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tA't - J .1 t r: 1 1 I C r' I f ?4f s. m '.'i.t-.'l J 1 m i : : i'i i i WILLUX H. BSJtViBD . Xdltot u Proprietor. Friday, . Birr, 9, 1904. National Democratic Ticiet. For President : ALTON B. PARKEB, of New York. For V ce-PresIdent : HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. State Democratic Ticket For Governor: Bobkrt B. Glenbt. For Lieutenant Governor: Fbahois D. Wisstos. Associate Justices of Supreme Court: W. A. Hoke. Geobgk H. Bboww, Jb. BUte Auditor: B. F. DrxOH. State Treasurer: B. R. LaOY. Secretary of State: J. Bryan Grimes. Superintendent of Public Instruction: J. Y. Joyheb. Commissioner of Labor and Printing: H. & VARITEB. Corporation Commissioner: S. L. Booers. Commissioner of Arriculture: 8. L. Patterson. TOM WATSOB'8 IMPERTINENCE. The Washington Post says the ever esteemed Springfield Republi can seems to be nnder the impres sion that Tom Watson's proposed catechism for Judge Parker would make the Sage of Esopns squirm, a a mm t m t or words to tnat eneci. mis is what Tom said: "The South should demand to know the facts about Judge Parker. How does he stand upon the alleged negro question! Is his position at all differ ent from that of Roosevelt f If so. In wbatreipectf The South should de mand explicit reply to the following questions before It votes, for him upon the assumption that he differs from Roosevelt on the necro question: "1. Would you refuse to eat at the same table with Booker Washington! "Would you refuse to appoint negroes to office In the South! "3. If elected, will you refuse, to re ceive on terms of equality at the White House such negroes as Bishop Turner, Booker Washington and T. Thomas Fortune I" Commenting npon this the Post says: But why should these interrogato ries strike dismay to Mr. Parker's aoul ! The answer to each of them In turn Is obviously "no 1" And yet either Mr. Parker or Mr. Roosevelt, when elected to the Presidency, might serve the full term without appointing a ne gro to office or dining Booker Wash ington, or receiving Bishop Turner or T. T. Fortune at the White House "on terms of equality? and all this without violating the spirit of declara tion. Tom Watson's catchpenny trick of argument, which seems to have Im pressed our worthy Massachusetts contemporary, involves the absurd proposition that a failure to do this or that is equivalent to an Injurious re pudiation of the individual concerned and or the race to which he belongs. Mr. Roosevelt appointed Dr. Orum col lector of the port of Charleston, but did he do . so simply because Crum was a negro! And suppose he had passed over him arid appointed a white man, would that have been "refusing to appoint negroes to office In the Booth!" Of course, It would have amounted to nothing more than electing the man he thought most ,-t: m eompetent to discharge the duties of tl the office. iiVV;r As for the social equality features! h i t 1 1 of Watson's catechism, they are, we Kit v 5?ed h"dly say, mere Impertinences. 1 ''ill.. TT-. U - 0 1. 4 m . m . :;t j ji uw cuuia a jrresiaeni -reiuse to eat i 1 at the same table with Booker Wash- '' ! ijngton, or, for that matter, with Tom waison nimseui ine question could not possibly arise save by Ihe Presi dent's own procurement, and of course, he would not broach it for the f i purpose of refusing. The truth ef the matter is that Tom Watson la sardoni cally playing on a redlculous and false proposition for which he has not the r usrniesi resnect tnat nevrnns .rm in fh.fM be considered en masse,' not as indl- 3 point one to a given office, or ask him I r l (i Zr, "? lamiij, or receive H K"1 on ql terms at the White Ifriii House whatever that may mean Is jt v r slap at the entire race. ijkI V: The Hon. Tom E. Watson Isapar- V V ' tlcolarly intelligent man who finds it 1 1'.i 1 ,1 to his taste to worry, or try to worry, N S? PPfc who have refected him. . j I : We take no exception to that, since flW'i if they seem aulte able to Uka esr nf r themselves; but this Is to protest f tBprlngfleld Republican, which knows l , - 1 i , " w .WWIS HUH BU U.; 'leM' mo "Tcrend and worthy newspaper. Why is it a class of Daners and V. J people in the North attach so much :,' J importance to a man who has no in . j, Inence or following In the South, j ( The Tom Watson class of Sonthern lj , ers are few and are in no sence rep- il'TamnfaflwAa l Al. . o.i.v nri fJJ4on't the class of papers and people 1 'v-vawMiu. VI kUU OUUtilt WAV 'i u u iOAU"BU w UB uiBir ones zrom men ;r,tl(;Who haye the gretit majority and al. i t imost the total population of the t'i i South at their backs? T.l. i - 1 " RflTTTTTT'OTr U VOTTUTTn a va rrr mm .', i i ViUUVOJig WW Bfl A '.I. Catit. A. T. ICImUlt a Urtaala. jf , St . 