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Senator Frye was in Washington a few days ago and is quoted as saying that the bill which he had prepared would, he thought,, prove acceptable to the majority in Congress as it materially modified the old bill, the objectionable feat ures, or at least those about which there was the most difference of opinion, having been eliminated. In the shape in which it now is he thinks the prospects of its passage are good, but he declines to say what its features are because he does not wish to see it rnn the gauntlet of hostile criticism before Congress meets. It might be inferred from this that he thinks there are vulnerable points in it which would not be proof against criticism. If it were a really strong and meritorious measure as it came from his hands criticism could not hurt it and the sooner the public were made ac quainted with it the better. There must be something weak and faulty in a proposition which shrinks from debate until its friends get ready to spring it on Congress and rush it through with as little publicity and debate as possible. Senator Frye called on President RooBevelt presumably to talk over the question of ship subsidies, as they naturally desire to commit the President to this scheme. Other friends of subsidies have called on him for this same purpose, but they have not committed him to any par ticular scheme, and solar have only succeeded in learning from him that he is in favor of ship subsidies, but this might have been expected after his reiterated declarations that he would carry out the policy of his predecessor. Mr. McKinley had committed himself and his adminis tration to the ship subsidizing policy, although he had not expressed any preference as between the proposi tions made. As far as known Mr. Roosevelt stands in that attitude. He will hear their discussions and then favor the scheme that comes nearest to meeting his views of what a subsidy bill should be. It was reported daring the last Speaker Henderson was opposed to the ship subsidy idea, and that he would block the Frye-Payne bill if it came from the Senate to the House, whicb was assigned as a rea son why its friends did not make a harder effort to pnt it through the Senate. They regarded that as la bor lost," while the Speaker of the House was hostile to it and would use his influence and power to strangle it when it came into the House. - Whether this is true or not we do not know, but it is probable that he was averse to the passage of the Frye-Payne bill, which was too much of a grab for favored indi viduals. They have apparently been bringing influence to bear on him, too, to win his friendship for subsi dies. We infer this much from the following extract from an interview on the subsidy business: "I have never discussed specifically the question of building up the mer chant marine and the great shipping interests of the United States, but this question can no longer be -neglected by those looking to the best interests of our country. It is a nww problem to us to give financial aid to the ship interests, and I -confess that I am not satisfied with any legislation thus far proposed by Congress, but if a wise plan can be devised looking to the in terests of our commerce and the coun try and not purely Individual interests then it should command careful, pa triotic and fearless attention." The conclusion from this is that he is favorable 'to subsidies if a scheme is presented which will en courage our merchant marine and the country more than it will ben efit the gentlemen who push the scheme. Occupying the conspicu ous and responsible, position which he does, and representing a party in which there is considerable diver gence of views on the subsidy prop-v osition, he didn't care to say more and couldn't well say less. Judging from this utterance he occupies at present a non-committal position) ' --:y: -y-yyy-:- - - . y y:;.y y,- - ; . V..;J,., v-::,;y,,,.r.-;i y'C y.:;;y ;y: -y ;!;-; --t??;-"-LJi-S!. 2 lriy Jfi. ; f , YOL. XXXII. wulca WUi wnen called upon to take his inclement With himself. ' One of the objections made to the J'rye-Payne, sometimes called the Hanna, bill was that it was too partial to the fast steamers, which would receive the larger part of the proposed subsidies, ; practically ignoring the cargo vessels. which would really constitute the merchant marine in which I they prof ess to be so much inter ested. It . seems that some of the subsidy advocates are trying to ob j viate this objection and at the same time placate both the steamship men and the friends of the cargo snips. Speaking for these Eepre- BsuuiuTa iu-iuur. oi Wisconsin, a member of the House Committee wi , . i jn-ariue, says ne lavors I fnA I , . I itw DopaiaiiB measures, one to aulnv l to swift passenger steamers, which presumably would carry the mails, and the other to cargo vessels. This would at least simplify the question and leave Representatives and Sena tors free to support or oppose either or both. The fact that they are doing bo much talking on this question now and all expressing a willingness to support subsidies on