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VOL. 111.
NELLCROPSEY FOUND
Dead Body of JMissiif Girt Discov
ered in liver.
FATHEfI IDENTIFIED THE CORPSE.
A Coroner's Jury Held An Autopsy
and Recommended That Wilcox Be
Kept For Trial.
Suffolk. Va„ Special—Nellie Cropsey a
dead body was found Friday in Pasquo
tank river. After thirty-seven day*
of anxiety and fake reports and the
lavish expenditure of money to
solve the mystery of Ella
Maude Cropsey's disappearance. Pas
quotank river gave up Its dead at 10
o'clock this morning.
Nellie's body was located on the river
bottom by J. D. Stillman, a fisherman,
who hurried word to S. W. Turner, a
mefciber of the citizens' committee of
five. The news of the And spread like
a prairie flre, and soon a great crowd
of excited people had collected. Jus
tice W. H. Cropsey. the girl's father,
was summoned. Almost overcome with
emotion he pushed through the crowd
and stood beside the corpse, wher,j it
had been tenderiy laid near the bank.
There was a hush as he looked upon
his daughter's form, but only for a
minute. Justice Cropsey soon pro
nounced the body before him the re
mains of his miraing Nellie. Word was
sent to the mother, who has seemingly
suffered most, to the sisters and to
Miss Carrte Cropsey, of New York,
who has remained with the family
during all their trouble; There were
weeping and cries of grief and th'jy
would not be consoled.
The corpse was found out in th« liver
nearly opposite the Cropsey home.
, ' Later. Coroner Fearing was notified
and ho had summoned a jury who
viewed tho,fetnains in a small hO'.is> on
lho Cropsey premises. Witnesses told
how the find wiis made, and there v.is
evidence to show conclusively that the
body was Nellie Cropsey's.
A careful examination was made by
physicians. The body itself, though
darkened by the waters action, was
considered in au excellent sta'c of
preservation.
James Wilcox, the BU3pcctcd lovr
-who, in pursuance of Advice of fils"
father and lawyer, had left town and
was stopping at a country house in
Pasquotank county, was gone after
and biought to Ulixaho'h City at —5-j
o'clock. There was no apparent chaiigo
in his expression and when questioned
about the case he answered in mono
syllables. Of course he maintains not
. tinly his Innocence, but his Ignorance
of the causes which led to Miss Crop
sey's death.
The Coroner's Irquest.
Elizabeth City. N. C., Speclal.-The
coroner's Jury reports that Miss Crop
sey came to her death by being strick
en a blow on the temple and drowned I
and recommends that an examlnatioa
as to Wilcox's guilt be made.
The report made by the physicians
who performed the autopsy on Mist
Cropsey says: "The garments show ro
marks of violence. There were no ex
ternal marks of violence on body, bend
or face. There was a discoloration of
a pinkish tinge on the front of neaJ
and face with a slight bluish discolo
ration over the back of the neck. T'.wro
were no marks upon the front of her
neck, except as made by construction
of her dress collar. An examination
of the internal organs showed she was
a pure girl.
"There was no fracture discovered at
any point of the cranium. There was
no effusion of blood or water upon the
surface of the brain or any evidene
that violence had reached Its structure
or the Internal plates of Its bony cov
ering. The brain substance *o far as
we fculd see shows no evidence of dam
age. The brain was removed and the
bare of the train thoroughly Inspected.
There was no damage to blood vessels
or bony structure.
The report was signed by Drs. J. 73.
Wood, O. McMullan and I. Fearing.
The verdict of the coroner's jury fol
lowed: -We, the coroner's Jury, having
been duly summoned and sworn by Dr.
1. Fearing to inquire what caused the
death of Ella M. Cropsey, do hereby re
port that from the Investigation made
by three physicians of Elisabeth City,
and from their opinion and also from
our personal observation, that said Kiia
M. Oroprey came to her death by being
stricken a blow on the left temple and
By being drowned In the Pasquotank
river. We have not yet Investigated
nor heard any testimony touching as to
who Inflicted the blow and did the
drowning. We are informed that one
Jam p s Wilcox is charged with same
and li now In custody. We recommaad
L that investigate a* to nis or any one
lia, else's probable guilt be held by one or
K' more magistrates in Elizabeth town
k ship and that said Wilcox be held fa
—await said Investigation.
(Signed) I. Fearing., coroner: P 8.
Shipp. B. F. Spenre, Maurice Weit
ott, Robert J. Mitchell, J. B. Fear
bee, J. H. Leroy.
Hi reals Against Wilcox.
Raleigh. Special.—Friday evening
Governor Aycock rec?lved the following
telegram from Sheriff Grandy, of Eliza
beth City:
"Miss Cropsey's body found In river.
Threats of violence against James Wtl
r33trXtU.lfy Nival Reserves here to be
•t my eeSSBMd."
The Governor replied: "Naval Re
*•»->*• ordered to obey your ord«rs
nftia law at all hUards. sif
fwi'r nformed by wire."
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industr al Note*.
