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A FEW WORDS WITH THE
HOWLERS.
The Charlotte Observer a few
days ago read a sound lesson to a
. n w paper which berated the spirit
of Bo-called "commercialism." The
Observer in the Caldwelldian direct
naa and lucidity which character
izes the editorial utterances of that
paper, showed that almost every
human endeavor and spirit of enter
prise is "commercialism," and pun
gently exposed the sap-headedness
that drivels out stuff of the anti
commercial variety.
There are a speeies of politicians
in this country who from purely
demagogical motives or from an
inmite spirit of anarchism have
howled out "anti" doctrines until
some very well meaning but alto
gether unsuspecting people have
been impregnated with the idea that
some of these politicians are states
men, and, without doing their own
thinking, have absorbed enough of
their virus to be brought to the be
lief that some of these demagogio
uliulatlons of the period are among
the political issues of the day.
For one we are glad that the
spirit of commercialism has invaded
the South, for it is evidence that
the spirit of virility is taking the
place of the dry rot that has so long
retarded the growth of many sec
tions of the South. Commercialism
is another name for enterprise and
thrif tineas, and along with it we
want to see a crop of politicians who
will have brains enough to keep up
with modern, progress and take the
places of the species whose main
chance for office is bush-whacking
ami fanninsr the air ' with dismal
howls. Commercialism of the
8iruightforward kind is what we
want through the South, and com
mrcialists of the swindling variety
are what we want in the penitentiary.
Tne evidence of a nation's vitality
is that it is hunting for business.
The fact is, the great conflicts be
tween civilized nations in modern
times are the result of commercial
a ad industrial competion. The
growth of enterprise and industries
creates the necessity for trade, and
leads the most advanced nations of
the world to seek trade beyond their
own borders. With the growth of
populations it is necessary to pro
vide remunerative employment for
the people, and it is by means of
mtkuufactuiicg that this is largely
done In the nations of the old world.
In America we have unlimited agri
cultural resources but as "diversified
industry is a nation's prosperity,"the
United States is also becoming ; one
of the great manufacturing conn -
tries of the world. This accounts
for the fact that we are also hunt
ing trade in the markets of the
world and that wo are getting in
the mix-up with the leading nations
when there is a trading point in
sight. This is why the scoop of
the Philippines was made; this is
why we have interests in China and
Corea; this is why we are making
acquaintances with tho Emperor
Menelik, of Abyssinia; and it is the
reason why we have taken advan
tage of the misbehavior of Panama
to construct the isthmiau canal.
The conflict to-day between Rus
Bia and Japan was brought about by
the competition of their commercial
interests. Each wants a cinch in
Manchuria and Corea, where the
"open door" can be kept over half
way shut, if it comes to that.
.Lach nation in the world is sim
ply looking out for itself,
and the race is one for commercial
supremacy. In this age of machin
cry, technical knowledge and physi
cal science the ability to produce
manufactured articles is constantly
! on tho increase, and the natuial re
sult 18 that after the home markets
are overstocked, there must be a
hunt for foreign markets. :
In alt this scramble for trade
supremacy the United States is not
going to get left, but any gang that
wants Uncle Sam to sit down and
hold his chin while something is do
ing will inevitably get left. South
ern Democrats are not of that sort,
and In this race for commercial
supremacy we want to see Uncle
. Bam get such a gait on him that we
VOL. XXXV.
can play marbles on those attenu
ated coat-tail of his. However, we
don't want'to see him stop to do any
jack-knife trick or go up against any
body with a gold brick. .
MONUMENT TO GEN. GORDON.
It is very appropriate that the
first proposition to erect a monu
ment to the memory of General
John B. Gordon should come from
his native State of Georgia, but it is
a sentiment which rises spontane
ously in the South.
General Gordon belongs to the
South, and from Maryland to Texas
the people of the Southland will
vie with the Georgians in honor
ing the great soldler, the unsullied
statesman, the silver-tongued orator
the true patriot, the irreproachable
private citizen the pure chival
ric, and great hearted John Brawn
Gordon. I
Without a monument the mem
ory of Gordon wiU'gcvdown to fu
ture generations, .for his superb
character, his achievements on the
field of battle, his services in re
uniting his country, and his noble
worth will make . his name an ex
amplar for centuries to come. The
South, however, in loving homage
for its true son, should per
petuate his name in marble, in
granite and in brass.
Of General Gordon, the Atlanta
Journal says:
Exceii of praise is unseemly, ,even
as a tribute to the honored dead. But
an honest search alter -the source of
Gordon's superb power can not fail to
stio that the fountain of his strength
wm not merely in his right arm. nor
his keen, flashing blade, nor yet In his
alertness of mind and vigor of move
ment, but In tne meeting of these quali
ties with a pure spirit these sterling
virtues, fused behind the crista! of bis
soul, forming the true mirror of
knighthood.