1 " m fljSJ AWat9tSASl w t . VlpplEepnblIcan who has held sev- J ti I omcc unaer the Kepubllcan h administrations, and who once held 1 1 the position of collector of the port viicaus, i itia issued a pam ,'VDhIet nnrinff tla nnirrnna. KntK j -; ,l; North and South, to vote for Jndge M Parker. In his pamphlet he tells ) the negroes that they will neTer be i : tt:ome an important element of so- ubiety, bnt it Is his opinion that the 1 (y'aegro will show wisdom, especially ..In the South, by voting thfr Demo .'jratio ticket, bo.nP, while voting ' blindly the Republican ticket, they : oave never received moral or finan I ,3lal support from the RamihUnant. iiJChis is what he sajs with reference ft to Southern negroes: . ' 1 1 j "When I think of the small sums of pJmon!f so begrudglngly spent in the 3ouiu, contrast It with the vast sums expended North darlig esmpalgn, I natoraiiy conclude -oa bujui and selling of negroes is all north of umah nd Dlrnn's line, else what be comes o' the millions of dolla- uted In New York and of the bunditUs oi thousands spent In Clnclnnatl,ChIcgo mnA Aihur lArcr cities In order to carry ao election! I have sttd time after time to the party managers during past Jrearr, give us the money that is spent a Cincinnati to carry an election and we will carry Loulilana, and not buy a vote. Give ns the money yon spend In New York, and we will carry two Finn t ham RtatM i Bad not bnv a VOte. They have given us neither moral nor flnanctai support in mt bouw. vy ny i Because they don't want the solid South disturbed In order that the North may remain solid. The Southern white Republican is In about as bad a fix as the JNcgro. They are in States where it is no use to spend the campaign f und,hence they have no showing at the long green in election times. If any large amount of funds were sent to a Southern State, the few white office holding Republicans would wade through it and the Negro would ait on the fence and see the procession go by. He might get a few spittoons to clean out or a few shoes to black, and yet the Negro thinks the Repub licans are his friends. Says the Washington Post: "Sen ator Fairbanks wants the American voters to settle the great public question at their firesides." That is just another way to compel a man to settle it according to the decision to be handed down by his wife. Down South the Republicans would get fireside injunctions to vote for Par ker. It is stated that some Republi cans really believe that wages have increased more in proportion than the cost of living. Unsophisticated men like that are prospective vic tims of the man who has a gold brick for sale. They are liable to lend money to a stranger on a train. A New York man wants to sell a scheme for robbing a gas meter. How many more temptations are we to be confronted with while struggling to keep up the appear ances of integrity? , A New England man says that he won't vote for Parker because a ne- gro was lynched in the South. Then we refuse to vote for Roosevelt be cause McKlnley was assassinated in the .North. In Washington the other Sunday a preacher took for his' theme, "Separate the Negro." He failed to say how many pieces he wants him separated into. "The Ram's Horn" declares: "When a church dies it is sure to be a case of heart disease." Yes, it is sure to be an organ-io trouble of some sort. The oyster season is here but the Luscious Bivalve goes on sawing wood, secure Ai the knowledge that comparatively few of them get into the soup. Mr. Smith, an Ohio man, has named his boy Roosevelt Parker. If Parker is elected it will be easy enough to call the boy R. Parker Smith. "Does Wilmington want a sky scraper?" asks an architect. No body down here expects to go up to the sky to do a scraping stunt? Out west thev are now making whiskey out of beets. Still we have no reason to fear competition with our North Carolina pine tops. A Chicago man has been sent to prison for stealing gas. Republican spellbinders are hereby notified that hot air Is no longer safe. I A syndicate has been formed to run np the price of castor oil. How ever, castor oil knows that it is obliged to go down. LOCAL DOTS. The Rev. A. D. McOlure, D. D.,pastor of Bt. Andrews Presbyterian Church, bas arrived here from his va cation, spent in Kentucky and other states. Among the offenders arraigned In the police court yesterday was a white excursionist, who eave his name as June Cromartle, of Robeson county. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but tbo warrant was, amended to a simple assault and he was only fined. Mr. George 0. Gavlord. pro prietor of Wilmington's Big Racket more, naa made arrangements to open a furniture department. He will oc cupy for that branch of the business the store next door to the Racket lately occupied by Mr. N. F. Parker, the furniture man. Capt. R. M. Capps, the iailor. has his hands full. There are now in Jail 45 prisoners awaiting trial in the Buperlor Court The most serious offence Is a charge of burglary against a negro. He entered a house from the rear after night time but some one was sitting on the piazza. How's ThisP W offer One Hundred Dollan Reward for ny cm of Cstarrh that cannot be cored by Uall'i CatarrtrCnre. , w.. Toieao, o. " We, the undersigned, have known F, 1. Cheney for Ihe laat 15 yean, and believe nun perfectly .uuimbuju iu wi muuKDi inwBttcumn ana nnen cl&lly able to carry oat any obligations made by their firm. Win A Tutrix, Wholesale Drogglats, Toledo, O. WALDrxoyKiroMft A Maiti. , Whols&le Drug gWe, Toledo, O. . Hall's Catarrh core Is taken Internally, acting directly npon the blood and mucous surface of the system. Testimonials sent free. Pile 75c. per bottle. Bold by all Druggists. HaU's FamUy Pfo are th tost, TOE BLADEN FIENDS. The Wilmington Mob Gave Them a Bad Scare, But They Are Safe in Penitentiary. ATTEMPTED LYNCHING HERE. Qrcal Olssppolataeat by the Meb Be cause They Failed te Get Their eiatches ei the Prisoiers Their Arrlysl at Kalelgb. Neill Sellers and Dave Brown, the two negro fiends charged with the murder of Mrs. George Packer, at Olarkton, Bladen county, last Satur day, are now aafe from the danger of lynching, both In Bladen and in Wil mington. They are doubtless glad to get within the walls of the peniten tiary at Raleigh after their bad scare here at the hands of the mob which tried to take' them from the train at Front street station on Tuesday night. The mob was greatly