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THE BULID0ZEES RAMPANT
In their desperation, the anti-
A. ui J llli iiitti l a ibih iib.vu ruvi in la ' a
to the game of intimidation of reg
istrars through the law and with
8hot nns and bludgeons. Where it
is not safe to resort to the shot gun
and the. bludgeon they resort to
what the call the law and use the
U. S. marshal and the U. S. com
missionor. They did this in Win
ston, whero they had Registrar
Thompson arrested for refusing to
register a negro. He was arrested
on the complaint of the negro and
that was the only testimony against
him, with the exception of another
negro or two who happened to be
present. Vhen the registrar gave
hi3 testimony he swore that he had
not refused "absolutely to register
the negro, but not being statisfied
with tho statements of the negro
asked him to procure some better
proof than his own unsupported
statement and then he would regis
ter him, and stated that he had done
the . same with white applicants
when he had doubts as to their
qualifications to register. And yet
on the strength of the negro's testi
mony the U. S. commissioner, a
Radical partisan, bound him over to
the Federal court. These high
handed efforts to bulldoze by the
courts, .are made under cover of
allesred law.
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Not satisfied with that some of
the anti-amendment stumpers have
been urging the white men and ne
groes wha are weak enough to be
influenced by them to ignore the
law, and practically take possession
of the registration books themselves
and when the , registrars refuse to
enter their names to compel them
by force to do it. We have hereto
fore published facts showing how
ready the negroes are to follow their
advice where they have the num
bers to encourage 1 aggressiveness.
Hera are some additional facts sent
out by wire to the Raleigh News and
Observer:
" Winston Salem, N. C, July 12
Oq Saturday, the 7th inst. when the
registrar for Eldorado township, Montt
gomery county, opened his books ae
Ophir, the polling place, six men, three
white and three black-, presented them
selves, armed with rifles and shot guns'
for registration. These men covered
the registrar with their guns and forced
him to enter their names on his book
without having the proper questions
asked them, and without any chance
to know whether they were qualified
electors or not. They had not previ
ously presented themselves for regis
tration nor had they at any time been
refused registration.
"Warrants were immediately sworn
out for their arrests, but up to yester
day they had not been apprehended.
At Mt Gilead, N. C, a negro man
went to the residence of Mr. Jesse
Haywood, the registrar for Mt. Gilead
precinct, called Mr. Haywood's wife to
the door and told her that he desired
to leave a message for her husband.
The message was as follows:
"Tell Mr. Haywood that we have
already sent two Democratic registrars
to' the penitentiary for refusing. to
register negroes; that a crowd of us
are coming to be registered next Sat
urday and that if he refuses us we
will send him to a worse, place than
the penitentiary."
The above information is given b;
a citizen of Montgomery county, now
in the city."
"Winston Salem, JN. Cm July 12.
Jas. E. Steed, of Montgomery county,
was in Winston to day and said that a
day or two age three negroes and three
white men entered the office of regis
tration in that county and, holding
pistols at his head, , forced him with
threats of killing to register them.. Of
course they were registered, but im
mediately upon their disappearance
their names were erased from the
books. Officers have been in search
of these negroes and white men, but
up to the time of Mr. Steed leaving
here the officers had been unable to
capture them.
"Mr. Steed is well known in Ra
leigh. He was a clerk, here in the
revenue office several years ago, and
was regarded as a man of high char
acter, fearless and faithful to his
duties." ,
Montgomery county is sparsely
populated and it would be a very
easy matter, if. it were so planned,
and the registrar were a man who
could be intimidated, to overawe
1iim and do it without danger of se
rious opposition. ThiB fact encour
ages misguided ' white men and
, negroes to resort to these methods.
Here is a specimen of another
method resorted to in Cumberland
county,, which is not so thinly pop
ulated as Montgomery county. This
- was intimidating by letter, where
i the bulldozer or bulldozers were too
cowardly to appear in person:
"Fayettkyillk, N. O., July 12.
VOL. XXXI.
The following is a copy of a letter re
ceived by Mr. W. M. Pope, registrar
of election in Black River township:
" 'Mr. Pone. Godwin. N. n
" 'Considering you. as a registrar in
this coming election the Government
Department has been informed that up
to the present time you haven't regis
tered a single man in , Black
River township, in which town
snip you are the registrar accord
ing to law. Being you haven't sworn
even a single man you will please con
sider this false registration is controll
ed by the Federal laws, and' thev are
very severe, more so than the laws of
the W. & W. R. R. Co. Your ways
ui registration win oe visited and look
ed into by a U. 8. Commissioned man.
and if ne gets the evidence that
vou have registered these men unlaw
ful you may look out Read section
5805 of the U. S. and you will see the
veraict. xnis report will be investi
gated at once, and you will have
trouble on your hands. So now be
honest and register these men accord
ing to law. ( A word to the wise is suf -
ncent and a foolish man can see the
error of there way when it is too late."
The above is a verbatim, con v. and is
unsigned. It is supposed to have been
instigated by a, Sampson county anU
white politician.
