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Sajs the Record: The sneaking character of the Chl chlcaco platform especialty betrays itself lo the resolution favoring auch Congressional action as shall deter mine whether the electoral franchise has been "unconstitutionally limited" la any States, and In such demanding tbfl reduction of representation of tbes Htaics in Congress and in the electoral csliege. Bucb ia the half- th? ;ou'.h that hare protected their political institution! by an educational quiltfication for ihe suffrage. If an? doathern States violate the Constitution b7 depriving masses of lg i raulT'Toea of the exercise of the biiin; tfi Couris of the Untied States areci for tmti uft the validity of such taxation. But toe architect! of the Cnicaeo platform threaten to try the CDDiiiutiotia!ity of the franchise laws of tue several Slates not in the Courts, bu: by pirtisan majorities in Congress. Tut-re is no, much difficulty in per ceiv cg the sectional motive of this induce to the Southern 8Utes in re gard to the elective franchise. When ever the qjettiou of toe suffrage baa came up lu the Federal Supreme Court "It has uniformly decided that thequal lacalious for the elective fran- - cbi are to be dealt with by the seveial Slates. Ilence the covert threat of taking this question fro ii the courts and turning it over to pariy majorities In Congress. The Bouih?rn people are threatened with as-n-ioiigl and racial issue over the iutf.-agH in the effort' of Republican poMlciaos to persuade the negro that they are his only friends, and that the i-etnccrats are til worst enemies. Tnfre am thousands of colored votera in the Northern 8tater, and in order to retain their votes the authors of th Chicago platform do not scruple to u se an issue calculated to inflame lb hatred of the negro race against tbr hlle people of the South. I lie enemies of Southern civilisa tion have "exhausted the judiciary" in their efforts to place certain - Southern States at the mercy of a band of unscrupulous white men and hordes of ignorant negroes. They have zealously worked up their deviltry in every court from the lowest to the highest in the land, and having failed in their efforts, the Roosevelt Republican party in its platform now proposes a moat revolutionary programme of hell raising. The worst part of it is that" the Southern negro will catch it ail. Whatever is accomplished by tho revolutionary and reck leas undertakings of his friends t ia Burc that there will he nothing good in it for tho negro. Wl . t . ine hooseveit crowd will not even promiao citizenship to the Filipinos till they are prepared for it, and the south will take care of itself when it comes to forcing on Southern States a ruling class which Governor Kusselk, North Carolina's Republl can Governor from 1894 to 1898, said tre no more lit to rule man so many heathen dumped down from Pagan Asia. It has been 39 years since the war closed and tho young men of tho South cBpccialJy are sick of section alism. If, however, tho people of the ftorth permit Roosevelt and Roose eltism to triumph in November the boys of to day wilt be gray-haired before they will see an end of tho con3fuenccs. v . lo the people of tho American union propose, for mere political purposes, to permit the peace of the People and tho adhesiveness of the Republic to bo endangered by the wombs of Roosevelt ? OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. .The Hon. R. B. Glenn is now the choioo of the entire Democracy of North Carolina for their next Gover nor. Ho is an able, courageous man, and will make a worthy successor of Governor Aycock. The nominee is a wheel-horse on tho stump, and as reward for faithful services in be half of the Democracy of our State, he will bo enthusiastically and over whelmingly elected on tho 8th of next November. The North Carolina delegation KeB to tho St. Louis convention instructed. It may find out what to do when it gets there. VOL. XXXV. DIRTY WORK AT WASHINGTON, j Congressman Cowherd, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee, with his headquarters at Washington, was forced several days ago to protest against the ac tion of Secretary Cortelyou in send ing out from his department, at government expense, statistics which were palpably Intended for political effect in the Presidential campaign. They were partisan statistics, too, concerning the cost of living com pared to the alleged increase of wages, and. that they are false is borne out by every day experience of the American people as well as by statistics from sources more re liable than Cortelyou has at hand. Not content with using one de partment for partisan purposes in the 'campaign, there has been a scandalous misuse of the Congres sional Record as a campaign docu ment. The Sta.k received a sur prise a few days ago inhe familiar appearance of the Congressional Record, under the government frank, and it turns out that this strictly government publication, printed at the expenso of the people, has been made use of to circulate two political Republican speeches that were never made In Congress. Two months after Congress has adjourned tariff speeches by Repre sentatives McCleary and Olmstead are printed. Each of these mem bers got the