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The race problem in South Afrio 6
Is now a subject of serious discus-
ioii a jEhjjUndj where they are be
' ginning to realize that it a difficult
? one and one that will become with
time more rather than leB3 difficult
of solution. We reproduced a few
, days ago an editorial from the .New
York Sun, based upon an artiele on
that question in the ' London Fort
nightly Review, in which some fea
tures of this problem . were consid
ered, and some resemblance shown
between the conditions in that coun
try and in the South. A striking
feature was. a quotation from the
writer in the Review, article, in
which he said that it would not be
wise to interfere with the legisla
tion of the Boers, which inflicted
the death penalty upon the black
man who assaulted a white woman,
from which it might be inferred
that the lust devil takes possession
of the negro in Africa as he does of
the negro in this country, and when
he does the possessed negro knows
no restraint, and can be deterred
only by the most severe and sum
mary punishment. - j '
The white people ol the Sooth
hare realized this and hence when
outrages of this kind are committed
vengeance follows swiftand terrible
when the culprit is caught. The
slower the courts the swifter the
vengeance by men who will not
await leaden footed justice. They
call this lynch law In South Africa,
v within Boer jurisdiction, there was
: . no lynch law because the courts rea-
. lixed the necessity of acting quickly,
:" and there were no delays by appeal
to stave of or avert the penalty.
There Is one factor ' which is go
ing to increase the difficulty of the
solution of this problem which was
not referred to in -the article on
which the Sun commented but at
tention to which is called by Hon.
Leonard Courtney, a member of the
British Parliament, in an artiole on
The Outlook in Bouth Africa,"
published in the current number of
the North American Review, where
he says: . j ' .
The first Important fact is the per
sistent survival nay, tbe Increase of
the native, especially of the Zulu. This
strong race, f sr from disappearing be
fore the advancing white. multtplK
by his side and even tends to nil up
the land before him. Not naturally an
eager or a plodding laborer, be is quite
willing to work on conditions that sat
isfy his sense of gain, and he it, in
fact, the agricultural and the mining
.laborer in tbe land. j
This means trouble.. They in
crease relatively more than the
rrhites do, of whom they have the
start by millions. With the stop
ping of tribal wars, which follows
the establishment of European su
premacy and government by the
white man, they will continue to in
crease even more rapidly and that
very fact will throw a damper on
European immigration. Capital will
be slow in establishing industrial
enterprises, which would have to
rely upon native lafyor, and the
European laborer will not . seek
'v a home in a land . where
he would have to . work with
or compete with ' that' kind
of labor. The negro who works
if not compelled to is jthe exception
v here in the South, and is even more
of an exception in South .Africa,
where he works only to meet his
daily needs which are few and easily
supplied. This is one of the diffi
oulties that the operators of mines
and other enterprises in that coun
try have had to contend against all
Alone and shortlv before his death
; Cecil Rhodes was endeavoring to
secure the enactment of a law em
powering the diamond mine and gold
mine operators to compel negroes
whom they needed toVork, to 1m
pre :s them when necessary, and to
! Inflict Corporal iand ither Tpunish
! ' ment .-on those who broke their
agreements with their employers.
Their labor was so unreliable that
no dependence could e placed upon
It. They would hire to the com
panies, work until ,they received
their wages, then skip and be seen
no more until the money earned
was spent. ; That was not the ex-
ception ' but the rule, and hence
Cecil Rhodes, speaking for his own
companies and for others, argued
the necessity of stringent laws and
special privileges to the mine oper
ators to hold negro labor to its task
and keep the laborers on the ground.
This, too, is one of the obstacles en
countered by the. German companies
which are trying the experiment of
cotton growing in the German colo
nies. The native negro may be, as
this writer says, "the agricultural
and mining laborer" of the land,
but it so he iaYvery poor depend
ence. He does not like labor, and
to live it is not necessary to labor
much. He has never loam ad t.n
labor, nor . the ';. necessity of
labor, in which respect he differs
from the ; negro of the South,
who was schooled and trained in
slavery and to Whom work Was no
new thing when he was by emanci
pation put upon his own muscular
resources. It isn't the very best kind
of labor with us for it has become to
a greater or less extent demoralized
as the control the white man becomes
less. The negro in: Africa must be
trained to labor to be of much use,
and that in itself will be a task of no
small proportions. In the meantime
the numbers" of the Macks' in the
labor field will keep out the whites
so that the dependence must be
mainly upon black labor.;
But whether the labor problem be
successfully solved or1 not, the in
creasing numbers of the blacks mag
nifies the proportions of the race
problem by which the white man is
confronted. That's the "white man's
burden," and he can't rid himself of
it by shooting the black man down,
as was the custom with the planters
of civilization in the "Dark Conti
nent." CUBAN AOTTEXATIOff.
The Bepublican organs and leaders
are doing a good deal of talking
these days about Cuban annexation.
Some of them would like to hurry
it up, to put Cuba in such a pre
dicament that annexation would be
the only hope of escape from ruin.
