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THE COMING COTTON REGION.
For some years' past thoughtful
Southern farmers and many of the
.Southern newspapers have been urg
ing diversified farming as the sys
tem for Southern farmers to pursue.
The all-cotton system had proved a
bad one for the reason that it re
sulted in overproduction and conse-'
quenfc low prices, and the raising of
the cotton on the credit system,
which put the planters in debt and
kept them in debt. Two remedies
were suggested ; one reduced acreage,
which, although much discussed, was
never much acted upon, and diversi
fied farming, which was acted upon
to some extent, but not so much is
it should have been. But its good
effects have become so apparent thate
there is little doubt that the farmers
who have entered upon it wiHcojg
tinue, and. that others will follow
their example, the number increas
ing annually, until the farmer who
does not raise his own supplies will
be the exception, as the farmer who
.did was not many years ago. .
The appeals for reduced acreage
and diversified farming were made
to the planters of the South gener
ally, regard less of the particular
Bection in which they lived, and the
object was to save them from loss
by preventing overproduction of
cotton and to help them to keep
oat of debt by raising stuff that
they had been in the habit of buy
ing; many of them on credit at a
high interest rate, considering the
prices they paid on their time pur
chases. . Theimproved condition of
the farmers in the cotton States
shows that the appeals were not en
tirely in vain, for the improvement
began even before the price of cot
ton began to approximate present
figures.
Bat here is an argument for di
versified farming, from a different
standpoint, addressed to the cotton
growers in the eastern section of
the cotton belt, not as a protection
from low prices and loss on produc
tion, but as a protection from the
cotton grower in the western section
of the belt. It is clipped from the
New York Press:
"Diversification of industries, especK
ally of crops, is a duty which the old
South cannot longer delay. Even
7,000,000 acres are only about one-twenty-fourth
of the total area of
Texas. Farther west there are vast
though dry prairies, the spaciousness
of which the eastern imagination
simply cannot grasp. New Mexico
122,000 and and Arizona's 113,000
square miles cannot ba kept out of
Statehood much longer, and with
Statehood will come exploitation, im
migration and that irrigation -which
will turn hitherto useless deserts into
fresh, rich soil that will produce every
thing, including cotton. The western
cotton plantations of the future will
be nearer to China and other oriental
markets than the South ofito-day will
be even when the Nicarauga canal is
built.- It will not be many years now
before the South must learn, by sad
experience if she refuses to learn it by
happy and enterprising experience,
that a diversification of industries not
only enriches a region by enabling it
to supply as many of its own demands
as possible, to a great saving of freight,
but is also a wise provision, against the
strain of , migration ' of industries
which world growth imposes.'
With 7,000,000 acres of cotton
growing land in Texas and the large
area adapted to its cultivation in
Oklahoma, the Indian Territory,
Arizona, New Mexico and Southern
California, not to speak of Mexico,
it is only a question of time when
cotton culture will be transferred to
the other side of the Mississippi and
very little of t be left on this side,
save perhaps in the rich bottom
lands on the Mississippi where large
yields . are secured at small, cost
compared with the poorer lands
nmvu s uciuuuoub upuii cummer
I cial fertilizers. Tvhe -building of
mills may be instrumental: in keen
ing the cotton plant in. the eastern
part of the " belt, althoug h in re
duced acreage. -
It will be some, years yet before
this becomes apparent, for it will be
some years before this Western cot
ton region, with the exception of
Texas, will be sufficiently populated
and supplied with transportation to
become a very large producer of
cotton, or other agricultural pro
ducts. And this . is well for the
growers in the old States, for it will
give them time to change .their
system and get out of cotton and
into other products gradually.
When ' the profit on cotton be-
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VOLi XXXII.
cornea altogether a matter of cost of
production it will be useless for the
growers in the older and less fertile
States to hope to compete with the
growers in the younger, fresher and
mere fertile- States, where cotton
can be produced for a couple cents a
pound less than it can be on the
average lands in the older States.
Overproduction would ruin them
while the planters in the new field
could survive and even make some
profit on what would be ruinous
paces to the planters in the older
States. .
Bnt whether cotton culture is to
continue in these older States
or not, it is evident that they
must be prepared for the competi
tion that is inevitable from the west,
land the sooner they begin to pre-
pare for it the better prepared they
will be to meet it when it cornea,
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will be so well fixed that they may
look upon the market quotations
for cotton with indifference.
The fact is that all the territory
lying this side of the Ohio and Mis
sissippi rivers ought to be a great
tree-growing, fruit-growing, grain
growing, grass-growing, cattle,horse,
mule, sheep and hog-growing sec
tion, not . forgetting the Angora
goat, and the dairy and the poultry
that thrifty farmers should give at
tention to. ' We ought to raise
wheat enough in this corner of the
Republic to supply the home de
mand for flour, and beef and mut
ton and pork enongh to supply, the
home demand for . meats, and wool
enough to supply the home demand
for wool, and butter and poultry
and eggs enough to supply the de
mands of millions. This may read
like exaggeration, but it is all with
in the domain of possibility.