certain condi tions is an indication that they have been trying to get together, to har monize diff erences,remove objections and unite on Dome measure that would command the support of the majority in CongreBS. The Republican party is a subsi dy party, and is practically commit ted to some scheme for the rehabili tation oi our merchant manne, re gardless of whether subsidies are necessary or not. There is influence and money behind these schemes ana the probabilities are that some of them will go through, and yet we are building ships without subsidies and bving ships which would be sailed under the American flag if our antiquated navigation laws per mitted it. We'could have a merchant marine that would not cost the Treasury a dollar if these laws were repealed, but this is not what the schemers who want to pull millions out of the Treasury are working for. It is the millions they are after more than a merchant marine. SCHLEY VINDICATED. Admiral Schley could close his case now and stand fully vindicated in his aischarge or. the duties en trusted to him. The whole scope of the questions by the prosecution, (for that is really what it is) by J udge Advocate Lemly, who could not if he tried conceal his bias at any stage of these proceedings, was to show Schley np as a violator of orders, a bungling incompetent and a- coward, but he failed in this even on the testimony of his own wit nesses, which was conspicuous for the way in which they conflicted with each other, and for the many things they couldn't remember. The only thing in which they sub stantially agreed was in the opinion that any one of them could have managed that whole business better than Schley did.. But Schley's witnesses are telling their story now, the men who were on the ship with - him, men who knew all its movements before and in the fight which destroyed Cer vera's fleet, and the story they tell is a straight forward one, which would vindicate Schley if there were no other evidence. But there is other testimony, although that will not be introduced as evidence. The prosecution has. harped much on the celebrated "loop" made by the Brooklyn and tried to discredit the story that there was any effort made by the Spaniards to ram the Brooklyn, which was the reason why. the Brooklyn made the 'loop." On this point Captain Eulate, of the Viscaya, who ought to know something about it, in writing of the battle, says: " "Tue Brooklyn was a half mile elnaer to me than any other ship, and I determined to try to ram it, so that the Colon and Oquendo could get SWAT, and I started for it. It made a onnd mark, with its big broadside. and as I started I thought surely I would eet it. But it had evidently seen ns and Quickly it turned about, and making a short circle came at our port side, so tnai i mougni u woum ram us. I moved in toward the shore so that I could avoid it, and then I saw the Oquendo had gone ashore also, its steam pipes evidently hiiviner hAAn nevered bv a shell. The of the Brooklv was beauti ful. We opened a rapid fire at it with all our bij- puns, but it returned it with terrible effect. The Oregon also hit us several times, but the Brooklyn's broadside, crashing into our super structure, simply terrorized the men. We worked all our guns at it at one time, and I don't see how it escaped us. It simply drove us in to shore', at one time fighting us at 1.1U0 yards. The Brooklyn had prevented me from getting away, for I could have beaten the Orecon out. as I had a two-mile lead of it. My orders were to try to sink the Brooklyn, ana l tnea 10 carry them out. I did not thinic tnat its oat terv could be so terrible as it was.' This ought to settle any doubts as to the intention to ram the Brooklyn and shut off the harping on that "loop." As the Stab employs no trav ellinsr agents, bills are sent direct to nhacribera. These bills should re- I ceive prompt attention. 0t build our own . . ships? . " " The Philadelphia Press is a zeal- . ous advocate of ship subsidies, and b uoiug wreiess service m uuiu tuwitsBa nor vice in mat course, A recent issue contains the following, which is intended to boost the subsidy business: The United States consular And (tin- lomatic aarents in South AmerinA and in Europe continue to inform the State Department that enormous quan- uues qi American coai can be sold in muse counmes nrovicunflr . nroner. transportation facilities are furnished. Great Britain exports millions of tons of coal, although if it were not for the higher freight rates the United States could undersell her in the South American marseis as well as in soma parts of Eurppe. British coal mining is more expensive now than formerly. because the coal has to be taken from great depths. Such is not the case in the United States, and the price of Ameri can coal is cheaper now in Brazil than buu, vut wo sail very U uaraiir coal, but we sell very little mere for lack of shiDmnir facilities- - TV TT!4 1 0I 1. J uuwu ouiuia uu unuerwKen to do business in South America bv shipping goods to Europe and then on European steamship lines to South America. It is nonsense to suddosb Ihat we can compete with European