North Carolina Newspapers

hc t&celtlij gtat. WILLIAM H. BEBNAED Bditor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. N. C Friday, - - Apbil 5, 1901. IMP0ETA5T MEBTIHGS. ' Next Saturday is the day fixed for the meeting of the cotton plan ters of the different counties in the cotton belt, the object of which is to disU8s the question of acreage and agree upon some plan to keep the acreage down. Whether the planters will heed the call of Mr. .Jordan, president of the Cotton Planters' Protective Association, re mains to be seen, but it is to be hoped they will, for there never . was a time when the question of acreage was more important than it is now, and there never was a time when the cotton growers of the South had their future more in their hands than they have now. Responding to the call of Presi dent, Jordan the presidents of the associations for the respective States have issued their calls, supported by vigorous reasons showing why the acreage should be kept down. In his call President Peters, of the Texas Association, talks to the point thus: "If the cotton acreage of the South be increased the price for the stapta will (jo down below 6 cents next Fall, which will remit in the greatest finan cial calamity that has befallen the Southern farmers in years. Now is the time for action, because the price of the staple next season will be fixed ac cording to the acreage planted this Spring. "Let your slogan be more corn, more grain, more hogs, more cattle and more money. "Let every cotton farmer in the State attend these county meetings on the first Saturday in April and det r- to protect tbeir property from closer upon the cotton plantations than the-planters keep theirs upon the cotton exchanges, and they keep posted, too, upon the production and movement of cotton, on'the acreage planted or prospective acreage, and on the conditions of the growing na " t" m I 1 A crop. There'are several iactors mat affect prices, and the acreage planted is one, favorable or unfavorable sea sons another, &c. A prospective in crease of acreage has a tendency to ' put prices down, while a prospective AN IHTEEESTIHO CA8S. That is an interesting proceeding instituted at New. Orleans by repre sentatives of the Boers for an in junction to prevent the sailing of an English vessel loaded with mules and horses for the British army in South Africa. Horses and mules are as essential in that country in army operations as guns and powder and shot. The British Government has been depending largely on this country for its supply of horses and N. C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGAIN IN SESSION. TRIAt OF W. H, MARTIN FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. A Pew Bills Passed Will Adjourn Te day Eabexsler W. R. Martin Oa Trial la Wake Court. Special Star Telegram, j " Raleigh. N C, April 8 --The Gen eral Assembly was in session probably two hours to day. It failed to adjourn New Disclosures Bring His Stealings Up ; to Thirteen Thonsasds Dollars. Other News Items. Special Star Correspondence. i Raleigh, N. O., April 2 The trial of Major W. H ; Martin for the em bezzlement of the State's prison funds decrease stiffens prices or puts them J mue8, especially of mules. owing to the absence of both Lieu- i while he was institutional clerk in the tenant Governor Turner and President KState Treasury is to begin to-morrow CONDITIONS IN TOE PHILIPPINES. Small Bands of Insurgents Are Constantly Surrendering to Americans. THE COMMISSARY FRAUDS. mine to protect their utter annihilation." "President Peters prefaces this call with the following significant state ment and extract from a recent press dispatch : "fight the devil with fire. "There is but one way for the farm era of the South to protect themselves. The following shows what the cotton mills are doing: "'Fall River, Mass., March 18 The Cbase-Rooeson Company, Mer chants and American and Mettacomet cotton mills; operating 350,000 spin dles, were stopped to-day, in pursu ance of the agreement to curtail pro duction. It is probable that next week the mftjoriiy of the mills in this city, includtag the Laurel Lake mills, which at first had decided to close to day, will be shut down.' 'Admit they are good basiness men, and follow the same tactics. If the mills shut down to decrease consump tion of cotton and depreciate the price, you cut down your acreage in cotton to reduce the production. -Double your acreage in corn, sorgbum, alfalfa and all food products. Tou have found that diversification pays, so do not hesitate to put in an enormous crop of food and forage. That is the only way you can secure a fair price for your cotton crop. The value of 11.000 000. bales of cotton at 5 cents is $375,000,000; $10 000.000 bales of cot ton at 6 cents is $390,000,000; 9 000,000 bales of cotton at 7 cents is $315,000 -000; 8,000 000 bales of cotton at 10 cents is $400,000,000." If there is any State in the South which can stand low priced cotton that State is Texas, because cot ton can be grown cheaper there than it can be in any State in the cotton belt with the exception, per haps, of the Mississippi Delta, and in addition to cotton . the planters than can raise several other money making crops on which they could realize enough to pay for their labor if they