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ONE WHY BOT THE OTHER?
The farmers of this country see
pretty well through the fraudulent
pretence that one of the objects of
the proposed ship subsidy scheme is
to benefit the farmers. The same
old fraud was played to fool the far
mers into the support of the protec
tive tariff, and it did fool a great
many of them and fooled them for a
good while, too. But they began to
see through that some time ago. The
ship subsidy scheme is so thin that
they can see through that easier
than they did through the protection
fraud, which, fraud as it is, is less of
a fraud than the subsidy steal. 'A
few days ago the Agricultural So
ciety of Minnesota met and entered
a protest against the Hanna-Payne
bill. In speaking of it one of the
speakers said:
"It would be a national scandal and
disgrace if, under the guise of help
ins the agricultural industry of the
country, a bonus of perhaps $450,000
a year is granted to a lot of fast At
lantic passenger boats on which people
may go abroad to spend the money
they make here. If we are ever to
get so prosperous and so foolish as
to do that, first let us raise the price
of wheat above 50 cents a bushel."
This man sized' it up about right
and doubtless spoke the sentiments
ot nearly all the farmers who have
given this scheme any thought. He
sees through the fraud of making
wheat, which brings, unless when
there is an extraordinary demand
for it, very little abovp the cost of
production, pay bounties and subsi
dies to ship owners who can charge
them what they please to carry that
wheat across the sea. The fact is
the concocters of these protective
tariffs and bounty .schemes always
presume on the gullibility of the
farmers, and they have been some
what encouraged to do that by the
acquiescence of the farmers in those
schemes by which they have been
robbed, or by the patience they
have shown in so quietly submitting
to the robbery.
In 1890 there were invested in the
agricultural industry of this coun
try $16,000,000,000 and it employed
over 8,000,000 of workers- There
is no industry in the country which
yields a smaller per centage of
profits than this. For a series of
years, until the past two, it yielded
no profit at)all. It was only those
who showed extraordinary good
management, or those who were
very thrifty, who made any profit,
the great masses of farmers making
nothing and becoming worse, off
year after year. There were few
who were not in debt and thousands
of farms were, as the phrase goes,
"shingled with mortgages." The
higher prices of the past couple of
years have enabled them to reduce
their indebtedness and to reduce if
not to cancel the mortgages on their
farms.
But all the years in which agri
culture was depressed and languish
ed, when the farmers had to live
stintingly on such things as they
had to buy and to deny themselves
and their families many of the com
forts they would have enjoyed if
they , could have afforded' it, when
wheat went below nity cents a
bushel, and corn wouldn't pay the
cost of shipment to market, these ad'
versity-pursued farmers were taxed
for bounties to manufacturers, and
now it is proposed to, put another tax
on them to pay bounties to ship
builders and ship owners.
These bounties are to continue
through a period of thirty years, so
much per annum, not to exceed
$9,000,000 in any one year, but
whether times be good or bad,
wnetner tne xarmer gee a dollar a
bushel or more for his wheat or fifty
cents or less, the bounty must be
paid in proportion to the amount
earned and the farmers will have to
pay the bulk of it, as they do the
bulk of the taxes for the benefit of
the manufacturers, who are now
charging them from twenty-five to
thirty per cent, more for their agri
cultural machinery and implements
- than they did twelve months ago.
The argument to bolster up this
ship subsidy scheme is the same as
that to bolster up the protective
tariff, namely, to protect our ship
- builders and enable them to build
ships by paying them a bounty to
offset the difference in the cost of
building ships in this country and
VOL. XXXI.
in Europe. If it bo right to tax the
farmers to encourage manufacturers
and ship builders on account of for
eign competition, why should not
the farmer who has to compete with
the world on the products he sends
abroad- be protected and encour
aged? If it is right to give boun
ties to ship builders to build ships
to carry the products of American
farms to foreign markets, why
isn't it right to, encourage the
farmer by . giving him an export
bounty on Ahe stuff that he loads
these vessels - with? In the long
run this might not be so much
given to the farmers for most of it
would come ,out of them, but as a
matter of principle and of fairness
why should not the products of the
farm merit a bounty as well as the
products of the shipyards, especially
since it is the products of the farm
that mainly make the commerce
that is to give employment to the
ships whicjbt it is proposed to foBter
with bounties?
This is the view taken of it by a
good many farmers, one of whom,
Mr. Lubin, of California, has de
vised a bounty scheme on exported
farm products which, according to
him, will offset the proposed ship
bounties and help the farmers to
pay them.