In his speech before the convention
which nominated him for Congress
again, Representative Grosvenor, of
Ohio, declared that Congress made
a mistake in adopting the Teller
resolution. There are other crab
bers who agree with him, for that
resolution is the only thing that pre
vented them from playing the same
grab game in Cuba that was played
in the Philippines. But they feel
pretty sure of catching Cuba any
way and that's why some of them
are willing to wait and do not think
it well to rush the thing, for appear
ance sake if nothing more.
As showing how they feel about
it we quote the following from the
Philadelphia Press, which doubtless
voices their sentiments and probably
the sentiments of the Roosevelt ad
ministration. It says:
When General Grosvenor says he
always wauled and still wants Cuba,
he undoubtedly speaks for many
Americ&u. There is considerable an
nexation a? aliment both in this coun
try and in the Uland.
Ia Cuba tbe sentiment will grow as
the economic necessity and interest be
come more plain. The commercial and
buiiness element will raror union and
the political element will for a time an
tagonize it. With annexation the ac
tive and ambitious politicians would
have leu scope, and they will excite
opposition whieh will overawe the real
feeling. If there were a free and un
trammeled expression. tbe voice for ab
sorption in the United States would be
stronger than it is.
There are probably few Americans
who do not expect that Cuban annexa
tion will be consummated at some fu
ture time.' Sooner or Uter it is inevi
table. Cuba will come tons by the
law of political gravitation. But any
present agitation on the subject is both
futile and unwise. It it were a ques
tion of to-day we should answer
against it. We are not only estopped
by good faith from seeking annexation,
but , even if we were free from that
restrain', we do not want it at present.
We pledged ourselves to the estab
lishment of an Independent Cuban Re
public, and that pledge has been sa
credly kept. But it would be keeping
the promise to the ear and breaking it
ta the hope If we followed its nominal
fulfillment by an immediate attempt to
secure Its practical overthrow. We
have set up tbe Cuban nation as we
agreed. . We have discharged our duty
on that point. The next step is hers.
When she asks for annexation, as she
will, we shall grant it. But she must
ask. . .
And we are in no hurry to have her
knock at our door. We do not care
to increase the heterogeneous elements
we have to deal with just now. They
are not all on tbe islands and off the
continent. Some of them are within
our ancient borders. Tbe work of ed
ucation is going on and these elements
will present less difficulties in the near
future than they present at this time.
Besedet, Cuba will rapidly become
better prepared for annexation. With
the development or ner opportunities
she Is certain to ' become largely
Americanized, and with tbe infusion
of this American element the absorp
tion of tbe rich and fertile island will
not be oqjecllonable.
For a century American statesman
ship has looked to Cuba as one of the
most desirable and promising acquisi
tions this country could make. In - a
large sense she is leas necessary to us
now than at any former time. We
have gained other outposts in the Ca
ribbean Ses, and have put Cuba her
self under bonds without annexation.
But nolitlcal and commercial union
is bound to come, and, without mak
ing the mistake of hastening It, the
political association will come quite as
soon as is well for us. .
Mrs. Mills, of Greenwich, Conn.,
has a little bull dog named Sport,
which sported with her diamonds
while she was out of the room, a few
dayB ago, and swallowed a handful
of them. She wouldn't take $2.50for
him now.
LOOKING TO KORQAH. ,
; A WilkeBbarre, Pa.,' dispatch an
nounces that the striking miners are
looking to J. P. Morgan as the
Moses who is to lead them out of the
wilderness, and that he will, on his
return from Europe, which is short
ly expected, compel the mine opera
tors ; to make ' such concessions as
will end the strike.7 j , '" '.v',
i -They evidently look upon J. Pier
pont Morgan as a mighty man, as he
doubtless is, who can do more by a
word with these mine operators than
delegations of : miners, and of
prominent and influential citizens
could, to whose speeches and repre
sentations they turned a deaf ear.
Public sentiment, as expressed and
emphasized from time to time
through the columns of the press,
has had;, no effect upon them,
the intervention of citizens who de
sired to bring the strike to an end
had no. influence upon them, the
fact that business suffered and the
people were being heavily burdened
as a result of the strike had no in--
fluence upon them, and it remains
to be seen whether J. Pierpont Mor
ganis mightier than all these.
If he ends the strike, by bringing
the mine operators down from their
high perch he will render, good ser
vice not only to the miners, but to
the public. . It will be! a significant
illustration, also, of the power of
the man who organizes and runs
trusts.
Mr. Lazar Mehojeyich, of New
Orleans, has. been going by the
name of George Morris. He got
the name Morris from; a sea captain
with whom he sailed as a salt, be
cause the captain could not success
fully wrestle with1 Mehojevich.
