North Carolina Newspapers

WILMINGTON, N. C. Scxdat Moajnse, Aug est 2. THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION. Officers Defied at sac Mtetlat ! Taaiccs MocUtloi of Ike Uiltel Slain at Htvfti Newt. By Tclmrh to tit Morale Star. NnrPOKT Nrws, Va.. August L Toe Uirdaosaal cooTenlioo of lha Tobacco Association of the United 3' a tea waa bronchi to a cJoa to-day lib the election of officer for the aaulaf JMi, the reaalt beinr as tol- PrVsideot-T. M. Carriojrtoo, Rich mond. Vtee Prealdeot-W. L. Pettr.Bocky &eere Ury -Treata re r Thorn a If aeon CioeinaaU, O. Member or the Board or Governora -L LL Clarke, T. D. Laekett, CJarka ille, Tennessee; CL D. Laras, W. a Held, J. M. Taylor, jonn u. uuia Richmond. Vs.; A. B. CarrinftOD, Danville, Vs.; Q. T. Patton, Darilnr, tra ft. Q: J. A. Clarke. Bedford City. Vi.: General Btitn Bolllnr. Peters- barr. Va. : W. T. Clarke. Wllaon. N. CL; C. E. Kersey. Wilaon. N. CL;B.P, rlatAB. Drake Branch. Va. The meetlBjr of the association which wu held at the Ctusaberlla HoteL Old Point Comfort, waa the beat In its hlatory. Thia afternoon the tobacco men were the neat of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad oa an excursion around the capes. Praaideat Carriaftoo U to name a committee to select the meetlac place for next year. This la the fourth time President Carrinrton haa been honor ed with an election by the associa tion. " ASSAULTED BY NEGROES. Wife et Firmer Iredell Mardered Lady at Kecky Meaat Feaad I'aceasckaa. By Tei?ia to Vtm Moraia B'-w. Cbabxottz, N. CL, Au ait 1. Near Bocky Mount, N. G, to-day, Mrs. Paas Lone was aaaanlted in her home by aa unknown negro. 8he waa alone at the time, her nusband being absent. She waa found unconaciout after the nefro bad fled. The people of the community are doinc their at BMt to capture the criminal. When Adolphua Bearer, a younx fanner of Iredell county, returned to h!a home from SUtesrille yeaterday he could not find hia wife.. The neigh bors were alarmed and the body of the woman waa found In a well. The coro ners InTestijrsUon ahowed that abe had been aaaaalted and murdered. Suspicion points to a netro named Weiford Boseboro. who bat not been cauf at. BASEBALL. Brcsrd ef Oaaiea Played Yeaterday by the Lxirsc Teaata By Tt'.tfTifb to tb Moralcx St-u. AXXXXCAS IXAQOE. Washinrton, 1; Boston, 0. 8econd rams Washington, 1; Boston, 5. New York, 3; Philadelphia, S. Chtcaxo. 5; Cleveland, 0. Detroit, 1; St. Louis. 8. Second tame Detroit, 7; St. Louis, A. a ATI OS 11. LXAQCI. Boa too, 1; New York, . Second came Boston, 1; New York, 5. St. Louis-Plttsburc wet crounds. Philadelphia, 14: Brooklyn, A. Sec ond came Philadelphia, 7; Brook lyn, 3. Cincinnati, 13; Chicago, A. 80CTEX&5 LXAGOt. Little Bock, 4; Atlanta, 3. Memphis, 3; Birmingham. 10. New Orleans, 0; Montgomery, 5. ShreTeport-NashTllIe rain. NEW YORK BANKS. Sutesust ef CUariax Hoase Arerafea for the Put Week. By TelfTl; a to t& JCorsiS Btar. Nrw Yobe, Aug. 1. The weekly atatement of aTeaaces by the aasociated baaks showa: Load i $308,84,500. iacreaae $364. 700. Deposits 909.U7.700. Increase 17,490,900. Circulation tA3.88J.6O0, to crease f A3, 400. Lecai lenders $S0, TS6.XXX, increase ta.e43.70O. Specie $170,733,300 Increase tA,371.SO0. Total reserre $231, 514,500, Increase $7,014, 900. Beserre required $277,464,425, Increase $1,870,125. 8srplua $24,060, 073. increase $5,141.67. Ei U. a de posit $33,330,415. lo crease $5,150,750. FIVE DESPERADOES Rosses' Pajsearers ea a Street ear at Spokasc Oae Man Skat By Tirj b to t&c Xorafci Bur. 8POKAXZ, Wabb., Auc- L John Krtinbuhle, treasurer of the Qrand Lodce of Odd Fellows of this Bute, was twice ahot by a masked hlch way man oa a Hill yard atreet ear last nichL Oaa ballet inflicted a aealp wound; another passed through bis arm. Fire desperadoes, all masked, entered the car and ordered the pass oxers to throw up their haada. Mr. KreiababJa resisted and the ahootinr fallowed. The robbers secured about $200 from the eleren pass n pen and i pen. DI0VSHQ AI6IDE3T. Twe Men Last Ykeir Urea at a Retort Near Nrw Orleans. By Tdjrrh to tt Jtortlcj 8tr - New OazxAjrs, Auc. L In lha en deaTor to aare the life of John K. Voelkel, Sr., a well knows resident of New Orleans, Walter E. Bartel. psytnx teller of Aha Whitney National bank, was drowned at Grand Isle to day. Voelkel also was drowned. Mrs. Voelkel and her dauchter, who weat to the assistance of the men, were rescued with difficulty. Tks DtB psmsJtr. A little thine sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch, insir niflcant cuts or puny boils hare paid the death penalty. It la wise to hare Backiens Arnica Balre erer handy. Its the beat salre on earth, and will aeereitt fatality, when Burns, Sores, Ulcers and Plies threaten. Only S5c at R. B. BrTliAsTTa druc a tore. t C ASTOR I A For lalaata and Children. Hst KhJ Yea Hm Ahrajt Bwghl RAILROAD MERGER CASE DECISION By 'Judge Lochren in the U. S Circuit Court at S. Paul, - Minnesota IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS. r... at the State of Mleatiota Aa last tbe Nortkera Secsrltlee Cempaay, the Oreat Northers tad North ere Pacific Railway. t r4rnik u im aornioi- j-- St. Pact, Mux., Auc. 1. Judce Lochreo to-dar. in the United Slates Circuit Court, handed down his de clslon in the case or the Btate of Min nesota actinat the Northern Srcuritlrs nnmrvin.