disappointed at not being able to get the prisoners away from Sheriff Stedman and his officers. The assault on the coach in which they were under guard lasted for more than a half hour. TheJear- Uag time of the train was 1:50 P. M., bpt ihe mob ent the engine loose twice, so It did not pull out from the station till 7:20T. 11. When the Wilmington Light In fantry rushed under the shed and the possibility of lynching was averted, the men who were after the blood of the criminals were bitter with disap pointment. When it appeared that the attempt would fail at the passen ger shed a part of the mob hurried up the railroad to the Y to make another attempt. They burned a reel light on the track but the engineer paid no at tention to It and went flying by with the throttle of his engine wide open. Nine shots were fired, and after the train went by some of the men tried Deputy Sheriff Harrey Cox's pistol to see how it could shoot. Under the abed Deputy Cox with his pistol in his hand was standing guard against the mob but some of them wrenched his pistol from his hand. DTJTUTL OITIOXES. The action of Sheriff F. H. Stedman and his officers in protecting the pris oners is highly commended by law abiding citizens, although it was a dis agreeable and dangerous task. Until the soldiers arrived there Is no doubt that the mob would hare succeeded In taking the negroes, aa the train was being delayed for the men to get arms. The lynching was cut and dried for that night with a well planned assault on the jail, but the plan to remove the prisoners to Raleigh was not known In time to give the men a chance to go home and get their guns. The consequence was that moat all the men were without a shooting iron. Sellers and Brown owe their lives to Mayor Bprlnger and Sheriff Stedman and to them the law owes its vindica tion. It was a wise thing In Mayor Springer to secure the co-operation of the other officials In wiring the gover nor of the danger of lynching and re questing that they should be sent out of Wilminaton to Raleigh. Here la the telegram which notified the gov ernor of the critical situation : 'Governor O. B. Aycock; "Raleigh, N. O. "Bladen rapist brought to this jail. Conditions here forebode trouble. Im mediate removal imperative. Wire Immediately power and. authority for sheriff to take him to penitentiary for safe keeping. "V. MOJCAOHEBN, "W.'.E. Springer, "T. C. James, V'F.'H. 8TKDMAK." The two telegrams of Governor Aycock, In reply, were as follows: I "Raleigh, N. a. 1:15 P. M., Sept 6. "Sheriff of New Hanover County, "Wilmington, N. C. "Call on local military company for aid in maintaining law. This tele gram will be their Instruction for obeying orders. The- prisoners must be protected at any hazard. "O. B. Ayoook, Governor." Baldqh, N. a, 3:13 P. M., Sept. 6. "Sheriff of New Hanover County, "Wilmington. N. O, "Have prisoners removed to Peni tentiary. Take military guard if nec essary. Do not remove if you can protect prisoners against violence In Wilmington. Chas. B. Atoook, "Governor." PREPARED TO DYNAMITE THE JAIL. Mayor Bprlnger had been given an inkling of the brewing of a lynching bee, but when he took the action in wiring the Governor he did not know how formidable the movement was. He did not know what the mob's plans were, and he had not been apprised that a large number of men were ex pected to arrive on the 11:30 P.M. train on the Carolina Central. The plan was for the men to be down town between 9 P. M. and 12 o'clock mid night. Dynamite had been secured with which lo get into the jail, If it were necessary to use It. Plans had been perfected to cut the fire alarm, tele phone and telegraph wires, about all of which the mayor waa in the dark. The knowledge, however, that something - was ' brewing waa suffi cient to make him take the precautionary steps, which got the monsters out. of the city. Sheriff Btedman did his part promptly and finely when It was up to him to take a hand. The writer personally saw him at the head of the officers in the car for the protection of , the prisoners. He waa ' active and determined and was backed by men as true as steel. Bladen county's sheriff, Mr. a W. Lyon, also did his duty in a' determined and unflinching man ner. All the men who: stood In that car ready to ahoot In order to main tain the law, did their duty. There waa no sympathy for the fiends who deserved death, but it was the majesty of the law which brave men were there to defend. The following is from yesterday's Raleigh Post: The arrival ia Kaleltb. - I as about 12:15 .clock tMs mun ine when trie train rolled juio ibe car abed or Raleigh's anion depot, having on board id lo necto Hinds in the custody of Snerlff Ljoo and two dep uties ud the prisoners were hurried throuch tbo station. Disced In m hack that was In waiting and driven to the penitentiary- The sheriff was accom panied by tro Bladen county deputies, Lyon and J. N. Btedman..' Deputy Lyon being a nephew to the aherlff. They had been escorted as far as Goldaboro by Bheriff Frank Stedman of New Hanover and by quite a squad of militia from the Wilmington Light Infantry. These turned back at Goldaboro for the reason that they considered Goldaboro the limit of what may be called the danger zone in the -trip. - - i A Post reporter boarded the train at the Southern freight depot and came around to the Union station with the sheriff and the prisoner. When he introduced himself the officers Insrolr. ed rather anxiously aa to conditions In Raleigh and expressed relief when In formed that all waa perfectly quiet here and that he would have no trou ble