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Ihe setccHUj Ste. WILLIAM H. BBBRABD, X(Uta Mid PfOSfl6tOT WILMINGTON. N. C. FeIDAT - - jANtTABT 4, 1901. A THOROUGHLY VICIOUS PBIN- CIPLE. We have lately written about tho proposed European combinations against thts country, the object . being to check the progress that American producers are making in European markets, all of which means that the consumers of those countries are to be, if these schemes carrv. forced to par more for what they need than they have to pay now This is one form of protec tion, protecting the yoroducer by levying tribute upon the consumer, the very thing we have been doing in this country ever -since the inau- gu ration of the policy of protec tion for the sake of protection, a vicious principle here, when car ried to extremes, as it is everywhere, because it is the poor who can least bear the burden who have to bear it. As an illustration of how this oper ates in the matter foodstuffs, we re produce the following list, showing the duties imposed by the Govern ments named od the two principal breadstuffsj wheat and rye: Duty per bushel. j Wheat. Rye. Country. Cents. Cents. Portugal 68 3 46 6 ;. Sweden........ 27 27 Argentine Republic. .. 25 1 Iialy.... -.. 39 1 23 6 Spin 65 23 Germany 21 6 23 6 Hungary 19 2 19 4 France 36 7 16.7 Greece 16 8 12 3 United Slates 26 10 Canada 21.4 10 Turkey. 7.6 6 The ostensible object of these duties is to protect the producers of wheat and rye, while there is not a single one of the countries which levy them that produces enough of either for home consumption, ex cept the United States and Argen tina, which levies no duties on wheat. -In Borne countries of Eu rope, rye is the principal breadstuff of the poor, it takes the place of wheat, which the people cannot afford to buy, and of corn meal wit&, the uses of which they have not yet become familaf. There is no duty on corn because little corn is produced in Europe. American wheat cannot be pro duced and delivered in European markets for much less than a dollar a bushel and it is against such a price as this that the European farmers ask protection. This means that the European bread consumer must pay more, than a dollar a bushel for -the wheat he eats in the form of bread, a pretty heavy bur den on him when we take into ac count this small wonder they eat little bread, and go hungry much of the time, even many of the small farmers notbeintr able to eat of the wheat they grow, because they must sell it to pay rent, and content themselves with "Cheaper food. At the present time there is an agrarian agitation in Germany for an increase of the duty on wheat from 22.6 cents a bushtl to 44 cents, which would, of course, be abso lutely prohibitory on American wheat, for this would mean that American, wheat laid down in Ger' lunujr wvuiu COBS aOOUC 1 OU a bushel, which the averaee German I could not pay for it, and yet Ger- I many does not produce within 50,-I 000,000 bushels as much wheat as I her people need for home consumn-1 tion. There is no special reason to 1 believe that an increase of duties I would result in stimulating produc I tion to the extent of furnishing the I necessary supply for home consump-1 tion, although the advocates of the I increase contend that it would, bv I bringing under cultivation lands that are now let run wild. The Germany farmers are as a rule good farmers; they are indus trious, methodical and come' as near scientific farming as any farmers in Europe. They get more out of the soil than any other farmers in the world save the.farmers of Japan and China, where the density of popu-1 lation makes it necessarv to force the soil to its fullest capacity, and produce one crop after another in uiua. BuuuttBtwm. xi wnn an their good and methodical farming, the judicious and liberal uses of stimu- lating fertilizers they have been un- aoie to raise wheat enough to meet I the home demand for consumption there is little ' prospect of an in creased tariff doing it, so that the only effect of the higher tariff will be to enable the wheat growers to charge a higher price for the wheat they prodnce or in other words to compel the bread eaters of Germany w tJUl uauus iuio meir pocnets Vtf he Pnce vuoj uvuinuu iur tneir wneac. At the same time that the wheat growers are asking for a doubling of the tariff on wheat to protect them from the American wheat grower, the German manufacturers are ask ing for an increase of. tariff duties on manufactures to protect them from the competition of the Amer ican manufacturer. That demand coming from them is as reasonable as the . demand by ' the German wheat grower for' protection from the A mprinaTi wheat, rrrnurar ?a ' anil ' yet the German agrarians who are clamorous fo protection are howl- I ?J.,S2S C he manufacturers demand. They know that this means tribute put upon them for the benefit of the manufacturers, entirely forgetful of the fact that the tariff on wheat is a tribute put upon the manufac turers, their employes