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rOLlUHID AT LMIN6TQH, wi -AT- tl.OQ A YEAR IN ADYANCEj ; gggggg888888S888S gS88888S88888888S "8888 888888888888 i'w -ggasssagssaasggg SSSS8S8838283388S gg88S888S8888888 M: sssssssssssas 8288S88SS88888888 " S388888SSSS888S8S . a 5 " 3:1.1! tn 1 1 J : i ; Inttre.l at Second Clui Matter, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The tuUcrlpcioa prlc ol the Weekly Star It 1 loll w; giggle Copy 1 year, pof fId .... ...81 00 ' (month, " " SO ' Smooths M 80 THE CRUSADE ON AMERICAN COTTON. We do' not apprehend that the supremacy of the South as the cot ton producing region of the world la seriously threatened, yet it is worth while for us to note the possi bilities and probabilities of compe tition in the production of the one great staple that. is so absolutely necessary to clothe the people of the world. As the world grows in intelli gence and ciyization the need for clothing becomes more imperative and proportionately the demand for raw cotton increases. The enlarged uses, the increased need and the greater demand for cotton make it an interesting subject, and it comes Iamii (a ns wtV r ava in ft, A GtAAa 11UU-IC tu US TT 11 V BID 1U vua UVIU where the fleecy staple is produced. That the European spinners de? lire to seek freedom from their de nandence on America for cotton grows plainer every day. In fact, the movement across the waters takes the shape of a crusade against American cotton. In the British House of Commons a few days ago that body adopted a measure pledg ing the government to use every ef fort to foster the production of cot ton in the British empire, in order to relievo the British mills from de pendence upon ns for cotton. In the discussion upon the resolution offered in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking for the gov rnment, declared that the government had already taken ifoni in tnalnr oTTvo.Timo.rif at tnlftva.. tions in Great Britain's African pos sessions, and he crave the assurance that the government would in the future assist the movement in every wajf possible. This action by the British Parlia ment indicates that the movement to produce cotton in Great Britain's own colonies is going to be given an effective test, and while it may not hare any immediate influence upon the South's interests in cotton pro duction, it is so serious as to cause us to ''sit up" and at least watch the movement very close Iy. we know that limited areas of Great Britain's colonies, and also those of Germany, France and Belgium, are capable of cotton pro duction, but it remains to be de monstrated and proven that the area can be so enlarged, the methods of cultivation so adapted, and the quality of the product to be obtain ed, will be sufficient to ultimately bring about any serious competition with us. Along with their efforts at cotton cnlture are the two very important questions of labor and transportation, considering that all the other conditions are favorable. in the South wo already have a cotton growing region without any experimentation, we have railroad and water transportation against the undeveloped regions of Africa, we have the labor situation fairly well in hand, and the chances are certainly in our favor. Surely we areinafayored land, but we must not be content to stand upon what we haye already achieved in the produc tion of cotton. From this time for ward no effort should be spared to experiment along lines calculated to deyelop a more prolific variety of cotton, a better quality of staple, nuu more approved and more eco nomical methods of cultivation, V ..... uaryesung, ana handling of our great fibre crop. We know of no greater room for improvement than is open to our method of ginning and baling cotton. We are speaking, or course, from the standpoint of securing more economy in this re- pect, both in money saving, labor saving, and time saving. Tne "old fashioned" gin house, with its screw r press so far away as to require core labor than is necessary in the process of baling must give way to modern gin houses where seed cot wn can be handled by elevators and machinery and go in the lint from tn gin Into the press instead of having to be carried in baskets or in he arms of laborers. Comparatively 16 w ginneries are so well equipped, VOL. XXXV. and here ! a big opportunity for the mechanical engineers to get busy. The South hai the lead oyer any other country in cotton lands already tried, In climate, in labor, In transportation, in cotton oil mills that make the seed one of the valu able portions of the crop, and in cotton factories where the cotton is grown; so all we haye to do is to bring intelligence to bear in devel oping fully our resources and im proving our methods as to cotton growing and handling. When it is considered that billions will have to be spent in Africa in building rail roads, developing lands, in estab lishing machinery plants, and In all other essentials to equal the advan tages which we have already at tained, we need not get scared for a couple of hundred years yet. We shall not neglect