North Carolina Newspapers

V . v. rr V A few weeks ago the Star con tained an editorial on cotton pick ing inventions, with special refer: ence to the Lowry Cotton Picker. A few days afterwards an'esteem ed correspondent at Clinton, who had seen the Lowry picker at the , State fair in Raleigh last month, wrote us the impressions which he got of the machine. He saw it ( pick cotton all right, hut pointed out some of its defects as he saw it as a farmer..' "' ; 1 : The inventor of the Lowry ma chine, whose residence Js Boston, writes The Star, to say something of his machine .as seen at Raleigh by our correspondent.. His letter ja as follows: .. " 299 Marginal street, ' East Boston, Mass., Nov. IT, 1905. Editor of "Star," . - Wilmington, N. C." " V, Dear Sir : For a man who claims to- have seen my machine at work your correspondent makes some singular errors. It is not, as he says, a-suction machine, there is no suction to it. If it were it would-be bound to 'take trash;" instead of doing so we have successful means for elim inating trash. Neither are we, as he supposes, confined to fully opened bolls. If the hulls are dry (we don't touch green bolls) an attachment on the machine breaks ., it apart, takes out the cotton and discards the hulls. The machine will pick cotton four and one-half feet high. As eighty-five per cent, of the cotton in the United States is lower than this, we are not yet worrying about the other fifteen. The plantation record of the boys on that machine were from forty to sixty pounds per day by hand so even his guess of fourteen hundred pounds per day as the capacity of the machine " would quadruple their hand picking. He says, "After a long time the ma chine moved off.". I wonder how often and how long he thought we could pick in that little patch, and exhibit over several days. It is quite likely he saw some dirty seed cotton on the ground. The crowd paid no attention what ever to our ropes but very quickly trod down both them and .our cot ton patch. Our information is, that next to the Presidential visit the cotton picker edited the most interest at the fair; ; . J Your correspondent is the first doubter we have heard from, and his observations and deductions are so peculiarly erroneous that I fear he missed the President's re marks about a "square deal." Tours truly, O. A. LOWRY, We publish Mr. Lowry 's letter with pleasure, and hope that his machine will prove a success. We have never seen the machine, but many' who have seen it believe it is a success or will ultimately prove so. It is a timely - coinci dence in this connection that on Tuesday the Lowry picker was given a test on a cotton field, one mile from Charlotte. After de ? scribing the machine and its ope ration, the Charlotte Observer of yesterday says: "The Lowry machine is as sim ple as possible. There is practi cally nothing about it to get out of order, and its simplicity is evi denced by its durability. Then too, it is excedingly inexpensive, which together with its efficiency, is des tined to compel its universal use." It is to be inferred from the Ob ' server's writer that with some de fects remedied the Lowry picker is -a practical' machine and has come , to stay. j It is said that in a short while the white man will own all of Af rica and the natives will be crowd ed to the wall like the American Indian. The Indian used to con sider himself in full costume when he had a few eagle feathers stuck in his hair, and the African's dress suit was a crass apron. If these two peoples had known what it was to wear clothes, build cities, and have an army and navy they " wouldn 't be where " they are to day. Great is the "big stick." The manufacturers several months ago wanted President Roosevelt to enlarge their markets for them, and now the North Car olina Republicans want him - to Kettle their family troubles. . The people surely must think" Mr Roosevelt is a man who "does things." Hearst may not get to be May or of New York but the country must look on, him as a more seri ous proposition, even if he does part his hair in thp middle. A married man is at all times square just because his wife cor ners him every now and then. Some newspapers think 15 cents is a steep price, for cotton,; Most cotton lands - produce about 250 pounds of lint cotton which at that price would be $37.50 .' per acre with all expenses to come out of it A farmer would not become a frienzied financier if he got 15 cents a pound for every pound of cotton he raised. 'Mayor George B. McClellan has a good face," says a ' New York 'contemporary. ' However. Mac is depending more on the ace of the returns in order to win- in the contest with Hearst.