V. POLBISHID AT WILMINGTON, N. C, $1,00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE 8888S8S88S8888888 - SS88SS8888888888S wins sssssafegssssgsggg """" 88888888888888888 hjw SSSSSSSSSSSSSflSSf 88888888888888888 8288S88828288888S 8888888888888888 " 8288SSS228SS8S888 SS55SSSga88S5 8888S8SSSS8888S88 I a . a s s fi M m m W it 9 E Entered at the Pott Offic at Vilnttftoa, N. C, at Second Clxxt Matta.l SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The fobacrlptloa price of tha Weekly Btet Jt a followi: Single Copy 1 year, postage paid ...............SI 00 8 monthi " " I monthi " THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION Oa Wednesday, July 6th, six weeks from last Wednesday, the National Democratic convention will meet in St. Louis to nominate a pan dictate for President. It is not ne cessary to remark that it will be one m. . 1 A Vl II. or toe moss momentous 01 an ine conventions in the history of the party, for upon its platform and candidate the fate of the party will depend. " Not only will it be preg nant with importance to the Demo cratic party, bat also to the Repub lic, for it will be the one opportu nity for a long time to come that will offer itself to those who believe that the affairs of this country should be administered on consti tutional principles for the best in terests of all classes of people. It will be opportune to name a candi date who can defeat Rooseveltism and all that the strenuous, erratio Roosevelt stands for in his rash methods of administration, the dan gerous policies of Republicanism, the greed and extravagance of its course in Congress, its ruinous and one-sided tariff laws, its class legislation and its snobbery in offi cialdom. The critical time draws near when the Democratic party shall cast the "Hie, but we are optimistic enough to believe that a patriotic Democra cy will prove itself equal to the oc casion. The situation, however, is one of which we cannot speak con fidently when it comes to what the National Convention will . deolare in its platform and as to who will be the nominee. We believe the nomi nee will be Judge Parker, of New York, but as yet the uncertainty as to the choice of the convention is sufficiently vague as to make the outlook ominous. Several States have instructed their delegates to stand for Judge Parker at St. Louis, while others have appointed delegates favorable to his nomination but nninstrncted. That means that nninstrncted dele gates are an unknown quantity, open to conviction for or against Judge Parker when they get on the ground and the aspirants for the nomination begin to run amuck. For- that reason The Stab favors an instructed delegation, in order to get what North Carolina wants. The sentiment in the State is over whelmingly for Judge Parker, and that being bo, there is no reason why the delegation should not be Instructed to stand for him as long as there's a chance for his nomina tion. For the reason that there is an element of uncertainty in the choice of Judge Parker, there is additional support of our contention that the Tar Heel delegation should be in structed. Up to date twenty-three out of fiifty-one States and Terri toria have elected their dele gates to the National Conven tion., Of the 458 delegates chosen by the State conventions already held, 132 have been instructed for Parker, 102 for HearBt, 30 for Wall, 25 for Olney, and 12 tor Senator Gorman. The remaining delegates to the number of 157 are nninstrnct ed, and although most of them are said to be for Parker there is no cer tainty about it. If North Carolina favors Parker, for whom three doubt ful States have instructed and the fourth strongly favors, it would strengthen his chances and secure the logical candidate for the Presi dency. The Brooklyn Citizen sums npthe situation in this manner: Id a frftnlr and ftii itl.Aii..tAn nf ih. Democratic OUtlnnk vm nnnnt Itrnnr Jhe meaning of the great number of uncommitted delegate. The con duction vo place upon it ft, lost thei uncommitted delegate! in tend to in forward in the business " Picking a candidate without beat or Prejudice, with only one objective In 'ew, too (election of a man most iikeljto win. The names of Judge marker, 8enator Gorman, Mr. Olney, i.u ?rT Bd' PO"lbly, Mr. Oleye m. all men of conservative tenden-.