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She SmccUIg tac. I -FUiUEHID AT WILMINGTON. N. C, AT 1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 6838888888888888 SS8SSSSS888SSS8SS ! . 18SSSS3SSSSSSSSSE ""K I 2SS53S;gSS8gg 1 585583S82888S8g SS8ssSS3SSS28S5? . 123S83S33SSS3888? I MocaS2!SSS!Ss?' 7 -88SS88SgS8S8Ss? ; 6 a I " . i a rr. r- mi fnt tfhcc i imigton. N C ar Second n M t.1 SUBSCRIPTION P. CE. fhe ratacnpaoa rrtct of the W ly Star i oil iin; igle Copy 1 wm, pciif paid , 1 00 " " 8 itionth J) 8 month " 0 HERE IS CONSISTENCY. In his message to Congress Presi dent McKinley said it was our "plain duty" to make trade free between the United States and Porto Rico. There is a bill now before Congress to make imports from Porto Rico dutiable, not to make them free of duty, as recommended ly the Presi dent. Representative Grosvenor the President's friend, and his re puted spokesman in the House, is one of the champions of this bill to tax imports from Porto Ricor In his speech Thursday he is thus re ported: "Mr. Grosvenor said he wag . ot the mouthpiec of the President, 'but knowing him reasonably well. speak ing as an individual, and knowing all the things involved in the situation here now. I think that nothing would give the President greater sorrow tbap the defeat of this bill and the turning over "f this House to the Democratic minority." . lie disclaims being the month piece of the President, but it ia well known that when the Presi dent has anything to say in the way of letting it be known how he stands on pending measures Mr. Grosvenor is the man who does the talking for him, notwithstanding his assertions to the contrary. Whether in this instance sneakiner as a mouthpiece or an "individual," Mr. Grosvenor takes the liberty of speaking for the President to the extent of informing his Republican colleagues that "nothing would give the President greater sorrow than the defeat of this bill and the turning over of this House to the Democratic minority." Here is Presidential consistency for you. The President-had Said in his message that it was the plain duty of Congress to relieve imports from Porto Rico from tariff taxes, and .the Democrats in the House, with few exceptious, and a few Re publicans are trying to perform that "duty" in accordance with the recommendation of the President. But instead of co-operating with them for that purpose or commend ing, them for it, he is co operating with his partisans who ignore his recommendation and hife views on "duty" and are doing the very reverse of what he in his message said they ought to do. He now, through his friend Grosvenor, tells his Republi can partisans that nothing would give him greater sorrow than that they should co-operate with the Democrats in the House and do' their "duty." This is not only glar ingly inconsistent but it shows husw intensely partisan Mr. McKinley is, haw plastic he is in the hands of poli ticians, and how he flies in the face of hia own solemn recommendations -when the party machine managers decide upon something else. j All that stuff about turning Houae over to to the "Democratic minority" is rot, for the Democratic minority cot Id not defeat that bill without Republican votes, and the def-at of the bill would have no more effect in "turning the House over to the Democratic minority" than it would on the movement of the tides. MCKINLIY WEAKER, BRYAN bTEONGER. The Republican party managers, while claiming that McKinley will be re-elected, admit that it will re quire work, and incidentally admit that it will require money, and a eood deal of it. Thev concede that Bryan is stronger now than he was four years ago, and this is virtually admitting that McKinley is weaker. There is little doubt of this for Mc Kinley has developed an immense amount of weakness, while his coarse in some matters has been so grossly inconsistent and contradict ing aa to be absolutely ridiculous. In his expansion policy he has permitted himself to be swung round here and there, and to be made a mere cat's paw by men who have schemes of their pwn to work, although he had previously and re peatedly declared in opposition to the policy I that would make these schemes possible, f Inpermitting himself to be thus manipulated he has antagonized some of the best brains in his party, men who hare teen with the party from its birth and leaders in all its contests, on the VOL. XXXI. hustings, in the press and in the legislative halls, such men as ex Senators Sherman and Boutwell, Senators Hoar and Hale, Carl Schurz and "others. It is folly to say that the utter ances and writings of these, men have not had an influence on the people who have been following them, and that they do not put a lower estimate upon Mr. McKinley now than they did four years ago, when they believed or professed to believe that he was a statesman of a high order, with a mind of his own and some backbone in both of which he has since shown himself to be sadly deficient. " He has lost ground in the East by his vacillitating Philippine policy and by his vacillitating treatment of ques tions pertaining to the Government of our new acquisitions, and he has lost ground in the West by