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THE DEMOCRATIC STATE HAHD
BOOK.
Senator Simmons, State chairman
of tho Democratic party, will soon
' have out the Democratic State hand
.book, covering the strong points In
the record of the Democratic admin
istration in North . Carolina. : Here
ia what the hand book says of the
Insurance Department:
Tue Insurance Department was
formed by a Democratic Legislature
ia 1399, when the present commis
sioner was put in charge. Before
that time the supervision of Insur
ance companies was In the hands of
the Secretary of State, who received
csrUia fees and was allowed $1,000
for clerical help. The insurance laws
now oa our statute books are looked
upon as the best insurance laws of
any Southern State and justly re
warded as admirably adapted to the
conditions prevailing in the South.
At a revenue producer the law and
department are a success, and while
tbe benefits accruing: from a proper
supervision of the Insurance com
panies in the State cannot be meas
mri'il in dollars and cents, they have
In the opinion of those familiar with
' tbe condition!, been of much more
va'u to tha State and her citizens
than the revenue collected.
The law provides that the depart
ment shall have charge of tbe licen
sure and supervision of all companies,
. associations, orders and individuals do
inir ousiuess of life, fire,-accldent,sure-ty,
reiltta and burglary, title guaran
tee and all other kinds of insurance, as
well as of bond, Investment, dividend,
reebtrr, title, guaranty.debenlure and
such !u companies or associations
(out strictly insurance companies), and
provides that all such companies or as
sociation!) whether domestic or foreign
must be licensed by this department
Defer they can do business In this
Btale.
Before the insurance commissioner
can license any company, association
or order, he must examine into them
and satisfy himself as te their charac
ter and liaancial condition, and after
they are licensed it is his duty to super'
vlseti.em and see that they comply
wlibthe insurance laws of the 8tate
anl deal fairly and honestly by the
cii-mos of the State. No such compa
ny or agent can legally do any bull
Di s ia the State until licensed by the
commissioner.
Tn'! department is also In charge of
thi collection of all licenses, taxes and
fees imposed by tbe Stateon such
companies.
Trie law requires that the insurance
commissioner shall have the buildings
Id ail cities and towns inspected and
all dangerous fire hazards removed,
and that all suspicious fires shall be
thoroughly examined into and all
pe iocs guilty of arson prosecuted.
Twenty-three persons are now In
prison, having been convicted and
sentenced during the term of the com
missioner. This is all done at the ex
peine of the fire insurance commls
sinner operating in the State.
The law also requires the insurance
commissioner to inspect .annually all
8ta e property and make proper recom
me delations for its protection from fire
an J for the safety of the Inmates. It
lilo his duty to prepare forms and
place insurance for the protection of
all State property. This baa resulted
In a better protection of the property
of the State and a large saving In the
raio paia by tbe State on her property
The amount collected bv the secre.
tary of state, Gyrus Thompson, and
paid into the state treasury was 184.
873 2 In 189, and this was the largest
amount ever reported for any one
Thh amounts collected since, under
D mncratie control, by tbe Insurance
department and paid into the treasury
.wre:
W yar1899... $ 92,865.22
For jfar 1900.. 91,077.92
For tear 1901... 1 133,034.03
Forjear 1902. .L 163,667.12
For,f,r 1903... 174,633.60
Total in five years $644,272.88
Tho present fiscal year of the depart-
m-nt ends April 1. 1905. and the com
missioner has collected and paid into
iaa state treasury up to August 1,11904,
the sum of $12,287.98 more than was
collected for tbe same time last year.
This ratio of increase will make the
collections for this vear over $200,000.
The above figures do not Include the
PTlal amounts collected of insurance
Companies for the publication of their
stutrenls and the Investigation of
ores. These are special funds, and are
col ected and must be used only for tbe
iPT.ial objects named. The Investiga
tion of fires in the State is- paid by the
Erj coanmlasloner and does not cost
the stale one cent.
Thn commissioner is paid a salary of
2,000 per annum and allowed $1,600
'or clerical help, which can only be
used for this purpose, making the cost
i IMA department S3.60U per annum.
burin? the five vears of the depart-
mnnt the commiationer bss collected
Sod paid to the stale treasurer of the
clais of fees formerly allowed the
lecrntary of state for bra- services in
this ochal', as follows:
For the year 1899. $ 9,184.40
For the year 1900 5,781.50
For the year 1901 10,733.50
For the year 1902 11,168.50
For the year 1903 13,240.00
Total in five years. $50,056.50
Thus it will be seen that taking off
the salary of tbe commissioner for the
five year, there Is left a balance of
110,057.50 saved to the state out of the
clasi of fcea formerly allowed the
secretary of slate as bis salary for
looking after insurance companies.
Tue amount now collected and paid
VOL. XXXV.
Into the state treasury of this class , of
fees amounts annually to about double
the whole coat of the department.
The Democratic Handbook will say
this on the subject of pensions: "
N?t Penny has ever been appro
priated to the old soldiers of North
Carolina except by authority of Dem
ocratic legislation.
