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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-15
Nominations Confirmed.

The Senate in executive session yesterday
afternoon confirmed the nominations of AL
bert A. Norris, to be coiner of the mint at
Philadelphia, Pa, and John H. Lands to
be superintendent of the mint at the same
place.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
WILL SHOOT TO KILL.
, roops No Longer to be Subjected to
Insult and Violence.

Shenandoah, Pa, August 29.-General
Goblin returned to headquarters from
the PANTHER Creek region tonight. He
received the report of Major Gearhart
and made a personal investigation of
conditions there and tonight issued an
order which says:
The troops will nc longer submit to
insults or violence from n source.
You are therefore directed TO arrest any
person using insulting language, cpl
thets, or violence towards the troops in
h performance of their duty. Have
such parties arrested and taken to our
guard house for future disposition. In
moving troops place reliable, competent
and skilled marksmen on the n of
the command, arm your file closer with
loaded guns and instruct them that in
case OF attack upon the olumn by
stones or missels. where the attacking
party cannot be reached the men thus
selected shall carefully note the man at
tacking the column and being certain
of his man, fire upon him without any
further orders. For the execution OF
this duty select none but absolutely re-
liable men who will make no mistake.
On a general mob, if resisted, use your
bayonets and butts vigorously if at all
possible before resorting 20 volley fire"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
OFFICIAL PRIMARY RETURNS.
Another Race for Senator and Gov.
ernor and Other Offices

Columbia, S. c., August 29.-The Of
fetal returns from the democratic pri-
mary held Tuesday TO nominate a
United States enator and all state
officers were tabulated today and the
result declared by the state executive
committee, which met here tonight.
Of the six candidates for Senator
John L. McLaurin's place none received
a majority and the TWO highest, Con-
gresham Ashbury c. Latimer and ex-
Governor John Gary Evans, will be
voted for September 9Th. Latimer has
a lead OF 5000 votes on Evans, but their
chances are considered even.
In the gubernatorial race the candi-
dates in the second primary will be D.
G. Hayward. of Colieton. and Congress
man w. Jasper Talbert. of Edgefeld.
VI. F. Ansel, of Greenville, was only a
few hundred votes behind TaIbert and
owing TO an error il was reported tina
Aasel wa in the second race. Hey
ward received double the vote of Tall
bert in the first election and more than
Ansel and Talbe-t together.
For superintendent of education o.
b. Martin, of Greenville, has defeated
the incumbent, john J. McMahan, OF
Columbia. The result in this race was
not known until all the official returns
were in.
In the second district the candidates
for congressional nomination. who will
be voted for in the second primary are
General @. Duncan Bellinger and Geo.
w. Croft, of Aiken. the latter having a
slight lead. In the third district the
candidates who run the second race
are ID. Wyatt Aiken. OF Abbeville, and
X. +. Smith,, of Pickens. The other
congresslona! nominations were decid-
ed on Tuesday.
For the other nominations the can
didates in the second primary are as
follows:
John T. Sloan and Fark Gary for
lieutenant governor; A. w. Jones and
G.. L. Walker for comptroller general;
Banks L .Caughman and Boyd Evans
for railroad commissioner
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
HOME FOR CONFEDERATEs.
General Torrance Issues Address to
the Grand Army Veterans Asking
Their Aid.

Minneapolis. Mimi. September =
General Eli Torrance, commander
chief of the arr.y of the republic, has
issued a political address TO the Grand
Army Veterans asking that they con-
tribute funds TO aid in the erection OF
q home for ex-Confederate veterans
now being built at Mission Creek, Ala.
The appeal is 4 lengthy n and in 1t
the chief pays A high tribute to the
bravery OF the men who wore the grey.
He cites the fact hat il has been i'm
passible to secure the aid of the ma
tioaal in this matter, and
thar the only way in which the home
can be built is oy the veterans or the
north and south and Of other patriotic
citizens of the republic. He believes.
he says, that such action on the part
of the G. A. r will demonstrate more
strongly than anything else that all
sectional feeling as a result or the
great civil war has passed away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
TROOPS~ NECESSARY.
Absolute Quiet Prevnil But Some
rOubl is Threatened.

