WILLIAM B. BBBHABD
Editor ud Proprietor.
Friday,
May 29, 1903.
HANNA SURRENDERS. ,
The anticipated factional fight in
Ohio over the endorsement by the
coming State convention of the
nomination of Roosevelt has been
averted, apparently at least, by
Senator Hanna's snrrender. This
ii somewhat remarkable and . in
view of the reasons assigned by him
a few days ago for his opposition to
the endorsement not consistent or
creditable.
These reasons were given after
mature deliberation, and given to
the Associated Press so that the Re
publicans of Ohio and other States
might know why he took the posi
tion he did. One of these was that
he did not think a State convention
should dabble in national matters;
another was that he didn't believe
that a convention chosen- this year
had any right to assume the prerog
atives of a convention to be chosen
a year hence, (when the conditions
might be materially changed) and
another was that he did not think
such endorsement would be fair to
other candidates who might aspire
to the nomination. -
These were all good reasons when
Mr. Hanna gave him. If they were
good then, but a few days ago, they
are are as good now, and yet Sena
tor Hanna, ignoring the inconsist
ent attitude in which it places him,
stultifies himself by surrendering,
and withdrawing his opposition, not
because he was convinced that he
was wrong but because he "re
ceived a telegram from Mr.
' Roosevelt which indicated that
he would like to have the endorse
nrent of the Ohio convention," and
therefore he (Hanna) withdrew his
opposition.
Now, it may be asked, what be
comes of his contention that a pure
ly State convention has no right to
dabble in national matters, no right
to assume the prerogatives of anoth
er convention to be chosen a year
later, jand of the unfairness to other
gentlemen who might be candidates?
Hon. Mark Hanna might have
some trouble in explaining this.
The upshot is that his quick sur
render puts him in the position of
being insincere in the position
which he had taken, and of being
more influenced by the wishes of
Candidate Roosevelt than by his
convictions or sense of propriety
and duty. He had the reputation
of influencing and leading McKin
ley; he is letting Mr. Roosevelt in
fluence and lead him.
But politics is a game of wltB,
in which there are moves and coun
ter moves, especially in States where
there are assertive rivals for the
leadership of the party. Hanna
and Foraker are rivals for this
leadership in Ohio. Foraker was
always restive under the predomi
nance of Hanna during the admin
istrations of McKinley, which pre
dominance completely overshadowed
him, and kept him in the back
ground, a worrying position for a man
with as much self-esteem and ambi
tion as Foraker. He therefore lost
no time in ingratiating himself with
the new administration, to forestall
and get the lead of Hanna, and was
prompt to put himself in the atti
tude of Mr. Roosevelt's special friend
and spokesman. For some time it
was said that as a result of this and
the deference shown by the Presi
dent to Senator Foraker, Senator
Hanna seldom visited the White
House, and he and the President
met each other with simply a cold
formality.
Until recently Mr. Roosevelt re--garded
Senator Hanna as a possible
if not a probable competitor for the
nomination, and the repeated asser
tions by Mr. Hanna that he was not
a candidate did not entirely remove
this impression.
Anticipating a Hanna boom Sena-
4 VI .....
tor jjoraicer was among the first to
proclaim for Roosevelt's nomina
tion and to predict it. Hanna and
his friends know all this and hence
- he came to the conclusion that the
movement to endorse Roosevelt
was to "smoke him (Hanna) out"
and some of his friends went so far
as to say that the movement was to
put Foraker in the lead for the
nomination in 1908 as Roosevelt's
successor, and that there was an
understanding to that effect with
Roosevelt's supporters. When For
aker's attention was called to this, a
few days ago, he denied it, but said
he "felt grateful to his friends for
mentioning him in that connec
tion," leaving the impression that
he has no objection to being consid
ered a candidate even so far ahead.
Now isn't It possible, under these
circumstances, that Senator Hanna
may in his surrender have been
playing a game of his own to put
Mr. Roosevelt under obligation to
him, and break up the Roosevelt
Foraker combine, if there be one?
May not some assurances have been
given to Mr. Hauna that in the
- event of his cordial support of Mr.
Roosevelt he might count on Mr.
Roosevelt's friends reciprocating
fonr years hence? This would not
require any pledges direct by Roose
velt, but it could be done indirectly
by some one authorized to speak for
him. There are more ways than
one to kill a dog.
