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In speaking of the strike in Louisiana, the New Orleans Picayune, not an emotional paper by any means, expresses the opinion that this is but the beginning of the opening of. a very rich and extensive oil field in that State, even richer and more extensive than that of Texas. This may be mere specula tion, for as far as we know there have been no explorations for oil in that State, although the Picayune says the existence of oil there hasbeen known for a good while. It seems, however, to be sustained in this opinion by the reported discovery of oil in- Arkansas, where it was said at the time arrangements were in progress for boring and testing the deposits if there be any. If oil be found in Arkansas, and there is no good reason to say it will not be until the tests are made, it will show that the oil region ex tends from Texas (where Professor Garacristi, who has made extensive explorations, says there are two fields) clear through Louisiana into Arkansas, and probably further north into Missouri, which is just as likely to have it as Kentucky, on the opposite side of the Mississippi river. Bat that is not all. Within the pa3t week it has been reported that indications of oil have been discov ered in Florida, not .far from the Georgia line" If found in Florida it will in all probability be found in Georgia, as it was in Louisiana, and may extend through that State into if i m j ,1 Mississippi anu xennessee, as it uue through Louisiana into Arkansas, and probably into Missouri, for the geological formation is pretty much the same, and coal abounds in both areas. Of course, if found at all it will -be in belts in -each, but suffi cientlv extensive to yield in 1m- mense quantity of oil. As in all oil fields, some wells will not have flow enough to make -working profitable, but a few good wells would be a bonanza to any section in which they might exist. We mention these reported dis coveries for what they may be worth, without attaching undue importance to them, but if they prove true it - changes the oil situation and makes the South the great oil field of the continent, to which the . Alleghany region must eventually surrender. If the oil supply proves as extensive as the reports indicate, it will be be yond the power of any one Trust to control it. . J But even if the discoveries should be confined to Texas and Louisiana, there are inestimable possibilities in this from an industrial standpoint, not to speak of its importance com mercially. It has been said that the Beaumont oil has no value as an illu minating oil, and that it is nc oniy for fuel, but this is disputed, for oil experts from the Alleghany fields , say it is a good illuminating oil, but even if it were not, and were used for fuel only there would be splen did profits in it, as it can be put upon the market and sold for half the price of Pennsylvania oil. But it is in its fuel properties its . great possibilities lie as a promoter of industries. According to Pro f essor Garacristi the assumed annual ,. output for the present of this Texas field would be as fuel the equiva Uent of about 10,000,000 tons of coal at less than one fourth the cost of coal, which solves the fuel problem and therefore the manu facturing industry question in sec tions where other fuel is not avail able at a cost that the industries could afford. The superior heat ing qualities of oil and the cost of transportation, with the low cost of oil, will put it within the reach of every Texas industry that could afford to employ any kind ol power. It would be cheaper than coal at $2 a ton and any manufacturing in dustry could afford to burn coal at that price. Of course in utilizing -this fuel VOL. XXXII. Texas will have the advantage of other States "because of the prox imity of the industrial plants estab lished to the source of supply' and the consequent low cost of transpor tation. It may be even piped into some towns which may become manufacturing centers, as oil, and natural gas are piped into some of the Northern and Western towns. There were, as well as we remem ber, when the last report was pub lished three cotton mills in Texas. One of the reasons assigned why there were so few was the scarcity and consequent high price of fuel. Oil fuel will dispose of that diffi culty and givelihe cotton mills es tablished the cheapest and accord ing to tests the best fuel known. . . Texas now produces about one- third of the cotton rop of the South. She could, if she would, without even taxing her cotton producing area or encroaching upon the lands that may be needed for other purposes, produce more cot ton than the whole South produces now or is likely to produce for some years to come. With this capacity to produce cotton more cheaply than it can be produced anywhere else in the cotton belt, and the advantage of an abundance of this very cheap fuel practically at the doors of the factories, what is there to prevent