his breach of faith with the Silver. Republicans and by the pliancy with which he has yielded to the schemes of the gold standard men, and the men who are working subsidy and other steals. He has simply shown himself clay in the hands of the pollers who worked him into any shape they saw fit. In the estimation of many thousands of men who voted for him, it isn't he but Mark Hanna who is President. LETTING 1HE CAT OUT. The movements of Marion Butler in pooling issues with the Republi cans have not fooled anybody of or dinary intelligence, for his game has been too easily seen through. But if there was any doubt about it, the Republicans, are doing talking enough now to leave no room for doubt. Mr. Oliver H. Dockery was in Washington a few days ago, and while there talked quite freely about the prospective combine between the Republican party'and the wing of the JPopulist party controlled by Butler. A press dispatch to the Ra- eigh Post, quotes him substantial y thus: 7 "Mr Dockery favors fusion with the. Populists Efr advocates the. nom- nation of 8-nt r Marion Butler for Governor, and believes he mill be th fusion candidate. A Republican will be nominated for Lieutenant Gov ernor, aud if the Rrpu li-aus are sue cessful ai.d aerator Butler is after ward re elected to the Senate, will succee d him as Governor." This fits pretty well with the fol owing from a Raleigh telegram to the Washington Post, both on the same date: "Talks with many Republicans in dicate quite- a genera.1 belief that they and tn Populists will have no tr uble in arranging a fusion ticket, with Ua non Butler as th candidate fir Gover nor and Spencer B. Adams for Liu tenant Governor. The Republicans say that they would go into this ar rangement upon the understanding, or practically the agreement, that Butler goea back to the Senate and Adams be comes Governor. They say further Iha senator Butler will have to put hia whole aoul ia the fight, as for him this year it is a struggle for political existence in North Carolina.'' Here we have Oliyer H. Dockery in Washington and Republicans in Raleigh telling how "they propose to utilize Butler to carry out their schemes, and telling the price they pay him for his services. They will make him Governor if they .can, then elect him to the Senate, and that will put a Republican, Mr. Adams, or some other machine fel low in the Governor's chair. A very -nice programme if they carry it out, but it shows the motive of Marion's trickery and why he is now trying to lead such Populists as he can fool into the Republican camp. But the white supremacy men of North Carolina, who Bee through, this game, will see that it isn't played on them as successfully as Butler, Pritchard, Dockery, & Co., hope to play it. CHILD LABOR IN 0 R MILLS, The last report of our State Labor Commissioner shows that while there has been an increagepf more than 50 per cent in the number o adults employed in our cotton mills within the past three years there has been a decrease of 50 per cent in the number of children employed. This is gratifying and it has been the result more of the voluntary action of the mill operators than of any agitation or legal requirtments. As-.a rule -ihe employment of children is not looked upon with favor by our leading mill operators and in many cases children were em ployed not because they were want ed but because th parents of the children desired it and made that a condition of working in the mills themselves, so that the mill owners were compelled to take the children to secure the services of their par nta. Instances have been cited where the weekly earnings of fam ilies amounted to twenty-five or thirty dollars, a yery nice income considering the average earnings of mill hands. But the tendency is and has been for some time to eliminate child labor as much as possible for busi ness if not for other reasons, for our"mill operators do not consider that kind of labor profitable and prefer the labor of adults when it r JoLlls can be obtained. At the present rate of progress the time is not far j distant when but few children will be employed in our mills, but will be putting their time to better account at school. Prof. Summer, of Yale Univer sity, inclines to the opinion that Marriage is a failure," and says that not more than 10 per cent, of the married people looking back on their past lives can honestly say they have ' realized . all the -ideals with which they began married life. Per haps so. But how many bachelors or Bpinsters have realized , all they hoped for? In this respect the mar ried folks have an advantage over, the single ones, for they have some one to share their disappointment with them, while the single folks must lug it alone. President Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, has given con tracts for four steamers to run on the Pacific to Asiatic ports, which will be the largest steamers afloat, 730 feet long, with a freight capacity of 22,000 tons. Two of them are to be completed within eighteen months. He isn't waiting nor ask ing for any subsidy. Mexico is coming to the. front as nroeressive ' conntrv. For some years new enterprises have: been numerous and railroad "building active. It is now proposed to build an electric railway 409 miles along, at cost of $14,000,000, to which the federal government will con tribute $6,000,000. In his niessaze to Congress Presi dent McKinley said that "our plain duty is to abolish all customs duties between the United States and Porto Rico." His friends in Con gress do not seemed disposed to do their "duty" but insist upon levy ing duties on stuff coming from Porto Rico. The Washington Star para graphed who seems to have been wrestling with the question, has discovered that the principal dif ference between Massachusetts and KentucKy is that the former pro duces boots and shoes, while the latter produces shoots and booze. Lesley E. Keeley, the inventor of the gold cure for the liquor habit. died a few days ago at his home in Los Angeles, Cal., to which city he had moved from D wight, 111. He left an estate worth about $1,000,000, made out of the cure. A Government geologist says while he was boating in the Phil ippine waters his boat one day ran over a stretch of water in which there were 50,000,000 snakes of varied hues. The brand of booze he imbided is not given. The New York Sun publishes ah editorial headed "The Mule Vindi cated." The mule, needs no vindi- cation by the Sun. He is abun dantly able to take care of himself. CALL FOR THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. "To the Democratic Voters of North Carolina: "By order of the State Executive Committee, notice is hereby given that the next State (Joorven Hon of the Demo cratic party will assemble in the city of Rtleigh on the 11th day of April. 1900 for the purpose of nominating candidates for State offices, the sel-c tion of delegates to the National Convet tio.i, and the transaction of such, other business as it ma; deem proper t consider and deter mine Each county will be entitled to elfct one delegate and one alternate W the said convention for every one hundred and fifty Democratic voters. aud one delegate for fraction over seventy five ""Democratic votes cast therein at the last Gubernatorial elec tion. " "Notice is also given that at the time of the call of the State" Convention vour Executive Committee passed unanimously the following resolution : "Resolved. That the question of pn- marit s for a selection of a candidate for United States Senator be referred to the people in the call for the next State Democratic Convention for such action as that convention may deem best." "F. M. Simmons, "Chr. 8tate Dem Ex. om. "John W. Thompson, "Secretary." Chartered to Load Logs. The British steamship North Flint, of 1,408 tons burthen, Capt Owens, has been chartered by Mr. Will L Miller to take a cargo of gum logs and other timber from this port to Glasgow for the Acme Tea Chest Company. The steamer sailed from Tyne Feb. 3rd for Las 'Pal mas and will be here in due time. Mr.' Miller already has two cargoes ready St the company's pier at Point Peter and still another steamer will be along in a few weeks. Mr. Miller says the Acme people were highly pleased with the flmt cara-o. which went in December last aboard the steamship Moonston, and that the logs were declared superior for veneering purposes to any ever shinned from the United States. It is needless to add that the managers "of the company are highly pleased j with their purchases of timbered lands up the Cape Fsar. , Wei WILMINGTON, N. C., W1LMINQ TON STREET " RAILWAY COMPANY. Eojotg Largest Passenger Traffic of Any System in the State Statistics by Corporation Commissisn. An insight to any city's industrial and commercial importance, it is said, nay be gained by an examination into statistics of patronage accorded by the publio to its street railway system. If this be a criterion and it must be ad mitted that it is in a large measure then Wilmington leads her sister cities in the State in this respect. ' Accord ing to the annual report of the Corpo ration Commission for the year end ing December 31st, 1899. , copies of which were received in the city yes terday, the Wilmington street railway for the fiscal year ended. June 30th, last, handled 725,878 passengers, .which is well in advance of the yearly traffic of any other street railway company in North - Carolina, though several of them have a larger mileage of track and other seeming advantages. The Asheville railway company comes next, with a traffic of 682,252, and Charlotte for the same psriod handled 615 826 passengers. The detailed report of the volume of business done by the several street riiway companies in the State, as given by the Commission is as follows: Asheville and Biltmore Street Rail way and Transportation Company Total mileage 3f ; passengers carried during the year 234.518; passengers per mile of track operated, 78. 166. Asheville Street Kail way Company Total mileage 6J; passengers, 682, 252; passengers per mile of track oper ated, 104.962. Unar lotto Electric Ruway, Light and Power Company Total mileage, 4 55; ftas.se ngvrs, 615.826; passengers per mile of track operated 123 165. Pine-burst Electric Kill way Com pany Total mileage Si; passengers. 7,333; passengers per mile of track operated, 1,106. RaMgh Elt-ctric Company Total mileasre. 