"Mr. Pope is one of the best and
most intelligent citizens of the town
ship, and is proceeding to do his duty
as directed by law. This contemptible
attempt to bulldoze and -. scare an
honest man will have no effect Of
course the charges are not true. Mr.
Pope will not register 18-year-old ne
groes or ex convicts, but will register
every man who is entitled to register;
At one precinct an 18-year old negro
presented mmseir to register, xne
registrar knew that last year when he
was summoned to work the roads he
escaped upon the plea that he was not
liable, as be was not 18 years old. Of
course he did not register. The Fusion
forces are making all kinds of threats
and one man is reported to have said
they were organizing a band of 150
armed men to intimidate the people."
Here is another sample from Salis
bury, as related by the Truth-Index.
"A negro, a new-comer from South
Carolina, applied last week to Regis
ter T. A Vanderford and swore to his
being a resident of this particular
ward, lie was registered though a
stranger. It was learned that he did
not belong to that ward at all.
Then on the advice of some one he
attempted to get a transfer. Mr. Van-
aeriord refused to give the perjurer a
certificate whereupon Capt John A.
Ramsey threatened Mr. Vanderford
with prosecution for violation of the
15th amendment to the constitution.
The imported rabble of negroes be
came boisterous and threatened that
they would vote if they had to wade
through blood to the polls. It is said,
to their credit however, that the
native negroes did not join in the mis
conduct." We have had negroes from South
Carolina trying to register in Char
lotte, and at other points, and show
ing a disposition to be ugly when they
are numerous and think they have
the backing of white men, who they
believe are acting p.pon the authority
of the. United States. How long
they will be permitted to play this
bulldozing game and spit upon the
law by virtue of which the registrars
are performing the duties of their
office depends upon how much pa
tience the Democrats may have, and
they will have a gool deal if this
insolent and outrageous conduct
doesn't bring some of the. perpetra
tors to grief and teacn tne others a
lesson. The ignorant men who re
sort to these methods are not half
as guuty as tne - netter imormea
white scoundrels who nrge them on
and tell them that it is not only the
right but, the highly commendable
thing to do.
Every instance of this kind is an
additional argument for the amend
ment, which will take the ignorant,
easily lead negro out of politics.
- FOR WHITE SUPREMACY.
At the rate at which the Populists
are turninz their backs on Boss
Butler "and declaring for White Su
premacy and the Constitutional
Amendment the boss will not have
manv of them with him on election
day to carry into the Radical camp.
The latest (but not the last) to re
pudiate Butler and declare for a
white man's government is P. W.
Patton, of Burke county, clerk of
the Superior Court and for six years
chairman of the Populist county
convention, who thus announces his
resolve to support the Amendment
and the Democratic State ticket:
"To the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee: I have been a
Ponulist ever since there was a Popu
listpartvin North Carolina: for six
vears I have been chairman of the ex
eeutive committee of said party in
Burke connty. Not since the civil war
have the people of North Carolina had
a more important issue to settle than
there is now bef ore.them, to wit : White
Supremacy. I am a white " man, and
therefore not only believe in, but must
support - the constitutional amend
ment The leaders of the Populist
nnrtv have not only arrayed them'
selves' against said amendment but
are trying to force the rank and file of
the party 10 lOllOW inem. xnereiore,
T intend to support the amendment,
and since the Democratic party is the
only party advocating it, consistency
compels me to support the Democratic
ticket. '
'rSiVnedl P. W. PATTON.
"Chairman Pop. Party of Burke Co.
"July 11th."
Mr. Patton'a standing with the
Populists of that county is so high
and his influence so strong that it
is said he will carry with him at
least one-half the Populists who
have not already come oyer. He
recognizes the fact that to be con
sistent in voting for the amend
ment he must also vote for friends
of the amendment and not for men
opposed to it, .hence he will do the
logical thing and support the JJemo-
cratic State ticket.
Gen.' MacArthur has 67,000 men
in thtf Philippines, but says he needs
xt- tn vxnKn t.ho iftrands ana
J an v for China.
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A DISTINCTION WITH
A DIF-
FESENCE.
Some of the opponents of the
Amendment having spread a report
that tho letter from' Professor
Alexander M. Mclver, published a
short while 'ago, giving his reasons
for supporting it was riot Written
by him, he has written another let
ter which stamps out the falsehood.
It appears in the Chatham Record
of last Thursday, as follows :
"Cumnock, N. C, July 2, 1900.
"Chatham Record: I have been
asked: How do you know that the
proposed Constitutional Amendment
does not violate the XV Amendment
when Senator Pritchard and others
say that it does? I beg to answer:
"Jfirst President McKtnley. whose
duty it is to enforce the constitution,
nas not said that it violates the consti
tution. When the people of South
Carolina threatened to prevent the
collection of import duties in the port
of Charleston in 1832 President Jack-
oa took notice of it and declared that
he would enforce the law and collect
the duties if he had to send a regiment
of soldiers to, enforce the collection.
