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PRICE THRI-n CE1ITS 1 KID: ' ) liul .. ... J . iElKD I!.' ! I f ' 1 WILMINGTON, N; ; C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER; 11, 1&12 mm o!iEjctij:i!s'j- io iitsl;Eiiy; Ill So Old Booze Hard to Get There Today, It is Said State .Democratic Hand-book Wilt Soon be Out -The Statute of Beloved Vance...; Dispatch News- Bureau, , RaleigBTN. .C Sept. 11 1912. Chairman rWebh ; and Secretary Brock are reading the last" proofs -of the Democratic Ihand-boo, which will soon come from '.the' printers.- The first copies are expected s by .the end of the week- Ten of Raleigh's many blind tigers were given ; scare yesterday , after noon and today it ;.is said that liquor is hard to get , The ten fellows were, arrested for selling liquor. . This -city v had another . crusade several .months ago, but only 'about half this, number was jailed. The police" last T night and today caught fourteen more liquor sellers, running the number up tcf twenty four. ' News was received this . afternoon that the office of : the North Carolina Rating Bureau's"' branch of the ; South Eastern Tariff Association would be es tablished here October 1st The office employ ten men. Charlotte and Greens boro asked for thef office. -v 1 ; Test-Farm Committee. ; - Tie test-farm v : committee of the Board of Agriculture left.:' todays for eastern North Carolina , ' to examine the black or drained lands for a site for a proposed tesl-fann.k -The com mittee will visit "sections near Wash-' ington, Bellhaveri, Maekey's "Ferry" and other points. Commissioner 'Graham and Dr. Kilgore will accompany the committee. - -r,-1- - T'-i", While the r committee - is "together, it Is expected." that the location of .a tobacco test-farm "-will , be s- decided on. Sites near 5 Kerperayille,i' Oxford, Reidsville and Durham are ;under 'con-' sideration. The members'" of "the com- mittee. are;j;I-JVySK?tUjiJr,P. uauuin, i.. tt. i tiearney ana - w-uu.aui -Bledsoe. . . v The Statue of Vance. Mr. Ulric Stonewall Jackson Bun- bar, a sculptor, - of Washington,- (who has a statuette of Vance in Raleigh for examination fby ' the Z Council of State and all persons interested, will remain in the city: xmui next week Mr. Dunbar ' Is particularly anxious that all persons -who knew Governor Vance nav aTisit to the Senate Cham ber any time this week, during, the hours from 9 a. nLr to 2 c.-m.' -Those who have seen? the model are of the opinion that it , la a'good, likeness of the distinguished North Carolinian Speaking - of initials ' the reporter suggested , to the sculptor that U. ' S. J." must stand for "United States Jef ferson." ".' - s- "On the contrary" replied Mr Dinv bar, "it stands for Ulric .Stonewall Jackson. ' I was born in London, Can ada, in 1862, and my father who was a great admirer of vthe famous' Con federate General, ; named me . for him. There were eleven children In our family and . each ,..was given three names. And vou can imagine- the time wa ftad remembering- our names." Mr. Dunbar; said' it had always" been his ambition to make good statue of Stonewalls Jackson. -izi - . . t -Governor . Kitchm last : evening granted four. conditional-pardons. Hallie Bowlin.V'convicted ? In; Durham county In 1910 of larceny and sen tenced to fire -years-' on the " roads, was given liberty 'on the- recommett dation of the "T Judge ? Solicitor ; and many other-' prominent citizens T Rosa Boy er, convicted ; in i For sy tn county last July v of; selling liquor and sen tenced to 40 days in jail, was' pardon ed because I the county, physician thought further '5-cpnfinetoeHt ,: would cause the Vdeath'and ''oii-'.'theLLreeoni- mendation "of vthet sheriffs other? offi cers and threa members: f the coun ty commissioners. Tom: Hesterj con victed In - Granville. "county - inJuly, 1911, of an. assault : wlthlntent 'to commit? rape i' and sentenced :,to five years on the i'oads,- draws.