floor for five minutes to 'get leave to print" speeches that were never spoken, and the American people are now get ting, two speeches of great porportions in the Record, thinly disguised, as campaign documents. Ostensibly these speeches are print ed as a number of the Congressional Record but all over the United States the papers are exposing the scandal. The delegates to the Chicago con vention nave got a great lOke on Senator Lodge. He did all the work and they had the fun. How joyful Col. Bryan would be if he could get the St. Louis convention by the urn bilicua so as to make it perform like the Chicago convention did when Lodge and Roosevelt twisted the cord. Quoth the Washington Post: "Senator Fairbanks' silence made udge Parker's reticense seem al most boisterous by comparison." This silence among all the candi dates on the firing line .is silent but strong commendation of the wis dom of the portentious silence which Judge Parker has been kick ing up at Esopus. Hector Fuller, the war correspon dent who saw everything in Port Arthur while he was blindfolded, is faithfully paying the Russians the price of his ransom. His stories will probably line up.with those un der the Chefoo, Tokio and London date lines. At the Chicago convention it was charged that Gas Addlcks spent $390,000 to obtain the election of his henchman and elect himself a United States Senator from Dela ware. Addicks denied it. The amount really did not exceed $389, 999.99. We hate to see the axe laid up ' a. against any man a neck, but we would refuse to show any anxiety for particulars if Raisouli should kidnap the fellow who raised the tune "Four vears more of Theo dore." Chairman Cortelvou. of the Be- publican national committee, is pre m v paring to Ioobo his job. He declares that he will "take no dictation." He won't have to take it. It will be banded over to him. According to the Republican plat form the tariff can be revised up or down, whichever way the interests and conscience of tho trusts will admit that "the interests of the country demand." Somebody has said that "an ex cess of money .is a disease." We guarantee absolute cure of that dis AAAAhv a Blmrde touch. Don't all J A speak at once. -r The Charlotte News says of Governor Aycock's speech at the State convention: It was tne one speech that was listened to by an impatient convention that did not want him to ston. We hope to give it in full to our readers as an admi rable defence bv a man of exalted character of his own administration, the 11a to several charges, but that had to be because Aycock loves the truth and tells it. John Click, a in jail at Salisbury voung negro, Is charged with a criminal assault unon Cora Kelly, a little colored girl not ten years of ace. The crime is said to have been committed . Wednesday night, but the officers were unable to find the negro until Friday morning. Mrs. Lizzie Ward was an eye-witness to the affair and had the warrant issued against him. The negro de nies the charge. ; ' GLENN NOMINATED. After Strenuous All-Night Strug gle the Winston Man Cap l tured the Honor. THE PLATFORM ADOPTED. National Defecates a linear to Be for Parker Winston Defests Morton and Brown Hoke for Asso clste Justice Note?. Special Star Telegram.l Greensboro, N. 0., June 21 (3:30 A. M.) Permanent organization hav ing been effected, nominating speeches having been made and the order of business recommended by the Stale Committee having been discarded at afternoon sessions of the Democratic Stale Convention here to-day, the balloting for candidates for Governor was begun at 9:30 at night amid the wildest enthusiasm and confusion, the convention hall being packed with six thousand delegates and interested spectators. As was conceded by the Btedman calculators the Winston man led on the first ballot, the figures of that and subsequent roll calls having resulted as follows: First Ballot Glenn, 653.99; Sted- man, 419.92; Turner, 118.59; Davld aon, 153.47. Becond Ballot Stedman, 419.621; Glenn, 566.59,; Davldaon. 142.11 bur ner 121.31 ; Doughton, 03. That showed a gain, for Glenn of 13.60, for Btedman losa of 29. for Davldaon of 16.36, and a gain for Turner of 2.72. Glenn lacks 58 and a fraction of the nomination. At the conclusion of the second bal lot a member of the convention named Stevens attempted to speak. His voice was drowned in the roar of voices shouting for Glenn and Btedman. He gesticulated wildly. His arms flew like flails. A shower of paper wads rained upon Mm fiom amused by standers and men gathered about him urgiog him to proceed. Efforts on the part of some to get Mr. Btevens to de alst were useless. 