clue as to who the robbers
were.
Henry Spesrs wss painfully shot
by Charlie Watford at Lamar, Dar
lington county, Friday evening, a
shot gun being used. They bed had
some words in the morolng and Wat
ford remarked to Speare that he
would eee him later and left. In the
evening while Spears was standing In
the back of the store talking to tbe
Rev. Mr. Ruff, a Methodist minister,
Watford appeared at the front of tbe
store and remarked to Spears that be
had come to settle with him and
Immediately pulled bis gun through
tho window and fired. Tbe load took
effect in the feft side. Spears is not
thought to be dangerously shot.
Watford made his escape L
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LOCAL POLLINGS.
Happenings of the Week
Around Etta Jane.
A LONG DEATH LIST.
Mr. Mike Thompson Thrown from a
Wagon ami Killed—A Child Dead—Mr.
Alexander Hurt by Runaway Team—
The Millwood Boys.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jank, July 13—We find out
sell confronted with an unusually
long death list this a. rn. and it would
be a great pleaeure for us to convey
some word of condolence to each of
tbe bereaved ones. Mr. Michael
Thompson, we lea.n, died Thursday
from injuries received in a runaway
scrape at or near tbe Bates Mill on
Gilky Creek, in which be was thrown
from his wagon loaded with wood,aud
rendered unconscious until he died.
Mr. Thompson was the oldest of four
brothers who went to the war as
members of Company I, 13th South
Carolina regiment. It is said that
he went through the entire four years
without missing a single toll cull.
He was slightly wounded in one of
the engagements and went to the
field hospital where his wound was
dressed and he returned to bis com
mand in time to be present at the
succeeding roll call. Such men as
old Mr. Mike Thompson made tbe
history that other men got credit for.
His name will hardly ever be men
tioned except incidently. Beyond
doubt he was a splendid soldier. He
was buried at Corinth on Friday
in the presence of number of
friends and relatives. Mr. Alex
Mooney conducting tbe funeral
services. At the time of his death
he was about 80 years old. Of him
we can“Bay his deeds live after him.”
Mrs. Rev. R. W. Brice, we regret
to learn, died at her home at Due
West last week, She was a noble
woman and has hundreds of friends
who read The Ledger who will regret
to learn of her death. She was the
mother of J. Steele Brice, Esq., of
Yorkville, Congressman Finley and
Mrs. Rev. J. P. Knox, of Columbia.
Her remains were taken to her old
church, Hopewell in Chester county,
and laid to rest beside those of her
devoted husband. It will be a long
time before her place in her church
and community will be filled with
another just as she was. Mrs. Brice
was a native of Xenia, Ohio, but her
ancestry went from tbe section of
South Carolina where her remains
now rest.
Mr. John McCulloch died negr
Bullock’s Creek church last Tuesday;
aged 78 years. He was knowu as
"Alick’s John.” Many of our Ledger
readers knew him.
Mr. and Mrs. Eliphus Harmon, of
Lawn, have our heartfelt sympathies
in the loss of their child, eight
months old, which died last week.
Nothing carries with it greater sor
row, in our estimation, than that
they have been called upon to expe
rience. May their heavenly Father
comfort them in His wise dispensa
tion and may they realize that
“This lovely bud so young, so fair,
Called hence by earthly doom:
Just came to show how sweet a Mower
Iu paradise would bloom.’’
“Ere sin could harm or sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care;
The opening rose to heaven conveyed,
And bade It blossom there.”
One day last week J. W. Alexander,
Esq., of Lawn, had a runaway scrape
with his mules in which he narrowly
escaped a terrible death. He was
driving the wagon hauling wheat
and riding on the load when the fore-
wheels of the wagon dropped down
an embankment which threw him
forward, and missing his foot-hold he
fell on tbe double tree and the mules
took fright at it. After they bad
gone some distance he managed to
get them stopped, but not until he
had received some very serious inju
ries from which he is still suffering.
We have received a copy of Due
West French College announcement
for 1901-2. It contains about fifty
pages and is full of important infor
mation about this splendid institu
tion. Rev. Junius Boyce is the pres
ident of the college.
We made a hurried trip to our
capital city yesterday. We found
the streets and lo‘s were not crowded
as usual with men, horses and wagons
from the country. Farmers have
something else to do now than run to
town except on most urgent business.