to say that the earnestness of the British and other European spinners in seek ing emancipation . from America as a source of supply of raw cotton. is due in a very small measure, if at all, indeed, to the manipulation of the price of the staple by "Specula tors. We have before said and stick to it that cotton has been scarce and prices have ruled high mainly on ac count of unfavorable crop conditions, in face of the increased demand for cotton in all portions of the world. The fact is, it is agreed by cottonol- ogiatB, if we may coin the word, that consumption has over-reached pro duction, and this is really the basis for the anxiety of European spinners to look out for their future supply. TQE PULPIT AND ITS WORK. We note that some of our esteem ed contemporaries are discussing "the decadence of pulpiteering.'' Some criticise the methods of the pulpit, and there are not wanting those editors who want the preach ers to go back to sermonizing in a way that will frighten or terrify people into conversion. There are others who believe that the relega tion of such pulpiteering to the past is a sure proof of progress and not of decadence. We are inclined to leave all this to the pulpit. Our observation is mat mere never ft as been sucn a strong pulpit aa may be found to day throughout the world. For eloquence, learning, piety and af- fectiveness, we believe that the soldiers of Christ were never stronger. We have all sorts of pulpit deliverances, and it is not for people who are "standing afar off" like Peter to say what the methods should be. au sorts and sizes oi guns are being used in modern warfare to day, and the nature of the assault, the distance of the bulwark to be at tacked, and the position and strength of the enemy dictate the effective range of the guns and the size and destructiveness of the shot. It rather appears to a layman that the more the methods employed in the pulpit the more people will be reached, The man behind the guns in the pulpit will have to decide what kind of guns and what kind of shot to fire, as their aim is to get small same and big same. Different shot for different game. Our opinion is that the pulpit is doing its work better than its critics are doing theirs. We haven't got a word to say. A new novel is announced by Thomas Dixon, Jrn author of "The One Woman" and "The Leopard's Spots." It is is said to be in a way, a companion to his first book, and is entitled "The Clansman." The author's purpose here is to show that the original formers of the Ku Kluz Klan were modern knights errant, taking the only means at hand to right wrongs. As Democratic conventions are democratic they can instruct if they please or not do so, as the circum stances demand. In fact Demo cratic conventions do as they please Americanism is abont the only tag worn by a Democrat. The Chicago News says: "Court ship is a two sided same, in which each player tries to fool the other.' When both parties are trying to stack the cards on a show down for matrimony it is calculated to break up the game. A New York merchant says North Carolina sells 120,000 worth of coon skins every year In - New York. Please state what kind of coons, so President Roosevelt will know how to construe this item. The Chatham Record tells of a Republican primary in that county where only ten persons were pres ent. That's easily accounted for. There were no Federal office-holders i in that township. . I We can't, promise that any mer I maids can be seen at Wilmington's I seaside resorts this season, but the I Summer-girl will be here In all her I glory and as enchanting as ever. ' y nr"-- UT" .r7-i; ' T - 'I' - "N '' ';. ' ' " PANAMA CANAL HJECUlSfi, Jl It 11 ITO V V II u II M ItW II i II K II IRw THE COURTLY STEDMAN. High Trlbate to tbe Next Governor of North Carolina An Incident Show lay, His High Sense of Honor. Raleigh News & Observer. To the Editor: -One of the slg nlflcant things about Major Sted man's campaign for the guberna torial nomination is the large num ber of personal friends in every sec tion of the State who are working for him. His friends are making his fight for him. And what a host of them he has! It is said that every man with whom Major Sted man has ever associated on terms of friendship during his young man hood or in middle age is enthusias tically supporting him in his pres ent ambition. This is a great thing to say of any man, for a man may be known as well by the friends as by the enemies he has made. What is the seoret of this power to attract and hold men ? I know that his rich experiences in affairs, his equitable temper, his mature judg ment, have influenced many in his favor, who believe that the State needs as chief executive a man with these qualifications. But this is not the secret. Nor can it be wholly because he is courteous and kindly and considerate, a gentleman of the old school and he is all these things; many men have these quali ties who are not so successful as Major Stedman in quest of friend ship. The secret lies in his possess ing a quality that is a much rarer thing, particularly in candidates