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ILLIAM XI. BBBNARD dltor and Proprietor. I itiDAT, - Die. 9, 1804 LOOKS LIKE A CONSPIRACY It turns out that Mrs. Casale L. Chadwick, Cleveland's Charlotte t'orday of finance, negotiated tl, 250,000 in notes with the name of Mr. Carnegie upon them. Mr. Car .negle denies that he signed any such notes, and if that is so the notes are forgeries. The transaction was pushed through rich National Banks and as a result of the deal, the Citizens' National Bank, of Oberlin, O., is In the hands of a receiver. President Beckwith and Cashier Spear, of that bank, are under arrest and will be prosecuted. The president, blub boring like a baby, declared oa Mon day that he must be an "awful dupe or a terrible fool," and the probabil ity! s that he is both, although he attempts to show that he was . never regarded as a fool and produces arguments to show hat he was not duped except by the aid of other reputable bank ers. He declares now that the whole transaction is a crime and that he proposes to expose everybody con. meted with it when he takes the BUnd to testify in the United States ccurt. The story of Mrs. Chadwick's tremendous deals is almost indredi b! ', and there are only two con structions to put upon the revela ti os that either the bankers con ci rned conspired with her or that t -t they had more money than b' 'lins. Many a woman has been tvt cause of breaking banks, but ti o Chad wick woman occupies the v. que position of doing a bank I'nrsting stunt on her own hook. Her methods beat those of all the t- fe blowers and train robbers of t o country because she made big .r hauls. The fact is the Chadwick sensa voa looks like a gigantic conspiracy between her and the bankers to per petrate a big swindle. THE J! AUIMU3 OF THE FIGHT UPON THE SOUTH. Every true Southern man and nearly every Northern man who has cast his lot in tbe South know that the reduction of Southern repre sentation is a small matter com pared to a surrender of restricted suffrage in the Southern States. The South stands pat on Its restric tion of suffrage every time. At the same time, It is a matter of astonishment that any class of Americans would deliberately, for political reasons, favor any measure, which carried to Us logical conclu sions, would ruin twelve States of the Republic. It is hard to ask a man to be tollerant in the face of such a perverse sentiment. it is card to believe that snob a thing will be done, but the past history of the Republican party saows that it has been capable of acts quite as bad. It Is not so much what representation the South would lose as it is knowledge that the animus of the thing is .punishment for the South for preserving its civilization and assuring its pro gress.' . A Cincinnati girl horsewhipped a man who had jilted her and finished up the punishment by ducking him ir a pond because he still refused to rcarryher. That man had horse si nee enough not to place himself In a oosition where he would have to ti ke more than one horsewhipping a id no end of duckings. "In Petersburg a few mornings uico a man went out onto his piazza i. d fonnd a girl in- a valise," says u Richmond paper. That's nothing. li-tween now and Christmas many v. man will make the discovery that j. s wife has been in his pocket. It is up to the Republican admin istration to reduce the tariff or in crease the deficit. The President's trty was so anxious to make pro- f oction complete that it slipped np in providing enough revenue for tho government. Secretary Taf t has arranged for free trade between the canal zone and Panama- He must think there U some benefit from free trade after all.- A fashion writer says "small checks are in vogue." Let the la dies remember that and not follow Mrs. Chadwick's big check Idea. Some of those Ohio bankers will think mighty hard of it if they will haV9jto wear stripes on account of Mrs. Chadwick's checks. . Secretary Shaw said "money is plentiful and easy." Now Mrs. Gas- sie L. Chadwick, of Cleveland, is corroborating him. It is hard to stand pat In the face of the fact that the United States Treasurer hasu't ti a flash. Those fellows who have been doing all that shooting at Zelgler, 111,, re cently, must be Bussiana, Lit us hope that President Boose- veil's "square deal" is not in the ehue of a gold brick. It will be a singular situation If the "infant" beneficiaries of the protective tariff are strong enough to prevent their "friends" from re duoing the gratuities which they give at the expense of the people and to the detriment of the govern ment revenues. To an Invitation from the Com mercial Association of Danville for President Roosevelt to visit that oity, Secretary Loeb replies: ' "The President thanks you cordially for the invitation you extend him. As vet. however, no plans have been made for a Southern trip." Down In Texas the ootton grow ers are still seeking to exterminate the boll weevil. Why don't Texas quit raising cotton for several years? She produces nearly 3,000,000 bales a year, and if the crop was shorten ed to that