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a VOL. XIX NO. 181, WILMINGTON. N. C., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8. 1906. FIVE CENTS FLED TO GI Belief Concerning Missing Bank Officials, 1 New irregularities Being Disclosed by Examiners. Even Safety Deposit Boxes Have Been Tampered With Vice President Sterisland Arrested on Charge of Violating the State Banking Laws. Probably Seventy Cents on the Dol lar May be:. Paid Depositors in the Pinal Adjustment. , Chicago, Aug. 7. Theodore Stensland Vice-President of the (Milwaukee Aven ue State Bank, was arrested late this afternoon on a charge of violating the banking laws of the state Earlier in the day the; institution was placed in the hands of a receiver and Paul O. Stensland, ) President -of the bank and father of the Vice-President to gether with Cashier Herring were of ficially declared fugitives from justice and their personal descriptions placed in the hands jof the police throughout the country. V Besides the discovery of many irreg ularities in the management of the bank, .it was also found that even the safety deposit 'boxes owned and rented by the bank had been tampered with and rifled. ' The specific charges on which. Theo dore Stensland was arrested was that of having accepted deposits at the bank when he knew the institution to toe insolvent. The arrest was made in the office of Chief of Police Collins, where Stensland had gone to confer with, the head of tl"je police department. The warrent for the arrest of the Vice-President was sworn out by Mr. J. P. Strub, a liquor dealer who de clared that last Saturday he deposited $350 in the bank and that Theodore Stensland as. one of the officers of the institution had knowledge then that the bank was insolvent. Straube contends that the Vice-President should have notified the acting officers of the bank not to ' receive any deposits but that ihad not been done and bis money was taken in violation of the banking laws. Later in the day Jacob J. Kern, a former states attorney signed bonds for $5,000 for the release of Theodore Stensland. The promises held out yesterday that the elder Stensland would appear in Chicago today were, not fulfilled and it is the belief of the police, based on despatches from several northern cities, that he has fled into Canada. Cashier Herring sought on a similar warrant is thought to have reached the Dominion 'by another route. The days developments were product ! tive of the first ray of hope for the ; depositors, who yesterday believed their savings of years were swept in the wreck. David R. (Morgan, Vice President. of the First National Bank, and such of those to whom the status of the defunct- banks . affair has bsen laid bare declared that probably seven ty cents on the dollar would be paid in the final adjustment, j The affairs of . the bank are said to be in an almost hopeless tangle and new irregularities are being disclosed j as the examiners go further into the ; books. President- Stensland loaned money to -himself , it is alleged, by the subterfuge of having employes sign the notes. Specific instances came to light during the day of the looting of the safety boxes. In particular to which, the attention of the police was that of Mrs Lidia Herman who declar ed 'that $150 of .her funds had been . The clearing bouse committee is sparing no effort to bring the missing president to justice. Handwriting ex perts, it is said, will be put to work at once upon the case to establish the evidence of forgery. : Belief that Stensland has made his escape into- Canada is supported by a report from Michigan, that the missing banker was seen ; .on a Duluth and Superior car, en route to Superior. Another dispatch, from Superior from Chief of Police McKennan, tended to show that Stensland made his way to Canada by boat from Duluth. Cashier Herring is thought to have reached the line by way of Detriot, A Few Prostrations From Heat. New York, Aug. 7. There was some relief thismorning from the torrid weather conditions which have pre vailed In New York for the last few days. Throughout last night every breathing spot in the city was crowded with sweltering humanity. Two per sons who were sleeping on fire escapes fell to street and were killed. A fqjv prostrations from heat were reported. LUMTNA TONIGHGT Mid-week dance at Iiumina tonight. AFFAIRS BAD S P IH EFFECT AS TEMPORARY LAW Government Will Promulgate its Agrarian Programme. LIKE THE STICHLJfSKY'jEROJECr This Will be Done in an Attempt to Appease the Discontented