44; passengers (estimated) 527.935 (plant operated at los). Wilmington Hi metric street Kill way Company..T ial mileage, 4J ; pas sengers, 725 878. Winstou-slem Rilay and E'ec- tric Company Total mileage, 5 97; passengers ddl.lOb; pas-rgsrs per mile of track operated 55 742. During the six months ended Jan uary 1st, 1900, the Wilmington Street R iil way Company handled 489,186 passengers, an increase of about t wenty per cent over a corresponding period last year, which with the increased traffic in the Spring and early Summer will brinsr the figures of the next fiscal year far in advance of those for the year euding Juue 30th,.1899. Ia this connection it is only fair and j 1st to Say that the enormous traffic of ihi Wilmington Street Railway Com pany is not alone attributable to favor able conditions for a bier business in Wilmington. The admirable way m which the interests or the travelling public and those of the company are protected by General tfauager A. B. Selding, has much to do with the very liberal patronage ac corded the system. Prompt and effi cient schedules; extra cars for extra occasions; polite attention by employes And a host of other little things have all contributed to make the Wilming ton Street Railway the best and most successful institution of its kind in the entire State. COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. Comparative Statement With Last Year's Receipts at Wilmiogtoa. A comparative statement of the re ceipts of cotton and naval stores at the port of Wilmington for part of the crop year and for the week ending yesterday are posted at the Produce Exchange as follows: Week ending February 23rd, 1900 Cotton, 5,724 bales; spirits, 226 casks; rosin, 3 450 barrels; tar, 3,462 barrels; crude 133 barrels. Week ending February 23rd, 1899 Cotton, 702 bales; spirits, 1 casks; rosin. 1,929 barrels; tar, 1 628 barrels; crude. 159- barrels. Crop year to February 23rd, 1900 Cotton, 254,399 bales; sp-nts. 29 060 cai-ks; rosin, 154 770 barrels; tar, 70,281 barrels; crude, 11.542 barrels. Crop year to February 23 d, 1899 Cotton, 284 712 bales; spirits, 27.272 casks; rosin, 152,995 barrels; tar,. 64,207 barrels ; crude, 10,765 barrels. It is noticeable from these figures that the receipts of each item for. the past week are very materially in ad vance of those, for a corresponding period last year especially so as re gards cotton, which has for the past three or four weeks made gains of nearly ten fold and pressed the crop year receipts to this time yery near to those for the same period last year. The receipts of all naval stores at Wilmington this year are gratifyingly in advance of last season's receipts, notwithstanding a reported shortage in the crop. N ON NORTH CAROLINA COAST. ' Wreckage from Vessel Supposed to Have Gone Down With All oa Board. Special to Richmond Dispatch Norfolk, Va., February 23. Wreckage coming ashore to-day on the North Carolina coast appears to show that there has been a disaster off shore recently. All aboard the vessel probably went down with her. There was a fifty mile gale along the oast on Tuesday and a stiff storm last Satur day. The wreck is believed to have occurred auring Saturday's storm. Re ports f rOmXJcracoke. near j Hatteras, state that a laffee piece of what is be hoved to be the deck of a 400 ton schooner came ashore and fouled the cable of the British steamer Ariosto, stranded there. Marine men fear that a schooner, of which they know the name, is lost. They will not tell her name, fearing to cause needless alarm 1 1 the friends of those aboard this par ticular vessel. The identity of the wrecked yessel may not be known for several days, probably never. EKJjY FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Inquired Into Circumstances of Killing of Yoong Joe Hodges Funeral Will i Be Held To-day. A coroner's inquest to examine into the facts and v circumstances of the killing of young Joe Hodges, press man at the Dispatc h office, whose tragic 'death was noted in yesterday's Stab, was held yesterday morning at the Court House. Dr. W. WLane was sworn in by Dr. R J Price as chairman and the other , jurors were Messrs. R. Wi Haywood, E G. Yopp, James War wick, B H, Atkinson, and J. M. Hall. The only witnesses examined were Mr. J. E Lewis, foreman of the news composing room, and J. M. Judge, a printer, who stopped the press after the accident. The evidence was sub stantiaiiy the same as printed in the Star yesterday and . the following yerdieS was accordingly rendered : That the deceased came to his death from a blow.on the head delivered by some of the machinery of a printing press while be was working under the same. We believe this to have been due to lack of precaution on bis own part in failing to shut on! the electric current. We further believe, from the evi dence submitted, that .the accident could not have been due to the inter ference of any other person. Purchased a Lumber Plant. The Star has on several occasions noted the large purchases of timber lands in this and adjoining counties by the Angola Lumber Company, of Norfolk, Va., and predicted that the movement by this concern which is backed by a capital of $50 000, would