M' ssrs. T. W, McCord and J. L. Mc-
C pnf oi; Jackson. Oa.. have Incorpor
eal the McCord Milling * Mannfae
torSu Co. to build knitting and weaw
ln* t»iii:. Character of prodact not aa
' ivmjtifed
lM)am4 Rusaell of Aleaajidwr
AU r.mtettplates establishing a »iB
f. • projection of ladles' underwear
*rd n-f ■; manufacturers of the neeea
*,:> uA.li.aery to submit en
THE ENTERPRISE.
MADE A HEAVY HAIL
A New York Couple Lose $30,0 J0
Worth of Jewelry.
Now York, Special.—Mr. and Mrs
Paul G. Thebaud. of Madison avenue,
were robbed today of Jewelry worth
$50,000. Thin was corroborated by Mrs.
Thebaud hlaueif at headquarters,
where, in company with a member of
the firm from whom most of ths Jew
elry had been purchased, he gave to
the police a partial list of the jewels
taken. The valuables consisted In part
of one pear-shaped diamond, said by
Mr. Thebaud to bo worth }2),COO; one
pearl weighing 44 grains), said to bo
worth 115,000, and 304 small ornamcuit
and made up a total of about $50,000.
The robbery Is said by the police Mid
also by Mr. Thebaud to have been the
work of a newly-engaged valet, who
had been employed by Mr. Thebaud but
two weeks. The valet Is missing and
the butler who recommended him is un
der constant police surveillance. Mi.
and Mrs. Thebaud went ,to * White
Plains yesterday as the guests ot Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Wtlletts. The valet
accompanied them. The valet was last
seen about 9 o'clock this morning whVn
he took one of Howard Wlllet'a rigs
and drove to the railroad station In
White Plain*. Three hours later tho rig
was found at the station, abandoned.
It is supposed the valet, whose name 13
Kearn, left town oa an outgoing Iralo
soon after he drove to tho station.
Preacher on Cropsey Case.
Elizabeth City, Special.—-The most
discussed happenings In the Wllcox-
Cropsey affair Sunday were pointed
pulpit utterances in the morning front
two of the most prominent clergymen
H«v Mr. Lewellyn said that he did no;
hesitate to believe Wilcox Innocent,
while Rev. D. 11. Tuttle called atten
tion to the order of the mayor closing
the bar rooms on the day the body was
found. Sunday afternoon in the pi sc
enes of about 1,500 people.
"I don't hesitate to say that I believe
the prisoner la innocent." declared the
Rev. Mr. of Christ's Episco
pal church. "I want to caution you, my
hearers, against forming and express
ing opinions condemning a fellow-man
until yen have read the 140 th Psalm.
I will say that I condemn some things
in his pant life, and had ho been a
member of my church 1 should proba
bly bave~cen.«urfld htm "from the pulpit,
but now I believe he is Innocent of the
dark charge which hangs over him.
Though the young Vady Is dead, and
it I* very sad, her character was vin
dicated and I think now your sympathy
should go out to the defendant's family
in their great sorrow."
Mcceo Retires.
Havana. By Cable. —Gen. Bartolome
Masn. candidate of the Democratic par
ty for the presidency of Cuba, left here
Thursday morning for his home at Man
zanlllo. He has given up the cam
paign. The demonstration yesterday
evening as well as that held at the rail
road station this morning brought a
large crowd. Havana newspapers quote
Gen. Maximo Gomel as threatening to
have Civil Governor Reelo, of Puerto
Principe province, expelled from ofllc*
when lie returns to Havana for having
permitted demonstrations against Go
mez In the course of his political tour
of that province. The same paper says
aIBO that Gen. Goraex had threatened to
"string up" a few others when tho Cu
ban republic Is formed.
Philippine Situation,
Manila. By Cable. —It was publicly
announced that the ratio for the first
quarter of 1902 will be $?10 Mexican
silver to one American gold dollar.
Gen Wright, the acting civil governor,
aa.vs that, though unsatisfactory, this
is the only solution of the matter the
Philippine commission thought pos
sible. He hopes for early action by
Congress of this subject. Gen. Wrigiit
considers that the situation In those
parts of the Philippines where military
operations arc being carried on is
daily Improving. He has the grea'cst
confidence in Gen Chaffee's ability to
end the insurrection in the islands and
says perfect harmony prevails between
the civil and military authorities.
Two Wrecks in Alabama.
Opelika, Ala., Special.—Two wrecke
occurred on the Western Railway of
Alabama Sunday night on account of
heavy rains, which caused two embank
ments to give way. One man was killed
three injured and the property loss is
heavy. The dead: Thomas Russell, en
gineer on extra freight. No. 21. The
Injured are: Cy Lee, negro fireman; B.
W. Jackson, engineer freight No. 29,
negro fireman, name unknown. Tha
wrecks occurred about 30 miles apart.
Extra freight train No. 21 was wrecked
near Notasugla and train No. 209 was
going for assistance when It was
wrecked.
Flood.llde In Ohio River.
Pittsburg, Special.—Heavy rains for
S6 hours here and at all headwater
points on both rtvera has produced a
condition which will result in what
may be called a Hood stage In the Ohio
river when at least 20 feet is paedUcted-
Tlmely warning by tlis TCilher/ Iwrevi
will be the means of saving much
property and only temporary incon
venience is expected bv interests along
the river front.
