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SH00TIVO AT DEAD DUCX3.
"Two hundred and sixty-two white
men hare been disfranchised In tha
county this Tear by Democratic laws."
Graham Irtbune.
"And yet the Democratic speakers
prom lied the v ten In 1900 that their
party would never disfranchise a white
o'.er." aaietgn fjaucastan.
Never-touched us. The fact is,
the voters "disqualified" themseves
by not paving their poll taxes. They
were not "disfranchised" but only
disqualified to vote in this election.
They can qualify themselves to vote
in any other election by paying their
poll tax like other folks.
Oar esteemed contemporary, the
Gaatonia Gazelle, says:
Of the 431 delinquent white polls
reported laat week as disfranchised in
GavoD, it should be said that a very
lama portion of these are not to ba
found in the county. A few. It is sup
poted, have died, others hare moved
awy Sheriff Armstrong estimated
that at least half of the 421 hate gone
aw; at any rate he haa been unable
to find them,.
It may be. seen from what the
Gazette says that a large portion of
these supposed disqualified voters is
really on paper, so .to speak. They
do iiot exist.
Like a great many others of our
State Democratic contemporaries,
the Ua:ette makes use of the mis
nomer "disfranchised." We have
heretofore called attention to the
difference between "disfranchised"
and "disqualified," and since the
opposition press is using this mis
conception for political effect, in
pulling the wool over the eyes of a
certain class of voters, it is time for
Democratic papers to let np in the
misuse of the word disfranchise.
Not only the Graham Tribune
and the Caucasian, bnt tbe Win
ston Republican and all other oppo
sition papers, are making political
capital out of this BO-callecV "dis
franchise". business, but a sense of
fairness, if not good policy, should
dictate to them that it is exceeding
ly poor politics. They are really
loosing time in not taking advan
tage of the benefits of the suffrage
amendment to build up a decent Re-
cent Republican party in North
Carolina. They are neither serving
their party or State in their pres
ent course.
The suffrage amendment to the
constitution of North Carolina was
an issue in the campaign of 1900.
-It was then settled, and by decis
ions of the Supreme Court it is a
fixture in our constitution. It is a
"dead duck" as political material,
and can no more be made an issue in
tbia campaign by the Republicans
than the Democrats . could make
"the free and unlimited coinage of
Bilvet"cut any ice in national poli
tics.
THEHTJHORY WOLF PARTY.
Says the Asheville Citizen'.
T&fe fight which is now being waged
in locai Republican cireles savors
strongly of "Kilkenny cats."
Evorjbody in North Carolina un
derstands that the government feed
trough is all there is in Republican
politics in this State. When it
cornea to who is to get the feed
stuff, necessarily there is a mighty
scramble among the hungry hench
Uicnof those higher up. This la
the reason the average Republican
uuuyemion in worth Carolina is a
disgraceful affair.
One of the ablest colored men in
North Carolina remarked the other
day that the greatest hindrance to
the Republican party in North Car
-Anna was its unsavory leaders. He
declared that they even disgusted
their negro followers. The fact is,
Kooaevelt'B policy has stifled what
ever prospect his party had in this
state, and for this much the Demo
crats are tbankfal to the President.
The esteemed Richmond Times
iputch on Friday said:
Borne of tha North Carolina, nanera
talking about tbe menace of two
evenly matched parties pi that State
in. the early future. Would that oe a
ming for the Old North State I
It certainly wonld be a bad thing
for North Carolina, until quite a lot
tunerals occur and the malor
Qorous leaders are buried so deep
ney can't scratch out. However,
wiere will be no danger of a strong
Publican party in North Caro-
unatill its "old guard" is dlsin
VOL. XXXV.
fected and put under the big pot
where it can't get out again. '
No, we don't want any Republican
party like that which would be
evolved out of the material on hand.
North Carolina tried the gang with
in the last decade when Republican-
Populist fusion made such a mesa
of it that the decent Republicans
and Populists got sick and turned to
the Democracy to redeem the State
from disgrace and ruin.
North Carolina is safe In the
hands of the Democratic party, and
a Republican tartv of the atrina
at a T
which is now holding down the
boards would Indeed be a menace
from which may sweet angels defend
us.
HOT IS THE ASP BT78IHZ8S.
The importunate Cleopatra once
again held the asp to her heaving
bosom, and after its poison! fangs
had done their deadly work, she
handed the reptile to Mark Anthony
that he might also depart this life
by the snake route.
"Not for Marcus," he said, with
profuse thanks and bowing low:
my asp irations are higher than
that." Trembling like an asp-en
leaf, he reached up to a high shelf,
took down the bottle of North Caro
lina apple-jack and drank it for the
snake bite which he had just re
fused.
