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"A FEARLESS PRESS."
Under the above heading the
Washington Post of Friday Bays:
The Springfield Republican says that
tbe South wanti white Immigration,
but It denied H, and aiierts that the
reason why that section In Tain teeka
to attract auch immigration ia thus
staled b y the Wilmington, (N. O.)
Star:
"At long as we lynch In the South,
and furthermore draw our guns and
. shoot each other to death on the
streets, we are wailing time in estab
lishing Immigration bureaus. People
will be deterred from immigrating to
a State where a big murder record Is
made, year in and year out."
The Republican notes that the
Charleston News and Courier says of
tbla that "that is tbe plain truth plain
ly spoken.. Oaly the desperately ad
venturous and most undesirable wou'd
seek residence in a community or
State where a cltlzan's ability
to draw a pistol and ahoot first
is his greatest security." And our
SprHgfield contemporary thereupon
remarks that "uch talk from South
ern newspapers is very eacouraging.
Nj situation, however bad, is hope
less where the truth finds outspoken
aDd fearless utterance."
Bucb talk from Southern newtTI
papers is by no means a novelty. It
comes much nearer being the rule
than the exception. The truth has
always found outspoken and fearless
u iterance in the Southern press.
The Southern press will appre
ciate what is said above by the
model newspaper of America, which
is another name -for the Washing
ton Pott, SpeaEing of a "fearless
press," the Post is the ideal of that
class among all newspapers in this
country. We have often wondered
at and have always admired the ah
solute freedom with which our
highly esteemed contemporary dis
cusses all questions. No bogotory
or
and it strikes ns as the one paper
that is"f ree from the doting scruples
VOL. XXXV.
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1904.
NO. 23
if he wants to be a good citizen, the
best thing lie can do is to submit to
the law?
When will negroes be taught the
lesson that the best thing they can
do for a criminal of their race is to
let him take the consequences of
his crime, and see to it that the dis
orderly element is placed where it
can be reached by the law?
The one hope of the negro race is
to stand by the law in a country
where there are white men all bnt
too ready to nse the Winchester
rifle and the rope. The Winchester
rifle and the rope must go, bnt ne
groes must help their white friends
to bring, that desirable result to
consumation. fi The shooters and
lynchers can be condemned, bnt
when provocations are intensified
by the negroes themselves there is
little to be hoped forV .
Forbearance and respect for the
law by the white men, and obedience
to the law and assistance In its en
forcement on the part of the negro
will bring abont a change id the sit
uation. If a fiegro gets the condemnation
of a community he is where justice
cannot save him. If he gets the
sympathy of the community he will
find protection when it if nee'ded.
ROOSEVELT TO SAW WOOD.
We take it that President Boose
velt is to "saw wood" during the
campaign. Doubtless he has come
to the conclusion that in making
speeches he is likely to "put his
foot in it," or the party leaders have
prevailed on him that he might
prove to be a "talk , pest" and do
more harm than good.
The Washington Post it our au
thority for the statement that the
President will make few speeches
outside Tof Washington this year.
On Thursday a delegation of Penn
sylvania citizens, headed by Senator
Penrose and Representative Ache
son, called on the President to in
vite him to attend the opening of a
publicparkat Washington, Pa., re
cently donated to the city by a phi
lanthropic citizen. The President
indicated that he probably would
not be able to accept the invitation.
In this connection, it is announced
at the White House that the Presi
dent uniformly will decline this
year to make any engagements away
from Washington, where he may be
expected to deliver addresses. This,
of course, excepts the engagement
ses alt questions, jno bogotory JlILUiai,ltf BBTeial jiiuncTj array p hi ue1:
partieanry sways ltjuTteranceiTT iiyer the MemoriaiDay address on
tVia Wflofi0id of Gettysburg, ic
may be necessary for him to speak
that fetter our free born reason. n public either in Washington or
Wo know that such a policy guiding at Oyster Bay during the campaign,
a newspaper at the , Capitol of- the but he will deliver no more addresses
-nation emanates from a source that
puta honesty, fairness and patriot
ism above all else. The lofty pur
poses and aims of that paper, and a
very few others which somewhat
unnroAfth the Post's standard, will
do more to make a united and
and sturdy nation than will aU the
narrow, rancorous, partisan papers
of either the South or the North.
Next to the Post comes the press
of the South for papers that are
'bold and fearless." With perplex-
ing problems to settle in their own
way and harassing conditions
created from outside interference,
. tbe newspapers from the Potomac
to the Rio Qrande have never failed
to speak out when the occasion de
mands it. The fact is they use the
"liberty of the press" with a free
hand in discussing their own affairs
or those of others, and the Spring
field Republican, another of our
great newspapers, may not have had
the opportunity to observe that from
the city to the rural - press of the
.... . i . i i
south tbe American spim 10 minx
&flt rjleasea and sav what it thinks
crops out all along the line. The fact
Is that under different conditions
here and the disappearance of the
policies of certain misguided people
in the North, many "Washington
Posts" might be published in the
South. When all the circumstan
ces favor it, we would like to see a
press in the South edited with the
ability and discriminating judge
ment that puts the Post at the head
of a monopoly in correct newspaper
making.
The press of the South has a
stupendous work ahead of it, under
discouraging, conditions, and what
the newspapers and the South needs
in handling its questions is friendly
co-operation and generous advice,
and not the sectional bias, partisan
TUE COURT CALENDAR
Three Weeks Term for New
Hanqyer County Convenes
Next Week.
