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THE CAMPAIGN'
It is now jast 79 days till the 8th
of November when the Presidential
election will be held. It if natnral,
thercforo, for tho campaign to be
" livening up, and it is gratifying to
note that tho chances for Judge
Parker aro constantly brightening.
Chairman Taggart, - as well ' as
Jndgo Parker, receives hundreds of
letters daily from life long Republir
cans who declare against Roosevelt
and will vote for Parker. The same
can be said about Democrats who
. refused to vote for Bryan and sup
. ported McKinley.
Many of those who hare become
Parker adherents are men of na
tional reputation. Denouncing what
he terms the imperialistic policy of
the President, William Morton Grin
noil, a prominent Republican and a
nephew of Levi P. Morton, declares
that ho will vote for Judge Parker. He
occupies the earno position as Gen.
. A. McAlpin, former treasurer of
the Republican State Committee;
William (!. Choate, a brother of the
present Ambassador to the Court of
St. James: Albert B. Boardman and
other Republicans who are opposed
to Roosevelt.
Mr. Griunell's grandfather was one
ol ihe members of the Electoral Col
leg oho voted for the first Harrison.
Mr. GiioQtll served under Benjamin
Birriaou ts Third Assistant Secretary
ofSta'.f. liols a practicing lawyer
and a dirtclor of the Illinois Central
Billniid.
- "My decision," said Mr. Qrinnel),
"tm been reached after much thought
on th subject. The President may be
all vrrj In his pi aw, but I think
tbi he would do belter as a Viking In
the ninth century than as the ruler of
tbii country. His acts have gone be
yond the bound ot law, and In many
en-1 ho fomented class and racehatred
bj hli policies.
''Perhaps there la no olfaction to a
Pi Uent being a little autocratic, but
be overridden the Constitution and
d.w-gtrded the law. His making of
apii untmenU during a "constructive
WC'M that Is in reality no recess Is a
cue ia point. Ilia signing of the rule
which made every veteran of the civil
wart:i Invalid per se and entitled to
a pension Is another example. The
m'tivAbfit was to gain votes, but It
imounted to nothing less than an ab
so'me decree. These men became In
. valid and entitled to a penalon be
came he so commanded. '
"His conduct with regard to the
Pasama canal Is ridiculous. It Is
more absurd than-illegal, for it
imounted t. au enunciation of doc
trine of eminent domain applied to a
foreign state, The whole affair was a
violation of international law. As a
re. ult, those South American coun
try which formerly looked to us for
help and protection have grown to
bate the Monroe doctrine.
"Mr. Roosevelt is given to the in
- cesiint preaching of might against
right, of foe nower which belongs to
the i rong, of the driving of the weaker
io lan wall. I consider that the Ideas
wn en he advocttea are contrary to
CMttlan ethics. What he advocates
continually Is atavUm. the brutal doc
trineof the survival of the fittest, the
f irn io me Dark Ages."
"Wra. the country now needs is an
nphn.der of the law for President.
Tne UolUd States was always a law-
u'um? uauon until three years ago.
judgo Parker ia a man of Judicial
temperament Every patriotic Amer
ica at heart prefers the reign of law
nu.orueris against impulse and ad
"u.urc. judge rarker will be an
upholder of the law and Constitution.
Afle country has law enough. What
ne needs Is to have It respected."
bmoBg others who have changed
tbelr political views is Theodore Cox,
formerly president of the New York
owe League of Republican Clubs.
TOO LAX WITH DAV0EE0TJ3
CRIMINALS.
un Wednesday two dangerous
'ODgtcrm criminals escaped from
'oecamp on the Wilkes county
turnpiko. One of them was John
?lowcrg, of Wilson county, who was
erviriK a life-term sentence for
criminal aaaault on his own daugh
ter, iio waa convicted and sen
mto to be hanged but Gov. Ay.
wck commuted his "sentence to life
jnjprisonment because it was shown
'hat tho man was either insane or
JJ ch a low order of intellect that
"wewasadoubtas to his moral
rePonsibility. The other convict
Uenry Cochran of Rutherford
county, who was serving a sentence
j " io years for manslaughter,
woro both white men and
"we away from the guard as they
being marched out to work.
guards fired five shots at them
, wltnout effect.
frii
me news of escaping convicts in
mate is entirely too frefuent,
T"M authorities ought to make a
?ld investigation into the manner
VOL. XXXV.
of escapes and as to the responsi
bility of those charged with the safe
keeping of the convicts. Evidently
mere is carelessness somewhere.
Only a few weeks ago several dan
gerous convicts escaped from the
railroad .camp near Raleigh, among
mem men convicted of taking life
and oommlttiog criminal assault.
There are a certain class of criminals
who are too great a peril to society
A V - M 1 . . .
kvi uo larmea out wnere tney can
have'even the least opportunltv to
escapeuand probably commit other
heinous crimes. The most danger
ous criminals should be kept within
the walls of the penitentiary, and it
is to be hoped the State's prison an
thorit!esswill put a stop to the cus
tom ox leasing out or working out
men whose escape is a peril to any
community into which they lee.
