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VOL. XXXIII.
deemed "advisable." No one could
expect changes that were not deemed
advisable. 1 The tariff reform Demo,
crats would not do that. And they
pledge themselves to make these
"advisable" changes "from time to
time," not this year, nor next year,
nor any year, bat from time to time
in the near or dim and . distant fu
ture. They will take their ' time
about it and possibly do something
on that line when the beneficiaries of
protection come forward and tell
them they may make some of those
"adyisable" changes. - They can
never be truthfully accused of vio
lating that platform because they
only pledge themselves to make "ad
visable", changes, and have all time
to do it in. There is no .positive
pledge as to the reduction of tariff
taxation or as to the time. If any
man who desires tariff reduction can
get any comfort out of Jhat non
committal declaration hVia easily
humbugged and solaced.
That's the kind of stuff the Re
publican politicians have been hum
bugging the masses of the party with'
for years. If these convention -manipulators
at Des Moines were hon
est in their prof essed intention to re
duce tariff taxation why didn't they
plainly declare that they favored a
reduction of tariff on such articles
aa it has been demonstrated can be
made as cheap- or cheaper in this
country than abroad, or upon such
articles as are sold for a lower price
in foreign markets than they are in
the home markets? This would have
had some point in it, would have
meant something, and the people
could understand it. It would have
committed the Republicans of Iowa
to some definite action, whereas this
vague platform commits it to noth
ing, with all the time they see fit to
consume to do that.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902.
NO; 41
The r beneficiaries of protection
are not disturbed over that declara
tion any more than the Trusts are
troubled over the equally non-committal
declaration as to them. No
one will dispute the asserted
"sovereignty of the people over all
corporations, etc," for the people
of this country are supposed to be
sovereign in all things. But it isn't
the people who have the handling
of the corporations, that is done
through the laws enacted by men
who assume to represent the people
but aro influenced and controlled
by "corporations and aggregations
of capital," which in consequence
have gotten such a grip that they
are almost omnipotent and snap
their fingers at the laws which are
There are rough times ahead of
some of our cities. A short while ago a
professedly made to curb and regu- I negro prophet predicted that Cleve
late them.
This platform is a fake as we ex
pected the assumed movement for
a tariff redaction policy would be.
That proved to be a fizzle.
THAT MOVEMENT FOR
SEDUCTION. '
It was announced a few days ago
that a movement would be made in
tho Republican convention of Iowa,
by getting a declaration for tariff
redaction incorporated in the plat
form. The impiession conveyed
by this announcement was ' that
there was a strong tariff reduction
sentiment among the1 Republicans
of that State and' that they would
so into the convention with a de
termination to make a fight for it,
not in a general -way j repeating
played out declarations bat by as
serting something specific and pos
itive. Tho convention mfet at Des
Moines, Thursday, and here is the
sum and substance as reported by
wire of the platform and the dis
cussions elicited by the references
to the tariff and the trusts.
The only controversy; was oyer the
Uriif and trust utterances of the plat
form, and that was settled In the Com
mittee on Resolution! in! favor of a re
iteration of last year's utterances, with
, an addition to the trust plank congrat
ulating President Roosevelt on the "in
auguration of judicial proceedings to
enforce the anti-trust laws."
The meeting of the Committee on
Resolutions developed the expected
controversy over reaffirming that
claun of latt year's platform, which
declared for "any modification of the
tariff schedule that may be required
to preveut their affording shelter to
monopoly."
JudK II. M. Towner and James O.
Divis led the tight for the elimination
of this clause. . '
The debate was a reposition of that
which has been carried nu tn the low
pre for same mo'jlha Messrs.
Towner and Davis inUi"J that the
or'.rtiul plank in last jrtr'i platform
was virtually a plea of guilty to the
Democratic charge that the tariff is
the parent of trusts. In; rrply W. H.
Barry, George B Robert and others
insisi.-d that the language expressed
the exact view of a large majority of
the party, that It had stood the teat of
one campaign and that it . elimination
at this lime would make it an issue in
this year's campaign and put the party
on the defensive. I
Toe platform endorses President
Roosevelt's Cuban recip.-ocity policy
and "looks forward to his election to
the presidency in 1904 aa to afore
shadowed event demanded by the
popular will." It stands by the policy
of v otection, but favors "uch changes
in i1 tariff from time to time as may
bee ne advisable through the progress
of i jr industries and the chancing re
lati 'hs to the commerce of the world,"
and endorses the policy of reciprocity
as the "natural complement of protec
tion." f . -
The platform concludes r
"We assert the sovereignty of the
people over all corporations and ag
gregations of capita?, and the right
residing in the people to enforce such
regulation?, restrictions or prohibi
tions upon corporate management as
will DtMtect the individual and so
ciety from abuse of the power
which great combinations of capital
wield. j
"'We cordially endorse the position
of President Roosevelt in appealing
to. the courts to secure regulations
that will control great combinations
of capital, which prevent competition
and control the Industries to the peo
ple without legal sanction or public
approval. - We favor, mch amend
ment to the interstate commerce act,
aa will more fully carry out its prohi
bition of discriminations in rate mak
ing, and any modification of the tariff
schedulea that may 'bo required to
prevent their affording shelter to mo
nopoly. i
This is what it was intended to
be, a mere straddle, ia carrying of
water on both shoulders, an effort
to humbug the people who want
lower tariff taxation and at the
same time stand in with the benefi-.
