FRESH GOSSIP
OF THE OLD
NORTH STATE;
Wl tnd Interesting Happenings From
. Eieiy SBctionirvr; r:r
CTbrgree amen Win Protest Against
' the State's Small Share In River
and Harbor ' Appropriations
Cotton Mill Insurance Movement
-Varley of Short Stat 8torles.
The majority of the North Carolina
, . Helegation in congress ana outspoken j
- Maraint tbn aariort of tha honsa committee
J" .i i' L ' . i 1 ' : : ' -1 ' i
H njsrnaroora ana are reaay dqw wi
Jbegin warfare on tJie ineamiref i.K6rthj
,VofpJJnp baa the largest coast area on
,'iSbs''Atlaititic with the exception of one
state, and yet is allowed only one three
hundredth part pf tbe sixty million ap
propriation, while Alabama, with ' much
Ies coast expanse, gets one-thirtieth ' of
tbe total. Alabama profits as "the result
of Mr. Blank head's long eertjoe in. con-
(rress, who Is a member of the committee.
Wlule one or two of the North Carolina
5
uox wlm?l?lu"a .
wDicngivesoniya unne m idb maw,
jne memoes in apeaxing or tne tm aa
reported by the house committee, eald:
Our delegation ouirht'' to hit the old
thing a gwine and a coming." '
- Cotton Mill Men Organise.
Charlotte Observer: ' Mill men from the I
fTn.ntllniuiVanMaAnT.Inir nninarfv valnul
----
in wis afftrrefrare, av oevween iu,wu, -
000 and 120,000,000, met ln' thla "city
and organised tbelr own insurance com-
nany under the corporate name of "The
Southern Manufacturers' Mutual Ineur-
amea eompany." This will Insure manu-1
factnring rieka on the mutual plan.V The
comosnTisnot ormnised with the idea
of competing with any of tbe operating!
farfcorr tnntnals nnr tba liwtnrr Mnoncln.
- tlons, but largely to maka certain of the
legality of tha mill insurance in tbe State.
It le purposed to co-operate with' other
amoservativa mutuala and the factory as-
sedation in improving the regulations
for protection and f it wilt, at the same
ttme keep thoroughly within tbe limiteJ
of the law Tbe charter of the comDan v I
was obtained at the last session of the 1
. legislature. ( The company is onranlzed
with a' guaranty fund of f 25,000 and
: with 123,000 of insurance, or the amount
required by the terma of the charter.
. - ' Cotton Mill Insurance.
Speaking of tbe reason for the organi
sation of the Southern
Mutual Fins Insurance
unfn
iiJ
' "The cotton mills i of 'the State have
been heretofore largely Insured by New
England Mutual companies, which are
owned and operated large! r by cotton
mill proprietors of tbe north.. These
companies cannot do business legally in
this 8tate, he'aue they refuse tut comply
, With our law and oav our ; taxes. ' v The
eorton mill people have been restless for
a lonjr time about takintr this insurance,
ad jtbev hr now determined to have a
company of their own, and to take 0niy
iBJch: insurance as will comply . with tae
laws of the . State. About one-half of
- tbe largest and atronftest mi II . in tbe
State art in this ' company Tbev will,
write policies under tttelawa of our State.
nd make tbem concurrent "With stocks
of mutual companies that comply with
, the Jaws of the State, but they will -not
irive any of tbeir insurance to. anv eom
pany that will not comply with the laws
of the State." , ,
- . 'I c .' - i . : .1,'.
- 8IIOBT 8TATK TOIUE8. 5 ,
v Greensboro 1 eotbusiastie in favor ot
Improved roads. Several miles of road
way have been mscsdsmited as tbe re
sult of voluntary contributions on the
pat t of citizens, and ia each instance this
' has stimulated other people to secure tbe
same improvement. At the monthly
meeting of the county commissioners
two delegations of eitisens appeared and
asked to be allowed to assist in -macadamising
sections of roadway. One del
egarinB was backel by a cash subscrip
tion of 2,500 and tbe other by fl,500.
Abont 9 o'clock Tuesday night an at
tempt was mnde fo enter the home ot R.
Tlibhe'd, rear Trinity colleee, Durham,
Afr. nibberd's daughter, Miss Jessie, was
fntheptrtoratthe time and tbe win
dow blind was suddenly jerked open.
Hies Clbberd calJed for help and her
fatlcr ran out in tbe yard. Us saw two
men and ebof; they returned tbe fire, but
continued to beat a hasty retreat.