-the Oreat Northern Rail- war ComoanT. the Northern Pacific RiilwaT Oomoanr. and James J Hill, as Dresldent of the Northern FUenrlties Comnanr. and Individ nallT. in which he auitalned the contenUons of the defend ante and dismissed the bill of com plaint of the State. He finda that the Northern BecuriUee Company has not violated the Bute laws forbiddlnc the consolidation of parallel and compe tinc lines of railway, throuch ita ownership of tbe atoek or the Great Northern snd Northern Pacific raU- wsts. He refuaes the lnjuneUon asked by the Btate of Minnesota to re strain the Secunues uompany irom otinsT the stock of the two railway Im op either of them. This decision affeeta the reauiU of the Federal corernments rlctory in the circuit court In no way whatever The Fedsral suit involved the same defendants and the aame ceneral atate of facts, but was based on a totally different contention of law. The Federal cult in which the Secu rities ComDanT.wM!beaten was a prose cutlon for violation of tbe Sherman anti-trnat law oaued by the Federal The 8tat auit, in which tbe Securi ties Company wins, was based on allo cations that the defendanta violated acta of the Minnesota LerUlalure, for biddlnc the conaoIidaUon or parallel and compeUnc Hoes of railway. In epitomisloc his decialOD, Judce Lochren aaid: "It ia held that it will be for the in terest of the Northern Securities Com pany to restrain trade by auppreninc competition between these two rail road companies, and that by eoercinc or persuadinc the two board a of direc tors, whom It has tbe power to elect. It will certainly cauae them to com mit highly penal offences by enterloc Into combinations, contracts and ar rancements In reatralnt of trade. In violation or the anU-trual act, and hence the Northern 8ecuritica Com pany ia already (rullty or theee offences that have never been committed or thought of by its officers or promoters, so far as appears, and It muat be aup preased and destroyed. "I am compelled to reject the doc trine that any person cso be held to have committed, or to be purpoalnr and about to commit, a highly penal offence, merely becauee it can be ahown that his pecuniary Interests will be thereby advanced, and that he has the power either directly by him self, or indirectly through persuasion or coercion of his scents to compass the commission or the offence. Decree will be entered dUmissinc the bill." St. Pacu Mis., Auc. J Gov ern or Van iSaat aaid concerninc the decision of the court la the riort&ern Securities case: "I do not feel tbe least discouraged by the decision of the court this morn-lac- It simply meana that the case will have to be finally decided by the court of last resort The Bute wUl immediately appeal, and every effort will be made by Its attorney ctneral and hia able associates to protect the Interest of the people. The fight is coing to continue until our lawa are vindicated and upheld." WaSHEfOTOS, Auguit 1. Mr. Day, assistant to the attorney ctneral. waa asked what effect the decision of Judce Lochren In the auit or the State or Minnesota against the Northern Secu rities Company would have on the case or the United 8tates a gain it this company. He replied: "It can have no effect whatever. The ease or the United Btates acainst tbe Securities Company was brought un der the Sherman anU trust law, chare Ing a violation or Its provisions, and it was decided by four United Btates cir cuit j ad res, in a unanimous opinion, that the Northern Securities Company was in a conspiracy la restraint of in terstate commerce, and therefore un lawful. Tbla case waa not broach t under the 8herman anli truit law or any other Federal atatute. It la a autt or the Btate or Minnesota for an alleged violation of its constitution and lawa, and . the decision of District Judge Lochren la such a case could in no way effect the result reached by the four circuit judges In the former case.' SIR THOMAS UPTON Qlvea a Warm QetUag by the Bsilaeta Mei ef Baffalo, N. Y. n TstssTsna w im Momma star. BrrriLO, N. Y August L 8ir Thomas Ltpton concluded a day of re cepUons as a rant of the Buffalo Club to-night A Lehigh Valley special had given him beautiful views of the Lehigh, Wyoming and Susquehanna valleys and the people along; the line had welcomed him In a fashion that delighted him. Hundreds of enthusiastic people of Wilkes barre literally pulled him from the iteps of the locomotive after his ride down the mountain, and at Easton. Bethle hem, Sayre and most of the stops there was a rush for the rear platform to meet him and wish him luck. The business men of Buffalo gave the'yachtrmsn a warm greeUng at the Buffalo club. After a reception, at which they wished him the best of luck, they cave a dinner In bis honor, at which 8ir Thomas and his hosts made Informal speeches. He received to-day an address from the Irlah Americana of Ithaca, aaying that If, aa Americans, they could not with him victory they could not, as Irishmen, hope for his defeat I0UTHERN RAILWAY Baltdlaf as Exteaaloa Irssj Jellies lata the Clesr Fork Coal District By TclrrpB to the ator&log Bur. Ksornixx, Tent, Aug. L The Southern railway to-day put on a large force of men to work on the Narrows, near Jellico, Tenn., to build an extension from Jellico through the Narrowa up Clear Fork Creek into the valuable Clear Fork coal district. This is a route over which the Southern and the Louis ville & Nashfllle so vigorously fought for rights of way a little more than, a year ago. The Louisville & Nashville secured rights of way and built throuch the Narrowa, and now it Is claimed the Southern also baa a survey In that difficult section which