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.6 ! . ' r; '1 WW i; ff ; : Hi : !5 til; "3F ;t! 'f ' if 9 m AM- To: ,11 0'.v' 5 :.fcj 4: : Iiliii! St i r. fi ts 'r !'i fit M? I-' IK raw . ill 14 ' 'f tt" t L L I A M a . B B R N -4 R D -' Xdttor ud Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C Friday, Jane 16, 1899. ANNOUNCEMENT, i Mr. James Pearsall, who has been travelling agent and correspondent of the Star during the past nine months, has retired from the position to en gage in other business. He has the best wishes of the Star in whatever he undertakes. . Mr. Pearsall is succeeded by Mr. Will H. Harrison, who formerly held the position, and for whom we bespeak the courtesies of our friends. A HABB TASK IN THE PHILIP- ; PINES. T-A.- short while ago we published an extract from an interview "with " Gen, King, who had just arrived at San Francisco from Manila, in which he" said the situation in Luzon was "a very serious" one, and that we could not secure dominion over that island without a much stronger army than we now have, and then not without some hard fighting, be cause the ability of the Filipinos to subsist on very little made it un necessary for them to have bases of : supplies, and therefore thejr could in their almost impassable jhills and Bwamps protract the content indefi nitely if they so resolved. A few days ago Commander Ford, of Baltimore, fleet engineer of the Asiatic squadron, who was on the Baltimore at the battle of Manila Bay, and has since been with the fleet, arrived at his home. He was interviewed by the Sun, and corrob orates what Gen. King said, but spokemore fully and gave a descrip tion of the situation there and also some idea of the kind of people our soldiers are fighting, and the spirit that animates them. Speaking of the situation and the ordeal to which our army is subjected, he said: I "When I left we held not quite as : mucn ground as was ours during the first part of August last year, and our lines were restricted to the suburbs of Manila. The troops did push out into -the country, but could not hold the ground they made by raids and were obliged to fall back. . It is impossible to conquer the people or to gain the islands without more troops. If we send a great many more soldiers out there and bend all our energies to doing it we could beat them and take the island, - It would mean great loss of life and considerable time, but.it could be done. As it is now, it is all we can do to hold our own. The in surgents are constantly encroaching and though, as I have said, raids are madeA the natives driven back and the - lines thrown out, - we can't hold the ground because we have not enough men. " f I "The line is always active and there is no relief. Men spend months in the trenches subjected to great mental and physical strain and never know- - ing at what moment they will be as sailed. The lines of the natives are often not a block away from our own, and the rule is when you see a head exposed to shoot it. ,The natives are always on the defensive. They make no advances of their own, but wait and shoot when they can, do all tha damage to us they know how and when we sally out they are driven into places Where it is impossible to follow, - so strong is their number, so impreg nable the country The- Filipino "rebels" as they are called, are generally represented as a degenerate race of semi-savages, totally unfit . for Belf. government, How erroneous this is shown by the following: 'The Filipinos pictured in the sen sational papers are not the men who are fighting. They are entirely dis tinct and separate. The fellows who deal with out there are not ignorant savages, fighting with bows and ar rows, but an intelligent, liberty loving people, full of courage and determina tion. The idea that the Filipino is an uncivilized being is a mistaken one. -Originally the natives of those islands sprang from Japaneese stock 'and are identically the same race, ' with 9 change in language and customs. There was a time when the feudal sys tem prevailed in Manila, but no .ves tige now remains and the savagery of of the people is found only in the very lowest class, of "negritos" or 'little niggers," asthe Filipinos are called. "I have pictures taken there, which I brougt home, of native women who would be handsome any where, and of good-looking, brainy men. They have the intellect and the stamina to govern themselves and have done it for 300 years, although under the rule of ! Spain. They were the clerks, the book keepers, the assessors and managed the entire machinery of government. Their courage is undoubted, and they fight to the death, having among them a superstition that if vou are killed -you do not really die, but in three days reappear somewhere ejse. 4 We have been frequently told of .- late that the props were about knocked from under the. rebellion, that Aguinaldo was about deserted and that he wis simply looking for - an opportunity to make such a deal as would secure his own safety. This is not the opinion of Commander Ford, who speaks thus of their fight ing capacity: "As for their condition now, as far as x can see, tney are stronger, more determined And mnrn alrillfnl in tVin art of war than when the fighting out were Biartea, ana as tne days gooy they increase in strength .and knowl edge, having nine "or eleven million people to draw from They are armed with Mausers the best rifles m the world and are far better marksmen than the Spaniards. At first they shot high and missed; but now they have caught on ana aim low wiin aeaoiy effect. They have a good government now, ' which thnv aia nTwnititiir aiiranafiil- ly and preserve law