The Augusta Chronicle refers in
this way to his departure:
Of him it can be truly said, as of the
Kntgbt of old : ''Ulysses has gone on
nil wanderings, and there Is no one
left in Ithaca strong enough to bend
his bow."
These are but an inkling of the
panegyrfea that have been paid to
General Gordon, and we only wish
we had space to even produce the
fulsome, generous and unstinted
opinions expressed of the Great
Southerner by the press of the
North. !
We hope the movement to erect a
monument to the immortal Gordon
will be swiftly carried out, and if
readers of the Star desire to make
a contribution for that purpose we
will gladly receive it and forward it
to the monumental association that
will be organized at Atlanta.
The Atlanta Journal has the
Stab's thanks for a large and most
excellent lithograph portrait of the
lamented Gen. John B. Gordon.
At the bottom of the portrait is a
beautiful : poem, "The Man of the
Twelfth of May," written by the
late Judge Robert Falligant, of Sa
vannah, a gifted and ablo son of
Georgia, whom we knew well.
Reuben Brown, a negro, is in
jail at Lawrenceburg, Ind., charged
with the fiendish murder of Miss
Rosa Kaiser. The Indianapolis
Sentinel says it was the most hein
ous murder ever committed in Dear
born county and it is feared that
Brown will be lynched. He was
traced to Kentucky and captured.
It is said by the Washington cor
respondents1 that former Republican
Congressman Tom Settle has things
coming his way. He was consulted
I by Roosevelt at the White House a
1 few days ago, but as to what trans-
I pired Mr. Settle is mum. Probably
that conference will settle some
North Carolina aspirants' hash. '
The cotton boll weevil money,
1250,000, appropriated by Congress
to investigate the boll weevil and
put on foot some measure to get rid
of the pest, is now ready. A whole
lot of fellows who don't know a boll
weevil from a giascutus are also
ready.
Senator Smoot, the Mormon,
keeps on deolaring that he hasn't
got but one wife. This denial may
puzzle the Congress of Mothers, but
maybe Smoot calls those others by
some ether name than wife.
A negro giant fell into the hands
of the Asheville police a few days
ago for beating his wife. His name
is Major j Dalton and he is six feet
and Ci inches tall and weighs 239
pounds, j
It is said that in Paris there are
half as many divorces as there are
marriages. Probably the conpleu were
juat half married, and then again
"true love never did run smooth."
A North Carolina paper says the
gubernatorial campaign is now stir
ring up the natives. We rather
think the grub anatorial campaign
is stirring up the most of us.
We notice that people with big
money go right on disappearing.
We might blow away ourself if our
financial condition would warrant a
I stunt of that kind.
CURRENT COMMENT.
- The proposition down in
Georgia to confine the education of
the negro to the amount of money
he pays in school taxes would do
credit to the man who blows out the
gas.--Norfolk Public Ledger.
A Philadelphia man claims
to be able to bleach negroes by
using the X- ray. This looks like
another scheme to drive Senator
Tillman out of politics. Detroit
Free Press.
Through the death of Gen.
Jno. B. Gordon the South loses one
of her foremost leaders a gallant
soldier, a trusted counsellor, a broad
minded and useful public man.
New York Tribune.
Major Robert St ilea, of Rich
mond,, author of "Four Years Un
der MarsOobert," says Gen. Gor
don ik battle was the most glorious
human being his eves ever looked
upon. He describes him in the first
day's fight at Gettysburg, his face
radiant, his figure erect, mounted
on a splendid ebony charger, with
gleaming eyes - and proud arched
neck. The rider fairly stood in his
stirrups and, bareheaded, waved
both hands, while his sonorous
voice rolled out such exhortations
as only he knew how to make to
soldiers. Thus they charged, with
the great black charger joyful in
the midst of the flashing muskets.
The Democratic members of
the Maryland Legislature decided to
reach the desired end of suffrage re
strictlon by means of a constitu
tional amendment and not through
a constitutional convention. At one
time the plan for a constitutional
convention was much in favor, but
upon socond thought the leaders
concluded that the risk of the plan
was too great. The Sun says "the
risk is, first, that the bill may be
defeated and that would injure the
Srestige of the organization; second,
Republicans might elect a majority,
of the delegates and put such a Con
stitution upon the State as the
Democrats would not like, it is
believed that all the office-holding
classes would oppose a convention,
and that they would be reinforced
by the main body of the Republican
party as well as by the most power
ful corporations." Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
HON. WM. J. BRYAN'S VIEWS.
Says Everything Points to Victory for the
Democrats In the Batlonal Election
Will Not Discuss 6aadidstes.
By Telegraph to the Homing Btar.
St.. Loots, Jan. 15. "Everything
points to victory," said William J.
