"This Argus o'er the people's rights Doth an eternal vigil keep; No soothingstrains of Maia's son Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep." $1.00 a Year, $1,00 a Year t UOLlDSBOHO, K. Cm SATURDAY, SEPT RIY1B13R 4. 1309. YOLu XXIV NO. 79 i V. IT WILL BE PARAMOUNT The Tarriff Will be The Is sue of The Coming Campaign. Deforms NeTer Go Backward and Tar iff Reform, the Slogan of Democ racy, Will Be Contended fcr Until It Is Established. Apropos the recent assertion of the editor of The Argus in the announce j nient oi his canaiaacy ior m.- uem.. cratic nomination for Congress in this; district that the tariff will be the par amount issue in the campaign of 1910 we take from the current number oi "The National Monthly" the following review of the tariff situation: "No time need now be lost by Dem 'ocratic committees in organizing foi the congressional campaign next year The lessons of this special session oi Congress have not been wasted upoi the people nor upon tbe Democracy and the result of this acquired knowl edge ought to be abundantly mani fested in the returns of the coming congressional election. The people expecting a gain by reason of the sup port accorded the Republican ticket in the last election are doubly disap pointed in the severe loss they hav been called upon to suffer. Not only the Republican party failed to grant relief from the oppressive features ol the Dingley act, but the consumer has been lucky to escape from more op pressive measures all along the line "Wjherever the tariff has been revised on points of immediate contact witt the average man a marked increase in the items of his daily expense witt one or two exceptions has been ef fected. "The people were promised that the tariff would he revised downward The rumbling of discontent and ina bility to live satisfactorily under the old order of things told of a tarit revolution to come, and with the ap proach of the Presidential contest the tariff pledge was made. For years the Democracy had advocated a revi sion. it tne lann is to De reviseu said nur Republican ODDonents. it should be revised by the friends oi protectlon not by the enemw:,. Thosf J who had learned to view the protec tion issue as all that was beneficia In keeping the smoke pouring fron factory stacks found logic in tha contention, and they voted to have the tariff revised by its friends. Th real friends of protection j.s prac ticed in tariff schedules ara the trusts No others are friends they are lack eys. "The tariff bill just passed the Con gress insures an increase in me - x- nMii rtT ma-nv or Tne necessities ui me aut i ,7r ; r, ThPiW of thf iJin tariff, no matter how industrious and expensively the protected inter- puts work to keen the schedules in j .i, i i "ST ArVILVlT 7 J WU1CU ueuiauu a icpc.i I tarin set rortn m tne rmfuunu . , ., . -n u; i Dill Will D6 accusea very yiuuuij- ... - , i v.i f mi - ,:n e.:r r" unuauy aemana au mu, to check the business rally. From al Bides Will come tne appear, to 1 .-, i x i. well enough a one o stana pat The voters win De asKea 10 &fUu nTioTesawien to uohold the Presi dent's hands. Every resource will b drawn, upon to insure a House of Rep MHe-ntAtlves that will not alter or amend the Payne-Aldrich measure "And herein lies the Democratic op portunity. The Cannon congressiona to uphold the President's hands has a double meaning. The President up i,ida fhfl handR of Cannon and of Aldrich and the last two shake hands with the trusts. The people will see vigorously to upset Mr. Cannon, ant -Jt ,ffiMPT,t votes in five states ot the Middle West not only to turn Cannon out of the Speakership, bu to turn the present minority into t .,f thA Middle West ha 7L ent the tariff hill oassed !by Mr. Taft's leaders and approved xt Tnft Desnite the criticism WJ x Vioa riaon 1nat.lv nmired out unon sa few of the Democratic members of Congress for their tariff actions Champ Clark has kept the Democrat! i . , t). her cour00. Soin left him when their aid was needed, v renrd nf the Democratic par - . , i wuh tho ty m congress is m uiu fessinns and nartv nrinci rrheo whn have followed "Mr. 1,, TjallTl and t0 npr cet tnvaihave not faltered in their aith0r ked nor accent V1CW W Cl c denied a voce, an 1 v'. Cnnnihiiitv was thereby lim "It i just as well that tha TTepubli oonosition The Democrats were not l'"ll ul LUC UUUU1U6 xmu-j eny, auu lub puisuu. uoWm, permitted " in the conference though use next week. The first cargo of be given the opportunity to till the i"5 ... - ., colt nirill consist nf "! 