North Carolina Newspapers

REUSE GILLESPIE 1 SMS HIS WIFE IS CRAZY USD QUEER Leader of the Negioes in Jail here Charged with the Murder of the Ljerlys Says he has Noticed that his Wife has Been Acting Strange for a Good Long . 'me. As to the Confession of Little Henry, Nease has but Littie to Say. He Thinks the Boy has Been Led into Saying What he has Told the Lawyers. Charlotte News, 23d. Nease Gillespie, -who is regarded as the ringleader*ol the party who so bru tally murdered the Lyerly family on the night of the 13th inst. is still as close-mouthed as a clam. When seen by a News reporter this morning he eaid that his wife had been acting queer for two years, and that when she ■raid he knew about the murder she did not tell the truth. The only reply that Nease Gillespie has to give to the story of the 11-year old boy, Henry Gillespie, whose evi dence incrinates the whole crowd in jail here, is that "that boy will get scared if you point your finger at him, and his story is all wrong." John Gillespie, son of the old man, says that he spent the night on which the murders were committed at the house of Ella Chambers, and that he can prove that he had nothing to do with the horrible affair. He says that he was working about a mile from his home and about a mile and a half from the Lyerly home. The whole crowd deny the state ment of the boy, of course, and say that they know nothing about the affair, and that they cannot tell why the boy has told his story, saying only that he is easily scared, but have no other explanation to offer for his straightforward statement. "Are you a churchman?" asked the reporter of old man Nease Gillespie. "Yes suh, yes suh," he replied. "I'se been in de church fo* 12 years." Gillespie grabs at anything that tends to show him up as a good man, while everything to the contrary he denies, with only weak explanations. As to any words between himself and Mr. Lyerly-before the murder, he vehemently declares that he don't know anything about it; that there was nothing of the sort liappeneu; and that he can't explain the origin of the Btory. The only dealings that old Nease Gillespie admits having with Mr. Ly erly is that he had rented a tract of land from Mr. Lyerly' for his son. Nease still says that he was at home the night of the 13th with his wife and the boy Henry. 'V When told that his wife had said that he had declared he knew some thing about the affair, he said that if he were confronted by her on the wit ness stand with this statement, he would say say that she was not tell ing what was true. Nease says that his wife has been acting queer or talking queer for two years and that she has been talking curious for a good while. He did not seem to know what was the matter with her, but it did not take him long to produce this statement as to his wife's queer behavior and talk. While talking with the reporter the negro seemed to have complete control of himself, and but for a nervous movement of the body that seems to affect him all the time, he shows no signs of being under the sway of any powerful emotion. Neaso did not appear much interest ed when he heard that his wife had said anything against him, but took it calmly, and after a few minutes he offered the statement that she was apt to say most anything. The negroes are still securely held in Mecklenburg jail; they have free access and mingle with the other pris oners, all of whom are colored men and boys, inside the big cage in the center of the jail proper. Old man Nease appears to be a sort of hero or important personage among the prisoners who realize that he is in someway the center of much notorie ty just at this time . There is one thing that cannot be doubted and that is, Nease Gillespie is an expert at the art of keeping mum, and showing no trace of what is going on in his mind. Rockingham Social. Special to The News. Rockingham, July 23. —Misses John-, fcie Dunlap, of Wadesboro and Mar garite Thompson, of Baltimore, are guests of the Misses Steele. Miss Emely Hall, of Elizabeth City, is visiting Miss Lila Stansell. Misses Maude Harrell and rielen Brem. of Charlotte, are visiting Miss Faith Covington. The Misses Covington gave a lawn party on Friday evening at their home, Glenwood, in honor of their guests, Misses Brem and Harrill, of Charlotte. The lawn with decora tions of Japanese lanterns and elec tric lights was quite fairy like in ap pearance. About seventy-live fortu nate guests were present. Dainty re freshments consisting of punch, ices and cakes were served l'rom tents on the lawn. CASTOR IA For Infar.te and Children. The Kind Yoi, Have Always Bought CASTOR IA NEGRO OBJECTS TO BEING LISTED AS WHITE MAN. Claims Damage Because His Property Was Wrongly Listed By Hill Direc tory Co. Asheville, July 23. —Alleging that his character and business has been damaged to the amount of several thousand dollars 4 because he has been listed in the Asheville city directory as a white man, Henry Persons, pro prietor of the Royal Victoria 116 tel, a house rUn exclusively for negroes, will lile suit within the next few da>s. against the Hill Directory Company of Richmond, Va., and the Hackney and Moale Printing Company of Ash ville. The complaint is being drawn up by Frank Carter, attorney for the negro. • and it is understood that it will have some sensational and unique clauses. The Royal Victoria hotel is situated in the heart of the city of Asheville, and is the