SIXTEEN YEARS
AFTER THE CM
HE CONFESSES
His Name Kept Secret
Slayer of Chinaman, Ling Gun,
Who Mysteriously Disappeared
From Ashevilie Several Years
Ago Makes Confession.
WORKING ON THE CASE
AshcTtlte. N. C-. Dec. *20.? A little
mora than 16 years uro a Chinaman,
J.ing Gun, with limited knowledge of
the English language and dressed in
the provincial garb of his race, start
ed from Ashevilie for Knoxvllle. He
never reached -Ma destination, how
ever. He was put dflf the train near
the State line in Madison county; bo
wandered, thln-rlad and alone in the
mountains of Madison county; he
- was beat up and, it is alleged mur
dered sad robbed and fed to the
hog*. A aearchin5??party from Ashe
vilie found the remains of the little J
?Jd maa- after several days of hard-1
ship and toll; the body was being
nrtiewed by hogs;1 the head was sev
ered and the several hundred or sev
eral thousand~dbliar* lont-the Chtna
ina:i was supposed to have carried in
a money belt, was gone. The belt,;
however, was found. All this oc
curred during late November. 1893.
Aftfcr a lapse of 1 6 years and with
the incidents of the agafrT incidental
that became international In scope
ajjd which called for an Investigation
by the govlftitnent at Washington-]
grown diwn-the murder of the China-!
man has been revived through an al
leged confession of one of those hav
ing knowledge if not guilty knowl
edge of the affair and it in now prob
"able that arrests will be made and
1 1: <-? Cruiid- jur> of- MhiIIruii cottnty
asl;ed to probe into the-rasc.
The revival pt the affair cama a
few day* ago with the reeclpfc*by the
authorities oT a letter written by Rev^_
fl. A. Green- of Cocke county. Tenn..
a preacher and a physician. This let
ter containing. It is alleged, valuable
information," ia now In the possession
of the solicitor for this judicial dls?
trlCt. 1 1_ PUrUOrtit. it is
to contain a confession mado by a
man in that section who. believing
that be was going to die, told of the
alTair; gave names of those implicat
ed and recited how the body of the
nutggfl. Chinirniii was haulea acro'&T
the State Itne and left- In the moun
~ tains in Tennessee where afterward
it was discovered by- the searching
party from Ashevilie which included
W. F. Randolph, then connected with
the Citizen. The information rela
tive to the confession has been sent
to both Sheriff Clle of Madison coun
ty and Sheriff Hunter of this county,
and these officers together with So
licitor Brown 'bav? the matter in
hand. No warrants. It is understood.
have yel been fssued and the names
of the pe?K??*e-i?volved-or alleged to
be Involved are( not divulged.
K.XCELLKNT 1,1 KKNKSS.
? ~T~
llrtni* of MIm Ro?a .Short in Chat'
lotte Ob? itui.
In last Sunday's Charlotte Obser
ver appears a cut of Mias Rosa Short,
of High Point Miss- Short Is a
daughter of Mrs. Bettie Short, a
former resident of this city. She is
one of the bolles of central Carolina.
* - APPRECIATIVE AID1BNCK8.
1 . " '
I^arge congregations greeted Rev.
. A. MeCblletr, Presiding elder, at the
First Methodist church Sunday morn
ing and evening. Mr. McCullen
filled the pulpit of the pfestor, Rev.
M. T. Pfyler, who 1s absent in Hyde
county. Both discourses were logical
and forceful. They were listened
- ^ to with profit by the entire Audience.
The presiding 6HTIH1 Is uue of the
strongest pulpiteers In the North
Carolina conference, and it is always
a delight to hear him.
GLADLY COKRROT MISTAKK.
In giving an aocount of "The
Worsted Man" Inadvertently we stat-,
"off that the accompanist was Mrs. M.
T. Plyler. This was a mistake on
the part Ot the reporter. Miss Bessie
Ruck man was the efficient accom
panist and performed her part of the
program in a nutoner to please.
? * Jb flIVR OPKRA. __ _
.ft will be gratifying to the many
learn that local talent Is contemplat
ing giving an opera here sometime
duriag the early spring. It will be
fir some worthy cauae. Washing
svra nsTS: a
CANDIDATE FOR
THE PRESIDENT
MET BT CROWD |
She Acclaims Madriz
A Police Protection is Neces
sary, However, for the Prospec
tive Successor of Zelaya-Gives
Short Interview.
