2
THIRTEEN NOW ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
True Bill Against the Lake
City Lynchers.
THE JUDGE’S CHARGE
one or tub blackest crimes
EVER CHUTETRATED.
TWO NAMES DROPPED FROM INDICTMENT
No Explanation of This Action Given. Names
of the Men on Trial. Two Have Turned
State's Evidence. The Case Opens
Monday.
Charleston. S. C„ April 7 in the
l 11 it il States Circuit C urt her*- *<» day
Judge W. H. Brawloy, presiding. a tnie
Pill was foun.l Py the grind .AnV aga
thirteen of the non aeeuse.i >f lynch.r.g
Eraser B. Baker it Lane City. S.
February 22nd,' 1 SDN. Fifteen men are
under arrest, hut no explanation of the j
dropping of two of the names from the
indictment was givi n. Before giving
the ease out. Judge Brawley delivered
tm impressive charge; he did so. ;:e said,
owing to the unusualuess and gravity of
the ease. lie sketched in outline the
• ftenses of whieli the prisoners were a
. oe.l ami detimii th«* duties of tile j.t- i
rors in the prent isos. |he crime was
one of the blackest ever perpetrated iu |
South Carolina, lie said, ami ir was tile j
duty of the Government t ► prosecute
to tii fullest extent any or ad of the
men who might have been implicated
in it' commission.
The jury retired and brought in the
hill after being out less than ail hour.
The indictment they signed was. of
course, prepar d in the United States
District Attorney's office, lie fills fifty
typewritten pages and sets forth tit
great length the incidents of the Lake
City lynching. lit will he rememb red
that on the night of February 22nd.
1S!Os. a mob went to the house of Post
master Fraser B. Baker, a negro who
was obnoxious to the fieople of the
town. Oil was poured on s Ira rings, piled
against the house and fire set to it.
When Baker, his wife and his el il
dreu tried to eseaih* he and his infant
daughter were killed while his wife and
two other children were s lioitsly wound
ed by men shooting at iiem from the
woods.
The men on trial mow are:
Martin Ward. W. A. Webster. Ezra
MeKnigbt, Henry Stokes. Henry Cod
win. Moultrie Epps, Charles D. Jay nr,
Oscar Kelly. Marion Clark. Alonzo Rod
gers. Edwin M. Rodgers, Joseph I*.
Newham aiid Early I*. Lee, merchants
and farmers of Hake City, and vicinity.
The last two men mentioned have
turned state’s evidence. The trial will
take place, beginning Monday.
Ex-Attorney General W. A. Barber
and .1. 1\ Kennedy Bryan, of tli * Cnar
leston bar, will assist the prosecuting of
ficer.
A DEFENCE OF TRUSTS
PRESIDENT THURBER FINDS THEM BENE
FICIAL TO THE PUBLIC.
He Admits They Have Worked Some Hard
sh:ps, But Declares Them Blessings
to the Laboring Classes.
Washington. April 7.—. Mr. F. B.
Thurber, president of the Tinted States
Export Association, in testifying as to
trusts before the Industrial Commission
to-dsiy, took positive grounds in support
of trusts, saying that he had at first
been prejudiced against them believing
that they would oppress the public with
high pricts.
"I had." he said, "no conception that
they were a natural economic develop
ment consequent on the development of
the great forces which now control the
world—steam, electricity and machinery,
<>r that there was any rational basis
for their existence. But a careful study
of their effect, ranging over a fitriod of
years, has materially modified my opin
ion.”
Taking up tin* history of trusts he
said they began with the consolidation
of tin* railroads into trunk lines. He
said the fear had been that the combi
nation would result in exorbitant ra'os
for transportation, but this had not
proved to be the case. He quoted figures
to show that on the contrary there had
been a reduction.
The entire transportation performed
by the railroads of the United Slates
during the twelve years ending June
30th. 185)4, was equivalent to moving
130,700,077,822 passengers and 807.-
035.382.838 tons of freight one mile.
