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VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1004. NO. 14
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PEERLES' CASE REVIEWED.
The Judge Himself on Trial Before
the People of the State.
Most of our readers are un
doubtedly familiar wit lit he prog
ress of the l'eeb es case. About
six weeks ago, the Lumberton
bar met to cousider making up a
docket for the approaching term
of Robeson Court to be presided
over by Judge Robert B. l'eebles
of Northampton. The lawyers
decided to make no docket but
continue all cases fo the follow
ing term of court to be held by
another judge. And as the rea
son of their action, the attorneys
gave tue frequent reports of dis
courtesy, partiality, etc , on the
part of Judge l'eebles, notably in
the trial of Ernest Haywood in
Raleigh last summer. Judge
Peebles than announced that he
would proceed against the offend
ing lawyers on the charge of con
tempt. and summoned them be
fore him in Fayetteville, from
which place the trial was later#
moved to Lumberton. The Judge
then demanded that the lawyers
prove their contention as to his
unfavorable reputation, and they
responded with the criticisms of
sixty papers as to his conduct in
the Haywood case, aud with a
great number of affidavits alleg
ing partiality, rudeness, drunken
ness, and lack of judicial temper
ament. The judge then filed afli
davits in rebuttal, and trie crisis
was on?with the appearances
for some time indicating that he
would try thecase himself, tho'ugh
his own reputation was clearly
more at stake than that of any
of the lawyers involved. He
finally agreed, however, to trans
fer thecase to Judge Brown to
be heard June 14th, as reported
in last week's Progressive Parm
er, but before doing this he set
out to eliminate the affidavits of
.Messrs. Kerr, Carroll and South
erland, charging him with gross
intoxication. Declaring that
they had brought in irrelevant
matter and were therefore guilty
of contempt, and that other affi
davits proved their charges false,
he straightway sentenced each
to thirty day's imprisonment
and a .ftlOOHue. The attorneys j
for the Lumberton liar finally
forced him to admit that he had
made the matter relevant and
had demanded the' filing of the
affidavits, but he refused to
change the sentences.
JI'DGE PEEBLES ON TRIAL BEFORE
THE PEOPLE.
Then the excitement became in
tense, not only on account of the
unusual conduct of the judge,
but because of the prominence of
Kurr, Carroll and Southerlaud?
the first named being for years
a leading lawyer and Democratic
political! of Sampson County,
and the other t?fo meubeingalso
well known there. Application
for habeas corpus proceedings
was made to Judges Confior,
Walker and Douglas of the Su
preme ('our.*, and 011 Thursday
and Friday the case was heard
and the men released from the
sentence imposed by Judge
Peebles. The court found that
he had not acted in a legal man
ner, and also reported that he
had no authority to try the
Luniberton lawyers for con
tempt. Immediately after this
decision. Judge Peebles formally
dimiHsed the case, and the at
torneys signed a statement that
they had not intended to reflect
on the judge or bring his court
into contempt. Thus ended all
legal proceedings against the
lawyers. Hut it is really Judge
Peebles who has been on trial,
and the charges against him be
ing far too serious to be dismissed
in this fashion, it looks as if the
next Legislature will be called
on to make an official investiga
tion of his conduct. With con
ditions as they are, his useful
ness as a judge is ended. It is
the people's belief that the men
who wear the ermine mupt, like
Caesar's wife, be abovesuspicion.
ONE REASON FOlt CONGRATULATION
Yet all this ugly muddle is not
without some occasion for con
gratulation. It indicates that
though one political party seems
to have eutered oil a long lease
of power in this State, we are at
least to have vigorous criticism
of public officials and an earnest
reckoning with those whom the
people regard as unworthy. And
this is no small matter. Too ot
ten when one party is long in the
ascendency, it becomes corrupt,
the people become indifferept, and
political purity ends. Let the
people of North Carolina main
tain the same alert scrutiny of
their public servants which we I
now find obtaining, and no such
fate will overtake our Common
wealth.?Progressive Farmer
June 7.
