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WILL IT PAY!
Senator Carter, of Montana, with
typical- frontier bluntness declared
some time ago that there was neither
"sentiment nor religion" in the
Philippine question, but that when
-simmered down it simply resolved
itself into the inquiry, "will it pay?."
If it will pay to conquer and ' hold
the islands they will be held and if
it bo thought it will not, pay they
will be turned loose to take care of
themselves. Senator Carter is an
expansionist,' and feels confident
that the expansion boomers can con
vince the American people that the
grab will pay. Like Col. Sellers, he
may "see millions in it" but he will
hare to get some especially prepared
statistics to make the American peo
ple see it as he does. ,
Their lineof argument will doubt
less be based - on the development
and progress of the territory ac
quired from other countries in the
past and they will argue that the
same possibilities are in the Philip
pines when they come under Amer
ican control, ignoring the fact that
the development and progress of
the territory they refer to as an
illustration ;of what American rule
and enterprise were the result
of that territory being peopled by
Anglo-Saxons, Americans, native
born or adopted, ignoring the fact,
also, of geographical situation and j
of climate. !hnth rtf wnfph worn tan. !
tors in one
case, facilitating settle-
ment and development and will be i
in the other' retarding both. They
are lond of j pointing to California
as an illustration of hat mav ha
done under j American methods, but
w w. , V. IT MJ,B V UUII tV
California is one of the most highly j
favored parts of the world, rich :
in minerals, in fertility of soil with
a matchlessly genial climate, which
makes it a paradise compared with j
sections or icountries where there i
are extremes cither of heat or cold. ;
There one does not have to pass half
a lifetime becoming acclimated so
that he may be in a condition to
spend te other half in reasonable
health aid moderately comfortable.
Unless it is purely a matter of
speculation, j which should not be
very convincing with any one of or
dinary sense, the only way we can
form an opinion as to the prospects
6f these grabbed islands paying is
by taking the figures of our trade
with them in the past and from these
coming to some conclusion as to
what it may be in the future, adding
a.large percentage to the credit of
American push and enterprise. Now
let us see what we have in the way
of trade with these islands compared
with other countries. The last re
port of the TJ. S. Bureau of Statistics
gives the following table of the
value of our products per capita pur
chased by the countries named:
British North America. ........
United Kingdom...'...
Australasia .1
British West Indies
Germany and Low Countries: .
.$18 00
. 13.00
. 5.00
. 5.00
. 4.00
. 2 00
. 1-50
. 1.40
. 1.00
Mexico
France...,,. I.
Latin America (all)
South America....,
Japan L..
0.40
China J v. ....... i O.06
British East Indies 0.15
Philippine Islands. . .-. .......... 0.05
Last year our total exports to the
Philippines amounted to but a little
over $400,000, on which there may
have been a profit of $10,000, if bo
Tnuch, so that by this trade, assum
ing the profit to. be about 10 per
cent., all this country really made
out of it was $10,000. At this rate,
or the per capita rate at which those
people have been purchasing Amer
ican products,, wouldn't it take a
long time to get back the $20,000,
000 we have sunk in them? . And
wouldn't it! require a marvellous
boom in trade to offset the $100,
000,000 a year that we are now
spending to clinch our title to that
'20,000,000 trade?
If the reader will take a Becond
look at the j table printed above it
will be seen hat bur best customers
Me the people living in the cooler
countries, and that the nearer we
get to the equator the smaller our
trade becomes, until we reach the
tropical region of the Philippines.
where it dwindles down to one-half
of one per cent. This isn't to be at
tributed altogether to the climate
blt ig largely so. The people of
warm countries, especially, tropical
countries, are indolent. The' climate'
VOL. XXX.
makes them bo. Living beins- eaav.
they db not find it necessary to ex
ert themselves or to labor much, and
consequently they don't do it. If
they have enough for the day. that
is all most of them want, and they
take little thought of to-morrow.
"With a warm sun but few clothes
are necessary and these of the light
est and cheapest kind. Take the
average denizen of tropical conn
ries, where they wear any clothes at
all, and a half-dollar would . buv a
luit for any of them. In Manila,
even among those who 'Areas well
... e
twotf three dollars will rig them up
from hat to shoe. Possibly in course
of time they may become somewhat
mor extravagant in their expendi
tures, when they begin to put on
sotae American style, but for the
present and "for some years to come
one of our States of average popula
tion would buy more clothing than
an the Philippine islands put to
gether.
under American control trade
will doubtless increase, but if it
does it will be fn consequence of the
settlement of Americans and other
white people, but there never will
be many of these, for life in such a
country will have but few charms
for them. The adventurer may go
there, tempted by the reports of
gold and otheT valuable minerals, to
hunt fortune, but very few with
home ties will venture and very few
would take their families there. It
would be too much like going out of
the world.
