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THE-ISTHMIAN CANAL.
1 f the question of Government
aid to an Isthmian Canal were Bee
tled definitely one way or the other
it would be but a short time before
a oanal would be an accomplished
fact. There has been so much talk
about it and so much said about the
possibilities of trade in the Eastern
'hemisphere, that not oniy public at
tention but the attention of capital
ists has become more drawn to that
enterprise than ever. There is lit
tle doubt that this will be one of the
schemes which will figure conspicu
ously in the next Congress and pos
sibly be settled one way or another,
as to whether it will or will not have
the support and financial backing of
this Government. The commission
which was sent to investigate the
Nicaragua route and report as to its
feasibility, and the probable cost has
reported that the proposed route is
feasible . and that the work
can be done for about 130,
000,000. This was along the . line
surveyed, utilizing the San Juan
river and the lake, but it has been
o.ii.l frnm timo t.ri Hrtifl that. t.TlATA
are otherand knore practicable
routes where the obstacles to be
overcome would he much fewer, and
where the work of keeping the
canal in repair would be much
lighter, while the cost of construc
tion would be far below any esti
mates yet made, for either the Nica
ragua or the Panama canal.
-AVe remember reading some time
ao, while this scheme" was under
discussion in Congress, a letter from
. an American, who claimed that he
knew and had been over a route and
could mark it out, where a canal
could be constructed, utilizing water
courses most of the way, at a cost far
below the lowest estimate made for
the Nicaragua canal, and ho ad
vised the Government to go slow
ami do some more investigating be
fore it assumed responsibility for the
Nicaragua scheme. Who he was,
whether he was honest and in earn
est or only playing a rose to put ob
stacles in the way of the Nicaragua
canal we do not know, but his let
ter attracted little attention and he
seems to havo subsided., . Now it is
alleged that some old survey has
be$n discovered which presents a
sea level route, which was substan
tially what that' letter-writer claim
ed he could show, and on this route
it. is now proposed 10 operate,-a
company having been organized for
that purpose, the facts in reference
to which were thus briefly stated in a
Trenton, N. J., dispatch a few days
flier ,v
plishment of the work, for it is ex
ceedingly doubtful if Congress
could be induced to give it the sup
port asked for when this scheme
was ..last before it. As far as-the
people are concerned they are in
favor of it, but the Pacifio railways
are opposed to it, as it would de
prive them of considerable reve
nue, and they will, as they
have already done, use all their
influence against giving Govern
ment aid, and the influence of
corporations which command as
much money as they do amounts to
a great deal. v
If it can be bSilt 'without Govern
ment assistance all the better for
that will make, it a purely : business
enterprise and will ensure its opera
tion on business principles, - and it
will doubtless also ensure greater
economy in construction for men
who "spend ' their own money are
more apt to get a full return for it
than if they were, spending the
money 'of a Government, and it will
probably ensure the more speedy
construction to get into operation
before the Panama canal can be com
pleted. It may possibly be a race
between the two which will give the
Americans a -chance to show their
mettle and energy. If they have
discovered,- as alleged, a sea level
route they will have a decided ad
vantage over the Frenchmen who
have a very rough route to work and
mountains of rock to remove, a
stupendous undertaking from the
beginning, and the worst to go
through yet.
Possibly -this Trenton dispatch
may be but the revival of some of
those speculative schemes which
have been heretofore reported, in
which some sharpers have secured
concessions which they hope to dis
pose of to others later and- make a
good thing out of. The small capi
talization of this company looks
that way, but there may be some
thing m it. Whether there is or
not, the 'growing demands of com
merce are such and the new condi-.
tions that present themselves make
such a waterway more of a neces
sity than ever and leaves less doubt
of its aecomplishment in the near
future.
An isthmus canal has been talked
about more or less at intervals for
over three quarters of a century; it
has been before Congress repeated
ly as far back as 1825, and has been
favorably reported upon a number
of times, and the route surveyed
several ; times, all of which has
served .to keep it before the coun
try and "center public attention
upon it. It would not; be credit
able to the enterprise of this coun
try to let it die or to acknowledge
that it is not competent to the
task when the Frenchman' has un
dertaken the task of boring through
mountains of rock from Panama to
Colon. .
: The Stab is in receipt of anMnvi-r
tation to an industrial convention to
be held at Huntsville, Ala., Monday,
September 4th, 1899, the objects of
which are set forth in the following,
adopted by the Chamber of Com
merce:
1
"Whebeas, The greatest problems
that confront the people of the, South
are those pertaining to her industrial
growth and development, and no
higher obligations exist to day, or obli
gations fraught with greater blessings
both to present and future generations
of her citizens, than the speedy and
wise solution of those problems.