Now Lazar is petitioning the legis
lature to permit . him to resume his
original name, without the slightest
suspicion of the trouble he will bring
to himself and other innocent peo
ple. Some men never know when
they are in luck, and are always try-
to get into trouble. L
A big excursion of colored people
from Philadelphia to I Atlantic City
has been postponed from the 18th
to the 2l8t of this month, because
Bro. Jones, the colored prophet,
who predicted the Johnstown disas
ter, and other cataclysms, has pre
dicted that Atlantic' City will be
Viped out by a tidal wave Monday,
the 18th. They are not going to
take any chances. j
Among the announcements made
for speakers by Chairman Simmons
are one at Rockingham, Tuesday,
September 2d, where Hon. Robert
N. Page will speak; at Greenville,
September 3d, where Hon. John H.
Small and W. T. Dorth, Esq., will
speak, and one at Burgaw, Septem
ber 1st, where Hon. C. R. Thomas
will speak. "I
Boss Quay announces his readi
ness to help end the strike in Penn
sylvania. It may be incidentally re
marked that a strikeis a very unde
sirable thing for the party in power
to have on hand with an election
coming on.
It is said that the prehistoric man
who was dug up in Kansas was found
a depth of 35 feet below the surface.
As it is estimated that he was buried
35,000 years ago.it may be inferred
that Kansas grows a foot in a thou
sand years. - -
CURRENT COMMENT.
Savs Mark Uanna.- "it is
hard to conciliate, it is hard to arbi
trate a question when only one side
will consider it." bo it would be to
try a law suit. But what is the mat
ter with making both Bides consider
it? Indianapolis oentinel,JJem. '
For twenty years William J.
Lee was a good and prosperous citi
zen of Trenton, N. J., and was at
the head 'of a thriving business.
Then a trust came along and ruined
his business and his mind gave away
under the strain. The other day he
was arrested because of threats
made by him against State Treasur
er Briggsand for throwing bricks
through windows. That is an illus
tration of one effect of trusts. Sa-
vannah News, Dem.
- - Nature itself, it appears, has
gone into the oleo business on a
large scale. "In the French Soudan
have been discovered vast forests of
the karite tree, from which the na
tives extract a subBtance closely re
sembling butter, having all its good
qualities and lacking some bad quali
ties. Preparations, are being made
to export it." The dairy 'interest in
this country will take notice. Let
the American cow be protected at
once from the foreign karite tree.
Charleston News and ', vourter, uem.
- When Roosevelt and Knox
claim credit for securing; an injunc
tion against the trusts in 1904, the
people will be glad to know why no
body went to jail as' the Sherman
bill provides, it is somewnat oi an
anomaly in an American court to
prove the guilt and then let the
guiltv go free of the legal conse
quences. A beef baron behind the
bars . would have been a popular
show during the campaign: a force
less injunction immediately followed
bva rise in prices win not prove
convincing evidence of the bona fides
of the Executive or His party.
Jacksonville Times-Union, Dem.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY; AUGUST 22, 1902.
WAS IT JIDRDER?
Nejrj-o Shot at Dance Hall Thurs-
day Night Died Yesterday
Afternoon. Z ;
JURY OF INQUEST- TO-DAY.
Poll lavestlgttloa of Bis AUefed Acct-
deots! Shooting Will Be Held by Dr.
Bell This Mornlsr-Partles Con. '"
.". : ceraed Well Connected. V .
Was the shooting of Arthur 8 win-
son by' Waller McKoy, at Twelfth and
Dawson streets Thursday night, acci
dental, or was the bullet, whieh caused
his death yesterday at the Hospital, in
tended to accomplish the purpose it
did! ! ::r7 r' "V.. .v.'.
Thst is the question which a coro
ners juryi will decide this morning
after hearing all the evidence upon the
subject. ' s .' ' --r . . : - ' , .
v Readers of these columns will recall
that Friday's issue of the Stab con
tained brtef particulars of the shooting
of a young negro, Swinson, and a state
ment by Dr. Thos. B. Mask at the time
that the wound would likely prove not
serious. After Swinson's wounds were
dressed at the office of Dr. Mask, soon
after the shooting, the injured man
was sent to the hospital where he ling
ered until his death came at 13:45 P. M.
yesterday. I Drs. F. j H. Russell and
Pride J. Thomas performed an opera
tion upon the negro Friday night
and it was ound- that the bul
let, instead of going round as
Dr. Mask J had supposed from a
hasty examination of the wound,
had penetrated the abdominal . cavity
and perforated the intestines in eleven
places. Although the bullet, was ex
tracted, it I was seen that 8 winson's
death was inevitable.
Upon being notified of the death
yesterday, Dr. C D. Bell, the coro
ner, went at once to the! hospital and
after viewing the remains and hearing
the circumstances of the shooting, de
cided to hold an inquest The body
was, however, turned over to the
family of the deceased for burial.
A Jary of inquest will assemble this
morning at 10 o'clock at the office of
Dr. Bell and determine whether the
shooting was with malice or whether it
was accidental as given out by several
witnesses when it -was thought that
only a flesh wound had been inflicted.
The jury will bs summoned by Dr.
