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rsTAJ3LISlED 1867
WIILLNtfTON, N. C. THUJRSDAY, OCrOBEIMS, 1S91-
S1.00 PER .Yr.Ali.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
tj.ainl BonuHfn New York The
' ,,r.tin and Provision Markets
oT Chicago.
-. .. V.'UK, Oct. 1G. The receipt cf
, r .pi jtations from London and the
. rt tinty in regard to the extent of
, itil-jw of gold lcl to an irregular
-1
for stocks at the opening, when
i r,.tri- rtfrlinod 1 TXT cent, to
I r a -- -
I other stocks yielded 1 to from
v . 'ui'A prices of yesterday. The sell-
Uriel force, however, and eubsc
, r 'Jy a better tone prevailed. The
t!i:tt there were no additional gold
. ? -menu and that the Sterling ex
' vi J" market showed a tendency
'.'Vrd r rates induced more or ks
Vri' by th5 room traders.- The main
,r T.ovvevt-r, was the great etrmsth
:'V ji v American Sugar Refining
i- which advanced from SI to on
I ... s (,f upwards oi tu,wv snares,
vv s axepted by the street as mean
f. c;itairi inlluential operators,
:r,'v' on the. bear side, have
."d front and intend to' give the
r-, t -tt-r support, aiannaiuin moveu
''Tf? a H""t to bun the changes
.: ,.her i adinii ihares were far le?s
' o-K.nt. the (iianger. CUicago Gas,
, r"i UiiJon, Mi-souri Pacific, North-
r - ili , preferred, and General L'.c-
!l : tutTiio With a range of i to 1
J
i-V I'lJllT IlCtll Oil Jitiun;.
. r.,l Klectnc and Louisville
. t! 'Xi.-hvi'de we re exceptions, showing
,,, .j ,niv of instances fell to un
ii; .-malt proportions and was al
t 7f tmlv 1. oil. Anions the epecial
1?; l;ivwu' inid Hudson dropped 1J
1' 5
'.i
?
V:tt- tO loU2; 1 llU-OUr, UlULiiuiaii,
,-. and be L mis 1 to 1171, anu
"r..tr;! '2? to 107. American
l, ;.,.vo fi-11 from'J. jtovJut.ex-uiviueuu,
!, t lati-r rallied to 'Jl?. Speculation
; I :i . iT firm in tone. Total sales were
' i;:; p.M charts. The bond market was
H 1, . vcr Thf nales to-day of listed stocks ag-
-r-ntt'd JSGOO shires, and of unlisted
i .nrACO. Oct. Hi. If talk was all that
,vas neesary to bull wheat, there was
;Vrv reiuson for that market to advance
t.MiHV hi: beyound a moderate recovery
1, j- . - - , . , ,
I from a weak btart ana lower pric txia.x
.v.n vtterdavs clo.-et and that raliy on
I o.verm- by shorts, thtro was no evi
,1, nee of any radical change m the situa
tion. The low price and daily receipt of
m ,rts as to the feeding of wheat to hogs
would, it was claimed, eventually tell on
.oeks and naturally produce a change
of sentiment. In the face however, of
luuvr cables, big receipts and large ship
ments from Russia and India' there was
no inclination to invest. The activity
in tho grade was irregular and .the tone
variable. The opening was weak, then
raintj a slight rally, followed by an
i--i r feeling, whilst the close was com
paratively firm, December wheat
openeilfrom52tjr,2i to 5lc. . sold L be
tvvern 51 to 52ic closing at toolic.
a shade bet'er than yesterday. Casli
win at was unchanged for car lots.
Mthoufh governed in some degree by
tin- HuctuitioPS of wheat, still there was
more firmness to corn than could be
traced to the finer grain to-day. There
h no doubt that a stronger tendency of
wheat to advance would have allowed of
much higher prices for corn, as the buy
ing was of a more general character
than the selling. May com opened at
soli between ISlc and 491 to 4U?c,
closing at the top 3 to ic" higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was ic higher.
" No ability to rise above or decline be
low a point marked by sympathy witb
wheat was noted in the cats market.
There was a moderate business trans
acted, the oatmeal trust buying a fair
amount. The cloe was unchanged from
vesterday for May. Cash oats were
'weak earlv, but closed firm, no essential
change in prices taking place.
" Provisions Selling by the packers
early and later by the people who bought
from them were the only features worthy
of mention in the market for product to
dav. No disposition to depress prices
was seen, sellers rather inclining to sus
tain them as much as possible. A weak
and lower hog market made itself felt at
the opening. The close was 12Jc lower
inr fnr.Tanuarv pork, to
"ic lower for January lard, and 5c. lower
for January ribs.
