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RALEIGH, N. C.r THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1909.
VOL. XXVII.
No. 24
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EDITORIAL BRIEFS
This seeniB to be the open seasons
for Democratic office-seekers in North
Carolina.
It will cost Uncle Sam ten million
dollars to find out how many Inhab
itants he has.
It seems that the new Democratic
machine in this State has Simmons
on the sliding board.
Having already dished out all their
offices, the Democrats are now asking
the Republicans for more pie.
And now since they have the oil
inspectors they don't seem to know
Juet how to go about their Job. .
The Democratic office-seekers con
tinue to lainbast each other, but no
body weeps and nobody mourns.
The Baltmore Sun says that the
South is the home of true Americans.
Certainly it is. Come South, young
man.
The public has Congressman Kitch
in's word for It that Senator Sim
mons days are numbered. Where
are the mourners?
An exchange pleads for universal
peace. That is impossible In North
Carolina so long as a Democratic pol
itician can scent any pie.
The Democrats even fought each
other over a Republican office, and
they are fighting still harder over
those in their own party.
It begins to look as though the
Solid South Is broken when the Dem
crats can claim only one member in
Congress from North Carolina.
Senator Bailey says, in effect, that
those who framed the Denver plat
form didn't know what they were
talking about. That is just what the
voters thought about it.
Congressman Cowles has Intro
duced a bill providing for an honest
election law. This is one measure
the Democratic politicians will hard
ly grow enthusiastic over.
The Kansas City Star says If Con
gress doesn't revise the tariff right
the people may revise Congress. That
may be so, but they would hardly
trust such matters to the Democratic
party any more.
The Democratic politicians are
continually hitting at each other
about what their platform says. Why
all this fuss about the platform now
when they didn't enact their plat
form into law even when they had
a chance.
It would seem that the Charlotte
murderer who was set free on the
plea of "confusional insanity" should
at least be confined in an asylum or
sanatorium. He might get confused
again some time and shoot down an
other man.
Dr. Stiles, of the Country Life
Commission, says that many of them
In the South have hook-worms. We
hope the pest can be eradicated. If
they could get rid of this affliction
they might stop voting the Demo
cratic ticket.
The Durham Herald thinks it will
be up to Mr. Bryan to come forward
with a new platform next time to
save the party. Still there are cer
tain brands of Democracy that think
they could come nearer saving the
party without Mr. Bryan.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Southern Republican, a new paper
just started at Charlotte by Hon. J
A. Smith. We wish Mr. Smith much
success in his new field. We ought
to have a Republican weekly in every
county in the State.
Senator Bailey says that the Den
ver platform was framed by a crowd
that didnlt know what they were do
ing and that he will not be governed
by it. Senator Bailey Is not stand
ing on the platform, and it is evident
that either the framers of that docu
ment didn't know what they were do
ing, or that Senator Bailey doesn't
know what he is doing.
The Democratic politicians are
making charges and counter-charges
against each other. It seems to be
a case of the "outs" against the
"ins," though the "outs" say it is a
question of principle. That may be
so, but Democrats have never been
known to fight each other except
when pie was in sight, and it looked
like the other fellow was going to
get the biggest bite.
ELOPED WITH E3D?LOYER8
WIFE.
Mrs. Lambert, of Franklin County,
and Husband's Tenant, AmtW la
Durham.
Durham, N. C, June 28. Chlef-of-Police
J. E. Winston, of Youngs
ville. Franklin County, arrested Mrs.
William Lambert and Walter Oakley
hero this morning on complaint of
Mrs. Lambert's husband and this af
ternoon took the two back to their
homes.
The woman, with two children,
one of which Is but eight weeks old.
has spent the day with the officers,
who have been trying to reconcile
her and her husband, who has ex
hibited the best of temper In the
light of his troubles. The conduct
of the wife is strange if it Is not un
precedented and frequent. Oakley
had bee's, a tenant on the lands of
Mr. Lambert; he Is but twenty-two
years old, and since he was seven
teen became infatuated with the
young wife of the Franklin farmer.
He says that he began to love her at
that time, and never has ceased.