that State from becoming the great cotton manufacturer of the conti nent if her people say so and bend their energies in that direction? But cheap fuel opens another great industrial field to which the Texans themselves have doubtless given but little thought, because they didn't look upon it as among the possibilities much less the prob abilities, until the fuel problem was solved. Professor Caracristi, in a very in teresting paper in the Baltimore Manufacturers' Record on the possi bilities of Texas oil, calls attention to this in speaking of the iron de posits in Llano county, which have not been worked for the same reason that few cotton mills have been built in Texas, that is the scarcity and consequent high cost of suita ble fuel. He believes the oil fuel solves this problem, and makes it possible for Texas to revolutionize the Bteel making industry in this country.- . The discovery of these great oil supplies will strengthen the convic tion of those who have predicted that the South is destined to become the great industrial empire of this coun try. PATRONAGE A3 A WEDGE The indications are pretty plain that Mr. Mckinley s programme is to use patronage as a wedge to split the Democratic party in the South wherever there is any. prospect of doing that. It is understood that the dispensing of this patronage in South Carolina has been placed in the hands of Senator McLaurin, who is co operating with the McKinley administration, while still professing to be a Democrat, and going around in Democratic disguise. But it is as transparent as a wire fence. He began his operations by giving offices to two "Democrats," one of whom voted for McKinley at the last election. Whom the other voted for we don't know, but he took McLaurin's ibait. and is now doubtless a good j 'McKinley Demo crat." The third venture was on General Hampton, who declined and somewhat " emphatically. Senator McLaurin says he had no idea what ever of winning Gen. Hampton to his side by this offer, which was made at the suggestion of one of Gen. Hampton's friends, and was acted upon by him on account of his great admiration for and warm interest in that distinguished and honored son of South Carolina. He thought making the tender of the DostmastershiD at Columbia would be a nice thing to do, and that poli tics wasn't in it. ' Giving him whatever credit he CD may be entitled to in this statement, wasn't there politics in it? Of course if Gen. Hampton had accept: ed that offer he could not have accompanied it with conditions declaring his adherence to the Dem ocratic party, and he would have been classed by all who didn't know just where he stood, as a Mc- Laurin-McKinley Democrat, and the McLaurinites would have used that, and .Gen. Hampton's name to give respectability to their move ment and make proselytes for the new party. That's what they would have done and doubtless Gen. Hampton saw it and declined to nermit himself to be so used. In that sense, whatever Senator Mc Laurin's motives may have been, or whatever the inspiration that caused him to make the offer, there was politics and lots of it in that tender to Gen. Hampton. Since then the son of Senator Mc- Enery has been appointed to the place of assistant postmaster in New Orleans. ' He is another "McKinley Democrat." -But the . probabilities are that they are overdoing this business, for the kind of men they - w are appointing are -not the , -who will make a serious rift in the Democratic log,and a further prob ability is that they.'will drive more Republicans put of the party than they will draw Democrats into it. IMPERIALISM IN DETROIT. The people of Detroit, Michigan, had a practical illustration of impe rialism Tuesday night which resulted in a riot in which a number of the people and some policemen were in jured. The cause was an arbitrary and despotic attempt by the Direc tor of Police to suppress free speech, and prevent the people from gather ing to listen to the speeches of a "single tax exhorter," whose refer ences to "wealthy tax dodgers" were displeasing to this police boss. Just what this exhorter said is not stated, but it doesn't seem that his speeches were doing anybody any harm, and therefore it does not ap pear what excuse this police boss had for massing his police, ordering the people to move on, and trampling them under the feet of the horses the policemen rode when they re fused to move on, or didn't move on fast enough. If this ex horter was doing anything against the law why not arrest him, instead of trying to disperse the people who came to hear him and trampling them under horses' hoofs when they refused to be dispersed? The pre sumption should be that being in the United States there ought to be free speech in Detroit as well as in other cities, but this imperial police director stems to have thought dif ferently and therefore made this -despotic attempt upon it, resulting, as might have been expected, in riot and bloodshed. While this riot was