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PROBABILITIES OF EC0SBVELT-
ian STRrauosiiy.
New Orleans Picayune: The re
cent extraordinary outbreak in the
perpetration in the Northern States
of the Union, by negroes, of the
most shocking and atrocious crimes
upon white women, and the obvious
j natural, prompt and ferocious re
taliation with lynching and burning
by Northern white men, are going
probably to save as nothing else
could, the Southern States and peo- I
pie from a terrible revival of polit
ical persecution.
It has become necessary for the
Republican party, in order that it
may secure a new lease on the po
litical power which it has held so
long, but, but which it must soon
loae; that is, as soon as the wrang
ling and discordant elements which
are opposed to it can (be got togeth
er in a national election, to reduce
the representation In Congress and
the electoral influence in president
ial elections, of the Southern States.
That this has for some time been
under serious consideration by the
leaders of the Republican party is
well known, and that it has been
pretty well determined on is more
than probable and that it will be
consummated before the close of
Mr. Roosevelt's next administration,
is something that can only be pre
vented by the election of a Demo
cratic Democratic House of Repre
sentatives for the Fifty-ninth Con
gress. If the reduction of Southern
representation is to be accomplished,
it must be done by Congress, and
for various reasons it is not likely
that it will be done by the present
Congress, but it will be by the next
if it should bo under (Republican
party control.
But not only is such an attack on
tho political power of the Southern
States a foregone conclusion, but
iUo there is every reason to believe
that a bloody sectional race war was
looked forward to as one of its de
velopments. President Roosevelt's
remarkable act in encouraging the
negroes in the belief that social as
well as political equality are to be,
assured to them was the first warn-
ing note of the proposed recrudes-1
cence of sectional warfare. South
ern lynching of negroes and an out
cry about the re-enslavement of the
blacks through a system of contracts
or peonage in tho Southern States,
were to be tho pretext for Govern
ment interference in defence of the
alleged unfortunate and helpless
negro race.
That appeals are going to be made
to Congress and to the President to
take stringent measures to protect
negro murderers and ravishers is
certain, and that they would have
met strenuous responses is not to be
questioned if only the lynching and
popular violence had been confined
to the Southern States and people.
It is not to be supposed that such
an opportunity to re establish in
strength and power the party which
ht.8 so long held national control,
but which is falling to pieces from
corruption and decay, would for a
moment be neglected.
It haa so happened, however, that
the crimes of the negroes against
white women have for somo time
past been exceedingly numerous and
atrocious in Northern States, and
the violent retaliation by the whites
has been marked by extreme prompt
ness, ferocity and implacability.
There is no argument so convinc
ing as the object lesson which brings
the subject matter home tolhe ex
perience, the hearts and the per-
- sonal interest of tho people them
selves. Husbands, fathers, brothers and
lovers in many of the Northern
States of tho Union know what it Is
to havo their loved and gentle ones
torn and mangled and destroyed by
black beasts in human shape.
When Congress shall be overrun
with petitions to start a new assault
upon the Southern States, and the
President is besieged by deputations
of white fanatics and black cham
pions of social race equality, to send
the Army to the South to protect
negro criminals from the conse
quences of their atrocious crimes,
it may be that there will come from
the people of the Northern States,
VOL. XXXIV,-
not a few earnest and energetic pro
tests, asking justice and fair play
for the Southern people who are
rallying to protect their women and
their homes. .
Itjhaa been reported of President
Booseyelt that he has declared his
desire for a second term of the chief
magistracy of the country on the
ground that now he la filling out
President McKlnley's term, and
that he Is only doing what he be
lieves is in accordance with the
great dead President's . views and
policy, but that when he shall be
elected on his own account he will
be able to carry out a full Boose
veltian course of conduct. Mr.
Roosevelt is not only by his own
claim extremely strenuous what
ever that may mean but he holds
very decided notions concerning
negroes, and he is capable of the
most radical and unexpected acts,
official as well as individual, pnblic
or private.
The Southern people have, there
fore, reason to regard the Presi
dent's disposition towards them
with the greatest anxiety. It may
turn out that the blow of the assas
sin that struck down the beloved
McKinley may portend to the
Southern people and States as much
calamity and misfortune as did that
which as suddenly extinguished the
light and life of the great and be
nevolent Lincoln. Let us labor, as
well as hope, that the contrary may
be true, but never cease striving.
The greatest safeguard will be a
Democratic Congress during the
four years of Mr. Roosevelt's strenu
ous administration.
Monroe Enquirer: "The hard
cider campaign is now on. A fellow
has to do a lot of drinking to get
drunk on the stuff, but lots otthem
succeed in getting drunk on it.
There are more fights and a greater
quantity of fool in a hard cider
drunk than in any other kind. It
goes without saying that hard cider,
as it is now used in this town, is a
nuisance and a big one, too." It is
said a good hard cider drunk "stick
eth closer than a brother."