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Will Not do With Liberals. , .
liondon, By Cable. —The Dally News,
a Liberal organ, admits that I>ord
Rosebery has declined to act with the
Liberal party. Although the paper re
grets his voluntary atfverance from this
party.lt makes It well that the jtir has
been cleared aad that ttr Henry Camp
beU-tWiMMjrip|n la mere flsoir
in ehalawWip
~~p —' "
I'rue to Vuraelveg, Our Neiyhborn, Our Country antt Our Qotl.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C„ FRIDAY. JANUARY 3, 1902.
M'CLAY IS REMOVED
Admiral Schley's Inducer Gets His
Walking Orders.
THE REMOVAL DECLARED REGULAR
Notwithstanding His Vigorous Kick,
i he • 'Historian" has Been Summa
rily Disposed of.
Washington, Special.—Thc (> c;vil ser-1
Vice commission Thursday notified Ed
gar S. Maclay, the historian recently
employed in the Ilrooklvn navy yard,
that his removal from the posittori at
that point was not In violatiou uf the
civil service The notification Is i
contained In a letter written to Mr. Ma
clay by President Proctor, of the corn
mission, and is In reply to an lnqu rj
from him. Mr. Mat-lay's letter If a*
follows:
Office of the General Storekeeper,
Navy Yard, New York. Dec. 24, ISilt. |
Hon. John R. Proctor, President Civil j
Service Commission :
Sir: On December 23, yesterday, 11
received the following communication j
from the Secretary of the Navy : 'Sir,
1 am directed by the President to aclc i
Edgar 8. Mac'ay, special laborer, gen
eral storekeeper's office, navy yard.'
New York, to send in hia resignation. I
JOHN D. IjONQ. Secretary. '
This communication van addressed to I
the commandant of this uavy yard and
was forwarded to me. I desire to get
an authoritative opinion from the civil
service commission on the following
points:
1: Hss the President of the I'nited
States any authority tinder the laws
governing civil service to demand the
resignation of a civil service employe
In the clas*.tied list?
2: Has the President tie authority
tor power to cause the dismissal of any
civil service employe vlthotVt prefer
ring charges in writing and giving said
employe an opportunity In which to
make a defense?
J Y'erv respectf iltv,
EDWARD S. MACLAY.
To this the commission replied:
Washington, Dec. 26, 1901.
Mr. Edward 8. Maclay, Office of Gen
eral Storekeeper. Navy Yard, New
Y'ork :
Sir: The commission is in reeoipr o)
ycur letter of December 24, 1901, ask'ng
its opinion on the following questions:
Has the President of the Untied
~BtHtps any guthorlty tinder the laws
governing civil service to demand the
resignation tif a civil service employe I
In the classified lilt"
Has tho .President iha. authority ot
power to cause the dismissal of any
c|vil service employe without prefer
ring charges In writing and giving salt)
employe an opportunity In which M
make a defense?
In response, you are Informed that
It Is contrary to the practice of tin
commission to undertake to answet
hypothetical questions. Your sepai t
tlon from" the strvice, according to llu
facts in the cast 1 , as they appeared it
the pubUt- press, was made upon the
order of the Secretary of the Navv, In
whom'the power of removal rests. Tht
demand for your resignation, followed
by your removal upon the direction ol
the President, through the Secrefarj |
of the Navy, was not In violation ol
the civil service act and rules In view
of the well known facta In your c:isa
The object of the rule requiring no
tlee and a hearing was to prevent po
litical removals upon eecret charges.
No Issue of this kind is Involved Id
your., case. Y'ery respectfully,
JOHN R. PROCTOR. President.
President Proctor of the civil service
commission also gave out the following
statement bearing upon the rase:
"The commission has always held
as shown In Its 13th report, Janitarj
1. 1897. that the civil service act did nol
intend that 'incompetent persona should
be retained in office. The authority fot
removal gnd its exercise for propoi
reasons are necessary for ths dlacip
line and the efficiency of the puhlit
service. The power nf rcnvovAl m ml
affected by the law or the rules, lui
thcr than that they provide that re
movals shall not be made for polltlca'
or leliglous reasons.
"The rule of the President, July 27
18!7, requiring that a person shout'
only be removed for Just cause aa
upon and after an opportunity foi
making an answer, was the purpose o
nravantinc uolitieal nr reliatous re
movals, or removals upon a*»cre>
eharges. but was in no way inten let
to curtail the power of removal for Jtie
cause, tinder this rule the reasons 'ol
a removal are to. be a matter or re:ord
but it does not impair in the slight"!'
degree the prompt exercise of the pow
er of discipline. In discussing this nil'
in the 14th report of the commission
December 31. 1897, it is stated that it
the removals are sufficient the office,
*lll not herfltate to make the it
to oval
"U cannot be asserted that Maciay'i
r«..jval was for political
reaions or upon secret charges, as th
reasons for the Department's v;tioi
are well known, both to Maclay and t(
the public."
Train Wrecked and Burned.
Dallas, Tex., Special.—The Missouri
Kansas A Texas north-bound passen
ger train, due in Dallas at 11:20 o'cloek
Tuesday night, was wrecked and almost
completely burned six miles south nl
here just before midnight. Threa per
sons were Injured, but no one kll'ed
The baggage, express and mall cart
•arere saved. Injured: Jenka Clark, en
ginetr; Wm. Kevney, fireman; Joseph
H'inry, cftlored. internally. The engin«
and one Pullman are all that remain
five «a it being destroyed. The engine
Is botWm-up In the dlteh.
