:v.-.- v.-.. t- - e "Cmccftlie Stat. WILLIAM M. BERNARD. . Editor and Proprietor, 4 Friday, Sept. 8, .1905 THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. " While the Southern Cotton Growers Association is in session in Asheville this week, it - might not be put of place to, take the sense of the cotton growers as to the value, if any, of the custom of the Government Bureau of Statis tics to keep tab of the crops and make reports on the same weekly and monthly. If it is the desire to have these reports continued by the government the cotton growers had better begin to pre- 2 . pare for the fight against the Bu reau to be made at the next ses sion of Congress. We refer to this matter .be cause within the past few days at Washington there has been in cir culation a report that Hon. James ' Wadsworth, of the House " Com mittee on Agriculture, would at the next session make a irgorotfs effort to secure thjj abolition of : , the Bureau of Statistics in the Ag ricultural Department. This point of view was taken by Mr. Wads '. worth some three years ago at the time when the figures of the Bu reau were so sharply discredited by campari sons with the census figures. Mr. Wadsworth, however, was turned aside from his intent by the strenuous representations of Secretary Wilson and others and by the fact that the "Census Bureau was crippled about the same time by' the retirement o .Governor Merriam. . Through the exertion of powerf unpolitical in fluences in the Senate, the Bureau of Statistics, then only a division, was raised to the rank of a Bu reau, and its appropriation was enlarged. It is claimed that the charge will now be made that the Bureau has been fairly treated. supplied with adequate funds and in every way supported, and that in spite of these favorable condi tions the recent scandal has been allowed to hatch out. X Washing ton dispatch says : "The abolition of the Bureau o Statistics, if it occurs, would prob ably mean simply that the work of preparing condition reports in some form would be given to the Weather Bureau. It has been re ported in- Washington that Mr. Moore, the head of the Weather Bureau, has been urging this scheme again, it having been favorite idea of his some - years aeo when it was thwarted by the efforts of ex-Statistician John IIyde. The division '.. of . foreign crop reports would probably be transferred to the census, whic has already succeeded in getting the-work on the commercial move ment of cotton turned over to it. In that' case it is likely that ai acreage reports would also be handed over to the census, and i Congress appropriated the money for it, it would b put on a census basis instead of a basis of estimate as at present." Wall Street people already have on foot a formidable movement to do away with the crop report fea ture of the Bureau of Statistics. The exposure of the Holme scan dal in connection with the cotton reports, has doubtless upset the - plans of some of the Wail Street speculators and when they find that they cannot use the Bureau reports to their own advantage they are in for abolishing it. The custom of making crop re ports was adopted for the bene fit of agriculture. If it is a bene fit it should be continued. If not, the cotton growers should join " Wall street to have it discontin ued. However, if the government dis continues its crop statistics, pri vate enterprise will go , ahead and get the statistics. Wealthy brok ers in Wall street or a syndicate of them could cover the grounds now used in making up the gov ernment estimates and - statistics, and thenthe planters would be at,, the meroy of the private, manj ' piuaiow. We take it that if the wrtf inbound to have the-sta-Uatwa Jtfcw growers would rather rhflr,tltte11gGvefnment than the pri XKtaWfWPft syndicates. The Boreab'fcfr'Statistics may be pun ned; and: Jf ' ft hot, the planters wouldn't -be" any 'better off with their 'cf op" statistics1 in : the hands o f interested , private , parties. .i.i i .tiii" THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO , ,,, ........ ..i, .. .in.;; rrrr .ll editorial columns of -our esteemed cibrai'th,, , Catta6bgjl Times! fi.. :: aiv negro -odiUr ,of this, ity, .is ..,en-. gat ged in an altogether commendr aMe 'effoftjto'found andtut on -a helpless negro-, women. Dame, (ha? devoted- himself unselfishly to -thei cahise and ha -'given' bfr. time :a!d promotion. . . White: pitiens,;.; vffeO: may be interested inM uch.;.ia worthy1" charity '"will -'doubtless clre erf ully .contribute t6 the fund. Daniel is endorsed and approved by all who' have had any dealings with him as worthy and respon sible." . v3 r V'--,-:..;:'- Here we have one of the lead ing papers of the South'approying of a most worthy undertaking :l)y the colored people of that city and it is , no risk to predict that the white citizens of Chattanooga will do more for the erection of the old "women's home, than will Ithe negroes themselves. In Wilming ton, Mr. W. H. Sprunt, out of his own beneficence, erected a. hand some - and commodious hospital or the colored people, and the Chattanooga and Wilmington in cidents