On Wednesday night three negro
convicts escaped from the raflroad
camp near Balelgh. Guard Leslie,
after a hard sprinting match, over
hauled and recaptured one of the
fugitives. The two men who suc
ceeded In getting away were Charles
Taylor, a life convict, and Green
McDonald, a 10-years term man. Here
we see that two more dangerous
criminals have escaped, and we are
convinced . that these frequent
ecsapes of desperate criminals justi
fies the demand that their class
should not be worked outside the
penitentiary.
Says the Charleston News and
Caurier: "Speaking of the ship
ment oi the first bale of the new
cotton crop from Bamberg countjr
to Charleston this year and its sell
ing here at 15 cents a pound, the
Manning Times remarks: 'Now if
Charleston would have the rest of
the South Carolina crop all that is
necessary is to make her market
equal to other cities. It is not right
foronr natural cotton market to
allow Wilmington and Norfolk to
pa more for cotton. If tho busi
ness men of that city were as active
In building np a market for the
State's principal product as the are
in looking after the Navy Yard,
Charleston would soon be the peo
ple's market.'"
Says the Columbia Retard'. "One
of the best evidences that Columbia
is to continue along the line of
progress is that navigation on the
Congaree is to be resumed. The re-
establishment of the line will mean
much towards the development of
the wholesale trade of the city as
well as otherwise." Great possibili
ties are in store for Columbia in her
steamboat line. Wilmington is in a
position to say from practical ex
perience that the merchants of Co
lumbia will ultimately realise what
a steamer line will do for their city.
The Atlantic City authorities are
now bent on the breaking up ox
kissing and spooning on the beach.
Pretty girls and their beaux, ar
rayed in bathing sultB, are being
hauled up before the mayor every
few days. It is hard that lovers
can't have the privilege of "raising
sand" where there is so much of it
going to waist. The law, however,
is really -intended to prevent the
boys from going to waist.
Horn Watson, Populist nominee
for President, said in his acceptance
speech on Thursday: "I give Theo
dore Roosevelt credit for having a
splendid courage of conviction."
We cannot stand with you as to
that. Watson. We are committed
to the Atlanta Journal that Uoose
velt has the audacity of his predi
lections.
National Chairman Taeeart has
drafted Senator. Tillman for Demo
cratic snellbinding in Maine and
Vermont. We, fail to see the ap
propriateness of this selection unless
thn Sonth Carolinian desires to
make a new record in discarding
his pitchfork.
The formal distribution of cam
paign fnnd has been commenced by
the Republican committees. Jnst
as we expected they are sending out
hundreds of thousands of William
J. Ttrvftn'fl sneeches derogatory to
Judge Parker.
The Washington Post remarks:
"Owing to ex-Gov. Hogg's disgrun-
tlement it is feared that the Demo
cratic majority in Texas will not ex
Md 300.000." The Texans don't
nrnnnHA to be Hoggish abOUt the
Mr I " "
matter at all.
A man named Morgan Thrallklll
is on trial In Saluda county, tsoutn
Carolina, for killing a man named
Ben Burton. Thrailkill I wnat's
In a name r
i The war so far has cost Russia
... . at
674,000 a day. It looks like ner
prestige in . China will be added to
the cost.
Raleigh Post: We expose no
confidence in saying that Governor
Aycock will never give nis assens w
a lease proposition that will have the
efiect of bottling up the Atlantic
, and North Carolina Railroad.
IS
BRAINS DASHED OUT.
Soldiers Boys from Durham
Met Tragic Death Return
ing Home from Camp.
TWO OTHERS WERE INJURED.
Drlaklsg oa Top of f sr, Near Ooldsbors,
Tbey Were fsnxbl by Bridie Over-..
. head Drlpplaf Blood Aroased
Comrsdes Besestb Them.
I3V Associated Press. j
RA.LEIQH, N. 0., August 19. Two
soldiers .of the military company of
Durham were Instantly killed, this
afternoon about 2 o'clock while return
ing from the National Guard encamp
ment, near If orehead City.
Four soldiers. Burner . Warren,
Bunch Johnson, 8. F. Gates and. Will
lleDade, vrsre sluing djSPtSJT' of the
coach against orders. They had been
drinking and had just thrown away a
bottle, when, within two miles of
Goldsboro, on the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, their heads struck
the covered bridge at Btoney Creek.
Warren and Johnson . were Instantly
killed, their brains being dashed out.
Cates Is seriously Injured and McDade
slightly. The bodies did not fall from
the train.
The discovery of the accident was
made by the dripping of blood by the
windows, the wind spraying It on the
soldiers Inside. The dead bodies and
McDade were taken to Durham while
Gates is in the hospital at Goldsboro.
Special Star Telegram.
Balxigh, N. Q, August 19, 1904.
