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Site SQIltlg Bar. W tLLUM n.BBEHAED Editor end ProBrteto. FhlDAY, Mat 30, 1902 DEFEBDIHO IMPERIALISM. Daring all the discussion of the Philippine question the Republi cans hare contended that the Demo cratic charges of "imperialism" were unfounded, that there was nothing in the policy pursued in the -Philippines to justify it, but now since they hare been forced to say something in reply to the demand of the Democrats that they show their hand and say what they pro pose to do some of the organs are putting up a defence of the imperi alism which some time ago they re pudiated as a contemplation or a possibility. As a specimen of this - kind of defence we quote the fol lowing editorial from the New York - Tribune: It is rather lengthy, but it coyers the ground so well from a Republican standpoint, and is such a good illustration of tricky argu ment where they dare not be honest or frank, we quote it entire. Under the heading of "The, Necessity of 'Imperialism' " it says: "In the course of the debate on the Philippine government bill in the Sen ate on Tuesday Mr. Bacon, or Geor gia, one of the serious and weighty Democrats in that body, made some remarks that are an interesting: com mentary on the general policy of the Democratic party as manifested in its attitude toward the legal and consti tutional questions Mr. Bacon's dec laration was to the effect "That if permanent dominion of the Philippine islands was to be held there was but one kind of government which they could have and that fact was the real reason why many Sena tors had opposed the retention of the islands. It was impossible that the inhabitants could ever occupy any other relation to the United States than that of colonists and subjects. "It is only just to the Senator from Georgia to say that he has been per fectly consistent from the beginning - in opposing permanent retention of the Philippines. When, soon after the ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain, the McEnery resolution declaring that it was not the purpose of the United States to incorporate the islands into the country as an in tegral part was before the Senate, Mr. Bacon opposed it He declared that . this did not look to future freedom for the Filipinos, but merely 'looked to giving them a status as subjects. Therefore he proposed an amendment announcing that the United States would leave the control of the islands to an independent govern ment when a stable one which met our approval should have been estab lished. This amendment was lot and the McEnery resolution carried. Among those who voted against Mr. Bacon's scheme and in favor of Mr. McEnery 't thereby doing all he could to shut the Filipinos out of the Union without promising them ultimate inde pendencewas Mr, Teller, of Colorado, now one of the Democratic leaders in the campaign against governing the Filipinos as 'subjects,' "Of the Democratic party in general, as of Mr. Teller, Mr. Bacon's statement is a severe criticism. Only a few months ago the whole body of Demo cratic statesmen were declaiming against the 'imperial' legislation which treated these islands as other than an integral part of this country, and were crying out over a 8upreme Court deci sion which made it possible to do what Mr. Bacon wants set the Filipinos up finally as an independent nation.or, on the other hand, what Mr. Teller wants hold them as subjects. When Mr. Bacon says that it is impossible that the Filipinos should ever occupy any other relation to the United States than that of colonists or subjects he tells the exact truth, but it is a truth Democrats will not learn. Many of them were as anxious as anybody else to annex the Philippines, especially while it was uncertain what the Re- fublicans would do. If the Treaty of aris had left the islands in the hands of Spain there would have been as great a howl over the failure to acquire as there has since been over the acqui sition. Democratic papers all oyer the Union were enthusiastic for ''ex pansion," which they distinguished from "imperialism," although the Democrats who voted for the McEnery resolution in preference to the Bacon - amendment were for "imperialism." The Republicans have done their best to act on the truth which Mr. Bacon declares, while the Democrats, after helping to acquire the islands, have been denouncing the idea of colonists and subjects, and have been intent for partisan ends on forcing thess people into the relationahip of citizens and candidates for State government," This is what might be called a , justification of imperialism based on Democratic argument against im perialism, and is a capital illustra tion of sophistry and audacity, that thus defends duplicity and deception and bases an argument upon these to justify an outrageous abuse of right and justice. The Bacon resolution was rejected because it was an unqualified declar ation that this country