What College Does tortne American
Boy
In the enriching of one's life a!
father sending his sou to college!
may give a special, value to the!
word friendship. For it is a
word most significant in the
college language. 1 have known
a wise fither to say, "1 will send
my boy to college even for the
isake of the friendship he will
make!" College friendship! What
a word of love, of associations,
and of associates they open!
They ar? wrought into literature,
as well as into life. Ttie greatest
poem of the last century com
memorates a college friendship.
There are no friends so natural,
so genuine, so warm, so true, so
satisfying, as those formed in
college. In life's failures, college
friends are the ones who still love
us. in liie h triumpns, tneir
congratulations give the most
contentment. The father may,
indeed, well think ?>f the friends
whom he will give to his son by
opening to him thecollege doors.
Hut the father will also learn
that through the college he is
uhletofit his sou not onl.v for
self-knowledge and a knowledge
of life, but also for the richest
service to the community. 'His
son will become a better citizen
by reason of his academic resi
dence. I do not fail to recognize |
that the iiupressiou prevails thatj
the socalled higher education
may so lift the man above ti e
uneducated that he is uuwilling
to try to be of common public
service. Neither do I fail to |
recognize the fact that education
retines the taste as well as in
forms the judgment. 1 am
painfully aware that examples
can be found of graduates wno
seem to glory in their remoteness
and aloofness from common
interests. Hut notwithstanding
all such conditions and examples,
the fact remaius that a college
I education usually not only pre
pares a man to be of better
service to the people, but also in
spires him with a wish to be of
better service. The education
opens hiseyes to opportunities to
which he would otherwise have
been blind. It gives to him bredth j
and depth of sympathy with the i
j community, as well as increases
his power of meeting the demands
which it justly, makes. It not
only gives him a rich manhood, j
it creates in him a finer citizen
ship.?From ''Sending a Son to
College," by Charles F. Thwing, in
the American Mouthy lteview of
Reviews for June.
Florence, Italy, June 6.~Mrs.
Samuel Clemens, wife of Mark
Twain, died of Syncope here
yesterday. The remains will be
sent to the United States for in
terment. They were married in
1870. She was born in Elmira,
N V. Her maiden name was
Olivia Langdon.
Worst ot All Experiences.
Can anything be worse than to
feel that every minute will be
your last? Such was the expres
sion of Mrs. S. 11. Newson. De
catur, Ala. "For three years" she
writes, "1 endured insufferable
pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seetned
inevitable when doctors and all
remedies failed. At length I was
induced to try Electric Hitters
and the result was miraculous.
I improved at once and now I'm
completely recovered." For Eiver,
Kidney, Stomach and Dowel
troubles Electric Hitters is the
only medicine. Only 50c. It's
guaranteed by Hood Hros., Drug
gists.
CONTEMPT CASES ALL SETTLED.
These Sensational Matters Ended
and Peace Declared ?
The eye* of the State have been
turned toward Raleigh for the
past several days, indeed, the
l>eople of other states have been
lookiug this way .with much in
tere-it, and many of the great
newspapers of the large cities
have been printing stories, under
heavv and sensational head lines,
about what was happening in
Raleigh.
Urielly summed up, we have
had:
First, a receivt r appointed last
Saturday for the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railway by Judge
Furnell. Monday a co-receiver
was appointed.
Then a rule against Editor
Daniels, issued by Judge Purnell,
to show cause why he, Daniels,
should not be attached for con
tempt of court, for certain edi
torial criticisms in the News and
()bs?*rver; the court adjudged Mr.
Daniels in contempt, fined him
two thousand dollars. Lawyers
hurried to Washington and se
cured an order from Chief .luetic
Fuller vacating the receivership,
at least turning the property of
the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railway back to its olficials. The
governor threatened to cull out
the military of the state if the re
ceivers objected to surrendering
the property
ijuiiui I'iiuitfiM seuuieu a win
of habeas corpus from Judge
Pritchard, who caine to Raleigh
to hear the case. In the mean
time .Mr. Daniels remained in the
custody of the United States
marshal in room 28, Yarborough
House.
