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ITALIANS FOR THE COTTON
PIELSS.
Land owners and farmers
throughout this section tell us that
the labor problem is growing more
serious every day. The time was
when labor was plentiful and satis
factory, but there has been a most
romarkablo change Labor has
grown scarce and to a large extent
unsatisfactory. This refers to negro
labor, of course, as we have no oth
er clasi of labor in this section.
Negroes are not decreasing 1 in
numbers but the increase is consid
erably less in percent than it was
daring and subsequent to the civil
war, for then we had the sturdy,
strong men and women that were
railed under altogether different cir
enmstances. The reason for the de
crease in the percentage of increase
la the negro population is princi
pally duo to the changed habits of
the negro. Dissipated negroes forty
years ago were a rarety; to-day a
negro that has not a vice is a rarety.
Whatever the cause, the negro's
changed condition make him less
satisfactory as a laborer. Of course
some of the best laborers in the
country to day are negroes, bnt we
are speaking of the situation as a
whole.
Farmers tell us that the negroes
are disinclined to work,- and that
they havo bad habits and in many
instances are vicious and improvi
dent. Owing to the changed con
ditions, whatever may bo the cause,
there is also the demand for labor
hereabouts that is peculiar to the
whole South. There used to be
nothing comparable to negro labor,
i and we don't know but what it is
tho best to day under proper man
agement. We have seen several
cladaea of European tried in the
cotton fields but have yet to hear of
a successful experiment. We have
watched with interest the discussion
concerning tho introduction of Ital
ian labor for the cotton fields of the
South, and it ia an experiment to be
made. Thero has been much igno
ranee in this country concerning
Italian people, but we know that
sonny Italy produces a fine class of
meu, If they could only be induced
to come to America. They must not
he judged by some of the specimens
of thoir countrymen who come to
this country, for we have observed
that where Italians live in large nnm
bors they aro praised for their indus
try and desirableness. For instance,
the New Orleans TimesDemocral
says :
TherB are no mnrn induatrlnua and
thrifty Deotjln whn nnmn from ahrnad
tK"w Orleans to find the means of
umiiitnce and to make homes than
U Italians. They know how to make
S living whern nnv own nnnntneannnt.
h; arc not afraid to work, and al
though tome criminals and refugees
'rm jjxifce are found among: them, an
Iulian tx-t gar is a rare slzbt la this
Pn ff the country. The children in
nem the thrift of their parents, and
x npiuiv become Americanized In the
paollc schools and make good citizens.
Tbero is nlflntv nf wrrrlr and nnnnrtu-
Blif for them in the Bouthern Btates.
As large numbers of emigrants
bom Italy are coming to the United
States, and since not a few of them
e settling in Louisiana and other
Southern States, some statistics
from tho annual retort of the Italian
Commissioner of Emigration will
oe interesting. Mark you.thedif
ference botween Italy's "commis
loner of emigration" and our,'com
aissioner of immigration." Italy's
commissioner is employed to unload
mat country of its surplus of popu
tion and onr commlsBionAr la nnt
' for the purpose of driving away
people bnt to induce more popula
Won to come here. The onlv ahai
tion ia to get a desirable class of
weigners, for wo aro all descend
wts of the foreigners who have
Bettled this country in the past five
unured years. ,
from tho report of the Italian
commissioner, It is learned that the
emigration of Italians frOm their
nativo countrv ia orrnwinr at a ra
Pttly rate, and that is seen in the
WCt, according to tlio mnni-t. man
tlOnod. that fViAi-a 1 aoo ooo
' " ...vw null) lVu,vi'
Ualiana living abroad in 1881, 1,-
Z0' lQ 1891, and 3,439,014 In
tho latter number, C54.-
were scattered over Europe;
",wu Wor m Africa (Tunis 83,
wo, Algeria 39,000, Egypt 88,000);
VOLXXXV.
745,000 were In North America
(729,009 In the United BUtes and
11,000 in Canada), and 1,852,000
were in South America (618,000 in
Argentina and 1,100,000 in Brazil.)
It Is plain that the New World has
the greatest attraction for these
people, South America leading
North America in that respect.
Brazil of the various nations has the
largest number; the United States
comes second and - Argentina is
third. i
In bis report the Italian Commis
sioner of Emigration states that emi
gration Is a necessity for Italy, and if
It wereLnot for this safety valve, this
possibility of finding occupation else
where, grave disorders would occur
against the public peace, for the rea
son that existing territory and capital
in Italy are not sufficient to give occu
pation to the mass of the people.
.There Is no doubt, he says, that econ
bmio papgrega fs being made In Italy
to agrlciiUuje aiwellln the Indus
tries in some parts - of the "country
more, other parte less. Anyone who
can give security can always find cred
it. Nevertheless, It is evident that the
supply of hands exceeds the demand.