W hile there may and probably
will be an increase of trade with
those islands," the countries nearest
to them, the keen and hustling
Japanese and the patient, persis
tent, shrewd, plodding Chinese, not
forgetting the thrifty Englishman
with his storehouse at Hong Kong,
will watch it and get the most of it.
we can't close the doors against
them, for we must maintain the
"open door" policy which will give
other countries all the advantages
we may have, so that if our getting
the islands , pays at all it will not
pay us, but others who have the ad
vantage of ui in- proximitf, giving
them shorter and cheaper transpor
tation.
DEWEY DOESN'T WAHT IT.
Shortly after Dewey's victory in
Manila Bay, Col. Watterson, in the
Louisville Courier-Journal, nomi
nated ljim for the Presidency. A
short while aero the New York WnrJA
- O " ' ' Y
followed suit and has been showing
more or esa zea on that Kae ever
Blnce. But the boomers have never
bad any encouragement from Dewey,
ne scheme to nominate him has
been, it seems, considered by some
Democratic politicians, who if they
had found him willing, would doubt
less have started a boom along the
line. I
In pursuance with their request
i
Judge Brawley, of South Carolina,
who is a personal friend of the Ad
miral, wrote to him to inform him of
the contemplated movement, and
to ask if he would permit the use
of his name. This letter was prompt
ly answered and the sum and sub
stance of the answer was that while
he felt grateful at such distinguished
recognition by his countrymen, he
could; not agree with them in
this movement to honor him, for
"neither by inclination nor- train
ing" was he "fitted to hold the
office of President of the United
ocates, ana mat naving "lived a
sailor he should die one." This
Judge Brawley considered suffi
ciently conclusive and emphatic to
put the brakes on that little boom
in its incipiency. This letter was
written some time ago, but all that
Admiral Dewey had said before or
has said since, even up to a few
days ago when that, subject was
mentioned to him, has been con
sistent .with this answer to Judge
Brawley.
He might possibly change his
mind (for he has changed it some
times quite suddenly) if there were
a movement of the . people, regard
less of .party, -to nominate him,
which is not likely, but. even in that
event he would not Bhow the wis
dom in yielding that he thus far has
in declining to yield, for with , the
office would come its entanglements
and embarrassments, and it could
not add one ray to the glory that is
now hid. To-day nothing could add
to the fame of his well rounded
career, with its perf ect finish. He is
a greater man and his countrymen
are unanimously prouder of him now
than they would be at the end of a
four years' term as President, for he
could not pass through that without
arraying antagonisms and creating
enmities. General Grant was a
greater man when he went into the'
Presidency than when he came out.
"A story is told of a Pennsylvania
lawyer who lost his eye-glasses and
found them in a fish which he
caught. It isn't often that any one
gets away with anything from a
lawyer. - - ' - ' v .
The foot ball is beginning to get'
in its work.; A player hadjiis neck
broken in a game in Connecticut a
few days ago.
ADULTERATED FOOD.
Investigations pursued by chem
wts m the service of the' United
Spates Government have revealed
the fact that at least ninety per
cent, of the prepared foods and
liquids, used as beverages, soldin this
country are more or less adulterated,
some with harmless adulterants,
others with injurious and sometimes
.absolutely poisonous ones. As
rule the cheaper articles are nearly
all adulterated. Flour is an article
that offers fine opportunities to the
dishonest seller, and investigations
show that an immense amount o:
that is adulterated. Special invest!
gations have been made in Chicago
with tbe flours that come to that
market, by an expert chemist the
result of whose discoveries is thus
summed up by the - Louisville
Courier Journal :
"He aays a white clay found near
ureensooro, xm. u, nas been exten
sively used, the manufacturing com
pany which introduced it advertising
cuac saw to ouu eouia oe saved on
i . j j"i i . .
var-xuau oi nour in wnicn tnis eeo
nomical lncredient bad hAn in Hi.
ClOUSlv introduced. Vnr a nrhiln'a
I white rock was ground and put in the
nour wnnmucn8uccess,but as on long
shipments the adulterant would sift
to tne -bottom they had to be
aDanaoned. A glucose by-product con
taming 89 per cent, of pure starch
became so popular will millers that
tbe price has advanced from $1.22
a Dag to $1.50. It contained
a decided nercentaira of sulnhuria nnid
and was so devoid of nutriment that
it would require a consumption of 150
pounds a day to keep a man able to
work. Samples of the flour contain
ing this ingredient in the proportion
of 40 percent, were discovered on the
general market. The adulterant most
in favor is corn flour, which is diffi
cult of detection, but so yery profit
able that a 5 ner cent mixture in a
barrel of $3.50 wheat flour with ft mm
flour at $2 will yield the honest miller.
a pront of seven and a half cents.
The Government experts at Washing
ton cannot detect this percentage of
adulteration, and it is even said that
15 per cent, of corn flour can hot be de
tected by ordinary chemists."
his chemist says they have the
art down so fine that housekeepers
and grocers cannot detect the frauds,
which are sometimes very difficult
for even expert chemists to do.