Committed Suicide.
Washington. Special.—The War De
partment Is in receipt of a cablegram
(mm 6en. Chaffee, Manila. P. 1., re
porting that Odrns Reeder, second
Weutemant of PfclUppine scouts, com
mitted suicide oa the moraine of De
cember n by shooting himself with s
carbine on board the Law ton He was
suffering trocn temporary kaaanlty. due
to kttpess. Lien tenant feeder was a
nature Bw»lp, W. V*. ,•
INCREASE IN VALUATION.
Many North Carolina Counties Show
Large Advance In Wealth.
The Increaae in the valuation of
property for the present year over
Uat for 1900 will be between twenty
find twenty-tie trillions.
Official flguroa from 90 of the 97
countlea received ly State officials
1 how an iccrvaae In properly valua
tions of $10,1i1,(»7>. This is the larg
est Increase In the history of the gov
wmnaent for years.
The. valuations for the present
year from counties beard from Is $260,
878,806 an compactd with 1240 747 -
727. The counties) that have not yet
reported are Catawba. Edgecombe,
Harnett, Mitchell, Rockiugham. Vance
'and Wilson.
Wake county Is the wealthiest of
all tho counties MI tfle State accord
ing to the now assessment. which
places tho valuation of property In
the capital county at $11,794,806. I -ant
year Mecklenburg led in wealth with
a valuation of |BU,OOO in excess of
that of Wake.
Forsyth leads wltlHucrcased assess
ments for the year, the amount being
$1,863,736. Wake Ik next with an IN
crease of 11,044,744 Guilford anil New
Hanover ihow nearly a million in
crease. The Increase In • MecjtVn
bur* Is; $897,767. Wayne shows an
Inert-axe of 1700.000. 0"
Scotland shows ii|i for the tlrrt
time wlUl an assented valuation ot
$1,692,998, which pln es It far Ift ad
ranee of many counties,
Durham county Allows a decreaso of
nearly n quarter of a million. Among
the other counties that fell behind
last year's assessment were Ourali'H*
land. Jones. Bwa n. Tyrrell, WaUi'tU
and Rocliiugham. which gavo Scvfc
land to tte Htatv
The figures by counties for the two
years ar« as folio .vs .
1901. 1900.
Alamance 4.990, 802 4.5.13.264
Alleghany . 790,357 723,2^7
Alexander.. ..... 1.147,695 1,10'». >«'4
Anson .'..2.126,576 1.955.027
Ashe.. 1.661,289 l.uliVt.-'O
Beaufort. 3.802,073 5,002.57» :
Bertie 2.763.410 2,055 tj'.j
Bladen. 1.530,298 1,.»'t7.!»48 I
Brunswick. . . . 1.317.000 1.216.415!
Buncombe. . . .10.116.861 9,72 r >,9>7
Burke 1,462.475 1,443.165
Cabarrus. . . .. 3.722.69H 3,iio
Caldwell. . ... 1.896,130 1.7i7.4«'-«
Camden 605,f>55 586,2 V C
Carteret 1,026,090 '.142,901
Caswell 1.47(1.063 1..1U.HM
Chatham. . ! . 3,116,989 3.0'11,2'js
Cherokee. \ ■ 1.733,758 1.6 M,7/(
Chowan 1 .•>34.911 1. _> 15.'.
Clay. . . . . • 505.534 »o» 2
Cleveland. . ..-3.913,098 3. i 14.41''.'
Columbus. . . . 2.447.492 1.999.7 .ti
Craven . 3,222,564 .1.104 95''
Cumberland. . . . 3,151,391 3,191,121
Currituck. . . . 749,858 706.894
Dare 432,298 123.U21
Davidson 3,929,683 3,C0N,774
Davie. ..... 1,970,198 1.748,251
Duplin 2,268.678 2,i>97.X?!«
Durham 10,347.138 19,605 StJ
Forsvth 9,583,690 -7.729,95'
Franklin 3,039,349 .2,781 2W
Gaston 5,217,170 - 4,476.140
Oaten 1,146.487 1 .•• W.MiS
Graham. ... . 667,256 656.".0S
Granville 3,227,857 3.077,2.1
Greene. 1,804,387 1,497,8 It.
Guilford 8,274,817 7.477.654
Halifax 4.564.202 4.1 12 .^".4
Haywood. . . .. 2,036,860 1.915,407
Henderson. . . 2.129.434 2.106.704
Hertford 2,119.512 2 034.^2*
Hyde 1.074,590 973.383
Jackson 1.366.854 1.312.140
Iredell 4.612.175 1.066.7.35
Johnston 4.081.687 .vl.U4B.lPt
Jones .. . .. . • 1,212,047 1.121.-* .4
lenolr 2.666.09:, 2.236.522
Lincoln 2 282,8f0 2.137.'• ■
Macon 1,177,256 1.174.722
Madison 1,698,871 1.50H..8.