result in a material advancement for Wilmington's lumber interests. It now turns out that the Angola people are negotiating for the purchase of the Peregoy Jenkins lumber plant on the east side of the Cape Fear river just above the Hilton Bridge. Mr W. T 8ears, general manager of the company, has arrived in Wilmington and is arranging for the consummation of the deal which, in all probability will be made within the next few days. The plant under its new management will be thoroughly overhauled and its capacity of 40 000 feet of lumber per dy increased to something like 80, 000 feet. Tram roads, aa order for rails for whicn has a I ready been placed. will b run into the interior and other improvements made. A Severe Accident. Mr. Solomon Godwin, one of the operatives at Capt. Preston Cummin g's saw mill at foot of Dock street, sus tained the painful injury of having the thumb and forefinger severed from his right hand by contact with a ripsaw at which he was working - yesterday morning. There were also gashes between the fingers and in the palm of the same hand. He had just cut a piece of timber and allowed his bands to slip on the boards through which the saw was running to a point beyond and in drawing his hands back, the right hand caught in the saw with the results stated. He was taken to the office of Dr. D. W. Bullock where his wounds were dressed. Mr. Anderson Hewlett then took him to his home on Third and Wooster streets. . Georgetown's Lumber Business. The Georgetown Grocery Company, of Georgetown, S. C, has recently pur chased a vessel cargo of cross-ties in the vicinity of Willard, N. C, and will ship them by schooner from Wil mington to, New York.. Mr. A. P. Webber, a member of the firm, was here yesterday making arrangements. for the shipment and went up last even- ng to Willard to look after the inter ests of his company there. The lum ber business at Georgetown, Mr. Web ber says, is booming and the marine shipping in this line from that port is fast assuming the proportions of Wil mington's commerce in this particular. Mail Contract closed. The steam tug Buck, Capt Herbert Ward, has been awarded the contract by the government to carry the mail to South port for the term beginning July 1st. The transaction was made through Mr. E G. Parr, a postoffice official of Richmond, and' Capt. Ward fixed up the necessary papers yester day. The same hours as are now in effect will be observed, viz: leave Wil mington daily, except Sunday, at 9 o'clock A. M., and return at 5 o'clock P. M Back from Durham. L V. Gradv. Esq.. and Mr. Walter E. Yopp, delegates to the State Coun cil Jr. O. U. A. M., return- d yester day from Durham, where they have been in- attendance upon the sessions. The Council was harmonious in every detail and the variou- reports showed remarkable growth of the order in the State. The next Grand Council will be held in Winston. Wilmington came in six votes of securing the next meeting, but was defeated Seabright Proceeded. The steamer Seabright, Capt W. A. Sanders, after repairing damage re cently sustained during her experi ence with rough seas from Little River, S. C, proceeded yesterday on her regular schedule. It is but fair to the sturdy little steamer to say that she got into Southport under her own steam even after her terrible struggle with wind and wave. The Jones ac companied her from off Caswell, but it was only as a natter of precaution and not from necessity. Do you want 8,000 or 3,000old newspapers at your own price? If so, call at the Stab office. They make a cheap wrapping paper. t Star, THE ELKS WILL BUILD. The Committee Recently Appointed by the Wilmington Lodge Authorised' to Purchase a Lot. ' Wilmington Lodge No. 532, Benev olent and Protective Order of Elks, continues to grow. At the meeting last night seven new members were initiated. . . That the Lodge will erect a hand some building sooner or later is a fixed fact. At the meeting last nierht the building committee was authorized to buy a lot on which an option had been secured. The lot is the southern side of the lot of Messrs.: I. M. Bear and I. J. Sternberger, next door north of the Seaboard Air Line building. The Elks' lot is next to the S. A. L. build ing, and it fronts thirty three feet on the west side of Front street and runs back a -depth of one hundred and sixty-five feet. Meeting of Sunday school Workers. There will be a conference of the pastors, superintendents, assistant su perintendents, officers and teachers of the denominational Sunday Schools of the city in the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium on Friday, March 9th, at 8 o'clock in the evening. There will be speaking upon interest ing topics by well known Sunday School workers, and an excellent mu sical programme will be rendered. It is desired and expected that all of the Sunday Schools of the city will be represented. The pastors and super inter der.ts of the different churches have been requested to announce the call of the meeting to their congrega tions and Sunday Schools to-day. The programme will be announced later. Rebuilding at Carolina Beach. . Many of the 'cottages at Carolina BachTwhich were destroyed by the