going on the mayor oi the' city addressed the people, counselling order and de claring that he did not approve of this effort to suppress free speech and doubtless expressed the senti ments Of a majority of the people of that city, who are not yet ready to bow their heads to imperialism with out protest or resistance. CURRENT COMMENT. "We want to make people in distant lands familiar with our products," declares President Mc Kinley. So we do so we do: and, therefore, let us pull down the bars and trade! Philadelphia Record, Bern. There is much palaver of the Philippines being an outlet for our negro population, but one of the Augusta negroes who is a soldier there writes to a white friend that he is very anxious to return and go to work at the Union Compress. He is sick of the Philippines. Augusta CJironicle, Dem. A Southern negro has started a movement to induce his brethern to adandon the habit of - carrying razors. This movement ought to extend to the Northern negro as Boon as possible. The razor is a more objectionable weapon than a pistol to the victim on whom it is used, and there ought to be a special and severe punishment for every barbarian on whose person one. is found concealed. Brooklyn Citi zen, Dem- A SECOND HAIL' STORM. , Sections of the Truck Belt Again Visited Yesterday Afternoon Much Dam age is Wrought. Sections of the trucking belt conti guous to Wilmington were visited by another verv severe hail storm last Friday afternoon and the damage to crops, especially strawberries, is thought to be great in the communi ties visited. Mr. B. J. Rivenbark, who came in that evening from Mount Olive, brings report of a very heavy fall from that point as far down as South Washing ton. At Willard it was especially severe and in some of the sections the stones were several inches deep on the ground. A produce commission solicitor, of the many hundred that are now in this territory, said Friday afternoon in speaking of the first storm Tuesday, that he did not care to go in the mar ket just yet, until the effects of the storm are posted, as all berries now in the sections visited by the storm are of inferior quality and size. With the storm Friday - afternoon it is very probable that the damage to strawberries alone will run away up in the thousands. The following special from Ivan hoe, on the A. & Y. railroad, was re ceived Friday night: Ivanhoe, N. C, May 10. A severe hail storm visited this section this afternoon, beginning at 4:55 P. M. and continuing until 5 :05 P. M., with a heavy rain. The size of the hail stones was from the size of a bird's egg to that of a goose egg. Consider able damage resulted to crops, and the glass windows in many houses were broken. A second fall of hail came about twenty minutes later and lasted for twelve minutes. The hail stones were the largest ever seen here, some of them picked up after the storm having been two and a quarter inches in diameter. The steamer Clara Mien dur ing the past week made hauls of some thing over ten million "fat backs" for the Menhaden fishery - down the river. Weekly WILMINGTON, N . C, j NEW REVENUE ACT. Amendments Were Material and ! Did Not Pass the Three Sepa rate Readings. THE NEWS IN RALEIGH. Lieut. Governor Thioks There is Really Something is Claim of Wilmlogtoi , Lawyers Talk of Extra Session, Act of 1899 Also Invalid. .3 The exclusive publication in th daily Stab Wednesday morning of thex probable invalidation of t the new Revenue Act passed by the last Legis lature, has caused widespread atten tion all over the State. The counsel employed in Wilmington upon the case are hard at work to maintcjn. their position already set forth in these columns tbat the manner of the passage of the bill was in direct conflict with Article 2, Section 14 of the State Con stitution, and in Raleigh, where the records are being searched, it is given out that the position of the Wilming ton lawyers is pretty well grounded in that the bill did not pass the constitu tional readings. The News and Observer of yesterday, in printing a decision of the Supreme Court bearing upon the case (Glenn vs. Wray, 126 N. C. 730 and decided in May, 1890,) says: "The matter presents many interest ing questions and it now seems not unlikely that an agreed case will be made up and presented to the Supreme Court for its immediate action. If the law is to be tested at all, it is impor tant that it be tested at once, as tax listing soon begins. "Naturally the State officials are much concerned about the matter and will at once thoroughly investigate the facts in regard to the passage of the bill. "It is claimed that the bill was not passed in the manner required by the Constitution, in that material amend ments were adopted on the third read ing and the bill was then finally passed, whereas it. should have been again put on its three several readings on three different days and passed by an aye and no vote." Lieut Gov. Turner, president of the Senate, when seen in regard