We do not believe the tax-payers
of North Carolina favor the expen
diture of $300,000 in alterations and
repairs on the capitol building at
Raleigh juBt now. . And it may be
safely assumed, too, that the fi
nal cost will exceed the sum
named. Taxes are too high and ap
propriations are extravagant. When
the Solon s "nest again" there will
doubtless be a call for another bond
Issue.
The Iosb in Steel Trust values of
common stock has been estimated at
about 186,000,000, and in pre
ferred at bout 87,00O,00O. The
entire losses in Morgan stocks of all
kinds is placed at more than $300,.
000,000. No doubt a good deal of
water was pressed out, but then
somebody must pay the cost.
The newspapers at all of the sea
port terminals of the giant railroad
aggregation just formed in connec-
tlon with the Seaboard Air Line are
predicting "great things" for their
respective towns.. Now, let Wil
mington show not only what she
expects, but what she is entitled to.
uue oi our superior wuu o uu&co,
in a recent charge to a grand jury,
said those engaged in speculating
were trying to "set something for
nothing." Well, thousands of them
have been getting nothing for some
thing with painful regularity of late.
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Yon may fret and you may fame,
you may squeal and yon may squirm;
bnt you will never have relief from
the tobacco trust, or any other trust,
nntil the Democrats have the Presi
dency and both Houses of rongress.
Instead of spending $300,000 on
the State capitol and large sums on
negro education, why not make
provision for the poor demented
creatures. - now confined in county
jails? .
The ladies and gentlemen who
are making "flying trips" to the
city are in blissfnl ignorance of the
fact that they are exciting the
wrath of Dnmont and Langley.
None of the candidates for tho
Presidency named by Mr. Bryan has
any following except himself and a
small fraction of Mr. Bryan.
"When the robins nest again"
there will be some more , young
candidates for postoffice positions.
This Excursionist Fnred Bndly.
E. P. Pearce, the white man from
Florence, 8. 0., who wan left here by
an excursion train a few nights ago
and who celebrated his being left with
a big spree, during which he wan
dered Into a residence late Thursday
night at Seventh and Hanover streets,
was arraigned before Mayor Springer
yesterday at noon and .fined $10,
Pearce communicated with friends in
Florence,-secured the amount of his
fine and was released.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Atlantic Coast Line a Dominat
ing Corporation in South
Eastern Territory.
A MAFNIFICENT SYSTEM.
Its Absorption at tbe Plant and L. & N.
Makes a QIant aiiregatloa on Soand
Financial basis lis Earnings,
.Operation and Income.
The Atlantic Coast Line, says the
New York Commercial-Advertiser ot
August 13tb, makes preliminary re
port of earning for the fiscal year end
ed June SO, 1903, compared with the
preceding year, as follows:
1908 1902 Increase
G'searn'S S19,6TC,?4G S17.6S9.668 12,037,078
Expenses 12,581.897 11.C54.659 936.938
Netearn'S 17,083,149 15.985.009 IUOO.000
No comprehensive official statement
la at hand of the exact outstanding in
debtedness of the Atlantic CoaatLlne
Railroad Company and the Atlantic
Coast Line Company- but If we add
the fixed charges of the old Plant sys
tem and the old Atlantic Coast Line
and add thereto 4 per cent, on the
$3(5,500,000, Louisville and Nashville
collateral 4s, it will give fixed charges
of about $5,200,000. Using this figure,
we can construct the probable income
for the year just ended as follows:
Net earnings from operation S7.085.149
,5 per cent, on soe.ooo L. & R
shares 1.530.000
Total Income
18,(15,119
UUHIKW
5.200,000
Surplus I2.415.0C0
According to the most reliable re
ports, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company haa outstanding at the pres
ent time $2,270,000 preferred stock and
$55,650,000 common, no that the earn
ing, as figured above, would be equal
to 5 per cent dividend on the preferred
slock and 6.5 per cent on the common.
The Atlantic Coast Line Company,
which owns a majority of the stock of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany, Is a close corporation, organized
under the laws of the state of Connec
ticut, and we are unable to say from
official reports, either bow much of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company's stock it owns, or its exact
capitalization. The securities which
the public are interested in are the
various issues underlying the common
stock of the railway company, and it
Is evident from the figures which have
been submitted that the earnings from
the property as reported are amply
sufficient to pay the charges and leave
a good surplus.