are not-exceptions but the rule in the South when it, comes to dealing with the negro. '. " We haven't arranged the com plete plot of our new play called Destiny but we have left a -few blank r "parts" in anticipation that Col. Roosevelt will come in for another inning at the bat be fore we can finish our " startling productions- . , ' The official records show " that for a small '.per -cent, -over every six. marriages 4n.Mainethere is. a divorce. What an awful state of society there would be if . the peo ple of all the States were to fol low the example of those Maine iacs. .. . " . -. - It is announced that Miss My- ra Kelly, author of "Little Citi zens," is soon to be married. In a few years she -will, be able to write a sequel telling us what an impossible thing it is to keep the little citizens out of the swimming hole. ' The new tax lists of Forsyth county foot up a total valuation of $11,686,428, an increase of $1, 000,000 over 1904. . " LOCAL DOTS. Henry Lee has applied for a. per mit to build a. one-story frame house on Eighth, near Meares street. The local poet of the Salvation Army held an interesting service last night In the church at Delgado. , Mr. Geo. A. Woodward, of this city, has recently dug on some lan 4 rented by him from Mr. & T. Wade, In East Wilmington, a yam potato weighing three and a half pounds. President W. B. Cooper Is advised that no committee from the National Guard has been appointed to select a permanent encampment site. He has written to Governor Glenn to ascer tain the facts. A dispatch from Raleigh says "James W. Woodburn, clerk In Sea shore Hotel, Wrlghtsvllle, . was here with his bride today en route for Nor folk. He and Mrs. Cora Council were married Monday, at, Marlon, N. C." Announcement Is made of the marriage of Hn-Eiamt L. Burkhefcn er, widow of : the late Edgar Burk- helmer, and Mr. Ralph Kennedy, - a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. N. Kennedy, both of this city. Mrs. Burkhelmer resides at No. 607 Castle .street. - A traction engine drawing the well digging apparatus of Messrs. Lowry & Falkner, the artesian ex perts, created some -interest by mov ing along under its own steam down street yesterday. The apparatus was built by Mr. Lowry at the Cape Fear Machine Works. Four unimportant cases were dis posed of by the Mayor yesterday: Ed ward Ray, a negro vagrant, was told that the official plan of the city was on the order of a checker board and that it was his move.. He n moved. Robert Willie, drunk and down, and D. J, Blanchard, drunk, escaped with the cost A white excursionist was let off without money and without price. ASSAULT ON JUDGE. May Not Be Able to Hold Alamance . Court "' A special sent from Greensboro Sunday night says: ' Judge Ward, who was assaulted In Durham yesterday by ex-Mayor Mc Cown on account of a light sentence he Imposed on a negro convicted of manslaughter, on Indictment for kill ing McCown's nephew, came here to day, and Is at Solicitor Brooke's home. It is reported that he Is suffering se verely from the blow received on his ear, and with nervous shock. He is due to open Alamance Court Monday but may not be able to get there. McCown was imprisoned and lined last night for contempt of court This afternoon Judge Ward was notified a writ of habeas corpus had been ob tained, from Supreme .Court Judge Walker, and will be heard in Raleigh at noon Monday, as to whether Mc Cown was legally sentenced for con tempt or , not Solicitor . Crooks will go to Raleigh at the hearing to repre sent the judge, in accordance with ad act of the last Legislature. Young Mother Dead. Mrs. Ida May Bland, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Creitter and the young wife of Mr. Walter Bland, No. 206 Davis street passed away at her home Sunday night at 8 o'clock, In the 20th year of her age. She had been a bride less than a year and her death is particularly sad because she leaves a little child, which. If It sur vives, will never know what It has missed in a mother's love. The fun eral was conducted by the Rev. Fred. V. Hale, D. D., pastor of the First iBaptlst church, and the remains were jtejderly. laid to rest in Bellevue ceme- ri,:r i -,u - :'. t. - ; ;i;i:!rsitl.lk Finding Money. Finding-health-is like finding money HHSd thin-to "those who are sick. When yon--have a- cough; i -cold, sore throat or chest Irritation: better act promtly like Wii O Barber, ol Sandy Level, jVaiiHeays l'I had a- terrible chest trouble, loausM- by smoke and coal pust on my Jang; feat, -'after finding no relief in othexxemedles, I was jcured by Dr. King's New Discovery fof 1 C6nsumptfdfl, GougHs1 and Colds." Oreafeaf ''sato - of "any ' 'cdugh ' 6r lung meaiefae 'f"the"worM. '-At' R.'-RV t THREATENED TO MOB Gang Df Negroes Would Do Vio- j lence.to -Youngt Ia6'Mv$ii 'J bark,: White! v.