would when practicable withdraw from the Phil ippines and recognize their indepen dence. It was a positive declaration without any ifs or ands or contin gencies. The expansionists who then had the holding of the Philippines In view weTe not willing to go npon record with a declaration that it was not their intention to hold perma nent possession but i they found it necessary to secure yotes enough to ratify the Paris treaty to do some thing and therefore they resorted to trick or piece of deception which virtually said one thing bnt could be construed to suit: their purposes and mean another. The McEnery resolution modi fied the Bacon resolution by the provision that this country would withdraw its forces from the islands as soon as that could be done con - aistently with the interests of the people of the Philippines and of the United States. This was the string to the resolu tion which permitted them to work it as they desired either to get out or remain in the Philippines, to get out of it was decided that it wouldn't "nav" to stay, in, or to stay in - if it was deoided it would pay That's where the concluding provis inn m tn "the interests of the Uni W "V . ' mm B IM 1 -ii-i.iw i - gggJ : . . - f 1 - 1 ted States", came in. That resolu tion, although honestly intended by its author, was a frand, and was voted for by the expansionists as a fraud, but if it had been honest and had been adopted in good faith it wouldn't have amounted to any thing 'as a binder on this Govern ment, because it only passed the Senate and amounted only to an affirmation of the senti ment of the Senators who voted for it. It has never been seriously regarded by the Senators who passed it and has practically been a dead letter ever since it was passed. As far as the expansion supporters are concerned they have treated it as a fake and looked upon it as a dead letter from the day it was adopted. The object of that resolution was to make the world, including the Filipinos, believe that it was not the intention of this country to hold permanent, possession of those islands, but simply temporary pos session, to be surrendered just as soon as that could be done in jus tice to the Filipinos and' to our selves; in other words, that we pro posed to pursue practically the same conrse in the Philippines that we were pledged to pursue towards Cuba, that is to help them put their house in order and then turn it over to the Filipinos. Nothing but au dacity which ignores facts and fair reasoning could construe these reso lutions and the Democratic argu ments based upon them as argu ments against the Democratic posi tion and a justification of imperial ism. The Democratic position is simply this: Live up to the spirit if not the letter of the McEnery reso lution, which disclaims imperial ism, and get out of the islands as soon aa that can be done and our assumed responsibilities complied with. There is no imperialism and no grab in that. THE HEW EXGLAVD COTTON XIU.S. The cotton mills of Fall River, Mass., paid a dividend of 2.11 per cent, for the second quarter of this year, which is said to be the best they have done for several years, notwithstanding the talk about the loss of trade in China and other drawbacks. We have heard talk about the danger of overdoing the milling business in the South but the increasing business of the New England mills does not tally with this talk. The New England papers congrat ulate the mill men on this showing, which, they say, discredits the pre dictions that the milling industry in that section must eventually suc cumb to Southern competition, and as proof that it can and will continue to prosper. This is, no doubt, true, but it is also true that if the . cotton milling industry had not reached the proportions it has in the South the New England mills might show larger profits. There is yet room enough for all and a market for the goods they make, while some if not all of the New England mills have wisely abandoned making those lines of goods in which they had to com pete with Southern mills and gave their attention to other lines in which they had less competition and better profits, which is doubt- ess one of the reasons why they make as good a showing as they do. The fact that they do make such a good showing, and the further fact that the Southern mills are doing as well, and a good many of them better, is sufficient evidence that the cotton milling business is not being over done in this country, and is in no danger of being overdone in the South for some time to come. With the advantages presented for this in dustry in the South it can hold its own in competition with the world, under the present conditions, no matter how rapidly the industry may grow here or elsewhere. - The f er de lance, of Martinique, is said to be the most venomous snake that crawls, and a fighter that never turns tail o'n a foe. When it starts out on the war path it will follow a man for