and order. They certainly don't think theirs is a hope- ies ngm anaiaon t tninic any one else does who knows anything about if. " "What they are fighting for now is ! absolute ana entire liberty. They don't want us there or over them, ana in the course of time might wear out - our patience . entirely. , While they fight for entire freedom, all they ask is a chance for life, and the pursuit of happiness, and they care not whether ft be a republic of their own or gome ; form devised for them by the great United States of North America. I see notbinar promising in the struggle now or any hope of speedy success on our part, - unless many more troops are sent out He doe's notibelieve in the "un conditional surrender" policy of General Otis, but does believe we could solve the probleni by simply assuring those people who "are fighting for liberty" that they can have 'liberty, and that it is not the purpose to deprive them of it. He thus ( expresses his views on that point: "The problem can be solved, how ever, and I believe that if a proposal was made to the natives to lay down their arms upon the promise that the United States would annex the islands, treat them as Americans and make their country a territory of ours, the rebellion if such it can be called, for we had no claim on them would melt away like a block of ice before the sun. A good, level-headed Governor could be appointed and given full veto power, while the rest of the govern ment could be in the hands of the na tives. They could be called together and elect their own Legislature and leaders, operate their own politics and manage their own. affairs. I believe firmly they would accept this proposal and surrender, as they realize the pos sibilities in event they establish a re public of their own, of Germany com ing along and taking as island here, France an island there and England three or four islands somewhere else. No proposals of this kind have, how ever, been made to the Filipinos." I -These are the views of a man who took part in the memorable .battle which made Dewey famous and raised the American. Jag over the Bay of Manila. He cannot be charged with "giving aid and com fort" to the enemy, and yet hej says as much as these anti-expansionists have said who have been accused of sympathizing with the "rebels," and have been denounced as traitors for expressing their views and telling "the truth. Mr. McKinley sent a peace com mission to Manila, the ostensible purpose of which was to Tegain the confidence of the people' in arms .against us, to assure them of the good intentions of this government and thus put an end to hostilities. That commission, after waiting until General, Otis -. had had an op portunity to shoot a lot of them- and strike, terror into them, issued a proclamation which while it conceded some things insisted on the absolute supremacy of this country as the first condition, thus demanding the very thing the Filipinos were fighting against, and with this, tooj there soon developed a friction between the commission and Gen. Otis, he objecting to such concessions as they suggested and insisting upon "unconditional sur render" when he didn't have men enough to hold the ground or the towns he captured, and he was task ing his soldiers as soldiers were never tasked before, and after all their hard, marching and hard fight ing have really gained nothing, but made the hatred of the people we are fighting more deep rooted. Every statement in the above ex tracts as to the hard &ak for our soldiers, . and the aggressiveness, courage and fighting qualities of the enemy is supported by the dispatches from Manila, published yesterday., AND HOW IT 13 IN MAINE. ) Some time ago a mob near New- nan, Ga.', wreaked vengeance upon a negro ravisher and murderer' by burning him at the stake, and in dulging in other horrid exhibitions of uncurbed rage that were shocking to read. Th6 savagery of this pun ishment was7 universally condemned by the press and law-respecting people of the South, but as might have been expected it met with un measured denunciation in other sec tions of the country, where it " was .untingly held up as an illustration of defective Southern civilization. The whole South was arraigned and held responsible for the wild rage of this mf unated mob. The only paper in the North which dared to Jmake any defence of the action of the Georgia mob was a paper published in Indiana, which applauded the mob and boldly com mended its action. As might have been expected New England, which, in its own estima tion, is the center of civilization and enlightenment of this country, was particularly shocked. We received from time to time marked copies of papers, marked with a. big. blue pencil, ; containing editorial com ments from the NewEngland stand point, on the Georgia performance. One of the most lurid and pic turesque' of these came in a paper published in the State- of Maine. The paper went into the garbage pile, and we have forgotten its name and the town in which it was pub lished. But now Maine has a case of her own, a case in which it was not a ravisher or murderer who was han dled by a mob, but a preacher, who happened to preach a doctrine which was not acceptable to the , people in that locality. What he preached we do not know, but it is said that the people - of his sect are aouiet. in offensive people, who attend strictly to their own business and pay their debts. But the community didn't want them and therefore it con cluded, it would make an example of their I preacher. The Bangor Whig and Courier. Congressman Boutelle' paper, tells how this was done. We do not see that paper, but clip the following comment on the1 article from the Atlanta Constitution:- - "Congressman Boutelle's paper gives some mieresung particulars concern' ino thA mitmr .wnfoh vom nnf Arm, tamed in thebrief press dispatch. We learn, of course, that . 