It Is necessary that progress along
certain mental and moral lines keep
pace with increase in capital, In order
that loduitrial expansion may take
place, and since the spirit of enterprise
and association, professional instruc
tion, and good faith In commerce can
not easily be spread Impromptu, It is
sometimes necessary to export labor.
Emigration, then, assumes an
economic usefulness In different ways,
direct and Indirect; above all. through
the sa? ings that emigrants send home
or bring back with them for the relief
of their families,' or acquiring land and
bettering it,and for building houses,
all of which increase the well-being
of the villages which send forth em
igrants. Indirectly emigration stim
ulates property owners in parts of
Italy where labor is becoming scarce
to introduce . modifications in the
rotation of crops, the employment
of machinery, the use of chemical
fertilizers, etc., by which progress
can be realized. Property owners
In certain sections complain that
the land is being abandoned for
lack of workers and that merchan
dise is becoming dearer. It hap
pens not rarely that land owners
fail to giye active attention to these
matters until they find their pro
perty deserted. Eyen then the va
cancies are speedily filled from sur
rounding provinces If the wages are
made somewhat higher.
It is fortunate for Italy, the Com
missioner General remarks, that the
United States can always employ a
large number of Italian workmen,
especially now that times are hard
in Brazil, and Argentina is not
what it was some time ago. The
United States, the report continues
in substance, are in a period of ex
traordinary expansion, and there are
no signs that this prosperity is likely
to decline.
The report of the Commissioner
General of Emigration states that
from September, 1901, to March,
1903, more than 162,000 emigrants
left Italy for North and South
American ports with prepaid tickets,
that Is, tickets received from friends
or relatives abroad. The proportion
of prepaid tickets lis one-quarter of
the total number and, In the case of
the Prince Line, for New York, the
proportion of prepaid tickets was
nearly one-half the number of
tickets.
The report records that the
Banco dl Napoli, recognized by
Italian law as a suitable depository
for emigrants' money, had, in 1903,
established forty-four branches in
the United States. These banks
received $1,436,252 of such money
in 1902, and 13,583,511 In 1903.
Governor Ohas. B. Aycock and
Hon. Francis D. Winston, Demo-
cratio nominee for Governor, left
Raleigh yesterday for Maine where
they will deliver a series of educa
tional addresses in all the larger
and some of the smaller cities. The
Governor is out of the big chair
but your Col. P. M. Pearsollr pri
vate secretary, just as leave do the
gubernatorial stunt as not.
We are sorry to feel , sure that
Senator Tillman's throat must not
be doing well. We refuse to be
lieve that the surgeons relieved him
until we can hear that a lot more of
his rough-edged words can 'pass
through his throat without making
him say "ouch l" I
The Democratic party is trying to
beat the Republican party and the
Republican parfy Is trying to keep
from getting beaten. The Populist,
Socialist, and Prohibition parties
may as well disband so they can get
into the real fight.
The Interparliamentary Congress
at St. Louis the past week asked
President Roosevelt to call a peace
conference. That must be an invi
tation to the president to throw
down the big stick and get good.
A constable the other day arrested
a man named Jim Loose, but the
prisoner afterwards escaped. This
i Is a case where the constable got
i Loose and the prisoner got loose
Your earnest reflection Is In
vited to this from the Norfolk Land
mark: "As the Landmark said at
the time the consequences of the
horrible Statesboro lynching were
bound to be far-reaching. The row
dyish conduct of many of the Georgia
troops on their way to Manasjas,
when they amused themselves by
chasing and wounding inoffensive
colored men at the way-stations
where the trains stopped, is directly
attributable to the triumph of law
lessness at Statesboro. It will be
hard to get this virus out of the
blood of those who are inclined to be
disorderly. To parley with the mob
is to sow dragons' teeth."
E, H. Harriman, the most con
spicuous of the railroad magnates
who want to bring all the railroads
in this country under ' one . control,
declares that "no one wants the Ka-
publlcanr party iurned "out of the
control of the government." . Well.
of course, a fellow with a cimlln
head knows why Harriman wants
the G. O. P. to be let alone. He
needs it in his .business. -
A Paris fashion authority an
nounces that tall, thin girls are to
be the style this year. The lump,
rosy girls can rest assured that they
are not out of fashion with us.
Cunning tongued indeed mnst be
the Republican spellbinder that can
convince ns that Roosevelt is stand
ing at present without being
hitched.
"We want more ginger in the Dem
ocratic campaign," declares an ex
change. If we had more "sugar" in
it the ginger could take care of
itself.
Roosevelt will get the Chinese
vote at Mamaroneck, N. Y. There
is but on,eChew- ing, and he says:
"Me vlote for Jndge Loosevelt."
The Steel Trust has made another
reduction of $4 a ton on steel rails.
We observe also that campaign rail-
ery is also getting cheaper.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Senator Aldrlch calls lustily
for help. He needs a few regiments
of the reserves to help him carry
Rhode island. .Klmira uazette.