Bat the figures as reported do not
begin to do justice to the earning
power underlying the stock. The
earnings as submitted are simply the
results of tbe operations of the 3,690
miles which compose the Atlantic
Coast Line system proper. In addi
tion to the mileage directly operated,
the company controls separately
operated corporations having an ag
gregate mileage of over 6,850 miles of
road. The Louisville and Nashville,
with its 4,916 miles, is earning more
than double the dividend which it
pays, without counting the equities
which it owns In Its subsidiary cor
porations, such as the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and Bt Louis, etc. ,
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, through its control of other
corporations, is to-day the dominating
railroad corporation in the great ter
ritory bounded by the Potomac, tbe
Ohio, the Mississippi, the Alantlc and
the gulf, and its earnings and its nnan-
cial doings are of great interest, not
only to the small group of gentlemen
who own the Atlantic Coast Line
Company of Connecticut, but to those
who own the upward of $200,000,000
bonds and minority stocks of the par
ents and subsidiary corporations, as
well as the great population resident
In the territory which it serves so ad
mirably. It is to be hoped that the
Atlantic coast Line Kauroaa com
pany and its dependencies will this
year issue as fun ana comprenensive
an annual report as is yearly sun-
mitted bv the Southern Railway or
the Louisville and Nashville.
$50 REWARD FOR TRAIN ROCKERS.
Hatch Bros., of Mount Olive. Offer Thst
Amount for Miscreant Friday Night.
In the following letter, received by
the Stab Saturday nlght,Messrs. Hatch
Bros., the popular excursion managers
of Mount Olive, verv properly offer a
reward of $50 for the arrest and con
viction of the person or persons who
threw a missile into one of their trains
as It was leaving the city Friday night :
Mount Olive, N, 0., Aug. 15th,
- Editor Morning Star: The public
doubtless have seen an account - the
rocking of our excursion train on yes
terday, as we were leaving tne a. u.
L. depot. This same thing happened
to a similar train Wednesday night.
We are nowerlessto remedy such a
dastardlv act without the A. C. L. au
thnrltiM and the eitv of Wilmington.
We Intend to exhaust all legal and
nromnt measures to find those miscre
ants, and oner &u reward ior me ar
rest and conviction of such villain or
villains. For vears we have brought
to Wilmington thousands of white
people of respectability and character
(this being our 86th excursion) and we
have a reoutation to maintain, and
promise to fulfil, which we expect to
keen, even at anv expense.
We hope that others will follow suit.
and offer some reward ior tnese vil
lains. Hanging Is too good for such
cattle, should they be captured.
Verv trulv. vours. ' "
O. B. Hatch, of Hatch Bros. Excur
sion Managers.
Boy Crashed to Death.
Lumberton Argus: "A fearful ac
cident happened at Eingsdale, on tbe
a. N. R. R. vesterday (Wednesday)
afternoon. The 15-year-old son of Mr.
Pink Lovet. in trvine to leap upon
the cow-catcher of the log train while
in motion, fell and was crushed by
the ensrine. The back was laid wide
onen. Death, of course, was Instan
taneous."
Rice Crop Short.
Bavannah News: "Ihe rice crop
will be about two weeks late this year
and the harvest water is only now on
the fields. The freshets were respon
sible for the delay in planting, and
between ten and fifteen per cent, less
rice than usual was planted this year.
The planters say that the crop will not
only be late but snort as wen."
WILMINGTON, C., FRIDAY. AUGUST 21, 1903.
INTERESTING POINTS OP LAW I
Man Who Sold Sandwicbes nnd His Cst
tomersTook Beer of Their Own
. Accord Before tbe Mnyor.-
In the police court Saturday three
cases against O. U. Collins, in which
he is charged with selling intoxicating
beverages on Sunday, were called but
upon advice of his counsel, Mr. Col
lins personally- waived examination
and was required to give bond of $100
in each case for his appearance at the
September' term of Superior; Court
Jos. S. Sneeden justified In the sum
of $300 and became surely for tbe de
fendant Mr. Collins Is proprietor of a place
at Hilton park and about a year ago a
dozen or more indictments were made,
against him in the-Superlor Court but
he was found not guilty In all of,
them, the evidence having shown that
Mr. Collins merely sold to bis-custom-ers
a sandwich for 10c and If beer was
received with them, the customei
got it without Mr. Collins' knowl;
edge or consent in law. In the
three present ease - the princi
witness is J. W. English, whOkwaa ap
pointed on the police force the day be
fore the warrants were procured. Three
sales are charged, viz: On July 26tb,
Aug. 2nd and 9th. It ia stated that If
the witnesses in the case testify that
they procured beer at Collins' place,
counter Indictments may be brought
against them for securing name from
the premises without the owners' con
sent. The case will be an interesting
one in any phase. The place Is located
outside the city limits, hut the war
ranis are Issued by the Mayor of the
city under a provision of the charter
which gives the police jurisdiction
within a mile of the' corporate bound
aries.
MAMMOTH TAILORING TRUST.
Cbas. M. Schwab at Head ol New Com
blae Raleigh and Charlotte.