and other consumers for their benefit. Doesn't this show the utter selfish ness of this whole protective system, when carried to extremes, for tho sole purpose of protection, regard less of the needs of revenue? Those of us who have been advocating pro tection in this country for protec tion's sake are not in a position to criticise foreign Governments for I. pursuing the same course, but when the object of such a policy is aimed directly at American products per haps jibey may begin to realize some of the logic of it. It pinches then and thev ma v vet discover that the policy which foryears has levied tribute on American consumers for the benefit of favored classes, which had the power to dictate polici es for the benefit and the influence to manipulate Congresses to adop these policies, is a bad one. The principle of high tariff duties for protection's sake, especially on the' necessaries of life, is essentially vicious whatever the pretence on which it is attempted to be justi fied. HANNA AGREES WITH CLEVE LAND. Senator Hanna agrees with Mr. Cleveland on the extension of the tenure of office for our Presidents and for substantially the same reasons advanced by Mr. Cleveland. Asked his opinion of Mr. Cleveland's views on that question he said: "It is a eood business proposition to exteoa the term or tbe next President to 6 years, or longer, and then limit turn to mat one term, each a procedure would avoid the disturbance of business relations .which now comes every four years, and would do awy with a lot or useless agitation: it would be tool ifth to advocate such a measure simply oecause Mr. Cleveland happened to speak of it, but the fact remain that a longer tenure of office for President would enable bim better to carrv out a policy which required careful attention man does the present short term. Then limitation of hit presidency to that one term would be an additional incentive for him to accomplish all the good things possible during his Incumbency 01 tne omce, so tnat ms administration might stand as a monument to bis memory." The subject of the extension of the tenure of office and one term for our Presidents has been agitated more or less for years, and every ar gument pro and con advanced be fore Cleveland said a word about it. Bills have been introduced in Con gress to amend the constitution to provide for extension of tenure and one term, but nothing came of them. There was one introduced at the present session; but nothing will come of that. Bat it will come in time, for there are so many reasons for it to so few against it. It has been said that Bix years would be too long a term for a bad President, but it wouldn't be as long as two terms of four years, and the President who is in, if He is a clever manipulator, and the people do not become disgusted, stands a pretty good chance for a second term. GREAT LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia are the greatest in a. 1 i i ma me worm, ine outDUt last vear was 1,217 locomotives, against 946 in 1890, the largest number ever bllilt in one Jear up to that time. I S-v A . a - - UI tneae 363 were shipped to otQer countries, every civilized or 8emi-civilized country in the world getting some fit them.1 In speak- 1DS of this the Philadelphia Times, whicl1 ia justly proud of the success tnis establishment, says the loco- motlvea built last year were nearly 50 Per cent- moro powerful than those uilt ten years aS aDu tnat lfc would require 1,800 such locomo- tives as those constructed in 1890 to have the drawing capacity of the 1,217 built last year. The proprietors of these works do not ask and would not give a snap for a protective tariff, for they sell theft locomotives on their merits and have by the progress they have made in selling them in other coun- tries demoastrated ability to succe8sf ully compete with the loco motive builders of the world. The hen of this country represents a value of 1455,000,000, which is something for her to cackle over. She lays 14,000,000,000 eggs, worth 1175,000,000. and hatches ftbioVn worth 1130,000,000, while the moth er hens and their mates, which loaf around and do the strutting and the crowing are worth $130,000,000. All of which shows that the hen as an economio , factor, is not to be gueezed at. p, . t aived at San Francisco from Manila a few days ago consisted of 300 corpses of soldiers who died in the Phillippines. Land-grabbinsr comes high, but we must grab. How's This? Wa Offer One Hundred nnlla.ru RAwaWl fnr tT.T!'' ? ar'n cannot be cared by Hall's Catarrh or iW F. J. CHE.VKY A CO Toledo, O. Cheney ror tin DtlSea-s and balteTeh'm a -dflna ciHtiy ablato ca ry ui any obliga tion m5e by fjietr arm wssr A1RU4.X 'Vboleei'Drngls s.Toloflo O. Waldwo KufMin & aunmt Wholesale D m- H LllV, Uat.lrrh f!nM a r.Van lnti.rti. ltr ..f l'Kduvo.ly noon the blooj una muem'ear- taCO Of ttlfl rA Rt.Mm 1 tuinnlili uint lrltiS ' 5 TAX EXAMINATION. i Another Dull Day in Standing Master bnepnerd's loan Here Yesterday. NO RAILROAD WITNESSES. Coast