Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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STRIKE SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED Contencliisg Forces Are Still Strongly Arrayed. J — -— NEITHER SIDE RELENTING the In al mill says he has ao doabt as to Uu> outcome ami declares that the mill will run right along auu will ruu ou nou-uniou hues. # —————— H<‘iiding ilacliluists Drelile to Strike. Reading, Pa., July )« —As a result of the efforts of the organizer who came here from Philadelphia the machinists of the Philadelphia and Reading com pany have decided to strike at 11:30 o'clock this morning. It is uncertain whether all the men will obey tme strike order. Strikers Will Hold a Mussinectliig at Wellsville, by Which Cleans They Hope to Hring All Wavering Force* Over to Their Side. Hittsbubg, July 18.—There are no features visible on the horizon of the strike situation this morning which are jo any way indicative as to when the JlXiurax between the two contending forces will be reached. While there is no doubt that the Amalgamated people arc making strenuous efforts towards or ganizing those mills that ara acknowl edged to be non-union and are meeting with some success, the other side is uot resting and is endeavoring to frustrate these efforts at every point. The Amalgamated people said yester day that the mills at Wellsville could not be started up, but in spite of this assertion a dispatch from that place re ports at least a partial resumption. The strikers will hold a mass meeting today at WelUville, by which means they hope to bring all wavering forces over to their sine. President Shaffer nud throe other members of the commit tee stated in tlnir office this morning tiait they would leave for Wellsville after dinner. As to the talk of mediation by the Ohio state lioanl of arbitration, nothing definite has been accomplished ns yet. {Secretary Joseph Bishop of the arbitra tion board bits offered to mediate and President Shaffer nas admitted ins will ingness to submit the mutter at issue to mediation, but riot to arbitrate. Presi dent Shaffer says there the situation rents for the present until Mr. Bishop lias been at le to confer with the other members of the arbitration board upon the stand ho has taken. Tlie strike sitnation about Pittsburg today remained practically the same ns yoiterday. No attempt was made 19 start the Painter mill, iinurds were plflfced around the mill today. Notice* were posted during the night at this plant to the effect that all ton nage men could get their pay duo them this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Just what will take place when the men meet to draw their money is hard to conjecture. No trouble is feared, but a report is lioatiug about among the men that the management of the plant will speak to them regarding the stand they have taken. Will Not Import Negroes. At Lindsay and McOntcheou’s work*,' in Allegheny, outside of a few men who were employed to care for the furnaces and to watch the plant, there was no body in or about the mill Notices were pasted last night to the effect that all men would be paid off tomorrow. This caused a report to be circulated that the firm was going to import negroes from Alabama, but it was not credited and was afterward denied. Ac the Mouongaheln Tinworks the men in the fiuishiug department were notified that the supply of material would be exhausted in a day or two, when the plant would have to suspeud entirely. The Clarks Sous’ plant in Lawrence- ■ville is about the same today as it was yesterday. An, effort was made to see the management, but none of the offi cers could be found. Trustee Gibson was circulating among the strikers at the different plants dur ing the day. He stated there were six independent mills iti and about the city that would give employment to all the strikers. The following mills, he said, had notified the Amalgamated associa tion that they were in need of men and could take care of all the strikers: The Pittsburg Forgo and Iron company, McKee’s Rocks Iron mills, Zugg mills, Sligo company. Keystone mill and the Mouongaiiela Steel and Iron company. The men, he said, would take these po sitions. Active preparations for an early re sumption are jjoiiig on at the Dewees works at McKeesport. Men were busy relmilding furnaces, placing new rolls mid cleaning up the entire plant The strikers are Keeping away from the com pany’s property and there is little or no excitement. The circulars sent out yes terday wore distributed among the men of the big sheet works by two Amalga mated workers today. The