WILLIAM H. BBBWABD
Editor and Proprietor..
Fkidat,
Sept. 27, 1901.
PASSES A BILLION AHD A HALF.
For the first timein the commer
cial history of the country our ex
ports for the year ending August
31st passed the billion and a half
. dollar mark, nearly twice as much
as our imports. The ' following
table shows the imports and exports
since and including 1896:'
August 81, Import!. Exports.
1896.?.. v. $737,163,827 $ 906,403.625
1897....... 766,673,034 1,066,602,779
i 1898. ...... 623,192,020 1,236,643,922
1899 723,232,313 1,269,604,882
1900 848,676,810 1,399,000,620
1901....... 843,681,860 .1,500,613,236
While there has been an increase
of both exports and imports since
1896 the increase of exports has
been over 50 per cent., while the
increase in imports has been less
than 15 per cent. As might be ex
pected agricultural products in
some form constituted the . larger
part of these exports, as they also
did of the imports, 63.7 per cent, of
the former, to 29 per cent, of manu
facturers. There is nothing especially re
markable in the exports of agricul
tural products, for this is the gran
ary of the world upon which Euro
pean countries must depend for
their supplies of .foodstuffs when
, there is a shortage over there, and
as we raise more than we can con
sume, or do consume if we could,
we must ship the surplus. We
have ordinarily little or no competi
tion in that, so that there is little
ground for boasting over the volume
or the increase in the volume of our
exported food stuffs, but when it
comes to exports of manufactures
there is ground to boast over, the
increase in that, for that means
success over competition not
only with one country but with all
manufacturing countries. We im
port very little of manufactured
articles save cotton and woollen
goods, the bulk of our exports con
sisting of sugar, coffee, tea, tropical
fruits, spices, &c, some of which
we do not produce at all and others
of which we do not produce in suf
ficent quantities to supply the de
mand for consumption. .
These figures, with their steady
increase, show several things, one
of which is that as we have for
years stood at the head of nations
as a producer and exporter, of food
stuffs it is only a question of time,
and little time at that, when we
will lead all the nations as a pro
ducer and exporter of manufactured
articles, covering the whole range
from a toothpick to a locomotive.
Another thing it shows is that
when our manufacturers in compe
tition with Vde manufacturers of
the world have increased their ex
ports until they now constitute
neaaly one-third of the total, there
is no longsr need for a protective
tariff, if tfere ever was. They
could neven have J made the progress
they have rnconipetition -with the
manufacturers of other countries if
they did not undersell them, and
they could not have undersold them
if they couldn't produce goods at
less cost than their foreign compet
itors can. This they must have
done, and this they can do, not be
cause they pay less for labor, which
estimating it by time is higher, and
considerably higher, in this than it
is in foreign countries, but because
this labor, which is apparently
dearer, is really cheaper when we
consider the amount and character
of the work it does.
Another feature in lessening the
cost of production is the general use
of labor-saving machinery, which en
ables our manufacturers to turn out
with facility and quickly work that
it would be practically impossible to
turnout by hand or with the ma
chinery that was in use years ago.
; Great cylinders weighing many tons
are now cast and lathed into shape
with comparatively as little labor as
a smith years ago would have forged
and Bhaped an ordinary bolt, while
nails, nuts, screws, &c, which not
many years ago were made by hand,
are now turned out thousands an
hour. The fact is, that in many
lines of manufactures, especially in
those lines which constitute our
principal exports, machine work is
the rule instead of the exception.
When we come to trace up the
cause of our pre-eminence as a pro
ducer of both agricultural and man
ufactured products, it will be found
in the universal use of labor-saving
machinery, and when we go further
back in the genius for which our
people are noted for devising ma
chinery of this kind and in the skill
to operate it to the best advantage.
The American has a proverbial tal
ent for invention and it is as na
tural for him to try to devise some
machine to lessen labor and increase
production, as it is for him to de
vise ways to keep his house warjnin
winter or cool in summer; andaa he
has the talent to invent and con
struct machinery, so he has an
equally notable talent for operating
it to the best advantage, and ten to
one if there be any defect about the
machine he works, some workman
will discover it and also a remedy,
thus producing an improved and
more effective machine. This is one
of the things which strikes the Eu
ropean observer, the perfect mastery
the American workman has over
machinery, oven what seemjp to be
the most complicated. J - r
In these facts lies the secret of
the success of the American manu
facturer when he comes to compete
with the manufacturers on the other
side of the sea, who may use machin
ery' but not of the same excellence
or productive capacity as that which
the American manufacturer uses,
proof of which is given in the fact
that German shoe manufacturers are
importing American machinery to
enable them to compete with Amer
ican shoe makers, and we suppose
that later on they will be importing
American workmen to teach them
how to manage and operate thiB
American machinery.
