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The fact that some of the cotton
manufacturers in the South have
expressed approval of the Repub
lican policy of tariff protection, fol
lowed by the advocacy of that pol
icy by Senator McLaurin, of South
Carolina, hag, created an impression
-rjfci' t niaentiment has made con
siderable headway in this section.
Thafc-it has made some headway is
true, but not enough to become a
serious matter. The masses of Ihe
Southern white people are as much
opposed to tariff robbery as they
ever were.
On the assumption. that the senti-
ment has a respectable strength, it
is meeting with some attention in
the North, the Republican organs
construing and welcoming it as a
sign of a coming political revolu
tion in this section, while others
who do not believeMn tariff plun
dering pronounce it "hard to un
derstand," taking it for granted, of
course, that the Southern peogje
possess an ordinary amount of com
mon senseT The New York Times
comments on it thus:
"The student of the tendency of
Southern thou eh t on economic ques
tion a finds it difficult to understand
th- ;Towih of a pro tariff sentiment,
of which lie sees so many indications,
or to reconcile this with the fact thai
the industrial prosperity f the South
ern (Hates is so lagely depend nt upon
export. The Southern industries
which can be benefitted even temp ra
rily, bv hih protection, are relatively
8mA 11 - those which demand as the
coKJuiou of tbeir prosperity a consis-.
tei:t adherence to a policy which shall
enc urge and foster commercial re
cipr -city on the broadest lines, and
wi( ch can be aff-cted only injuri
oust y by high protection, are nu-m-
ous acid in the highest degree im
portant. This is especially true of its
ir-i and steel industries, its cotton
pluuting iutercsts, and i'a cotton goods
m ufactures Among its industries
wl wch protection cannot possibly help
" may be mentioned ita lumber bust
nes, the manufacture of forest pro
ductsknown as naval stores, the
''gr-ving of rice, the manufacture of
cot tod seed oil and other seed pro
diK-ts, its extensive peanut industry;
in fact, everything or nearly every
thing which is distinctly Southern the
tariff either affects unfavorably or not
at mII. It is difficult to see why the
. South would Dot prosper in a high
decree, under as close an approxi
mation to free trade as the necessi
ties of national finance permit.
The fact remains, however, that the
tariff sentiment in the South is gain
ing strength, and 6ince in. New Eng
land it is as steadily weakening, a nat
ural but probably incorrect explana
tion of the phenomenon is that offered
by a Southern man a few days ago, to
the effect that, as the South and New
England had always thought differ
ently on every subject of common in
terest, it was bound to do so in this in
stance, even though New England
was right and the South mistaken "
The Times is not a partisan paper,
and while if leans rather towards
the1 Democratic than the Republican
party on general principles, it can
not be strictly styled a Democratic
paper; therefore Its views, as above
expressed, are not inspired by party
prejudice or interests. It is hard
for it to understand how, after
fighting the protective tariff nion-
8trb8ity for yabird of a century,
Southern men can embrace it when
its former advocates and devotees
are turning away from it. It isn't
easy toyraderstand, or would not be
for those who do not know that
those in the South who now favor
that policy are confined to the com-"-parative
few who think they are or
will be benefitted by it, and to those
who have political aspirations and
hope to attain eminence in sojne
new party which they could never
attain in the party on which they
turn their backs.
The Times calls attention to the
fact that being an agricultural sec
tion the South's prosperity must
depend for some time on her exports.
Her manufactures may continue to
grow and diversify even more rapid
ly than they have in the past, but
even then it will be a good many
years before they lead her agricul
ture. .But even then, if her pros
perity depended upon her manu
factures, we contend that , these
would increase more rapidly and be
more 'prosperous under absolute
f ree tradehan they would under
the protective system.
Here is our reason for this asser
tion: The pnly competitors our
Southern manufactories have to
contend against are the manufac
tories of the North. Southern man
f nfacturers do not, at least yet, com
pete with each other. They how
ever, compete with Northern man-
VOL. XXXII.
nfacturers. " It is claimed, and
ggag" I truth, that on account of nat
88ss jural advantages, cheapness of th
raw materials, the lower of la
bor, and for other reasons, manufac
turing can be carried on cheaper in
the South than in the North, and
4-1 . il
out tariff protection, or Government
out tanff Protection,
help, than Northern
manufacturers
could. Isn't it apparent, then. that
if tariff protection were withdrawn
the Southern manufacturers would
gain a very decided advantage over.
those of the Noithern manufacturers
who say their prosperity and even
existence are dependent upon tariff
protection? Whether they be de
pendent upon it or not, they cer
tainly are more dependent upon it
than the Southern manufacturers
are, and hence the Southern manu
facturer who favors a policy which
gives strength to and helps his oppo
nent to compete with him does not
show good business sense, to say the
least of it.