'the better ele- ifi a mi trace . in the strongest terms This is natural; but when the southern newspaper declare that the best citizens here condemn mob law, the statement is received with a sneer by the Maine editors. The Rev. George Higgins was seized by the mob and dragged by his heels for two miles, his back being terribly lacerated by this tough treatment at the hands of refined and highly eivi TTa was taken to a srrove. where his clothing was torn from his body. His collar remamou miuct, however, and he thus appeared with no coverinsr but a shirt collar and a pair of shoes. ,. , , Tnen a coat 01 ur wtu njncu w t,:Vtuifr tn Viia faA and his beard. after which "a- plentiful supply of feathers was spreaa on. xuis uuuu, we learn from the Bangor Whig and Courier that 'some of the crazy mem kaM rf thA mob lighted matches and Set fire to the feathers. This was done three or four' times, but the cooler headed ones extinguished the blaze each time.' This man did not murder any one, he did not assault any defenceless woman, he simply preached some doctrine that waa not approved by his chastisers, and., that man only escaped death from, burning, by the fact that there happened to be Bome persons present not . as wild or sav age as the others, who extinguished the flames. That was in Maine, not in- Georgia, and he victim was a white preacher, n6t a negro mur derer and ravisher. But that out rage will not attract one-tenth of the attention in that section that the Georgia lynching did. It was too near home and they were good, civilized people of the town of Levant who took a hand in it, none of whom, as far as known, have yet been arrested. . THE BOUNTY FRAUD. The Washington Post, a few days ago, contained the substance of a report made by U. S. Consul Boyle, at Liverpool, on British shipping and shipbuilding, which gives some interesting facts and knocks the bottom clean out of the bounty and subsidy fraud. This report states that out of 1,109 vessels which cleared that port for the United States only three flew the American flag and two of these were 'sailing vessels. As showing what a wretched figure our merchant marine cuts this statement needs no comment. Speaking, of shipbuilding Consul Boyle says that nearly all the best vessels now being built in British shipyards ;use American plate, im ported especially for that purpose; that the fittings, electrical appa ratus, labor-saving devices, &c, are mainly American, and that nearly ejery vessel leaving7 our ports for England carries more or less of articles to be used in the construe tion of ships. Remarking upon this the Philadelphia Inquirer says: "These things taken together should form a strikiner lesson for enterprising Americans. If England can import our material.and build ships that con trol the shipping of the world, why cannot we do it ? There was a time when we- were the greatest carrying nation of the world. We lost that supremacy to England. It is now time that we won it back. We can do it and do it easily if we try, and the game is really worth the candle. ' But Congress has got to give the word.1' In 'reply to the inquiry "why wait" the Post answers. Why is it that Congress "has srot to give the word?" We know of no statute that stands in the way of Amer ican ship builders. They have a clear field, and it is-generally understood that a number of great shipbuilding plants are soon to be erected on the Atlantic coast. Une 01 these is to be located near Philadelphia, another at Newport News, and New York Bay has been mentioned as a good location lor sucn worKs. it is regarded as a demonstrated fact that we can build ships in competition with the yards on the Clyde; that in quality and cost of sups we can compete with anybody. It is certain that we are not compelled. like English builders, to import steel plates and other items which, accord- 1 A If T 1 I ' ' iuk vj our. iwyiv, we are exporting. Having every facility, natural and acquired, why should we not go ahead ana construct ships lor the ocean car rying trade? "Why wait for Congress 'rn mini tVin v . v but? nviui What the Inquirer means by Con gress "giving the word" is that they want Congress to vote bounties and subsidies to men who can build ships without them, but who in addition to the profit that would come from the building of ships want to pull out of the treasury, the cost of build ing them, practically making the United StateiJoot the bill, while the ship-buildirig combines reap all the profits. A greater fraud was never attempted to be played upon the American people. THE POSTOPPICB ROBBERY CASE. Government Palled to Make Out a Case Defendants' Demurrer Sustained. In the United States Court yesterday there was little business other than the trial of Nicholas Politz, now pending. In the case against Nollie and Wesley Jacobs (Croat ans), pending from Mon day's session, a verdict of not guilty was entered by instruction of the Judge, Walter H. Neal and John H. rVtnlr linn nnnnanl fnr thA HsfAnna 1 ' - - -wvuV entering' a demurrer to the testimony of the prosecution without examining dftf And n Tits' wifn psoas Judgement as to sci. fa. for $1,000 and costs, to be discharged on the pay ment of costs, was entered in the case againsi juoses tturtt ana 1. Hamilton Lion or Nothing. In thnSA Whan triava ova so many different brands of coffee on the uinr&cik, we uesuuu is oiten asKeu ai to Which in thA host lrrnri in h mHHA.M !11 JiJE 1 . 