Carolina Mascot from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 3

PEKSUNAliS GENERA li NEWS. IEHE MASCOT MEN'S OUTFIT IING-S Jos Walker Paiduned Governor A cock pardoned Joe Walker, cclorcd, Monday. At the 1 tonm 1 QO.Q nf Tparlotl Sin A Marriage Yesterday. Yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock there was a quiet home wed ding at the residence of Mr. C.

Kimball southeast of town. Mr. Kimball's daughter. Miss Daisy L. and Furnishings, and Summer.

Hats, Shoes For Spring THE CELEBRATED Lion Brand Shirts. Made especially for us are right up-to-date and give best values for the prices. Monticello Straw Hats, 25c. to $2.50. Chesterfield and.

Mt. Vernon Soft4Hats. We are showing a handsome line of Summer Underwear, Hosiery, Neck wear, Popperell Jeans and Scrivens Elastic Seam Drawers, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Garters and Small Fixings. Remember our prices make every dollar do double doty. You can save money by trading at our store.

Come once and you will come back. They all do Ramsey, Tomlin Bowles. Patterson Building. Center Street. MiVtb.

Dr. P. McCombs, a prominent physician of Carlotte, died Tuesday, aged 65 years. The huckleberry crop of Sampson county has netted something like $100,000 this year. J.

Clyde Grady, of Kinston, was drowned in the Neuse river in that city Tuesday, while bathing. The body was not found. Hubert Lavoy, of Durham, fell from a bicy cle Tuesday and died instantly. He was a carpenter, and it is said that his life was insured for $30,000. Walter Boone, colored, dropped dead at Burlington Tuesday.

He had been threshing wheat, and it is supposed that heat was the cause of his death, Haynes will build a big knitting mill at Winston. It will be one of the largest mills of the kind in the State and will manufacture high grade ladies' hosiery. It is expected that it will be running by September 1st. Rev. J.

M. Bell, a minister of the Gospel, isin jail in Asheville charged with forging his dead brother's name to a note and then endeavoring as administrator to pay it. A great many people do not believe the preacher guilty. Dell Hall, a 13-year-old orphan boy, has been jailed at Winston on the charge of burglary-breaking into the residence of Lem Wall, near Donnaha. The boy claims that Wall owes him.

He admits he entered the house, but says he only got five cents. Lake Landreth. a young white man of Greensboro, was killed by a freight train in the yard at Greensboro early Sunday morning. He was stealing a ride on a box car when he fell on the track. His head was completely severed from his body.

Robert Benfield was arrested at Hickory Tuesday on- the charge of seduction of Miss Holler, of Asheville, who formerly lived near Hickory. The sheriff of Buncombe took him to Asheville. Sunday Benfield was married to the daughter of a highly respected farmer who lives near Hickory. Mills Special. Co, rholesale and Retail- Mills Company.

We offer for this week a special good value in Fine Pique. A good 10c. Pique for 8J cts. yd. A good 15c.

Pique for 12 cts." yd. Silk Pique for 20 cts. yard. See them, they are values not found every day. They will wash beautifully and wear well.

Kot Lawns and Laces' New Black Velvets Ribbons.widths from 1 to 24, Linen and Silk Backs. New lot black and Blue Duck and Covert Cloth for Liht Skirts. Some specials in Ladies and Childrens Oxford Ties. Bargains in Umbrellas. Good one for 50cts.

and up. See us for bargains. i. cui uai bci ui jutif, ui wu perior Court he was convicted of stealing $38 50 from Jim Gray, also colored. Both negroes lived at Mooresville.

Walker was sentenced to the chain gang for four years, a little more than two of which he had served. Walker has consumption and had been in jail for some time, being brought there from the chain gang. The county commissioners, county attorneys and county physician all recommended his pardon, as his further detention endangered the health of other prisoners. Dr the county phjsician, said in bis letter to the Governor: "This is to say that Joe Walker, colored, has tuberculosis (consumption) and is now in the county jail, brought there sick from the county chain gang. His disease is contagious, and he is, therefore, a menace to the health of the other prisoners.

