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Tin WLM I NGTQN. fl. C, AT c( on A YEAR IN ADVANCE. SS88S88888S888S8S ,iaoiv SI SS8888888888S88S8 SS88S888888888888 i i 9 a t s in. i 2S822SS:s:g2iSHeS5s S8888f8l8888l88Ti 8 S 8 8 8 88828l888lH qjao' I 88888888888888888 r? I 8S88S88SS88888888 ?av sj ,., S5ggS558S883 I 8888888888888888 ! 6 4 laiereil tl the Peat Office t . Umtgton, N. C, at Second Clan Matter.1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of tha We'lJly Star it as Slu e t-"py ' y'.if iwaiiimii U f. 6 month! " " - 5 months S month! 80 WHAT WILL ENGLAND GAIN BY IT ? Cecil Rhodes is an interesting personage, a bold thinker and a bold actor. lie is probably more respon sible for the South African war than any other lmng man. It was his brain that conceived and drew the British Government into carrying out the scheme that precipitated war. A United States of South Africa has been his dream, and he has been planning and scheming for years to bring that about. The Jiuaisou raid several years ago was his conception and his money backed it. That failed, but it neither de terred nor discouraged him, for he then went to work and planned for the war with the Boers, and was suc cessful in roping England- into it. He played it bo shrewdly that he pro voke J Paul Krdgerto issue his ulti matum and take the offensive, thus putting himself in the position of 1 "r -a mating war on .ungianci, the very thing which Rhodes had schemed for. He knew the temper of the Boers,, he knew it would be a bloody and a costly war, but he didn't care for that, it was bringing him that much nearer the realization of his dream, and Great Britain would pay the cost in life and money. Unless the unexpected happens or the expected does not happen he will succeed in his aims. If England were to become embroiled with Russia or some other strong power, she might be forced to make a com promise with and concessions to the Republics, which might save them from absorption by Great Britain, which would prevent the realization of Rhodes' dream for the present, bur England will now bear a great deal and submit to rebuffs that she would never submit to if her hands were not tied in South Africa, and if Rhodes and his fellow plotters who control the Government policy had not set their heads on the sub jugation of these two Republics which is" essential to the success of the Rhodes' scheme for the unifica tion of South Africa. Assuming that ,it will succeed and that British power will at last prevail and the two Republics with their remnant Of people come un der the British flag, what will Great Britain gain by it? She has al ready sacrificed 20,000 lives and spent $000,000,000, and is now spending at the rate of a million-. .dollars a day. How many millions more she will have to spend she has no idea of, for when peace comes it will be necessary to garrison the country for some time to come, as we are garrisoning the Philippines, and that is an immense country to garrison. But if the war were ended Jto-day and not another dollar need jbe expended to hold the territory and the people won, what will Eng land gain by it? Rhodes' dream is a unified South Africa o TTnitasI fitoto. nt SrtnfVi1 Africa. That portion for which the fighting has been going on will never, outside of the minerals found in it, be very valuable for it is not a good farming section and can never be densely populated. It is coveted for its gold and other minerals and for the territorial unification which Rhodes has been planning for. Some day there will be a South African conieueration, as there has been an Austrian confederation, and each will pursue its own destiny. is it to be supposed that South Africa, rich as it is in minerals and other wealth, and dominated by bold aspiring men will be content to remain an appendage of Great Britain, when it has become strong enough to take care of itself? In the future when the Germans and the Belgians and other powers with interests on that continent have developed and strengthened their aoiuings, an fr defence necessity for army and navy will, become a the South Afri can confederation as thev also will for the Australian confedera tion, and then how long will this aew empire be willing to acknowl Wge allegiance to Great Britain? t will use Encrland while it needs her and when it needs her no longer lhe tie that binds them will be "evered, and probably with the con ent of Great Britain, which in the iidl OlR 1t 4t f I "".-:.S-"l - mi: ZrV::, :.r, t;Vr.:.TWvv, . .. . . - . . LJ' mmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfmmmmmmmmm PUBLISHED AT- . - V Tl A - ' K 1 J 1 , ! fl" - Is a f . 