at all In delivering his men to the prison authorities. Sheriff Lyon said his experience in Wilmington was a thrilling one. That there were It seemed to him two thous and people at the station there, all ap parently bent on a lynching. He spoke In especially greatful terms of the aid be received in Wilmington, mentioning especially the part taken by Sheriff Stedman and hla deputy, Will Bernard. The latter.he sald,atood over the prisoners with a revolver In each hand and warned the crowd as they pressed around that the first man who put his hand on the negroes would be shot down, giving them to under stand that' he could- not atand on friendship when it came to hli duty ss an officer In such a case. ' Close Call at WllmlBrtoa. Sheriff Lyon iald that he . left 'the Wilmington jail with an escort of po lice in addition to Sheriff Btedman and his deputler, and -they reached the car shed at the station before any trouble developed, but just as they passed through the gate with the pris oners the crowd surged up and fairly threw themselves against the railings in their efforts to prevent the closing of the gate. They succeeded though In getting the gate firmly closed and cutting off the crowd. Then many of them began running around the en closure shouting all manner of threats. Large numbers jumped over the high sharp railings enclosing the shed. ' As for the sheriff and squad, Bheriff Ly ons says they hurried into the car and locked the doors and drew the ahadea. The two prisoners were made to crouch down between seats, and It waa then that Deputy Sheriff Will Bernard stood guard over them with a revol ver In either hand. The other officers stationed themselves at either end of the car and awaited any approach of the crowd that threatened them. , It was only a fewj moments, the sheriff says, until a large number of thoae who had leaped over the fence came with a rush toward the car bent on taking the negroes. As a warning he says he fired two shots Into the roof of the car, just to let the men know that they were ready to defend their prisoners and use their weapons. The men came bounding on to the platform, pounded on the car doors and smashed in several of the car windows. It was about this time that the Wilmington L'ght Infantry came on the scene and checked the attack, and not only saved the lives of the prisoners but prevented bloodshed, as they forced the crowd back at the point of the bayonet No Troable at Goldaboro. Goldsbobo, N. a, Sept. 6. Special. The train bearing Sellers and Brown to Raleigh passed here without any trouble of any kind. Not over half a dozen people knew the negroes were on board. Several at the hotel noticed the arms of the soldiers, and inquired what it was all about. Sheriff Sted man of New -Hanover and the Wil mington company got off here- and went back on a special. He says that he and bis deputies had made up their minds that they would not shoot to Injure unless they were absolutely compelled to do so; that they were going to obey the Injunction of Deputy Bernard of Wilmington and ahoot in the leg If they were obliged to use their weapons. Deputy J. A. Lyon said that while the crowd was rushing on the car and he was threatening to fire Into them, some man called out: "You would not ahoot a white man to protect two devils like those you have, would you t" and he replied that he didn't know what he would do, but he was going to bluff the crowd anyway. In speaking of the demeanor of the two negroes, the sheriff says that Sel lers manlfeated the most astonishing indifference and unconcern during the whole trouble and was fast asleep In his seat by the time the train was twenty miles out from Wilmington. On the other hand, Brown waa almost beside himself with fear nearly all the way. Brown, he says, seems- to be a sort of a half-witted fellow.whUe Sel lers Is of a much stronger tempera ment, and Is withal, fiendlahly delib erate and cool. .. Sheriff Lyon says that a brother of the husband of the woman- outraged and murdered is a machinist in the A. CL L. car ahopa at Wilmington, and many of those who attacked the car were his friends among the car shop employes. The Mflifsry Prepared to Ihoot. Yesterday's Raleigh Netci and Ob searer.says: Governor Aycock stated yesterday that he proposed to protect the pris oners from - mob violence at all haz ards. If there is any riot and It be comes necessary the military will shoot. A riot in Wilmington would be par ticularly dangerous through the faot that, since the 1888 riot In that city, almost every able-bodied white man la the possessor of a Winchester rifle. It is hoped, however, that the pris oners will -be secured in the peniten tiary before there is the chance for violence. - ... . Sent to Peslteitiaxy. ' t ;t When the mixed train from Golds boro arrived at 13:20 o'clock- this morning It brought the two negroes charged with the crime, accompanied by Bheriff Lyon, of Bladen, and two young deputies. , . Both negroes are of low stature and Sellers Is very slightly built The latter la of a light ginger-cake color and Brown la of a deep black. Neith er of the prisoners appears to be more than 23 years old. They were secure ly handcuffed together and were hus tled by the officers from the train and rushed through the station to the side walk, where a carriage was waiting to rke the party to the penitentiary. Parties who were on the train stated that, while there was considerable ex citement at Wilmington, the prisoners were at no time in any real danger, ai the military had the aituation well In hand. There waa one ahot fired some where In