Line Officials Will Be Extmlaed Later New Haoover Citizens Were Introduced Also Some from Brno8wlck and Colombos. The evidence in the railway tax as sessment cas'js before. Standing Mas ter Shepherd in the U. B court rcom here was again 'devoid of interest yes terday and yf ginger that was ex pected to bare been injected into the sessions by reason of the intro duction of Atlantic Coast line officials as witnesses, was lacking. Il was' thought that Secretary and Treasurer James F. Post, General Auditor W. A Riach and others would be intro duced In the afternoon but it was found by the attorneys of the Corporation Commission that tbe examination of other witnesses could not be completed in time. It is now hardly probable that the examination of the railroad officials will be reached today. It was hoped by the State's counsel to finish the hearing here this even ins, but it looks now as if this will not be done, and the hearing at War saw tomorrow and Saturday may have to be postponed. Col. Hinsdale, when asked about the matter last night, said he was unprepared" as yet to make any announcement regard ing the matter. Today's session will likely be taken up witn the examina tion of New Hanover county assessors and others acquainted with real estate conditions here. The examination was resumed at 9 30 o'clock yesterday morning and was conducted by Messrs. Hinsdale. Connor and Gore for the State and Messrs. Bountree, Shaw and Busbee for the railroads. The first witnesss was Mr. R. B. Davis, port warden of South port. He testified to a true and over valuation of a large number of lots in his town. Messrs. .Minus lleares,' A A. Williams, T. E. Bardio, J. M. Brown, S. W. Owen, M W. bridgen, Snowden Singletary and Charles Gore, assessors-from Colum bus county, were also introduced and testified tofimjlar conditions in their county. In the afternoon New Hanover wit nesses were called, of which there are about fifteen or twenty, including the railroad officials, who have been sub pceuaei. Only two of this number were however, examined yesterday. They were Mr, J. T. Kerr, of Cape Fear township, and Mr. D. McEachern, chairman of the Board of County Com missioners. Mr. Kerr was an assessor in 1899 and was also at one time a member of the General Assembly of North Caro lina. He testified as to no uniform rule of undervaluation and the pur pose of himself and his co-assessors to value real estate at its actual cash valuation. Upon cross examination he gave iustancea of the sale of real estate at a much higher price than the tax valuation, but gave reasons, in his opinion, for the seemingly inflated purchase figures. ' Mr. McEachern testified that he was a member of the board of equalization in 1899 and a a assessor in 1895; that as an assessor then, he tried to assess property at its true value in money ; that in his opinion the assessors in 1899 greatly increased a number of the valuations in Wilmington; that the board of equalization greatly re duced the assessment on a great many tracts of real estate in Wilmington to nearer what the memb rs of the board deemed an actual cash valu ation. He detailed a number of valu a ble lots in Wilmington, which he con sidered now over assessed. He said the purpose of the board in assess- lag hank stock was to place it at actual cash value and not to make an arbitrary underassessment; that he had no knowledge of any design or purpose by the assessors or board of equalization to under-assesa property. Mr. McEachern was rigidly cross examined by the railroad attorneys and admitted that a number of Wil mington citizens had valued their per sonal property at a very low figure when considered in the light of cost price, but not with reference- to what it could be sold for at. cash sale. He further stated that he thought there was more cash on hand and on deposit than had been listed for taxation in the county. Some of the other witnesses from New Hanover county for examination are Deputy Register of Deeds Jno. Mc- Laurin, Messrs. Andrew Smith, Geo. Harris?, A. D. Brown, W. F. Alexan der, C. H. Alexander, D. J. Fergus and Capt. Jno. Barry. The hearing will be resumed this morning at the usual hour. When others fail, take RnmcRTa' Tasteless Chill Tokio. It cures chills, fevers, malaria and general bad neaitn. zsc A red cross on the label assures you of the pure, high class material that makes Roberts' a suc cess. Don't take a substitute. R. R Bellamy. Jos C. 8hepaed, Jr., and J. Hicks Bunting. - t ffef nlators it Moant Olive. The A O. L. northbound train Monday night, in charge of Capt. H. O. McArthur, was boarded by about twenty masked men as it was leaving the station at Mount Olive, and when a short way from the town the men pulled the bell cord, stopped the train and took from the colored pas senger coach a negro, who was wanted for hay stealing in that vicinity and who was thought to have been one of the originators of the several fires which have occurred in Mount 01ie in recent years. The negro was taken into the forest and given a sound thrashing. Later in the night the crowd returned to Mount Olive and took their first victim's brother, who was also said to be guilty of incendiary language, and he, too, was given jt substantial whipping. 