IS A CRITICAL SITUATION
Managua, ?TcarauKua. Dec. 20. ?
Jose Madrls, judge of the Central
Amor lean court of justice, at Car
tago, who bas been p^t forward aa
candidate for tho presidency to suc
ceed Zelaya, received an enthusiastic
reoeptton on his arrival here today.
Long before he reachod the capital
Madrie was the object of cheering
crowds. He was met by delegations
from various departments, and ac
claimed all along the way from Co
rlnto to Managua.
Xt this place the crowds awaiting
the appearance of the candidate were
extraordinary. Troops and police
were out In force for the protection
of Madrie. who proceeded on foot to
| a hotel through an^lmoat inextrica
ble mass -of poople. Lhe soldiers and.
detectives breaking a way ror him
-theoufh the solid ranks, pushing and
throwing aside the frantic people.
Ifi front of the park there were
hostile cries against the attempt of
the eoldlers to rlear the street and
Immediately fifty civilians, ail of
them residents of Leon, the home of
[-Madril aird the stronghold of the
Liberals who favor his candidacy^
whipped o?:t revolvers, brandishing
them In the air.^" They formed a
compact mass around Madriz, acting
as his bodyguard and escorting html
to his quarters,
]?"< i r a m union i t lie ffitipnioir wu? |
critical. There were shotrtn of "Viva]
J .eon ; to hell with Managua." No
shop were fired, however, and the
procession went. -on ? Its way* Th?
presidential candidate's .face was
flushed and wore a look of anxiety. .
He was accompanied to the hotel by
the Mexican minister "and from this |
place the crowds were shut out.
THE UNIVERSITY
MMM r.l IIR
BTTTTIT* m r IV W kW W- -
- HEUEf XTffl1
Opera House Dec. 28
Well Known Dramatic Club is
Making n Tour Stat*
Washington is Jitcindcd In the'
Towns to Be Visted.
The University Dramatic Club will
present at Browne-opera house. tMs
city, December 28. "The Indian." a
Spanish play translated into English.
The Btudents of the University,
with the consent of the faculty, will
spend a week of their Christinas hol
idays playing at tf.yattUfeihg North
Carolina towns, Washington, being
Included in the tojir. The perform
ance Is billed to begin at 8 o'clock,
thereby giving all. who desire, an op
portunity to see the show and also
attend the danoe. The prices will be
So and 35 cents. This Is one of the
best attractions yet presetned by the
University Dramatic Club: It is to be
hoped that Washington people will
give, the club a better -attendance
thai) they did years ago. The
costumes worn ? auu ? handsome ? and,
gorgeous, being the style used In
1812.
K- will - be pleasing to the Dally
News readers to learn- thut-Mr: ~fr
Harding Hughos. aon of Rev. N. C.
Hughes, formerly of this county, now
a student in the la r^fT
ing the leading part. in "The Indian."
The announcement ef the Univer
sity Dramatic Club coming to Wash
ington, no doubt, will delight a great
ftmny of the theater goers.
rv ? r' -t igS ~ :
"MORALITY."
- V
Mr. J. ?. I^Hhani Ad dre?M Youn*
Mr. J. B. Latham was the speaker!
at the Young Me?'s Christian League
Sunday afternoon and those who were
present speak in the most compll
| mentsry terms of his address. His
| subject was "Morslity," and he
Washingtoh Public Schools
I004-1QQ5-I909--Then and Now.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING.
ning of the' present school year provision wag made for a seven-year course
In the prlm&ary and grammar grader;, and a high school course of four
years. After the present year we shall be able to complete the required
number of units for entrance to the colleges and our State University.
Five years ago the children of Washington did not enjoy the advantages
of any of the following, vis: Kindergarten, Manual Training, Domestic
Sclcnee, Business Course. Music. Now he hare all these departments in
successful operation under well trained instructors. We have the honor
'n7"Tininff ~onr~Hliiiiiiji,- thr vary small of public school systems in the
State to attempt to offer to our pupils the great advantages conlaltiied In
these departments.
This brief comparison illustrates what the citizens of a city can do when
they g? into N?e business of education in earnest. It will, also, no doubt,
serve to impress upon us all ? teachers, pupils and citizens ? that with these
increased opportunTrteTr cor.-.e grave and weighty responsibilities.
