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THAT HE IS THE MUR
DERER OF BURDICK.
Inconsistences in the Conduct
Testimony of Mrs. Hull
Justice Murphy Gives
Out His Findings.
and
Buffalo, March 81. Police Justice
Murphy this morning made public
Lis findings in the inquest into the
murder of Edwin L. Burdick. He
reviewed the evidence at length,
concluding that the facts pointed to
Arthur Feunell as the murderer, and
added:
"Altogether these facts would, in
my opinion, constitute a jii-t ground
for suspicion, on which a warrant
could be issued were he alive. That
would not mean, however, that he
was guilty. He must be presumed
innocent until he is proven guilty.
"The theory that Burdick had a
woman in his den as a guest that
night has not been sustained by the
evidence. It has not disclosed a sin
gle immoral act on his part. It por
trays him as a loving father, and a
more than magnanimous and for
giving husband. Mrs. Paine and
Miss Hotchinson, whose names have
been unfortunately brought into the
case, are, so far as this inquest has
been able to determine, completely
exonerated.
"The actions of Mrs. Hull that
morning and her testimony on the
stand, have caused me much thought
and study. To my mind they are
inconsistent with a perfect lack of
knowledge as to what actually oc
curred. So little apparent feeling
for the dead man; bueh an evident
desire to cover up the crime, and no
disposition whatever to aid the au
thorities in apprehending the mur
derer, may be explainable, but have
not been explained."
SAFE CRACKERS.
Supposed Robbers of the Mt. Olive
Postoffiee Arrested in
Charlotte.
Charlotte, March 81. E. P. Vir
gin and W. F. Adams, well dressed
young men of prepossessing appear- j to love humanity and labor to in
ance, were arrested at the Leland crease the general sum of human
Hotel in this city this morning on a
warrant sworn out by Postmaster
Inspector F. N. Davis. These two
men are suspected of being guilty of
breaking into the postoffiee at Mt.
Olive, in Wayne county, blowing
open the sale and taking therefrom
SiT) in money and about $50 or $75
in stamps.
They claim that they are drum
mers. DAMAGE BY THE.STORM.
Panacea Spring Washed Away A
Mill Also Destroyed.
Wilson, N. C, March 25. The
storm played havoc around Panacea
Springs. The dam to the lake above
the famous mineral spring broke and
the spring house was washed away
and carried a hundred yards away
and landed on a rock. The spring is
ten ieet under the mud. It will take
$1,000 to repair the damage. -
Mr. Thorn's mill, near, was also
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washed down and several county
bridges were washed away.
The Roanoke river is 43 feet above
i ...r. t,?a ir ti.0 waw
is now at about a standstill and it is
not thought that it will go much
higher. It was rising slowly at 10
o'clock this morning.
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ANOTHER HOMILY.
The
Genesis and Revelations
Of
Right Living.
"You may hold your breath
as
long as you like, eschew animal food
for years together, practice to the
j very Jetter tne rigid rules laicl down
I in the Avestas and Sastras of the
world, dip yourselves in the holy
waters of the Ganges half a dozen
times a t'ay, gaze steadfastly at the
sun till you are half blind, do all
these things and do a thousand things
more, but you are r.ot a whit nearer
to your God, But do a single good
act without desire for reward, do a
kind turn in the place of a wrong re
ceived, relieve tne sunermgs ot an
orphan, comfort a solitary widow in
her mental tribulation, pour cold
water into a parched throat, try to
grow two blades of grass where there
grew formerly one, help a single son
of woman born, alleviate the woes of
but one individual in whom burns
the same fire of spirit which burns
within you, and know for certain
that the empyrean rings more with
joy for your real advance than for aii
your fasts and asceticism combined.
A Chela once pressed his Gum to
show him God, and was told that the
joy of Ananda, which beams in the
countenance of a man when he re
ceives an act of kindness at the hand
of his benefactor, is God."
This whole teaching of truth is
worthy of Christian and Jew alike.
It is as true as that which most of us
hold to be Holy Writ, the recorded
law of the God whom we seek to
adore; the God whom We know to be
the Father, who rewards good and
punishes evil even in this life. Saint
Paul even knew that it was not for
the children of earth to do their full
duty; but it is commanded of all men
and women to deal with one another
as best they may. Angels could do
no more. "
If you do good deeds and love with
purpose of extraneous reward, it were
better you cease doing and cease lov
ing, my beloved.
It is writ deep across all the space
of human experience that you shall
do good for the love of good and love
for the love of love. In any other
wise soever, all your deeds and all
your loves shall be bitter as "dead
sea fruit."
Self is the negation ot all the vir
tues. If it be not put behind you it
shall destroy every just and generous
and worthy impulse.