If the Northern manufacturers
were thrown entirely upon their own
resources ana tneir own manage
ment, without any Government sup
port, they would 'soon succumb to
11 O 11
ineir ooumern competitors, as a
good many of the Northern cotton
mills have already succumbed on
lines of goods in which they could
not compete.
The Trusts come in 'also to help
the North as against the South. It
has been denied by the supporters
of the protective tariff that it en
genders Trusts, but every one with
two grains of mother wit knows it
does. It gives its beneficiaries a
practical monopoly of the home
market, and to obviate the compe-
tion that would lessen the profits of
the beneficiaries in their respective
lines they proceed to form com
bines, or Trusts to prevent compe
tition. There are none of these in
the South, save perhaps in the to
bacco business and the$ are con
trolled by Northern capital. This
being so, isn't it apparent that if
the protection . were removed -and
the monopoly of the home market
thus destroyed, the Trusts would
fall to pieces, and then similar in
dustries would have a chance in the
South, because they would not be
confronted Ly these powerful com
bines having at command immense
capital? 'Then the way would be
cleared for the establishment on a
largo scale of iron and steel works,
and numerous other - industries
which cannot be entered upon now,
because they would have to contend
against these mighty combines
which could crush them before they
got a good start.
The Southern man . who looks
ahead, and would see his section
take the shortest road to success as
a manufacturing sectiop, would
favor a tariff as near free trade as it
could possibly get, and such a man
would see the short-sighted folly
of the Southern manufacturer who
thinks he sees permanent benefit for
himself and the South in a protec
tive system to which even some of
the Northern manufacturers have
become opposed, because it places a
damper upon their export business,
a good reason why the South, as the
New York Times, from which we
have quoted above, says, should be
opposed to it, because it will prove
an impediment to her export busi
ness, upon which her prosperity does
now, and will in the future depend.
MORE THAN THEY ASKED FOR.
The man who did the figuring for
the allied Powers in China seems to
have been somewhat rusty on Chi
nese money or something else, for a
Washington dispatch informs us
that China has agreed to pay the
Powers $24,500,000 more than they
demanded. And now it seems that
the Powers are puziled as to the
disposition they will make of this
$24,500,000. This means, we sup-
pose, that they do not see how they
can divide tnis unexpected- iuwi
without getting into a wrangle over
a - a L J ,
it, but to the ordinary person, with
out grab in his eye, it would seem
that the way to settle that question
would simply be to subtract the
$24,500,000 from the damages as
W v
sessed. Because China, through an
error of some one, has agreed to
pay this much in excess of the
amount demanded is no .reason
why, the error having been discov
ered, the Powers should accept it.
If an individual took, advantage
of an error in settlement with a
debtor by which the creditorrwould
get more than he was entitled to,
and he knew that and took the
money there wouldn't be any room
to, draw a line between him and an
ordinary every day thief. And that
will be exactly the case with the
"allied Po wers if they take this money
from China. There has been a good
of deal of hocus-pocusing about this
whole business, and a good deal that
doesn't do much credit to the allied
Powers, which seem bent on squeez
ing poor old China dry.
The island of Porto Eico is
pnn-
I cinallv a rural region. Out
of a
75,000
population Oi V00,60 UUlJf
live in cities.
hi
PAT ON THE BRAIH.
The late Governor Pingree, of
1
Michigan, who! died in London re
cently, was a man of the people, so
much so that he was a target for the
.v,ofB T?vr
shafts of the Kepub ican partisans
ueuttusB ne was iormeny a rxepuDiican
and severed his connection with the
party when it fell so completely into
the hands of the money power.
Several years, ago a newspaper cor
respondent had an interview with
him, in which he scored Cleveland
and McKinley, both of whom, he
declared, had gone over to the
money power after their election to
the presidency. This interview has
been recently published, in which
he thus referred to evil effects of
the accumulation of great wealth by
the few: f
'Most men can't get a great deal of
money on nana without becoming
selfish and cowards. In war times few
men had money, and there was brav
ery on every side; the idea that money
was better- than nonor wasn't very
strong in those days. But during our
little trouble with Spain I saw more
middle-aged men get white at the pros '
pect of having to go to the front than
I supposed were in existence. Why?
They've got money-rat on the brain.
atd that's a form of paresis that kills
all courage.
"We're getting too much money in
the bands or tne few 01 tnis country.
I don't believe our governmental sys
tem causes this or that it's any fault
of the republic. It's due to selfishness
greed the desire to have everything
and boss everything. We're going to
be badly hurt by this selnsnness some
day if we are not able to reach it by
legislation, because it will breed vio
lence, riots ana destruction or prop
erty. You. can't steal from ten people
with one band and give to two people
with the other hand and square your
conscience.
