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6 SUNDAY SCHOOL COXVENTIO!!. Sessions Poll of Sound Talk and Good Work Election of Officers. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Favelteville. March 20. The state Sunday school' conven tion increases in interest and in an exhibit of effective work with each day's proceedings, all the sessions are attended by large crowds, and Its suc cess is pronounced and gratifying. Last night both the galleries and the body of the Presbyterian church were crowded, the devotional exercises be Ing conducted by Rev. Joseph Peele, of Greensboro, with song service by the choir, and an especially fine solo by Rev. Eli Reese. President G. H. Cro wd I. of High Point, was very able on "The Benefaction In the Sunday-school Work." as was Rev. Marion Lawrance. of Ohio, on "The Sunday-school as a Business Investment." The collection taken up amounted to about JL500. On the cordial Invitation of Mr. G. G. Rogers, of Kinston. that place was chosen as the point of meeting next year, the dats to be published here of tPT- This morning Rev. B.R. Hall, of Favetteville. presiding elder of the Methodist church for this district, conducted the religious services, which were followed by the election of of fleers, as follows: President, G. H. Crowell, of High Point; secretary, S. N. Smith, of Elon college; statistical secretary, II. X. Snow, of Durham; treasurer, J. H. Weathers, of Raleigh; vice-presidents. Isaac T. Aresy, W. H. Sprunt, J. E. Ray, G. F. Tillery; exe cutive committee. H. Broughton, of Raleigh, chairman; J. G. Brown, of Raleigh; J. O. Atkinson. Elon college; Rev. Dr. A. J. McKelway, Charlotte; J. A. Oates. Favetteville; G. W. Watts, H. N. Snow, Durham; T. O. Johnson, J. R. Mendenhall, Salisburg; Captain ft. A. Southerland. Favetteville; Chas. Ross, Asheboro, Rev. Dr. C. S. Black well, Wilmington; Rev. D. H. Tuttle, Elizabeth City; T. B. Parker, Hills boro; R. B. Lacy, Raleigh; J. J. Rogers, Kinston. Rev. Marion Lawrance announced the holding of the International Sunday-school convention In Denver, to which this state is entitled to forty four delegates, and the following gave their names, as willing to attend, to Mr. Broughton, chairman of the exe cutive committee: Messrs. II. N. Snow, J. J. Rogers, o. M. Smith. G. W. Watts, S. O .Adams, J. B. Parker, J. A. Oates. Thomas McDonald. Mr. Lawrance then discussed the "Big Boy Problem." The speaker left for the north on the noon train, and he left Favetteville charmed with him. The correspondent regards him as de cidedly one of the very ablest plat form speakers he ever heard. With Mr. Lawrance, of Ohio, and Messrs. Broughton and J. H. Weathers to work in the cause all the year round, North Carolina could build up such a Sunday school army as was never be fore seen. Of the delegates here, Alamance has S, Bladen 1, Burke 1. Cumberland 55, Cabarrus 1. Durham 2, Edgecombe 1, Guilford 13. Johnston 2. Lenoir 1, Montgomery 1. Monroe 1, Mecklenburg I. New Hanover 8, Orange 1, Robeson 19. Randolph 7, Rockingham 1, Rowan L. Richmond 1. Sampson 2. Scotland 9, Surry 1, Wake 11, Wayne 6, Wilkes 1. Of these, 53 are superintendents of Sunday-schools, and 24 are pastors of churches. This morning a brief recess was taken at the request of Messrs. Paton and McGilvery, photographers, who took a flash light picture of the officers of the convention and the choir. The remainder of the morning was taken up in the "Home Department," by Mr. S. M. Smith, of Elon college, and "House-to-House- Visitation," by Mr. Ross, of Asheboro This afternoon several addresses will be given, among others those of Messrs. Whitaker, of Enfield. Parker, of Goldsboro, and Broughton, of Raleigh, on "The Class Spirit." Mr. Edmund Pemberton. a student f the University of North Carolina, died there at 2 o'clock yesterday after noon, after a brief illness, of pneu monia. He was the eldest son of the late John D. Pemberton. of Wades boro, and a nephew of Mr. E. J. Lilly and Dr. H. W. Lilly, of this city a young man of fine mind and bright promise. The Woman's Auxiliary Aid Society of St. John's Episcopal parish will hold a fancy bazar at the drug store of Messrs. H. R. Home & Sons, on Hay street, tomorrow and Saturday. Fire early yesterday morning partly destroyed the dwelling-house of Eliza Henderson in east Fayetteville. This morning Miss Mamie Bays, o Salisbury, forcibly and very gracefully addressed the convention on behalf of the "Sunday School Times." Mil. CLEVELAND INDIFFERENT Ta What Opinion Mr. Bryan May Hold of Him. Princeton. N. J., March 21. Ex-President . Grover Cleveland was todav shown a dispatch from Lincoln. Neb., -which said that W. J. Bryan, comment ing editorially In The Commoner upon Mr. Cleveland's recent letter to a Mis sissippi editor, denounces him as a "traitor, ingrate and political nonenti