000 tons. VVil-1 c,M a-nA corvo in the avenues of in- nt the committee: icEir . . - can party took full responsibility for this measure. The Western branch of the party declines to accept that re sponsibility and a split is created which can not easily be healed. The party leaders, however, having suffi cient votes to force the measure through were in no mood to take counsel from the Western associates. They have established for the infor mation of the American people that a tariff revised by its friends is a tariff revised for the enemies of the masses, and when the voters again are given an opportunity to act it is not to be expected they will quietly accept this measure. Those who are responsible for the acceptance of the Payne-Al- drich bill have their hands full at the coming election. All of which is as it should be." NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD. For the first time within the recol lection of man Halifax county jail is clear of prisoners and the doors stand wide open. Sheriff .7 A. House vas here Monday taking two prison ers to the State's Prison a Raleigh, and stated that the man Edwards, wanted in various n!ae-C3, ha i b i taken to Wilmington, and that the ail was empty, it speaks well lor tne county to have a jail without prison- ers, and we trust that the citizens of Halifax county may become so law- abiding as not to need much of a jail. Weldon News. Col. E. A. Osborne, speaking at the reunion of Confederates in Charlotte, said: "I have heard ir said often, 1 have seen it in print, that the gallant soldiers of the Confederacy fought, bled and died for what they 'thought was right.' I reject that expression. It is apologetic and the soldiers of the Confederacy have no apologies to make; neither do they wish anybody else to make any for them. They did not 'think' they were right. They 'knew' it." That wa a lick in the right place. There are other expres- sions used about the South that we never liked. The term "ex-Confed- erate" is one. Why "ex"? Does any survivor of the armies that fought for the Bonnie Blue Flag feel like an ex s we require no answer. Lexington Dispatch, 1 Durham is not as thin-skinned as some outsiders might think Rev 1 Abe Mulkey came, said what lie want d to and left, and yet nobody ha? jumped on him or become stirred up over it. Durham Herald. Pitt county is not going to have the good roads she ought to hive until there is a bond issue of sulacient size; to build them. Greenville Reflector. The fire engine for Snow II ill hat for several days been at our . ition. but as the company selling the srnie teg I i. i t-r i.i nmii a. icuicciiLaLiic e , . . i trie eiiKixie iur auyiuv.ii ut lh uvmiu I of commissioners, it may be some before our littlo town will be thus safe-guarded against fire.-Snow Hill Standard-Laconic. i'our men irom xne eovemraeni na- vy-Tard at Charleston, S. C. arrived . - - - in tnfi cirv last evenine. alsualcucu i nprfl nv T.ne erovernment as Keerers oil - " - s rvi avt n o inn vqvqi Kn n a iinhnat Elfrida. Thev rank as fol- Tows: Boatswain, mate, first class.Morming them that it was against the fireman and a seaman machinist fireman and seaman. i i nev wenr annarn i.ne smu imsi. iiikul. i I mi,.'