This fable teaches that the Kan
sas City platform, having bit Miss
Democracy twice on. her alabaster,
the National Democratic convention,
which assembles at St. Louis on the
6th of July, will refuse Col. Bryan's
proffered asp.
REFLECTION OH THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Opponents of Mr. Glenn admit
that if it were left to a primary the
Forsyth candidate would receive
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor beyond all question. That is
one reason why a primary was fought
and defeated in committee. It is
hoped to secure the nomination of
a man who is not the choice of the
Democratic masses. Winston Sen
tinel. It is hoped that no real friend of
Mr. Qlenn sympathizes with the
sentiment above quoted. Justice
to the honorable men composing the
State Committee requires that the
reflection upon their fairness be re
pudiated. Raleigh Post.
The Philadelphia Press of Thurs
day states that Cornelius Bush, a
negro convict, is on trial for his life
for completely cutting off the head
of another convict, James Pratt, a
negro who was serving a 20-year sen
tence In the penitentiary. The two
occupied a cell together, and while
Pratt was asleep the murderer sawed
his head off with a nicked case knife.
The Press says "from his manner in
the dock he seemed to evince little
interest." well, that's iust like a
negro.
Says the Jacksonville Times
Union: "Judge Parker is said to
have unbosomed himself freely to
John Wesley Gaines. John ought
to let us know what sort of a can-
opener he used." Huh.1 Judge
Parker's not going to be caught
talking through a Galnesborough bat
like that.
General Jokoff is now, in com-j
mand of the Russian forces which
have been sent out from Port Ar
thur to protect the railroad from the
the Japanese force which is invest
ing the Russian stronghold. We guess
the Japs will be always getting a
joke off about him and may also get
Jokoff, too.
The lamented Col. Robt. M. Fur-
man, editor oi the Raleigh ron, was
the founder of the Asheville Citizen.
No better monument could be left
to his memory than North Carolina's
most excellent mountain daily news
paper. The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press says Repre
sentative Hitt, of Illinois, Is a re
ceptive candidate for vice-president.
Roosevelt-Hitt.' We Bee Roosevelt's
finish now. He'll get hit hard if he
monkeya with a hoodoo like that.
Uncle Joe Cannon is for Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana, for Vice
President orrtie ticket with Roose
velt. That will most likely be the
ticket Roosevelt and
Fairbanks.
John D. Rockefeller is credited
with saying, "Make money your
slave." As slavery is prohibited,
we'll give money a chance to "talk"
to ns about becomine our hand
maid.
A cablegram says Mgr. Satoll vtfll
soon arrive in America "to inquire
Into conditions." Roosevelt will at
once take steps to steer him clear of
the postoffice department.
Another hopeful indication for
a a
PatVat ta the announcement xnai
the Rev. Sam. Small is agin him
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STEDtUN FOR GOVERNOR.
Raleigh News and Observer
To the Editor: When the cher
ished rlghta of the South were
trampled under foot and North
Carolina called for her sons to take
up arms to defend her, there came
from a Christian home in Cumber
land county, a native son of Chat
ham, a beardless boy, strong, hand
some and true, who though highly
educated at our State University
was content to enter the ranks as a
private, and when the smoke had
cleared from the battlefield at Bethel
the country knew that North Caro
lina and his native county had fur
nished a soldier destined to promo
tion for gallantry upon the field of
battle. His name was Charles Manley
Stedman. , God bless him! A truer
and braver soldier never followed
Lee and Jackson and what more can
be said, for those -that scaled the
heights at Gettysburg r know what a
soldier is.
North Carolina if again calling for
her bravest, wisest and truest ion to
rule over her destiny in peace.
we are proud oi the voune man
hood of the State, and have honored
with delight the ambition of our sons
who have aspired to be rulers. And
well have we succeeded in promoting
them. Two United States Senators.
ten members of Congress, all of the
Dl.i. 3 !. 11 .
otaie auauniBtrauon save one, ana
nearly all of our judges and solicitors
are young men.
The State feels, and those who
fought her battles In war feel, that it
is but just and right to select as our
next uovernor one from amoncr that
class which is now fast passing away,
never to return, one who bears upon
his body the enduring scars of battle,
and whose mind is clear and brilliant
and whose heart is kind and true.
whose life is an open book, of devo
tion to State, fidelity to friends and
sacrifice to the Democratic party.
Our minds all turn to one his
name is Stedmanr"The noblest Bo-
man of them all."
I hope the young men of North
Carolina will join us who' followed
Lee and' name from among us our
choice as your choice.
I his is the last opportunity the
State will ever have of electing a
Confederate soldier Governor, and
we have in Major Stedman a man
worthy of us all, And if made Chief
Magistrate he will be an honor and
an ornament to our State.
John R. Lane.