'Finally Chairman Doughton quietly led him from the platform and he disappeared. At this point many of the delegates began clamoring for adjournment. At 3:30 o'clock the convention re fused to adjourn by an overwhelming vote. The Stedman men voted wildly in favor of adjournment. The third ballot is now in progress. The Glenn men are jubilant; the Btedman men determined. The Stedman men will atand by him to the end and are hope ful of gaining enough recruits from Turner and Davidson to nominate. At 3:45 the third ballot wascomplet ed, ahowlng Glenn,..590.66; Stedman, 448.97; Davidson, 91.56; Turner, 118.75. That is a gain of 24.06, for Glenn; 29.35 for Stedman; a loss of 50.55 for Davidson and a loss of five and a fraction by Turner. The fourth ballot Is half completed at 4:45 o'clock this morning and It is atated by those who are watching the count that Glenn is steadily gaining, The fifth ballot was completed shortly after 5 o'clock this morn lng and showed: Glenn, 607.46; Sted man, 457.65; Turner, 71.90; David SOD, 112.95. Opening of the Coaveotlon Greensboro. N. C. June 23. The greatest convention of North Carolina Democrats ever held assembled In the BannerWarehouse. In this city, shortly after noon to-day for the purpose of adopting a platform, nominating a full State ticket, electing delegates to the National Convention and transacting other business. A number of prominent men occu rred seats upon the platform, including the two senators, several representa tives in Congress, a number of 8tate officers and many well known North Carolinians. It was exactly 12:18 whenBenator F. 11. Simmons. Chairman of the State Executive Committee, rapped to order the convention. The session was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Henry W. Battle, pastor of the FlrBt Baptist church of this city, who invoked the blessings of God upon the convention and its deliberations. Chairman Simmons reauested Wal ter Li. Cohoon, editor or the Tarueet, Elizabeth City, tolact as assistant sec retary. The roll of counties was call ed by T. J. Murphy, of this city, at the request or the secretary, A. J. uieia, of usieign. All or toe ninety-seven counties were found to be represented No Humor For Speeches. Renator Rimmons arose to make his address and spoke for te-n minutes, but could not make himself heard, owing to the continual noise made by the vast crowd, and he introduced Uon greasman John H. Small as temporary chairman, saying tnat ms speecn would be printed in tne newspapers; that Small had a better speech than he, though be did not have the lungs of a jackass, and he hoped the conven tion would give mm an auenuvo near ing. Congressman Small began his Beech, but the noise and labberlng did not seem to cease and he could not be heard very far from the front oi tne rostrum. He continued, however, and made a strong Democratic speech. Rnn. James K. Young moved the adontion of the recommendations of the executive commutes as to mo . " t m A 4 a 1 order of business of the convention: 1. Permanent organization. 2. Adoption of resolutions and plat form. . 3. Election or delegates to national convention. 4. Nomination of candidates. E. F. Avdlett, of Pasquotank.moved as an amendment that the nomination of candidates be taken up as the sec ond matter of business. Un motion of Louis M. Bourne, of Buncombe, the roll of counties was called on tne amendment with the following result, the Glenn contingent appearing to lead in favoring tne amendment : ayes. 805,; Nays, 441,. This means that im mediately after the permanent organi zation is effected the convention will proceed to the nomination oi canal dates. The tea congressional districts sent up the names of the vice presidents, Weekly. WILMINGTON, N. C, me nbers of the committees on plat form, permanent organization and cre dentials. The State Executive Com mittee was as follows: First district W. G. Lamb. Wil- HamstonjW. B. Rodman, Washing ton; W. e Cross. 8tatesville: H. T. Greenleaf, Elizabeth City. second is. Li. Travis, Halifax; IT. A. Woodward. Wilson: J. H. Exum. Jr., Edgecombe; J. P. Macon, War ren. Third S. O. MIddleton. Dunlin: James A. Bryan. Craven; W. B. Ohad wlck, Carteret; H. A. Grady, Bamp- .SOn. Fourth James R. Youner. Wake: R. H. Havs. ET. S. Abell. Johnston: John C. Drewry. Wake. uutn John J. Nelson. Guilford: B. S. Rovster. Granville: J. S. Man ning. Durham: EL D. Reid. Rocklne- lngham. - Sixth W. H. Bernard, New Han over; J. B. Underwood, Cumberland; O. L. Clark. Bladen: George H. Bel lamy, Brunswick. Seventh J. K. Blair. Montgomery : T. B. Bailey, Davie; 8. W. Finch, D. E. Mclver. Moore. Eighth R. A. Crowell, Stanley :R. N. Hackelt, Wilkes; L. lE. Heillg, Rowan; J. R. Lewellyn, Surry. Ninth B. K. Kay. W. u. Williams. Heriot Clarkson, Mecklenburg; T. N. James. Tenth W. W. Zachary, Transylva nia; W. E. Moore, Jackson; J. C. Mills, Rutherford; E. H. House, Mc Dowell. The afternoon Session Greessboro. N. C, June 23. At the afternoon session Governor Ay cock made a speech which was the event of the day, barring a nomina tion for Governor which does not now seem likely. E. F. Avdlett, of Pas qiotack, read the report of the com mittee on permanent organization, which recommended R. A. Doughton, Alleghany, to be permanent chair man ; vice presidents to be thoae nomi nated by the various districts; secre tary, Alex. J. Field; assistant, E. E. Brltton, of Wake, and Geo. 1 . Pellrof Forsyth; reading ' clerks, W. L. Cohoon and W. W. Wilson. Congressman Small appointed S. O. Williams, of Davidson, and John W. Thompson, of Wake, as a committee to escort Mr. Doughton to the chair. and in accepting tho championship he made a brief but happy speech, it was announced that the committee on credentials was not ready to report. A motion of a. U. Alexnder, Jr., or Mecklenburg, prevailed, that while waiting for the report of the commit tee rn credentials, the