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- '- . . - . .. . -- . . ., ..'. -. v. '. . '. r, ; ;.: .... - . - -.J--'-- v-.--.' . - . '' s-..--S:,i.i.-:..-6. ';- - - " - - - ' .a WILLIAM H . BHBNABD SSditor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Feiday, - -V Aphil 12, 1901. ' A BOSTOS VIEW OP IT. The Boston Journal of Commerce doesn't like the idea of the cotton planters reducing their acreage, be cause that will pat the vice of cot ton up, and that it asserts' would be in the end a bad thing for the cot ton farmers. It therefore tenders the cotton planter some advice from a Boston standpoint. After reminding him that by reducing bis acreage and trying to raise the price of cotton "out of all propor tion to the yalue of the manufac tured cloth he will never be able to better his lot," it proceeds to re mark and tell the planter what it is that puts him on the ragged edge, thus: s , ' "As we claim that the manufactur ers' methods of dealing: in cottou are not what make the farmers' lot a harder one, we may well be asked, what is the cause? The answer to it is a very simple one, it is the Southern banker, money lender and merchant. We have it on the best of authority that the merchant, banker or whoever takes his cotton from him, as high as 36 per cent annum. Not only does he have to dispose of his cotton at a shrinkage of 86 per cent, but when he desires to get food in winter, or mules or fertilizer or farming imple ments, he is bled by exorbitant prices It is little to be wondered at that his lot is not an over profitable one. It is such persons aa these who are respon sible for the poverty of the cotton Elanter, and when they begin giving im advice to plant a short crop they are acting in a worse way than any cotton statistician we ever knew of. Not The cotton planter cannot help his lot by planting a small acreage. He will make as much on his cotton - if there is a 13.000.000 bale crop as if there is a 9.000,000 bale one. The one who will lose is the man who is bleed ing him to-day, and ia loudly clamor ing for a short crop. Such would be advice should not be heeded, and we believe that the cotton planter will give it the little attention that it de serves." There are some remarkable state ments in this, based somewhat on the assumption that the planters are "trying to raise the prico of cotton out of all proportion to the yalue of the manufactured cloth," which they haven't the slightest idea of doing. The -prices of goods show that the plainest and most common goods made sell at about three times the cost of the raw material, that is a pound of the goods will bring three times as much as a pound of the raw material, while finer grades will bring more, increasing in ac cordance with the quality of the goods until they bring six, eight, ten - and twelve times as much, so that there is little danger, even if so dis posed, of the planters "running the price up out of all proportion to the value of the manufactured cloth." Our Boston contemporary might have argued with plausibility, as some of bur Southern men inter ested in cotton do, ; that there is a medium. course to pursue, and that the production should not be so re duced as to run prices up enough to entice other cou ntries to plant largely of cotton, thus causing large crops in those countries and calling into ex istence competition from quarters where JAere was none before. That would result not only in creating a troublesome competition but also in overproduction, to prevent which the policy of reduced acreage was encouraged. The idea is to keep I cotton at a figure' which will pay . the planter reasonably for his labor, without raising it high enongh to stimukteJtacaltiHre" in'other coun trie where it can be grown. It is a remarkable discovery by our Boston contemporary that our planters would be as well off on a 13,000,000 bale crop at five cents a ponnd as they: would on a 6,500,000 ; bale crop at ten cents a pound. If ' it didn't take any more labor and cost any more to make and market the 13,000,000 bale crop than it "does to make a 6,500,000 , bale crop, and if the land, on which tho extra 6,500,000 bales were grown, couldn't be devoted to the growing of any other useful or valuable crop, this might to be so, but when every pound of cotton produced costs just so much money regardles of whether there be few or many pounds grown, it is not so. It costs the planters from three (and these are rare exceptions) to six cents a pound to produce cotton and if they raise enough to put the price down to bo near the cost of production they make little or noth ing, but raisiog half the cotton at half the aggregate cost and getting double as much per pound as they would for a doubly large crop they would spend only half as much and get double as much and be just that ' much ahead. 