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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-17
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"Should RetraCe His Steps. i"
President Roosevelt Advised that
"the Country Does not Want
q Deplorable Color Issue"
From the New York Herald

From the ouiburst of resent>
ment throughout the South and
the expression of sober Northern
sentiment President sevelt
must now realize that the lll-ad.
vised appointment of DR.. Crum,
following closely on the abrupt
closing of the Indianola postoffice,
was blunder which has already
done no little mischief, and which,
II persisted In, can hardly fail to
lead to the most deplorable con>
sequences.
TO this prevailing opinion of the
country the President NAV we'll
bow and promptly repair the mis-
take by accepting the resignation
of Mrs. Cox, opening the Indian.
ola Office with postmaster &C.
ceptable to it's citizens, and with
drawing the obnoxious nomina-
tion from the Senate to avert
sectional discussion to be depre-
Gated by the entire nation.
One of the results of the Span.
ish war hailed with keen satisfac-
tion by the American people was
the welding of Northern and
Southern feeling in patriotic uni.
ty. 1t was a theme that President
Mckinley loved to dwell on, and
is one on which President Roose.
velt himself has repeatedly spoken
with enthusiasm. But if the agi-
tation now menaced should be TO-
mented it would not only undo
the good then done, but wsuld set
the country back generation in
color prejudice and sectional
strife.
The sentiment against color in
the South may be unfortunate and
to be dsplored, but the vital fact
iS that it exists, ls universal and
rooted in the growth of centuries.
1t may wear out, but cannot be
cut out. Mr.. Roosevelt may
buck against it, but neither he
nor any other President, neither
Congress nor tho Republican par
ty, can overcome it. He can no
more inforcs political equality of
the races IN tho matter of Office
holding, which is not a censtitu-
tional right of any citizen, black
and white, than he can enforce
social equality. Any strenuous at
tempt to do SO will simply inten-
sify prejudice against color, en-
bitter race feeling and cause Sec
tional strife, In all of which tho
negro will inevitably he the great
est sufferer.
Apart from this view there is a
controlling consideration of poll
cy. 1t is a recognized interna.
tional principle and ssta blished
usage that q diplomatic represen-
tative must be, irrespective of
merit or worth, persona grata to
the Government and people to
which he is credited. For this
reason President Roosevelt recall
Ell the first consul he sent to Ha-
vana, Now 'he same principle
should apply to such prominent
Federal officials as collectors and
postmasters, who are brought into
close touch with the people. Like
= diplomatic representative, their
usefulness depends In a largo
measure on'their acceptabiIity.
1t matters not what the person.
al objection may be; if it is shared
by the community and the ap-
pointment is obnoxious to the citl-
zens that is enough to render it
unfit and impolitic, especially in
view of the fact that there are
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The Second Wilcox Trial.
CONTINUED from 1st page. |

