davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
VESSEL HAD FALSE BOTTOM.

Wreeklng Of Immigrant Steamer Puts
Uncle Sam "Next"'a smugsIer
The treasury department has receiv.
ed Information that the steamer Vera
Cruz, from Cape Verde islands, which
was wrecked off Ocrackoke Inlet, N. c.,
recently, with large number of lmmi
grants on board, was smuggler. An
examination of the wreck shows that
tho vessel had false bottom, where
was seoreted a quantity of rum, which
the members OF the crew have since
been selling In the vicinity of New
bern.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
WILCOX MUST SERVE TERM.

Appeal Of Nellie cropsey's slayer Is
Turned Down by Court,
The North Carolina supreme cout
has handed down its opinion in the
case Of Jim Wilcox, the murderer OF
Nellie Cropsey No error Is found and
The verdict OF thirty years imprlson'
Ment against Wilcox stands.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
TERROR REIoNs IN JACKSON.
People Of the Town Now Fear Flames
as Well as Bullets.

The second wee kof court In
Brealhitt county, Kentucky, opened
at Jackson, Monday. with reign of
terror One term Of court was over.
tapping another. While the petit Jury
continued hearing testimony In the
murder cases Of Curtis Jett and
Thomas White, the grand jury was
hearing evidence in the cases of 10.
sepr Crawford and Edward Tharpe,
teamsters for the Hargis brothers.
who are held on the charge of arson
for burning the Even hotel.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
reuDIsrs BUYING AMMUNITION.

Every store In Disturbed seotlon Of
Kentucky Doing a Rushing Business.
A special from Louisville. KY, says:
Every general store In the feud-ridden
district OF Breathtt has received q
consignment Of ammunition during the
past week. 1t Is impossible TO ascer-
tain the amount OF balls and cartridges
shipped into Jackson and the hamlets
near by
W. B. Hargis. one OF the Principals
In the Hargis-Cockrell feud. which has
caused the trouble, keeps a general
store in Jackson, and 1t is said a large
consignment was sent him sarly In
the week.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
GIRL STAYS srEPFATHER.
Protected Little Brother Who Was
Being Whlpped-used an Axe.

A special from Sneedvllle, Tenn.
says Lewis BolIn, aged about 60
years, was murdered by his 12year.
old step-daughter, who struck him in
the back OF the head with an axe,
sinking the blade of the weapon deep
into his skull.
Bolln was chastising one OF his step
sons, when the boy called to his sister
for help. The little girl responded
with the above result These two and
another step.chlld are In fail at Sneed-
Vile.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
COLLECTOR cRUM NOT IN.
Was Called on to Play Host In His
OfficlaI Capaclty.

DR. w. d, Crum, Charlestons negro
collector. was called on Tuesday to
play host In his official capacity for the
first time since he has been in Office,
but was not present to receive his and
tho nations guests.
The German cruiser Gaelic is of
Charleston. Her commander, Count
Won Oriola. was paying Official visits
Tuesday. In person he called on May.
or Smith and he sent Captain Turk. OF
his stan down to the custom house to
call on the collector. DIR. Crum was
not In, and Captain Turk left a card.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
COTTON is COMING BACK.

Eight Thousand Bales to be Shipped
from Lowell to New Orleans.
The Morgan line steamer El Monte
is due at Mystic wharf, Boston, from
New York. to take shipment OF 5000
square bales OF cotton to New Orleans.
This cotton is now being received in
Boston from the fremont and Suffolk
mills Lowell
This cotton, Il is said, is being sent
back to the south to cover the shorts
In their July delivery.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
ROAD BADLY eLockApED.

Landslide on Southern Railway In
North Carolina Proves Serious.
Latter developments from the saluda
mountain landslide on the Southern
railway between Asheville and Spar.
tanburg indicate that the track cannot
be cleared under three weeks time.
Passengers will be transferred from
ono train to another across the cavern
and comparatively little time VIII be
lest Freight trafiic is completely an
initiated until the tack shan Aaye
/ been cleared.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
LIKE HAPPY HooLIoAN,
This Man Stands Chance Of Getting
Sentence Of 1863 Years.