ty." "I am not at all troubled about it" was the only comment Mr. Cleveland would make. The ex-president was askeJ what ha thoueht of the prospects of pulling to gether the democratic party for the next presidential campaign and replied: "I don't know about It, but there seems to be some e.Torts In that direction. I would not care to express any further opinion on It at present." Texaa Cotton Products Company. Albany. N. Y.. March 20. The Texaa Cotton Products Company was incor porated today vlth a capital of $1,000, 900, to gin and clean cotton and cotton seed, and to Dress and bale lint cot ton: to manufacture and refine cotton seed oil and other oils and product and to manufacture' soap, fertilizers, cellulose, pulp and paper from the cotton plant and .cotton and linen threads. Te principal office will be in New York city. CASTOR I A Pur Infants and Children, Ha Kind You Have Alwajs Bough! V" THE WTLM CNGTON MESSENGER, GOLDSBORO GOSSIP. Notice to Patrons of the Atlantic and .North Carolina Railway The He brew Charity Ball a Great Success, lion. B. F. Grady Memorial Day Orator. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Goldsboro, N. C, March 21. The progressive management of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad is constantly bringing up the service of the "Old Mullet" road to modern rail road policies. The following Order has just been published by its transports tion department: "After Sunday March 20th, passengers will not be permitted to ride on any freight trains of tnis company, as tne will no longer be provided witn p senger coacnes, only earring a caboose for the train crew, and agents are in structed not to sell tickets for freight trains, nor will conductors allow an passengers to ride on them." I regret to chronicle the critical illness of our good friend and townsman, Mr. R. B. Bassett, the venerable father oi Dr. John S. Bassett. of Trinity coUege. The charity ball and banquet held in this city last night for the benefit ot the Hebrew orphan home of Atlanta was a brilliant, social and financial suc cess. The unfailing charity of our He brew fellow-citizens towards all worthy- causes is very much appreciated by ah classes of our citizens, and this was evidenced by the large attendance ai their ball and banquet last night. Mrs. Chancey Borden and Mrs. David Edwards, of Kinston. were'ln the cit yesterday, the guests of Mrs. A. R. Ed gerton. Mr. Frank Morriss, of Durham, an old Goldsboro boy. Is In the city on a visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mor riss. Mr. W. R. Phillips is confined to his home today with a slight attack of the grippe. Mrs. C. F. Griffin went up to Wilson today on a visit to her mother. Mrs. Maxwell, of Salisbury, is In the city, on a visit to Mrs. Royall. The condition of Mrs. W. G. Lewis is a shade better today. Mr. C. N. Edgerton, secretary and treasurer of the Whlteville Lumber Company, who was called here recent ly by the death of his sister, Mrs. B. G. Thompson, returned to Whlteville, to day. Two negro men employed on the yards of the Enterprise Lumber Com pany in this city. Will Arrington and Will Johnston, got into a wordy alter cation this morning which was stopped by the yard foreman. When the hands went home for dinner Johnston return ed with his shot gun and without an, other word filled Arrington full of shot and Immediately made otf towards the river, and at this writing he is be'"r vigilantly searched for by the officers. Arrington is seriously, but not thought fatally wounded. The ladles of the Confederate Memo rial Association of this city, ever active and patriotic In keeping alive in the hearts of the people respect and rever ence for the heroes of the gray who fell fighting for a cause that was right, thouerh lost, have secured the consent of Hon. B. F. Grady, who has recently become a citizen of Clinton, to be the orat&r at Goldsboro's next observance of Confederate Memorial day. May 10th. The selection of Mr. Grady Is a most excellent one. An old confederate hero himself, he has the experience of that ordeal to enthuse him. the ability to meet every expectation and the elo quence to paint in glowing reality the thrilling scenes of war and southern "heroism", the like of which the world had never seen, nor will ever see again. Bears the j$ ha Kind You Have EflUflt Bigr Z&? The stockholders of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company authorize an issue of J150.000.000 of bonds. Captain W. W. Wrigley for thirty seven years cashier of the First nation al banl:. of Macon, died Thursday. The New York stock exchange will be closed t-n Good Friday and the following day. 1 te produce exchange will be closed Good Friday. The wrecking tug I. J. Merrltt, pass ed in the Virginia capes with the yacht Endymion. which was WTecked off Dia mond shoals. North Carolina, in tow. ASK Druggist for 10 CENT TRIAL SIZE. CATARRH Eli's Cream Balm Gives Relief at Once It cleanse?, poothes and heals the diseas ed membrane. It cures catarrh and in the headquickljr. COLD 'N HEAF. It is absorbed. Heals and protects the Mem brane. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full Mze50c; Trial Size 10c; at Drug gists or by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St New York Genuine arters Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of 5c Fac-Slmilo Wrapper Below. to taXe as sbx. FQ3 HEADACHE FOB Dizziness. FOR BIU0DSEESS. FOR T03P1D LIYtn. FOR COHSTlPATlOtl. FOR SALLOW SKID. FOR THE C03PLIX1 03 CURE SICK HEADACHE. - I YT small nd CARTER'S rTllTTLE 0 I IVER PILLS. TOE TWO SEW BUILDINGS To be Ereeted at the Agricultural College Copr of the "Rebellion Reorda" for the Soldiers Home. The Campalcn of Education. Charlotte Xot Enthusiastic Over Base Dall. Messenger Bureau. Raleigh, N. c. March 20. The building committee of the di rectors of the Agricultural and Me chanical college met today and decided to place the plans for the new Wa tauga hail in the hands of Professor Charles Park, ot the faculty, who will superintend the work of construction, which is to begin at once. As much of it as possible will be done by stu dents. The work will not be let by contract. It may be a month before the pu)i!3 of the Pullen memorial building are adepted. Thanks to the courtesy of Congress man Kluttz a complete set of the "Re bellion Records' hJUi been secured for the soldiers jeme. It is a work which the old soldiers read with keen inter est. The great movement for public edu cation, in which the Southern Educa tion Association is taking so active a part, is to be fully launched within a fortnight. There will be at least eight "rallies," at commanding points In the state. There is to be financial aid. Onu of the objects 13 to get the county su perintendents deeply Interested. It is for this reason that the association has decided to pay their railway fare. to secure their attendance. There is considerable doubt among the base ball league officials here as to Charlotte's coming in with a team. Business men there are not showing up in the matter. If there are not some good developments at that place in a day or tw o President Bus bee, of the league, will send a missionary there. Judge Purnell of the federal court rules that referees in bankruptcy can not select newspapers in which notices are to be published. Whit ford Williams. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Warsaw, N. C, March 20. On Wednesday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the hospitable home of the bride's father. Mr. R. J. Williams, was wit nessed one of the prettiest wedding3 we have had in this community for years, when his beautiful and cultured daughter. Miss Katie Maye, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. D. W. Whitford. of New Bern, N. C. The eastern parlor was handsomely decorated in southern smilax and palms. At the appointed hour, to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march, touch ingly rendered by Miss Carrie Hussey. The Rev. R. Murphy Williams entered, followed by the groom and his beat man. Mr. Joe Williams. Then came the bride, with her maiJ of honor. Miss Ella Williams, and join ed the groom at the altar, where they were made one by the beautiful and impressive marriage ceremony of the Presbyterian church. The bride was attired in white silk mull, over white silk, and carried white carnations and ferns. The maid of honor wore white organdy, and carried La France roses. After hearty congratulations from the assembled guests, the doors of the din ing room were thrown open, and an elegant and sumptuous supper served. Thev were the recipients of many handsome and costly presents. Miss Laura Whitford, cousin of the groom, came from the Normal and In dustrial college to attend the wedding. After spending a few days with Mr. Whitford's parents, the hride and groom will take in the Charleston expo sition STATE SOIL TEST FARM Inspected by Expert of the Federal Agricultural Department Move for Consolidation of Public Schools. Greensboro for Place of Xext Democratic State Convention. Messenger Bureau, Raloigh, N. C, March 21. With the return of, fine weather the farmers are again very hard at work. The sales of lertilizers continue very heavy. Mr. Hitchcock, of the soil section of the United States agricultural depart ment, is today at the soil test Tarm near Tarboro and will also visit the one neat Red Springs. He is accompanied by State Chemist Kilgore. Near the Falls of Neuse, in this coun ty, John Quincy Adams was murdered by John Nipper. The news came to the coroner by telephone and the coroner was sent there. The state charters the Linwood Manufacturing Company, of Linwood, Davidson