Vv hen the circulars were first
made public in this State, setting
forth he advantages of this Guil
ford clay and what a bonanza it
would prove to, the flour mixer, the
hustler who was running the scheme
was reminded that ha-was violating
the law and laying himself liable to
prosecution and to imprisonment,
when he said that he had sent out
but' few of the circulars and that
he would quit the business; but it
is said that the shop is still running
in Greensboro, where samples of the
stuff may be seen. Whether much
of it-is being . shipped or not we do
not know, but we .do know some
thing about that clay, and have no
hesitation in saying that if a man
ate bread doctored with this stuff
for about six months and fell over
board, a raft of life preservers
couldn't keep him afloat, and yet
this stuff is harmless compared with
some of the vile decoctions-used in
food and drink adulteration.
There are laws, both State and
national, to protect the people from
this imposition, but it goes on and
for all the good the laws do thev
might as Well have never been
passed. It is not the fault of the
law but the fault of those whose
duty it is to see the laws enforced
but don't do it.
It isn't every woman who knows
when it isn't a good time to get
scared or faint, but that Arizona
woman who stepped on a big rattle
snake while picking roasting airs
did. She felt the big snake under
her foot and looking down saw the
tail riggling on one side and the
head on the other, but concluded
that if she moved her foot she
would be bitten. She threw some
extra weight on the snake, 'called to'
her daughter who brought a hoe and
decapitated the snake, a five-footer,
and she then proceeded to faint.
Under, the law in Kansas the
death penalty may be inflicted, but
it seems the Governors that State
has had for some time have been
opposed to it and no death warrants
have been signed by them for several
years, so tnat tne aeatn sentence
practically means imprisonment for
life. Taylor Cook, recently con
victed and sentenced, insists on an
innovation in his case, as he is fond
of roving and objects to passing his
life in the Kansas penitentiary.
Allan Arthur, son of President
Arthur, deceased,' is a resident of
Paris, where he has achieved a repu
tation as an expert coachman. - But
he couldn't hold a candle to that
circus .teamster who managed that
eighi-horse team of runaways in
Bichmbnd several days ago.
There is a movement among Aus
trian and German butchers to start
a boycott on American meat.
would be retributive justice
way the meat trust has pushed
up on our folks. '
: r
Colorado doesn't propose , to be
considered a bobtail State. By a
law recently passed it is a punish
able offence to bob a horse s tail, or
import a bob-tailed horse.
Thaf
for the
prices
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WILMINGTON, N.X., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6,
Two years ago Patrick -Smith,
day laborer, in New J ersey, inherited
$45,000. Since then he has been
doing bis best to get rid of it, and a
few days ago paid out the last red
of it, as a fine for being too trouble
some and hilarious. '
According to Admiral Dewey, the
trouble with Otis is that he wants
to be the whole thing himself, and
has a somewhat too inflated opinion
of the capacity of Otis. v This isn't
Dewey's language precisely, but this
is what he" meant.
Gen. -Shafter wants "a rubber-
tired, gig-lamped, automatic-braked
cushioned brougham." As it would
require about $1,000 to build a rig
like ' that strong enough to carry
Shafter,; the Department may sug
gest a log toter.
The light fingered fraternity wil
not play a conspicuous part during
the Dewey celebration in New York,
but they will be in evidence all the
same, and prepared to do business
with the unwary and unsophisti
cated.
The . Scientific American tells
about some experiments in making
wood fireproof. We have, bought
wood some times that was perfectly
immune Jrom fire, and didn't pay
more than about four dollars a cord
for it.
In 1897 among the deaths recorded
in Scotland were eighteen centena
rians and forty-one" persons between
the ages of 95 and 100 years. As a
general thing the Scotchman lives as
long as he can.
ADJOURNED SESSION OF
WILMINGTON PRESBYTERY
Rev. John Stanly Thomas Commeaded to
Norfolk Presbytery Rev. D. P. Mc
Qeacby Ordained and Installed.
Rev. A. D. McClure, of St. An
drew's Presbyterian Church, and
other representatives from Wilming
ton, returned yesterday from Burgaw,
where they went to attend the ad
journed session of the' Wilmington
Presbytery held on last Friday night.
One of the most notable actions
taken by the Presbytery during the
session was the dissolution of j tbe pas
toral relations between Rev. John
Stanly Thomas and Topsail Presby
terian Church and the issuance of a
letter of dismissal from the Wilmiog
ton Presbytery and commendation to
the Presbytary of Norfolk, Va., Rev.
Mr. Thomas having, as Stab readers
will remember, resigned his. pastoral
and mission work here to accept the
pastorate of the Suffolk church.