general liang-out for hun dreds of negroes who are on their nightly rounds. So to speak it is the nightly headquarters of the social set in the colored world. PearsOn decided to bring the suit for damages when he saw an account of a suit filed by J. Luke Lancaster, a white bartender who had been listed as a negro, and who had asked for damages in the sum of $5,000. The results of the suits brought are being awaited with interest by the lawyers of Asheville. Some of the attorneys say the negro has as much right to claim damages under the cir cumstances as the white man, and he being in business might be able to show moro satisfactorily that his bus iness was interefered with than the white man could. CHILDREN CRY FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR A Torture of a Preacher. The story of the torture of Rev. O. D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church, of Harpersville, N. Y., win in terest you. He says: "I suffered agonies, because of a persistent cough, resulting from the grip. 1 had to sleep sitting up in bed. 1 tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, which entirely cured my cough, and saved me from consumption." A grand cure for diseased conditions of Throat and Lungs. At C. M. Shuford and E. B. Menzies druggists; price EOc and SI.OO, guaranteed. Tri?J bot tle free. The Minister's Wife—The new cook left this morning—the one you said the Lord must have sent. The Minister—Well, my dear, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord! Puck. FSfIERMANENT MEADOWS should have fLMt an annual dressing of 500 pounds per acre of a fertilizer containing eleven per cent. POTASH and : ten per r cent, phos phoric acid. This will gradually out sour grasses and mosses from the meadows, and bring goocJ grasses and clovers; thus increasing the quality as well as the quantity of the hay. Our practical book, "Farmer's Guide," gives valuable facts for every sort of crop-raising. It is one of a number of books on successful .fertiliz ation which we send on request, free of any cost or obligation, to any farmer who will write us for them. Address. GERMAN KALI WORKS, _ j 4 , New York—93 Nassau Street, or Atlanta. da.-22}£ So. Broad Street. Tillman to Speak. Filbert, S. C., July 23—There will be a picnic ami political rally at this place on next Tuesday, July 24. We expect a very large crowd. B. R. Till man will make a speech, also the Con gressional candidate. Filbert is in York county, 17 miles south of Gas tonia on the C. & N. W. R. R. One can leave Charlotte on 39, come to Gastonia and take the C. & N. \V. train for Filbert, arriving here at 9 a. m.; and can leave Filbert at 5:20 p. m. and catch No. 12 at Gastonia. Not a cent wanted, unless you are cured. If you are sick and ailing, take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. A great blessing to the human family. Makes you well —keeps you well. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. E. B. Menzies. Savrd His Comrade's Life. "While returning from the Grand Army Encampment at Washington C'tV. a comrade from Elgin, 111., was taken with cholera morbus and was in a critical condition," says Mr. J. E. Houghland. of Eldon, lowa. "1 gave him Chamberlain's Colic, Cho lera and Diarrhoea Remedy and be lieve saved his life. I have been en gaged for ten years in immigration work and conducted many parties to the south and west. I always carry this remedy have used it successfully on many occasion." Sold by Shuford Drug Co. "Ethel," the sweet girl's father called gently from the above stairs. "Yes, father. What is it?" she an swered through the midnight still ness. "Just tell vour young man to be careful and not trip over the morning's Standard. Sickening Shivering Fits of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This Is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driv ing teniale irobotlefreed .yltTeer iug it entirely out of the system. It is much to be preferred to Quinine, hav ing none of this drug's badafter ! effects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, [Tex., writes: "My brother was very I low with malarial fever and jaundice, litl he took Electric Bitters, which sav ed his life. At C. M. Shuford and E. B. Menzies drug store; price 50c. guar anteed. Spoiled Her Beauty. Harriet Howard, of 209 W. 34th, St., New York, at one time had her beauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: "I had Salt Rheum r or Eczema fo years, but nothing would cure it, until I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve." A quick and sure healer for cuts, burns and sores. 25c at C. M. Shuford and E B. Menzies drug store. INTEREST GROWS IN WORK OF SCHOOL The Idea Of Agricultural Educa tion Is Speading. This the Work o* Our A. & M. College. Some Notes on Work of the School. West Raleigh, July 23. —Number two of volume five of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College record, agricultural education has just appeared. It consists of a sixteen page pamphlet, containing an illustra tion of the new agricultural building and statement of agricultural faculty, comprising eighteen men who devote their time exclusively to agriculture. The agricultural course of this college is outlined; the requisite for admission given together with a statement of expenses, facilities for the student of expenses and to earn his way through college, etc, with some ten pages giv en in detail the course of