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The national pilot., 1900-02-01
The TERRORS OF MOB
LAW.

[R;chmond, Va, Times, Jan. I3.]
We take the following from the
editorial columns OF the Roanoke
Times;
From Newport News now comes
the report that the lynching of young
Watts in that city for an alleged
criminal assault, few days ago was
all a horrible mistake. From the
statements now made it looks as if
Watts were the victim Of woman's
desire to hide her shame. T h e
whole affair is most revolving, yet it
is an instance Of the most miserable
effects of mob violence. Too often
have communities allowed them
selves to be wrought up and led into
the commission of deeds that they
could not but regret upon calm re-
Election. In the case of Watts, if the
above statements are true, all of the
facts would have come out and the
lynching ofan innocent man avoided.
OF course there are times when men
are so much worked upon by the
horror of the crime committed that
they can hardly be expected not TO
loose their heads, yet there are no
cases in which the exercise of the
law would not be a better course.
The Watts instance is striking ex
ample of the result of over Jealous
law and order committees.
Wemake this the occasion for re-
lating a most remarkable incident
which has recently come O ou:
kno Wedge. Hon. w. w. Baker,
member of the House of Delegates
from Chesterfield county, gives us
the story and in the interest OF law
and order authorizes us to use it. In
the same spirit and for the same
purpose we publish it. Some time
ago a citizen OF Chesterfield, upon
the complaint Of a married woman,
was arrested on charge OF criminal
assault. The woman was heard TO
scream and the man was seen to run
from the house. There was no ques
lion as to his identity, because he
was we'll known TO the community
The woman declared that he had AS
saulted her and even went so far as
to show finger prints upon her throat.
There was great indignation i'll the
community and party was organic
ed to lynch the man. But fortunate
ly for him, a special grand jury was
summoned and immediate steps TAX
en- to have the case regularly tried
in court. Mr.. Baker was foreman OF
the grand jury. and although the
evidence against the man seemed to
be conclusive, he determined to do
everything in his power to get at the
facts. The woman told straight
forward story, and as we have al
ready said. exhibited finger marks
on her throat which, she declared
were inflicted by the prisoner. At
ter her testimony was given, Mr.
Baker impressed upon her the tac'
that this mans life was in her hands
The national pilot., 1900-02-01
PERSONALS d BRIEFS.

Mrs. Henrietta Jones, went to Sa
lem, Va. during Christmas week, and
returned on the goth of January i'll,
lied al her home on Shepard Street,
Thursday, and was buried Saturday
from the Harrison Street Church.
She leaves husband three daugh-
ters. one son, one Son-in-law, a
daughter in law, three sisters, two
brothers, other relatives and host
OF friends to mourn their loss. The
family has our sympathy.
Miss Fannie Boiling who teaches
near Carsons in Dinwiddie, had to
close her school last week on ac-
count of smallpox.
Miss Mary Jones, of Prince Geor-
ge, Public Schools, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with her parents.
Mrs. Charlotte Steward is Still
quite i'll, at her home.
Mrs. Susie Wingheld and children
have returned to their home in New
port News.
Mr.. w. H. Hewlett was in the
city last week visiting his family.
Mrs. Maggie Rivers OF Perry
Street and Mrs. Clarisa White OF
Iones Street are still on the sick list.
The national pilot., 1900-02-01
AT THE TABERNACLE.

Last Sunday was glorious day
at h e Tabernacle. The Sunday
School and Old Folks prayer meet
lug were we'll attended notwithstand-
ing the rain and snow which fell dur
ing the day.
Morning services were creditable
though not large. Pastor Gordon
gave straight forward logical talk
on departed blessedness." 1t made
us halt and considered if our blessed
ness had departed,
At 7:3o p, m. Rev. R. w. Will
Iiams ascended the stand and preach
ed heart rending sermon.
The national pilot., 1900-02-01