The dead and injured men are all of
Company A, Durham. They were on
the special train from Morehead to
Raleigh and had In violation of orders
climbed on top of the passenger coacb,
all foar being under the influence of
whiskey. About two miles east of
Goldsboro there is a bridge too low to
admit of a man's silting on top of the
cars and passing? safely under it. The
men had their backs turned from the
front of the train and the four were
struck heavily on the head as the train
paasel under the bridge. However,
It waa not until the train was dashing
Into Goldsboro that the terri
ble tragedy was discovered.. One
of the men in the car put
bis hand out of the window and blood
dropped on it. An; alarm was given
and inveatlgation revealed tha four
men, two dead and two others uncon
solous on top of the car. Blood was
trickling off.the aides of the car. The
train waa stoppsd and every possible
attention was given the Injured and
the dead. The dead and injured men
were carried through Raleigh to
night to Durham. The tragedy has
cast a gloom over the otherwise re
markably successful and pleasant en
campment. The four men had been warned not
to climb on top of the train and the
captain of the company had asked the
conductor to see that no men were on
top of the can.
CURRENT COMMENT.
By the way, who is the silent
candidate-for the Presidency these
days? Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The ardent protectionist hugs
himBelf every time he thinks of the
safe majority he has in the Senate.
Baltimore sun.
It is now claimed that th
Igorrotes and some of the American
Indians spoaic the same language
Thev also have a common appetite
for fricasseed dQg. Washington
Post. :
Louisiana Republicans de
mand that the President choose be
tween a white man and a negro for
national committeeman. It is pos
sible that a compromise on a saddle-
colored gentlemen might be satis
factory. Washington Post.
Col. Bryan says he proposes
to place himself at . the disposal of
the Democratic campaign commit
tee. The colonel Is taking long
chances, as some of the campaign
managers have rather radical Ideas
as to the disposition that should be
made of him. Washington Post.
The most remarkable deposit
of coal in Colorado has . lust been
nncovered in the Duraneo district
Jnst beneath a thin crust of lava He
beds of the finest coal and coke cov
ering an area of over 625 square
milea. In oualitv it is nnapproach
hv ativ other 'similar product in
the State. Philadelphia Record.
For the first month and a half
of the fiscal vear the deficit in the
Federal Treasury is only 121,424,697.
Receipts keep falling off and expend
itures are increasing. As Corporal
Tanner cheerfully observed when
President Cleveland was defeated
after his first term. "God help the
surplus!" Philadelphia Keoord.
Japan starts in with the open
Antvr as soon as it has conquered the
ritrht tooDenit. and Nluchwang will
now be free to everybody's ships and
trade, with other ports to follow, as
tha Jan flatr laholsted over them one
after another; a generous anti
monopoly signal, making a picture
in the Oriental skies as handsome as
anything of the kind ever set there,
if not more so. New York Tribune.
Crossing the frontier Into
TTnitAd RtfttPH is not Teallv more
dangerous than getting in or put of
Port Arthur if you use ordinary pre
cautions. Son should cultivate a
goatee and wear a white plug hat, a
Inner, t All ad coat, a blue vest with big
white stars and red and white striped
trousers. Then if you can manage
to say "Haow" without a trace of
fAratrn Anient vou mav escape the
vigilance of the inspectors. Mon
treal Star.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904.
HOT SHOTS FROM IIMMOHS.
Speaks Out la Meet Is' to Rollins About
Joist esavasa Advisers.
Special Star Telegram. .
RALEicm, N. O., Aug. 20. Chair
man V. li. Bimmoas, of the BUte
Democratic Executive Committee! is
sues an open letter to Chairman Rol
lins, of the Btate Republican Com
mittee, to the effect that there does
not seem to be any occasion for furth
er communication between, them with
reference to a joint canvass. He says
among other sharp things:
'In view of the fact that vour nartv
had Its State convention first and your
platform makes divers charges against
the administration of the State's affairs
during 'the last four years by the
Democratic party, it is surprising that
the
canuiaaies nominated by your
party for executive and admlnlatratlve
positions In the 8tate government
should oppose a joint dlscnssion'tefovfr
the people, of these chargsteani UutH
you should propose to limit tha.- Jcat
aisQosaionto opposing candidate on
the ticket whose sole duty will be to
preside over the Senate." f
Mr. Simmons advises Mr. Rollins that
they as State chairmen have nothing
to do with any arrangements that the
district' committees may make for
joint debates between Congressional
candidates. He tells Rollins that he
assumes that the Republican State
candidates would surely obey their
State committee just as the Demo
cratic Slate candidates certainly would
In the matterfrf a joint canvass, and,
inereiore ire must accept Bourns' re
fusal of his challenge as an acuules-
c nee by Rollins In the opposition of
Republican candidates on the 8tate
ticket to a joint discussion.
State UhalrmanBimmona announces
the following advisory committee for
the campaign: Lee S. Overman, Salis
bury; Locke Crale, Asheville; L.
Banks Holt, Graham; Capt W. .1.
Everltt, Rockingham; Col. P. M.
PearsaD, Raleigh.
RESULT OF A "BULLED" TELEQRAM.
Western Union Saed by Nsvssss Qssso
Coopssy for Error Io Messsf r.
Through its attorneys, Messrs.