The Sun's Cotton Review.
- . Ml 1 - A
vu- VriRir. Oct. 10. ine &uns coij
A " A y
. cox-a. Pntton advanced 4
IUU 1 L t It OHJ J. "
iointe. lost thL, and decUned 2 to 3
points, recovered this and closed at a net
-.1, f o Trktnt and steadv. The
i.w, iis'mii) hilps. Livemool ad
vanced J point, lost this and declined li
Snot sales were
1 .1,00 bales at hardening prices. Man-
hester was slow. Spot cotton here was
dun nnd unchanged. Sales were 11
hil-s for spinning. Port receipts were
C-I.UW bales, against 60,252 this day last
xxir .,tH.i S7.ifi-3 last vear; thus far this
week. 191.015, against 170,051 thus far
last week. Exports to-day irom tne pons
were- 4-,4t Daee. vuaw
c ipts to-morrow were estimated at 14,-
iMjj bales, against 111.4IK on uie sameutf
last wwk and ,2 last year.
To-day's features: In spite of large
receipts, Sthe closing prices showed a
small net advance. In spite of a re
union in Liverpool and a weak closing
for futures there the New York market
ended steady. Frost was reported, but
it had little or no effect. Local shorts
and Southern operators bought. The
cheapness of the price is the basis for
some operations for long account. The
exports were, liberal. New Orleans
bought March, April and May. The
estimated receipts at New Orleans for
to-morrow showed a falling off. If it
were not for the large movements to the
ports and the interior towns, cotton
would have more friends, owing to the
low price, if for no other reason.
Purify your blood, tone up the system,
and regulate the digestive organs by
taking Hood's Sarsaparilia. Sold by all
druggists.
THE QUANTIGQ ROBBERY
A NUMBER OF DETECTIVES
AT WORK ON THE CASE.
The Convict Carter Still Supposed
to be the leader The Man '1 ur
ner Not Connected With 'the
Crime A. Slight CJue A,
Suspect Arrested in Bal
timore Supposed
Character of the
ltobbr.
(Wafhinjrion Post Ocx. 1
The theory of the authorities of Stafford
county that the leader of the Aouia Creek
train robbers was an ex-convict namfd
Ceorge Carter was strengthened yesterday
when it became known that Carter was in
Alexandria last week. He i well known in
that city, Policeman William K. Grady be
ing among those who could identify him on
tight. Carter was seen in Weadon Brothers'
hardware and sporting coods store looking
at some revolvers. The man who saw him
did not remain to see whether Carter made
a purchase and the proprietors did not
know their customer. Carter's movements
after he left the store are not known.
The Alexandria police think they have
another clew to the robbers. When the'l0:40
o'clock Itichmond train reached there Sat
urday night three shabbily dressed men
carrying bundles alighted, and, Koing into
an outbuilding, made an entire change of
clothintr, leaving behind them the suits they
hail taken oil'. This suspicious occurrence
was reported at police headquarters about
midnight, but the police were unable to
trace the three men beyond where they
were last seen by the depot employes.
The drunken man, Ceorge Turner, who
claimed that he was one of the roobers, and
who was locked up at the First precinct po
lice station, turned out to be a robber in his
imagination only. As stated in yesterday's
iW, the police had very little faith in hisas
scrtions.but they concluded to hold him until
he was sober enough to be questioned by
the Adams Express people, and interviewed
by Messenger Crutchlieul.
At 11 o'clock yesterday the prisoner was
visited by the messenger and by a Pinkerton
man. Turner had claimed that he wanted
to expose the gang because he had been
in(Uil rmf nf hi shflTP of the DObtV.
Turner did not claim that he was leader of
the desperadoes.
Tlio nnW mpmhpr of the fr.inir Crutchheld
can identify is the man who entered the
express car ana ruled me saie. .nau luruer
been this man it can nanny De supposeu
that he would haye been beaten out of his
share of the booty. But still when Crutch
field reached the station, the prisoner was
carefully examined. After a long look,
Crutch field remarked seriously:
"No, he is not the man. The fellow who
came into the car was not quite so heavy,
nor so tall, and did not have a voice like
this man."