ciaries of the protoctivo system. In
speeches and interviews several
months ago Governor Cummings
advocated tariff redaction and de
clared that protection as a policy
was for tho people aqd not the- peo
ple for protection, that protection
had accomplished its! purpose, and
therefore could no longer be de
fended as it had been ia the past.
The moaning of this) is that the
time had come for tariff red notion,
not at sometime in the future but
now. I
Whether Gov. Cummings figured
directly or indirectly in that conven
tion we do not know, but whether
he did or not his views do not figure
much in this shot-scattering plat
form. Instead of tV positive decla
ration for tariff reform we have an
India rubber deliverance that the
Republicans of Iowa favor "such
changes in the tariff from time to
time as may become advisable
through the progress of our Indus' I The estimates of the losses by the
tries, and their changing" relations recent heavy rains in Texas are be
to the commerce of the world." Is tween $10,000,000 and $15,000,000.
there anything positive in this as to Bat according to late dispatches the
-the changes or the time? Only such heavy rains washed away several mil-
cuanges are promsied as may be I lion dollars worth ox cotton bugs.
ONE OF THE "INFANTS."
r J ohn W. Gates, the organizer of
the Barbed Wire Trust, is a hustler;
and when he is not engaged in
merging .railroads or something of
that kind he takes a hand at corner
ing corn, and other staff and fleec
ing the lambs. But these are sim
ply side employments, v: which he
taokles occasionally as the oppor
tunities are presented. "
The barbed wire; industry is one
of the protected "infants," which
has grown amazingly, a fact-that
Mr. Gates seems to be proud of.
Recently, in speaking of, its success,
he said that his first barbed wire fac
tory, which was so. well protected
that it had no competition to fear,
made a profit of 50 per cent, a week.
It afterwards went into and became
a part of the Billion Dollar Steel
Trust, .since when its profits are
only bout 400 per cent. But Mr."
Gates seems to be satisfied with this.
It isn't a bad business, by the way;
which yields a profit of four dollars
on every one invested. .
This wire Trust ships its wire
to nearly every country under the
sun, but its largest business is done
at home and its largest profits come
out of the home business for it sells
its wire at a much lower price abroad
than it does at home. Who pays for
this wire at a price that enables this
Trust to make a profit of 400 per
cent ? Farmers and stock raisers buy
probably nine-tenths of it, and it is
they who are taxed to give this' con
cern its immense profits. Is there
any justice in that, any reason why
this concern should be-protected by
a high tariff which gives it a monop
oly that enables it to thus squeeze
people who are in its power)? And
yet we are told by Republican
statesmen that protection is neces
sary to the preservation of industries
which are making such immense
profits out of the American people,
principally farmers who have to
work hard for all they make. '
A DESPERATE NEGRO.
Resident of East VVUmirigtdii Had
Trying Experience With an
Unknown Intruder.
COTTON MILL MEETINQ
; HELD LAST NIQHT.
VERDICT AGAINST SEABOARD.
BROUGHT DOWN WITH BULLET1
Entered Mr. Charles Rojers Residence
and Refosed to Leave-the Premises.
Brought to the CHy la As la-
ioxlcated Condition.
Ex-Chief of Police Devery, of New
York, who is aspiring to become a
political dobs, recently gave an out
ing by water to about 10,000 people,
mostly women and children. He
hired a lot of boats, barges, &c, and
provided lots of stuff to eat and "soft
drinks." The layout cost him about
$6,000. He prepared for contingen
cies by providing six trained nurses,
four doctors, one dentist and twenty-three
life-savers. !
REVIVING SECTIONALISM.
Elsewhere we have referred to the
tariff and trust planks in the plat
form adopted by the Republicans of
Iowa in their recent State conven
tion. But as it was somewhat
doubtful that these declarations
would work as well as similar fake
declarations have in the past, the
platform makers thought it would
be a good idea to revive sectional
ism and therefore attached the fol
lowing to it:
"We are earnestly opposed to all
legislation designed to accomplish the
disfranchisement or citizens upon lines
of race, color or station in life, and
condemn the measures adopted by the
Democratic party in certain states in
the Union to accomplish that end."