When Eltiah Dowie appeals
for the Intermarriage of whites and
blacks a pertinent reminder to him
is that his son Gladstone, "the un
klssed,"ia yet unwedded. Boston
Record.
Both nolitical managers
makln&r an effort to secure the in
dependent vote is a sure Bign of
prosperity ior tne man wno is open
to conviction. Washington Post.
i Senator Aldrich nrtres the
Republican national campaign com
mittee to save xtnoae is tana cy
sending able speakers to the little
State. Formerly another method
of argument was deemed more ef
fective. Philadelphia Record.
What a sensation there would
be if the commander of the "opposi
tion forces" in this third battle of
Bull Run should correct the mistake
of Beauregard In the first battle and
march to Washington while no one
was expecting himl Omaha Bee.
A Mexican newspaper de
clares that the spirit of the "Iron
Chancellor" is' reincarnate in
Roosevelt. That ought to please
the man of San Juan or Sagamore
Hill, because he has declared that
iron in the blood is the correct
thing. Dallas (Texas) News.
There is a man in New York
who cannot remember whether he
has married one woman or two. It
is presumed that the sea upon
which he noatea has neen one oi
perpetual gale, and If there was a
change of the hands at '.the helm he
was not able to detect it. Mobile
Item.
Judge Parker has not re-
nltaA t.n Tnm Wataon's (inflation as
to whether he will invite Booker
Washington to dine at the White
House. The judge probably thinks
It will be time for arguments on
that question when the people make
him chairman oi tne invitation com
mittee. Washington Post.
A writer in the Fortnightly
Review says our prosperity is due to
the Boer, the opanisn, rnuippine
and RuBso-Jap war, and "to the
BAveral bountiful crons." Gen.
Grosvenor can tell the writer that
tbn RATrahllcan nartv ordered vros
perlty before any of the influences
mentioned, tnougntoi it. wasning
ton Post. i
There is no picayune econo
my about the new methods Secreta
ry Morton Is pursuing in his con-
dnct of the Naw Department. His
official order alio wme ail navai om
- m s a v ra
cers at least ou cents a day xor a tip
tn the Pnllman conductor when
they are obliged to travel, gives a
x XI II s L
recoznuioii to mo tipping bjhujui
that has lone neen privateiv dui not
publicly recognized. Now everv
Pullman conductor should collect.
Boston Advertiser.
An opportunity to learn
something new in military matters
is never lost by truly progressive
world powers, as is Bhown by the
array of foreign military attaches
assembled in the practice camp at
Manassas to witness the third battle
of Bull Run. That Japan alone
should be unrepresented is, there
fore, a very strange and inexplica
ble circumstance, particularly at a
time when the Japanese army can
not afford to neglect any lessons in
strateev and tactics that could be
applied to practical purposes In the
7 i i. i
lganiic straggle tu iuauuuuni.
hiladelphla Record.
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,
LABOR ON TDB LOAF.
The Valdosta Plan of Sending
Vagrants Oat of the City ;
to the Farms.
MAYOR SPRINGER ON IDLERS.
rifling Qsofs of Loafers Can be Made
to Go to Work If the Hsyer of
Eviry Tewa Will Keep Them . I
on the Move to Coaafry. '. 1
i.
Now that the cotton picking season
i with Jus again, and harvesting, the
corn crop will quickly follow, the
abarof the South will be heavily
taxed to harvest both, either of which
are larger than usual. For pressing
die and loafing negroe "haflgtrig
around" the different towns of the
country the Yaldosta authorities have
taken the lead in a movement that
should be taken up and carried for
ward by every municipality In the
country. Regarding the action and
methods of the- Yaldoata officials a
dispatch from that place says:
"The enforcement of the vaeraacv
aw here has worked like a charm and
the .results have ; been more satisfac
tory than was expected.. When the
sheriff and chief of police gave it out
that mere would be a rigid enforce
ment against all idlers there was an
exodaa to the cotton fields. Scores of
negroes went to the country and the
farmers have plenty of help to move
their crops. Yesterday many wagon
oads of former idlers came into town
and spent what they had earned with
the merchants. The consequence Is
that the farmers are helped In moving
their crops, the shiftless horde has been
disposed of .and a good volume of
trade has come In the place of
sponging.' . Monday the sheriff and
the police will go the rounds again
and every idler will be arrested and
fined unless a good excuse can be
shown for his idleness. The farmers
declare that the crusade has gone a
long ways toward solving what prom-
sed a few weeks ago to be a serious
problem."