miles and either one must die. Its bite is nearly always fatal. It was origi nally brought into the island from Irimdad, to exterminate rats and mice, which it did, and then made some portions of the island almost uninhabitable. An old woman in Lisbon. Portugal. who believed in the transmigration of souls, left her property to an old rooster, into which she felt sure the he soul of her deceased husband had passed. Her husband was a game old- ellow, and the rooster was game. Every time any of her relations see that rooster they feel like wringing his head off and releasing the soul of the old man. Cuba's flag carries a lone star. One star looks lonesome. But the probabilities are that this will drop into the United States gallaxy in the due course of events. How's This? We PeJT9?e Hnaxl Dollars Beward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall'B Catarrh Cure. ' F. J. CHENEY. nn o.n v.iwA We, toe unaersiKnea: live F? J, Cheney lor the last 15 than haiim perfectly honorable In all business transactions DJ5P1?,lye 40 carrT out any obligation lilBUV aj wuoa uiuit Wgpr at Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O WiXDiNQKisNAs & Habyih, Wholesale Drug- Hairs Catarrh Our Is tafeam intAn&iiv tag directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces ot the system. Price, 76c. per bottle. Bold by all arusiglsts. Testimonials Xree. v m wiM.ij mm uw wimit. Sfi nil Money! f Are you Indebted to THE : WEEKLY STAR? If so, when you receive a bills for your subscription send A" V us tne amount you owe. Remember, that a news- paper bill is as much en-1 titled to your considera- tion as is a bill for gro- ceries. I THE BEA80H WHY, That the negroes are Bubject to and suffer from more diseases now than they did in the days of slavery is a well known fact. The increased death rate and the death rate as compared with the whites show that. It is argued from this by some that the negro race is dete riorating, while others contend that the race is not deteriorating, but that the increase in the diseases from which it suffers is the result of the changed conditions, follow ing emancipation. This is the view taken by Dr. Geo. E. Cannon, of Jersey City, who in an article on this subject says: "I claim that it is due to a change of conditions and not to physical de terioration. In the days of slavery a neno's chief occupation was farming. and farming ia one of the most healthy pursuits man can follow. Tne farmer ets plenty or fresh an and plain rood, tut since emancipation the negro has entered nearly every occupation fol lowed by tne white man. is it strange, then, that the diseases incident to such occupations affect the negro! How does it argue deterioration! The negro was not affected with these diseases in. slavery, because his occupation as a slave did not expose him to them. It is true that the negro has become a great sufferer from tuberculosis, a dis ease from which he was practically immune in the days of slavery. But it is because so many have given up farming for city surroundings and in door occupations. In other words, the negro ia more exposed to disease now than before the ciril war, and hence the increase in disease among his race. Whether the race is less robust now than in the days of slavery or not, the fact remains that it suffers from more diseases, and that the mortality is greater. Dr. Cannon may account for it satisfactorily to himself and to others, but the ne groes suffer all the same and die all the Bame, so that it doesn't matter so much that he finds a way to ac count for it in the changed condi tions. That the negroes should suffer more now than they did when they had the care of masters, when they had more healthful employments and surroundings, and were better distributed, must be apparent to every one who knows how they live in the towns and cities, the little knowledge they have of sani tary laws, how they have to scuffle along in health and how hard it is for them to get good medical treat ment and attention in sickness. Leading the lives they do, with so little restraint upon their appe tites, and so little knowledge of the results of too much indulgence in them, it would be strange if they didn't pay the penalty in suffering, and it is, perhaps, . remarkable that they don't suffer more. A. & M. COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT- Orsdastisf Orations Cadet D. R. Poster Dram Major of the Band Bansaet. Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, May 28. The thirteenth annual commencement of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was held at 11 o'clock this morning in the Academy of Music. Five graduating orations were delivered, by B. E. Snowden, V. Q. Moss, J. 8. Cates, W. D. Boseman and J. L. Parker. Degrees were conferred as follows: Batchelors of Agriculture Junius Sidney Cates, Jno.'Luther McEinnon. Bachelors of Engineering James Lumsden Fere bee, James LaFayette Parker, Laurie Mosely, Russell Elstner Snowden, William David Boseman, Vassar Young Moss. William Bene dict Beinbardt, Robert Baxter Coch ran, Charles Arthur Nichols, Cleve land Douglass Welch, Robert Irving nowara and Joseph riatt Turner. Cadet L. K. Foster, of Wilmington. has been appointed Drum Major of the A. & M. band for the next year, and last night he and his father, Col. F. W. Foster, entertained the members the band and Commandant Phelps at an elegant dinner in the dining room of the Tarborough. STATE AGRICULTURAL BOARD. Cost of North Carolina Exhibit it Charles ton Other News from Raleigh. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, May 28. The Ex position Committee reported to the State Board of Agriculture to-day that the cost of the North Carolina exhibit at the Charleston Exposition was 18,650, against an appropriation of la.ooo for that purpose. The Board declined to restore the directorship of the experiment station to the A. 4c M, College. It was transferred from Dr. Winston to State Chemist B. W. Kil gore a year ago and Dr. Winston and the Board of Visitors wanted Prof. Burkett made director. The matter is causing considerable friction. The Board of Agriculture will issue a long statement as to their position to-morrow. They will be in session all this Hx-Senator Matt W. Ransom pre sented the diplomas to the A. Jc M. College graduates this morning, deliv ering an eloquent eulogy on agricul tural pursuits. THE SUPERIOR COURT Business of the May Term Was Rushed With Dispatch ! Yesterday. SENTENCE FOR THIRTY YEARS Ed. Qsasr, Colored, Proved to Be Oae of Chinaman's Borglars Several Years Ago-Other Matters-Fife Sent to the County Roads One sentence to the Slate peniten tiary for 30 years and the sentence of five other defendants to terms aggre gating 4f years on the county roads was the net result of yesterday's open ing session of the May term of the Su perior Court for the trial of crimi nal cases. Judge Timberlake and So licitor Duffy at once got down to work with "a vengeance," to use a trite ex pression, and at 6 o'clock a recess was taken until 9 A. M. to-day, because there were no further bills from the grand jury.' The court met at 10 o'clock, Judge E. W. Timberlake presiding, Solicitor Duffy, CoL Jno. D. Taylor, the clerk, Sheriff Stedman and all other officers in attendance. The sheriff returned the jurors sum moned for the term and Messrs. John R. Kenly, M. W. Divine and J. H. Litgen were excused by His Honor. The following grand jury was em pannelled. with Mr. a M. Harris as officer in charge: W. E. Springer (foreman), Jas. A. Lewis, J. F. Cas teen, J. B. Farmer, D. W. Chad wick, Carl Mugge, Jesse O. Wiggs, F. W Mohr, D. F. Koonce, J. B. Brinkley, Alex. O. Wells, 8. A. Greelish, I. J. Bear, J. Hi Taylor, A. P. Cartrett and J. 8. Potter. Perhaps the most important case tried during the day was that of Ed Gause, the negro who secretly as saulted Policeman Frank George a few weeks ago on the wharf. The officer had! attempted to arrest Gause in a dance hall where he was disor derly, bat the negro for some reason got away and while the policeman was patroling his beat Gause assaulted him from behind a telegraph pole. For that offence he was sentenced to the State ' prison for five years, but later in the day Solicitor Duffy recognized him as an old offen der and a case against him for bur glarizing a Chinaman's quarters in "Brooklyn" four or five years ago was reinstated upon the docket and npon trial he was found guilty and sentenced , to the peni tentiary for 30 years, judgment in the former case having been suspend? ed after his trial in the latter. Three pals in the robbery were sent to the penitentiary soon after the offence but Gause had evaded arrest until brought into court for assaulting Officer George. 1 The grand jury during the day failed to find a true bill against the half doz en or more beepers of alleged disorder ly houses, who were arrested some time ago in a wholesale raid, which was made upon evidence furnished by a detective named Hinson, who was employed' by the city at the time. The other cases tried during the day were as follows: John Hi Higbsmith, abandonment, pleaded nor guilty ; verdict not guilty. Ellis Freeman, stock at large; not guilty. Joseph Herring, larceny of watch and pistol from residence; one year on public roads. Richard Hawes, carrying concealed weapons; fined $10 and costs. Judg ment suspended on payment of costs as to assault with deadly weapon. M. L. Williams, abandonment; ver dict guilty; defendant to pay plaintiff $13 50 per month, and costs. Ed Gause, secret assault upon Police man Frank George; defendant guilty and sentenced to five years in the State prison. George Boney, larceny; defendant submitted and judgment suspended on payment of costs. Daniel LPearce, larceny of screw plate from Slocomb Cooperage and Veneer Works; verdict guilty without jury's leaving box, and defendant sentenced to one year on the county roads. Wm. Carter, carrying concealed weapons; verdict guilty; defendant recognized. Wm. Brown, larceny of case of whiskey from A. C. L. warehouse, verdict guilty and sentenced to one year on the county roads. A. B. Rice, larceny, one year on public roads. George' Roderick, carrying con cealed weapons, six months on county roads. 