instruction offered. All students 'Vfho are medi tating college entrance should send for a copy of this bulletin. It will be sent to them free upon application. It should be noted in this connection that there are pow many openings in agriculture both in teaching, Investi gating, supervising farms, and above all in farming for one's self. The idea of agripultural education is spreading with amazing rapidity through the world. In Uraguay, Para guay, Bolivia, England and even far away Japan and backward Russia, the idea of agricultural education is gain ing a firm foothold. In our own coun try many of the states are adopting laws for compulsory agricultural edu cation. High schools are being estab lished for this subject. It is being placed in the common schools. All of this leads to many openings in ag ricultural education. It i 3 the special effort of the A. & M. College to so instruct their agricultural students that they may be fitted to secure for North Carolina the share of new po sitions which are developing in this new field. Opportunities for the edu cated agriculturist are opening up as never before in the history of the world. It is possible for students, especial ly agricultural students, to earn a large part of their expenses without in any way interfering with their regular col lege work. There Is much to be done on the farm, in the greenhouse, in the barrs, dairy, and on the college grounds. This work, whenever possi ble, is given to the students. Especial ly assigned to agricultural students to help themselves, the board of agricul ture appropriated $2,500 to be used in paying for student labor. Many of the students in college earn a large part of the money necessary to pay their expenses while here. / There are many openings for men who are properly trained for modern agriculture. Experiment stations are on the constant lookout for men; po sitions throughout the United States to teach in colleges-and agricultural high schools are opening, and with the rapid spread of agricultural education there will be in the next few years a great demand for men to teach in common schools throughout the land. There are many positions, such as farm superintendents; epen. Foreign countries are all the time calling on America for men highly trained. A position has recently been accepted in Uraguay at SI,OOO a year and expenses by an American agricul turist. Eetter than all of these open ings, however, are the possibilities open to young men to take up farming for themselves. . Agriculture prop erly conducted pays. Proper training in the most crude methods is necessa ry to compete successfully with those who are trained. The cash value of an agricultural education has been re peatedly demonstrated. The opportuni ties opened up by it are brilliant. The farmer's convention, held at the college, was a gathering of represen tative farmers from all over the State. The opening addresses of Commission er Patterson and Governor Glenn were heard by a large number of atten dants upon the convention and were greatly enjoyed. Hon. Bryan Grimes spoke in the afternoon to a large au dience. A number of other good ad dresses were made during the conven tion. This occasion was a very pleas ant as well as a very beneficial one. Mr. Ashley Home, of Clayton, was made president, and Dr. Tait Butler, secretary. The dairy meeting held in conjunction with it was also well at tended and highly successful. Surgery Saves Chicken. Pottslown, Pa., July 23. —A big Ply mouth Rock hen, the pride of her own er, had to go under the hands of an amateur surgeon in the person of Jon athan M. Neiman, magistrate of the Third Ward, who had. been asked to prescribe for the ailing chicken. Biddy had overfed, and her crop was so choked with grass, corn, bugs and other poultry delicacies that it.j could not pass into her "grinding mill or gizzard. Magistrate Neiman cut open ner crop, removed the contents and then sewed the opening together. An hour afterward she laid an egg and is eating again, but less gluttonously. Weds Girl of 16; "Held for Bigamy and Perjury. Wilkes-Barre, July 23. —Charles Cahill, of Syracuse, N. Y., is, in jail at Sunbury charged with bigamy and perjury. In obtaining a mariiage li cense Cahill stated that he was not married and that his bride-to-be, Miss Lillian Schenlc, of Lancaster, was of age. Justice Morgan, of Shamokin, received word from Alder man A. K. Spurrier, of Lancaster, that Cahill had a wife living and that jVliss Schenk is only sixteen. OASTORIA. Bern the mp Bought "THE NEGRO 111 THE NORTH" As the exodus of the negro from the south into the north increases, the discordant notes heard from the north would indicate that the new citizenship is not received as cordial ly in that section as many philan thropists might desire; Thfe following editorial is from the Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa., that city being a eort of center for negro colonization in the north. It emphasizes the mod ern tendency of the negroes to con gregate in the cities, and their worth lessness as citizens when they do so. The Public Ledger says: Forty years ago there were 350,- 000 negroes in the northern states; today there are a million. Then 7.8 per cent, of the total number of ne groes in the country lived in the north; now more than 10.3 per cent, live there. This fact is the more significant when it is remembered that the ne gro does not flourish in the north. The