result of this move is being watched with the keenest interest. The plants at Apollo, Scottdale, Salts- burg, DuncansvUle and Monesseu-are still running as usual. At Mouessen the steel hoop mill men, who came but on Monday, are holding a meeting to day and making efforts to get the tin workers to join the strike. The latter met last night and the meeting which was participated in largely by the if or k- ers, decided not to take part in the strike if the management would secure them proper protection in oase of neces sity. Hoop Workers Go Out. The hoop workers at Duncansville held another meeting yesterday and de cided to remain at work. The presi dent, Mr. Shaffer, stated today that ho had received a telegram saying: “Shall we come out? Let us know.” The reply was to come out, that they J rere needed. They will oome out to- ay. The plant is known as the Port age Iron works and employs about 900 skilled and unkilled men. The tiuboso workers are all at work at the Humbert plant of the American Tinplate company at South Oonuells- -vtfle, but the Amalgamated men are out. Manager Stone of the Pittsburg Tin plate works, Keusiugtou, Pa., gained a slight victory when, after several con ferences, he succeeded in getting the striking cold roll workers to work up the largest of the black plate on hand. The men had asked for an iqcreaseiu wages. The mill manager promised to have a definite answer Saturday. July 20. TUo men agreed to work until that date, pending a settlement. They are not members of the Amalgamated associa tion. Affairs were quiet at Wellsville, O at noon, pending the meeting to be be! fhis after upon. AUuagw BrppkmNu RICH FIND OF GOLD. One 1 housand Pounds of Wilkes County Dirt Yields $1,750. Washington, Ga., July Id—The gold fovor has seized upon the citizens of Wilkes with a strong hold. A year or two ago Hon. L. W. Latimer had strong suspicion that there was gold on his I 'autatiou in the northern portion of Wilkes and began to prospect. All that saw the ore said it was valuable. A week or two ago a wheelbarrow full was tested and the product sent to Charlotte to be assayed. The outrun was so remarkable that steps were at once taken to work the vein vigorously. Cue thousand pounds of dirt was dug and sent to the stamping machines at the Columbia gold mines iu the adjoin ing county. Tbe 1,000 pounds yielded a lump of the precious yellow metal that is estimated to be worth $1,500 so $1,75(1 and it is claimed that two or three hun dred dollars' worth of the rich ore was washed away at the stamping works for the reason that there was a lack of quicksilver and the Columbia Mining company was not accustomed to baud- ling sucu rich ore. There is the most intense interest in Wilkes over the gold discoveries that have just been iqade. Ou the southern end of the county the Seminole Mining company, backed by western capital, have just sunk a new shaft at the Ma- gruder urines. The Columbia Mining company, also on tbe southern boundary of Wilkes, is a handsome paying piece of property, said to be worth $3(K),000. Now that a rich find has been made in the northern portion of the county the citizens are persuaded that the rich vein must run entirely through the county and everybody is prospecting. STRANGE CATTLE DISEASE. Stopliyloina Has Made Its Appearance la North Georgia. Atlanta, July 18. —Stophyloma in its most aggravated form has made its appearance among the cattle of North Georgia, iu that section about Lost mountain. - The disease, which is an affection of the eye, is by no means fatal, but leaves its victims iu a condition not at all de sirable. They become blind. Stophyloma makes its appearance in the shape of tears. The animals appear to he crying, while the flow of water from the eyes is of such character as tu scald away the hair of the cheeks. Heretofore the disease, it was thought, was confined tu Texas and other western states, nud its appearance iu Georgia L a matter of moiuu surprise tu veterinary surgeons. Dr. Henry G. Carnes of Atlanta, sev eral days ago, Was rolled to the region north of Cartersville, where, it was said, a mysterious malady had broken out among the cuttle. Investigation proved that the disease was stophyloma. Oixf of a herd of 100 animals, 40 were found to be suffering with the disease. To Ktilargfi l‘ulytrelmlc School. Wayckoim, Ga., July 18.