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A WORLD POWER ALWAYS.
Tuesday last Tulane University,
In New Orleans, celebrated Found
era day. The principal speaker was
Judge Edward M. Shepard, of New
York, whose subject was Modern
Power of World Publio Opinion.
He Is thus quoted in part:
"Sometime!, it is said, I think", ab
surdly, if not un patriotically, that it
was only fire years ago, during our
Spanish war, that the United States
became a world power. The saying
seems to me quite unfitted to the
true places in military and naval
power, which our nation has
held since Jackson's victory over
British veterans seventy-eight years
so, or since the announcement of the
Monroe Doctrine or since the resolute
assertion during Jackson's presidency
of our rights against foreign coun
tries, or since our stupendous exhibi
tion ot military power during the
civil war. We have for generations,
been a veritable world power, even if
until lately we did not pass under the
gUmour of imperial or colonial policy.
"I be of you to observe, however,
that it is not of world powers of which
I an now speaking, but of world power
la due time we shall escape from the
policing of the earth by iron and
blood ; at leaat that police will move
only rarely and when inseoate folly
shall be deaf to the command of an
enlightened and benevolent worlJ
sentiment. The ultimate risk, even
from a military or naval point of view
or that of commerce or finance, of
offending that world sentiment, will
be more serious than the risk of tome
specific And Immediate offence against
any oie of the war lords of great na
tions. Already such a true world
power, alight though it be to what the
fmure wilt bring, controls from day to
day sptciQc national acts over every
papules land 'and travelled sea with
in U three hundred and sixty degrees
oHaiaude; already are there world
se r. ; i ai ills of rUht and wrong, of jus
tice and spoliation, of mercy and
cruelty, of glory and shame
- "Within .the past few weeks an
event not in itself of capital import
ance has given us a near illustration,
p-i'iaps the most striking jet, of the
pr ver of a world power sentiment
n fully come of age. But a month
or to ego a few shot thrown by Ger-
m vi gunboat into a small South Ameri
can tort brought an outcry the very
- n it day from the whole world around.
Vrt i.zueJa cried out to the United
Slue and within a few hours after the
uuflroic bombardment every Ameri
ca!! newspaper bad its say. Within
forty-eighty hour) it was a topic in the
British Parliament; within a few more
tb- comments o? a stat6r.ent there and
cvegrms fro n Washington were in
the Foreign Office of Bs.'liaand Par!-.
The German lord stayed his hand
when be understood the world senti
ment, and seemed willing to be sooth
ed by a cheque from an American iron
master; anu his British ally was at
once ashamed."
World power as it is parroted
these days is about as empty a
word as "old glory," a mere phraae
without any special meaning in it.
If by a world power they mean a
.great nayy and a great army, a
navy and army .which would match
in nnmbers the great navies and
armies of some of the European
nations, they are right; but we
might have all these and be no
more a world power than we are to
day without them. -.
We were a world power in our in
fancy as a Republic, before we had
- either navy or army large enough
- to make a showing on paper com-
- pared with the navies and armies
of some other countries, and yet we
.. took up the gauntlet thrown down
by some of those countries, worsted
them and taught them how to re
spect ns.' We did that when this
country had not one-fourth the
population it has now, and when
war was about the last thing we
thought of or planned for.
There isn't a nation in the world
that does not recognize the latent
as well as tne actual ana tisidib
power of this country. Its resource
fulness in emergencies has been more
than once demonstrated, and that
every nation in the world knows.
There is not a nation in the world
which wonld have anything to gain
by making this country an enemy,
but much to lose, and therefore
every nation wishes it to be their
friend, and for that reason pays it
respectful deference even when
sometimes interests seem to conflict.
There are several reasons for this,
one of which is that there are two
great oceans rolling between ns and
the countries of the old world, and
there is no danger of being tangled
up with them unless they reach
across either of these ooeans
for the purpose of getting tangled
with ns, which none of them has
any desire to do. They know, too,
that this is a growing ation, grow
ing at the rate of a million a year,
that it will not be long before the
v.
VOL, XXXIV.
76,000,000 of to-day will be 100,
000,000, not of peasants or human
automatons, but of brainy, ener
getic, . Intelligent, resourceful, in
domitable people,- who will not
seek quarrels but will never run
away from them if forced upon
them. That has been their charac
teristic ever since their fathers de
clared their intention of going into-
business for themselves, peaceably
if they could, forcibly if they must.
There isn't a maritime nation on
the earth that doesn't know that if it
Were to go to war with this country
its commerce would be swept from
the seas, while this country could
for an indefinite period get along
without any foreign commerce, for
there is not an article that we need
that we cannot produce within onr
own borders. The stoppage of our
foreign commerce might put us to
some inconvenience but to little or
no hardships. ' There is not one of
the leading nations with the excep
tion of Russia (always onr friend)
which is not more or 'less dependent
upon this country for supplies which
wonld be cnt off in case of war, and
that's another reason for . keeping
friendly with us.
