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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Cock pits are to be again allowed in
Manila, j
An American officer captures $40,000
Filipino insurgent funds.
The penitentiary directors expect to
submit a report and inventory today.
Japan accepts Russia's statement as
to Manchuria as made in good faith.
Aguinaldo must buy his pardon by
securing the surrender- of General
Tinio. j ...
At Charlotte yesterday the Brooklyn
team defeated Raleigh by a score of
, 33 to 13.
The widow! and son of Phil. D. Ar
mour give $1,000,000 to Armour institute
of Chicago. -j - i
A New York court gives judgment
against a man on his note given for a
gambling debt.
Physicians j who examine Oberlin M.
Carter say he is in good condition men
tally and physically.
The president appoints Colonel "Wal
lace Randolph to be chief of artillery
under the new army act. .-
The Harvard, base ball team will go
to Durham, N. C, where it will remain
for practice until the 19th.
There is still no clue to the robbery
of the specie room of the steamer
Kaiser WilheUn der Grosse.
Chief Hazen raids counterfeiters'
Quarters in Brooklyn and makes one
of the biggest hauls on record. ',
The average condition of winter
wheat April 1st was 91.7 against 8.2.9 as
the mean average for last ten years. .
Employes of a factory in Birming
ham, Ala., stop work because they are
garnisheed by the sheriff tor poll tax.
Mrs. Hall brings suit to recover the
estate of the late George P. Gllman,.
claiming: that she is an adopted daugh
ter of the deceased.
Miss Cleghorne, of Summerville, Ga.,
who was killed by Arrington left a note
showing that she had fears of such an
nd. j.
Benjamin Forst, of New York, com
mits suicide because of financial trou
Dies.! He had been suspended by the
consolidated exchange.
On the ground that General deWet is
mentally irresponsible, General Botha
has determined to treat for the surren
der of the entire Boer forces.
The big dry goods store of Meyers'
Sons on Broad street, Richmond, Va.,
was burned yesterday. On of the 400
employes perished, in the flames.
A jury has been secured in the trial
of Garnett Ripley for complicity in the
Goebel murder. Ex-Governor Bradly
gives some sensational testimony.
Georgia officials are in a squabble
. over; the funds in the treasury. The
governor goes to New York t;o borrow
3200,000 to pay the public school teach
ers. . --;,)'.. r.
Fire is discovered on the army trans
port j-Rawlins in New York harbor.
Fire engines and fire boats fill her with
water and she sinks in thirty feet of
water. . j. - - ..
On July 1st the Seaboard Air Line
will retire $ 2,483,000 of the 5 per cent,
bonds of the Georgia and Alabama rail
road. J. M. Barr is formally elected
vice president of the system. .
R. ft. "Wright, colored, of the Georgia
industrial college tells the industrial
commission that a mule and forty acres
of land would have been a much better
gift than the! ballot to the southern ne
gro. I . h - .j.;
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS
State Treasurer Thomas E. Little, of
Arkansas, dies suddenly from heart
disease.
The chair!, factory at Hechlnger
Brothers & Co.. of Baltimore, is total
ly destroyed by fire; the loss is about
370.000. j - - :
The boiler at the plant of the Build
ers Manufacturing Company, of Nor
folk, blows up and wrecks the build
ing. Two men are killed and several
injured.
Eighteen charters, providing for the
development of the oil fields at Texas
points, aggregating a capital stocks tf
$5,272,000 were filed with the secretary
of state Wednesday.
At Villefranche, President Loubet
pays his promised visit to the Russian ;
squadron, and decorates Admiral Birileff
.and two of his officers with the cross
of the Legion of Honor.
Le Ciecle, of Paris, the leading Dry
fusite organ in France and the mo3t,
persistent champion of Great Britain1
in the Transvaal, announces its fail
ure and sale at auction. -
Lagowskl, J the provincial official who
recently attempted to assassinate Privy
Councillor Pobiedonostzeir. procurator
general of the holy synod, or Russia,
has been senterced to six years' penal
servitude, with deprivation of civil
rights. . . . "
The ball given Wednesday night byj
the French ambassador in honor of the
French naval officers and cadets of the
training ship Duquay Trouin, now ly
ing at Baltimore, was one of the most
brilliant social events Washington has
seen in a long time. ,
SOLICITOH APPOINTED
For the Fourteenth. District - Peniten
tiary Directors to Make Report Today
j (Special to The Messenger.) .
Raleigh, N. C, April 10. Governor
Aycock appoints J. F. Spainhour, of
Caldwell county, solicitor of the Four
teenth district. :
F. B. Arendell is put temporarily in
charge of the penitentiary. The direc
tors expect I to submit a report tomor
row, showing an inventory of all the
property arjd also their opinion of its
financial status. It will take high class
business men to make penitentiary pay
its expenses this year. This much is
clear.
