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V i -2.1 INCTON, N. C j1.OO A YEAR.IN ADVANCE. SSSSSSSS8S8SS8SS8 888S8S88888S88888 " l- G G 88S8888888888S88S I i 88888888888888838 838S8S8888S8S88Sg 888888S88S8SS8888 88S8S8S2888S888SS 388888888888888S LS5 Entered at thd Pot Office at llmtgtoa, N. C. ai Second Clan Ma ier.1 SUBSCRIPTION P .CE: rhe subscription price of the We- .lj Star is as ullows : vngle Copy 1 year, postage paid 00 " " months " " 60 " " Smooth. " " HQ FILIPINO PROPOSITIONS. The -Washington correspondent of the Xew York World in a letter un der date of the 25th inst., asserts, on what he says is unquestionable an thority, that Senor Antonio Regidor is now in j London, on his way to Washington, to submit terms of peace, and that he comes as a repre Sentatve of Aguinaldo, with fall power to act for him, and those who are supporting him in .the contest against this country.' An advance copy of these, he says, has been for warded, and has been in tho posses sion of Mr. McKinley for two months, but has been kept secret. How the correspondent obtained a copy of them is not stated, but he gives themlas follows: "1. Absoiute free trade between the United States and the Philippine is lands, carrying with it the fullest com mercial favor betwen the two coun tries. I "2. Perfect religious freedom, as now exists under the government of Aguinaldo, the smo being a conces sion made by him to the wishes or the United States. "3. Coaling stations for the United States upon all important islands of the archipelago, to be selected by the United States and ceded outright for ever by the Filipinos. This would in clude Manila. - "4. Military reservations at Manila, Iloilo, Panay, Mindoro, Negros, Mas bate, Samaiv-Miudonca and such other islands as may be determined upon by both governments. "5. The " employment of United Slate officials in the customs and all other branches of the government, to be selected by the United States and paid by the Filipino government. "6. The introduction of the Ameri can pjlice system. "7. The establishment of a judiciary as now exists in the island of Cuba. "8. The reconstruction of the entire Filipino government upon lines as nearly consistent with those prescribed "by the Constitution of the United States and adapted to the requirements of the natives. "9. Recognition of the Filipino gov ernment as an independent republic, under a protectorate of the United States." I There ought to be enough in these to satisfy the most advanced ex pansionist,1 for they concede every thing save independence, and in that practically accept the guardian ship of the United States, for which thej United States will re ceive incomparably more in the lib eral concessions granted. To say the least it is going as far to Ameri canize the islands as absolute pos session and rule by this country would, and probably further, for the Americanizing will bo done not only with the consent but with the co-operation of the natives and that is a great point gained in the begin ning. What more could any reason able person ask than coaling stations in all the islands, or what more does our commerce, concerning which so much has been written and said, need There are a good many who believe that we should have ' been satisfied at first with a coaling station at Manila, but these terms offer us not only that but coaling stations in! all the islands, not to be held at the volition of the ceders, ' but "outright forever." And in addition to that they cede military reservations on all the lead ing islands thus putting this gov ernment in a position to be able to assert and defend its rights in case they were questioned or infringed by the Filipinos or by any others. They gel further and pledge them selves to adopt a form of govern ment as nearly on the lines of our constitution as adaptation to the re quirements would permit, .which means as far as their capacity to ad minister such government would permit. This is substantially what they have been led to believe, for they have keen told that they would be given such " a government as would "best; promote the interest of the citizens of the United States "in tut) luuauibaubB ml eaiu iwhuud. That is the conclusion of the.reso lution which passed tho Senate of the United States, which resolution was a concession to those who op opposed the ratification of the treaty made at Paris without some statement as to its scope. The in' . tentsof the resolution was to say to these people that they were, as soon as they were capable of it, to have self rule, substantial independence, o it was a fraud. If there was any fraud in it it was not on the part of those who were opposed to the rati ucationof the treaty, but on the Part of those who favored it and of VOL. XXXI. fered this as a compromise with those who opposed it. The resolu tion reads thus: "Resolved, By the Senate and House Of Representativesof the United Spates of America in Congress assem bled, that by the ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain it is not in tended to incorporate the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands into citizen ship of the United States, nor is it in- ! Mjuucu tu permanently rtnnex sam isl ands as an integral part of the territo