Martin 2 451 2.27"0.,«
McDowell. ..... 1.077.337 1.021.30)
Mecklenburg . ..1 1.697,242 10,799.47,:
MoiitKome^y. . .. 1.794.9T1 1.69* Dl
Moore. .. ~ . .. 3.284.113 3.04 V.90
IS'asb 3,94*.878 3,»,11,,»1C
Now Hanover. .. 8.451.441 7,4'* 5.191
?To: thampton, .... . 3 345,9"! 2.3*0.14*
Onslow 1.567,167 1.475.7.9
Orange. V . 2.lsMih
Pamlico 831,601 722.14
Pasquotank 2,523.202 2.254.690
Pender 1.312.777 1.220 150
Perquimans . ... 1659,795 1.140.02'
Person. . 2.003.502 1.^20.052
Pitt 4,037.145 :!.99.mM)
Polk. . . . ... 1.110,991 196.1.93
Kandolph 4 171.893 3.847.071
Itichmond. . 2.370.347 3,,>:ii.04
Robeson • 4.479.011 4.f.0. -4
Rowan 5.974.329 M».«l
Rutherford 2.806.247 2,'.i76.>
Sampson . - ... 2.383.727 2.10,1...1
I Scotland 1,692,998
I Stanly 2,322.697 2.122 Vi)
| Surry. 2.945.37# 2.871 ".9
| Stokes 1.955.972 J. 904.001
Swain 949.089 1.07(J,Ci0
Transylvania > .. 1.056.507 1,003.fi4
Tvrreli C 43.113 046.288
lioion 3.476.351 3,193.40«
Wake 11,794.806 10.730.062
Wurrf n 2,3,>5.093
Washington 1,133,797 1.053.GC9
Watuaga .. .. 1.390.675 1.332/49
Wayne 5.783,360 1.942.6-2
Yadkin. . . . •■ 1,693.898 1 ,«U3»."sf>
Yancey 610,091 371,147
" Total . .$260,878,803 1240.717.727
Five ln|ured in Freight Wreck
Grand Saline, Tex., Special.-In, »
freight wreck neac Silver I/ike Chri?'.
rna.s day fifteen cars weie derailed and
five persons more or lei* inJureJ. Th«
Texas & Pacific ' Caanon Ball"
which had been detached, and sent oa
with a wrecking crew was dcr«ilsl
while returning from the freight wreck,
and four men were Injured, none fatal
I
Railroad DUcrimination.
Austin, Texas. Special.—Members of
the Texas railroad commission return
ed from the Beaumont oil fields, wberc
they have been the
chaijge that th 4 railroads were discrim
inating against the oil fields In not fur
nlshlng transportation for the prod:ict.
'The commission would not give out an
official (UWIHOI
SERIOUS RACE RIOT
Warred the Esstivities of the Happy
Christmastide in New York.
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MANY OTtIFR HOLIDAY FATALITIES
- - .. , ... -
A Number of Crime* and Accidents
That Detracted From the Enjoy
ment of the Occasion.
New York. Spet-Jpl.—A rare sVir
rnlah between whiles and blacks in
liarlom Christmas ilay developed tori
oils proportions anil kept the police
busy for a time. The negroes. lKio
strong, were armed with revolvers and
clubs, while equally a* many whites
used stones as weapons. The* negroes
had the advantage, but were driven
back into their tenrmenU by the po
lice after they had charged on the
whites with pistols and razors. Four
teen negroes were arrested. Four
whites, including a policeman. wer«>
badly shot or cut.
The rioting began when aome wli te
boys stoned two colored girls, where
| upon a dozen negroes seized the white
boys and beat thent. Ttio boys when
released told their story to white men
in the vicinity and an organized at
tack was made on the negroes, who
were driven back to their tenements
under a shower of-stone. The confu
sion increased when the white nvn b«*
Kail to bombard the tenements with
stoues and other missies, and the ne
groes fired from their windows into the
crowd. 'I he whites, surprised by tlu
shooting and seeing meu fall wounded,
turned and ran. followed by the ne
groes, who used knives and clubs f.«-e
-; ly. At this point a squad of po'.icem n
j arrived and with drawn clubs stopped
I the rioting, chasing the negroes >a. U
I Into their houses
liov Killed His Father
Brazil, Hid.. Special. In defeu Dug
his mother from an assault by her
drink-craz -d husband. Th r «» Watk'.iis,
13 years ild. shot and killed his" ratti -r
Christmas night at heir home b"""'
It i-hitnl Wat kins came home and be
gan iibusing his family. He picked up a
hatiliet and started after his wife. ..ly
ing he was going to kill her. and at
tempted tp strike her on tile ileal.
Theodore tuized a revolver, which ht
fired nt bis father. The bullet took ef
fect near the heart arid death resulted
soon. Young Watkins surrendered lini
«elf to the police. - lb- says lie shot bis
father to keep him from killing bis
mother, but that he did not intend I >
kill his father. He insists lie was justi
fied in the shooting.
The Pope on Socialism
Homo by Cable- Tlx- Pope M»n«U)'
received wlio offe-'d
111 in their Christina*, greetings The
I'oiillfT made a lengthy address, In
which he condemned what h«* a har
acterlzed an the excessive liberty of
thought now Indulged in. lie bharply |
criticised Kodallsni, agitation for
divorce and hostility between Jif
ferent sections of the Church and
urged a union of the Christian
Churches. The Church, said tin)
Pope. Is now confronted by dllfle.iltles
similar to those of i-OTiler till vox.