" UT)i fliTirg wiih mati bes ?.fon?av
afternoon, KtrV P-cntiie. the four -y" .r-ts'.i
eon of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. C , &t
Orfenrrie, eccittitany set lis i'.,.H3j?
oi fire 1 vh so. ttrribi.v burned fliat
hr iTitdat 1 oV! rk Te!flj cinrtifr jr. The
j ire-it are l-rtbrol.fa and hate much
a yooDg wbite man,
waa killed near Landla, about sixteen
anilea belo w Salisbury. .He - had . spent
tha day In Salisbury as- waa returning
to Landla, when ha 'lamped from the
platform while the train wm soring t
a high rata of apeed. :' Death waa inatan-
taneona. 5
..Monroe Covington, colored, of Green.
ooro, aged twenty years, waa anoi ana
gMftamedHattw&kkatFarattevilW.
According totnegirre etory uovington
ahot himself accidentally, The neighbors,
however, believe that Arthur Keen, a ne
gro of abont 15 yean, who escaped from
the county roada abont one month ago,
fired tha fatal ahot. . . 1
f Walter E wart, a yonng fanner near i
Charlotte, lost his right arm and will
probably die from a peculiar,', accident.
He was holding a gun talking to a negro 1
when the gun fell, the trigger atrikingtbe
door sill, causing the gun to explode.
J Th. nitnlviiikii'a urn Kim11 nIi
. "
" h .t,ftJp?n!!,?n?
uj"j uupiwu, u nerwa
; charged . with ; the ; murder ? ot- Seymour
ShoSder,7,ouDg white man, of Greene
township, ten days ago, were given a
preliminary hearing at Greensboro and
were remanded to Jail to await trial at
the next term of Superior court.
Mr. Win. A. Blount, Jr., said that his
firm lost between thirty and fifty thou-
Und feet pf lumber In the log caused hy
the rWof water at Beven Bpringa on
I Nensa rtverT The ois we'teken bv tb
UiUJn Anwn th rtw AnA" h
ocean; very few were saved. ,
Railway communication with all the
points west 'of ' AabsvUle was re eetao
lisbed Thursday. The first through
train from the west in over a' week
I - 1 s .1 . .. I -
road entering tne eity haa been re
1 v ;
sumed.
"The
of county commissioners in
waeningron, wnerea a rewaro
? fJ 00 !' .JrertJind eon!Jcon
Jonnuton, aiMwarcis-
mi im monir A.ne' . reaueema coe
UpT"10' oner ine usuai Dtatertwara.
;Lovedy Smith, of FayettevWe, a well
I Known coiorea . woman, - waa - nnauy
burned Thursday; JLapark from a pass-
I hog locomotive aet fire to tne grass la her
I J and in attempting toextmgulsh it,
j her dress caught fire. " , " ' V; , ' . I
i ; Misa Maggie Baker baa brought suit I
I against the Raleigh cotton mills for $10,.
000. She waa emDloved there and sua-
tained an iniurv by which one of her
hands waa permanently disabled. I
! ri w: ri 'iLinJJ? iu.il
Waahlnirton lisht infantrr as oim om.
r.;n, tn mat- nn th vnmruuAt KtAJ
regiment that will go to the Charleston
I -a-" - ' - .? . .... .-s tiKli r ):
o- in- k v
. ... . . T . . I
"r" - . .
at Baltimore and are at . home- well and
The Jury in tbe case .of Miss Mattie
Baker against tha Raleigh Cotton Mill re
turned a verdict In favor of tbe plaintiff,
and axed tne damages at f 4,ow. ;i.
The store ot 'Mr. C. W. Kirsey, in I
which the poatofficfj waa kept at Tber-f
mat rtty, haa been robbed and after- j
wards burned. - There is no cine. - t v I
A state baseball Uague aeemB' ndw' to
be assured, with six clubs representing
Raleiirh. Greensboro, toewbern. WUmlnov I
ton, Durham and Charlotte.
No trace or eras haa yet been found to
the robbere who sandbagged , Ticket
Agent Lee at Durham Sunday night.
- TT Protect ike Preaident.
Washington, March 7. Before consid
eration of the shipping bill waa resumed
an; extended debate occurred on the
measure providirg for the protection of
the president of the United States. Mr.