By Col. W. D. Camp, our efficient
and accommodating auditor, we were
most kindly and substantially re
membered with a first-class, up-to-
date shoe, which has greatly improv
ed our understanding. The Colonel
has a philosophical turn of mind re
well at modesty. He says he don’t
claim that a man deservf any great
amount of thanks for giving away
anything be don’t need or can’t use
himself, as was the case with tbe
extra shoe. But never mind old
friend, that is business at this end of
tbe line and we’ll attend to that.
Fowler Brothers have been off with
their turasher all of this and part of
last week. They returned yesterday,
having made a considerable round
and thrashed a good quantity of
wheat.
In our last letter We incidentally
referred to the crop of cotton tho
Millwood boys wore making on the
Tolleson place to which wo wish to
add another word. These throe
brothers married three sisters, who
»re as imsrt girls as this or sny other
eouptj iffordi, ic4 M good workiri
too. They are daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Bratton and the success of
their husbands may be largely at
tributed to their help. Besides, we
counted about fourteen geese in Cal
vin’s cotton field yesterday, which
were doing all they could to keep
down the grass. These fourteen
hands work day and night and don’t
even rest on the Sabbath, but go
right on and in the end give their
master for the privilege of serving
him 80 faithfully at least one good
feather bed a year.
Mr. John McKown, of Gaffney, has
been down on Broad River looking
after his farming interests this week.
Dr. Miles J. Walker, of Yorkville,
was over looking after his farm near
this place this week. He is getting
a good medical practice in Yorkville
and the surrounding country.
There has been a considerable
change in the temperature of the
weather. It is much more comfort
able for farm hands but less favor
able for the crops. Everything indi
cates dry weather. Cool north-east
winds, we are told by old farmers,
will blight tbe crap, especially the
corn.
Mr. Harvey Guyor tells a good tale
on himself in which he surprised Mr.
Jack Thompson and-was in turn sur
prised himself. He was about to be
overtaken in a terrible storm, and
knowing of a vacant house on bis
way he made a forceful effort to reach
it before the storm caught him. Run
ning with all his might to get out of
the rain, he was out of breath when
he landed on the door step with a
”whoop-pe, I beat it pt last”—talk
ing to himself. When he looked
around he found the tall figure of
Mr. Thompson (whom he didn’t
know was in athousand miles of him)
standing before him utterly amazed
at bis actions. Both stood silent and
motionless for a few moments until
their surprise somewhat subsided,
when Harvey apologized for his seem
ing rude conduct. He didn’t know
that anyone had moved into the
house and consequently wouldn’t
have noticed his talking to himself
had it not been for bis unexpected
meeting with Mr. T., who was at a
loss to know whether it was a human
being or an apparition. J. L. s.
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Hapix-nings ami the Doing* of Our Kelgli-
hon* Aero** the Line.
The sixteenth annual ball, com
memorating the opening of the Bat
tery Park Hotel, was given last eve
ning. The affair was in every respect
successful. The german wag led by Df.
and Mrs. Charles S. Jordan of Ashe
ville.
A man named Pender, of Swain
county, was pardoned by Governor
Aycock Friday. Swain has been an
editor. His case was in some respects
a pitiful one. His crime, retailing
whiskey without license, is by no
means uncommon in that county.
Mr. Richard Hines, while on route
home from Goldsboro Friday evening,
and when near tho Little river bridge,
beyond the city limits, fell from his
cart, breaking bis neck. Mr. Hines
was for a number of years clerk of
the Bonitz House of Wilmington. He
leaves a widow and three children.
Congressman Moony returned to
Asheville Friday from a trip through
Transylvania and Henderson coun
ties, where he went to see about free
rural deliveries. He savs the people
of those counties are very enthusi
astic on the subject, and have filed a
great many petitions, asking for the
establishment of the delivery routes.
Jim Lindsay, colored, has been ar
rested and placed in jail at Newton
by Deputy Sheriff John A. Cook.
Lindsay is wanted in South Carolina
for the murder of Wm. Jackson,
colored, who was killed in York
county on the 27th of last May.
Lindsay went to Catawba county on
the 5th day of June and has been
living in the western part of that
county ever since.