1 The following talesmen were or dered summoned for to-day: Ezekiel 8klpper, i G. 8. Bumlin, David J. Watkins, O. T. Bennett. N. M. Mc Lachery, John R. Mahoney, J. W. 8cott. O. P. B. Mahler, T. Von Snee den, J. E. Mints, Ed. D. Slean, Hay wood Clark, C. '3. Brown, L. M. L? Gwin, J. F. Holt, J. M. Cazanx, J. Frank Jones, John R. Hanby, H. A. Fortman. Walter Taft. Geo. W. Cam eron, Stephen Deal, . W. Brooks, T. F. Tyler, J. O. Kelly, L. W. Vause, Walter A. Taylor, A. F. Davis, R. 8. Merritt and Eugene Woodard. Married at Clinton. j At the home of the bride in Clinton yesterday evening Miss Laura Fair cloth, a popular young lady of that town, and Mr. Will Baggett, of thin city, were united in marriage. They will come to Wilmington to-day to make this city their future home. Know Wfeimt Von Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because the formula is plainly 1rinted cm every bottle, showing that ft s simply iron and quinine In a taste less form. No cure, no pay, Price, ROe satuth for vrmr Sfxtr Tears Mas. WnrsLOw's Soorawa Btbvp has been used for over sixty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething with 'perfect success. It soothes the child, soften the gums, and allays all pain; cures wind colic, and is the best remed for diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by druggists In every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winalow's Soothing 8yrup, and take no other kind. Beanthr Bignatut of m Kind You Haw Always Bought WTcorn removes from the soil large quantities of Potash. The fertilizer ap plied,' must furnish enough Potash, or the land will lose its pro ducing power. Rtad c&rtfully ear bookt on crops tent frit. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nauan St., New York. SALEM FEMALE COLLEGE. Centennial Celebration Oration by Mrs. Donald McLeanReception (liven to Qov. Aycock Many Visitors. ; Special Star Telegram. ' Wnraxos-SALKM, May 28 The meeting at the Home church this morning in connection with the cen tennial celebration of Balem Female College was a great occasion and ended in a vertitable love feast of patriotism. Gov. Aycock and his staff were pres ent; also Senator Clark, ;of Montana; Adjutant General Nelson H. Henry of New xork, and others. i5ishop Kouiie thaler introduced the speaker. Mrs. Donald McLean, : president of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion. Mrs. McLean is an orator of na tional reputation. Her subject was: Patriotism in Education." She showed very clearly in strong and forceful. yet most graceful diction, that the Daughters of the American Revolu tion is a society formed for more than the perpetuation of the glory of our forefathers in stimulating the study of the history and inculcating the prin ciple of national patriotism, and prompting all that is noblest and best in national life. The reception given to Governor Aycock this afternoon was a very bril liant and largely attended function. "After dinner speeches" were made, sparkling with wit and good feeling. Among the number were Mayor Vance, of Salem; Mayor Eaton, of Winston; Mr. Williamson, of Vir ginia; Governor C B. Aycock; Sena tor Clark, of Montana: Adjutant Gen eral B. 8. Royster: Jadge McWhorter. of Georgia, and Editor Caldwell, of tne Ubariotte uoserver. Officers of the Alumnai Association were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, Winston; vicerresidents, Mrs. w. ri. Reynolds. Winston; Mrs. E. A. Ebert, Salem; Mrs. Nelson EL Henry, New York; Mrs. w. Li. Fagle, Salem; Secretary, Miss Adelaide Fries, Salem Treasurer, Miss L. Shaffner, Salem. Dr. Clewell announced at the con cert last night that $700 in cash and subscriptions had been donated by the alumna towards the Memorial build ing, and that with the contribution of admission fees he was safe in saying that $1,000 would be the net proceeds tor this purpose. One ot the best features of the cen tennial celebration was the historical tableaux given in the Salem square at 8 o clock to-night. Several thousand people witnessed the exercises, which were most interesting in every respect At the close of the programme Gen. and Mrs. Nelson Henry gave a bril liant reception at the rooms of the Twin Uily in honor of the distin guithed visitors.' It was one of the most delightful and successful social functions ever given in the citv. To-morrow will be Commencement day proper. Governor Aycock will make the annual address in the Salem square and the corner-stone for the alumnas centennial memorial hall will be laid, with appropriate ceremonies. Governor Aycock and staff and Sena tor Clark, of