Then, in addition to all this, a
writ of habeas corpus was issued
in the case of Messrs Kerr and
Southerland, of Sampson, and
Mr. Carroll of Duplin, who were
sentenced to jail at Lumberton
by Judge Peebles for contempt of
court. This to be heard by the
State Supreme Court.
Public opiuion has been pitch
ed high. Each event, and each
step iu each eveut, has been a
separate and distinct sensation.
The mental atmosphere has been
tilled with fog, through which
random, and tiery shafts of red
hot opinion have darted.
Put yesterday was clearing-up
day.
None of these vex?d and per-!
plexed questions had gone be-j
yond the realm of the judiciary
for settlement, and in a legal and
satisfactory way they have been
settled.
Judge Pritchard heard the
Daniels case and reversed Judge
Purnell, so to speak, releasing
Mr. Daniels from custody and
from the charge of contempt,
which remits the fiue.
The supreme court over-ruled
Judge Peebles in the case of Kerr,
Southerland and Carroll, and
they were discharged.
Later in the day an agreement
was reached between Judge
Peebles and the Robeson county
lawyers, by which the contempt
proceedings are ended, and it
was ordered, by consent, that all
parties have leave to withdraw
unv 'in.! ill I ii flirl n i*i t w hv
?All f UUU I* Ik IA I ? m I A ? 1 I/IJ IIIIVJ l?J
them in the proceeding, and all
other papers, including rule and
answers and orders, andtheclerk
of the superior court of Robeson
was directed to erase from his
records all entries in the proceed
ing.?Raleigh Post June 4.
Rank Robber His Jail Master.
Leavenworth, Kan., June 6.?
J. (J. Marcel, whose forgeries of
f.'100,00(1 wrecked the Highland
Rank, has been sentenced to 115
years in prison, five vears on
each of seven counts, lie began
to serve time in the Peniteetiary
to-day, being placed as an
apprentice under Emmit Ralton,
formerly a bank robber, in the
tailor shop.
If Judges expect the people to
! respect them and their courts
they should so act as to deserve
that respect. The recent con
duct of both Judges Purnell and
Peebles is looked upon with con
j tempt bv all good people of the
I State.?Ilavidoon Dispatch.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Charlotte will vote on the
liquor question July 5th?the
issue being whether the city shall
continue to have saloons, or
whall have a dispensary or pro
hitiition in lieu thereof.
It is said that up to date .'Hi
diamonds have been found in the
ashes of the cais which were
burned after a collision at
Lucama, Wilson county. The
search for diamonds continues.
The supporters of Captain It
H. (ilenn now tigure that he has
575 votes assured, that is, Will
go into convention with that
number, and that Stedman has
385. These are the (ilenn figures.
?Italeigh Dispatch.
In a Italeigh dispatch to the
Charlotte News, dated June G,
thefollowin. figures are given:
Joseph hi. Pogue, Jr., expert
accountant, Agues out the re
turns from the Democratic pri
maries to date that (ilenn has
270.55 and Steadman 215 95.
In addition to this Glenn has
82 33 and Stedman 17.G5 per
cent, ot votes in five counties in
which the number of votes is not
given.
The bulletin oftheState Hoard
of Health shows measles prevail
ing in 32 counties, dyphtheria
existing to some extent in 12,
the total number of cases being
few, smalpox in 35, with no
greater number of cases in any
except Durham county, which
reports 100. Hog cholera is re
ported in -t counties, distemper
among horses in three and rab
bies or madness among dogs in
one county, Sampson.
Judge Prichard last week re
tired from the bench of the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia and went to Richmond
Wednesday to take the oath of
office as Circuit judge. The
District bar adopted a resolution
expressing regret in losing Judge
Pritchard and presented him
with a handsome silver punch
bowl, inlayed with gold. E. J.
Pest, of Raleigh, has been appoin
ted Judge Prichard's secretary
and stenographer.