extent, It would be pie for the eastern cotton growers. R4LEIQH AND OaSTOS MERGER. Its Csnselldttlon With Seebosrd Is Legal According to Supreme Court. Special Star Telegram. Balkigh. N. d Dto. 6. The Su preme Court bands down an opinion In the case of Spencer vs. Seaboard Air Lice Railroad in which it holds that the consolidation of tho -Raleigh and Gaston It to the creator Seaboard was valid and nroner and that the provis ion made to assess the minority stock waa valid and an ezerclae of eminent domain. Bpencer held seven shares of the Raleigh and uaston stocr, ana sought to farce tbe Raleigh and Qaston out of the Heaooara mercer, xne roaa involved is an important link in tbe main line from Raleigh to Weldon. Married Near whltevllle. Mr. O. 8. Prlgden, Misses Jessie and Allie Prldgent Mra. Katie Hopewell and Mias Helen Hopewell returned last night from Whltevllle where on yesterday afternoon they attended the marriage of Miss Lona Newman to Mr. L. D. McOullom, formerly of this city but now soliciting scent for the Atlantic Coast Line at Charleston, 8. 0. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride, near White- vine, at 4 o'clock in the presence of a large number of friends,1 Bev. 0. W. Bmlth having officiated. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. McOullom re ceived the congratulation of friends and left on the afternoon train for their future home at Charleston. Pardon for Ed. Utley. Tbe Raleich Evening Times learns that among the first matters that will be brought to the official attention of Hon. R B. Glenn upon his induc tion Into the office of Governor will be an application for the pardon of young Ed. Utley, of Fayettevllle, who shot and killed Night Clerk Holllngs- worth In a hotel at Fayettevllle some thing over a year ago. However, no notice of the purpose of any one to apply for a pardon for yonng Utley has yet been published in any news paper as Is required by law. It Is said also that the petition for the pardon of Jim Wilcox will not be presented until Got. Glenn Is In office. LOCAL DOTS. The FayeUeville train last night was two hours late on account of a disabled engine. Contractor M. G. Silvia has ap plied for a permit to build two 5-room houses on Wright, between Second and Third streets. Miss Catharine H. Craig and Mr. James. F. Smith, a popular mem ber of the police force, were married last night at the home of the bride. License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Mrs. Sarah Keen and Mr. Ira Futcb, the bride and groom being aged 49 and 73 years, re spectively. New hats for the police have arrived and are being distributed to members of the force. The color is black and they were ordered through J. M. Bolky & Oa. Policeman L. F. Harper yester day afternoon arrested George Wash ington, colored, charged with drunk enness and dliorierly conduct at Sixth and Castle streets. The ladles of the Y. M. o. A. Auxiliary cleared nearly $300 for tbe Aitoclatlon Improvement fund at their recent bazaar. The improvements will begin very soon. Justice Bornemann last night Officiated at the marriage of a colored couple Schofield Davis and Mary Ella Henry.who were joined in matri mony at tbe borne or the groom's parents In Wooater alley. Mrs. Mary Simmons, aged about 60 years, died Tuesday night at her home on Fourth, between Smith and Ashe streets. The funeral will ba con- ducted'at 3 o'clock this afternoon wltb interment in Oak Grove cemetery. H, Abdallah, one of the Syrian merchants!of the city, asks the correo lion that not all the Syrians figured in the attachment proceedings by the sheriff Tuesday afternoon and that he was one of the number against whom no attachment was served. mi TP n i w m xne xieaiin department yester day established a quarantine for diph theria at 235 South Front street, the patient being Etta Flynn, 4 years old, Quarantines for diphtheria at 919 Queen and No. 2 Wooster were lifted yester diy. There are now in the city only one quarantine for.soarlatina and one for diphtheria. Stats or Ohio, Citt or Toledo, 1 ' Fbavk 3. Chi nit makes oath that he li senior liDUl UOOWTT I Partner of tbe firm of F. J Chikit A Co.. dolna bnstneM In the city of Toledo, County and Btato Horewia. ana van saia nrra wm pay tne earn 01 ON K HUNDRED DOLLARS for enfth and eTenr case of Catarrh that cannot be cored by the use nf IT 1 r t 'a r a Dun V.a FRANK J. CHKNKY. Sworn to before me and snbacrlbed in n orea- euoe, iuu em nay 01 isecemoerjA. v isoo. j MAt J Notary Public. Eall'a Catarrh Cnra la taken lnternallv. and acta directly on the blood and maoons aorfaoes of the eysiem. ocna lor testimonials, rree. . r. 4. vujsjnbx a w., Toledo, o. boiu Dy ail urnirgut, 70C . Hall's Family Pills are the best . FLEECED NEGROES. Illiterate Ex-Slaves baked Dy Oily-Tongued Proposition Jrom tbe North. WERE OFFERED PENSIONS. Small "Retainer" Wasted la Escb la stsoce for Fessloos Thai Never Ma terialised Latest Appeal Is te gpsBlsi-lneiicsa Veterans. A number of Illiterate negroes In the city, with an abiding confidence In supposed friends--they nave in Yankeedom, have lately