Rountree & Oarr, suit was inatltuted
yesterday by the Navaasa Guano Co.
againat the Western Union Telegraph
Co. for the recovery of actual dam
ages In the sum of something over
$200. It Is alleged that through an
error in the transmission of a tele
gram, commonly known among oper
ators as a "bull," the complainant
received an order from the High Point
Hardware Co., of High Point, N. O.,
for 15 tons of high grade guanos and
that the same was transmitted to the
company 60 tons. Upon the delivery
of the guano In good faith, the High
Point concern refused to take the ex
cess and a man had to be sent there
In an unsuccessful effort to persuade
the consignees to take all the ship
ment or to sell it to other parties. The
Western Union Company 'will be rep
resented by its regular counsel in this
district, Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, and
the case will probably be called at the
September term of court.
REV. C. B. PAUL DEAD.
Former Pastor el a Wilmlaitoa Church
Passed Away Io Carteret Ceosly.
Hundreds of friends of the Rev. O.
B. Paul.formerly pastor of South Side
Baptist church In this city, will re
gret to learn of his deatb, which oc
curred Thursday of last week at the
home of his father at Davis, Carteret
county, N. O. Mr. Paul had spent the
session before this Summr in the
Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis
ville, Ky.t better fitting himself for
tbe ministry, and while conducting
revival services in Eastern Carolina
during June and July he contracted
typhoid fever, which caused bis death
after five -weeks' Illness.
Rev. Mr. Paul was pastor here
nearly two years, and was highly
esteemed by all who knew him. He
leaves a wife and an infant daughter
la tke Herpltal Here.
Mr. Thos. H. Williams, the young
merchant of Cronly, N. 0., who was
recently shot In the arm by a negro
burglar whom he detected In his store,
is at tbe James Walker Memorial Hos
pital In this city for treatment of his
Ia juries. When Mr. Williams came
upon the negro in the store, the latter
bad a light which was quickly ex
tinguished. Standing between the
negro and the door, Mr. Williams was
an easy target for tbe burglar and
when he threw up a double-barrelled
shotgun to fire at the negro, the last
named was qufeker with the pistol and
sent a bullet through the storekeeper's
arms. A number of young men with
Mr. Williams when the shot was fired
are reported to have run.
Keooloa el Old Veterans. i
Mr. H.E. Newbury, of Magnolia,
secretary of Company B, First Bat
talion Heavy Artillery, writes that
the command will have its annual re
union this year at Burgaw on Bept.
22nd. The company Invites all com
rades to join In the reunion and bring
baskets for an old-fashioned picnic
which will be one of tbe features.
Cumberland county's Demo
cratic convention la called to meet
Sept. 28th, the precinct primaries to be
held Sept.-23d at 10 A. M. By a vote
ot 13 to 6 the Executive Committee re-
jected the holding of a primary for
county officers as now provided for in
the State organitatlon.
"Yes,'
said Mr. Stormlngton
Barns, "we did well in the west.
At a one-night stand in Arizona we
played to a $10,000 house." "Say,
. mm n e a
what are yon giving mer auenea
Mr. Walker Ties.- "Facts," an
swered the great footsore tragedian.
"The one man who comprised tne
I audience was said to be worth fully
that amount." Chicago News.
TEtCrlERV INSTITUTE IN COLUMBUS.
Great Success Scored by Prof. Poost and
'--j Asslslsat Improve Schools.
i : , Special Star Correspondence
WHiTaYvlLLK, N. 0.. Aug. 19. The
Teachers' Institute of Columbus eounty
closed to-day. It has been in session
In Whlteville for two weeks. Lasting
good has been done for the children
Of the county.! The teachers will go to
their wore this Fall better equipped
and fuller of teal for their worthy call
ing. Xhe Institute has been conducted by
Prof. T. R. Fouit, superintendent of
, the graded schools of Goldsboro. as
sisted by Miss Etta Spier, who has
been engaged in primary work In the
same schools. As for Professor Foust.
be wss known to Columbus countv
from his institute work of last Sum
mer. The teaehers received such help
from him then, and were so enter
tained by his methods of presenting
ana solving the various problems of
school leaching.- lint the mtttinned
forlaia retunrlhia !jeajr. He has a
f rolag4a tiie vhart of his sub
ject, whatever it -may be,' that makes
even arithmetic interesting .
Mrts spier came as an entire stranger.
but the county may well be congratu
lated on securing her aid. Her part
of the institute work was along the
line of phonetics, nature study and
primary number work, In which she
has proved herself a teacher of rare
girts and well adapted to institute
work. Her work on nature study has
been of very special interest, showing
it to b3 of most fascinating and at the
same time important branch of study
for children, and one which every
teacher should find pleasure In teach
ing.
On Tuesday afternoon the Ladles'
Society for the Betterment of Schools
and School Houses met with the Insti
tute, lira. J. A. Brown, of Chad-
bourn, district vice president, was
present, and by request presided over
the meeting. Keports from the va
rious members showed that work had
been done In many districts in the im-J
provement of school houses acd
grounds. Mrs. Lee Powell, of White-
vine, was elected county president,
and airs. W. EL Speight vice presi
dent for the ensuing year. Mrs.