The sudden change by Senator
Hanna gives good ground for the
belief that there has been a putting
of heads together, and that there is
a "nigger in the woodpile."- Hanna
does not intend to let Foraker beat
him in this game of wits if he can
prevent it, and he thinks he can
WORSE THAN PLAIN STEALING.
The more the Post Office scandals
are investigated, the dirtier they
show up. Plain stealing is bad
enough, but this bribery and con
spiracy is worse than plain stealing,
for it is not only corruption, but a
conspiracy to enable a "get-rich-quick"
concern to dupe and rob the
unsuspecting public. For a small
sum of money in hand these venal
officers in the law department of
poatoffice, who were trusted, and
presumably respectable, lent their
services to sharpers to enable them to
use the mails to swindle their vic
tims out of thousands, - which they
probably did, before the fraud and
conspiracy were discovered.
According to the statement of
attorney Johns (now under arrest)
Mr. Miller, assistant attorney of the
P. 0. Department, accepted a $2,000
a year job because there were "trim
mings" in it. And he got some of
the trimmings. According to Mr.
Johns, also, this trimming business
had been carried on somewhat ex
tensively bv others who wanted
judicial assistance, some of whom
had paid as hish as $25,000 for
- a
special favors, from which it may
be in inferred that "trimmings" had
been distributed freely in the law
department of the Post Office.
How many got a grab at them is
not yet know, but it is not likely that
Mr. Miller got all, for he was sim
ply an assistant to an assistant.
When Mr. Rvan. who seems to feel
that he has not been fairlv treated
in the deal, tells his story, it may
stir up things and prove quite in
teresting. The indications are that
Postmaster General Payne will
strike more "pay dirt" than he will
know what to do with.
BECOME CHRISTIANS OS MOVE.
The antl Jewish sentiment is per
haps more intense in Russia than
in any other European country, al
though it is intense in several. But
in Russia it is not simply race an
tipathy, but race antipathy made
the stronger by religious fanaticism,
coupled with impenetrable ignor
ance and superstition. If this an
tipathy were confined to the ignor
ant only it would not be so unac
countable, but it is shared by the
intelligent, who are as intolerant
in religious matters as the ignorant
mob, and even by Government offi
cials whose duty it is to administer
the laws and prevent oppression,
robbery and butchery.
There are anti Semitic papers in
Russia which are constantly inflam
ing the masses against the Jews,
one of which thus addresses them;
Become Christians and our brothers
and enjoy all the privileges of Russian
citizenship. If not, you have one year
to go where you pleaae. After that
term his expired there mutt not remain
a single Jew in Russia unless he is
Christianized, and thereafter entrance
to Bunla will be forbidden to the Jews
forever.
The writer of this urgent invita
tion to "become Christians and our
brothers" is doubtless a religious
fanatic, and he is surely a Jew hater
on account of the Jew's religion, if
not on account of the Jew, but in
speaking thus he not only speaks for
himself but for the bulk of the Rus
sian people, including Government
officials, one of whom is quoted as
saying that this editor is about the
only one in Russia who has not been
bought with the money of the
Jews.
Of course he has no idea that the
Jews' will accept his invitation to
"become Christians and our broth
ers," his real object doubtless
being to create the impression that
if they do not they will be driven
out of Russia or exterminated, in
anticipation of which they will emi
grate. If they did accept his invi
tation he would probably be in fa
vor of murdering them before they
had time to recant.
And Russia is a Christian, civiliz
ed country, -as Christianity and
civilization go over there.
A Florida man who planted 3.000
Porto Rico pineapple slips on a
quarter of an acre in 1901, has now
a crop of about 3,000 apples, which
will average in weight ten pounds.
and for which he has been offered
from 40 to 50cents apiece. In ad
dition to this he win have slips
enough to sell to bring him in a lot
of money. That beats gold mining
all hollow. . ,
There must be Borne potatoes
raised in Florida when 60,000 barrels
are shipped from "one little railroad
station," and they are not done
shipping yet.
Wonder if Rev. Dr. Hillis, of
Brooklyn, who says he wouldn't
mind making Booker Washington's
bed, could make a bed if he tried?