Montana, arrived this morning. They were greeted at the depot by the Centerville band and a large number of citizens, who ex tended a hearty and enthusiastic wel come to the honored visitors. Job Couldn't Hit Stood It If he'd had Itching Piles! They're terribly annoying, but Bucklen's Ar nica Salve will cure the worst case of Piles on earth. It has cured thous ands. For injuries, pains or bodily eruptions it's the best salve in the world. Price 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. f LOCAL DOTS. The diphtheria quarantine at the residence of Mr. C. P. B. Mahler, North Fourth street, was raised yes terday. The cool wave divided interest with primary talk yesterday. The thermometer got down as low as 51, while the highest was 71. Brick for the completion of the Princess street paving are now on the grounds, and the pavement to Fourth, connecting with the macadam, will be rushed to completion. License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Miss Lucy Mur ray, daughter of Mrs. Amelia Murray, to Mr. Jake Harrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Harrington, of Aulan der N. C. By deed filed for record yester day Owen D. Hansley and wife trans ferred to Moses: Padrick, for $450, tract of land in Cape Fear township, eontaintng 100 acres, more or less, and adjoining the Hill Burg win tract. Subscribers who reoeive bills for subscriptions due the Stab are re minded that it is not fair to expeot a publisher to supply them with news for nothing. Many, hjwa?r, sam to think otherwise, Amwh miMI is received a prompt remittttopa should be made. Osoar JhBi9fl, while, wh says he served, fair iBpriBtieetkip i mechanlo In thi A, (J, h: UPViea 6 years ago, arrived at the mm nm yesterday afternoon, titer bftvjng tramped from tneUity m Mejnea, from which point hi iif s b started lait November. He wanted a night's lodging at the eUltsn, and eaid ne da sired that hi friends know that he was in town. ; riiesi iMiMl riiMi Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared to oure I'lles and DQKtg 1$ In abort order. ICasy to apply, every box guaranteed, ftOe. and $1.00. AU druggists or by mail. William M'r'a Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Sold by J'O. Bheppard, Jr. t f POLIC1 ROUTED OANO ( OF NEQRO ROBBERS, i Three et fnem Captnred Yesterday lh j v.ocb ot I heir Booty-Une oi mem ber Wounded by Officer The leaders in what as evidently an orgaizt d band of ngro thieves were captured by the police yesterday and the e.ffeedere, three in number, are now held at the police station for. preliminary trial in" the municipal eourt to-day at noon. A quantity of provisions, clothing, shoes, hats, etc., the booty ot several good-sized rob beries the past few months, were re covered and are now at police head quarters for identification. The negroes were detected shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning by Messrs. M. Marshburnand John Fales. They were seen rolling a well-laden wheel-barrow up Price's Alley, which is between Fifth and Sixth and Church and Castle streets. The matter was reported to Policemen Dan A. Rowan and Q. R. Holt as they were going off duty for the night The officers har ried to the alley and the negroes were unloading the goods Into a house. Eli Berry, one of the three, was caught on the spot but a second mem ber or the gang, John Marti n.colored, ran and was given a lively chase as far as Ninth and Dawson streets by.PoIice man Rowan, who emptied his revol ver at the fugitive. Berry was soon locked up at the itatioa house and Of ficer Rowan and Police Sergeant C S. Burnett hurried off in search of Martin About 7:30 o'clock the ne gro was found in bed at a house in Union Square, a negro settlement in the extreme southeastern section of the city. The fugitive had a bullet in the calf of his right leg from Officer Rowan's pistol. He was brought down to the station house, his wound was dressed by Dr. C. T. Harper and he was locked up. The third member of the gang, Ren, alias"Ohuck" Samp son, was arrested by Sergeant C. S. Burnett in a bouse on Seventh be tween Orange and Ann streets. The wheelbarrow in which the goods were conveyed was stolen from the Street Railway power house and Chief Furlong traced the vehicle from the water, front between Orange and Ann streets. Chief Furlong is of the opinion that the goods were robbed from the warehouse of Stone, Rourk & Co., the store of Geo. O. Gay lord and others and taken to a hiding place up the river until the excitement at tend ant upon the robberies had blown over. Then the negroes brought them down and daylight overtook them un loading from the boat. Among the goods recovered were a case of lard, 60 pounds; a box of tobacco, four sacks of flour, a case of snuff, 150 pounds of meat, condensed milk, two valises, soap and neckties, and a pile of clothing, coats, pants and vests. Mr. Gaylord -identified a part of the goods and Messrs. Stone, Rourk & Co. the