The Base Ball Came Tuesday. The Newton and Statesville baseball teams crossed bats on the Athletic Park grounds Tuesday afternoon. Newton won by a score of 2 to 0. What would have been a good game of ball was marred by useless kicking which finally brought exchange of blows between the umpire, Mr. Eugene Morrison, of this place and Mr.

Hoyle, of Newton. No damage resulted. Quiet was soon restored and they preceed-ed with Mr. C. W.

Boshamer as umpire. The work of Statesville 's battery. Rose and pence, was good; but the work of the in fielders was very "rocky. Newton has a good team, much heavier than Statesville's. Yount and Rowe held the points for Newton, and while they did well.

Statesville pony battery was their match at every point, Zeb Yount, Newton's clever and popular second baseman, got a finger hurt in the game, and Billie Lein- ster, of the- Statesville was painfully injured in the 8th. inning by a ball which he had batted strik ing and mashing one of his great toes. He had to retire from the game. Over Half a Million Increase. Register Turner has completed the footing of the returns from the townships of the county and the grand total of all properj real and personal returned for taxation in the county is $4,622,192, an increase of $514,415 over the figures for last year.

Of this amount $4,521,445 is listed by whites and $100,749 by negroes. Last year there were 458,570 acres of land returning against this year. Last year's delinquent list made up this deficiency. Household -and kitchen furniture is this year valued at $119,856, a gain of $10,588 over last year. Money on hads this year last year $79,566, a loss of over which has been invested.

Solvent credits this year, last year a gain of $140,112. There are 3,214 horses valued at $142,149, a gain of and 3,029 mules valued at a kain of $20,480. Under the head of all other property, which includes goods, wares, merchandise, etc. he valuations have increased from last year to $483,656 this year. 7'here is an increase nearly all the items on the lists and the grand total of var $500,000 is eyery grati-fying, as it means about $4,000 more taxes will be received than last year from property.

There polls 3,310 white and 861 negroes returned, against 4,100 last year. There is a gain of 79 white polh and a loss of 8 negroes making a net gain of 70. District Conference at Maiden. The Statesville District conference was in session at iaiden last week. It was presided over by Rey.

J. Thompson, presiding elder of this district, an able and impartial officer. There was a full attendance of lay and clerical dalegates Dr. Jno. R.

Brooks, of Reidsville was a N. B. Closing out sale on Summer Lap Robes and Dusters. Jos. A.

Tatuin, of Oiin, is ill with uphold fever There is a good deal of sickness ftiere will be a picnic at Eupeptic .1 11 Hir A I The Thursday Afternoon Book 1 will meet tnis afternoon witn rv D. A lor. J. is Coube has rented the otW-1'-11 I'm 'shed by J. Sher on air street.

Hume gi' wu cantaloupes and wa ere put iu me uiai Kel by Oapt. Uregorj Una wetK. Miss Jesiij Fowler gave hr Sun-ay class an outing to Bos nian's bridge yesterday aiternoon. I Knox -Henry, former book ee per tr Henkel now has a jimilar position with the Key Furniture Company. 11 Clarke Sons have leased the jd Walton Gage stand from Dr.

Molt and will move their offices and business into it next week, The 3 ounjr ladies at the Misses j0j eland's and their charming hos sgvses were giyeu a pleasant straw fc and picnic at Wallace's Springs Lt eveniug. TLe case of B. F. Long, adminis-faiorj-vs. the Southern Railway will iot be trit-u at the August term of red ell Superior Court, it has been otitiuutd by consent.

Mr uooouian, woo is now i til D. rey, of Salisbury, spent juuilay here with his- family. He muve his family to Salisbury Jje last of the month. W. H.

ColTey's present stand in le St. Charles has become too i'mall for his increased business, so ie has rented and will move into the room on Centre street recent- vacated by the Sullivau Grocery Aver' Chambers, night oper-W at the deDot, is ill, and Wm. i lie day operator, is filling his jlaiv. hile W. W.