The purpose of this declaration
is so apparent that a child can see
through it. The Republicans of
Iowa don't care a continental about
negro suffrage in the South, but
these platform manipulators thought
it might be a good trick to revive
sectionalism and discuss that more
and the' tariff and trust questions
less.
By "certain States" they, of
. . rt . n i. A
course, mean tne ooumern oiateu,
and have no reference whatever to
the Northern States which have
adopted qualified suffrage laws; but
it so happens that these laws in the
South operate more against negroes
than against white men, and hence
"flarneatlv ODDOBed" to
that kind of legislation. But
it would be utterly' impossi
ble to frame qualified suffrage
laws of any kind in the South that
would not do that, so that if this
plank means anything outside of a
mere scheme to divert attention
from the tariff , and trust questions,
it means that the Republican lead
ers intend to keep the sectional is
sue at the front, carry it into. Con
gress, make it an issue there, and
endeavor to force such legislation as
will deprive the Southern people of
the right to pass such laws as
they deem necessary to protect
themselves from the ignorant and
venal mob, led by venal, unprinci
pled and unscrupulous schemers.
land, Ohio, Senator Hanna's town,
would be swept from the earth by a
cyclone and flood, and now the same
or another negro prophet declares
that Scranton, Pa.,will be demolish
ed "for her sins" in 1905. This
gives the Scrantonites some time to
get sorry and reform.
Suicides of young women are the
order of the day' in Southern
China, where in consequence of the
famine many girls have been sold
into slavery. To escape this many
are committing suicide. Over six
hundred have done so. Recently
eight youg girls tied themselves
together walked into a river and
were drowned.
The announcement that Mr.
Meredith, the novelist, was no lon
ger able to take long walks, Btruck a
sympathetic chord in the breast of
one of the convicts, who edits the
convicts' paper, published in Sing
Sing prison, who was suffering from
a "similar complaint;"
The German Kaiser has been dis
tributing lots of Red Eagle decora
tions to people in this country who
took a hand in giving brother Henry
such a Troyal run-around in this
country. Perhaps he thinks the
Red Eagle just the kink for a spread
eagle country.
Mr. Charles R. Rogers, who lives
on Mr Oscar Pearsall's place in East
Wilmington, about two miles from the
city, had an unpleasant . experience
with trnegro deperado,, whom he at
tempted to drive from his premises
early last night, r As: a result of the
eneounter the negro Ilea 'at the Walker
Memorial Hospital with a bullet wound
In each shoulder and of. complications
setin the injuries may result seriously.
The negro is very light and appears
to be a tramp, as no one in the city or
at Mr. Pearsall's plantation recognize
him. He has been in such a stupor
either from the 1 effects of liquor or
from bis wounds, that he has been un
able to give an account of himself
since he was shot. '! i
Mr. Rogers has charge of Mr. 'Pear
sall's plantation In the owners absence
and lives j a short distance from Mr.
Pearsall's residence. Last night as be
came home from his duties about the
farm, he was surprised to find the - ne
gro in the house, he having probably
wandered; through the front door.
Mrs. Rogers and an Infant child were
in a room jn the house but the negro
had been unobserved until Mr. Rogers
came. He inquired what the negro
was doing i there and received an
insolent ) reply to the effect
that it was none of Mr.' Rogers' d d
business. Mr. Rogers immediately
ejected the negro from the house, but
the intruder went straight to the barn
near the house and broke it open, with
what intent is not known. Mr. Rogers
then secured his pistol, went to the
barn and at the point of the weapon
demanded again of the negro what he
was doing loafing around his premises.
The negro rave the. same insolent re
ply as in the first1 Instance, and made
for Mr. Rogers with a large hickory
stick-which he carried. Mr. Rogers'
pistol snapped several times and the
negrp kept advancing on him, striking
him on the) back of the hand a fearful
blow with the hickory stick. Mr.
Rogers was still backing from the
negro, when his pistol "went into ac
tion," and the negro was brought
down with! a bullet In each shoulder,
one of them producing only a flesh
wound.. !' .
; Mr. Rogers telephoned of the occur
rence to,MrPearsal), who with
his family is at Wrightsvllle beach,
and Mr. Pearsall notified police head
quarters of the occurrence. Chief
Furlong and Sergeant V. 3. Burnett
drove out to the farm in Chief Far-
long's buggy and the wounded negro
was brought to the station. Exercis
ing the functions of a magistrate,
Chief Furlong arrested JLr. Rogers
and recognized him for his appearance
as a form to comply with the law. He
also made j,a careful Investigation of
the circumstances of the shooting..