The time is coming, and it is not
so far off, when the great ranges of
the West will be cattle and sheep
ranges no longer, for they will be
divided into farms and fenced off,
and the great herds and flocks will
disappear. Then the stock yards
must depend npon the farms for
supplies of beef and mutton, as
they now do for their supplies of
pork, and when that day comes
there will be a never failing market
for all the meat the south can pro
duce, and she onght to produce
hundreds of heads of all kinds to
the one she does now. When the
industries that we have noted be
come the leading and general in
dustries on the farms of this
Southeast section it will be the
too8t prosperous and tbe wealthiest
section of the Union, for there will
be with its natural resources other
diversified industries to add to its
prosperity and wealth. "j
HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS
ABOUT.
Among the advertisements con
spicuous in some of the negro papers
published in this country are decoc
tions for taking the kinks ont of the
negro's hair, for bleaching the skin,
or removing objectionable odors,
&c. As there are a good many of
the colored brethren who desire all
these things and think they would
be greatly improved thereby, the
manipulators of these decoctions
have been doing a somewhat lively
business, so much so as to have at
tracted the attention of some of the
colored church bodies, which think
it is about time to do some talking
on that subject, it came up at a
colored Methodist y conference in
Louisiana recently, when Bishop
Smith expressed his views in the
following robust style:
"God knew what He was about
when He made you. and if He wanted
you to have hair like white folks, He
would have made it so; and if He
wanted vour skin to be like that of
white folks. He would have bleached
it Himself. You need not attempt to
improve on your architecture, uoa
made you, and you must work out your
future in this country.astie maaeyou.
Build up character, be true to yourself
Tou will not be able to get away from
vour race. Use-soap, water and towels!
The negro who believes that any of
these quack medicines or that anything
else but soap and warer will keep down
bad odors, is guilty of an absurd mis
take, as he will find out later. Keep
your character white. Improve on it.
and you will do your whole duty. "
There isn't any foolishness about
Bishop Smith, who realizes that the
true and only waj for the negro to
improve himself is to build up char
acter, and that a "white character'
ts in every way prelerabie to a
bleached skin, even if that could be
bleached to whiteness and be made
to 'stick, for it wonld bean unim
proved darkey after all under the
artificially bleached skin.
A New, York woman who has
been investigating the bibulons
habits of the women who lunch at
the nobby restaurants, fonnd that
About three-fourths of them drink
J some kind of liquor, and most of
I them take "whiskey-m theirn."
In a hundred years France has
gained only 12,000,000 in popula
tion, increasing Jrbm 26,000,000 to
38,000,000. She isn't improving
much, for the increase is very small,
if any now. And there is little emi
gration from France.
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WHY HOT LET IT DIE?
While many of the Republican
papers support the ' Hanna subsidy
steal, because they regard it as a
party measure, some of them, and
some of the ablest, are opposed to
it and denounce it .without mincing
language. In a recent editorial the
Chicago Inter Ocean, one of the
leading Republican papers of the
west, thus denounces it:
"Many leading renublicans under
stand these facts and are resolved to
prevent any attempt to deliver the
goods in the case. If the bill should
by any chance get through the Sen
ate, there are in the House many Re
publicans celebrated for party loyalty
yes, even tor party servility who
stand ready to lead a party insurrec
tion against it and to assist in voting
it down. .
''The people desire an 7 nroner laws
which will . build up , our mercantile
marine. But the present subsidy bill
is not of such la ws, Its source is bad,
its terms are bad. and tome ' of the
taethods adopted to promote it are, at
least, questionable.
"Tbe auspices under which the bill
was introduced made it unpopular in
the middle west from the outset. No
Erominent Republican newspaper
ereabouts has been able to defend it .
Among the people at large it has bare
ly a handful of friends. Why not let
it diet"
This sizes up the" Hanna scheme
about Tight, and about as the ma
jority of the intelligent people who
are not some way interested in the
proposed steal consider it.- In all
the Presidential campaign Hanna,
or any of the rest of them never
made any allnsion to this contem
plated grab, for they did not want
that to become . an issue, so they
played mum on it. When they had
carried the election they assumed
that it meant not only an endorse
ment of everything the Republican
administration had done but of every
thing it might propose to do. This
is one of the arguments that Hanna
offers in defence of that scheme.
that it was endorsed by the votes cast
for McKinley, when it was never as
much as mentioned in any of their
campaign speeches, or in any of the
campaign literature distributed.
