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VOL. 27. SMITHFIFXD. N. C.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1908. NO. 80
THREE NEGROES SWINIi.
A Lynching Ps-ly Fr!s Career c'
Three Brothers.
PERMITS A MAGISTRATE'S TRIAL.
Following the Sentence of Death Im
posed by a Justice of the Peace
"Citizens" of Tiptonville, Tenn.,
Rush into the Court Room and
Hurry the Prisoners to a Hasty De
mise at the End of a Rope.
Union City, Tenn., Nov. 24.?The
little town of Tiptonville, bordering
on Reel Foot lake, which has been
the scene of many stirring incidents
the past month witnessed the lynch
ing late this afternoon of three ne
groes who were arrested this morn
ing for murdering Special Deputy
Sheriff, Richard Jurruss, and fatally
wounding John Hall, a deputy sher
iff. The negroes are: Marshall Stine
back, Edward Stineback, Jim Stfne
back.
These brothers created a disturb
ance at a religious meeting near Tip
tonville Saturday night, and when
the two officers attempted to arrest
them, a fight ensued, in which the
negroes came out victorious and
made their escape.
It was barely daylight Sunday
morning before a posse of citizens
from Tiptonville and the surrounding
country were in pursuit of the ne
groes, but they successfully eluded
the white men until 8 o'clock this
morning, when they were surrounded
and captured in a little swamp near
the village of Ridgely. The vicinity
Is known as the old river bed cane
brake and it Is a difficult matter to
trace man or beast through its tan
gles. Once captured, however, the
negroes covered by a hundred guns,
were quickly landed in jail at Tipton
ville. The negroes when arrested had
two guns in their possession, but
had run out of ammunition. The
news of their cature spread rapidly
to the surrounding territory and in
addition the several hundred mem
bers of the posse began arriving by
every road and soon the jail was
surrounded by a mob which had no
hesitancy in threatening a lynching
quickly and surely. In fact it was
feared at noon that the best towns
people could not prevent the lynch
ing taking place in broad daylight.
Leading citizens appealed to the
mob to desist in their proposed un
dertaking, but in vain.
As a last resort, S. J. Caldwell, a
townsman, and Sheriff Haynes went
before Justice Lee Davis and explain
ed the situation, and telling of the
menacing attitude of the crowd
which thronged the streets leading
to the jail. Justice Davis at once
agreed to open his court and at 5
o'clock summoned a jury of 12 men,
and allowed the negrofes after all ev
idence that could be adduced was
heard, to be duly sentenced to death.
The sentence had been barely pass
ed on the three negroes, when the
mob with a whoop and a yell swarm
ed Into the court room and seizing
the negroes rushed them to a large
tree near the edge of town and
hanged them, firing volley after vol
ley into the air as the bodies were
drawn up from the earth.
DRUNKEN FATHER'S DEEDS.
Tries to Wipe out His Family While
On a Spree.
New York, Nov. 24.?Carl Loos
shot his sixteen year-old daughter to
death and mortally injured his son,
a young minister today.
Loos had planned to murder his
wife and two other children, but was
disarmed before he could do so.
The father had been drinking, and
came In from an all-night debauch,
while his family was at breakfast and
began shooting.
College Receives a Gift.
In lesponse to an appeal from the
president, Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson,
General Julian S. Carr, of Durham,
ha3 g'.vf n $2,500 to the endowmant
fund c-I Cn^nstmro Femalo College.
Tuls donation is thv largest amount
subscribed for 'his fund since Mr.
Andrew Ca>-negie's promise of $25,
000, also secured by Mrs. Robertson
two years ago. This is not General
Cftir's first gift to Greensboro Fe
male College, he having donated $1,
000 to the "Lucy McGee fund" a few
years ago.?Greensboro Record.
ALARMING CONDITIONS EXIST.
Federal Judge Refers to the Recent
Happenings in Tennessee.
Memphis, Teun., Nov. 23.?In
i charging a grand jury in the United
; States Court today Judge John E.
McCall, after recounting the killing j
at Reel Foot l>ake recently of Capt.;
Quentin Rankin by night riders and
tue shooting to death of former
United States Senator Edward YV.
Carmack at Nashville, charged the
cltizeus of tnis state in general with
what k<- Itemed as the "alarming
conditions wiiifh now prevail."
"I am inclined to think that we
find this state of affairs existing be
cause our citizenship has taken so
little interest in the enforcement of
our national laws," he said. "Who
among us can believe that if the
perpetrators of either of these of
fences had felt with the grave re
sponsibility of adapplied to the real
facts in each case would surely be
inflicted by the court upon them
without delay either crime would
have been committed?