A good many will doubtless pro
nounce this a wild and extravagant
scheme which .would take an im
mense amount of money out of the
Treasury to put into the pockets of
the farmers, but it isn't a bit more
wild or, extravagant, or a bit more
unreasonable or indefensible than
the scheme to pay millions a year to
a ship building combine or a ship
sailing combine. If this scheme
succeeds .it is the combines which
will get the. benefit of it, for it is
they who are' behind it and it is they
who are paying the lobbyists who
are. in Washington hob-nobbing
with and using their seductive
wiles on the Congressmen who
haven't quite made up their minds
as to how they will vote when the
time for voting comes. In the
meantime the farmers of the country
ought to make themselves heard in
protest against it, as the Agricul
tural Society of Minnesota has.
NORTH CAROLINA AT PARIS
For some time Mr. T. K. Bruner,
Secretary of the State Board of Ag
riculture, has been making a collec
tion of minerals, woods and other
products of the State for exhibition
at the "World's Fair at Paris. What
the exhibit will principally consist
of is told in the following, which we
clip from the Ealeigh Newt and Ob
serv$r: "Among the exhibits there is about
$750 worth of handsome gold nuggets,
some 100 in number. These were
picked up in the streams and on the
hillsides of the North Carolina gold
region.
"Then there will be about six pounds
of silver nuggets, in seven pieces, the
largest weighing 35 ounces.
"A number or nne pieces or native
copper weighing about 10 pounds, will
be sent from tne JNewman mining
properties in Rowan county.
"Also twenty five choice specimens
of corundum, embracing the germ ma
terial ruby and sapphire the crystal-
ized hexasronB and the massive ores.
Besides these there will be momazites,
zercons, commutes, chromic oxides,
gummite, ruble, uraninate, samar
skite and other rare and economic
minerals.
"There will be a choice collection of
the finest modified quartzes ever shown
from this State. They will be rare in
their modified form and in color, rang
ing1 from almost black to limpid white.
"in woods and timbers we are send
ing about leo jineai ieet, comprising
the choices specimens in the State col
lections, 'which are all being worked
over and beautifully finished for this
purpese. These are commercial tim
bers and are sections from the middle
of the tree about two feet from the
ground, from bark to bark, four feet
long and four inches thick.
"By rare good fortune the State's
commercial timbers will probably rep
resent the whole United States in this
class and will give them a prominence
which is sure to redound to the good of
the State.
"In addition to the above, in order
to stimulate if possible the export of
roots, herbs, barks and berries, a col
lection of more than 300 specimens.
handsomely mounted in cut-glass bot
tles, will be sent.
"There will'be some five hundred
specimens of cotton and tobacco, about
equally divided between the two pro
ducts. These have already been sent,
as nave already sixteen barrels or na
tive apples.
"A large series of photographs will
be shown, illustrating the methods' of
cultivating cotton and tobacco, the cli
mate, and scenery and the forests of
the State."
There will be" a pretty respectable
collection of iron, copper, gold and
silver, nearly all the mines in the
State contributing some. There
will be 13 specimens of silver ores ;
62,. of copper ores, 102 of gold ores,
59 of iron ores, and 3 of manganse
ores, all from mines now in operation.
It is safe to say that this exhibit will
attract attention, for North Caro
lina's exhibits, while not as large
as : some, have always attracted atten
tion at expositions.
Dr. Calver, of Washington, who
has been projecting with sunbeams,
claims that he can by the use of re
flectors so focus the sun s rays as to
utilize them for heating purposes
and thus dispense with fuel. Now
if some fellow will devise some plan
for bottling sunshine, we'll have old
Sol harnessed, sure enough.
H
WHAT DEWEY SAID.
Some time ago Senator Pettigrew
offered a resolution in the Senate
calling for the report made by Ad
miral Dewey when at Hong Kong,
March 31st, 1898; stating that he
could take Manila at any time. This
report was not forthcoming until a
few days ago when it was Bent to the
Senate. He estimated the Spanish
forces on the island of Luzon at
15,000, of all arms, about half of
whom were in the vicinity of Manila.
Speaking of the task of taking
Manila he said:
"The islands are now in a state of
insurrection and my informants state
that even the Spanish soldiers who
constitute only a small part of the
whole are disaffected. Both ships and
forts are in need of ammunition. - I
believe I am not overconfident in
stating that with the squadron un
der my command the vessels could be
taken and the defences of Manila re
duced in one day. There is every
reason to believe that with Manila
taken or even blockaded the rest of
the islands would fall either to the in
surgents or ourselves, as they are only
neid now through the support of the
navy and are dependent upon Manila
for supplies. Information has just
reached me that there are 5,000 armed
rebels in camp near Manila who are
willing to assist me."