It is understood that the task of running
down the robbers has been given into the
hands of the Philadelphia branch of the
Adams Express company, and that Pinker
ton men are on the trail. A number of de
tectives reached Aquia Creek early yesterday
morning, and started out for a complete
search of the locality. Several Xew York
Pinkerton men are also on the scene, and
will work in conjunction with tne Philadel
phia detectives. J. O. A. Herring, general
manager of the Adams Express company,
visited Aquia Creek yesterday afternoon,
and had a long talk with the officers.
Messenger Crutch field, who was in Wash
ington all day yesterday, gave the Pinker
ton men a description of the robber who
entered the express car. Crutchheld had a
hard time keeping out"of the way of the
newspaper reporters. He is a Virginian,
long and thin, and with quiet ways about
him. He is 35 years old and has been in
the employ of the Adams Express Com
pany for a number of years. It Is under
stood that Crutchfield has described the
bandit who entered the car as a man about
five feet nine inches tall, weighing about
170 pounds He had a red handkerchief
tied over his face from the eyes down,
with the ends tucked in his vest. All of
the other robbers had handkerchiefs over
their entire faces, with holes cut for eves
and mouth. The robber had a slouch hat
pulled down over his head so that the mes
senger could not see his hair. The man's
hands were small and his clothing rough,
but was not that of the tramp or cheap
crook. His voice was deep, but he spoke
rapidly and distinctly. He did not seem to
be the leader of the gang or to pay any at
tention to anything except the taking of
the money out of the safe.
He had a revolver in one hand and oc
casionally be shifted it to the other. When
he wanted to cut the mail pouch he drew a
knife from the trousers' pocket, slipping the
revolver for a moment into his coat pocket,
with the handle sticking out.
Crutchfield acknowledges that both he and
thesassistant messenger were so badly fright
ened that they could not have made much
of an attack upon the bandit if at any time
he had left himself unguarded. Besides,
the door which had been shattered witn
dynamite was standing wide open, and a
robber with a Winchester, was standing
there for the evident purpose of protecting
the inside worker.
TUejpan who did the talking on the out
side had a sharp voice, and was a trirle
above medium height, although he was not
particularly heavy- The meager descrip
tions of him lit the descriptions of George
Carter, the escaped Sing Sing convict, who
began his career of crime in fctafford county,
and who was raised but a mile from the
scene of Friday night's robbery. The min
ute description of Carter and his picture,
published in yesterday's Pxtf, were taken
from circulars sent out some time ago by
the New York authorities, who were very
anxious to capture him. These circulars
were sent all over Virginia, as the New
York police were of the opinion that he
would hide in that State until he had been
forgotten in New York.
It is believed by some of the detectives
that Carter and the man who entered-the
car were the onlv professional criminals in
the gang. The fact that two of the other
men cruched down against the trucks of the
express car, and at one time were actually
under the car, as told in the story of En
gineer Gallagher, in yesterday's iW, and
the further fact that another of the men ran
when Conductor Bird song stepped out on
the platform of one of the passenger cars
and pretended that a Winchester was to be
handed to him, show that these men were
not experienced men in the business. They
were short of courage. The other man, or
two men, on the opposite bank had nothing
to do except fire off their guns for the pur
pose of intimidating the passengers, and
were probably crooks of a low order. The
two leaders are the two men who boarded the
train, probably at the stop before approach
ing the bridge, crawled over the tender,
took the engineer and fireman off, and in
fact did all the business. The other bandits
were hidden on the bank, ran out after the
train had come to a standstill and timpiy
helped to intimidate tbos? on board, j
With a desperate man like Carter, ac
quainted with the country and able to
manage an engine, and a man conversant
with the express business, as the other man
-rns to have been, it is oot a matter of
great surprise after all that the Aquia Creek
robberv was such a success- I
The robbery was one of the largest on
record. Seldom have train robbers made
awav with more than 5i or $75.M,
and "a Pv.GOO hold-up has always been con
sidered extraordinary. There is little doubt,
however, that the Aquia Creek bandits
secured at least S150.CM). The manifest of
the companv show that -l2.0o0 is missing,
but some of" this is believed to be in bonds
and papers which cannot readily be nego
tiated by the thieves. '
A suspicious character, against whom
there is said to be considerable circumstan
tial evidence, was arrested in Baltimore late
yesterdav afternoon bv detectives of that
city. Telegrams in regard to him were sent
to (uantico. and the A'ams express officials
who were there thought the arrest import
ant enough, to request that the prisoner be
brought to Washington. He will arrive
this morning, and Messenger Crutchheld
will undertake to identify him. Crutch
field was at Quantico yesterday afternoon,
but returned to Washington late last night
to be readv to see the latest suspect. j
GOLD EXPORTATION.