—The advi sory board of thu Southern Polytechnic school will hold a meeting on Friday to consider the matter of enlarging the present quarters of the school The board consists of G. K. Gilbert, chair man. J. G. Olough. J. O. Spears, hid- ward F. Jefiords and William E. Stood- ly. The school has been crowded dur ing the term about to close, and it is thought advisable to enlarge (ho seat ing capacity. The commencement exor cises of this school will occur on Thurs day and Friday. July 25 and 26. The commencement sermon will lie preached by Rev. Joe Jones of Cartersville, at the Baptist church. The school will coopeu iu September. He Fled With ChlMrvn. Salt Lakh City, July 18.— In au ef fort to prevent two childrsu from being raised by the Catholic church, an uncle of the cfiildreu fled with 0<cui from their homo in Hathdrum, Ida. Ho was arrested at Sandpoint, Ida., later and brought bock. The orphans, a boy and a girl, aged 5 and 7 years, respectively, are the children of Jndgn Brady of Rathdrnm, who was murdered last week by an insane man. Jndge Brady's dying wish, it is said, was that rhedhildreu be baptized in the Catholio faith and named Father Purcell as their guardian. Missouri t'uts Its Hanks. Kansas City, July 18.—The Missouri river has cut its bauks at a point 8 miles south of Leavenworth and is now pour ing part of its waters into the Platte river. The bed of the Platte is gradual ly being \Wdened and there is danger that within the next few days rim bed of the Missouri will be trausferred com pletely to that of the Platte. An island 5 miles loug and in some places nearly 2 miles wide has been formed. If the Missouri adopts the new channel tlri* laud will be transferred from Missouri to Kausas. Negro Hoy Jailed For Assault. Baknesville, Ga., July 18.-News has just reached this place of au assault which occurred Sunday night about 6 miles in the country. Oscar Singleton, a negro boy, aged 16, assaulted a girl of iris own race and was given a commit ment trial and remanded io the county jail at Zcbulou, to await the h'-xt xe.Nion of the superior court. No special excite ment seems to have boon aroused among the negroes ou account of the extreme youth of the boy. A New It‘cliinomt. Savannah, July 18.—Since the with- diawal of iiou F. G. duBiguoii from Die gubernatorial race the friends of Colonel J. II. Kstill, the veteran pub lisher and editor of tbe Savannah News, have urged him to enter the contest, li it tcated that Colonel KstiU Will accent th» uomiaaiioo if N»4«ra4- Jl OVER THE STATE. Newsy Items from Other Counties Grouped Together. During the storm last Sunday afternoon, a mule belougfug to John Sanders, colored, who works on tbe Francis Hill place on tbe Saluda road, in York county, was killed by lightning. Sanders recently paid $130 for the mule. The preliminary work on the bar racks on Sullivan'e Island for tbe of ficers and privates of tbe First Ar tillery is progressing as rapidly as possible and within a few weeks a large force of men will be engaged In erecting tbe buildings. It is ex pected that tbe barracks will be com pleted within six month’s time. An examination for four scholar ships to Peabody Norm* 1 College will beheld July 23 at Charleston, Co lumbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Tbe scholarships are good for two years, and are worth $100 per year and the student’s railroad fare to Nashville and return. After tbe first year tbe amount may be reduced from $100 to $50. All efforts to capture William John- sou, who on Saturday night shot and killed William Barnes at Belton Mines near Charleston and seriously wounded William Smith at Feteressa, has so far been unsuccessful. John son is a dangerous man to be run ning at large, and tbe county author ities are anxious to lay bauds on him. It is very probable tbat| Gov. Mc- Sweeney will offer a reward of $100 for Johnson’s arrest. Monday Sheriff Logan, of Rock Hill, received notice that tbe sheriff at Newton, N. C., had Jim Lindsay under arrest. Lindsay is the negro who recently killed another negro named Jackson in York county. Constable Sam Johnson was sent for the man, but tbe sheriff at Newton refused to turn Lindsay over to tbe officer without bis being paid $25 in the way of compensation. No re ward had been offered for tbe capture of Lindsay. The Blue Ridge road was sold at auction in Andersou, Monday, to Fairfax Harrison, of Washington, and B. L. Abney, of Columbia, for $100,000. Tbe purchasers are di rectors of tbe Soutberu railway, but declare tbe road will be reorganized as a separata system. Tbe sale wt ■ made under decree of tbe United States Circuit Court. The property consists of thirty-three miles of road in South Carolina, with rolling s(ock, rights of way and franchises in South Carolina and Georgia, and considera ble property in these States. Mr. Julius Glover, of Orangeburg, died at 9 o’clock Monday morning. He had been an ill man for many months, and relinquished bis duties in tbe Charleston postoffice two months ago to recuperate, if possible, but he grew worse in spite of tender- eat care. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Hon. G. W. Glover, and for some time practiced law with bis father and brother. He leaves one son, Mr. William Glover, who lives in Orangeburg. Mr. Glover lost two brothers during tbe war, Col. Thomas Glover and Leslie Glover. Ed. Gardner, colored, shot and probably fatally wounded Josiab White at Lawton’s farm, on James Island, near Charleston Tuesday afternoon. Both men were taken to Charleston Tuesday night. White was sent to tbe hospital, while Gar dener was locked up iu the police station. Wednesday morning he was delivered to Jailor Graddick to await the arrival of Magistrate Cle ment of James Island, to whom the case was referred. Gardner claims that the shooting was accidental. White, the wounded man, says that ha was shot without cause. His antemortem statement has been taken by tbe coroner. Mr. William E. Nolte, bookkeeper for tbe Viiginia-Caroiina Chemical Company in Charleston was injured Monday morning by electricity while using the telephone. Mr. Nolte was talking over tbe telephone during the rain, when there was considerably electricity in the atmosphere. Light ning struck tbe telephone wire while Mr. Nolte had the receiver to his ear, and he received a severe electric ebook. The current wee so atrong that be was knocked about ten feet, from the ’phone. Mr. Nolte was sent to hie home, 78 Society street, im mediately after the accident, where he waa attended by a physician. It is not thought that he is seriously in jured. Amos Hayes, a colored man who works on Mr. R. H. Cowan’s place near Rock Hill, was shot by an un known party last Friday night. Tbe bell, from a 88 calibre Smith & Wes son pistol, struck him in the back, paeaed through tbe right shoulder blade and lodged in the big mnaelee in tbe shoulder. Dr. J. E. Meesey. Jr., was called and be probed for the ball, but did not take It out, as to do so would have necessitated consider- able cutting. Lodged ai it Is It will do no barm. Hayes said he was shot by some unknown white men while be was passing along the highway just beyond the Highland Park mill, but the facts eeetn to be thef he was shot while In the woods with two white men and another negro man playing cards. Our Information Is that When the gamblers were about to be caught by a white men, they blew out the lamp they were using end opened fire on the Intruder, and when ell had again become quiet, Heyee struck a match to relight the lamp, when the Intruder, who had been bugging tbe ground, took a crack at Hayes, with the result as indicated nbove. The wounded man will reflovir, but bt li oow In b$d> LOWER CHEROKEE LOCAL CULLIN6S. Farmers Realizing Result of Wholesale Bird Killing. INSECTS RUINING CROPS. Ilowell'a Kerry Cliang<‘H Owner*- Lady Kind* a Mnitke In lier lied—lIouiiewTveH Canning lilackberrtea and Other Krultx— 1’entonal Item*. (Corresoondenc* of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, July 10.—From abat we consider a reliable source we learn that at the next meeting of congress an attempt will be made to get a great national park established in the mountain region of North and South Carolina. Secretary of Agri culture Wilson has made an exami nation of the grounds and will report to congress at its next meeting. It is generally thought that be will urge it, and if so we will have' the park. This may or may not inter fere with the parks at Cowpens and Kings Mountain battlegrounds, but we don’t see why it shou'd. Farmers are now realizing the re sult of this wholesale killing of birds. Forty-three years ago an old friend of tbe writer predicted that this country would some day be overrun and crops *ruined by insects if tbe killing of tbe birds was not stopped. His prophesy is being fulfilled. We bear of great destruction of corn by the bud worm. We learn that the management of Howell's ferry has been placed in the hands of Mr. W. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove. This is good news for the traveling public. Mr. Wil kerson is a success in all he under takes and he will have a first-class ferry in operation there just as soon as it can be done, if be undertakes it. Mrs. John Foster still lingers. She is having a hard struggle. Her family have the sympathy of the en tire community. Farmers will be kept in their farms at least a month longer than usual this year on account of the lateness and backwardness of their planting. In many places the corn was planted over three or four times. Rev. S.