Bell this morning, i '
It is learned that five or six witnes
ses will testify that Swinson and his
slayer were at a dsnce hall ' in
the vicinity named on Thurs
day night and that; the dead
man was talking 1 to several
women on the outside circle of the
dancing that was going on at a dance
hall. MeEoy walked over to them
and demanded a cigarettestump Swin
son was smoking. The latter declined
to hand over the "coffin tack" and
McKoj, whether jokingly or not
Witnesses differ in opinion, produced
a 32 pistol from his pocket and point
ing it to the floor, mtde another de
mand for the cigarette stump. Wit
nesses say be then acted as if he was
going to fire the pistol at the floor, but
in some way tbe weapon was raised
and the ball took effect in Swinson's
lower left abdomen. ' McKoy hastened
with the wounded man to Dr. Mask's
office and assisted : in making up a
purse for the treatment of the man.
Police Sergeant O. S. Burnett went at
once to investigate the shooting and
in the office of Dr. Mask he is said to
have been told by Swinson himself
that the shooting was an accident
However, upon the appsaraace of the
officer, McKoy skipped ; out and has
not been heard of since. Police Capt.
Williams, Sergeant Burnett and Offi
cer BeVeiUe made a diligent search
for. the negro on the same night, but
without avail.
The fact that the negro disappeared
after the shooting is regarded as strong
evidence that it was not accidental.
MeKoy is the son of Ellis McKoy, a
well behaved negro, who once worked
about the First Baptist church.
MOORE'S CREEK BATTLEFIELD.
MonnmentalAssoclstion Met Thursday on
the Grounds Officers Chosen.
Special Star Ctonresjpondence.
Poikt Caswell, N. C, Aug. 15.
Tbe annual meeting of the Moore's
Creek Monumental Association was
held at the pavilion on the grounds on
Thursday, 14th. There was . a very
full attendance of the members. One
very important resolution passed was
to make each Congressman In the
State a vice president. This will add
greatly to the Association and lend aid
to our- representative in Congress
with the bill for the appropriation that
he now-has before Congress. .
A committee of five consisting of
W. R. Walker. M M. Ballard, D. J.
Oorbett, Sr., R. PJ Paddison, J. E.
Henry, with tbepresiaentascnairman,
was appointed to make arrangements
to hold a celebration some time this
Fall and alsoHo invite suitable speak
ers for the occasion; '
Quite a number of new names were
presented and elected as members of
theasoclatiOn. The entire board of offi
cers were re-elected for the next year.
After very patriotic speeches by vr.
G. F. Lucas, D. J. Oorbett, Sr., A. O.
Moore and others and a very strong
speech and plea from J. T. Moore, the
resident, for each member to use his
nfluence In aiding our representative
to Congress to secure the needed ap
propriations, the meeting adjourned,
subject to the call of the president.
Henry Glenny, a well known rail
road man connected with the Choc
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad, was
shot and killed at Memphis last night
by Cobb Teel. Teel and several com
panions were in a street ear and, it is
claimed, used profane language to the
conductor. Glenny, who was aceom-
Eanied by his wife objected, and in a
ght he.was shot by TeeL
ROBBED TROUSER POCKETS
- ; OP $130 IN -GREENBACK.
arzUrs Visited Home of Mr Forney J,
Oooflsi, North Fourth Streef, Early
: Yesterdsy Morolof." - '
Burgiirs visited j the residence of
Mr. Furneyj; Gooding, No. 811 North
Fourth street,' before day yesterday
morning and stole from Mr Gooding's
trousers in s' rooija. where he slept a
roll of bills which amounted to about
$130. The trousers were found yester
day morning In Mf. H. a Twining'
yard, next door, af tier the pockets bad
been rifled.. ' A diamond ring belong
ing to Mrs. Gooding and a watch were
on a chair in the same room, but were
undisturbed. ' The burglary occurred
before a very heavy rain storm which
came on about 8:45 yA M,- as . tbe
trousers were 'wet when found in the
adjoining yard next: morning ;
':. The robbery was from a front room
on the second floor j of the residence
and Capt. Robert Green, who is work
ing on the ease,i thinks (hat entrance
was effected by olimbing upon; the
roof of the front porcb, thence through
an open window to the room In which
Mr. Gooding was sleeping. ." r; '
.Mrs. , Harvey Twining, who -lives
next door, saw' two men about the
premises during the night as she was
up with a sick child,: but their actions
were not suspicious and she therefore
gave no alarm. There is no further
clue to the identity of the thieves.
MARRIED IN WASHINGTON, 0. C.
Miss Elisabeth Strutters Becomes Bride
of Mr. Rice, bl Mlssosrl.