The Republican tariff protection
ists instead of giving the credit as
they should, to American inventive
genius, and to the skill of the
American workman, attribute all
this success to the protective tariff,
which they say has made it possible;
but if we have reached that point
where our manufacturers can not
only compete with foreign manu
facturers, but beat them even in
their home markets, where' is the
decent excuse for perpetuating this
tariff which we, were originally told
was simply for the purpose of en
couraging and fostering American
manufacturing industries until they
got on a solid footing? Having got
ten on a solid footing, as the figures
of exports show they have, there is
neither honesty in nor excuse for
taxing the American people for the
benefit of industries which have so
fully demonstrated their ability to
take care of themselves.
HE CITES SOME HAKES.
We have referred heretofore to
Col. Killebrew's article, published
recently in the Baltimore Manufac
turers' Record, on the agricultural
possibilities of the South. In no
ticing the article in the Record the
New York Journal of Commerce ex
pressed regret that Col. Killebrew
did not give the names of some of
the writers on agriculture who
agree with him, and some instances
of large yields to support his views.
In a note to the Record he replies to
this as, follows:
"The article from the Journal of
Commerce takes exceptions to the fact
that I did not give the names of the
best agricultural thinkers and writers
in the South. The reason I did not
do so is that the Northern people
would not have recognized such even
if had, but certainly Dr. Dabney
may be recognized as a good practical
writer and thinker. I can name Mr.
Wolf, of Manchester, Tenn. (former
ly from Indiana), who has been grow
ing twenty-two bushels of wheat on
land that heretofore produced only six
or seven bushels. I can name Mr. J.
A. Cunningham, of Kimmins. Tenn..
an excellent writer, who raised twenty-six
bushels of wheat on a 60
acre field where formerly- five or six
bushels were considered a fair yield. I
can name Raht Bros., of Tullahoma,
who grew twenty-five bushels of wheat
per acre on 200 acres that had hereto
fore been considered practically worth
less for the growing of cereals of any
kind. 1 can name the, many experi
ments made by reason of the premi
ums offered by the Macon Telegraph,
in which twenty-five to forty bushels
of wheat were grown in numerous
places in Georgia. Now, nearly every
one of these persons are practical
writers and thinkers on Southern agri
culture. I need not name Edward
Atkinson, for. though a writer and
thinker of world-wide fame, I do not
know that he is a practical agricultu
rist, yet he is of the opinion that the
unoccupied lands of three of the
Southern States and Territories could
produce the present wheat crop of the
United States."
These are but a few illustrations of
what has been done in the way of
increasing the .productiveness of
land, to which many might be added
if the time and trouble were taken to
make a record of them. He might,
for instance, have cited the letter of
Mr. Oliver, whose farms are near
Charlotte, published in the Journal
of Commerce a few weeks ago, giving
the yield of wheat on his farms,
averaging something over forty"
bushels to the acre on large tracts.
He also might have cited the forty-
three bushels per acre on a Catawba
county farm, which not many years
ago sold for $1.50 an acre, proof that
as farming land it ranked even below
the ordinary. Or he might have
cited the case of the Northern set
tler, near Clairmont, Va., who pro
duces 150 bushels of corn to the acre,
and never less than 100.
These are exceptions, of course,
but they prove Col. Killebrew's con
tention as to the agricultural possi
bilities of the South, for what can be
done on some farms in several States
can be done on all the farms and in
all the States, if the same methods
be pursued. -
Who invented the bicycle is a dis
puted question. Three Englishmen
claim the credit, but they got the
idea from a French inventor. This
was over fifty years ago. The Amer
ican bicycle is the outcome of a
French toy bicycle exhibited at the
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
in 1876. But the Chinese claim to
have had the bicycle two thousand
years ago. They had about anything
that is going.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applieaUons, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ol the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an In
named condition of the mneons lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed
yon have a rumbling sound of Imperfect hear
Ins. and when It It entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearts? will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition ot
the mucous surf acea.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure Bend for
un.utara.irce. - .
F. J. OHXHIY & 00 Toledo, 6,
. Bold by Drnffglsta, 75c
HaUM Family nils are the best t
BSCOXJRAGIHQ ASARCHISH.
When Emma Goldman, whose
speeches and writings Czolgosz
said filled him with the resolve to
assassinate President McKinley, was
released from custody . Tuesday, an
Associated Press reporter asked her
what her plans were for the future,
when she replied that outside of
"writing some articles for two or
three magazines and journals" he
had no plans.
It is pretty safe to say that if
Emma Goldman's name had not
been mentioned in connection with
that of Czolgosz, and the assassina
tion, she would not now be in de
mand by these magazines and jour
nals, which will, doubtless, pay her
well for what she writes, thus
rewarding her for her notoriety and
thus indirectly encouraging others
to try to become notorious.
Hasn't the country had enough
of Emma Goldman, and the class
of vipers to which she belongs?