That broad and all-embracing spirit
of charity which makes you strong
happiness wins for you the sympathy
and respect, good will and confidence
of society at large.
Those who set forth to do good
with hope of reward apart from the
consciousness of duty done go upon
foolsl errands which must end in bit
terness and despair.
For honest goodheartedness -and
good deeds done without hope of pay
there is abundant reward upon the
earth. Some strong men, some good
women, recognize the truth of it all,
and they give their hands, maybe
their hearts, and good cheer, good
comradeship, good helpfulness, and
brighten the sequestered way of the
good-hearted. They know and feel
you; and, know and feel the guiding
hand of God. There are men and
women who are not unpraying, and
therefore not unloving in the higher
and true sense of love. Their hail is
not their farewell, and their good
ness is something more than cheap
flowersgrudingly given in the church
yard's gloom.
a -j : l ,i v. : t
,
: know and love and laugh laugh for
j lau h the angeis when the
! empyrean rings writh the acclaim of
; good deeds done and good love loved
! in the world. Though one shall toil
through heart-breaking trials, out
rages and wrongs and oppressions,
there comes in the trust and greeting
of little children greater glory than
all the pomp and pride of triumphant
emperors may show forth to mankind
in the circumstance ol power.
The rippling laughter of a little
child is of more worth than salute of
a hundred thousand guns to the
great !
This A'kgus o'er the people's rimn
Doth an eternal vieil keep
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FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
Some Timely Remarks That Our
Farmers Should Heed. ' i
Goldsboro, March 31.
Editor A, igus: Oil Saturday th
21st day of March, k small portion
of the farmers met in the court house
at Goldsboro and formed a "Farm
ers Protective Association."
As all men are interested in the
success of farmers, I desire to ask
some questions and trust the farmers
will answer them honestly.
Why was it that so few farmers
met at the appointed time and place,
and after hearing "the object and
plans of the Association fully ex
plained, why was it that so few be
came members of the Association?
Have the farmers of Wayne
county arrived to that degree of per
fection and intelligence that they
cannot learn anyhing more by asso
ciating themselves together and con
sulting with one another as to the
best plans of promoting their inter
ests? This can't be so, for you farmers,
your farm houses, your stock, the
cultivation of your farms and gar
dens ail show that improvements
can be made and that farm life can
be made more attractive and give
pleasure and profit to the owner. But
this cannot be attained without gain
ing information and is it not better
to gain information from others than
to attempt to solve every ploblem
for yourself? J
Each man's experience is worth
much to himself and should be of in
terest to his neighbor, By " thus '""as
sociating together and talking freely
with each other, you will not only
be benefited yourselves, but you
will do others good, and soon create
that spirit of rivalry that all farmers
who take pride in their profession
will scon be able to tell how to best
prepare land to produce the greatest
amount of cotton, tobacco, corn and
peas to the acre, the cost of produc
tion and the net profit.
My object in writing this is to ap
peal to the farmers of Wavne countv
to connect themselves with the j
"Farmers Protective Association," j
and show to the world by your ac- !
tkns that you are prou of your
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calling, and then you will make
Wayne county take that position
that she is justly entitled to, and you
as idividuals will be honored bv all
men for belonging to the most noble
profession on earth, and showing a
disposition to be a blessing to the
world.
It is a little strange at this age of
the world that any intelligent farmer
must be appealed to, and urged to
attach himself to an association for
his own benefit, while all other pro
fessions are organized for their pro
tection. You have no right to blame the
merchant, lawyer, doctor or banker,
for protecting his interest by associa
tion. You can do the same and control
the world or command that respect
from others that is justly due you, if
you will.
The question is now before you.
Will you do so?
J. A. Stevens.
Durham, N. C, March 26. The
eastbound passenger train on the
Southern road, No. 136, due here at
3:15 o'clock, but running behind time
this afternoon, ran into a wagon at
the forty-seventh mile post, seven
miles west of Durham, instantly kill
ing W. A. Cooper and R. L. Bow
land, two well-known and well-to-do
farmers living in Caswell, county.
The two men left Durham, where
they sold tobacco, less than two hours
before the terrible collision.
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Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Distas relieved in tix hours by
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in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys
and back, in male or female. 'Re
lieves retention of water almost tm
mediately If you want quick relief
and cure thin is the remedy Sold j
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SAUESTON TOWNSHIP IS THE
SCENE OF THE TROUBLE.
He Shoots Into a Crowd of White
Men and In Making His
Escape Causes Trouble
Along His Route. Fin
ally Captured and
Placed in Jail.