It is a fraud in every sense, a
fraud on the people by springing it
on them under the pretence that it
was endorsed by them, and a fraud
because it is claimed to be for the
benefit of our commerce, whereas it
is simply for the benefit of ship-
owning companies, and ship build
ers, and also of the great steel
combine, which will -furnish the
bulk of the material for ship
building. - It is a fraud all through,
from beginning to end.
THEY WILL BE ALL OS IT.
More than a generation after the
close of the war between the States
there are nearly a million names on
the pension roll and the sum paid
pensioners foots up over $145,000,-
000. This sum will be increased
instead of diminished, for the pen
sions from the Spanish war and the
war in the Philippines will add to
the names on the rolls and millions
to the pensions. It is safe to as
8ume that the bulk of the men who
serve in the Philippines will go upon
the pension rolls, for the climate
there is a regular health wrecker. '
It is said thai there are ten thou
sand of the army of occupation
now on the sick list and that very
few who are attacked by -disease en
tirely recover. They easily fail a
prey to a second attack of the same
disease or some other and never
fully recover their strength. Of
course every man who is invalided
or suffers in any other way will be
come a pensioner, and unless there
be a change in the pension methods
a great many will go on who were
fortunate enough to escape disease
or other iniurv. What all this is
going to amount to no one can tell,
for we have entered upon a military
enterprise over there the end of
which no man can see.
Mr. Anlphin, of Mount Olive,
claims to have discovered a process
for preserving fruits and vegetables,
which will keep them in a natural
condition as long as they remain in
the water. The fruit, &c, is first
fumigated and then put in the
water, which has previously been
freed from all germ life. That's all.
A bushel of peaches may be pre
served for about three cents and in
about four minutes. He will patent
his process. "
Queen Wilhelmina had a clause
inserted in her marriage service that
she was to obey, her husband as a
wife only and not as a queen. But
a leiiow wno is arawing j.c,vw
a month for keeping a nice girl like
Wilhelmina company need not worry
much over the obey business.
A Wilkesbarre. Pa., woman
tackled an oystera few days ago and
discovered a nest of . seven pearls,
one big one valued at $125 and six
smaller ones worth more in propor
tion. She is thinking about going
into the oyster shucking business
An exchange remarks that Mc
Kinley is taking a long time to
write his inaugural. He might con
dense it into,. "Here we are again,
Hanna and I."
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAYFEBRUARY 22,
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Bill to Institute Salt Against ex.Tressnrcr
W. H. Worth Public Road Im-' I
provemeat io New Huover.,,-
Other Bills Intndoced.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N: OL, Feb. 14. ;
Bills were introduced: By Morton,
for better government of Brunswick
county; to amend Chapter 488, Laws
1899, as apply to Brunswick county.
By Miller, of Pamlico, to regulate pen
sions. By Alexander, to estabiisn a
State board or embalmera and regu
late the disposal of bodies.
Other bills introduced were: By
Shannonhouse, a resolution to instruct
the Attorney General to institute suit
against W. EL Worth, late Treasurer,
and his. bond, for $800 (Theophilus
White's salary) recently, paid out con
trary to act of the Legislature. By
Deans, to establish the stock law in
Pamlico county. By Lawrence, to
establish a dispensary at Murfrees-
boro.
Other bills which passed the Senate:
To authorize Anson county to levy a
special tax; to authorize Beaufort to
levy a special tax ; to incorporate Clark
ton ; to establish a stock law in Pam
lico county ; to allow the Governor to
fill vacancies in the Corporation Com
mission. There was extended debate in the
Senate on the bill to provide, for de
fense of indicted registrars (passed in
the House yesterday) which consumed
nearly the entire session to day. Re
publican speakers charged partisan
legislation. The bill passed by a strict
party vote 36 to 11. The bill is
ready for ratification. ;
The Senate Judiciary Committee to
night reported favorably the bill to
change the election of commissioners
of Brunswick county so that magis
trates will elect, as in New Hanover,
and provide for the election of four ad
ditional commissioners in Brunswick,
by magistrates; to serve with the pres
ent board during tbe remainder of the
term of office.
Ralkioh, N. C Feb. 15.
Among the bills that passed third
reading were: To amend the act incor
porating the Wrightsville and Onslow
Navigation Co. so as to expunge the
provision granting exclusive right to
certain water ways ; to establish the
stock law in Pamlico county; for a
stock law in Wilson county; to estab
lish a dispensary at Tarboro.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
by London to day to incorporate the
8outhport. Wilmington and Durham
Railroad Company.
