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WILLIAM H. BKBNABD
Xdltor and Proprietor
WILMINGTON, N. C.
i Friday, - July 12, 1801.
GROSVBNOR ON TRUSTS.
The Republican statesmen have, a
hard time defending the Trusts and
at the same time trying to make the
people believe they are opposed to
Trusts, .and hence while condemn-
irig Trusts they virtually assume thai
, " there are no such things, for undei
their definition of what constitutes
an objectionable Trust there would
be no such thing in this country.
They define the objectionable Trust
as one organized for the purpose of
.advancing prices and securing mo
nopolies by stifling competition. Is
there a Trust in the country which
would admit that it was formed for
such purposes, or which would not.
contend that the object in view was
to work with more economy, thus
cheapen production and thus be able
to reduce prices? -, That's what they
all say, in spite of the fact that the
organization of nearly every Trust
is soon followed by an advance in
prices, even on articles which before
vielded a handsome profit. -
Ciflii. Groavenor. Mn McKinley's
friend, in a Fourth of July address,
drew a distinction between Trusts
good Trusts and bad Trusts, the
Trusts that are organized with a
selfish purpose and which injure the
public, and the beneficial Trust,
which benefits the public. The
Trust, or combination, as Tie called
it, which preserves wages, employs
many people and does not run prices
up, should be regarded as a good
thing and be encouraged, while the
combination which cuts down wages
and raises prices should be crushed
. by the process of law or by the surer
process of competition. Mr. Hanna
said in the last Presidential cam
paign that there were no Trusts,
' because they had been killed by the
Sherman anti-Truat law, but Gen.
Groavenor doesn't seem to think the
law much of a killer, for he says the
surer killing process is "competi
tion." ,.
But this is one of the first things
the Trusts provide against,' by buy-
ing up and consolidating the plants
that might become competitors and
crushing the smaller ones that re
fuse to sell out and come into the
combine. Thus the Trust gets rid
of competition and gets everything
into its own hands. . They are going
even further than that now, for
there are not only Trusts but com
binations of Trusts, controlling
many productions, as, for instance,
. the great steel combine, which con
trols all the different branches "of
the iron and steel industry, its
alleged capitalization being $1,000,
000,000. It absolutely controls the
steel and iron business, everything
from a steel rail to a wire nail.
What plant could compete with
that? It might possibly permit one
to live outside of it provided its
work did not interfere with its own
profits, but if it did that plant would
be immediately attended to and
either bought or crushed.
Another way they have of pre
venting competition is to enter in
to contracts with plants making cer
tain lines of goods obligating it to
sell to no party not opposed by the
Trust; which prevents a possible
competitor from utilizing: the pro
ductions of that plant in competi
tion with the products of the Trust.
xne law has tailed to suppress
Trusts and so will competition, for
that is one of the first things the
Trusts get out of the way.
General Grovesnor Bays if com
bines pay good wages, and lower
prices then, they should be looked
upon as beneficent institutions.
This is assuming that the public de
rives a benefit from these combines
that they would never derive with
out them, when if there were iio
such combines competition might
bring prices down far below
Trust prices, even when these
prices are less than they were
years ago. That the Trusts could sell
for lower prices aud yet make hand
some profits is shown by the divi
dends which some of them 1 pay,
twenty and even forty and fifty per
cent. They usually get the benefit
of the improved methods of produc
tion, resulting from new discoveries,
new inventions in labor saving
machinery making production
cheaper and enabling them to handle
immense quantities. 1 They with
their large capital get control of
these, but they do not give the pub
lie the benefit of these cheapening
' processes. They reap all the benefit
of that themselves, and then have
the hardihood to claim credit for
selling their products for less money
than such products sold for years
ago.
But there is no ground for the
assumption that the price of manu
factures would not become lower
with the new inventions and dis
coveries, and therefore the. Trusts
can lay no claim to credit, because
prices are lower now than they were
ten years ago,so that even if Trusts do
; lower prices (which they don't) that
is no reason why they should be fos
tered and hailed as benefactors.
There is something jnore than the
mere matter of prices involved in
this question, for it means ulti
, mately, if successful, the absorption
and control of our leading indus
tries (except agriculture) by a com
paratively small number of men who .
Ml !.lM.iltiiUnAAmA moof a-ra ff f TinflO t
Will VirbUiUlJ UOWlUB
dependent upon them for work,
thus creating two classes the em
ployer and the employed rwith the
line more rigidly drawn .between
them than it ever was before or ever
should be in a country where the
man ranks above the dollar. What
ever good there may be in the Trust,
if there be any, it is nothing in com
parison to the injury the Trust sys
tem would do if it become perma
nently established.
A JOHN BULLISH WAIL.
Our British cousins seem to like
us pretty well when it comes to
swapping; mutual admiration talk
across banquet boards, but they
don't like the American style of in
vading the English markets with
numerous articles that were former
ly made and supplied by British
manufacturers. The Iondon Mail
gives vent to its pent up feelings in
the following wail.
"W hivB cnt to this: The averaee
man rises in the morning from bis
New England folding bed, shaves
with 'Williams" soap and a Yankee
safety razor, pulls on his Boston boots
over his socks ,irom Hortn uaronna,
fastens his Connecticut braces, slips
his waltnam or , water oury waven in
bis pocket, ana sits aown 10 Dreamasi.
