rue wictiity
BRlisE TRIAL CONTINUES.
Dfcodast on tbe Wltaess Staid-liter-
(glloi EWe BroDjht Ool by
tbe Prosecution.
py Telcfrrapii w we morning Star.
CHARLOTTB, N. O., Julj SO.-To-
U' proceedings tn the trial of Wm.
p Hreese for embezzlement were the
most interesting alncn the trial began,
over a week ago, the district attorney
resting the case for the government,
.nd tbe defendant, who Is accused of
ukine of the fundi of the
First National Bank of Ashevllle, of
which he was president, going on tbe
,tand in his own behalf.
Tbe most Interesting evidence
hroueht out by the prosecution was in
einnection with the declaration that
ii e First National Bank of Ashevllle
hi,! collected for other banks and
f.iitd to remit. Evidence was also
brought out to show that officers of
tr bnk had oterdrawn their accounts
i,,r large sums after they had notified
ei;omers that they had agreed to
ccil,f! "ibis form of accommodation."
He sensation of the day occurred
wi,,.n evidence was introduced con
n c ing the name of J. B. Adams, one
0r u,e attorney! for the defence, with
tbe trsDsactioni of the bank jait prior
lotti rsilure. It was shown that a
note signed by him bad been taken
up and replaced by an insolvent note.
The insolvent note was discounted
tod the proceeds placed to the credit
of Mr. Adsms. The defence placed
Mr. Adams on the stand and a satis
factory explanation was made of the
entire transaction The witness swore
that his note which was In the bank
was an accommodation note and that
hr derived no benefit from the pro
eetils. In order that hla position
might re understood fully. District
Attorney Ilolton stated that he did
not intend to contey the Impression
thai Mr. Adams was connected with
an? wrong doing.
In his testimony, Mr. Breese ex
pla ned that the failure of the bank
wis due-to the panic of 1892 and 1893,
hich caused a depreciation in all
values in the Ashevllle section. The
III effects of th) panic were visible In
Atbeville for yesrj. There waa a
wholesale depreciation of values,
ringing from 60 to 75 per cent., and
the entire community waa almost
ruined.
' He claimed that his investments for
-the bink were made with the consent
of the director?. The witness said la
a Urge pecket book were all the notea
he hd made and the collateral secu
rity nereof and that this had disap
peared since tne second trial. District
, Attorney Holloa said tbe pocket book
would ce produced. Breese's direct
testimony was in progress when court
idjjurned until to-morrow.
GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTS
ifilnet the Seizure of Steamer Malacca
in (be Red Sea by a Russian Crniser.
Amicable Adjustment Probable.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
St. I'ete8Seuro, July 20, 6:35 P.
M.-3ir Charles Hardinr, the British
imbiiudor to Russia, this afternoon.
In behalf of his government, pre
sented a strong protest to Russia
sennit tbe seizure in the Red Sea, and
detention of the Peninsular and Orien
tal stfaraer Malacca, which was carry
ing tfcree hundred tons of British gov
ernment stores for the naval establish
ment at lions Kong, each case of
viich was marked with the broad ar
ro, which Is tne government alamp.
Tne ambassador also presented a
etoeral protest against the action of
the Rutiian volunteer fleet steamers
in the Red ties.
- The protest was in the form of a
v rbtl note mide in conformity with
' tr'tgriphlc instructions from the Brit
ish government. It does not raise the
qifiiion of the passage of the Dar
d . lies by yessels of the volunteer
fli It being understood that Great
B itain Is reluctant to re open the
queiiion of the Dardanelles and that
m win pot do so unless aa a last re
sor; amiable Adjustment.
St. Petersburg, July 2L The As
incited Press his just been Informed
thit Emperor Nicholas, in an inter
Tic witt) Count Lamsdorff, expressed
bit displeasure at tbe turn events bad
taken and the nosiibllltv of comnllca-
tloos with Great Britain arising out of
the detention of British ships by the
Russian volunteer fleet (teamen In the
Kd 8es. - Ibis pacific attitude, if the
report be correct, will doubtless lead
to in immediate and amicable adjust
ment or the difficulties.
THREATENED STRIKE.
Psll klver Cotton Mill Operates Will Re
slot tbe New Wage Scale,
B Telegraph to tbe Morning Star.
Fall Hiver, Mass, July21.-Un-leuthecottoi
mill managers of thia
cil . "no operate what is known as
'"" plants, abandon their an
notincfd intention of inaugurating on
Moody next a new scale of wages
wT.ti would reduce the earning-of
it" -it employes 12t per cent., 81,000
Owuuves will stop work, following
V xirike rote catt to-night by the
Trri.. Workera' Union.
U vote of 1,510 to 896 the union
m n decide to strike Monday, dlsro
grdintr ih- suggestion or tbe textile
coo'cil that a strike was inadvlatble
ibis time.
It Is the general belief in the city to
B'xbt that the mill owners will ref on
Uer their decision to reduce wagea
nd so avoid a strike. This belief la
bi'ed on the argument of the union
iders that the cotton and cloth mar
kets are in such condition that a shut
down at this time would be ruinous
W the manufacturers.
A HEAVY ENGAGEMENT.
Rustling Report Japanese Forces Were
Paehed Back snd Their Positions 0c
cupied Japs Lost Ten Qoos
Uy Cable to the Morning Star.
Ta Tche Kiao, July 19. (delayed In
transmission.) Sharp fighting was re
Ported yesterday to the northeast,
hero st ia stated the Japanese lost ten
uns Their forces were pushed back
na their positions occupied as far as
oatnoauzt.
If this report be Irue it Indicates a
nesvy engagement.
London, July 21. The Standard's
correporjdfnt wjth the first Japanese
Jjmy, cabling under date of July 19,
''Ojrriifht flank has been engaged
lnc morning."
d.i. V'e,oe,1 Kuroki's army, under
! of Ju'y 19.conflrms the Standard
, "ponaenra report.
ZHt th - Ida Kind Yob Have Always Bought
of
. I , . . 1 . : " - - .
BDTCQEOS' STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF.