What can she write that would in
terest the ordinarily intelligent per
son, or be worth the money she will
be paid for these articles? When
she does write it will be a lot of an
archistic rot, a defence of anarch
ism and either directly or indirectly
a defence of assassination. She has
said about everything she knows on
that subject already, and it has been
published in. the papers, and hence
the only object in getting her to pa
rade before the public in the col
umns of these magazines and jour
nals is to utilize her notoriety and
make some money for the publica
tions that hire her. It is paying her
for her unenviable notoriety, and
keeping her before the public when
she should be permitted to pass from
the public gaze, and into oblivion.
Keeping such people alive and be
fore the public is simply keeping
anarchism alive. Let Emma retire
and devote herself to the calling of
sick nurse, for which she has
trained, in which calling she may
render some service to partially off
set the harm her ravings have done.
N. C. SUPREME COURT.
Opinions Handed Down Cases Prom Fifth
District Arroed Sixth District Will
be Called October 1st.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 24. To-day
in the Supreme Court opinions were
handed down as follows :
Cook vs. Bank, from Dare, error;
Wainwright vs. Massenburg, from
Franklin, former ruling affirmed, peti
tion to rehear dismissed; Connor . vs.
Dillard, from Wilson, error; Ricks vs.
Pope, from Edgecombe, reversed;
Pender vs. Pender, from Edgecombe,
no error; Blake vs. Railroad, from
New Hanover, dismissed for failure to
print record; Byrd vs. Byrd, from
Sampson, new trial granted by con
sent of appellee; Chemical Co. vs.
Barber, from Onslow, docketed and
dismissed under rule 17; Mallard vs.
Manufacturing Co., from Duplin,
docketed and dismissed under rule 17;
Williams vs. Hill, from Duplin,
docketed and dismissed under rule 17.
Cases from the Fifth district were
argued as follows:
State vs. New by Attorney General
for the State, J. D. Kerr for defen
dant; Mitchell vs. Baker, on motion
to dismiss, by 8hepperd for plaintiff,
Pou for defendant ;Herring vs. Sutton,
by Rouse, by brief, for plaintiff, Shep-
perd for defendant; Williams vs.
Rich, by EL E. Shaw for plaintiff,
Shepperd for defendant; Barden vs.
Pagh, by T. B. Womack and Ed. O.
Smith for plaintiff, J. L. Stewart and
J. D. Kerr for defendant: Weeks vs.
McPhail, by Cooper and Butler by
brief for plaintiff, Stewart, Allen,
Kerr and Mordecai for defendant. ,
Sixth district appeals will be called
October 1st.
Applicants for law license will be
examined Monday, September SO.
A. & N. C. R. R. DIRECTORS.
Writ of Mandamus Against Corporation
Commission Pinch's Snit Against
State Board of Education.
i .
Special Star Telegram.
RAUciaH, N. C, Sept. 24. The
Board of Internal Improvements an
nounces the following directors of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad:
C. M. Busbee, Raleigh; W. H. Smith,
Goldsboro; L. Harvey, Kinston ; J. O.
Parker, Olivers, Jones county; James
A. Bryan, Newborn; T, W. Dewey,
Newborn; R. W. Taylor, Morehead
City; L. G. Daniels, Bayboro; J. W
Grainger, State's proxy, Kinston. It
is understood that James A. Bryan will
be re-elected president. Many petitions
have been received asking for his re
election. Judge Robinson to-day denied the
writ of .mandamus against the Cor
poration Commission, sued by EL 8.
Ward, of Beaufort, to compel the
commission to re assess railroad prop
erty this year instead of letting the
present valuation stand until ' 1903.
Mr. Ward gave notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Lieut. K. 8. Finch's suit against the
State Board of Education,' involving
Finch's option on all State lands in
East North Carolina, was compro
mised to-day. Finch surrenders all
claims on the swamp lands, except
ten thousand acres in Tyrell . county,
and the State signs deeds to all lands
Finch has sold to date.
Tramp Steamers Arrived.
The British steamship Tenby, 2,558
tons, Capt. Campbell, from St Lucia,
consigned' to Alexander Sprant &
Son, and the German steamship At
hen, 1,412 tons, Capt. Puck, from
Hamburg, consigned to Heide & Co.,
arrived yesterday. The Tenby - will
take a berth at the Champion Com
press for cotton and the Aihen has a
cargo of kainit for the Navassa
Guano Co. ' r
MARRIED YESTERDAY
Miss Gertrude Medernach Bagby,
of Kinston Wedded by Mr.
Win. M. Creasy.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, KINSTON.
Ceremooy Besotifally Performed by Rev.
Jno. H. Griffith Peterson-Black-Naptlals
at Point Caswell Mar
riage in the City.
Special Star Correspondence.
Kinston, N. C, Sept. 25. The
marriage of Mr. William Murlin
Creasy, of Wilmington, and Miss Ger
trude Medernach Bagby, of Kinston,
was solemnized at the Christian
Church this morning at 9: SO o'clock
in the presence of quite a large num
ber of the bride's friends:, and well
wishers. Promptly at the appointed hour, to
the familiar strains of Lohengrin, the
ushers, Messrs. O. T. Meacham, V. A.
