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WINSTON-SALEM, N. 0.. THURSDAY. MAY 17. 190G.
PKICE5QENT
V
FID
Led At Belews Creek
fl That Shot ana
fed Mr. Wiggfns.
....kinict in Southern
.. ... s soencer, y"
snoue . -.
Ihe Street Car When the
L, committed Between
jnd Spencer, . aays
i.ii Here Is the Guilty
mu Re Held Here
jcisonci ,
Time.
jay's Daily.
L ...,ottP.l by Mr. D,
hrick yard near Belews
,lay and brought to jail
av taeniuieu
"toir of Conductor Wig-
tiry three wee .
painter, a machinist In
Railway suops
. Ani' nrlwifl
io was oh .m v-"'
took piace,
.mi iu company with
went 'to the jail where
:v identified Davis, -V ". ..
, wm probably ue nep
!,c ikm term of Rowan
, icward iif $550, offered
rf. , Davis, ntau or
. Ill til rt
,! arrested mm. 5
r he was arresi.eu imus
h.it ho was ino "W"
later tinned it. ho nas
(inflicting stones since ins
C.
VOTE IS A TIE.
Senate Committee on Panama
Canal Did Not Agree On
The Type.
Five Members of Committee Favor
Sea Level and Five Favor Lock
Canal, Senator Simmons Being in
Latter Class, Definite. Decision
Probably Be Made About Tuesday,
WASHINGTON, May 12. Advo
cates of the sea level Panama canal
will probably win. They came near
scoring a victory In the senate canal
committee. As . Jt Is, determination
of: the Question of type of canal will
be postponed until next Wednesday.
when the question came up for
consideration in executive session of
the committee today the vote resulted
in a tie. ' Following senators voted for
the sea level canal: Kittredge. Piatt
Anky, Morgan and Taliaferro. Those
for lode type were Millard, Dryden
Hopkins, Knox and Simmons.
ARMED
MANIAC
ON AJAMPACE
Georgia Telegraph Operator
Becomes Suddenly Insane
And Creates Trouble.
ENTERTAINMENT BY
liiWin Jail Yard.
wiio arrived here at.
on the Mooresvuie train,
tbe station oy tnenn Ala-
Painter stated mac ne
hours last mailt and ate
breakfast this morning.
for time to get something
going to see tne negro
This request was 01
ted,, "'-''
Mr. Painter, in company
leriff, Dr. E. Pulp, Capt. H.
D. C. Taylor ana a en-
kentative left tne . court
he identification mission.
bstion of. Mr. Painter, the
is removed from nts ceii
vard. "1 want to get a
Iit that negro, so .that .there
lander of being mistaken,"
inter. , "' 1 -
the negro walked out" of
lent door into the yard
puia-h 'turned.'.' him. loose.
had his back toward the
Id when he turned around
man and negro were only
apart. - ' : ;. . -' .'-
wic negro that shot. Mr.
am confident, of that," ex-
Painter as soon as his
iipou the prisoner's face.
In scrutinized the man who
the name of Ed, Davis at
Creek brickyard, and hs
ftrat declaration that this
an that murdered Condue-
denied emphatically the
H that he was a native
le and-left there two' or
ago. going to Belews
re he found employment.
why lie confessed to the
working for and to Dr. E.
he was arrested, that he
WiRgins, the negro replied
only joking when he made
Sent, '--:-....--
Hr. Painter left the tail
he would like to see the
m In jail at. Snlishiirv and
fir. Painter to tell her to
him. " ,.-.,'-.. 1
ulian, of Rowan, has re-
Miff Alsnahsh to hold the
ontll he sends for him.
iter, who wbr sent br hv
iaa to identify the Davis
native or Davidson county,
m this city .for some time
"K.to Spencer four year
tne man sent, to Greens
aays auo to kp if thn -
at Heldsville was the
Ho fold the Greensboro
won as he looked unon
per that ho. was Hot Uie
u'l'il Mr. Wiggins '
er told Sheriff Alsnaiiirh
'tW' as soon aa hA arrived
h felt confident he would
man wanted as soon as he
Because I was on the
when The shoot ine occur
red that. neero cIorpIv"
ainter.
iCHllilZ VERY
ii-ii newyork
m May 12.-The coturf.