county, capital $6,000, to make any and all articles made of wood, ve neerings, etc. Chief Clerk John Duckett, of the of fice of the state superintendent of pub lic instruction, this evening delivered an address before the large public school at Cary, in which he made tne declaration that the state must reverse Its public school policy, in that it must take the children to the schools instead of taking the schools to the children; that is, must consolidate the schools, thus permitting better buildings, a more thorough course and more attrac tive surroundings. There is undoubtedly a widespread movement to have the next democratic state convention meet at Greenboro in stead of Raleigh. The Greensboro peo ple are working like beavers to effect this. They are working on each mem ber of the aemc. .itic Hiutt committee. Ex-Judge W. II. Allen, of Goldsboro. who is here, say 3 that while he favors Raleigh as the place, yet he thinks the convention will go to Greensboro. Chief Justice Francis T. Nicholls, of Louisiana, accepts an invitation to de liver an address before the State Bar Association. Ef MAN'S ATTIRE. A Woman Q for Years Posing; Married Man. Petersburg. Va.. March 21. Ettriclc small manufacturing village uear this city, had a genuine sensation todav In the discovery that John Green, a person who has posed before the world f.r thirtv-five year? as a married man. was a woman. She died this morning, from a complication of diseases, in the 73th year of her age. and the discovery was made by neighbors who were called in to prepare the remains for burial. The wife in the partnership survives- The women came to th village from Raleigh. N. C-. about two months ai,o. and belong to the laboring class. TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1902. JCORTU CAROLINA. Wadseboro Messenger: Our Peach- land correspondent sends us the follow Ing: "Mr. M. J. Ramsey, of Skokane. Wash., died on the 28th of February, or pneumonia. In his 70th year. He was the father of Mrs. J. S- Blllingsley. of Peachland. and brother of Captain N. A. Ramsay, of Durham." The stock holders of the Roberdell Manufactur ing Company, of Rockingham, met at that place yesterday and decided to build a new mllL to be known as Rob erdell No. 2. The new mill will be of about the same capacity as the old one 500 spindles and 200 looms- Greensboro Telegram: W. II. Phillips of Clay township, was here today. He told of lightning in yesterday's storm striking Mr. John R. Jones, who lives four miles east of Alamance church. The bolt struck the chimney and divid ed, one part coming down the front side of the house tearing o3 the weath er boardingand shivering the corner post, the other part coming down the rear of the houe tearing a hole In the roof of the kitchen four fet a cross. Mr. Jones was In the kitcnen Just starting out after a bucket of water. The light ning ran down his right side. His hair was burned to a criso and the skin of his neck was left in a bright red cond- ditlon. The outside of his riht leg was blistered and the inside left a bright red like his neck. The leg of his pants was torn into shreds. Lumberton Robesonian: John Nivens a negro, put on the chain gang for stealing whiskey, was shot yesterday by one of his keepers, while threaten ing to escape. Some time ago while at work at Red Springs, he cut his foot purposely, It Is said, and has teen since In Jail, until Saturday morning when he was taken to Jackson Swamp where Mr. W. D. Prevatte. the keeper, has them at work. Yesterday morning, ac cording to our Information. Niven with an axe held behind, began mov ing away from the other members or the gang and was halted by Mr. Pre atte. He paid no attention to the order given and Mr. Prevatte advanced as If to stoD him. He moved as if to strike and Mr. Prevatte's son thinkinc his father In dancer raised his rifle and fired. The bullet entered the abdomen and passed through the body. THE BRITISHERS OUT-BID. Stupendous Ofler to British Cus tomers by American Tobacco Com pany. London, March 20. Ogden's (limited) as the local representatives of the American Tobacco Company today gave notice of their intention to give their entire net profit and 200,000 yearly for the next four years as a bonus to their customers. This is the American reply to thw Imperial Tobacco Company's attempt to boycott American goods. In a cir cular, Ogden's (limited) point out that the Imperial Tobacco Company's offer to distribute a bonus amounting to 50,000 cannot be compared with the bonus the retailers will receive if they continue to trade with the American amalgamation. The American Tobac co Company's bonus scheme is the sensation of the day in the tobacco world of Great Britain "Unparalleled," "stupendous," "amazing" are a few of the adjectives applied to this bomb shell. The anti-monopoly rola assumed by the