.... ... A'euboltl.)
! FIVe years ago there were thirteen teachers in our public school. Now.
in -all departments there are twenty-one. Then 586 pupils were enrolled
j with an average daily attendance of 388. TBis year the enrollment has
reached 725 and the average dally attendance gone beyond "600. For a
pari ?f the year thon thirteen teachers were compelled to use ten class
rooms. which in the very nature of the case worked :i hardship. Now we
havfe the largest and one of the handsomest best equipped buildings in
North Carolina.
At that time there was Ao assembly hall where all the children might
gather for opening exorcises and for public entertainments. Now we have
an auditorium that compares favorably with the best in acoustics, ventila
tion. light and comfortable seats.
The course of study In 1904 embraced nine years' work. At the begin
What Washington Possesses
IVASHINGTON hits a population of 10,000.
WASHINGTON lio3 almost 0:1 the center of the Norfolk atul
- Suuthm a Kail u a> "m1. m'on Norfolk and RaR'teU ? btHhK I -
from Norfolk and 104 miles from Raleigh.
WASHINGTON Is situate on Pamlico River, a beautiful sheet of
water, emptying Into Pamlico sound, distance away 35 miles.
WASHINGTON l*"wlthln SIT miles of the Atlantic ocean.
WASHINGTON bas three railroads: The Norfolk and Southern,
the Atlanttc Coast Line, the Washington and Vendemere. and before
many Months of Ihc-nefr year an additional one will enter from
Hyde county.
-WASHINGTON'S ? ^ tr?nBpnrtnllnii *t:.i if! ;
passed: large shipments of lumber and other products go direct to
Northern markets over our waters. Boats drawing 9 feet of water
have easy arrets to the docks.
WASHINGTON has three strong, influential banking houses with;
$50,000 capital stock, respectively. Each institution js run and op
appcilptcd In North Carolina. T ' ?i
W ASHINGTON has paved streets, and the' city ^,a.s_in.st voted ?
more bonds to the amount of $25,000 for additional paved streets.
WASHINGTON ban elecfMi* Ugbts. .jtas and water. The plants
are up-to-date and modern. .'?? "" ?
WASHINGTON denominationally has Methodist. I'ref.l j'^rian.
Episcopal. rhrifiUmi ai-f< Baptist Churches. All modem and spacious
houses of worship.
WASHINGTON has an appropriation for a 1125.000 public
building, for city postofilce and I'nited States court. The site, a
beautiful one. has already been selected.
WASHINGTON' hart .r-vnu liitrn and rnVn mini i n !,:nv mills fu
the manufacture-. of pine and poplar lumber, and planing- mill*. ?
WASHINGTON" has Two machine shops and marine railways.
WASHINGTON has one large oyster canning factory.
WASHINGTON possesses one ice plant.
WASHINGTON has a mammoth grist and llour mill; the largest
in the State. ,
WASHINGTON has a large well etiuipi>ed sla.-k stave factory*
WASHINGTON has one large cotton seed oil mill an<f~two large
cotton ginneries.
WASHINGTON hart- a modern and. up-to-date equipped steel draw
bridge spanning Its river costing $30,000.
WASHINGTON has four large wholesale flsh houses, shipping
the finny tribe to all parts of the United States.
WASHINGTON has one hosiery mill; one shirt factory; one
steam laundry, two bakeries.
.^\yASHINGTON has two modern, well equipped hospitals for the
successful treatment of medical and surgical cases.
WASHINGTON has the most complete telephone exchange In the
South. # . . ~
WA8H1NOTON has seven large wholesale grocer!^ -
WASHINGTON has somfe of the most attractive an I Imposing re
tail emporiums to be found In, North Carolina.
WASHINGTON has a full representation of all secret orders,
With well-appointed lodge rooms.
t WASHINGTON as a trucking center Is unsurpassed. This item
in an enormous one annua My. -?
WASHINGTON* hao trl weekly boat linen imtwumi luU < >ty
and Hyde county and other adjacent points.
WASHINGTON Is the largest oyster market in^this Eastern '
section.
WASHINGTON has modern hotels and cafes.
WASHINGTON has a well equipped and modern volunteer Are
department. *
WASHINGTON'S de^pr n\te Is'jT mattcr^of prfi&I Tha mor
tality Is very low. ? -k. ?
W'ASHINGTON has no failures among Its' merchants.