- freedom because of - ill-health, the rCOunty physician- certifying .that further- confine ment would endanger, his life; both the Judge ,nd Solicitor .and many county officers and-others recommend the pardon , ,E. F. Wrenn, convicted July 5th,rin : the Recorder's court; of High Point of assautt with a deadly weapon - and - sentenced, to nine months on the 'roads, is given his erty because he .and his wife, on' whom the assaultrwas ? committed, have be come reconciled ihe Recorder sayingtSankirig Company the Jury having, re nt. ii'V,.! ... . ... . ..... : j ..irf 'n tho off APT. tnSt 11 at the itine of the' sentence that: he would , recommend - - clemency : if the pair thought; they could - live peace fully. The - wife earnestly piltlons for-the pardon. " To Banquet Doosters. -1; ,1 The "Rin'hTnnnrl hmnbtora '-. vfin VfiW tour North Clarolinia In a special train, will be elvAti a hnnmickt hpro Mnndav night. The banquet will not be under me auspices of any organization,- but wui De fenaerea by private citizens .Raleigh will entertain la November ters Uili Ei- forts TlidtUay Want' ' Postoorierrifnt 'of TkII n4 Likely Also i a Chanae of Venue District Attorney Whitman ' tSettl ng Ready for the Trial. '- -"; - - .; J ' , " vNv- ' V -"'" ' -NeW f n -Sp .PivieaAiif nil Whitman .is vva.brlng. to trial V6- nee . ueutenaK, rerr: now in the Tombs, .charged n; Nurdering Her man Rosenthal, thex r," July i6thi by hired gunmen, neaH Totel Mei ropole.f ; Becker's , counsls vtry- to secure :a .stay of 4nro!edK. . m tho ground that , the deposIUonsof , three witnesses at Hot Springs are needed. Failing, in securing .a stay I Becker'5 lawyers will attempt to - obtain a change cd' venue.. ! - tv , 1 ccoi?::i?:i.!:xg DUSt DAY III OREGQIl ' Portland " Ore.:' Sept : vll. Colonel Roosevelt, after arriving here : this morning, s conferred with ithe Progres sive leaders. .Jt The conference ; lasted the entire forenoon : There will ' be brief talks to School children in differ ent farts .of the city and a public ad dress in" armory-was this afternoon'sr program. " Rooseveltvisits the Moose Lodge and that concludes the Colonel's stay ;. here. From - the lodge room f that order 4 the -President -goes to the train,) leaving at 8 o clock tonight i - -' .. - -: -.' v. ' r H - mir'i :A'''CiN'jt SeprrilTSei cnntesf ? mr cJimander-in-umei oi ine TJnitedpaish war .veterans features tottav4 rJ vei&lon of the" Nationals en- camppirti The fight for leadership is betvf . ia ' Albert Gassar; of Newark, andscr Taylor of Pittsburg, t Buff alo anM Cleveland are trying for the next conentjon. . - the v Southern Agricultural Workers, an organization composed of the com missioners of agriculture, -State col lege Jand- experiment : station authori ties and others interested In agricul ture. Maj. W "A. Graham is- presi dent "of the; organisation f, and ;J,Dr., B. W." Kilgore is the secretary. , "The organization will-divide upinto sections: commissioners, anunai uus- bandrv and farm rops and soils, and each of these' divisions; will hold' sep arate meetings lOUOWing a general session of .all. Dr. -Kilgore Is now wnrkine on the nrograniu - ' SJ ' A .The organization, which ,met in Nashville, Tenri., last year, was attend ed by from '100 to -150 workers. v,,. - Making Soil Maps. - iThe State 'Department of Agricul ture and Bureau Of Soils," United states Department of Agriculture, are co-operating hn-theV making-'of a soil tnv of Wake county1 worK. navmg already begun: iMr.Il Ii. Brinkley is th reDresentative ofthe. State JJe- partment"" Mr. -Brinkley and his as- slstants "nave proieisawus; - : ton to Garner, where thersurveyors are buy this-week. s-r ."