sentence OF 1oS years.
A Boston dispatch says; w. w.
Vale: bogus coal dealer, was found
guilty on all Of twenty-one counts in
Indictment and is liable to sentence
of eight years on each count, making
total of 16S years. District Attorney
Sughrue, in his closing argument said
that Vale was unfit to associate with
inmates Of the state prison "He is so
desplcable," said Sughrue. that In
comparison with him robbers and bur
glars are honest gentlemen"
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
FIRED FIRST SHOT OF WAR.

maJor Gibbs 81 Columbia, South Caro-
lima, Joins Silent Majority.
Major w. Fl. Gibbes, who is said 70
have fired the first shot Of the civil
war. upon Fort Sumter. died In Co
lumbia, S. C.. Friday.
Major Gibbes was a gunner In Cap.
tain George James company. to whom
General Beaurcgard sent the order 10
open IRE upon Major Anderson.
he served as postmaster OF Column
e'a under President Cleveland.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
MUST PUNISH AssAsslNs.
Civilized Countries Will Demand Trial
Of Murderers Of King and Queen.

\ special dispatch from Rome says
a semi'oficial note published there de.
clares that whoever is made king OF
Seryia, the powers will exact the pun.
ishment Of the murderers OF King Alex.
ander and Queen Draga as civilized
countries cannot tolerate that adminIs-
trative and military positions in any
country Should be occupied by sssas.
sins.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
TO BRIGHTEN METALS.

There is nothing equal to finely sift-
ed coal ashes for Frightening metals OF
AL klnds-brass. tin. copper. nickel.
Rub over with damp cloth, dipped in
ashes.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
War WRolNlAN is SELECTED
To Take Charge Of North Georgia
Agricultural College at pahlonena.

AZ The meeting of the board Of trus.
tees Of the University of Georgia, at
Athens. Monday. DR.. e. S. Avis, Of
West Virginia, was elected as rresl.
dent Of the North Georgia Agrloultur.
al college. a branch OF the state uai.
yersity, situated at Dahlonega
Dr- Avis succeeds President j s.
Stewart, who has resigned TO becom,
fela agent for The university
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
"eRus VENDORS" ON STRIKE.

GUESTS OF many Large Hotels In Chi
cage are Left Hungry.
Union men In twelve Of the largest
hotels in Chicago struck early Friday
morning, Approximately 1900 men,
chiefly walters and cooks. are out. The
large family hotels are the principal
sufferers from the latest develop.
ments, the downtown hotels not being
aueeled up to a late hour. The sher.
man house. however, suffered. $50 men
walking out, tielng up the dining
room and bar service.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
Reward offered for Cornwall.

The governor OF Alabama has Offer
ed reward OF $500 for the arrest and
delivery TO Jefferson county Jail Of the
defaultlng Bessemer bank president.
T. J. Cornwall, OF Bessemer.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
ROBBED ON THE OCEAN.

Passenger on Steamer eermanle Re.
ports Loss Of $4,000.
Robert NELL, wealthy resident Of
Los Angeles, Cal, who was first cab
In passenger on the White Star line
steamer Germanic. which arrived at
New York from Liverpool Friday. re-
ported to the police on his arrival that
he had been robbed while in mldocean
Of drafts and money to the amount
u about $4,000.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
GEN. WHEELER DENIES STORY.

at New orleans, as Reported.
In long letter to Colonel James
Dinkihs, chairman Of the recent con-
tederate reunion in New Orleans. Gen
eral Joe Wheeler denies that he was
discourteously treated at New Or
leans during the reunion; that ne
wore his uniform as general In the
United States service. and denies
eategorlcally the other stories told
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
KANSAS CITY AGAIN APPEALS.
Outside Help Is imperative for Thou.
sands Of Flood Sufferers.

sands Of Flood Sufferers.
Kansas City, Kans,, is still sorely In
need of aid for Its food sufferers. A
second urgent appeal to the country at
large has been issued by the relief
committee OF that city. Two entire
wards and part Of two others, compris
ing at least $4,000 souls out of a pop.
ulaion OF 10000 in the entire city, are
made homeless and dependent.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
THIRTY.EIeHT sIeHTsEEas HURT.
Bridge In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Falls
with Two Hundred PEOPLE.

A long section Of the Madison street
bridge, at Eau Claire. Wis. went down
under the weight of two hundred peo-
pc Tuesday night Six persons were
probably fatally injured and twenty
hve or thirty others less seriously hurt.
The accident occurred during an Il.
Elimination.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-19
All Houses swept Away.