nations under such conditions. Until we- have shipping facilities, and we never will have them until Congress gives sufficient aid to enable Ameri cans to engage in tnat trade on an equality with foreigners, we cannot expect to sell coal, cotton goods and other such things to advantage in Booth America. The Central Railroad of Brazil is now paying $8.55 a ton for Cardiff coal, but American coal can be sold there at $7.78 a ton. But there are ten tons of Cardiff coal sold where there is one ton of American coal, and all because of a lack of shipping facu lties." We can mine coal cheaper than it can be mined in England and can sell it cheaper in South America than English mines can, and conld" build up a big trade if we had the shipping facilities. Assuming all this to be true it suggests the in quiry, why does not the coal com bine build ships to carry its coal to foreign markets if there is so much money in tne business r The an thracite coal mines in this country are control )d by one combine, with an immense capital, and surely if there be much in the foreign coal trade it can afford to build ships to supply the markets it seeks and thus have the facilities it needs and be independent of foreign ships. That's what J. Pierpont Morgan's steel combine proposes to do to de liver its manufactures in foreign markets, and that's the business like wav to do it, and much more creditable than clamoring for govern ment aid when they are able to build ships temselves. Why not expect the Government to subsidize the railroads that carry their coal from the mines to the seaboard? The Country Gentleman, ' one of the finest agricultural publications in this country, has reduced its sub scription price to $1.50 a year. It is one of the oldest agricultural publications in this country and does not confine itself to the farm, every department of which it covers, but is an agricultural newspaper as well, and keeps its readers informed on the progress and other interest ing features of that industry. Ad dress Luther Tucker & Son., Al bany, N. Y. Plymouth, Pa., a town of 10,000 people is doing its best to be good. Children under 16 years of age must be in the house by 9 o'clock p. m., and all between 16 and 18 by 10 o'clock unless accompanied by their parents. The old folks may stay out 'till they get sleepy if they be have themselves. All dances must have a permit and mnst close up at midnight. . CURRENT COMMENT. - Some of the members of the select coterie m the navy are now pretty well satisfied that Schley is not so conservative after all in a bombardment. Richmond Leader, Bern. The hanging of Boers m South Africa may result in retalia tion. Should this follow, the war in Africa may reach a point where it mav become necessary ior tne civilized nations of the world to enter a protest and demand that the contest shall ena in Denaix oi civi lization itself. Mobile Register, Dem. "Everybody admires Sir Thomas Jjipton's pluck," says a contemporary. "If equipped witn an American boat he would be a dan parous man to meet." Sir Thomas might act on this sugges tion. Is there any more reason wny he should not equip himself with an American boat than there is why the New York Yacht Club should eauin itself with a Scandinavian crew ? Louisville Courier-Journal, Bern. After a legal contest extend i 1.1 T 4- incr over nrceen vears tna uvumv mentol Justice nas acquieaceu xu the Federal Supreme Court decis o . - j ion in the "hat trimming" caseB, and the excess of duty collected on the goods in dispute will be eventu ally refunded to the importers who paid It. It was quite ciear. tu mo framers of the Wilson tariff act that "hat trimmings" did not mean Bilk ribbon and other fabrics oi suit; but the courts have decided other wise, and the cost of the mistake from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 must be borne by the Federal treas ury, A more expensive xeoouu m the correct use ana exapxujixicui. of language has rarely been en forced upon reluctant offiicialism. Philadelphia Record, Dm. WILMINGTON, N . C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901. KIRVEN SUIT ENDED. Jury in Superior Court Yester- day ReturnedJVerdict for the Defendant. THE TERM HAS ADJOURNED. Expired by Llmllatiao Last Night Nam- ber of CaBes On Motion Docket Were Disposed of and Several Unlm -- . portsnt Orders Made. After a two .weeks' session during which a vast , amount of business was transacted, the New Hanover Supe rior Court adjourned by limitation last midnight. i The only feature of importance ofi the session yesterday was a conclusion of the lengthy suit of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company against J . P. Eirven, of Darlington, South Carolina. The verdict of the jury after an hour and a half's deliberation was in favor of the defendant Kirven, whereupon appeal was taken to the Supreme Court. Upon the convening of court yes terday morning P. A. Willcox, Esq , for the plaintiff, concluded the argu ment to the jury and then followed a clear and concise charge by Judge Allen. The issues were submitted and answered as follows:. Is J. P. Kirven indebted to the