*T. Creech will begin a pro tracted meeting at Messopotamia church on the fourth Sabbath of this month. The string band had a meeting at Mr. H. B. McDaniel’s last Saturday evening. Mr. Mike Sellers is working out his late planted corn on Gilky’s creek bottoms. Like his neighbors he has had a troublesome time in getting a stand, having been drowned out three or four times. One of the Misses McCulloch, on the York side of the river, awoke a few nights ago to find a snake in bed with her. It was under the sheet, however. She raised the alarm in time to have it killed. We suppose there was some hustling round in that room till his snakeship handed up his checks. Several years ago Mrs. ”J. L. S.” found a snake in her closet. She had her hand close to it. She raised tbe yell as the snake re treated. Mrs. Matilda Goudelock sent a stream of boiling water after it. Next morning it was found dead in the cotton patch. Mr. John Edwards was quite sick last Friday and Saturday. He is about well again. Housewives have been canning blackberries and other fruits. This is one of the most important parts of the house work at this season and it will be equally important next win ter. Most of tbe wheat ripened in the rain and was cut and shocked while damp, and it is not possible for it to make first-class flour, and some peo ple may blame the miller for it. What has become of the other cor respondents? The Ledger will get lonesome at their long silence. Why don’t some bright young man or young lady, or even both, at each of fice go to work and write up the neighborhood news for Tbe Ledger? It is one of tbe best self-educations they can find. Tbeir correspondence will be reviewed by tbe editor and any and all errors corrected. We will take great pleasure in turning our pencil over to anyone who will agree to carry on the work from this section. Very little effort will be attended with success. We have received a letter from Master Rupert McLane.of Wenatchee, Washington. He is the little boy of whom we spoke sometime ago who was found by Rev. R. P. Smith in his evangelistic tour among the mountains of North Carolina, and whom he has taught to read and write. The little fellow in his far-off home receives books and papers from his friends in Asheville, N. C., who take great interest in him and who believe that in him there may be a John Wesley, a John Knox or a Cal vin. We hope so. We have never seen crops so irreg ular as they are this year. The ground is spotted. In some places the corn is large enough and in others it is small and worthless. Cot ton Is the same way. Unless it was the immense rainfall in tbe spring that washed off the soil, we can’t account for its Irregularity. We believe that Ed Edwards, col ored, has the best average crop of both corn and cotton we have seen. He has only what he could work properly and he has done so x This has been • bad year for a farmer to ovir*orop blmnif, and U wai (be ea siest thing in the world for him to do. At least one-fourth of the time he has been unable to work on account of wet weather. The acreage of corn planted and worked out will not come up to that of former years. So much of it has been abandoned on account of the wet weather and other crops pushing for work. But with favorable weath er for curing it any farmer can save ay enough to winter his stock if he will. “Its an ill wind that blows no good.” Rev. J. P. Marion will preach at Salem next Sabbath at 3 o’clock. In making mention of Mrs. Brice’s death in Tuesday's paper by some means we failed to add that J. Steele Brice, Esq., was Congressman Fin ley’s law partner, and the article makes ua say Mrs. Brice was Mr. Finley’s mother. j. l. s. crop bulletTn. Condition of Carolina Crop* us Reported by the Hureuu. Columbia, July 10—The week ending 8 a. m., Monday, July 15th, had nearly no-mal temperature, but was slightly cooler than usual over the southeastero portion, where there was also a deficiency in sun shine. The week’s maxim was 1(H) at Biackville on the 12th, and the minimum was G5 at Greenville and NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Happenings nnd the Doings of Our Neigh bor* Aero** the l.lne. During the electric storm Saturday i evening, lightning struck and set lire I to the nearly completed two story dwelling of Marion (“Tube”,) Keener, about live mile from Llncolnton. The building was entirely destroyed. The loss amounts to about $500. Kobfc. Abbott, of King’s Mountain, who stole Bessie Breakerfield also of that place, and ran off to Grover and married