been fleeced out of goodly sums of hard-earned money by an old game that has been Intermittently worked upon ex-elavfs In the South ever since tha wtr. The victims a while back received long letters in sympathetic tone from some sharper in the North, telling them of pensions from the govern ment which awaited them only for the asking, and adding, by way of parenthesis, that the most expeditious route toward this "reward of loyalty" was an application through the oily toogued writer of tbe epistles which they received. The method is exactly the same as employed la other States, notably South Carolina, a short time age, until publicity to tha scheme made it no longer profitable. Tbe negroes here were asked to send along a small ' amount of money to pay "necessary expenses," and that was the last of the cleverly concocted scheme, unless, perchance, the letter of the applicant gave evidence of ex treme gullibility, in which event an other letter was sent to the unsuspect ing applicant, stating that more fuads were needed for the "prosecution of the claim." In a number of cases an additional amount was aent along as requested. The negroes who were duped here made no kick, accepting the inevi table, but it is said that many of them were caught for amounts ranging from $3.50 to $10. Lately the "game" has taken a new and more modern turn In Bouth Caro lina and the same is doubtlets being played here by the writers of these ex-slave letters, though no cases have been reported. It will be remembered that a number of negroes enlisted here for the Spanish-American war and that a much larger number failed to pass the examination for enlist ment Letters are now being received from some one not only by those who were turned down, but also by those who never even applied, hinting that money can be obtained from the gov ernment for them by an agency in New York. However, thus far no Spanish-American "veterans" from Wilmington appear to have reaponded to tbe hint Assistant District Attorney Melton, of Bouth Carolina, has lately investi gated several cases of the latter kind in his State and gives the following interview to the Columbia Record : "We had a case of pension fraud in Greenville at the lsitt term of court." be said. "A sharper bad represented to a number of negroes that the gov ernment intended sending a train load of provisions to former slaves and veterans of the Spanish war In the Bouth. He also hinted, that-a share of these provisions couid be obtained by those who were neither veterans of slaves, if everything were left to him. All be required wss tbe money to pay the freight, and be got enough of that to ship a train clear across the conti nent. We sent him up for eighteen months. "I would be very glad to secure some further evidence in these new frauds that are cropping up, and if there is much of it I will probably have some arrests to make." BaPMSTS IN ELIZABETH CITY. Stste Convention Mel Last HIi,hl Reports Will Shew Great Advance. The Baptist Btate Convention as sembled last night at Elizabeth City with opening sermon by Rev. J. W. Lynch, of Wake Forest. Rev. R. H. Marsb, D. D., of Oxford, will preside over the session, which promise to be well attended and fruitful of much good. During the convention the re port of the State boards will show that the Baptists have raised $111,000 for all purposes against $97,000 during 1903, a gain of $14,000. Borne of tbe most notable objects and amounts are $28, 000 for Btate misilosa :agatnst $26,000 last year; $18,500 for foreign mitslons against $17,000 for the previous year; $8,600 for home missions against $7, 600 last year; $37,000 for the Thorn as yllle Orphanage, an Increase of $2,000. There ar 126 missionaries in tbe State and tbere are reported 2,000 conver' aloas under their ministry. Biplisls during the year received about ten I thousand accessions to tbe churches, a net gain of 5. COO In membership. Mauled Last Night. List night at 8:30 o'clock at the home. of Mr. J. O. Grimes, five miles from the city, Miss Johanna Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Long, of Little River, 8. O., and Mr. Chester Willetts, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Willetts, of Brunswick county, were married In the presence of a large number of friends, Justice G. W. Bornemann, of Wilmington, officia ting. Following the ceremony an elaborate wedding supper wss served and the young folks enjoyed them selves at a sociable. Music was furnished by a string band. Howard Relief Officers. At the annual meeting of the How ard Relief Company, held Monday bight la Its handsome club rooms on northeast corner of Front and Orange street, the following officers were elected for tbe ensuing year: Presi dent, M. Rttbjen; vice president, J. W. Duls; 8'cretery and treasurer, J. G. L. Gitsehen: c'y,et marsh', Mrllo Behnllvben; Grt a;MiUn; marsoal, EL T. Duls; sfcr.tS tnialsnt marshal, H. L. Vollers; guard, M. Brunji. The executive committee and other com mittees will be named on the first meeting night In January. CONFERENCE APPOINTEES; Rev. M. Brsd8haw,iPresldisv