plaintiff and if so 'n what, sum? An swer, "Yes." Is the property levied upon in the attachment proceedings in the hands of Alexander Sprunt & Son "or any part thereof the property of J. P. Kir ven? Answer, "No." If so, what is the value thereof? No answer It appearing that no personal ser vice of the summons has ever been made on J. P. Kirven and no appear ance has been made for the said J. P. Kirven, it was on motion of counsel for the garnishee adjudged that the attachment and garnishment proceed ings in th action be dissolved and va cated and v 'at the action be dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff against it and surety to the prosecution bond. Motion was made by counsel for plaintiff to set aside the verdict, but the motion was denied. Motion was then made (or a new trial. This mo tion was likewise overruled. Plain tiff's counsel then excepted and the judgment was signed. Plaintiff except ed again and appealed to the Supreme Court. Notice was waived and bond was fixed at $25. Plaintiff was allow ed thirty days to file statement of case on appeal. Garnishee allowed thirty days to file counter statement of case on appeal. . As readers of these columns will re member, the suit involves the owner ship of 100 bales of cotton shipped to Messrs. Sprunt & Sod, of this city, in the Fall of 1898. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company had a lien upon the crop of J. P. Kirven and claimed that it was his property, al though aold by his brother, E. E. Kir ven. An attachment was made by the Chemical Company upon the pro ceeds of the sale, amounting to about $2,400, and it is to determine to whom the money belongs that the suit was brought. Once before the case was tried in the Superior Court here and a verdict was rendered favorable to Kirven. The Supreme Court then granted the plaintiff anew trial, which was had in the nresent hearing. It will again go to the Supreme Court and may, perhaps, be remanded to the lower courts for still another hearing. The following additional proceed ings OI tne court yesieraay appear from the Clerk's record : Laura G. Hales' vs. Jno. W. Har per; judgmententered for $62.50 and costs. Henry C. Green vs. John Statcher; alias summons. Equitable Loan and Security Co., vs Geo. A. Croft; judgment for $279. 25 with interest from Sept. 1st 1898, in default of answer to complaint S. McD. Tate, Treasurer, et al vs. Bank of New Hanover; report of Junius Davis, Esq., receiver, ap proved. Sterling Cycle Works vs. M. P.Tay lor, et al., set for first case of second Friday of next term. J. Davis, receiver, against Butters Lumber Co. ; motion by plaintiff to file amended reply; motion continued. City of WilmiDgton vs. R. F. Holmes ; commissioners report receiv ed ; another sale ordered. ... W. C. D. Richardson vs. A. C. L. Railroad Company; no complaint being filed the case was dismissed. 8. P. McNair vs. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company; settled; case dismissed. Thos. S. Burbank vs. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company; motion for judgment; motion over ruled; ten days allowed -plaintiff to file complaint. Ludden & Bates vs. N. L. Smith; E. K. Bryan made special appearance; motion to dismiss allowed. R. W, Smith vs. Interstate Tele phone and Telegraph Company; case restored to docket; motion made to re tax bill of costs. A. E. Blake vs. A. O. L. Railroad Co. ; continued. Acme Tea Chest Company vs. Wal ter Rutland et al., settled and dis missed. Elizabeth Vollers vs. J. D. Nixon; continued under former order. J. W. Holmes vs. W. J. Love And L. H. Love; Meares & Ruark enter as counsel for plaintiff; time for plead ings allowed. . Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Newbgrry, of Magnolia, N.C.,returnedhome yes terday after a visit to the family of Mr. O. G. Southerland. " CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. Young White Maa Arrested to Aaswer for - - a Grave Offence He Maintain His Innocence. . .. Hector McLochlin, a young . white man, aged about 25 years, and em ployed at different time in a number of the saloons In the city, was arrested by the police yesterday about noon, charged with -entering the, boarding house of Mrs. Lletgen, ' No, 24 North Second street, breaking open a trunk belonging to a son of Mrs. Lietgen, and stealing a valuable gold watch, an overcoat and several other articles. The theft' was evidently committed early in the' night, and was reported to the police yesterday morning. The watch and chain were found on young McLochlin's person, and he directed the officers to a house in the city, where the overcoat and other articles were found. -: .' He admitted having the property in his possession but stated that he re ceived it from E. Tlner, whom the po lice also arrested but Whom they do not believe i& implicated in the rob bery. Young McLochlin borrowed a cap from Tiner day before yesterday and this was found in the house after the robbery and McLochlin presses this as evidence that Tiner is implica ted. A bat, which belonged to a young man boarding at Mrs. Lietgen's, was worn by McLochlin when arrested and