Bryan, who spent an hour in Bt.
Louis to day en route home to Lin
coin, Neb., in answer tb a question
asked by the Post-Dispatch as to the
Democratic national outlook.
"What do you think about Judge
Parker, ol new York!" he was asked.
"I am not thinking about Parker at
all."
"How would Senator Gorman, of
Maryland, suit you?"
"I am not discussing Mr. Uorman
or any other candidate at this time.'
"Is it true that you have expressed
a preference for Mr. Hearst I '
"Now." said Mr. Bryan. "I wish
you would write down what I have
to say about Mr. Hearst."
He then dictated the following :
"I appreciate the work Mr. Hearst
has done for the Democratic party and
count him among my personal friends,
but I am not advocating his nomina
tion or that of any other person. I am
avoiding any expression of preference
for anybody "
"Are you a candidate, Mr. Bryan?1'
"I think I have already made it per
fectly plain that I am not."
"Would you become one if condi
tions should Indicate the necessity of
your making the racer'
"I can Imagine no circumstances un
der which it would be either wise or
necessary for me to become a candl
date."
Mr. Brian would not commit him
self as to the eligibility of Mayor Mc-
Clellan, of New York, for the Demo
cratic nomination.
"Did your journey modify in any
way your views on the money ques
tion!" Mr. Bryan was asked.
"It did not." he replied emphati
cally. "I am still a believer in the
nrlnclnle of free silver. But I will say
this, that I got one new idea, which I
will discuss at some future time."
NEGROES TALK OP LYN6HINQ.
One of Ihelr Rice Criminally Asssalted.
Orsnd Ledge, Masons, la Raleigh.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., Jan. 14. Geo.
McNeill, colored, was jailed this morn
ing for criminal assault on Ida Taylor,
wife of John Taylor, a respectable ne
gro here. There is much indignation
among the negroes, and considerable
talk bv them of trying to lynch him
to-night The woman had spasms re
peatedly during the day and Is in criti
cal condition.
The Grand Lodge of Masons ad
journed their 119th annual session at
2 o'clock to-day after installing the
officers elected .last night Grand
Master Liddell announced the follow
ine apnointlve officers: Grand Chap
lain, Dr. T. N. Ivey, Raleigh;
Grand Lecturer. B. W. Hatcher.
Ltbertv: 8enior Grand Deacon.
W. B. McKoy, Wilmington; Junior
Grand Deacon, F. M. Winchester,
Charlotte: .Grand Marshal, W. J.
Roberts, Winston; Grand Sword
Bearer, M. D. Kinsland, Waynesvllle;
Grand Pursivant, J. B. Griggs, Eliza
beth City; Grand 8tewards, J. D.
Elliott, Hickory, and F. D. Jones, of
Gulf. Grand Tiler R. H. Bradley,
Raleigh ; Grand Custodian, J. E.
Cameron.
On motion of A. J. Parker the reso
lution regarding the sale of intoxi
cants which was tabled yesterday, was
taken from the table and the follow
ing substitute was adopted: "ite
solved, that no man shall be eligible
to membership who is engaged in-the
manufacture of intoxicants or in the
wholesale retail liquor business, the
resolution to be referred to subordi
nate lodges and to become the law of
the Grand Lodge when adopted by
two-thirds of the subordinate lodges."
Weekly
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 1904.
MISS AMY M.BRADLEY
End Friday Moraine of
a
Life of Self-Sacrifice and
Great Usefulness.
A PIONEER IN EDUCATION.
Founder and Many Years Principal ana
Isstriictor of Tllestoa filth School. '
Remains Will be Seat for la
teracot fa Maine.
Wilmington people everywhere will
hear with sincere sorrow of the death of
Miss Amy Morris Bradley, which oc
curred at her home In this city Fii
day morning at 4:80 o'clock, in the
81l year of her age. Miss Bradley
bad been in feeble health for tome
time but her.death was not altogether
expec.ed. She was a woman of re
marksble vitality and was In posses
sion of all her strong mental faculties
until the last. The end came peace
fully in a quiet little cottage upon the
grounds of Tlleston High School, which
was established through her instru
mentality just after the war and of
which she was principal for many
years. Among her students are lead
ing eitixens of Wilmington and those
who have gone out from this city
during many years. For more than a
quarter of a century she devoted her
life and talent to the cause of educa
tion and it is fitting and proper that
her death should now be universally
mourned, .as it if.