When searched at the police station
the negro had a pint bottle, half filled
with corn liquor, a beer bottle con
taining spirits of turpentine, two
handkerchiefs and some bread crumbs
In his pocket. '
Mr. Z. B. Ennetf, who recently had
an encounter with a burglar in his
residence in the city, was sent for but
he failed to recognize the negro, who
was sent f to the hospital and his
wounds given temporary attention by
Dr. Pride J. Thomas.' ;
Consultation of Mr. . Underwood With
Special. Committee at Wrightsvllle '
- ; Besch Some thiol of the Pisa.
The Charlotte Observer of yesterday
says: f . v.v, .- 1
. . "Mr. F. It.: Underwood, of New,
York, who is at the head of the move
ment to merge Southern yarn . mills
into one combination of trust, arrived
In Charlotte from New York last nighf
and is at the Buford. He will leave
to-day for Wilmington, where he will
have a consultation with the members
of the special committee selected to as
sist In the formation of the merger.
The members of this committee are
R S. Reinhardt,' of Lincolnton; W.
O.-Heatb, of Monroe; W. L. Holt, of
Fayettev.lle; D. F. Morrow, of Ruth
erfordton and B. B. Adams, of Four
Oaks. ! ' i v,' V -.- ' -
" 'Mr. Under wood and - I - visited
Maiden yesterday,' said -Mr. Rein
hardt, 'and secured the consent of the
directors of the. Maiden Cotton Mill to
enter the combination.; Speaking for
Mr. Underwood I may say that the
success of the merger is practically as
sured. There are, approximately,
1,000,000 yarn spindles in the South,
and nearly 60 per cent, of, this number
has already agreed to combine. By
October first, at the outside,, we. will
have consolidated a sufficient number
of spindles to arrange for the prac
tical working of the trust. You may
say that the big merger is a cer
tainty.'" A consultation of Mr. Underwood
with several members of the commit
tee and others was held ' last , night at
the Seashore Hotel, continuing until an
early hour this -morning, but nothing
was given out for publication beyond
what is contained, in the above.
Among those present at the confer-'
ence were: John H. Coke, Bamberg,
8 O. ; "J. F. Johnson, Oastonia, N. U. ;
A. S. Reinhard, Lincolnton, N. C. ;
D. F. Morrow, Rutherfordton, N. 0.;
J. C. Smith.iNewtOD, N. O., and B.B.
Adamv, Four Oaks.
Widow of Flremsa Recovers $5,000 Big
. Failure ia Wake Richard Blaotoo's
Death Sesteice Commoted.
Special Star TY&egram. ,j
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 1. G. B. Al-
ford, one of the most extensive busi
ness men of Wake county, outside of
'Raleigh,. made an assignment to-day,
naming Barbee 4c Barbee, trustees.
Assets and liabilities are estimated at
about , even $60,000. . Forty 'eight
different tracts of land, two big stores,
one at Holly Springs and another lo
cated at Angler, are included in the
assignment. Heavy outstanding ac
counts with ' farmers and inability to
collect for several months Is the cause
attributed for the failure.
The jury In the damage suit of Nan
nie I.. Rosemond vs. Seaboard Air.
Line, for $30,000 for the killing of her
husband, fireman J. A. Rosemond, in
a wreck near Chera. 8. C. last Au
gust, terminated to-day in a verdict of
$5,000 for plantiff. Defendant did not
appeal.. -" "
Governor Aycock announced to-day
a commutation ef the death sentence
of Richard Blanton to life imprison
ment. He was under sentence to be
hanged in Salisbury for criminal as
sault upon an aged white woman. A
feature of the statement of reasons is
that the prisoner's guilt is too uncer
tain to permit execution. His Identi
fication by the woman is rather uncer
tain. The judge, who tried the case
urges commutation and the negro
Fleminsr. who was tried with him. de
clared on the gallows when hanged
two weeks ago that Blanton had no
part in the crime. Blanton had been
in the penitentiary here two weeks,
where he was brought to prevent
lynching, feeling being bitter against
him in Salisbury.
HARBOR MASTER'S JULY REPORT.
STRIKE SITUATION
is unchanged;
No Trouble Looked For at Shen
andoah as Long as the
Troops Remain.
STRIKERS PROMISE SURPRISE
Governor Refsses to WlthdrswTroops.
Sheriff Apprehensive of Outbreaks.
A Bitter Controversy Between -Mitchell
aad Citizens.
MISS BURROUGHS' DROWNING.
Particulars of Ssd Trazedy Which Ended
the Life of South Carolina Yoang
Ls3y Ijiesr Conway.
A special to the Atlanta Journal
from Conway, 8. C, gives the partic
ulars of the drowning of Miss Bur
roughs near : that city Friday and the
brave attempt to rescue her by Milton
Reid, wno in well known in this city.