November storm, are being rebuilt and the indications are that this popu lar resort will present even a more handsome appearance by reason of the improvements than before the hurri cane, which played havoc on all hands. Contractor Thad F, Tyler is comple ting the cottage of Mr. S W. Sanders, which was recently bought by Mr. N. M. McEachern ; Contractor C. D. Mor rill is at work on three new cottages for Maj D. O'Connor; Mr. WalUr Smallbones' new cottage is practically completed and the foundations are laid for Mr. D McEchero's new cot tage. Mr. M F. Croom will probably rebuild soon and it is understood that Mr. L. Vollers will ; also rebuild. Re pairs are also going steadily forward on the hotel and bar building. Town Creek Improved. Steamboat men who have been ply ing between Wilmington and points on Town Creek, in Brunswick coun ty, are very much gratified at the re cent f very material improvements made in dredging out the chaanel and otherwise improving-the course. Prior to this work the mouth of the creek and many paints in the stream were dangerous to navigation and it was with difficulty that the larger river boats could go in and out with out danger to themselves. The work by the engineer's corps came in good time, and the rice planters and boat owners dependent ; upon this stream are profuse in their praise of the local government authorities who had to do with the improvements. Cotton Still Advancing. There was still another rise in the local cotton market yesterday in sym pathy with the New York spot mar ket, which was quoted in the after noon at 9 1-16 cents, for middling. The Wilmington quotations are firm on a basis of 8 cents for middling, which figure has not been approached on the local market since October, 1895. Ear ly in this month of the ssme year as high as uine cents was reached. From the annual'report of the Corporation Commission for the year 1899 it is gleaned that Wilmington has more building and loan associa tions than any city in the State Eight of these institutions have home offices here. Charlotte is next in order with three; High Point with two; Concord with two and eleven other towns with one each. The schooner Melitsa TrasTc, Capt. C. H. Cobb, was cleared yester day for Port de Paix, Hayti, with cargo of lumber, shingles, lamp oil, brick and four spars, by master. The vessel i" by George Harriss, Son & Co Col. W. J. Woodward, Grand Chancellor Knights of Pvthias. is ar ranging to hold a district meeting in Winston, March 2nd. Elaborate ar rangements are being made to enter tain the visitors. Stedman For Sheriff. In looking over the list of candidates for Sheriff do not forget that FranK Stedman is the man who. in 1890, seized the Democratic banner, which had been trailing in the dust for 25 vears. and carried it to "Victory. In that memorable campaign he was the man who had the grit to accept the nomination, and attack the entrench ed position of the enemy, carrying it by storm, and thus establishing JLem ocratic rule in New Hanover county. What else did he do? He spent his money freely for the whole Demo cratic'ticket and when it was found that ur candidate for County Treas urer bad beem defeated by a few votes. he appointed him Special Deputy, with a salary almost equal (net) to that of the Treasurer. Frank Stedman can stand the Jef fersonian test 'Is he honest? Is he capable?" ; This was demonstrated practically when he held the position for which he is now the Peoples Can didate, ltt NO. 19 TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO A PRESSMAN. Mr Joe Hodges Killed by the Press at the Dispatch Office Yesterday Evening. His Head Horribly Crushed. A dreadful accident occurred yes terday evening at 5 35 o'clock to Mr. Joe Hodges, the pressman at the office of the EwningDispatch. He was en gaged in running off the paper on the Cottrell power press, which is operated by electricity, j and had about two thirds of the edition off. whan it is sup posed that something went wronc with the running gear of the machine. At any rate he was inside the frame of the press at the back of the bed. and while several employes of the office were looking on they were horrified to see.the press suddenly start. TL bed phteged back on the young man, and his head was j caught" between the plunger, and the air chamber, a hol- ow device into which the plunger goes 'to break the force of the bed as it flies forward and backward. Mr. Jim Judge, one of those who were pres ent, as quick as a flash stopped the press before it made another revolu tion, or it would have mashed the pressman to a pulk. When the bed of the press released bis head he feel inside the frame without uttering a. cry. The awful force with which he was struck had knocked him senseless and he was unconscious when taken from the midst of the : achinery. - It is not known how the press started, as the band was on the "idler," but it is pre sumed that in tightening a bolt Mr. Hodges came in contact with the rod which throws the baud from the "idler" to the driving wheel. Dr. W. J. Hj Bellamy was immsdi ately summoned and was at the un fortunate young man's side in a few minutes. While the injured man lav unconscious oh the floor