Ore Hill, N. C, May 10, 1904.
rCol. Lane is the surviving Col
onel of the famous Twenty-sixth
JMorth Carolina Regiment. Editor. J
CURRENT COMMENT.
"What is the President's line
of actijm?" asks a contemporary.
The color line, we should say. New
port .News ilerald.
Charles R. Flint, of New
York, has purchased two Chilean
cruisers, and as he is not conduct
ing a war on his own account he
must be acting for . some foreign
government. He declines to say
anything on the subject. If the
ships are to be conveyed to either
Japan or Russia, how will Mr. Jb llnt
escape the neutrality laws of the
United States? Philadelphia Press.
The Democratic party needs
no better campaign against Roose
velt than Congressman Claude
Kitchin's speech in the House of
Representatives the other day.
Money invested In the publication of
this speech in circular form and the
publication of Roosevelt's book, ' The
Winning of the West," In pamphlet
form would win thousands of votes
for the Democratic candidate, if he
be the right sort of man. Darling
ton (S. O.) News.
JOSEPH NEWMAN IS DEAD.
Well Kaowa Traveling Maa Ends His Life
in Detroit His drier.
The following Associated Press tele
gram receired Saturday morning will
be read with regret by hundreds of
friends In this city:
VDitboit, Mioh., May 12. Joseph
Newman, of Wilmington, ri. u.. a-
travelling aalemans for a Cincinnati
distillery, was found dead la his room
at the Metropole Hotel here to-day. A
box of morphine pills and telegrams
with written Instructions as to where
they should be sent, told a story of
suicide. Newman was about S3 years
old. It is said that grief over the
death of a Ibrother led to 'despond
ency."
The brother referred to in the tele
gram was Mr. Henry Newman, who
passed away in this city about a year
ago. Mr. Joe Newman was aoout oa
years of age Instead of 83, as stated In
the dispatch. He was well and favor
ably known here. He leaves an aged
mother, Mrs. Mariana Newman, who
now lives with an only son, Mr. Louis
Newman, In Florence, S. a
Flint to the Finish.
With reference to repeated rumors
that a movement was on foot to effect
a compromise between the dispensary
and anti-dispensary advocates upon a
basis of high license and the oblitera
tion of screens, Chairman R. G. Grady,
of the An tl Saloon Committee, aaid
yesterday In response to Inquiry that
he officially knew of no such move
ment and that eren were such a prop
osition made, he would bitterly
oppose any settlement other than that
at the polls. He further said that he
thought be could speak with authority
that it would be a fight to the finish.
A ted Draymsn Inssae
t T.nuls Jarman. an old colored man
who was for years a drayman ror mo
Nair &Pearsall, was taken In custody
veaterda bv Policeman B. R. King
at the request of the oia man aren
it... mmhn .air that he la Insane. Jar
man's mmtal condition will be in
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quired Into by a commission of lunacy
this week.
Wilmington; n. c,
TWO FINE BUILDINGS.
Work Will Begin This. Week on
Handsome Struct ares That
Will Adonh (he, City.' :
THE ODD FELLOWS'
TEMPLE.
(oatrsct SI(sed asd the Qraisi Already
Broken at Third sad Princess Streets.
I till Another la Praspeet fer
ine Somatr OfRcef ' '
Within the next ninety days two
and possibly three of the finest build
ings erer constructed la ther city of
Wilmington will be nearlng Jfeomple-
tlon. Reference ia made to thejjisnj;
some five story modern o&ee building
to be erecledby Mr. Matt J. Heyer at
a cost of nearly 175.000 on southeast
corner of Front and Ohesnut streets.
tbe beautiful three-story building to be
ereoted by Cape Fear. Lodge of Odd
Fellows on northwest corner of Third
and Princess streets at a coat of some
thing oyer $30,000, and a third mod
ern business structure on Front street,
with auditorium on one of the upper
floors, particulars of which cannot be
given at the present time. Sufficient
to say, however, that it will compare
favorably with either of the other two
in beaaty of architecture and finish.
Descriptions of the two first named
buildings have already been given in
these columns, but since the contracts
were only signed laat week and work
ill begin on both this week, it will
not be out of place to advert to them
again.
THE HEVEB BUILDING.
The foundaliona for the Heyer
building were completed last week
and excavations for the basement are
now under way. When tbe super
structure is completed, the building
will be equal to the bst of the modern
office buildings in the South of its
kind. It will extend 66 feet on Front
streetand along Chesnut street 115 feet.