Peasantry. Appointments to the Three Vacan cies in the Cabinet Will be Announc ed Today. St: Petersburg, Aug. 7. From a member of -the cabinet, the Associated Press learns that government re gards storm of the revolution as. pass ed. The cordinal plank of the progress is an attempt to appease the discon tented peasantry as far as possible. The governments agrarian , programme, which will not differ greatly from the Stichinsky project, will not only be promulkated but probably will be placed in . effect as a temporary law, the emperor having the right to issue temporary laws during a recess of par liament. In other words, it is the in tention of the goverment to attempt to solve its most difficult problem ir respective of parliament, in the "belief that it will meet with enough support to make it impossible for the next parliament to refuse its assent. Appointments to three vacancies in the cabinet, Agriculture Commerce and the Holy Synod, probably will be an nounced tomorrow. M. Samarain, member of the council of the empire, who was offered the last named post, has finally refused it, thus ending the hope of securing the desired co-operation of the lower house and upper house elements. Prince Vassllohikoff, of famous Rus rian family, father of the well-known literateur of that name, will probably be Minister of Agriculture. Another member of the family was recently re lieved of the command of the Guard Division, in connection with the mut iny of the first battalion of the Preo brajenski Regiment. A semi-official statement referring to the conclusions deduced abroad from an article in the Rossia saying it was the intention of the government t suspend cash payments is published to night. It says these conclusions are based on gross misundertandings and that no such intention exists. The article in the Rossia says the statement does nothing more than in dicate an issue of paper money as an , extreme measure to which the state may have recourses in the event of the total arrests of the normal finan cial functions of the coifhtry. It rep resents merely the personal opinion, of the writer. Any interference that there is an intention to suspend cash, pay ments is possible only to people who everywhere are seeking some pretext for crating disquiet and even panic. IOWA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Fair State Ticket Nominated and Plat form Adopted Support Pledged to Bryan. Waterloo, la.. Aug. 7. The Demo cratic state convention today nomina ted a full state ticket headed by Clauds RT. Porter of Appanose county for gov ernor, and John D. Lenison, Jr., for Lieutenant Governor. The convention adopted a platform and a resolution pledging to Wm. Jennings Bryan the support of Iowa democrats for the presidency in 1908 and adjourned since die tonight - J The platform demands legislation to destroy trusts, favor rate legislation, in Iowa to give rates as low as interstate rates, a two cent passenger fare, a state primary law that will protect all par ties, election of United States senators by the direct, vote of the people, laws to punish corporations for contribu tions to political funds, and asks for the assessment of railroads in Iowa by a non-partisan commission. On the tariff and other national questions the platform says: . "We believe in tariff for revenue only and ttiat there should be immediate re lief granted to the people who are now being robbed by extortionate prices ex acted under shelter of tariff. We be lievethe tariff should be removed from all trust made goods and in the remov al of all duties on iron, steel lumber and coal. We demand the enactment of such legislation as will effectually destroy all Trusts ana the strict en forcement of all laws concerning the same and we denounce the executive of the state of Iowa for failure to enforce existing laws." The following was added to the plat form as an endorsement of Bryan: "We endorse the exalted character, peerless statesmanship, the high-minded and pure personality of democracy's conceded leader, Wm. Jennings Bryan and pledge "him our unqualified sup port for the presidency in 1898." The End of the World of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, la,, of all usefulness, came when when he began taking Elec tric Bitters. He writes: "Two years ago Kidney trouble caused .me great suffering, which I would never -have survived had I not taken Electric Bit ters. They also cured me of General Debility." , Sure cure for all Stomach, Liver - and Kidney complaints, Blood disease Headache, Dizziness and Weak