Possessing resources unequaled by
any other section or nation on the
face of the globe, and with natural
advantages that should - make these
resources the easiest developed of any
other, thus bestowing riches, prosper
ity and happiness almost unlimited
upon her people, we still see these re
sources and advantages comparatively
neglected.
Whereas, Every interest of our
country, both North and South, de
mands that at least an effort commen
surate with the importance of this
work should be put forth to secure a
proper understanding of the under ly
ing causes that tend . to retard the
growth of the industral South in all
field, so as to intelligently seek their
removal, and to endeavor to effect
these ends, therefore, '
"Be it Resolved, By the Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce, that a meeting
of those deemed most able to effect the
foregoing purposes be, and is hereby
called to meet in the city of Hunts
ville, Alabama, on Monday, Septem
ber 4th, 1889, and continue in session
until the business before it shall be
completed ; and be it further
"Resolved, That the Governors of
all the Southern States, commercial
bodies. Mayors of cities, editors of all
newspapers, periodicals or other pub
lications, prominent educators and
ministers of the South, as well as other
persons or agencies interested in .the
foregoing purposes, be, and are hereby,
invited, - to co operate in this move
ment, that the same may become what
its importance to the South demands of
all classes within her borders."
This is oh the right line, and
might be followed with good results
by every State in the South. Such
meetings are not only public educa
tors, by eliciting and .making public
much valuable information, but the
contact with, thoughtful business
men is productive of good results,
and in addition to this they draw at
tention to the South, and put more
people to studying and thinking
about it as a field for enterprise and
the investment of capital.
Everybody has -not the time nor
the ability to formulate plan of
progress or plans to remove the ob
stacles in the way of progress, but
there are few who have not time to
read the suggestions made by those
who have the time and ability to do
the planning. . There have been a
great many conventions of an indus
trial character held in the South,
and we are sure' the South has
profited by them. There should be
more. The more the better.
I it does to the American people un
til the people! begin to get angry
and let the political machine run
ners know it. j It is .undoubtedly
the intention o - bold Cuba if they
can find any pretence for it, as they
propose to hold the "Philippines un
der the bogus plea that we are under
obligations to the world and to the
Filipinos themselves to do that. .
THE NEW TROLLEY LINE.
Secretary Long, in an interview
says he regrets the Philippine war,
but "since the islands were forced
upon us as a result of the war with
Spain our authority oves them must
be established." Who forced this
Government to offer Sn $20,000,
000? If this Government was under
no obligations to the Filipinos it
could have pulled out of the Philip
pines without assuming any obliga:
tions whatever, and if it -was under
obligations to the Filipinos, then
there was a shameful breach of faith
with them in the purchase.
, A man and -his wife "left New
York yesterday for a scoot across
the continent to San Francisco in
an automobile, j The distance by
rail is 3,250 miles, but as they will
have to take to country roads and
pig tracks the distance will be
about 3,700 miles, and as they will
have to cross deserts and climb
mountains this j will be a royal test
for the auto, which ought to-be de
cisive. I .
In France the Incerase in popula
tion in fifty years has been but 10 per
ceht: while the increase of paid
office-holders has been 121 per cent.
From which it may be inferred that
there is more fascination in office
holding than in being born.
That Ohio veteran who has been
drawing a pension of $72 a month,
and has asked to have it reduced to
$50 on the ground that ' $50 is
enough, has not yet been suspected
of insanity, nor ; has he had an offer
to go into a dimo museum.
- Secretary Alger says he will not
resign because his running for the
Senate "will, not interfere with his
Cabinet position. He will" not let
his Cabinet position interfere with
his running for the Senate,- either.
Delaware can't say there, are
"no flies on me." The farmers have
to do their harvesting at night be
cause the flies will not let them work
in the daytime. '
Col. Paty du jClam has twice at
tempted suicidej and unfortunately
there was no one around to help
him. ' -
Cars Will be In Operation On the New
- Brunswick Street Extension Early
- This Morning. ..
