tl)firl5 Jlefalk t? ?TRCK-OOnRSBLVKf.onB COoi.TKT v.fin .Onti ' nwmm,,,.,. 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 8 THINKS BRYAN HAS ENOUGH. f d P Will Not Run Unless Party Demands v It, Says Ollie James. t s 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. it SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED. a ti damage by Tornadoes in Arkansas H Hundreds of Thousands. tl ? 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 lj 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, li 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.