Charleston, w. Va, August 29.-When
the state troops reached Thurmond to
preserve order and protect property in
the mine region a request was made of
assistant AdJutant General Hutson i'll
command to report to the operators at
Rush Run for Instructions. He refused
point blank and sal he was there with
troops to act under instructions from
the sheriff Of h county to preserve Or
der and not to take instructions from
operators. Sheriff Daniel then took
three compares and the signal corps
to Rush u to guard the public roads
and protect people.
The remainder Of the troops bivou-
aced at Thurmond. No outbreak Of
any kind occurred today. The govern
or's private secretary, General Boggs,
reported to the governor at noon that
the utmost quiet is prevailing but he
confirms the necessity for troops on the
ground. The entire strength of the
regiment now at Thurmond is not quite
three hundred. 1t would be entirely in
adequate in cases of violence. The out
put in the New River field yesterday
was thirty-eight hundred TONS, about
one-tenth of the usua amount.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
two NEGROES LYNCHED.
Taken From Deputies and Bodies
Strung to a Tree.

Newberry, Fla, September MAN
lay Price, the murderer OF ". F. r
son, and another & named Bob
Scruggs were lynched bou two miles
from his place this afternoon by a
party of about SO men. The negroes
were being taken from Newberry to
Gainesville by special deputies and the
party o~verpowered them and took the
prisoners away They were given a
chance to confess, which they did, and
were hen strung UP on a tree and
their bodies riodfed with bullets.
Nanny Price. who was well known
to the police in many parts Of Florida,
was arrested III Folkston, GA, a day
or two ago for the murder of w.
F. Brunson the superintendent at
the Butgenback mines near here Brun-
son was shot froyG ambush. A deputy
brought Price toNewberry today and he
was taken before Jusuce Barley and
upon examination confessed hat he
had killed the superintendent. In his
statement he implicated Bob Scruggs
who had been arrested as a witness.
Scruggs had been serving a sentence
at the camp for carrying concealed and
deadly weapons
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
Green Swore Out q War
rant Yesterday for Ed. Smith for
Entering Her House Between Mid
Night and Day Yesterday Morn
ing-wuI Have N Hearing Today.

Policeman E. J. GriEssley yesterday
afternoon arrested Ed Smith, colored, on
a warrant sworn out by Marina Green,
a colored woman who lives in Prices
alley between Fifth and Sixth, and
Church and Castle streets.
The Green woman SIaTes tha Smith
broke n her house about 1:35 o'clock
yesterday morning. She says he got
in rear OF the house. removed a sash
from a window and climbed in by means
or Two chairs that had been left on the
back piazza. She and her daughter
were sleeping in a room into which the
window opens. In climbing into the
WINDOW he mde a noise, and when
Marina Green awoke she screamed for
help upon seeing a man entirely in the
room with the exception OF his feet
wh1ch were still in the When
n screamed he backed out of the WIN
DOW n n says she looked him square
IN the face and recognized HIM by the
llsht OF a lamp that was burning in the
room.
smith is about so years OF age and
Marina Green says nat some time
previous TO breaking into her house he
was In the alley raising a disturbance
with a number Of negro women.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
PREVENTED A LYNCHING..
in Vance County Were Nee
essary The Independent Move
Cards Well.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, y. c., August %.
Adjutant General Register writes here
that the presence of the Henderson
company at the Vance county Jail un-
q~uestionably prevented the lynching of
the five negroe prisoners there who on
Tuesday were placed in the penlten-
tiary. 1t appears that all the plans were
la TO lynch the men; not by Hender-
son or Vance county people but by 9TH
ers.
Some Of the democrats express their
fear Of the independent movement, not
so much for what it will amount to this
year., which is apt to be very little, but
for what it may become two years
hence. Others say they think the move
ment will be so crushed this year that
it will cut no figure in 1904.
More reports of damage by lice to the
cotton crop come in here. 1t is said
that On a large farm a couple of miles
west OF here, several acres of cotton
showed no bolls, he lice having COM
pletely destroyed the latter.
1t is admitted here that the republ!-
ans played their cards Well and show
ed wisdom at their state convention yes
terday.
Manager Rivers of the Academy of
dolS "a IlllS sNoA PeA SA NSNA " NSA4A
pany of 22'which will present "a Lone
ly Window" an original play, the right
to which he has bought. The company
this evening give the first full dress re-
hearsal. The play will be given for he
first time at Charlotte, in the new thea
ire, which is a very handsome one.
DR.. TAFT Butler, state veterinarian,
left here today for Minneapolis, to at
tend the annual convention Of the
American Veterinary Medical Associa-
ton, of which he is an eX-president.
Among today's arrivals were John
Brady and Eugene Carter, Gatesville;
William Bragaw, Washington.
Editor Josephus Daniels, of The News
and Observer, whose health for the
past two months has not been good, has
gone to the Crockett Arsenic Lithia
Springs, Virginia.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
issued a license to the United Mutual
Insurance Company, of North Carolina
to do business. Frank B. COlly, form
erly of Boston, is it's president and John
3. Kenney is the secretary.
Two negro youths of this city were
today held to appear at u for an as
sault with intent to outrage a negro
girl of their own age.
The executive committee of the trus-
tees of the State University met mere
Yesterday authorized the making OF
some improvements of the chapel. n
water supply OF the university is taken
from a stream and the owner OF a mill
below claims damages. The matter will
be decided by arbitration.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
OF INTEREST TO BANKERS.
They Must Return for all
the Money Used by Them in Carry
ing on Their Business.