Its height will be 70 feet, and the four
upper floors of the structure will con
tain 73 offices with all modern appoint
ments and conveniences. The first
floor south of the corner, 40x115 feet
In aizs, with a carpet department, Six
81 feet on the second floor, and a part
of the basement, has been leased by
the O. W. Polvogt Company foe a
term of jeirs, while the corner store,
83x90 feet in ain, has not yet been
rented. Tenants of the entire build
ing will be supplied with electric ele
vator service, steam heat and electric
and gas lights, janitor, eto. Plate glass
windows will boused throughout; a
stand p!pe will extend through the
elevator shaft with 100 feet of hose on
each floor for fire protection. In fact,
all the latest and most modern im
provements will be employed.' The
beat rift flooring will be used every
where. The architecture of the build
ing is beautiful indeed. The first two
stories will be of the best brown stone,
while the remaining stories will be of
red Philadelphia or Washington press
brick. The two entrances will be of
arehed alone and similar to those sup
ported by columns in front of the post
office building. There will be en
trances to the basement only on the
Chesnut street side.
THE I. O. O. F. BUILDING.
The contract for the handsome Odd
Fellow building was let last week to
The Hadlow Co., of Jacksonville,
FIs.. which also has tbe contract for
the Hejer building. Work was be
gun yesterday in clearing off the lot,
oreoaratorr to beginning work
by the contractors. The building
committee is promised the keys to the
new structure on or before Oct. 1st.
It will bs three-story and baaement
structure of Philadelphia red press
brick, trimmed with granite. Hand
some arched main entrances will open
both on Third and on Princess atreets
with Tennessee marble columns on
each aide. Tbe lot fronts 80 feet on
Princess and 67 on Third street, abut
ting the present Odd Fellow build
ing. There will be no partl-wall,
however, and the new building
will be complete within itself, front
ing? 67 feet on Third and 78 feet on
Princess street, leaving two feet swing
for the shutters. There will be 29
modern offices, with lavatories, con
sultation rooms, etc., with each, on
the first and second floors of the build-
ina. The lodee room. on the third
floor, will be a model place of assem
bly and devoted especially to the re
ouirement of Odd Fellow lodges. The
main hall will be 60x40 feet in size,
with convenient elevated stations for
tbe officers, two handsome parlors,
ante-rooms, nronerty rooms, toilet
rooms, etc. No tim- or expense wil
be spared in making it the Ideal lodge
room, with club rooms, handsomely
appointed, for all members.
Tbe building will be heated by
team and furnished with both gaa and
electric fixtures. The offices will be
roomy, well ventilated and admirably
adapted to the occupancy of either
professional or business men. While
Cape Fear Lodge is doing the build
ing, it la expected that tbe four lodges
I. O. O. F. of the eitywlll occupy the
h andaome rooms b sin g fitted np. The
advantages of a joint occupancy by
all the lodges are too numerous and
patent to need enumeration here.
Members would be brought Into closer
association with one another and the
effect would be of mutual benefit to
all. The awarding of the contract for
the new building marked an impor
tant epoch In the long and distin
guished career of Cane Fear Lodge,
which was organized on May IStb,
1842. It is significant that on the
62nd anniversary day of the founding
of the lodge, ground was broken for
the handsome new building.
The Building Committee under the
direction of which the handsome
structure Is being erected Is composed
of Mr. W. L. Smith (chairman), Mr.
W. H. Topp, Ool. Walker Taylor, Mr.
a Behrends and Mr. A. H. Creasy.
Friday, may 20, 1904.
PETITION'S WORK COMPLETED
Committee from Aldermea Plads Dispea
ssry 4 dvpntes Have Fully Eaosib
Nsaes Mich Specalstloav
The committee of five appointed
rom the Board of Aldermen to Inves
tigate the validity of the petition for a
dispensary election in Wilmington,
nnder the terms of the Watts Law of
1903, and report the result of its find-
ngs to the next regular meeting of the
Board In June, completed Its labors at
the City Hall last night after only a
short session. The committee finds
without contest and will so report that
the registered vote for the last munici
pal election In 1903 was M3: that
One-third of that number as contem
plated in the law is 481, and that as a
matter of fact the petition which they
have examined contains the names of
607 registered voters, which is more
than the required one-third.
It is. understood that as an emer
gency provision the dispensary advo
cates have secured an additional nam-
bsr of names which may or may not
be presented with the oriflnal petition
at the June meeting of the Board as
the managers may elect It wasalao
stated yesterday that the anti-dispen
sary people would make no fight on
the petition and that they would ap
peal aolely to the public at the polls.
Should their efforts fail it la stated
that they will then undertake litiga
tion which would throw the whole
matter in tbe courts until after Jan.
1-r, when new licenses would have to
be granted for another six months. la.
that event, tbe dispensary people, It is
said, will go to the Legislature for
relief.