Bacon, of Georgia, took tbe ground that
In its present shape tbe bill was an inva
sion of the jurisdiction of the states and
that it ought to be amended . radically.
Mr. Patterson, of. Colorado, while be
agreed to the general propositions of the
bill, urged that it ongbt not to pass in its
present form. No action on the bill was
taken. ,
Coatetklas Like 0.
"Did you notice how she Jabbered
away when she sat there between those (
two men?" "Goodness, yes! It made!
me think of a tongue sandwich. Phlla-I
delphla Bulletin.
It Is human nature to desire to be I
ejnal to your superiors and superior to I
your equals. Chicajro News.
The Cable Cos Iuko Sale will close
next week. We have a few l-ffc t!.-.fc tH
le soil at Bdrj-iics, on'J' j Uri.,8.
We h.s3 Lars some Fecond-LIand r'.noe
and Organs tLtt jou cua buy at jour
own Trlcvs. r.etnemi'er tbe sale will
rJriee ceit week.
Io tbe r.one Store
d. p t, Klr.-toa. N. 0.
The Catlk Co.,
near A. 4 N. C
SHIP SUBSIDY GILL
A BUSINESS VIEW-POINT.
TjJJ DISCUSSED B1 SEIATOR HiXIL
SnOStdiZed Ships 4$ IB IttlUIirj to
Mini.
Ninety-five Per Cent, of tha Cost
Will Go to American tjabor
Pripoa Henry's Visit to Boston,
Made Doctor of Laws Speeches
Against Contract Rural Free
Delivery.
Washington, March, 7:-A notable
speech was made : in. the senate by Mr.
. - .
HMna ot atxtot on tjhe pending ehlppfng
I bill, which he dtooustdL from, the ftand-
i pome oi an American ouemess man. uu
argumenta were carefully arranged, be
waa alwaya fo'tceful and earnest and at
times became eloquent. ' He commanded
the undivided attention of the seoateand
of tbe galleries and when he closed he "re
ceived tbe congratulations of many of
his colleagues. : '
Early hi tbe session, Mr. Prye, In charge
lP pending shipping bill, obtained an
ajrrwmept fht' W
ontbemeaauJWd AU..pendlng, amend
menta,an, -ffl, Monflay,;tMaren 17,
that tiDbeiug entirely: sat!efactory to
those opposed to the bill. . : : , .
Mr. Clay, of Georgia, resumei' bin
speech. , He predicted the complete fail
ure of the pending measure, .Natural
eobditlons atone, he argued, could " in
crease the foreign carrying trade of the
United States. ' , ...ti;
Mr. Hanna then addressed the senate,
his remarks being principally in anawer
tcrtbe statements made by. Mf. Clay In
his speech. He said that when Mr. Clay
qQptod from Mr jyy,., reroark9 that all
i thftt there We4 in this questlonj which re-
i gnired lesislatlon waa embraced in the
I one question of labar,' be was eorreet.
I "i stand bv tnat oroDOSlon. but 1 aro
lurther. ' Wnaty-tve jweeni'of
of a ahip built in American ship yards or
I hf any other ahip yards Is purely labor.
The cost of the construction of a ship in
the United States as against that In
either England, Germany or France,
simply measures tbe difference and the
efficiency of American labor.
The whole argument of Senator Clay,
hi eald. was) baaad- oa the Jfaot that it
costing TJB more than it ought to,
while at the same time and In the same
b"th S10 v the fact th tbe
I.I a. a. . M t : U
ins iro ana is now Bworw power.
s Will anyoooy oeny, said, ne, . ine
ImDortanoe. the ; absolute necetsity of
having an auxiliary tor our navy in the
shape of the merchant marine shaped
under the direction ot tbe Navy Depart
ment, and in time of war, 'absolutely in
the hands and under the control of the
president of the United States to use it
in the most effective manner7"
Mr. Tillman interrupted and a colloquy
ensued during which Mr. TiJIman asked
why, if J. P. Morgan found It a good in
veatment to buy English ships, the Kaiser
did not have his yacht built there.
"Perhaps the senator has hot beard of
the success and prestige of America in
the yachting line," suggested Mr. Hanna,
: amid laughter. The German ' Emperor,
We Are General Apentt for
Atlas Engine Works,
Erie
tt P Z3 I R
I V L
S I .- $
None Better '!?' . reprices Right!