They came here closely followed by
the officers from Youngsville. They
took a cab and drove to some place
in the city where they would be lit
tle troubled. The policeman, believ
ing the cabmen would be good wit
nesses, went on their trail and soon
had them locked up, though Mrs.
Lambert has not been kept In prison.
The officer says he, thinks the
young fellow persuaded the woman
to elope with him. He declares that
she belongs to as good a family as
there is in that county or anywhere,
and that her taking up with a man
of so much less her social and gen
eral equal is unaccountable. It Is
supposed that they will be heard In
the Franklin courts to-morrow.
ROCKY MOUNT HAS A SENSA
TIONAL CASE.
Married Woman Fined for Serious
Offence Husband Goes on Her
Bond.
Rocky Mount, N. C, June 26. At.
the morning session of Recorder's
court to-day there was unearthed
a proceeding that was a disgrace and
a pitiable condition. Mrs. Annie
Deans, the wife of Mr. Sam Deans,
was yesterday arrested upon a war
rant sworn out by the neighbors near
her home, which is located near
South Rocky Mount, and the charge
was that of a violation of the city
ordinance, No. 13, relative to houses
of ill-fame. The case came to the
attention of the police on yesterday
when it was learned that this woman
had been the direct cause of trouble
in the families of several In her
neighborhood and that she had come
near causing a separation in one in
stance. This morning the case was heard
before Recorder Thorne and there
were about forty witnesses summon
ed to appear In the case and estab
lish the character of this woman.
Counsel had been employed by her
husband, who declared that he knew"
nothing of the proceeding, and that
he did not believe the charges against
her. After a lengthy hearing which
lasted several hours, Recorder
Thome ruled -that the woman was
guilty and his verdict was a fine of
fifty dollars. Her counsel gave no
tice of an appeal and her bond was
settled at one hundred dollars. Her
bond was given by her husband, who
is an employe of the Atlantic Coast
Line at their shops at South Rocky
Mount, and It Is understood that the
present plans are to carry the case
through to the higher courts.
A BIG SALE OF COTTON.
A South Carolina Farmer Sells 372
Bales at 11 Cents Per Pound.
A special to Wednesday's Char
latte Observer tells of a big sale of
cotton by one farmer in South Caro
lina. The special to the Observer
says: ,
"One of the biggest sales of cotton
ever made in this part of the State
was pulled off last week when Mr.
S. M. Jones, of this city, sold to
George McFadden Brothers, the big
Importers, through their representa
tive, Mr. J. G. Barron, 372 bales of
cotton at 11 cents, the price for the
lot being $18,500. This cotton was
gi-own on Mr. Jones' big TIrzah
place in York County, which he re
cently sold to Mr. E. A. Willis, of
Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Jones has in
storage at Rock Hill 179 bales, which
he will sell at some future time, and
which he raised on the plantation
that he recently sold to Mr. W. G.
Hughes."
Lady's Sight Restored for One Day.
A special from Gaffney, S. C, to
the Charlotte Observer, gives an ac
count of a very strange incident. The
special says:
"Mrs. Mary Ann Westbrooks, who
lives with her daughter, Mrs. W. B
Wood, has been totally blind for five
years until one Saturday about three
weeks ago when her sight was sud
denly restored. She was able to see
all the next day, but upon arising
from her bed on Monday morning
following found that she was again
blind. Mrs. Westbrooks is about 70
years of age, and is a sister of Mrs.
J. L. Spake, of Gaffney. Physicians
who have been asked about this very
remarkable occurrence are unable to
explain or to give any reason for
same."
NEAR-DEMOCRATS
We Cannot Build Up a Strong
Republican Party by Taunt
ing New Recruits.
CURSE OF MACHINE POLITICS
If the Machine Doesn't Want New
Recruits to Come Into the Party
Then the Machfee Should Be
Smashed and New traders Pat at
the Helm New Scheme to Levy
a Tax of Two Per Cent Meeting
With Opposition Democrats in
Hot Water.
(Special to The Caucasian.)
Washington, D. C; June 29, 1909.
The new scheme to levy a tax of 2
per cent on the net earnings of cor
porations has met wlth'protests from
one end of the country to the other.