OS THE DI V.MOM)
Raleigh Gets a Bad Drubbing at the
Hands of Brooklyn . L
Charlotte; N. C April 10. Manager
Hanlon left Charlotte tonight with his
Brooklyn team, after a practice of two
week on the Charlotte grounds. The
team had dally morning and afternoon
practice and got itself into fine shape.
This afternoon the Brooklyn team tried
its hand on the Raleigh team and ran
up a score; of 33 to "Raleigh's 13. The
Brooklyns will play Portsmouth at
Portsmouth, Va., tomorrow and the
Norf oiks at Norfolk Friday and Satur
day, after which they will go direct, to
Brooklyn. I
Washington, April 10. A fortunate
bunching of hits by the Georgetown
club in the first and second innings of
the game won the contest from the
University; of Pennsylvania today. The
score was Georgetown 6, Pennsylya
nia 2.
New York,. April 10. The Yale uni
versity base ball club defeated the New
York National League team, 5 to 4. j
Macon, Ga., April 10. Cornell . uni
versity team beat Mercer here today by
a score of 5 to 3.
Richmond, Va., April 10. At Char
lottesville today, Princeton beat the
University of Virginia 9 to 5, winning
principally by heavy batting.
At Norfolk: Norfolk 4, Boston 8.
At Philadelphia: Philadelphia
Rochester .5.
9.
At Cincinnati: Cincinnati 3, Dayton 2.
"I had piles so bad I could get no rest
nor find a cure until I tried DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. After using it once,
I forgot I had anything like piles." ! E.
C. Bolce, Somers ppint, N. Y- Lookout
for imitations. Be sure you ask. for
DeWitt's, R, ft. Bellamy. .--j.
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THE RICE MURDER CASE.
THE. STATE LINKING ITS CHAIN
AROUND THE DEFENDANT.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES A. BAKER.
As Attorney for Rice He Visits the
House Where He Finds Patrick-He
Tells of Statement Made by the De
fendant Th Autopsy Indicates Use
' of Chloroform '-Short and Merer Re
arrested and Their Ball Increased to
Ten Thousand Dollars.
"New York, April 10 The taking of
evidence in the commitment proceed-
inga in the case of Albert T. Patrick,
the lawyer, who is accused of having
caused the death of William Marsh
Rice, was resumed today before Jus
tice Jeiome. ; - ..
Thi first witness today was Captain
James A. Baker, Jr., a lawyer of Hous
ton, Texas, who was named as an ex
ecutor in the Rice will of 1896. Captain
Baker in reply to questions by Assis
tant District .Attorney Osborne "'d
that Patrick had never acted as attor
ney for Rice at any time. He also said
he had acted as Mr. Rice's attorney
up to his death in September last. The
first news he received of the death of
the aged millionarie was in a telegram
sent him by Jones, the valet. He im
mediately telegraphed Jones to confer
with M. S. Melvin to maintain the
status quo until witness arrived in
New York.
"When I met Patrick", said Baker,
"he asked me to step into another
room as he wanted to speak to me
alone."
Colonel Baker said Patrick explained
to him that he had been trying to effect
a settlement with Mr. Rice in regard to
the litigation over Mrs. Rice's will, and
that he had agreed with Mr. Rice that
Holt was to be paid $250,000 in settle
ment after his (Rice's) death. Patrick
also informed the witness that Mr.
Riee had lost faith In him (Baker) and
that he (Patrick) was then acting, as
Mr. Rice's attorney.
. "Patrick told me," said the witness,
"that It was Mr. Rice's wish that I
should look after the estate in Texas,
and that Mr. Rice had made some as
signments of property to him, as Rice
wished to dispose of the property dur
ing life.
On the witness' request Patrick show
ed ,him the will of 1900, and, after ob
jecting, gave him a copy of the docu
ment, though refusing to endorse it as
a true copy. Patrick also turned ovpr
to the witness the two checks for $65. -000
and $25,000 made payable to Pat
rick and drawn on' the banking house
of Swenson & Co., and he invited Baker
to investigate everything fully.
Witness said he sugggested to Pat
rick that in view of .there being two
wills it would be better to have
a temporary administrator appointed.
Patrick replied that he was indifferent
as to whether either will was probated,
but he (Patrick) wanted to see that he
got what was right. Patrick had also
said he did not wish to have his rela
tions with Rice made known and that
Jones, the valet, was the only person
who had seen him in conversation with
Rice. Patrick told the witness that
Rice's death was caused by over indul
gence in bananas.
The will of 1896 was introduced, and
the witness declared that the signature
of Mr. Rice was genuine. The signa
tures to the Swenson checks, he said,
were not Rice's.
Mr. Moore began the cross examina
tion of Colonel Baker. He went along
a line of cross examination by which
he wished to show that the will of
1896 was not made as Mr. Rice's last
will, but was made for the purpose of
creating a change in the public senti
ment, which at that time was not fa
vorable towards Mr. Rice.