- EXCITEMENT JN "BROOKLYN' Attempt to. Hold-Up. Chief -of Police Who 8Urted With Object of Their;; " r-Wrath to Police Station-- r ' Heavy Police GuaroV Last : night between " 11 and 12 o'clock a riot call came to the-police station from Hall's drug store, "Fourth and Harnett streets, asking that, a squad of police be hurried to the home of Mrs. Maggie Rivenbark,- on .Har nett, between. Fourth and Fifth streets, where a crowd of negroes -were skulk ing around the ' premises and threat ening to Ho violence to her son, Lee Rlyenbark, a young man about 25 years of age, e&lployed a.i a flyman on the Atlantic Coast Line - railroad, between. Wilmington and Rocky Mount. The suspicions of threatened violence by the blacks were soon confirmed wnen umei oi . iouoe wunacis, . re sponding to the alarm In his . buggy, started back to - the City HaH with young ' Rivenbark and a friend,; the purpose being to convey , the ; young man' to a ; place, of safety until the trouble blew Ver. The "party in the buggy had s proceeded down Fifth street only about a block and a half when a gang of some 16 or 18 negroes ran out. from the darkness of trees on - the plaza there and shouted to them to halt Being unarmed for such an emergency, the chief laid whip to his horse, which was already going at a remarkable rate of speed. and escaped the mob. Rivenbark went to the City Hall and Chief Wil Hams Immediately summoned nine of the best men on the force, armed them with riot gun 8 - and returned with Rivenbark to his home, where he re mained under guard of thi nine men the remainder of the night in defiance of the negroes. The affair caused great excitement in the neighborhood and at the police station. The 'phone message was sent bv Mr. J. T. Turlington, of Fav- ettevllle, who with members of his family, are visiting at the Rivenbark home. Sereeant Woolard received the call at the station and in a few minutes Chief Williams was in his buggy and on the way to. the scene, summoning the patrolmen on their beats as he passed them. The inci dent of the attempted hold-up of the party was soon reported at the station and Immediately the riot guns of '98 kent at the hall were In the hands of trusted men and the party returned to the scene, prepared to meet any emergency. None, however, naa arisen at daylight this morning. Young Rivenbark was employed last Spring as a cook at the Colonial Inn, to this city, and his being hi that ca pacity considerably enraged some ne groes who had made threatening re marks to the young man about tak ing a colored man's job. Either for that reason, or because negroes in Rocky Mount had notified some negroes here to avenge some trouble he had with them there, it is thought they had plan ned an attack upen him last night Persons in the house said .they had observed -negroes kuHdng around the house since early in "the evening and as night advanced, they became sold er in their demonstrations, collecting In considerable number in front of the house. . Mr. Turlington hurried to the drug store and subsequent events are as told. The hold-up of Chief Williams and Messrs. Turlington and Rivenbark oc- iirroi t a verv dark spot' on the ..root Chief Williams said Tour or five, negroes were facing the approach ing buggy, standing in the street, while fifteen or twenty others, seated on the plaza, ran out when the buggy came ntnir in a threatening manner "Halt!" and using oaths. Chief Wil Hams was unable to tell In the dark- whether thev were armed. He could also recognize nciie of them When he came up to the house there were only a few negroes loitering on the street as usual and he was totally unnreDared for theJarger number, who ran out from the plaza a block and a half further this way. When seen at the police -station be fore he returned to his home, young Rivenbark was too excited to give a coherent story of the probable cause of the demonstration of the negroes, but he was of the opinion that it was kaoiicia nf tmnhlft with negroes at South Rocky Mount He had not Uved there for several months, but had pass ed through there on his train since that time. The police are working on tne develoDments and arrests of some of the negroes may follow, VALUABLE ACQUISITION. Cardinal Gibbons Member of North Carolina Society of Baltimore. (Charlotte Observer.) Baltimore, September 1. His emi nence, Cardinal James Gibbons, head of -the Roman Catholic Church in America, was to-night formally receiv ed into the North Carolina society oi Baltimore as a member. The Cardinal was for years Vicar Apostolic, in effect Bishop of North Carolina and did much- to build up his church there. He has ever since been warmly attached to the people of the State and has taken an especial pride In Its progress and prosperity. The Institutions at Belmont, near Charlotte, are especial objects of his interest He has many personal friends living in the State, and regards his work there as the training that led to his remarkable success In the broader Held and his elevation -to the arch bishopric, and afterward to the red hat of the CardinaL When the last annual banquet of the North Carolina, Socitay was in prog ress at the Belvedere Hotel last Jan uary Cardinal Gibbons sent, by Gov ernor Warfleld. his greetings to the so city. Recently he expressed a de sire, as a former resident, to become a member "of the society. To-night he was received with cordial enthu siasm. ' The Cardinal Is generally regarded as the most noted citizen of Balti more, and the society is naturally proud of the accession. Husband WelL I must say that all fools are not dead yet! Wife (af fectionately) I'm glad of .it, dear, I never look well In black! Illustrated Bits. ; - o BaantU Blgoasvra - -f as -J.