4 1 . I I lb is an aosura statement to as sert that the size of a crop has noth ing to do with the profit and that the planter who raises a thousand bales and sells them for what he could nave gotten lor nve hundred is as well off as he would be with the five hundred bales when- he had paid for producing the extra five hundred. It might as well be said that the farmer who produces a thousand bushels of wheat and sells it for 50 cents a bushel does as well as the farmer who raises ..five hundred bushels and sells it for a dollar bushel. Supposing the cost of pro duction to be the some where near fifty cents a bushel, the first comes out with little or no profit and the .other makes a profit of fifty cents a bushel, getting about twice the cost of production. . Would this Boston contemporary advise the wheat growers to raise all the wheat they could regardless of prices, and tell them that they would do as well on a low price crop double the productioh as they would on double the price with half the production? That might be good for the millers and the consumers but it wouldn't be good for the wheat growers. What is true of wheat or of any other agri cultural product, is true of cotton. It costs so much a bushel to produce wheat, corn, oats, etc., and so much a pound to produce cotton, and if the selling price gets too near the cost of production the, profit is gone and the farmer has his work for nothing and finds himself in debt at the end of the season. If it be a good thing for the manu facturer to reduce his output so as to keep it within the demand for consumption, and thus keep the price at a paying figure, it ought to be a good thing for the planter to pursue the same course and keep his production within the demand for consumption. He must be a very badly cross-eyed individual who can't see that. IN PORTO mco. We have heard much recently about distress in Porto Rico, about the discontent among the people and the widespread poverty that pre vails. Governor Allen, who is now in this country, on his arrival, a few days ago, gave out a roseate state ment of the conditions there, in which he represented them as grati fying, and stated that the represen tations to the contrary were without foundati6n and where not. totally false greatly exaggerated. His state ment wad substantially an endorse ment of Governor Allen's adminis tration. The following sent to the New York Herald tells a somewhat different story from that told by Governor Allen: "Governor Allen within the last month or so has made several trips into the interior and across the western end of the island. After his return on each occasion he has given to the local dress optimistic statements regarding tne condition of tqe crops and the out look generally. "Nevertheless hundreds of persons in this fertile island are actually stary ing because the planters who formerlv employed them haye not the small capital necessary to plant and Cultivate crops. The poverty-stricken condi tion of the laboring classes is show a in their willingness to emigrate. Tbere are at present in the island emigrant agents for tbree different associatious one in Hawaii, one in Cuba and one in Ecuador. None of these finds it difficult to obtain laborers. "One day last week at Guanlca a load of emigrants sailed for Hawaii. They numbered nearly 900 men, wo men and children. Seventy nve per cent, of the men were so emaciated through hunger that it actually tired them to climb the ship's ladder. Most of them had only the clothes on their back and absolutely no household be longings. The children were mostly naked. ''While it may be a good thing for the laborers to emigrate, yet the agri culturists are becoming alarmed and are calling lor Government interfer ence. The island press is united in opposing extended emigration." This is a statement of facts, with out any accompanying comment, by a writer who had less motive for misrepresentation than Gov. Allen had, who in his rose-colored state ment was substantially commending his own administration. Are people eager to emigrate by the hundred from a country where prosperity prevails? The fact is that for some reason Porto Kico has been on the ragged edge ever since she came under the U. S. flag. But the flag isn't the cause. There are other causes, and they are to be found in the course pursued by the adminis tration at Washington. A farmer near Genoa, N. Y., had an Angora goat that there was lots of money in, more than in all the balance of the flock. The farmer stooped in his barn and dropped his wallet. When he found it it showed marks of having been rifled by the goat. As there was more money than goat in the question, a family council decided to kill and dissect the goat. The result was the re coveryof the remains of $1,037 in bills not too much masticated for redemption, with a lot that was too much disfigured. The old man car ried his bank in his pocket. The farmers of South Georgia are catching on to the sugar cane. The Macon Telegraph says the farmers of Lowndes county will have i cane this year about a thous and acres and Beveral other coun ties will do as well. The orange growers of Southern California are getting tired of the seedless, thick-skin oranges, which have not the keeping qualities of the thin-skinned, and are digging them up and planting other fruits in their place. Bishop Turner,colored,of Georgia, is in favor of banishing all the crim mal, negroes to Africa. What has Africa done to Bishop Turner? OataTrh Oannot be Cured with LOCA.L APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reacb