Questions in Dispute to Be Set
tled by Arbitration and AH
Employes Taken' Back. ?-y
WILL RESUME WORK AT ONCE
Settlemeat ArriBf ed af a Jolal foofer
eice of Repreaeitatlvu of All Par -ties
later eated-Notices at Oaca
Sen! Oot by tno Ualbfli.
By Tetegrapn to tbe Morning star. " -"
Chioaqo, July 20. -The strike of
packinghouse employee, began nine
days ago, and which haa demoraliied
the packing Industry throughout the
country, was settled here to-night at a
conference between representatives of
the packers. The whole controversy
will be submitted to a board of arbi
tration, both aldea agreeing to abide
by whatever decision this board may
reach. Pendlnar the decision of the
arbitration board the men will be
taken back to work as raoldlv aa noa-
slblebythe packers, and It Is agreed
oy ine packors that all the old em
ployes are to be reinstated within
forty-five days from the date' work Is
resumed. If any of the former em
ployes are still unemployed at the ex
piration of that time, auch persona are
to have the privilege of aubmlttinsr
their cases to the arbitration board for
settlement. .The strikers will return to
work as soon as they can be notified
of the peaceable adjuatment of the
trouble1, and It Is expected that by
Friday morning everything will be In
normal shape at all the plants in dif
ferent cities where th&employes were
on strike.
Half an hour before the decision
bad been reached to-night to arbitrate,
M. J. Donnelly, leader. 1 bad secured
communication by long distance tele
phones with the leaders of the strike
in outside cities and had notified them
that aatlafactory settlement has been
made and ordered the strikers to re
turn to work aa soon as possible.
Tbe settlement of the difficulty by
arbitration was brought about by the
allied craft at the stock yards who
would have become Involved in the
controversy bad it continued much
longer. The representatives of these
unions which represent 14.000 mem
bers, got together yesterday and sent
nnai appeal to the packers for a
three-sided conference to-day between
tbe packers, tbe striken and them
selves, in a final effort to get both
aides of the controversy together
again and arrange aome sort of agree
ment wbicn would prevent the strike
spreading to the affiliated unions.
This appeal of the allied trade unions
received a favorable response from the
packers, and to-day's conference was
the result.
The agreement reached at to night's
conference Is practically the same as
the proposition made last Saturday to
the packers by Mr. Donnelly. 'The
packera then refused, although they
agreed to accept every other demand
made by Mr. Donnelly.
When tbe men return to work it
will be under exactly the conditions
that prevailed before the atrlke was
declared, with the exception that the
question of wages will be arbitrated.
Aa many or the old employee as can
be reached to-night will be notified to
return to work to-morrow.
Aa Excltlsg Incldest.
An exciting demonstration took
place to-day at Boot and Butler
streets, sear the stock yards. Thomas
Johnson, a non-unlonlst. employed
by Lilbby, McNeill ot Lilbby, waa cap
tured by a crowd of atrlke aympathlx
ers and nearly lynched. The mob
seised Johnson and gave him a aevere
beating. Somebody cried: "Get a
rope and let him dangle." The rope
was quickly procured, but Johnson,
struggling . desperately, managed to
jump upon the coupling bar ii the
last car of a passing freight train. The
crowd followed and boarded the cars.
Johnson lost no time In reaching the
ton and after him went the mob. The
fugitive ran to tbe front of the train,
hesitated for a moment and then leap
ed from the top of the freight car. He
is a good runner and escaped.
At St. Paal.
8t. Paul, Minn., July 20. Con
forming with the Instructions received
bv President Wills, of the Boulh St.
Paul Butchers' Union, from President
Donnelly, of Chicago, the officers of
the local union raised the atrlke block
ade at the Swift packing plant in
Boulh 8L Paul to day. All persons
who desired to enter the Swift plant
were allowed to do so without hin
drance.
Omaha, Neb, July 20. Judge
Muntrer. in the U.S. court to-day is
sued an injunction against the striking
nacklnsr house employes, restraining
them from "picketing" the packing
house ' district. The injunction waa
granted on petition of the packing
house managers.
CLYDE STEAMER APACHE
Lest Her Propeller and Was Towed Back
to New York by the Comanche.
Br Telegraph to tbeIornlna; Star.
Nbw York, July 20. The Clyde
Line ateamer Apiche, which sailed
July 19th for Jacksonville and
Charlealoo, returned to port thia after
noon in tow of the ateamer Comanche,
having lost ber propeller. The Apache
was proceeding down tne coast during
the nlc?ht and waa off Absecum when
the accident occurred. Officers of the
steamer could account for the accident
in no other wav than that the propeller
may have struck a sunken or sub
merged wreck. Tbe steamer waa
obllared to lav to and-early today tbe
Glvde Liner Comanche from Jackson
ville and Oharleston.nove in signt ana
took the disabled steamer in tow and
brought her back to this port.
U. S. CRUISER DENVER.
f liver Service Formally Presented at
Qalvesteo, Tex.
By Telegraph to tbe Homing Star.
Galveston. Texas, July 20. The
silver service from the citizens of Den
ver was formally ', presented to the
cruiser Denver at the auditorium this
nnnAH Tn thousand neonle wit
nessed the ceremony, which consisted
of speech-making and music, nayor
Austin delivered the address of wel
come. Lieutenant P. J. weriicn, oi
the Denver, responding, uistrici
iA,nt nhirlM H Rroelr. of Denver.
delivered the presentation speech and
Commander Murdoch the address of
acceptance.
Aansnal several North Carolin
ians rise np to claim kin with Judge
Parker or his wife. Mr. Mumford
Parker, of Stanlv county, bv a fam
ily tree which ho keeps, shows that
his tnrand father waa Jndge rark-
er'a uncle. Now comes the Ashe-
villo Citizen to say that Mrs. J.'J.
Brown, of Ashevllle, is a cousin of
Mrs. Parker.
FLORENCE MAYBRICK
FINALLY RELEASED.
Americsa . omao Trie, Convicted aad
Seatisced.te Death for Murder of
V Her fltubaad la klverysol.