8 r ! ! ' 2 S I ' w v AT t : M T "TT , M; U; -Ni - ' ! MYSTERIOUS s VOL. XXXII. turning years will have all she can dQ to take care of herself. England ia.ftghting Rhodes' battles in South Africa now, but she might not be able to do it ten years hence, and the time will come when if trouble arises , with- neighbors or with other powers South Africa will have to fight her own battles, and when she does that she will not be win. ing to assume any responsibilitv f or EnriMiJ or &r.JzTI ,. -uuiaou ujr auy . auegianoe mat would warrant call- I ing on her for succor in time of war as England called upon Canada and Australia for troops to fight in the Boer war. : Great Britain is not the power she was even ten years ago. She has lost much of her martial prestige and neither her army nor navy is as awe-inspiring now as they were a few years ago. The weakness of both has been exposed, and the na tions have discovered that both have been- overrated. The fact is that powerful as she is, Great Britain is on the decline and has ceased to be the dictator she was among the na tions. As a world power the United States to-rday commands more re spect among the nations than Great Britain, and, great as her navy is, there is not one of them which would not rather lock horns with her than with the United States. Her own people realize that her power is waning and so do her colonies, and therefore they will work to put themselves in a position to be the architects and arbiters of their own destiny, unhampered by allegiance to a nation which they may be call ed upon to-protect instead of her protecting them. That is what is going to be the outcome of Eng land's conquests in South Africa, and then she may ask what she has gained by sacrificing so many lives and so much money to carry out Cecil Rhodes' scheme of a United South Africa. THE ANGORA GOAT. We saw a statement some time ago in the Fayetteville Observer that a Northern gentleman had pur chased a large tract of land in Cum berland county which he intended to convert into an Angora goat ranch, but as we have seen little or no mention of it since we do not know whether the scheme has material ized or not. There is bo much in terest taken In tms subject now that the United States Department of Agriculture has issued a special bulletin on the Angora goat, a syn opsis of which we find in the New Orleans States, which we quote as a matter of interest to North Caro lina farmers: 'According to the bulletin the first Angora goats brought into this coun try were nine in number and they were presented to ur. James a. uavis, of Columbia, 8. C, by the Sultan of Turkey in 1849. and they were sup oosed to be "Uasnmere" eoats and were so called. In 1853 most of the Davis herd, which had largely in creased, were purchased by Col. Rich ard Peters, who has imported otheis, He is seneraily regarded as the found er of the Angora eoat industry in - the United States, utner importations oi the animals were made up to 1870. in 1881 the Sultan prohibited the export of the eoats, but a good start had been made by the breeders in tnis country and the animals are to be found in all the States but mainly in the South western States. Within the last few Tears manv nave been introduced in Oregon, and recently several thousand have been taken into xowa ana mis souri, ana tne interest in mem is now greater than ever before ana is grow insr ranidlv. "Almost anv kina oi sou except . . m m m . . i. wet and marshy land,' is suitable for these goats. They can withstand ex treme cold, as in Alaska, or extreme heat, as that of the uuaaaioupe Islands, and all degrees of tempera ture between. No place is too not or too cold for them. They require shade, however, and shelter during wet spells, as long continued Tains soaks their heavy fleece. Their pref erence is hilly or rocky land. They drink but little ' water. They 'prefer any kind of browse to the most nutri- cious grasses.' but there are many flocks in the United States wnicn are subsisting on grass alone. One of the f hinf reasons WDV tnev are receiving so much attention now is that they are 'inexpensive feeders.' 'ThA flesh of the Angora is exceed inirW nalatable and nutritious. There is no difficulty in aisposiDg oi n mutton.' The western packers can it as mutton; 8,000 of the goats were received in the stock yards ot umcago innnn week. There is no difficulty in marketing the fleece; tne oniy nnmnlftint in that the sudpIv is so KmitAri The factories in me umwu 8tates consumed over 100,000 nnnniiiin 1S99. more than nan oi which was imported. The product is protected by a duty of 12 cents a nnnnri The hides are usually WOrth from $2 to $3, but fine qualities sell am hiirh as 18. New York is the principal market for the fleece. The heat nlan is to start with does of the native breed and an Angora buck, Aneora does cost from &5 to S12 each. and bucks from $50 to $100. The in crease of a flock is about 100 per cent a vear. and bv crossing Angoras on common goats a good quality of fleece Can OB UBTDlUn IU UT j Judging from this North Caro lina, and almost any part, out, would be an . ideal section for this eoat, which seems to be at home anywhere between the poles and the tropica. There is range enough in in this State for millions oi tnem and as they seem to be pretty well able to take care of themselves, raising them ought to be an inviting industry for our farmers. As the Stab employs no trav elling agents, bills are sent direct to subscribers. These bills should re ceive prompt attention. - iljl-lli V V II VI II VOLXv II A JL PO JL XJJL TRANSMITTING POWER. The following, which we cliD from the Baltimore Run. erivoa B. w, some idea of the progress being made in long distance transmission of.electric power: Great proems has been made in power transmission by electricity since the plant in the San Bernardino Moun