Some time ago the Stab noted the
progress of the . work on the new
street car line to the Seaboard Air
Line passenger depot ad this morn
ing the Wilmington Street Railway
Company announce that the work
has been completed and that a schedule
will be in operation on the extension
to day. ; - ;
The. new line, as has been stated
before, is built from the S: A. L.
depot up Brunswick street, intersect
ing the belt line at corner Fourth and
Brunswick. On this line the regular
ten-minute schedule will be in effect
between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock
A'. M., 12 noon and 3.30 P. M., and
from 6 o'clock in the afternoon to 7
o'clock P. M. During the hours this
schedule is in effect on the new line,
passengers between Fourth and Bruns
wick streets will have to transfer at
the intersection, but at all other times
the old schedule will " be in effect and
a transfer car on the Seaboard in ope
ration. General Manager Shelding has ar
ranged this schedule so as to give the
company's patrons the best possible
"service. The first period of t he ten
minute schedule on the new line is ar
ranged for the accommodation of busi-,
ness men and clerks in that part of the
city, who go to their places of busi
ness between the hours of 8 and 9
o'clock in the morning." In the after
noon between the hours of 6 and 7
the same idea of accommodating the
working people in returning from their
business was in view. ,
The noon period of the regular
schedule is for the convenience of S.
A. L. passengers, who may come to
the city by the 12:05 P. M. train or
return by way of the outgoing 3:45
tram.
. The travelling public will no doubt
appreciate Manager Skelding's ar
rangements in their behalf and accord
to the new car line a liberal patron
age from the very start.
DEATH OF W. B. SCATTERGOOD.
STRONG RESOLUTION.
Business Men Recommend to AI-
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, . dermen Repeal of License
Tax Regulation:
MEETING AT NOON YESTERDAY
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Merchants Claim That AH Legitimate En
terprises Should be Exempt Prom
Privileges Committee to Pre
sent Sentiments to Board;
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON HERE.
"Articles of incorporation for the
American Isthmus Ship Canal Com
pany were filed here to day. -
"Through these articles, the first an
noueement was made of the new
combination which, it is said, includes
many men of large wealth, headed by
former Mayor William R. Grace, of
New York, and expects to carry to
completion the Isthmian canal scheme.
Although the n- minal capital is $30,
f'Oii, the articles of incorporation give
the right to increase it to $250,000,000.
"It is estimated that between $150,
0i in, 000 and $200,000,000 will be needed
to carry out the project, the greater
part of which will be expended in buy
in" off the holders of concessions. The
incorporators, who are said to be mere
ly figureheads for the men of millions
back of the company, are Henry Leeds,
of Manhattan ; William CY Merriam. of
Brooklyn, and Juan A. Smith, of Jer
. sy City. - " ! -
I According to the papers of incor
poration the object of the company is
to acquire any all concessions, rights
and franchises on the American isth
mus; to build a canal from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean; to own lands,
mines and railroads, fo colonize, 1 to
build, own and operate any canal from
oeean to ocean, and to obtain aid from
the United States, England,. jFrance,
Germany or any other government to
that end.
' It is said that a route has been
selected along which a canal can be
quickly built at small cost This
route is at sea level all the way, and
the canal, it is said, can be built with
ouUocks. The route, it is said, was
discovered , by Americans employed
by Emperor Napoleon .III, put the
Pian to build along this line was after
ward suppressed by those in in control
of the Panama route project.
A year or more ago Mr. Grace, of
Xew York, with other moneyed
men, turned their attention to that
scheme, secured concessions from
the Central American Governments
and it was reported would construct
a canal by some route, Government
aid or no Government aid. Perhaps
they have, as stated in this dia
i, patch, struck a more practicable
and comparatively cheap route.
If so this simplifies the matter and
A BIG WHEAT FIELD.
We have said much in these col
umns about wheat culture in North
Carolina, but it is a subject the im
portance of which justifies the shed
ding of a good deal of ink. We fre
quently find in our exchanges from
other States references to the capa
city of North Carolina as an agricul
tural State', which we take pleasure
in reproducing, as we do the follow
ing, clipped from the t Charleston
News and Cour ier: ' . . j
"On the 10th day of May" says'the
editor of the Southern field, "the
writer had the pleasure of. viewing a
three hundred-and-itfty acre field of
wheat in North Carolina, which will
be harvested about June 1. The indi
cations are that this farm will produce
this year twenty-eight " bushels to the
acre, and that the owner j will realize
at least 100 per cent, profit . on the
wheat crop. But this is not all. On
this same land will be grown this year
before time for sowing another crop
of wheat this coming fall, a profitable
crop of corn." No industrious man
ought to perish, or stay poor, or have
to "hunt for work," in a country like
the Carolinas. '
"A three-hundred-and fifty-acre
field of wheat" would be a very rare
sight in any Southern State, and not
& common one even in the. great
wheat-growing States of the .West,
and a field of that size which would
give an average yield of 28 bushels to
the acre would be very rare even in
such wheat-growing States as California.