6 KW2U Kh crop can be grown without Potash; Supply enough Pot ash and your profits will be Jarge; without Potash your crop will be "scrubby. Our boots, telling about composition of fertilizers out aaapiea ior au crops, are tree to all tanners. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St New York. WILMINGTON'S EXPORTS. Comparative Statement of Dossestlc and Foreign Shipments from This Port for the Past Two Year. CoL John L. Cant well, secretary of the Wilmington Produce Exchange, yesterday finished his compilation of the exports from this nort for the cal endar year ending with December 31st, iwi). in b lh domestic and foreign the city has made substantial increases during the year as will appear from the following comparative statement which is made with the exports of the year 1899. , DOMESTIC EXPORTS. During 1900 Cotton, 30,301 bales: spirits. 23 074 casks: roin. 26.540 bar rels; tar, 51,015 barrels'; crude. 19,647; lumber, 23 603,067 feet: pitch. 2.538 casks: peanuts, 126.531 bushels; cot ton goods, 8,240 bales; yarn, 863 packages; p per slock, 6C9 packages: Bhmgles, 2,911,323; 254 cases tar.' During 1899 Cotton 14,093 bales: spirits, 28,805 casks; rosin, 8,274 bar rels; tar, 62,860 barreis; cud 11,610 barrels; lumber, 18,730.360 feet: Ditch. 2,125 casts; peanuts, 82,671 bushels: cotton goods, 3,332 bales; yarns 444 bales; paper stock, 283 packages; shingles, 4,199,746. FOREIGN EXPORTS. During 1900 Cotton, 257 504 bales; spirits, 1,533 casks; posin, 144,265 bar rels; tar, 18,934 barrels; crude, 200 barrels; lumber, 14,750,231 feet; pitch. 805 casks: Deanuts. 12 bushels. shingles, 2,293.400. During 1899 Cotton, 226,793 bales; spirits, 807 casks;- rosin, 124.701 bar rels; tar, 19,655 barrels: crude. 175 barrels; lumber, 8,517,968 feet; shingles, 1,139,250. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS. Georgetown, Charleston and Wilmligtoo Steamboat Co. In Process of Forma tion at First Named Place. aaB-aaaaaaaM Messrs. Mark Moses. J. B. Steele and Abe Moses, corporators, of .Georgetown, 8. C, have opened the books of subscription to the capital stock of the new steamship com pan v for the operation of a line of boats between Wilmineton. N. C. Greorir- town and Charleston, S. C, reference to which was mada in thoan mlnmni some time ago in connection with a notice of tbe purchase bv Mr. Moses of four steamers in Charlestoa from the South Carolina Steamship Com pany at a cost of $17,500. The capital stock of the new cor poration ia $30,000, and tbe principal office of the company will be at Georgetown. The business proposed to be carried on is the transportation of freight and passengers along the line and towing. i The four steamers purchased bv Mr. Moses are the Planter, which has often visited this port ; the Merchant. Jno M Cole and Eutaw. It is learn ed that not only will the steamers operate between Charleston. George town and Wilmington, but also upon the San tee and Pee Dee rivers and other navigable inland water courses in the two States. j THE YEAR'S POLICE RECORD. Number of Arrests Was More Than a Thousand December's Quota. The records at the ool ice station show that during the year just ended there were 1.045 arrests made by the citT officers These were distributed among the months as follows, June having been accredited with the largest pro portion on account of the great num ber of warrants served at that time for failure to pay license tax: Jan. 80; Feb. 66: March, 83; April. 66; May. 83;' June, 161; July. 81; Aug.' 66; Sept J17; Oct 69; Nov. 78; Dec. 105. While there ; has been much com ment about the unusual amount of druukennes3 during the Christmas holidays this year, the number of arrests in December shows up quite favorably with the two years pre ceding. In the year 1900 there were .05 arrests during the month; in 1899, only 82, and in 1898 only 140. Freshets in Rivers. Ooj account of the great abundance of rain during the past week or more the watercourses leading to Wilming ton are much swelled, amounting at last accounts yesterday to almost the proportions of a freshet Capt Irving Bobinson, of the steamer E A. Hawes, which arrived last night from Delta on Black river, reported that stream very high but the water not yet out of its channel. Cold Stel Or Death. "There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation," was tbe awful prospect set before Mrs. L B. Bunt of Lime Ridge, Wis., by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of a frightful ease of stomach troubles and yellow jaundice. He didn't count on the marvelous power of Electric Bitters to cure Stomach and Liver troubles, but she beard of it took seven bottles, waa wholly cured, avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs more and fetls better than ever. It's, positively guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver . and Kidney troubles and never dissannoints Price 60. centi at B. B. Bellamy's drug ' store, .... f MR. JOSHUA Q. WRIGHT DEAD Succumbed to an Illness Which Had Been Pre j in Upon Hit Const)! u . , "lion for Years A Long and , Useful Business Career. The Stab ehrorniclea this morning with a sincere feeling of the deep loss the city has sustained, the death of Mr. Joshua Grainger Wright, which occurred at his home in Wilmington, corner Eighth and - Market streets. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock after a lingering illness brought about bv three severe, .strokes of paralysis suf rered at intervals during the past eight yeais. The cause of Mr. Wright's immedi ate death was pneumonia but the effects of paralysis were plainly seen to have contributed largely to his sad demise. He suffered his 'first stroke about 6igbt years ago and several years ago another, and about a year ago still another. At one time last March his life ; was despaired of but he ; rallied and appeared some better. Sis death Sund fl V. wkila riAf J a" 1 " wholly unexpected, nevertheless came as a shook to the family and the com munity aVlarge. fVl f W r!Kt WQB lfaaa a TTT I " ton, April 17th, 1840 and was therefore. m the sixty first year of his age. His parents were the late lamented Dr. Thos. H. and Mrs. Mary Allan Wright, and he was born at the old family homestead on the southwest corner of Third and Market streets. He waa the last of a large family of brothers and sister?, who traced their ancestry to colonial times, Joshua Grainger, one of the founders of Wilmington, having been the head of the family. Deceased was the fifth of the succeeding family which bore the name of his distin guisned forefather. ' When a young man Mr. Wright graduated from the University of North Carolina and upon the breaking out of the Civil War he hastened to join the Confederacy and was made early in the struearle first lieutenant of Company E, First N. C. Regiment.- At Chancellorsville, while fighting bravely for his country, he received a wound from which he never fully recovered and was forced to re tire from the active service which so conspicuously marked his earlier career. After the war, Mr. Wright began bis career in civil life as agent of the Southern Express Company in this city, but gave that place up to take a position with Messrs. Williams & Murchisoo, which position be filled with great credit for 18 vears. At the end of this period he formed the well known real estate agency which still bears his name and which is now be ing successfully conducted by his son Mr. Thomas H. Wright under the firm name of J. G. Wright & Son Mr. Wright married Miss Florence Maffltt, a daughter of the late Capt Jno N. Maffitt and shl preceded him to the grave several years ago. The surviving members of the immediate family are Mr. James A. Wright, Mr, John M: Wright. Mr. Thomas A. Wright, Mrs. R. H, Northrop and Miss. Carrie Wright A Frightful Blander Will often causa a hnrrirtla Ttiivn Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world. rill kill the nain and nmmnllr hal it. Oil re 8 Old flnpps TTovai. (bu Ulcers, Boil?. Felons, Corns, all 8kin JWUDUOOS. Best file Cllrft on Aarth Unly 25 cents a box. Cure guaran teed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, drug gist Doplln People in Mississippi. Mr. W. W. Sellers, who has been for some time past with Messrs. T. & F. Sesjoms at Klondike. N n i . kj., was nere yesterday on his way toCaiar, Miss., to take a position with Messrs. J. A. and A. 8. Carr, extensive turpentine operators and merchants at that nlace. Mr. J. A. Carr, one of the proprietors of the tmmess and a cousin of Wilmington's esteemed townsman, J. O. Carr, Esq., was also here ysterdav on hia return to Mississippi after spending the holi days at his old home in Duplin county. M.r. tl. u. Uarr, another former eiti aen of Duplin who has achieved sue cess in Mississippi, was here yesterday returning to his adopted home. The well known law firm of Messrs. Simmons, Pou & Ward, has been dissolved. A new firm, composed of Senator-elect Simmon and A. D. Ward, Esq., will have offices at Ra leigh and Newbern, and James H Pou, Esq , will remain in the practice of bis profession also at Raleigh. SYRUFoRGS Cleanses the System when J -..vvtBaiiy i bllinus rf I Resents in tfie most accepfahleatm nnim to acrmosT Jfenendalfyi TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS BUY THE GENilINF Mtuc'n CALIFORNIA FIG STRUPC0. '(wi.itg, . CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. new von nv smn Dy tfrvggists -price SO per lottr. - - MAL-NUT RITION You may or may not be eat ing enough; - and are thin. You may or may riot feel well some folks don't know what it is to feel well. x Tin's is mix! -l.utrition. You are not getting the use of your food. Take a little Scott's emul sion or cod-liver oil., cegin with a little; increase ; but doi:' overdo 'it. Take as much as you can without upsetting the stomach. Feeling well is bodily happi ness. We'll send ym-a little to try. if you lflce. SCOTT & EOWNE. 