These are some of the reasons
why other nations treat this coun
try with respectful deference and
why none of them desires to an
tagonize it. It is not the man who
flourishes the most weapons and
does the loudest talking who com
mands the most respect or inspires
the most awe. He doesn't figure on
the roll with the man who meddles
with no one, minds his own busi
ness, never seeks aquarrel,but is ever
ready to resent aggression, has the
courage to dare, and will never turn
his back when manhood and honor
tell him to turn his face to the foe.
That's the kind of a fellow Uncle
Sam has the reputation of being,
(hat's why other nations pay him
the deference they do, why his
opinions areas much respected as
they are, and why he is the "world
power" he is and has been ever
since he has been able to walk and
shoulder a shooter.
A LEVEL-HEADED TALK EE.
The Rev. Dr. Geo. E. Lorimer
delivered an address before the
Patria Club, in Tfew -York, Friday
night, and took for his subject
"Liberty in . America." , Much of
his address was devoted to the race
problem, concerning which he is
thus quoted in part:
"The greatest advance since the
signing of the constitution was the
emancipation of the slaves. The proc
lamation signed by Abraham Lincoln
ave freedom to tne white man as
well as the black. A great many now
wonder whether it was best to give
the f rtedman the ballot. I apprehend
that the black man to-day is on the
verge of very serious complications.
"I remember reading a short while
ago that a certain political party in
tended to get control of the entire
negro vote. I thought to myself that
that might be good politics, but it
was not good sense. Once you get the
negro convinced that he has the bal
ance of power in bis hands, he will
have the balance of power not only at
elections but in the political power to
which he is allied. Then you will
have in the North, as well as in the
South, a lily white party.
"If such a thing should come to
pass the people of the North would be
come disgusted and vote the Demo
cratic ticket rather than tolerate it.
The negro vote should not be massed
fn one party, and if it is we may look
forward to what we.'are all anxious to
avert. Race antagonism throughout
the land will rend this country and
cause untold suffering to the negroes
In the country.
We do not know what Mr. Lori-
mer's politics is or whether he has'
any, but he is eminently level on
the negro voting question. Here
tofore the negro has not figured
much as an - issue in the Northern
States, although as a rule that vote
has been cast pretty solidly for the
Republican candidates. Compared
with the white vote it was small
and therefore diet not attract much
attention and the leaders of the
negroes were less assertive than they
are now. But this vote is increasing
from year to year, and in some of
the States up there is becoming a
potent factor that parties cannot
afford to ignore, especially when the
leaders of the negroes, emboldened
by the pandering of the Republican
politicians, are demanding recogni
tion of their race and a share of the
emoluments and honors.
If the negro vote were such a fac
tor in the North as it is in the
South they would have had a "lily
white'.' party up there long ago, and
if this agitation continue, and the
negroes continue to increase in
numbers and to show the aggres
siveness which some of them are
now showing it is only a question of
time, and no distant time either,
when they will draw the color line
even tighter than it is drawn in the
South. ' '
. Edward Glasscock and family, of
Harrisburg, 111., can do all the rail
road riding they want for the next
ninety years. He saved a train from
a wreck and the company recipro
cated by presenting him and his
family a pass over its system of
roads good for ninety years. Why
didn't they make .it the regulation
ninety-nine while they were about it.
GETTIHQ BEADY FOB. THE FBAY
Yesterday we made some reference
to the anti-Roosevelt movement
among Republicans in this State,
and quoted something from a letter
of the Washington correspondent of
the Raleigh Post, telling what Edi
tor Mitchell, of Elizabeth City, the
orginal Fairbanks boomer, had to
say. He followed that up the next
day with a letter from which we clip
the following:
The anil Roosevelt Republicans in
North Carolina are exhibiting signs of
activity juat now. It develops that
there are plans on foot to have a con
ference in Raleigh some time next
month, to which prominent Republi
cans who are opposed to Mr. Roosevelt
will be invited. Claude M. Bernard,
former district attorney, is said to be
one ot the movers in the game, which
has for its object the defeat of the ma
chine and the election of delegates to
the next national Be publican conven'
uon wno are. unalterably opposed to
the nomination of the present ineunv
bent of the White House.
.The Raleigh conference is conceived
for the 'purpose of making an early
start in the game oL capturing dele
gates to the national convention. The
Republican who tipped off the infor
mation sua: ,
"We, who are opposed to Roosevelt,
realize, that we will have a stiff fight
on our hands from the beginning.
The Federal office-holding element
must stand by their Prerident, though
it is a bitter pill for the majority of
them. They have the organization by
the throat, and if necessary they will
do as tbey did at Greensboro, overrule
regularly elected delegates and seat
contestants who have no votes behind
them, bat who at the same time will
do as they are told. This is the only
hope Senator Pritehard has of com
polling North Carolina Republicans to
support Roosevelt for the Presidential
nomination. We do not propose to be
caught napping, and our present ob
ject is to devise plans for defeating
any such scheme."