Saulston township in this county
was the scene of right much excite
ment last week. A negro man half
full of corn whiskey and with a load
ed shot gun in his hands, was going
through the neighborhood shooting
at everybody he came across. The
negro, whose name is Grover Allen,
had been working for Mr. Sam
Butts, in Saulston, for some months.
Thursday Mr. George Coker, a
neighbor of Mr. Butts, had a work
spell and invited all his neighbors to
help him. On such occasions the
host usualy furnishes a good dinner
and plenty of corn juice Mr. Butts
could not attend the work spell that
day and he sent the negro Grover
Allen in his place. During the day
Allen got a little lively and was giv
ing the crowd an exhibition of his
circus qualifications. He was turn
ing "summer saults" and when he
attempted to turn one backward he
fell and struck his head against an
axe, which made a slight wound.
This made the negro mad and he
accused Mr. George Coker of strik-.
ing him. After trying to raise a row
without success, the negro went back j
to the home of Mr. Butts and broke j
into the house through a window
and secured a double barrel breach- j
loading gun belonging to Mr. Butts, j
He then went out to a work shop j
where Mr. Butts was at work and j
made him go into the house and get j
what shells he had loaded. Mr. Butts !
at first refused, but the negro leveled j
the gun on him and threatened to !
shoot if Mr. Butts refused or made j
any noise to attract attention. j
After he had secured the shells the ,
negro went back to where he had :
left the crowd at work in the field at j
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Mr. Coker's. When he came upon
the crowd he commanded "every
body bow clown but the man that
struck me." When he raised his
gun to shoot it is needless to say that
the crowd bowed. Some of them
ran off while others fell flat on the
ground. After giving his command
he pulled the trigger and four men
were slightly wounded. These were
George Corker, H. J. Smith, Geo.H.
Smith, Jr., and Sol Matthews. The
gun was loaded with bird shot,
which scattered in every direction.
And then the long distance from
where the negro was standing made
it impossible for him to do much
damage.
After he shot into the crowd he
turned around and walked off rapidly
before the smoke cleared away. The
report ox the shooting- soon spread
throughout the neighborhood, which
is rather thickly settled, and soon
there were fifty men on horseback
armed with all the artillery that
could be found. They put out after
the negro and captured him about
three miles from the scene. While
on bis way through the plantation of
Isaac Lewis, the negro shot at a dog
belonging tp Lewis and a few stray
shots struck Lewis and his wife, who
were standing in the yard at tne
time. A short distance further the
negro held up a white man on the
road and threatened to shoot him.
This man had a shooting iron with
him and prepared to defend himself.
The negro replaced his gun on his
shoulder and continued his journey
until overtaken by his pursuers. He
was surrounded and captured with
but little resistance. If he had at
tempted to use his gun there were
more than 25 triggers that were only
waiting a light pressure to seal his
doom. He surrendered and gave up
1903.
his gun when he saw the dark holes
in the muzzles of so many shotguns.
He was securely tied with a pair of
plow lines and carried to the resi
dence of Esquire Joe B. Parks, where
he was given a short preliminary
hearing. He pretended to have other
witnesses and the cae was put off
until next morning. He was placed
in a barn during the night. Mem
bers of the party w.ho captured the
negro volunteered to stand guard
around the barn all night. Next
morning lie was brought to this city
and placed in jail to await the April
term of Superior Court.
FIREMEN'S BALL.
The Fourth Annual Dance and Ban
quet of Goldsboro Fire
Company No. 1.
There are a few occasions in the
life of every community which have
so endeared themselves to the public
that a single mention of their reoc
currence is a sufficient introduction.
Such an occasion will be the
Fourth Annual Firemen's Ball and
Banquet, which takes place on Eas
ter Monday evening, April 13th, at
Armory Hall, under the auspices of
Goldsboro Fire Co. No. 1.
Those who were, fortunate enough
to have attended their last Easter
dance, have such pleasant memories
of a glorious time that this year's
anticipation for the next affair has
been one of ever increasing pleasure.
It is the earnest desire of Golds
boro Fire Co. No. 1, to make this af
fair even more brilliant than its pre
decessors. With this end in view
nothing will be left untried to
please the lovers of the terpsichorean
art.
Those who do not dance may be
feasted with the choicest renditions
of the best musical art.
The tempting viands of the ban
quet and the pleasures of the ball
will make a strong appeal to all
and contribute to the success and
completeness of the occasion.
Letter to lioy&U & Borden.
Goldsboro, N. C.
Dear Sir: There are two sorts of
furniture- You know both; for you j
sell 'em both. One sort looks better !
than it is, and the other is better
than it looks. There isn't any other
sort.