The Journal says; i'
Miss Ruth Burroughs was drowned
in the surf at Myrtle Beach, a popular
South Carolina resort near Conway,
Tuesday afternoon. Milton Reed, of
Atlanta, was, taken out of the water
unconscious after a desperate effort to
save the young lady and was resusci
tated with difficulty., i '
Misi Burroughs was the beauiliui
daughter of one of the ; wealthiest and
most Influential families in this sec
tion. She was universally admired.
The ebb tide, made more dangerous
by a strong northeast wind, caused the
breakers to be unusually heavy. A
tremendous ' wave swept Miss Bur
roughs and her escort off their feet
and carried them out; and down the
beach. ; : i r ' ! 1
Mr. Reed, who is an expert swim
mer, went to her rescue, while her
escort went ashore calling for help.
In the confusion much delay was
caused. The boat house was finally
broken open but before a boat could
be launched and the struggling swim
mer reached, he and his unconscious
burden sank 20 yards from shore.
Mr. Reed floated into shallow water
still feebly moving .and was dragged
out insensible. Miss Burroughs' body
was recovered this morning three
miles down the beach. ;
Case Dismissed. f : .
A case in Justice Fowler's court yes
terday against Mr.rW. B. Wlshart was
dismissed as no prosecutor appeared.
The suit was brought by Mr. W. E,
Worth by whom Mr J Wlshart was
formerly employed. Jttr. Wlabarts
bondsmen were Messrs Jno. O. Boesch
Slight Fallinf Off in Shipping from Ssme
Month-Last Year.
The July report of Captain Edgar D.
Williams, harbor master of the port of
Wilmington, shows arrivals of vessels
of 90 tons and over during the month
as follows :
American Nine steamships, 11,934
tons; 9 schooner?, 3,829 tons. Total
Yesselr, 18; total tonnage, 15,763.
Foreign One barque, 598 tons;
one brig, 196 tons; one schooner, 199
tons. Total vessel?, 3; total tonnage,
991.
The grand total of vessels for the
month was 21, with a combined ton
nage of 16,754. The report this
month shows a slight falling off in
shipping from July 1901, but a mate
rial increase over July 1899 and 1900
Greensboro Telegram: "Speak
ing about the population of North
Carolina towns and cities Wilmington
would break the record If she could
keep up the pace set yesterday when
her population was swelled by the
arrival of one hundred railroad clerks,
some of them with families. Nothing
helps a town some times like a railroad
consolidation.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
PATHETIC SUICIDE IN WAKE.
and W. H. Yopp.
i
The Atlanta Constitution has ah
editorial on "How History is Made."
A good deal of it is made by the
fellow who has an inventive genius
and a conscience so elastic that
more or less lying doesn't cause him
any loss of rest.
China has thought over it and the
festive Wu Ting-fang ia to remain
with us indefinitely They probably
read those reports about how he was
going to try to inject some new life
into China and Americanize her.
It is said that out of the 3,000,000
of Irish people who have emigrated
within the past fifty years 86 per
cent.- have come to this country,
where they feel pretty much at
home. - . " - '
Last year Porto Rico sold to sev
eral European nations $3,000,000
worth of coif ee, and to the United
States $29,000 worth. Who ' said
that trade doesn't "follow the flag?"
A New York attorney of the
Rockefeller Oil Trust, rises to deny
by authority the published report
of a combine with ttne ttotnscnua
and Nobel Oil companies of Europe.
Father Shoots Himself Because Son Drsnk.
Other Mews from Ralelth.
Special Star Telegram.
RALKW3H, N. 0. , July 31. The trus
tees of Wake Forest) College to-day
elected Dr. Fred K. Cook, son ofHon.
O.M.Cook, Louisburg, professor in
the department of medicine, recently
established in that college. Dr. Cook
graduated from Wake Forest, Uni
versity of.North Carolina, and Tulane
University, New. weans. . '
Jackson lull, a prosperous wo
county farmer, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains with a shot
gun. He was beside himself with grief
over the death of his son, 20 years old,
who died in the uenirai uospiiai ior
the Insane from the effects of strong
drink. 1 i ' , , T
The charter of the Whiteville Lum
ber Company is amended, changing
the capital stock to $30,000 paid up;
$100,000 authorized.
Cantaloupes In Scotland.
' A Laurinburg, N- C., correspondent
says: "The watermelon and canta
loupe season Is about over. In the
neighborhood of $35,000 have been
brought to Scotland county this year
from the sale of melons. Nine hun
dred and fifty i acres-were In water
melons and 150 in cantaloupes. The
.i.m ' ftr and ! the fruit fine.
three hundred and ! thirty cars of
Watermelons, averaging about $70,
and 25 of cantaloupes, at $400, were
shipped away. - The growers have
made some money. They are satisfied,"
! ' - """" - "
Terrible pronjht In DnpIIn. ,
Hews and Observer.: "A letter re
ceived by Prof. Brooks, Secretary to
the Educational 1 Board, yesterday,
from County; Superintendent: of
Schools 8. , w. Clement, of Wallace,
Duplin scottnty, states inn usjani
having the most terrible drought with
i. tum m.mnrr nf the oldest inhabi
tant. Superintendent Clement writes
that there nas not oeen bbuhu
in his section to wet the ground in
six months ." '
Killed By Llthtnia;; j j
During a severe thunder storm at
Rocky Point Friday! afternoon Mi
nerva Brower, colored, was killed by
lightning. Caster j McPherson, an
other colored woman,' was badly
shocked, but afterwards recovered.