THE BAR MET YESTERDAY.
than are absolutely necessary.
Maay Important Matters Scheduled for
Trisl Oariaf the Three WeeksFour
Days for Crlmlasl AlfaTrs-May
Exchange With Ferguson.
- New Hanover Superior Court will
convene next Monday and remain
in session three weeks, unless the bus
iness is disposed of sooner, a contln:
geney which, however, Is not likely
to arise, as the docket is heavy in both
civil and criminal matters., Judge
Ferguson will preside certainly during
the first Week, but there appears to be
an element of doubt as'lo who will
preside during the second and third
weeks. It Is probable, however, that
Judge Michael Hoke Justice will pre
side by exchange with Judge Fergu
son. The bar of the city met Satur
day and arranged the calendar of civil
cases for trial, allowlnglhe first four
days of the term for the disposition of
criminal matters. By an agreement
of the bar, of long standing, which
was recently re-affirmed, all cases not
reached upon the day on which they
are set, will go over until next term.
It Is expected that many will be con
tinued at this term, and there Is talk
of a special term In May to gather up
the odds and ends left over and to dis
pose of such new matters as may accu
mulate by that time.
The calendar of cases as arranged
Saturday Is as follows:
, FIRST WEEK.
Friday W. B. Cooper vs. Hall Tie
and Lumber Co., Russell & Gore for
plaintiff. Lou Garrison vs. Willard
Bag and Mfg. Co., Woodua Kellutn
for plaintiff; Bellamy & Bellamy for
defendant Lena Wessell et al. vs.
Annie Howard, J. D. Bellamy and T.
E. Brown for plaintiff.
Saturday A. D. Wessell vs. L
Eelve, J. D. Bellamy for plaintiff; A.
J. Marshall and H. McOlammy for de
fendant Margaret Magarahan et al.
vs. A. G. Bicatfd et aL, J. D. Bellamy
for plaintiff. Caroline Wise et al. vs.
James McMillan et aL, J. D. Bellamy
and T. EL Brown for plaintiff, Russell
& Gore for defendant.
SECOND WEEK.
Monday B. F. Penny vs. W. O. &
A. R. R. Co., Bellamy & Bellamy, E.
K. Bryan, H. McOlammy and A. J.
Marshall for plaintiff; Bountree &
Carr, Davis &? Davis and J. D. Bella
my for defendant J. EL Sloan vs. J.
L. Hines, Bountree & Carr for plain
tiff, J. D. Bellamy for defendant. J.
O. Martin vs. J. T. Cowan, H. Mc
Olammy for plaintiff, O. D. Weeks for
defendant. Grand Rapids 8how Case
Co. vs. I. Bhrler, H. McOlammy for
of Wilmington, W. J. Bellamy for
defendant Timothy Donlan vs. Am
erican Bonding & Zrat&
Bryan for plaintiff; Iredell Meares for
defendant.
Wednesday Tne Virginia -uaroiiB
Chemical Co. vs. McNalr & Pearaali,
et al.. Rountree & Carr for plaintiff;
E. K. Bryan and J. D. Bhaw, Jr., for
MrNati" & Pearaali. vs.
Wesley Thompson, et al. ; is.
Bryan for plaintiff, J. D. Shaw, Mc
Intlre & Lawrence and J. D. Bellamy
for defendant. F. T. Mills vs. J. W.
H. Fnchs: J. D. Bellamy and H.
McOlammy lor piamHn.
Thursday-T. G. Williams vs. Inter
State Telephone Co. ; Russell & Gore
and Iredell Mearea for plaintiff; Roun
tree & Carr. E. K. Bryan and Be lamy
b D.ii.mw tnr riATAndant. LiOOise tt.
dant. Mary Fv Simmons vs. J. M.
Bunting. RountPee & Can for plain
tiff; L. V. Grady for defendant. Win.
Rsmpert vs. O.' R L. & P. Co.,' H.
McOlammy and J. D. Bellamy for
plaintiff, Davis & Davis for defendant
Friday T. F. Simmons et aK, vs.
Pannlll Paint Mfg. Co.; Rountree &
Carr and H. McOlammy for plaintiff.
R J. Bikes vs. O. R, L. &p. Co.,
Russell & Gore for plaintiff, R. T.
Banders v. B. F. Keith Co.. EL Mo-
Clammy and J. D. Bellamy for plain-
hit, uussell & liore, jfi. K. Bryan ana
L. v. Grady for defendant Wo. J.
Hart et aL, vs. Wilmington Grocery
Co.. J. D. Bellamy. L. V. Gradv and
EL McOlammy for plain t'ff; Rountree
varr ior aeiendant
Saturday A. H. Blocomb Cooper
age Co., vs. C. a R. R. Oo-;E. K'r-I
Bryan ror plaintiff.
ODD FELLOWS' ABNIVERIAIY.
STRANGER ROSE TO REPLY.
SPRUNG A SENSATION.
SPIRITS TUKPENTINH.
Grover Cleveland is the most reck
less man in America. Right in the
face of being run down with a nomi
nation for President, he has been
laying off duck hunting on the flats
of the Upper Chesapeake. He land
ed In Baltimore on Wednesday with
twenty canvas-backs and red-heads. J Bmttt Tg. Susan E. Moore, EXj, E. K.