will prevent it from encroaching upon the Louisville & Nashville's rifht of way. U. S. WARSHIPS AT LISBON. kiaf. Cksrlea asd tbe Prlaccs Eatrrtalaed ba 8rooklya by Rear Admiral Cot loa Iatertitlof aid Cordial By Cmble to the Xorniag 8 tar. LidBOS, Auc. 1 King Charlea. in tbe uniform of an admiral, the Prince Royal, Lulae Phllipe. the young Prince Don Manuel and Premier Rldelro at 3 o'clock to-day embarked at tbe naval dock yard on the rivtr Tasua for their visit to the American sauadror. They were accompanied by the dignitaries of the royal pslsce asd tbe officials or the ministry or marine. Every honor waa accorded to tbe royal and atate bargee, as they mived out of the river, both tbe American and Portuguese men of-war, which were gaily dreased for tbe occa- alon, firing salutes. As the barges neared tbe flacship Brooklyn, the band aboard played the national anthem or Portucal. Tne royal personacea were received at the bead of the ladder by Admiral Cotton, who waa surrounded bv hia chief and attff. tbe command era or the other abips, and United Statea Miniater Bryan. Filea or sail ore manned tbe gancway. The King and hia entourage; nude a tour or the Brooklyn. The King made a complete examination of the equip ment, guns and armor 01 toe amp, oia conversation on this aubject with Ad miral Cotton being very interesting and cordial. The visit ended after a luncheon on board tbe Brooklyn. Admiral Cotton, in hia remarks at tbe luncheon, aaid he desired to thank ma majesty for the honor of hia visit, and t bat he desired to crofit by the occasion to express bis great appreciation of the amiability and extreme cordiality or the receotlon tendered to the squad ron, not onlv br tbe Klnc. but by all the Iceonle or Lisbon as well. He DroDosed a toast to the King, Queen and the royal family of Portugal. The Klnr. In renlyinc. aaid be con gratulated himself that he had had the opportunity to visit the American squadron. The cor dial manner in which he had been received put upon him a pleasant ob ligation, that of thanking Preaident Roosevelt for the pleasure he felt at having made the acquaintance or Ad miral Cotton. Ue would, tnererore. he declared, send a telecram to Presi dent Roosevelt In which he would also thank him for the proof of Ameri can rood will ahown by the vialt of the aauadron. Tbe King proposed a toast to Presi dent Roosevelt as first msglatrate or the United States, aaying that to drink to President Roosevelt was to drink to tbe nrosperity or that most power ful nation. The announcement by the King that he would send a cablegram to Preaident Roosevelt waa greeted with cheers. The cruiser Chicago aailed ror New York at 6.50 o clock this evening. JETT AND WHITE TRIAL. A Brother ef Marcao, the Murdered Mas, Corroborated Hia Sister, Mrs. Joke sos Other Evldeacea, Etc. By Ttkcrar-b to the Morula Bur. CYHTHiajra, Kt., Aug. 1. In the trial of Jett and White ror the murder or J. B. Mareum to-day. Edward Mar- cum. a brother of the deceased, cor roborated hia sister, Mrs. Johnson, In her statement about putting armed men near Marco ms bouae In a rock quarry and also concerning the recep tion or threats by his brother and bis keeping In his house ror at least a year before nls death on account or these threats. Galloway Strong testified that be asked White to drink wltb him before the a booting and Wblte said be "was ooking for a man to come out" Both witnesses located both Jett and White at tbe court house before the ahooting and In a crowd of people after tbe ahootlnc. Nancy Blanton and John Blanton corroborated Freeman as to Jett'a whereabouts on the nicbt of the kill ing. John Blanton, Belden Bach and Miss Laura Rawlins testified that Captain Ewen waa In the door of the court houae Immediately before tbe ahooting. Freeman testi fied that Jett and White came to his bouse for whiskey on the night or the kUllnsT and said: "A dog had been killed and that was Mareum." Goodloe Combs, one or tbe witness es ror the prosecution in the Jett and White ease, now on trial, died here to-day of appendicitis. He was one of the most expert rifle and pistol abota In tbe mountains of eaatern Kentucky. He waa aentenced for life for killing Wm. Rose at Clay City, but waa par doned after serving aome years. P0ST0FFICE DEPARTMENT. Fcstmaiter Qsaeral Payee Reiaaed Hia Official Ditlea Mackei Files De marrcra to lodlctmeita. By Tcleamph to tbe Morning 8 tar. WasHEfaTOS, Aug. 1. Postmaster General Payne resumed his official duUea at the department to-day. The postmaster general ahowa that hia trip has greatly benefitted him, and he says he feels very much Improved. A son or John T. Cupper, the mayor or Lock Haven, Pa., telephoned United Statea District Attorney Beach to day that Cupper would come to thia city to surrender In court Monday. Counsel for Auc. W. Machen to-day filed in the criminal court Of the dis trict a demurrer to the former indict ments of Machen. If allege that every count In the Indictments is fatally de fective in tnat it falls to sbow that Ma chen was an officer of the government at .the time the offences alleged were committed. Machen withdrew bis plea of not rullty. Tbe demurrer to the Indictment of bribery agalnat Dlller B. and Samuel A. Groff, In connection with Machen, also was filed. Like Machen, the Groff brothers withdrew the plea of not guilty and aay that every count of the Indictment is defective. The demurrer contends that the indict ment does not In a legal manner charce the defendants with the com