News has been received through
the mail that the work on the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Rail
road is being pushed and the
people of Drv Wells section are
anxiously awaiting the ?hriek of
a locomotive whistle. The busi
ness world is looking at Mid
dlesex as that is the name of the
expected town. Th's is a good
farming section and is filled with
energetic farmers, most of whom
are already chopping their cot
ton the second time, and crops
are looking fine.
Government Cotton Report.
The government report was
published at 10:30 Saturday
morning.
It was construed as bearish
and tne market broke .">0 points.
The condition of the crop is
found to be 83 against 73,1 this
time last year, nearly ten points
better, which is considered excel
lent. and the acreape is given at
31.730,371 acres instead of 28,
907,000 last year.
Hon. Robt. M. McLane, mayor
of Baltimore, shot and killed
himself at his home in that city
last week. His bride of less than
two weely was asleep in an ad
joining room when the tragedy
| occurred. McLane was 36 years
old and was the youngest mayor
the city has ever had. He was
elected last year by the Demo
| crats. Under the charter he will
be succeeded by E.Clay Timauns,
president of the second branch
| of the city council, who is a Re
publican. No cause is assigned
for the suicide.
That Throbbing Headache.
Would quickly leave you, il
you used Dr. King's New Life
Bills. Thousands of sufferers
| have proved their matchless
! merit for Sick and Nervous Head
| aches. They make pure blood
I and build up your health. Only
2~> cents, money back if not
cured. Sold by Hood Bros.,
| Druggists.
FINE CROP WEATHER.
Cotton Made Rapid Progress, and
Stands Much Improved?Corn
Growing Rapidly.
The weeklv crop built tin cf the
North Carolina section of the
United States Climatic and Crop
Service for the week ending Mon
day, June (ith, is as follows:
The past week was decidedly
favorable for agricultural inter
ests in almost every respect. At
most places the drought
was broken by copious showers,<
the weather was much warmer
[ and the condition of the crops
improved materially everywhere.
Tue rainfall was heaviest early in
the week, though at some places
saowers occurred nearly every
day; the amount received was
somewhat excessive in the fol
lowing counties, where the land
was washed and cultivation
preveuted for a few days: Orange.
Northampton, Anson, Randolph,
Wilkes, Alexander and Iredell;
generally the ruinfull was moder
ate in amount but highly bene
ficial to all kinds of vegetation.
The temprature for the week was
1 higher, the mean averaging for
the State more than o degrees
daily above the normal; towards
i the close of the week maxima
above !)() degrees occurred at
most places, stations in tue
central part reporting as high as
| !>7 degrees ou Sunday, June oth.
| There was also abundant sun
i shine. Except in the few coun
ties where rainfall was heaviest
and where farn work was
stopped and grass has made
some headway, crops are clean
and well cultivated, and farmers
are generally well up with their
work.
Cotton though still somewhat
small has made rapid growth
during the past week, i^l as
chopping is nearly over the
stands are reported much im
proved; on early hottou in the
extreme southern portion squares
are beginning to form; very few
! complaints of damage by lice
have been received. Corn lb
growing rapidly, and is generally
I being worked the second time;
1 there is now but little left to be
planted. The reus this week
gave farmers an excellent oppor
tunity to transplant tobacco,
and this work isnownpnroaching
completion; the crop is smaller
than usual, but is starting off
well. Early wheat and rye are
ripening, and though low, the
heads are well filled; some fields
i are ready for cutting and har
vest will begin next week; winter
oats are not good; spring oats
are beginning to head. A poor
stand of peanuts is reported, and
a good deal of replantingfor t his
crop is being done. A large num
ber of sweet potato slips were
set during the week. Digging
Irish potatoes* is underway in
the east, with a fair yield, and
shipments of potatoes and beans
are going forward. Hugs are
somewhat troublesome in the
West to Irish potatoes, but the
crop has improved considerably
during the past week. I'eaches
are ripening in the South, and a
lair crop is expected in many
counties; apples continue to drop
from the trees in some sections;
blackberries will be abundant.
