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VOL. IX. COLUMBUS, N, C, THURSDAY, MARCH, 17, 1904; NO. 48 Incredible Story From A . .Northern City t!o2io Lynched in Fair City of i, 01, By Ai InrageO rioD. ; HOT ill DIXIETHISTIME After Hanging to Tele graph Pole, the Howl ing Mob Fours Lead Into the Body as the Crowd Cheers Mili tia Called Out-Quiet Restored After Sever al Days and With Ex treme Difficulty. Springfield, Ohio, March 7. Uichard Dixon, a negro, was shot to death here tonight by a mob for the' killing of Policeman Charles Coll is, who died to day from wounds received at the hands or Dixon on Sunday. Colli had gone to Dixon's room" on the negro's request. Dixon said hjs mistress bad his clothes in her posses sion. Collis accompanied Dixon to the wtstm anil in a cKnrt titna tVia mon firtfl woman engaged in a quarrel, which resulted in Dixon shooting the woman, "who is variously known as Anna or Mamie Corbin, in : the left breast just over the heart. Sho fell unconscious at the first shot and Collis jumped to wards the negro to prevent; his escape from the room. Dixon went immediat ely to police heaequarters and gave himself up. He was taken to jail. As soon as Colli': death became known talk of lynching the negro was heard and tonight a crowd began to gather about the jail. The mob forced an entranc to the jail by breaking in the east doors a rail- ruau iruu. At 10:3O.ihe mob melted rapidiy and it was "the general opinion that no more attempts would be made to force an en trance. Small groups of men, however, could be seen in the shadows of the court house, two adjacent livery stables and several dwelling houses. At 10:45 o'clock the police were satisfied that tVioin me nnt-.Vtincr mnpfi t.n f pn r anil they with other officials and newspaper men passed freely in ana out 01 tne jail. wa& made by a , small crowd moving from the east doors around to the south entrance. The police followed and a bluff was made at jostling them off the steps leading up to the south entrance. .The crowd at this point kept growing, while yells of "hold the police," "smah tbe doors," ''lynch the nigger" were made, interspersed with revolver shots. . ' AH this . time the party with the heavy railroad iron was beaticg at the east door, which shortly yielded to the battering ram, as did the inner lattice . j run uoors. ue myu. meu surgcu V, n rvV tla cod r1(VM npoptmwarprl tha f : " j - mi : - A " : - i - . i sheriff, turnkey and handful of dep jties - and began the assault on the iron trus- from the south door were called inside r to keep the mob from the cells and in five minutes the south" door had shar ed the fate of the east one. In an incredibly short time the jail was filled with a mob of 250 men with all the entrances and yard gates block ed lw full. 9. Rftft man t.hnsi , m&kSnor it WW. ww w.. - V u v . j , w - . - B Impossible for the militia to have pre vented access to the negro, had it been on the scene V.: .'J : The heavy iron partition leading to the cells resisted the mob effectually until cold chisels and sledge hammers arrived, which were only t wo or three minutes later in arriving. The padlock . ,'. to the turnstile was broken and the m rV Qvrn filial tha rtnrriflnra Ifiadiner tO ': the cells. Seeing, that further, resistance was useless and to avoid the killing of in nocent prisoners the authorities con sented to the demand of the mob for the right man. He was dragged from his cell" to the jail door and thence down the stone steps to a court in the " jail yard." v - ' :':'T'v''V:i-r:;'' Fearing an attempt on the part of the police to rescue -. him, Ihe leaders ' formed , a hollow square, borne one . knocked the. negro to the ground and those near to him fell -back four or five ftit.- Nine shots were fired into his spied prostrate body, and satisfied that he was dead, a dozen men grabbed the lifeless body," and with . a triumphant cheer the mob surged i nto ' Col umbia street and marched to Fountain Avenue, oue of the principal streets of the town. From here they marched south to ihe intersection of Main .street, , and a rope :as tied - around "DixdnV neck Two men climbed the pole and threw the rope over the topmost cross tie and drew the body about eighteen feet above the street. They then descended and their work was greeted with a cheer. . The fusilade then began and for thirty minutes the body was kept sway ing back and forth, from the force of the rain of bullets which was poured into it. Frequently the arms would fly ip convulsively when a muscle was struck,' and the mob went ' fairly wild with delight. Throughout it all perfect order was maintained aud every one beerued in the best of humor, jotnug with his nearest .neighbor, while re-l.oadin. his revolver. ' ' ONfLY A SPARK