In 1885 the first pension law was
passed by the Democratic legislature,
appropriating $30,000 for certain clas
ses of disabled Confederate soldiers,
and that law has been amended by
Democratic legislation until to-day the
appropriation amounts to $300,000 An
nually, and from 1835 until now the
Confederate pensioners have received
$1,658,000.
For the totally blind and totally
disabled Confederate soldiers the De
mocratic legislature passed a law al
lowing them $120 a year. That class
received last year $11,280, and they
have received in aU $89,845.
The soldiers' home was organized
by the Democratic legislature of 1891,
and there was expended that year
$3,350. That has gradually increased
from year to year until this year the
appropriation amounts to $15,000.
There has been paid to the soldiers'
home since Its organization $130,500.
. On Saturday Mr. Bichard S.
Howland, president of the Howland
Improvement Company, which has
leased and taken charge of the At
lantio and North Carolina railroad,
deposited with the Bank of Wayne,
at Goldsbor'o, a draft for $1,000,000,
as security to the State nnder the
terms of the lease. The new leasees
seem to be fall of vim, and have
gone to hustling from the start.
Col. Newell, Republican candi
date for Congress In the Charlotte
district, came very nearly being de
nied a joint canvass with Congress -
man Webb, the Democratic nomi
nee, because the aforesaid Newell
had started out todoamnd-slhiging
stunt. Newell ought to know that
a mud scow never has the right of
way to the channel.
It is left to the knowing ones to
say whether it was absent-mindedness
or something else which
made a Wilmington man go home
late the other night, pull off his
shoes, put them in the bed and
then start to get nnder the bed
where he should have put his shoes.
It is wonderful to state that he was
down town as usual next day.
Achillea was boasting to his wife
that the only vulnerable potion
of his body was his heel. The next
time she wanted to pull his leg she
caught him by the heel. Achilles
kieked himself and immediately
wrote Judge Parker for information
how to keep from talking about
things that are liable to do a man
damage.
"Why is Tom Watson running
for President when he knows he
will be disappointed?" asks an ex
change. If Col. Watson were re
ally running for President he would
be disappointed if he were not
elected. Watson, however, is
just the pacer for the man whom he
is coaching against- the Hudson
river bather.
It is a pleasure for us to note that
the esteemed Durham Sun is out in
a new dress. Col. Robinson is keep
ing np with the latest style in news
paper toggery. The Sun will be
sweet sixteen on its next birthday.
The paper Is loyal to Democratic
principles and deserves the earnest
support of the people of Durham.
"Where has our gold gone?" the
New York Commercial makes inqui
ry. You can search us.
BACK FROM THE TRIAL.
Police Chief Furlong Returns from Qivlsg
Evidence Af slnst Qeorf s Jsdf e.
Sentenced te Five Years.
Police Chief John J. Furlong re
turned vesterdav morning from Nash
ville, Nash county, where he has been
as a witness in the Geo. Judge case.
This case la one thoroughly familiar
to Wilmington people.
When Chief Furlong left tbe scene
of the trial the testimony had been
concluded and argument by counsel
had commenced. All the evidence
was presented by the State, as the
alleged young fire-bug neither went
upon the stand himself nor offered any
testimony in bis defence. Judge Jus
tice Is presiding In the case. -
leatenccd to Five Years.
Special Star TeUgram.1
Tabboro, N. C. Bepl. 2. George
Judffe. alias Ernest Brooks, was tried
before Judge Justice at Nash Court to
day for the. burning of the Masonic
Temple and other buildings at Rocky
Mount some time aaro. The jury was
out thirty minutes and returned a ver
diet of "guilty." Judge was sentenced
to five years In the State prison. Other
indictments, including arson, are said
a k. twindln against the prisoner in
other counties. .
Qovernor Carr's Daughter to Be a Hone.
Says the Richmond Times-Dispatch
of yesterday: "Miss Eleanor Oarr,
daurbter of former Governor Ellas
Garr. of North Carolina, has decided
to become a trained nurse, and will
to-day enter the training school of tbe
Memorial Hospital. Miss Oarr reached
the city last night and is stopping at
the Jefferson. She is expected to en
ia nMin thadutiesof her new position
tn-dav. Miss Oarr Is one of the most
prominent and popular young society
Women efNarth Carolina."
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AWAY GOES HDLLET.
Howland Syndicate Captures At
lantic and - North Carolina
Under Long Lease.
STOCKHOLDERS YESTERDAY.
Largely Attended Meeting at .Morenead
Elly-Foy, of Hewkero, Will Protest.,
New Lessee Announces Policy
of His flsnsgement.
ffiipecfal Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., September 1.
The Howland Improvement Company
and Syndicate, of Ashevllle, gets the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
for a period of 91 years according to
the terms of the lease voted by an
overwhelming majority of the stock
holders at a special called meeting, at
Morehead City this afternoon. How--ever,
the formal execution of the lease
will be not without a contest in the
courts, for O, K. Foy, of Newborn,
who has always been bitterly opposed
to the Btate's giving up tbe road, baa
served notice that he will fight to the
last ditch to prevent the transfer, on
the ground that the State has no
autbority to thus . dispose of the
property.