This shows several things; first
that Admiral Dewey was pretty well
informed as to the resistance the
Spaniards could make, and of his
ability to overcome that' resistance.
He knew that the Spanish defenders
were poorly equipped and poorly
supplied with munitions of war, and
that they could be speedily reduced
to extremes by the blockading of the
port of Manila without the firing of
a gun But he knew more than
that, for he knew the islands were
in a state of insurrection; that there
were 5,000 armed insui gents on one
side of Manila, on whose assistance
lie could count, and aeting on this
knowledge he left Hong Kong and
sailed into Manila and did just what
he said he could do.
He availed himself of the co-opera
tion of those 5,000 armed rebels
against Spain, in other words, he
recognized them as allies. If Admi
ral Dewey's report doesn't show this,
then it shows nothing; but in addi
tion to that Admiral Dewey con
tinued to treat them as allies for
some time after, until he discovered
some reasons why he should act
differently. These reasons were
probably embraced in instructions
received from'Washington.
A LARGE AS MY.
If the London Post be correct in
its statement of the strength of the
Boer armies, which it puts at 100,
000 men, it is further proof of the
utter miscalculations of the British
war party before the war began.
They had not the remotest idea that
the Boers could muster that many
men, . and, for that matter, very
few other people had. When it was
said they had 50,000 men in the field
it was laughed at by some and
doubted by many, but it was hard to
account for the presence of strong
armies in different directions, and for
the aggressive and stubborn fights
the Boers were putting up with the
number of men it was thought they
had in the field.
Whenthe additional 30,000 men
ordered have reached their destina
tion the British will have 150,000
(where they once declared 12,000
or 15,000 would be sumcient; con
fronted by 100,000 as plucky and
stubborn hghters as ever faced a
red coat. If they ever had any
nervousness in meeting the armies
of this mighty war power, they have
gotten over all that and now meet
the outset with the coolness of vet
erans long trained to war.
Ihe difference of 50,000 men m
favor of the British will be quite if
not more than offset by the advant
age of the position the Boers will
hate, as the naturally difficult,
rough country to penetrate, strong
lv fortified in all directions -where
attack might., be anticipated,
so that even taking the most
hopeful ' view for - the British
they have a task before them that
may try the nerve of the nerviest.
The Boers may and probably will
have to succumb to the superior re
sources of their foe, but they will
crown themselves with glory, while
there will befno glory for Britain,
and the cost , oi their overcoming
will "stagger humanity."
A Pennsylvania man solved the
mother-in-law problem by divorcing
his wife and marrying her mother.
Last year American shops turned
out 123,893 railroad cars of all
kinds, against 105,158 cars the year
before, which was the best year since
1890, when 103,000 were built. The
cars now being built are larger than
formerly and many of them are
built of steel. . .
William "Watson Bache, a grand
son of Benjamin Franklin, died in
Philadelphia a few days ago. He
was once wealthy, bnt he didn't
take his grandfather's advice, lost
his money on speculations, and in
his latter years eked out a living by
keeping a little restaurant and sa
loon. ".
WE
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
IN A BAD ACCIDENT.
A Train Crashed Into a Buggy in Which
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shepard Were
Driving The Horse Killed.
Yesterdav afternoon about 3.30
o'clock Mr. Joseph O. Shepard, the
pharmacist, accompanied by Mrs.
Shepard. left the city to take a drive on
on the Holly Shelter or Castle Haynes
roadleadingby the County Houie.They
were driving in a trot when approach
ing the track of the Wilmington, Co
lumbia and Augusta Kaiiroaa, and nat
urally Mr. Shepard reined in1 the horse
to cross the track. When the horse
got on the track Mr. Shepard, for the
first time, saw passenger train No. 55,
which had left Front street station at
3 45 P. M., going south on the Atlantic
Coast Line. The train was only fifteen
feet away, and, realizing his danger,
Mr. Shepard tried to pull the-horse
back off the track, bnt he obstinately
balked and only stood, swaying his
head from one side to the other. Mr.
Shepard, however.succeeded in pulling
him to one side, but could not get him
off the track. In an instant the train
dashed by, running at the rate of about
twenty-five miles an hour. The pilot
of the engine struck the horse and
threw him about fifteen feet, kill
ing him. breaking both shafts of
the buggy and up setting the vehicle.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepard were thrown
out violently by the shock "and landed
in the ditch with the buggy over them.
Capt W..L. Harlow was conductor
of the train and Engineer J. M.