NEEDED. Springfield, ).. March 8. Threats throughout the day and this evening to burn'the Levee, the negro district of the city, confirmed Mayor G. J. Bowlus in his belief that more trouble is brew ing tonight, and he asked Governor Herrick for troops. Two companies from Dayton and one each from Maioiisburg, Urbana and Columbus have lien prom ised to reinforce the two local com panies. Many of the'oegroes of the city are sur ly and moody tonight, and it is realized that only a spark is needed to set off the magazine of a race war. At 9:30 o'clock tonight the crowd, gathering in the district Levee num bered 1,000 and one or two revolver shots bad been fired at random. The excitement is growing and in an instant. the situation can easily pass boyond control of the local police. All the saloons throughout the city have been closed. MILITIA CALLED OUT. Springfield, Ohio, March 9 Among the buildings destroyed by fire last night were a number of saloons pat ronized by whites and blacks. The soldiers on duty number 33 officers. The situation has not changed since 3 o'clock this morning when "the mob dispersed after a dozen buildings had been burned. Militia from several outside points are maintaining good order and it is not thought there will be more violence. The loss from fire during the night is estimated at $20, 000, most of the buildings, occupied by the negroes being small ones. . Efforts are being made to have the saloons in the levee district kept by negroes closed before night fal'. Offic ials have been informed by detectives that another effort will be made to burn the. rest of the negro district and if the torch is applied it will take the small homes adjacent. "It is reported that threats are being made the big shops that are running out of the dives will be continued till all closed. Not withstanding tho presence of the militia, the city officials are anticipating more trouble tonicrht. , CONG. GEORGE W. CROFT DIES Of Blood Poisoning Was Repre sentative in Congress from , ' 2nd District of S. C, . Washington, March 10. As a result pf blood poisoning caused by a splinter in the hand, Hon. George William Croft' Representative in Congress from the second district of South Carolina, died at a boarding: house on Sixth street, northeast' this morning The immediate cause of his death is given as heart exhaustion. Several operations had been performed in the hope of sav ing his ife, but .without avail. He received an injury nearly two months ago' but the blood ;poisoning' did not develop for some time afterwards. : Mr. Croft -was born in Newberry county, South Carolina, on December 20, 1846. In 1864 he" enlisted in the Confederate army and served until the close of the war, when he studied law. He was at one time- a member of. the South Carolina Senate and served two terms as Representative: ia that State He was twice president of the South Carolina Bar association,. He was mar ried in 1875 to Miss Florence McMahon of Alabama. T . The Cubans find the Piatt Amend ment very irksome, aud Senator Piatt finds the Cubans very irksome. They went to rise out of the condition of a aiitraov and he savs they , ought to be very humble and "do as they are told CM IN THE PUBLIC EyE.fEHD.iNG jojilitaiiisi. II We deem it a great pleasure to refer this week to Hon. Joseph F. Spainhour; Solicitor of the fourteenth district un der the title: "Men in The Public- Eye." His own good, sterling quali ties, as one who has faithfuily served his own people, $,ho&e of his district and the entire State, have certainly earned for him the present high position and numerous honors, he has so gracefully borne heretofore. He chose, early inlLXe,' the only honorable way to .attain -rec ognition- among ' ic'ui by "entering the arena of business and professional life with the determination that nothing should cause him to swerve from the path of duty and honesty, with the keen appreciation of the fact that re liability and energy are, also, essential to success in every avocation, of life at this enlightened age of push, progress and perseverance. SOLICITOR JOS. F. "-SPAINHOUR Mr. Spainhour was born in Burke county in looG and - Is- tli g ref ore in tLe prime ot life and possessed' of the vigor of youths He was educated at Wake Forest College and took -high rank in all his classes. . He afterward studied aw and soon rose to prominence in that profession, prosecuting, to a successful conclusion, many important cases which requited deep thought unO keen legal acumen. Mr. Spainhour was also engaged in the newspaper business at one time and displayed splendid ability as editor of Fhe Boone Democrat. He. served four years as Solicitor of the tenth Judicial District; represented Burke, county in he General Assembly of 1901; was ap pointed Solicitor of the