. How's This?
w offer One Hundred Pollen Reward for
any case ol Catarrh that cannot be cored by
Haire Catarrh Cure-
W. t.h nnflsralirned. have known 't
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perfectly honorable in all bnfllneea transactions
and flnaortaUy able to carry-out any obligations
made by their firm. -
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H. Cronenberg, photographer, of
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promptly and permanently. I had
a rash all over me, ana no one
knows how I suffered. It was like
being in the infernal region and I
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scratch because that made it worse.
tried everything but only to be
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about Doan's Ointment and I pro
cured a box at R. R. Bellamy's drug
store. I went home and applied
some of the ointment, and I can
say it brought the first relief I had
had for a long time. I can only add
that it is a preparation of great
merit."
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N. Y., sole agents for the United
States.
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COMMENCEMENTS AT RALEIGH.
Election of SI. Mary's Rector Postponed.
At the A. & M. Collect.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, May 27 The trus
tees of SL Mary's School, the dioceses
of both North and South Carolina
being represented, were in annual ses
sion to night, but contrary to expecta
tion did not elect a successor to Dr.
Bratton. Bishop-elect of Mississippi, as
rector-principal of 81 Mary's. Sev
eral eligible were discussed freely,
among them being Dr. McNeely
DuBose, of Asheville; Dr. Robert
Btrange, of Richmond; Dr. T. M. N.
Gteorge. of Newbern; Dr. Broienali,
of Washington. D. C, and Dr. Haileit
DuBose. of Sewannee. The election
was postponed until July 1st. Dr.
Bratton will not leave until Sep
tember. A brilliant concert was given to
night in connection with, 8L Mary's
commencement. The graduating ex
ercises will be to-morrow morning.
At the commencement exercises of
the A. & M. College this morning,
Gov. Aycock presented diplomas to
thirty-six graduates one, agriculture ;
twenty-eight, engineering, and the re
mainder in sciences.
The Pamlico Fish Co.. of Washing
ton, was chartered to-day with $12,500
capital. R. F. Garner and W. E.
Jacobson, of Washington, and W. T.
and it. U. Koernarfit, of Hwan quar
ter, are the incorporators.
RULINQS BY THE ATTORNEY QENERAL
Liquor and Piano and Orfan Dealers.
Commencement at St. ary'a School.
Special Star Telegram.
Ralegh, N. C, May 26. Attorney
General Gilmer advised 8tate Treas
urer Lacy to-day under the 1903
Revenue Act to instruct sheriffs to
charge the. piano and organ dealers
$40 license for the month of J une and
then $10 additional for the year from
July 1st, owing to a discrepancy in
the act providing that all schedule B
licenses expire May 31st and annual
license date from July 3lst. Another
notable ruling is that the State Treas
urer should allow distilleries one
month's license from May 31st to
July 1st. All licenses expire on the
former date, and the Watts' bill does
not go Into effect until July 1st.
A brilliant reception was given to
night to the Juniors and Seniors in
connection with the commencement of
St. Mary's School. At a meeting of
the alumnae this afternoon Mrs. Ire
dell, the president, reported $3,100 of
alumnae scholarship funds in band
and a strong probability that the re
mainder or the $4,000 needed will be
in hand by early Fall. The officers
elected are: President, Mrs. Iredell,
Raleigh ; vice presidents. Mrs. Bessie
Leak, Durham; Mrs. T. McK Pit-
linger, Kaleigh; Mrs. Kate DeRoscet
ueares, Wilmington; secretary ad
treasurer, Miss Kate McKlnnon.
SPECIAL TERM OP WILSON COURT.
Trial of Mea Charged With Mardtr Com
mutation of Sentence State Bonds.
Special Star Telegram. )
Raliiqh, N. C.. May 25. Gov.
Aycock has ordered a special term of
Wilson Superior Court to be conyened
by Judge Shaw, June 16th for the trial
of the eleven men held for the mur
der of Percy Jones.
A cnmmiitsttnn nf i?Ath lAnltnM In
life imprisonment Is ordered by the
uoTernor lor cam vicir, a negro boy
under, sentence to be banged Saturday
at Goldsboro for criminal aieanlt nn
an aged negro woman with whom he
uvea.
The Governor and State Treasurer
aisrned and dslivepful th n tsnn nnn
series oi cuaie Donas to day to Town-
- - "
sena, dcoh oc oons, oi rmiadeipbla,
and received therefor 131 n. 77ft wh fori
is placed on deposit In the Citizens'
T"l 1 . 1"-
cioi oi naieign.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Section Foreman Ran Over by East Caro-
Ilia Railroad Car.
Special Star Telegram.