the crowd, but the pistol waa aimply fired Into the air and not at either one of the prisoners. One of the young deputies stated that the crowd at Wilmington numbered 3,000, but passengers stated that there were not more than 800 people In the crowd, including military and passengers. Happening as It did about dusk, the shouts of the mob and the turmoil of their rushing about the station added much to the sense of apparent danger. Sheriff Lyon atated last night that Sellers stoutly maintained hla Inno cence, protesting entire Ignorance of ue crime and that Brown's confession waa not to be taken too seriously, as It was made at a time wh;n he thought that Sellers had. already been lynched. After leaving Wilmlngton.although a gre&t deal of interest waa taken in (V. nvfwinsm airman thm rrmtA. thara were no threats of violence or - dis turbances of any aort At the request of Governor Aycock five of the city police were . detailed lo meet the prisoners, but they had noth ing to do. It was hot generally known that the men were coming, and, besides the police and the newspaper men, there waa no one at the atatlon at tracted by the coming of the pris oners.' SUMMER FESTIVAL. The faraival ef the Jnsior Order ef American Mechanics Next Week. Fine Attracllenf . Pleasant memories that will last a year truly expresses what the great Junior Order of American Mechanics Summer Festival will be to the peo ple of Wilmington. Judging from the efficient management In charge of the Carnival and by the attractive list ofabowelhat the famous "Seeman McMilllcan'a Mardl Gras Co." will bring to this city on September 13tb, the success of the "Summer Festival" Is already well assured. The sole aim, end and object of the committee In charge or the Carnival has been to secure a list of attractions and shows that It will not only be well worth the admission price, which will not only entertain and amuse,but which. will ttand preeminently for one thing, and that is cleanliness and refinement. " The ' Company will bring . to' this City, combined in Its various showV, many beautiful vaudeville artists, and the conduct and execution of the per formance will be, not only of a high class and superior style, but will, in marked contrast to some attractions seen here In recent years, be of such a nature that one may safely carry his wife and children, or hla beat girl for that matter, to witness the perform ances. The city has been ablaze for aome days with attractive advertisements, stating the time and "place, which is the 13th to 17th of September, In the large and extensive lot between Red Cross and Campbell and Sixth streets. The location is convenient to the street car line, being only a block and a half away, and at the aame time will be far more attractive than being lo cated directly on the line, aa the noise and confusion of passing cars will not detract from the alnging and music. One of the main features of the real ly good attractions la the well train ed uniformed brass band, which ia composed of 31 musicians, and each one an artist In himself. The committee In charge of the car nival gives out a partial list of the at tractions, which are as follows; Crystal Maze. Almee Skirt Dancer, Merry Go Round, Dreamland, Train Robbery, Trip to the Moon, Big Snake, Fire and Flame, Ferris Wheel, Plan tation Scenes (best exhibit on the road), Pony and Goat Show, Palace of Amusement In addition to the above attractions, there will be several free shows, among which will be the marvellous aerial ascension of the largeat balloon ever exhibited in the South. FROM DUPLIN J4IL. Twa Negroes Charted With Thefl Brongbt Hereto Await Trial. Two Wilmington negroes, who for aome time paat have been sojourning in Kenansville, have returned to the city, but it is true that they are not back by their own volition. They were forced to return. However, not by the desire of the Wilmington peo ple to have them once more in their mldstJjut by the strong arm of the law. They are charged with theft In Duplin county and brought here, un der guard of Deputy 8heriff J. 8. Her ring, to while away the time on New Hanover county roada until they can be tried at the next term of Duplin court, which will convene about the middle of October. They were tried a ahort time ago but a mis-trial resulted. The negroes are John H. Phifer and John H. Murphy and, It ia alleged, that they stole 112 or $13 by trick from a store in Kenansville. BACK TO H0NQ K05Q. Wilmington People Left Last Might oa Kelora Trip to Chins. The out-going northern train on the Atlantic Coast Line laat night carried with it Mrs. Jno. W. Boiler, her little daughter, Miss Helen, and this young lady's nurse, Mary, all on their return trip to Hong Kong. The party goes first to Chicago, where a short time .will be spent, and will then go to San Francisco to sail next month for Eng land's Important Chinese possession, where Mr. Bo lies, who Is a Wilming tonian, la located as the general man ager of the Standard OH Company' foreign interests. Mrs. Bollea and her charming little daughter spent almost a year here and made many friends who regret that they have gone. Chaage la Schedule. The public should make a note of a change in schedule which Is to take effect on the A. O. L. next Sunday, September 11th. The following are the arriving and leaving hours for tralna in and out of Wilmington : Train No. 48, now leaving at 9:00 A. M., will leave at 9:15 A. M. Train No. 53, now leaving at 8:45 A. M., will now leave at 9:10 A. M. Train No. 50, now arriving at 11:45 P. M., will arrlveatl::55P. M. Off For Oklahoma. Mr. Louis BIsalnger has gone to Oklahoma to reside in future and the best wishes or hia many friends here have gone with him. Before leaving he sold his cigar business In this city to his. brother, Mr. Will Blssenger, who is now conducting it BnehJem'a- Arnica Salra. Haa world-wide fame for marvelous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Outr, Corns, Burns, Bolls, Sores, Felon, Ulcers, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Fever Bores, Chapped Hands and Skin Erup tion. Infallible for Piles. Cure guar anteed. Only 25c, at R. R. Bella my's drug store. t 0ASTO3TIA. 