1 "-nun is reported by iffiy
s morning aa very critical.
.ne uid not, expect he
,,e the d;iy.
I DP COURT
ENESNEXT MONDAY
P term of Forsyth superior
n next Monday.
L , lf's wl!' preside.
m , 'mui vases iu
g then, being the indict-
- Kobre, William
. WMtbeck for the
K"l)-e. last Janu
Sii . L" G!nn, charged
1 .m Chester But-
C Vc !" -ca".e? pn
ill or " or nignway
" "I ttlOiB defendant. .r.
Tho etiU'Ttainment given In the Sa.
lm Bays' school chapel last night
ny tne Junior Endeavor . Society of
trerist church was a pronounced sue
CeSS. .. .; .:'..". . '.;.. :::.:'.:,
Forty young people took part in
rendering the pleasing program of
songs, recitations and the musical
play "The Gypsy." Tho Christ church
Sunday school orchestra appeared for
tho first, time before the public and
made a very favorable Impression,
The happy rendering of the various
parts of the program reflected great
credit upon the skill of Mrs. Kenneth
Pfohl, the leader of the society,
A large audience was in attendance
and something more than $40 was rea
lized, which will be used in placing
stone steps it the southeast entrance
to the church, .
ROARING RIVER MILL
- TO BE SOLD AGAIN.
By reference to The Sentinel's ad
vertising colum7is U will be seen that
the Damask Manufacturing Com
pany's mill plant and site at Roaring
River, W ilkes county, is to be refold
on May 24, a ten per cent bid having
aeen filed with Maj. J. E, Alexander
,-eferee in bankruptcy, by the Greens
joro National bank and the Carolina
3upply, Company, of Greenville, 8-. C.
At the first sale the property was
old oft by J. . Patterson, of Spray
for $7,000 an dat the second sale, two
weeks ago, N. B. Mills, of Statesvllle,
was the purchaser for 17,700.
The question of confirming the last
sale came up before Major Alexander
thla morning, at which-time the ten
per cent bid was filed by President
Nelll llington, of the Greensboro
bank, 'and a representative of the
Carolina Supply Co.
NEAR BIG TRESTLE
Tho crowd of Italian laborers that
arrived here the first of the week
fronj tho western part of the State,
are still In camp near the big trestle
on the Southern Railroad a mile
southeast of the city. They are await
ing the arrival of money from friends
to pay their transportation- back to
New York.
Mr. W. P. Crutchfield,, agent for the
Southern, has !een authorized to offer
the men $1.25 a day to work on a rail
road at Hillsboro. It Is also said that
the .crowd could find employment on
tine "Southbound railroad, but It ap
pears that they aro determined to do
nothing until thev can hear from New
York.
IN THE PILIPINES
WASHINGTON, May I2.-Under
the direction of the war department
General Leonard Wood, commanding
division of the Philippines, has begun
a campaign oi morougu pii"
of his troops for possible service. An
order is issued by him providing ioi
m elaborate system of target prac
tice, field marches, sham battles, etc.,
all for the purpose, as be says, "that
troops of this command may be fit for
hard field service." This order was
made public today. ,
KILLS ONE MAN AND
SERIOUSLY HURTS FOUR
Armed With Two Revolvers, Rifle
and 200 Rounds of Ammunition
insane Man StartcOut and Does
Much Damage, Burning House
Among Other Things. A
Posse of . Citizens Now
In Pursuit.
ATLANTA. Ga May 15. A large
armed posse is pursuing J. H. Clark,
night telegraph, operator at Cliam
blce, tWLlvo miles from here.
Clark, while on duty last, night,
n't crazy, "armed himself and went
on tt rampage. He killed William J.
Cheeks, of Dunwoody, seriously In
jured Will Purcell, TO, S. Pureell and
W'. S. Mast, all- of Chnmulee, and W
J. Coker, 0f Dunwoody. Hails armed
with two revolvers; a .rifle, two hun
dred and fifty round of ammunition
Busme.v'at" ChambWe Is suspended
houses .closed and inhabitants living
in mortal fear.