The stockholders' meeting was ad
journed this afternoon from Newborn
to Morehead City. It was the most
largely attended meeting in the history
of the corporation. Only ninety-odd
ofTte nearly 1,800 votes In the meeting
were cast against the proposition offer
ed by Mr. Howland. B. O. Beckwltb,
of the Board of Internal Improve
ments, made an attempt to block the
lease, but the attempt was without
effect. Governor Ajcock and B. W.
Ballard, the two other members of the
Board whose duty it was to Instruct
the State's proxy, stood squarely for
the lease and Beckwith'a voice against
It was not heard.
The proposition of the Howland
Syndicate is to pay 3 per cent, net for
the first 10 years and an Increase
of one-half per cent, each year
up to 50, the remaining forty-odd
years at a flste rate of six per cent
He obligates to spend $250,000 on im
provements to the road during the
first three years.
Mr. Howland states that he will be
president of the road and that Mr,
Fred L. Merritt, the well known Ra
leigh newspaper man, now of Wash
ington, will be his private secretary.
Mr. 8. L Dill will be retained as su
perintendent with all other offices.the
policy being to make no changes ex
cept for cause. '
Senator Simmons when asked about
the matter to-night said that he regard
ed the lease the best thing that had
happened for the State In years; that.
Mr. Howland is personally worth
about eight million dollars and is
backed, by a syndicate worth many
times .that amount. Mr. Howland
first became Interested in North Caro
lina affairs through his connection
with the Ashevllle Citizen which he
owned in connection with the Prov
idence (R. I.) Journal.
By Associated Prees.J
Ralxiqh.N. C, September 1st. A
special from Morehead City, N. C,
says: "Kicnara b. uowiana, repre
senting the Howland Improvement
Company, proprietor of the Provi
dence R. I. Journal, and owning
large interests about Ashevllle, where
he has a summer home, has leased the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad;
a line running from Goldsboro, N. 0.,
to Morehead City, N. C, and owned,
in part by the State, for a term of
ninety-one years."
By tbe terms or the agreement, xne
Howland Improvement Company
will expend $250,000 in Improvements
on the road within three years. Mr.
Howland Is president of the company.
!
Confederate Kcanisa at Bargsw.
Mr, H. K. Newberry, of Magnolia,
writes us that the reunion of Compa
ny B, 1st Battalion Heavy Artillery,
will be held at Burgaw September
; 22nd, instead of September 15tb, as
previously published. Preparations
will be made to make the gathering of
old veterans a big affair and it Is de-
aired that every member will be In
attendance.
Greenville Relector: (The
Balelgh Post calls on the Reflector
to help It get the Duplin journal
straight on the State platform, the
Journal man Beemlng to have reach
ed the conviction that the platform
workers did not know what they
were about when they declared in
favor of four months schools for
each race. The Reflector is rather
busy to undertake to keep an eye
on all the wayward-inclined boys at
once but if the Journal has been
reading the Reflector it has doubt
less reached the conclusion that the
opinion of this paper is that the best
Democrats are those wno upnoia
the principles of the party as enun
ciated In the piatiorm oi tne party
State convention. We may diff er
on certain ideas, to be sure, and
need not fall out about them, but
the general principles of the party
should have our support.
State Chairman of the Repub
lican Executive Committee Thomas
S. Rollins arrived In Greensboro
Saturday. To-morrow there will be
a conference of all members of the
State Executive Committee for the
Eurpose of formally launching the
Republican campaign and arranging
for tbe funds to run it witn. unair
man Rollins has . engaged rooms at
the Benbow Hotel fori campaign
headquarters, and on Monday will
install a force of assistant stenogra
phers, etc., and will go vigorously
to work distributing literature, Is
suing manifestoes, etc, as well as
making and announcing appoint'
ments for public speakings. Con
trary to usual custom, there Is no.
I advance guard of members or in
terested parties on the ground to
aay, and notsua
portant meeting tomorrow.
day, and nothing to indicate an lm-
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WILMINGTON, K. pi, FRIDAY; SEPTEMBER 9,
A WIX-UP IN IIB CREaM.
Rnsswsy That Resnlted Peculiarly on San
dsy Morning Near I even th and Dock.
J The inimitable "Fuzzy," the wel
known ebony-hued mortal who works
at the confectionary establishment of
Mr. John-, W. Plummer, Jr., and
Who seme months ago mistook a bottle
of carbolic acid for ginger ale to the
extent of taking a large mouthful and
then wished he hadn't, came to the
front again Sunday morning in a sen
sational manner. This time he figured
In a runaway and It was quite a novel
happening. The vehicle was the Ice
cream delivery wagon of the Plum
mer establishment, which had attached
to it a decidedly fractious horse.
The wagon was loaded down with
thirty-odd buckets of cream',contalnIng
in all about twenty gallons of the
frozen delicacy and each can of cream
was nicely packed in its respective
bucket with tbe necessary salt and Ice.