The Senate Committee on Couaties,
Cities and Towns decided to-night to
report favorably a bill ordering an
election in New Hanover county for
the issuance of $50,000 in bonds for
public road improvement. Mr. D. lie
Eachern, chairman of the board of
commissioners, is here in oenaii 01 me
bill. '
A bill was introduced in the House
to-day by Nicholson, concerning the
defunct Corporation Commission. It is
designed to deprive Dr. Abbott, Re
publican member of the Commission,
of salary and force his retirement; the
case being similar to that of White,
shell fish commissioner, which
brought about tbe pending impeach
ment proceedings. Abbott gained the
suit by a decree of court and held office
as While did, in spite of act of the
Legislature forcing retirement. Nichol
son's bill provides that the State Treas
urer pay no compensation to any per
son claiming the same for service on
the Corporation Commission unless
such person is authorized to render
service, by chapter 164, Public Laws,
1899.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 18.
Senator Brown's Cigarette bill
passed a second reading in the Senate,
much amended. The bill prohibits
the sale of cigarettes, cigarette paper,
etc., to any boy under 21 years.
Henderson's amendment, which was
adopted, imposes a tax of $30 each on
cigarette dealers.
Morton offered an amendment "to
include in prohibitions of the bill,
cigars, tobacco in all forms, and cocoa
cola." He said if we legislate on
morals, let's include everything harm
ful. Cocoa cola is said to contain a
powerful narcotic which fastens hold
on Its victims. This amendment was
not taken seriously or acted upon.
The passage of the bill on a third
reading was prevented by the special
order the Divorce bill with amend
ment allowing divorce after three
years abandonment. Messrs. Justice,
Morton and Woodard advocated tbe
amendment Discussion resulted in
making the bill the special order Jor
next Wednesday.
BiUa passed to allow Beaufort to
levy a special tax; to authorize Har
nett county to build bridge and levy a
special tax; to authorize Dunn to issue
bonds; to! amend the charter of Louis
burg. Bills introduced: By Brown, to es
tablish a school district in Chadbourn
township. By Speight, to incorporate
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of Edgecombe. "
Bills introduced in the House: By
Allen to incorporate the Atlantic and
Northwestern Company. By Daugh
teridge, to regulate meetings of com
missioners of Edgecombe and provide
better pay for the chairman.
fSipectoZ Star Ctorreepondence.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 16. Inyes
terday's special Stab telegram men
tion was made of the passage by the
Senate of a bill to amend the charter
of the Wrightsville" and Onslow
Navigation Company. This is a bill
the enactment into law of which is
very important to the people of
Wilmington and the business interests
of points along the line of water
ways affected by the old Wrightsville
and Onslow Navigation Company.
Thexharter in question was granted (
many years ago to the company bead .
ed by the late Benjamin R. Moore.
The business projected was the con
struction and operation of a big sys
tem of inland canals connecting natu
ral streams between Wrightsville and
sjwansboro; - but - the - scheme- , never
materialized. The charter granted tbe
company 1 conferred the - exclusive
right to the natural streams connected
and incorporated into the system as
well as the canals built Tne bill now
-passing the Legislature strikes from the
harter-of the old company the clause
conmfiring the exclusive right to the
streams. The necessity of the amend
ment is that the national government
has during the past few years made
appropriations : for the . deepening of
these streams , but the discovery of
this exclusive right clause in the old
tanal charter has caused the govern
ment authorities to decline to expend
the money thus appropriated until
this is eliminated. The bill is certain
to pass the General Assembly and the
government will proceed to expend
-the appropriations. Altogether 239
bUU have been ratified up to to-day
and more than a hundred additional
ones haveupassed both branches of the
Assembly and are in the hands of tbe
enrolling clerk.
The committee having in charge the
bill providing for the establishment of
a reform school for young criminals
has set Friday of next week for the
final consideration of that measure.
It is not probable that they will agree
to a favorable report A considerable
damper has in some way been thrown
upon the enthusiasm of the members
not only of the committee, but of the
entire Assembly, regarding the neces
sity at this time for such an institu
tion. Judge Allen tells me that the com
mittee having under consideration the
London libel bill will make a favor
able report in a few days. He says
there has been no dispostion to hold
up the bill and the Judiciary Commit
tee, 45 strong, favor it unanimously.
Land Salt in Pender.
A suit affecting the title to about
10,000 acres o'f land in Pender county
has recently been brought in the Su
perior Court there. The land in ques
tion is claimed by Mr. O. M. Carrier
by purchase from the County Board
of Education about five years ago, the
deed for which, it is claimed, was
duly and promptly recorded. The
complaint alleges that the Angola
Lumber Company, of this city, which
owns large bodies of land in that ter
ritory, made a second purchase of the
property a short time sgo and has
trespassed on the premises by cutting
the timber therefrom. Both sides
have employed competent counsel
and some, extended litigation is ex
pected. About Mr. Sol. Haas.