ry of the United States ; but it is the intention of the United States to es tablish on said islands a government suitable to the wants and conditions of the inhabitants of said islands to pre-, pare them for local self government,' and in due time to make such disposi tions of said islands as will best pro mote the interests of the citizens of the United States and the inhabitants of said islands.". This may ha v e been a cunningly phrased resolution, leaving a loop hole to crawl out of and evade the question of granting independencet but its evident purpose was to make the-people of those islands and, the world believe that we had no inten tion of permanently appropriating the islands, but that they would as soon as deemed qualified, be given the right to govern themselves. The commission sent to the islands by the President, offered everything save independence, which was really the question at issue, and when we gain substantially all that is necessary to give us such a foothold as we need for the extension of our commerce in the East (which is the main point contended for by the ex pansionists), where is the use in spending millions of dollars and in sacrificing human life to estab lish a supremacy that will give us but little of any more than would be gained by the acceptance of such propositions as those published above, if they be offered by respon sible authority? If a test of the American ' people were made, and these propositions submitted to them for acceptance or rejection, they would be accepted by a majority so overwhelming that it wouldn't be worth while to count the negative votes. PECAN CULTURE. The Charleston News and Courier of the 27th inst. publishes a very in teresting communication from Mr. TV W. Woods, of Darjington coun ty, on the culture of the English walnut and the pecan, thelatter of which he prefers because less liable to be injured by frost. The com munication called forth the follow ing editorial which we clip as inter esting to farmers who may contem plate planting nut-bearing trees: "We need add but little to what Mr. Woods has said, as he writes with a full knowledge of his subject, re inforced with the helpful suggestions of a neighbor whom he characterizes as 'a veritable master of everything pertaining to plant growth.' Instruc tion from such source is authoritative for the guidance of those why may desire to experiment on any scale with thn traRR named, and we com mend it to their attention accordingly. ; "1'ecan culture, it may De no tea, is not now au experiment in this State. There are not a few bearing trees in the different counties, and Mr. Woods mentions two, forty-five years old, in Darlington county. Others of vary ing age have been reported from other counties. There are also several young, out tnriving cuiuvtucu groves, huiuuk. which may be mentioned tnat oi mr. TTnnst at Ramhers': which we believe covers about 100 acres, and that of Mr. Jno.S. Horlbeck,near Charleston, which is one of the largest in the South, as it cUver about! 400 acres. Both these large groves,! one in the middle of the State and one in the low-country, OTA flmiriahins' finelv. Thev. afford all the encouragement that should be needed tor the culture or me pecan in the State, and would be experiment ers have the future assurance of Mr. Woods that it "will be at home wher- vftr the hickorv erows." and th hickbry grows nearly everywher Everv farmer should plant a about his homestead. They s Via nlantad lihnrallv about feverv school house in town, village and country. Following the wiseexample of some of the people of Eprope, with regard to other nut bearing trees, they should be plan ted ""symtematically along every public road, to shade the highway and yield fcait to the land less at the same lame. Sir Walter Scott's inspirationto his steward to be "awn otiVlrinD' itl a tree" when not otherwise employed, might well be extended to landowners andl people generally in our State, with especial reference to pecan trees, until we have enough of so desirable timber and un til we have become fixed in the good practice so begun. There is small danger of our planting too many thwati!) and walnuts, it appears, as Mr. Woods remarks that except as to the .Viaetmir. in the mountain and hill districts, we are .'practically restricted to the English walnut and pecan.' OTa ah mi Id make the most of those a rrai-iotiAo ainna we are limited to them, though" the old fashioned, old -' - n 1 1 1 A. reliable and navorous oiacK wainut vaonivn np.rhftps. some atten buvuiu r r i ion in b-aen it from perishins' from the face of the earth. The English walnut is preferable for commercial purposes, nn riru ht. but we are reminded by Mr. Woods that the tree is 'sensitive to nM ' on1 ita natiira fmiRin. Wt be lieve, is proof even against Diizzaras. It deserves some favor on mat ac . "We have to add only a word of warning to what Mr. Woods says with ymtrarA in ni-nvidinc a bed of necans f or transplanting. It is that care should he taken to euard the young trees fmm the underground attack of the nnrm' until thev have obtained a cfovt a orpintle.man or our ac- laii .m.. p quaintance who had developed last Spring a flourishing nursery or young trees from the planted nuts, informs lvr all nf