Before the recess, Morris Meyer, who.
with Short and Patrick, is accused of
forgery in connection with the will of
1900 and who was admitted to $5,000
bail' was re-arrested and his bail raised
to $10,000. Short's bail also was raised
to $10,000. -
Dr. Edward J. Donlin, one of the
surgeons of the police department, tes
tified that he performed an autopsy on
the body of Rice. He found the body
in a well preserved state, the lungs
were slightly congested and the other
organs for a man of Rice's age were
normal.
Mr. Osborne then propounded a very
lengthy hypothetical question to which
Mr. Moore objected, but finally Dr.
Donlin said that the congested condi
tion of the lungs was such as would
have been produced by inhaling an irri
tant gaseous vapor such as cHloroform.
There were diseases which might pro
duce this congestion, but no traces of
such diseases were found in the organs.
Dr. Hamilton Williams who assisted
Dr. Donlin in the autopsy on Mr. Rice's
body, corroborated Dr. Donlin's testi
mony regarding the condition of the
organs and the condition of both lungs
and he said he found no traces of dis
ease which would bring about such
congestion of the lungs. In his opinion
the congestion was caused by the inha
lation of some irritant or acrid vapor
such as chloroform or ether.
When the examination of Dr. Wil
liams was concluded the court adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
THE OILMAN" ESTATE
Claimed by Mrs. Hall as Adopted
Daughter of the Deceased
Hartford, Conn.,April 10. Action waa
begun in . thu United States circuit
here today by Mrs. Helen Polts Hall.
of,New. York, for the recovery of her
alleged share in the millions of the late
George F.' Gilman, of Bridgeport. Mrs.
Hall declares that she is the adopted
daughter of Mr. Gilman and brings her
action through her next friend, her
brother Prank G. Potts.
For several years prior to Mr. Gil
man's death, says the complaint, he
having conceived a strong personal re
gard for Mrs. Hall, adopted her as his
daughter and she became a member of
his household and rendering to him the
obedience of a natural daughter.
On or about November 1, 1900, it is
alledged, Mr. Gilman entered into an
agreement with Mrs. Hall that if she
would continue to live with him as a
daughter until his death she would
then be entitled to all his property,
both real and personal, as fully and to
the same extent as if she were his nat
ural daughter. The complainant claims
that she has fulfilled her part of her
agreement. She states further that
none of the relatives lived on intimate
terms with Gilman, but on the contrary
they had for many years been estrang
ed from him and some were hostile to
him and that Gllman failed to make a
will and died intestate.
Poll Tax Garnishees Close a Factory
Birmingham. Ala.. April 10. The
plant of the Dlmmick Pipe Company at
North Birmingham, employing 200 men,
closed down yesterday because a depu
ty tax collector served garnishments on
the employees for the non-payment of
poll tax.
A large number of the men are from
the north, and were not apprised of the
Birmingham system of paying poll tax
until they found that, on notices from a
Justice of the peace, $5.80 nad been held
back from their wages to pay the tax
collector. The men became indignant
and many of them quit work, causing
the plant to shut down. -
Effort is being made to resume opera
tions tomorrow morning.
ANOTHER FIRE IN RICHMOND
Immense Dry Goods Store of Meyers'
Sons Bur nod -One lAte Lost
Richmond, Va-, April 10. Richmond
had this morning another fire which
produced excitement and consternation
throughout the city. The big dry
goods store of Julius Meyeri Sons,
which occupied almost a quarter of a
block on Broad street, together with
the stock and fixtures, was destroyed
completely. ;
The fire originated on the third floor,
among Rome mattrasses. but from 'what
j cause is a matter of doubt. The flames
j spread with great rapidity and when
the fire department reached the scene
It was apparent that all It could be ex
pected to do was to protect surround
ing property.
Until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, it
was not believed that there had been
any casualties, but at that hour a
charred body was discovered in the
I ruins, which proved to be the remains
of Mr. R. Emmet Slaughter, manager
of the carpet department. How he be
came entrapped in the burning building,
is-not even a matter of conjecture.- it
is a mystery. There . are rumors of
other casualties, but they seem to be
entirely without foundation, as the
rest of the 400 employees are said to be
accounted for.
One lady. Miss Loose was injured by
a pile of trunks falling on her. Several
others fainted and had to be carried
out and some were so bewildered they
had to be forced out. On the whole,
however, there was but little panic,
and the several department managers
kept their heads absolutely.
The fire was witnessed by thousands
of persons. A March gale was prevail
ing and burning embers were scatter
ed for a radius of several blocks around
These ignited the roofs of othei build
ings and while the big fire was in
progress, the department had to re
spond to five or six other alarms. The
insurance is: On stocK. $173,750; on
fixtures, $20,500; on building $60,300. The
building was owned by Emanuel Rnab.
It Is regarded as almost l .tr.iciluus
that many of the employees oM not
f perish and that, coasuleringr the fierce
wind, the whole black did not go. At
one time it was l'eirea ihat several
women would jump from no winlrws,
but they were forced back 1-y the de
partment managers and firemen and
made to descend the stairways and lire
escapes.