to the bill, said he thought there was some thing in the contention of the Wil mington people in regard to the pass age of the bill and the possibility of its being null and void. He appeared to be of the opinion that the act must either stand as finally passed and rati fied or fail entirely. "In that case," he said, "we would have to fall back upon the Revenue Act of 1899. But that also was passed in exactly the same manner as the 1901 act; and, in fact, I think very Ravenue . Act the State has had for many years was passed in the same way, the point having never before been raised." Upon this opinion the question of an extra session of the Legislature naturally suggested itself, and Gov ernor Aycock was seen. He said that he had been so busily engrossed with the text book matter that he had been unable to carefully examine into the question, but did not think the act will be, or can be, disturbed on ac count-of the amendments adopted to it. As to the extra session, he said he had not thought about it and could not say what he would do if the act was declared null and void. Regarding the question the follow ing special telegram was received by the Stab last night: "Raleigh, N. C, May 9. The rais ing of the question as to the legality of the passage of the Revenue act through the General Assembly is scarcely taken seriously in official circles here. No steps have been taken as yet to investigate the matter save to ascertain that the act passed just as all such measures have been enacted during the past fifty years or more. "James H. Pou, than whom there is no better legislative expert hereabouts, said here to-night that his opinion was that there is no ground whatever upon which to question the legality of the act and was surprised that there should be any question raised as to its force. "The general opinion here is that if a test case be made up, the Supreme Court, in observing its past policy of passing upon work of the Legislature, would certainly hold the act binding as passed." , THE DAMAGE BY HAIL. Was Slight in Vicinity of Warsaw Sec ond Storm In Nash County. Special Star Telegram. Wabsaw, N. O., May 9 There was no material damage here by the recent hail, and the damage'in the vicinity was only slight. Spbing Hope, N. C, May 9. The heaviest rain and hail storm of several years struck here last night about 9 o'clock. While the hail stones were not very large, "they fell thick and fast, and did considerable damage to gardens and young crops. The leaves were badly beaten off the trees. The rain poured in torrents for half an hour. The town was flooded in some places, the water being about two feet deep in the streets. m Teachers' Assembly Committee. Messrs. Jas. H. Chadbourn, Sr., W. A. Johnson, W. Catlett, J. J. Blair, Jas. F. Post R. J. Jones, D. C. Love, W. H. Sorunt and M. W. Jacobi have hPAn namad aa a committee to make preliminary arrangements for the N. C Teachers' Assembly at Wrights- ville June mth to 16th. The commit tee will hold its first meeting on May 22nd. FRIDAY MAY 17, 1901. LOCAL DOTS. - The award of the contract for police uniforms was made yesterday to the Fishblate Clothing Company, over three other bidders. Capt. J. W. Harper was the lowest bidder for the government transportation from Caswell to South- port among the-number of bids that were opened Thursday. The Stab is glad to note from a private letter received yesterday that Mr. H. E. Newbury, of Magnolia, has been back from the hospital some time and that his health is much improved. -The A. C L. passenger train from the .North was delayed about tjf o hours yesterday morning on ac couni ox . ine derailment of some freight cars at Dudley, a station near Goldsboro. Thog. C. Miller, of Philadel phia, yesterday transferred to Andrew j. Wtker for $L40O. the house and lot on east side of 8eventh street be ¬ tween Walnut and Red Cross streets, siz9 66x1084. Van J. Millis and" wife yester day transferred by deed to W. S. Walker the house and lot at north east corner of Seventh and Dawson streets, 66x165 feet in. size. The con sideration is $425. Thos. Jenkins, George Clark aad O. Howlard, all colored, and pro fessional shoplifters, were sent over to the Criminal Court by Mayor Waddell yesterday for larceny of goods from the Mercer & Evans Company and Fishblate Clothing Company. Tne negroes were arrested on a clever bit of detective work by Capt. Robert Green. REV. P. H. T. HORSFIELD. Understood That He Will Again Supply St. James Until the Pall. The Stab learns on unquestioned authority that the Rev. Frederick H. T. Horsfield has been engaged as tem porary rector again by the vestry of St James' parish and that he will ar rive from Burlington, N. C, in time to conduct services next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Horsneid will likely remain as temporary rector of St James' until about October 1st. He is well known and highly esteemed by Wilmington people, he having served as temporary rector of St