A Half Million Taken for Foreign
bliipiuent An Unusual Occur
rence For This -Time of
the Year.
New York. Oct. 15. The first shipment
of gold from New York to Europe in October
for many years will be made on the steam
ship Havel which sails for Southampton to
morrow morning: The bank of ew lorK
withdrew from the sub-treasury SoOO.OCO
just before the close of business, presenting
greenbacks in payment for the gold. ,The
withdrawal is for the account of Kidder,
Peabody & Co.; of Boston, and the gold is
consigned to Berlin. The ultimate destina
tion is supposed to be Austria. The engage
ment of this gold for shipment caused weak
ness in the stock market, as it is an extra
ordinary occurrence for gold to be shipped
to Europe at this season of the year, when
the export of cereals and cotton should
throw the balance of trade strongly in favor
of the United States. For over a decade,
except during the financial stringency
existing in 181)2 and 1893, gold has been
imported in large amounts from Europe
during the months of September, October
and December. The impossibilities of lend
ing foreign balances in New York on ac
count of the 1 per cent money market and
the active demand for money in Germany
and Austria, the smaller exports of cotton
and wheat, combined with their low prices,
the lowest to-day in the history of the
United States, and the larger imports, stim
ulated by the reduced tariffs, are mentioned
as among the causes which caused foreign
exchanges to advance to a gold exporting
rate. Germany and Belgium have also re
cently placed some large loans in the Lon
don market, which has forced Sterling on
the Continent to an unusually low rate,
permitting the triangular operation of ex
change, which permits gold exports, j
The profit on the shipment of gold, how
ever, is so slight that it is believed that gold
would not have gone forward if induce
ments had not been offered by Austria,
which has not yet acquired sufficient gold
t.- rmts its'TPCPntlv established eoldlcur-
tptipv on a solid foundation. This
8US-
rnpinn has a most deDressinsr effect
on
stocks and on other markets, as it was recol
lected that Austria in 1802 and 1893 drew
tens of millions of dollars in gold from! the
United States by the payment of a liberal
premium to the gold shipping houses .in
New York, and the low gold balance of the
United States treasury inspired the fear that
another Government bond issue would be
forced by the effiux of gold to Europe at
this time. '
He Lays the Crime on His Wife. j
Cleveland, Oct. 15. Clarence Robinson,
the convicted burglar in the county jail,
made a confession to-day which confirms
what his wife had already told the police
and removes all doubt about the murder of
Montgomery Gibbs, the Buffalo attorney, in
April last. When Deputy Superintendent
of Police Cusack and District Attorney Ken
wick, of Buffalo, arrived here this morning
they were armed with the confession which
Mrs. Robinson had made to the Buffalo
police. They went at once to the county
jail and were shown into the corridor where
Robinson was. The prisoner was asked
to tell the officers wha he knew
about the Gibbs murder. For two
hours they fired questions at Robinson,
trying him first on one tack and then on
another. He dodged and squirmed and
fought them at every turn. At first the
prisoner snowed plenty of assurance, but
finally it became apparent that he was giv
ing way under the strain. One of the turn
keys took him aside then and urged him to
be a man ' and make a clean breast of the
matter. Robinson had admitted thatpart
of the story told by Mrs. Robinson was true,
and at last he admitted that he was implica
ted in the murder, but declared that his
wife had fired tne shot which killed Gibbs.
All of a sudden the prisoner broke down
completely. Bowing his bead upon his
hands he began to sob. Then he told his
story as follows: I
The substance of it is that the pair were
in Buffalo and in want and determined
upon highway robbery. The wife dressed in
men's clothes and each carried a revolver.
They selected Gibbs as their victim as he
came along the street. Robbinson ordered
Gibbs to hold up his hands, but Gibbs showed
fight and was getting the best of it when
both Robinson and the woman shot him.
Robinson savs it was the woman's shot that
killed, while" the woman in her statement
asserted Robinson did all the shooting.
Other witnesses haye been found, how
ever, who have heard Mrs. Robinson say
that she fired the fatal shot. The pair were
frightened away before they succeeded in
securing any plunder. They joined the
throng that gathered around the body, and
watched it being carried away in a wagon.
Robinson has collapsed and lays the burden
of his crime upon his wife.
The Campaign Opened in Ohio.