-!'.wl11 C0in8 ,n' consideration, t?u be noml"tlon will be accorded in i, 1 0nB of lhem regarded by a ma ""j or the conservative leaden aa rt. POP"'' with tho people. Jh Citizen" "UH Plna lti faith to "m Parker, at, upon the whole, the Toil ,illlble of J1 lne,e men 10 If Park er is the most available VOL. XXXV; candidate, and the donbtfnl Rtt. have declared that he Is, .North Carolina has no changes tn tvi. away by sending to St. Louis a dele gation that might not standby him for the nomination. An uninstrnctad rlAlAo-aMfm V iu.au, that it Ii open to proposals when It gets to St. Lonls. NOW. WILL YOU BE GOOD? Our very highly esteemed contem porary, the Oastonla Gazette, has this to say: Advert! not tn an 1lm In this ...m the other day relating to delinquent White DOlla anil th Inmm nf f VioIm less to valm thla mw th WMmU i.n. Btab calls attention to our use of the wora --aiarranchlaed" In a peaking of their status as voters. In the original newi Item thtrv wafa rut avmuI tn having "disfranehised themselves," and in a brief reference to the matter editorially aa 'disfranchised.'' The DOlnt it well mada dy our vain a1 seaside contemporary that they were hoi uiBirsncnisoa nut oniy aisqnaunea to TOte in thli alActinn. "Thu ran aualifv thnmaalvM tn vntain im nthmv election," observes the Stab," by pay ing meir pou lax like other loJks." W lMAnt with mil nnallfiflatlnn th. demurrer of our able and ever alert aontsmnnrarr. Dfafrani-hfanmAnt ma understand, bai In it an element of permanence and is imposed by direct enactment, while qualification to use the franchise ia a matter lndviul hi law In the citizen's own volition after he becomes or age. The Gazette makes the case still stronger and hits the nail squarely for a drive home when it concludes with this clincher: The neraon who falla tn nit hfa tmll tax in time ia in the same boat with that Other man who nfrltil tn pao-1.. ter they simply failed to qualify memaeives as omer voters are by law required to do. Neithet la dlafran. chiaed. Either can vote at the next election by doing as the rest of us do oDierving tne poll tax and registration Bepnblican papers which tried to fool somebody with their "disfran chisement" nonsense will please fight shy of the Gazette's knockout drops. In coming to the conclusion that it is the better part of judgment to do no talking, Roosevelt has an illustrious precedent in Judge Par ker's state of quiescence. This com mits Roosevelt to Parker's good judgment, and as the New York jurist started it first and let Roose velt follow, it stands to reason that the nation ought to pick out Parker as the man with ajudgment worthy to be emulated. We are informed that a professor of mathematics in a female seminary in Chicago has resigned for the pur pose of opening a tailor shop. He should have gone Into the dressmak ing business so he could learn more about figures than he ever knew be fore. He might also be given a pretty sum or two if he learns how to make a pretty figure too. A Cincinnati conrt refused to grant a divorce to a man who brought suit because his wife causes him pain by every day curtain lec tures. The old man has to grin and endure his pain, bnt while he is "taking his medicine" nnder the curtain the window suffers with him but does not complain of its window pane. The Baltimore Sun tells us that radium is now on the bargain coun ter at the reduced price of 1200,000 an ounce. Still too high; Under the increased cost of living nnder the boasted prosperityjof Republicanism our income has to offer a compro mise with our expense account. Same with everybody, isn't it ? Says the New York .Press: "It is very easy for a clever man to get around a woman with his arm. In adopting an artful ruse like that he might be .tempted to waist his time away. After the 4th of next March, it is to be hoped that the country will give President Roosevelt an indefi nite leave of absence so she can write albook entitled "Why Hot Air Won't Stay Hot." OR1NVILLE FOR ITEDxUN. Fifteen of Its Seventeen Votes la State Convention Will be Hi?. Special Star Telegram. Grkknsboeo, N. C ; May 19. The Granville county Democratic conven tion was held to-day. Delegates to the State convention were named, fif