'Bear the 9 1118 vm 101 ll3W "WJ Signature COUNTY TAX ITEMS. Interesting Abstract of the Tax Book Just Accepted' by the County Commissioners. IT IS VERY MUCH IN DETAIL fnmnary Expertly Prepared by feinty Tax Lister Boatfsg It thews Vale atlsas of All Properties and the Tax Received Therefrom. The abstract of the list of taxables in New Hanover County made by Mr. T. O. Bunting, In connection with the tax book, which was presented to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday and accepted by them.Is very Interesting to note. The abstract shows that the number of whltapolls for the year 1904 Is 3,899 and the number of colored 1,428, AtfLSO the school taxes on these polls will amount to $573,300. The other school taxes at 18 cents on the $100 shows $3,598,50 on $1,020,901, telegraph, telephone, rail road, steamboat and the like taxables; $7(7.39 on $120,773, bank stoek ; $298.76 on $164,870, building and loan stock, and $158.48 on. $254,709, corporation excess. Toe general property at 18 cants on the $100 ahow $15,874.55 on $8,818,192 listed by whites; $875.18 on $486,303 listed by blacks. Eighteen dogs were listed, which at $1 each, makes $18. The total valua'ion of the real and personal property listed Is $9,305,894, which at 31 cents on the $100 will make $195,141.82. This tax when di vided properly ahows the total valua tion on real estate to be $7,154,183 and the total valuation on personal prop erty $2,151,311. ' The amount of Incomes Is shown to be $258,557, which at one per cent, will amout to $3,585.57, and the special tax for pensions Is shown to be $4, 180.80. Another interesting part of the ab atract makea the following ahowinr, with the valuations: 78,505 acres of land, $884,410; 4,300 town lots. $6, 259,773; 906 horses, $53,106; 878 mules, $23,859; 1 jack, $30; 55 goats, $27; 579 cattle, $9,749; 378 bogr, $4,040; 17 sheep, $23; 18 dogs, ; farming utensils, $3,661; tools of mechanics, $1,314; household and kitchen furni ture, etc., leas $25 exemption, $252, 820; provisions, $487; firearms, $2,028; scientific instruments, $3,794; money on band or on deposit, $98,582; sol vent credits, $396,850; shares In incor porate companies, $182,477; tobacco (leaf or manufactured), $8,465; tur pentine, rosin and tar, $38,000; brandy and whlakey, $35,450; mualcal Instru ments, $13,838; bicycles (93), $1,071; plated and silverware, $15,765 ; watches and jewelry, $15,887; goods, warea and merchandise, $623,386; other per sonal property $370,514; private banks. money, credits, stocks and bonds, $8,300. BECAUSE HE WHIPPED HIM. Negro Peddler Seot to the Roads for Beatlni a Small Lad. Punishment proper and. hard was "soaked" to a negro of cruel nature by Justice Bornemann yeaterday morn lag. The black Individual was Louis Gardner, a peddler who is always seen on the streets of the city, and at the trial It was proven conclusively that he, without provocation of any kind. had whipped a email white boy, Judy Brady. In view of thia evidence the negro was fined $20 and costs and aa he could not pay aame be was sent to jail. The whipping happened last 8atur day. Gardner was passing the Brady home on Church street, between Fifth and Sixth, crying aloud his wares, which in that instance consisted of apples. Little Judy Inquired of him the price, when he became enraged, probably as he thought the youngster had no Idea of making a purchase, and whipped him frith a stick. A white man, R. M. Johnson, waa near by and upon beholding the negro's conduct he too became Incensed and at once went to the "kid's" rescue and whip ped the negro soundly. Johnson then went before Justice Bornemann and submitted to his attack on the negro and at the same time very properly in dieted Gardner. Yesterday's proceed ings followed. SHOT AT THE OFFICER. Tast Is Why He Was Benad Over to the taper lor Court. Whether he shot merely to frighten or to Injare is not known, but it is certain that Archie Marine did shoot and consequently Is guilty of an as sault with a deadly weapon. On such a charge he waa tried in the police court yesterday and bound over to the Superior Court under a $25 bond. It was a family row that lead to Ma rine's present plight and it happened late Tuesday afternoon at bis home near Eighth and Queen streets. Ac cording to the testimony Marine had a mix up with his family and the as sistance of Special Policeman William Harris, who was near by at the time, was sought. The officer went in to quiet Marine. This obstreperous indi vidual flourished a pistol and warned him not to enter. To this order Po liceman Harria paid no attention and continued to advance. Then It was that Marine fired several timet, but evidently aimed over the officer's head, for that ia where the shots went. Not deterred, by the fire Policeman Harria proceeded onward and arrested his man. ' Baleigh Post : The. committee from the North Carolina Confederate Veterans' Association, appointed to answer the attarjr. of Judge Christian of Virginia on. the claims of the Tar