Meadows was driving the locomotive.
When the engineer saw the horse and
buggy on the track he put on brakes
and stopped the train with the last
coach opposite the wrecked buggy.
Capt. Harlow and the passengers im
mediately went to the rescue of Mr.
and Mrs. Shepard and found them
badly shaken up and very much ex
cited but fortunately not seriously
hurt. They were taken aboard the
train which was run back" to the depot
about a mile and a half. Dr. D. W.
Bulluck, the Coast Line surgeon, was
telephoned for and went immediately
to the depot, where Mr.' and Mrs.
Shepard were put in a carriage and
sent to their home, 317 South Second
street. Dr. Bulluck accompanied them
and gave them attention. Dr. J C.
Shepard. father of M-. Shepard, also
called and gave them attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepard made a mirac
ulous escape, but they were terribly
shaken up. Mrs. Shepard received a
bruise and a slight scratch on the left
cheek, and was sore from her rough
experience. Mr. Shepard's back and
left hip were sprained and he was also
sore of body but no bones were broken
and he received no cuts. Both suffer
ed with headache but last night they
were resting comfortably. 'The attend
ing physicians could not determine if
there were any internal in juries or not
and it is hoped that to-day will de
velop no hurt of that nature. Both
were confined to bed yesterday after
noon and last night.
The horse which was killed belong
ed to the livery stable of Mr. S. J.
Davis. ?
DEATH OF JOEL HINES, ESQ.
He Died in St. Louis Yesterday Kemoved
from North Carolina Eight Years Ago
and Became Prominent There.
Mr. E. A. Hawes, of Atkinson, N,
C, came down to the city last night
on receipt . of a telegram yesterday
conveying to him the sad intelligence
of the death of his cousin, Joel Hmes,
Esq. " .
Mr. Hines died yesterday in a hos
pital at St. Louis where he was under
treatment for paralysis. The imme
diate cause of his death was heart
failure. Mr. Hawes came here to or
der the remains to be forwarded here
for interment, and he did so by wire
last night. The remains are expected
to arrive . to morrow and the burial
will take place near Atkinson,
Mr. Hines was born - in Fender
county, near Point Caswell, and was
aged about 38 years, lie was never
married and his nearest relative is a
sister, Miss Carrie Hines, who makes
her home with Mr. Hawes at
Atkinson, He was ' educated at
The' University of North Caro
lina and graduated from the law
school of that institution. He prac
ticed law several years at Whiteville,
N. C., with J. B. Schulken, Esq., un
der the firm name of Schulken &
Hines. Eight years ago he removed
to Missouri and located at Piedmont to
ed a good practice and rose rapidly to
prominence in politics.- He was elect-
ted prosecuting attorney by the Dem
ocratic party in his district a few years
ago, and it is stated that he would no
doubt have been the next Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Pied
mont district
Mr. Hines had many friends in this
part of North Carolina who will learn
with regret of his death.
Jones Goes for a Tow.
The tug Alexander Jones,, of the
Cape Fear Towing and Transporta
tion Company, yesterday coaled and
proceeded to Southport, from which
port she will sail this afternoon for
Bogue, near Swansboro, Onslow coun
ty, to take the schooner Thomas L.
James, laden with lumber, in tow for
New York. The James is said to he
in a very perilous position, and it is
doubted if she can be pulled with
cargo across the bar into deep water.
However, the Jones, in charge of
Capt, J. J. Adkins, hopes to success
fully make the achievement, and her
past record warrants the prediction
that she will come out all right in the
end.
2ely :
THE DELGADO MILLS
ALMOST READY TO START.
The Machinery Was Hamming Again Yes
terday CartHlf and Spinning to
Commence Next Week.
The machinery at the Delgado Cot
ton Mills was again in motion yester
day. The spinning frames, slubbers
and cards were being "limbered up,"
to speak In mill parlance. The cards
have been clothed and will be ground
this week.' It is anticipated that the
cards will be ready to run some cotton
through towards the latter part of this
week, and in two f days after the first
cotton shall have been carded the spin
ning frames will be started. :
The Delgado village has grown up
like magic, and all who have seen the
pretty village nestling in the long leaf
pines, with its neat white cott ges, ex
press their admiration of the place.
So far seventy cottages have been
completed, and all have been num
bered. The cottages contain three,
four, five, six and seven rooms each,
and the rents charged the operatives
are very liberal.
About twenty-five families, embra
cing about 250 people, have already
moved into the village, and fifty more
families will move in within the next
two or three weeks. All the help for
the mill has been engaged and yet
there are lots of applications for work.