others. SMALLPOX VICTIM C0RALLED. Negro from Fayettevllle Sent to the Pest House Snaday Well Developed Case. Isaac Fields, a negro 20 years of age and last from near Fayetteville, wandered into the city early Sunday morning with a well developed case of smallpox in the "drying up" stage. He was first seen by Night Watchman Charles Haynes at one of the lumber mills near Hilton, between 4 and 5 o'clock. The night watchman notified police headquarters of the eruptive condition of the strange negro's person and in turn. Dr. O. T. Harper, superinten dent of health, heard that a " new coon" was in town with smallpox. Dr. Harper immediately put Captain Robert Green on track of the patient and from 5 to 18 o'clock the search by Capt. Green was fast and furious. He awoke all Dross Neck from its slumbers and it waa noon before success reward ed his search. The negro was found asleep on the wharf at the foot of Dock street. An examination by Dr. Harper and other physicians quickly followed and in a short time Capt. Green had carted the negro to the pest house and stationed George Connor, colored, as nurse and watchman. The patient said he. last worked at a brick yard near Fayettevllle but got sick, gave up his work and wandered to Wilmington in search of another job. The negro came in contact with no one before his capture and the disease has so well advanced that there is no danger of an infection. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. Skeleton of Pender Negro Who Disappeared Lsst Janaary FoaBd This Week. The skeleton of Lymua Mitchell, a negro of Marion, S. C, was found in the swamps of Northeast river, near Bannerman'a bridge, 'about six miles from Burgaw Saturday morning by J. K. Lanier. The negro was last seen on the last day of January, 1902, in company with Robert Keith and Louis Jacobs, colored, on a raft. They re ported on their return home that the raft waa torn up and Mitchell went down the river on a fragment of it. Search was made for him at Wilming ton but he could not be found here. Jacobs was arrested Saturday night nd Keith on Monday after th find ing of the body on warrants issued before W. M Hand, J P. Dr. R. J. Williams was appointed special coro ner and held an inquest Monday. The jury found that Mitchell came to his death by some means unknown to it. H Q Qrady represented the de fendants Keith and Jaooba, and after verdict of the coroner's jury a motion was made before Justice Hand for their discharge and the same was granted. The body was identified as that of Mitohell by the clothes, a knife and an aeeount book bearing his name. Yellow fever has broken out again Virulently in Vera Crux, Mexico. Among 100 men working on supple mentary port works, 19 were stricken in one week, ten dying. The city government of Vera Cms will take measures to abate the fever. PRIMARY AFTERMATH Second Contest To-day Between Haar and Biddle for Reg ister of Deeds. THE OFFICIAL COUNT OF VOTE It Differs Little from the Stsr's State ment of Yesterday Morning Execa , tire Committee Met Yesterday. Adrian for Snrveyor. The Democratic County. Executive Committee met yesterday evening and canvassed the vote in Tuesday's pri maries. The result is practically the same, with the correction of a few ty phographical errors, as was printed in tablulated form in these columns yes terday morning. An examination of the returns will show that the poll was very light, only about 1,350 votes having been cast against 2,967 for Aycock for Governor in the last State election. Aa stated yesterday morning the race between Messrs. John Haar and W. EL Biddle was so close aa to re quire a second primary to determine a choice and the same is officially call ed by the Executive Committee to be held to-day at the same polling places and between the same hours as for Tuesday's election. Only Messrs. Haar and Biddle can be voted for in to-day's primary according to the offi cial call, and votes for other candidates will be thrown out. In the Fifth Ward to-day there will also be an elec tion for executive committeemen and delegates to the county convention from that ward, some confusion hav ing arisen in the count Tuesday which justified the Executive Committee in declaring "no election" for those posi tions. Practically the same poll hold ers will serve to-day as on Tuesday, and returns will be made to-night at the Court House. The entire list of delegates and mem bers of the precinct executive com mittees were printed correctly in these columns yesterday. There was some question as to the lists elected in the Second, Third and Fourth wards as committeemen and delegates were voted for on separate ballot but the County Committee yesterday found that the separate ballot was only a technical violation of the call and al lowed them to stand. In the Fifth ward only will delegates and commit teemen be voted for again. The official vote as declared last night is as follows: to M Q a H CO 13! Hi H i; eg: : : : : or?: ::::::: o Clark. g 9 Justice t-a -5. Pm -JT -d ik qo i-t eg CO- . S K P sis MHWMIO 8i od a) 25 eo cn o or 6 WaLtcer.... Brown , m- .3 e ur ep -7 I a mm (A " Connor...,. Lockh&rt. oca a, a. Bellamy. 