ARMY TRANSPORT SUNK
Fire on the Rawlins Pumped' Full of
Water, Which. Sinks Her
New York, April 10. The United
States transport Rawlins which was to
sail at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Ha
vana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos, is ly
ing with her saloon deck awash in thir
ty feet of water, to the south of the
army pier at the foot of Pacific street,
Brooklyn. "
Fire was discovered aft of her main
engine room early this morning. Two
alarms brought to the pier six engines,
two trucks and three fire boats, and
at 9:30 o'clock so many thousands of
gallons of water had been pumped into
the transport's hold that she keeled
over and with water rushing in
through her open ports, settled slowly
until her keel touched bottom.
The property loss will not exocpd
$50,000. It will cost: perhaps S20.000
more to pump her out and raise her.
The Rawlins was being loaded with a
miscellaneous cargo, consisting for the
most part of horsefeed for army use.
Apparently the blaze had been smould
ering all night, for the first warning
was a puff of black smoke from one of i
the after hatchways.
There was no confusion. After" an
alarm had been turned in the crew set
to work to fight the fire, but they were
handicapped by the fact that one of
the ship's pumps was being repaired. A
stream from the donkey engine pump
was directed against the blaze, but the
decks became so hot that all hands
were driven to the pier. When th fire
men arrived and commenced pouring
water into theiiold the crew climbed
back and stripped the ship of her
chronometers, sextent, silverware and
other valuable articles.
MOST FAY GAMBLING DEBT
Verdict In New- York Court on a Note
for Losses a.t Roulette
New York, April 10. A jury before
Justice Fitzslmmons in the city court
today decided that Henry Ivision a
broker, would have to pay notes for
$1,000, which he gave to John Bradley,
of St. Augustine. Fla. The defendant
went on the stand today. In answer tT because from the very first he had
questions he said that he was the mak-Vshaped and directed their scope and
er of the notes, but he pleaded that urse of study, because he had mani-
they were given in payment of money
lost by him to the plaintiff at roulette.
Asked whether he would have taken
Bradley's money if he had won, Ivison
replied that he thought he would. In
his charge to the Jury Justice Fitzsim
mons. called attention to the fact of
Ivisoii's admission that he would have
retained the money if he had won and
also that he offered to settle the mat
ter in a letter. In the letter. Justice
Fitzslmmons said, no claim was made
that the money was due on gambling
transactions.
GEORGIA'S MONEY TROUBLES
Funds in the Treasury, but Must Bor
row to Pay School -Teachers
Atlanta, Ga., April 10. Governor
Candler left tonight for New York to
borrow $200,000 on account of the state,
to pay school teachers of Georgia their,
second months' salary of- the , present
year. The governor, is permitted to do
this under the constitution, but back
of it all is a controversy between the
state officials, which Involves the pub
lic property fund of $432,000 now in the
state treasury and the legal right of
the officials to use it 'temporarily.
This matter is to be tested in the
courts for the purpose of future guid
ance. There is only $96,000 in the state
treasury now which is available toe
paying the teachers. When that Is ex
hausted as It will soon be. State Treas
urer Park will, it is said, refuse to hon
or the governor's warrants on tha
ground that he has no funds with
which to continue the payments. School
Commissioner Glenn will then bring
mandamus proceedings against the
state treasurer, seeking to compel him
to make the payments by borrowing
temporarily from the public property
fund, as has been done heretofore. The
case will go from there to the supreme
court. . . . . ' -. ......
The coming law suit grevwout of the
fight over the Atlanta depot question
in the last legislature. The public
property -fund was used last year to pay
the teachers and has been so used for
several years past. w The constitution
prescribes that this money can be used
only for the purpose of paying off
bonds. .'-.. . .
When the legislature wanted to ap
propriate this money to build a depot
on the state's property in Atlanta this
constitutional provision stood in the
way. It was at that time the teachers
made such a hard fight against the At
lanta depot because they thought If this
fund was removed they would have to
wait eight or ten months before getting
their money. - -
Nine hundred and forty-five people
died in the city of Mexico from typhus
during the first three months of the
current year.
WILMINGTON, N. C, THUKSDAT, APRIL
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
A COMMISSION TO VISIT WASHINGTON
TO CONSULT M'KINLEY.
ATTITUDE OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
First Preference for Unqualified Ac
ceptance of the Piatt Amendment,
bat the Commission's Visit Preferred
to Its Rejection Cubans to be Told
They can Expect no Modification of
this Declaration Some of Its Terms
to be Explained.
Washington, April 10. Information
was received at the war department
today to the effect that the Cuban con
stitutional convention is contemplating
sending a commission here to consult
with the president and secretary of war,
regarding the Piatt amendment and
the relations of the United States with
Cuba.
While it is known that the adminis
tration would much prefer to have the
constitutional convention accept the
Piatt amendment instead of sending
such a commission, it would rather the
commission should visit this country
and discuss the subject than that the
Piatt legislation should be rejected.
Flat rejection would leave matters in
a strained condition.
The commission will visit this coun
try upon its own responsibility, as an
invitation to come might imply a dis
position upon the part of this govern
ment to make concessions.