teen out of seventeen being solid for Mai. 8 ted man for Governor. Death it Armour. H. 6. Mm. Jane Collins, widow of the late John Coll in a, died yesterday at Armour, N. O., In the 82nd year of her ate. She Iravea two sons, Messrs. J. W. FJynn and Willie Collins, and one daughter, Mrs. J. F. Brown, of Tomahawk. She was the grandmother of Meaars. G. T. and J. W. Flynn and an aunt of Mr. W. J. Meredith all of this city. They will attend the funeral at Armour at 10 A. M. to day. The professional theatrical sea son at The Academy closed last night with the engagement of the Nationals. Carpenters begin work On the improve ments to the bouse this weer. II . II II A T MJELs Magnificent Home for I. Which Will Be Laid This Week at the Northwest Corner of Third and Princess Streets, Near City Hall and Court House A STEDH&N SURPRISE. The Vote la the Mecklesbarg Primaries oa Tatsdsy Last. Speaking of the Democratic pri maries in Mecklenburg county on Tuesday, the Charlotte Chronicle says: Another surprise Is to be found in the strength shown by Maj. Chas. fll. stedman, one of the gubernato rial candidates. The county had been promised to Glenn, and earlier in the campaign he undoubtedly had the support of a great majority of the Democrats of the county. It was known that Stedman had gain ed much strength recently, but it was not expected that he would run Glenn such a close race, especially after Mr. Glenn's repeated visits to the county and tho strenu ous efforts that were put forth in his behalf. By reference to the tabulated vote, published in this Issue of the Chronicle, it will be found that Glenn ran only 177 votes ahead of Stedman and that the com bined vote in the county is against Glenn. The table was made up be fore the official returns had been re ceived from two or three of the pre cincts, and it is understood that these returns will place Glenn only about 125 votes ahead of Stedman. The Stedman and Turner men, who are' united in their opposition to Glenn, express the greatest satis faction with the result and do not hesitate to say that it is more favor able to them than they had ex pected. MURDERERS HiNQED. Alfred Daniels, Net ro, at Treilov, N. 6., sad Frank Davis at Klsstoa. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Ralxigh. N. a, May 19. At Tren ton, N. C, at 1:36 this afternoon, Al fred Daniels, colored, the murderer of Mr. F. G. Simmons, the father of TTniiAd States Senator Simmons, of this State, was hanged for his crime. Daniels said nothing on tne scanoia except that he had been forgiven for the deed. At Kinaton, Lenoir county, Frank Davit, white, was hanged to-day for the killing of Charles Fate, in 1903. Davis died protesting his innocence. LYNCHED BY NEQROES. Negro Tramp, Who Had Assaalted a 7.Year0Id Celered Child. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. BALB30H, N. O., May 9. A special from Weldon, N. 0., says: A negro tramp was lynched at Sea board, N. O., last night by a crowd of his own race, who swung him up for an assault upon a seven-year-old colored child. A policeman was on his way to jail with the man, who gave his name as Dick Whitehead, when he was overtaken by an infuriated mob of blacks, who tore the prisoner from the officer's buggy and hanged him to a near by tree where his body was seen swinging this morning. National Memorial Day. J. C. Abbott Poat No. 15, G. A. R., will celebrate National Memorial Day May 80th with a procession from Mabel Ball at A P. M., headed by the Third North Carolina Band (colored). The line of march will be to the Na tional cemetery, where Rev. John Adams, pastor of Christ's Congrega tional church (colored) will deliver an oration. Devotional exercises will be conducted by the chaplain, Rev. J. A. Bonner, pastor of Cbrsnut street (col ored) Presbyterian church. Valentine Howe will be chief marahal and Owen Telfair master of ceremonies. The exercises will be confined exclusively to the colored population. Mrs. L. M. LeGwin last night received a telegram conveying the sad Intelligence of the death of her rela tive, Mr. E. M. McLean, 24 years of age and son of B. F. McLean, Eiq., of Maxton. Young Mr. McLean died of consumption at 9:10 o'clock last night after a lingering illneea. Tmmmmm ?:v . n5 - v -- : , I" t.mammT?'