- CURRENT COMMENT. "-The result in Ohio la but fresh proof that Senator .Dick does not fill the late Senator Hanna's shoes, but only rattles around in them. Atlanta Journal. - . ---If Premier Witte can not save Russia internesclne convulsions or even from dismemberment he will take rank among the great men who have sav ed peoples and made nations. But ap pearances all foreshadow a period of disorder and struggle such as our civ ilization has not been for. a century. Blessed are now those who have "no entangling alliances with Europe." Jacksonville Times-Union. - In short, the proceedings of the Chattanooga conference prove that it is now possible for Southern assem blies, unless perchance they are made up exclusively of democratic politi cians, to take sane and sensible views of the respective powers ana rights of the individual States and the Unit ed States and to regard human life as of more value than a political dogma invented as a muniment of State wrongs. Chicago Chronicle. : The American woman of to-day Is not ashamed of honest employment The circumstances are such that thousands of them are forced to work and while the number. in the South is not as large as in the North, the conditions down this way are natural ly such that they are not likely to lose respect of those more fortunate. Com menting on the plan of North Carolina hotel managers to employ white girls as waiters the Richmond News- Lead er predicts that the system will prove successful, which means that it will be more generally adopted. Raleigh Times. . It is reported that the Spartan burg election board will not declare the result of the dispensary election so that dispensaries may continue un til the close of the fiscal year, thus se curing the county several thousand dollars it would not otherwise set Prohibitionists resorting to subter fuges to obtain "blood money?" what has become of that holy horror at 'the very thought of such a thing? Are the Spartanburg piohibitlonists actually going to take and handle those blood stained" dollars? We are par alyzed with astonishment Columbia Record. ' - - . - A newspaper which is, perhaps, the only one of its kind ever publish ed nas made its appearance at Zurich. The title, "Journal Suisse des Fian ces," explains itself. A leading article states that the object of the paper is to supply a list of engaged couples to tradesmen for business purposes. There appear to be twelve couples at present in Switzerland, says our Ge neva correspondent" These names and addresses are given in the first num ber, The new journal will appear twice a week, but those who do now take the new venture seriously ques tion whether there will be sufficient number of engaged couples every week to supply the "copy." London Mall. Within the last decade there has been an enormous increase in our manufacturing interests, so that it is not surprising to find that the output from the factory now constitutes 65 per cent of, our annual production of wealth. A study of the figures pre sented to us in the annual reports of the Department of Agriculture and other branches of the government deal ing with agricultural development alone, without reference to statistical matters shows that coincident with the development of factories in a com munity there has been a correspond ing increase in the value, of farms and farm lands, as well as of the pro ducts of the farm. Buffalo Times. Cuba has safely passed through the crisis of the preliminaries of the presidential election, and the triumph of the party of Bresident Palma, the moderates, who -are committed to the maintenance of close and friendly rela tions with tho United States, is anoth er hopeful sign.- The real character of the opposition- to the Angle-Cuban treaty having, been exposed by Min- ister Quesada, that bogy should no longer be invoked in this country to misrepresent the situation. The Cu bans can be depended upon to dis pose of this Question themselves, but they should receive the assurance that American sympathy is with them, and not with the selfish shipping interests that are trying -to fasten upon Cuba a monopoly of transportation inimical to the welfare of the island without some adequate return. .fnnaaeipnia Public Ledger. . CASHIER HIT BY RUNAWAY. J. O. Litchford, of Raleigh, Seriously, : if , Not Fatally Hurt. Speclal Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 18. James O. Litchford, cashier of the Raleigh Sav ings Bank, was very seriously, if not fatally, injured this evening by a run away horse, his skull being badly frac tured together with a serious depres sion on the brain. Physicians say he has one chance in a hundred for re covery. He was crossing the intersec tion of Morgan "and Wilmington streets when a runaway horse attached to a buggy dashed by, striking asd ' drag ging him some distance, throwing him against a pile of brick. t Raleigh and South port Road. .Fayettevllle Observer: "The pres ence itt Fayettevllle daily of the en gineers and contractors of the Raleigh & Southport Railroad is an indication of the fact that the road is .now almost at the doors of the city. The great steel bridge, which Is to take the Ral eigh & Southport Railroad across the Cape Fear river," is nearly completed, and it Is expected that the road will be running into Fayettevllle within two months. '- . ICE FACTORY MERGER Manufacturers; Society ; of Wil . mington Incorporated By Secretary of State "r MR. W. E. WORTH INTERESTED Establish, Lease, Sub-Lease and Op erate Plants Anywhere In United ' - States Other Charters' Is- ''-. v sited Yesterday. ... : ". (From" Sunday's Daily.) - w Application was made yesterday at the office of the .Secretary of State in Raleigh for a charter for " the ""Ice Manufacturers' Society, Incoi-poratedJ? of Wilmington The capital stock la scheduled at $10,600 but it Is believed that the Society -will be interested in and control a business many .times that -amount The incorporators are among the leading ice manufacturers of the South and include Messrs. W. E. Worth, of Wilmington; George L. Baker, of