birth rate here barely equals the death rate. Our increasing black) population was born south of the line; it has migrated hither. Last winter Virginia found itself forced to invite laborers from abroad. Two thirds of the counties of that state have decreased in colored popula-1 tion since 1880. The soil of Virginia is going out of cultivation because of the lack of labor. The last census (1900) showed that a quarter of a million negroes born in the Old j Dominion had left it tor other states —northern states. The story is the same all through the south—except | in the south west; the negro is leav ing the land where he was a slave! to try his fortunes in the north. The economic result is already be-1 coming apparent in the south. The north, up to now, has not been ap- j preciably ailfected. Negroes furnish' much of the unskilled labor, but the influx of foreign immigrants has teen so great that, if the coming] of the black man has produced any j industrial result is no visible. Socially, the presence among us j of a greatly increased negro popula-1 tion is one of the phenomena of the times. The black man is not as well j regarded by us as he was a while ago. Northern opinion of him has I passed from good will to suspicion end dislike. The spectre of the race j question has shown its head. The j figure of the negro highwayman, ruf fian and degenerate has become fa n.illiar, and the disposition is general ly to conclude that the black man is in the mass irreclaimable and dan gerous. R. R. Wright, himself a member of the race, sometimes a fellow of the University of Pennsylvania, is strong- j ly of the opinion that, whatever may j be the general opinion, the negro is? improving in the north, and im proving faster than in the south. He believes that the environment which an emigrant from Virginia or the Carolinas finds here is not only cal culated to do him good, but is actual ly elevating him and making him a better man and citizen. Mr. Wright tlnds that the illiteracy of the negro of the south is 48 per cent.; of the northern negro only 18.1' per cent, —that, in fact, the northern negro under 30 is less illiterate than the southern white of the same age. Coming to a country where he finds the theaters, the museums and good schools open, the colored Immigrant is stimulated. He has entered a field of wider competition; he must meet, white labor here. It takes more en orgy for him to succeed here. He is not competing with negroes for ne gro patronage; here he competes with all men for all the patronage he can get. It is undoubtedly true that a year's experience in the north greatly improves the. southern darky; he is in an atmosphere of higher efficiency. Mr. Wright adduces statistical fig ures to prove that a greater number of negroes proportionately are en gaged in business and the profess ions here than in the south—a du bious sign of improvement —and that the average size of the northern ne gro's farm is greater than that of the southern colored man.But fails completely to show that the ne gro population of the north, taken as a whole, is progressing, or that the conditions are more favorable for progress here than at the south The admission must be made that the chance for the negro, as for any other man. is greatest in the land where living is cheapest, compe tition least severe, the population less dense, resources least developed «:nd the demand for labor greatest. Healthy and hopeful emigration al vays flows from the crowded to the undeveloped country. In reversing the rule of nature in leaving the southland, whose fields and mines lie unproductive for need of him, for the cities of the north, where too often he lives aud dies a loafer, a parasite or a criminal, the negro is impairing, not contributing to, his own interests and those of the coun try. * Philadelphia has always been the chief negro centre in the north. The census of 1900 gave us a colored pop ulation of 02,612. No northern city except New York with probably 70,- (>OO, approaches this figure, while of all American cities only Washington, Baltimore and New Orleans exceed it. And while of the southern cities named in New Orleans alone is the: increase of its black population greater than that of its total popula tion. In all northern cities the percen tage of colored increase is far be yond that of the whfte. The total population of New York increased 120.8 per cent, in the last decade reported by the census, but its ne gro pcpulatoon increased 157.8 per cent. And in this city, the percen tage of total increase was 23.6 while that cf tie colored increase was 59. A city whose negro element is growing two and a half times more rapidly than is its total population has reason to concern itself with the case of the black man. —The Trades man. / » ■■ » v No One Will Claim the Animal With Points. Bids for the Erec tion ot the Government Build ing Will Be Opened August 22 New Jail Plans Accepted. Salisbury, July 23—The agent of the Southern Express Company at this place has a genuine live porcu- I pine on his hands. It was shipped to Mr. Reuben J. Holmes by a friend. Mr. Holmes is in Europe and no one hero has authority to receive the animaL • There was an all day mis3ionary rally at Bethel Lutheran Church at (zeb, four miles from Salisbury yes- terday. Dinner was spread in the grove and a number of prominent speakers were present. A large crowd attended the services. | Cordon Lodge, I. O. O. P., has