"Both of these offences are wholly
without the jurisdiction of this court,
yet, as a citizen of Tennessee, charg
ed with the great responsibility of
administering the law in one of the
courts of our dual government, I feel
that I may properly refer to those
most recent and regretable occurren
ces in order to impress upon you,
gentlemen of the jury, the importance
of teaching the citizenship of this
country the belated lesson that all
criminal statutes, whether State on
Federal, should be rigidly enforced.
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN FUND.1
Publication of Contributions Giving.
$6,000 and More.
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 23.?George;
R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Repub-|
llciiu National committee today filed I
the list of contributions for the re
cent National campaign. It shows
12,330 contributors, many of them
covering a number of lesser contri
butions. The total amount contribut- ,
ed was $1,579,578.27. (Figures sub
ject to slight amendment.) The
names of the individual contributors
are given without specifying address
of locality, this being the method of
entering them when received, but ad
dresses have been inserted as far ,
as available. The largest subscrip- j
tions are: i
$110,000?C. P. Taft, Cincinnati.
$34,777?Union League, New York.
$22,500?Union League, Philadel- i
pHa. 1
$25,000?Lars Anderson, Boston, G. ,
A. Garretson, treasurer.
$20,000?Andrew Carnegie, Now
York city; J. P. Morgan, New York ,
City. 1
$15,?D3?Alex Smith Cochran, New j
York, J. N. Bagley, chairman, Mfchi- ,
gan; William Nelson Cromwell, New ,
York. t
$10,000?C. D. Borden, New York; ,
Whitelaw Reid, New Yotk; Frank A. (
Munsey, New York; Jacob H. Schiff, j
New York; Fred P. Smith, Michigan; j
Edyth Agens Corbin, Washington, W.
J. Behan, treasurer, Washington. !
$9,000?S. Vail and associates, ,
Washington; H. N. Cox, chairman, (
$7,500?Mark T. Cox, New York. ,
$7,000?R. C. Kerens, St. Louis. ,
$5,000?William Barbour Patterson. (
There were a large number of sub- ,
scriptions from $5,000 down. ,
Gov. Cummins Elected Senator. ^
Des Moines. Iowa, Nov. 24.?By a !
strict party vote of 109 to 35, Gover- j
nor Albert B. Cummins today was i
elected United States Senator to fill i
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Wm. B. Allison, whose term
would have expired on March 4, 1909 ^
Following the election of Governor
Cummins to the senate he resigned
the governorship and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Garst was Installed as gover- ,
nor for the remnant of Governor Cum !
mins' term, which will end on Janu
ary 15, 1909.
Fire Near Wilson's Mills.
On the 14th of November the sec- '
tion hands on the railroad started a
little fire to warm by at a wood pile '
at the iron mine siding near Wilson '
Mills. It burned slowly in the chips '
and ptnebark and was seen at dif
ferent times during the week but
was not considered at all dangerous. ]
Last Saturday two box cars and a- i
bout fifteen cords of wood were 1
burned as a result of letting It alone.
SEES AFTER 36 YEARS. I
"Happy, But No Happier Than Be
fore," Says Miss Hollis.
CURED BY GERMAN SPECIALIST.
Journeyed Alone From Michigan to
Wiesbaden With a Letter of Intro
duction to Famous Oculist Who
Had Restored Sight to Man She
? .nows.
New York, Nov. 19.?After being
blind for thirty-six years, Miss Alice
Hollis sees again. Sight has been
restored to her, and although her
vision is not perfect, she can read
with eye-glasses typewritten letters.
She easily found her way around New
York. Miss Hollis left here Wednes
day for her home, Port Huron, Mich.
She was stricken with blindness wher
13 years of age; yet, po.-sessed of
supreme courage, she never bewail
ed her lot.
"Of course, I am a happy woman
now," she said yesterday, but I do
not know that I am happier than
I was before. I never allowed my
I blindness to make me unhappy, and
when I went to Germany to consult
Dr. Pagensticher I made up my mind
that if my sight was not restored I
would be content. Rut It was my
duty to try to regain my sight."
Blind, She Traveled Alone.
Miss Hollis, at Port Huron, last
February wrote to Walter C. Holmes
president and manager of the Matil
da Ziegler Magazine for the blind,
306 West Fiftythird street asking
him to meet her at the train here.
Sue traveled from Port Huron all
alone, having little tags in raised let- ,
ters attached to her railroad ticket,
her sleeper ticket, her trunk check.
&c., so that she could distinguish
them and show the proper one when
it was called for.