"That's the trouble with the Repub
lican party to day. It's got a ham fat
brain, and money is its curse.
This is a true bill. While the
Republican platform makers hypo
critically profess interest in the
toilers of the land the man of
money is the mighty factor in con
trolling its policies and the votes of
its representatives in Congress. As
againBt this money interests the
masses of the people stand no more
show than a pigeon in the infernal
regions. The Trusts, combines,
subsidy grabbers and other schemers
for loot from the Treasury have
the party completely in their power,
and will get from it the Legislation
or protection they want, platform or
no platform.
A Chicago man has discovered
that 10,000 women ! in New York
smoke cigarettes, and that nearly
all the women in that town toy with
tobacco in some form. He doesn't
say how he found all this out, but
the presumption is he must nave a
pretty extensive acquaintance among
New York women.
La Lucha, one of the leading
Cuban papers, favors annexation to
this country. It would probably
like to have Cuba definitely located
somewhere. At present she is too
far out to be in and too far in to be
out; she doesn't exactly know where
she "is at."
The annual consumption of cotton
bv the world is 14,000.000 bales, of
which the United States consume
3.600,000, Great Britain 3,300,000,
Germany 1,400,000, Russia 1,200,-
000, Austria 750,000, France 550,000
and Spain 450,000.
The Boer racket is costing John
Bull about a million dollars a day.
If he know as much before he got in
as he does now he would have kept
out. ?t is a costly business for
which there is no compensating
equivalent.
The horse grip is spreading from
New York city to Long Island and
New Jersey. . The grip, by the way,
is one of the things that it is very
hard to get a grip on that will keep
it within the original bounds.
Although there are 6,000,000
bearing peach trees in Georgia, the
Augusta Chroniele remarks that
the price is too high for the average
man's pocket resources.
The automobile is rapidly sup-
nlftntirur the stasre coach m the
i m a
West. The auto is a rapid institu
tion, and it ought to get away with
the s. c.
A very fine quality of kaolin has
been discovered in Madison county,
in t.fcia State. Kaolin has been
found in several of our counties.
It is said that the short wheat crop
in France will necessitate the pur
chase of 36,000,000 bushels to supply
the demand for consumption.
CITY OP WILSON
win ie $25,000 Bonds for Paving
Streets Court House Addition.
Special Star Telegram.
Wilson, N. C, June 27. A force
f hands ia at work on the $15,000
A jl Slit f1l in nnr court house.
T- .Imnal linAIlimOUS VOtO the
city of Wilson, to-day agreed to issue
$25,000 bonds for paving our aweew.
EEELY
WILMINGTON, N. C,
CURRENT COMMENT.
"We stand by our record on
the tariff question," said Hanna to
the Ohio Republican Convention.
The fact is, you can't get away from
it, and it's jit as well to "make a
virtue of necessity." Brooklyn CiU
izen, Dem. ' -
Mr. Eddy, tlfe head and
founder of Christian' Science, says-'
"if ttod created drugs for medici
nal use,. Jesus and his disciples
would have used and recommended
them." This is on a par with the
objection to smoking that "if God
had intended a man to smoke he
would have built a chimney on his
head." Savannah News, Denu
There are twenty or more
women lawyers in Tennessee, but
the Supreme Court of the State has
decided . that they cannot practice
their profession, on the ground that
a lawyer is an officer of the Court,
and the State Constitution prohibits
worn en from holding office. Two of
the Judges dissented, and it is be
lieved , that the . decision may be
reversed before very long. It ap
pears to strain the definition of an
officer very badly. Charleston News
and Courier, Dem.
Senator Foraker's yawps over
the wonderful effect of the Republi
can tariff poiicy in promoting the
prosperity of the country and the
expansion of its commerce are in
perfect keeping with his howls of
calamity over the Democratic tariff
of 1S94. He then groaned in the
benate over the ruin and desolation
brought by the Wilson tariff on the
manufacturers of wood screws in
Ohio. The point of that ioke lies
in the fact that but few wood screws
were then imported into the United
Estates. Philadelphia Record, Dem.
SAD ACCIDENT AT NEWBERN.
Hon Win. E. Clarke, His Two Daughters
and a Soo of Green Bryan Drowned.
By Teleeraph to the Hern tne Btar.
Newbern, N.C., June28-Hon.Wm.
E. Clarke, his two daughters, Mary B.,
aged 12, and Francis B., aged 9, and
Geo. B. Bryan, the ten year old son
of Green Bryan, were drowned here
to nignt. lne party was out rowing
opposite the water works when the
boat was swamped by the waves. Mr.