Tabbobo, N. C, May 26. In an
attempt to jump from a coach, moving
a flat car, while the train was shifting
mis morning atxoddy station, on the
Bast Carolina road, W. O. Brock, a
section foreman, fell and the moving?
coach passed over him, cutting off his
foot and injuring: him internally, so
mat ne aiea an nour later
Motion Prom Sampson.
H. L. Stevens, Eiq., of Warsaw, was
in the city yesterday and made a mo
tion before Judge Peebles In the Su
perior Court to appoint a referee In
the case of W. A. Dunn, receiver, vs,
M. K. Beaman and others, the case
coming from Sampson county. Judge
Peebles took the papers in the case
and continued the motion.
Salt Afalast foist Une,.. ,
Fayetteville Observer: "Atlantic
Coast Line Attorney George M. Rose
left mis afternoon for Wadfaboro,
where he goes to defend ih uit
Llles vs. tbe Ailamifv.at u.i i
130,000. The suit involves the Atlan-
iwvjoHiwm neiier Department, ai
Liles, who was an employe of the rail
road, received aid from that tnstitu
Uon after he was Injured."
A MYSTERY CLEARED.
Finding of Body Explains Disap
pearance from Home of
D. James Byrd.
DROWNED IN THE RIVER.
Remains Found Floating la the Water by
Negro Fishermen Yesterday at Noon.
No Evidence of Foal Play
Burled at Oak Qrove.
Tbe body of D. James Byrd, the
white man employed by the city as a
member of the street force and who
so mysteriously disappeared from bis
home, at Third and Wright streets,
four weeks ago lt Saturday night,
was found yesterday at noon, floating
in the river opposite Point Peter,above
Wilmington, by two colored boys en
gaged In fishing in the stream. Tbe
boys were horrified at tbe sight of the
object and ran to inform some colored
men at work near the spot' The men
came to the river's edge and towed the
body ashore.
Dr. C. D. Bell, the coroner, was
notified of the find and upon his ar
rival the body.'which had not hitherto
been identified, was found to be that
of the missing man. A pass book was
found on the corpse, bearing the name
of D. James Byrd, and several
of Byrd'a fellow employes on
the street force corroborated , the
fact from a view of the body, al
though it was badly decomposed. A
purse was found on the person and
identified. It contained $3.62 in silver.
Dr. Bell found no evidences of foul
play; the skull and all other bones
were perfectly ntact.and therefore no
inquest was held. The finding of the
money disposed conclusively of tbe
theory that the man had been robbed
and thrown overboard. The body was
found face downward and near a raft
logs in the river.
Byrd's family having removed from
the city and the remains having re
quired immediate burial, they were
turned over to County Undertaker
King at once and interred in Oak
Grove cemetery. The family consists
of eight children, three of whom are
grown and five others small. A mar
ried sister lives in Wilmington, but
the others, being left without any
support, found it necessary soon after
the disappearance of their father to
move to the country. They could not
be reached in time to get to Wilming
ton yesterday. Their mother died five
years ago.
The deceased was 47 years of age
and moved with his family to Wil
mington about four years ago from
Farmer's Turnout, He had just been
paid off the night he disappeared and
was accompanied to the market by one
of his little daughters by whom he
sent home some provisions. About
1 o'clock Sunday morning he was
seen on the streets and tbe presump
tion is that he fell overboard from
some of tbe city docks in the southern
part of the city and that his body was
carried up the river by the tide. When
found the body was dressed in a tight-
fitting black suit and a new pair of
shoes, evidently purchased with apart
of the money which he had been paid
Saturday night.
Bid LAND SUIT COMPROMISED.
Abrupt Ending of the Referee Hearing la
Wbltevllle Attorneys Returning.
Col. N. A. McLean and A. W. Mc
Lean, Esq., of Lumberton; ex-Judge
E. K. Bryan and Geo. Rountree, Esq.,
of this city; Hon. G. B. Patterson and
his stenographer, Mr.;E. F. Murrey, of
Msxton ; Fred. B. Wright, Eiq., and
Geo. F. Porter, Esq., of Minneapolis,
Minn., returned this morning on the
belated train from White ville, N. C,
where they were engaged yesterday in
a referee hearing of an important suit
entitled Theo. F. Koch vs. Geo. F.
Porter et al., involving a contract in
regard to about 10,000 acres of land in
Columbus county to be used for colo
nlzatlon purposes.