409 Pearl street. New York TO ATTEND INAUGURATION. Wilmington Lffht Infantry Decided to Go to Raleigh January 15th -Naval Reserves and Veterans. The indications now are that Wil mington will be well represented at Governor Aycock's inauguration in Raleigh on January 15th. It has been definitely decided by the' Wilmington Light Infantry to accept the invita tion to attend and participate in the ceremonies of the occasion ; the Naval Reserves are also individually con sidering the matter of being present; the talk among quite a large number of Confederate Veterans is that it would be very appropriate and pleas ing for Cape Fear Camp to attend in a body, and the general impression pre vails that a much larcer delegation of civilians will attend the exercises this term than ever before. A meeting ol the W. L. I. was held last night at the armory and while all the members were not present, it was decided to go. The meeting was held after the usual drill by Capt Adrian and was very enthusiastic. The com pany will likely go on a special train. The Naval Reserves, as a division, have not yet met for a consideration of tbe invitation to them to attend, but will meet Tuesday nieht after reerular caflL Lieutenant Skelding, command ing, is quoted as having expressed himself favorably inclined toward an acceptance. The question with the veterans of attending will likely come up at a special meeting, if it is seen that a desire to go is expressed by a majority of the members of Cape Fear Camp. CAUQHT AT THEIR QaME. ' Two Colored Youths Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing from a Store. Yesterday mornin&about 2 o'clock Policeman E. R. Chadwick. while passing the store of Mr. J. W. H. Fuchs, corner of Front and Oranee streets, saw a negro boy moving around in the back Dart of tha atom Th boy saw him and quickly disappeared. The officer immediately notified CaDt John J. Furlong and Sergeants Davis and Williams at the City Hall of his discovery and they, with Mr Chad wick, went to the rear of the building and effected an entrance into the oyster roasting place of Mr. Geo. R. Smith, which is in the basement. There they found two colored boys about fourteen years of age lying down pretending to be asleeD. Their names are Albert Howe and William Spencer, and they are employed by Mr. Smith, who had given them permission to sleep there. It was found that one of the bovs had climbed up into the store through a hole in the floor 7x13 inches, which is used as a kind of elevator for send ing oysters etc., up stairs. The boys were taken to the Citv Hall and locked tip. Their case will come up before the Mayor this morn ing. Chief Parmele suggests to all mer chants that they keep lights burning in tneir stores at night so that police men may be able to see any one mov ing around in them. POSSIBLE RAILROAD DEAL. Interesting Rumor from Qreensboro Re garding Purchase of Property. Special to News & Observer. GEKKKSBOEO, N. C, Jan. 1. There is apparently some truth in the rumor ed sale of the Mt Airy and Sanford division of the Southern Railway to the JNorfolk and Western, wired to th News and Observer from this place last night, though it is impossible to lea the details. A gentleman who is well up in rauroaa matters said to-day that in hia oninion. the s&l if thw a thing, is the result of an understand ing or pooling arrangement said to nave recently been entered into in New York between tha annit... the Seaboard Air Linn ih ation;.. "wi xine. me rennsv vaniA tha a. r V - Baltimore and Ohio, the Norfolk and . v Cousrn. idq nrniMn v nth . r-- -"j w.uvx ivaua . v Pinion 'hia particular division zt "iS ?MKrn is to De operated by the Norfolk and WAstAn nn Ot tbe Peculiar COnstmntinn nt th -- wm IWWUUk roan, convenience and-economy com- . w UQ ujk law conaiaerauon. Raleigh Post: Mr. John Groan. wood and daughter " , wvw.i vi UUO of Surry countv'a best families carried to the Mdrpanton ITnanitai Tuesday night. Four men had them in charsre. Mr. Ortwnwfwi nuis his wug uuar 1 lev din aim Tha Mn atnh.. Ji.J r. The elder daughter died soon after the attack. The other tmn hn , -.mw DIUbQ been raving maniacs and at times it is ucuessary io restrain mem by force from killinc snma nna TU . physicians attending them are of the opinion that their insanity is caused bv Five trainmen vm kill m - - . -v. niiu uuq badlv in lured in a hand nn -! i;c,;.n i.. m - mAUUuU W tween two freiirht trains n v.a v... au uuauuppi v aiiey railroad at Mel- j PORT'S SHIPPING INI IREStS. Report of Harbor Master Makes Credits Me Showing for the Year J as t Ended. . Commerce Increased The annual report of Capt Edgar D. Williams, harbor master, for - tbe year just ended shows arrivals of vessels of 90 tons and oyer at the port of Wilmington as follows: American Steamships 57, ton cage, 70,139; barques 4, tonnage, 3,729; brigs 6, tonnage, 1,968; barges zy, tonnage, 