Editor Mitchell does not seem to
have diagnosed the case of Senator
Pritehard correctly, when he hitch
ed him to Fairbanks as the Presi
dential team, lor it seems that
Pritehard is legging for Roosevelt
and will control the machine for
him, all of which shows that yon
cannot connt to a certainty on some
statesmen when the scratch comes.
It did look as if, to be consistent at
least, Senator Pritehard would not
be very warm on Roosevelt after the
way Roosevelt sat down on the Lily
Whites in these parts.
The correspondent informs us
that while Senator Fairbanks is not
giving open encouragement to this
movement he is giving it aid and
comfort on the sly, the presumption
being that he is also putting up
soma currency. , It will be interest
ing to watch this game as it pro
greases.. There is a discussion going on be
tween the school teachers in Boston
as to the age at which children
should he sent to school. One of
the superintendents declared that if
he had his way no child under seven
years of age would be sent and that
such a child would be better devel
oped at the age of fourteen and fur
ther advanced than the child that
was sent to school at the age of five.
We believe that man's head is
level. Schools should not be used as
nurseries.
It .is said that the civil war in
Honduras was caused by the jilting
Of a girl, the daughter of the Presi
dent, by the fellow who claims to be
elected. He became engaged to the
girl, on the strength of which the
then President was favorable to his
election. But he came to the con
clusion he could be elected without
the help of the old man, broke- off
the engagement and announced his
engagement to another girl. Hence
the rucus.
The inhabitants of the United
Kingdom may enjoy the luxury of
an army and navy, but they have to
pay for it at the rate of $3.80 per
head, $172,000,000 for the army and
$180,000,000 for the navy, with the
prospects that the cost will increase
instead of diminish. That means a
tax of about $44 a year on the aver
age family," many of whom have to
scuffle to find something to eat and
wear.
In addition to the gold, copper
and other minerals found in Alaska,
it is said there are in the interior
fertile lands enough to support a
population of 10,000,000, and that
the climate is less rigorous than in
the North of Europe.
A Washington dispatch quotes.
President Roosevelt as saying, "I
will stand by Senator Pritehard out
of the Senate as well as in that
body.'.' And, according to latest re
ports, Pritehard is reciprocating by
standing by Roosevelt.
Uncle Sam still has 500,000,000
acres of land nnfenced. Some of
this is what is called ''desert," but
much of the ''desert" can be made
immensely productive by irrigation.
- The American Snuff Company
took in last year abont $1,750,000
and paid out dividends of $1,000,
000. That's nothing to sneeze at.
When Chas. M. Schwab reaches
this side he will find the Steel Trust
till doing business at its old standi.
WILMINGTON, , N . C, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903.
THE. CITY CAMPAIGN.
Five Candidates Are Now in the
: Race for Mayoralty of the
City of WUmington.
MANY OUT FOR ALDERMEN.
Some Evident Confusion ia Regard
to
QisllNcaiipa for Primary Regis
trars Will Be Appelated To-
morrow Might -Notes.
-."Thirty days after date,1' as the
bankers are wont to say,' the city of
Wilmington will have passed through
one of the most exciting municipal
campaigns id her recent history. The
lines have been drawn closer and
closer each day since the recent call by
the Democratic Executive Committee
for a primary on April 14th, until the
week born this morning finds the field
pretty well open to the voter with the
exception of the various candidates
for Aldermanic honors. For the may
oralty, in the order in which their
official announcements were handed
in at this office, there are the following
candidates:
Mr. William E. Springer,
Ex-Mayor John J. Fowler.
Mayor Alfred M. Waddell.
Alderman E. F. Johnson.
Ex-Mayor 8. H. Fishblate.-
From beat information obtainable
these gentlemen will be those from
whom the voters of the city will have
to take their choice. Each of them
bss had experience in the administra
tion of municipal affairs and it would
be uo jast to individualize their several
claims to the suffrage of the "sover
elgu voters."
Aldermanic honors are more easy.
There are fewer candidates from the
several wards perhaps than ever ""before
at so near an approach to the prima
ries. Several gentlemen, however,
with a desire that the affairs of tnecity
shall ba economically administered,
have been prevailed upon by their
friends to consent for their names to
go before the primary and two from
each ward will, of course, be elected.
It is understood, however authorita
tive announcement is not made, that
Alderman Z. E. Murrell will stand for
re-election from the First Ward,
and that Mr. J. A. Kerr will
also make the race from that
ward. Second ward voters will be
asked to support Mr. John H.
Sweeney for re-election, and Mr. P.
Quince Moore. From the third ward
it is understood that ex-Alderman
Geo. Harries, Alderman W. B.