. - By Cable to the Moniliut Star.
Tbtjeo, Cornwall, England, July
14. Mrs. Florence May brick Is free.
She left here at 11:43 A. M. to day on
her way to France. Mrs. May brick's
Imprisonment waa not terminated
with tbe clang of doors, the last sound
which remains In the ears of so many
of her fellow prisoners who had pre
ceded her to liberty from a Yaleabury
prison, where-ahe had spent more than
fourteen years of her life. It closed
before the arched doorway of the
white convent of the Sisterhood of
the Epiphany of this town, with the
black-robed sisters softly uttering their
blessings and good wishes for her
future. With two companlona Mrs.
Mav brick entered the - carriage
of Miss Dalrvmple. secretary of
the sisterhood, and was driven
rapidly to Stautstell, a ' email
station fourteen miles away, where,
after exchanging good-byes with her
companions, she boarded a train and
atarted on her journey to France.
She will not .go to America until her
presence tnerela considered Impera
tively necessary.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
about Mrs. Maybrick's departure.
At the railroad atatlon ordera were
issued forbidding the employes to dis
cuss Mrs. Maybrlck or even to admit
tnat she was at the convent.
The little town has taken deen in
terest In this international figure.
Crowda early atood at the iron gates of
the grounds waiting for Mrs. May
brick to appear, but they were barely
rewarded, as she went out when the
road was reported clear.
When Mrs. Maybrlck first arrived
here she was kept under strict sur
veillanee, never leaving the eon vent
walla even for a walk In the grounds
she would have to be under the escort
of one of the sisters. Subsequently,
she was allowed to walk In the quiet
atreeta of thia picturesque place and in
the shady country lanes in the vicin
ity. Those who have aeen the pub
lished portraita of Mrs. Mavbrlck soon
got to recognize the, black robed wo
man, with black bonnet and flowinar
atrlngs, and gave her kindly greetings,
wnicn frequently pasted unnoticed,
she seeking so far aa possible to
avoid "the attention of the curious.
Her time at the-convent was taken up
by aewing, reading and chatting with
the sisters, endearing herself to them
by many acta showing that even the
many years of servitude at Aylesbury
prison hsd been unable to stamp out
her innate kindly disposition.
Those who nave talked with Mrs.
Maybrlck say in the main that the
fiye montha spent at Truro were hap
py ones. 8he waa compelled to ob
serve the rules of the sisterhood
strictly, and the sisters were required
to carry out the regime ol tbe prison.
but tne rules were not eniorced by
warders hardened by contact with
criminals, but by friendly sisters who
have been company as well as guard
ians, and Mrs. Maybrlck expressed her
gratitude to them on her departure.
Her put life was not referred to at
the convent unless Mrs. Maybrlck
spoke of it
When Mrs. Maybrlck left her peace
ful retreat this morning she wore
a white boa around ber neck and she
had a grey hat with flowers upon her
whitened head. These garments were
sent by her mother, the Baroness de
Koques, and were tne first colors worn
by Mrs. Maybrlck since ber imprison
ment fifteen years back.
The fact that people at Truro knew
her by eight and that newspaper cor
respondents had established themselves
near the convent, caused Mrs. May
brick to determine not to leave Truro
by train on denartlng from the town,
but to go to Stautstell, where a fast
express stopped. After her departure
it was said by a sister at the convent
that Mrs. Maybrlck had given no
trouble whatever and that her conduct
had been most exemplary, she ob
serving without question all the regu
lations. She had not asked for and
had not been given unusual favors.
Nevertheless, the mother superior waa
glad to be free from her responsi
bility. ;
Mrs. Maybrlck Is not freed uncon
ditionally. She is out on tlcket-of-
leave, but to all intents sne is as free
ss anv other person, can go where
she will, and will not have to make a
renort to the British authorities, as
once Mrs. Maybrlck is abroad she will
be outside British jurisdiction.
The Baroneas Koquea baa made pre
parations at Bouken for Mrs. May-
brick's arrival at ner quiet nome mere,
where aha will begin a new life.
Mrs. Mavbrlck. who was Miss Flor
ence Elizabeth Chandler, a member of
a well known and prosperous South
ern family, was married July 27tb,
1881. in St. James church, Piccadilly,
to James Maybrlck of Liverpool. She
was then eighteen years old. iier
husband was over forty years of age.
In the spring of 1889 Mr. Maybrlck
became ill and in a few days ne died.
His brothers investigated the death
and charged Mrs. May brick with the
murder of ber husband. A long trial
followed, and a number of doctors
swore that the deceased died of arseni
cal poisoning. The defence proved
that for twenty yeara Mr. Maybrlck
had been a confirmed user or arsenic
and that he dally took dosea large
enough to kill a dozen ordinary men.
Mrs. Maybrlck waa eventually sen
tenced to death by the judge, Sir
Fltziames Stephen, who spoke for two
days in charging the jury. He said it
was impossible f or mem to nnanernoi
sralltv In the face of tne meaicai evi
dence. The judge died some time later
la a mad house.
From the time or Mrs. MayDricars
conviction, her mother, the Baroneas
do Bcques, was unremitting in her
efforts in behalf of the prisoner. She
succeeding Id bavins tbe death sen
tence commuted to penal aervituae ior
life and finally has obtained tne free
dom of her daughter, to whose release
from nrlson she nad devoted ner iue.
The Baroness waa aided by Influential
friends on both aides of the Atlantic
In 1900 after the death of Lord Busael
ofKllloween. chief justice of Kng
land, a letter which he had written to
Mrs. Maabrick tn 1895 was discovered.
it showed be was convinced that ahe
oua-ht never to have been convicted
and it baa been generally understood
that all the recent American amoaasa
dors to the court of BL James have
done everything possible to obtain
Mrs. Mavbrlck's pardon.
The fact of ner probable release waa
used as a reason for securing the post
i ponement for a trial last yesr of law
suits bearing on airs. nayoricK s in
terest In land in Kentucky. Virginia
and West Virginia until ahe was able
personally to testify. If she was no
able to teattrv m tnese suns ura. may
brick and her mother would have lost
all title and Interest In tbe many thous
ands of acres of land involved in the
case. .