There is a revival of the rumor
printed some time ago In these
columns to the effect that at the June
meeting of the Board of Aldermen, a
high license would be placed on the
iqoor traffic in Wilmington. The
dispensary advocates diaclaim any
connection with the movement and
refer toitaa a campaign measure on
the part of the opposition. However,
there wis much talk of that kind on
the atreets yesterday again and a com
promise between the dispensary forces
and the opposition upon that basis was
hinted at In the meantime the lines
are being drawn closer and closer and
closer and there's no discounting the
prediction made long ago that the
fight will be very warm. -
YOUNG SHAD FOR CAPE FEAR.
Ibe Oovefameat Stockist North Carolina
Waters With larse willloa "Fry"
r f roas the Peteaac Hatchery.
Pursuant to advices In a telegram
to Mr. W.H. Yopp on Thursday CapU
W. E. Smith, of United States Fish
Cr No. 1, arrived in the city yester
day morning with a supply of 450,000
shad fry, which were at once liberated,
under most auspicious conditions, In
the Northeast river at Thornburg,
four miles above Wilmington. Oapt.
Smith was recently commissioned to
bring to North Carolina three million
of the young fish from the Potomac
hatchery near Washington and he ar
rived at Goldsboro this week on a
special car of the Bureau of Fisheries.
The distribution is being made from
that point to Newport, Polloksvllle,
Clinton, Lumberton and Fayetteville.
Oapt. Smith's crew consists of Mes
senger W. F. Hutchinson, Assist
ant Messenger Robert Green, La
borer Louis Wrist and Cook
Charles Fraser, but he came in
person with the supply for the Cape
Fear waters and was met at the rail
road station by Messrs. Ed. Taylor, J.
M. Holmes. W. P. Holmes, J. B.
Falei, J. A. Nixon and other promi
nent dealers of this city. The party
at once - boarded the launch "B. O.
Cantwelr and the young fish were
liberated at Thornburg in a tempera
ture of 70 degrees. Capt. Smith said
the liberation of the fish was every
way satisfactory. He also said inci
dentally that he thought this section
was eminently fitted for the establish
ment of a government hatchery as
proposed by Congressman Patterson,
who secured the supply of fish with
which the Cane Fear waters are now
being stocked.
WRECK AT HOPE MILLS, N. C.
feast Line Thronth Freight Piled late
Ditch Thnraday Afteraooa-Esilseer
Killed aad Fireman Isored.
The second section of Atlantic Coast
Line through freight train No. 209,
bound South, was wrecked Thursday
afternoon a little north of the station
at Hope Mills, N.O., seven miles south
of Fayetteville. The engine flew the
track from some unknown cause,turned
over on its aide and carried with it into
tbe ditch the seven ears immediately
following it. Engineer J. R. Byer, of
Ra!elgb, N. O, was almost Instantly
killed and hia colored fireman, name
unkown, was more or leas seriously
Injured.
The barn and stables of Mr.
John D. Beatty at Klondyde, N. O.,
were destroyed by fire Friday after
noon about 2:30 o'clock with all their
contents of corn, fodder, farming In
terests, guano, lime, paints, etc. The
estimated loss is $500 to $800, upon
which there was not one cent of in
surance.
APessimlstibogitation: "It is
a lamentable fact," said he who
thinks, "while the appetites of men
have kept pace with the onrush of
time, their stomachs retain all the
limitations and prejudices of Puri
tan days. Town Topics.
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TOE STATE CAMPAIGN
Major Stedman Received Great
Ovation in Charlotte Upon
His Visit Yesterday.
THE BRUNSWICK CONVENTION
Uassloossiy aaa Eathasiastlcally for
Cspe Pear's esidtdate-DIvlsloa Be
tween Mtvei asd Pattersos.
Kaidolph Is Dlvldetf.
Special Star Telegram.
Charlotte, N. O., May 14. Major
Charles M. Stedman reached here last
night from Greensboro and to-day has
been holding a levee at the Buford
Hotel. A citizen who remembers tbe
days of. Vance says he has never seen
a greater ovation than that accorded
this grand old Carolinian to day. All
day long a steady stream of people.
veterans and otherahave been pouring
In to see him and to assure him of
their regard and aunnort. Stedman
will have here a large and loyal fol
lowing for Governor and will be de
cidedly In the running in next Tues
day's primaries.
BRUNSWICK FOB STEDMAN.
South port, N. 0., May 14. The
Brunswick County Convention for the
appointment of delegates to the State
and district conventions was held at
Lock wood's Folly Bridge " to-day,
every township having been repre
sented. The convention unanimously
and enthusiastically endorsed Maj.
Cbas. M. Stedman for Governor.
Resolutions endorsing Col. Geo. L.
Morton, of Wilmington, for Lieuten
ant Governor were alao adopted with
out at disaeoting voice. The Congrea
' alonal delegation will be divided be
tween Iredell Meares, Esq, of Wil
mington, and Hon. G. iB. Patterson,
ofMaxton.