Thompson, of 3uvidson is temporarily in charge of Ur. Pace's work. The Gun-Jlub will have another Mi this afternoon on their ji-jjikIs southeast of town near the tkl W'j jdward place. Messrs Giobs, A. B.

Saunders and W. Coffey made the best scores last Thursday. oii New Clio, and fv jet churches will be sup ilied by liv. Jno. A.

Scott, presi lent of the College, during the absence of Rev. W. C. Brown, the raslor. Mr.

bcott preached at Kew Salem last Sunday. After the heavy thunderstorm ast Thursday Mr. J. C. Sullivan ouud a squiirel on the ground un- 3er a tree that had been struck by lightning.

The fur on the squirrel was singed showing that it had been tilled by the lightning. roe ladies or iiethany church are mdea voring to raise funds tor the purchase of an organ and will give for this purpose an ice cream supper at the home of J. C. Dunlap, next luesaay evening from 10 o'clock, A cordial invitation exienueu to every one to come 'out and help them. Some hand painted china in the window of R.

H. Rickert is attract- iin 'much attention. It is th work jof Miss Earle, who is to have charge jof the art department at the college -next yeat Miss Earle is an artist of no mean ability and this work is said by good judges to be unusually tine. The town is full of young ladies. Fair stranger faces can be seen ev erywhere, and the young men are jkept on the go continually.

There tare more visitors in town than have (favored it in mai a day, but this is la delightful place during the hot fsummer days and The Mascot hopes the young ladies may enjoy States ville thoroughly. The government has purchased from Spain the floating docks at Havana and Admiral Bowles, chief naval constructor, has designated certain naval officers to inspect these docks, among the officers des ignated is Mr. Frank P. Lewis, whose wife is hereon a visit to rel atives. He is master electrician of Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Mr. Lewis left New York yesterday for Cuba. uandoiph bupenor uourt is in session this week with Judge Coble presiding. The most impoitant cases to be tried are the elction cases, in which the Democratic sheriff, register of deeds and treasurer are sued for their offices by the Republi cans who ran against them. B.

F. Long, of Statesville, appears for the Democrats. He is in Ashe- boro. Come Out Tonight- i he ladies of the town will give an entertainment this evening in the old Walton Gage storeroom for the benefit of the Hospital. i here are two charity ward3 that need to be fitted ud and the ladies of the town are attempting to Don't miss this opportunity to get a Summer Lap Robe at Thrce negroes were instani killed by a train in the suburbs oi Memphis, Tuesday.

They were on the track. The Capital Free Ho Land and Investment Company, of Fort Worth, Texas, whose property is worth from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, has gone into the hands of a receiver. Mrs. Kruger, wife of Ooin Paul of the Transvaal, died Sunday of pneumonia, aged 67 years. Her husband was in Europe when she died.

In a riot between white and colored boys at Indianapolis, Sunday night, a bystander was shot through the neck and he may die. The riot was the result of an old feud between the races. Sunday afternoon during a wind storm the Second Baptist church of Columbus, was totally de-stoyed. Rey. W.

W. Whitfield was holding service at the time and a large congregation was present. Several people were cut and bruised. Wm. Brooks, colored, was lynched at Elkins, W.

night. He had fatally shot the chief of police, who was trying to arrest him. A mob quickly formed, took the negro from the sheriff, who had arrested him, and quickly hanged him. Mrs. Carrie Ration was fined $100 and given 30 days in jail by Judge Hazen at Topeka, Tuesday, for disturbing the peace and dignity of the city by a Sunday joint raid last spring.

There is no appeal and she must serve her time in jail. The heat has been terrible throughout the West and Southwest. One hundred degrees and more have been quite common. The drought continues and the crops are burning up. There have been many deaths in the western cities from heat and some in country districts.