The scheme is not only a new and
untried one, but the general impres
sion is that It will work great hard
ship on the corporations that are do
ing an honest business and not at
tempting to evade the law, and be
sides, that it will at least be most
Inequitable in its operations.
It seems that the only way that
there would be any chance for such
a scheme to bear evenly on all cor
porations would be for the govern
ment to establish a uniform system
of book-keeping for all corporations,
and to see that they did not pay too
much of their net earnings in salaries
or for other purposes so as to evade
the tax, and to also see that all cor
porations should have the same rela
tive amount of bonds and stocks, be
cause under this scheme the bond
holders would not be taxed at all.
The general sentiment of the coun
try, as reflected through the letters
being received here by Congressmen
and Senators, as well as by the press,
is that Congress should first do what
it promised the country it would do,
that is, revise the tariff downward
and see If a larger amount of reve
nue could not thereby.be raised, in
asmuch as many of the duties now
imposed are prohibitive, and besides
that such revision would carry out
another promise made to the people,
and that is, it would reduce the cost
of living, but that instead of reduc
ing the present rates downward and
thus raise sufficient revenue for the
government by lowering the tax bur
dens from the tariff, that a new
scheme is hatched up to raise reve
nue which the tariff billwlll fail to;
raise, and a tax will bear most un-l
justly on the smaller corporations.
Democrats in Hot Water.
The Democratic Congressmen and
Senators who have been joining with!
the high protectionists in not only
voting for the highest protective du
ties offered, but at the same time
squarely violating their party plat
form and pledges,' are receiving crit
icisms and protests of no mild nature
from every quarter.
Some of them have felt the sting
of criticism so keenly that they have
been forced to rise to their feet and
attempt to defend or explain or
apologize for their courses on the
floor of Congress. Of course, the
only explanation which they can
make is that their platform was
wrong or else that it was their duty
to look out for their local interests,
even if they had to violate their
platform. Of course, some of them
have tried to explain that they voted
for high protective rates simply as a
revenue duty, and that a high protec
tive duty thus labeled as a revenue
duty would be within the lines of the
Democratic faith, etc.
A number of the leading newspa
pers of the country are constantly
charging that Mr. Aldrich, the tariff
leader in the Senate, has captured a
number of the Democrats horse, foot
and dragoon, and some of them have
gone so far as to say that he has in
his bag a number of them who have
not yet voted with him but whose
vote he can get whenever he calls for
it. One leading paper says that some
of the Democrats tried to explain that
they are helping the Republicans be
cause they want to have a bi-partisan
tariff law, but that it looks to that
paper more as if it were a buy- par
tisan tariff matter. Just whether
that paper means it or not remains
to be seen.
Near-Democrats.
A prominent Republican from Eas
tern Carolina, who was here a few
days ago, said that he was surprised
to learn that the patronage machine
politicians, through a certain news
paper which seemed to be their or
gan, was referring to men like Con
gressman Morehead as "Near-Demo
crats."
This Republican has always before
been considered as a supporter of the
"organization," and he said that up
I to recently he has not been prepared
to believe that the Adams machine
was really trying to keep the Repub
lican party from growing, but that
recent developments had done much
to shake his faith in their sincerity.
Continuing, he said:
"How can the Republican party
grow unless it gains votes from the
Democratic party? There Is nowhere
else they could come from. There
fore, every Republican who honestly
wants to see the party grow will un
questionably rejoice to see a promi
nent man like Mr. Morehead leave
the Democratic party and come to
the Republican party and become one
of its standard bearers. We also re
joice to see an Independent spirit
growing up In the rank and file of
the Democratic party by reason of
which men are willing and ready to
discuss principles and vote according
to what they think is best for their
State and country.
"Now, can we build up the Repub
lican party by tauntingly referring
to Buch men, when they show a dis
position to affiliate with us, as 'Near
Democrats?' If we want to build the
party we must encourage such men
to come, and welcome them when
they do come. Therefore, when I see
certain machine Republicans not only
doing nothing to bring such men into
the Republican party, but actually
trying to drive them out of the party
after they do come, I am bound to
admit that the patronage machine is
Incompetent or rotten to the core, if
not both."