Heppner Is situated In the narrow
valley of Willows creek Advlces TO
The Portland Chronicle stated that a
great storm was raging Sunday af.
ternoon at $3.50 and a cloudburst oc.
CURED O short distance above Hepp.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
ANARCHIST RUBINO IN COURT.
Being Tried in Brussels for Attempt
ino to Assassinate King Leopold.

Belnu Tried in Brussels for Attempt
ina to Assassinate King Leopold.
The trial, at Brussels, Belgium, OF
Geunaro Rubino, the italian anarchist,
on the charge of attempting to assas'
sinate King Leopold, November 49,
by firing three shots at him while he
was returning from the cathedral, was
opened Friday in the assize court.
Large crowds Of people gathered IN
the vicinity of the court, but only the
witnesses, lawyers and reporters
were admitted. A detachment OF po-
lice of considerable strength main
tanned order.
Rubino replied volubly to all inter-
rogations, and whenever he uttered
the word "anarch," he raised his voice
as though exulting in his connection
Herewith. The prisoner bitterly as
sailed modern society as the cause oi.
all evil, declaring he only attempted
% take the life of the king because
the latter was the highest representa-
tive of society. Rubino added that ne
had intended going to Italy for the
purpose of making an attempt on the
life of the Italian monarch, but ne
did not have sufficient funds. During
the prisoners examination it develop
ed he left the Italian army because his
officers prosecuted him.
The prosecution included in the H.
dictment letter from Rubino to So
cialist newspaper published in Lon
don, justifying the murder OF Senor
Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish pre-
mier, and stating that he, Rubino, had
contemplated killing King Edward
November Is.
Ia regard to his stay In England,
Rubino said that it was hospitablc
country and he decided not to make
an attempt to kill King Edward, as
that would bring trouble on his COM
rades. He spent the money which
he received from the Italian embassy
for spying on anarchists, in purchas'
ing a revolver, explaining that "an'
archists ought to always be armed so
az to be in readiness to kill the wild
beasts Of society,""
He had hoped to be able to kill King
Leopold, Prince Albert and few cler'
gymen. When the examination of tho
prisoner was concluded, the hearing
OF witnesses commenced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12

should be a state fund. He made
stirring appeal for the schools. Inc
idea of the public school scheme is 10
help the weak, and he thought thls
should be done. The result or the
law now is that the cities and towns
get the lions share. The city OF CO.
lumbia gets four times as much from
the dispensary as it did from high IL
cense, but this should go into a state
fund, because so much IS spent here by
people who do not live here. He was
sick and tired of his "nigger' ques-
ton in discussing the revenues for the
public schools.
The people in the cities educate the
negro, there are 1900 in the graded
schools in Columbia. Then why not
give the rural schools a chance to en-
Joy this fund?
The first section of the bill reads:
That from and after the first day OF
May. A. ID. 1903, all spirituous, malt,
vinous, fermented, brewed (whether
lager or rice) or other liquors by what
soever name known or called, which
are sold under the dispensary law OF
the state, shall be furnished or sold to
the several county dispensaries at a
net profit Of not less than II nor more
than 20 per cent to the state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
KNOCKS OUT TRUSTS
Littlefield's Anti=Monopoly Meas
ure Passes House.
NOT SINGLE VOTE AGAINST IT
Democrats Offered Many Amendments,
But All Were ovted Down.
Bill Now Goes to
Senate.