the aoat or the disease. Cata-rh is a blood or constitutional disease and tn order to cure it yon matt take internal rem dies Hall's Caxtrrh C ire la taken interna lv. and anta rti. recUr on the blood and maconsanrf aces. Hull's Qatar h Care Is not a quack medicine It was prescribed by on of the best physicians in tbla o 'nutry ior years, ana i a r-guiar prescription It Is eomDoeed or the btst tunics known, o -m. Moed wlta th best blood oarlflers actlns di rectly On the mucous surfaces. The perfect c nuuuwtiou oi tna two invre'iienia is waas pre duoe such wonderful reaolts In earing Catarrh, oonu ior testimonials rree. " F.J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O muu uy isruKglsw. pnoe TOO; HaU'sFamllT Fills are the best. 8WEET POTATO FLOUR Sometime ago we noted that a company had been organized in New Jersey to manufacture flour from sweet potatoes, thus reducing the potato to a form in which it can be commercially handled advantage ou8ly and kept for any length of time. One of the reasons, perhaps, why the sweet potato is not in more general use in countries and in sec tions where it is not cultivated is for lack of keeping qualities and for that reason, and perhaps the cost of transportation they, do not figure much as a commercial product, be ing principally used in the sections and localities where grown. But if they can be successfully ground into flour, thns concentrated, made less perishable and put in better shape for use and handling they may be come an article of considerable com mercial value. In remarking on this the New York Commercial says: Tf thA nnmnanv iust organized in New Jersey for the purpose of manu fanhirinir flnnr from sweet not toes shall make a permanent success of the venture, there will be cause for jubila tion far beyoud the sweet potato grow- ing oen ot inauoiaio. mere uh uoyci been a satisfactory market ror me im manu inrMtt rmt&tn eron of the South. and the waste in this product through- . . A A. 1 out that region lsprooaoiy greater wan in almost any other of its staple crops. "If this process of preserving the tubers in the form of a flour, so that it may be prontaoty marseiea ai any time like the flour from wheat or the mnnl from corn or oats shall prove practicable wherever they are 1 Imwma nHanlifitta Vint gruwu ill mi kj ijuouivivb, only may such waste be prevented,- but an industry of great possibilities may be established. It is unquestionable if the people of the Smith, whites and blacks alike, who Inn a knnw hnw tn cook and serve the 8weet potato as it should be, and are especially appreciate oi it among tne vegetables, it wouia at nrst, or at an, tab- b-inillv tn th ennaiimntion of it in any other form than those which have popularized it tbrougn a nunarea or two years; but that would not be necessary if a market for the flour or meal could be found elsewhere. "The Vineland Jerseymen may be building better than they now know." This is an experiment in which the South is interested, for this is the habitat, so to speak, of the sweet potato, which here grows abundantly and to perfection. But outside of our local markets, for home consumption, we have found but little profit in it. Oar Greatest speclallts. For twenty years Dr. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully treated chronic 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 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 Poisoning, Kheumatism.Catarrh and Diseases peculiar to wcmen, he is equally successful. Cases pronounced hopeless by other physicians, readily yield to his treatment. Write him to day fully about your case. Me makes no charge for consultation or advice, either at his office 'of by mail. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D., 221 South Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. CHIEF JUSTICE FURCHfcS. Makes an Official Statement Upon Resnm log His Seat Oa the N. C. Supreme Conrt Beach. Special Star Telegram. I Raleigh, N. C, April 9. Upon re suming his seat on the Supreme Court bench this morning, for the first time since his recent trial and acquittal be fore the Court of Impeachment, Chief Justice David M. Furches made the following official statement: 'The cause of my absence from the court for so long a time will form a page in the history of North Carolina. As to that, I have nothing to say; but deem it proper that I should say that those who have been my friends in the matters which have transpired during my absence are too generous to expect anything of me that they do not think is right and just. "As to those who were not my friends, I wish lo say that so far as any business transactions they may have with this court, they have noth ing to fear from me; but that in all matters, they and the interests they represent shall receive the same atten tion and consideration from me as if they bad been my friends. "This is due from me as a public servant, and I could not afford to re main upon this bench unless I should so act." Nol Pressed with Leave A special from Greensboro to night says the cases against the registrars and judges of election were nol, prossed with leave. District Attorney Holton made a loner statement to the tff