Had rates averaging as high as those
of IS.S2 been collected on this traffic, the
railroads would have earned $2,020,043,-
450 more than they actually received.
1 nder the consolidation effected by
the Standard Oil Company, oil had de
preciated in price from 25.7 cents per
gallon in 1871 to 57 cents in 181)8 and a
similar condition was shown as the re
sult of the formation of the Sugar
trust, dn to the purchase of the raw
material at a cheaper rate than individ
ual refiners could get it.
Mr. Thurber suggested that these are
but types of many in the evolution of
industries.
‘“That there have been instances of
hardship and injustice attending his rev
olution cannot lie doubted." he admit
ted, “but it is equally certain that the
total results have been beneficial to tin*
public at large and to the inter sts of the
the majority.”
In other words, the profits of capital
have been steadily decreasing, while
those of labor, especially organized la
bor, have steadily increased.
Boarding house keejau’s. don't mak
your ice cream. Dughi will mak** \ou a
special price.
NORTH AM) SOUTH TO MEET.
The meeeting that has been announced
for April 17ih to 22nd at Southern Fines,
X. C„ is without question the most im
portant gathering looking to the develop
ment. of the Southern section of flu*
Union that has taken plats* in the past
thirty years. The meeting was cnll«*d
by more than four hundred Northern
people, who have settled at what is
known as the Yankee city of tin* South.
Southern Pines. These settlers are men
of influence ami standing from the differ
ent Northern and Western States. They
have gone to the sand hills of North
t'arolina on account of its being one of
tin* healthiest sections* in the country.
I They have built up the most progressive
city that has lieen developed by North
' ern men and means.
One of the most prominent New Eng
land business men has invested in That
section nearly one million dollars. Fruit,
farms have been established, electric
railroad, banking institution, electric
light plant, ice plants and everything
that goes to make up a progressive mod
ern city.
The Northern settlers at Southern
Fines have seen that they can be of ad
vantage to the entire South, by inviting
ihoir friends and business men of the
North to come down and have a confer
ence wjtli the business men of the South,
and the movement is attracting the at
tention of the people all over the conn
vry; and it is certain that the town will
be taxed to its utmost capacity, to en
tertain the large number of people who
will visit the place, nlthoughithas more
hotel accommodation than any other
place to its size in the country, and can
conveniently house, within its territory,
two or three thousand people.
SFONSOR AND MAID OF HONOR.
Tombing the appointment of Mis-.
Daisy L. Holt, of Burlinton, as spon
sor, and Miss Adelaide Snow, of Ra :
eigh. as maid of honor, to represent the
North Carolina Division, United Conf<*d
erate Veterans, at. the reunion of tie*
Confederate veterans at Charleston, S.
C„ next May. the Wilmington Messenger
has the pleasant words to say:
“These two accomplished young ladies
are charming repr: sentatives of our
State and North Carolina will be llut
teringly represented in the beauty and
grace of her two fair daughters. Miss
Holt is a daughter of Mr. .lames JT.
Ilolt, of Burlington, and Miss Snow is
a daughter of the late Mr. George
Snow, of Raleigh.”
IT IS NOT IN THE TRUST
ABSORPTION OF R. J. REYNOLDS COM
PANY BY CONTINENTAL DENIED.
President R ynolds Says There is No Truth in
the Statement. The Compiny as Re'
O'gmized-
Winston, N. C., April 7. iSpecial.i
Mr. R. J. Reynolds returned from New
York to-day. He says there '.* no truth
in the report miblised in the New York
papers that the Confiiu* ital Tobacco
Company has absorbed the R. J. Rey
i olds Company of this city.
I The officers of tin* lack*** company,
iuce the reorganization are as follows;
President, R. J. Reynolds; vice presi
dent, B. N. Duke, of Due mm. and W.
N. Reynolds, of Winston; secretary and
| treasurer. G. R. Lybrook, nephew of
the president. Tin: directors are J. B.