my mother will be uneasy about
me If l stay out after this hour. "
This WAS said il 4 jocular way.
Continuing, Wilcox said: "Miss
Nellie, I would like to see you in
the hall" He relied . cigarette
and went out, followed by the
girl. After that moment Nellie
Cropssy was never seen again by
anyone save Wilcox. Hor dead
body was found floating, just be-
neath the surface of the water of
Pasquotank river, on tho morn
ing of the 9th day of Decem.
Der.
Thirty minutes after Wilcox
and Nellie left the room Miss
Ollie babe Crawford good night,
saw him to the door and went up
stairs to her room, thinking that
her sister had gone ahead of her;
but net finding her there she con-
cluded that she and Wilcox, who
had becn having lovers qusrrels,
had made up, crossed the hall
into the parlor fer quiet talk,
and were still there. However,
after having taken short nap,
and waking up, she heard the
clock strike 12, missed her sister
and gave the alarm. Soon the
whole family was up and search
ing everywhere for the lost girl.
But their efforts were in vain.
No trace Of the girl could be
found.
About l o'clock Mr.. Cropsey
went across town to the Wilcox
home and told Mrs. Wilcox,
mother of the defendant, that Mel
lie had disappeared and asked to
see James. Mrs. Wilcox went
alone to James room and soon
returned to say that he declared
that he knew nothing of the girl,
that he had returned to her an
umbrella and a picture she had
gwen him, and left her leaning
against one of tho posts to the
front porch, of her home, crying.
Wilcox did not get out of bed,
and seemed indifferent. At the
trial before tho mayor of the
town he said that he turned over
after his mother left the room and
was asleep in two minutes.
After visiting the Wilcox homo
Mr.. Cropssy reported the case to
the pslice department. Chief
Dawson went to Wilcox's room
during the early hours of the
msrnisg and asked him to accom-
pany him to the Cropsey resld-
once. Wilcox crawled out of bod,
put on his working clothes
and went. His room was never
searched until tho dead body of
the girl was found, 81 days later.
1t is not known whether his Wis
iting suit was wet or not. At
the Cropsey home Le declared
that he knew nothing Of Nellie's
whereabouts.
In order to understand the ev.
idsnce that will be given in the
trial one must fix the location of
the Cropsey house, relative to the
town and tho Pasquotank river,
In his mind. 1t Is = prosperous
little city of 5000 inhabitants.
eituated on the banks of the Pas.
quotank river. If you will turn
your back to the court house of
tho county, cross Tiber and Rer-
rington creeks and 60 out River.
view avenue, along the river, to.
ward the southern boundary of
the county, you will pass the
CroPsey home. As tho crow flies
1t is about half-mile from the
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
Bees On the Farm

Goodall's Farmer holds that it is mistake to keep no bees on the farm, and says that eff the farmer himself does not care to engage in the indus try, his Iwife or daughter can take charge of that part of the farm busi- ness to their great pleasure and finan- cial advantage. The danger from stings can be overcome if the proper precautions are taken and the bees approached gently and manipulated in tie same manner. Bee veils, gloves and smokers will furnish additional protection to the more timid, and the" whole season may be gone through without the keeper receiving single sting.
 "If the Carniolian or Italian strains are kept they will be found almost as harmless and gentle as house flies.
 This will be found to be especially
 true as regards Carniolians, which
 seem to have no disposition whatever
 to sting. The acreage and variety of
 honey producing plants and flowers
 increases year by year. In addition to
 the fruit tree blossoms, the we'll known flowers and the common clovers and alfalfa fields are making their appearance in all parts of the country
 and the bokhara or sweet clover is flourishing along the roadsides and in
 waste places. Both of these legumes are excellent honey yielders and only need bees to utilize as honey gatherers and storers, bees perform great and
 necessary work in pollenizing the f bloom of the fruit trees, and this : alone would justify the maintenance s of colony on the farm"
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
BANK CLEARINGS
Bankers See No Reason for Increase
 Except Legitimate Business

The enormous total of 7,262, 2Ol is the record of the Los Angeles clearing house for the week ending September 17. marking an increase of Al per cent over the business of the cores bonding week last year.
 This volume of banking transac- tions surpasses that Of Portland' Seattle. (whose combined clearings are little in excess of those of Los Angeles), Washington, D.. O., Den yer, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Buffalo, Providence, R. l. and many other large business and manufacturing cen ters of the country.
 Tacoma, with about one-third the banking business of Los Angeles, IS the only Ecity in the United States which approaches proportionate ln- crease over the clearings of the cores
 bonding week last year. Chicago shows an increase of 7.5 per cent; St.
 Louis. 6.5 per cent, while New York
 decreases her clearings by 65.7 per
 cent. r I1
 The figures shown by the Los Angeles
 clearing house are the mora signlfi-
 cant in that they are indicative of
 the volume of legitimate business and that at time of year when business , is usually dull. t' President R. J. Waters of the Citi- zens' National bank said: 'l know o1 no special payment or feature of the } market that would explain the in creased clearings. it would seem to b' due to an increase in the volume O. regular business. What that increase 8 consists of I do not feel to be in Q position to explain. l was surprised 2 at the sum which appeared in tn l tabulated statement. "-L. A. Herald
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26

the negative pole to the abdomen. Every moment the little one showed increasing signs of life, and within ten minutes it was breat hing natur- ally. The doctors then decided to give the child an electrical spray bath. This was done with static machine, and when it was completed
 the youngster was to all intents as
 healthy as any other child less than two hours old. Since then it has con- tinued to thrive.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
AWOKE SPARK OF LIFE
A Babe Pronounced Dead is Made to
 "f-e Breathe