9 a Brown. 2 BeddlneOeld. Ql ov e- o Ci -3 Brown Morton Co oc9'Cw ST B . c Empie at S?ocSS Bellamy. IB ? E b p g ca Qathrie 5T t ft r o ,B-S2S5S Taylor. etedman 9 a Williams. n Haar. sis Bossaggtg Biddle DeBoaeet.... 8 MIQMN.M Qreen. i Bell 3 a l& Walton.. fit. ... Sh t: 1SSSSS Sheaban... I cr S Savage.... "Three votes for T. W. Mason. Scattering votes were declared by the Committee as follows : For Associate Justice, O. A.. Moore, one each in the Second and Third wards. For Chief Justice, one each for Geo, Rountree and H.G. Connor in Third and Fourth wards respectively. For Congress, Q. B. Patterson received one in the Third, and E. J. Hale one in the Third and two in the Fourth ward. T. W. !0'A RkT RIDGES IN A L L'fo Al?l B ER S from .22 to .50 loaded with either Black or Smokeless Powder 'always give entire satisfaction. They are made and loaded in a modern manner, by exact machinery operated by skilled experts. 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Ourrie, of Fajetteville, receive three in Fourth ward for. corporation commissioner. In the absence of a ticket for count v surveyor, the contest resolved itself into a huge joke and Capt Alex p. Adrian was nominated, he having re ceived seven votes, a ma j rity 1 f those cast. Messrs. I. H. Weil W. -. (Bernard and G. Lutterloh were igno- miniously defeated, they having n ceived only one vote each. Adrian is the nominee. The lines in the race for Register will be closely drawn to-day and tu second bids fair to rival the first pri mary in point of interest. The polls open at 9 A. M. and close at 8 1 M. The County Convention for ratify ing the action of the primaries will be held Saturday noon at- the Court House. - - EXPLOSION 0FAL0C0M0IIVE Two Men Killed and Fonr Others Serl a onsly Isjored at Manchester, Va , on the A. C. L. TrackB. By Telegraph to the Mornlnct etar. Richmond, Va , May 27. Two men dead and four men seriously injured is the result of a locomotive explosion in Manchester, Va., to-day. The acci dent occurred on the tracks of the At lantic Coast Line, the engine being attached to train No. 91, a local freight which left this city at 5:05 A. M. for Rocky Mount, N. C. The cause of the explosion is a matter of conjecture. A coroner's jury has been Bummoned and r will try to fix the . responsibility . The dead: Kobert Owathmey, engi neer, 27 years old, of Manchester, Va. ; Jas. Wingate,colored,trainsnaan Injured: John Taylor, colored nV . men, Manchester, terribly scalded; John Moody, conductor; slightly in jured; Stephen Vassar, colored ; Wil liam Savage, Manchester, train mar, badly scalded about head and body, The force of the explosion wastei rific and the wreck of the engine was complete; indeed, the latter was liter ally blown to pieces and large frag ments of it were hurled great distances. Several freight cats were also wrecked. Engineer Qwathmgy was instantly killed, but James Wingate lingered a few hours. The injured who survive were on the Grstcar behind the en gine when the explosion came. They were thrown off into the air, and were unconscious when picked up later. Taylor, the firemsn, was blown a con siderable distance, too, and lay still, scalded and otherwise injured, until the relief work began. Fragments of the locomotive went through near by fences, and th cor -cussion demolished one end of a platt ing mill, situated close to the track, KILLED A M4N. One oi the Elephants of- Forepaogh & Sells' Circus in Brooklyn. By Telegraph to tne Morning star. New York, May 23. "Tops," a female elephant of the Forepaugh and Sells circus, killed a man to-day at th? show grounds of the circus in Brook lyn. The victim wis Jos Blount, of Fort Wayne, Ind. He went to the elephant's enclosure where the animals were waiting for their breakfast and each stuck out his trunk to ''shake hands" as Blount passed down in front of them, it being the custom of. the trainers to salute each elephant with a gentle tap. Blount had a beer glass in his hand and when he approached "Tops" he shoved it at her instead of giving the usual greeting. This act aeemed to offend the great beast. In an instant she seized the man with her trunk and after hurling him violently . to the ground knelt on him and crush ed him to death. Keepers came to the rescue too late. They drove "Tops'' back and removed the body. HIS CUB PULLED. Minister Wo Tlsj-lsnx's Visit to Georgia's Insane Asylum. By Telegraph to the Moraine star MlLLEDQEVILLE, Qa , May 28. This afternoon at the insane asylum an inmate suddenly became seized with a 'mania and caught Minister Wu by the cue which was hanging down his back. It was jerked and pulled with great force, causing much agony. 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