. w ii j ii j ' i x - ii - r ii l a ii ii i a V V H , Hi lW i i ' ; M U-K . i , v ii wj ii -vi ii n i n . ia. ii m n iv. us WILMINGTON, N. C, HANDSOME ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING. O. O. F. Lodges of Wilmington, Foundations for MORE OP THE J. & N. f. Governor Recilves Still Another Lesse Proposition Cabarrns Primaries. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, May 21. Attorney General Gilmer and other counsel for the State filed in the Federal Court to day their answer to the complaint and petition of Jno. P. Cuyler for the ap pointment of a receiver for the Atlan tic and North Carolina Railroad Com pany. It shows the financial condition of the road for the four years and nine months of President Bryan's adminis tration to date. The earnings amount to $1,200,000. Operating expenses and fixed charges were $980,000. This leaves net earnings amounting to $395, 000, which amount was expended in permanent improvements and improv ing the physical condition of the road. The answer alleges that the stock of Cuyler was represented in all the meetings of ths stockholders when the matters of which he complains of took place; further, that the Governor Is ready to direct the State's proxy lo Tote on the various propositions to lease, linleaa some better offer, fully guaranteed, is made. It is understood that an amended complaint will be filed Monday, making K. 8. Finch a part? to the Cuyler complaint. A Pailadelphla syndicate submitted to Governor Aycock to-day an offer to leaie the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad that ia equivalent to 5.9 per cent for 50 years and tX per cent, for 99 years, fifty miles of new road as a feeder to be construct ed in ten years The Governor says he is well pleased with the proposal, but no lease can be made now until the receivership proceeding in the Federal court is disposed of. A special regarding the Cabarrus primary says that out of 52 delegates to the State convention, Stedman will have 23, Turner 17. The four town and only five of the county precincts had been heard from. Friends of Glenn are claiming that Glenn, Sted man and Turner will break about even. Nothing is heard here from the Chatham primary. SEASHORE HELP ARRIVIN0. Pepnlar Hostelry at Wrlrhtsvllle Being Prepared for the Opealof. Mr. F. W. Green of Macon, Ga.,' who is pleasantly remembered as chief elerk at the Seashore Hotel during several seasons at that resort, arrived in the city yesterday, via Charlotte, from SL Louis and his hosts of friends here will be delighted to know that he will again be at the Seashore this Summer. Mrs. George W. Green, of Charleston, 8. C has also arrived and w.li be housekeeper at the hotel this season. Mr. A. P. Labarbee, formerly steward at the Battery Park Hotel in Ashevillr, arrived several days ago and will look after that Important de partment of the Seashore. Manager Hinton la rapidly putting the hotel in readiness for the opening of the seaion, the date for which will be dependent upon the weather and will bs announced In due time. Mana ger Hioton says the outlook for a successful season Is most encouraging. He is receiving oa eud of Inquiries for ratei, accommodations, etc. Real Estate Transfres. By deeds of date April 14th, 1904, Mrs. 8. E. H. Yopp transferred to W. H.Yopp for $10 and other considera tion!, propetty on east aide of Fiftb, 132 feet south of Grace street, 66x247tf feet In size; and to A P. Yopp, for Ue same consideration, pro perty on north side of Grace, 47 feet east of Fifth street, 50x66 feet In size. By other deeds filed yesterday, Eugene 8. Martin, Esq., transferred to L J. Sternberger and wife, for $1,500, un divided half interest in property on north side of Dock, 75 feet esst of Fifth street, 44x68 feet in size; and Martden Bellamy and wife transferred to the same parties, for $1,500, remain ing one-half interest in property de scribed above. Kitty: Oh, Auntie, I am so haypy. Horace says there's nobody in all the world' like me. Aunt Jane: Nonsense! Your'e not so ec centrlo as all that although there's no denying that yon are a bit odd. Boston Transcript. FRIDAY. MAY 27, 1904. MR. A. M0RELAND RESIQNS. Severed His Ceanectioi With Atlantic National Bank Yesterday and Is Sac ceeded by Mr. Jos. v. Yates. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the . Atlantic National Bask yesterday at noon, Mr. Andrew Moreland, eaahier of the institution, tendered his resignation and the same waa accepted. The resignation took effect at once and Mr. Joseph W. Yates was elected to succeed him aa acting cashier until the regular elec tion at the.annual meeting In January. Mr. Yates has moat cspably filled the position of assistant cashier at the bank for a number of years and is thoroughly conversant with the busi ness. Mr. Moreland came lo Wilmington from Charleston several years ago at the solicitation of Mr. J. W. Norwood, then president of the Atlantic bank, and rose rapidly In the local banking world. t His retirement yesterday was it great surprise to the community. It ia learned that he will return lo his former home in Charleston and en gage In banking there. North Carolinians ia Richmond. Col. Walker Taylor, who came home last night from Virginia where he at tended an insurance meeting, went via Richmond and attended the North Carolina Society banquet there Friday night. He says Col. Waddell' s speech was a perfect gem and thoroughly captivated the audience. Col. Taylor said nothing of a speech he made on that occasion himself but the following is Incidentally clipped from yesterday's Richmond paper: "Colonel Walker Taylor was next called on and in an extemporaneous address, established the fact thafNorth Carolina was first in everything. He did not undertake to explain why, but simply noted the fact the old State was always there first. He aroused great enthusiasm by predicting that she would be there first when the Bouth began again to give the country presidents. Receiving Notice Abrosd. The current number of the Manu facturers Record, of Baltimore, the leading industrial publication in the South, contains a lengthy and very complimentary reference to the annual address of President J. A. Taylor at the recent yearly meeting of the Wll mington Chamber of Commerce. Special reference Is made to that part of the report relating to the manifest disposition In nearly every commun ity to barrass corporations by unjust damage suits, and the views of Preai dent Taylor are warmly commended. ' -W. H. Beverly, representing himself to be manager of the Mapes- Beverly Fertilizer Company, of Bal timore. who on- last Saturday an nounced that he would establish a half million dollar plant in Salis bury has skipped. He went there last week and opened an office and employed a bookkeeper and stenog rapher. and placed drafts in local banks aggregating $55,000 on North era concerns, which were reported unpaid. Beverly posed as a capital 1st, but succeeded in duping only a few business men. He left wednes day night, and his sudden disap pearance has caused quite a ripple in business circles. A warrant has been sworn out for his arrest, but he cannot be f otind by the officers. His ofiice fixtures were attached by the sheriff in the interest of his creditors at Salisbury. Beverly gave a number of worthless checks, which he succeeded in getting cashed. - "It's a lucky thing -for me I ain't In the box," said the great base ball twirler, as he paraded up and down the bedroom floor with his tooth-cuttlng son and heir. "Why?" asked his wife, sleepily. "Because," he answered, "1 doa't seem to have any control of the bawl."-Chieago Dally News. AT TOE POSTOFFICE. Mr. Warren Q. Elliott, Jr., Recom mended for Assistant Post master at Wilmington. AS GOOD AS, APPOINTMENT. Will Enter Upon His Blew Duties J a Be 1st. Sslary Attached, $1,400 Per Year. Appointee Prominent In Bosk nein Life of the City. Postmaster Thos. E. Wallace last night made known his purpose to recommend Mr. Warren G. Elliott, Jr., for appointment as assistant post muter at Wilmington, about, which appointment there, has been so mueh speculation since Mr. Wallace assumed his duties aa chief at the poitoffice a month and a half ago. The recom mendation of ifr. Elliott, by Mr. Wal lace will go forward to the. Department to-morrow and that Is equivalent to an appointment Mr. Elliott.will assume his new duties on June 1st. The sal ary attached to the office is 0 per cent, that of the postmaster in even hun dreds and, owing to the continued in crease in postal receipts, will amount to $1,600 per year beginning July 1st, the salary of the postmaster upon that date being increased to $3,200.