American side has brought them the adherence of a number of in fluential retailers who wore opposed to the Imperial Tobacco Company's boy cott and, already, one firm, owning many stores in the metropolis, has posted notices of its refusal to exclude American goods, and of its intention to discontinue relling Imperial brands. Ogden's (limited) today sent out 10, 000 telegrams from their Liverpool headquarters, carrying the announce ment of their offer to every tobacco tradesman in England. The fact that Ogden's business in 1900 amounted to nearly 966,000 indicates the enormity of the sum they are expected to ex pent in bonuses The London Tobacconists immed iately called a meeting for tomorrow to consider their future action. As cabled to the Associated Press from London March 18th, the Imperial Tobacco Company (the British Toba co combination had Issued a circular offering large oonuses to its customers who would undertake not to sell Amer ican goods for a term of years. Praetlcnlly Starving. "A few bottles of Kodol Dyspesia Cure cr ed my wife of a chronic case of sto.nach trouble' says J. R. Holly, real estate, insurance and loan agent, of Macomb, 111. "Before using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure she cou d not eat with out intense suffering. You don't have to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will uyways digest what you eat. R. R. Bellamy. THE JURY TAKES THE CASE. The Judpre Charge in the Wilcox Trial No Verdict Last Night. Elizabeth City. N. C March 21. There was not a very large attendance todav at the trial of young Wilcox lor the murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey. The fact that all the evidence. 200 typewi it ten pages, would be read, kept the pub lic away. Early in the morning the court house was well filled, but later in the day most of the seats were empty. In charging the jury before the lead ing of the evidence to them began. Judge Jones said: "Gentlemen, your problem In this case is to find the facts. You have heard the testimony of witnesses and the argument of counsel. Now the case is with you. It must be tried on the evidence. If yon should let any im pression you may have had of public sentiment or anything influence your verdict you do violence to your oaths. Tour verdict must be strictly accoring to the evidenca "I shall give you a few rules of law that shall govern your action. You start out assuming that the prisoner is Innocent. If the state has not satisfied you beyond a reasonable doubt that the girl was killed by the defendant then you must bring In a verdict of not guilty. The evidence must be not only conclusively consistent with the pri soner's guilt, but Inconsistent with the Innocence. You are sworn to try the case by the evidence and that alone. Try the case as men. Rise above pub lic opinion. I have no opinion In the case. It is for you to decide-" The evidence then was read over to the Jury, and at 4:30 o'clock they re tired. A verdict is not expected to night. At midnight the city was quiet and the Jury had not yet returned a ver dict. The crowds were dispersing and there probably will be no trouble tonight. GENERAL MILES' CASE OISCUSSEO AT CABINET MEETING, BUT NO ACTIOS TAKEN. AWAITING FULL INFORMATION The President to Investigate the Case Question of the General Re marks to the Committee Betas? Privileged Whether or Xot. the President to Soon Take Action for Ills RetirementRoosevelt Tired of the Continual Friction In the Army Miles Full Statement Xot to Appear In the Record. Wushinrtcn. March 1. At the cabi net meeting today the publications re ly ting to the rtatements made by Gen em 1 Miles before the senate committee yesterday were brought up. but con sldertion of them was postponed until all the facts in the matter became known. Whatever intentions the pres ident had with respect to the treatment to be accorded General Miles, his future action will be somewhat influenced by the fact that General Miles statement before the senate committee has been represented to him as being privileged. The president proposes to read the tes timony given at the hearing and to consult with ihTerent members of the committee on military affairs before finally announcing what he proposes to do. It is significant that long after the cabinet meeting adjourned Secretary Root and the attorney general were closeted with tne president. The president is known to have stated that he was tired of the friction in the armv and whether it is decided that General Miles' statement was privi leged or n- t. will at no distant day take action looking tc his retirement. In discussing the matter today with his callers, among whom were senators ani representatives, tne president took the position that the lieutenant general n the army should entertain toward his superiors the same respect that he