tains, California, began two and a half y8au? a;1to ei"J power a distance of "hx? mile. to Los Angeles. Now a piani on ma upper Yuba river, in iu"?a. ends power by wire, says the Engineering News, over a distance of 184 miles to San Jose. The current is irom 4U,uuo to 60,000 volts. The cur rent sent to Oakland goes 142 miles. uuu aeuievemeni? ouerni to nnnsn much reflection in Virginia towns. where horse nower is wanted fm man. ufacturing industries. Many towns in me jrieamont region and in the val ley are less than 184 miles from ex oeneni water powers that are not utilized." In France and Italy they are utilizing the melting snows of the mountains by erecting power plants on the mountain streams and trans mitting the power .to neighboring towns. ' The -Niagara plant, which trans- nuts power to jsunaio. will soon A . A T" tm wmm have-a rival in a plant which will utilize the St. Lawrence river by the construction of a canal several miles in length? and will transmit power to many towns in that section. The Sun calls attention to the fact that in the Piedmont region of the South the conditions favor the establishment of nume rous power plants within less dis tance from towns than those men tioned in the above extract. Some of these streams, taking their rise in the mountains, furnish power enough to supply towns at even greater distances, but they are so numerous and of such average ca pacity that it is not necessary in any case to carry the power; very far. The cheapness of fuel is one of the reasons, perhaps, why more attention has not been given to electricity, but when fuel becomes dear these plants will be numerous in the Piedmont country. senator noar is not losing any sleep over possible danger to the Re public from the growth of anarch ism. In a speech before a Republi can convention in Jnassachusetts a few days ago he said if all the Re publicans were to die, the Democrats would take 'care of the Republic, if all the Protestants were to die' the Catholic citizens would, if all the native citizens were to die the adopted citizens would, and if all the men in the North were to die the South would. He is not afraid and isn't seeing any Spooks. Admiral Sampson's secretary was ratherbackward in coming forward to say that the Admiral became very angry when in reading the proofs of Maclay's history he came to 'the offensive denunciation of Schley, and wouldn't have anything more to do with the proof reading. If this statement had been made before the court of inquiry was called it would have obviated the necessity of that and been a proof of Samp son's sincerity. A Chicago man who never let a good thing escape him if he could help it congratulated himself on the bargain he made when he bought a great big house for $12,000 and had to pay down only $400 cash. It was all right until he came to investigate the title, when he found that he had been buneoed bv a sharper who had no more title to the property than he had to the Suez Canal; The Galveston News charges that Texas State Senators black their shoes while in the capital and make the State pay for the blacking used. They show moderation in not hav ing a shiner do the job and charg ing the State with the shines. Bnt what does a Texas Senator want to a have his shoes blacked for anyhow. If Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt finds the possession of his millions a bar rier to high aspirations and strenu ous endeavor, what is there to . pre vent him from turning it loose and beginning at the bottom? He would find lots of people who would come to his rescue and help relieve him of his burden. According to the estimates of the U. S. Department of Agriculture the beet sugar product of this country this year will be 198,000 tons, ana of cane sugar 700,000 tons, 300,000 tons of which will be produced in t.bo Southern States. oOU.UUU in Hawaii and 100,000 in Porto Rico. The Bishop of York proposes a day of humiliation for Great Britain on account of the slow progress made in crushing the Boers. A good many people think that Great Britain has been sufficiently humili ated in that business already. It is said that Kaiser jWilliam is nursing an ambition to lift the cup that Lipton did not lift, and take it over to Germany. He has instruct ed the Kiel Yacht Club to chal lenge for it. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1901. CURRENT COMMENT. The Schlev's inauirv shows that the United " States naw has much rotten timber in its officers and needs, a drastic reform from Dr. Roosevelt. Augusta Chronicle, Bern. Admiral Dewev is a veritable Gradgrind for facts, and his matter- of-fact way of dealing with witnesses and counsel in the Schley court of inquiry suits the country, and, we doubt not, Schlev. too. to a T. Richmond Dispatch, Bern. It is immaterial from what source came the influence which re sulted in the appointment of Gov ernor Jones to fill a vacancy on the leaerai Dencn in this State, it is enough for the people of Alabama to know that in this selection Presi- a A T"V -a . aenc x&ooseveic has chosen a man who has won the esteem and admi ration oi tne people oi his own State, and that as a judge of the Federal Court of their State they know they not only will have a man and a lawyer fully ecmipped and