We regret that we do not know
the county in which- this field is lo
cated, that we might learn some
thing more about it, but the f act'
that it is North Carolina' is some
thing that we may take some satis
faction out of for it gives, an object
lesson as to the capacity of this
State as a wheat-grower, and does
more when the additional fact is re
corded that this crop of wheat will
be followed by a profitable crop of
corn. This is another citation go
ing to prove that farming in North
Carolina, will pay when it is done
right. ' '
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska,
says he will not run again and that
he "cannot entertain the thought
of holding another public office."
What a happy thing it would be for
this country if about 40,000 leading
Republicans . would come to the
same conclusion, i - . '
FOOLING WITH CUBA.
A few days ago we quoted an ex
tract from the Washington corre
spondence of the New York Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Btille
tin showing the growing dissatisfac
tion, with the military government
in Cuba, and how. soft snaps were
being made for Americans who had
a pull. The following, which we
clip from .the New York World,
shows that this military rule is re
sulting in irritation that may have
very serious consequences, unless
there be a change and this Govern
ment shows some disposition to re
gard its pledges and obligations: It
says:
"A high- officer of the United States
army of occupation in Cuba contributes
to the July number of the North
American Review an article on the
Cuban situation which will create a
profound impression in this country
"After quoting our solemn pledge
'The United States here by disclaims
any disposition or intention to exercise
sovereignty, jurisdiction or control
over said island except for the pac
ification thereof, and asserts its deter
mination when that is accomplished
to leave the government and the con
trol of the island to its people."
He goes on to make a startling pre
sentment of facts, of which these are
the most significant:
"There can be no doubt that 'paci
fication' of the island is now accom-
?lished. City for city, the towns of
luba are more peaceful, and orderly
than those - of the United States.
There never was a more docile, quiet
people. All the reports of 'bandits'
are zealously forwarded to the United
States, and half of them are lies."
"The Cubans can and will' give
themselves as good a government as
have the petty republicn of South and
Central America. They are impatient
to undertake the management of their
own airairs.1' .
'The irritation of the Cubans against
the Americans and American military
rule is daily increasing and will in
evitably presently find vent in a re
volt. "To drift on, to delay evacuation,
means "a struggle, with the tremen
dous problem under disheartening
conditions, trying to b elp this people
in the face of daily increasing opposi
tion, ingratitude, irritation, suspicion.
It means a postponement of the set
tlement of problems connected with
fho material nrosneritv of the island.
It means a failure to fulfil a solemn
pledge."
The administration is evidently
playing the game of "annexation"
and its organs are studiously en
deavoring to create tho impression
that the better class of people in
Cnba desire annexation and this is
the justification for a long continu
ing military rule, and this will be
the pretence for playing the annexa
tion game. A good deal of Ameri
can capital has been invested in
Cuban schemes and properties, and
this administration listens . a great
deal more to American capital than
Will
be tbe Qnest of Col. Wharton J.
Green at Wrightsville.
General Wade I Hampton, the distin
guished South Carolinian and beloved
Confederate hero, was a Wilmington
visitor jyesterday, having arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon on the
W., C. & A. train at 1.45 o'clock.
'General Hamoton was met at the
train by Col. Wharton J. Green,
whose guest he will be for several days
at the cottage of Mr. Pembroke Jones,
at Wrightsville. j
Very few people in the city knew
of General Hampton's coming, and
there was but a small crowd at the
depot to welcome him.
CoL Green and the distinguished
Confederate have been life-long friends
and have spent much of " their time in
each other's company. After shaking
hands with a f ewf of his old friends and
forming .several! new acquaintances,
he was driven ! by Col. Green to
Wrightsville.
Tournament and Ball. -
Wade Wishart, Esq., of Whiteville,
arrived in the -city yesterday. He )d-
forms a Stab reporter that arrange
ments are being made or a big tour
nament' and Greneral "blow-out" to be
held in Whiteville on July 20th. At
night a grand ball will be held, during
which the successful knight will
crown his lady -"Queen of Love and
Beauty". The committee on arrange
ments will be Mr. E. S. Lewis, Dr. W.
H. Crowell, Wade Wishart, Esq., and
Mr. A. H.
Former Manager of postal Telegraph Of
fice Here Died in Atlanta Yesterday.
Telegrams were received in the city
yesterday announcing the death of
Mr. W. B. Scattergood, formerly
manager of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany's office in Wilmington but at the
time of his death manager of the
Postal office at Atlanta, Ga.
' His death occurred at his home in
Atlanta yesterday morning at 3.30
o'clock at the age of forty three years,
and soon afterwards the news was re
ceived here with sorrow by his host of
friends.