Thau Via p.nnoratulfttes his wife On
the way her Illinois straight front
corset sets off her Massachusetts
blouse, and he tackles his breakfast,
wViafa hot nats bread made from prairie
flour, (possibly doctored at thespe
cial establishments on the lakes,) tin
ned oysters from me iracinc uoasv
and a slice of Kansas City bacon,
while his wife plays with a slice of
. mi 1 1 1
Uhicago ox tongue, xne cnuaren are
given "Puritan" oats. At the same
lima Via muds Viia mnrninc naner lirint-
ed by American machines and pos-
Bibly on American paper.
"He rushes out, catches the electric
tram (New York) to Shepherd's Bush,
where he gets in a Yankee elevator to
take him on to the American-fitted
electric railway to the city. In his
office everything, of course, is Ameri
can. At lunch, time he hastily swal
lows some cold roast beef that cornea
from a cow in Iowa, and flavors it
with the latest New Eneland pickles.
follows with a few Florida tinned
peaches, and then soothes his mind
with a couple of Virginia cigarettes.
"To follow his course all day would
be wearisome. But when evening
comes he seeks relaxation at the latest
American musical comedy, and fin
ishes up with a couple of 'little liver
pills made in America.'
It might have added that later
on when he had got through with
thdse "little liver pills," he might
be put away in a patent American
casket and carried to his last resting
place in an American rubber-tire
hearse. After that he wouldn't
have much use for American goods.
That's the English side of it.
There is an American side, of a
somewhat different character. Near
ly all the articles herein enumerated
are on the protective tariff list, the
alleged reason being to protect
American workmen from the low-
wage workmen of Europe, which,
of course, includes the English
workman.
And yet these protected exporters
are shipping their Btuff into English
markets in competition with this
cheap labor and are taking trade
away from the men who employ that
cheap labor. Now does that agree
with his plea for protection from
cheap foreign labor? Doesn't it
look like a large sized fake?
WHERE TO BEGIN.
The remarkable speech of Senator
McLaurin, on which we commented
Tuesday, has again brought him
prominently before the public, as an
expansionist and heathen Chris-
tianizer combined. As a man speak
ing as an American -statesman he oc
cupies a unique position in this re
spect, and one which we dare say
very few public inen would care to
occupy with him. That speech was
of a very elastic character, and in
acting "upon it the nations which
made it a part of their business to
plant "the banner of the cross"
might find it somewhat difficult to
decide when they had got that ban
ner planted to suit them. Refer
ring to the possible outcome of the
alliance of the Anglo-Saxons in this
work, the Washington Post, inde
pendent in politics, thus comments
"But the Rftnatnr slthmiirVi ha mntt
know that expansion means war, and
that "war ia hell." mannirpR to rt hit
amount of religion into politics. He
said that another Avant rf tMnwtml
ent importance would be the complete
A.1 t - ii- i . a ri - . "
inumpa 01 me gospel 01 unnst tnrough
the achievements of the Anglo Saxon
race. "We cannot, as a nation," ' he
said, ' "avoid these obligations im
posed upon us. We must go forward
and meet the grave responsibilities of
me iuiure. xney can oe aiscnarged,
and when they are, what a glorious
future there will be for our nation and
for the Anglo-Saxon race, with one
language, one civilization, one Chris
tianity, and our perfect political insti
tutions, spread all over the habitable
earth. Then the pages of history will
be nothing but the entrancing story of
the glorious achievements of our re
public." , "If the Anirta-Baxon rac .with 'nn
language,' &c, is going to conquer
and control the world, does not Sena
tor McLaurin see that the nlace to
be pin. the natural and cnnTnint
place for the inauguration of that
work, is at our southern border? Does
he not know that his programme is a
thinlv veiled muniuw to All th ftnan-
ish American republics south of the
xuo wranae. uannot the benator see
the impossibility of finding fayor with
the admlnintratinn hv whnnln tita
. niMrfiug u.B
expansion hobby into such a reckless
fin, -
gain
The probabilities are that on re
flection Senator McLaurin will find
that in his zeal to bolster up Mc-
Kinley expansion he said a good
deal more than he intended to say
and a good deal that were better un-
, eaid. VI
Success Worth Knowlnc.
40 years success In tbe South, proves Hug-hes
Tnnta a ffnuit. mniwlT fpntlla an A oil Uaia.ial
fevers, ueiter man yuinine. unaranteea, try
it. At Druggists. 50c and n.oo bottioa t
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AT "CAMP AYCOCK."
Third Regiment, North Carolina
State Guard, Are Here
.For Encampment.
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING.
BoysFoand Everything In Ship Shape and
Affairs Are Getting Down After tne
TopsyTtfrvy of Arrival-Partial
Roster of the Companies
The twelve companies comprising
tb Third Regiment, North uaronna
State Guard are now safely quartered
at "Camp Aycock," Wrightsville
Sound, where they williremain for ten
days. The regiment is in command of
Col. Henry Perry, of Henderson, who,
with his staff, arrived yesterday and
went immediately to Wrightsville.
The companies all brought pretty full
ranks and the "boys" were in the best
of spirits when they reached camp.
They found everything in tip-top
shape, thanks to the close attention
and painstaking care of Msjor C.
O. Bunch, Assistant Quartermaster
General of the State Guard, Capt. J.
Loughlin, Jr., Quartermaster Gen
eral of the Regiment, and the advance
guard from the several companies
that reached the scene early.
The camp is laid off beautifnlly and
the company streets are all in hue
form. "
"The personnel of the Third Regi
ment is fine and a cleverer or more
joily crowd of soldiers is scarcely
ever found. They are under excellent
discipline and arein good spirits.