this is being used as evidence of the latter's guilt. McLochlin was last employed at Mr. Joe Sneeden's place near the mar ket He is. said to be a native of Brunswick county but has resided in the city for some time. DUPLIN CITIZEN DEAD. Mr. A A. Cromartie, of Rose Hill, Died Wednesday at Baltimore Hospital, Mr. W. J. Meredith yesterday re ceived a ,telegram dated Oct. 17th informing-him of the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. A A. Cromartie, of Rose Hill, N. C, at Baltimore on Wednesday. Mr. Cromartie had many friends in Wilmington who will hear with sorrow of his demise. Several months ago Mr. Cromartie was injured in a runaway at Rose Hill and his lungs were so affected that he was about to lose the power of speech. He came to Wilmington and received treatment for several weeks, but was advised to go to Johns Hop kins Hospital at Baltimore for an operation, which he did. It is pre sumed, though the telegram did not give particulars, that he was unable to .stand the operation and died from the effect of the same. Mr. Cromartie was one of the best -citizens of Duplin county. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn their lo&s. The remains will arrive this afternoon at Rose Hill for interment. Mr. Meredith, of this city, will leave this morning to attend the funeral. Anotler Cotton Carfo. Although the crop in the country is conceded to be very - short this year, cotton is coming in very lively now, the receipts averaging about 4,000 bales per day. No time is being lost at the compress and as fast as the fleecy staple reaches the market it is pre pared in short order for foreign ex port Aside from two vessels cleared Friday night, the British steamship Skidby, 2,421 tons, Capt. Jones, was cleared by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son yesteraay for Liverpool. She carried a cargo of 12,887 bales, valued at $559,000. The quotations on the local market are now on a basis of 8 cents for middling, a decline of an eighth having occurred. Miss Worth's Mother Dead. The numerous friends in the city of Miss Fiorina G. Worth, principal of the Wilmington High School, will sympathize with her deeply in the loss of her mother, Mrs. F. G. Worth, which occurred at the family home near High Point on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Worth's health had been imi paired for some time but the death was rather unexpected. Miss Worth left Friday morning in response to a tele gram announcing the serious illness of her mother but did not reach home in time to see her alive. Cape Fear Fisheries Co. The Cape Fear Fisheries Company was incorporated by the Secretary of State yesterday. The principal office is in Wilmington and the capital stock is $10,000. The object of the corpora tion is to catch menhaden or fat back fish and to manufacture and deal in fish oil and fertilizers. The incorpor ators are J. W. Harper, H. C. Mc Queen and J.H. Chadbourn, Jr., all of this city. Steamer Wilmington to Baltimore. The steamer Wilmington left at 3:30 o'closk yesterday afternoon for Balti more where she will have a new and improved boiler installed and will also receive other substantial repairs. She will be away a month or six weeks and the iSouihport will make her schedule in the meantime. Captain Harper carried along his regular crew with Capt P. T. Dicksey and Capt. J. J. Adkins. Cloth Woven Before the War. Mr. J. B. Farrar, who has been travelling in Robeson and other coun ties along the line of the Carolina Cen tral Railroad, brought to the Stab of fice a piece of blue and yellow checked homespun cloth woven by Mrs. Chris tian McKoy, near Laurinburg in 1856. The colors were as bright and the cloth appeared to be as strong as if -just woven. COMING IN NOVEMBER Daughters of Confederacy Ar- : ranging for Convention fa c J ? Wilmington Next Month. THE CAPBo FEAR CHAPTER. Interesting Meeting Yesterday Afternoon at Which Methods of Euteitalamcst ! Were Dlscnsaed ReporFrom the State Meeting. " - An interesting and very important meeting of Cape Fear Chapter, Daugh ters of the Confederacy, was held yes terday afternoon at the W. L. L ar mory,. Mrs. W. M. Parsley presiding, and Mrs James acting as secretary. The attendance was large and the meeting most enthusiastic. Perhaps the most important con sideration of the meeting was in the arrangement of plans for entertaining the general convention of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy to be held iu Wilmington November 13th-16th. The matter of entertainment was very ex haustively discussed and committees appointed on reception, decorations badges. These will be announced later. The sessions may be held in th Opera House and about 250 or 800 delegates from all the States of tne South, many of the West and several from the North, including New York and Chicago Chapters, will be in at tendance. Members of the local chapter will wear a special badge and everything will be done to entertain the visitors handsomely. One of the features will be a public reception to the Daughters on Thursday evening, the 14th inst. Among the distinguished guests present will be Mrs. Stonewall