Clarke-'s little son, William E. Jr..
was the only one of the party saved.
He clung to the boat until rescued.
The bodies of the two young women
have been recovered. Mr. Clarke was
a Republican, and had at different
times been State senator, representa
tive, deputy collector of customs and
postmaster of Newbern.
FIRE THIS MORNINQ.
A Part of the Old Bettencourt Property
Again Caused an Alarm.
This morning, about 1.20 o'clock,
fire was discovered in the two-story
frame building southwest corner Mar
ket and Second street, a part of the old
Bettencourt properly, now owned by
Mrs. A. C. Wessell. An alarm was
sent in from box 41, Front and Water
streets, and the department responded
promptly and in half an hour had the
flames entirely suppressed. '
The fire was on the ground floor of
the buildinr, which is a grocery store
and saloon owned by Mr. Fritz Punke.
Just how it started is unknown. The
damage to the stock is estimated
at $500, covered by insurance of
$1,500 with Mr. W. Wf Hodges. The
building was damaged to the extent of
about $50, which is also covered by
insurance.
The second story of the building
was unoccupied. The fire was discov
ered by Mr. Will Bonitz, night clerk
at the Bon it z Hotel. He was sitting
on the front piazza of the hotel, across
the street, when he discovered smoke
issuing from the building, and he
immediately ?ent in the alarm.
New Patrol Wagon is Here.
The new police patrol wagon ar
rived yesterday and is a thing of
beauty. It is now housed at the
stables of 8. P. Cowan 8c Co., who
ordered it. and will be officially turn
ed over to the city to-morrow.
The wagon is of regulation patera
and bears all up-to-date improve
ments. It has seats on the sides, steps
in the rear, brass rod railings and
bricht lettering on the sides. It
weighs between 1,000 and 1,200
pounds and was hand-made by E.
Lehner & Sons, of Baltimore, Md.
A handsome new set of hand-made
droD harness, heavily mounted with
brass and of the latest make, accom.
names the waeon. xne narness is
-
similar to that used by the fire de
partment.
TORPEDO BOAT FLOTILLA.
Points4 Decided Upon as Rendezvous
On
Atlantic and Qulf Coasts
By Teienrapn to the Morning Btar.
Washington, June 29. The Naval
torpedo board, at a meeting to-day.
practically decided on the points to be
recommended as the rendezvous for
the torpedo boat flotilla, namely,
Portsmouth Grove, on Narragansett
bay, seven miles from .Newport, as
headquarters for the North Atlantic
group; Charleston, or Port Royal, as
hnadnuarters lor tne soutn a.uanuc
group, and Fensacola, J! la., as tne
headauarters ior tne wuii eroup. xne
board also will recommend that tor
pedo repair stations be placed at Bos
ton. New York and Norfolk in con
nection with tne naw varus mere.
The decision between Charleston and
Port Royal ha not been positively
made, but whichever is chosen, the
other will be used to some extent as an
auxiliary station. The plan of ; the
board is to select intermediate Biawons
as fast as nossible. so that eventually
there will be a chain of torpedo boat
defences along the entire Atlantic and
Gulf coasts.
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1901.
PERILOUS POSITION. I
Of the Bntish Steamer Star
Cross, From Bruuswick, Oa.,
Bound to Bremen.
ASHORE ON LOOKOUT SHOALS
Togs From Wilmington and Norfolk ind
Revenue Cutter Algonquin Have Gone
to Her Assistance May be
Floated by Lightering.
Thfv.TAR's press dispatches y ester
day morning gave an account of the
stranding off Lookout of the British
steamship Star Cross, bound from
Brui-sw5ck, Ga. to Bremen with a
cargo f cotton.
Friday night the. Cape Fear Towing
and. Transportation 'Company's lug
Blanche and the tug Marion went
from Southport to the assistance of
the stranded craft.,. They were fol
lowed shortly afterwards by the reve
nue cutter . Algonquin, which went
down from this city.
All of the boats arrived too late to pull
the steamship over the shoals at high
water yesterday morning, so waited
until the afternoon at 5 o'clock, but
whether they were successful or not
is not known, as neither of the three
boats had put back to Southport up
to 10 o'clock last night. .
The position occupied by the Star
Cross was a decidedly perilous one,
especially on account of the southeast
prevailing wind, but whether or not it
was strong enough to wreck or dam
age the ship is not known.
ihe following press dispatch was
received by the Stab last night:
Charlotte. N. C. June 29. A
special to the Observer from Beau-
Tort, N. C., says that the British
steamer Star Cross, from Brunswick
for Bremen, which went ashore on
Cape Lookout shoals yesterday, is in
about the same position as when she
struck. The wrecking tug Coley,
from Norfolk, arrived at 7 P. M, and
two tugs from Wilmington are there
endeavoring to float her. It is sup
posed that she can be floated by light
ering, but none of the cargo bas been
thrown off yet. The weather is favor
able.