Commenting on the above, the Car
olina Fruit and Trucker? Journal,
of this city, has this to say, and which
The Stab heartily endorses:
We gladly publish the above, and
will commend the same laws and
methods for the speedy consideration
of the municipal authorities In every
town and hamlet throughout this and
adjoining States. The general exodus
of negroes from the country to towns
all over the whole land has been a
subject of frequent comment of late
years, and In some sections the rural
districts have been -.almost depop
ulated while the tributary towns
have been correspondingly over
run with Idle negroes ranging
In- years from fifteen ' to twenty
fire. In Jtae main they depend
on five and ten cent jobs for their sup
port, stealing and foraging after night
fall for the remainder of .whatever
may be lacking, we mow oi no
more wholesome law in this or - any
other State for the best interests of all
than the rigid enforcement of the
vagrant laws as are now being en
forced by the Georgia authorities.
Mayor Springer, oi this city, gave a
few of the loafing idlers about here a
foretaste of what was in store for them
a few weeks ago, and it worked like a
charm, and we are advised that he
nronoses hereafter an even more rigid
enforcement of the law than has here
tofore been carried out. The mayor
and authorities of every community
should take up this work and prose
cute it most vigilantly. This much
done and every community will be
freed mol a loafing, wormiest, iaie
gang, and the cotton, corn and
pea fields, strawberry and vege
table farms, lumber camps and
farmer everywhere will be corre
spondingly benefitted, while the same
dlers who have heretofore been
largely a charge upon their respec
tive communities will have an earn-
ne capacity and prove a blessing to
those about them Instead of a curse.
It Is useless to talk about any com
munity not being able to cope with
these conditions, for every incorpo
rated town in this Slate can do It if
the municipal authorities have the
backbone and manhood to carry out
the laws as they stand on the statute
books to-day. and unless something
of this kind is done things are going
from bad to worse, and God knows
they are bad enough already. Who
will be nrst and next to taxe nom oi
the matter like the Valdosta author
ities have gone about itt
REFRESHING CONTRAST.
How' North Csrelloa Military Hsndles
Lynchers Wllfflliftoa Seldlers
Comoaesded.
Bpesklng of the protection of the
Clarkton murderers from a Wilming
ton mob last Tuesday sight by the
Wilmington Light Infantry, the
Raleigh Newt and Observer says :
There la a refreshing contrast be
tween the way that a lynching mob is
bandied by north uarouna somiers
and bv Qeorarla soldiers. This is a
8tate of law and order.
Says the Wina'.on Hsalinel:
Thik scllnn nf Ihm Wilminffton militia
in noiaing oscx me moo u wmiou
to lynch two negroes there yesterday
miU hit rtMrtllv amrroved bv that for
tunately large number of people who
are opposed to monocracy ana lawiees-
tibm nr in kind, xi iurnianei
tHklnv enntraat to the half-hearted
manner in which the military force of
h. a m la 1 . I 1 A
another mate nanaiea a similar iuu-
tion very recently.
Dr. Cnssell Bellamy Mere.
Dr. Russell Bellamy, of New York,
and his wife, arrived in Wilmington
yesterday morning, accompanied by
the former's father. Dr. W. J. U.
Bellamy, of this city, who went on to
New York to attend his son. Young
Dr. Bellamy wss seriously Injured
about three weeks ago while particl
...lino In a mmi nf Polo In New York.
He stood the rip well, is rapidly
gaining strength, and we are glad to
learn that his recovery is only a matter
of time.
Governor C. B. Arcock has or
dered a special term of Cleveland Su
i.n rtmt nn rvtnlMM S. far the trie
of the negro Clark, wbo murdered
nhiAf of Police B. E. Hamrick. at
Rhlh . Thla mart will last one week
and other criminal cases will be tried.
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FIRST RIDE ON A TRAIN.
his Was the Experience ef a Mas Raised
is S3 Miles of WnalsftOB Never
. Wss la the eity Beterr.
The Stab had a pleasant and inter
esting-visit yesterday from CapL A.
T. Clark, of Bolton, Columbus coun
ty, and Mr. Lemuel Phelps and Capt.
C. a Little, of Makatoka, Brunswick
county. They were returning from
Burgaw, where they had gone as wit
nesses la the big suit of the North
Carolina and New Jersey Land and
mprovement Company against
Stopher, involving the large area of
ands In Green Swamp, .Brunswick
county. Captain-Clark is agent for
the land company, and is exceedingly
popular with all the people In the
area under dispute. The case was con
tinued, v
The interesting part of the visit was
a chat with Mr. Clem Phelns. He is
a man of 64 years of age. has lived
within 33 miles of Wilmington and
was never In the city till last Tuesday
when he came up on his way to Bur
gaw. Heretofore he has never been
fifty miles from home, and has never
been out of his native county but
once.He was a Confederate soldier
during the civil war and was then in
service at LUtle River, S. CL, a few
miles from his home across the bor
der. He has a wife and seven chil
dren, all of whom are grown, and is a
man o! independent means, owning a
arm and being engaged in the tur
pentine business all his life. He
never rode on a railroad train, and in'
deed never saw one until he came up
to Wilmington on Tuesday. He great
ly enjoyed the exhilarating ride and Is
no doubt sorry that he bas never
taken the trouble before to go to the
railroad and take a trip. He lives
only 30 miles from the railroad, and
sajs while be 'has often heard
Wilmington spoken of and wanted to
sea the city, he has felt lht he was
too poor and too busy to leave home.