Heel veterans, ia in session! here. Chief Justice Walter Clark is chair man of the committee and the other members present are Justice Mont gomery, Capt. S. A. Ashe, ex-Justice A. C. Avery, of Morganton, and Major E. J. Hale, of Fayetteville. They were in session last evening and will meet again to daj. INLAND WATERWAY. ae Scheme Still Being Poshed -North Carolina to Send Oelegsles to Coa veatloa to Coislder Enterprise. The Stab acknowledges the pleasure of a call from Mr. K. B. Taylor, of Co lumbia, B. OL, who haa been In the city a few days on business. He left yesterday for Newborn and will go to Washington. ' N. 0., to confer with Congressman John H. Small-concerning the proposed inland waterway for ahips along the Atlantio coast from Norfolk to Florida. Mr. Taylor Is a prominent business man of Columbia and - ia one of most aciive promoters of the waterway scheme. He is a member of the Co lumbia Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the committee on the in side water route. He, states that the pro posed convention of Southern delegates to consider this Important matter will be called soon after the Presidential election. He says the prospects for the convention .are bright, as be has assurances that the Carolina:, Virginia and Oeorgia w.U send delegates. He says the scheme Is not lead but suspended only temporarily, and that ita friends are active and co operating aggres sively under the leaderahip of Con gressman Small. "T TROUBLE AT A. & M. COLLEGE. 41aih Belweia the Senior Class and the Facalty Thlrtyaix Members of - the Glass Walk Oat. Special Star Telegram. Ralmgh, N. 0.. Sept. 7. Thirty six of the forty five members jULthe 8t n lor Class or the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts quit college thia afternoon and are in town awaiting adjustment of their financial relations with the col lege before purchasing tickets for their homes. For several days a storm haa been brewing between the seniors and the faculty on account of new rules which allow seniors only the same liberties allowed juniors and other lower class men. Whereas, heretofore, seniors have been allowed to go about as they please between the college and tbe city. There were efforts on tbe part of the seniors to hold a claia meeting that were thwarted twice yesterdav by Commandant Phelps and President Winston. Early to day 8. M. How ard, of Tarboro; Sterling Gray don, of South Carolina; B. JB.. Harper, of Patterson : J . H. Squires, of Lsnolr. were expelled for disobeying orders. Then other seniors, learnine of tbts. I ft college, not to return until their classmates are reinstated and liberties enjoyed by former Senior clatses al lowed them. This is tbe situation to night with no prospect of adiuatment except pos slbly try calling a special meetine of college trustees, when members must come to Raleigh from every section of tbe State for the meeting. St. Lonis Bepnjtlic: There is a small box in the North Carolina Exhibit In the Forestry Building which contains about twenty five dollars worth of terrapins. They look much like ordinary mnd tnr ties to the casual observer and act much like them. The terrapins are of tbe variety callel Diamond back and are the most valuable deli cacy In that line on the market. A dozen seven-lhbh terrapins are snapped np for fifty dollars and even at that price there are very lew or tnem to be had. They are found on the southeast Atlantic coast in the salt marshes near Bean- fort and do not breed In fresh water or on the ocean beaches. They are caught dnrlng the warm months and kept for the fall season when they bring the highest prices. A cross section of poplar tree 800 years old attracts considerable at tention at the North Carolina Forestry Exhibit. There is a card on the block showing its diameter when Columbus discovered America when it was about five (this should be fifty) inches thick. It is now more than that many feet. The growth can be traced by rings, one for each year. The first year the ring is about an inch thick, but after the tree has become a little older as many as forty years are re quired to make an increase of an inch in the siae of the trunk. An Asheville dispatch on Sat urday says: On last Thursday a young man by the name of Caesar Cole, wen hunting on Upper Reems Creek. hile tramping over the mountains M. Cole observed arat tlesnake nnde the rocks. He stooped down and reaohed under a shelving rock for a atone to throw at the snake, when he was bitten on the middle finger of the right hand. The rock was overturned and a nest of rattlesnakes was found, and a number of the reptiles were killed, while others escaped. Mr. Whitemore says that young Cole la in a critical condition as a result of the snake bite; but the doctors who are waiting on him think that one of the snake's fangs Is still in the flesh, and that there is little hope of the young man's re covery. Wbtt la Lit t In the last analysis nobody knows. but we do know tbat it is under strin law. Abuse that law even slightly, pain results. Irregular living means derangement of the organs, resulting In Constipation, Headache or Liver troable. Dr. King's New Life Pills quickly re-adjusts this. Ii's gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c, at B. R. Bellamy's drag store. t ;eeeeeee- Newbern Military Academy! (Incorporated.) I rJEWBERN, N. O. Lara est and best equipped Boarding School lars being spent In baiiainn and eaarDmenta. root-ball. Boat Baclng, Base-ball, faculty faculty.) . iiirunuw fcAROLuu bosihess (Incorporated) Every vsrad mat n'Hlng a position . Positions and loyal atndtriii