- ; The map will be" thorough In every restfectvllt will contain the various churches' railroads, i streams, ' town ships, -school I houses, & ' the same ..as other maps! and in addition will snow the 'different kinds "of soil and where irAaert ' r- Th; work will - require, at least a year and willbe Invaluable to farmers." ' - 1 v ' ''r.'' , fwontv-fVe soiimans havef already been made by the tate and National DeDartmehtS - of . Agriculture, - these maps including the, counties pi rentier, Scotland. "New Hanover, MTriPTihnreGaston." Iredell, Trahsyl nii' - TJeTirtorRori and others. - Soil UliU.f , , V: '. TYians arA now-being, made of -Ashe Alleghany and Randolph counties, the maps of: Johnston and Pender, coun ties having Just been completed, t Interesting Point - i : Whether a bank in handling a draft for money and. a .bill of -lading tor wiiisirpvis eullty iof -violating the rnhihttlnn.. law. came up beforethe Supreihe Court from Craven county In rh nanfl' of -State against . Fisher and turned a , verdict to the effect that . If th a delivery of - the arait , ana ui vl lading to Carl Spencer, a" minor, was a vlAintiorf of the law,: then John H. Fisher of Richmond and Jthe Mutual Aid and Banking Company of. New Bern- were guilty of selling liquor. The court held' that the facts as found by the I Jury dov not constitute a violation of the prohibition law. and -the State annealed. - The ' case was - argued in the Supreme' Court yesterday for the State by Mr. Thos. H. Calvert assist ant Attorney-General. ' - DEO fcGibson LodMnR M Man .v Suspected " of Strangling Woman to Death Says Detectives Have Told H I m i j He' Wll I H.fSc Arrested Stil Quietlyat'Hls Work.-'-. New York, Sept 4lPrc spect ot lm minentvarrestidld not deter "Burton,' W. Gibson the lawyer,- who was .with "Mrs. Rosa;" SzabOj .when 7 shelmet death' in GreewoodJlkke,' from; his usuaI;office routine: today. '!? ain erer'andi expect to, be arrested " he ' told the reporters He said- tKeTdetectl ves informed him- he would be arrested. - He said he' did not know knyjhing about '$;Mrs.; Szabo's death fronx stangulation; until -.heread it .in, the jnewspapers. i Gibson, declined to comment 'on the', autopsy 'showing that the woman's body disclosedv that the' ' windpipe was wrenched - out of place.,' ' V $ iSSPEflKl EVERY" WEEK Philadelphia, Pa Sept.' 11. Gover nor Wilson' f traveling v from Atlan tic City-;t6yersey City, announced;that whence returned from Ills first; West ern trip-September 23rd, Tie would rest a t ew i days rand . then- start -ohlanother; He plahs'7 taking ; one ' trip 1 every week until : thecampargn- iiends i His . fir3t trip 1 west vbegins September :16th and ends' September 23, at Scranton, whenjj the ISennsylvania State DemcK cratic candidates are notified of t jtheif nominations The next day-the Gov ernor." goes to his Princeton ; home, to vote- in . the' primaries on- the Senator ship. - Governor-Wilson was', up early today.vHe took an early train at At lantic' Cify7 where 'he spoke' last' night to the. Spanish war- veterans, .going' to JerseyCltyreyie ty ueiHoeartic - Association s paraae. Governor' Wilson boards his special car tonight, tor Syracuse, 'where he speaks tomorrow at .the State Fair.-' ( ATLAflTIG FLEET ? VilLL HOW SEPARAf E Washlngtoni Sept vll-i-Orders have been issued for .disposal of the Atlantic battleship fleet In-Hampton'Roads, Two divisions wljl proceed to Newport for torpedo practice, and one" division r malns here for the same purpose. The practice continues two weeks, then the ships make" ready "foiMfche big - naval review - at t New C York. ':: - sXkmmand er Craven,- naval" director of the target practice, reported at the Navy; Depart ment today and was enthusiastic over the gunners mar kmanship in the tar get practice Just finished, i No records have been made 'public, but it is -. said the showing was