Saw and Planing Mill Machinery.' : !
i I ! i ' I . ' -' ' r .. . -
j tOzx f tock of Snppliej is complete and cp-to-d" tts ;
IIY"AI! SUPPLY CO., ifcubirn, Ii. C.
ha' said, wanted tbe best yacht and there
fore be came here.
' Mr. Hanna declared that not an Amer
ican ship yard had a contract for another
merchant vessel after tbe nine or ten
vessels now under contract were finished.
Everybody knows, continued Mr. Hanna,
that tha United States ia now engaged
til a hand to hand contest with foreign
nations to secure the commerce of the
Qrienfi. ' , . t i
The Philippine Archipelago was the
key to the Orient, said he, and when it
had become a naval station surrounded
hy all the protection that a maritime
fleet would need, it would become a factor
In our commercial conditions in the Or
ient. Mr. Hanna said It was the pur
pose of the bill, under the postal system,
to establish a line on the Atlantic .coast
of South America.
PE1SCK 1IBNRY IHT BOSTQX.
Had a I4velr Time and Received an Hon-
orabl Degree. ' ' .
Boston, March 7. P'ince Henry was
the guest of Boston yesterday. He was
In. the city 24 hours and ws kept exceed
ingly busy 17 hours. '
? Governor Wintbrop, Murray Crane and
Mayor Collins:' 'acting for the state end
the city extended the official courteSa to
him, and When the Prince had ceremon
iously returned their rails he went to
Cambridge to deliver the gifts of his
brother, tbe Kaiser, to the . Germanic
museum and to receive from Harvard
the honorary degree pf Doctor of Laws.
Prince Henry'a first act at the Har
vard University shortly after he received
the degree was to propose and lead three
cheers for President Roosevelt, who bra
Harvard alumnus. Th Prince received
a cablegram from the Emperor congrat
ulating turn on his newest honor. '
' At night the Prince waa given a dinner
by the city of Boston and eat at a table
with more than 200 of the representa.
itiye eitiwna of tbe commonwealth. .
.4JM pnuoe a special train left Boston
early thla morning for Albany, N. T.,
where he spent about two hours, then
proceeded to West Point to inspect
America's great soldier factory and will
reach New York city this evening.
Klntts Speaks Aarafawt the Bill.
Waahlngton, D. C, March 7. The
house devoted another day to debate
upon the bill to classify the rural free de
livery service and to place the carriers
under contract. Little interest was
manifested In the discussion. , Among
tne speakers today were Klutti, (N. C.)
Livingston, -(Ga.), and Latimer, (S. C.)
against tne bill. .
' Reached YardJct by Prarer. 'i
Chicago, March 6. A verdict eentenc-
fpg Robert Randolph to the penitentiary
for eighteen years for killing John Ford
waa reached by tbe jury after fervent
prayer, says the Chronicle's Hopkinsville,
Ky.i apeolaKxa -'f i'i '
When the jurors retired to their room
the foreman aald: v ,
treniiproeu, tms is a ser ous ease we
have to decide. A man's lifo may be for
feited by our decision. How many Chrli
tians are among us?" '
Nine men raised their hands. . ,, r.
'Will one of you lead In prayer?"
City Iron Works,
J
I
asked tha foreman. One of the oldest Ju
rors said he ' would do hia best. All
knelt and a most earnest and Impressive
prayer waa offered. Balloting waa then
begun. Several jurora were in favor of a
life sentence and others for terms a short
as eight years. Tbe Jury finally agreed
on eighteen years, , v ; . ? ,
PREVENT nrCRVASKD INSURANCE
Why Bhonld Nortk Carolinians Stand an
Invpoaitloaf
Tbe Raleigh News-Observer prints a
vigorous protest in black face type
against tbe action of tbe northern Insur
ance companies in advancing tba rate
for certain Hues of insurance in this? State
25 per cent' The subject is One of the
greatest lmporraiK:e to Kiueton, Lenoir
county and in fact the entire State, and
The Fuck Press joins the insurance war
against the north aud nV produces tbe
article with emphatic approval:
Dnrinic the past three years the amount
paid in premiums on fire insurance poli
cies has been nearly two million dollars
more than the amount of losses in North
Carolina.
S. To he exact, it has been $1 ,065.798.78.
?ri the Taceof tbV profitable ouinte
forth insurance companies tbe n.oet
profitable known in the bis tor v of North
Carolina - omes the news that the Insur
ance companies have arbitrarily made
an increase of 25 per cent, in the rate
for a large class of insurance risks,.