EXCITEMENT AT SKAQWAY.
Caused by Haollog Down British Customs
Ensign Raised at That Point Of
No Serious Importance.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, June 29. The State
Department has not received any rep
resentation concernirig the flag inci
dent at Skagway, where much excite
ment is said to have been caused by
the hauling down of a British customs
ensign raised at that point. Based on
the press reports of the affair the offi
cials do not attach serious importance
to the incident itself, although it is re
cognized that the matter might assume
importance if the raising of the nag
was the assertion of British sovereignty
over that locality. In that event there
is no doubt that the State Department
would take cognizance of the matter;
but as it stands, the flag appears to be
that of the customs for the convenience
of designating the place at which cus
toms may be paid and without the
British emblem indicating any claim
of sovereignty.
The modus Vivendi made on ucto
ber 20tb. 1899. between Secretary Hay
and the British charge here, estaoiisn
ed a provisional line running some
distance north of Skagway, the sum
mit of the Chilcoot Pass and of the
White Pass being the two main trails
in that locality.
Reference to the official map indi
cates that Skasrwav is clearly within
the American Tine, according to this
modus Vivendi; also the tide water of
the Lynn canal. If a customs officer
is at Skaffwav. he is there as a means
of convenience of locating imports be
fore they reach the wild region through
which the actual provisional line runs.
Under such circumstances it is felt that
some toleration shouia De snown on
both sides. For the present no official
attention will be given the incident,
as it is not before the department in
any form.
STRIKE AT CHARLESTON.
Carpenters 0a Exposition Buildings Quit
Work Demonstration Against Non
Union Men.
. By Teiegrapn to tne Mornine Star.
Charleston. S. C, June 29. On
.Wednesday about one hundred car
penters employed on two of the Expo
sition buildings here quit work be
cause the contractor for the other
buildines employed men. who are not
connected with the local union. This
mornimr while the ' non-union men
were on their wav to tne Uixposmon
erounds a demonstration was made
against them. The chief of police was
requested to send a squaa oi ponce to
the Exposition grounds, and did so.
Work oh all the buildings except those
under contract to the builders employ-
insr union men has gone on without
interruntion throughout the week and
tonight it is reported that the differ
ences have been settled ana mat an
hands will resume work on Monday.
morning.
TO VISIT AMERICA.
Prince Chuan, Brother of the Emperor of
China, Expected In October.
By Telearapb to tne Morning Btar.
Washington, June 29. The" State
Department has received a dispatch
f rom Mr. Rockhill, at Fekin, saying
that Prince Chuan. brother of the
Kmneror. sails for tiermany Juiy zuin,
nn n snecial mission. He will return
v r- . i a
by way oi America ana is expected to
rflftr.h this country early in October.
The special mission is probably to
apologize to the German government
for the murder of its minister at Pekin
and other indignities to its citizens
there. It is said to be a very unusual
thing for a member of the imperial
family to leave China. His coming
to America is regarded as a particular
mark of distinction. .
PO1 JLXJLV
THE N C STATE GUARD.
Reorganization Third Regiment Requisi
tion for. Supplies W. G. 'Old
Captain of Naval Brigade.
Special Star Telegram.'
Raleigh, June 27. Governor Ay-
cock to-day issued a commission to
W. T. Old, Elizabeth City, Captain of
the North Carolina Naval Brigade, to
succeed Captain H. H. Mcllhenny,
of Wilmington, resigned. The com
mission is dated back, June 10th, when
Mcllhenny 's resignation became ef
fective.
A requisition is forwarded for $18,-
000. worth of military uniforms, accou
trements, supplies, etc., including
instruments for three regimental bands
of fifty-two pieces each.
An order has Iwnn issued reorganiz
ing the Third regiment as follows:
First battalion Majar T. J: Winston,
of Durham. .Companies Durham,
Raleigh, Burlington, Reidsville. Sec
ond battalion Major P. T. Jones, ot
Henderson. Companies Henderson,
Warrenton, Oxford, Franklinton..
Third battalion Major to be elected
during encampment Companies
Mount Airy, Salis bury, King's Moun
tain. This regiment goes into camp at
Wrightsville July tenth. .
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
- Smithfielct Herald: The east
ern section of this country was visited
by a bail storm Sunday night which
did much damage to crops and espe
cially tobacco. -
Sanford Express: The culti
vated blackberry is now one of the
the most profitable fruits raised in this
county. Large shipments are being
made from Southern Pines to the
Northern markets at good prices.