Climbs /Mountains at 110
Asheville, N. C., June 4.?
George W. Hillmaun, the oldest
man in North Carolina, who
lives in Yancev county, has com
pleted a remarkable walking
record, llillman is one hundred
and ten years old. He covered a
distance of two hundred miles in
less than a week's time. He is
fond of mountain climbing and
scales the heights of t he highest
mountain peaks. He recently
climbed Mount Mitchell, the high
est peak this side of the Rockies.
Hillmau has lived near Ashe
i ville for more than a century,
i He was born in 1703, removed
to Mitchell county in 1*70 and
married there in 1879. He is the
father of twelve children, six boys
and six girls. He gives the
; mountain air and crystal water
, all the credit for his long life and1
goo health.
TROUBLE AT CRIPPLE CREEK
Bloody Fights Follow Murder of
12 Miners in Colorado.
Colombo's labor troubles
reached their climax yesterday
iu the wholesale killing of union
and non-union men ut Indepen
dence and Victor, tow us located
near Cripple Creek, in Teller
county.
At Independence 12 men were
'killed and seven injured by an
infernal machine.
At Victor a mass-meeting of
union miners was held to discuss
the Independence outrage. It
broke up in a riot in which, one
man was shot dead and six
others wounded.
Following the riot a detach
ment of militia attempted to
break up a meeting in the
Miners' Union Hall. As they ap
proached the building they were
tired on from houses on both
sideB of the street. They were
ordered to storm the Union Hull,
and a desperate battle followed,
in which a number of civilians
were killed. None of the soldiers
was hurt.
At the demand of the Mine
owners' Association, Sheriff
Robertson, of Teller countv, re
signed his office, aud Edward
Bell, a member of the Citizens'
Aliuuce, succeeded him. City
Marshal O'Connor, of Victor,
was deposed aud locked up and
tiis deputies dismissed. Major
X ay lor was made provisional
Marshal, aud is using his troops
to enforce his authority.
While the Teller county out
rages were in progress the Colo
rado Supreme Court handed
down a decision denying a habeas
corpus application by President
Moyer, of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, who was impris
oned by Governor Peabody. de
claring that the Governor had a
right to declare martial law aud
to imprison and kill insurrection
ists if necessary,- aud that his ac
tion could not be restrained by
the courts.
/.fter the rendering of this de
cision two citizens who had been
advised to leave the State ap
pealed to Piesident Roosevelt to
protect them.?Philadelphia
Record, 7th.
The Most Prolific Novelist of His
Time.
In fifty years, Jokai wrote three
huudred aud fifty-one novels.
Within a few years of his death
appeared one of his best works,
"The Yellow Rose." This story,
written in his old age, and with
literally trembling hands, dis
plays the same brilliant fancy as
the works of his youth. He sel
dom left his home during his la
ter years, or even the retirement
of his study; for his books are
? really the outcome of close asso
ciation with himself rather than
with the outdoor world of nature.
It was his custom to arise at 5
o'clock in the morning and work,
with but a few hours of interrup
tion, until sunset. ?
Ry 18G1, no less than one-hun
dred aud sixty-one volumes bear
ing his signature (including new
editions) had appeared. After
this, from twenty to thirty vol
umes (including new editions) ap
peared per year. At the time of
his death he was writing short
serial novels for weekly papers
and composing a drama for the
national theater at Budapest. In
1888, he celebrated his jubilee?
his fifty years of labor?and the
whole nation took part in the re
joicings, presenting him with
many rare and valuable gifts ?
From "Maurus .lokai, Hungari
an Patriot and Writer," by Alex
ander Hegedus, Jr., in the Ameri
can Monthly Review of Reviews
for June.
Driven To Desperation.
Living at an out of the way
place, remote from civilization, a
family is often driven to despera
tion in caeq,of accident, resulting
in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, l lairs,
etc. Lay in a supply of Hack
len's Arnica Salve. It's the beet
on earth. 23c. at Hood Bros.'
j Drug Store.