Oooper and Mr. Oarl W. Polvogt will
be presented by thelrfriends, and In
the Fourth Ward Alderman FT E.
Hashagen and probably Mr. M. J.
Corbett will be presented. The. Fifth
will present for re-election Alderman
M. G Tiencken and it is also stated
that Alderman W. E. Mann will be
asked to stand for re-election. Walter
P. Gafford, Esq., has decided to enter
the race and Mr. W. W. King, it is
said, will alio run.
The above is an outline of the talk
in the several wards yesterday. Two
or three of those mentioned may not
allow themselves to be "brought out,"
but the remainder ofthe announce
ments may be regarded authentic.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee through a committee composed of
Major W. F. Robertson, Mr. W. EL
Yopp and Mr. N. F. Parker, is work
ing upon rules and regulations for the
government of the primary and fat
the meantime many 'questions are
being asked about registration, quali
fication of voters, eta The Com
mittee is trying to avoid all confusion
but the law appears to be complicated.
The inquiry is heard whether any one
can vote who is njot "a qualified
voter" under the State election laws.
Can a man who Is liable to a poll tax
vote unless he has paid it! If he can
not, will he not be left, for the tax
books are closed, and it is too late now
to pay lit Can he vote if he is not
registered f If he has moved from one
ward to another in less than four
months prior to the "primary," which
ward does be vote int There seems to
be some doubt in 'regard to these
things, and they should be carefully
considered and settled by the proper
authorities be'ore hand.
KICKED TO DEATH BY MORSE.
DIstrcsiIef News Received by Mrs. R. D.
W. Connor Thursday Moralsg.
In response to a telegram announc
ing that her father, Mr. Philip Hanes,
had been kicked by a horse and seri
ously wounded, - Mrs R. D. W. Con
nor, of this city, left Thursday morn
ing for Mocks ville, N. OL to be with
him.' She had hardly departed before
a second telegram came bearing the
distressing news that Mr. Hanes had
died of his Injuries. Prof. Connor re
ceived the telegram and left last even
ing to be with the family in their be
reavement. A special from Winston-Salem sent
out before Mr. Hanes' death is as
follows:
" Winston -Balem, March 11. News
was received here to-day that Mr.
Philip Hanes, a former resident of this
city, now of Mocksville, was kicked by
one of his horses yesterday afternoon
and that his condition this morning
was thought to be quite serious. The
hoof of the animal struck Mr. Hanes
in the lower part of the abdomen with
ereat force. Dr. Stokes, of Salisbury,
was called to see Mr. Hanes. He was
expected to arrive tills afternoon.'
Announcement is made of the
forthcoming marriage of Mr, Preston
O, Matthews, so or Mr. nd Mrs.
Bsatty Matthews, of Florence, S 0.,
and Miss Tinle F. Pridgen, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Prldger, of
Oanetuck, N. O.
the Public laws enacted. I
Ressoe of .Work Accomplished at Late
Setsloa of Ocsersl. Assembly, Ex-
chnlve of Prlvste Messnres.
i'
A resumer of acts and resolutions
passed by the last General Assembly
is furnished by Uol. F. A. Olds to the
Charlotte Observer as follows:
v PuHc Laws: To issue $300,000 of
bond, to run 10 years at not over 4
per c at Interest ; to borrow $100,000
for li a literary fund, payable January
1st, V 36, at 4 per cent, interest; to sp
rrriate $800,000 to the public
, v is; to loan the liteary fund $200,-
,ti the counties, for improvement
t a olio school houses: to appropriate
00 for the celebration of the set
Sent of Roanoke Island, provided
,000 is otherwise raised; to provide
we payment ot the deficit In
sees during 1901-1903; to provide
fia
for ale on property in which there is
a contingent remainder; to amend
The Code so as to give divorce for two
years' abandonment and allow re
marriage five years after the divorce
(spplies to 1901-03) ; to shorten bme of
notice ot sale; to prescribe lees for
registering agricultural liens; to pro
tect public water su spiles: tonrovide
for a code commission ; to register the
sale of adulterated commercial feeding
stuffs; to regulate sale, inspection and
branding of cotton seed meal; to
provide for a registration of
trained nurses; to prevent the abduc
tion and elopement of married wo
men; to regulate labor of children in
factories, (none to be allowed to work
under li years of age) ; to incorporate
the North Carolina Veterinary Med
ical Association; to validate irregular
probates; to allow railways to file pe
titions same rate of speed through
towns; to appropriate $10,000 for the
exhibit It the St. Louis Exposition,
provided a like amount is raised other
wise; to define ownership of land
bounded by water; for the better pro
tection of persons where corporations
act as trustees, guardians, etc. ; to pre
vent more than one trustee or director
of a State inatitutlon being from one
county; to define the duties and
liabilties of hotel keepers; to protect
telephone messages, also ' to protect
telephone and electric light wires; to
regulate procuring of dead bodies for
dissection; to require text book con
tractors to have sufficient depositories;
to define the practice of medicine and
surgery; to allow the Secretary of
State to charter banks; to allow judges
to reeulate and limit of arguments of
coans'l in the Superior Courts; to
amend the law regarding arson.