thflm were fatally ua vxac&v "vi j - injured by this secret and unsuspected Anmv before ne was wen kwiud wi : woeanoa an1 VAVaCfiS. J3.1S BlUtri ence is singular, we believe, but it was discouraging, and other beginners would do well to avoia it m ineir own case.". HE SUGAR AND COTTON. At the meeting of the Cotton States Commissioners of Agricul ture in Atlanta last week, the com missioiier from Louisiana red a paper on the sugar cane industry, with some incidental reference to cotton, which he supplemented with the following interesting statement: There is now a margin of more than $100,000,000 before our home production of sugar can approach the annual home consumption, and this margin, affords a vast scope for the. expansion of our sugar industry, in fields of cane and beets, in sugar man ufactories; in the employment of hundreds of thousands of people, and in the benefits that would accrue to the entire country by the an nual addition of this immense sum of $100,000,000 - to its commerce and wealth, which sum, under the existing1 circumstances is, to the contrary, with drawn and sent abroad. . When it is considered that the population is in creasing with constantly accelerating rapidity, and with it the consumption of sugar, the expansion of the sugar industry in the United States becomes a question of immense magnitude. "From information gained while serving as Consul of the United States at Callao, Peru, which I considered reliable, I was led to believe that there is a species of sugar cane grown in the upper Amazonian regions, which is of great size, yields abundant quantities of saccharine juice, and needs renewal no oftener than every fifteen vears. n this same and nei&rhborin? resrions there are species of cotton of various colors and hues of which-y I have seen specimens. The cane and cotton plants of the South jshould, possible, - be improved in size and qualities. Hence, I believe the plants, seeds and lints of this cane and of these cottons should be imported for experimental plant ings in the Southern7 States, and, at the proper time, Ishall submit for your consideration a resolution re questing the Hon. James Wilson, Sec retary of Agriculture, to procure for these purposes an adequate supply of plant cane, cotton seeds and spsci-' mens of lints referred to. Secretary Wilson has manifested a commend able interest in the development of the agricultural interestaof the South, and I am confident that he would give favorable consideration to a re quest of this nature from, this repre sentative gathering." CHAMBERLAIN THEN AND N0"W. In some respects there is a re markable resemblance in the mental versatility of President McKinley and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the prime instigator of the war against the Boers. It isn't so very long ago since Mr. McKinley couldn't toler ate the thought of forcible appro priation of the islands that formerly belonged to Spain, which in his opinion would be "criminal aggres sion." but now he thinks it all right since our Commissioners put up that $20,000,000 job under color of which the Philippines are claimed as our property. Mr. Chamberlain has forced a war with the Boers, but in 1896 he thought a war with the Boers would be a fearful calamity, concerning which he thus spoke in the House of Commons : "A war in South Africa would be one of the most serious wars tnat could possibly be waged. It would be a long war, a bitter war, and a costly war, and, as I have pointed out already, I believe generations would hardly be able to blot out the memory of it, and to go to war with President Kruger to enforce upon him reforms in the internal affairs of his State, in which Secretaries of State, standing in their place, nave repuaiatea an rights of interference that would be a course of action which would be im moral." There were thousands of thought ful Englishmen who agreed with him then and there are thousands who now agree with what he said then. He now acknowledges that the Boera have proven them selves 'foemen worthy of our steelJ and not, he might have added, in the least disposed to sub- t to the steal of their gold mines. Gen. Fro3t says the reason why so many towns in 'Luzon were evacu ated after, being taken by our troops was because Gen. Otis didn't have mules to transport supplies. Well, what's the matter with Missouri, Kentucky and other mule States? Couldn't they supply mules ? And didn't Uncle Sam have money enough to buy them? But if Gen. Oti3 knew he couldn't furnish sup plies, and would therefore have to abandon the captured towns, where was the sense in taking them ? If Miss "McClellan's endless 10- cent letter chain works all right she will be able to buy a pretty nice house for Admiral Schley. A fellow who has been figuring on it says if it remains unbroken up to No. 40 she will have about $607,884,790,579, 525,570 to pay for it. The Boers are said to be fine speci mens of manhood, lheir average height, according to Howard C. Hillegas, in his book on "Oom Paul's People," is not less than six feet two inches. The Republican papers say Hanna is stirring up great enthusiasm in Ohio. Judging from the activity shown in passing around the Hanna hat he has the wherewith to stir up enthusiasm. , Augusta