should lose on cotton. For these reasons we say that the Texas farmers can afford to take more chances on cotton than the farmers oi other Stttes can, who have les to depend upon if cottou-ghould dssappoint thera, up. we nave not the sngntesc aouoi that one of the causes for the fall from 10 cents a. pound to present prices was the belief that there would be an increase of acreage for the next crop, so that tne planter suffers from over-acreage even before the next crop is planted. Let us suppose that the inci eased acreage may be large enough to add a couple million bales to the crop of last year. Wha will this mean? With the present outlook the mar ket for cotton goods will be even more contracted than it is now. If war between any of the foreign Pow ers should result from the tangle in China the cotton trade in the East will be practically dead. This will reduce the consumption of cotton goods and correspondingly of our cotton, and would therefore leave a considerable surplus to go over to next year even if there were no ma terially increased production. But with increased production there will be a large surplus left over and this will not only affect the prices of this year's crop, but also of next year's crop, so that if the planters over crop themselves this year they will hurt themselves for two years in stead of one. As we see it, it. is a serious situa tion with them and one . that they can't afford to treat lightly or trifle with. If these meetings be held, whatever the action may be, the rule with every farmer who plants cotton should be to plant less cotton and more' of something else, then if cot ton be high he will gain by it; if it be low he will not lose so much, and be better able to stand it because he haB fewer things to buy. ANOTHER WASTE PRODUCT. There is not a farmer in North Carolina who has not looked upon wire grass as a nuisance and spent a I 7 it, and the surprising thing is The contention in this case is that this Government being at peace with the South , African Republics, against which Great Britain is waging war, it is a violation of neu trality to permit England to ship war supplies from our ports to be delivered to the British armies in South Africa. It may be argued that horses and mules are not war supplies, but that would be only technically true, for as a matter of fact they are as much war supplies as guns, powder or shot. Previous to the declaration of war by this country against Spain every precaution was taken against ship? sjring guns, ammunition, or any other war material from our ports to Cuba; our Southern coast was pa trolled by cruisers to see that no yessels so loaded escaped, and detec tives were kept in in onr coast towns acting in conjunction with Spanish detectives to prevent the loading of vessels. Every vessel engaged in that business 'had to . take the chances of running the blockade, of escaping the keen eyes of the detec tives and the Government cruisers if they got out of port. In this New Orleans case if the de sire be that under the law that Brit ish government has the right to .buy and ship mules and horses from our ports then the rnling will apply equally to the Boers who will have the same right and may exercise it by buying other supplies which theymay. If the decision be that the the British Government has not this right then the business of buy ing and shipping of horses and mules must cease, and that will be a pretty hard swipe on Great Brit ain, for horses and mules are trumps in the war game in that country. However the decision goes the Boers will be the trainers . even the Texas planters can't afford to take chances when by con cert of action they can have the business in their own hands and make sure of the results, as far as man can make sure of anything in the future. The commissioners of -Agriculture of the cotton States have unanimously urged the planters to Keep the acreage down, and nearly every President of the State associations has appealed to the farmers on substantially the same ground that President Poters of Texas does. These appeala have been either preceded or supple mented by letters from parties not interested in the growing of, cotton but interested in the handling of it. w iu me success and prosperity of the planters. We have published several oi these letters and herewith present another addressed to Presi dent Jordan of the Planters' Protec tive Association, as folllows: "Richmokd, Va , March 28. 1901. -.P15AR SIR You have done a great gear for the cotton planters of the South, and it is hoped they will heed your advice now in the curtailing of acreage, for if they make a large crop, you will see 5 cent cotton just as sura as the sun sbinea. Iam from Thom-n,uQa- 1 le,t there about one month ago, and have visited several mill men. A great many mills in the ?J0nJU on half time! and 1 know of a good many which have not cotton enough ahead to run them through June. They hope to still lower the market, and they J????a to do ery tbiK their power to do so. These millmen who are making aueh a kick on high-priced JJ-J-jf what they intended to p?ant? r fcope you will use use every eff"t in your power to see that this i.done Let the president of all cotton grow'. rs'aasociatiooB4sall a meeting in each State and agree