The Richmond Times of yesterday
has the following item about a gentle
man who was once a resident of this
city and who is well and favorably
known here:
"From a" letter received yesterday
by a friend of Mr. Sol. Haas it was
learned tbat that gentleman, who
went in December to Pasadena, CaL,
for his health, has been greatly im
proved by the change. Mr. Haas, ac
companied by his wife, went by sea
from New York to ranama, and
thence to California, and has found
such benefit not only from the sea
voyage, but from the climate of Pasa
dena, that his friends expect to see
him back next May quite restored to
neaitn."
Charlotte Dispensary Abandoned.
Charlotte will not have a fight over
the dispensary as was expected a few
days ago, advocates of the dispensary
having withdrawn from the contest
when it was found that Mecklenburg's
representatives in the Legislature
wouM not abide the decision of a ma
jority of the white vote cast in the pri
mary, but rather a majority of the reg
istered white vote in the county. The
dispensary people now lay the failure
of the measure at the door of its legis
lators.
Cape Fear Life Saving Station.
Mr. Andre Fourchy, superintendent
of construction in the Life Saving Ser
vice, was in the city yesterday from
Bald Head island, where he has been
looking after some repairs to the sta
tion there. The main' building has
been re-covered, and new floors, new
boat room doors, foundations, braces,
etc., have been put in. The new light
house on Bald Head will be only about
half a mile from the life saving station.
Death of a Young Man.
Me. T. EL W. Mclntire, Jr., a son of
Mr. T. H. W. Mclntire, the well
known Superintendent of Public In
struction of Fender county, died yes
terday afternoon at the family resi
dence. No. 112 Grace street The
young man was 25 years of age, and
had been blind for several years. The
funeral was held last night at 8 o'clock
at the residence, and the remains will
betaken to day to Ivanhoe, Sampson
county, for interment
Ooveraor Russell Employed,
The Kaleieh News and Observer of
yesterday says that ex Governor D. L.
Russell has been retained by Mr. B. N.
Duke as one of counsel to argue the
Gattis Kilgo case to be heard on appeal
by the Supreme Court at this term.
Governor Russell returned yesterday
from Durham via Raleigh, where he
had a conference with Mr. Duke rela
tive to the suit
The Carolina Ice Company.
Mr. F. Bauer, of Chicago, represent-
in the Fred W. Wolf Company, left
last night for his home after closing a
contract with the Carolina Ice Com
pany for the re installation of new
machinery in the plant which was
burned here last week. He thinks he
can have everything replaced as before
the fire within a month.
The A. C. L. offers a rate of
one fare for the round trip to Wash
ington on account of the inauguration,
March 4th, tickets to be on sale March
lst-Srd, with final limit March 9th.
8
TAR
1901.
SAMPSON MURDERER ACQUITTED.
Ue Kirby Not (iullty of Killing on Ac
count of His Inssnity. '
Lee Kirby, the young white man
who last October killed his brother in
law, Mr. Lee Murrill, at Clinton,
Sampson county, N. C, was . last
week found not guilty of mur-f
der, under charge of . the court, on
account of the insanity of the defen
dant By - order of , Judge Hoke.'
Kirby was transferred, from the jail
to the asylum for the criminal insane.
Readers of this paper will remember
that both men were drunk at. Clinton
and Murrill, who was attempting to
get Kirby to go home with him in a
buggy, was severely cut about the
arms with a knife, from which
wounds he subsequently bled to
death. Kirby knew nothing of the
crime When he awoke next morning
In jail and Ms grief soon unbalanced
his mind.
The following gentlemen 'composed
the jury in the case: C. C. Corbett
Elbert Strickland, R. F. Morrisey, H.
0.- West, T. W. Grumpier, J. H.
Honeycut, D. A. Oulbreth, F. M.
White, Allen Daugherty, R. D. But
ler, M. H. Oats, D. D. Bikes.
A Wilmington Negro.
The Newborn Evening News says
that George D. Thomas, who claims
to have come from Wilmington, was
before a justice of the peace in that
city Friday morning to answer two
charges of robbery breaking into the
house of a colored woman Monday
afternoon and entering the house of
Mr. J. A. Meadows from which he
stole a gun on Tuesday night He
was sent to jail for the criminal court
The News says that when first arrest
ed he gave the name of Chas. Gardner
but later changed it to Thomas. He
is said to be a mean and worthless
character.
Horse Ran Into a Train.
Passengers who arrived in the city
last evening on the W. and W. train
reported that a horse owned by Mr.
C. T. Pickett, at Warsaw, ran away
Friday afternoon at that place and
ran into a moving freieht train. The
eneine ran over the horse and he was
literally cut to pieces. The horse was
running with a buggy attached to him
and Mr. Pickett, who was driving.
jumped just before the animal col
lided with the locomotive.