Miis Bradley was born in the State
of Maine in September 1833. Her
early life was spent In the North but
during the civil war she came to
Washington, Dj, O. and entered the
volunteer hospital service, numbering
among her friends prominent soldiers
of b3th the blue and gray. Nearly
forty years ago, under the auspices of
the Soldiers' Aid Society and the
Unitarian At sociation, of Boston, she
came to Wilmington, friendless and
without sympathy, to establish a
school for the white children of Wil
mington. Her success, the work she
has done, her final triumph in win
ning the universal confidence and
gratitude, shed a brilliant light oyer
her noble and unselfiih motives. Be
ginning in December 1866, with three
pupils, she soon established the Union
and Hemenway schools, and after
wards in 1871, united the two Into
Tileslon Normal School. That school,
it is ssid, was the germ, model, and
impulse to the Normal School system
ofthe8tate. Through Miss Bradley's
munificent and philanthropic coad
jutor, Mrs. Augustus Hemenway, she
was instrumental in having con
tributed for the support of the school
during those years more than $100,
000. It is no exaggeration to say that
no institution was ever established in
lbs State from which such educa
tional blessings have flowed. Miss
Bradley's extraordinary zeal, devotion
and peneverance In her great life
work was publicly recognized in a
very appreciative resolution adopted
and published by the Board of Alder
men in Jane 1887. The subsequent
history or Miss Bradley's lire is too
well known to need more than a pass
ing reference here.
At Miss Bradley's request none of
her relatives came to be with her in
the closing hours of her beautiful and
self-sacrificing life but kind Wilming
ton friends and companions employed
by her administered to every want. In
further compliance with her request.
her remains will be sent to her former
bone at Brattleboro, lie., for inter
ment. Mr. Geo. B. Rsndett,a nephew,
telegraphed yesterday from Richmond,
Me., that he would start on the first
train for Wilmington and would ac
company the remains to their final
resting place. Miss Bradley Is the last
of her immediate family to pass away.
The death of Miss Bradley was feel
Ingly announced in all the city public
schools Friday and as a mark of re
spect to her memory, all exercises
during the day were suspended. Flags
over the school buildings are at half
mast
RUSSELL LEAVES FOR HOSPITAL.
News from the Ex-Governor la Washing
ton Wilmington Postofflce Fight
The Washington correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer writes:
"It was acknowledged to-day by the
friends of the Busiellsthat the Presi
dent would not take favorable action
upon the recommendation of Mrs.
Russell, unless that note to Miss Dar
by Is cleared up in some way. All
hands will probably rest on this for a
few days, as Jut)g Bussell will to
morrow go to the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital in Baltimore, where he will con
sult physicians. Judge Bussell has
not been well for some time. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Bussell and.
during their absence from Washing
ton, their Interests will be looked after
by former Senator Butler."
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Big Tobacco Shipment.
Five car loads of leaf tobacco, pur-
chased on the floors of the Wilming
ton Tobacco Warehouse by Biehmond
firms, were shipped to the Virginia
city via the Atlantio Coast Line Fri
day. The prices here are now ruling
generally a little better. The ware-
houss management expects to sell at
least 100,000 pounds more of the yel
low leaf before the season is olosed.
Charted With Abasdonment
In Justice Fowler's court yesterday
a case was called In which ex-Police
man W. B. Brown is charged with
abandonment of bis wife, Mrs. Mary
L. Brown. In tbe absence of one of
defendant's witnesses, the case was
continued until next Saturday. The
defendant has given bond In the sum
of 150 with his father r surety.
WIGHT WITH THE POLICE
Officer C. E. Wood Had Bloody Eacoaoter
With a Negro -YeMf While Mas
1 Slabbed Another.
. Policeman C. E. Wood had a bloody
encounter late lat night with Ander
son Evans, a big framed negro whom
h arrested for being drunk and dis
orderly in an alley, running from
Fourth, between Church and Oastie
streets. Evans had raised a general
row at a negro house In the alley, and
Policeman Wood went in to quell the
disturbance. The big negro at once
began: to resist violently, and the
officer began to shower blows from
his 'club upon the African's cranium
with the result that he was finally
willing to be quiet. The negro was
sent down to the police station in the
patrol wagon and Dr. Harper, city
superintendent of health, bad to be
called opoo to patch up, his scalp.
After the negro had been sent down,
Policeman Wood began to take ac
count of himself and found that Evans
'bad stabbed him through the nose.
He went to Hall's drug store, where
his wounda were dressed.
While the negro's wound was being
dressed at the City Hall, Ed. Shepard
and Henry Styron, two well known
young white men, came to the station.
I Shepard had a bad stab on the back of
his band which he said Styron had In
flicted in front of O. B. Bellois' place,
on Market street. The. young men
seem to have been frollcing among
themtelves and Styron threw up his
band, holding an open knife, to ward
off a blow or gesture from Shepard.
Dr. Harper took several stitches In the
gah and told Bbepard he would be all
rightfn a day or two.
WOULD-BE NEGRO HIGHWAYMAN.
Coodtsble Savage Opporlnsely Saved Sal
lor from Robbery Another Case.