Mr. Scattergood came to Wilming
ton from Birmingham, Ala., in Feb
ruary 1890 to take charge of the Postal
office upon its establishment here. He'
remained as manager of this office
until August 1896, when he was pro
moted to the .position of manager of
the office in Atlanta.
The Postal Telegraph employes in
Wilmington speak in the ' highest
terms of the deceased gentleman. He
was a member of a number of fra
ternal orders in this city, among them
being the Fraternal Mystic Circle and
Tar Heel Conclave No. 375, Improved
Order of Heptasophs. In the latter
order he carried ; insurance to the
amount of 13.000.
The funeral will be from his7 resi
dence in Atlanta at 2.30 o'clock this
afternoon.
JAILED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Yesterday at noon, pursuant to ad
journment Thursday, a nuniber of the
business men of the city met at the
rooms of the Merchants' Association
for the consideration of the privilege
tax question.
- Mr. B. F. Hall was called to the
chair and Mr. T. W. Clawsoin, of the
Messenger, and Mr. J. E. Thompson,
of the Stab, were made secretaries.
Those in attendance were Messrs. W.
E. Worth, J. C. Stevenson, R. M.
Wescott, Wm. Niestle, J. F, Rulfs, L
M. Bear. W. J. Penny, C. M. Whit-
lock, C. C. Covington, W. B. Cooperr
B. F. Keith, S. H. Fishblate, George
O. Gay lord, L. H. Burflett, R. R.
Stone, C. Ed Taylor, G. J. Boney, B.
F. Penny, C. D. Foard, W. A. French,
L. B. McKenzie, B. F. Penny, E. N.
Penny, P. Heinsberger and A. D.
Wessell. '
Mr.- Hall, in taking the chair, stated
that the meeting was called for the
purpose of formulating some plan by
which the merchants and business
men of the city could secure relief
from the burdensome privilege tax
now being enforced by tie present
city administration and to invent
some plan to be submitted to the Board
of Aldermen, which would raise suf
ficient revenue for the city's expenses
and at the . same time work no hard
ship on the business interests of Wil
mington. j
Mr. B. F. Keith opened the discus
sion by saying that the committee of
Aldermen had misinterpreted the
text of the protest filed against the ex
cessive tax some time ago; that the pe
titioners did not contend that the priv
ilege tax measure was a creation of the
present Board of Aldermen, but that
the protest was filed against the en
forcement of the same as a cjareful ex
amination of the petition would show.
He explained that twenty jcents per
month on sales virtually amounted
to $2.40 ner year on the hundred dol
lars if the hundred dollars inveited
was re-invested, and the money "turn
ed over" aOeast twelve times per year
as it usually is in a thriving business
wherethere is no surplus capital.,
.This, he said, covered entirely, the
propositions embodied in the petition.
Mr. W. E. Worth was o the same
opinion as Mr. Keith as regards the
re-investment of capital, taking the
ground that when capital is invested
and re-invested, the purchases being
sold over and over again, the tax is in
proportion to the progressiveness of
the business man in turning over his
money. The privilege tax derived
from business men in the city, he
said, amounted to only about $14,000,
exclusive of privileges paid by. liquor
dealers and itinerant enterprises. He
thought such a tax could easily be
derived from other sources on a much
more equitable basis. If there was
onething that had driven capital
said, however, that the time was ripe
for the repeal of the law ; it militated
against the investment of capital. As
an offset to the jloss of revenue re
sulting from an abolition of the tax,
he said that there was a new valuation
of property and a natural increase in
new buildings, a reduced rate had
been secured on the city's bonded
indebtedness and - that the present
city administration was an economical
one and is jnaking large savings for
the city. Even allowing a fair reduc
tion on the valuation of real estate,
there would be surplus enough left to
warrant the repeal of the present privi
lege tax regulation. The aldermen
knew that that they could not legally
enforce the collection of the privilege
taxes, as the Schedule B tax had been
tested in the Supreme Court and a de
cision rendered that goods purchased
in another State-, brought to North
Carolina and sold in original pack
ages, were not liable to 'purchase tax,
but that in the light even of this deci
sion he thought there was no good citi
zen who would attempt to evade it,
but would be willing to bear his part
of the city's burden. He character
ized the tax as a most onerous one and
an incubus in the way of progress.
Mr. Keith moved that the tax be
abolished, and it was promptly sec
onded by Messrs; Geo. O. Gaylord
and C. D. Foard, j Mr. W. E. Worth
asked that he bei allowed to amend
the motion, which was done. The
following resolution was then offered
by Mr. Worth, and after discussion
by Messrs. C. M, Whitlock, R. M.