Elder of Wilmington District All Local Pas- tsrs Returned Other Notes. Special Star Telegram. Henderson, N. C, Dec. 5. The N. O. Conference came to a close here this evening with the reading of the appointments by Bishop Candler. The only change In the list which affects Wilmington is the appointment of Rev. M. Bradshaw, former pastor of St. Paul's, Goldsboro, as: presiding el per of the district, succeeding Bey. R. B. John, who, having completed his fourth year at Wilmington, Is trans ferred to Kinston. Rer. Mr. Brad shaw is an able man and will serve the district well. Rev. N. M. Watson is returned to Grace church ; Rev. A. McOullen to Fifth Street; Rev. G. B. Webster to Bladen Street, and Rev. J. M. Culbreth, of Kpworth church, Raleigh, la sent to Market 8treet ohurch to succeed Rsv. A. B. Halton, who lately resigned to join the Tenn essee Conference. Rev. W. D. Baaaer, of Kenanavllle, is sent to Bouthport to succeed Bev. Euclid McWfaorter, who goes to Maxton. The other appoint ments for Wilmington district and vicinity are as .follows: Scolts Hill, Y. E. Wright; Jacksonville and Rich land, R. R. Grant; Magnolia, J. W. Martin ; Kenanayllle, V. A. Roy all; Burgaw, W. F. Sanford: Town Creek, E. L, Sawyer; Clinton, A. B. Barnes; 8authport,'W. D. Sasser; New River, J. M. Marlowe; Columbus, O. W. Smttb; Whltevllle and Cbadbourn, J G. Draper: Oar vera Creek, J. J Porter; Waccamaw, T. J. Browning; Shallote. to be supplied: Winston, a. B. John; Maxton, E. McWhorter; Lumberton, Z. Paris: Bt. Paul's Golds boro, W.L. Cunnioggim; FayeUeville, Hay Street, u. a. Tattle: Wilson, jr. D. 8windell; Newbern, G. T. Adams; Laurinburg, R. A. Willis; Troy, NY. R. Royall. STATION HOUSE PICK-UPS. Twentyelht Arrests Already In Decern ber Before the Msyor Yesterday. Records at the station house sh ow that the police have been quite active during the first seven days of Decern ber, 28 arrests having thus far been made. Yesterday the Mayor had four offenders in his court. Mrs. Florence Robinson, disorderly conduct at Second and' Market streets, was fined $10 and costs which she paid. Jessie Mason, drunk, submitted and paid $5 and costs. Bam Smith, color ed, charged with throwing filth In the street, near Sixth and Bladen las1 Sunday, was let off with the costs, he having pleaded that he waa cleaning out bis pigsty preparatory to remov al beyond the city limits. Smith wss represented by Varsden Bellamy, Eiq. John Turner, a young white plasterer, was charged with disorderly conduct at the office of Architect H. E. Bonitz with whom he had a falling out over a business transaction. There wss some feeling on both sides, Mr. Turner having employed W. P. Gafford, Esq., to defend him and Mr. 13onitz having engaged A. J. Marshall, Esq., to prcs ecute. Mr. Turner was fined $5 and costs. EiRNlNQS OP SOUTHERN ROADS. Fffores Which Are of Interest In This Secllou Qrsss Qalss. The following figures give the gross earnings to latest report of the rail roads in which this city and section are chiefly Interested: Atlantic Coast Line Gross earnings for October, $1,916,683; previous year, f 1,755,74a. From J uly 1st to lateat re port, $6,575,431; previous year, $6,065, 420. Central of Georgia Gross earnings for third week of November, $210,620; previous year, S20Z.300. From July 1st to latest report, $4,177,976; previous year, 3,773,44U. Louisville & Nashville Gross earn ings for third week of November, $805, 355; previous year. $714,660. From July lit to latest report, $15,110,955; previous year, s14.uu3.464;. Seaboard Air Line Gross earnings for Beptomber, $1,117,223; previous year, $987,684. From July 1st to latst reoort, $3,103,238; previous year, $2, 908,963. Southern . Railway Gross earnlnga tor tblrd week or November, $161,152; previous year, $911,091. From July 1st to latest report, $19,330,058; pre vious year, sia,iU7,t6. PARDON FOR JIM WILCOX. Murderer of Nellie Cropsey Will Ask Gov ernor lor Reprieve Notice Gives. The family and friends of James Wilcox, who is serving a term in the penitentiary, for the murder of Nellie Cropsey at Elizabeth Cuv, wil make application to the governor for a pardon. The law requires that public notice be made of such application and the follow ing advertisement is running in the Elizabeth City Economist : NOTICE. All persons are herebv notified that application will be made to the Gover nor 01 .worth Carolina for the pardon of dames wncox, as provided by law. Nov. 22nd, 1904. T. P. Wilcox, One More Burglary Added. One more charge of burglary is add ed to the five counts against Yants Btrickland, the negro waiter arrested Sunday by Chief of Police Furlong andOapt. Green. Mr. R. N. Nash, whose home was burglarized late last Summer, called by the City Hall at noon and Identified a blue coat and vest a those stolen from his room, to gether with about $10 in cash. Strick land has been sent over to jail. He remains stolid and Indifferent to the fate which inevitably awaits him in tbe higher court. . Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system Is nervousness, sleeplessness or atomach upsats. Electric bHters will quickly dlimember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, reeulate the kidneys and bowels, stim ulate the liver and clarify the blood. Run down aystems benefit particular ly, and all the usual attending aches vanish under its, searching and thor ough effectiveness. Electric Bitters Is only 60s, and that la returned if it don't eive perfect satisfaction. Guar anteed by R. R. Bkxlamv, drug gie j. x t UPON MANY CHARGES. 1 Five Separate Charges of First Degree Burglary Against Yants Strickland. TO JAIL WITHOUT BOND, Entered Residences Is Nlfhl Time Dy Wholessle-Before the Mayor ,Yes-terdey-Feeble Effort to Shift the Bardsai Upon Another. Yants Strickland, tbe negro hotel and restaurant waiter arrested Sunday by Chiefiof Police Furlong and City Detective Robert Green, was arraigned In the Mayor's court yesterday at noon upon five separate and distinct counts of burglary In the ' first degree, the penalty upon conviction tn any one of which is death. That other counts oT burglary In the same degree may be developed against tbe negro by the authorities within the next day or two Is entirely within the range of possibility, as several articles of clothing and other property Is In his possession that may be identified as that stolen from other residences. Yesterday Mayor Springer tried Strickland only upon the one charge of burglarizing the residence of Mr. James E. Willson on the night of November 28th. The negro conducted bis own defence and the interests of tbe Stale were looked after by C:ty Attorney William J. Bellamy. Prob able cause was easily established and the negro was held without ball for the January term of Superior Court when be will go on trial for his life. Other burglaries accredited to bim are the residences of Mr Chas F. Duffy, on tbe night of November 10th ; Mr. T. J. Oapel, on the 28th; Mr. John R. Turrentine, on the 27tb, and Mr. George Rountree, on the 29th. Only Oity Detective Green, Chief Furlong, Mr. Willson, Mr. George D. Woebse and Henry Miller, colored, testified yesterday. From tbetr evidence, probable cause was easily established. Other witnesses present were Thomas Quince, colored, who saw Strickland sell Mr. Willsdn's watch to Mr. Woebse; Mr. Oapel, Mr. George Rountree, Mr. Chas. F. Duffy and Mr. Hugh W. Turrentine. They did not testify but were recognized to appear in tbe higher court. The negro Henry Miller, who testified yes terday, is a cook at the Only Restau rant, upon whom Btrickland attempt ed to shift bis crimes, saying that Mil ler cave him the articles tonsil. Mil ler testified that he did not know Strickland; had seen him once in Burr & Bailey's alley, once in a second hand dealer's store on Second street and once on the carnival grounds. The court was easily satisfied of Mil ler's innocence and he was discharged. Strickland went on the stand in his own behalf and told a flimsy story of how Miller had called bim on the street one day; had taken him to his (Miller's) room and given him tbe clothing, etc., to sell. He said that be only pawned the watch to Mr. woense ror aaoiiar. xne chain was sold a day or two later for 10c. Thos. Quince, colored, was present to testify that he saw Strickland sell the watch to Mr. Woebse, but it was not thought necessary to put Quince on the stand. A search warrant wsa placed in the hands of Chief Furlong and Detective Green, empowering them to search VanAmringe'a auction house. There they found the coat which was stolen from Mr. Willson's room, but noth ing else. Mr. VanAmringe'a books showed that the coat was purchased from Yants Btrickland for 25c TRANSFERS OP REAL ESTATE. Property Which Exchsofed Hands by Deeds Filed fsr Record Yesterdsy. Susan E. Moore, Ex'r., P. Q. Moore and Roger Moore to Thos. L. Skipper and wife, for $375, property at north east corner of, Eighth and and Dawson streets, 82x100 feet in size. Henry C. Green to B. F. Kay, for $250t two acres or land on the w. W . rail- road, same being lands purchased by Green from John W. Winders and wife in December, 1896. Louis H. Peterson and wife to H. F. Wilder and wife, for $1 and other con- ciderations, property on west side of Eleventh. 165 feet north of Princess treet, 50x150 feet in size, more or less. George Bitter and . wife to Wright Blake, for $700, property at northeast corner of Eighth and Wright streets. 66x83 feet in size. Chas. H. Thompson and wife and Mary J. Kelly to Kelly W. Jewell and w if e, for $200, property on north side of Queen, 125 feet east of Fourth street. 