According to a New York special to
the Charlotte Observer, the latest
trust is a mammoth tailoring combine
with Charles M. Schwab, the steel
king and millionaire, at its head.
Associated with him are P. A. Schwab,
his uncle, and David J. Welsh, for
many years the right-hand man of a
big woollen mill concern, who confirm
the report of the formation of the
combine. The New York telegram
sajs:
"The trust, under the name of the
'United Tailors' will begin operations
on August 22nd in New York city.
opening seven stores simultaneously.
These will be increased from day to
day until a hundred retail branches
are established In Greater New York,
where there are already 12,000 tailors.
Branches will also be immediately
established in the big cities through
out the country and extended aa
quickly as possible to every city In the
Union of 25,000 inhabitants. North
Carolina will be represented by Char-
lot and Raleigh. In two years' time
the trust expects to have this vast
chain of branches in working order
and will then be giving employment
to nearly half a million of men.
A great central school .w Hi be es
tablished in New York, at which cut
ters, choppers, trimmers and salesmen
will be educated and then sent out
over the country to the branches
where they may be needed. The trust
will, bo soon aa possible own its own
mills both here and abroad. At pres
ent it has secured the output of one
mill In Massachusetts and is now ne
gotiating for more."
DESPERATE CUMBERLAND NEQRO
esptnred bj Fayetteville Officers Night
Before Last-Wanted Several Years.
Fayetteville Observer, 15th.
Last night Deputy Sheriff Mona-
ghan, Deputy Holmes, of Flea Hill
township, Deputy United States Mar
shal Averilt and O. F. Goddard, repre
senting the U.S. Government, arrested
Antony Ray in (juewhime township,
a very desperate negro, notorious ior
defying and resisting omcertjtneieaaer
of a band of outlaws known as the
"Blue gang." He has been wanted for
the past five years in Cumberland,
Robeson and Moore counties.
The necro lives on Puppy Creek,
and the posse were forced to break his
door down to obtain admittance. So
low was the entrance that they got in
by stooping, and found Kay in a cor
ner, with a quilt over his head, slits
for his eyes ana aaouoie-Darreiiea gun
in his hand. They were at such close
quarters that the muzzle of the gun
was pressed against Officer Monaghan's
stomach. The triggers were pulled,
bat the gun failed to fire from its bad
condition. Ray submitted to arrest
after a few blows over the head with
the butt of a pistol. His wife. Eliza
beth, was also arrested.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT CLARKT0N.
Yoaog
Mao Killed. Instantly by Falling
Tree Son of Dr. Lucas. .
Special Star Correspondence.
Claekton, N. O., August 13. A
very sad accident occurred near here
yesterday afternoon, which resulted in
the death of Mr. Claude Lucas, son of
Dr W. H. G. Lucas, of White Hall,
and a very promising young man.
Mr. Lucas was having some timber
cut, when one tree became entangled
with another, and he was assisting in
felling the lodged tree, which flew
back when it feu, striking the unfor
tunate man and .completely crushing
his head, causing instant death.
The Maxfon Wreck.
A special to tne-yharlotte Observer
from Maxton says: "The verdict of
the coroner's jury was that the wreck
was caused by the carelessness of the
flagman, who was killed. The evi
dent was that the engine had gone to
Lt aburg for water. The train was
left on the main line in charge of the
flagman, who was cautioned to look
out for the excursion. A passer-by
saw him go into the caboose and that
was the last seen of him alive, me
excursion came on, was not signalled,
t and ran into the caboose, smashing it
and setting it afire. The tender oi tne
engine was jammed Into the first car
of the excursion. The engine was
badly wrecked."
r JOHN hewton'S report.
His Something to Say of Each Company
J -. In the Qnnrd W. L I.
" Special Star Telegram.
RiXsaaH, N. C, Aug. 1 1 5. There
has just been received in the Adju
tant General's office here, from the
War Department at Washington a
copy oi j&ajor John Newton's report
on his recent Inspection of companies
constituting the North Carolina Na
tional Guard.- The report conststs of
brief statements regarding and criti-
; cisma of each company in their order
by regiments. Regarding Wilming
ton Light Infantry and neighboring
companies It Is said: .
Company O. Wllmineton. fine ar
mory, which cost $15,000, but no drill
room or sued, f ine bath room.
amusement, library, papers, athletic
room, .very complete in every way.
Fine looking body of men. All eager
to do Iheir-duty.. .
uompanr v. Qoldsboro. together
with comnanv B. First North Carolina
Infantry,; has an excellent armory.
The men neat in appearance, dressed
la khakif i-Tbe arms of this company
iajvery -good condition; officers seem
wmi posted la their duties. ; '
Company M. Maxton. did notJm-
pVess me favorably. The officers and
five men not in uniform. First ser
vant commanded company at Inspec
tion. Town too small for a company.