qualified to preside, but that at his bands no interest of the State or of the people will suffer. Well done, President Roosevelt. Mobile Regis ter, Bern. The Niagara power plant has been put in the shadow. A much bigger system has' been opened bv the St. Lawrence Power Company at masaena, jn. x., at a cost of more than $5, 000, 000. The charge is $13 a year per horbe power, against $23 at Niagara. A development of 75,- 000 horse power is counted upon. "To secure this result a canal has been dug deflecting from. the St. Lawrence-river a stream 265 feet wide and twenty-five deep. The canal is three miles long and emp ties into the JJegrasse river, a trib utary of the St. Lawrence lower down. A thousand men have been working on the plant for four years, night and day. Chattanooga Times, lnd. SHOT HIS SON-IN-LAW. Ex-Deputy Sheriff Miliis Fired Upon by T. F. Bell in a Saloon. Because of a difficulty which they had several weeks ago, T. F. Bel), ex superintendent of Oak Grove ceme tery, last night about 10 o'clock shot and slightly wounded his son-in-law, Mr. George W. Miliis, while the two were in Mr. J. W, Capps' grocery and saloon, corner Sixth and Castle streets. Bell was hindered from faring a sec ond time upon his son-in-law by a blow dealt him in the face by the lat ter and by the interference of by standers. Mr. Miliis' wound is only a flesh one, the bail having passed directly under nis arm. ne says mat be waa standing at the counter in the store and his father-in-law walked by him several times. Knowing the feeling be tween the two, the proprietor of the place gave Miliis an unobserved notice to watch Bell and as he turned from the counter he was fired upon with tne result stated. Bell drew the weapon from his pocket, held it in both hands and was felled by a blow delivered by the son-in-law from a scale weight lying, on the counter. Mr. Miliis says Bell fired twice while he was being held on the floor. He was arrested by Policeman L. M. Smith and brought to the station house. YARD CONDUCTOR INJURED. Clarence Montgomery Severely lojared by Falling From Box Car Yesterday. Mr. Clarence Montgomery, a yard conductor at .the Seaboard Air Line station in this city, suffered very painful Injury yesterday about noon by falling Truth the top of a car being shifted by an Atlantic Coast Line en gine near the Seaboard tracks. Mr. Montgomery was on top of the car with the A. C. L. yard conductor when the brakes were applied and a ratner suaaen stop maae. ne . l TT- lost his balance and would have car ried the A. C. L. conductor with him to the track below but the last named grasped the brake wheel and steadied himself. Mr. Montgomery fell to the track about fifteen feet below and suffered a dislocation of the right shoulder, the crushing of nearly all the fingers on his right hand and sev eral gashes and bruises about the head and face. He was sent in a carriage to his home where a physician attended him. He is a young man and a son of Mr. Jos. P. Montgomery. Assaulted a Sailor. Charles Fowler, colored, was ar rested last night by Officer Paldrick for an assault with brass knucks at Water and Chesnut streets upon Ab dol Mossoin, a fireman on the British steamship Tenby. Robert James, colored, also arrested last night at Fourth and Brunswick streets, was found with brass knucks upon his nerson when taken to the station house by Officer Harriss. Will Be a Candidate. Item and Observer. 12th: It is learned that Mr. Edwin B. McKethan, of Cumberland, member of the present House of Representatives, will be a nan did Ate for solicitor in the Seventh Judicial district Hon. Colin M. Mc Lean, of Bladen, is now solicitor, and thA district is Romnosed of Columbus, nnmherland. Robeson. Bladen and Brunswick." Jacksonville on a Boom. Mr. L. O. Smith returned yesterday from Jacksonville N. C, where he has been filling tinning contracts on the manv new buildings that are spring- insf un since the recent fire. Mr, Smith says that Jacksonville is strictly on a boom. A new tobacco warehouse will be built there soon. MARRIED IN .NEW YORK. Mr. Robert S. Maffitt, Formerly of Wil mington, Weds Miss Florence Jose phene Pacbetin, of New York. Commiuttcated. . At the Church Du Saint Esprit, New York City, was celebrated, on the evening of the tenth instant, the mar riage of Miss Florence Josephene Pacheteau, daughter of Mr. J. Pache teau, the California wine merchant, to Mr. Robert Strange Maffitt, young est son of the late Captain John New- lii d Maffitt, formerly of the United States Navy; late of the Confederate States Navy. The maid of honor was Miss Aller line Hill, of New York city, and the bride's maids were Misses Laura Lat- ourel, of Montreal, Canada, Florence Nauss, Pauline Nouveiand Gabriel Pohay, all of New York city. Mr. Maffitt's best man was his brother, Mr. Clarence Dudley Maffitt, of Wilming ton, N. C. The ushers were, Doctor Elmer Messeuger and Messrs. Irby Blue, Thomas loRosset and Benjamin Eberls, all of New York city. The ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock by the Rev. Mr. Whitmyer. The bride, who was escorted bv her father to the altar steps, where the groom met her, was attired in a gown of white crene dechenn en train and veil. .The ceremony was followed by a unique