40x55 feet in size. . Winston-Salem Sentinel : It is Beldom that any address by a South em man attracts as much attention as the speech on "Conservatism," which Col. if. a. Fries, of this city, delivered before the Trust Company section of the American Bankers' convention at its session in New York city. Such papers as the New York Sun, Evening Post, World, Herald and Journal of Commerce have spoken in words of unstinted praise with reference to his address, while some of the leading financiers of the conntry have not been slow to congratulate Colonel Fries on his sensible utterances. These various comments have recently been pub lished In attractive pamphlet form by the Wachovia Loan and Trust Company, of which institution Col. Fries Is president. Rev. John Reld, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It Is a positive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. After using Ely's Cream Balm six weeks I believe myself cured of catarrh. Joseph Stewart, Grand Ave, Buffalo, The Balm does not Irritate or cause sneszing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts. or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St.. New York. O .A. JS 2 o oa X .A. . Bean ti The Kind Yoa Have Always Doaght 1H AKLD SH,PP,N0-1 Local Port Parstjrapbs Here and There. Very Little Cottoa BrsHflt to WIN sslsgton at Present. , Tbe river steamer "Hurt" weat on the ways at Skinner's yesterday for slight repairs before resuming her trips to Fayettevllle. Schooner "J. O. Straw bridge" clear ed yesterday for Boston with cargo of 15,030 cross ties consigned by. H. J. Spooner, Jr. per R. T. Wlndley, agent. British steamer "MIramar" cleared vwiterdav for Bremen with cargo of 7,625 bales of cotton, consigned by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son. British steamer "Petunia" arrived yesterday from Pomaron with cargo of fertilizer material. She Is consign to Messrs. Helde 3c Ob., and is charter ed for Pensacola and Ghent after dis charging here. Local receipts of cotton yesterday were the smallest or any oay aioce the season opened, evidencing a dis position upon the part of the holders of the staple in the country to wait for better .prices that are expected to follow the holidays. A gentleman who has had opportunity to observe says that practically 00 cotton ass been sold in the country since tbe notable decline a few davs ago. There appears to be a variety of opinion among cotton men as to the wisdom of such a course, but with the growers tbe belief in higher prices appears well nigh unanimous. Tbe local market is not quoted at the Chamber of Com merce other than "nominal." Receipts yeaterday, 820 bales against 2,253 same day last season. Earlier Oet Five Years. Deputy Sheriff W. J. Benton, oX Columbus, arrived in the city fast night convej ing to the State peniten tiary tbe negro, William Bsthea, con victed of burglarizing the store and shooting Mr. Williams, ofCronly, several months ago. ttetbea gofs up for five years. Since tbe trial last wees the negro has confessed every thing. He will be taken to Ralelf h this morning. A dispatch from Uastonia on Tuesday says: The last act of a which stands the folly and wayward ness of a beloved son, came to light early this morning when the body of Mr. Uiiver Mcuarty, a well-known farmer of York of oounty, 8 C-, was dangling to a rope in the barn near bin home in the Bethany neighborhood, eight miles west of Clover, and south of Gastonia. Since his son, having become in pived in some trouble, left home a year ago, the father had constantly brooded over the disgrace which the boy had brought upon tbe family till his mind had become seriously af fected. Kecently members of the family had watched him closely, fearing he might do himself bodily harm. Shortly before daylight this morning Mr. McCarty left his home, saying to some members of the family that he was going to the house of another son near by and would return in a short time. At the expiration of an honr or two his continued absence excited uneasi ness on the part of his family and a messenger was dispatched to the hoUrse of his son. Inquiry there re vealed the fact that he had not been to his son's house and a general search was instituted at once. On entering the barn the searching party found the unfortunate man hanging by a rope suspended from an overhead cross beam, lie was dead. The result of a fire at Hickory Saturday night at 11 o'clock was the total loss of tho manufacturing building of the Hickory Collar Co., and its contents, including all of the machinery, as well as some of the stock which was ready for shipment.. The loss was about $6,000 with no insurance. The business was owned by the Messrs. Geitner, but was operated and managed exclusively by Mr. H. C. Geitner, one of the safest and best young business men abont town. It is thought the cause of the fire was rats and matches. The office building and its effects were all saved. It has not been definitely decided whether or not the factory will be rebuilt. The large tannery which was nearby wat-not in tbe least dam aged. As the engine of the plant waa operated by gasoline, there were several tanks on the ground. All but one was soon removed to safety, and that one escaped until this afternoon, when some boys, who were around the ruins, tried an ex fierlment by pntting a hot poker nto the tank, which resulted in an explosion. The head of the tank blew out, striking a boy who was standing near, breaking his leg and bruising his face. 