Ia North Carolina tn be taxed for the
huATf liuuHMi in Nv JTaranvV If tina kun
widely advertised that North Carolina's
new insurant law is sxcelleet. and its
administration bar. been markedly effi
cient vThe towns and cities have ;Spent
money to provide good firs departments.
Insurance Commissioner Young has been
vigilant to eecuro the prosecution of par-
uea auspecteu oi rurnmg insured prop,
erty. The 8tate has enacted wise laws.
The profit on North ' arolina Insurance
business in three years (from which ex
penses are to be' deducted) is nearly two
million dollars. ) What returns do We
have for these things? An arbitrary in
crease in the insurance rate because , osr
taln insurance companies have suffered
neavy losses m other states,
- The Was by fire ; in North Carolina
have been less during 1901 than for any
year since tbe insurance department has
been established. ; The ratio of loss went
as low as 40, whereas three years ago
it was 60. This ia taken with the dollar
paid in aa the basis; that la, last year
for every dollar received, .by the com
panies,. 40c. waa paid out itf losers,
whereas three years ago in this State,
for every dollar paid - in, 60c was paid
out in losses. There has been a gradual
decrease In thla ratio during these ' three
years, until the 40o ratio haa been
reached. . ,
It ia impossible yet to arrive at the
amount of tire losses during 1901, as the l
reports nave not yet been aggregated
and figured up, but tbe above ratio
substantially eorreet. The expense gene
rally figured on by tbe companiea ia 38c
ous oi tne aoiiar. Accordingly, f this
shows a profit to the companies in tbls
Btate last year of 22c on the dollar. Thla
Is considered : an excellent condition of
anairs in insurance circles.
Durinir the rear indina fWamka m
1900, the total ot premiums received by
iarouna e -mpaniee was au
021 .03. and the total amount of losses
paid f 5a,817.9a For companies of
ncner states doing business in North
Carolina, the premiums received were
f 765,08i.4. and tbe losses paid Out
were f35U,H3U.G5. Premtuma received
by foreign companiea doing business is
the State amounted to $869,163.16, and
the losses paid were 176,187.95. This
makes a grand total for the St .t of
S1,H42.263.68 in nreminms ,i vt
and f o79,292.58 in losses paid durimr
a. k. . aj AAi . W " . . '
uo jear iwtr, i nis snves a ratio nf
little more than 43. v
r or tne year endinir December SI at
1899, the premiums bv North Carolina
eompani-s amounted to f 174 871 12,
and the losses Da'd ainrreirated 64
160.93. ComD'anies of other stAtea Hv.
ing business tn Worth Carolina received
io premiumx u.iiu.r, and paid out
in loeeee S2tJ0.6clS.62. The nreminmaru.
ceived by companies of foreign countries
amounted to 134.518.00, and tbe losses
paid were f 141.677 04. This shows a.
grand total for 1899 of 1.158.669.98 in
premiums received, and 492.522.19 fn
losses paid, a ratio of about 42 1-2.
Tbe arrand total of nreminm vonalnialn
North Carolina for the rear end ine- De.
cemberaist, 1898, was 1,006,774.53.
and tbe grand total of losses paid was
f 47U.U96.55, a ratio of more than 46 1-2.
These flarurea speak trumrjet tonned
against tbe arbitrary Increase of tha
in nortn uarolina. and tbev ouffbt to se
cure a reversal of the order imposing tbe
Increase. If in three years the profits, on
fire insurance has been 2,000,000, why
buouki no ptonn uaronna nave more
home companies? .Bvencouraslnir home
eompauiea tbe people are building up
agencies that will save tbem from large
tmm. lil m a a V
luti-aiCT wuicn iouow large losses in
great northern eitiea.
i . NEWS NTJOOETS.
A, landslide on tbe IDinoia Central Rail
road near Rosins Tunnel caused the death
of three men. , ' ,
It ia expected that the Norfolk street
car strike win be settled today by arbi
tration. The few care run yesterday
were heavily guarded, but in spite ot
that one car was wrecked. Tha city was
in darkness again. . ' j ", ; ,,
An explosion la the Catsburg mine of
the Moir,iirabela Jiiver Consolidated
Coal and Coke company at Wonongahela,
Pa., resulted ia the. death of five men and
ar!ous injur ot several othera, two
fatally.