While serving a number of alias
warrants from Justice Bornemann's
court before day yesterday morning,
C .stable Savage heard an outcry on
Ut streets near Eighth and Castle.
H hastened to investigate and found
John Lane, colored, in an attempt to
rob L. W. Gibson, a negro sailor, who
was in company with a negro woman
named Gertrude Davis. It was . the
woman who uttered the cry of diatress
in behalf of the sailor and Lane
smashed her over the head with a
rock. The obstreperous highwayman
was lodged In jail and was yesterday
held by -Justice Bornemann for the
Superior Court in a justified bond of
$100 In each of two cases against him
for an attempted bignway robbery
and assault with a deadly weapon.
Lane went to jail.
During the same tour of Constable
Savage just before day yesterday,
Jim Jsckson, colored, was arrested
and sentenced by Justice Bornemann
to 30 days'csLthe roads for old costs.
Luoatlc Sent to County Home.
Joseph Albro, the negro lunatic cap
tured on Wrlghtaville sound a few
days ago by Mr. Clyde Montgomery,
of this city, and who was sent to jail
here by Deputy BherinT Cox, to whom
Mr. Montgomery turned the negro
over, was yesterday afternoon sent
out to the County Home, from which
be had escaped instead of the asylum
at Goldsboro as was erroneously re
ported. Albro was a regular walking
arsenal when captured. He carried a
pistol, razor, long knife and a sharp
pointed file. There is no room In the
Goldsboro asylum for the negro.
To Help Bishop Watson.
Yesterday's Florence Times:
"Bishop Capers passed through the
city this morning on his way to
North Carolina to assist Bishop Wat
son, of the Eastern Diocese of that
State, who has been stricken with
paralysis. The South Carolina bishop
said that he felt he could not, In
spite of his pressing duties Jn this
State, fall to respond to the call of
his stricken brother. He will make
a round of visits in North Carolina."
Oatht Not to Intermeddle.
Salisbury Sun, "We still hope that
the Democratic Senators will net be
made parties to that miserable post
office affair at Wilmington. They
were not consulted (and they bad no
right to expect consideration from a
political point of view) oerore Mrs.
Buisell's nomination was determined
upon. It Is purely a Republican family
row over spoils, without any reference
to Mrs. Bussell's fitness and that party
should be permitted to fight it out."
Portable Wood Saw Outfit.
Jno. H. Whiteman, the well known
colored wood dealer, is the Inventor
of a portable wood saw, which he ex
hibited on the street at several places
yesterday. The saw outfit Is mounted
on wheels and is drawn by two horses.
The motive power is a two-horse gaso
line engine and the saw Is warranted
to cut a quarter of a cord of ordinary
wood In 11 minutes.
CONVICTED OP MORDEB.
ehsrles Bosler, a Man of 74 Years His
Victims ao Af sd Germso f oaple.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Bupfalo, N. Y., Jan. 18. Charles
Bonier, a man of 74 years, was to
night found guilty of murder In the
first degree for killing Franz and
Johanna Frehr. an old German
couple, on November 19 th, 1903. The
verdict carries tne oeain sentence
with it The Frehrs were murdered
for their money, of which they kept a
considerable amount at home; The
murderer burled tbe bodies in a shal
low grave in their own yard and pro
ceeded to Install himself and his
housekeeper in their former home
within a few reet w me mutuatea
bodleTof his 'ct?m.
LIFE CRUSHED OUT.
Coast Line Yard Conductor Vic
tim of Fatal Accident Yes
terday Afternoon.
DIED WITHIN THREE HOURS.
Robert J. Rhodes, Yeasg Man Well Knows
la Wllmlsftsn Foot Canihl While
Bresklsg a Couple Between
Moving Cars.
While engaged in uncoupling mov
ing cars attached to a shifting engine
on the lower A. C L. yards In this
city yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock, Yard Conductor R. J. Rhodes,
82 years of age, caught his foot be
tween the main and a guide rail at the
Nutt street crossing, near the office of
H. L, Vollers, and was thrown under
the train, receiving Injuries from
which he died three hours later at the
James Walker Memorial Hospital, to
which he was removed In the ambu
lance soon after the accident. Young
Mr. Rhodes was quite well known In
Wilmington, having been once em
ployed on the street cars, and the news
or his tragic death was received with
regret by many friends throughout
the city.
The yard conductor at the time of
the accident was superintending the
placing of some cars at various sta
tions in the yards. A flat loaded with
heavy granite curbing had been back
ed with others toward the river and
while the train was yet in motion, Mr.