' The numerous friends in this city of
Miss Elizabeth Struthers, the attrac
tive young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Struthers, Not 418 Market street,
will be interested in the announce-,
ment of her marriage,1 which took
place at 5 o'clock yesterday afteyioon
In Calvary Baptist tjhurcb, Wash
ington, D. O., to Mr. Joseph A. Bice,
of Missouri. I , t - i :
Tfie ceremony was performed in the
presence of a large number of the
friends of the young people by the
Bev. Dr. Anderson pastor of Calvary
Baptist church, and both were the
recipients of many happy congratu
lations and best wishes. '
Miss Struthers has made her home
in Washington for some time where
she has an Important position with
the government and Mr. ;Bice holds
a high position in the Agricultural
Department. , The I many friends of
the bride in this city and section join
in hearty congratulation' over the
happy union. ' j ; j
The bride and groom will reside in
Washington.; j; j
Afl EXCU2SI0N1ST KILLED '
Fell from Train Near Wlllard Tknrsdsy
Nlfbt and Broke His Neck.
A white man named Leggetr, ' of
Everett, N. Q , who came to Wilming-
ion xnursuay on an excursion irom
Williamston, fell from the train just
south of Wlllard Thursday night and
when found shortly afterwards be was
dead. j : j .
The train was running at an average
rate of speed and Leggett fell from a
platform. Another ' excursionist re
ported it to the conductor and the train
was stopped at Wlllard and the sec
tion master i notified. He went In
search of the man and found him ly
ing by the track. He probably broke
his neck when he struck the ground.
Leggett's son-in-law wired Mr.
Rlvenbark. the agent at Wlllard, to
send the body to Everett. The corpse
was carried up on yesterday morning's
train. u
Posers! Yester dsy Morning.
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas
Allen Brown was conducted at 11 :30
o'clock vesterday morning irom ttt.
James' Episcopal church fn the pres
ence of a large gathering of friends.
The services were by the Rev. Freder
ick H. T. Horsfield, rector or the par
ish. The interment was in Oakdale
cemetery the following gentlemen hav
ing acted as pall-bearers: Capt. A. L.
DeRosset, Capt. A. ID.; Brown, Messrs.
Joe D. Smith. T. O. Bunting, Liilie
Love and J..T. Whittaker.
Capt O'Neill "Resigned . . !
Captain ames V.- O'Neill has re-
aigVied his' position a -commanding.
officer of ti.9 .Ghii City G'4ard,-'At
lanU. Oat'.ain O'Neill 'states- that he
has Lad the matter 'of resigning under
consideration for Ihveral days In fact,;
ever sincenie WrlzhUville episode
which had the effect
Sect of" reopening a
number of bid wounds
existed in the. company,
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B&ciaX Sixr Telegram. ;f
RALEE3H, N. C, Aiig. 15. Counsel
for he railroad' companies to-day filed
Inlhe Corporation Commission court a
notice oi appeal from the order ef the
commissldn over -rulirz the excepHdns
by the AUroads ta CircuUr JEJ; fixing
charges ror awitcn ana . wa,nsicr
loaded eairs at t2 and tl.CO-' --
Dr. Button of Et Llarv's school made
public td-day the reception of a gift of
(5,000 fipm Ulss iiuciie uurcnuon, ox
Wilmington, to establish a free schol
arship" fa - memory of het deceased
father, (the scholarshiD is to be offered
to girls Mithe Eastern Carolina Diocese
and to fee awarded under the direction
of the faculty of SL Mary's vWho wia
nass on all examination papers which
will be lorwaraea irom points
exa
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TO ENFORCE ORDER OF
': I COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Federal Court Invoked to Carry Oat De-
cl8lon Favoring Wilmington In the
; ' . Wsy of Freight Rates.
7V S!pecjaZ Star Telegram.
BALmcfH, N. C, 'Aug.. 15. United
8Ules District Attorney Harry Skin
ner went to Wilmington to-day to file
a bill of inquiry in the case of the In
terstate Commerce Commission against
the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Vir
ginia Railroad Co , and about forty
other roadr, including the Southern,
Atlantic Coast Line, ' Seaboard' Air
Line and their connections to Chicago,
Bt. Louis, Louisville and other . wes
tern points. -'
The' bill is returnable September
29th, with another appearance of de
fendants October v. 3rd,- for ,; further
orders. . , '
Three years ago the Interstate Com
merce - Gommissiou sitting in Wil
mington, heard a suit; brought by tbe
Wilmington Tariff Association against
the same defendant roads for an ad
justment of : freight "rates so there
would not be discrimination - against
Wilmington as compared with .Nor
folk, Richmond , and "other Virginia
cities in freights on shipments from
Wtera.paintp, the conditions being
suen taai by .reason of favorable rates
the Virginia cities enjoyed a great ad
vantage over Wilmington in tbe
wholesale trade with Carolina points.
: The commission ruled in favor of
Wilmington and for an adjustment of
rates, but it has been powerless to en
force its order. The pending bill in
equity invokes the power of the Fed
eral Court to enforce it -
R4LEIQB GETS MASONIC TEMPLE.
Important Inducements Were Held Out.