The following communication, receiV-
ed at the suction house from the United
States treasury department yesterday,
Will no doubt De read with interest by
those engaged in the banking business:
Under date of December 81, 1901, this
office ruled that under Section 2 of the
Act of June 81, 1898, bankers were re-
quired to return for taxation all moneys
used by them in carrying on their bust
ness, and that banks in making their re-
turns should include therein their capi-
tai, surplus and undivided profits, or
other profit and loss account, except so
much thereof as may be actually neceS-
sary and has been set apart to meet
ascertained liabilities and losses or to
pay dividends actually declared by the
directors Of the banks, to pay taxes, or
to pay fixed annual charges and other
Necessary annual expenses.
Under his ruling a large number of
n and institutions doing a banking
business which had already made their
returns for the year ended June 80, 1902,
were required to and did make amended
returns, including therein their undi-
Vided profits or their profit and loss ac-
count, and additional assessments were
made against such banks or institu-
tons. In some instances these assess
mentS were paid, but in a large major
ity of cases the returnS were made I'M
der protest and claims for abatement
were filed.
In accordance with an agreement
made with representatives of the Clear
ing Association of the larger cities, this
office suspended temporarily action
Upon the claims for abatement, and the
collection Of the tax was postponed I'M
til one of the suits then pending in the
United States circuit court for the
southern district Of New York was de-
cided. (See Ruling No. AGA, Treasury
Decisions, Vol. 81.
In June last the case of the Leather
Manufacturers National Bank VS.. G. H.
Treat, collector, was decided and the
ruling of this office sustained.
In view of the decision of the court
and in conformity with the agreement
above referred to, his office will reject
the claims for abatement which have
been filed, and collectors will be in
structed to collect the taxes as assessed.
It is probate that all the banks have
1T made amended returns. Collectors
are, there-C-c, instructed to ascertain
what ban,, m their districts have not
made ameLCCt returns for the year end
ID June 1t. iS92, or have not returned
for taxation all the moneys used in the
business OF banking, as required by
Ruling Nc. =iC. Of December 8, 1901, and
Circular No. els of December II, 1901,
and require amended returns from
them; or il they refuse or neglect to
make the return, to report them to this
office for Observation-Disclosures News
and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS-.
Elaborate Programme Announced
Mex Meeting in Macon.

Albany, y. Y, August 29.-President
George L. Flanders, of the National
Farmers Congress, the next annual
meeting of which will be held in Macon.
Ga, october 18th to 18th is preparing the
programme for the event. President
roosevelt, 1T is expected, will be one or
the speaker as will Governor Allen D.
andler of Georgia. Among the other
speakers and their topics are:
The Inter-Oceanic Canal" former
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith:
National Irrigation in the Vest af-
hrmatlve G. NJ. Heintz, Los Angeles,
AL; negative, Gilbert NJ. Tucker, AL
bany, N. Y; Reciprocity" John X.
Campbell, Michigan; Forest and Re
forestration," dairy commissioner, n.
NJ. Wentker, of Massachusetts,; Birds
Eye View of the Cereal Fields of the
World Statistician John Hyde, United
states Department of Agriculture;
Postal Reforms Particularly Affecting
the Farmer" L. H. WILDER, Nashua,
Iowa; The Relations of the Dairy In
dustry to Agricultural Products of the
South" w. D. Heard, Atkinson, Wis;
The Farm Products in the Markets of
the World" o. P. Austin, chief of the
United States Bureau of Statistics,
How Can We Best Build Up Our Mer-
chant Marine" F. B. Thurber, OIL New
York city, favoring subsidy and Olive
Wilson, of Illinois, opposing it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
STRIKERS PREVENT WORK.
Gather i'm Crowds, Determined to
Keep OIIiery From Starting Up.