reception, after a French cus tom, .in tne upper vestibule of the church. This quaint little church is built over crypts, and in order to en ter the sanctuary you ascend a flight of steps inside the lower entrance dour to an upper vestibule. An elegant dinner was served, by a French chef at the home of the bride to fifty guests besides the bridal party and family. During the dinner, de lightful music was rendered by select artists. These also led the assembled guests in a congratulatory chorus to the bride. The presents were elegant and numerous; quite filling a suite of rooms . Tne bridal couple. - after a trip to Niagara and Buffalo, will visit Wil mington, the Southern home of Mr. Maffitt. They will make their home in New York city, where Mr. Maffitt is the popular manager of the Knick erboker Pharmacy, at Broadway and inirty-eigbth street. His numerous friends were warm in their praises of nis nigh character and courteous man' ners, and this from old physicians and stern business men EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Annual Meeting at Mt. (Mead Decided to Allow Division of Territory. The annual session of the Eastern Baptist Association closed Thursday at Mt Gilead, Sampson county. About the only matter of general public interest in connection with the proceedings was the decision to allow a division of the territory embraced by the Association and spoken of hitherto in these columns. Repre sentatives of the churches to be form ed into the new organization will meet in Burgaw on Thursday before the third Sunday in November to perfect the arrangements. - The Federal Court. The following cases were cleared from the docket Saturday: Crawford Little, Richmond county, retailing; prayer for judgment; prayer continued and defendant discharged. Jno. S. Ratley, Cumberland county, illicit distilling ; verdict not guilty. Jno. McDougald, Uumberland, re tailing; 30 days in jail and $100 fine. Jno. R. Sholar, Cumberland, retail ing; plead guilty, '. judgment suspend ed, defendant having been in jail three months. Queen Coleman. Columbus, illicit distilling; 60 days in jail and $100 fine and costs. Mack Tippett, New Hanover, retail ing; verdict not guilty. Chas. McLean, Cumberland, retail ing; verdict not guilty. Wiley Oaks, Scotland, retailing; six months in jail and $100 fine and costs. Thos. Hopkins, Richmond, retail ing ; nol prossed with leave. Sarah Jones, Robeson, retailing; action dismissed. Philip Munlin, Richmond, retailing ; nol prossed with leave.. Louis Lilly, Robeson county, con tinued under former order. Davidson Evans, Robeson county, retailing; nol prossed with leave. Jim Brewer, Robeson county, retail ing; nol prossed with leave. H. F. Thames, Cumberland county, retailing: balance of costs paid and action dismissed. The grand ury came into open court at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon having completed its work, and was discharged with the thanks of the court The following jurors have been ex cuBed for the balance of the term : E. A. Maultsby. Richard Dozier. Dan McNeill and A, A. Covington. The grand jury during the day lg nored the following bills: Sidney MacRae, intimidating witnesses, Scot land county; O. Rackley, Bladen, re tailing: George Emerson and Gaston Mclntire alias "Big Six," Robeson, distilling and retailing. Visitors From England. Mr. John Arthur Smallbones, a prominent business man of London, Eng., accompanied by his wife, is in the city on a visit to his brothers, Messrs. H. G. and Walter Smallbones. Mr. Smallbones came to Wilmington from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and other points where he has been on a business trip. He joined his wife in New York and the two later joined Mr. and Mrs. H G. Small bones in Baltimore and came to Wil mington. Another large British steam- shin arrived vesterdav. for a cargo of cotton from the Champion Compress. She is the Candleshoe, 2,466 tons, Captain Danielsen, from New York. MARTIN'S DEFALCATION. Last Payment On the Total Amount Re ceived by the State Treasurer. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 11. The State treasurer to-day received the last pay ment from EL W. Jackson, trustee of ex-Treasurer W. H. Worth, on the $16,060.04 defalcation of Major W. H. Martin. Mr. Jackson has instituted suit against Major Martin's family for the recovery of this amount Martin, it will be remembered, embezzled this money while a clerk under Mr. Worth in the State treasury. Clarktoit, N. C., Oct 11. Wil mington Presbytery appropriates $10, 000 equally between Clark ton, Faison and Kenansville schools. Great in terest and a large attendance. Dr. J. M. Wells, of Wilmington, preached grand sermon to-day on "God's Pre servation of his Children." Dr. Smith made a fine address on education. . - FUNERAL OP MR. H P. WEST. Services Largely Attended Yesterday. Burled With Masonic Honors. All that was mortal of the late Henry P. West was committed to earth yesterday afternoon after im pressive and largely attended funeral services at Grace M. E. church con ducted by the pastor the Rev. J. N. Cole. During the services Rev. Mr. Cole referred very feelingly to the distin guished life and character of the de ceased and comforted the grief-stricken relatives and sorrowing