upon a plan to meet the great injustice that is now looking them square in the face, if this is not one, and done at onee, you will see cents and less paid for cotton next Tail. I am a cotton buyer and think I know whereof Z speak.. -(Signed) ."Copcoir Buyeb." Hen who use cotton jor speculate in it keep thejr -eyes j good deal good deal of valuable time every Spring in fighting and trying to ex terminate it. But with all his fight ing it would : persist in growing in spite of him. 1 Now it seems a valu able use has been found for wire grass1 with the probabilities that this "nuisance" may become a valuable product of the soil. As the grass grows in abundance in this State we clip the following from the Savan nah News. There are suggestions in it that may pat some enterprising North Carolinian to thinking and result in a" new and profitable in dustry for our State: "We noted some time ago the erec tion of a plant in Brooklyn for the utilization of wire grass in the manu facture of furniture ahd other articles. The plant is now at work and turning out some very artistic pieces of furni ture, as well as mattings and coarse, twine. Later it is proposed to twist somo of the twine into ropes. Tne belief ia, expressed that the wire grass ropes will be found strong and durable, and of less cost than hemp or jute. "The matter of the utilization of wire grass is of interest to South Georgia for the reason that there are thousands of acres and hundreds of thousands of tons of the material in this section . awaiting the coming -WtrJay that the supply is exhaust les, since crop after crop would fol low the harvesting, without planting or cultivation. Wire grass lands are to be had at a very low figure, sothat the harvesting and transportation of the grass to a facto all of the expense attacked to the nm- curement of the raw material. No they did not institute of the kind sooner. proceedings TOOK THE OATH. The doubt as to what Aguinaldo might do or not do is Bettled byJiis taking the oath of allegiance, and it waa a clincher, too. The gentle man who composed it didn't forget anything that that it was advisable to put in, or leave anything in doubt as to precisely what the oath meant. Having swallowed that Aguinaldo becomes to all intents and purposes an American subject, if not citizen, and lays himself liable to prosecu tion for treason if he violate it. We never had any doubt that he would take the oath after we read Gen. MacArthur's dispatch in which he spoke of a conference with Agui naldo, and what he expected from it, for we think it was then under stood that he would take the oath. The probabilites are that, under the circumstances, if his real senti ments were known, Aguinaldo is not sorry he was captured, for he had, no doubt, long ago come to the conclusion that his was a lost cause and that nothing was to be gained by prolonging the contest, when the odds were so muchagainst him. Even the men he relied upon to command the pro tern. London,' one of whom must sign several bills to be ratified. London will arrive to morrow and the final adjournment will be taken at noon. Only five Senators and eleven Repre sentatives were present to day. The following bills passed both branches and are ready for ratification : To provide that all speeches by counsel be printed in the official report of the impeachment trial and the Secretary of State be authorized to sell copies of the volume to the general public at $3 each. To authorize the G jldsboro Lumber Company to increase its capital stock to $300,000. To supplement the judicial district act so that the Governor appoint judges prior to July 1st, when the act goes nto effect Resolution to pay Judge T. B. Womack $100 for services in prepar ation of the judicial district bill. To appoint J. EL Peterson. G. W. Lancaster and W. H. Collins justices of the peace for Wayne county. Nearly all the members of the As sembly returned to their homes this afternoon, so there will be no business transacted except ratification of the bills named above. Embezzler Martin on Trial. Maj. W. H. Martin, institutional clerk under ex-State Treasurer Worth, was arraigned in Wake Superior Court to-day and pleaded guilty of embezzlement of $3,800. His counsel resisted indictment un der Chapter 1015 of the Code, which makes the penalty for embezzlement by a State officer twenty years in prison. He Waa willing to be sen tenced under the general law trnv. erning embezzlement, which makes the maximum punithment ten years. Judge Starbuck did not pass sen tence, in order to investigate the law. Solicitor Jones stated, in reply to question by Judge Starbuck, that Major Martin's defalcation would probably exceed $10,000. The irtegu larities in Majw Martin's accounts, he stated, exceed $14 000, but he ex pressed the opinion that the shortage might not reach that amount Several prominent citizens of Ra leigh were introduced who testified that Major Martin had a good char acter prior to discovery of the em bezzlement' Judge Purnell granted final dis charges in bankruptcy to-day to B. C. Thompson, of Lumberton, and J. W. Sanders, of Bladen county. having been postponed from Monday OQtccount of the failure of the court to dispose of the Maogum murder trial The amount of the embezzle mentis stated in the -.bill, of indict ment is $3,800, but I am informed on good authority that testimony was given to the grand jury to the effect that the shortage in his books discov ered thus far amounts to $13,000. The witnesses examined before the grand jury were ex-State Treasurer Wonh, State Treasurer B. . R Lacy and Mr Joseph G.