of the press room, he shaved the side of his hea and dressed the wound. It was hardly necessary to have done so, however, as a glance showed that he was fatally injured. The left side of his skull whs crushed and ther was a terrible gash three inches above the ear and ex'end ing inward as far as the finger could be put. The injured man was sent to the city hospital, and died within five minutes after he arrived. He died,at 7 25 P. M just about two hours after he received the injuries. He never regained consciousness. Mr. Hodges was 32 years of age and was the son of Mr. Jesse Hodges, a well known ship carpenter who is at present at Norfolk, Va. His mother is dead, but he has three younger brothers, Edward and Willie, who are here, Ruius who is in the eountry. ar.d a sister, Mrs. Charles Potter, who resid s in Richmond, Va. The de cased was formerly employed at the Star office and at the other newspaper and printing offices at differen times and for some time lately had been a mes senger boy at the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company. He quit that job to take the position as press man at the Dispatch office. He has been boarding recently with Mrs. Pickett, on Second street, between Orange and Ann streets. vr. j. j. f rice, the coroner, upon being notified of the death of Mr. Hodges, viewed the body, and upon an affidavit being made out, he sum moned a jury and will hold an inquest this morning at 10 o'clock at the court house. The following jurors were summoned last night to investigate tha case: Dr. W. W. Lane. James War wick, E. G. Yopp, B. H. Atkinson, J. M. Hall and R. W. Haywood. SUIT P0R DIVORCE. Brought by the Wife of State Senator McLellan, of Louisiana. B7 Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. Chicago, February " 24. Mrs. ,Am ber Louise McLellan, wife of Orris Irving McLellan, a State Senator in Louisianaand worth, it is said, more than a million dollars, applied for di vorce to-day. She testified that her husband's cruelty toward her was so great that she felt obliged to flee for bT me. Her bill charged that in 1896 Mr. McLellan tried to have her interdicted, or pronounced inca pable of carrying on her own affaire When given her choice of a mad house or the street, Mrs. McLellan said she chose the asylum, and stayed there two months. About (Jhristmas,- 1898, she fled from New Orleans to Chicago, where a friend found her employment The testimony showed the husband to be the owner of the dry docks at New Orleans, a line of. street cars, large plantations, blocks of real estate in New Orleans and an income of (50,000 a year. Mrs. McLellan's lawyers asked the court to award Mrs. McLel lan $5,000 a year as alimony and the possession of her personal property, worth (7.500. "If the case is as it seems," said Judge Tuthill, "she ought to have a snare of that million." A NEW YORK TRAGEDY- Woman Shot and Killed at Hotel Endlcott Murderer Committed Sniclde. By Telegraph to the naming star. New York,, February 24. Mrs. E. P. Hayes, wife of Dr. E. P. Hayes a dentist, formerly-of Chicago, but now with offices at the hotel Endicott in West 81st street, was shot and killed to-night in her apartments in that hotel by Dr. Frank D. Caldwell, an assistant of Dr. Hayes. Caldwell then shot and killed him self. Dr. Hayes was found in a drug store near at hand and hurried to the rooms. He was quite distracted, talk ed wildly and it was feared for atime tnat ne wouia nave to pe resirainea. He could not offer the faintest sugges tion of a cause for the wild act of Caldwell. - Mr. William C. Elam. editor-in chief of the Norfolk Virginia-Pilot, died at his home in Louisa county, Va., at 1 P. M. yesterday. i SPIRITS TURPENTINE. "-'! r- -r- Mount Olive Advertiser: Many thousands of bushels of fruit and vege tables are allowed to go to waste in this section every season - when the price is tod tow to allow of shipping. WinBton Journal'. Superinten dent of Schools Wharton, of Greens boro, thinks there have been 20.(00 persons vaccinated in the Greensboro section of Guilford county, and not a single serious case so far as he knows. Aberdeen' fylegram : A white Republican of character, and a good business man of this county, was r.ere this week and stated that be believed that all the. white R-publicans except the office seekers would support the constitutional amendment. Greensboro Telegram: The little three-year-old child of Mr Henry Long, of Colfax, was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon. The child was playing near the well, which was being cleaned out by workmen, when a heavy- piece of timber Ml on his" head ' The skull was fractured and the unfortunate little sufferer died in about an hour. ( Durham Herald: About a year, ago Fred Morrow, of Vance county, killed a negro man because he insulted Mrs. Morrow, and then madr his. escape. Since then he has been in hid ing. A few days ago Mr. Morrow . came to Durham and remained he e until Monday, when, he left for his home, near Williamsboro, saying he ' would then surrender to the authori ties and stand trial. Mr. Morrow be- ' longs to a very prominent Vance coun ty family and is certain that he can produce evidence that will result in his acquittal. J Elizabeth s City Economist: Mr. T. R. Bland an old an esteemed citizen . 