Duke, J. B. Cobb, of New Y’ork; Geo.
W. Watts, of Durham; R. J., W. N.
ml W. R. Reynolds, of Winston.
The head office will he in Winston.
The management of the business will be
in the hands of the directors here. Buy
ing and selling tobacco will >e conducted
as heretofore, except on a much largi r
calc. An additional factory will la*
uilt as soon as plans can be prepared.
DON’T BOTHER THE TRAMP.
The attention of “our excellent police
department” was the other day called
to the great number of tramps now in
festing the residence portion of the city,
and the professional beggars plying their
trade on the business streets. The sug
gestion seems to have done no good as
the number of tram its seems to grow an ►
the greater the danger of their spread
ing the smallpox becomes the more per
fect immunity from arrest they seem to
enjoy.
“Peace Hath •
Her Victories
o\p less renowned than
war,' ’ said Milton, and now,
in the Spring, is the time
to get a peaceful victory
over the impurities which
have been accumulating in
the blood during Winter's
hearty eating. The ban
ner of peace is borne aloft
by Hood's Sarsaparilla,
It brings rest and comfort to the
weary body racked by pains of all sorts
and kinds. Its beneficial effects prove it
to be the great specific to be relied upon
for victory. Hood’s never disappoints.
Scrofula “ Running scrofula sores
made me shunned by neighbors. Medical
treatment failed. A relative urged me to
try Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Did so and in few
months the sores completely healed.” Mrs.
J. M. Hatch, Etna, N. If.
Catarrh " Disagreeable catarrhal drop
pings in my throat made me nervous and
dizzy. My liver was torpid. Hood’s Sar
saparilla corrected both troubles. My
health is very good." Mbs. Elvira J.
Smilsy, 171 Main St.. Auburn. Maine.
Tumors- “A tumor as big as a large
marble came under my tongue and instead
of letting my physician operate on it, I used
my favorite spring tonic, Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla. The bunch soon disappeared.” Mrs.
H. M. Coburn, b I nion St.. Lowell, Mass.
Hood’s■ fill* cure liver ills, me non irritating iiud
only i-aOiartu* to talc- with Hood’s SarjHp.irilU.
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, SATU RDAY MORNING, APRIL s, 1800.
'REORGANIZING
: NATIVE FORCES
T
I
The Cabinet Hears Aguinaldo
Is Still Active.
i
MONTENEGRO IS DEAD
AS A LEADER SECOND ONLY In
AGUINALDO.
GENERAL MacYR’HUR’S RECONNAISANCES
!
The Menadnock, Patrolling the Bay, Keeps
|
the Filip'nos Moving, Droppirg au Occa
sional Shell Among Them In Re*
sponse to Musketry Fir .
Washington. April 7. The Fithim
was in session only an hour 10-duy. '! ho
method of making the payment of 8 U
OOO.tIOO to Spain wins talked over,' itiul
although no conclusion was n ao’icil
it is expected flrat the. frau-fer w ill be
made by a draft on the Treasury to la*
| delivered to any lepivs-'iiiniive wln m
the Spanish Government m.v. dexignat
Tin* situation in the Fhilippi'ies wa n o
discussed, and a telegram wa i mid to
tile efferi thill Aguinaido was teorgau
* iz.hig his army north >f his late cap*
' t :il.
I
j W’ATVHIXG THE NATIVES.
Tin* Motiaduock Keeps Them in Motion
With an Occasional Shell.
Manila, April 7. 1:50 I\ M. —General
-MaeArthur’s operations consist. '.••mpor
arily. in daily reconnaissance* in various
directions for the purpose of keeping in
.touch with the rebels ami ascertaining
their movements.
in the meantime the dredges are busy
clearing the channel of the Rio Grande
to Famapgna.
The United States monitor Monad
nock is patrolling tli bay in the vicinity
of Bakoor. keeping tin* rebels iu mo*ion
and dropping occasional shells amu:g
them in response to their mus’tetrv lire.