The convention was called to order
at noon by Chairman Geo. H. Bel
lamy, of the County Executive Com
mittee, who atated the object of the
meeting. Dr. T. V. Moore, of Phoeilx,
was made permanent chairman of the
convention with Mr. Pink Hall and
an assistant as secretaries. Appointment
of delegates from tbe several townships
in the county to the State, Congres
sional and Senatorial Conventions
having been declared in order, a recess
of half an hour was taken for the pur
pose of allowing the representatives
from the various precincts to arrange
their lists. When the convention re
assembled the roll was .called and the
name were handed in to the secre
tary. The following resolution was then
offered by Geo. H. Bellamy, Etq.,
seconded by half a dozen or more and
carried unanimously with enthusiasm:
"Resolved. That we. the Democrats
of Brunswick county, recognizing the
ability, peculiar fitness and unswerv
ing Democracy of Maj. C. M. Btedman,
do hereby endorse him for the nomina
tion of Governor of North Carolina.
Coming as he does from the West, we
are not unmindful of the fact that he
Is entitled to the nomination this year
as'jthe East was last campaign recog
nized in the nomination of the peerless
Aycock."
Mr. Bellamy next made a motion
that the convention endorse Hon. G.
B. Patterson for Congress, but there
was Immediate objection, M. O.
Guthrie, Esq., A. C. Meares and
others taking the position that Inas
much as the sentiment in the county
was divided, that matter had beat be
left open. Mr. Iredell Meares, of
Wilmington, was present and made a
very conservative talk to the
convention, explaining his posl
tlon in the matter. The roll of
townships was finally called after
caucus .or tbe several townships
and roll call showed 25 to 13 in favor
of the resolution of Mr. Bellamy. It
being understood that the delegates
are to reflect the sentiment of their
several townships In the Congressional
Convention. However, all the dele
gates go uninstruc.ed.
The resolution endorsing Col. Geo.
L. Morton for Lieutenant Governor
was then proposed and carried unanl
mously.
The County Convention proper for
the nomination of county and leglsla
live officers will be held later, In July
The Senatorial Convention has not
yet been called. Brunswick has nine
votes In the State convention.
RANDOLPH OONVEKTIOII.
Asheboro, N. 0., May 14. In the
county convention here to-day Glenn
received eight and one-half; Turner
seven; Stedman one and one-half.
The convention instructed for Jno. T.
Brlttaln for presidential elector and
for M. H. Justice and State officers.
It alao instructed for B. N. Page for
Congress.
Dally Charleston Trsia.
It Is reported that beginning April
29th the Charleston train from Wil
mington will be operated daily to and
from Wilmington Instead of dally ex
eept Sunday as at present. The add!
tlonal train on Sunday would be of
great convenience to Bummer travel
lers and will no doubt prove a very
popular one, if put into operation.
P4TAL ACCIDENT
To
Prof. Daalot. tbe Hlib Diver at the
Qoldsbor o Carnival.
By Telegrapli to the Moralas Star.
Ralegh, N. Q, May 13. Circled In
flame. Professor Denton, tbe Hunga
rian bigh-dlver, one of the attractions
of the Goldsboro carnival, shot down
ward from the little nlatform at the
top of bta 110-foot ladder into Ue tank
of water and lambent fire below; but
in doinar so he made a alight miscalcu
lation. his head and shoulders coming
in contact with the aide of the tank
with auch violenoe that he died to
night from the effect of the shock.
NO. 30
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Alexander county will present
Mr. J. R. Gwaltnev. a good man
and able Democrat, for the nomina
tion for Congress in that district.
Mr. W. M. Jones, mayor of
etersburg.Va., a native of Raleigh,
has been renominated for mayor of
th e Virginia city. His majority was
only 8 in a vote of 1,114.
Statesville Landmark : The
andmark hears that it is the pur
pose of the Blackburn people to cap
tare the antl-iilackburn Congres
sional convention to be held in 'Pay
ors vine June 1st. whether they
will attempt to carry their purpose
,nto effect remains to be Been, hut It
would be a pretty kettle of fish if
hey should make the attempt and
succeed.
Last week several labor union
men in Salisbury were indicted, in
Rowan Superior Court, on the
charge of. conspiracy for inaugurate
ng a boycott agmst a dealer in
umber and building materials who
had refused to "comply with their
demands. The case came up before
Judge Justice in Salisbury this
week and the indictment was
quashed. The State appealed.
Raleigh News and Observer :
Champ Clark says in one of his
etters on members of Congress that
the two Kitchin brothers, William
W. and Claude, who are both Rep
resentatives from North Carolina,
are among the ablest men in the
House.- They are young, hand
some, clean, strong, industrious and
aithful to their duties, command-
ng the respect and admiration of
all who know them.