WorkLlac NlgM and Day.
The bualest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made Is Dr. King's New
Life Pills. These pills change weak
ness Into strength, liatlessness Into en
ergy and brain fag into mental power.
I They're wonderful In building up tbe
health. Only zw a oox. aoiu djk.
H. Bci,iAMT, druggist. t
INTENSE FEELING
I AGAINST POSSIA;
Press and People of England In
censed at Seizure of British
Ships in the Red Sea.
URGE POLICY OF REPRISAL,
Icaiast What la Retarded as Rassla's
Vielatloa of Treaties and Her Plrat
leal Attack oa British Com- '
merce Warlike Talk.
Bt Cable to the Morning Star.
London, July 20. The Associated
fress to-night . Interviewed many
prominent peraona connected and in
cloae touch with the government rela
tive to the seizure of BritisITvesiele by
steamers of the Russian volunteer fleet
n the Bed Sea.
As a result of these inquiries, there
shown to be a remarkably hostile
feeling against Russia of a strength
and a bltternesa almost without prece
dent since the Crimean war. Even
he most conservative who have been
n the service of the government tor
many yeara and who deeply deplored
ine naste wltn which tnev thoueht
Great Britain had plunged Into the
Transvaal war, to-night frankly de
clared for a policy of reprisal against
what Is regarded here as Bussla'a vlo-
atlon of trealiea and her piratical at
tack on British commerce.
The warlike tone of auch papers as
the Timer, the Standard, the Morning
n national crises hitherto almoat Inva
riably advised caution, has had Its in
evitable effect. There has been stirred
up a storm of Indignation among all
classes in the United Kingdom and the
strength of which the government
tself can scarcely gauge.
Those who deplored the outbreak of
the war between Japan and Bussla
and. insisted publicly and privately
that Great Britain, crippled financially
after her South African experiences.
must not be drawn into tbe Far East
ern struggle, are now amongst tbe
most outspoken champions of a physi
cal force that will prevent the repeti
tion of the Malacca incident In ' the
Bed Sea.
"Lord Lanadowne." save the Daily
Telegraph, voicing the vlewa of the
government, "haa faced the aituation
created by the abuse of the right of
search In the only manner worthy of
a British minister compelled to defend
the interests of British commerce and
the honor of the flag, and, acting with
unhesitating firmness and promptitude
which recall the strongest days of the
national policy, h has justified the
trust of the country.
"While not one raah word should
be said which could have the effect of
ncreaaing tbe tension of an anxioua
and dangerous interval, it would be
futile to disguise the character or to
minimize the risk of the situation
which has arisen.
"We hope and believe that a solu
tion of the difficulty may still be found
n the withdrawal of tbe Husilan gov
ernment from Its false position."
The "Telegraph" goes on to say that
the stores of tbe Malacca were plainly
marked with the broad arrow, showing
that they bslonged to the British gov
ernment and were destined only for a
British depot. "It would be impossi
ble to conceive a more remarkable ac
cumulation of illegality and error than
haa attended the present , case,'.' the
paper aajs. "If this country were
capable under any circumstances of
tamely enduring so grave an Injury to
the most vital of l'a interests and so
great an insult to its honor, we ahould
bave forfeited our claim to bs a great
nation. In any "circumstance, we
tbiok It may be assumed that tbe Ma
lace will sever be navigated by
a prizs ere to any Russian port. 8he
is watched, if not actually atopped, by
British warships, and sne will, in any
ess?) be restored to ber owners long
before she can be taken tnrougn tne
Dardanelles or navigated to Libu.
This emergency, in some respects, is
the most critical that baa marked our
relations with Russia for the last
twenty years, and In face of the in
flamed state of public opinion in 8t.
Petersburg it would be unwise to blind
ourselves to the existence of possibili
ties tbat would otherwise be unthinka
ble. Thia country with decision and
composure haa taken an attitude from
wblch there can be no retreat or nmcn-
ing. We seek a simple redress for a
violent and unprovoked injury and
where the peace of the west depends
upon the will of the Czar we cannot
believe tbat civilization , wm iook to
him during the next forty-eight hours
In vain."
The foregoing! announcement from
an organ so notoriously Inspired, with
Its open reference to a posslbiltyof
war, adds enormously to a situation
that alreadv was crave enough.
Everv other London morning paper
devotes its leading editorial to a simi
lar view of the situation, war with
Bussla is openly contemplated by the
most staid papers of the empire aaa
contingency much to be regretted,
but nevertheless inevitable for the
honor of the nation, unless speedy
reparation be made for what la alleged
to be a dire insult to the uritisn nag,
another Seizure.
London. July 21. The China Mu
tual Steam Navigation Company
steamer Pak Ling is believed to have
been seized in the Red Sea. The Pak
Ling sailed from Middlesborougb,
Ene.. June 18. and London July 3.
bound for Yokohama. She Is a Brit
ish owned vessel.
Paris, July 20. Information reach
insr governmental quarters here leada
the officials here to believe that Rus
ala will release the British and Ger
man mtrchantmen seized in the Red
Sea as a means of averting interna
tional complications.
jrisdivostok 'qasdron.
Tokio. July 20,"(noon). The Vladi
vostok sau&dron has overhauled a
Japanese steamer eastward of Tsugaru
traits. The steamer waa the Taket-
uhami. She arrived at Moroan at
noon to-dav and reports tbat she left
the Russian vessels steaming to the
mi thmit. This mil ne creates the lm
niMsirm here that thev are heading
for Saidon. canltal of French Indo-
Chlna, although It Is possible that thia
course is a ruse to deceive ine J spa
nese. -
. Charlotte Newa: Mr. W. W.
Wilhelm. of the grocery firm of
Messrs. Lone & Wilhelm. haa anlte
a treasure and curiosity in the shape
of a gold nugget, which was found
Bome years ago on the plantation in
Cabarrus county now belonging to
him. It Is a fine specimen, weigh
ing fonr ounces, and its value la
about 180, though Mr. Wilhelm has
been offered $100 for it in Its pres
ent shape. The place where it was
found lies about 5 miles southeast
of Concord and about a half mile
from the Miami gold mine,' where
150 hands are now being worked.