- Brown, president of Citi sens Bank. Major Martin onl ack nowledges the embezzlement of $3,800 The receipts of the Raleigh post ffice for the fiscal year ending March 31st. amounts to $15,423, an increase of $5 000 over the yar previous Raleigh base bill enthusiasts are greatly elated over the second victory the Raleigh team won yesterday over Wake Forest The score was 16 to 3 in Raleigh's favor. The team Raleigh "pitted" against Wake Forest is tne same they will put on the diamond as a member of the Virginia-North Car olina League. The new Board of Internal Im prove ment appointed under the authority of the recent Legislature, met yesterday and organized by the election of Col. P. M. Pearsall, secre tary. They have the election of the Bute's directors in the A. & NO. rail road. No business was transacted. To produce the best results in fruit, vegetable or grab, the fertilizer used must contain enough Potash. For partic ulars see our pamphlets. We send them free. - GERMAN KALI WORKS, . 93 Nassau St, New York. N. C. HOME BUItDINQ ASSOCIATION. Gen. MacArtfcw Says favestif atioss Are Being Made U. S. Government Cables Instructions As to Aral oaldo Is Vet a Prisoner DEATH OF MR. DAVID STRUTHERS. Special Star Telegram. Democratic Primary. The Democratic primary held here to-day resulted in the renomination of Hon. A. M. Powell as mayor by 817 majority over Jos-lE. Pogue, his only competitor. Ham Smith was renom inated city clerk by 810 majority, and C. F. Lumsden tax collector, by 343 majority. The nominations are equiv alent to an election. The total vote cast was 1,049, against 1,663 cast for the constitutional amendment. Tha falling off is owing to an incessant downpour of rain almost all day. The new board of 'five directors took the oath of office to day and as sumed charge of the penitentiary. It consists of E. L. Travis, Halifax, suparintendent; J. A. Brown, Co lumbus; Nathan O'Berry, Wayne; Julius Moore, Hyde, and W. J. Cros well, Richmond. The board spent the entire day inspecting the prison buildings, equipment, etc. No busi ness meeting waa held. They prob ably will meet to morrow. It is doubtful if any changes at present will be made in offioers or other em ployes. W. H. Martin's Trial. Major W. H. Martin, the defaulting institutional clerk of the 8tate Trea surer's office, said to night that he will submit tomorrow in the Superior Court to the charge and beg the mercy of the court He said he did not take Held Aoeasl Meeting sod Elected Direc tors Last Night Reports Received. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the North Carolina Home Buildice Association was held last night in the Seaboard Air Line build ing. Mr J. Hicks Bunting was called to the chair and Sheriff Frank H. Sted man was requested to act as secretary. Upon motion, the chairman ap pointed Cspt. Henry Savage and Mr. C W. Yates a committee to verify proxies. The committee reported that a majority of the stock was repre sented; therefore, the meeting was de clared ready for business. The secretary and treasurer read his annual report, showing that tbe asso ciation was upon a sound financial basis, which report was adopted. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year: C. W. Yates, Henry Savage, W. H. Bernard, I. J. Bear, W. E. Worth, E. & Pigford. R. R. Bellamy, C. O. Chad bourn, J. Weill. M. W. Divine, Frank H. Sted man, W. J. Reaves, J. W. Freeman and Av D. Brown. The meeting then adjourned. The directors will meet later. PLANING MILL WAS ABUZE. A (food Citizen of Coiambos County Passed Away Saoday Moraiog. The Stab chronicles with regret the death of Mr. David 8trutbers. an aged I nearlJ all was given away in chariW. and highly respected citizen of Grists, State Treasurer Lacy said to-day Columbus county, whose dangerous ne nad discovered that February 28th condition was noted in Sunday's paper. Martin had forged a check for $1,269, Mr. Struthers died on Sunday morn- Tnis is lne latest and largest steal vet log, soon after members of the family I uncovered. ! TTT V . I 1 . aooui twenty five members of the General Assembly arrived here during to day for the purpose of meeting for nnai adjournment to-morrow. No business will be, transacted. Neither Jt'f "i-2LJ!unieTnor Speaker Moore of the House have arrived yet Damage A boot 52,500 at Pore & Poster Company's Plsnt Yesterday. Fire which broke out at 11:30 yesterday morning at tbe planing mill of the Fore & Foster Company, Bixth and Campbell streets, practically de stroyed two dry kilns and six or eight trucks of lumber and gave the firemen altogether one of the moat stubborn fights they have bad in many a day. It was 3 o'clock when the department leit tne scene after a work which is al together creditable when the violence of tbe wind at the time and character of the material is considered. The fire is supposed to have caught from sparks from the furnace, and Col. F. W. Foster, president of the company, estimates the loss at $2,600, against