Fourteenth Dis- rict by Governor, Aycock, when the State was redistricted, and received the unanimous endorsement of his party, for the plare.,at the district convention of 1902. At the election iu November of the same year Mr. Spainhour came out victorious with a majority of 1350 to his credit, .thus attesting hts popu larity iu the district, from every quar ter of which comes flattering reports of his wonderfuLability and faithfulness, to his duties as Solicitor There ia no smuggling tactics in the official conduct of Solicitor Spainhour and the affairs of the State are safe in his hands at all times and under condi tions of whatsoever kind- Offenders must take the consequences of submissions, or investigations, in open ;. court--only. As lawyer, journalist; Solicitor, Repre sentative and Solicitor ajjain, Mr. Spainhour. has proven -'equal to the taslc" and we opine that even" greater honors, than have yet been: bis, await him in the not distant future. . They could not ba bestowed upon one more worthv, or competent.. In the hands of such men as Mr.: Spainhour, "the pres-. ent and future well being" of . the State' is guaranteed. - . ; OFFICIALS REMAIN NEUTRAL President Issues An Order to this Effect No Room for Old World Jealousies, ' Washington, March 10. President Roosevelt, after a conference with Sec retary of State Hay, issued an executive order today, on the observance of the proclamation of the neutrality , of the United States. in the conflict between Russia and Japan. - - - "All officials of the- croverument are directed not only to ' observe the pres fdent's proclamation of neutrality, bnt to abstain from action cr speech which can ' lesritimately cause irritation - to either combatant. . - - , : - The order says there is no room in America for Old World jealousies' and concludes: , , 1 'AIL officials of government' civil, military and naval, are expected to so carrv themselves as to srive rio cause for .just offense to the 'people of any foreisrn and friendlv power, and with all mankind we are now in friendship." ILn i - i : . 1 I ' I I . i President Wants More enSen ator Carmack's Heavy . -Hits, . Washington, March 8. To satisfy President Roose velt's love of display, Secretary 'Moody is considering, a plan to increase the number of naval officers on duty in Washington. Until this year jthe president's mili tary aide was the' Only officer in uni form at the White House reception, . but President Roosevelt , has - increased the number of brilliantly uniformed officers until he had twenty at the last recep tion. No more young officers who came up to the president's requirements in physique and looks are available. ; It is said that Mr Roosevelt has told Secre tary Moody, that the supply must be much larger next winter. - v Caruiack Scores "Militarum. -" Washing top, Alarc.h: :.8. : Senator Car mack, opposing the amendment in-crea-in- Hie number of ii iHips in Porto Riro, said: .: -"-'. ,"'.:: Vv-, -'t:h- - 'Vi ate. keeping .sldierK in the PhilippinHV not ftu pitlice work, but because the people"", hate the United St;iUs. W.' u re t-'oui pl!ed to keep soldiers their to hold tht-m in siibjec ticn'..'- ff the?e soldiers were hi ken away,' tin y wuuld riso-in ii.sunectiou. 1 here U iv siieh reason for soldiers in Porta Rico." -: ' :;.".r" V-':' ': ' ' - "!.-": '': M. GLENN FAVORS PRIMARY Wants to Let the People Pass Up on His Candidacy in Direct Way. The Washington Cinvspoi)dent of tLe News and observer of Much Dili has this interesting piece of uews: Washington, D. C., March 8.-j-One of the questions that will come before the Democratic State Executive Committee a its meeting in RaleigU.n.xt week will be whether or not a primary shall be ordered or the nomiiiatiou of State officers to be voted for at the next election. Mr. v Glenn, one of the candidates for Governor, favors a primary and his friends will urge upon the. committee adoption of the primary p'.an for nomination of the Governor at least. Mr. Glenn, w ho was a Washington today, says he has written to the other candidates to ascertain their views iegardi"'g a primary. Col. Stednan rcplietl that he was willing to leave the matter entirely to the committee, and Mr. Turner said the question was an important one, out mat ue, uaa not given it ine thought necessaiy tor him to make answer to the inquiry.; It is understood, however, that neither of these gentlemen '; are over anxious for a primary. Neither : is Gen eral Division, - and as their combined strength with the committee will far out weigh that of Mr. Glenn, it is not regard- by the North Carolinians in Congress here as likely that the primary proposition will be adopted. One of the reasons un;ed by , Mr. Glenn n its favor is that thef is much dissatis faction in tho State on the