He said he bad no Idea that Wilming
ton was such an immense city and
that he was pleased with what he saw.
He took a ride on the trolley cars and
was astonished to see them glide along
without any sign of the power that
propelled them. The electric lights
were equally a wonder to him.
Southporr, the county site of . Bruns
wick county, a small village, is the
argest town he ever was in. His trip
was a revelation to him, but the facts
above related about him will more
deeply interest people than he was in
the sights which his eyes have beheld
at this late day tn a land of civiliza
tion.
! PECULIAR HOMICIDE.
Oae Negro Shoots Twice at another sod
Kills His Msn There Is Ne Sin
of a Bullet Hole.
Mr. J. R. Hawes, of Atkinson, came
to the city Saturday night, and from
him we learn of a peculiar homicide
that occurred at 7 o'clock Friday even-
ng at Mr. Hawes' saw mill at Tucka-
hoe, four miles from Atkinson.
For a year or more there has been
bad blood between twonegroes,Boston
Hayes and Pender Williams, both aged
about 25 years. Friday evening Hayes
was trading in a little store conducted
by Peyton Hayes, a cousin of the man
whodld the killing.andWUllams armed
himself with a heavy stick and laid in
wait at the store door for his enemy.
When Boston Hayes came out WU-
lams assaulted him with the stick,
whereupon Hayes shot at him twice
with a pistol. Williams exelaimed
that he had been shot and ' a small
amount of blood was found at the spo.
Some oae started to accompany Wil
liams home but when they had gotten
fifty yards away he fell dead in the
road.
Mr. James H. Colvln, justice of the
peace ana acting coroner, examinea
the dead body, but there was not the
sign of a pistol wound anywhere to be
found. It is presumed that one of the
bullets entered Williams' mouth or
nose while he had his head thrown
back. There was. no sign of blood.
but at the store some one stated that
the blood on the ground there came
out of Williams' mouth.
Hayes bad not been arrested at last
accounts, but It Is said that he has
made no effort to run away.
WOMEN TOOK A PLUSQE.
Novel Case Tried by Justice Bornemann
sod Dismissed Yesterday .Yorjilof.
Swimming in a creek near Bellevue
cemetery in the broad open daylight
caused two white women to face Jus
tlce Bornemann in his temple of jui
tice yesterday morning. The women
Inmates of a house of yellow reputa
tion were charged with indecent ex
posure. of person, but it developed
from the evidence that while the
women had taken a' plunge in the
creek they had been decently clothed,
o the case was dismissed however,
not until the justice had sharply repri
manded them and warned them to
keep out of the "krik."
Pathetic Story.
The Charlotte Newa of Friday says:
"The last touch of pathos was added
to the catastrophe on the Seaboard
thla morning when the news came o
the little four-months-old baby un
hurt in all that horrible wreckage,
with the mother dead by the baby's
side. And the beautiful part is that
if there were a moment of conscious
ness before death, the mother, what
ever else we may know of her, would
have wished that it might be herself
instead of the little one to be called
away."
1904.
SAD -FUNERAL.
The
Remslas ef Mrs. T. f. MeHasns
Brontht Here sad (aterred in Osk
dsle Sstorday iftersoov.
The remains of Mrs. T. S. McManus,
Who met such a tragic death Friday
morning In the railroad wreck at the
Catawba river trestle, on the Seaboard
Air Line, were brought to Wilmington
Saturday afternoon on the train arIv-
ng at 1 o'clock on the Seaboard Air
Line. They were accompanied to the
city by Mr. McManus and his friend,
Mr. W. V. Hardin, who went to Ham
let Friday evening on that distressing
errand. Mr. Hardin met the remains
when they arrived at Hamlet at 9
o'clock Friday night from Monroe to
which place they had been removed
rom the scene of the awful wreck.
The body was met at the depot here
by a number of sorrowing friends and
taken to the bereaved home, 609
Orange street.
The funeral services took place at
the residence Saturday, afternoon at
4:30 o'clock and It was a most pathetic
occasion. There were present a large
number of friends whose hearts were
filled with great sorrow over the terrible
death of the lady 'and moved with the
tendereat and profoundest sympathy
for the bereaved husband and three
daughters. The solemn services
were conducted by the Rev. Fred D.
Hale, D. D., pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of which the deceased was
a member. The singing was done by
aauarlette composed of Mrs. F. A.
Muse, Mr. J. D. Edwards and Messrs.
Charlaa Duihan and A. S. Holden.