which there was no insurance. Chief Schnibbenand members of the department desire to express un Dounded thanks to Col. Foster for By Telegraph to tbe Morning star. Washington, April 3 The folio ing cablegram was received to diy at tbe War Department from General MacArthur at Manila: "Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes reports tbe surrender at Banga, North west Panay, March 3lst. of thirty officers, 185 men, 105 rifl s. General A.UOOO reports zi men ana zl guus surrendered March 31st, in Northern Mindanao. "Commissary frauds are being in vestigated ; are not of sufficient gravity to cause concern; apparently due to irregularity of sales of savings. The press reports are inexact and mislead ing." , "i . i ii . & . i .. . vreuerai juacoxinur 8 QlSpatCU, as well as other information received con cerning the frauds, leaves considerable doubt as to the exact character of these alleged peculations. Gen. MscArthur speaks of 'sales.' These sales consist of savings by tbe soldiers on the regu lar rations issued, which they are. al lowed to dispose of for their own ben efit. Generally the savings are made a company matter, and are disposed of in bulk to tbe highest bidder. They may be returned to the commissary department and bought in by the gov ernment at cost price; but there is no reason why they should not be sold elsewhere if the managers of the com pany fund should so desire. As armv rations do not pay the usual duty im posed on similar goods used for pri vate consumption, the soldiers could make quite a profit on their savings ir tney were or considerable amount. lostrnctioas Regardiag Agnioaldo. Washington. Anril 3. After a can sultation with the President, Secretary now to nigni sen a caDie message to tteneral MacArthur giving him in structions regarding Aguinaldo and tne views of the administration on some recommendations as to Philip pine affairs made by General Mao Arthur. The contents of the cabin gram will not be made public for the present, it was stated at tbe War De partment to day that General Mac Arthur Had made no communication relative to Aguinaldo to-day. and that tne aiiuuaeoi tnis government toward the insurgent chief had not changed. He is jet held as a prisoner, and while ne win oe treated with kindness there is no disposition to allow him lihit until it is demonstrated that he intends to comply fully with tbe amnesty terms and his oath of allegiance Aguinaldo is more than an ordinary priauncr ana it nss not yet been de terminea wnether or not he is respon si Die lor the violations of the laws of war. His cspture was made with a view of securing results and while wr.erai uac&rtbur's dispatches indi catH mat these results will be very satisfactory they, have not yet fol- HOLE IN THE LUNGS There are thousands of and. .women, as well with holes in theii men as ever. r 'limps. r . sumption stopped. Consumption stopped is con sumption cured. What does Some cha: life and So cod-liver oil. With the some (9 nfee in the dtt's way of emulsion 0f y ; from hard ton easy life;. emulsion, gjvp attention to stances : change from a dark damp close room to a sunny dry airy one; from city to conn indoors to out. A hole in the lungs healed is no worse than tight waist or waistcoat. Take the emulsion, and eh,. it a chance to heal the wounrl We'll send yon a Kttle to try, if you like SCOTT & BOWKE, 409 Pearl street," New V once a too- I' WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Ezperifflcotal Work Between Cape Henry aaa natterse, by the Weather Bu. rean, Progressing Satisfactorily. By Telegraph to tbe Moraine Bt&r Washington, April 3. Willis r Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, has returned from an inspection of the wireless telegraphy stations on th Virginia and North Carolina coast, and has reported to Secretary Wilson the results of his observations. Be found that the experimental work , progressing- -satisfactorily betwetu Hatteras and Caoe Henrv VO Via. elaborate plans have been laid out for important experiments. At Cape Henry an excellent plant has oeen estaoiisnea tor tbe phjsic 1 and mechanical development and ii. vesication of the fundamental prit ciplesof wireless telegraphy. Signals are exchanged daily between these two stations, and messages can be trans milted at any time, though there is lo necessity for exchange of messages as yet.. These two stations are. foriy seven miles apart, with no land be tween them, and the course is regard ed aa an ideal one for the experi ments. It is intended to keep this section for experimental and research work, which will be nrosecuted vigor ously throughout next summer. The next great problem to be solved, 'ac cording to Chief Moore, is the differ entation of the wireless messages so that' the messages sent shall b rnd only by the stations for which thev are intended, and not interfered with oy tne crossing of messages' for other stations. . RICE MURDER INVESTIGATION. Chas P. Jones, tbe Valet. Contlnned hu Testimony Patrick's Defence Will be a General Deolsl. more than $7,600 altogether; sajs no I fwshmenU served during and after the ssrrw a m a . ill ... I G rcHDunsioie xor anv or it? H4RB0R MASTER'S REPORT. fighters he could call into the field chemical process whatever is made I Decame despondent and