'The unfortunate young lad was a son ol a Mr. Thornburg, who had been employed at the plant for some time. A dispatch from Raleigh on Tuesday says: At to-day's meetiog of the penitentiary directors, a movement was begun for the es tablishment of a State reformatory for yonng criminals. Director John P. Kerr, spoke in favor of taking $50,000 of the penitentiary's surplus for this purpose. Some of the di rectors urged postponement of action, saying that while tne peni tentiary waB now a money making institution, it would very probably cease to be so in a few years, owing to the faot that the counties are rapidly taking able bodied convicts for public road work, and leaviDg only feeble ones for the penitentiary. Action was deferred for a month. Editor J, J. Farris, of the High Point Enterprise, who took it upon himself to visit Washington and other cities to get the railroads to offer extremely low rates from the North and West to High Point at given periods, and which reduction in mileage has taken many people there since Oct. 1st, has lately had added several other important West ern points to the list. The rate is one cent a mile, and includes Chi cago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louis ville, Eyansville, Peoria, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus and other important points as starting point. This low rate is in effect during this Wittvr. TRUCK TEST FARM. The State Board 0! Agriculture Urged to Establish One in East Carolina. . ADDRESS BY H. T. BAUMAN. Business stent ef Trackers' Asseclatloi Strongly Points Oat Need Farmers Urged te Market Cotton Crop Ilowly Redoes Acresfe. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. 0., December 7. The North Carolina State Board of Agri culture, In session here to-night, was addressed by Mr. H. T. Bauman, of Wilmington, business agent of the East Carolina Fruit and Truck Grow ers' Association, upon the great need of and advisability of establishing a ten truck farm in the belt covered by the jurisdiction of his organization. Mr. Bauman gave figures of the enormous industry that has grown up In East Carolina and pointed out many ways in which a test farm would be of benefit to growers in that vicinity. With substantial encouragem- nt from tbe Btate Board of Agriculture, Mr. Bauman said still creater things were in prospect in the development of trucking in the most favored spot for that purpose on earth. In his annual report to the State Board and to the Legislature, Com missioner of Agriculture B. L. Patter- aon atrongiy recommends the estan- lishment of two additional test farms, one for the strawberry and truck growing sections, of the East and an other for the fruit section of Western Carolina. Mr. Bauman's address to fnight waa a strong argument In behal of tbe recommendation of Commis sioner Patterson. The Btate Board to-night adoptad resolutions to tbe effect that whereas the government report on the present cotton crop has caused a slump In price that would entail a loss of $10,000,000 unless tbe farmers rescue themselves, they resolve that they deem it wise for the farmers to market the remainder of the crop slowly and only at remu nerative prices. Curtailment of acre age is urged for the next crop so that there will not be more than 11,000,000 bales. Including that carried over from this year. NAN PATTERSON'S TRIAL, Eleven Jurors Sworn in at tbe Close of Yesterdsy's Session of Court Many Stories la Circulation. By Telegraph to the Morning star. Nkw York, Dec. 7. Eleven jurors had been sworn in for the trial of Nan Patterson for the murder of Caeiar Young at the close of to day's session of the criminal brsnch of the Supreme Court. Of tbe 200 talesmen called 95 bad been examined and so many others had been excused for various reasons that only a score remain from whom to draw the last juror. Those selected have been competent as regards con dition of health. Instructions were issued to-day by Justice Davis that no women shall be admitted to tbe court room during the trial. Among the many itories In connec tion with tbe case which have gained circulation Is one to the effect that the defence may res; on the evidence sub mitted by the prosecution. Miss Pat terson has expressed a strong de sire to be at Tier father's home in Washington for Christmas, it is said, and is willing to take a chance to gain that end. If the trial progresses rapidly the defence may call some wit nesses, but even that is not certain, it is said. In any event everything pos sible will be done to get a verdict be fore Christmas da?. BILL REPORTED FiVOSiBLY Carries spprsprlstion ol $24,000,000 for Rosd Bnildlog In the States Br Telegraph to the Horning 8 tar. WASHIHGTNN, Dec. 7. Senator Lt imer, from the committee on agricul tare and forestry, to-day reporUc". fa vorably the bill known as "The Li ti mer Good Boada bill," whicb carries an appropriation of $24,000,000 to be available In three annual installments of $8,000,000 for road building in tbe 8lates. Under tbe provisions of tbe bill the 8tates are to do the work of construction and pay one-balf the cost, the national government paying the o her b:f. The report contains a dis cussion of the power of Congress to make