Rhodes went between the cars, cut the
flat loose and was going to switch it
under Its own momentum, while the
train pulled the other cars beyond the
swltcb. It was just after uncoupling
the car that his foot caught on the
guardrail. He fell across the track.
nis neau on tne outside, and one
truck of the granite laden car passed
over the body. Both legs were mash
ed almost completely off, the right one
just above the knee and the left one
just below. He was also hor
ribly mangled about the abdo
men and bad a few bruises
about his head and face where he
fell and was dragged along for a
short distance. The unfortunate man
was hurried to the hospital but he
died from the shock resulting from the
Injuries before tbe wounds were fully
dressed.
Mr. Rhodes was a son of Mr. W. D.
Rhodes. 120 Castle street, and leaves
to mourn their loss his father and
mother, and a sister, Miss Ada Rhodes,
and several brothers, one of whom Is
Mr. Clayton Rhodes. The remains
were removed to the home of the
parents ot the young man early last
night and the funeral will be conduct
ed from there this afternoon at 3
o'clock. The interment will be In
Bellevue.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Will Meet In Chlcsgo on Jose 21st to Se
lect Candidates for President and
Vice President
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Washixqton, Jan. 16. Benator
Hanna to-day issued the call for the
Republican National Convention to
meet at Chicago at noon, June 21st,
1904, to select candidates for president
and vice president. The call makes
the usual provision for the number
of delegates, four at large from each
8tate and two from each Congressional
district together with alternates.
Delegates must be elected at least
thirty days before the national con
vention meets. The delegates at large
must be elected by State conventions
and the district delegates by district
conventions. Provision is made for
the election of delegates from the Dls
trlct of Columbia. Republican elec
tors and all other electors without re
gard to past political affiliation who
believe In the principles of the Repub
lican party are invited to take part in
the selection of delegates.
The call Is signed by M. A. Hanna
as chairman and Perry S. Heath as
secretary of tbe Republican national
committee.
THE ANTITOXIN TRUST.
Lejsl Proceedings to bo Tsken la Chlcsgo
by Medical Associations Under Antl
Trust Law Statement.
Br Telegraph to tbe Horning Stai.
Chicago. Jan. 16. The Chicago
Medical Society and the Illinois State
Medical Association will, it is expect
ed, begin legal proceedings against tbe
antitoxin trust under the anti trust
law. Secretary Pritchard, of the health
department, said to-day that he had
information to that effect
An official statement regarding the
"death trust" in antitoxin was issued
to-day by Secretary Pritchard. The
statement says:
"The antitoxin trust is nothing more
or less than a traffic in human life.
Three concerns, which manufacture
and practically control the antitoxin
supply of almost the entire country.
have seen fit arbitrarily to advance
the price of their product one hundred
percent It should be noted that the
Increased prices quoted by the trust
are the prices of the manufacturers to
a jobber. This applies not only to
Chicago but practically to the entire
country. The publicity already given
has aroused the medical profession to
the highest indignation and will no
doubt result in sam steps being taken
speedily to provide uuDy of anti
toxin from sources oiber than that of
tbe combine."
Ealelgh Times: "King" Kelly,
North Carolina's foremost pro
fessional ball player, was in the city
this morning and left this afternoon
for Charlotte, where he will sign a
new mau to morrow for his nine.
He says the league will be a pride
and credit to the South, and that
from the present bright prospects
there will be some mighty good
1 playing this season.
NO. 13
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
The Idle Comment Man, of the
Charlotte Observer, ' says butchers
never fail.' Too good on a skin
game, ioncheTknor.-SalisburySun.
Winston-Salem Sentinel: Gov.
Aycock feels that it is time that
some of the critics of his exercise of
his pardoning power should ask his
pardon.
Raleigh Times, January 14th:
George McNeill, a negro man 23
years of age, is In Wake county jail
charged with criminally assaulting
a married negro woman 45 years
old this morning between 6 and 7
o'clock on 8outh Swain street.
Raleigh correspondence of the
Charlotte Observer: A calculation
is made that the daily average re
ceipts of the dispensary here are
1275. The average daily receipts
of the twenty-four bar-rooms which
were in existence up to January 1st
are said to have been about 1500.
- Says the Raleigh . correspond
ent of the Charlotte Observer: There
are whispers that there are quite a
rumber of "dark horses" who a
little bit' later wll 1 show up in. the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. It is intimated that
one of these is a former.
Goldsboro Argus: Last night
the ordinance committee of the
board of aldermen took up the ques
tion of fixing a heavy tax on bucket
shops. The city charter will allow
the board to charge bucket shops
$1,000 a year, but it is not very prob
able that the committee will make
the amount so large.
Charlotte News : We learn
from the Raleigh Post that Mr.
Bryan is coming to North Carolina
to deliver some lectures, at an early
date. North Carolina is not iirfa
vor of him for the next Presidential
nomination, bnt the latch string will
be out in every city for the distin
guished private citizen of Nebraska.