.. ia tho Mm. - x; tne iNortn iaroima omgaitc. new Bern Sun. Hf llonro Watotnn liirlnaf TiDOr town, tells us of a snake he saw on his plantation one day last week. He Vienrrl his rlner harkinfir. and unnn in- vestigation found an old snake with fiffr.mo vnnmr nnea Just a5 he an- proached them the old snako opened -er mouth and the young ones crawl- ed in and disappeared. Mr. Walston's son, coming up about that time, shot the old snake and the young ones be- San crawling out. The old snake was 4 1-2 feet long and 7 l-1? inches around its body, and the young ones were 10 to 12 inches lonS- Tn'i snakes were all killed. Scotland Neck Com- monwealth. ested to learn that the mammoth stor age warehouses now in course ot con jstruction for the Seaboard Air Lmeing our youth educationally for life's - t ' tvaiiroau wiu ic ucu iui vw """- 1 n . ... i J 1 1. A time next week. A cargo of salt islage the members along this line, and " expected to arrive during the next those engaged in legitimate business. few days. Work on these warehouses - , . , - has been pushed at a rapia rate re cently . and while warehouse A, the first one to be used, will not be form ally delivered until September 15, one - mington Dispatch - When Mr. Roosevelt killed an ele phant he, meant no harm to the pro - gressive Republicans. PEACEFUL INVASION OF JAPS. Mission of Big Delegation of Japanese Business Men to Arrive Tomorrow. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 2. Fraught with great possibiliteis for increased good will and closer business rela tions between Japan and the United States is the mission of the big dele gation of Japanese business men duo to arrive here tomorrow on the sieamship Minnesota. The 'delegation is composed of between thirty and fovty eminent representatives of tho civic and commercial organizations of Yokohama, Tctyo, Osaka and other industrial centers of Japan. The pany will spend nearly three months in an extensive tour of the United States, visiting nearly all the large cities be tween the Atlantic and the Pacific and investigating all lines-of industry Hn which Japan is interested, with a view to ascertaning what is manufac tured or grown in the United States that can be exported to Japan and what the United States needs that is a product of Japan. The Japanese business men will spend three days in this city as guests of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Much of the time, it is expected, will be spoilt at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition After concluding their stay in this city the party will begin their tour of tne C0Untry, traveling by speciai train and accompanied by offi- cial representatives of the United states government and of various commercial bodies. Tacoma. Portland and Spokane will be visited before the party starts eastward. st. paul and Minneapolis wU1 be the next objective points, with gtops en route at Butte, Anaconda, Fargo Grand Forks and one or two other places. Gne day will be spent on the northern Minnesota iron range and one day in Duiuth. After leaving gt Paul visits win be paid to Madi- SOI1( Milwaukee and Chicago, Qn thfi way to Buffalo the Japanese commissioners will stop in Grand Rapids petrolt, Toledo and Cleveland, The Eastern cities to be visited in- clude Rochester, Syracuse, Schenec- tady New York city, New Haven, Providence, Boston, Albany, Newark, paterS0n, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltjmore and Pittsburg. From pittsburg the party will start on the return iournev to the Pacific coast. stopping in Indianapolis, St. Louis. Kansas City. Omaha. Denver, and Albu auerque. In California visits win be id to Angeles, San Die- go, Oakland, Redlands and San Fran Cisco, un JNovemDer Z3 tne party will sail from San Francisco for pan. AUNT TRAVELS 1,500 MILES TO MARRY HER NEPHEW Pittsfield. Mass., Sept. 2. Mrs. Ad eline Rucks, of Wichita Falls, Tex., came all the way to Massachusetts to marry her nephew, Eli -Ballinger. She is fifty years old, twice a widow, wealthy and weighs 250 pounds. He - i t t a -t -t O XT J- ,:-t . ... . i A 1 1 o xt-u lue ttl 1,ul,n "aLauu ing that it is against the stat law for such near kinsfolk as nephew and aunt to marry, Mrs. Rucks and her nephew procured a license of a not well informed assistant in the city clerk's office in North Adams ww- thpv asked Citv Clerk Barker to marrT thpm. He learned that