Essex, Ont.-Two physicians in this town, were called last week to attend Mrs. Frank Wagner. A child was born to her of unusual size and giving no signs of lie. The, physicians worked more than an hour in vain attempt to bring the child to life, with hot and cold water baths, in Hating the lungs with tube, artificial respiration and every other means known, and they finally decided to use electricity.
 The house where the baby was born is three blocks from the physicians office. The doctors wrapped the child in blanket and carried it to the office, where no time was lost in alternately applyinga Faradic current and galvanic current. The negative pole was placed at the base of the brain and the positive pole to the ab' domen. The physicians administered current of 120 milliamperes to the body. Fifteen minutes after they hao commenced the treatment the chile gave short gasp. This encouraged the physicians, who increased th' power of the electrical current to 2O' milliamperes, the positive pole beinI changed to the base of the brain ant
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26

eral complaints of premature opening are received from the central and eastern districts. The greater part of the cotton belt is now suffering from drouth.
 Complaints of premature dropping of apples are extensive and the general outlook for this fruit is not improved.
 Favorable reports are received from Southern Kansas and Iowa.
 Flowing and fall seeding have made favorable progress, except in the lower Mississippi valley and southern statesp where the season is too dry.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
WARNER INDIANS ARRAIGNED
Irrigation Work Caused the Recent
 Strike

Washipgton-A strike of the War ner's Ranch Indians in California for the employment of their tribe as a unit on irrigation work ordered by the government for their sole benefit has been reported to the interior de- partment by George Butler, irrigation superintendent. MT. Butler was or dered to Pala ranch, whence the War ner's Ranch Indians recently were transferred, after years of trouble, to develop a water supply and dig lrri- gation ditches for the benefit of the Indians. He employed eight of them at sl. 25 a day, August 3l, promising to employ all whenever extension Of the work warranted it, but the In dians refused to go to work, deciding at a council meeting that all or none of them should be employed. Is
 MT. Buffers report arraigns the
 tribe as dissatisfied, unrujy and unsettled" and says they attempt to
 dictate the policy of the reservation and term of labor, and refuse to afiili' ate with the other Indians except al fiestas. At recent fiesta, he says,
 forty places where drinks were solo were counted, and the report adds; , "It is said deputy marshal wal r. running a game wide open"
 P The report questions the, advisabil
 ity of employing the Indians in tn irrigation work under the circum f stances. t
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
ATTEMPTS TO RAM LINER
NEW VERSION OF A COLLISION IN
 THE CHINA SEA
Would Destroy Empress of lndia-Plot Failed and Instead the Chinese Cruiser Huang Tai Went to the Bottom,

Vancouver, B. C.---Because the steamship Empress of India had on board Wong Wal Chee, one of the foremost of Chinese reformers, officers of the steamer believe that the vessel and everyone aboard her were to have been made a sacrifice. Cable dis patches told of the collision month ago between the Empress of India and the Chinese cruiser Huang Tai. The biz liner has arrived in Vancouver with story that it was not case of accident, but that the sinking of the warship was due to an unsuccessful attempt on its part to ram the liner and send her to the bottom. One of the, officers of the steamer made the following statement:
 "There is very little doubt ln my mind but that the Chinese warship attempted to sink the Empress. be- lieved that from the maneuvering the Chinese vessel went through. When l arrived in Hong Kong my suspicious were strengthened by what l heard there.
 'The collision took place just after dark on the night before we reached Hong Kong. I was on watch and ever! thing that l saw led me to the con clusion that the Chinaman tried t' sink us. We came along at speed o about fourteen miles an hour. w gradually overhauled the Chinese ship we had seen directly ahead, an' which was running the same cours as we for Hong Kong. Now, unde ordinary conditions it is hard to SC how we could have had collision They were running much slower tha we and we naturally gave them lots room. We were perhaps 300 to 5( feet astern when the Chinese vess' suddenly swung over to cross or bows. There is no possibility but th' sue knew we were right there and th
 collision was sure. It is certa1 that if they turned T smash could n
 be avoided and they did exact
 what would have been done in al attempt to ram, which was the inte
 tion, believe, they had in view"
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
CORN SAFE FROM FROST
Wheat Much Damaged After Being
 Stacked-Rust Hits Cotton