HIS DEATH
SHROUDED
IN MYSTERY
-i i 1 1 j ...X - i.-'i i a. i" nil' ii '.'ijiiim $ ''
Body of William Korgan Disinterred
forintopsj. . ,
Doo'ors Conclude He Died From.
Natural Oauaea and Was Robbed
Before Being Dlaoovered by Hia
Friends Head Wounds Not Seri
ous There Shou'd Havs Been an
'Inquest. ' h j,,'.t' ' l
Thk Frkb Press contained an account
Thesday of the finding of the dead body
of Win. Morgan, colored, in a ditch on
Mr. Speight Sutton's farm, in Neuse town
ship. From bruises on the . body foul
play was suspected, f
Yesterday inquiry was made as to the
finding of the coroner's jury. With much
surprise it was learned that no Inquest
was held. ' ;
Thursday the coroner bf the county,
Mr. R. W. Pops, accompanied by Mr.
Seth Davis, went to the place where the
death had occurred. -
They found the body laid out In the
house of tbe brother of tbe deceased, where '
the latter had lived before hia death. '
It is learned that the coroner said be -saw
no evidenae of foul play (the coroner
is not a doctor) and that it there waa
foul play he could find, no evidence as to
the perpetrators of tbe crime.'. (He didn't
stay at the place of tbe killing an hour.)
The coroner and Mr. Davia returned to'
Kineton. I Shortly Rafter (their, arrival
here, two relatives of the deceased ar
rired from tba place where the death oc
curred, looking for, the coroner. They
aald after the coroner left they found m
bruise back of tbe head and bloody water
ooiing from It It is pot learned whether
$bey found tbe coroner or not, but they
aald the people In the vicinity ware sot
satisfied ae to the manner of death and
Ware willing to pay a physician to make
an examination., DravH. 0. Hyatt and
R. H. Temple were secured to go, and
they made the following report of their
trip and experiences: i
' ' storr of Doctors,
"Drs. Hyatt and Temple, after a vary
troublesome jaunt, made a poet mortem
examination on Wm. Morgan, the man '
who was found dead in Bpeight Sutton's
ditch on j Wednesday. There were cir
cumstances connected with1 the death of ,
Morgan that made it appear to be a case
of murder for money. Upon arrival at
tbe home o' Morgan'a brother the doe- '
tors were Informed that the family had
concluded that the water was' too high
for any doctor to come from Kinston to
maks the examination, so they had sent
the body on to Kenyan Baker's farm for t
burial. : The family seemed positive a
murder had been committed. ' For this
reason the doctors drove through piney.
wood paths, getting lost and bumping'
over roots, reaching tbe place of barial
just as the grave was being smoothed
over. Morgan's brother'a wife gave the ;
information that Wm. Morgan lust be- '
tore he etarted for work wrapped a 30 ' f
blU in brown paper and put It In hia In
side coat pocket. The brother showed .
the position In which tbe body waa lay- -
mg wnen found. ,.: -,' ..
Morgan's coat was about 20 feet off
one aide ot the ditch: Morgan alwaya
pulled his coat off when he worked. The
parties at tbe grave stated that, there '
were bruises on the forehead and left
cheek. They were anxlona to know
wnetner tne death was from natural
causes or murder. The bodv was .T.
humed and examined. The bruisee on
the forehead and aide of face were well
marked. Tha skull was found unhmkan
After removing the upper part of the'"
ekull the brain waa taken out and found "
in a normal condition. No further ax- .
amtnatlon was made. The doctor were
satisfied that the man came to his death '!,?
from natural causes an d ' that ' some' un "
known party had atolen the .money ut
of his coat pocket, . There waa. $9 ia hia "
pocketbook in hia. pants pockety : j ', ; ,
Lit ia very evident that there haa been
inexcusable official laxneaa in this case. - :
tia due to the fair fame of Lenoir eounrv V
that apparent eases of murder should be
thoroughly tnveet!ated, 1 wbethai' the
victim be white or black. , It la clearly '
the duty ottba coroner, under the State 1
law, to hold anht ia nch cases, and
tberelsno'axcuseor jr-t"rnt:onforneg- 1
lecting to do so for t!,e r-:rr of saving
few dollars to the"
rour'y. Afairrepu-
lanon is worta more ttaa dol'ara. This
is not tbe first' inri l. nt of this kind ami
continued not oc!y ill the reputation
ot tbe county aur; r, but the local au
thorities win run the rl k of belmr cald,
to book by the Stat? uthoritivs.1 .