thev i vv - - mr " law of Massachusetts for them to marriaae would be illegal. Nevertheless they sought out Rev Hamilton; a Meth. odist minister, who performed the i - - - - ceremony without reading tne license. Happy as could be they departed for 1 1 Cidb PRAISES PRESIDENT TAFT. Speaker SaysHe Will Secure Negroes - xiicn m. uh xuiguw. Durham, N. C, Sept. 1. Dr. Wil- nam Alexander, of Baltimore, corre- sponding secretary of the Lott-Curry Baptist foreign mission convention, in the national meeting here today, de- clared that "President Taft is a wise just, magnanimous man, whose poli- cies will secure for the colored peo- pie their full rights as defined in the Federal Constitution "We have more cause for hope of full enjoyment of our civil rights than - a free people. The sentiment in all of - 1 the states is growing in favor of arm I . . . . . . 1 i service, auu mc tuuitu must cutum "We do not contend for all the i ; - rights guaranteed to American citi zens, and have no desire to lead in - state affairs, but we do desire to be secure in the enjoyment of life, lib dustry. The convention will be in session - all the week. We should not fight against God. NORTH POLE AT LAST American Genius And Dar ing Breaks World's Recoid. Explorer Says He Reached Coveted Point More Than a Year Ago. Discovered New Land in the Far North. Brussels, Sept. 1, The observatory here received the following telegram, dater Lerwick, Shetland Islands: "Reached north pole April 21, 1908. Discovered land far north." Return to Copenhagen by steamer Hans Egede. (Signed) "FREDERICK COOK." The American officials at the ob servatory state the dispatch is surely aumonuve anu mai me norm poie has been reached the first time by an American. : I The dream of finding the ntrth pole , . has for centuries lured explorers, sci- entists and daring adventurers. This dream apparently has now become a reality by the achievement of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn. Dr. Cook cabled a laconic message from I Lerwick, Shetland Islands, whence he is proceeding to Copenhagen." Several days must now elapse be fore any further information is avail able. The Danish government's steamer Hans Egede has' left Lerwick, Shetland Islands, bound for Copen hagen, where she is due next Satur day. Meantime, the ship skirts the Danish coast, passing several small yuiiitS wiiiii ai UUBB1' ed' for further particulars of Dr. UOOK. i Some of the most recent or note worthy attempts to reach tbe north pole are enumerated below: Walter Wellman, an American, left the island of Spitzbergen for the pole in a balloon, August 15, 1909. His airship became disabled after he had traveled thirty miles, . and he was forced to return. I In 1906 Commander Robert E. Peary, United States navy, reached to about 203. miles fronxitb pole. Com mander Peary is now in tha polar re gions on another expedition. A relief ship was sent out a month ago to en deavor to pick him up. He started from Sydney, N, S July 17. 1908, On September 3, 1909, Capt. Roal D. Amundsen, a Norwegian, completed the first voyage through he north west passage. He left Chrisfiania on the Gjoa, June 17, 1903, and arrived at Herschel Island in the Arctic ocean in September of 1905. In 1904. Baron Toll, a Russian, led a polar exploration party by way of Si- beria. but all the members perished from the cold. a Tiano hoorioH an expedition and got as far as Saun- ders Island, where they were rescued . In the same year Anthony Fiala, a young Brooklyn explorer, sailed on the ship America and proceeded fur- ther north than the Duke of Abruzzi. His party endured great hardship be- fore they were rescued. The Duke of Abruzzi made his ex- nedition in 1900. In 1895, Dr. Nansen reached 86 de- grees, 14 minutes on the vessel Fram, which left Ingor Strait August 4, 1893. Professor Andree made ' his fatal balloon trip in 1897. He left Tromsoe, Norway in his balloon, the Eable, bound for the pole. Since his depar ture nothing authentic has been heard of Professor Andree. In 1883 Capt. John DeLongs and Prof. D. Jeannette were lost near Henrietta Island. in is the r,reeiv eneditinn reach- oj.Mv.ti, rtoe twentv-four cvi ' .nj in 1 04c; oj- Tnhn TTVanV in made his disastrous attempt to nenetrate from Lancaster Sound to Behrine Strait At o me0tinr nf the TCynlnrfirs' Club ' of New York, in October. 