Rountree, W. D. LaRoque, Jr., and
Isaac Tull entered the church, which
had been lavishly but tastefcliy dec
orated for the occasion with golden
rod, palms and potted plants. Follow
ing them came the maid of honor,
Miss Eva May Miller, of Winston,
dressed in a handsome suit of mauve
cloth with hat to match, and carrying
a large bouquet. The bride, handsomely
attired is a going-away gown of blue
cloth, trimmed with applique, with
turban to match, and carrying an ex
quisite bouquet of bride's rosea,entered
on the arm of her cousin, Mr. John
T. Midyette, and was met at the altar
by the groom, attended by his best
man, Mr. Joe T. King, of Wilming
ton, where they were made man and
wife, according to the beautiful cere
mony of the Episcopal church. Rev.
John F. Griffith, rector of St. Mary's
Episcopal church, of Kinston, offi
ciating.
During the ceremony Miss Uora
Fields, presiding at the organ, softly
rendered "I Love You, Dear, and
Only You," the party leaving the
church to Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. Immediately after the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Creasy left at
10:15 o'clock for Mount Airy, where
they will spend some time, returning
to Wilmington, their future home, on
October 6th. They will be at home at
the residence of the groom's brother.
Mr. Albert Creasy, Eighth, between
Princess and Chesnut streets.
Tuesday night, at the residence of
Mr. Midyette, an elegant reception
was given in compliment to the
bridal party. Many handsome and
costly presents were displayed, among
the number being a handsome set of
furniture, an elegant china closet and
set of china presented by fellow em
ployes of Mr. Creasy in the Coast
Line service.
The bride is a native of Kinston and
has many admirers here. The groom
is the popular chief clerk in the A. O.
L. general superintendent's office in
Wilmington.
Miss Eva May Miller, the maid of
honor; Mr. Joe T. King, best man,
and Mr. James Sinclair, who attend
ed the ceremony, returned to their
homes to day. ?
Pretty Wedding at Point Caswell.
Point Caswell, N. C, Sept. 25.
A very pretty and quiet marriage was
solemnized this afternoon at the Cas
well Presbyterian Church at this
place, Capt. D. J. Black and Miss Hy
acinth Peterson being the contracting
parties. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. A. D. McClure, in a beau
tiful and impressive manner. After
the ceremony the bride and groom
with some personal friends, repaired
to the home of the mother of the bride
where an elegant dinner was served.
The church was tastefully decorated
with evergreen and flowers, the work
being accomplished by the young la
dies of the church, assisted by Mrs. E;
A. liawes. The music for the occa
sion was played by Mr. Alf. Yopp, of
Wilmington.
The bride is a daughter of our form
er townsman, Haywood Peterson.
Esq. The groom is one of our best
known young men and a valuable cit
izen of this place. The good wishes of
all their friends go out to them for a
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long ins oi uappiness ana prosperity.
A Marriage In the City.
Last night at 9 o'clock at the resi
dence of Mr. J. C. Walton, Seventh
and Castle streets. Miss Lorena C.
Pepper was happily joined in matri
mony to Mr. Win. J. Johnson; both of
this city. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of a few friends of the
bride and groom and was a very pretty
one indeed. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
will reside in Wilmington, where they
have many friends, who extend
the heartiest congratulations upon the
union.
BRUNSWICK SUPERIOR COURT.
Defendants Not Guilty in Incendiary Case.
Other Matters of a Civil Nature,
Brooke G. Empie, Esq., Wm. J.
Bellamy, Esq., and Solicitor O. M. Mc
Lean came up yesterday afternoon
from Southport, where they have been
attending Brunswick Superior Court.
Yesterday the session was entirely
taken up in the hearing of the case of
Reiger vs. Worth, referred to in these
columns yesterday. Judge E. K. Bryan
is appearing for the plaintiff and Hon.
John D. Bellamy for the defendanLThe
amount involved is about $1,000.
The case on, the criminal docket in
which Charles McMillan and wife.
colored, were charged with the burnr
ing of Mr. A. B. Drew's barn, was con
eluded Tuesday in the acquittal of both
defendants. Solicitor McLean and
Robert W, Davis, Esq., conducted the
prosecution and B. G. Empie, Esq.,
and E. D. Guthrie, Esq., appeared for
the defendants.
The case of Moore vs. Navaesa Guano
Company will likely be taken up to
morrow and will perhaps continue
throughout next week.
Def salting U. S. Witness.
Deputy Marshal C O. Knox, of
Wilmington, yesterday placed in the
New Hanover county jail for the
forthcoming term of the United States
Court in this city, J. G. Lewis, of Du
plin county, whom it is alleged is a
defaulting witness. He will answer
the charge before Judge Purnell next
week. '
Red Hot From tlie Gun
Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead
maaof .Newark, Michigan, in the
Civil War. It caused horrible Ulcers
that no treatment helped for twenty
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth.