friends by words of consolation from the Divine scriptures. Present at the funeral were an unusually large number from the Masonic fraternity, city officials and employes and individual friends of the deceased and family. The floral tributes were many and exceedingly beautiful. Among . the number were very pretty and appro priate designs from the Board of Al dermen and the Police Department in recognition of Mr. West's late service to the city as alderman and Mayor pro tern. The burial at Oakdale cemetery was with Masonic honors and very im pressive. For Fraudulent Enlistment, Sergeant Childer, of the army post at Caswell, left yesterday morning for Fortress Fonroe, Va., carrying with him a young man for trial by court martial for fraudulent enlistment He was one of the recent squad of recruits that reached here from the West and enlisted as 21 years of age, whereas he is only 1? years old. The young man ran away from his home and enlisted. His father took up the matter of re lease with the War Department else the boy's frauiulency might not have been discovered. Dr. Worth Spoke on Missions News and Observer. 12th : "Dr. George U. Worth, of Wilmington, is in the city, visiting his cousin, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, returning from Chapel Hill, where he addressed the Woman s Missionary Society of Ur ange Presbytery. Dr. Worth had been a medical missionary in China several years when the outbreak of the Boxers against the missionaries occurred. He escaped with his family safely." Presiding Elder's Appointments, WHmlng mington District. Carver's Creek, Shiloh, Oct 12, 13. Grace, Oct 20. Fifth street Oct 20. Clinton, Johnson's Chapel, Oct 26, 27. Zion church. Zion, Oct. 30. Bladen church, Windsor, Nov. 2, 3. Southport, Nov. 6. Elizabeth, Elizabethtown, Nov. 9, 10. Burgaw church. Burgaw, Nov. 13. Jacksonville and Richlands, Rich- lands, Nov. 15. Onslow. Tabernacle. JNov. 16, 17. Scott's Hill church, Scott's Hill Nov. 18. Waccamaw. Nov. 22. Whiteville, Chadbourn, Nov. 23, 24. Bladen street, Nov. 27. Market street, Nov. 28. Kenansville. Charity, Nov. 29. Magnolia, Providence, Nov. 30, Dec 1. R.B. John, P. E. THE IDEAL AMERICAN NAVY, Construction of More Warships Will be Urged Upon Congress at Its Approach Ing Session by Secretary Long. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, October 12. it is probable that a liberal building policy with respect to naval ships will be urged upon Congress at the approach ing session. No authorization for new construction was given by Congress at the last session. owing in part to a disagreement as to the respective merits oi single and superposed turrets. Congress contented itself with a direction to the Navy Department to submit full plans for two battle ships and two armored cruisers to it at the approaching session, so that the body could itself choose between the designs. Secretary Long, how ever, does not regard himself as stop- ned bv this direction from recommend- mc tne construction or additional warshins. and as a f ull year has been lost in the execution of the naval building scheme laid down by the policy board, and as more time has been lost through . the great delay in construction of the shins already authorized and con tracted for, owing to the steel strike, a considerable increase must ne rec ommended in order to avoid falling hopelessly behind in the erection of tne ideal American navy. Peter Nissen. of Chicago, success fully navigated the whirlpool rapids at Niagara vesieroav in a zx-ioot cigar shaped boat called the "Fool Killer." The trip was witnessed by 15,000 people. I NO. 51 SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Weldon Nem Mr. Davis, the broom maker who came here from New Jersey, says the broom - corn raised by Mr, Alsbrook, in Mush Island, is superior to any corn he has seen grown elsewhere. Elizabeth City Economist: Vim. Jones, postmaster at Nags Head, died at his home last Saturday. He-was a former resident of Edenton. and was connected with a prominent family there. - He had an extensive acquaint ance over the State. Concord Standard : Mr. D. H. Wilkinson, ' of Glass, brought us samples Thursday of fruit from his many crop peach tree. The tree bore only two crops this year, but the first crop was finer than usual. It will be remembered by Standard readers that the tree bore three crops last year. - Wilson Times: The Wells- Whitehead Tobacco Company, manu facturers of Carolina Brights, contin ues to go forward. The output each day will now be 600,000. The factory is now about one million behind in orders but with a new machine will possibly be able to keep in sight of their orders. - Fremont Visitor: A negro boy about sixteen years old named Rasberry, living on Thos.' F. Davis' place, while fooling with a distol . Sat urday night accidently shot himself in the back of the head, the ball lodged in the brain and could not be extracted. He died from the effects of the wound Wednesday morning. Charlotte News: A gentleman from Shelby to-day informs a News man that Jim Lowry has again made good his escape. There is, so the gen tleman states, absolutely no trace of the negro since his arrival near King's Mountain, wnether he went North or South from that point is equally