WinCim aavaitwas nicked un in a
dry hollow. The specimen has made
two trips to London in charge of a
minerologist. -
A Snail's n
m Pace For Life
: . ibsigtnaL' - l'--- V
"Irvln Ja to the neighborhood again,'
Bald the mayor, coming Into . police
headquarters excitedly. " . " -"When?
now? Where?" " vwv
i-My English was not correct, but the
mayor understood me.. . - "
."Yesterday noon he rode tip to Ben
son's bank at Squirrelton, shot the pay-.
Ing teller, grabbed a package of bills
and waa away before any one realized
what had happened.".
"Welir " ' .
"Then he met a mounted policeman,"
got a bead on him and forced him to
give him his uniform. This was near
Redmond, five miles to the south of us.
I want you to go out, hunt for him
and bring him in, dead or alive. You
know the reward $5,000."
"Alone r "
7 "Yes. You can work better by your
self than with a lot of bunglers."
"Bight you are, and I'll go in uni
form. It'll be a shooting affair any
way, and X always feel better facing
a gun when I've got my togs on."
I tracked Irvln by asking people if
they - had seen a mounted policeman
and came np with him while be was
trotting along a country road. I shout
ed to him to stop, as I had something
to say to him." He cast a quick glance
at me, hesitated, then impatiently rein
ed In his horse. T didn't wish to kill
him If I could get him Into a trap and
disarm him. ,1 rode up to him leisurely
and said: -. . .
"I see you're on the force. Where do
you hail from?". -
"I'm from Squirrelton; looking for
Irvln."
"Get any trace of him?"
"One clew points to Sparksburg, an
other down there in the river bottom.
If you're looking for him you might go
ane way while I go the other."
"All right," I said to Inspire confi
dence. "When we get to where the
road forks Til go to the river bottom."
Presently I drew rein and dismount
ed under pretense of tightening my
paddle girth. From behind my horse
I drew my revolver and, bringing it to
bear on him before he could see what
I was about, called on him to surren
der. - He had te choose between two forma
of death my bullet or the gallows.
With the former there was a slender
chance, with the latter none whatever.
Bending low behind his horse's neck,
he gave him a cut and dashed off. fol
lowed by my shots. Meanwhile I
mounted and went after "bim. .-Hoy7'
and again he turned and fired at -me,
but I got down flat on my horse, and
there was not much for him to shoot
at Finally I fired a shot that made
him totter; then he fell from the sad
dle., I was beginning to draw rein
when my horse, on crossing a rotten-
covering to a culvert, broke through "
and I went flying through the air, land-;
Ing about fifty feet from Irvln. My
revolver flew to a point at the side of
the road between us, though a trifle
nearer to hinr than to me. I started
up, when I got a twinge that laid me
out again. My leg was broken.
As soon as I could think of anything
except the pain I raised my head and
saw Irvin crawling on his stomach to
ward my weapon. He had moved only
a few feet, and his progress was' so
slow that it would take him some time
to reach it Evidently he had either
parted with hla -own weapon or had
discharged all the cartridges. I Baw
at once that It was a question of life
or" death with me to secure the revolv
er myself and began a crawling which
was no more rapid than that of my
enemy!
Every now and again I would hear
a groan from Irvln, which was usually
echoed by one from me.) Irvin made
ten feet while I was making six, then
he stopped, took o'tff. a handkerchief
and, binding it around his leg, twisted
it with bis knife as a tourniquet While
he was doing this be was watching me.
who made ten feet while he was at
work with his surgical apparatus.
Starting again, he was handicapped by
having to hold the tourniquet, which he
had no means of fixing permanently.
Nevertheless desperation gave him
strength, and he made better headway
than I. It was singular, this tortoise
race between two fellow beings with
life for the prize, death for the forfeit
Several times I thought I should faint,
but knew if I did I would probably
never return to consciousness. I there
fore nerved myself to keep my senses
and continue on my way. But in five
minutes I did not make five feet, nor
did Irvln do much better.
Presently Irvin stopped and calculat
ed his own and my distance.
"What do you say to a rest, pard?"
be asked.
"There's no rest for -the wicked," I
replied without ceasing my efforts.
Very well. You'll get one pretty
soon. Since I stopped the flow of blood
I've ceased to lose strength. I can see
you're giving out pretty fast I only
proposed the truce because I didn't
like to see you suffer."
There was now about ten feet for
both of us, and I felt sure that despite
bis plucky words Irvin was bleeding
from an artery, and, though I was ex
pecting to lose consciousness every mo
ment I pushed on. I reached the
weapon while he was yet three feet
away and put out my hand for It The
effort was too much for me I fainted.
When I came to myself Irvln was
where I had last seen him, stone dead.
His ashen face was toward me, his
glassy eye staring at mine, his right
hand extended toward the pistol. Which
I was grasping. I looked at the cham
bers and found, to my surprise, that
they had all been discharged. There
was not a bullet in any of them.
- JOSEPH H. KING,
SAVANNAH ADVAN8INQ.
iBsonncement Made of Tbree New Steam
ship Llaes Established.
. By Telegraph to tbe Mornlwj BUr.
Savahnah, Ga., July 20. Notices
of three new steamahlp lines for this
port were made public today. Stew
art 8c Company caused to be posted on
the Cotton Exchange the announce
ment that the ateamer Banturee, of a
new line to New York, would aail on
or about September 1st. Miacellane
oua cargoea will be carried by ships of
the new line. The nlers of the new
line will be at the 8eaboard Air Line
terminals. J. F. Minis & Company
announced the establishment of the
Anchor Line, Savannah to' Barcelona
and Genoa, and the Argo Line, savan
nah to Bremen. Service on both will
start September 1st, with cotton, naval
stores and miscellaneous cargoes. The
Argo Line shins will carry passengers
as well as freight and there will be at
least two sailings each month. Tnrougn
bills ot lading will be wntteu to lead
ing continental ports.