were giv- - w u pouring tne wire grass Tor I mg up the fight, and to this was manufacture. It is merely cut and I aaIi. , ' . m8 wa8 cured by careful drvin J tLn added treachery of men he trusted. it has been assorted, the long fibres I 80 tnat n did not know upon whom . jv iruiu tae snort ones, to rely. it is ready for use. Nearly all Georgians, and certain ly all 8outh Georgians, are familiar with the wire grass 'fanners' and other baskets made and used on the plantations. These baskets last a lifetime, and may be kept as clean and sweet as a dinner plate all the time. The usual method of wire grass basket making is to form rolls of the grass varying in size from an eighth of an inch to three-qaurters of an inch in diameter, according to the purpose of the basket These rolls are bound with thin and pliable white oak strips, and from the rolls the basket is con structed. In tbe making of furniture a somewhat &i m i a p nmnMi rn 1 The material readily lends itself to fancy designs, and when the chair, or whatever it may be, has been finished it presents a richness of color that sur passes cane and bamboo. The wire grass furniture is light clean - inn !?D tnd toun: These are qualities sought by every houswife in the seleo- toViT rn"ure ,op summer use. With such an immense snpolv of wire grass available, and to be had nd harvested at nr9tiaiiir , . Georgia ought not permit Northern ractones to monopolize tbe wire grass tuu twjae Business." In this condition of affairs it would not be surprising if Agui naldo really felt "relieved when he found himself a captive, with th assurance that he would be kindly weatea.nor surprising that he ac cepted the ultimatum and took the oath. The sensible and logical thing to do with him now is to utilize him in bringing in his fol lowers who are still "in the woods." in Wilmington reached hia hriaii He had been very ill for more than a year with a complication of diseases and for the past several weeks his death was almost momentarily ex pected. Uessased was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and was in the 8 1st year of his age. He came to America in 1849 and settled in New Jersey, near Phila delphia. He moved 8outh in 1866 and has since that time made his home in Columbus county. He was the pioneer in the truck growing business in the section of Cnadbourn, which has now grown to such mammoth proportions. He was a man of inestimable value to his community and by his genial dia position and unswerving loyalty to every interest in life had drawn into a warm rnendship with himself all who knew him. i . Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elisabeth Struthers; three "sons, Mr. William Struthers, of this city, Messrs. Hugh and James Struthers, of Columbus county, and one daughter, Mrs. J. A. Springer, of Wilmington, friends of the family deeply sympa thize with them in the sore bereave' ment which is theirs. City Health Reports. Volume of-4ne Port's Shipping for tbe Month of March. The report of Capt Edgar D. Wil- liams, harbor master at the port of Wilmington, shows the following ar rivals of vessels of 90 tons and tvr during the month of March: American Steamships, 10; tonnage, ,; oarges. l; tonnage. 538: schoon ers, 8, tonnage, 3,236. Total vessels, 19; total tonnage, 16.401. foreign Steamshins. R- tnmM Dr. C. T. Harper, city sunerinten- I 3,906; barques. 8: tonnage' S flsa TW.i j . ... . 1 . - --"- uent or neaitn, has made his monthly I vessels, 11; total tonnage, 7,858. lowed. Tbe Policy of the Government. The cable message sent to night wae of considerable length and was quits speciac as to tne policy or the govern ment 11 is understood that Aguinaldo woum use certain assurances or prom ises from the government, and the mes sage informed General MacArthur just what the government would do. While it is believed that the insurrection would end before long without the as sistance of Aguinaldo, the government would be glad to make use of him to hasten the pacification of the islands if it can be done consistently with Agui naldo's former attitude and nnnaiat ently with what the best interests of the United States in the islands are be lieved to demand. Reports received to-day show that small bands are con stantly surrendering in the Philippines and that general conditions are most satisfactory to the military authorities REPORTED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. report, which shows tbe following lacts: Number of deaths during March, forty three, of which twenty-three were white and twentv coloiwd. Tnirtyfour births were reported, ten white, and twenty-four colored. The health officers made 3,073 inspections, and 96 lime and acid orders were is sued. There were only two fumiga tions. The trash parts collected and' hauled 1,139 loads to the dump. Notice To Shippers. The N. O. Car Service Association gives notice that on and alter May 1st, all freight not removed from ware houses of the several railwav nnm panieiinthe city within forty eight hours after the arrival, will be held subject to charges for storage. Grand Total Vessels. So? tnn.. 24.359. ' ' The report shows an increase in all shipping over the same month last year. Monroe Journal: Mr. A. M. House, formerly of this inni iii in Charlotte, at hi home on North