mission of any offence agalnat the United States, and that It does not charge any act which is a crime or misdemeanor under any law of the United Btates, CUBAN UPRISING. Mlalster Iqalcra Says It Haa No Foinda tioa la Fact By Cable to the Homing Btar. WASHnraTOJr, Aug. 1. A cable gram has been received at the Btate Department from United Slates ilin Ister quiere, at Havana, etatiog in aubslavce thai tbe reports of Incipient rebellion" in Santiago province, baaed on unsatisfied demands for backpay by velersna of tbe war with Spain, have no foundation In fact, for there has been no overt act committed and dissatisfaction haa been expressed by only few people. RAMPOLLA PARTY IN ASCENDANT. First Ballot Taken by tbe Car dinals for a Successor to Pope Leo XIII. NO INDICATION OF RESULT. Rumors Generally Assign Monday aa tbe Moat Likely Day Upon Which an Election Will Occur lotense Interest manifested; By Cable to the Morning Btar. Rome, Aug. 1. The first day of the conclave has ended and no Pope has been elected. Both this morning: and thia afternoon all the members of the aacred colletre. except Cardinals Her- rero v Espinoza. Crettoni, Langenicux and Ooultle. who were confined to their cella bv illness, entered the Sis- tine Chaoe). where, after the solemn ritual appointed for the occasion, they dropped their ballots in tne cnaiice. That these crave to no candidate the necessary forty-two votes waa made known to Rome and to the world by the amoke of burning ballots which issued from tbe Sistine Chapel. To morrow the cardinals will vote again, both in the morning: and afternoon. but what the chances are of their ar riving at a decision before Monday no one can tell. It waa reported this evening that the Rampolla party waa in tne ascenaani, but this cannot be taken as any inai- cation of the final result, aa the vote of Pope Leo's secretary of atate may be spilt up or given in its enureiy io some otner canaiaaie. Apparently reliable Information, which however It la Impossible to verify, la to the ef fect that Cardinal Rampolla received at the first ballot thia morning ZU votes, Berafino Vannutelll 13, ure- riia B. Dlnletro 4. Capecolatro 4 ana Atrleradl S. the remainder being scat tered. Rumor arenerally assigns Monday aa the moat likely day upon which an election will occur. No one here serioualv ex pec tea tne cardinals to select a Pontiff on the first hall ot! hence this morning few of the nonnlsce were present in the niazza of BL Peter's. though In theim medlateineif noornooa inereoi a mou- .... ... . i m - .1 aand troooa and arendarmea stood in the ahade of the colonades. In the moraine? the aun blazed down and St. Peter'a at 4 o'clock waa just aa de serted aa on the day Pope Leo died. Soon after four, however, crowds betran to rather. First came the priests and monks or all denomina tions In their queer colored cassocks, and women from the poorer parts of the city, carrying: or dragging chil dren with them. By five o'clock aeveral thousand persons. Including many American tourists, bands of priests, anxious Romans of all classes, gathered at tbe ateps or the Baailica and along the left side of 8L Peter'a, square from which points only was tbe Hlstlne Ubapel visible. Every eye was turned towards tbe long narrow tin tube, which rlaea crookedly from one end of the chape). It might well be an Improvised smoke outlet for a hovel Instead Of tbe world watched beacon which alone can give the sign awaited by some millions of people. As evening drew near the crowd Increased and Roman princes and princesses drove up and watched from their carriagea through opera glasses the tin smokestack which glistened In the sun. Prince Orslni, the head of the uoman nobility, who shares only with Prince Coilonna, the hereditary right to a stand next to tbe papal throne, sat on the steps of St. Peters beside an old beggar woman. Like her he watched intently ror the smoke signal, but no smoke came. The bells of tbe Basilica rang out the call to vespers, but none went In. The priests, pacing the atepa of St. Peter a, prayer books In hand, muttered the evening omce with an ever watch ful eye on the Sistine Chapel. The ausnense became intense: even tne street nrehlns who had come in large numbera to gather discarded endaof cigarettes thrown away by the nerv ous crowd, stopped their work and gazed toward the chapel. Several false alarms of "ecco la eiu- mata" (there ia amoke) caused a thrill of excitement. Then came a rumor that a Pope had been elected and many persons rushed to the Basilica in order to get good seats when the announcement ahould be made. The impression that a choice had been reached was heightened by the appear ance upon the walls of the Vatican of a few officials In full uniform as if for a great ceremony. When 6 o'clock boomed out from the big; clock of St. Peter'a there was a aea or upturned faces focused with in tense anticipation on the Sistine Chapel's crooked smokestack. Three minutes later came another cry, of 'ecco la efumata." This time It was true. From the conical top or the stack or the chapel curled out a tiny atreak of amoke, no light, ao faint, that it waa scarcely distinguishable, even against tbe deep blue or the cloudless Italian sky. From the crowd came a sign of relief. Still watching with craned necks they aaw the amoke thicken and then die down. and in two mlnutea all trace of to day'a futile voting had vanished into air. Slowly and with much speculation i to what had occurred within the conclave and the