The first special train bringing
troops was brought in over the Atlan
tic Coast Line, reaching Wilmington
from Goldsboro at 3:13 P. M. The
train was in charge of Capt, Jno. M.
Walker and left Goldsboro, according
to the schedule printed in yesterday's
paper, at IP. M. The companies ar
riving on this train were : Company
A, Salisbury; Co. D, Durham; Co.
E. Oxford; Ca. G, Reidsville, includ
ing the Third Regiment Band; Co. I,
Burlington, and Co. M, King's Moun
tain. The next, special brought in
another jolly gathering of the "boys"
via the Seaboard Air Line at 5:30 P.
M. This train brought in: Co. H,
Warrenton ; Co. C, Henderson ; Co. F,
Franklinton ; Co. B, Raleigh; Co. L,
Rutherfordton. The last company to
arrive was Company K, Mount Airy,
which reached the city on the regular
A & Y. train at 7:25 P. M. It was
taken through to the camp on a special
train over the Seacoast Railroad at
8P.M. , 1
The daily camp routine will begin
this morning at 5:15 o'clock according
to the orders already published. The
boys are -in for a good time" and no
doubt they will have it.
Adjutant General Royster and Gov
ernor Aycock are expected to arrive
to-morrow. -
Maj. Landis of the Regimental staff,
will arrive from Oxford next week to
join the "Granville Grays."
The following is the best roster of
the various companies that could be
obtained upon the arrival of the troops
at camp last night
Third Regiment Band, Reidsville
Captain J. Fred Tesh, Oliver, Enoch,
Whittaker C, Nates, Thompson,
Stephens, Woodard, James, Mom
son, Watt. Whittaker G, Clark, Pas
chal, Teshc, Blackwell, Ellington,
8harp, Oliver, Weiford, Burton,
Windsor; and Jones.
Company I, Burlington Capt R.
L. Boyd ; First Lieutenant E. H. Mur
ray ; First Sergeant J. C. Freeman ;
Quartermaster Sergeant Ross, Becoud
Sergeant J. A. Ireland, Third Sergeant
J. A. Kobertson, Fourth Sergeant C.
E. Jordan, Fifth Sergeant R. Fergu
son, Corporals Brooks, Warren,
Thompson and Russell. Privates
Anthony, Allen, Bennett, Burke,
tiowden, UoDie, Uartner. iGlUs, Uent
age, Howard, Hughes, Ireland, James,
Moore H, Moore R. Mollett, Oakes,
t'erry, Russell, Bykes, Stanford, Sta
pies, Shoe, Trollinger, and Webster.
Com par. y D, Durham Captain
woodall, First lieutenant Johnson,
Btcond tiieutenant Uanady, First Ser
geant Crane, Second Sergent Straug
han. Third Sergiant Straughn. J
Fourth Sergeant Barber, Quartermaster
Sergeant Uox, Bugler Farthing, Prr
vates Cbamblee, Canady. Cash. Chris
tenan, Cary. Haekney, Hardin, Hart,
Kirkland, Maynor, Mangum, Martin,
Merritt, Betts, Maddry, O'Neil, Pow
ell, 3 Roland, Roberts, Sears, Steele,
Sewell, Stubbins, 8 tad field. Woods,
i-asnau, riper, unignt Kigsby, Hollo
way.
Company B, Raleigh Captain JBer-
nard. First Lieutenant Moore, First
Sergeant Ottar, Second Sergeant
Deforest, Tbird Sergeant Crabtree,
Fourth Sergeant Horton, Artificer
Ruth, First Corporal Billings, Second
Corporal Allen, Third Cor poral Park
er, Fourth Corporal Vestal, Privates
Branch, tfrougnton, tiragassa. Cordle.
Cole, Cesley, Cook, Fowler, Good
win, W., Goodwin, a... Glenn. Hor
ton, Hollifield, Hodge, Jones, King,
Miller, Mangum, McLeod, Myers,
rarisn, race, Bpears, unchurch, Wil
liams, Warren.
Company G. Reidsville Caotain R.
G. Gladstone, First Lieutenant J. D.
Gwyme, Second Lieutenant J. W.
Clark, First Sergeant Millner, Second
Sergeant White, Third Sergeant New
ell, Fourth Sergeant Staples, Fifth
Sergeant Sands, First Corporal Petti
grew, Second Corporal Gwyme, R,
Third Corporal Matlock, Fourth Cor
poral Kersey, Privates Floyd, Hurdle,
Sheldon, nines, Hines, S., Mohley,
Tucker. Montgomery. Crafton, Ed'
munds, Goodwin, Craddock, Hinnant,
iraschal, Miles, Jones, Blackwell, Bur
ton. Ray. drummer.
Company C, Henderson Captain
Poythress, First Lieutenant Sturgess,
Second Lieutenant Perry, First Ser
geant J. F. Jones, Second Sergeant
Phelps, Third Sergeant Stone, Fourth
Sergeant Harle. Fifth sergeant fayne.
First Corporal Willis, Second Corpo
ral Poythress.D. .Third Corporal Stone,
Fourth Corporal Pike. Total enlisted
men ana omcers, ionynve.
Company E. Oxford Captain W
A. Devin, First Lieutenant Minor,
Second Lieutenant Brown, First Ser
geant Tayfor, Second Sergeant 8teag-
all, Third Sergeant Dean, Fourth Ser
TTawwia US wot HnvnAval Pwnwn
R., Second Corporal King, Third
Cornoral Brasre. Fourth Corpora
Worsham. Privates. Adcock. Brown.