Funeral at Warsaw.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Moore returned
last evening from Warsaw, where they
attended vesterdav morning the
funeral of Mr. Moore's mother, Mrs.
Cassandra Moore, whose sad death
occurred on Thursday afternoon in
that town. Mrs. W. W. Hodges, who
attended the funeral in company with
Mr. and Mrs. Moore, also, returned
vesterdav evening. The bereaved ones
have the sincerest sympathy of many
friends in Wilmington.
Died at Rocky Mount.
Capt J. H. Baker, a prominent citi
zen 01 Hocay mount, aieu 01 nearc
disease at his home at three o'clock,
. . .... . 1 A
Monday afternoon. He was a Confed
erate Veteran and served in the War
as Captain of Co. "K," 20th N. O.
Infantry in Iverson's Brigade. He
was. until six years ago, a merchant
at Wilson. He was 63 years of age,
and is survived by his wife and a son.
Bound Over for Larcency.
A. A. Cumber, the young man ar
rested Friday on a charge of the lar
ceny of $46 from-J. L. Edwards, a sol
dier from Fort Caswell, waived exami
nation in the municipal court yester
day and was bound over to criminal
court under a $150 bond, in default
of which he was committed to jail.
Herbert McUlammy. Esq., was em
ployed as counsel for the defendant
Fifteen barrels of whiskey,
which were seized last March at Long
Creek from H. G. Grady, of Golds
boro, and which have been in the
Custom House ever since that time.
will be turned over to Mr. Grady by
Deputy Collector C. M. Babbitt to
day, a satisfactory arrangement hav
ing been made with the government
by the owner of the property.
EXTRA SESSION OP C0NQRESS
President Sajs It Will Be Called as Soon
as the Cuban Constitution, is Re
ceived-The Revenue BUI.
By Telegraph to tbe Mornlna Star.
Washington, Feb. 16". The Presi
dent told Senators who called upon
him? to-day that Congress would be
called in extra session as soon as the
Cuban constitution was received. .
The conferees on the War Reduc
tion bill held a meeting this afternoon
which lasted for an hour and a half.
Nothine was accomplished. No vote
was taken. It is understood that the
conferees on the part of each house
attempted to convince those of the
other that they must yield. The
House conferees insisted that they
could not accept the Senate substi
tute, and the Senate conferees main
tained that if any measure was to be
come law the House must agree to
the Senate bilL There seems practi
cally a deadlock. It is believed that
the Kepublicans on the committee
from each house will get together to
see if some agreement cannot be
reached.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
Republican Senators Say That It Cannot
Be Passed at This Session.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Washejoton, Feb. 16. The opinion
was expressed by several Senators to-
daT tbat althousrh the Biver and Har-
bor bill would . be reported . irom ine
Commerce Committee, it would not
pass the Senate. One Republican Sen-
ft tor said tnat wnue ne naa not ae
termined to conduct a fight against the
mm .a a A m
bill, it could not be passed at this ses
sion.
NO. 17
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Kinstoh Free Press'. Daniel
G. Wright' of Gibson, has filed a
petition in voluntary - bankruptcy.
The liabilities are $3,368.41, with
assets less than $1,000. '
Mount Olive Advertiser: Ten
million quarts is a conservative esti
mate of the strawberry crop of this
State in 1901. From present indica
tions MountOlive will lead all other
points in shipments by even a greater
quantity than in years past :
Chadbourn Messenger: , From
all sections fertilizer sales are reported
large... The high prices received for
cotton the past season will, cause the
acreage to be largely, increased this
year, and most of the fertilizers now
being bought by farmers will be used
for this crop. .: . . : ...
Wilson News: The number of
State convicts has now fallen to but
little over 800. r Of these 275 are in the
prison proper, while 475 are on the
State farms. One -of these -farms is
owned by the State and two are leased;
but the leases expire this year. The
remainder of the convicts are on rail
way construction.
-Nashville Graphic: We were
shown quite a curiosity this week by
Mr. bem. Kackiey, who exhibited an
ear of corn, each grain of which was
encased in a separate shuck. The
eob was full of grains and the whole
as encased in one large shuck. The
specimen was grown by Mr. Wright
Strickland, of near Taylor's Cross
Roads.
Danbury Reporter: Last Sat
urday Ray Martin and Frank Young,
two of our most adventurous young
huntsmen, while searching lor game
on Flalshoal mountain, found a tree
full of flying squirrels. . The animals
flew in every direction through the
woods, but Ray and Frauk succeeded
in bringing down one each which they
had on exhibition on the streets
later.