TRANSPORT VALENCIA ARRIVES
Washington. April 7. The War De
partment has received the following:
"Manila. April 7th.
Adjutant General. Washington.
"Transport Valencia arrived thi
mofniug: successful passage.
(Signed) "OTIS"
This trans.[)ort has thirieeen ofliieis
and 107 men from difT "cut regiments
and seven civilians on Hoard.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New Y’ork. April 7.—The total bunk
clearings in tin* United States for this
week, were $2,<>51,380.811; per cent, in
crease 30.7.
Exclusive of New York, $(*>0,302,588:
per cent, increase, 30.2.
CHAOTIC IN JAMAICA
THE PEOPLE BURN JOSEPH CHAVBERLMN
IN EFFIGY.
And Demand Res'oralion of the Constitution of
1866, With Alterna'ive of Annex
ation to the United States.
Kingston, Jamaica. April 7.—The
council adjourned to-day. leaving the
[xvlitieal munition almost chaotic, the
representatives having passed a vote of
censure on the officers of the Govern
ment and having adopted a resolution
demanding their removal, including the
Governor, Sir Augustus Hemming.
Last night, throughout the rural par
ishes, mass meetings wear held an I
effigies of Joseph Chamberlain, the Brit
ish Secretary of State I n* tin* Colonies:
Governor Hemming and Mr. iV.laehe. a
representative who, ut III* filial crisis,
voted with the Go.vrmn *m. and who
holds a Government appoiuiimnt. wt:e
burned.
There were no other violent develop
ments. lmt tin* lea levs are reported to
Im* formulating a monster popular ulti
matum to the Imperial Government de
manding ihe restoration of * It* * original
autonomous constitution, of 1800, with
the alternative of annexation to the
United States. Tin* agitator* sr.v that
if both demands are refused and a
coercive* policy is maintained serious
trouble may develop.
For Fail Trade. A good salesman
wanted who travels to sell our manu
factures of Dry Goods Specialties, direct
from our mills to ihe retailers. Good
commission. FRANK I). LA LA.NNE
& CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 4-8-2 t sats
THE CRIMINAL INSANE.
The criminal insane are still confined
at tin* penitentiary, though the act trails
j ferring them to asylum here has long
ago gone .in force, it is understood that
as soon as the Day ease is decided vhe
penitentiary authorities will demand
their removal. *
THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MALARIA.
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s
Tasteless Chill Tonic. If is simply Iron
and Quinine in a tasteless form. No
cure, no pay. Price 50c.
wed & sat 0 in & \v Cm
THAT THROBBING HEADACHE.
Would quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches,
j They make pure blood and strong nerves
: and build up your health. Easy to take,
j Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back
[if not cured. Bold by* ull Druggists, __
LUNCH TIME TOO SHORT.
[fucjl
II H II if
! 1 u: ■mw
"In the morning the pain would each me in the back of Hie beat! and give im* sudden twi-i.** in the track <.f the
ju.k. Il t.srk all the coinage I could master to get out of bed at all. Winn 1 tried to *tau<J erect on my feet it felt as
though knives were piercing my thighs and leg-.
"During tin* day 1 would have attacks in my spine which involved my head ami ><*eijied to extend to all flu* leading
nerves in my body. These attacks wet* often mi sudden they made un* dizzy. I lo*t tu> apjietite and Mas disqualified
lor mental effort. I felt so dull and heavy in l*»th mind and body that 1 lost all inter, *t -in everything. I wa- moody,
disheartened and discouraged. To nn* tin* future appeared a- unwholesome and discolored as uiy own yellow skin and
“Many fieoph* had W a row’* Haft* I'un-* to jju* ajul I fluid** uj> luj to trv it. Ilii* result was
beyond my expectations or liojm*s. Ij» t that time I had Is-en in sm-h misery that I would alternately stand on one foot,
and then on the other to ease the pain, but be ore 1 had finished the firs! bottle ot Ho* Xule < me 1 felt a <liange foi the
Is-lter. After having taken five Kittle in all- a time covering perhaps a- ill u .» weeks, the pain wa- entirely gone and
I enjoyed tin* unspeakable blessing of good health. V rom these tacts, when is** pl« ask me m,v opinion ot Warners Safe
t’ure. you can imagine what my answe i>. leimumi Stevens Jacques. Wt»\ n * Avenue. < •'•fina mow n. Pa.