Brown came with the proposition that
Instead of requiring the county presi
dent to travel over the entire county,
tbe constitution should be so amend
ed as to give each township a vice
I president, whoae duty It, ahould
be to organize the various dis
tricts in her own township. This
was adopted unanimously and the
vice presidents were appointed for
all tbe townships, with this new
organisation and with speeches which
were made by Hon. Joseph A. Brown
and others, the movement was given
a new impetus, and it is expected that
very efficient work will be done du
ring the following year.
Kev. J. LMllard. colored. Uoldaboro,
conducted the colored Institute. He
gave the best of satisfaction. He la a
remarkable man for one of his race
I and he is held In high esteem by all
who came in contact with him while
here. The colored teachers were en
thusiastic over him ; they have drawn
up resolutions asking that be be re
turned next year. H. P. Hkvebok.
A TERRIFIC TORNADO
SWEEPS MINNESOTA.
Several Persons Kiilsd, Maoy Isjared and
Property Damsfe to the Extent of
Two ftHllea in St. Paul.
Hj Telegraph to the Morning star.
St. Paul, Minn, Aug. 20. Five
persons are reported to be dead, two
score Injured and property damaged
to the extent of two million dollars by
a fierce tornado which swooped down
on the city shortly after 9 P. M.
The Tlvoli theatre was demolished;
the Empire theatre razed; the Hisrh
bridge, an Immense structure crossing
the Mississippi at a height of 200 feet.
was aimoat totally deatroyed, and 200
bulldines are more or less damaged.
A report at midnight is that the
House of the Good Shepherd, a Catho
lic institution, was wrecked and twenty-five
persons injured there.
All communication with the outly
ing districts Is cut off and it is impossi
ble to say whether or not the damage
has been as great as was done in the
citvitielf.
The nronerty damage at Minneapo
lis Is said to have been nearly as great
as In St. Paul.
The storm was of short duration.
lasting not more than fifteen minutes
but the devastation it wrought was
terrific. Buildings were unroofed
and .fronts blown In, the Interiors
being flooded by rain which came in
erreat waves along with the wind.
Electric wires were prostrated and
manv nersons injured by contact with
the current from electric light and
trollev wires. Au excursion steamer,
towlne a barge on the river below St.
Paul Is reported to have been wrecked.
Relief parties In steam launches have
been disnatched to the rescue. It is
said that many lives were lost there.
A MISSISSIPPI FEUD.
W. e. Windham Sbot from Ambosb ssd
Killed Nesr Bay Sprlsxs.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Laubkl, Miss., Aug. 20. Laat even
ing, while W. a Windham, E. Wind
ham and J. T. Blakely were going
through. Tallahaila swamp about two
miles from Bay Springs, Miss., tbey
were fired upon from ambush and W.
O. Windham was shot in tbe breast with
a Winchester rifle bullet. He fell from
his horse dead. The shooting Is be
lieved to be a result of the Ainsworth
Windham feud in Smith county.Sloan
Ainsworth havinar been recently killed
by one of the Wlndhams. Further
trouble Is expected, as both factions
are heavily armed. There la no clue
to the assassin.
' NEW YORK BANKS.
Ststemeat ol tlesrloi Home Averszes for
the Past Wsek.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, Aug. 20. The state
ment of averages of the clearing bouse
banks of this city for the week shows:
Loans, $1,099,174; increase, $3,183,-
000. Deposits. Sl.809.570.B00: in
crease. $4,238,000. Circulation, $37,-
614.900: decrease. $678,600. Legal ten
der, $31,826,000; decrease, $833,700.
Specie, $279,179,700; Increase, $3,324,
800. Reserve, $361,005,700; increase,
$1,491,100. Reserve required, $302,
392.625: Increase. $609,500. Surplus.
$58,613,075: Increase. $881.600.. Ki
ll. B. deposit?, 164,457,800; increase,
1882,575.
CARNIVAL'S COMING.
Jr. 0. U. A. M. Committee Yes
terday Signed Contract With
, Seeman-Millican Co.
SEPTEMBER 12TH-10TH DATES.
Aftrscfloss Qosrsnieed Strictly Moral
asd First Clsss la Every Partlcalsr.
Fakirs sad Followers" Sot
Permitted With Shows.
September 12th-19lh, Inclusive, are
the dates decided upon by the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
for its street fair and carnival here this
fall, a contract for those dates " having
been closed by the committee yester
day with Djr. Horace Grant, "general
manager of the Seeman-Millican I
Mardri-Grss Company, which is said
to be one of the beat organisation its
kind on the road. The Evans lot, on
Third, between Harnett and Swann
streets, within one block of the street
car line, haseen chosen as the scene
for the week of merry-making. The
contract was signed by Walter E.
Topp, John E. Wood and A. J. Hew
lett, representing the "Juniors," and
Manager Grant left In the evening for
the south where he hopes to arrange
other dates.