29,156; Echooners 82. tonnage, 25,629. Total vessels, 178; total tonnage, 129,- 619. Furtigu--Steamships 36, touuage, 61,177; barques 32, tonnage, 18,347; brigs 2, tonnage, 514; schooners 83. tonnage, 2,728. Total vessels, 83; total tonnaee, 82 766. Grand total Vessels, 261: tonnage, 212.385. The report shows a very material increase in the shipping interests of tbe port over the year 1899 both as to foreign and American ' vessels loaded at the port and the increase in foreign craft was 20 in favor of tbe year just ended. There was in this connection a notable in crease in the entrance of foreign tramp steamships, the difference being 9 in this class, 7 in barques, 1 in brigs and 8 in schooners. As to American vessels, the difference in favor of 1900 was 3 barques, 5 brigs, 1 barge and 8 schooners. There waa a slight falling off in the arrival of American steam ships. The tonnage of American ships that entered the port in 1900 was, however, over 9,000 tons in excess of 1899, and that of foreign vessels over 20,000 in excess The current report compares almost equally as favorable with the reports tor tbe years loaz and 1898, and upon the whole, business men of Wilmington have every reason to be proud of the fine showing exhibited! Capt. Williams' report for the month or December shows arrivals of 17 American vessels, of a net tonnage of 12,413, and 7 foreign vessels, of a ton nage of 6,276, making a grand total of 24 vessels, of 18,689 tons. Oar Greatest specIaJIU . 'For twenty years Dr. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully treated chronic diseases that he is acknow ledged to day to stand t the head of his profession in this line. His exclu sive method of treatment for Varicocle and Stricture without the aid 6f knife or caut ry cures in 90 per cent of all cases. In the treatment of Loss .of Vi tal Forces, Nervous Disorder, 'Kidney and Urinary Complaints,, Paralysis, Blood Poisoniug, Rheumatisnt.Catarrh and Diseases peculiar to wemen, he is equally successful. Cases pronounced hopeless by other physicians, readily yield to his treatment. Write him to day fully about your case. He makes no charge for consultation or advice either at his office of by mail. J. Newton Hathaway, M. D., 22 South Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. Tbe Chief Justiceship. Local politicians were amusing themselves yesterday with conjecture " of Governor Russell's probable action in the appointment of a successor to the late Chief Justice Faircloth. The most interesting surmise was that Russell would resign as Governor and be appointed to fill the position, which lasts two years longer, by the new Governor Reynolds. Other possibili ties mentioned in this connection are Chas. A. Cook. Robinson. Timberlake. iyuum, Linney, Furches and Judee A. M. . Moore, of the Eastern District Criminal Court whose term expires this month. Governor Aycock Here. Governor elect Chas. B. Aycock, of Goldsboro, arrived in the city last evening from his home and is being greeted by his admirers here at The Orton, where he is a guest Governor Aycock came down to consult with a number of the distinguished North Carolina attorneys, who are in attend ance upon the railway tax assessment cases before Judge Shepherd. The business upon which Gov. Aycock is here, gis of a private character. He will probably return to Goldsboro this mornhig. Friends of the State Baptist emale University will be interested in the announcement that the late Chief Justice Faircloth left that in- lnstitution $20,000. It is presumed tnat this amount will be used. wnen avauaoie, toward the extin guishment of the $45,000 debt upon me buildings, etc .bayetteville Observer'. Mrs. earan (m wif rr u. Thnm.. n:n - ...... v. ma., jbuwiucro VffllJ, died Monday evening at the residence yi ucrBuu-in-iaw,ur. w. o. uault8by, in the 58th vear of her Tt our sad duty to announce the death of upiaia o. a. jnaa.nnur, which oc j curred Monday night at his residence m7ist township. He passed away just after the new century began. He was aorave ana true Uonfedrate soldier. He went out as a private in Company H (the F. I. L. I ), of the Bethel regi ment, and was promoted successively until he became a captain in the 51st. He was thrice wounded, and suffered .short imprisonment at Fortress woorueaiong witn Sheriff McEachern, of Robeson, and others, after the battle A Night or Terror. Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Machias, Me., when thedoctors aaid she could not live till morning" writes Mrs 8. H. Lincoln, who attended her tuat leanui nignt. "All thought she must soon die from Pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. King's New Dis- w.crjr, sajing u naa more than once saved her life, and had cured her of Uonsumntinn. A fto iv..