The Presbytery adopted the follow
ing resolution;
Resolved. That in granting the re
quest of Rev. John Stanly Thomas for
a letter of dismission to the Presby
tery of Norfolk, we express our appro?
ciation of this year's fidelity and suc
cess in his work amongst us and we
cordially commend him to the fellow
ship and work of the church and
rresbytery to which he goes."
The Topsail and Verona churches
were put under the care ot Rev. S. H.
Isler, as evaBgelist. Other notable
business transacted by the Presbytery
was the election of Rev. D. P. Mc-
Geachy as Presbyterial agent of edu
cation and his ordanation and installa
tion as pastor of the Burgaw church.
The next session of the Presbytery
will be at 12 11. on Wednesday, April
4th, 1900, with the church at Faison.
COTTON EXPORTS P0R SEPTEMBER.
Nearly a Million and a Half Dollars' Worth
Shipped Across the Ocean.
The official compilation at the Cus
tom House of the exports of 'cotton
from this port for the month of Sep
tember show that during this period
43,484 bales, or 21,811,643 pounds, of
the staple have been shipped to foreign
markets. The shipments were made
on five of the large British tramp
steamers, and the value of their car
goes was $1,455,276, which is without
precedent in the history of the port.
On the corresponding month last
year only 27,339 bales were shipped by
Wilmington exporters, which is only
little more than half the number
this yearA. The value of exports for
September, 1898, was only $759,912,
and the cotton was transported in
three steamers as against five this year.
Though the regular monthly stock
report at the Produce Exchange has
hot yet been posted, Col. Cantwell,
tne obliging secretary, says that it wil
show to-morrow about 12,000 bales re
ceipts in excess of September, 2898,
which is very gratifying to WHming-
ton business men and a compliment to
her live and progressive cotton factors.
Steamer City of Jacksonville.
Seventeen of the yCrew of the City
f Jacksonville, which went on the
beach six miles south of Portsmouth,
N. 0., on September 18th, left yester
day morning via the Atlantic Coast
lane for New York. There were four
white and thirteen colored persons in
the crew and they came over from
Ne?
rn Friday. The Newborn Jour-
lot yesterday says the steamer is
still on the beach, but work is proceed
ing to remove her, and the vessel is
not yet considered a loss.
Mr. E. P. Brock, superintend
ent of the cutters for the Acme Tea
Chest Co., came down yesterday to
spend Sunday. He says his people
have twenty- seven miles '. of river
front along the Cape Fear, which is
embraced in the company's . timber
purchase.
ACME TEA CHEST COMPANY.
First Instalment of Gam Timber Expected
. From Up the CapT Fear To-day.
Other Purchases.- :
The first instalment of gum timber
from the lands of the Acme Tea Chest
Company recently purchased in Bla
den cpunty through its American
representative, Mr. Will L. Miller, of
this city, is . expected from up the
(Jape lTear river to-day.
The tug Imperial went up to Hil
bun's Landing yesterday to tow to
this port two lighters of about 100
tons each, which are laden with
lumber of the kind mentioned. Mr,
Miller said yesterday that he had made
arrangements for a hoisting boat from
Capt. Skinner's ship yard and that the
logs would be discharged at the
old O. F. & Y. TT. terminal,
which- Stab readers will re
member was recently leased by the
Acme people for a number of years.
This instalment will be followed by
others in quick succession, and some
time . during November Mr. Miller
hopes to have accumulated a suffi
cient cargo for the first of a line of
steamers which his company proposes
to operate between this city and Glas
gow.
Mr. Miller has recently made pur
chases of several additional tracts of
gum lands in Bladen and Pender
counties, and now the company
owns .something near 12,000 acres
along the river. Mr. E. P. Brock, of
Norfolk, Va., an experienced timber
man, has charge of a force of about
twenty-five hands, who are now on
the lands of the company, cutting the
trees and getting, them to the water's
edge, where they are being loaded on
flats ready to be towed to the deposi
tory at the terminal.
VaT irMi.
Mr. miner expresses nimseii as
pleased with the prospects, and it is
to be hoped that no impediment will
be thrown in the way of this, which
promises to be an important and
profitable enterprise for WilmiDgton
and the territory up the river.
Local Cotton Market.
Cotton receipts on the local market
yesterday showed no falling off, but
on the contrary they were far ahead
of those of either of the two preceding
days, 4,189 bales having been brought
in over the various transnortation
lines. Local quotations remained firm
yesterday on a basis of 6 cents for
middling against 4 cents for the same
grade on the corresponding date last
year. Only 3,714 bales were received
here September 28th, last season. The
phenomenal rise continues to be the
talk and speculation is rife as to where
all the agitation in the New York
market will end. Farmers in the ter
ritory tributary to Wilmington seem
disposed, as indicated by the receipts
thus far, to market their crops as fast
as gathered, but general complaint is
made by dealers elsewhere in the
State that the farmers have formed a
trust," as it were, and are storing
their cotton for higher prices. Yes
terday's Charlotte Observer says that
not only are the farmers in that ter
ritory holding their cotton, but some
are actually buying on their own ac
count for better prices later on.