remarkable . f r -Her Condition Unchanged f Philadelphia-,' Pa.;' Septll.Mrs. Lasalle i"' Corbell Pickett the famous Confederate General's4 widow, ' 111 at her hotel here, :was reported no bet ter: today. ; She Is , suffering with pneu monia contracted on a lecturing tour. - - Chicago, t Sept 11. rThe government will begin -the taking.of evidence here on. Sept.; 16 against the International Harvester; company, .which, is charged with .violating the : Sherman act Rob- en ' cs. i ayior nas oeen appoimea sper clal master to take, evidence. "Among tne witnesses subpoenaed are:- uiar- ence S.-Funk general manager;-E. N. J Wood,, secretary ; William . H.; Jones, vice presment; jonn-j. uiessner; ; vice Forward ' '' -s' '-s' ' i Xv ' j A ' -V--;- . - j "';: ' v i ' 'Vv s ' j -" ' " lv'. ';'! i vA .. : ' - - .' ' -'Vj - " .V - ' '.' '.I - president and Alexander ;Legge, s as- military organization, will then be got sjstaat general manager; ten upon a permanent basis. - . - .A f Another Confederate Chieftain Answers the Long Roll General W. ; W.- GoK doivCof Savannah," Passes 'Away in West Virginia Was;! Also a Spanish War Veteran. ) " :--;Vvi .-v-.r mK . SavalftiabyGa$ SepfcrLl. General W. W.: Gordons of ' tfiei Savannah Brigade: General of the Fourth7 Army Corps; Vol unteers of the Spanish ' American war, and "distinguished Confederate veteran, died today t White 'Sulphur Springs, W. Va. according to a message receiv ed t here. . ?The body will be-brought here for'the funeral. : General Gordon was - born rinv Savannah 78 y ears ago. He served;: in thei Confederacy as :.ari officer In Stuart's Cavalry and later in the nfantry;i After the - Spanish I war he was one bf 4he three commissioners to arrange the evacuation "of Porto RIco; serving with .- Rear v Admiral Schley and General Jno. . Brooks. He ts survived by a wjdow and three sons. For half-'a. eenturv' he was head of the cotton firm of W,-Gordon & Co . REV7ARDV FOR STRIKERS: "4 a'iHO KILLE& GUARDS ". Charleston, W. Va., ' Sept. 11 The Paint' Creek , Consolidated " Collieries Company- has announced $2,500 reward for ; the arrest and conviction of. the person or persons ' who' killed : Mine Guards R. F. Stringer at Holly Grove, and Gus Plnson, at Mucklow.: Pinson was killed in an encounter with miners several weeks ago. Stringer was shot downsWhile passing' Holly Grove,, where the miners wereencamped, after being evicted 4 from r the company's ? houses. The offer of. reward "has increased the bitterness An the Kanawha coal fields.' , FIRST; AMERICAN VICTIM, Bluejacket : Killed . byATraih: In Nlcar- - agua. jmmsm Washington - Sept ll.The - first death anong ; the Americati landing forces invNlcaragua -- was reported v t'. day to the NaVy Department . The vic tim,' Jose. Morato,: Filipino,, mess at tendant on the cruiser. California, was killed by va traiiL while patrolling nhe railroad inearr Managua. Morato -was inthe service two years. -" r r. - WASHINGTON PR I MARIES Most of. the" Nominations; Are Still - in r" V v,. Doubt i V Seattle,-; Washn,Sept.lii-7Gbvernor Marion Hayj4 Republican, was renomi nated in yesterday's primaries. 1 On the Democratic ;side, : Charles JHEeif nerwon the Congressional nomination In- the First District Other nominations are in doubt J- , ' ' '-.' . - - " 'Met Last Night. . At the regular meeting of Clarendon Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias, held last night a number of matters were discussed. The formation: of a Uniform Rank,: as told of In yesterdayjs Dispatch report ot tne meeung ot stonewan Lodge Monday night, was discussed. A joint meetlngof the local lodges .will I oe .neia later. - j,u is expeciea xnai lue , ''-Tr- . , - , lliru r .j.