Miss Hollis was determined to go
to Germany and consult Dr. Pagens
ticher, a famous specialist on the
eye, at Wiesbaden. She knew a man
Whose sight Dr. Pagensticher had re
stored. The man's blindness, like (
her own, had been caused by the ap
plication of a too strong caustic for (
inflammation of the eye. Mr. (
Holmes put Miss Hollis on board a .
3teamer for Rotterdam, walked with .
her several times from her cabin to
the dining saloon, until she knew the .
way perfectly, and spoke of her to
several ladies on board, who. dur
ing the voyage, showed her extreme
kindness, talking and walking the
ieck with her dally.
Oculist Operates.
Miss Hollis does not speak Ger- ]
man, but she armed herself with a j
letter in German, which told of her
purpose and destination. She pass
ed a night at a Rotterdam hotel
alone, made almost a day's journey
to Wiesbaden, and entered Dr. Pa
?enstichers' sanitarium. He per
formed several severe operations on ( H
tier eyes with the happy result that .
!ias been described. ;
Her brave, self-reliant Journey
'rom far Port Huron became known
it Wiesbaden, and many persons vis
tod her and brought her flowers. ,
3ne day the Empress of Germany ^
?tflled at the sanitarium, and on be- ,
ng told of Miss Hollis, went to her
?oom and conversed with her for ten (
minutes. f H
While In bed recovering from the '
iast operation, a photograph of he* (
ielf taken recently was Bhown to ^
Miss Hollis. Of course she remera- (
jered herself as a girl of 13, and
ivas surprised by the changes 3?>
rears had wrought in her.
Took New X-Ray Treatment.
Returning to New York, Miss Hoi- |
Is remained here some days. She
lupplemented Prof. Pagensticher's
xeatment with a new X-Ray treat
ment by Dr. F. R. Cook, of East j
54tB street, which Dr. Cook is a- ,
aout to describe to his fellow-physi- ^
-ians in a medical Journal. (
Miss Hollts gained a literary and ]
musical education at the Michigan (
Institute for the blinc. Her mother f
lied seven years ago. Since then j t
Miss Hollis has supported herself by ,
caching music and taking a few ,
lodgers, doing the house work her
lelf.?Washington Post. ,
1
Ex-Judge Walter A. Montgomery t
las sued the Raleigh News and Ob- y
server for $50,000 for publishing the i
etter of Thomas Dixon excoriating |
fudge Montgomery. (
LUNCEFORD-PARKER. |
Presbyterian Church Scene of Pret-i
ty Marriage Wednesday Evening.
The Presbyterian church here was
the scene of a pretty marriage Wed
nesday evening at 8:30 o'clock when
Mr. David Telfair Lunceford and1
Miss Sarah Anna Parker took the .
vows that made them husband and
wife.
Tiie church had been artistically
decorattd for the occualcn with pot
led plants and evergreens and when
the hour for the ceremony arrived
i he house was filled with admiring (
friends. The ushers, ? Messrs. Walter
M. Grantham, Richard R. Holt, Ar
thur Wallace and Dr. A. H. Rose,
entered, as the strains of Mendels
shon's popu' ir wedding march pealed
forth, advanced up the aisle and took
their places on either side of the al
tar. Mr. Lunceford with his best '
man, Mr. Robert G. Sanders, follow
ed. Then the bride, with her sister,
Miss Geneva Parker, of Benson,
maid of honor, entered and joined
them at the altar where the beauti- '
ful ceremony was performed by Rev.
K. W. Souders, of Southern Pines,
former pastor of the bride. During
the ceremony Miss Eula Hood, who
presided at the organ in her usual
charming manner, sweetly rendered
"Traumerel."
Immediately after the ceremony 1
the bridal party with a few friends
and relatives repaired to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parker where
a delightful reception was tendered N
them.
A large number of bridal presents v
were received, attesting in unspeak- v
able terms the popularity of the con- *
trading parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Lunceford are well ''
known in this county and have hosts j,
of friends whose best wishes are
with them. 11
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THINKS BRYAN HAS ENOUGH. f
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Will Not Run Unless Party Demands v
It, Says Ollie James. t
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In the opinion of Representative
DUie James, of Kentucky, William 8
lennings Bryan will not be a volun- e
ary candidate for the presidency ''
igain. Mr. James, who arrived in s
Washington yesterday, is at the p
Itiggs House for the winter.
"While it is difficult and perhaps a
mproner to attempt to forecast poll- 1
leal conditions four years ahead," s
1
sal-1 I he Kentucky representative
ast night, "it is my private opinion
hat Mr. Bryan will not of his own 1
iccord etiU r the presidential race ?
ignin. 11c is the greatest unelected a
statesman in the country. Lohg af- a
er William Howard Taft has been 1
forgotten the name of William Jen- ^
lings Bryan T.'ill live.