A Washington special says: BY
unanimous vote, 245 to nothing, the
house Saturday passed the antitrust
bill. The closing chapter was devoid
of excitement. For three hours the
democrats offered a series OF amend
ments designed to place teeth" In the
bill, but they were either ruled out OF
order or voted down by strict party
vote.
On only one vote were the political
ranks broken. 1t was on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Thomas, republi-
can, of Iowa, to make the filing Of re-
turns incumbent upon all corpora
tions mandatory. On that amendment
seven republicans voted with the
democrats.
The bill as passed requires corpora
tions thereafter organized" to file re-
turns covering its articles of incorpo-
ration, financial composition, condi-
tion, etc., with the interstate COM
merce commission on penalty OF being
restrained from engaging in interstate
commerce, prescribed penalties for
false returns, etc. The commission is
given authority in its discretion to call
for similar returns from existing cor.
porations doing an interstate business.
The commission is given power to
compel the answers to questions and
q fine not to exceed $4,000 is imposed
for failure to obey the commission in
this respect. Rebates by carriers Is
made punishable with fine Of not
less than $1,000 and corporations vio'
lating the provisions Of this section
are forbidden the use of the instru.
mentalities Of interstate commerce.
Carriers are prohibited from know.
ingly transporting articles produced,
manufactured or sold in violation OF
the Sherman act. In cases OF prosecu'
tions no person is to be excused from
testifying on the ground that such tes'
timony would tend to incriminate him,
but for such testimony the witness is
not to be, prosecuted. The circuit
courts are given jurisdiction in cases
of violation, and 1t is made the duty Oh
the district attorneys to institute pro-
ceedings to prevent violations and in
div1duals damaged by violations are
given authority to sue.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
Herbert Anqered.

The confirmation of the London dis
patch to the effect that MI. Bowen
and the British ambassador at their
interview Monday had a somewhat
heated argument, was obtained in
Washington Friday.
Indeed, it is stated that should the
character Of the cablegrams mat the
British ambassador has Deen sending
to his government regarding the attl-
tude of Minister Bowen become pub
lie, the country would be furnished
with sensational diplomatic incidents.
it is the opinion of the Venezuelan
negotiators other than the British am
bassador, that the latter is directly re-
sponsible for the abrupt breaking of
of negotiations with Mr.. Bowen.
1t IS the opinion in official circles
at Washington that Minister Bowen
has an absolute right, acting for Ven
ezuela, Of course to object to Presf-
dent Roosevelt's acting as arbitrator.
To do so would cause pain to LII. Bow
en-, whose admiration for Mr.. Roose-
velt IS we'll known, but he feels
obliged to keep we'll in mind the fact
that he is here not as an american,
but as a representative of Venezuela.
The British ambassadors conduct
has resulted in several important de-
tails of the momentous conference of
Monday last leaking out and these are
now substantiated by the other nego-
tiators present.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
GREWSOME EXHIBITS MADE.
shrouds Which Clothed BouIes Of the
Dead are Produced at Trial
of Grave Robbers.

A special from Indianapolis says:
There was a promise that there would
be no lack of sensation during the tes-
timony of Fridays trial Of DR.. }. G.
Alexander in the grave robbing cases.
A parcel in the possession OF detec'
tives was introduced as evidence. Ine
parcel contained two shrouds found oy
the detectives in the basement OF the
Central college during one OF the Wis
it's made to the place win search
warrants. One Of the shrouds was
identified as the one made for Mrs
Catherine Doerring, whose body was
stolen from the German Catholic cem'
etery.
Samuel B. Martin colored, who was
prominently identified with Cantrill In
the grave robbing business, was the
first witness up. He first met Ut.
Alexander at the latter's office last
June, he said. The doctor told him
that he wanted from seventeen to
twenty subjects for dissection and
would pay $50 each.
Martin said that g. this meeting DR..
Alexander told Rufus Cantrill that ne
would watch the death returns at the
board of health and would notify Can
trill. The first trip, he said, was IN
July, when, with CantriA and others,
he went to the Anderson cemeteray
and secured the body Of Gleneore
Gates and handed it over TO the Cen
tral college: Next day Colonel Alex
ander paid him $40.
His next trip was to the Ebenezer
grave yard, when the booy of Wallace
Johnson was secured. DR.. Alexander
told him the subject was not a good
one, because it-Xss mang!ed by the
cars, and Martin received but S5. At
the same grave yard he assisted -
getting the body Of Johnson Stilz, for
which DR.. Alexander paid him So. In
addition to these bodies Martin said
he got a body at the insane hospital
grave yard, which DR.. Alexander said
was a good subject, but witness said
he did not remember how much mon
ey was paid for 1t.
Witness assisted In raising body OF
Rose Neidelinger -at the cemetery
near Traders Point.
On another occasion Martin and
others went to a cemetery, but were
chased away.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
ALL FOR WElTE MEN
Secretary Root Makes Sensational
Speech in New York.
SAYS The NEGRO IS DOOMED
Declares White Men Only Will Hold
Office and that Amendments to
the Constitution Have Proven
Utter Failures.