Wescott, Wm. Niestle, O. D. Foard
and others, it was carried by a unani
mous vote : I
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that all license taxes on all per
manent business interests merchants.
manufacturers,artisans and professions
be abolished, excepting such as are
levied for police regulations and others
of an itinerant nature.
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed by the chairman to pre
sent this resolution to the Board of Al
dermen, j
Messrs. W. E. Worth, J. C. Steven
son and I. M. Bear were appointed by
Mr. Hall, the chairman, as the com
mittee named in the resolution.
Mr. W. B. Cooper, who retired be
fore the vote was taken, explained
that he could not vote for the resolu
sion from the fact that he had assur
ance froml a member of the Board of
Aldermen that a fair adjustment of
the matter would be made satisfactory,
he thought, to the; merchants.
' Special to Baltimore Sun.
Norfolk, Va., June 28. The Pea
nut Trust, which has been for some
months in embryo, will within ten 1
days begin its corporate existence un
der the name of the American Edible -Nut
Company. A number-of owners
of peanut cleaning plants - in Vir
ginia, which prepare nuts for market,
have been in New York for some
time arranging with promoters of the
octopus, Charles E. W. Smith, Attor- -neys
Brown and Wells and others in- .
terested in the details of organization.
These are practically completed. The
charter is being prepared and will -shortly
be filed at Trenton, N. J. The
bonds are being engraved, have been
underwritten by one of the strongest
financial institutions in the United
States, and the money will be advanced
upon them by anotheryalmost as
strong. No preferred stock will be-
issued, but bonds in lieu thereof and
common stock. The two, aggregating
$5,000,000, will constitute the capital
of the consolidation. The charter of
the combination permits it to handle
nuts other than, peanuts and the pro
duct and by-product of nuts grown in
this and other countries. The power
fuL organization will control, it is
claimed, the market of the world as
effectually as the Standard Oil Com
pany control the oil market. . P. D.
Gwathmev. the president of the
Gwathmey-Bunkleyv Peanut Com-
pany, of . Smithfi&d, Va., who
operates at present one of the largest '
of individual factories, has been
offered the presidency of the com
bination, but has not yet, it is under
stood, decided to accept it The trust
will be financed in New York,, where
five directors will have their head
quarters'. The mechanical department
will remain in Virginia and will be
managed by four directors, who will
be of those who have heretofore suc
cessfully managed plants which are
now taken over by the trust. Pea
nuts have been advancing for some
months from natural causes, there be
ing an active demand and scant sup
ply. When the trust begins opera
tions, which it will in a week or bo.
the nuts, it is "believed, are likely to
go sky-high.
DISORDERLY NEGRO TROOPS.
Raided a Saloon Shot the Bar-Keeper.
Wrecked tbe Bar and Stole AH
the Liquor.
VIOLATION OP POSTAL REGULATIONS
Negro Who Forged Name to An Incendi
ary and Slanderous Letter Hear
ing To-morrow.
Powell.
From Wrlnhtsville.
Mayor Samuel Northrop, of Wrights
yille Beach, sent; up his first prisoner
yesterday James Armstrong, colored,
for disorderly conduct and assault and
battery. The prisoner was brought
up" on the Seacoast train yesterday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Grant
and turned over to Policeman Martin,
who placed him !in jail in default of
the payment of a $50 fine imposed by
Mayor Northrop for his misbehavior..
Unless the fine is' paid, the judgment
of the court js fsixty days imprison
ment. : :
ROBBERY AT NEWTON GROVE
Safes Opened and $800 Taken From T. W.
Underwood's Store.
I Special Star Correspondence.
Dunn, N. C, July 1. A telephone
message says that burglars blew open
the safe in Mr. Thos W. Underwood's
store at Newton Grove, N. C, last
night, getting $800.00 of Mr. Under
wood's cash. !
Newton Grove is a country village
in the upper part of Sampson county
seventeen miles east of Dunn. A
strange man of small stature, about 45
to 50 years old, has been in the vil
lage a day or so previous to the rob
bery, but had disappeared this morning.
A dhscription of him has been wired
over the country. :
.Arthur Blue, colored, ; was com
mitted to jail last night by Deputy
SheriflVFlynn and Terry, charged
with the forgery of the name of Will
Bell, also colored.
Bell's name was forged to a letter
written to Deputy Sheriff Terry in a
threatening manner, yillifying Mr.