Order by Corporation Commission.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O, August 14. It is
announced authoritatively that Ra
leigh gets the Grand - Lodge . Masonic
Temple. She guarantees to take $13,-
500 of the secured mortgage bonds and
the Raleigh Savings Bank takes the
whole of $50,000 first mortgage bonds
and obligations to sell the site of its
present banking house at northeast
corner of Fayetteville and Hargett
streets, to the Temple Committee for
$30,000. The site is to be 70x90 feet.
The Temple will be six stories.
The Corporation Commission issued
an order to-day overruling the excep-
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nuua ui me raiiroaus 10 circular no.
23, fixing the charges for switching
and transferring loaded cars at S3 and
$1.60. This suit was instituted by the
unarioue snippers' Association.
U. M. Busbee. the outcome nresi-
dent of tbe State Bsr Association, sp
points the following delegates to the
session of the American Bar Associa
tion at Baratoga 8prings. Aug. 27th:
Piatt D. Walker, Charlotte; W. D.
PrudsD, Eaenton; E. J. Justice, Ma
rlon. Only three delegates are al
lowed. It is announced that the well known
firm of Lee & Latta, cotton brokers of
Kaleigb, will be dissolved Sept. 1st.
Mr. Liee will locate further south in
the cotton business. Mr. Latta will
devote his . time to . cotton . mill in
terests"."" '
Gov. Aycocx commutes the sentence
of J. W. Maultsby, of Cumberland
county, to $10 fine. He was the po
liceman of Fayetteville sentenced by
Judge Robinson to twenty davs in
jail for using his billy too freely on an
unruly prisoner. The Governor says
Maultsby has been a faithful officer:
was a brave Confederate soldier and
was in tbe discharge of duty. The par
don was urged by many people.
ARRESTED IN WILSON;
Yoang Man Wanted la Harnett Conoty for
Seduction Stesmbost Compsny.
Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, August 16. The
sheriff of Wilson county wired the
Governor's office to-day that he bad
arrested a man answering the descrip
tion of Paul McDonald, a young man
wanted in iiarnett county for seduc
tion. A reward of $200 was offered
by the Governor a few days ago for
his arrest.
The Virginia-Carolina Inland Steam
boat Company, of Newborn, was char
tered to-day, with $zs,ouu capital au
thorized and $6,000 paid in. The in-
' corporators are EL T. Hancock. Thos.
W. Dewey and R. S. Primrose. The
special purpose is to operate steamers
between Carolina and Virginia ports.
TOBACCO BREAKS AT FAIR BLUFF.
Big Sales of the Yellow Leaf in That
Town Yesterday.
Special Star Correspondence.
Faib Blujt, N. 0., Aug. 15. The
town of Fair Bluff is full of excite
ment to-day over the mammoth sales
of yellow leaf tobacco. The floors of
both warehouses are covered, with to
bacco. It- Is bringing the highest
prices and farmers are delighted with
their success. The majority of farm
ers say they will make this rear $100
to the acre. The town is now fill cf
carta and vions- fronr all points cf
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STRIKERS STILL
RAIDING FARMS.
All Men ia the Valley Sworn - in
fas Deputies to Protect Their
-.f: : . Property. "Jh
AT THE WARNKE WASHERY.V
Owners Say They Will Stsrt Work Tues
day and Will Appeal to the Oovefnor
' for Troops If the Sheriff Does
' ? : Not Give Them Protection. -
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WlUEESBARBSV PX; Aug. 18.
President Mitchell left for Indianapo
lis late this atternojn. Before going;
he said he had received reports from
every section of the strike; region and
these aho wed that the strikers .were
standing firm and were more confi
dent of victory than ever. Mr. Mitch-
oil said he shared in - this ielielL with
his followers. . : r' .
No attempt was made to resume
work at the Warnke washery to-day.
and as result everything ',was quiet,
in Duryes. The owners of the- wash
ery say they will start up the worse
next Tuesday, and if the sheriff does
not give them protection they will
make an appeal to the Governor , for
State troops. 8heriff Jacobs say n he
will do all in his power to preserve or
der, but if affairs get beyond his con
trol he will have to call on the State
authorities for aid. The United Mine
Workers are said to be putting forth
their beat efforts to have the strikers
at Duryea remain away from the
washery, but the - foreign element is
stubborn and not inclined to be gov
erned by what the English speaking
leaders say.
Shknandoah, Pa., Aug. 16. The
raiding of farms in the Catawissa val
ley by strikers continues. The sheriff
has been appealed to by farmers and
as a result tten. Uobln sent the u-ov-ernor's
Troop on a march through that
region.
General Gobin, after an Investiga
tion of the conditions in the Cata
wissa valley, decided that military
protection for the farmers is impracti
cable, and at his suggestion" Sheriff
Beddall has sworn in all the men of
the valley as deputies, so that they
will be in a position to protect their
farms from the foreigners.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Sanford Express : It is said
that the sweet potato crop will be good
this year. Borne very nice ones have
already been brought to market.