Wilkesbarre, August %. - Serious
trouble was threatened at the Prospect
and Dorrance mines of the Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company today. The strikers
heard a rumOr last night that the COM
pany intended to concentrate all it's
employees at the various mines into
one working force and operate the
DOrrance cOlliery. 1t is said the COM
pany has all tOld about $50 experienced
men in it's employ. If this number
could be placed in one colliery like the
Dorrance h mining of coal could go
on without difficulty.
The strikers determined to Illustrate
the plans of the company if possible
and it is claimed that over a thousand
men turned out and patrolled the roads
leading to the mines. The officials of the
coal company recognized the serious
condition of affairs and Sheriff Jacobs
was routed out of bed at an early hour.
He went to the scene accompanied by
a large number of deputies but no at
tempt was made to place any addition
al men in the Dorrance mine and the
strikers made no demonstration, many
of them withdrawing to their homes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
ANOTHER HITCH.
Writ sf Habeas Corpus Issued in
Case of Rogers.

Boston, August 29.-Judge Knowlton,
of the supreme court today issued a
writ of habeaS corpus in the case of
Monroe Rogers, the colored man who is
wanted in North Carolina for arson and
for whose eXtradition Governor Crane
has signed papers. The writ was made
~returnable forthwith and c. j. Morgan,
counsel for Rogers, a notified the au-
thoritieS of the court under which
Rogers is to appear.
Rogers claims that he is unlawfully
restrained by p w. Smith keeper of the
lock up in Brockton N n. E.. Leach,
city marshal of that place. His conten-
ton is based on t~echnicalitieS.
At a new complication has
arisen through service upon Rogers of
a warrant sworn out by James White,
his brother-in-law who claims that
Rogers is in debt to him Inc is about to
leave the state. The warrant was serv-
ed today. The amount Of the debt is
said to be $40. The apers place Rogers
in custody of City Marshal Leach.
Under the eXtradition proceedings the
marshall a orders to deliver Rogers
TO Officer Crabtree of North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05

The Hague, September L-Dr- F. D.
Martens professor Of international law
at the University OF St Petersburg and
Sir Edward Fry, the former lord Jus
tice of appeal of the British courts of
justice, representing the United States
and Professor NJ G. Asser. the eminent
Dutch jurist and DR.. A. F. DeSavorin
Lehman, representing Mexico. met at
the headquarters of the international
arbitration Tribunal today, for the
purpose Of choosing a fifth arbitrator.
TO try the "Pious Fund" claim, the nrst
case to come before this court Inc
name Of the fifth arbitrator viii not Dc
published until his acceptance Is recsiF-
ed which Is expected to be tomorrow. /.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
TROUBLE AGAIN
AT LANSFORD ANOTHER ENCOUN-
TER TAKES PLACE
SOLDIERS AND STRIKERS