Division, A. C. L. The A. C. L.'s new road from Den mark, S. C, to Bobbins, S. C, thirty five miles, will be open for traffic next rThiirsdav: A freis-ht will be put on from JJ lorence to Augusta, xne pas senger service will begin shortly. - The line between the two cities wil lie known as the Augusta Division o: the Atlantic Coast Line. WEEKLY WILMINGTON, N . C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, THE DELGADO COTTON MILLS. Expert Machinists to be Here Next Week to Commence Setting Up Machinery. The Superintendent Here. - The Stab regrets to note that Mr. as. C. Reid, superintendent of the Delgado Cotton Mills, is sick at the Bonitz House, where he is stopping with his wife and three children. He expects to be out. in a few days. Mr. Reid arrived here on Monday from Elon College, N. C, wherefor the past two years he has superintend ed the Altamahaw Mill of Messrs. Holt, Gant & Holt. He is a native of Scotland, and had his training with William Anderson & Co., the Glas gow manufacturers, whose colored cloths are famous throughout the world. He came to America many- years ago to be superintendent of the Barnby Manufacturing Company, of Fall River, Mass. Afterwards he was uperintehdent of the Parkhill Manu facturing Company, at Fitchburg, Mass., and of the Delmore' Manufac turing7 Company, Philadelphia. For twoyears he has superintended the mills pear Elon College, N. C. Superintendent Reid is highly pleased with the mill buildings here. He says they are modern and well'. constructed, and that the mill will be one of the finest in North Carolina. Machinery continues to arrive, and expert machinists will be here next week to begin the work of installing the . machines. He expects to begin operations January 1st. A large quan tity of cotton has already been bought for the mill. TELEPHONE LINE TO LUMBERTON, N. C. Inter-State People . Have Begun Actual Work On a Circuit to Embrace Many Towns; It now appears to be definitely set tled that Wilmington is to have tele phonic communication "With Lumber- ton and towns on the Lumberton cir cuit, which , embraces Maxton, Row land, Union City, Fayetteville, Lau- rinburg, Rockingham, N. C., Marion, i Cheraw and Darlington, S.. C, andca number of other places closely related to Wilmington commercially and otherwise. The advantage such a connection will be to Wilmington, coupled with the Goldsboro line, which is also nearing completion, cannot be underestimated, and the pro moters of the enterprise deserve every encouragement from Wilmington's business men. A Stab representative had a short conversation with Mr. T. F. Simmons, ocal manager of the Inter State Tele phone and Telegraph Company, yes terday afternoon, touching this sub ject. He says that work has already been begun on the proposed line and that the service is positively assured to Wilmington. A force of workmen have been em ployed for some time laying a cable across Northeast river at Hilton Bridge and this work is , now com pleted.. Poles have also been distribut ed along the rout9 as far as Navassa station, five miles from the city, and this morning linemen will take up the work-of laying the cable across the Cape Fear at Navassa. - Mr. Simmons has also made a trip up the Carolina Central to Lumber ton and has negotiations pending for the supply of poles and a distribution of same along the line of the C. C. to Lumberton. This circuit will em brace the much-talked of Phoenix line, and will also give telephone ser- vice to other intervening towns on tne Carolina Central between Wilming ton and Lumberton. Of course Mr. Simmons cannot give any idea as to tne exact time tne line will be completed, but he says that its construction is a certainty, The Cotton Steamers. Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son yesterday cleared the thirteenth cargo of cotton for foreign export from Wil mington this season. It was carried on the British tramp Crathorne, Capt. Williams, and consisted of 8,949 bales, valued at $334,700. The vessel is of 1,695 tons burthen and is . bound for Bremen. Germany. There are left in port now loading at the Champion Compress four other large steamers, the Wraggoe, the Barlhy, the Wandy and the Aialaby, all of which aggre ate in tonnage nearly 8,000. The largest in port is the tramp Wandby. She has a net tonnage of 2,580 and is in charge of Capt. Pearson, The British steamship Slingsby, 2, 094 tons, is loading at the : Wilming ton Compress for Mr. J. H. Sloan. Yesterdav mornlns the British steamship Suez, in charge of the jolly Captain Higginbotham, arrived from Azores. The Suae is of 1,305 tons reg ister and will also take a berth at the Wilmineton Compress for Mr. J. H; Sloan The County Schools. Capt. Manning yesterday finished up another successful week's work in visit ing the various schools in the county and attending to their wants in every way possible. It is a handsome testi monial to Capt. Manning's faithful endeavor in this direction to know that never before were' the public institutions in the country townships in such flourishing condition. Dis trict No. 8, Federal Point township, is still without a teacher, but it is be lieved that one will be secured in time to re-open the school next week. Mr. A. G. Call has been award