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 10.-Last Sat-
urday at Pinewood, small station on
the Atlantic Coast line near Sumter.
Conductor Frank r. Hursey shot and
instantly killed a negro train hand,
Lewis Eurton. Conductor Hursey is
in iail at Manning. The coroner's jury.
with the exception of three negroes,
was disposed to exonerate Hursey.
Yesterday A. L. Burkett, of Pinewood,
wired for 90 rifles and 1000 rounds Of
emmupition, as an uprising was fear
ed Governor McSweeney wired Sherin
Brabham to proceed to Pinewood with
. nosse and the Sumter Light Infantry
IS ready to proceed at any moment.
Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. 10.-Oak Ridge,
a little hamlet IS miles northeast OF
this city, was the scene yesterday OF
q nistol fight, in which three of the
hest known residents of the county
were killed. The dead are A. p. Roll
and r. s. Stephenson and DR.. Otho
Austin DIR. James Austin, his son
Otbo and his son-in-law, r. S. Stephen
son had been arrested in an affidavit
sworn out by ROLAND, charging them
with whipping one of Rolland's negro
tenants The trial was set for yester-
dav in Justice Griffin's court, at Oak
pidea The trial had hardly opened
when the shooting began. When the
smoke had cleared away ROLAND, Ste
phenson and Otho Austin were stretch
ed on the floor dead and DR.. James
Austin and young son OF ROLAND
were seriously wounded,
The national pilot., 1900-02-01

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANltp
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The national pilot., 1900-02-01
AN INQUIRY.

GOOD people make good resolves
every New Year and we desire to
know how many people will resolve
with us to lay aside one penny a
day, every day in the year as con-
tributicn to our Orphan work for
I9oo-let it be your Century Fund
contributions. AS many as will com
ply with this request please inform
us by Postal Card and We will fur
nish each one with Helping Hand
envelope.
The national pilot., 1900-02-01

that if he was guilty of the terfibl,
crime of which she had charged hin
he deserves to be hung but that j.
he was not guilty she would be gull
ty OF murder for swearing away his
life. The woman finally broke dow
and confessed that she had told heI
story in order TO conceal her own
shame and the bruises on her throat
were made by her indignant husband
because of her'infdelity. Ofcourse
the grand jury did not return a true
bill and the incident was closed.
This shows how dangerous mol
law is. Human liberty and human
life are precious and the organic law
of the land provides that whenever
a man has been accused of crime
he shall have fair trial before iu
ry OF his peers, and shall have the
privilege of introducing testimony
in his own behalf Its the business
of our courts to thoroughly investi
gate all such cases and ascertain the
exact truth But the mob does not
pursue sue a course. The mob acIs
upon impulse and often upon ex
parte evidence and never gives the
accused the opportunity of introduc
ing testimony to prove his innocence
When the mob rules no mans life
is sale, for the mob hangs men upon
the mere suspicion.
The national pilot., 1900-02-01
NEWS

lie have established here, in Pc
ersburg, LOCAL AGENCY O.
monthly payments on annual subj
criptions to THE NATIONAL PI-
LOT, which has been committed to
the business tact of Lawyer A. w.
harris, 7 Oak Street.
All persons wishing to obtain the
pr per on such conditions will confer
With him.
Lawyer Harris will also edit the
local columns of this paper and make
it of interest to its readers in this city
md the surrounding counties.
The national pilot., 1900-02-01

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t.1e Is but one Pain Killer, Perry
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The national pilot., 1900-02-01

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
1MpRuDENT SOLDIERS.

Our nlen are in good health writes
Captain Goldman of Brookf1eld, who is
now in the Philippines with the Thirty
second, to friends at home, "and II we
can keep exercising horse sense they
will remain as healthy, If not healthier,
here than at home. But they started
in to-day trying to get sick They dis
covered an old sugar mill that had been
abandoned by the insurgents, with
several tons of crude sugar lying
around, and proceeded to fill themselves
full of it. One company had seventeen
men Immediately sick. One man of my
company ate a lot of green nuts and
was pretty sick for awhile, and so 1T
goes We have to watch them like
lot Of echoolboys. THE Kansas City
(Mo) Journal
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DEATH or JOHN n. FERRIS.
Occurred mt New Haven Hospital Yes
terOov,

John Fl. Ferris, of SO Third avenue,
West Haven. who was injured in a
runaway accident in West Haven about
ten days ago, died at the New Haven
hospital about noon yesterday. Mr..
Ferris, at the time of the accident, was
driving on Campbell avenue in West
Haven, when his horse became fright
ened at a piece of paper which blew
I'D in the street front of him, The
horses HE'D, throwing Mr.. Ferris from
his seat to the ground He struck
heavily on his head and sustained a
fracture of the skull. He was render
ed unconscious and was taken to the
hospital. After a few days he became
better and was semi-conscious. Then
last Friday he relapsed into uncon-
seriousness and remained so until the
time OF his death.
Mr.. Ferris was a well known build
err and carpenter in West Haven and
had a large number of friends in thaI
borough and in New Haven. Arrange
ments for his funeral have not yet been
completed.
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Jlnr.. Ml'l-lIVl Sale.
pkNwxx,Igos g
IS GaRfA ST.
FORMED YESTERDAY.
The Elm City Dramatic Association
The Officers.