Green McAdoo, colored, who
has been wanted in Greensboro for
a year or more, has been arrested at
Charleston, W. Va., and the Greens
boro authorities have sent an officer
or him, the negro having made a
confession and announced that he is
willing to return to North Carolina
without requisition papers. Men
Adoo killed his wife on Saturday
night, Sept. 13th, 1902. He had
been away and on coming back to
Greensboro and going to his home
he shot his wife, inflicting a wound
from which she died m about an
hour.
State Biologist Gerald 'Mc
Carthy is conducting an interesting
experiment in silk culture on the
bird floor of the agricultural build
ing at Raleigh. He has about ten
housand silk worms kept upon
paper lined lath trays, which are
arranged in several tiers upon a
frame standing in the hall. They
chew upon white mulberry leaves all
the time. Professor McCarthy's
worms are now Mneteon -days old
and have attalpeubout half their
normal size. They will end their
careen as worms the latter part of
the month.
Mrs. Robert Rogers, wife of a
well-to-do farmer of Mecklenburg
county, was instantly killed on Fri
day by an infuriated horse. The
accident happened at the dinner
hour, between 12 and 1 o'clock. The
horses had been ungeared and were
turned loose in the stable lot during
dinner time. Une of the horses, a
young animal, managed to break
out of the lot and lumped over a
low fence into a wheat field in the
rear of the house. Not wishing to
call her husband from his rest, Mrs.
Rogers crossed over into the field
and attempted to drive the horse.
out. The brute became infuriated
at the attempt and ruBhed at Mrs.
Rogers. She attempted to escape,
but the animal rushed upon her and
threw her to the ground. Before
the men at the' house who were at
tracted by the screams of Mrs.
Rogers, could come to her rescue.
she was ground into a pulp by the
fore feet of tbe frenzied animal.
At BiBcoe. Montgomery county,
on Friday afternoon, fire broke out
in the general offices of the Aber
deen & Asheboro Railroad, of which
Mr. Henry A. rage is president,
doing damage to the extent of I15,
000. The buildings consumed were
the depot, general offices and rail
road eating house of the Aberdeen
& Asheboro Railroad, valued at over
$4,000; the Adams Hotel, valued at
over $4,000; the residences of C. C.
Crocker, C. C. Martin and Mrs.
Burt, valued at about $5,000, and
two or three other small houses.
Most of the furniture in the build
ings was saved. The fire took place
between one and four o clock and it
began in the eating house, con
suming the depot and general
offices. The street between these
and the residences burned is a wide
one, but : the fire swept across and
did a great deal of damage. There
is very little insurance on any of the
property.
In the midst of the carnival at
Goldsboro on Friday night, a fright'
f ul tragedy occurred. The different
attractions had done a good busi
ness, and everybody, including sev
eral hundred visitors from Wilson.
had been enjoying the evening to
the fullest extent up to 11:45 P. M.,
when it was announced that the
sensational exhibition of the even
ing would occur. A tremendous
crowd surged around the 110 feet
high ladder from which Professor
Dantonwas to make an exciting
leap into the dark, after setting his
clothing on fire, and plunge into a
tank of water on which there would
be a flame of fire. He ascended the
ladder, poised himBelf on the little
platform, struck a match and set the
gasoline on his clothing on fire, and
then made the plunge. At the same
moment a flame of fire arose from
the tank. He fell Into the tank of
water and fire, but instead of rising,
as he had done so many times be
fore, he sank. With a cry of die
tress, his assistant and constant
companion,- Mr. G us lav. leaped into
the tank and lifted his limp body
out. Just a alight movement in the
wrong direction while making ht
, leap had caused him to strike 'his
neck and shoulders against the
woodwork of the tank. He lived
only a short while.
for Theological Sen
na Negro Qsestloi.
e Next Place If Meetlaf..
By Telegrapli to too Homing star.
Nashville, Tesn., May 14. The
second day's session of the fortv-
ninth convention of Southern
Baptists was made memorable by con
tributiont aggregating $52,991 to the
endowment fund-of the Tfceo!og!ci
Bemlnsry at Louisville. There were,
several gifts of $5,000 each, ore com
ing from a Boston man and o-"
from an Atlanta woman, Mrs. W. .
wiggs.
There had been ant id Da tlon of a
ripple In the convention when the
committee on work among thenegrce
made Its report, but it was receive il
and' adopted in an harmon'
ous manner. This committer,
of which Dr. A. O. (Davidson
of Birmingham, Ala., Is cbalrmai,
eonaldered the Virginia memorial ask
ing ror appointment of a commission
to atudy the uplifting of the negro in'
all Us phases. After a session of fiv
hours the committee arrived at an
agreement satisfactory, to all interest
ed. It provides for the appointment
of a representative from each State to
confer with the Home Mission board
with regard to plans for carrying on
the work.