- jfcr. -a. yflto Kind Yea Haw Always '- I u 222rietflbi tt$M& ?. ' Even the' .best housekeepers cannot make ' good ;enp of coffee without good material Iirty,. adulterated and'queerly blended coffee -fruch as tmscrupulous dealers shovel over their counters won't do. ' But take the pure, clean, natural flavored t LION COFFEE, ttc leader of paae; wflec the coffee that" for over; a quarter of a century has been daily, welcomed in minions of homes and you . will make a drink fit for a king in this ways;'' - . . . - . HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE. ' --. : Hie UOH OOFmbMtwe to Ret beat rtwuIU yon mut dm the but eolte. Grind yoar LION COFFKS rather toe, V WlMpoonAil to xch cop, sod od rtes tor tho pot" FfartnUxlt with UtUoeoldwator.esongh to talk tkkk paste, n add white QfaeggifggUtob ned tetUer), tarn f olfow one of tha f aUqwing nlem : nrJl JKiiHJlSSS WATER. Ad boOtaff water, ui let It boll TmUt MINUTES ONLY. - Add UtUe cold water amd aet mMi tiv klaatos to oettle. Serve promnttr. . . . d. .WITH COLD WATER. Add iw cold water to the poate mm& brtaa tt to bolL. Tbea set oeld,odd a UtUa eold water, and la Uve ilnntea If ready to aerve.' - : . . . , - iUon'X poll it too long. : : ' " ' ? r ' V Rort't let it stand more than ten minutes before serving-. BONT (.Don't use water that has been boiled before. , ,7 '- - TWO WAYS TO SETTLE COFFEE. - comsStSSsr 1 " rf- ' ttwttktt cmmi U011 - Sd, Wia CtU Water bf& of eggs. After boffiag addsdaaaofeolA water, and tat Boa foe eight or tea mlnntai, tbea aanre throngh a ftrainw. f - Insist on getting a package of genuine UON COFFEE. Erepare ltaecordlng to tnis reetpe and yon will only use ION COFFEE In future. (Sold only in 1 lb. sealed packages.) flicm-hoad on : (Save these Lionheada for valuable piemhoYia.) '''" -' SOLD BY CROCERS EVERYWHERE '?'' "WOOLSON SPICE Ca, Toledo; Ohio. CAPT. WALTER CONEY DEAD Natlye Wilmingtonlan, Promfnent In Business World, Died Suddenly -Yesterday Morning In Georgia. - A telegram received in the city yes terday morning conveyed the sad news of the death of Capt Walter Coney to many friends and a number of rela tives in this city. CapL . Coney died suddenly of hemorrhage of the train at his home In Savannah, Ga., where he was second vice-president of the Paterson-Downlng Company and man ager of the extensive naval store busi ness of that corporation in the Geor gia city. The news was received vlh sincere sorrow in Wilmington, . Cai tain Coney being a native here and a resident of the city until 1885 when he removed to Charleston and a year later to Savannah, Ga. The funeral will take place In Savannah, Mr. W. R. Taylor, a nephew of the deceased having left last night to attend the services. Capt. Coney married Miss Mary Mc Laurin, of Wilmington, a sister of Mrs. J. H. Taylor, Mr. L. W. McLaurin and Miss Katie B. McLaurin, of this city. The wife, four sons and two daughters survive him. The children are Col. W. E. Coney, a prominent member' of the Georgia National Guard; Messrs. John, Wilbur and Neill M. Coney and Misses Nannie and Mellle Coney, all of Savannah, ex cept Mr. Neill Coney, who recently left for Arizonla. During his resi dence in this city, Capt. Coney was of the firm of Lemmerman & Coney, own ers of the steamer "William Nyce" and proprietors of an extensive light erage business on the river. Capt Coney was the eleventh captain of the Wilmington Light Infantry and took a lively interest in the affairs of that organization. He was also an enthusiastic member of the Carolina Yacht Club and owned the "Little Walter," which bore the champion ship flag at its masthead for several successive years. The flag -eft -ijU W. L. I. armory in ' this city is at half mast in honor of Capt. Coney, who was universally beloved by the company. A notice of the death was also posted at the Chamber of Com merce, the Paterson-Downlng Com pany, being a member of the body and Capt. Coney being well known and highly esteemed In the business com munity here. Capt Coney was between 50 and 60 years of age. ALBERT IVERSON RODGERS. Young Man Held In Highest Esteem Is Dead. The funeral of young Albert Iver- son Rodgers, a popular employe In the A. C. L. Auditor's office, was conduct ed at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Geo. B. Webster, . pastor of Bladen Street M. E. church, in the presence of many friends and the re mains were tenderly laid to rest in Bellevue cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs. J. D. Robinson, F. L. Prower, W. F. Hatchel, R. P. Houston, B. H. Houston, Jr., and S. G. Nelms. Young Rodgers was only 17 years of age and died Tuesday afternoon of typho-malarlal fever. His death cist a gloom over the entire community, for everybody was drawn to him be cause of his exemplary habits and splendid qualities as a Christian young man. He was . a member of the Y. M. C. A. and leaves besides many Borrowing friends two small brothers and one sister, Mrs. Ollie Tindall. (SlkeiyePQ ESnaoiy the genuine Sun Cured Tobacco . flavor by the taste arid aroma of EScs onov s and have-' made it the largest seller by refusing imitations advertised as sun cured Learn the Genuine Sun Cured Flavor cm out this advertisement and send, together with sc. stamp, to R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,Winston-Salem, N.C., and they will mail free a 5c sample of this tobacco. Write your name and address plainly. - r. 1 . 