ANOTHER RAILROAD FOR PENDER.
Eastern North Csrellea sad Elizabeth City
Company Chsrtered by Legislature.
This week's issue of the Pender
Chronicle says: i
"It will interest our citizens to
know lhat the General Assembly last
week passed an act to charter the
Eastern North Carolina And Elizabeth
City Railroad. The charter was ap
plied for by R. G. Grady, Esq., of
Wilmington, and others, "and will
pass "through the Mapla Hill section
of this county and through Chinqua
pin, Duplin county. This road, if
constructed, will develop one of the
most fertile sections of the State, but
a section which, strange to say, now
has very poor railroad facilities.
"Five years are named in the char
ter as the limit within which work
may be commenced upon this road.
It is to be hoped that the close of the
five years will see the road com
pleted." LIBRARY MOVEMENT IN SCHOOLS.
Klad Offices of N. 6. Sorosls Book Cases
Beioi Boniht by Districts.
The first of the circulating libraries
to be put in operation among the rural
white schools of the county by the
N. O. Boroais waa received by Super
intendent Catlett yesterday and he
will forward it at once to the Middle
Sound School, District No. 13, taught
by Miss Laura P. Moore. It will re
main at that school two months and
will go next season, with others to be
established, to the various other dis
tricts in the county.
The rural library movement in the
country schools, both white and col
ored, is rspidly growing. A number
of the schools are buying handsome
cases for their books and are adding to
the number of their .volumes. The
circulating library established by So
rosls contains 50 standard books, with
a large number of magazines.
Brnsswlck Coosfy Bonds.
The bill passed by the late Legisla
ture empowering the commissioners of
Brunswick county to Issue bonds for
the purpose of building a jail, county
home, and for properly indexing the
records of the county, is published In
full in this week's issue of the South
port Standard. The amount of the
bonds Is $12,000 of a denomination not
less than $100 nor more than $500; to
run for twenty years and bear interest
at not more than 6 per cent, payable
annually. The usual machinery is
provided for a special levy to pay the
interest on the bonds and for a sinking
fund to liquidate the debt.
few Coast Llse Esflnes.
The Florence Times says the
Coast Line has received two new en
gines, Nos. 841 and 843, and will be
used for freight belweenthat city and
Wilmington. The engines are very
heavy, specially adapted to haul heavy
trains and were made by the Baldwin
Locomotive Works of Philadelphia.
Several more big engines are ex
pected soon.
Purchased by Wilmington Firm.
Yesterday afternoon's Fayettevllle
Observer says: "The plant of the Cum
berland Manufacturing Company was
sold to-day by Mr. A. & Williams to
the Willard Bag and Manufacturing
Company, of Wilmington. The pur
chasers will remove the machinery to
Wilmington. Mr. Williams also sold
thefine oil mill farm to-day." " : :
1 The B. F. Keith Company
wants 100,000 cypress .cross-ties. See
advertisement - '
Btar
fXIaSAL00N LEAGUE I
Mass Meetinz of Temperance
Advocates Called for Next
Friday Night. ;
TWO COMMITTEES NAMED.
Oae to Ostllse the Policy of the' Oria
Izilioi; Asother oi Membership
Speakers of State Repststloo
Will Be Iavlted Notes.
- An enthusiastic meeting of the
Anti-Saloon League was held Saturday
night in the Y. M. O. A. President
P. Pearsall,. Secretary W. B. Cooper
and Treasurer Geo. : E. Lef twlch were
the officers in attendance. The meet
ing was opened with prayer by Rev.
Geo. B., Webster, pastor of Bladen'
Street M. E. church, and the business
of the session was principally routine
and of a preparatory nature. Enthus
iastic addresses were made by Messrs.
B. F. Hall, J. C. Btevenson, Geo. E.
Lef twlch, Geo. H. James and others.
The most important action of the
League last night was, perhaps, the
calling of a mass meeting of members
of the League 'and citizens' generally
for Friday night the 20tb, at 8 o'clock;
place to be announced later.
The following committee was ap
pointed to prepare conditions of mem
bership, which will outline the policy
of the organization, Tlx: Mr. B. F.
Hall, (chairman). Rev. O. B. Paul and
Mr. J. O. Gore.
The following appointments as a
nucleus for a membership committee
to be recruited from time to time, was
confirmed, viz: Messrs. J. 8. Canady.
W. W. Kins-. J. A. Barnes, A. P.
Merrltt, R E. Blake, R. B. Moore,
John G. Msrtutll and J. M. Branch.