" . J. - , i; I i.nfiff Rll.mv & Bella-
He is liable to be neeaea any
while he takes himself out of sight
like that.
President Roosevelt has announc
ed that he cannot attend the open
ing of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
nnaU.taA ftfc St. Lonis. April 30th,
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but has consented to press a duuou and eeuamy ocoiiamj,
at the White House which, will siari itcClammy and t. D.
Bellamy, for plaintiff ; V. H. Busbee,
k- ..nAnia.1 Anrjearance for defendant
lw - rm -
Bryan for plaintiff; Bellamy & Bella
my and Rountree cc warr ir ubwu-
dFriday Graham Murray ya. Dr. O.
T. Harper and City of Wilmington, L,
V. Grady, for plaintiff; W. J. Bel
lamy and H. McOlammy for defend
ants. United Sons and Daughters of
Salem vs. Fletcher Plttman, Rountree
& Carr and H. McOlammy for plain-
Mff . Wj K. MGK.OT. a ju
Elaborate Celebratloa of EhtyfUih Year
Will Take Place la April.
A joint committee from the four
lodges of Odd Fellows In Wilmington
Is making elaborate preparations for a
proper celebration of the 85th annlver
aary of the establishment of the order.
In the Academy of Music In this city
on Thursday evening, April 28 lb. The
exercises will be of the usual high or
der of excellence and arrangements
are already well under way. There
will be an lntereating musical pro
gramme In which aome of the best lo
cal talent will take part.
Death of Mr. E. P. Bailey.
Mr. Edward P. Bailey, for more than
a quarter of a century president of the
Wilmington Iron Works and a lead
ing business man of. the city, died
Thursday evening a few minutes before
8 o'clock, at the family resi
dence, No. 313 Ann atreef. Mr.
Bailey had been 111 only a few days
but congestion of the brain developed
and the end came quickly. His hun
dreds of friends In Wilmington were
totally unprepared for the ahock which
was carried with the announcement
that he was dead. Mr. Ralley was a
man of generous impulses and within
hla breast beat a heart that bore no
one malice. He had warm personal
friends and true ones, too, and to those
hia passing from among them while
yet comparatively a young man, will
be a source of sincere regret
Mosater Rattlesnake.
Mr. A. T. Yopp, of this city, last
night exhibited at the Stab office
the largest Diamond rattlesnake ever
seen In captivity in these parts. The.
monster reptile bad 13 rattles and a
button, measured 7J feet in length, 9
inches around the thick portion of its
body, and weighed ten pounds. The
snake was captured by Mr. Yopp last
Wednesday on Island Creek, near
cut While the reptile watched tbe
elder Mr. Yopp, the eon procured a
tiht mtA. erent ud near the anake
and threw a loop around its neck.
The fangs were later extracted. Mr.
Yopp haa killed eight rattlesnakes
alnce the Spring weather commenced,
a week or ten dayr ago.
Killed by Lightning.
News reached the city Saturday of
the instant killing by lignmms; oi
Annie Deal,. 15 yeara of age and a
daughter of Mr. and M'" R
Deal, who live on Mr. A. M. Prlnce'a
place, near Holly Ridge, Onalow
county. Mrs. Deal and three daugh
ter ran Into the house "out of a thun
der storm last Wednesday, and while
grouped about the room a bolt of
lightning tore through the roof, ln
atantly killing the young girl, who,
it is said, was seated In her alster's
Mild Seasatloa Dorlog Services at Temple
; of Israel on Friday Evening.
A. mild sensation was caused during
the services at the Temple cf Israel In
this eity Friday night, when a stranger
arose from his seat in the congregation.
during the progress of Dr. Mendel
sohn's sermon and confessed that he
was the man to whom the. rabbi re
ferred in rather caustic language as
being untrue to the principles of the
Jewish faith and the traditions of his
people. The man who stood up waa
General Secretary Mark Levy, of the
M3ocIety for the Advancement of the
Gospel of the Circumcision," 818, East
Gary street Richmond, Va., who has
been engaged in a tour of North Caro
Una cities in the interest of that move
ment. The stranger made bold enough
to attempt to reply to the remarks of
Dr. Mendelsohn, but he was promptly
silenced by. an officer of the church,
and he rabbi continued hla remarks
a!ou (he same lines he was pursuing
when the interruption took place. Mr.
Levy remained through the service,
and heard the complete discourse of
Dr. Mendelsohn.
Miss Hark Resigns.
Miss Louise Olark, the accomplished
superintendent of nurses at the James
Walker Memorial Hospital, left yes
terday afternoon for Trenton, N. J.,
where she will take charge of tbe staff
of nurses at Mercer Hospital. Miss
Clark's resignation was handed to the
Board of Managera aome time ago and
it was accepted with the utmost regret
to take effect yesterday. Miss Edith
Eaton, of the University of Pennsyl
vania Hospital, will succeed Miss Olark
here. She comes very highly recom
mended and arrive this week.
A LONDON SENSATION.
Capt. W. H. Day -and Governor
Exchange Compliments
A. & N; C. Hearing.
in
FINCH HELD UNDER BOND.
Exlraordlssry Developments Following
- S Hidden! a Man Named uossmsv,
Bigamist and Wife Murderer.