She was, however, seriously Injured.
CAPT. R.1; H0BS0N.
In a Trolley Car Accident Yesterday Nesr
Springfield, Ohio.
By Telegraph to tfte Morning star.
SPBisaFriiJ), lO.VAug. 2. While
Captain Richmond P.'Hobson was on
his way to ' Urbana' Chautauqua,
where he delivered an address on "The
Navy," the trolley car In which he was
riding was derailed and left the track,
about a mile nortn .oii ine enj, nar
rowly escaping plunging down a steep
embankment. Captain Hobson im
mediately devoted himself to quieting
the women in the; party and helping
them to places of : safety. While all
were bruised, no one was seriously
hurt. He helped ; the wrecking crew
put the car back on the track and the
party was takan to Urbana on a spec
ial car. ! . i. j . j '
A WOMAN PILOT.
Coast
The OnlT Vessel oo the Atlantic
That Has This Distinction.
. Bi Telesraon to tne Biornlna star.
Baltimore, MdI, -j August 8.
The side-wheel steamer Mystery,
which is the only vessel on the Atlan
tic seacoast that has the distinction ol
hv!nr a Wnmin ' nilot. arrived in
Baltimore yesterday (from southern
waters. 8ne is moored at Durham s
.h.w in Hnrtia hsT. and this after
noon left for Annapolis. Captain Rowe
is the master of the vessel and Miss
Raw hia dftus-nter. unlicensed puow
She is only 21 years old, but for years
she has been atie to saieiy mtip
(h nhMsneakft bT ana tne rivers oi
Yirginja.
Greenvile Reflector: We heard
one man remark that he believed the
crops in Pitt county were cut off 35
per cent, by the drought.
Wilson Times: Crops generally
are good over the county, though in
some sections, especially around Wil
son they are suffering from drouth.
Louisburg Times: Dr. R. F.
Yar borough's fine horse, which was
bitten by a rabid dog oyer two months
ago, died last Friday night of hydro
phobia. Washington Gazette: The large
forest fire that has been destroying
the timber on the lands of the Beau
fort XJounty Lumber Co., in Choco
winty, for several days, ruining some
ten miles square of valuable timber,
was partially extinguished by the rain
Wednesday afternoon.
' Favetteville Olserver: A com
pany has been organized to bore for
oil near Sanford, Moore county. It
Is said that the Indications for oil in
that Ticinity are strong. State Geolo
gist Holmes has often said that there
are deeided evidences of oil in differ
ent parts of North Carolina.
Kinston Free Press: Several
large farms in Falling-Creek township
have not had enough rain . in five
weeks for it to fall off the housetops.
The crops around there have not yet
found relief, though the damp weath
er for the last few days has kept them
from being hurt much worse. It is a
little strange that the rain should be
so general around these farms and yet
not touch them.
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer:
The news of the death of
Capt. Wm. A. LUes, which occurred
at his home at Ansonyille Thursday,
was a great shock to his many
friends here. It was known that he
was quite iU, but no one supposed
thM And was so near. He had been in
poor health for a year or more, but not
until recently was he confined to his
bed. Mrs. Virginia Covington,
wife of Mr. B. F. Covington, died at
her late home near Doomas ferry,
Anson ville township, late weanesaay
afternoon. Mrs. Covington had been
an invalid for years and her death was
not unexpected. N There are prob
ably fewer bales of cotton in this
county now than has been the case at
this season in many years. Cot
ton is beginning to open in the south
ern and southeastern part of the
county. If the hot weather continues,
without rain, a few more days, it will
not be long before there will be a bale
of new crop cotton on the market.
Sheriff Gaddy tells us it is his
intention to send the boon sent to
George Ellsworth and J. H. Travor,
the Morven sare-cracters, aunng mere
incarrantinn in the isil here, and In
which were concealed a dozen saws, to
the State Museum at Raleigh. The
saws, It will be remembered, were most
cunningly concealed in the backs of
the book, having been placed there
when It was bound. The tools used by
them in the plying of their occupation
of safe-cracking, will be kept-hero as
souvenirs of the most noted criminals
in the history of this section. In con
nection with the above we will state
that we understand that Travor is em
ployed as a teamster In the central
prison at Raleigh and that Ellsworth is
one of a gang of convicts at work on a
railroad in the western part of the
State. The prison, authorities say that
both of them are model prisoners.