James' a month or more ago. At present he has another tem porary charge at Burlington. Boys' Brigade Excursion. The annual excursion of Col. Walk er Taylor's Boys Brigade will take place this year on May 20th and will be to Carolina Beach, where there will be a target practice and dancing and refreshments at Sedgeley Hall Club house. The committee of arrange ments is composed of Lieut. Jas. A. Price, Sergeant E P. Dudley and C C. Loughlin. KANSAS SALOON SMASHERS. Three Yonnr Ulrls Roughly Handled in a Saloon at Wichita. By Telesr&pb to the Morning Star. Wichita, Kan., May 11. Winona Kilgore, Anna Peoples and Jasmine Wilhoit, the latter a daughter of Iuch Wilhoit. a colleague of Mrs. Nation, smashed the Sumit saloon here this afternoon. They entered with rocks and the barkeeper did not know that an attack was threatened until the class befiran to crash about his ears. Fred Wolf, the proprietor, Knocked the girls down with his fist and then pitched them, one after the other, into the street Miss Wilhoit's brother came to their aeience ana won struck him. making a long gash on his face from which the blood flowed freely. In the melee Miss Peoples' wrist was broken. The police arrested the girls and lodged them in the city jail. Mrs. uame JNation arrivea nere 10- nieht after an exciting day at Harper. There was a circus in town and she organized a raid on saloons, but was arrested before she could do any smaBhine:. She was released on nromisine that she would take the next train out of town. 8he did so. ! TEXAS OIL FIELDS. Land Litigation Growing Out of the Ad vance in Values. By Telegraph to tne Morning star. Beaumont, Texas, May 11. The climax of land litigation growing out of the advance in values following the oil strike was reached to day when the Lucas Gusher and the McFadden No. 3 were sued for. The suit is styled. Emma R. Boring et al. versus W. P. McFadden et al.. and makes the Gutfy Land Company one of the parties to the suit. Plaintiffs claim that they are being damaged in the sum of $10,000 daily by the withdrawal of oil from the wells to the amount of at least 35.000 barrels each day. aggre gating $850,000, and by reason of plaintiff disposing of it they claim a further damage of $350,000; making a total damage of $1,800,000. They ask that an injunction be issued restraining the defendants from further operations until they give legal security for the value of the plaintiff's interest They claim that their title exists as heirs. NEQRO KILLED. Supposed to be tbe Assailant of a Youog White Woman at Springvllle, Ala. By Telegrapn to tne Horning star. Atlanta, Ga., May 1L A special to the Journal, from Birmingham, Ala., says: An unknown negro, thought to be James Brown, who is charged with assaulting Miss- Delia Garrett of Bpnngville, was snot ana miiea by a number of white men near. Leeds, twelve miles from Birmingham, this morning. The negro got off a South ern railway train, and men at the depot noticing a resemblance to Brown called on him to halt The negro ran and waa riddled with bullets. The coroner called in the case is of the opinion that the wrong man has been killed. I TAR- THE MORNING FIRE. Damage Will Likely Not Exceed $80,000 With Only Par- ; . tial Insurance. NEED OF A ' FIRE "LIGHTER. It Wis Demonstrated by the Blaze in Em phatic Manner Y. M. C. A. Boat Club Lost Probable Origin of the Conflagration. Little remains to be told of the de- structive fire early Saturday morning on the river front, between Chesnut and Grace streets, from what has al ready been published in these col umns. Although the wind was compara tively calm and shifted so as to carry the flames toward the river soon after the blaze began- leaping into the air and shooting sparks and cinders to ward the east, the fire department did well in confining the loss to the block in which the nre started and saviner much from total destruction that was in that block. The losses will prob ably not reach the $100,000 mark as hurriedly estimated before the flames were subdued, but it is certain tbat they Will aggregate as much as $75,000. The estimates on individual prop erty as given in yesterday's Stab were practically correct, with the excep tion of the Schlilz Brewing Company's plant, the damage to which will prob ably not exceed $250; the Wilming ton Brokerage Company found its loss only about $250, with no insur ance; Roger Moore's Sons & Co , will have a loss of about $1,500, but they are fully protected by insurance. Mr. S. P. McNair's loss is $21,500, with $18,500 insurance and a loss not men tioned in yesterday's account is four boats belonging to the Y. M. C. A. boat club, valued at $60 with no in surance. The fire clearly demonstrated j,he need of a fire-lighter for fighting flames of that character from the river. Apparatus of this kind could have been used to much advantage yesterday morning. Another need of the department appears to be horses for the reserve engine. Two hose reel horses had to be sent to the