By Cable to the Morning Star
London, March 86. Public inter
est continues to be largely absorbed in
the extraordinary developmenta fol
lowing the suicide of a man named
George Oroaiman. On the night of
March 23rd Crossman, who was living
in the respectable auburb of Kensal
rler, killed himself to avoid arreat by
the police, whose suspicions had been
aroused regarding the contents of a
trunk which Grossman was sending
awav from his bouse. On opening the
trunk the body of a woman waa found
encased In cement. An investigation
proved that ahe waa murdered about
alx months ago and that ahe was one
of Crossman's eight wives. Five of
his wives were traced and found alive;
account of decomposition and injury
to the aknU, which had been spilt
with an axe or similar iat"Jent
The police believe it posalble that tbe
investigation may prove that Gross
man adopted a similar method in rid
dine himself of other superfluous wives,
or wnicn, 11 11 suspcewn. 00
had several who have not yet been
t ... MA I
Though only about thirty year; of
age, Grossman's ease rivals that of the
moat famoun crimlnaln. Under va
rlonn aliases he led a double and
even a triple married life, posing
successfully according to the fancy of
the moment as an engineer, composit
or, wig-maker or book-maker. His
chief meana of support, however, ap
pear to have been derived Jrom his
wives, neveral of whom he secured
through advertisements.
Mast Appesr With McBee la Wske Sope
rlor Court This Week and Answer
the Conspiracy lhsrgeJastIce
Clsrk's View of Situation.
Special Star Telegram.
. Raleigh, N. O., .March 26. The
binding over to Wake Superior Court
of K. 8. Finch to answer the charge
of conspiracy with Capt V. E. McBee
in the Federal Court receivership pro
ceedings against tbe Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad, was comparatively
an insignificant development in the
hearing id progress- hare thepait two
dara before Chief Justice Clark on a
bench warrant issued March 15th.
Oapt. W. H. Day, who was the first
witness to-day for the State, after an
aweriag questions as to tbe institution
of the receivership suit and as to the
source of the money paid to' Ed Cham
bers Smith on notes for the A. & N.C.
stock, proceeded to make a personal
statement that precipitated a sensa
tion. It was as to the existence of an
agreement between counsel for McBee
and the Governor that in considera
tion of the withdrawal of the com
plaint and petition to the Federal
Court for a receiver, the prosecu
tion against McBfe and Finch for
conspiracy .would be abandoned.
Gov. Aycock was aent for and appear
ed in court before Oapt Day was al
lowed to proceed with the statement
He then proceeded to tell of Gov. Ay
cock's sending for Judge Robinson, of
counsel for McBee and Fincb, Imme
diately after the McBee hearing, and
asking if something could cot be done
to stop the whole thing, and of an
agreement reached during the night
and" next morning by which counsel
for McBee and Finch would abandon
their receiverahip caae, having assur
ance that the solicitor would not push
the case against McBee and Finch
when they come up in the Superior
Court.
Governor Aycock asaed to be per
mitted to make a statement and re
viewed hlsconference with Judge Rob
inson, which he said was in confi
dence, Robinson having the privilege
of informing hia associate counsel;
mat uooioson naa.xept the confi
dence, but he waa not surprised that
one of the associate counsel (meaning
Oapt Day) had now divulged it He
explained that there was really no
agreement but rather a sort of tacit
understanding, through the aolicltudA
After the Governor left the stand,
Capt Day waa allowed another atate
ment He pronounced the Governor s
reflection on him for stating the agree
ment aa gratuitous. Judge Olark told
him he could not allow a statement
reflecting on the Governor to go furth-
er, uapi. uay inu mo vutuuiu
now even in that respect Capt Day
persisted enough to say before he was
cut off that the Governor would npt
dare make such a statement on tbe
atreet wfcere he (Daj) could resent it,
as that offlciai naa maae in court,
The Thomasville Female Sem
inary Is to be converted into a chair
factory. Prof. H. W. Reinhart is
the owner. The school haa not been
in operation for several years.
In the Superior court at Win
ston, on Thursday, Mrs. Mattie
Benton was granted a divorce from
her husband, Thomas Benton. Mrs.
-trenton will resume her maiden
name.
A man by the name of Mitchell
from Alexander county, died in his
wagon Thursday at North Wilkes
boro. He came there to buy a load
of produce, was drinking and was
seen to go to the wagon yard and
get into his wagon.
I Raeford Chronicle: For the
season of 1901 and 1902, there was
one thousand bales of cotton mark
eted here, two thousand bales for
the season 1902 and 1903, three
thousand for the season 1903 and
I904rvwith a good crop season this
year, the, next season will see five
thousand bales sold on this market.
While trying to shoot some rats
in his barn, Mr. W. L. Holleman, a
prominent farmer living three miles
south of Holly Springs, Wake coun
ty, accidentallyjihot himself Wed
nesday night. The shot passed
through one jaw and a part of the
nose and lodged against the opposite
cheek bone. Mr. Holleman may
recover, but will loose one or prob
both eyes. .
Raleigh News and Observer:
A couple, very, very ' love-sick was
an entertaining feature at the Union
depot yesterday. They held hands,
looked unutterable love at each
other, and when the bride was not
kissing hubby's hand his arm was
abont her neck. Ah! it waa'a sight to
behold. It is to be noticed as an
encouraging sign that many North
ern tourists are now guests at the
new Yarborough House.
Greensboro Record: The worth
less negroes' will soon want to lynch
Booker Washington. As a result of
a recent visit to Washington, where
he made several addresses, an or
ganization has been formed to find
work for every colored man and
woman of that place. When one is
found who can work and will not, he
or she is to be deported under a va
grant law of that eity. The same
thing might be applied in almost
any community with good effect.