The hymns were rendered with touch-
Ine pathos and were "Lead Kindly
L'ght" and "We Will Understand
Bone Day." Hearts were full and
eyes were moistened during the sad
dening services. The interment was
made at Oakdale cemetery, the pall
bearers being as follows: Honorary,
Dr. Thomas F. Burbsnk, Dr. Joseph
Ackertnin, and Messrs. W. V. Hardin
atid L. H. Sklncer; Active, Messrs,
Jams IL Taylor, Jr., T. E. Gaafton,
J. R. Buff, D. MeEachern, W. O. Pe
terson and Dr. A M. Baldwin. The
floral oflerings were profuse and beau-
tlf ul.some of them having been sent by
relatives and friends in distant cities.
These lovely tributes were tenderly
aid upon the grave, and sadly the
concourse left her at rest ia the
beautiful city of the dead till the re
surrection morn.
Saturday's Charlotte Observer, In
ts account of the fearful wreck, the
particulars of which have already
been given, said:
"Mrs. McManus had not beea hurt
very badly by the fall of the passen
ger train, and two men In the coach
had helped her to a reclining posture
on the right and upper side of the
coach. 8he was resting there when
the dread black mats came tumbling
forward through space, crushing her
fearfully."
THE TOWN OF MYRTLE 6ASE.
I Wss Afila Cootloaed Saturday To
be Heard September 24 in.
The town of Myrtle case which was
to have been beard here Saturday be-
ore Judge Geo. EL Brown, of the Su
perlor Court beech, did not come on
for a bearing. Owing to the absence
at Pender court of Iredell Meares,Esq.,
counsel for the plaintiffs, the hearing
was continued under an order of
Judge Brown till September 24th. The
order of the court is that If it is not
then convenient for counsel to be
beard, there shall bs a further contin
uance to Beptember 26th at Southport,
during the term of the Superior Court
of Brunswick county. !
This sctlon comes into court upon a
motion by Mr. Meares, made some ten
days ago in the Superior Court of
Brunswick county, for a writ
of, mandams to compel uthe com
missioners of Brunswick county to
vacate a license granted to J. A.
Watkins, in whose name H. E. True
love operates a distillery In the town
of Myrtle, Brunswick county. Myrtle
Is a bunch of woods incorporated at
the 1903 session of the General Assem
bly In order to allow a license to issue,
under the provisions of the Watts
Law, for the operation of the distillery
hereinbefore mentioned.
Mr. Meares bases his motion for a
mandamus upon the grounds that the
municipal authorities of Myrtle are
not legally constituted in accordance
with the provisions of the charter of
the alleged town, and therefore had
no power to Issue the license.
The object of the contention in this
action Is simply to knock out the
whiskey distillery located in the woods
near the plant of the Cape Fear Fish
eries Company .ton the Cape Fear river.
A BANK ROBBED.
Vaoit sod Safe Blown Open by Burglars
and S4.500 Taken.
Bt Telegraph to tne Mornlna Btar.
Chablotxe, N. C, Sept. 10.
The bank afMurphy, N. C, wai
robbed last nieht of forty-five hun
dred dollars. The large vault and
safe within it were both blown open
and completely demolished. The
robbers went to a blacksmith shop a
little way from the bank . and se
cured tools. With these they made
breaches within the safe and. vault
large enough to enable them to in'
Bert dynamite. There were two
explosions- The robbery was not
discovered until this morning. The
bank was fully insured' against rob
bery. So far as can be ; learned no
suspicious characters hate been seen
lurking about the town.
By deed filed at the court
house yesterday, A. J. Marshall, Esq.,
and wife transferred to O. R. McGee
property In Harnett township, for
$1,860.
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URGED TO SPEAK IN
DOUBTFUL STATES.
Many of Judge Parker's Visitors
Advise That He Go on a
Speaking Trip.
IS CONSIDERING THE MATTER.
If His Persossl Jofgmeat Oetermlses the
Question He Will Remsla at Home.
Will Visit New York After His
Letter of Acceptsnce.
Bf Telegraph to tne Morning Bttr.
EsoPtrs, Y., Sept. 10.--Whether
Judge Parker shall continue to con
duct his personal campaign at Rose
mount, whether he shall go to New
York and take a more actlye pari,
or whether he shall go on a speaking
tour, have been questions that have
agitated the minds of callers at Rose
jnount to-day. If Judge Parker's
personal judgment determines the
questions, he will remain quietly at
home regardless of any demands that
may be made upon him. His views
were set forth in a statement Issued at
Rosemount to-day as follows:
"Arthur McOausland. Judge Par
ker's private secretary, said this morn
ing that the stories to the effect that
Judge Parker is to go to New York to
take personal charge of the canvass or
assist the committee in Its conduct, or
that be is dissatisfied with the work of
either the National or State commit
tees, are untrue. He is gratified with
the efforts of both the committees.