The people have always honored An
drew Jackson for this. President Mc-
Kinley would not hesitate to do the
same thing if the occasion required it
second, uongress, whose duty it
is to see that a republican government
shall be maintained in all the States,
has said nothing against the proposed
amendment.
Third. The distinction between the
right to vote and the right to be voted
should be recognized. No self respect
ing man wants the right to be voted.
Others want it for him so thev can vote
him. To vote means to; write a name or
word on a ballot and put it in the ballot
box. if a man cannot do this
he cannot . vote. He must be
able to read and write. The
Amendment prescribes this qualifies
tion. It is the same qualification
which the United States itself pre
scribes in Cuba; Porto Rico and other
territories. Surely no sane man in
North Carolina would censure his own
State for interpreting the XV Amend
ment as the United States interprets it
Adopt the Amendment It is intended
to purify the ballot box; to elevate
citizenship; to cut off those who can
not vote, out are voted. This is an
important crisis in our history. Every
man will be expected to do his duty.
"Very respectfully,
"Alexander M. McTver."
Senator Pritchard, a few days after
Congress met, introduced a resolu
tion in the Senate, declaring it to be
the sense of the Senate of the United
States that the proposed amendment
is unconstitutional. That was a
jackass resolution, and the Senate so
regarded it, for it went into a
pigeon-hole of the committee to
which it was referred, where it re
mained throughout the session, and
where it now remains, if it hasn't
been consigned to the rubbish heap.
Pritchard got a - chance to make a
speech on it, and that's all the pro
greBS he made with it.
If the Republican Senators be
lieved it unconstitutional, and that
they had any business to say so, they
would have jumped at the chance to
pass Pritchard's resolution because
it would have been a good political
card to play with the negroes in the
Northern States, where some of
them are getting restive and grow
ing cold on the Republican party.
If the anti-Amendment leaders in
this State, such as Pritchard and
Butler, believe it .unconstitutional,
instead of fighting it they would let
it go through, save all their hard
work, hard lying and profuse per
spiration, and then knock it out in
the courts.
In the last paragraph of his letter
Prof. Mclver draws a very perti
nent distinction, a distinction with
a difference, when he says "the
distinction between the right to
vote and. the right to be voted should
be recognized." When simmered
down this is the essence of the
whole question. -The objection is
not to the man who votes, but the
man who "is voted." He is to the
man who does the mischief, whom it
is necessary to eliminate before we
can have honest elections that will
reflect the sentiments of the people.
FREE RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
One of New Hanover's Routes Will Be Pot
in Operation To-morrow.
One of the free rural delivery routes
established in New Hanover county
through the efforts of Hon. Jno. D.
Bellamy will be made operative to
morrow morning.
The length of the route is 251 miles
and the area embraced has already
been given in these columns. The di
rection will be northeast from the city
on the Duplin road to Johnson's can
ning factory, and thence through the
country, returning to Wilmington as
given. The area covered is 18 square
miles; population served, 530. Tne
carrier will be Mr. F. M. King and the
substitute will be Mr. W. H. Mills.
The carrier will leave the postoffice at
10.15 A. M. daily and return at 4.30
P. M.
Persons along the route are expected
to provide boxes in which mail will
be deposited, else the service will De
withdrawn from them. The boxes
sfeDuldbe arranged so as the carrier
will not find it necessary to dismount
Delgado Mills is also now receiving
the free delivery service. There are
two collections and deliveries daily at
cottages there.
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An Old Negress.
A correspondent writing from Apple
white, N. G., tells of the finding in
hydistrict by Census Enumerator
Henry Lennon of an old negro woman
I Freeman's Cross Roads, who was
I horn in Marcn wmcu wwuu
in-
' fccate that she is 105 years old.
WILMINGTON, N. C,
HELD FOR TRIAL
IN FEDERAL COURT
Registrar Thompson of Winston
Charged With Refusing to
Register Negroes. 4
AN OUTRAGEOUS DECISION.
Bond Fixed at $2,000 Judge Shepherd's
Argument Democrats Aroused A
Greit Mass Meeting of White
Men to Be Held Tuesday.
Special Star Telegram.
Winston-Salem, N. C July 13.
The expected has happened. The
U. fi. commissioner, immediately
-upon the conclusion of Judge By Bum's
argument for the prosecution. bound-
Registrar Thompson over to the
Federal Court jn a bond of $2,000. The
commissioner pulled a blank bond out
of his pocket, which seemed to be evi
dence to bystanders that the decision
was prearranged. The overhanging
testimony showed that the registrar
had denied no one the right of regis
tration, but only in a few instances de
manded proof of matters about which
there was serious doubt in his mind.
He so explained fully to the Court
Each one of the negroes, when asked
lo furnish proof of his residence, etc..
made no complaint but stated they ex
pected to furnish the proof, and each
of them eaid he was called into the
room of the chairman of the Republi
can Executive Committee, and the
prosecution started from that
source.