Dunn Guide: The year 1904
promises to bring with it many im
portant changes in Lillington. Dur
ing the year several handsome build
ings will be erected, both dwellings
and business houses, several valu
able lots have recently been pur
chased for that purpose. Improve
ments about the court house have
already commenced.
The proposed itrip to Cuba, in
augurated by the Southern Furni
ture Journal ot High Point will pro
bably be made in February. Messrs.
Famss and Jones of the Journal
havejust returned from Washing
ton where they went to see the of
ficials of the Southern Railway
Company in regard to same. It is
gotten up for tho benefit of the
furniture manufacturers, and the
trip will consume about eight days.
Quite a number will go. It is ex
pected that a very liberal rate will
be secured.
Winston Tobacco-Journal: Not
in years have growers been! forced to
wait so long for a favorable period
for hauling their tobacco as this
season. Great inconvenience has
been experienced as a result. Owing
to growers not being able to strip
and handle their tobacco, little buy
ing has been done. Many of the
warehouses on the new markets will
be forced to continue operations
until late next spring. The people
who usually seenre work in the
warehouses during the fall and the
winter have been forced in many
cases to seenre other work. As soon
as the crop can be handled, buying
will start with a rush.
Now since there seems to be no
early prospect of an electric line be
tween High Point and Winston,
there is talk of connecting High
Point and Winston by an automo
bile line. Since the roads are to be
macadamized, such a line could
easily be operated. Conveyances
that would accommodate id to zu
people could ply between these
places as often as occasion demand
ed, it is thought that io,uuu
would give a good service to begin
with and that the fare would be a
nominal one. Parties from another
State have looked into the matter
and are sanguine in the belief that
such a line would pay.
Raleigh correspondence of the
Charlotte Observer: Our of the
most amusing church complications
ever known here is now causing no
little talk. The influential members
of one church warmly recommended
one of the members for a position in
the dispensary. He has that posi
tion and Is filling it very well. Now
one section of the same congrega
tion demands that he be expelled
from membership on the ground
that he is selling liquor. One of the
leading men in the church remarked
to-day that none ofithe members
who had any Influence were back of
this movement to oust the man In
question. He added that this
church had prayed for the success
of the dispensary election and won
dered whether the people who want
ed to turn out this man had united
in that prayer.
A VIRGINIA BANK ROBBED.
The Safe Dynamited and $3,000 la Silver
Was Tsken.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Roanoke, Va., Jan. 16. The Na
tional Bank of Rocky MountFranklin,
county, on the Roanoke and Bouthern
railroad, twenty-five miles south of
this city, was entered by robbers ear
ly this morning and tbe safe blown
open. The burglars secured three
thousand dollars in silver.- A steel
vault - containing twenty thousand
dollars lnjgold and currency, was not
molested, probably because the explo
sion was heard by a man sleeping over
the bank;and alarm was'given.Thlsjman
went In search of the town sergeant
and when the two returned the burg
lars hadescsped. Dynamite wis used
to blow tbe tt, and was beard all
over the village. Several strangers
have been in tbe town for two
days, and ii is supposed (bete men did
the work. Posses are acouriner the
country In all directions in an effort to
capture tbe robbers. Judge Jobn
Wood, of tbe corporation court of this
city, la president of the bank. The
bank carries $8,000 burglar insurance.
Bo far there is no trace of the robbers.
Tsuly.foar Wltneises Mss Far failed for
the Prosecution Some of the Tes
tlmony Heard Yesterday.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Allkotown, Pa, Jan. 16. Thirty-
four witnesses have thus far been
called In the Bechtel murder case and
the prosecution has not yet closed iu
case. There was little) of interest in
to-day's proceedings aside -f rem tLr
appearance of Alois Eckstein, Mabei
Bechtels' aecepted suitor, on the wiv
ness stand.
. The district attorney to-day agreed
to withdraw the indictment hanging
over Welienberg, provided the latter
would go on the stand as a commos
wealth witness. To this Welsenber
consented, but his testimony was un
important
Mrs. Probst, Mabel's sister, who w
to-day recalled to the stand, testifier!
that Weisenberg bad said that for fit
dollars he could have both Eckstein
and Mabel put out of the way.
' Jennie Conrad, a young woman em
ployed at the Bt Charier, this city,
testified that Mabel Bechtel and Wei
senberg visited her at' the hotel.
Counsel for the defence asked tbr
witness a question concerning the
character ot the hotel. The district
attorney objected and defendant'
counsel said: "I believe we can show
the reputation of a house as well as
that of a person. We wish to do this
because It is part of the defence's the
ory that Mabel received her Injuries
In a house of that character. We fur
ther wish to show the nature of tb
place.
The objection was sustained and the
witness was excused.