ness or bodily decline. Price L 50c. Guaranteed by R. R. Bellamy's drug store.. : ' MTT TTARV 7 To Prevent Attempt to Rescue Alleged Lynchers Other Three Negroes Taken to Charlotte for Safekeeping Pan ticipants in the Affair Will be Tried at Once. Charlotte, N. C, August 7. Tonight three companies of the North Carolina national guard, one command from Statesville,' a company of infantry and a battery of artillery from Charlotte, surround the jail at Salisbury, while sentries with loaded guns and orders to shoot to kill patrol the four streets that flank the prison. There have been threats and rumors of threats all day, but all is quiet there tonight. It is' believed the worst is over. Geo. Hall, the ex-convict from Mont-' gomery county, ' who is supposed to have led the mob which lynched the three alleged murderers of the Lyerly family last night, is in the jail the plan to rescue him from, the clutches of the law, rumors of which caused Governor Glenn to hurry troops to Sal isbury, has not materalized. The sur viving negroes, Hetry Lee, George Erwin, and two women, are safe in jail at Charlotte, and there is no dan ger of violence to them. The special term of court, which convened to try the victims of mob vengeance, acting under orders from the governor, will not adjourn until every effort to con vict the leaders of the mob has been exhausted. , The case is being worked up and many, arrests are expected tomorrow. The gocernor is determined to push the matter to the Bitter end. The cases against the surviving' defen dants, against whom true bills were found, were continued until the reg ular4 term of Rowan county court. Long before the sun rose this morn ingcurious persons went to the scene of the lynching and cut off the toes, the fingers and ears of the ne groes who were hung to the limb of the big tree on Henderson's baseball ground. The bodies were badly ' mu tilated before they were removed. It looks as if a lot of sorry fellows, as sisted by a few good citizens, from the scene of the Lyerly murder, did the work. When the court was convened this morning there was a slight diminution- in the crowd though every seat was taken. Solicitor Hammer made a motion to continue the cases against the sur viving prisoners until the regular term. Judge Long replied that he would make the order. 'He then turn ed to the crowd and in a clear voice full of feeling said: "There was a venire called here to try this case this morning at 10 o'clock. The grand jury had found a true, bill and the court had 'made an order that the two hundred venire men appear at the court house, that the case might be investigated ac cording to law. But last night, when the court- had become satisfied short lv before that the. best sentiment in this county would uphold the laws of the land, and stand by the courts in its administration of the law, a band of men broke into the jail, took three of the prisoners out, and lynched them as the court is informed. "I will say to the citizenship in my hearing that if there is any law abid ing men in Rowan county, and there" are such, I would be glad to have your presence . during the sitting of the court. "God Almighty reigns and the law is still supreme. This court will not ad journ until this matter is investigated. "Gentlemen of the grand jury I am not oing to discharge you this morn ing, but I will retain you here. I hope you will keep calm and serene. Re tire to your room and . proceed with your deliberation and investigations. I will call you for further instructions later." SALISBURY IS NOW QUIET Remaining Three Prisoners Taken5 to Charlotte for Safe Keeping. Salisbury, N. C, August 7. The citv is quiet after the triple lynching last night. Geo. Irvin and Henry Gillespie and the wife of Jack Dilling ham were taken to Charlotte this morning for safe keeping. True bills for murder in the first degree were found by the grand jury yesterday against Irvin, Henry Gillespie and the Dillingham woman, but the mob did not disturb them last night. Henry Gillespie this morning stated that Dil lingham had made a confession in the Charlotte jail that he and Nease and John Gillespie murdered the Lyerly family. SALISBURY JAIL GUARDED To Prevent Attempted Liberation or Any Alleged Lynchers Who May be Arrested Engineer McLendon Dies of His Wounds. "" . Raleigh, N. C, August 7. This af ternoon Governor Glenn received a telegram from Judge B. F. Long, at Salisbury to the effect that George Hall had been identified as a leader of the mob that lynched,' the alleged mur derers of