likelihood of an elec tion to-morrow, the crowda dispersed. The historic method of giving the world the only information it Is sup posed to get regarding the election of a Pope had served lta purpose with dramatio thoroughness. During tbe afternoon workmen were busy In BL Peter'a preparing the great window facing the interior of the Basilica from which the new Pope, immediately after his election, will give hia first benediction to the Catho lic world. A number of the diplomata accredit ed to the Holy See have been at the Vatican during the day, atopplng at the wicket gate, but not having any communication within the conclave. The moat intereating period at the wicket ia when postal and other com- m vs wa I s at Mimib a li aa ssl f mlm ' uiuuivauuui a ut u ssaa a4iaaas wuu- elavists and the others secluded with in the precincts of the conclave, are received after being examined by the marshal and the governor of the con clave. The latest reports are to the effect that the condition of the cardinals who are ill has somewhat Improved. The rules of the conclave allow a cardinal who la Buffering from lllnesa to leave and taeven return if he no desires. . ILLINOIS RACE TROUBLE. State Troops Still oa Dnty at the Town of Danville. Bj Telegraph to the Morning Star. SPEisarnxD, III., Aug. 1. Adju tant General Scott to-day issued an or der directing Companies H and I, 7th Infantry, I. N. G., which have bsen on duty at Danville, to go to their home elation and ordering company A, Fourth infantry, or Areola, to pro ceed to Danville. The new company will report to Sheriff Whitlock for or ders. - It is believed that the troops will be needed at Danville only a few days more. F I murder in south Carolina A Peddler Living in Aiken Shot and After wards Cat to Pieces With an Axe. Two White Men Accused; By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Charleston, 8. C, Aug. 1. A apecial to the News and Courier from Aiken, 8. O , Says: Abram Surasky, a Jew peddler, liv log in Aiken, was murdered near Hwlhorne in Aiken county on Wed nesday evening by two white men. The body was no discovered until noay evening. The murdered man was thirtv veara of see and one of five brothers who ran small stores in Aiken, all peaceful, quiet citizens. harmlne no one. as is characteriatic of the race. On last Tuesday Mr. Su raskv loaded hia wagon with hia packs at d started on his rounds. He ia sup- DGied to have stopped at Lee Green's hut to sen ma wares, as it was ms cus tom to do. and it waa then that tbe two men carried out tneir plan or roooery and murder. Suraskv waa ahot twice in the bacs with a srun. one arm was almost severed from his body, and his bead and bodv were hacked horribly with an axe. When the body was discover ed it was impossible to recognize any semblance of a human being In the face aa decomposition had set in. Buz zards flvlnsr over the spot attracted the attention of men passing by. Sheriff I Alderman and the coroner went to the scene of the murder early this morn lnr. On searchine for clews the offi cers found a pool of blood in the yard of Lee Green's houae and other blood ataina were discovered on melon rinds and the bloodv axe was found under the house. At the coroner's lnauest it was devel oped by the clues found that xooie ana Green ahot Surasky twice in me oacs and then cut him up with tbe axe. The shots evidently did not suffice to subdue their victim and the axe was used to finish him. After their work was accomplished thev loaded the corpse in the victim's own wagon and drove to a lonely spot in the woods and tied the horse to a tree and left it. The horse becoming hungry broke loose and pulled the wagon with its gnastiy load away irom the spot where he was tied to within mile and a half or hlawtnorne. wnen it waa discovered. A negro man is suspected of beine an accomplice in tbe crime, but so far the negro is ire?. CALIFORNIA CONVICTS. Battle Wltb the Fugitives Three tbe Sheriff's Posse Killed. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. of Placirvillk, Cal., Aug. 1. Special messengers report that a fight took place late thia afternoon between tbe sheriff's posse aided by the Placer ville militia, and the escaped convicts. Two militiamen are reported wound ed, and two convicts were either wounded or captured. The scene of the fight was near Grand Victory mine, three miles from here. Sacbahksto. Aug. 1. The chief clerk of the Folsom prison has phoned that three of the sheriff's posse were killed and that two - convicts are thought to have been wounded. It is stated that preparations are being made to set fire to the Grand Victory mine in which the convicts have taken refuge. Dlaas Botquit, the son of Sheriff Bosquit, ia aaid to be among the alain, and a message by telephone saya his body waa found along the roadalde. Militiaman Dill was ahot through the body and ia not expected to recover. The greatest anxiety prevails here con cerning the safety of the soldiers, it la known that aix of them went into tne brush after the convicts and the only trace of them was the wounded man Dill, who wss unable to give any clue concerning his companions. The con victs are believed to have taken refuge In the Grand Victory mine and there la talk of aettlne fire to it and driv ing out the criminals. . Additional forces are being hurried to the mine. Another account of the battle reached Batnard F. Smith, chief clerk of the Folsom prison. He waa notified that three of the attacking party were killed and that It