nominating speeches be made with the understand; ing that no vote be taken until after the credentials committee made its re port. The nominations were made ac cording to previous announcement, V. 8. Bryant nominating Btedman; J. C. Buxton, Glenn; Locke Craig, David son; W. A. Self, Turner. Seconding speeches were made by Col. James T. Morehead, for Btedman, E. T. Cansler, for Glenn, and R. B. White, for Turner. Gbeenworo, N. C, J une 24. Glenn was nominated on the. fifth ballot this morning at 5:45 o'clock, receiving 651 votes. Stedman received 418, David son 110, Turner 69. uient maae s splendid address of ten minutes in ac cepling the nomination. Turner was called aod made a right witty tpaecb. Davidson and Stedman did not appear in the ball. After this the convention adjourned at 6:30 to meet again at 10 o'clock. The Slate offioera were nonol natcd at the session beginning at 10 o'clock, Hon. F. D. Winston having captured the L'.eutenant Governor ship; Hoke the Associate Justiceship and Rogers having been nominated for Corporation Commissioner. The vote for Lieutenant Governor was: Morton, 2lZ; Brown, Z3Z.0; Win ston, 805.95. Associate Justice: Jus tice, 492; Hoke, 759.7. Corporation Commissioner: Rogers, 848; Alexan der, 397. A resolution offered by H. B. Varner was adopted, giving tne executive committee the power to make the delegation smaller. The crowd this year was too large and noisy. A resolution was adopted authorizing the delegation to the National Conven tion to hold a caucus and vote solid on all questions. The platform was a review of the present State administration and an arraignment of the administration of President Roosevelt. Electors at Large, Frank 8. Bpruill and W. A. Self. Delegates at Large to National Convention: E. J. Hale, Locke Craiee. Julian fc. Carr and J. E. Woodard; alternates, O. O. McMlchael, J. A. Lockhari, C. B. Watson and Hope Ellas. The conven tion adjourned at 3:10 this afternoon By Associated Press J Raleigh, N. C, June 24. At 5:45 o'clock this morning, lust before ad journment of the prolonged night session. Robert B. Glenn was nomina ted by the Democratic convention for Governor of North Carolina. He was chosen on the fifth ballot, and amid scenes of indescribable confusion, cheering, hurrahing, waving of hatr, coats and banners, the nomination was made unanimous. On the reassembling of the conven tion at 10:15 this morning, the dele gates at once proceeded to the business of nominating the other State officers with the following results: Lieutenant Governor Hon. Francis D. Winston. Associate Justices of the Supreme Court W. A. Hoke and George H. Brown, Jr. State Auditor B. P. Dixon. Treaaurer B. R. Lacy. Hecretarv of State J. Bryan Grimes, Superintendent of Education J. Y. .Tnvner. Commissioner of Lbor and Print ing H. B. Varner. dornoration Commissioner S. L. Rovers. Commissioner of Agriculture 3. L. Patterson. Dixon. Lacy. Grimes. Joyner, Var ner, KOgers ana jraiierson were an re nominations. . For associate justice the names of M. H. Justice and W. A. Hoke were both nresented. but Hoke won rut on the first ballot Oao. Lu Morton, of Wilmington, was placed In nomination for lieutenant governor, but IMook only one ballot to decide this co'nteat also, the result hint Winston's election. The delegates at large are: Julian t?. Carr, Durham; Locke Craig, Ashe- ville; Jno. E. Woodard, Wilson; JU J TT1. Favetteville. The nresidential electors are F. S. BorulU. of Franklin, and W. A. Self, of Catawba. - A resolution was passed by the con vention instructing the delegates to the National convention to vote as a unit on all matters coming before FRIDAY, JUtY 1, 1904. them; but otherwise the members will go unlnstrncted. A resolution demanding a division Of the school fund between the races, on the basis of taxation, was killed by an overwhelming vote; the Democracy of North Carolina thus placing itself on record as favorinc in everr nca- sible way the education of the negro and offering him equal facilities with the Caucasian. . . The nlatform adonted after brief reference to the settling of the races problem by the passage of the consti tutional amendment, has this to say of the South Dakota bond ault. The Democratic party of 1904 ap proves the settlement made in 1879 and will forever oppose any and all attemptslfrom any quarter to set aside the settlement then made. It will abide the mandates of the courts, but it will not consent to reopen the set tlement that was alike creditable to the State and fair to the holders of its securities." It then sneaks of national nolicies thus: We condemn the President for his surrender to trust influences and for his failure to enforce the law sralnst monopolies and monopolists. Con gress appropriated $500,000 to employ special counsel to enforce the law sgainat trust. In twelve months he expended for such purpose only one- tweatieth of that sum. In the midst of crime and havoc committed by these wrong-doers, be will not ston the vio lation of statutes enscted for the pro tection of the people, nor punish the criminals who plunder them, although his attention was called to the manner in which the perpetrators might be punished by recent decisions of the su preme court. We denounce the present iniaul- tous, unjust and trust creating protec tive tariff imposed upon the people by theHepubllcan party and demwnd its immediate revision, to the end that all the unjust burdens shall be re moved, and especially those upon the necessaries of life and those that en able the trusts to extort from the peo ple unreasonable profits and to sell their products to consumers at home at greater prices than are charged for the same goods to the foreign con sumer.