11 . . . " xuu wiu uiuer,' out tor ue majority of persons we believe there is nothing that will give better satisfaction than Liion (jonree. indeed, bo great been its popularity, that it is difficult HOW to tret thA crurminn T.inn fVvPFao unless you know the style of package in wmcn 11 is soia. or the benefit of our readers we will say that this packet has the head of a lion on the front and the words "TJon fVvff aa " Tt i always a sealed packet and the coffee is unground. It is never sold except in 1 lb. packets. Any one who once ines ijion (joaee will not willingly accept any substitute for it there after. TAX LEVY i CHANGED. Total County Levy Now 49 2-3 Cents On $100 Instead -i of 52 Cents. MR. SPRUNFS COMPLAINT, He Writes the County Commissioners of the Excessive Assessment On His Residence County Fence i Survey Ordered. - 1 The Board of Commissioners met yesterday at 2:30 o'clock, to reduce the tax levy and transact other business of the county. The following changes in the levy were made: General ex" penses, reduced from 35 cents on the $100 to 23 cents; military, increased from i of a cent to 1 cents; hospital, increased from ' 4 to 5 J cents : Criminal Court, 5f cents; (no levy made on the previous meeting). The evy of 10 cents for roads and bridges and 31 cents for bonded debt was left unchanged. The effect of the changes is to make the total 49f cents on the $100 nsteadof .52 cents, the original levy. The State levy of 43 cents makes the total for State and county 92 cents instead of 95. The poll tax always equal to three times the State and county tax on $100 will therefore be $2.7S, a reduction of 7 cents from the original levy. Of this $1.49 will be the county's share and $1.29 the State's. Other Matters. A communication from Mr. James Sprunt, regarding the assessment of his residence at $25,000, was read. In it he stated that he had intended to ask the commissioners to reduce the as sessment of $13,000 to $10,000 which he considers the full value on a forced sale. It was stated further in the communication that the original cost waa $7,000 and that there were con tract improvements costing $10,000, making a total of $17, 000, but it was also argued that it could not be sold at any thing like this figure. The board did not take any action as the. matter could not well come up except before the Board of Equalization in July.. The list takers of Cape Fear, Federal Point and Masonhoro townships were instructed to report in Wilmington on June 28th, and of Harnett township on June 28th and 29th, to list property. in these townships owned by residents of Wilmington. Capt. John Barry filed a report giv ing in full the results of his investiga tions made on a recent visit to Raleigh and Charlotte for the purpose of ex amining macadamized roads, cost of building them, keeping them in order, etc. The report was kept for further reference. Mr. W. M. Hansley was appointed special surveyor to survey lands for sundry parties in Harnett township. It was ordered by the board that Commissioner Alexander be requested to have the line between New Han over and Pender counties surveyed with a view to the construction of a fence dividing the two counties, and present the survey and profile at the July meeting. This action was made necessary by the fact that New Han over has now the "no-fence" law. A recess was then taken to 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon when the revision of the jury list will be final ly completed? The 1 members present were Col. Roger Moore (chairman), Col. John Barry, and Messrs. D. McEachern and W. F. Alexander. Commissioner Holmes was kept away on account of sickness.! The June work of the board has been very large and it is not yet com pleted. Besides the additional work necessary to the final revision of the jury list, a road superintendent must be elected, not to speak of other less important matters. The reduction of the tax levy even in a slight degree will be very gratify ing tc the people. It is interesting to note that fully thirty per cent of the taxes of the county go to charitable organizations, making New Hanover county one of the most liberal in this respect. THfi ACTION OF THE BOARD. In . Regard to the Citizens' Resolution Calling for the Discharge of Cer tain Parties. At a meeting of the Board of Com missioners held yesterday at 2.30 P. M. action was taken on - the citizens resolution calling for the discharge of the persons' responsible for the , shackling together of a white and colored prisoners. Mr. M. G. Chad wick, superintendent of the County Home, was present and showed to the satisfaction of the board that he was not responsible, as he was called away at the time the prisoners were being taken from the jail and did - not know of the occurrence until they were on their way to the work house, me party who authorized the coup ling of the two prisoners together is named Johnson, an employe of Mr. Chad wick's No official action was taken by the board requiring his discharge, this being left to Mr. Chadwick's dis cretion. The superintendent was re quired to sign a contract in which he agreed never to chain white and col ored prisoners together under penalty of immediate . discharge with loss of all interest in growing crops and other benefits of said office. The members of the board present were Col. Roger Moore, CoL John Barry, and Mr. W. F. Alexander. Belief in Six Honrs. ' Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving rain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Relieves retension of water almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by K. K. Bellaht, Druggist. Wilniington, N. C, corner