Wilson Times: The bond issue
for the purpose of paving the streets of
Wilson was voted Thursday, bv a safe
majority and Wilson has taken
another decidedly progressive step.
This twenty -five thousand dollars will,
it is conservatively estimated, buy the
necessary road machinery, macadamise
seven miles of streets.
Carthage Blade: It is reported
that mad dogs are prevalent in the
Jesup neighborhood and have bitten
cattle and other dogs, and it is reported
that one person has been bitten.
A negro woman was found near Car
bonton with her throat cut, and Dr.
McLeod, coroner, went there Wednes
day to hold an inquest over the body.
At this writing he has not returned.
Washington Progress: The po
tato season has about closed and good
prices have been realized. The crop
was short, but the farmers have made
money from it. The little town of
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 i Ar.
aurora snipped, tnis year aDOUi za.uuu
barrels or potatoes and the acreage
was short and the crop was not an
average one. At least $45,000 has
been distributed in that section by
this crop. South Creek and other
nearby points made large shipments,
Danbury Reporter: The wheat
crop being harvested is reported below
the average. This is entirely contrary
to expectations a few weeks since,
when the gram appeared so promising
Quite a severe electrical, wind,
rain and hail storm visited Danbury
and this section generally last Sunday
afternoon. Some of the hailstones
measured an inch and a half in diam
eter. The tail, however, was very
light and' crops were not damaged.
Fayetteville Observer: Deputy
Sheriffs Monaghan and Raynor ar
rested a negro tramp near the coal
chute Friday morning, who gave his
name as Richard Nigger. He said this
was the only name he was ever known
by. He was placed in jail, suspected
of being an escaped convict from
South Carolina. The section where
the arrest took place has been greatly
annoyed for the past few nights by a
prowler, and JNigger is thought to be
the offender.
Pour prisoners, all colored, two
men and two women, were brought
up irom saniord Tuesday evening by
deputy 8herin! Deberry and lodged in
jail here charged with robbing the
store of McPherson & Weathspoon, of
Sanford. Three of the gang are yet at
large. The robbers entered the store
by a rear window where one of the
iron bars protecting the window could
be run up on account of a defective
brad on one end. The robbing bad
been going on for three months. Those
who were caught confessed and told
the whole story of the thieving.
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelli
aencer: There are many hundreds of
acres of cotton in Anson county that
haVe been, or will be, turned, out be
cause of the impossibility of cleaning
it of grass and weeds. Then there are
on almost every plantation fields in
which the plant has died, from various
causes, in such quantities that not
more than half a stand is now left
These two causes, it is estimated by
competent and intelligent observers,
have operated to decrease the acreage
originally seeded to cotton in this
county at least 20 per cent. But this
is not the only nor the chief trouble.
The condition of cotton that has been
worked, after a manner, is at least 40
per cent, below the average for this
time of year. The oldest inhabitant
has been heard to say that
never before has . such untoward
conditions existed, in this section, for
tne cultivation of crops. Usually- by
this date, farmers begin thinking about
laying-by" cotton, but this year there
are many hundreds acres of that have
not even been chopped the first time,
and most of that which has been chop
ped is not more than half as large and
advanced as it 'should be. Of course
all this trouble is due to the incessant
rains . But the very poor condition of
the cotton crop is not the only trouble
our farmeM have. - It now looks as if
the corn crop must inevitably be al
most a complete failure.- Bottom lands
have been planted three times, and still
there is no stand, while the plant on
flat and bill lands has been almost ir
reparably damaged by grass and weeds.
A GALE AT DENVER.
About a Dozen People Injured On
the
Race Track Grounds.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Denver, Col., June 29. While the
betting ring at Overland park was.
crowded with people this afternoon a
sudden gale lifted the roof over them
from its bearings and dropped it in a
mass upon the crowd. For a time it
was thought a number had been
killed and injured, but developments
indicate that about a dozen were nurt,
some of them severely.
NO. 36
MEAN NO OPPRESSION
Section Hx of the Revenue Act
Passed by the State
Legislature.
LAW AS TO CORPORATIONS
Circular Letter from the State Auditor
Regarding the Appraisement of Cap
ital Stock Wilmington Corpo
rations Receive Notification.