C, Brown W., Brown W. Z., Brown
J. O., Crews, K. T., Urews, jml.. Crews,
W.i Clark. Day. Dixon, miiiott. FaU
cette, Hobgood, Humphries, Hunt,
King C. King M.. Manguin, Minor,
Mitchell, Osborne, Rawlings, Size-
more. Sizemore J.. Ste&rall. Wilson.
Jr., Wilson W., Walters, Wright,
Buglers, TaylorjO., and Taylor M.
Company A, Salisbury Capt Over
man. iiru h cuwoiui muuiot. dw-
man, First lieutenant uauner, sec
) .n.i...,i nnv- Oohhui.i
ond Lieutenant Barker, First Sergeant
" -
Hartman, Second Sergeant uunuam,
. x 1
Third Sergeant Webb, xonna per-
gcant Conway, Firm sergeant owiu,
First Corporal, Ribblin, Second Cor
poral Malone, Third Oor poral Porter,
Fourth Corporal Sebman, FifthCor
poral Harrison, Musicians Opok and
James, Privates Bluster, Poole, Cecil,
Dobey, Julian, iieniz,
Cubbins, Porter, Rich, Reaves,
Maurv, Wilson. Kates, Ketchie.
Clasper, Crooks, Brown, Miller, Hay
den, Clasper, Gheen. Smith. W...
Smith, C, Taylor, Harrison, Conill,
Company J&-, aiouns n.irj
SSTuilSSX- First hHM upon motion of Marsden Bellamy,
Hirst riienienank ,
eant Parks, Commissary swgeani.
Rothrock, Secontt sergeant
Third Sergeant Watkins, FourthSer-
geant Bray, Firth sergeant
First Corporal Creed, Second Cor
poral McKenny, Third Corporal Hig
gins, Fourth Corporal Fulton, Fifth
Cnrnnral Williams. Sixth Corporal
Paddison. The enrolled number of.
officers and men is 41.
The first battalion is composed of
the Reidsville, Durham, Burlington
and Raleigh companies and the officers
are Major T. J. Winston, command-
ng; Adjutant J. R Patton, Sergeant
Major W. H. 81ater.
VETERANS' ENCAMPMENT.
Cape Fear Camp His Comaonicitloi
Prom Ms. London Relative Thereto.
Meeting Last Night.
The idea of having an encampment
of the Confederate Veterans of the
State at Wrightsville Beach immed
iately after that of the State Guard has
not entirely been abandoned. At last
night's meeting of Cape Fear Camp
No. 254, U. 0. V. of this city, the fol
lowing letter from Major H. A. Lon
don, of Pittsboro. was read:
Pittsboro, N. C, July 6th.
Capt. James I. Metis, Wilmington,
zv. U.
My Dear Sir: Governor Aycock
has given us the use of the tents
of the State Guard at the expiration of
their encampment and I am correa
ponding with the railroads for a one
cent a mile rate, but before determining
definitely on the matter I wish to hear
from you. Please let me snow at
your earliest convenience whether or
not the citizens of Wilmington would
undertake to feed those not able to
buy their rations, and if so would a
committee of your camp undertake
to arrange this and also to look after
the comfort of the veterans. Also get
consent of Mrs. Poisson's agent for
the use of her grounds for the encamp
ment Would it be best to have the
re union to begin on the 15th, (the day
after the 8tate Guard leaves) or wait
till the 21st? Your kind attention
will oblige,
Yours, fraternally,
H. A. London.
The matter of the proposed encamp
ment was discussed at length 1 and it
was decided to appoint a committee
consisting, of Capt. James L Melts,
Capt. W. R. Kenan and Dr. J. E.
Matthews to make the proper canvass
and to ascertain if it is practicable to
have the encampment as suggested by
Col. London. The committee is in
structed to report as soon as possible
to Commander Metts, who will in turn
communicate with Col. London
August 15 th seems to be the favorite
with veterans here, instead of the 21st
as suggested. The committee was em
powered to call in such other members
as it deemed necessary.
Col. F. W. Kerchner, vice com
mander, presided at the meeting last
night in the abcence of Capt. Metts.
LOCAL DOTS.
Col. Jno. A. Oates, mayor of
Dunn, N. C , died yesterday morning
of heart failure. His death is an irre
parable loss to the town and has casta
gloom over all its people.
Mr. John A. Pemberton, o
Fayetteville, who was injured recent
ly in a railroad accident nearTeachey,
has brought suit against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Co. for $100,000
damages
Mr. Ran8ley R. Fryar, aged 31
years and residing at the corner of
Third and Wooster streets, died Mon
day night of continued fever. The
remains were taken to Wallace this
morning for interment
It is too early yet to make any
estimate oi tne increase this year in
the value of personal and real property
listed for taxation in the City of Wil
mington, but it is conjectured that at
least one milion dollars increase will
not be beyond the bounds of proba
bility.
"Turn on the hose" ia,the
motto on neat lapel buttons advertis
ing the Firemen's Tournament at
Charlotte July 23 26th, inclusive,
The little advertising novelties are be
ing distributed by Assistant Chief
Monroe, of the Wilmington depart
ment.
Two young Wilmingtonians
Mr. Thos. R. Jordan and Mr. A H.
Paddison, Jr., who left here two years
ago for the Philippine Islands, as pri
vates in the Thirty-eighth volunteer
regiment, returned home yesterday
from San Francisco, CaL, where they
were mustered out, the term of service
of their regiment having expired.