A white man named W. D. Royal
was arrested by two policemen as
soon as the train arrived at Winston
Friday afternoon from North Wilkes-
boro. The charge against Royal was
fighting Dr. Harbin, at Elkin, just
before the train left there. A tele
gram was sent to Winston request
ing the officers there to pick him up.
Royal was locked up. He had a
ticket to Danville, Va., where he
was going in search of employment.
He said he fought the Elkin doctor
for talking about his (Royal’s) wife.
Governor Aycock left Raleigh Sat
urday afternoon. Before trking his
departure he said to the special cor
respondent of the Charlotte Observer:
"I will go from there to Wrightsville
Wednesday and on the afternoon of
that day will review the Third Regi
ment. Thursday evening I will see the
guard mount and drill, and inspect
the camp and command. Adjutant
General Royster will be with me
there. I am greatly pleased at the
fine attendance of the regiment.
General Royster tells me 90 per cent,
of the total strength is present.”
Sheriff Sheek, of Davie county, ar
rived at Winston Friday night with
Rufus Burton, who killed Policeman
Wood, at Advance, a few weeks ago.
Burton was arrested at Ivanhoe, Va.,
and the necessary papers had to be
issued b y the Governor of Virginia
before he could be taken to North
Carolina. Sheriff Sheek took his
prisoner to Mocksville Saturday, He
will be committed to jail until his
trial, which will probably come up
at the next term of Davie court. It
was predicted in Winston that an at
tempt would be miado to lynch Bur
ton, but this is not considered at all
probable.
A mad dog fright was on in States
ville Friday morning. An -animal
belonging to Mr. John F. Harbin and
supposed to have the rabies was kill
ed, but not until after a number of
canines in the immediate neighbor
hood had been bitten. The night
policemen are regretting that Lee,
the fine dog which belonged to Mr.
Henry Hall, had to be killed today
because some one had given him a
lose of poison. The dog was a mas
tiff, very large and entirely black and
was presented to Mr. Hall by a friend
at Jacksonville, »Fla., and had
recently been tbe friend and constant
companion of the night policemen,
making the rounds with them, and
was a terror to all dogs that were
possessed of a prowling disposition.
Mr. C. C. Wilborn, of West Dur
ham, was killed on tbe track of tho
Southern Railway between Cary and
Morrisville Sunday morning about
9 o’clock. Wilborn was lying on the
track, using the rail as a pillow,
when the west-bound passeager train,
which is duo in Durham at 9:55,
came on him and his head was
mashed in a frightful manner, in
stant death being the result. It is
the general supposition, that Wilborn
was on his way home from Raleigh,
when he became tired, and sitting
down to rest, fell asleep. Others
say that be was killed and placed on
the track to hide the crime. The in
dications are that Wilborn was under
tbe Influence of whiskey when killed,
as a flask containing whiskey was
found on his person. His parents in
West Durham were notified of the
accident and his remains were car
ried to the depot at Morrisville and
late Sunday afternoon were put
aboard the west-bound train and
taken to Durham. Wilborn was 30
years of age, and leaves a father,
mother, four sisters and four broth
ers. The remains were laid to rest
in the burying ground at Hopkin’s
Grove, yesterday afternoon. It is
reported that the relatives of
Wilborn will bring suit against the
Southern Railway for damages.
It is easier to keep well than get
cured. DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers
taken now and then, will always keep
your bowels in perfect order. They
never gripe but promote easy, gentle
action. Cbirokee Drug Co.
TERRIFIC
OF VOLCANO ALOE
Great Loss of Life In North
ern Java.
^ ...
MANY EUROPEANS PERISH
Forty Miles Aromul Coffee Planta
tions Were Destroyed Ily Showers of
Ashes aud Stones—Other Oriental
News.
Tacoma, July 15.—Oriental advice*
give details of a terrible destruction of
human life which occurred in northern
Java by a sudden aud terrific outburst
of the volcano Kloo. Forty mile*
around all the coffee plautatious and
other estates were destroyed by show
ers of ashes and stones, together with
great streams of lava aud mud. Hun
dreds of natives and a number of Euro
peans perished.
The lava also consumed the superin-
teudeut and about 25 coolies at the
illusion. Many coffee estates iu the
neighborhood were destroyed. The
country around was strewn with
corpses.
fourteen arrests have been made at
Singapore in connection with the recent
robbery of the Hongkong aud Shanghai
bank, of notes amounting to nearly
$300,000. The prisoners are bank clerks
and money changers aud include two
women.