Fayetteville Observer: The lit
tle 4-year old child of George Farmer.
a negro man living just this siue or
Captain Mclrberson's, in 71st, was
burned to death Monday. The child
had been left alone in the house, and
when the parents returned they found
only a charred mass in the semblance
of a human body. This is the fourth
case of this kind that has come to our
notice this winter as happening in
Cumberland, and it is fair to presume
that several other like cases nave not
been reported.
Salisbury Sun: Miss Fannie
Lyerly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
David Liverly. dropped dead xnurs-
day afternoon at her father's home
near Kockwell. Miss Lyerly had re
cently suffered a severe attack of the
grip, but was convrleseent and was
sitting before the fire yesterday after
noon- when she remarked to her
mother that she was feeline worse and
would &ro to bed. She arose from her
chair and started toward the bed when
she fell and in an instant expired
Chatham Record: We much re
gret to hear of the death of our old
friend. Mr. William D. Andrews, of
Bear Creek township, who died last
week in the S7th year of bis age.
On last Thursday night tbe dwelling
of Mr. Andrew Wolff, near this place.
was accident! v burned witb all its con
tent?. The family narrowly escaped
being burned before they could get
out of the house, and saved only tbe
clothes they were sleeping in. One
of the first acts of Judge Council, after
openine court on last-Monday, was to
order the sheriff M get some new Tes
taments for the exclusive use oi white
witnesses. He does not believe in
making white peoplefend negroes kiss
the same book, and all decent persons
agree with him.
THE CUBAN'S CONVENTION.
Considering tbe Future Relations Between
the United States and New Repnblif.
Opposition to Concessions.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Havana, Feb. 16. The Cuban Con
stitutional Convention held a secret
session, lasting several hours, this
this afternoon, considering the ques
tion of the future relations between
the United States and the republic of
Cuba. The commission which met
General Wood at Batabano last night
offered no formal report, but asked
that the matter be considered in com
mittee of the whole. A majority of
the delegates opposed the granting to
the United States 01 the right to main
tain naval stations in Cuba and a
large number favored leaving the re
lations between the united states and
Cuba for the future republic to settle.
The right of the united states to in
tervene at any time for the preserva
tion of peace was also the subject of a
Btronsr discussion. The questions of
regulating loans and the foreign rela
tions developed no opposition.
One of the delegates in the course
of an interview said that the conven
tion would never agree to allow the
United States to -establish and main
tain naval stations. ' as the people look
upon this concession as -unpatriotic
and a practical giving up of their in
dependence. The only way the United
States can obtain this right, the dele
gate said, would be by insisting upon
the concession, the responsibility for
making which the convention does not
want to take.
A FLORIDA TRAGEDY.
Dr. W. L McLeod and His Wife Found
Dead In Their Residence at Crescent.
Killed His Wife and Himself.
By Telegraph to tbe Morning Btar. '
" Crescent, Fla., Feb. 16. Dr. W.
L. McLeod and his wife were found
dead in their residence this morning.
The evidence disclosed that McLeod
had killed his wife and then himself.
Neither of the couple had been seen
since last , Saturday, when Mrs. Mc
Leod was visiting members of her
church regarding some religious
work. For the first several days it
was believed that the couple had left
on a visit to Mrs. McLeod's sister,- who
waa reported to be ill. The failure of
anv one to know about their depart-
I ure, however, and their continued abr
seace. led to an investigation to
day by the mayor and aheruf. The
bodies were found in the bed-room.
dressed, and two bullet wounds, both
mortal, had been inflicted on Airs, mo-
Lieod. Her Husband then nrea ue
third .bullet through his own brain
and held the pistol in his hand. Mrs.
McLeod had first been shot in bed and
then on the floor as she kneeled be
fore him. It i believed the tragedy
occurred last Saturday night '
Dr. McLeod had been drinking on
Saturday. He wan a prominent
citizen and an ex city official.
UTTLB PROGRESS MADE
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
An Unsatisfactory Message from tbe Chi
nese CemnUssiouers-Boxer Leaders
' J Beheaded The Indemnity.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Shanghai. Feb. 16. Eight alleged
Boxer leaders, after trial by officers of
unang uni Tung, the . vuwoy of
Hankow, have been decanitatated at
that place.
Indemnity Question. .
Washington. Feb. 16. Minister
Wo, the Cbinese minister, called at -
the State Department to-day and spent
nearly half an hour in a close confer
ence with Acting Secretary Hill. He
had no late news from China, but was
seeking to assist as far as he could in
the pursuit of some agreement that
will settle the question of indemnity
for the losses sustained by the'foreign
ers in China from the Boxer move
ment It has been for some time real
ized that there was little hope of the
envoys in Pekin attaining any agree
ment upon mis important suoject, ana
Mr. Uonger's reports nave clearly in
dicated that the subject must be dealt
with elsewhere than in irekin it any
concert of action is to be maintained
between the Towers. It is presumed
that the foreign offices in Europe and
Japan are also being approached di
rectly by the Chinese government on ...
this subject nd if success is , had in
reaching the outline of a common un
derstanding, something in tbe nature
of a joint effort is expected to follow
and conclude the negotiations at this
point.