The Delgado village in a few weeks
will contain 500 inhabitants and in a
few months will probably have a thou
sand. While it is just outside the cor
porate limits of the city, it is in Har
nett township, and under the election
law the village and surrounding
country will contain a sufficient num
ber of voters to require the establish
ment of a voting precinct there. . This
will make it more convenient for
voters who live near the citv in Har
nett township, but who heretofore
have been compelled to go six to eight
miles to Wrightsville to vote.
SMITH'S
ISLAND PROPERTY.
Government Will Use Pirt of It for Light
Honse and Life Station An Ap
praised Valoatlon.
Geo. L. Peschau, Esq., of the firm
of Bellamy & Peschau, arrived yester
day morning from Ealeigh, where he
has been in attendance upon the Fed
eral Court as counsel for Dr. F. B.
TJllory, the wealthy Chicago dentist,
who owns Smith's or Bald Head Island,
at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
The Stab yesterday made mention of
he fact that the government, through
the Federal Court, had asked for the.
concession of thirty acres of the land
for a light houe and life saving sta
tion, and also far thn nrivilAfro of
building a tramway across the island.
It is stated upon good authority that
Dr. TJllory had about succeeded in
forming a stock company of immense
capital to improve the island, among
other things by the building of sev
eral handsome lodges for occupancy
of wealthy Northern tourists. It was
also proposed to make of the island a
mammoth game preserve; all of which
plans Dr. TJllory claims will be frus
trated by a grant of the concessions
asked for by the government.
The court ordered the property, or
at least so much of it as is needed for
the station, condemned, and five ap
praisers will be appointed to value
the privilege, the amount of course
going to Dr. TJllory, who, if he is not
satisfied with the figures set upon the
nrooertv.'mav aDDeal to the court.
MOORE'S CREEK BATTLEFIELD.
$10,000 Wanted for Repairing Monument
and Beautifying Gronnds.
Hon. John D. Bellamy on Wednes
day introduced the following measure
in the House, which is self explana
tory and which will be read within
terest by many of his constituents In
this section of the district:
A Bill to appropriate ten thousand
dollars to enclose and beautify the
grounds and repair the monument
on the Moore's Creek Battlefield,
North Carolina.
Be it enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem
bled. That the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized, and he is hereby direct
ed to pay to the Governor of North
Carolina the sum of ten thousand
dollars, out of any money not other
wise appropriated, to be by him trans
ferred to the Moore Creek Monument
Association, incorporated by the Leg
islature of the State of North Carolina,
I ment already erected on said battle
ing the same.
COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE.
Five Aldermen Appointed by the Mayor
to Look Into the Matter.
At the adjourned regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Aldermen on
last Monday night, a motion was adopt
ed authorizing Mayor Waddell to ap
point a special committee of five to
further inquire into and. report a plan
for a sewerage system.following up the
investigations and recommendations of
Alderman Worth, who had made some
inquiries into the matter as a com
mittee of one appointed at a previous
meeting of the board.
In accordance with the motion,
Mayor Waddell yesterday announced
the following Aldermen as appointed
on the special sewerage committee:
Aldermen C. W. Worth, H. P. West,
John H. Hanby, Hugh MaoRae and
J. Allen Taylor.
Mr. B. F. King, city tax collec
tor, gives notice that he will proceed to
levy on personal property according to
law for taxes due after January 31st
Star
1900.
RALEIGH'S NEWS BUDGET.
The Fertilizer Rate Case ReoublicanB
PotOot at Publication of Appoint
ments to Speak at Wilmington.
Special Star Correspondence.'
Ealeigh, N. C, Jan. 1L The di
rectors of the State Normal and Indus
trial College met at Greensboro to
night. At this meeting the board will
formulate its report as to the recent
outbreak of fever there and fix the
date for reopening the institution. It
is stated by-one member of the board
that the school will not be opened
until February 1.
This af ternoont a 3 o'clock Special
Master E. 8. Martin resumed the tak
ing of testimony in the fertilizer rate
case. ; Traffic Manager EL W. B. Glo
ver, and D. Y - Cooper of Henderson
were examined. This is probably the
last hearing the Special Master will
have here in this case.
In the Federal -Court this morning
the case of the ' Sydnor - Pamp and
Well Company vs. Rocky Mount Ice
Company was compromised by a judg
ment in favor pf the plaintiff for $3,
500. The plaintiff's claim was $4,500,
while the defendant claimed that it
only owed $3,000. - '
The Republicans here are much" nut
out by the publication in the Star of
the appointment of Butler and Har
den to speak at Wilmington on the
amendment. It was their intention to
keep thematter quiet until such time
as they saw fit to announce it
The people of Weldon are taking
steps looking to the establishment of
a steamboat line between Weldon and
Norfolk. The board of trade has ap
pointed a committee to ascertain the
cost of a steamer with a capacity for
carrying 250 bales of cotton.