Jack son, of Charlotte. Mrs. Zeb Vance, of Asheville, and Mrs. T. J. Jarvis, of Greenville, N. C, are also expected. The W. L. I. has extended the cour tesies of its armory' to the Daughters, during the convention and a letter ha3 also been received from Mr. C. C. Brown, secretary of the Masonic Tem ple Corporation, extending the cour tesies of that building to the U. D. C. At the meeting yesterday after a discussion of the general convention and a transaction of routine business, Mrs. H. J. Gerken made a most inter esting report for the delegates sent from Cape S'ear Chapter to the recent State Convention at Charlotte. The delegates besides Mrs. Gerken were Mesdames M. S. Willard, E. K. Bryan, R. C. Cant well, F. A. Lord and Miss Mary Meares. Mrs. Willard, in behalf of the dele gates, presented the chapter with a fac simile of the last letter written by Jef ferson Davis, president of the Confed eracy. It was penned by the lament ed president on his death bed and was addressed to the Chamber of Com merce of Fayetteville, upon a business subject. The copy is handsomely framed and will be a valuable acqui sition to the Confederate Museum maintained by Cape Fear Chapter. . COAST LINE SURGEON MARRIED. Dr. Thos. S. Steele, of Wilmington, Weds a WiUlsmgport Society Lady. Special to Charlotte Observer.1 Wixliamsport. Pa., Oct. 17. In the First Presbyterian Church here Miss Margaretta Tinsman, daughter of Garrett D. Tinsman, was married to Dr. Thomas Steven Steele, of Wil mington, N. C, by Rev. William Day ton Roberts. The beautifully deco rated church was crowded with Wil liamsport's best society. The wedding party comprised Miss Avis Cochrane, of Williamsport, maid of honor, Miss Carroll, Miss Horner, Miss McCleary, Miss Small, Miss Steele and Miss Car men Ryan, bridesmaids. Dr. Pride Thomas, of Wilmington, was best man and Messrs. S. Steele and Thomas Leak, of Rockingham, N. C, William Tinsman. Samuel MacMullen, Harry Allen and Harry Parsons, usherjs. The bride wore a beautiful dress of white satin covered with mousselins and point lace trimmings. A reception at the home of the bride followed the ceremony. OHIO REPUBLICANS. Formsl Opening of the Campaign In That State by Foraker and Hanna. Hv Telegraph to the Morning Star. Delaware, O., Oct 19. The open ing of the Ohio campaign here to day by the Republicans was the most largely attended for years. There was little reference to State affairs by Chairman Warner, or by Nash and Nippert, who head the State ticket, and none by Senators Foraker and Hanna. When Senator Foraker referred to President Roosevelt entertaining Prof. -Booker T. Washington, "as a representative of the colored race," there was quite a demonstration. The greatest demonstration of the day was when Senator Hanna de clared that he did not intend to quit politics or resign as Senator or as chairman of the Republican national committee. THE BOWERTON BANK. Missing Cashier Not Yet Apprehended. Bank Will Not Open Monday. By Telegraph to tne Morning star. Reading, Pa., Oct 19. Cashier Mory, of Bowertown, had not been apprehended up to this evening, but it is said, and a letter has been re belived from him in which he says he is in ill health. There are various ru mors afloat, one to the effect that the directors - have admitted to friends that they have not recovered all the bonds, but this contradicts the state ment of C. H. Buhl, attorney of this city, who declares that he counted the bonds and found them all intact The directors refuse to make any statement at present It is now cer tain that the bank will not open on next Monday. NO. 52 JUDGE THOS. C. PULLER. Desperately III In Raleigh The Fayette ville Gas Light Co.'s Case. Special Star Telegram. . "y Raleigh, Oct 19! Judge Thos. R. Purnell to-day heard in Chambers liti gation, over the Fayetteville Gas Light Company, and the case has been set for final hearing, on its merits, No vember 29. Receiver Marks, of this company, filed his report as receiver in obedience to a rule by Judge Pur nell. A new rule was made authoriz ing private sale of the plant Judge Thomas C. : Fuller, of the United States Court of Private Land Claims, is desperately ill . here, and is not expected . to : live through the night. Country Negro and Fakir. . A country negro related bis expe riences with the fakirs at the show in Justice McGowan's office yesterday but the genial magistrate only "smiled and could afford him ho relief. " The negro statedjtat bn 'was approached by a wfciWnikB'Malong wid de show" and askedV If hewas ;not '. from the cou n try.' The ii negiitfcknojrleiged the compliment and ia response to further inquiry stated that he was open to a proposition to distribute some handbills. " The "man wid de- show" then asked him to change a $5 bill and he produced his change but there was only $4 in silver. The white man told him he was mistaken in the count, that there was $5 in change and the country negro poured it into the palm of, his "white friend" to count for him self. The negro says then a third party appeared on the scene and push ed him away into the crowd out of sight of his new acquainnce. The negro could give no names ana only a meagre description. Bound Over to Superior Court. Hector McLochlin and E. Tiner, the young white men arrested Friday aN ternoon on a charge of the larceny of a watch, overcoat and other articles from the boarding house of Mrs. Liet gen, were arraigned in the municipal court yesterday at noon and ' bound over to the Superior Court In de fault of $100 bond in each case, they were sent to jail. At the trial each charged the other with the crime and it will likely be difficult to convict both in the higher court. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Tarboro Southerner: The State entomologist has completed the inspection of the fifty-four fruit tree nurseries in the State and is pleased at their condition. He is not pleased at the wide prevalence of San Jose scale in orchards as this is in at least fifteen localities. Maxton Scottish CJiief: Jake Resnick, the Jew merchant charged with attempted incendiarism of his store, as reported in these columns last week, failed to appear at the pre liminary hearing before 'Square Ed. McRae last Monday. His bond was forfeited and his stock of goods now goes into the hands of the sheriff for the benefit of the State. , Wilson Times: Mr. Seth E. High, the efficient superintendent of the County Home, has a splendid rroo.cotton and corn. On seven acres of land he " wilt make an averagepf 400 pounds of list cotton to the acre. On one piece, three quarters of an acre, he will make 500 pounds of lint, he has a splendid corn crop, and will make plenty of peas and potatoes. ,. Sanford Express: There are now the names of about 65 employes on the pay roll of the Baniord Furni ture Manufacturing Company. The company turns out about 135 bed room sets per week. Shipments of this furniture have been made as far north as Detroit Mich., and as far south as Jacksonville, Fla. It will take months to fill all the orders now in. This is one of the best furniture plants in the country. - Monroe Enquirer: The first gin accident of the season is reported from Jackson township. Last Monday Mr. Porter Starnes had his left hand caught in Mr. W. D. Starnes' cotton fin and the saws . literally tore the and and arm up to the elbow into shire'ds. t A strange freak of nature is reported from Buford township. Reliable parties informed us that on last Sunday large drops of rain fell on a very small plat of land and there was absolutely no visible cloud. Danbury Reporter: A number of farmers from Patrick county, Va., passed through town yesterday en route to Winston with tobacco, apples, chestnuts, pears, etc. They quoted apples at 80 cents, pears $3 and chest nuts $3 per bushel. Chestnuts were reported by them as being very scarce, while apples are plentiful. They say that a gentleman from California is buying immense quantities of apples in their section and shipping them. He pays 50 cents per bushel and gathers them himself. Scotland Neck Commonwealth: On Wednesday night Oct 9, at "Old Hobgood" near the town of Hobgood, Mr. Adolohus Grimes, who was clerk ing in the saloon of Mr. T. EL Ed mondson, shot a colored man named Herbert Smith who died from his wound the following morning. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the man was killed by Grimes in self defence, and it was, therefore, justifi able homicide. Perhaps never before have the farmers of this com munity found so much difficulty in securing labor to save their crops. Not even when "Peg Leg" Williams carried off the laborers were they so scarce as now The statement of the Associated Banks for the week ending yesterday shows: Loans $874,939,200, increase. $4,038,500; deposits, $945,114,100, in crease, $2,425,200; circulation $31,376, 700, increase, $392,900; legal tenders, $69,802,400, decrease, $851,100; specie, $181,941,900, decrease, $560,000; re serves, $251,741,300, decrease, $1,411,- 100; surplus, f 15,465,775, decrease, 017,400. . ' - Thomas Carter, white, manager of a farm near Scottsville, Va., belonging until recently to Major H. Clay Drewry, of Richmond, was killed by a negro employe on the farm. .The homicide it is thought may cause trouble, as it was practically unpro voked. ' No News Received at Constantinople Frtnt : the Missionaries Consul General Dickinson Remains at Sofia. , Br Oable to Uie Mornlna star. Co8TAirrnroPi.n, Oct 19. Neither W. W. Peet, treasurpr of the Amer ican Bible House, nor Spacer Eddy, secretary of the United 8taU-a lega tion, had received any news up to noon to day from the missionaries who are searching for the brigands who kidnapped Miss Ellen M Stone and her companion, Mme. Tsijka. Messrs. P-et and Eddy had a long conference- to day as to the advisabil lty or reinforcing the searchers, but decided that the present arrangements sufficed. . , Consul General Dickinson remains at Sofia and will operate from there. The difficult nature of the eountry handicaps the Bearchers, and heavy rains have increased the difficulty of traversing the' paths which are the only means of aocess to the hiding places of the bandits in the rugged mountain range, flanked on the west by the Rilo and on the east by the