Hugh O'Hara, mayor of Santa Paula, was shot and probably fatally wounded Sunday by Charles Waxsmith, an employe of the Union Oil Co. Since the shooting the town has been in a state of turmoil and at one time it looked like there would be a lynching. The shooting was the result of the mayor's efforts to preserve order. An American oil steamer blew up at Stockholm, Sweden, resulted in the death of Captain Orr, ten members of the crew and four Swedish customs officials, Two of the crew were saved. The explosion set the schooner on fire and the blazing petroleum engulfed the vessel and those on board.

Chauncey Proctor, the criminal whose capture in Asheville has been noted in another column, has been taken to the penitentiary at Raleigh to serve out six years of an old sentence. Dont Want Negroes in Illinois. Chicago Dispatch. 23rd The advent at Melrose Park to" morrow of 500 negro workingmen, 25 women and three preachers, imported fru Jobile, by the Latrobe Suel and Coupler Works, is awaited with interest by the residents of that suburb and the 600 workmen now employed in the plant. Threats of the workmen to strike for higher wages are believed by many to have been the cause of the importation.

This is denied by the officials of the cempany. They say that the only reason the negroes are brought here is that it has been impossible to secure sufficient white help to do the work demanded from the Latrobe Company by the United States Steel Corporation. To the workmen still in the factory this reason is significant. All afternoon a parallel was drawn between the pending state of affairs in Melrose Park and the rumors of the importation of colored men to the Pennsylvania works of the Steel Corporation. "They are going to try it on thi 'dog out here first," was the remark made by one of the workmen.

For the accommodation of the new workmen long wooden sheds have been erected in the Latrobe Corny any 's yards. There, it is said, the men will sleep and be protected should there be any up rising against them. An impromptu mass meetiug was held tonight in front of the village hall. Residents of Haywood," Melrose Pjrk aad Bell wood gathered until full 3,000 persons were in attendance to protest against the importations While no direct threats were made it was freely prophesied that troubl-j would follow the arrival of the imported laborers. A committee was appointed to confer wTth the officials 5f the company and an effort was made tonight to confer with Governor Yates by telephone to se? if he would take some immediate action to prevent the importation of the negrdes.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve shouLd be promptly applied to cuts, burns and scalds. It soothes and quickly heals the injured part. There are worthless counterfeits, be sure to get DeWitt's. W. F.

Hall. Liver Pills That's what you need; something to cure your biliousness and give you a good digestion. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure constipation and biliousness. Gently laxative.

25C All druggists Want your moustache or bard a beaatiial brown or rich black Then use BUCKINGHAM'S DYEers 60 cts. or ok R. f. Hall A Co. Nasmu, n.

h. Special ING Wholesale Price Mr. J. R. French is at home fora lew days.

Mrs. M. Mejer left Tuesday for Blowing Rock. Miss Laura Foard, visiting relatives here. Mr.

P. S. Torrence, of Salisbury, spent Snnday in town. Mr. Jno.

F. Bowles went out Tuesday on a business trip. Miss Mattie Poston is In Jbores- vme on a two weeks visit to friends. Dr. L.

White and sons SDent Sun- day with relatives in Davidson. Prof, J. W. Crura, the Diano tun er, has baen in town several days. Mrs.

C. W. Stimpson left Tuesday to spend a few days in Charlotte, Miss Addie McKinney, of Princeton, is the guest of Miss Laura Wil son. Mr. J.

B. Glover left the first of the week on an extended business trip. Miss Seima Neill went to Moores- ville Tuesday afternoon to visit friends. Mr. Jas.

Mitchell, of Fair Mount. spent a few d.iys iu tovu this week. Mr. Sii? Wallace is enjoy ng the mountain breezes at Blowing Rock this week. Misses Elizabeth and Claire Goug- er spent Sunday with relatives near Cleveland.

Mrs. J. S. Leonard and children Springs for a are at Dayis Sulphur two weeks stay. Miss Mary Barr Morgan leaves today to visit Miss Daisy of the vicinity of Clevelaud.