- Mr. F. G. Dosher, who is now acting assistant as a temporary expedient, at the same time continuing his work In charge of the registry department, will on June 1st devote all his energies to his original position. Mr. Dosher has made an excellent assistant and while his appointment from the firat was oaly temporary, it ia safe to say that no one can fill the place more effi ciently. It is known that the appointment of Mr. Elliott to the assistant. postmaster ship will be eminently satisfactory to the public at large. He is a young man of fine business qualification, courteous and obliging. He is a son of Col. Warren G. Elliott, the well known Atlantic Coast Line president, and for aeveral years has been the di recting genius for the Coal, Cement & Supply Co. and the Wilmington Towing and Construction Co., of this city. While he has never prominently identified himself with the Republican party, it ia elated he has voted the national ticket upon the occasion of two presidential elections. He Is conserva tive, capable and will fill the office of assistant with credit to himself and also to Postmaster Wallace. A WEDD1NQ IN BL4DEN. Miss Henry, of Oil s, the Bride of Mr. H. B. Besseaf, of Wllmlofton. . Special Star Correspondence. Olga, N. C , May 19. A few aelect and admiring friends witnessed a pretty wedding at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Henry in Bladen county to-day at 12:30 P. M. Mr. Henry B. Bessent, of Wilmington, was the for tunate groom and Miss Mollle E. Henry the happy bride. Rev. V. H. Btarbuck, of Ivanhoe, officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Bessent will remain for a few days with the bride's mother and later will make their home in Wil mington. CASE OP OEO. W. MURRAY. Ex-Coniressmna Sentenced to the Chain Qsog Notice of Appeal. Br Telegraph to tne MornlnglBtar. Cbablxston, 8. C, May 21. The motion for a new trial at. Sumter, in the case of George W. Murray, former congresaman of this State, convicted yesterday of forgery, was argued be fore Judge Purdy to-day. The motion was denied, Judge Purdy staling that in his opinion no other verdict was possible. Murray was sentenced to three years on the chain gang and to pay a fine of $250. Notice of appeal was given and Murray was released on $2,000 bond. Mr. Uggy: Don't you remem ber, dear, when your father forbade me the house? Mrs. Uggy: Yes, and when mother wouldn't let me out of her sight for a moment? Mr. Uggy And I made up my mind to go and die? Mrs. Uggy Yes, and 1 scared father into thinking I was in a decline? Both Together Weren't those happy daysl London Tit-Bits. THE HEYKB BUILDING. Handsome Five-Story Structure Now in Process of Erection at tne Southwest Corner-of Front and Chesnut Streets. NO. 31 EDUCATIONAL MEETING IN JUNE. Gathering of All District Committeemen In WUmlnz ton for a Common Parpdse. Prof. Catlett says the outlook for a success of the general meeting of all the school committeemen of the coun ty in this city on Saturday, June 4tb, for the purpose of planning an ag grrtsive educational campaign for the ensuing acholaatic year, Is most en couraging. The committeemen will come together for a heart-to-heart talk in regard lo the advancement of edu cation acd committeemen from the city districts as well as those from the cou&try are expected lo attend and lend their iofluenca to a furtherance of the movement The following cir cular letter Is being mailed: ''Wilmihgton, N. a, May 21. "The Board of Education of New Hanover county Wish to advance the school work of this county to its high eat efficiency during the'comlng year. To that end, a meeting of all the com mitteemen is called in Wilmington at the Court House on Saturday, June 4tb, 1904. 10:30 A. M. An interesting programme has been arranged. . "All committeemen are expected to participate in the discussion of mat ters pertaining to their own district, and to the general welfare of the whole system. "dlnce the members of the Board are exerting themselves Individually to Improving the school, it is earnest ly hoped that every committeeman will co-uperate with equal enthusiasm. "Respectfully, "W. Oatlbtt, Bupt." CONVISTED OP P0RQERY. Colored Ex-CoacressmsD, ol Sontb Cnro Hon A Large Landholder. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Charleston, 8. O., May 20. Geo. W. Murray, colored, the former con gressman from the Third district, was this evening convicted of forgery at Sumter, this State, after a desperate fight by bis lawyers to save him. The trial consumed nearly two days. The jury was out nearly an hour deliber ating, but returned a verdict of guilty without recommendation lo mercy. Murray's attorney gave notice of a motion for a new trial and arguments will be heard to morrow. This case will undoubtedly be fought to the court of last resort, as Murray is the largest land owner in this county, holding about eight thousand acres. He was ably defended, and the con viction was the result of evidence mainly documentary, a part of which was given and sworn to by Hurray kOTair ln .( t,mlA !. .... IU . MTU ULL. UV1U 1 ' J U.l at which time he producsd the forged contract and offered it in evidence ln support of his case. SAFE-SLOWER AND BURQL4R . Leader of Osni Captured In Penniylvanln on Warrant from Birmingham, Ala. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Philadelphia, May 21. "Tim" Burns, alias "Shenandoah Red," said by the police to be a notorious safe- blower and burglar, and believed to be the leader of the gang who recently robbed the poslofflce at Swarthmore, Pa., was captured to day by lo cal detectives at Phoenlxvllle, Pa. The arrest waa made on a warrant from Birmingham, Ala., where Burna is wanted for complicity ln the mur der of two policemen who were abot while attempting to arrest a gang of are-crackers. According to the (local Bauthorillea the police of a score of cities have been searching for Burns, who, It is said, makes a specialty of robbing if the safes of country postomces and rail way stations. He was brought to thin city to night and the Birmingham authorities have been advised of his arrest FRANCE AND THE VATICAN. The French ambassador Withdrawn and Leaves Rome for Paris. By Cable to the Homing Star. Rome, My 21. M. Nisard, the French ambassador to the Vatican, actlng'.under instructions from Paris, left Rome to-night for an unlimited vacation, as a protest againat what France considers the indelicate attl tude of the Vatican in compiling two different notes concerning the visit of President Loubet to Rome. "Things are terribly catching down at the boathouse." "What do you mean ?" "Why, first you catch onto the stroke, then you catch cold, then you catch a crab, and then you catch the deuce from the coacn." Harvard Lampoon. BVILOIN&-W- at MH'M J M EYE R- WILMINOTON-N-C CMAJ-MCMILLEN AP.CHITK7 M-Cr,, 'MS. WILMINGTON CITS TURPENTINE. y J . " r ... Methodist church and to Breach the " commencement sermon at Louis- burg; Female College. Asheville Citizen: Tha Raring. lican Congressional convention, at Raleigh Monday, declared that ' the unparalleled prosperity of the coun try was due to President Roose- Tnl l ! cr01- i. J. tri ! At their home three miles below RoPer.On Tnearlav nlwlitloqf. Runn J Ohnston. colored. in a fit of iealonsT . shot and killed his wife. The jail having been burned some time ago, -the sheriff took the prisoner to the aii nr. w ii iiamorrin tav efAuAAMviM mmhsuhvvu V4 DC AO AVO SJ LJA.U Mfafl 8wAAt ThftTTiTiann tlantfh . CAT tit U. William ThnmnaAn Dumas' Ferry, Richmond county, committed suicide on Thursday by : .aa.mg siryconine. tier only ex- anationoi the deed was that she was in trouble. Miss Thompson as about 18 years of age. Arraigned, at Mockaville on Thursday on the charge of abducting Airs. ii. ii. uranam, witn whom he eloped several weeks ago to Marshall- town, lowa, where he was arrested. 'Pra.nlr Wd waived oTomlnnflnn . Being unable to furnish a bond of 1500, he was returned to jail. . .MW. IT . I WM VAUUilUaillUlM On Friday the steam mill In Trent township, Lenoir county, be longing to Mr.