the Lyerly family last night, and he has been placed in jail. The governor, at the request of Sheriff COMPANIES SALISBURY Julian and Judge Long, telegraphed an order to the military company at Charlotte - vr ev- kj jimuui ait UilLt and guard the jail to prevent the liber- uy De arrested. . e Today J. C. McLendon, the Southern Railway engineer who was shot in the mouth, : died in the hospital at Salis bury. He leaves a widow and four children. An officer is said to have shot the engineer as he was battering a window. Others say that , he was merely a spectator. Solicitor Hammer is securing names of witnesses to the lynching, to place before the grand jury. . NO TROUBLE IN GREENSBORO Military Company Guarding the Jail to Prevent Any Attempt at the Lynching of Bohannon. (Special to The Messenger.) Greensboro, N. C, August 7. There was no trouble here today. Well de fined rumors that a party was forming to lynch Bohannon tonight has caused the placing of a military company around the jail, and the entire police force is on picket duty. Any attempt to storm the jail will be resisted to the death by the sheriff and military. There is no localjynching sentiment, the trouble beings feared from railroad shops at High Point- and Spencer. TROOPS ORDERED OUT Imperative Instructions Given by the Governor to Preserve the Peace at Any Price. ! - (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C August 7. At 1 o'clock this afternoon Governor Glenn received a message from Sheriff Julian asking that 100 troops be sent imme diately to Salisbury to assist in main taining order. The governor ordered the companies at Statesville, Charlotte and Salisbury to report this afternoon to Sheriff Julian for duty. He talked with the captains over the telephone and gave them imperative instructions, to do their duty, to use -ball cartridges only and to preserve the peace at any hazard. The county of Rowan, under J the'law has to pay the expense of such j troops which are under, the" sheriff's immediate command. If necessary I more troops will be sent to the scene. I Naturally it was desired to send those. nearby on the ground of expense. Governor i Glenn mailed the follow ing letter to Judge Long this after noon: "The killing of Mr. Lyerly: and his innocent family was a most horri ble crime, and doubtless aroused the anger of the people, but the deliberate and wilful taking of the prisoners from the jail last night was likewise a crime and is a blot, upon the fair name of North Carolina. The amount of dam age to the state cannot be estimated in dollars and cents for it shows a lawless spirit amongst certain of our people, which may deter enterprise and im migration into our midst." The governor then tells of his cor respondence with the sheriff of Rowan already referred to, and says to the Judge; "I was horrified . last night when called from my bed by you, say ing the mob was assailing the jail. There is no excuse for this lynching. An upright judge, a fair jury, a vig orous prosecutori and full evidence rendered the conviction of the pris oners almost a certainty Therefore to take the law into their own hands was inexcusable in this mob. You have a grand jury and solicitor with you, and the court is in i session. Spare neither time or expense in ap prehending and bringing these viola tors of law to 'justice. If necessary I will aid you with the whole power of the state. Mobs must understand that they cannot perpetrate crime and go unpunished. I feel that a blot. Is upon our state. Help me in every way you can to remove It by punishing the per petrators.'' . Armfield- Ordered to Salisbury. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh N. C, "August 7. Governor Glenn late this afternoon ordered Brigedier General P. I. Armfield to go to Salisbury, and take command of two or three companies Captain of Salisbury company Informed the gov ernor that three more companies and a gatling battery were needed. There are threats to lynch the jailer for de fending the jail last night and also threats to release George Hale, ex-convict, and desperado from Montgomery county who was one' of the mob leaders Tom Taggart ia moving his estab lishment to a place where the anti-gam bling laws are laxly enforced. V It goes to show that he -doesn't run his "health resort" for his health.