Hon. G. B. Patterson was the referee
and after several witnesses were ex
amined the hearing came to an abrupt
end, the attorneys having reached a
compromise by which the contract
will be carried out as originally pro
vided.
AH the parties concerned are from
Minnesota and the case has been on
the docket for three years, having
twice gone to the Supreme Court.
The plaintiff was represented in the
hearing by Messrs. Rountree & Carr,
of Wilmington; D. J. Lewis and J. B.
Schulken, Esqs., of White ville, and
FredB. Wright, Eiq., of Minneapolis.
The defendants were represented by
Messrs. McLean & McLean, of Lum
berton; ex-Judge E. K. Bryan, of
Wilmington, -and Geo. F. Porter,
Esq., pf St. Paul, Minn. The out-of
town attorneys will return home to
day, j
State Bankers' Association,
Charlotte Observer: "O. N. Evans,
secretary and treasurer of tbe North
Carolina Bankers' Association, is busy
arranging the details and programme
for the coming convention to be held
at Wrightsville Beach, June 24th and
25th. A very attractive programme is
being filled, and in addition to the
regular convention programme the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
under whose direction there will be
special entertainment for the pleasure
of the banker guests, have taken great
Interest in the convention, and pro
pose to snow wnat Wilmington can
do to give the financial men a good
time. One feature of their entertain
ment will be an excursion on the sea,
while there will also be receptions and
a ball at the Seashore Hotel, where the
convention will be quartered. The
association is in a prosperous condi
tion, having a larger membership than
ever before. As soon as the railway
commission announces tbe special
rates, the official programme will be
published."
To Care Cold in One Day
Taka Laxative : Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
drnsglBts re rand tbe money U It falls to cure.
S. W. QroTe'8 signature la on each box. sec t
0 -A- Sal T O 18- 7 v ,
Bftuitlu yf The Kind Yob Kara Always Bought
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HELD UNDER BONDS OF $500.
Two Small Negro Boys, Implicated In Oat-
rsgeons Coodncl at Delgsdo, in the
- Superior Court Tree Bills.
Herbert Mumford and Julius Tay
lor, two of the band of young negroes
thought to be most deeply Implicated
in the outrageous conduct toward
aome little white girls at Delgado
Tuesday at noon, reference-to. which
was made in yesterday's paper, were
given a preliminary neannjj oeiore
Justice Bornemann yesterday at noon
and were bound over to Superior Court
on charges of having attempted to
commit a felonious assault Each in
default of $500 bond waa committed to
jail and in a few hours the-cases bad
been taken up by the grand jury and
true bills returned. The children with
their parents testified against tbe boys
and upon their testimony the bills were
found.
It Is not known whether the cases
ill be reached this term or not. If
not, the defendants will remain in jail
until tJune. Their offence is not a
capital one but the case will give them
good long terms in the penitentiary,
should they be found guilty. The
boys are about 13 years of age and had
been "hanging around" the golf links
near Delgado trying to get employ
ment as caddies
Strawberry Shipments Taesday.
Tuesday's shipments of strawberries
through South Rocky Mount were
35 refrigerator cars and 263 crates by
express. They were distributed as
follows: Pittsburg, 12 cars; New
ark, 6 cars, 7 crates; New York, 4 cars,
27 crates; Buffalo, 4 cars; Scranton, 2
cars; Philadelphia, 1 car, 80 crates;
Baltimore, 1 car, 4 crates; New Haven,
Erie, Elmira, Binghampton and Cort
land, 1 car each; Wilmington, Del., 53
crates; Chester, 27 crates; Boston, 26
crates; Virginia points, 12 crates;
Washington, 10 crates; N. T. and Pa.
points, 9 crates; Richmond, 8 crates.
New Wilmington Steamer.
Mr. W. A. Rourk has returned from
Norfolk and Washington, where be
and Cap L W. A. Sanders looked at
several steamers, with a view to the
purchase of one for the Wilmington
and Little River Transportation Com
pany. They found a boat that suited
them, but were not empowered to
make any deal. A meeting of the
directors of tbe company will be held
this week to decide upon the matter.
CapL 8anders returned via Beaufort,
N. C, his old home.
The Federal Point Pence,
Judge Peebles Tuesday night heard
argument of counsel in the restrain
ing orJer issued by Judge Cook to
prevent the Commissioners of New
Hanover county from building a
fence around Federal Point township.
Ex-Judge E. K. Bryan appeared for
the original plaintiffs, Hon. John D.