Company A, Fayetteville, has fine
large armory. This is tbe oldest corn
pan y in the State, being over 100 years
o:d. Officers and men neat and bright,
very proud of their organization.
Company B, Golds boro, has excel
lent armory; men neat in appearance,
dressed in khaki. Arms in very good
condition. Officers seem well posted
in .heir duties.
AFTER THE TOBACOO MONOPOLY.
Slate Farmers' Alliance Urges Governor
to Join Appeal to the President.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 13. The
North Carolina 8tate Farmers' Alli
ance, in annual session at Hillsboro
to-day, adopted resolutions calling on
Governor Aycock to co-operate with
the Governors of South Carolina and
Virginia in endeavoring to induce
President Roosevelt to enforce any
law now in existence for the suppres
sion of the monopoly in the purchase
of tobacco, and attributing the present
low prices to consolidation of the
American Tobacco Company and Im
perial Tobacco Company, they being
evidently determined to force ware
housemen and independent buyers to
sell at ruinous sacrifices.
NEQROES WAQED BLOODY FIGHT,
Dlepote Over a Pair of "Eoillsh" Tronsers
Got Them la Trosble.
As the result of a dispute as to
whether a certain pair of trousers were
"English" or no', Abram Bryant, a
young negro employed by the Coal
Cement and Supply Co., his brother,
Robert Bryant, and a third negro,
named Robert Bolton, engaged in a
bloody fight at Front and Orange
streets early yesterday afternoon.
Bolton was slashed badly on the arm
and shoulder and had to be sent to
the hospital to have his wounds sewed
up, while Abraham Bryant had a gash
over one of his eyes and an abrasion on
his hand. They were both arrested by
Policeman W. C. Moore and locked
up at the station house for a hearing.
Robert Bryant was the owner of
the trousers over which the dispute
arose and each put a dollar on his
judgment as to whether the trousers
were "English."
was sought out in
C. E. Gordon and
ment of who won
occurred.
A sartorial expert
the person of Mr.
pending a settle
the bet, the fight
Completion of Cntter Mohawk.
There is local Interest in the Asso
ciated Press telegram In the Stab Sat
urday morning that the revenue cutter
"Mohawk" would be completed as
early as possible at Richmond, Vs.
The "Mohawk," it is said, will be as
signed to this station, succeeding her
sister ship, the "Tuscarora," which is
slightly smaller than the "Mohawk."
The contract has been let to the Bmith-
Courteny Co. and the vessel will be
finished at the Trigg yards where it
has been partially constructed. The
contract allows seventy days' time for
completion of the vessel, on which
about eighty per cent progress has
been made.
Not Guilty of Slander.
D. J. Biggs, Jr., a young white man.
was given a hearing In Justice Fowl
er's court yesterday, charged with
slander. The young man was exoner
ated of the charge and dismissed.
Herbert McOlammy, Esq., appeared
for the prosecution and Marsden Bel
lamy, Etq., appeared for tbe defendant.
LOCAL DOTS.
Mr. Fred Simpson asks that it
be stated that he la not a member of
the committee of arrangements for the
Point Caswell picnic Aug. 28th.
Geo. Silvia failed to appear in
the police court yesterday and answer
the charge of being drunk and down
at Second and Market streets Friday
night He was arrested by Policeman
J. W. English. A capias was Issued
for him yesterday.
Mr. F. A. Blssinger, formerly
of the a W. Polvogt Co., has leased
the store now occupied by Farrlss'
Bakerv and will onen about October
1st an up-to-date china store. Mr.
Farrlss Is undecided as to where he
will remove the bakery.
In a notice a few days ago of
the organization of the Black River Sc
Wilmington Steamboat Co. the name
of Mr. D. J. Corbett, Sr., was uninten
tionally omitted as one of the Incor
porator. Mr. Corbett Is one of the
leading citizens of the county, and
will add strength to the corporation.
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY
AT 17 A MO AO riTTJ I
A 1 HANjAj Ul 1 1 I
George B. Evans Murdered His
Wife and Afterwards
Killed Himself.
SHE HAD SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Was a Society Woman, 26 Yenrs Old.
Atfrscted Hack Attention Dorics, the
Tenmsters' Strike by Driving
Her Hnsbnnd's Track.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 15. Geo.
B. Evans, manager of the American
Transfer Company, murdered his wife,
Mrs. Lillie Maude Evans, at their
home in the southern portion of the
city, early to-day. Later he was found
dead in St. Mary's cemetery, two miles
distant having shot himself.