25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by B. B. BELLAJfy, Druggist, t
AN AFFRAY , IN . RALEIGH. -.
Street Fight Between Mayor Powell aid
Mr. Ed. S. Bsttle Both Were Badly
r Braised The Supreme Conrt..
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept 25. There
Was an affray on Hillsboro street 1 ate
this afternoon between Major A. M.
Powell, of this city, and Mr. Ed. S.
Battle, a young attorney of Wilming
ton. , Mr. Battle, accompanied by two
friends, Robt L. . Gray and R L
Thompson, both prominent, met Ma
yor Powell and said, "I have been
looking for you for some time, to tell
you that you maliciously and willful
ly lied in your testimony regarding
the case against Policeman Bell."
Mayor Powell thereupon struck Bats
tie in the face. Battle, in return, stag
gered the Mayor with a blow on the
nose and struck him again as he, the
Mayor, fell. There was a considerable
scuffle on the sidewalk before friends
separated Battle from his antagonist
Both were badly bruised. The case
will be tried before a magistrate to
morrow. The trouble grewlout of case in the
Mayor's court some time ago in which
Mr. Battle was arrested on the charge
of disorderly conduct, and was dis
charged by the Mayor, and subsequent
trial in which Mr. Battle prosecuted
Policeman Bell for perjury. Mr.
Battle claims Powell swore there was
evidence of Battle's disorderly con
duct but he dismissed the case out of
regard for Battle.
Judge Robinson, in the Superior
Court to-day, reversed the judgment
of the magistrate in taxing Mr. Battle
with the costs in the case instituted
by Battle against .Policeman Bell,
charging Bell with perjury. The order
of Judge Robinson gave Battle a
complete legal victory.
The Supreme Court.
No Fifth district cases were argued
in the Supreme Court -to-day. It is
expected Carter vs. Cape Fear Lum
ber Company, a damage suit, will
come up to-morrow, and the ' New
Hanover vs. DeRosset road bond suit
very soon thereafter.
COTTON FARMERS' MEETING.
Resolutions Adopted Urging Farmers Not
to Sell Cotton Seed at Less Than
25 Cents Per Bushel.
Special Star Telegram.
KALEiaH, i. U., Sent. 25. At a
largely attended, convention of cotton
farmers of North Carolina, held here
to-night, the following resolutions
. were adopted :
. Whereas. The cotton crop is short
and there is an increased demand for
cotton seed for feeding, for fertilizers
and other purposes; and, whereas, the
present offerings of prices and terms
of exchange for seed are below the
real value of seed; be It
Resolved, That it is the deliberate
judgment of this convention that the
seed are now worth to the farmer at
home 25 cents a bushel or should be.
vxchauged on a basis of 2,000 pounds
of seed for not less than 1,333 pounds
of cotton seed meal, to analyze
8 per cent, ammonia, and we advise
and urge the cotton farmers of North
Carolina not to sell or exchange at less
than the above prices; and we ask the
earnest co-operation of every cotton
grower in this State to this end.
Resolved, That we invite the cotton
growing States to form cotton farm
ers' associations and assist in securing
and maintaining these prices for cotton
seed.
Negro Slashed at Wallace.
News has reached the city of a se
rious' cutting affray at Wallace, N. C,
on Saturday afternoon. The parties
concerned are grown negroes and the
injured man is "Son" Newkirk. He
was standing in Mr. T. Q. Hall's
store at the time mentioned when a
relative, J. Henry Newkirk, ap
proached him and without a word,
slashed his throat almost from ear to
ear with a keen-edged pocket knife,
said to have been sharpened for I the
purpose.. The wounded - negro tried
to run, when his assailant slashed him
in the back, leaving a wound eight
inches long. The guilty negro-was
captured and jailed at Kenansville.
A domestic difficulty is said to have
been at the bottom of the affair.
Romantic Marriage at Raleigh.
A Raleigh correspondent, writing
Sunday, says; "There was a runaway
match here to-day, the contracting
parties to which are well known.
Miss Mabel Duke, of Durham, daugh
ter of Brodie L. Duke, and grand
daughter of Washington Duke, a
Durham millionaire, and H. R. Good
all a travelling man of Richmond.
They arrived from Durham late this
afternoon, quickly procured a license
and were married by Rev. Mr. Hub
bard, in a hotel parlor. There were
only four witnesses. , Mr. and Mrs.
Goodall went to Richmond to-night."
The Growth of Teachey's.
Rev. L. B. Boney returned yes
day from Teachey's, ft. C, where he
has been engaged in evangelical work.
He is enthusiastic over the growth of
the town and especially its educational
interests. The town has an excellent
school building which cost $1,200, and
SI pupils receive excellent instruction
under the . care of Rev. L. H. Wells
and three assistants. In the village
there are also an excellent hotel, rail
road and telegraph stations.
Workman Broke An Arm.