- New York American. - Coal went up another 10 cents yes terday. Ice costs small consumers about twice as much as last year. People.who want either, heat .or cold in their housekeeping are sadly out of luck.New YorkWorld. LUMINA TONIGHT 31 id -week dance at Lamina tonight. ! THIRD G1E TO PROTEST Trouble- Over the Umpire the Cause of Dispute. EACH SIDE CLAIMS THE - GAME One Umpire Declared it Forfeited to Chicago and Another Declared it Forfeited to New York 71116 Na tional Commission Will Have to Straighten Matters Out. New York, August 7. Something unique in basseball occurred here to day when the game which was to have been played as the third of the present series between the New York and Chicago National League clubs did not ta&e place on the Polo Grounds. Each club claims that the other forfeited, so the national commission must straighten out matters, and a lengthy wrangle is bound to ensue. So far as the ' National League can chonicle the unpiayed game at present, Chicago has been officially declared the win ner 9 to 0, by forfeit. At yesterday's game, the second of the series, there was a good deal of ill feeling .shown on both sides on ac count of I decisions rendered by Um pire Johnstone. When JohjTistone and Emslie, the umpires assigned by Pres ident Pulliam arrived at the entrance to the Polo Grounds today, Johnsone was refused admittance and Emslie, who accompanied him, declined to take any part In the game so long as his associate was not allowed to per form his ! official function. Johnstone then declared the game forfeited by New York to Chicago, basing his de cision on the local club's refusal to admit him to the grounds. The crowd which numbered about 11,000, wondered at the delay and yelled "play ball," repeatedly while Managers McGraw and Chance held a consultation. McGraw called upon his utility man, Strang, to officiate as umpire. Chance refused to appoint a man from his team to. match in con junction with Strang, saying that the game had been forfeited under jthe rules. President Charles Murphy of the Chicago club, then, took a hand in the much mixed proceedings,, and after he had spoken a few words to Chance, the Chicago players left the grounds, in the belief that they were perfectly .justified in doing so. A few minutes later an announcer jumped from the grand stand and said that he had been requested by the New York club to make the following statement: ' . "Umpire Johnstone was barred from these grounds today by Police Inspec tor Sweeney, who feared that the presence of Johnstone after yesterday's tumult might, incite a riot. Umpire Johnstone has declared the game for feited by New York to Chicago 9 to 0." Later on the announcer again ad dressed the crowd which by this time wass scattering over the diamond and out field, saying: "I am instructed by Manager McGraw, to say that he hav ing sent Strang out as an umpire, and the Chicago team having ignored his calling on them to 'play ball,' the game under the rules is forfeited by Strang to New York 9 to 0, and the New York club will protest the claim of the visiting club." v.; Rain checks had been isssued prior to Ahe game, and the patrons of the club were informed that these checks would be good for any other game on these grounds during the present sea son. . I - Police Inspector Sweeney when seen later on said that he had not taken the initiative in preventing Umpire Johnstone from entering the grounds, and .added that it was at the request of the management of the New York club that he had acted ashedid. Tonight the Associated Press1 receiv ed a dispatch from President Pulliam.. of the National League, dated Sarato ga, regarding the forfeited game. Pres ident Pulliam says that the game was legally forfeited to Chicago, and that he will stand by the action of Umpire Johnstone to the finish. He adds that so long as he is president of the league he will sustain every forfeit made where an umpire is refused admittance to any park, and that If this does not suit the league, it can, have bis resig nation at a minutes notice. LOUISIANA OR CONNECTICUT Controversy Has Arisen Over. Which. Ship Shall be Chosen for" the Pres ident's Trip to Panama. 1 Washington, D. C Quite a contro- versy-has arisen as to what ship shall 5 ?mciai4 , o x . . have just arrived at the Department be selectedto take the president to j and he nag not yet tad time to go over Panama and petitions have been filed ? them, but the verbal reports were suf at Oyster Bay onbehalf of both the .ficient to convince him that drastic ac Louisana and - the Connecticut: The i tlon was necessary, and uesajhecon ,lt . tractors immediately take steps to rem- question of the building of these hlps the conditions and furnish meat has entered into the controversy, thai 4 Louisana having been constructed in a private yard and the Connecticut by the government, an4 friends of the dif ferent methods of building government ships are anxious that their particular vessel shall be selected. The Connecti cut has been flitted up for a fleet flag ship, and offers more room than does the Louisiana, but it is not certain that sue can u wu. ux uuw w 6 to the isthmus in November, 'ine mat- ter is being considered by the presi- 'jedoux was sentenced today to he dent and the Secretary of the Navy. I nanged October 19 next on her convic-..