--mi art 2 . :--'-;a -"v M ;- ir- Ji; ,,- n - v - y, 'i ' " . '. - .. V '-l . s," Jeorge Ade, t ecently .returned - from abroad; -tells us that America is iolbe invaded by., a- craze for -wearing side whiskers. ! The British-style is;fa pre ,vall. Our artist has-endeavored . shdw i how e President Taft.j Governor .Wilson .and Colonel Roosevelt -would look wereT they to adopt the style.Kv TICKET OF UOQEil Will' be Placed In Field' in Idaho to . Buck' Both ' Regular Republican and ' logressives'ricketsWomen Dls igustdd at-theWrangling - I Bolse Idaho, "Septfll.-A Repdbli-C ; can xicKec iuaaeup -wnouy-oi woraea. wiii.-oe jpiacea m ine Tieia rms- iair in Idaho against the regular- Republican and. Progressive tickets.? Womenf'mem bers of ; the Republican- party-' are dis- guted with the wrangling 'within the party. The women will hold a conven tion' this week. "v " j -" c. : FINE-DISPLAY In the Windows of Messrs. Peterson ' ' ,V& Ruifs. --rJs I , Messrs. Peterson &j,Rulfs the ; en terprising shoe dealers of North Front streeV have a prettily -decorated win do w which has attracted much atten tion. The scene Is tha-f & country school, house. c There -Is- a"; faithful re production of -a. building, with" pine trees surmounting the' structure, -and pine needles scattered ''- about . the ground.' fln front "of the:buildlng one sees the central object of the display a fine collection of school ishoes for children.- Among the brands shown are "Educator," "American Boy,' "Skuff er " "Walton" . - and -. "Ideal" shoes. All these brands, are? guaran teed to withstand the .wea't; and, tear of juveniles; The window has attract ed much' attention. T . ' 1 f Zf' t -- , - ,. : 1U V k MR. G. L: ALLEN : V Will Leave on Sept f4th for. Savannah - Where He ' Has Accepted sl ' Ffjie Position. - t yc-: ' Mr. 1 G, L. Allen, who came here from Savannah about nine 'years ago, and fori the .past sixyears has been Chief -Draftsman In the. Motive Power Departmtentof; the Atlantic Ooast Line exnects io scion return to histoid, home aV Savannah.'': During his siay I here Mr. 'Allen has made . a host of friends who ; regret hls departurer-fronrthe city.j They will, be H pleased td know that -he -leaves to; accept a:more re sponsible position. Mr., Allen -returns to'. Savannah .to become -'Mechanical Engineer of j a . ' large" manufacturing concern in that city. - WWle ' In .Wil mington, he'" has been actively asso ciated with the Masons, beings Past Master of -Orient . Lodged and Past High ' Priest of J Concord Chapter of this -city:- W- r ' ' ' , -Mrs. -Allen; who was formerly Miss Nora Scott and "a native of ' Wilmlng ton, "left, on k Monday for their new home withv her aittie; aaugnter, uaroi, Mr. -Allen will depart on"the:14tu- . . WJLLHEAD THE TICKET ? Iredell Meares,; Esq., of - This ' City Nominee fo .""Governor .yon tae. P-ro- . -v gressive Ticket. '-"i, "-"-j- A"7 Wilmington man;' Iredell Meares, Esq, heads . the ticket , ot the - Roose velt or Progressive Party.1 to .North Carolina and will enter ' the 'race, for Governor against Craig and Settle the. nominees of the -Democrats and Re publican v parties, Tespectlvely - v. Hon, Zeb Walser- declining to make the race the State Committee c the party yesterday In .session -to -'Greensboro. tendered the t nomination "to "Mr Meares. - " - ' ( Subscribe to Ta Iive-ains Dlrr-xtch". U Romoto ; Thought Warfare" Will Shift From the Border' to the Mountains; Coming as Result of; Mexican Troops Being AI , lowed to ; Cross pit American Soil . i: Rebels - Capture One Town. . and - De- mand Surrender-of Another One. ; i, Washington, "P. C..Sept 'sllInteiS vention in Mexico seems a-step furth er off today.:; The- Rebel raidihgalOQg the border is expected to be ended by the Mexican Federals, ; ho are tb'be permitted to' "cross Texas and J- New Mexico, to attack the Insurgents: along the frontiers of Chfhuahua.and Stnbra While one' force rof Federals moves d6wnrffom. the Northern