Work will begin within the next
two months on an auditorium at
Greensboro. It will cost $30,000, and
have a seating capacity of 1,460. In
it will be offices for the city govern
ment, and it will be used as an opera
house. It will be built on the site of
the old jail, corner Gaston and Elm
streets.
Jno. H. Cook, one of the attorneys
for Reuben Ross, the negro under sen
tence of death at Lumberton for rape,
is here to day to see the Governor in
regard to getting for Ross a commuta
tion of sentence to life imprisonment.
It is not believed that he will succeed.
The Governor had Col. Z. P. Smith to
make an investigation at Lumberton,
while the troops were there, as to the
prevailing sentiment as to Ross' guilt
or innocence. Me found only two peo
ple who expressed any doubt that he
jjvas guilty.
JUDGE PURNELL'S CHARGE.
To the Jury In the Marshall Case at Ra
lelgh This Week.
The following clear and concise
charge of Judge Purnell to the jury
in the case against Mr. Marshall at
Raleighthis week will be read with
interest. Judge Purnell said :
xou nave started into this case
with the presumption that the de
fendant is innocent, and the court
charges you that the defendant is en
titled to that presumption. The bur
den is upon the government to prove
yond a reasonable doubt, the jury's
verdict should be MNot guilty.' Wow,
in charging you the law I have the
right, under the Federal practice, to
express to the jury my opinion, warn
ing you that you are not bound by it.
But I say to you now that I have no
intention of expressing an opinion.
"If you believe Politz and Dar&eiey,
that defendant was engaged in mak
ing, aiding or abetting in the making
or counterfeiting money, you should
return a verdict of 'Guilty.' If you are
not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should say 'Not Guilty.'
"If the defendant, knowing that Po
litz and costobelus were engaged in
making this counterfeit money, or
dered the material, thus aiding and
abetting, though he did it as a friend or
an attorney, then you should say so.
These are the only two theories upon
wmcn tne government can claim a ver
diet
"This is the whole case in a nut
shell : Do you believe Politz and Darke
ley, or do you believe Marshall, the
defendant, as to guilty knowledge? It
is exclusively in your province to say
whether you believe the testimony of
the witnesses."
The charge occupied oyer a half
hour.
NEW ENTERPRISES AT ENFIELD.
Flourishing Condition of Thriving Eastern
North Carolina Town.
Special Star Correspondence.
Ekfikld, N. C, January 10. The
writer is glad to report the continued
growth of the thriving town of En
field. He is reliably informed that
soon a large cotton factory will be
builtand the promoters of the enter
prise are men whose means eive as
suranceof success. A peanut mill
will also be established at an early
day. This will be of great advantage
to peanut erowers in Eastern North
Carolina. This will clean and pack
the peanuts ready for shipment En
field will then be one ofthe largest pea
nut markets in the country. Another
improvement in the town is the laree
thred-story briek hotel recently built
by Dr. 8 tailings. The season's tobacco
sales have been large, amounting to
at least three million pounds.
An Unexpected Result.
The result in the Marshall case is a
great disappointment to the friends of
that gentleman. From the outset they
Have believed him innocent; and after
reading the e vide ace in the case they
were convinced oi n. ms bitterest
persecutor never hoped for a convic
tion, while the almost universal im
pression, both in Wilmington and Ra
leigh, was that the jury would
promptly render a verdict of not guilty.
The information received by the Stab
is that the jury stood nine for acquittal
and three for conviction. With every
important witness against the defend
ant absolutely discredited, it is almost
beyond belief that a single juror could
favor conviction.
The government should abandon
the prosecution; for it can never find
a jury of twelve honest men who will
decide that Mr. Marshall is a guilty
man. ';' ; . v
NO. 13
TO INVESTIGATE
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
Dr. C P. Wertesbiker Ordered as Expert
to Greensboro and Gnilford County.
Goes Thence to jessup, Oa..
i-
Dr. Richard H. Lewis, of Raleigh.
secretary and executive officer of the
North Carolina State Board of Health,
having applied to Surgeon General
Wyman, of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, Washington, D. C,
to send an expett to investigate the
smallpox situation at Greensboro and
in Guilfordjcounty, Surgeon General
Wyman yesterday directed Dr. CLP.