It has been suggested that some of
the most radical opponents of United
1 fatates control be members of the com
mission in order that they may ascer
tain definitely what the situation is in
the United States.
There has been some discussion as to
what such a commission can accom-
pan Dy coming to wasnington. it is
said, for one thing, that it can obtain
definitely from the president and sec
retary of war a construction of the
Piatt amendment. The third section
relating to intervention is the one
which meets with the greatest objec
tio from the Cubans and it is believed
that the administration can convince
the delegation that there is nothing but
the best of intentions on the part of
this government toward Cuba. The
requirement that the Cubans shall
adopt "substantially" the terms of the
Piatt amendment also can be constru
ed.
The delegation, It is said, will learn
that the Cubans can hope for no modi
flcation of the law by congress, and
that nothing can be accomplished by
waiting until another session. It also
will be made plain that the present ad
ministration does not wish any modi
fication, and that the spirit of the Piatt
amendment must be accepted. The
delegation will be informed that th?y
can tell the members of the convention
, upon their return that until the condi
j tions of the Piatt amendment are com
plied with the United States-will con
tinue to exercise authority in the is
land under its military power.
There is a desire upon the part of
the Cubans to have some information
as to what may be meant by coaling
stations. It is understood that the
delegates have been given an intima
tion that the selections are not likely
to be made within any of the cities
Cuba, but at points which the United
States regards as convenient for war-
t . T". 1 V, 1 AT -S 1 A I
ouiyo. it l uvauiy me ueiegauon may
president upon this point when it comes
to the United States.
SUPERINTENDENT F. H. CURTIS
Resigns at Mount Airy to Accept the
Superlntendency of Burlington Pub
lic Schools.
(Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Mount Airy, April 10.
The information that Superintendent
F- H. Curtiss. of the graded schools of
Mount Airy had tendered his resigna
tion to the board of education; the
same to take effect at the close of the
scholastic year, came as a sad and se
rious surprise to the citizens of the
town and especially to the patrons of
the school, whose children have been
under his educational direction and in
fluence for the past three years.
Because he had assumed charge of
iesiea earnest interest in tne nxea ana
strong establishment of one of .the very
best graded schools in the state, be
cause of the high esteem in which he
is held, not only as an Instructor, but
as a citizen as well, because he and his
family are most pleasantly regarded as
citizens of this town, . and because it
was earnestly hoped by all that he
would remain permanently with us, the
board of education and patrons of the
school had come to regard his perma'
ment residence among us as a matter qf
course, and had no thought of his mak
ing a change.
Inquiry disclosed the fact that the
progressive people of Burlington have
ambition- along the line of educational
advancement, iusi as our people have,
and, having ample means at their com
mand, set about the selection of a su
perintendent who should know how to
arrange, direct and conduct a graded
school in a successful manner. With
out any definite knowledge or assur
ance as to their ability to secure him
they through their trustees elected
Professor Curtiss superintendent of
their schools and apprised him of
their action. v
Notwithstanding the fact thai the
attendance of the Burlington schools
will be greatly in excess of our own,
and that the salary offered him is
larger than that he is receiving here.
Professor Curtiss took the matter under
careful advisement, and rightly, aswe
are at last forced to admit, has accept
ed the position. Thus in an enlarged
field of usefulness he continues his
chosen life-work in our state and for
our state, and our people bespeak for
him such measure of success in his
new field of labor as his success in hig
merits. We surrender him to Bur
lington with deep regret, yet feeling
that our loss is Burlington's gain.
'Another Gift to Armour Institute
Chicago, April 10. Armour institute
in this city, which owes its existence to
the late Philip D. Armour, will tomor
row receive an addition of $1,000,000 to
its endowment, the money coming from
Mrs. p. D. Armour and J. Ogden Arm
our, the widow and son of the founder.
How's This f
We offer One Hundred' Dollars Re
ward for any caee of Catarrh that can
not be cured, by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Tole-
do, Ohio.
We, the Undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen, years,
and believe him perfectly honorable In
all business transactions and finan
cially able to cary out any obligations
made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Q.
Waldlng. Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure 1a taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the. best.
A MULE AND FORTY ACRES
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A Southern Negro Thinks this Would
Have Been a Better Gift to His Raoe
Than the Ballot.
Washington, April 10. Major R, R.
Wright, a colored man and president
of the Industrial college located near
Savannah, Ga., appeared before the1 in
dustrial commission today. He' advo
cated national aid in the matter of the
education of the colored race, saying
that this Is necessary to their advance
ment. He did not consider the south
ern states financially able to give the
necessary assistance. "It is impossi
ble", he said, "for northern men to re
allze the condition of ignorance among
the colored people of the south, r-r: the
difficulties under which they labor in
trying to secure information.'