inniy oar beat advertisement. XW write at ol.c for be&ntlfnllT uinatrated auMWlm SPIRITS TURPENTINE. During a thunderstorm on Sun day. afternoon a Miss Dement, HVjn " about two miles out of Louisbur was Btraok bj lightning and instant! ly killed. Rev. A. B. Andrews, Jr., of th Baleigh bar, ia in New York on K business and yesterday he visited tha Democratic Presidential candidal at Esopua. Last night Mr. W. w Robards received the following tele! gram from Mr. Andrew filed at Ego" pns: "Just returned from Kosec mount and found Judge Parker most entertaining." -Baleigh: It was exceed ingly fortunate that the home cooi. pany did not lease the Atlantic and North Carolina road. It would hate been the commencing of a quarrel which would have lasted just as long as the lease was In force. The worst customers at all to do business with are home folks, consisting of two factions. Paleigh Post, September 6th The matter of a trolley lii,0 from Elizabeth City down the coun tybyway of Weeksvllle and con nectlng with Nixonton and Wade's Point, now seems assured. Tho ElUabeth City Electric Car Company haa a corps of surveyors on the route surveying and they are at work in the neighborhood of Hollo wells. Frank Ellis, a seventeen-year-old colored boy, had his right leg broken Sanday, afternoon in two " places, just above and just below the knee, by the explosion of a soda fountain which he was charging at the restaurant of Womble & Wllkio, Greensboro. Pieces of the exploded tank knocked great holes in tho floor and ceiling of the room. Waynosville Courier: Somo people in the eastern part of the State seem to doubt that there is such a man as1 Mr. C. J. Harris, Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina. Some are even so skeptical aB to think that it is a fictitious name that has been put ' np by onr friends, the enemy. For the benefit of onr readers in that section we wjll say that Mr. Harris is a real live man. He lives in a near-by town, Is a good business man, and is liked by those who know him. No one, however, con siders seriously his candidacy for governor. Baleigh Post: There are somo nice little crnms of history concern ing the lease, which will appear in due time. For the present we leave matters as they now are. These can wait over with the unfinlsh ed business of merging the State schools Into one greater university. Why should people think of this merging of the schools a joke ? The gentleman who started this idea, or at least who gave it practical shape in a speech at the State University more than a year ago, is no "joker," bnt he is the greatest worker this country ever possessed. A dispatch from Waynesville, September 6th, says: The Demo cratic campaign Is opening up in this Congressional district today. Hon. W. T. Crawford, candidate for elector, speaks at Rutherford ton, and Hon. Locke Craig at Marion. The Gudger-Ewart joint ( canvass will begin at Brevard on the I2t.h instant. Republicans are very hopefnl of electing Judge Ewart, bnt well posted politicians have no such idea. The Democratic load era claim that as Gndger beat Major Moody, the strongest Republican in this district, he should find Judge Ewart rather eaBy Prisoners in Guilford county jail made a desperate attempt to get ont abont dusk Sunday evening. Jailer May went in to lock the pris oners in their cells for the night, some of th,em having been allowed the freedom of the corridor during the day. As he entered through the inner door of the corrido; five stalwart men pounced upon him and choked him into insensibllty. Then, taking his pistol from him, one of the prisoners, a negro named Chas. Donnell, held it over him, and when Mr. May had regained con sciousness ordered him to give up the keys to the doors. Instead of obeying the command Mr. May grappled with tbe burly negro and a general senfile ensued. The com motion brought to the jail the mem bers of the city fire department across the street and the unruly prisoners were overpowered before any of them conM escape. Baleigh News and Observer, Sept. 7; Tho A. and M. College Seniors, who are aggrieved at the rule recently inaugurated at tho college preventing them from visi ting the city without permission ex cept on Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons and Sundays, were to have met last night with the Junior and Sophomore classes to take ac tion towards forcing the authorities to withdraw their ruling. Instead of this Dr. Winston called the-Sen-ion Class together, addressed them briefly and ordered them to their rooms ' After the meeting the stu-. dents tried to meet In the hall, but were again confronted by the presi dent, who told them that if they did, not disperse he would expel the en tire crowd. Upon this the students scattered to their rooms and quiet fell npon the college. President Winston was seen last night: "This is a military college," said he, "and It is going to be run on military principles. The desclnline instead of being lightened is to be Intensi- ned. The boys at the A. and M. have to work in the day and they cannot study satisfactorily except at night. Considering the distance from town, the students will not be allowed to visit the city except at such times as they have no work to do." In Eastern Carolina. Several thousand dol- or nineteen mvuiuuiuwiDluinwuiri WMWuuiih I Bpecuuisis unciuqing lectare r college, tlsM guaranteed. Railroad fare paid . T Large ' . gpaaiai Baits for Jsilr eataioane. - 8. JiHOLtii DaT, President. 1 .
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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