Sentiments similar to the above
are constantly - being expressed by
Republicans, who come here, and
they say that this kind of sentiment
is growing all over the State. If this
sentiment controls the next Repub
lican State Convention, then that
body will smash the so-called organ
ization which is a millstone around
the neck of the Republican party and
put it Into the hands of men who not
only desire to make the State Repub
lican but who have the character and
capacity to do it.
After Another Job.
This same Republican said that he
noticed that-Spencer B. Adams was
now after another job at the Federal
pie-counter, and that this time It was
the District Attorneyship from the
West.
He said that from what he knew
about the situation he would not
think that Adams would want to
have his name to go before a com
mittee of the United States Senate
for confirmation; indeed, that it
would be the last thing that he
would want. Continuing, he said:
"But what I really believe about
all of this talk gotten Into the news
papers in favor of Adams for Dis
trict Attorney (a place which it is
admitted he can not get, if he ever
gets it, before next spring), is in or
der to try to bolster him up before
his henchmen in the State and show
that he still has some little standing
left at the pie-counter."
AN UNUSUAL LAW-SUIT.
Spring Hope Postmaster Sued for
Loss of Diamond in Fire Which
Destroyed Postoffice Building.
Spring Hope, June 23. A case in
which Spring Hope people are inter
ested and which is of more than local
interest owing to its uniqueness was
heard before Recorder Austin at
Nashville this week. The case was
that of Mr. W. C. Ward, late cashier
of the Spring Hope Banking Com
pany, against Mack Brantly, post-
mastery at this place, and was for
1125, the price of a dianmond ring.
Last fall Mr. Ward had sent him
from a jeweler a diamond ring which
the jeweler had had for the purpose
of cutting. The ring arrived in
Spring Hope the afternoon before
the postoffice was burned along with
some other buildings. The ring was
among the lossess. The government
paid the usual $25 allowed on regis
tered mail, and Mr. Ward brought
suit for the above-named sum, the
suit being against the postmaster.
Mr. Ward contended that he asked
the afternoon of the fixe whether or
not there was a registered package
for him, and was told that there was
not. The postoffice force contend
that he did not ask about the pack
age. Mr. Ward also contended he
looked in his lock box as late as
six o'clock (the mail usually being
up at 5:30) and there was no notice
of a registered package. The post
office force contend that the notice
was placed in the box so soon as they
could get to it.
Recorder Austin decided in favor
of the defendant and the plaintiff
gave notice of an appeal. The inter
est in the case rested in its unusual
nature. . A diamond ring, a fire, and
then a suit. The postmaster was
represented by local attorneys and
also by & government official. The
plaintiff had local attorneys.
They Hear the Bumbling.
Lincolnton Times.
. That the Democrats in office are
hearing the rumbling of the chariot
of reform and some of them are try
ing to "be good," has been noticed
on several occasion lately, but the
latest comes from State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction Joyner, in
which he says to the County Boards
of Education " in order to secure the
co-operation of all, so necessary for
the success of the schools, I strongly
advise the selection of properly" qual
ified Republicans as well as Demo
crats' as school committeemen. The
schools should be held above parti
san politics." Surely quite an admis
sion for-him to make that there are
any "properly qualified Republi
cans.
The Washington Messenger , Sold.
The entire plant of the .Gazette
Messenger, a paper formerly publish
ed at Washington, N. C, was sold at
public auction a few days ago.
BUS IN MOSCOW
Says the People in Russia
and China Do Things
Backwards.
THE MAJOR jZJEETS (THE CZAR
Moscow Has Renewed Ufe-Slgh!s
In the Art Galleries Ruatda Will
Be a Great County So me Day At
Present Too Many Restrictions Up
on Industrial Action and Activity
The Gorenunent Spy System a
Nuisance St. Petersburg An Au
tocratic Government The Major
Gives the Czar Some Good Advice.
Correspondence of The Caucasian-
Enterprise.
St. Petersburg, Russia, June 24,
1909. I spent a short time in Mos
cow an found hit ter be a large an'
progressive city, conslderln that hit
Iz in Russia. Az stated before, this
city wuz burned by the French army.