ct that this action was taken in the interest of political peace and auiet. at the suggestion of the best element in the Bute of both parties. Judge Boyd also made a lengthy statement. endorsing Holton's counsel. MISPLACED CONFIDENCE. Yonng Woman Came Prom Sooth Carolina in Searcb of Her Husband. A sad case of a deserted - young wife was brought to the attention of the police Monday by the young woman herself, who came to Wilmington in search of ber husband, but all efforts to locate him proved futile and ahe was given a ticket and sent back to her home in South Carolina. . . The .woman gave her name as Mrs. Eugene Herring and said ahe was from Union, S. C. Her husband left her a few days ago in search of em rployment and came to Wilmington. He wrote her laat Wednesday and said he had secured a position in a cotton mill here and told her to-come at once. She did so and after a fruit less search for him appealed to the police to assist in finding her hus band. They inquired at both cotton mills and found that no such man as Herring had been employed . or even seen by them. The poor woman was aorelv irrievad and despondent and her money had given out, so Chief Furlong bought a ticket and nt her Jjaok to Union. She said she had been married not quite a year, LOOKS LIKE MURDER. 1 Maonie Breece - ihot and Al most Instantly Killed by An Associate WITH WHOM HE QUARRELLED. Haralson Fired On Him While He Was Retreating; Then Made Good His Es capeQuarrelled Over Petty Police Court Case. A, L. Hardison, a young white man aged about 21 years and employed at times in the weaving rooms of the Wilmington Cotton Mills, last night at 7 o'clock shot and almost in tantly killed Mannie Breece, an asso ciate, aged about 18 years, with whom he had a quarrel at Front and Wooster streets, over a trivial matter in the po lice court yesterday morning, in which Hardison's father prosecuted a man named Keeter for an assault Hardi son made good his escape and despite the most vigilant search by the police, he had not been apprehended this morning. Mr. B. M. Wilson, who keeps a grocery store at corner of Front and Wooster streets, was an eye-witness to the shooting. He stated to a Stab reporter shortly after the murder last night that Breece and Hardison began quarrelling in front of his store and were - using very violent language. He told them to stop their quarrelling or move on. Breeoe said all right and Mr. Wilson stepped backr into the store. Very soon they began again and Mr. Wilson heard them get to gether before he could reach the door to .reprimand them a second time. Breece had a knife when he first heard them quarrelling and he judged from the aoundof the scrimmage that they were fighting with instruments of this hind. When Mr. Wilson got to the door they had broken loose and Breece was running sideways down Front street toward Dawson and looking backward at Hardison. Mr. Wilson says that to the best or his recollec tion Hardison then stepped back, drew his pistol and fired twice, at the same ' time exclaiming "Let him come," with an oath. Breece stagger ed on down the street to Mr. Marcus Gray's store and fell into the propri etor's arms, saying "Hold me." He died in afew minutes and before Mr. Wilson could telephone for a physi cian and the police. Dr. Wright Hall came quickly but Breece had in the meantime died. When Mr. Wilson went to the tele phone he says that Hardison left He had an ugly gash about his temple, but he did not see other injuries Policeman J. A. Martin soon came upon the scene and .traced Hardison down Woosler street to a house occu pied by a Mr. Bar field, where it is said he washed the blood from his fore head and jumped over a fence and disappeared. Chief of Police Furlong, who was very soon upon the scene with a special detail of five men, com pletely scoured that section of the city for Hardison, but failed to - find him. He lives with his father -and other members of the family at Second and Dawson streets. , Breece lives with his mother and several sisters at Front and Wright streets. Coroner Stokes was then notified of the death and after viewing the body ordered it sent to the young man's home. He also gave an order to the police for Hardison's arrest The wound which caused Breece's death was from a 33 calibre pistol and the ball entered just under the left shoulder from the back and, it is pre sumed.penetrated the heart. FIRE AT TOMAHAWK, N. C. Dwelling and All Out Houses On Widow's Farm' Destroyed Yesterday, Mr. Dickson MacBae, who arrived in the city last evening from a trip up the A. & Y. railroad, brought news of a severe loss by fire sustained by Mrs. Haywood Boy kin, a widow living near Tomahawk, in Sampson county, yes terday about noon. During the morning, when the wind was blowing a March gale, fire broke out in the forests about the farm which Mrs. Boykin conducts since the death of her husband, and the flames were communicated to the residence and all outbuildings, including smoke house, stables, etc., which, with entire con tents, were burned to the ground. The damage to buildings alone is estimated at $1,500, with not a cent of insurance. Most of the fences about the farm were also burned, leaving