would expect and demand from his sub ordinates. The printed testimony of General Miles has not yet been rrade public, and t is understood that it will be submit ted to him for approval. It is under stood that a great deal of what the genenral said will not appear in th? record. Members of the committee pay the report published yesterday after noon was correct in substance In every particular. At the same time these senators do not agree that General Miles can be punished for his utter ances before the committee, whether they appear in the record or not. Oi course the committee could take no ac tion to prevent the retirement of Gen eral Miles. That, under the law. is purely an executive act and needs no confirmation or approval of the senate. L.AST OF THE SCHLEY CASE. House Naval Affairs Committee Re fuses to Take lp the Matter. Washington. March 21. The hou committee on naval affairs, by a vote of 7 to 4. today adopted a res olution concurring in the conclusions of President Roosevelt as to terminating the agitation of the Schlev controversy and indefinitely postponing all bills and resolutions on the subject. Th report of the sub-committee as adonten Kives all the various resolutions which have been introduced and savs; "Your sub-committee to whom the serveral bills and resolutions introduc ed in the house in relation to Rear Admiral Schley were referred has had the same under consideration and pre sents the following report thereon: "The unfortunate controversy in con. nection with the Santiago campaign has attracted wide public attention and has been the subject of four official inquir ies and investigations, viz: By President McKinley; by the United States court of claims: by the naval court of in quiry, asked for by Admiral Schley, and by President Roosevelt on appeal from the finding of the naval court of n auirv. "President Roosevelt concluded his finding in the following words " ln conclding their report the mem bers of the court of inquiry,. Admirals Dewey. Benham and Ramsey, united n stating that they recommended that n.. further action be had in the matter. With this recommendation I most heartily concur. There is no excuse whatever from either side for any further agitation of this unhappy con troversy. To keep it alive would mere ly do damage to the navy and to tb country.' "Your sub-committee having in view the interest of the American navy and all concerned fully concurs in the con clusions expressed In the words of Pres ident Roosevelt above quoted. "We." therefore, recommend tbat further consideration of said bills and resolutions be indefinitely postponed and that no further action ba take" thereon." The vote was on party lines, excepl that Mr. Mudd. of Maryland, voted with the democrats against adopting the re port. lrior to the disposition of the nubject. Mr. Mudd moved a favorable report on hi3 resolution giving the thanks of congress to Admiral Schley and the of ficers and men who served with him in the battle of Santiago. This wa lost by a vote of 4 to 7. STG BmthA cf . Tta Kind Yw Hats ahrars Bai PATRICK-RICE MURDER CASE. The Evidence Closed Armaments to Begin Tuesday. New York. March 21. The prosecu tion In the trial of Albert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of William M. Rice, closed its presentation of rebut tal evidence today and court was ad journed until Monday, when the ad dresses of the defendant's counsel will be made. Tuesday will be given to the prosecution ana Recorder Goff will sum up on Wednesday. Mr. Mcore. of Patrick's counsel, moved that the district attorney be compelled to say on which of the ten counts of the indictment against Pat rick he asked conviction, but the mo tion was denied- Bssntfca J A CHICAGO SENSATION . A CLUE TO THE BIG POSTOmCE ROB- BERY OF LAST YEAR. AN IMPORTANT ARREST MADE, A Shoottnsr AJTrnr BHr the AXtmlx in IJuhlIoseph Hopklna, the Mm t. Shot, Keader of a Dual Life A Rote Dank Rohher and Barslar, He II- " a Quiet Home Where He Pae m 11 on s, Charitable Man Bnr-Ir Tools and Written Direction for Safe Blowing Fonnd on Ilia Premises. omcago. March 21. As a result oT what seemed a common shooting yes terday the police have become suddenly active and are today bending their en ergies to connect Joseph Hopkins, the Injured man. with the $76,000 postofilce robbery of last summer. HoDkins was shot by "Dan" Klpley a nephew of former Chief of PoUe Klpley. and himself a former detective yesterday in a flat occupied by Ullle Arllngton otherwise known as "Dia mond LiH." Klpley, who. with the woman. is under arrest, claims self de- At St. Luke's hospital today Hopkins condition was said to be critical- Fol lowing the shooting it developed "0 Hopkins had been leading a JekyI- y Hyde existence. He was ldentlfled.4 cordlng to the police, as a bank roij r and burglar of national notoriety, bdt