An amusing scene was when the
hundreds of splendid Democrats and
men of property beggedj the registrar
to permit them to sign his bond. The
defendant's counsel called the atten
tion of the prosecution to the outrage
ous bond prescribed, and the counsel
for the prosecution seemed to weaken
and show their willingness to reduce
it; but the defendant said he did not
care for any reduction and would give
any bond the commissioner prescribed,
however outrageous. The case against
Registrar Wall was continued until
next Tuesday. The Democrats are
jubilant A grand rally of the white
Man's Club Was held to night
Late this afternoon, upon the affi
davit of Registrars Thompson and
Wall, the four negroes who swore out
warrants against them were arrested
and are now in the custody of the
sheriff of the county. Justified bond
has' been fixed at $5,000 each.
Chairman Simmons, who is still here,
says the arrest of these officers by the
Federal Murt was clearly without au-
.t i i j i i. t
moriiy 01 law ana is a paiauie usurpa
tion of authority, and that every man
who swore out such a warrant will be
arrested.
Judge Shepherd's argument to day
showed conclusively the lack of au
thority in te commissioner to issue
these warrants. Foil owing is a brief
summary of the position taken by
him:
"It is well to consider, Mr. Commis
sioner, what you have done before go
ing any further. All this week you have
been engaged in trying a State elec
tion officer as if you were a judicial offi
cer of the State. This election concerns
State officers only, and it does not
seem to be pretended on the other side
that because members of Congress, are
to be elected in November that there
is any Federal element in this case.
On that account you have assumed the
right to arrest and try a State officer
who is engaged in a purely State duty.
You have actually ordered the books
of the registrar to be produced in court,
and you have gone further and ordered
the registration books of the muni
cipality of Winston to be produced in
court. It is a strange thing to be done
in a sovereign State and it is so grave
a thing that it is well that you pause
before you go any further. For if
there is no law authorizing such an
extraordinary prosecution, every
officer who has acted under your
orders is liable to arrest and
punishment. You ought - to re
quire the prosecution to clearly
show such a law. There should be no
doubt about it, before you invade the
jurisdiction of a State and interfere
with the functions of its officers. Has
any such law been shown? They as
sert that they are proceeding under
section No. 5510 of the Revised Stat
utes. This section has been on the
statute book for thirty years, and I
challenge the prosecution to show any
cause in any court where any proceed
ing has been instituted under it They
are silent. They can show none. On
the contrary, the only authority they
have introduced is the decision of a
Kentucky district court judge, and
this for a conspiracy unVier section
5508. In this very decision the court
holds that the only sections left in
reference to suffrage are 2004, 5507, 8
and 9. All others, including 5510,
are, says the Judge, left out and have
no application to suffrage. Having
not only failed to show authority in
favor of a jurisdiction, but having
shown authority against it, I warn
vou not to nroceed further in this
assumption of power." Judge Shep
herd read several authorities of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
showing that Congress had no right to
interfere in a purely State election.
"This," he said, "is too grave a mat
ter for you to do. If in the face of all
this you have doubt, you should con
sult some disinterested, cool-headed
lawyer, and I am satisfied he will tell
yon to proceed no further in this
invasion of the sacred rights of a
sovereign State."
- Shepherd, Argo and Manly made
powerful arguments. Republicans are
greatly disconcerted and many of
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1900.
them freely admit that Holton
has
made the mistake of his life. !
There will be a great mass meeting
of the white people of the county
here on Tuesday to express indigna
tion at the outrage perpetrated by the
arrest of the registrars. Ex Senator M.
w. Kansom has wired his acceptance
of an invitation to speak on this occa
sion. Great excitement prevails and
the. people are determined that their
honest votes shall not be killed bv
roving and disqualified negroes.
WILLIAM BRYAN DROWNED.
Was Swimming for a Boat Which Had
Goae Adrift from the Barge Maria '
Dolores Searching for Body.
Mr. William A. Bryan, aged about
25 years and son of Mr. Sylvester
Bryan, met with a sad death last even
ing about 8 o'clock by being drowned
in the Cape Fear river, opposite the
Toot of Queen ' street There was not
an eye witness, to the terrible occur
rence, but from what could be learned
from ; several persons who were On
board! the barge Maria Dolores at the
time j it happened, the fatal acci
dent occurred in this way: Bryan
who was employed on the barge
Maria - Dolores, took Capt. Mart
Jones, the master, ashore in a row
boat in the evening On his return to
the vessel, and after he had gone
on deck, he discovered ' that
the boat which he had iust
landed in, had gone adrift. He pulled
off his clothes and descended the lad
der, intending to swim to the boat and
bring it back. But before ho could
reach it he was heard to say.
going down." Nothing was
"I am
seen of
him after that time. Searching parties
will drag the river this morning for
the body, they having failed to recov
er it last night
He leaves a wife and one child.. He
is also survived by his father and
mother. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Bry
and, two sisters, Mrs. Mart Jones, and
Mrs. R. P. McClamroy, and three
brothers, Messrs. Joe, Mike and Edgar
Bryan, of this city.