By Telegrapn to tbe Moralns Star.
Bhenakdoah, Pa., Pa., Augusts.
Shenandoah's eventful week closed
to-night without the slightest indica
tion of disorder. The town and its sur
roundings continues to remain, peace
ful and no trouble is looked for here
abouts so long as the troops are kept
in this vicinity.. There were few
strangers in town to-day, but to-night
a large crowd of visitors came into the
place from outlying settlements, as
Is the custom in all mining towns on
Saturday. The throng was an orderly
one and gave the police and provost
guard no trouble.
The sheriff called at brigade head
quarters twice to day and held con
ference with General Gobin on the
situation. The sheriff is apprehensive
of an outbreak at several places,
among these being New Phila
delphia and SL Clair. While it has
not been openly stated, it is known
that the sheriff wants the brigadier
general to station a detachment -of
troops at those place?, but it Is the
colonel's intention not to locate sol
diers anywhere else than Bhenandoah
unless the sheriff has exhausted all
his powers.
General Goblin said to day that he
will send the Governor's Troop of ca
valry off on long marches, beginning
Monday. This information reached
the troopers in camp and it was freely
predicted by them that they will be
sent to Hazelton. General Gobin
will not say where he will send them.
A Surprise Promised.
Welkesbabre, Pa., Aug. 2. The
leaders of the striking miners promise
to spring a surprise in a few days.
They claim that after an investigation
they find that miners' certificates are
being issued contrary to law, and that
the recipients of the certificates, many
of whom, it is alleged, never saw the
Inside of a coal mine, are being pressed
into the service of the coal companies.
In this way it is claimed the compa
nies are increasing the number of their
employes. The new men, while they
may not be able to mine coal, can load
it. The bosses can do the mining. Be
tween the two it will be possible for
some of the mines to resume work on
a small scale. The strikers claim the
certificates are not being issued by
mine examining boards, but by some
person or persons who have access to
the official after-papers. Criminal
prosecutions are promised.
The controvery between President
Mitchell and the Citizens' Alliance is
growing in bitterness. The alliance
may reply to-day to the letter pub
lished yesterday by Mr. Mischell.
Stripped of some of its personalities,
the letter adds: "
"Mr. Mitchell You decline to say
in behalf of the union and yourself,
that you condemn boycotting, rioting
and violence perpetrated to prevent
men from working. . Indeed, you
leave the distinct and unpleasant im
pression that you do not condemn
these things"
"If you were sincere in your fre
quent protestations against lawless
ness, you would not refuse,vas you do
refuse, to proclaim, as we requested,
your positive, pointed and specific con
demnation of that worst type of law
lessness which undertakes to prevent
men from freely working for whom
they please and upon such terms as
they please."
Grand Chief P. H. Morrisey, of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
has sent a letter to one of the. local
officers of the order in which he sajs
that practical assistance will be ac
corded to the striking miners at the
opportune moment.
The Withdraws! of Troops.
Kecoxnlzance Until Xogunt 12th, the r
V v Date Fixed for Arinment. v
; By Telegrapn to tne Morning Btar. .
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 2.-The -trial
of John Richards and others
charged with contempt of court, came
to a close to-day and Judge Keller
entered August 11 as the date for the4
argument All the defendants were
released on their own recognizance
until that time. Before adjourning
court Judge Keller called the numer
ous defendants before him and deliv-'
ered a lecture on the question of pro
per behavior while injunctions are
pending. It forecasts his judgment
in the matter. Judge Keller said :
"It is contended that the court has
no jurisdiction to grant these injunc
tions. . It is possible that that, may be
shown. On the other hand, it is'
entirely possible that these injunc
tions are valid, and if they are, then
It behooves all those who have any
knowledge of them to respect them.
Now, a great deal has been said
here about the efforts of certain people
to learn the extent of these injunc
tions and what they mean, and about
the Inability on the part of some of
them to gather any meaning with re- v
gard to them beyond the fact that they
were not to trespass upon Mr. Collins'
property. -
"Now the trespass notices had that
effect Any man has the right at any
time to post trespass notioeaupon his
property and to require all persons to
seek permission before they go on it. -He
does not need the aid of the court
for that purpose. He la a master of his
own domain and may post it with
trespass notices at any time, and
it becomes the duty of every
man having knowledge of these tres
pass notices to take-note of them.
The bill presented such a state of af
fairs as, In the belief of the court at the
time, authorized and required it to is
sue its In jucntion. The injunction was
not designed to restrain any lawful
right of any United Mine Worker un
der circumstances ' that then ex
isted, it was designed simply to
protect the rights of the per
sons who desired peacefully to
labor. The question, and the hard
question for you men to solve, and for
the court to solve, is as to what pre
cisely you may do at any given time
without violating the rights of those
men who desire peacefully to labor.