Graham street, last Wednesday morn ing. Two roller flour mills have just been completed in Goose Creek. Both mills have a capacity each of forty barrels a day. Thei h been a great demand for commercial 'frtiz' h" eason. Recently Mr. B D Worley, who has charge of the warehouses here, delivered in one dav 1810 sacks Mr. D. H. Daviaj Jt Wax haw, told us some time ago that their firm had already tnU more man zuu tons and that Dr. Qalther, of Bargaw,' Said : to Have Tskea Overdose of Chloroform. Parties who arrived In the city from Burgaw yesterday, told of an supposed unsuccessful attempt at suicide there night before last by Dr. W. W. Gaither, who recently removed to that town from Wilmington for the practice of his profession.. Dr. Gaither came to Wilmington from Lilesville, Anson pounty, about two yeara ago and was engaged here lor some time as agent for a bath cab ineL During the last few months he has been residing at Burlaw and had The Fire Last Night; The explosion of a lamp at the dwelling of Mamie, Nichols, No. 611 North Sixth street, at 8:17 o'clock last night caused a fire to which the de partment was summoned by an alarm irom oox 81, and which resulted in a loss of about $150 to building and con tents. The building is owned by AIim n r , . . . sured for $600 with J. H. Boatwright & Son. Died at Carrie, N. C. Relatives in the city have received the sad news of the death at W t,nm- . . - viuo 1 n . at uurne, N. O., on Tuesday, of Mrs. "ner 0 ar" Re-Elected Mayor for Oar Greatest speelaju. For twentv veara T)r .T Hathaway has so successfully treated chrome diseases, that he is acknow ledged to day to stand at the head of his profession in this line. His exclu -sive method of treatment for Varicocle and Stricture without the aid of knife JJ cures in w per cent of all r"f ia weawnent of Loss of Vi Forces. Nervous Disorder, Kidney " - - uouuiaii8m,uatarrn and Diseases peculiar to wemen, be ia tJ?1' Cases pronounced i. ' x er Paysicians, readily dTJ ftiihl8tireiitmeilt- Write him to day fully about your case. He makes no charge for consultation oV adviceT either at his office of by mail. ' ssf'fwTn Hathaway. M. D., 22 South Broad St, Atlanta, Ga. ELECTION IN CHICAGO. Fodey Kabba, a boss aava in West Africa, who is havinir a. hin. dy with the French, became very much of a widower the other day. He kept his powder magazine closa Jo his harem, and an explosion killed his forty wives. The i.- , rtr-j material, nowever, is not hauated. than oJf not get it shipped fast enough to I baiIt P fly good practice there ex- Catarrh Cannot 1)8 Cured LiLAMWS8AM the recu on the, blood and maoons ratfaces HUrs wrio; m tst t .nlos knoworo m- roti nn tk. Uluuu wunuars. acting at- upaiy tneir customers. And all utwiera nave oaa tn.e same demand Last Wednesday night the safe of Mr. W. H Lowers Co., of Morven was robbed of about $800 Th Hnn of the safe waa blown open bydyna mite. The robber? was not discovered until morning. Thursday night three strangers got on the southbound pas senger train at Lilesville. They did not buy tickets and otherwise acted auspiciousiy aua mey, were at once sue pected to be the criminals. Two of them paid their rare to Matthews and one to Monroe. Before anything flan MtA m I t L. J . . . hsuuiw uiutu no none inn train hoi reacu tbe eat be f&a!2&!2B&'1 already passed Wadeahnm h.; ir " u rK fflA-S w wired to b; oh 7 j I . preparation was made here and also at Marshville for m-ar,PL,emen- A Marshville officers boarded the train and succeeded In capturing two of the men but the third one got away. The two arrested wep - well armed and: well equipped They had with them about $200 in cash. WJ ffr f fffi amount of money. The parftct UUV-tB BUCQ W mil iPfril Malt. I. a..- T' r. Jm m . a, aa aa ts.a XJX1C ftppsToieaovO. luesday, it is said, he became de spondent and threatened to take hia life. About 11 o'clock Tuesday night j parjies at the Burgaw hotel, where he 1 f ooaramg. are reported to have jound that after retiring, Dr.Gaither naa attempted suicide with chloro form, several . linens well saturated with tbe deadly fluid having been found in his room. Physicians were HuicKiy summoned. However and he was soon brought about in good snape. Dr. Gaither was well thought of In w liming ton. His wife and daughter sim reside in this city, and it ia hoped that Dr. Gaither's . despondency will " on,y temporary and that he may uuu oe nim8ei again. An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Stbup of Pros, manufactured by the Caijpobhia Fig SYBUttCo., iUustrate the value of obtaining- the liquid laxa tive 1 principle of plants known J;o be raedicmally laxative and presenting them m the form most refrosfii ul taste and acceptable to the system. It .is the one perfect strengthening laxa lve cleansing- the system effectually, 'bspellmg- colds, headaches and fevers pntly yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom fSom every objectionable quality and sub fJt06' ?tits ,actin. on tbe kidneys, or ifK8' w?th?t weakenC or irritatig them, noake it the ideal Bimon Lewis, wife of an influential citizen in that section. Mrs. Lewis is survived by a husband and fou children: Mr. Wright r. uu Miss Florence Lewis, of rhiiA. m- John Lewis and Mrs. L. M. Smith. Of Wilmington. The Seacoast Road. The Wilmington Seacoast raHrnnri trestle between Wrghtsville and the beach is being thorouahlv repaired and the work will be completed in a few days. All of the comnanv'B ing stock has been thoroughly over hauled preparatory to handling th travel this season. tbe Second Time. Br Telegraph to the Morning star. Chicago, April 3.