- A deed filed for record at the
Court " House yesterday transferred
from the National Bank of Wilming
ton to the Atlantic National Bank, for
$23,000, the building on northwest
corner of Front and Princess streets,
the lot having a frontage of 66 feet on
b roni street ana i leet nve inches on
Princess streets.
Death of Mr. Patrick Uonlaa.
Mr. Patrick Donlan, for many years
clerk at the Clyde Steamship Com
pany's office in thiscity.died this morn
ing ai -a o ciocc, at ms residence on
North Front street Mr. Donlan had
been sick but a few days and his death
was altogether, unexpected. He was
one jof the most highly respected citi
sens of Wilmington.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hairs Catarrh Cure
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Che-
ue? ivruis last ia years ana -oeiieve nun per
leuu; nuuor&Die in U DUSiness transaRtinnn
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tions made by their firm. . "
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tffTo?eWAN & MARVIN 0,to Drug:
.-5iatrrn0urel" internally, act
ing directly upon the blood aud mucous i sur
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THE ARSON CASE CONTINUED.
Ed. Willis Will Not be Tried for His Life
at This Term The Snperlor
' Coart Yesterday.
Ed Willis, the house
burner,' will
his life upon
not be nuron "trial for
the eharire of arson
at this term of
the'Superior Court
The case was set for a hearing today
and a special venire of one hundred
men summoned for a trial of the same,
Jr., and C. D. Weeks, icsqs., woo
have been appointed to defend the
prisoner, a continuance wh k"
by Judge Allen until next term, xne
attorneys for the defendant had no
time for a preparation of their case
and explained how they would be
handicapped by rushing into things
blindly, so to speak. Judge Allen
announced from the bench that the
prisoner would be remanded to jail
and that those persons summoned on
the special venire need not attend.
The attorneys for the defence tbinx
there will be no trouble whatever in
establishing a plea of insanity. The
negro has had several epileptic fits
since he was confined on Monday of
this week.
The Court met at 9:30 o'clock yester
day morning as usual and in civil
cases. The following judgments were
ordered: James Elder vs. Piedmont
Fire Insurance Company; plaintiff,
ordered to. take a non suit upon motion
of Rountree & Carr, attorneys for de
fendants. James Elder vs. Scottish
Union and National Insurance Com
pany ; same entry as above, plaintiff to
pay costs in both cases. Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company vs. C. H.
Coble, on motion of Rountree & Carr,
attorneys for plaintiff, and death of
defendant having been suggested and
it appearing that J. Q. Purcell has ad
ministered on the estate of the said de
ceased, it was ordered that J. G. Pur
cell and such other persons as maybe
necessary be made parties defendant to
the cause and the clerk was ordered to
issue summons accordingly.
The criminal docket was entered
upon in the trial of two cases asrainst
George W. Price, Jr., the well known
colored ex-magistrate. He was charg
ed in each case with disposing of
mortgaged property, but accordiag to
tbe judge's charge, the jury brought
in a verdict of not guilty in both
Durine the afternoon session the
following proceedings were had :
James Howe, Jr., submitted to lar
ceny; eighteen months on the roads.
Early Scott, store breaking; sentence
reduced from four to three years.
C. C Bordeaux, assault with deadly
weapon ; continued
C. C. Bordeaux, carrying concealed
weapons; continued
Bessie McFadyen, larceny; guilty,
case left open.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. J. M. Wells and children,
accompanied by Miss Fultz and Mrs.
Lewis left yesterday for Staunton,
Va., where they will visit during
part of the Summer.
Rev. W. B. Oliver and family, of
Florence, 8. C, are guest of friends
in the city. Rev. Mr. Oliver will re
turn to Florence soon and bis family
will go to Virginia to spend the Sum
mer.
Qeorge L. Peschau Esq., of
the firm of Bellamy & Peschau, left
yesterday for Lincolnton, where he
will appear as counsel for plaintiff to
settle on appeal before Judge Hoke in
the case of Chas. Carter vs. Cape Fear
Lumber Company in which suit for
$3,000 damages was recovered in the
lower court.
Maxtoa His Oil Boom.
Maxton N. C, July 9. Through
defect in a faucet of an oil tank be
longing to the Standard Oil Company,
being unloaded here this morning
about three thousand gallons of illumi
nating oil were lost to Mr. Rockefeller
and his associates. But the colored
citizens and others "struck ile" rich.
With proper manipulation Maxton
could have started the regulatien oil
boom.
A MATCH FOK A MILLION.
Wlaninjc a. WrertllKfE Bout (he Fona
dation of a. Fortune.
- "Had I caught my train that night"
laughed the man who has bad nothing
to do for a quarter of a century but to
sit and watch pine trees grow to swell
his bank account, "I would probably be
a farmer now trying to raise a mort
gage and a few other things. I had
gone to a little town In lower Wiscon
sin to see a colt that a man there want
ed to sell. I was a good judge of stock
and pretty shrewd on a trade, but a
greener country lad never broke into a
town. -I would have walked back to
the farm after I found myself too late
for the train, but I saw a handbill an
nouncing a show that night and could
not resist tbe temptation to see it,
though it did cost a quarter.
"In my hilarious appreciation I was
more of an entertainment than they
had on the stage, especially as I was
utterly oblivious to the fact that I did
not look like any one else lu tbe audi
ence. Toward the end of the perform
ance a. huge fellow came out, tossed
cannon balls in the air, held men out
at arm's length and lifted heavy
weights. After this showing of his
prowess he offered $10 to any one
whom he could not throw inside of
two minutes. I was tbe crack wrestler
In all our section, though uone present
knew It, and I felt as though the chal
lenge was aimed directly -at me.- I
turned hot. and cold duriin? a few sec
onds of extreme silence. Then I sprang
up and as I came out of iuy old blouse
shouted, 'I'll go you. b'gosh r
"There was a roar of laughter, and
then some of those about me urged ine
not to go up Hhere and hale my neck
broken. But one old man told me to
go In and do my best. - It was a tough
Job, but I finally threw the giant al
most through the floor with a hip lock.