uncertain. Lowry, it seems, is a well informed negro and is a skillful hand dodging the officers. He is also a dangerous man and it is known that he has said he will never be taken alive if he can prevent it Sanford Express: Our cotton buyers have been kept pretty busy this week handling the fleecy staple. The platform has been kept pretty well covered with cotton since the first of the week. -? Mr. J. C. Laahlev. of this place, carried 125 convicts from the penitentiary at Raleigh yesterday to Marion, N. C., where he will super intend the construction of the proposed turnpike road. - A pea-vine raised by Mr. "Sandy" Cox on bis farm in Cape Fear township was brought to this office last Saturday and upon being measured was found to be 39 feet and 5 inches in length. The length or tne main root was over two feet - Greensboro Record: Sam Har- . vey, a cigar maker of this city, lump ed in front of a train on the A. cc x. road near Glascock's foundry to-day shortly after noon Thursday and was killed instantly. Both arms were cut off and his - body was terribly man gled. A few minutes previous he con fessed to parties standing in front of Jtieiper's store mat ne was the man who broke in the store last night and stole a few articles. He followed his confession with the statement that he was going to commit suicide bv jump ing in front of a train. He deliberately walked to the crossing and made the jump. The engineer stopped bis train as soon as possible, but before Harvey could be taken from under the wheels he expired. ADVICES FROM VENEZUELA. Hunger, Distress and Suffering Among Government Troops Conditions Indescribably Confused. By Cable to tne uomina estar. WlLLEMSTAD, ISLAND OF CURACOA, Oct. 12. Advices received here to-day from Maracaibo under date of October 10th, say the Venezuelan troops, are entrenched at various points on the peninsula. A majority of them are in the vicinity of Maracaibo. Tne condi tions at the front are indescribably confused. The Venezuelan soldiers are ravaging as if in an enemy's country. Being practically without commis sariat they are compelled to live on the country and take possession of everything in sight. The country side is rapidly becoming deserted, re sulting in a lack of food supplies of any kind and a consequent increase of hunger, distress and suffering among the soldiers, who have no shel ter. Sickness is spreading rapidly among them and tney nave no meat cal attendance or medicines. The Guajira Indians are becoming more incensed against the Venezue lans on account of the. outrages com mitted by the latter and nave shock ingly mutilated over a score of Vene zuelans who nave fallen into thajr. nanus. These advices conclude with saying that fighting there seems improbable. A WarninS to Borrowers. A man who was too economical to take this paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a stand of bees and in ten minutes look ed like a warty summer squash. His cries reached bis father, who ran to his assistance and, failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into that breaking i,t down, cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruining a $4 pair of pants. The old cow took ad vantage of the gap in the fence and got Into the cornfteld and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket the wife ran, upset a four gallon churn full of rich cream Into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In the hurry she dropped a $7 set of false teeth. The baby, left alone, crawled through the spilled milk and Into the parlor, ruining a brand new $20 car pet During the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man. the dog broke up 11 setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails oft four fine, shirts. Kansas City Jour- nal Queensland Is Btar. The enormous size, of the Australasian colonies is very imperfectly understood even by. the colonists themselves. Queens land, which occupies' the northeastern portion of Australia, has an area of 668,- 497 square miles. It is larger than any European country, with the, exception of Russia, and is half as large again as the whole of Germany, Austria and Hungary united, yet it has a population of less than half a million, including Polynesian and other aliens. Extravagance. "Adele." said the fofiu mother, "is reaching the age where a girl naturally thinks of marriage." "True." replied, the father regretfully. "hut do you think we can afford a son-in- law?" Chicago Post HOOTING RICHMOND, VA. John O'Brien, Superintendent of One of the Shops of the Locomotive Works, Killed by a Stray Ballet . jbw Teiegrapb to tM Mornisa star. Richmond, Va., Oct -12. John O'Brien, superintendent of the erect ing shop of the Richmond Locomo tive Works, was instantly killed by a stray bullet this morning, but who -fired the shot is a mvsterv. Mr. O'Brien, at the time of the shooting, was standing at the main door of Wis shop, consulting with a man named Geo. B. Myers, of Cincinnati, in re gard to work and the gate watchman. Myers and the watchman tell the same story in connection with -the tragedy. Myers' statement is as fol lows: "I approached Mr. O'Brien in re gard to getting. a job. He asked me where I was employed last and I re plied with the Chesapeake and Ohio