31 7Z Er everv tacka76.1 .; .McCOWN COTJTEMPT CASE. "Take Me Back to Durham" Parting Injunction of Suicide. - Special Star Telegram. - Raleigh, N. C, Sept 6. Everyone expected the Supreme Court would de cide against McCown, in Jail at Dur ham for assaulting Judge Ward. The court in an oral judgment sustains Judge. Ward and McCown must serve his term. The decision seems to give universal satisfaction. W. A. Barbee, of Durham, aged 5, who had been here. since yesterday, drinking hard, committed suicide in his room at 'the Yarboro House . this afternoon. He had bought new-cloth ing here, possibly for a shroud, went to the hotel and secured a room; gave .160 -to the clerk, returned to the loom, stood in front of a mirror and blew out his brains. A note on his person Bald : "Take me back to Dur ham." The coroner found this and decided an Inquest unnecessary. Bar- Dee was a son of Justice G. A. Bar- bee, of Durham, and on account of his habits had been discharged from em ployment in Durham a few days ago. (By Associated Press.) . . Raleigh, N. C, September 6. The Supreme Court to-day denied the ap plication of Ex-Mayor McCown, of Dur ham. N. C, for a writ of habeas cor pus and directed that he serve the term of thirty days in Jail to which he was sentenced for cursing and strik ing Judge George Ward, of the Super lor Court because the Judge refused to increase the sentence of a man who had killed McCown's brother-in-law. ANOTHER CARNIVAL COMING. Jr. O. U. A. M. Will Hold Street Fair Here During November. Application of Messrs. John E. Wood, Walter E. Yopp, G. C. Simmons, Jas. A. Jordan and A. J. Hewlett, com pdslng a committee from the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, anilng tor jrtjrntlalon to hold a street esrnlrsrror a week during" November, on Market, betwen Tenth and Twelfth streets. leaving a space for vehicles to pass, was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners at the regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. The committee desired to be exempt from all taxation on the grounds that the proceeds be used for charitable purposes. - The application was supported by a signed statement, purporting to be from all the white citizens living on Market, between Tenth and Twelfth streets, stating that they have no ob jection to the carnival there, provided a space is left for vehicles to pass. The Board granted the application for ex emption from taxes, but took the ground- that the Commissioners had nothing to do with the location of the proposed carnival, that matter being with the city authoriies. At the regu lar meeting of the Board of Alder men, also yesterday afternoon, the same petition and statement from pro perty owners wa submitted and the permission was unanimously granted without reserve. The exact date of the carnival will be announced later, Attacked by a Mob and beaten, in a, labor riot, until cov ered with sores, a Chicago street car conductor applied Buckjen's Arnica Salve, and was soon sound and well. "I use it In my family,-' writes o. J. Welch, of Tekonsha, Mich., "and find it perfect". Simply great for cuts and burns. Only- 25c at R. R. Bellamy's drug store. " : " NEGRO PIMPED IEAD ional Shooting Amonsr Colored People si Sixth1 and v Nixon ' Last Night. INVADED ANOTHER'S HOME William McNeill Fired Three Times at Jim Young In the 8treet, Each Ball Taking Effect Then . V 4 Surrendered Himself. ' Believing him to be responsible for alienating the affections of his wife and invading the sanctity of his home. William McNeill, a young colored man employed on theyards of the Stand ard' Pole and Tie Company, In this city," early last night -drew his pistol at Fifth and Nixon streets and fired three times into Jim Young, also col ored, each of the three" balls taking effect, one through the left arm, Just below the elbow; one In the hip add the third in the abdomen. Soon after the shooting McNeill, believing that he had killed Young, came down to the City Hall, surrendered himself and was locked up in acell in the station house. He said that ha had frequently warned 'xoung of the consequences of his Improper conduct and felt Justified in what he had done. . The shooting caused much - excite ment in the colored settlement where ft occurred and a great crowd assem bled to discuss the affair, and see the wounded mac before he was taken to the hospital in . the ambulance. Po liceman H. P. Merrltt on duty in that section of the city saw the flashes of the pistol, the shots appearing to have been fired