b*r. lived with her one week and then skipped for parts unknown. The girl was only fourteen. Ho should be caught and punished. As Lattimore Costner, of McAdens- ville, was driving on tbe fill at the bridge at that place Sunday his horse backed off the fill and horse and bug gy rolled over and over till they reach ed the bottom land below. The strange thing about it was that there was no serious damage done. Samuel VV. Mitchell, of Hickory, is suing the Woodmen of the World for $15,000 damages for injuries in flicted on him during au initiation. If he gets damages, some of the orders will be a little more careful about the way they handle a man. If damages were allowed for injury to ! the feelings, the grand and glorious order of Buffaloes would soon be bankrupted. Spartanburg on the 9th, 10th and 11th. There was one severe local storm in Pickens county, and there were high/drying winds during the middle of the week throughout the State. Showers were frequent, and some quite heavy, along the southeastern coast and over the northeastern coun ties, and there were light scattered showers elsewhere, but generally throughout the State there was no rain until the 14th, when showery conditions prevailed over the whole State. Rain was badly needed for all crops, altbough tbe absence of rain was favorable for cleaning crops and giving them much needed culti vation. Some fields are still grassy, and will cither be abandoned or allow ed to make wbat they will in their foul condition. Cotton improved under cultivation, and, although still very small, looks healthy and is fruiting belter than last week. Most of the fields have been cleaned of grass, and tbe plants are growing slowly. In places cot ton continues to have a yellow, color, and there are reports of shedding leaves and squares. Sea-island is thriving, but the plants are dwarfed, and blight is present in spots. Old corn is extremely poor and wil, scarcely make half an average crop- while later plantings are more prom ising. Bottom land corn is practi cally a failure. Iu certain widely separated sections the corn crop is excellent, but its average condition is low. Tobacco cutting and curing made rapid progress. In localities an im provement in condition is noted, while generally the crop remains poor and inferior. Rice is thriving and responds to cultivation, but in Colleton county caterpillars are doing gteat damage. Melons are only beginning to ripen and will have poor yields. Sugar cane, sorghum, aud peas are doing nicely. Sweet potatoes look prom ising. The dry weather caused pas tures to fail rapidly. Peaches and grapes are still rotting, but not so extensively as heretofore. Apples continue to drop. The Same Old Story. J. A. Kelly relates an experience similar to that which has happened in almost every neighborhood in the United States and has been told and re-told by thousands of others. He says: “Last summer I had an attack of dysentery and purchased a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which I used ac cording to directions and with entirely satisfactory results. The trouble was controlled much quicker than former attacks when I used other remedies.” Mr. Kelly is a well known citizen of Henderson, N. C. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. It is stated that the orange orchard area at Riverside, Cal., covers thirty square miles, or 19.200 acres, on which are growing 1,536,000 orange trees. ■ 1 - - Summer complaint is unusually prevalent among children this season. A well developed case in the writer’s family was cured last week by the timely use of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy—one of the best patent medicines manu factured and which is always kept on hand at the home of ye scribe. This is not intended as a free puff for the company, who do not advertise with us, but to beuefit little sufferers who may not be within easy access of a physician. No family should be without a bottle of this medicine iu tbe house, especially in summer time.—Lansing, Iowa, Journal. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. % Tbe legislature of Porto Rico has been called in extra session on July 4, to fix the date after which free trade will exist with the United States. The Kent Liniment for Strain*. Mr. F. H. Weljs, the merchant at Deer Park, Long Island, N. Y., says: “I always recommend Chamberlain’s Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. 