"There might come a crisis in
ivhieh his party would unite in de- n
nandlng him to become their stand- 8
inl bearer, and he is patriotic enough 11
.(? answer such a call, but it would "
iavo to come with the unanimous p
.'ote o! the Democratic convention be
ilnd it."
Mr. James is an ardent supportev
>f 'Representative Champ Clark, of
Missouri, for the minority leadership
)I the House to succeed John Sharp
bVilllaros. n
"Representative Clark is better a
equipped than any man we have,"
laid Mr. James. "He is able and ag- e
;ressive, and would make an Ideal
eader. So far as I can learn, he
ivill have no opposition."?Washing- w
on Post.
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SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
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damage by Tornadoes in Arkansas H
Hundreds of Thousands. tl
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Little Rock, Ark., Nor. 24.?Latest
?eports from western Arkansas to
light show that although first re- n
jorts of the number killed in yester- Q
lay's tornado were exaggerated, the *?
iroperty damage amounted to hun- v
lreds of thousands of dollars. Re- n
>orts so far give names of four "
mown dead and about fifteen known fl
njured. Seventeen other deaths are a
?eported, but names are not given. 1
Relief is being hastened to Arkan
las towns which were last night re- !i
>orted destroyed by tornadoes and 3
his afternoon the stricken district
iras in communication with the out
lide world, as the telegraph com- &
>anles have had linemen repairing d
lamage since early today. *
SIX MEN SHOT DOWN.
In Pitched Battl' Between 700 Strik
ers and Twelve Deputy Sheriffs.
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE. 1
? \
Town of Keasbey, N. J., is Patroll- 1
ed by 250 Soldiers Ordered There '
by the Governor to Quell Riot at '
the Factory of the National Fire 1
Proofing Company. 1
(
Perth Amboy, N. J., Nov. 25.?Pol- ?
owing a pitched battle between 700 1
itrlkers and twelve deputy sheriffs to '
lay at the factory of the National *
?"ire Proofing Company at Keasbey, *
tear here, in which six of the Btrik- a
irs were shot down, Governor J. '
'?"ranklln Fort dispatched four com- 8
tanies of the State National Uuard '
it Trenton to the scene and tonight
he streets are patrolled by 250 sol- 1
liers. All saloons have been closed. 0
A feeling of intense excitement
revails, as the strikers declare the 1
leputy sheriffs were not justified In 8
iring upon them.
Two of the wounded men are dy- ^
ng here and the four other woundedi '
nen are painfully hurt.
For two days there has been riot- 11
tig at Keasbey and a number of n
uanufacturing towns along the Kari
an river. Two weeks ago the* men *'
mployed by the Raritan River Clay '
Company went on strike for higher
fages. They marched to other town 1
o induce employes to leave their
rork. The strikers, nearly all of 1
/hom are foreigners, say that they
tere given to understand before elec- 11
ion that if Taft were elected their e
iay would be restored to |1.50 a day.
t now is $1.35. The officials of the K
actories deny such a promise was '
uade. Yesterday several hundred ^
trikers appeared on the streets c
lourishing revolvers and when the *
eputy sheriffs endeavored to dis- n
>erse the gathering they were muL
fith a fusilade of stones. They con? s
Inued to advance, however, and the 8
trikers retreated. 1
Early today a mob of strikers v
athered around the factory. The for- 8
igners were armed with heavy iron
ipes, pitchforks, clubs stones and ?
ome of them showed revolvers, the C
olice say. ?
When Chief of Police Burke sent ?
man to bring lunch to the deputies f
lie latter was met with a shower of '
tones compelling him to retreat. 1
'he man succeeded, later, in leaving
lie factory unobserved and secured ^
lie food. As he was returning one ^
f the strikers caught sight of him
nd immediately there was a general s
ttack. The man was not injured. f:
'hen began a bombardment of stones a
uring which nearly every window in 11
lie factory was smashed.
Chief Burke says that two of his b
len were struck by missiles and *?<
lightly injured. He restrained his P
len from opening fire until the last d
linute, he declares.