He believes the members of all
of them are working Intelligently,
harmoniously r and effectively and
that they are wise in not telling about
t. The judge bas thought of going to
New York for a day or two, after the
Eubllcation of his letter of acceptance,
ut he may not even do that"
Many of Judsre Parker's visitors to
day advised the candidate to go on a
peaking trip. They said his presence
n needed in the doubtful Stales,
where rallies could be held. Judge
Parker later discussed the question
with William Sheehan of the National
Executive Committee, and with Mr.
Lamont and Hermann Rldder.of New
York.
Judge Parker was urged by Mr.
Bidder to make at least ten speeches
In the doubtful States. Mr. Bidder
suggested a trip by Judge Parker a
little later In the campaign.
Another visitor to-day was Labor
Commissioner Yarner, of North Caro
lina.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democrats ef Robeson sod Blsdei
Counties Nominate Strong Tickets.
Qood Majorities Promised.
Special Star Correspondence. I
LuMBKETOir, N. 0., Sept. 9. The
Democratic county convention, which
was held here to-day, was the largest
mauy people here ever saw, .and was
one of the most orderly. County
Chairman J. G. McOormlck could not
be Improved on as a presiding officer.
The following ticket was nominated:
Senate, , A. L. Shaw; House, GL O.
Fisher and E. J. Brltt, the latter's sec
ond term; Sheriff, Geo. B. KcLeod.re
nominated for the fourth term; Regis
ter or Deeds, Dan'l Bullock; Treasur
er, A. A. McLean ; Coroner. G. E.
Bancke; County Commissioners, J.
A. HodglD, R. R. Barnes, J. W. Dar
ter,! J. L. Townsend and O. A. Oli
ver.
The ticket ia considered a very
strong one, and everybody seems per
fectly satisfied.
Robeson can be counted on to give
her usual Democratic majority.
THE BLADEN DEMOCRACY.
Eliz abethto wn, N. C, 8ept. 8.
The Bladen county Democratic con
vention met to dy and nominated the
following ticket:
House, W. I. Shaw ; clerk, W. A.
Clark: sheriff, tj W. Lvon: treasurer.
W. 8. Cisra; icgister of deeds, J. 8.
Williamson: commissloiers. C. P.
Parker, L. E. Squires, A. A. Clark;
surveyor, B. F. Talum ; coroner, O.
W. Hall.
Hon. J. A. Brown and Hon. H. L.
Godwin made strong and eloquent
speeches to the large crowd present.
The utmost harmony prevailed.
We confidently expect 1,000 majority
in November.
ROBBERS CAPTURED,
Band ef Negroes Who Hsve Been Rsbblog
aod BnrnlBg io Sussex fo , Va
Br Telegraph to the Icornlna Btar.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 10. Southern
Railroad detectives have captured in
Sussex county, at a station called
Homeville, a band of twelve negroes
somewhat similar in purpose to the
"Before Day" cluts being rounded up
further south. This band styled them
selves the "Rough Riders," and their
plan was to rob and burn houses and
stores;in the vicliiliy of Homevllle.the
detectives allege. The twelve cap
tives are charged with rob
bing and burnlne the Southern
Railway station at Homeville
and with plotting to rob and burn the
general store of Bert &. Chapel at the
same place.
The crowd is confined in the Sussex
jail, a wooden structure, and the de
tectives fear they will make their
escape. An exffort will be made to
have the remoed to Petersburg for
safety.
Charlotte Observer r- The Ca
tawba Power Company has con
tracted so far to furnish abou
3,600 incandescent lights to private
parties in Charlotte. The poles
have been set up for the lighting of
.Elizabeth College, and the lights
will be put in operation to-morrow
evening. The Presbyterian College
will also be supplied. Next week
the company will proceed to put up
apparatus for the lighting of fied
mont Park, and it is said that a
large number of residents of the
section will take advantage of the
opportunity offered. The two miles
of sewerage and water pipes for the
Piedmont and Highland Park sec
tions are just complete!, ana with
the new lighting facilities tne popu
lation is regarding the winter sea
son with some optimism
PRIMARIES.
All Alosi the Use El-
Probably Defeats Brosibtos. ,
The Trouble at A. ft M. College.
Special Star Tdearam.
Raleigh, N. O , Sept. 10. It is an
nounced that the faculty of the A &
M. College have reinstated five ofjhe
mutinous seniors. There are now thir
teen remaining la the cjllrgo and ten
others have Applied for re-admlsslon.
President Winston says each ctae will
b dealt wUh separately, there belt e
no relaxation in the discipline and -
thorlty of the college. Each atudeut
is restored upon proper application,
explanation and submission to the au
thorities. r : - '
Late returns from Wake county pri
maries make a close showing all along
the line. On the legislative ticket it
looks like J. C. Ellington defeated N.