On Monday night at Lumber
ton thieves broke 'into L. H. Cald
well's store and stole several pistols,
clothing and other articles, .blood
hounds were put on the trail but
only followed it a shirt distance.
. v . Sweeping the Cobwebs, h :':
There must be an old woman of
the sky with her broom, and two of
the players must each hold the nd
"of a skipping rope. The other play
ers must stand in line. -' r
The old woman says : - - 1
I want' a helper to sweep the sky
Who can Jump high. Who can JumD
-high?
She looks - down the - line and
points with her broom to one of the
players, who comes forward and
stands in front of the rope. Hold
ing out the broom, the old woman
says: ; ' -. ' o . - . "...
Taxe una. take this.
Be sure you don't miss.
The player takes the broom, hold-r
ing it. horizontally with both hands,
and the rope is held for bin to
jump. He nas three trials. Each time
the rope is held a little higher. If
he takes them all he stands on one
side. If he fails, the old woman
beats him with the broom, and he is
out of the game. When all the play
ers have been tried those who nave
been, successful have a final trial.
and the one who .can take all the
jumps is selected to help the old wo
man 6weep the sky.
lhis game is specially adanted
for out of doors, and the more play-
j i
ers me merrier.
. The Weighing.
Now. Midnight and Spot, do be quiet.
Or warn never know how much
we
weigh. ' . . . .
Miss Bessie is losing her patience.
- Ana we really ought not to play.
There, Spot! Hold your tail still a minute.
Hush, Midnight! Don't pur quite so
loud.
Four pounds and a llttlo bit overt
My goodness, won't mother be proud!
Julia Darrow Cowles in St. Nicholas.
A Beastly Teacher.
In a certain school in the north of
England the head master has re
cently taken to teaching natural his
tory. The other day when expound
ing 6ome of the mysteries of crea
tion the master asked one of his
boys if he could tell him the differ
ence between nimself and a tiger,
meaning, of course, the difference
Ja the scale of nature. After some
hard thinking the boy replied,
"Please, sir, a tiger is an imperfect
beast, but you are a perfect beast."
London Spectator
Raleigh Post July 18: Mr. E.
A. Taylor, of the Tobacco Planters'
Mutual Hail Insurance Company,
has returned from Scotland county
where he went to adjust the losses
by reason of the recent storm there.
Mr. Taylor declares that the storm's
damage to the crops in that section
is over $100,000, and that it is the
worst in the history of the State.
The path of devastation stretched
clear across theconnty and extended
into a part of Richmond county.
While the damage amounted to over
$100,000, the farmer's insurance did
not exceed $20,000. The planters,
who suffered most heavily, have
already begun a movement to ask
the State to remit their taxes for
this year. Mr. Taylor gives a
graphic description of the ruination
wrought there. He visited the
plantation of one man who had 250
acres in cotton and the crop was
entirely wiped out. Not a plant was
left standing on this 30 horse farm.
indeed, the forests actually suffered
from the hail and Mr. Taylor ob
served some trees which were strip
ped of their leaves and the bark so
skinned and lacerated that they are
dying. Mr. Taylor has been in this
business 15 years and has adjusted
many losses resulting from hail
storms, bat he declares that he
never saw such a complete devasta
tion as was wrought in Scotland
county.
no Pity laswa
"For j ears fate waa after me con
tinuously," writes F. A. Gulledge, of
verbena, Ala. "i bad a terrible case
of piler, causing twenty-four tumors.
When all failed Bucalen's Arnica
Salve cured me." Equally as good for
Burns asd all Acnes and Pains.
Only 25c at R. R. Bkllakt'S drug
lore.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
r By Cable to the Morning: BUr.
LIVERPOOL, July 20. Cotton: Spot,
in fair demand, prices twenty potnts
lower; American middling fair 6.54d;
good middling 0.10d; middling rj.aud; !
low middling 6.16d; good ordinary !
5.98(1; ordinary 6.78d. The aalea of
tbe day were 8,000 baler, or wnicn suu
balea were for speculation and export
and included 7,600 bales American.
Receipts 11,000 bales, Including 6,200
bales American.
Futures opened barely steady and
closed' very steady; American - mid
dling (goc): July 6.16d; July and
August 6.09a; August and September
5.85d; 3eptember and Ootober 5.43d;
October and November 5.29d; Novem
ber and December 5.26d; December
and January 5.23; January and Feb
ruary 5.22d; February and March
5.23d; March and April 5.23d.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
Bv Telesranh to the Morning Star.
Nsrw YOBJC-July 20. Rosin dull.
Strained common to good $3 903 95.
Spirits turpentine quiet.
Ohabubstobt, July 20. Spirits tur
pentine was firm at 53c; no sales.
Rosin firm: tales barrels: A, B, C
$3 35; D, $3 40: E, $2 45; F, $2 50;
G, $2 55; H, 3 70. L $3 05. K, $3 85;
U, $3 60; N, $3 70; W G, $4 10; W
W,$440.
BAY. aaa. Jul 20. Spirit turpen
tine qao;ed firm t 53c; receipt 9S3
casks; sales 847 casks.; exports 755
casks. Rosin waa ateady ; receipts 3,035
barrels; sales 2,811 barrels; exports
3,260 ;barrela A. B, 0, $3 40; D,
$3 45; E, $3 50; F. $3 65; G, $3 60; H,
$3 75 ; Ir$3 20;K,$3 53 ; M,$3 77 ; N,
$3 87 . W 4 27H;W w $457.
On Tuesday at Lumberton, C.
E. Hayes, a white man charged
with criminal-assault on a white
girl, was committed to jail without
bond, to be tried for hla life.
- A Pretty Bedroom. - . 1
JV If bedroom ; furniture is old and
shabby a clever woman "can make it
loolr- fresh and attractive with a
coatfot enamel. Nothing is prettier
for the sleeping apartment than
white, and a dainty room can be
made by having all the furniture,
woodwork, picture frames and boxei
painted with white enamel; therf
cover your cushions with a pretty
little rosebud spotted, muslin, with
curtains, bedspread and . dresser
covers of the same." You will find
that with very little trouble and
small expense you can make a fairy
bower that any one might envy you.