** WASHINGTON. has two magnificent suburban sites well adapted
for the building of homed.
WASHINGTON has the United States buoy yard, which is the
dlstrtouimirpotitx tot xner"ngnt nouses in iniri$gEnm.
WASHINGTON Jias an able corps of physicians, a learned bar.
and a history as good as the Mlt ljil better than the beat. ? _
WASHINGTON hiuTa hard working and industrious Chamber of
WASHINGTON bas a large, commodious carriage manufacturing
plant. Buggies, carriages, wagons, etc., are shipped to all parts Qf
the country,
WASHINGTON is an Ideal location for the Investor, the capital
1 1st, the promoter. The climate Is desirable The city extends the
? open band to the party of parties wishing to locate In a community
t ie fortune, thrift*. and push U '
QRO\
MOLD'S WILL
BARS DAUGHTER
FROM FUNERAL
Leaves $3,000,000
Baroness Vaughan, a Member oi
His Household May Attend and
| So May Princess Clementine?
OthenPrincess May Not.
j NEW KING TAKES TITLE.
Brussels, Belgium, I)er. 20.?
"Apart from my Nephew, prince Al
bert, and the members of my house
hold/' reads King Leopold's will, "I
forbid any one to attend my funeral.'"
This means that bis daughters Lou
ise and_<Stephanle. who were not per
mitted to see him draw his last
breath, are forbidden to be mourners
at his obsequies.
Princess Louise incurr<Sf her
father's wrath by running away from
her husband, Prince Philip of Saxe
Coburg. "princess Stephanie, whose
first husband was the Prfhce'imperJal
of Austria-Hungary, was practically
disowned by her father for marry
ing beneath her rank In wedding
Count Lonyay.
. Princess Clementine, the young
est daughter, who was a member of
King Leopold's household-, is not
barred from the funeral by t)j.e will.
Neither is Baroness Vaughan, who
I was a "member of the household."
Bequeaths Only 93,06^.000. _j>
\ ' In his will Leopold pets forth that
ho died possessed of only $3,000,000.
which he left to his children. Baron
ess Vaughan's two sons arc his, chil
dren. Leopold's private fortune has
been estimated at not less than $4-0.
000.000. The difference of $37,000.
000 may have been bestowed during
his life upon persons ho desired to
large share of the dead king's mil
lions is in the possession of Baron
ess Vaughan or has been placed-! n
trust for her somewhere, probably
'outsido of Belgium. 1
His majesty expressed the desire
that no^autopsy be performed and
directed:
"Mv nnmTfl ^hnll fif f|f?'r.^-Uil
handed to Prince Albert."
Baron. Gofllnet. private secretary
to I^eopold, has been appointed exec
utor oLthe will.
Alhert, the new king, will take the
title Albert I.
The correspondent here or the
ParTfTTTga rrm a
as follows: > '
Xo I'm rl^icd . Mai-ria^e.
"Baron Gofllnet, private secretary
| to late king, denies the report
that a civil marriage was performed
at Leopold's drubbed, but he ad
mits that a secret religious marriage
probably occurred recently, although
the king never specifically informed
his intimate friends of Buch a mar-.
ringo Should this bo th?? case. Iiow
ever. 1L would have no legal stand
ing In Belgium and no complication*
are feared.
"Baron G?fl".i:et said further thai.
Baroness Var~han would take her*
children to lialincourt today, but
would return immediately to Brus
sels. -wIimi-m would be allowed t<r
remaln unless her presence should
J prove a scandal."
I>A('<*HTKRK OF CONFEDERACY.
The Pamlico Chapter of the 1*. D.
C. met at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon at the. residence of the presi
dent, Miss l,ida Rodman. The attend
ance at. this meeting was very small,
but sfficlent members were present
to moke a quorum, and matters of
great importance were1 transacted.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, thexorespondlng secretary was
Instructed to write to Invite the ora
tor for the 19th of January, and ways
and means of entertainment were dts
W? 4. Before the dona /if i lie
meeting the hostess passed 'delicious
chocolate and cake.
Membership of this chapter is over
Eighty, and >? Is to be regretted that
the attendance at the meetings is sol
pitiably small. I-arger attendance
urged on the members of this chap
ter. It is not enough to pay your
yearly dues, fljiow your interest In
the work by being present at the j
meetings. In this way alnne r'hn the I
work qf the chapter be successfully
cufieu -uurei pim.cn cir'n i
member shows bet" Interest by her at
tendance and willingness to caterj
into the i
some of tTie Daughters here ta emu
late their example In this respect.