boundary, an- otner . iorce ,.is ,Demg worked . up tne Southern Pacific, line in 'Mexico. t The plan "Is to catch-the Rebels between the two forces." The revolution's rep resentatives here assert that this move omy will transterjthe se.at of ; war from the border to the mountains Madef o's movement of troops to the North is in response to this Government's demand that Americans be , protected. . The Lmovement now under , way,, is expected o quiet the situation temporarily at east -United : States troops orders! to the border will move forward and others at Western post are ready. i t - s'-Z ' Rebels Capture Town. ' . - J Marba, Texas, Sept; Il.-t-The Federal garrison atv OJinaga,v Mexico, iOpposfce to the Rebels, according to advices that have, reached here.'.". General Sanchez," commanding the Federals, -was In Pre- sldio- at ther time , of ; surrender; trying to get more-ammunition, tor bis men. Demands Town's.. Surrender. , j Douglass Arizona; Sept 5 ; ll.-Rebel LeaderHolf as , has formally demanded the surrender of Agua-PietaRolfas declared hewilXattack ln twenty, four hours,-with one. thousand men, Sunless the town is-surrendered. The Federal garrIsou,iiumbers tferphundred, - .1- t MR. BENJAMIN MOTTE fy'-i' Died Yesterday - Afternoon t at "His Home at .Burgaw. v ,?.(i r Friends ?. here - were deeply grieved yesterday .afternoon to s learn of.. the death of : Mr. ' Benjamin Motte.a fOrr mer ; well- known- citizen .of Wilming ton.; He died- at his home; at Burgaw; Mr. Motte had been ill for some time; News of his death' was received here with sorrowful surprise , . as many friends . were not aware that his condi tion was serious..-- ' , , Mr. ; Motte -.was born , In this city about 62 years ago. He spent most of his life -here. About five years ago he moved toBurgawv " He was with The Morning Star for more1 than' 40- years, about one-half of which time he serv ed as foreman 'of he: local ' contem porary. w Mr.' Motte had the reputa tion of being one Of the fastest print ers in the State'. The deceased was of French descent his ancestors,, hav ing settled at Fort ' Motte in ; S6uth Carolina.' - ' Mr. - Motte was - married about 40 years ago to Miss Emily J. IiOCkfey, iof Wilmington. - The widow and H ve sohs survive the husband and father. The sons are Messrs. Arthur B. Motte,' iof Atlanta, .Ga.: Clarence E. Motte tof Charlotte, C.v V. .and , R." S.' Motte, "of Wilmington, and-;Mr.Il Xu Motte, - of Burgaw There Is also a sister' Mrs; George Irving, of Wilmington;: surviv Ing. The tender sympathy; of -;an who know them, will be extended; the rela tives In their great sorrow." ? For the past six months 4 Mr. Motte and ? his son Mr. L. ; L., Motte, . had been associated. In the publication of the Pender .Chronicle. r,In that time they had 'developed the journal along different lines." . Mr. - Motto's loss will come as a severe blow to .'Pender county, v Great grief is felt at Burgaw over his demise. . r ' ' , , , The funeral.-, will be held this after noon at 4 :30 o'clock,': and ' the' I Inter ment - will, be made to". the cemetery I at Burgaw ' : . UZ . "Bond of Muslc4' " ; - i SomethIngnovel to film line;-5-cent Grand today. , . ' r K. ltj Carolina Beach. 5 C V' ' ' The season at Carolina - Beach end ed" Sunday. The , summer - has been one of "the most successful rin the hls torv of the resort and Indications point to an even , larger number ' of visitors next year.,. The steamer W oil mington was - placed'on therways ;satJHe' was educated Irv vthe schools cf , the Wilmington Marine Railway thiau morning for j the semi-annual overhaul ing. ' The ,worJc will 'require ' about, four days, following which' the steam er, will tak eup : the regular Fall : and Winter schedule. ' The steamer Ella will. be: used- forthe next few days to handle the traffic "between . Wilming- fton, Southport and Fort CaswelL The boat will leave Southport t at 8 8. dally, and leave Wilmington at 2 p.'m. " . . J 1 " i "Sergeant Byrne? (Selig) - ; Big film success at the 5-cent Grand today. . ' ;; It- l:iallslB: Accused Takes.tand In.His OwnlD . fense and-' Surprises,. the Common-, wealth's Attorneys by His-RecitaI-7-- Evidence -Will be Concluded Tomor- . wymevuie, .va.; i eept. ii.victqr . Aliens last of the Hillsvllle outlaws, oa trial for ihisv life, mounted the witness . ; stand In his owa behalf; today; and told . a remarkable ;story, one iwhich his law--.-;-yersAsay they.will rely ;upon :to secure v. : rslo a nTliTT''Q t 7s t' .- friA . Vwi-itl aw-''An rr" : Most surprised at Victor's stirring , re cital . were the Common-wealth's tto- neys,wQO"Abelieved' lliey. hadjhuilt a, " strpng.net work of evidence. .tending t show Victor's, part-in .the'. alleged con spiracytQ laughter. Ihe Hlllsville court. '.' officers! - Victor: told a. straightforward, IT f,rank story.and ' withstood a , scathing. 1 cross-examination at the .' prosecution's f hands4sVicloradmi jtted.be .was armea-1' in the, HUIsville court" room on the day of .the tragedy, .but said that as ene ot i the Government's' rural mail carriers, w tic?, watt auu w eu, iwi; vtu 1 3 uic; wcayuij, . The jCommon wealths ' - attorneys had i-?.;-relied upon .Victor's possession of th'e .), pistol ;as one: of the -r most: important : ; unKS . in. ine, :-,eviaence, snowing i ne was.lnthe cQnJsplracy., Victor, account-v -ed for bis presence In th'e' court room," the dayv of , tragedy y saying that that -? day ereceived u, phqnemessage dt- rectingbiinto"'accompkanc Wesley Ed wards,'; a witness inf Flood's trials' rwho ' - was eivB.. juui, tui, . uiia uicciagc, - w tu- ' tor said he. had intended making a trip to..Mount?Airy, :' North Carqlina; to get a doctor for EdwardsAi Victor's story . of -the action' of. the' Allen clansmen lit the Court ' House. " substantially corrob-" orated, the. story5 told' by he" Aliens lh ' y the former' trials. Thsvidehce will be concluded tomorrow! and a verdict 'Is SFECIiUiEIMS ToW, Japan, Sept.o Secretary("' Knox,': the American -:-Envoy, Infante Alfonso 6f? Spabt and "Prince Henry, of Pruss!a,specialambassiidbrsrt6 the late Emperor Mutsiihltd's funeral, were today receive! in audience by Ejnpercr i Yosbihito,? His Majesty'accompanied the f oreign:representatives to view the lying In , state of, vthe late -Emperor's body; .Each placed vawfeath on' the, coffin Special ambassadors afterwards luncheoned with Yoshlhito and; Prince Arthur of t Connought - Klng-S George's representative jwhpyattlvfed' todayi,i ; v Dr., Evans Nominated, f. ( f Special to The Dispatch, , y . Clarkton N.'i C.; Sept! Il.--Dr. lt. B. Evans in the; Columbus-Bladen counties, convention "was ' nominated r for. State- Senator OSCAB S. STRAUl' New York, Sept 11 Oscar S. Straus, who Was nominated for governor by, the ' ProgresshreState - convention has ' nad a long puDiiccareer, and nis serv-'- ices tothegovernnient 'rbave been-, many' ; He'; was born " In Rhenish Ba varia.ou Dec 23,-."1850, and came ltd this' country-' with::hlg.tamllyr to 1854. y Georgia his family living at Talbot-: ton until 1865; ji'Afterwardv' he was graduated . from' Columbia university He' studied law' and"practiced : until -1881. He was appointed United States minister to Turkey b? president Cleve-. -land in 1887, to tbe same post later by President McKinley and; then' became ' ambassador to .that country. He was made Member; of the .permanent court of arbitration I at The Hague in 1S02 -to take the 'place1 left vacant 'by the death of : President .Harrison He was made -secretary of- connerce; and 1 borlnlC3. - 1 --'. v '7 - I '-.--Tic :'?:. '-: "4s j. r .v-.- x . I f, S, ' x -
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