But hit wuz rebuilt aa' now hez a
little more than a million population,
bein a little larger than St. Peters
burg, which, however, awlso hes
more than a million people. Moscow
iz considered the commercial center
ov the empire. This Jz a bit strange,
fer in America, an' in most ov the
European countries, the coast cities
usually outstrip the inland cities. But
In Russia, az in China, they do things
backward, air left-handed. Erbout
the time Americans air gittin' up in
the mornin' an' air gittin' on the out
side ov their coffee an' ham an eggs,
the Russians an' Chinese air goin' ter
bed fer a night's rest.
Outside ov the city itself an the
big, awkward citizens, the chief at
traction at Moscow iz the great mu
seum, showin' the curious things
found in Russia, an' the art galleries.
The largest ov the art galleries in
Moscow iz hangin' full ov pictures
painted by Russian artists, an' az I
hev bin to the finest European gal
leries, though I am not a judge ov
art, I think hit safe to say that the
Russians can hold the paint-brush
with most ov them, which iz sump
thin' ter their credit. The Emporer
beleeves in art, fer he hez a great
annex attached ter the palace an' hit
iz full ov fine paintings.
Russia Iz a wonderful country. Hit
plight be a 'great country, will be
great some day. In the past, an'
even now, the government places too
many restrictions upon individual ac
tion and activity. Even the land Iz
mostly held either by the government
or by communities who pay fer the
privilege ov living on an' cultivatln
the land. They seem ter think that
the way ter build up the country iz
ter build up the government. This
can be done. But a government ov
that kind rests on a foundation that
iz very insecure.
In my last letter I spoke ov the
government spy system in Russia an'
mentioned that I had scarcely crossed
the line until I wuz held up by a spy.
I hev met them since. Tou can't get
to a hotel nor a board in' houso an'
git a square meal till you air ' ex
amined." Every day or two, if you
move erbout any at awl, you must
exhibit your passport. When you
air ready ter leave the country, so
they tell me, you must go ter the
police office an' hev hit endorsed with
permission ter depart. Ov course
that awl doesn't amount ter much;
in fact, hit iz so babyish that I feel
amused. But hit gives a backset to
the country an' makes hit necessary
fer the tax-payers ter support a vast
gang ov hoodlums who constitute the
secret police force. However, the
rule Iz impartial. Every citizen ov
Russia, high an low, rich or poor,
must carry a passport an' be ready
ter show it on demand, even at hiz
home. Government officers an' of
ficers in the army, high up ones, must
carry passports an must submit them
at any time when asked ter do so by
the spies. The difference iz that I
must hev a passport from my gov
ernment, the United States, while a
citizen ov Russia iz supplied by hiz
own government, ov course. If I
should refuse ter hand up my pass
port fer inspection, I would be sub-
jeck ter arrest an possibly long im
prisonment. The United States gov
ernment could demand my release if
our higher officials wuz interested in
the matter, provided, ov course, that
I had committed no time. But even
if hit did, an' In a very emphatie
manner, Russian diplomacy iz such
that they could politely haggle over
the matter, use yards an yards ov
"red tape,", ax government delays air
called, an' I would probably be In a
Russian prison fer months before the
thing would be adjusted. So hit iz
cheaper and better ter carry and to
exhibit passports when you air trav-
elin' in Russia. Still I her a little
private opinion or my own that , if
the Preserdent ov, the United States
should happen ter git hiz dander up
an threaten ter send the navy over
hit mite hurry things if a case ov
that sort should occur. Russia iz
rather short on warships just now. I
will say in passin that good navies
air gude things ter keep floatln' er-
round, an the country that hasn't
got a gude navy in this day, China
fer instance, must grin an bear with
a gude deaL- Russia Iz In the same
condition az China since she lost her
navy, however, -an hit will be many
(Continued on Page 3.)
EXG INKER HOLTS SLAY131 COX-
FKSSKH.
A Negro, Holomo fclvrpnX Who
Was Arreted In Ohio, Admlu the
Deed, Bat Sjn St Was letrttd.
ed for Another Reuben lUrbee
W Flrrt Arrrt-d, Outre With
the Crime.