Mr. H. Burke and family are at All Healing Springs. They are try- ng to shake off the chills. Miss Maud Stimpson, of Turners- burg, spent a day and night in town with relatives this week.

3rs. P. A. Jones is entertaining her friend, Miss Dora Montsinger, of High Point, this week. Mr.

and Mrs, L. B. Bristol and children left Tuesday for a two or three weeks mountain trip. Miss Fan Allen Copeland return ed Friday from a two wek so journ at Glenn Springs, S. C.

Misses Clara and Anna Kirkman, of High Point, have been the guests of Mrs Jno. Marsh since last week. Mrs W. Hoed, of Salisbury, returned to her home Saturday after a visit to her mother, Mrs. M.

A. rider. Mr. Quincy Sbarpe left Sunday for his old home in Liberty Hill, he will be absent several Mrs. M.

J. McCorkle returned to her homa in Newton after a few weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Simons.

Geo. B. Nicholson, who has been in Cincinnati, Kentucky and Indiana on legal business, is expected back this week. Mrs. Horace B.

Hayes, of Balti more, nee Miss HiStelle Ulinard, of Hickory, spent last Friday here with Mrs. A.L. Coble. Mr. Aaron Clarke, of Baltimore, is spending his summer vacation here with bis -father aad mother, Mr.

and Mrs. H. Clarke. Mrs. Geo.

W. Fowler, of South River, Rowan county, is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. C.

Irvin, and daughter, Miss Jessie Fowler. Mr. J. Frank Davis, of Wilkes, re turned from a prospecting tip to Oklahoma last Saturday, better satisfied than ever with his old home. Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Clifford, of Gastonia, spent from Saturday to Tuesday here, on their way to Davie county to visit Mr. Cliffprd's moth er.

ColJno. C. Tipton, editor of the Lincolnton Journal, spent from Saturday to Monday with his wife and children at Mr. J. Gray in Bethany.

Mrs. W. A. Thomas, who had been on a protracted visit to relatives and friends in Virginia and Baltimore, returned Saturday eyen- ing. Misses Bess and Mary Howard Rankin returned last evening to their home in Mooresville.

They had been visiting their aunt, Mrs. E. M. Watts. Mrs.

M. A. Cryer, who had been spending some weeks with Miss Elizabeth Gouger at Mrs. M. J.

Gouger's. returned to her home in Washington Saturday. Mr. Esley O. Anderson left Monday for his father's at Sparkling Catawba Springs, where he will rest several weeks before going to Charlotte to take a position there.

Miss Mattie May Ballew, of Lenoir, spent from Monday to Tuesday afternoon with Miss Mattie May Connelly. Miss Ballew was on her there. Mr. H. Coone, of Nashville, is at home on a visit to his mother, Mrs.

M. C. Coone. Mr. Coone is a trusted employe of the Methodist Publishing House at Nashville.

Mrs. D. A. Caldwell and daughter, Mrs. Wm.

Propest, and Mr. jno. ts. Caldwell, of Concord, and Dr. Paul Caldwell, of Brooklyn, N.

were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Caldwell Monday.

There have been merry times at the home of Judge and Mrs. D. M. Furches this week. Miss Altona Corpening has b-en entertaining Misses Floy and Gretta Long, of Catawba, and Margaret Murdoch, of Salisbury.

The Misses Copeland are entertaining a bevy of charming young ladies at their elegant home this week. Their guests are Misses Marie Wagner, of Charleston, S. Elizabeth Burris, of New Berne, Nell Carmichael, of Asheville, and Essie and Rosa Shuford, of Hickory. Misses Bessie and 'Estelle Love, who have been visi ting relatives here for several weeks, leave to day for Greens6oro to visit their aunt, Mrs. Gregory Miss Pearl Barkley accompanied them.

Miss nvft here with Miss Hartlav tuVi ila Mica RocaiA TjDVft goes on to New York. We have the, most complete line ever shown here, all styles and prices. Our entire stock of Summer Robes will be offered at wholesale prices as' long as they last. Kimball, and Mr O. R.