Messsf e to the Ministers.
Pkkik. Feb. 16. A message was de
livered, to the foreign ministers before
the meeting this morning, from the
Chinese peace commissioners, which
contained the wording of an edict
dated yesterday, practically reiterating
tbe recent dispatches of the Asso
ciated Press, sentencing Princes Chung
to commit suicide and Yu Hsien (for
mer governor of the province of Shan
Si) to be executed, both in the pres
ence of a high government official, in
order to satisfy the foreigners.
Chi Hsiu and tun Cheng xu win
have their cases investigated by Li
Hung Chang and Prince Cblng, whose
report the-Emperor will take before
execution is pronounced.
Uteneral Tung iru Biang is deprived
of his rank and will receive further
punishment afterwards.
Yang Hian and (Jnao bu Juan are
imprisoned.
Sentence of death is suspended on
those culprits who are already dead
and all their honors are cancelled ;
also, the posthumous honors granted
to their families.
Owinar to the lateness of the hour
at which the translation was made the
ministers did not consider the matter
this morning, laaving it until Monday.
But they scarcely consider this repe
tition of the edict a proper answer to
their demands, as it means only one
head instead of those demanded. Still,
they think that after the Chinese New
Year, if insistance is made, tbe reply
will be as reauested.
The ministers have considered the
plans for a legation- settlement with
fortifications, and also the question of
indemnities. They have decided that
the jurisdiction at present held
covered . only the local losses of
citizens, and that the home govern
ments must announce the expenses of T
their respective military expeditions
TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION.
Cotton Mills Agree to Stop Night Work
for Pour Months and Stint Down
One Day in Every Week. 2
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.'
Charlotte, N. C. Feb. 16. Four
hundred and .fifty thousand spindles
were repesented at the meeting of the
Southern Cotton Spinners Associa
tion held in this city to-day.
The meeting was called for the ex
press purpose of effecting a curtail
ment in the production 01 cotton
yarns, and the result is that for four
months, from March 1st, the produc
tion will be reduced very considerably.
This will be brought about by a shut
down of night work as provided for
in the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
."Resolved-. That we recommend all
mills to stop night work entirely for
four months, beginning March the 1st,
1901, and that mills running in day
light only, stop one day in every
week, beginning March 1st. At the .
expiration of sixty days from March
1st, mills stopping night work snail
also conform to arrangements made
herein for mills running in day time
only."
Dr. John McAden. president of the
association, says that the action in
sures a reduction-of fifty per cent.
Leonard Paulson, of the Bucking
ham & Paulson Company, was the only
Northern commission man present
He made a speech in which he said
the market is dull and prices are only
nominal. In the hands of commis
sion merchants he said, there are yarns
sufficient to last certainly for sixty
days and probably four months. He
thought the action taken by the meett
ing would have a good effect.
President McAden, speaking of tbe
meeting, said that the thousands of
mill operatives that wou'd be immedi
ately affected by the partial shut
down would receive the special con
sideration and care of their employers.
Tbe night shifts will . not be allowed
to suffer, and all operatives will be
given just as much work as is possible
under the circumstances.
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Movements of DeWet's Forces The En-
gsfetnents With Plnmmer.
By Cable to the Morning star.
London, February 16. General
Kitchener, telefirraohinsr from De Aar.
Cape Colony, Under to-day's dale,
aavn : ' .-- '
"Dewet's forces crossed tne railway
at Boartmon'n siding, north of here,
before daylight, February 15th, closely
followed by Plummer, Crabbe and ar
mored trains. They engaged the ene
my while crossing. The Boers, how
ever,, cut tne lines north ana noutn 01
the place of crossing. They captured -over
twenty wagons, many of which
were loaded with ammunition,and also
a Maxim, twenty prisoners and oyer a
hundred horses. The troops are in
clone pursuit.
INTERNAL REVENUE RULINGS.
Concerning Sheriffs and Bnlldlng and Lou
. Associations. . ' ;
By Telegraph to tbe Morning star.
Washington, Feb. IB. The Com
missioner - of Internal Beyenue has
decided that bank checks drawn by
sheriffs in disbursins' nrivate. funds
are not exempt from tax.
He also has decided that deeds of
building and: loan associations con
veying real property to a non-shareholder,
are taxable. Likewise that
leases embodying powers of - attorney
must pay the tax required for both
instruments.
m.