Durham. N. C. June t?. Solomon
Shepard, the negro of mysterious ac
tion, has confessed that he killed En
gineer Holt, near Durham, last De
cember and that he had no assistant.
This startling turn in the dread
ful affair came last night when Dr.
N. M. Johnson went into the Jail to
attend a sick prisoner. Shepard had
spent the day reading the Bible and
getting religion. Why he took a no
tion to unburden himself to the doc
tor, is not known, but he did and
said that he slew the engineer that
night without the aid of any on.
The negro tells a reasonable story.
There never has been any large num
ber of people who did not believe
that Engineer Holt met death meant
for another man. The wanton use
of a short-gun was commonly called
a Reuben Barbee characteristic, but
nobody ever found the motive where
by Reuben Barbee became the assas
sin of Fred Holt. The brothers of
the dead man believed that their
kinsman had been murdered by mis
take, and the negro says so.
Shot Intended For Rrakeman.
Shepard says that he was put off
the train by a brakeman whose life
he sought. The engine that Mr. Holt
drove was an extra and the negro
was on the lookout for another.
There were several men on the cab
at that time and the murderer ex
pected to get the brakeman. He fail
ed. Leaving the coal chute, he said
he fired at it "just to scare some
body." It had the desired effect.
The Greenbergs have not recovered.
It was the Greenberg incident that
had much to do with the arrest of
Barbee. He had trouble with them,
hated the family. They knew that
Barbee hated them, therefore Bar
bee fired the shot. But they reason
ed only half right.
A strange coincidence in this case
is that noted by men who know Shep
ard and Koonce Patterson. The only
crime ever charged up against Shep
ard was that of seriously cutting
Koonce Patterson. Both are occupy
ing the same cell and each is charged
with a capital felony, Patterson hav
ing broken Into the house of Dr. J.
W. Petty.
Engineer Holt was murdered at
the coal chute at East Durham a few
months ago while sitting on his en
gine. There was no eye witnesses
to the murder, but Reuben Barbee.
a white man, was arrested, charged
with the crime because he was seen
near the coal chute that evening.
His case was set for trial at the last
term of Durham Court, but the case
was continued by the State, though
the defendant's counsel was anxious
for trial. The negro Shepard was
arrested in an Ohio town about two
weeks ago on some minor charge.
but he thought he was being arrest
ed for the murder of Holt and told
the officer that he didn't kill that
man. Further questioning revealed
the fact that he was referring to the
murder of Engineer Holt. He was
brought back to Durham to stand
trial.
PARTY IX CYCLOXE CELLAR.
Texans Lived on Raw Potatoes No
Water For "Two Days.
Galveston. Texas, June 24. In re
moving a cyclone wrecked house on
the farm of Charles Dllson, in Brown
County, the wreckers discovered a
storm cellar in which were Dllson
and his wife and twelve-year-old
daughter, more dead than alive. For
two weeks they had been prisoners
in the cellar with barely a morsel
to eat for a week and nothing to
drink for two days. Raw potatoes
had been their subsistence for six
days. They will survive.
After the storm the Dilsons wre
missed and searchers believed they
had deserted their place and moved
away. The house had been blown
over and covered the storm cellar,
which rfas about twenty yards from
the home, and searchers knew noth
ing about it. The trio of prisoners
tried to dig their way to the surface
with their hands and succeeded only
in cutting a tunnel which afforded
them air.
Cold Weather in London.
London, June 25. In contrast to
New York's terrific heat wave, Lon
don Is having a period of cold, rainy
weather, which is creating much dis
comfort. The weather resembles No
vember rather than June. The King's
birthday parade by the guards was
called off to-day on account of the
inclement weather, disappointing
many American tourists who had
gathered here to see it. The parade
is usually the most brilliant display
of the season.
Scared to Death By Searchlight.
Floroche, La., special: Adeline
Haklns, a negress. was literally
frightened to death last night by the
powerful searchlight of the 'battle
ship Mississippi on its way up the
river to Natchez. "It Is the Judg
ment light!" she exclaimed, and fell
dead. -
AN ATROCIOUS ACT
Young Woman Gagged and
Bound by a Negro
Thief.