The Elm City Dramatic Association
The Officers.
A number of amateur and profession
al singers and actors met yesterday
afternoon and formed the Elm CITY
Dramatic association. The following
officers were elected: President, A. w.
Breese; vice president and business
manager, w. e. Bull; secretary ana
treasurer, c. e. Garlick; stage manager
and dramatic director, Charles T. RAT
file; advertising and advance agent, w.
e. Garlick; house and reception COM
mittee, f. II. Woodin.
The object Of the association is to get
all the amateur and professional men
interested in dramatic and stage work
in New Haven and vicinity into one So
ciety. Various entertainments are to be
given, both in drama and vaudeville.
The charter will be open during Janu-
airy.
The next meeting will be held at room
81 Hoadley building Wednesday even
ing, January 8, 1900.
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CHRISTMAS REMINDERS.

Horace p. Shares of ED street, the
we'll known brick manufacturer and
capitalist who Is at Rock Ledge at his
Rock Ledge hotel, sent recently his an
nual Christmas gift Of four Of i've boxes
Of fine oranges from his orange grove to
the Sunday school Of Humphrey street
CONGREGATIONAL church, of which he was
for years superintendent, and this year
also he sent a fine supply Of aranges
for the Sunday school Of the Ferry
street church, which is branch of the
Humphrey street church's work. Mr..
Shares has written to friends at the
church that he hotel season at Rock
Ledge has opened earlier this season
than usual, and the prospect is that
there will be more Florida visitors from
the north than usual.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
AN EXHIBIT OF UNIQUE TOOLS

S. S. Taylor of this city, manufactur-
err of tools for furnishing gold and sill
yer. has on exhibition in Simons &
co.'s on Church street an interesting
exhibit which he will send to the Paris
exposition. The exhibit consists Of a
card of furnishing tools made from a
peculiar stone very rare, which is used
exclusively for that purpose. The ex-
hibit will remain in the window for a
few days only. after which it will be
shipped by the government about Jan
uary 10 to Paris with shipload of 9TH
er exhibits going to the exposition from
this country. The tools will be placed
in the department of varied industries
in the exposition
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MR.. WILLIAMS CONDITION.

According to report, information has
been received in this city that Hon. C..
A. Williams, who is i'll in Washington,
d. c., that he is suffering from paraly-
sis of the throat, and will be an Invalid
for life. This news, if true, will be the
cause of considerable regret here among
Mr.. williams lifelong friends and ac-
uuaintances. New London Day.
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ARRESTED FOR vAGRANcY.

Patrolman Gallagher Of the Grand
avenue precinct yesterday afternoon
arrested at the Cedar Hill railroad
yards. Willim Pace, cripple, who was
hanging about the yards and the switch
house evidently endeavoring to steal
ride OH a freight train. He was locked
up on a yagiancy cnafse.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
IN FLORIDA.

william E. Downes of Whitney ave-
nue. has gone to the south for the ben
eft of his health and to escape the rig
ors of the northern winters. He is So
iourning at the Rock Ledge hotel, Rock
Ledge Florida.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Church Missionary association will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
in the Trinity parish building, Temple
street.
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Weeks-I understand your baby has
been very sick, Is the worst over?
Meeks-Im afraid not. His health is
all right, but we haven't named him
taa-I =. Cilinapn NeWS
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Things, ana the SleIH SENSE Oh ODllBd-
ton which keep men working at their
appointed tasks intent upon reaching
the best, with minds open to truth,
with clear vision and the evangeistic
temper, Is it censorious to say that
such moral earnestness is not as evil
dent in modern life as it should be-?
We have rebounded from our fathers
sombre views of life and we are now in
danger from an underestimate Of it's
real seriousness, from an unreasoning
optimism, we sometimes make it al
most joke. Dropping the motives
that spring from fear we have not yet
yielded our selves to the motives that
spring from love; during such a transit
ton II Is not strange, it is almost in
evitable that life should seem to many
either a selfish struggle or careless
drift The sense of responsibility for
others also grows less keen: the doc
trine of individualism is easily pushed
to an extreme and every man is jountily
left to take care of himself. That may
be the ideal condition, one day to be
realized, but 1or the present We need
the socialism which Robert Treat Paine
has defined as the strength of the
strong and the wisdom of the wise de-
voted to the needs of the weak and the
ignorant Losing the sense of respon-
sibility for others one naturally loses
the sharp sense of responsibility for
himself for, reason as we may, we are
so intertwined that the same wave
strikes on every shore and We slip
along, as we are content to let our
brother slip along, hoping that by some
lucky chance we may come out in the
right place Bring that thought down
to the concrete; where is the man who
shows any special uneasiness at the
presence of sin in his life that is not
violation of common Jaw Where is
the man who has a1v us question
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
IN MEMORY OF D. l.. MOODY.
Memorial Service at the Grand Opera