State Auditor B. F. Dixon i send
ing out to au corporations the 'neces
sary blanks for the iappraisafof stock,
and accompanying each is a personal
letter, which reads as follows:
"In accordance with Section 6. of
the Revenue Act, 1901, I enclose here
with a blank form for the appraisal of
capital stock of your corporation. The
law requires that this appraisement
shall be made by two of your officers,
and between the 1st and 15th days of
July, as to the actual value in cash of
your capital stock on the first day ' of'
June. . This is a novel law for our
people and yet I do not think it was
the purpose of the Legislature to op
press the corporations by an unjust
tax. I am sure it is not the purpose of
this Department to do anything of
that kind." '
'I would respectfully suggest that
instead of trying to arrive at the cash
value ot your capital stock from the
amounts it declared in dividends or
carried into surplus, or sinking fund,
for any one year, that you could more
readily arrive at its value by estima
ting it through your profits or loss for
a series of years.
'l want you gentlemen to under
stand that it is the desire of this De
partment to accept the appraisal which
you may make of your property for
taxation as final."
The Wilmington corporations, ex
cept those of very recent origin, have
received blank forms and copies of the
above letter. Consequently the ap
praisal of stock will be in active vogue
for the next ten or fifteen days.
ROOF OF A TUNNEL CAVED IN
Narrow Escape Prom Death or Serious
Injury of Passengers On An Express
Train Canght In the Tunnel.
By Teleeraph to the Moraine Btar.
Baltimore, June 29. The roof of
the Union Railroad tunnel, in the
eastern section of the city, used and
controlled by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, caved in shortly be
fore 2 o'clock this morning. It is sup
posed that a defect in the arch of the
tunnel caused the accident.
A narrow escape from death or
serious injury was experienced by the
passengers and crew of an express
train which was caught by the falling
debris in the tunnel. The train was
the regular north bound express which
leaves Union station at 1:08 o'clock in
the morning, consisting of three bag
gage and express cars and three pas
senger coaches.
As far as can be learned the ava
lanche of earth and rocks caught the
rear express car, which was immedi
ately in front of the passenger cars,
The train was not running at a high
rate of speed and the lar was not se
vere. The engineer quickly brought
his train to a full stop, and word was
sent from a signal tower to Union sta
tion.
A yard engine was sent into, the
tunnel and the thinly filled passenger
coaches were drawn back ta Union
station without the occupants being
aware of the danger through which
they had passed.
me nouses on each side seem peril
ously close to the break, and should
any further cave-in occur they must
be precipitated into the cavity below,
STRIKING
MACHINISTS.
Newport News Men Will Stay Out Until
Demands Are Acceded To.
By Teletrrapn to tne Mornimz star
Newport News, Va., June 29. By
a unanimous rising vote to-day the
machinists agreed .to stay out until the
shipyard acceded to their demands.
They are expecting a remittance Mon
day from the international's treasury
'and have received local financial aid
this week.
Knoxville, Tenn., June 29.
President B. F. Henry, of the South
ern Railway machinists, left today
for Atlanta. Sunday he will hold a
conference with delegates from Bir
mingham, Atlanta and Memphis
striking machinists.; The object of the
conference is to arrange with other
railway employe organizations to
furnish assistance which it is claim
ed has been offered. Before return
ing President Henry says he will
visit Birmingham. Memphis and
Sheffield, Ala., hops.
JUMPED FROM HIGH BR1DQE
A New York Broker Taken From Water
Unconscious and Died.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
New York, June 29. George B.
Sheldon, a broker, jumped from the
High Bridge into the Harlem river,
120 feet below, to day. He was taken
from the water unconscious and died
two hours later. It is supposed
his suicide was due to the fact that his
wife has been so ill of late that her
removal to a hospital became .neces
sary yesterday. Before he died he
said he had been suffering from heart
trouble and he complained greatly of
tne heat.
PRO-BOER DEMONSTRATION.
Following a Lecture at Brussels by
Cousin of Qeneral DeWet.
By Cable to the Horning Btar.
Brussels, June 29. A great pro-
Boer demonstration followed the
lecture delivered at the Alhambra
theatre thisevening by AndriesDeWet,
a cousin of Qeneral DeWet. the Boer
commander. The crowd unharnessed
the horses from the .lecturer's carriage
and drew the vehicle to his hotel.
After the ovation to the lecturer the
crowd started for the British legation
but wasdispersed by the police.
lOVERNMENT, RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES.