Rockingham Anglo - Saxon :
They say our Standard Oil friend (?)
John D. Rockefeller spent, the past
season at Southern Fines. He
walked up from the depot, lugging
his grip, stopped at a second-class
hotel never tipped a waiter while
he was there; Bpent two hours hunt
ing for a golf, ball he lost to save
pajjnsr fifkn oi.fo m tv: ;
Mr. Daniel Sink, a well-known
and prosperous farmer living just
across the Forsyth and Davidson
county line, relates a remarkable
record concerning himself. Mr.
Sink is 60 years old, has never seen
press Compsnles' B olid log Many "
Narrow Eicspfs-loss $100,000.
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Bj Telegraph to tha Mornlnx Star.
NKW YORK, March 28. "The Dou
ble Nine," the dreaded signal or tbo
New York Fire Department, summon
ing Valf the fire fightirg f.-rc f Mai
hattan, waa sounded to day for a fir .
that alarted just before noon In the
premises of the Morris European at
American Express, la the basement f
No. 61 Broadway. The blase waa tU
most spectacular that has been seen In
New York in years, and was witness
ed by a hundred thousand pernonn
who thronged Broadway and the ad
jacent atreeta and viewed the specta
cle from the wlndowa and roofa of
scores of towering sky-scrapers. So
great was the crush and excitement
that the reserves of nineteen police '
precincts, numbering fullv five hun
dred men, had the utmost difficulty in
preserving order and clearing a way
for the fire englnea to reach the
scene.
Although hampered by low water
pressure the firemen succeeded iu
practically confining the blue to Nob.
69 and 61 Broadway, which form oner
building and which waa completely
gutted,-the buildings on either Bide
escaping with comparatively little
damage by fire, or water.
The loan is variously calimated at
from $100,000 to $300,000, the differ
ence belnr daeAoJhe difficulty of ea
tlmatlng the loss on the ptoperty in
charge of the Adams Express Compa
ny and the Morris Company, occuyplng
No. 59, and nhe American Express
Company which occupied three floors
of No. 61. With the exception of. one
fireman cut by falling glaas, no one
was Injured, although there were nu
merous sensational escapes. When tbe
fire started, from aome cauae not de
termined, employes of the Adama Ex
press Company who are organised into
a fire brigade attempted to fight tbe
flames: but were quickly driven back.
A party of six clerks on the third floor
finding the stair way b choked with
volumes of smoke pouring up
from the basement rushed to the win
dows. The firemen had not yet ar
rived but one of the elerks found a
coll of rope which he fastened to the
window sill and slid down forty feet
to the street, followed by his compan
ions. Five night clerks asleep on the
top floor made their escape by fleeing
across the roofs.
Tbe smoke poured into the offlcea of
the Wells Fargo Express Company
at No. 63 and compelled all in the
building to flee to the atreet Before
leaving, the clerks in the caahler'a
offices hastily threw about $100,000 in
gold, allver and checka Into canvas
baga and carried the treaaure in safety
across Broadway to the vaults of tbe .
Knickerbocker Trust Company.
The location of the fire could hardly
have been a more perilous one. In
the rear of the blazing buildings, sepa
rated only by Trinity Place, la a dense
ly packed mass of ancient warehouses
and tenoments stretching westward to
the North rivet. Had thla barrier
been crossed a most disastrous confla
gration could not have been averted.
TERRIFIC WIND AND RAIN.
Storms In Kentucky and Arkansas Cause
Great Dsmsge to Property Several
Persons Killed Many ln.ared.
JUgftR toJUn, Morning But. . .
lured a number of people in Louisville
anu inrouguou iuo ---ses
to property owners of probably
$125,000, and in many Instances de
layed rallroau tramc auu tu...
seriously wi.n wire oobhuub ..
oi cummer iuhuuom
A l.m nova tl, r A
the Yadkin river, living only twelve I niT"freeiin point and cold weather is
mues irom u, aas uuvet "'u """.iforecMtMiorD-Doiy-
lap. Other members
were only atunned. -
of
the
family
the machinery on the Exposition
grounds. He will do the pushing
at 1 P. 11., standard Eastern time.
, Taint but distinct seismic dis
turbances were photographically re
ftordad bv the delicate instruments
of the government's magnetic ob
servatory at Cheltenham, Md., when
the earthquake occurred March
16th and 21st, on the Northern Pa
cific and New England coasts.
The Atlanta' Constitution says
the spectacle of a million
aire's whipping his wife while
driving a carriage along Peach
tree street "almost stunned" Atlan
tlans. :Do they suppose a millionaire
is going to drive up an alley out of
respect for Peachtreet street ?
Wilmington Iron Works vs. w. a.
Whitehead & Son, J. D. Bellamy for
plaintiff; Bellamy & Bellamy, - for de-
feBl"rday-J.W. Monketal. vs. City
of Wilmington, J.D. Bellamy and Bel
lamy & Bellamy ior piamuni .
Bellamy and H. McOlammy for de
fendant City of Wilmington vs.
Iredell Mearei et al., W. J. Bellamy
u.ntiff: Russell & Gore byspe-
cial appearance for defendanta. E. K.
Brian va. Chaa. O. D. Lee et at, E.&
Bryan for plaintiff; J. D. Bellamy and
. o5 t--ii .. 4r- Hafonrianta.
ueiiamycG oou-mj, -r;;---p
D O. Love. Admr. vs. Elizabeth P.