Final Dividend.
Home7 J. Clark, Esq., receiver of
the old First National Bank of Wil
mington, has mailed a circular letter to
creditors in this city, giving notice of
a final dividend of one per cent., mak
ing in all 61 per cent, which has been
paid on the liabilities of the defunct
nstitution. , Checks in payment of tbe
final dividend have been drawn upon
the Assistant Treasurer of the United
States at Philadelphia and are now in
the hands of the receiver. The letter
concludes:
You will please mail to me at my
address, Pontiac, IlL, your receiver's
certificate of proof of claim (enclosing
two-cent stamp for reply) ; also return
with same the enclosed receipt, prop
erly signea ana aatea, ana upon re
ceipt of same l will send you by m:
a check on the Assistant Treasurer
an amount -of one per cent, of
claim, as your final dividend.
The Fake Liverpool News.
Wilmington cotton
experienced
no excitement on a
of the
fake news from Liyc
which set
othei exchanges in the
South wild
on Friday. Truth is, the report as
received at the other exchanges, did
not reach here at all through the reg
ular channel and dealers only got an
inkling 7of the flurry by telegrams
yers in country markets, who
found it difficult for a short time to
pete with agents from other cities
ho received the bullish news from
their, headquarters. The correction
came to Wilmington before there was
harm done.
The Bird Law. I
One of Wilmington's well known
sportsmen requests the Stab to state
that the general, idea that the season
for shooting partridges opens on Oc
tober 1st is an erroneous one, as the
law forbids it until October 15th, and
then only in New Hanover county.
The Gun Club, he says, will prosecute
all violators of the law and see to it
that the penalty is enforced.
Arrested at Newborn
Yesterday afternoon a negro sup
posed to be "Sing" Nixon, who shot
Wm. Tucker in the fight over a crap
game in "Brooklyn," was arrested in
Newbern by the local authorities
there. The authorities here have
been notified and if the prisoner is
identified as Nixon he will be brought
here and lodged in jail to answer the
charge of assault and battery with a
deadly weapon.. Tucker, the wounded
negro, is doing remarkably well at the
Hospital.
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FOR STEALING AiCOW.
Two Negroes Charted With Larceny Com
mitted by Justice Fewjfcc, Yes
terday Morning.
Stephen Moore, a colored man living
at Armour, N: C, and William H.
Blanks, another colored man, who was
employed at Mrs. F. 5L. I Newbury's
dairy farm near the National cemetery,
were committed to jail by Justice
J'owler yesterday morning in default
of $100 bond each for their appearance
at tneMovember term of iNew Han
over Unminal Court to answer the
charge of larceny. x
From the evidence developed at the
trial yesterday it appears that on Sun
day last a cow valued at $25 by Mr.
l. iL. Pndgen, superintendent of Mrs,
JNewbury's farm, was stolen from
about the premises, and suspicion
rested upon the negro Blanks, who, as
before stated, is employed at the dairy
lhe matter was turned over to Con
stable Sheehan, who very cleverly
worked up the case, and had both his
prisoners in jail early yesterday morn
ing.
Moore claims that he bought the
cow from Blanks,his brother-in-law,
ne having told him that he had pur
chased the animal from Mr. Pridgen,
his employer. Moore further testified
that he paid Blanks $5 on the cow and
had promised to pay $5 imore. He
took some wheat bran, roped the cow
near the house and drove her along
uasue street down Front and to
Market street dock from whence he
had the animal ferried across the
river and later took ber to his place at
Armour.
Blanks denied all these statements
but there were certain incriminating
circumstances about his owtLtestimony
that Justice Fowler adjudged there
was probable cause in both? cases and
the defendants were bouad over as
stated. i
LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW.
Portytnree Out of Sixty-one Applicants
Passed Examination by the Sn '
preme Court at Raleigh.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, September 28.
Forty-three out of the sixty one ap
plicants for SicSnse tov practice law
were admitted to the ukr by the Su
preme CJourt to dav. This is a mucli
larger percentage than last jyear. The
court finished its examination of the
papers much earlier than had been ex
pected. The official list! of those
licensed, together with their counties,
follows: Newton E. Boyles, Surry;
Wm. K. Bradgett, Surry; Boswell C.
Bridger, Hertford ;Tlalph W. Cooper.
Sampson ;. Fanning Craig, Wake;
Wm. P. Etchison, Davie; Frank W.
Haynes, Yadkin; Walter R Johnson.
Bertie; John W. Legrand.;Richmond ;
Claude R. Moss, Clay; Thomas O.
Rod well, Warren; Benjamin F. Ste
phens, Robeson; Roscoe W. Turner.