Terry and openly challenging him
and his' white constituents to attempt
to drive him from the city as Arie
Bryant was banished. It was a most
incendiary letter and Mr? Terry says
he has facts in his possession to prove
that it was written at the instance of
Blue; in fact, last night at. the jail 'a
reporter of "the Stab saw a twelve
twelve old son - of Blue, who con
fessed "to have written the letter at
the direction of his father and tq have
signed Bell's name to the same. . The
text of the letter is even more scanda
lous than the infamous article which
caused the destruction of Manly's
Record, and"its'insinuations against
white females are too indecent to
print.
Whether the 'letter was written by
Blue to give vent to his malice against
Mr. Terry or to bring down the wrath
of the white Citizens upon Bell is not
known The boy is very positive in
his statements concerning the letter,
and does not hesitate to say that it
was written at the dictation of his
father. He was held at the jail last
night as a witness in the case, which
will come up for an investigation .be
fore Justice McGowan to-morrow at
an hour to be set later.
Deputy Sheriff Terry received the
letter several days ago, but it was
not until last night that he with Mr.
Flynn discovered the author of the
incendiary epistle and had collected
sufficient evidence to make the arrest,
The boy was asked last night to
write something for comparison
with the letter and the handwriting
was identically the same.
m TTfil 1 . H XL
away irom w umington, u was me
iniquitous privileges and he favored
their abolition altogether, jit might
appear hard at first for the city to deny
itself of the money derived from this
source, but it would ultimately end in
a blessing to Wilmington. But for
this tax he knew of at least from two
to three million dollars that would
have been invested here by outside
parties. -Mr. Worth said he favored
giving every man an. opportunity to
live and that the levy of aj privilege
tax for" earning an honest .livelihood
was not countenanced by the constitu
tion. I
Mr. R. M. Wescott also opposed the
regulation and cited instances of men
with capital who had been deterred
from locating here on account of this
tax. - - '
Mr. C. C. Covington also favored
the abolition of tiie tax and called at
tention to the" discriminating features
of the ordinance. Cotton and naval
stores men were taxed in addition to
the regular license of $1.00 only $4.00
per month, when the volume of their
business was greatly in excess of that
of the average wholesale merchant.
Capital, to his own knowledge, had
been driven away by excessive taxa
tion. 'I
Mr. W. J. Penny thought it folly
to ask the Aldermen for a complete
abolition of the tax and proposed a
fifty per cent, reduction, from the fact
that a moderate tax would drive out
itinerary merchants of an undesirable
character. . j
Mr. S. H. Fishblate thought the
matter should be fully ventilated.
Taxes were so excessive that it was
hard for Wilmington merchants to
compete with other towns. He com
plimented the personnel of the Board
of Aldermen and called attention to
the heavy debt incurred by the differ
ent boards. I '
Mr L M. Bear favored the' appoint
ment of a committee to confer with the
aldermen looking to the abolition of
the tax, and if this could not be se5
secured to ask for a minimum rate.
' Mr. J. C. Stevenson4said that a rate
of twenty cents per hundred was ex
cessive and that the Board of Alder
men admitted that such a rate would
raise twice the amount of revenue
necessary if the tax was fairly collect
ed. He suggested a recommendation
to the Aldermen that the rate be re
duced to ten cents per hundred and
that the business men pledge them
selves to give in their sales fairly. He
Young Man From Pecan, Bladen County,
Before Commissioner Collier.
Deputy United States Marshal .T. O.
Bunting returned yesterday afternoon
from Pecan, Bladen county, where he
went yesterday to arrest J. L. Anders,
postmaster at that place, for viola
tion of the postal regulations. It is
alleged that Anders sold postage
stamps for less than their face value
and also gave them in payment of a
debt, which is & violation of the
United States laws. Deputy Marshal
Bunting brought his prisoner to Wil
mington on the A. & Y. train yester
day afternoon and carried him before
U. S. Commissioner S. P. Collier, who
placed him under j $200 justified bond
for his appearance at a preliminary
investigation to jbe held Wednesday,-
July 12th, at 10 o'clock. The
. i .
prisoner is a young man oi aooui
twenty-years of age. His father ac
companied him here yesterday and
went on the bond for his appearance.
District Attorney Bernard was here
yesterday and the day before looking
after the case. ! -
By Telegraph to the Mornlmr Star.
WiNNEMiicdA, Nev., June'30. Last
night special trains containing com
panies L and M of the Twentv-fifth
infantry, and company E of" the Twenty-fourth,
(colored regiments) arrived
in Winnemucca. A number of the
men left the' train and raided a neigh-
boring saloon. They wrecked the bar
and stole all the liqeor in sight. Chris
Deiess, the bar-keeper, was shot down
by one of the soldiers. Those who
committed the outrage then fled to the
train.