ed the contract for the building of 700 yards of the county line fence between Middle and, Topsail sounds. Work will be begun at once. VICIOUS ATTACK BY A DOG. Mr. W. W. McRae Set Upon by a Stray Animal Wednesday Evening In a Rather Unusual Manner. While, returning to his home in the city Wednesday evening about 6.30 o'clock,7 Mr. William W. McRae, who has a position as superintendent at the factory of Powers & Gibbs on North east river, was set upon by a dog along the railway track and badly bitten about the leg before he had time to de fend himself against the unprovoked assault. The dog made a vicious attack upon Mr. McRae, rending the leg of his .trousers and se verely tearing the flesh. The dog's actions upon the occasion were so unnatural and sovery much unex pected that Mr. McRae was entirely nonplussed? and was at a loss to know just exactly what to do as a measure of defence. He at length rid himself of the un welcome assailant, continuing his way up the track toward the city, when to his consternation at a point more than 90ft Tarda from h a first nrkint. nf at. tack, he was assailed a second iime by the same dog, which had apparently run ahead of his intended victim and waylaid him. Mr. McRae this time de fended himself with a long knife used by him at his work at the factory in mixing chemicals and succeeaea in disabling the dog. Mr. McRae this time was severely bitten about the hand in which he clutched the knife. He hurried to the city, and though there is no possibility that the dog was rabid one, he applied Mr. Wm. Niestlie's mad stone and had his wounds cauterized by Dr. Frank H, Russell. Mr. McRae was doing very well last nightat his home, No. 614 Walnut street - DEATH OF MRS. FALES. She Was the Widow of Mr. Nathan Pales, Who Was Murdered Several Years Ago Funeral To-day. The remains of Mrs. Nancy Fales, widow of the late Mr. Nathan Fales, arrived here last evening at 7 o'clock from Fayetteville. They were accom panied by her son, Mr. J. B. Fales, who was called to Fayetteville on account of the illness of his mother. The body was met at the depot and taken to th residence of her son, at Seventh and Castle streets, the following acting as pall bearers: Messrs. R. H. Hewlett, A. D. Hewlett, D. S. Bender, C. W. Craig and J. A. Nixon. This morning at 11 o'clock the remains will be taken from the residence to Masonboro Bap tist church where the funeral service will be held by the R9v. Dei Calvin S. Black well, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of this city. The deceased lady was the widow of the lamented Mr. Nathan Fales, who was murdered eight or nine years ago on the Wrightsville turnpike, near the mineral spring. She passed away at 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amos Perry, to whom she went on a visit four weeks ago. Mrs. Fales was for many years a con sistent member of Masonboro Baptist Church, and was indeed a Christian lady of quiet and sweet disposition. During her short illness she often longed for the home beyond. She leaves two sons, Messrs. J. B. Fales and John f ales, both of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Amos Perry,, of Fay etteville, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. ACME CHEST COMPANY. Now Have k Cargo Ready for Shipment at Old C. F& Y, V. Terminal The Company's Purchases. In conversation with a Stab repre sentative yesterday, Mr. WillL. Miller, the American manager of the Acme Tea Chest Company of Glasgow. Scotland, said that he has now about 350,000 feet of gum timber at Point Peter, the old C. F. & Y. V. terminal, ready for shipment to the factory at the home office. This amount consti tutes a cargo for the ordinary British steamer, such as visits this port, and Mr. Miller is now negotiating for vessel to arrive here about Novem ber 6th. In addition to the amount already here at the terminal, Mr. E. P. Brock, of Norfolk, who has charge of the cut ters, informs Mr. Miller that he has an additional 300,000 feet along the Cape Fear ready for transportation as Boon as possible. The tug Imperial has the contract for towing the lighters down laden with the logs and she is kept busy all the while. She makes a trip up the river every other day, bringing down ajloaded barge and carrying up an empty one. More recently the cutters have made such satisfactory headway that she has been forced to make a trip each day. As fast as the timber on the territory owned by the company is exhausted other lands are be ing acquired until now Mr. Miller owns a river frontage along the Cape Fear aggregating "upwards 'of half a hundred miles in length. The total possessions are about 15,000 acres, a very large per cent, of which has been purchased outright. The tracts are situated in Bladen, Pender and Colum bus counties. Mr. Miller expresses himself well pleased with the prospects here, and Wilmington is justly proud of this im portant enterprise. . It is not at all improbable, Mr. Miller says, that his company will in future years establish a branch factory here for the manufacture of "the raw mate rial, to save great expense in shipping. iIa 1899. THE MASONIC FAIR. The Opening Date Has Been Postponed for Another Week. THE DATE WILL BE NOV. 20. he Temple Will Not be Completed in Time to Open