Bellamy for property owners, and
George Rountree, Esq., for the Com
missioners. Judge Peebles reserved
his decision.
Mr. Brsnd Winch Better.
Yesterday's Augusta Chronicle says
"Mr. R. A. Brand, at Pinehurst sani
tarium in North Augusta, waa report
ed to be better yesterday than on any
day since the operation was performed
It will be some weeks, however, before'
Mr. Brand is seen on the streets again
as the operation was quite serious.
His vacation extends until August
1st."
Died at Holly Kldge, N. 6.
Mrs. Henrietta 8ldbury, wife of Mr
B. Bidbury, of Holly Ridge, on the
W. & N. railroad, died yesterday
morning at the age of 65. Mr. J. D.
Sidbury, of this city, a son of the de
ceased, went to Holly Ridge jester
day to attend the funeral which takes
place this morning.
Robersonville News'. The crops
are growing and flourishing in spite
of no rain. U. S. Inspector
Davis arrested Mr. James Gurganus.
postmaster at Factolus, N. C, last
.Friday. He took him to Washing
ton, where he was bound over to
court. Mr. Gurganus gave bond.
The postofSce is in the hands of
the bondsmen. On Saturday.
Mr. Joe Hollis and brother, living
near Everetts, were passing the
Newsome Allbrooks place, when
they saw a swarm of bees light into
a small pine. The brothers got a
tow bag, and one of them held the
bag while the other shook the bees
from the limb into it. They tied
up the basr and carried it to their
home two miles distant, where they
hived the bees into a gum. The
remarkable thing about this is that
neither one got a sting.
, Greenville Reflector: Mr. John
C. McGowan brought to town Sat
urday a bundle of oats that are the
most wonderful ever seen here.
They were from one single seed and
there were 126 stalks about 4 feet
high and a good heavy head on each
stalk. On one head of. an average
stalk there were 74 seed, making
9,324 oats grown from one seed. Mr.
McGowan says he has some that
grew 145 to the single seed He
does not know the name of these
oats.- The seed were purchased of
J. B. Cherry & Co. It is possible
that no other country in the world
could grow so much from one seed
as Fitt county. Owing to the very
dry season the oat crop was almost
a failure. Had there been a full
crop there might have been 25,000
Beed from a single seed.
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death and taxes, but that la not alto
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for Consumption is a sure cure for all
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but got no relief. One bottle of Dr.
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MURDER TRIAL TODAY
Special Venire of 150 Persons
Summoned in the Case of
the Thomas Boys
SUPERIOR COURT YfcSTlfRDAY.
Connsel Assigned for Poer Yoang Negroes
Chsrged With Bsrglary-Concealed
Weapon Charge Engages Olstin
gnlsbed Legal Service.
Superior Court yesterday was en-
gated with the trial of no important
eases though a good number were
cleared from the docket.
The two Thomas boys, colored,
charred with tbe murder of Daniel
Shines, aiao colored, by stabbing bim
to death in "Brooklyn" last February,
will likely be .placed on trial first
thing this afternoon and the hearing
ill probably continue for a day or
two. A special venire of .150 persons
was drawn by County Commissioner
Wm. F. Robertson yesterday after
noon and are being summoned for ap
pearance to-day. Messrs. Herbert
McOlammy and Marsden Bellamy
will appear for the defendants and E.
M. Koonce, Esq., will assist Solicitor
Duffy in the prcsecution. Tbe negroes
have been in jail since tbe crime waa
committed. It will be remembered
that Shines waa attacked in a negro
shop known as "Oato Boney's ranch"
and that after he was stabbed, be was
dragged under a ihed on a dark street,
where he was found by the police and
carried to the- hospital. He died the
following day and the Thomas broth
era were placed in jail upon the find'
ing of the coroner's jury.
When court took a recess at 5:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon until
9:30 A. M. to-day, It was in the midst
of argument by counsel to the jury in
a case in which Primus Johnson, a
colored employe of the Pittsburg Lum
ber Co., is charged with carrying a
concealed weapon. The negro is of
some prominence and has for his coun
sel Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy and Wil
liam J. Bellamy, Etq. Tbe Solicitor is
assisted in the prosecution by Herbert
McOlammy, Esq. The ess will be
concluded this morning.
Court met yesterday morning at
9:30 o'clock and Sheriff Btedman re
turned the jurors ordered summoned
for the day, with the exception of W.