the plauted crops at the mercy of the stock run ning at large. The loss is extremely heavy upon Mrs. Boykin and the bym pathy of the community goes out to her in the misfortune. SUIT AQAINST COTTON MILL Alabama Dealers Want to Recover About $10,000 of Laurinbarg Company. Robinson Bros., of Anniston, Ala., yesterday entered suit in the U. 8. Court here, through their attorneys, Eugene S. Martin and Bountree & Carr, against the Dixon Cotton Mills, of near Laurinburg, N. O. While no complaint is filed, it is learned that the amount involved is near $10,000 and grows out of an alleged breach of contract on the part of the defendant in failing to take a thousand bales of cotton which plain tiffs claim were sold to the mill at ap proximately ten cents per pound. Cotton at present has declined- to about eight cents and hence the reason for the suit The case will be on the appearance docket at the forthcoming term of the Federal Court-here. The papers were forwarded to tha U. -8. marshal at Raleigh yesterday for service upon the authorities of the mill. Look J AStlteiln'P'Iasp taste pleasant, taken In early Boring and Fad prevents Chills. Dengue and Malarial Fwtcrn. acts on the liver, tones up the system, Bttter ! than Qnlnlne. Guaranteed, try It. At Drue- , a,ug Miuri yy wvwnq. LETTER FROM CHAPEL HILL. I Prosress at the University Dr. Venable . .. ... t HI., tmmtm Maii' Sri. ! notice oi Boa entitle Researches. fSlpecicrtStarCbrrespondence. Chapbl Hiij., N. Q, April 10. Your correspondent here has a pleas ant task, knowing that any newa from Chapel Hill will always interest a large number of, your readers. A gentleman who has travelled ex tenaively said to me recently, speak ing of the Alumni building, now nearing completion, "That is one of the most attractive buildings I have ever seen it is beautif uL " In a recent talk before the students the president stated that nearly two hundred thousand dollars had been 6pent in improvements on the campus in the last two years, and of this amount the State had given a com paratively small part. To see the two new dormitories and the Alumni building and the other improvements will richly repay a visit, not to 6peak of the other attractions which Com mencement will offer. The Faculty. In the promotion of Dr. Venable - to the presidency, the University and the State have not only gained a good president, but also a most valuable man in the chair of chemistry in his successor. Dr. Charles Baskerville. A thorough preparation in this coun try and in Europe together with stu dious tastes and great energy, ' and a charming personality make him an ideal teacher. It is pleasant to note the fact that among the names in the faculty in the new catalogue aro to be found the good North Carolina names. Graham, Mangum, Henderson and Kumn, the two last being grandsons of the Chief Justices. The schools of Medicine and phar macy and the department of English will be improved and enlarged by the addition of more professors who will be -elected by the trustees at their meeting here in June. Miss Annie Moore. T A recent number of the American Journal of Physiology, one of the leading biographical journals of the world, contains a paper by Miss Annie Moore, giving an account of some in teresling researches cartied on by her in the Hull Physiological Laboratory of the University of Chicago. Miss Moore's researches ' are along the line of investigationlwhich has become so popular and fruitful in the present day, namely, the investigation of the effects produced by chemical and physical agents upon protoplasm. The special problem attacked in Miss Moore's paper, which is entitled, "Further Evidence of the Pois onous Effects of a pure Na. CI. Bolution," is whether sodium acta as a eLeral poison, and whether calcium counteracts its ill effects. Both ques tions are answered in the affirmative. Miss Moore is of a well known Wil mington family and has a large num ber of friends whom she made while teaching at St Mary's, and who feel proud of her honors. It is greatly to be hoped that the ar rangements will be made for the meet iug of the teachers to be held in Wil mineton. This desire seems to be unanimous. A TRIP TO CHARLOTTE, N. C. Naval Reserves Will Likely Qo May 20 tb. Basioess Meeting and Inspection. Wilmington Division, Naval Re serves, will likely go to Charlotte for the Twentieth of May celebration there next month. Messrs. A. L. Price, W. R. Stewart and S K. Devaney compose a committee to look after the matter of rates, etc., and the indications are that the company will go with a large percentage of its mem bers in ranks. The matter was considered at length at the regular monthly business meet ing of the division, which was held last night after a very satisfactory in spection, conducted by Lieut H. M. Chase, commanding. Mr. A. F. Gib son presided at the meeting and Mr. Chas. E. McMillan was secretary. Aside from the Charlotte trip the company is also considering the ques tion of attending the Buffalo Expo sition in the Summer. The plan is to go from Wilmington to New York on the cruiser Hornet and thence to Buffalo by rail. Plans for this trip are, however, not yet definite. Mr. J. M. Murphy was elected