deliberately, one after the other with a short pause between. The officer ran up to the corner, but Mc Neill had disappeared. At first it was thought that he had run to the Caro lina Central railroad tracks and board ed the outgoing excursion train, which was passeing at the time, but Mc Neill surprised everybody by walking to the City Hall with Mr. Woebse. who keeps a store in the vicinity, and giv ing himself up. , At the hospital later Dr. Akerman said the wounds were not fatal. By the greatest goodl luck for the victim. he said, the ball -Which struck the ne gro in the adbomen was diverted from its inward course and glanced around. The ball in the arm passed through and through. The wound in the hip may give Young trouble for some time. It is probable that McNeill win make application and will be able to give bond to-day unless complications set In as to Youne. his victim. McNeill Is a respectable colored man and is fairly well to do. i H ELD-UP ON jTHE ROAD Young Mr. Dempsey Halted on Cas tle Haynea Road. John Dempsey, 17 years old, a son of Mr. F. J. Dempsey, a leading tnick grower of the county, living in the Acorn Branch section, was held up by two negroes on the Castle Haynes road, about four miles from the city. just before day yesterday morning as the young man was coming alone In a cart to the city, the early start being to enable him to -reach the market with produce In. time for the opening. The .negroes ran out .from each .side of the road and commanded the young man to halt and throw up his hands. The caru was stopped and the negroes were approaching when a buggy meet ing young Mr. Dempsey dashed up and the negroes took to their heels before, committing any robbery. They ran down the road a short distance and scampered off in the woods, before the gentlemen in the buggy could be of any assistance to Mr. Dempsey in attempting a capture. The young man came on to the city'Wd reported the matter to the authorities, but there is little hope of capturing the would-be highwaymen. Successful Deer Hunt. Ex-Mayor Truelove, Ex-Alderman Charlie Skipper, of the "Town of Myrtle," Chairman A. M. Chinnlss, of the Brunswick Board of County Com missioners, and Referee Geo. H. Howell, of this city, went on a deer drive across the river yesterday. The "official" party was successful In bring ing down two fine bucks and enjoy ing no end of fine sport. One of the bucks went to Mr. Chinnlss and the other was brought down by Mr. Skip per. Fniaee'i MlIIlmalrea. According to M. Neymarck, the noted French statistician, the number of French citizens possessing estates ex ceeding 2,000,000 is under thirty, while those possessing estates over 600,000 but under 2,000.000 in value Is about a hundred. Between S00 and 600 persons possess fortunes averaging from 200.000 to 400,000. Some 4,000 persons In France possess fortunes of between 100,000 and under 200,000. About 13,000 French citizens are "mil lionaires" in the French sense of the word namely, possessing over 40,000 and up to 99,000. Going lower down the scale, It is estimated that 262,000 Frenchmen possess a capital of be tween 2.000 and 4,000, and 1,548,000 hold between 400 and 1.000 each, St James' Gazette. Peat Thla Doajs. One of the affectations among fash ionable women nowadays is to have some distinctive note about their dress or coiffure or little accessories of ward robe, even If it be only some special perfume which they endeavor to 'asso ciate with their note paper, their visit ing cards or their carriages as well aa their dress. One would fain think this Is enough; but according to the latest advices, some women even perfume their pet dogs, and their aim Is to dis cover some unique perfume and guard its name as a Jealous secret New York Globe. Owr Beer mad Oeraaauay'a. Germany having been for so many generations looked upon In every quar ter of the globe as the special realm of Gambrlnus, the drinkers of beer must be astonished to learn that In 1903 the Teutonic brewers made only 1,787,615, POO gallons of malt beverages, or 183, 085,230 lees than the quantity produced In the TJnlted States. Of course It Is not to be forgotten that the population of this republic is much larger than that of the dominions of Kaiser -Willi elm, yet nevertheless it cannot be dis puted that those are suggestive figures. New York Tribune. : 7 Women are Just! like glrh only a little more so. Chicago News. FAILED -TO IDENTIE V ItIE" 1 Mr. .pooley and , Wife ot ; Parties: Wanted . - In KaramaCiever V x 8w!ndle of Prof. - Harrington. : After a long And tiresome Journey of - two days and two nights,' Sheriff Chas. Shean and 'Mrs. W. R. VanNop- pen, of Kalamazoo, s. Mich., 1 . arrived last night, the last named to Identi fy and the officer to take back with him to the Northwest C. J. Cooley and wife; . arrested on - suspicion of . being Prof. Harrington and wife, wanted in Kalamazoo and In several other cities In the East for grand larceny. The Identification, however, fell down com pletely and Mr. and Mrs. Cooley were given their liberty with apologies for having caused them ' the unnecessary trouble. Mrs. VanNoppen, who