Clark set fire to home of Purcolls
When they came out he shot them and
Maist, who came to help fight the
flumes. At Dunwoody ho tried to buy
ammunition - from Cheeks. - When he
refused! ho thot"and Wiled Chetiks.
An armed posse has left here and
will probably succeed In capturing
or killing the maniac.
DOUulA TO MAKE
.LI
ANY DEMANDS
NEW PAVEMENT FOR
STREETS OE NEW YORK
NEW YORK, May 12. Great Im
provement In street paving Is in prog
ress, in which elimination of noise w
' principal feature. Experiments
have uaually been made on Broadway
fht, but this time the new-improve
ment, or pavement, was tried on min
or streets, on. which,: however, heavy
travel is tile regular lot and the pave
ment has proven, remarkably success
ful. .The new improvement Is a wood
pavement,- and seems perfect where
it has been down for some months, it
showing no sign of wear, and there is
no noise at all. It la smooth, reduc
ing the haulage to a' minimum. It Is
almost as smooth as asphalt, but has
the advantage of affording slight
jatching-polnts for tho toe-corks of
the horses. It was not as slippery dur
ing the winter as wa the aephalt. It
is such a popular pavement with the
teamsters that they go blocks out of
their way in order to drive their
trucks over it, if It takes them in their
direction. . It Is easily repaired, and
does not leave any unsightly and bad
ly fitting spaces where the pavement
has been torn up and relald after the
repairs to gas, water, or other pipes
have been made. The company that
lays the pavement -does the repairing
itself, so that it Is laid as it was first
put down. Wor'.-mun have at last
tackled Broadway to lay this pave
ment, and will work from Vassy street
to Bowling Green. They will work
day and night right along In order to
elieve the traveling public and the
traffic In the street from as much In
convenience and annoyance as possi
ble. But a. block Is paved In a short
time and when done Broadway, which
used-'to resound to the thunders -of
the 'busses and the trucks will- so be
as auiet as it country road. The busi
ness man. on Broadway specially re
quested! that the authorities 'would
give -them that particular noon or ab
sence of the noise that had been tor
menting them for so many years.' Of,
coin-He the concern that lays the pave
ment lias a huge profit, and there is
undoubtedly some graft in It, but
graft or no graft, the business men
want the pavement.
Russian Parliament Will Ask
Amnesty For Prisoners
And Other Things.
REPLY TO THE CZAR'S
ADDRESS BEING FRAMED
Member's - of the Douma Are ' Now
Working on This , Reply Which
Will Probably Be Submitted to
Czar In a Few Days. Outline
of Some of Demands That
Will Be Made.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 15.
Douma Is still discussing reply to the
Oznr'a addrm from, the throne.
While Uie entire text of. the document
is not definitely decided upon some of
the demands will be: Complete
amnesty for political offenders, aboli
tion of death penalaf', of martial law
and other hindrances to political lib
erty. Dtwimti members win go further
In 'demand and will ask tho council
of the empire that upper house of par
liament as now organized he abolished
and that the Czar shall revoke funda
mental 'laws of April v 23,' Whereby
autocracy la guaranteed. ; The douma
will demand the right to interpellate
miniBteisn The. compulsory appropria
tkm of land will- also bu demanded as
well as guarantee of liberty for professional-organizations.
Another de
mand will be for universal suffrage.
TILLiNliiEO
WASHINGTON, May 15. Speaking
to a question of personal privilege
when tha senate met today Mr. Till
man denounced an, alleged interview
which appeared in Washington news
papers,' It quoted the senator as de
daring that Senator Aldrlch. Repub
Mean leader, thad m conversation with
him and Mr, . Bailey urged him to
abandon his negotiations with th
president and joint with the Rhode
lHland-pr.J!ecaiUs "you will be in the
senate, long; arter that man has left
the white House." to use a quotation
Mr. Tillman said he was not. in the
habit of glvtlng out private conversa
tions. :
Mr, Aldrlch expressed gratification
at the announcement. "I am glad the
senator has made a disclaimer," he
said.