West et aL. J- D. Bellamy.
Meier Sues for $25,000.
Messrs. Herbert McOlammy and
Jno. D. Bellamy counsel for the plain
tiff, Saturday filed the., complaint In a
$35,000 damage suit brougnt against
the C. R , L. & P. Coi, for the estate
of tbe late Joe Meier, who waa run over
and killed by a auburban car near
Greenville Sound.. The case will not
come up for trial next week, but it la
Id there will probably be a Bpeciai
and reviewed the negotiations between
h. .nil thn f Governor ana coroior.cu.
in many respects, the statement by the
Governor, ue insisted, tnougo, iu.
it waa an agreement in an out wmo
n. i Via .htndnnment of the nroceed-
ingsbj both sides; that aa a result of
it. he and his associate counsel aban-
nnA thdlp Amendment to the com-
GREAT FLOOD IN MICHIGAN. .SSSSflSES
New Yore, co complainant wun e iccu
in asking for the receiver and sum
moning new witnesses from Newborn,
their case being withdrawn. He told
of conferencea with the Governor and
O. W. Tlllett and other counsel for
the Btate, verifying the understanding
as to the dropping of tbe prosecution.
It also came out that R. T. Gray bad
been aent to Josephus Daniels to get
twenty-eight miles from home, and
has never ridden on the train. He
hat reared a family of eight children,
haa AlwAvaraisedtalentv and to spare,
.aa. , .1 l- J . . " -J 77. . " , - .
Judge Robinson went on I jg a member of the iteiormea tinnrcn,
Ia-A. .a
Damage at Qrand Kapioa csumaucir
$1,500,000 Ihonsaads of Balldlogs
Flooded City la Darkness
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Grand Rapiks. Mich., March 26.-
- at I V A av
i This city la In darxness to-nigm ,
Grand river Is still rlalng, 8,000 build
ings are flooded, 1,500 families are Im-
19 ai a. . . . Maai ataa aaBBaaslV
prisoned in tneir nomtw uu ma
slde;iu,uwemioje td
of wore ana mo river
above danger line. The estimated loss la
tL 600.000. Bucn ia mo wwu
here to night The weat aide of Grand
a nnAT water from two to six
feet deep. Leaving ita banks near the
Grand Trunk bridge in the north end
.u- nnH Hver has cut for
term of court in may iu biw iu v. B new tna gnorter cnauuei uunu
for plaln-
of a number of Civil matters, wmcn
will necessarily have to go over from
the term beginning next week.
Refased Habeas Corpus Writ.
Judira Peebles at the Court
House
h.M.h tha wnat aide and in piacea
the current runa bo awif tly that a boat
cannot cross. The river la Ave mllea
"dktboit, March 26.-The flood
situation throughout Southern Mlchl-
seems aeciaeaiy uuuuiuu.
At present tne point oi rro-
jgn
1 t
WQII OI W1 " ' - f I tfllUKO ..www-. , JJ lie U I --"w - ' -- -
. TtAiiam-v & Bellamy and H. Mc- I . -; ,..- nA refused I 7 4.n Ama to be at Grand
-n- WndanL I Jc" J .. I n..u. ... . tVitt mil ran of the
Grand river. Estimates made i at the
varioua eitiea affected Indicate that the
flood damagea will reach several
millions of dollars. The number of
drownioga reported was Increased to
threa to dav by the death of Joseph
It will soon be time now for mar
ried men. after the manner of Ana
nias, to "beat the bushes" and tell
their wiv.es that they had to come
down town to attend their ward
this
matinir. In aomef instances
criticism and slupid "butt in" of a I may wta& 0ff trouble.
curiam large ciass oi nortnern. pa
pers and politicians.
THE NEGRO AND THE LAW.
The news of the racial troubles
in Arkansas county, in the State of
Arkansas, is distressing and dis
couraging to the friends of law and
order. Two negroes knocked two
white men in the head with a stick
and defied arrest. Other negroes
aided and protected the criminals.
Result: Four negroes shot and
killed, five lynched, and two more
In a Salisbury family there is a
pretty girl named Ann and we know
ssveral young men here who would
like yery much to be Annexed to
that family. No further Annaiysw
of this subject is required, but na
ture Announcements would be in
teresting.
A man in the prettiest part of the
citv calls his wife "Judge" ana at
wiivs refera to hiDaaolf- a the
"Sheriff." because hiTwife makes
to be lynched as soon as thev can I all the rulings and he has to execute
be caught. I them and make prompt and proper
When will the negro learn that, I returns.
rtlammv for defendant
THIRD "WEEK.
Monday-R. W. Hicks vs. W. W.
Blair, E. K. Bryan and J. D. Bellamy
for plaintiff; Rountree & Carr for de
fendants R. W. Hicks vs. O. A.
SSaley et at E. K. Bryan for plaln-ff-
Rountree & Carr for defendant
HA. Burr vs. Thad F. Tyler, Irede 1
Meal;, for plaintiff; Bellamy & : Be 1
lamy for defendant R. W. Hicks vs.
mTZ Sl Kenan, ex'r. E. 3L Bryan
for plaintiff; Iredell Meares and Roun
tree OC Uarr ior uomuu-u-.
Tueaday-J. Allen Taylor vs. Mrs.