The same, two sorts of paint, no
more; and we make 'em both we
make tons of stuff that isn't worth
its freight. Belongs to your busi
nessyou have to.
But this is aside. We put into cans,
with our name on, the very best
paint there is in the world: Devoe
Lead and Zinc. It takes fewer gal
lons than mixen paints, and it wears
twice as long as lead and oil.
C. O. Brown & Bro., Columbia, S.
C, write:
Mr. C. O. Brown, eniployed.an ex
perienced painter to paint his house
with Devoe Lead and Zinc. The
painter, on seeing the paint that was
sent to the house, said that there was
not enough; he wras so sure of this
that he opened up all except one
five-gallon kit. When the job was
done he returned the five-gallon kit
and about as much more in open
vessels. Other painters who have
been using mixed paints have had
the same experience with4 Devoe
Lead and Zinc.
Yours truly,
F. W. Devoe & Co.
P. S. Smith & Yelverton sell our
paint.
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all Hard, Soft o uauouseu uumpe an ij
B emishea from horses, JBIooc, bpav
ias. Curbs, SpUnts, Sweeney, Riwatr
rone. StfSe", Sprain' all Srco? n
Throats, O uRhs. etc. Save $50 by u&o
of one viut'e Wtt-ranteJ the most
wonder i I Blemish Our-'tyer kncn.
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CiaVt. 3.r! ".labor. K. (L
Savannah, Ga., March 26. It was
announced at Waycross to-night that
General Manager J. It. Kenly of the
Atlantic Coast Line, had agreed to
an increase in the pay of engineers J
and firemen of the system from 8 to
10 per cent. Committees of the first
and second division engineers and
firemen had been in consultation
with Mr. Kenly and General Super
intendent Denham since Monday.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST F.I1GM
DIVERS SOURCES.
The Latest Telegraphic News of the
Day Boiled Down to a Focus
For Busy Readers.
The death of Mr. W. II. Fleming,
one of the best citizens of Warren
county, was a very sad one. He had
gone to town after a doctor for his
wife whe was critically ill. Return
ing he was suddenly seized with a
fatal illness aud died very soon. His
wife is critically ill and cannot live
long.
Asheville, N. C, March 26. The
postoffiee at Flat Rock, in Henderson
county, was burglarized at an early
hour this morning and over $700 in
stamps and cash secured."" Not only
was the safe completely demolished,
but a large hole was blown through
the store building in which the post
office was located. No clue to who
committed the robbery has been ob
tained. Washington, March 25. Three
men, in an automobile, attempted to
ride up the steps at the east front of
the capitol to-day. They reached the
second landing, sixteen steps from
the street, when, the chain of the ve
hicle broke and it ran back,bufc with
out accident. The man who acted
as chaffeur gave the name of J. D.
Hurlburt and said he was from De
troit, Michigan. His companions did
not give their names, but one of them
said he was a police commissioner of
Hartford, Conn. The chafl'eur was
arrested but later released on ten dol
lars collateral.
New York, March 26. Inspector
McCluskyhas received a request from
the Buffalo police to get a statement
from Alex. J. Quinn of this city.
Quinn was a bar tender last Decem
ber at the Hotel Roland, where Mrs.
Burdick was stopping after being
ordered from her home here. Quinn
says Pennell was there daily to see
her and he got to drinking and con
fided his troubles, and said rather
than have the case come to trial he
would kill Burdick, although he
would wait until the last week to do
so; and then, if he had to do it, he
would kill him.
San Juan, P. R., March 25. There
was a grand reception at the Theatre
here yesterday evening, under the
auspices of the Citizens' Committee,
in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt,
following an elaborate display of fire
works on the plaza, which lasted
until 10 o'clock, and was witnessed
by Miss Roosevelt, who received a
tremendous ovation from the people
gathered cm the plaza and on the
balconies and roofs of the houses.
One of the set pieces, representing
President Roosevelt, was twenty-five
feet high. The interior of the thea
tre was decorated profusely and dis
played the word "Welcome" formed
of electric lights. Miss Roosevelt
spent two hours shaking hands with
the invited guests.
Washington, March 27. Ex-Senator
Jeter Q. Pritchard was appointed
a justice of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia this afternoon
by President Roosevelt. The ap
pointment is for life and the salary is
$8,000 per annum. The supremo
court of the district, of which ex
Senator Pritchard is made a mem
ber, is the highest court in the dis
trict and ranks next to the supreme
court of the United States. This
court has the power to mandamus
cabinet officers arl other high federal
dignitaries. It passes on acts of Con
gress, tries admiralty and equity
cases, and important criminal cases,
such as those involving capital pun
ishment, come before it.
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