PLAN PROPOSED EOR
TAX ASSESSMENTS
CRUSADE AGAINST HOT
S
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Christ church Sund.' school has
announced its annual picnic ai -M&se"
Park on June G. The other Sunday
schools will douotless follow In one,
in ordpr as in other years.
These occasions are always enjoyed
by the scholars, old ana oung. .
might well be termed ' congregational
picnics" for the entire membership
is usually present. .
WASHINGTON, May 14. In co
operation with Governor Davis In at-
temnt to abolish gamming at Hot
Springe Secretary of Interior Hitch
cock has uent to resort confidential
Secretary W. Scott Smith. Besides
Smfth it is understood special agents
of the interior department will be
sent to the springs to gather evidence
against gamblers. v .
APPEALS ARGUED IN
THE SUPREME COURT.
RALEIGH, May 15. The argument
of appeals from tne fifteenth district,
including Buncombe, Madison and
Transvlvania counties began today in
the supreme court, there being eleven
ca!Wt.MUrrays Will case. Gudger vs.
White, McAfee vs. Gregg( disposed
of). Rumbongh vs. Sackett, McPheet
ers vr. English. Hemphill vs. Lumber
Co., Rhea vs. Craig. Burnett vs. Ly
man. Gilliand vs. Board of Education,
Merrick vs. Redford, Dunn vs. Rail
road. . ;
GREENSBORO, May 14. The
board of county commissioners and
the tax-listers of the county are hold
Ing a joint session In the courthouse
today. ," :. j
The object of the conference Is to
discuss the various schedules, become
familiar with the requirements of the
law- and come to some practical agree
ment as to values to be placed on the
assessments-v of personal property for
taxation. Out of the 18 tax listers in
the county, 17 are present. It Is a
fine looking body, of Intelligent citi
zens. . " , s- . . . '
Speaking of tho great practical
value of this joint conference, Chair
man Ragan, who Is nothing If not.
progressive and practical, aid that he
was so impressed with the advantages
derived from these meetings, he
thought U would be a good idea to
provide by law for . representatives
from1 each county in every congress
ional district 1r - the State to have
such conferences, and from these dis
trict boards elct representatives to
meet as a State Conference, and they
together" with the Corporation Com
mission confer together for the pur
pose of, securing something more like
uniformity of property assessment
throughout the State.
" It Is highly probable that a body
Ilka this, composed of representative
tax-li.sters, county commissioners and
Corporation Conimi&sioners could do
more towards securing practical uni
formity of assessment then all the
theories ever placed on the statute
books have been able to do.
15 HOT ED. DAVIS.
Supposed Murderer of W. A.
Wiggins Says His Name
Is. Charles Whltt.
ICarl Ring, Who Was On the Street
Car When 'the Shooting Occurred
And Who Caught a Stray Bullet in
Hia Left Arm, Says the Man in Jail
Her le the Guilty Party Deputy
Sheriff Moore, of Whitney, Says the
Prisoner Is Not the Cd. Davis That
Worked for Him.
Prom Monday's Dally.
The negro arrested at a brick yard
near Belewa Cteek and In jail here,
was re-Identified yesterday aa Ed.
Dnvls,! the man who shot and killed
Conductor W, A. Wiggln at Salisbury
Sunday, April 29,
Mr. Carl Ring, a son of Dr. J. W.
Ring, of Elkiov who was on the street
car at the tlmo Mr., Wiggins wa kill
ed, and who w shot in the left arm
by a stray bail fired by Davis, a-rrlved
nere sumiay morning and in com
pany with officers went to the lall.
where ho pointed out ihe iigro( who
was in the eel! with a number of
other colored prlsoiitM-s) , . ldent ifled
Saturday by J. E,, Painter as the
gimiy man, Mr. King said ho was
confident that the negro he Quick I v
pointed out wa the right man, be
cause when the shootling took place
ae nao ampn? time to gather In his
mind a good description of Davis.
Mr. Ring,, who Is cleric in a hotel
at. bulls-bury, relumed homo Sunday
afternoon. The wound on his arm is
still giving- him considerable pain.
Another Identification,
Early -til-is morning 'Sheriff ".Iiillan
of Rowan county, telephoned to Chief
n Police 'Crutchfield. requesting him
to have the negro In 3id here sent to
Greensboro on the 30:S0 train, saying
(hat a maii, who .--worked with Ed.