.The League proposes to continue
the temperance movement in Wil
mington and in the near future a num
ber of speakers of State prominence
will be asked to address the people of
the various wards upon the liquor
question, It is not improbable that
State Senator London, author of the
famous "London Bill" before the last
General Assembly, will ba one of them
NEQR0 DESPERADO SENTENCED.
Asssilaat of Policeman George Will Serve
oa the Roads a While.
Policeman Frank George, who was
so severly injured by. the negro Ed.
Smith on Dock street Friday evening,
was much improved yesterday and in
he afternoon was able to betaken
rom the Hospital to his home on
Bladen, between , Fourth and Fifth
streets. . It will be several days, how
ever, before he is able to appear in
court against his assailant.
In the meantime Smith will be do
ing road duty oa the chain gang. He
was arraigned before Mayor Waddell
yesterday and although on account of
the absence of the officer, the more
serious charge against him could not
be tried, the Mayor found that he was
due about $13 In back coats and had
been also guilty of beating the keeper
of Batson's restaurant in which the
fracas of Friday evening occurred.
For the non-payment of costs and for
the assault upon the negro restaurant
keeper he was given 60 days on the
roads. As soon as his term expires or
Officer George is able to appear against
him, he will be tried for assault with a
deadly weapon.
Cape Fear" Here for Repairs.
The big suction dredge Cape Fear
belonging to the United States gov
ernment, was hauled out on Skinner's
marine railway yesterday. She will
have the metal on her hull patched
and a door to her sand bins repaired
Heretofore the big dredge, has been
sent away to be hauled out on- ac
count of a mistaken idea that the rail
I way here would: not hold her.
Yesterday's experience proved this
theory entirely erroneous. The big
ship waa taken up with as much
ease and dispatch as if she were a
Brunswick sharpie.
A FATAL DUEL.
Two Prominent Yonng Men of Brszll, lad.,
Kill Eicb Other,
br Telegraph to tne Horning star.
Chicago, March 14. A dispatch to
the Record-Herald, from Brazil, Ind.,
says:
Information was received here to-
dayof a fatal duel between James
King and John Gibbons, prominent
young men of Brazil, near LobdelL'
Miss. Both young men were in love
with the same young woman. They
had joined a surveyor's corps in Mis
sissippi and while in camp began to
talk about the object or their admira
tion. King drew a weapon and chal
lenged Gibbons to a duel. Gibbons
accepted and stepping, a few paces
from the camp both opened fire. After
I several shots had been exchanged each
I fell mortally wounded. Gibbons died
at once but King lived an hour.
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
Lane Morgan Killed Joha Richardson in
Montgomery Coosty, N. C.
bv saMsnnii to sue Horning euur.
Ralbigh, N. 0.,Marchl4. A special
from Troy, N. O., says about 3 o'clock
to-day near .Candor, Lane Morgan ahot
and Instantly killed John Richardson.
The two men were at the home of Mr.
Marshall Pitman, and Morgan started
to leave, calling Richardson to follow
him. Pitman's wife, a sister of Rich
ardson, stopped the latter, telling Mor
gan to speak there if he had anything
to say. atorgan returned, wmppea out
a revolver and crying, "You killed my
brother and 111 kill you!" shot Rlch-
I ardson dead. A few months vrevioua
Richardson had killed a half-brother
or Morgan.
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HAYW00D - SK,NNER traqeoy.
Seosstiossl Story Comes from Halifax.
Nova Scotis, to Charlotte Paper.
Lived There With Mrs. Ticker.
The Charlotte Observer ot yesterday
prints the following sensational tele
gram from Halifax, Nova Scotia, ap
propos the Hay wood Bklnner tragedy
at Raleigh a few weeks ago: '
Halifax, N. B., March 13. Ernest
Haywood. a lawyer under arrest at
Raleigh, N. O., on the charge of mur
dering Ludlow Skinner, spent last
Summer in Halifax with a hand
some woman whom he said was his
wife. The party also included a col
ored servant and two children. While
in Halifax the woman gave birth to a
child. Dr. Blatter was in attendance.
One day a letter came to the house
addressed to Mrs. Tucker and the
woman explained to the owner
of the house who happened to
be present that her first hus
band was named Tucker. Hay
wood apparently was very jealous
of . the-, woman. They -spent lots of
money, and checks were always drawn
in the name of Mrs. Tucker. The lat
ter stated that she met Haywood
through his being a lawyer engaged
to settle the estate of her deceased hus
band. She and Haywood and the two
children came to Halifax apparently
from Raleigh.
During periodical visits to Raleigh,
Haywood represented to Mrs. Tucker's
sister that he did not marry Mrs.
Tucker and knew nothing of her.
They nevertheless rented a furnished
room in Halifax and lived as man and
wife, as Mr. and Mrs. Haywood. They
took the Infant with them, but it is
understood it disappeared before Hay
wood returned to lialeigh. Haywood
stated while in Halifax that he and
Mrs. Tucker were married in Montreal.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Wilson News: Ellis Wiggins, a
negro, was at this week's term of the
Nash county court sentenced to fifteen
months on the Wilson county roads.