Columbia, g. C.j W. J, Rushton, of - Birmingham, Ala. ; " Abe Ellis, of Augusta, and M. W. Thomp son, of Greensboro. - , ' - A special to the Star last night from Raleigh says that the - corpora tion is for the evident purpose of merging a number of ice plants in and around Wilmington and -in other Southern cities. The articles of ln corporationx stipulate that the com pany shall have authority to estab lish, operate, lease , and sub-lease ice plants anywhere in the United States. The Society is believed to be for the purpose-of systematizing the control of the several ice factories already un der the one general management and that it is simply to carry out a merger that was practically effected several months ago. Other Raleigh News. -Raleigh, N. C. Nov. 18. Other char ters Issued to-day ' are to the Red Springs Trading Co., of Red Springs, Robeson county; capital 125,000 by W. T. Bryan,. William Jones, Jno. F. McNair, who subscribed $15,000. The McDonald-Williams Lumber Co., of Rennert, Robeson county; capital $15, 000 by J. C. McDiarmid, A. B. Williams and A. K. McDiarmid. An order is made by Governor Glenn for a special term of Edge come Superior Court January 15th, for the trial of criminal causes. Judge E, B. Jones will preside. -Conditional pardons are granted by Governor Glenn for Elmer Woodard and Arthur Bryant two negro boys of Johnson county, serving two years on the county roads for larceny, the conditions being, that they shall not be guilty of crime again., and shall lead sober, industrious, lives.-. Tha par dona were recommended by the Judge", solicitor county officers and numer ous citizens. - WHAT Ar GIANT INDUSTRY! Ootton Figures at Wilmington On High Price Schedule Are Great. (From Friday's Daily.) How many people appreciate the val ue of the cotton business to the in terests of this . port during the Fall and Winter season? A gentleman spoke of the matter in looking over the records at the Chamber of Com merce yesterday. . With the prevail ing high prices of the staple, a glance at the stock report shows that with only one firm of exporters here, there id now in Wilmington about two mil lion dollars worth of cotton. It is fur ther estimated from the receipts and exports that Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son have put into circulation in the Carollnag since September 1st, approx imately ten million dollars! The fig ures look hardly credible. Tet they are true and emphasize what an Im mense amount of business is done by one firm and what aa important fac tor the cotton industry is in the prog ress and prosperity of Wilmington. RUSH FOR FREIGHT CARS. Interesting Items. Taken From Rail- -. road Record of - Atlanta. The' Railroad Record, of Atlanta, announces - that tne Atlantic & Bir mingham Railway has placed an order with the South Atlantic Car Works for 1,400 freight cars. There will be L- 100 boxes and 300 fiats. -These cars will be built at the company's Savan nah and Waycross plants. The order amounts to more than $1,000,000. The Atlantic & Birmingham extends from Brunswick to Oglethorpe, Ga., and is now being built on to Birmingham, The road has had a wonderful growth in business. -. In addition to the above order, the South Atlantic Car .Company is work ing on 650 freight cars for the Atlan tic Coast Line, 500 for the Central of Georgia and 30 for the Georgia, Flor ida and Alabama, - HOLD FOR FIFTEEN CENTS. Urgent Address to Farmers By Cot ton Growers' Association. Maxton. N. C Nov. 15, 1905. To the Editor The Southern Cot ton Association has decided to try to hold 3,000,000 bales of cotton for 90 dava or eet 15 cents per pouna ior name. North Carolina's proportion of that 3.000.000 bales of cotton would bo about 180.000 bales. . : I am authorized and directed oy tne Association to pledge that much cot ton In North Carolina to be held for 90 days, unless it can be sold for 15c. per pound. I want in each cotton raising county at least one man. who is en- thaslastically in earnest who Is willing and loyal, to canvass his county at once and get these pledges properly signed. It is important mat immeqi ate action be taken and I will appre ciate it if, volunteers will communl cate with me at once In order that I may send them the proper pledges and literature. I will thank the county papers in" the cotton growing counties to publish this item in their next is sue. , Yours very truly, ' ' A. 7. McKINNON. President, RobesonX County Cotton Growers'. As sociativa. -. "' ; IN YELLOW AND WHITE. Beautiful Wedding af Rocky Point on " ' Wednesday,- Evening. (From Friday's Daily.) The marriage ' of f Miss Susan Hen rietta Pitt and " Mr: John "B. ' Am- strong, bothpopular young people of Rocky Point, was celebrated at 6:30 o'clock .Wednesday " evening ', in the M. E. church, in Rocky Point, Rev. J. J. Porter, cousin of the bride, .officiat ing. v ' . 