Tbe court says in the injunction that
you ahall not make them afraid, that
you shall not Intimidate those men.
The court practically goes further; It
has the right to, if the circumstances
are properly made in the bill, and
says you shall not force unwholesome
persuasion upon them under these cir
cumstances.. "Now, at any time you meet these
men in the ordinary course, you
have the right to persuade them to join
your union, a perfect right, and if you
can show to them that it Is to their In
terest to join your union, why, do It
IT'The Injunction," Judge Keller
states, lays down no limit of near
ness, but it does say that you must not
get close enough and act as a body of
men In such a way as to intimidate or
interfere with those people who desire
to work. In other wordr, you must
not make them afraid; you muat not
do things that wilt cause them to fear
the consequences, to leave their work
or to be deterred from doing their full
duty as they may see It."
AT CRIPPLE CREEK, COL.
Mob
Who
Qsthered to Lynch a Negro
Killed a White Man.
bt Telegraob to tbe Morning Btar.
Cripple Creek, Col., August 2.
A mob to-day surrounded thp county
jail here, threatening to lynch John
Randolph, a negro miner, known
as "Black Stratton," who to-day
stabbed and killed William .Wilkin
son, a clerk employed by the Barwise
Uommission uompany.
The men quarrelled over the pay
ment for some nuts which the negro
had taken from the store. Following
the stabbing, Randolph escaped to tho
bills, but was captured three miles
southwest of Cripple. Creek. After a '
two hours' chase he was placed in jalL
A mob gathered and Uhler or rouce
Burton, mounting the jail steps, .
begged the men to disperse. While
the mob quieted for a while it is be
lieved Randolph will be lynched bs
fore niffhtfalL Wilkinson came here
from Arkansas City, Kas., three years
ago.
BRYAN IN MARYLAND. "
Maerisbueq. Pa.. Aue. 2. Gov
ernor Stone made the following reply
to-day to the request of the officials of
District No. 9 of the United Mine
Workers asking for the recall of the
troops at Shenandoah :
"Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 2, 1902.
Miles Dougherty, et al. Yours of the
31st ult., requesting the recall of the
troops, was duly received. Upon full
consideration of the letter I am of the
opinion that it would not be wise nor
safe to withdraw the troops at present
(Signed). W. A. Stoke."
The Governor said he believed there
would be no further trouble in the
strike region.
Walter Cotton, assistant manager of
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany, at Birmingham, Ala., was cut
and almost instantly killed at his
place of business by a negro, also em
ployed by the company. The negro
claims Cotton struck him, knocked
him down and fell on the knife he had
drawn. The negro Is in the county
jail.
Addressed a Large Audience at Mountain
Lske Park Not n Candidste.
bt Telegrapn to tne Morning Btar.
Mountain Lake Park, Md., Aug.
2. In the presence of an audience of
4,000 person?, assembled in the amphi
theatre of the Mountain Lake Park
Chautauquan Association, William
Jnnninn Brvan this afternoon discuss
ed the problems of government. Mr.
Bryan prefaced his address, which was
of two hours duration, with a denial
that he will again seek to become the
national standard bearer oi the uemo
cratlc party; his denial being contain
ed in the following phrases:
"I hone vou will give me credit
with possessing a higher ambition
than to be satisfied with the office of
President of the United States. Iam
too democratic to covet an ambition
that only a few in one generation can
share. I prefer the honor of being a
private citizen; an honor greater than
REAR-END COLLISION.
Money!
Two Persons Killed and Twenfylive
Others Injured Near Hudson, NY.
Br Telegranb to tne Morning star.
Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 2. Msjorle
Hoysradt, aged 20, niece of the late
General Jacob W. Hoysradt of this
city and Edward Doyle, five years old,
were killed and anout twenty-nve
others injured this evening in a rear
end collission at Rossman's, on the
Albanv and Hudson Electric Railway.
This is a one track third rail line.
After a car had passed Rossman's
I station bound towards Hudson, the
shoe which contains power from the
third rail got out of order, causing tne
car to stop. A moment later another.
I car came on at full speed and crashed
i Into the car ahead.
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NO DOUBT OP THE DEAL.
Mew York Banker Confirms the Report of
Combination of Sonthern Roads.
Nsvw York, Aug. L A well-known
banker and financier QjLthat city, with
whom the Richmond Dispatch had a
lanff conversation to-day on the sub-.
ject of the combination formed or be
ing formed, to control all tbe railway
lines in the South, said there was no
doubt of the correctness of the story. ;
"The Illinois Cnetral Is Included in
the deal." he said. "Full details will
be public property before long."
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