There was a little hesitancy about giv
ing me the $10, but the crowd shouted
until I got it The old man took me
home with him, and in a week I had
charge -of all the teams in his lumber
camps. Iu time I became a partner,
and he cleared the way to make me
rich. That was really a match for a
million." Washington Star.
The Ohio River railroad, with all its
branches, has been sold outright to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
FIRE IN FAYETTEVILLE.
Clothing Store Partially Destroyed.
Three Promlaeat Young Men Ar
rested ob Serious Charge.
IStpecial Star Telegram.
Fayetteville, N. C. , July9. The
big clothing stpre of. Mike Folb was
partially destroyed by fire to-day.
The tl8 000 stock was damaged from
$8,000 to $10,000, mostly by water.
This afternoon John Monroe and
Archie and John McFadyen. all
prominent young men of this county
and college graduates, were arrested
on a warrant sworn out by a negro
woman, charging them with killing
ner nusoand. last weex mis negro
arrived at McFadyens' house in a
drunken state, drew a pistol and be
gan firing at the above mentioned
young men. They returned toe nre
anil th n.flFMi maria nff ThA wnm&n
claims that her husband has not been
seen since, and that they are responsi-
t t i js a i mi f l .M
Die i or nis aeam. xne ooaj ui uiu
wVi r eViA s1 a. mat ta Ka Vtks ViiiftVlCaTirl Vfifl
found in a creek in the neighborhood,
badly mutilated and weighted down.
OF roil ran nnhnriv hnlinTAR these
young men guilty of such a dt-ed.
They will be exonerated at the trial
to-morrow. The body of tbe man
fmtnH in thn relr thn oniVkTiAi un.
does not fill the description of tbe
negro m question at an.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
Directors Appointed by Gov. Aycock on
the Part of the State
v Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, July 9. Governor
Aycock to-day appointed the following
directors for the North Carolina Rail
road on the part of the State: Hugh
O. Chatham, Elkin; L. Banks Holt,
Burlington; L. M. Micbaux, Golds
boro; W. H. Williams, Newton; A. W.
Graham, Oxford; Dr. V. K. Turner,
Raleigh; S. C. Penn, Reidsville; C. M.
Cooke, Jr., Bessemer ' City ; State's
proxy, Dr. J. R. McLelland, States
ville. It is understood that Hugh G.
Chatham will be chosen president and
Dan Hugh McLean, of Harnett, sec
retary ahdtreasurer. The meeting for
organization will be held Thursday of
this week.
CHARACTER IN TEETH.
Wliat Their Slse d Color Indicate.
Tbe "American Shade."
It has been said that one can tell the
color and shape of a man's teeth when
his mouth is shut by merely taking note
of his complexion, says the London Ex
press. There actually is some affinity between
the color of one's teeth and the character
of one's complexion, but such an analogy
would probably only receive popular rec
ognition when presented in individuals of
marked type.
The experienced dentist can, however,
often determine the shape and color of
his patient's teeth without ever asking
him to open his mouth.
In a person having red or aabnrn hair,
blue eyes and a fair-or florid complexion
the teeth would be creamy, inclined to
yellowness and brilliant and -translucent.
On the other hand, teeth of pale, dull or
muddy color, with no transparency, will
be met with among people of pallid com
plexion, accompanied by sandy hair and
light gray eyes.
The bilious temperament, with its
black, curly hair and dark and deep, rud
dy complexion, presents teeth of a strong
yellow color, rather opaque and frequent
ly marked with transverse lines.
Teeth of a pearly blue or gray, of mark
ed transparency and rather long and
sharp are nearly always associated with
a delicate, transparent complexion.
When obtaining artificial substitutes
for their lost teeth, patients, and particu
larly lady patients, are prone to desire
them of unnatural whiteness and regular
ity, to combat which weakness often
places the dentist in a position of some
delicacy.
On the other hand, there are others
who are sticklers for the natnraL The
smoker has a marked predilection for
teeth of a khaki hue, and a dentist tells
of a patiently who recently asked him for
"the American shade, with gold spots,"
of course innocently referring to the
transatlantic practice of even filling ar
tificial teeth with gold before fixing them
In tbe human month.
Am Bxeltlms Bath.
I am as fond ofvtbe water as the
proverbial duck and am a good long
distance swimmer. Several years ago
I engaged lodgings in a town on the east
coast of Scotland, and the very next day
I resolved to have a good long swim.
The day was an Ideal one for my pur
pose. The sea was as smooth as glass.
While "taking" the sea I observed
what appeared to me to be a buoy about
half a mile distant
Acting upon a sadden impulse, I struck
out, and after a longer swim than 1 an
ticipated I reached tbe floating object.
It proved to be a large barrel, with a
flag placed upon a platform, at anchor.
As I stood gazing around me a sheet
of fire, followed by a cloud of smoke
near the town, suddenly arrested my at
tention. The next moment a shell burst over my
head, the fragments tearing up the sea
all around. At once the dreadful truth
flashed across my mind. I was standing
upon a floating target!