Creamed. Eggs.
Boil four eggs twenty minutes,
then put them into cold water for
five minutes. Make a white sauce
with two level teaspoonfuls of flour
and butter, adding gradually one
and a half cupfuls of milk. Put on
tho fire and stir until it boils; then
add one-fourth teaspoonf ul of salt
land a little pepper. Toast slices of
bread and butter them. Alter re
moving the shells from the eggs cut
ithem crosswise, taking out the yolks.
gut the whites in rings and mix
them with the 6auce. Pour this
!over the toast and rub the yolks
through a Btrainer over all.
PRODUCE "MARKETS.
By Telear&Dh to the Morning star.
N
Yobi. July 20. Flour
was
du 1 and without feature. Wheat
Spot easy ; No. 2 red nominal. Options
closed. ic net lower; May cloaed
91Xc; July cloaed $1 OOK; Beptember
closed 91 Me; December 90Mc Corn
Spot easy; No. 2 5i. Options: July
closed 51c; September closed 54Hc.
Oats Spot dull; mixed, 26 and 82 lbs,
43Hc. Butter Market steady ; cream
ery, common to extra 13173ic: State
dairy, common to extra 1217c. Cheese
quiet; State, full cream, large white,
fair to good 77Jc; farge poor 6H
6Vc Eggs steady; State, Penn
sylvania nearby extras 24c; Southern
1618c Tallow dull. Peanuts quoted
steady: fancy hand-picked 6Xe; other
domestic 3&6Kc. Cabbages weak;
Long island and jersey, per 100,
$2 00Q3 00; per barrel crate, 60c75.
Freighta to Liverpool-Cotton by steam
12. Sugar Raw firm; refined firm.
Lard easier; Western steam $7 15; re
fined easy; continent $7 20: compound
56Xc Pork firm. Potatoes easy;
Long Island, in bulk, per 180 ftj, $1 00
1 50; Jersey prime, per barrel, 50
1 50; Norfolk prime, per barrel $1 00
1 50: southern aweets. rer barrel
$4 004 50. Cotton seed oil Hull and
partly lower. Closing quotations were:
Prime crude, r. o. b. milla noml
nal; prime summer yellow 28
28c; off summer yellow nominal;
prime white s2c; prime winter yel
low S2H&
Chicago. Julv 20. New wheat ar
riving liberally and alleged decreasing
likelihood of serious complicationa in
foreign affairs caused heavy liquida
tion of wheat to-day. Final quota
tiona on the September option were
So down. Corn la off ic. Oata
showed a loss of iJtO. Provisions
71 to 20o.
wHicuoo. July 20. Cash!' prices:
Flour Market firm. Wheat No. 2
spring 98c99; No. 3 spring 88
94c; No. 2 red . Corn No. 2
64c; No. 2 yellow SOifc. Oats
No. 2 40c;l No. 2 white c;
No. 8 white 405f43Kc. Rye No. 2
74Jtfc Mess pork, per bbL, $12 65
12 70. Lard, per 100 lbs, $6 756 773f.
Short rib sides, loose, quoted $7 12K
7 25. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, no
report. Short clear sides, boxed, $7 25
7 60. Whskey Basis of High wines,
$1 28.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows opening, highest, lowest and
closing: Wheat No. 2 July, old, 96X,
96, 96, 93tf , 94; do., new, 96, 96, 93,
93tfc: Beptember. old, 89K, 89, 88,
88K88Ji'c; do. new, 88!(88X, 88K
88Ji,86K, 8787Hc Corn No. 2
July 49X, 49tf, 48H. 49e; Septem
ber 4949tf, 49, 49, 49K19Mc;
December 45X46. 46, 45K, 45ft
453(e. Oats No. 2 July 89, 89 ft,
89H, 89e; Beptember 3333X. 33K,
no on t..n...k.. oo tz tqos oots
33KQ33M. S3tf e; Mess pork, per bbl
July $12 65, 12 65, 12 65, 12 65;
September $12 87, 12 87, 13 67.
12 70: October 12 80. $12 85, 12 70.
12 70. Lard, per 100 lbs July $6 75;
Beptember $6 90, 6 90. 6 85. 6 85; Oc
tober $6 95. 6 95. 6 90. 6 90. Bhort ribs,
per 100 lbs July $7 25; September
$7 57, 7 67tf, 7 45. 7 45; October
$7 85, 7 55, 7 47K.717X.
NEW YORK COFFEE FUTURES.
New York. July 20. Coffee Spot
Rio steady; mild quiet. The market
for coffee futures opened ateady at
unchanged prices and ruled generally
aulet and feiu-lesa during tbe early
trading. La r, however, onerings
became heavier and businesa wm quite
active. The market closed ateady at
i a decline of 5 to 15 points. Balea 73,-
000 bags.
COTTON MARKETS.
at (aiacraoa to the Morning star
Niw YOBXi July 20. cotton was
quoted quiet at 11.00c, net receipts
bales; gross receipts bales;
stock 40.911 bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet and 5 points
higher; middling uplands 11c, middling
gulf 11.25c; salea ISO bales.
Cotton futures market closed ateady:
July 10.63, August 10.61, Beptember
9,95, October 9.68, November 9.50,
December 9.67 January 9.67, Febru
ary 9.67, March 9.71.
Charlotte Chronicle: Leslie's
Monthly Magaizne for Jnly con
tains a fine piece of work by Mrs.
Margaret Busbee Shipp, a woman
whom all North Carolinians love
and honor. In a story entitled,
"Little Paulfat," Mrs. Shipp has
done some of her best writing. It
is a strong and graceful apprecia
tion of child life, characterized by
a, gentle study and knowledge of
her subject. There is depicted In
the story the wlnsomeness of the
wee folk; their plottings and play
fulness and the spirit of forgiveness.