The dreadful accident is deeply de
plored and the family has the deepes
sympathy of numerous friends in their
sad affliction.
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
First Battalion North Carolina Boys' Bri
gade Left Yesterday for Soathport.
Roster of the Battalion.
The First Battalion North Carolina
Boy'S Brigade, Col. Walker Taylor,
commanding, left yesterday ' morning
for Southport where it will be in en
campment for ten days. The follow
ing orders have been issued :
Headquarters First Battalion
North Carolina Boys Brigade Or
America, Camp "Worth," South-
port. N. U.. JULY 14TH, law. The
Isd annual encampment of this battal
ion will formally open at Camp Worth
(named in honor of our friend and
townsman Mr. B. G. Worth as a slight
token of our appreciation of the incal
culable value his life and example
have been to young men) this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock and the following
assignments are announced to be in
effect during said encampment:
Second Lieutenant J. A Price with
rank as Captain of 1st Company; Pri
vate R. P. Presson with rank of Cap
tain of 2nd Company; Private Wilbur
Dosher with rank as Battalion Adju
tant; Private Thad F. Tyler, Jr., Ser
geant Major; Thomas Ramsey, 1st
Sgt 1st Company; Percy Hall, 1st Sgt.
2nd Company. These officers will be
obeyed and respected accordingly.
The following hours will be ob
served during the encampment: Rev
ille 5.30 A. M. : assembly 5.45 A. M. ;
mess 6.00 A. M. ; company drill 6.30 A.
M. ; re call 7.30 ; sick call 7.45 A. M. ; re
ligious exercises 8.00 A. M. ; guard
mount 8.45; mess 12.00 M.; battalion
drill 3.30 P. M. ; dress parade 9.00 P.
M. ; tattoo 8.00 P. M. ; taps 9,00 P. M.
The countersign will be issued daily
from headquarters. One ofScer-of-the
day, one sergaht and as many cor
porals and privates as may be neces
sary will be detailed daily for guard
duty. The hours of bathing will be
announced daily. All orders and sig
nals will be issued from headquarters.
By order of Colonel Taylor.
Wilber Dosheb 1st Lieut, and Adjt
The following is a roster of tho Bat
talion: Commissioned Officers. Colonel
Walker Taylor, Commanding; Captain
James A. Price; Captain, Robt P.
Presson; Adjutant, Wilbur Dosher.
Non-Commissioned Officers First
Sergeant Thomas Ramsey; First Ser
geant Percy O. Hall; Sergeant Major,
Thad F. Tyler, Jr. ; Second Sergeant
Edwin P. Dudley; Second Sergeant,
Samuel Brittian; First Corporal, Mal
colm Parker; Second Corporal, James
W. Orrell ; Third Corporal, J. F. Russ ;
Fourth Corporal, William Curtis.
Privates. Walter H. Blackmon,
George W. Burrusss John W. Brown,
Alonza Burruss, C. Edwin Bender,
Joseph Benson, George W. Farrow,
Francis Garrison. Frank Irving, Hans
A. Kure.Jr., ChasC. Loughlin, Joseph
B. Linder, R. Henry Orrell, Lawrence
Pinner, Owen Taylor, Harry Thomas,
Cyrus Thomas, Charlie Wood berry.
Musicians. Albert L. Dosher;
Harry Leitgen.
LAURINBURQ POPULISTS.
The
Belated Convention Pulled Off and
Part of Ticket Named.
Special Star Telegram?
Latjeinbubo, N. C, July 14. Eight
or nine Populists eaucussed here by
appointment to-day and pulled off the
belated convention which Mr. Seawell
did not attend last Saturday, after a
harmonious meeting in a back alley.
The convention brought out a partial
. ticket with the ehairman ' thereof at
the head of it, and the said chairman
immediately reported at local Republi
can headquarters for further orders.
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The Stab has notice of a con
tribution of $2 by Mrs. C. H. Foy, of
Maysville, through Mr. J. E. Sasser,
A, C. L. agent at that point for the
India famine fund. The amount was
sent direct by Mr. Sasser.
THE CRIMINAL COURT
AniniiDNPn catiidhav
"Peace" Found Onilty of Murder in the
Second Degree Other Cases Dis
posed of During the Day.
After remaining out all night the
jury in the case of "Percy of Domi-.
nica" and the three co-defendants in
the bill sent up by the grand jury
charging them with complicity in the
murder of Nellie Scott, a deluded
colored woman who starved herself to
death according to their "religious"
teachings, came into court at 9.30
o'clock and rendered a. verdict of
guilty of murder in the the second de
gree as to Percy; not guilty as , to S.
T. Shiver and guilty of manslaughter
as to Emanuel Toomer and Sarah Burg
win, the last named having been the
woman who remained, in the "King's
palace," a rude looking hut in Brook
lyn, and Restrained ' the deceased
woman from" eating by the the queer
and reprehensible persuasions promul
gated by their preceptor, Percy.