Mr. Evans waa attacked as she lay
asleep. According to a servant girl,
the only - witness" to - the tragedy,
Evans entered his wife's apartments a
about daylight and fired two shots at
her. Neither took effect and then
dragging Mrs. Evans toward him by
the hair he deliberately placed his re
volver against the back of her neck
and fired. The shot literally blew the
woman's head off. In the dim light
the servant was unable to recognize
the murderer positively as Evans, but
informed the police when the alarm
was given that she recognized the
voice as his. Evans escaped and his
body was found only after several
hours' search.
Mrs. Evans had feared that her hus
band would kill her and had talked of
her fears last night, Bhe locked the
door of her room when she retired,
but by a strange fatality unfastened
it during the night to get some fresh
air. Evans entered the house through
the pantry window near which his
umbrella was found today and appa
rently went directly to his wife's room.
Miss Bettle. Burns, a neighbor, slept
with Mrs. Evans and narrowly escaped
being struck by tbe bullets fired at the
latter. Miss Burns, awoke, " dazed,
aroused by the shots fired in quick
succession and a scream from Mrs.
Evans who expired at once without a
struggle. Miss Burns climbed over
the dead body and saw Evans stand
ing in the center of the room. He re
mained a moment as if spellbound,
then hastily left, cursing as he went.
In the confusion that ensued he left
the house unnoticed.
Mrs. Evans, who was 26 years old,
was a society wonian. - She married
Evans in 1898. Last Wednesday she
filed suit for divorce, alleging drunk
enness and cruelty, and at the same
time brought suit demanding that her
husband pay f800 for rent of the barn
occupied by the company of which he
is manager. The property Mr. Evans
asserted belonged to her, and In addi
tion she asked an order restraining
Evans from disposing of two valuable
race horses and other property which
she said also belonged to her.
Mrs. Evans attracted much attention
last March during the teamster's strike
by driving one of her husband's trans
fer wagons, which the regular driver
refused to take out of the barns for fear
of violence at the hands of the strikers.
Mrs. Evans made several trips, perched
on the seat of a big truck, between her
husband's barns and the freight houses,
driving fearlessly through crowds of
jeering strikers. Once, when some
of the strikers tried to cut the horses'
traces she slashed the men with her
whip and proceeded without being fur
ther molested.
Two years ago Mrs. Evans also
gained some notoriety by horse-whip
ping a man who had attempted to flirt
with her.
Evans was born in Kentucky, 38
years ago, and his . father was sheriff
of Breathitt county. The elder Evans
was himself shot and killed as the re
sult of a feud. Evans had lived in
Kansas City for many years and is said
to have been married twice before. He
married Lillie Maude Perry, the 16-
year-old daughter of Mrs. E. C Perry,
a widow of Argentine, Kansas, against
the latler's wishes.
CASHIER ARRESTED.
Charted With Embezzling $40,000 of the
bank's Funds.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Red Bask, N. J., Aug. 15. Enoch
L. Cowart, cashier of the defunct
Navesink National Bank, was arrested
to-aay on tne cnarge oi emoezziing
$40,000 of the bank's funds. The com
plaint was made by Special Examiner
W. A. Mason. Cowart surrendered
himself to United States Marshal
Gaiarde here and furnished $10,000
ball to await the action of the United
States grand jury.
Sol Benje and wife and Kath
erine Baughuss, of Wilkes county,
have been arrested and committed
to jail on the charge of murdering
Benje's daughter, Sarah, about Feb
ruary 28th, 1902. On March 26th,
1902, the body of the dead girl was
found in a mill pond.
A Catholic hospital to cost
$100,000 will be built at Greens,
boro, it is said.
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SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Four capital cases are to be
tried at the present term of Wilkes
court two lor murder and two ior
infanticide.
A trolley line is being built be
tween Spencer and Salisbury, a dis
tance of three miles. Spencer is the
location of the Southern railway
shops.
: The people of Newborn are
much exercised over the possibility
of establishing a distillery in their
midst. A building for the purpose
is In course of erection.
Alexander Anton, one of the
three men shot by a negro named
Sol Shuford in the public road near
Davidson last Sunday, died Wednes
day. Shuford and his two compan
ions have been arrested.
Monroe Enquirer: Mayor
Houston took in $51.90 last Mon
day morning in the way of fines and
costs from Saturday's hard cider
drunks. There ia money in hard
cider, but not to the man who
drinks it.
- The election held at Wades
boro Wednesday to determine
whether whiskey should continue to
btf sold in Wadesboro after January
1st, resulted in a victory for the
prohibitionists of seven majority.
Fifteen prisoners in the Beau
fort county jail escaped before day
break last Friday morning. Two of
the escaped criminals are murderers
and one is a Federal prisoner. All
the others were up for minor offences.
Murphy Scout: At Bobert
Galusha's lumber camp on Ven
geance creek the other day a den of
rattlesnakes was found. After
killing all in sight 28 rattlers and a
pilot were counted, and It was not
a good day for snakes, either.