at Cincinnati. At that moment I heard something pop like a match. Mr. O Bnen threw his hands up across his breast and began to fall. The watch man and I caught him and held him up. Several men in the shop rushed to his assistance and carried him to the store room. He died before be reached the store room, and never even mur mured." The mystery of the death is where the shot came fromaa.. there was no one passing at the time. The bullet entered the heart passed through the body and lodged in the back. It was of 22 calibre. The county coroner summoned a jury and will hold a formal inquest Monday morning. An autopsy on the body was held this afternoon. Myers was taken to the county jail as he is a stranger and could not give bond to await the result of the inquest. CENSUS FACTS AND FIGURES Report On Population of the United States by Sex, Nativity and ColorWhites, 64,990,802; Colored, 9,312,585. Bv Telegraph to the Morning star. Washington Oct 11. The final census report of the population of the United States by sex, nativity and color was issued to-day. It shows that the males number 39,059,242 or 61.2 per cent of the total population in 1900. The increase of 13,233,631 in total population since 1890 is made up of 6,744,179 males and 6,489,452 fe males, an increase of 20.9 per cent of males and 20.1 of females. The foreign born element have increased only 12 4 per cent, and the native population 22.5 per cent, since 1890. As to color and race the population in 1900 com prises 66,990,802 white persons and 9,- 312,585 colored persons, the latter com prising 8,840,789 persons Of negro des cent The colored element as a whole shows an increase of 17.8 per cent since 1890. The colored element con stitutes 12.2 per cent of the total pop ulation in 1900 as against 12.5 percent. , in 1890, the negro element alone representing of the total population 11.6 per cent in 1900 and 11.9 per cent in 1890. These figures show a loss, therefore, of three-tenths of 1 per cent in the- proportion of persons of negro descent in 1900 as compared with 1890 and a corresponding in crease in that for the whites. The white population shows an in crease since 1890 01 ii,BZ4,oi or 21.4 per cent, and the colored element as a whole of 1,409,013 or 17.8 per cent MISS STONE'S ABDUCTORS. Now Hiding un the Turko-Bulgarlan Fron tier Negotiations for Ransom. By Cattle to tne Mornina star. Constantinople, October 12. Since the brigands who abducted Miss Stone were located on the mountain of Gul- tepe, the approach of the troops in duced them to change their retreat They are now hiding on the Tnrko Bulgarian frontier, ready to cross to either side as circumstances demand. The decision to suspend the move ments of the troops was partly owing to fear that a further advance might endanger the life of Miss Stone, hence the Americans desire to try and ne gotiate for the payment of a ransom. It is hoped this will result in tne re lease of Miss Stone in a few days. The officials of the United States le gation are much gratified at the Rus sian action in the matter. The Rus sian ambassador is supporting the American demands and the step taken . by the secretary of the United States legation, Eddy, in every way possible. CONSTANTINOPLE, UCt. VS. N6WS in the case of Miss Stone to night is that missionaries Baird and Haskell are still trying to get in touch with the brigands in order to aree on the amount of the ransom. . It ia scarcely likely that this agreement, will be reached for some days. As soon as word comes from the missionaries that the amount of the ransom has been determined upon a member of the United States legation will start for the place named with the money. BOERS EXECUTED. Two Young Farmers Hanged by the British. Sentences of Others Commuted. By Cable to the Moroinz star. Middelbubo, Cape Colony, Octo ber 12. Two young farmers who had twice joined the Boers have been " hanged at Vryburg. The death, sent tences of a number of other condemned men have been commuted to penal servitude. Commandant Lotter, the Cape rebel whose commando consisting almost wholly of rebels was captured south of Petersburg in September and who was sentenced to deatb, was executed yesterday morning. Commandant Lotter had been tried and found guilty on eight counts, including sedition, the murder of colored unarmed scouts, the murder of troopers in action, the blowing up of railroads and tne cow hiding of British subjects and Euro peans. Lotter pleaded that he was a native of the Orange Free State, but this was disproved. A BAND OF ROBBERS Raided the Town of Harrodsburg, Ky., and Were Driven Off. By Telegraph to the Mornlna Star. Danville, Ky., Oct. 12. A band of five robbers robbed the postoffice at Harrodsburg, ten miles distant, early to-day, securing $30, and afterwards attempted to effect an entrance to the Meyer National Bank. Before they succeeded they were discovered by po lice omcers wno opened nre on them. After about forty snots had been ex-, changed and one of the robbers had been wounded, the band retreated, taking their disabled comrade with them and escaped. It is not known how seriously the robber is hurt A posse with bloodhounds is in pursuit mm ill Hi . ; 'I'l l "tet ;lj mi 'IffU 3 fllfj:. if!; Un. - J! .'-IB! Sir Mi vf