Sixth and Castle station yesterday morning for the "Adrian." The origin of the fire is now thought to have been in the warehouse at the south of the burned wharf and prob ably came from colored boys, who gathered about in nooks and corners Jhere to sleep. The firemen and those who first discovered the blaze do not think it came from the first fire in Capt Metts' hay warehouse. BANK TELLER ARRESTED. Charged With Being Short In His Ac counts $36,000. Br Telegraph to tne Horning; star. Washington, May 11. Controller of the Currency Dawes to-day received a telegram from New Orleans an nouncing tbat the teller of the Hi bernian bank was short in bis accounts $36,000. The United States attorney was informed of the shortage, and the teller was immediately arrested. The bank's condition is reported good, and the institution has the teller's bond. also said tff be good for $25,000. The bank nas a capital and surplus of $800,000. New Orleans. May 1L Samuel Flower, paving teller of the Hibernian National Bank.' was arrested here to day by a United States marshal, charged with a shortage of $36,000. lie was released on a bond or fiu.uuu. Flower's bond to the bank was $25,000. Flower is a cousin of the late Mayor Flower and is a son of the late ex- United States sub Treasurer Samuel Flower, of this city. HOMEWARD BOUND. Volunteer Regiments in the Philippines Will Leave Manila This Week. By Telesrapb to tne Horning Star. Washington, May ll. it is ex pected at the War Department that the homeward movement of the ten volunteer regiments in the Philip pines will begin to-day or to -morrow, by the departure from Manila of the transports Hancock, Pennsylvania and Bufford, carrying the 3lst 40th and 4lst infantry. The remaining seven regiments will be forwarded by other transports between now and the 20 instant and the officers of the quar termasters7 department predict that the last of the volunteer army will be in this country ready for muster out by June 20th, ten days before that army expires cy limitation. A CHILD KILLED. Pifteen Others Injured by the Collapse of a Dilapidated Building. 8v Telegraph to tbe Moraine Star. Chicago, May 11. In their eager ness to procure firewood from the di lapidated two-story and basement frame structure in the rear of 620 Arrabee street a number of children living in the neighborhood chopped the supports from beneath the rotten structure to-day.' In the crash that followed one was instantly killed and seven others were buried beneath the debris. In all, about fifteen children were caught beneath the falling walls of the structure. The injured will re cover. VENEZUELAN TROUBLE. More Claims Piled Against the New York and Bermudez Company. By cable to the Horning Star. Cabacas, Venezuela, May 11. Three new claims have been filed by Venezuelans against the New York and Bermudez Asphalt uompany. One claim includes the ground upon which stands the new rennery. The decision of the court on all the the exceptions presented by the New York and Bermudez Asphalt com pany is expected next Friday. NO. 29 SPIRITS TURPENTINE Greenville Reflector : James Brown. colored man. shot himself in the top of the head with a pistol Thurs day morning. The ball . was too high to penetrate the skull but made a con siderable scalp wound. The man waa run of whiskey and it is thoueht he shot himself with suicidal intent Wadesboro Messenger-Intelli- gencer: Mrs. Jennette May died at the home of her grandson, Mr, C. H. May, at Morven, last Thursday, aged ' years Andrew Katliir, an old colored man, who is said to have been nearly 100 years ; old, died at the county home Sunday night. Wilson Times: There was a furious hail and rain storm in Greene county last Tuesday morning. The hail fell in a space about two miles in width, and ruined tobacco beds, fruit gardens and in fact everything green tbat came in its path. It is said that Contentnea creek rose six feet in an incredibly short space of time. Goldsboro Araus: I A terrible storm, including wind, rain, hail and snow, is reported to have visited the enure Piedmont section this (Friday) looming, extending as far as Raleigh, doing great damage to growing crops and property. The same storm reach ed here at 12 o'clock, with heavy rain and a considerable fall of hail. The latter seems to have done little dam age in this immediate vicinity, but at this writing in the midst of the pre vailing ram we are unable to learn either particulars or extent as to its prevalence or damage. Great fear that our truckers, and farmers in general, have suttered considerable loss is en tertained. Dunn Banner: The farmers are about through with their planting. The outlook through this section at present is encouraging for good crops. - A destructive tire swept through the woods near Agier last Monday a week ago. The fire burnt a distance of about four miles, being more than a mile wide. A large quantity of tim ber, together with a few cottages. were destroyed. Last Wednes day