- "We view with alarm the growing tebdncy of the government under Republican administration toward despotic centralization at home, as well as despotic Imperialism abroad. We denounce the policy of the Re publican party in building up a atrong centralised government at Washing ton .at the expense of the sacred right of the sovereign States; that which in its policy and conduct has reversed the clause of the constitution reserving to the States ail rights not specifically conferred upon the Fed eral government, and has assumed for the central government at Wash ington the vast residlum of power soimnly guaranteed to the people by the constitution." The committee ou platform and reso lutions at the convention reported favorably a resolution endorsing the candidacy of Judge Parker. There was opposition and division in the convention to any endorsement or in struction for any one and the friends of Judge Parker withdrew the resolu tion. 8enator F. M. Simmons declared that Parker was the man to elect, but In view of the conditions in the con vention urged the withdrawal of the resolution. Before Senator Simmons spoke Democratic National Commit teeman Josephus Daniels urged that it was unwise to endone or instruct and insisted that the resolution be with drawn. This, however, is not to be construed that North Carolina will not support Judge Parker, as the delega tion is quite "Parkerlsh." Pistol Fell Ont at His Pocket. It was hard lines which fell to W. E. Tate, a country negro who yester day sought to enhance the value of his kennels in the country from the number of dogs in the city pound upon which the tax has not been paid. Tate heard he could select most any breed of dog he wanted, if he visited the city pound right away. He went forthwith to the dog cart operators, Policemen Frank George and J. M. Wade, who told him that he had been informed correctly about getting any dog that he wanted, as the animals were to be killed anyway and the negro was not long in making a choice. He reached down to tie the favorite animal, but In doing so a pistol fell out of bis pocket. Of course, the officers had no alternative to locking the colored man up for carrying a concealed weapon and in the station house he awaits trial before the Mayor to-morrow. Ed. 8rewer to the Roads. Ed. Brewer, a young white man of good parentage, who has given the police no end of trouble on account of his habitual drunkenness for the past several years, was before the Mayor again yesterday, a wreck, physically and mentally. On account of bis fee ble condition he was let off a day or two ago' upon a promise that he would leave town and behave himself. He paid little respect to the leniency shown him, however, and was drunk again Friday night. Wandering about the river, he fell overboard, but was pulled out and arrested by Policeman A. D. Smitb. The Mayor had no al ternative yesterday to sending the poor fellow to the roads for 30 days. Fourth at Carolina Beacb. There could be no better guarantee of a proper celebration of the great national holiday at Carolina Bsach July 4th than to say that the ex ercises at that popular resort on the fourth will be In charge of the patriotic Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Jeff Davis Council, of this city, will have the celebration in charge and will run its annual excur sion to the beach on that date. Juniors of all councils and their friends are invited to be present. Programme of events will be announced later. Lieut. Morris B. Chiswell, United Btates Revenue Cutter Service, has successfully passed his examina tion and received his appointment as second lieutenant. He will be sta tioned on the "Onandaga," at Phila delphia, as executive officer. He was i lately second lieutenant on the reve nue cutter "Gresham" at New York. 8 - , . .- . . - TAR. A STREET FIGHT WITH REVOLVERS. Two Men Killed and Two Others Seriously Wounded in City of Leavenworth, Ks. THE RESULT OF A QUARREL. A Deserter frsm the United Stater 4 rmy Besso the Row by Sbootlof a Man -Throor the Heart Was Him self Killed by Police. By Telegraph to the Morning star. . Leavenworth, Kas., June 25. Two men were killed and two injured to day in a street fight with revolvers, the result of a quarrel between two harvest hands. The dead are William Hammong, farm hand; George P. Cole, army deserter. Wounded: Chas. F. Beeley, newspaper manv Mlnneapp lis; Joseph Besser. ' George P. Cole.ir deserter from the Thirtieth infantry, who has been em ployed on a farm near this city, be came Involved In a quarrel with Wil liam mammo no, another farm hand, and without a single word of warning, shot him through the heart Cole, with the revolver in bis hand, passed through the main businets streets of the city.whlch were crowded with women and children, warning every one