Ad Excess of Receipts Over Disburse
ments of $76,000,000 for the Fiscal
Year Ended Jnne 30th.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Washington, June 29. The com
parative statement of the government .
receipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year ended to day will sbow an excess
of .receipts over disbursements of ap- -
nmTimatflT 7A ODO ODO
This is only about $4,000,000 below
the estimate made by Congress at the
beginning of the last session in De
cember, 1900, at which time the Secre
tary estimated the receipts from cus
torn 8 would be about $245,000,000. The ;
final figures, which will bo issued next
Monday, will probably fall short or
this amount by about $6,000,000.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources were estimated last Decembn
at $300,000, while the final figures wiil"
show over $307,000,000. The receipts
from miscellaneous sources were esti
mated at $34,000,000. These will also
show a considerable increase. The
expenditures for the year will be $7,
000,000 in excess of the estimate. Dur
ing the fiscal year 1900 the surplus,
revenues amounted to nearly $24,000,
000, while the surplus for the present
year will reach $76,000,000 and posai !
bly a still higher figure
In view of the fact that the revenue
reduction bill passed at the last session
of Congress will go into operation at
the beginning of the fiscal year next
Monday treasury officials, estimate
that the loss from this source will
H -oiiniit tin nnn nnn Tt ia t vt
expected, however, that the net reduc
tion from this. source will - reach that
xmuuuk, txa tue ouiciam luun lornuu
to a year of even greater prosperity
than the one just closing. If this
expectation is realized, the officials
believe that the revenues from inter
nal sources alone will be not greater
than $30,000,000 below the figures of
the present year: It is also confident
ly expected that the receipts from cus
toms will materially increase during
the coming twelve months, so tht
notwithstanding the reduction made
in the last reveune bill, the total re
ceipts from all sources may even
reach or exceed those of the fiscal
year 1991.
HOT WAVE IN NEW YORK.
Eleven Deaths and Twenty-eight Prostri.
Hons From Heat One Case of Sui
cide Many Horses Died.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, June 29. The people
of this and near by cities and villages
are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of the relief from the present hot
spell, which is promised by the
Weather Bureau in the shape of thun- -der
storms. To day's heat added to
that of the last few days, caused an
immense amount of suffering to hu
manity while there were numerous
prostrations and several deaths.
Among the last was one case of sui
cide and two attempts which were at
least indirectly charged -UP to the hot
wave. The record up to 9 o clock to
night shows eleven deaths and twenty "
eight prostrations. In addition, 200
horses died and the numbers prostrated
were legion.
Ninety two degrees, the highest
point the government mercury reach
ed during the day, came at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, after which the
fierce heat gave way before the reced
ing sun and 87 was registered at six
o'clock. At 9 o'clock to-night it went
up; to 88 and the weather observer
thought it would continue to go high
er. -
In Brooklyn there were five deaths
and twelve prostrations.
At Other Places.
Cleveland, 0., June 29. The ex
cessive heat that has prevailed for the
past several days continues to -night.
Four deathB and four prostrations are
reported, two of the latter being in a
serious condition.
Fittsburg, Pa , June 29. Two
deaths are recorded as beat victims
and many prostrations are reported.
The mills and factories lost many men
during the day, because they could
not continue work in the intense heat.
Philadelphia, June 29. Three
deaths and a score of prostrations Oc
curred here to-day as a result or the
excessive heat.
Cincinnati, June 29. Three deaths
and eight prostrations is the heat re
cord to-day. This makes eight deaths
and 52 prostrations for the week.
TRAIN DITCHED.
Accident On the Pennsylvania
Three Passengers Hurt.
Road.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Pittsburg, June 29. The South
western express, on the Pennsylvania
railroad, known as Train No. 21, wan
ditched at the east end siding two miles
east of Greenburg, Pa., at an early
hour this morning. Three passengers
were hurt, but not seriouslv. It ' is
thought that the sccident was a delib,
erate attempt at train wrecking and a
searching investigation will be made.
The switch had been turned ' and the
lock broken, but the engine, express
and combination baggage cars got over
safely. The last truck of the first
sleeper jumped the track and the four
sleepers following were thrown over
? i. . i i i mi
against tne emmnimeni. lun pas
sengers were transferred to another
train and brought to this city.
m.
BECAUSE OF, THE HEAT.
Negro Doctor Hanged Himself to a Tree
at Lonlsville, Ky.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Louisville, Ky., J une 29. The
body of Samuel Turner, a negro phy
sician, was found this morning hang-;
ing to the topmost branch of the larg
est tree in Floral park, at South and
Ormsby streets. Great difficulty was
met in cutting . down the negro's
body, as it hung fifty feet above the
ground. The unusual method of the .
suicide caused the report of a lynch
ing. Turner- complained last night
of the beat and said "he meant to
move.
JEWS IN AMERICA.
Will Hold An Historical Exhibition in New
York Next Winter.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. -
New York, June 29. The Jews of
America will hoid a historical exhibi
tion, in this city next Winter. This
was announced to-day by a committee
of fifteen representative American
Jews from all over the country.
Dr. Cyrus Adler. of the Smithso
nian institution, at Washington, haj
been elected president of the exhibi
tion. The obfect is to exhibit histor
ical relics illustrating the history of
Jews in America.
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