At the nizht session Kansas Oltv.
Mo., was selected as the next meeting
place. The nominating committee re -
Sorted in ravor of Fort Worth, Texas,
ut the sentiment of the convention
was overwhelmingly the other wav
and before a' vote was taken Fort
Worth was withdrawn.
THE DEADLOCK UNBROKEN.
ft" ore Praltless Ballottlog in the llllaols
Ripsbllcaa Convention Adarn
meot Taken Until Monday.
By Telegraph to the Morning .8 tar.
Springfield, III , May 14. After
another delay of fruitless balloting, '
the most remarkable Republican con
vention in the history of Illinois took
an adjournment to-night until 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon, -without having -broken
the Gubernatorial deadlock.
The partr '. tders are in conference
attempting bring about a solution
oi the sittq , but they appear pow
erless to 63 The delegatea to the--convention
have taken things into
their own bands and with prac
tical unanimity decline to be
delivered by the men at the hesd of
organization. The only change In the
situation to-day resulted in a slight
advantage to Attorney General -How-
land J. tlamlln. Un the twenty third
ballot he gained 88 votes and his en
thusiastic followers made an attempt 1
to stampede the convention to him.
They failed, however, and on the
next ballot he lost thirteen votes
which had gone to him.
This is a life and death atruggle be
tween two great factions In Cook .
county, headed respectively by Con
gressman William Liorlmer and State's
Attorney Charles S. Doneen, with the
country delegates holding the whip-
hand, but so loyal to the Interest of
their favorite sons that they will not .
combine to exert their powers. -
ALt WERE RECAPTURED. .
! Three Prisoners Msde Estops from Jail.
One Sht by tbe Jailor.
By Teiegrapb to the Morning Btar.
Roanoke, Va, May 14. At Abing
don, Va., when Jailor Newton entered
the Washington county jail to release
a prisoner who term has expired, he
was seized by three other prisoners and
knocked down. One of the assailants.
a negro, held new ton wnue anotner
negro and a white man escsped. The ;
third man released his grasp on the
iailor and made a dash for liberty, but
Tewton regained his feet and fired at
tbe man as he waa going down the
stairs. The bullet took effect In tbe
negro's head, making a dangerous
wound. All the men later were re
captured. TRAIN WRECKERS.
Narrow Escape 0! a Passeaier Train ob
the Wabash Road.
' Bj Telegraph to the Horning Star.
CHlLICOTHE,MliliT.,May 14. An at
tempt was made near Sampson to-day
to wreck Wabash passenger train No.
1. the Cannon Ball, which left Bt.
Louis laat night, bound for Omaha and
the Northwest.
James Dunn, rural free delivery
carrier, went to Sampson station to tret
mall from the uannon Ban. xne train
was a few minutes late and be walked
up the track, lantern In hand. A few
hundred yards from tbe station ne
found two railroad ties bound scroisthe
rails. He removed the obstacles
and started back to the ata-
tlon. Before he had gone half
the distance he waa attacked by
two men who beat him almost Into
Insensibility and atabbed him four
times with a knife. His wounds are
dangerous. Tbe strangers disappear
ed In tbe darkness.
PROMINENT QEORQIAtf.
lol. J. H. al. Cllach Died at Hli Home
le Savannah.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Savahnah, Ga May 14. Colonel
J. H. M. Clinch died at his realdence
here to-nlghi after a long illness, aged
81 years. He leaves a large fortune.
Mrs. Robert Anderson of Washington,
D. C, Is a sister and the only surviv
ing near relative of uoionei unnea.
He leaves thirteen nephews and neices
among whom Is Governor D. C. Hey
ward, of South Carolina. Colonel
Clinch was born in Mobile, but had
resided in Bavannah for fifty years.
He aerved in the Confederate army,
winning a brevet as colonel.
CONDEMNED MURDERER
Waats Date of His Execntloa Changed
from July 7ih to Jaas I7ih.
BT Telegraph to tha Morning Btar.
Columbus. O., May 14. Albert,
alias "Dutch" Fisuer, u nil or sentence
of electrocution for murder committed
In Toledo, has made a formal request
that the date of his execution be chan
ged from July 7, to June 17, on which
date three others are to be electrocut
ed. Fisher refused to permit his at
torneys to lake any steps to save nis
life, sst lor that ni committed tbe
murder and should be punished.
"Ef you please, sn V said the
colored brother at the accident In
surance office, "I want you ter put
; a guarantee on my 'let' leg." "A
guarantee on your left leg ?" "Yes,
suh. Yon see, I gwine off. on de
railroad, en if enny leg is ter be
ram.id ovrr, I wants it terbedat
one - kaze it's got de rhematism in
It!" Atlanta Constitution.