There are attempts everywhere U>
make tlie masses enemies 'if th'»
Church, the religious orders are sub
jected to all Minis of j»er
secnttons ami law.i ate being passed
in open defiance of floJ's eternal
laws. The Pontiff said the oi.lv
means of successfully combating So
cialism was for Catholics to hearken
to ami obey the instructions of Hie
Church. _
1
I atalitics Among Boys.
Iluntsville. Ala.. Special. T*o .'aiali
tic* have been reported from anions
lioys who celebrated ChristiqaK. Tom
McKnlght was shot and killed tn'i:
miles north of here bv Ciias D ivia
whose pistol exploded accldentlly. A
boy named , Jones, living in WVjt.
Huntsville, was fatally wounded by ta«-
explosion of a toy cannon.
Nacogdoches. Tex.. Willi ;
crowd of men were dist iiargiiu; plsto's
in-celebrating Chjlstuias a slgXy buliet
struck Mitt h illrtl. agtd 13. inflicting a
mortal wound. The boy s father then
fired into the crowd with a shotgun, seri
ously wounding Ed Ue, fleuhen ('hand
ler and Kdgar Moore, all negroes. The
boy is dead and on? of the negroes s
dying.
Three Negroes Killed.
Little Hock. Ark.. Spc lal'.-Tht*c#
negroes were k-illed nter Wilmqt Tu«s
"day ■•* the result of a quaifof over a
land sale. Martin Davis andVf* Davis
cousins, engaged in a fatal duel. fas.
Thonipron a friend of one ol \'a* dial
men. wa» iubseqaent.'y siot and killed
by Arthur Davis. father .of Ma.'du-
Da vis.
Two Men Shot. . - .*.
Dublin. «a.. Special. At BreWi in.
near hero, James and Oiii ir
Keen were shot and probably fata'l/
wounded Tuesday uight by Ko.-« t
Kort. J-ovett Is a merchant and Ktea
and Fort are his clerks. Ixivett an l
Fort got into a dispute and Kort drew
a pistol and began to shoot. Keen ti ied
to stop the row and Fort turned hi 6
gun on him., tovett is believed t > be
dying and Keen can hardly live. Ytr.ui*
Keen 1B the son of State Treasi r
uniwi Kenrr
CALENDAR FOR 1902.
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May! •.1 li *1 j H»»J > fTjCrj ■
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ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FCR 19C2
nitrt Will Br riff Eell**** •'
an«l llflDit.
T A partial eclipse •»( tLe a«a A|r:.l
Bth. luvistble birr.
II A total •flip** of the »ot>n Apri* 72 I
not riaible here, but the beginning *»a*b> j
throughout A«ia and toe eaateen |->n w«t j
«( Africa and Kurope. the er.tUag frwa'e J
thtonghout Ana, Kurope anl Ain*»
1U A paitial erlipae ••( ibe »ar M«. T
inviaikiie here \ iaib'e to New Zea'.a* !
and the South Pacific O. ran
j IV. A total e»*iipae of the m«*>n (X!>
bfr 14 and 17. viaible here a* follow*
K*atern f'ramltrJ "I*me_ I
Moo-i enter* shadow. .I6d ?lb 1"» ► »- j
Total echpac begins 17d. t»k liha a w !|
Jd-.dd e *»f eclipae ITd lh J& afe .•
Total eciipie suda ITd >h «£*n atr 8
Moon «eaxea ihado« I'd ?b 30n ats j
V A bUtiil ot tbe can O.'.aWt J
30 iu% laiote here. \ ntble t> tb+ greater j
part of Kurope and nearly all of Aa*a
I Moraluc *n.l E«*tb| *la»» »•• iwa*-
The planet \ e»»u« >• *ur l
February 14. then mormn* a:*. > »- t
vembet 3D, after wbid» iUt« anc ta e*rt j
inf star to the eud of the year
Tlae planet Mara wit* i.e sttiuaf alar ;
Uulil March ?t>. the:: morning sts; tie reat
if the year
I lie jlanst Jupiter :• alar sm» 1
[ .Up'iat \ I V then nwrn'ng atar uetil A*. •
I glial &. and then »iir tHe trt aiv* I
of I he year
The planet >atu&u t.rgu.t aa e*«aii£»:*r i
ind continues »* audi uaatil Jaawttfy V. j
then mot ning atar until Jalv IT a-t»! !*.«?* j
etftntiK »tar to the m»f «»f the nar
l lanftl H.l|li!fit or n*»t S+ma.
| We'ctiry. after »;i»ae' »>:% ike eifvM
•>f Fehnjary U M»% > a/d M
'.14. and before »ou» **• •. ■' .
I M.'«*h 1?. July 15 »«'d- \.variyx \* |
nua «.tVv .lanuatv u nor :kw *ea i
.hi|».ter •! oj»n«»*iti« J» Vnu-« 3 Salary **.
; Ap)HHitioh •fttiT IT I liftua a
| .lone 10. Xe|»t*:ue « f "I'T «si I
I Lt ' ' J4 -
j N\ futer Uiiiti. tiw*? IVi ember 12. "a-"*
eighty nine Jaw th.r:» ntrr tii»r.r k te*
I Sortuf begins. UKU. March*?!, uu
| ty two days, nineteen hour*, nft* rtte ■
| iniu«ites
| Summer begiua. i 902 JL* a»t» »ae
! tv-three datl. f ho:;r# i-r-jr m.r '
titea.