The Elbeta peaches were sent from
the Experiment Farm of the North
Carolina State Horticultural Society at
Southern Pines, to the State Museum
at Raleigh the other day which meas
ured 10 inches around and weighed
10 i ounces eacb.
Washington Gazette: It might
be interesting to our farmers to learn
that of the one hundred and seventy-
fire acres in tobacco Mr. J. J. Laugh
inghouse' insured in the Park Region
Hail Insurance Company, sixty-acres
were damaged by the recent storm
and in less than three days after the
adjuster had gone over the track of
the hail. ttr. Liaughingnouse received
a check for $3,500 to cover his loss.
Lexington Dispatch: Mr. Stokes
Garner, who lives near Snider post-
office, killed a rattlesnake last week
that had seventeen rattles and a but
ton. The snake had been frequently
seen, and its path across the road, near
where it was killed, was otten seen by
travellers. Mr. Garner was driving
along this road when it crossed just in
front of him and prepared for a battle,
but Mr. Garner was ready and shot It
just as it made a strike for his mules.
BavboroSimftneZ: Crops every
where in the county are reported to be
the finest for many years.. The
survey of the Pamlico, Oriental and
Western a. a., has begun and is at
work. The bridge baa been located at
Newberne and specifications are being
prepared, work will begin on it as
soon as the lumber can be sawed and
it will be a wooden bridge with a steel
drawl. The bridge will cross Neuse
river just about a mile above the
county bridge. The surveying corpse
will reach Bavboro next wees: with
the line surveyed from Newborn here.
The survey will then continue to Ori
ental and then to Vandemere and
Goose Creek island.
Wadesboro Messenqer-Intelli-gencer:
Mr. Frank A. Clark died at
his home in Ansonville township last
Saturday night, after a long illness,
aged about 72 years. Lightning
struck a stable which belonged to Mr.
Geo. A. Martin, of Morven, Sunday
afternoon and killed two mules. The
building was only slightly damaged.
A few days ago smallpox was dis
covered on the R. A. Robinson; place,
near Little's Mill, and on the Hay
wood place, on Little river.1 There
are said to be eleven cases in alL The
contagion is confined to the colored
race, and it is said to have been
brought into the nelghborbj)od-by-r
negro from, High Points The
Iliea Folnt: The
Deep Creek neighborhood was visited
by a seyere hall
sail cq y l r rn i -
cay. t,'.Z"zoc. .3 .it;.
Geo. ft. j:-tiur .r '
Fci. ,. J ivrla Tar. , s j i
others suicred sett ft '- Catx ..j
blown down by the -i t .ltoUst
was cat to pieces byhs i. . Uct'.;a tr:s
not dam?2ed as much - crrj. ; i
There is every ladica..v3 tLat tirre
wUlbaeuciii carnv mado-inAr-Dn
thisyesf ta supply the needs.cCta
co-iaiy. we. will not be sur
pri3d if triers ii a r -rpl : t. ,. There Is a
very larira.e- -9 .aad.'tha .crop-on-t-e.whcie,
ia rva 1 above the average.
Ia most sic'.: -.s cc'..oh is lookins
well." On tt.a s'.iS lands the weed is
nr li'ly small. "thouth well fruited.
: : s is uuch cotapl&ist cf black, rustj
and -.there II no v r roiituity ; that - a
'butapcr" crc? will be r '.-ered'. In
4u rplnica. the
crcp: Willi beroaly(t
fe ;-1 averaje..
' Corressman John S.-WIlTums and
Ei?r d. Wr0DrU;,8. mart . ;-re
p jr-.;cirantj , a a' street fiztt at'-Ja;k-t
ii,- Il5s. "Both' men were E'rucxt! ir-
Izz lis alferc-.ica.-til 17 ii::ar- tin
leu - cut11: by a; r;s2 ' which - i lloa
wore.- Friends sepsratedtte two.-.
At-walnut. Grove, Leake county;
Ulsf., Friday night, Charles Johnson
tolor. was lynched by a party, o
citizens for making an assault -on 1
young white woman. ' Johnson wa
forcibly taken ; from .officers who?
, v stances Conspiracy Alleged. ; ';
By Teleerapb to Morning Btar.
LoxnsvELLB, Kt AugJ16.-A spec
ial to the Times, from O wensboro, Kj. '
says: '" ' :'.:r'-: .r:7'--:: 'y-ii
Theagent of the. American Express
Company at Fordsvllle was robbed of :
$28,000 last night Under peculiar cir
cumstances, v J. VV. Boatner, who
shipped the money to Fordsvllle,
under arrest at Irving ton and J. O. -Bchlitzbaum,
the .agent of - the com .
S any, is being held at Falls of Rough,
everal dav ago a man ; giving his -
name as J. V. . Boatner, of Memphis,
Tens., appeared at the; office of the '
American Express Company, at Deane
fleld five miles- from Fordsvllle, and.
wanted to express $30,000 to the latter -
point Bdatner took a receipt for It
and then the agent - remembered in si. .
he was allowed to ship only $5,000 -
at one time and made him take the
: cash bsek. ' Boatner kept the money
until last ' night when 1 it was
sent to Fordsvllle by express where..