came to iden tify the. parties and from whom Har rington stole by trick $740, is a young woman, very attractive, cultured and refined. She preferred' not to speak of the affair more than possible and said Harrington was" an exceedingly clever, swindler and posed as a clair voyant and hypnotist, being patronized during his stay tn Kalamazoo , by among the very best people, Ills man ner and bearing being that of a gen tleman. He made a house to house canvass and Impressed one wonderful ly; In fact, so much so, that Mrs. Van Noppen entrusted to him $740, which he took, promising her . overnight to inform her next morning of .the best investment for the amount. When morning dawned Harrington and his wife and left between suns and the in habitants of the city, who had been roped in, during'a day and night were short $2,000 as the result of the clever Operations of the swindlers, who oper ated a similar game in small cities all over the country. Sheriff Shean and Mrs. VanNoppen are. guests at the Colonial Inn and will return to Kalamazoo this even ing, "disappointed but not dismayed." Sheriff Shean is an enthusiastic Elk, a clever gentleman and is enjoying his first visit to the South. He says there will be no let up in the efforts to find Harrington, who is wanted pretty nearly all over the country. INCOMES IN THE STATE. Governor Calls For Investigation of Central Hospital Incident. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 31. The Cor poration Commission reports $2,093,- 000 as the total amount of incomes reported to it In North Carolina and that many persons failed to list in comes. It has sent a demand to delin quents for reports. Governor Glenn has written Super intendent James McKee, of the Cen tral Hospital for theInsane here, ask ing an investigation of the death of James H. Nail, a patient, who, it is charged, was so brutally treated by certain attendants who, when he had fled from the hospital pursued and captured him, that his death resulted The Governor says he has seen a state ment made by an eye witness giving an account of the treatment of Nail, which does not reflect any credit up on the attendants or the State. He de sires the matter probed to the bot tom and nothing concealed from the public. Tried the Laudanum Route. A half -drunken colored woman creat ed some excitement down town last night by applying at several of the drug stores for laudanum and pleading piteously when denied the drug. A colored man followed the woman and told the druggists that the woman had threatened suicide -and not to sell her the drug. Finally she obtained a bottle of the drug somewhere and was in the act of taking it on Second, be tween Market and Princess -streets, when some one Jerked it out, of her hand and threw it away. Robbed Delgado Store. The safe in the company store at Delgado was broken open Monday nignt or this week and something over $100 In money belonging to Justice of the Peace Sykes, was stolen. Entrance was "gained through a window of the band room on the second floor. Of ficers are at work on the case. . and Mrs. Newton Arrowwood, c the Reems Creek section of Bun combe county, were In Asheville last w ek for the purpose of having their children's pictures taken. Mr. and Mrs. Arrowwood are the proud pos sessors of five hopefuls and they claim the uistinction of being the only cou ple in uat section of the State having triplets and twins. .he family at tracted no little attention and interest in the city. The triplets are a little more than, three y ars old; all three exactly the same size weight- and height and dressed similarly. They are sturdy youngsters with bright and intelligent, faces. They manifested a keen interest in all which they saw and ueard. The little ones the twins are also strong and healthy and bid fair mi the days to come to add credit and strength to the "State of Bun combe." It is said that one of the photos bearing the smiling laces of the triplets and twins, is to be sent to President Roosevelt to demonstrate to the chief execu.ve that there is no such thing as neck o' woods. 'race ;icide" in this Will Allen, a colored boy. was shot Saturday elterTOOH"-imd "kilted -et Chapel Hill by Johnson Merrltt Jr. both were colored boys, about the same age, sixteen or seventeen years, and uie killing occurred at the home of the Merrltt boy, who fired the shot. Johnson Merrltt Jr anu Will Allen had some trouble tn the street Sat urday and blows were passed. Later they went to the home of Johnson Merritt's father. While there the shooting took place. ' LACK PPVYQER SHELLS TThp MHublapfc" s Kood heI1; good in construction, good because it is primed with a quick fcd sure primer, and good because carefully and accurately loaded with the best brands of powder and shot. It is a favorite among hunters and other users pf black powder shells on account of its uniform shooting, evenness of pattern and strength o withstand : reloading. A trial will prove its excellence. A L L DEALERS SELL THEM m t V LYA . Elaborate Preparations Being j. tr. Gathering, of Growers. (Special' Star Telesram.) ' 4 MaxtonT N. Cv; September 4.