Mansfield, O., Oct. 15. The opening of
the State Democratic campaign here to-day
was not up to erpxctations. Neither Speaker
Crisp nor Senator Voorhees were here,
although they were advertised as chief at
tractions. Ex-Governor Campbell was the
only celebrity. The city was filled with
peopJe, however, and Mr. Campbell ad
dressed a large crowd in the city park this
afternoon. There were speeches also by
Allen W. Thurman. Col. A. W. Taylor and
others. To-night there was a parade, nre
works and speaking by local orators.
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES
SO FAR THIS YEAR $9,500,000
ABOVE RECEIPTS.
The Difference This Time I,at Vear
Was 8--."00. OOO Custom lionees
That Do No Business Gov
ernor Tillman After Uquor
in Federal Warehouse
Irmj- Officers as
Indian Xient.
Wahix;ton, Oct. 13. Official figures ob
tained from the treasury books show that
up to to-day the expenditures for the fiscal
year have exceeded the receipts '$9,500,0u0.'
For the corresponding period of 1.T the
expenditures exceeded the receipts $22,
500,000. The annual report of the Commissioner
of Customs to the Secretary of the Treasury ;
contains the statement that the "undermen
tioned districts and j ports" reported "no
transactions'' during j the fiscal year ended
June GO, 1801: Cherrystone, . Va.; St.
Augustine, Fla.; St. Marks, Fia.; St.
Marys, Ga.: Stonington, Conn.; Tappahan
nock, Va.: Tech, La : Richmond, Va.
Petersburg, Va.; Pensa cola. Fla.: Pearl
River, Miss.; Pamlico, N. C; Newport
News, Va.; Natchez, Miss.; Georgetown, S,
C; Fernandina, Fla.; Kaston Md.;
Annapolis, Md.; Apalchicola, Fla.: At
lanta, Ga.; Beaufort. N. C: Beaufort, S. C;
Brunswick, Ga.: Chattanooga, Tenn. All
the ports named have a collector and many
of them deputy collectors and clerks. The
collectors receive either a stated salary or
fee compensation.
Governor Tillman, of South Caro
lina, was at the 'Treasury Depart
nient to-day and had an interview
with Commissioner Miller, of the in
ternal revenue bureau, in regard to a
question 011 which there seems to be a con
llict between Federal 'and Htate authority.
Under the dispensary laws of the State of
South Carolina distilled spirits in the custody
of the United States in bonded warehouses,
belonging to parties I who have violated
the provisions of the Dispensary law by sell
ing them within the State are declared to be
a nuisance, and on conviction the State
officers are authorized to seize and confiscate
the liquor. In all such cases the Governor
proposed to tender the tax to the Govern
ment and seize the spirits, contending that
the Federal authorities have no right to in
terfere in the matter. ! Commissioner Miller
took issue with the Governor and cited sev
eral decisions of the courts, among them
one by the Supreme court of the United
States, wherein it was held that goods in
bonded warehouses were not subject to any
processor proceeding issuing from a State
court and that so long as the Government
retained control of the goods its jurisdiction
and authority was supreme. No final de
cision, however, was reached, and is is pos
sible that in deference to the wishes of
Governor Tillman the question will be re
ferred to the Attorney General for an
opinion. -
The War Department having become
satisfied that the policy of charging army
officers with the duties IndianX agents, has
worked to the detriment of theV service, is
relieving ;the officers already detailed for
this work as fast as the Indian bureau is
able to furnish civilian agents to till the
places. The objections to the plan areKFirst
that it tends to make the army unpopular if
an officer iszealousjin protecting the interests
of the Government and of the Indians, and,
second, that it is bad practice to separate an
officer from his command for a long term
and impose upon him duties foreign to
proper military service. So several of
these officers have recently been relieved
from duty at the Indian agencies and have
been sent back to their regiments. The
most recent case is that of First Lieut.
Maury Nichols, Seventh infantry, who
has just been relieved from his detail as
acting agent at the Kiowa agency in Oklo
hama. The Corbett-FitZ8immon8 Fight.
New York, OcU15. Capt. Gloii, the man
ager of Bob; Fittsimmons, posted $1,500 to
day, making the first installment of Fitz
simmons' stake complete. Fitzsimmons'
original 1,000, which he posted with the
Jfernld, wa3 turned over to Mr. Philip II.
Dwyer, the stakeholder, last Thursday. The
next deposit of .$2,500 is due on December 1.
Although Capt. Glori posted the money
promptly he absolutely refused to sign the
articles of agreement so long as the clause
in regard to the Police Gazette championship
belt was allowed to remain. Fitzsimmons,
like Sullivan, has declared he has no use for
the "dog collar," and he won't fight for it.