the Fair November 13 Rous ing Meetings Yesterday After noon and Last Night. In accordance with the notice, the adies who are to have charge of the various booths at the Masonic Fair had a general meeting yesterday after noon, at 4.30 o'clock, at the parlors of The Orton. There was a great out pouring Of ladies, not less than 150 being in attendance. They filled the parlors and halls and there was an overflow into some of the adjacent rooms. It was a corking , big meeting and such another enthusiastic berib- lboned set was never assembled in Wil mington. The object of the meeting was to have a parley about the manner of conducting the booths and to get the preparations systematized. Col. Noble F. Martin, manager of the fair, was present and told the ladies what had been done in the matter of arrange ments 'and complimented them upon the splendid work which they had ddne for the Fair. He told them that the success of the entertainment would argely depend upon them. The ladies returned numbers of share books filled with ishare-takers, and they took new books and also a arge number of season tickets to the fair to be disposed of. The ladies talked over the plans in general, and it devel oped that they have their work well under way. After the ladies' meeting, Mrs. M. S. Willard, chairman of the "Country Store" booth, accompanied by other adies, wenti, to the Masonic Temple and looked over the goods stored in one of the rooms. There are a great many articles of merchandise, and the adies were highly pleased with their stock of goods. Tbey think they will realize a thousand dollars from the store." Enthusiastic Meeting of Masons. In response to the call there was a refusing general meeting of the Masons last night at 8 o'clock at , St. John's Hall. About sixty of the fraternity were in attendance. i ColMartin presided and stated that the object of the meeting was for the purpose of hearing what had been done and what is to be done to make the fair a success. He told the Masons of the enthusiastic meeting held by the ladies and what they had done. The Duty of the Fraternity. Col. Martin told the gathering of Masons that on this meeting depended the magnitude of success of the fair. He said they had the articles and al ready 307 share books had been dis posed of. All these books have been filled, and that means that $3,070 was assured from that source. He thought the list of filled books could yet be run up to 350. The thing required now to complete the success would be to se cure a big attendance at the fair. He believed, with proper efforts on the part of the members of the lodges, 1,500 season tickets to the fair could be sold. This would mean l,500.The season tickets, good for the twelve days of the fair, will be sold at $1, and i. as the tickets were transterabie tnat would ensure a large attendance every night. He explained that from one to twelve persons could go in on these tickets but the tickets will not be good if torn from the book. The book must be presented to make tickets good, but as many persons can go in as there are tickets in a book. Col. Martin assured the Masons that if 1,500 tickets are sold there will be no floatiner debt on the temple. Al ready 380 tickets have been given out, and it was for the Masons now to take tickets and dispose of them. He said he had known of one man selling from 100 to 125 tickets in some of the fairs he had managed. He. explained that persons without tickets would be charged 25 cents for admittance each night, whereas a dollar season ticket for the twelve nights meant only eight and one-third cents for each ad mittance. He said he wanted every Mason present to each take ten ticket books and they could return all they could not sell. . Rivalry Between Lodges. Mr. W. E. Springer, of St. John's Lodge, reminded the members of that lodge that the tickets to be sold by the members of the respective lodges are to go to the credit of their lodge, and as there was considerable rivalry as to. which lodge will have most to its credit, he reminded his brothers that Wilmington and Orient lodges were hustling to be at the head of the list. CoL Martin remarked that so far the ladies had taken a hundred more ticket books than tne Masons and that the fraternity would have to spur up. He said the Masons could also' take more share books. He stated that the arrangements for the fair are now well in hand, and it was necessary to keep it going. He said if there was no further business ..along this line, he would like to hear remarks from- the Masons in behalf qf the fair. He asked Mr. Martin 8J Willard to say something. - ! Masons in the State Interested. -Mr. Willard said he? had sent out share books to several lodges in the State and had received them back filled. Among the lodges heard from there are those at Asheville, Burling ton, Salisbury, "Charlotte, etc. He said it was singular that many of the books sent but were for shares for the T JOAS 1 NO. 2 disposal of Winchester rifles and some amusing letters had been received on this account. Some of. th wriim wanted to know why Wilmington wanted to get rid of the Winchesters that were so much in demand in the city less than a year ago 1 He said he mentioned the taking of books by lodges in other cities