Front and Market streets. . . V ... . , If vou wish it ftAll ft fstvm rtv mfv property place it in the hands of the jutst uaroiina iteai Jistate Agency, B. G. Grady & Co., - Burgaw, MARSHALL'S BOND. Given in theiSum of $5,000 for His Appearance at the ' Next Court., WAS REDUCED FROM $10,000. Examination Was Waived Before the Com : missioner Yesterday A Successful . Protest Against Excessive Bond. Mr. Marshall's Statement A. J. Marshall, Esqv has given a $5,000 bond for his appearance at the next term of the United States District Court to answer the charge, of impli cation with Nicholas Politz and others in counterfeiting United States, coin. J Mr. Marshall's bondsmen 1 are Mr. I. J. Sternberger, justified in the sum of $3,500; Mr. S. Berhends, justified in the sum of $500; Godfrey Hart, justi fied in the sum of $500, and M. W. Jacobi, justified in, the sum of $500 total, $5,000. The bond was given late yesterday evening before U. S Com missioner Collier, he having nrst nxea the bond at $10,000, and then reduced it to $5,000. Before the Commissioner. v . 1 According to previous postponement. the Commissioner's Court was called to order in the United States Court room at 3 30 o'clock yesterday aftef noon, for the purpose of holding a pre liminary trial of A. J, Marshall, Esq., the well-known young lawyer of this city,' the circumstances of whose arrest on suspicion of being implicated in the counterfeiting, are familiar toSTAB readers. - The court room was crbwded with interested spectators, hosts of them friends of Mr. Marshall, anxious to learn the result of the investigation. Mr. Marshall was there with his cownsel, Marsden Bellamy, Esq., Hon. John D. Bellamy, Herbert McClammy, and Iredell Meares, Esq. District At torney Bernard and Assistant District Attorney Spears represented the prose cution. " , Waived Examination. When the case was called Iredell Meares, Esq., arose and announced that counsel for the defence had con eluded to waive examination. He wanted the court to understand, how ever, that when the record of the case is made up and the issues presented' counsel nor client have the least fear that a verdict . of not guilty will be accorded by the jury. He asked that the bond for Mr. Mar shall's appearance at the next term of court be made $5,000, the same as the original bnodT" ' After some further discussion Com missoiner ' Collier announced that he would require a $10,000 bond. This called forth a vigorous protest on the part of defendant's counsel Mr. Mars den Bellamy," Mr. Meares, Mr. Jno. D. Bellamy, Mr. Rountree and Mr. Mc Clammy all entering their protest, de claring -the bond especially excessive and unusual. On the other hand Messrs. Spears and Bernard; of the prosecution, argued that they did not consider the bond excessive and asked that it stand. However, Mr. Bernard in the course of the argumentacknowl- edged that he had never known a $10, 000 bond to be exacted in North Caro Una even for so grave an offence as manslaughter. Commissioner Collier adhered to his first demand for $10,000 bondand adjourned the court Afterwards the matter was brought up before 'him in the District Attorney's office and that official agreeing to the change, the amount was reduced and the bond readily given. j In an interview with a Star repre sentative yesterday Mr. Marshall stated that he was absolutely innocent. He said he had no fear of the result of the trial and that he would be here for trial, prepared to prove his inno cence. ANOTHER COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED LAST NIGHT. T. 0. Dawklns, a Greek, About Twenty five Years of Age, Charged With Making Spurious Nickels. Mr. B. F. Perry, of the United States Secret Service, arrested another man charged with counterfeiting - nickel currency last night. His name is T. O. Dwakins, a Greek, who has been a resident of thiscitj for about six years. He clerked for Tony Fantqpula at one time, but has recently been engaged as a carpenter at the Delgado Cotton Mills, now being constructed. He lives at the corner of Fourth and HarA nett streets. Mr. Perry, accompanied by Captain of Police Jno. Furlonir, went out to Dawkins' residence about 9.30 o'clock and placed him under ar rest. The house was searched and a set of moulds and a quantity of coun terfeit nickels found. There were thirty or forty of them, excellent counterfeits of the legal tender nickels. They differ from the coin made by Walter Silvey, in that they have the "V," wreath and other char acters on the reverse side, being a counterfeit of both sides of the legal nickel, while Silvey's had the God dess of Liberty date and stars on both sides. Dawkins denies that he was interested in the counterfeiting, and gave the name of a second party, to whom he claimed the moulds and nickels belong. He was carried be fore United States Commissioner Col lier, and was committed to prison in default of $5,000 bond. ; f - It has bee fully demonstrated that Ely's Cream Balm is a specific for Nasal Catarrh and cold in the head. This distinction has been achieved only as the result of continued successful use. A morbid condition of the mem brane in the nasal passages can be cured by this purifying and healing treatment Sold by druggists or it will be mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, - New York. It spreads over the membran e is absorbed and relief is immediate. Read the advertisement of the East Carolina Real Estate Agency in this issue of the Stab. It offers fpr sale some very valuable farms. J SILV)S FOUND GUILTY Convicted in District Coort Yes terday of Counterfeiting Nickel Coin. DEFENCE MAY TAKE APPEAL. fveldence Much the Same As