Washington-The weekly crop bull letin says:
 Except in Iowa, Northern Missouri and Eastern Nebraska, where excessive moisture has prevented rapid ripening the corn crop has made satisfactory progress. the bulk of the--early planted over the southern portion of the belt being practically safe from frost. The northwest portion of the corn belt has been threatened with damage from recent cold, but with the exception of the Dakotas no serious injury has re- suited. Further delay in threshing of spring wheat in the spring wheat re- zion east of the Rocky mountains has resulted from excessive rains and there has been considerable damage to wheat in stack and shock. Delay ir shipping and injury to grain is also reported from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
 Further deterioration in the condi tion of cotton is generally reported throughout the cotton belt. Shedding and rust are extensive and quite gen
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
TAKES A CONSERVATIVE COURSE
Premier Will Maintain Dignified Re-
 latioDS With Russia

Tokio-Responding to deputation which urged him to insist upon 8 definite answer from Russia, "whose latest Manchurian proposals consti tuted an insult to Japan," the premier said the government would take no steps whatever which would impair the national dignity or prestige.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
Grape Prices Fixed

Woodland-After several weeks of controversy local prices for wine grapes have been established. They are those of the Wine Makers associa- tion, and are as follows: Zinfandels, sl35O, Sultanas SIP, Muscats s9, Tokays, s8. The growers expected much letter prices, but found the buyers were strongly organized.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
No, an Authority.

"You don't pronounce that word right" said the stranger, who was do' ing his first fishing in northern WIS., consin lake. "Webster calls 1t mus kellunge.'"
 "I never heerd of Webster" nerceiy retorted the old guide, but I'm wilin' to bet he never ketched husky ID nls' lifey "--Chicago Tribune
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
PLANS TO ANNEX MOROCCO
FRANCE WILL BEGIN WAR OF CON-
 QUEST AT ONCE
Preparations Almost Completed and the Campaign Will Be Inaugurated Within Few Weeks All Europe Interested in the Move.

ris.-Preparations are already well advanced for the next war of conquest in which the great powers will engage. The French government has deter mined to conquer and annex Morocco, and operations on an extensive scale probably will be begun within few weeks.
 This ambition of France is, of course, we'll known and well under stood. What is not well known ana will not be easily understood is that Great Britian has consented to stand aside and to abandon her almost tra- ditional attitude of protection of the royal prerogatives of the sultan Of this African kingdom. Less than ten years ago Great Britian would not have hesitated to make war with France, if necessary, in defense Of the integrity of Morocco. The sultan, as late as the spring of the present year, relied with absolute confidence upor British support. Whether he has ye' become aware of its withdrawal ha' not transpired.
 The explanation of this radica change of policy on the part of tn British government is only partlall. clear. It has at first glance the ap pearance of another "cave', and weak one at that. Its motive, how
 ever. is undoubtedly the new ehor l which Britian is making to dlvorc
 France from her alliance with Russia s The concession was made by th
 British authorities at the time of th : the visit of President Loubet to tf e king last July, and Delcasse brougf : back with him to Paris the consel
 of Lord Lansdowne as the greate'
 coup of his administration.
 The approaching campaign will
 the subject of the keenest military il
 terest. not alone in France, but
 all Europe. Nothing is known al is much is suspected regarding the effe lg tiveness of the machinery and perso or nel of the French army. It has h. CT no real test. The conquest of Moro S. co will not be child's play, althou
 it involves nothing approaching C. magnitude the task which Gre d, Britian assumed with light hei gs when she sent General Butler wi os 50, GOO men to subdue the Boers.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-26
Speed of 106 AS Miles Per Hour

Berlin-An electric car ran at the rate of 106 4-5 miles per hour on the Zossen military road, said to be the highest speed ever attained. The engineers in charge expect that l25 miles an hour will be reached.
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REGISTRADOR FOTOGRAFICO DE EN-
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TALLERES THE GOVERNOR.
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