The Troops Were Busy all Day.
Quel1ing Disturbances and Pro-
tecting Non-Union Men-They we're
Jcered Everywhere They Went.
More Men AyaiIed Themselves OF
and Went to Pickets
Tried to Stop Them, But Ii Did Not
n Melee Several Strik-
Helm Badly Bruised.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
RAILROAD
VIII Extend From Franklin to ennes-
see State Line.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., August 29.-The state
today chartered the Carolina and Ten
nessee Southern Railway for 999 years,
to extend from Franklin, Macon county,
down the valley of the Little Tennessee
river to the point where it enters Ten
nessee, a distance of sixty miles, with
a capital of $500, 900.
Six directors are named as follows:
A. B.. Andrews, w. w. Finley, H. G.
Ansley, Fairfax Harrison, H. w. Miller
and F. H. Busbee, all of the Southern
Railway. These also own all the stock
except twenty shares. All are officials
of the Southern railway which will build
the road.
Philip r. French, a graduate Of Low
ell, Mass. Textile School is made in
structor of dying at textile department
of the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege here.
1t is said negroes are planning to hold
mass meeting here about the middle Of
September to start revolt against the
white republicans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Large Attendance i'm GOldsbOrO-
Mules-TObaccO Sales.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., August %.
The eleventh annual convention of tie
Wayne county Sunday School Associa-
ton will meet this evening at s o'clock.
Delegates and Sunday school workers
throughout the state a begun to ar
rive and are being consigned to homes
gramme of exercises has been prepar-
ed for tomorrow and Sunday. DR.. A.
D. Mcclure, pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Wilmington, will preach h
principal sermon on Sunday morning
and will occupy the pulpit Of the Pres
byterian church here on Sunday night.
A pair of runaway mules hitched to a
wagon created much excitement on the
street here today and came near doing
considerable damage. The driver lost
control of the mules on Centre street,
when the brides on both the animals
gave way. The frightened team ran
for fifteen or twenty minutes along the
principal streets, which were crowded
with empty vehicles from which guam
titles of tobacco had been unloaded.
Finally the mules n wagon were
stopped. Several buggies and carts
we're broken up, but the mules and wag-
on and the driver were uninjured.
Miss Estelle Tomlinson left this after
noon for Greensboro to resume her du-
ties on the faculty of graded school of
that city.
Mr.. A. n. Perkins, the proprietor OF
the Atlantic hotel at Morehead City,
was here today On his way to Green's
boro.
At the lowest calculation there was
225, 900 pounds of tobacco sold on this
market today. The farmers are bring
ing in their tobacco just as fast as they
can get it ready for market. The price
iS holding IN we'll.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
MORE INNING GOING ON.
Operators and Officials Though. Say
Condition is Unchanged.

Philadelphia, August 29.-While both
mine operators n officials of the Unit
ed Mine Workers state that the strike
situation in the Anthracite field remains
unchanged, it is evident that there is
greater activity at present in the coal
region than at any time since the in
auguration of the strike. Coal is daily
being shipped from various sections OF
the field and several washerieS are
known to be in operation.
What is considered a significant move
oil the part of the operators is the re
turf of many mules from pasture tC
the mines. Hundreds of mine mules
were taken to Lancaster and Chester
counties soon after the strike began arC
put out to Craze. These are now being
shipped back to the coal regions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
SwOre That He Did In Killing.

Holly Springs. Miss, August 29.-At
the trial of Whit Owens today for the
murder Of the two Mo1tgomerys', Unit
ed States officers, Orlando Lester, who
is under sentence of death in the same
case swore thai he himself did the
killing.
that Will Mathis did it. Mathis was
ranged five weeks ago and Testers
execution was deferred in order that
he might testify at the present trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
Bar Association E1ecI officers.

Saratoga, N. ", August 2s.-The
American Bar Association elected the
following officers today: f.,
President-Frances Rawle, Philadel-
phia: secretary, John Hinkley, Petit
more; treasurer. Frederick E. Wad-
hams, New York; executive committee
Chales F. Libbey, Portland, Rodney a.
Greer, Towanda, James Hagerman, St
Louis, P. w. Meldrim. Savannah, and
Platt Rogers, Denver, and the officers
The association will meet at Hot
Springs. Va, in August 1908.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
Mayor Smyth OF Charleston Elected
President.

Grand Rapids, Mich, August 29.-The
final sessions of the convention of the
League of American municipalities to-
day were the busiest. Important pa
pers and discussions, elections and Incl
dental business ook up the time of the
delegates.
AT the afternoon session, J. Adger
Smyth, of Charleston, S. c., vas elected
president.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05
THE AMERICAN GENERALS.
Tarty Visit Military school and
Then Are Tendere1 n Dinner.

Berlin, September ~1-Generals Co-bfn
and Young and Brigadier General Wood
and the other members OF their party,
visited the military school at Lichten-
felde today.
Lieutenant Colonel J. q. Kerr. the
United States military attachee gave a
dinner his evening in honor of visiting
American army officers. Besides the
members Of the United States embassy.
a number Of the highest German mill
tary officers were present.