SDiSATI0?S IN CHARLOTTE
A 1U Mill OiffcatJtff lW"m .
saae and hlaahee HU Ttrt lYm
Kar to Kar and Kd 111 trwt
The City VMtod by a Teertnc Ttwa
derwtorm Charrh t""vle le
ktrojrd by Lightning Charlotte
Has a Iay of SeaaaUo.
Charlotte. N. C. June 2. Trag
edy and sensation have- bsld full
sway in Charlotte to-day. While the
Judge wss charging the jury in the
Bigger case a young lady. Miss Mil
dred Kauffman, living on eatt Sev
enth Street, was seised by so un
known negro, and her bands tied bo
hind her back and a gag put about
her mouth, ao that she could
neither move nor breath. Ht moth
er. Mrs. W. II. Kauffman. teturned
from a shopping tour Just in time to
release the young woman, who in
unconscious and would have died of
strangulation In ten minute.
The young lady heard a knock at
the door, and saw a negro who ak
ed if her mHber wa In. Replying
In the negative, the negro walked In.
seized the girl, and gagged and
bound her.
Miss Kauffman has no idea when
the negro left the bonne, as she soon
became unconscious. She has fur
nished a description of the negro
to the police. Fortunately the young
lady was none the worae eicept for
her terrible fright and her close call
to death by being strsngled.
Earlier In the day another tragedy
occurred, when J. U. Jonea, a former
cotton mill operative, slashed his
throat from ear to ear with a rator.
Jones wss discharged from an asy
lum two months ago. it being be
lieved that he was cured. Ilia wife
this morning believed that he was
attempting to kill hlmnelf, and re
mained with him during the early
morning until he avoided her watch
ful eye for one minute, and when he
was next seen be was slashing at his
throat, and fell dead in the arm of
a neighbor whom the wife bad called
In to assist in watching him. Des
pondency over Inability to procure
work Is given as the cause of the
deed.
Later this afternoon a terrific
thunder storm visited the city and
struck the steeple of the First A. It.
P. Church within one hundred feet
from where the crowd was waiting
to hear the verdict in the niggers
case. The steeple was considerably
damaged.
"If You Will Gamble, Ikal Yur I4
a Hand."
Webster's Weekly.
Those Democrats who believe In
the Democratic position on the tariff
yet vote with the Republicans be
cause the Democratic party Is not In
a position to make a tariff law. no
doubt find comfort In the old story of
the deacon who was grieved at the
waywardness of his boys. Coming
suddenly upon them In a game of
"seven-up," be remonstrated with
them very earnestly, telling them it
was breaking his heart and grieving
their mother nigh unto dsath. "But.",
said he. ."if nothing else will do you.
deal your old dad a hand."
Tar II eel Triplets Oldest In the
World.
The Washington correspondent of
the News and Observer says that
Wilkes County is the home of the
oldest triplets in the world. The
special to the Observer says:
"Recently the State of Wisconsin
claimed the distinction of having the
oldest living triplets in the world.
There are three brothers, the Win
decker triplets, who live in Byron.
Wisconsin, and who recently cele
brated their slxty-lnt birthday. But
the Windecker triplets are mere
youngsters in comparison with the
three GIbbs brothers, of North Caro
lina, two of whom are living In
Wilkesboro. N. C and one in At
lanta, Oa. These three brothers,
who, were born May 2. 1823, are
veterans of the Confederate Army,
and are vigorous and hale for their
age."
FayeMevIIJe Negro Stole Several Hun
dred Pairs of Shoes.
Fayetteville, N. C. June 2f. A
case in which the far-tamed outlaw,
Alex. Gilmore, prominently figured,
came up in the court of Police Jus
tice Overby. yesterday when Laden
Bryant, colored, was tried and bound
over to court on the charge of re
ceiving stolen property, consisting of
several hundred pairs of shoes, which
it is charged, were Uken from an
Atlantic Coast Lint car by Gilmore
and disposed of by Bryant.
John Gilmore, who la no relative
of the outlaw, was tried on the same
charge and dismissed.
Alex. Gilmore Is one of the most
notorious outlaws known in the his
tory of the State. He has been sev
eral times Imprisoned In North and
South Carolina, but has Invariably
made his escape.