at Prelimi nary Trial Exception by Defend- ' ants' Counsel to Judge's Charge. . ' Polltz's Case To-day ; -. Walter Silvey, recently arrested by U S. Secret Service Detective B. Jo . Perry on the charge of Imaking coun terfeit nickels of the United States currency, was placed on trial in the District Court yesterday and convicted. Judge Purnell has not yet passed sen tence "upon him, but it is expected that he will do so ta-day, when the case against Nicholas Poliiz, charged with counterfeiting quarters, halves and dollars, will also be called for trial. The case aeainst Walter Silvey was called at 9 o'clock yesterday! morning" when the Court convened, and it was 1.47 o'clock in the afternoon! when the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Testimony and Argument. The evidence " against Silvey was much the same as that "before the United States Commissioner at the preliminary examination, published in detail in previous issues of the Star. ' The first witness put on the stand for the prosecution was Mr. Perry, of the Secret Service, who told the story of the complaint of business" men as to the making of spurious nickels and of his coming here to hunt down the counterfeiters - and of the arrest of Silvey and the finding of the plaster moulds, the metal, melting pot, ladles and a Quantity of spurious coin in Silvey's room at his father's residence. He testified that Silvey at first denied that be - knew anything about the counterfeiting, and bn being told that Mr. Perry knew where his outfit was. led him to the room, where! the coin and outfit were found in a trunk Silvey explained the fact of his having the coin and moulds by saying that he made the coin to get even with the slot machines. Mr. Hall Whitney testified that Sil vey told him that he was making nickels, and that after he (Silvey) was. arrested Silvey met him on! the street and accused him of giving him (3il vey) away to the officers, j declaring that he would get even with him for it. Mr. Whitney testified that he did not report Silvey to the officers. Constable William Sheehan and Captain of Police John Furlong testi fied to incidents attending! the arrest of Silvey, having been with Detective Perry on the occasion, and told of the finding of the counterfeiting outfit. No other witnesses were i examined for the prosecution and the defence offered no rebutal evidence, the counsel basing their fight f4oir Silvey's vindication upon the contention that the coin 'made by Silvey was not -a counterfeit of the United States nickel and their - client was not! therefore guilty under the bill of indictment ADie speecnes lor tne defence were made by Geo. Rountree, Esq., and Marsden Bellamy, Esq. Speeches for the prosecution were made by District Attorney C. M. Bernard and his as sistant, Oscar J. -Spears, Esq. A claim upon which special stress was laid by the defence was .that to be a counterfeit tne com must be an imi tation of both sides of the United States coin, and the coin made by Silvey was only an imitation on one side having the head of the Goddess of Liberty en circled by stars on both sides. On the same grounds they contended that the possession of the moulds by Silvey was not a violation of statute because it was not a mould for counterfeiting money. . Judge Pnrnell's Charge. In his charge Judge Purnell in structed the jury ihat a coin need not bear the government stamp inscribed on the the reverse side but if one side is a sufficient imitation to deceive a man of ordinary caution it is, within the meaning of the statute, a coun terfeit. The charge was brief. A feature was the reading of the statutes bear ing upon the three charges made against Silvey. ' At the conclusion of the charge Mr. Rountree gave notice of an exception. which was duly entered inr the pres ence of the jury. The counsel for the defence is considering the question of appealing from the decision of the District Court. . Other Cases Called Yesterday. After the hearing of the Silvey case, B. F. Pinion was tried and found not guilty of retailing. ; The case against Nellie and Wesley Jacobs, both colored, for breaking into the postoffice at Pate's, Nj C, 'was then taken up. Only one witness, W. F. Steed, bookkeeper in the store of Postmaster R. N. Livermore, at PateV, was examined. j Orders of the Court. J Judge Purnell issued an order that the Marshal summons twenty citizens from the body of the district outside of Wilncington to attend and' serve as, jurors to-day. They are declared "ne cessary for the trial of felonies pendr ing at this term." . f . It is understood that the jury for the trial of the Politz case will be largely taken from this new venire, j ' The Judge also made the following orders: " - J "That when the def endant's wit nesses are summoned at the expense of the U. S. under Sec. 878 R. S, they shall not be recognized to, or paid at a subsequent term. Such witnesses shall be discharged when the case is continued or otherwise disposed of at the term to which theyj are sum monsed." . ' "That defendants who are witnesses shall not be allowed to prove as wit nesses or receive pay as such except by special order of the Court on the recommendation of the United .States Attorney or his assistants." It has not been officially announced but it is understood that the Politz case will be called, this morning as soon as the postoffice robbery trial is concluded. : Court convenes - at - 8.30 o'clock, . . . I POLITZ'S CONFESSION Went Upon the Stand to Tell All He Knew. About the Counterfeiting. HE CREATED A SENSATION. Ignored Advice of Counsel Held a Secret Consultation With Detective Perry. . Acknowledges implicatlonWHI Finish