for office, than courtesy and kindi ness and consideration, and that is sincerity. The point is that he has always been just the same kindly, considerate gentleman that he is now. All who have known him will testify that Charles M. Sted man was the same yesterday that he is to-day. These characteristics of the true gentleman which I have attributed to him are not worn in his case as a mere campaign gar ment. In him they are the mani festations of a sincere soul. It is common knowledge that the cheap politician is a past master in the art of hypocrisy. He is Bon Vi- vant or Jf untan. Prohibitionist or Saloon defender,Uhistian or Scoffer, a Free Trader or Protectionist, for Monopolies or against them anything to suit the pre judices or beliefs of those whose votes he wants. He can be come all things to all men with a facility which would excite our ad miration except that it arouses onr Contempt. This is not the class to which Major Stedman belongs. He would scorn to deceive any man for the paltry price of a vote. You will never find him making a red-hot prohibition speech and then scoot- T x - ii. x. l i .en lug to tne nearest saioou u iiu ms stomach and his pockets with whis key. Yon will not find him accept ing employment of the trusts and the railroads and then, with their money in his pockets, vehemently de nouncing them on the stump and posing as the friend of the people. If he did, It wonld not be surprising to find him distrusted both by the cor- poratlons and the people. There are some things a sincere gentleman can not do. Charles M. Stedman is not a hypocrite. sometimes one act In a man s ca reer will so illuminate him that all may see him as he is. There is one act In Major Stedman's political life I may call it the initiatory act of his political career which shows him to us in his essence as volumes might not do. I want the people of North Carolina to know about it. At one time, before he became Lieutenant Governor, he was the- attorney for three important railroads, the Wil mington & Weldon, the Carolina Central and the Wilmington, Co lumbia & Augusta at that time separate corporations. The salaries received from tnese tnree roads must have been in the aggregate a considerable sum. But immediate ly upon his election as Lieutenant Governor he resigned these posi tions gave up a lucrative employ ment lor a meagre per diem, ins sensitive honor would not permit him to undertake the impossible task of serving-two masters, the corporations and the people. It was the knowledge of th!8 act, of which I learned several months ago, that first turned me Stedman- wardln my search for a personal choice for Governor: and, in the light which further investigation has thrown upon his character, x know that this act is characteristic of the man. And I know that the honor of my State will be safe in the keeping of a man who maintains his own unsullied. Walter P. Stradlet. Oxford. N. C. t CAPT. "BILL" DAT HAS A FIQHT,' Mix'np la Yarborouf h Lobby With Bern- ber of News ft Observer Staff. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. O., May 8. This even ing In the lobby of the Yarborougn Hotel a fight occurred between Capt. W. II. Day and Mr. E. B. Brltton, of tba editorial staff of the News and Observer, in which Mr. Brltton re ceived several severe blows from Capt. , Day, who used a heavy cane, and the latter caught a hard knock on the nose from Britton. Friends separated them before either was seriously hurt The News and Observer had passed severe criticisms on Capt. Day recently In connection with his course as leading counsel for Finch and Capt. V. E. Mc- Bee In their efforts to put the Atlantic & North Carolina Bailroad In the hands of a receiver, and it teems that as Capt Day passed into the notej. Mr. Brltton made as though he was going to speak to him and UapL my told him he must noi, using tne moat Insulting epithet that could be ap plied to man. Britton struck at him and then fay uiea n buck rrceij until by-sUnders interfered and held the two men apart. Mayor roweu will investigate the case to-morrow. WILMINGTON, N. C, COUNTY CONVENTION. Harmonious Gathering of New Hanover Democrats at Court " "House Saturday. PRIMARY ACTION RATIFIED. Shslrmsa Will Appoint Detystes to State aid District foaveatlois Executive eonalttee Reorganized Dele gstloa Solid for Stedmai. The utmost harmony prevailed in the New Hanover County Democratic Convention which met Saturday at noon in the Court House, pursuant to jofficlal call. Its unity of purpose was strongly emphasised in the fact that within twenty .'minutes after it waa called to order by Chairman Geo. L. Peschau,' of the executive committee, the convention had . unanimously nominated a full county and township ticket, recommended a candidate to represent the counties of New Han over and Brunswick in the State Senate and provided for the appoint ment of delegates to the State, Con gressional and Senatorial conventions, all in ratification of the will of the people as expressed last Tuesday in the primaries. Hon. John D. Bsl lamy was called to the chair and