-Carter B. Har rwon has been rmniwi.j uiajrur 01 Chicago for the second time, and will uW wees commence his third term as S,",ChJf.?ulive ?f: the city. Hi. ct- K "t: over 'Judge Eibride Hanecy the Republican nomine" wfll vttes0 Th6e Bv Teiegrapti to tbe Horning star. New Yohk, April 3. Charles F. Jones, who was the valet secretary to Wm. Marsh Rice, the aged millionaire who. according to Jones' crtnfABsinn yesterday, was murdered h-u thAnni chloroform in September last, finishpd nis testimony t-day on direct exami nation in the proceedings before Jus tice Jerome, charging Albert T Patrick with murder. When court adiourned on TumHoi' people went out of the little room in which Justice Jerome waa fnni)n. ing the examination of lawyer Patrick, filled with wonder at the extra ordinary story of the man who con fessed that he haH nlanai tk face of bis benefactor as he slnt a folded napkin saturat) with form, tberebv causing the Hth nt h millionaire. Today they heard tho same storv repeated nnd a HifFr,. condition, but with even more dramatic surrou dings. The story of the murder and o.nn- spiracy which Jones outlined on Tues day he to day fiUed in with a wealth . or aetaii, and with a coolness ar.d nerve which under the circumstances was almost overwhelming. Pati.l. A..t , ucicuto wm oe a general ?e.?,al-wil1 not 06 revealed io de tail until the actual murder trial takes P m Jhieh w!l probably not be until October next. Jones, accord ing to the defence, was the arph conspirator and Patrick was only the innocent tool of tbe valet. Tr,e greatest stress will be laid upon the fact by the defence that Jones is a seiN confessed perjurer, and that in conse quence his testimony and confessions would obtain no credence. of Kicbiuuu 10 near trom i. Harrison 165,875; Hanecy. mtol tlarrison'a nlnoii. aa nA .. 1 tne Col. John F. Bruton, of Wil- son who will address the Wilmington Odd Fellows upon the occasion of .,2,nf aaniTe"ry celebration on April 26th, will make a similar addr. hu imuar occasion to the Fellows of Mount Olive. last mn)7. T' T"f- ,0' A1 tr i-uuu toe vote irii Harmon, Democrat, 148,496; Carter" Mclci n uv i oa "1UCU was McKin lev's oluratitv v oi ' 177,165; Odd Greenville nanv ha. h-. "Yr". . nnPMfTI r..u ""'wa .to build and Reflector: A com- The new law enacted by the In the nrocesa nf ma..t 1 . are usedras they aieatmttS Sff Af,T vwuieu jrom senna and other aromatic plants, bv a mati,S Co. only. In order to get its hLZtM printed on the front of ev iir7 Sana for teatlmonUis free F.J. OHESBY & OO, BOHl py DnuTKlsta nr1 nn sMtWwtk Knowti -'"""a?. door and blind facto ilee I"! npi11 21 W.000 priv- w iuvivaBn in v i 1 luui . oiuuk ininerae meetings to talk lav niirht thn k wnich organization was effected. front ofeverv rauZrJ. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co! . BAy FKAHOIBOO. OAI o.aiuiuauuus or teacher a01. year. There will be no examination this year in April but in the fntnr. k?;" ThuTis4"01'; rin beo11 tfae Thursdays of Jny and pctober. Jjettuoe growers am r.mnt. -A j . . ' " wuai ucayunaent over low PAYETTEVILLE'S MAYOR. Col. W. S. Cook asd Present Bosrd Aldermen Reoomiaated. .SJpectoI Star Telegram. FAYKTTKVILLB, N. C. Anril S.-At the Democratic primary held to day Col. W. a Cook Wain Mnnminatarl frt Mayor and a board of aldermnn in sjmpathy with - his administration waa also nominated .by an aver Whelming Vote. innmri.H .1 rourths of the entire white Democrats of the city. v QK.?ew,bern New- The negro u hoRot inl trouble at Con tfletonji Monoay and was allowed to go back after being arrested and hunt 1 w? watch out instead of looking ror bis watch made bis escape, is quite a noted preacher tt V.? church at James city. One of his reihren in thw ministry is very much delighted because Shields is gone. He was heard to remark: 'Tse glad he's g5ne sTwine terhave bjs church sho. Dat church pays eight "dollars' a mont and I'se a gwine ter preach dare nex' Sunday certinV ' Voleanle Krnptlons 1 tAr grnd but Skin Eruptions roL life of joy. Buck ten's Arnica Salve cure, them; also Old, Running and Fever Sores. TTImm t.. Corns. Warm Hut r...:.J. t Scalds, Coapped Hands, rshilhlains! Best Pile cure on rik r.: ,., Pains and Aches. Only 25 cents a POX. UUrfl ffllMiliul Q-U I T3 aillrlBlI. uriitTcrifit 4- Is tl o d dj le tt tr tl H eu P m - an to . Pi an CO . ca th. in) ch tot thi trt tb ott bu Th , ins Wi str. ovt am Wei fro hn tail twe Wa: plo a ti b)o, and nit;l but timi T Teh the regi to n two Som gale and Win fortj . Hm jveloi rainl nam roofc Buss . anch aafet , alonj her stean Th belie disss Show Vi- T01 ; of mi ;7estei s Sentic Atchi : perau i: Itnprc jfobi tetei suprei of th straigi case tl a law electic for ths nc Philadelphia quoution. raed from $1.25 to tl 50 ner hi T. L" day while barrels, brought eo ka. Aijuuiiasi v rii itfit j. j y fQVt LOADED SHOTGUN SHEUiyJ : -The form friendi fgyem V weak, has ci hefim blotchi ed com S bt-st m stomac purify ' nerves rkln. ri ido I