He would also have the government
agricutural experiment stations dupli
cated because of the difficulties in the
way of making . the - existing stations
available for the benefit of the colored
race. Despite the natural difficulties
he contended that: the colored people
are advancing and he asserted that the
charge that the colored man is a j bur
den to his white neighbors is not true
He showed that there are now over 1,
000,000 acres of farm land owned by ne
groes in Georgia and said that, includ
ing this land, the negroes of the state
pay taxes upon $14,000,000 worth ; of
property. He said that as a rule the
successful negroes were not ex-slaves
and he expressed : the opinion that if
the government had given the colored
man a mule and forty acres of land in
stead of conferring upon him the ballot
it would have been for, the benefit of
all, i
Asked for his opinion concerning ; the
effect of the disfranchisement of the
negro upon his future prospects,
Wright replied that individually i he
thought it a mistake to take the ballot
from any one at this late day, but he
added that he did not believe that the
ballot had been of any special benefit
to the colored man. - j
In reply to Mr. Kennedy Wright said
that the requirement of an educational
qualification for voting would be a
stimulus to secure this qualification.
"Very few colored-people in the south"
he said, "take any interest In politics,
and except in the cities they have come
to the conclusion that they have! no
business with politics.;' M
BIRDS SING EASTER CAROLS
A Choir of Canaries and Mocktnoc-Btrds
Take Pare In Easter Services In an
Atlanta Church. -
The sweetest note in the grand chor
us of Easter music swelling up from
Atlanta yesterday morning was , sung
by a band of birds in Trinity church.
They were golden-voiced with gladness
at the advent of spring, and they sang
a melody that touched the more j ro
bust chorus into an inspiration sub
lime in exquisite purity and perfection.
The birds were canaries and mock
ing birds in cages swinging from the
chandeliers in tne Sunday school room.
A rilliant-plumed linnet led the bird
chorus. They were all borrowed (for
the occasion. I
The Idea of a natural orchestra to
supplement the Easter music at the
church originated with Mr. D. E. Luth-
er, who is superintendent of the 4nfant
department of the Sunday shool. f
The idea was carried out by MiS C.
H. Girardeau and Miss Jennie Arm
strong, The plan was kept a profound
secret in order that it might be sprung
as a surprise on the children and the
elder ones when they assembled at the
church Easter morning. The surprise
feature exceeded the expectations of
the originators. I j
As the congregation assembled in the
auditorium for the services the birds
appeared subdued and somewhat
frightened. Save for an occasional
chirp from a canary they were silent.
The birds, as decorations, alongjwit'i
the palms and the lilies banked In -the
room, were very beautiful, but their
true value to the Easter occasion did
not reveal itself until, later, when the
auditorium was literally packed iwith
bright faced children in Easter raiment.
The organ pealed forth in a glad pre
lude. Then the linnet smoothed dow.i
its ruffled feathers and lifted up i its
golden voice in song, inspired to ithe
melody by the music of the organ. A
canary in the center of the room joined
in, too. and then another and ano'her,
until the whole happy band of yellow
songsters were straining, their tiny
throats In hosanas. The mocking birds
came in with their flute-like notes,
softening the tone of the feathered
orchestra, but lifting it higher and yet
higher until the melody filled the church
and floated out through the windows
into the glorious sunshine of Easter
morning.
As the voices of the birds rose high
er the organ's tones, were softened.
During the prelude the birds furnished
the volume of music; their harmony
mending with the artificial music in
singular accord. Later, whenj jthe
voices of the children were lifted up in
Easter anthems, the ; birds " redoubled
their vocal power. Such a thrilling
ana altogether beautiful melody as that
voice of childhood supplemented by ithe
voice of birds produced has never be
fore been heard in Atlanta.
After the first chorus or two a! dis
tinguished looking gentleman who had
been drinking in the melody froih the
rear of the auditorium arose and aske-1
emission to address the assembly.
He said he had never, observed a more
ppropriate and beautiful song service.
though he had traveled the world over.
He was Colonel W. D. Mann, of i New
'York, owner and proprietor of "Town
Topics" and The Smart Set,"
noted publications.
both
; The birds piped their tuneful
lay
during the entire service, seemingly
ureiess. Alter tne service was over
half the: congregation remained to ad
mire the little songsters. It was hours
before the charm and inspiration of
their melody died away in the breasts
of those who heard it. Atlanta Jour
lal. . .
Threw Himself Under the Train
James McPhail, a white man aged
i, threw himself under a car of the
northbound A. C. L. passenger train,
No. 78, yesterday afternoon and was
instantly killed, one of the wheels com
pletely severing the head from the
body.
The young man (who was insane)
was in charge of an uncle and brother
on their way to the . asylum, and as
soon as the train came alongside - of
them and before it stopped he hurled
Jiimself under the car. Fayetteville
Observer of the 10th. -
Barr Elected Vice President of tb
- Seaboard ?
New York. April 10. James Mj
Barr
was elected first vice president and gen
eral manager of the Seaboard Aly Line I
railway at a, meeting of the directors!
m this city today. The pool of jthe
company's first mortgage bonds; was
dissolved and it was decided to iretire
$2,483,000 5 Der cent, bonds of the Geor
gia and Alabama railway on July 1st,
at 105 and accrued interest. -.