appropriations for road purposes sud cites uumeroua authorities and precedents Id support of the propjsl tion. It deU also with the du,y of tbe government to aid tn rotd build 1'g. Measured In dollars, the 12,- 000,000 bales of 1904 cotton crop are worth less than the 10,000,000 bales of the 19i 3 crop. The differ ence in total value is enormous. A pound of raw cotton which last Feb ruary sold for 17 cents is worth only 8 cents now. Cotton is selling at $40 a bale now, as compared with $70 and $75 a year ago. At that rate the total value of the 1904 crop will be less than $500,000,000, while the 1903 crop sold for over $700, 000.000. It is paradoxical that as one resnlt of the increased industry of tho Southern planters, they re ceive $200,000,000 less. If they had planted less, cultivated less and allowed the boll weevil to flourish, they would have been better off. The consumers of tbe world will be , the beneficiaries. New York World. J LI L 'New Rival" Black Powder Shells are made for good shooting and good shooters shoot them. There is no gcss work when your gun has a "New Rival" in the chamber: for it's the be depended upon to shoot Rival' shells are sure-fire,- tration and cost but little more ORDER THEM AND STRAIN TOO GREAT Hundred of Wilmington -sieri Find It Sc. 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Expects to attend the Annual Reaoloi ol Rough Riders at San Aotsolo in the Spring By Telegraph to tne aornine st&r. WASHlHaTON, Dec. 7. President Roosevelt to-day received an invitk lion to visit Louisville, Ky., nex Spring, and he gave a conditional u. ceplance. The invitation was extend ed by Bogan C. Murray, a represent live of the Louisville Board of Tr,, who was presented by Senators Bi c burn and McCreary, Represent :v , Shirley and John W. Yerkes, c . mlssioner of Internal revenue, H Kentucky, xhe President told i: that, unless tbere should be an x -ordinary session of Congress Spring a subject on which, h a; his own mind was not quite cU ; probably would go to 8an A-.w Texas, to attend tbe annual re-i , of his old regiment of R um I-. ders. Tbe President ' s:d n pected to visit on bis w. Ban Antonio, Roswell, Georgia. was the home of his motber. I likely that other stops may be n oo the trip to Texas. Many w.i tlons have been received by the P dent to visit various cities u- the-. ti and ha hopes to be able to acc-p . some of them. From Saa &'-; , the President may take a trip lutu a mountains of Colorado to get i ' shooting. The hunting exptiiM a may consume two or three weeks, lit told tbe Kentucky committee he worn 1 atop at Louisville on bis return ir p, provided always that tbe trip as u r contemplated was undertaken. TO HOLD COTTON Mass Meetlof s of Planters to be Held to Devise Ways and Means. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. WlSTff l"tTT A Haa V TWAal- dent Peters, of tbe Texas Cotton Growers' Association, and other prominent Texas cotton men, wired a local house to-day that mass meet ings of cotton planters had beeu called in every county in Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma to take place December 17th, to devise ways and means to hold cotton. It was added that Tex is would hold meetings. It was con sidered not improbable to-day that a meeting of planters and bankers in all Southern States growing cotton would be held here about the date of the Texas meetings to consider means to meet the conditions im posed by the report of the Bureau of Agriculture. The market was higher to day. Col. F. A. Olds telegraphed to the Charlotte Observer on Monday: "At 1 o'clock this afternoon the State canvassing board completed its work, having received the missing electoral vote from Cherokee county, which was 980 for Roosevelt and 663 for Parker. The board certified th total vote for Parker ari24,124, ami that for Roosevelt as 82,542, tbe ma jority for Parker being 41,682. Spencer Blackburn this afternoon got his commission as Congressman from the Eighth district, it ben.,' delivered to Postmaster Bailey Mr Blackburn said he wanted to be t e first to get a commission and he n .a that honor. The Lutheran Synodical Bon of St. Louis, Mo., will locate a c i lege in Greensboro, N. C, for ; education of negro boys. A site c taitilog 15 acres was bought for a purpose in the suburbs of Ore & boro Saturday. Work on the-cole buildings, which, together wi'h necessary residences, will cost $5u, 000, will begin in the Spring. For Ovr sixty Tears. Mrs. Winslow'a 8ooth!np Byrup hat been ua-.d fnr over 60 years by mil lions of mothers for tbeir children while teething, with perfect success. Itl soothes the child, softens the gums, aleays all pain, cures whid colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immedi ately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty five cents bottle Be -sure and ask for "Mrs. Wlasiow's Soothing Byrup," ana no other kind. I kind of shell that can always where the eun is held. "New give good pattern and pene than cheap inferior makes. TAKE NO OTHER WSTBB
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