1907, a let- tor frm Ponir dated at Tfitah. An ust 2B. Eave this information: T find that T have a em.d onoor t,,nitv tn trv for the nnle. and there fore I will stav here for a vear. hone to eet. to the Exnlorers' Club Sentember. 1908, with records of the - t nian tn rrnS9 wiiemere Tind and reach the Polar Sea by Nansen Rtrait. T hone vnu can induce some of the members of the club to come and meet me at Cape York. Here's fnr the nole with the flae." About the same time Heibert Bridgman, of Brooklyn, received this letter from Dr. Cook, similarly dated : T have hit unon a new route to north pole, and I will stay to try By way of Buchanan Bay, Ellesmere Land, and northward through Nansen 1 Strait over tne roiar sea seems to me to be a very good route. There will be game to the eighty-second degree and there are natives and dogs for the task. So here is for the role. Mr. Bradley will tell you the rest. Kind regards to all." GEN. GRANT TO LEAD 100,000 TEMPERANCE MARCHERS Chicago, Sept. 2. At the first rally of the temperance forces who are pre paring to swing 100,000 marchers into line September 25, it was announced that Gen. Frederick D. Grant would lead the parade and that the women in the movement would make a "uni form" for him consisting of a white silk sash trimmed with heavy gold fringe. "Where Is My Wandering Boy To night?" is out of date, useless, and should be placed, under the temper ance ban, according to Mrs. Emily Hill, president of the Cook County W. C. T. U. . "Let's not sing that old hymn any more. It reflects on us. We ought to know where our boy is and if he is wandering subject him to discipline." EUREKA HAPPENINGS. Dr. G. R. Benton and Mr. Jake Mayo attended the ball game at Rnr Vv Mnn j . - . Mrs. T. F. Jones returned Friday from a visit to her sons' Messrs. Ju- lius and Luby Jones of Richmond. Mrs. Polly Mumford and little Miss Rebecca Mumford and Miss Mary Minshew are spending this week in Wilmington and at Wrightsville. Mr. G. E .Yelverton, after spend ing ten days at Panacea Springs, re turned last Friday much improved in health. Miss Beulah Martin is entertaining Misses Kate Jeffreys, of Goldsboro, and Mary Bland Pitt, of Tarboro, at a house party this week. Mr Chariie Witherington, of New B , SDendins this week with his grandfather, Mr. Jim Witherington. The Woman's Betterment Society served barbecue, ice cream and cake at the old school building Thursday evening and realized a neat sum on the Piano Iuna- Messrs. John and Luther Edwards, Qf Lindell ; Messrs. Sidney Edwards, Will wilkins TTenrv Pa.sp.hal. Will I Suggs, and Mr. Harrell, of Wilson, were gUests at Mr. Wr A. Martin's Sunday. I mere was a lamiiy reunion at tne residence or Mr. tt. . u. uecton, which is the old Sauls home, last Fri day. Those present were Mr and Mrs. Tom Yelverton, of Goldsboro ; ivir. ana lurs. w. a. oauis, irom near PikevUle; Dr. and Mrs. w. r. Tur lington, of Fremont; Dr. Hugh Yel verton, ot wuson; Mr. ana aiis u. u. iVllu&uew' u ""- Hardin ana Mr. J. t. oauis, an oi r.u- rea- oueu a ululiei " UU1 " served- Misses Edna Earle Sauls and Miss -I I Voiorio Tntioc cnont lnsst week in Goldsboro. . 0 r,., I air. xim wis. xv. o. u. uciw:i oi;"v I lMUlluav in juiuouui jt iJr. G. R. lienton ana Mr. l. r. Jones made a business trip to Wilson Tuesday. Mrs. Lon Lane, who has been visit- ing relatives in Eureka for several weeks, has returned to her home in New Bern. Mrs Margaret Benton, after spend ing seVeral days in Eureka returned to her home in Wilson Friday, accom- panied by her little grandda'.hter, Miss Margaret Benton. . nrVin nt QtlO.