When in the vicinity of Seventh' and
Dock streets the horse became unman
ageable and in spite of all the skill of
the aforesaid "Fuzsy" the runaway re
sulted. Soon there was a mixture of
horse", coon, wagon, buckets, salt and
ice.' One bucket did a balancing act on
the top of a nearby fence: another
gracefully rested on the "cocoa" of
Fuzzy; a third made a shoot upward
and then descended on top of the very
one that crowned poor "Fuzzy,"
and still another skipped nim
bly over the ' street and landed at
the feet of a good old "cullud"
brother, who was bound for church.
It was only a pint bucket that per
formed this last antic and the said
good old "cullud" brother evidently
felt aggrieved because it was not one
of the gallon buckets and gave It a
kick! that sent it full tilt Into the rose-
bed of a nearby yard.' Ail this time
salt and ice were everywhere and
passers-by received It gratis in ears,
mouths, eyes and .noses. There was
no respecting of persons. '
Finally, after the horse had kicked
the wagon in various spots and then
ambled merrily oft for the stables,
"Fuzzy" succeeded in "pulling him
self" together and commenced to look
at the debris. The miraculous part of
the entire Sabbath morning trans
action was then seen. Although every
bucket of the thirty odd had been
thrown from the wagon and ail of the
Ice and salt emptied, not so much as a
spoonful of the twenty gallons of ice
cream had been spilled. This was a
welcome sight to the child-like
"Fuzzy" and he at once sent forth the
glad tidings. Soon afterwards the Ice
cream was carried back to Plummer's
and repacked. Then, "all's well that
ends well."
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DEATH OP MR. 2. P. ADAMS.
This Highly Esteemed Qentlemss Passed
Awsy lasdsy Night.
We are pained to announce the death
of Mr. Sterling Price Adams, which
occurred at 8:30 o'clock at the James
Walker Memorial Hospital where he
has been 111 the past few weeks with a
spinal affection. The large number of
friends of the deceased and the com
munity universally will mourn the
loss of this gentleman, for be was a
prominent and highly esteemed citizen
of our city.
Mr. Adams was 38 years of age and
was a native of Virginia. He has,
however, spent' most of his life In
Horth. Carolina, as his parents died
when he was a child and his guardian
was Dr.W. A. Lash, of Walnut Cove,
one of tbe most prominent men In the
western partof the State. He leaves no
close relatives but bis death sorely be
reaves an affectionate and devoted
wife. He was- married several years
ago to Miss LUa Morrison, of Wilming
ton, and to 'her goes out the sincere
sympathy of the entire community.
Tbe esteem In which the deceased was
held is attested by the large number of
persons who called at the bereaved
home or sent cards of condolence.
Mr. Adams was educated at Charles
and Emory College, Virginia, and was
a civil engineer by profession. He
was a man of close' application and
was an expert at his business. His
first work was with the Roanoke and
Southern railroad when it was being
built about sixteen or eighteen years
aaro from Winston 8alem, N. O., to
Roanoke, Va. He came to Wilmlng
ton about fifteen years ago to take a
position with Messrs. Chase dt McRee,
civil engineers, that firm being com
posed of J O. Chase, now of New
England, and the late Mr. Joseph EL
McRee. of this city. While he was
with that firm it was awarded the con
tract for the sewersge and waterworks
svsfem at Albany. Ga., and he was
sent out there to mk: the preliminary
survey of the work. That work was
completed in 1893, -and Mr. Adams re
turned to Wilmington. Soon af
terwards he was employed in
the office of the Engineer
of Roadway of the Atlantic Coast
Line and was in that position about
eight years, having been promoted
to assistant engineer of roadway dur
ing a highly satisfactory service witn
the company. About three years ago
he resigned that position to aid la the
organization of the Coal, Dement and
SuddIv Company, of which he was
sleeted vice president and general
manager. About a year ago be sold
his interest, resigned the latter posi
tion and began business as an engi
neer on bis own account A year ago
he was elected city surveyor and held
that Dositlon till his death. The de
ceased was not only a man of ability
but was endowed with the highest
honor. He was a man of the staunch
eat Integrity and courage and had the
I m nllcit confidence of all who knew
him. He was unostentatious, and his
deportment during the troublous days
of the so-called riot in Wil
mington In 1898 won the admiration
of our citizens, v He wss truly a man
who could be depended upon In any
connection. ' Hla friends in Wilming
ton were numbered among all classes
of our people.
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HORROR.
How the Fiend .Was; Trailed by
Bloodhounds and Captured
Saturday Night. ,
NEILt SELLERS IS HIS NAME.
He Is a Black JSerre. 23 Years Old and
i dss .aoaicssea--was urongBt te
Wrtmlirton This Msraiig far
' -1 - Safe KeenlH Notes. J
iThe brutal double crime at Ciarkton
about 10 O'clock Saturday mornlnsr
has been an Incessant topic in Wil
mington, and great indignation has
been expressed on all sides that suoh
a horrible thing could Tukve occurred
in a 'civilized community.. A rumor
reached here yesterday morning from
OarktonP- that tbe brulsv who mur
dered and criminally assaulted Mrs.