' Statesville Landmark : , In- a
case brought before him in McDow
ell Superior Court this week Judge
Long decided that a fist fight is not
a duel. Two persons were indicted
for duelling and the evidence showed
they met by mutual agreement and
indulged in an old-fashioned fistic
encounter.
Marion Dispatch: Ex-Sheriff
Nichols, who while sheriff of this
(McDowell) county, misappropriated
$4,000, and who was recently arrest
ed at Mangum, O. T., is still at
large. Nichols was released on a
habeas corpus by an Oklahoma judge
who had no evidence on which to
hold him. Detective Ferry, of Mor
ganton, who had gone for him with
requisition papers, will have his
long trip in vain, for Nichols lost no
time in effecting his escape as soon
as he was released.
Burlington News: It seemB
there is no joke about the construc
tion of the Durham and Charlotte
railroad from Pittsboro to Greens
boro. The'road is already con
structed from Gulf to Pittsboro,
and the work of grading the line
from Pittsboro to Greensboro will
bo begnn with a few weeks and
pushed to early completion. We
notice that the citizens of Pittsboro
had a meeting the other night and
voted to give them a free right of
way through the city, and also to
give them a sight for the depot.
Asheville special to Raleigh
News and Observer : While 'Squire
D; Lance, of Arden, well known in
this county, was riding through
Biltmore on his horse yesterday af
ternoon, the animal shied and threw
him heavily to the ground. His foot
was caught in a strap and he was
dragged fifty feet. Brought to Ashe
ville to the hospital it was found
that Mr. Lance was suffering from
concussion of the brain. Dp to a
late hour this afternoon he had not
recovered consciousness. He is 70
years old.
Twenty years ago the house of
Mrs. Luclnda Johnson, near Back
Shoals, Yadkin county, was enter
ed in the day time while the family
was away from home, and robbed of
a lot of bacon, meal and other
things. Suspicion rested upon one
Tom Coply and a search for the
stolen articles revealed them in his
possession. He was tried in Yad
kin Superior Court, convicted and
and sentenced to 10 years in the
penitentiary. After serving two
years of his sentence he made his
escape and for 18 years he has been
hiding and dodging from place to
place. Last week George and Tom
Marshall captured him and carried
him back to Raleigh, where he will
serve the remainder of his term.
' Wilkesboro Chronielt: Troy
Osborn's son was put in jail Friday
and-is now on the roads for thirty
days. He lives up in the Blue
Ridge near the Mulberry Gap road.
He and Bob Stamper and a young
fellow named Long have been ter
rorizing that section for some time
by traveling around shooting pro
miscuously and threatening any one
that interfered with their pass-
time. Recentlv thev shot a doe in
E. C. Hall's yard, where the chil
dren were playing. They have been
prowling around, cutting up corn
patches, breaking in spring houses,
turning over bee gums and such
like. The best thing to be done
with such cattle is to accidently kill
them and be done with it.
Asheville special to Charlotte
Observer: While wrangling over tax
delinquents late yesterday evening
ur. j. a. .Burroughs, one oi tne
most prominent physicians of this
city, and Police Jndge Thos. A.
Jones became involved in a per
sonal encounter, and when finally
separated it was found that both
men had drawn blood. Judge
Jones, who was attorney for the
delinquent tax collector, Mr. Baird,
asked Dr. Burroughs a number of
pointed questions why certain
property was not listed for taxes.
The doctor gave a heated . answer,
whereupon the judge struck him
In the face. Dr. Burroughs, re
lower lobe of Judge Jones' ear.
I Several other blows were exenangea
- sunerea seYerm uiu luiua.
Indie Qrsy, Chairman of the Board, Crit
icised the Company Store System.
Asked Mnny Sharp Questions.
By Telegraph to the XtmlBE Star.
BiauraaHAM, Ala., August 15.
The sixth day of the hearing of the
coal strike arbitration board was taken
up with a further presentation of evi
dence by the operators. J. H. Adams,
assistant district manager of the Re-
public Bteel and Iron Company, said
that the eight hour system would In
crease the cost of production; that .
furnace laborers work twelve hours .
per day and that the tipple work,
washing and the like at the mines,
were such that the output oouldnot
be handled in eight hours.
Judge Gray, chairman of the arbi
tration board, asked the witness many
sharp questions regarding the company
store system. He wanted to know if
lt would not be as easy to Issue a
laborer a five dollar bill as to give
him a five dollar store check. The
chairman also asked if lt would not
be better to pay the laborer more
frequently, than to have him
stop off from work to draw
checks. The witness gave no re
ply to this question, but said that the
stores of the company had originally
been established at the request of the
miners. "It looks hard," said Judge
Gray, "for a man to work for $100 per
month and get only $75 because of the
store check system."
This statement referred to the method
of discounting store checks for cash.