-. . iu i , . r .lues iiutu UUWI she slept easily all night, and its further wuiBwjiy cureq ner." This mar In S8 mediae Ruaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and Lunc Disease- -V111-00- Trial bottles w i. xv. amairr s drugstore, t Vrt7ff N G FACTORY ttESTER REPENTB9 r s . w WM indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and the hundred and one simi lar ilia caused by impure blood or inactive liver, quickly yield to the purifying and cleansing properties contained in areaparilla QUART BOTTLE, It cures permanently by acting naturally on all organs of the body. As a blood-cleanser, flesh builder, and health-restorer, it I has no equal. Put us in Quart Bottles, and sold at 91 eacn. "THE MICHIQAN DRUO COMPANY." Detroit, mien. B Tak Lirerette for Utct Ills. Forsale by Herbert l. fentress, Wilmington, N. C. POPULAR EDUCATION. The Citizens of Colsmboa County Aroused on That Subject. Last Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1900, a strong delegation of the leading men of Colnmbns connty met tn the town of Chadbourn for tfe purpose of taking steps to secured better system of public schools for the entire connty. The following has been f uruished by the Secre tary who recorded the proceedings of the meeting. "The Connty Board of School Directors for Columbus County and the Township Trustees with Mr. J. A. Brown, Senator elect, met in the office of Mr. Brown Dec. 26, 1900 and organized by electing Kev. J. .A. Smith Chairman of Board Directors, chairman of the meeting ana u. W. J5rown, secretary. Par ties present iin the meeting were Rev. J. A. Smith, Rev. J. E. L. Winecoflf, SBperintendent L. W. Stanley ' C. W. Brown, Thomas Barefoot, M. F. Owen, Snowden Singletary, F. D. Page, L. K. Powell, Rev. C. P. Bullock, A. A. Williams, K. L. Lone and M. . Leonhardt. The chairman stated t.W t.h nh. ject of the meeting was to advise with the Legislative members to in angurate better plans for the public school system. It WAR reanl varl tn discuss first, the advisability of com- puisury euueauon. Alter a lull and. free discussion of the general bear ing of the question it was unani mously agreed to recommend com pulsory education for children be tween the ages of 6 and 12 years. It was resolved, secondi that the next Legislature soon to assemble wouTd be requested to submit to the voters of Colnmbns connty as to whether or not a special school tax shall be levied for said county of not less than ten cents nor more than thirty cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property, to lengthen the term and increase the efficiency of the Ttnhlic SnhnnlR. Raifl elontinn tn "be held not later than Mav 15th. 1901. It was agreed, also, that the County School Directory be ap pointed as heretofore. The meeting also unanimously favored the adop tion of text books for public schools by a State Board. of Examiners. It It was also agreed to publish the proceedings of this meeting in the county papers and others. The onlv objection that hna Iwn I heard against these suggestions has wxiu iu icgaru to tne maiier ox com pulsory education, but when our people understand the question there will be a radical change in sentiment. It is alarming here in North Carolina to think of the carelessness and in difference of parents in regard to the education of their children, and the remedy which is being used in many oi ine oiates is compulsory educa tion. Quoting from nncrcrpRtinTiHmnclf" by the Superintendent of Public In struction to the Legislature: "All of the New England St-.ftt.pa havp. r.niti-' pnlsory education. All of the Mid-j die Atlantic States except Missouri" have COmnnlsorv &ttnnriinrA laws. All of the Rocky Mountain and Pa cific States and Territories except New Mexico have nnmnnlanrv laws." According to a list given us by Mr. Mebane North Carolina has more illiterate white people than any State of its grand possibilities ought to have, ana the time has come for. the people to be aroused as nevert before on the subject of popular education. HOUSE PARTY NEAR WARSAW. Yoaog People Delightfully Entertaioed at Home of Mr. and . Mrs. T. B. Peirce. Special Star Correspondence. Warsaw, N. C. Januarv -3 Dur ing the Xmas holidays the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. -Peirce. near Warsaw, has been the scene of a delightful house party. The attrac tiveness of the vounir normla nhn entertained and the hospitality of the uujm. uu aosiess, rogetner with a serifs of gaieties, has rendered the occasion a most h&nnv nnn fn "Y"o ja beautiful dining was given by Mr. and Mrs. Peirce in honor of Miss Mar garet Peirce and her guests. Anion fr the (rnpata aa Watson, of Salisbury; Miss Sethelle Boyd, Barium Springs; Miss Susie 8aunders, Washington; Miss Nellie DeVane, Faiaon; Miss Marv Faison w an5' WSEaw; Messrs. Barnes C. McKachin, Wilmington; J. O. Carr, Wilminrton:Gnrin Moitt.;. ri;. . James Watson, Salisbury; Gilchrist McCormick, Maxton; Alman Griggs, Norfolk. Va. : Ferdie Jnhn.nn ton: John DeVane. FavitAvmv Moaeley Faison, Warsaw, and Frank DeVane, Faison. Senator Rmmm nt r u. i in- troduced ia the State Rnate of Nebraska a hill tn. ,-u ujj : w orwm oonaitions punishable HI tZSH TTIr? LOADED SKnTmiN 5HPiic w.,awMWt " l J , 5. . . m-m Um. A v " imioo, won.