Wertenbaker, of; the United States
Marine Hospital at Wilmington, to
proceed to Greensboro as such expert.
Dr. Wertenbaker will leave for
Greensboro this morning by the Yad
kin branch of the Atlantic Coast Line,
and when he shall have finished his
investigations there, he will proceed
under orders to! Jessup, Ga., where
smallpox is epidemic, to investigate
the situation there.
There is a serious outbreak of small
pox at (Jreensboro and in Guilford
county, and the object in sending Dr.
Wertenbaker there is to set on foot
effective, measures to stamp out the
contagion.
HURT IN A RUNAWAY
A Horse Makes a Dash With a Delivery
Wagon Driver Todd Injured. .
Mr. Elisha Todd, who drives one of
the delivery wagons for the retail gro
cery bouse of Mr. S. W. Sanders, on
Third and Market streets, was badly
hurt yesterday by the running away
of the horse with his wagon. At 12.45
P. M., while he was driving a delivery
wagon down the hill at Market and
Third streets, the breeching broke loose
and caused the wagon to run on the
horse. The animal took fright and be
gan running towards the store, a block
away down the street. A man from
the country had his cart standing in
tront of Mr. j. . McUiachern's grain
store, and thinking he could move out
of the way of the runaway horse he
moved his cart right in the way. The
consequence was a collision between
the wagon and the cart. The wheels
locked, the cart was upset and broken,
and the mule to the cart also ran
away, but was 'stopped around on
Second street. j
The top of the delivery wagon waB
broken, and when the collision oc
curred Mr. Todd was pitched head
long into the wreck of the two vehi
cles. He had one tooth knocked clear
out of his mouth,' and another broken.
He also got badly bruised and cut
about the body, his knee cap being
badly cut, his hip bruised," and his
head and face gashed.
Dr. A. H. Harriss was called and
gave Mr. Todd attention. The injured
man was sent to his home on Castle
street, between Fifth and Sixth, where
he will no doubt be confined a couple
of weeks.
NEW RICE MILL FOR WILMINGTON.
The Planters Wish to Create Reasonable
.Market for: Their Product.
The star has it from reliable au
thority that a stock company is in pro
cess of formation: for the erection at
Wilmington of an up-to-date rice mill
of large capacity and equipped with
the most improved machinery. The
project is backed by large capital and
the promoters are among the leading
rice growers of the lower Cape Fear,
who assign as the basis of their inten
tions the lack of a competitive buying
market here. A combination, they
say, has been formed against the
planter, and the building of the mill is
to render themselves independent of
the existing conditions.
Prices thus far have been far from
satisfying and practically speaking
there has been no market here, all of
which the promoters of the new enter
prise declare they will not submit to
longer.
Within a very short time the move
ment is expected to assume a definite
-shape, and the mill erected at an early
date.
Friday's Accident
Mr. and Mrs. j J. C. Shepard, Jr.,
were still confined to bed yesterday
from the effects of the terrible shaking
up they had when train No. 65, bound
South on the Atlantic Coast Line, ran
into and killed the horse to the buggy
in which they were driving Friday
afternoon, at theerossing on the Holly
Shelter road. Mrs. Shepard got up
but had to take to bed again.
The attending physician states
that Mrs. Shepard will probably
be able to be out in a day or two but
Mr. Shepard will doubtless be laid up
a week or more.! He was not able to
put his left foot Dn the floor yesterday
and it is feared ; that he may not be
able to walk for some time without
crutches. There were no developments
indicating internal injuries in his case.
Brooklyn Baptist! Church.
Work will probably "be begun Mon
day in tearing away the old Brooklyn
Baptut church, which was badly
burned a few days since. It is learned
that the new house of worship will be
built at once, or, at least, as soon as
the old structure is removed. To-day
there will be day services and Sunday
school at the usual hours in the hall
over Mr. C. L. Spencer's store, corner
Fourth and Bladen streets. There
will be no night services, but day
services will be held until further
notioe. i
Mr. Ike Solomon, of Solomon's
big shoe store, in back from a northern
trip in the interest of his house.
State Board to Inspect the A. & N. C R. R.
Part of Smith's Island Condemned
for Use of U. S. Government
ISpeeiat Star Telsgran.
Raleigh, N. O., January 18. The
State Board of Internal Improvement
left here this afternoon to inspect the
Atlantic & North Carolina railroad.