This is final. 1
Capt. Glori drew up new particles of agree
ment and signed them, and a copy will be
sent to Corbett. In the new articles which
Glori signed no reference is made to the belt
in dispute, and the stipulations in regard to
the selection of a referee and the size of the
gloves have been modified to read as fol
lows :
" The contest shall be under the Marquis
of Queensbury rules; the glove3 shall be of ;
five ounces weight ; the other details of the
contest shall be left ; to the decision of the
Florida Athletic Club. The club shall name
the referee, but he must be satisfactory to
both principals. Should either party fail to
comply with these articles, the money then
in the hands of the stakeholder shall be
forfeited to the party which shall have ful
filled his obligations according to this agree
ment." I
Americans Safe in Pekin.
Washiitgtox, Oct. j 15. A cablegram was
received this morning by the Department of
rA A . ' TV t i O
j cuue irom amencaa Viiargc w Auams
j Denby at Pekin, stating that the report of
danger to foreign residents at that city was
greatlv exaggerated; that there had been
only one attack upon an American and that
a very insignificant affair, followed by
prompt punishment, and that aKimperial
proclamation had been issued to the local
authorities enjoining the protection of for
eigners. This despatch was not in reply to
anv request from the department, but was
volunteered by Mr Denby, who is supposed
to have seen the printed statements that for
eigners were not safe in Pekin. The depart
ment is confident that Mr. Denby will leaye
nothing undone to ensure the safety of
Americans in China.
Strikers Return to Work.
FtrcnBURO, Mass., Oct. 1G. The Park
Hill milla resumed work yesterday with
almost the usual j complement of 1,5C0
hands. This resumption ia due to the
vote of the strikers to return to work.
The schedule L; fiftv-eieht hours a week
, and even under the cut in wages, the
i hands will earn more than before the
mil la closed eight weeks ago.
REPUBLICAN ROWDYISM.
TerrorUInc Tactic Trid UrcUtrar J
Ilfulnc Inspection of Ilookt
Attaultrd.
Kockinouam, N,C. Oct. P.. Th ucrk
of intimidation by Ilepublicans f this
county has begun. -Yesterday applica
tion wa made to IlegLstrar M. H.
Fowlkes by a Republican to the regis
tration books, which wa refused. Ust
night Z. F. Long, clerk of the court and
candidate for n'-election, asked Uei
trar Fowikea to his'otlice to re the law
on the subject. Fowlke went. Sovn
several other Republicans came and an
effort was made to extort a pru:n:i
from Fowlkes to show the looks
1 3-day, which he refused. I. M. Morri
sm cursed him and made an etlcrt to
strike him with a stick, but was pre
vented. Fowlkes left.
Early this morning Fowlkes had peace
warrants issued for A. M. Iong W. F.
Long, D. M. Morrison, J. 1'. Cameron.
Immediately after the writs were served
Fowlkes was standing in front of tlx
bank talking to W. L.' Scales and. F. C
Leak, Jr , when he was approached by
A. M. Long who struck him. D. M.
Morrison then came up and struck at
him several times with"" a stick, advanc
ing as - Fowlkes- retreated. Finally
Fowlkes drew a pistol and warned 3ior
son to stop, which he did. A. .M. Ix)ng
then drew a pistol on Fowlke, but was
caught and prevented from shooting as
Fowlkes ran into a store. There w;w
considerable excitement, but no one was
hurt. It is hoped that the affair will go
no further.
D. M. Morrison, Z. F. Long, A. M.
Lonz and J. 1. Cameron were before
H. C. -Wall, a justice of the ieace, at 9
o'clock on peace warrants. The case
was continued till to-morrow, a bond of
50 being required of each defendant.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Special to tbe Messenger.
Raleigh, Oct. 10 The Supreme court
this evening filed the following opinions:
Wilson vs. Uolton, from Craven county,
affirmed; State vs. Tweedy, from Martin,
error; State vs. Gorham, from "Wilson
error; State vs. Mooring, from Martin,
affirmed,; Edgerton vs. Railroad, from
Wilson, new trial; Stark vs. Cotton, from
Vance, affirmed; Kahn vs. Railroad,
from Craven, new trial; Gaskins vs.
, Davis, from Craven, new trial; Lowe vs.