A O. McKlnnon, Iredell Mearen for
Dlalntlff. T. R. Williama vs. D. R.
FulSh it al., Russell & Gore for plalu-tiff-
E. K. Bryan and A. J. Marahall
for defendant. (.Set under protest of
defendant) W. T. Mercer vs. A.
-TaUkavM T. V. Gradv for plaintiff.
W T Mercer vs. Thos. H. Wright,
L. V. Grady for plaintiff. .
ttt .JaAflnaT a istun uoai uutiuarva
O H. UOOper, ttounireo . wan
VS. v. x t nAan.. nana
a l.la T 1 TT .1 UUUUDl .V. w-
ior V-'""r- ATI w...li Xr anf for
Fear uammi - - ---
Br .'!Ta. nnntrM & Carr for de-
fenaant.. L"7fM; "
Appiegaie, xiii
nlalatiff; Herbert Mtcuiammy ior uo
fendant Jno. B. Turrentlne Co. vs.
B l. Iv. X. JV't " -xw.-i j
plain tin; rauo u.on.-
ni:L i..-iiiiM B. Biddle vs.
A. latronnsw, -X-
Hi m pie x jkiuo iw
VS. J. s.
to grant the writ of habeaa corpus sued
for by R- L. Joyner, tne wmw m
commitudto jail on a charge of dls
of mortcased property belong-
i.. in tt D, Phare & Co., the Market
atreet furniture dealers. The commit
ting maglatrate was Justice G. W.
Bornemann and woooub
Esq., appeared for the man. C D.
Weeks, Esq., appeared as counsel for
Messrs. Phares & Co.
LOCAL 'OTS
hia onnsent for droonlng the prosecu
tton and that Danlela had said he
would be satisfied to have the prose
cution dropped.
The whole hearing was Intensely in
teresting and held up through the ar
gument by counsel during ther after-
. 1 TTT aTl afawaaia.il
npnn aeasion wnea . v.
and Judge Rob'.nson argued for De
fendant Flncb, and the Attorney Gen
eral for the prosecution. At the close
of the argument Chief Justice Clark
made this statement:
"After attentively listening to the
evidence and argume&t, the court Is of
the opinion there ia probable cause es
tabllihed that requires the defendant
to give bond for nis appearance t
the next term of Wake Superior
The court cannot letlpastlunnoticed
the intimations that there nave been
private arrangements by which if the
t.fanii.nru bound over to court the
Solicitor Is not to send a bill and this
cause Is to be allowed to die upon the
docket If there is any truth in such
statements, this proceeding would be a
.ham anrf make belief to deceive the
nubile Thla court has no knowledge
and is an industrious and highly re
spected citizen.
Raleigh PoBt: The prospect of
tha liveliest sort of times in the Re
publican convention of the 8th dis
trict of this State are most promis
ing, the brethren getting ready to
"stand up to each other" in good
old Kepublican convention style.
The Linney-Blackburn factions win
make Rome howl when they "get to
gether" In convention, and a circus
may be expected with all the attrac
tions incident to an old-time Re
publican "fight for pie." The con
vention meets at Wilkesboro on the
31st March.
The Republican primaries were
trailed off in Caldwell on Friday.
The contest was between Blackburn
and the organization on one hand,
and Price, assisted by Conley, Har
shaw and Milley. The result puts
Blackburn much in tne lead, xne
town of Lenoir was warmly con
tested. An incident which might
have been serious occurred when Dr.
Shell and Chairman Bobbins tried
to have a negro vote polled after the
In Louisville the greatest damage
was-done by a gale which reached a
eloc tj of alxty miles an hour. More
than 200 houses were unroofed, or had
their wlndowa blown out and many
manufacturing eatabllahmenta Buffer
ed heavily. Tfie entire city was for a
time flooded. Third avenue, near the
Confederate monument, being tnree
.4 uu in water. The roof of the .
mafn building at the Industrial School
of Reform was blown completely off,
falling clear of the building on the
ground and a panic enaued among the
100 boys sleeping In that section of the
school. Two hundred and forty-five
inmates of the Maaonlc Widows and
Ornbans home were marched Into tbe
center of the building artcr the storm
kail Inrn 1W1T anartof the roof. It
was feared the building would col
lapse. ....
In Arkansti.
Little Rook, Ark , Match 86. A
Bpeciai to the "Gazstte" from Para
gould, Ark , says: ' , tMm
A destructive storm visited this
county to-day, caualng the death or
thrxa naranna. lniurlnff many OtherB
and laving waste much property In
Gainesville and vicinity. It In feared
that there will be moro caaualtlt s.
At present it is Impossible to obtain
full details of the damage done, as the
wires are down.
A BOSTON FAILURE.
polls were closed and the result de-1 NewiMper advertising Agency o! Pettln-.
KIrkbrlde,who while riding horaeback. I gf thU iubjeot. hM not been and could
was awept off a flooded bridge at Ba- I t p0Bllwy haTe been a party thereto.
ir thara waa such an agreement. J.n
ranac.
ARKANSAS RACE TR0U8LE.
Mary
Capt. Alfred Brown, of Lock
wood's Folly, one of the oldest cltlaen
of Brunswick county, died Wednesday
at his home at the age of M yearn.
A jury at Charleston has award
ed $15,200 damages to abrakeman who
lost both hla lege while coupling cara
on the A. O. L. yards therj last Octo
ber.