to keep away from him. A force of policemen hurried to the scene, and about forty shots were ex changed. Charles P. Beeley, a news paper man of Minneapolis, and Joseph cesser were wounded. Cole took refuge in a private dwell ing, and when Chief of Police Taylor entered and called upon him to sur render he shot twice at the officer. who returned the fire, laying Cole low with a bullet in the temple. He died within two hours. IN BEHALF OF CLEVELAND. New York Politicians tin at Inf. Up Richard Croker Abrosd to Stsrt a Boom for the Ex-President. Bt Cable to the Moraine Star. Lokdon, June 25. Ex-Mayor Van- Wjck, of New York and John F. Carroll, who arrived at Liverpool on thu Ounard Line steamer Campania to-day. accompanied by a number of New York political friends, reached London :o -night and took up their quarters at the Carlton Hotel where many Americans greeted them. Messrs VanWyck and'Carroll will go to Wan tage to see Richard Croker eat-ly next week. It is understood that the ob ject of the visit is to urge Mr. Croker to exert his influence on behalf of Gro ver Cleveland for the presidency. Mr. vanwyck said to the Associa ted Press: "I am practically out of politics except as a loyal servant of the party, but I put what I think is for the good of the country before the parly. It la 'no secret that I am a uieveiand man. l am going to sse Mr. Croker: there is no new political deal on, but it is well to talk over things. After visiting Mr. Croker I shall go for a few weeks to the conti nent, returning to the United States to participate in the campaign." APPEAL PILED From Decision of Jadf e Poraell ia fase of Cnyler vs. the A, & V. C. Bj Telegraph to the Homing Star. Richmond, Va , June 25. An ap peal was filed to-day in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals In the case of John P. Ouylews. the Atlantic and North Carolina RailroadCompany, and the case will come up at the next term of the court. - The appeal Is from the decision of Judge Purnell, of the United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, who appointed receivers for the road and. was made possible by the order of Justice Fuller granting a supersedeas which stayed the receivership proceed ings and left the property in the hands of the company. A bond of $25,000 was required of the defendants. This proceeding has no connection with the contempt case which grew out of pub ilcatlons by Editor Daniels in the Ka leigh"News and Observer" concerning the railroad matter, GEO. B. MclLELLAN. New York Dally News, Tsmmsny Orgso, Urf.es Hla Nomination for President. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, June 25. The New York "Dally News," which has re cently changed hands and has come out as a straight Democratic news paper and la recognized as the organ of Tammany Hall, will to-morrow print a three-page article advocating George B. McClellan, the present mayor, as the nominee of the Demo cratic party for the presidency. On account of the paper's policy, know ledge of the publication has created considerable speculation In local po litlcal quarters, where it is construed as indicating the beginning of a strong campaign to nominate McClellan. The "News" claims McClellan to be "Th. na man vdnn nomination rould meaa certain party success, The eyes of the North, East, South and West are upon him." McClellan's record on most public questions is set forth, repeating speeches delivered while he was In Congress. m-t Want a Beach Rate. Charlotte Observer: "There are some Charlotte people who are kicking be cause the Seaboard will not, or rather has not. irlven a ten-dav rate to Wil mington. Scores of Charlotte people are eoine to WrtgbtsvUJe Beach and they justly desire a rate such as Is given people in Atlanta, Ga., and other places. A.lanta has a ten-day rate of $10 to WrighUvlUe and return, on the Beaboard. The nearest ap proach Charlotte baa to this is tbe week-end rate of $4. which, however, al lows a person on! v one dav at the beach, gong down Saturday and returning Monday. A ten-day rate of f would please Charlotte people and would gala tbe Seaboard patronage." O. J. Gavin, of New: Mexico, bas betn anpolnted readine clerk of the Democratic national convention. One of his qualifications Is hla marvellous voice. NO. 36 SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Farmers from various sections of North Carolina agree in saying that the crops are very much better than they were last year. Tho out look is certainly very promising. - Charlotte Observer: It was ob served that the platform adopted at lireenaboro yesterday pointed with pride twice, viewed with alarm once, but did not repudiate with scorn at all. At the final session of the 36th convention of the National Council Junior Order United American Mechanics, at St. Louis, on Friday, W. i. Faison, of Raleigh, was elect ed National Councilor, the highest officer in the order. - The Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey. a trustee of the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh stated that it is the pur pose when a new building is comple ted to place 200 more orphans in the institution, this number being ready for admission. This will make nearly 250 orphans there by fall. There Is said to be several