waa presumed two of the convicts were badly wounded. WAR DEPARTMENT SCANDAL. Hearlaf Qiven by Secretary Root to Parties Interested In tbe Qlove Contract, bt TelegTann to the Mornine bui Washington, Aug. 1. Secretary Root to day gave a hearing to Edward Lsuterback and John G. Milburn, at- torneya representing Congressman Lucius N. LIttauer, tbe glove manu facturer, whose glovea were furnished the War Department through the con tractor, E. R. Lyon. Judge Advocate General Davie had prepared an opin ion upon the report of Colonel Gar- llngton, which waa presented to the secretary at tbe time the hearing took place. Secretary Root saya that he has not yet read the testimony nor the opinion of Judge Advocate General Davis. Representative LIttauer came to Wash ington with his attorneys, but did not go to the War Department. WARM WIRELtiTS. The new railroad from Henderson- ville. N. O., to Lake Toxaway was opened for traffic yesterday and at the aame time the new hotel was also opened. James H. Chaffee, one of the heroes of Bret Harte's story "Tennessee's Partner," la dead in Oakland, CaL, at the age of eighty years. For fifty- four years he and his old partner. Chamberlain, lived and mined and trusted each other. The monthly atatement of the pub- lie debt shows that at the close of busi ness July Slat. 1903, the debt, less cash In the treasury, amounted to S930,- 023,308, which is an increase of $5,011,- 671, aa compared with June, due to a decrease in cash. A bankruptcy petition haa been filed against the Southern Car Foundry Company, of Lenoir City and Mem phis, Tenn., and Gadsden and Annls- ton. Ala., by the Ross Meehan Foun dry Company, in Chattanooga. It alleges an Indebtedness of two millions and assets of one million. The nostoffice safe at Mockivil li near Salisbury, N. C, was burglarized yeaterday and $590 dollars In stamps and $35 in money secured. Nitro glycerine waa used to blow open the safe. The robbers escaped but the offi cers believe they are in the country, not far from Mocks ville. The Supreme Court of Mexico has handed down a deciaion affirming the decision of a New York court that Miss Emma Mencada, adopted daughter of Manuel A. Mencada is or sound mind. This decision will . result in turning over to her a large fortune of which Consul! General Navarro, of Mexico, and Frederick Francisco Mencada, of New York, have been acting as ad ministrators. A moonlight trolley ride and a stroll on the beach. What could be finer. t I . . ,n a mnnTIPn .. h- Planted Throagb aa Open Draw Fireman Killed and Engineer Seriously In jared Live Stock Drowned. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Plattsbubgl N. Y.. Aug. 1 One of the worat freight wrecks in years In Nnrthern New York occurred at Coopersville, on the Delaware and Hudson railroad, to day. wben a frMht train Bluneed at full speed thmutrh an onen draw, killing the fireman, Hd. Uraw, ana seriously u iurinp Homer Elliott, the engineer. both ol wnue J3.au, a. x. ins uraw- bridge spanning the Chaser river, at nnorjeravllle. was being closed after havinir been opened to allow a steam yacht to pass through when the freiirht train came in signi. oeiore the draw could be completely Closed the engine crashed Into it, throwing the drawbridge into the river, bottom nn wards Eicht of the twelve cars that n'unsred into the river were load ed with live stock, and the bellowing of dying animals could bo beard for miles. It will take three dais or more before the wreck can be cleareJ up and a temporary bridge erected. THE EVANSVILLE RIOT. Coroner's Verdict in tbe Case of Tea Per sona Who Were Killed. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. EVAKSVILLB. IND.. August L OorO- ner Willing returned his verdict to day in the cases of the ten persons who were killed in the recent riot. He found that they came to their d ath from rifle balls fired by some unknown persons. His report aaid: "I find tbe deceased came to tneir deaths by reason of gunshot wounds inflicted by rifles in the hands of un known persons. I further find that the said wounda were inflicted during a riotous attack on the county jail and militia defending the same, on the 6th day of July, 1903. After taking tbe depositions of sixty-six persons who were present at tbe time of the riot, I am unable to say who fired the shots." A. O. Bird, traffic director of the entire Gould system of railroads, is authority for the statement that before the end of the year tbe Gould system will have solid trains running direct into Chicago and Pittsburg from New Orleans and Galveston and that soon thereafter its traina will be entering Baltimore. Clerical Frugality. In the farofiC days of 17GG, the year in which Goldsmith wrote his Immortal "Vicar of Wakefield," the Universal Magazine contained this obituary no tice: "Lately. Re,v. Mr. Mattinson, curate of Patterdale, Westmorland, for sixty years. The first infant he christened was afterward his wife, by whom lie had one son and three daughters, all of whom he married in his own church. His stinend was fortv years 12 and for the last twenty not 20 per ann. Yet he died at the age of eighty-three worth 1,000, 800 of which was saved out of his stipend." The correspondent of Notes and Que ries who quotes this astonishing record of frugality asks if Goldsmith may not have received the first impetus to the composition of ids novel by reading this announcement. Drive Willi the Heel. A golf beginner almost Invariably either "toes" the ball or cuts a clod from