B. Brougbton for the Senate; with all
the city precincts and many of lbt.
strongest county precincts heard from,
Ellington is in the lead by 60 vote,
though Broughton's friends claim thU
may be overcome by roturns yet to bo
received. For the House returns now
in give A. B. Btronacb, R. E. Oentelle
and P. J. Olive -the nomination; but
friends of Jno. O. Drewry claim that
fuller returns will show he has the
nomination over Olive, i "Ring" can
didates fof commissioners defeated the
"Reformers." Armlstead Jones is re
elected county chairman 'over W. B.
Snow, Reform candidate.
STATE CAPITAL NEWS:
ehsfters Qranted A Negro Isinraace j
Compaoy The Demscislic Prima
rlea Campaign Ipeaklog.
Special Star Correspondence.
Raleigh, N. 0., Beptember 10.
The Becretary of State to-day issued a
charter to the Cotton Oil Ginning Co.,
of Scotland Neck, the capital being
$100,000 authorized and $17,000 sub
scribed, J. D. Stewart and A. McDow
ell are the principal incorporate An
A Close Showing
other charter was to the L . land ..
Bros. Co., of Durham, organK to ;;
nnavalik ftivnltnva anil Vinnaa fnV n' . t
ngs business: $8,000 Is the capita' , S
subscribed and O. T. Holland is the
principal Incorporator. A negro mu
tual insurance concern, with one
hundred incorporators, was chartered
to-day, to have its principal office at
liewlston, Bertie county. It's name is
the Union Sons and Daughters of
Honor. x
At Democratic headquarters to day
announcement Is made of the follow-
ngnew appointments for campaign
speeches: Hon. Francis D. Winston.
candidate for Lieutenant-Governor,
Danbury, Sept. 26th; Sanford, Sept.
37ih; Hamlet. 8ent. 28ih: Monroe.
Sept. 29th; Charlotte, Sept. SOtb.
Hon. K. U Strudwick and Thomas M.
Hoffman, Etq., Maiden, Sept. 19th;
Llncolnton. Sent. 80th: Gastonia.
Sept. 21st. ; Bessemer City, Sent. 22nd;
Matthews, Sept. 23rd, and Hunters-
vine, Beptember 24th.
Mrs. a. M. Lawrence, matron of
the Rex Hospital here, is critically ill
at Lyden, Mats. She, went there for
treatment last week.
The tobacco market here is having
excellent breaks, the prices ranging as
high as $30 and $50 per hundred.
A BEFORE DAY CLUB.
Discovery of a Plet Among Negroes la
Clarke County, Os., to Kill,
Rob and Burt.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Maqon, Ga Sept. 10. Specials to
the Telegraph from Athens say there
is some excitement and much talk
over the securing of what is said to
be positive evidence of a "Before Day" -club
in Clarke county, and Sheriff
Weir ia In readiness to serve warrants
against the negroes implicated. The
nam of aix alleged members of the
club are already known. They are all
farm hands and live on the planta
tions of six well-to-do farmers who .
are marked for slaughter. The aim of
ine negroes is saia io oxre ueaii u
wait until some cotton bed been sold
by the farmers and then kill the men.
rob them and burn their - houses.
Peace warrants will probably be Issued
for the negroes Implicated. It is hoped
that now that the nlot has been dis
covered that the negroes will not dare
put it Into execution.
-A Durham Dispatch on Wednos-
day says: Arrangements have been
made for instituting one suit against
the Atlantic and North Carolina
road on account of the accident to
the military train in which two
Durham soldiers lost their lives and
two others were hurt. The relatives
f Private J. Bun- Warren, one of
those killed, are to institute a dam
age suit. It is thought that other
suits may follow this one. It is not
known what amount will be asked
for by the plaintiff. -The pleadings
in the case have not yet been filed
and the particulars will not be
known until this is done. It Is
known that one of the main con-
tentlons for damages will be that
the conductor on the train was told
that the men were on top and asked
to stop and get them down. His
reply, it is stated, was that his next
stop was at Goldsboro. The plain
tiff will contend that he ran his .
train into a dangerous brldge.know
ing that the men were on top and
that he did not stop and save their
lives by letting the officers order
them down. hile this is the only
suit yet instituted it is thought that
other suits may follow.
The High Point Inter-urban
Traotion Company has made applica
tion to the board of aldermen of
High Point for a franchise to
build and operate car lines on the ;
streets of High Point. The applica
tion was accompanied by a certified
check of $500, guaranteeing to start
work within six months or forfeit
the amount, and franchise. "Action
was postponed till later this week,
owing to the absence of the city at
torney, who is required by law to ex
amine such papers. Application for
articles of incorporation has been
granted bv-, the' Secretary of .
State at Raleigh. The authorized .
capital is $600,000, with $300,000
subscribed. It is the. intention of
the promoters to connect Winston
Salem, Greensboro . and Thomas
ville and to operate cars over the
city of High Point first. The line
will be built especially with a view
to handling freight and to operate
special freight runs with an olectric
engine capable of pulling eight to
ten loaded freight cars. The one
power plant will be located 'at High
Point, where the general office of
the company will be.
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