in Palos park where he had a cosy lit tle home in a secluded spot sheltered by trees, it was fojnd that he had a. reputation as a dispenser of charities, a giver to the church and a man of standing in society. His wife's standing: was also of the best, but when she was brought Into the police station police men claim to have recognized her aa a, woman they had known as "Blonde . Marie." Klpley while in his cell told a friend that Hopkins was a man for whom the police had been searching in connection with the postofflce robbery. What the connection is has not been made plain, but it is pointed out that Hopkins is an electrician, and that the holes drilled in the bottoms of the safes In the post offlce were by tools receiving power from some electrical device. An nt temnt to search the house yesterday failed because no search warrant had been taken out. The warrant was se cured today. The search . of the Hopkins house brought to light a kit of burglars' tools, but nothing was discovered showing that Hopkins had anything to do with the postofflce robbery. Papers giving directions for blowing safes and some dynamite and nltro-glycerine were also found on the premises. Hopkins rlAlms the explosives were used in clearing land. THE WALLER COURT-MARTIAL. Court Assumes Jurisdiction Testi mony as to Eleven Filipinos Shot ly Major Waller's Order. Manila, March 21. The court martial appointed to try Major Littleon W. T- Waller anj Lieutenant John H. A- Day, of the marine corps, on the charge of executing natives of the Island of Sa mar without trial, after receiving a communication from General Chaffee, to-day decided that it had Jurisdiction" in the case and proceeded to try th accused officers. Major Waller pleaded "not guilty" ta the charge of caurder. but admitted eleven men had teen killed. Captain Robert H. Dunlap, of the marine corps, testified that he received information from Lieutenant Gridley tf and Sergeant Quick regarding the ar rival at Cargadores of prisoners who while on the march across the Island, ate roots and parts ot plants and re fused to assist the marines by giving them similar food- He reported the facts to Major Waller, who was lying on a cot and who ordered Lieutenant Day to take the prisoners and have them shot. The witness Bcid Major Waller was not excited and had person ally expressed that the men should be shot. Captain Arthur T. Marix, of the ma rine corps, representing Major Waller, objected to the testimony oi Dr. Love regarding the sanity of Waller at the time, claiming that his fitness for duty was a matter for the defense alone. He conceded that Major Waller gave the orders while in his right sense. , A MIGHTY BOOMERANG. Disastrous Results to the Imperial Tobaeeo Company From its Effort a to Boycott the American Tobacco Company. London. March 21. At a meeting or the Edinburgh Association of Retail Tobacconists todav. a resolution wa adopted, unanimously declining to sign the Imperial Tobacco Company's agree ment not to sell American .foods tor a term of years, but expressing willing ness. If the minimum price is raised so ns to allow a fair profit to dealers, to do what is possible, bonus or no bonus, for the sake of British goods. The chairman declared that no one. outslde of a lunatic asylum would sign such an agreement which would make them the servants of the Imperial Tobacco Com pany. While the Americans offered a iartre tonus, no restrictions were placed upon the dealers. The Belfast tobacco dealers, at a. meeting today, decided to accept the American proposition, The feeling among the London tobac conists, exemplified at a big meeting held this afternoon to consider the rival bonus schemes, was one of bitter oppo sition tr the boycotting clause of the agreement proposed by the Imperial Tobacco Company, which was described as arbitrary and unjust. Ultimately the London tobacconists, after a long discussion, passed a reso lution, unanimously refusing to sign the Imperial Tobacco Company's agree ment .as being "unjust and unfair to the dealers and un-English." The retailers were not content with, rejecting the proposed boycott of Amer ican tobacco, but went a step further, passing a resolution to support any manufacturers willing to guarantee, on proprietary articles, a minimum profit to the retailer of 20 xr cenL on tobacco to 25 per cent, on cigarettes. The speakers bitterly denounced the British f combine, declared the latter bad out-1 Americanized the Americans" and said that Its recent action would only result In forclnir the remaining independent luuftco concerns In isngiana into the arms of the Americans. The resolutions were adopted with much cheering, mingled with groans tor tile Imperial concern-
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 25, 1902, edition 1
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