Mr. D. C. Love was requested to act as secretary. Upon assuming the chair, Mr. Bellamy made an enthusiastic ad dress explaining the object of the con vention and taking a very optimistic view of the prospects for a National Democratic victory in November. The county convention, he said, was the formal inauguration of the campaign of 1904 in New Hanover, for the con tinuation of good government. He said he had never known a more op portune time nor the prospects brighter for Democratio success than now. With a Republican president at the helm of government, uncerttln, erratic, quixotic; a man who utterly disregards law, declares war without warrant or consent of Congress, takes out forty millions of dollars to pay Federal pensioners; insults the people of the South by running rough shod over all the tradition of the South by inviting negroes to diae at his table these were some of the reasons why It was desirable to change. The Nation was yearning for a man to oppose him, who is an observer of the rights of the people, an able jurist and a conservative Democrat. However, Mr. Bellamy said the people of New Hanover were not then assembled for the purpose of discussing National politic?, whereupon he declared the convention ready for business and nominations in order for psrmanent organic illoa. Upon motion of Walter P. Gafford, Kiq., the temporary organisation was made permanent. Chairman Geo. I. Peschau, of the Executive Committee, then transmitted to tho secretary, the official returns In Tuesday's primaries with the certified results. A roll call by the secretary showed every town ship and preclact in the county rep resented by strong delegations. Nomi nations of county officers next being declared In order Marsden Bellamy, Eiq., nominated Mr. G. J. Boney for the House of Reresentatlves; Mr. J. D. Smith nominated Mr. Frank H. Btedman, for sheriff; Woodus Kelluno, Esq., Mr. W. H. Biddle, for Register of Deeds ; Mr. J. W. Branch and Mr. D. O. Love, Mr. H. McL. Green, for County Treasurer; Mr. J. W. Branch, Dr. C D. Bell, for Coroner: Mr. W. B. Savage, constable of Wilmington township, Mr. R. A. Chad wick, con stable of Cape Fear township, and Mr. J. M. Hewlett, constable of Harnett township. All the nominations were carried unanimously, in accordance with the result In the primary. No nomination of constable In Mssonboro and Federal Point townships haying been made in the primary, Mr. Gerrit Walker nominated Mr. D. J. Fergus for Masonboro township and Mr.Thos. Burnett for Federal Point township. Both were carried also unanimously. Mr. Fergus attempted to withdraw In favor of Mr. J. J. Melton, but lite rally he had the honor "thrust upon him." Walter P. Gafford, Esq , moved that Brooke G. Empie. Esq., be recom mended as New Hanover's unanimous choice for the State Senate. The mo tion received several seconds and was carried by acclamation without a dls sentlng voice. Mr. G. Herbert Smith, advertising to the fact that the appoint ment of delegates to the State and dls trict conventions was In order, moved that the time honored custom be ad hered to and that the chairman be authorised to name the list to each of the meetings. Ma jor W. H. Bernard offered as an amendment, which was accepted, that the chairman and secretary of the Countr Convention be included in the lists of delegates. Mr. J. D. Smith said he was in favor of Instruct Intr the New Hanover delegation to the State Convention to vote for Maj, Ohas. M. Stedman for Governor. Mr. H. K. Nash, an ardent admirer and supporter of Msj. Stedman, said that he with others- oL Maj. Stedman's closest friends in the county, thought it best not to jrjve Instructions to the delegation as New Hanover wouia vote for him as a unit at Greensboro anyway. The same sentiment was ex pressed by others, whereupon Mr. Smith very courteously withdrew his suggestion. Reflecting the aentlmen of the county as expressed In there cent primaries It may be regarded as an absolute certainty that the dele gates appointed to the convention will vote solidly for Msj. Stedman. The delegates will be announced by Mr Bellamv later. Nw Htnover has a FKIDAY, MAY 13, 1904. strength of 20 votes In the 8tate Con S vention, 69 In the Congressional and avuui ue uma in ma oennoriai. KXEOtmVK OOHHTTTlisS OBOAXIZED. - Immediately upon -adjournment of the convention, the executive commit tees from the several preeincii elteted In Tuesday's primaries, met and or ganised by electing one of their number as chairman, who thereby became ex officio a member of tbe Democratio County Executive Com mittee. The chairmen elected to con stitute the central committee are aa follows: First Ward First precinct, W. F. Gsrpenterj Second preclact, E. F. Lewis; Third precinct, G. T. Hewlett Becond Ward H. M. Chase. Third Ward Geo. L. Peschau. Fourth Ward W. A. WUlson. Fifth Ward First precinct, J. H. Barris,; Second precinct, C. B. Bur nett. : ' , . Cape Fear W. H. Shearln. Harnett Gerrit' Walker. Masonboro and Federal Point Town ship D. J. Fergus. The newfy constituted County Com mittee tben met and reorganised by re iecting George L. Peschau, Esq., chairman, and Mr.