At the celebration Of the tortletn
anniversary Of the Union League Club
at New York Friday night Secretary
of War Root made an ADDRESS, IN
which he said:
AFTER the civil war the great ques-
ton was, What shall we do with tne
black MANI and the answer was
Give him citizenship, equal rights
aud the franchise and he Will rise.
Three amendments were added to the
constitution, and I fear We will nave
to face the conclusion that the expe-
riment has fafled.
1.-THE suffrage has been taken away
from the negro and IN many OF tne
southern states the black man no
longer has the right Of suffrage.
"A curious development has been
seen within the past year. President
Roosevelt has appointed FEWER black
men than President Mckinley DID,
and there are today fewer black men
holding Office than when Mckinney
died. Yet loud cries are to be hearo
In the south about President Roose'
velt's policy in appointing black men
TO Office in the south. Under previous
presidents, Mckinley, Cleveland, Har-
rison and back to Hayes time, more
negroes were appointed to Office ana
nothing was said.
"A black man attended an official
reception at the white house q short
time ago. The black man was an ON
cial of the government, and had al
ways attended these receptions. YET
the invitation of the president to
these men was the signal for an out
cry of a thousand papers in tie south
that the whites were being lnsulted.
"I don't want to argue this question.
I am certainly showing that we nave
to face new change Of feeling IN
the south, that the black man is de-
MED the right to aspire to the highest
dignity which was formerly unques'
toned is now questioned. In a short
time the white man will succeed IN
excluding the black man from all Of
fees in the southern states.
1--WE can never throw off lie respon-
slbility that rests on our peorae Tor
the welfare of these black people that
we held in slavery for so many gener-
atioEs.
"Now, that the first attempt has
failed, theauestion is what to do, and
it should taRe> the greatest thought OF
BE greatest minds-af the country"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
SlxTY-TWO BOYS DIED.

Epidemic of Black Diphtherla Plays
Havoc on Receiving ship.
Several months ago J. B. Shoemak-
or, brother OF Mrs. Clark Reed, OF
Three Rivers, Mich, enlisted in the
United States marine service and was
assigned to the United States receir.
ing ship Franklin.
Mrs. Reed has just received a letter
from her brother, in which he says
that the black diphtheria had been rag
ing on the vessel and that out OF sixty
seven boys from the vessel who were
taken to the hospital ship all but five
had died, he being one IF the five sur
Yivors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
COMMISSION MEN LOSE OUT.

Cotton spinners' Schedule OF Prices
for Yarns Not Maintained.
News comes from Spartanburg that
there is no doubt but what the new
schedule of prices adopted by the
routhern cotton spinners at Charlotte
recently has put the commission man
out of the game when it comes to
quoting prices.
The mills and the buyers are con-
siderably apart, some OF the mills mold
ing tight for prices adopted at the
Charlotte meeting, and it is said that
they are getting what they ask Tor IN
some instances. All of the hard yarns
are, however, being offered from the
weave mills, it is reported, at a lower
hsure than that named by the regular
spinners.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
Charters are Granted.

Secretary of State CAN'T has recent
" issued commissions for two new
cotton mills, both of which will be To-
Gated in Dillon, in Marion county. One
of them, the Hamer mills, will have a
capital stock of 100000, and the 9TH
er, the Maple mills, will also have a
capital of 100000. 1t is understood
that William NJ. Hamer will be at the
head OF both enterprises.
The secretary of state has also is
sued a commission to the Harris Man
ufacturing Company, Of Greenville,
with capital stock of $4,000, which
will manufacture steam valves and de-
vices for signaling on railway trains.
A charter was granted to the Dar-
lington Hotel Company, of Darlington,
with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-12
CHILDREN DRAW MOTHER.

Errinq Crown Princess Finally Gives
Up Her Dear Giron.
A dispatch Srom Geneva, Switzer.
land, says: A mothers love for her
children has AT last triumpned In the
heart Of the former crown princess o.
Saxony, and in burst Of passion.
which has come as a climax to tbs
fight from home and husband, the wo-
man Of royal birth has said goodby TO
NJ. Giron and left for home.
The separation was pathetic-almost
heartrending. It was the final battle
the woman made against her own SELF.
81 must see my poor children again =
The woman almost shrieked the de.
claration.