House January IL.
On January II a memorial service in
remembrance of the late d. l.. Moody
will be held at the Grand opera house
under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A.
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist who work.
ed with Mr.. Moody, will conduct the
service. Admission will be by ticket.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-27
PRICES MOVING DOWN

In Iron and Steel, but Indications
Are in Favor Of Reaction With
Upward Tendeacies-Brisk Demand
for Bars.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. July %. = The
American Manufacturer will say to-
morrow:
The markets are showing some
changes that are regarded as the ad-
vance movement In favor OF u reaction.
but the changes are confined to the fin
ished lines. and in those branches O.:
business to the smaller and more high
ly finished products. Prices are still
moving downward. but consumers are
actively !nQuiring. and In many cases
placing contracts, which Is better than
for some weeks. The raw material
markets are still sleeping. notwith-
standing that prices are really below
cost OF production. and ready to drop
still lower II the prevailing offers do not
induce trade TO come out OF hiding. In
the case OF Bessemer aud Tie foundry
irons there is no business, and no prices
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-27
A PARALLEL
SUPPLY MAIN
TO RESERVOIR
Favored by Superintendent Oliver, OF
the Watas Works Depart
EasEt, Also Z
LARGER CONSUMERS SUPPLY
Main in the Northern Part Of the
City, Thst Would Make 1t Pos
sible 10 Pump Direct.


Stree the miaEaps that bet9h the
HheJing water works department.
carly 10 THO ~eek there has been H"'
QUESTION galore as 10 the remedies that
ShHuld be- applied 10 prevent future ac'
c!drHls Of tn" aimf charactef' and Of
course there has been any amount Of
newspaper hectoTihg Of the water
works nnnA8ement, AaHdwichcc be-
tween that Old familiar tune. Il told
you So"
The plain truth is that Wheeling
hasn't a perfect water works depart
ment and nobody realizes this more
than the water board and Superinte"d-
eut O!lycr, There are weak points that
wiz IN time BE- eliminated. but the
board can't do everything at once II It
had million at It's dIsposei which It
has not
IN the courge Of Il conversation yes.
tcrdny afternoon. Superintendent OIL
yer gave {, as liz opinion that III" best
move that eau BE- made Is tn con-
mruction u another supply main from
the pumping station 10 the reservoir.
Another Improvement h, snggrst4 Is II
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Inst are qaotaele. Biliets have been
eOid ~ i0s' ~ SO,
a.saS More Than SIS tor BeSsener,
That rate on b.l!ets mus; mean not
nare than iI5 for Besh=mer. Whether
Il viii 10 lower IL serious problem. as
that Il an Improbable figure fOs pro4g-
Cefs. aat lGrnEtrs are going out each
week u ~ iag' 10 say i5at to-day ihe
Idle furnace capac!Iy wtll reach Ut least
~ per cent OF the total productive c..
pautiy, and more turaarsS ere booked
10 so Ogt ~ blast this week.
There has been within the past few
days 4G unusually l-isk demand for
bars al Chicago. sah.G running " 10
3G.051 or 41,hyl tons .Vr shipments c2-
tending through The next twelve
EIorihs Prices have be~h named at a
RANGE. which is SAID 10 be below cost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-27
INFESTED WITH BURGLARS.
Parkersburg Merchants Suffer Again
From Thieves, and Armed Guards
Are Watching BUSINESS Houses.

Special Dispatch TO II. ln;cll!.erccr
PAKkERSBuRG. W. Va. July 26.-
Five burSlarIes last night, making
total OF fourteen since Sunday night.
added greatly TO the excitement here
and caused run on the gun shops ara
hardware stores. where more wcupuns
were sold within for;y-eIsht hours than
during the entire year past. The plaor
entered by the thieves last night were:
Gr!mm's saloon, thr Starr Grocery
Company's warehouse Elmer Bartlatt's
boat store. Charles Eps,ein's clothing
store. and Jasper Houke's residence.
Thu thieves arr very bold and In br.ak.
Ing into many OF the stores have
awakened persons in the surrounding
buildings who were afraid to give the
alarm. Armed guards were placed in
the jewelry stores and banks tonight.
and will be retained until the thieves
are run down.