Many protests are being made becauso
the Russian authorities at Port Arthur
are opening all the letters to and from
the American and European residents
there. Nothing is being permitted to
be seut out (hat contains any allusion to
Russian military affairs or criticism of
Russian methods.
S| X PERSONS DROWNED.
Party of Excursionists Sleet Tragic
End Near Savannah.
Savannah, July 15.—The twelfth an
nual excursion of tho Hebrew Gaemahl
Hasad, commonly known as the H. G.
II., had a tragic ending today, six mem
bers of the party being drowned. The
H. G. H. is a popular society with the
orthodox Jews, chiefly from Russia and
Poland, being of a benevolent chatap*
ter. One of its features is an annul
excursion for their members and their
families. The excursion today was to
Dauluskie, 20 miles down the Savannah
river on the South Carolina side. The
beach at Dautuskie is a poor one, and it
has been largely given up as a resort.
This accounts iu part for the accident.
The steamer Eulalia had been char
tered for the trip, and left this morning
with 175 excursionists on board, the
majority being women and children.
The mooifl!g placo at Daufaskie is at
the month of a cri^k and is called
Bloody Point.
A party of 12 or 14, mostly women
and children, decided to go in bathinj
on tbe seaside of the isRind. Bets
the shore aud the deep water there is
wash or sluice, then a shoal 8hd then a
fairly good shelving beach. The tide
was out when the party went ip, and
there was little water in the sluice and
none at all on the shoal After being in
somo time the party noticed that the
iucoming tide had covered the shoal,
and decidedio return. They were all
right uutir*they reached the sluice,
where the water was running like a
mill race. Almost the entire party was
caught and a straggle for life began.
Some managed to get back on the shoal
aud a few got across the danger spot,
but six—ffve women and girls and oue
niau—were caught by the tide aud car
ried down.
The dead are: Mrs. Abe Brickstein,
aged 24, married, with two children;
Aunie Kronstadt, aged 14; Ida Kron
stadt, aged 16; Leah Silverstein, aged 17;
Annie Horrowitz, aged 13; Ike Seacht,
aged 22.
Officers Seize Distillery.
Jasper, Ga., July 15.—Special Gan
ger R. B. Thomas of Atlanta and Dep
uty Collector A. J. Spence of this coun
ty seized the government distillery of
E. S. Vandergriff at Nelson, Ga., and
arrested Vandergriff, James Parker, the
distiller, aud J. J. Freeman, the store
keeper and gauger who was iu charge
of the distillery. Whisky was being
carried cut of the cistern room and con
cealed iu a^house near the distillery.
They were all tried before United States
Commissioner J. F. Simmons at Jasper
and were held under bonds of $300 and
$600. Revenue Agent Colonel Gates
was present at the trial
Severe Storm at Elberton.
Et.BERTOx, Ga., July 15.—A rain,
thunder and bail storm passed over El
berton Sunday, doing considerable
damage. Many trees and outhouses
were blown down and crops beaten to
the ground. .Lightning injured the
steeple of the Methodist church, struck
the barn of A. S. Oliver and burned it.
together With its entire contents, live
stock only being saved. Ths loss is
about $300. In about an hour the barn
of W. M. Wilcox was also struck, aud,
together with several buggies, wagons
and other stosage, was totally consumed,
entailing a loss of about $300.
Heavy Rains Iu North Carolina.
Raleigh, July 15.—The great down
pour of raiu Friday night, yesterday
and last night was again disastrous to
farms and railways It reoallsd ths de
vastating rains in May, which cost the
people of the state over $5,000,000. Tne
rain has now fallen over 86 hoars, with
practically no intermission. The smaller
streams Ire raging. All farm work le
at an end for some days. It is one more
of this year’s disasters and marks it as
easily the worst year sinoe 1867 for the
farming interests.
Fifth Georgia In Camp.
Camp Wakkkx Davis, Dalton, Ga.,
July 15.—The Fifth regiment is en
camped hero, about 250 strong, with
every ex|>ectntiou of substantial increase
iu members tomorrow aud next dav. It
was a hearty welcome the people of
Dalton gave tho soldiers, more than
I, 000 of Dalton’s citizens turning oat to
meet them at the depot. The troops had
their tents set and were eating
within an how alls* their wrim