Confession To-day. ' The matter of investigation of the - i 1 - J -. charges of counterfeiting eic., mauo against, Nicholai Polite and otners, took quite a sensational turn yester day morning when it became known that Politz had determined to go upon the witness stand, and 'make a clean breast" of hia whole connection- with the spurious coin, counterfeiting out fit. etc.1 found in his store a few weeits ago by the officers of the law.and that he had, in fact, already secretly made statement to Mr. B. F. Perry, of the United States secret service. The sensation was heightened and is still keyed-up to; a considerable ten sion by the fact that Polilz. did go upon the stand yesterday afternoon and was making his statement, hav ing reached avery interesting stage of the narrative, when 2 o'clock arrived and Judge Purnell declared a recess until 8.30 o'clock this morning, in structing the marshal to see that no one was allowed to have a conversa tion with Politz during the rectss of the court' j Preparing for the Trial. The United States Court room was crowded with spectators during the entire session of the District Court yes terdav. it not beiner known at what w - rm . hour the Politz case would be called A case pendingfrom the session of the previous dayf-Nbllie and Wesley Jacobs, charged j with breaking into the postoffice at Fates, N. C.-engaged the court until 11.30 o'clock, "when the marshal was instructed to bring Nicho las Politz into court. He was given a seat in the bar with his counsel, Hon John D. Bellamy; Marsden Bellamy, Esq., and Herbert McClammy, Esq Considerable time was consumed in im- panneling the jury, which was for mally accomplished, with the follow ing members: Timothy Newkirk, Jno. B. Davis, J. D. Lswis, J. C. Brooks, G. H. Leach, J. D. Bobbins, J. L. Mc Koy, A. L. McCaskell, J. P. Leake, T. A. Norment, J. W. H. Smith, Jr., and E. P. Jowers.- i i The delay of empanelment was par tially due ti the fact that the court was waiting for the arrival of a special venire of citizens . from Richmond, Cumberland and 'other counties from which to complete a desirable jury. Jurymen challenged and excused by the prosecution were Carl - Mugge and Jefferson Inman and those by the de fendant's counsel Geo. McLean, Sr., Neill McClellanj Z. F. Long and D. F. Caldwell, j The latter was ex cused by the Judge because he (Cald well) had overheard a conference be tween Politz and his counsel, Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy. District Attorney Bernard called the following witnesses : B. F. Perry William Sheehan, J. P. Flynn, J.1 R. Williams, Dr. Chas. T. Harper, El P. Bailey, Capt Jno. . Furlong, Geo. Connor and Jos. D. Smith. Detective Perry's Testimony. 'The first and only witness put upon the stand bv the prosecution was B. F. Perry, the j secret service man. His evidence regarding the arrest of Politz, the finding of the "spurious coin, moulds, rnetal, etc., was much the same as at the preliminary exami nation, j He showed to the jury the moulds, fire pot and other articles of the coun terfeiting outfit and material found in Politz's store on May 18th, when the arrest was made; and the premises searched. The spurious coin found in Politz's safe was also shown to the jury. Hon.' Jno. D. Bellamy, counsel for the defence, interrupted the wit ness in his narration, and stated to the court that he deemed much of the evi dence of Mr. Perry objectionable, but that inasmuch as he understood his client intended to go upon the'witness stand, and make a clean breast of all that he knew, counsel would not ob ject to anything. Mr. Perry pro ceeded to explain the use of the vari ous counterfeiting appliances, and in reply to queries stated that Politz had acknowledged to him that he was in terested in the counterfeiting, but claimed that he did not make any coin. In reply to questions by Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, Mr. ;Perry said that he had offered no inducement to Politz to make a confession. He denied that he had sent Mr. Krahnke or any one else 1 to Politz to offer inducement for the confession to be made. He said that on last Saturday or Sunday Tony Fantopula told him that Politz wanted to see the District Attorney and he (Perry) had promised to send the. attorney to him. Subse quently he went to see Politz -himself and was told that the material and outfit were purchased for Nicholas Coleboloso, a Greek, during October and November, 1898. The statement was in substance much as that given by Politz later ini the court proceed ings. . -j In reply to a question by Marsden Bellamy, Esq., as to the quality of the counterfeit dollars in evidence Mr. Perry said that they were very infe rior and that Polilz told him that he fell out with the Greek, Coleboloso and cursed him out because he did not make a better quality of coins and that they did make a better quality after that, using better material. , Statements of Counsel. At the conclusion of Mr. Perrv's evidence the government rested their case, and Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, ad dressing the courts stated that in all his practice at the bar, extending over a period of twentv-five years, he had neyer been placedin such an attitude as now. He was sent for three weeks ago to come to the jail and was re tained by Politz, whom he had never seen before. He listened to : Politz's story and believed him to be an inno cent man, the victim of circumstances. Then he told bow iri'violation of strict, advice to not talk, Politz tiadsM )ftv had the conference with Mr. Per: v.., thathe and his fellow attorneys c4IU)i to the trial without the coufidenco ,i their client Jrolitz not paying any at tenlion to their advice. Similar -remarks were made i, " J Marsden Bellamy, Esq., aud Herbert McClammy, Esq., and Judge Purnell assured them that he had never known . counsel to be so,, peculiarlv situated before. : Politz's Character. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, after ti,e statements by : counsel, addressing Politz, asked him if ho would plead guilt or .- net guilty, and was told that he plead not guilty, Mr. Bellamy then staSed that Pciit, proposed to take the stand in his own behalf but insisted that a number of character witnesses be allowed to te? tify first This the Court allowed and Mr ft W. Hicks, Col. Walker Taylor, Mr. J W. Duls, Mr. T. E. Wallace and Mr- J. G. L. Gaeschen were put upon tbP stand and testified that so far as they knew the general character of Politz was good up to thetim of his arn-Nt for counterfeiting. Statement of Politz. ,It was 1.40 o'clock,, when the .oatU 1 was administered to Nicholas Poln'z, and he took the stand t make tl,H promised "clean breast." His sja'e , ment was as follows : ; "I came to Wilmington in 1S93; was born in Athens, Greece, and am 2(U years of age, was with Tony Fantop ula 30 days and J. W. Duls two and a. half years, when I first caini; u America,in Marcb,1898 a Greek, ich olas Coleboloso, came to mj store at Bremer's corner ;he was a Greek sailor ; said he came to me because I was Greek, he stayed 2 or 3 hours and came back next morning; he ask d me where he could get some pure gram lated silvers" I told him I did t.u know whether he could get it herevr not; I went down town to hunt f. r some and enquired at all the je -tl;'v stores; I went ip DJngelhoef s stow and Mr7 Dingelhoef gave me the ad dress of a firm in Baltimore-, he gave me instructions liow to order the sit ver, which I did;, it cost 65 cents per pound. "Then Nick Coleboloso wanted me to get a stand acd three dozen cruci bles; he knew the price of all. the ar . tides ; I ordered them for him ; after . that Coleboloso went away and I never saw him for a good while. "Sometime afterwards I saw "Cole boloso standing in Tony -Fan topu las store door; he told me he had been to Norfolk; I told him the box I had or dered for him was at my store; he went with me, examined the articles and said they were not what he wanted; he was-around several dajs; Coleboloso had'- several cojifererjos' with A. J. Marshall, Esq. ; Ido not kbw what they were consulting about ; Mr. Marshall came to me and told roe tin t Coleboloso had struck a man in Nit ioik ana naa retained mm i.VMrsna.u as counsel: -"The next day Mr. Marshall asked ; a place for Coleboloso to work in; 1 agreed to let him use my room;. Mr . -Marshall told me Coleboloso was a . plumber and said a fire-pot must bn gotten for him; we went to Burr oc Bailey's and bought the fire pot. It was short a rubber pipe which the v supplied later; it was sent to the stori and charged to me; my clerk, Woody'. TTrTOO tVrtiirVt if vtroo frv mo Kiit T told him it was for Nick Coleboloso. "Later Coleboloso came and filled the fire-pot with gasoline and left it in. the store; afterwards he carried it up to the room; a photographer was with him.". At this stage of - the: statement the hour for recess (2 o'clock) arrived and court took a recess until-8:30 o'clock, charging the marshal, as stated above, to allow no one to talk with Polilz When the court convenes this morn -ing Pojitz will resume his narrative.; By consent of counsel the jury was allowed to separate until to-day's ses .sion. .- PROBABLY LYNCHED. The Murderer of Elijah Weeks, in Car teret County, Taken Prom Beanfort Jail by Masked Men. Special Star Telegram.' Beaufort, N. C, June 14 At Bogue, twenty-five miles from here. on the night of the 8th inst, the store of Elijah Weeks was hufglarized-. Weeks was brutally murdered. De tectives . traced and arrested Lewis Patrick, colored, as he was about to take a steamer at Newbern for Eli2- beth City. ' They found in his posses sion a razor, shoes and clothes and other personal property belonerinsr to Weeks. He was brought here and jailed Saturday night About 11 o clock-last night an armed body of masked men came here in boats, with pistols and pick-axes, forced the jailor to deliver Patrick to them and disap-. peared with him. The sheriff with a posse has been pursuing the mob since 12-o'clock, and returned to-night without finding any trace" of them. The opinion prevails that he will be lynched to-night, if he has not already been disposed of. DIED SUNDAY. MORNING. The Wife of Mr. W. M. Polsson Funeral Yesterday Afternoon. A death which brought sorrow to a wide circle . of friends and rela -tives was that of Mrs. Mary F. Pois: son, wife of Mr. W. M. Poist,ou.v She entered into rest at 11 30 o'clock Sunday -morning, after, an illness-of nine weeks duration. Deceased was born December 15th. 1839. and was a daughter of Mr. Alfred Aldermau. Cm July 1st 1862, she became the wife of Mr. Poisson. Of surviving relatives there are her husband and seven brothers and sisters: Messrs. Geo. F., Allison and W. H. Alderman; Mrs. J. W. Alderman, Mrs. W. C. Peter son, and Misses Cornelia and Katie Alderman. Bev. E. 8. Alderman, president of Bethel College, at Kus. sellville, Ky., is a half brother. The funeral took nlaca at S o'clock yesterday afternoon from Grace M. E Church, of which Mrs. Poisson was a member. The services were conducted by Revs. A. P. Tyer and R. F. Bum pass; The pall-bearers were CoJ. Roser Moore and Messrs. R. C. Mer- ritt J. W. Alderman, Allison Alder man; W.H. Alderman and W. made at Oakdale,' and a large number of beautiful floral offerings were tender ly placed on the grave.'