-W. A. Willson, secretary. BOUQtir A WHOLE CITY. laterestlsf Clipping from Paper Relative io Mammoth Purchase by Mori nav The Stab's good friend, Capt. John Birrr, a few days ago ahowed a re portur a clipping from a New York newspaper, stating that the good old Irish town of Castle Martyr, county of Cork, had recently been put up at auction and sold to interests believed to be backed by J. Pierpont Morgan. The town Is about one-half mile long and belonged to the Earl of Shannon, wbwe finances needed the tonic said to lodge in American dollars. Ac cording to tbe newspaper clipping, Morgan will be proprietor of every square inch of ground, every building, the publie streets, highways and by ways, the churches, city hall antt 1 public buildings and houses. As a result Mr. Morgan could name the mayor, policeman, judgesjailor, tax collector and all other officers. "I was born nine miles from that town," said Capt. Barry In speaking of lis sale to the great American finan cier. 4 'It's a bsautiful place," he con tinued; "it is on the mall route, 14 miles from Qaeenstown and the sea port town of Yopel. I can remember It from the long ago and the grandeur In which the then lord of the property lived was marvellous. EX-SENATOR MARION BUTLER Msle Ports le Is a Receit ladlsa Deal. Special to Raleigh Post. Washihoton, May 6. Ex-Senator Marlon Butler, who left to-day for Sampson county, has made a fortune in a recent Indian deal that was negotla ted by a syndicate composed of promi nent Washington politicians, one of whom Is said to be Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania. This syndicate, ac cordlne to Information here, was or sranixsd to press a suit on behalf of the Delaware Indians against theUhero- kees for 147,000 acres of valuable land, which the Delawares claim is rightfully theirs. The syndicate re ports that it expended aes.uou in press lng the suit, but that It asked nothing from the Delawares except an oil lease on 80 acres of each Delaware's allot ment As there are 19S Delawares and oil leases are worth 1100 an acre. It is figured that the syndicate will se cure a fee of more than $1,600,000 for a suit which it lost and which it took on a contingent fee. Ex-Senator But ler is understood to have a one- fourth Interest In the syndicate. From all accounts the posslbllltres of oil leases on the land are almost fabu lous. The "Jso. H. Sweeney, Jr. Mr. D. K. Abbott, represenUng the Kelly Springfield Road Roller Co., oi 8prlngfleld, Ohio, was here yesterday and closed the contract for the new 80,000 pound machine for which the city will exchange the big "Jno. H. Sweeney," now In use and regarded as uniufted to the work here. Mr. Abbott will have the large roller shipped away aa early as possible. The city pays $1,760 In exchange be tween the rollers, the new one being valued at 13,250. The Springfield Company agrees within one year to replace free of charge any part of the roller that may prove defective, either In workmanship or material; also to send an expert here to operate the machine for ten days and give In structions to the local engineer. Mr. J 6. Brooks Dead. Mr. J. W. Brooks, of the firm of Brooks & Taylor, left Saturday for Seaside, Brunswick county, in re sponse to a messsge informing him of the very sudden death of bis father, Mr. J. (J. Brooks, at his home in that town Friday afternoon. The deceased is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. The sons are Messrs. J. W. Brooks, of Wilmlngto o; George E. Brooks, of Seaside, and W. E. Brooks-, of Ktngland, Gs., while the daughters are Misses Fannie, Carrie and Stella Brooks, all of Seaside. British schooner "City of Nassau," Capt. Munro, cleared yes terday for Kingston, Jamaica, with cargo of 165,000 shingles and 19,000 feet of moulding, consigned by J. A. Springer & Co. Schooner "Ohas. O. Lister" cleared for New York with cargo from the Cape Fear Lumber Co. Mr. Price Furpless, represent ing the B. F. Smith Fire Proof Con struction Co., of Washington, D. 0., was here yesterday from Jacksonville, N. C. where on Monday bis firm will begin work on a handsome new tJS.000 Court House to be erected for Onslow, county. HE INVITED TflE SHOT Negro Killed by Young White Man at Worth's Ice Fac tory Yesterday. MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE. Hai Quarrelled and Colored Laborer Had Been Ordered from Premises Par tlcnlsrs Hard te Obtain Coro aer's lavestifstloa Todsy. BseausB ha was insolent, threaten ing in his demeanor and engaged in the use of vile and abusive language towards him, after having been twice orderedxff the premises, Sam Phlpps, a young white man employed as a su perlntendentVor the Fruit Growers' Express, stood upon the top of a re frigerator car at Worth's ice factory on Second street, yesterday evening about 6:80 o'clock and fired upon Jim Hall, amlddled-aged colored man, who was standing on the railroad yards bS- low, the ball from the young man's pistol having taken effect in the ne gro's head, producing a wound from which he died five hours later at tbe