The witness said that negroes drew
checks to get money for gambling and
whiskey for drinking. Judge Gray in
quired if the present system did not
encoursge these immoral practices.
Judge Gray made a lengthy state
ment in whleh he practicably fore
shadowed his decision on the question
of semi-monthly Tyayi?HeaId'r
that the present system of issuing
checks to miners and discounting
them for cash was vicious, because It
forced a miner to lose 25 per cent, of
his earnings if he desired to be paid
before tbe end of the month. He
thought the system eacouraged im
morality, because it gave opportunity
to the thriftless miners to gamble. He
believed tbe semi-monthly pay day
should be tried. He added that if a
check system was allowed under the
semi-monthly pay day, that under no
consideration would he vole for the
system, unless each check be made
payable to a certain miner and that no
Other persons be allowed to use it in
any way whatsoever. This, he be
lieved, would prevent harmful trad
ing. Judge Gray's statement created a
sensation and Attorney Walker Percy,
representing tbe Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, made a long
reply. He explained that the system
originated during a season of depres
sion when the companies could not
meet their rolls. They could not '
raise money, he said, but they
had credit for merchandise and
thus they managed, to carry
the miners over a trying peri
od. Bince then the system has spread
and in many places is welcomed by
the men. Mr. Percy said he believed
it would be a great disaster in mining
circles If the system was abolished.
Mr. Percy's statement is regarded
by both sides as one of the most force
ful statements ever made under like
circumstances and it created a profound
Impression upon Judge Gray and
other members of tbe commission.
Bobamton, Pa., Aug. 15. T. D.
Nlcholls, secretary of the miners' con
ciliation board, to-day received a tele
gram from Judge Gray, now In Blr
mingham, Ala., notifying him that he
had appointed Carroll D. Wrighf,
United States commissioner of labor
and member of the anthracite strike
commission, umpire of the board. The
conciliation board several days ago
requested Judge Gray to appoint an
umpire as provided in the award of the
strike commission.
The board, composed of three rep
resentatives of the miners and three
representatives of the operators, has
found it impossible to settle many im
portant questions.
FLOOD IN KANSAS RIVERS.
Traffic Between tbe Two Kenans Cities Is
Practically Suspended Result ol
Gontlnnons tteavy Rnlns.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Aug. 15. Traffio
between the two Kansas cities is prac
tically suspended to-day, all the tem
porary pile bridges erected after the
great flood in June having -been en- .
dangered by a rise in the Kansas
river. The river has been causing
more or less trouble for the past two
weeks, the result of continuous heavy
rains west of Kansas City. Follow
ing last night's heavy rainfall, the
river rose a foot -It contlnuea
to rise rapidly to day and it
la predicted that it will go four
feet higher before the waters finally
spread and the river begins to subside.
At Armourdale, which was wiped out
In the June flood, the river Is fourteen
feet above the low water mark and
seven feet hieher than the lowest
mark recorded since June. It will have
to go fifteen feet higher, however, to
reach the town proper, and the only
damage possible Is to the bridges.' The
current is so swift that row boats can
scarcely live in It.
The stopping of traffic over the tem
porary bridges caused a rush for the
flow line bridge which supports tbe
pipe carrying tbe city's water supply.
The gates at each end of tbe bridsre
were torn off in tbe anxiety of those
seeking to get to opposite sides of the
river. The bridge is a comparatively
frail structure and at one time there
were nearly 800 persons on it. There
was danger of the bridge falling and
It became necessary to nail up the
gates and force persons from the
structure. The bridge is too high to
be damaged by any but a tremendous
rise in the river, which Is not at all
likely. Later, one of the bridges was
reopened to pedestrians.
WOMAN WR1PPINQ.
Report of the Qeorgln Prison Commission.
Warden Allagood Reslrned-I
By Telegraph to tho Moroit Star.
Atlanta, Aug. 15. The Georgia
prison commission which has been in
vestigating the whipping of Mamie Da
Oris, a white woman convict at the
I State prison farm, made its report to-
aav. W lin iub report cauio u u-
. a . . m MA
nouncement or tne resignation ana u
acceptance by the commission of War
den Allagood. whose conduct In pun
ishing Miss 'De Oris was under inves-tiff-ation.
The charges of Improper
proposals by Allagood alleged by the
woman ana similar conduct to
ward other female convicts, are found
"absolutely false and malicious." The
report says the warden acted entirely
within his authority in whipping Miss
DeOrin and that he was lea to it oj
extreme aggravation. , ,
The commission conciuaes mat una
particular punishment wan "an error
on the part of the warden," who, re-
cognizing that his usefulness may
have been impairea - oy roiiuu u mo
prejudice which has been created
! against blm by gross misrepresenta
tion of the racis oi tne cn, u -untarlly
tendered his resignation.
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