1 ' .' . -;"; The church was ? very tastefully decorated with Southern smilax and palms. The ceremony was " impres sively performed while the bride and groom stood under an arch of yellow and t -white .: chrysanthemums, rV the color scheme being yellow and white. Miss DoIHe Rhodes presided, at the organ, , and . . beautifully - rendered 'Hearts and Flowers.'Jas ts? bridal party entered the ' church m the f6Vtwere . "celvedr-the lightest, receipts lowing order: ' Miss Bessie M. Hold- en with Mr, W.TH.. Peden ; Miss Sarah May Hocutt with Mr. R. Eugene Pitt; Miss Mary E. Pitt with Mr. F. S. Sid bury, -Next came the little -flower girls, Eva Pitt, sister of the bride, and ' Ruby - Sidbury, niece 'of the groom. Then came the bride leaning on) the arm of her cousin, lr. E. Pen der Porter, of Brooklyn, who gave her away. The groom was accompanied by his best man, Mr. A. S. Bowden. The bride wore a. very becoming travelling suit of gray cloth, with hat to match and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maiden hair ferns. - The bridesmaids were tastefully dressed in white organdie with lace trimming and carried bou quets of yellow chrysanthemums. The flower girls wore white organdie and carried baskets of yellow and white chrysanthemums. " v After the ceremony they were hear tily congratulated by their friends with many wishes for their future happi ness and left on the northbound train for a short bridal tour. The wedding presents came from New- York and various sectipns of the country, : and were very beautiful. Among other presents was a deed , to the bride dot a building lot from her great-uncle. Dr. E. Porter. They will make their home at Rocky Point where the groom is engaged in a successful mercantile business. - ' - t - ' " " m ' THE "CITY OF FAYETTEVI LLE." New Cape Fear 8teamer Now En Route to Wilmington. (From Friday's Dally.) Yesterday afternoon's Fayettevllle Observer has the following of inter est: - i "The splendid steamer 'City of Fay ettevllle' which has been tied up at the wharf in Campbellton since the Farmers' & Merchants' Steamboat Company went into the hands -of a receiver,' is again on-the. river. It -will be remembered- that she. was recentl purchased by Mr. T. D. Love for thi Farmers' Merchants' tSeambbat Company, and since then has been un delfeolng extensive repairs. The. re fitting, overhauling and painting, wis all finished yesterday afternoon- and this morning the gallant craft, looking trim and new, slipped her moorings and steamed away to Wilmington to begin her regular schedule. Mr. T. D. Love, the General Manager of the Company, went down with her. STATE SWAMP LANDS. Purchase in View Berth for Raleigh Newspaper Man.' (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh. N. C, Nov. 16. The State Board of Education is In session this evening hearing reports from State Engineer Sylvester Peele, of William ston, as to the exact number of acres in each of the immense tracts of swamp lands owned by the Board In Eastern Carolina and considering pro posals for the purchase of several of the larger tracts by R. M. Johnson and others, of Norfolk, Va. The most im portant tract involved is the Angola tract, in Pender, . consisting of 40,000 acres of considerable timber. W. P. Whitaker, for eight years busi ness manager of the Morning- Post, accepts the position of advertising manager for the Mecklenburg Mineral Springs Company and the Mecklen burg Hotel, at Chase City, Va. . - . Deaf and Dumb Fake. This week's Laurinburg Exchange says: "The one arm painter tnat ng ured in the - police court here about two weeks ago to the extent of being sentenced to 30 days in Jail by the Mayor for some of his Insolence, but later given his freedom, suddenly dis appeared a few days ago ana reports from him are to the effect that he landed in Wilmington, deaf and dumb, and was successfully practicing; this deception. But the wttv of the trans gressor Is hard and - it 4 so proved i& his case when he happened to pre sent his plea to some Laurinburg peo ple who were in "Wilmington attend ing . Federal court, who . exposed his devilish scheme and made him talk long an,d.loud.' . ' ; Counsel For Coast Line. - The Washington corespondent of the Charlotte Observer ' says: "Ex- Judge John G. Johnson, of Philadel phia, has ben retained by the Atlan tic Coast Line to appear in the case against the North Carolina Corpora- tlonJommisslon, which Is to be ar gued before the Supreme Court of the United States at this term. This Is the . Selma: connection 'case, involving the nowers of thS-CommlssIon. Judge Johnson is frequently spoken of as the foremost railway corporation lawyer in this country- He is said, to have gotten a fee of $15,000 for represent ing the three big railroads In the rail way taxation ' cases several years ago.". -" .,, -;" ' " - - " L ' . ' , Miss .'Spelts I thought Bess knew vou. Miss Ann Teek So she does, quite well -Why? . Miss - Speitz She didn't appear to yesterday when yon passed us on the avenue. I said to her: "Do you know that girV and she 'feald. ""That girl? That's a Miss Isomer." Philadelphia Press. RECEIPTS OF COTTON Marked Falling Off in Number of Bales Received in Wfl ' , mirrgton Yesterday CAUSESASSIQNED THEREFOR Slump In Prices, Congestion on Rail roads, and Movement to Hold For 15 Cents All Believed to Be - Responsible Naval Stores. - (From" .Sunday's Dally.) ."The recent decline in the 'cotton market is telling on the port receipts so -far as - Wilmington is " concerned. LTterday only 1 hales of the staple since the season opened on September 1st. -The bear side of the market .'is rather-more inclined to attribute this falling off to a congestion of traffic on the railroads, but It is not denied that the recent slump in prices has had a deterrent effect upon growers In mar keting' their crops. " 1 The - receipts at this season of the year seldom fall below. 