George Packer had been burned at
the stake, i
Mr. Packer's brother, Mr. C. N.
Packer, resides In this city and Is em
ployed In the Atlantic ; Coast Line
shop. His wife is extremely ill, and
when he heard of his brother's great
sorrow he was not able' to leave for
Ciarkton. He was indescribably die
tressed over the occurrence, and came
to the Stab office yesterday to learn
If it were true that- the fiend had
suffered torture at the stake. He
would have been only too glad to
have - heard that it was so, but it
proved to be a false rumor.-
Excitement continues at Ciarkton,
although in a more subdued condition
than has prevailed since the. discovery
of the dead and mutilated body of Mrs.
Packer about 1 o'clock Saturday after
noon.' Only the shrewd management
and earnest work of the citizens of
Ciarkton prevented the lynching of
Neill Beliers and Dare Brown, two of
the five negroes who had been arrested
on suspicion. Tbe others who were
arrested were Cleveland Kelly, Frank
Willis and Hugh Garner. The three
last named were discharged, but Sell
ers and Brown were safely committed
to j ail in Elisabethtown. Owing to the
certainty of lynching, the prisoners
were to have been taken last night to
the boat landing at Elizabethtown to
be brought to Wilmington for safe
keeping till the October term of Bla
den county Superior Court. It is
feared, however, that it was Impossible
to get the man to the boat but if the
ruse succeeded, they will arrive here
with them about daylight this morn-.
lng.
Mr. Bam Moore, of Ciarkton, came
down to the city, last night on the mid
night train on tbe Seaboard Air Line.
He says the excitement Is still greet
but that many of the armed men have
gone home. He would not be sur
prised, however, if both Sellers and
Brown were lynched last night
Neill Sellers Is the man who com
mitted the awful double crime, and it
Is believed that Dave Brown had guil
ty knowledge of It. Tbey both work
ed at a logging camp of the Cape
Fear Lumber Company of this city,
which csmp is about a mile from
Ciarkton. Mr. George Packer's house
where the tragedy occurred, is be
tween the camp and the town. It is
only a short distance, some 250 or 300
yards from a shack in the camp,
occupied by Sellers and Brown.
Shortly after the crime was discov
ered, men went to the shack and ar
rested Brown, who was washing some
clothes. Among them was a shirt
belonging to Sellers. The men who
arrested Brown did not know at the
time that SeHers had been at the
shack, but when Brown was arrested
he was alarmed and told the armed
men that Neill Sellers was his partner
at the shack; that Beliers had left the
shack about t o'clock Saturday morn
ing, saying he would go over to Clark
ton. He returned in about a half
hour. He says Sellers then left the
shack' again for the depot in town,
saying he was going to his home about
three miles from Council's Sta
tion, 12 miles east of Ciarkton-, in
the direction of Wilmington. Brown
declared that he knew-nothlng of the
crime himself although the shack Is
only 250 yards from Mrs. Packer's
house. He also told the men he did
not know whether Sellers did it or not
but willingly told about the actions of
Seller, as related above. The sequel
shows that it was during the half-hour
absence of Sellers that he murdered
and outraged the young wife of
George Packer. She was preparing
to cook the midday meal, was alone in
the house, and little dreaming of the
fearful rate which was hanging over
her. Another thing which adds to the
.heartrending, tragedy Is that Mrs.
Packer was soon to become a . mother.
She was Miss Blanche Russ. of Bladen
county, was 21 yearn of age and was
married three years ago.
When Dave Brown told the atory
about Neill Sellers' trips to the depot,
the men carried Brown to the Ciarkton
guard bouse and immediately Messrs.
Oscar Clark and A. a Kelly left In a
buggy for Council's station to arrest
Sellers. Brown was arrested about S
P. M. and by 9 P. M. Messrs. Clark
and Kelly had Sellers in their dutches.
He never resisted but denied every
thing. Messrs. Clark & Kelly tied him
and got back to Ciarkton with him
at 11 o'clock Saturday nigh. Five
hundred armed men were there, and
immediately the cry went up to lynch
Both Sellers and Brown. Solicitor
O. CL Lyon and citizens of Ciarkton
urged the crowd to wait till proof wat
clear, and owing to the doubt of guilt
the lynching was prevented. It was
found that after going home Sellers
bsd changed his clothing, but tbe dis
carded clothing were not found.
' After Sellers had been put in the
guard hous at C arktoa Saturday
1904.
night, the angry crowd of 500 armed
men hung around ail night threaten
ing to lynch the negroes. When day
light came, .Sheriff O.JW. Lyon and
three deputies took Sellers from prison
to accompany him to the scene -of the
murder. They7 told the crowd that
they wanted to take them quietly and
the armed men remained in town,
awaiting developments. The officers
took Beliers to the .bloody scene,
put a rope around his neck
and strung him up. He then con
fessed the awful story and went into
the horrible details. The sheriff
knowing that be would be lynched if
he took him back to town went
through by road to Elisabethtown and
by that ruse safely landed the brutal
criminal In jail. A large number of
men had suspected the ruse and tried
to overtake the aherlff but were out
witted.