Pasquotank; Hittie S. Williams, Yad
kin; John C. Wright, Wake; James
D. Bivins, Stanly; Walter JH. Wood
son, Rowan; Isaac C. Phifer, Burke;
Samuel E. Cidney. Cleveland: Glide
R. Hoey, Cleveland; Daniel A. Ted
der, Mecklenburg; Leander M. Ervj
win. Buncombe; Wm. A. Baker, I
Buncombe; Thos. J. Johnson,
con; Marion Butler. SamnsonJrio.
F. Newell, Cabarrus; Jno. B. Spence,
Stanly; Archibald M. Graham, Du
plin; Wm. J. Bellamy, New Han
over; Zebulon V. Turlington, John
ston; Wm. W. MasonOrange; Willis
W. Cole, Johnston ;Alonzo B. Grant
ham, Johnston; Marcellus Wooten,
Lenoir; DanielW. Smith, Anson;
Nathaniel L.Eure, Nash ; Arthur
Cobb, Durham; Andrew Ji Franklin,
Swain; Luther M. Lyon, Wilkes;
Rufus B Wilson, Gaston j.Flemiel O.
CarYe2'; Person.
rue Snake Story.
Mr, L. B. Rogers, of this rity, is the
Star's authority for the statement
that Mr. B. F. Greer, of South
port, who is now spending a short
time in and near Jacksonville.
Onslow county, killed a rattlesnake a
few days ago which measured 7 feet
in length, weighed 50 pounds and had
15 rattles and one button. Mr. Greer
has, Mr. Rogers says, had: the snake
skinned and stuffed and I will pass
through this city with it In a very
few days returning to SouthporL He
intends to present it to Dr. Brown, of
the United States Quarantine Station
near Southport. Mr. Rogers saw the
snake while on a business trip through
Onslow county in the interest of Mr.
D. L. Gore, wholesale grocer.
MAXTON LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY.
ncorporated Wednesday by the Secretary
of State Capital Stock $3,000.
Raleigh News & Observir, 28th.
The Secretary of State incorporates
the Maxton Light and Power Com
pany. The incorporators are, J. E.
Duval, A. J. McKinnon, J. W. Car
ter, John Leach, W. S. McNair, R.
M. Williams, J. B. Weatherlv.
T. McRae, Steed and Curtis,
S. McRae. Ooom Bros.. J. D.
Croom, J.C. McCaskill, N. A. Al
ford, W. L Thompson, A. C. McKin
non, G. B. Patterson, W. . B.' Harker
and M. L. McRae. The amount of
capital stock is $3,000 subscribed and
may be increased to $50,000.
A BETTER PAPER THAN EVER.
Lumber Bridge News.
. The Wilmington Stab has reached
a sweet and mellow old age, as com
pared with the longevity of the news-
Sapers of (the State. It has been un
er its present management thirty-two
years. It is a great pleasure to us to
say that it has entered upon its next
volume a better paper than ever, and
more popular, too, in this section.
Hale and good year to you, Bra.
Bernard.
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NO. 501
IS THIS A TRUST ?
A Syndicate Organized to Purchase sod
Combine a Urge Number of South
ern Cotton Mills.
f
Baltimore, Sept. 28th, 1899.
The Manufacturers' Record of this
week announces: the nnromSot; ;
New York of a syndicate composed of
some of the leading capitalists and
.bankers of that ! city in connection
with leading Southern bankers, to
purchase and combine a large number
of Southern cotton mills. The syndi
cate proposes to purchase outright and
Pa.y casb for good Southern cotton
mills, then to combine them with a
view to developing their trade to the
utmost, gmng special attention to the
up building of the export business.
Messrs. Thomas Branch & Com
pany, bankers of Richmond, have for
some time been securing options on a
large number of leading Southern
mills, and they have now made a con
tract with Mr. Charles R. Flint, of
New York and his associates, repre
senting the heaviesLfinancial interests
of that city, who have aereed to furnish
all the capital needed for this under
taking. This contract provides that
the option shall be deposited with one
or the largest and strongest trust com
panies in New York. The syndicate
has agreed that it will pay all cash for
the stock of such mills as are taken,
lhe wealth and business connections
of Branch & Company, who represent
the Southern end of the work, and the
wealth and position of Mr. Flint and
nis New York associates, it is safe to
say, insure success, even should the
undertaking eventually represent $50.
000,000 to $100,000,000 of capital as is
now expected, j
From such information as the
Manufacturers' Record has gathered,
this will represent one of the largest
industrial operations organized in the
country, and by far the largest ever
undertaken in the South. Such a
combination, while in no way inter
fering with independent mills whose
stockholders do not care to sell, will
have sufficient capital to push this in
dustry to the utmost extent and to
materially aid in making the South
take its rightful place in the textile
manufacturing interests of the world.
Individual mills, especially the
smaller ones, are hampered in try
ing to create a i foreign market for
their goods; and, however valuable
their stock may be intrinsically, it is
iiv rcgarueu as gooa collateral out
side of their own neighborhood, and
there the supply of money is often too
limited for its free use in securing
loans; but this combination will have
the capital and ability to nut Its pro
duct in all the open markets of the
world and the stock will be listed in
New York and elsewhere.