James Walker Memorial Hoipital. Phipps immediately came down off the car, went through the factory and Is said to have proceeded to the Caro lina Central depot, where he procured a band car from the yards and made good bis eaeapp. Particulars of the shooting were hard to obtain last night, but from best Information, the negro and over seer had a difficulty about cleaning one oft.be ears being iced at the factory for strawberry shipments. The negro said he had cleared the car ; the overae:r said he hadn't and Hall was ordered away. Phipps went on top o! some cars on the railroad tracks and the negro con tinued to harangue from the yards be low. The young overseer again told the negro to leave or he would shoot him. Hall is said to have then throw.n open his coat, applied some bad lan guage to the young man and told him to "blaze away." The white man took the negro at bis word, drew his pistol and fired. The ball entered the right side of Hall's head, a little back and above the right ear, splitting In two, and extensively fracturing the skull. 8ome of the brain substance escaped through the wound and a por tion of the bullet was taken out with particles of tbe shattered skull. The hospital ambulance was quickly sum moned and the negro waa sent to the hospital, where he died at 11 o'clock last night. After a coroner's Investi gation to-day, the remains will be turned over for burial to Hall's brother, who lives in the vicinity of Fourth and Bladen streets. The dead man Is well known in the city and for several years has worked it the two ice factories. Phipps came to Wilmington two days ago from some point in Georgia and is only slightly known. He Is about 21 years of age, weighs about 135 pounds' and is not very strong physically. Chief of Police FurJong made every effort to intercept his flight from the city by sending guards to all approaches a few minutes after the shooting, but the effort was fruit less. A number of telegrams were sent to adjacent towns to look out for htm. Morning Star of the 6th. ARQUWEMT IS SELMA CASE, More Prepositions to Lease the A. & N. 6. The Day-Brltton Asssnlf. Special Star Telegram. Ralkgh, N. C, May 7. Messrs. Junius Davis and Jas. H. Pou made arguments for the Atlantic Coast Line to-day before Judge Geo. EL Brown in the Selnaa case. The arguments for the Corporation Commission were made by Attorney General Gilmer and F. A. Woodward. The closing speech for the Coast Line will be made Monday by R. N. Simms, the principal question at issue being the right or tne commission to maxe an order for tbe operation of a new train that must, according to the verdict of the jury, be operated at a loss to the company. Governor Aycock received telegrams to-day from Newbern and Goldsboro asking for verification of rumors there that the Atlantic 5c North Carolina railroad had been leased to the Fin layson-MUls syndicate,and replied that there was no truth in It. He says he expects a third bid for tbe road Mon day, he having In hand now bids from the Flnlayson-AUlls and the rnuauei ohia syndicates, but that he cannot lease to anv one until the Federal re- eel vershln proceeding In the Federal Court in settled. At noon to-day Captain W. H. Day appeared before Mayor Powell, waived examination under the cnarge oi as sault with a deadly weapon on Edward E. Brltton, of tbe dews ana uoserver, and gave 1 50 bond for bis appearance at the next term of Superior Court. Mr. Brltton was declared guilty of no affray. Capt. Day, in waiving exami nation, gave notice that he would not admit using a deadly weapon. BURGLARY AT MaXTO!,.P. f. Hardware Room ef J. V. Carter's Depart- meat Store Entered Wednesday. Special to News & Observer. Maxtor, N. a, May 5. The hard ware room of J. W. Carter's big de partment store was burglariously en- tared last nirht probably about 1 o'clock, and a half dozen pistols and several hundred cartridges taken. The thief entered a rear window by re- movlnr one of the Iron bars in the grating. When the burglary was dls rnrd early this morning, blood- bounds were pnt upon the trail. whicn thev followed fur about half mtiti and flnallv lost it at the crossing of tha railroad tracks In tbe suburbs of the towr. It Is supposed that tbe bur glars boarded tbe night freight train going to Wilmington. NO. 29 SPIRITS TURPENTINE. The Democratic county con vention of Bladen will be held at Elizabethtown Jnne 2nd, instead of Jnne 8th, the date having been changed. Raleigh News and Observer: That proposition to elect a nearo bishop, made in the Northern Meth odist Conference, is one reason why the Southern Methodists have not wished to unite with their Northern brethren. The Weed Distilling & Manu facturing Company, a wood product plant located near Fayetteville, has made very large additions . In the last montn and expects to more than double its output of spirits turpentine and other products thereby. At Caledonia, the State peni tentiary farm, near Ttllery, Halifax county, 1,800 acres, against 1.400 last, wilL be planted in cotton. There are about seven or eight hun dred acres for corn and about the