Judge Moore's sentence was fifteen
years in the State prison as lo Percy ;
four months on the roads as to Toom
er, and the Burgwin woman was sen
tenced to four months in. the county
jail with the privilege to the County
Commissioners to hire out
The case was hard fought for the
defence by Messrs. Grady and Empie
and that a conviction was secured is a
handsome compliment to Solicitor.
Rodolf Duffy and Messrs. Koonce anf
Marshall who assisted him.
The business of the special term of
the Criminal Court was not completed
until late" yesterday afternoon. The
case of the religious fanatics consumed
about four days of the term and bost
the county upwards of $400, but this
appears to be no fault of the officers
of the court. Business has been dis
patched with unusual celerity and the
long lapse of time since the court has
convened in New Hanover, for reasons
patent to all, is responsible for the
drawn out term. The next session of
the Eastern District Court will be con
vened here August 6th.
The following are the prisoners sen
tenced to terms in the State penitenti
ary during the present term :
John Henegan, burlary, fifteen years
in the penitentiary.
Lillie Hicks, burglary, two years .
Josephine Pigford, mayhem, three
years.
John Williams, larceny, one year.
"Percy of Dominica," murder in the
second degree, fifteen years.
Other cases on the docket disposed
of yesterday are as follows:
George Price, Jr., embezzlement;
motion to quash allowed; continued
for new bill.
S. M. Lewis, submitted to concealed
weapons.
George Roderick, assault and bat
tery with deadly weapon; judgment
suspended.
Elliott Richburg, assault and bat
tery with deadly weapon; judgment
suspended.
Sis Baldwin, larceny; not guilty. -
David Jacobs, Jr., assault and bat
tery with deadly weapon ; six months
on roads.
David Jacobs, Jr., assault and bat
tery with deadly weapon; judgment
suspended.
Cases, were continued as follows:
William Pigford et al.,' assault and
battery with deadly weapon; Mabel
Henry, nuisance.
As the law prescribes that special
terms of the court .shall not be held
for a longer period than two weeks,
an adjournment was taken yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. The last case
On the docket was that of George Rod
erick for carrying concealed weapons,
and this was disposed of, the defend
ant having been found not guilty.
Negro Shot Last Nnight.
John Howe, colored, aged about 25
years, was shot and seriously wounded
last night about 12 o'clock in Wallace's
alley, leading from Third to Fourth be
tween Walnut and Red Cross streets.
He was shot in the back and the ball
came through on the left side just be
low the ribs. Another ball penetrated
the muscle of the left arm. The negro
was drunk when carried to thejiospital
in the patrol wagon 'a short
while afterwards and was unable to
give an intelligible account of the
shooting. The police, however, are
at the bottom of the . case, and the
guilty party will be arrested.
Deeds Recorded.
' Two deeds were recorded at
the
Court House yesterday as follows:
W. B. Davis and wife, of New York,
to DuBrutz Cutla, property, 120x330
feet on Market street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth; price paid.
$500.
Mrs. C. C. Whitehead and son, W.
G. Whitehead, to Mrs. A. J. Howell,
28x165 feet, on Fifth street between
Nun and Church; consideration,
$750. . m
BOUNDARY LINE QUESTION.
Settled by the U. S. Court of Appeals In
Favor of Tennessee.'
By Telegraph to tne Morning star.
Cinoinnati, Ohio, July 14. The
United States Court of Appeals has
settled a question of boundary line
between Tennessee and North Caro
lina, in favor of Tennessee. It arose
from two grants oi tne same. iana 10
different persons. D.W.Beldfhg had a
grant from North Carolina based on
the assumption that the line ran on
the Fodder Staek mountain. 'Tennessee
made a grant for the same property to
Charles Hobard, assuming that the
State line was on the eastern side of
the Hangover range. The original line
was marked by blazing trees. After
much investigation by a master it was.
decided that the Hangover range was
the line boundary and the court ap
proved the finding.
m
General rain has fallen over nearly
all of India during the past few days
and the prospects for crops have im
proved immensely. - The famine areas
have generally been benefitted.
NO. 39
A CARD.
Mr. Editor Will you allow me
space to explain to my friends my
action at the Senatorial Convention
at Warsaw on 5th inst. Pender
county being entitled to one of the
benators from the 9th District thisJ
year l was endorsed by the County
Convention that instructed for Hon.
C. B. Aycock and J D. Bellamy,
but there went from Pender a squad
of bolters, men who took part in the
County Convention that did the in
structing, led by R. G. Grady, Sec
retary of the Pender Connty Demo
cratic Executive Committee, and a
Legislative aspirant who had been
defeated for the nomination for the
Lower House by the Pender county
nomination Convention only three
days before. Yet he posed as the
tatter's candidate and clamored for
my defeat. I also found a party
conspicuous in Duplin connty poli
tics with his following opposing me
on trivial personal grounds. Wayne
stood by tie Pender Convention that
instrnoted for Aycock and I could
have been nominated on the first
ballot, but being an old man and
living above personal prejudices and
political aspirations, I relinquished
my claim to the nomination, with
the result that J. T. Foy was nomi
nated in my stead. Mr. Grady and
his Pender friends being bolters and
disorganizers, had no claim to relin
quish. Mr. Foy was not an aspi
rant. He is a clever gentleman,
and I bespeak for him the hearty
support of my friends.