cases of smallpox in the neighbor hood of Morven, Anson county na ia the town and five at McFar- lan, a few miles below there. Every precaution possible is being taken to prevent the spread of the dread ful disease. George Connor, a young white man oi uoidsboro, was drowned Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock in Neuse river, where he and several companions had- gone to bathe. It seems that he had a fit while in tho watei and his friends were unable to save him. The body was recovered. Governor Aycock says this about It: Democratic politicians are talking a good deal about the negro plank in the Republican platform. In my opinion this will lose the Re publicans more votes than it will gain for them. The North has too much invested in the South and is beginning to understand the situa tion too well to be willing to join In a crusade against the South." - At Raleigh on Friday the Sec retary of State granted a charter to the J. r. Taylor Leaf Tobacco Co., of Henderson, with $200,000 capital stock, the stockholders being Jacqulin P. Taylor, Erasmus Taylor and James I. Miller. The Kinston Ginning Company was authorized to change its name to the Hanrahan Milling Company, and to move its place of business to Hanrahan. Charlotte Chronicle : To day there are three men in North Caro lina who will agree that politics is a good thing for a gentleman to keep out of. Stedman didn't get the nomination. But ho can have the satisfaction of having conducted his campaign on a high, dignified and honorable plane. The respect and confidence of the people may be worth more than a nomination for office. Charlotte News: Francis D. WinBton, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, is a talented member of a talented family. He was a prominent member of the Legislature four years ago, and was appointed by liovernor Aycock one of the Superior Court judges. He was defeated for the office by Judge Jfeebles at the next election, who probably wishes now he hadn't. Winston will make an admirable presiding officer of the Senate. Senator Joe Brown, of Columbus, came into the race too late and this fact accounts for the smallness of his vote. He is a good man to keep one's eye on for the future. Judge George H. Brown was unanimously elected this time. He was defeated ty a small majority by Justice Connor at the last Demo cratic convention. Judge . A. Hoke received a substantial majority on the first ballot to day in his con test with Judgo Justice. No mis take could have been made In the selection of two out of three of these men. Judge Brown and Judge Hoke will adorn the Supreme Court bench as they have adorned the Superior Court bench and as Judge Justice will still adorn it. It is a relief also to have a solid Demo cratic Judiciary . again with the choice that that involves of the men for that high office. Miss Julia Sharp, the youngest daughter of Col Thomas R. Sharp, died early Thursday morning of a pistol wound at the Sharps' home near Sharp's station, N. O. The fatal ball entered just above and to the rear of the right ear and lodged in the forehead. Death followed almost instantly. A negro servant had left the room just prior to the time the shot was fired. The young woman, with her mother and sister, lived practically alone, the husband and father being away the better part of the time. She was a splen did shot and horse woman, but was a little careless with her dangerous weapon, her pistol discharing prematurely several days ago while she was preparing to kill a fowl. The young woman generally slept with a pistol under her pillow and on arising in the. morning generally placed it on the bureau for safety. It is presumed that the weapon was discharged while she was transfer ring it from the bed. A small house party consisting of Danville ladles was spending a few days at the Sharp home at the time. Miss Sharp's mother had .just called to her to rise and dsess when she heard the report that resulted in her daughter's death. fsEAR THOHUVILLE, O. White Man and Twe Nerrees Shot la Trouble at a Hef ro Cfaarck. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ThomasvTLLE, Ga., June 25. Neil Oargell, a prominent citizen, of Met calfe, a town eight miles . south of Thomasvllle, received wounds tnat will doubtless cause bis death at the handa of two negroes. Sharper Murray' and his ton Sam. The trouble occurred, at a negro church celebration at noon to day. Oargell was struck on tbe head with a baseball bat and was sht In the body ihree times. Both negro- were shot twice through tbe body, but will recover. A GREAT RACE AT ST. LOUIS. Ths World's Fair Handicap, Wsrth Winner $41,000, Won by f Qlr 1-50,000 Speclato By Telegraph to the Horning Bt. Louis, June 25. Colonial Girl. byMedler Springtide, five vqiib old, owned by:lOlto Stlffel, of St. Louis, running in tbe name of C. E. Rone & Company, eaiily won tho World's Fair handicap at the fair grounds to day. The Eastern champion, Herm's, was second, three lengths back. The race was a mile and a quarter, and was worth $41,000 to the wlnnei. The track was In fair condition and about aix seconds slow. Redfern, on Hermis, was the quicktst to get his mount into motion, followed closely by Gold Heels, Moharlb and Colonial Girl. Redfern