-J. J. Phillips, waB ournea wnne tne hands were at dinner, and the burning Is thought to have been Incendiary. The loss is about ooo on account of damage to the boilers and machinery and 0,000 feet of lumber burned; no in surance. Gastonia Gazette: Tho Repub ican nominee for Governor is de scribed as a "wealthy" man. We do ao not believe that this appellation, desirable as It may be considered by some, can be applied to any of the Democratic aspirants for guberna- oriai Honors. And they are none the less entitled to the favor and confidence of their fellow-cltixens on this account.. Raleigh News and Observer: "A Soldier's Story, Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 18C1- '65," by State Librarian M. 0. Sher rill, of Catawba county, has just gone Lurougn its second ecuuon, with two changes. The author has added a brief account of the manner of his brother's death, and the nar rative ends with the memorial day ode of Rev. G. R. Rood. The Eamphletia on sale at the State library, price 10 cents. M. Thompson, a young married man of Asheville, was taken in cus tody on Thursday evening charged with the seduction under promise of marriage of Miss Alice McDavis. The action was brought by L. P. McDavis. father ox the girl, and aside from the criminal aspect of the case, Thompson is being sued for $10,000 damage. He was bound over to court in the sum of $3,000. Miss MoDavis' mother died only a short time ago, but for years before this sad occurrence the young girl had been the head of her father's honse. her mother havlnc been an invalid and blind. Albert Powell, a Durham county negro, charged with crimi nally assaulting his own daughter, has been sentenced to hang on June 30th. He - was sentenced Wednes day evening just before dark, the jury returning a verdict after being out of the court room eighteen min utes. No appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court as one of the lawyers appointed to defend the negro said there was nothing on which to appeal. Judge Cooke and Solicitor crooks both refused to sign a petition to the governor ask ing for a change of sentence to life Imprisonment. It looks now as if there is to be a hanging In Durham county, the first since the county was formed. Raleigh News and Observer: North Carolinians lead the proces sion in Atlanta. Last week we noted that Rev. John . White, D. D., a Wake county boy, had in one Sunday raised over twenty thousand dollars and freed his church from debt. That's what a Wake county Baptist preacher can do for his denomination in the metropolis of Georgia. About the same time the first service in the new Methodist church was held. It ia the handsomest and costliest church in Georgia. On the Sunday it was opened, the pastor, Rev. Charles W. Byrd, D. D., a Harnett county boy, raised $27,000, and the church was dedicated free from debt. That's what a Harnett county Methodist preacher can do for his denomination in the metropolis of Georgia. Take from Georgia Us Tar Heel blood, and it would have been a very poor State. North Carolinians chiefly settled It ln the early days and they have been fur nishing it great preachers, great lawyers, great statesmen, great cap tains of industry ever since. And the supply left in the mother State fiaa rififin fnllv ecma.1 to tha demand. Monroe Enquirer: Two Mor mon elders went to Wingate, six miles east of here, last Friday and before they left that village ran up against the Rev. J. W. Little, a Baptist minister, who is well known throughout this section for his unique ways of going for those men and measures which are obnoxious to him. Mr. Little and the elders engaged in conversation and the subject of polygamy, as practiced by the Mormons, was sprung. One of the elders said that he had no argument against polygamy, but the mother of Christ practiced it. That assertion was too mnch for Mr. Lit tle and we learn that he told the elder that he could say what he pleased about Jimmy Little, but he had gone too far in slandering that woman, and with that declaration he landed a fist on the elder'a mouth, and the .elder not being a man of war turned to flee and as he did so Mr. Little kicked bint; and also kicked the other elder, and threw a valise which one of them had left, after them, and warned them never to come to Wingate again. Neither one of the elders showed fight. Those elders have been working In the eastern part of the county for some time, we are told. We venture the assertion that they will make themselves scarce about Wingate, for that is tne home of J. W. Little.