The Seeman-Millican Company car
ries twelve shows, including an elab
orate Crystal Maze,. Ferris wheel and
tented enterprises, which are guaran
teed to be strictly moral and first-class
in every respect. A concession has
just been granted the company for an
exhibition InT Washington. D. 0.. this
week, and some of the other large
towns in which tbe line of attractions
has bevn successfully put on are Bir
mingham, Ala., Albany and Augusta,
Gi.,Lvnchturg. Vs., Cumberland,
Md , Harrisburg, Pa., and Nashville,
Tenn.
The carnival this season will be
well out of town and there will be no
blocking of the streets or Interference
itb traffic as was the case at the
former carnivals. The proceeds are
to be used by the Jr. O.U. A. M., ia
purchasing Bibles and flags and pre
senting them, according to the Order's
beautiful custom, to the public schools
of the county. The manager promises
an absence of fakirs and says every
thing will ba wholesome and clean.
CRIPPLE CREEK EXCITED.
Number ol Objectlosable People Arrested
by 2,800 Cltlieas, Forcibly Deported
and Warned Not to Retara.
at Telegraph tolhe Horning Bt&r.
Cbipplb Cbxek, Colo., Aug. 80.
Two thousand citizens of this city this
afternoon arrested 8. J. Nangs, Attor
ney Eugene Ungley, Attorney A. U.
Coir, together with Mr. Hall, manager
of the Union store, and some fifteen
others. The crowd was divided into
three squads, one taking their prisoners
to Barnard (Jreek, about three miles
from here, where they were told to
leave the district and not return, the
other two squads taking their prisoners
toward uanon uity, where tbey were
treated in a like manner.
The greatest excitement prevailed In
the- district, and citizens declare that
none of the deportees will be allowed
to return.
Fifteen of the men were deported
by miners who bad come off
shift at 4:30 o'clock. The men
had met on Bennett avenue. By
a preconcerted move and without
saying a word, they marched in a
body tohe Inter-Mountain Mercan-
tie Company's store, the successor of
the Western Federation of Miners Co
operative store. Every employe In It
was taken in charge. The officers were
helpless before tbe hundreds of miners.
Squads were then'sent through the
city, picking up others who are al
leged to nave been keening up agitation
or to have been acting as secret agents
of the Federation. A concerted move
was msde upon the' sheriff's office and
every officer who appeared on the
scene was overpowered and disarmed.
4 NEQRO LTNIHED.
Morderer of Town Usrsbsl at Cordovs,
Ala., Killed by a Meb.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Cordova, Ala., Aug. 20. Town
Marshal J. McNelson was killed early
this evening, and his slayer, a
negro named Avoy, a short tirne
thereafter was taken from the caboose
by a mob and put to death by stones
and pistol balls. McNelson bad gone
to the home of the negro to collect a
fine owing to the town. He knocked
and the negro, opening the door, fired
upon tbe officer, killing him Instantly.
The wife of a citizen witnessed the
crime, and procuring a pistol, held
it on the negro until officers arrived.
The negro's stay In jail was short, a
mob having little difficulty in batter
lng down tbe doors of the frail struc
ture.
A brother of 'be negro made
threats against members of the mob
and. he is now being pursued. He
also may be lynched.
Fearing that another lynching will
i occur when the brother oi Avoy is
captured. Governor Cunningham to
night wired Bberuz- Jack Moore at
Jasper to order out the military if he
thought it necessary, or if he thought
there was any further danger of vio
lence.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Explosion ol a Car el Dynamite on tbe
Wisseirl Pacltio Railway.
Br TeleaTapb to tbe Morolnc Star.
Nbtada, ho., Aug. 20. Five per
sons were killed at Mlnden, a. station
on the Nevada and Mlnden branch of
the Missouri Pacific railway, this after
noon by tbe explosion of a car of
dynamite. Tbe dead: Station Agent
Brooks, wife and daughter, Mlnden;
Engineer Bodea and Fireman Todd,
both of Nevada.
A train crew on a local freight was
switching some ears when tbey struck
a car of dynamite and the explosion
followed. . "
NO. 44
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
A few days ago the Bull to
bacco factory shipped from Durham
to Seattle, Wash., a solid car-load
of manufactured goods. The ship
ment was made by way of the Nor
folk & Western and the freight bill
waa $832.65. ,
Charlotte Observer: The strike
disorders and narrow escapes from
lynchlngs in! New York, Chicago
another cities should serve to di
rect attention to the fact that it ia
often impossible to prevent acts of
violence In sparsely settled commu
nities. Ralelsrh Post: The organized
liquor dealers are refreshingly frank
in taking the publio into their con
fidence in regard to their intention
to go Into politics, and as to the
manner of campaign which they
intend to prosecute, but they are
not overwise in tactics that bring
success to a cause.
The capital stock of the new
Dallas bank has been Increased from
$15,000 to $20,000. The stock
holders will at once begin the erec
tion ox a modern two-story brick
bank building. Mr. Miles A. Car
penter has been chosen Cashier, and
Mr. Li. h. Jenkins, of Gastonia, has
been chosen president.