I plunged into the sea and struck out
for the shore. Again 1 heard a loud ex
plosion, and a cascade of water thunder
ed down upon my head. I eventually
reached the shore in an almost exhausted
condition. I did not know till after
ward that the local artillery militia were
undergoing their annual summer training.
London Tit-Bits.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
Company Decided to be Amenable to the
Tax Ordinance of Norfolk, Vs.
By Telegrapn to tne Horning star.
Norfolk, Va , July 10. Judge R.
R. Prentiss, of the Circuit Court, to
day decided that the Postal Telegraph
Company is amenable to the city tax
ordinance which imposes a license tax
of $260 per year and in addition, $1.00
per pole on each pole and $1.00 on
every hundred feet of conduit owned
by the corporation in the city. The
Postal cltrims that it is exempt under
the interstate commerce law and will
appeal the matter to tbe Supreme Court
of Virginia.
Charlotte Observer: Last Sat
urday at Albemarle Col. Jno. S. Hen
derson, of Salisbury, had one of the
largest deeds recorded in tbe history
of Stanly county, by which Gen. J.
Whitney, of Pittsburg, comes into
possession of the Narrows on the Yad
kin river and much other valuable
property. The deed is from Dr. Dillon
Brown, of New York,, secretary and
treasurer of the North Carolina Power
Company, and the consideration was
$92,660.47.
He Fooled the Surgeons.
All doctors told Renick Hamilton,
of West Jefferson, O., after suffering
18 months from Rectal Fistula, he
would die unless a costly operation
was performed ; but he cured himself
with five boxes of Bucklens Arnica
Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth,
and the best Salve in the World 25
cents a box. Sold by R. R. Bellamy,
Druggist . f
FIFTY THOUSAND
HOME SEEKERS.
Opening Up to Settlement of
Lands in Oklahoma
Territory.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND FARMS.
Registration Booths Crowded Drawing
by Lottery Will Bef in On July 2tb.
Tbe SItnition at El Reno and
Lawton No Disorder.
By Teiegrapb to the Horning Btar
El Reno, O. T., July 10. Follow
ing out the proclamation of President
McKinley opening; up to settlement by
the whites the 13,000 farms in the
Kiowa-Comanche country, the first reg
istration of home seekers was made
here and at Lawton at 9 o'clock this
morning. Hundreds were lined before
the various registration booths when'
darkness came to-night, and tomor
row and Friday the registrations will
continue until all who come shall have
been given an opportunity to file their
names, xne arawing oy tottery win
begin on July 29th. and until then
none of the fifty thousand applicants
will know whether or not he has been
lucky enough to receive a homestead.
The lottery scheme robbed the open
ins: of the picturesque run and the ex
citing times incident to the great open
ing of the Cherokee strip ten years ago.
Compared with that eent the affair to
day was tame in the extreme. Although
there are perhaps 20,000 people in town,
practically no disorder prevailed. As
a rule, the home seekers are well pro
Tided with money and provisions, and
aside from the long wait in theun be
fore the registration booths no serious
inconvenience has been experienced.
People Slept in the Streets
Last night hundreds of people slept
in the streets to maintain their places
in lines which began forming yester
day at the six registration booths at El
Reno. Many had waited on the border
of the new country for two years or
more, and the last night of their long
vigil was the most trying they had ex
perienced. The line was made up of
the hale, the lame and the brawny
frontiersman, sprawled out in the dust.
The crowd before each booth elected a
captain, and each man and woman in
line was given a number which each
pinned conspicuously on his or her
clothing. A company member was
permitted occasionally to absent him
self from line for a short breathing
spell, and invariably his place was
protected by his fellow watchers
As 9 o'clock neared interlopers tried
to push in and break the numerical
order of the line organization. This
instantly raised bad blood and when
word was passed down the line a little
later that the booths would not recog
nize the line organization, but would
register tbe first persons to present
themselves, there were threats of vio
lence and rioting. Trouble was pre
vented by the early announcement
that the line organization would be
respected by the government officials.
Cheers and waving of hats greeted
this word, and from this time forth
there was no sign of trouble. Appli
cants were admitted to the booths four
at a time and the filing proceeded rap
idly all day. .
During the day the heat became
intense, but no serious suffering was
reported. The numerous women in
line were treated gallantly by the men
who shaded them from the sun with
umbrellas and furnished drinks from
the lemonade venders who plied their
ranks.
The second place of. registration
named in the proclamation was at
Lawton, twenty-five miles over land,
where similar scenes to those enacted
at El Reno were witnessed. -
EnBllih Parcel Post Oddities.
Referring to some of the contradic
tory rules of the British postofflco, J.
Henniker Heaton, M. P., writing in
Pearson's, says: No living creature "ex
cept bees" may bo sent by post, al
though in France crabs and In Germa
ny human beings may be so forwarded.
The prohibition of living creatures is
no doubt due to the experience of the
officials charged to open parcels for
warded by entomologists, rat catchers
and other scientists, though one is puz
zled to account for the toleration of
bees. Perhaps some postmaster gen
eral was an ardent apiculturlst, but
anybody who has ridden in the Aus
tralian bush would certainly back a
swarm of bees, irritated by several
-hours' Jolting In a freight train, to clear
a sorting office in record time. Arms
may not be sent to "prohibited . dis
tricts" in Ireland it a parcel, and "the
expression 'arms' includes any can
non." It would seem to follow that a can
non may be sent by parcel post to any
other part of the United Kingdom.