a member of the Reserves and after the meeting Mr. J. G. Prempert was ini tiated into the mysteries of the "Royal Grand Bouncers.". Prominent Alabama Attorney. Hon. Jno. B. Knox, of Anniston, Ala., left yesterday returning home after a visit in the city on legal busi ness and as the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. D. McClure. Mr. Knox is a mem ber of the coming Constitutional Con vention in Alabama a3 a delegate at large from the State and is prominently spoken of as chairman of that body. An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Steup of Figs, manufactured by the Califoenia Fig Sybup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles of Dlants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling on to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance, and its . acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the California Fig gyspp ' Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. " CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. BAR FBAKOISOO. GAX. XiOUISViXXE. XT. BlW TOta, V . Tf. For sale by all Druggists. Price Mo. per bottle. FOR OLD AGE T6 the old, as to babies, the even balance of health is moie important than anything else in the world. The possiole health, in age, is not high and strong; it is only even. There is no end, but death, to the trouble that ccmes of its loss. It ought to be watched like a baby's. Their future is short; but oh how it turns on comfort ! on whether the wrinkles are wrinkles of pain or of long se rene enjoyment ! Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil for very old and very young in different ways is the food to secure this even condition of health. . We'll send yot! a little to try, if yon like. SCOTT & BOWN, 409 Pearl street. New York. ELEGANT WEDDING. Miss Mary Jennings Bellamy and Lieutenant B. M. Chiswell Happily Married. DECORATIONS WERE IN PINK. Bride and Groom Two of tbe Most Popu lar Young People In Wilmington So clely Many Beautiful Pres ents Were Received. The wedding of Miss Mary Jennings Bellamy and Lieut Berjj. M. Chis well, of the U. 3. reveuue cutter ser vice, celebrated : yesterday afternoon, at 5:30 o'clock-, at the residence of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. H. Bellamy, was one of the prettiest events of its kind witnessed in tbe city of Wilmington and it will be remembered as one of the most important social functions ever known here. Thehouse was lavishly decorated in palms, fernsand other tropical plants and was indeed a scene of rarest beauty. The entire lower floor pre sented a tropical scene so profusely decorated in plants and flowers as to beggar description. At the appointed hour the bridal party entered the front drawing room. The ushers were Messrs. Clayton Giles, Jr., and Champ McD. Davis and Jack and W. J. Bellamy, brothers of tbe bride. They were followed by the ribbon children, Master Hargrove and little Miss Mary Bellamy, nephew and neice, respectively, of the bride. Next came Miss Mary Chiswell, sister of the groom, and she was followed by the maid of honor, MissLilla Bellamy, a sister of tbe bride. Tbe bride, ac companied by her - father. Dr. Bel lamy, met the groom and his brother, Mr. E. L. Chiswell, of Washington, D. C , who was his best man, at the altar. The ceremony was most im pressively performed by Rev. James Carmichael, D. D., of St. John's Episcopal church. After the impressive ceremony, Hallowbusb's orchestra, of Raleigh, played several beautiful selections. The bride was attired in a very heavy iron satin with trimmings of pointe duchesse with long point med alions. She wore diamond ornaments, gifts of the groom, and carried a bou quet of lilies of the valley and bride's roses. Miss Bellamy, the maid of honor, was gowned in a white accordeon tulle, with lace trimmings and carried white carnations. Miss Chiswell wore a pink net and silk and carried pink roses. The ushers wore bontonniers of white carnations. The groom was married in his regulation full dress uniform. The residence was profusely deco rated in palms, ferns, and flowers and presented one of the most beautiful scenes ever presented in Wilmington. Besides the many young society peo ple who were present, the commis sioned officers of the Algonquin were in full uniform, which added much to the scene. Mr. and Mrs. Chiswell left at 7 o'clock P. M. on the A. O. L. north bound train for Washington. From thence they will visit the groom's home in Maryland, and other cities North. The bride is one of Wilmington's most beautiful and popular young ladies, and a great favorite among her friends. The groom is a popular officer in the U. S. revenue cutter service. Lieutenant and Mrs. Chis well have the very best wishes of a host of friends. Among those present from a dis tance were Dr. and Mrs. Russell Bel lamy and MUs Helene Trenholm, of New York; Miss Mary Chiswell, of Maryland, and Mr. E. L. Chiswell, of Washington. D. O. Bed. Hoc From tbe Gnu. Was the ball that hit Q. B. Stead man, of Newark, Mich,, in the Civil war. It caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pila cure on earth. 