immediately shot hla mount to tbe outside of the track, where the going was belter, followed closely by Gold Heels and Mohnrlb. Passing the stand tbe first time, Her mis was leading by four lengths, run ning very easily with Colonial Girl a length ahead of Moharlb. Taking up the long run down the back stretch, Hermis showed the way, lead ing by six lengths, with Colonial Girl running easy and a length ahead of Moharlb. Hermis carried the field to the half in 50-1 seconds, a terrific pace for a slow track. Colonial Girl -still hung, running well within her self. At the three-quartera pole Her mis seemed to have the race at his mercy, but little A. W. Booker no- , tlclng that the Eastern horse faltered and was tiring rapidly, sent Colonial Girl after blm. Redfern felt his mount tire under blm and Btruck him with the whip as the Bt. Louis horse ran up alongside of him. Hermis shot out into the lead again, but it was a dying effort. Colonial. Girl was ateadly and speedilyoverhaul lng. As they rounded Into the stretch . a cry went up from the fifty thousand spectators that the great Hermis was . beaten. Tho horses passed the wire with Colonial Girl under wraps three lengths to the good: Hermis. tiring at every jump, second, six lengths ahead of Moharlb, with the rest of the field beaten off. After the race Stiff el presented Jock ey A. W. Booker with $10,000. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Mao Fatally Sbst His Reputed Wife aod Then Killed Himself Csoie of the Doable Trstetfy Unknown. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. New Yobk, June 25. John M. Bell, an agent for a typewriter com- . pany, shot and killed a woman va riously known as his housekeeper and wife, in the apartment in which they had occupied in West ISth street, this evening, and then he turned the revolver upon himself, Inflicting a wound in his right tem ple which caused his death in a few seconds. The authorities have been able only to theorize as'tto the'jeause of the double shooting, as the testimo ny of other tenants in the house gives no indication of ill feeling between the couple. The shooting took, place in the room where the couple had been eat ing their evening meal. Mrs. O'Mara, a tenant on the same floor, heard half dozen revol ver shots. Immediately afterwards her door was burst open and the wo man bleeding from wounds in her breast and back fell forward and died almost instantly. Another shot followed and Bell was found dead, with a revolver with every chamber empty on the floor beside hlmX Four of Bell's Bhots took effect in the body of the wo man, one piercing her heart. Tenants of the ho'use say -that the -woman-returned from a visit of several weeks to Chicago only a few days ago She had been there, it is said, to attend the funeral of her mother. WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR. Train Ranniof Sixty Miles an Hour Two Trslomeo Killed sod Five Other Persons lujored. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Delaware, O., June 25. The southbound Twentieth Century Limit ed, on the Big Four railroad, jumped the track here this noon, while run ning sixty miles an hour. The train consisted of an engine -and four coaches and was making terrific speed. The engine, bsggage- car and one coach turned over on thoir bides in a ditch. Tbe wreck was caused by spreading rails and took place about 300 yards from the station. The dead are: Bert Shepperd, engi neer, Cleveland; Richard Nell, bag gage man, Cleveland. The Injured: Patrick Gore, fireman, Cleveland, slightly; Charles Kiffier, contractor, Cleveland, seriously; C A. Lisas, news agent, Cleveland, arms badly scalded ; Allen McDonald, passenger, Louisville, Ky., badly cut. The other passengers were shaken up and bruised, but all of them save McDon ald were able to proceed on their way to Columbus. KENT J. LOOMIS Mystery itteodlot His Dlsappesraoce Is Still Unsolved. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. PARIS, June 24. The whereabouts i of Kent J. Loomls, brother of the American Assistant Becreury of State Francis D. Loomis, who disappeared shortly before or after t e arrival of the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II at Plymouth, June 20tb, remains In the same state of doubt as yesterday, ice omciais wno are conducting the search for the miss ing man say there is no truth in the report pubitanea oy a ijonaon news paper to the effect that Loomls turned up here yesterday. The announce ment probably resumed from confus ing tbe names i-f Lo mis and W. H. Ellis. The latter sailed from Marseilles this aftornoon for Abyssinia. STRANOE STORY Told by vsn Wbo Claimed to Have Been Robbed of 52,500 By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Memphis, Tenn , June 25. George Llgon, of MilMogtoD, a suburb of this city, who complained 1 1 the Memphis police of being held up anJ robbed of $5,250 by two men late Wednesday night, to-day notified Chief Mason that he found his ntnr belt with the money Intact, tied i' ibe knob of his door this moruin when be got up. Llgon rould give do description of the two moo other than that they were hot negroes He claims to nave naa the money in a belt about nis waist. oWClal X i ear-' i Pi ." .'I m Ml ;;! i. 1 7 V i'l I,' r.