The incoming tn thn Rnnfh nf tVia
millions of Northern capital for the
purchase of these properties will turn
loose for other local enterprises a vast
amOUnt Of local I mnnAV in-c-oaterl in
these mills, which means, therefore, a
practical addition in cash to the active
capital of the South.
It is understood that the mills will,
in most cases, probably be run by the
saw v men who now control tnem, but
bv operating undAr nnn imneml man.
agement, there will be a great decrease
in the cost of manufacturing and mar
keting COflds. nnneirtArnhln nmrrraoa
has already been made in securing op
tions on mills; enough, it is said, to se
cure the organization of a very large
COmnanV. and n.11 of the anital mad.
ed, however much may be required,
nas, it is stated, been guaranteed. It
is understood that this combination.
backed bv vast canitnl will nnt nnlv
purchase! mills now in profitable oper
ation, but will buy many new mills,
and us push to the utmost extent
thetextile development of the South.
iteriallv aidincr in riiriny fVio .Qmifh
IS riSrhtful nnsitinn na t.Vin rimninntinar
cotton-manufacturing centre of the
world. i
THE STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Annual Election of Directors and Officers
of the A. & N. C. Railroad.
Newbern Journal, 29th.
The stnclrhnldaM nf fha a a- n.
Railroad and the, RnnrH nf Tntam.i
Improvement, the committee appoint-
J 1 A1 1 A 1 1 J ' t
eu uy me last legislature, met at More
head Citv vesterdav
ed the Directors for the A. & N. O.
Railroad for the ensuing year.
xne reports or tne retiring officers
were read, this being the first matter
of business.
The following eio-hf. D
n Bft -M.ww.i VA J
elected on behalf of the State:
James A 'Rrva.n t Vmran Wm
Webb, Carteret;) Louis G. Daniels.
Pamlico; J. A. Meadows, Craven; T.
C. Whitaker, Jones; L. Harvey,
Lenoir: 3. TC. Rn
Westbrook, Wayne. ' "
xne private stockholders elected four
Directors as follows:
H. Weil. Ooldahnm. Ci V.
Newbern; Dempsey Wood. Falling
Ureek; K C.Duncan, Beaufort.
After the election nf di
newly elected board met and went
into an election of officers. Those
elected were as follows: James A.
Bryan, president;. Matt Manly, secre
tary and treasurer; C. L. Abernethy,
attorney.
The apreement m reo-nrrT In tha Ala..
tion of State proxy was that the Gov-
. i i . . ....
ernor snouia nominate one candidate
and the private stockholders one. the
Person receiving a mainriHr nf tha
votes to be recognized. The Governor
named ueorge U-reen, of Newbern,
and the stockholders W. T. Dortch,
of Goldsboro. Mr. Dortch was elected
by a large majority, about 5 to 1.
Appointed Chief Marshal.
Fayetteville Observer: The Execu
tive Committee of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Fair Association
met yesterday afternoon and decided
to ask Mr. Albert Sidnev Williams tn
be Chief Marshal of the coming Fair.
It is an excellent selection, and we
trust that Mr. Williams will accept
Though Mr. Williams is now one of
New York's rising young attornevs.
Fayetteville claims him as one of her
sons, as much so as Wilmington, and
ma irequent vmiuj nere nave made
him the friend of every one. If he
accepts, the success of the social fea
ture of tne Jo air is assured in advance.
The Arrest at Newbern.
The Newbern Journal of yesterday
in re-printing the item from the Stab
concerning the negro Nixon, who
was thought to have been arrested in
that city a few days ago, says:
"The nesrro arrested answered the
description of Nixon in all particulars
except as to mustache. The descrip
tion said dark and heavy but on sec
ond inspection the man arrested did
not have that kind, but a small and
rather light one. So he was released
from oustody." j
Express Desire to Surrender
to U. S. Authorities.
U. S; PRISONERS RELEASED.
Fourteen Americans Bronrht Into Lines
Under Flag of Trace Received Good
Treatment from Their Captors.
Filipinos Tired of War.
By Tolekcraph to tbe Horning Star. .
Washington, September 30. The
War Department has received the fol
lowing: "Manila, September SO, 1899. Adju
tant General, Washington Communi
cation dated 12th instant from General
Garcia, commanding all - insurgent
troops in Eastern Mindanao, expresses
desire to turn the country over to the
United States authorities and surrender
insurgent arms.
(Signed) 4,0tis."
War Department officials are to-day
very much encouraged regarding the
situation in the Philippines, as con
veyed by the press and official dis
patches. ' The dispatch relative to the
intended surrender of the eastern por
tion of Mindanao indicates, it is said,
the disposition ef-th southern islands
to accept American sovereignty. These
people have heretofore made offers of
surrender, but have coupled it with a
provision that the United States should
relinquish its right if Aguinaldo should
be successful in Luzon.