It - arrived , late hut night. The
express agent, it is said, informed a
number pf people that the money had
arrived. - It wasTmt in a bank, as Mr.
Boatner sent word he would be there
early this - morning. This morning
Bchlitzbaum turned up af Falls oi
Rough, ten miles away. ' He stated he
was held up, robbed and kidnapped
during the night. He first decided to
Stay at the depot ail night, , he says,
but finally got nervous and started to
the note), which was only one square
away. ..Between the two places he was
set upon and robbed of the money by
three men. The express people and
the efflsets bfilieva that the whole affair,
was conspiracy to defraud the Ameri-
can - luxpress uompany . or fza.uw. ,
Boatner is now under arrest at Irving
toq, Ky. :. v-
-: MISAPPUED PUNDS.
Vice President of a Savings Bank la De
r trolf, Mich , Convicted.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Detroit, Miob , August 16. Frank
O. Andrews, late vice president of the
wrecked City Savings Bank, was this
evening found guilty of misspplylng
I the funds of that institution alter a
trial that lasted four weeks, by a jury
in Recorder Murphy's court. Attor
ney Kirchner at once notified the court
that an appeal would be taken to the
Supreme Court and a stay of proceed
ings for sixty days was granted.
But two ballots were taken. Tbe
first one stood, ten for conviction and
two for acquittal. The - verdict was
reached at 1:15, but the jury did not
come in until 3 o'clock. When the
verdict was pronounced Andrews'
face whitened. "It's an error," he
said, "and it is unjust. I never in
tended to cheat or defraud any one.
God knows it."
' After the stay of proceedings had
I been granted Judge Murphy commit
ted Andrews to the custody oi the
sheriff and he was taken across the
street to the county jail and locked In
a cell. Attorney Beaumont announced
that on Monday he would ask the
judge to fix ball for his client pending
an appeal of the case.
KN1QHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Supreme Lodge Considered Case ol Joo. A
Hlosey, Accused of Misuslsg Funds
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
San Frascisco, Aug. 16. The con
vention of the Supreme Lodge of
Knights of Pythias will continue in
session for several days, but the pic
turesque features of the national gath
ering have passed .into history.. .The
Ratnbone-sisters hwe finally adjourn
ed and to-night the tents of the uni
form rank were struck.
The entire session of the Supreme
Lodge to-day was devoted to the-case
Of John A. Hinsey, former -president
of the board of control of the Endow
ment Rank who has been accused of
misusing half a million dollars. Hin
sey was suspended from the Grand
Lodge until his case shall have been
finally disposed of by the grand tri
bunal of Illinois. The vote to sus
pend Hinsey was 117 ayes and 12
nays.
VESSELS WRECKED;
Severe Storm on the Coast of East Africa.
Tweatytbree Men Drowned.
By Cable to the MornlngBtar.
Capb.Towh, August 16. As the re
sult of a storm which has just swept
over here, the British barque . High
lands, Captain Smith, from Hew York,
JulylOtb, for East London, and the
British barque Brutus, Captain Dalla
chie, from London, June 8rd, for
Table Bay, have been wrecked off this
coast; the British transport City of
Lincoln is ashore and the German
steamer Raiser, from Hamburg, July
15th, for East Afrlcs, hs been dam
aged. Chief Officer Bourke, of the High
lands, says that the barque sank ak
most Instantly and that twenty-three
men of her crew were drowned. The
captain, ten men and himself olung to
the bridge, which floated, but the cap
tain and others were washed off.
Bourke and two other men were res
cued after having been six hours in
the water.
, TENNESSEE COAL MINES.
Operators and Workers Resch aa Arree
- neat oa the Wsje Schedule.
B tslesraoB to the Horntns star. .
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pay day is nnchanssi 822 diy 1- bor
ers r an advance '-of 'tetwea cae-
tU.a and one-half cents an hour.
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Wi.h the t"z.zz of tbe scale by the
Hsrchants Co&l Company, or Tunscl-
n. it is thought . that- tba ciacs'
striae In this district ;l"i r: me to an
end The miners c&inei all they ask
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Coc!;crste?niicaei I3t 1c
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tzzLiSy : Auzust 16, The German' 'v
poficelare'jasti b'e'Jr ' nualnted .
with the criaita J pci !UUiee cf Con-. ,
federate notes.-- . ' - V"' ' - - V
TA person eallicz t!:-elf Charles
voa-UershM teen swlndll"- extenj
!-rl; in una- hundred."' fifty and .
twenty'., dollaf . Caaf 3-iarate ' bill . of
1S31 Lsue.-: Hets operated by advert
tisiiz . ia : tri:iltar&l pipers: for a
managtr fcr a krra estate in Illinois,
commenc-i ntz-Nations wi'h those
rKA ;c-- inr: the nosItloD, and
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