Barron, aged 15 years, son of
Mr. Tom Kerr, of Rowan county,
sustained injuries on the head when
6 years old by falling from a horse,
and for some time past has been un
der special treatment for a depres
sion of the brain. Last Friday, how
ever, the young boy became fretful
and from that stage he developed
into a strong case of dementatlon.
The boy will be taken to the Hospital
at Morganton.
Lumberton Robesonian: It Is
rumored that the Seaboard Air Line
is about to come under the same
management which controls the
Coast Line and the Southern Rail
way systems. This, if true, means
a monopoly of the railroads of the
Sonth by one management. The
Injuries which result from the cut
ting off of competition are manifest
and it is to be hoped that the rumor
is unfounded.
Chairman F. M. Simmons is
now busy arranging the prelimi
naries of the Democratic campaign
and the State headquarters present
a busy scene. Chairman Simmons
has made the following appoint
ments for Hon. Francis D. Wins
ton, Democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor: Greensboro, Au
gust 31st, at night; Lexington, Sep
tember 1st, at night; Concord, Sep
tember 2nd, at night; Albemarle,
September 3rd, at 1:30 o'clock; Sal
isbury, September 5th, at night;
Tavlorsville. September 6th. at 1:30
o'clock; Statesville, September 7th,
at night.
Lumberton Robesonin: It
is not generally known, yet
it is a fact that on the statute
books of North Carolina there is a
law which makes drunkenness in
publio places punishment by con
finement in 3 ail for two years. It is
an old law which has escaped notice
because of the infreqnency of its
enforce m-nt. The jag artist who
kept himself within reasonable
bounds has done so in awe of no
greater authority than that of the
police in incorporated towns and
cities. A few instances in which
the law was enforced would doubt
less contribute considerably to the
sobriety of some who are given to
over indulgence of this kind. They
would prefer, remaining sober to
running the risk of incarceration or
of being worked on the publio road
Charlotte Chronicle: The very
important part which North Caro
Una takes in the production of mica
is set forth in the report of the
twelfth census. It shows that the
forty-nine mines reported in opera
tion daring 1902 were located in the
following States: North Carolina,
28; California, 10; South Dakota, 3;
Maine, 2; New Hampshire, 2; Vir
ginia, 2; Georgia 1, and New Mei'
ico 1. Of the thirty-eight operat
ors, twenty-six were in North Caro
Una, three in South Dakota, two
each in Maine, New Hampshire and
Virginia, . and one each in Ualifor
nla, Georgia and New Mexico.
North Carolina was the main pro
ducer of mica in the United States.
In 1902 the value of the production
was 59.8 per cent, of the total.
GREAT FLOOD IN ARIZONA.
Seven Lives Known te Have Been Lost.
Otbers Reported Drowned Properly
Less Half a Million Dollars.
By Telegraph to the Morning- Star.
XL PASO, TEXAS, AUg. 20. It WSS
known to-day that seven lives at least
were lost In the flood that swept
through the town of Globe, Arizona,
and surrounding country. The
known dead are: M. N. Mitchell,
Southern Paclfio railway machinist.
nil Ma nlf fl It Urilmn 1W.
Charles Sims, John Epley, Mrs. Hard
and Miss Moody.
According to the report of the
courier who brought news of the dis
aster to Bowie, others were drowned
besides those named In the foregoing
list, but their names are not yet
known. The Gila Valley. Globe and
Northern railroad tracks were washed
out for three-quarters of a mile. O.
D. Wilson and Stanley Meentzer by
heroic work saved many lives. Wilson
saved a young woman whom he was
to marry and is reported to have then
lost his life In trying to save another.
The property loss will probably
reach half a million dollars. Large
forces of men are reconstructing the
railroad and telrgrapn line.
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Josephue Daniels, member of the
Democratic naiiooal cjmmlttee for
North Carolioe, was In New York
yesterday to consult Chairman Tag-
gart regarding tbe cam pal m In the
Southern Statea. The Democratic
national committee bas arranged for
sending speakers into Maine and Ver
mont.
Singleton Does a married man
ever lollow his wife's advice r Wed-
derly Tes, occasionally; but it usu
ally follows him. Chicago News.
feat alea Arrested ia Atlanta fnarvaaV
With asking Spnrloos ttsfOollar
Bills ef tbe Boffalo Patten.
By Telegrapn to tne Morning BUr. ' " V '
Atlahta, 5a., Aug. 20. As a re
sult of nearly two months work by
the secret service department, four
men were arrested here laat night and '
to-day charged: with making and ut
terlng counterfeit ten dollar bills of
the "Buffalo" pattern, Tbe platen
from which tbe bills were print"
were surrendered and about $30,0: o
of the bills were recovered.
The men under arrest are Oscar L. '
MoMlchae), pressman in the local et. .
tablishment of the LaHatte Printing
Company; Clarence W. Rebb, a print
er employed by the same firm; J. T. '
Little, an artlaan who lives near this
city, and P. 8. Coffey, formerly poatr
master at Need, a small town in Up
son county, where he was arrested
late to-day. There is atlll one man to .
be arrested, and It Is believed that he
lives In St. Louis. '
The spurious bills were printed at
night In the LaHatteestabllshmenf, ,
although the proprietor knew nothing
of it until he was informed by the offi
cers. He gave material assistance In
apprehending the men. Rebb waa
arrested ' and taken to the office ot
United States Inspector James N.