Auiun.n V:g«o» IiKC l2
. laata eighty nine ia>e right f«-»»
' ly minuter
| Winter hsginn. ll!C. IV ••nUr 22.. tr.» #
xr days. fi\e houra. . r .»-ty «-Wt m..~.
utef.
4 hurtli tlaya anil vrtea af llm.
Kjophany !a» *
• Scptuageauua Stm>ia\ lab S
Sc»ageanna Sunday Fil» 5
OuiiKJtiageatnm S*uida l*»i> >
Ath AVedneadav Fel i.
(>na«irage«. nn Simda* Feb i«
Mid-Lent M- ?
)*aim Hundat Ma* it
!oo«! Ffidav
1 .aster Suniisy M».
fx>a* A>r.. C
Fogation Sunday May «
Atcenaion Day M«* *
WhU B'jndav Ma* *ft
Trinity hundaj Ma* *S
( orpua Chriat* M«l
Adeeut Sunday *!
( hnatmaa Day l*e- 2*
(lolden N'imbn ••
Kptct • : I
Solar C ycle •
Dominical K
Koman Indict ion . .
Julian Period "
The Jer. i«h ptw vea. J463 bcj»a» a! ana
aet Octiiher 1, 1W»?
— *'> fmbrr llaje.
Wed . Frl and S«t Feb I* 4 21 a»f» 7?
Wed.. Fn —and *»at Nept IT. 14 aa4 J'.
Wed , Fri and Sa* \fay 51. I* an»i il.
Wed # Fri. and Set l>*e IT. 19 ai.J »».
Cold in Florida
Anolhw lr«»|> In the
In Florida Rerloiwly imlauif»r* :l»a
oraitK«* trees.
A Wacc Row in Alabama
Birmingham. Ma.. S|> -a! In ?
general flieht briw«t-n w4»»t» M ani
iioffrof-H of ('hliilfrn4»urp. Th'ii? U> i*
tprnofin. A white man axi'l his s »n »«r»
kiHeil. and a tatiitc boy :tn I a n» c «
Wotindcd. With icreat iliffi« txlry a r,
eral outbreak wan prevented. Th* a -
groes are now in jail at Talladega.
I! IferttKca Skilled
Washington. SpreSal.'- The i?;a:e !»•
partknont hitn b- en iufi»rnietl by ! ai!»*l
State* Ml»i«:er Wil.vm. at Saatis?* «5c
Chill, that th*» differed*- s lieiawn \r
gentina aud Chill may lie resard-J
settle ! throcgh the signature Tb ip
day at a |»r»to« provitlitfic for '•-t
Bubmipa;on of the boundary hat »:i 8
the l ltima Hbperanxa territory
putes to tho decision of the Kins «>f
(Jreat Britain. This annutiQ*.* nieot .iaa
given great saiisraeudn ts> the oH.r-a!-*
here who to *A
pai;eni.e in elfcrti ioa*«:;i
4 war between the,two otdfrt or ysp*:-
ona of th> SQitth v Ameri»*« renuhiSc#.
Sampnon'b Condition,
l.'rbana. 111.. Special. -J«»n B
WeekF, of Champaign, a personal
friend of H»». Admiral Sampson. las
received a letter from Mrs. Sampson.
In says the ms-nlal condi
tion of the admiral i* beyoSad recovery
The letter waa written in reply 10 a
note expresainK aympatbjr wtth tha
roar admiral In the personal a*n«y
aiMea he haa suffered In the watrwir
»y with Rear Admiral •ektoy
SINQI.K COPIES 6 CENTS.
NO. 15.
IS NOT ARP'S SON.
tm fays Ifcat Joel Saitb, of Nnti
tdto. Fla.. is Kia to lia.
HOWS KOTIIKG OF THE FELLOW.
Bat the sum Jo*l Advertises That
He Is Arf 'a Boy and Uathcrs In the
PMrH aam's noacy.
Uur Christmas is over, but the mem
jtt at it m ill llug.r long. Most all tno
kith and kin.li.il gather at the old
bomnl'id and brought love and glad
n«*s with them. All the far away bo)»
•air oar *rre here and 1 netur saw
th.-m no happy before. Of course
had jirrpami a Christmas tree for the
little »b.-s and Santa Ctaus came down
Ihr . bimn« y and filled their-stockiiigs
and then filled the tree with beautiful
pickets and decorated it with for
(nn» urnaim-nts. That part of Christ
mas has passed. The anxious exoeeta
tK.n sod wonder of the little on«-s is
all »ver. l»«-t the old mansion is still
side open au.l running over v ilh
j happy hildr.-u and grandchildren and
Moures fiisi verse was changed >■>
- "T»aa th«* night after Chriatmaa —thn
luutmt and the hall
llad ili«* holly and mititlotoe still «»n
tin- mall.
Ts»t- Christina* tree atanda in the
l«atl«»r for lorn.