CauiEht a Dreadful Cold
Maridn Kooke. manager for T.i M.
Thompson, a large importer of fine mil
linery at 1658 Milwaukee avenue, Chica
go says: "During the late severe
weather I caught a dreadful cold which
kept me awake at nleht and made trie
.unfit - to attend my work during the
aay. one -or my milliners was taking
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a se
vere cold at thajt time, which seemed
to relieve her so nnlrfciv rh t i
somf So? mtXel '
noenlySelrfnr J 1
SfJSHi .w Land feel very Pleased .
to acknowledge its merits." For sale
by R. R. Bellamy. j
J 1, 1901.
GOEBEL'S ASSASSINATION
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN GARNETT D. RIPLEY
IN PROGRESS.
I SOME SENSATIONAL -EVIDENCE.
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ni-HovernorW. O. Bradler. Counsel
for Ex-Governor Taylor In the Guber
natorial Cont est Before the Legisla
ture, Testifies to Conversations with
the DefendanWhloh Connect the
Latter and Governor Taylor with the
Conspiracy to Kill Goebel. .
Frankfort. Ky., AnrU IQ.A Jury was
seeured today to hear the caso of Gar
nett. Ripley, accused of compldty in
the shooting of Governor Goebel.
The defendant entered a plea of not
guilty. In the opening of the case toy
tne prosecution Judge Williams de
clared there was a conspiracy to kill
GoebeJ; that Ripley was connected witL.
It throughout; that he left Frankfort
the evening before the assassination
with information that it was to take
Place the next day, and that he contrib
uted to It by going home an equip,
ping his company to bring it to Frank
fort when Goebel had been killed.
Ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, chief
counsel tor ex-Governor W. S. Taylor
in the gubernatorial contest nerore the
legislature last year, gave sensational
testimony in the trial of Captain Gar
neit D. Ripley. He detailed a conver
sation which, he said, he had with Cap-
La.m xwpiey wniie tne latter was In
cnarge or nis military company during
the occupancy of the state capitol by
" iayior iroops last spring, in which
Ripley told him of frequent conferences
wun governor Taylor prior to the as
sassination.
The witness said Ripley told him he
was in the executive office tne day be
fore the shooting and complained to
Taylor because he had not called out
his (Ripleys) company, and asked him
when he should - have the company
ready. Taylor replied: "My God,
haven't you brought them yet? Goebel
win noi live twenty-four hours, or can
not live twenty-four hours. I hav for
gotten which," he said, declared the
witness.
Judge W. H. Yost, associate
with Bradley in the contest case, no-
cording to the witness, was present, and
nea.ru me conversation.
In response to a Question as to
whether he. the witness, heard of any
conspiracy to kill Mr. Goebel, the wit
ness stated that on Januarv 25M fhe
day the train load of mountaineers ar
rived, some one. he could not now re
call who. told him that parties in the
crowd were waiting in front of the state
nouse to kill Goebel. "I said," con
tinued the witness, "it shall be stoDned.
I will go In the senate chamber and
come out with Goebel and see that he
is not hurt or insulted. I looked up
and saw Wharton Golden and told him
to get Finley. Culton and others and
send them to me. He said: 'Goebel is
not going, to be hurt.' Culton and Pin
ley told me it was a fake and that there
was nothine in It: they condemned vio
lence as I did."
DeWET IRRESPONSIBLE
Botha to Treat for Surrender of Entire
Boer Force
Cape Town. April 10. It is understood
here, that, although General deWet, at
his recent interview with General
"uma, reiuseu 10 Burrenaer, uenerai
Botha, regarding him as irresponsible,
undertakes to negotiate in behalf of the
entire Boer forces. The British au
thorities here consider that if General
Botha surrenders deWefs following
can be easily taken.
It is explained here that this action
was determined in Dart by General
Botha's discovery at a recent meet in e-
that General deWet's Intellect b8d
weakened and that his influence with
his followers was dlminishlnBr. and that f
a continuance of the campaign, in view '
or General de wet's irresponsibility,
rested with General Botha alone.
REMARK ABLE SUCCESS
Of a new c atarrb Cure.
A- large and constantly Increasing
majority of the American people are
catarrh sufferers. This is not entirely
the result of our changeable climate,
but because modern investigation has
clearly proven that many diseases.
known by other names, are really ca
tarrh. Formerly the name catarrh was
applied almost exclusively to the com
mon nasal catarrh, but the throat,
stomach, liver, bladder, kidneys and in
testines are subject to catarrhal dis
eases as well as the nasal passages.
in r&et. wherever there is mucous
membrane there is a feeding ground for
catarrh.!
The usual remedies, inhalers, sprays,
douches or powders, have been practi
cally failures, as far as anything more
than temporary relief was concerned,
because they simply dry up the mucous
secretions, without having tne remotest
effect upon the blood and liver, which
are the real sources of catarrhal dis
eases. It has been known for some years
that the radical cure of catarrh could
never come from local applications, but
from an internal remedy, acting on th?
blood and expelling the catarrhal poi
son from the system.