- There has been a suggestion that , Uon of the murder Qf Albert H. Mc either the Washington or the Tennessee Vicir a miner with whom she had should take the president to the Ista- been living The case will be appeal mus, but itnow seems probable that a battleship will be chosen, al though It --" ' - - ' ' t is possible that one of. the cruisers will jjUMTNA TONIGHT be sent along as a consort. - iid-week dance at Lamina tonight. E BY FLOOD People are Reported Hoaieless. E WITHOUT MUG Railway Banks Have Been Wash ed Out for Miles. , Wires- are Down in All Directions and it Is Impossible to Confirm the Stories of Disaster Inhabitants at San Angelo and Ballinger Were Forced to Flee for Safety in Their Night Clothing Twelve Inches of Rain Fell All Over South Texas. Fort Worth, Texas, August 7. A special from Brown wood says: Many lives are reported lost as a result of a flood in this neighborhood, but as the wires' are down confirmation at this time Is impossible. Five hundred peo ple are homeless. Railway banks have been washed out for miles, and a pile driver sent out with 200 laborers was unable to proceed further than here. Special to Post Dispatch reports f rom the country sa loss of life was great. The rush came without warning, and inhabitants at San Angelo and Ballinger were forced to flee for safety in their night clothing. An entire family at Ballinger named Cook were drowned as they attempted to leave their home on an improvfsed raft which struck an obstruction. The ' Colorado River is from four to six miles wide in places, and the tribu taries south are out of their banks. Two thousand cattle are killed. The Santa Fe track bridges were wash ed out; and traffic is . at a standstill. Persons made homeless sought refuge in churches. Provisions and clothes were rushed to the scene. One man on horseback was lost while trying to warn , the inhabitants. A mother and three children at San An gelo perished in sight of a score of men who were unable to attempt a rescue. The mother was in the upper story of a house in the bottoms. She was calling for help when the flood caused the small house to totter: and collapse. Twelve inches of rain! fell, all over South Texas last night, caus ing all rivers tb overflow their banks. Relief trains were rushed out, but were unable to reach their destination. Res cue parties in boats are "going from house to house taking people from second stories and carrying the dead to morgues. Heartrendering scenes were witnessed in towns where lost children were hunting parnts. It is estimated that two hundred miles of track, was washed out. The death list increases hourly. Telegraph offices are , be seiged by crowds demanding news from the flooded district: I CONTRACTS MAY BE CANCELLED " - . .' Report Concerning Supply of Fresh Meat and Bread at the Norfolk . Navy Yard. Washington, Aug. - 7. Secretary; Bonaparte has, received a preliminary;, report concerning the supply of fresh meat and bread at the Norfolk Navy Yard and similar conditions to that ex isting in the New York Navy ! Yard has been found. The contractors have failed to furnish these articles in as good condition as the Department de mands. It is probable that the con tracts will be cancelled. J The report of bad meat supplies for both New York and Norfolk Yards was1 made by Captain Littlefleld, of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, who has investigated the condition in both yards. , No action has yet been taken py secretary tsonaparte Decause izie and bread according to the terms of ; their contracts these contracts, are to becancelled and supplies secured else where. The conditions at both Norfolk and New York are said to be equally bad.? II is pointed out that the mat ter relates to fresh meat only and supplied by the- contractors locally and has nothing to do with meat con ditions elsewhere In the Navy, j i ; Woman Sentenced to Death. tw.trtT ni a. 7 Afr Emma DAIMG 500 M )
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