temperance question. He is of opinion that on this question as oh many otticrs the best way to keep the people united and interested in their officials is to give them as large a part as possible in their nomination and election. Mr. Glenn says that he has been doiug nothipg toward pushing his caudicacy,-' but that he will have at least five hundred votes iii the convention, with six hundred aud twenty-five nec ssary to a choice. - Situation at Springfield. Springfield, Ohio," March 11. There is considerable uneasiness on the part of officials lest the withdrawal of troops from this city will result in further out breaks from.the lawless elements among both negroes and whites. Today all the companies of the Third regiment excepting two local companies have been removed r Besides the two com panies there are still seven companies of the Second regiment on duty; ' and these will be retained here at least until Monday .J WARM . MEMBERS ARE THEY Gap in the Rank art d File oT. th e G.0. P. In the Tenth is : ; - Widening. : Asheville, March 11. The breach in the Republican ranks in this congres sional d istrict seems;-to be growing wider. " It is a fight between the 'ns and the "outs" a fisrht against- Prof. J. J. Britt as the nominee of the , reve nue rinsr for Congress. Recently Mar shall K. Bonsall, a well-known Repub lican of this section, wrote a. signed letter charging that Republican - State ia and Each Chairman Thomas S. Rollins and his father, Postmaster Rollins, helped to defeat the late Congressman 'Moody, and to-elect their Democratic kinsman, Congressman Js-M. Gudger. Included In , the .'-outs" - are Bonsall, Settle, Judge Ewart and other : well-known and prominent Republicans, and it is their avowed determination , to defeat Britt and the '-insat the f Republican congressional convention at Hender sonville the 20th oi next month. In another signed communication ' today Bonsall again attacked the "'ins" or revenue ring," and . declared that 'every officer of whatever grade must do his "part to carry out Boss Harkins political orders, or expect trouble at once. Witness the case of Thomas L. Green. He believed that Settle is the logical candidate and refused to work for Britt, so he had to iake way for some cne who would HarkinsV motto seems to be 'truckle or trek. ' Green truckled not, but. treked." ' The com munication aroused Collector Harkins And tcday he met Mr. lionsall on the street and warned him that if he ever used his name again he would hold him (fionsall); personally responsble. The fight between the 1 ins" and "outs" is becoming extremely warm, and per sonal as well, and, in the language of one prominent Republican, "there will ' .e something doing from now and un til after the convention meets next month."- H. G. EWARTJROR CONGRESS Henderson Republicans Endorse Him for that Position. The republican county convention for the selection of delegates to, the state and congressional convention, met here Saturday at noon, and after the dele gates had been elected the following resolution was passed: " . - -. -The delegates to the congressional convention to be held at Hendersonville on the 20th of April next, .are hereby instructed by the unanimous vote of this convention, to cast the vote of Hen derson county for Hon. H.G. Ewart for congress, in Judge .Ewart the repub licans of the Tenth district will . have a candidate who has never failed not only to poll the full vote pf his party, but who has always ran largely ahead of his party ticket: a candidate who is in no combination, who wears no man's collar, an able, experienced and bold campaigner well known throughout the entire district, and who, if elected, can always bo depended upon to do that which is the best for the interests of the citizens of the state anddistrict." The number of delegates .that . Hen derson county is entitled to in these con ventions is fifteen. They 'will all be present at the congressional conven tion, which meets in this city on April 20th, and doubtless most all will attend the state conyention which meets in Greensboro. The delegates selected to the State Convention are; O V. F. Blythe, R. H. Statoo, W, C. Rector, A. B. Freeman, T. C. Israel; H. G. Ewart, U. G. Staton, J. M. Ly da, B. A. Merrill, Luther An derson, T. W. Valentine, P. T. Ward, J . M. Lance, H. M. Roberts, J. L. Free- mon.