1 used it last winter for a severe lameness in the side, resulting from a strain, and wasjgreatly pleased with the quick relief aud cure It effected.” For sale by Cherokes Drug Co. Bob Hinson and Tom Ward and a horse belonging to P. D. Hinson came near being killed by lightning Mon day. The boys were hitching the horse to a hack, near a tree when lightning struck the tree and the boys and horse were knocked sens- less. Mr. Hinson was near by and saw all three fall. After five minutes all came to and the horse ran away, while the boys cried lustily. It was sometime before either of the boys regained the use of his limbs. Saturday morning near Dallas as the two little daughters of Labe Cloninger aged about eight and ten, were returning home with a bucket of milk from Col. Morris’ about a mile north of Dallas, three negroes met them and at the point of a pistol made them give up the milk. A little later two negroes were halted at Dallas but there was no proof that they were the right ones and they were turned loose. Considerale ex citement was caused and unfounded rumors were set afloat by the inci dent. Saturday night three boisterous young bucks—recruits in tbe United States navy—arrived in Salisbury on the Western train en route to Baltimore. Their conduct at the depot was very annoying and the officers notified them to desist. In stead of heeding this warning they became even more rowdy and stated in very emphatic language that no officer could arrest them. They found out otherwise. They soon found themselves in the clutches of three well built officers and in a jiffy were in the lockup. Oue of (the men grapplod with Officer Frank Cauble but was quickly subdued. Only one of the three was able to put up tbe required bond and he left on tbe night train for Baltimore. From 9 o’clock Tuesday night to 8 o’clock Wednesdamorning eighty inches of rain fell at Southern Pines. Lake Lauderdale dam wss washed away, and the approaches to Piney Woods Inu are now one yawning gulf. The rush of water through Jimstowu did great damage to stock and chick ens. One horse in attempting to swim the swollen creek was drowned, and I. C. Edgerton, the owner saved himself by swinging to the bridge. The streets of the town were badly washed. All north bound trains were thirteen hours late. At Aber deen the Seaboard Air Line tracks were washed out and no trains were able to pass. Tbe Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad was badly washed. No trains were ruu for two days. Fruit was damaged considerably, but enough is left to realize good profits. A frightful accident occurred be tween Cary and Morrisville below Durham, last Sunday morning about 9 o’clock on the Southern Railway. As westbound passenger train No. 35 was speeding around a curve some miles north of Oary, it ran over and killed Charles C. Wilborn, of West Durham, who had for some time past been working at the Caroleigb Cotton Mills near Raleigh. He worked at the mill until 4 o’clock last Saturday, and was to have been married Sun day afternoon in West Durham to Miss Corinne Wilson, who is almost crazed with grief at his untimelj and distressing death. The train which caused the death of the unfortunate man was stopped, and his mangled body put aboard and taken to Morrisville. A coffin was sent down on the next train and tbe remains taken to West Durham on the train late Sunday afternoon. Deceased was about thirty years of age, and was born in Halifax county, but come to Durham nearly ten years ago with his parents to live. He had been employed in several cotton mills as a weaver. There is considerable speculation as to how and why he was on the track but the most plausible theory is that be was under tbe influence of liquor, partially, at least, and was walking along tbe track in a stupor and did not hear the train as it came around the curve until it had overtak him, and did not realize the danger. A small sum of money and a flask con taining a little whiskey was found on his person, so we are informed. Stop* Th* Cough An«l Work* off The Cold Laxative Bromo-Quioine Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Care, No Pay. Price 36 cent*. THREE NEGROES DIE ON SAME SCAFFOLD First Legitimate Execution In Nashville. TRAP SPRUNG AT 10:15 Over.*1,000 I'eople Asxeinbled Without the Jail Knclosure, but the llext of Order Prevailed During the Execu tion of the Doomed Men. Nashville, July 18.