Accident Association, from Chowan, ap
peal dismissed.it being prematurely taken
White vs. Railroad, from Chowan, new
trial; Maddox vs. Railroad, from Craven,
new trial; Clark vs Cox, from Halifax,
affirmed; Barber vs. Wads worth, from
Craven, error; Jones vs. Alabrook, from
Halifax, new trial ;Johnston vs. Williams,
from Warren, error; Harris vs. Harris,
from Buncombe, error; Tucker vs. Moye,
from Pitt, error; Rice vs. Rice, from
Vance, affirmed.
.W. R. Henry at Southport.
Special to the Messenger.
Southport, N. C, Oct 10. A crowd
which fairly filled the court house gav e
good attention for two hours this after
noon to a speech delivered by W. R.
Henry, Esq., of Vance. The speech
was a forcible one and was in
terrupted by frequent applause.
It was pronounced by many the
most convincing Democratic ieech
ever delivered here. It has ma
terially helped the Democratic party in
this section. Mr. Henry speaks in two other
places in Brunswick this week.
Another Case For Judge Lynch.
Columuus, O., Oct. U'k A special
from Washington Court House, Ohio,
thi3 evening says that Wm. Dolby, a
young colored man under arrest here
for rape committed upon Mrs Mary C.
Boyd, will undoubtedly be lynched, but
no attempt is likely to be made to-night.
The crime was committed a week ago
yesterday. Mrs. Boyd is 52 years old
and lives nine miles in the country. She
was alone in the farm house when Dolby,
who had just been let out of the Wash
ington Court House jail, after serving a
sentence for a misdemeanor, called and
demanded something to eat. ; As he
turned to get it in alarm, he seized her
and assaulted her and left her half dead.
She is still prostrated. Yesterday
Dolby was arrested on suspicion of
being the guilty man at Delaware, f )hio,
and the sheriff arrived at Washington
Court House early this morning. He
was positively identified by" Mrs. .Boyd
and a neighbor who saw him as be left
the house. Threats were made so freely
against the prisoner that Sheriff Cook
took special precautions agaimt being
surprised, and called out the local com
pany of militia. The troops are now
dismissed, but are under arms at their
homes ready to respond in a moment
notice, while at the jail the sheriff has
a stroDg barricade. The colored people
are as bitter against Dolby as the whites.
A Train Wrecked by Tramp.
Nevtbeen, Tenn., Oct. 1G. A freight
tram on the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Southwestern railroad, going eaAt, was
wrecked two mU3 west of Newborn at
1 o'clock this morning. Engineer Mc
Caine, Fireman Kilcoch and a man
named ole were dangerously injured.
The train; was wrecked by an unknown
person who placed a tie on the treatl.
There aret least ICO tramps in the rail
road yard here and suspicion points to
them as tb offenders,
MORE POLICE RASCALITY
BROUGHT TJ LIGHT
THE
lkxow coMnrrr::
Drunken Vtlortun rrrnr Inmw
im IArttc laklnc; utirw lr
IVutfci1oii tlUtration f
ltr!rl Criminal -lin
WhUkry to lr !! r
ilu) in Irt r
I'ollrc I'rrjur j .r
Vltlccm
Nr.w Yoi:K...Oot. l r !: -r.xx. K aI
Lahan's "puir wv U.f -u , . t of th
earliest inquiry today' br th- !.-ow
camn.itttv. Jamw Smith. L Io-jh
restaurant in tinennj... J. T.- t. uH
it
the corhimit'-e how th- r u. into
hi place intoiicau-d oi.t d Iv -rtk.
threatened him with u ' . r and
conducted hiin-lf in a o.- r.!- m.n
nT, winding up ly ukir tf . ,., .,
the i!ic K.ition. I-a.t .!... toKl
the cjuirnitb e that in all du -aav ii ih
K)lice commiioti-r HeuM U eAlll
ujxm to explain why CslU' vi an
brutal .or drunki n llict r w, t
mitted to remain on thf fun-
4
r
j. r-
v.i; !
oip'imd.