IEV. A. D. HUNTER SUICIDES, it
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laptist Preacher Cuts His Throat d
With a Razor.
tl
A Raleigh dispatch to the Wil- w
lington Star, date* Nov. 23, tolls h
sad story as follows:
With his throat cut from ear to
ar, the razor with which he had
)ok his own life still in his hand,
le body of Rev. A. D. Hunter, a a
fell known Baptist minister was j,
iund in the woodshed of his prem- 4
les at Cary at noon today. Cl
Rev. Mr. Hunter was 55 years old 0
nd had served a number of coun- n
?y churches hereabouts as pastor. 0
le had been very low spirited Blnce g,
le Democratic county primaries in t]
'hlch he was a candidate for coun- 0
T treasurer against Capt. W. Craw
>rd, L. Brown Pegram, an especl- a
lly bitter contest Involving Hunter j
uite heavily financially bringing
rm certain quarters charges lnvol- c
ii'P his family and causing him y
tueli suffering. He had discussed a
Ituse matters fully with some of his
here very recently. He leaves
v'.dow and four children. Miss
Itimnr the oldest daughter, being
Dumber of the faculty of the ](
uslness Department of the Baptist f,
t*te University here. f,
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Wednesday's automobile race at E
avannah was won by the Italian car fi
riven by Hilliard, of Boston. There
'ma only one serious accident. h
THE NEWS FROM CLAYTON.
The Week's Events in This Thriving
Little City Briefly Told for
Herald Readers.
Clayton, Nov. 26.?Thanksgiving
lay, and we have many things for
vhich to be thankful. Our towns
>eople are enjoying the very best of
u^Jth;every enterprise in the town
s running at full time, giving employ
nent to every one wishing It; our
nerchants are having good business;
Clayton High School Is in a most
>rosperous condition and imparting
cnowledge to hundreds of young
oiks; our churches are doing much
:ood and enjoying a permanent
irowth; we have just passed through
i revival in which many soul3 were
nfluenced to get on God's side. With
.11 these blessings, should we not be
lappy and full of thanksgiving?
Mrs. E. H. Broughton and Miss
troughton, of Raleigh, are the guests
if Mrs. Broughton's parents.
Dr. J. H. Austin, Messrs Jesse J.
Jills, Dwlght Barbour, Bennett Wall
nd Carlton Llles left Wednesday af
ernoon for Norfolk to witness the
oot ball game to be played there
'hanksglvlng.
Dr. J. A. Griffin went to Rich
aond, Va., Sunday taking with him
Ir. Douglas Holt for an operation
or appendicitis. When Dr. Griffin
aft him Douglas was doing very nlce
Y
Mr. M. G. Gulley went to Smith
ield on business Wednesday.
Mr. Garner Smith, who for some
ime has been quite sick with typhoid ,
aver, we learn is boing nicely. His
aany friends hope he may soon be
ntirely restored to health.
The ladles of the M. E. church
ave a Silver Tea at the home of
Jr. and Mrs. E. B. McCullers on
"uesday evening. It was a great sue
ess from every point of view. A
uller account will be found in the
ext letter to The Herald.
Please don't forget that The Con
olidated Realty Co. will have a big
ale of desirable town lots here next
'hursday, December 3rd. Every lot
/ill be sold to the highest bidder re
ardless of bid.
Mr. R. H. Gower has begun work
n his brick store house in West
llayton. It will be a nice commodi
us store and a good place for some
ne who wants to cater to the trade
rom the factory settlement, also
rom the numbers of farm houses in
he near neighborhood.
Mr. C. W. Carter's residence in
Vest Clayton is going to the front.
looks "housey" a whole lot now.
Mr. W. E. Stallings hae just in
tailed an up-to-date grist mill out
it and is whacking away on the corn
lready. Mr. Stallings tells us he is
making some mighty good corn meal.
We've been quite for some t ime
ut you may look out for some in
eresting news shortly. We are ex
ecting to have to announce a wed
ing In a few days. Now guess.
The teachers of the Clayton High
chool are spending the Thanksglv
ig holidays out of town, consequent
ly there will be no school until Mon
ay. Remember that free school
tarted here last Monday. We say
tiis because some of the children
'ho are entitled to come may not
ave heard of It.
Democrats Spent $619,410.06.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 22.?The Dem
cratlc National Committee received
l all $620,644.77, and spent $619,
10.06 during the recent presidential
ampalgn, leaving a balance on hand
f $1,234.71. So read a statement
lade public to-night by the officers
f the committee, and the itemized
tatement will be filed for record in
le office of the secretary of State
f New York, in compliance with
ae resolution adopted by the natlon
l committee at Lincoln, Neb., last
uly.
The statement made public by the
ommlttee to-night includes a cer
ificate of adult by Myron D. King,
udltor of the national committee.
Balloon Sails 250 Miles.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 24.?The bal
lon "United States," which ascended
?otn Los Angeles yesterday morning,
>r a teat of the coast air currents,
tnded safely yesterday afternoon at
Ihrensberg. Arli., nearly 250 miles
*om Ix>s Angeles.
The balloon was In the air six
ours.