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. ' t Wilmington Presbytery In Session. The Spring meeting of Wilmington Presbytery began last night at Clin ton, Sampson county, with an in troductory sermon by Rev. D. P. McGeachy, of Burgaw,. the retiring moderator. One of the matters of in terest to be arranged during the ses sion is the installation of Rev. J. M. Wells, Ph D., tbe new pastor of the First Presbyterian, church, of this city. Among those in attendance from Wil mington are Rev. Dr, J. M. Wells, Rev. A. D. McClure, Rev. E. E. Lane, Mr. J. O. Stewart and Mr. O. H. Rob inson. - SWINGING IN MID-AIR. Particulars of the Tragic Death of Young James Daggett at Biuefield. DELAY IN THE FUNERAL. Remains Will Not Arrive Until This Even, ing for Funeral To-morrow Univer sally Esteemed by the People of His Adopted Home. The remains of the late James S. Daggett, the stor? of whes tragic death at Biuefield, W. "Va., was re lated in these columns yesterday, will reach the city this evening on the A. O. L. train from the north accom panied by his brother, Mr.' W. W. Daggett, of Pulaska City, W. Va. It was expected that the remains would reach here this .morning but a telegram was received last night from Mr. W. W. Daggett stating that he had been left at Petersburg and could not reach here until tbe time indicated above. The funeral will be held to morrow at an hoar to be definitely settled upon later. Sorrow among the former associates andfrie- ds of young Mr. Daggett and sympathy for the sorely bereaved family was general yesterday and all gpoke of the shocking tragedy only in the most regretful terms.' The following special telegram delayed in transmission on the night previous, was received by the Stab yesterday morning and gives addi tional particulars of tbe accident which ended the life of the unfortu nate young man : Blukfikld, W. Va., April 8, 190L Electric light and telephone wires became crossed here to night. James S. Daggett', and employe of the Blue field Telephone Company, climbed upon tbe pole to cut the 'phone wires and stood with his foot on a re turning wire. When he touched the live wire with his plyers the entire cur rent of 3,200 volts passed through bis body. In falling backward his feet became entangled in the wires and he huDg for several minutes suspended in mid-air. He was stone dead when cut down. -The remains will probably be shipped to Wilmington to morrow. Still another special from Biuefield is as follows: Bltjefield, W. Va , April 8. James H. Daggett, a young man in the employ of the Biuefield Telephone Company was electrocuted to-night while engaged in cutting a telephone wire, which had become crossed with the main feed wire of the arc lights. Tbe accident occurred at the corner of Mercer street and Biuefield avenue, and was witnessed by a throng of horrified spectators. The instant the young man began to climb the pole he became the cynosure of the gaze of hundreds of people who watched him prosecute his work. After climbing through a mass of wires, he siood upon what is kuowu as the return wire, and reached the elephone wire which was caus ing the trouble. The moment his plyers touched the latter he was seen to waver and fall backwards. In some way his feet became entangled, and he remained suspended head down wards until a ladder was procured and the body cut down. Two thousand volts passed through his body. Mr. Daggett was about 21 years old, and had been in this city only about three months, having come here from Rad ford, where he had been employed by the Virginia and Tennessee Telephone' Company. His home was in Wil mington, N C, and he had only this morning returned from that place, where he had been to attend the fuDeral of a sister. ' The young man came here highly recommended and made hosts of friends among those with whom he came in contact. Dr. Russell Bellamy. Dr. Russell Bellamy, of New .York, arrived in the city yesterday morning to attend the marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Jennings Bellamy, to Lieut. B. M. Chiswell. Dr. Bellamv has risen to aisuncuon in iNew xorir. where he practices his profession. He and Mrs. Bellamy will leave on April 28th for Europe, where Dr. Bellamy will make a practical investigation preparatory to supervising the erection in New York of one of tbe finest hospitals ever founded in the United States. A Severe Wouod. Henry Holly, a negro boy, was sent to the Hospital yesterday afternoon from the effeets of a very severe gash inflicted just below the left knee by falling on a broken beer bottle. The accident occurred in an alley between Second and Third and Dock and Orange streets. Rev. Frederick H. T. Hors field, of Cambridge, N. Y., who has been supplying the parish of St. James, this city, for several months past, expects to leave the latter part of this week for Burlington, N. C, where he has another temporary charge. The Delgado Baptist Church has been regularly organized with Rev. L. B. Boney as pastor and Messrs. L. B. Brady and L. L. Hudson dea cons. It has twenty -seven members. - The schooner Montana, which arrived yesterday from New Yorr.. brought 3,800 rolls of cotton bagging as part cargo, for interior points. The meeting of Carolina Cen tral stockholders is postponed until April i7th. J?L,!5Swde,' he"w the market compare with the "N1W RIVAL" In uni formity and strong shooting qualities. Sure tire and waterproof.