Jvw Frank I. a r :i k .r. t Id f
paying lli:vmin Sl- hy u m k for
"protection" and of buxii. l.n .'ir-rei-ted
upn a 'trumped t.p .'.ir' and
tmlldoz- d ini pt itiK f f.-r t!.e "t
:vnre of Sih t r I )ll.ir S'ldl'i t 1 "Oe him
tri'in Suite pri-wiu. 1 1 4: I v ,v di
marked witl.mita Leant ! ti; p.ii-
jiitie' after the inorn'y ..A 'm-.-m ti.ud. '
l'jtin-.'l (ii.lf e.tlNtl te. t ..nutte.'-.
attention to the r ;ttratin rsput'r
and criminal reN-a-vd Jr-un i -iew 14
i-l;inJ. lie ai i h" h el written t
Superintendent Hymen and th. c imnii
aioncrs of chaiitien ;i'.d correction con
cerning tin alle:l ix i-ti.itKn. II. 1
read the reply from nvriu-s 1.1 w hich tb
superintend! lit nuid be had t't n '.
to bring to jutice tm?t who l :id i.m
tervd illegally. I Mr. ih iJ ui I nh in-
mate of tie workhoii-p ha 1 l-en r
lcied w ithout judicial pro"cr!la-.
Aftr Mr. (Jotf had a-ured tho com
mittee as Mr. Motj had nlread dnie,
that when the time wjh rip" tlwy woal l
be a?ked to consider the o!T- n of th
higher officials, thj olic c mitniijner.
John Johnson, an inmate of the Tnmti.
was placed in the witneni bjx. Heie
la ted that when flrnt arret d he w a
lodged in JelTeron Market pr'n, wIhth
Keeper Leach insitcd. with cunun, that
he must engage a lawyer named O.illin.'
On two occasion the witnem pti l I4ch
$1 for the privilege of walking in. tin
corridor. This was the cukIoiii Lm:li
sold whiskey to the pri;onr for h!nut
four times its value. Leach jvai i ilU.I
to the fc'.and.
'Do you! know what porjurv i-.?" ued
Mr. GohV I
'No, I don't" aid Leach rwrvoudy.
The nature of perjury w explained
and he was forced to ackno '!ede that
he had received, money from priotier
find that he had recommended lwy r
(iatlingand Pentecost to prinrK.
Chairman Ijpxow then Mitrnded in
getting tho witneni to admit that it
wa the custom of the kem t nhn
lawyers' retainer fees. Uut L ach ttrenu
ouly denied that he ever eold w htkey to
prisoner?.
Patrick McLaughlin wai the next
witness. He said lie was n firm coniin
of Otllcer John li. McLiUiihlin, and that
his relative was a erjuref in 1 never in
the army. This nuzzled the ronmiitu'
and they probed' into the rotJlirting;
tefetimony. It was found that there w
hard feeling between the touin. The
witness paid his cousin ranx- to him and.
said he had m -cured a discharge jaj r
from the army from a friend ( his and
he was going to uw it to help him on
the police force. Policeman Mclviuhlin
was recalled to the utand. !! dx'hbrt
the different parts of a gun and th
duties of an artilleryman. Chairman
Lexow eaid he believed the. cflicr wm
telling the truth. The couin persisted
be in State's prison for r jury," coru-
jloMH V. Hamilton, a burirxs man of
Tretnonttreet,brought to-dj'n procttd f
ings to a somewhat dramatic t Ue. He
identified Capt. Marten, who wa pre
eLt, as tl e oflic r he had pa l $15 t.w
yeas ago. This was to inecure ih privi
lege of letting his itore for a reKutryand
polling place. The city paj i for
thee stations and it appeurs to hurr
been the. custom of the police V) get fty
out of it.
Police Capt. Berchold ttified that 1m
examined tuinlan's hotel ami found
evidence of an attempt to colonic
yours. J,
There was a demand mad" for th
committee "to go up hlght-r." IJy thU
is meant that ome of th" rmviilx-rw of the
committee aro tired of th investigation,
of policemen and minor criminals and
that the police commUaioriTB and lead
ing politician should be pltced on th
stand. This demand wa expr.vd by "
Senator Lexow, who said that it was -time
to go high up. Senator O'Connor.
echoed his M-ntimefcU in rtiJl utronger
language. He aid tht t-nouath leU
mony had been produced against thj
rank and tile cf the folic: that it
now the duty of the eoinmitfc-e to Cad
out just how'far the higher ot!!clal of
the force had be.n de relict in tbeirdaty.
Chairman Ixow raid that th?jubho
demanded this.
Mr. Coif in reply said that hp was not.
quite ready to go up higher, but t'oat
would soon be ready to call the police .
commissioners to the tnd.
Death of Iter. Dr. Mluolerodr.
Alexandria, Va., Oct. l'i. ller. Dt;
Minnigtrode died here at 'JA't o'clock
this afternoon. He had been i-eriously
ill for some months and bis death had
been expected daily. He was tho former
pastor of Christ church, at Richmond,
vfa,, of which Jefferson Davii was a.
member.