same number for peanuts. The re cent rains have put everything in good shape and the cotton is nearly all planted. There is some corn to plant yet, as the cotton was attend ed to first. The Cape Fear Power Company has installed their sub station in Fayetteville, run all their wires nec essary to the factories that take their power and expect to turn on their current by the 1st of July and not later than the 1st of August. It is stated that one party has spoken for as much as 3,000 horse power, saying that it would all be nsed in a new enterprise that would soon be started In Fayetteville. The Holt-Williamson cotten mill at Fayetteville is breaking dirt for a considerable addition to its factory. It is reported that Mr. W. Jj. Holt has purchased the old Fay etteville cotton mills, and will make extensive additions to the same in the near future. From present in dications the LaFayette knitting mills will soon be Bold to a promi nent cotton mill man of that sec tion, and more than doubled in its capacity. The Snow Hill Standard prints a picture of Mr. B. W. Edwards, the popular and capable sherif of Greene county, and says: "The above cut represents the best sheriff in the State. He has actually col lected every white man's poll taxes prior to May 1, 1904, in the county and therefore no white man will be disfranchised in Greene county by not paying the poll taxes. There are a few on the books unpaid, but they are known not to be living in the county. Fayetteville correspondence of Raleigh News and Observer: In the matter of the Democratic nom- lnatian for Governor the talk is mainly for Major Stedman, though Capt. Glenn has some strong friends. It is pointed out that Major Sted man went to the war from here as one of the Bethel volunteers who were members of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, In which company he was a private. For this reason the Fayetteville militia are said to be all for him. One day last week a negro who had violated the law was arrested by Policeman Gibson, of Grimesland, Pitt county. The negro's compan ions, however, surrounded them and took the prisoner away from the officer. A second attempt met with defiance of the law and resulted as before. Assistance was then asked from Greenville, and prompt re sponse made. Three negroes who had defied the officer were then ar rested and carried to jail at Green ville, but they were not taken with out some nghting. C. H. Williams, who was shot in the thigh during a quarrel be tween his son and another man whom he was trying to separate, died at Wilson Wednesday night. The shooting occurred near Mount Olive about a week ago. Mr. Wil liams was taken to Wilson Tuesday and placed in the sanitarium, but blood poisoning had set in and the Injured limb had to bo amputated. Owing to his extreme age and seri ousness of the wound he was nnabie. to stand the shock. He was buried in Maplewood cemetery at Wilson. Hickory Times-Demoorat: The shamefnl revelations which took place in connectloa with the Wil mington postomce, the riotous and fraudulent proceedings of the Wadesboro convention and the long files of charges which are on record at Washington setting forth the rascality of various aspirants for office, prove the the truth of what was recently said by a leading .North ern Republican statesman: "If what the Southern Republicans say of each other are true, their leaders are all a aet of cut-throats." A Greensboro man, in the per son of Prof. William Hammell, in structor of Science at the State Normal and Industrial College, has invented a wonderfully simple and f ractical wireless telegraphy system, t has been tested at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, and found to be perfect in every respect in sending and receiving messages, The wireless system will be installed ac tne aormai college ana messages from one building to another will be I flashed back and forth through walls, doors and all other hindrances to test the strength and efficiency of the system. Duplin Journal: Mr. F. R. Wyokoff, of New York, who came South several months ago in order that his declining health might be restored, has located Dnplin connty for a while and has - gone Into the trucking business quite extensively with Mr. A. M. Faison, near War saw. Mr. Wyckoff travelled through out several Southern and Western States and finally decided that Duplin county. North Carolina, was the best place to live and get well.. We are glad to state that his health has been greatly Improved and he Is well pleased with the prospects iot the coming crop at Woodlawn farm. Treaiary Warrants for 640.000,0 Delivered Mosdsy Jo J. P. florisa ft Co., Dlibnrslnf Afents. ' By Telegraph to the stoning Star. WASHiJfGTOBr, May 7. Secretary Shaw this afternoon signed a treasury warrant for $40,000,000, which will be delivered next Monday to J. P. Mor gan & Company of New York, as die bjr.lbg agents if this guverna ettt, on account of the Panama canal pur chase. The warrant is dated May 9tt and will be delivered hv Sacratar, Shaw personally on Monday next. This warrant is many