In the meantime Brown was visited
In the guard house by the officers and
was told that Sellers had been lynch
ed, and told that he could talk. He
then told the officers that Belters com
mitted the crime and that Sel'ers re
turned to the shack, after his absence
of half an hour, Sellers had told him:
I got what I went after but I had to
kill her." ibis statement was kept
from the crowd and later Brawn was
slipped out of the guard house and
also taken to jail at Elizabethtown.
Oa Saturday night at 10 o'clock four
blood hounds were secured from Max
ton and put on the trail of the mur
aerer. They ran the tracks to a shal
low pond near the acene of the mur
der and then lost the trail. It Is pre
sumed the murderer went there to
wash the blood of his victim from his
hands. The dogs struck the trail
again on another side of the pond, ran
it to the rpllroad and back again to
the shack where Brown was. This cor-
corroborated Brown's story about Sell
er's movements, and furthermore the
tracks In the field across which the
body was dragged fitted to a pair of
new shoes which Sellers had. The
dogs even trailed Sellers to the ticket
office where he bought a ticket Satur
day night for Council's Station, and
tracked him to where he got on the
train. Then the work of the hounds
was at an end. Had the confessions of
the negroes been known to the crowd
they would have been torn limb from
limb. It is believed that Brown was
in Sellers' confidence, knew that he
was going to commit the crime, and
waited at the shack to hear what re
port Sellers had to make when he
came back.
The confession of Brown in the
guard house wss made to Mayor A. K.
Oromarlie, of Ciarkton, with Deputies
John Clark and Edgar Meares, pres
ent. Mayor Oromartie took down a
verbatim statement of his account of
the brutal affair. After they had pre
tended that Sellers had been lynched,
Brown told the whole story saying
that the reason he had not done so
before was that Beliers had told him
he would kill him if he gave him
away.
It was S P. M. Sunday when Sellers
wss gotten to fan uuzaoetntown,
and by 7 P. M. Brown was also safely
lodged in jail.
Beliers Is a ginger-cake negro, 23 years
age, and weighs l&u pounds. He and
Brown both worked-for the Cape Fear
Lumber Company.
The Prisoners Here,
The prisoners landed in Wilmlng
ton on the steamer "Tar Heel" at 2:30
o'clock this morning. They were In
charge of Sheriff O. W. Lyon and
Deputy Sheriffs J. A. Lyon and Jim
Ptfrdy. They were kept on board the
steamer last night and will be taken
to jail this moaning.
A Stab reporter clambered on board
the "lar Heel" last night and was
permitted to see the monsters. Brown
said he would make a confession, but
Sellers denies everything. They each
claimed to be 23 years of age. - Beliers
appeared to be the least concerned of
the two, but Brown appeared to be
gltated and would hardly answer the
few questions asked him.
Tbe sheriff said he left Elizabeth
town with the prisoners, at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. There was not
large crowd In town, but there waa
some ugly feeling that the prisoners
were to .be taken away. There was,
however, no armed demonstration.
LATEB.
4:45 A. M. At this hour Sellers and
Brown were taken off the boat by
Sheriff Lyon and his deputies and
were taken to jail.
Burglars made two attempts to
enter the dwelling of. Mr. u. JU.
Cranfbrd. of Spencer, about mid
night Friday night, but were fright
ened away beiore an entrance baa
been effected. The first attempt
was made before the neighbors had
retired and the burglar was seen
making his escape. A search was
made in the community and it was
thought the marauders had left.
However, as a precautionary meas
nre Mr. Cranford, with ihot gun In
hand, took his seat on a box in his
yard to await developments. About
an hour had elapsed when to his as
tonishment he saw a man of. me
dium build stealthily approach his
bed room window. He-called to
the intruder to know what he want
ed there, The would-be burglar
immediately took to his heels, but
was fired upon by Mr. Uranford be
fore the front gate bad been reach
markmanBhip a considerable quan
tity of blood is to be seen on the
ground in the yard where the man
was shot and on the fence which he
leaped with wonderful agility and
made good his escape. An effort
was made to nrooure bloodhounds
but theee could not be had In Spen
cer.
Pond Papa Johnny, the stork
has brought anew baby to our house;
would you like to see it? Little Jehn-
ny No; but I would like to see the
stork. - Chicago Journal.
NO. 46
TWO TRAGIC EVENTS.
One Man Drowned and Two
Were Shot at Carolina
; Beach Yesterday.
THEY WERE ALL COLORED.
Drunken Negro Lost His Life la the
Surf Another Drunken Maa Hade
a Murderess Attack With a
Pistol He Wss Arrested.
Mondays during the 8ummer season
are set apart by Capt John W. Harper,
of the steamer "Wilmington," as the
outing days for the colored population.
Tbey make eood . use of it and every
Monday a large crowd goes down to
Carolina Beach. - .