Wright late yesterday. - He there con
fessed his guilt, and his information
led to the arrest of the others. From
them It was learned where the money '
that had not been passed had been
hid, and officers recovered $14,000 in a
cigar- box in the. LaHatte printing "
shop, $12,000 at Little's house, about
$4,000 In an alley in the centre of the
city, besides smaller sums that were -found
on the men themselves. The
bills, it is reported, are- fairly
good, sufficiently so to have
been accepted by a number of
business houses, including one bank
in this city. All the men were '
brought here today and admitted
their guilt. The Inspector in a state
mentfthla afternoon said that Little
and Coffey met an engraver, who is
believed to have lived here, but who
now has moved to 8t. Louis. From
him they bought the plates for $500
eacb, paying one-balf. Four plates
were used, one for the front of the -bill,
one for the back, one for print
ing the numbers, and the fourth for
printing the seal.
The capture is regarded as one of
the most important of the kind for
many years in this department of the
service.
SEABOARD AIR LINE SYSTEM.
Gross Earnlof s for Plscal Year Exceeded
$13,300,000 Atlsnta Blrmistbsm
Extension Nesrly Completed.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Baltimore, August 20. John Bkel-
ton Williams, of Richmond, Vs.,
chairman of the board of directors of
the Seaboard Air Line, who was In
this city to day, was interviewed con
cerning the physical and fi a ancial con
dition of the company. He aald in '
part: i
"The gross earnings or the seaboard
Air Line system for the twelve months
ended July SOth, 1904, exceeded $13,
800,000. The surplus earnings after
the payment ot operating expenses, .
taxes and fixed charges, Including in ,
terest on car trusts and rentals,
amounted to $500,000.
"From this balance, however, is to
be deducted other Interest and com
missions paid during the year to syn
dicates and to syndicate managers .
hlch are not properly chargable
under the head of regular fixed
charger.
'Track laying -from Atlanta to the
junction with the old EaatandWeat
railroad division at Rockmarr, Qa.,
was completed day before yesterday,
thus marking tbe practical completion
of the line from lAtlanta to Pell City,
Ala., within about thirty miles or
Birmingham. The entire line through
to Birmingham ia to be finished before
November 15, 1904.'r J ;
New York. Aug. 20. Thomas F.
Ryan states te the Associated Press
that he has this evening purchased lor .
himself and his associates, Blair &
Company, and T. Jefferson Coolldge, .
Jr., the Seaboard Air Line stock
whieh was held by Messrs. Williams
and Middendorf, amounting to 140,000
shares and that these gentlemen -
will resign from the board of direct- -
ors.
Mr. Bvan was asked what effect his
purchase would have on the Hamilton
O'Brien committee which is calling
for the deposit of Seaboard stock. The
answer was: "I don't know."
While Mr. Ryan declined to make
any further statements regarding the
transaction, it Is understood that
Messrs. Rysn, Blair and Coolidge now
own about fzo.uw.uuu or ueaooara
stock, and that their friends. Including ;
a Sidney Shepherd, own $15,000,000,
making about 112,000,000 out or a
total capital stock of $62,000,000.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
His Trip to to Oyster Bsy An Usplesssst
Iscldent In New York (Ify Detained
by a Flood at Trenton, N. J.
Br Telegraph to tbe Morning BUr.
Oyster Bat, Aug. 20. In a blaze
I of red fire the special train bearing
President Roosevelt and party drew
Into the Oyster Bay station to-night at
8:12o'olcok. .
An unpleasant incident occurred in
I New York when the presidential par
ty reached tho corner of Sixth avenue
and 24th street. A big athletic man
sprang Into the street in advance of
the crowd and dodging the mounted
police which surrounded the Presi
dent's carriage, Jtried to reach the
carriage. Secret Service Officer ,
j Taylor, one or the Presi
dent's personal guards, sprang
from a cab In which he was following
the. carriage of tbe President and
seized the man before he could reach
the carriage step. Taylor foroed him
back to the sidewalk, warning him not
to attempt again to reach tbe President
In so unceremonious a manner. What .
tbe man'a object was nobody knows.
Some one suggested that he was "just
a bit too enthusiastic."
President Boosevelt waa delayed
nearly four houra to dav by a re-arrangement
of his special train schedule
I made necessary by a flood at Trenton,
N.J.
This, then, is tbe issuer
Shall the trusts be permitted to
purchase another four years' lease
of the Dlngley tariff from tho party
in power? With this issue plainly
j before the country, it is not strange
that organs of the party should
evade it with the pretense that the
money standard would oe enaan-
fered by the election of Alton B.
'arker, and that the trust contribu
tions are for the nolo purpose of
I saving it. But it would be strange
if they shonld believe tbe tale with
which they seek to beguile the pub
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