—The first legiti mate execution ever witnessed iu this county took place this morning when three negroes were suspended from the same scaffold. The hanging took place in the jailyard aud was witnessed by about 200 people. The condemned were Babe Battise, Dncer Thompson aud Abe Petway and they calmly mounted the steps and took their places on the trap without exhibit ing the least evidence of trepidation. Thompson and Petway made short talks iu which they proclaimed their inno- nonce iu the pardon of their sins and Battise spoke rather intelligently for over five urinates about his hopes of the hereafter aud admonished his hearers to eschew his example. The caps were then adjusted nnd the trap was sprung at 10:15 L>y Sheriff Hurt. The drop was about 5 feet and the men wore pro nounced dead within 13 minutes. Pet- way and Battise had their necks broken and Thompson succumbed to strangula tion. The bodies were delivered to the undertakers. There were about 3,000 outside the jail while the rtcecutiou was being con ducted aud the best of order prevailed. Story of Pet way’s Crime. The crime for which Petway paid the penalty was the murder of an old white man named Wrcnn, on the night of May 31, 1900. The old man owned a small grocery and was supposed to have accumulated cousiderable mouoy aud the cupidity of Petway and his pals led to the murder. Lewis Bridges aud Eli Webb who, with Petway, were tenauts of old mau Wrenn and occu pied rooms in the rear of the grocery, were arrested as accessories. Petway confessed that Bridges and Webb killed Wreuu while he kept watcli on the out side and that he was to receive $10 as his share of the blood money. Petway and Bridges were sentenced to be haiiged last No /ember but appealed to the supreme court. The sentenced of the former was affirmed and the latter was granted a new trial. Petway was respited iu order that he might testify against his accomplices, bat the attor ney general did not uso him for the rea son that he refused to talk aud denied all knowledge of the crime. Tbe cas% against Bridges and Webb will be trij at the next term of the coart. Crime of Ilattlse and Thompyyjr Battise and Thompson v vera^"<^ (J| for the brutal murder of Caiip r*, negro spotter for the police. was the proprietor of the “Bucket of Blood," a notorious dive in Black bot tom and be was heard to say to Battise that he would~~fix Miller. The murder was committed ou the night of Dec. 8, 1899, and Battise aud Thompson were under duress within two hours after the commission of the deed. Thompson charged Battise with the crime and to .the last he affirmed his innocence. Battise at the first proclaimed his guiltlessness, but finally admitted that lie killed Miller and said it was done at the instance of Thompson, under whoso complete domination he was. The evi dence brought out the truth of Battlse’s statement and showed him to be the tool of Thompson, who planned the whole affair. The men were sentenced to hang on the seventh of last May, but were re spited until June 18 aud tbe second time until today. STATEMENT OF HOWARD. Ills Connection With the Murder of George and Thomas Baker. Frankfort, Ky., July 18.—James Howard, iu jail here, awaiting trial on the charge of complicity in the murder of William Goebel, has issued a signed stateftieut concerning his connection with tho murder of George aud Thomas Baker. Howard admits having killed George Baker, but claims justification on the ground that George not only killed Howard’s father and brother, but at tempted to assassinate him ou the way to. the funeral. As to the killing of Thomas Baker lie says ho can establish an alibi. Kosburgh Trial Begins. Pittsfield, Mass., July 18.—The trial of Stuart Fosburgh, charged with kill- iug bis own sister. May L. Fosburgh, last August, was begun today. The ar rest of Fosburgh caused a wave of ex citement all over New England. Tho members of tbe Fosburgh family con tended that robbers entered the house and attacked Robert Fosburgh and his father and that tho young woman was killed by a bullet fired by a burglar. The prosecution is based on the theory that the shooting was the result of a bitter family quarrel in which young Fosburgh,"using his own revolver, shot his sister, althongh intending the ballet for another member of the family. Captain Charles Botha Killed. London, July 18.—Lord Kitchener, commanding the British forces in Soath Africa, reports as follows from Elands- fontein, July 18: “Captain Ouarlaa Botha, son of Philip Botha, and Field Coronets Humaun and Oliver have been killed in the Orange river colony.” Kitvy Buys Dry Dock. Washington, July 18.-The navy de partment has purchased the big floating steel dry dock, in Havana harbor, from the government of Spain for $180,000. The Squish government’s original price was $250,000. ' Kansas Drouth Broken. Kansas City, July 18.—^Good raina are reported again last night iu south eastern Kansas and western Missouri aud iu central Kansas nnd southern Missouri this morning.