Davis- at ; the Whitney works, near
Salisbury, would be sent there to meet.
ind re-identlfy the 'prisoner. An hour
later Sheriff Julian sent a similar re
anca to Sheriff Alspaugh, but later he
tailed up Clark O. W. Jones and an
nounced that the man from Whitney
would come direct to Winston-Snlem
ind that the negro need not be re
moved to Greensboro.
Rowan superior court Is in session
.ihiis week and if the party from Whit
ney cay it Is Davlw, the negro may
Iks carried to Salisbury nt. once for
trial. v
Says It Is Not Ed. Davis.
i DEFENSE IDE
President Not Defended On
Floor of The Senate At
Totjay's Session.
Probable That No Explanation of Hie
Course With Reference to Rate
Bill Will Be Made Before That .
Body in Reply to Tillman's Attack.
President, Attorney General
Moody and Senator Allison Have
Conference.
WASHINGTON, May 14. Sucre,
tary Loeb announced this morning
that there would be no public state
ment today from the White House, re
garding the Tlllmau-Ohandler charges
and.it wag likely that none would be
made on the floor of the senate on
bahalf of the president.
Senator Allison -.'.joined- Attorney
General Moody in a conference at tho
White House this morning . and tho
above announcement was made ofier
they left.
Mr, Mtiod'y stated that there was no
difference between tike president and
himself in the matter. Mr, Allison,
when ntrked whother he- could explain
tho discrepancies between OhndlM''s
statement and tho president's denial
mado through Senator Iidge, said:
"Yes, but it would lake too long nt
tills I line." With that he took a cub
(or tliu capltol,
MAN IS LINED FOR
OF
TO
OF
RALEIGH, my 15."Gov. Glenn
will go to Asheville Wednesday to
delivrr tbe address of wt-lcome for
aM.-ociation of cotton manufacturers
of the United States and many tiom
England as well. He will also address
the association in the stead of Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts, who is
unable to fill his engagement. The
governor aid this morning that he
will SDDeal to the association for a
closer alliance with the cotton grow-1 and that some people In the Salisbury
Deputy Sheriff Moore, of Whiiney.
arrived here at 10:40 this morning
ind went direct to Hie Jail In com
pany with two officers. After care
fully viewing every negro In the
prison, the ofllcer stated that Ed,
Davis, who worked for him and who,
t was alleged, was the slayer of Con
itietor Wiggins, was not In that
srowd. The man Identified by Messrs.
Painter and Ring was then pointed
out to Deputy Moore, who stated that
this negro was too black for Kd.
Davis. However, the doputy sheriff,
who was sent here by Sheriff Julian,
of Rowan, admits that he does not
know, except from reports, that Kd.
Davis was the negro that committed
:h crime. i
Sheriff Alspaugh baa been notified
by Sheriff Julian and Solicitor Ham
mer, who id In Salisbury, to hold the
aegro In custody here for further in
vestigation.
Sheriff Alspaugh in response to an
inquiry, received a letter today from
Sheriff Pinnlx, of Rockingham, stat
ing that the father (John or Henry
An in) of the man arrested for Kd.
Davis, was seen and his story was to
the effect that his boy, Chas. Whltt,
eft home, near Reldsvllle, two or
three weeks ago to work at a saw
mill. The father also told Sheriff
Pinnlx that his boy's mind was un
balanced and that he was released in
January from the Virginia peniten
tiary, having served a sentence for
some crime.
The boy told some of the officers
here lnce his arrest that he got Into
a shooting scrape in Virginia some
thing over- a year ago and that while
he did not know whether he killed
the man that was shot, he did re
member being tried- ami sentenced to
the pen for 12 months.