-ITJ. -v- To Conffressional Convention: J. A. tlhodes, C S. Morris, J. W. Williams, O. V. B Blythe, W. J. Davis, J. G. Grant; J. F. Brookshire, A. M. Black- well, M. S. Justus, John F. Staton, J. S. Rbodas, W. J. Baldwin, J. B. Free mon, G. G. Hill, LI. J. Brown. The convention was presided over by H. S. Anderson. .The secretary was W, C. Rector. Hustler. " ARE IN SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN Is Cause of the Warning Given: By 1he President. ' . Washington March; 10. TLe warning given by the President to all army and navy officers and civil officials of the gov ernment to observe an attitude of strict neutrality in their public and private ex prcssiouar was in no' sense a result pf .ihe complaint that came from - Russia yester day. It was decided on at a cabinet meet- idg on Tuesday K and was prompted by the fact that some army and uavy officers have been expressing their sympathy, for Japan toofreely, One incident that caused the warning was at a dinner a few days ago of the Wiseonsir. Society at New York, at which some some friendly sentiment for Japan expressed by Ceneral oe Wheeler aroused enthusiasm, that turned the gather ing ; into a ; pro-Japanese mass meeting. The president had heard of others incidents of a like lature and -it was decided, with out request or suggestion from. Russia or Japaa to give : notice that tne neutrality proclamation must be obeyed. : . : IRuss: Japara ILose Vessel in a Hot Engagement At Port In this Battle, and It Is Believed Altogether ; Different Tactics Will Be- Employed By the Russian Fleet Since ' . . ... . . .'. . .4 Admiral Makaroff Is Now In Chnrcfi irf - Military Affairs there Other War News. v London, March 13. With unusal una nanimity it is reported here from the ' war correspondents of the London papers that Port Arthur has been practically, abandon ed. This is taken to mean that the Rus sians are not going beyond the present eb deavor to hold the " place, and that pre parations are uuder way to facilitate a re tirement. - r. j."';- : '''". That the Japanese have a' remarkable advantage in having once held Port Arthur is evident.. The accuracy of their fire is arousing military admiration. It is report ed from reliable sources that riot only were fifty persons killed or wounded in the town .during the last bombardment, but that in addition to this, forty-five sailorb-'wete killed on the vessels in the harbor.' ' - It is belived here that a part of the pro gramme of "abandoning" Port Arthur is to get the Port Arthur fleet out and run the gauntlet of the Japanese squadron. The repairs on the damaged ships as under way, and a final dash is likely to occur in side of ten days. - ; : From Shanghai great excitement is re ported among the Chinese. One cor respondent cables that itis his belief that the fall of Port 'Arthur will be the signal of an open breaking of .neutrality on the part of China. That Japan has some knowledge of this seems to be indicated by- the con tinuous reports emanating irom Tokio to the effect that "Port Arthur is doomed; 'virtually abandoned, ; etc. ' ; ; " Official reports show that not less than ta.hiv rorarMi 'nvinAinallir aAM!. J ..11 jjv.iuuks, uuviptuj ouiuiCIS KUU Bill ors, were killed in the late bombardment of Port Arthur: . ; ;'--: r: War correspondents are rereporting. with singular unanimity,- that Port Arthur has been virtually abandoned, by the' Russians. , i Admiral Togos. report o:i the last meet ing between the Russian and Japanese ships is a thrilling . story of a hot tea flht. Russians were rescued by the Japacese. " Chinese are very much wrought op over Port Arthur reports. It is believed tb fall of Port Arthur will briDg on a break, ing of neutrality by China. . ' The governor of Port Arthur was among those wounded in th last bombardment. , St..Pctersuurg, i March 11,-7:10 p. m. The : Russian torpedo . boat Flotilla . left Port Arthur at broad day light this morning o-nrl q ttonlrP t1i ronnnoain .fl aaf s : Tsma T anese torpedo boat , was junk and one Rus. sian torpedo boat destroyer; the Besposht chadni, was sunk.. The fate of the-latter's crew is not known. - - , Fiume, Hungary, March 11. It is said by an officer here that the steel ; shells fur nished for the coast batteries at Port Ar thur and VlaclivosXok have been found to be toolarge for the Russian guns there, and are unserviceable.' This accounts for the poor practice of the guns at Port Arthur forts, and the complete silence of those at Vladivostok. - .'- , Craas lafdrlate. Seoul, March 1 1; The Japanese'caral ry at Anju are keeping near the 'Cossacks, bnt there has been no fighting. The Core aus are infuriated at the Bussians for their attacks on women F.ghting is reported at Anju between disbanded Corean soldiers and Russians 'and several have been killed. :IP Iljirkilg. 'i :(:;f - Chef no, . March 11. Disembarkation of the Japanese at Chemulpo and other north ern places is proceediag rapidljrr Sixteen transports haye landed' at Kaishoe, twelve hours from here. 'J 70,000 Have Iaatlcd. .- Chemulpo, March 11. Fine harbor and general staff headquerters have been estate . (Continued on 4th page.) 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