CUTTER IN PORT. i
The Inked States revenue cutter'
RrSssimi
[?fl?rnoon from Jftfltoti
or jv4
PmaUeo, arrlnd in port jrMUrdajr
? ftw aM
I At the buoy j
-*yr>
thebuoy y*rd vkurf.
HHIHHHHHHI
IDE ORPHEAN - .
i MUSICAL CLUB
; TUESDAY NIGHT
I ^ -
At School Auditorium
Performance Will Begin Prompt
I ' ~
I ly at 9 O'clock; Doors Open at
j 8:15 and Not Before? Attrac
tion is High Class.
SECURE YOUR SEATS EARLY
I Tuesday nlsbt, December 21, v
"The orphoan Musical Club" "will b?s
the attraction at the public school
auditorium, being the third number
ol the Lyceum series for the beueUi ?
or the Washington public School*
The doors will open at 8:15 and
the performance begins at 9 o'clock.
The price of admission other than i? '
those holding the season tickets, will
be: Reserved seat?, 75 coats; gen
eral admission. 50 cents; children.
1'5 cents. SeatH are now on sate at
frown's drug store.
This is the eighth season of thin
musical club. They have had phe
nomenal success. in their past seasohs
and are more generously equipped
than ever to please, the public U\p
coming season. They are to be es
- ftgeially commended for thoii peifect
articulation, the story of each soiir
they render being clearly brought
out. _
The company is composed of the
following well known artists:
I A. H. Hfchardson. first NHior. <ar-.
Jtoonist and- trombone.
.peunUi, second tenor, man
'ager and ' mcllophone. ^
I "E. W7~Crum baker. baritone. ac
companist. initJk-i^njtfor un?l < ornW-.
t. V. r. Henry, basso, musical dtrec
itor and baritone horn.
i . This attraction bids fair to ho ot^
]/oi me nest" ??r the sei*?^* und those
I Who Witness it Tuesday night will
jhave the satisfaction of 'know ins ihev
' have-_tiien a_i>er?orma^u;e far above. -z?
1 the average. one that educates and
llnst^jcts.
j Washington i? fort u"nate-^n>ha vine ?
"The Orphean Musical Club."
GAILY NEWS MAN
| INSPECTS CITY'S
, jyjffiy1 STofitS""
Looking for Old Santa
Sees Suitable Gifts for the Shop
per?A Visit Both Pleasant
and Profitable ? Shop Earlv is
What He Advises.
Christmas 1909 should be a Joy
ous one. Everywhere can be seen
those things to make St so; in fact.
no rrnnmunity iwy^where has? imm?
reason to spend a happy Yuletide
than right here in the- good town of
Washington, where so many blcsj- ?
ings have been ours and stand out i?i
such bold relief.
Crops have been good, business
brisk, no famine or pestilence has .
been visited upon us ? all has been a
reason of sunshine anl good -ehee?*r
ThiB being true what a time of re
joicing should be our aim -xnd desire
as holidays approach!
N'o \wn in North Carolina these
Christmas times has a better or
more varied line of goods displayed
by the respective merchants, suitable
for gifts, than does .Washington.
Nearly every, place of. Snslnetts ac
tually groans with attractive novel
ticr. for rather, or mother, brother or
sister, young or old? nono need have
cause to regret Christmas thia%ear if
this part of the occasion to them
<*oen seem Inching. For v.-?eks past
th<r"9hop windows Lcautifullv and ar
tistically arrayed Ifl macntftcent ra^
mln-lers has been a mecca fo'r pedes
trians of, all shade and color; white
and black" r.like, have loitered on
?their Way to admire and yearn for
what our enterprising and ?ip~to-dato ?
bualu(?a_iiicnRe.havo secured for the -?T,>a
holiday season .
The Dally News always with a d.e
aTre and ambition to fcnd'Tearn. *' ?
w%s Inoculated some day* back with
poriumn and j?e? personally what '
could be secured in the way of gifts
The "devil" and "hand-man" had to
be remembered in the office, and wfth
this fact staring the paper repress -
tatlva In the face, he decided on tits
journey and carried out that dect*
(Continued o. T?U PM*>