American Prisoners Surrendered.
Manila, September 30. This has
been, an eventful day with the north
ern outposts of the American army at
Angeles. Early this morning the Fil
pino Peace Commission of three Span
iards, to negotiate for the release of -the
Spanish prisoners, departed up the
railroad with a retinue of servants and
buffalo carts, carrying their baggage.
At San Fernando the train carrying
the commission and prisoners to
Manila met a special carrying Major
General Otis and Generals Lawton,
Bates and Schwan to Angeles on a
tour oi inspection.
The American nriannara im rv.
poral Otto. Scheu and privates Albert
Rebeck. Otto Wasrner and Peter Rol
lins, jail of the Third infantry, cap
tured near Balinag, July 28th; Jos.
Mcldrath, James Boyle, William Mil
ler, John Crinshaw, Thos. Daly and
Eli Drew, of the KiTt.nanfh infantn
captured at Caloocan August 8th; Paul
Spillano and Louis Ford of the Fourth
infantry; Charles -Wilander, a dis
charged Third artilleryman, captured
by bandits while boating near Mala
bon, and George Graham, colored, an
orderly of the Sixteenth infantry, who
was put off a train near Malolos and
immediately captured.
A party of correspondents and photo
graphers waited in the trench of the
American outpost before the wrecked
bridge across the river separating the
two armies, and at 9 o'clock a group
came down the track, waving a hand
kerchief on a bamboo and halted be
fore the bridge. A bugle then sounded
"attention" and Major Shiels of Gen
eral Wheaton's staff and five soldiers, .
with a raised handkerchief, picked
their way across the bridge.
The Filipino Officers.
The ' Filipinos introduced them
selvesGeneral Alejandrio, a slender, .
bright looking young man of thirty- ,
two, a veteran of the rebellion against
Spain; Lieutenant Colonel Oriano and
Major Ortes, the latter of German
blood and speaking English fluently.
There soon appeared a second party of
fourteen Americans, marching be
tween files ofinsurgent soldiers. They
looked the picture of health and were
dressed in neat Filipino uniforms of
blue . gingham and were carrying
monkeys and other presents from
their Filipino friends.
Greeting from Gen. Wheeler.
Then General Wheeler being anx
ious to see the Filipinos, forded the
river, with a correspondent mounted
behind the General and the staff
horses carrying double. General
Wheeler shook hands with the Fili-
ninns and there wan n r An Aral ot.
change of greetings while the photo
graphers plied their vocation across
the track.
The file nf barefoot Filininrt nnliiAia
curiously surveyed the line of stalwart
sentinels whose physique contrasted
strongly with the little brown men,
who looked two small for their guns.
General Wheeler, who had no offi
cial connection with the incident, re
turned to General McArthur and Gen
eralWheaton appeared at the other
end of the bridge. The commissioners
and nrisoners forded the riviv 'Mm. .
mounted and saluted.
Lieni. Qilmore's Party.
General MacArthur's first - inquiry
was for Lieutenant Gilmore's oartv.
and General Alejandrino ' replied
vaguely that they were "in the north."
General MacArthur asked if they
they would be released, and General
Alejandrino said: I must consult
with my government berore answer
ing." The presoners unanimouslv nraiaed
their treatment. One man aniH Wo
have been given the best the country
afforded, fine houses for quarters, I
servants, good food, plenty of wine
and a money allowance. Aguinaldo
visited us and shook hands. Three of
the boys refused to shake hands with
Judffinc from, the stories of the
prisoners, they have been lionized by
tne people. They report that five
sailors, survivors of Naval Cadet
Wood's party, arrived at Tarlac
Wednesday. Though small import
ance is attached to their judgment,
thev apree in aavinc that the FiTininrMi
all say that the are tired of the war,
but will fight for independence to the
last.
Filipinos Threaten Extermination. '
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The released soldiers also say the
idea of independence has taken firm
hold of the Filipinos and they threaten,
if conquered, to exterminate the
Americans by assassination; Agui
naldo seemed popular among all the
people the prisoners met. The country,
the say, is full of rich crops. All the
prisoners have stories of interesting ex
periences. Those captured at Caloocan .
were marched along the railroads at
night through towns occupied by the
Americans. While Aguinaldo only
offered to release the prisoners at Tar
lac, there is great disappointment at
the fact that Lieutenant Gilmore's
party failed to arrive.
The Filipino commission does not
arouse great expectations as to the re
suit of its : visit. Major Ortes said
frankly that they were very tired of
the war, but they decline to say what
proposals they bring.
. The'Filipinos lunched with General
Young at San Fernando. Their quar
ters will be at the Orient Hotel, at
Manila. i
Major General Otis and his party
conferred with General MacArthur
and returned to Manila.
- General Bates to-night takes Gen.
Wheaton's command at Angeles. -
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