Snider, of Knoxville, were thecontract-ing parties. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. Shelton, There were no witnesses to the marriage except near relatives and immediately after the ceremony the party was driven to the station here, where they took the east bound train for Norfolk. The Mascot tenders this young-couple its heartiest congratulations.

A Concert Next Week. The Old North State Orchestra will give one of their enjoyable con certs next Tuesday evening in the college chapel. The orchestra having been practicing for some time for this concert their music will be fully up to their standard and there is no better. They will be assisted by Misses LuSa Morrison and Gertrude Bobbins, of Statesville, and Hortense Holzman, of Shreve- port, JLa. This will be the first opportunity Miss Robbins' friends have had to hear her sing for some time.

Jiss Holzman has been hi New York studying vocal music for some years, and is a splendid vocalist. The orchestra should be greet ed by a large audience. The Mooresville and Mocksr.lte Picnics. Next Thursday is the day for the annual picnic at Mooresville for the Barium Orphans Home. A committee of ladies will wait on Statesville people and solicit contributions for it- They will doubtless meet with a generous response, as the people here are in sympathy with the work.

Reduced rates will be given on the railroads and it is hoped that an excursion train will be run from Salisbury via Statesvillle to Mooresville. The Concord band will furnish the music. On August 8 the annual Masonic picnic at Mocks ville will be held. This always draws a good crowd from Statesville. Judge Furches is to be one of the speakers this year.

An Iredell Man Killed by Lightning in Davie. E. DeWitt C. Pope was Lilled by lightning at his home near Cana, Davie county, last Friday afternoon. He had been hauling in wheat, but, seeing the storm coming on, quit, and be and his little son were leading the horses to water when the bolt came.

The fatal stroke also knocked down one of the horses and severely shocked the boy. The interment was at Center church, Davie county, Saturday. The deceased was a native of Olin township and a son of Mr. Isaac Pope. Some eight or ten years ago he married in Davie and moved there.

He was aoout 40 years old and a prosperous farmer. When he lived in Iredell he was a popular citizen and he became such in his new home. He leaves a wife and several chil-dien. His Iredell rinds are pained to learn of his tragic death. A Habeas Corpus Case.

Some two weeks ago A. J. Austin, an ex-preacher of Salisbury, was arrested charged with stealing $75 from the safe in the grocery store of G. S. Surratt, in Salisbury.

Mayor Boyden sent him to jail in default of $500 bond. The defendant, through his counsel Walter Murphy and Mr. Weaver, sued out a writ of habeas corpus from Chief Justice Furches, alleging that the bond was excessive. Tuesday Judge Furches heard the case. After hearing the affidavits and the testimony of Jthe witnesses, the chief justice reduced the bond to $200 and remanded the defendant to Salisbury jail until the bond is given.

Sheriff Julian; Messrs Murphy and Weaver, counsel for defendant; and the following witnesses were here from Salisbury; G. S. Surratt, Dan Beeker, F. J. Lonin, S.

L. Swice- good, H. L. Dalrymple and Russell. R.

B. McLaughlin, represented Solicitor Rush at the hearing. Austin was at one time a Methodist preacher but was turned out of the ministry several years ago. During the last year or two he has been a labor agitator and has caused much trouble among the cotton mill opratives of the State. Recently he has been editing a labor paper at Salisbury.

He bears a bad reputation and the opinion is pretty general, so we understand, that he is guilty of the theft with which he is charged. Of Interest to Church People. Rev. D. G.

Caldwell, of Due West, S. who is visiting his brother, L. C. Caldwell, preached in Associate Reformed Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and evening. Rev, J.

H. Pressly preached Sunday evening for Rev. M. A. Smith who was absent at District Conference.

Rev. J. H. Pressly is off on his va cation for three or four weeks. He went to his old home at Due West, S.

and from there he will go to middle Tennessee. During his ab sence there will be no preaching at the A. R. P. church Sunday evenings there will be services as follows; July 18th, Rev.