11l kiittfvl banging* all glr«n and
fon- "*
I Neil day are sa»ttletl down to mnaic
I and Minn and tha» quiet enjoyment of
• all the chnJ pifts that Ch rial mas
• K au|el*f. in« ludiDK turkey and oyit«f*
• f«>r dauaer aud turkey hash for i»r»aK
" faj»t tvrtT day while the 'Ahjvh wire
8 aith ua. Tlmr boy a are all nattH.i|-
• burn nu»i iana aud w hat with th«i
( l»:an aud flute aud violin and half a
aloi*-n iveet %oi«-ea w•• had a a li'itr i f
? t.u: «»*n. aud whan the) onto the
j iMi/iard lo|m*. anal other hilarities tb»*
, fciai* fornitM a rill* and dau »*d aud
jj l*raned tu eonaord aif tweet aot nda
■t anal all a#f a suddaii tha* niaternrtl an
- cfaUH* lost bar aelf control and joined
" ihr ifitKtfsiMU aud bowed and cur
| lak'd and a It a sail all held out bar
• do l>ut a* «*|»t th* u voi ial banter and
I £» I »a* about to tak«* h»*r hand in
uaiu« aud lly lounal ahe Hashed her
j I\* alionta* eyea and declined my *nft
I *|ipiutfiie» Slh- flirted away a»n her
I \o. - fa*t a>* nay as a gil l anal went
jj ~oa|ua-ttinfc with one a»f t ha* boys That "a
■ ih may ►!:«• tra-atg nit* now in my an'!- .
I quit) Time wa**:.wtieii ahe was pitaf
j a noiifth lo tak* my liand anal Ue *u it
■ and ahdent dare to play aoajuetta* at
j int Hut now I am anN
" and m I retired fraixn the t»in*»>i*
I «Jiat |4ifit**4i« old mhik:
lui th« last row >f mimmer I- ft
Mau.fiiiK alone.
M> li.i. lv iiji|iHuion has I'-ft mo hikl
*ou-
l;it( tin- fiolic is atioiil over an I the
tfaiitiitn h*vp nettled ilowu 'o tli»-
■ *l|9 t njoymcnt of their dolls and
boras ami other toys ami ar* Ktill
Lapp The day before Christmas n
vu a touching *iglit to see son.- of
'.he old ma-u slipping around silly !a
ike stores buying pretty things for the
home folks. I met my good brother
VatiTouKta waiHling along about dark
with »timt- bundles ami under it in nrm
was a dc* umbrella. He said the nin
iirtila was for llezzt-klah. his faithful
servant who hail lived with iii.n all
these years and was true ami tri-tl
and h; d never owned an tmi'ir«dl.i
Thai van good and kind and was ;irnr>f
• iK.urh that Brother Yarlirougll lie l
ktngs lo our old set and had slav -s lo
serve liiin ' befor' tie wait."
Bui. Mr, Kilitor. I am still perpie \e.l
My Christmas pleasure has bn'it
mam I sonn *hat l>y my pitv for t!ie
pour iredulous dependent women all
«i>r I Ik- land who are the dopes of
Chat Uinti • lio man Every day brings
more letters from those who have
lone silt* sent the sl's to my son at.
Moulin ll«. Fls.. and get nolUiiiK
taut. They say they trusted him iie
rauae he mat my son Many of ll.e-n
begged or lM>rrow«Nl the $25. for rhev
■ oul| not g«-t the subscribers. an-l m
they mad- up a list of mimes frrm
■ heir a juaiiitaiiri s ami then ihev
went to work on the endless • hain
humimg ai.-l cot other wotnon in to
•en.l mure money and lie ilu|iH.
So*. Mr Kditor. I beg you to pit it
in iarre type and print it in red iris
ihji Joel Smith of Montieello. is no
son of mine, nor do I know anything
of him or his paper I saw a late is
sue is which he boasts of having I"
("K which I supi-ose
means that these dependent
women hare sent hint. Me promised
htbin s?'» a month to write three hours
a day and some of them sold their
jewelry ajsd other piicimis tilings to
raife Mie $25. Mr. Kilitor. do please
i«nd your ulumiii to stop this tr.ud
upou our poir southern women. >nd
Bow we sfr that another endles* ciiul:i'
paper has started In Athens, (la. These
frauds ar. : bringing discredit upon .'le
I«'m mid distress ii|miii poor . nyett.
I in- !>se it sample circular. Please > ;op
SI. Kill it. 4'msli it. II is worse than
the cherry tree swindle--Bill Ar,i. in
Atlanta Constitution.
"P. S.—l w ill give $lO lo find out no
Varttd that lie (hat the Montieello
man was int soil. 1 have receive! £t
leas' fftv letters say!as. 'Year saij at
Montk-e!ls»." etc. Tlicy make rafi tiled.
\ tail three from Texas this nsoriiiag.
B. *.
FrlttiH In
P». what uo«> aairai»«lver*im
meair "Animadversion' Jiist wait
a minute, my hoy. and 111 look it o?.'
~Tou ijefvdn t mind. pa. I only ti
ed to see if ytjti could say it. Thtta
one of the woros I heard ma tell Attnt
Mary she was goin' to Jibing on yon
wfcen you cams heme from ths citih.
Here's the other two— paraphernalia'
.■a -idtoayncrssy.' Wetter practice "«m
up. dad. wUSIt you'ys time."—
Ctevelaal FMI Mtf.