1,500 or 2,000 bales per, day and. the decided, drop from anything like that number was the' occasion of some comment at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. ' The movement by the Southern Cot ton. Association to hold three million bales for 15 cents, North Carolina's share: being 160,000 bales, may have had some effect on the falling off, -but conservative people are disposed to believe It was caused a little by all three agencies mentioned the slump in -prices, congestion on the railroads and the 15-cent movement It-Is a fadt that all railway sidings near Wil mington are blocked with cotton cars and the movement" into the port is very light however, only partly due to this fact From the 'stock report posted yes terday at the Chamber of Commerce; it is shown that the receipts for the week ended yesterday were only 11, 160 bales against 17,283 bales during the same period last season; since Sept ,1st. 200.316 bales against 211, 637 up to the same date in 1904. The- British steamers George Flem ing, 2.228 tons. Capt Parslow, and British cteamer Lustleigh, 2.093 tons, Capt Bootyman, arrived ' yesterday from Baltimore - and New York, re spectively, for. cargoes of cotton from Messrs Alexander Sprunt & Son. A third is expected here to-day, so that the congestion here will be greatly re lieved in a few days, x The receipts of all naval stores dur ing the past week compare very favor ably, with those of the same period last. year. There Is a decided gain in rosin, tar and crude, , but a slight falling off in spirits. The crop year receipts show gains . in all Hems ex cept crude, which is short a few hun dred barrels only. The quotations for crude declined yesterday to $3.25, $4.60, $4.60. Upper Cape Fear History. The book to be .used on North Car olina Day at the tubllc schools has been issued, the subject being the Upper Cape Fear and the work hav ing 96 pages. It was prepared by Pro fessor R. D. W. Connor, of the office of tne State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction, and contains pictures of Calvin H. Wiley, the father of the public school system here, Flora Mc Donald, the monument at Moore's Creek battle ground, etc. Two cotton steamers arrived yes terday, -both of good tonnage. The British steamer Victoria, 2,232 tons, Capt Pickthorn, arrived from. Rio Janeiro and the British steamer Gri qua, 2,100 tons, Capt Anderson, ar rived from New York. JEWISH RELIEF FUND GROWS. Southern Express Company Donates $1,000 Other Subscriptions. By Wire to The Morning Star. Savanah, Nov. 18. Mayor Myers to day received a -telegram from Super intendent J. S. Hockaday, of the South ern Express Company, announcing, the contribution by the company of $1,- 000 of the relief fund for the Jews who are being oppressed in Russia. The telegram which was from Florida where leading express officials are on a tour of that State stated that the contribution was authorized, by the president and the chairman of the board who desired that it be made through Mayor Myers.' , Mayor Myers replied expressing his appreciation of the' contribution. SPRUCE PINE CATASTROPHE. No One Killed by Explosion Friday ;-:f : "; Night.' ; ':. -; v : - By Wire to The Morning: Star.""'. "Bristol, Vai, Nov. 18.-?The reports of the powder magazine explosion at Spruce Pine, - N.- C, were much exag gerated. The real" damage done was the destruction of the small frame building, and the loss of $1,500 worth of powder owned by the South and Wetsern railway company. - No one was killed. The explosion was at Camp No. 2, ten miles south of Spruce Pine and was caused by forest fires which "enveloped the magazine. .'Clark Howell, editor of --the Atlanta Constitution, yesterday made formal announcement of the platform . on which he1 seeks the Democratic nomi nation for governor of Georgia. He will begin immediately an active cam paign .which will be under the manage ment -of John T. Boifeullet, for ten years clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives. - - Governor Montague has 'appointed Judge R. L. Barton, of Winchester; A. A. Phlegajv of Montgomery, and J. Garland Pollard, of Richmond, as dele gates from Virginia to the convention to be held in wasnington v;uy, r eoru ary 19th next, to consider the question of uniform , legislation on the part of all the Btates in the Union on the dt vorce evlL . STATE SWAMP- LANDS. Bidders Offering ? Options-State Na tional .Guard Captains Resigned. - (Special Star Telegram.) - Raleigh, NTC, Nov, 17. The State Board of Education and bidders for the purchase ofjhe State swamp lands were unable to get together after a lengthy session this afternoon, i The Board demands $500 for an option on the lands including 65 000 acres In the Angola tract and one bidder, R. M. Johnson, ; representing Norfolk parties, offers . to put up $100 and Golds boro parties, represented byex Governor Aycock, as counsel offer to put up $200. This is for a ninety-day option on the lands at $1.50 per acre. The Board , will liave another session tomorrow to consider .the matter fur ther. " ' .Announcement la made from thw of. flee of "Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, that resig nations have been accepted from Cap tain W, A. De vine,' Company E, Third Regiment, Oxford; Captain R, R. Han by, Company G, Second Regiment, Washington, and Captain George E. Brown,' Company K, First Infantry, of Asheville. Elections are ordered for each company for successors. It is understood the 'resignations of cap tains are being caused by the strin gent exactions being made of them in complying with the rules in the management of their -companies. It Is. expected that several other resigna tions will be coming in soon. NEW ENTERPRISE CHARTERED. Kingsdale Lumber . Co. Pressing Needs at Hospitals For Insane. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 17. The Kings- dais Lumber Co., of Kingsdale, Robe son county, is chartered with $100,000 capital by Iredell Meares. J. C. Mtmds and W. A. "Williams, of Wilmington. Another charter is to the Charlotte Damask Co.; capital-$100,000; S. B. Alexander, Jr., M. A. Latta and J. E. Carson. Other charters are to the Anson Warehouse Co., of Wadesboro, capital $25,000 by W. J. McLendon and others. Governor Glenn was- asked this morning about any action being taken for the immediate relief of the over crowded condition of the State hospi tals for the insane, there having been a very outspoken attack on. the man agement of both Institutions and a call on the Governor to see that room is made for indigent patients by turn ing out pay patients and persons treat ed for the drink habit by a local pa per this morning. The Governor says the people may rest assured that he will see that everything possible is done to relieve the situation; that plans are already being carried out whereby the situation will be greatly relieved. It is a fact that the State hospitals have been visited, during the last. Xewdayay, the State Beard of Internal Improvement, who have filed a report to the Governor suggesting changes in the way of curtailing-the amount of room In the institutions set aside" for the use of officers, nurses, keepers, etc., so that room can . be had for a large number of additional patients. THIRTY-THREE DROWNED OFF BRITISH WARSHIP Cruiser and Torpedo Boat Collided at Night In Fierce 8now Storm . Torpedo Boat Sank., By TOre to The Morning Star. Kiel, Nov. 18. Torpedo boat "S. 126" collided last night near Buelk with the small cruiser tJndlne. The torpedo boat sank and one officer and 32 seamen are missing. - The disaster occurred during ' the manoeuvres in Kiel Bay. A torpedo boat division was making a regular at tack upon the Undine which had blind ed her lights. Later she suddenly used her searchlight which confused the helmsman of the "S. 126" and the tor pedo boat got under the Undine's bow and was struck amldshlp causing the boiler of the "S. 126" to explode. It-is believed that all the missing members of the crew were killed or drowned. The accident occurred in the midst of a driving snowstorm, and when the night 'was very dark. The torpedo boat sank in four, minutes. COTTON GROWERS JO FIX PRICES Why Those Who Have Cotton Should . Hold for 15 Centa. By Wire to The Morning Star I Columbia, S. C, Nov. 17. Secretary F. H. Weston of the 'South Carolina division of the Southern Cotton As sociation in an interview, today said "Today I am in receipt of instruc tions from headquarters in Atlanta to institute a movement toward securing pledges from the farmers for the cot ton, which they now have on hand for. IS cents. We know that there is a most active demand for dry goods and that the mills have not the cotton necessary to run them, to fill these con tracts. The Association considered 11 cents a fair but not unreasonable price for cotton, but in view of the very ag gressive campaign that has been in stituted in cotton in the last few days, it would be absurd, for the Southern Cotton Association to stand and . see the producers of cotton throughout the South despoiled of millions of dol lars. We must convince the spinners of the world that the price of cotton is to be. fixed by the producers and not by the speculator. - We. have the money on hand and propose to pay our canvassers for . their work." Weakened ; by the cheering- .. and stamping In unison of two thous and people, the west, bleacher on Fer ry Field, collapsed at -.Ann! Harbor, Mich.,, yesterday afternoon, ten min utes after the second half of the foot; ball game betwen Michigan and Wis consin had begun. Almost mirlcnlously none of the throng, who were precipi tated to the ground, was seriously in jured. Leas than a dozen of them were hurt enough to have a physician at tend them. LIST OF CASUALTIES Week-End Gifrds out The Usnal - Grist For Hospital and News ; T y paper People " ; ONE NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER Objected to Lodger at His House jind Put Lead Into HimWhite Man Bruised and Brokenr-Two Other -"... - Slight Fracases.