M. A. Smith; Aug ust 4th, Rev. U. M.

Kicnards; August 11th, Rev. E. Reeves. Rev, Ed w. S.

Reaves, who has been holding a protracted meeting at Olivet church, Catawba county, came to Statesville and filled his pul pit Sunday morning returning to Olivet that evening, The Home Mission Presbyterian church Society of the will meet to 5 clock with morrow afternoon at Mrs. W. J. Poston. New Advertise men ts- Mills Allison are offering bar gains in clothing and men's furnisht ings this week.

The Flanigan Harness Co. wan- to close out some summer lap robes. Money talks at Rickert's jewelry store now. Hammocks, all styles and prices atR. P.

Allison's. Tf vnu want a trunk Sherrill- White Co have the roller trays. Rev. R. G.

Shannonhouse fora brief visit to left his WW home in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Lewis and Miss Sallie Lazenby left this, morn Flanigan Harness Co. Admiral Schley Will Sue for Damages. Washington Dispatch, '23rd. The Washington Post last night telegraphed Admiral Schley that in an editorial it insisted that he owed it to himself, as well as to his friends, to begin proceedings against Mr. Maclay, the author of the history of the United States navy, to disprove the latter's charges, adding: "Will you do this? Please wire statement." Today it received the following telegram: "Great Neck, L.

July 23. "Editor Washington Post: I believe the first step should be an investigation of all matters by a court, then a civil action afterwards. I am preparing to take this course. S. SCHLEY." lhe Post, in the morning, as a.

result of extensive inquiries based the admiral's dispatch will say in part: "Admiral Schley proposes to ask an investigation at the hands of a naval court of inquiry and then to sue Historian Maclay for libel. His action is the sequel to the developments during the past week when the entire country has been stirred by the publication of the unexampled abuse poured out upon him in the third volumn of E. S. Maclay's history of the United States navy, in which publication Schley is said to have run away "in caitiff flight," and is, in addition, denounced as a coward, a cur and a traitor. The Schley court of inquiry will undoubtedly be one of the most celebrated cases in the naval or military history of the country.

The high rauk of the officers involved in the controversy and the intense public feeling which has been aroused will combine to give to the investigation a dramatic interest. Nothing has occurred in Washington for many years that will compare with it. The appointment of the court of iuqury is expected to be made by Secretary Long.though itcbuldbe in the power of the President to make the selections if he This is hardly likely to occur, however.JAdmiral Schley's letter asking for the appointment of the court will be addressed to Secretary Long, who is his immediate chief. To address the communication to the President, ignoring Secretary Long, would not only be a breach of naval etiquette, but would be totally at variance with Schley's careful observance of punctilious procedure The court, therefore, will be named by Secretary Long, unless he shall prefer to refer the matter to the President. Mr.

Long has already stated that if Admiral Schley requested court of inquiry he would grant the request, and has also expressed his willingness to personally select the court. SCHLEY ASKS SECEETAKY LONG TO APPOINT THE COURT. New York, July 23. The Herald will say tomorrow: "Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley has asked Secretary Long to appoint a court of inquiry to determine the facts in regard to his course in the Santiago campaign. While Rear Admiral Schley will not discuss his determination, or even admit that he has asked for an inquiry, since he could not do so without a breach of naval etiquette, The Herald is nevertheless in the position to announce that the application has been made." G.visiting member, as was Dr.

L. W. We will sell you any of the above lowest. Our stock of groceries and fresh. Goods delivered promptly.

Yours to articles at prices Lower than the country produce always nice anp Please, Fry Phifer. Sherrill-White Co. sick people in town to whom a free4way to Mooresville to visit friends We have just received a large lot of- the well known Roller Tray Trunks -and are prepaid to make better prices to our customers than ever before. A NICE Trunk from $1.25 to $15.00. Boys and Girls before starting off to school will find it to their interest to call and examine this line.