- Apro pos of the .big rally and. meeting of the Southern- Cotton Growers' .and Business Mens' Association to be held here on Saturday. September 9th, about 'which much has been said and written, the indications are that It will be a splendid occasion, accomplish ing much for the cause of the farmers. Extensive preparations are being made and a large crowd is expected. The speakers to be present re among the foremost men in the organization the men who do things. They' are President Harvle Jordon, Mr. A. E. Smith, ot South Carolina, the head of the movement In our sisterState, ana the Old North State's own champion of the farmers' rights, CoL John S. Cun ningham. It ,1s possible that Hon. John L. McLaurin, of South Carolina., may also be here and deliver an address. The speaking and picnic will take place- at Patterson's Park, a pretty suburban grove, where will be erecter a spacious stand for the speakers, and seats for the audience. The basket picnic will be made an enjoyable fea ture of the day. A special rate on one and one-third fare plus 25 cents, on the "Certificate plan," has been secured to apply f rom Charlotte, Wilmington. Fayettevllle, Bennettsville, and all Intermediate points, By the "Certificate plan." is meant that the passenger purchases at his home station a regular one-way ticket , to Maxton, calling, on Agent for a certificate." One presentation of the "certificate," to the agent at Max ton, transportation for the return trip may be obtained for one third of regu lar fare plus 25 cents. Be sure to get "certificate" from agent at starting point This, occasion will be one profit as well as pleasure for the information to be gained from the speeches of these men who have done so much for the South will be worth while. Every body is welcome. BABY GIRL WAS IN THE WAY. New York Mother Confessed to Mur der of Hf r Child. Ay Wire to The Morning- Star. New York, Sept 4. A confessed ac complice in the murder of her two-year-old daughter whose mutilated body was subsequently bathed and neatly clad in its best clothes and then placed In the Open doorway of a West side tenement house, Agnes Hyland, aged 23 years was locked up tonight Gustave Densert a plumber with whom the woman lived as a house keeper, is also under arrest. The mother told the police that Denser killed babe girl Gertrude, because it "was in the way" and that she help ed to dispose of the body. The janitor of the tenement this morning stumbled over .the body, which wrapped in a newspaper, lay in the corner of a dark stairway. Phy sicians found fatal bruises on the temple while the face bore nine stab wounds, apparently made by a pen knife. According to the mother, the child who was an attractive, robust young ster with a profusion of light curly hair, and blue eyes, was beaten to death the previous night because Den ser, who has three children of his own, objected to her presence In the home. Later, the mother washed the body to remove blood stains and dressing it in a petticoat, white dress', white cloak, held at the waist with a leather belt and. patent leather shoes, carried It -to the 4oorwtt 'where vt wae found. '. Greenville Reflector: C. W. Har vey, secretary of the tobacco board of trade, has furnished us with the fig ures showing that the sales on the Greenville market for the month of August were 1,645,439 pounds, at an average price of $6.57 per hundred pounds. As compared with last year a gain of over three hundred per cent in pounds is shown, the sales In Au gust 1904, being 465,-232 pounds at an average price of $6.92 per one hun dred pounds. It will be noticed that the average price this year is a little lower than last, but this due to the fact that the crop this year is very common in quality. Prices on grades are higher this year than last, but so much common brings down the aver age. "Mamma," said Harry, "I wish you would make Mabel quit punching me with her elbows. I'm afraid she's got it" "Got what dear?" asked his mother. "The bargain-counter habit," answered the small observer. Chicago News. EVER WATCHFUL Little Care Will Save Many mington Readers Future Trouble. Wil- . Watch the kidney secretions. ' See that they have the amber bue of health; The discharge not excessive or in frequent; Contain no "brick-dust like" sedi ment Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for you. They watch the kidneys and cure them when they're sick. Wilmington testimony proves it. . P. C. LeMoyne, contractor, of 223 North Seventh streets, says: "I did not know ..hat tne trouble with my back was caused by my kidneys not acting properly, although 1 noticed the secretions from those organs were dark. and very irregular, sometimes free and- et tther times- scanty. I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and went to Bellamy's drug store and got a box. I was surprised at the result, for I have not - had backache since I used them.!' ' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. - Remember the name DOAN'S ' and take no other. : THE-RALLY . jinn ..VJll ' 'Jit ! ... - . .. i-' ' '. 4. ' v . - . - - ; ; . . ' ; - ' . ' .