The alarm was given at once and be
fore the tram could draw out of the
station it was surrounded by excited
citizens of the place. Sheriff Dodeid
and District Attorney Van Duser
would not permit the train to leave
until the guilty parties were given up.
Major Noble, who was in command,
while not recognizing tne autnonza
tion of the local authorities, to delay
the expedition consented that the train
be delayed until a thorough search .
could be made.
Mr. Van Duser insisted that the train
remain here until daylight, so that the
identification could be made. Major
Noble would hot consent to this. At
1 o'clock this morning the district at-,
torney and Major Noble came to an
issue and the latter gave orders to have
the train start. A writ of attachment
was secured on the local ticket agent,,
prohibiting the moving of the train
from Winnemucca until 1 A. M., or
until the soldier had been turned over
to the officers. Major Noble claims
that by delaying the train the expedi
tion, which was to leave San Francisco
to-night for the Philippines, has been
delayed. At 1.30 o'clock this morning
District Attorney Van Duser consented
to the release of the train.
"--
TOWN OF CALVERT FLOODED.
r Another Disastrous .v Storm In Texas.
Number of Lives Lost Much
Property Destroyed.
FayetteviIIe'8 Railroad Boys.
The Fayetteville Observer of Fri
day says : "All those young men who
were transferred from the C. F. fic Y.
V. offices here to Wilmington, and
whose terms expired to-day, have se
cured positions and will enter upon
them at once.
The following go to Washington to
accept positions in the office of Freight
Auditor C. B. Hayes: Messrs. Marsden
Haigh, J. B. Tillinghast, J. A. Worth,
Chas Haigh, Jr., i and J. V. BidgooJ.
Mr. C. J. Ahearn remains with the
A. C. L. at Wilmington with our other
hovs: Messrs. J.i A. "Huske, E. R.
Robey and Howel Fry .
Mr. Jno. M. Rose has been tendered
and accepted a position with Messrs.
Alex. Sprunt & Sons as cotton buyer.
Low Water la the Cape Fear.
The steamer A.-P. Hurt arrived yes
terday from Fayetteville a few hours
late on account of low water, but
cleared in the evening as usual. The
Driver also cleared yesterday after
noon with a heavy freight for Fay ette
ville, but as the water is rising she
does not anticipate further trouble on
account of water. ) The steamer E. A.
Hawes did not arrive from Clear Run
yesterday, but is j expected down to
day. A comparative statement of re
ceipts of cotton and naval stores at
the port of Wilmington for the month
of June may be found in the commer
cial columns of to-days' Stab.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. .
Calvebt, Texas, July 1. The most
disastrous storm for several years in
this district occurred last night. The
streams and rivers around here over
flowed their banks and much property .
was destroyed by the floods. A num
ber of lives were lost. So far only
five bodies have been recovered, all
negroes. . A large number of houses
in the lower part of the city are
flooded. The railroad bridges at both
ends of the town have been destroyed.
It is reported that the Little and Big
Brazos rivers have met. It is impos
sible to get between the two rivers to-
ascertainUie extent or tne damage in
the intervening country. " The water
is said to be from sixteen to twenty
feet deep in many places. In the
Calvert coal mine camp it is six feet.
The damage to property is incalcu
lable. It if still raining.
D ala as, Texas7 July .1. Late to
night the Dallas Neves received the
following by telephone from Calvert,
Texas,
"From all reports every bridge with
in a radius of ten miles from here has
been swept away. The rescuing par
ties are still at work. This evening a
familv of four were taken from a tree
at the coal mine camps after having
been in their place of safety for
twelve hours. The convicts who were
employed at the mines were carried in
boats to Milam county. Three negroes
were added to the list of drowned to
day. There are probably many more
drowned whose bodies will not be re
covered until the water falls.
The rain- has ceased, but the clouds
are threatening. .
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A Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Murdered His
. Mother and Sister.
By Telegraph to tne morning Star.
Athens, Ala., July 1. A thirteen-year-old
boy named Thomas, living on "
a farm several miles in the interior,
last night stabbed and killed his oldest
sister, who had quarrelled with him for7
not helping support the family. The
boy then turned on his aged mother,
wVir had enma to her daughters as
sistance, and slashed her so terribly
she died in a short time. . '. .
. A few months ago the boyand his
father were out hunting, when the lat
tail ttraa shot in the back and killed.
The boy was suspected off killing his
father, but no conclusive evidence
could be secured. Youxig Thomas fled,
and so far has eluded capture.
A dispatch to theCologne Gfazette,
from Apia, under jiate of June J.6th,
says that Malietoa Tanu will shortly.
be transported w tne inji isianas.
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