Mabel Strunk, who was a friend of
Mabel Bechtel, testified that on one
occasion she had heard Miss Bechtel '
and Eckstein quarrelling. Eckstein
accused the young woman of drinking
and associating with other men.
"When Eckstein and Msbel quar
relled, did you hear tbe exact accusa
tion Eckstein made!"
"Yes; Eckstein said that he saw
Mabel Uken into the City Hall while
she was drunk."
David Weisenberg told of his being
with Mabel on Bunday evening. He
said he sent a note to her on Monday
morning by a messenger. The boy re
turned, stating that Mrs. Bechtel said
Mabel had gone driving.
Alois Eckstein, the suitor of Mabel
Bechtel, said he had the free run of
the Bechtel home. He was there on
8unday and left at 7 P.;M. with Mabel.
She said sue was going to meet weis
enberg. Eckstein said he pleaded
with her not to do so and reminded her
of their engagement. When Eckstein
got there Monday evening, Mrs. Bech
tel seemed cold and reserved, and Tom
watched him over his paper. Eck
stein said: "I saw Mabel on the trol
ley car." Mrs. Bechtel answered:
"No you did not" He ssld Mrs. Bech
tel quoted Weisenberg as saying that
$5 would cause Eckstein and Mabel to
be burled, i
Eckstein told of a conversation he
had with Tom during their incarcera
tion In the police station just prior to
thelatter's suicide. Eckstein wanted
to go to Mabel's funeral. Tom said:
"I don't want to go. I cannot face It"
Later, Tom asked him: "Would not
Jrou like to die with me! How nice
t would be if we could die together."
Police Sergeant Frank G. Rofb tes
tified that at the coroner's Inquest he
gave his opinion to Mrs. Bechtel that
Tom had struck Mabel, doing so hard
er than he Intended, and causing her
death. Mrs. Bechtel replied: "No,
poor Tommy did not do It"
BOLD BUKQLiRS.
Robbed a Safe In a Cafe in New
Yotk
City, Securing Aboal S500.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New Yobs, Jan. 16. Barglars en
tered a cafe on Mercer street, one block
from a police station, early to-day and
cut the bottom out of a safe weighing
1,700 pounds, after moving Jt into a
lavatory twenty feet from where it
hid formerly stood, and took the
money it contained, securing about ,
$500.
In the adjoining building, into
which the burglars first broke In order
to effect an entrance to the saloon
from the rear, were found sectional
"jimmies." drills and cbUels of the
finest stee). and tools or which the
police say they have never seen the
equal. The moving and opening of
the safe, it is said, must have taken
the burglars at least three hours.
Campvillk. Fla, Jan. 16. Sea
board train No. 63, from Tampa, to
Jacksonville, was fired Into near this
place to-day, one load of buckshot
passing through a window of the
white passenger coach. No one was
hurt. The train was stopped and the
crew spent fifteen minutes looking for
the offender, but no one was found.
- YOUSQ GIRL KILLED.
Shot la the Head While Retarolsf from a
Wedding.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
CONNELLSYILLE, PA., Jan. 16.
Mary Mehalllck, fourteen years -old.
of Bummlt Mines, two miles from
here, was shot In the head and Instant
ly killed this evening by John Hu
dock. The young girl. In company
with Joe Mehaldlck and his bride were
returning from Oonnellsville where
she acted as bridesmaid at the wed-
ding. The men of the party
began to celebrate by firing
revolvers after leaving the city
limits and continued all the
way to the Mehaldlck home. Hudiek,
who boards at Mehaldick's house,after
firing his revolver jumped Into the
carriage, and remarking that his pis
tol was empty put his hand over the
muzzle and pulled the trigger. The
ball passed through his hand and.
Jenetrated Mary Mehaldick's forehead,
tiling her Instantly. Hudlck war
arrested charged with murder, though
be protested that the shooting was ac
cidental. MURDERER'S C0SFESSI0N.
J. Wilfred Blondla, Who Is Uaderiolaf
Sentence of Life Imprisonment.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar .
Boston, Mass., Jan. 16. The
Globe to-morrow will say : . f
A confession made by J. Wllfre
Blondln, who was convicted of the;,
murder of his wife Margaret and uen
tenced to life imprisonment in the
State prison at Charlestown, has
reached- the State police. Blondin'a
confession 1 at variance with the
claim set up at tbe trial b j tbn authori
ties of Suffolk county, that MrsBlon
din was murdered in the house , on
Green street, Boston, where the couple
lived. In his statement Blondln
says that he killed his wife In Chelms
ford, Mass., within a si.". -rt distance of
the place where her body was found
decapitated some davs after the mur
der. He tays that be strangled her by I '
the roadside and carried her body Into 4
the woods and cut off the head with f
his knife. He then threw her head in I
a nearby stream wnere u was inter
found.
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