Rhodope mountains, the summits of which are already capped -with snow extending some distance down. Thick mists generally envelope the . region in Autumn, preventing even experienced mountaineers, shepherds and wood-cutters from travelling. Early in the week one of the mission ary searchers- actually located the band and was approaching their . re treat- when the brigands, apparently, fearing ; the '-, approach of - troops, shifted their '.quarters at once and track of them was again lost Now, however; that the troops, have been callejkff. the directors jot the search are hopeful of making'beUer. .progress, though they potth out that even 'after the brigands ara found the; negotia tions may be prolonged, especially in view of the lack of telegraph facili ties. GREAT FIRE RAGING IN SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON. One Quarter of the Town In Ashes the Entire Place Threatened With Destruction. and By Cable to tne Morning star. North Sydnbt, O. B., Oct 19. A great fire is raging in Sydney and at 2 o'clock the town was threatened with destruction. One quarter of the place was in ashes. Help has been sent from here and other places. The fire started from an explosion of an oil stove in a building near Main street and fanned by a gale soon be came a conflagration. Serious diffi culty was encounterd by those who at tempted to fight the fire, as the water pipes were practically empty. Both sides of Main street, have been swept clean. The heavy gale continues and there is great slarm for the safety of much valuable property. . At 4 o'clock the flames had spread to Pitt and Charlotte streets. . Fears were entertained for the Northern sec tion of the tOwn below Prince street. St Andrew's and the Baptist churches had caught. The Union bank is gone, with the whole of East Charlotte to Prince streets. A large number of families are rendered homeless. ? Sydney, B. C, is a town of probably 15,000 inhabitants and is the scene or. extensive iron and steel operations in which Henry M. Whitney, of Boston, and other American capitalists, are largely interested. Plans have been under way for some time to make Sydney the. Pittsburg of Canada. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. P. H. Benedict, a Son of E. C. Benedict, Crushed to Death. Br Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Central Valley, N. Y., Oct. 19. While ascending Bull Hill on the road from Central Valley to West Point, N. Y., the 1800-pound automobile In which F. H. Benedict and a party of friends were travelling was overturn ed and Mr. Benedict was almost in--stantly kiUetL,, He is a son of E C. Benedict the intimate friend of form er President Cleveland, . Greenville Kane was thrown under the magazine which weighed four hun dred pounds. The entire automobile then toppled over and Mr. Benedict was crushed beneath its weight Kane was seriously injured. A slippery road was the cause of the accident making it impossible to control the machine. F. H. Benedicts the son of E. O. Benedict, the banker of this oity. He was S3 years old. His first wife waa the daughter of Harry M. Flagler, the oil magnate, and his second, the daughter of Frederick R. Coudert, the well known attorney. Greenville Kane is one of the best known clubmen in New York. He is the great grandson of the original John Jacob Astor, " FIRE AT HOUSTON, TEXAS. The Hntchins Souse Destroyed All the Gnests But One Escaped Property Loss Nearly $200,000. Br Telegraph to the Horning star. Houston, TkxasJ October 19. At 2:30 A. M. this morning fire broke out in the rear portion of the Hutchins House, one of the leading hotels in Houston. The flames spread rapidly to all parts of the upper stories of the building, which is a four story struc ture, covering more than half a block. The guests, of whom the hotel was full, were aroused by the night office force and most of them escaped. One fatality resulted from the fire. This was a person who was heard to cry for help and the firemen looking in the direction from which the sound came, saw a man believed . to be a guest of the hotel, but whose identity is not known, sink back into the flames. The building was the property of Neuhaus Brothers and Kessler, of Schulenberg, Texas, and was valued at about $125, 000. The equipment also belonged to the above firm and is probably valued at $80,000. The fire was confined to the hotel building, completely des troying the interior. The dead man. has not yet been identified. . FIRE AT BUFFALO. The New England Building Oa the Expo sition Grounds Destroyed. By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 19. The New England building at the Pan-Ameri-can"Exposition was destroyed by fire tot-night. The valuable contents of the building consisting of rich fur nishings of historic value, costly oil paintings and other articles or great value were also entirely destroyed. The building coat $30,000. The fire was discovered at 11:10 and an hour later the building was In ashes. The build ing waa one of the finest of the so called State buildings. v.yy - , 'mm mm .3 ' ISM tie. 'Hi 4 . . . i . y- i 4 'y ! i fi: y ? ":&y.' "s'i'"