This is the negro who broke into the
Nashville jail and liberated his brother
with six others.
Greenville Reflecton The sales
of tobacco on the Greenville market
for the month of February, as report
ed by Mr. F. L. Walker, secretary of
the board of trade, amounted to 858,
823 pounds. This makes a total for
the season up to March 1st, of 16,581,
513. The average price the tobacco
brought was $10.09.
Goldsboro Argus'. The sud
den death of Mr. W. G. Hussey oc
curred at his home in Warsaw Wed
nesday night. He was a young man
well known and popular in that town
and his death will be greatly regretted
He was a son of Dr. Hussey ana a
brother of Mr. C. E. Hussey, a prom
inent merchant of that place.
Greensboro Telegram: Wed
nesday night an attempt was made to
burn the extensive plant of the White
Furniture Company at Mebane. The
incendiaries, using a quantity of cot
ton waste, saturated with oil, set fire
several places, to the oil house, which
adjoined the main r building, but the
fire was discovered in time. ....
Pender Chronicle: DanTeachey,
who on last Wednesday shot Mr. Rob
ert Rivenbark at Wallace, was com
mitted to jail by a justice's court held
at Teachey's on last Monday. Teachey
will be tried for murder at the April
term ot the Duplin Superior Court.
Young Rivenbark, while looking for
laborers on the 4th inst, was shot by
Teachey without known provocation.
The only witnesses to the crime were
several negro women. The wounded
man died on Saturday (7tb), after
spending about three days In a semi
conscious state. During this time he
named Teacher as his assailant.
Teachey, however, maintains that he
is innocent, and the .outcome of the
trial must remain uncertain.
Fayettevllle Observer: Mr. Her
bert Lutterloh is to experiment with
chicken raising on a Urge scale, and
we have not the slightest doubt but
that he will be as successful in this as
he has been, and it, in all his large
business transactions. He has just had
completed at bis lovely country place,
on Beaver Creek, a large and modern
poultry farm at great expense and pro
poses to stock it with the best breeds.
His purpose is to supply the big hotels
of New York with spring chickens.
The farm is equipped with a large in
cubator house, containing a number
of the latest improved incubators, a
splendidly appointed breeder house,
a large number of modern chicken
houses and a keeper's, house. The
whole is surrounded by and divided
into several parts by high: wire net
ting. The yard will be supplied with
running water forced up from the
lake nearby.
Raleigh News and Observer:
At the Agricultural Department it is
reported that the sale of fertilizer tax
tags is normal. The record 'of last
Spring is expected to be reaohed.
Reauisition has been made , by the
State on the War Department for
Erag magazine rifles for all the in
fantry regiments of the North Caro
lina Natioal Guard. About 3.000 cart
ridge belts and bayonet scabbards are
expected with the rifles. Mr. J.
B. Mayes, register of deeds for Gran
ville county, has suddenly become rich.
Sometime ago we bought a tract of land
upon which has been discovered
a great quantity of corundum. Mr.
Mayes has sold one half of the place to
expert miners for a much larger sum
than he gave for all of it, and expects
receive- rich rewaids from, the bal
ance. . The new law regarding entries
and grants has been printed separately
and copies will to-day be mailed to the
various Registers of Deeds of the State
from the office of the Secretary of
State. By this act not less than fifty
cents shall be paid per acre for any
land that may be entered. This will be
a large Increase in revenue to the
State, for heretofore the public lands
could be bought for 12 to 15 cents an
acre in lota of over 100 acres.
C0TT0S MILL MERGER.
Mr. Fries Says There Is No Troth la Re
port of a New Combination.
By Telegrapb to the Morning Btar.
Raleigh, N. O., March 15. A spe
cial from Winston-Salem, N. C,
saysi- -
Mr. J. W. Fries says there is no
truth in the report sent out from Ra
leigh to the effect "that a new Fries
merger will be formed by the aid of
New York capitalists, and that the
consolidation is expected to be effected
earlyjn April." Mr. Fries says there
has been no change in the plans aM
heis of the opinion that the Ppoad
nnmlM.OWa mills
in ih.fntH-eTcohsummated at
prwauiy next montn. -
POLICE INVESTIGATING
CASE OF QEOJII
The Negro "Herb Doctor f hlladeiphl
Suspected of Many Murders-! Nnm ;
her of Women Involved.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Philadelphia, March 14. The po
lice for several days have been inves
tigating the ease of George Hossey,
the negro "herb doctor," who was yes-,
terday committed to prison with Mrs.
Catherine Danze, on the charge of
causing the death of the woman's hus
band eighteen months ago by poison.
Mrs. Danze is said to be only one of a
host of women whose object In eon-,
suiting the "doctor" was.not legiti
mate. The authorities say that they
expect to trace a number of v deaths
to the potions administered by Hossey.