E. Porter.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
British Engaged the Boers, Fighting AH
Day Long Movements in Orange
River Colony.
Or Cable to the Mornlnz star?
. London, July 14. A report from
Platkop says that the British engaged
the Boers all day long. Scouts and
mounted infantry moving north
located the Boers, a thousand strong,
occupying a ridge from which they
were driven yesterday. Colonel
Thorneycroft's men held the ridge
facing-them. Members of the Strath-
cona horse were driven in temporarily
by a heavy musketry fire. After a
stubborn resistance the Boers forced
the British to bring the Howitzers into
action. The infantry deployed for a
general advance under Clery's direc
tion. The Boers opened fire in all
directions, shelling with the guns
posted on the British right The
mounted infantry, in the face of a
severe fire, attacked tho Boers. The
gun posted on an entrenched kopje,
four miles to the east, forced the Boers
from a number of ridges detached
parties retiring on the center, while a
gun on the right was withdrawn
through a ravine to an entrenched hill.
Senekal, Orange River Colony,
July 14. General Bundle's rapid ad
vance has, it is said, forced the Boers
into an obviously bad corner. Presi
dent Steyn is-reported to have given
up all hope after the loss of Bethle
hem, and would have surrendered but
General DeWet threatened to shoot
him, and it is believed Steyn was im
prisoned in his own laalger.
Captain Driscoll, of "p". scouts, who
went alone to Zuring franz to view
the Boer positions, was surprised at
breakfast by four Boer scouts. He
picked up his rifle and commanded
them to surrender or he would shoot
The four at once surrendered, although
Driscoll was ten miles away from the
main body of the scouts and close to
a large Boer force.
TO SUCCEED EWART.
Col. James E. Boyd Appointed U. S. Dis
trlct Court Judge.
Br Telegraph to the Mernlnn Star.
Washington, July 12. Col. Jas. E.
Boyd, assistant attorney general in the
department of justice, has been ap
pointed Judge for the United States
District Court for the Western
district of North Carolina. He re
ceived his commission from the Presi
dent at Canton this morning and will
qualify about the 16th of the month.
This appointment is to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the rejection by the
Senate of the nomination of Judge
Ewart
James M. Beck, the present United
States attorney for the Eastern district
of Pennsylvania will be appointed as
sistant attorney general in place of
Boyd.
Judge Boyd is a native of Alamance
county, North Carolina, and was edu
cated at the preparatory school at
Graham, N. C, and at Davidson Col
lege. Was a private soldier in the
Confederate army for three years and
present at the surrender at Appomat
tox. He read law in the office of the
late Hon. Thomas Ruffin, at Graham,
N. C, commencing in the year 1866,
and was licensed in June, 1868. In
April, 1883, he removed to:Greensboro,
N. C, where he has since resided. -In
June, 1880, he was appointed by Presi
dent Hayes, U. S. attorney: for the
western district of North Carolina,
which position he held until June,
1885.
Colonel Boyd has taken a prominent
part in Republican politics in North
Carolina and is now a member of the
Republican National Committee from
that State. .
RUSSIA MAKES DENIAL.
Contradicts Reports That She is Standing
in the Way of Japan.
Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. (
Washington, July 1 The Rus
sian government through its officials
here has, within the last few days, ex
pressed to the State Department its
complete approval of the dispatch of
Japanese troops to China, there to co
operate with the allied forces in the
interest of humanity. At the same
time the Russian officials have taken
j A
occasion to empnaucaiiy coniraaict
the constantly reiterated report that
Russia was standing in the way of
Japan forwarding troops, and was in
this way rendering more hazardous
the conditions in and about Pekin.
In this connection it can be stated
that recent reports of Russian crue
toward Chinese non-combatants are
emphatically repudiated by , the Rus
sian authorities, who feel that this is
another effort to prejudice Russia in
the eyes of America,
SPIRIT
Mount Olive ' Advertiser: All
crops in this section are reported to
be inauperb condition.
Sanford Express: Crops in this
section are looking well now, but
should the dry weather last1 much
longer they will soon begin to suffer. -
Kinston Free Press: The
State has chartered the LaGrange
manufacturing Co., of LaGrange, .
with power to manufacture cotton -goods,
ice, build and operate water,
ice and electric light plants, author
ized capital $50,000. The Collins Gin
Co., of Maysville,: Jones county, has
also been chartered, " with power to
manufacture cotton goods, authorized
capital $10,000.
... Monroe Enquirer: As an offset
to our story last week about the turkey
gobler driving a guinea hen from her
nest and hatching the eggs himself, a
gentleman tells us that in upper Anson
county .a r partridge nest was
taken to a ' house and put on
the fire board jas a curiosity.