All this is interwoven with a cer
tain pathos incident to childish rid
icule and a fine and rare humor in
Mrs Shlpp's treatment. The story
is well worth reading and re-read
ing and putting aside for the peru
sals of after-awhlle. It stands out
above most of the elass of short sto-
rieaof to-day.
The average Republican in
these five elections was nearly 130,
000. Mr. Roosevelt's plurality was
less than 18,000, though he ran in
the year of the Spanish war, with
the story of his undoubted gallantry
InCnba fresh in the public mind.
Yet, though the people admired his
oburage, they did not like his tem
perament nor trust his discretion in
an executive office. The voters in
this city in particular had not for
gotten his crusade as Police Com
missioner against the personal rights
and liberty of citizens and his op
pressive and discriminating enforce
ment of tbe Sunday and excise laws.
I New York World.
OMMERCIA-.
WILMINGTON MARKET. ,
(Quoted officially at tbe closing by the Chamber
oi uonuneroe.) .
BTAR OFFICE, July 20.
SPIRITS TUKPENTINE Mar k t
steady at 62 Jc per gallon.
Kuaxw nothing doing.
TAR Market firm at f 1.80 ner bar.
rel of 280 pounds.
CRUDE TURPENTINE . Market
firm at $3.25 per barrel for hard, $4.00
for dip, $4.25 for virgin.
Quotations same day last year
Spirits turpentine firm at 48o:
rosin nothing doing; tar firm at
tt.65; crude turpentine firm at $L7R,
8.003.25:
EXCEPTS. ' -
Spirits turpentine 70
Rosin 160
Tar.... 8
Crude turpentine. lis
receipts same day last year 180
casks spirits turpentine, 105 barrels
rosin, S3 barrels tar, 60 barrels crude
turpentine.
- COTTON.
Market nominal.
8ame day last year, nothing doing.
Receipts 24 bales; same day last
year, s.
(Corrected Begnlarlv by Wilmington Produce '
uomnusalon Merchants, prloaa representing
those paid for prodnoe consigned to Oommls
slon Merchant J
COUNTRY PBODUOK.
PEANUTS North Carolina, firm.
Prime, $LS0; extra prime, $1.35; fan
cy, $L40, per bushel of twenty-eight
pounds. Virginia-Prime, $1.05; extra
rime, $1.07; fancy, $1.10. Spaniab,
CORN Firm: 60a65a ner bushel -
for white. "
N. a BACON Steadv: hams 182a
15c per pound; shoulders, 12c; aides,
izttc;
EGGS Dull at 1516c per dozen.
CHICKENS Firm. Grown. 85
vx :j springs, 12 x jjoc
TUKKExS-
-Firm at 12 13c for
live.
"BEESWAX Firm at 2526c.
TALLOW Firm at 5tf6tfc ner
pound. -
SWEET POTATOES Firm at 90b
$1.00 per bushel. " -
BEEF CATTLE Firm at 24c uer
pound.
MARINE.
ARRIVED.
Stmr A J Johnson. Bornemann.
Clear Run, W J Meredith.
Clyde ateamer Navahoe, Devereux,
Georgetown, BO, HQ Smallbones.
Schr Wm H Bailey, 465 tons, Har
ris, Perth Am boy, C D Maffltt.
Bchr Bayard Hopkins. 212 tons.
BhorkelsOB, Philadelphia, O i Maf
fltt. -
Stmr Tar Heel. Bradahaw. Favette-
ville, S M King.
Clyde ateamer Carib, Chichester,
New York, H G Smallbones.
Btmr City of Fayetteville. Robeson.
Fayetteville, Jao B MeEachern. '
Bteamer Sanders, Banders, Little
River, S C, Btone, & Co.
fcClyde ateamer Oneida, RIcb, George
town, S O, H G Smallbonea.
CLEARED.
usiuj. Aa v v vuiAOVU asa. aa v 111 ttuuf
Clear Run, W J Meredith.
Stmr Planet Venus, Kelly, New Or
leans, Alexander Sprunt & Son.
tjlyde steamer Navahoe, Devereux,
New York, H G Smallbones.
Nor barque Inge. AabeJ. Bristol,
Helde&Co.
Stmr Tar Heel, Bradshaw, Fajette-
vllle, S M King.
Stmr City of Fayetteville, Robeson,
Fayetteville, Jno S MeEachern.
Clyde steamer Carib, Chichester,
Georgetown, S O, H G Smallbones.
Bchr Josephine Elllcott, Alley, Bos
ton, O D MaffiU.
Bchr Bayard Hopkins, Thor kelson.
Georgetown, BO.OD MafiBtt.
EXPORTS.
COASTWISE."
Boston Schr Josephine Elllcott,
349,787' feet lumber; cargo by Chad-
bourn Lumber Uo; vessel mud
MaffiU.
FOREIGN.
Bristol Nor barque Ioga, 6,180
barrels rosin, valued at $17,380; cargo
by Patterson, Downing & Co; vessel
by Helde & Co.
Duplin Journal: The depot
was much crowded with the colored
contingent Saturday afternoon. A
fat old woman stood at the door
with her right foot firmly fixed on
the left number 12 of Henry Blow.
The weight grew too much for
Blow, and when he informed his .
companion
that that was his foot,
to be "sensed," saying
I was standing on a va-
she begged
"I thought
Use."
TRUCK FARM SUPERINTENDENT
.WANTED.
Most thoroughly understand growing ot
strawberries. One who la familiar with all -
grades or fertilizers and understands ue mix
Ing ot same; cultivation ot potatoes, beans
and cantaloupes; and, in fact, all kinds of uncle
vegetation. Most be man of f amily. Adequate
accommodations for the houaenold. State
salary expected, experience and send beet of .
reierenoes. Aoareaa u. j. bukuiuk,
h. nam street, rroviaenoe, u. 1.
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Becltatlon periods, one hour eacb.
Fiealtyof six men and twenty four
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Newton Theological Seminary. Thor
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Hiograpoy and rnyaics. ocnooi or
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Lady Principal, Lady Phyaiclan, two
Matrons and a Nnrae. Board, literary
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per session; in the Club from $45 to
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body pays exactly the aame rates. Be
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