-l rr1i,rf it Anions tuuoc ry f. ; - - 1" Goldsboro last week were Messr.s. R. E. Chase, W. A. Marpin, w, a. yawsuii, and Prof. E. B. Phillips. Misses Lelia and Beulah Martin en- tertained a number or tneir irienat in an open-air outing at Col. W. B. Fort's fish pond last Monday evening from six until ten o'clock, complimen- ia5oa f their hmise - l u" v lu iuc - Party, y. h"ro, and Miss Mary Bland Pitt, of rarDoro. inose wuu aucuu t- " " T)niv T-r- A trrrn Misses ceuie oyju., x j I rt x. 3 .A TlnnnfA Iaicn MlCCrC wnruue auu v - Rex Person, Jesse Davis, zacnary Davis, dick leiverton, wuey - tlenry blowers, ol . " I , -r.ee lylK- - Al ICQ - Mate Jenreys, u I Mary Bland Pitt, of Tarboro ; "Misses in Rosalie Sauls, Bertie Becton, Bettie I . - a- . w 1 If n T n. - tfaram, mary mmuew, Mabel Minshew, Messrs. w. u. uaw son, win cecum, j. x.xcll-u, xeivenon, jane maju, o. wards, L. K. Edwards, S. J. Martin, w, -a. marun, jr., x. xiuxu. --v- . . -r x-v -T n 34 rtl,n erones, Mr. and Mrs. i. a. uyerman, L. Mr. and Mrs. Teq aauis, xcp u.e and cake, melons and fruits were served. The evening was most pleas- the antly spent ana tne cnarmmg nu- it tesses did much for the amusement: and entertainment oi tneir guebit,. MAGISTER. Eureka, N. C, August 31. That Prince de Sagan was robbed $10,000 .is likely to be a tremendO'' surprise to his wife. GOLDSBORO ENCAMPMENT v - FORMALLY ORG A IS IZED Officers Elected' and Installed Grand Patriarch and Staf- of Durham. Goldsboro Encamp Odd reiiows, was-T jVOva ,V organized Wednesday nighl- the election and installation of officers. Twenty years ago Neuse Lodge had a flourishing camp and upon the inauguration of this camp, the former number, 17, was retained. The newly elected officeis, who were installed by Grand Patriarch Gilmore Ward Bryant, and his staff, Messrs. W. H. Overton, W. B. Bagwell-and A. C. Melvin, of Durham, are as follows: Past Chief Patriarch W. T. Harri son. Chief Patriarch Junius Slocumb. High Priest C. G. Smith. Senior Warden-J. M. Powell. Junior Warden E. M. DaIs. Scribe and Financial Secretary E. H. Bain. Treasurer E. H. Parker. Inside Sentinel J. R. Griffin. Outside Sentinel C. W. Ptnder. Guards J. M. Allen and G. W. Daughtry. Guides Leopold Cohn, M. N. Ep stein, Sam Bridgers and F B. Ed mundson. A special meeting will be held Tuesday night following the regular meeting of Neuse Lodge to determine upon a meeting night. CONVICT CAPTURED. John Smith, Alias Sol Going, Taken by Police Wednesday Night. The notorious loafing negro John Smith, alias, Sol Going, who was con victed at last term of court for steal ing old man Teachey's money, and sentenced to the roads for three years, and who soon after beginning service effected his escape, was captured in this city Wednesday by Polioe Officers Fulghum and Tew, who shadowed him to his home, and "treed" him in the attic, or loft, where he climbed on their entering. He tried to break through the weather-boarding, in the hope of es caping, but was persuaded at the Point of the officers' pistol to desist ana comedown." He ls now safely hoi will be sent to the r his-term of sentenre. YERDICT AG AIT Carrie Bridgeford Gel $550 for Electric Sh( The case of Ca aeainst the citv and t Teiephone Company tion of the Superior morning and a part vious. It will be i the plaintiff, a color. J had her hand burnec electricity transmitt I used telenhone nole. ihe jury nxea tnf city and awarded $3 Messrs. George E. I - , Munroe appeared while the Telephon represented by Col. the city by its reg J, Langhorne Barh. TRAVELS 14,000 M 1 -lIJllJi J Philadelphia, Pa. Patton, a marine ei ea i4,ouo mues ana ? "10 nve citizen Lut, Shinwreck in the M, I ' Tomprrowi step toward naturaliz will begin to retrace h; miies to Manila, patton is an Englishraa. I tne pasJ. three years has ployeQ hy the United States, of navigati0n at Manila as ct . ' eineer, ceiore tusi ue wa , engineer of the united states c, Justin. i There is an extra inpenRye for Irl. j , iOUmey, as a measure is peiiqu, I , - 11 1 t A iUnA Wmcn win give yensjouB lp Vuogc H the government employ in such post tions in the Fhilippnes rpr a long term of years MRS. JAMES N. SUTTON TO UNDERGO HORRIBLE ORDEAL - Washington, D. C, Sept. 2. Mrs. x. James