The authorities have learned that
for many months past his headquar
ters have been patronised by many
women, both married and single,
whose names are now in the posses
sion of the district attorney and de
tectives. When the negro was arrest
ed detectives searched his house and
confiscated a wagon load of bottles, ,
drugs,lnstruments and other parapher- -nalla,
much of which will figure in
the case.
The district attorney and the police
officials state that more arrests may be
expected soon. Memoranda found in
Hossey's house, it is believed, will
show many cases of murder.
Assistant ' District Attorney Sheer
ssid: "The esse is far from complete
at present More arrests will follow,
but naturally we cannot talk about
that phase of the case at this time.
There are a number of developments
expected. The developments of yes-.
terday are only a small part of the
ease as far as Hossey is concerned.
The detectives are still at work on the
investigation and will continue for
some weeks yet."
Physicians in all sections of the city
have reported cases to the district at-,
torney that probably will lead to the
opening of many graves and to the
holding of as many inquests by the
coroner. ' In eaoh of these cases the
patient first appeared with a minor
complaint which grew progressively
worse, and which, just before death,
manifested what are now recalled as
the usual symptoms of arsenical pois
oning. Bevenof these practitioners
wereclossted with Assistant -Attorney
Sherer for several hours to-day, .
during which they went over the
office records In the mortality cases
and frankly stated their suspicions. In
each of these a thorough investigation
was ordered and the local managers of
all life Insurance companies were
asked for information concerning the
policies paid in the cases.
The records of the Bureau of Health
show that Hossey Issued death certifi
cates over his own signature as
"George Hossey, M. D.,V and the au
thorities are doing their utmost to dis
cover how and from whom he obtained
the blank forms.
SERIOUS CHARGES FILED
Afslait a Former Official of Poitolilce
Department Searching Investiga
tion Ordered by President. i
Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, March 14. Serious
charges have been filed with Presi
dent Roosevelt against a practicing
attorney at law who formerly was an
official of the Postoffioe Department.
The charges involve certain present
officials of the department, but they
are of such a nature that, at thla time,
they can not be disclosed.
The charges were placed In the
hands of the President by T. C.
Campbell, an attorney of Cincinnati,
representing one or more of the turf
investment concerns about which, re
cently, there has been much scandal.
It is understood that the burden of
the charges Is that the former official
involved received a large sum of
money from the turf investment con
cern for preparing an opinion declaring
the fccheme of the investment compa
nies to be legitimate and for a promise
of certain protection to be given the
companies by officials. .
When the matter was brought to
the President1 attention he regarded
it as so serious that he ordered an im
mediate and searching investigation
to be made. All those cognizant of
the facts are extremely reticent, but It
is known that the President has di
rected .that no means be left untried
to develop the facts and to punish the
guilt of any official as shown -bythe
investigation. v
IN A CHICAGO COURT ROOM.
Mnlatto on Trial for Mnrder Confessed
oa
the Witness Stsnd Thit He
Committed the Crime.
bv Telegraph to the Homing Btar.
Chicago, March 14. Bud Biggins,
a negro mulatto, on trial for. the mur
der of Mrs. Annie Butler, created con
sternation in the court room to-day by
confessing on the witness stand that
he committed the crime.
"Bud Hlggini," demanded Assis
tant State Attorney Fred L. Fake,
"did you not kill Mrs. Annie Butler t"
The colored man looked at his ques
tioner a few seconds and replied:
"Yes, I killed her.
As he uttered the words he sprang to
his feet, descended the steps from the
witness stand and raised his arms in
an excited gesture. "I want to tell
this jury all about It," he exclaimed,
but was ordered back to the witness
stand by the court.
"I'll tell just how it happened,"
continued the excited man from the
chair. "I called her to the telephone,
and told her to hold the wire. Then I .
ran and shot her through the window."
- "In the sixteen years I have been
on the bench," said Judge Horten, "I
have never witnessed a scene such as
this, nor haa anything ever affected
me as this has done."
ALABAMA HOMICIDE.
Will Ucss Shot and Killed John Payne
After a Quarrel.
By Telegraph to tne Horning star.
Moxtevaxlo, Ala., March 14.
Early to-day Will Lucas shot and
killed John Payne, near this place.
Lucas and his brother and Payne
had been drinking, so it ia said, in
the early part of last night and the
two brothers had gone home after a
bitter quarrel with Payne. After
midnight the Lucas ' brothers re
turned and called Payne out of his
house, when Will Lucas, it is stat
ed, fired both barrels of a shotgun,
Instantly killing Payne. TheLucav
boys have not been captured.
All
the parties are reiawav xj
prominent young farmers.
are
A special fromjynchburg. Va.,
lys that an A. a and p., freight
train, east bound, was run Into at mat
place by a light engine. Two persona
were killed and several injured.
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