C;RK!?NSORO, Mav 14. There '
was quite a breoae In- city police court
circles Saturday over a hearing May
or. Mirphy allowed Mr. Julius Kessler,
a South Elm street baker, and a most
highly esteemed cltlzetu
Mr. kesialer had been a witness be
fore lila honor, In a trial or a party .
accused of selling cider. The party
charged with tho offense was c-loarod,
and it set mi that the mayor was In
dignant lit the manner lit which wit
ms had testified. After dismissing
the cam he made an announcement
to the effect that he could look around
the court room and see the old bloat .."'
sitting around, and. pointing to Mr,
Kcsrier, ald, "Why juet look at that t
old Dutchman sitting there, yoti..,n ,
see cider In his face right now."
At 'this the baker arose In the court
to protect that his was not a cldored
race, when hu was sternly commanded
by the mayor to sit down. That night
Mr. heMshir called tho mayor up over
the phono and asked him to retract.
Tho mayor refusing Kescler : asked
him to iiK'et him next morning down
the street. This the mayor took to
mean a challenge to fight, and Ismiod
a writ for contempt of court., Threo
policemen arrested Kessler . next
morning and he put up $25 court ap
pearance bond. Saturday aftornoou,
after a breezy trial, in which Kessler .
Bled through his attorney many affi
davits, an.,1 stated that ho had not
meant to fight the mayor, but dsslrod
apology for a public insult. Ho wa ,
declared guilty of contempt and fined
$2f, No appeal was permitted, and
Kessler's attorney advised him to go
to' jail so that a writ of habeas aorpus
could be sued out, but the Dutchman
said he believed ' he, would pay tho
money and not stop selling hia bread.
Rather than suffer ignominy of any
tlm-s-ln Jail, he paid the fine and costs
to thf disgust of his i!awyers.
CONNECTICUT CITY
Deputy Sheriff J. M. Dcaton, of Ire
dell county, who came here this af
ternoon after the two negroes ar
rested here yeterdy and wanted nt
Mooresville for failure to comply with
a contract with a farmer, by whom
the defendants: were employed, told
thil ronnrlcr thAt. luut h.'fnru lonrlnc
Moo'rcsville th morning he arrested explosion.
a negro wtio gave nts name as j'et-r
Todd, suripected of 'being the party
that shot ant! killed John Roach, a
white man at Belfour granite quarry,
several days ago.
Deputy Dcaton stated that he did
not - believe the report current' that
the negro who murdered Mr. Roach
was caught and. lynched a day or two
after the crime. He admitted, how-,
ever, that such a rumor was current
BRIDGEPORT, Conn,, May 14. A
tremendous explosion, which de
molished two monster magazines of
the Union Mefallo Cartridge Company
at 4:25 o'clock this morning, shook
all Brtdgei)ort and tho country for
twenty-five miles around. People
were shaken from their beds and their
first impression was that an earth
quake was the cause.
Both magazines" were completely
destroyed. Nothing was left, but two
holes in the earth. Farm houses
nearby were destroyed, in the east
end of the city chimneys on nearly
ail houses wwre -toppled over by the.,
explosion.. A huge. totie was burled!
thtough the roof of Isolation Hospital,
badly wrecking the building. Win
dows were broken in stores and resi
dences. Much oiher damage was
done,
Following the explosion many
places within a radius of 25 miles of
Brtdgepoit reported that their place
had been visited by an earthquake
and ho thought, nihil apprised of tho
STATE AUDITOR FILLS
ers In order that fair prices may be
assured, and also for united action
for the extension of the cotton market.
He says he will lay down tbe proposi
tion without fear of contradiction
that whether the constitution follows
the flag or the flag tbe constitution, It
is certainly an established fact that
clothing goes hand ir hand with clv
HUaiion and Christianity,
section believe It Is -true.
RALEIGH, May 15. State Auditor
B. F. Dixon went to Kayettevllle In
the stead of Governor Glenn to de
liver the address for the clpsln r of
the graded schools there last night.
It Is all right to taik about beauty j Governor Glenn was prevented from
habits, but most women are too busy 1 filling tbe engagement by the unex
hustling and have no time to cultivate ' pwted arrival oil his brother. Mr. E.
beauty habits. Therefore they take T. B. Glenn, from Macon, Ga., to spend
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea,
cents, tea tauablcts,
For sale by OHanlon, Winston,
Laudquiat ft PtobX, Salem.
a few days with htm.
The girl behind the glove countof
knows how to handle kids, .