w. sutton, wno nas oeen given permission to exhume the nody ot ner son Dy the War Department, is very positive in her belief that the exami nation will show that the right arm of the dead lieutenant was broken. She said today that she would be present at the autopsy, horrible as the expe rience would be, and had schooled herself for the ordeal. To avoid any possible unfairness the young officers of the Marine Corps who were involved in the re cent investigation at Annapolis, have of Deen offered the right to be repre sented at the exhumation either porscu. r hy attorney. BANDIT IS AT BAY i wo Hundred Armed Men Surrouud Robber in Mountains. Man Believed to Be Bobber Who Loot- ed the Pennsylvania Train Is 4 Hemmed in Dense Woods of 4 Black Log Mountain. v Altoona, Pa., Sept. 1. Surrounded by a cordon of 200 armed men, a man answering the meager description of the bandit who held up single-handed the Pittsburg and Northern Express at Lewlstown Narrows yesterday morning, is lurking today in the dense woods of Black Log Mountain, steep est of the wild mountains along the Juniata. At intervals of every few feet about the foot of the mountain armed guards have been placed, and through the early hours of the morning, after the man had been traced to the mountain, watchfires were .kept glow ing about the base of Black Log. Encamped at the foot of the moun tain is the best detective talent of three states. H. W. Pearce, head of the Philadelphia Pinkertons, and J. C. Harper, chief of police of the Penn sylvania Railroad, are in command of the posse, while detectives from Washington and the headquarters of the Baltimore and Ohio Ra!lroad, in Cleveland, also were rushed, to the scene. YERDICT FOR $G00. Mrs. Pate, of Pikeville, Awarded This Sum Against Atlantic Coast Line. In the action brought by Mrs. Eliz abeth Pate, of Pikeville, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for In juries sustained as a result of being thrown to the ground by reason of a passenger train starting in motion just as she was about to leave the platform in her town, the jury Wed nesday afternoon fixed the blame up he company and rendered a ver in favor of Mrs. Pate, who is a of seventy-eight years, for six dred dollars. ELLS OF MANACLING DAVIS. adelphia Pastor Exonerates Gen. Miles From Blame. :obile, Ala., Sept. 2. Rev. J. W, '.e, an Episcopal minister of Phila ?hia, en route home from the Pa 2 coast, who guarded Jefferson Da-. the President of the Confederacy, ing his incarceration in Fortress nroe after the fall of the South, I was present when manacles were ced on him, gives an account of i affair said never to have been de public before. 'I never would speak of my- con ation with this matter," said Mr. ye, "except that I want to keep itory straight, and to exonerate neral Miles from the charge that j Southern people have made ainst him: That he was to blame : the indignity that was heaped pon the leader of th Confederacy. "General M$ea had no more to do with the putting Qf irons on Jefferson Davis than, fcsci, and I was nothing; ut a lieteant, "Cb.?k A. Dana, who waa BiSv $6retary of War under Stanton,, to Fortress Mottroe and exam-, e prison and the way in whichf 's was kept, and pn his return. gton, General Miles reeeiv t to put irons on tbe dis irisoner, and there was or him to do hut to obey e a graphic descrip acling of the great; t ' the detail that cell to put the Mr. Kaye. "Mr. a man in the m his own he resisted t he would ra his hack xe black- hands Ml this break bed for .e was - detail but ve his own life from the ordeal on t. smith and on was dox down. I. and cried a gun to sh not a single who felt he to save this n through which he was passing. "The irons were kept on Mr. Davis only a few days, s.nd then he was al lowed more privileges than before. He was then allowed to receive gifts, and it was not many days before his wife was allowed to see him. We all knew it was a mistake to put irons on Mr. Davis, but there was nothing else to do but obey orders from the De t par tment." in IT i t X .f-... i