C. Page, E. J. Pollard, Junius Davis,
Jr., and J. R. Davis, who were not
found. D. N. Stanley and Z. W.
Whitehead were excused.
During the forenoon the young ne
groes, Thomas Nixon, Joe Davi,
Charles Williams and Joe Holland,
charged with burglary in entering the
store of Miss A. V. Joner, Seventh
and Harnett streets, were brought into
court and duly arraigned, tbe grand
jury having returned a true bill
against them on Tuesday. Messrs
Woodus Kellum, C. D. Weeks and
Geo. L. Peschau were atsigned by the
court to defend the boys, who will be
tried for their lives unless a submis
sion in a lesser degree is offered in
their behalf and accepted by the
Solicitor. If the defendants do not
submit the case, owing to its length
and importance, it will necessarily
have to be continued until next term
John Robinson, the young white
man arrested on a capias from last
term of court in which he was charged
with a number of offences, was dis
charged on payment of costs and
balance of $35 deposited as aurety for
defendant, the latter to be paid to Mrs.
Flora Robinson.
Clinton F. Williams, fined $40 on
Tuesday for non-attendance as a
juror came into court yesterday, ren
dered a satisfactory excuse and was
relieved of payment of tbe fine.
A nol pros with leave was taken in
the case of Adrian Barlowe, charged
with tbe larceny of money from a man
from Pender county, who has failed
to make his appearance for two suc
cessive terms.
Other cases disposed of during the
day were as follows:
Martha Williams, astault with a
deadly weapon ; submitted and sen
tenced to pay a fine of $10 abd coals.
Joe Qaince, pleaded guilty of car
rying concealed weapoca; fined $15
and costs.
Eliza Ward, stock at large; verdict
guilty.
James Hantley and Chariea Nixon,
selling unwholesome' meal; continued
by consent to June term; Nixon recog
nized with Jordan Nixon in the sum
of $50 for bis appearance.
Lewis Clinton, carrying concealed
weapon; previously submitted; sen
tenced to 12 months on roads.
Son Carter, gambling; sentenced to
6 months on roads.
Wm. H. Brown, larceny, verdict not
guilty.
Louis Taylor, larceny; judgment re
served. -
Arthur Walker, larceny; judgment
reserved.
Son Glaskins, larceny; verdict not
guilty.
Will Richardson, alias Chas. Hen
nington ; judgment of forfeiture made
absolute.
Nathan Williams, gambling; called
and failed; judgment nisi sci fa and
capias.
LYNCHING IN WYOMING.
W. 6. Clifton Taken from Jail and Hasged
by a Mob for murder.
By lalesraDn to the Morning Btai.
Denver, Colo , May 27. A special
to the Post from New Castle, Wyo.,
says:
W. O. Clifton, murderer of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Church, was lynched
by a mob from Gillette last night The
mob battered down the jail door, bold
ing up the sheriff and deputy, and
hung Clifton to a bridge west of the
town. Clifton's bead was cut off by
the fall of forty feet
John W. Church and his wife, who
lived on a homestead claim seventy
five miles southwest of New Castle,
were never seen alive after March 14
last Clifton, whose ranch adjoined
Church's, was arrested April 7th ou
suspicion and on April 17th be con
fessed that he killed Mr. and Mr.
Church. Their bodies were found by
him. Clifton claimed he had killed
the couple in self defence. ,
A aeries of twenty-fiveexplosions in
the plant of the Indiana Powder Com
pany at Fontanet, Ind., killed one
man and fatally injured two others.
One man was seriously Injured.
SEVERE STORM IN INDIANA.
Several Lives Were Lost and More Thsn
$1,000,009 Dsmsge Done to Property,
Six Factories Wrecked.
x ? TviKsraon to tne Morning star.
Indianapolis, Ihd., May 87. In
diaaa waa storm swept to-day. Three
II res were- lost and more than one
million dollars damage was done to
property. The worst destruction was
in the gas belt. Six factories at
Kokomo were partially destroyed.
The loss in Kokomo is estimated at
$100,000.
At Alexander four smokestacks
were blown down, killing W. 8. Gray
a machinist. Willie Black, aged ten.
was killed at Converse, and Lanaford
Stephenson, a farmer, at Logansport,
ws KUiea by lightning, in tbe north
ern part of the State there were heavy
ad and hall.