evening, in Sampson county, Mr. U, K. McNeill went out to destroy a tick bed and in doing so the fire got the advantage of him and burned up Mr. John E. Wilson's saw mill and several thousand feet of lumber, to gether with several acres of valuable timber: The loss to Mr. Wilson was nearly two thousand dollars, with no insurance. Sanford Express: It is said that the prospects for a good wheat crop are very promising. The Sanford Furniture Factory will be ready to start in a few days. Ben Harrison Jones, who was stolen by Gypsies two months ago, and who was overtaken in Atlanta, was here Wednesday on his way back to Fay etteville. Rev. J. A. Smith, of Fair Bluff, was in town th? other day and had with him a relic of the late Civil War in the shape of a tallow candle. During the war a blockade runner called the Beauregard, a Con federate boat, was wrecked off the coast near Fort Fisher. During the great storm of 1898 the cargo of the old freight which remained in the hulk of the old boat for so may years, was cast up by the sea and found on the beach in a perfect state of preser vation. It consisted of candles and meat. Some of themeat was cooked and found to be good. It had been preserved by the salt water. The candle which Mr. Smith had was pre sented to him by Mr. Ben Jacobs, of Wilmington. He expects to present it to the muBeum of the Baptist Female University at Raleigh. J. P1ERPONT MORGAN. The American Financier Remains In Paris Inaccessible to Interviewers Anx iously Awaited in London. By Cable to the Horning Star. Paris, May 11. J. Pierpont Morgan remains inaccessible to interviewers, He has spent considerable time during the last two days in the Paris office of the banking house of Har jes, Morgan & Company, where he was in constant cable communication with New York. He has been of anxious mien, though judging from his looks on returning to bis hotel to-night ne is now in an easier frame of mind. Mr. Morgan refuses to be seen in re ply to notes sent him. The hotel people Bay he will go to London to morrow, and it was understood yes terday tbat he would take the first steamer from England for the United States, but this morning he told a friend he hoped to be able to avoid the necessity for his departure for home and to return to Paris for an audience with President Loubet in a few days time. The result of inquiries 8 made indi cate that no journalist whatever will be received by Mr. Morgan and he will make no statement of any sort further than to say he will not talk. London, May 11. A special meet ing of the Stock Exchange committee has been summoned for Monday in the hope of reaching a solution in the difficulty in which operators land brokers who have given calls for Northern Pacific for the end of May and July find themselves. It develop' ed to day that every share here is held by the Morgans and Kuhn, Lioeb oc Company, and therefore- the brokers are unable to secure a single share for delivery. The situation has a oppressing enect. uwing to tne clos ing of the New York Stock Exchange 1 - . x . 1 1 Americans were absolutely stagnant awaiting developments. J. Pierpont Morgan will be in London this after noon and a conference will probably be held. It is hoped he and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. will do some thing to relieve the situation. In the meanwhile, there is considerable anxiety, Though the closing of, the Stock Exchange here was easier, quo tations mostly showed a marked ad vance. Northern Pacific common was quoted at an advance of 30 points, in connection with , the settle ment TURKEY AND THE POWERS. Demands of the Porte Creates Partial Cessation of Relations. By Telegraph to the Horning star. Constantinople, May 11. A third note, evidently emenating direct from the Sultan, was delivered to-day to the ambassadors, demanding in peremptory language the immediate suppression of the foreign postoffices and -reiterating the charges of smuggling against foreign officials. The ambassadors im mediately returned the note to the Porte, thus creating a partial cessation of relations between the embassies and the Turkish government, t SOUTHERN BAPTISTS. ExQov. Northern Elected President of the Convention Other Officers Re ports of Committees Read. By Telegrapb to tne Kocnuui Star. New Obleans, May 10. The 46th annual convention of the Southern Baptist Association opened to-day. The convention elected the follow ing officers by acclamation : f resident, former Governor W. J. Northern, of Georgia; secretaries, Lansing, Burrows of Nashville and O. F. Gregory of Baltimore: vice nraai- t dents, Gov. W. W. B;eard of Louisi ana, Gov. A. H. Loneino of Missis sippi, ex Govt J. P. Eagle of - Arkan sas, and Rev. T. T. Eaton of Louis ville. - As a result of the appeal of Rev. W. A. Hilson, of the first Baptist church. Jacksonville, the convention sub scribed $3,995 for the fire sufferers in that city, and $412 for the pastor wbo escaped with only the "clothes h . wore. The main work of the day was hear ing reports of committees and boards. The Sunday School Board reported having raised $78,380 for the work du ring the year. The Home Mission Board reported 811 missionaries. 