Mr. Geo. W. Beaman, a blacksmith,
residing at No. 709 South Seventh
street, fell from a flat car yesterday
morning on Dock between Front and
Water streets and suffered a severe
fracture of the left arm below the
elbow. The injured man was assist
ing in unloading some machinery
on the car from the old Oldham mill
at the time of the accident. He' was
removed to his home and the broken
limb set by Dr. D. W. Bulluck.
The Stab is asked by Mr. J.
F. Lewis, of Ivanhoe, to impress upon
the people of Bladen, Pender and
Sampson counties that the picnic at
Beatty's .Bridge has been postponed
from Sept. 27th. to Oct. 3d. 'V
; T LITTLETON female coueaE.
institution Crowded Wlti Pupils Memo,
rial Services la Honor of President.
- Special Star Correspondeiiee.
Littleton, N. O , Sept. 25. The
work of Littleton Female College was
resumed on Wednesday. There are
more than 100 boarding pupils now in
the building and many others are ex
pected, Several additions have been
made to the Faculty during -the sum
mer and the College begins work feel
ing assured that the ensuing year will
be the most successful in the history
of the institution. ... ' , .
On Thursday morning at 9 o'clock a
very impressive and touchingly beau
tiful service in memory of our lament
ed President was held in the college
chapel. The music prepared for the
service was that used in the State fu
neral at Washington. The devotional
exercises were conducted by President
Rhodes and the programme Included
sketches of Mr. McKinley by Misses
Stella McOall and Lila Philips; read
ing by Miss Mary E. Thornton, brief
addresses by Revs. W. 8. Hester and
J. M. Rhodes, and a solo by Miss Mil
liken KENTUCKY MINING TROUBLE.
State Troops Sent to Protect Property.
Serious Conflcts Between Union
and Non-Union Men.
ty Telegraph, to the Morning Star
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 25 The
mining troubles in Hopkins county
have reached a crisis and on the recom
mendation of State Inspector Hioes,
who was sent to the scene to investi
gate, Governor Beckham has ordered
militia sent from Bowling Green and
Owensboro to protect the property of
the operators. Hopkins county has
for a month been in a state oi turmoil
oyer the troubles between the mine
operators and the Union. Last Novem
ber the United Mine Workers un
dertook to unionize the mines , of
Hopkins county. Some of the
miners went out but a majority pre
ferred to continue at work. Both sides
soon resorted to force. The Union
miners established a camp and declared
war on the non union pen. The op
erators hired guards to protect their
property. While the company officials
have used all the means at hand to in
sure peace, numerous, affairs have oc
curred and dozens of men have been
wounded, but only two deaths have
occurred. Two Union miners were
killed by a deputy sheriff and the guads.
Indictments were returned and the
accused parties are now. awaiting trial.
Meanwhile, the Union miners contin
ued to harass the miners who remained
at their tasks and tried to keep them
from going to work.
Many of the non-union miners are
negroes. Miners' boarding houses
have been riddled with bullets and
blown up with dynamite. Both sides
have repeatedly fired on one another,
and last, week thejUnion forces, sev
eral hundred strong, succeeded in
getting between the miners and the
Reinecke plant and drove the miners
who were on their way to work back
at the point of Winchesters. The
trouble grew so serious that troops
were Called out last week and kept
waiting several days, but were not
ordered to the scene pending the re
port of the inspector, which came to
day. He says the situation is critical,
and that the lawless elements are
dangerous.
Conlcl Sot Report Golf.
When the amateur golf championship
was played at Wheaton In 1897 there
was but one Chicago newspaper man
who had the remotest conception of
what the game was. Accordingly, the
newspapers, with the exception of the
Chicago Tribune, agreed to syndicate
the work and put It all. In this one
man's hands. The Tribune refused to
enter the combination and depended
upon the exertions of a member of its
own staff. But the Tribune reporter
speedily realized life helplessness and
appealed to his brother of the syndicate
for aid. The latter obligingly handed
over his copy, and the Tribune man set
to work to make a few minor changes
so that its kinship to the original should
not be too apparent. Later in the
evening he met his generous bene
factor and told him of the changes he
bad made.
"In particular, the account of the
play at the sixth hole between Forgan
and Donglas. You said that 'F6rgan
rimmed the cup for a half.' " WelL you
know, old chap, that Forgan is a bank
er down town and a big man, while
Douglas is just one of those Scotch
men. It seemed to me rather cheap to
have Forgan doing that sort of thing
for a half, so I just made it read that
'Forgan rimmed the cup with Douglas
for a hundred.' "Washington Capital.
Anta That Fiht Spiders.