In a few. days the eggs began to
hatch and a fine brood of partridges
were seon taken off and were running
.over the floor. This is no yarn, but is
a straight fact H. F. Seawell,
Populist nominee for attorney genera),
spoke to a crowd in the court house
here last Monday composed of sixty
three white men and fifty-seven ne '
groea. Fully one-third of the white
men were Democrats. ' The speech
lacked snap and vigor and Seawell
made the impression that he was mak
ing a hopeless fight The cheering,
what little there was, came almost en
tirely from the negroes. The most of
the speech was against the amendment
-f-, Wadesboro Messenger-IntelK- -gencer:
Crops in .Anson -county are
the poorest for many years. Unless
seasons are very propitious from now
on, there will not be more than a half
a crop of cotton made. Early
Wednesday morning the residence of
Mr. J. T. Little, who lives in Gulledge
township, was entered and robbed of
$105. The thief is said to be Tas Lit
tle, a negro about 16 years old who
lived in the neighborhood. Sheriff
Graddy is after young Little this"
morning, but had not captured him up
to the hour of going to press, -n Late
last Thursday afternoon Mr. R. T.
Gaitley, of Mangum, Richmond coun
ty, was shot and dangerously wounded
by a negro man in his employ. The
negro's name is Ed Ingram, and he is -said
to be a desperate character. At
first it was thought Mr. Gaitley was
mortally wounded, as he was shot in
the abdomen. Fortunately, however,
the ball struck a rib and glanced, not
penetrating the intestines. The fact
of the shooting, as we learn them, are
as follows: Mr. Gaitley told the negro
to feed a mule and the. negro told him
he would not do it Then Mr. Gaitley
started toward the . negro, who ran.
During the pursuit another negro
handed the fleeing negro a hat in
which was concealed a piBtoL The
negro on getting the pistol turned and
fired on Mr. Gaitley with the result
above noted.
CAN GET NO INFORMATION.
The. Chinese Minister at Washington Re
ceives No Answer to Cables Con
. cerniog Minister Conger.
By Telegraph to tne Mornina star.
Washington, July 14. The Chinese
minister continues to exert his efforts
toward getting information from Pekin
but up to a late hour of the day he had
not received any answer in connection
with the cipher cable to Minister Con
ger, or from the second inquirywhich
he forwarded yesterday. This second
dispatch was to the Taotai of Shang
hai and said in substance :
"American government and people -greatly
concerned over safety of Min
ister Conger at Fekin. Can you give
me any information on the subject t"
The Taotai of Shanghai is a high
official who will be apt to get the ear
liest reliable information, and this per
sonal appeal of the minister may bring
some reliable news on the situation.,
Minister Wu was much depressed
by continued reports that the legations
had been wiped out and the ministers
murdered. To all inquiry, he sorrow
fully shakes his head and says that he
has absolutely no information and can
only hope for the best The report of
the killing of the Russian minister and
his wife was another severe blow, but .
as to this also Mr. Wu said that he had
absolutely no news.
A rumor was afloat this morning to
the effect that certain interviews attrib
uted to the Chinese minister here, Mr.
Wu, had attracted official attention
and might be made the subject of rep
resentations to him by the State De
partment. It is understood that noth
ing has yet been done in that direction, .
however, and it is possible that the
particular interview may be ignored
officially in view of the realization on
the part of the officials that the minis
ter is under high nervous tension.
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
Will Announce Population of Important
Cities Before Oiving the Pignres of
States and Territories.
By Telegraph to tne Morning star.
Washington, July 14. The census
office issued its first bulletin to-day
giving thfLpopulatioh of the District
of Columbia at 278,718. This is an in
crease since the last census of 48,326,
or 20.98 per cent
In announcing the result of the
canvass of the city of Washington, -the
director of the census desires to'
state that the policy heretofore pur
sued of making a preliminary or rough
count, based on a hurried computation
of names on the population schedules,
will be abandoned, it is the purpose
of the. officials of the bureau to give
out figures for cities or States predicted
entirely upon data ascertained through
the medium of the tabulating
machines. The population of " the
more important cities will be
announced in advance of the
the figures of States and territories.
Unless all plans fail, it is confidently
expected that the official count of the
population of the United states will oe
given to the public on .or about the
1st of December, 1900.
ANXIOUS TO SERVE IN CHINA.
Applications to War Department Rough
Riders Want to Take a Hand.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Washington, July 14. Applica
tions continue to come to the War De
partment from persons who are anx
ious to serve in the army during a
campaign in China. To-day's mail
brought a letter from Secretary Culey,
of the National Rough Riders' ! mili
tary encampment dated at Shenan
doah, Colorado, offering to raise a
company of one thousand men or more.
Adjutant General Cor bin," in reply,
has informed the writer that the Ex
ecutive has no authority to accept more
organizations than are now in service;
still, the men desiring China service
mav be enlisted individually by the
army recruiting; officers in the princi
pal cities. The men can select their -regiments.
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