Yesterday about 400 negroes took In
the trip to tbe Beach, and two clrcum-
stancei .occurred whtchmarred the
pleasure of the dav to a -reat extent
Ths first occurred yesterday afternoon
about 5 o'clock when a man about 26
years of age, named Ennett, was
drowned in the surf. About a hun
dred were id the surf and several of
the men were drinking. Ennett and
another young man named Ellas But
ler, both drinking, went' too far out
and got in trouble. There was a very
heavy surf, and Ennett waa swept out
beyond Butler. He called for help
but Butler was In trouble himself and
was powerless to respond to his call of
distress. A large number on the beach
saw a big breaker go over Ennelt and
that was the last of him. His body
was not recovered, and last night
when tbe steamer "Wilmington"
came up his friends brought his clothes
and took them to his wife and broke
the news to her.
The second excitement occurred
on the pier as the steamer
was about to leave for the city
at 7:30 P. M. A drunken ne
gro named Joe Thomas came to the
double gate to pass v through to the
steamer, but refused to show a ticket
to Mr. J. ES troupe, first mate of the
steamer. He was told to stand back
out of the way, which he was block
ing. Declining to do so, Dan Bmltb,
the colored chief deck hand, who has
been with Capt Harper 18 years,
finally shoved Thomas back and
struck him about the head. Thomas
thereupon drew a pistol and fired
three shots in rapid .succession at
Bmitb. Two men were wounded.
Dan Smith was severely shot in tbe
right arm close to the shoulder. It Is
feared that his arm is fractured but it
will not have to be amputated. An
other bullet went through the right
leg of Caleb Howe, colored, and then
lodged in his left knee, inflicting a se
rious wound. The wounded men
were brought to the city on the steamer
"Wilmington," which reached the city
at 9:30 o'clock last night The ambu
lance met the steamer and both men
were sent to the James Walker Memo
rial Hospital, where their wounds
were dressed.
Immediately after the shooting Mate
Stroupe had both gates closed and
Captain Harper ordered that each one
be searched as he came through to
the steamer in order to get the man
who did the shooting. When Thomas
came through the gates be was bleed
ing about the head and a pistol was
found In bis pocket. He resisted, but
was overpowered and subdued by get
ting a severe pumelllng over the head.
His head waa badly cut and bruised
and he is hurt worse than the two men
who were shot Capt Harper was as
sisted in making the arrest by Messrs,
J. E. Stroupe,. first mate of the steam
er, R. C. Banks, Mark Winner and
uapt liana a Kwene. Thomas was
also brought up on the steamer and
was sent to jail in the Police patrol
wagon. Thomas had two brothers
who were tried for their lives a . few
years ago for killing a negro in
Brooklyn. It Is believed that he was
also implicated in that affair.
ELECTION IN ARKANSAS.
The Usnsl Lsrte Democratic msisriiy.
Entire Stste Ticket With Davis for
Qovernor Elected.
By Telegrapn to mm Morning Star.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept 5. Early
returns from the State election in Ar
kansas indicate tbe re-election for
Governor of Jefferson Davis, the
Democratic incumbent, over Hon.
Harry Myers, Republican, by tbe usu
al large Democratic majority. The
Democrats eaallr elected their entire
State ticket and tbe iiterest centered
in the vote in large towns, where the 1
regular Democrats were opposed In
many instances by Independents. Re
turns are necessarily slow, as many
voting places are remote from railroad
and telegraph stations.
In Crittenden county, where trou
ble waa anticipated because of a bitter
factional ngbt and wbere a pistol duel
was recently fought between Sheriff
F. M. Williamson and former Sheriff
Werner, the election passed off quiet
ly. Partial returns indicate an over
whelming majority for Lewis for sher
iff, as against Williamson.
Thursday night at Fayetteville
ueorge Uolllday, a brigbt mulatto,
who was sentenced at this term of
court to 60 days on tbe chain-gang,
cowuhuiu suiciae iu jan, in me
presence of Officer Tate. He com
:l. . i - j i -ii i m
mitted the deed in a fearfully des-
Eerate way. Suddenly springing
lto the air, he seized a horizontal
steel bar, and swinging backward
and forward, hurled himself back
ward, striking his head on a trans
verse bar below, fracturing the skull
and producing paralysis. Dr. A. o.
Rose, county physician, dressed the
wounds, but the , man died In three
hours. An examination showed
that he had previously been beating
his head against the wall of his cell.
YORK.
Pour Women , Qafe Has and Nine Children
Lost Thelsilves-Nestlv a Icon In
Assong Them Firemen.
Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, Sept 4,-Fourteen per
sons-were killed and nearly a score In
jured in a fire in a five story double
tenement in Attorney street at an early
bOur this morhlng. It waa one of the
worst fires in the loss of human lives
that has occurred on the East Side In
several years, although the property
loss was slight The dead include fou-
women, one man and nine childre .
ranging in age from 3 montbn to 12
years. Many of the Injured were taken
to nospitais, and it is thought that sev
eral will die. Among the injured wtro
five firemen, who were on a fourth
floor balcony when It fell with them.
The small number of jmen anions
the killed and Injured was due to the
fact that moat of the men who lived In
the building, following the Attorney
street custom in hot weather, were
asleep on the roof while few women
and children were there. Those on
the roof were unable to escape by He- .
scending through the burning build
ing and made their way to safety over
neighboring roofs. Meanwhile the
members of their families who had re
mained in their rooms found escape
cut off and panlo reigned throughout
the structure.