- - (From Sunday's Daily.) .t The week's end,' except on rare oc casions, always brings its list of Sat urday night casualties, affording wsrk for. the hospital - surgeons and mater ial for. newspaper "Emories. It's a dull Saturday night' in August when the heavy tread of the police patrol wa- gon. or the clanging of the alarm bell on the hospital ambulance is not heard until welT after midnight. Last night was not the exception and from early until late there was "something doing" all round.' Walker Page, colored, 35 or 36 years of age, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded . last night between 10 and 11 o'clock by Henry. Bulluck, also col ored, at the house of. the latter, near Ninth and Bladen streets. An alter cation was in progress between the men, Bulluck having fired three times. Page was sent to the hospital where he was reported late last night as do ing very well, but not out of danger. Only one of the three bullets fired at him took effect, entering the chest Just below the collar bone on the left side and' passing dangerously near the heart Bulluck drives the sawdust wagon at the Independent Ice factory. During his absence yesterday, his wife rented a spare room to the negro Page, and when the husband came home and found the alien in the house, he was very wrathy. He went to the room where Page was beginning. to settle down comfortably and pro voked a difficulty with him, according to witnesses of the affair. Page was a' younger man and was apparently getting the best of the landlord, when the latter drew a pistol and fired three times. Page ran as far as Ninth and Bladen and fell. From there the am bulabce was summoned and he was taken to the hospital. Bulluck. who is a South Carolina negro, made off before the police arrived, Subsequent, ly he came to tho Independent Ice fac tory and ewas taken In custody. by Night Engineer Morris, who heard the police were looking for the negro. Bulluck had a 32-calibre Harrington & Richardson pistol on his person when Police Sergeant went to the ice house in response to a telephone message and took the negro to the police etation hoamt HaWTgtate ongiaeers. Col: S-B.-Leac had a stab in the cheek, bearing oat a statement he made to the effect that Page had him down and was about to cut his throat when he drew his pis ton and fired. Bulluck will he "kept at the police, station until the wounded negro is able to attend the trial. Picked Up Unconscious. Last night about 11 o'clock as he was on his way home,bn the east side of Fifth street between Nun and Church, about midway of the block, Mr. Wilbur Dosher stumbled on the form of a young white man, lying face downward and very bloody. He was unconscious and Mr. Dosher could do nothing under the circumstances than the "Good Samaritan" act He picked the wounded man up and carried, him bodily a block and a half to James M. Hall's drug store, wnere it developed that the person was Jim Marine. 23 or 24 years of age, a son of Archie Marine, the well known diver. Mr. Hall gave the young man the neces sary immediate attention and he was later sent tothe hospital in theambu lance. There it developed that the patient was not ' seriously hurt He had a cut back of the head, a bruise on the forehead and several contus ions about the face. He had regained consciousness at the drug store and said that he had been cut and beaten but he would not tell by whom. . He will be out in a day or two. 1 Ruined His Physiognomy. Early last -night Henry Taylor, a colored boy of about "18 years, was carried to the hospital for treatment of a severe slash across the face, ex tending from the left eye brow, clean down the cheek to his mouth. As the blade passed over both eye lfds were split open- but, by a miracle, the ban of the eye was not touched.' The boy had been in a little "friendly difficul ty" . with another boy, ," near Fourth and: Brunswick. -He will never look the same anymore, but the wound will not be serious. ' i Cut at Guano Factory. Wm. Cole, 21.; - years ol.-.. was brought to the hospital late last flight from - Almont factory, .- ap the i riveryj. he was shot through tne muscle or tne left arm by another negro with 'whom he had trouble. The wound was dress ed and he was sent home. LIVED WITH BROKEN NECK. Remarkable Case Reported from Phil adelphla-Man. Dwindled Away. :.' By Wire to the Morning1 Star. " Philadelphia, Nov. M6.-iWlth - the death of George Handforth, 28 years old, at the Methodist "Hospital to-day ended what is said to be' the most re markable case of survival with a brok en neck, known in the annals of medi cine and surgery. . For 15 months the injured man lay on air and water mat tresses suffering no " pain, unable to move any muscle excepting those in his forearms, always conscious, but gradually . ' wasting away. From strong, stalwart man, weighing 160 pounds, -. Handforth 2 weighed at the time of his death only thirty-four pounds. .. Handforth. was employed at the Atlantic Refining Company's plant Oh August 1, 1904, he fell from the top of a tank and struck the ground on his hack,- fracturing the fifth andlth nlH playing as if nothing disturb--sixth vertebrae. - ' - ed his mind. Albany Journal. " SPIRITS TURPENTINE ' A .new bank has been opened in Warrenton and starts off with a good prospect of success. Rev. George R. Stuart of Ten- -r T -nesseer has closed his rival at New- A bern. - The number of converts will ; . ' ... reacn 300 or more. Raleigh Stockholders of the new iveuuDucau paper, Tne Tar Heel, at ureensboro, report that T. B. Eldridge Will T)A mart A O'onArol mansmii onrl R J. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem sec-"- "" Ol retary and threasurer. Geo. S. Brad- . . " , shaw is editor, for the present. i v ; ; (: maguuun corresponaence: Kev- L. R. CarrolIt Warsaw, died Mon- -; day. He Served the Baptist church c " - . - . ... "' !.. '. here as pastor, for several years, and was well loved. He leaves . a ' wife, - r a brother,. Mr. G. W. Carroll, two sis-" ' v ters, Mesdamea , Mattle Fryar, and ' . Mary Pigford." - : By order of the Governor a sne V 'V- cial term of . Warren Superior CourT VI; : win convene December 11th. to try .2 Hicks and Giles, the negro who on 5" November 4th killed Mr. W G. Klntr. . of Vaughan. Two other prisoners now in jail will also be tried. Judge Long V. will preside at this term of the court. ' " Raleigh correspondent, Nov. 17th: -v Norfolk capitalists, and also syndi- - J cates of Goldsboro men, are here 'be- f l for the State board of education, bid- ding for the State swamp lands, known - as Angola bay, In Jones and Onslow - . -counties, cotainlng 44,000 acres. Oth er syndicates also are here bidding for the. lands in Currituck county, which are being examined by the board. Charlotte Observer. "Several days ago The Observer made note of the fact that Mr. 1J3. T Price, of " Lodo, has gathered from an -acre of his land two fine bales! of cotton. This is far surpassed by J1. L. Stover, of Fort Lawn, S. C, who has 10 acres of land from which he has gathered 20 bales. The soil of Chester coun ty must be unusually fertile to pro duce such a crop. The Observer will be glad to note a record that exceeds this. Scotland ior Robeson county may beat if Lumberton Argus: "News has - reached us of the death of Mr. Web-L ster, the father of our townsman, Mr. H. G. Webster. The demise occurred at Hope Mills, where the old gentle- man has lived several years. Mr. Web ster was a very aged man. He resid ed In Lumberton a while and was well though of. When the editor of the - Argus came to Lumberton, any nice day, Mr. Webster, Mr. Fuller, and Capt. Norm ent might be seen on the streets chatting the hours away. All are now gone." Laurinburg Exchange: "The Ex- - change Is happy to say that in the near future Mr. Jno. B. McNeill, broth er of Hon. Franklin McNeill, of the Corporation Commission, will become Neill, has been In the turpentine busi ness in Georgia for a number of years and has decided to move back to the land of his boyhood days. Laurin burg is indeed fortunate in securing this good man for a citizen and ex tends to him a hearty welcome. He ' now in the city -making prepara tions, and his family who are in Geor gia is expected to join him soon." The United State steamer Mac- lGregor arrived here to-day with Unit- Captain Flagler and Captain Sowell, who are to examine the proposed route for the inland water-way between Nor folk and Beaufort They were met - by a committee of business men and city officials who entertained them at ft a dinner at the Chattawka and tM:- city hall in which plans were discuss ed for the" opening of this new route. Local merchants are very desirous to have this route, as it will prove very beneficial to the Interests of Eastern Carolina. Congressmen Small and Thomas and Senator Simmons are here attending the conference and their pledges have been obtained to work for the measure in Congress. The engineers report the matter feasi ble, but give no information as to their decision. Washington special to Charlotte Observer, Nov. 16th: . An interesting story was heard here to-day to the effect that the Anderson- Rollins row, involving the conduct ot the Republi can organization in North Carolina, will be laid before the President at a very early ' date. The statement is made that Representative Blackburn fully determined upon this course that he will lay especial emphasis IriA AAnfiOAf d emrkA Kv f V n I vn w,iu cvb oiguou vj ; vuiuiuinu tins and District Attorney Holton, jhich Anderson was promised a job gutter certain conditions. The effect of this agreement traffic patronage on the presidential mind, when it is un folded at the White House, will prob ably be the occasion of some concern in. North Carolina. Mr. Blackburn and his friends are said to entertain the Opinion that it will eliminate Mr. Hol ton and Mr. Roillns both as possibili ties for the district attorneyship, and that at the same time a vital blow will be struck at the organization in the State. It is apparent, since the appear ance of the Tar Heel, that Mr. Black burn has decided to stand up and fight, and that his attitude towards the organization will no longer he one of passlveness. - Some of his friends are saying that he has been quiet too long for his own good. REBELLIOUS PLOT IN CUBA. Gathering Arms of Improved Patern t Overthrow Government By Wire to The Morning: Star. ' Havana. : Nov. 18. The truth in the reports of plots to overthrow the gov ernment was revealed in part to-day. The government received a confiden-, tial report to effect that aif ostensibly vacant house in the Cerro Suburb was being utilized as a secret depository for arms for the union and ordered the police - to - investigate. - The police found 41 rifles, 21 carbines, 35 packages each containing a thousand cartridg es and some barrels filled with am munition and acountrements. Consid erable suspicion is directed toward the liberal and radical leaders. The police are searching for the party who rented the house in which the arms, and ammunition were seized,' but not arrests have as yet been- reported. I It is said that other Instalments of -arms are hidden in various places in the island, the. rifles seized to-day were new and of costly pattern. "Harry, did you not hear mother calling you?" "Course I did." - "Then why do you not go to her?" '.'She's nervous. If I should go. too quick v' Jmn AaaA and HllTT vent On 4V- -1 v f: jc. 1 -1 r jl.