Now if the reader will lend me his ears for a minute J will say a few plain words suggested by the aWve letter.
The complaint which gave Mr. .Jacques such an unhappv e>:|s-ri.-nee was that form of rheumatism commonly called
sciatica. Few <liseas,*s are more painful and prostrating. Our friend has in no way exaggerated the torment* which
tis capable of inflicting. If the ancient inquisitors, who sought to correct heiesy by means of bodily pain, could have
misused at will the agonies of acute rheumatism they might have spured themselv.*s tin* use of tin* rack, tin* thumbscrew,
the boot, and others of their amiable de ices. For few men but would change their creed quicker Hum a wink to get rid
of thi* variety of torture.
Now here is the point in a nutshell: All forms of rheumatism and gout are caused by the poison known as uric
acid; and uric acid is produced in the sy tent and retained there by a torpid liver. Paste this fact up on the walls of your
memory where yon can see it. at a glatce, as you are not likely to g»*t hold of any more important information iliis year.
In other words, cure liver and kidney complaint and you cure rtiemnaGsm. gout, sciatica and most other kinds of
nerve pain. And the agent to do it with is Warner’s Safe Cure. This show* why. a* 1 *aid at the outset, Liverland
is a bigger country than India.
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We Will Sell on the Premises, at
Public Auction ■ ■.
ON
Tuesday, April 25th, 1899,
At 2:30 P. M.
TWELVE HANDSOME MODERN DWELLINGS
Recently Built on Summit Avenue.
Those are certainly the best built houses in Greensboro, having double Doors and double walls, interlined w : th
building paper; modern nickel plated plumbing, open range and boiler, water, sewerage, gas and every convenience ana
improvement.
There are few houses in the State as well built and comfortable. The quality of material and workmanship used in
tlie construction, from the ground up, is of the very best.
TERMS: One-sixth cash: balance in equal payments at one, two, three, four and five years.
For Further Funiculars, Address .... . .x.m... .... 'T.
Summit Avenue Building Company,
GREENSBORO N, C
A home-keeping friend of mine, and I
took lunch together the other day. He
bad never been out of the State of Ohio,
while I wa* just back from three years’
residence and travel in India. “Now,”
sad my innocent companion as he sipped
hi* coffee, “we have half an hour yet be
fore us; suppose you tell me all about
India. Y'ou talk and I’ll listen.”
An attack of lockjaw could not have
shut off my speech more completely. At
last I managed to articulate: “Excuse
me; it’* too big a subject. Conte to me
some time when we can Kuh spare au
entire month, and I’ll invest the whole
of it in telling you a part of what little
1 know alsuit India."
And yet I am confronted this blessed
moment with a task even more puzzling
and complicated--to tell all al*>ut the hu
man liver. Nothing could lie better, if
it were possible. But il isn’t; not at one
sitting. S<» I will turn this man’s letter
over to you exactly as he wrote it. and
perhu'i* venture a word or two at tin*
end.
"Several year* ago I found myself
in such a condition that I fvmld neither
sit. stand or lie without great pain. My
nights were full of suffering. I wou'd
roll from aide to side in vain efforts to se
cure an easy |«jsition, so i could go to
sleep. But every turn of my body seem
«-d to cause me more pain than tin* last.
The experience was continuous that I
used to dread to have the night conn*.
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Trimmed Hats
Children’s Caps and School
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New Ribbons and Flowers.
Belt and Sash Buckles,
Neck Combs,
New Neckwear, Etc.
MISS MAGGIE REESE
209 Fayetteville St
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