Fobt Wayne. Ind.. May 27. The
sl-rm here this afternoon assumed the
proportions of a tornado. Ira Dixon,
a railroad section band, was crushed
to oeatn under a falling tree.
FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.
British Steamer Bndderstleld Sank by
Norwegian Steamer Ito-Twenty-two
Lives Lost Crew Was Saved.
bt TMesraiHi to tne Horning eta: .
Antwerp, May 27. The British
steamer Huddersfield which sailed
from this port yesterday eveniog for
Grimsby, Eng., collided with the Nor
wegian steamer Uto. The Hudders
field foundered. Twenty-two Austrian
and Italian immigrants lost their lives.
The crew were saved. It is believed
the immigrants were crushed in the
collision. The bows of the Uto were
damaged.
London, May 27. A telegram from
Grimsby says tbe Huddders field car
rled twenty-nine immigrants and five
other steerage passengers. Twenty or
the emigrants are missing. Tbe re
mainder were taken ashore t boats
with the crew of the Hudder.Qeld
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD.
Broker Arrested la New York on a Bench
Warrant from Birmingham.
Bt Teiearapb to tbe Mornm star.
New York, May 27. Charles E.
Wellborn, a broker, was arrested
today by a United States marshal
on a bench warrant, issued by the
court in Birmingham, Ala., in
1895. Wellborn was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Shields
and paroled in the custody, of his
counsel until to morrow. He was in
dicted by the U. S. court in Jefferson
county, Alabama for having mailed, a
letter to W. P. Falconer, of Danville,
Ey., for the purpose, it was charged, of
defrauding Falconer. Welborn, the
indictment alleges, was then operating
in Birmingham under the name of
tbe Alabama Live 8tock Company,
a ccheme to defraud by Inducing cor
respondents to ship stock, etc., under
consignment.
PRESIDENT IN MONTANA.
Received an Ovation at Butte Sainted
by 200,000 Children.
By Telegrapn to tbe Moraine Bt&r.
Butte, Most., May 27. President
Roosevelt arrived at Butte this after
noon over the Great Northern railroad
from Helena. He was met at ihe sta
tion by Mayor Mullins, escorted bv a
company of militia, a platoon of po
licemen and the Spanish war veterans.
The drive through tbe streets of Butte
was one long ovation. ' The neighbor
ing towns for fifty miles had poured
in their crowds and tbe line of march
was crowded to suffocation.
At the court house two hundred
thousand school children appropriate
ly dressed in the national colors,
aaluted the President. To-night the
President made an address at a ban
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Mass Meeting In New York City to Pro
test Agsiost the Msgsscre of He
brews st Kishloeff.
By Telegrapn to tne Morning star.
New York, May 27. There was a
great and representative gathering at
Carnegie hall to-night, called to pro
teat against the massacre of Hebrews
at Kishineff. The announcement that
former President Grover Olevelnad
would speak lent additional interest
to the gathering.
While Mayor Low was delivering
the opening address, expressive of the
hope that Russia would! give more
liberty to her Jewish subjects. Mr.
Cleveland entered and was greeted
with a tumult of cheers.
William H. Baldwin, Jr., read the
resolutions, which were received with
great applause and adopted. They de
nounced the massacre, urged tbe
claim ol the Jews In Russia to just
treatment and protection, and declar
ed "that the people of the United
States should exercise such influence
with tbe government of Russia as tbo
ancient and unbroken friendship bt -tween
the two nations may justify, to
prevent the recurrence of outbreak
such as have amazed the civilized
world."
TWO ARRESTS M4DE
In Connection With the Seven Thousand
Dollar Robbery in Birmingham, Ala.
By Telegrapn to tne Morning emr
Birmingham, Ala., Msy 27. City
detectives claim to have unravelled
the mystery of the seven thousand
dollar robbery of the Union depot
ticket office in this city, which oc
curred May 16tb. As a result, two
young men, one of th em being the son
of J. M. Bibb, superintendent of
bridges and buildings of the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad, have
been arrested and are now in jai). No
one Is allowed to see them and tbe
name of the second man arrested cai
not be ascertained. It is claimed that
the robbery was accomplished by
boring a hole through tbe ceiling over
the ticket office from a vacant room
on the second floor of the Union de
pot, and through this hole the robbers
looked with a magnifying glass and
watched tbe employes of the office work
the safe combination. The detectives
expect to recover all tbe money and
also to make a third arrest.
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