times larc-er aan any warrant ever before issued by this government. The lar&t sum previously covered by a single government warrant was for $7,800, 000 paid to Russia in 1868 on account of the Alaskan purchase. The next , sum was $5,500,000 paid in 1876 to the British government on account of the Halifax award under the treatv of Washington for infringement of fisheries rights In Nova Scotian waters. In 1899 this govern ment paid, through the French ambassador, $30,000,000 for the Phil ippine islands, but this sum was re presented by four warrants of $5,000, 000. The $15,000,000 agreed upon as the purchase prion for the Louisiana territory, was paid in 1803 by the as sumption by the United States of the claims of eltisens of this country against France amounting to $3,750, -000 and the issue to France of certifi cates of stock in the sum of $11,350,- 000. MURDER OP MISS AL8IN. Mrs. Powell Convicted and Punishment Fixed at Life Imprisonment. By Telegraph to the Horning 8tar. Dover, Del., - May 7. Mary A. Powell was to night convicted of the murder of Eitella Albln, the jury fix ing the punishment at imprisonment for life. The trial was in progress one. weak and the jury deliberated two hours. Bentencs will be pronounced on Monday. Eatella Albln lived with Mr. and Mrs. Powell at Bowers' Beacb, near here. On February 9th she was found murdered In the attlo of the house. Mrs. Powell was arrested and confessed, but declared tbe act was committed In self-defence. The evi dence showed that illicit relations existed between Mr. Powell and Miss Albln and the prosecution endeavored to prove that Mrs. Powell killed the girl in a jealous frenzy. FIRE AT PlfTJBURO. Carlisle Msnnlactory Destroyed Loss Estimated at $100,000. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. PiTTSBUBQ.May 7. A fire broke out to-day In Gerber Carriage Company's plaqt and for a time It threatened to develop into a disastrous conflagration. The entire fire department was called out, but the flames were, by good work, confined to the uerber build ing, a large four-story brick structure, which was entirely destroyed. The loss Is estimated at $100,000; fully cov ered by insurance. An explosion of a gas engine was the cause of the nre. A number of employes on the fourth floor were rescued with difficulty. ENQISEER KILLED. Pssseoger Train on the R., P. & P. Rail road Wrecked at Qnantlco. Br Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Richmond, Va., May 7. Bouth bound passenger train No. AOS, on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Polo mac railroad, was wrecked at Quantlco to-night, and Engineer Robert Davit, of this city, waa killed. . Fireman Franklin saved himself by jumping. Express Messenger Herring was slightly hurt. The train ran into an open switch, and on to a turn table. The engine and tender turned over Into the pit The express car was badly damaged. The body or Engi neer Davis was brought to his home here to-night. The dead man leaves a wife and eight children. RESULT OP A FEUD. Two Prominent Citizens Killed In aa Af fray at Latlor, Mo. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Kajtsas City, Mo., May 7. A special to the "Star" from Austin says: A sensational killing occurred to day at Luting, eighty miles southeast of Austin. S. T. Nixon, a member of the State Democratic executive com mittee, shot and killed R. A. Malone and Colonel Veasy, two prominent citizens of Luting. Nixon Is a weal thy planter. The shooting is said to have grown out of an old family feud. THE EPISCOPAL CHURIH. Report of Committee to Consider Advls ability ol Cbange of Name. . By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Bostoh, Mass, May 7. The com mittee of fifteen which was appointed by the national triennial convention of the Episcopal Church at Ban Fran clioo In 1901 to conalder the advisabili ty of changing tbe legal name oi me denomination, has Issued an extended report in which tbe opinion is ex pressed that any cbange at tnis time is Inexpedient The report Is to be sub mitted to the general convention, which will assemble in this city next October. Raleigh News and Observer, May 7th: Last night the Board of Aldermen of the city of Raleigh nninlmfinslv adonted ordinances re- I quiring that all physicians report to tha Hoard ox neaun tne names vi all tuberculous persons in their prac- tice Provision was made ior supply ing disinfectants and spittoons, and for disinfecting premises after re moval. These regulations were pro posed by the Chamber of Commerce. This Is a very important step that Raleigh has taken and is made neces sary by the increase in the death rate , from consumption generally where preventive measures are not taken. Raleigh is the first city in the South to take this advanced step. Such action was taken in Boston, Phila delphia and New York only a few; tears ago. It Is believed that the intelligent and careful carrying out of these ordinances will reduce the number of consumptives and also the death rate, aa has been the experi- ence in the three large cities which have enforced similar ordinances.