Eggs may be sent by parcel post, but
no compensation will be given for in
Jury to them, though payment will be
mad If the parcel Te lost. This is
why, when all the eggs in a box have
been smashed into fragments and the
liquid contents have oozed out, the box
containing the empty shells Is Invari
ably delivered with scrupulous care to
the addresses.
How He Bxplalned It.
"What do they mean by 'two up in
golf?" she asked as she put down the
paper.
"Huh!" he exclaimed In a startled
way, for he knew about as much about
golf as he did about throwing the boom
erang. Still no man Is going to show
his Ignorance of sports to his wife.
"What do they mean by two up?' "
she repeated.
" 'Two up?' " he returned. "Oh, yes,
of course. Well, you've heard of top
ping' a ball, haven't you?"
, "Certainly."
"Well, when you top a ball, natural
ly it's up."
"I don't quite see"
"Don't see?" he interrupted. "The
top is always up, isn't It? You never
say the top at the bottom, do you?"
"No-o-o."
"Well, there you are. It's plain as
day. When you top' a ball. It's 'one
up,' and when you top' two balls it's
two up.' Now, don't bother me any
more."
"But what Is topping' a ball?" she
persisted.
"Good heavens, how Ignorant you
are!" he exclaimed. "Why, topping' a
ball is knocking it so high that it never
comes down. I should think the ex
pression 'one up' would make that clear
to you." Chicago Post
Newborn News: Mr. T. 'R.
Marshall had the misfortune to be bit
ten by a snake Monday night. As Mr.
Marshall was in the dark at the time
oi the accident, it jyas impossible to
see what kind of reptile it was. Dr. J,
W. Dugild wa& called in, and he de
termined from the symptoms that the
snake was a venomous one. Mr.
Marshall has suffered intensely since
he was bitten and at the time of going
to press, Tuesday evening, his condi
tion is regarded as very critical
W. TtdLt
Every cotton planter shn.,1ri
write forourvaluable illustrated
pamphlet, "Cotton Culture.'
it is sent Iree.
Send name and address to
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Report of Board of Control of Endowment
Rank to the Supreme Lodge Shows
Deficiency of $235,000. "
By TelescraDh to the Mornlni? Btar.
Chicago, July 10. John a.
former president of the board of con
trol of the Endowment Rank. Kniehts
of Pythias, appeared befor ihA
Supreme Lodge to-day and affirmed
tne report submitted yesterday , to be
true, snowing a deficit of $235,000,
which must be made good if the insur ance
feature of the order is to be con
tinued. This report shows that "the
affairs of the endowment rank under
Hinsey's management drifted into
practical insolvency.
The former president of the board
of control declared he had done his
best to keep the treasury in a sound
condition, but that death claims had
mounted up, investments had turuPd
out failures, and it had been frequent
ly necessary to overdraw the rank's
account at tbe bank.
The report, which was compiled by
the present board of control, excepting
Hinsey, does not charge the latter and
others with misusing the funds, but
states that they were misused.
Hinsey occupied the floor during
the entire forenoon session of the in
vestigating committee. To reporters
Hinsey said: "I am prepared to do
fend my administration against any
and all comers. My conduct of the
office was perfectly open and above
board. The investments were good
and legitimate and will turn out all
right."
By a unanimous vote of the lodge,
an order has been made that in the
future no investments shall be made
save by the written order of five out
of the seven members of the board of
control of the rank. This will be for
mally adopted to-morrow and no one
man management will be possible iu
the future.
In addition to this, a resolution is
being considered to raise the rates of
payments on insurance about fifty per
cent: so that more funds will be pro
vided to meet death claims and enough
in addition to make good the losses
and create a surplus in the fu
ture. If-this additional burden on
beneficiaries of insurance policies
shall not be enough, the Supreme
Lodge will also consider a plan to
assess all Knights of Pythias 50 cents
or $1 each for the benefit of the rank.
The lower assessment on 500,000 mem
bers would brit in 1250,000.
xhis money would not be paid di
rectly by the Pythians, but would
come from the $4,000,000 of reserve
cash and bonds held by the Qrand
Lodges subject to the orders of the
Supreme Lodge. The Supreme Lodge
has over $10,000,000 worth of prop
erty altogether, and is responsible for
all obligations of the endowment
rank.
RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA.
Rapidly Completing the Railway Fifty
Thousand Troops Will Protect
the Line.
By Cable to tbe Mornine Btar.
London, July 10. A dispatch from
Pekin says:
It is reported that the Russians are
rapidly completing the Manchurim
railway, and that they will tmploy
fifty thousand troops for the defence
of the line.
Li Hung Chang proposes to with
draw all the Chinese troops from
Manchuria with the object of avoiding
all chances of collision with the Rus
sians If this is done Russian troops
will be needed to preserve order in
the province, as only Chinese police
men will be employed there, accord
ing to the definition now given to the
Busso Chinese agreement regarding
Manchuria. ,
It is stated that the Chinese soldiers
have combined with bandits to plun
der the people and resist the Russians.
It appears that no control is exercised
over the Chinese soldiery there.
Pekin, July 10. The -Protestant
missionaries here have received a let
ter from Chou Fou, special commis
sioner on the missionary question, in
which he accuses Chinese converts of
seeking revenge by violence and of
plundering and extortion. He con
cludes by asking the missionaries to
assist in the restoration of order. His
request will be granted.
Concord Standard An ex
change that we can't recall, Bays an
inmate of the Morganton hospital, was
allowed to wotk at the carpenter trade
till he was discovered to swallow nails
and was stopped from work. He died
later and in his stomach was found a
quart of tacks, nails of all sizes and
pieces of glass.
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