The fire started about 8 o'clock in
the morning and there was consider
able delay in sending in an alarm.
although the district is one of the
most thickly populated In the crowded
East Bide of New. York. When the.
firamea reached the scene some c. the-'
tenants were jumping from the wlrnr
dows and from the ends of fire escapes
that reached only to the second floor.
Others were crouching in the smaller
rooms and narrow halls. Several am
bulances were called and the surgeons
were kept busy earing for the injured.
KILLED IN HER OWN HOME.
Wife st a Prominent lltlzeo of Ibsilsttes-
vllle.Vn., Murdered by Unknown Man.
Her Husband Asssnlted.
Bs Telegraph to me Horning star.
Chablottestillb, Va.,' Sept. 4.
Mrs. J. Samuel McOue, wife of an ex-
mayor of Charlottesville, was shot
and killed at 9:30 o'clock to-night by
an unknown man. ' Mr. and Mrs. ..
McOue had just returned from church.
The latter was preparing to retire and
her husband started to the bath room.
As Mr. McOue entered the hall lead
ing from the bed chamber he met
face lo face a man carrying a bag and
a baseball bat The Intruder struck at
Mr. McOue, but missed him, the latter
endeavoring to get back to the bed
chamber for bis shot-gun. The un
known man seized McCue, who bad
gotten his hands on the gun, when be
was struck a vicious blow In the face
with tbe bat and knocked uncon
scious. Mrs. McOue heard the strug
gle and rushed to the hallway.
The man had secured the weapon
and shot her twice, , one load en
tering the left breast close to the
heart and the second the left eye. Mrs.
McOue managed to reach the bath room
and there fell dead. McCue recovered
consciousness and with his four young
children round bis wife dead. An
alarm was given at once and the house
surrounded but no trace of the mur
derer had been found at midnight The
aicuue residence is in the heart of
Charlottesville. McCue does not know
whether his assailant was white or a
negro. Bobbery Is believed to have
been the man's motive. Mrs. McOue
was formerly Miss Fannie Oraw,ford,
of Augusta county. Va.. and was a so
cial leader. Public excitement ia in
tense and a lynching is likely if the
murderer Is caught. i
A PLAN TO END THE TROUBLE.
Negotiations That May Result in
lbs
Chicago Ifock Yards Strike Be
ing Ended To-day.
By Telegraph to tne Morning star.
Chicago, Sept. 5. Indications
to-
night are that the stock yards strike,
began two months ago, may be called
off within twenty-four hours. Through
the medium of a middle man negotia
tions were begun to-day in an effort
to secure an understanding with the
packers, on which the striking unions
; can rely as a basis for abandoning the
! strike to morrow afternoon. It wan
admitted to-night by Secretary Tracy,
of the Allied Trades Council of Unions,
on strike, that a measage opening up
such negotiations had been delivered
to day to representatives of the packers'
firms by W. E. Skinner, general agent
of the Union Stock Yards and Transit
Company, acting as a middle man.
According to the plans to night an
answer was to ber submitted to-morrow
by the packers in time for it to be re- -ported
at a special meeting of the allied
trades council. This meeting has been,
called for the forenoon. Special meet
ings for all the local unions involved
in the strike have been called. If the
packers give encouraging assurances
to the strikers messengers will be sent
at once to tbe gathering of the local
bodies. The unions, it is said, will
then vote on discontinuing the strike.
and their referendum vote-will be re
ported at once to the meeting of the
allied trades council.
TWO I0LDIERS KILLED.
One at Greensboro and tbe Other Near
Fayetteville En Route to Msnsssss.
By Telegraph to tba Ifornlnc Btar.
Charlotte, N. O, Sept. 4. Two
soldiers en route to, Manassas were '
killed In this State lasKight and to
day. Frank Lasslter, a member of
Uompany L, Amerlcus, Ga., bound
for Manassas, met death at Greens
boro, N. O. Lassiter was standing on
the platform of a coach when, the
train parted, throwing bins on the
track and he was run over by the car
following. Tbe other was kilted near
Fayetteville. .
Columbua, S. O., Sept. 5 The sol-'
dler whose body was found near Fay
etteville, N. C, yeslerdar morning, la
thought tu U V. 8. 8n ii- r, a member
Of Company i, or Hamburg, B. O. He
was in tbe baggage car. It ia said, and
is supposed to have lost his balance,,
falling out of the baggage car door.
One man- In 'he baraaee car ays that
he itwtm.n lose his hold and fall
from the car when near Fayetteville.
Snyder was not missed until the sol-,
dlers were at camp.
Winston Sentinel: If Mr.
Roosevelt bad thought to take to
the woods when Broker Washington
i came to dine with htm it would
have been different. ' Having met.
the negro as a social equal at the
White House Mr. Roosevelt" ought
not to shy at his presence at Saga-'
: more Hill.
She You toll me when we
1 were married that yon were well off.
I He I was, but I didn't know it.
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