We have also added the celebrated Geo. Keath's line of Gents fine Shoes. This shoe has few equals and no superior. Call and Sherrill-White Co Crawford of the Greensboro Christian Advocate. The educational institutions of the church were represented by Dr.

Dred Peacock, of Greensboro Female College.Prof. W. H. Pegram, of Trinity and Prof. C.

M. Pickens, of Davenport Female College, of Lenoir. These gentle-; men presented the "claims of their instutions forcible. The reports to the conference were encouraging. During the pas'- 18 months seven new parsonages have been built in the bounds of the district, and several churches remodled.

The reports show that 92 per cent of the assessments on the churches have been paid in, which was much better than the report last year. Jas. H. Harvell, of Mooresville, and L. P.

Moore, of Hickory, were licens ed to preacb and Rev. G. F. Downes recommended to Annual Conference for the deacons orders. Conference wil meet next year at Mooresville which won over Statesville, Stony Point and Mount Zion.

The following delegates were elected to the Annual conference which meets this fall in Gastonia: F. K. Ostwalt, Troutman; J. F. Anderson, Statesville; W.

L. Hefner, Maiden; R. J. Johnston, Lenoir. Alternates; D.

Matt Thompson, Statesville; T. Stimpson, J. C. Smith. Revs.

M. A. Smith and S. P. Douglass, of Statesville preached in the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening respectively.

Sunday after noon there was a mass meeting lor the Sunday schools with addresses by J. S. Martin, of Shelby and Capt. Stikeleather, of Olin. The entire session of conference was profitable and pleasant.

Alice Crowell. a white married woman of Boston, was shot and killed Sunday night by a negro named Ben Brown, who confessed and gave himself up. He claims he was intimate with the woman and that he killed her because oi a quarrel. He shot her six-'times. If they will hang the negro, the people of Boston are to be congratulated upon their happy riddance.

Educate Your Bowels. Your bowels can be trained as well ar your muscles or your brain. Cas-carets Candy Cathartic train your bowels to do right. Genuine tablets stamped C. C.

C. kNever sold in bulk. All druggists, loc. For Sale. TnOR SALK a good eeond-hand Rock Hill Buggy for Cash or on time.

Apply to this office bed in the hospital might mean even as much as life, so this effort should oe given the heartiest of support not weather refreshments will be served, and many new and attractive features introduced. Good music from a string band can be heard all the time. Let everybody who can come out and help a good cause, and enjoy the pleasures of the even-In. Ladies who have contributions shoald send them to Walton Cage's old stand in good time th is A G- Phifer Wins His Case dge Coble heard the injunction case of Edgar Foster against W. S.

ifer Co. and A. G. Phifer in Asbboro Tuesday. L.

C. Caldwell, appeared for Foster and Hon. 1. Turner for Phifer Co. Coble continued the injunction as to W.

S. Phifer, M. J. Phi er and J. P.

Phifer, composing the rm of Phifer but not as to A. G. Phifer, as the testimony teud-el to show that he was not a member Uhe firm of Phifer when they entered into their contract ith Edgar Foster not to sell ice in Statesville anymore on his fulfilling certain conditions. The question to the contract between Phifer um and Edgar Foster, or aiatesville Bol tlin havtnioI7i SI! settled by a jury in the uperior court. In the meantime v.

Phifer will continue- to ice at the old stand. se" Bargains in and jgZWJ CLOTS Men's Negligee Shirts, 23c. to $1 00 Collars 10c. Celluloid Collars and Cuffs 5 and 10c. New Ties 35c Men's Pants, 25c.

to $3 00. Elastic Seam Drawers 50c. Balbriggan Shirts and Shirts and Drawers 18c. to 38c. Men and Boy's Liht weight coats for Hot weather wear 10c.

to $2.25 each. Big lot socks 5c. to 15c. Suits 75c. to $100.

Boy's Pants 25crto 75c Fine goods. Shoes 75c. to $3 50 extra values. Mills Allison, DepasTtmoEsi Store ing on a trip to WUkesooro..