- Oct the genuine. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. - - - - New Hana. Conn. woes remove dgiUy r,0Und gr oi "actual' l'oiashfromth. Sil Unless tVi-uiaantit!, 13 turned to hc soii . 'Sfc1116 following crop v;:n . ..n decrease; We have bpoks tdih . composition, use and value j GERMAN KALI Works' 93 Nassau St., New York. U. S. TRANSPORT RAWLINS Soak at Her Pier lo Brooklyo, N. Y Badly Damaged by Fire Pour Mco Overcome by Smoke. By Telegraph to tne Moraine Btar. New York, April 10. The United States army transport Rawline, which -was to have sailed at 2 o'clock il.is' afternoon for Havana, Malatzas a;.d Oienfuegos, is lying with . her saloon deck awash in thirty feet of water - the south of the army pier at the foni. of Pacific street, Brooklyn. Fire waa discovered aft of the Ri ! lins1 main engine room early thjs morning. Two alarms brought to thi pier six engines,' two trucks and thrtn fire-boats, and at 9:80 o'clock so raauy thousands of gallons of water had beet pumped into the transport's hold thai she keeled over, and with water rush ing in through 'her open ports settlt d slowly until her keel touched bottom Four men were overcome by smoke. They were John Snyder and Henry Babcock, sailors; Thadeuskidmore, a clerk in the army transport depart ment, and Patrick Maron, a fireman. Snyder was tbe only one whose con dition was serious. The -property loss will not exceed $50,000. It will cost perhaps $20,000 more to pump the Rawlios out and raise her j . I The Rawlins was being loaded wlih a miscellaneous cargo, consisting for the most part of - horse feed for army use. Apparently the blaze had been smouldering all night, for the first warning was a -puff of black smoku from one of the after, hatch wajs. There was no confusion. After au alarm had been turned in the crew set to work to Gght the fire, but the j wrr handicapped by the fact that one of th ship's pumps was being repaired. A stream from the donkey engine pump was directed against tbe blaze, but the decks became so hot that all hands were driven to tbe pier. When tbu firemen arrived and commenced pour ing water into the hold the crew of the ship climbed back and stripped ti e vessel of her chronometers, sextant, silverware and other valuable article. To prevent the transport from turning turtle, hawsers were fastened to her bow and stern. GEORGIA'S LATEST TRAGEDY. Killing of Miss Cleghoroe and Tragic End of the Murderer Stirred Every Pur tioo of the State. - By Telegraph to the Mornlnic Star. Summerville, Ga , April 20. The killing of Miss Minnie Cleghorae, by J. J. Arrington yesterday afternoon and tbe tragic end of the murderer has stirred every portion of Georgia, tie young people being well known anl popular. Members of both families who were not at home came to Buzti merville on special trains last night The body of Mr. Arrington was takeu to Rome, where the funeral took place this afternoon. Miss' Cleghorne will be buried to morrow. She told several people here, in Atlanta and iu Quitman, that Ar rington had threatened to kill ber. This evening the following note was found iu Miss Cleghorne's writing desk : "2:30 P. M.-If anything should happen to me I have gone to meet Jim A., for the last time; he- will be responsible for what occurs. "Minnie Cleghorne." RUSSIA AND JAPAN. Japanese Government Accepts the Decla ration of Russia Regarding Manchuria, By Teietrr&Pb to tbe Morning Btar. Washington, April 10. The Japa nese minister, Mr. Tackahira, to da y received official advices from the foreign office at Tokio, entirely dis pelling the alarming reports as to a Russo Japanese rupture and showing that the Japanese government accept ed the latest declaration of Russia on Manchuria with the same sense of sat isfaction that it had bten received in the United States. Mr. Takahira called at the State Department and informed Secretary Hay of the grati fying turn of events. The position of Japan, as now defined in the highest official quarters, is practically the same as that of the United States. As the other Powers already have in dicated their acceptance of the Rus sian declaration, the course of Japan removed the last possibility of divis ion, and appears to restore the har monious concert which has thus far proceeded in dealing with China. The Texas Court of Criminal Ap peals reversed and remanded the case of John Kipper, a negro, who was given a life sentence for the murder of a police officer at El-Paso. Tbe reason assigned for reversing tbe case was that there was no negro juror on the grand or petit jury. Working Night and Day The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar coated globule of health, that changes weak ness into strength, listlessness into energy, brain fag into mental power. They're wonderful in building up the health. Only 35 cents per box. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. t H NGN ESTER "NEW RIVAL" FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS -?- v A v
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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