A new internal preparation whicirfeas
been on the market only a short time,
has met with remarkable success as
a genuine, radical cure for catarrh.
It may be found in any drug store,
sold under the name of Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, large pleasant tasting
lozenges, composed principally of anti
septic ingredients, Eucalyptol, Guala-
col. Sanguinaria. Hydrastin and similar
catarrh specifics.
Dr. Ainslee in speaking of the new
catarrh cure says: "I have tried the
new catarrh remedy Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets, upon thirty or forty patients
with remarkable satisfactory results.
They clear the head and throat more
effectually and lastingly than any
douche or inhaler that I have ever
seen. and although they are what is
called a patent medicine and sold by
druggists'. I do not hesitate to recom
mend them as I know them to be free
from cocaine and opiates, and that even
a little child may use them with entire
safety." - .
Any sufferer from nasal catarrh.
throat or bronchial trouble, catarrh of
the stomach, liver or bladder will find
Stuart's Catarrh. Tablets remarkably
effective, pleasant and convenient, and
your druggist will tell you they are ab
solutely free from any Injurious drug.
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap f .
A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds ie all right, but you want some
thing tinat will relieve and cure the
more severe and dangerous results of
throat and lung troubles. VTh&t shall
you do? Go to a warmer and more
regular climate? Yes, If possible: If
not possible for you, then In -- either
ease take the only remedy that has
been introduced in all civilized coun
tries with success in severe throat and
lung troubles, "Boschee's German
Syrup." It not only heals and etlmu-
a-ieB e tassuee to oeartroy xn psra
eola
Trnd
Try one bottle. Recommended many
yelrs toy all druggists In ; the irorld.
ale hy . BeUamj. .
vates the tissues to destroy tne gwm
i
Do You
With a
Gas Range
all of the heat is utilized for heat
ing the food. A Gas Range .nuts
the heat just where it is wanted
and does the work better and
quicker than the best Wood Stove
ever made.
OUR RANGES ARE ALSO FOR
THE TURRENTINE LIGHT CO., 112L Princess St., .
R. H. BEERY, 10 Market St.
Wilmington
No. 27 NORTH
A. D. BROWNtonfS
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Mattings, Mattings I
Our large import order for Mattings,
given last Fall, is now arriving daily.
You should not buy Mattings before
glancing at our immense stock.
Prices are
Moderated)
and we take great pleasure in show
ing the goods, whether you wish to
purchase or not.
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A, D.
Front Street.
A Man Who Has His
among the number you are the lospr a
fine line of Neckwear in all the latest styles and patterns art T to beseen in
our windows and show-cases; the same price as elsewhere, 25 and tOc. Col
iU.?ISiy'.Hnderwaear' Umbrellas-all at popular prices. A new lot
will be in next . week ii
Serges, Flannels which are the prevailing styles for this season at
seashore mountain or city. Call and see them before they are all picked
over and you have to take the pickings. When in needf anything in our
it'6 US a caI1 and be convnced that our prices and goods are both
6nv. uu uuuuw iu enow gooas ana
No. 106
North Front
Street.
MUNSON & GO
H-i i : i m i i nun 1 1 x 1 1 1 1 1 1
Summer Robes,
Cowan
108-110-112 North Second Street. .
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STEFF
Founded
1842.
The word BEST has been so much
it It so happens.though, that there is no other word that will adequately de
scribe the STIEFF Piano. - . ..
' It is as near perfection as human skill has been able to reach. "
It combines the high qualities of the other instrument and ha manjt
unique additions of its own.
CHARLES II. SHEFi1, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, Cil
Hurt! and Seati Carolina Factor? Branch Warerooo, 213 i.Trjca Street, Cfcirfcttj, I C
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Some Rice Real Estate, bom large and Small, Valuable as
t A BARGAIN! 9eooo
f uwn lour uwn Home!
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PRICE 5 GENTS
Realize
that rin cooking with wood about
75 Der cent, of the heat is wasted
in heating the kitchen, yourself,
and, in fact, the whole house ? -
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BROWN
Never permanently forsakes us. He
may go once or twice to some other
tailor for his clothes but he always
returns to us; dissatisfled with the fit
or clothes did not come up to the rep
resentations put upon them; these and
various other reasons are assigned,
but he comes back to us. Why? Sim-,
ply because we give the best values
, for the money of any other tailor in the
' business, give good workmanship and
always sell the garments for exactly
what they are. "We want the man that '
wears other people's clothes to come
to us just once and if we do not hold
to our statement we will know the rea
son why. as handsome a line of Suit
ings, and trouserings as can he found
anywhere In the city and fast disap
pearingmany orders filled for the
Easter season . and if yours Is not
quote prices even if ypu do not buy.
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New Buggies!;:
Livery
Go.
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PIANOS
"Sing Their
Own Prais
abused that we often hesitate to
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