Few more wonderful adaptations are
seen In the whole round of nature
than the webs spiders spin to entrap
the wary ant They are not high hung,
lacy affairs, caressing every bfeze, but
low set, silken tubes stretched in the
grass, the crevices of rock or about
tree roots. Ants of every size creep
heedlessly Into them. The spiders eat
them with relish, but occasionally a
very little spider and a very big ant
engage In a duel to the death. If the
spider can bite, the ant can sting, and
does it with a right good will. The
spider does not try to get rid of such an
ant as he does of a wasp or bee too
strong to be safely attacked. Such an
insect; which threatens destruction to
the web, is often cut out of it by the
web builders. The entangling cables
are not loosed, but the web rays neatly
snipped in two, first those underneath
and at The very last the highest fila
ment. Often the letting go of such a
captive means destruction to half the
nest. But some spiders are wiser than
some people. They know not merely
when they have enough, but when they
have too much.
ITo Change.
In a Sheffield workshop when the men
absented themselves they were expected
to produce a doctor's certificate.
An Irishman absent, however, on a sec
ond occasion and told to bring his certiii-
cate gave in -the one used before. The
manager, looking at it, said:
"Why, Maguire, this is an old certifi
cate!" "Sure, I know that, your honor." said
Maguire calmly. "And Isn't it the same
onld complaint?" London Spare Mo
ments. Aa to Doing- tno Impossible.
"And if your party came suddenly to a
stream," said the. story teller, "too deep
tor your horse to wade over,, too wide
tor it to Jump over, and too swiftly flow
ing for it to swim over, what would yon
do?"
"Why, that's easy," said one of he
party. "We'd' sit down and think it
over." Yonkere Statesman. J
ASomerrille, Texas, dispatch "says:
B. W. Long, one of the white men,
and George Johnson, the negro,
wounded in the recent race riot here,
died to-day. While matters are quiet,
most of the ringleaders of the negroes
being in jail, there is a grave appre
hension that all of the trouble is not
oyer. -
CZOLGOSZ STICKS
TO BIS STORY.
Denies That Any One Else Was
Concerned in the Murder of
- President McKinley.
IN THE JAIL AT
BUFFALO.
Visited by His Fattier, Brother and Sister,
J Officers 'Present at Interview No
Other Persons Were Allowed to
See the Prisoner. "
- By Telegraph to the Morning star. ,
Buffalo, N. T., Sept. 25. Paul,
Waldeck and Victoria Czolgosz, father,
brother and sister of Leon Czolgosz,
the assassin of ,.; the President, were
granted an interview with the prisoner
in the Erie county jail to-day. As
sistant District Attorney flaller and
Assistant Superintendent of Police
Cusack were present, under instruct
tioas of District Attorney Penney,
throughout the interview. -
No other persons will be allowed to
see the prisoner until after the sen
tence of death is imposed tomorrow
afternoon.
Tie interview between the assassin
and his father, brother and sister lasted
about thirty-five minutes, but no in
formation leading to the implication
of any one else in an anarchist plot to
kill the President was given by the
prisoner.
''We learned nothing that we did
not know before," said Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Haller, at the conclu
sion of the conference, lie talked
more than he has at any previous
time, but even to his family he was
not very communicative."
Bat little of the conversation which
passed ' between the members of the
family could be gleaned. The officials
sa'd that the conversation was natur
ally such as would occur at such a
meeting and that it was belter to throw
the mantle of privacy over it
However, authoritative announce
ment was made that Czolgosz denied
aqiolutely that any one else was con
cerned in the plot to kill the Presi
dent. ' He asserted as he has from the
outset, that he did the deed alone and
unaided, and that no other person in
th world was concerned in the tra
gedy. Several times when he was pressed
to tell the true story of the assassina
tion, the prisoner repeated the words:
'I did it alone ; there was no one else.'
The prisoner asked nothing about
the other members of his family or his
friends, and did not give any evidence
of sorrow or regret over his act.
The father and brother were affect
ed, naturally, over the meeting, but
they gave little outward evidence of
it. The sister cried all the time, but
the prisoner gave no evidence of feel
ing aside from saying that he was
glad he could see them.
At the end of thirty-five minutes
the prisoner shook hands with his
father and brother, and his sister tear
fully bade him good-bye. The family
returned to Cleveland.
JAIL GUARDED.
To Prevent the Lynching of Three Ne
groes at Shelbyvllle, Ky.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Louisyille, Ky., September 25.
The jail at Shelby ville is being heavily
guarded to prevent the lynching of
Anna Field, a negro woman, and Jum
bo Field and Clarence Garnett, negro
boys. wm. Mart, a printer, was found
dying in a walk leading to the Field
woman's house Saturday night. The
two boys confessed to the murder and
all three have been indicted.
Monday night forty masked men
made an attack on the jail and suc
ceeded in breaking the door and get
ting into the corridors, but they could
not get into the prisoner's cage. The
sheriff summoned a posse and managed
to beat them off. The threats continue.
TO FIGHT THE LEAD TRUST.
Producers of the Country Planning a
Close Combination.
Bv Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Chicago, Sept. 25. The Record-
Herald to morrow will Bay that the
lead producers of the country, stirred
by the reported projection of a great
(20,000,000 lead trust, under the con
trol Of thA WhitflAT-TtTan-anKnan.
heim smelter syndicate, are planning
a close combination of the producing
interests. Their object, it is stated, is
to get into a position where they will
not be at the mercy of the smelting
combine. The plan, as set forth, is to
iorm a corporation oi moderate capac
ity which shall becnm t.h sal fin
agency of the . producers.