mother earth. If. instead of try- iiie to hit the ball with the middle of the ckib face, he alms at "heeling" it that is, striking It with the heel (a club head, being a freak, possesses a face, a toe and a heel) he will general ly make a better shot A practiced golfer unconsciously makes the neces sary allowance for the bending of the driving shaft, but had he known dur Insr his novitiate why he so often "struck Scotland." as the caddie re marked to Balfour, he would probably have made more rapid progress. Frank Broadbent in Strand. Footprints. There's a deal of character in the wear of a shoe. Every clever detective knows that. Give a good detective the imprint of a criminal's foot on yielding soil and he can size his man up pretty well, especially if "the shoe be rather worn. That's the only thing mman can't disguise. Lots of first class de tective stories have been written on this, but there is nothing remarkable about it. The individuality in a foot print is the Individuality of the wearer of a shoe. Shorter Grown. Candidate I have found something besides a candle that will answer that old riddle. "The longer it stands the shorter it grows." Friend What is it? Candidate A candidate. The longer he stands for omce the shorter he stows financially. Baltimore Ameri can. Spend theday at Wriehts ville Beach. uars every naif bour. BUSINESS LOCALS. w aronoss ror Bent or Bale, lioet or Found, wants, ana other short niscellaneoas Adver tisements inserted la this Department, in Bona Honpartel Type, for 1 nt per word each lnaar Hon; but no advertisement taken ror lasa than to mt. Terms positively cash in advance. For Rent, furnished room with access to bath. Bent reasonable. Apply to 608 Orange street. auasii' Tatrc will be a series of eamea Diaved at Hilton uiamona xneeaav. wedneedav and Thursday, August 4th, 5tb and 6th between the uorasDoro unampions ana tne BiacK BtocKings au 1 Dr. B nil naif has returned to the r.ltv and may be Been at his office in the Masonic Temple bl iua uBuai omce iiuura. au l as- For 8 ale Qrccarv business in cood lnnaiitv. uu kuou uwie eetauiisneu. Aaaress uro- cery," btab omce. iy 29 lw SIX Rot Cottage on "Bnmmer Be'-t." Wrlghtsvllle, N. C, North Water strec f or rent, etore No. 108 street for rent. "Wright Cot- tages" at Wrlghtsvllle, N. 0., for rent, from .August ibt. xnree (3) uottagea on Wrights ville Beach for sale. Dick & RaIUv. Rnai Estate and Insurance Agents, Mo. 110 Princess street. Jyi7tr II. UTAItatav. flantlet fa locaiea at tsouin jrront Btreet, Wilmington, N.O.hla old stand opposite steam laundrv. Better prepared to do dental work and cheaper than ever. Bets of teeth, upper or under, from 5.ooup. Gold Ailing from $1.00 up; all other flUlne 50 cents, drowns from St 00 nn; hrlricra wo 3.uu. iiimcung wim tne new system wiuiuui. inuh, xo ceatii, lor bu aays. jy 15 im. Notice There will ba an annual mnnt.inur nr duo otwiuuiunn ui iub oasreni uaroilaa risca torlal Association held at the office of the un dersigned, Wilmington, N. o., Taesday. Au- gust4cn.at iio'ciock a. m oao h nn..n ao-ot-o... - . s umivwHj.. 1J Ot repaired, cleaned and revarnlshed; 1 Up bolsterlng done also. Address J. B. rarrar. nv. ovuui UIKUUliaWL miotr . a . newspapers, sui ca Die lor wrapping pa Per, lor gale at reduced prices. In quantities. - je au received, car of fine ueorgla Melons, wMch will be on sale Monday morn Ins; at foot v vw Bueet. a. 0. w instead. je zi 11 Brawn BAvliavn SCarara. from hl2rt bnul awes, i or saie at so cents per aozen. u. a. Bontgomery, Eighth ana princess streets. Offlui for rent In The Worth Bnlldlno- tha muBt conveniens uubuibhh location in tne city. Modern equipment. Apply to The Worth Oo, I tw-v S S UFeat bUITimer Dry FOR THIS WEEK AT Gaylord's Big Racket Store. A sacrifice must be made to reduce a very large stock in order to make room for Fall Goods, and we propose to cut prices in order to do so. We have a nice line of Mosquito Canopies to offer at $1.19 and $1.48 e-ch. The Perfection Spring, best quality, can""be fastened to wood or iron beds, we have been selling for $2.75 and $3.95; we will close out at $3.25 each. A nice line of Hammocks, we are Belling at 98c, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 In white Marsallles Spreads we can offer a beautiful assortment. Those worth $1.00 for 89c. An extra value at $1.25. A very fine spread at $1.50. We ahould like to call your special attention to our line of Sheets and Pillow Oases. Sheets at 50, 621 and 75c a piece. Pillow Cases at 10, 121 and 15c. We can offer you bargains in Bleach ing. Nice quality for prices, one yard wide at 5c. Very good, no dressing. at 6c. Androscoggin, Fruit of the Loom and Mason ville at 8c. Old Glory, yard wide, splendid quality at 7c. Unbleached shirting at ae. Table Linens. Our Linen Department shows hun dreds of yards that must go. We are offering White Bleached Damask, 60 inches wide, worth 35s, at 25c a yard. All Linen Damask that was 50c, at 42c; finer grade.Damask that waa 60c, at 50c; extra fine Damask 72 inches wide, standard value 98c, we will sell this week at 69c a yard. We have also fine Damask Towels hemmed, 42 inches long, regular price 15c a piece, will go this week for 10c each. A very nice small bleached towel at 5c. Turkish bath towels for 10c, 15c. 20c and 25c each. All sizes and extra quality for the money. REMEMBER THE SALE OF THIS WEEK. Everything sold at a special price. make room for Fall orders. CAROLINA BEACH AND S0UTHP0RT STEAMBOAT LINE. Leave for South- Leave for Caro Leave South port. Leave Beach port. Una Beach. A. M. A. M. . P. M. P. M. P. M. MONDAY 9 00 11 00 9 00 2 45 S 15 12 00 8 30 3 30 B 00 A. H A. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. TUESDAY , . . 9 00 11 00 9 CO 8 45 5 15 12 00 2 3D 3 30 6 Oj A. M. A M. P M. P. M. P. M. WEDNE9DAY 9 00 11-00 9 00 2 45 5 15 12 00 230 ?306?L m M p jj THB8DAT 9 00 11 00 9 00 2 45 5 15 12 00 8 30 3 30 6 00 FBIDAY 9 00 11 00 9 00 2 45 5 15 12 00 2 30 3 3p" 6 00 A. M. P. M. P. M. AM P M. A. M. P.M. BATCTRPAY 5 00 2 00 2 00 8 00 5 00 8 45 6 00 A. M. P. M. A. at. P. M. P. M. P. M. SUNDAY 9 30 230 930 230730 12 00 5 00 12 45 6 00 8 3 0 Fare to Pier and Return on 5.15 CHINA BOTIFIED Inst Russia Will Prohibit Forelroers Stay- log in Manchuria at Present. By Cable to the Morning E tar. Berlin, August 1. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Cologne Gazette says the Russian authorities are re ported to have notified the govern ment at Pekin that -Russia win pro hibit foreigners from staving in Man churia at present, but that six years hence, wben Russia has restored quiet and order in Manchuria tbe country will be opened to foreigners for free commerce. Ten Dollars. Ours is the only estab your City that to measure for lishment in makes Suits Ten Dollars. C. E. GORDON PANTS CO, 25 South Font Street. api tf SARSAPARILLA WITH IODIDU, The great Skin and Blond remedy. A powerful purifier of the blood. price 75c a bottle, three bottles for $2.00, at HARDIN'S Palace Pharmacy, 126 South Front Street. ap 95 tf . Both Thonea 55. GREAT ATTRACTION casino WRIGHTS VILLE BEACH. WEEK JULY 27TH "Our Joe" oonlon, celebrated Irish Comedian KcCowan, European Comedy Musical Artist Brownlnz Bisters, Metropolitan "Florodora Glrla." Hill, Edmunds & Co., Up-to-Date comedy Sketch Team. Every Evening at 9 o'clock Saturday Matinee. 4 P. M. Jysetr. RECEIVER'S SALE. State of North Carolina, County of New Han over, in ioe superior uouri. unaries in. wmuocK, s.- Notice of Bale. Auburn Lumber Company. Bv virtue of an order Issued bv the Honorahla W. B. Allen, Judge Superior Court, appointing the undersigned receiver of the Auburn Lum ber Company and directing: the said receiver to sell at public auction, to the highest bidder. for casn, the plant of the said Auburn Lumber Company, that Is the saw mul, tramway, loco motive. Umber, teams, rights of way,franchlses and all other Dronertv. I win. on frridav. th 8lst day or August, 1903, at the saw mill near Turkey. In Sampson County, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the said saw milL tram wry locomotive, timber, teams, rights of wry franchise and all nt.har nrntw-v nf tha aal 4 n burn Lumber Company. Jyiaim. UAHKHON F. HACBAJE, Becelver. Wanted-A Distiller. ' A man that has bad experience In distilling tha Products of Yellow Pine. Address v'. THE AMEBICAN OIL AND CHEMICAL CO. " S" SI In our Silk Department we are show ing aeveral colora in taffetas at 75 cent values for 48c a yard. Finer qualiiv black taffeta for skirts, 1 yard wide we are offering at 75c, $1 and $.19 per yard. We have a fine line of Millinery ai.d can give you white duck hats, severt.1 shapes, for 50c each ; children's canv and pique hats for 25c each ; laditV trimmed hats have been marked down to surprisingly low figure ; we can sul you silk chiffon hats for present or Fall wear, newest styles, as low as 98c each; straw hats for ladies will be closed out at 10c and 15c each. On our Bibbon counter you will find a large and fine display, with prices greatly reduced: No. 40 taffeta ribbon at 12c worth 15c No. 60 taffeta ribbon at 17c worth 20c' No. 80 taffeta ribbon at 20c worth 25c! We also invite you to inspect our line of veilings. We have dotted ,f various styles at 25c a yard. Our scarf veils will please you at 50c, 6uc and 75c. Overalls. Oar line of Head Light Overalls hag greatly increased our business in that department, for wa can offer the best made at $1.00 each. We have several styles In different colors and all size They are Union made, all seams Telle t and absolutely of the best cloth, an I large enough to fit. Every garment ig sold under a ten days' guarantee and if not satisfactory money will be re funded. These goods are made t-s pecially for railroad men, machinists and mechanics, and we invite your in spection. Caps with leather vizors to match at 15c each. We must unload our good 3 an 2 and tf P. M. Boat 15 cents. je tf OLD NEWSPAPERS. You Can Buv Old HewsDauere in Quantities to Suit at the STAR OFFICE Suitable for Wranpinsr Pauer and Excellent for Placing Under Garnet Rates for Sewer Service Water Closets - - 50 cts per quarter, each Kitchen Sinks - - 50 cts per quarter, each Bath Tubs - - - - 50 cts per quarter, each Fixed Wash Basins 25 cts per quarter, each Fixed Laundry Tubs 50c per quarter, per set We carry our pipes to your prop erty line without charge, and rates do not go into effect until service is rendered. The Wilmington Sewerage Co. Jyl9 tf THE COUNTRY ESTABLISHED 1831 GENTLEMAN The ONLY Agricultural NEWSpaper, AND ADMITTEDLY THE Leading Agricnltnral Journal or tne World. Every department written by specialists, tlm highest authorities in their respective lines. No other paper pretends to compare with it In qualifications of editorial staff. Gives the agricultural NEWS with a degivo of completeness not even attempted by others. indispensable: to ALL COUNTRY RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. 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