2.660 churches and stations, 13,800 additions,. 100 churches built 511 Sunday schools established and$91,075 receivedlduring the year, all the States except two showing increased contributions. The board discussed the negro question . and Cuban evangelization and asked for $200,000 for the work this year. New -Obleans, May lL Today's conventions of both the Southern Baptists and the Woman's Missionary Union were devoted to setting forth work of foreign missions, home mis-' sions, Sunday school work and the building of churches. Cuba came in for a large share of attention at the men's meeting, while the negro ques tion was discussed by. the women. DETROIT TROUBLE SETTLED. Peaceful Solution of Matters That Brongbt On the Bloody Riot Last Prl j day Night. By Telegraph to the Hornuut star. Detroit, Mich., May 11. Mayor Maybury and Director of Police Frank C. Andrews held a conference to-day which resulted in a peaceful solution of the matters which have. been dis turbing the public mind here since Mr. Andrews became the head of the police department Mr. Andrews agreed to take no action relative to - the suppression of free speech on the campus by single tax orators or others without first consulting the mayor. The mayor announced that he would make a speech on the campus to-night. As a result about 7,000 people gathered there to hear him. There- were no police present and there was no dis order. Mr. Maybury addressed the crowd from Tom Bowden's single tax wagon -and urged the people to make no demonstration, such as was wit nessed last night, and said it was not the intention of the authorities to re strict free speech. He said he was sure the people of this city were or derly and law-abiding, and that they would do as he wished. The crowd gave him several hearty cheers and gradually dispersed before the single tax orator, who followed Mr. May bury, had time to warm up to his argu ment EASTMAN ACQUITTED. Conclusion of Trial of the Harvard In- strnctor Charged With the Murder of His Brotherio.Law. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Cambridge, Mass., May 11. After a long and dramatic trial, Charles R. Eastman, the Harvard instructor, to night was acquitted of the charge of murdering his brother in law, Richard H. Grogan, Jr., while at target prac tice on July 4th last. The jury after listening for nearly three weeks to a mass of testimony. followed by two days of argument, debated five hours and a half before reaching a verdict. When the ver dict was announced there was a de monstration among the 150 spectators which the court officers were entirely unable to suppress for some minutes. The youner man's father, wbo has stood loyally by his side through the long strain, and wbo has spared no expense in lawyers and in experts to clear his son of the charge, was tbe first to press his hand as he stepped from the prisoners' cage. e Before the jury left their Beats iuast- man went over and shook hands with each one and then passed out into an ante-room, where he was greeted by his relatives and friends. RUSSIA WANTS MONEY. Will Negotiate a Loan to tbe Amount of 424,000,000 Francs. By Gable to-tne Horning star. St. Petebsbtjbg, May 11. The fol lowing ukase was issued to-day: "The minister of finance, in order to restore the treasury advances to railway companies in 1901, and to meet the expenditures of the current year. nas authorized tne issue oi a loan to the nominal amount of 424,000,000 francs, to be called the Russian four per cent, consolidation rente. The. valuation of the bonds will be 500, 2.600 and 12,500 francs. The 500 francs are equivalent to 187J roubles, 404 marks, 19 5s 6d sterling and $96.50. The interest is payable quar- -terly, beginning June 1st The bonds will not be redeemable before January 14th, J.960. They are free from all Russian taxes. IN SOUTH AFRICA. Kitchener Reports Capture of Stock and Supplies and Surrender of Boers. By Telegraph to the Herning star. London, May 11. Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office, under date of Pretoria, May 10th, as follows: "Since May 5tb. twenty-eight Boers have been killed, six wounded and 130 taken prisoners, and 183 have sur rendered. Nine thousana rounds oi ammunition, 239 wagons, 1,500 horses and large quantities of - grain and stock have been captured. WILLIE M'CORMICK POUND DEAD. It Is Believed That He Was Accidentally Drowned. By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. New Yobk, May 10. The body of, 13-year-old Willie McCormick, who disappeared from his home, at High Bridge, six weeks ago, was found to day, floating on the surface of Crom well's creek, not far from the McCor mick home. The father and sister of tbe boy identified the body by the clothes. It is believed he was acci dentally drowned. ,