to show that the fraternity in the State is taking inter est in the fair, i He 'went on to sav that through Col. A. Weill a cash donation had been received from a colored man in Boston. He is a North Carolina negro, and is at the head of a large merchant tailoring es tablishment in Boston. He wrote that as a North Carolinian he always took an interest in what is going on in the State. Mr. Wklard stated that the knowledge of what the Masons of Wil mington are undertaking is not con fined merely to this State. Fair Postponed a Week. Mr. Willard I continued by stating that the Board of Directors of the Ma sonic Temple corporation held a meet ing yesterday and conferred with Mr. Charles McMillen. the architect, and Mr. D. Hanna,; the representative of Mr. D. Getaz, the contractor, as to the probability of completing the temple in time for the fair to open November 13th. He said a close calculation was made and it was decided that it was impossible to complete the building before November 17th. The board had therefore decided to postpone the opening of th Fair from November 13th to November 20th, one week. He said it was absolutely necessary to postpone, but it would not interfere with anything but the time the re duced railroad rates had been secured for. The time could be extended, however. The reduced rates, he stated. wouldjno doubt bring a large number of people here from the country and other cities. The reduced rate tickets will be sold as far as Newborn on the east,Weldon on the north, Greensboro and Charlotte on the west, and Flo rence and probably Columbia on the south. Tickets will be sold on two days of each of the the two weeks of of the fair and will be good for three days. As the fair will run over into December, the people can avail them selves of the ; opportunity to make their Christmas purchases. After a good talk by Mr. S. H. Fish- blate, and a great deal of pleasantry and bantering ; between members of the different lodges as to which is go ing to take the lead in selling tickets, the meeting adjourned. Brigadier General Anderson. Wilmington had a distinguished visitor yesterday in the person of ex Brigadier General Edward Anderson, of the South Carolina State Guard. who came on business for the firm of the Anderson Lumber Company, of Charleston, S. C, of which he is a member. ; Upon refusal of the State Guard to enlist for service during the late Spanish-American war, General Anderson resigned his office and became captain of the First South Carolina Heavy Ar tillery, which was stationed at Sulli van's Island. Capt, C. H. White, of the W. L. I., who was on duty there for artillery practice during the time, met Capt. Anderson and they formed a warm attachment for each other. While here lie was entertained by Capt. White and they renewed many pleasant remembrances of "war times" on the island. Capt. Anderson left on yesterday afternoon's W. C. & A. train for his home at Charleston. BIG MILL PLANT FOR DUPLIN. Baltimore Capitalists Will Do Extensive Lumber Business at Faisons, N. C. The Star learns upon the best of au thority that the Roland Lumber Com pany, of Baltimore, has purchased up wards of 10,000 acres of well timbered lands in Duplin, Wayne and Samp son counties and will begin work very soon on the establishment of a large plant three miles below Faison, N. C, on the Wilmington and Weldon rail road. - The company, it is said, will build a line of railway of standard gauge through its timber belt and will begin operations probably as early as Jan uary 1st, 1900. The mills have a ca pacity of about 75,000 feet a day, and a dry-kiln for drying the output will be built. It will prove a valuable adjunct to other important enterprises in this par ticular in the vicinity of Wilmington. Ordered to Atlanta. Dr. W. C. Wertenbaker, of theU. S. Marine Hospital here, received a tele gram yesterday from the Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service, Washington. D. C. directine him to proceed to Atlanta, Ga,,and report there to Gov. Candler for temporary service. Dr. Wertenbaker will leave Monday or Tuesday for has new field of duty. It is supposed that the Doctor's services are desired owing to a reported out break of smallpox in the southwestern part of the State of Georgia. Painful Accident. The Star regrets to chronicle a pain ful accident to Capt R. M. Capps, who is employed on the government stump puller, the steamer General H. Ot. Wright. Yesterday while the ves sel was at work in Town Creek, the crank on the stern of the boat caught his left foot, demolishing his shoe and cutting off his great toe at the first ioin L The toe was cut clear off and dropped overboard. He came up to the city and was given surgical atten tion at his home on Seventh and Cas tle streets, j ' The schooner Georgia L. Dick son, 510 tons, Capt Anderson, which arrived here several days ago from Ttnstnn with pvrites for the Acme Manufacturing Co., has finished dis charging her cargo and will sail for Jacksonville. Fla.. this morning to load with lumber. She is consigned to George Harrisa, Son & Co. AS IT A RABID ANIMAL? Mr. McRae, Who Was Bitten Wednesday Night, done North to Receive the Pasteur Treatment. Mr. W. W. McRae, acid maker at the fertilizer plant of Powers & Gibbs on Northeast river, who was severely ., bitten by a supposed rabid dog while returning from his work to the city a few nights ago, left yesterday morning for New York to receive treatment at Pasteur Institute of that city. The story of Mr. McRae's adventure with the dog was printed in the Star Friday, and as he was in doubt as to whether or not the animal was a rabid one, he thought it best to take the pre cautionary steps referred to.: The mad stone of Mr. Wm. Niestlie was applied immediately after the injuries were received, and later Dr. F. H. Russell cauterized the wound. Hearing that a rabid dog had been killed at Phoenix, a few miles up the Carolina Central railroad, about the same time Mr. McRae was bitten. Dr. Russell went up to investigate, but the animal was so badly decomposed when be reached there, that no scien tific examination was possible. The dog is said to have bitten a woman, a child and a number of cattle in the; neighborhood of Phoenix. Dr. Rus sell advised Mr. McRae to be on the safe side and receive the Pasteur treat ment, which he will do as stated. Mr. McRae's friends believe that there will be no serious results from the injuries, but at the same time are glad to know that he will use every effort to prevent the least possibility of hydrophobia. SCHOONER CARRIE A. LANE. Many Complications in the Settlement of Claims for Salvage The Vessel Li belled In the U. S. Court. A gentleman who was in the city yesterday from Jacksonville,. Onslow county, tells the Star that many com-, plications have arisen in the matter of the derelict schooner Carrie A. Lane, which was abandoned at sea in Sep tember and subsequently boarded Oc tober 12th by fishermen at Brown In let, the story of which has been several times published in the Star. Mr. Arthur Se wall, late candidate for the vice presidency, is owner of the vessel and has been at Newborn for the past ten days looking after his in terests in the wreck. The schooner it appears was boarded by two parties of fishermen one from Bear Inlet and one from Brown Inlet and . both lay claim to salvage by right of priority in obtaining possession. The tug Blanche, of Wilmington, received from Mr. Sewall $1,000 for her services in towing the derelict in Loo0ut bight and the Brown Inlet fishermen, whom Mr. Sewall consid ered as the persons to whom salvage was "due, received $1,300. The Bear Inlet fishermen presented their claim, and upon its refusal through their counsel, W. D. Mclver, Esq., of Newbern, Duffy & Koonce, T. E. Gil- man and Frank Thompson, of Jack sonville, had the vessel libelled before the Admiralty Court, suit being against the owner. The Newbern Journal of yesterday says that this will, however, not prevent the vessel from being towed North according to the original plans. The wreck commissioner, Mr. D. J. Sanders, of Onslow county, also lays claim to 2 per cent, on the vessel and cargo for his services in the matter. This suit is instituted in the Superior Court of Onslow county. Messrs, Simmons, Pou & Ward, of Newbern, have been retained 'by Mr. Sewall to represent him and he has returned North. TIMBER INTERESTS IN SOUTH. Editor Whitehead, of The Milling and Lum ber Journal, to Speak on This Subject Before Commercial Congress. Mr. Z. W. Whitehead; of this city, editor and general manager of the Southern Milling andLuliiber Journ al, of Wilmington and Norfolk, has been invited to deliver an address on t the lumber industry and the woods and timbers of the South, before the International Commercial Congress, which constitutes a feature of the American Export Exposition in Phil adelphia, and which opened in the Quaker City on the 12th inst. Thirty-nine different countries in the Americas and Europe were repre sented among the delegates as accred ited representatives attending the opening ceremonies of the ''congress." More than 1,000 delegates were pres ent when the meeting was called to order in the great exposition audi torium. It will be remembered that Editor Whitehead was invited to deliver an address before the Canadian-American Commission at its session in Washing ton last! Winter, - which he did with telling effect in behalf of the present duty on lumber importations and for which he has been most warmly com mended by the lumber trade gener ally. Mr. Whitehead has accepted the invitation to address the International Commercial Congress. No one in the South probably is better qualified to speak on the timber interests of the South than Mr. Whitehead. He will . probably make his address about the 10th of November. One-Eighth Advance. Most all the commission men had, figuratively speailng, a finger in the cotton receipts yesterday and transac tions on the wharf were brisk in the two thousand odd bales which were on the market to different parties. The lqcal market as a result of the same scored an advance of one-eighth and the closing quotation's were posted at the Produce Exchange, on a basis of 7yi cents for middling, which means that the finer grades bring as high as 7yi cents. The sum total to commission men and export ers were 2,747 bales against 1,430 for the corresponding day in 1898. I-
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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