Ex-Mayor S. H. Fishblate left
yesterday for New York to consult a
.n.uiiat In rairard to an eye which
haa been giving him much trouble of
late. - '
The white tramp Vinnett, who
has only one eye and no legs, was
5 V McOlammy for plaintiff ; ut.n to the convict camp yester
ArRellamv fordefendant J. L A .mv, aHven odd lobs to do
Ue.iau.jr w- rr W-Hirhf 11 " B --
G. jiarsnau 7
McOlamm, and Bellamy
day 1
about the stockade.
Two More Negroes Killed aa the Resolt of
Rioting la DeWitt County.
Bj Telearapa to toe jaoranui Star.
DkWitt, Aek., March 26. Two
more negroes have bsen put to death
In the eastern part of Ibis county.
making eleven negroee that have been
killed asUe result of the rioting which
beean last Monday. ......
Kelly Johnson, the last of the band
of negroea that caused tbe trouoie,
was ahot to'death to-day. Perry Car
ter, .nnther neero. was found dead in
the woods near where the five negroes
were slain Thursday night by a crowd
of Infuriated citlient.
All la reported quiet, to-aay t ou
Charlea. It is the belief that the most
dangerouB negroes have been alaln
andno further trouble is looked for.
Dan Daly, tbe comedian, died aud-
Idenly yesterday In bis roorn at tne
Vendome Hotel, New York. For sev
eral years be haa sufferea rrom tuuer-
culosis.
court can but believe the Solicitor will
do hla duty when the caae reaches his
jurisdiction, and if he doesnothe is re
sponsible to the people and not to this
court Thla court at least will do Its
duty "
The bond for Finch waa given In
the aum of $3,000 with W. F. Moody,
chief clerk in the State Treasury, as
surety.
NEW YORK BANKS.
Statement of Clewing Home Averages for
the Past Week.
Bj Telesravb to the Mornlna Star.
Nkw Yobk, March 2U. The 'state
ment of averagea of the clearing house
banks of thla city for the week shows:
Loasa $1,007,863,700; increase $8,834,
800. Deposits .$1,048,668,500; increase
$11,654,800. Circulation oo,oo,wwi
Increase $28,200. Legal tenders $71,
908,900; Increase $.8684,600. Specie,
4ir?i7im. Irngpaaaa $487,500. Re-
- 9rq as noo? Increase $3,772,-
000. 5ww required $263,167,125;
Increase $3,14,7U0. tjurpiui
468,875; decreaae $158,300. Ex-U. 8.
depoalU $38,655,90; increase 12,523,150.
nUmd a tifl. Postmaster Seehorn,
a Blackburn man, and some Price
leaders protested, it having been a
wbitA man's fitrht. conseauently Mr.
Nigger did not vote. There may be
several contests, and some bad blood
is up. No quarter is being shown
on either side.
-The marriage of Mr. W. D. Mo
Adoo, Jr., of Greensboro, and Miss
Clemmie Tsie, of Salem, at the lat
ter place on Thursday afternoon was
an interesting social event in both
cities. The hannv couple arrived
in Greensboro fromWinston at night,
enjoyed a royal bridal supper at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter D. MoAdoo, and
took the 10:47, northbound train for
an extended tour to Canada, the
Thousand Islands and other Inter
esting points. The groom's fatner
was never known to do things on a
Bmall scale, and" it 'is authentically
reported that among the bridal pres
ents so profusely received from
friends of the two young people, was
a present of deeds from Mr. and Mrs.
McAdoo to real estate in Greensboro
valued at $50,000. Report has it
that Mr. MoAdoo is also $600 to the
srood on a contract between him ana
Sir. Clarence Gone, to the effect that
the one marrying first should receive
of the other $500. It is generally
understood that Mr. Cone, hearing
that Mr. McAdoo was to be married
Saturday, left for Baltiniore Tues
day. Mr. McAdoo-susjtectedhe was
going to get inarriea right away and
get that $500, so he arranged to get
married yesterday and did do itf It
is not known yet wnatmr. wu
did, whether he did anything.
gill & Co Liabilities $1,000,000..
By Telegraph to the Jlomliut BUr. -f
Boston, Mass., March 26.-The
newspaper advertising " agency , of
Pettlngill & Company to-day an
nounced that It bad placed its affaire
in the bands of its creditors. Counsel
representing Pettlngill & Company
stated that the liabilities may reach
$L000,000, with assets possibly one
quarter of that amount .
Th. annnnnrament of the financial
troubles of the company was made in
a atatement Jaaued by counsel which
said the corporation bad become badly
embarrassed through many errora or
judgment In the extension of credits
and in the general conduct of its business.
The case of B. L. Duke against
his wife, Mrs. Minnie W. Duke,
which promised to be long drawn
out and sensational litigation, came
f .n ahmnt end late Friday after
noon in the 8nperi0r Court at Dur-' .
ham. In a few. minutes' time Mr. r ,
Duke was granted absolute divorce
from his wife, abandonment being
the grounds. In the court room at
the time there were not more than i
half a dozen people outside court .
officers, jury and lawyers. ' It came
unexpectedly, an it had been an
nounced that the trial could not bo -
reached before Monday 01 next weex. ,
The suit for divorce was an unex- .
pected turn of events and wai ;
doubtless the ontcome of compro
mise between ooursel for Mr. and
Mrs. Ddke. The was a settlement ,
of some kind and the amount!
named vary from $30,000 to $100,- j
000.