Monroe Journal: Mr. .Torin TV
Williams, of the Unionville commu
nity, died Monday, suddenly, He was
72 years old. He was strong and ac
tive and had the appearance of a much
younger man. tie worked as usual
about his farm Mnnrinv mni-nlnn a-nA
intended going to the mill in the after
noon ana was 10 come to Monroe
Tuesday to take dinner with his son!
vr tmi; X7iii: i , "
iur. juiuuu Williams, nuu lives Here.
ThAWf wnrA hi'n)i nnrl liivHa h.M
Thursday night. They were of ail
sizes and colors, of dull and gay plum
age. They came by thousands and all
night long flocked around the electric
lights and into the open stores and
houses and evervwhnrA. Minv nf thm
dashed against the wires, posts and
t . ni . . ...
umcr uuaixuctiona wiin sucn force mat
thev were killed and thn sii-Mtn wom
literally littered with dead birds the
ii on morning, xnesame circumstance
is reported from Wadesboro and it also
occurred here about this time last
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CAPTURED BY BRIGANDS.
Miss Stone, an American Missionary, ai d
Her Female Companion Held for Rsa
aom by Outlaws In Turkey.
By Telegrapn to the Morning star.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 25. Details of
the recent capture of Miss Stone, the
American missionary, and one of hrr
helpers by brigands in Turkey, are
given in a letter just received here by
the American board of commissioners
for foreign missions. The facts became
known to one of the missionaries of
the board at Samokoo, European Tur
key, to whom members of the party
with whom Miss Stone and her assist
ant, Mrs. Tsilka, were travelling when
the capture was made and who fled on
being released by th$ outlaws; They
could give no information as to wher
Miss Stone and her companion were
taken, as the two women disappeared
in the night.
According to the story told by thete
victims, the capture was made at 4 P.
M., September 3rd, while Miss Ston
and Mrs. Tsilka, the wife of an Alban
ian preacher, were travelling iti,
friends from Banko to Djumao. Tneiv
were fifteen to eighteen in the party.
The bandits confronted them in a nar
row valley, surrounded them, and
compelled them to wade a river ami
ascend a wooded mountain side for
about an hour. There appeared to bt
about forty brigands, dressed like
Turks but speaking good Bulgarian
At length a stopping place was
reached. The next morning Miss
Stone and Mrs. Tsilka. were missed,
and it was apparent that the main
body of the outlaws had departed,
leaving only a guard. Later this,
guard compelled the captives to give
up their watches, money and jewelry,
after which they disappeared up the
mountain, leaving the missionaries
free.
The authorities did not learn of the
capture until nearly twenty-four
hours after it had taken place,
ahd it is thought this gave the brig
ands all the chance they needed to
reach a secure hiding place. It is
thought that they may have entered
Bulgaria,
Washington, Sept 25. In reply
to the inquiry from the State Depart
ment as to whether they would pay
the ransom demanded by the Bulga
rian brigands who kidnapped Miss
Stone, one of its missionaries, the
American Board of Missions has stated
that it has charged its representative
f n nAtlftlflntlnnnlA With tha vaneAmin.
of the woman, leaving the price to be
arranged by him.
Kinston Free Press: Mr. Fred.
Outlaw, of Duplin county, was over
powered and robbed of about $40 Mon
day night by a negro woman. He came
up the street yelling murder at the top
of his voice. He was-taken in charge
by a crowd that congregated because
of his cries and carried to a policeman.
It was found that he had retained pot
session of the woman's hat in the
struggle and this was used as a clue to
locate the thief. After diligent search
the hat was identified as belonging to
one Ida Williams. Policeman Dunn
aroused her in her room. Search was
made and the mony found under her
door step. She was lodged in the cal
aboose Monday night and was given a
hearing before Mayor Webb Tuesday
morning, who remanded her to jail to
be tried at the next term of court.
Winston Journal: Mrs. M. M.
Shipley, who lives on South Side,
came very near ending her life Satur
day night by taking a dose of poison.
She has been ill, and in taking a dose
of medicine made a mistake and took
a teaspoon full of Fowler's solution of
arnica, Which is a fatal dose. Dr.
Griffin was called and arrived in time
to administer an antidote, which saved
her life. At a late hour on Sat
urday night an unknown miscreant
fired three pistol shots through a win
dow of the lower floor pf the South
Side cotton mills. Thie room was
crowded with . the usual number of.
operators, but all fortunately escaped.
Efforts to locate the miscreant have so
far failed.
A Berlin dispatch says that Prince
Chun, the Chinese envoy, will not re
turn home by way of the United
States. In accordance with telegraphic
instructions the Prince will go to Ge
noa, and thence sail direct for China.
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