in stalled the following officers: Noble grand, J. J. Jones; vice noble grand, J. D. V. Peeler; recording secretary, G. O. Klutz; financial secretary, John J. Stewart; treasurer, James H. Mc | Kenzie. j Bids for the sale of a site for the government building at this place will be opened at the treasury de partment in Washington on August { 22 nd. The size of the site is to be approximately 135 by 150 feet. This information was conveyed to Senator I Overman this week in a letter from Superintendent of Architects J. K. jTaylo, of Washington. I The Salisbury District Conference Jof the Methodist Church will be held in Norwood this week, commencing Thursday and continuing through Sunday. The delegates from the First Methodist Church of this city are A. \j. Smoot, W. B. Summersett, M. L. Jackson and G. W. Whitlock. IA number of Salisburians will at tend the annual Baptist Sunday j school and orphanage picnic at Mocksville Thursday. The Barium Springs will be held at Mooresville on the same day and a large number will go to Mooscgville from here. The question of a new jail for Rowan has at last been settled. The board of county commissioners have : accepted the plans of Architect Smith, of Washington. Bids for the new prison will be opened on August 20th, at which time the contract will be let. The new jail will cost about $25,000 and will be erected on the lot in the rear of the present building and will face on Church street. The commissioners will offer the lot on which the jail now stands as a site - for the government building. It is J the prettiest and most available lot in the city for the Federal building. Much interest is manifested here in the sent out from Washing ton that the American Federation of Lt-.bor is going to take a hand in Volitics and will call on organized labor to aid in the defeat of all can didates who are not friendly to or ganized labor. The labor vote in Salisbury and Spencer if cast as a unit would elect or defeat any candi date which it choose. It is said that this vote will figure conspicuously in ine Congressional contest. It is ex pected that Samuel Gompers and other noted labor loaders will make addresses in this city during the coming campaign. Spencer has a new hotel. It is being conducted by Mrs. J. O. Hous ton. The buildings recently occupied by the L. Thomas Furniture Com pany have been remodeled and put into shape for a hotel and Mrs. Houston has leased the building. Mr. J. A. Sleeioff, who has been, the special officer of the Southern at Spencer for a number of years, has been transferred to Salisbury as spe cial officer in charge of the station and yards of the Southern in this ißed Rock Fruit 4 Quarts Red Rock 1 Pint Maraschino Cherries Crush Oranges and Lemons, chop Pineapple fine, cover with Sugar, allow to stand three hours, press out the juice and add to this juice the pint of Cherries and plenty of cracked ice. Just before serving add the four quarts of Red Rock. - This amount will Berve twenty-five Hickory Bottling Works Bottlers . • High Grade Soda Water In all Stan dard Flavors. SHARK AFTER BATHERS. Huge Specimen Creates Excitement at Beaufort—Break-water Terminal. Special to The New 3. Beaufort, July 21. —There was quite a gpod deal of excitement on Front street yesterday afternoon when it was announced that a huge shark had made its appearance among some bath ers In the sound nearby. Two fisher men secured a small boat and har poons and soon appeared on the scene. After considerable trouble they finally succeeded in dispatching the big fish, which proved to be nearly fifteen feet long. It was of the variety known as the bonnet headed shark and is thought by some to be of the man-eat ing species. At times the shark towed the small boat at a rapid rate, making a great disturbance in the water by lashing to and fro with its huge spear like tail. A large dredge boat, to be used in constructing a break-water at the Beaufort terminal of the A & N. C. R. R., was launched at the ship yard here yesterday. It was launched in the presence of many citizens and visit ors, Col. Olds, of Raleigh, and his "Sunshiners" being present. Little Miss Busbee, of Raleigh, broke the bot tle of champagne. Col. Olds made an address in which he said that he had it 011 good authority that a-magnificent hotel, costing way up in the thousands would be built in Beaufort. Col. Olds and his "Sunshiners" are stopping in Beaufort instead of at Morehead as incorrectly reported in other papers. A big excursion from Raleigh, Clay ton and Selma reached here Wednes day. The excursionists were very or derly and seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Several of them had never seen the ocean and readily accepted the theory of the practical joker that in crossing the sound between More head and Beaufort they had ridden on the billowy bosom of "old ocean." Old Chronic Sores. As a dressing ror old chronic sores there is nothing so gooi as Chamber lain's Salve. While it is not advisable to heal old sores entirely, they should be kept in a good condition for which this salve is especially valuable. For sale by Shufoird Drug Co. city. A local lodge of the Maccabees of the World will be instituted here this week with a large chartermem ship. Mr. J. E. Turner, of Raleigh, State commander of the order, has been in Salisbury for the past week in the interest of the Maccabees. 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