01 this town, and a prominent member of the Baptist church, departed this life on Sundav night, after retiring for the night. He was found dead in bed on Monday morning. JUe was 76 years of see. ment is the pecan trees in the Court clou se lawn, xney were pianieu were . by Elihu White, of Belvedere, who departed his life last week, and our- self. We sugguested it to him about teu years ago. and he readily co oper ated with us. Charlotte News: Mr. C. L. Mulwee died at his home in Crab Orchard to unship yesterday afternoon after an illness of one week. Deceased was 32 years old Friends of Bon. F. I. Osborne are of the opinion 'hat be will secure the place on. the Philippine Commission Mr. Osborne is still in 1 Washington. Nothing has oeen heard from either be or Senator Pritchard in regard to the matter. Pandermonium reigned at the Ging ham mill th'S morning. It was indeed a laughable sight to see over 400 fright ened operatives scramble for the doors and windows in their efforts to evade the vaccinating physicians. Lexington . Dispatch : The American: Furniture U. will ship a car load of furniture to Boston, Mass., this week. This company m.anufo tures an excellent grade of furniture aud their goods' are rapidly achieving a wide reputation. - Mr. Jno. T. dink. Jr.; of Lexington township. killed a hoe last week that is remark able for the amount of cash it has tetted its1 owner. It was a sow and weighed 508 pounds when killed Mr. Sink says be has raised one hundred ai.d nineteen pigs from this sow, which sold for exactly (352 Add to this the present worth of pork per pound. say five cents, and it wji be seen that he realized exactly (377 40 from one hoe. I ; Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer. Bar. w. k. 1 anion die a at bis home in White Store township last Thurs day (15ih), aged 82 yeaas. Mr. Branch Bernhardt died at the home of his mother, at Norwood, Thursday morning.! Mr. Ban.hardt was depot agent at i Albemarle and was taken violently ill with typhoid fever about tan days ago - The 5 year-old son of Moses Clinton, col., who lives on Capt. I Bo; gan's plac, four miles fwnm ti-ivn fall in tha fim 1ut Plaf int.. day (I7tb), and was so badly burned that death ensued Sunday. The child's oarents were in town when the acci dent occui red, only two or three small . children pemg present. Greenville Reflector: On Wed nesday Chief of Police James arrested a colored man named Joe May. Since the robbery of Mr. Laughing house last week this man has been under sus- Eicion and has been shadowed. When e was arrested Mr. Laughing house - was telephoned for to come to Green ville and Bee if he could recognize hiaa. Mr Laugbingbouse arrive, here in the . afternoon; and said the man's appear ance corresponded perfectly to one of those who assailed and robbed him. the DailU ReflectorMiA in the linin of his coat. From Mr.' LaUehing- house's statement the man was placed in jail to await furtner developments. Raleigh News and Observer: The Cooper ville Brick Company, of New York, has decided to establish a pi nt in this county, on the Raleigh and Cape! Fear Railroad, with a capa city of 4Q.000 brick daily. Properly hfla rwAn niiTnhaftMl . I ha nAV cotton mill to be erected in Smoky Hollow, Durham, which was origi nally capitalized at (25 000,. will now cost 450,000, 200.000 more having been added to the capital stock. The new factory will have 16,000 spindles and 800 looms. Ground is to be broken next mouth for the erection of the plant. The Durham Hosiery Mill, which is owned by General Jultan d. Carr, will.be removed to the same lo cality. The capital stock of this company; which was originally (100, 000, has been increased to (250 000. Work will begin right away, and it is expected that the new hosiery mill mil! k. wabw Vtn tl,A fiMef i Qant.m. ber. U The new poer house of the Durham Electric Light Company ia to be erec edin Smoky Hollow.1 It will cost (50,000, and is to be equipped with the; best and morst improved machinery, making the plant equal led by none in the State. PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. Pour of the PIve Members Have Been - Selected by the President.. By Telegraph to the Horning star. Washington, February 24 It was officially announced to-day that four of the five members of the new Phil ippine commission have been seltcied. They are Judge Taft of Ohio. Luke. E. Wright of Tennessee, H. O. Ide of Vermont and Doan Worcester of Michigan. The fifth member will be announced later. It is generally be lieved be will be Bernard Moses of California. BURNED AT SEA. An Unknown Barqne The Crew Feared to Have Been Lost. By Talecraph to the Marnlna Star. ' New York, February 24. Shipping men fear that the crew of the thousand ton unknown bark, which the Ameri can ship Manuel Laguno saw on fire at sea, has been lost This belief is strengthened by the report of the Ward line steamer Cienfuegos, now in this port. Her log book shows that on February 18th she passed close to a raft on which was a lot of clothing and blankets.!
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