They went by request of President
Bryan. Also, the meeting of direc
tors of the road was held to night at
Morehead. Much money . is being
spent on the ; road in the purchase of
new cars and engines and in the im
provement of the road bed. No divi
dend will be declared on stock this
year. ... - ,...-
Decree was signed to day in the.CSr
cuit Court, in the case of Alvis Walker
and others condemning the south end
of Smith's Island at the mouth of
Cape Fear river for the use of the
United States for a light-house and
light-saving station and a road through
the island. The case of the United
States against the Walker heirs was -decided
against the heirs about two
years ago. Appeal was taken and the
Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the
decision. Dr. F.B. Ullery, of Chicago,
then bargained to purchase the island,
but it is understood there issome disa
greement between him and the Walker
heirsyTbe government, however, gets
what it asks for against the title of ill. '
The only defence set up by Ullery wbs
that the land was not heeded for a
public purpose. Marshal Dockery is
directed by the court to summon five
freeholders, in accordance with the
State law, tat assess the damages and
value of property. For the light-house
twenty acres of land is required and
for the road ten acres.
NORTH CAROLINIANS AT RECEPTION.
Col. Boyd and Capt. Coghlan Made Pleas
ing References to Wilmington.
A Washington special to the Raleigh
News and Observer has the following
reference to prominent North Caro-
linians who attended the diplomatic
reception by the President last week:
North Carolina was well renre-
sented at the President's reception last
night. I believe every member of our
delegation in Congress was present
with ladies except - Messrs. Kluttz,
Bellamy and Small, who went to
gether.
Une of the most charming and hand
somely dressed ladies from our State
who attended was Mrs. James eprunt,
the wife of the British vice consul at
Wilmington. She was escorted by
her cousin, Judge Kenneth M. Jack
son, who arrived in time from his
far-off Western circuit and who re
ceived a special invitation from the
President through the courtesy- of
Col. James E. Boyd. Mr. James
Sprunt, to the regret of his friends
here, could not leave his business
even to attend the diplomatic recep
tion. CoL Boyd says he never en
joyed a more elegant hospitality than
wben he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Sprunt at the time the Raleigh an
chored off Wilmington harbor. Capt.
Coghlan was equally pleased with the
delightful 'City by the Sea."
CUSTOM HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
Contract Awarded to James H.Lane
' Captain Deverenx's Visit.
Capt John H. Devereux, Superin
tendent of Construction of Public
Buildings for the Charleston District,
arrived in the city yesterday to look
after the matter of the extended im-
provements which will probably begin
this week to the interior of the Custom
House. Capt Devereux finished up the
work and - returned to his home in
Charleston on the W. C. & A. train in
the afternoon.
There were only two bids submitted
for the work. These were by Messrs.
M. W. Divine & Co., and James H.
Lane, the well known colored con
tractor, the last named having re
ceived the ' contract. The improve
ment will be in the way of a new
coat of paint for all the rooms and a
repair of all the wood work, plumb
ing etc., needed, tne wnoie costing
upwards of a thousand dollars. There
will be no kalsomining but the whole
will be smoothed up where needed and
the rooms finished up in lighter colors
than those now in use. Probably two
weeks will be required for the work.
High Prices for Cotton Seed.
A gentleman who was in the city
from the country yesterday said that
in some sections farmers are now re- .
ceiving a handsome price fortheir cot
ton seed, and many of them who have
hitherto held the raw, product for fer
tilizing material, are disposing of it to
the mills. In several sections, he said.
where independent mills and those of
the trust are competitive buyers, the
price has ranged as high as 22 j cents
per bushel. : Under normal conditions,
too, the prices have been very satisfac
tory to the farmer this year and many
of them have either sold or 'ex
changed for meal.
Shad Caught at the City.
The fishermen had another lot of
fine shad on the market yesterday.
The first were caught last Wednes
day afternoon, and so far only buck
shad have! been caught ..Yesterday
Capt Asa Horton's sein caught a lot
at King's reach, in the Cape Fear, op
posite Kidder's mill. One of Capt'
W. E. Davis' seins also caught some
at the Hospital reach, opposite the
old smallpox hospital. All the shad
on the market yesterday were sold
out quickly at 90 cents a pair.
Syrian Robbed.
A show case on the sidewalk in
front of the store of Diabe Kalille, a
Syrian who" conducts a store at No. 9
Market street, was broken into last
night about 8.30 o'clock and a number
of articles! stolen therefrom, including
five razors in red and black cases of the
''Extra Hollow Ground" manufacture
and another with white handle. He
reported the matter to Policeman B.
M. Liihew, who will look up . the mis
sing articles.
Mr. W. Old, of Charlotte,
is among tbe travelling men here call
ing on the trade. "